November 28, 2016

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Vol XXVI No. 352

DIMAPUR, monday, november 28, 2016

Pages 12 ` 4.00

Cong clarifies to Monday’s protest over demonetisation

Ronaldo double extends Real lead over Barcelona

Nepal PM isolated in statute change move

national, page 5

sports, Page 11

international, Page 9

KLF chief freed in Punjab jailbreak

(L) KLF chief Harminder Singh Mintoo. (L-R) Parminder Singh arrested by UP police along with the SUV and the weapon.

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D I M A P U R , N OV 2 7 (NPN): Various organizations have demanded unconditional release of United Naga Council (UNC) president Gaidon Kamei and information secretary S. Stephen, arrested on November 25 by Manipur police.

NH: Naga Hoho media cell while condemning the action of Manipur government said that the move to defend the ancestral lands and rights of the Nagas cannot be construed as illegal.

Rather, it asked the Manipur government to ensure that peace and tranquillity prevail in the region instead of provoking the situation which may further aggravate among the common people.

The hoho further appealed Government of India to intervene immediately “as the communal Manipur government is waging war against Naga people”.

NSF: Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has vehemently condemned the “undemocratic move of Manipur government” in arresting UNC president Gaidon Kamei and info & publicity secretary Sankhui Stephen (Cont’d on p-7) Inpui.

Zeliang urges NSCN (K) to enter truce D I M A P U R , N OV 2 7 (NPN): Nagaland chief minister T.R. Zeliang has made a fervent appeal to the NSCN (K) to shun the path of violence and return to the negotiating table.

According to CMO media cell, Zeliang, who arrived Myanmar on Saturday, interacted with leaders of various Myanmar based Naga organizations at Yangon and asked them to approach NSCN (K) chairman S.S. Khaplang and urge him to “drop the gun and talk for the rights of the Naga people”.

Urging the leaders to try their best to persuade Khaplang to re-enter into a ceasefire agreement with the Governments of Myanmar and India, Zeliang said it was important to take up peaceful negotiations to find a lasting and honourable solution to the protracted Naga political issue.

“If there is peace here in Myanmar between the Naga community and the Government, I shall personally take up the matter with the Prime Minister of India and I am confident that he will tie up with the Government of Myanmar to resolve the Naga problem here as well as in India simultaneously,” Zeliang said.

PUNJAB/LUCKNOW, NOV 27 (AGENCIES): In a sensational jailbreak, a group of gun-toting men in police uniforms stormed Punjab’s Nabha Central Jail on Sunday morning and freed two terrorists-- including the chief of Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), terrorist Harminder Singh Mintoo -- and four gangsters.

The Punjab government has announced a reward of Rs. 25 lakh for any information on them and a probe by a Special Task Force has been launched.

The attackers, about 10-12, dressed in police uniform, breached the tight security of the prison around 9 a.m. with at least 100 rounds fired during the well-planned and executed attack, jail officials said.

Jail officials told police

that the attackers entered the prison premises by telling the outer security that they had brought a prisoner for verification.

Their vehicles were allowed entry easily. The attackers entered the jail premises in two cars, including a Toyota Fortuner SUV. Mintoo, arrested in 2014 and with 10 cases against him, and another terrorist, Kashmir Singh Galwadi, were among those who escaped from the jail premises. Gangsters Vicky Gonder, Gurpreet Sekhon, Neeta Deol and Vikramjit also escaped.

Prison sources said the attack lasted for less than 10 minutes and the jail security failed to counter the attack.

An SLR (self-loading rifle) of the jail security was taken away by the attackers.

Now, PM bats for ‘cashless society’

Modified policy to boost NE industries Kohima traffic regulation for Hornbill, festive season

Spl. Correspondent

NEW DELHI, Nov 27 (NPN): After demonetization, now Prime Minister Narendra Modi has come up with the second major wave of action— a ‘cashless economy’.

In his first month radio address ‘Mann ki Baat’ since the demonetization, Modi while acknowledging that a ‘cashless’ society is not immediately possible, however appealed to the people to work towards it by being part of a ‘less-cash’ society immediately. “Learn how this digital economy works.

Learn the different ways you can use your bank accounts and internet banking. Learn how to effectively use the apps of various banks on your phones. Learn how to run your business without cash,” said Modi.

(Cont’d on p-7)

NPCC protest rally today D I M A P U R , N OV 2 7 (NPN): Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) protest rally against demonetization would be held at Super Market area from 11 a.m. NPCC media cell has expressed regret that the venue had to be changed due to technical reasons. It however, appealed all to join the rally.

This is it!

“Your sufferings due to demonetisation is a great sacrifice for the nation in our fight against black money.”

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GUWAHATI, NOV 27 (AGENCIES): Government of India has revived the North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy, 2007 with major modifications, with the basic aim being to give a boost to small-scale industries.

The Union Ministry of Commerce and Industries, by a notification, said the policy through which a package of incentives and concessions were given to promote industrialisation in the eight Northeast states, was suspended with effect from December 1, 2014 to review the outcome of the implementation of the same. After the review, the Centre, by a notification issued on November 22, revived the same but made some major modifications in it.

Official sources told The Assam Tribune that the freight subsidy given to the industries under the

including some which were snatched from the secuIn a major break- rity personnel during the jail through, Uttar Pradesh Po- break,” said ADG law and lice on Sunday arrested the Order Daljeet Chaudhary. leader of the gang which stormed into Nabha Central ADG jails suspended Jail and freed six inmates Punjab chief minister including Harminder Singh Parkash Singh Badal sumalias Mintoo. The arrested moned an emergent meeting accused Parminder Singh of senior officials including was driving the SUV which state chief secretary Sarvesh used in the attack on jail, Kaushal following the inciwhen intercepted by the po- dent. Deputy chief minister lice in Kairana police circle Sukhbir Badal said, “ADG of Shamli district.

Jails has been suspended D G P U P J a v e e d and Jail superintendent and Ahmed said the arrest was deputy Jail superintendent made following an alert have been dismissed”. from the intelligence agenMeanwhile, a woman cies about the movement of was killed in police firing the SUVs in which the jail on Sunday as the vehicle break accused had escaped. she was travelling in alleg“We have recovered a edly tried to speed through self loading rifle (SLR) and a check post set up near the three other firearms which Haryana border in the wake were robbed from Punjab of a jailbreak in Nabha.

Organizations demand release of UNC leaders

policy has been withdrawn.

The freight subsidy was earlier termed as transport subsidy and from 2013 onwards it came to be termed as freight subsidy.

Sources admitted that there were lots of allegations about misuse of the transport or freight subsidy and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) had also pointed out a number of irregularities in the same.

However, the transport or freight subsidy might have helped day-to-day functioning of the industries, but that did not help much in asset creation, the sources said.

Earlier, there was no limit for capital investment subsidy. But, as per the new notification, the capital investment subsidy will be limited to Rs 5 crore for the industrial units operating in the manufacturing sector, and to Rs 3 crore for

the units operating in the service sector. Sources said that this was being done to give a boost to the smallscale units.

Similarly, the interest subsidy will be limited to term loans up to Rs 10 crore, the notification said.

The notification further said that from now on, the subsidies payable to the industrial units would be disbursed through direct benefit transfer mechanism by the Chief Controller of Accounts (Industry), for which the units would have to register themselves on the e-payment portal by providing requisite documents.

The quantum of eligible subsidies will be based on the recommendations of the state-level committee and credited directly into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries after due check, verification and audit, the notification said.

Govt asks ULBs to initiate e-payments Spl. Correspondent

NEW DELHI, NOV 27 (NPN): As a part of the ongoing efforts to move towards cashless transactions of all kind, the Central government on Sunday asked all the statutory 4,041 Urban Local Bodies to shift to e-payments at the earliest.

The message was conveyed by ministry of Urban Development secretary, Rajiv Gauba via interactive video-conferencing, wherein senior officials of concerned states also participated.

According to the Urban Development ministry, these cities and towns account for about 75% of the total 40 crore urban population in the country.

State and city level officials were asked to promote internet banking (RTGS/ NEFT), online banking using credit and debit cards for cashless transactions besides using Public Finance Management Systems (PFMS) developed by the Ministry of Financing for fund transfer, accounting and reconciliation up to the level of cities and towns, a communiqué stated.It may be mentioned that the Union Cabinet had on Thursday decided to promote cashless transactions through e-wallet and Unified Payment Interface (UPI) in all government bodies/ministries.

Gauba emphasized that all transactions relating to both income and expenditure of urban local bodies need to be shifted to e-payment mode. These include payment of Property Tax, Professional Tax, all user charges like water and power bills, all kinds of fee and license charges, online booking of community halls, issue and renewal of birth and death certificates, registration of shops and other establishments, enrollment of library membership etc.

He further said expenditure to be made cashless include payment of salaries and wages to all regular and contractual employees, all contract and work relate payments, procurements, beneficiary payments like social security etc.

In this regard, ULBs have been asked to take up necessary infrastructure and capacity building, awareness campaigns for opening of accounts for employees of all categories and their family members.

States have also been asked to adopt Public Finance Management systems (PFMS) up to city level to enable transfer, accounting, reconciliation and monitoring of transfer of funds under various government. Earlier, Union Urban Development minister, M.Venkaiah Naidu launched cashless transaction facility of Visakhapatnam Corporation.

DIMAPUR, NOV 27 (NPN): In view of the Hornbill Festival and festive season, DC Kohima Rovilatuo Mor has put in place new traffic regulation for smooth flow of vehicular traffic. According to DIPR, random parking of vehicles in the main town and narrow peripheral circular road has been prohibited from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The regulations would be imposed along-- Paramedical–Kisama and TCP point-IG Stadium; Hospital-TinpatiDBS-New Sectt-GHS Jn; Bayavu Circular road; KenuozouMission Compound-Razhu point; Razhu point-Seikhazou-

T.R. Zeliang being welcomed by Naga community leaders of Myanmar at Yangon airport. (CMO media cell)

With regard to border fencing issue raised by Naga leaders, Zeliang said he had repeatedly taken up the matter with the Government of India to leave the border open rather than having it fenced “so that the unreached areas can be opened up for better development.”

Unlike other international boundaries with countries like Bangladesh or Pakistan, he said since there are Naga areas falling in the two countries of Myanmar and India, fencing of these areas was not be advisable.

“Naga areas along the Indo-Myanmar border should not be allowed to become the permanent hideout for insurgent groups of

the Northeast,” he added.

Zeliang assured that once peace prevails in the area, he would try his best to persuade Government of India to undertake major road constructions and other developmental works, so that Nagas on both sides of the border are benefited.

CM addresses Intl business summit

Nagaland chief minister T.R. Zeliang stressed on the importance of the proposed India-MyanmarThailand (IMT) trilateral highway saying it could be one of the most significant steps for connectivity in the Southeast Asian region.

(Cont’d on p-7)

DBS Jn; Mohonkhola-AG-Chandmari-Mezhur road; Chandmari-PWD Jn-/Porterlane Circular road; PHQ Jn-Science College/Paramedical-NH-2; Old Ministers Hill-New Ministers Hill-NH-2 via South PS; Mohonkhola & BOC- New/Old Ministers Hill junction; LFHSS-Police Reserve and Classic Jn-TCP point via Ladies Mile road, the circulation stated. DC has also directed vehicle owners to immediately remove off-road vehicles parked on roadsides.

Public have been advised to take peripheral diversion roads in order to avoid traffic jams on the main road.

Gov, CM extend Ngada greetings D I M A P U R , N OV 2 7 (NPN): Nagaland Governor P.B. Acharya and chief minister T.R. Zeliang have extended warm greetings to the Rengma community on the occasion of Ngada festival.

Governor in his message, said Ngada is celebrated to mark the end of the agricultural year with feasting, dancing, thanksgiving, merry making, rejoicing and forgiving.

Achar ya reminded Rengmas to thank Almighty God for His unceasing love and blessings, and to pray for good health and prosperity as they celebrate in oneness.

He also hoped that the festival would usher in the spirit of unity, reconciliations, forgiveness, peace and harmony among the Rengmas and Nagas.

On the occasion, Governor appealed to all sections to extend gratitude to the “kisans” and pray for their welfare.

(Cont’d on p-7)

CM: Zeliang in a statement through media cell said that Ngada, a post-harvest festival was celebrated by Rengma both old and young after the harvest season. It was also a time of thanksgiving and welcoming the much needed break from the yearlong fieldwork, he said.

He further expressed hope that through this festival, the spirit of oneness will continue to prevail among the Rengma community and the celebration will be a peaceful and meaningful.

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Dr. T. M Lotha inaugurates LWS

Dr. TM lotha along with Er. L Nungshiyanger, DS Rai and Jonny G Rengma.

DIMAPUR: Labor Welfare Center (LWC) was inaugurated on November 25, at Doyang by advisor, Treasuries & Accounts, Labor & Employment, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Dr. T M Lotha in the presence of labour commissioner, Er. L Nungshiyanger Aier and HoP, DHEP Doyang Er. D S Rai.

Speaking at the function, Dr. Lotha stated that LWS was established for the welfare of the spouse and children working under DHEP and the residents of nearby villages whereby interested individuals could get themselves trained in knitting, tailoring and embroidery free of cost as it would be fully

Assam Rifles nabs TLA chief DIMAPUR: 40 Assam Rifles (AR) under the aegis of HQ 7 Sector has in an operation on November 24 apprehended one alleged underground cadre identified as Bidyut Amsong alias Sanjit Amsong alias Bipen Das, a ‘self-styled chairman’ of Tiwa Liberation Army (TLA).

AR sources informed that large number of extortion notes, laptop and several SIM cards were recovered from his possession.

According to AR, the alleged cadre has been involved in number of sabotage activities in Karbianglong District of Assam and that he had masterminded the grenade blast at Jagi Road, Marigoan and Roha Chariali in Nowgaon on May 17.

AR further alleged the cadre was also involved in number of anti-national

funded by the government.

He also said that establishment of such training centers has been part of the vision of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has envisioned to train and skill the labor force of the country under the “Skill India” initiatives to make them skilled and employable.

activities having many Police cases already registered against him in Assam and was actively involved in smuggling of weapons and explosives.

Academic counseling session held DIMAPUR: Academic counseling session for Kids Worship Center (KWC) members of Grade 8 and above was held at KWC. The session was organized to encourage and help the children to manage and perform better in academics. Vice principal Christian Higher Secondary School Dimapur, Patricia Zhimomi was the resource person.

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pressed upon them on their correlation to healthy life style, healthy food habit, sanitation, hygienic living, ideal environment and safe drinking water among others. He also urged the villagers to avail the services of trained doctors rather than local quacks for timely diagnosis and treatment and on the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of ailments.

He also urged the villagers to take measures to make the village the cleanest of villages in the District which would also be

DIMAPUR: Non-residential camp for Rovers, Rangers, Scouts and Guides for the age between 18 to 35 is being organized by Hindustan Scouts and Guides.

Advance training would also be provided to those who have completed the basic course in scouting. Schools interested in scouting may also send the teachers for training.

The training camp would be held from December 12 to 16 at Holy Cross Higher Secondary School, state head quarter from 8 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Registration fee would be Rs 250 only. The training camp would be conducted by national officials. Interested participants can enrol themselves by

Brigadier K.G.A Kamal Dev speaking at the debate competition.

Dimapur, Bosco Higher Secondary School Dimapur, Sainik School Punglwa, and Hollotoli School Dimapur took part in the debate.

The winners of the debate were Vinivi Wotsa and Yansaromo J Patton of Delhi Public School Dimapur.

Gilgal Ikror Horam and Atolimi S. Sumi of Hollotoli School Dimapur emerged1st runner-up and Erenbeni Humtsoe and Sunjemyanger Imchen from Holy Cross School Dima-

DIMAPUR: Department of Information Technology and Communication, Government of Nagaland is organising the second ‘e-Naga Summit 2016’ , a two-day event starting today, at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima, with the objective to bring together various experts from abroad and elsewhere under one roof for brainstorming session.

The theme of the summit is “Towards making the State of Nagaland the next IT hub in South East Asia.”

In a press note, commissioner & secretary to the Government of Nagaland K.D. Vizo stated “the eNaga Summit envisions to embark on a process to instil the spirit of innovation and use of technology for impacting positive change in the society with target audience comprising of students, entrepreneurs, NGO’s, Government Departments and industry professionals.”

Vizo informed the summit aims to establish the foundation required to identify existing gaps, incubate ideas and devise Nagaland specific solutions.

Seven topics will be discussed in the summit-What role can Law Makers play in promoting IT and e-Governance?; Can media be an enabler in promot-

disease free and a healthy village.

The programmed followed discussion hour.

It may be mentioned that Peren Government College have adopted Peletkie village for the year 2016-2017 and have already carried out various public welfare programmes there on earlier occassions.

E a r l i e r, t h e p r o gramme was moderated by assistant professor, Sazutlak Domta, while God’s blessing was invoked by Peletkie Baptist Church, women leader Tsiraile.

Non-residential trg for scouts and guides

First inter school debate held at Hollotoli school

DIMAPUR: First interschool debate on the topic “are we using social networking sites effectively?” was organized at Hollotoli School Dimapur with chief signal officer, Brigadier K.G.A Kamal Dev as chief guest.

G.Rio School Kohima, Delhi Public School Dimapur, Holycross School Dimapur, Maple tree School Dimapur, Livingstone Foundation Higher Secondary School Dimapur, Little Star Higher Secondary School

e-Naga Summit 2016 starts today news in brief

Sensitization on health care

DIMAPUR: One-day sensitization programme on health care on November 25, at Peletkie village by Peren government college, Peren under the aegis of Research, Consultancy & Extension Cell (IQAC) of the College.

Resource person of the programme vice principal Albert, highlighted villagers on facts, causes and preventive measures of various common diseases including water borne/ vector borne and air borne diseases, diabetes and cancers among others and imBidyut Amsong

He urged the citizens of the state not to sit idle but to get themselves trained in one or the other vocations, which he believed, would broaden their prospects for employment and enhance their productivity and earnings.

He also urged the trainees to acquire the necessary skills sincerely as it is the skills and not the certificates that would provide livelihood in the long run.

Meanwhile, labor commissioner Er. L Nungshiyanger Aier, also spoke on the occasion wherein he said that the eight months training courses would start by April 2017 and the department has already appointed trainers and acquired the necessary machineries and therefore encouraged the residents of the project and the neighboring villages to avail the opportunity. Er. D S Rai, the Head of Plant of DHEP, Jonny G Rengma, BJP National Vice President for ST Morcha, and Council Chairman of Thillong Ward also spoke on the occasion.

The prog ram was chaired by inspector of factories and boilers, Vikheto Naki.

pur secured 2nd runner-up.

Erenbeni Humtsoe of Holy Cross School Dimapur was adjudged the best interceptor.

Judges of the debate were assistant professor, Wapangla Imchen, assistant professor, Anjan Behera and assistant professor, Mhonthung Lotha.

The debate was organised with the aim to promote debating skills amongst the youth and provide them a forum to express their opinion on current issues.

DIMAPUR: Yemhi Memorial College (YMC), Dimapur organised cultural and literary day programme on November 26 at the college premises.

Exhorting the students Yemhi Memorial College principal Makhan Chetia, stressed on the meaning and importance of culture and encouraged them to acquire good culture saying it regulates human conduct.

“Our culture must be built on such pillars which can bring total refinements in our human beings in the quality of head and heart in mind,” he said.

Various literary competition events included quiz, essay, debate, singing and extempore speech.

Prizes and certificates were awarded to the winners.

Other highlights of the programme included traditional attire showcase, Ao folk song and folk dance.

Yemhi Memorial College student union president Kivinoto Aye delivered the welcome speech, vice president Toto delivered vote of thanks and benediction was rendered

by Ilungdibe.

ing IT and e-Governance?; How can Civil Societies and Students promote IT and eGovernance? ; Information Technology and Security of citizens; Importance of citizen centric Services delivery; Can skill Development and BPO be an answer to solving unemployment problem?; How can entrepreneurship be promoted in IT sector?

Vizo further informed the “findings will be used to generate practical solutions to bring about a radical transformation in IT and eGoverrnance sector in the State.” Meanwhile, governor of Nagaland P.B. Acharya will grace the occasion as chief guest and minister, IT&C, Transport & Civil Aviation and Border Affairs P.Paiwang Konyak as guest of honour. Various dignitaries including Nagaland chief secretary and Adviser to President of Estonia will speak during the inaugural function. All Administrative heads of departments, heads of departments, IT Nodal officers of various Departments, entrepreneurs, students, NGOs etc have been invited to attend the e-Naga Summit, 2016. Registration for the e-Naga Summit, 2016 will be done online as well as at the venue. For further details, visit www. esummit.nagaland.gov.in.

World AIDS day on December 1: Nagaland state AIDS control society (NSACS) would be organizing World AIDS day on December 1 at 12 noon in the Naga Heritage village Kisama with Nagaland chief minister T.R. Zeliang as the chief guest.

World disabled day: World disabled day cum pre-Christmas jointly organized by Nagaland Parents Association For Disabled (NAPAD) and social welfare department under the theme “ achieving 17 goals for the future we want” would be held on December 3 at 10 a.m at Highland Park below IG stadium Meriema. Minister of Forest Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Neikiesalie Nicky Kire would grace the occasion as the chief guest.

Rengma Ngada celebration: Rengma Public Organization Kohima (RPOK) would be organizing Rengma “Ngada” celebration under the theme “our culture, our identity” on November 28 at 11 a.m hosted by parliamentary secretary of PWD (housing), Er. Levi Rengma at Naga solidarity park new secretariat complex Kohima with chairman DAN and president NPF, Dr. Shurhozelie Lieziestu as the chief guest.

KSU informs: Khiamniungan Student’s Union (KSU) has informed all college and higher secondary representatives and colony coordinators to submit the membership collection on or before November 30, to its union official. Union has also convened executive meeting on December 1. All office bears, executive members and college students have been requested to attend the meeting.

KSU has also cautioned to impose stern action against defaulters.

PKEWT elects new team: Potina Kup Ekhung, Wokha Town (PKEWT) organized a meeting on November 19, wherein organization elected its office bearers for the tenure of three years. The team would be led by N. Elis Jungio of Chudi village as chairman, Nchumbemo Ovung of Pyangsa village as vice-chairman, Mhabemo Lapon of Lotsu village as secretary along with eight executive members, two advisors and four other members. PKEWT is a non-governmental organization established purely for the welfare of its members and is non-political.

Mind education, cultural camp held

Participants of Mind Education Cultural Camp held at SCHE.

of life” and added that difficulties were not negative but they are opportunities to be successful in life.

He said society today need persons who think and look differently with a vision to achieve and prosper.

“Our situations and circumstances cannot be changed but our attitude to life can be changed,” he remarked.

Principal SCHE, Dr. Fr. Policarp Xalxo said interaction with foreign students and inputs on mind

education would definitely enhance one’s thinking and help to achieve greater things in life.

The programme saw multi-media presentation, a dance performance by the Korean and Thai students, and an instrumental.

The students were also divided into four groups and learned the basics of Thai language, Taekwondo, dance and Korean song.

The animation touched upon three vital aspects-intellectual, emotional and spiritual growth.

CAN Youth orgsanises GBV campaign

KVK Mokokchung conducts training at Salulamang

furnishing the details as per the order of the Prime Minister’s Office to any of the email IDs: mgnirmala177@gmail.com and merlyhsg@gmail.com. For any clarification, one can contact at 9862277347.

The required details are: Aadhar No. and Gender (M/F); Name as per record; Father’s Name; Mother’s Name; Date of Birth; Residential Address, Contact No. and Postal Code; and Blood Group. HSG T-Shirts would be available at the Camp.

Participants have been requested to come with black coloured pants. First Camp for Komalpad training by state officials would be held at Carmel School, 4th Mile from December 7 to 11.

YMC annual cultural cum literary day

Nagaland Post, Dimapur monday, november 28, 2016

DIMAPUR: International Youth Fellowship (IYF) conducted “Mind Education” at Paul Bernick memorial hall of Salesian College of Higher Education (SCHE) on November 26.

Director of IYF Nagaland International mind education specialist, Hyeonyong Choi along with seven students from South Korea and Thailand animated the programme.

Speaking on the occasion, Choi said “change of perspective brings change

Students of Eastern Christian College during GBV compaign.

DIMAPUR: CAN Youth a Dimapur based NGO supported by Mittika, Delhi DOR (Dialogue, Organize, Reclaim) organized a GBV (Gender Based Violence) campaign at Eastern Christian College Dimapur on November 25.

GBV is a nationwide campaign with a dream to live in a gender just society, as people are currently reluctant to talk, think, challenge issues of gender violence at this present juncture.

CAN core team member and campaign co-ordinator Sedelo T. Vadeo

delivered the welcome address, introductory session and interaction.

CAN Youth GBV campaign team Ruokuobeituo Kire, Hukatoli, Katini, Japhet Chawang and Rachel Cukhamu presented a short theatre on GBV which reflects the rigid patriarchal convention and inequality between men and women.

Stereotype breaking activities were also conducted with the students and teachers. Many students came out with issues related to their personal experience for discussions

relating to harassment, eve teasing, judgement, stereotype of society towards the dress code.

Md. Zubair from Mittika Delhi DOR also encouraged the student community to work towards gender just society as a whole rather than individually. The event concluded with chain of change activity and signature campaign by the students.

M e a n w h i l e, C A N Youth has expressed gratitude to Eastern Christian College for their Concern towards the issue and for their active participation.

DIMAPUR: Training on the importance of minerals, vitamins and deworming in Pigs was conducted

by Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Mokokchung on November 25 at Salulamang village, Mokokchung.

In the programme, resource person, SMS (animal science) Krishi Vigyan Kendra Mokokchung, Dr Rongsen taught the farmers the role of minerals and vitamins for producing healthy pigs.

He also trained the farmers on the importance of timely dewroming of pigs so as to maximize productivity.

During interaction session problems were discussed and recommendations and solutions were provided by the resource person.

Altogether 30 pig farmers participated in the training. All the farmers were provided mineral mixture and deworming agents.

The programme concluded with vote of thanks proposed by SMS KVK Mokokchung, Samuel.

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WEATHER FORECAST November 28

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Partly sunny and nice

28 17

Aizawl

Partly sunny with a shower

Guwahati Mostly sunny with a shower Imphal

Mostly sunny and beautiful

23 14 28 14 23 11

Itanagar Mostly sunny and not as warm 24 13 Shillong

Sunny intervals with a shower 18 6

Kohima

Clouds and sun with a shower 21 11

Dimapur Nice with clouds and sun

26 14

Mkg

22 11

Partly sunny and nice

Tuensang Cooler with partial sunshine Wokha

16 9

Partly sunny and not as warm 19 14

Zunheboto Partial sunshine

19 8

Sensitization on civil defence and disaster management Kohima: Director General Home Guards and Civil Defence, Kohima organized sensitization on civil defence and disaster management to impart training for various groups in phase manner including high school teachers and various wards/ colonies at its new capital complex recently.

In a press release, the department stated that the programme was organized with the aim to face new challenges of natural calamities or human-induced disasters, resulting in large scale destruction of property, loss of human life and destabilization of normal life in society.

Since the community has been invariably the first responder to any disaster situation, adequate awareness and preparedness of the community to respond to any such situation can be crucial in mitigating damage and suffering, the release stated.

(Inset) Commissioner souvenir booklet.

DIMAPUR: Silver jubilee under the theme, “new vision for the future” was celebrated by Khar Gazetted Officers’ Union (KGOU) on November 26 in the residence of its president, K. Mendang Jamir, senior accounts officers, treasuries and accounts at Oriental Colony, Dimapur, attended by officers from central & state government, PSU’s, retired officers and invitees.

Commissioner of Taxes, Asangba Chuba

of Taxes, Asangba Chuba Ao. Release of the Ao while speaking on the theme, gave a clarion call to the members to gain respect from the people they serve, attain professionalism and be aware of outside world.

He also emphasized on imbibing good work ethic such as sincerity, hark work, discipline, inventory and competency to cater to the needs of the people.

Encouraging officers, especially the young officers, Asangba Chuba Ao said as officers delivering public

service, the people should come first before self and should always be ready to take responsibility if a mistake was committed.

Delivering shor t speeches, Taliremba, IDAS, OSD Finance department, Kohima, and Imkongneken, additional director, Soil & Water Conservation emphasised to ponder upon whether “we have lived upto the expectation of the village if not there is a need to find out the weaknesses and should make an effort

Leadership and skill development trg by NCUI Kohima & ICM Imphal

Participants at the leadership and skill development programme.

DIMAPUR: National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI), Cooperative Education field Project in collaboration with Institute of Cooperative Management (ICM) Imphal has organized training programme on leadership and skill development from November 24 to 26 at the conference hall of the office of the registrar of Cooperatives Societies Kohima.

Va l e d i c t o r y p r o gramme was graced by joint RCS, B. Bumo Khiamniungan, wherein he said

cooperatives were expected to be more practical in functioning and not paper works and theory alone. He said many registered cooperatives societies were one man society looking for assistance and subsidy from the government. He also urged the participants to make use of the training.

Brief speech was delivered by senior faculty, Joy Chandra Singh and Dr. Herojit Singh, faculty, ICM Imphal. Earlier the programme was chaired by project officer NCUI, Ko-

hima, Ketholenuo response on behalf of the trainees was given by Kenongonu Cynthia Soleho and vote of thanks was delivered by Keneilezo Senotso, CEI, NCUI. The programme included technical session and skill development on mixed pickle making and mushroom cultivation.

Certificate and finished product of skill training was distributed to all the sixty (60) participants from various Cooperative Societies and Self Help Groups.

to rectify it”. They said everyone had a responsibility to work with a greater and collective force saying Khar Gazetted Officers Union was an elite group above all others.

Er. S.H Walling, former director, Geology & Mining one of the foundermember also spoke on inception of the union 25 years ago.

MLA, chairman, DAN & NBRM, Dr Longrineken who released the silver jubilee souvenir exhorted the officers to take more initiative to help uplift socio-economic condition of the village and appealed to them to recommit themselves to serve the people with probity, accountability and transparency.

During the celebration one minute silence was observed as a mark of respect for those officers who had died since the inception of the KGOU. Earlier in the general meeting, a new team of office bearers were elected and headed by Watichuchang, dy commandant,1st NAP, Chumukedima as president, Nungshilemba asst general manager NST as general secretary along with seven others.

DIMAPUR: Yongshei Students Union (YSU) hosted the “grassroots resurgence cum federal assembly” of Phom Students’ Conference from November 23 to 25 at Yongshei village council hall under the theme, “grassroots resurgence.”

Resource person of the event, chancellor of North East Christian University, Rev. Dr. Anjo Keikong while speaking on the topic, “a visionary leader”, said that a leader should be well updated with the current situation of the world and have a brighter vision for the future of the society.

He/she should have a well planned strategy for the future. On the topic, “village administration”, he said that the community should get involved, rather than wait for the government to bring a change.

Phom Baptist Christian Association (PBCA) executive secretary, Y. Nuklu Phom in his speech on the topic, “revamp in economy and education” said

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tion. He also informed that originally ten in number, fundamental duties were increased to eleven by the 86th amendment in 2002, which added a duty on every parent or guardian to ensure that their child or ward was provided opportunities for education between the ages of six and fourteen years.

Thus the Right to Education became both a fundamental right as well as fundamental duty. He explained in detail all the 11 fundamental duties.

He pointed out that unlike the fundamental rights, the fundamental duties are not enforceable

by law. Nevertheless, fundamental duties make it the moral obligation of every citizen to do one’s duty and carry out responsibilities to the best of their abilities towards fulfillment of the goals set out in the constitution of India, he said.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by deputy registrar, administration section, Nagaland University (NU) Otova Swu. The programme also witnessed pledge taken by University fraternity, registrar, professor. T. Lanusosang, professor. M.K. Sinha, finance officer and director, college development council, Dr. Krishna K. Upadhyay.

DIMAPUR: Salesian College of Higher Education (SCHE) youth department in collaboration with ANMA Integrated Development Association (AIDA) conducted “tobacco cum drug addiction camp” for the students and street children at Institute of Development and Leadership (IDL) building, River Belt Colony on November 27. District Nodal Officer National Tobacco Control Programme Dr. C. Tetseo was the resource person, assisted by Dr. Arenla.

Dr. Tetseo pointed out the addictive nature of tobacco and drug. He said that tobacco has many poisonous ingredients which caused various diseases including lips, windpipe and throat cancer. In terms of second hand smoker, he remarked that it affected ear, causes pneumonia, asthma, TB in children and abnormality in babies when inhaled by pregnant women.

Don Bosco Hr. Sec. vice-principal Fr. Michael Hriiyio Phimu exhorted the participants to avoid all types of tobacco and drugs related products and stay healthy. Youth director of SCHE Fr. Christudoss Anthony welcomed the resource person, guests and all the participants. He mentioned that tobacco and drugs was ruining health, morality, future and lives of our people in general. He stressed that all right thinking people should cooperate with government’s effort to eradicate tobacco use and create a healthier society and brighter future for our younger generation.

Free medical camp

DIMAPUR: Three-day free medical camp has been organised at Dr. Motsuo Memorial District Hospital, Wokha in association with the Indian National Fellowship Centre, Mumbai from November 28 to 30, starting from 9 a.m.

The team of visiting doctors consisted of three

Clean election: ABA youth ministry initiates ‘VisionOne’ for Aoyimti village

Resource persons along with others at the programme.

DIMAPUR: In one of the first instances where the church has come forward in bringing theology to market place, the Youth Ministry of Aoyimti Baptist Church initiated collaboration between the Aoyimti Village Council and the Aoyimti Baptist Church to curb the burning social issue by conducting one-day seminar on clean election.

The village council made it compulsory for all the residents of Aoyimti who were 15 yrs and above and the church providing the platform to discuss such social issues.

VisionOne, according to Wabongtemjen (associate pastor youth) is about the whole villagers embarking on that “one vision wagon” towards oneness in bringing honest Christian morality to practice.

The resource persons for the event were K.Temjen Jamir, editor TirYimyim and Dr. Pangernungba Kichu, Asso. Prof. OTS. Dr. Pangernungba, in his presentation said today in Nagaland people were alive but the institutions / society are not functioning well adding there was no shared vision and common goal amongst the Nagas. He termed this state as “social death.”

The resource person also highlighted the prevailing “social cancer” -- division, confusion, enmity, jealousy, mistrust and insecurity in Nagaland-- which, he maintained, lead our society into uncertainty.

He lamented that culture of monologue not dialogue prevails in the state adding there exists too many versions of Nagaland that lacks shared space and com-

mon platform for Nagas.

Dr. Pangernungba further suggested forming a working team on clean elections and empower them to lead the movement.

In his presentation K.Temjen Jamir pointed out the “benefits of democratic election,” “ails & evils of election,” and who should be/ should not be a candidate. Jamir in his concluding remark urged upon the gathering to elect the right person so that good governance in Nagaland becomes a reality.

The event ended with drafting a strong 13 point Resolution to declare Aoyimti as a ‘Clean Village’, which was agreed upon by the house and a common pledge was signed upon by all the group heads of the village with the speakers and the public as witness.

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Observance of fundamental duties in NU SCHE organises tobacco cum

DIMAPUR: Nagaland University (NU) organized a lecture programme on (constitution day) towards the observance of the 11th fundamental duties in true spirit on November 26.

During the observance, resource person, professor, department of political science, H. John Sema dwelt on the importance of fundamental duties.

Sema said the constitution of India initially had fundamental rights and it was only through the 42nd amendment of the constitution of India in 1976 that fundamental duties were added as Article 51A under part IV of constitu-

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surgeons, one physician and one psychiatrist. All doctors of Dr.Motsuo Memorial District hospital would also be a part of the camp.

Citizens of Wokha district have been requested to avail the free medical camp to consult and get treated by an accomplished set of doctors and surgeons.

PSC officials with resource persons. that every change can begin and develop only from the initial stage. To bring such reformation, he said, both the government and the leaders should work hand in hand and strife to attain 100% literacy. On the topic, “conflict management”, he said, “for any development and progress, peace is a pre-requisite”. “No development can happen when there is no peace”.

Longleng being one of the most peaceful districts in Nagaland, should take the initiative of spreading peace. President Phom Peoples Council Chingan also exhort the student leaders to fulfill the dream of our leaders, who have founded this organization bearing all the hardship for the generation to come.

PSC also resolved to constitute village develop-

ment advisory board in each village; to revamp morung education in every Phom village and to form peace initiative committee in every village.

The program was attended by village council chairmen, VDB secretaries, citizen presidents, women leaders, head GBs and student leaders of Phom community from Auching to Ladhikar.

Health camp for senior citizens at Mangkolemba DIMAPUR: In commemoration of the 25 years celebration of ADC Hq, Mangkolemba, one-day health camp for senior citizens was organised by SDPDB Mangkolemba and Mangkolemba Watsu Telen (MWT) in partnership with the Eden Medical Center, Dimapur on November 26 at town hall, Mangkolemba.

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Moatoshi Aier, Dr. Bendangtoshi, Dr. Imliyanger and Dr. Aoakum along with paramedics from Eden Medical Centre attended the patients and provided Blankets distributed to the senior citizens by free screening of blood, MWT. sugar and hepatitis B & C with assistance from NaturO-Tech (Lab reagents), GuLIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA DIVISIONAL OFFICE, JEEVAN PRAKASH wahati and Mylan Phrama, RAJABARI JORHAT 785014 ASSAM PH NO Dimapur.

0376-2360997 E.MAIL os.jorhat@licindia.com.

SMO, CHC, MangTENDER NOTICE kolemba Dr. Akum stated that for the first time such Sealed tenders are invited from reputed Agencies/ Firms for supply, health camp has been held Commissioning, Testing, Training, Maintenance of CCTV system where many elders were at LIC Jorhat Division and various Branches / Satellite Office in blessed by such kind gesture the Division. The tender document can be obtained in person from of India, OS Deptt. Divisional office Jorhat from 28.11.2016 to from an esteemed hospital. LIC 19.12.2016 between 11 AM to 3 PM or can be downloaded from Blankets were also dis- www.licindia.in/tender tributed by the MWT to Last date of submission : 20.12.2016 15:HRS all who attended the camp. Opening of the tech. Bid : 20.12.2016 15:30 HRS More than 200 elders of the Cost of application form : Rs 500.00 age group of 60 years and Pre-Bid meeting on 12.12.2016 at 11 AM at LIC Divisional office Jorhat.

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Smriti Irani inaugurates Apparel & Garment Making Centre in Imphal

Union Textile minister Smriti Zubin Irani inaugurating Apparel and Garment Making Centre at Lamboikhongnangkhong in Imphal West district on Sunday.

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I M P H A L , N ov 2 7 : Union minister for textiles Smriti Zubin Irani Sunday inaugurated Apparel and Garment Making Centre at Lamboikhongnangkhong in Imphal West district and also distributed “Pehchan” identity cards to some artisans of Manipur.

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Making Centre, Manipur is fully funded by the Union ministry of textiles and it is expected to generate direct employment for 1,200 people.

The centre with three units would have 100 machines and their capacity would be augmented so as to create entrepreneurs and skilled workforce for the apparel sector.

The centre consists of one skilling block and two commercial blocks and 300 numbers of machines are installed in the centre.

Irani further distributed “Pehchan” identity cards to some artisans.

Addressing the gathering after inauguration, Irani reminded that the scheme for identifying weavers which was launched Oc-

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Sikkim schools lead the way for sustainable development

Shillong, Nov 27: The Meghalaya Pavilion has bagged Gold Medal for excellence in display under the North Eastern States Category in the 36th edition of India International Trade Fair (IITF) organized by the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The trade fair which started from November 14 concluded on Sunday on the theme “Digital India”.

Assistant Director of Information and Public Relations, B. Kharsamai, received the award on behalf of the State Pavilion which was presented by L. C. Goyal, Chairman and Managing Director, ITPO and Vitaly A Prima, Ambassador of Belarus to India at a function held at Shakuntalam Convention Centre, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Assam and Tripura was awarded the Commendation Pavilion in the North Eastern States Category. It may be mentioned that the Departments representing Meghalaya at the IITF includes Agriculture, Horticulture, Commerce & Industries, Tourism, Cooperative Societies, Sericulture and Weaving, Information Technology and Communication, MHHDC and MKVIB.

Gangtok, Nov 27 (Agencies): One of the major issues concerning humans today is protection of the environment. Two schools in Sikkim are leading the way by incorporating environmental activities in their curriculum with the aim of educating students about the need to protect and conserve nature for better sustainability.

Sikkim’s Chief Minister Pawan Chamling has repeatedly stressed on the need to protect and conserve nature for better sustainability, and various schools are now taking up environmental activities.

The Bongten Government School has undertaken several green initiatives to maintain balanced ecology and biodiversity.

The school was conferred with two awardsSustainability and Biodiversity by WIPRO at Bangalore in February and TN Khoshoo Earthian award 2015.

Apart from the daily curriculum, sanitation programmes and other initiatives are being implemented in schools to create awareness among students.

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ress of such programmes in schools.

“This is the first time that CCTV cameras have been installed in a government school in Sikkim.

We have received the State Green School Award and several awards which are really appreciable. The school also provides midday meals to the students,” said N.K Karki, Principal of Bongten School.

The Government Senior Secondary School in Hee Yangthang, located 40 kilometers from the Geyzing town, has established itself as a renowned centre of education and ranks among the best schools in the entire western region.

Various activities have been undertaken by the school, including bee farming, gardening, small cattle farm, vegetable farm and others, with the aim to provide practical knowledge about different ways of farming.

The school was awarded the prestigious ‘Paryavaran Mitra Puraskar, 2015’ in an Exemplar School category for its contributions to sustainable development.

The school has also been conferred with the ‘State Green Schools Award, 2015’.

tober 7, 2014 has now identified more than 2000 weavers and issued identity cards.

She said, “Prime Minister wants to give special attention to NE states for development and the project for installing the centre is cost Rs 18 crore and it will be beneficial for the state.”

MUDRA scheme was also launched for the direct connectivity of the weavers so that they can be easily identified for international exhibition.

She added that for textile promotion in the state, the central government has sanctioned Rs 200 crores.

The state awardee will be given Rs.30, 000 per month to trained weavers, 12 clusters from three districts are selected for design workshop training and will be given Rs 300 per day.

The inaugural function was attended by MP Dr.Th Meinya Singh and state commerce and industries minister Govindas Konthoujam among others.

Tura MP takes up mining ban with PMO Tura, Nov 27 (Agencies): Tura MP Conrad Sangma has sought a meeting of the representatives from the coal and the forest and environment ministries and the Meghalaya chief secretary to discuss the NGT ban on coal mining in the state.

Sangma had during the last session of Parliament, met Nripendra Misra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister and requested him to arrange a meeting of the secretaries of the coal and the forest and environment ministries with Chief Secretary K.S Kropha in New Delhi on December 1.

Sangma had also highlighted the importance of the issue during the last session of Parliament on October 11. The PMO has informed Sangma that a meeting is scheduled to take place on December 1 at the PM’s office in South Block.

On September 21, the Supreme Court permitted transportation of extracted coal that has been assessed in Meghalaya for a period of eight months from October 1 till May 31 next year, after hearing a petition filed by the Ka Hima Nongstoi Land Owners, Coal Traders and Producers Association.

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Diphu, Nov 27: The All India Karbi Students Union (AIKSU) has appealed all the Government Provincialised and Recognized Venture Schools of the district to return the surfeit money they took from the students during filling-up of ensuing HSLC examination form, practical examination fees and center fee.

The demand has been made after the SEBA secretary Kamal Jyoti Gogoi passed the order mentioning that the examination fees including Admit Card, Mark Sheet and Pass Certificate (excluding the blind candidates) is Rs. 480, practical examination fees (for subject having practical examination) is Rs. 100 and an amount of Rs. 250 to be paid as centre fee. The notification stated that, as per the Government of Assam, Secondary Education Department notice, students who appear HSLC examination from any Government Provincialized or Recognized Venture Schools will be exempted from the above mentioned fees if their parents’ annual income is below Rs. 1 lakh.

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Government moves in to plug note ban’s Northeast loophole

NEW DELHI, NOV 27 (AGENCIES): Acting on reports of huge cash movement from other parts of India to the Northeastern states, the income-tax department asked banks to report before January 31, all cash deposits made between November 8 and December 30 in excess of Rs 2.5 lakh in savings accounts, and Rs 12.5 lakh in current accounts.

“A lot of cash is flowing into Nor theaster n states from other parts of the country and being deposited in banks,” a senior I-T official told this newspaper.

“The submission of such reports, called ‘statement of financial transactions’ by banks to I-T departments is a usual annual affair, with the normal deadline being May 31 every year. But this year, it has been advanced to January 31 in the backdrop of the government’s demonetisation move,” the official added.

Special laws meant for tribal populations in the Northeast region exempt them from paying income tax, and as such, they need

not explain their sources of income for tax calculation purposes. Moreover, with large parts still outside the purview of the formal banking system, a cash economy is predominant.

This loophole is being used by unscrupulous individuals and other entities to transport black money into the region, after which the money is ploughed back into the banking system through RTGS and other modes by willing locals in exchange for cuts.

The Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh governments had already issued advisories warning locals not to deposit cash on behalf of others.

There is also a predominant security aspect to the issue as the Northeastern states are home to at least 50 militant organisations, which may have parked their funds elsewhere, but are now seeking to get it converted into new currency notes.

Interestingly, what is happening in the Northeast in the aftermath of the demonetisation move is a repeat of 1978 when the Morarji Desai government

had denotified Rs 1,000, Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000 notes, after which there was a massive flight of cash from across the country to many places in the Northeast region.

In a related development, security sources told this newspaper that the Cessna aircraft that flew in from Hissar to Dimapur is being looked into as a case of security breach, besides one of money laundering.

“This particular aircraft flew from a nonscheduled flying club airstrip in Haryana’s Hissar to a scheduled airstrip in Nagaland’s Dimapur. What if the aircraft was carrying weapons instead of cash?

This is a case of serious security breach and a regulatory loophole that we will have to plug. We have held several meetings on the issue,” a security official privy to the development told this newspaper.

There are about 166 airstrips across India, of which only about 56 are scheduled ones or airstrips which have scheduled flights. The rest are nonscheduled and unregulated.

Khandu appeals to discourage polygamy Itanagar, Nov 27 (Agencies): Arunachal Chief minister Pema Khandu appealed the people to discourage ‘polygamy’ in the state, which is customarily practised.

While addressing during the Mrs Arunachal2016 pageant organised by Ngurang Learning Institute (NLI), which was graced

by Rajya Sabha MP MC Mary Kom here at Dree ground, Khandu stated he personally do not favour polygamy and wished to see the end of such practise in the state.

The issue of polygamy came in the backdrop of discussion on applicability of Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in tribal state Arunachal with respect to women’s right. This was highlighted in her earlier keynote address by noted women activist, Jarjum Ete. Also the majority contestants of the beauty pageant were women who have suffered due to polygamy and domestic violence.

“Women in tribal society of Arunachal normally held respectable position when compared to other societies from rest of India,” pointed Khandu, adding, “However this could depend on communities, where they follow different customs.”

Boxer and Rajya Sabha MP, MC Mary Kom with Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu during their meeting at secretariat office, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday. (PTI)

CCM further added, “In the interest of women and to give them equal status in society, I assured to initiate dialogue with various women organisations to discuss on implementation of UCC in the state.”

Also he promised that budget for the coming financial year will be ‘women-friendly’, which will be prepared in consultation with various women organisations.

Khandu said he wish to see the budget to promote women’s empowerment and women’s power, “The budget will also accommodate the interest of all tribal communities and community based organisations will be made to play important role in its preparation.”

He thanked the organisers of the event and appreciated it as noble and unique initiative.

In her key-note address, Ms Ete spoke on UCC and the differing opinions in its implementation.

She also spoke on women’s inheritance rights in tribal society, where today they are given only movable properties as inheritance.

Earlier in his welcome address, patron of Mrs Arunachal-2016, Ngurang Pinch appealed people to encourage women’s inheritance right.

torched by KAAC polls likely by December end Thailand companies explore Demonetization hampers Truck mob in Manipur Indo-Bangla trade potential start-ups in Manipur

I mphal , N o v 2 7 (Agencies): Seven private companies from Thailand displayed their product samples ranging from body lotion, lingerie, bedding products, herbal/energy drinks, fruit juices and daily products before potential and possible entrepreneurs from Manipur.

The product display was made during the Manipur-Thailand business summit and business matching in integration of Manipur into the Global Value Chain through South East Asian countries organised by the Manipur Chamber of Commerce & Industry in association with Office of the Commercial Affairs (OCA) Royal Thai Embassy, New Delhi. The programme was sponsored

by Directorate of Tourism, Government of Manipur. “ Ro a d c o n n e c t iv ity from Manipur to Thailand via Myanmar if once complete then trade and commerce between these countries with Manipur

will grow by many folds,” said state chief secretary O Nabakishore Singh as chief guest of the programme.

He added that efforts are on in full speed to complete this connectivity project including land acquisition for the said project with support from Asian Development Bank.

The current ImphalMoreh route will be upgraded as an Asian Highway and another alternative route from Wangjing to Heirok to Machi and connecting Khudengthabi will also soon be initiated for broader bandwidth of connectivity with the neighbouring country of Myanmar.

Nabakishore further mentioned that to improve the 120 Km road stretch between Kalewa to Yaji of Myanmar, the National Highway Authority of India has intimated to state concerned to incorporate an executive engineer from the state.

“If this road connectivity is completed then

trade and commerce relations with Myanmar and Thailand will bloom,” CS stated.

He lauded the MCCI for conducting such programme which aims to fill the gap of state’s international trade that will put the state economy to a higher level of growth.

With the improvement of road connectivity, trade relation will become closer, said minister counselor (commercial), Office of Commercial Affairs, Royal Thai Embassy Tharadol Thongruang.

“People to people connectivity is also very important to boost overall democratic relationship among the countries,” he asserted.

The regular visits to the state of Manipur especially during Sangai Festival have made the Thai people quite acquainted with the state, he said adding that he is looking forward to have good trade and commerce tie with the state.

AGARTALA, Nov 27 (Agencies): Increase in the dollar rate due to demonetization has an adverse effect on Indo-Bangla trade.

Import of essential perishable food items like fish, vegetables and other construction materials from Bangladesh has declined due to cash crunch after November 8 midnight.

“Our import-export trade has suffered a 70 percent jolt after the notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 were banned. The rate of dollar has increased from 64 to nearly 70. We are in doubt whether the trade would be normalized if fresh currency notes are available in the market,” secretary of Import-Export Association Habul Biswas said. “If the trade doesn’t improve, there would be a negative impact on the state’s economy,” he said. The trade between the two countries is carried through Agartala-Akhaura land port, second largest trading point between India and Bangladesh. Around 3,000 people including over

150 daily-wage labours associated with the exportimport business are facing the heat within less than a month of the demonetization drive.

“As the trade is hampered due to demonetization, the labours engaged in loading-unloading of the goods are about to get their payments for the last two weeks. We even thought to give their due salary in their bank accounts, but many of them do not have account in banks,” said one trader associated with cement business. As the supply of fish gets lessened in the market, it naturally reduced the number of buyers forcing the sellers to fear about their future. “Though Rs. 2000 denomination reached the state, the fish vendors are not at all ready to give changes for the note.

They asked us first if we could give changes, he would be ready to sell fish.

This can’t go for a long time.

Naturally, we have avoided visiting fish markets,” Tulsi Dhar, a homemaker said.

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IMPHAL, Nov 27: An angry mob Sunday torched a truck that killed an electricity lineman after it rammed on an electric pole in Manipur’s Imphal East district.

Lineman Md Mujibur Rehman (40) son of late Majid Ali of Yairipok died after falling down from the top of the electric pole. The incident took place around 11.30 am today when some linemen of the Manipur State Power Distribution Company were stretching overhead cable wire at Yairipok under Andro police station of Imphal East district. The ill-fated lineman directly fell down on the ground and succumbed to injuries on the way to a government community health centre nearby. Villagers who converged at the spot alleged the driver of defying the signal to stop and torched the vehicle (MN01-6387) however the driver managed to escape amidst the crowd.

Fire tenders and vehicle recovery van who rushed were also prevented from dousing the fire that severely damaged the vehicles.

Diphu, Nov 27: The election for the Karbi Anglong Autonomous District Council (KAAC) is likely to be conducted during the last week of December 2016, said a reliable source from State Election Commission, Assam. The tenure of the present 30 member KAAC committee (4 nominated and 26 elected) expires in December and the new body will have to be installed in the office within 1st week of January 2017. The source has also informed that the SEC will soon issue notification regarding the schedule of the whole electioneering process. (Correspondent)

Repatriation of Bru people may be delayed

Aizawl, Nov 27 (PTI): Though Mizoram officials have completed identification of bona fide state residents in six Bru relief camps in Mizoram, their physical repatriation is likely to be delayed and taken up only by early next year, a state home department official today said.As per the Road Map-V for Bru Repatriation, the physical repatriation was supposed to begin from November 30 and continue till December 15, and after a break for Christmas and New Year holidays, it was to resume from January 15. But, the official said, while the Ministry of Home Affairs was yet to decide on the rate of enhancement of fund for each repatriated family, the total expenditure for repatriation could not be ascertained till date. Demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes would also create problems in disbursement of money to Bru families if physical repatriation is conducted this year, he said. Mizoram government officials have identified 32,857 Brus belonging to 5,413 families who would be repatriated as per the proposed road map for Bru repatriation. According to the Road Map-V for Bru Repatriation, around 21,000 Brus belonging to 3,445 families were to be repatriated, but the figure shot up much more than the target requiring allocation of additional fund.

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free,” he said, adding that one section of “suitedbooted” people was still leading a life of luxury.

Ramesh, a former Union Cabinet minister, claimed that BJP was spreading misinformation that Congress and other parties have called for a ‘Bharat bandh’.

The Opposition parties will hold protests across the countr y by observing “Jan Aakrosh Diwas”, he said.

Taking a swipe at the Modi government, he said economic activity has anyway come to a standstill since November 9.

Asked what will be the Opposition’s strategy in Parliament, Ramesh said a debate will happen if the Prime Minister participates in it.

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Jual oram justifies CBI probe into panchayat polls

Difficult to misuse new currency notes Panaji, Nov 27 (IANS): Those in the business of black money and other underground activities were facing problems spending the country’s highest denomination currency -- the Rs 2,000 bank note, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Sunday. “The Rs 2,000 notes have no value in the market today. Because they (antisocial elements) have problems spending it, basically terror funding through fake currency, black money, crime money has been instantly controlled,” he said. “In Mumbai, much of the crime has reduced. Availability of new notes is nearly zero and, therefore, black money is gone, extortion money is gone, terror money is gone, terror funding -- both fake and real -- which were easy to transmit because of high denomination notes are now facing obstacles,” he added.

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their alleged links with chit fund firm Seashore Group of companies.

The ruling BJD said the CBI probe should be impartial and not politically motivated.

“If the CBI is doing it intentionally then it’s not wise in part of the democracy. We have nothing to say if the summon is issued as part of a regular process. The (central) government should always act impartially. If it is doing it intentionally to harass the state governments then it’s not wise,” said senior BJD leader and Higher Education Minister Pradeep Panigrahi.

Congress leader Sarat Rout said the state and its depositors will suffer if CBI is used for a political motive.

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the huge attendance of students in school board exams in Jammu and Kashmir shows the positive mindset of the youths.

Addressing the nation in the 26th edition of his ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Modi said that he recently met a few “Gram Pradhans” from Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference and discussed the unrest in the valley, including arson attacks on schools.

The Prime Minister said that he requested the village heads to focus on building the future of the children in the Kashmir Valley. “Recent board exams saw 95 per cent attendance in Kashmir. This huge attendance shows positive mindset of the youth in the valley,” Modi said.

“The youths of Jammu and Kashmir aspire to rise in life through education. I commend the students for their enthusiasm.”

“I also commend the parents and teachers of the students and extend my thanks to the ‘Gram Pradhans’ as they made the people aware of the situation,” Modi said.

“The ‘Pradhans’ were as pained as rest of the countrymen over the issue of burning of schools in the valley. They felt that not only schools but the future of the children had gone up in flames,” Modi said.

also questioned government’s preparedness to bring in new currency notes, saying that according to estimates, it may take up to 250 days to print new notes and bring economy back on the track.

He also criticised the Prime Minister’s call for a “cashless” or “lesscash” society, saying that in India, a majority of people use cash for daily transactions.”

“Such things take time and cannot be forced by giving shocks,” Ramesh said. Asked why Congress’ ally Nitish Kumar was not in the favour of protests against demonetisation, Ramesh said JDU leader Sharad Yadav was supporting it.

He claimed that the Pune-based organisation, which is said to be behind the the demonetisation idea, has also said the way it is being implemented is not what they had suggested.

Congress was not against the objectives of the measure and will support steps against black money and corruption, but the reality of the situation is different, he said.

Only two per cent of people in the country undertake cashless transactions. It will take time before the country becomes cashless, he said.

The Prime Minister, who believes in “sound bytes”, has been talking of “cashless and lesscash society. Does he want cashless mandis also?” the Congress leader asked.

Citing National Investigation Agency (NIA) estimates, he said counterfeit notes make up just 0.02 per cent of the total currency in circulation. To tackle this, 80 per cent of people, be it farmers, the unorganised and small-scale sector have been subjected to inconvenience.

Accusing the Prime Minister of making tall claims, Ramesh said an action plan should have been readied and the shortcomings examined.

He said it is estimated that only 5-10 per cent of black money is kept in cash, while most of it is in the form of gold, silver, benami property or stashed abroad.

A lot of discomfiture had been caused to people by demonetising Rs 500 notes abruptly, he said.

The Prime Minister had remarked “na khaaonga, na khaane doonga”, but Saurabh Patel, who was a minister in the then Modi-led Gujarat government, is learnt to have been linked to a company based in Bahamas, where many tax evaders go, Ramesh alleged.

Mamata accuses Modi of derailing economy

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Ko l kata , N ov 2 7 (IANS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of destabilising the country’s economy with the demonetisation move. “Modiji, you have finished India’s economy and growth,” Banerjee tweeted. She also said that women would give him a “befitting reply” for scrapping the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes on November 8. “The women of our country will give you a befitting reply.”

The Trinamool Congress supremo also accused the Prime Minister of misusing the government machinery for the sake of own publicity at the time of a national crisis. “’Maan Ki Baat’ has become ‘Modi Ki Baat’.

Misusing government machinery. Instead of finding solutions to the suffering and pain of millions, he is doing personal vendetta, personal publicity and business,” she said. Earlier on Sunday, Modi made a strong push towards cashless economy and said demonetisation of high value currency notes was a step forward to rid the country of unaccounted hidden wealth and corruption.

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Bhubaneswar, Nov 27 (IANS): Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram on Sunday said there was no problem in speeding up the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the chit fund scam before the panchayat elections in Odisha.

“What is the problem if CBI speeds up its probe into the chit fund scam before panchayat polls in the state,” asked Oram.

The Union Minister was replying to reporters whether CBI has expedited the probe soon after the visit to Bhubaneswar of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah, who launched the panchayat polls campaign for the party on Friday. Oram said the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is in a fix as the CBI would intensify its probe into the chit fund scam.

“Chit fund investigation is going on. The CBI will expedite the probe process. The probe will in no way be slowed down,” said the minister.

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New Delhi, Nov 27 (PTI): The Centre has asked seven states to effectively implement the Forest Rights Act which seeks to restore rights of tribes living in forests for generations.

The move comes in the wake of directions by the Prime Minister’s office, which called for the implementation of Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act in ‘campaign mode’ in states.

It was found that seven states--Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand-failed to implement the Forest Rights Act (FRA) effectively. “The progress report of states on implementation of FRA revealed that seven states did not perform well in implementing the Act since it was notified in January 2008,” a Ministry official said. “The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has organised consultations with state governments to create awareness for timely disposal of claims of land rights. The states have also been asked to take all steps for expeditious implementation of the Act. Despite all

efforts, these states have not improved their performances and rejection rates are high,” he said.

“There are a lot of rejections, majority of them being wrongful. Many are based on invalid and flimsy grounds. Besides, these seven states have been irregular and sluggish in sending their reports,” he said. The official said the monthly progress reports in this regard are sent to PMO where they are reviewed.

As per the progress report, Uttar Pradesh reported the highest rejection rate (81 per cent) as it contested 74,945 land right claims out of 93,644 claims. Also, out of 92,520 individual claims, the northern state distributed titles to 17,712. Out of 1,124 community claims, 843 tribals were given titles in the state. West Bengal recorded 68 per cent rejection as the government rejected 97,415 claims out of a total 1,42,081 claims followed by Maharastra, where the rejection rate was 64 per cent with 2,30,732 out of 3,55,606 claims rejected. Madhya Pradesh reported rejection of around 61 per cent with 3,74,718 claims rejected out of 6,16,951 claims.

Tribals want to get educated, make up for lost time: Majhi Jamshedpur, Nov 27 (IANS): A feeling of resentment among tribals at being “cheated” by upper-caste Hindus, of being left out in the race to progress, is now giving way to the urge to get educated, to “make up for lost time”. At a pan-India conclave of tribals here, many spoke of the need for education to shake off a widespread “inferiority complex”.

Adivasi rights campaigner Thalko Majhi of the Ho tribe of Jharkhand, who had put up a book stall at the Tribal Conclave ‘Samvaad’, organised by the Tatas, said that uppercaste Hindus had made God their trustworthy ally in order to keep the tribals chronically subservient.

Majhi spoke to IANS about his lifelong circumspection about the existence of God, which he could never describe for want of a proper idiom, until 2012.

“That year I came in contact with Shishir Varge of the All India Mulnivasi Bahujan Samaj Central Sangh (AIMBSCS). I joined his eightday camp in Nagpur,” Majhi recalled.

“They taught people like me how to reason well; taught us the historical facts about the ‘varna vyavastha’ or the Hindu caste system that had never reached us earlier,” he said.

“All this soul/spirit is

a lie! Hindus have cheated us,” said Majhi, adding, “I always wondered that if God is so benign then why does he allow such gross iniquities in the society?

God is a myth.”

Majhi said that until he was acquainted with the teachings of Bhimrao Ambedkar he had no idea about the “exploitative system” of the Hindu religion, which he conceded has made deep inroads into possibly every Indian culture through sophisticated propaganda.

“Did Hindus not eat beef ? They very much did,” he said.

“And they made Buddhists flee when they faced tough competition from them,” Majhi said at the Dalit-Aadivaasi literature stall at the Tribal Conclave, which had on display titles like “Shoodron ki Khoj” (Search for the Untouchables) and “Tribals not Hindus”.

“I keep telling tribals not to mind such abstractions as God and not spend time on elaborate rituals.

We have to make up for lost time,” Majhi said.

He rued that people, even those who benefit from the quota system, “tend to restrict the good fortune to themselves, and don’t educate others”.

AIMBSCS is an organisation formed to spread the ideology of Ambedkar and Birsa Munda, among other such progressive personalities.

Deposits in Jan Dhan accounts soar by over Rs 27k cr

State revenue increased: Himachal government

New, Delhi, NOV 27 (Agencies): Deposits in Jan Dhan accounts soared sharply by around Rs 27,200 crore in just 14 days after the announcement of ban on old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes.

Total deposits in 25.68 crore Jan Dhan accounts crossed Rs 70,000 crore mark and were at Rs 72,834.72 crore on November 23.

As of November 9, total deposits in these accounts were Rs 45,636.61 crore. After the surprise demonetisation of 500 and 1,000 rupee notes announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8, deposits in Jan Dhan accounts have increased sharply to 27,198 crore.

However, 22.94 per cent of 25.68 crore accounts still have zero balance.

As on November 16, 25.58 crore accounts with aggregate deposits of Rs 64,252.15 crore were opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) across the country.

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New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS): At least 30 huts were gutted in a fire that broke out at the makeshift Pakistani Hindu migrants’ camp at Majnu ka Tilla in north Delhi on Sunday, destroying most of their belongings. No one, however, was injured.

The fire broke out around 2 p.m. and seven fire tenders were rushed to the camp -- a settlement along the Yamuna river bank in north Delhi, a fire department official told IANS. “a large number of huts were destroyed in the fire. It was controlled by 2.30 p.m. and no one was injured in the incident,” the official said. According to the migrants, the fire spread from timber wood while one of the families was preparing meals. Pawan Das, who managed to save his passport and visa, said over 120 victims lost their rations, clothes, woollens, documents and the currency they had managed to convert. “I am left only with the clothes that I am wearing. Luckily, I managed to save the visa documents and passport with me. Everything else has been destroyed,” he told IANS. “The fire took us by surprise and all we could manage was to take our children away to safety. We did not even have a chance to save cash and documents.

We don’t know what we will eat at night or where would we go,” Mangan, another migrant, said.

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Solar cookers and solar lanterns have been fully exempted of earlier five per cent value-added tax. Likewise, VAT on all LED lights has been reduced to five per cent from the earlier 13.5 per cent. The government reduced VAT on body fabrication of buses and trucks from 13.75 per cent to five per cent.

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Shimla, Nov 27 (IANS): The Himachal Pradesh government on Sunday said the state revenue had recorded remarkable increase in the wake of effective steps for transparent tax collection and extension of various concessions/facilities to different industry.

The Excise and Taxation Department collected the highest 65 per cent of the state’s revenue, with collections in the last three fiscals totalling Rs 15,288 crore.

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Cong clarifies to Monday’s protest over demonetisation New Delhi, Nov 27 (PTI): Congress today made it clear it has not called for a ‘Bharat bandh’ tomorrow, but will hold protests across the country against demonetisation, which it alleged “was a political move being sold as a fight against corruption”.

Speaking to reporters here, party leader Jairam Ramesh said Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes in “dhamaka” politics and the decision to scrap highvalue currency notes was taken because he had seen the “writing on the wall” in Uttar Pradesh, where polls are due next year.

He claimed that Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes were scrapped to cover up the government’s failure to deliver on the Prime Minister’s big electoral promise of bringing back black money stashed abroad and Modi wanted to do something “dramatic”.

“It is a political move which is being sold as a fight against corruption,” Ramesh said hitting out at the Centre.

He said people who have amassed wealth by illegal means are not suffering, but those who do not have black money are facing hardships. “ U n f o r t u n a t e l y, people who needed to be attacked have gone scot-

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Nagaland Post Vol. XXVI NO. 352 Dimapur, monday, November 28, 2016

Evaluating democracy

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landslide victory for any political party may be the highest ever compliment for achieving such a referendum and on the other hand, the worst compliment for the opposing party who have been given the thumbs down by the voters for whatever reasons. Sometimes, massive landslides ride on the back of some ‘wave’ while sometimes, it could be due to the failures of the losing side.

When a political party assumes power through a landslide, the rulers often believe that they have obtained the mandate to carry out major changes or shifts. Such a notion could be undermining the principle of democracy. In 2014 the Narendra Modi led the BJP to a massive landslide in winning a 2/3rd majority with 282 seats in the Lok Sabha which has 545 seats. The BJP has been successful in carrying out major decisions because of the brute majority in the Lok Sabha. However, the ruling party is in a slight minority in the Rajya Sabha where it often is at the receiving end. Be that as it may, even if the BJP has a brute majority in the Lok Sabha, there are still several opposing political parties who act as watchdogs of democracy. Since 2014, the opposition, which also comprises of erstwhile ruling UPA constituents, have acted as constructive opposition and emphasized on discussion, asking difficult questions, demanding answers and seeking more information from the government of the day. The opposition has also been supportive of some policy decisions of the government such as GST and NITI Aayog etc to name a few in national interests. The relation between the ruling and opposition parties has come to a head due to the demonetisation issue. On this issue, the opposition’s demand for a discussion as per rule 56 with discussion was rejected by the Speaker. In the Rajya Sabha the demands among the opposition parties who enjoy majority, has been varied. The ongoing tussle has led to both houses of parliament being disrupted for most part of seven days after the winter session of parliament began. On the issue of disruption, in the first five sessions of the BJP-led NDA, the Lok Sabha functioned for 704 of 711 hours available.

Again, in these sessions during Congress-led UPA, the House recorded productive time of 549 hours against 768 hours of scheduled time, as per PRS legislative research data. The principle of democracy cannot be total in the absence of an opposition no matter how small the number may be. During the two-term UPA rule, the BJP was not only the principal opposition but also had leaders who were more than capable of putting the government on the mat. On the other hand, a weak leader in Dr. Man Mohan Singh accentuated the acceleration of decline in parliamentary debate because he couldn’t speak because he wasn’t the leader. In sharp contrast, there is no opposition in Nagaland since everybody wants a piece of the cake, under the pretext of unity for Naga political solution. There are no longer debates nor constructive criticisms on the government. Since the all-party government took shape in mid-2015, the government has been able to function (or malfunction) with the kind of governance( or mis-governance) which people need to reflect. The biggest loss is democracy and for which people have to pay the price.

DailyDevotion The Consecration of Spiritual Power …by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. —Galatians 6:14 If I dwell on the Cross of Christ, I do not simply become inwardly devout and solely interested in my own holiness— I become strongly focused on Jesus Christ’s interests. Our Lord was not a recluse nor a fanatical holy man practicing self-denial. He did not physically cut Himself off from society, but He was inwardly disconnected all the time. He was not aloof, but He lived in another world. In fact, He was so much in the common everyday world that the religious people of His day accused Him of being a glutton and a drunkard. Yet our Lord never allowed anything to interfere with His consecration of spiritual power.

It is not genuine consecration to think that we can refuse to be used of God now in order to store up our spiritual power for later use. That is a hopeless mistake.

The Spirit of God has set a great many people free from their sin, yet they are experiencing no fullness in their lives— no true sense of freedom. The kind of religious life we see around the world today is entirely different from the vigorous holiness of the life of Jesus Christ. “I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one” (John 17:15).

We are to be in the world but not of it— to be separated internally, not externally (see John 17:16).

We must never allow anything to interfere with the consecration of our spiritual power. Consecration (being dedicated to God’s service) is our part; sanctification (being set apart from sin and being made holy) is God’s part. We must make a deliberate determination to be interested only in what God is interested. The way to make that determination, when faced with a perplexing problem, is to ask yourself, “Is this the kind of thing in which Jesus Christ is interested, or is it something in which the spirit that is diametrically opposed to Jesus is interested?”

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Demonetization will hasten digitized economy I NDIA’s 1.25 billion plus populace are thankful to the media and opposition parties for highlighting the plight of the commoners in the wake of the demonetization scheme announced on the night of November 8 by the Prime Minister. Millions of people were forced to queue up in banks and ATMs for hours and the issue was also debated in the Upper House of Parliament in which several leading lights representing the opposition benches participated. They are all are against unaccounted money and had been calling for unearthing such illicit wealth for years. But while expressing their points of view in and outside Parliament on demonetization they seem to be lampooning and caricaturing the Government branding them as a

bunch of robbers committed to robbing the masses. Even the noted economist, who had headed the RBI and the Ministry of Finance before becoming PM for almost a decade, has no suggestion or advisory to lessen the people’s hardship knowing well that the ongoing demonetization process cannot be stopped abruptly.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bombshell as his loyalists say has knocked the snuffing out of the four demons of black money; corrupt wealth, terror money and drug money in one go. It is indeed as asserted by several honchos as well macro economists that it is a landmark decision to demonetise 500 and 1,000 notes. People by and large have supported the unprecedented move. Black mon-

ey, corrupt money, terror money and drug money are hurting the country. The one reason for terrorism in Kashmir and North-East, and Naxalite movement is that the supply of money.

This also includes fake currency notes. Fake currency coming into India from Pakistan is Shivaji not something new.

The impact of the decision was clear as many people started throwing fake notes into canals in northern India. They cannot account for the ill-gotten money.

Media reports in some places black money holders tore notes and threw in a canal. Those were not real notes, they were duplicate notes which were torn and thrown in. What else they could have done to escape the dragnet of Income-Tax

sleuths?

The Defence Minister and the Union Minister for Home Affairs have gone on record saying that an enemy country was trying to destabilise India’s fast growing economy by pumping in fake currentcy worth thousands of crore. Seasoned Opposition Sarkar leaders including the ex-PM cannot feign ignorance of the circulation of counterfeit notes by India’s western neighbour. Intelligence sources had alerted the GOI long before the incumbent dispensation came to power that India’s enemy was trying to corrode its economy by sending in these fake notes from Bangladesh, Nepal and Kashmir borders as well as other routes.

It is not just about car-

rying out small strikes in Kashmir and killing people, but they were carrying out economic assaults too. It is noteworthy that the government has unleashed a slew of measures to promote digital transactions. It asked banks to completely waive charges for the use of debit cards. Banks have accepted the advisory as e banking and online shopping are becoming popular among the younger generation.

Digitized economy is in the interest of buyers, sellers as well the bankers.

Buyers will not be required to carry huge cash for transaction at the risk of being pick- pocketed or robbed. One travelling by public transport including inter-state bus service, trains and flights may recall how travelers guard their valuables including

wallets and are scared of even going to washrooms.

Considering the factor, digitized economy should be promoted and this is what demonetization process isendeavoring to achieve.

PM Modi has repeatedly championed digitization of India’s economic activities so that everybody including consumers, producers and bankers can have win-win situation. They have nothing to worry about and lose and the CAs and I-T people will not be after anybody for leading a hassle free life. But while promoting digitalised economy, the interests of mom and pop store owners and farming community should not be overlooked.

Digitization of the mandis has commenced and has made headway. We have to willy-nilly accept the new economy or perish.

Post-mortem

What ails the department of Power (DoP)

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he 21st November local dailies has carried a news item under the caption “Govt. apathy throws Power Deptt into crises” which is not only alarming but in no uncertain term speaking of eminent collapse of power sector in the state. The Association of Power Engineers Nagaland (APEN) has described in details the ground realities where the entire Power Department is held under tender hook only counting times to be snapped out of the hook and fall to oblivion.

When we cannot wait patiently even for an hour load shedding, we can well imagine the chaotic scenario of complete shutdown of power supply in the State.

Unlike many Associations which give ultimatum to the Government, the APEN has displayed great wisdom and matured statesmanlike attitude and warned the eminent collapse of the Power Sector if the Govt. do not mean business.

When we all go along with the DoP imploring the State Govt. for immediate redress of the problem, the DoP and the APEN should have exerted hard pressure on the State Govt. for bringing out a permanent solution to the Power Sector through the process of unbundling and Corporatization of the power sector. The DoP shall be on and off nagging with the same problem as long as it functions as a Department of the State Government as the service sector like Power and Public Transport cannot effectively and efficiently functioned going through the Govt. red tape mechanism.

For the purpose of reforming and restructuring of the Department, the DoP have engaged the International Management Institute, New Delhi for a thorough evaluation and comprehensive study of the DoP and to submit their expert finding in the form of recommendation for action to be taken by the Department. The IMI submitted their final report on March 2006 where they recommended a Road Map for Reform and Restructuring the department. It reads; “It is recommended that the GoN follow functional unbundling and Corporatization without any further delay. Establishment of a STU (under the Electricity Act, 2003) and another Corporate entity for generation/ distribution/trading of electricity is found to be more suitable option and, hence, recommended. The STU may be named as “Nagaland Power Transmission Corporation Limited”, while the generation and distribution company may be named as “Nagaland Power development and Supply Corporation Limited”. They also recommended setting up a Rural Electricity Board, the State Electricity Regulatory Commission and Rationalization of tariffs and state subsidy.

They have also made elaborate plan for the STU and Financial Restructuring, NPDSCL and Financial Restructuring towards autonomous functioning of the corporatized entity.

In a separate case study on “Unshackling the market forces in the Electricity”, Amit Kapur of J. Sagar Associates writes,

“It is trite that the electricity industry comprises of sub-sector which are distinct functions, being, generation, transmission, distribution, trading and supply. These sub-sections are distinct in terms of the operation, Commercial, investment and Consumer- interface aspects. A pragmatic market design must be structured around the contestability and potential for competition in these subsectors while balancing the regulatory-market compact”.

Altogether ten precious years has elapsed after the submission of the final report by the IMI for restructuring of the DoP but the State Govt. till date have done nothing on the recommendation except establishment of the Nagaland Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) which is functioning for revising the annual power tariff only and could not function more as Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) cannot be implemented under the present circumstances. The need of the hour for the Department of Power in the state to carve a permanent solution is unbundling and corporatization as recommended by the IMI study. There has to be not only strong political well but there has to be equally wellness from the APEN for corporatization of the DoP towards which the APEN should be not only soliciting but strongly prodding the State Government to legislate without wasting any more time. The IMI recommendation further writes, “Experience suggests that successful implementation of reform process requires, inter alia, broader understanding and acceptability of, and commitment to, reform agenda and process among the various stakeholders” Looking at the present power scenario in the State, the peak demand of power is 145 MW only with main source of 90% from Central Sector Power Allocation and only 10% (14.5MW) from the State own generation. Here 90% of the power requirement has to be purchased from Central Sector Power allocation at the whooping cost of Rs. 200 Cr. during the year 2014-15. However, the total revenue collected from the sale of the 90% purchased and 10% own generation was only Rs. 91.86 Cr. causing a massive lost of 67% (Rs. 108.14 Cr), the highest in the Country.

This amply speaks that all is not well in the Department.

If we look at the system of power tariffs, you are charged higher and higher rate if you consume power more than 30, 31-100, 101- 250 , 250 >kwh.

When queried the logic and reason for such hike, I was told by the Department official that the system is adapted in order to discourage consumption of more/higher energy. What a contrasting approach from developed countries as the country’s development is measured in terms of per capita consumption of electricity which in turn depends on electricity generated. In India per capita energy consumption is quite low and for the year 2007 it was only meager 665 kwh per annum in comparison to about 12000 kwh for USA and 34000 in

Norway which indicates fairly low level of industrialization in the country.

The study has also criticized the DoP concerning in-house capability taking example of the Likimro Hydro Project. Apart from uneconomical cost of generation, there are other issues facing the power department. At present, the engineers and staff posted to Likimro plant are stationed at the CE office at Kohima. It appears that the plant side does not have basic infrastructure and facilities to enable the engineers and staff to live there.

If the engineers and staffs are not going to be stationed at the plant site, it is not clear who else would operate the plant.

This is an issue that DoP has not yet addressed.

Capacity building for operation and maintenance of hydro plant like Likimro is another issue that deserves attention. The Likimro engineers need to undergo technical training on operation and maintenance of the plant. The IMI recommendation also goes against the propose Thermal Plant (based on diesel engine) of 4x5.73 MW at Dimapur as the economy of thermal power from liquid fuel based station is questionable since fuel price is susceptible to regular hikes in international oil prices. The cost of generation of power from the proposed project is therefore, bound to be much higher than what is being initially contemplated.

The IMI prefer and recommends the 3 x 40 MW Dikhu multipurpose a major project now under consideration of the DoP, the DPR of which was with the Central Electricity Authority for clearance and was also under active consideration of Nagaland Pollution Control Board for environmental clearance then.

The recommendation states that there is a big advantage of building relatively largescale project such as 120 MW Dikhu multipurpose projects.

Right from project construction through operation and maintenance, a bigger project would provide better opportunity for career progression to the civil, mechanical and electrical engineers of DoP, who have been for long facing career stagnation. Going by the experience of Likimro hydro project, DoP lacks adequate in-house expertise to operate and maintain power-generating stations. Thus there is a need for building in-house capacity to operate and maintain power stations that can be dove tailed with this major project.

The acceptance and implementation of the recommendations of the IMI is the only permanent solution available to the State Govt. for reformation of the power sector in the state and have our own generation of power suffice for the state.

But unless and until a strong political well is dispensed and go for unbundling and corporatize the DoP, we will continue to face power problem in the state. The state should wake up before the power sector collapse to our woe.

T. Meren Paul, Member, State Advisory Committee (NERC), Kohima

Season of Advent in the Catholic Church

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he Catholic Church all over the world began the Season of Advent this year on 27 November. Normally Advent begins with the Sunday closest to November 30. Even as the season of Advent just started, there is a romantic image of Christmas permeating all over, with decorations and illuminations. The business establishments are all gearing up for a heavy season of sale. Roads and byways are all being kept tidy. However, beyond all these external preparations, Advent reminds the Christians that there is more lasting and noble things this season offers us.

Advent is a time of preparation both for recalling Christ’s incarnation at Christmas and for awaiting the future hope of Christ’s second coming at the end of time. It is a time of Joyful anticipation, waiting, longing, and expectation.

This liturgical year or cycle in the Catholic Church is made up of six seasons: Advent - four weeks of preparation before the celebration of Jesus’ birth; Christmas Time - recalling the Nativity of Jesus Christ and his manifestation to the peoples of the world ; Lent - a sixweek period of penance before Easter; Sacred Paschal Triduum - the holiest “Three Days” of the Church’s year, where the Christian people recall the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus; Easter Time - 50 days of joyful celebration of the Lord’s resurrection from the dead and his sending forth of the Holy Spirit; Ordinary Time - divided into two sections (one span of 4-8 weeks after Christmas Time and another lasting about six months after Easter Time), wherein the faithful consider the fullness of Jesus’ teachings and works among his people. During these six seasons, the mystery of Christ is being unfolded and the members of the Church are given opportunity to reflect on different aspects of the mystery of Christ.

Advent is associated with a call to repentance, echoing the character of John the Baptist and his constant call to repent. The origin of Advent dates to the fifth century. During the season of advent the Church uses purple vestments as reminder of this repentance. The Church also abstains from singing the joyful Gloria in anticipation of Christmas and in the service of repentance.

While repentance is a focus, Advent’s character is nonetheless different than that of lent. Advent retains an undercurrent of joy. Each Advent is the inauguration of a new Church year, the liturgical year. Advent prepares the Christians for the incarnation of Jesus at Christmas, for the coming of the Saviour. The prophets during the Advent challenge every Christian to wait for the Lord to come, but remind them not to sit back and do nothing as they wait. They call them to do acts of justice, to care for the poor and oppressed.

Second Advent theme is Universal call to Justice. During the Advent while prophets challenge the people to repent and change their lives, it also calls each Christian to work for peace and Justice.

God called people then, and he calls us today to search out evil and work to rid the world of it. The prophets foretold that the light would come to shine in the midst of darkness. That light would be Christ. Through the brilliance of his light we, too, are to light the way for others. Only Christ the light can dispel the darkness which engulfs us.

A third theme that would come strongly during advent is ‘Now and Not Yet’. Advent considers two realities: the reign of God now and the reign of God yet to come. We live in the midst of the tension of both worlds. We cooperated with the work of changing history. We engage in human history to cooperate with God’s ongoing works of redemption in the world. We struggle with the world that as we await in anticipation of the world to come.

Therefore, even through consumerism preoccupies the culture of our time; this holy season is a wakeup call to the world. Advent is a counter-culture plea to engage in the deeper meaning of the season. This season invites us to reflect upon and prepare for the second coming of Christ, while looking forward to the celebration of incarnation, the ultimate gift of God’s self to the world. We can do nothing less than ask ourselves the questions of human response and responsibility in the face of such gratuitous gifts.

St. Bernard summed up the meaning of advent when he suggested that we celebrate three coming of the Lord during advent. Two are visible, and one is invisible. The first coming was the coming of Christ in history, the incarnation of Christ taking human flesh in order to save the world. The third and final coming will take place at the consummation of the world. The in-between coming is hidden. It is the coming of Christ in the hearts of disciples, the everyday Advent of Christ in the hearts of believers.

There are four Sundays of Advent.

The first and second Sunday of Advent focus on the future coming of Christ.

The third Sunday of Advent focuses on Christ who is present in our everyday lives. The fourth Sunday centres its attention on the birth of Jesus, the past coming. Therefore, so called celebrations, such as pre-Christmas, advent Christmas all against the spirit of the season and should be considered as aberrations and discouraged out rightly.

Therefore, as we journey through the season of advent and wait for Christmas, one way to focus away from transitory and fleeing things is by responding to the Isaiah’s call to work for peace and justice. Some ways to do that are; by participating in all efforts to provide for needy families, by praying more earnestly each day throughout the season, by keeping focus on the reason for the season, the incarnation of Jesus Christ – God taking human form and entering human history to save us. Blessed and fruitful season of advent and Christmas.

Fr. Sojan Xavier, Bishop’s House, Kohima

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I take this opportunity in sincerely appreciating the editors of seven newspapers of Nagaland for taking the initiative for clean election campaign.

As it is said the media is the backbone of social change who plays an vital role in the society and such step can bring some impact in the state where purchased mandate has become the norm. We hope and expect this could be a turning point in the war against electoral malpractice. It is well known fact that Nagaland being the Christian state, we tend to use money power, muscles power etc in every election. Therefore, I sincerely urge every citizen of Nagaland to take the responsibility to make Nagaland free from corruption in the next coming general election and let’s avenue it.

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NEW DELHI, NOV 27 (Agencies): In order to tackle the menace of growing cyber crime in the country, the Centre has decided to set up a mechanism under which people can file a complaint online for such crimes and they will not have to visit police station.

Briefing the Supreme Court about the measures taken by it to handle cyber crime cases, the Centre

in its affidavit said that ‘Centre citizen portal’ is being designed and any complain pertaining to online pornography, cyber stalking, online financial fraud etc can be registered on the portal.

“The portal shall facilitate online reporting of any crime by the citizen.

The complainant could be the affected person himself or a good samaritan who wants to inform an ob-

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BENGALURU, Nov27 (Agencies): BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation move has given opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee “sleepless nights”. “Friends, people who are hurt are those whose black money has gone for a toss. The demonetisation move has given sleepless nights to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Mamata, Arvind Kejriwal, and also they have lost shine on their faces,” he said at the BJP’s ‘Other Backward Classes’ rally here. “..Till November 7, opposition parties BSP, SP and Congress, and also leaders like Mamata, Arvind Kejriwal, were questioning Modi ji’s steps to bring back black money, but after November eight midnight, they changed their tone and started to ask why did he do this (demonetisation),” he said. Slamming the opposition for joining hands to oppose demonetisation, he said: “There is a flood-like situation where you find one tree in the middle, on which a rat, cat, mongoose and snake have climbed to save themselves from the raging water, flowing below,” he said.

setting up exclusive cell to probe such crimes, including cases of offensive videos being circulated through social networking sites, as the reported cases of cyber crimes surged nearly 300 per cent between 2011 and 2014 in the country, The Centre that it had decided to set up Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (NCCC) to exclusively handle cyber crimes and national security issues in co-ordination with other agencies.

It said the government has decided that there must be an in-built panic button in all mobile phones sold in the country so that people in problem could use it to alarm the police.

“To provide safety to women in distress situation, the Department of Telecommunications has notified the “Panic Button”. This will be effective from January 1, 2017. All new feature phones will have the facility of Panic Button configured to the numeric key 5 or 9. No mobile phones to be sold in India without the facility with effect from January 1, 2018,”the affidavit said.

immense suffering and hardships which have been inflicted upon common people due to the issue of creation of new districts and protest with economic blockade against the proposals” publicity wing said.

Therefore, NWU demanded unconditional release of the UNC leaders and called upon Manipur government to initiate dialogue between the UNC and State government by including central government as third party on the issue for amicable solution.

It may be noted that UNC had imposed the blockade from November 1 protesting against plans to create Sadar Hills district by usurping the “lands of the Nagas”.

said the road would not only connect North East India with Myanmar and Thailand, but will be a part of the greater scheme of connectivity of the BBIN (Bangladesh–Bhutan–India–Nepal) with South East Asia.

Through this highway, he said enormous economic activity would be generated and will open up the land-locked North Eastern region, as well as Myanmar’s North-West, and integrate them with the rest of India, Myanmar, Thailand and other South East Asian Countries upto Malaysia.

He went on to suggest that border towns in Nagaland-- Noklak and Mon-- could be connected with Lahe and Hkamti in Myanmar through Longwa, Chen and Pangsha on Indian side of the border.

Similarly, further south, he said Meluri could also be connected through Avangkhu to Layshi, and thence to Tamanthi.

He observed that these smaller and shorter linkages would require very little investment and also act as feeders to the Asian Highway that has been considered.

In this regard, Zeliang called upon the leaders of the neighbouring countries in the region, to take it upon themselves as their

“collective responsibility to ensure that this initiative is carried forward in real earnest, so that it becomes a reality during our lifetime.”

Despite challenges faced by North East India and North West Myanmar region, Zeliang said he was optimistic that by opening up the land-locked region, it would “unleash a new process of economic development, not only in this region, but in other parts of Asia as well.”

On the ethnic diversity of the region, Zeliang said both countries acknowledged that there were as many Nagas living in Myanmar as in India. “Ethnic diversities can be either opportunities or problems, depending on how you handle them”, he said, adding “many ethnic groups, both in India and Myanmar, have been pursuing their self determination for the last many years”.

However, if we can channelize the energies of all these ethnic groups to positive use, by creating a sense of ownership, participation and mutual co-existence, the outcomes will be tremendous, he said.

Lamenting that the region was known to the world as the ‘Golden Triangle’, famous for insurgency and smuggling of contraband items, he said

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(From p-1) Addressing, the International Business Seminar in Yangon, on Sunday evening as part of IndiaMyanmar-Thailand Motor Rally in the presence of chief minister Yangon Region, Phyo Min Thein; secretary ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Gover nment of India, Sanjay Mitra; Ambassador of India to Myanmar, Vikram Misri and a host of officials from India and Myanmar, Zeliang said this highway will facilitate global trade and commerce passing through one of the most underdeveloped regions of the world. He

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WOKHA, NOV 27 (NPN): A survey, conducted in Wokha district as part of a European Union (EU) funded project, has revealed that less than 5% of beneficiaries have availed nutrition and health education benefits and less than 5% were completely satisfied with behaviour of Anganwadi workers under the flagship Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) programme.

The EU-funded project titled ‘Improving access to information and delivery of public service schemes in remote and backward districts of North East (NE) states of India’ also revealed that none of the beneficiaries had attended the Non formal Pre-School Education (PSE) programme for children aged 3-6 years while less than 50% were aware of the process involved in the scheme for availing benefits.

Carried out in the later part of 2015, the survey which covered 28 villages from 2 blocks of Wokha district also revealed that 40% of beneficiaries flagged poor services of staff as an issue even as 70% said they had not noticed contact details of officials for grievance redressal. 50% of beneficiaries also said problems faced “if there is some truth in this, it is basically because they have few other alternatives for survival in a fast changing globalized world.”

With democratic process beginning to take firm roots in Myanmar and other South- East Asian countries, Zeliang said “it has given us new hopes for our future”.

He also called upon all to understand that the cultural and historical linkages of the region were our assets and strengths for building bilateral relations, and for development of trade and investment.

He said the presence of large number of Nagas in Myanmar was an advantage for Nagas in India, to participate in India’s Act East Policy, for building cultural and economic relationships with South-East Asian nations.

Even as large quantum of informal trades have been taking place between Myanmar and NE India, Zeliang said these informal trades need to be formalized, expanded and capitalized to substantially benefit the economy of the region.

“Nagaland by itself has much to offer in terms of services. Our educational network is quite substantial. So also our health care facilities. It is a well known

under ICDS mostly related to entitlements.

This EU-funded project, covering 7 backward districts across 5 NE states including Wokha in Nagaland, is being implemented by the Paris-based French NGO Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) along with Guwahati-based North East India Committee on Relief and Development (NEICORD) which in partnership with local NGO Team Metamorphosis (TM) is responsible for field implementation, Bangalore-based Public Affairs Center (PAC) which is tasked with the research component, and the Guwahati-based Nanda Talukdar Foundation (NTF) as its media advocacy component.

The project seeks to achieve three main results, namely, to encourage demand for improved service delivery, improved access to and quality of public services particularly for the most marginalized and women, and to enhance transparency of service providers for 10 central government flagship schemes: IAY, JSSK, ICDS, MDM, MGNREGA, RKVY, NBA/TSC, RGGVY, NSAP, and TPDS. ICDS, established in 1975 by the Ministry of Woman and Child Welfare,

Government of India aims to improve nutritional status of preschool children aged 0-6 years; lay foundation for proper psychological, physical and social development of children; reduce incidence of mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and school dropouts; achieve effective coordination of policy and implementation in various departments to promote child development; and to enhance capability of mothers to look after normal health and nutritional needs of children through proper nutrition and health education. At the national level, it has, to an extent, been instrumental in improving health and wellbeing of mothers and children under 6 years of age by providing health and nutrition education, health services, supplementary food, and pre-school education.

Eligibility and entitlements under ICDS include health check-ups, supplementary nutrition and health education for pregnant women and nursing mothers; supplementary nutrition, health check-ups, immunization, referral services, and non-formal education for children aged 0-3 and 3-6 years; and supplementary nutrition and health education for adolescent girls aged 11-18 years.

secret that many people from Myanmar have been availing of such facilities in Nagaland over the years,” he said.

“This should be encouraged and formalized as a part of our people to people contact policy. For this, along with the present policy for building the Asian Highway, we should also think in terms of building smaller and shorter connecting roads,” Zeliang said.

Upon arrival, Zeliang, accompanied by parliamentary secretary, Khriehu Liezietsu and others were received at the airport by leaders of the Naga Public Organisation, Naga Students’ Organisation, Naga Women Organisation and church leaders of Yangon.

society’, Modi said: “Your father or mother or elder brother at home may not know about these things.

But you know how to book train tickets online, you know how to buy things online. You can tell not just your family members, but also small businesses the benefits of digital payments.”

Modi appealed to the people to be patient in the face of inconvenience caused by the demonetisation. “I understand the inconvenience this has caused. But to treat a disease that has plagued our nation for 70 years, you can be assured the treatment cannot be simple,” he added.

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(From p-1) “Learn about card payments and other electronic modes of payment.

Look at the malls and see how they functioning. A cashless economy is secure, it is clean. You have a leadership role to play in taking India towards an increasingly digital economy,” he added.

He said “transferring money using your mobile is easier than sending a joke on WhatsApp.” Calling upon the youth to take active part in the the transition to a ‘cashless

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(From p-1) “Let us all come together and be a nodal agents to reach the Kisans and involve them in various Central & State welfare project/schemes for the welfare of farmers by reaching out to them & motivating them to go for Kisan Credit Card, Kisan Soil Card, etc. of Central Government Welfare Projects and Jhan Dhan Yojna, etc”, he added.

Acharya also prayed that Almighty God bestow his abundant blessing upon the Rengma community on this auspicious day and Naga society in general.

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(From p-1) In a press note, NSF president Subenthung Kithan and general secretary Boveio Poukai Duo demanded immediate and unconditionally release of the UNC leaders. NSF said if the leaders are not released, the situation may get worst and Manipur government would be responsible for any eventualities.

It reminded Manipur gover nment that UNC represents the voice and the sentiments of Nagas in Manipur.

Stating that Manipur government under the chief ministership of Ibobi Singh was not serious on any of the demands made by the Naga people, NSF accused Ibobi of using the Naga issue for his own political mileage by creating huge communal tension among the various communities living in Manipur.

It further asked Manipur government “to stop playing divisive politics and create communal disharmony among the various ethnic communities”.

NWU: Naga Women’s Union (NWU) expressed strong resentment on the arrest of the UNC leaders and accused Manipur government of ignoring the sentiments of the people.

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served crime to the police.

The service will be particularly beneficial to the women, senior citizens or other minorities by providing them a convenient way to report the crime from confines of their home or any cyber kiosk,” the affidavit said.

“Each complaint shall trigger an alert to the Police Station / SP office or the state level office for police to take action on it. The police department in turn will be able to view and act on it and have the provision to update the complaint status as it progresses. The citizen will receive the status update alert on his shared mobile no,” it said.

The government said that a complainant could also login to the portal any time to view the updates and he would also be able to forward his complaint to a higher office, if not satisfied with the action taken.

The affidavit has been filed after the apex court slammed the Centre for not being serious to frame scheme for registration and probe of cyber crime cases.

The court had sought response from the Centre on

NEW DELHI, NOV 27 (Agencies): Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba is now on a five-day visit to Sri Lanka to further consolidate bilateral maritime cooperation, even as India continues with its equipment supplies and stepped-up training for the Sri Lankan armed forces. Admiral Lanba, during his visit till December 1, will hold talks with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, PM Ranil Wickremesinghe and other senior dignitaries, including the chief of defence staff and the three Service chiefs.

The Navy chief will also be delivering the keynote address on “India’s perspective on the benefits of strategic maritime partnerships” at the Galle Dialogue in Colombo, which will see representatives from 39 countries and 13 international organisations participate in the event.

“There exists a robust naval cooperation between India and Sri Lanka, encompassing a wide span which includes operational interactions through bilateral exercises, coordinated patrolling along the common maritime border, training, port calls by warships, capacity-building and capacity-augmentation initiatives,” said an officer.

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As many as 1.55 lakh post offices -- about 1.30 lakh in rural areas and the rest 25,000 in urban and semi-urban areas -- are playing a “prominent role” in the entire exercise, he added.

During the same period, Rs 3,583 crore was withdrawn from post offices, Sudhakar said. Following demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes from midnight of November 8, people rushed to banks and post offices to deposit or exchange old currency notes.

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New Delhi, Nov 27 (PTI): With the last date for payment of tax instalment under IDS drawing close, the Income Tax Department today warned declarants that non-payment of first instalment by November 30 will make declarations invalid. The Income Disclosure Scheme (IDS), which was open from June to September, provided a one-time opportunity to domestic blackmoney holders to disclose wealth and come clean by paying 45 per cent tax and penalty. The first installment of tax of 25 per cent is due to be paid by November end, to be followed by another installment of 25 per cent

by March 31, 2017. The remaining amount will have to be paid to the exchequer by September 30, 2017. “The first instalment of tax under the IDS is now due... Non payment of the instalment will render your declaration under IDS 2016 invalid,” said the Income Tax Department advertisement.

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Rs 32,631 cr deposited in POs since demonetisation New Delhi, Nov 27 (PTI): People have deposited a staggering Rs 32,631 crore in nearly 1.55 lakh post offices across the country following demonetisation of Rs 500/1000 currency notes.

The post offices have also exchanged about Rs 3,680 crore of old currency notes between November 10 and 24, Department of Posts Secretary B V Sudhakar told PTI. “From November 10 to November 24, we have exchanged 578 lakh notes of value of about Rs 3,680 Pay & Use Toilet at New Reserve Colony, Phesama, Kohima, constructed under crore. If you look at the Swachh Bharat Mission, was inaugurated by Dr. Asalie Khezhie, chairman, New deposits, 43.48 crore old Reserve Council (NRC) on November 26.

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ture is in place,” he said in response to a question, adding Indian-American entrepreneurs are highly impressed by this move of the government.

“I have not run into a single person who criticises this. We are overwhelmingly in favour of this,” he said.

“What is not to like about this,” he questioned when asked about criticism to the demonetisation plan of the Indian Government.

“I am not the one who is suffering and I am not on the street (for changing / depositing money). But if you look at it from a strategic perspective... people who are outside India had complaint over the past 70 years that people just did not had the political will to do those things in India.

“Here comes a politician who first recognises what is the right thing to do and has the courage of conviction to pull it off,” he said.

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Indians’ money had risen by over 12 per cent and 42 per cent, respectively.

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by SNB as ‘liabilities’ of Swiss banks or ‘amounts due to’ their clients, are the official figures disclosed by the Swiss authorities and do not indicate the quantum of the much-debated alleged black money held by Indians in the safe havens of Switzerland.

SNB’s official figures also do not include the money that Indians or others might have in Swiss banks in the names of entities from different countries.

There are more than 250 banks in Switzerland and they together have an estimated 1.24 lakh full-time employees.

Last week, Switzerland agreed to automatic sharing of information with India on Swiss bank accounts of Indians. The ‘Joint Declaration’ in this regard provides that both countries will start collecting data in accordance with the global standards in 2018 and exchange it from 2019 onwards.

While Switzerland has conformed to the global standards on automatic exchange of information with the signing of the declaration, India, on its part, has promised to safeguard the confidentiality of the data.

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have been disclosed, while a similar number of ‘administrative assistance’ requests were notified in October as well. Since June this year, at least 20 such requests have been disclosed by the Swiss authorities.

Typically, these notifications include name, nationality and date of birth of the concerned individual, while in case of companies, their names and the country of registration are mentioned.

For long, Switzerland has been known for strict secrecy clauses about details of foreigners having accounts in Swiss banks.

However, under growing global pressure, Switzerland has begun sharing information in cases where other countries have been able to present some evidence of suspected illegalities.

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by Swiss National Bank, money held by Indians in Swiss banks fell to a record low of 1.2 billion franc (about Rs 8,392 crore) at the end of 2015.

The funds held by Indians with Swiss banks stood at a record high of CHF 6.5 billion (Rs 23,000 crore) at 2006-end.

However, the quantum of these funds has been falling since then, except for in 2011 and in 2013 when

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laws to give the concerned person or entity a last chance to appeal against sharing of data.

While India and Switzerland last week signed a new pact for automatic exchange of information about account details September 2018 onwards, the pending requests have been made under their existing bilateral tax treaty.

In the past also, names of some Indian nationals figured in Switzerland’s Federal Gazette notifications after the Swiss authorities were approached by India for information about those people with regard to the pending tax-related probes against them.

After following the due process prescribed under Swiss law, the information has been shared by Switzerland with India in some cases, pursuant to which the Indian authorities -- including the tax department and Enforcement Directorate -- have proceeded with their prosecution and other actions.

However, the pace of seeking such details seems to have quickened in the recent months, going by the sudden spurt in the number of Indian names figuring in such notifications.

So far in November alone, five Indian names

Washington, Nov 27 (PTI): The demonetisation move by the Indian government would reduce the role of blackmoney and will lead the country towards a digital economy but moving to a cashless system will take some time, a leading Indian-American entrepreneur has said. “This is a massive step (towards fighting blackmoney and digital economy). The foundation of which was laid by Aadhar, Jan Dhan Yojana and direct benefit transfer,” Venkatesh Shukla, a venture capitalist and president of TiE Silicon Valley.

“Those are the foundation that has already been laid. And universal payment interface is another brilliant that the government of India is working on,” Shukla told PTI. “I think, the move to cashless economy can’t come soon to India. It is unfortunate that people are going through so much of a pain. But there is absolute no doubt that this is the right direction to go.

“The sooner the economy moves to a digital economy there will be less wastage, more productivity, more evolution and less of a black economy,” Shukla said. “It (moving towards a cash less economy) would take a while, but infrastruc-

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Berne/New Delhi, Nov 27 (PTI): Stepping up its efforts to trace black money parked abroad, India has shot off at least 20 ‘administrative assistance’ requests to Switzerland in recent months seeking details of Indians suspected to have misused Swiss banks’ famed high-secrecy walls to evade taxes.

The individuals and companies about whom India has requested for information include at least three listed companies, former CEO of a real estate major, wife of a Delhi- based former bureaucrat, a Dubaibased Indian origin investment banker, a high-profile fugitive along with his wife and an UAE-based holding company, as also some Gujarati businessmen settled abroad and presumably in trading business.

Many of these are suspected to have maintained accounts in Swiss banks through offshore entities, including in Panama and British Virgin Islands.

These requests for ‘administrative assistance’, which typically involves exchange of information on submission of proof by the requesting country about the account holder’s wrongdoing, have been documented

by Swiss authorities in their Federal Gazette as per local

New Delhi, Nov 27 (PTI): Extending a helping hand to people facing cash crunch, regulator Irdai has asked life insurance companies to provide an additional window of 30 days to policy holders for paying premium.

Following withdrawal of legal tender character of old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denomination notes from November 9, government has put restrictions on cash withdrawals from banks and ATMs. Currently, a person can withdraw up to Rs 24,000 in a week.

Amid the cash crunch, Life Insurance Council had approached the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) to extend grace period by an additional 30 days for all the policies falling due between November 8 and December 31, 2016.

After examining the representation and keeping in view the inconvenience to policyholders, Irdai has allowed “the extension of grace period by an additional 30 days for all the policies issued by life insurers the premium/s of which fell/ falls due on or after November 8, 2016 till December 31, 2016”. The regulator said that the special one-off dispensation is given so that policyholders do not suffer from non-payment of due premiums due to recent cash crunch.

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World leaders react to Castro’s death H ava n a , N O V 2 7 ( Ag e n c i e s / IANS ) : Heads of state from around the world are reacting to Fidel Castro’s death.

Allies praised the global impact and legacy of Cuba’s former president, who died aged 90 on Friday. His opponents remembered him for heading a communist regime with a poor human rights record.

President Barack Obama said that “at this time of Fidel Castro’s passing, we extend a hand of friendship to the Cuban people,” while Presidentelect Donald Trump simply confirmed the news.

Pope Francis described Castro’s death as “sad news.” He said he was grieving and praying for Castro’s “repose.”

Former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev, whose communist bloc bolstered Cuba politically and economically until its own dissolution in 1991, said that Castro had left a lasting mark on world history, Interfax news agency reports.

Ru s s i a n P r e s i d e n t Vladimir Putin called the Cuban strongman an “inspiring example for many countries” and a “symbol of an era” in a telegram he sent to the former leader’s brother and successor, Raul Castro.

Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev

Fidel Castro shared a lengthy Facebook post in which he recalled last speaking with the late Cuban leader on the telephone in August.

“Without exaggeration, a whole era of history is gone with Fidel Castro,” he wrote. “I will treasure memories of my meetings with this remarkable man.”

In a statement, China’s President Xi Jinping praised Castro’s contribution to developing communism around the world. The Chinese people had lost “a close comrade and a sincere friend,” he added.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed his sympathies to Castro’s “many, many” supporters in a statement Saturday afternoon.

“While a controversial figure, both Mr. Castro’s supporters and detractors recognized his tremendous dedication and love for the

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Cuban people who had a deep and lasting affection for ‘el Comandante,’” he wrote.

French President Francois Hollande, however, noted his concerns over the Castro regime’s human rights record, as he welcomed the warming of relations between Cuba and the U.S. “Fidel Castro was a towering figure of the 20th century. He incarnated the Cuban revolution, in both its hopes and subsequent disillusionments,” Hollande said. “France, which condemned human rights abuses in Cuba, had equally challenged the U.S. embargo on Cuba, and France was glad to see the two countries re-establish dialogue and open ties between themselves.”

Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa remarked how “a great has left us,”

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Castro “an example of the fight for all the people in the world.”

Bolivia’s President Evo Morales said Castro “left us a legacy of having fought for the integration of the world’s peoples,” while El Salvador’s leader Salvador Sanchez called him the country’s “eternal friend.”

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma thanked Castro for his help as black South Africans struggled against apartheid. “President Castro identified with our struggle against apartheid,” Zuma said via a statement. “He inspired the Cuban people to join us in our own struggle against apartheid.”

Zuma’s party, the ruling African National Congress, also expressed sadness over the news.

S p a i n’s P r e s i d e n t Mariano Rajoy sent his condolences to the Cuban authorities: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his condolences to the people of Cuba via Twitter, calling Castro “one of the most iconic personalities of the 20th century.”

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto called Castro “a friend of Mexico” who promoted a relationship based on “respect, dialogue and solidarity.”

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New York, Nov 27 (IANS): A group of US engineers has developed two types of transgenic grass species that can eliminate toxic compounds widely used in explosives which contaminate the air around military bases and battlegrounds.

Explosives and munitions leave behind toxic compounds that have contaminated millions of acres of US military bases -- with an estimated cleanup bill ranging between $16 billion and $165 billion, according to a paper published in Plant Biotechnology Journal.

The University of Washington (UW) and the University of York researchers introduced two genes from bacteria that learned to eat RDX and break it down into harmless components in two perennial grass species: switchgrass

(Panicum virgatum) and creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera).

The best-performing grass strains removed all the RDX from a simulated soil in which they were grown within less than two weeks and they retained none of the toxic chemical in their leaves or stems.

“This is a sustainable and affordable way to remove and destroy pollutant on these training ranges,” said Stuart Strand, senior author and UW Professor of civil and environmental engineering.

“The grasses could be planted on the training ranges, grow on their own and require little to no maintenance. When a toxic particle from the munitions lands in a target area, their roots would take up the RDX and degrade it before it can reach groundwater,”

Strand added.

But when the grasses die, the toxic chemical is re-introduced into the landscape. Co-authors Professor of biotechnology Neil Bruce and research scientist Liz Rylott, at the University of York, inserted bacterial genes into plant species commonly used in laboratory settings that eventually enabled the new plant strains to remove RDX contamination successfully.

“Considering the worldwide scale of explosives contamination, plants are the only low cost, sustainable solution to cleaning up these polluted sites,” Bruce noted. The research team also found another unexpected side benefit -- because the genetically modified grasses use RDX as a nitrogen source, they actually grow faster than wild grass species.

A boy stands amid the damage in the rebel-held besieged al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria.

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chairman (Prachanda) has lost his charisma, the cadre are frustrated and our party is on the verge of collapse. He needs to make a bold and quick move. If he succeeds, it will revive our party and his political career.”

Prachanda is trying to make the Constitution “broadly acceptable” to all by pushing four amendments -- tinkering with federal boundaries, easing restrictions on the rights of naturalised citizens, ensuring proportional representation in Parliament and recognising more official languages.

But the CPN-UML is opposing the Prime Minister’s proposals, saying these are not in the interest of Nepalis and are directed by a foreign hand.

STOCKHOLM, NOV 27 (Agencies): The inhabitants of besieged rebel-held eastern Aleppo have fewer than ten days to receive aid or face starvation and death from a lack of medical supplies, the head of the Syria Civil Defence, or “White Helmets”, said on Thursday.

The volunteer group which works in oppositionheld territory and has rescued thousands of people from buildings bombed in the civil war is also running out of basic equipment from trucks to diesel and gas masks.

“You cannot imagine how the situation is,” Raed Al Saleh told Reuters through a translator. Saleh was in Stockholm to receive the Right Livelihood Award, known as Sweden’s “alternative Nobel prize.”

“Doctors and the rescue workers in Aleppo are just using what’s left of the equipment after bombardments to do whatever they can do,” Saleh said.

Rebels in the eastern part of Aleppo city have agreed to a U.N. plan for aid delivery and medical evacuations, but the United Nations is awaiting a green light from Russia and the Syrian government, humanitarian adviser Jan Egeland said on Thursday.

With freezing winter conditions setting in, about 275,000 people are trapped in eastern Aleppo, where

mately ten chlorine attacks in Aleppo in the last ten days - the last being on Wednesday.

Rami Abdulrahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the Syrian conflict, said the Observatory had documented two incidents of chlorine attacks in the past fortnight.

On Nov. 11, the executive body of the global chemical weapons watchdog OPCW condemned the alleged use of banned toxic agents by the Syrian government and by Islamic State militants.

A 13-month international inquiry by the OPCW and United Nations concluded in a series of reports that Syrian government forces were responsible for the use of chlorine barrel bombs against civilians.

Ba n g kok , Nov 2 7 (IANS): Human rights NGO Amnesty International urged Malaysia on Sunday to free a popular political cartoonist who has been arrested over making offensive drawings of Prime Minister Najib Razak. Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque, or Zunar as he is also known, was arrested for sedition on Saturday, a day after security forces dismantled his exhibition showcasing drawings of the Prime Minister that were considered offensive, Efe news agency reported.

“The arrest of Zunar is an outrage. The charge of sedition against him must be dropped immediately and he must be unconditionally released from detention,” AI’s Deputy Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific Josef Benedict said in a statement. Benedict accused the Malaysian authorities of using repressive laws to “silence and punish peaceful voices under the guise of national security”. The campaign against Razak, who assumed office in 2009, gained momentum in 2015 when he was accused by foreign media of having siphoned off nearly $700 million from government fund 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad).

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East Aleppo residents facing starvation

the last U.N. food rations were distributed on Nov. 13.

Saleh said doctors were so short of supplies they were resorting to making life and death decisions over who receives surgery.

“They cannot accept everyone ... There are not enough materials and not enough doctors,” he said.

Saleh said the White Helmets had lost 50 percent of their equipment in the last two months.

“We have consumed all the stock of first aid kits in our centers and we have consumed all our stock of gas masks. We are concerned that within ten days we may consume all our remaining stock of diesel which is required for the ambulances and the trucks to move,” he said.

The White Helmets director said his workers had responded to approxi-

PARIS, NOV 27 (Agencies): Millions of French voters were casting ballots on Sunday to pick the presidential candidate for the centre-right Republicans party, with ex-premier Francois Fillon tipped to win and become favourite for next year’s election.

The US-style primary contest, the first for the party, is a battle between socially conservative and economic “radical” Fillon and the more moderate Alain Juppe, also a former prime minister who is nine years older at 71.

The French presidential vote is seen as a key test for mainstream political parties after the success of Donald Trump in the United States and the Brexit campaign in Britain, both of which harnessed antielite, anti-establishment anger.

Polls opened at 8am, with all French voters who pay two euros ($2.10) and state they share the values of the centre-right allowed to cast a ballot.

Whoever wins will face fierce competition from farright National Front leader Marine Le Pen, who is waiting in the wings ready to attack the victor as a symbol of France’s ruling class.

Kathmandu, Nov 27 (IANS): Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” is in a tight spot as he prepares to table in Parliament the second Amendment to the Constitution in the next few days but the opposition seems not to be supporting him, the media reported on Sunday.

As the country marks the tenth anniversary of the peace accord this week, Prachanda assured the Madhesi parties that he would deliver this time, but they are not satisfied with his promise, the Nepali Times reported.

The Communist Party of Nepal (United MarxistLeninist), the second largest party in the Nepali Parliament, has told the Prime Minister that it will not support the bill.

The Nepali Congress, the coalition partner of Prachanda’s Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), is letting him stew.

But Prachanda told the Nepali Times this week that he does not feel burdened by his work.

CPN-Maoist-Centre politburo member Bodh Raj Upadhyay said: “The

L o n d o n, Nov 2 7 (IANS): British teenagers consume sugary drinks equivalent of nearly a bathtub on average in a year, Cancer Research UK reported.

The research showed that children aged between 11 and 18 year old consume three times more the recommended limit of sugar intake.

Sugary drinks have become their main source of added sugar, making up 30 per cent of their total intake, the researchers said.

“It’s shocking that teenagers are drinking the equivalent of a bathtub of sugary drinks a year,” said Alison Cox, Director at Cancer Research UK -- charity research organisation in Britain.

According to previous studies, consumption of sugary drinks results in greater weight gain as well as increases body mass index (BMI) -- a risk factor for many diseases, such as diabetes and various form of cancers. The increased consumption should be minimised by imposing food taxes, the researchers suggests.

“We urgently need to stop this happening and the good news is that the sugar tax will play a crucial role in helping to curb this behaviour,” Cox said.

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Kabul, Nov 27 (IANS): Afghan army personnel recovered and defused one dozen Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and landmines in two eastern provinces, the Defence Ministry said on Sunday.

“The engineering teams of Afghan National Army discovered and defused 12 IEDs and landmines in Kunar and Parwan provinces over the last 24 hours,” Xinhua news agency cited a statement by the ministry. According to military officials, the Taliban militants and other insurgent groups have been using IEDs to target security forces but the lethal weapons also inflict casualties on civilians.

On Saturday, Afghan police seized over 9,000 kg of a banned chemical in Nangarhar province, bordering Pakistan.

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Fillon, a career politician and prime minister from 2007-12, has warned that France is “on the verge of revolt” and believes his plan to slash 500,000 public sector jobs and business regulations is the tonic the demoralised country needs.

“I’ll do everything for entrepreneurs!” he declared at his final rally on Friday night in Paris, promising to help businesses create the jobs needed to lower France’s stubbornly high unemployment rate of around 10 percent.

The devout Catholic and motor racing fan has also won support with his hard line on Muslim immigrants, as well as an emphasis on protecting France’s identity, language and family values.

He demanded Friday that “the Islamic religion

accept what all the others have accepted in the past... that radicalism and provocation have no place here.”

Juppe, meanwhile, has made a pitch for the centre-ground, accusing his opponent of wanting to reform France with “brutality” with an unrealistic programme that has drawn support from the far-right.

As well as promising to shrink the French state, Juppe’s signature announcement was a promise to seek a “happy identity” for multicultural France despite worries about the threat of immigration and Islamic extremism.

“I am best placed with my programme to beat Marine Le Pen,” Juppe said on the last day of campaigning on Friday.

He has also sought to highlight Fillon’s conservative views on abortion and

gay marriage, as well as his closeness to Russian President Vladimir Putin who praised Fillon last week as a “very principled person”.

But it is Fillon who has all the momentum heading into Sunday’s run-off vote.

He won the first round of the primary last Sunday with 44 per cent and has since picked up endorsements from party heavyweights including former President Nicolas Sarkozy, who was knocked out last weekend in perhaps a final blow to his political career.

Several surveys last week forecast Fillon to emerge as winner on Sunday with around 60 per cent, but after a topsy-turvy year that has made fools of analysts and pollsters, no one should take his victory for granted.

As well as Le Pen, Sunday’s winner will face competition in next year’s vote from a Socialist party candidate, probably President Francois Hollande who appears intent on trying to defy his historically low approval ratings.

After a troubled five years in power, a survey on Friday showed current Prime Minister Manuel Valls would be a far more popular candidate than Hollande.

A n k a r a , No v 2 7 (IANS): IS terror outfit carried out a chemical attack in northern Syria, leaving 22 opposition fighters wounded, officials from the Turkish army said on Sunday. The General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces said the 22 opposition combatants had symptoms of chemical gas exposure following a missile attack by IS jihadists, Efe reported.

The sources did not specify when the attack took place but indicated that IS used artillery shells filled with chlorine. The wounded combatants from the Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army were transferred to a specialised unit of a hospital in the province of Kilis, which treats injuries caused by chemical, biological and radiological weapons. The injured had nausea and severe headaches, which are the first symptoms of a chemical attack. In a statement, the Turkish army also said that an opposition fighter died and 14 others were wounded in clashes against the Islamic State amid Operation Euphrates Shield, which was launched on August 24 to push the jihadists away from the Syrian side of the Turkish border.

K-pop video director charged in S Korea scandal Seoul, NOV 27 (Agencies): A pop music video director in South Korea has been charged in a corruption scandal that threatens to engulf the country’s president, Park Geun-Hye. Cha Eun-taek will stand trial for allegedly using his ties to the president’s confidante to win lucrative projects.

The charges include abuse of power, coercion and embezzlement.

Mr Cha, 46, has worked with Gangnam Style star Psy, and South Korean boy band megastars Big Bang.

His involvement in the scandal hinges around his links to Choi Soon-sil, Ms Park’s close friend and the daughter of a cult leader, who is believed to have used her status to extract more than £48m ($60m) from top firms, including Samsung.

She is accused of meddling in a wide range

of state affairs, including South Korea’s preparations for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Prosecutors say Ms Park herself ordered her former economic adviser to help Mr Cha pressure companies and officials so he would win contracts.

South Korea’s government has for years used

K-pop artists - as South Korean pop starts are known as a means of exporting the country’s pop culture.

Ms Park, whose approval rating has dropped to 4%, apologised earlier this month for putting “too much faith in a personal relationship”, and has pledged to co-operate with an official investigation

into the corruption.

South Korea’s constitution does not allow a sitting president to be prosecuted, and Ms Park has 15 months left in her term.

But now that prosecutors have directly linked her to criminal proceedings, it is possible she could be impeached for breaking the law.

LAZAMI – KHEZHAKENO BROTHERHOOD FELLOWSHIP INVITATION

I on behalf of the Lazami Village Council and the Organization Committee of the Lazami-Khezhakeno brotherhood fellowship, would be pleased to invite all the citizens of the both Lazami and Khezhakeno where ever you resides to kindly make yourself present and witness the historic reunion and revitalization of the brotherhood. The programme will be held at Lazami Village on 30th November 2016 at 10 AM, where Shri Toniho Yepthomi, President, Sümi Hoho and Shri Sovenyi, former President, Chakhesang Hoho, are kindly consented to be our honoured guests. It is not possible to handover invitation to each and every individual; therefore, please treat as an extending of our invitation to all the concern especially to our in-laws, the people who migrated from Lazami villages, the satellites and neighbouring villages.

For transportation from Kohima and Dimapur kindly contact the respective welfare officer bearers.

Thanking you, looking forward and eagerly waiting for your arrival at our village gate.

K.A.Jacob, President Lazami Social Welfare Organisation, Kohima Cum i/c Reception Committee K-4312

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Punk protest: Punk ‘Bookworm Festival’ at NE Body Can Sing 2016 memorabilia set on fire APO hall from Nov 29 Nagalnd Chapter concludes T

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he Second edition of the State level NE Body can sing 2016 Nagaland Chapter which was hosted Live by AIR Kohima on Saturday evening Seyievinuo Chuzo and Mankai Phom emerged as winners to represent the State in the finals of the competition which will be held in Shillong in February next year.

Altogether twelve State finalists vied for the top slot.

While Seyievinuo Chuzo was selected in the western music category, Mankai Phom was selected in the modern song Naga dialect

category.

Addressing a capacity crowd at the State Academy Hall Kohima, the chief guest of the evening Minister of Forest, Environment and Climate Change Dr. Neikiesalie Kire, expressed his appreciation to the All India Radio, Kohima for organizing the show and reaching out to the people and listeners LIVE, which he said would go a long way in promoting young and budding talents of the State.

The Minister maintained that almost every Naga can sing but everyone

is not provided a platform to showcase their talent. While appreciating AIR Kohima for opening such platform for talented artists also asked the Station to take the event to a wider and higher level and not just confine it to the studio.

While also congratulating the winners and all the contestants, the Minister urged them to express their feelings and enjoy the moment as they perform. He wished success to the winners who will represent Nagaland in the Shillong finals.

The Chief Guest later gave away awards and certificates

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unk memorabilia said to be worth £5m ($6m) has been torched in the middle of the River Thames. Joe Corre, the son of Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood, burnt the items on the 40th anniversary of the Sex Pistols debut single.

The 48-year-old told the crowd that “punk was never meant to be nostalgic”.

The protest was aimed at official plans to celebrate the movement’s 40th anniversary. Corre said his collection of clothes, posters and other music-related items was worth £5m.

Dummies of former Prime Minister David Cameron, ex-Chancellor George Osborne and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson were among those engulfed in flames as part of the pro-

test, on a boat near the Albert Bridge in Chelsea, London.

Corre, who founded lingerie company Agent Provocateur, has been critical of Punk London’s plans to mark 40 years of the sub-culture.

The plans, which include events, gigs and exhibitions, is supported by groups including the Mayor of London, British Library and British Film Institute (BFI).

“Punk was never, never meant to be nostalgic - and you can’t learn how to be one at a Museum of London workshop,” said Corre on Saturday.

“Punk has become another marketing tool to sell you something you don’t need. “The illusion of an alternative choice. Conformity in another uniform.”

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to the winners and also to the participants. Earlier, Head of AIR Kohima director engineering KK Rengma welcomed the participants and the audience.

During the programme, DK entertainment group led by Senti Longchar, and other AIR staff performers enthralled the audience with hit country songs and Hindi melodies. The judges of the competition included renowned Naga musicians and singers Boulio Sekhose, Ame Usou Zao, Elizabeth Imti Chang, Zubenthung Ezung and Assistant Director, AIR, Aolemla Yaden.

It may be mentioned that the grand finale winner in both the categories of the NE Body can Sing at Shillong will walk home with a cash prize of rupees 1,00,000/- each and citation and the runnerup winners will be given Rs.50,000/- each along with certificates.

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he second ‘Bookworm Festival’ would begin on Tuesday November 29 at the APO hall, Kohima town. The seven-day festival will feature a host of literary events such as Book launches, Author readings, Storytelling, Children’s activities, Conversations with writers, and open microphone performances.

After the successful first Bookworm Festival in AprilMay 2016, the festival is back on popular demand. The objective of the festival is to bring literature to the people, giving space to young and aspiring writers, supporting and promoting local writers, encouraging the habit of reading and love for literature in young readers, giving children a literary experience and dedicating a whole afternoon to them, making space for lovers of literature, and to showcase our local businesses.

It also aims to be an inclusive festival where no entry fee is charged and all the literary events are free.

The partners of the Festival are Barkweaver Publications, Crossword, De Oriental Hotel, and Little Niceties, and the Department of Tourism.

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to share her thoughts about the deteriorating image of women in cinema and its relation to the crimes against women in society.

Speaking her mind on the issue, the actress said, “It is so easy to blame the image because the image

is paramount. It is always larger than life and you are always creating the image.

I don’t think that cinema is bigger than family as an institution. So you have to see what is happening in the society and try and understand and change that mindset.”

Taking examples of films like ‘PINK’ and ‘Piku’, she said, “You can’t just hold the image responsible for crimes against women.

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Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring just minutes into the game against struggling Sporting Gijon with a penalty kick.

MA D R I D, N o v 2 7 (Agencies): Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice as Real Madrid were thankful to a late missed penalty from Duje Cop to open up a seven-point lead over Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a 2-1 win over Sporting Gijon. Madrid looked set for an easy afternoon as Ronaldo opened the scoring from the penalty spot before he headed home a second inside 20 minutes.

However, Carlos Carmona halved Sporting’s deficit 10 minutes before half-time and the struggling visitors were handed a huge chance for an unexpected

point 12 minutes from time when Nacho brought down Victor Rodriguez.

Yet, Cop sent his penalty high and wide as Real held on amidst a torrential downpour to extend their unbeaten run to 31 games in all competitions.

Fresh from netting a hat-trick against Atletico Madrid last weekend, Ronaldo continued his return to scoring form with a quickfire double to move ahead of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez as La Liga’s top scorer. Sporting had the first big chance to go in front when Carmona fired wide with just goalkeeper Keylor

KPC, Classic Club to vie for 9th Challenger Cup

Ko h i m a , N ov 2 7 (NPN): The 9th edition of the Challenger Cup will be played between Kohima Press Club and Classic Club Kohima on November 29 at 2.00pm at local ground, Kohima.

The annual feature football exhibition match started in 2006.

The cup is aimed to foster friendship and unity amongst the Classic Club and the media fraternity and the exhibition match

is expected generate much fun fare and excitement.

For the record, the Classic Club lifted the title for five times (2006, 2007, 2011, 2014 and 2015), while KPC won three times (2009, 2012 and 2013).

The exhibition match is expected to witness some of the former footballers from both (Classic Club and Kohima Press Club) who donned the state jersey during their prime days.

Navas to beat. However, they were quickly behind when Lucas Vazquez was naively chopped down by Sergio Alvarez on five minutes and Ronaldo emphatically converted the resulting spot-kick.

The Portuguese’s second finish was even more impressive as he buried Nacho’s cross from the left with a powerful header that left Diego Marino no chance in the Sporting goal.

In between times Ronaldo had also headed wastefully wide when unmarked from a corner, while Marino parried another fierce effort as the three-time World

Player of the Year chased his 40th hat-trick for Madrid.

Instead, it was Sporting who halved the arrears before half-time when a rare misplaced pass from Luka Modric allowed Isma Lopez to cross from the left and Carmona’s outstretched leg prodded the ball past Navas.

In deteriorating conditions caused by the torrential rain, Madrid struggled to get going after the break.

K a r i m B e n z e m a ’s header from point-blank range was brilliantly saved

by Marino just before the hour mark.

Real coach Zinedine Zidane then withdrew captain Sergio Ramos with an eye on the Clasico against Barcelona next Saturday with the Spanish international a yellow card away from missing that game through suspension.

However, that decision nearly backfired as Nacho moved into central defence and quickly brought down Sporting substitute Victor Rodriguez inside the area.

Cop pardoned Nacho’s mistake, though, as the Croatian lent back and sent the ball well wide of Navas’s goal much to the relief of thousands inside the Bernabeu. Ronaldo should have completed his hat-trick late on as he broke clear on goal, but his low shot was too close to Marino as Real had to see out a nervy final few minutes to secure a sixth straight La Liga win.

Adelaide, Nov 27 (Agencies): Australia earned a consolation win over South Africa in the daynight third Test in Adelaide, with English-born opener Matt Renshaw finishing unbeaten on 34 as the hosts chased down 127.

The 20-year-old debutant put on fifty partnerships with David Warner (47) and skipper, Steve Smith (40) to see Australia to a seven-wicket win on day four of the final Test of the series, though he was at fault for Warner’s wicket; a run out after a mix-up K Y M C

between the pair.

South Africa - who won the series 2-1 after successes in Perth and Hobart - were earlier bowled out for 250; opener Stephen Cook (104) the last wicket to fall after going through to a second Test ton.

Resuming on 194-6 in their second innings, South Africa added only 56 runs to their overnight score before being dismissed - Mitchell Starc leading the way for the hosts with figures of 4-80.

It was Jackson Bird (1-54) though, who claimed the first wicket to fall, in the

India take bronze in Four Nation Hockey Melbourne, Nov 27 (IANS): India defeated Malaysia 4-1 in the bronze medal play-off match at the Four Nations Invitational hockey tournament here on Sunday. For India, Akashdeep Singh (2nd minute), V.R. Raghunath (45th), Talwinder Singh (52nd) and Rupinder Pal Singh (58th minute) scored while Joel van Huizen found the net for Malaysia.

India dominated from start to finish, scoring twice in the final quarter to take a much deserved victory.

Shrugging off Saturday’s disappointment when India lost to New Zealand, the winners were looking to strike and consolidate early to avoid any pressure from the Malaysians.

The Indians started off with several quick turnovers and passes, scoring as early as in the second minute of play.

Malaysia picked up the pace but despite several circle penetrations failed to create any real chances.

Raghunath capitalised on a pair of penalty corners to convert one and double India’s lead. Joel van Huizen’s goal took Malaysia into the final break down by a single goal. India kept up the pressure in the final quarter. They constantly pressed high and won several turnovers. In the 58th minute, they had another penalty corner. Rupinder Pal Singh made no mistake in slotting the ball to the bottom right corner to give India a 4-1 winner.

Chelsea end tottenham’s unbeaten run

Victor Moses battles the Tottenham man who desperately attempts to sort out his feet and keep the ball.

L o nd o n , N o v 2 7 (Agencies): Chelsea consolidated their position at the top of the table by inflicting a first Premier League defeat of the season on Tottenham with a 2-1 victory at Stamford Bridge.

First Manchester City and then Liverpool had taken over first place during Saturday’s matches.

However, it was the Blues who finished the evening one point ahead again after coming from behind as Spurs lost in the league for the first time in 13 games.

Christian Eriksen fired Tottenham into a 10th-minute lead with a fierce strike from the edge of the penalty area. Despite plenty of possession, the visitors could not find a second and Chelsea levelled just before halftime when Pedro cut inside

Football Association sets up sexual abuse inquiry L o nd o n , N ov 2 7 (Agencies): The Football Association has set up an internal inquiry into allegations of sexual abuse in football.

In a statement released on Sunday morning, the FA announced they had appointed an independent legal counsel, Kate Gallafent QC, to assist its review into the abuse claims made by a growing number of former youth footballers. More than 20 footballers have now come forward to seek help from the Professional

Footballers Association.

PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor told Sky News he believed the problem could end up being nationwide - days after a series of ex-players made accusations against a former coach at Crewe Alexandra.

Taylor revealed that players have now claimed abuse took place at Blackpool, Manchester City, Stoke City, Leeds United and Newcastle United.

He said, “It would be naive to think that there would be clubs, as well,

Croatia lead Aus deny SA Test series sweep Argentina 2-1 in

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third over of the day, with Quinton de Kock (5) given out lbw on review.

Vernon Philander stuck around for 17 runs, but he too was trapped in front by Starc, the decision this time given out by the on-field umpire.

Kagiso Rabada (7) lasted just nine balls - though long enough to at least allow Cook to reach his hundred - before edging Josh Hazlewood (2-41) down the legside to a diving Matthew Wade.

Three balls later, Cook was cleaned up by a Starc inswinger that sent his stumps splattering and ended the innings.

South Africa thought they had taken Renshaw’s wicket in the second over of Australia’s chase - caught by Hashim Amla in the slips off Philander - but replays showed there was no contact with the bat.

Warner got Australia off to a great start by firing seven boundaries in his 51ball knock but was run-out after being sent back by Renshaw when already halfway down the pitch.

Two balls later, Tabraiz Shamsi (1-49) had firstinnings centurion Usman Khawaja out for a duck, lbw on review, to have the hosts briefly rattled.

But Renshaw dug in for 137 balls, putting on 61 for the third wicket with Smith to settle things down, though the Australia captain edged Kyle Abbott (1-26) behind two runs short of victory.

throughout all areas. As we’ve seen in other areas where youngsters are involved, such as the church and schools, there are difficulties and sensitivities in dealing with it.”

A hotline by the NSPCC was set up after David White, Andy Woodward, Steve Walters and Paul Stewart all spoke out about abuse.

Cheshire Police have confirmed 11 people have contacted them following Woodward’s initial claims about ex-Crewe youth coach

Barry Bennell.

Announcing its inquiry, the FA said it continued to “prioritise victim support and provide full assistance to on-going police inquiries”.

The FA statement added, “At this time, with acknowledgement that a wide-ranging inquiry may be required in time, we are working closely with the police to support their lead investigations and must ensure we do not do anything to interfere with or jeopardise the criminal process.”

from the left to curl a sublime finish past Hugo Lloris into the far left corner.

Chelsea went ahead early in the second half when, on 51 minutes, Victor Moses knocked the ball home after Diego Costa had pulled it back across the face of goal following a powerful run down the left.

Stoke City beat Watford

Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo started on the bench for the third consecutive game for Watford who lost 1-0 to Stoke City. Heurelho Gomes’ own goal in the 29th minute denied the Hornets a chance to move up to sixth in the Premier League table.

The defeat ended Watford’s four-game unbeaten run at home, a run in which they have beaten

Manchester United, Leicester and Hull while drawing 2-2 against Bournemouth, but they struggled to land another victory. Jonathan Walters was first to make an attempt at goal in the 19th minute but his header from a free-kick flashed wide of goal as the first half ended 1-0 in favour of Stoke.

In the second half, Mazzari brought on Ighalo and Italy striker with Nigerian heritage, Stefano Okaka, in a bid to salvage a draw but a second bookable offence from Miguel Britos in the final minutes dashed hopes of any comeback.

Watford who failed to create a chance in the encounter will hope to bounce back to winning ways next weekend away to West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns.

4TH DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF LATE WEPEZOLE KEDITSU 28-11-2012

Four years have gone by since you left us to be with Lord. We miss your presence in our lives.

We comfort ourselves with the hope that we will meet again one day. Until then.

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1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY of our wonderful and precious father LATE S.AMEN JAMIE (UNGMA) Died on 28th Nov.2015

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Davis Cup final

Z ag r e b, N ov 2 7 (IANS): Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig gave hosts Croatia a vital 2-1 lead in the Davis Cup tennis final with a 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 doubles victory over Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro and Leonardo Mayer. The two teams put their best players -- Cilic and Del Potro -- into action after the tie was level at 1-1 following Friday’s opening singles matches at the Zagreb Arena.

Although the Croatians won in straight sets here on Saturday, the match was decided by just a handful of big points.

The Argentines failed to convert a break point early as the first set came down to a tiebreaker, which Croatia won due in large part to critical errors by Mayer.

Argentina then fell behind a break in the second set before breaking Dodig’s serve in the eighth game to draw level and then force another tiebreaker, which was tied 4-4 before the Croatians pulled away.

In the third set, the Croatians got the critical break in the sixth game and wrapped up the match in two hours and 42 minutes.

The first reverse singles contest late on Sunday will be a heavyweight battle between a pair of 28-year-olds, former US Open champions - the sixth-ranked Cilic and Del Potro.

LT. NTSENO KIKON

BORN IN : 1922 – DIED ON :18TH NOVEMBER 2016.

We the bereaved family would like to express our utmost appreciation to every individual, churches, neighbours, family friends and well wishers and all those who stood by us physically, morally supported through prayers in cash and in kind at the saddest demise of our beloved mother LT. NTSENO KIKON who left for eternal home to be with Lord on 18th November 2016. We are unable to thank every individual, but your kind gesture and time spent with us during our sorrow and grief shall not be in vain in the Lord. May God richly bless one in all.

Loving, children, relatives, in-laws, grand children and great grand children.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Born on : 24.04.1952 – Died on : 23.11.2016

We the family members of Lt. Senkawati Walling (Süngratsü Village) would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual, relatives, friends and near & dear ones who have helped us physically ,financially and stood by us emotionally during the time of illness and sudden demise of our beloved.

We regret for not being able to thank each one of you individually for your help during the time of our sorrow but we pray that Lord Almighty bless you all abundantly.

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Wife, children & family members

We, wife and family members of Late Satjangul Singson, Dy. Commandant (2 I/C) 5th NAP BN, Phek are deeply grateful to every individual, churches, Police Department, Organizations, friends, and well-wishers who help us physically, financially and prayers during the illness and in the time since he left us on 24th November 2016.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each individual personally but it is our humble prayer that Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

Loving wife, children, siblings, in-laws, grand children and relatives.

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Kohli take India to 271/6 on Day 2

Indian batsmen R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja walk off the field after the end of the 2nd day’s play of 3rd India-England test match in Mohali on Sunday. (PTI)

Mohali, Nov 27 (PTI): Indian batsmen, including flamboyant and in-form skipper Virat Kohli, were made to toil hard before Ravichandran Ashwin’s counter-attacking 57 enabled the hosts to reach 271/6 at stumps on the second day of the third cricket Test here.

India are only 12 runs behind England’s first innings score of 283 after the visitors added 15 to their overnight tally of 268 for 8.

It was an intriguing day of Test cricket and hosts can claim that their nose is slightly ahead thanks to the 67-run stand for the 7th wicket between Ashwin and

Ravindra Jadeja, who also smashed a quick-fire 31 not out off 59 balls.

India’s ‘Man Friday’ was Ashwin, who again played his part albeit with the willow reaching his 9th half-century in Test cricket.

Ashwin’s sequence of scores in the series reads 70, 32, 57, 7 and 57 not out (ongoing).

His innings was studded with eight fours off 81 balls.

Jadeja’s knock had three fours and a six.

The day’s play can be called a battle of attrition with skipper Kohli curbing his aggressive stroke-play, having read the pitch really well during his patient 62 off 127 balls.

It had nine fours and the partnership of 75 with Cheteshwar Pujara (51 off 104 balls) is the highest in the innings so far.

However, Pujara was out trying to pull a long-hop and Ajinkya Rahane’s (0) wretched form continued.

He failed to read a googly from England’s most successful bowler Adil Rashid (3/66 in 21 overs).

Karun Nair (4) also had an inauspicious debut as he was run-out.

Ben Stokes (2/48) was the other successful bowler for England. Knowing Kohli’s propensity to drive through off-side, skipper Alastair Cook removed the slips and packed the cordon four fielders with his bowlers maintaining the channel.

While Kohli got nine boundaries utilising the loose deliveries, England were successful in drying up the runs. Kohli’s battle with Stokes was also another highlight of the day.

At the start of his innings, Kohli hit Stokes for back-to-back boundaries -- through mid-off and and a flick off his hips. He also hit some glorious drives of offspinner Gareth Batty and leg-spinner Adil Rashid.

When Rashid bowled a long hop it was promptly pulled towards mid-wicket fence. But as runs dried up, Kohli wanted to use the glide shot through the vacant third man region.

Stokes did well to pitch it in the channel and the faint edge was taken by Jonny Bairstow. To make a point, Stokes celebrated the dis-

Vikas to get ‘Best Boxer’ award at AIBA anniversary NEW DELHI, Nov 27 (PTI): In a historic first for Indian boxing, former Asian Games gold-medallist Vikas Krishan will be presented the ‘Best Boxer’ award by the International Boxing Association for his performance this year, during the world body’s 70th anniversary celebrations on December 20.

“In recognition of your achievements throughout the year, AIBA would like to use the occasion to present you with the 2016 AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) Best Boxer award,” AIBA President wrote in a letter sent to the two-time Olympian.

The 24-year-old Vikas is currently in New Jersey, USA. He he has been training there for more than a fortnight to prepare for the season ahead.

The two-time Asian Games medallist, a gold in 2010 and a bronze in 2014, Vikas competed in two APB bouts this year. He lost the first but went on to beat

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Kenya’s Nickson Abaka in the second bout that was held in Delhi which was conducted by the Professional Boxing Organisation of India (PBOI). Abaka is currently placed 8th in the AIBA APB rankings. “It is a huge honour but I am not particularly happy because I have already missed what I really wanted this year and that is an Olympic medal,” Vikas told PTI over phone from New Jersey.

T h e H a r ya n a - l a d , who is also a former World Championships bronze medallist, had gone down in the quarter-finals of the

Rio Olympics.

“I am told I am the first Indian boxer to get such an award. That is a great thing but I cannot say that it makes me very happy because the Olympic disappointment is still there,” the middleweight boxer said.

Vikas said he decided to be in US for training to improve his defensive skills.

“I have decided to set small goals for myself. So right now I am focussing on the World Championships next year. Tokyo Olympics is far off and by that time I intend to have a flawless game. I am training like a professional boxer so that I master the art of defence,” he said. “I want to build a momentum which carries me through. In 2019 when the Olympic qualifiers start, I want to be the first Indian boxer to qualify so that I get enough time to plan. I qualified too late for Rio, just a couple of months before the Games. I don’t want that to happen again,” he said.

missal by making a gesture of ‘sealed lips’ referring that he won’t sledge the Indian skipper.

Brief scores: India 271/6 (Virat Kohli 62, R Ashwin 57*; Adil Rashid 3/81) trail England 283 all out by 12 runs.

Injured Pandya, Rahul out from Test squad

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday announced that injured Hardik Pandya and K.L. Rahul have been released from the Test squad currently playing England.

Pandya, who sustained a blow on his right shoulder during team’s training session in the ongoing third Test here, was picked for the first time in Tests. But he didn’t play in any of the three Tests so far against England.

Rahul played the second match at Visakhapatnam in which he got injured.

India won the second match to lead the five-match series 1-0. “BCCI medical team confirms that India all-rounder Hardik Pandya sustained a blow on his right shoulder during a training session in Mohali. He has been released from the Indian Test team and will consult a specialist to decide the future course of action,” the BCCI said in a statement.

“Batsman KL Rahul is also released from the squad to recover from his left forearm injury. He is expected to regain his fitness for the fourth Test match of the Paytm Test series against England to be held in Mumbai from December 8,” the board statement added.

ASA revokes ban on wrestlers D i m a p u r , N ov 2 7 (NPN): With the association scheduled to celebrate its golden jubilee in 2017, the Angami Sports Association (ASA) has revoked the ban imposed on its four wrestlers earlier this year with immediate effect. The association in its executive council meeting held on November 7 unanimously decided to allow/permit all the four wrestlers to participate in any tournament organize by ASA. It may be mentioned that the four wrestlers were barred from participating in any ASA organized wrestling/sporting activity for a period of 1 (one) year for violating the ASA directive by participating in the Dimapur District Wrestling Association meet.

Mongsen Ait Mark football tourney

D i m a p u r , N ov 2 7 (NPN): The Mongsen Ait Club will be organizing the 44th Mongsen Ait Mark football tournament from December 13 to 16 at Longjang village local ground with Er. Temsu Jamir, Block Development Officer, RD block Kubolong as the chief guest.

Interested clubs and teams can collect the entry forms from Aier bakery, opposite bank of baroda, Mokokchung. The last date of submission of forms will be December 10. For more details, contact- 8575708253 or 9856250569.

Hong Kong Open: Sindhu, Verma falter at final hurdle

Hong Kong, Nov 27 (IANS): Rio Olympics silver medallist P.V. Sindhu and upcoming shuttle talent Sameer Verma were beaten in their respective finals of the Hong Kong Open tournament here on Sunday.

India’s star women shuttler Sindhu lost to Tai Tzu-Ying of Chinese Taipei 15-21, 17-21 in 41 minutes.

Verma, in his maiden Superseries final, lost to local Ng Ka Long Angus 14-21, 21-10, 11-21 at the Hong Kong Coliseum one in a 50-minute battle.

Verma defeated third ranked Dane Jan O Jorgensen in the semi-final.

This was Sindhu’s third appearance in a Superseries summit clash.

She lost the 2015 Denmark Open final, then claimed the 2016 China Open crown just a week ago.

Tzu-Ying, the fourth seed who has beaten World No.1 Carolina

Marin twice in two weeks, dominated the proceedings right from the start.

Sindhu, who is in her prime form after winning silver in Rio Olympics, bounced back in style to make it 8-8. But soon Ying went on a roll to win the next seven consecutive points to reach 15-8.

And from then onwards, Sindhu couldn’t find her feet, the Hyderabadi relinquishing the first game 15-21.

In the second, World No.9 Sindhu regained her composure and changed her strategy to overpower the Chinese Taipei shuttler.

But Ting used her cross-court smashes and sliced drops to maximum effect to prevail over the Indian.

In the last few points of the match, Sindhu put up a tough fight but it wasn’t enough. She failed to match the pace of her opponent and lost the the second game 17-21.

ISL: Delhi Dynamos inch closer to semis New Delhi, Nov 27 (Agencies): Delhi Dynamos inched closer to an ISL semi-final spot by thrashing FC Goa 5-1 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi.

Marcelinho (38’, 48’, 56’) and Richard Gadze (51’, 57’) ran rampant on the night as the Lions came back splendidly from Fulganco Cardozo’s opener on 31 minutes, which ended up being just a consolation.

Florent Malouda looked to give Delhi a dream start in the second minute as he played on Marcelinho but the ball had too much on it as Laxmikant Kattimani collected it safely for Goa. Marcelinho should have done better in the tenth minute as he made his way into the box from the right before shooting into the side netting. Goa got forward in the 13th minute but their attack was stopped on the left wing by Anas Edathodika before it could materialise into anything dangerous.

Delhi’s defence was caught napping in the 21st minute as Tavora found himself in space before drilling a shot low but it was parried out by Soram Porei.

The hosts fell behind in the 32nd minute as a comedy of errors ensued in the Delhi box. Julio Cesar managed to take the ball past Soram, who recovered well to prevent a goal but his effort saw Cardozo on hand to put the ball into the net with the rest of defence merely spectating.

The match between Delhi Dynamos and FC Goa at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Delhi.

Delhi was jolted back to life after falling behind as Gadze played a couple of nice passes to get Delhi into threatening positions, most notable of which was a shot by Marcelinho but an alert Kattimani thwarted the effort.

Shirodkar conceded a foul in a dangerous position as Malouda stood over the free-kick. A short freekick followed by a slick run

by Marcelinho found him in the Goa box as he slotted

it in the top-corner to bring Delhi back on level terms in the 38th minute.

The last significant chance of the half came in the one additional minute as Marcelinho’s corner was cleared but subsequently headed back into the skirmish by David Addy.

Gadze found the ball at his feet in the six-yard box but Kattimani plucked the ball away as the referee blew his whistle for half time with the score even-steven.

STANDINGS NO

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MUMBAI CITY FC (Q)

2

W-D-L

GD

PTS

13 6-4-3

8

22

DELHI DYNAMOS FC

12 5-5-2

11

20

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ATLÉTICO DE KOLKATA

12 4-6-2

2

18

4

KERALA BLASTERS FC

12 5-3-4

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18

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NORTHEAST UNITED FC

12 4-3-5

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15

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FC PUNE CITY

13 4-3-6

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15

7

CHENNAIYIN FC

13 3-6-4

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15

8

FC GOA

13 3-2-8

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Open badminton tourney concludes

Winners of 1st men’s open badminton tournament with their medals and certificates.

Dimapur, Nov 27 (NPN): The 1st men’s open badminton tournament, organised by Chakhro Angami Kuda Students’ Union, was held on November 25 and 26. Riku Khape

emerged as the champion in singles and Tali Yaden as runner-up.

I n d o u b l e s, R i k u Khape and Tali Yaden won the title while Imsu Jamir and Moamongba

bagged the second place.

Bentilo Kath was adjudged as the best player of the tournament.

Altogether, 32 players participated in the tournament.

PYO general sports session D i m a p u r , N ov 2 7 (NPN): The 43th General Sports Session of Porbami Youth Organisation (PYO) will be held from December 7 to 10 with Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu MLA, Nagaland as the chief guest and Kuhucuyi, BDO, Phek as guest of honour. All the Porbami citizens have been requested be take part in the meet without fail.

Penalty shootout D i m a p u r , N ov 2 7 (NPN): The Veteran Penalty Shootout would be held on December 10 at public ground Wokha under the initiative of Wokha District Veteran Football Association (WDVFA). Any team with the age of 45 years and above can participate in the tournament. For more details, contact 7085115392 or 9862869085.

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