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Vol XXXII No. 86

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INTERNATIONAL, PAGE 9

Cabinet to discuss women quota in ULBs: Rio

KOHIMA, MAR 2 (NPN): Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio on Wednesday said that the state cabinet will take up for discussion the matter concerning women reservation in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) soon.

Informing that the recommendations of the committee constituted on women reservation, headed by chief secretary J Alam, had already submitted its report Rio said the matter will be taken up in the next cabinet meeting.

Speaking at the inauguration of a new office building of the Directorate of Municipal Affairs here on Wednesday, Rio asserted that the implementation of the 74th Amendment was a constitutional necessity and that women reservation and taxation in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) cannot be exempted.

He cautioned that unless civic facilities were improved in urban areas,

Neiphiu Rio along with his colleagues after inaugurating the office building on Wednesday. (NP)

including implementation of women reservation in urban local bodies (ULBs), the State would be barred from receiving financial grants.

Rio said ULBs were constituted under 74th amendment, while panchayati raj (rural local bodies) was under 73rd Amendment and people should understand that both were different.

Mentioning that Supreme Court had recently given the state government six weeks time to report back on how it proposed to implement 33% reservation

for women, Rio said that the government was holding consultations with the tribal bodies and the civil societies and will be submitting the recommendations to the Supreme Court.

Rio, however, said if the Supreme Court did not accept the State government’s proposal, there would be hindrance and might even lead to conflict again.

Regretting that people in the State did not want to pay taxes, he said even Nagas, who were exempted from taxation under Article 371 (A), would be taxed

SPORTS, PAGE 11

WWIII, should it break out, will be ‘nuclear and devastating’: Russia

even if 15th Finance Commission agreed. He urged the Municipal Affairs department to create awareness in all towns in this regard.

Congratulating the department for the new building, he also asked it introduce building by-laws so that a uniform system MOSCOW/ KYIV, MAR 2 (PTI/AP): Russian Foreign could be followed.

(Cont’d on p-8) Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday warned that a third World War, should it break out, will be “nuclear and devastating”, amid spiremains of a Russian rocket sit in the middle of the road in ralling tensions with the The the Kyiv neighborhood of Dorohozhychy on March 2.

Meanwhile, chief minister Rio said that report of the West over Moscow’s ongospecial investigation team (SIT) set up to probe the Oting ing massive military opera- Budapest Memorandum, by according to videos and phokillings can be made public once the Central government tion against Ukraine. which Ukraine had agreed to tos released by the service. gives permission to prosecute the accused persons.

“A third World War give away nuclear weapons Ukrainian UNIAN news While informing that the state government has re- would be a devastating nu- in exchange for security agency quoted the health ceived the SIT report, Rio said it (SIT) will file a case for clear war,” Russia’s long- guarantees. administration chief of the prosecution of the accused persons in the incident. And time top diplomat said in an Russia renewed its as- northern city of Chernihiv once Centre gives permission, the investigation report interview to the Al Jazeera sault on Wednesday on as saying two cruise missiles will be made public, Rio said. television channel, according Ukraine’s second-largest hit a hospital there.

“SIT will now file a case for prosecution of the ac- to state-owned TASS news city in a pounding that lit Roughly 874,000 people cused persons involved in the incident. It will require the agency. Also, Lavrov stressed up the skyline with balls of have fled Ukraine and the permission of Government of India. Once it is done, the US President Joe Biden’s fire over populated areas, U.N. refugee agency warned investigation report will be in public domain,” Rio said. remark that a third World even as both sides said they the number could cross the To a query on the State government’s decision to War would be an alternative were ready to resume talks 1 million mark soon. Countlift the Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition (NLTP) Act, to Washington’s tough sanc- aimed at stopping the new less others have taken shelter underground.

Rio vaguely replied that the government had given its tions against Moscow. devastating war in Europe.

Russian Ministry of recommendations and “all the cabinet decisions, NLA Lavrov said Russia was It was also not clear D e f e n c e s p o k e s p e r s o n resolutions are the stand of the government”. ready for sanctions that were when second round of talks Igor Konashenkov said on imposed against it but was might take place-- or what Wednesday that 498 Russurprised that the penalties they would yield. sian military personnel have affected athletes and journalLavrov said that Russia been killed since the invaists.“...Did not expect that is ready for the second round sion of Ukraine and 1,597 they would affect athletes, of talks, but the Ukrainian have been wounded, reports intellectuals, actors and jour- side is delaying the process the Guardian. On the other nalists,” he said, referring under command from the hand, Ukrainian emergency not find vehicles or buses told TNM: “Around 500 to the ban and sanctions by Americans. The Kremlin service said 2,000 civilians and are in railway station students have been waiting Western countries. said that Russian delega- have been killed so far.

Lavrov said the special tion was “ready to continue can proceed on foot to Piso- at the Kharkiv metro station The U.N.’s nuclear chyn (11 km), Babai (12 km) since 6 am. There is shelling operation against Ukraine talks” with Ukrainian ne- wa t c h d o g We d n e s d ay was launched with the aim gotiators on Wednesday warned Russia’s onslaught and Bezlyudivka (16 km),” happening in the city.” the advisory said. It further Many also replied to preventing Kyiv from ob- evening. of Ukraine is raising the risk said: “Proceed immediately. the tweet by the Indian Em- taining nuclear weapons.

The bombardment con- of nuclear accidents, calling Meanwhile, Ukrainian tinued Wednesday. A blast for restraint from all actions Under all circumstances, bassy stating that they had no Indians must reach these means of reaching Pesochin, President Vladimir Zelensky blew the roof off of the that could jeopardize the settlements by 1800 hours Babaye and Bezlyudovka by said that Kiev might revise five-story police building safe operations of Ukraine’s (Ukrainian time) today.”.

6 pm Ukraine time. Pesochin its obligations under the and set the top floor alight, nuclear facilities.

Impossible to leave: is 11 km away from the main Though the Indian Embassy city of Kharkiv, Babaye is 15 in Ukraine has told stranded km away, and Bezlyudovka IANS: Fugitive former Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych citizens to leave Kharkiv is around 19 km away from immediately on Wednesday, Kharkiv. Buses and taxis is currently in Minsk, and the Kremlin is currently preparing him stranded students said it was are hard to find, and many for a special operation, according to Ukrainian intelligence. near impossible to move out Indian citizens are trying Reports state that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing of the war-torn city. to walk to these locations. to announce Yanukovych as the new President of Ukraine, a post According to one stu- They, however, are scared held by Volodymyr Zelenskyy presently. dent-- Thaha Sheikh from of being out in the open in The information obtained indicated that the Kremlin may be the Kharkiv National Medi- a war zone, as shelling was preparing an informational operation or action to return former cal University, who was at reported in many parts of President Yanukovych to Ukraine or to publish an appeal on his a railway station in the city, the city on Wednesday. behalf to the Ukrainian people in the near future, the report added. Viktor Yanukovych

by ULBs for the facilities provided to them.

He said citizens of any urban area would have to pay taxes for maintenance and upkeep of the town, but lamented that Nagas did not wish to pay even for their town’s maintenance.

He cautioned that unless the State fulfilled the mandatory reform, it would not get grant

Correspondent

Svitolina on mission to unite tennis world

Russia intensifies bombardment of Ukrainian cities

SIT report on Oting to be made public after Centre’s nod: Rio

Consultative meeting on NLTP Leave Kharkiv immediately, proceed on Act, ULB polls & others on Mar 9 foot if you must: MEA to stranded Indians DIMAPUR, MAR 2 (NPN): The State government has convened a consultative meeting to discuss Naga Peace Process; ULB election; AFSPA and NLTP Act at the State Banquet Hall, CM’s residential complex Kohima on March 9 at 10 a.m.

State chief minister, deputy chief minister, NLA speaker, all the ministers and advisors along with senior officials would attend the meeting.

According to DIPR, those invited include all the MLAs; president Nagaland Joint Christian Forum and two representatives from each denomination; president Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organization and two representatives; president

Central Nagaland Tribes Council and two representatives; president Tenyimi Peoples’ Organization and two representatives; president Naga Mothers’ Association and two representatives; president Eastern Nagaland Women Organization and two representatives; president Naga Students’ Federation and two representatives and president Eastern Nagaland Students’ Federation and two representatives.

Further, the government has also requested the following individuals to the meeting: Neiketu Iralu; Rev. Wati Aier; Dr. Dietho Angami; Rev Pongsing Konyak; Rev. Kethosier Aniu Kevichüsa and Prof.

Visier Sanyu.

State logs 3 fresh Covid-19 cases

GOC-in-C reviews security situation in Nagaland

DIMAPUR, MAR 2 (NPN): Nagaland on Wednesday recorded three fresh Covid-19 positive cases while no deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.

Of the fresh cases, two were from Dimapur and one in Mokokchung, taking the total caseload to 35413.

PTI: India logged 7,554 new Covid cases, taking the total tally of cases to 4,29,38,599, while the death toll climbed to 5,14,246 with 223 fresh fatalities, the Health ministry stated.

This is it!

Lt. Gen RP Kalita calls on Neiphiu Rio in Kohima. (PRO)

DIMAPUR, MAR 2 (NPN): GOC-in-C Eastern Command, Lieutenant General RP Kalita, visited Head-

NEW DELHI, MAR 2 (AGENCIES): Amid heavy fighting around Kharkiv, India on Wednesday asked all its citizens stranded in the city to leave immediately for three safe zones that are in the range of up to 16 km from there.

The Ministry of External Affairs said the embassy asked Indian nationals to leave Kharkiv immediately on the basis of information from the Russian side. “For their safety and security, they must leave Kharkiv immediately repeat immediately in the light of the detriorating situation. They should proceed to Pisochyn, Babai and Bezlyudivka as soon as possible,” the embassy said.

“The students who can-

quarters IGAR (North) of Spear Corps in Kohima on March 1 & 2, 2022 and reviewed the security situation in Nagaland.

According to PRO (Defence) Kohima, the Army Commander was briefed by senior officers on the operational and administrative preparedness as well as the security situation prevailing in Nagaland.

Ar my Commander commended the efforts of IGAR (North) in maintaining “high level of professionalism” and appreciated their “untiring endeavours”

Kremlin plans to declare ex-Prez Yanukovych as new head of Ukraine

towards assisting the local populace and civil administration especially during the pandemic times.

Lieutenant General RP Kalita also met Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on March 2 and held discussions on the security scenario and issues pertaining to the State of Nagaland. He assured full support of security forces in maintaining a conducive security environment in the region.

Ar my Commander also interacted with Nagaland chief secretary J Alam on March 1, 2022.

Naga medical student from Ukraine reach India DIMAPUR, MAR 2 (NPN): A Naga girl pursuing medical course in Ukraine has reached New Delhi safely on Wednesday. It was learnt that the student Olika Mlato Shikhu reached New Delhi via Rzeszow, Poland in a special flight Wednesday morning at 10 am. She will be flown to Nagaland on March 3.

Also, a girl from Dimapur, Devika Jain, studying at Odessa National Medical University, Ukraine reportedly reached Mumbai on February 18, 2022. It was learnt that she was still in

Staff Reporter

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Mumbai at her paternal uncle’s place at the time the Dimapur administration officers met her father Pradeep Kumar Jain on March 2.

Taking to twitter, state

chief minister Neiphiu Rio expressed gratitude to the government of India. Rio also requested the Centre to ensure the safe return of all Indian citizens.

State deputy CM, Y

(Cont’d on p-8)

593 mahila recruits pass out from ARTC Shokhuvi Tiwari takes over as GOC 3 Corps Women empowerment has become a ground reality, says Gov Mishra

“These smart rockets are designed to destroy only military targets, wherever they are pointed”

Olika with Nagaland House Delhi officials on Wednesday.

Patton also expressed gratitude to the Centre for the safe return of Naga student from Ukraine.

He especially lauded the Prime Minister Modi for all his efforts in leading the mission ‘Operation Ganga’ for evacuation of Indians from Ukraine and neighbouring countries.

Patton also thanked the Union Home Minister, Defence Minister and Minister of External Affairs, their officers and staff including those posted in foreign embassies.

DIMAPUR, MAR 2 (NPN): After completion of 44 weeks of gruelling training, a total of 593 mahila recruits passed out at the Assam Rifles Training Centre (ARTC) Shokhuvi here Tuesday.

It may be mentioned that out of 836 recruits,

(L) Brig (Retd) Dr. BD Mishra at the passing-out-parade of the AR mahila recruits (NP)

only 593 recruits including 13 Naga women took the oath. It was learnt that oath taking of the remaining women recruits would be

undertaken after clearing of police verifications.

The passing out parade was reviewed by Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, Brig

(Retd) Dr. BD Mishra, in the presence of Director General Assam Rifles (DGAR) Lt Gen PC Nair and other senior officers of the In-

dian Army and the Assam Rifles. The mahila recruits were trained in battle craft, weapon handling, jungle lane shooting and other specialization in Counter Insurgency operations.

Speaking at the passing out ceremony, Dr.BD Mishra stated that passing out of women contingent was a new chapter, which will be etched in the golden history of Assam Rifles.

Mishra stated that large number of women was going to become brave soldiers

(L-R) Lt. Gen. RC Tiwari and Lt. Gen. JP Mathew. (PRO)

DIMAPUR, MAR 2 (NPN): Lt. Gen RC Tiwari, took charge as GOC 3 Corps from Lt. Gen. JP Mathew on Wednesday.

Lt Gen RC Tiwari is an (Cont’d on p-8) alumnus of NDA, Defence

Services Staff College, College of Defence Management and National Defence College. He conveyed greetings to the people of North East and wished them peace, tranquillity and prosperity.

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Awareness programmmes at MGM college, Northfield school

DIMAPUR: District Level Committee for New India @ 75 activities concluded the third phase of New India @75 awareness on HIV, TB, and blood donation with students of Northfield School, Kohima, in the auditorium of the school on March 1.

According to a DIPR report, district TB officer Kohima, Dr. Akaba Jamir informed the students that TB was an infectious disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis mostly affecting the lung.

He said that the disease could affect other organs spreading through air, cough, spit and sneeze which could cause high health risks to the patients with HIV, diabetes, malnutrition and substance abuse.

He informed that in order to eliminate TB by 2025 the prime minister launched the programme “TB Mukh Bharat Abhiyaan” and that various activities were carried out such as “TB Hareega Desh Jeetaga Campaign” which was launched by minister of Health and Family Welfare in 2019.

While interacting with the participants at the programme, district program officer, DAPCU, Sentimongla Tzudir said that any person could get tested for HIV which was free of cost in a government health setting at public health care facilities, integrated counseling and testing centers (ICTCs), NHAK, PHCs and CHCs, etc., in the district. She informed about the access through NACO website, NSACS website and to download the NACO AIDS app and dial 1097 (toll-free) for more in-

Students of Northfield School along with health officials and others. (DIPR)

Catholics observe ‘Ash Wednesday’

DIMAPUR: Catholic Churches on Wednesday began “40 days” of lent with the observance of Ash Wednesday (dies cinerum).

A press release from Diocese of Kohima informed that the celebration in Mary Help of Christian Cathedral was officiated by Most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil, Bishop of Diocese of Kohima.

During the programme, Most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil wished all the Catholics of the diocese a fruitful season of Lent.

Bishop James in his homily during the Holy Mass explained the importance of the observance and said that the imposition of ashes reminded them that they were mortal beings and their bodies would become dust when buried.

It gives us the strong warning

that we will be eternally punished if we do not repent of our sins and do penance, he stated.

He also said it was a loving invitation to realise and acknowledge one’s sinful condition and return to the loving and forgiving God as the prodigal son did.

The bishop hoped that the people, especially the world leaders may realise the folly of war, especially these times where there was tension and strife, death and suffering.

He reiterated that everyone should realise the folly of violence and violation of human dignity and come to reconciliation with God and with one another.

Meanwhile, St Francis Xavier Catholic Church Kidima observed Ash Wednesday under diocese of Kohima. A press release from the

church informed that during the programme, Rev. Father Siby John along with Rev. Father Jacob, Parish Priest, St George Forane Church, Amboory, Trivandrum, Kerala were main celebrant.

Fr Siby John while addressing the congregation said that Lenten season began with passion, crucifixion and resurrection of Christ.

The Father appealed to all the faithful in the Lenten season to pray, fast and practice almsgiving.

He further said that Ash was marked on the forehead of the faithful people by priests on pronouncing “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return” (Ecclesiastes 3:20).

Professing of sins to the Lord and celebration of Eucharist were other highlights of programme.

All girls’ literary competition held at Bhandari

DAPCU functionaries along with students of MGM College after the programme. formation on HIV & AIDS. She further appraised that after the completion of awareness programme, there would be an online competition on the theme HIV, blood donation and TB at school and college levels.

Meanwhile, chairman, Blood Donors Association Kohima, Bendang Imsong encouraged the participants that any person from 18-65 years could donate blood and informed them to follow the Facebook page Blood donors- lifesavers and Instagram handle @ bloodkohima.

MGM College: MGM College in collaboration with National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) and District AIDS Prevention and Control Unit (DAPCU) organised an awareness programme in the college auditorium on February 28.

A press release from MGM media cell informed that the programme was part of the third phase of the awareness drive.

The release informed that the programme was attended by three resource persons and 133 students along with two nodal officers of RRC MGM College, principal and teaching faculty.

Earlier, welcome address was delivered by principal Rev. Fr. Dr. P.S Varghese followed by input sessions from resource persons on the topics: HIV & AIDS, TB and blood donation.

Later, vote of thanks was proposed by department of education, assistant professor Yanchopeni Kikon.

DIMAPUR: District administration Bhandari and Block Task Force (BTF) Bhandari under the aegis of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) organised a literary programme at Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS) Bhandari on the theme “save the girl child, educate the girl child” on February 28.

According to a DIPR report, while speaking at

which had a vision and target to uplift the girl child without gender discrimination.

GHSS principal, Sunil Thakur acknowledged district administration and BTF on BBBP for their genuine concern towards the progress of girl students through such initiatives.

The winners were awarded certificates and cash prizes and were also designated as agents and ambassadors to create awareness about BBBP among the student community at the local level. The competitions were conducted under essay, extempore speech and slogan.

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY

1st DEAtH ANNIVERsARY

of our beloved father late ZhaSalIe SolIeZuo (01/03/1954 – 03/03/2021)

Late Avitso Kath

Born : 22/03/1964 – Died : 03/03/2020

Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day.

Unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved still missed and very dear.

Two years have passed since you left us but we still cherish each and every moment of our lives together when you were alive.

Lt. Molodongba Ozukum

It’s been a year now without you here with us. Words cannot express how much we miss you and longs for y`our presence. Until we meet again you will forever remain alive in our hearts and memories.

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Loving Wife & Children

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY

03 March 2021 Days pass and turn into years.... But we will always remember you with silent tears.

Goodbyes hurt when the story is not finished and the book has been closed forever.

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Loving wife, sons and relatives

ACKNOWLEDGEMENt

OF OUR BELOVED HUSBAND/ FATHER

LT. RAM KUMAR THAPA

You gave us all you had to give The family of Lt. Smti. Sochila, wishes to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to us following our loss.

Dear Husband/ Daddy Today is the 1st Anniversary of the day that we lost you as a husband, father and a friend. Though we are full of sadness that you are no longer here with us, your teaching and guidance still influences us a lot. In a way, your loss has taught us so many things. The memories that we’ve shared will always continue living within our hearts forever and always, we miss you dearly.

Loving wife, children, grandchildren & family members.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENt

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Born 1st Dec. 1934 Died 23rd Feb. 2022 We, the bereaved family of Late H. Kivixu Zhimo of Ghathashi Town, express our immense gratitude to all who stood by us extending your comfort prayer, physical presence, financial and material support during the prolonged illness and the sad demise on 23rd Feb. 2022.

Words are inadequate to express how much we thank you for the sympathy and the unceasing noble deeds provided during our moment of bereavement. May our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

We sincerely convey our special thanks and gratitude to: 1. Hon’ble Minister Shri. S. 9. NCRC Ighanumi Pangnyu Phom & Family 10. NCRC Iphonumi 2. Hon’ble MLA Shri. Y. Vikheho 11. Prayer Centre Pughoboto, NCRC Swu & Family (Sumi) 3. Dr. Sukhato A. Sema Managing 12. NCRC Pughoboto Town Director, Faith Hospital Dimapur 13. Pughoboto Town Baptist Church & Family 14. CHC Staff Pughoboto 4. Mr. Mughavi Zhimo G.B. Nivishe 15. NCRC Purana Bazar, Dimapur Village Dimapur 16. Adhoc Town Council Ghathashi 5. Mr. Nagho G.B. Ghathashi & 17. Ghathashi Kiphimi Kuqhakulu Family 18. Ighanumi Welfare Ghathashi 6. NCRC Ghathashi Town 19. Ighanumi Welfare Dimapur 7. Ghathashi Town Baptist Church 20. Ighanumi Village Council 8. Ighanumi Baptist Church 21. Zhimomi Khell Ighanu Loving family members k-414/22

the programme, additional deputy commissioner (ADC), Rohit Singh said that taking part in competitions among friends at school level would help an individual prepare and face competitions with confidence in later years.

M e a n w h i l e, E A C Bhandari, Rohbi Sangtam also spoke on the importance of BBBP programme under central government

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2022

Born : 24.10.1955 – Died : 27.02.2022

We, the family members of Late Khekuto Z Awomi, President RTI and Consumer Society Dimapur district wish to express our sincere gratitude for the kindness and support afforded to our family through financially materially and physically during our bereavement, we are greatly comforted by all who stood besides us during our difficult times it will never be forgotten. We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every individuals but our Almighty God bless you all abundantly for your kindness.

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Loving wife children, grandchildren and relatives

We express our heartfelt gratitude to the families, friends, neighbours and well wishers who visited our home, attended the wake and funeral service and who offered emotional and prayer support at our utmost difficult and trying time.

A special mention of Gratitude to :1. Doctor & Staff Referral Hospital, Dimapur.

2. Doctors & Staff Faith Hospital, Dimapur.

3. Pastor, Showuba Village LT. SMTI. SOCHILA Baptist Church.

Born : 25/12/1976 – Died : 28/02/2022 4. Women Pastor, Showuba Village Baptist Church.

5. Pastor Youth Dept. Showuba Baptist Church.

6. Head GB, GB’s & VCC members Showuba Village.

7. R. Tohanba Former Parliamentary Secretary.

8. K. Janger Advocate.

9. Bentokiu & Friends PCC, Dimapur.

10. Shokhüm Ex, Pastor Showuba Village.

11. Jamkhiungrü Buhtsürü Showuba Village.

12. Yongkongnuksung Stephend Montessori School.

13. Yimto Showuba Village.

14. K. Murilem Rtd. Addl. Director, Arts & Culture.

To those who helped in any ways, your contributions made our loss more bearable. No amounts of words are enough to thank everyone individually as it is beyond our reach. Please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude. May God bless you all.

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WEATHER FORECAST MARCH 3

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33 13

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Guwahati Sunny and beautiful

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Itanagar Mostly sunny and pleasant

28 15

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18 6

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Sukhalu and others after unveiling the school monolith on Wednesday.

Correspondent: KOHIMA, Mar 2 (NPN): Advisor for School Education, K.T. Sukhalu inaugurated the upgraded Government High School (GHS) to Gover nment Higher Secondary School (GHSS), Sechu Zubza, here on Wednesday.

Addressing the inaugural function, Sukhalu encouraged the people of Zubza to take interest in ensuring that the school run

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properly and encouraged them to take responsibility in maintaining the standard to ensure the school was in running condition.

He stated that additional classrooms would be constructed along with the building which would be completed by the end of the year or early 2023.

With the current issue of “proxy teachers” in the state, he asked the School Management Committee (SMC) and village commit-

tee to give their feedbacks to the department so that necessary actions would be taken.

Speaking on the formation of Nagaland Staff Selection Board (NSSB), the advisor reminded that backdoor appointments days were over and urged upon the society to have faith in the present government.

He said that the government was not going to “highjack” everything and

rather serve the people.

Sukhalu informed that opportunities would be given to budding people who were ready to give their best.

The advisor also said that it was “sad” to see many parents approaching their children’s appointments and very few youths approaching him for help.

Altogether, around eight higher secondary schools have been upgraded, however, after observing student-teacher ratio, the teachers are in excess, Sukhalu stated.

If observed under the standard pattern of every school, he said it was well balanced.

Meanwhile, with regard to higher secondary school, the advisor said that they were giving a proposal to convert 107 posts to post-graduate teachers and these posts would be recruited through NPSC soon.

Further, he informed that there were around 1953 government schools, however, there was poor enrolment. In this regard, he encouraged the people to allow students to study in those schools and prepare them for the coming days.

He acknowledged the teachers and faculty members for their dedication and the people of the area for their support in spite of challenges in the initial stage.

With the existence of large villages in the state, Sukhalu also suggested that those schools could be brought together into composite schools so that primary, middle and secondary schools would be considered if a decision was made for construction of proper infrastructure and provide sufficient staff.

Earlier, short speech was delivered by Keneizhakho Nakhro, MLA while the programme was chaired by SMC Zubza Neiphi Viya.

Welcome address was delivered by Visasielie Suhu and vote of thanks was proposed by Khriengulie Kuotsu while school anthem was presented by GHS students.

It may be mentioned that upgradation of school to high school was done in 1993 and with VDB of Sechu Zubza, Kiruphema and Sechuma of these three villages came forward to assist the construction of the school building.

DISHA meeting held in Tuensang district

MP Lok Sabha Tokheho speaking at the meeting on Wednesday. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting was held in the conference hall of the deputy commissioner (DC) Tuensang on Wednesday.

According to a DIPR report, during the meeting, MP Lok Sabha, Tokheho Yepthomi advised all the departments to send reports to the centre and ensure the officials took up the concerns of the department to their respective departments in the centre.

He also informed that the government of India was coming up with various schemes and projects

which would be implemented in the districts.

M e a n w h i l e, c h i e f medical officer (CMO) Tuensang presented the representation to MP for construction of CMO office building.

Altogether, DRDA, Agriculture, Food and Civil Supplies, Health & Family Welfare, Education, PHED, Water Resources, and PWD (R&B) gave PowerPoint presentations on details of the schemes and projects of their departments.

The departments also discussed loopholes and success stories of the projects and schemes.

Mock drill exercise to be held in Kohima FINER, I&C deptt

Legal bodies mourn demise of organise workshop senior lawyer Birbal Debnath

DC Kohima, Gregory Thejawelie briefing DDMA members during the tabletop exercise. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) Kohima conducted a tabletop exercise on earthquake with all line departments on in the conference hall of the deputy commissioner (DC) on Wednesday.

According to a DIPR report, DC & chairman DDMA, Gregory Thejawelie informed the public not to panic but to cooperate with the mock drill exercise.

He further informed that normal traffic flow and vehicle parking would be affected in the area.

As notified and directed by the state Disaster Management Authority, such annual exercises have been carried out in different locations of the district to ensure the level of

preparedness in tackling any eventualities, DC informed.

Gregory said that command system under laid down Incident Response System (IRS) structure had to be followed in times of any untoward incidents.

In this regard, he called upon the line departments and participating stakeholders to respond effectively as per the system for better coordination and efficiency during any rescue operation.

Meanwhile, ADC Kohima and CEO DDMA, N Bhavani Sri highlighted the roles and responsibilities of various sections under the IRS structure and requested all concerned DDMA & IRS members to report at the staging area, Kohima local

ground.

DDMO & DPA deliberated on the scenario to be simulated during the actual mock exercise which would demonstrate collapsed structures, fire, medical care, etc., in the event of the earthquake.

It may be mentioned that a district level mock exercise simulating an earthquake scenario would be conducted on the March 3, 11 a.m., in the vicinity of DC’s office Kohima to test the response system and preparedness of the government departments and stakeholders.

The mock exercise would be jointly organised by DDMA Kohima with home guards and civil defence & SDRF Kohima and 12 Bn. NDRF, Kohima Team.

DIMAPUR: Federation of Industry & Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER) and department of Industry & Commerce, organised a workshop, supported by the ministry of Food Processing Industries, on “PMFME Scheme and Creation, Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities of Food Processing Industries in North Eastern Region” on February 25 in Kiphire.

Speaking at the programme as chief guest, deputy commissioner (DC) Kiphire, T. Wati Aier said that the centre was taking initiative on introducing schemes to uplift people in far flung areas.

In this regard, he urged upon SHGs and entrepreneurs to take advantage of schemes like PMFME. Meanwhile, speakers in the technical session, executive assistant, directorate of Industries & Commerce, T. L. A. Neikha gave detailed presentation on CSS-PM-FME scheme while assistant professor of National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), Dr. Gautam Das and former vice president of USHA International and senior consultant of North East Consultancy , Rajeev Goswami gave brief presentations on food processing and marketing & branding.

Earlier, Amitabh Ray of FINER delivered welcome address, food technologist, directorate of Industries & Commerce, Mhasiphizo Khezhie delivered the keynote address while general manager, District Industries Center, Kiphire, K. Myingthungo Kikon proposed vote of thanks.

More than 150 local entrepreneurs and SHG members participated in the workshop.

DC Kohima notifies on land encroachment

A farewell programme for director, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, Dr. Budhi Lama, additional director Dr. Tongpongkokba Longkumer along with typist Neiketouii and head driver Nchumbemo was held on February 28.

Block-level training for School Management Committee/School Management and Development Committee members was conducted at EBRC Ahthibung on February 28. Altogether, around 100 trainees from SMCs and SMDCs under EBRC Ahthibung attended the training.

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DIMAPUR: DC Kohima, Gregory Thejawelie in a public notice stated that reports have been received with regard to rampant selling and encroachment of “government land that is public land having projects installations for public service delivery” which was viewed seriously by the government.

In the notice, DC informed that the government endeavours to provide all required support to safeguard the rights of genuine landowners.

He however, said that illegal activities of encroachment on government land and government quarters would be dealt with sternly as per provisions in Section- 5 (1) and 6 (1) of Nagaland Eviction of Persons in Unauthorised Occupation of Public Land Act 1971.

The notice further stated that in the matter of sale and purchase of land within the government acquired area and land coming under 1934-35 map of British conquered area, both buyer and seller would be liable for action as this was tantamount to an illegal transaction and would attract penalty under appropriate section of law.

It also stated that private person/group desiring to purchase land in and around Kohima town and other government acquired areas particularly new secretariat, Thizama, Lerie and Kohima Science College Jotsoma areas should first obtain necessary clearance from the DC’s office Kohima.

The DC has warned that without the clearance, the seller and buyer would be doing so at their own risk and necessary penal action would be initiated as per relevant provisions of law.

DIMAPUR: Legal bodies in the state have expressed grief over the demise of senior lawyer, Birbal Debnath, who passed away on Wednesday.

DBA: Dimapur Bar Association (DBA) has expressed deep grief over the demise of its “long standing senior member”, Birbal Debnath, who it said remained a true officer of justice inspiring young and old with his wisdom experience and knowledge.

In a condolence message, DBA through its president Imti Imsong and secretary Hukavi Zhimomi said that late Birbal was a pioneer of association and contributed immensely to the fraternity since his enrolment in the Bar Council, in the year 1986 and as a registered member of DBA in 1997.

DBA said it was a great loss to the bar in losing a learned senior member who had vast experience and knowledge in the noble practice of law.

Fur ther, DBA ex-

tended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and relatives.

HCBA Kohima: Expressing grief over the demise of Birbal Debnath, High Court Bar Association (HCBA) Kohima said that late Birbal was known for his humble and jolly personality, and was a well-rooted legal practitioner under whose tutelage many young lawyers were inspired.

In a condolence message, HCBA president Ashipri Zho and Kekhriengulie Theünuo said that in his demise, HCBA lost a senior member, a father and a friend who was approachable to all who needed him. It also said that the vacuum created in his absence would not be replaced and he would be always missed.

Further, HCBA extended deepest condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed that the Almighty would grant them comfort.

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sumer Redressal Forum (SCRF) has expressed shock to hear of the demise of its senior member, Birbal Debnath.

In a condolence message, SCRF president justice S. Hukato Swu said that he had know late Birbal since the beginning of his career as a member of the bar, as prosecutor, judicial officer and judge of the high court.

While recalling his association with him since 1986, Hukato said that his demise was “comparable to losing a very close family member”.

Describing him as a sincere, honest and knowledgeable person from whom he had learnt many things, Hukato said that the demise of late Birbal was great loss to the legal fraternity especially to the young lawyers who could have greatly benefited by his presence.

Further, SRCF conveyed deepest condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed that the Almighty would grant them solace.

H&FW deptt bids farewell to officer

PD H&FW, Dr. Neikhrielie Khimiao with Dr. I Talitemsula Jamir, officers and staff of the department.

DIMAPUR: Department of Health & Family Welfare (H&FW) organised a farewell programme for mission director National Health Mission (NHM), Dr. I Talitemsula Jamir in the IDSP hall on February 28.

A press release from IEC bureau, H&FW informed that during the programme, principal director, Dr. Neikhrielie Khimiao lauded Dr. Talitemsula’s contribution to the department and NHM. She has been a dedicated

officer and has represented the state thoroughly and positively during meetings with the centre, the principal director stated.

The PD also recalled the past years of working together and said that Dr. Talitemsula was notably brave, had good decision-making and leadership skills.

He also pointed out that she made significant contributions during the initial stages of the pandemic.

Meanwhile, Dr. I Tali-

temsula Jamir in her speech thanked everyone for being present.

She thanked God for helping her this far in good health and also thanked his family for the continuous support and encouragements throughout the good and difficult times.

She extended her best wishes to officers and staff of the department.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by director (FW) Dr. Thorhusie Katiry.

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DIMAPUR, MAR 2 (NPN): Realizing the need for equal representation for people from the hills areas in Manipur in the legislature and development, Nagaland’s deputy chief minister, Y Patton on Tuesday told electorates to vote for the BJP party.

A press release by the media cell of the deputy chief minister’s office stated that Patton was speaking at a Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) political awareness programme at Mini Stadium in Senapati, Manipur.

In his speech, Patton maintained that there is an uneven representation for those in hill areas in Manipur and informed that delimitation will take place in 2026 and asked people to be with the government to get their due share of representation.

On the proposed delimitation, he urged electorates of the hill areas to vote for the candidate and the party that would form the government to get more representation for people of the hills, while being optimistic that the BJP party

Y. Patton upon his arrival in Senapati.

will form the next government in Manipur.

Patton stated that ever since the British era, Senapati was connected via roads and is presently connected with National Highway (NH), however the district is still underdeveloped the claimed.

He urged people to vote for a leader from the ruling government to develop the district and assured citizens of Senapati to pursue together with the government to develop the

district. He further assured people if the Karong Assembly Constituency all possible help if they vote for the BJP. The deputy chief minister also appealed to the hill people to vote for BJP to accelerate development and in the hill areas under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Biren Singh.

Patton who is also the BJP MLA in Nagaland condemned the statement by

the NPF working president Huska Yeptho on February 16 at Senapati, calling it w an ‘insult’ to prime minister Narendra Modi, when the “entire country and the world recognise and respect his tall leadership.”

Temjen Imna Along, state president, BJP Nagaland and Minister of Higher Education and Tribal Affairs, who also spoke on the occasion, said election is a time to choose representatives to deliver the needs of the people of the constituency and the state.

Asking electorates of Karong assembly constituency to choose their leader wisely , he said, “So whom do your choose to send-somebody who is an Independent who had no head and a tail, somebody in Congress who have been in the opposition with no future leadership, or to NPF who is going to join the BJP to be the second fiddle, or any other parties”.

He then appealed to tvoters to vote for R Yuh Jonathan Tao who is known among the BJP in Delhi, Guwahati and Manipur.

Along claimed the development coming to

Northeast India in eight years of Narendra Modi led government exceeded sixty years of congress rule. He also asked party workers to work and uplift the people of the hill areas.

Along maintained that “the opponent parties have no other excuses but to accuse the BJP party except the most emotional partreligion’ despite the party workers working throughout in every situation for the welfare of the people.

He asserted that due to BJP leadership over the past few years, the divide between the hills and valleys have decreased Speeches were also earlier delivered by nagaland advisors- Kazheto Kinimi, H Haiying, Dr Longrineken where they stressed that the Narendra Modi-led government is bringing development to the last mile in reaching out to the people and urged the electorates to vote for BJP candidates.

A speech was also delivered by R Yuh Benjamin Tao, BJP candidate, 47-Karong (ST) AC who is also the vice-president of BJP Manipur Pradesh in-charge, OBC Manipur.

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1 cop killed,10 injured in mishap in Mnp

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IMPHAL, MAR 2: A security personnel of the Mizoram SAPF (2nd IR Battalion) on poll duty in Manipur’s Tamelong district was killed and 10 others injured in a vehicle mishap.

They deceased and injured personnel were stationed at Tamenglong district headquarters where polling in two Assembly constituencies on March 5.

The deceased personnel was identified as K Lalawmpuia of Zion Veng of Champhai of Mizoram.

The injured personnel were identified as SI RC Lalthlamuana, Hav V Lalbiakmawia, Hav VL Dingliana, Hav R Lalbiaknunga, Hav Lalsangzuala, Nk Lalsawmliana, Lalhlimpuia, Lalmawizuala, Lalbiaknunga and R Lalnunmawia.

The deceased and injured are all personnel of the Mizoram SAPF (2nd IR Battalion) deputed to Manipur as a part of Central security forces on poll duty.

Among them, five of them sustained critical injuries and were evacuated to RIMS hospital in Imphal by chopper for further medical treatment after they were

An injured security personnel in vehicle mishap being evacuated by chopper to Imphal on Wednesday.

administered first aid at Tamenglong district hospital, official reports said.

Lalawmpuia who sustained critical injuries in the mishap was declared dead at the district hospital.

Reports said that the vehicle allotted to E-company of Mizoram SAPF (2nd IR Battalion) met with the accident after the driver lost control while negotiating the steep and narrow road to Tamenglong College campusaround 1.30 am on Wednesday.

The vehicle turned turtle and all the 11 personnel in the vehicle sustained injuries while the driver

escaped unhurt.

Election officials here said that the body of Lalawmpuia was airlifted to Imphal early in the morning and deposited at RIMS morgue for necessary postmortem.

The body will be sent to his native home in Mizoram, official sources added.

The first phase of Manipur Assembly election was held on Monday in 38 Assembly constituencies spread across six districts, while the second phase in 22 Assembly constituencies will take place on March 5.

Counting of votes will take place on March 10.

Meghalaya govt trying its best to Four more Assam students evacuated from war-hit Ukraine stop illegal coal trade: Rymbui SHILLONG, MAR 2 (PTI): Despite shortage of manpower in the Police force, the Meghalaya government is trying its best to stop illegal coal trade in the state, said Home Minister Lahkmen Rymbui.

He said there is a shortage of about 1,800 personnel in the department.

“With this shortage, it is not possible for the police to do everything,” the minister said on Tuesday. “Every now and then people are talking about this. Having

said that, the government is trying its best to stop all the illegalities in the state,” Rymbui told reporters here.

“There is a shortage of about 1,800 posts which are lying vacant in the state. I am talking about only the posts of SI and below. The MPSC also is in the process of recruiting officers,” he added.

The home minister said that despite the shortage, he appreciated the police for trying their best to stop all illegalities in the state.

“We are trying to do the

maximum possible and will continue to do it,” he said.

Rymbui said that the department will be advertising over 148 posts shortly.

On the allegation that some militant groups are moving around in coal rich areas of West Khasi Hills District, the home minister said that the police have no knowledge about this till now. “However, we will deal firmly if there are any such groups or anybody who are helping those groups,” he said.

G U WA H AT I , M A R 2 (PTI): Four more students from Assam, who were stranded in war-torn Ukraine, arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday, taking the total number of evacuees from the the state to 32, an official release said.

They were received by officials of the state government at the Delhi airport.

One of the four students has chosen to stay back in Delhi, while the others will stay at Assam House in the national capital until they return to their homes, the release said, adding that arrangements are being

Cops in Manipur seize 34 kg of opium from vehicle

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IMPHAL, MAR 2: A team of Narcotic and Affairs of Border (NAB) of Manipur police on Wednesday seized 34 kg of opium from a flag post vehicle detained after a brief chase.

The police claimed that the driver of the vehicle admitted that he was a member of an inter-state drug traffickers and he collected the opium for onward transpor-

tation to Guwahati (Assam).

Police said that the NAB team on random frisking and checking in Lamlai area along Imphal-Ukhrul Road signalled a Toyota Fortuner brand vehicle to stop at the flag post approaching with an escort and in a suspicious manner from the Ukhrul side around 4.30 am on Wednesday.

Defying the signal, the vehicle sped following which the NAB team chased

down the vehicle after a 15-km pursuit at Khurai Ningthoubung.

Upon checking the vehicle, NAB personnel recovered 34 packets of suspected opium (kani) weighing around 34 kg in two bags and concealed in the rear of the vehicle. The NAB team further detained the driver later identified as Salam Khogen Singh (36) of Kongpal Chingangbam Leikai, Imphal East. On

further verification, the flag post vehicle was found to be registered in the name of Langpoklakpam Jayantakumar Singh son of L Bhagyachandra Singh of Pishumthong Oinam Leikai, Imphal West district.

Upon spot verification, the driver admitted that he is an inter-state drug trafficker and indulged in trafficking of illicit drugs several times in the past, the police claimed.

made to bring them back to the northeastern state.

Assam Chief Secretary Jishnu Barua has directed district administrations to reach out to parents of those students who are still stranded in the war-ravaged east European country.

The Kamrup district administration officials met parents of 10 students who are studying in various universities in the war-hit country.

The state government has a list of 160 people stranded in Ukraine and the process of evacuating all of them has been going

on in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs, the release said. The highest number of 59 stranded people is from Kamrup Metropolitan district, while nine each are from Darrang, Nalbari and Nagaon.

The list includes names of citizens whose information have been received by the state government, and the number of stranded people in the restive country may vary from time to time.

The Assam government has been in constant touch with the Ministry of External Affairs to ensure safe return of all people from

the state, who are stuck in Ukraine. The administration has also given WhatsApp numbers and email ids, along with a web link for people, who are still stranded in the war-hit country so that they can reach out to the authorities.

‘Operation Ganga’ has been launched by the Union government to bring back Indians from Ukraine safely and four central ministers have been sent to neighbours of Ukraine such as Romania, Poland, Hungary

and Slovakia to lead the evacuation efforts. Special teams of officers from the Ministry of External Affairs have also been deployed in the four countries and helplines are functional at the Indian embassies in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, and also in Romania, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia.

The Ukrainian airspace has been closed for civil aircraft operations since February 24 morning when the Russian military attacked the country.

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NOTICE NO.M-639/21/9528 Dt. Dimapur the 02nd March 2021 Notice is hereby given that Shri/Smti. Sanjay Pandey Chetri Vrs Uttam Chettri R/o Nepali Bosti Town/Village in the District of Dimapur Nagaland under Rule 50 & 51 of Assam Land Revenue Regulation 1886 have applied for mutation of land described in the schedule below : The undersigned under Rule 52 of the said Rules do hereby invites Claims/Objections concerning to the said land if any & should there be any, should submit to this court on or before 1 (one) month from the date of publication in local newspaper.

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AFFIDAVIT FOR NAME CLARIFICATION I, AOWATI KICHU resident of Aoyimkum Village, Dimapur, Nagaland declare through an affidavit No. 6679/2017 dated 05.10.2017 that my name inadvertently appeared in some documents as AOWATI KEITZAR, A. WATI KICHU, AOWATI AO, AOWATI KICHO and AOWATI refers to the same person i.e. me.

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AIZAWL, MAR 2 (PTI): The Mizoram government would soon set up a municipal council in Lunglei town in the southern part of the state, an official of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation department said on Wednesday.

The creation of Lunglei Municipal Council has been already approved by the state cabinet in November last year.

The official said that the government has issued an intent notice for the creation of the municipal council on November 22 last year and permission for opening the municipal office has also been already obtained from the General Administration department. The final order declaring the creation of Lunglei Municipal council will be issued after a thorough evaluation of objections if any, he said.

The official said the government has created one each post of Chief Executive Officer (CE), Secretary, Superintendent, Finance & Account Officer (FAO) and Assistant for the proposed municipal council. He said the Municipal council is the long pressing demand of the people of Lunglei, the second largest town after state capital Aizawl.

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Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late R. Toshiba Ao has been applied by Smti Asola, W/o Late R. Toshiba Ao R/o H/No 451, Tzudikong Town, Tuli Mokokchung, Nagaland for possession of : 1. GIS, 2. Gratuity, 3. Leave Encashment, 4. NPS, 5. Closing of A/c.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may if she/he so desire appear in this court on or before the said day of 24.03.2022.

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India won’t spare any effort to bring home its citizens from Ukraine: PM S O N B H A D R A / GHAZIPUR (UP), MAR 2 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India has been able to evacuate its citizens from war-hit Ukraine because of its rising power and assured the country that his government will leave no stone unturned for the safe return of all Indians stranded there.

Addressing election rallies in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra and Ghazipur districts, Modi spoke of the government’s rescue efforts in the wake of the Russian military offensive against Ukraine and also underlined the need for India to become self-reliant.

“The dynasts question our vaccine, they question our armed forces and make fun of ‘Make in India’. Such people have shamed the country and its people. They can’t make India strong,” he said. Asserting that the country has made it a priority to rescue all Indians stuck in Ukraine, Modi said, “It is due to India’s

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rising strength that we are able to bring back stranded Indians from Ukraine.

Operation Ganga has been launched and I have sent four ministers to oversee the evacuation.

“Our army and air force have also been deployed to rescue Indians in distress faster. Today I also assure the people of the country that the Government of India will leave no stone unturned for the safe return of its citizens.’’

Modi also targeted his rivals, accusing them of ignoring the problems of the poor when in power.

Sonbhadra and

Ghazipur will go to the polls in the last phase on March 7.

Modi said the previous governments of “dynasts” exploited the natural resources of the Sonbhadra region but never did anything for its development.

He told the gathering that if the “corrupt” become strong, they would again indulge in the loot of money sent by the Centre for the welfare of the poor. “ We h a v e m a d e a scheme to use the development of District Mineral Fund to ensure that a portion of the earnings from minerals of Sonbhadra is also used in the development of its people,” he said and highlighted that Sonbhadra has been included in the list of aspirational districts.

“Our government has also honoured great tribal leaders including Birsa Munda. Ten tribal museums are also being set up,” Modi said. Earlier the Minimum Support Price (MSP) used to be given on only eight to 10 forest products. “Our

government is giving MSP on over 90 forest products.

We have provided over 20 lakh plots of land to tribal families,”’ Prime Minister Modi said. Sonbhadra has two assembly constituencies reserved for STs. “The BJP focuses on the development of small farmers. Over Rs 350 crore have been deposited in the bank account of over 2 lakh families in Sonbhadra district,” the prime minister said. Speaking at Ghazipur, Modi accused the opposition parties of turning a blind eye to the problems faced by women.

“The dynasts never realised the problems of women but our government g ave t h e m f r e e g a s connection. Over 2.5 lakh free gas connections under Ujjwala scheme have been given in Ghazipur alone,” he said.

“The dynasts only focused on taking money from the poor. The dynasts stole ration and money meant for the poor,” he alleged.

Russia working on providing safe passage to Indians NEW DELHI, MAR 2 (PTI): Russia on Wednesday said it is working “intensely” to create a “humanitarian corridor” for safe passage to Russian territory of Indians stuck in Kharkiv, Sumy and other conflict zones in Ukraine.

At a media briefing, Ru s s i a n A m b a s s a d o r designate Denis Alipov said Russia is in touch with India on the issue of safety of Indians and that the safe passage will be put into place “as soon as possible. “ We a r e w o r k i n g intensely on creating the corridor and secure safe passage for Indians stuck in various conflict zones in Ukraine,” he said. He said Russia is working on ways and means to provide safe passage to Indians for their secure passage to Russian territory from the conflict zones in Ukraine.

To a question, Alipov said he does not “see any hurdle” in the supply of the S-400 missile systems to India because of the Western sanctions against Russia following the Ukraine crisis.

Govt must spell out its clear strategy on evacuation: Rahul NEW DELHI, MAR 2 (PTI): Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asked the government to disclose how many students have been evacuated and how many are still stranded in Ukraine, and demanded that it spells out its “clear strategy” to their families.

The opposition par ty also launched a “SpeakUpForStudents” campaign on social media in favour of students to exert pressure on the government to take steps to ensure early safe evacuation of all Indian students from Ukraine.

The party’s students’ wing NSUI also staged a protest in the national capital to press the government for taking urgent steps to bring back all Indian students from the danger zone.

The Congress has been questioning the delay in evacuation of all Indians from war-struck Ukraine after Russia attacked it and criticised its response. “ To ave r t f u r t h e r tragedy, the Government of India (GOI) must share: How many students have

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b e e n eva c u a t e d . H ow many are still stranded in Ukraine. Region-wise detailed evacuation plan,” Gandhi said on Twitter.

“We owe a clear strategy and communication to the families involved,” he said.

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge also said, “It is tr uly dishear tening to see Narendra Modi Government asleep even after the death of an Indian student! Urgent steps should h ave b e e n t a k e n d ay s ago, but our PM and his ministers were busy finding “aapda mein avsar” and running their PR campaign even in the middle of a war crisis!”

Centre extends scheme under rehabilitation prog NEW DELHI, MAR 2 (IANS): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday approved the proposal for continuation o f t h e s eve n ex i s t i n g programmes under the umbrella scheme ‘Relief and Rehabilitation of Migrants and Repatriates’ till March 31, 2026 with a total outlay of Rs 1,452 crore.

The approval will ensure that assistance under the umbrella scheme continues to reach beneficiaries through MHA. The scheme enables migrants and repatriates, who have suffered on account of displacement, to earn a reasonable income and to facilitate their inclusion in mainstream economic activities.

These schemes provide economic relief to the displaced families of Pakistan Occupied Areas of Jammu and Kashmir and Chhamb, Sri Lankan Tamil refugees, Brus lodged in relief camps in Tripura and to enhance relief to 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims.

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houses, they generally bring something like sweets for children.

“Hence, my advice to ‘Baba Mukhyamantri’ ( r e f e r r i n g t o Yo g i Adityanath) is that on March 10 (the day of poll results), when he goes back home, he should at least take biscuits for Gullu.”

“And you know who Gullu is,” the Samajwadi Party chief told the meeting without elaborating.

Yadav said the BJP came to power in the state in

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NEW DELHI, MAR 2 (PTI): Russia will investigate the death of the 21-year-old Indian medical student in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, Ru s s i a n A m b a s s a d o r designate Denis Alipov said on Wednesday. Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar, a fourth-year medical student at the Kharkiv National Medical University, was killed in intense shelling in Kharkiv on Tuesday.

Following the incident, India asked the envoys of both Russia and Ukraine to ensure “urgent safe passage” to Indian nationals who are still in Kharkiv and other conflict zones.

“I want to express our sympathy to the family of Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar and to the entire Indian nation over the tragedy,” Alipov said at a media briefing. “Russia will do everything it possibly can to ensure the safety of Indian citizens in the areas of intense conflict...and a proper investigation of this unfortunate incident,” he said. Naveen hailed from Chalageri in the Haveri district of Karnataka.

On Tuesday night, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said Naveen’s body has been identified and taken to a morgue in the university and that Indian authorities are in touch with the local administration in Kharkiv to bring back the mortal remains. According to Naveen’s friends, he had gone out to buy some groceries and was on a line at a shop when he was hit, Shringla said, adding the circumstances are not absolutely clear.

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Mamata Banerjee

to maintain world peace,” Banerjee said.

Her comments came a day after a medical student from Karnataka’s Haveri district was killed in intense shelling in the easter n Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Tuesday, marking India’s first casualty in the war.

Banerjee was speaking to reporters here before leaving for Uttar Pradesh to campaign for the Samajwadi

Pa r t y i n t h e o n g o i n g assembly polls there.

“Humanity is more important than politics and the central government should realise this. Lives of students are more important than politics,” she said.

Asked whether her request for an all-party meeting has received any response, Banerjee said, “I have done my duty. Now it is for them to decide.

Maybe they are busy with elections.”

Banerjee had offered unconditional support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Ukraine crisis and requested him to consider calling an all-party meeting to take a united stand on the issue.

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KO L K AT A , M A R 2 (PTI): Asserting that it is the Centre’s responsibility to bring back Indians stranded in war-hit Ukraine, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the Union government should realise that humanity is more important than politics.

She also urged the NDA government at the Centre to take lead in peace talks. “It is the Union government’s responsibility to bring back Indians stuck in war-hit Ukraine. The Centre should ensure safe return of all the stranded Indians. I am in favour of peace, not war.

The COVID-19 pandemic has already destroyed a lot. India can lead talks

JAUNPUR (UP), MAR 2 (PTI): Samajwadi Party c h i e f A k h i l e s h Ya d av o n We d n e s d ay t h r e w a broadside at the BJP terming it the “biggest liar party” and accused it of halving farmers’ income even though they came to power with the promise of doubling it.

At an election meeting in Jaunpur, he promised to relax the age limit for g ove r n m e n t j o b s a n d announce vacancies in the police force if the alliance led by his party comes to power in Uttar Pradesh.

Ya d a v s o u g h t t o counter the BJP’s “ghor p a r i wa r wa d i ( s t a u n c h dynast)” jibe directed at him, saying, “We accept that we are family people.

Whenever family people like us step out of our

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Nagaland Post VOL. XXXII NO. 86 DIMAPUR, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2022

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Ukrainian tragedy

ven after seven days after the full-scale invasion, the world’s second most powerful military power-Russia- appears stuck and unable to overrun and bring back Ukraine under Moscow’s control through a proxy puppet government. Putin had expected a walk over when his forces launched a massive invasion by sea, land and air but the mighty Russian military has had to suffer huge casualties in thousands. The mighty Russian army was stopped and slowed down and this has further infuriated Putin. Though outmanned, outgunned and surrounded, the Ukrainians have put up a brave fight and are giving the Russians a run for their rouble. As Russian jets pound Ukrainian cities devastating every building indiscriminately and causing the deaths of hundreds of innocent people, the west has turned their backs on the helpless Ukrainians. Weeks ahead of the invasion, US President Joe Biden had predicted that Russia was clearly and surely going to invade Ukraine and went on to warn that the US will not allow that to happen. He also promised that Putin and the Russians would pay heavily if they ever invaded Ukraine.

When Putin eventually made good his threat by invading Ukraine, the West especially NATO only made verbal noises. Finally after the third day, EU and some NATO countries imposed sanctions on Russia. Sporting bodies also followed suit when Russian teams were either derecognised or barred from participation in world sporting events. However, despite withholding of financial commitments to Russian businesses, cutting off banking transactions or embargo on export of high tech components, nothing changed on the ground for the Ukrainians. That is because the Russians were not totally hit financially because though the west imposed sanctions, the Russian continued to sell oil and gas to European nations. Also the Ukrainians had wrongly thought that the Americans and Europeans who make up the NATO would come to their aid. It may be mentioned that in 1994, Ukraine gave up its nuclear arsenal under the Budapest Memorandum of Security Assurances in hopes that America would protect it from Russian expansionism. It also expected to become a member of NATO thereafter. Even after 2014, the Ukrainians felt they had moved close enough to the west and Europe and further from the Russians. It was also natural that the Ukrainians hoped to get membership of the European Union which they so desired. Sadly neither was Ukraine made a member of NATO nor was it included as a member of the EU. Russian dictator Putin had warned Ukraine that any move to be a member of NATO could invite severe ramification. The Russian invasion took place on February 24 and currently more cities are being destroyed and hundreds of lives lost. Ukrainians have expressed anger at the West for lack of support as thousands flee their homes as Russia attacked the country with missiles and tanks rolled through suburbs of the capital Kyiv. The Ukrainians were asking for weapons from their ‘western and European friends’ but that came very late sometime on the third day after invasion. The United States and its European allies share most of the responsibility for the situation Ukraine finds itself today. The taproot of the trouble is NATO enlargement, the central element of a larger strategy to move Ukraine out of Russia’s orbit and integrate it into the West. The Ukrainians will only rue their misplaced trust and will be fortunate if ever the Russian agree to a conditional ceasefire.

DailyDevotion Have You Felt the Pain Inflicted by the Lord?

He said to him the third time, “…do you love Me?” —John 21:17 Have you ever felt the pain, inflicted by the Lord, at the very center of your being, deep down in the most sensitive area of your life? The devil never inflicts pain there, and neither can sin nor human emotions. Nothing can cut through to that part of our being but the Word of God. “Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, ‘Do you love Me?’ ” Yet he was awakened to the fact that at the center of his personal life he was devoted to Jesus. And then he began to see what Jesus’ patient questioning meant. There was not the slightest bit of doubt left in Peter’s mind; he could never be deceived again. And there was no need for an impassioned response; no need for immediate action or an emotional display. It was a revelation to him to realize how much he did love the Lord, and with amazement he simply said, “Lord, You know all things….” Peter began to see how very much he did love Jesus, and there was no need to say, “Look at this or that as proof of my love.” Peter was beginning to discover within himself just how much he really did love the Lord. He discovered that his eyes were so fixed on Jesus Christ that he saw no one else in heaven above or on the earth below. But he did not know it until the probing, hurting questions of the Lord were asked.

The Lord’s questions always reveal the true me to myself.

Oh, the wonder of the patient directness and skill of Jesus Christ with Peter! Our Lord never asks questions until the perfect time. Rarely, but probably once in each of our lives, He will back us into a corner where He will hurt us with His piercing questions. Then we will realize that we do love Him far more deeply than our words can ever say.

Quotes

The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well. ~ Horace Walpole

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2022

Post-mortem

From ‘politics of promise’ to ‘politics of performance’ P

oliticians by and large get away with their promises made on different occasions. When they meet their electorates to garner votes and when questioned by their electorates, they offer all kinds of excuses. Interestingly not long ago, PM Modi referred those developed nations as having colonial mindset engaged in restricting developing nations like India from using those resources and paths which they themselves appropriated realizing the status developed.

As a result, countries like India that are using western benchmarks hardly can meet the requirements. PM Modi was indirectly hitting out those who use Western paradigms as means and those employing western yardsticks to measure development which he thinks are in fact skewed.

Speaking at the Constitution Day celebration at Vigyan Bhavan, PM Modi said, “Today there are no colonies of any country in the world, but the colonial mindset has not ceased to exist. This mindset is giving birth to many skewed ideas. A glaring example of this is the impediments put in (the way of) the progress of dev eloping countries. The resources and the path which led to the Western countries reaching the status od ‘developed’, today there is an attempt to restrict the same

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resources and the same path for the developing nations.”

Almost all the leaders in the ‘developing countries’ view the dominant development paradigm that the West used and thus employ similar yardsticks to measure development in terms of per capita, GNP, GDP and so on. Developed countries use diverse control mechanisms in such ways to keep the developing countries under its ambit as buyers of its products (all kinds including acting as their strategic defence colonies). PM Modi questions the dependency syndrome of the developed countries, however, when it comes to his rule, PM Modi shows his preference to those state governments ruled by BJP and does act differently when it comes to states ruled by others – Centre’s policy on supply of vaccination doses is self-explanatory.

Recently, former PM Manmohan Singh accused the Modi government of keeping “selfishness” and “hatred and division” at the root of its policies and intentions. In a video message intended for Punjab, which went to polls on February 20,22, he said that “Chinese soldiers are sitting inside our pious land … but efforts are being made to suppress this whole matter.

Old friends are being alienated, while our relations with

he world is now once again dangerously on the brink. As Russian President Vladimir Putin puts his country’s nuclear “deterrence forces” on high alert following the West announcing redeployment of forces in Eastern Europe and a slew of tough economic sanctions after Russia invaded Ukraine, countries around the globe watching the emerging situation with horror can only hope and pray that things don’t escalate further. And perhaps it won’t also be wrong here to draw a parallel of the current face-off between the West and Russia with the infamous Cuban missile crisis of 1962 when the then two superpowers – the US and USSR – came precariously close to a nuclear conflict after Kremlin deployed nuclear ballistic missiles close to US shores (in Cuba) in response to similar American deployments in Italy and Turkey.

The situation doesn’t seem to be playing out any different this time either. Though unjustified, Russia’s action in Ukraine can be largely attributed to, if not solely precipitated by, the continued eastward expansion of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) at the behest of the West led by the US despite strong reservations by Kremlin. Now, rattled by the continued eastward foray of NATO and reaching its borders, especially with the prospect of Ukraine too formally joining the western alliance and

neighboring countries are deteriorating.” He hoped that India’s “alienation” from its old friends would make the ruling dispensation realize foreign relations do not improve through “forced embraces, swinging with leaders, or dropping in, uninvited, for biryani meals”.

Adding further, he said that “The fake nationalism of this government is equally hollow and dangerous,” by substantiating “This government has no faith in the Constitution.” He reiterated that “As PM, let his work speak for itself.”

To that end to what former PM of India referred, on the 15th February, 2022, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivered a speech in Parliament on a report by the Committee of Privileges on allegation of MPs of the Opposition Worker’s Party including the leader of the Opposition, lying in the Parliament. In the speech, which has since then gone viral on social media, Singapore PM Loong briefly referred to a dilution of democratic values in India under Nehru to what it is today, when he alleges that several MPs have criminal charges against them.

If this is the perception of India by a PM of a country known for his governance of a country that portrays all-round development, progress, growth and prosperity.

Adding more national and international airports, allocating more moneys to infrastructure, construction of temples, statues, allocation of crores to build cowsheds, introducing bullet trains are just part of or one aspect of development. Development is multi-dimensional that includes human development.

An array of issues that confronts Indians even today are: spiraling unemployment, caste conflicts, growing inflation, cultural nationalism and religious fundamentalism, prevalence of poverty and hunger at alarming levels, increase in the incidence of rape, violence and many others. India has added more numbers going to bed without one square meal a day, live in squalid conditions, price rise, millions added every year into the army of unemployed youth, caste oppression, xenophobic tendencies and growing inequality.

Construction of physical structures such as autobahns, highways, airports, seaports, corridors and others contribute to economic growth and so part of economic parameters.

They should be construed as tools of development, but should not be considered as total development. Even if we take the economic parameters into consideration, the current government at the Centre (GOI) falls short of for not

having brought down inflation, poverty, hunger, improving basic amenities, providing employment opportunities and so on. If we take the social parameters, India’s performance or its standing in the indices of human development, sustainability, happiness and others have been very low and poor.

Politicians do make bundles of promises that are made at the time of elections.

Most of the promises remain unfulfilled. Despite the fact for not having translated those promises on ground, political leaders go ahead with another set of promises with a belief that memories of people are short-lived. We live in an age of ‘politics of promise’ and not entered into the spirit of ‘politics of performance’.

People occupy the center of development agenda, content and processes. All-round development vis-à-vis wholistic development ought to be the prerogative of GOI, and not just select ones that caters only to the rich and the powerful.

As B.R Ambedkar rightly pointed out that social development ought to precede economic development. When Dalit and indigenous communities are at the bottom of development agenda, indices and processes educationally, materially and skill-wise, what then is the use of talking about development. ‘Politics

Crisis in Ukraine, Quad & India

thereby providing the US easy access to Black Sea, which Russia considers its backyard, Kremlin decided to work on its threats, with Kiev’s open expression of interest to join NATO proving to be the proverbial last straw.

Now, amidst the bloody clashes in Ukraine and the propaganda war in media, as the world braces for a major face-off with the West announcing massive military aid to Kyiv along with a slew of sanctions against Kremlin and with an equally belligerent Russia breathing fire, diplomacy too has intensified. And certain developments are too discernible, not least of which is the growing international recognition of India’s stature. It’s for the first time that world powers are desperately trying to woo New Delhi, which to its credit has been able to conduct honourably thus far by refusing to toe anyone’s line and holding on to its “NonAligned” image. While categorically asking Kremlin to cease hostilities immediately, it has also refused to give in to pressure from the West to support the UN Security Council or UN General Assembly resolutions condemning Russia. No doubt, this has unnerved the US and its allies.

But interestingly, instead of being harsh on New Delhi for its stand, they seem to have only acknowledged the former’s reservations and said they were working on them. No wonder, Russia too has recognised India’s

“principled stand” at the UN along with Ukraine, which reached out to India in a desperate bid to end the war by urging the latter to prevail upon Kremlin to end the offensive.

New Delhi seems to have its own reservations, which are genuine, in joining the western bandwagon in making Russia a world pariah, without however remaining oblivious to the ramifications of Kremlin’s actions. It perhaps hasn’t forgotten how the West, barring France, failed to condemn unequivocally Beijing’s unilateral bid to alter the status quo on Line of Actual Control (LAC) in recent times by junking all past bilateral agreements to maintain tranquillity along the Himalayas, while also realising the dangers of backing Kremlin. For, supporting Russia’s action in Ukraine would only mean giving legitimacy to China that harbours similar ambitions not only over Taiwan, but also along the LAC and in South China Sea. It is against this backdrop that Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad in popular parlance) becomes critical. With the US’ security umbrella apparently waning across the world in recent times as also its ability to influence global events, it will be interesting to watch how the US-led Quad will act as a net security provider in the IndoPacific vis-à-vis growing Chinese belligerence. For, having bungled up completely in Afghanistan in August

last year, the ability of the US to act as a guarantor of “world peace” has taken a severe beating, more so after the latest Ukrainian crisis where threats of retributions by the US-led western alliance failed to stop the Russians on their track.

Actually, since the days of Cold War, New Delhi always had had reservations against forging any deep strategic partnership with Washington given the latter’s infamous reputation of being an unreliable partner and its history of siding with India’s enemies. The US Navy’s Seventh Fleet arriving in the Bay of Bengal during the 1971 Indo-Pak War and arming Pakistan with F 16 and other hi-tech weapons too played in the minds of New Delhi’s policymakers. However, with the change in geo-strategic equations, especially in the Indo-Pacific vis-à-vis Chinese bellicosity, it was quite natural for New Delhi and Washington to have of late found common grounds for convergence, with India even becoming an important strategic partner for the US. But the latest turn of events in Ukraine could seriously play in the minds of other Quad partners – Australia, Japan and of course India – about Washington’s ability to act as net security guarantor across the globe.

With an uneasy calm prevailing along the Himalayas with its neighbour, New Delhi would only be well

of Promise’ for the last sevendecades or so made the poor and the vulnerable to believe the politicians and bureaucrats, but they continue to remain at the bottom of the societal ladder. When are the leaders going to learn to translate the promises they gave to the people and so move to the level of performance? Let them not add more contradictions to the woes of people.

‘Politics of Performance’ does imply the contractual obligations that the rulers and ruled have agreed upon. The ruler comes out with set of promises that he/she committed to fulfil within a stipulated period If the ruler fails to translate those promises in concrete specificities then he/she failed to perform on the promises he/ she uttered which tantamount to breach of contract. In the recent assembly elections we have heard a bundle of promises made by all the parties that are contesting including the Prime Minister and others from the Centre, but once the governments are formed, the promises made becomes part of their commitment to fulfil, should not be forgotten, but be performed by all means, which in other words called as ‘From Politics of Promises To Politics of Performance’.

Dr. I. John Mohan Razu Professor of Social Ethics

advised to maintain its current posture. Today, Moscow requires New Delhi as much as New Delhi does for, Russia has always stood by India at every given critical situation and is still a major arms supplier. Similarly, India is the only major power, besides China, that has traditionally supported Russia and still does. On the other hand, New Delhi can’t afford to lose Washington either considering the access this gives to high-tech weapons to its armed forces. The US too won’t want to ruffle India the wrong way given the strategic depth New Delhi provides to Washington’s geo-strategic ambitions in the IndoPacific due to India’s geo-strategic location. This explains why, unlike Turkey, the US has so far refrained from imposing any sanction on India over the latter’s acquisition of S-400 missile system from Russia. India thus currently finds itself in a piquant situation.

But be it as it may, India’s stand vis-à-vis Russian offensive in Ukraine could also severely impair Quad’s cohesiveness given other partner countries’ open denunciation of Kremlin. A tough anti-Russian posture by Quad will only bring Kremlin and Beijing closer, thereby imperilling India’s security interests.

It will be thus interesting to see how things pan out in the coming days.

Anirban Choudhury, Guwahati

The poor, the rich and the Covid-19 pandemic in India (From previous issue) The combined wealth of these 17 billionaires surged by 61% or Rs 1.65 lakh crore or $23 billion. These billionaire promoters cumulatively held Rs 4.35 lakh crore or $60 billion at the end of December 2020. These billionaires are the human face of the huge profits many pharmaceutical corporations make from the monopoly they hold on these vaccines. These vaccines become a private profit opportunity.

Government negligent attitude towards the poor: Despite the urgency to fight against the pandemic and poverty, the central government shows indifferent attitude towards the poor by diverting its financial and material resources towards other purposes. Given below are the some of the evidences.

PM Cares: Despite the existence of the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF), with an unused corpus of Rs 3,800.44 crores (as of 2019) on March 28, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the creation of a separate fund to deal with COVID-19, the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance, and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES). Modi established the PM CARES fund and solicited donations for it from institutions, organizations and individuals (especially govt. employees). A recent

analysis by India Spend estimated that at least Rs 9,677.90 crore has been collected in the PM CARES fund so far. Of this, Rs 4,308 crore has been donated by government agencies and staff. Yet, the only announcement to be made to date about the usage of the funds is the allocation of Rs 3,100 crore for Covid-19 work. An estimated 12.2 crore have lost jobs since the lockdown was announced but no funds from PM CARES were allocated to create jobs for them. With the fund not benefitting the people who needed help, many people are questioning whether the PM cares with the fund called PM Cares.

Military Spending: Narendra Modi’s government is obsessed with nationalism and militarisation, investing a huge amount in military spending. Although it has no enough money for building health infrastructure all over the country, the government has money for defence budget. In the current financial year 2021-2022, the Narendra Modi government has allocated Rs. 4, 78, 196 crores of defence expenditure which is 13.73 per cent of the total central government expenditure. According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), global GDP shrank 4.4% because of the pandemic, but global military spending rises 2.6% (about $1,981 billion) in 2020 from

2.2% in 2019 despite the Covid-19 pandemic hit. Global military expenditure rose to $1.98 trillion.

Central Vista Project: The BJP government is also found of building statues, stadia and monuments for its glorification. This government is stubbornly going ahead with the Central Vista Project when the nation suffers from the second wave of coronavirus, with lakhs of active Covid-19 cases and thousands dying every day. The new Central Vista Project will be built at an estimated cost of Rs 20,000 crore, and the cost of the new Parliament building alone is Rs 971 crore. On May 5, 2021, The Daily Mail UK said that despite millions suffer in the pandemic, India’s egotistic Prime Minister is building a vast folly at a cost that could fund 40 major hospitals. India has only 8 doctors per 10,000 people. Its health expenditure is a mere 3.7 per cent of the GDP which is the least among the BRICS countries.

Conversion of Rice to ethanol: Amid millions of poor people facing starvation and death during the pandemic, the central government diverts rice for ethanol production. Reportedly the Centre government has allocated 78,000 tonnes of Food Corporation of India rice procured for food security purposes for ethanol production at a subsidized rate of Rs. 20 per kg. This is part

of the Centre government’s commitment of giving three lakh tonnes of rice under Food Corporation of India toward ethanol production.

The decision to allow rice conversion to ethanol can have a severe effect on the poor when food insecurity has grown across the country as millions have lost their livelihoods due to Covid-19.

When there are fears of a steep fall in national income, a rise in unemployment, and an increase in food inflation due to supply bottlenecks, food security and food price stability must be prioritized.

Welfare for Cows: Many states in India have great concern for cows while neglecting the survival needs of millions of people. The Bengal’s BJP chief Dilip Ghosh had said that protection of cow is vital as drinking cow urine was a sure way of protecting oneself against Covid-19.The Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha organised a ‘party’ and collectively drank cow urine to ‘neutralise’ the effects of coronavirus in India. Even before the pandemic, in 2019, former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, said that cows are the only animal which can inhale and exhale oxygen.

Proximity to a cow would cure breathing problems and even tuberculosis. In Uttar Pradesh, The Adityanath government, according to the agency report, has directed

that Covid-19 protocols be maintained at all cow shelters, including stocks of equipment like oximeters and thermal scanners “for cows and other animals as well”. IANS has reported that in Uttar Pradesh, 4,64,311 cows are housed in 4,529 temporary shelters, and 5,73,417 cows in 5,268 shelters. The order comes while Uttar Pradesh, along with most of India, suffers from escalating Covid-19 numbers, crippling shortage of medical supplies, and thousands of people living in the open places as they have no shelter. Monthly stipend of Rs 900 per cow is promised by UP CM Yogi. Much attention is given to cow but not to the health and welfare of the poor population. Incredible India!

Rising fuel price: With fuel prices skyrocketing, daily wage earners who make their living ferrying goods or people throughout India, have been hit hard. In many states, the price of petrol had crossed Rs. 100 per litre. The central government justified the high cost of fuel saying that they are collecting tax for Covid-19 pandemic and welfare scheme. However, the high tax collected by central and state government on petroleum product have put huge burden on million households who are low earners such as taxi and auto drivers, vegetable vendors, food deliverer, wage labourers and others. Governments could

have reduced fuel prices by stopping many mega-projects and military spending and give more attention to the plight of million households who are struggling economically under the impact of Covid-19 pandemic.

Conclusion: The outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic has badly affected the economy of the most impoverished populace of India. There is a risk of increased hunger and food chain disruption.

The livelihoods of workers in unorganized sectors, small farmers, tribals, adivasis, dalits, and women are at stake making them vulnerable to the outbreak of epidemic. The supply of safe and healthy foods needs to be safeguarded on urgent basis.

The rich people especially the billionaires should be taxed to help the poor and also to contain the pandemic.

We need leaders who have a kind heart towards the poor and not leaders who continue to enrich the millionaires and billionaires. We need a government that protects the country’s resources for the poor and not the government that sells country’s resources to the rich. We need a government that provides basic needs to the poor and not the government that invest only in building palaces. Let humanity prevails.

Z. K. Pahrü Pou Mission Colony, Pfutsero (Concluded)

Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

PM bats for self-reliance in technology

manufacturing of medical equipment in which technology will play a key role to meet the demand and supply.

“I assure the Indian startup industry that the government will help them at different stages during ‘Make In India’ projects right from skill development to manufacturing for a seamless implementation,” he said.

The prime minister noted that even US President Joe Biden had underlined the importance of self-reliance in his state of the union address.

“In the light of emerging new global systems, it is critical that we move

forward with a focus on Aatmnirbharta,” he said.

The prime minister said Rs two lakh crore worth Production Linked Incentive schemes have been announced for 14 key sectors to promote manufacturing in the country.

He urged stakeholders to provide practical suggestions in areas such use of optical fibres in the citizen services, e-waste management, circular economy and electric mobility.

“Infrastructure advancement is related to technology, even public delivery systems are being connected to digital platforms. Technology will play a crucial role in build-

‘90% of them won’t clear entrance exams’, Joshi’s remark sparks row

B E L AG AV I , M A R 2 ( AG E N C I E S ) : U n i o n minister Pralhad Joshi said that 90% of students going abroad to study medicine won’t clear Indian entrance examinations, raking up controversy on Tuesday with Opposition leaders condemning his statement at a time thousands of Indian students are stuck in war-torn Ukraine, reports Hindustan Times.

Joshi made the controversial comment in Belagavi on Monday, while briefing the media on the steps taken to evacuate students stranded in Ukraine. Answering a question on why so many students from Karnataka are studying abroad and whether the high course fee in the state is the reason for the migration of students, he said: “Those (students)

who have returned (from Ukraine), 90% of them won’t clear the entrance examinations. I’m not telling you this… I don’t want to create a controversy over it or start a debate. So, all I want to say is that they have gone, may they be well.”

The minister’s statement led to outrage on social media, particularly after a student from Karnataka’s Haveri died as Russian forces pummelled Kharkiv on Tuesday.

The student, Naveen Shekharappa Gyandagoudar, was a 21-year-old final-year student at Kharkiv National Medical University.

The Congress said the minister insulted the students. “This is the tragedy where - BJP government has no evacuation plan; Modi government has abandoned our young; Prahlad Joshi de-

BJP firm on demand for Nawab Malik’s resignation: Fadnavis

cries and insults our students in Ukraine; Only photo ops, no action,” Randeep Surjewala tweeted.

Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Monday urged people to not politicise the evacuation process from Ukraine. In a series of tweets, he said: “...

Scoring points at this hour of crisis will make us look bad. I have been watching videos of our young citizens stranded in Ukraine making fervent pleas for evacuation.

It is heart-wrenching to see their plight.”

A BJP spokesperson Ganesh Karnik said that the Minister has been quoted out of context and the controversy was unneeded.

“The minister was answering a question on why so many students are going abroad for studies.

NEW DELHI, MAR 2 (PTI): The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has sent relief material, including blankets and sleeping mats, to Ukraine facing an intense Russian military offensive. The move came following the government’s decision to send humanitarian aid and medical supplies to Ukraine after PM Modi held a high level meeting.

The relief material was sent in two consignments through a flight that left for Poland this morning and another on an Indian Air Force aircraft that left for Romania on Wednesday afternoon.

The NDRF has provided relief materials, including blankets, sleeping mats, and solar study lamps among others, for the people of Ukraine, an official statement said.

WOKHA, NAgAlAND

FELICITATION

MUMBAI, MAR 2 (PTI): On the eve of the budget session of the Maharashtra legislature, senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said his party is firm on its demand for the resignation of state minister Nawab Malik, who has been arrested by the ED in connection with a money laundering case.

Fadnavis was speaking to reporters here after chairing a meeting of the BJP’s members of the legislative Assembly and Council as the budget session is set to begin from Thursday.

BJP’s state unit chief Chandrakant Patil has earlier said that his party will not let the budget session of the state legislature function if Malik does not quit the cabinet.

“Nawab Malik is facing charges for helping Dawood Ibrahim, a key conspirator of the 1993 Mumbai blasts, but the Shiv Sena-led government continues to stand by him. He should have been removed,” the BJP leader alleged.

“I believe that by not seeking Malik’s resignation, the government is trying to appease a particular community and indulging in polarisation. It is unfortunate that the Shiv Sena-led government is acting in such a way,” the former Maharashtra chief minister added.

Malik was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) last week in a case of money laundering linked to fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides. He is in ED custody till March 3.

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With immense pride and honour, we the Moilan Students Union would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Dr Athungo Ovung on being selected as a professor in the Department of Sociology, Nagaland University, Lumami.

The union further wished him good health, prosperity and more success in his future endeavor.

Devendra Fadnavis, interacts with media ahead of the Budget Session of Maharashtra Assembly, in Mumbai. (PTI)

NEW DELHI, MAR 2 (PTI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) will not be significantly impacted by the US sanctions on Russia and India’s relations with both the countries remain strong, Vice Chief Air Marshal Sandeep Singh said on Wednesday.

However, the IAF will face difficulties for a month or two in getting spare parts for its defence equipment from Russia to India, he added. About 70 per cent of Indian defence equipment is of Russian origin.

After Vladimir Putin started military offensive against Ukraine on February 24, various western countries -- including the US -- have decided to block assets of four large Russian banks, impose export controls and sanction oligarchs close to the Russian president. “We know the geopolitical situation is difficult (currently)… Our relations with Russia will continue,” Singh said at a press briefing here.

He said that things are still unfolding geopolitically.

“Our position is very strong and our relations with

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both the countries (Russian and the US) have remained (strong) and you have seen that,” he noted.

“We are evaluating the situation. There will be certain difficulties, there is no doubt about it. But I think it should not affect us too much. I am confident that it won’t affect us significantly,” he added. On the issue of supply of spare parts from Russia to India, he replied there is no doubt there will be difficulties for a month or two.

Singh said, “There are sanctions but we have gone through similar issues earlier and maybe, this would be more serious than that...

I think it will not affect us critically and I hope for it also.”

The IAF is aiming for 100 per cent indigenisation of the spare parts and components, he noted.

“It will take time to reach the 100 per cent mark,” he mentioned.

Singh said the defence ministry and the IAF itself have set a very aggressive timeline to reach the 100 per cent mark.

He said there is no doubt that in the coming years, the IAF will have majority of its systems indigenously designed and produced.

The final aim is that you have to be self-reliant, he added. Three aircraft have departed to evacuate stranded citizens, the IAF vice chief said.

“We can operate four aircraft per day to evacuate Indians,” he mentioned.

Singh stated the evacuation operations will run round the clock till all Indians are brought back.

The IAF has experience of running various such evacuation programs -- the most recent one was conducted in Afghanistan, he noted.

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CHANDAULI (UP), MAR 2 (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said illegal weapons were made earlier in Uttar Pradesh to scare and kill people but now shells and missiles are being manufactured to protect the country.

He was apparently referring to the defence industrial corridor coming up in the state. Shah also listed various achievements of the BJP government in the state.

Chandauli will go to polls during the seventh phase on March 7.

“Earlier, illegal weapons were made in Uttar Pradesh, which were used to scare or kill people. Today, shells and missiles are being made here, which are used to protect India. This change has come during the BJP government,” Shah said addressing an election meeting here.”

Shah also exuded confidence that the BJP will win the ongoing assembly elections. The home minister said, “In UP, one or two ‘bahubalis’ (musclemen) are still left, who will be sent to the jail after March 10.”

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KOLKATA, MAR 2 (PTI): Ten months after its landslide victory in the West Bengal assembly polls, the ruling Trinamool Congress on Wednesday steamrolled the entire opposition in the civic elections, bagging 102 of the 108 municipalities in the state, an SEC official said.

The TMC secured Kanthi Municipality, the bastion of Leader of Opposition and Nandigram’s BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari, while Hamro Party, a new entrant in hill politics, trounced TMC, GJM and BJP to win Darjeeling Municipality. The CPI (M)-led Left Front won Taherpur Municipality in Nadia district. The BJP, which has emerged as the main oppo-

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GRATITUDE The Tchuyiro Colony Council, Wokha Town on behalf of all the Colony members expresses our deepest gratitude and appreciation to Shri. T. Lankosen Tsanglao, ADC Wokha Town & Administrator, Wokha Town Council and Smti. Kiniholi Kinimi, Assistant Urban Development Officer, Wokha and the department of Municipal Affairs, Govt. of Nagaland for sanctioning the construction of footsteps (350 ft length & 5 ft Breath) at Tchuyiro Colony, Wokha under Untied Grants 15th FC. The Council while expressing its appreciation appeals the concerned department to continue its yeoman services for the needy communities.

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sition party in West Bengal after winning 77 seats in the assembly polls last year, failed to win even a single civic body. The Congress, too, was unable to win a single civic body, although the parties have won a few wards in some towns.

“The TMC has won 102 municipalities. The Left Front has won one civic body, and Hamro Party has

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won one. Four municipalities have hung board,” the State Election Commission (SEC) official said.

The TMC has reduced the opposition’s tally to zero in 27 municipalities, securing all the wards.

At least four municipalities – Beldanga in Murshidabad, Jhalda in Purulia, Champdani in Hooghly and Egra in Purba Medinipur

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key to board formation in these civic bodies.

West Bengal CM and TMC supremo Mamata on Wednesday thanked the people of West Bengal for giving a massive mandate to the ruling Trinamool Congress in the civic elections and called upon winning candidates and supporters to work with humility.

S u ve n d u A d h i k a r i and his family faced a massive setback as the TMC snatched Kanthi Municipality, considered the Adhikari family’s backyard for the last four decades. The LoP’s father, Sisir Adhikari, was the municipality’s chairman for 25 years from 1971- 2009, except for five years from 1981-86. After becoming an MP, he handed the baton to his younger son Dibyendu Adhikari.

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The Office of the Yonchucho Village Council and Students' Union beams with bride as we congratulate Dr. Nsanthung Ezung, S/o Etsoromo Ezung being promoted as Director Veterinary & Animal Husbandry, Government of Nagaland and Miss Nzani A Murry, D/o Abemo Lotha as Lecture (Recommended) in Civil Engineering. With prayer in our hearts we wish both of you the best for your future endeavors.

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PM Narendra Modi addresses a post-budget webinar on ‘Technology Enabled Development’, in New Delhi. (PTI)

ing Aatmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India),” he said.

Modi stressed on speeding up efforts to bring in new technology in the communication sector.

“The server should be based in India, there should be less dependence on foreign countries. New security angles are getting associated when it comes to the communication sector,” the prime minister said.

He said the new initiatives that the government was undertaking needed to focus on ‘self-reliance’ through technology.

“Budget 2022-23 has focused extensively on sunrise sectors like AI, Geospatial systems, drones, semiconductors, genomics, space tech, clean tech among others,” the prime minister said.

He said animation, visual effects, gaming, and comic (AVGC) sector offers immense potential to employ youth.

“We need to promote AVGC to build domestic capacity for serving our markets and the global demand,” he said.

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NEW DELHI, MAR 2 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday made a strong pitch for self-reliance in technology sectors, which play a key role in last-mile delivery of services and have immense potential for job creation.

Addressing a webinar on ‘Technology-enabled Development’, the prime minister said science and technology was not an isolated sector as it was closely connected with the digital economy and based on advanced technology, which is now focusing on fast delivery and empowering citizens.

Modi said telecommunication in general, and 5G technology in particular, can enable growth and offer job opportunities.

“Required spectrum auctions will also be conducted in 2022 to facilitate roll out of 5G mobile services within 2022-23,” the prime minister said at a webinar attended by representatives of various government departments and from the private sector.

The prime minister emphasised on focusing on

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WORDS OF GRATITUDE Through this column I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the GBs, chairman and colleagues of the village council, president and colleagues of the village youth organization and public of Zhadima Village and also, Ziezou villagers for assistance rendered to me and my family when my lorry met with a tragic accident in Zhadima village jurisdiction on March 1, 2022.

As the mishap took place, concerned villagers immediately rushed to the spot and not only rescued the occupants of the ill-fated truck but also promptly transferred those injured to medical facilities in Kohima.

Words are inadequate for me to express my gratitude for their selfless act mentally, physically and financially but I shall always cherish the act of love and compassion shown by them and it is my prayer that God bless each one of them abundantly.

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The Mishikito Baptist Church with great pride congratulates Dr. P Atoshe Yeptho, Son of Phuheto Yeptho of Katharami Village under Zunheboto District who is currently serving as Pastor at Mishikito Baptist Church for being conferred a Certificate in Doctor of Ministry from Baptist Theological Seminary Areepparambu, Kottayam Kerala on 24th Feb. 2022 on the Thesis titled ‘A Study on Premarital Anxiety Faced by Youth in Dimapur and its Application for Premarital Counseling’.

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Delhi were at Rs 95.4 per litre and Rs 86.7 per litre, respectively.

Despite the increase in oil prices in February, petrol and diesel prices have been stable to keep inflation under check.

“If the oil prices continue to be close to $100 per barrel, petrol prices could also likely witness price hikes of around Rs 9-12 per litre,” said Hetal Gandhi, Director, Crisil Research.

Bhanu Patni, Senior Analyst, India Ratings and Research, said: “The increase in crude prices is expected to lead to a higher increase in the retail prices as the prices on the retail side have not seen a commensurate increase.”

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(From p1) According to Dy.CMO media cell, the deputy chief minister was also constantly monitoring the arrangements. He said that the state government was putting in all its efforts and logistics in locating and bringing back all those Nagas still awaiting evacuation.

Patton assured to extend all possible assistance from his end to those stranded Nagas till their safe return.

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centre have worked.

Pointing out that the main objective of the training centre and school was to make strong and capable soldiers, the governor acknowledged ARTC Shokhuvi for playing its role well and providing high quality training to all trainees.

Further, the governor reminded all recruits undergoing training to keep in mind that most of Assam Rifles Battalions and Sector Headquarters were battling insurgency and disruptive forces in counter insurgency areas.

Mishra said that he was pleased to be attending this unique passing out parade which was all-women and had perhaps the largest number of Mahila recruits passing out from any academy or training centre anywhere in the country.

The newly passed out mahila soldiers will now join their respective Units in all frontline duties.

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(From p1) of the force by taking the recruit oath. “The swearing-in by only women recruits at this prestigious training centre reflects the changing picture of our country, reflecting that women empowerment has now become a ground reality, not just a talk or exception, and today’s special swearing-in ceremony is a living example of this,” Mishra said.

He also said that women recruits were not only making life better for themselves and their families, but also continue to inspire upcoming young generation of women to take country forward. “Contribution of women will be of special importance in the development of the country,” he said.

With the taking oath, Mishra said the young women have become full-fledged soldiers, adding that high standard of the parade shows how hard the trainers at the training

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NEW DELHI, MAR 2 (PTI): Gold in the national capital on Wednesday surged by Rs 1,202 to Rs 51,889 per 10 grams, reflecting overnight gains in international precious metal prices along with rupee depreciation, according to HDFC Securities.

In the previous trade, the yellow metal had closed at Rs 50,687 per 10 grams.

Silver also jumped by Rs 2,148 to Rs 67,956 per kg, from Rs 65,808 per kg in the previous trade.

The rupee declined 49 paise to 75.82 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday amid a weak risk appetite as tensions escalated in Eastern Europe.

In the international market, gold was trading marginally lower at USD 1,943 an ounce and silver was flat at USD 25.18 an ounce. “Gold prices traded weak with spot gold prices at COMEX trading marginally down at USD 1,943 per ounce on Wednesday. Gold prices capped gains pressured by stronger dollar and rise in US bond yields,” said Tapan Patel, Senior Analyst (Commodities), HDFC Securities.

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ening of the urban unemployment rate from 8.2% in November, 9.3% in December, 8.16% in January and 7.55% in February is primarily due to rapid liberalisation of lockdown conditions, speedy revival of formal and more importantly, informal sector in the urban areas.

“On the other hand, with a deficit in the MNREGA budget in several states and possibly limited employment generation in the non-farm sector in the rural areas, the unemployment rates are climbing up to the levels seen eight months ago.

while the broader NSE Nifty shed 187.95 points or 1.12 per cent at 16,605.95.

Foreign institutional investors remained net sellers in the capital market on Monday as they offloaded shares worth Rs 3,948.47 crore, as per stock exchange data. “Rupee fell in the opening sessions but consolidated in a narrow range as market participants remain cautious following the ongoing geopolitical tension between Russia and Ukraine,” said Gaurang Somaiya, Forex and Bullion Analyst, Motilal Oswal Financial Services.

The Russian ruble was weighed down as Russia’s financial system staggered under the weight of Western sanctions imposed over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

“Today, volatility for the dollar in the evening session could remain elevated ahead of the release of private payrolls number from the US and Fed Chairman’s testimony, wherein investors will be taking cues for the upcoming policy statement.

We expect the USD-INR (Spot) to trade sideways with a positive bias and quote in the range of 75.40 and 76.20,” Somaiya added.

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January. Just ahead of the pandemic, the country’s overall unemployment rate was 7.76% in February 2020. The rate was lower at 6.89% in February 2021, Financial Express reported.

In recent times, the overall unemployment rate was the highest (11.84%) in May 2021.

During the month in which the pandemic was wreaking havoc, the unemployment rate in both urban and rural areas were in double-digits at 14.72% and 10.55%, respectively.

Labour sector experts say that the soft-

MUMBAI, MAR 2 (PTI): The rupee depreciated by 47 paise to close at 75.80 against the US dollar on Wednesday, pressured by the Russia-Ukraine crisis which also sent crude oil above the USD 110 per barrel mark.

Forex traders said sustained foreign fund outflows and a lacklustre trend in domestic equities also weighed on investor sentiment.

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 75.78 against the American dollar but later dropped to a low of 75.86.

The local unit finally finished at 75.80, down 47 paise from its previous close.

On Monday, the rupee had settled at 75.33 against the US dollar. The forex market was closed on Tuesday on account of Mahashivratri. The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.20 per cent higher at 97.60. Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures surged 5.71 per cent to USD 110.96 per barrel. On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share Sensex ended 778.38 points or 1.38 per cent lower at 55,468.90,

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a part of the increase will be offset by a further cut in excise duties that has already happened once in Nov-21.”

Aditi Nayar, Chief Economist, ICRA, said: “If the GoI roll back excise duty on petrol and diesel to the pre-pandemic level, a portion of the required rise in pump prices can be offset, albeit at a fiscal cost of Rs 92,000 crore.”

Last week, the Centre said it is open to support initiatives for releases from Strategic Petroleum Reserves to mitigate market volatility and calming the rise in crude oil prices.

India has built strategic petroleum reserves with a capacity to hold 5.33 million metric tonnes (MMT) or 38 million barrels of crude at three locations -Visakhapatnam, Mangaluru and Padur (TN).

In 2021, India had decided to join the global alliance of major oil consuming countries by agreeing to release oil from its strategic oil reserve to address the supply constraint that has kept crude prices high.

It had agreed to release 5 million barrels of crude oil from its strategic petroleum reserves.

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On the other hand, India is a major crude oil importer in the world, and for it, the price range is a cause of concern as it may add Rs 20 to Rs 22 in petrol and diesel selling prices, if the OMCs decide to revise the current prices.

“The recent spike in oil prices may now held for Rs 20 per litre hike in domestic petrol prices if OMCs decide to raise fuel prices,” said Tapan Patel, Senior Analyst (Commodities), HDFC Securities.

Lately, petrol and diesel prices have been largely stable over the past 3 months.

In January 2022, oil prices averaged at $85.5 per barrel. During that month, petrol and diesel prices in

their profitability, may have to resort to the increase.”

Furthermore, the cascading effect of higher fuel cost will trigger a general inflationary trend.

Already, India’s main inflation gauge -- Consumer Price Index (CPI) -- which denotes retail inflation, has crossed the target range of the Reserve Bank of India in January.

In terms of industry calculations, a 10 per cent rise in crude oil prices adds nearly about 10 basis points in CPI inflation.

“Clearly, high crude oil prices that have breached the $110 pb mark due to the emerging geo political crisis in Ukraine, will create significant inflationary headwinds for the Indian economy,” said Suman Chowdhury, Chief Analytical Officer, Acuite Ratings & Research.

“It can be noted that there has been no revision in retail fuel prices since Nov’ 21 when crude oil was pegged at around $80 pb.

While the losses are being absorbed by the oil PSUs as of now, there is a high likelihood of an increase in retail prices in the near term.

However, it is also likely that

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NEW DELHI, MARCH 2 (IANS): The RussiaUkraine crisis-led global hike in crude oil prices is expected to push India’s domestic prices of petrol and diesel by Rs 20-22 per litre.

However, an excise duty cut may dampen the impact on petrol and diesel prices to an extent, but not entirely.

The crisis as well as fears of lower supplies have pushed Brent crude oil price to nearly an 8-year high on Wednesday. Besides, robust global demand is expected to keep the Brent index crude oil price high.

Consequently, crude oil prices have surged by nearly 15 per cent in the last two days on fear of tight supplies.

On Wednesday, the Brent-indexed crude oil prices rose to over $111 per barrel on Wednesday.

It had risen to $102 per barrel on Tuesday from Monday’s $98 per barrel mark.

At present, Russia is the third largest producer of crude oil in the world.

It is feared that sanctions against Russia will curtail global supplies and stifle growth.

NEW DELHI, MAR 2 (AGENCIES): India’s unemployment rate rose to a six-month high of 8.1% in February, after it ebbed to a 10-month low of 6.57% in January, mainly due to a 251 basis points (bps) rise in the rural joblessness rate to 8.35%, the highest level in eight months. The urban unemployment rate, however, declined to a four-month low of 7.55% in February, the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) data showed.

At 8.32%, overall unemployment rate was higher in August than in

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A civilian trains to throw Molotov cocktails to defend the city, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, in Zhytomyr. (REUTERS)

NEW DELHI, MARCH 2 (IANS): Russia has lost roughly 3 to 5 per cent of its tanks, aircraft, artillery and other military assets inside Ukraine, compared to Ukrainian losses of roughly 10 per cent of its capabilities, according to two US officials familiar with the latest intelligence reports, CNN reported.

But the stark imbalance underscores grim assessments from the US and western officials that despite a stiffer-than-expected resistance by Ukraine that has kept major cities out of Russian hands, it is still likely to be overwhelmed as Russia launches an intensified and less discriminate phase of its assault, CNN

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And even despite western assistance, US officials say Ukraine is still vastly outgunned by Russia. Moscow has initially leaned heavily on its more modern precision cruise missiles, according to a source familiar with the intelligence, heavily degrading Ukraine’s military infrastructure. Meanwhile, Ukraine has continued to burn through its supply of shoulder-fired Javelin missiles, the report said.

US officials believe that Russia is now changing tactics, an American official said.

While Moscow started off with a more modern combined arms approach

- one that also appeared to eschew targeting civilian infrastructure - it has now shifted to what this official called a strategy of “slow annihilation”.

Officials anticipate continued heavy weapons bombardment and the possibility that “tens of thousands” of troops will march on major Ukrainian cities, the US official said.

Another western official said that there is a sense that the conflict may be shifting to a grinding war of attrition - not the flash campaign that both Russian President Vladimir Putin and US intelligence had suspected would cause the fall of Kiev in a matter of days, CNN reported.

The US, the European Union and their allies have imposed tough economic sanctions on Russia for its attack on Ukraine. The far-reaching sanctions have already started showing signs of isolating Russia from the global financial system and have the potential to cripple the world’s 11th largest economy, reports The Times of India.

What are the key sanctions?

The most important measure appears to be the freezing of $630 billion of its foreign exchange reserves. This led to a mayhem in the Russian financial markets with the rouble plunging 30% to a record low. It prompted Russian authorities to more than double interest rates from 9.5% to 20% and bar foreigners from selling securities. Some capital controls were imposed, including blocking citizens from depositing funds in overseas accounts. Russia has also been shut out from the SWIFT payments system, which makes its isolation from the global financial system more acute.

According to the White House, the financial sanctions have targeted Russia’s 10 largest financial institutions, including the imposition of full blocking and correspondent and payable-through account sanctions, and debt and equity restrictions, on institutions holding nearly 80% of banking sector assets. The export control measures will cut off more than half of Russia’s high-tech imports, restricting its access to vital inputs, atrophying its industrial base, and undercutting the country’s strategic ambitions to exert influence on the world stage.

How are Russia’s two largest financial entities being targeted?

According to the US Treasury, action has been taken against Russia’s two largest financial institutions (FIs), Sberbank and VTB Bank, drastically altering their fundamental ability to operate. On a daily basis, Russian FIs conduct about $46 billion worth of foreign exchange transactions globally, 80% of which are in US dollars. A vast majority of the transactions will now be disrupted.

The sweeping sanctions limit the ability of Russian authorities to boost confidence to deal with the consequences. Already, reports point to long queues outside ATMs as people are worried about the plunging rouble.

Investments are seen drying up as several leading names, ranging from British Petroleum, Shell, Norway’s Equinor ASA and its sovereign wealth fund, have announced freezing of Russian assets, totalling $2.8 billion.

Biden vows to check Russian aggression WASHINGTON, MAR 2 (AP): Addressing a concerned nation and anxious world, President Joe Biden vowed in his first State of the Union address Tuesday night to check Russian aggression in Ukraine, tame soaring US inflation and deal with the fading but still dangerous coronavirus.

Biden declared that he and all members of Congress, whatever political differences there may be, were joined “with an unwavering resolve that freedom will always triumph over tyranny.” He asked the lawmakers crowding the House chamber to stand and salute the Ukrainians as he began his speech. They stood and cheered.

Biden highlighted the bravery of Ukrainian defenders and the commitment of a newly reinvigorated Western alliance that has worked to rearm the Ukrainian militar y and cripple Russia’s economy through sanctions.

He warned of costs to the American economy, as well, but warned ominously that without consequences, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression wouldn’t be contained to Ukraine.

“Throughout our history we’ve learned this lesson – when dictators do not pay a price for their aggression, they cause more chaos,” Biden said. “They keep moving. And, the costs and threats to America and

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the world keep rising.”

As Biden spoke, Russian forces were escalating their attacks in Ukraine, having bombarded the central square of country’s secondbiggest city and Kyiv’s main TV tower, killing at least five people. The Babi Yar Holocaust memorial was

also damaged.

Biden announced that the U.S. is following Canada and the European Union in banning Russian planes from its airspace in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine.

He also said the Justice Department was launching a task force to go after crimes of Russian oligarchs, whom he called “corrupt leaders who have bilked billions of dollars off this violent regime.” “We are coming for your ill-begotten gains,” he said, pledging that the U.S. and European allies were coming after their yachts, luxury apartments and private jets.

Biden’s gaffe: says ‘Iranian’ instead of Ukrainian US President Joe Biden, while calling for supporting Ukraine against Russia in his State of the Union address today, had a slip of the tongue moment when he mistakenly referred to the Ukrainians as “Iranian people”. “Putin may circle Kyiv with tanks, but he’ll never gain the hearts and souls of the Iranian people,” Biden said in his first State of the Union speech, which ended with a standing ovation from the Congress. Soon after Biden’s slip up, the word “Iranian” began trending on Twitter and other social media platforms. This isn’t netizens started pouncing on President Biden for his mix up of words. Last year he mistakenly called his Vice President Kamala Harris as “President Harris”. As a child he had problems with his speech and had to work to overcome a stutter and it has been widely reported that he used to spend long hours reciting works of Yeats and Emerson to overcome his speech condition.

C O L O M B O, M A R 2 (PTI): Sri Lanka will face over seven-hour power cuts on Wednesday, the longest to be experienced by the island nation since 1996, officials said, amidst the worst economic crisis in decades.

Sri Lanka is currently reeling under a severe foreign exchange crisis and the government is unable to foot the bill for essential fuel imports to keep the power plants running. “There will be five and a half hour cuts during the day and two hours later in the nighttime,” Sri Lanka’s Public Utilities Commission top official Janaka Ratnayaka told reporters. This will be the longest power cuts to be experienced in the island since 1996, officials said.

The power generation has been hit by the foreign exchange crisis as fuel to operate thermal power plants are in short supply. Due to fuel shortage, long fuel queues were seen at retail stations with diesel being limited. The state fuel entity has sought government assistance to pay for three ships of fuel that arrived last week. The power sector officials said the hydropower generation capacity in the reservoirs has fallen sharply due to the ongoing drought experience.

Udaya Gammanpila, Energy Minister, said it was hard to find the cash to pay for oil imports and the government must prioritise fuel imports over other items.

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Israel’s PM Naftali Bennett (R) meets Olaf Scholz.

and as Western countries have rallied together against the incursion.

The war has prompted historic changes to Germany’s defense policies. The German government said Saturday it will send antitank weapons and surfaceto-air missiles to Ukraine

of GDP — a measure on which it had long lagged.

In the decades following the Holocaust, in which Nazi Germany killed 6 million Jews, Germany and Israel have become staunch allies. The countries’ Cabinets hold regular joint sessions, and Germany is Israel’s most important trade partner in the European Union.

But Germany, like much of Europe, is at odds with Israel when it comes to the Palestinian issue.

Germany has called for a Palestinian state alongside Israel and opposes Israel’s settlement activities in the West Bank. Germany is also among world powers negotiating with Iran over its nuclear programme.

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JERUSALEM, MAR 2 (AP): German Chancellor Olaf Scholz kicked off a visited to Israel on Wednesday, briefly leaving Europe as the continent’s largest ground war in generations rages between Russia and Ukraine.

Scholz arrived in Israel Tuesday evening and will return to Germany later Wednesday in a visit — his first to Israel since becoming German leader — that was planned before the fighting erupted. He toured Israel’s Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem alongside Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and the two were set to hold a press conference later in the day. His visit comes as Russia’s assault on Ukraine continued for a seventh day,

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and The Weeknd Space junk on 5,800-mph collision course with moon Adele have the biggestselling records of 2021 T he moon is about to get walloped by 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several semitractor-trailers.

The leftover rocket will smash into the far side of the moon at 5,800 mph (9,300 kph) on Friday, away from telescopes’ prying eyes. It may take weeks, even months, to confirm the impact through satellite images.

It’s been tumbling haphazardly through space, experts believe, since China launched it nearly a decade ago.

But Chinese officials are dubious it’s theirs.

No matter whose it is, scientists expect the object to carve out a hole 33 feet to 66 feet (10 to 20 meters) across and send moon dust flying hundreds of miles (kilometers) across the barren, pockmarked surface.

Low-orbiting space junk is relatively easy to track. Objects launching deeper into space are unlikely to hit anything and these far-flung pieces are usually soon forgotten, except by a handful of observers who enjoy playing celestial detective on the side.

SpaceX originally took the rap for the upcoming lunar litter after asteroid tracker Bill Gray identified the collision course in January. He corrected himself a month later, saying the “mystery” object was not a SpaceX Falcon rocket upper stage from the 2015 launch of a deep space climate observatory for NASA. Gray said it was likely the third stage of a Chinese rocket that sent a test sample capsule to the moon and back in 2014. But Chinese ministry officials said the upper stage had reentered Earth’s atmosphere and burned up.

But there were two Chinese missions

with similar designations — the test flight and 2020’s lunar sample return mission — and U.S. observers believe the two are getting mixed up.

The U.S. Space Command, which tracks lower space junk, confirmed Tuesday that the Chinese upper stage from the 2014 lunar mission never deorbited, as previously indicated in its database. But it could not confirm the country of origin for the object about to strike the moon.

“We focus on objects closer to the Earth,” a spokesperson said in a statement.

Gray, a mathematician and physicist, said he’s confident now that it’s China’s rocket.

“I’ve become a little bit more cautious of such matters,” he said. “But I really just don’t see any way it could be anything else.”

Jonathan McDowell of the Harvard and Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics supports Gray’s revised assessment, but

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notes: “The effect will be the same. It’ll leave yet another small crater on the moon.”

The moon already bears countless craters, ranging up to 1,600 miles (2,500 kilometers). With little to no real atmosphere, the moon is defenseless against the constant barrage of meteors and asteroids, and the occasional incoming spacecraft, including a few intentionally crashed for science’s sake.

With no weather, there’s no erosion and so impact craters last forever.

China has a lunar lander on the moon’s far side, but it will be too far away to detect Friday’s impact just north of the equator. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will also be out of range. It’s unlikely India’s moonorbiting Chandrayaan-2 will be passing by then, either.

“I had been hoping for something (significant) to hit the moon for a long time. Ideally, it would have hit on the near

side of the moon at some point where we could actually see it,” Gray said.

After initially pinning the upcoming strike on Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Gray took another look after an engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory questioned his claim. Now, he’s “pretty thoroughly persuaded” it’s a Chinese rocket part, based not only on orbital tracking back to its 2014 liftoff, but also data received from its short-lived ham radio experiment.

JPL’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies endorses Gray’s reassessment. A University of Arizona team also recently identified the Chinese Long March rocket segment from the light reflected off its paint, during telescope observations of the careening cylinder.

It’s about 40 feet (12 meters) long and 10 feet (3 meters) in diameter, and doing a every two to three minutes.

Gray said SpaceX never contacted him to challenge his original claim.

Neither have the Chinese.

“It’s not a SpaceX problem, nor is it a China problem. Nobody is particularly careful about what they do with junk at this sort of orbit,” Gray said.

Tracking deep space mission leftovers like this is hard, according to McDowell.

The moon’s gravity can alter an object’s path during flybys, creating uncertainty.

And there’s no readily available database, McDowell noted, aside from the ones “cobbled together” by himself, Gray and a couple others.

“We are now in an era where many countries and private companies are putting stuff in deep space, so it’s time to start to keep track of it,” McDowell said. “Right now there’s no one, just a few fans in their spare time.”

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Dua Lipa sued over Levitating

ua Lipa is being sued over her song ‘Levitating’. The 26-year-old singer enjoyed huge success with her 2020 hit but a band called Artikal Sound System are seeking to claim the profits from the track because they believe she has ripped off their 2017 reggae single ‘Live Your Life’.

According to documents obtained by TMZ, the band believe Dua and her team heard their song and came up with a carbon copy in ‘Levitating’.

Although they haven’t explained why they feel that is the case in the lawsuit,

there are similarities in the sound of the two songs, particularly the choruses.

Artikal Sound System have also named Dua’s label Warner Records and others as defendants and are seeking any profits made on the song, plus damages.

A spokesperson for Dua has yet to comment.

The ‘One Kiss’ hitmaker recently revealed that she has been working on her new album and already has a “vision” and a name for the record.

She said: “I’ve done a big chunk of writing: It’s starting to take shape; I’ve got a lot of it recorded.

“It has a vision. It has a name, I think - for now. It’s just been fun experimenting.

I’m always going to make pop music, but it has its own unique sound, which is exciting and something that feels like a movement from ‘Future Nostalgia’.

“It’s still in baby form, so we’ll see as it progresses.

In all honesty, it’s probably not what my fans want to hear, but I’m in no rush.”

Dua released her last album, ‘Future Nostalgia’, in 2020 but the awardwinning star never knew that ‘Levitating’ would become such a big hit.

She confessed: “I can never preempt what song people are going to react to the best but ‘Levitating’ was the first song that helped dictate the rest of the album.”

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Lindsay Lohan to star in two new Netflix movies amnesia.

During her recovery, around Christmas time, she finds herself in the c a r e o f a h a n d s o m e, blue-collar lodge owner (Chord Overstreet) and his precocious daughter.

Netflix has not revealed any information about the upcoming movies, which will be in addition to ‘Falling for Christmas’.

“We’re so happy with our collaboration with Lindsay to date, and we’re thrilled to continue our partnership with her,” said Christina Rogers, Netflix’s Director Inde pendent

Film.

“We look forward to bringing more of her films to our members around the world.”

After skyrocketing to fame with 1998’s ‘The Parent Trap’, Lohan starred in a string of teen hits, like ‘Freaky Friday’, ‘Mean Girls’ and ‘Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen’.

She began to scale back her entertainment career in the early 2010s, appearing only in smaller films like director Paul Schrader’s 2013 thriller ‘The Canyons’, before moving overseas to live in Europe and Dubai.

executive Frances Moore told the BBC, “with albums by artists from the UK, US, South Korea, Australia, Japan, Canada and Sweden all making appearances”.

Adele’s dominance over all three, she added, “speaks to her unique songwriting talent, her iconic voice and unrelenting global popularity”.

The news follows the recent revelation that UK record sales in 2021 were the highest they’ve been in 30 years, despite widely publicised issues with backlogs and delays.

According to figures released by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) last December, more than five million vinyl records were sold this year, an eight per cent increase on 2020. It marked the 14th year in a row that the format has increased sales, with vinyl records making up 23 per cent of all albums sold in 2021.

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‘Falling for Christmas’ marks Lohan’s first acting role in years. In the movie, she plays a newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress who gets into a skiing accident and suffers from total

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dele’s latest album ’30’ and The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours‘ single ‘Save Your Tears’ were the world’s best-selling records of 2021.

Music industry body the International Fe d e r a t i o n o f t h e Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has revealed that Adele’s 2021 album sold more than five million copies in two months. It’s also the biggest-selling record on vinyl and CD. The Weeknd’s ‘Save Your Tears, which was released in 2020, topped the charts in 18 countries and was streamed 2.15billion times. In 2020, The Weekend also had the biggest record of the year with his other ‘After Hours’ single ‘Blinding Lights’.

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Svitolina on mission to unite tennis world

MEXICO CITY, MAR 2 (REUTERS): Dressed in Ukraine’s blue and gold colours, a fired-up Elina Svitolina thrashed Russian Anastasia Potapova in Mexico on Tuesday and said it was her mission to unite the tennis world behind her country following Russia’s invasion.

Svitolina had initially refused to play her opening match against Potapova at the Monterrey Open but went ahead after tennis authorities decided to ban Russian and Belarusian players from competing under the name and flag of their countries.

That decision followed Russia’s conflict with Ukraine last week, which Russia calls a “special operation”. Belarus has been a key staging area for the military action.

“I think it’s my mission to unite our tennis community to stand with Ukraine, to help Ukraine

Elina Svitolina because what we’re going through is a horrible thing for all Ukrainians,” former world number three Svitolina told reporters after her victory.

“That’s why I’m here.

That’s why I’m playing for

my country and doing my best using my platform and using my resources to introduce that and try to invite people to support Ukraine.”

Svitolina, who has said she would donate

her prize money from the tournament to the Ukrainian army, defeated Potapova 6-2 6-1, thumping her chest repeatedly on court.

The players exchanged a few words at the net after the match before Svitolina showed her appreciation for the support from the crowd.

Television graphics had a blank space next to where Potapova’s flag and country would normally have been.

“For me, playing the match here, I’m not playing only for myself,” said Svitolina. “I’m playing for my country, I’m playing for the help of the Ukrainian army and people in need.

“Every victory that I’m going to get is going to be very special.”

In Lyon on Tuesday, fellow Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska collapsed in a heap on court after her victory over Romanian

Ana Bogdan at the WTA 250 tournament.

The 21-year-old and her younger sister had spent two nights in an underground car park last week before their parents sent them out of Ukraine by boat to Romania and then safely to France.

“I’m happy that I won for my country, but at the same time I’m very sad,” said Yastremska, who wrapped herself in an Ukrainian flag after her 3-6 7-6 (9/7) 7-6 (9/7) victory.

“My heart stays at home, and my mind is fighting here, so it’s very difficult to find the concentration, to find the balance.

“This win, compared to what’s going on in my country, is nothing. But I’m happy, at least, I’m also fighting for my country. I’m really proud of the Ukrainians and they’re really heroes. I hope everything is going to finish soon.”

LeBron James (left) scored 26 points for the Lakers while Luka Doncic (right) managed 25 for Dallas Mavericks.

12 rebounds. “As long as Lakers head coach we’ve got ballgames to Frank Vogel said defeat play, we’ve got a chance.” owed much to a spell Don-

cic enjoyed in the match, adding: “Not good enough.

It hurts. All these guys are hurting in there.”

Elsewhere Karl-Anthony Towns scored a superb 39 points to help the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Golden State Warriors 129-114.

Steph Curry managed 34 points for the Warriors, who were without Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala.

“We were really shorthanded obviously, but we’ve just got to keep going,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said.

“We’re going to be fine long-term. I’m excited about our team and where we can go. But we’ve just got to weather this storm.”

Inter and AC Milan draw 0-0 in Italian Cup semifinal 1st leg

ROME, MAR 2 (AP): Inter Milan’s miserable month continued when it drew 0-0 against city rival AC Milan in first leg of their Italian Cup semifinal on Tuesday.

Inter has won only one of its past seven matches in all competitions since the start of February. That run has seen the defending Serie A champion fall off the top spot in the league and lose 2-0 at home to Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League matchup.

It was also the fourth straight match in which Inter failed to score. The Nerazzurri have now gone more than 400 minutes without finding the back of the net. “We’ve had lots of games and we need to rediscover our spark b u t we’re working on it,“ Inter coach Simone Inzaghi said.

“We still have the best attack. Going four matches without scoring obvi-

ously creates headlines but we’ll soon be scoring again.

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The inaugural function was graced by NSF president, KegwayhunTep as special guest.

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LO N D O N, M A R 2 (AGENCIES): Luka Doncic starred for the Dallas Mavericks as they sent the Los Angeles Lakers to a third straight defeat.

Doncic scored 25 points and won eight rebounds as the Mavericks turned a six-point deficit with seven minutes remaining into a five-point victory.

The result means the Lakers have lost 10 of their past 13 matches.

The Lakers - ninth in the Eastern Conference are at risk of not making the post-season play-in tournament which precedes the play-offs.

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… We’re trying to recover our physical and mental strength.“ Both teams had chances at San Siro and though neither goalkeeper was really troubled, Inter’s Samir Handanovic did have to pull off a one-handed save to keep out a Rafael Leao curler at the start of the second half.

Milan hasn’t won the cup in nearly two decades since 2003 while Inter hasn’t gotten past the semifinals since winning the last of its seven titles in 2011. The Milan teams drew 1-1 in their first Serie A derby of the season in November, then Olivier Giroud scored twice when Milan beat Inter 2-1 three weeks ago in the league.

The second-leg matches are scheduled April 20. The final is May 11.

Inter Milan’s Edin Dzeko, goes for the header with AC Milan’s Fikayo Tomori during an Italian Cup semifinal, first leg. (AP)

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Fury says he will retire after Dillian Whyte fight in April

Tyson Fury LO N D O N, M A R 2 (AGENCIES): Britain’s heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury says he will retire after the defence of his WBC title against Dillian Whyte in April.

The unbeaten 33-yearold is a two-time world champion, winning 31 of 32 professional fights.

He drew with American Deontay Wilder in the first of their three fights, before winning the second and third bouts. Asked whether he would call time on his career after fighting Whyte at Wembley Stadium on 23 April, Fury said: “100%.”

Speaking after his news conference to promote his upcoming bout, Fury said: “I’m a two-time undisputed world champion. “[I have] £150m in the bank and nothing to prove to anybody.”

Fury - who has hinted at walking away from boxing before - was expected to face the winner of Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Ukranian WBA (Super), IBF and WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk later this year, should he beat Whyte. That potential scenario to unify all the heavyweight belts had kept alive the possibility of a long-awaited fight between Fury and Joshua, after negotiations ended last year.

Fury says compatriot Whyte is “terrified” after the Londoner missed the pair’s news conference for their fight.

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Paralympics: Russia, Belarus to compete as neutrals BEIJING, MAR 2 (AGENCIES): Athletes from Russia and Belarus will be allowed to compete as neutrals at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing following the invasion of Ukraine.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) says the two countries “will compete under the Paralympic flag and not be included in the medal table”.

The opening ceremony is on Friday, with competition starting on Saturday, BBC reported.

IPC president Andrew Parsons said the measures were the “harshest possible punishment” under its constitution.

“The IPC and wider Paralympic Movement is greatly concerned by the gross violation of the Olympic Truce by the Russian and Belarussian governments in the days prior to the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games,” Parsons said.

“The IPC Governing Board is united in its condemnation of these actions and was in agreement that they cannot go unnoticed or unaddressed.

“In deciding what ac-

The 2022 Paralympic opening ceremony will take place on Friday in Beijing. tions the IPC should take, it was fundamental that we worked within the framework of our new constitution to remain politically neutral.

“Such neutrality is firmly anchored in the genuine belief that sport holds the transformative power to overcome our shortcomings, and summon from within us the best of our humanity, especially in the darkest of moments.”

UK Secretary of State Nadine Dorries said she was “extremely disappointed” with the IPC’s decision.

“I call on them to urgently reconsider,” she said.

“They must join the rest of the world in condemning this barbaric invasion by banning Russian and Belarussian athletes from competing.

“We will consider the full range of options in protest of this decision, in consultation with UK Sport and the British Paralympic Association. I will also be meeting with my international counterparts this week to discuss how we can respond collectively.”

Russian athletes competed under a neutral Paralympic flag at the 2018 Games as punishment for state-sponsored doping.

In addition to deciding Russian and Belarussian athletes will not compete under their own flag or feature on the medal table in Beijing, the IPC also stated it will hold no events in the two countries “until further notice”.

Crucially, the IPC says it will host a vote later in 2022 to decide on whether upholding the Olympic Tr uce is a membership requirement. Any breach would then create a scenario where the offending nation could be suspended.

When this vote has been conducted, the IPC said it will also decide on

Abramovich’s future as Chelsea owner in doubt after Swiss billionaire’s claim

Sumi Hoho Trophy underway

LO N D O N, M A R 2 (AGENCIES): Roman Abramovich’s future as Chelsea owner is in doubt after a Swiss billionaire claimed he has been offered the chance to buy the club.

Hansjorg Wyss told Swiss newspaper Blick that Abramovich “wants to get rid of Chelsea quickly” after the threat of sanctions was raised in Parliament, BBC reported.

A b r a m ov i c h g ave “stewardship and care” of Chelsea to its foundation trustees following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Chelsea have chosen

not to respond to the claims of 86-year-old Wyss.

The west London club have always previously denied reports that they are up for sale.

Abramovich, 55, is alleged to have strong ties to Russian president Vladimir Putin, which he has denied. Other Russian billionaires have already been the subject of European Union sanctions where their assets have been frozen.

That has included Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, who has commercial links to Everton.

The United Kingdom

government is yet to sanction Abramovich or Usmanov.

Wy s s a l s o s a i d : “Abramovich is trying to sell all of his villas in England, he also wants to get rid of Chelsea quickly.

“I and three other people received an offer on Tuesday to buy Chelsea from Abramovich.”

A spokesperson for Abramovich declined to comment on those claims.

Should Abramovich decide to sell Chelsea, it would be a seismic moment for the club and English football.

Having bought the Blues in 2003 for £140m, Chelsea have been transformed under the Russian’s reign, and in many ways it has set the template for how much finance was needed to compete at the top end of the Premier League.

In total, Abramovich has loaned the club more than £1.5bn which has brought great success.

DIMAPUR, MAR 2 (NPN): The 14th Sümi Hoho Trophy under the aegis of Sümi Games and Sports Association (SGSA) is currently underway at Suruhuto town.The opening ceremony was graced by minister PHED, Jacob Zhimomi as special guest.

The programme began with an invocation by pastor, Vikaho Zhimo. Chief host of the event, adviser Tourism, H. Khehovi Yepthomi delivered a short speech while greetings message was delivered by Sumi Hoho president, Nikheto Zhimomi.

whether to terminate the memberships of the Russian Paralympic Committee and Belarus Paralympic Committee. Parsons continued: “Now that this decision has been made, I expect all participating NPCs to treat the neutral athletes as they would any other athletes at these Games, no matter how difficult this may be.

“Unlike their respective governments, these Paralympic athletes and officials are not the aggressors, they are here to compete in a sport event like everybody else.”

Ukraine’s Paralympic team has arrived in Beijing and will be able to compete, less than a week after Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of the country.

In recent days a host of governing bodies from across sport have moved to introduce measures including the exclusion of Russian and Belarussian athletes from competition, the banning of use of the nation’s flag or the cancellation of events in the country.

Ukrainian athletes, the International Olympic Committee and the British Olympic Association had called for Russians to be excluded from the event.

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ISL: Kerala inch closer to semi spot with 3-1 win over Mumbai VASCO (GOA), MAR 2 (IANS): Kerala Blasters FC sharpened their semifinal chances with a 3-1 win over Mumbai City FC in a rescheduled ISL clash at the Tilak Maidan Stadium, here on Wednesday.

Alvaro Vazquez (45th P, 60th) scored a brace either side of halftime after Sahal Abdul Samad (19th) opened the floodgates for Kerala who are now in fourth spot having 33 points from 19 games. They take on FC Goa in their final fixture while Mumbai -- in fifth spot with 31 points from 19 matches -- play Hyderabad FC in their final league game, hoping Kerala lose to Goa and they win against Hyderabad. For Mumbai, Diego Mauricio scored a consolation goal from the spot in the 71st minute.

A botched clearance from Cassio Gabriel saw Sahal rob the ball off him to then twist and turn past the Brazilian and a couple of more Mumbai shirts before drilling a low shot past Mohamad Nawaz who was perhaps blinded by the defenders in front of him as the ball nestled into the net.

It was Sahal’s fifth goal of

Alvaro Vazquez celebrates scoring his second goal. the campaign, underlining his upturn in form.

Mumbai tried to forge an immediate comeback but it was not to be as Kerala doubled their lead, albeit a penalty after Mourtada Fall brought him down inside the area. The Spaniard was icecool from the spot, pausing in his run-up to send Nawaz the wrong way with aplomb.

At halftime, Kerala were cruising with a 2-0 verdict. Kerala also scored another at the start of the second period but Luna’s exceptional effort from outside the box was well saved

by Nawaz. The yellow shirts did not have to wait long for the third goal, Nawaz

making a meal of an easy clearance this time after Fall back passed to him. Vazquez needed no second invitation as he slotted home into an open goal.

Mumbai pulled one back after Mauricio went down inside the box from what looked like a Ruivah Hormipam push but as Kerala players appealed the decision the referee pointed to the spot. Mauricio stepped up and slammed home from the spot to make it 3-1. Luna could have had a goal moments later as his free-kick was pushed as far as the post

by Nawaz as Kerala held on to win 3-1 and sharpen their semi final chances.

AICF submits guarantee towards bid to host Olympiad NEW DELHI, MAR 2 (PTI): The All India Chess Federation (AICF), which will be bidding to host the 44th edition of the Chess Olympiad later this year, has submitted its guarantee of USD 10 million to the world body, FIDE. “Yeah, we have submitted the guarantee for the bid amount of USD 10 million to FIDE as part of our bid to host the Chess

Olympiad,” AICF secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan told PTI on Wednesday.

The Olympiad was moved out of Russia after it invaded neighbouring Ukraine on February 24.

FIDE decided to open the bids after Russia began the military operations against Ukraine.

He had earlier said that the AICF would be bidding for the Olympiad

this year. The budget for the event would be USD 10 million (about Rs 75 crore), Chauhan had said.

The Chess Olympiad is a biennial team event in which teams from some 190 countries compete for honours over a two-week period.

The Chess Olympiad 2022 was supposed to take place in Moscow from July 26 to August 8.

But the FIDE (the International Chess Federation) decided to move the Olympiad and all other official competitions planned from Russia in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

The other events that have been moved away from Russia are the first chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities and the 93rd FIDE Congress.

NVA general body meeting

DIMAPUR, MAR 2 (NPN): Nagaland Volleyball Association (NVA) has called for a general body meeting on March 12 at 12 noon at Tourist Lodge, Dimapur. In this regard, the association has requested all the managing committee members and affiliated unit (district) presidents to attend the meeting without fail.

Middlesbrough shock Spurs; City enter FA Cup QFs

Josh Coburn sealed a magnificent win for Middlesbrough as they dumped Tottenham Hotspur out of the FA Cup. considering his future as he waits to win the first major honour of his career.

Middlesbrough were by far the brighter side in extra time and got their reward when Coburn rifled across Lloris from Crooks’ through ball.

Zinchenko leads City

Earlier, Oleksandr Zinchenko captained City as classy finishes from Riyad Mahrez and Jack Grealish sent the English champions through.

Ukrainian international Zinchenko took the armband in his first appearance since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Fernandinho had ini-

tially been listed as City skipper for the tie, but the Brazilian, who signed from Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk, offered the role to Zinchenko in a show of solidarity.

Zinchenko and Peterborough captain Frankie Kent held a Ukrainian flag together as they led the teams out at the start of the match. Once the action got underway, Guardiola’s men took time to make the breakthrough against a side sitting bottom of the Championship.

Mahrez took his tally for the season to an impressive 19 goals in just 32 appearances as the Algerian cleverly guided the ball

into the far corner from a narrow angle on the hour mark.

Grealish has had a far less productive season since his £100 million ($134 million) move from Aston Villa.

But he marked his return from injury with a sublime touch to control Phil Foden’s long through ball before slotting past Steven Benda for his fourth City goal.

Crystal Palace also booked their place in the quarter-finals with a 2-1 win over Stoke.

Cheikhou Kouyate and Jairo Riedewald struck for the Eagles either side of Josh Tymon’s equaliser.

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LO N D O N, M A R 2 (AFP): Middlesbrough produced another FA Cup shock to extend Tottenham’s long wait for silverware with a 1-0 win after extra time at the Riverside on Tuesday, while Manchester City eased into the last eight with a 2-0 victory at Peterborough.

Boro knocked out Manchester United at Old Trafford in the fourth round and the Championship side were worthy winners to condemn Spurs to another trophyless season.

Not since a League Cup win in 2008 have Tottenham lifted a trophy and another hugely disappointing defeat poses further questions over the future of manager Antonio Conte. The Italian only took charge in November, but has already hinted he could walk away after a run of four defeats in the past six Premier League games.

Teenager Josh Coburn came off the bench to score the only goal with a thumping finish across Hugo Lloris in the 107th minute.

Harry Kane did have the ball in the net for Tottenham in the second half only to be flagged offside.

But the England captain may also be again

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