November 30, 2020

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Farmers reject Centre’s offer; threaten to block Delhi

New Delhi/Chandigarh, Nov 29 (PTI): Rejecting the Centre’s offer to hold talks once they move to the Burari ground, the farmers who are protesting at Delhi’s borders for four days against the new farm laws on Sunday said they will not accept any conditional dialogue and threatened to block all five entry points to the national capital.

As the standoff showed no signs of easing, PM Narendra Modi again batted for the new laws in his monthly radio address, saying these reforms have given the farmers “new rights and opportunities” and have started mitigating their problems in a short span of time. Home Ministry too assured the farmers’ organisations that a high-level team of Union Ministers will talk to them once the protesters move to the designated site.

A meeting of over 30 farmer groups was held to discuss Union Minister Amit Shah’s offer for talks before the scheduled date of December 3 once they move to Burari in the city, but the thousands of protesters refused to budge and prepared for spending another night in the cold at the Singhu and

Police stand guard near a barricade as farmers protest at Singhu border during their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march against the Centre’s farm reform laws, in New Delhi, Sunday. (PTI)

Tikri border points.

Their representatives said Shah’s condition that they shift the protest is not acceptable and claimed Burari ground is an “open jail”.

Opposition parties too pressed the government to initiate an unconditional dialogue with the farmers.

“The condition laid down by Home Minister Amit Shah is not acceptable to us. We will not hold any conditional talks. We reject the government’s offer. The blockade will not

end. We will block all five entry point to Delhi,” Surjeet S Phul, Bhartiya Kisan Union’s Punjab president, told reporters.

“The condition put for talks is an insult to farmers.

We will never go to Burari.

It is not a park but an open jail,” he added.

Gurnam Singh Chadhoni, Haryana unit president for the Bhartiya Kisan Union, said they were ready to talk “but will not accept any condition now”.

Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla in a let-

ter to 32 farmers organisations sent on Saturday cited the cold conditions and the COVID-19 outbreak and said the farmers should move to the Burari ground where adequate facilities have been made for them.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah had on Saturday said that a delegation of the farmers has been invited for a discussion on December 3 but as some of their unions have demanded that talks should be held immediately, the central government is ready to do so as soon as the

ESSU demands completion of school project

ASU opposes ENSF demand for 45% reservation in NSSB

D I M A P U R , N OV 2 9 (NPN): Eastern Sumi Students’ Union (ESSU) has expressed disappointment on the non-completion of GPS Hoshepu under SDEO Aghunato and appealed to the responsible authority to take up the construction work without further delay.

ESSU president, Hokato V Yepthomi stated that the work order was approved and sanctioned in 2010-11 and the entire amount of Rs. 14,68,665.58 has been released but the construction work has not been undertaken till date.

ESSU stated that it raised the matter through local dailies in August this year but department has not taken any initiative. It therefore, appealed to the responsible authority to take prompt initiative and start the construction by intimating the union office without further delay.

DIMAPUR, NOV 29 (NPN): Close on the heels of the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) expressing disapproval of ENSF demands on 45% job reservation in Nagaland Service Selection Board(NSSB); Angami Students’ Union (ASU) has also aired its opposition to the ENSF demand for 45% reservation in Nagaland Staff Selection Board (NSSB).

Terming the demand as “totally unreasonable, unfair, selfish and arrogant”, ASU president Vizokho Zashümo and general secretary Petekhrietuo Kiewhuo in a press release termed it as “absolutely unacceptable”.

ASU said that such a “detrimental factor” cannot be allowed to be implemented, the Union maintained that such a destructive policy would destroy “our very fragile society”.

ASU has called for reflecting morally the fact that every mother sweats to see the triumph of her children and emphasised that no mother was less important. ASU also asserted that it would resort to every possible democratic action against the implementation of the ENSF’s demand by the

Power Grid informs

D I M A P U R , N OV 2 9 (NPN): Power Grid Corporation of India limited, Full Nagarjan, Dimapur has cautioned public to not venture or climb the 132kv S/C Dimapur-Imphal line as it is scheduled to be energized at anytime from November 30 onwards. (Notice on p-6)

This is it!

“If the road has to be closed for every Km, the 4 lane will be complete only after two years.”

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State government. Further, ASU said reservation and quotas among “our people” was a useless measure and required to be done away with and dumped in the waste bin for good.

According to signatories, no coercive force should decide the fate of “our people” in any case.

ASU also reiterated that its desire was to ensure that no one was suppressed, at the same time, none having merit should be denied either.

“Human civilisation has evolved with time, situation and reality. No civilisation evolved overnight. Naga society is still in the process of developing since the introduction of education

by American missionaries in the 18th century. Some evolved late, others later as part of the undeniable truth of life,” ASU added.

It may be recalled that earlier, the NSF had expressed deep concern over the ENSF’s 45% reservation demand in NSSB . NSF had questioned whether “the very purpose of the exorbitant demand” was to sabotage and derail the long-drawn effort to constitute the board into a reality.

Chennaiyin draw 0-0 with Kerala in ISL

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protesters shift to the ground in Burari.

The central government has reached out to the farmers underscoring its willingness to hold talks with them. It has also asserted that concerns expressed by some farm bodies about the new laws are misplaced, asserting that existing support measures like the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and state-run ‘mandis’ will remain in place.

In his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ broadcast, Prime Minister Modi said “correct information, away from rumours and confusion of any kind” is a big strength for people in any field, as he spoke about a couple of farmers involved with innovative practices in the field.

“The demands, which were made by farmers for years and regarding which every political party at some point of time had made promises, have been fulfilled... These reforms have not only freed them of various shackles but also given them new rights and new opportunities. These rights have begun mitigating farmers’ problems in a very short span of time,” he said on the new farm laws.

Hike in petrol and diesel rates DIMAPUR, NOV 29 (NPN): Oil marketing companies continued to increase the prices of petrol and diesel on Sunday.

After today revision, petrol price in Delhi stood at Rs 82.34 per litre and diesel hiked to Rs. 72.42 per litre, according to notifications from Indian Oil Corporation. Similarly, in Mumbai, petrol and diesel rates were raised to Rs. 89.02 per litre and Rs. 78.97 per litre.

In Dimapur, petrol has been hiked to Rs. 84.96 from Rs.84.79 and diesel price increased to Rs. 75.85 from Rs. 75.60. In the state capital, petrol price was retailing at Rs. 85.80 and diesel at Rs. 76.54.

The fuel prices are determined by the value-added tax (VAT) levied by the state governments, which makes them different across states.

As of today, Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation, and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation are the biggest oil marketing companies in India. The OMCs revise petrol and diesel rates on a daily basis, in order to align the fuel prices with the global benchmark, as well the dollar/ rupee exchange rate.

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KOHIMA, NOV 29 (NPN): After more than a decade of agonising wait, Secretariat Park adjacent to civil secretariat entrance gate here will finally get a facelift as full restoration work is currently underway under the aegis of Nagaland Secretariat Service Association (NSSA).

Commemorating its golden jubilee celebrations scheduled on December 10, the association will be restoring the old scenic small hillock park that was abandoned even after its completion in 2008 just opposite the civil secretariat entrance gate. Surrounded by Swiss pines and pipal trees, the park is in the shape of a circle and has a gazebo in the shape of Naga morung, an ideal site for visitors and secretariat employees to relax and to work free from stress. In its levelled space, a

The abandoned Secretariat Park in Kohima. (NP)

recreation park constructed under MPLADs was completed in 2008. However, the park was left unattended, an NSSA office-bearer told

Nagaland Post at the site.

The association had expressed its willingness to the State government in January 2014 for further

development of the park and maintain it.

Pay-and use-toilet facility adjacent to the park was also constructed and do-

D I M A P U R , N OV 2 9 (NPN): Expressing concern over the disbandment of Legislative Forum on HIV&AIDS, Network of Nagaland NGOs on Drugs and AIDS Organisation (NNagaDAO) has appealed to Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) speaker Sharingain Longkumer to continue providing political leadership in dealing with HIV/AIDS and other public health issues in the State.

In a representation to the speaker on behalf of 48 organisations, NNagaDAO observed that Nagaland continues to have one of the highest prevalence rates of communicable like HIV, viral hepatitis, TB, etc, and non-communicable disease like cancer, mental ill-health, poor sexual and reproductive health among the adolescents, which was a matter of a serious concern and required urgent intervention and redressal.

In this given scenario and in the backdrop of disbandment of the legislative forum, the organisation said the situation pointed towards a worrisome state, especially due to lack of political guidance, leader-

New Delhi, Nov 29 (Agencies): Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) has rejected allegations that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate has serious side effects and threatened to file Rs 100 crore defamation suit against volunteer who took part in the ‘Covidshield’ vaccine trial conducted by it.

A 40-year-old Chennaibased man had alleged that he suffered serious side effects, including a virtual neurological breakdown and impairment of cognitive functions and sought Rs. 5 crore compensation in a legal notice to Serum Institute and others, besides seeking a halt to the trial, reports BusinessToday.

The legal notice was sent to Serum Institute, the world’s largest vaccine maker, which has collaborated with Oxford University and Astra Zeneca, for manufacturing of the vaccine, ‘Covidshield.’ The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), one of the sponsors besides SII, and Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, which administered the vaccine to the man, was served with the notice.

ship and engagement by the elected members of NLA. Hence, given the multifaceted challenges confronting the State, NNagaDAO, urged Longkumer to continue providing political leadership in helping address public health issues.

As public health issues and problems had increasingly shown an adverse impact on the health of people in Nagaland, the representation emphasized that the State required an urgent action with political leadership to accelerate and scale up the response.

Having gained much learning from COVID-19 pandemic, especially on the importance of political leadership in formulating guidance, monitoring and evaluating the response, NNagaDAO said it was equally important to have such involvement of the MLAs on public health issues.

The organisation called upon all the legislators to provide matured political leadership to address public health and save precious lives and protect the vulnerable population of the State.

State reports 44 more cases COVID-19 STATUS AS ON november 29, 2020 District

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D I M A P U R , N ov 2 9 (NPN): Nagaland on Sunday reported 44 more COVID-19 cases- 27 in Dimapur, 16 in Kohima and one in Tuensang taking the toll to 11,159.

According to state health department’s daily bulletin, as many as 174 more people were cured of the disease, pushing the recovery rate among the coronavirus patients in the

Abandoned secretariat park gets facelift, courtesy NSSA Correspondent

NNagaDAO urges speaker to provide leadership on HIV&AIDS

SII rejects claims of side effects; plans Rs 100 crore suit

nated by PHE department in 2015, though the park and the facility remained barren and unutilized.

After obtaining approval from the State government in 2019 for adoption and maintenance of the park and the pay-and-use toilet facility, NSSA approached the department of urban development and municipal affairs through the chief secretary for upgrading the park under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2018-19. Now, except for the pay-and-use toilet, there will be no entrance fee or any other charge. There will be a charge for using the payand-use toilet facility purely for its maintenance, the office-bearer explained.

The park with be inaugurated on December 10 by deputy chief minister Y Patton.

state to 88.69 per cent.

Nagaland now has 1,087 active coronavirus cases, while 9,898 people have recovered from the disease and 107 patients have migrated to other states, Health Department Director Dr Denis Hangsing said.

Dimapur district has the highest number of active cases at 552, followed

by Kohima (317) and Peren (165), the official said.

The state has so far conducted 1.12 lakh COVID-19 tests, including 69,044 RTPCR, 36,034 TrueNat and 7,742 rapid antigen tests, he added.

India’s COVID tally nears 94 lakh

IA N S a d d s : Wi t h 41,810 new coronavirus infections and 496 deaths in the past 24 hours, India’s overall tally stood at 93,92,920 on Sunday, as the fatality toll touched 1,36,696, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. Currently, there are 4,53,956 active cases, whereas 88,02,267 patients have been cured and discharged so far. The recovery rate stands at 93.71 per cent, and the fatality rate is 1.46 as per cent, the Ministry said.

Maharashtra continued to be the worst-hit state with 18,14,515 cases till date. There are 90,965 active cases and 46,986 Covid-19 deaths.

WSKH resolves to strengthen ties

GBs and officials after the meeting.

DIMAPUR, NOV 29 (NPN): Under the initiative of Western Sumi Hoho (WSH) and Western Sumi Baptist Akukuhou Küqhakulu (WSBAK), the Western Sumi Kükami Hoho (WSKH) comprising of Western Sumi village chieftains has resolved to strengthen the bond and stand united for all purposes.

In a press statement, WSH media cell stated that the resolution was made at a programme held on November 28, conducted

by WSBAK executive sec-

retary Rev. Dr. Phughoto Sema and his staff in the presence of WSH president, Dr. Kakheto Zhimomi and WSH officials.

An agreement was also signed by the leaders of WSKH along with their advisors to uphold the spirit of unity and oneness and to celebrate the WSKH jubilee next year with active participation from all sides.

The ordained pastors prayed for the leaders of WSKH in the programme that was chaired by Kakheli Inato Zhimomi.

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WEATHER FORECAST november 30

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Hazy sunshine

29 16

Aizawl

Sunny and pleasant

Guwahati Hazy sunshine Imphal

26 12 29 15

A.M. sunshine, then hazy sun

26 11

Itanagar Hazy sunshine

27 14

Shillong

Hazy sunshine

21 8

Kohima

Hazy sunshine

23 11

Dimapur Hazy sun Mkg

28 14

Hazy sunshine

25 11

Tuensang Sunny and not as warm

19 7

Hazy sunshine

23 13

Zunheboto Hazy sunshine

22 9

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Neiba Kronu addressing at Pfutsero town as speaker at the pre-golden jubilee celebration on November 28. (NP)

Correspondent KO H I M A , N OV 2 9 (NPN): Minister of Planning and Coordination, Land Revenue and Parliamentary Affairs, Neiba Kronu has said that state government was making its best effort to discuss with all the stakeholders to come to a better understanding on ‘Indo-Naga’ political issue. He also acknowledged the gov-

ernment of India for its sincerity to bring amicable political solution.

Neiba Kronu said this during the 18th general session-cum-pre-golden jubilee celebration of Kuzhalhu Zawe at Pfutsero town on November 28 as speaker. Kronu also expressed concern over the division amongst the people and urged all to rise up for the larger common good.

He recalled the rich history of the Kuzhamis and urged the leaders to uphold the legacy of the ancestors and work hard for better future. He also challenged the Kuzhami people to learn to rise above petty issues for common good and be torch bearers of peace to others around them.

Citing the construction of Kohima to Jessami two lane road project,

NCPA observes annual conference

NCPA members during its annual conference held on November 27.

DIMAPUR: Nagaland College Principals Association (NCPA) observed its annual conference on November 27, under the theme, “NEP 2020: Envisaging a new Nagaland”, which was co-sponsored by Nagaland State Commission for Women (NSCW), Nagaland.

According to a press release, resource persons for the technical session were St. Joseph’s College Jakhama principal, Rev. Dr. Sebastian Ousepparampil, and fellow of the new India Foundation, and director of NIDS, Dimapur, Dr. G. Kanato Chophy, In the opening ad-

dress, Dr. Visakhonü Hibo remarked that education was the best way to uplift the downtrodden, bridge gender disparity and raise the human capital.

Dr. Chophy while speaking on the topic, “NEP 2020: towards dignity and gender parity in Nagaland” put an emphasis

on the need of quality education and diversifying skillbased learning to empower women.

He strongly suggested that in the light of NEP 2020, an “influential” body like NCPA must study the ground reality, furnish data and come up with suggestions and make policy intervention that would help the government to transform education in the state.

Speaking on the topic, “NEP 2020: Minority concerns”, Rev. Dr. Sebastian commented that national education policy must take into consideration the issues of minorities and the marginalised, keeping in view democratic value underpinning the Indian constitution.

Earlier, the technical session was moderated by Phek Government College principal, Dr. Vivozol Mekro.

Viswema-Zuketsa Pfutsero road and Pfutsero to Tatubi interstate roads, Kronu said, after much hard work and sacrifices, good road connectivity in the region would become a reality soon. Kronu also congratulated the Kuzhalhu Zawe, Kuzhami Chakhesang community for organizing the 18th general session by following adequate arrangements as per COVID-19 SOPs. Earlier, Kuzhalhu Zawe president Neilo Khape delivered presidential address in the programme led by vice president, Yetshulhi Ngatsi.

Neikhrolo Khrolo, convenor search committee for the new team presented the report and urged the present team to continue till golden jubilee celebration in 2021. The house approved the recommendation of the search committee.

Chakhesang Baptist Church Council (CBCC) executive secretary, Rev. Khrotso Mero prayed for the office bearers and vote of thanks was proposed

by Kewekolo-u Ritse. Programme was attended by leaders of 16 villages from Khezhakeno to Krowemi village, including two villages from Manipur state.

DIMAPUR: Peren district review meeting on Ayushman BharatPradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) health scheme was held on November 27, at DC’s office Peren under the chairmanship of DC Peren, Sentiwapang Aier.

According to DIPR report, deputy CMO/district nodal officer ABPMJAY highlighted the activities of the programme in the district in brief and encouraged the members to actively participate to improve the performance in the District. AB-PMJAY district coordinator, Keheimalungle gave a powerpoint presentation on Ayushman Bharat and its key fea-

ture. She stated that AB-PMJAY provides cashless access to health care service for the beneficiary at the point of service in the hospital. She also briefed about the district wise number of individual card issued and Empanelled Health Care Provider (EHCP) performance. The meeting discussed on poor network connectivity and lack of awareness of the scheme leading to non-compliance from the public especially in remote areas, issues of rejection of claim and delaying of payments claim to the hospital etc. Members also deliberated and discussed to appraise the concerned authority to impart reori-

WRCU, WRSU caution on hunting & poaching DIMAPUR: Wozhuro Range Council Union (WRCU) and Wozhuro Range Students Union (WRSU) has restricted hunting and poaching within its jurisdiction as there has been certain reports of unknown people entering Wozhuror range jurisdiction for the said purpose.

A joint press release by WRCU chairman, Yanpemo Tungu and WRSU president Zademo Tsanglao have warned any person from outside the range entering for such purpose would be doing so at their own risk and the union will not be responsible for any untoward incident that may occur. It also warned that any person from within the range encouraging or inviting outsiders for such purpose shall be dealt with the same yardstick without any consideration.

The two apex bodies also warned of seizure of all items in possessions and shall take strong action against the defaulters.

Union therefore requested all responsible individuals to cooperate with the directives and to be law abiding citizens.

entation training for the stakeholders in the district. It was also discussed and decided to issue directive to village council chairman/colony chairman from the administration to actively involve and co-ordinate with the health care staff. Deputy commissioner Peren, Sentiwapang Aier urged the members to put more efforts to ensure smooth implementation of the project and to improve the performance in the district. Meeting was attended by nodal officer incharge and Ayushman Metra’s of the empanelled hospital and medical officer from Oriental Insurance Company and Raksha TPA.

Beisumpuiram village holds govt recognition programme DIMAPUR: Beisumpuiram village under Ahthibung sub-division, Peren district government recognition programme was held on November 27, with deputy commissioner of Peren, Sentiwapang Aier as the special guest.

According to DIPR report, speaking on the occasion, DC Peren lauded the village leaders for their tireless efforts and initiative from the start till the recognition of the village by the Government of Nagaland. He also encouraged the villagers to seek God’s blessings in order to move forward towards development and progress. Aier mentioned that all round development could be attained only by maintaining peace and tranquility. He also encouraged them not to depend much on government schemes and jobs but to adopt private entrepreneurship and become self-sufficient.

Aier added, for a village to develop, health and education sectors were of major importance, therefore he urged the local people in the village to put more focus on these two sectors. A memorandum was also submitted by Beisumpuiram Village Council to DC. Earlier, inauguration of village recognition monolith was done by the DC, while stone opening prayer was pronounced by pastor, Akwabe, in the programme chaired by Deibambe. Others who spoke included chairman Old Beisumpui, Urangtalakpe, ex-chairman Beisumpuiram, Mbailang, SDO (C) Ahthibung, Alemyapang Longchar, Zeme Council president, Dr. Tumda Newme and ZSU (N) president, Aakam Pame.

Village was established on May 17, 2006 and recognised by government on October 12, 2017, by former chief minister, T.R Zeliang.

IEC campaign on safe drinking water held in Dimapur

Participants at the IEC campaign under JJM held at Toulazouma on November 25.

DIMAPUR: 100-day IEC campaign under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to provide functional tap connection to all schools and anganwadi centres was held at Toulazouma and Kirha on November 25 at council hall, Chümoukedima block under urban division, Dimapur.

According to DIPR report, in his keynote address, SDO, PHED, Urban division Dimapur, Chubatemjen highlighted about aims and objectives of JJM and ongoing campaign.

He urged participants to work in unison to main-

New health sub-centre inaugurated in Tuensang DIMAPUR: A new health sub-centre at Old Chingmei village, Noklak block Tuensang was inaugurated by chief medical officer (CMO) Tuensang, Dr. Moatemjen on November 28.

A press release by DMO Tuensang, Apheang stated that, Dr. Moatemjen asked the community to take ownership of the health centre, as community participation was essential in ensuring that people were provided with quality health care system.

Dr. Moatemjen also mentioned that the health sub-centre would be providing basic health and requested the community to extend help and work together with the health staff, so the sub-centre could func-

tion smoothly for the people.

Dr. Moatemjen further encouraged the community to protect themselves and others from COVID-19 by following advice provided by health authority.

Earlier, programme was chaired by VCC C. Chuba, invocation prayer

by APW Alem, short speech was given by Hd. GB Sangbou and benediction by B. Beshang, pastor Old Chingmei village. Others present at the inaugural were Dr. Yanrenthung gynaecologist (SMO) District Hospital, Dr. Imlong MO thermology District Hospital, CHO New Chingmei H & WC, ANM (NHM) Old Chingmei new sub-centre, church leaders and village council members of Old Chingmei village.

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY LT. NEILATUOLIE CHADI

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tain ODF status and create a conducive environment for a healthy life. He maintained that the department would do everything possible to make JJM a success.

S&H consultant, PHED, Urban Dimapur, Vito Sema spoke on healthy sanitary practices and on the role of anganwadi workers, teachers, parents and Asha workers in bringing behavioural change in children and to inculcate in them good sanitary practices.

State chemist, PHED Dimapur, Roland Kikon elaborated on the importance of safe drinking wa-

ter, different water contaminants and their ill effects, water-sanitation related diseases and others.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by JE, PHED Dimapur (Urban), Temsutoshi Yaden who pointed out that along with efforts put in by the government to provide clean drinking water, it was equally important for the community to put in the same to achieve the goal.

School teachers, Anganwadi workers, Asha workers, WATSAN and village council members attended the programme.

news in Brief NSCN (I-M) USR 25th anniv postponed: NSCN (I-M) united Sangtam region (USR) has informed that its scheduled 25th anniversary programme to be held on December 4 at Chimonger village has been postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic. Any information regarding the new date will be announced via press release.

VCP cautions other villages: Village Council Pellhang (VCP), youth and Student Union Pellhang have informed that no persons from other villages, on their way for hunting/fishing would be allowed to enter or pass through Pellhang village land under Peren district. Village authorities further cautioned that strict action would be taken against violators as per the customary and by-laws of the village, whereby villagers/village authorities will not he held responsible for any untoward incident that may befall such violators.

2ND DEATH ANNIVERSARY H. NYAMPONG CHANG

September 23 , 1964 - November 30, 2018 Time ticks by, two years have passed, Our hearts still ache with sorrow, by the grief so hard to bear, Your memories brings many smiles amongst tears, We hope to meet with you again, in the bright world above.

Deeply missed by Wife & Children

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Dated 30-11-2019 Today is the day you left us to be with Lord but our hearts still can’t accept that you are no more with us.

We hold you close within our hearts and there you will remain to walk and guide us through our lives, until we meet again.

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Loving wife, sons, mom, dad and relatives

10TH DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF LATE T. ACHIM YIMCHUNGER

Late Talichuba Ozukum (Biju)

30/11/2010 We realize death only after it happens to someone whom we love so dearly.

It's been a decade since you left us for your heavenly abode but all the fond memories we shared together still remain with us.

"A great soul serves everyone all the time. A great soul never dies. It brings us together again and again."

The world changes from year to year; our lives from day to day, but the love and the memory of you, shall never pass away.

You were a good husband, a good father and the coolest grandpa and above all God fearing person.

Missing you always forever in our hearts.

Loving wife, children and grand children K-1935

12.10.1969 – 12.11.2020 The family of Late Talichuba (Biju) wishes to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to us following our sad loss. We offer our heartfelt thanks to many friends, neighbours and well-wishers who visited our home, attended the funeral service and burial and who provided emotional and practical support for us at this difficult time. For those who telephoned, travelled long distances, sent floral tributes, cards and messages of condolences as well as those who made financial support. To those who helped in any way, your contribution made our loss more bearable. As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgment as an expression of our deepest gratitude. We are truly grateful. May God bless you all.

From, Loving Wife, Son and Family Members DP-5246 K Y M C

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ADC elections: tribal student CoMSO intensify stir to implement ILP in M’laya Manipur body threatens to launch agitations

Shillong, Nov 29 (IANS): After lying low for months, an apex body of over 17 organisations are intensifying their agitation for an Inner Line Permit (ILP) system across Meghalaya to keep the hill state out of Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) purview.

The Confederation of Meghalaya Social Organisations (CoMSO) has been spearheading the agitation since last year for the introduction of ILP in the remaining part of the state.

It resumed its stir from Friday with the organisation of black-flag protests across Meghalaya.

The agitation for ILP was suspended during the Covid-induced situations and government’s restrictions. A CoMSO Secretary Roy Kupar Synrem said that they would hold sitin demonstrations in all 11 districts and in some sub-divisional headquarters besides in Shillong on December 4.

“We have been asking all 60 Meghalaya MLAs and three MPs of the state to hold sit-in demonstrations in Delhi to ensure that the ILP is enforced in the state soon,” Synrem told IANS over phone on Sunday.

File photo of a demonstration demanding the implementation of ILP in Meghalaya.

He said: “Even though if the ILP was not imple- into a protected area for a Meghalaya Assembly had mented in the next few stipulated period. To visit unanimously adopted a months, there would be the ILP-governed states, resolution on December 19 more protests across the foreign nationals and even last year, the Home Minis- state. The Bharatiya Janata people from other states try is yet to take appropriate Party with two MLAs is of India, now need to take steps to enforce the ILP in part of the MDA govern- written permission. the remaining part of the ment in the state and one The main aim of the state.” of the legislators Alexander ILP system is to check The Meghalaya As- Laloo Hek is the Health settlement of other Indian sembly resolution and the Minister. nationals in these states to state gazette notification The ILP was in force protect the native populawas communicated to the in Arunachal Pradesh, Na- tion. There are also protecHome Ministry in Decem- galand, Mizoram. On De- tion extended to indigenous ber last year. cember 11 last year it was people with regard to land, The CoMSO lead- promulgated in Manipur jobs and other facilities. er warned the National under the Bengal EastThe ILP is currently People’s Party-led Megha- ern Frontier Regulation, issued for a minimum of laya Democratic Alliance 1873, to allow for inward 15 days and maximum (MDA) government that travel of an Indian citizen one year, depending on

Mnp witnesses highest COVID death toll in a day: 10 deaths Correspondent IMPHAL, NOV 29: Manipur on Sunday reported 10 fatalities caused by the novel coronavirus – the highest single-day death toll ever since the pandemic started earlier this year.

Including the 10 deaths in the last 24 hours, the virus has claimed 273 lives in the state where the situation is worsening with daily casualty reports in the last two months.

Until Sunday, nine was the biggest single-day death reported in the state. On November 2 last, the state recorded nine deaths in a span of 24 hours.

The state recorded six to seven deaths in a day for the last four days, indicating worsening situation of the pandemic even as a slight decline of people exposed to infections to pandemic reported in the last few days.

Of the 10 new COVID-19 fatalities, one was a woman of 62 years and the rest were men ranging from 30 to 90 years.

As per the daily report of the state health department, four deaths were from Imphal West,

three from Imphal East and one each from Ukhrul, Bishnupur, and Kangpokpi.

Over the last 24 hours, 161 more people tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the number of active cases to 3,236 and the overall number of people in Manipur exposed to the infection since the beginning of the pandemic in March this year to 24,910.

Meanwhile, recoveries increased to 21,401 since yesterday as the state recorded 198 more recoveries. The recovery rate of the state stood at 85.91%.

Imphal West district, one of the twin capital districts where 69 new cases were reported on Sunday continued to be the worst hit district of the state.

The district now has a total of 7,815 people exposed to the infection. With 4,921 infections, Imphal East district continued to be the second most hit district of the state.

Meanwhile, the total number of samples tested so far in the state reached 4,18,298. The number included 2,407 samples tested over the last 24 hours.

Guru Nanak Dev showed path of social harmony: Arunachal governor Itanagar, Nov 29 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (Retd) Dr B D Mishra on Sunday called upon people to follow the preachings of Guru Nanak Dev, saying he showed the path of social harmony and equality. Greeting people on the eve of Guru Nanak Dev’s birth anniversary, he said, the founder of Sikhism was a teacher, poet and activist whose message of justice, womens empowerment, service to others, devotion to nature and equality for all was the need of the hour.

“His divine ideals of humanity, equality and brotherhood have shown us the path of social harmony and unity and inspired all to be humane,” the governor said.

Guru Nanak Dev vehemently denounced caste system as, according to him, everyone is created by God without assigning any religion or caste to the newborn, Mishra said.

“The most precious teaching which Guru Nanak Dev pronounced was that every individual is blessed by God and that everyone can have direct access to God with purity of thought and compassion and that there is no need of any ritual or intermediary for it,” the governor said.

the applicant’s purpose and necessity.

The Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland governments are issuing the ILP through the online process to facilitate any Indian to obtain this from anywhere in the country.

The central government had earlier announced that the CAA would not apply to the ILP and the Tribal Autonomous District Council (TADC) areas.

In the northeastern states there are 10 TADCs, constituted under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. While Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram have three TADCs each, Tripura has one.

All eight northeastern states and neighbouring West Bengal witnessed violent protests for many weeks last year and early this year against the CAA. Notified on January 10, the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (CAA) seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslims minorities -- Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians, who have migrated from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan till December 31, 2014, after facing faith-based persecution.

Correspondent IMPHAL, NOV 29: A tribal student body on Sunday threatened to launch its deferred agitations against non-holding of elections to the Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) in hill districts of Manipur.

All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) has been pressing the state government for the timely conduct of elections to the six ADCs in hill districts.

The entire 10 hill districts of the state are covered by six ADCs –Chandel, Ukhrul, Senapati, Sadar Hills, Tamenglong and Churachandpur.

The term of the office of the current ADCs which were extended for six months since the terms expired in May 2020 were to expire on November 30.

A cabinet meeting convened by chief minister N Biren Singh on November 10 last resolved to hold the due elections timely without extending the term of office of the ADCs further.

The decision not to extend the ADCs’ term was taken in the backdrop of an agreement which was inked between ATSUM and state

government on November 4 last.

Following the agreement, ATSUM deferred its planned agitations of calling for a 48-hour inter-state bandh and complete ban on the implementation of all ongoing national projects in the hill districts.

Addressing a press conference at ATSUM office in Imphal today, the apex body of tribal student bodies in Manipur alleged that even as the term of office of the ADCs is due to expire tomorrow, no step for conduct of the elections were taken up on the part of the state government.

Alleging that the state government was doing nothing to hold the due elections, ATSUM general secretary SR Andrea warned that such irresponsible attitude of the state government will invite the student body to launch its deferred agitations.

He demanded a clarification on whether the state government is planning to extend the term of office of the ADCs further or going to keep the ADCs in an uncertain state without extending the term and holding the due elections.

If the state government fails to come up with a clarification at the earliest, ATSUM with the support of hill based CSOs and tribal people will launch various forms of agitations, he said.

He reminded of the suspension of agitations planned by ATSUM earlier and said that they had deferred the planned agitations believing the assurance given by the state government on November 4 last. ATSUM will not accept extension of the term of the ADCs at any cost as it would be against the wishes of the tribal people of the state.

He alleged that the state government was trying to suppress the democratic rights of the tribal people by not holding the ADC elections timely.

“Don’t test the patience of the tribal people. Government should not take the patience of the tribal people as their weakness,” he added.

The apex body first announced the commencement of the agitation from October 26, only to defer it for ten days after talks with the government.

India, Myanmar exchange 61 nationals IMPHAL/ GUWAHATI, Nov 29 (IANS): India and Myanmar on Thursday exchanged 61 nationals including two militants through the Moreh Integrated Check Post (ICP) in southern Manipur, officials said. In another development, the security forces in West Bengal’s New Jalpaiguri have detained 14 Myanmarese refugees, who have fled from the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar in southeast Bangladesh and illegally entered into India.

An official of Moreh ICP said that of the 61 people, aged 20 to 30 years old, 34 are Indian nationals including two extremists and 27 are Myanmarese nationals. Most of these people illegally cross the borders and lodged in respective countries’ jails following their sentences awarded by the Indian and Myanmar courts. The official on condition of anonymity said that of the 34 Indian nationals belonging

to different north-eastern States, two terrorists are members of Tripura and Manipur outlawed outfits and they were handed over to the Manipur police for taking legal actions.

He said that of the 27 Myanmar nationals, 19 were lodged in southern Assam and eight in Manipur jails following their detention after the illegal entry and stay into India.

An Assam Police official said that the 19 Myanmarese with tourist visas entered India long back and they took jobs in a private company in Uttar Pradesh. “When the 19 Myanmarese lost their jobs during the Covid-19 induced lockdown and expiry of their visa term, they tried to return to their country via Silchar (Assam)-Manipur route, but Assam police arrested them and lodged them in four months jail,” the official said.

Northeast Frontier Railway’s Chief Public

Relations Officer Subhanan Chanda said that the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) troopers on Wednesday from New Jalpaiguri have detained 14 Myanmarese Rohingya refugees, who illegally entered India earlier.

The detainees include eight women and two children.

The CPRO said that the officers and personnel of RPF and GRP following an alarm from the passengers of Agartala-New Delhi Special Rajdhani Express detected the 14 people belonging to Rohingya Muslim community.

“All of the 14 detected passengers were de-trained and taken to GRP thana at New Jalpaiguri. During interrogation it was found that all of them have fled from the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh and entered India earlier.

All the arrested persons were produced before a local court, which sent them to Judicial Custody,”

Chanda said. On and off, the Rohingya Muslims from their Bangladeshi camps entered northeastern states of India illegally in search of jobs and trapped in human trafficking.

Over 738,000 Rohingya Muslims from Rakhine state in western Myanmar have arrived in the camps in Cox’s Bazar since the beginning of the ethinic troubles on August 25, 2017, following a wave of violence and persecution, which has been described by the United Nations as attempted ethnic cleansing.

Four north-eastern States — Arunachal Pradesh (520 km), Manipur (398 km), Nagaland (215 km) and Mizoram (510 km) — share 1,643km unfenced border with Myanmar while Tripura (856 km), Meghalaya (443 km), Mizoram (318 km) and Assam (263 km) share an 1,880-km border with Bangladesh.

T R Zeliang releases Makuiluangdi Festival Documentary Film for economic development.

Nriame expressed gratitude to T.R Zeliang for his time and presence and also thanked the Remmei Films crew members for bringing out this documentary film despite the pandemic and other hurdles on behalf of LCF . He also

thanked 110 hosts in different places of the globe who signed up to screen the film in their respective places today.

The webinar ended with a prayer of blessing by Charingambou Briam, pastor, Inpui Baptist Church Sanglamtilla Rangaphar Dimapur, Nagaland.

T R Zeliang at the release of Makuiluangdi Festival Documentary Film.

DIMAPUR, NOV 29: Former chief minister of Nagaland TR Zeliang released the ‘Makuiluangdi Festival Documentar y Film’ during a webinar organized by Luangdimai Citizens Forum. The Release Program was hosted

by Abigail KaizunPamei, an entrepreneur based in Shillong, Meghalaya.

A press release by Luangdimai Citizens Forum convenor L. Kamson stated that Zeliang, in his address, urged the Luangdimai people living in Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and across the world to come together and unite as one people with one vision and one voice. At the end of his speech, Zeliang released the “Makuiluangdi Festival Documentary Film” from his residence in Dimapur.

Founder and principal, Highland National College, Imphal, Manipur, PoujenlungGonmei who earlier delivered the welcome note acknowledged the presence of various prominent leaders and individuals from all around the world taking part in the online release program.

He recounted the help of Zeliangrong Frontal organisations, Makuiluangdi and Nguangphungning village while acknowledging and appreciating their tireless efforts in making the initiatives of LCF and the Makuiluangdi festival a reality.

Additional central commissioner, Central Provident Fund, Mumbai, Dai Remmei who is also the director of the documentary film shared

the brief background of the film. The documentary film is focused on the “Makuiluangdi Festival” a notable event that took place on the November 28 to 30, at Makuiluangdi Village, Senapati district, Manipur.

The 2019 festival was aimed at sensitizing the larger Luangdimai community in and around the sacred sites and remnants of its ancestors, with the conscious intent to enable an understanding for the urgent need to preserve and conserve their history and ethnic identity; traditions, customs, and social practices that promote equity and equality for all individuals; promote environmental sustainability; and create room for thoughtful conversation

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Dear Kunal Choudhary, “Son, your eyes give me the will to fight back, even when things go off-track. Your hugs give me a reason to smile, even when problems pile. Your love is what keeps me going. It is what keeps my heart beating… Happy birthday my little boy!”

With lots of Love & Blessing from Dad, Mom & Whole family.

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Nagaland Post Vol. XXx NO. 356 Dimapur, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Road to economic progress

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ecently, two economic blockades imposed at three entry points to Nagaland- one at Khatkhati the other at Dillai under Karbi Anglong district and the other at Mariani under Jorhat districtwere definitely meant to strangulate the people of the state over alleged encroachment by some people from Nagaland. First of all, the economic blockades are totally illegal and unconstitutional. Both the are roads fall under National Highway- 702D connecting Marian with Mokokchung; NH 29 connecting Manja to Dimapur and 129 connecting Bokajan to Dimapur. The indefinite economic blockades were nothing but an act of war and a blackmailing method against Nagaland in order to make the state act against alleged encroachers. The concerns may or may not be legitimate since this is still a matter with the Supreme Court. However, even if it was about illegal act of encroachment, the very act of imposing economic blockade is also illegal and unconstitutional. The National Highway Act 1956, sub-section 8 (1) states: “whoever commit mischief by doing any act which renders or which he knows to be likely to render any National Highways refer to sub¬section (1) of section 8 (A) “impassable or less safe” for travelling or conveying property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to 5 years, or fine with both”.

Thus, the NH Act is clear, that blockade on roads is a serious offence that invites fine and imprisonment.

While the blockades at the entry points under Karbi Anglong have been suspended pending fulfilment of demands by the Assam chief minister, the other blockade at Mariani continues. These blockades in Assam against Nagaland are not recent but have been frequent in recent years. A proposal to connect Dimapur with tuli(Mokokchuung) - Tizit(Mon) by a road snaking along the foothills skirting Assam was pitched some 50 years ago. The North Eastern Council(NEC) had funded the project during the 70s but it was halted sometime in 1974. It did not take off until 2012-13 when the civil society spearheaded by the tribal hohos pressured the state government into relenting. Under the banner of Nagaland Foothill Road Coordination Committee(NHRCC), the project began in earnest. The original foothills road, as proposed in 2013, ran a length of approximately 250km. With the inclusion of Khelma, it would run some 400km from Tizit (Mon) to Khelma (Peren). In between, the Foothill Road was renamed as the Trans-Nagaland Expressway. This project, when complete, will make up for the non-existent all-weather roads connecting the districts without having to cross into Assam. The total amount sanctioned for the original Nagaland Foothills Road Project by the Nagaland state government stands at around Rs 70cr. In September 2018, Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio had sought the assistance of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways for funding the stalled project. There was no news after that. It is imperative that the construction of the TransNagaland Expressway(TNE) should be accorded top-most priority by the state government and ensure that the project is complete at the earliest. It is not only about keeping the link between West,east and north Nagaland free from bandhs and blockades but also to promote economic development all along the routes.

It will also enable faster transportation of goods between one part of the state with another. The project is a must for Nagaland if economic development is to mean anything.

DailyDevotion The Supremacy of Jesus Christ He will glorify Me… —John 16:14 The holiness movements of today have none of the rugged reality of the New Testament about them.

There is nothing about them that needs the death of Jesus Christ. All that is required is a pious atmosphere, prayer, and devotion. This type of experience is not supernatural nor miraculous. It did not cost the sufferings of God, nor is it stained with “the blood of the Lamb” (Revelation 12:11). It is not marked or sealed by the Holy Spirit as being genuine, and it has no visual sign that causes people to exclaim with awe and wonder, “That is the work of God Almighty!”

Yet the New Testament is about the work of God and nothing else.

The New Testament example of the Christian experience is that of a personal, passionate devotion to the Person of Jesus Christ. Every other kind of so-called Christian experience is detached from the Person of Jesus. There is no regeneration— no being born again into the kingdom in which Christ lives and reigns supreme. There is only the idea that He is our pattern. In the New Testament Jesus Christ is the Savior long before He is the pattern. Today He is being portrayed as the figurehead of a religion— a mere example. He is that, but He is infinitely more.

He is salvation itself; He is the gospel of God! Jesus said, “…when He, the Spirit of truth, has come,…He will glorify Me…” (John 16:13-14).

When I commit myself to the revealed truth of the New Testament, I receive from God the gift of the Holy Spirit, who then begins interpreting to me what Jesus did. The Spirit of God does in me internally all that Jesus Christ did for me externally.

Quotes

Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have. ~ Margaret Mead

Nagaland Post, Dimapur MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Farmers, bankers call for path correction (WTO, MNC pressures decide policies)

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ndian far mers and bankers have put up a strong challenge to the move of privatization, corporatization of the economy and curtailment of labour rights.

The government is under WTO pressure to rush through the changes and bankers and farmers simultaneously organized Bharat bandh to oppose privastisation of banks and farmers march to Delhi against the recently enacted farm-produce marketing laws and draconian Electricity Bill 2020.

Economic problems in the farm and banking sectors, curtailing of labour rights through three new labour laws dismantling 27 enactments are turning into a political crisis as tens of thousands of farmers from Punjab and Haryana crashed into Delhi, even as UP farmers block roads, as the Centre climbed down after teargassing and pressing water canon on them at borders with Haryana around the national Capital.

Surprisingly enough Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) led by Dinesh Kulkarni lent its support to the farmers’ causes and Delhi’s Kejriwal government refused to allow police to use stadia to detain protesters. It is said to have

changed the stance of the Centre and restrained the police. May be it has brought the concept of federal polity at the centre of national Capital.

The farmers are also demanding scrapping of the Electricity Act 2020 that does away with subsidized farm tariff. The All India Kisan Sabha says that replacing the subsidy with transfer of benefit to their bank account was not a solution and would aggravate their problems.

The overall aim of the law is to reduce subsidies in the power sector and push for privatization, especially in distribution. People in UP are up in arms against the whimsical functioning of the power companies.

A BKS ideologue Rajay Agarwal says Shanta Kumar report, Niti Aayog draft paper on farmers’ sustainable income, Commerce Ministry report on agriculture export, and three farm laws indicate the government keenness for handing over domestic food market to select big retailers.

“This will break the spine of unorganized wholesale food market and small-marginal farmers will turn to mere labourers if land lease bill comes without upper cap on land aggregator”.

In a way the two simultaneous protests by the most influential sections of the society are causing a churning. The All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA)sponsored strike supported by AIBOA, BEFI, INBE, AIRBEA, AIRBWF, unions in r ural (RRB) banks and cooperative banks opposes bank privatization, allowing corporate to open banks, outsourcing, contract system and demands increase in rate of interest on bank deposits

Shivaji Sarkar and reduction in service charges.

The bankers took cue from assertions of former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan and ex-deputy governor Viral Acharya that RBI proposal to allow business houses into banking is fraught with risk for financial system.

They argue that the corporate are the largest borrowers, and the economic (and political) power would be concentrated in certain business houses and in-house or connected lending is invariably disastrous.

They have even raised questions on the capacity of the regulators to remain independent and are apprehensive that it can

succumb to the political pressure.

It may be recalled that banks were nationalized in 1969 for the reasons now enumerated by Rajan and Acharya and to free the public money in the then private banks for access by the people.

The nationalised banks have made significant contribution through democratisation of the lending process. Many banks in 1960s were stated to have been on the verge of collapse for siphoning of funds by corporate owners. Recent laxity of the regulator, since 2009, has also led to severe NPA crisis and even some of the latest reports suggest it aggravating.

The AIBEA says, “The Lok Sabha in its recently held session has passed three new labour enactments by dismantling existing 27 enactments in the name of ‘Ease of Business’, which are purely in the interest of corporate. In the process, 75 per cent of workers are being pushed out of the orbits of labour laws depriving them of legal protection”.

The moves of the farmers and the bankers have wider support. The government’s move to go into a collision course with the farmers has caused

consternation among its affiliates, who also have been struggling to restore MSP within and outside APMC mandis.

The talks are natural process and it should not have been forced by political rival AAP government, which is supposed to have taken credit of being profarmer.

It may impact future electoral courses or not but it has certainly brought to the fore that rushing through legislations against workers and farmers in favour of corporate and MNCs are not in the interest of the nation.

It is not only the farmers, bankers and opposition that are protesting but even organisations like Swadeshi Jagaran Manch or BKS, part of the sangh parivar are opposing the move. It is being perceived as changing the pattern of labour, banking and agriculture in the country.

These bodies fear that relaxations being given would make it much easier for corporate to control the pricing of farmers’ products, may control the entire farm market, banking and weaken the public sector causing immense social and economic problems.

Across the board apprehensions are being expressed of the country suc-

cumbing to corporate and WTO pressures to further aggravate the problems already ruined by lockdown, severe production thawing, job losses and critical reduction of money flow as India is stated to be the slowest-growing economy among 24 countries in the July-September quarter to a decline of 12.7 percent as estimated by NCAER and 7.5 percent by National Statistical Office.

The perception of viewing MSP as subsidy is not correct. It only decides a floor. It should be agreed and ensured by law.

Similarly, despite inflation galloping, keeping interest rates at a low of less than 5 percent convolutes the basic principles, causes severe economic woes as value of deposits crashes and markets cringe. It is also a fact that the country cannot be left to the mercy of corporate.

The situation needs dialogue and the Centre has agreed to one though the date remains in suspense. It is prudent to listen to the farmers, bankers and workers. The government should relent on its rigid stance to the drastic changes it made into farm, banking and labour laws.

The country needs growth but it has to be for overall progress.

Post-mortem

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he dormant faculty of our mind gets rudely shaken awake when destiny drives us to a helpless depths of despair and solitude. It is then that we realise how much we take our lives for granted. We often perfunctorily thank the Good Lord in our routine daily family prayers perhaps but forget to truly count the intimate Blessings that God Almighty has so abundantly graced each of our personal lives in so many indescribable ways. I recently had the misfortune, which I now term as an opportunity, of going through one such desperate experience.

In that silent solitude of a cabin in Referral Hospital I opened this chapter of my life that had been less visited and felt so totally wanting. Be that as it may, He salvaged me yet again from the abyss of certain disaster that I was headed towards after I had contracted Covid-19 infection on 15th October 2020 while attending the ‘consultation meeting on Naga Political issue’ at Kohima.

A friend, who had accompanied me the whole day on this fateful day of the meeting, called me up on 17th October evening with a troubling news that he had voluntarily gone for a Covid-19 infection test and was unfortunately confirmed ‘positive’. He had the sense of responsibility to thereafter, promptly ring me up to suggest that I too do a quick check up.

Up to this point of time I was feeling perfectly normal without any symptom of discomfort whatsoever.

This simple news however, hit my family like a hurricane from the blues. My immediate thought was not very much on whether I too was infected. It was taken as granted. I was more gripped by a cold shiver down my spine thinking: “have I already passed on the infection to my entire family members, with an ominous concern for my two and a half years old grandson?

OMG! My eldest son joined me in the rush down to Zion Hospital but by that late hour, the counter had

The Covid experience

closed down for the day. We were advised to come early the next morning, which we did. The ‘Truenat Covid-19’ test result for both I and my son, who also decided to go through the process to be certain, was got two hours later. We both were confirmed ‘positive’, with a consolation note (that hardly consoled us) that it was a mild infection. My son and I immediately went into home quarantine mode on receipt of the confirmation on 18th October.

The next urgent exercise that had to be carried out was to have the whole household tested. CMO Dimapur Civil Hospital was informed and under the contact tracing programme, their fully equipped mobile team promptly came home in their ambulance and took the samples of my entire family members and working staffs on 18th of October. It was the most suspenseful three long days of waiting for the results.

They all turned out ‘negative’, including my grandson! What a huge relief! I was now ready to face the music in whichever way it was played.

Meanwhile the symptom of slight temperature was now beginning to creep in during the evening hours by the 20st October with mild signs of body discomfort which became more accentuated. By 22nd October it was more than apparent that we were travelling towards the deep end of the infection and therefore decided that a more dedicated treatment was necessary.

My son and I got admitted to the Referral Hospital, Dimapur the same evening. Being a senior citizen, the management graciously allotted me a small cabin but my son had to stay exposed in the general ward. This worried me a great deal but there was no other option available. Thereafter, we went through almost three harrowing weeks of battling with this deadly virus, having a steady running temperature and coughing that caused immense discomfort to the already congested

chest which also painfully straining the whole body.

There were few patients next door, vociferously coughing their guts out and laboriously fighting for their breath with so much difficulty.

‘Breathing’ is a subconscious mechanism that we pay no attention to when we are well. But it is in such a moment when you start having breathing difficulties that realisation hits you sharply that this unmindful act of inhaling and exhaling is the ultimate definition between staying alive or dying...that we take for granted so unmindfully.

It seems like a lesson in gratitude is being imparted through this virus as a rude reminder to the forgetful ‘breathers’ on earth.

Every hour the nurses diligently monitored our status...temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, sugar level et al. They ensured that I was having tonnes of antibiotic and every other conceivable tablet as prescribed by the Doctors... more in quantity than my tasteless breakfast or dinner.

Every time the home front asks what we would like to have for breakfast, lunch or dinner, my son and I would grimace. Apatite was absolutely out of tune with our initial declining condition.

We were feeling lightheaded and unsteady on our feet with energy steadily being drained out of our system all the time.

In moments such as this, our weary thoughts go wandering into unchartered territories where everything seemed so hopelessly gloomy and meaningless. It left me in deep contemplation about life, family and the kind of heartless society we are living in, devoid of true Christian love and compassion. As I wrestled with this uncomfortable solitude and boredom, in the quiet cabin of the Referral Hospital in Dimapur, I casually browsed the internet and chanced upon some gospel music. It was then that I came across a soul stirring song sung by a physically challenged individual from ‘The Jake Squad’ and also

by Jeff & Sheri Easter... that brought tears into my eyes. It was perhaps my most vulnerable moment of despair in quite a while.

At that instant moment of complete solitude the only sound that kept ringing in my ears over and over again was their soothing melody that said, “Thank You, Lord for Your Blessings on me”. The lyric was so profoundly meaningful and powerfully simple...in complete contrast with today’s world which has gone mad in search of wealth and power and comforts of life above all else so much so that we have forgotten to spend even a quiet moment of calm meditation each day to really Thank The Good Lord for all the blessings we have received...like good health that we take for granted for instance. And I feel compelled to share the lyric with our readers. It goes like this: While the world looks upon me, as I struggle alone, And they say I have nothing, but they are so wrong, In my heart I’m rejoicing, how I wish they could see, Thank You Lord for Your blessings on me, There’s a roof up above me, I’ve a good place to sleep, There’s food on my table, and shoes on my feet, You gave me your love Lord, and a fine family, Thank You Lord for your Blessings on me; I know I am not wealthy, and these clothing’s not new, And I don’t have much money, But Lord I have You, And that’s all that matters, though the world may not see, (And I) Thank You Lord for Your blessings on me.

This is exactly how a true believer ought to feel, no matter what the circumstance...rich or poor. We may not have anything that the world wants...but each one of us does know what the world needs...starting with ourselves...stretching a compassionate hand to help those less fortunate than us with a giving heart that truly cares. This world would have been so different if we were all able to even remotely live it that way.

The pursuit of happiness will always remain the primary quest of mankind on planet earth from the day we are born...till the day we die...to find that kind of perpetual security that would cater to our everyday living comforts and conveniences.

How we go about acquiring this end makes all the difference that brings out the best in us or the worst.

As Christians, we ought to believe that the final answer of finding that true happiness lies in our resolve to absorb a moral conviction which unquestioningly places our complete trust in The Good Lord with all of our heart and soul and allowing Him to direct our path. Everything would eventually fall in place thereafter...for those who believe. Such was the filtered thought that floated across my mind in these lonely hours of trial. I quietly thanked the Good Lord for momentarily directing my thoughts to glimpse His wondrous world of peace and comfort.

The greater part for sharing my thought today was to express my heartfelt gratitude to the doctors and the nurses in Referral Hospital, Dimapur, from

the bottom of my heart, who selflessly took care of me with such committed dedication round the clock knowingly placing them in the frontline without a sign of fear of exposure that they constantly worked under.

The same sense of gratitude towards the mobile team of the CMO’s establishment for promptly answering the call to have my family tested. It takes great courage and dedication on their part to be doing what they are doing day in and day out.

I sincerely thank the Good Lord for people like them still bravely standing by to willingly help those in need and consoling the weary souls fighting for their very survival. I would also like to reach out to all our people out there and remind them that this deadly virus is for real and should not be taken lightly.

Social distancing and wearing mask should strictly be adhered to, if not for others, then at least for your own wellbeing. Finally, I thank the Good Lord for His blessings on me...and for making whole again.

Khekiye K. Sema IAS (Retd), 3rd Mile Thilixu Village, Dimapur

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Please stop littering

Sir, With COVID-19 raging on, I thought the people would be more conscious, more careful and cleaner. I thought with this prevailing situation, people would take healthy precautions, stay indoors and thus, let nature breathe for once but it turned out to be the exact opposite of that. Dimapur citizens won’t stop thronging the market areas. Social distancing has become a farfetched dream. The people won’t stop littering the streets and hygiene has turned scarce. Recently, I saw an occupant of a car with the sign ‘Baby onboard’ throw a crushed Bisleri bottle out around DC Court area. This made me wonder whether our people have lost their own senses. Instead of picking up the litters and keeping the surroundings clean, we throw garbage even in those areas where it’s written ‘Throwing of garbage is strictly prohibited’. It’s funny that we call ourselves educated people yet fail terribly in maintaining the decorum of a literate person. Therefore, my only request is ‘Please do not litter if you’re not going to clean’.

Akumla Ao, Industrial Estate, Razuphe, Dimapur

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from November 23 to 28 at SAMETI training hall, in collaboration with the State Agricultural Management and Training Institute (SAMETI), Medziphema and

MANAGE, Hyderabad.

A press release by SAMETI director and principal IETC i/c Medziphema, Dr. Watimongla Jamir stated that, resource persons

VSU conducts sanitation drive at Viswema

DIMAPUR: Viswema Students Union (VSU) in preparation for the upcoming Viswema Youth Organization (VYO) platinum jubilee, organised sanitation drive on November 28.

A press release by VSU stated that, around 50 dustbins to be placed at strategic locations were distributed among different khels of the village.

President, VSU, Metol Neikha, along with group of volunteers also placed bins at Dzukou rest house and cleaned up the surroundings.

The sanitation drive included cleaning of drains and roads over the village and waste col- VSU members carrying out sanitisation drive around Viswema village on lected were disposed off.

November 28.

DIMAPUR: Middle Point Colony Council (MPCC) Dimapur has resolved to impose fine and take action on those repeatedly not complying with the council’s directive, in regard to dumping of garbage in the colony jurisdiction or the roadside.

A press release by MPCC secretary Jonah Achumi and GB Hukato Aye stated that, MPCC has deployed volunteers for the past two weeks and has caught many defaulters. The council further informed the landlords/ building owners to check their own tenants who were throwing their household waste on the roadsides especially during the night time and also in the wee hours. Pointing out that many proprietors of buildings do not know what their tenants do, the MPCC has asked all to be responsible and dispose their wastes in the DMC tractors which come for the collection of the waste in every colony. The MPCC also asked all shops, restaurants, workshops, offices, institutions etc to keep a waste bin and if found throwing garbage on the roadside will be penalised.

DBC on implementation of prepaid meter DIMAPUR: Duncan Bosti Council (DBC) has unanimously resolved in its meeting held on November 21 at Duncan Bosti Community Hall, not to install the proposed prepaid meter plan by department of Power, Nagaland. A press release

by DBC stated that, it has decided to carefully deliberate and study the plan before it was actually implemented in the field as anomalies have been found in the billing. Hence it has requested the concerned department to consult the DBC before it was installed.

JVYO registers four new villages during presidential meeting in Jalukie

JVYO members during its presidential meeting held on November 24 at Jalukie.

DIMAPUR: Jalukie Valley Youth Organization (JVYO) held its presidential meeting on November 24 at homestay Jalukie.

A press release by JVYO media cell stated that, the house registered four new villages, namely Beisumpuikam, Lamhai Namdi, Jalukie Pungchi and Letkieram. JVYO now comprises of 24 villages and one town affiliated under its

organisation.

Expressing concerns over anti-social activities, the house unanimously resolved to condemn and take stringent actions against any individuals/group or parties indulging in anti-social activities, creating social disturbances and hindering safety and tranquillity of the valley. JVYO also urged all presidents of villages and town youth organisation

affiliated under JVYO to be cautious and vigilant in its jurisdiction especially during this festive season.

The house also resolved to organise 15th JVYO annual open football tournament in the month of February 2021.

The meeting was attended by all the presidents of town and villages youth organisations affiliated under JVYO.

SRSU holds consultative culmination meeting DIMAPUR: Sur uhuto Range Student Union (SRSU) under its mission “Suruhuto Tokukujo Iqu Kitheni (To revitalise Suruhuto area)” held a consultative culmination meeting for the year 2020, with the chairmen, secretaries and representatives of different villages from Suruhuto area residing at Zunheboto town on November 28 at SKK conference hall, Zunheboto.

According to DIPR report, SRSU president Ghushepu Awomi made an earnest appeal to the people of Suruhuto area residing at Zunheboto town to contribute in uplifting

their native village for the betterment of Suruhuto area and future generation.

Various topics were thoroughly deliberated, with emphasise on younger generation to give outmost priority towards Suruhuto area, the urban dwellers to transfer votes and census to their native villages and inclusion of names in the

electoral for the person above the age of 18 years.

Earlier, meeting was chaired by Ghushepu Awomi and recorded by general secretary, Hika S Chishi, while cultural secretary Alokali Achumi invoked God’s blessings and Zhenito Awomi, Aichisaghemi community chairman Zunheboto pronounced the benediction.

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Youth trainees along with resource persons from IETC during the training programme.

were lecturers and officers from IETC, Bio-Control Lab, Medziphema and Bio-Fertilizer Lab, Medziphema.

The technical session covered various topics on vermicompost and also included a visit to vermicomposting unit at Bio-Control Lab, Medziphema, where officers and staff gave a detailed practical explanation of the whole process of vermicomposting.

Sixteen (16) r ural youths participated along with officers and staff from IETC. Feedback was received from the trainees and certificates were distributed.

Moderator and chairperson of the training programme was Dr. Bendangmenla Tzudir, AI, inaugural key note address was given by Dr. Beremjungla, i/c Bio-Control Lab and vote of thanks was given

by Seyievelo Sono, lecturer. Valedictory remarks and vote of thanks was delivered by Kikatemjen, AO. STRY aims at imparting skill based training to rural youth on agri-based vocational areas to promote employment in rural areas.

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DIMAPUR: A six-day skill training of rural youth (STRY) was organised by the Integrated Extension Training Centre (IETC) on the topic “Vermicompost”

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AAP calls Amarinder ‘BJP chief minister’ Govt drunk on power, not listening to crores of farmers: Cong

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI): The national capital is all set to record coldest November in at least 10 years, with the mean minimum temperature for the month this year hovering around 10 degrees Celsius, according to India Meteorological Department data.

In Delhi, the average minimum temperature for the month of November is 12.9 degrees Celsius. From November 1 to November 29, the city has recorded a mean minimum temperature of 10.3 degrees Celsius, which is the lowest in at least a decade, according to IMD data. The mean minimum

temperature was 15 degrees Celsius last year, 13.4 degrees Celsius in 2018 and 12.8 degrees Celsius in 2017 and 2016. On Sunday, Delhi recorded a minimum of 7 degrees Celsius. This is the seventh day this month that the minimum temperature remained below 10 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature is likely to settle around 7 degrees Celsius on Monday as well, according to IMD. The minimum temperature this month, barring on November 16, has remained 2-3 degrees Celsius below normal in the absence of a cloud cover on most days, according to IMD officials.

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1 CoBRA officer killed in Maoist attack

Raipur,Nov 29(PTI): An officer of the CRPF’s jungle warfare unit, CoBRA, was killed while nine commandos were injured after Maoists triggered an IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, security officials said on Sunday.

They said the improvised explosive device blast took place in the Chintalnar forest area of the district around 9 pm on Saturday and the injured personnel were evacuated by a Mi-17 V5 helicopter of the IAF around midnight.

Assistant Commandant Nitin Bhalerao, 33, succumbed to injuries suffered in the blast in the early hours of Sunday. Moreover,

nine commandos, including the team leader who is a second-in-command rank officer, were injured, they said.

Seven commandos are being treated at a hospital in Raipur while two are being given medical care at a unit hospital at Chintalnar, located in the south Bastar area of the state, they said.

Sukma district is located at a distance of about 400 kms from Raipur. The injured troops belong to the 206th battalion of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA). A joint team of the CoBRA and local police was out for an area domination exercise when the blast took place.

We Will Never Know Whether Ahmed Patel’s Voice Was His Master’s or His Own. The team was scouting the area for the induction of five new battalions of the Central Reserve Police Force and establishment of their new camps in this area and that is when the IED went off, official sources said.

Bhalerao, a resident of Nashik in Maharashtra, was a decorated commando and had been adjudged the best in various combat competitions, a senior officer of the force said. He joined the CRPF in 2010 and had come to CoBRA in 2019.

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The Rotomi Welfare Society, Kohima expresses its heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to the family members of Late T. Chubakumzuk Jamir, Registrar, Directorate of Tourism of Changtongya Village for unconditionally forgiving the persons involved in the unfortunate road accident at Kohima. We deeply acknowledge the kindness and good gesture shown in true Christian spirit towards our member which will be remembered in the days to come. It is our prayer that Almighty God continue to bless the family and also wish speedy recovery of Mrs Alikala, wife of Late T. Chubakumzuk Jamir.

We also acknowledge the Changtongya Union Kohima for settling the issue amicably. We will always cherish the wisdom and good-hearted service rendered towards us.

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Amarinder cares so much, then why didn’t he come with the protesting farmers?

Imagine if the CM would have walked along with the farmers, would they have been tear-gassed or would water cannons be fired by the BJP government? But he preferred to stay in his air-conditioned farmhouse.

He did not join the protests as he is a BJP CM and not Punjab CM,” the AAP leader said.

On Saturday, Shah had appealed to farmers to shift their protests to the Burari ground in the national capital. He also said that the Centre will hold talks with the farmers’ unions on 3 December.

Chadha also said Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has given instructions to party leaders to ensure all help is extended to farmers,

These farmers are fighting for their rights and we are with them. We will extend all help possible to them,” he added.

The AAP leader said the Punjab government, especially the CM, is trying to mislead the farmers as when the farm laws were being drafted, the Centre had invited Amarinder Singh’s government. “Captain Amarinder had said that we are with the three laws at that time,” Chadha said.

Other political leaders, too, asked the central government to take a relook at the laws. In a tweet Sunday, Mayawati said, “Farmers across the country are furious and agitated over the three agriculture-related laws that the central government recently brought in. Keeping this in view, it would be better if the Union government does a rethink on these laws that were legislated without the consent of the farmers.

Meanwhile, Akhilesh Yadav Saturday said, “If farmers are left to the market and big players, they will never benefit.”

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said it was an insult that farmers were being “treated like terrorists”.

farmers in India own less than 5 acres of land each.

Out of that, 80 per cent farmers own 2 acres each.

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including food and lodging facilities. “Desh ka jawan border pe lad raha hai aur desh ka kisan apne haq ke liye roads pe (The soldiers of the country are fighting at the border and farmers are fighting for their rights on the streets),” he added.

In a tweet, Kejriwal said the central government should talk to farmers immediately. Several farmers’ organisations, mostly in Punjab and Haryana, have been protesting against the central government’s new farm laws. Thousands of protesting farmers entered Haryana Thursday from various entry points at its border with Punjab, braving water cannons and tear gas shells during their ‘Dilli Chalo’ rally.

Chadha also criticised the BJP government for not letting farmers cross the Delhi-Haryana border by digging up roads and firing water cannons.

“These warfare tactics of digging up roads are now being used not for our enemy but our ‘annadata‘, our farmers. Is a country’s farmer a terrorist? Why is the government treating them like that? This protest is a revolution, it is inquilab, and no one should try and give it a political colour.

at MSP, how will 86 crore people get grains through the public distribution system?” Surjewala asked. The Congress leader alleged that the Modi government had told another lie to the farmers by telling them that they would be able to sell their crops in other states as well.

“As many as 86 per cent

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NEW DELHI, NOV 29 ( AG E NCI E S ) : A a m Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Raghav Chadha Sunday accused Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh of colluding with the Narendra Modi government by asking farmers to accept Union home minister Amit Shah’s proposal for a discussion on their demands.

Chadha said it is unfortunate that the BJP government is labelling the protesting farmers as “terrorists” and “criminals”.

“The way Amarinder has been dancing to the tunes of PM Modi and Amit Shah, it seems that he is a BJP chief minister. At a time when farmers are fighting for their rights, Amit Shah and the BJP government is denying them permission (to protest) and wants to trap them. The nexus between the Punjab CM and BJP government became crystal clear as soon after Amit Shah made the statement on Friday asking the farmers to accept his proposal, Amarinder Singh, too, urged the farmers to give in to the demands of the Modi government and accept their proposal,” Chadha said.

Chadha also questioned why Punjab’s CM did not lead the protest. “If

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS): Even as a stalemate between protesting farmers and the Centre on their protest venue in Delhi continued, the opposition Congress on Sunday attacked the government for “being drunk on power and not listening to the voice of farmers”.

“The government is drunk on power... Union Agriculture Minister and Home Minister say there will not be any talks with the farmers till December 3, in this harsh winter. Both Ministers do not have time for farmers until five days?”

Congress Chief Spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala told a press conference.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji should himself talk to the delegation of farmers... Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar should publicly apologise for calling farmers terrorists and filing false cases against them,” the Congress leader said. The Congress asserted that Modi should leave aside his prejudices and talk openly about abolition of what it dubbed as three “anti-farming black laws”.

“Why did the government target the rationing system, rendering labourers, workers and middlemen in mandis unemployed? When food grains will not be purchased

V K Area expresses gratitude to Kazheto Kinimi

Various organizations and public of VK area under Zunheboto District expresses our heartfelt appreciation and gratitude to Shri Kazheto Kinimi, Hon'ble Advisor and MLA of 31 Akuluto A/C for extending financial assistance towards broadening and leveling of VK town public ground, the Area public have been facing acute difficulties in organizing various programs and events because of the want of public space, the help has come at the right time when VK town is celebrating its 75th year of township this year in 2020. VK circle being one of the oldest circle in the State have been long neglected due to various factors but we want to thank our Hon'ble Advisor, a person of less words with a golden heart, for understanding the plight of the people and generously coming forward to meet the needs of the people. May the Almighty God bless you and your leadership.

1. V K Area GB's Association.

2. V K Range Students Union.

3. V K Area People's Organization.

4. V K Town Jubilee Committee.

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CANSSEA HOLDS TRIENNIAL SESSION The Confederation of All Nagaland State Service Employees’ Association (CANSSEA) held its Triennial Session 2020 at the CANSSEA Conference hall, Themezie, Kohima on 27th Nov 2020. The session was chaired by Dr. Tali Imsong the outgoing CANSSEA president who in his remark called on CANSSEA members to be ready to face any challenges on any issue in such a trying time like ours today. Unlike the previous years the session was held in a low key affair in view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with limited number of invitees. Earlier he led the programme with an observance of a minutes silence in memory of CANSSEA members who had passed away.

Dr. Ilang, the new president of CANSSEA, called on the members to infuse themselves with the spirit of work culture to better serve the public.

He also assured to work to protect the rights of the employees while also expressing his desire to work with the Government.

The following office bearers have been selected for the tenure 2020-23.

1. President - Dr. Ilang 2. Vice President - a) Zubemo Tsanglo b) Chubayanger Aier 3. General Secretary - Dr. Hovithal Sothu 4. Join Secretary - a) Yaongsanglee Chang b) Yhunsenlo Kent 5. Finance Secretary - Akaho K. Yeptho 6. Press & Information Secretary - Siewatho Nyusou 7. Women Coordinators - a) Toshinaro Ovung b) Visetonuo Angami 8. Treasurer - Veyielo Doulo 9. Advisor - Dr. Tali Imsong

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Chinese defence minister Britain expects significant Chinese activities along Indian border week for Brexit talks ‘provocative measure’: US lawmaker meets Nepal’s top leadership

KATHMANDU, NOV 29 (PTI): China’s Defence Minister Gen Wei Fenghe on Sunday met Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and held talks with Nepal Army chief Gen Purna Chandra Thapa on various issues of bilateral interest, aimed at bolstering bilateral military cooperation and taking the existing friendly ties to a new height.

Gen Wei, who is also a State Councillor, held bilateral talks with Army chief Gen Thapa at the army headquarters here during his day-long “working visit” to Nepal, said a statement issued by the Nepal Army.

“The two held a cordial discussion on various issues of bilateral interest,” it said.

“Bilateral discussions were then held at the delegation-level mainly on issues pertaining to resumption of training and student exchange program and follow up on defence assistance that have been impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” the statement said.

The Chinese defence minister is leading a 21member delegation. It said the Chinese minister viewed

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both the proposals “positively and affirmed that the bilateral cooperation should resume as soon as possible, including exchange of high level visits.” He also pledged to provide additional assistance to the Nepali Army in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the statement said.

The Nepali Army expressed confidence that “the visit will help in further strengthening and expanding the cordial military-tomilitary relations between the two countries.”

Gen Wei also took part in various programs organised at the Army Headquarters. “After the bilateral meeting, General Wei and his delegation were given a short presentation on the history and roles of the Nepali Army,” the army

statement said. He was also presented with a Guard of Honour.

The Chinese defence minister paid courtesy calls on President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister Oli, who also holds the defence portfolio.

Earlier in the day, Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa welcomed Gen Wei at the Tribhuvan International Airport.

Gen Wei told reporters that his visit is aimed at implementing bilateral understandings reached between the two governments in the past. He said that his visit will promote military cooperation between Nepal and China, and take the existing friendly relations between the two neighbours to a new height.

“China and Ne pal have been enjoying a strong, friendly and close relationship for a long time, and I am here to take that relationship to a greater height,” he said.

This is the highest-level visit from China after President Xi Jinping’s two-day state visit that took place in October last year.

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L O N D O N, N OV 2 9 (AGENCIES): Britain and the European Union are heading into a “very significant” week, British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday, as talks over a trade deal enter their final days with serious differences yet to be resolved.

EU negotiator Michel Barnier told reporters in London that “works continue, even on Sunday” on his way to a negotiating session, as both sides look for a deal to prevent disruption to almost $1 trillion of trade at the end of December.

“This is a very significant week, the last real major week, subject to any further postponement... we’re down to really two basic issues,” Raab told the BBC. Despite missing several self-imposed deadlines, the negotiations have failed to bridge differences on com-

petition policy and the distribution of fishing rights. But Britain’s transitional EU exit agreement - during which the bloc’s rules continue to apply - expires on Dec. 31, and Britain says it will not seek any extension. A deal would have to be ratified by both sides, leaving little time for new delay. “The bottom line is... in the ordinary course of things we need to get a deal done over the next week or maybe another couple of days beyond that,” Raab told Times Radio in a separate interview.

Earlier, he had signalled some progress on the ‘level playing field’ provisions which look to ensure fair competition between Britain and the EU, and said fishing remained the most difficult issue to solve.

Despite accounting for 0.1% of the British economy, fishing rights have become a totemic issue for both sides. Britain has so far rejected EU proposals and remains adamant that as an independent nation it must have full control of its waters. “The EU have just got to recognise the point of principle here,” Raab told Times Radio.

WASHINGTON, NOV 29 (PTI): An influential US lawmaker has expressed concern over reports of China’s continuing construction activities along the Indian border in Ladakh, saying if the reports are true, it is a “provocative measure” on the part of Beijing and fits the pattern of its conduct in the South China Sea. “If it (reports) turns out to be true, it would be yet another provocative measure by the Chinese military to change the facts on the ground,” Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi told PTI. “It would also fit the pattern of their conduct in the South China Sea, where they build islands, where they try to change the facts as we previously understood them, and they would be deeply disturbing, to say the least,” said Krishnamoorthi, who is the first-ever IndianAmerican to be on the US House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

China claims almost all of the 1.3 million square mile South China Sea as its sovereign territory. It has been building military bases on artificial islands in the region also claimed by Brunei,

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Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam.

Beijing has also impeded commercial activity like fishing or mineral exploration by countries like Vietnam and the Philippines in the resource-rich region, claiming that the ownership of the territory belonged to China for hundreds of years.

Krishnamoorthi, who was recently re-elected to the House of Representatives for the third consecutive time, said the US stands with India.

The Congressman from Illinois said reports including satellite images are his source of information about Chinese construction activities.

“I have to say that we currently in the US Congress, but also the Trump and the incoming Biden administration stand by

30 dead, 24 injured in Suspected extremists kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria Afghan suicide bombing “The killed and wounded were all military personnel. The camp homes a battalion of Afghan National Army (ANA). The facility was belonging to police forces in the past, but now it is converted to a battalion of ANA and all the victims were ANA soldiers,” he said.

Earlier reports said that the killed and wounded were police personnel.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but local officials blamed Taliban militants.

Ghazni province has been the scene of heavy clashes in recent years as Taliban militants have attempted to seize more land and consolidate their position in the mountainous region.

“The farmers were attacked at the Garin-Kwashebe rice field in Zabarmari community, and according to reports reaching us since afternoon, about 40 of them were killed,” he said, adding that it likely could be up to 60 people killed.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari expressed grief over the killings.

“I condemn the killing of our hardworking farmers by terrorists in Borno State.

The entire country is hurt by these senseless killings. My thoughts are with their families in this time of grief. May their souls Rest In Peace,” he said in a statement.

Buhari said the government had given all the needed support to the armed

forces “to take all necessary steps to protect the country’s population and its territory.”

A member of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Satomi, who represents the Jere Federal constituency of Borno, said at least 44 burials will take place Sunday.

“Farmers and fishermen were killed in cold blood. Over 60 farmers were affected, but we only have so far received 44 corpses from the farms and we are preparing for their burials today, Sunday by God’s grace,” he said.

The federal lawmaker said the farmers were attacked because they had disarmed and arrested a Boko Haram gunman on Friday

who had been tormenting them.

“A lone gunman, who was a member of Boko Haram came to harass the farmers by ordering them to give him money and also cook for him. While he was waiting for the food to be cooked, the farmers seized the moment he stepped into the toilet to snatch his rifle and tied him up,” he said.

“They later handed him over to the security. But sadly, the security forces did not protect the courageous farmer. And in reprisal for daring them, the Boko Haram mobilized and came to attack them on their farms.” Insurgents also torched the rice farms before leaving, he said.

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From the day you came into this world, we are so proud as can be; blessed with a beautiful daughter. Each day with you in our lives is an irreplaceable and priceless present. We celebrate this special day to mark another milestone as your life moved on its way. Happy Birthday to our precious girl. We wish you all the happiness in the world. Happy Birthday Kitimen (Tajung).

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KABUL, NOV 29 (IANS): At least 30 military personnel were killed and 24 others wounded in a suicide car bombing that took place near a military camp in Afghanistan’s Ghazni city on Sunday, officials have confirmed.

Confirming the casualties and injuries, Baz Mohammad Hemat, director of Ghazni civil hospital, told Xinhua news agency that the death toll might increase as some of the wounded are in serious condition.

The explosion occurred when a suicide bomber rammed into an explosiveladen hijacked military vehicle near the army camp along a road connecting Ghazni city to the neighbouring Dih Yak, a security official told Xinhua.

MAIDGURI, NOV 29 (AP): Suspected members of the Islamic militant group Boko Haram killed at least 40 rice farmers and fishermen while they were harvesting crops in Nigeria’s northern Borno State, officials said.

The attack was staged Saturday in a rice field in Garin Kwashebe, a Borno community known for rice farming, on the day residents of the state were casting votes for the first time in 13 years to elect local government councils, though many didn’t go to cast their ballots.

The farmers were reportedly rounded up and summarily killed by armed insurgents.

Malam Zabarmari, a leader of a rice farmers association in Borno state, confirmed the massacre to The Associated Press.

our Indian partners and the Indo-Pacific region,” he said. The recently concluded Malabar exercise of QUAD countries -- India, Japan, Australia and the United States -- is a signal that the democracies in the IndoPacific region will continue to stand with each other and push for a rules-based international order, the Congressman said.

Responding to a question, Krishnamoorthi said US President-elect Joe Biden has been a longtime friend of India, and he along with Indian-origin vice presidentelect Kamala Harris will stand with New Delhi.

“I think his selection Kamala Harris only cements a relationship given her own Indian roots. Secretary of State-nominee Anthony Blinken is also a longtime friend of India. He knows the region extremely well. I trust that incoming Secretary Blinken is going to take the relationship to new heights, along with President Biden and vice president Harris,” he said.

Krishnamoorthi also said addressing COVID-19 needs to be the number one priority for India and the US.

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With immense pride and joy, we, the Sumi Kiphimi Kuqhakulu (SKK) Sughuna, Bor-lengri, would like to convey our heartiest congratulations to Miss Suli Yohana Aye, D/o Lt. George Aye and Mrs Helen Aye, for bringing laurels to the union by being appointed as Assistant Professor at Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati 2020.

The Union further extend best wishes and success to you for your future endeavours.

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Chennaiyin draw 0-0 with Kerala in ISL himself and push the ball into an empty net, Bakary Kone tracked back and saved the day with a timely challenge.

Jakub Sylvestr found the back of the net in the 26th-minute from an inchperfect cross into the box from Crivellaro but the forward was flagged offside.

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Aus beat India by 51-run; win ODI series

Nongdamba Naorem, at the other end, squandered Kerala’s chance to break the deadlock when he failed to place his shot on target from close range.

Costa Nhamoinesu’s header, also from a few years from goal, was blocked

by Crivellaro to keep the scoreline unchanged.

Odisha hold Jamshedpur 2-2

Irom Seityasen of Kerala Blasters FC and Lallianzuala Chhangte of Chennaiyin FC in action during the ISL match at GMC Stadium in North Goa district, Sunday. (PTI)

BAMBOLIM/ VASCO, NOV 29 (AGENCIES): Chennaiyin FC and Kerala Blasters played out a goalless draw in an Indian Super League (ISL) clash on Sunday at the GMC Stadium, Bambolim.

Jakub Sylvestr missed a penalty in the 77th minute as the Marina Machans dropped crucial points.

Kibu Vicuna made three changes to the Kerala Blasters line up which

played put a 2-2 draw against NorthEast United in their previous match.

Denechandram Meitei, Nongdamba Naorem and Facundo Pereyra came in place of Jessel Carneiro, Puitea and Vicente Gomez. Chennaiyin, on the other hand, were unchanged.

End-to-end football was on display throughout the first half as there was very little to separate

between the two teams.

While Kerala Blasters had more possession of the ball, Chennaiyin created more chances.

R a f a e l C r ive l l a r o came close to breaking the deadlock in the 17th minute when Albino Gomes gave the ball away inside the box. The Chennaiyin skipper did well initially to snatch the ball away from the goalkeeper’s legs but before he could compose

Striker Diego Mauricio came off the bench and scored twice, including a stunner in stoppage time, to help Odisha FC draw 2-2 against Jamshedpur after trailing 2-0 in the first half an hour of the match.

Mauricio was brought on in the 60th minute in place of Manuel Onwu as Odisha were pushing to halve the lead that Jamshedpur had on them. The pressure soon paid off as Jamshedpur goalkeeper Rehenesh got sent off for handling the ball outside of his box.

It meant that Jamshedpur had to take off Jackichand Singh to accomodate the new goalkeeper.

While Odisha’s goal did not come directly from the ensuing free kick, Mauricio put it in after a scramble inside the box after the kick was taken. While Jamshedpur had a chance through a free kick of their own shortly thereafter, Odisha kept the pressure up. It was only in the 91st minute of the game that Mauricio cut to his right after he was allowed to turn on the left hand side of the box before launching a shot to the far post.

It was quite a different story in the early exchanges of the first half with Jamshedpur keeping the ball near Odisha’s ball. They were given a penalty in the 12th minute due to hand ball and Nerijus Valskis made no mistake with the spot kick. Valskis doubled the lead in the 27th minute after a defensive howler from Shubham Sarangi gave him the ball and he put it past the goalkeeper with aplomb.

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Ethiopia’s Yehualaw, Walelegn win Delhi Half Marathon in record time

RSON organises amateur badminton tournament

NEW DELHI, NOV 29 (IANS): Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw produced a stunning run over in the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2020 held to clock the second fastest women’s time ever over the distance when she crossed the line in 64:46 in the race held in a bio-secure environment amid the Covid-19 pandemic here on Sunday.

“My training since the world championships told me that maybe I could break the course record as I ran 65:19 there, but this was more than I expected, and I hoped for a win here after just losing by a second a year ago,” said 21-year-old Yehualaw. Yehualaw won in 64:46 but Chepngetich also ran the race of her life to finish in a personal best of 65:06 and move up to equal-sixth on the world all-time list.

D I M A P U R , N ov 2 9 (NPN): Rongmei Students ‘Organization Nagaland (RSON) organised a twoday Amateur Badminton Tournament in men’s double category from November 27-28 at Chungaizaeng Rongmei colony Burma Camp, under theme “Brotherhood Through Sports”.

A press release by RSON president, Kambui Dangmei stated that during the two-day tournament, Lanu Imsong & William emerged as the champion, runners-up was Ikato Ayemi & Anahito, Assumi, third prize was bagged by Renchio Patton & George Zote, Renchio Patton & George Zote while Vitoka Awomi & Bokato Assumi secured the fourth place. The winners received a cash prize of Rs. 12,000, Rs. 6000, Rs. 3000 and Rs. 2000 respectively with medals and certificates.

(L-R) Amdework Walelegn and Yalemzerf Yehualaw

In the men’s race, the event record -- with the course having been changed from previous years -- also f e l l w h e n A m d ewo r k Walelegn out-sprinted his Ethiopian compatriot and two-time defending champion Andamlak Belihu to win in 58:53, the latter coming home in 58:54.

India’s 3000 metres steeplechase national record holder Avinash Sable smashed the event record as well. The Olympic-bound athlete raced to the first position in the Indian elite men’s category in 1:00:30, beating the previous national record of 1:03.46 held by Kalidas Nirave.

Man Utd fight back to beat Southampton 3-2

Manchester United’s Edinson Cavani celebrates his goal against Southampton during the EPL match on Sunday.

L O N D O N, N OV 2 9 (AGENCIES): Edinson Cavani inspired a superb turnaround as Manchester United came from two behind to beat Southampton 3-2.

Jan Bednarek’s header and a trademark free-kick from James Ward-Prowse had put Southampton in command at St Mary’s Stadium.

But the introduction of Cavani for the second half proved a masterstroke

by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that paid initial dividends in the 59th minute when he

teed up Bruno Fernandes to halve the deficit.

He then met the midfielder’s deflected shot with a diving header to equalise and had the crucial final say when he diverted Marcus Rashford’s cross beyond Alex McCarthy in the 92nd minute, securing a record eighth successive Premier League away win for United.

Manchester United are the first side in Premier League history to win four consecutive away games despite trailing in each tie, celebrating eight straight

away top-flight victories for the very first time.

United should have been ahead in the seventh minute when Alex Telles played Mason Greenwood through after poor defending from Jannik Vestergaard, however, the striker could only hit the sidenetting after rounding McCarthy.

The visitors were in the ascendancy early on but went behind against the run of play as Bednarek glanced home an excellent corner to the near-post from Ward-Prowse.

Kyle Walker-Peters then saw an effort deflected onto the left-hand post before McCarthy atoned for his own error to prevent Fernandes from finding an equaliser.

Another pinpoint setpiece from Ward-Prowse punished United for their failure to take that chance to restore parity, his ninth goal from a direct freekick in the Premier League squeaking inside the nearpost despite David de Gea getting a hand to it.

De Gea then denied Moussa Djenepo after a quick break but received treatment having appeared to injure himself when he clattered into the post in a vain attempt to keep out Ward-Prowse’s freekick and was eventually replaced by Dean Henderson after half-time.

Cavani also entered the fray and had the desired impact as he picked out Fernandes to convert on the turn.

Fifteen minutes later Cavani levelled matters with a show of clinical finishing that he repeated in injury time as he stooped to head home Rashford’s delivery and send United seventh in the table.

India’s Virat Kohli plays a pull shot during the one day international cricket match between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, Sunday.( AP/PTI)

SYDNEY, NOV 29 (IANS): Australia beat India by 51 runs in the second ODI on Sunday at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).

The hosts have thus sealed victory in the three-match series, having taken an unassailable 2-0 lead.

Chasing a mammoth target of 390, India were restricted to 338/9 after another century from Steve Smith took Australia to 389/4 batting first.

India started with a 58-run stand between openers Mayank Agarwal and Shikhar Dhawan. The pair departed within a few balls of each other after which captain Virat Kohli anchored the middle order. Kohli and Shreyas Iyer steadied the ship for the visitors and

just as they were looking to shift gears, the latter fell to Moises Henriques thanks to a stunning catch by Smith at deep midwicket. Kohli soldiered on with KL Rahul at other end before falling to a brilliant catch, this time

by Henriques himself, at midwicket again off Josh Hazlewood. Kohli made 89 off 87 balls, putting up partnerships of 93 with Iyer and 72 with Rahul. Rahul and Hardik Pandya then put up 63 for the fifth wicket but both succumbed to the pressure that came with the rising required run rate.

Earlier, Smith smashed 104 off 64 balls, reaching three figures in just 62 balls for the second consecutive time in this series. He put up 136 runs with Marnus

Labuschagne, which was the second century partnership for Australia in the match after the 142-run opening stand between captain Aaron Finch and David Warner.

Smith finally fell to Pandya, who was handed the ball for the first time since making his comeback from a back injury after which Glenn Maxwell smashed 63 off 29 balls to take Australia within 11 runs of the 400run mark.

The third and final ODI will be played in Canberra on Wednesday.

Brief scores: Aus 389/4 in 50 overs (Steve Smith 104, David Warner 83; Mohammed Shami 1/73) vs Ind 338/9 in 50 overs (Virat Kohli 89, KL Rahul 76; Pat Cummins 3/67).

Tyson fights to draw with Jones Jr. in exhibition LOS ANGELES, NOV 29 (AGENCIES): Mike Tyson showed age has not robbed him of his power as the former heavyweight champion, in his longawaited return to the ring, dominated Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition fight on Saturday in Los Angeles that was surprisingly ruled a draw.

While there were no ringside judges to score the eight-round contest between two of boxing’s all-time greats, both over 50, and no official winner, the World Boxing Council formed a set of judges that remotely scored the bout.

“I’m used to doing it for three minutes,” 54year-old Tyson said of the shorter rounds. “Sometimes, that two minutes felt like three minutes. I’m happy I got this under my belt to keep doing this and go further.”

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Djokovic, Nadal to finish inside top 2 for 3rd straight year Z U R I C H , N OV 2 9 (IANS): Novak Djokovic is set to equal Pete Sampras’ record with a sixth yearend No. 1 finish when the year-end rankings are officially released on December 7. Since there will only be ATP Challenger Tour events until then, there will be no changes near the top of the rankings.

Djokovic along with Spain’s Rafael Nadal will finish the year as the top two players in the rankings for the third consecutive year and the fifth time overall when the next update is made, according to the ATP Tour website.

Nadal now leads the ‘Big Three’ - Djokovic and Roger Federer - with 12 top two finishes. It is the seventh time he has ended a season as the second ranked player in ATP rankings.

Federer, who did not compete after reaching this year’s Australian Open semi-finals due to injury, will end the year at the number five spot.

Djokovic, Federer and Nadal have made up the top two in the year-end ATP Rankings in 14 of the past 16 seasons.

Roy Jones Jr. throws a punch against Mike Tyson in an exhibition boxing bout, Nov. 28 in Los Angeles. (AP/PTI)

moved from his ignominious defeat to Irishman Kevin McBride in the last professional fight of his career, came out firing and was in control of the bout the entire way.

Jones Jr, 51, was the more visibly fatigued of the two fighters but managed

to pick up the pace in the later rounds enough to earn the win on one scorecard and a draw on the other while Tyson took the third scorecard.

When the final bell rang, the two fighters shared a hug.

“The body shots defi-

nitely took a toll,” said Jones Jr. a former world champion in four different weight classes whose last professional fight was in 2018.

“The body shots are what make you exhausted.”

The two boxers were introduced by legendary ring announcer Michael Buffer, who delivered his famous “Let’s Get Ready To Rumble” inside the Staples Centre which was void of fans given the COVID19 pandemic.

After the fight Tyson, who was once the most feared fighter on the planet, shot down any idea of making a return to professional boxing.

“This is bigger than fighting and winning the championship,” Tyson said of exhibitions where he donates earnings to charity.

“We’re humanitarians and we’re helping people.”

Barca thrash Osasuna 4-0 in La Liga CAMP NOU, NOV 29 (AGENCIES): Antoine Griezmann starred and Lionel Messi paid tribute to Diego Maradona as Barcelona beat Osasuna 4-0 during their La Liga match at Camp Nou on Sunday, reports Goal.com.

Ronald Koeman had called on his players to produce a performance befitting the former Barca and Argentina star, who died this week.

They duly delivered, Griezmann scoring the pick of the goals in a fine performance against a side who won 2-1 at this ground in July.

There were also goals from Martin Braithwaite, Philippe Coutinho and Messi, who honoured compatriot Maradona with his celebration after scoring the fourth.

A brilliant goal-line clearance from Unai Garcia stopped Coutinho from opening the scoring after Griezmann teed up the Brazilian. The breakthrough eventually came in scrappy fashion.

Messi’s pass split the defence, Jordi Alba found Coutinho, Sergio Herrera saved his shot and Braithwaite’s rebound, but the latter managed to

Barcelona players celebrate their goal against Osasuna during the La Liga match on Sunday.

bundle the ball over the line with Messi’s help.

Ante Budimir turned past Marc-Andre ter Stegen after a brilliant double save by the keeper, but the goal was correctly ruled out for offside against Oier Sanjurjo.

Barca doubled their lead just two minutes later, Griezmann walloping a volley past the motionless Herrera after Alba’s cross had been cleared to the edge of the box. Griezmann turned provider 11 minutes into the second half, teeing up Coutinho for a tap-in after good work from Braithwaite to

win back possession in the Osasuna half.

A good outing for the Catalans was soured when they suffered another defensive injury, Clement Lenglet unable to continue after apparently taking damage to his ankle.

Roberto Torres rattled the post before Ousmane Dembele had a goal ruled out for offside, but Messi soon made it 4-0 with a fierce strike from the edge of the box, the Argentine then removing his Barca shirt to reveal a Newell’s Old Boys jersey emblazoned with the number 10.

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