November 27, 2020

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Farmers take out ‘Delhi Chalo March’ Teargas, barricades, water cannons greet farmers at borders CHANDIGARH/NEW DELHI, NOV 26 (PTI): Farmers from Punjab faced water cannons and broke police barriers at the state’s border with Haryana as they pushed towards the national capital Thursday on their “Delhi Chalo” march against the Centre’s farm laws.

By late evening, a large group of them had reached the road toll plaza at Panipat, about 100 km from Delhi. Bhartiya Kisan Union (Haryana) leader Gurnam Singh said the protesters planned to spend the night there and will resume the march the next morning.

There were traffic snarls during the day at Delhi’s border with police checking vehicles coming in from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Metro services between Delhi and NCR areas were restricted. At the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border, police and Punjab farmers in their tractortrolleys were locked in a

State’s COVID-19 tally crosses 11k

D I M A P U R , N OV 2 6 (NPN): Nagaland on Thursday recorded 69 COVID-19 positive cases—27 in Kohima, 17 Dimapur, 14 in Mon, eight in Tuensang and three in Peren, taking the tally to 11060 cases. According to state health department’s daily bulletin, 131 COVID19 positive patients have recovered—83 in Dimapur, 18 in Kohima, 14 in Tuensang, 13 in Mon and three in Phek. Out of the total 11060 COVID-19 positive cases, 9488 have recovered and currently there are 1400 active cases.

India’s virus tally reaches 92.66 lakh

PTI adds: India’s COVID19 caseload increased to 92.66 lakh with 44,489 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries surged to 86.79 lakh, the Union health ministry said on Thursday.

Rio likely to visit Noklak Correspondent

KOHIMA, NOV 26 (NPN): State chief minister Neiphiu Rio is expected to visit Noklak in the aftermath of the November 18 attack on Thongtsu village.Rio is also likely to meet police and district administration and tribal Hohos.

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“Before COVID she shopped for some hours.

Now after COVID she’s shopping online all day.”

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(L) Police personnel use water canons on farmers during ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest march near Ambala. (R) Members of farmer organisations react as police fire tear-gas at Punjab-Haryana border in Ambala Thursday. (PTI)

confrontation for a couple of hours in the morning.

Police made announcements on loudspeakers asking the farmers assembled on the Punjab side to disperse.

But as protesters tried to push through barricades, the Haryana Police used a water cannon and lobbed teargas shells. Apart from this confrontation in Ambala district, there were face-offs between the protesters and police in Haryana’s Sirsa, Kurukshetra, Fatehabad and Jind districts bordering Congress-run Punjab.

Police had placed cement and steel barricades and parked trucks on the road to stop the farmers’ tractor-trolleys. But a few

hours later, at most borderpoints, the farmers were let through. By afternoon, several groups of protesters – from Punjab and Haryana – were travelling towards Delhi on tractor-trolleys. Police diverted private vehicles and long lines of trucks were parked on the road.

Police used water cannons also against protesters trying to enter Kaithal district, and at Khanauri border where farmers were protesting under the banner of Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Ugarhan).

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury and Delhi Chief

Minister Arvind Kejriwal were among the opposition leaders who slammed the Haryana Police action at Shambhu. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar exchanged words over Twitter. Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal too criticised attempts to thwart the protest.

Haryana Police said they acted with restraint and nobody was seriously hurt during the day. No farmer was arrested, they said.

Farmer bodies said they will hold a dharna wherever they are stopped from moving towards the national capital. BKU (Ekta-

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Ugarhan) general secretary Sukhdev Singh Kokrikalan had claimed 25,000 women will participate and over 4,000 tractor-trailers were arranged for the protest.

The farmers are demanding the repeal of the new laws which deregulate the sale of agriculture produce. They say the laws will lead to the dismantling of the minimum support price system. Meanwhile, Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar Thursday invited farmers for talks on December 3 to resolves differences. Appealing the farmers to not agitate, Tomar assured that the talk will have a positive outcome.

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HC grants interim stay on dog meat ban Correspondent

KOHIMA, NOV 26 (NPN): Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench granted an interim stay against the State government notification banning commercial import and trade of dogs, dog markets and sale of dogs in the State.

After considering the submissions made by the counsel on behalf of the petitioners and the government advocate, Justice S Hukato Swu passed the order on Thursday pursuant to the interim prayer made by the petitioners that the impugned order be stayed pending the disposal of the present writ petition.

The court had on September 14 given opportunity to the respondents to file affidavit-in-opposition with the direction that interim would be considered thereafter.

However, the government advocate submitted that there was no response from the State respondents.

The court in the meantime ordered the State respondents to make all efforts to file their affidavit-in-reply and further listed the matter after winter vacation.

Counsel for the peti-

A vendor selling dog meat along the foot path in Kohima. (NP File)

tioners argued that if an executive exercise was made violating the fundamental rights of the citizens, the executive court orders could not stand the test of law. The counsel pointed out that orders to be implemented must have statutory backing.

The counsel further pleaded that the impugned order by the State government of July 4 July had been passed in the garb of cabinet decision, being basically an executive order and devoid of legislative backing, and was illegal.

Submitting that the petitioners are traders dealing

PM Modi pitches for ‘One Nation, One Election’ Postal services hit as KEVADIA (GUJ), NOV 26 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday advocated ‘One Nation, One Election’ system and a single voters’ list, saying that elections taking place every few months hinders development.

Addressing the concluding session of the 80th All India Presiding Officers Conference here via video conference, Modi also paid homage to the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, and asserted that India is fighting terrorism now with new policy and new process.

O n N ove m b e r 2 6 , 2008, ten Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists from Pakistan killed 166 people, including 18 security personnel, in a 60-hour siege in Mumbai.

Making a strong pitch for simultaneous elections on the Constitution Day, Modi said that `One Nation, One Election’ was not “just an issue of deliberation, but also the need of the coun-

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try”. “Elections are held at different places every few months and it hampers the developmental work and all of you know it. Therefore, it is must to have deep study and deliberation on `One Nation, One Election’,” he said.

He also said that having a single voters’ list was desirable. “Only one voters’ list should be used for Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha and other elections. Why are we wasting time and money on these lists?” he said.

He also emphasized

the need for coordination between three wings of the state -- Legislature, Executive and Judiciary -- and said everything from these institutes’ roles to their decorum is described in the Constitution.

“In the 1970s, we saw how there was an attempt to breach the dignity of separation of power, but the country got the answer only from the Constitution. After that period of Emergency, the system of checks and balances became stronger and stronger.

“The Legislature, Executive and Judiciary, all three learned a lot from that period and moved forward,” the prime minister said.

National interest should form the basis of every decision, Modi said. “We must remember that when politics take over people and nationfirst policies, the nation has to pay adversely in such situations,” he added.

He cited the example

of delay in the completion of the Sardar Sarovar Dam, saying it kept lingering and was completed after years.

“This could have happened earlier if development was given precedence. Those who stalled it, have no repentance,” he said in a clear attack on the Congress.

Underlining that there is no place for politics of untouchability, Modi cited the example of the Statue of Unity built by his government for Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel despite Patel not being from the BJP or the Jana Sangh.

Constitution is our guiding light to take on challenges in the 21st century, Modi said and called for raising awareness about it.

“Our Constitution has many features but one very special feature is the importance given to duties.

Mahatma Gandhi was very keen about this. He saw a close link between rights and duties.

employees go on strike

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KOHIMA, NOV 26 (NPN): Postal services in Nagaland were affected Thursday as all the post offices across remained closed due to one-day nationwide protest called by National Federation of Postal Employees, New Delhi to press their charter of demands.

Members of All India Postal Employees Union PIII (AIPEU-P III) Nagaland division, who also joined protest, staged demonstration outside Kohima Head Post here. The striking employees raised slogans and demanded justice during the demonstration.

AIPEU-P III Nagaland division divisional secretary Daniel Domeh said that the strike was called in support of the charter of demands such as scraping NPS, scrap freezing of DA/DR, scraping of draconian FR, filling

Congress bids adieu to Ahmed Patel and Tarun Gogoi BHARUCH (GUJ)/GUWAHATI, NOV 26 (PTI): The Congress on Thursday bid a final farewell to Ahmed Patel and Tarun Gogoi, two stalwarts who stood unflinchingly by the party through its many highs and lows over the decades and died of COVID-19 related complications within two days of each other.

Patel, the Congress’ crisis manager and consensus builder, died on Wednesday at a Gurugram hospital and was laid to rest at his village Piraman in his home state Gujarat’s Bharuch district. Gogoi, a three-time Assam chief minister and an old Congress hand, passed away on Monday and was cremated in Guwahati.

Patel was 71 and Gogoi 84. Hundreds of Congress leaders and workers showed up in Piraman and Guwahati to mourn the deaths of their two veterans. Both

(L) People gather during the funeral procession of late Ahmed Patel at Piraman in Bharuch district.

(R) People pay their respect to late Tarun Gogoi along a road, in Guwahati, Thursday. (PTI)

leaders were staunch Gandhi family loyalists and their commitment to the party never wavered.

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi attended the funeral of Patel. Patel’s mortal remains reached Piraman from Vadodara on Wednesday night and were kept at Sardar Patel Hospital in Ankleshwar. He was buried at a Muslim cemetery in Piraman in the presence of locals and Congress leaders in the morning.

From the western state of Gujarat to the northeast of the country in Assam, another funeral was taking place, of equal significance to the Congress. Assam bid an emotional goodbye to the three-time chief minister, twice Union minister and six-time Lok Sabha MP. Gogoi’s final rites were performed with full state honours at the Nabagraha cremation ground amid the chanting of hymns, preceded by a gun salute and

band played by the Assam Police. His son Gaurav, also a Lok Sabha MP, performed the last rites.

It was an emotional journey, rarely seen in Assam, with scores of admirers and onlookers stopping the flower-bedecked truck at several places, bowing their heads before the huge cutouts of Gogoi on the vehicle, and offering floral tributes.

Men and women lined along the streets and stood

at rooftops right through the nearly 25-km procession route. The crowd thickened as the day advanced.

Cutting across age groups, some people could be seen crying. Traditional drums and cymbals were played, and conch shells blown. Shops and commercial establishments at several places in Guwahati and other parts of the state pulled their shutters down as a mark of respect. The state government had announced a half-day holiday from 1 pm on Thursday.

The cortege finally reached the Nabagraha crematorium at around 2 pm after a three-and-half-hour long procession, almost three hours later than its scheduled time.

The loss of both Patel and Gogoi will be deeply felt in the grand old party and its leadership, said several party insiders.

up of all vacant posts etc.

He said that despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the strike was called by the division as it was a genuine demand. Domeh said the strike could not have immediate impact, but additional burden may arise if they did not raise their voice.

AIPEU-P-A Nagaland divisional secretary Shibu Das, AIPEU-P3 assistant divisional secretary Kevikhrielie Kirha and AIPEU-P4 member Abdul Bosbuyaih also spoke at the protest site.

The postal service employees also paid tribute to two employees who lost their lives on duty. One of the staff died due to Covid-19.

The employees demanded that compensation of Rs. 10 lakh be paid to the family of deceased without any delay.

The demand also included appointment to one ward of the employees who died due to Covid-19.

in importing and sale of dog meat within the jurisdiction of Kohima municipality and has license issued by Kohima Municipal Council, the counsel argued that with the issuance of the impugned order their business and livelihood have been adversely affected, with the pandemic situation prevailing in the State only adding to their woes.

The petition was filed

by Neizevolie Kuotsu and two others of Middle Midlane Kohima; Abei Zatsu of T.Khel Kohima village and Ketounyuu of D.Khel Kohima village.

Fuel prices rise after 1-day hiatus D I M A P U R , N OV 2 6 (NPN): State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) increased prices of petrol and diesel across all the metros after a day’s hiatus on Thursday. Petrol price was hiked by 11 paise per litre while diesel price was increased by a higher margin of 21 paise.

After today’s rate revision, petrol price in Delhi stood at Rs.81.70 per litre and diesel prices were hiked to Rs.71.62 per litre. According to IOCL website, petrol price in Dimapur was Rs.84.46 per litre and diesel price was Rs.75.15 per litre on Thursday. In the state capital Kohima, a litre of petrol and diesel was retailing at Rs.85.31 per litre and Rs.75.86 per litre respectively. OMCs began increasing pump prices of the two petroleum products from November 20 after a nearly two-month-long hiatus in fuel price revision.

ENSF announces launching indefinite stir from Nov 30

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Kohi ma , N ov 2 6 (NPN): Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) has announced launching of an indefinite stir from November 30.

Addressing a press meet at DUDA guest house here on Thursday, ENSF president Sepili L Sangtam explained that the federation along with its six units were compelled to proceed with the agitation after the State government allegedly failed to respond despite its seven-day ultimatum served to the government on November 18.

He said ENSF was waiting and hoping a positive response would be received from the government all these while, but regretted that the latter had ill-treated the Eastern

people as always for which they were “unhappy”.

As part of the first phase of the agitation, Sangtam disclosed that under the first phase of the agitation, the federation would be boycotting the Statehood Day on December 1 and the annual Hornbill Festival that also begins on the same day.

He said the agitation would be fully enforced in all five districts inhabited by the six tribes, while none of the members residing in the State Capital would be allowed to participate in these two events.

Claiming that their demands put forward were “legitimate and democratic”, the ENSF president declared that they were not willing to suffer anymore.

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TGKD celebrates 25th anniversary in Dimapur

D I M A P U R : Ts ü t o h o Ghami Küqhakulu Dimapur (TGKD) celebrated its 25th anniversary (19952020), with minister of Agriculture and Cooperation G. Kaito Aye, as guest of honour on November 26.

A press release by TGKD stated that, Aye inaugurated the resting shed, which was constructed and donated by TGKD at District Hospital Dimapur in commemoration with its jubilee celebration.

He exhorted the gathering that included TGKD members, medical superintendent, doctors and nurses of DHD and lauded the TGKD for taking up the noble venture for the benefit of the people.

He also encouraged the gathering to contribute towards the society and hailed the medical fraternity for rendering their selfless service to patients during COVID-19 pandemic situation.

MS, DHD, Dr. Keveduyi Theyo expressed profound gratitude to the members of TGKD and

G. Kaito Aye addressing at the 25th anniversary celebration of TGKD on November 26.

expressed hope that the resting shed would be a place where people find peace and hope.

DSBC senior pastor, Rev. S. Vitoshe Swu offered the dedicatory prayer while the inaugural programme was moderated

by Jolly G. Jimomi.

Later, at Sughuna, the celebration showcased cultural display by TGKK, folk songs, contemporary songs by Kalivi Awomi and Lituna Assumi. Programme started with invocation by Hewoto I Jakhalu, pastor, Sughuna Baptist Church while Vino Hesso,

associate pastor, Women Tsutoho Baptist Church released the souvenir.

Short speeches were delivered by Shikuto Yeptho, founder president, TGKD and S. Kavito Awomi, assistant director, Food and Civil Supplies while vote of thanks was pronounced

by Tokugha Yeptho.

The programme was chaired by Shikiho Yeptho, president TGKD and recorded by Kahoshe Tuccu, gen. secy, TGKD. Benediction was pronounced by Avitoli K. Awomi, associate pastor, children, Valley View Baptist Church.

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7th Mile Model Village Government college principals’ clarifies Nov 24 incident conference held in Kohima

DIMAPUR: With regard to the incident of November 24, wherein Makri group of Viswema village along with some national workers had carried out unwarranted activities within the village, the 7th Mile Model Village has requested all parties concerned not to supersede and violate others’ rights and spaces in order to avoid any untoward incident.

A press release by 7 Mile Model Village Chümoukedima circle chairman, Imkong Tzudir and head GB, Zasizhalie Tacu stated that, the matter in question had already endured two verdicts of the court of national tribunal (CNT), government of people’s republic of Nagalim (GPRN) July 1, 2005 and also the court of the national judiciary board (NJB), GPRN dated January 16, 2014.

However, the release stated that, contrary to the already two given judgements, a new verdict dated May 3, 2018 was given, signed by the then ‘gen.’ (retd) Kholi Konyak, vicepresident, GPRN. On the

assurance for review of the same given by ‘gen.’ (retd) Kholi Konyak, vice-president, GPRN and Th. Muivah, ato kilonser, GPRN, the village delegation met them at Delhi on June 2, 2018.

The release stated that decision was taken by the collective leadership and senior leaders during November-December 2018 before the demise of the then ‘gen.’ (retd) Kholi Konyak, to hand over the matter to the civil society organisations (CSOs) while nullifying the verdicts already given in the case.

It also stated that this matter was in full knowledge of the office of ato kilonser and yaruiwo including all the collective leaders GPRN. The village authorities also informed that all parties concerned should take note that none of the members of Makri party of Viswema village had settled in the village since its inception during 19481951 and that they were outsiders and none of their names were in the electoral roll.

Temjen Imna Along with principals of various colleges and directorate officials on November 25.

DIMAPUR: The government colleges principals conference was held at directorate of Higher Education conference hall on November 25, with minister of HTE and Tribal Affairs, Temjen Imna Along, as the guest of honor.

A press release by directorate of Higher Education stated that, the minister addressed the principals and also inaugurated and flagged off three buses to be distributed to Wangkhao Government College, Mon, Kohima Science College (Autonomous), Jotsoma

and directorate of Higher Education.

He was optimistic that the service would help respective recipients in their daily administrative works to greater extent.

Commissioner and secretary, HTE, Imjung Panger, further highlighted achievements, needs and challenges of the department in his brief address.

Inaugural programme was chaired by director, Dr. Apeni Lotha, while invocation was pronounced by principal, Dimapur Government College, Dr. Moano-

chet Longchar.

First session was an interactive session chaired by the director, Higher Education, with all principals participating, while the second session was chaired by additional director, Higher Education. Assistant prof.

St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Jakhama, Dr. Mhonthung Yanthan as resource person presented on the topic “Choice based credit system (CBCS) and its implementation”. Vote of thanks was delivered by addl. director, Higher Education, Dr. Katoni Jakhalu.

CHOs manning HWCs provided with IT equipments 18th general session of KDPU held in Kohima

Dr. Kevichusa Medikhrü, mission director, NHM giving away the IT equipment for Naga Telehealth to the CHOs.

DIMAPUR: Community health officers (CHOs) manning the Health & Wellness Centres (HWCs) in Kohima district were provided with IT equipments at the SPMU hall, DoH & FW, Kohima on November 26, facilitated

by National Health Mission (NHM), Nagaland,

mission director, Dr. Kevichusa Medikhrü.

A press release by DoH&FW NHM stated that, Dr. Kevichusa encouraged the CHOs to work hard and diligently so that people were benefited through the centre. He mentioned that goal of the HWC was to decrease the

news in Brief DC Noklak informs on electricity usage: DC, Noklak, Reny Wilfred has requested the public to use electricity judiciously and to switch off electrical appliances when not in use as heavy usage of power could lead to breakdown of transformer. Public have been advised to switch from incandescent and CFL bulbs to energy efficient power lightning such as LED bulbs with immediate effect. Non-compliance of this order shall lead to confiscation of bulb/s and appropriate action initiated as deemed fit.

ADC Tuensang advisory: ADC and administrator Tuensang town council, Tuensang, Ajit Kumar Verma has informed that as decided in the Tuensang district task force on COVID-19 meeting, all businessmen travelling in/out of Tuensang town are to report to Tuensang Chamber of Commerce and Industries (TCCI) two days prior to entry/exit to/ from the town to the following numbers: president TCCI 9612098848; Ramesh 9436267888; Kamal Islam 7005492940; Badrul Haque 7005704524; Burhan Uddin 7005288941.

Heavy trucks banned in Nsong area: EAC Nsong under Peren district, Tumben P. Tsanglao has banned heavy trucks of all types indefinitely. Violation of the order would attract heavy penalties including confiscation and seizure of vehicle and goods/logs without exception.

DC Peren notifies: Deputy commissioner of Peren, Sentiwapang Aier has notified that the statehood day celebration would be held on December 1 at DC’s office complex. All departments in the district are to compulsorily send only one official each to attend the programme. Work has been distributed accordingly: SP Peren at saluting base and other necessary arrangements for presenting the salute; Medical coverage CMO Peren; Sound system DPRO Peren and all other arrangements to district administration DSU annual general meeting: Dimapur Sakshi Union (DSU) has convened its annual general meeting on November 28, 10 a.m onwards at the residence of treasurer, H. Molem Phom, Signal Angami Village Dimapur. All the union members have been requested to attend positively for selection of new office bearers for session 2020 onwards.

Members are also reminded to bring yearly membership fee.

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mortality and morbidity especially of the mother and child and also the out of pocket expenditure of the people at the grassroots.

State programme officer, NHM Dr. Thanghoi Lam expressed appreciation to the development partners, USAID-

NISHTHA-Jhpiego for making the Naga Telehealth happen, an exclusive App developed for Nagaland and UNICEF for the ANMOL tablet through the ministr y.

NHM deputy director, Dr. Manyau Phom mentioned that, in the first phase the IT equipment for Tele Health would be given to 82 HWCs and the second phase for the rest of the 82 centres.

Naga Tele health was launched by minister of Health, S. Pangnyu Phom on September 9, with an aim to ensure continuity of essential health services to people across the state. The model will work on a hub and spoke approach and connect medical officers and specialist doctors for general and specialized tele consultation.

KDLSA conducts legal seminar in Kiphire

DIMAPUR: Kiphire District Legal Service Authority (KDLSA) organised legal seminar in collaboration with the Social Welfare department on November 25 at Kiphire.

According to DIPR report, panel lawyer Kunyangli Sangtam talked on the topic “Right to Education, Health Schemes and Food Security Act (FSA)”.

He informed that under the provision of the bill, beneficiaries of the public distribution system (PDS) were entitled to 5 kilograms per month of cereals. Free and compulsory education to all the children of the age of six to fourteen years in such manner should be practiced in the present society, he added.

CDPO Kiphire, Z. Tsangkhuju Sangtam spoke on the importance of social welfare schemes and to improve the nutrition and health status of children in the age group of 0-6 years, pregnant women and lactating mothers. FOA, DLSA Kiphire, Thsapongla also talked on free legal aid, role of part legal volunteers and fundamental duties and also highlighted the importance of eleven fundamental duties.

Programme was chaired by P/Asst DLSA Kiphire, Rebica T. Sangtam and PLV, Thsathrise gave welcome note. Altogether 33 participants from eleven wards, and Differently Able Union members attended the programme.

DIMAPUR: Kohima District Pharmacists’ Union (KDPU) held its 18th general session at the conference hall of District Industries Centre (DIC), Upper Chandmari, Kohima on November 25.

A press release by KDPU general secretary, Zayiechituo John Kipu stated that, deputy director (Pharmacy) Health & Family Welfare, Khele Thorie exhorted the gathering with ethics of the pharmacy profession, unity among the professionals, discharge of duty with professionalism.

He also apprised about the new development coming up in the department concerning the pharmacy profession such as appointment of pharmacy inspectors under Nagaland State Pharmacy Council to effectively implement vari-

KDPU members at the 18th general session held on November 25 at Kohima.

ous sections of Pharmacy Act 1948 and Pharmacy Practice Regulations (PPR) 2015 including management of supply chain by the professionals.

Advisor of KDPU, Santu Thapa spoke on behalf of the retired members and thanked the union

3RD DEATH ANNIVERSARY of our beloved Late Alemla

for felicitating the retired members and urged them to provide better pharmacy services to the people of the state.

Convener nomination committee, Visopi Angami declared the names of the office bearers for the tenure 2020 to 2023 which will be

led by Kiyekhu Chophy and Zayiechituo John Kipu as president and general secretary respectively. The session adopted resolutions of professional interest.

Earlier, session was chaired

by KDPU president Novivonuo Sakhrie and invocation by Abenle.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Died on 27-11-2017

Three years has already gone by, though you are no longer here with us, your influence still guides us and no matter how hard death tries to separate us it cannot take away our love and the memories we shared, it lives within our hearts, bringing strength and comfort while we are apart.

Loving husband and children.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” -2 Timothy 4:7

Born :15-12-1951 – Died: 22-11-2020 Our deepest gratitude are due to all families, well wishers, Churches, each and every individuals who shared our sorrow at sudden demise of our beloved father Late S. Noklem Jamir (Changtongya Yimsen) on 22nd November 2020.

We have nothing to give you in return, but we pray, our Lord above will bestow His blessings upon you.

Loving Wife, Children, Grand Children and Relatives.

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3RD DEATH ANNIVERSARY Lt. Mrs. Toshili Hinglak

Meeting for statehood day held in Dimapur

DIMAPUR: A meeting to discuss the observance of Nagaland Statehood Day 2020 in Dimapur district was held at DC conference hall, Dimapur on November 26.

According to DIPR report, ADC, Dimapur, V. Lovitoly Sema chaired the meeting where she informed that the DC would take the general salute and read out the statehood day speech in district headquarter while in subdivisions the respective ADCs would do the same.

She also said that owing to COVID-19 pandemic, general public will not be allowed inside the stadium and the number of government employees would also be restricted and strict COVID-19 protocols and SOPs will be followed during the celebration. During the meeting, work assignments for successful conduct of Statehood Day celebration was distributed. ADC further called on all officers assigned to give their best efforts so that Statehood Day in the district was celebrated in a befitting manner.

Born: 18th March 1965 – Died: 19th November 2020 Though words cannot express, we the loving family members of Late BENDANGTOSHI PONGEN (Longkhum) would like to convey and acknowledge our deepest gratitude and happiness to all the wellwishers, neighbours, colleagues, church members and all individuals who stood by our side physically, financially, morally and spiritually, from the day of his demise till today.

We are extremely sorry for our inability to thank each and every individual but we earnestly pray that our Almighty Loving God bless you all abundantly in return.

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Loved ones- wife, children and relatives

Born on 01-01-1960 Died on 27-11-2020 Time flies fast.

Life goes on at its own pace.

But some Memories can never be forgotten or erased from the minds of the dearest ones.

You will always remain in our thoughts.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020

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WEATHER FORECAST November 27

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Hazy sunshine

29 17

Aizawl

Mostly sunny and pleasant

Guwahati Cloudy Imphal

27 11 27 16

Mostly cloudy

26 11

Itanagar Cloudy

25 15

Shillong Cloudy

21 9

Kohima

Nice with clouds and sun

Dimapur Hazy sunshine

23 11 28 14

Sun through high clouds

25 12

Tuensang Times of clouds and sun

20 9

Sun through high clouds

23 14

Mkg Wokha

Zunheboto Pleasant with clouds and sun

23 10

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Constitution Day observed across Nagaland

DIMAPUR: Constitution Day or “Samvidhan Divas” was celebrated in Nagaland on November 26 to commemorate the adoption of the constitution of India and as a mark of tribute to Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar who played an important role in the framing of Indian constitution.

Raj Bhavan Kohima: Raj Bhavan Kohima observed constitution day at its premises. A press release

by PRO Raj Bhavan stated that, the governor gave a brief account of the history of constitution making through broad participation of representation from all the regions of India and significance of the preamble of the constitution. Governor RN Ravi and his wife Laxmi Ravi, family members and staff of Raj Bhavan read the preamble during the short celebration.

NVCO & KLC: Nagaland Voluntary Consumers’ Organisation (NVCO) and Kohima Law College (KLC) observed the day in Kohima. A press release

by NVCO press & media cell stated that, NVCO president & asst. professor KLC, Kezhokhoto Savi in his speech said that the day was observed to promote constitution values among citizens and that the constitution of India declared

Governor, R. N. Ravi reading out the preamble of the constitution on November 26 at Raj Bhavan, Kohima.

India to be a sovereign, secular, socialist, and democratic republic and assures its citizens, equality, liberty and justice. Savi challenged citizens to take a pledge to fulfil their fundamental duties for the progress of the nation.

NU Lumami: Nagaland University, Lumami conducted the constitution day in online mode through Google Meet, wherein registrar, Dr. Abemo read out the preamble of the Constitution to the participants. A press release by PRO, NU Lumami stated that, vice chancellor prof. Pardeshi Lal, highlighted the importance of the Constitution Day. He also emphasised the need for educational

NSCN (I-M) meeting with Rengma frontal organisations

NSCN (I-M) leaders with Rengma frontal organisations at Tseminyu on November 24.

DIMAPUR: NSCN (I-M) during its consultative meeting with Rengma frontal organisations at town hall, Tseminyu under Rengma region on November 24, deliberated on the historical and political rights of Naga people and the signing of the Framework Agreement.

A press release by NSCN (I-M) through its MIP stated that, the meeting also discussed on competencies and the Pan Naga Hoho to leave no one in doubt. NSCN team was led by ‘maj.’ (retd) Hutovi

Chishi convener of the steering committee, Ashiho Asoumai speaker of the Tatar Hoho, V. Horam executive member of the steering committee, Kihoyi Swu convener of the cease fire monitoring cell/ CFMC) and Er. Akaho Assumi secretary of Keya affairs.

Rengma people were represented by the Rengma Hoho, Rengma Mothers’ Association, Rengma GBs Association, Rengma Chairmen Forum, Rengma Selo Zi and Rengma Students’ Union. Meeting was

conducted by deputy kilonser and caretaker CAO of Rengma region, Ruyolo Thong.

NSCN (I-M) also acknowledged the historical significance of the Rengma community who took active part in the making of the Naga national flag which was hoisted at Parashen under Rengma region for the first time in the history of the Nagas.

MIP also stated that, Rengmas also have the honour of giving the first president, Whenha Rengma to the Naga government.

institutions like Nagaland University to be the flag bearer for spreading the message of the constitution makers and the visionary leaders of the like of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Transparency officer of NU Lumami, prof. A. K. Singh emphasised the need for inculcating the constitutional values and principles among the citizens, particularly among the youth as they will lead India in the 21st century and beyond.

Singh emphasised upon the fact that time has come for citizens of the nation to perform the duties first while asking for the rights incorporated in part III of the constitution. Vote of thanks was given by

SSP conducts virtual competition

DIMAPUR: Sainik School Punglwa (SSP) organised a virtual inter-school elocution competition on November 12.

A press release by the Sainik School Punglwa stated that, each participating schools were represented by two students where they spoke on the topic, “impact of COVID19 on “Indian education system”.

Werite-u Lohe, class 11, Maple Tree School, Dimapur was adjudged the winner of the competition while Dziesekhrienuo Metha, class 10, Hollotoli School and Vinino Nagi, class 11, Hope Academy bagged the second and third positions respectively.

In the overall tally of the schools, Maple Tree School scored the highest and won the competition.

Result and videos of the elocution competition will be available in the school’s website www. sainikschoolpunglwa.nic. in.

system administrator, Nagaland University, Zajamo Yanthan in the programme coordinated and chaired by PRO, Nagaland University, Peter Ki. Noklak: In Noklak, the programme was held at DC conference hall, Noklak on November 26. According to DIPR report, speaking on the importance of constitution, DC Noklak, Reny Wilfred said that, Constitution Day was very important and all were bound to uphold the values of the constitution. He led the members in reading out the preamble of the constitution. SDO (Civil) Noklak, C. Phuniang said the vote of thanks in the programme, chaired by EAC Hq. Yithachu Thur.

SJU: Department of political science, St. Joseph University (SJU) organised a virtual event on the theme “Indian constitution and rights”.

A press release by PRO, SJU stated that keynote speaker of the event, Dr. Chubatila raised issues and challenges related to fundamental and legal rights of citizens especially the child, women, Dalits, and other weaker sections of the society. She pointed out that with so many factors that influenced the enforcement of laws within the Indian state, the ques-

Y. Kikheto Sema (Right) with chairman-cum-managing director NSCL, Vinod Kumar Gaur and country director IFAD, Rasha Omar.

DIMAPUR: As a followup of the meeting between the agriculture production commissioner (APC) Y. Kikheto Sema and country director of IFAD, Rasha Omar at New Delhi on November 25, they met the chairman-cum-managing director, National Seeds Corporation Ltd (NSCL), Vinod Kumar Gaur at Beej K Y M C

Bhawan, Pusa Complex, New Delhi on November 26.

A press release by OSD planning and coordination, Nagaland House, Delhi, Thomas Thailu stated that, they interacted with the chairman, officials and scientists who highlighted about variety of seeds and quality avail-

able at the Corporation, which were not only cheap but among the best in the country. Corporation’s chairman informed that states like Karnataka J&K and Odisha have signed MoU with the Cor poration highlighting their requirement of seeds during the next few years.

Chairman also highlighted

SJGS stated that, Zulotola Longchar conducted a seminar on the topic “Fundamental rights of the Indian Constitution” for classes VI-VII, while Tolino V Zhimomi on “Constitutional values and fundamental principles of the Indian Constitution” for class VIII-X. NSLSA: Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) also celebrated the day in various districts.

Zunheboto: Zunheboto DLSA observed at district court premises, Zunheboto with district court staff, prosecution and PI staff by reading out the preamble. A press release by assistant public relations, NSLSA stated that a speech was delivered by chairman ZDLSA, Khesheli Chishi who spoke on importance of the preamble and relevance of constitution day.

Tuensang: Tuensang DLSA celebrated the day at St. Joseph’s School Tuensang. Welcome note was addressed by St Joseph’s School headmaster, recitation of preamble by secretary Tuensang DSLA, Kumdilong Kessen and project assistant TDSLA Soteth Anar delivered significance of constitution day. The programme was

attended by St. Joseph’s students, teaching staff and TDSLA. Tuensang DSLA also conducted essay competition at LLC School under the topic, “evolution of Indian constitution.” Bahurul Islam was adjudged winner of the competition, while Jetei and Aviro Anar stood second and third. The winners were awarded cash prizes and certificates.

Wokha: Wokha DLSA observed with court staff.

JMFC/secretary WDLSA, Khrievono Seletsu spoke on significance of the day and district & sessions judge/ chairman, Duvelu Vero led recitation of preamble.

Phek: PDLSA celebrated the day at district court complex Phek where panel lawyer Phek DLSA, Vethothi delivered on directive principles of state policy and constitution of India, panel lawyer Phek DLSA, Sekhotso deliberated on fundamental duties and asst public prosecutor Phek, Thejalenuo Jane Solo shared about Indian constitution. Programme was attended by district court staff and PLVs PDLSA. Earlier, the programme was chaired by panel lawyer PDLSA Thomeweu, secy PDLSA, Cheliam Khiamniungan outlined the programme and read out the preamble.

DSD COVID-19 awareness campaign in Dimapur

DIMAPUR: Dorians Society Dimapur (DSD) organised an awareness campaign in Dimapur on November 26, to sensitise citizens on the threat of COVID-19 community spread.

A press release by DSD secretary general Sentiningsang Longkumer informed that, members led by chairperson Temjen Lemtur, took to the streets on foot sensitising commuters on the importance of personal protection against a communicable ailment. The campaigners were divided into small groups, and covered almost all major road intersections and market hubs starting from Tajen Ao Road (formerly Circular Road) and culminating at Super Market and Burma Camp junction.

Posters with COVID advisories as recommended by the Health department were also put up at important road junctions. Longkumer stated that informative leaflets and recommended health masks were also handed away to pedestrians, road-

State official visits NSCL in New Delhi other activities of the Corporation.

During the interaction, Kikheto appreciated the yeoman services rendered by the Corporation and said most of the hilly states particularly Nagaland has its own indigenous seeds preserved by the respective tribes according to the climate and topographic locations.

He informed that women have been the best seed keepers/preservers in Nagaland but the practice has been gradually vanishing owing to import of seeds from outside the state and also due to the reduced practice of farming activities.

APC informed that, in order to preserve indigenous seeds which were 100% organic, he wanted to enquire if any seed bank could be set up in Nagaland. Vinod Gaur responded that setting up individual seed bank in a single state or even the entire NE states was not feasible and viable since the Corporation alone cannot do it and has to be outsourced. Gaur, however, said if Nagaland asked the

tion of impartiality by the state have been subjected to critical scrutiny. Lutsoi Lam focused her presentation on the preamble of the Indian constitution, Tnali Aye talked about significance of fundamental rights, Candi Yiuliu presented challenges before the constituent assembly in framing the world’s lengthiest constitution, Judith Khing highlighted significance and importance of directive principles of state policy, Imnajungla Longkumer presented on Indian constitution as a living document and Mhademo Murry explained the importance of fundamental duties. Earlier, the event was chaired

by Abetoli Achumi and to provide a platform to UG and PG students, Keppen Sinyhunlo initiated a constitutional related activity wherein six selected students of the department gave presentations on fundamental features of the Indian constitution.

SJGS: In St. Joseph Global School (SJGS) students of lower classes took part in drawing of Indian national flag activity, while students of classes 4 and 5 attended seminar under the topic “Fundamental duties of the Indian Constitution”

by Kughani I Sumi.

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Corporation to preserve and develop seeds for the state then it could work out accordingly. APC replied that since preservation of indigenous seeds was of utmost importance, he would discuss with the officers and identify which seeds to preserve.

As far as Fostering Climate Resilient Upland Farming Systems (FOCUS) Project under International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) was concerned, both the country director and APC talked about possibility of signing MoU with the Corporation and to buy directly from it to get better quality which will in turn help the farmers. They agreed in principle to buy seeds from the Corporation for the next kharif season for Nagaland. Both the parties agreed to work together in future towards the cause of the farmers especially in seed preservation.

The Corporation also took the visiting officials for laboratory and seed packing inspection and presented power point presentation.

Members of Dorian Society Dimapur at the awareness campaign conducted in Dimapur on November 26.

side vendors, shopkeepers, customers and other commuters on cars and public transport venturing out disregarding the “Dos and Don’ts” COVID advisories as issued by the Health & Welfare department.

He said, “Covid-19 pandemic was not something the citizens should take lightly or be careless about”, because if “we are not careful or think

that the fight is over, it will lead to unnecessary suffering.” He further informed that through this public awareness drive, the society wanted to appeal the citizens of Dimapur to be responsible and follow the SOPs diligently. While conducting the campaign, which was organised with permission from Dimapur district administration and Dimapur Municipal Coun-

cil, he said that members wore mask, gloves and used sanitisers. The message to the people was to wear mask, wash hands and maintain safe distance in public places which could save the community from deeper problems, he added.

He also said that the campaign was possible with the support from wellwishers.

Memorial stone dedicated to NSCN (I-M) KTU martyrs DIMAPUR: Kuki Tribal Union (KTU) NSCN (I-M) erected a memorial stone at the KTU office compound, CHq Hebron in memory of four martyrs, who gave their precious lives on different occasions for the cause of the Naga nation on November 26.

A press release by NSCN (I-M) through its MIP stated that, the monolith was unveiled by ‘Maj.’ (retd) Hutovi Chishi, convener of the steering committee. Monolith dedication prayer was pronounced

by Rev. Joseph Ruivah, president of the Council of Nagalim Churches (CNC) in the presence of president of KTU, Lh. Paohao and a host of NSCN/GPRN leaders and members.

A Kuki traditional shawl was presented to the convener of the steering committee by the Kuki Trib- The memorial stone unveiled and dedicated on al Union president and his wife.

November 26 at KTU office compound, Hebron.

Y. Patton greets Rengmas on Ngada DIMAPUR: Dy. CM, Y. Patton has conveyed Ngada greetings to the Rengmas as they celebrate their post harvest festival.

In a greetings message, Patton said that Rengmas have from time immemorial been celebrating the festival with grandeur, adding that it was a good time

for remembering the ancestors who left behind a great legacy.

He also expressed hope that it would bring forth goodwill and manifold blessings. Dy. CM on behalf of the state BJP legislators wished a very happy and prosperous Ngada and to celebrate the festival keeping in mind the SOPs. K Y M C

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BJP prez Nadda likely to visit Imphal on Dec13

Sambit Patra in Imphal to discuss itinerary Correspondent IMPHAL, Nov 26: BJP national president JP Nadda, who was planning to undertake a 120-day nationwide tour from December, is likely to reach Imphal on December 13 or 14.

The president was earlier scheduled to arrive in Imphal on December 1-2. However, his visit has been postponed and he is likely to arrive in Imphal on 13-14, informed BJP’s newly appointed in-charge of Manipur BJP Sambit Patra on Thursday.

Patra arrived in Imphal on Wednesday to discuss the tour programme of the proposed national president’s tour to Manipur with leaders of state and district units of the BJP. He convened a meeting with presidents of district level units of the party in the presence of state unit president Prof S Tikendra at party office today.

The meeting discussed mobilisation of people and party members to make the proposed tour in Imphal a grand success, Patra told reporters during a news

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conference at party office in Imphal after the meeting today. He sought the cooperation of the people and members of the party in the state to make the tour a success for a better Manipur. Informing about the reschedule of the president’s tour, Patra said that the exact date for his tour in the state was yet to be decided.

“Any update to the tour programme will be updated to the media,” the newly appointed Manipur in-charge of the party said.

Patra who visited the state for the first time after being appointed in-charge of the party for Manipur, said that he would like to show the president the changes and development that were brought about in the state after the BJP came to power.

“During the meeting, I sought cooperation of party members to make the tour a grand success in the state,” he said.

He claimed that the Central government was giving special emphasis to the north-eastern states including Manipur since the BJP-led NDA government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power.

BJP national president JP Nadda will embark on a 120-day nationwide tour to tone up the party’s formidable organisational machinery with an eye on the 2024 Lok Sabha election. The saffron dispensation looks to focus on regions where it did not fare well in the last Lok Sabha election.

Nadda was scheduled to begin his tour in the first week of December and Uttarakhand would be the first state on his itinerary.

He is most likely to embark on the tour on December 5. The president would visit every state, hold virtual meetings with heads of all booth units, the smallest organisational entity in the party, and meet every MP and MLA of the organisation, besides its senior leaders, including district chiefs.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Mizoram aims to achieve self- Mixed response in north-east to sufficiency in meat & poultry nationwide trade union strike Aizawl, Nov 26 (PTI): The Mizoram Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department has launched a Rs 18.95 crore pilot project to achieve self-sufficiency in meat and poultry products.

State Animal Husbandry and Veterinary minister Dr K Beichhua, who launched the pilot project under the state flagship programme Socio Economic Development Policy (SEDP) on Wednesday said it will benefit a total of 1,020 beneficiaries from eight districts.

The minister said that Rs 548.65 lakh will be released as the first instalment to the beneficiaries for different trades to achieve self-sufficiency in meat and poultry products, which in turn will uplift the state economy in the near future.

Beichhua, who is also chairman of AH&Vety, Fishery and Sericulture Board of SEDP, said that the state is far from meeting its requirement in meat and poultry products.

He said that the government has banned the import of pigs and other meat products from neighbouring states and countries due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and to prevent the spread of swine flu like Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) and African Swine Fever (ASF) in the state. “The SEDP pilot project to achieve self suf-

ficiency in meat and poultry products was conceived as the state failed to meet its requirement,” he said.

He expressed hope that the pilot project will benefit the beneficiaries so that they make good livings.

According to Beichhua, the government is making massive efforts to usher in development despite the spread of novel coronavirus.

Highlighting the achievement of AH& Vety department during two years of the present government, he said that seven veterinary dispensaries were upgraded to full fledged veterinary hospitals, 35 rural animal health centres to veterinary dispensaries and new buildings of veterinary hospitals are currently being constructed in seven districts.

Besides, the government has also set up animal check gates in 10 villages near the inter-state and international border, and is currently constructing goat breeding farm, broiler poultry farm and intensive mithun stud farm in different parts of the state, he said.

Speaking at the launch, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary department director Hmarkunga said the pilot project would cover different trades - Piglet Multiplication Unit (PMU), Piggery Fattening Unit (PFU), Broiler farming and backyard poultry (Rainbow Rooster) farming.

G U WA H AT I / AG A R TALA, NOV 26 (IANS): The 24-hour nationwide trade union strike called on Thursday by ten central trade unions evoked a mixed response in the northeastern states. Banking operations across the northeastern region were hit as a majority of the bank employees joined the countrywide shutdown. According to officials, train and flight services in most northeastern states remained unaffected by the shutdown.

In BJP ruled Assam, markets, shops and business establishments were open in many places and closed in some parts of the state specially in southern Assam. There were few vehicles on the roads. But many government offices functioned almost normally and schools and other educational institutions also remained open, though with less attendance.

Trade union leader Biswajit Ghatak told the media in Guwahati that the shutdown is total and spontaneous in most parts of Assam except in Guwahati, where the strike was relaxed because of the funeral of former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. In another BJP ruled state Tripura, shops and markets were closed in some places but were open in some sub-divisions with very few shoppers. Most private and passenger vehicles re-

A view of the deserted road as trade unions observe nationwide strike in Agartala. mained off the roads. Some hooligans attacked the headquarters of the Communist Party of India, the Centre of Indian Trade Unions, Socialist Unity Centre of India in Agartala, and several offices of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and damaged the properties in different places of Tripura.

“Ruling BJP supporters attacked the CITU office in Agartala and damaged the assets in the presence of the police,” CITU Tripura unit President and Former Minister Manik Dey told the media. After visiting the party offices, CPI-M politburo member and former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar told the media that the Bharatiya Janata Party led government at the centre was destroying the country and their workers were attacking the democratic movements and national party offices in Tripura. However, BJP leaders denied the accusations of the Left party. The 24hour nationwide shutdown

evoked very little response in other northeastern states including Meghalaya and BJP ruled Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh.

The strike was called by ten central trade unions including Congress backed Indian National Trade Union Congress and Left supported Centre of Indian Trade Unions to protest against various policies of the Central government.

T h e p r o - B h a r a t i ya Janata Party trade union Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) however is opposing the shutdown. The trade unions have asked the Centre to provide 200 days’ work in a year at enhanced wages under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The unions have also demanded withdrawal of anti-farmer and anti-worker labour codes, scrapping of the National Pension System (NPS), restoration of the earlier pension scheme with improvement in EPS-95.

‘22 women raped during lockdown in Manipur’ Classes 9 to12 to fully re-open from Nov 30 in M’laya

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IMPHAL, Nov 26: At least 22 women, including 16 minor girls below the age of 16, were raped in Manipur during COVID-19 lockdown.

The figure was tabled during the inaugural function of the 16th Days of Activism Against Gender based violence -2020 observed under the theme ‘Orange the World : Fund, Respond, Prevent Collect’, held in Manipur’s Chandel district headquarter on Wednesday. Among surviving raped victims, three including a 14 years old girl were gang raped, it added.

The annual campaign ‘16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence’ was kick started at the state level at an event held at the

district headquarters as a part of International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women. Secretary CWG Hechin Haokip in her keynote address alleged that closure of courts on account of the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed justice delivery in POCSO and domestic violence cases.

Acting chairperson of Manipur Human Rights C o m m i s s i o n ( M H RC ) Khaidem Mani urged the people to use law and MHRC as an open avenue to bring formal complaints while reminding UN Secretary General’s campaign “UNiTE by 2030 to End Violence against Women”.

He stressed the need for sensitization of village chiefs and community leaders par-

ticularly in hill areas of the state about the limitations of customary laws in POCSO and murder cases.

Secretary WSDC Shangnaidar Tontang spoke on difficulties being faced by women across Manipur in accessing their entitlements. WAD secretary Sobita Mangsatabam talked about the uptick in rape and murder cases in Manipur during the pandemic while president UNM-M Jeevanmala Khumukcham read out a memorandum to be submitted to the concerned authorities. The memorandum sought special courts and women police stations with adequate infrastructure and women officers in all districts and monitoring charge-sheets related to

sexual assault, taking action against non-performing investigating officers and regular disbursements for child care institutions, one stop centre, and social security schemes. The event was jointly organised by the Centre for Women and Girls (CWG) Lhunnajang, Weaker Sections Development Council, Women Committee UNM-M, All Tribal Women Organisation - C D L, Chingtam Nupi Apunba Lup, One Stop Centre-CDL, Widows Welfare Society, and Legal Aid Clinic Tengnoupal block Lhunnajang.

The 16 Days of Activism, which include campaign and awareness activities across districts, will culminate on Dec 10, the International Human Rights Day.

Correspondent Shillong, Nov 26: Classes 9-12 will fully reopen in schools outside containment zones in both urban and rural areas across the State from November 30 as per guidelines and direction issued by the Union ministry of home affairs, a notification issued by the Meghalaya Education Department said on Thursday.

“The reopening of this category is aimed at the completion of courses and preparation for the Board Examinations,” the notification, signed by principal secretary (Education), Donald Philips Wahlang read.

The education department also permitted full

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Blessed daughter Abigail,

Glad to know that it’s being your 5th Birth Day today. As you grow older may you grow with knowledge, wisdom and good Health and Closer with God. Once again, wishing you Happy Birthday!

With best Wishes from: Dad, Mom, little sister & Love ones. ________________________ Happy Birthday

L.Pantilunglu Rongmei Wish you a very happy 60th Birthday.

May God bless you with good health, Happiness and long life.

Wishes from Love ones.

IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE COURT MOKOKCHUNG: NAGALAND NOTICE S/C No.155/2020 Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late Noklentemsu Ao has been applied by Smti Nungkatola, W/o Late Noklentemsu Ao R/O H.No.173 Chuchuyimpang Village Mokokchung, Nagaland for possession of.

Notice is hereby given that any person interested in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may, if she/he so desire to appear in the court on or before 19.12.2020.

Given under the hand and seal of the court on this day the 19.11.2020 Sd/Principal District & Sessions Judge Mokokchung : Nagaland MKC-272

AFFIDAVIT

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Regd. No 687/17 Date 24/02/17 I, Shri/Smti. KEZEVINUO alias BENDANGNARO S/o, D/o, W/o Shri/late CHUBASANGBA AO resident of Forest Colony Kohima, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare an oath as follows:1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India by birth.

2. That in some the important documents my name has been recorded as KEZEVINUO and some other documents including Pension Book PPO No. NL/S/23890 my name has been recorded as BENDANGNARO hence, the above stated name KEZEVINUO and BENDANGNARO represents the same person having single identity i.e myself.

3. That henceforth I herewith rectified the same and declares that my official name is KEZEVINUO and the same will be use for all official, correspondences and future references.

4. That the above statements made are true to the best of my knowledge and no material facts has been concealed herein and signed this affidavit before the competent authority on 24th Feb. 2017.

DEPONENT MAGISTRATE/NOTARY PUBLIC

KIPHIRE : NAGALAND NO. PD &SJ.KPE/Objection Notice-1/2009-20/348 Dated KPE the 26th Nov. 2020 OBJECTION NOTICE Whereas LITHSIKYUSHU, wife of Late SEJUNGMONG SANGTAM of Changchor Village has applied for issue of Succession Certificate under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 in order to draw/receive the payment of movable/immovable properties of her Husband Late SEJUNGMONG SANGTAM of ‘B’ Coy of 13 NAP (IR) BN Yajang, Mokokchung who expired on 20/01/2020.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY 1. G.P.F 2. G.I.S 3. F.B.F 4. Pension Case 5. Any other dues Public are hereby asked to file Objection/Claim if any within 30(thirty) days from the date of issue of this order. If no Objection/Claim is received within the given time, Succession Certificate will be issued in favour of the applicant.

VICTO SEMA (NJS) Principal District & Sessions Judge DP-5206 Kiphire: Nagaland

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KOHIMA: NAGALAND NOTICE NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMANTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (UNDER PART-X OF SECTION 373 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925) Succession case no. 249 of 2020 Whereas an application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession certificate for the estate of Late RUOKUOHELIE ANGAMI was filed by Smti. Regina Angami @ Regina Keretsu, W/O Lt. Ruokuohelie Angami R/o D. Khel, Kohima Village to draw/operate/close/transfer 1. Service Benefits 2. Family Pension 3. SBI A/c No 30384542056 at Lerie Branch 4. Vijaya Bank (New Bank of Baroda) A/c No. 65560100008545 at Kohima Branch Who expired on 09-11-2020.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interests in the administration of estate of this said deceased may he/she so desired appear in this court within 30 ( Thirty) days from the date of publication of notice.

Given under the hand and seal of the court on this 24th Day of Nov 2020.

Principal District & Sessions Judge Kohima; Nagaland.

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re-opening of Clases 6 to 8 in rural areas and partial reopening in urban and semi urban areas that include towns of Shillong, Jowai, Nongpoh, Tura, Byrnihat, Jorabad and Khanapara area. “Partial opening entails only consultations, assignments submission, and discussion with teachers/ counselors in the school premises,” the notification said.

While the education department has also recommended partial reopening of Classes 1-5 in the rural areas, the same would continue to remain closed in the urban and semi-urban areas.

Full re-opening of Classes 9-12 was also recommended in the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya.

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Letter of Admn. 1/20

NOTICE (SEC. 278 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925) Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 has been applied by Shri. Ibohal Sharma, H/o Late Vilhousenuo Angami R/o H.No. 115, River Belt Colony, Dimapur, Nagaland for issuing of Letter of Administration in respect of late Vilhousenuo Angami before this court and whereas 18.01.2021 has been fixed for the hearing on the matter. Notice is hereby given inviting objection if any from the person having interest in the above named application to be furnished on or before the fixed date/or appear in person.

Given under my hand and seal of the Court on 25th Nov. 2020.

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PRINCIPAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE DIMAPUR :: NAGALAND

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KOHIMA: NAGALAND NOTICE NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMANTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (UNDER PART-X OF SECTION 373 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925) Succession case no. 240 of 2020 Whereas an application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late NEIPHIA ANGAMI was filed by SHRI NEILIE METSIE-O, S/o Lt. Neiphia Angami & Late Medolhou Angami R/o Upper Chandmari Colony, Kohima to draw/operate/close/transfer 1. Service Benefits 2. Family Pension 3. SBI A/c No 31100349151 at Lerie Branch Who expired on 28-01-2020.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interests in the administration of estate of this said deceased may he/she so desired appear in this court within 30 ( Thirty) days from the date of publication of notice.

Given under the hand and seal of the court on this 23rd Day of Nov 2020.

Principal District & Sessions Judge Kohima; Nagaland.

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As per the generic preventive measures that are to be followed, parental consent for attendance is mandatory and the School Managing Committees (SMCs) are to consult with stakeholders prior to reopening of any category, i.e. parents, District Health Officials and local community.

“Attendance must not be enforced, and must depend entirely on parental consent,” the notification underscored. “Online/ distance learning shall continue to be the preferred mode of teaching and shall be encouraged. Where schools are conducting online classes, and some students prefer to attend online classes

rather than physically attend school, they may be permitted to do so,” the notification said. “Schools are also at liberty either to reopen for normal classes or continue with the existing arrangements or arrange students in groups (odd/even roll nos. etc) if enrolment is large,” it recommended.

“In receiving views and suggestions from the stakeholders, the SMC shall prepare a Plan of Action for school reopening which will includes, awareness programme on COVID-19 to all teaching and non-teaching staff, sanitization of the school premises, classrooms, toilets, etc.

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DIMAPUR :: NAGALAND Guardianship Petition No. 25/2020

NOTICE

(See 10 of Guardianship & Ward Act.) Whereas an application under the Guardianship & Ward Act has been filed by Smti. Nupur Dey for appointment of Guardian in respect of minor(s) Miss Devjani before this Court and whereas the 20th day of January 2021 has been fixed for the hearing on the matter.

NOTICE is hereby given inviting objection if any from the person having interest in the above named minor(s) to be furnished on or before the fixed date/or appear in person.

Given under my hand and seal of the Court on this 23rd day of Nov. 2020.

JUDGE DP-5198 Regd. No. 1506/2020

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Date : 24/11/2020

I, Shri. N. Sheluho Awomi, son of Late Nikhayi Awomi, resident of House No. 192 - B, Toluvi Village, P.S. - East Police Station, in the district of Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly declare on oath as under: 1. That I am a citizen of India by birth and a resident of the aforesaid locality.

2. That my wife's name has been entered/recorded as NITU SEMA in all her relevant documents such as Aadhaar Card, State Bank of India, Pass Book, bearing A/C No. 20383318154 and also in my Service Records.

3. That from now onwards my wife's name will be known as NITU AWOMI. 4. That henceforth my wife's new name i.e NITU AWOMI shall be used in all her future official use and correspondences.

5. That this affidavit shall be used as a piece of documentary evidence to authenticate my wife's new name i.e. NITU AWOMI and shall produce before any competent authority as and when required.

VERIFICATION I, hereby verify that the contents made in paragraph No. 1 to 5 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing material is concealed therein.

DEPONENT Solemnly sworn before me on this the 24th day of November 2020 at Dimapur.

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NOTICE S/C NO. 169/2020 NOTICE INVITING CLAIMS/OBJECTIONS OF OTHER CLAIMANT(S) FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE UNDER PART-I OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925.

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late Sanjay Rai has been applied by Shri/Smti Rina Rai, W/O Late Sanjay Rai R/O H.No 257 Luyong Village Tuli, Mokokchung, Nagaland for possession of : Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may if she/he so desire appear in this court on or before the said date of 19/12/2020 Given under the hand and seal of the court on this the 19/11/2020 Principal District & Sessions Judge Mokokchung : Nagaland MKC-271

NOTICE S/C NO. 156/2020 NOTICE INVITING CLAIMS/OBJECTIONS OF OTHER CLAIMANT(S) FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE UNDER PART-I OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925.

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late Onennungsang has been applied by Shri/ Smti Moanaro, W/O Late Onennungsang R/O H.No 142 Changtongya Town, Mokokchung, Nagaland for possession of : Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may if she/he so desire appear in this court on or before the said date of 19/12/2020.

Given under the hand and seal of the court on this the 19/11/2020.

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NOTICE S/C NO. 159/2020 NOTICE INVITING CLAIMS/OBJECTIONS OF OTHER CLAIMANT(S) FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE UNDER PART-I OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925.

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late Imkongsangba Jamir has been applied by Shri/Smti Noklenwala Ao, W/O Late Imkongsangba Jamir R/O H.No 314 Majakong Ward, Mokokchung, Nagaland for possession of : Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may if she/he so desire appear in this court on or before the said date of 19/12/2020.

Given under the hand and seal of the court on this the 19/11/2020.

Principal District & Sessions Judge Mokokchung : Nagaland MKC-269

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Stop ‘inciting’ farmers: Khattar to Amarinder

Chandigarh, Nov 26 (PTI): Shortly after Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday hit out at the BJP-led Haryana government for stopping farmers en route to Delhi, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar sternly told him to stop “inciting innocent farmers”.

Khattar asked Singh to desist from misleading farmers, pointing out to him that he has already pledged to quit politics if the Minimum Support Price mechanism is ever dismantled. “@Capt Amarinder Ji, I’ve said it earlier and I’m saying it again, I’ll leave politics if there’ll be any trouble on the MSP -- therefore, please stop inciting innocent farmers,” Khattar tweeted.

Khattar also accused the Punjab CM of “only tweeting and running away from talks” with him for the last three days on the issue.

“I’ve been trying to reach out to you for the last 3 days but, sadly, you have decided to stay unreachable -- is this how serious you are for farmers’ issues? You’re only tweeting and running away from talks, why?,”

‘Absolutely Wrong’ to stop farmers: Kejriwal

Members of various farmer organisations remove a barricade at Punjab-Haryana border in Ambala district. (PTI) Khattar said in another tweet. Launching a scathing attack on Singh, the senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader told him, “Time for your Lies, Deception and Propaganda is over -- let the people see your real face.”

“Please stop putting the lives of people in danger during the Corona pandemic. I urge you not to play with the lives of the people – at least avoid cheap politics during the time of the pandemic,” Khattar told Singh.

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arinder Singh had lashed out at the BJP-led government in Haryana for stopping farmers from moving towards Delhi, saying the use of “brute force” against them is “totally undemocratic and unconstitutional” Haryana had earlier announced to completely seal its borders with Punjab to prevent farmers from entering the state for their ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest march against the Centre’s farm laws on November 26-27.

“Why is @mlkhattar

govt in Haryana stopping the farmers from moving to Delhi? The tyrannical use of brute force against peacefully protesting farmers is totally undemocratic & unconstitutional,” said Singh in a tweet. He said farmers have been peacefully protesting in Punjab against the farm laws for two months.

“Why is Haryana govt provoking them by resorting to force? Don’t the farmers have the right to pass peacefully through a public highway?”, Singh had asked.

It is absolutely wrong that farmers are being prevented from holding peaceful demonstrations against the Centre’s new farm laws and water cannons are being used on them, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today.

Haryana put up road barricades along its border with Punjab on Wednesday as farmers in the adjoining state massed with their tractor-trailers for their “Delhi Chalo” march to protest against the laws. Water cannons were used at least twice to disperse them and stop them from going to Delhi.

Taking to Twitter, the Delhi Chief Minister said peaceful demonstration was a constitutional right of the farmers.

“All the three farming bills of the central government are anti-farmer. Instead of withdrawing them, farmers are being prevented from holding peaceful demonstrations, water canons are being used on them. This is absolutely wrong. Peaceful demonstrations are their constitutional right,” he said in a tweet in Hindi.

26/11 anniversary: Youngest survivor waits for state govt to allot her a home M U M B AI , NOV 2 6 (AGENCIES): It’s been 12 years since the Mumbai terror attacks and Devika Rotawan, the youngest survivor and also a key witness who identified terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Kasab during the trial, is yet to find a home she can call her own. All she has got all these years are assurances from successive state governments, reports Hindustan Times.

Rotawan, who has recently taken admission to BA in Chetana College, Bandra, and who wants to join the civil services eventually, was barely nine at the time of the attacks. During the attack at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, a bullet passed through her right thigh when two Laskar-eTaiba operatives from Pakistan opened indiscriminate fire on passengers and also hurled grenades.

Rotawan, who was to travel with her parents to Pune to see, fell unconscious shortly after receiving the gunshot. She was taken to Saint Georges Hospital where she was operated upon six times over one-and-

Images of Devika Rotawan then and now. half months, and was bedridden for about six months thereafter.

She said several representatives of the central and state government have visited their room and have assured them of residential accommodation under economically weaker section quota but nothing came of it, forcing the now 21-yearold to move Bombay high court recently, stating that her family could no longer afford to pay rent of room in chawl at Subash Nagar in Bandra (East).

In her petition, she claimed that government officials had also assured

her financial assistance for her education and medical treatment. A division bench of the court directed the Maharashtra government to consider Rotawan’s plea for a home but the family is yet to hear from the government. “I am glad we won in the high court but it has been over one month and we have not heard from the government,” said Rotawan who was her way to her native place in Pune with her father and elder brother.

“In the first hearing itself, the high court passed the order for a flat for Rotawan,” said Utsav Bains, Rotawan’s lawyer.

FIR lodged against Lalu Prasad by Cyclone Nivar brings torrential rains to Andhra Pradesh Bihar BJP MLA who received his call

PATNA, NOV 26 (PTI): Rashtriya Janata Dals jailed president Lalu Prasad was slapped with a case here on Thursday by the BJP MLA whom he had allegedly called while in custody and offered a ministerial berth in exchange for helping the opposition in defeating the NDAs candidate for assembly Speakers post.

Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Ku-

mar Modi, who had flagged the alleged telephone call on his Twitter handle on Tuesday night, shared the information along with the contents of the FIR lodged

by Lalan Kumar Paswan, on the social media.

According to the information shared by Modi, the Pirpainti MLA has lodged his FIR at the vigilance police station under the Prevention of Corruption Act

Tamil Nadu.

Tir umala Hills, the abode of Lord Venkateswara, has been receiving incessant rain since Wednesday, causing a lot of hardship to hundreds of devotees stranded there.

In SPS Nellore district, which was the worst hit with rainfall as high as 30 cm, at least 3,363 people were shifted to 115 relief camps from vulnerable areas, district Collector Chakradhar Babu said.

The Swar namukhi river in SPS Nellore district was in spate while the Somasila reservoir received an inflow of 65,000 cusecs.

State Water Resources Minister P Anil Kumar visited some relief camps and spoke to the affected people.

He later reviewed the situation with his department officials and directed them to ensure that there were no breaches to tanks.

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Satyendra Jain New Delhi, Nov 26 (PTI): Schools in the national capital will not reopen till the government is convinced about students’ safety, Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said on Thursday.

Universities and schools across the country were closed on March 16, when the Centre announced a countrywide classroom shutdown as part of measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. A nationwide lockdown was imposed on March 25. “There is no plan to reopen schools (in Delhi) as of now. We are hopeful that a vaccine will be available soon. Schools will not be reopened till the time we are convinced that students will be safe,” Jain told reporters. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had on Tuesday said reopening of schools is unlikely till a vaccine is available.

While several restrictions have been eased in different ‘unlock’ phases, educational institutions continue to remain closed.

According to ‘Unlock 5’ guidelines, states can take a call on reopening schools in phases. Several states had begun the process of reopening schools. However, some of them announced closing of schools again due to rise in coronavirus cases. Earlier, school authorities were allowed to call students of class nine to 12 to school on voluntary basis from September 21. However, the Delhi government decided against it. Delhi recorded 5,246 fresh COVID-19 cases in a day as the positivity rate declined to 8.49 per cent on Wednesday, the lowest since October 28, while 99 more fatalities pushed the city’s death toll to 8,720.

It was after five days that the national capital recorded single-day death below 100.

The city had recorded its highest single-day spike of 8,593 cases on November 11. Authorities reported 98 deaths on November 19, 118 on November 20, 111 on November 21, 121 each on November 22 and 23, and 109 on November 24.

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Inundation along kailvalya river in Nellore.

Reservoirs in SPS Nellore, Chittoor and Kadapa districts filled to the brim following which excess water was being let out into the streams and rivulets

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Uprooted trees also blocked traffic on roads in Kadapa, Chittoor and SPS Nellore districts.

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Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy reviewed the situation with top officials here on Thursday afternoon and asked the respective district Collectors to be on high alert and render every assistance wherever required.

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Prasad is currently lodged in Ranchi, serving sentences in a number of fodder scam cases.

The purported call was made by him on Tuesday and in the audio clip which was shared by Modi on his Twitter handle he could be heard asking Paswan to “be absent, saying that you have got afflicted with corona”.

Upon being told by the MLA that he was bound by party discipline, Prasad had said “we are going to topple this government...... you will be made a minister later on”. Former chief minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha president Jitan Ram Manjhi also revealed during the day that the RJD supremo had made several bids by telephoning his close aides to talk to him over the Speaker’s election.

Amaravati(AP), Nov 26 (PTI): Normal life was thrown out of gear as heavy to extremely heavy rainfall ranging from 6 cm to 30 cm battered at least half of Andhra Pradesh under the influence of cyclone Nivar, leaving one dead.

Another farmer was feared washed away while NDRF personnel rescued two others from a reservoir in Chittoor district.

According to the State Disaster Management Authority, SPS Nellore, Chittoor, Kadapa, Krishna, Prakasam and East Godavari districts received heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at more than 177 places.

Other districts like Anantapuramu, Kurnool, Guntur and West Godavari were also receiving moderate to heavy rainfall under Nivars impact.

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Double whammy for Congress

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t was a double whammy for a beleaguered Congress when two of its veteran stalwarts – Tarun Gogoi and Ahmed Patel- passed away within a space of three days- at a time when the party needed them most. Both leaders were treasurers of the Congress and celebrated for their ability to retain their sanity amid wicked politics and keeping the grand old party well-coordinated with others. A former Union Minister, three-time chief minister of Assam and traditional Congressman, Gogoi died at the age of 86 on November 23. He was tested positive for COVID-19 on August 26 and hospitalised.

He was discharged on October 26, after a 60-day hospitalisation. His condition worsened when he had difficulty breathing and was re-admitted to hospital on November 2. He died of post-COVID complications on November 23 after spending 20 days in the hospital. Gogoi was Assam’s longest-serving chief minister and sitting member of Assam assembly. He was associated with the field of politics for over 50 years in which he acquired various positions within the Congress party, central government as well as Assam’s state administration. He had also served six terms as a Member of parliament, Lok Sabha and had also served as an Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Food and Ministry of Food Processing Industries. His abiding political legacy was not just winning three successive Assembly elections (2001, 2006, 2011) for his party; it was also about bringing the State back from the spiral of violence to a path of development since 2001. During his tenure as the chief minister, he is credited with ending militant insurgency and mitigating violence in addition to improving the state’s fiscal condition. Even before the Congress could overcome its shock, the party suffered another blow when its veteran politician from Gujarat and Sonia Gandhi’s closest aide Ahmed Patel passed away on November 25 due to health complications after testing positive for COVID-19 on October 1. He was admitted to a hospital in Gurugram on November 15 and died on November 25.Political observers have said that with his death, the Sonia Gandhi era in the Congress party is coming to an end. This is because Ahmed Patel was a needle-threader extraordinaire. He made the Congress system work for Sonia, and vice-versa.

What made him invaluable to Sonia was his lack of political ambition even though he had ample opportunities to rise higher up the political ladder. Patel was deeply unassuming and never showed preferences for friends over enemies. It was said that he had many friends even in the rival political party. It was this cultivated reticence and a deep sense of discretion that enabled him -as well as gave others confidence in him - to operationalise a vast network of connections; he was accessible and available to anyone, from civil society to industry to religious sects to party cadres. If Sonia sustained herself as the longest serving president of the Congress, it was for one and only one reason- she had Patel in her corner, watching out for her interests as well as what was best for the party. With the Congress sinking deeper due to internal crisis and Sonia in poor health and Rahul reluctant to retain the top AICC post, the absence of both Ahmed Patel and Tarun Gogoi is surely going to be felt in the days to come.

DailyDevotion The Focal Point of Spiritual Power …except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ…

—Galatians 6:14 If you want to know the power of God (that is, the resurrection life of Jesus) in your human flesh, you must dwell on the tragedy of God. Break away from your personal concern over your own spiritual condition, and with a completely open spirit consider the tragedy of God. Instantly the power of God will be in you. “Look to Me…” (Isaiah 45:22). Pay attention to the external Source and the internal power will be there. We lose power because we don’t focus on the right thing. The effect of the Cross is salvation, sanctification, healing, etc., but we are not to preach any of these. We are to preach “Jesus Christ and Him crucified” (1 Corinthians 2:2). The proclaiming of Jesus will do its own work. Concentrate on God’s focal point in your preaching, and even if your listeners seem to pay it no attention, they will never be the same again. If I share my own words, they are of no more importance than your words are to me. But if we share the truth of God with one another, we will encounter it again and again. We have to focus on the great point of spiritual power— the Cross. If we stay in contact with that center of power, its energy is released in our lives. In holiness movements and spiritual experience meetings, the focus tends to be put not on the Cross of Christ but on the effects of the Cross.

The feebleness of the church is being criticized today, and the criticism is justified. One reason for the feebleness is that there has not been this focus on the true center of spiritual power. We have not dwelt enough on the tragedy of Calvary or on the meaning of redemption.

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Youth and Covid-19: Build back better

he novel coronavirus has been extremely devastating for India with negative GDP forecast, whooping unemployment, and progress over poverty set to reverse.

However, the ill-effects of the pandemic have been essentially skewed against the youth (15-29 years) as they face a trilemma of drastic unemployment, disruption in education, and failing education system. This largely disproportionate economic impact on India’s youth requires a more targeted government approach to not only relieve the youth of the current economic distress but also to avoid a demographic disaster presently facing India.

Drastic unemployment: Prior to the pandemic, Labour Force Participation Rate among the youth was drastically decreasing, falling from 56.4% in 2004-05 to 38.1% in 2018-19.

An even more disturbing figure – “Not in Labour Force, Education and Training” (NLET) in India which estimates the number of people who are neither working nor looking for work nor undergoing education or training, accounted for 100.2 million young people in India.

This steep figure was despite various government interventions for increasing skilling, entrepreneurship and job creation in the country. To make things worse, through financial and economic crisis of the past, it is clear that youth are exceptionally vulnerable and prone to unemployment during downturns and the covid-19 pandemic is likely to be no exception.

Evidence indicates that unemployment rate among the youth is more sensitive to the business cycle. The current

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pandemic-induced economic downturn is no different. Young people are more likely to be laid off due to lack of skills and experience. Increasing contractual nature of work has also been endowed upon the younger population relative to their older counterparts, leaving their employment status more fragile. According to a study conducted by the International Labor Organization (ILO), even before the pandemic, younger people were three times more likely to be unemployed and the pandemic has only exacerbated this. Another study by Asian Development Bank (ADB) and ILO estimates that on account of the pandemic 4.1 million jobs pertaining to the youth would be lost in India alone.

Disruption to education: The pandemic has also disrupted education of 73% of the global youth around the world, and India, with stark levels of inequality in access to education is set to experience the worst. Young women are particularly vulnerable to this disruption due to increase in the burden of unpaid care work at home. Evidence from the Ebola crisis suggests that this reason contributed to more young girls dropping out of education as compared to boys. With the household incomes being severely depressed due to the crisis, it is highly plausible that young girls and boys, especially in the rural area, would drop out of education to support their families.

Furthermore, the disruption in education becomes even greater due to the problem of digital divide in India. With wide disparities in ownership of smartphones and access to internet, many of India’s stu-

dents are experiencing a rather long hiatus in their education.

While, schools are being opened in some areas, online schooling to prevent large gatherings is mostly prevalent. A recent report by Prof. R.C. Kuhad Committee of the University Grants Commission highlights how the large gaps in India’s current digital infrastructure leaves the country inept at adopting online modes of education.

The digital divide, growth in unpaid care work, and the need to urgently address income losses at home has caused wide spread disruptions in education which is set to severely impact the education of young people, causing long term consequences in terms of rising inequality, low human capital development and further unemployment.

Failing education system: To add to the worrying unemployment and education scenario for the youth, the failure of the multi-state, multi-institutional, multi-board education system to cope with the pandemic is also affecting the to-be graduates.

Delayed examination in turn leading to postponement of recruitment of final year students has created an environment of uncertainty and gloom with many even losing their job offers entirely. While this is painful in the short run, it has long term impacts as employment and remuneration are not dependent on education and skills only but also previous employment status of the applicant and break years have the possibility of shifting the entire remuneration curve to a lower base point.

T h e Tr i l e m m a : T h u s, young people are facing a trilemma – unemployment due to poor job market conditions

for the youth; disruption in education due to dropouts and digital divide; and the inability to join the work force due to incessant delay in examinations and provision of degrees. The covid-19 pandemic has not only hindered economic and physical health of the country but has also hindered India’s ability to capitalize on its youth. With time running out and India already moving on its pathway to becoming an ageing country, urgent steps need to be taken to prevent one of the biggest assets – young people, turning into a burden. The latter is likely if we continue treading on the present path of unemployment, indecent jobs and ever-increasing NELT numbers.

Build back better: The sectors which created the highest number of jobs for the past decade i.e. manufacturing, construction, trade, hotel and transport are most badly hit due to the pandemic. Large public investment and targeted effort especially towards the younger section of population is required to revive these sectors. In order to insulate the youth from severe unemployment, Urban Unemployment Guarantee Scheme, as proposed by Jean Dreze, with special focus on youth employment via provision of “decent work” is crucial.

Additionally, special efforts need to be made to ensure minimal disruption in continued education and to bridge the digital divide. According to a recent survey by the Indian Government’s National Sample Survey Office, less than onefourth households in the country have access to the internet and this number is suspected to be lesser than one-tenth when it

comes to household with students. Several, but not all, state governments have taken steps to meet this issue and prevent dropouts. There is a need for a larger and more holistic action and implementation from the Centre as different states have different capabilities when it comes to meeting the challenge and absence of uniform initiatives from the Centre will lead to regional divides among the youth.

Additionally, focus should be on education that produces not only job seekers but also job creators and sustained emphasis on entrepreneurship should be maintained. A well-functioning skill demand and skill supply matching framework needs to be created through collaboration between the industry and the government.

The World Economic Outlook (October 2020) reports that the pandemic will leave deep scars and slow growth for India in the medium term as labour markets take time to heal, uncertainty and balance sheet problems arrest investments and loss in schooling exacerbates human capital deficit. In such a scenario, India cannot afford to fail its youth. India is already running out of time to make the most out of its demographic dividend necessitating the employment of urgent action. In the absence of proper initiatives and corrective actions in areas of employment and education, it will be staring at a demographic disaster, unable to catch up with contemporaries like East Asian tigers who grew on the shoulders of their youth.

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Understanding the ‘Indo-Naga’ peace talks

ive years ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a promising statement, “Today we marked not merely the end of the problem, but the beginning of a new future. We will not only try to heal wounds and resolve the problem, but also be your partner as you restore your pride and prestige”. It was said on signing of the Framework Agreement (FA) between the Government of India (GOI) and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) on 3rd August, 2015 in New Delhi. If spoken words have meanings then perhaps his statement seemed lost its purpose and intent in its translation into action. On the ground peace talk for political solution is headed for dead-lock.

India is a land of truth seekers and believers.

Seeking truth for liberation is an act of ingenuity. The principle of truth is not based on size, number or perceptions but facts and justice. The Naga peoples’ political issue is based on that principle of truth and liberation. Not only in the power corridors of North Block & South Block but people at large deserve to know the truth why Indo-Naga peace talks continues since July, 1997.

Unfortunately there seem to be less truth seekers and believers in India of 21st century. Few media outlets are reporting different contradictory views and opinions which has generated lots of confusion.

A backgrounder: The Naga political problem precedes India’s independence. When the elites of India were organizing the first session of the Indian National Congress in 1885, the Nagas were battling the great British Empire. The battle begins ever since the British encroachment on the Naga territories in 1832. After the British conquest, the Naga hills were kept under the ‘Excluded Areas’.

When the British left Indian sub-continent, the republic Indian state claimed that it was the legal heir of everything left by the British, a position not acceptable to the Nagas. This historical fault-line is the crux of political contestations between India and Nagalim.

The Naga peoples’ position is that Nagalim was never a part of India either by conquest or consent. It was a historical accident that British imperialism brought the Nagalim into British-India administration towards the end of 19th Century.

So when the British left Himalayan sub-continent Naga people wanted to liberate themselves from the subjugation of India and Myanmar. Naga people’s quest for right to self-determination is based on their distinct historical, political and cultural identity which are subjects of concern for humanity.

As such their right to selfdetermination is a matter of their inherent rights.

On the contrary, the GOI sees the Naga issue as law and order problems or an issue that can be settled for better political position within the framework of Indian constitution. The two contesting narratives are not mere perceptions but of factual fundamental differences that need to be addressed if parties to the negotiations are meant for lasting solution.

Practical approach: Politics being an art of making the impossible possible, the Frame-work Agreement was signed between the two parties on 3rd August, 2015 regardless of their fundamental differences. FA is a broad parameter of terms of agreement between India and Nagalim to co-exist as two distinct entities sharing sovereign powers of a state. Therefore, Naga Flag and constitution are matters of fait accompli as per the FA. This move can be seen as paradigm shift

from the original positions of irreconcilable political differences towards a peaceful solution. The signing of the FA was considered as a practical choice to move forward that can give new course of direction by both the parties. Agreements of the past such as 9 Point Agreement of 1947, 16 Point Agreement of 1963 and the Shillong Accord of 1975 were flawed in nature and such asymmetric arrangements do not fit into smooth sailing of India-Nagalim peaceful co-existence.

India’s challenge: If the Naga political solution cannot be achieved even after more than two decades of negotiations there is no reason to believe that India is a respectable partner to the peaceful solution. This message is not only for the Nagas but any other ethnic communities who are fighting for their political rights in India. To prove as a trustworthy partner to peaceful solution India needs to exhibit her political magnanimity and generosity.

If it is only for economic package and re-affirming the 16 point agreement (Ar t.371A) with some cosmetic changes, that will amount to committing cardinal mistake again.

Naga people cannot afford to miss the woods for the trees.

NSCN’s burden: The NSCN being the principle negotiator representing the Naga people has enormous responsibility to bring home honorable and acceptable solution. Any agreement that does not protect the Naga national identity, land, history and their culture then Naga people are of the view that NSCN has no future in the Naga society. Therefore, NSCN has no choice but to stand for the Naga Flag and the Naga constitution to safeguard Naga peoples’ identity and to guarantee their legal position. If the same is denied FA is a

sham and the Indian subcontinent problem in the eastern front is not solved and will pass on to future generations.

Delay in the peace process: In-spite of prime time big picture breaking news announcement at the time of signing of the FA, India seems to have ran away from its original position. The official interlocutor of the GoI’s divisive policies and misinformation campaigns within the Naga societies and hobnobbing with other splintered Naga underground groups (Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs), branding NSCN as a terrorist gang, apprehending cadres of NSCN and prosecuting them under draconian laws such as Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act etc. proved detrimental and delayed the peace process. The Naga intellectuals construed it as de-constructing process of the FA and peace negotiations. Running away from implementing the agreement which you are party to it and at the same time if your conscience is not pricked you are an untrustworthy party to do business with, a nation without self-esteemed.

The incessant naming and shaming of NSCN and the Naga national movement patriarch Th. Muivah will only weaken the peace process. It is true that Muivah is getting old and age may not be at his side yet his politics of coexistence with India without compromising Nagas’ political identity is gaining more common grounds than ever before. Muivah is going to outlive many of his critics. His politics will continue to live even long after he is gone.

Neighbour’s consent: GOI represents the whole of India as one single entity. It doesn’t actually need consent of any provincial state when it comes to taking any sovereign decision of a sovereign state. The

legal position is cleared about it. Therefore, GOI resorting to rhetoric of taking consent of states before signing of final agreement with NSCN is an avoidable delay mechanism to frustrate the NSCN to wean out their patience and succumb to the pressure of accepting the constitution of India.

Dynamism within the Naga society: Naga people are very insular in general; very slow to bring change. But once given commitment they are always true to their words.

Of late, two groups of people have come to pass.

The first group represents the composite interest of the Naga people and stands for honorable and acceptable solution. The other group represents the sectarian interest and Naga intellectuals aptly called them conformist fringe elements in the society. The conformists are ready to sign an agreement within the framework of Indian constitution. They are liabilities for both India and Nagalim and have no qualms to switch side on the verse of tide. The silent majority of the Naga people and their resilient nature which is deeply embedded in their blood cannot be taken for granted.

Naga people comprised of all grass-root civil societies have taken 8 times political

consultative meeting on the Indo-Naga peace talks before and after signing of the FA. It is a testimony of peoples’ mandate given to the NSCN to represent the Naga people in the political talks with GOI. This cannot be discounted just because there are some critics to NSCN. Naga people stands-by with the NSCN. In the absence of political consent India cannot fit the entire issue into one sided narrative of silly little logic to blame NSCN for refusing to accept the constitution of India.

Conclusion: History is the witness that India has committed all sorts of war atrocities and human rights violations against the Nagas. The notorious and draconian law Arm Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 has failed to dampen the spirit of Naga people’s resistance. Further resorting to hamhanded military approach has the potential to push the Nagas further and farther away to unwanted block. Certainly, that is not going to bring positive change. The world expects political maturity and magnanimity from the helmsman of 21st century Indian politics Prime Minister Narendra Modi to solve the long pending Naga problem.

R. A. Worso Zimik, (worsozim@yahaoo.com)

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India to encourage solar modules: PM

New Delhi, Nov 26 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India will offer production-linked incentives for high-efficiency solar modules to boost the generation of electricity from renewable sources which has the potential to generate an annual business USD 20 billion.

Speaking at the REInvest 2020 conference, he invited global investors to join India’s renewable energy journey.

“There are huge renewable energy deployment plans for the next decade,” he said, adding that these are likely to generate business prospects of the order of around USD 20 billion per year.

“Today, India’s renewable power capacity is the fourth largest in the world.

It is growing at the fastest speed among all major countries,” he said.

At current exchange rates, USD 20 billion translates to around Rs 1.5 lakh crore and Rs 15 lakh crore in a decade.

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pacity will rise to 220 GW by 2022 from the current 136 Giga Watts (GW), he added. At present, renewable energy capacity is about 36 per cent of the country’s total electricity generating capacity.

Modi said that after the success of Production Linked Incentives (PLI) for electronics manufacturing, “we have decided to give similar incentives to high-efficiency solar modules”. He, however, did not elaborate.

The prime minister also stressed that ensuring “ease of doing business” is our utmost priority and dedicated project development cells have been established to facilitate investors.

“In the last six years, we increased our installed

renewable energy capacity by two-and-a-half times,” he said. “Our annual renewable energy capacity addition has been exceeding that of coalbased thermal power since 2017”.

Even when it was not affordable, investments were made in renewable energy.

Now, investments and scale are bringing costs down, he said.

Noting that in the last six years, India has been travelling on an unparalleled journey, Modi said, “we are expanding our generation capacity and network to ensure every citizen of India has access to electricity to unlock his full potential”.

He also emphasised that “we are showing to the world that sound environmental policies can also be sound economics”.

“We have ensured energy efficiency is not limited to one ministry or department, instead, it has been made a target for the entire government. All our policies have a consideration of achieving energy efficiency,” Modi emphasised.

He inaugurated the

Phase-3 trial of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin commences in AIIMS

said.

The phase-three randomised double-blind placebo-controlled multicentre trial would cover around 28,500 subjects aged 18 years and above.

It would be conducted in around 25 sites across 10 states. The trial has already started at a few sites.

The Bharat Biotech has been given the permission for conducting phase-3 human clinical trials of the Covaxin from the Drugs

Controller General of India (DCGI) The safety and immunogenicity data of the phase one and two trials were submitted to the central drug regulator. The Hyderabad-based firm, while applying for phasethree trial, stated that the vaccine was well-tolerated in all dose groups and no serious adverse events have been reported.

The most common adverse event was pain at the injection site, which resolved transiently, the source said.

Besides, Covaxin, four other vaccines are under different phases of clinical trial in India with the Serum Institute of India conducting phase-three trial of the Oxford-Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine while the indigenously developed vaccine by Zydus Cadila has completed phase-two clinical trial in the country.

Beijing, Nov 26 (PTI): China and India have maintained “candid and in-depth communication and coordination” to promote disengagement in areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh after the eighth round of talks to resolve the current standoff, the Chinese military said on Thursday.

The Chinese and Indian militaries held the 8th round of Corps Commander-level meeting on November 6 to resolve the military standoff that errupted in early May. “Since the 8th round of China-India Corps Commander-level meeting, the situation in the China-India border areas have remained stable on the whole” Senior Colonel Ren Guoqiang, spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defence told an online media briefing responding to a question on the current situation at the India-China border. “Following the meet-

HYDERABAD, NOV 26 (IANS): Hyderabad police on Thursday booked BJP leader Tejasvi Surya for entering Osmania University and addressing a meeting without permission.

A case of trespass was booked against BJP youth wing president on a complaint by the university authorities.

Telangana Director General of Police M. Mahender Reddy told reporters that a case was booked on a complaint by the university registrar. The case was registered three day after Surya, who is also a member of Parliament from Bengaluru, and his followers threw open the university gate and removes the barricades to enter the campus.

The young leader, who was in Hyderabad to campaign for BJP in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections, addressed the students at Arts College and claimed that the police at the behest of Telangana government tried to stop him.

The police, however,

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had denied this. M. Ramesh, De puty Commissioner of Police, East Zone, had tweeted that police has not stopped any one at the Osmania University gate and that the programme is going on smoothly. “The law and order situation is peaceful and there is no tension as reported,” he had said.

Meanwhile, the BJP has condemned booking of case against Surya. Party’s national general secretary Bhupender Yadav said this shows the desperation of Telangana government. He said KCR is clearly rattled having sensed a reinvigoration of the revolutionary spirit in the youth of Telangana.

BJP has no place in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee Kolkata, Nov 26 (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that the BJP is a party of outsiders which has no place in the state. The Trinamool Congress supremo also said she will never allow Bengal to be turned into a “riot-torn Gujarat”.

Wondering why Union Home Minister Amit Shah is so busy with elections even when the situation on the country’s border is not good, Banerjee said she has never seen such a “home minister in her career”. “There is no place for outsiders in Bengal.

Those who come to the state only during elections and try to disturb peace of the state are not at all welcome, she said while addressing a press conference here.

The BJP has recently divided the state into five organisational zones and put central leaders in charge of them. “They (BJP) are saying they will convert West Bengal into Gujarat. Why do they want to turn our Bengal into a riot-torn place like Gujarat? We don’t want riots,” she said.

6 states/UTs contributed to 60.72% of 44,489 fresh COVID cases: Health Min

New Delhi, Nov 26 (PTI): The Union health ministry on Thursday said 60.72 per cent of the 44,489 fresh COVID-19 cases registered in a span of 24 hours have been contributed by six states and UTs, with Kerala leading the tally followed by Maharashtra, Delhi, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

It said 60.50 per cent of the 524 latest fatalities are concentrated in six states and Union territories-- Delhi, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. Kerala leads the tally with 6,491 new COVID-19 cases registered in a span of 24 hours, while Maharashtra has reported 6,159 new cases followed by Delhi with 5,246 new cases.

Delhi with 99 deaths reported the maximum new fatalities. Maharashtra saw a fatality count of 65 followed

by West Bengal with 51 deaths, the ministry said.

India’s present active COVID-19 caseload at 4,52,344 is 4.88 per cent of the total coronavirus cases, and has been sustained below the 5 per cent mark.

According to the ministry, 65 per cent of the active cases are in eight states and UTs which have contributed to the maximum daily new cases and deaths.

It said 61 per cent of the total COVID-19 deaths are concentrated in these eight states/UTs. The case fatality rates of Punjab (3.16 per cent), Maharashtra (2.60 per cent), West Bengal (1.75 per cent) and Delhi (1.60 per cent) are higher than the national average of 1.46 per cent, the ministry said.

Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Kerala have a case fatality rate of 1.43 per cent, 1.02 per cent, 0.87 per cent and 0.37 per cent, respectively.

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COVID-19 cases per million followed by Kerala with 16,201 cases, Maharashtra with 14,584 and Haryana with 7,959 cases per million population. Their cases per million figures are higher as compared to the national average of 6,715.

The total COVID-19 recovered cases in India are nearing 87 lakh (86,79,138) and the national recovery rate stands at 93.66 per cent.

A total of 36,367 recoveries have been registered in a span of 24 hours in the country, the ministry said.

Fifteen states and UTs have a recovery rate more than the national average, it said.

I nd ia ’s C OV I D -19 caseload increased to 92.66 lakh with 44,489 new infections being reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,35,223 with 524 new fatalities, the ministry data updated at 8 am on Thursday showed.

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ing, China and India have maintained candid and indepth communication and coordination to promote disengagement in areas along the Line of Actual Control in the western sector of China-India boundary,” Ren was quoted as saying by official website of the Ministry of Defence of China.

Nearly 50,000 troops of the Indian Army are currently deployed in a high state of combat readiness in various mountainous locations in eastern Ladakh in subzero conditions as multiple rounds of talks between the two sides have not yielded any concrete outcome yet to resolve the border standoff.

China has also deployed an equal number of troops, according to officials.

Ren noted that both sides have agreed to earnestly implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries and ensure their frontline troops exercise restraint.

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Mumbai, Nov 26 (PTI): Stan Swamy, the 83-year-old tribal rights activist arrested for his alleged involvement in the Elgar Parishad case, will have to wait a few more days for a straw and a sipper cup he needs as a Parkinson’s patient. Responding to Swamy’s request for these items before a special court here on Thursday, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said it did not take the straw and sipper from Swamy during his arrest, as claimed by the activist.

Following the central agency’s response, the special court rejected Swamy’s application. Swamy then moved a fresh application seeking permission to use a straw and a sipper and winter clothes inside the jail. The court sought a reply from the jail authorities and adjourned the matter till December 4.

The NIA which arrested Swamy from his residence in Ranchi on October 8, had earlier this month sought 20 days’ time to respond to his request for the straw and sipper.

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New Delhi, Nov 26 (PTI): The phase-three human clinical trial of indigenously developed anticoronavirus vaccine candidate Covaxin began at the AIIMS here on Thursday with Dr M V Padma Srivastava, the chief of Neurosciences Centre at the premier institute, and three other volunteers receiving the first dose.

‘Covaxin’ is being developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

Dr Srivastava was the first one to receive the shot, which would be given to around 15,000 volunteers at the AIIMS over the next few days, sources said.

The first dose of 0.5 ml intramuscular injection was given to four volunteers.

They were under observation for two hours and will be monitored for the next few days, a source said.

When contacted, Dr Srivastava said, “Covaxin is the first indigenously-developed anti-coronavirus vaccine and on top of that, my institute is participating in the trial. I am honoured to be the first volunteer to receive the shot. I am happy to be a part of such a great cause. I am perfectly fine and I’m working.”

As part of the trial application, a dose of 0.5 ml would be given on day 0 and on day 28, sources

third Global Renewable Energy Investment Meeting and Expo (RE-Invest 2020) through video conferencing. The summit is being organised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, and this year’s theme is ‘Innovations for Sustainable Energy Transition’.

Power Minister R K Singh said that India has transformed from being energy deficit to being energy surplus, connected the entire country with one grid and connected 28 million households in 18 months which is the largest programme in the whole world.

India’s Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) state that 40 per cent energy production would be from nonfossil fuel sources.

Singh said that India currently has 38.1 per cent installed capacity from nonfossil fuel sources.

By 2030, India plans to achieve 64 per cent power generation capacity from renewable sources, which would be 24 per cent higher than our commitment under Paris Agreement, he added.

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the supply chain determines overall competitiveness. He said that the government should understand that the small-scale businesses in manufacturing and the services are different animals and must be treated differently by the policymakers. Indian industry cannot be competitive unless the promoters and managers treat workers as partners, argued Bhargava. He pointed out that Maruti owes its success to explaining to its workers that they will prosper if the company grows and backing that with policies and actions that delivered income and career growth to the employees. He said that Indian workers had been protected and pampered by the government and the courts before 1991 and the managements themselves had made no attempt to educate workers about what they would gain if the company grew.

(From p-1) Giving a statistics of State government jobs, he said the federation found that out of 1.3 lakh employees, only 6% gazetted officers’ posts were held by Eastern people and around 10% in the grade III and IV posts.

When asked if the federation was ready to reconsider its demands in order to come to the negotiating, Sangtam

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force, but the increased sales of cars each year create more jobs in the service economy.

Bhargava said that there is fault in the policy thinking that focuses on job creation by each sector instead of job creation in the total economy. With regard to states reserving jobs in manufacturing for locals, Bhargava said that it is an anti-competitive step. The LeaderSpeak session, which was 33rd in the series, was moderated by Harsh Pati Singhania, President, AIMA and Vice Chairman and Managing Director, JK Paper Ltd, while Rekha Sethi, Director General, AIMA, anchored the session.

The protection for the MSME sector has been the bane of Indian manufacturing, according to Bhargava. He argued that the MSMEs have to be as globally competitive as the large companies because

DIMAPUR, NOV 26 (NPN): Nagaland Foothill Road Coordination Committee (NFHRCC) has convened an emergency meeting at its base office here at 10 am on November 28 and requested all respective tribal members to attend positively.

According to a press release issued by committee’s convener Supu Jamir, general secretary W Lemba Chang and assistant general secretary W Chenithung Humtsoe, the meeting has been necessitated due to the aggressive behaviour shown by agitating parties from Assam site at Nakachari and Mariani sectors in the name of the economic blockade, seizing public vehicles, all of which needs to be resolved amicably.

The committee further strongly appealed to the State government and Naga public not to be complacent and sleep over the “Naga survival road” (the Foothill road) and urged upon all stakeholders to take up the issue seriously.

It also sought an appointment with deputy chief minister Y Patton, who also holds home and R&B (PWD) portfolios, on the issue of making the Foothill road pliable during dry season and expected to be reciprocated at the earliest.

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New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS): India has the capability to become a lower cost producer than China if the industry and the government work together, Maruti Suzuki India Chairman R.C. Bhargava said on Thursday.

Bhargava presented his ideas on making Indian manufacturing globally competitive at an online dialogue with the country’s management leaders organised by All India Management Association (AIMA).

Bhargava argued that the only objective of government policies has to be to increase the competitiveness of Indian industry so that it can make things at the lowest cost and the best quality in the world. “The more the industry can sell, the more jobs will be created in the economy,” he said. He pointed out that Maruti Suzuki produces more cars each year without adding to its work-

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DIMAPUR: Jaong, a small farm named after founder’s great grandfather and started in 2018 in Yisemyong, under Mokokchung district launched its assistance company headquartered at Dimapur at the Tourist Lodge, Dimapur. The company was launched by proprietor of Hope Academy Sashila Ozukum on November 26.

Lima Jamir the founder of Jaong.in said, “There is nothing like a helping hand Special guest Sashila Ozukum proprietor of Hope in times of need. And when Academy Dimapur launching Joang.in company on there is already a physi- Thursday along with founder Lima Jamir and team. cal shopping mall, we can company is also launching a toll free always have a virtual shopping mall”. number courier services for general public.

Jaong.in is a Virtual Shopping mall, where Customers may call the toll free number Naga entrepreneurs can use the company and use the courier services and make life technology to open and expand their exist- a little easier. ing business online for free of cost. The Jaong.in offers a wide range of options customers can choose their desired items in every category, exclusively handpicked according to the shops they want to shop, to help customers find the best quality providing the experience of a shopping available at the lowest prices. Customers mall, in a virtual form. can pay online using debit/credit card or Jaong.in provides advertising and by cash on delivery. customer service for both businesses and Jaong.in will open its virtual shopping customers. The company aims to promote mall from 1st Dec 2020, with a launching branding of young entrepreneurs and ex- offer of, free delivery service upto 50 cusisting business owners and to bring their tomers daily for the next 3 days after openproducts online by providing a comfortable ing on its website https://www.jaong.in shopping experience to customers throughOpang Jamir, hosted the event while out India. It also focuses on home delivery the dedicatory prayer was said by associate system as well. pastor Imnatoshi DABA and other well For the first time in Nagaland the wishers were present in the event.

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both conventional and unconventional measures, he said, applauding the market for responding to those with alacrity.

“The Reserve Bank remains committed to fostering orderly functioning of financial markets and will continue to evaluate incoming information having a bearing on the financial markets and act, as needed, to mitigate any downside risks,” he said.

However, he said, a few “imperfections” are evident in the market, like secondary market liquidity confined to benchmark tenor papers, predominance of “buy and hold” and “long-only” investors hurting diversity of views and interest rate derivative markets remaining limited to Overnight Indexed Swap product.

Das warned that markets with a small number of participants tend to become ‘closed user clubs’ with “predictable behavioural attributes” and speculative flows in thin markets can create distortions.

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Terming 2020 as year like never before, the Governor warned of rising virus infections in parts of India as a downside risk to growth and added that certain advance economies in Europe who are also witnessing a surge in cases can hurt global growth as well.

Das said regulatory reforms have moved the financial markets to the next trajectory amid the pandemic and affirmed RBI’s commitment to ensure an orderly conduct in the markets and mitigate any downside risks.

The pandemic impacted the markets in various ways, including impacting liquidity as activity thinned out, hardening of yields in the g-sec market and steepening of the yield curve on fears of fiscal slippage, deterioration in the commercial paper and corporate bond market due to risk aversion and depreciation in the rupee.

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economy by 23.9 per cent in Q1 and a multi-speed normalisation of activity in Q2, the Indian economy has exhibited stronger than expected pick-up in momentum of recovery,” Das said, speaking at the annual day event of Foreign Exchange Dealers’ Association of India (FEDAI).

“We need to be watchful about the sustainability of demand after festivals and a possible reassessment of market expectations surrounding the vaccine,” he added.

Analysts at Icra, a rating agency, had earlier this week raised doubts over the sustainability of demand

and attributed the spurt to pent-up requirements following the lockdowns and also the festivities.

In what can assuage some concerns following the inflation over-shooting the upper end of the RBI’s target band for many months, Das reiterated the rate-setting panel’s resolve to “see through temporary pressures” on price rise.

“The monetary policy guidance in October emphasised the need to see through temporary inflation pressures and also maintain the accommodative stance at least during the current financial year and into the next financial year,” he said.

Das said a comfortable external balance position, wherein India’s forex reserves have risen to USD 572.7 billion as of November 13 or sufficient to cover a year’s imports, have been a key source of resilience in recent months, adding that the government’s production-linked incentives scheme to up India’s share in global supply chains can

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Mumbai, Nov 26 (PTI): After the 23.9 per cent GDP contraction in the AprilJune quarter following the COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery momentum has been stronger than expected, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday.

Das, however, said that we need to be watchful of the demand momentum sustaining after the festivities as well, and also warned of downside risks to growth coming from a rise in virus infections in select pockets.

The heavy contraction in Q1 was attributed to the near-complete chilling of all economic activity in the wake of one of the strongest lockdowns enforced anywhere in the world.

The RBI, which has introduced many unconventional measures to aid recovery apart from cutting key rates by 1.15 per cent, expects the economy to shrink by 9.5 per cent in FY21.

“After witnessing a sharp contraction in the

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India and Nepal agree to advance We’re at war with virus, not each other: Biden mutual cooperation as FSs hold talks

WASHINGTON, NOV 26 (PTI/IANS): US President-elect Joe Biden has reminded Americans that they were at war with the coronavirus and not against each other, as he called for an end to the “grim season of division” in the country.

In a Thanksgiving address ahead of the holiday, he urged fellow Americans to forgo high-risk holiday traditions, as cases of the virus continue to surge in the US, the worst-hit nation with over 262,100 deaths.

“I know the country’s grown weary of the fight.

But we need to remember, we’re at war with the virus, not with one another. Not with each other.

“This is the moment where we need to steel our spines, redouble our efforts and recommit ourselves to the fight,” Biden said, speaking from his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware. “ L e t ’s r e m e m b e r : We’re all in this together,” the 78-year-old Democrat said on Wednesday.

He offered condolences to those who have lost loved ones during the raging pandemic and are struggling around the holidays, and spoke about the pain he has felt after members of his own family passed away

also urged Americans to keep their indoor holiday gatherings as “small as you possibly can.”

Biden did not mention President Donald Trump, a Republican, by name in his address, saying only, “In America, we have full, free elections. Then we honour the results.”

The former US vice president won the November 3 election over Trump, who is continuing his legal efforts to upend Biden’s victory.

Trump has allowed the official start of Biden’s transition to power this week but has not yet conceded defeat.

Pennsylvania court halts certification of election results

President-elect Joe Biden removes his face mask as he arrives The Commonwealth excuse absentee voting to speak at The Queen theater, Wednesday. (AP/PTI) Court of Pennsylvania violated the Pennsylvania

too soon.

The president-elect vowed that the pandemic would be beaten.

“I believe this grim season of division... is going to give way to a year of light and unity.”

He said he knows that this time of year can be especially difficult. “Believe me, I know,” Biden said.

“I remember that first Thanksgiving. The empty chair, the silence. Takes your breath away,” he said, apparently referring to the personal tragedies in his own life.

Biden’s wife and infant daughter were killed in a car accident at Christmas time in 1972, and his son Beau died of brain cancer in 2015.

“It’s really hard to

care,” Biden said. “It’s hard to give thanks. It’s hard to even think of looking forward, and it’s so hard to hope. I understand. I’ll be thinking and praying for each and every one of you at this Thanksgiving.”

The Thanksgiving holiday comes as coronavirus cases spike nationwide, bringing the total of deaths in the US up to nearly 260,000 as of Wednesday, and as a fresh wave of public health restrictions have been put in place to control the spread of the virus.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended last week that Americans should not travel for Thanksgiving.

The country’s top infectious disease doctor, Dr Anthony Fauci has

in the US on Wednesday ordered an injunction halting the certification of the rest of the ballots in the presidential election, pending a hearing about a case filed by Republicans alleging irregularities in mail-in voting.

The ruling came one day after the state’s department of state certified the results for Democrat Joe Biden and Governor Tom Wolf ’s subsequent ascertainment that the former vice president is the apparent president-elect, the Xinhua news agency reported.

Republican voters in the state, including Representative Mike Kelly and GOP congressional candidate Sean Parnell, brought up a case alleging that a state law allowing for no-

constitution.

“To the extent that there remains any further action to perfect the certification of the results of the 2020 General Election ... for the office of President and Vice President of the United States of America, Respondents are preliminarily enjoined from doing so, pending an evidentiary hearing,” Judge Patricia McCullough wrote in the ruling. The hearing is scheduled for Friday.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro disputed the ruling, saying on Twitter that the “order does not impact yesterday’s appointment of electors.

We will be filing an appeal with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court momentarily.”

KATHMANDU, NOV 26 (PTI): India and Nepal on Thursday agreed to step up efforts to advance mutual cooperation during a “productive” meeting between Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and his Nepalese counterpart Bharat Raj Paudyal.

Shringla began his two-day official visit to Nepal on Thursday. He was accorded a warm welcome on his maiden visit to Nepal which is happening at the invitation of Nepal Foreign Secretary Paudyal, amid a strain in bilateral ties following a bitter border row between the two countries.

“FS @harshvshringla had a productive meeting with @PaudyalBR during which they took stock of bilateral cooperation and discussed issues of mutual interest,” the Indian embassy in Kathmandu said in a tweet.

“Both sides appreciated the progress made on the numerous bilateral initiatives and projects. It was agreed to take further steps to advance mutual cooperation,” it said in another tweet.

Shringla arrived at Tribhuvan International in Kathmandu on Thursday

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morning.

While interacting with local journalists, he said, “I have wanted to come here earlier also, but because of COVID-19 I couldn’t do so.

I am very happy to be here.

I was here in Kathmandu earlier too, though this is my first visit to Nepal as a Foreign Secretary. We have very strong relationship.

Our endeavour will be to see how we can take that relationship forward”.

“I would like to thank the government of Nepal, the foreign secretary for the warm hospitality extended to us. We have some very good meetings ahead of us and we will look forward to how that goes. My first meeting will be with the Nepalese Foreign Secretary and then I will meet Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali.

I will also hold meetings

with high dignitaries in Kathmandu,” he said.

Shringla’s visit will be a continuation of the regular exchange of highlevel visits between the two friendly neighbours, the Nepalese Foreign Ministry said in a statement this week.

He is also scheduled to call on Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Thursday. On Friday, he will give a lecture on India-Nepal relations at Hotel Soaltee Crown Plaza in Kathmandu and will inspect three schools built under Indian assistance at Gorkha, the epicenter of the 2015 earthquake, it said.

Shringla will also hand over COVID-19-related support to the Government of Nepal before wrapping up his two-day visit on Friday.

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Rawalpindi/Islamabad since 2009.

The other six accused -- Abdul Wajid, Mazhar Iqbal, Hamad Amin Sadiq, Shahid Jamil Riaz, Jamil Ahmed and Younis Anjum -- who are facing charges of abetment to murder, attempted murder, planning and executing the Mumbai attack, are lodged at the high-security Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.

The Pakistan government says it has recently introduced a number of fresh legislations to enable security forces to confront terrorist groups more effectively.

Making the information about the 19 most wanted LeT terrorists public for the first time, the FIA says Amjad Khan of Multan was a crew member of LeT (boat Al-Hussaini and boat Al-Fauz).

“He also purchased the boat Al Fauz which was used during the Mumbai terror attacks. He also purchased a Yamaha motorboat engine, life jackets, inflatable boats etc. From ARZ Water Sport Karachi these things were used in Mumbai terror attacks and recovered by Indian authorities,” it says.

Indonesian Minister arrested for graft in lobster seed export case

JAKARTA, NOV 26 (IANS): Indonesian Minister for Maritime and Fishery Affairs Edhy Prabowo has been arrested on charges of corruption related to a controversial policy to resume exports of baby lobsters.

At a press conference held at the commission’s headquarters in Jakarta on Wednesday evening, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) senior officials said Prabowo and his colleagues have allegedly received bribes amounting to at least 9.8 billion rupiahs (695,655 US dollars) from exporters who took advantages from his decision to lift the ban on lobster larvae export, Xinhua reported.

Early on Wednesday, the Minister along with his wife and a number of people were detained by the anti-graft officials at the Soekarno-Hatta Airport after a working visit to the United States.

As many as seven people, including the minister, have been named suspects after several hours of interrogation.

Prabowo made a public apology for his wrongdoing after the KPK’s press conference.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has appointed Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan as an ad interim Maritime and Fishery Affairs Minister.

dialogue and humanitarian access as Ethiopian forces have fought their way through Tigray to Mekele.

But Abiy, last year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, however, has rejected interna-

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The NSCN/ GPRN, Rengma Region extends its heartiest congratulations to Mr. Kesinga Khings for having been inducted as member of collective leadership.

It wishes him success and look forward to his able leadership and guidance.

The Rengma Region further extends its gratitude to the NSCN/ GPRN for inducting him into this prestigious position, which is an honour for the Rengma Community in particular and the Naga Nation as a whole.

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INFORMATION We, the Akuluto Town Union Dimapur cordially invite one and all to the Annual Picnic Cum-Advent Christmas on 28 Nov' 2020. At 10:00 AM at Shri. Khevito Chophy farm, Kuhoxu Village, Niuland.

President Akuluto Town Union Dimapur

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The UN now says shortages have become “very critical” in the Tigray region as its population of 6 million remains sealed off.

Fuel and cash are running out, more than 1 million people are now estimated to be displaced and food for nearly 100,000 refugees from Eritrea will be gone in a week, according to its update released overnight. And more than 600,000 people who rely on monthly food rations haven’t received them this month.

Naga Hospital Authority, Kohima expresses our deep appreciation to various departments/ organizations and individuals for their kind contribution in cash and kind during this COVID-19 pandemic crisis. NHAK wishes our patrons to continue their good endeavors and look forward for their meaningful participation in the coming days. Further, NHAK informs any well-wishers intending to contribute may kindly contact the Medical Superintendent cum Liaison Officer COVID-19 EOC, NHAK: 85752 48951.

1. Midland Baptist Church, Women Prayer Fellowship 2. Virelie Nuoyie Krotho 3. Mrs. Neitho-ü Kire 4. Mr. K. Kire, Retd DGP, Nagaland.

5. Angamimiapfü Mechü Krotho (AMK) 6. Dr. Khriezovoü Solo & Friend 7. Mr. Ruokuovi Keditsu & Family 8. Mr. Menukhol John, Principal Secretary 9. Mr. Abei-o Kire, Retd Additional Chief Secretary (DR. THORHUSIE KATIRY) Managing Director Naga Hospital Authority, Kohima K-1920

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FELICITATION T h e C h a n g k i K a ke t s ü r i Longjem (Apex body) convey our heartiest congratulations to Miss Kisung Changkiri (D/o Mr. Changtsüpong Changkiri and Mrs. Asungla Longkumer) for her Honoris Causa degree as Gold Medalist B.A. English Honours, from Patkai Christian College Autonomous.

The CKL is immensely blessed and wishes her success in all her future endeavours.

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FELICITATION We, the Akuluto Town Union Dimapur with immense pride and joy would like to extend our heartiest congratulation to Shri. NITOHO KIHO for promotion to the Executive Engineer Hydro Electric Division, Kohima. We further extend best wishes for his future endeavours.

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the 19 “most wanted terrorists” involved in the deadly terror assault that sent shockwaves across the country and even brought India and Pakistan to the brink of a war.

In November 2008, 10 LeT terrorists sailed into Mumbai from Karachi and carried out coordinated attacks, killing 166 people and injuring over 300. Nine of the attackers were killed by police while lone survivor Ajmal Kasab was caught and hanged after trial in India. On the 12th anniversary of the Mumbai terror attack, its mastermind Saeed is in jail in Lahore, serving a collective over 21-year sentence under terror financing charges.

Saeed, a UN designated terrorist whom the US has placed a USD 10 million bounty on, was arrested on July 17 last year.

Saeed-led JuD is the front organisation for the LeT. And the LeT operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi has been operating with impunity in the country after securing bail in the Mumbai terror attack case over five years ago. The 26/11 case has been pending in the anti-terrorism courts of

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tional “interference”. His government has said three high-level African Union envoys for the conflict can meet with Abiy, but not with the Tigray leaders.

It remains difficult to verify claims in the fighting that erupted November 4 between Ethiopian forces and the heavily armed forces of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, which once dominated Ethiopia’s government but has been sidelined under Abiy’s rule.

The two governments now regard each other as illegal.

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With profound gratitude to our Almighty God and deep appreciation to Government of Nagaland headed by the Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Neiphiu Rio, the Khezhakeno Students’ Union extend our heartfelt congratulation to Mrs. Khanrinla T Koza, Secretary, Justice & Law, on her promotion to the post of Special Secretary, Justice & Law. And also hearty congratulations to: Mr Khrope Koza, Asst. Director, on his promotion to the post of Deputy Director, Department of School Education.

Mr Vike Koza Ritse, Treasury Accountant, on his promotion to the post of Sub-Treasury Officer, Treasuries & Accounts Department.

The Union lauds their achievements and wishes them the best in their future endeavours.

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the 72-hour period that ended Wednesday evening.

“We will take utmost care to protect civilians,” the statement said.

The United Nations has reported people fleeing the city, but communications and transport links remain severed to Tigray, and it’s not clear how many people in Mekele received the warnings in time. Tigray regional leaders couldn’t immediately be reached.

The inter national community is pleading for immediate de-escalation,

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LAHORE, NOV 26 (PTI): Twelve years after the 26/11 attack, Pakistan has placed 19 members of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in a list of the “Most Wanted Terrorists” for their role in the heinous assault, but it has not initiated any serious efforts to nab them and also punish seven others who are facing trial here.

The security agencies here are clueless about the whereabouts of these 19 most wanted terrorists.

Some of them have been hiding in Pakistan and others are believed to have fled the country. These terrorists were either crew members of the boats used by the attackers or financiers of the 26/11 attack.

The move to place 19 LeT terrorists in the list apparently came following the Paris-based global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog’s recent decision to retain Pakistan on its grey list till February 2021. The Financial Action Task Force made the decision after Islamabad failed to fulfill its six key obligations, including failure to take action against two of India’s most wanted terrorists – Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed and Jaish-e-Mohammed head Masood Azhar.

The security agencies have prepared a list of over 1,200 most wanted/high profile terrorists in Pakistan to enable more coordination among authorities to go after them, officials from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) told PTI. The FIA, Pakistan’s top investigating agency, has been probing the Mumbai terror attack case since 2009 and is looking for

NAIROBI, NOV 26 (AP): Ethiopia’s prime minister said Thursday the army has been ordered to move on the embattled Tigray regional capital after his 72-hour ultimatum ended for Tigray leaders to surrender, and he warned its half-million residents to stay indoors and disarm.

The military offensive “has reached its final stage” after three weeks of fighting, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s office said. That means tanks and other weaponry can close in on Mekele, whose residents had been warned of “no mercy” if they didn’t move away from Tigray leaders in time.

That caused international alarm as rights groups said such wording could violate international law and put civilians in further danger.

Abiy’s statement asserted that thousands of Tigray militia and special forces surrendered during

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Bollywood remembers 26/11 martyrs B

ollywood celebrities on Thursday remembered the horrors of the Mumbai terror attack of 2008 and paid a tribute to the martyrs who laid their lives trying to save the city.

On November 26, 2008, ten Pakistani terrorists of the terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba sneaked into Mumbai through the sea route, and unleashed havoc in various parts of the city killing over 160 people. Over the course of their attack, nine terrorists were killed while Mohammed Ajmal Kasab was arrested and finally executed in November 2012.

The terrorists targeted common people at major spots like Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station, Taj Mahal Palace hotel, Cafe Leopold, Cama and Albless Hospital, Nariman House, and Oberoi-Trident Hotel.

Recalling the horror, superstar Akshay Kumar tweeted: “Akshay Kumar: 26/11, a day Mumbaikars will never forget. My

heartfelt tribute to the martyrs and victims of the #MumbaiTerrorAttack. We will forever be indebted to our bravehearts for their supreme sacrifice.”

Madhuri Dixit posted: “26/11 #MumbaiTerrorAttack. Remembering the heroes who gave up their lives for our safety on this day, 12 years ago.

I salute their spirit and bravery. Let’s never forget their sacrifice.

Lyricist Prasoon Joshi shared a video of a poem recited by him as a tribute to the martyrs. He wrote: “26/11 A tribute to all the innocent lives lost on the fateful day and their spirit which lives on... Dard ke Parinde #MumbaiAttack #MumbaiTerrorAttak.”

Ranvir Shorey posted: “Never forget. Prayers for all who laid down and lost their lives on the day. #MumbaiTerrorAttack” “Praying for peace and healing for every single life that was changed, lost, and altered... #26thNovember #peace #healing #MumbaiTerrorAttack,” tweeted Shilpa Shetty.

“There is an invisible

yet unmistakable connection between every Mumbaikar who lived through 26/11 just as there will be the same between every citizen who will have lived through the pandemic.

One has passed, the other will too. In memoriam. #MumbaiTerrorAttack,” posted Rahul Bose.

Urmila Matondkar tweeted: “Heartfelt tribute to martyrs n victims of 26/11 #MumbaiTerrorAttack. Salute to strength n resilience of people of #MumbaiCity Eternally grateful for your supreme sacrifice n you are forever in our hearts #BlackDay #MumbaiAttack #MumbaiPolice #JaiHind.”

Gulshan Devaiah said he was saved due to sheer luck on that fateful day in 2008. The actor wrote: “I was visiting my friend’s home for lunch with whom, only a day before I was planning to go window shopping at the Oberoi & Taj. Laziness saved us that trip. #2611Attack #mumbai.”

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Cooking with wood may cause lung damage: Study

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eople who cook with biomass fuels like wood are at risk of suffering considerable damage to their lungs from breathing in dangerous concentrations of pollutants and bacterial toxins, say researchers, including one of Indian-origin.

Pollutants from cooking with biomass are a major contributor to the estimated 4 million deaths a year from household air pollution-related illness.

“It is important to detect, understand and reverse the early alterations that develop in response to chronic exposures to biomass fuel emissions,” said study co-author Abhilash Kizhakke Puliyakote from the University of California San Diego in the US. For the findings, the research team investigated the impact of cookstove pollutants in 23 people cooking with liquefied petroleum gas or wood biomass in Thanjavur, India.

The researchers measured the concentrations

of pollutants in the homes and then studied the lung function of the individuals, using traditional tests such as spirometry.

They also used advanced CT scanning to make quantitative measurements -- for instance, they acquired one scan when the person inhaled and another after they exhaled and measured the difference between the images to see how the lungs were functioning.

Analysis showed that the ones who cooked with wood biomass were exposed to greater concentrations of pollutants

and bacterial endotoxins compared to liquefied petroleum gas users.

They also had a significantly higher level of air trapping in their lungs, a condition associated with lung diseases.

“Air trapping happens when a part of the lung is unable to efficiently exchange air with the environment, so the next time you breathe in, you’re not getting enough oxygen into that region and eliminating carbon dioxide,” said Dr Kizhakke Puliyakote.

“That par t of the lung has impaired gas exchange,” Puliyakote added.

The researchers found a smaller subset of the biomass users who had very high levels of air trapping and abnormal tissue mechanics, even when compared to other biomass users.

In about one-third of the group, more than 50 per cent of the air they inhaled ended up trapped in their lungs.

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It doesn’t take much to be a changemaker: Dia Mirza Sanjay Dutt’s new film ‘Torbaaz’ discusses terrorism with human angle

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ctress Dia Mirza says change is driven by the power of empathy, compassion and intention. “I have understood one thing that in order to be a changemaker, it doesn’t take much.

It just takes the power of empathy, and compassion and intention to kick in,” Dia told IANS. “If you are a good human being, who is responding to the travails of society, you respond to it from a place of compassion and action, and think, ‘we are not going to sit back and just watch. I want to make a difference. Let me figure out how’,” added the actress, who is seen hosting “Bharat Ke Mahaveer”. The series brings stories as representative of the spirit of solidarity in the country, and celebrates Indians who have shown extraordinary kindness during the coronavirus pandemic.

“These are examples of such people who just said, ‘I am going to use my time, my resources, my energy, even if my resources are limited, I will use whatever is accessible to me to make a difference’,” said the actress.

Talking about the show, Dia said: “I thought I have to do this simply because I feel that pandemic has had a deep impact on people’s lives, and it is necessary for us to highlight stories of upliftment and positive change... These are experiences that just enrich your own life by giving you an opportunity to engage and interact with such people.”

The series airs on Discovery channel, and Discovery Plus app, and comes in partnership between the United Nations in India, NITI Aayog and Discovery channel.

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ilmmaker Girish Malik, who directs Sanjay Dutt in his new film Torbaaz, says he wanted to show a story of hope and discuss terrorism with a human angle in the upcoming release.

Torbaaz is the story of a man who rises above personal tragedy and decides to transform the lives of refugee camp kids who are on the path of destruction, through the game of cricket.

“I really like bringing forth stories and characters that people have never imagined. There is so much in this world which needs to be told through the medium of cinema.

The world of filmmaking is very fascinating for me and I like presenting every character in its most honest and impactful manner.

That has always been my priority. ‘Torbaaz’ is one

such story and will surely leave an impact on the viewer,” Malik said.

Talking about the journey, he shared: “The idea is to show a story of hope and also to discuss terrorism with a human angle. The journey was a rollercoaster with ups and downs. Lots of challenges and hardships, but the passion to tell this story and to tell it a certain way was huge. It is a story with a massive canvas, and considering the scale required it was tough. It was nothing short of an ordeal to be

honest.”

“I like to tell stories that make an impact and are interesting to watch too. I am not making a documentary but the audience is intelligent today, so the authenticity needs to be there. I don’t take my audience for granted.

Filmmaking is my passion.

And I am a very visual person. I think in visuals,” he added.

Torbaaz stars Sanjay Dutt with Nargis Fakhri and Rahul Dev. The film releases on Netflix on December 11.

(IANS)

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Wax statue of Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty at Mother’s Wax Musuem, in Kolkata, Thursday. (PTI)

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played roles in action movies “Doctor Strange” and “Casino Royale” as well as taking roles in Danish dramas such as “The Hunnt” and “A Royal Affair.”

The “Fantastic Beasts” movies, based on the magical adventures of Newt Scamander, are set some 60 years before the “Harry Potter” films but feature several of the same key characters when they were younger.

The third as yet untitled movie in the series is set for release in July 2022.

The first two of the five planned “Fantastic Beasts” films earned $1.5 billion at the global box office, according to Box Office Mojo.

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We, the mothers of the Dimapur Changkilari Telongjem, would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Ms. Kisungla Changkiri, D/o Mr. Changtsupong Changkiri and Mrs. Asungla Longkumer, for her meritorious performance in B.A. English Honours as Gold Medalist from Patkai Christian College (Autonomous). Best wishes and blessings to you for your future endeavours.

The mothers would also like to congratulate all the other candidates who have successfully graduated this year. May the Almighty God continue to bless all our children.

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anish actor Mads Mikkelsen has been chosen to replace Johnny Depp in the upcoming third film in the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise, Warner Bros. said on Wednesday.

Mikkelsen, 55, who is known for his role as serial killer Hannibal Lecter in the U.S. television series “Hannibal,” will play the evil wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the spinoff movie from “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling.

Depp was forced to exit the role earlier this month after losing a libel case in Britain against a tabloid newspaper that branded him a “wife beater.” The threeweek trial in July heard evidence from Depp and his former wife Amber Heard about a tempestuous marriage marked by violence on both sides and of heavy drinking by Depp.

Depp, who had earlier begun production on the third “Fantastic Beasts” movie in London, said he was asked to leave by Warner Bros. Mikkelsen also

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Thousands bid adieu to Maradona as Argentina grieves

BUENOS AIRES/ NAPLES, NOV 26 (AGENCIES/IANS): Thousands of fans are paying their final respects to Argentine football legend Diego Maradona at the presidential palace in Buenos Aires.

Three days of national mourning have begun in Argentina after Maradona, a national hero, died following a heart attack on Wednesday at the age of 60.

S o m e we p t , o t h ers blew kisses and said prayers as they filed past the coffin being displayed at Casa Rosada.

A million people are expected to visit his casket.

Officials had rushed to install cordons and other measures to try to limit the spread of coronavirus, as big crowds gathered on the capital’s Plaza de Mayo on Wednesday night.

Late into the night, a sea of people in Argentina shirts thronged the streets across the countr y to mourn Maradona’s death, and celebrate his life.

Maradona, one of the greatest football players of all time who played for clubs including Barcelona and Napoli, was captain when Argentina won the 1986 World Cup, scoring the famous “Hand of God” goal against Eng-

aside with Pelé paying tribute to Maradona as a dear friend. “One day, I hope, we will have a kick about together in heaven,” he said.

His former Argentina team-mate Ardiles said today’s football superstars “could not even dream” of being admired as much as Maradona was.

“He will be remembered as a genius in football,” he told the BBC. “You can see the extraordinary amount of interest that he generates.”

When the news of Maradona’s death broke, Argentina and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi led

Police block soccer fans waiting to see Diego Maradona lying in state outside the presidential palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday. (AP/PTI)

land in the quarter-finals.

Former Tottenham midfielder Ossie Ardiles, who played alongside Maradona at the 1982 World Cup, said he was “a god” in Argentina, in Naples and all around the world.

Maradona’s death has triggered an outpouring of grief in Argentina and across the world.

At 22:00 on Wednesday (01:00 GMT) - an hour chosen to match the number on his shirt - stadiums across Argentina switched on their floodlights to honour his memory.

Fans flocked to La

Bombonera, Boca Juniors’ stadium in Buenos Aires, where many were in tears.

Thousands of miles away in Italy, fans also gathered outside Napoli’s San Paolo stadium, which was lit up in tribute to the man who scored 81 goals in 188 appearances for the club.

Fireworks erupted in the sky as those below, clad in Maradona shirts and even Maradona face masks, chanted and wept.

Maradona was not just a sportsman for Argentines, he was an icon, a political player and of course, a loveable rogue.

There is deep sadness as people pay their respects to their superstar footballer.

But his influence goes beyond Argentina - South Americans are proud of their footballing heritage so this news has resonated across the region.

In neighbouring Brazil, where their man Pelé vied for the title of world’s best footballer, Maradona’s death was headline news - much of the rivalry between the two countries can be put down to the two players, such is the passion for the beautiful game here.

But rivalry was put

Napoli to rename its stadium in honour of Maradona

Serie A club Napoli on Thursday renamed its stadium in honour of Diego Maradona a day after he died aged 60. Club president Aulerio de Laurentiis said in a statement that the San Paolo Stadium will now be renamed after him.

“I believe it is right to name the San Paolo after you, so we can keep you with us as a witness of the excellent path this team has taken,” said de Laurentiis in a statement put up on the club’s website.

Earlier, Naples mayor Naples Luigi De Magistri had urged Napoli to change the name of the stadium in honour of the Argentine football great. “We will name the Stadio San Paolo in honour of Diego Armando Maradona!” he tweeted.

Maradona played for Napoli between 1984 and 1991, winning the Serie A twice, one Coppa Italia, and the UEFA Cup once. Napoli had never won the title before Maradona’s arrival, even flirting with relegation many a times. Maradona left as the club’s highest goalscorer, a record that stood until 2017 when Marek Hamsik surpassed his record.

Wheatley to miss Wales v Eng: Ford returns to starting XV Bahrain race after

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compete for the title against the winner of Group B on 6 December.

France will emerge victorious in the other group if they beat Italy on Saturday.

“We’re expecting another tough match and at the home of Welsh rugby where the heart and soul of their

Six members of Pak squad in NZ test positive for Covid-19

Pakistan players celebrate their win in the third Twenty20 cricket match against England at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. (PTI file)

AUCKLAND, NOV 26 (IANS): Six members of the Pakistan’s touring squad in New Zealand have tested positive for novel coronavirus, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) informed on Thursday. This was reported to the NZC after some of the members of the touring side, which is currently in isolation at a facility in Christchurch, had “contravened protocols on the first day of managed isolation”.

“Two of these six results have been deemed “historical”; four have been confirmed as new,” NZC stated in a media release.

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be moved to the quarantine arm of the managed isolation facility,” it added.

Following the development, the Pakistan team’s exemption to train while in managed isolation has been put on hold until investigations have been completed, the host board further said.

Prior to leaving Lahore, all members of the Pakistan touring squad had returned negative results on the four occasions they were tested.

“Separately, NZC has also been made aware that some members of the Pakistan team had contravened protocols on the first day of managed isolation. We will be having discussions with the tourists to assist them in understanding the requirements,” NZC stated.

game is,” said head coach Eddie Jones.

Ford made his comeback from injury off the bench against the Irish and now regains his starting position with Ollie Lawrence’s hip issue ensuring the need for a backline reshuffle.

“We’ve picked the best

23 players for the battle and we’re looking forward to it greatly,” added Jones.

“Twelve months ago, Wales were Grand Slam champions and three points from a World Cup final, so we know what they are capable of.” Cowan-Dickie and Watson both return to the matchday squad after injury, while Willis - who made his debut against Georgia - is recalled after missing out against Ireland.

Ben Earl is also named on the bench, with Jones opting for a split of six forwards and two backs.

The Bristol flanker revealed on Tuesday he had been training as a back in case he is needed to cover that area. “Obviously I’m a flanker first and foremost, but a little bit of versatility doesn’t harm and I am happy to do whatever job is required of me,” Earl said.

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L O N D O N, N OV 2 6 (AGENCIES): Red Bull sporting director Jonathan Wheatley has become the third senior public-facing Formula 1 figure to contract coronavirus.

Wheatley, 53, tested positive during mandatory testing in the UK last week and will miss this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix.

He is not unwell and has since returned a negative test. It is not yet clear whether he will be able to return for the second race in Bahrain a week later.

PRESS RELEASE

While deeply appreciating the present Government for sanctioning Up-gradation of PWD Road covering 19Km from Botsa to Sendenyu via Tsiemekhuma under PMGSY during 2018-2019, the people of Sendenyu Lojvü/Range (Sendenyu, Thongsünyu, New Sendenyu and Lotsüphen Villages) including the villages of Botsa, Tsiemekhuma Basa, Tsiemekhuma Bawe and Rümesinyu are compelled to publish this press statement out of utter frustration and profound dismay relating to the implementation of the said PMGSY Road which connects the above mentioned villages to the National Highway at Botsa. We have learned from reliable sources that the work order for up-gradation of this road has already been issued but due to litigation by vested interest of some contractors, the works have been put on hold.

It is pertinent to mention here that 1) The said road connecting these villages to the National Highway is the only road in Kohima district taken up by PWD which have not seen periodical maintenance, forget about blacktopping in its entire life since 1964.

2) The villages using this road face untold hardships especially pregnant women seeking maternity care and sick children and villagers seeking emergency medical services.

This becomes more acute during the monsoon seasons.

3) Children from these villages seeking education face unimaginable hardships including trekking for long distances to attend schools at Botsa, Tseminyu and Kohima due to the bad condition of this road.

4) The land under these villages is fertile and blessed with bumper crops and vegetable harvests but the pathetic condition of this road is a big hindrance to the farmers wanting to market their produce to nearby highway or towns.

5) The poor and helpless villagers of this area are denied of transportation be it private or Govt. (Especially NST service) due to this road not being upgraded or black-topped.

6) Historic Parashen, the first Naga Flag Hoisting Site located between Sendenyu and Rümesinyu villages is being increasingly visited by people having interest in the history of the Nagas. But this road in the present condition is a big setback and a source of illrepute and rapidly becoming an eyesore.

7) The Sendenyu people are conserving their biodiversity and wild-life through community initiatives for at least two decades now, for which numerous awards and citations have been credited to them Even NEC has initiated Eco-tourism Destination Centre adjacent to the Community Bio-diversity Reserved. But the said road which is the life-line and thoroughfare for all projects remains unattended and neglected thus far.

Therefore with much anguish and feeling of being side-lined for so long, the undersigned villages leaders appeal the concern authorities to resolve any dispute and start the upgradation/improvement of the said road without further delay, failing the concerned public shall be compelled to take its own course of action deemed fit for which the persons/authority responsible for delaying/failure to implement the lifeline project of the people of this range shall solely be held responsible.

Chairman, Sendenyu Village Council

Chairman, Botsa Village Council

Chairman, Lotsüphen Village Council

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L O N D O N, N OV 2 6 (AGENCIES): Fly-half George Ford returns to the starting XV for England’s Autumn Nations Cup match with Wales in Llanelli on Saturday.

Captain Owen Farrell switches to inside-centre with Henry Slade making up the midfield.

The starting forward pack is unchanged from the 18-7 victory against Ireland. Hooker Luke CowanDickie, flanker Jack Willis and back Anthony Watson are named among the replacements for the Group A match.

England are unbeaten in the Autumn Nations Cup so far, with the win over Ireland following a 40-0 defeat of Georgia. Victory against Wales would ensure England finish top of Group A, meaning they would

Chairman, Thongsunyu Village Council

Chairman, Tsiemekhuma Village Council

tributes, writing on social media: “He has left us but he will never leave us because Diego is eternal.”

Former England striker and Match of the Day host Gary Lineker, who was part of the England team beaten by Argentina at the 1986 World Cup, said Maradona was “by some distance, the best player of my generation and arguably the greatest of all time”.

In a statement on social media, the Argentine Football Association expressed “its deepest sorrow for the death of our legend”, adding: “You will always be in our hearts.”

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11 Rush Hour is KSU Futsal Champ

Champion Rush Hour FC and match officials.

KO H I M A , N OV 2 6 (NPN): Rush Hour FC emerged as KSU Futsal Championship 2020 through a tie break 2-1 after defeating Ratakhrie FC in the final match after both the team ended goal less draw in a stipulated time.

The Futsal tournament was organised by Kiruphema Students’ Union (KSU) in aid of fund rise under the theme ‘Kharu Puo Rübei’ at Kiruphema local ground, Thursday.

Altogether, 12 teams participated in the Futsal tournament, 28 goals were scored @ 2.54 per match and the champion and runners-up were awarded with a cash of Rs. 7000 and 4000 respectively.

In the individual cat-

RSA meeting-cum-pre-Christmas DIMAPUR: Rengma Sports Association (RSA) has convened its meeting-cum-pre Christmas celebration on December 1, 11 a.m. at G.K. Rengma’s farm, KVK Tesophenyu. All the members have been requested to attend the said programme.

Winter snooker open challenge from December

DIMAPUR: The Cue Association of Nagaland (CAN) will be organising Winter Snooker Open Challenge from December 9 to 12 at Baulk Line Club and Club Area 51 in Kohima.

The champion will receive a cash prize of Rs. 60, 000 while runner up will receive Rs. 30, 000. The two losing semi-finalists will also receive Rs. 15, 000 each while the player with the highest break point will pocket Rs. 10,000. The winter snooker tournament is an open competition for both men and women.

The game will be conducted on best of three basis till quarter finals and “best of five” from semi-finals onwards.

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egory, Vikedolie Zenyü-u of Ratakhrie FC in Futsal secured the highest goal scorer with four goals and Atuba Mor of Rush Hour FC in penalty shootout was awarded the best custodian.

While in penalty shootout, Rush Hour FC emerged as the champion by defeating Tachyon FC in the final match. The winner walked home with a cash of Rs. 5000 while the runners-up received a cash of Rs. 3000.

A total of 19 teams participated in the penalty shootout including most senior team Super Sky FC who also played competitively till the semi final led by captain Keneiselie Shosahie.

code will be formal while players will wear waist coat from quarter final rounds onwards.

The competition will be conducted following necessary Covid-19 protocols.

Interested players have been requested to collect the registration forms at the following snooker houses: Club 147 (Razhu Point), Atou Pool House (Old NST), Q Lounge (Super Market), Club Area 51 (Jail colony) and Baulk Line Club (Mohonkhola colony).

The registration fee will be Rs. 2,000; last date of form submission has been fixed at December 5 while the fixture will be drawn on December 7 at Baulk Line Club.

For further details, one may contact at 6009523384 and 9862511597.

Naga Rising Star Football Academy free coaching

DIMAPUR: Naga Rising Star Football Academy will be organising free winter coaching for under-15 years boys from December 7 onwards.

Boys enrolled for the free coaching will also be eligible for the coaching in Januar y 2021.

The academy will also organise winter classic from December 7 to 9.

Winter classic will include Penalty Shootout and Futsal tournament with total prize money of Rs. 1 lakh. For more information, one may contact +918415048303 /8787883848.

REPLY TO COUNTER REJOINDER

This reply to counter Rejoinder is based on the news that flushed on 24th Nov ‘2020, in the daily newspaper circulation of Nagaland Post printed at page No. 5, published by the so called “Singrep Village General Council”. The signatories includes self-made Head Gaon Bura (Designate), Lakimong Sangtam, T. Chuba Sangtam as VCC (Designate), Singrep Village as claimed by them. The four (4) other sub ordinate minor unions working under the affiliation of the Singrep Village Council has appended their signature in the said counter rejoinder without initiating with their own officials. It is for the clarification/notice for the general public readers consumption that amongst the other 5 candidates who took part to fill the vacant post to the 60 Pungro-Kiphire Constituency, to the Nagaland State Legislative Assembly, one candidate from our Village (Singrep) contested/participated in the by-election which was scheduled on 3rd Nov’2020, his fate did not favour him and lost the said election, resulting in electing the Independent candidate. All the signatories in the said counter rejoinder issued are supporter of the losing candidate which shows more of Political influence and party favoritism which is a serious matter to look into. Besides other 143 Household supporters of the Singrep Village citizens, the four mentioned persons headed by Singrep Village Head Gaon Bura, Chairman, Singrep Village Council, President, Singrep Yangdong Suro Ashimükhong (SYSA), Vice-President Kiphire Area Students’ Union (KASU), in their Counter Rejoinder are the supporters of the winning Independent candidate, who exercised their Fundamental Rights and duties and enjoyed their Universal Adult Franchise which guarantees and enshrined under the Indian Constitution, their right to vote and choose any candidate one prefers to is targeted individually and trying to impeach forcefully from their present designated post holding with the ill motive and frustration to avenge for not supporting our contested Village Candidate, which is highly questionable and may cause to initiate legal proceedings against the said perpetrators for illegally trying to motivate and indulge in the personal affairs of the life. The point wise claimed by them is useless and illogical which do not stand any locus-standi for justification.

1. The claim made by them mentioning Singrep Village General Council is ignored miserably as such there is no formal Government Order/s notifying formal formation of such Council till date. The only parent apex body functioning to administer the village is carried on by the Singrep Village Council. As such, any individual/s trying to take undue advantages by way of using such concocted name shall resolve to legal action against the wrong doers in future course of action.

2. It is for the sake of brevity that the total number of Household i.e supporter of winning candidate as estimated by the party workers, consisting both from Singrep Village and Singrep Citizens of Kiphire Town is roughly approximated to 143 household and as such the losing party need to update with the latest assessment and may work out accordingly.

3. The mentioned four heads along with 143 household, the supporter of the winning party have no knowledge as to who convened the meeting without the intimidation or initiative of the Village priority heads including, Village Head Gaon Bura, Village Council Chairman, President, Singrep Yangdong Suro Ashimükhong (SYSA) and other executives from various sub-ordinate Unions/organizations as mandate necessitated by the rules made therein under is not followed. Therefore, whatever Article 21 they are talking about is declared null and void and the claimed Article shall not imply or put into any action in future to the Citizens of Singrepians in general.

4. The usage of the nomenclature termed as “Singrep Village General Council” is putting a shame to the Singrep Village Council and is not affiliated or recognized by the Singrep Village Council at any point of time.

Therefore, should resort to immediate dissolution with strict compliance before initiating legal action.

Sd/Sd/Sd/Sd/(T. HANKIUMONG) (T. LITSARI) T. THSISEPI) (YANGTSASE) Head Gaon Bura Chairman, V/P KASU Singrep Village Singrep Village Council

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NE United holds Kerala Blasters 2-2 in ISL

BA M B O L I N ( G OA ) , NOV 26 (AGENCIES): North East United came back from a two-goal deficit to snatch a point from Kerala Blasters in their second game of the Indian Super League (ISL) season on Thursday in Bambolim.

Sergio Cidoncha (5’) and Gary Hooper (45+1’) gave Kerala Blasters a two-goal lead in the first half but Kwesi Appiah (51’) and Idrissa Sylla (90’) made sure that NorthEast United ended the night with a point.

Kibu Vicuna made four changes to the Blasters lineup which lost 0-1 a g a i n s t AT K M o h u n Bagan. Nishu Kumar made his debut replacing Prasanth K at right-back.

The other changes were Rohit Kumar, Puitea and Seityasen Singh in place of Ritwik Das, Nongdamba Naorem and Sahal Abdul Samad.

Juan Ferrando altered the winning combination of NorthEast United as Federico Gallego and Rakesh Pradhan came in place of Luis Machado and Lalrempuia Fanai.

Kerala Blasters looked dominant right from the off and found the net in the fifth minute of the match

Match in action between Northeast united FC and Kerala Blasters during the ISL season-7 in Bambolim on Thursday.

before NorthEast United could settle in. Seityasen Singh sent a curling freekick from the right flank and skipper Sergio Cidoncha met the delivery with a brilliant header.

Vicuna’s men could have doubled the lead in the 23rd minute when Cidoncha set up the perfect ball for Gary Hooper inside the box.

The move started with a backpass from Khassa Camara which was intercepted by Hooper. The English striker went forward with the ball and

passed it on to his right to Cidoncha who quickly returned the favour. However, the former Norwich City striker failed to convert a tap-in from within the six-yard box.

Nor thEast star ted to look dangerous after the first 30 minutes and created a big chance to equalise. Ashutosh Mehta latched onto a through ball from Gallego as he entered the penalty box from the right side and tried to push the ball into the net but it rolled wide.

In the 45th minute,

the Highlanders were dealt a huge blow when Rakesh Pradhan brought down Puitea to give away a penalty. Before the foul happened, Dylan Fox had blocked Costa Nhamoinesu’s headers twice inside the box. Hooper converted the spot-kick and made amends for his earlier miss.

Nor thEast United came back strongly in the second half and pulled one back in the 51st minute thanks to some poor defending by Kerala defenders. Gallego’s corner fell

Sydney Thunder beat Brisbane Heat to reach final S Y D N E Y, N O V 2 6 (AGENCIES): Sydney Thunder pulled off a remarkable 12-run win over Brisbane Heat to reach the final of the Women’s Big Bash League.

Chasing 144, the Heat - champions for the past two seasons - collapsed from 119-4 to 131 all out despite Laura Kimmince’s 37 off 17 balls in Sydney.

Hannah Darlington, 18, took 3-19, while Sammy-Jo Johnson claimed 2-14 against her former side.

The Thunder will meet Melbourne Stars in the final on Saturday at 08:10 GMT. Heather Knight and Tammy Beaumont will come up against England team-mates Nat Sciver and Katherine Brunt, who helped the Stars beat Perth Scorchers on Wednesday, at the same venue on Sunday.

There will be live commentary on the final on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, plus text commentary on the BBC Sport

Sydney Thunder celebrate their win over Brisbane Heat in the WBBL semi-final at North Sydney Oval.

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Beaumont had a hand in two run-outs, having scored a 20-ball 27 in the Thunder’s 143-6.

Knight, the England captain, made 17 for Thunder, who were grateful for Rachael Haynes’ wellpaced unbeaten 48 off 44 deliveries.

The Heat’s chase unravelled with two run-outs in three balls in the 16th over. Georgia Voll was well short as Kimmince called for a second to deep mid-

wicket, before Beaumont - who had earlier dismissed Nadine de Klerk for 27 with a direct hit - and Johnson combined to remove Amelia Kerr.

With 15 needed off 19 balls, the Heat were still favourites, but the powerful Kimmince - having hit two fours and four sixes - was bowled via inside edge and pad as she attempted a reverse sweep.

Seamer Darlington struck twice in two balls to hasten the slide, and John-

son took a smart return catch to seal Thunder’s victory.

“That’s the reason I play cricket - I love situations like that,” said player of the match Darlington.

Jo h n s o n s a i d : “ I thought they had it in the bag. What a fantastic game - what a spectacle.”

The Thunder are chasing their first title since the inaugural WBBL in 201516, while the Stars will make their first appearance in the final.

on to Kwesi Appiah inside the box after a miscommunication between Albino Gomes and Bakary Kone.

Appiah tried to push the ball into the net first time with his shoulder but Gary Hooper blocked it from the goal line but the Ghanaian did not make a mistake in finding the back of the net from the rebound.

The Highlanders were handed a golden opportunity to equalise in the 65th minute when Lalengmawia was brought down inside the box by Jessel Carneiro but unfortunately, Appiah blasted the spot-kick above the crossbar to squander the chance.

The away side finally restored parity in the 90th minute when Idrissa Sylla controlled a long ball from Gurjinder Kumar with his chest inside the box and fired it into the net.

Highlanders climbed up to the top of the league table with four points from the first matches while Blasters remain on the eighth position with just a point.

Today’s Match SC East Bengal VS ATK Mohun Bagan Time: 7:30 PM

‘Giroud one of the Premier League’s best imports’ C h elsea , N ov 2 6 (Agencies): Olivier Giroud has to be considered “one of the best foreign imports” that the Premier League has ever seen says Tony Cascarino, with Chelsea urged to continue finding a role for the Frenchman.

It has been suggested that the World Cup winner could make a push for the exits at Stamford Bridge in January.

Giroud has slipped back down the pecking order in west London and found regular game time hard to come by. He has admitted that, at 34 years of age, he will have to weigh up his options when another transfer window opens.

He did, however, offer another reminder of what he is capable of when netting the winning goal for Chelsea in their 2-1 Champions League victory over Rennes on Tuesday.

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NBA All-Star scheduled for 2021 in Indianapolis postponed to 2024

NEW YORK, NOV 26 (IANS): The NBA and the Indiana Pacers have announced that NBA All-Star in Indianapolis, which was originally scheduled for February 12-14, 2021, will now be held February 1618, 2024.

“Public health conditions prevented the Pacers, the NBA All-Star Host Committee and the NBA from appropriately planning and executing fanfocused All-Star activities in Indianapolis that were envisioned for this February,” an NBA release stated.

The 2024 NBA All-Star Game will take place at Bankers Life Fieldhouse,

home of the Pacers, on February 18, 2024. “While we are disappointed that the NBA All-Star Game will not take place in Indianapolis in 2021, we are looking forward to the Pacers and the city hosting the game and surrounding events in 2024,” said NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.

“I want to thank Herb Simon, Steve Simon, Rick Fuson and the entire Pacers organisation as well as the NBA All-Star 2021 Host Committee and the community of Indianapolis for working with us to reschedule our All-Star activities.”

NBA All-Star 2024 in Indianapolis will follow

Cleveland in 2022 and Salt Lake City in 2023 as All-Star host. The 2024 game will mark the second NBA AllStar in Indianapolis, which hosted the midseason classic in 1985.

“We are excited about the opportunity to bring Indiana the very best All-Star experience in 2024,” said Pacers owner Herb Simon.

“The effor ts of so many Hoosiers to prepare for NBA All-Star 2021 put us ahead of the game for the hard work to come, and we are so grateful to the NBA for once again recognising Indianapolis as a city that delivers world-class events,” he added.

Aus vs Ind: Crowds to return to stadia S Y D N E Y, N O V 2 6 (IANS): The three-match ODI series between India and Australia, which will get underway at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday, will also be the first time that men’s cricket will see specatators in stadia since March when international cricket had come to a halt following the coronavirus outbreak.

The first two matches at the SCG will be played at 50 per cent crowd capacity while the third ODI at Canberra will be played at 65 per cent crowd capacity.

The coronovirus pandemic had forced all international series as well as domestic competitions, like the Indian Premier League (IPL), to be played behind closed doors.

Australia’s limited overs skipper Aaron Finch on Thursday said that the team was excited to play in front of crowds again.

“The last time we played in front of crowds in Australia was a very long time ago. There has been a huge amount of

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work going to allow that to happen -- from the public in various states there has been tremendous amount of work done to keep coronavirus under control. We are really excited. We know how much of a great atmosphere would it be,” said Finch.

“You need to get in quick though as tickets, starting at $30 for adults and $10 for kids, are in high demand. Both Manuka Oval, Canberra (65 per cent) and the SCG (50 per cent) will be at limited capacity,” cricket.com. au said in a FAQ section about the series. Following the three ODIs and

as many T20Is, Australia and India will compete in a four-match Test series.

The Adelaide Oval, which will host the first Test, will allow 27,000 spectators or 50 per cent of its capacity on each match day.

For the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, 25,000 fans for each day have been currently allowed by the Victorian government.

The SCG, like the ODIs and T20Is, will hold 50 per cent of total capacity for the third Test. Brisbane’s Gabba venue can host up to 30,000 fans, or 75 per cent of its capacity for the fourth and final Test.

Bayern, Man City win to advance to Champions League last-16 Mike Tyson says world L O N D O N, N OV 2 6 (AP): After the Champions League paused to pay tribute to Diego Maradona, defending champion Bayern Munich and Manchester City won to advance to the knockout rounds.

The Argentina great’s death was announced two hours before the first games kicked off. A minute’s silence was observed by players before each of the eight games, which were all played in empty stadiums because of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday.

Bayern’s 3-1 win over Salzburg included Robert Lewandowski’s 71st Champions League goal, tied for third all-time with Real Madrid great Raul.

City’s 1-0 win at Olympiakos means six elite teams are already into the last 16 with two rounds of the group stage still to play. Barcelona, Juventus, Chelsea and Sevilla advanced on Tuesday.

Liverpool wasted the chance to join them, as the 2019 champion conceded its first goals in this season’s competition to

Atalanta’s goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini, makes a save in front of Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, during the Champions League match between Liverpool and Atalanta. (AP/PT)

lose 2-0 at home against Atalanta.

Eden Hazard’s seventh-minute penalty in a 2-0 win at Inter Milan helped ensure Real Madrid is back on track after a shaky start to the campaign. Inter is last in group B and facing elimination.

Marseille, the 1993 European champion, and debutant Midtjylland can-

not advance after losing their fourth straight games, against Porto and Ajax, respectively.

BAYERN EXTENDS STREAK Bayern’s victory was its 15th straight in the Champions League dating to the start of last season.Lewandowski opened the scoring in the 43rd, picking up the re-

bound when Thomas Müller’s shot was saved. The Poland captain now trails only Cristiano Ronaldo’s 131 Champions League goals and Lionel Messi on 118.

After winning 6-2 at Salzburg three weeks ago, Bayern gave a Champions League debut to 20-yearold American defender Chris Richards and a first

European start to Spanish midfielder Marc Roca.

Roca was sent off with the score at 2-0 though Leroy Sane´ soon extended the lead with a soaring header. Bayern’s maximum 12 points in Group A is seven clear of Atlético Madrid, which was held 0-0 at home to Lokomotiv Moscow.

MADRID WINS IN MILAN Real Madrid’s backto-back wins over Inter Milan have repaired the damage of a surprise opening loss at home to Shakhtar Donetsk last month.

A 2-0 win at San Siro was also the first time Madrid had beaten either Inter or AC Milan at the iconic stadium, though coach Zinedine Zidane’s team did win the 2016 final there against city rival Atlético.

Hazard’s early penalty was his first goal in the Champions League for three years, and Rodrygo’s second-half header secured the points.

Inter played most of the game with 10 men after Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal was sent off. Vidal was shown two yellow cards within seconds when

berating referee Anthony Taylor for a penalty kick not being awarded.

Madrid still trails Group B leader Borussia Mönchengladbach by one point, after the German side cruised to a 4-0 win over Shakhtar. Inter, though, is six points behind Gladbach with two games to go.

Borussia’s standout goal was its third, an overhead kick by Switzerland forward Breel Embolo.

FODEN STARS Denied regular playing time in the Premier League, 20-year-old Phil Foden made use of a start from coach Pep Guardiola to score in the 36th and seal Manchester City’s 1-0 win at Olympiakos.

City has a perfect four-win record to advance to the knockout rounds for an eighth straight season, and will likely be joined by Porto. The two-time European champion won 2-0 at Marseille which slumped to a 13th straight loss in the competition dating back to the 2011-12 season.

Porto is six points clear of third-place Olympiakos with two rounds left.

title came too soon

Mike Tyson

NEW YORK, NOV 26 (AGENCIES): Mike Tyson says his record-breaking run to the top of world heavyweight boxing arrived too early in life when he was weighed down by “emotional vampires”. Tyson is making a return to boxing at the age of 54 in an exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr on Saturday.

There has been intrigue over to what to expect and how the man who became the youngest heavyweight champion in history - aged 20 - will perform. “I think Roy can handle getting slapped around a little bit,” said Tyson. “It’s going to be really hot in that kitchen.”

Speaking to Eddie Hearn’s ‘No Passion No Point pod-

cast’ on BBC Sounds, Tyson appeared light-hearted in his threats to Jones and the likelihood of any serious fight breaking out between the pair is diminishing as the event draws nearer. The body sanctioning the exhibition has stated both fighters will wear 12oz gloves, the eight rounds will be two minutes in length rather than three and that the pair “shouldn’t be going for a knockout”.

It would appear the event is in place to satisfy the curiosity of seeing Tyson in the ring against former four-weight world champion Jones, 51, rather than to offer a platform for either to chase future fights in the sport. It has provided scope for Tyson’s past to be revisited, including his world-title win in 1986, his imprisonment for rape six years later and the financial and drug problems that became well documented later in his life.

“The best time of my life was probably right before I won the title,” Tyson told Hearn. “When I won the title it got tricky. It wasn’t the right time for me. I had too many emotional vampires around me.”

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