October 17, 2016

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BRICS adopts Goa declaration; Govt declares CCoFA NH-29 bandh illegal condemn terror attacks on India

DIMAPUR, OCT 16 (NPN): DAN cabinet on Sunday declared as “illegal” the proposed indefinite bandh from Monday called by the Coordination Committee on Fuel Adulteration (CCoFA) as contained in a communiqué issued by Home commissioner Abhijit Sinha.

The communiqué informed that the cabinet took the decision Sunday after consideration of the bandh causing restriction on movement of essential commodities and services, besides causing inconveniences to the general public.

In this regard, Sinha also informed that district administration and police have been directed to take all necessary measures to ensure that free movement of all vehicles and public was not disrupted in any manner by any group or individuals.

The government has also requested public not to take part in the bandh but extend full cooperation to the law enforcement agencies.

Recalling the genesis of the issue, the communiqué said that based on specific complaints, police and administration on June 27, 2016 raided six locations in Dimapur and Chumukedima.

The team discovered that fuel adulterations were being carried out illegally and where several fuel tankers were seized and two cases registered at Diphupar PS and West Ps.

Aggrieved Hindi teaches to boycott classes from today

DIMAPUR, OCT 16 (NPN): All Nagaland Aggrieved Hindi Teachers Association (ANAHTA) on Sunday said it would boycott classes from October 17, to protest against non- payment of salaries for the past seven months (March-September).

The association vice president, Monthung in a press statement said the decision was made based on its earlier resolution-- ‘no work no pay.’ It therefore, asked the aggrieved teachers to follow the same till further notice.

Since the teachers have been working the whole year without salary, it said they have decided not accept “piecemeal payment” to temporarily appease their sufferings.

It requested all the headmasters, teachers’ in-charge of both government and private school to bear with the inconvenience. Meanwhile, the association has informed all ANHTU central body representative executive member of ANAHTA and all members to attend an emergency meeting on October 19 at 1 pm at its treasure’s residence

DAN legislature parties to meet

DIMAPUR, OCT 16 (NPN): Nagaland chief minister, T.R. Zeliang has called for a Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) Legislature Parties meeting at the State Banquet Hall on October 18 at 3 p.m.

All the members have been requested to attend the meeting.

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“If we ramain like this, how can we ever get the chance to take the law into our own hands?”

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Considering the seriousness of the cases and the inter-district/inter-State ramifications, Sinha said an SIT headed by IG (Range) was subsequently formed by the state government on July 15,2016 for a thorough and detailed investigation.

Since the cases required investigations outside the state and the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) reports of the samples collected yet to be received, Sinha said the SIT was unable to complete investigation and submit the chargesheets.

On October 15, the home commissioner said the cabinet, after deliberating on the representation submitted by CCoFA, decided that since the SIT investigation was in an advanced stage, it was not advisable to change the investigation agency at this juncture.

The cabinet also directed the DGP to instruct the SIT to submit chargesheets in the court within the next ten days.

The decision of the Cabinet was then conveyed to the CCoFA and urged upon it to call off the proposed bandh, stated the home commissioner.

However, he said the CCoFA decided to go ahead with the indefinite bandh.

The Home commissioner lamented that the bandh had been called despite assurance given by the government that the SIT, whose mandate is to comprehensively cover all relevant issues connected with

the subject matter as given in the two FIRs lodged with the Police in connection with the case, would be submitting the chargesheets in the next ten days.

Sinha recalled that a representation was received by the government on September 23 2016, from an organisation, “Coordination Committee of Civil Society

Organisation on Fuel Adulteration”, demanding transfer of two cases to CBI and in case of failing to do so it threatened to enforce a Bandh on NHs within the State.

CCoFA to go ahead; refutes cabinet’s statement

Co-ordination Committee on Fuel Adulteration (CCoFA) has refuted the state cabinet’s statement, asserting that the proposed indefinite highway bandh from October 17 “has nothing to do with the SIT or the chargesheet to be filed by it, as supposed by the Cabinet”.

Making its stand clear, CCoFA media cell in a press note said that the bandh has been called in view of the state government’s failure to bring in the CBI to probe into the fuel adulteration scam, even after the 15-day deadline had ended.

While condemning the “confrontational attitude of the state government, rather than giving its assistance”, CCoFA reminded that the protest was “a moral battle between the vast majority of helpless citizens on one side and the insensitive government on the other side” and cautioned that the repercussions would be serious.

It said by adopting a confrontational attitude, the government has by default declared that it supports the alleged kingpins-- Dinanath, Srikanth, Umesh, Naval and

Ajay Prasad and would continue to support corruption.

Asserting it was “not bothered whether the SIT is filing its chargesheet within three days, or 10 days or after 1 month”, the committee said its main concern was to convey and highlight to the public that the “SIT cannot satisfactorily bring the case to its logical conclusion because the fuel adulteration issue is not merely confined to the five kingpins”.

“This racket involves virtually the whole of the Food & Civil Supplies Department, the DCs of the districts, and the politician,” CCoFA alleged.

It said public were not fools to believe that the SIT would dare charge-sheet the portfolio in charges of F&CS department in the last 1520 years, if indeed they are found culpable.

CCoFA alleged that the SIT was formed with its hands tied behind and its integrity already compromised.

This was the very reason ACAUT had previously rejected the constitution of the SIT, it added.

In this regard, the com-

NNC/PRN merges with NSCN (R)

(R-L) ‘brig.’ Jackson, Wangtin Naga, O. Chingmak and Dr. Amento.

DIMAPUR, OCT 16 (NPN): NSCN (Reformation) MIP in a press statement claimed the merger of Naga National Council (NNC/PRN) with NSCN (Reformation) on October 15.

MIP said NSCN (R) president Y. Wangtin Naga welcomed the leaders and workers of NNC/ PRN at the ceremony programme organized at its cease-fire office, Mon Hq. Wangtin appreciated the “selfless decision” of O. Chingmak Chang, president NNC/ PRN and Dr. Amento general secretary NNC/PRN for taking the right step to merge with the NSCN (R) in the interest of the Naga cause, MIP said.

He said “the hours for the

Nagas is to seek one another and fragmented Naga political groups should be united to ensure single and unified forces”.

Wangtin also recalled that Nagas under the banner of NNC from 1940s till 1980’s, stood collectively as one voice until the “unified force was fragmented by the confusion cloud of Shillong Accord of 1975”. He further reiterated that the Naga have not surrendered before India and Burma (Myanmar) till today and even in future.

He made it clear that the two groups have “totally merged to carry out collective mission till the entire Naga political groups unify for a single force through peaceful means.”

mittee comprising of over 20 NGOs, have requested the government not to mislead the public.

Meanwhile, CCoFA has appealed the public to extend solidarity and prayer support.

The CCoFA opined that “a CBI investigation should also culminate into complete overhauling or cleansing of the most corrupted F&CS department, which automatically will benefit lakhs of Naga families living from hand to mouth”.

It further warned that the government would be held responsible for any untoward incident during the bandh.

In addition, CCoFA also informed that, apart from NFC gate, Dillai and Chumoukedima check gate, bandh along the entire stretch of Highway-29 would be manned by youth volunteers of Zubza, Peducha and Medziphema in their respective jurisdictions.

In this regard, CCoFA said law enforcing agencies need not worry as the agitation would be peaceful and non-violent in tune with Gandhian philosophy.

Maytas-Gayatri clarifies on 4-lane DIMAPUR, OCT 16 (NPN): Maytas-Gayatri JV, a Hyderabad based infrastructure company on Sunday clarified that the construction of 4-lane work (Dimapur to Kohima) was not Maytas-Garatri JV (joint venture) but the work was awarded to M/s Gayatri project limited without any (JV) through NHIDCL. The company representative in a press statement also clarified that no sub-contractors have been engaged by M/s Gayatri project limited till date.

In this regard, M/s Gayatri project limited has urged all the associations in the state to cooperate so that the project on 4-lane work could be executed in the interest of the state and nation as the road was part of Asian Highway network.

On the abandoned 2-lane road projects under Special Accelerated Road Development Project (SARDP) Phase-I, the representative clarified that the works on Longleng to Changtongya, Mon-Tamlu-Merangkong, Phek-Pfutsero, Chakabama-Zunheboto were executed by Maytas-Gayatri (JV). However, due to some technical reasons the company could not continue and was “dragged into huge loss”.

Since, the issue was now with the ministry and Supreme Court; the company said it was eagerly waiting for the decision and approval from the ministry to resume the works on 2-lane project at an early date. Further, the company said it was continuously maintaining the above mentioned roads as and when it received instruction from the government. It may be mentioned that on October 7, the state government has clarified that JV had abandoned the works (after carrying out formation cutting) as the revised estimates were not approved by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH).

BENAULIM (GOA), OCT 16 (IANS): BRICS nations on Sunday unanimously condemned terrorism in all its forms, including the terror attacks on India, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a comprehensive response to this global scourge. “We strongly condemn the recent several attacks, against some BRICS countries, including that in India,” the Goa Declaration adopted at the conclusion of the Eighth BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) Summit here stated.

“We strongly condemn terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and stress that there can be no justification whatsoever for any acts of terrorism, whether based upon ideological, religious, political, racial, ethnic or any other reasons,” it said. “We agreed to strengthen cooperation in combating international terrorism both at the bilateral level and at international fora.”

The statement comes after last month’s cross-border terror attack on an Indian Army camp at Uri in Jammu and Kashmir that claimed the lives of 19 Indian soldiers.

India has blamed the Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) for the wanton attack.

New Delhi has since launched a diplomatic blitz to isolate Islamabad in the international community while the Indian Army carried out sur-

Modi along with BRICS and BIMSTEC leaders pose for a group photo after the summit on Sunday. (PTI) gical strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

In the plenary meeting of the BRICS leaders before the adoption of the Goa Declaration, Prime Minister Modi called for a comprehensive response to the scourge of terrorism. Stating that the reach of terrorism has become global, the Prime Minister said that terrorism “has grown more lethal and adept at the use of technology”.

“Our response to terrorism must, therefore, be nothing less than comprehensive. And, we need to act both individually and collectively,” he said.

In what can be seen as a reference to China putting on technical hold the inclusion of the name of Jaish-e-Mohammed’s leader Masood Azhar in the UN Security Council’s list of designated terrorists, Modi said that selective approaches to terrorist individuals and organisations would not only be futile but also counterproductive. “There must be no

33% reservation in ULBs, opportunity for women to serve people: Tohanba

Tohanba, Naiba and others after unveiling the monolith. (NP)

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KOHIMA, OCT 16 (NPN): Parliamentary secretary economics and statistics and municipal affairs, R. Tohanba said that the state cabinet decision to implement 33 percent reservation for women in the upcoming municipal council and town council polls, would give them an opportunity to take active part in decision making and governance.

He was confident that their (women) participation in the civic polls would enhance the performance of urban lo-

cal bodies (ULBs) and serve the citizens better. Tohanba further, expressed hope that the women would be able to shoulder the responsibilities in their respective ULBs in a better way.

He said this at the inauguration of Tobu Town council and office of the SDO national highway NPWD on October 15 at Tobu town.

Tohanba also appealed to the citizens to change their mindset and cooperate by paying municipal taxes so that every town would be maintained and developed.

Only drink water when thirsty, study suggests SYDNEY, OCT 16 (AGENCIES): Given that around 60 percent of human body weight is made up of water, it is no surprise that water is essential for human health, aiding every bodily function.

But how much water do we need to drink on a daily basis? While you may have heard that eight 8-ounce glasses of water each day - known as the “8x8 rule” - is the aim, there is no scientific evidence that pinpoints precisely how much fluid is the optimal amount.

Based on studies to date, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommend that women should aim to drink around 2.2 liters of total beverages daily (around 9 cups), while men should aim to consume around 3 liters of total beverages daily (around 13 cups).

However, contrary to these recommendations and the so-called 8x8 rule, the new study suggests we should only drink when we are thirsty, after discovering a mechanism that makes drinking excess water challenging. Study co-author Michael Farrell, of the Bio-

medicine Discovery Institute at Monash University in Australia, and colleagues publish their finding in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Right prefrontal cortex ‘overrides’ swallowing inhibition for excess water: For their study, the team enrolled a number of participants and asked them to drink large amounts of water immediately after exercise, when they were thirsty, and later on in the day, when they were not thirsty.

In each condition, the researchers asked the participants to rate how difficult it was to swallow water.

Compared with water consumption just after exercise, the participants found it three times more difficult to drink water later on when they were not thirsty.

“Here, for the first time, we found effort-full swallowing after drinking excess water which meant they were having to overcome some sort of resistance,” says Farrell. “This was compatible with our notion that the swallowing reflex be-

comes inhibited once enough water has been drunk.”

The team used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) on each of the participants, which allowed them to measure brain activity just before they swallowed water in each experimental condition.

They discovered that certain areas of the right prefrontal cortex of the brain showed significantly higher activity when participants had to make an effort to swallow the water, suggesting that this brain region “overrides” the swallowing inhibition to allow excess water consumption.

‘Drink according to thirst’ Farrell and team stress that drinking too much water can cause significant harm, it can lead to hyponatremia, for example, where blood sodium levels are abnormally low.

“There have been cases when athletes in marathons were told to load up with water and died, in certain circumstances, because they slavishly followed these recommendations and drank far in excess of

need,” notes Farrell.

The researchers say their findings suggest that when it comes to water intake, we may fare better by listening to the body’s needs.

“If we just do what our body demands us to we’ll probably get it right - just drink according to thirst rather than an elaborate schedule,” Farrell said. Still, the team points out that water intake remains essential to human health, and there are certain groups - such as elderly individuals - who do not consume enough water.

How much water should you drink? The recommended amount of water to be drunk per day varies from person to person, depending on factors such as how active they are and how much they sweat. There is no universally agreed upon amount of water that must be consumed daily, but there is a general level of consensus as to what a healthy amount is.

According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), an adequate intake for men is approximately 13 cups (3 liters) a day. For women, an adequate intake is

distinction based on artificial and self-serving grounds,” he said.

Addressing the media after the conclusion of the summit, the Prime Minister said that the BRICS leaders “were unanimous in recognising the threat that terrorism, extremism and radicalisation presents, not just to the regional and global peace, stability and economic prosperity, but also to our society, our way of life and humanity as a whole”.

“We were also one in agreeing that BRICS need to work together and act decisively to combat this threat,” he said. Without naming Pakistan, Modi said: “We also agreed that those who nurture, shelter, support and sponsor such forces of violence and terror are as much a threat to us as the terrorists themselves.”

Earlier in the day, in a restricted meeting of the BRICS leaders, Modi said that the “mothership of terrorism” was in India’s neighbourhood and linked to terror modules across the world.

around 9 cups (2.2 liters).

Many people will have heard the phrase, “drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day,” which works out at around 1.9 liters and is close to the IOM’s recommendation for women.

Drinking “8 by 8” is an easyto-remember amount that can put people on the right track regarding water consumption.

Remember, all non-alcoholic fluid counts towards this recommendation.

Water also helps dissolve minerals and nutrients so that they are more accessible to the body, as well as helping transport waste products out of the body. It is these two functions that make water so vital to the kidneys.

Every day, the kidneys filter around 120-150 quarts of fluid. Of these, approximately 1-2 quarts are removed from the body in the form of urine, and 198 are recovered by the bloodstream. Water is essential for the kidneys to function.

If the kidneys do not function properly, waste products and excess fluid can build up inside the body.

Untreated, chronic kidney disease can lead to kidney failure, whereby the organs stop working, and either dialysis or kidney transplantation is required.

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the second most common type of infection in the body and account for around 8.1 million visits to health care providers in the U.S. every year.

If infections spread to the upper urinary tract, including the kidneys, permanent damage can be caused. Sudden kidney infections (acute) can be life-threatening, particularly if septicemia occurs.

Drinking plenty of water is one of the simplest ways to reduce the risk of developing a UTI and is also recommended to those who have already developed a UTI. Kidney stones interfere with how the kidneys work and, when present, can complicate UTIs. These complicated UTIs tend to require longer periods of antibiotics to treat them, typically lasting 7-14 days.

Further, Tohanba said that the establishment of ULBs bodies was for the welfare of the society and therefore, it was the responsibility of every individual to participate and contribute to usher development.

He also expressed hope that by holding the civic polls, the urban local bodies will be strengthened in order to bring in tremendous changes.

Tohanba said the Municipal Affairs department was created in order to facilitate the ULBs, so that in due course of time these bodies would become fully functional and well equipped for self sustenance.

He said as per Nagaland Municipal Act 2001, Tobu was declared as a Town Council on August 18, 2016 along with eight other towns in the State.

MLA and advisor NBDA & NEPED Naiba Konyak, district administration, citizens of Tobu and others attended the programme.

Union ministers to interact with editors from North, NE states N e w D elhi , O ct 1 6 (Agencies): Union Ministers from some key ministries will interact with Editors from North and North Eastern States during a two-day conference in Chandigarh Monday. The conference is being organised

by Press Information Bureau to provide an opportunity to mediapersons from the regions to have direct interaction with ministers and senior officials for getting deeper perspective of government’s recent initiatives and road map planned in some key sectors, reported UNI. The Conference will be inaugurated by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Governor of Punjab & UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore. An exclusive session on media communication has also been scheduled to have feedback from the participants for better understanding their communication needs. Editors and senior mediapersons from ten States and one UT will participate in the conference.

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NEISSR adolescence awareness programme

Trainees at the “adolescent and risk associated” programme by NEISSR.

DIMAPUR: An awareness programme on “adolescent and risk associated” was organised by North East Institute of Social Science and Research, youth development specialization (NEISSR) in collaboration with Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK) Dimapur on October 15, at Bamunpukri-B, Chumukidema.

Speaking at the programme as resource person, UN, district youth coordinator, DYC from NYK of Dimapur Phyobemo Lotha, stressed on the essence of enlightened adolescence and the NYK initiatives to promote

healthy youth in the country.

He further emphasised upon the all round development of the youth and assured collaboration on many aspects related to youth from NYK. Short speech was also delivered NEISSR, Prof. Anil Danty.

The trainees also brought out in their presentation the varied aspects of adolescent period and the turmoil every individual undergoes during this crucial time, while conflicting situations of adolescent period were depicted through charts, concepts of conflicts with parent’s, mood

disorders and risky behaviour at adolescent age were stressed upon.

The pattern of peer pressure and peer association was discussed and efforts were made to enlighten the participants to realise their self-worth. SWOT analysis of self and adolescent sexual orientation also was given and participants were made to understand the dynamics of human sexuality and myths associated with it.

Altogether, 50 youth along with village youth president and sports secretary attended the programme.

Seminar on skill NSSATA units support central team three to four years, NSSAdevelopment & Correspondent TA Zunheboto has appealed OCT 16 (NPN): the concern department and unemployment KIPHIRE, The Nagaland SSA Teachers government to be prompt in

DIMAPUR: A daylong seminar was conducted by Pinnacle Skills on October 15, at Peren village council hall in collaboration with Peren youth organization under the theme “skill development and unemployment problem”.

Speaking at the seminar, Pinnacle Skills operations coordinator, James Kithan, stressed on the importance of skill based training and the unemployment problem in Nagaland. He also spoke on the different trainings that had been provided by central and state government for the youths of Nagaland with job opportunities across India.

Lamenting on the lack of industries and corporate bodies in Nagaland, Kithan encouraged the youths to take the opportunities that were provided by the government.

He also highlighted on the ratio of job vacancies that were provided by the state government and the number of graduates and post graduates that passes out every year.

Kithan stressed that youths should take up skill training in different sectors and make themselves independent and not burden the family, society or government.

The programme was attended by PTYO office bearers along with members from different youth organizations around Peren.

Earlier, the seminar was chaired by Peren Town Youth Organization (PTYO) finance secretary.

Association (Kiphire unit) has expressed its strongest support to the decision of October 10 meeting, to boycott classes announced by the central team from October 17, 2016 as part of phase I agitation.

In a press note, Kiphire unit president, A. Lipise Sangtam stated that, the SSA teachers had been suffering without salary for more than five months causing enormous distress to the teacher’s community. NSSATA Kiphire unit stated that all SSA teachers were ready to face any consequences during the course of the agitation and would extend its fullest cooperate to the central NSSATA during any course of agitation.

NSSATA Kiphire unit further appealed the state government to hear the cry of the teachers’ community who were sacrificing their life edifying the youngster’s future.

As part of the phase I agitation the SSA teachers under Kiphire district shall boycott classes till further direction from the central NSSATA. ZUNHEBOTO: A joint press note by NSSATA Zunheboto unit president, Vinoka, secretaries Aboto and Tovito has informed all the SSA teachers appointed during 2010 and 2013 under Zunheboto district to extend their support in spirit till NSSATA demand was fulfilled.

Stating that SSA and CSS teachers have been suffering under the shadow of “false promises” and “irresponsible government” over the past

BJP national secretary addresses party workers DIMAPUR: BJP National general secretary, Saroj Pandey who is on a three-day visit to Nagaland held several series of meeting with party officials at Dimapur.

According to BJP Nagaland general secretary (media) Jaangsillung Gonmei, she extolled the performance of the NDA government and said that the party was looking “forward to understand the state of affairs in Nagaland”.

Saroj is also scheduled to visit Dimapur 3 mandal committees and Bamunpukhuri local area committee on October 17 before her departure to Kolkata.

In this regard, all party BJP National general secretary, Saroj Pandey addressing members stationed at Dimapur party leaders and workers.

have been informed at Hotel Saramti on October 17 before 8 am. Saroj also attended the two-day 3rd State executive meeting of BJP Nagaland at Hotel Saramti on October 14-15.

The meeting was attended by 145 members inclusive of 102 official delegates from Districts, State and National level. On the first day, state BJP president Visasolie Lhoungu welcomed the delegates. Reports from the districts except Peren were presented by the district presidents followed by reports from the presidents of the five State Morchas.

Minister of Transport, IT and Communications, P.Paiwang Konyak, advisor

treasuries and accounts, relief and rehabilitation, Dr. T.M. Lotha and advisor cooperatives, Imtilemba Sangtam also addressed the meeting.

Short speeches were also delivered by I. K. Sema, former deputy chief minister and H. K. Khulu, convenor of finance and development committee K. Thong, state secretary, recorded the entire proceedings of the meetings.

Five new members- Chusang Chang, Mulai Khiammugan, Dr. Temsuwati, Rtd. Addl.

Development Commissioner, Vihuto Yephthomi, Rtd. Secretary and L L.Doungel Kuki, social worker, were felicitated and welcomed to the party at the meeting.

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meeting the demands of the teachers.

It also reminded its members to remain united and be physically and mentally prepared to encounter any challenges. Meanwhile it has also appealed to NGOs, church association, students union to continuously extend their support both in faith and action.

P E R E N : N S S AT A Peren unit in a press note by its president, Huzengluibo and general secretary, Kelidau stated that it would boycott classes from October 17 in lieu of the call given by central NSSATA on the failure of the four-point charter demands put forth to the state government.

NSSATA Peren unit has called upon all members to cooperate with the decision, stating that in the event of ensuing agitation more than 15 schools have been totally shutdown in Peren district alone.

Association also urged upon the state government to solve the pending salary issue immediately without any further delay.

DIMAPUR: NSSATA Dimapur unit in a press note stated that it would also boycott classes from October 17. It therefore requested SMSs (School Management Committee), VECs ( Village Education Council), Students’ Unions, GB unions, tribal bodies, NGOs and all the right thinking citizens from Dimapur in particular and Nagaland as a whole to cooperate and support “our” rightful cause.

BJP Zunheboto general meeting DIMAPUR: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Zunheboto held party general meeting on October 3 at BJP office Zunheboto.

A press note by BJP president Shikuto Sema stated that the meeting deliberated on pertinent issues like unity and discipline in the party. It also discussed about the ensuing town council election, wherein five members as sub-committee were appointed with Vikaho Zhimo as convenor.

Shikuto Sema also highlighted the various schemes that were being implemented and that state BJP under the leadership of Visasolie Lhoungu would continue to do better.

Shikuto Sema also announced to the house that some party members were removed, suspended and given show cause notice for negligence of their duties and anti party activities.

Shikuto Sema introduced the newly inducted party office bearers which included 4 vicepresidents and 3 secretaries.

news in brief DC Zboto informs: Deputy commissioner has notified that generation of Unique Identification Number (UIN) for every existing arms licence has been extended till March 31, 2017 in National Database of arms licence system.

In this regard, all arms licence holders under Zunheboto district has been directed to submit their licence to arms branch, DC office, Zunheboto to obtain the UIN before March 31, 2017.

RASU to bring out souvenir: Ralan Area Students’ Union (RASU) would be bringing out a souvenir in commemoration of its golden jubilee celebration 2016. In this regard, convener steering committee, C. S. Ovung has informed interested individual/group willing to contribute articles to submit to the editorial committee or steering committee at the earliest.

VVC new office bearers: Viswema village council (VVC) elected its new team of office bearers for the tenure 2016 to 2020 led by chairman Zhotoho Kiso and secretary Kekhruhol Mekro and others. The new team would henceforth deal with all the matters related to village council, Viswema.

DUCCF new office bearers: Dimapur Urban Council Chairmen Federation (DUCCF) during its general meeting held on October 10 has elected new team of office bearers for the term 2016-2019 led by president Tsenthungo Lotha and general secretary, L. Temjen Imsong along with eight others.

GPRN/NSCN holds ‘National Tatar Hoho’

GPRN/NSCN leaders and national workers during oath taking ceremony.

DIMAPUR: GPRN/NSCN held its emergency “National Tatar Hoho” on October 12 at Khehoyi Council headquarters with its president ‘Gen’ (Retd.) M. B Neokpao Konyak and ato kilonser N. Kitovi Zhimomi.

GPRN/NSCN through its MIP informed that the hoho was attended by hundreds of national workers who during the hoho reaffirmed to work under the banner “Nagaland for Christ”.

During the hoho, the national workers led by the collective leadership also partook in the oath taking ceremony wherein a special prayer was also said for the collective leadership.

GPRN/NSCN MIP also informed that as endorsed by its president ‘Maj. Gen’ Samson Aye and ‘Maj. Gen’ Vihoto Chophy were appointed as new “commander-in-chief ” and “deputy commander-inchief ” of the Naga Army.

ANGDA appeals CCoFA

DIMAPUR: All Nagaland Government Driver’s Association (central committee) (ANGDA) has appealed the Coordination Committee on Fuel Adulteration (CCoFA) who has called for NH-29 bandh starting October 17 for government registered vehicles that the drivers should not be harassed if any were found driving since they would only be performing their duties for the government.

In a release, ANGDA advisor Milan Raj Banshi stated that the government drivers worked for the government, thereby if they were compelled to drive during the bandh the drivers should not be held responsible as they were on duty call.

ANGDA insisted that CCoFA should directly approach the officers if there were any issues with the government registered vehicles.

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1. DC Kohima & DPDB vice chairman, Rovilatuo Mor, IAS chairing the Kohima DPDB meeting at DPDB’s conference hall. 2. ADC Medziphema, Sarah S. Jamir and departmental officials during the Sub-divisional Co-ordination metting held at ADC office Medziphema. 3. DC Phek, Murohu Chotso speaking at the DPDB meeting held at DC’s conference hall.

DIMAPUR: Monthly meeting of Kohima District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) was held at DPDB’s conference hall on October 15, chaired by deputy commissioner and DPDB vice chairman Kohima, Rovilatuo Mor, IAS. According to DIPR report, SDO (C) Development, Neilezo Tep and SDO (C) Sadar, Kethosituo Sekhose as convener of the committee shared the due activities and achievements made by the committees. DC reminded all Adoption Committees to submit their final activities reports within the extended time frame upto November 15, 2016. Board also decided to take up the issue of theft in NHAK with the Police department.

Principal Kohima Science College. Dr. Aier highlighted the reason on the proposal of delinking Higher Secondary Section Science College, Jotsoma where the Board decided to approve the matter considering the infrastructural and academic problems shared by the Principal.

On another proposal for opening of new Arts College in Kohima under Rural Development Trust Society, the Board deliberated on the issue and further decided to agree with the projecting site of the K

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DC also informed all the Agri & allied departments and other line development departments to note that the Disha committee quarterly meeting would be held in the 3th week of October 2016.

On the presentation of ‘Energy Efficient Kohima District Administration’ DC informed that large scale of LED tube, ceiling fan, bulb would be shortly launched for Kohima town and Kohima village and further planned to cover surrounding villages under the district. A power point presentation on departmental activities was given by Assistant Labour Commissioner, Azuto Rengma from Labour department.

WOKHA: The monthly District Planning and Development Board meeting was held on October 13 at Deputy Commissioner Conference Hall Wokha.

According to official bulletin, the meeting was chaired

by ADC, Wokha, Thavaseelan (IAS).

During the meeting, landslide/road blockage at Pangtong/Serika area was discussed. The chairman informed that since August the road had been cut off due to flood and landslides.

With regard to registration of Von-Jen School

of Music, Wokha the board endorsed the same to the concerned department for examination to be discussed in the next DPDB meeting.

Proposal for introduction of new subjects namely Geography, Science and Commerce stream presented by principal Mt. Tiyi College was recommended to higher authority for approval. Further, the chairman informed all departments to submit the vehicle registration number along with the names of the driver attached to them at the earliest.

ZUNHEBOTO: Meeting was held on October 13 at DC’s conference hall under the chairmanship of deputy commissioner Zunheboto, T. Roy IAS. According to DIPR report, assistant planning officer (APO), David Achumi highlighted the last meeting wherein he mentioned bifurcation of Aghunato/Tokiye Block and creation of Town Council / Urban Station Committee at Satakha was under process.

At the meeting, DPO, DAPCU highlighted the present scenario of HIV/AIDS Status in the district.

The meeting also approved construction of Waiting Shed at Zunheboto Government College (ZGC). With regard to Aadhar Enrolment

problem being faced by students for various purpose, DC stated that Census department would be opening Aadhar Centres in all administrative centres within the district.

PHEK: Meeting was held on October 13 at DC’s conference hall, chaired by vice chairman DPDB and deputy commissioner Phek, Murohu Chotso. Departmental activities were presented by NABARD and NYK departments.

New agendas recommended to the Govt during the meeting included opening of any nationalized additional bank at Phek head Quarter, registration of society in respect of Bio-Earth and Earth Hills society (BASS) Pfutsero Town, upgradation of Royal Foundation School Phek Town to Higher Secondary level, constitution of verification committee for LADP 2016-17.

MANGKOLEMBA: SDPDB meeting was held at Dobashi Court on October 14 under the chairmanship of SDPDB, parliamentary secretary of Agriculture, Dr. Benjungliba, who welcomed the members and read out the agendas.

The following agendas were discussed and approved; Posting of SK and providing PDA Godown at Merangmen

EAC circle. Dr. Benjungliba asked border magistrate, Nyemp Wallim to find out the land for the construction of the Godown. Opening of Bank at Longchem town and Alongkima town, nomination for 2041 Document Committee and finalization of programme for celebration of Mangkolemba ADC HQ silver jubilee were discussed.

Chairman of DAN & NBRM, Dr. Longri was also present at the meeting.

MEDZIPHEMA: Medziphema sub-division departmental co-ordination meeting was held on October 14 at ADC office Medziphema, under the chairmanship of ADC, Sarah S. Jamir.

The meeting discussed and resolved Medziphema town to be declared as Open Defecation Free by the end of October 2016. The house also directed all the public as well as government servant to enroll in Electoral Roll those who have settled for more than six months in Medziphema for the upcoming municipal election.

Earlier, District Nodal Officer (NTCP), CMO Office Dimapur, Dr. C. Tetseo gave a power point presentation on Tobacco Control for Awareness and Highlighted about the Danger of consuming Tobacco.

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KABA youths along with youth director at the quiz competition.

DIMAPUR: KABA youth organized its fifth KABA youth golden jubilee memorial Bible quiz on October 16, at Ministers’ Hill Ao Baptist Church Kohima.

Bible quiz competition is bi-annual and started in the year 2002, marking KABA youth’s 50th year anniversary.

Bible quiz was initiated keeping in mind the importance of reading and knowing the word of God,

understanding the need to go back to the Word in a rapidly changing world.

Youth Director, Kohima Ao Baptist Arogo, Tiatoshi Longkumer reiterated the importance of the word of God, and stressed on how “our” knowledge of the word has become stagnant today.

T h i s y e a r, e l e v e n churches participated in the inter-church quiz competition, based on four books

of the Bible—Micah, Ruth, James and Phillipians. Central Baptist Church Kohima emerged as the winning team and bagged a cash prize of Rs.10,000 followed by Poumai Baptist Church Kohima, with a cash prize of Rs. 8,000 and Phom Baptist Church Kohima bagging the third prize with Rs. 6,000.

The benediction was offered by associate pastor, KABA, Rev. Yapang Walling.

Farmers training prog at Mopungchuket DIMAPUR: A day-long farmers training programme on the topic improved production technologies of vegetables crops was conducted on October 14 at Mopungchuket village.

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Kewhimia BS&G Krotho formed D I M A P U R : Kew h i m i a Bharat Scouts & Guides (BS&G) Krotho has been officially formed on October 15, 2016 with 24 members during the get-together cum exposure meet.

A press note by Kewhimia (BS&G) Krotho general secretary, Khriengutuonuo Mere stated that the Krotho had constituted a team of office bearers headed by Kuoliebeizo Mepfhüo as chairman, general secretary Khriengutuonuo Mere along with eight others.

It also stated that Krotho has decided to frame a constitution.

Atuo Mezhür had generously donated a sum of Rs. 1 lakh for the fund of New team of office bearers along with other members of Kewhimia BS&G Krotho. the Krotho.

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enhance the knowledge, skills and on better farming practices.

He further advised the farmer to report to the block technology team whenever any signs of problem of pest and diseases of the crops were noticed as the early detection and application

of control measures would reduce the yield loss.

The resource person was Renbemo, SMS (Horticulture) and Samuel, SMS (Agronomy) Krishi Vigyan Kendra.

The far mers were trained on the concept and importance of nursery bed.

4 DEMO farmers for various crops were selected and seed of vegetables were distributed to all the participating farmers.

Earlier the programme was chaired by C.Amongla jamir. Altogether 25 farmers attended the training programme.

DIMAPUR: Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry under Tseminyu subdivision celebrated “world animal day cum world rabies day” at Terogvunyu village on October 4.

Delivering keynote address by deputy CVO Kohima, Dr. Joseph N. Angami highlighted the members about the importance of celebration of world animal day pointing out the need for harmonious co-existence between human and animals for ecological balance and better living in the world.

The importance of celebration of world rabies day was shared stating the theme of the year’s celebration; “educate, vaccinate and elimination” by Dr Joseph.

EAC, Tseminyu, Shelly Katiry flagged off the ARV programme. Altogether 56 pigs with swine fever and 20 dogs with anti-rabies were vaccinated.

Vote of thanks was proposed by GB of Terogvunyu village, Shunyu Semp.

Around 40 villagers attended the celebration programme.

The programme was chaired

by VAS, Tseminyu, Dr. Gwazenlo Tep.

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Youth participants at the three day youth crusade.

DIMAPUR: Three-day youth crusade was organized by Baptist Youth Fellowship (BYF) from October 7 to 9, under the theme “Youth in spirit, faith and purity (1 Tim 4:12)”.

Speakers of the programme were Covenant Baptist Church, pastor Yabang, JTLBC pastor Mongzeung and state chaplain, Rev. Kuzierang Thou.

More than 500 youths from Jalukie town and neighbouring villages attended the crusade.

Organising committee further expressed their gratitude to the host church JTLBC and to all Baptist Youth Fellowship of different churches for the cooperation and solidarity towards the success of the programme.

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IMPHAL, Oct 16: Manipur Congress leader Sunday rubbished India Today’s axis opinion poll that has predicted BJP unseating the ruling Congress by winning 31-35, terming it a big political conspiracy.

“It is a great conspiracy.

Great conspirators are there at the Centre (New Delhi).

It is a trash. It will not able to attract the people towards BJP,” Congress sitting MLA RK Anand who responded to a query from media regarding the axis opinion poll.

People at the BJP led NDA government at the Centre were expert in such “propaganda warfare”. When the actual work was done by the Congress, BJP was trying to the credit.

“The propaganda of the present government at the Centre is too much. The government is doing nothing except changing the names of the flagship programmes initiated by the Congress led UPA government at the Centre.

It is well known by the people and I am confident that people will not believe such propaganda,” Anand said, citing various such axis opinion polls which proved wrong after the elections results were

out in the past.

“The exit poll pushing the BJP at a high level in a state like Manipur is just a concoction,” the two times elected Congress MLA said.

The Cong ress MLA termed the BJP as a problem creator of Manipur while reminding the people’s uprising in June 2001 after the then BJP led NDA government agreed to extend the ceasefire truce with NSCN (I-M) without territorial limit and the signing of framework agreement with the same outfit a year back.

Whenever, BJP government is there at the Centre, people of Manipur always remember this ‘hidden agenda” of the party, threatening the territorial integrity of the state, he said.

“As a representative of people working at the grass root level, I know the ground reality. Congress will regain the powers with thumping victory,” the MLA said confidently.

The India Today-Axis opinion poll has predicted Manipur becoming the second North-Eastern state after Assam to turn saffron by winning 31-35 seats in the upcoming election to the state Assembly.

The election to the state

Assembly is expected to come up any time as only six month left to end the term of the current Assembly. The term of the current Assembly is due to end by March 18, 2017.

The axis opinion poll of the India Today further predicted Congress party winning not more than 19-24 seats in the forthcoming state election.

While riding the exit poll result, Manipur BJP leader Th Choaba had on Saturday said that the saffron will get more seats than projected by the opinion poll.

He said that upcoming poll in the state was an important task for BJP government at the Centre as the party is committed to fight it with a mission to eradicate Congress party in UP, Goa, Punjab and Manipur.

“We are confident that BJP will win more than 40 seats. The Congress will be reduced to single digit even though they have 52 MLAs at present,” the former Union minister had told media on Saturday.

According to the veteran state BJP leader, the voters of Manipur will throw the Congress out like the voters of Haryana, Assam and Rajasthan have done in their respective state elections.

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TURA/SHILLONG, OCT 16 (Agencies): A 16-yearold boy from Reserve Gittim locality of Tura died on Friday from his injuries sustained in a group clash at Rishipara locality of the same town the previous night.

Tura police acted swiftly and arrested three suspects who were allegedly involved in the brawl which took place late Thursday night. Local residents reportedly alerted Tura police about a brawl taking place in Rishipara. On reaching the spot police found three boys with injuries while the others had fled. All three were taken to the police station and the Tura Civil Hospital for medical checkup.

The next morning two of the boys were handed over to their families but a third, Sengat N Sangma (16) of Reserve Gittim locality, was admitted to hospital for treatment of his injuries sustained in the attack at Rishipara the previous night.

On Friday night the teenager succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. The mother of the deceased has filed an FIR and the Tura police have registered a murder case. At the same time, quick action from the law enforcement department has led to the arrest of three persons alleged to be involved in the attack. The three accused– Dulal Rishi (41), Nipen Rishi (38) and Hemendra Rishi (35), all hailing from Rishipara have been

put in police custody.

Meanwhile, West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Pravin Bakshi has informed that a magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the incident.

The inquiry will be conducted

by DD Shira, Additional District Magistrate.

Bakshi added that the situation is under close watch and prohibitory orders under Section 144 have been passed restricting movement with arms, obstruction to traffic, attempt to incite violence, unlawful assembly in place of incident, affected localities and police stations as well as public places.

The District Administration has also received inputs that many people are circulating rumours through messages and social media which is under watch and scrutiny.

“The incident is condemnable and the law is taking its own course. No culprits will be spared. However, inflammatory messages and their circulation is to be immediately verified and cross checked and brought to the notice of the authorities,” he said.

While making an appeal to maintain peace, urging people to be vigilant and neither believe in rumours nor circulate them, Bakshi warned that circulation of inflammatory and false messages inciting violence and creating tension will be dealt with strictly.

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5.2 kg drugs seized in Dibrugarh raid DIBRUGARH, OCT 16 (Agencies): Police seized 5.2 kg of narcotic drugs during a raid in Dibrugarh on Saturday in one of the biggest drug busts in the state.

The seized drugs include 2 kg of heroin and 3.2 kg of brown sugar. The raid was conducted at a rented house in the town’s Amolapatty area following a tip-off by an informer. The main accused, Sirbek Ahmed, is absconding.

“It is a huge haul - probably the biggest drug consignment seized in the state. Unfortunately, we could not catch the main accused as he left the house with an accomplice just moments before the raid. We have come to know that he is carrying a consignment of contraband drugs for delivery.

We are trying to track him down,” Dibrugarh SP Gautam Borah said.

Police have detained the landlord, Tajuddin Ahmed, who is also the general secretary of the Dibrugarh unit of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS).

Two others, Arif Ali and a maid, have also been picked up for questioning. Arif is a relative of the main accused.

The SP added that so far 15 drug dealers and peddlers have been arrested after Operation Drugs-Free Dibrugarh was launched in the first week of May.

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2 BSF arrested for indecent gestures Aizawl, Oct 16 (PTI): Two BSF personnel allegedly made indecent gestures at a minor girl when she was bathing in a river at Sairang village in Mizoram following which they were arrested, the police said today. The incident took place yesterday when the girl had gone to bathe in the river near a bridge, where the two BSF personnel, a jawan and a havildar, made objectionable gestures at her.

A BSF camp is located near the bridge. After the girl narrated the incident to her parents, the village elders registered a complaint at the nearby Sairang polic station. The two accused were arrested and remanded to judicial custody, Aizawl district SP Lalhuliana Fanai said. Villagers of Sairang near Aizawl took out a procession today in protest against the incident. Fanai said that the procession was peaceful and the police stopped the crowd at the Tlawng bridge near the lone Lengpui airport.

IFUNA writes to Assam govt

GUWAHATI, Oct 16 (Agencies): The Indian Federation of United Nations Associations (IFUNA) has written to the Assam government seeking land to set up a United Nations university. The university, if established, will be the second in the world after a similar institute in Tokyo.

Aswini Sarma, the secretary general of UN Association, Assam, said the university will be set up either in Guwahati or Shillong. The Assam government is yet to respond to the proposal, Sarma added. “We wrote to the government in 2014 and again in August this year. We are yet to get a reply. The Meghalaya government has got back to us,” Sarma told reporters here on Saturday. The university will offer courses on arts, social science, management, science and UN studies at the graduation, post-graduation and research level.

Kalam Centre for Policy Research NE gets two new varieties of pig Mnp celebrates ‘Mera Houchongba’ and Analysis inaugurated S H I L L O N G , O CT 1 6 (Agencies): To commemorate the 85th birth anniversary of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Governor V. Shanmuganathan on Saturday inaugurated the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Center for Policy Research and Analysis at RGIIM Campus, Shillong in the presence of Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, Naveen Verma, Secretary, DoNER, R. Muivah, Secretary, NEC, K. S. Kropha, Chief Secretary, Falguni Rajkumar, Chairman, BoG, IIM, Shillong, Prof Amitabha De, Director, RGIIM, Shillong among others.

In his inaugural address, the Governor said that the Centre will provide opportunities for the holistic development of northeastern region and also facilitate networking with other centers of excellence within the northeastern states. Stating that the potentiality and creativity of youths should not go into waste, he stressed on the need to put North East on top priority as far as developmental activities are concerned. The Governor also urged the Centre to focus on the creativity of the people especially in the bamboo and cane sector which is the potentiality of the region.

Mukul Sangma in his speech said that many policy decisions which are developed on the strength of the region based on the research and analysis will be guided by this Centre.

Many a times, we end up rolling ambitious programmes but the way it is executed becomes a reason for dislocation of good programmes, therefore, the whole support system and the institution partners available around us must be exploited to the fullest for the benefit of the people in the region, he added.

Dwelling at length on the issues of the NE region’s disconnection from the other parts of the country, the Chief Minister said that institutions and centres of learning can bridge those gaps and create a new ways of connectivity.

He informed that the State Government will have all the possible collaborative exercise with IIM in the implementation of the various programmes and initiatives of the Government.

He also urged the institute to collaborate with scientific communities and look at the possibilities as to how the Government can leverage upon some of the

programmes that has been implemented.

Meanwhile, Naveen Verma said that the Ministry is looking to connect the North East with the markets of its neighbouring countries but it needs research South East Asian, adding that the Ministry will be very happy to inform the Prime Minister’s Office(PMO) about the setting up of the centre.

NEC Secretary, R Muivah who was also present on the occasion said that the setting up of the centre will greatly help in project formulation and its effective implementation of such projects in the region.

An MoU was also signed and exchanged between IIM, Shillong, DoNER and NEC. The Centre will serve as an expert facilitation point for the NE States in policy making, strategic planning and effective implementation of various developmental schemes for the sectors as mentioned in the scope besides undertaking research and analysis on developmental issues of the various NE states as identified jointly or separately by MDoNER, NEC, RGIIMS and the states individually or collectively.

G U WA H AT I , O CT 1 6 (AGENCIES): The introduction of two newly improved cross-bred pig varieties has renewed hope for entrepreneurs and farmers of making the state self-sufficient in meeting the demand for pork.

Rani and Asha, the two varieties, were released on Saturday at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) - National Research Centre (NRC) on Pig. Despite having 38% of the total pig population in the country, the northeast has been unable to meet the growing demand for pork in the region, currently being met by imports from Punjab, Haryana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, where pork is not too popular with meat-eaters.

The non-availability of improved pig varieties that can meet the commercial demand has been cited as the reason behind this.

Director of the institute DK Sarma hailed the introduction of the two improved crossbred varieties as ‘phenomenal’ and said it could go a long way in fulfilling the demand-supply gap of pork in the northeast.

As a large tribal population in northeast relies on pig-rearing for livelihood, developing the two fastergrowing cross-bred pigs is a milestone for the institute,

said the scientists involved in the project.

Deputy director general (animal science) at ICAR, New Delhi, H Rahman said the rural farmers of the state will benefit immensely by rearing the improved pig varieties that can adapt to local climatic conditions.

“The Rani variety has been developed by crossbreeding Hampshire with the indigenous Ghungroo and will have 50% inheritance from both. Rani can weigh nearly 75 kg at the slaughter age of eight months,” said P Chakraborty, principal scientist at the ICAR-NRC on Pig. While Hampshire has a better growth rate, Ghungroo can produce more offsprings. This is why scientists cross-bred the two.

Another germ plasm Duroc was crossed with Rani to develop Asha, which will have 25% inheritance each from Ghungroo and Hampshire and 50% from Duroc.

Asha will be highly useful for entrepreneurs in the meat business as 80 kg lean pork can be obtained from it at the slaughter age of eight months.

Principal investigator of the project Santanu Banik said Rani can be propagated among breeder-farmers while Asha can be marketed among finisher-producers.

Centre’s directive to states AIUDF accuses BJP of playing divisive politics on Assam NRC update

G U WA H AT I , O c t 1 6 (Agencies): The Centre has directed all the state governments to cooperate with the process of updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam so that the verification of documents submitted by the applicants born in other states can be verified properly. On its part, officials of the Assam Government have also started visiting other states to hold meetings with the government officials seeking cooperation in this regard.

Talking to The Assam Tribune, the State coordinator for updating the NRC, Prateek Hajela said that the process of verification of documents submitted by the applicants is going on and the progress has been reported to the Supreme Court. He said all-out efforts are being made to ensure that the quality of the verification process is not compromised with.

Hajela revealed that more than six crore documents have to be verified, of which, around five lakh are from outside the State.

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The State NRC coordinator said they have also started sending out officials to other states. A team of officials was sent to Agartala to hold talks with Tripura officials, while another team went to Arunachal Pradesh. He said the officials received positive response from the governments there and “we are also expecting positive response from Nagaland.” He said officials would be sent to various other states in a phased manner soon to expedite the process.

Relying to a question, Hajela said till date, no deadline has been fixed for completion of the process of document verification, which is the most vital part of updating the NRC. He said as the apex court is closely monitoring the progress, it is likely to give a deadline in this regard.

Hajela revealed that so far, FIRs have been filed against more than 140 persons for submitting false or forged information while applying for inclusion of their names in the NRC. The deputy commissioners have also been directed to file FIRs against all those submitting fake or forged documents, he added.

Hajela also expressed the hope that with both the Central and state governments taking keen interest in updating the NRC, funds should not be a problem in completing the job on time.

G U WA H AT I , O CT 1 6 (Agencies): The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has charged the BJP-led state and central government with trying to create division among different ethnic groups by seeking citizenship for religious minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

“The move to grant citizenship to religious minorities, especially from Bangladesh, is set to create differences, as well as conflict, among different communities of Assam.

The BJP government is trying to impose its decision without taking people of the state into confidence,” said AIUDF general secretary Aminul Islam.

At the AIUDF conclave in Morigaon district’s Lahorighat, party leaders sug-

gested public mobilization against the move of granting citizenship to religious minorities from Bangladesh.

Various organizations, including All Assam Students’ Union (AASYU), have registered their protest against amendment to the citizenship act. AGP, BJP’s partner in the state government, is also against citizenship to religious minorities.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, which seeks to give citizenship to religious minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, was placed in Parliament on August 11.

The NDA, however, referred the bill to the joint select committee of Parliament after the opposition opposed moving the bill and demanded that

it needed more scrutiny.

“Our concern is that at a time when the NRC update is on, such a move is going to create confusion,” said Islam. He added that granting citizenship to religious minorities is also against the spirit of the Assam Accord signed in 1985.

AIUDF leaders also accused the BJP government of diverting attention from price rise by raking up the issue of citizenship to religious minorities.

“BJP came to power promising protection of jati, mati, bheti (identity, land and homeland). But citizenship to religious minorities is not going to safeguard jati, mati and bheti,” said former AIUDF legislator Abdur Rahim Khan.

HM’s report on ST status to 6 groups awaited GUWAHATI, OCT 16 (Agencies): The leaders of six ethnic communities, as well as tribal organisations, are keenly waiting for the home ministry’s report on the modalities for granting ST status to the communities. The report, prepared by a home ministry committee, is expected to be finalized by Saturday.

Earlier, the home ministry constituted a committee for recommending modalities for reservation, shifting of existing reservation of six communities from OBC to ST, protecting the interest of existing tribes, mechanism to ensure fairness of reservation within the six communities and related security considerations.

The six communities who are demanding ST status are Koch Rajbongshi, Tai Ahom, Moran, Motok, Chutia and adivasi. The lead-

ers of the six communities met the committee members last month.

“They (committee) have promised us that the final report will be ready by October 15 (Saturday). The report will then be placed in Parliament. So, we are hopeful that the Centre will take some steps in fulfilling our demand for ST status,” said All Koch Rajbongshi Students’ Union (AKRSU) president Hitesh Barman.

The committee was supposed to submit its report by May but it was extended up to September. “So, when we met the committee members last month, we expressed our unhappiness over the delay in finalizing the report. It was during the meeting that we were told that the report will be submitted to the Centre by October 15,” added Barman.

People participate in a procession to mark Mera Hou Chongba festival in Imphal on Sunday. The festival is celebrated at numerous places including Sana Konung and the Kangla Fort where different communities from hill districts of the state visit the Palace and exchange gifts with the titular King Leishemba Sanajaoba. (PTI)

Correspondent IMPHAL, Oct 16: “Mera Houchongba”, the only common festival of people of Manipur and marked by exchange of gifts among the ethnic groups residing in the state since time immemorial was celebrated on Sunday with pomp and gaiety.

Usually the festival is celebrated in the valley where hills people led by their village heads come to the state capital with their traditional costumes along with their indigenous handicraft produces and vegetables collected from their land and exchange with the same materials with the valley people.

The festival was being celebrated in Manipur since time immemorial during the pre-harvesting season which is filled with ecstatic joy and the bounty of beautiful scenes in the hills all round the valley in Manipur.

It is said that during the reign of the King in Manipur, hills people used to come on this day to the royal palace and celebrate the festival with the King. During the day, chiefs of hill villages offered goods brought by them with the

GH villagers forced by rebels S H I L LO N G, O c t 1 6 (Agencies): Miscreants in Rongjeng in East Garo Hills are allegedly forcing people to sign a “power of attorney” promising them 30 per cent of the money the residents receive as compensation for a road project.

According to locals, the miscreants have unleashed a reign of terror in the entire area by demanding money from a section of the residents who would be compensated for parting with their land for an upcoming road project on the new National Highway 62. “I have signed the papers after they mounted pressure on me,” said a villager who was forced to sign some documents.

King while there held “thabal chongba” a traditional style of dance and have meal together to during the night.

The festival was celebrated at state level Sana Konung (Royal Place) and Kangla, the seat of power of Manipur Kings with the participation of titular King of Manipur Leishemba Sanajaoba.

Chiefs and leaders of various tribal villages across the state took part in the state level celebration of the only traditional customary common festival of all ethnic groups of Manipur hosted by the titular king. The observation of the festival began right from the morning, when titular King Leisemba Sanajaoba, along with people of different communities, amaibas and amaibees (priests), marched from the Sana Konung to the Kangla Uttra (Kangla Fort).

There the traditional ritual of Mera Men Chongba (curtail rising of the celebration) was conducted. Later, Leisemba Sanajaoba lighted and hoisted Mera Thoumei (festival lamp).

Kabui Amaiba (a priest from Kabui tribe) conducted Yenkhong Tamba (freeing of a cock

to see the direction the cock proceed to predict the future of the state). It was followed by religious refreshments relished by one and all before marching back to the Royal Palace.

In the afternoon, people from different ethnic communities who came all the way to Royal Palace to join the celebration exchange gifts they brought with each other before the titular King Sanajaoba signifying the ties of unity and love amongst the hill and valley people.

Chiefs of hill villages also presented gifts to the titular King. This was followed by presentations of traditional dances by each ethnic group.

People from far off hills areas including heads of villages from the Senapati, Chandel, Tamenglong, Churachandpur and Ukhrul attended the occasion.

On the occasion, Leisemba Sanajaoba expressed concern and disappointment at the declining phenomenon of peoples’ participation in such pious indigenous festivals and asserting that he had apprehensions of such a unique festival going into extinction.

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Jaitley says, personal laws must be constitutionally compliant

New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI): Amid the ongoing debate over ‘Triple Talaq’, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the government is of the clear view that personal laws should be constitutionally compliant and in conformity with norms of gender equality and the right to live with dignity.

In a Facebook post titled “Triple Talaq and the Government’s Affidavit”, he said that governments in the past have shied from taking a categorical stand that personal laws must comply with Fundamental Rights but the present one has taken a clear position on the issue.

“Personal laws have to be constitutionally compliant and the institution of Triple Talaq, therefore, will have to be judged on the yardstick of equality and the Right to Live with Dignity. Needless to say that the same yardstick would be applicable to all other personal laws,” he said.

Observing that the constitutional validity of ‘Triple Talaq’ is distinct from the Uniform Civil Code, he said as of today, the issue before the Supreme Court is only with regard to the constitutional

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Arun Jaitley validity of Triple Talaq.

In its affidavit in Supreme Court on October 7, the Law Ministry argued that polygamy and Triple Talaq should be done away with, and said that such practices “cannot be regarded as essential or integral part of the religion”.

“The academic debate with regard to the Uniform Civil Code can go on before the Law Commission. The question to be answered is that assuming that each community has its separate personal law, should not those personal laws be constitutionally compliant?” Jaitley said.

He said there is a fun-

damental distinction between religious practices, rituals and civil rights.

“Religious functions associated with birth, adoption, succession, marriage, death, can all be conducted through rituals and customs as per existing religious practices.

“Should rights emanating from birth, adoption, succession, marriage, divorce etc. be guided by religion or by constitutional guarantees? Can there be inequality or compromise with human dignity in any of these matters?”

Jaitley said.

Some people may hold a conservative, if not obsolete, view that personal laws need not be constitutionally compliant, he said, adding “the Government’s view is clear.

Personal laws have to be constitutionally compliant...”.

Jaitley said the constitutional framers had expressed a hope in the Directive Principles of State Policy that the State would endeavour to have a Uniform Civil Law and on more than one occasion, the Supreme Court has enquired from the government its stand on the issue. “Governments have repeatedly told both the

Court and Parliament that personal laws are ordinarily amended after detailed consultations with affected stakeholders,” he said.

As regards the Uniform Civil Code, the Law Commission has initiated an academic exercise to elicit views of public on the issue.

“This academic exercise by the Law Commission is only a continuation of the debate in this country ever since Constituent Assembly had expressed the hope that the State would endeavour to have a Uniform Civil Code,” he said.

“Irrespective of whether the Uniform Civil Code is today possible or otherwise, a pertinent question arises with regard to reforms within the personal laws of various communities,” he said.

Jaitley said that Jawaharlal Nehru’s government had brought about major reforms to the Hindu Personal Laws through legislative changes and more recently Manmohan Singh’s government came up with legislative changes with regard to gender equality in the Hindu Undivided Family.

Government’s latest plan: Planes to land on 22 highways across India

Prez condoles loss of lives in Varanasi stampede

NEW DELHI, Oct 16 (PTI): Road Transport and Highways Ministry is working on a proposal with Ministry of Defence to construct runways on highway stretches and 22 such spots have been identified across the country.

“There are proposals to develop highway stretches in such a fashion that they may double up as airstrips. This will provide connectivity in difficult places,” Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari told Press Trust of India.

Mr Gadkari said his ministry is shortly going to convene a meeting with the Defence Ministry to firm up the proposal. According to an official, a committee comprising officials of both ministries has been constituted to come out with specifications of such highway stretches which can double up as airstrips.

The committee will look into details like feasibility of the stretches, their length and breadth apart from other issues.

The official said that 22 identified stretches are located in various parts of the country.

In August, Mr Gadkari had mentioned about construction of such an airport in

New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI): President Pranab Mukherjee today expressed his condolences over the loss of lives in the Varanasi stampede even as he called upon the authorities to provide all assistance and help to the victims.

In his message to Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik, the President said, “I am sad to learn about the stampede in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh in which a number of persons have lost their lives and others are injured. I understand relief and rescue operations are currently underway.

“I call upon the state government and other authorities to provide all possible aid to the bereaved families, who have lost their near and dear ones as well as medical assistance to the injured.” “ P l e a s e c o nve y my heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased. I wish speedy recovery to the injured persons,” he said.

Twenty-four people were killed and 50 injured in a stampede on an overcrowded Rajghat bridge on the border of Varanasi and Chandauli when followers of a religious leader were crossing it to attend a congregation yesterday.

An Indian Air Force Mirage-2000 aircraft had landed on the Yamuna Expressway last year. (File) Rajasthan and said that similar projects were being planned in Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and some other border districts.

In Rajasthan, such an airport could serve as an airstrip for landing and takeoff when it is closed and traffic can restore later.

The government is working on ways to boost regional air connectivity in the country.

In new civil aviation policy, the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) has been mooted that

provides for various concessions to airlines.

Under the scheme, air ticket prices would be capped at Rs. 2,500 for one-hour flights on unserved and under-served routes.

There are 394 unserved and 16 under-served airports in the country.

As part of the RCS, the government plans to provide a Viability Gap Funding, which would be financed through the Regional Connectivity Fund (RCF).

Major Naxal attack in Delhi- Army jawan killed as Pak Delhi Police arrest AAP MLA NCR averted; 10 ultras held violates ceasefire twice Gulab Singh Yadav in Gujarat

Call centre raids: Involvement of cop’s son on radar MUMBAI, Oct 16 (PTI): Investigation into the call centre racket in Thane wherein USbased tax payers were allegedly conned by Indian tele-callers posing as tax officers has led Thane Police to suspect involvement of the son of a senior IPS officer from Gujarat.

Crime Branch (Thane Police) has so far arrested 70 persons after it raided seven call centres operating illegally in Mira Road in the neighbouring district earlier this month.

Another 630 people were booked under IPC sections 384 (extortion), 419 (cheating by impersonation), 420 (cheating) and under relevant sections of the IT Act and Indian Telegraph Act. The callers used to make calls to people in the US and speak to them in American accent by posing as officials of US Internal Revenue Service.

Subsequently, police teams also raided and shut down five call centres in Ahmedabad which were a part of the racket.

A senior official of Thane Police, who is a part of investigation team, said that the evidence unearthed so far indicated that the mastermind of the racket, Sagar Thakkar alias Shaggy, who is absconding, had links with a senior IPS officer’s son in Gujarat.

Self-styled area commander Pradeep Singh Kharwar, from Bariatu village in Jharkhand’s Latehar district, was hiding in Noida since February, 2012 and carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh, he said. Another prized catch was Ranjit Paswan, a former self- styled area commander of erstwhile People’s War Group, who was active in Naxal-hit Sasaram district of Bihar. He was arrested from Chandauli, adjoining Bihar, he said.

Others arrested include Pawan Jharkhand of Madhubani in Bihar, Sachin Kumar of Dankaur in Greater Noida, Krishna Kumar Ram from Sasaram in Bihar, and Suraj, a resident of Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh. Suraj was the group’s local contact for conducting operations in the Delhi-NCR area.

The STF officer said

troops had fired on forward Indian posts along MendharKrishnagati sector in Pooch district resulting in injuries to one jawan.

On October 5, Pakistani troops had violated the ceasefire thrice and resorted to heavy firing and mortar shelling targeting several Indian posts and civilian areas in three sectors of Poonch and Rajouri districts.

Pakistani troops had on October 4 targeted 10 forward areas with mortar shelling and firing with five ceasefire violations on Indian posts and civilian areas along LoC in four areas of Jammu, Poonch and Rajouri districts.

They fired mortar bombs and used small and automatic weapons in Jhangar, Kalsian, Makri in Noushera sector of Rajouri district and Gigriyal, Platan, Damanu, Channi and Palanwala areas of Pallanwala sector of Jammu district and Balnoi, Krishnagati in Poonch district. Pakistani troops had on October 3 violated the ceasefire four times and resorted to heavy firing and mortar shelling in Saujian, Shahpur-Kerni, Mandi and KG sectors in Poonch district. On October 2, Pakistan resorted to firing and shelling from 1915 hours along LoC in forward areas in Pallanwala belt of Jammu district.

On October 1, Pakistani troops had shelled Indian posts and civilian areas with mortar bombs, RPGS and HMGS amid small arms firing along LoC in Pallanwala sector in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district.

Surat, Oct 16 (PTI): Aam Aadmi Party MLA and incharge of Gujarat affairs Gulab Singh Yadav was arrested by Delhi police today in connection with an extortion case against his aides after he turned himself in before local police, hours before party national convener Arvind Kejriwal’s maiden rally here.

The Delhi Chief Minister, who is on Gujarat tour, described the arrest of the Matiala legislator, facing a non-bailable warrant, as intended to “scuttle” his rally and accused the BJP president Amit Shah of “trying to disrupt the Surat programme”.

“Delhi police had come here with a non-bailable warrant against Gulab Singh Yadav. He learnt about it before hand and came to Urma police station where we handed him over to Delhi police,” Surat Police Commissioner Satish Sharma said.

Delhi police will take Yadav to a court to secure a transit remand.

Before leaving for Umra

Gulab Singh Yadav police station to surrender, Yadav told reporters at the circuit house, “I have learnt that Delhi police have come to Surat to arrest me. So I am going to Umra police station to court arrest and ask Delhi police to pick me from there.”

“I am in Gujarat since September 6, and was here when the FIR was filed on September 13. Police raided my office and got nothing incriminating. The Centre is directing arrest of AAP MLAs but we are not going to bow, and are ready for any consequences,” he alleged.

Last month, two prop-

erty dealers, Deepak Sharma and Rinku Diwan, had alleged that Satish and Devinder, who work in Gulab Singh’s office, and an associate Jagdish were extorting money from them by threatening to get the building from where the property dealers were operating, demolished.

A case under section 384 (punishment for extortion) IPC was registered at Bindapur police station on September 13.

Speaking to reporters in Vadodara before leaving for Surat, Kejriwal alleged that Amit Shah was trying to “disrupt” the rally.

“Yadav’s arrest is intended to put hurdles in the way of the Surat rally. But we are not afraid of it. We have come to know that Amit Shah and BJP are trying to disrupt our rally. But this is not my rally, it’s the rally of people of Gujarat. I request Shah not to disrupt it...You see 13 MLAs (of AAP) have been arrested by Delhi Police on the direction from the BJP,” he said.

Encephalitis toll climbs to 54 in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Oct 16 (PTI): With the death of one more child, the toll in Japanese Encephalitis outbreak today rose to 54 in over a month in Odisha’s Malkangiri district, even as the BJP slammed the state government accusing it of failing to contain the disease.

A two-year-old girl from Padia block died while under-

going treatment at the intensive care unit of the district headquarters hospital here, taking the toll to 54, Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) Dr U S Mishra said.

Unconfirmed reports, however, put the toll at 57.

The vector-borne disease has affected around 45 villages spread over six blocks in the

tribal-dominated Malkangiri district. At present, 29 children, afflicted with the disease are undergoing treatment at the district headquarters hospital and four of them are in the ICU in a serious condition, the CDMO said.

So far, 105 out of the 184 children admitted to the district headquarters hospital here with

JE have been discharged after being cured, he said.

A large number of pigs have been isolated and shifted to over 140 specially set-up enclosures away from human habitations, while fogging and spraying of mosquito repellents have been intensified in more than 100 villages, a senior official said.

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Noida (UP), Oct 16 (PTI): Averting a major Naxal attack in the national capital and its neighbourhood, the Uttar Pradesh Police has busted a gang of ultras by arresting 10 of them, including a selfstyled area commander, and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition.

The left-wing extremists were adept at making bombs and were planning some incidents in the Delhi-NCR region, IG (UP Special Task Force) Aseem Arun said at a hurriedly convened press conference here.

In the night-long raids that went on till the wee hours, nine Naxals were arrested from Noida, on the outskirts of Delhi. Of the nine, six were picked up last night and three this morning. Another was arrested from Chandauli, adjoining Bihar, he said.

Jammu, Oct 16 (PTI): An Indian army jawan was killed as Pakistani troops violated ceasefire twice in the day today along the LoC in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The ceasefire violations

by Pakistan took place on a day when India hosted leaders of a number of countries, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, for BRICS and BIMSTEC Summits.

“There was ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops along LoC in Rajouri sector resulting in death of a soldier today,” a senior Army officer said about the incident in the evening.

The area in which incident took place falls in Tarkundi belt of Rajouri district.

Earlier in the morning too, there was unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops who used small arms to target Indian forward areas in Naushera sector of the same district along the LoC, Defence PRO said.

Indian troops guarding the LoC retaliated, he said, adding no one was injured in that exchange. A senior Army officer said there have been over 25 ceasefire violations along the LoC since the surgical strikes by Indian Army in PoK on September 29 to dismantle terror launching pads.

In the firing and shelling, five civilians and four armymen have sustained injuries in Poonch district.

Nine Pakistani armymen have been injured in retaliatory action by Indian troops along LoC. On October 8, Pakistani

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Nine suspected Naxals who were arrested from Hindon Vihar area in Noida on Sunday. (PTI)

acting on a tip off, a raid was conducted in an apartment in Sector 49 Hindon Vihar here.

550 live cartridges, an INSAS assault rifle, two other rifles and three self-loading rifle magazines were seized along with a huge quantity of explosives and detonators.

He said it is suspected that the INSAS rifle was looted from an security personnel as the weapon is used by them against the ultras, he said.

INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) is a family of infantry arms consisting of an assault rifle and a light machine gun.

The arrested Naxals were active in eastern UP and adjoining parts of Bihar and had made Noida their base. They had rented two flats and posed as property dealers, Arun said.

The IG said the crackdown on the left-wing extremists would continue and more arrests were likely.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh had recently asserted the government’s resolve to bring an end to Naxalism, militancy and terrorism, and said the Maoists’ morale at present is at its lowest.

According to a senior police official involved in antiNaxal operations, “There has been a massive and sustained operation against the Maoists which has put them on the back foot.”

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Getting back on track

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hat the spate of agitations and strikes or bandhs that are no longer infrequent in Nagaland indicate , is that the state is going a rough patch where supply does not or cannot meet the demands. However, it is through not as simple as the economic law but an evolution of a rule-less syndrome called ‘khushi-khushi’ that has thrown the government rudder out of gear. Many conflicts have arisen in the past, whether it be among tribes, or villages or issues over reservation, tribe recognition, or pertaining to illegal backdoor appointments, corruption at various levels of the government or non-payment of salaries of some employees. A democratic system of government involves the way the other branches-judiciary; legislature and executive- conduct their affairs and which is to be within the ambit of their constitutional responsibilities and obligations. As mandated by their people, the elected representatives have to respect the boundary that determines how political governments can or cannot do business. In the post-2003 election, the rulers literally introduced the concept of ‘sharing of powers’ with tribal groups, NGOs and civil society groups. Instead of taking crucial decisions, the government of the day introduced its ‘consultative’ concept where decisions were to be take through consultations with select organisations. The onus of ‘consultations’ which led to the conclusion of ‘sharing of powers’ between the government and select NGOs etc, has led to a malaise where experienced bureaucrats and administrative authorities today are inhibited from taking clear and quick decisions without consonance with various hohos, NGOs, students etc. Sometimes, such exercises caused much dismay among intellectuals and bureaucrats familiar with certain issues, who felt that the exercises were not informed consultations. It appears that there has been near total eclipse of clarity and direction in Nagaland during the past few years as pressure groups operate with impunity thereby causing more harm than good to society at large.

Officials who were professionally trained and committed understood the new rules- play along or get booted out. The system in Nagaland has indeed come a long way since the early sixties to seventies. In those troubled decades, officers carried their task with professional commitment and coming out with flying colours despite having to face severe hardships. There may be several factors that have caused gradual erosion of the ethical boundary among government servants today. In the past decades, the head of the bureaucracy stood firm against unwarranted political interferences and earned the trust and confidence of the people. Today, under the perpetrated khushi-khushi system, it is considered an achievement for government servants to be very close with the rulers. This khushi-khushi system where the sky is the limit, seems to have been wrongly practiced for decades because of various reasons and since it has been in vogue for so long, it is accepted as a right. Essentially, the traditional model of political neutrality, which defines the relations between public servants and other actors in the political system needs to be reaffirmed. For this, both politicians and bureaucrats seriously need to review the system and work within the bounds so that the state can get back on the rails of meaningful development.

DailyDevotion The Key to the Master’s Orders Pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. —Matthew 9:38 The key to the missionary’s difficult task is in the hand of God, and that key is prayer, not work— that is, not work as the word is commonly used today, which often results in the shifting of our focus away from God. The key to the missionary’s difficult task is also not the key of common sense, nor is it the key of medicine, civilization, education, or even evangelization. The key is in following the Master’s orders— the key is prayer. “Pray the Lord of the harvest….” In the natural realm, prayer is not practical but absurd. We have to realize that prayer is foolish from the commonsense point of view.

From Jesus Christ’s perspective, there are no nations, but only the world. How many of us pray without regard to the persons, but with regard to only one Person— Jesus Christ? He owns the harvest that is produced through distress and through conviction of sin. This is the harvest for which we have to pray that laborers be sent out to reap. We stay busy at work, while people all around us are ripe and ready to be harvested; we do not reap even one of them, but simply waste our Lord’s time in overenergized activities and programs. Suppose a crisis were to come into your father’s or your brother’s life— are you there as a laborer to reap the harvest for Jesus Christ? Is your response, “Oh, but I have a special work to do!” No Christian has a special work to do. A Christian is called to be Jesus Christ’s own, “a servant [who] is not greater than his master” (John 13:16), and someone who does not dictate to Jesus Christ what he intends to do. Our Lord calls us to no special work— He calls us to Himself.

“Pray the Lord of the harvest,” and He will engineer your circumstances to send you out as His laborer.

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Humankind cannot bear very much reality. ~ T.S. Eliot

Nagaland Post, Dimapur monday, October 17, 2016

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ndia has warned about the risks of low and negative interest rates and “significant loan impairments” in the world banking system.

It affects financial stability across the globe. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressing the recent annual meeting of World Bank and IMF said that disorderly deleveraging of private debt could also impact growth. He stressed that risks to financial stability persist because of low and negative interest rates and “significant loan impairments in the banking system.

The statement is profound. He also called for early IMF quota review and recapitalization of World Bank to enhance funding for pro-poor programmes.

It hits the emerging markets, India stressed. India itself is suffering because of IMF, WB, IFC and IDA reform delays. During the last fiscal year, fresh commitments delivered were only $3.8 billion as against the requirement of $5-7 billion.

The IMF-WB needs to be more agile and less expensive so that the poor nations can enhance global growth. However, IMF-WB put the reforms off

to 2019 instead of scheduled for 2016.

A significant aspect of the world economy is that India is doing much better even with low soft funding by the IMF-WB. Its growth remains around 7.6 percent. In fact, growth in the subcontinent averages better than rest of the world with Bangladesh at 6.3 per cent, Sri Lanka at about 5.3 per cent and Bhutan at 6.8 per cent. With better funding by the international institutions, these nations could lead the world growth.

Most other emerging economies are doing better though it remains uneven. This calls for enlarging the lending programme of IFC, IDA, IMF and WB. But domination by the West and concern about the large economies has withheld the reforms.

The growth of India and its sub-continental neighbours speak that regional variations are possible with better policy initiatives. But in a globalised world these have risks particularly as isolationist approach increases as is seen during the US presidential campaign.

Brexit and trends in Europe also suggest that isolationism is increasing in the developed

countries.

So expansion of groups like Shanghai Cooperation Council, BRICS, which is meeting now in India, BIMSTEC -The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation involving a group Shivaji of countries in South Asia and South East Asia, may be the futuristic solution. The BIMSTEC includes Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal.

As the Pacific groupings and ASEAN also strengthen, the world may see a shift gradually. It may, however, take time.

Let us accept one fact that the globe is presently being stirred by the western nations. Their banking system hits the world.

A sneeze in their system in 2008, largely due to low and negative interest rates, reckless grant of loans led to the collapse of their banking system, which spread beyond the Lehman and US giant AIG. It has also exposed that despite not so close banking links, India suffered the post2008 crisis the most.

Countries like India also have to be careful about the

sermons that it is giving to the world. Its banking system remains fragile. India’s banks are capitalized by the poor and salaried depositors. An upheaval in the system could have severe repercussions on the programmes of the government.

As more and Sarkar more poor are being made to join it, government subsidies are channeled through the banks, India has to take steps strengthen the system.

The banks are run with poor man’s money. Low interest rates, large corporate funding, and certain bank practices like asset quality review (AQR) – loan restructuring - have resulted in sharp surge in bad debts, though technically these may not be non-performing assets (NPA).

Gross bad loans at commercial banks could increase to 8.5 per cent of total advances

by March 2017, from 7.6 per cent in March 2016, according to the latest RBI Financial Stability Report. It says, “If the macro situation deteriorates in the future, the gross NPA ratio may increase further to 9.3 percent by March 2017.”

The resultant sharp surge in provisions for bad debts has

eroded profitability, especially at state-owned banks, in recent quarters. The gross bad loans of public sector banks increased to 9.6 per cent as of March 2016, from about 6 per cent a year earlier, RBI data showed.

There was an almost 80 per cent jump in gross bad loans in 2015-16, according to the report. Gross bad loans of Indian banks widened to 7.6 per cent from 5.1 per cent in September and from 4.6 per cent in March 2015. In 2004, gross bad loans in the Indian banking sector touched 7.8 per cent, while the ratio was 11.1 per cent in 2002. The stress in the banking sector mirrors the stress in the corporate sector, the RBI observed.

RBI said subsequent to the AQR, loan restructuring, gross NPAs rose 79.7 per cent year-on-year in March 2016.

It has also observed that the relief RBI was giving in repo rates – interest rates – to banks was not being transferred to the lenders but depositors were suffering cuts – a double whammy.

It is stated that banks were trying to cover up their losses at the cost of their depositors.

The countr y’s credit growth has also suffered. This indicates that in future the banks’ earnings may be hit.

Low credit growth means the banks would earn less from lending. It is a king of a warning for the depositors.

They may suffer a further cut in interest earnings.

RBI’s monthly credit growth data since June 2013 shows that the year-on-year credit growth for the sector has come down sharply – from a high of 19.1 per cent in June 2013 to 8.4 per cent in December 2015. It had even hit a low of 8.2 per cent in August 2015.

Loans by public sector banks grew at 4 per cent while it was 24.6 per cent for private banks. Deposits of state-run banks grew by 5.2 per cent, while for private banks it was 17.3 per cent.

India has to learn from its recent mistakes as well as what it is telling the world. Lenders have easy ways to default but depositors’ principal amounts are at risk. India has to fix the minimum deposit rates, which should be at 9 percent. This would help depositors, decide floor lending rates and could be a saviour for the banks.

Post-mortem

Some facts about the Kukis of Nagaland

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istorically, the existence of the Kukis in the then Naga Hills District of Assam can be traced back to 1884, where it was mentioned that ‘for the first time the Kukis were assessed to house tax of Rs. 2/- per house for 516 houses from 8 villages’. (Gazetteer of India Nagaland, Kohima Dist. Edited by Dr. H. Barech, M.A; D.Phil. p – 167) In modern history, it was the Naga Club which was formed soon after the First World War, when world came to know the Nagas as a Nation; to which the Kukis are one of the founder members.

The oldest national movement for self-determination of our nation is NNC the offshoot of Naga Club, to which the Kukis are also one of its constituent units.

Besides NNC, there is no NPG where the footprints of Kukis are missing.

In the Plebiscites of 1951, a national referendum where 99.9% voted to remain a free nation as in ancient times, the Kukis are also a part of it.

When the proposal for the formation of Naga Hills and Tuensang Area into a full-fledged state was made in 1960, a transitional arrangement was constituted to governed the proposed state to be named ‘Nagaland’ by an Interim Naga Legislative Body of 42 members, where in Mr. Lutjakai Kuki is a member of that INLB. He is still alive.

Considering all these facts, it is clear that we (Kukis) also honestly sacrificed our shares of blood, sweat

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and tears for our nation well being as much as any other fellow countrymen do, though proportionately it may vary. Means the Kukis are not lacking behind anybody as far as our National cause is concerned.

Despite all these facts, we (Kukis) are occasionally subjected to a spiteful situations in the form of ethnic cleansing, served of quit notice, marginalization in procurement of Indigenous Tribe Certificates, discrimination and deprivation of rights and benefits of the days, so on and so forths; which sometimes resulted into one’s feeling of insecurity that often prompted us to flee our motherland and take refuge in someone else’s land. Another major set-back in the progress of socio-economic development.

Being human, we (Kukis) are not exceptional in making mistakes and errors, however, most of the sequences we have undergone are not the outcome of our faults. The only reason, I presumed, is that one is a Kuki. I would rather liken such kind of a status to that of an orphaned child among normal children.

This write-up is not intended for self justification nor to argue anyone, but to clear the confusions and obscurities that looms in the minds of a common man like myself over the subject and at the same time, to uphold truth and justice which are the essences of victory in human struggle for freedom.

Paovom Vaiphei, Regional President, KTU/ NNC, (pvaiphei132@gmail.com)

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Response to Kaka Iralu over October 13, 2016 article

y friend Kaka Iralu has replied to my article titled “Life versus truth and justice,” by stating principles which I agree with completely. The last three sentences of his article state, “The choice is tough but compromise is neither the answer nor the way out. Life indeed is precious, but life without freedom and liberty is slavery to evil and injustice.

I will therefore, rather than choosing compromise and exploitation, choose liberty and freedom-whatever the cost.

(My emphasis.)

The topic I’m going to briefly address here is worth weeks of discussion in seminars and conferences. I have encouraged Akum Longchari, publisher of The Morung Express, to have a public discussion on this and related topics after I get back to Kohima on February 5, 2017. Such a public discussion would be invaluable, not just as an academic exercise, but as something fundamental to the debate on the Naga demand for a sovereign nation.

Here is my side of the debate, in brief. Where Kaka is not just wrong, despite his strong principles which I agree with, but fatally wrong in where he and other activists are leading their people, is how you choose to define “freedom and liberty... slavery to evil and injustice.” (See his quote, above.)

It is my contention, that from the very beginning of this debate, in 1947,

that the Naga people have defined slavery and injustice in relation to their demand for a nation state. All of history following this view of events has led to everything to this day, including the atrocities of the Indian army.

When India was declared independent, there were approximately 550 princely states making up India.

Muslims of Kashmir and Sikhs of Punjab never were at peace with India taking them over and the result has been chaos and bloodshed. Hyderabad and certain other princely states chose, after, or without, conquest by the Indian army, to accept the inevitable, and are now prosperous and, I would contend, relatively free. I say, “relatively,” because poverty, the criminal justice system, the caste system, and more, has caused substantial injustice for millions in India. But not a complete lack of “freedom and liberty,” nor “slavery to evil and injustice.” Things are imperfect, yes, as they are in many countries, including my own (the USA, with its racist criminal justice system and much more).

But I think Kaka has chosen to use terms in their starkest meanings, and therefore have turned those words into lies. If one ever studied any authoritarian or totalitarian nation, whether Nazi Germany, the USSR under Stalin, or many of the lesser dictatorships that have existed, and still exist, in Africa and elsewhere in the world, one should be clear that India

Concern about waste management

t’s the season when the tourists from different parts of the world will be planning to visit and looking forward to see the uniqueness of our society. The festive season has begun, it’s the time for rejoicing and merriment, the time for decorations, the bursting of crackers!

But we must also be concerned about the environment, we do forget that while enjoying and rejoicing we should not pollute our surroundings.

The rivers are flooded with papers, plastics, bottles etc which hardly gets decomposed. We can find the wastes dumped on the roadsides which really stink horrible and are nuisance for the passers-by. Most of the disposal sites are open dumps without leachate treatment, protection at the bottom by a geo-membrane or clay-lined layer, gases treatment nor other infrastructures needed. We all must be concerned about the Waste management and do our parts to be beautify our environment.

What is Waste management ?

Waste management means “the collection, transportation, and disposal of garbage, sewage, and other waste products.” According to Wikipedia, “Waste management is the “generation, prevention, characterization, monitoring, treatment, handling, reuse and residual disposition of solid wastes”.

Where do we lack? The limited knowledge on technologies and good practices for waste management, lack of equipment for the collection of sorted materials and the absence of decision makers interested in environmental issues, hamper the development of waste separation programs.

Awareness-The efficiency on the separation of waste depends on the awareness of citizens and municipal leaders on the impacts of waste management systems in the city. Awareness campaigns influence the behavior of individuals to segregate waste due to their environmental concern and the need to participate in solutions Knowledge-Decision makers at

the municipality are prone to set up waste separation programs when they are familiar with new and appropriate technologies as well as good practices for the management of waste.

Equipment-The availability of equipment and machinery to manage and recycle waste seem to be key factors that promote separation of waste at the household level.

Methods of waste disposal Landfill - One of the most popularly used method of waste disposal used today is landfill. This process of waste disposal focuses attention on burying the waste in the land.

Incineration/combustion-A type disposal method in which municipal solid wastes are burned at high temperatures so as to convert them into residue and gaseous products.

The biggest advantage of this type of method is that it can reduce the volume of solid waste to 20 to 30 percent of the original volume, decreases the space they take up and reduce the stress on landfills. This process is also known as thermal treatment where solid waste materials are converted by Incinerators into heat, gas, steam and ash. Incineration is something that is very in countries where landfill space is no longer available.

Recovery -It is the process of taking useful discarded items for a specific next use. These discarded items are then processed to extract or recover materials and resources or convert them to energy in the form of useable heat, electricity or fuel.

Recycling -It is the process of converting waste products into new products to prevent energy usage and consumption of fresh raw materials.

Recycling is the third component of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle waste hierarchy. The idea behind recycling is to reduce energy usage, reduce volume of landfills, reduce air and water pollution, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and preserve natural resources for future use.

Plasma gasification-It is another form of waste management. Plasma is a primarily an electrically charged or a highly ionized gas. Lighting is one type of plasma which produces temperatures that exceed 12,600 °F .

With this method of waste disposal, a vessel uses characteristic plasma torches operating at +10,000 °F which is creating a gasification zone till 3,000 °F for the conversion of solid or liquid wastes into a syngas.During the treatment solid waste by plasma gasification, the waste’s molecular bonds are broken down as result of the intense heat in the vessels and the elemental components.

Thanks to this process, destruction of waste and dangerous materials is found.

This form of waste disposal provides renewable energy and an assortment of other fantastic benefits.

Composting-It is a easy and natural bio-degradation process that takes organic wastes i.e. remains of plants and garden and kitchen waste and turns into nutrient rich food for your plants. Composting, normally used for organic farming, occurs by allowing organic materials to sit in one place for months until microbes decompose it.

Composting is one of the best method of waste disposal as it can turn unsafe organic products into safe compost. On the other side, it is slow process and takes lot of space.

Waste to Energ y (Recover Energy)-The process involves converting of non-recyclable waste items into useable heat, electricity, or fuel through a variety of processes. This type of source of energy is a renewable energy source as non-recyclable waste can be used over and over again to create energy. It can also help to reduce carbon emissions by offsetting the need for energy from fossil sources.

Let’s be all responsible citizens and do our own part by not littering around and managing the wastes wisely.

Dharmadhaj Sonowal, Dimapur

is not them, not even close.

If you define your terms so broadly that it is self-serving, that your definitions bootstrap your argument, that is, by defining your terms in such a way that your conclusion is determined to come out the way you want it to, then that is intellectually dishonest and, in relation to public debate, demagoguery.

Here’s the truth as I see it. The Naga people are in fact treated badly, but much more so by their fellow Nagas than by the Indian government!

The Nagaland state government and bureaucracy is thoroughly corrupt, the NSCN-IM coerces “taxes” out of the people, the police are useless or worse, not protecting the average Naga from extortion by Naga gangs who use the label “nationalism” to justify their brutality.

It is in the best interest of the Naga people to focus on the facts on the ground, not on the principles which have been repeated so often by all activists in every article and book on the nationalist cause that the truth of their situation is no longer recognizable to themselves or to the people whom they choose to lead and guide.

For the moment, let the debate rest here. It should be picked up at length down the road, hopefully when I’m there in person when a panel can, in front of the general populace, argue for the truth as they perceive it to be.

Robert A. Silverstein

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PRSU in solidarity with SSA teachers

In the wake of SSA teachers ultimatums groaning for payment of five months pending salary which ends on October 16, presumably 2600 plus teachers all over the State will be leaving classrooms to demand a bowl of their share. It is surprising to note that teachers “the builders of our Nations” became a harassing tool. By harassing them, we are harassing the future of our own children. On interaction with some aggrieved teachers, it was learnt that their life was always in awe since the appointment as a teacher under the flagship programme. One of the teacher stated, “I am not a teacher anymore, bur a beggar.” All government employees are caged but how dare one let them starve under the supervision of a caretaker? Never expect a healthy cup out of a starving lion. The careers of students are worth a thousand times than the politics that does not favour the populace Thangpong P Lam, Secretary & K. Shangchiu, Acting President

ANTA for ‘Service to Public’ or ‘to harass the passenger’

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It happened on 15th Oct. 2016. that when I went to drop two of my relatives at Chumukidema Taxi counter to go to Kohima early in the morning for some urgent work. Unfortunately there was only two of them to fill the car (Ecco) which is a seven seater. After waiting for nearly half an hour we stop a Taxi on the highway proceeding towards Kohima without any passenger. The driver told us to first approach the Chumu Counter whether he can give us a lift but some members claiming to be ANTA officials refused and insisted us to hire a car at their counter if we are in a hurry, which we could not afford. At that very moment the Taxi which we stopped left and went ahead. Since we have no other option we decided to chase the car and managed to reach him at Chumu NAP gate but to our utter dismay the two ANTA officials stationed at Chumu counter chased us and seized that Taxi.

The ANTA/Taxi drivers should not only think of their own benefits but should also adhere to their motto “Service to public”. The drivers always mention that it is their last hope, driving a Taxi to earn their daily bread but there are more numbers of people who have to travel by taxi, to earn their daily bread too.

It is my humble request to ANTA central to look into the matter for the welfare of the passengers.

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or place where you can pray Krishna whether it is Varanasi in north, Guruvayur in south, Dwarka in west, or (Jagannath Temple of) Puri in east. You go to any corner of the country, this makes you automatically connected to Bharat. This is the speciality of India. Indian culture keeps India united and integrated,” he said.

Mr Singh said it is India which has given the phrase ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ (the world is one family) to the world.

He said people of other countries measure the greatness of the ruler on the parameters of the geographical area and military power but in India, it is measured on the basis of sacrifice and character.

Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma said the 10-day event will bring together peo-

ple from across the country who would showcase India’s cultural heritage through performances, arts and cuisines.

“While the event will connect youth to various facets of our rich and vibrant culture, it also gave people from different regions a chance to showcase their talent, artworks and delicacies at a larger-than-life podium,” he said.

The second edition of the cultural festival will culminate on October 24.

The festival will showcase the rich cultural heritage of the country through handicrafts, cuisine, painting, sculpture, photography, documentation and performing arts like folk, tribal, classical and contemporary.

The seven zonal cultural centres have been given slots to present their arts during the festival which would showcase an amalgamation of ‘Ek Bharat, Srestha Bharat’, ‘Hamaari Sanskriti, Hamaari Pahchaan’ and ‘Swachh India’.

Nagaland Governor Padamanabha Acharya was also present at the event.

A coffee table book, ‘Mandu’, and a DVD on ‘vandalism’ were released on the occasion.

New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI): The Supreme Court is all set to revisit its twodecade-old Hindutva judgement for an authoritative pronouncement on electoral law categorising misuse of religion for electoral gains as “corrupt practice”.

The seven-judge bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and justices M B Lokur, S A Bobde, A K Goel, U U Lalit, D Y Chandrachud and L Nageswara Rao is likely to begin on Tuesday its crucial hearing in the matter.

The apex court in February 2014 had decided to refer the matter to a seven judges bench. The issue assumes importance as questions were raised on its 1995 verdict which held that vote in name of “Hindutva/ Hinduism” did not prejudicially affect any candidate and since then three election petitions are pending on the subject in the apex court.

The apex court’s threejudge bench in 1995 had held that “Hindutva/Hinduism is a way of life of the people in the sub-continent” and “is a state of mind”.

The judgement was delivered in the case of Manohar Joshi versus N B Patil which was authored by Justice J S Verma who found that statement by Joshi that “First Hindu State will be established in Maharashtra

did not amount to appeal on ground of religion”.

The observation was made while dealing with the question regarding the scope of corrupt practices mentioned in sub-section (3) of Section 123 of the 1951 Representation of People Act. The issue for interpretation of sub-section (3) of Section 123 of the Act once again had come on January 30, 2014 (Friday) before a fivejudge which referred it for examination before a larger bench of seven judges.

The seven judges would be dealing with the appeal filed in 1992 by BJP leader Abhiram Singh, whose election to 1990 Maharashtra Assembly was set aside in 1991 by the Bombay High Court.

A three-judge bench on April 16, 1992 had referred Singh’s appeal in which the same question and interpretation of sub-section (3) of Section 123 of the Act was raised to a five-judge Constitution Bench.

While the five-judge bench was hearing this matter on January 30, 2014 it was informed that an identical issue was raised in the election petition filed by one Narayan Singh against BJP leader Sunderlal Patwa and the apex court’s another Constitution Bench of five Judges has referred it to a larger bench of seven Judges.

Personalised treatment is way forward for cancer cure: experts “We need to reduce the aggressiveness of the treatment. The Tumour Board has a team of professionals, and it is important that we take special decision, eg in cases of thyroid cancer surgeries,” he said.

Carol Bradford, Professor of Otolaryngology at the University of Michigan’s Medical School believes, “While there may be epidemiological differences for India and the West, it comes almost to the same care.

“And, knowledge and skill of doctors here in India is very impressive. Also, oral cancer is by far the highest in India, so there is lot to learn from here.”

According to experts, the annual incidence of head and neck cancers worldwide is more than 550,000 cases, while in India, out of the 11 lakh incidences a year of cancer overall, 2.5-3 lakh are of head and neck cancer.

“Individualised treat-

ment is the new step forward for cancer, in India also. The volume of disease in India is so high. And, tumour of one patient is different from others. There are molecular differences in tumours,” New York-based head and neck surgery expert, Kepal Patel said. “And, whether is is squamous cell cancer or other types of cancers, it should be targeted with more drugs instead of treating everybody aggressively,” he said.

Professor of head-neck surgery and otorhinolaryngology at the AIIMS and the Organising Chairman of the conference, Alok Thakar, said, “today for every patient we do a multi- disciplinary planning. We sit together and then decide how the patient is to be treated. It is called the Tumour Board. And, it is known to improve not just survival but also the quality of survival.”

Indian and foreign oncologists also agreed that in

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Unrest in Kashmir Valley completes 100 days Srinagar, Oct 16 (PTI): The ongoing unrest in Kashmir, triggered by the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani in an encounter with security forces, on Sunday completed 100 days even as the Valley remained curfew-free in view of the improvement in the situation.

The unrest, which began a day after Wani was killed in an encounter in south Kashmir on July 8, has left 84 people, including two cops, dead and several thousand injured. The Valley has witnessed continuous shutdown for the past 100 days with periodic relaxation as announced by the separatists who are spearheading the current agitation. The strike has crippled normal life in the Valley as shops, business establishments and petrol pumps have remained closed except for the relaxation period.

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its Garrison in Manesar near here this time and instead just hold the traditional ‘bada khaana’ (feast) for the commandos and a lecture session on the topic of terrorism.

Every year, the National Security Guard holds grand celebrations to mark the day and invite a Union Minister (of the Home Ministry) to honour its personnel and be the chief guest.

Officials said the decision to skip these public celebrations was taken by new

NSG Director General S P Singh who, they said, had a two-pronged idea.

While the DG pointed out that a good share of the forces’ manpower is deployed for special tasks and is on alert in the wake of the heightened security scenario post the surgical strikes and also due to the ongoing festive season, he also felt that the strike commandos unit should avoid being much visible in the public and maintain its covert character, sources said.

Nitish Kumar formally appointed as JD(U) chief

PATNA, Oct 16 (PTI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on Sunday formally appointed JD-U president, pushing him for a bigger role in national politics, though the party desisted from declaring him its prime ministerial candidate for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Nitish’s appointment as JD-U chief was ratified at the party’s national council meeting in Nalanda district.

He was the sole candidate for the post after nominations were invited last month in Delhi and was declared “elected unopposed”. National council members from 23 states unanimously supported the resolution moved by Rajya Sabha member Haribansh to appoint the Bihar Chief Minister as JD-U chief.

Nitish had taken the rein from Sharad Yadav in April.

Briefing reporters on the deliberations of the JD-U national council, the party’s general

secretary, KC Tyagi, said Nitish was authorised to explore the option of forging “a strong alternative” of non-BJP parties nationally to defeat the “communal forces”, the way he did it in Bihar.

Tyagi, accompanied by two senior Bihar ministers, Bijendra Prasad Yadav and Rajiv Ranjan Singh Lallan, said Nitish was the “most credible face” among a larger section of the people who saw him “with a hope to defeat the BJP and the RSS”.

He, however, made it clear that the JD-U had “never declared” that Nitish would be the prime ministerial candidate in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

“Although he is PM material with secularist, nondynastic and non-casteist credentials, being a small party, the JD(U) has never officially declared him the prime ministerial candidate for the 2019 polls,” Tyagi said.

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the arena of cancer treatment, it is now a “team sport” and the age of “I, me, myself ” is gone.

“There are radiation, medical and surgical oncologists, and it is a team work today. The days of ‘I-I-I, I am the hero, I m the leader’ are gone,” he said.

Shaha said, “Cancer management requires a lot of thinking and not a biased opinion of one individual.

We used to be biased. It was all about ‘me, myself ’ but it is now ‘me and us’.”

“Also, one of the goals of this event is to to have a unified treatment philosophy around the world,” he added.

The New York-based doctors also praised the Indian government’s decision to put disclaimer during film exhibitions in theatres, saying, “the effect would not be immediate but in next 20-25 years, it will show its impact.”

The commando force will not showcase its counter-terror drills at its Manesar garrison.

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including India,” says Nancy Lee, Vice-Chair at the Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York.

During the conference, organised by the International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies (IFHNOS) and Foundation for Head-Neck Oncology (FHNO), Indian experts presented research papers on two days, while foreign experts did on the rest two days.

“The event has given the impetus to start new studies to decide what is the best treatment and the way to do cancer management together.

Lot of cancer cases in the US were detected at early stage, because of patient education and availability of care,” Professor of Surgery at MSKCC, Ashok R Shaha said.

“The key words now are personalised, evidence-based and precision, when it comes to treatment,” he said.

Claudio Cernea, Professor of Surgery in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Sao Paulo’s Medical School, says, “It has to be a multimodality treatment.”

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New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI): Personalised and “evidence-based” treatment rather than a generic approach is the “way forward” for cancer cure across the world, including in India, international oncology experts have said.

Cancer experts from around 15 foreign countries had gathered here for a global conference on head-neck cancer, which ended last evening.

During the four-day event, they exchanged domain knowledge and discussed ways to develop a universal model for cancer management, besides sharing the new technological developments in the field.

“In India head-neck cancer is more common than in the US where lung cancer and other cancer incidences are more. During a trial at our centre, we realised the tumour mutation was different in different cases. We did a genetic profiling and the treatment was given based on mutation.

“This trial and the general feel among cancer experts now is that the model of treatment should move from generic one to personalised, precision-based one. And, it holds for across the world,

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NEW DELHI, Oct 16 (PTI): Noting that unity in diversity is the speciality of India, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said it is the Indian culture that unites the country despite having so many diversities as he inaugurated a 10-day festival, ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav’, in New Delhi on Saturday.

“Whatever you have seen here (the fair venue) or going to see, you would easily reach to a conclusion that India is full of diversity whether it is language, behaviour, dress, lifestyle, food...in every way. But even after that India is one. Unity in diversity is the speciality of India. And the work or strength that binds us together even in such diversity is the Indian culture. It is the force that keeps us as one in spite of so many diversities,” he said in his address after inaugurating the festival at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) in New Delhi.

Citing an example of ‘unity in diversity’, he said a person who is follower of Lord Krishna would find temple dedicated to Krishna all over the country from south to north and from east to west. “Wherever you go, you would find a temple

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NEW DELHI, OCT 16 (PTI): Government has formally granted a licence to BP Plc, Europe’s third-biggest oil company, to set up 3,500 petrol pumps in India, making it the 10th company to enter the lucrative fuel retailing sector. The company was granted a formal licence on October 14. “BP granted licence to market Motor Spirit (petrol) and High Speed Diesel (diesel) - another milestone for BP in India,” the company tweeted. he UK-based firm, as also Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd, was given approval by the Oil Ministry to retail petrol and diesel, sources said.

“A significant step in #BP’s partnership with India - been granted licence to market Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel,” it said.

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have to be taken into account before opting for the ‘S4A’ mechanism. Among others, the exact quantum of cash flow available for the airline has to be ascertained in order to decide on the level of sustainable debt, they added.

While overall performance of the carrier in the last fiscal has been better compared to the last few years, an extensive diligence needs to be carried out before applying for the scheme, sources said.

According to them, SBI Capital Markets would be roped in to work on the nitty gritties of the proposal and the whole process of availing ‘S4A’ is expected to take at least six months.

The airline is surviving on a Rs 30,000 crore bailout package from the government that is spread over ten years.

Over Rs 22,000 crore has been provided to Air India under the turnaround plan which includes financial support towards repayment of principal as well as interest on government- guaranteed loans taken for aircraft acquisition.

Amid Air India continuing to grapple with financial woes, there is clamour in certain quarter for privatisation of the airline.

Earlier this month, Air India chief Ashwani Lohani rued the lack of level-playing field in competing with private airlines and called for a “course correction.”

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NEW DELHI, OCT 16 (PTI): Air India, which is operationally profitable now, is looking to rejig debt worth Rs 10,000 crore under the scheme for sustainable restructuring of bad assets floated by the Reserve Bank.

To further strengthen the ability of lenders to tackle stressed assets and provide an avenue for reworking the financial structure of entities facing genuine problems, the central bank has introduced ‘S4A’.

The Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets ( (S4A), introduced in June this year, also came against the backdrop of rising concerns over NPAs in the banking system. Sources told PTI that Air India is actively looking at the possibility of availing ‘S4A’ to rejig debt to the tune of at least Rs 10,000 crore.

In case the proposal gets a green signal, it would be first time that a public sector undertaking avails the scheme.

Air India, which has been in the red for the past many years, has posted an operating profit of Rs 105 crore in the last fiscal -- first time in a decade.

The carrier is also working on ways to bring down its overall debt burden, especially with respect to significant interest outgo. Currently, the airline’s debt is estimated to be more than Rs 50,000 crore. A consortium of 19 lenders have extended loans to the national carrier.

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NEW DELHI, OCT 16 (AGENCIES): September quarter this year didn’t end with desired result for Indian IT industry. Not only did it dodge to a new low, it has given a red alert to the investors. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been lagging behindInfosys after the September performance.

Investors looking at short term gain are also going cautious as the key verticals of banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) and retail aren’t showing much prospect.

However for long term investors, this is a great opportunity to buy stocks at low prices and wait for restoration of normalcy. Infosys with a closing price of Rs 1,027.4 is likely to offer better chance for the long term investors.

September quarter is the fifth consecutive quarter when Infosys reported a better yearon-year growth as compared to TCS. Between March 2009 and June 2015, revenue growth of Infosys had lagged that of TCS in each of the quarters.

In the September 2016 quarter, revenue of Infosys grew 8.2% year-on-year to $2,587 million compared with 5.2% growth posted by TCS with $4,374 million, according to The Economic Times. Even on sequential basis, with 3.4% growth, Infosys fared better than TCS which posted a modest 0.3% increase.

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expected to pick up in the runup to Diwali,” it added.

It noted that Kolkata and other major cities in the east have witnessed a splurge on Durga Puja shopping, while the western cities of Maharashtra and Gujarat have seen good sales during the Navratris.

According to the survey, estimates point to about 20 per cent increase in spending on groceries, a 52 per cent increase in low-cost apparels, and about 32 percent increase on lifestyle and fashion accessories in the next three months.

The survey covered consumers in age groups 24 to 34 and 35 to 45 in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Lucknow and Indore.

“The average amount spend on mobiles during the festive season is expected to range from Rs 15,000-Rs 35,500, up from Rs 10,000 - 15,000 for the last six months,” the industry body said.

“Green shoots in the economy are giving a lot of confidence to consumer demand, which hopefully would lead to an appetite for fresh investment after a brief lag,” said Assocham Secretary General D.S. Rawat.

The metro city consumers are increasingly taking to online shopping as top e-commerce companies roll out discounts, freebies and offers to boost sales.

showcased were moves to boost farmers’ income, enhance connectivity, step up investment and enhance jobs and improve rail, road and air infrastructure, and provide electricity to all villages.

The central government and ruling party had come down heavily on the AAP government in Delhi for spending what they said was a huge amount of public money on advertisements and publicity.

The Delhi government had allocated Rs 526 crore for publicity and information for the 2015-16 financial year. This allocation was later reduced to Rs 100 crore in the revised estimates. The panel set up by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry on content regulation of government advertisements charged the AAP government with violating Supreme Court guidelines and had ordered it to “reimburse to the state exchequer” the entire amount that it had spent on its advertisements.

AI mulls Rs 10,000-crore debt Government grants BP Plc licence rejig under RBI’s new scheme to set up petrol pumps in India

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NEW DELHI, OCT 16 (IANS): Indian consumer demand is currently seeing good growth of around 40 per cent in the ongoing festival season, as compared to 2015, on the back of an upturn in the economy and improving perception of better job prospects coupled with steady lowering of interest rates, industry chamber Assocham said on Sunday, citing a survey.

“Riding on the back of an uptick in the economy and improving perception for better job prospects, coupled with steady lowering of interest rates, consumer demand is witnessing a marked growth of as muchs 40 per cent in the ongoing festival season this year, as compared to 2015,” the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India said in a release here.

“Rural demand is adding to the festive fervour, as a good monsoon has boosted confidence among farmers and farm labour. However, as noted in an earlier Assocham survey, the demand for real estate and housing remains very low key,” it said.

The uptick in demand is seen clearly in the sale of automobiles, including passenger cars, two-wheelers, mobile handsets, consumer durables and fashion-wears. So far, the maximum push is seen in the eastern and western region while the northern region is

some more loans in the pipeline in the current year,” added the former Managing Director of India’s ICICI Bank. He also said that the NDB had begun the process of establishing its credentials, as an institution which supports green and sustainable infrastructure. Kamath also said, that the bank would seek to mobilise funds in the markets of the member countries, adding that there were plans to approach the bond market in India, as part of the exercise.

fice. The expenditure incurred on advertisements in print media was Rs 35.59 crore while in the electronic media it was Rs 1.06 crore. Meanwhile, another RTI reply received from Doordarshan Kendra revealed that the total expenditure incurred by it on the “Ek Nayi Subah” show was Rs 92 lakh.

The RTI reply revealed that the advertisements were given to all the leading national dailies apart from other English, Hindi and regional dailies across the country. During the “Ek Nayi Subah” event, the central government showcased its achievements and Bollywood’s leading names, including Amitabh Bachchan, espoused social causes at the show which lasted over six hours. A range of initiatives, including the ‘Swachh Bharat’ campaign, the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’, ‘Pradhan Mantrai Ujjwala Yojana’, ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana’ and ‘Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana’ were highlighted. Also

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NEW DELHI, OCT 16 (IANS): The BJP-led union government may have attacked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi for its spending on advertisements, but it spent more than Rs 36 crore on publicity and advertisements for organising the one-day “Ek Nayi Subah” show in Delhi to mark two years of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.

This information was revealed in response to an RTI query by IANS. The amount for the sixhour event in Delhi was spent on print and electronic media advertisements. The RTI reply received from the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, revealed that the amount spent by the centre on publicity was Rs 36,64,88,085. Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government had organised a gala event at India Gate on May 29 to mark its two years in of-

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BENAULIM (GOA), OCT 16 (IANS): The New Development Bank, established by BRICS countries last year, is targeting an incremental revenue of $ 2.5 billion in the next year, its President K.V. Kamath said on Sunday, adding that member countries would be approached to mobilise funds through bond markets.

Talking to media on the sidelines of the ongoing BRICS summit here, he also said that the Shanghai-headquartered bank had approved loans to the tune of $911 million for development of the renewable energy sector in member countries. “Looking forward, we are targeting incremental revenue of $2.5 billion for the next year and we believe that this will be largely in the area of sustainable infrastructure, green infrastructure... we plan to raise $1.5 billion through bonds,” Kamath said.

“At the operational level we have approved loans in each of our member countries of $911 million and there are

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sectors where FDI is allowed are on the automatic route, which help foreign companies save lots of time to start their operations.

Even though the June quarter growth slowed to 7.1 percent from 7.6 per cent in the previous quarter, Asia’s third largest economy continues to be the fastest growing one in the world and policymakers are expecting the GDP expansion for the current fiscal year to come in at 7.6 per cent and accelerate further in coming years to 8 per cent going forward.

Modi said there were a slew of “matching priorities” between the business council and that of his administration, including dismantling trade barriers, promoting skills development, establishing manufacturing supply chains andinfrastructure development.

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The Modi government has undertaken a slew of reforms like passing the indirect taxation legislation on goods and services tax which seeks to make the country a single market, passing the Bankruptcy Code which will help troubled/failed companies find an exit, and through flagship programmes on the administrative front like the ‘Make in India’ and the ‘Digital India’ initiatives.

All this has had India’s ranking in ease of doing business go up by multiple notches in a year to 39 as per the latest ranking by the World Bank.

The government has also been consistently raising caps on foreign holding in domestic companies in a slew of sensitive sectors like defence insurance and defence.

According to Finance Ministry, as many as 90 per cent of the key economic

BENAULIM (GOA), OCT 16 (PTI): Asserting that results of the reforms undertaken by his government were visible, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the country has transformed into “one of the most open economies” in the world with a strong growth rate.

“We have undertaken substantial reforms in the past two years to streamline and simplify governance, especially in doing business. The results are clearly visible,” Modi told the Brics Business Council as part of the eighth summit of the five-nation grouping here.

“We have moved up in almost all global indices that measure such performances. We have transformed India into one of the most open economies in the world today. Growth is strong and we are taking steps to keep the momentum going,” the Prime Minister said.

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Ba n g ko k , O c t 1 6 (Agencies): Thailand’s Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn wants his coronation held off for at least a year, government officials say.

King Bhumibol Adulyadej died on Thursday and the crown prince wants more time to mourn his father.

Former Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda is standing in as regent. Current Prime Minister Prayuth Chanocha sought to reassure Thais about the succession in a TV address on Saturday, saying they should not worry. This issue was discussed when Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn summoned the regent and Gen Prayuth for an audience, according to Gen Prayuth.

The 64-year-old crown prince “asked the people not to be confused or worry about the country’s administration or even about the succession”, Gen Prayuth said in his TV statement. “He said at this time everyone is sad, he is still sad, so every side should wait until we pass this sad time.”

Questions about the crown prince’s capabilities have been raised in the past, although the strict lese-majeste laws prevent any open discussion of these.

be the president of the United States, after the former secretary of state had a scaring ‘ health episode’ when she stumbled and nearly collapsed during the 9/11 memorial event last month.

Clinton was later diagnosed with pneumonia and her health had become a talking point in the electoral race.

His comment yesterday that “she could barely reach her car” appeared to be aimed at the 9/11 ceremony incident.

Referring to the 17 Republican nominees he has trounced in the primaries, Trump, compared himself with an athlete and said every athlete takes a drug test before the competition.

“We’re like athletes, but athletes, they make them take a drug test. We should take a drug test. I think we should take a drug test prior to the

Rodrigo Duterte interview: Death, drugs and diplomacy Manila, Oct 16 (Agencies): It’s been about 100 days into the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte. Since he took power, the Philippine president has overseen the killing of more than 3,500 people in his war on drugs, offended world leaders and strained relations with the US. In an exclusive first interview since he was sworn in, an interview with Duterte about his controversial war on drugs and foreign policy - including deteriorating relations with the United States and potentially warming relations with China.

“We have three million drug addicts, and it’s growing.

So if we do not interdict this problem, the next generation will be having a serious problem ... You destroy my country, I’ll kill you. And it’s a legitimate thing. If you destroy our young children, I will kill you.

That is a very correct statement. There is nothing wrong in trying to preserve the interest of the next generation.”

But Duterte admits that children and innocent people have also been killed in the bloody crackdown, and promises to investigate these extrajudicial killings, but he also calls them “collateral damage”.

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Rodrigo Duterte contested South China Sea, the Philippine president says: “We will not give up anything there; it’s an entitlement ... You can only negotiate to prevent a war ... They invited me for talks, and I will go.” In response to why the Philippines is “pursuing a different paradigm” in its relationship with the United States, Duterte explains that his disaffection with the American leadership is related to US criticism of his war on drugs.

“Had America just followed the normal procedure of calling the attention of a country to a certain violation, that would affect the laws of humanity, it could have just followed the due process, which is nor-

mally - according to everybody - going to the United Nations, airing a grievance and demanding an investigation. It should begin in the internal body of the United Nations because we are, or the Philippines is, a member of the United Nations.”

Conflicting reports about the military ties between the United States and the Philippines have also plagued the media of late. Without finality, Duterte confirms the potential cease of several long withstanding agreements between the two countries, including military exercises, the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, and even the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty. As controversy continues to follow the Philippine president, be it whilst publicly cursing US President Barack Obama, branding former Philippine president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos as “the best” the country has ever seen, or being in favour of “emergency” shortcuts to execute “democratic” decisions, only one thing seems certain: in Duterte’s view, none of his decisions thus far warrant any unfavourable comparisons. “For the life of me, I have yet to remember a thing that I did that would indicate that I have the traces of being dictatorial. From day one.”

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Gen Sharif had earlier promised to bow out at the end of his term in November this year.

Sharif, currently serving as the 15th Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army, was appointed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on November 29, 2013 for a three-year term.

“I don’t believe in extension and will retire on the due date,” Sharif had said in January this year amidst growing speculation about an extension in his tenure.

The astronauts Jin Haipeng (l) and Chen Dong will spend 30 days in space. (Internet) Beijing, Oct 16 (PTI): China is ready for its longestever manned space mission with a spacecraft carrying two astronauts set to lift off tomorrow to dock with an experimental lab for a month-long stay under the Communist giant’s ambitious plans to establish its own permanent space station by 2022.

Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng, 50, and 37-year-old Chen Dong will be blasted into space aboard ‘Shenzhou-11’ (heavenly vessel) spacecraft at 7:30 am (5 am IST) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center near the Gobi Desert in northern China.

The mission will be carried out with a Long March-2F carrier rocket, Wu Ping, Deputy Director of China’s manned space engineering office said.

It will dock with orbiting space lab Tiangong-2 within two days and the astronauts will stay in the lab for 30 days,

she was quoted as saying by state-run Xinhua news agency.

China, which conducted its first manned space mission in 2003 that lasted 15 days, is putting in billions into its space programme in a bid to catch up with the US and Europe. It also plans to launch its maiden Mars mission in 2020 to match India and others.

China has said its space program is for peaceful purposes, but it has also tested antisatellite missiles in addition to its civilian aims.

The Shenzhou-11 spaceship will return to Earth within a day after docking the two astronauts on Tiangong-2 space lab and separating from it, according to Wu. Jing, who has been to space twice before for Shenzhou-7 mission in 2008 and Shenzhou-9 mission in 2012, will command the mission to the space lab which was launched last month.

NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMENTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (SECTION 375 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925) In the Court of Smti. Elezabeth Ngully Additional Deputy Commissioner Dimapur District, Nagaland.

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late A. Nokcha Jamir alias A N Jamir alias Nokcha Jamir, Deceased, has been filed by Shri. Khalong Jamir, relation son to draw his 4 lane compensation Medziphema who expired on 10.8.16.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate of the said deceased, may if he/she so desire may appear in this court within 30 days, on the said day of 15.11.16.

Given under the hand and seal of the court this 14 day of 10.16.

Addl. Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland

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The 30 Alongtaki NPF A/C state the fact in respect of DECLARATION in Nagaland Post dated 16/10/2016 in page 4, and makes it known to one and all concerned that there is no person by the name Mr. C. Mayang Jamir of Changdang Village Advisor NPF 30 Alongtaki A/C, as per the official records either in active or Primary Membership. And as such, his joining and resigning from the NPF is all baseless as the same was not within our official knowledge.

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With a safe flight record of 1,500 hours as an air force pilot, Chen became China’s second group of astronauts in May 2010, and was selected as a crew member of the Shenzhou-11 mission in June 2016, Wu said. This will be his first space mission.

The space lab was launched as part China’s efforts to set up its own manned space station by 2022, which will make it the only the country to have such a facility in service as the current in-service International Space Station (ISS) retires by 2024.

Lei Fanpei, chairman of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC), recently said China plans to launch the experimental core module of its space station around 2018 with a Long March-5 heavy load carrier rocket, and the 20 ton combination space station will be sent into orbit around 2022.

Syria rebels capture IS stronghold Dabiq

The ExoMars Spacecraft Approaches the Red Planet

Beirut, Oct 16 (AFP): Turkish-backed rebels today captured the emblematic northern Syrian town of Dabiq from the Islamic State group, dealing a major symbolic blow to the jihadists.

The defeat for IS came as US Secretary of State John Kerry was due to meet European allies in London as part of a new diplomatic push to end Syria’s conflict, which has left more than 300,000 people dead since 2011. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Turkish state media and a rebel faction said opposition forces backed by Turkish warplanes and artillery had seized control of Dabiq today. The town, in Syria’s northern province of Aleppo, is of little strategic value. But Dabiq holds crucial ideological importance for IS and its followers because of a Sunni prophecy that states it will be the site of an apocalyptic battle between Christian forces and Muslims. The Observatory, a Britain-based monitoring group, said rebel forces “captured Dabiq after IS members withdrew from the area”.

The Fastaqim Union, an Ankara-backed rebel faction involved in the battle, said Dabiq had fallen “after fierce clashes”.

London. Oct 16 (Agencies): The European-Russian ExoMars spacecraft will release a lander on Sunday. Both spacecraft and lander will arrive at Mars on Wednesday.

The ExoMars spacecraft has two components: the solarpowered Trace Gas Orbiter and the Schiaparelli lander.

The mission will search the Martian atmosphere for methane and other gases that might be produced by microbial life on Mars.

The ExoMars spacecraft was launched on March 14 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Artist’s impression of the ExoMars 2016 Trace Gas Orbiter and spacecraft took seven months Schiaparelli lander arriving at Mars. (Image-ESA) to travel 300 million miles to landed in 2004. ronment for several days before Mars.

It will study the local envi- running out of battery power.

On Sunday, the spacecraft will release the Schiaparelli lander to coast toward Mars.

They will both arrive at Mars on Wednesday, when the spacecraft will enter orbit around the Our son Mr. LHOULIETO NAKHRO (Atoubu), who was missing planet. has been found on 10th October 2016 from Imphal Town. We the The lander will carve family members would like to thank all those who helped us with through the atmosphere, release their best during our sorrowness. its parachute, separate from its Specially, we would like to thank the Medziphema Villagers as outer shell and fire thrusters as well as nearby surrounding area and also to the staff of NST Station it falls to the surface.

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Japan, in the face of these threats, is ironclad,” Ross said. “We remain prepared to defend ourselves and our allies from any attack or provocation.”

Japan has expressed concern over the launches, and Defense Minister Tomomi Inada said Sunday that she wants to work in cooperation with the U.S. and South Korea to assure her country’s security.

North Korea has claimed technical breakthroughs in its goal of developing a longrange nuclear missile capable of reaching the continental United States. South Korean defense officials have said the North doesn’t yet have such a weapon.

It’s the latest in a series of moves by North Korea aimed apparently at displaying a show of force. As recently as last month, it fired three ballistic missiles off its east coast, timed to get the attention of world leaders including President Barack Obama who were visiting the region for a series of summits. The UN Security Council subsequently condemned those North Korean launches and threatened “further significant measures” if it refused to stop its nuclear and missile tests.

North Korea also conducted its fifth nuclear test last month and in all has launched more than 20 ballistic missiles this year, part of its program aimed at improving the delivery system for nuclear weapons. Earlier this year, North Korea successfully launched a Musudan missile in June after several failed attempts.

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Gen Raheel Sharif to be elevated as Field Marshal Islamabad, Oct 16 (PTI): A proposal to elevate Pakistan’s Army chief General Raheel Sharif to the rank of Field Marshal has reached the Islamabad High Court, weeks ahead of his retirement from the powerful post. A lawyer has sought the high court’s help to elevate Gen Raheel, 60, to the rank of Field Marshal in the greater national interest by taking into consideration his “exemplary services and sacrifices rendered for the nation,” The Express Tribune reported today.

In the appeal submitted yesterday, Sardar Adnan Saleem, through his counsel, said that such an elevation is an emergent need in the present circumstances.

Saleem has made the federation through the cabinet division secretary, the prime minister through the secretary of the PM Secretariat and defence ministry secretary respondents in the petition, the report said.

The counsel said that the army chief should be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal for rendering services to protect national security and safeguarding the frontiers of Pakistan in accordance with the National Action Plan (NAP) and for successful completion of the anti-terror campaign

debate because I don’t know what’s going on with her,” Trump said.

Tr ump’s accusations against Clinton came as he outlayed his policy to fight the drug abuse in New Hampshire, a state that has become a flashpoint in the battle against the menace.

The third Trump-Clinton presidential debate is scheduled for Wednesday in Las Vegas. Clinton was declared a clear winner in first debate.

She won the second too according voters in opinion polls, but Trump was declared as having performed “betterthan-expected”. Trump has been dwarfed by a barrage of sexual assault allegations, including videos in which he was seen bragging about groping women, and has been virtually abandoned by his own Republican party.

SEOUL, Oct 16 (Agencies): South Korea: South Korea and the US said Sunday that the latest missile launch by North Korea ended in a failure after the projectile reportedly exploded soon after liftoff.

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the military believes the North unsuccessfully attempted to fire a mid-range Musudan missile. It said the failed launch was made near an airport in the North’s North Pyongan province.

South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said that the missile was believed to have exploded soon after liftoff.

Yonhap cited no source for this information.

South Korea strongly condemns the launch because it violates UN Security Council resolutions that bans any ballistic activities by North Korea, the statement said.

The US military first reported the launch was attempted at 11:33 pm EDT Friday (12:03 p.m. Saturday local time) and that the missile didn’t pose a threat to North America. The action brought harsh criticism from the U.S. “We strongly condemn this and North Korea’s other recent missile tests, which violate UN Security Council Resolutions explicitly prohibiting North Korea’s launches using ballistic missile technology,” said Cmdr. Gary Ross, a Pentagon spokesman. He said the US would raise concerns at the UN. “Our commitment to the defense of our allies, including the Republic of Korea and

China to launch space mission

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NOTICE

Notice Inviting Claims/objections of other claimant(s) for issue of Succession Certificate Under Part-I of Indian Succession Act 1925.

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late G.D Limbu has been applied by Smti. Sumitra Limbu, R/o. H. No. 190 Industrial Village Dimapur, w/o Late G.D Limbu for possession of : 1. Pension Book bearing P.P.O No. PEN/COM-17597/NL/S/18396, 2. SBI Account No. 30020405477, 3. Other related benefits, who expired on 29.09.2016.

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 15/11/16.

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By implementing the National Food Security Act, the Food and Civil Supplies Department under the dynamic leadership of Shri. T. R. Zeliang, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Nagaland has indeed facilitated the general masses at the grass root level. The Niuland Area Citizens’ Forum through this column express our heartiest appreciation to the department concerned.

(KAKISHE SHIKHU) President Niuland Area Citizens’ Forum

G.H. RAMLIA Principal District & Sessions Judge Dimapur : Nagaland

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(PEKINGTO ZHIMOMI) Press Secretary Niuland Area Citizens’ Forum

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IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

Dated : 20/09/2016

I, Smti. H. Praytoli Yeptho, D/o Shri. Hukheto Yeptho permanent resident of Natha Old Village and presently residing at South Point East Colony in the District of Zunheboto, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare an oath as here under : 1. That I am the citizen of India belonging to Sema Naga Community resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That I am a Govt. employee serving as Computer Operator under SP Office DEF Zunheboto.

3. That my name is inadvertently entered and recorded as Praytoli H. Yeptho in my PAN Card, PRC & SBI passbook bearing A/C No. 30616550011, Praytoli Yeptho in my appointment order, Praytoli Sumi in my GPF statement but my actual name is H. Praytoli Yeptho which is recorded in my Govt. ID Card & Service Book.

4. That this affidavit is made for correction of my name.

5. That the above mentioned name Praytoli H. Yeptho, Praytoli Yeptho, Praytoli Sumi and H. Praytoli Yeptho refers to one and same person, Hence, from the date of this declaration, I shall be called and addressed by the name H. Praytoli Yeptho for all official and legal purpose and at all times and occasions.

6. That the statement made in para 1-5 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge & believe and nothing material is concealed therein.

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Through this column the Chumukedima Area GB’s Association would like to express appreciation and acknowledgement to the Food And Civil Supplies Department under the leadership of Mr. T. R. Zeliang, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Nagaland for reaching out to the masses at the grass root level through implementation of the National Food Security Act. DP-8141

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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton

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Washington, Oct 16 (PTI): Donald Trump has accused rival Hillary Clinton of getting “pumped up” ahead of presidential debates with performance-enhancing drugs and challenged her to take a drug test before the final debate next week, giving the gruelling race to the White House a bizarre new direction.

The 70-year-old outspoken billionaire Republican nominee, who has been trailing the Democrat in national polls, questioned the physical stamina of Clinton, 68, arguing that she was more energetic during the beginning of their debate last Sunday, but lost her steam by the end of the debate.

He offered no evidence to back his unsubstatiated claim.

“At the beginning of her last debate, she was all pumped up at the beginning, but at the end she was all ‘take me down.’ She could barely reach her car,” Trump told to loud cheers among his supporters during a rally in New hampshire.

“I think we should take a drug test. Anyway, I’m willing to do it,” Trump said.

His personal attacks on Clinton have increased lately, with he previously calling her “Crooked Hillary” and that he would send her to jail if he was elected president in the election on November 8.

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Infotainment

TS becomes fastest K-pop boy group to hit 20M views

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TS has become unstoppable! Shortly after releasing their second full album, “WINGS,” their title track “Blood Sweat & Tears” has been shattering records and slaying local and international music charts.

The song was co-produced and co-composed by BTS members Suga, J-Hope and Rap Monster.

Following its record of reaching 10 million hits in less than 24 hours, the group’s “Blood Sweat & Tears” music

video reached over 20 million views on Saturday, Oct. 15, around 3:40 p.m. KST, reported Soompi. This feat was achieved approximately 136 hours after the video’s release, making BTS the fastest K-pop boy group to reach 20 million views.

On the other hand, the group has achieved an all-kill in Korean music charts and topped some international charts as well. “Blood Sweat & Tears” took the number 1 spot on various domestic

music streaming sites like Melon, Naver Music, Genie and others, while all of their 15 songs from “WINGS” have taken the top 15 spots in Mnet, Melon, Genie, and Naver Music, according to a report.

BTS has also proven their popularity worldwide topping music charts in Asia and the U.S. Despite not having promotions in China, “Blood Sweat & Tears” has topped Chinese local charts including QQ Music and YinYueTai. Meanwhile, “WINGS” has topped 98 album charts in 60 different countries including the iTunes album chart in the U.S., Brazil, Chile, Ireland, New Zealand and more.

BTS’ second full-length album “WINGS,” which was released on Monday, Oct. 10., features each of the member’s solo songs as well as other tracks including “Boy Meets Evil,” “21st Century Girls,” “Lost,” “Am I Wrong” and “Cypher Pt. 4.” Pre-orders for the album reached 500,000 in the first week.

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rganizers of ‘You Got The Voice’ s-2 has informed that the auditions is going on and that talented singer can register for live auditions or online through watsapp videos.

The winner of the show will get a cash prize of Rs 1.5 lakh, while the finalists will get the opportunity for a video recording of an original song.

The application form for the event will be available at Musician’s Academy, Purana Bazaar, Octet School of Music, Thahekhu and Bless Mart, 3rd Mile, Dimapur.

Interested participants can sing in any dialect. There will be online auditions for contestants from other districts.

For more information one can contact 9774-21-5977 or 9774-57-2006 and get necessary details.

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Lars Ulrich: Music industry is like the Wild West

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ars Ulrich says “nobody knows” what the future holds for the music industry – which he describes as being like “the Wild West.”

The Metallica drummer says the lack of predictability in the music business influences their laissez-faire approach to band activity nowadays.

Ulrich tells MSNBC: “I think you have to sort of accept that nobody really knows where it’s going, so there has to be a lot of impulsive kind of attitudes.

“It’s like a train that’s moving, and you don’t quite know where it’s going, but you sort of try to steer it in the best

way you can, realising that it may go in different places that you had no idea.”

He continues: “The music business, or what’s left of it, is very like the Wild West now. 15 years ago, when you put out a record, there was a particular way that you did everything. Now it’s just whatever works for you.”

Speaking of the lead-up to their forthcoming album Hardwired… To Self-Destruct, Ulrich says: “We’re just doing whatever we feel is right. There’s no particular way that it should be.”

Last month, the band admitted that they fear for the future of rock music after they’ve gone. Their manager Peter Mensch also described YouTube as “the devil”, saying the video streaming site is killing the music industry.

In 2000, Ulrich famously took on file-sharing website Napster by hand-delivering a list of more than 300,000 users who, it was claimed, traded Metallica MP3s illegally to the firm’s San Mateo headquarters.

Naga Talents Promo Season 4 winners 2016- Angeu Zeliang (individual category) and Royal Hip Boyz (Group category) during the Grand Finale held on October 15, at Town hall Dimapur.

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proudly flaunted her Indian accent on the set. However, she also told a leading daily that she is open to adapting new accents depending on the roles offered to her in her next Hollywood outings. The actress believes that it’s about time we accepted Indian accent with as much pride as we accept British and Australian accents.

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Spanish Honda rider Marc Marquez celebrates winning his third MotoGP title in four years.

TWIN RING MOTEGI/ JA PA N, OCT 16 (AGENCIES): Marc Marquez s e c u r e d h i s t h i r d wo r l d championship by winning the Japan Grand Prix Sunday where his closest rivals Yamaha duo Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo both crashed out.

The 23-year-old Honda rider became the youngest man to win three premier-class world championship titles, and did so at Honda’s home circuit, where he had never won before.

Marquez finished the 24lap race in 42min 34.610sec, 2.992sec ahead of Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso and 4.104sec ahead of Maverick Vinales of Suzuki. “Obviously, amazing...

Amazing feeling,” Marquez said immediately after his victory with a big smile, his face red with excitement. “ I t wa s d i f f i c u l t t o concentrate,” after Rossi and Lorenzo crashed out, he said.

“Really happy. Really happy with my team.”

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on the grid, after pole starter Rossi, who was his closest championship rival with a 52-point gap. Last season’s champion Lorenzo also started from the front row.

Marquez took the first c o r n e r, b u t wa s q u i c k ly overtaken by Lorenzo, who commanded the lead in the early phase of the Japan Grand Prix. Marquez and Rossi swapped second place several times in the second lap with the Honda rider keeping the upper hand.

Sourabh clinches Chinese Taipei title

Sourabh Verma

TA I P E I C I T Y, O C T 1 6 (PTI): On a comeback trail after recovering from a series of injuries, Sourabh Verma today clinched the men’s singles title at the Chinese Taipei Open after defeating Malaysia’s Daren Liew in the summit clash of the $55,000 Grand Prix tournament here.

The 23-year-old from Madhya Pradesh rallied to grab the first two games and emerged victorious after his opponent Liew retired in the third game due to a shoulder injury with the scoreline reading 12-10 1210 3-3 in the Indian’s favour. It was a case of being third time lucky as Sourabh, who had

ended runners-up at Belgium and Poland inter national challengers, finally crossed the finishing line after spending almost a year on the sidelines due to elbow and knee injuries last year. “It is a great victory for me and a much needed one. I had reached the finals at Belgium and Poland but could not win. So I was determined not to make the same mistakes here and I am happy I could win today,” Sourabh, who was the 2011 national champion and was runners-up this year, told PTI over the phone.

Sourabh started off well in the opening game and was leading 5-3 at one stage but

Liew soon turned the tables with a five-point burst to lead 8-5. But Sourabh kept breathing down his neck and at 7-10, reeled off five straight points to grab the first game.

The second game turned out to be more difficult as Liew once again surged to a 5-1 lead and held on till 10-6 when the Indian stepped on the gas and once again grabbed six points on the trot to leave Liew shocked. In the third game, after an initial battle, Liew retired at 3-3 owing to a problematic shoulder.

“My opponent was playing well but in the third game he felt some shoulder pain and retired. He was in fact leading in the first two games and was very comfortable. I started well but made too many mistakes. But I managed to pull off the opening game. In the second game also I gave away too many easy points but I am happy I could control it in the end,” Sourabh said.

Talking about his injuryplagued phase, Sourabh said: “It has been a tough phase, I guess injuries are always difficult. Actually in 2014, I was in good shape, I was playing well but I could not win as I was cracking in crucial moments. “But last year I was out of competition for most part of the year. I had a stress fracture in right elbow and it took 3-4 months to recover. I came back to training but again I got tendinitis in my left knee, which again kept me out for a couple of months.

Ranji Trophy: Rishabh Pant slams triple ton MUMBAI, OCT 16 (AGENCIES): Records t u m b l e d o n S a t u r d ay a s Delhi batsmen Rishabh Pant became the second wicketkeeper batsman to slam triplecentury in first-class cricket.

Playing against Maharashtra in a Group B match of the ongoing Ranji Season, Pant achieved the historic feat at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

The 19-year-old, who hails from Delhi, scored 308 runs from 326 balls before being stumped by Vishant More.

Rishabh slammed 42 fours and 8 sixes during his phenomenal innings. Lokesh Rahul from Karnataka, is the record holder for hitting first triple-century by a wicket-keeper batsman in first-class cricket. Rahul slammed 337 runs from 448 balls against Uttar Pradesh on Januray 29th, 2015.

For Delhi, this is the second highest individual score after Raman Lamba’s 312run knock against Himachal Pradesh in 1994.

Pant was involved in a seventh-wicket partnership of 182 runs with Varun Sood, where he scored 147 of those runs, while Sood scored 25, while 10 runs came off extras.

Earlier in the same match, duo of Swapnil Gugale and Ankit Bawne posted an unbroken 594run stand for the third wicket which became the highest partnership for any wicket, in India’s First-Class cricket.

Messi sets another all-time scoring record in La Liga CAMP NOU, BARCELONA/ SPAIN, OCT 16 (AGENCIES): The Barcelona star has overtaken Athletic legend Telmo Zarra’s tally of 179 league goals at home with his strike against Deportivo on Saturday Lionel Messi is now the all-time top-scoring player in Liga history for goals at home.

The Argentine overtook Athletic legend Telmo Zarra’s tally of 179 with a strike against Deportivo as Barcelona ran out 4-0 winners on Saturday.

Running onto Neymar’s clever through-ball into the area, Messi powered the ball beyond German Lux in the Deportivo goal to make La Liga history.

Cristiano Ronaldo is fourth on the list with 150 goals, behind Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano’s tally of 151.

Shah becomes United FC lifts Jalukie Futsal trophy Yasir joint second fastest to 100 wickets

NFCA president Roko Angami with the champions and runners-up of Jalukie Futsal Tournament at Jalukie on October 15.

JALUKIE, OCT 15: United Football Club Samziuram lifted the Futsal Tournament which was organised by Baptist Youth Endeavour of Liangmai Baptist Phumling New Jalukie in Peren district on Saturday.

In the final match of the three-day tourney, United FC defeated Baptist Youth Endeavour of Liangmai Baptist Phumling New Jalukie by 5-1.

The champions received cash award of Rs. 15,000 with medals and citations while runners-up got Rs. 8000 with medals and citations.

The individual awardees of the tourney were: Best Player - Paul of BYE LBP, Best Goal Keeper - Zachariah of Brothers Sporting Club New Jaukie and Highest Scorer - Gail Angami of United FC Samziuram.

President of Nagaland Football Coaches Association and former Inter national Football player, Roko Angami g r a c i n g t h e va l e d i c t o r y programme as the chief guest encouraged the players to be sincere and dedicated to take up sports professionally.

He stated that handwork, patience and discipline will lead them to achieve greater heights. Naga mentality is to play in the first 11 but one has to understand that their coaches know better when and where they should be placed, he said.

He appealed them to respect the elders and seek their blessing to excel, while urging them to avoid intoxicants to be good sportsperson. Kick out all bad habits, humble yourself and practice hard to achieve

your goals, he added.

Futsal needs more skill as the laws in it are too many, he said.

While pointing out how Zeliangs in general used to produce quality players, he lamented that it was no so these days.

He encouraged players to aim higher and bring laurels to self, area and state in general.

Roko appreciated the Liangmai Baptist Church Youth Endeavour for not only creating a platform to display their skill but also have fellowship together.

Meanwhile, Roko also assured the players that he would extend all possible help to appear football trial in different clubs. Roko also gave away the prizes to the winners.

DUBAI, OCT 16 (AGENCIES): Pakistan’s legspinner Yasir Shah became the second joint-fastest bowler to take 100 wickets in all Test cricket on the fourth day of the first day-night match against West Indies in Dubai on Sunday.

The 30-year-old dismissed West Indian tail-ender Miguel Cummins to complete 100 wickets in his 17th Test match, the fastest Pakistani to the milestone. England’s rightarm medium-pacer George Lohmann reached 100 Test wickets in just 16 Test matches in 1896 which still is a world record in Test cricket’s 140year-old history.

Australia’s Charlie Turner and Clarrie Grimmett and England’s Sydney Barnes each got to the milestone in their 17th Test. Shah, who made his debut at the same venue in October 2014, bettered off-spinner Saeed Ajmal who held the Pakistani record of fastest to 100 Tests wickets in 19 matches.

Open Volleyball tourney in Chozuba on Oct 22 DIMAPUR: Mediito Society, Chozuba in collaboration with Nerhu Yuva Kendra Phek is organising Open Volleyball Tourney on October 22 at Chozuba town. Forms are available at Friends Collection Centre, Chozuba town or contact 9856461297/8414803 545/8974220569.

23rd CSA Games and Athletics Meet 2016

Players of the final football match along with officials and guest of honor.

DIMAPUR, OCT 16: Chakhroma Sports Association (CSA) conducted its 23rd Games and Athletics Meet 2016 from October11 to 15 at Medziphema Local Ground.

CSA consist of four units/groups namely A, B, C and D. Hundreds of players and athletes from all group competed in various track and field events, Volleyball

and Football.

The opening ceremony was graced by Dr. Kevingulie Khro as the chief guest and the closing ceremony by Megozelhou Kuotsu as Guest of Honor.

In the event, team A of Group D emerged as the champions of Men’s Football, team A of Group C champions of Men’s Volleyball and Team A of Group B clinched the Women’s Volleyball title.

Meanwhile, CSA has conveyed its appreciation and gratitude to the chief guest, guest of honor, donors, Group office Bearers, participants, athletes and well wishers for making the 23rd Chakhroma Sports Association Games

and Athletics Meet 2016 a grand success.

CSA further informed that the Indoor Games and Wrestling Meet will be held on the November 25 and 26 Chumoukedima and Medziphema respectively.

1st Death Anniversary OF OUR BELOVED MOTHER

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A year has gone since you left us for your eternal home, still the legacy of your good deeds lingers our mind. Mother you left us yet you are forever in our midst.

Nothing compares to your unconditional love, your heart of gold, the sacrifices you made and above all your unceasing prayer still being our guide.

Loving children, grand children & in-laws

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

“I will extol You, O’ Lord, for you have lifted me up, And have not let my foes rejoice over me.”

Psalms 30:1 Born : 10.12.17 – Died : 10.10.16 “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord – Rev 14.13”

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We the bereaved family of the Late Niholi Zhimo W/o Luheto Zhimo would like to express our sincere gratitude to every individual, organisations, churches, family members, friends and well-wishers who stood by us during the prolong illness till the demise of our beloved, who left us for her heavenly abode on 10th Oct. 2016.

Our sincere and special gratitude to: 1. Dr. Ikheto, Surgeon; Nikos Hospital 2. Dr. Umesh Das, Oncosurgeon; Asst. Proff. and the staff of NEIGRIHMS, Shillong 3. Dr. Nepuni Athikho and the staff of CIHSR (Referral) 4. The pastors and the church staff of Chekiye vill. Baptist church 5. All the blocks of Chekiye Village, especially the Block 3 for their undying support throughout our hard times 6. Chekiye Village Student Union 7. Li-Sana SHG, Chekiye 8. The Pastors and the church staff of Zungti Village Baptist Church, Zbto.

9. Zungti Kuposhukulu, Dimapur 10. Police Baptist Church, Chumukedima 11. Khekiho Village Baptist Church 12. Zuvukhu Village Revival Church We are hugely indebted to all of you for your support through prayer, finance and physical presence. Though we are unable to thank each and everyone one of you personally, it is our humble prayer the Almighty bless you all abundantly.

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BORN : 1953 DIED : 10/10/2016 We the bereaved family of Late Gotovi Sema would like to express our profound gratitude and sincerely thank each and every individual, Churches, Unions, Departments and Organizations, who stood by us with your unceasing prayer support, physical presence, materially and financially during the prolonged illness and till the day he left for his Heavenly abode on 10th October 2016.

Our deepest apologies for not being able to thank each and everyone personally, we pray that our Almighty God will bless you all abundantly.

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Kohli anchors India to 4-wkt NSF Martyrs Trophy: ASU, NSF exhibition match win over NZ; lead series 1-0

in the fourth over. Rahane’s was a short but sweet knock which had class written all over it. Of his two sixes, one was hit straight down the ground while the other was well lofted over covers.

Rohit struck the first six for India, top-edging Southee over fine-leg. Rahane followed suit and pulled Bracewell for ^pwo hits over fence in the next over – the first one over fine leg and next over deep square leg.

But Bracewell put an end to the partnership when he removed Rohit, trapping the batsman in front of the wicket with a full length delivery.

Rohit’s departure brought Kohli at the middle and the vice-captain opened his score with a scorching drive to the cover boundary. Rahane, who was going great guns, feel victim to a loose shot and poked a Jimmy Neesham delivery to Indian batsman Manish Pande dives to reach the crease against New Zealand Luke Ronchi and oked a Jimduring the first ODI match in Dharamsala on Sunday. Indian team playing its 900th my Neesham delivery to Luke Ronchi behind the wickets. historical ODI. (PTI) DHARAMSALA, OCT 16 (PTI): Virat Kohli held centrestage with a delightful unbeaten 85 after a collective bowling effort as India cruised to an easy six-wicket victory over New Zealand taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match ODI series, here Sunday.

After bowling out New Zealand for 190 in 43.5 overs, India reached the target in a mere 33.1 overs in a match that ^purned out to be thoroughly one-sided.

If debutant all-rounder Hardik Pandya (3/31) stole the limelight in the bowling department, it was another flawless effort from ‘Chase Master’ Kohli, whose 85-run knock came off 81 balls. He struck nine fours before effortlessly lofting Ish Sodhi for his only six to finish the match in style.

It was rearguard action from New Zealand that saw

them reach 190 after being down at 106 for 8. If not for Tom Latham, who remained unbeaten on 79 and Tim Southee (55), New Zealand would have never imagined to reach near the 200-run mark.

Southee played the role of an aggressor and together with Latham stitched quickfire 71 runs off just 58 balls for the ninth wicket to give New Zealand bowlers something to bowl at. But India hardly had any problems in overwhelming the ^parget with vice-captain Kohli again showing his supreme command in the 50-over format.

India got off to a brisk start in their pursuit for 191run target with Rohit Sharma (14) and Ajinkya Rahane (33) adding 49 runs for the opening stand.

Rahane looked in ominous touch as he dealt in boundaries initially, hitting Doug Bracewell for two fours

New Zealand Innings Batsman R B Martin Guptill 12 11 Tom Latham 79 98 Kane Williamson (c) 3 9 Ross Taylor 0 1 Corey Anderson 4 14 Luke Ronchi (wk) 0 3 James Neesham 10 25 Mitchell Santner 0 1 Doug Bracewell 15 46 Tim Southee 55 45 Ish Sodhi 1 10 Extras 11 (b 2, lb 1, w 8, nb 0, p 0) Total 190 (10 wkts, 43.5 Ov) India Batsman Rohit Sharma Ajinkya Rahane Virat Kohli Manish Pandey MS Dhoni (c & wk) Kedar Jadhav Extras Total

R B 14 26 33 34 85 81 17 22 21 24 10 12 14 (b 0, lb 1, w 13, nb 0, p 0) 194 (4 wkts, 33.1 Ov)

KOHIMA, OCT 16: As part of the ongoing 17th NSF Martyrs Memorial Trophy, an exhibition between the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) and Angami Students’ Union (ASU) was played here Sunday with Neizokhotuo Belho, former general secretary NSF and present tribunal member ASU as chief guest.

The nail biting match between the two teams with end to end action of attack and counter attacks yielded in a 4-4 goals draw in the penultimate regulated time.

Versatile striker Mego Ratsa (10) of ASU scored the hat trick in the 10th, 15th and 25th minutes of the match.

The 4th goal for ASU was scored by its diminutive striker Zekuseto (15) in the 52nd minute.

However, the NSF team came back strongly in the second half with a hat trick coming from the boots of striker Tongpang Ozukum ( ex NSF president).

In the 67th minute, Kelhouneizo Yhome( ex NSF president) singlehandedly dribbled past the ASU defenders and slotted in a brilliantly equaliser the making the score 4-4 each.

With the match tied, the fate of the match was decided through tiebreaker wherein ASU defeated the NSF team by 9-5 goals.

Earlier, addressing the gathering, Neizokhotuo said that the NSF Trophy has become a premier tournament in the state; the much needed platform towards promoting and popularising the game of

ISL: ATK, Goa play out 1-1 draw

Andy Murray wins Shanghai Masters

Kolkata, Oct 16 (IANS): Atletico de Kolkata played out their third draw of the season as FC Goa held the former champions to a 1-1 stalemate in an Indian Super League (ISL) encounter at the Rabindra Sarovar Stadium here on Sunday.

South African winger Sameehg Doutie (6th) and Jofre Mateu (77th, penalty) netted either side of halftime as both outfits played out their third tie in ISL history. ATK’s Pearson and Goa’s Sanjay were given send off in the second half.

Courtesy Sunday’s result, FC Goa opened their account after four matches but remained on rock-bottom while ATK moved to third with six points from four matches. Zico ringed in as many as five changes with Subhasish Roy, Almeida, Arnolin, Barbosa and Robin Singh included at the expense of Kattimani, Reinaldo, Cordozo, Lucio and Sahil Tavora. Atletico made three changes with Tiri (injured), Bikramjit Singh and Juan Belencoso making way for Henrique Sereno who made his ISL debut, Abhinash Ruidas and Stephen Pearson.

ASU and NSF officials with others during the exhibition match at the ongoing 17th NSF Martyrs’ Memorial Trophy at Kohima Local Ground on Sunday.

football in the state.

He also said that NSF Martyrs trophy has become a bridge towards uniting football

players from across the state and neighbouring states and fostering brotherhood among cross section of the society.

Andy Murray won his sixth title of the year, which is turning out to be his most successful season on tour.

SHANGHAI, OCT 16 (AGENCIES): Andy Murray defeated Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6 (1), 6-1 to win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, his second title in as many weeks and the sixth overall in what is shaping up to be his most successful season on tour.

Bautista Agut challenged Murray with his powerful forehands and sharp angles in the first set, keeping the secondseeded Scot on the defensive

and forcing him to commit errors.

Serving for the set at 5-4, Murray appeared distracted by movement in the crowd and wasted three set points before Bautista Agut broke back to level the match. Murray settled down in the tiebreaker, however, and closed out the second set in just 31 minutes.

He had 16 unforced errors in the opening set, but only three after that.

Bautista Agut, the 15thseeded Spaniard, upset No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, but faced an uphill task to capture the title: No player outside the top 10 had beaten the top two ranked players in the same tournament since David Nalbandian beat Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to win the Paris Masters in 2007.

Plus, he had to play Murray.

And nobody is performing better on tour at the moment.

EPL: Watford beats Middlesbrough 1-0

Both of Jose Holebas’ goals this season have come from outside the box - no other defender has scored from outside the area.

LONDON, OCT 16 (AGENCIES): Jose Holebas’ fine strike settled a poor game as Watford’s victory left Middlesbrough still looking for a first

home of the Premier League season. According to BBC report, the Greece defender drove past Victor Valdes from 20 yards to provide some

inspiration for a forgettable match generally devoid of quality.

Boro - who remain above the bottom three on goal dif-

ference only - failed to properly test Hornets goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes at all during the game.

The result moves Watford up to ninth.

Middlesbrough have now lost three home games in a row for the first time in seven years - and have not won in the top flight at the Riverside since April 2009.

No home comforts for Boro Middlesbrough won promotion back to the Premier League after seven seasons on the back of a formidable defence and strong home record - which they have so far failed to bring to the top flight.

Aitor Karanka’s side conceded just 31 times last season - eight at home - but have already let in six at the Riverside in a run which has seen them take just a point in front of their own fans.

Thompson scores 24, Warriors beat Lakers 112-107

Klay Thompson in action against Lakers.

L A S V E G A S, O C T 1 6 (AGENCIES): New Los Angeles Lakers NBA coach Luke Walton’s first matchup against Golden State, where he won a championship as an assistant in 2015, went as expected - with a Warriors’ rout. Klay Thompson scored 24 to lead the Warriors to a 112-107 pre-season win over the Lakers in Las Vegas on Saturday. Kevin Durant, who recently transferred to Warriors, added 17 points as Golden State (4-1) shot 54.3 percent from the field. Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala and David West did not play.

Nick Young led the Lak-

ers with 17 off the bench on 6 for 9 shooting while No. 2 overall pick Brandon Ingram scored 12 off the bench. In other preseason action, Andre Drummond had 10 points and 13 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons beat the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 97-76.

Tobias Harris scored a game-high 18 for the Pistons to go along with six rebounds, two assists and one steal. Detroit improved to 2-2. In Sacramento, All-Star centre DeMarcus Cousins scored 22 points and had five rebounds and six assists in the Kings’ 124-119 victory over Washington.

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