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1 killed, 2 injured in Wka AR ops

Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, OCT 23 (NPN): One GPRN/NSCN cadre was killed while another sustained injury on Sunday wee hours following an operation carried out by troops of 28 Assam Rifles near Okotso village, Wokha district. According to AR officials, one of its jawan was also injured in the clash.

The deceased has been identified as one ‘lieut.’ Imti Ao of Chungtia village and the injured ‘2nd lieut.’ Chipemo Lotha of Wokha village. AR troop also seized six weapons-- two AK-47 rifles, one 12 bore gun, one .303 rifle, one G3 rifle and one point .22 rifle with large quantity of ammunition.

Conflicting reports have emerged as GPRN/NSCN accused AR troops of launching an ambush while the AR claimed that they were first fired upon by the cadres.

In a press note, PRO IGAR (N) said based on inputs on movement of large number of armed groups in uniform near Okotso, AR troops launched an operation on October 22 night.

On October 23 morning, having come across armed UG cadres, PRO said the cadres despite being warned, opened indiscriminate fire on the troops injuring one of jawans soldier.

In the ensuing gun-fight, one cadre was killed and another injured, PRO said add-

Bodos 12-hr rail roko stir in Assam today

G U WA H AT I , O C T 2 3 (IANS): Several Bodo organisations have given a call for a 12-hour ‘rail roko’ stir on Monday in support of their long-standing demand for the creation of a separate Bodoland state, a senior Bodo leader said. All Bodo Students Union president Promod Boro said rail tracks will be blocked at Basugaon (in Kokrajhar district) and Udalguri (in Udalguri district) in Assam to press the central and state governments on their demand. In the bandh over one lakh Bodoland supporters will converge at Basugaon and Udalguri. The protestors belong to the Peoples’ Joint Action Committee for Bodoland Movement, a conglomeration of civil society organisations, and NDFB pro-talk faction. Movement of most of the up and down trains in Assam and other parts of NE will likely be affected

KPLT for cease-fire

G U WA H AT I , O C T 2 3 (AGENCIES): Karbi militant group, Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers (KPLT) has reportedly decided to have a ceasefire agreement with the Government of India. According to reports, quoting Assam’s special DG, Kuladhar Saikia, KPLT general secretary had in a letter to the Home ministry on October 17, expressed their desire to have a ceasefire with the Centre. Since the group has expressed their desire, Saikia said the “Government will decide for the ceasefire agreement.” KPLT has been active in central Assam’s Karbi Anglong and Nagaon districts.

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“The Yadav family quarrel will make a good bollywood thriller. It will remain even after they lose power.”

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ing, the injured was provided immediate first aid and evacuated by AR troops for treatment. The injured was later taken to Wokha civil hospital and handed over to the police.

AR reminded that “the ceasefire ground rules clearly prohibit factions from carrying arms”.

GPRN/NSCN warns GPRN/NSCN while warning the Assam Rifles, in a press note vehemently condemned the “ambush and brutal killing of its cadre and causing injury to another by” at Okotso village in Lotha region on Sunday.

While making it clear that there was no excuse “for such an action on the part of the so called friends of the hilly people”, GPRN/NSCN said it was an act of cowardice and a direct provocation of the Naga Army to resume hostility despite the existence of ceasefire and laid down ground rules.

GPRN/NSCN said section of the Naga army, keeping in mind and respecting the ground rules between government of India and GPRN/ NSCN, on the orders of the high command had vacated their makeshift camp and were heading towards designated camp when the Assam Rifles ambushed the Naga Army, violating the ceasefire ground rules.

“If the so called friends of the hill people acts like

rogues in uniform, the Naga Army will respond in a befitting manner”, GPRN/NSCN cautioned.

The group also made known to the Assam Rifles that “the Naga Army will not be intimidated by their number or sophisticated arms they carry nor will it allow its members to be murdered at the will of Assam Rifles or any other force”.

Reminding that the ceasefire was in place, recognising each other as different entities and to pave the way for an honorable and acceptable

political solution for the people of Nagaland, GPRN/NSCN cautioned that “if the Assam Rifles believes acts of violence and brutality will crush the Nagas, Naga Army will pay them in the same coin”.

Meanwhile, the group has demanded unconditional apology and return of the arms seized by AR at the earliest. It also asked the AR to teach its men and officers the ceasefire ground rules and rules of engagements, saying trigger happy personnel have brought more shame than glory in the past, known by all.

AR will be responsible for repercussion: LH Lotha Hoho and Lotha frontal organisations of Wokha have condemned the action of the 28th Assam Rifles of Wokha, for attacking the cadres of NSCN (Unification) in the jungles of Okotso village, Wokha district, on October 23, resulting in the death of one cadre and injuring others.

A joint statement issued

by Lotha Hoho (LH) chairman Mhao Humtsoe and general secretary Er. Mhondamo Ovung said the Lotha community through the hoho and frontal organisations have viewed the matter very seriously, adding “any untoward repercussion, the so called ‘Friends of the Hill people’ the 28th Assam Rifles shall be fully responsible”.

LH said they failed to understand as to why AR carried out such violent activity without any provocation when NSCN (U) was currently under ceasefire with the GoI. Since GoI had so far not assigned any designated camp for the faction, LH opined that any of its camps/cadres, unless provocative, should not be searched or assaulted.

LH said the site of incident was more than 40 kms, from the AR Post. “It is not understood how and why the AR cadres should go all that way to carry out the assault, without provocation”, LH questioned.

It further demanded the AR and district administration to immediately recall the AR personnel and to stop violation of the ceasefire ground rules.

ENCSU temporarily suspends stir DIMAPUR, OCT 23 (NPN): Following the appeal made by Eastern Nagaland Legislature Union (ENLU), the Eastern Nagaland College Students’ Union (ENCSU) on Sunday has temporarily suspended its ongoing third phase of agitation. However, those confiscated vehicles would not be released until its demand was fulfilled, ENCSU chairman Longre Chang and joint secretary Nokchem Angth said in a press statement. ENCSU volunteers had so far confiscated 12 vehicles across Eastern Nagaland.

The union warned that it will resume the suspended agitation by “taking any kind of harsh action” to express their resentment, if the outcome of the meeting was not in favour of its demand.

ENCSU also threatened to intensify the agitation by imposing total bandh across Eastern Nagaland or impose extreme action anywhere in the state to safeguard their rights in the event the government failed to address their demand.

Further, ENCSU appealed to all the citizens of Eastern Nagaland to extend the same cooperation continuously till the demand was met.

Earlier, ENLU assured ENCSU, that it will take up the matter with the state government, particularly to Higher & Technical Education to solve the grievances amicably through consultation.

ACAUT alleges F&CS, others diverting SK Oil to black market DIMAPUR, OCT 23 (NPN): ACAUT Nagaland on Sunday pointed out that the Food & Civil Supplies (F&CS) department, along with fuel adulteration kingpins and SK Oil stockiest have been “diverting crores of litres of SK Oil to the black market for past 15-20 years with impunity”.

The fuel adulteration issue was not only confined to the kingpins alone, as the state government would liked people believe so stated ACAUT media cell.

Based on the RTI documents (See Table) made available, ACAUT claimed that hundreds of crores of rupees “have enriched the pockets of an entire spectrum of society, most notably the politicians and the bureaucratic class, as also the keepers of the law”.

ACAUT accused F&CS department of diverting approximately 12 crore litres of SK oil over the past 12 years, meant for poor beneficiaries, to the black market. In monetary value, ACAUT said 12 crore litres @Rs.40 per litre at

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2008-09 2009-10

A SK Oil quota given by the Centre to the state per year (in Litres) 1,63,20,000 L 1,64,00,000L 1,63,27,000L 1,63,22,000L 1,68,44,000L 1,71,00,000 1,71,06,000L

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1,70,88,000L

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1,71,24,000L

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1,71,36,000L

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1,71,12,000L

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1,70,88,000L 20,19,67,000L crore litres

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today’s market rate would be approximately Rs. 500 crores.

This literally made Nagaland as the largest producer of adulterated fuel in the country, it added.

ACAUT also alleged

B Actual SK Oil distributed to the districts per year 1,15,08,000L 1,09,56,000L 1,09,56,000L 1,09,56,000L 1,20,68,000L 1,11,24,000L 9,31,000 L

C Difference between A and B per year 48.12 Lakh Litres 54.44 Lakh litres 53.71 lakh litres 53.66 lakh litres 47.76 lakh litres 59.76 lakh litres 1 cr 61 lakh 75,000 litres 9,04,000L 1 cr 61 lakh 84,000 litres 9,26,000L 1 cr 61 lakh 98,000 litres 9,27,000L 1 cr 62 lakh 09,000 litres 9,27,000L 1 cr 61 lakh 85,000 litres 1,06,92,000L 63.96 lakh litres or 20.19 8,28,75,000L or 11,90,92,000 or 8.28 crore litres 11.90 crore litres that the successive chief ministers of Nagaland, felt the need to totally control the F&CS department. Not surprisingly, the years 2009-14 witnessed maximum diversion where virtually nil SK

Diversion of SK oil in percentage 30% 33% 33% 33% 29% 35% 94%

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Treat your children equally: Acharya Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, OCT 23 (NPN): Nagaland Gover nor, P.B. Acharya Sunday urged upon parents to treat their children equally and not to discriminate the girl child as they grow up to become mothers, sisters and wife. He said this at the annual Deepawali Mela organized by Lions and Leo clubs of Dimapur, at Lions Centre, Midland, Dimapur.

According to Acharya, in the past there were some instances when people preferred daughters to sons for various social reasons leading to female foeticides. However, he said times have changed and that everyone should stop this practice completely by giving equal opportunity to daughters.

Citing Centre’s initiative to help raise female child under the scheme, ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ (BBBP), the governor urged the gathered people to come out from the mindset of neglecting female child and help support the government in the success of the scheme.

BBBP is a Government of India scheme that aims to generate awareness and improve the efficiency of welfare services meant for women. The scheme- a joint initiative of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Ministry of Human Resource Development-was launched with an initial corpus of Rs. 100 crore.

Acharya with members of Lions and Leo clubs, Dimapur. (NP)

The BBBP scheme was introduced in October, 2014 to address the issue of declining child sex ratio (CSR). This is implemented through a national campaign and focused multi-sector action in 100 selected districts with low CSR, covering all States and UTs. On the occasion, Acharya lauded Lions club of Dimapur for taking up initiatives to help the poor, needy and underprivileged people besides organizing various community services. He urged the club members to devote more such services saying, that the more you give the more you will receive, and “achievers should also be givers,” which would lead to real happiness.

The Governor further exhorted the people to be proud for being Indians.

“It was your destiny to born as an Indian and therefore you should take pride in it irrespective of what race or religion you belong to,” he said.

Despite the fact that Indians had once been slaves and

prisoners for more than three centuries under rule of Mughals and Britishers largely due to absence of unity, Acharya said that the nation went on to became one of the largest democratic and secular country and every Indian ought to be proud of that.

Earlier, the governor read out the, “8th Pledge To Prevent Female Foeticide”, which was repeated after him by the gathered crowd.

He further, conveyed Deepawali greetings, which is due next week.

Acharya was also conferred the ‘Honorary Member’ of Lions Club of Dimapur by the president Lion Uma Agarwal. He also endorsed a cheque of Rs 50,000 which the club has set aside as fund to be used for the BBBP scheme.

Governor also gave away the prizes to the winners of ‘Peace Poster Campaign’ organized by club on October 2. On the sideline of mela, Acharya also inaugurated a newly constructed toilet at the centre.

Simultaneous polls in UP, 4 states in Feb-Mar New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI): Uttar Pradesh, which is set to witness game-changer elections, and four other states will go to polls simultaneously, most likely in February-March next, commencing shortly after the presentation of the Union Budget on February 1.

While it will be a single-day polling in Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur, UP is likely to have as many as seven phases, sources in the Election Commission said.

The BJP, which had swept the Lok Sabha elections more than two years ago, winning 70 of the 80 seats in UP, is seeking to make a comeback by wresting power after 15 years from

the ruling SP. In Punjab, after two successive terms, the ruling SAD-BJP combine is facing a tough battle from Congress on the one hand and a fledgeling AAP on the other. Uttarakhand, where the ruling Congress staged a sensational comeback this year following a legal battle, is fighting anti-incumbency and facing challenge from the BJP. Goa, where the ruling BJP is seeking a fresh term, is pitted against Congress and AAP. In Manipur, the Congress is seeking to retain power. The term of UP assembly ends on May 27, 2017, those of Goa, Manipur and Punjab on March 18 and Uttarakhand on March 27.

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Oil reached the poor people, ACAUT added.

However, the hard reality that needed to be condemned was that the cabinet instead of declaring a war (Cont’d on p-7)

SP headed for split as family power struggle intensifies

Mulayam Singh and Akhilesh Yadav

LUCKNOW, OCT 23 (IANS): Uttar Pradesh’s ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) on Sunday appeared headed for a split as chief minister Akhilesh Yadav ousted uncle Shivpal Yadav and three others from the government while the party brass sacked his backer and MP Ram Gopal Yadav from the party in an intensifying dynastic power struggle ahead of next year’s election.

The dramatic decision by the estranged chief minister followed the earlier dismissal from the party of Akhilesh supporters on Saturday by Shivpal Yadav, the new state in charge of the Samajwadi Party and brother of party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav.

On Sunday evening, Mulayam Singh -- facing the worst crisis of his political career -- called an emergency meeting of senior party leaders. Besides Shivpal Yadav, the other ministers thrown out were Narad

Rai, Om Prakash and Shadab Fatima.

Jaya Prada, an actress-turned-politician, was also expelled from the Uttar Pradesh Film Development Council.

All of them were said to be close to Amar Singh, a businessman-turned-politician who was sacked from the party in 2010 along with Jaya Prada. He returned to the party last year and became a Rajya Sabha member. Legislators who attended a morning meeting with the chief minister said Akhilesh Yadav made it clear that anyone close to Amar Singh cannot find a place in his government.

Hours later, the Samajwadi Party expelled national general secretary and spokesman Ram Gopal for six years from all party posts. Announcing the decision

by Mulayam Singh, Shivpal Yadav said Ram Gopal had connived with “communal forces”, pointing fingers at BJP, to destabilize and weaken the Samajwadi Party -- which has a brute majority in the 403-member assembly.

“He met a senior BJP leader thrice and is trying to save his son Akshay and daughter-in-law from the CBI,” Shivpal Yadav said, linking the two family members with a tainted chief engineer of Noida Authority. Ram Gopal Yadav denied the charge. Ram Gopal Yadav triggered a controversy earlier in the morning when he released a letter saying only chief minister Akhilesh Yadav can lead the party to

victory in the coming assembly poll.

He said people opposing the chief minister were corrupt and without character. Akhilesh Yadav, 43, describing himself as the political successor to his father Mulayam Singh, denied that his decision to oust Shivpal Yadav would split the Samajwadi Party. The party, he said, belonged to “Netaji” - as Mulayam Singh is popularly known.

The chief minister also said he would attend the party’s Silver Jubilee function on November 5.

The legislators who attended the Chief Minister’s meeting told the media that Akhilesh Yadav became emotional while talking about his relations with his father and said anyone coming between them would not be spared.

Soon after the meeting ended, the legislators shouted slogans hailing Akhilesh Yadav and denouncing Amar Singh as a “dalal” (broker).

An insider said all efforts to bring peace in the Samajwadi Party were effectively over now and that the party may he headed for a vertical split between the two generations. Sunday’s developments came a day before Mulayam Singh meets party legislators in Lucknow.

Akhilesh Yadav had earlier refused to attend party meetings called by Shivpal Yadav on Friday and Saturday. Instead, he met the district party chiefs separately.

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Langpangkong Pastors’ for clean election

DIMAPUR: In recognising the urgent need to give spiritual action oriented leadership to clean the mess of election in Nagaland, the Langpangkong Pastors’ Fellowship under Mokokchung district conducted a day-long symposium on the ‘Role of pastor in clean election campaign’ with the Editor, Tir Yimyim, K.Temjen Jamir as resource person with the members of the LKM Clean Election Campaign Committee members on Saturday during its 3 day annual conference at Yisemyong.

In his presentation on the roles of pastors on election, the resource person reminded the church leaders that they are the called ones by God to overseer His flock and protect and lead them safely from the savage wolves. In present day context, the biblical savage wolve is election for Naga people in Nagaland and to fight against the wolve is the spiritual responsibility of the pastors, he said, The resource person urged the pastors not to carry about with every wind of dirty electoral politics but speak the truth courageously against the evil practices during election

Langpangkong area pastors with resource persons and members of the LKM Clean Election Campaign Committee at Yisemyong on 22nd Oct. 2016.

and the set the people free from the love of money.

“Today our society is deeply infected by election malpractices. We need to eradicate this menace from our society and conduct clean and fair election. This will help us in forming a good governance system which will be beneficial for the people. That is the purpose and objective of clean election campaign,” he added.

As quoted in the Bible, he said in order to elect a

news in brief Promotion of livestock activities at Ralan: Free

vaccination of anti-rabies and promotion of livestock activities were conducted at Ralan on October 19 by the department of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry led by Dr. Wobenthung Odyuo. He encouraged the farmers to rear more livestock by giving cash award to those farmers who were rearing pigs and other livestocks.

SDEO Pughoboto informs: Sub Divisional Educa-

tion Officer (SDEO) Pughoboto has informed all regular graduate teachers including SSA upto 2014 under SDEO, Pughoboto to submit service and educational document (matric onwards) to office on or before October 27, for tentative seniority list. Last date for submission to DSE would be October 28.

AKM 6th executive meeting: Ao Students’ Confer-

ence (AKM) has convened its 6th executive meeting on October 26 at 11 a.m onwards, hosted by Tzurangkong Kaketshir Mungdang (TKM) at Moayimti village. All tribunal, senior executive and executive members have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

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responsible leader, we must also play our role as Christians and choose the God fearing persons having good moral character who has sense of not only nationalism but patriotism.

As in 2012 US election, world renowned preacher Billy Graham articulated to the Americans on “vote biblical value” and called upon them to support God fearing candidates, the resources person appealed the pastors

AG inform pensioners DIMAPUR: Accountant General (AG) has informed all the state government officers/officials that the final payment cases for ‘Pension’ and ‘GPF’ upto the month of September 2016 have been uploaded on the AG Nagaland website.

In a press release deputy accountant general (A&E) Kahoto J. Yepthomi, IAAS, has informed pensioners to log into the office website www.agnagaland.gov.in by clicking at ‘Feliciation’ followed by Pension or GPF Felicitation by directly clicking on the Sticky Note written as ‘Click here to view list of settled pension/ GPF final payment cases.’

to take the same message and take active role during election in Nagaland without any hesitation.

He suggested that pastors should lead and visit each and every household of believers and pray together to take part in election in a fair manner; the church leaders should also organize chain of prayer and let every family to partake, spiritual awareness and understanding on election related topics with biblical reference

should be communicated during church sermon and to have frequent joint prayer fellowship with village council members in the church also will be effective spiritual exercise in making the election free and fair.

On the use of alcohol, buying of vote particularly in villages during election time, he said youth and women church leaders should be allow to play an active role to control this menace with moral and spiritual empowerment. During election day pastor must lead the process with a prayer and cast his or her vote and let people follow to cast ones own vote.

He appealed the pastors not to try to please everyone but try to please God and fight a good fight against the evil practices and to be on guard against anti-Christians movement in India.

After a day long discussion, the Langpangkong Pastors’ Fellowship resolved to play a active spiritual role on Clean Election campaign in making people realise their valued political rights as God’s given right and empower them spiritually to overcome the temptations.

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ANGPTA Bhandari Unit clarifies DIMAPUR: All Nagaland Government Teachers Association (ANGPTA) Bhandari Unit issued a clarification to the ANSTA Bhandari Unit press statement on October 19 which stated that “the teaching community under SDEO Bhandari would remain united under ANSTA, and that any deduction made from teacher’s salary would be done with its knowledge and consent.”

All Nagaland Government Teachers Association Bhandari Unit in a press note by convener Rhonthungo and general secretary Samuel Ezung clarified and declared that primary teachers under SDEO Bhandari have dissociated themselves from ANSTA and formed ANGPTA Bhandari Unit during its general meeting on September 10.

In this regard, the unit stated it cannot remain united under the same umbrella of ANSTA in any manner.

F u r t h e r, A N G P TA Bhandari also conveyed “clear and strong” message that it would not allow ANSTA Bhandari to impose its resolutions upon the unit in any manner.

DC Tsg inducted as TDBSGA prez

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TUENSANG, OCT 23 ( NPN): Deputy Commissioner Tuensang Alemjongshi was inducted into Tuensang District Bharat Scouts & Guides Association as district president on October 19 at his office chamber.

Alemjongshi was inducted by the tour officials of Nagaland State Bharat Scouts & Guides Ruokuongulie Albert Solo, state training commissioner (S) and assisted by assistant state organizing commissioner (S) Imlisunep and Thepfuneisa Belho district scouter in the presence of district official and its subordinates.

After the induction, the state headquarters officials announced the Scouting golden jubilee scheduled to be held in the month of April 2017 and its lay-out in detail. They gave details for the construction of district hut at State Training Centre for the Scouts and Guides of Tuensang district, Scouts& Guides, formation and census from all the government schools from 2017 and Haüyang Choba (BSG) pipe band participation, representing Tuensang District Bharat Scouts and Guides Association under the banner

NCRC Sumi organizes CBS at Ayinato

Participants at the 3-day CBS 2016 for Sunday school children at Ayinato Prayer Centre.

DIMAPUR: Three-day CBS 2016 for Sunday school children under Nagaland Christian Revival Church (NCRC) Sumi, Ayinato sub-council was organized by NCRC Sumi mission and evangelism department from October 9-11 at Ayinato Prayer Centre.

The program was held under the theme “Jesus is my superherd”.

Resource person of the programme was Nagaland Christian Revival Church Sumi Child Education department coordinator Kivineu Zhimo and SST team from Dimapur.

In a press release, CED coordinator Kivineu Zhimo has expressed gratitude to the staff of Ayinato Prayer Centre, field secretary of Ayinato, local churches under Ayi-

nato sub-council, Sunday School reachers, volunteers, donors and well-wishers for services extended towards the success of the programme. Altogether around 450 children attended the camp.

Various activities, craft making, talent presentations, competitions were highlighted during the camp.

Nagaland State Bharat Scouts & Guides during the 17th national jamboree at Mysuru (Karnataka) from December 29, 2016 to January 4, 2017.

Deliberating in the meeting, state training commissioner (S) Ruokuongulie Albert Solo, requested the district association to have closer relation with the state association for the growth in the Scouts and Guides movement.

Meanwhile, sub-divisional education officer, Tuensang, Jongshimongla was also inducted as district secretary

by B. Sentila district guider on October 20 at the residence of district organizing commissioner (S). R. Ngaku.

The induction ceremony began with the flag ceremony by the state headquarter officials with the Scouts and Guides of Haüyang Choba(BSG) Pipe Band, Nu-Hen Open Troop & Coy and Tuensang village. The former Scouts and Guides representatives followed by the District met the SHQ tour officials. Tuensang District Bharat Scouts and Guides Association, appreciated the state head quarter officials for their kind visit and having the concern and paving new ways for the Bharat Scouts & Guides.

FLC conducted DIMAPUR: To promote the cause of Financial Literacy / inclusion, one-day Financial Literacy Camp (FLC) supported under FIF managed by NABARD was conducted at Dibuia Village on October 20 organized by Care and Support Society, Mokokchung in collaboration with Nagaland State Cooperative Bank, Mokokchung sponsored by NABARD. During the programme, DDM, NABARD, S. Amarjit Mangang, highlighted the role played by NABARD in financial inclusion. He informed the villagers about the importance of saving and saving habits and ways and means to cut down unnecessary expenditure. Temsulepden, Assistant Branch Manager Nagaland State Cooperative Bank Ltd, and in-charge FLC Mokokchung, spoke on the importance of banking, savings, and financial planning. He also pointed out various financial services offered by the banks for the general public. Earlier, the programme was chaired by managing director, Care and Support Society, Imchawati Kichu. Welcome address was addressed by Msanggarnen, G.B, Dibuia village Council.

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nagalandpost.com Poll Q.: Is it possible to create c l e a n e n v i ro n m e n t through mass participation?

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WEATHER FORECAST October 24

(Temperature in ºC) Agartala Sunshine and pleasant Aizawl Some sun with a shower Guwahati Nice with brilliant sunshine Imphal Sunshine and pleasant Itanagar Sunny and pleasant Shillong Sun mixing with clouds Kohima Mostly sunny and pleasant Dimapur Mostly sunny and nice Mostly sunny and pleasant Mkg Tuensang Sunshine Wokha Not as warm with sunshine Zunheboto Mostly sunny and pleasant

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Min 22 18 18 16 17 11 14 18 13 13 18 13

ANGPTA Dmu informs Dimapur: All Nagaland Government Primary Teachers Association, ANGPTA (Dimapur Unit) has informed all those who are yet to submit their membership and documents for the seniority list are to do so by contacting this phone number : 9856505070.

Bishop of Kohima along with nuns and priests at the Grotto.

DIMAPUR: Grotto of Blessed Virgin Mary at St. Peter’s Parish, Tesophenyu was blessed by Bishop of Kohima, James Thoppil on October 23, in the presence of a large gathering, while additional director of Tourism, Thomas Kent inaugurated the Grotto.

The chief guest, Thomas Kent while inaugurating the grotto prayed that people flock to this grotto to pray to the Blessed Virgin Mary and receive blessings from her Son Jesus through her powerful intervention.

The Grotto at Tesophenyu had been build with the

generous contributions of the benefactors both from the parish and from outside. The mastermind behind the construction was parish priest, Rev. Fr. Joy Thottankara with the assistance of the community. C.M. Jose, a famous artist from Guwahati designed the Grotto.

Free medical camp at Lirmen village DIMAPUR: Lirmen Teyaritep Society (LTS) organized a one-day free medical camp at Lirmen village in collaboration with Naga Hospital Mokokchung (NHM) on October 18.

The medical camp was conducted under the theme “caring for the welfare”, where patients availed free check up and free medicines.

The medical camp was led

by MO Mangkolemba, Dr. Imli and support staff nurse, Visiting doctor Dr. Imli with the Lirmen Teyaritep Society Aienla.

A total of 110 patients officials.

Care and Support Society (CSS) conducted community meeting with women leader on October 16, on TB supported by CHAI. Resource person of the programme was CSS managing director Imchawati Kichu. He shared about the causes of TB, its spread among the community, present scenario of TB in India and signs and symptoms of TB. He also explained DMC, two types of TB, free treatment and medicine. Adherence to TB treatment was also suggested.

registered for the medical camp. A short program was held prior to the medical camp whereby the society president Yarangchang Imchen delivered welcome address while Lirmen Baptist Church pastor Rev. A Mar Pongen invoked God blessings.

The society also thanked the individuals for the support specially deputy director Horticulture, N. Amos Ao for financial assistance and the NHM for providing medicines.

Hindustan Scouts and Guides celebrate cultural day

Scouts performing simple pyramid.

DIMAPUR: Hindustan Scouts & Guides celebrated birthday-cum-cultural day on Saturday at Holy Cross Higher Secondary School, where cubs & bulbuls, scouts and guides performed different activities in the presence of their parents.

The event was graced by chairman of the School as the chief guest, Rev Fr P J Thomas who said that the purpose of HS&G was to build up one’s personality. “We need to discipline ourselves in life. If we are not disciplined, we cannot

be successful in life,” he told the scouts and guides present on the occasion.

Heaping praises on teacher Nirmala for her dedication and commitment towards Hindustan Scouts & Guides all these years, Fr Thomas said despite all odd situations, she had stood upright and fought alone to make HS&G movement

successful in Nagaland.

Fr Thomas said that though she would be retiring this year from the school, the students would remember her for her contribution.

D r M e d o z a t o, a n alumni of Holy Cross Hr Sec. School and first troop leader or HS&G graced the occasion as special guest.

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DIMAPUR: V.K Area Peoples Organisation (VKAPO) has vehemently condemned the barbaric incident of September 30, 2016, where a group of Mukhami villagers came and attacked Vitokhu Awomi of Mukhami village at his residence and attempted to murder with machete (dao) but luckily was saved, however his right hand was totally cut off from his body.

V. K A r e a Pe o p l e s Organisation president Mughato Kinimi and general secretary, Hupeto Assumi stated in a condemnation note that, such act has no place in a Christian society.

VKAPO has appealed all right thinking civic societies and individuals to condemn such unwanted incident and urged upon law enforcing agencies to book the culprits and give befitting punishment as per the law of the land.

VKAPO also hoped that such kind of incident would never be repeated in the days to come considering the true spirit of Christians.

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AR organizes ex-servicemen rally cum medical camp in Dmu

Elizabeth Ngullie speaking in the function (NP) Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, OCT 23 (NPN): The 6 sector 32 Assam Rifles on Thursday organized ex-servicemen cum medical camp at Kashirambosti, Dimapur.

Speaking as chief guest, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Dimapur, Elizabeth Ngullie appreciated the efforts made by HQ 6 Sector Assam Rifles for the veterans who had dedicated their prime youth in the service of the nation.

Lauding the character of the organization that not only took care of their jawans while in service but even after retirement, Elizabeth said that such initiatives was indeed worth emulating by other organizations. She also appreciated the coordinating efforts that had gone in the programme by way of bringing in medical specialists, banks and other authorities such as Aadhaar card team from the civil environment. She expressed the hope that the efforts of organizing team would benK

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efit the brave veterans and in resolving their problems, thereby strengthening up the bond within the organization.

She also assured that civil administration would always extend full cooperation to the organization in order to have better relations and conducive environment in Dimapur district.

6 sector Assam Rifles, Commander Brigadier Shibaji Das said that it was a matter of great pride and joy to be able to organize such functions for the ex-servicemen.

He mentioned the main aim of the rally was to ensure the problems faced by the exservicemen were resolved and also to enable the ex-servicemen to project the difficulties faced by them.

The programme also felicitated Binu Limbu, wife of late L/Nk Padam Kumar Limbu of 24 AR who had attained martyrdom on August 26, 1996 at Wokha during an encounter with insurgents. Y Aucingletla, wife of late Rfn (GD) Kude of 12 AR who attained martyrdom on November 7, 2014 while serving with 12 AR in Sonitpur and L/Nk Lepto Ao (Retd) of 18 AR who sustained grievous non-fatal case on June 7, 1973 during an ambush by insurgents in Mizoram.

The day also witnessed different stalls provided for the ex-servicemen pensioners such as, CSD facilities, medical facilities, record branch, pay and allowance office, state bank of India, medical stalls including eye, ENT and medical specialists.

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Four-cornered contests likely in Tripura by-polls

Aga rtala , O c t 2 3 (IANS): The by-polls to two assembly seats in Tripura will see a four-cornered contest, giving an advantage to the ruling Left parties.

Declaring their candidates on Sunday, the Opposition Congress has fielded former Tripura government senior official Rajendra Kumar Das for the Barjala seat and the party’s block president Pranab Biswas from Khowai constituency.

Dismissing the Trinamool Congress (TMC) proposal to form an electoral alliance to defeat the Left Front, state Congress Chief Birajit Sinha said: “TMC itself spoiled the scope of opposition alliance by unilaterally declaring its nominees for the by-polls. They should have discussed the issue with nonLeft parties before announcing candidates.”

The Election Commission will hold the by-elections on November 19 in scheduled caste reserved Barjala and Khowai assembly constituencies in Tripura.

The Barjala seat fell vacant after Congress legislator Jitendra Sarkar resigned on June 6, 2016 following an internal feud in the party while

US presence gives ‘global’ tag to Tawang Festival I TA NAG A R , O c t 2 3 (Agencies): The Tawang festival, now in its fifth year, marked itself as a truly global event with US ambassador to India Richard Varma being in attendance on the inaugural day on Friday. America’s official presence in Tawang, a sensitive district in Arunachal Pradesh which is claimed by China as its own, did not go unnoticed.

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who inaugurated the three-day festival on Friday, said Verma’s presence in Tawang would ensure that American president Barack Obama hears about the festival which aims to show the cultural richness of the Buddhist Monpa-dominated district.

“The festival is known not only among Indians, it is known throughout the world,” he was quoted as having said, an official report said here on Saturday.

Sonowal also appreciated his Arunachal counterpart Pema Khandu for his ‘global vision’ and for making the effort to make the festival known all over the world. “That is why your chief minister has extended an invitation to the US ambassador,” Sonowal told a gathering at the festival ground.

The festival began with the Sebang, a religious procession of monks from Tawang Monastery to the festival ground.

the Khowai seat has been vacant since the death of veteran CPI-M legislator Samir Deb Sarkar.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded former Tripura Civil Service Officer Shista Mohan Das for the Barjala seat and Tapan Kumar Paul in Khowai constituency.

The TMC last week nominated former minister Prakash Das for the Barjala constituency and former CPI-M leader Manoj Das, for the Khowai constituency.

The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) led Left Front too declared their aspirants last week-- youth leader Jhumu Sarkar in Barjala and district party secretary Biswajit Datta in Khowai.

The BJP had also rejected the TMC appeal for an alliance between the non-Left opposition parties.

“No alliance of non-Left parties will be formed. TMC, unilaterally declaring its candidates, urged all non-Left parties to form an alliance to defeat the candidates of the ruling Left Front in next month’s by-elections,” BJP Vice-President Subal Bhowmik told IANS. “The TMC leadership did not discuss the issue with

Tribal students threaten to intensify agitation

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IMPHAL, Oct 23: There is no sign of end to the reservation deadlock in Manipur University even as the authority of the centrally run varsity announced commencing the delayed session from October 31 next.

Denouncing the initiative of the new vice-chancellor to start admission process without addressing their demands, tribal based student bodies led

by All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) Sunday threatened to intensify their ongoing stir.

Addressing a news conference here, ATSUM president Josheph R Hmar said that tribal students were against such a decision of the new VC who had assumed his office only two days back.

“He failed to understand the sentiments and demands of the tribal students,” the president alleged while an-

Itanagar, Oct 23 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu today flagged off the Indo-Bhutan Friendship Car Rally 2016 at Tawang, on the border with China. The rally will culminate in Bhutanese capital Thimpu, a distance of more than 1000 km. The rally is organised by the International Friendship Car Rally Association (IFCRA) and supported by the state’s tourism department and Bhutan India Friendship Association (BIFA), an official report informed. The rally, having a theme ‘Reconnect and strengthen the age-old historical linkage, cultural and linguistic affinities between Arunachal Pradesh and Bhutan’, will have more than 20 participants from Australia, Portugal, Bhutan and India. The rally is the biggest motor sports event in eastern India and one of the only three international rallies held in the Indian sub-continent.

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nouncing to continue their protest demanding adoption of Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Amendment Act 2012.

Hmar further alleged that the new professor lacks “academic qualification” and inefficiency in administration.

He further warned tribal students of seeking admission in the varsity until their demands are fulfilled by the MU authority.

Representatives of various tribal based student bodies like Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO) headquarters and Manipur University Tribal Students’ Union (MUTSU) took part in the news conference.

They unanimously demanded resignation of the new VC immediately. They also threatened to intensify their agitation if the MU authority goes ahead without revoking academic council’s August 8 decision.

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us and probably with no other parties. We also want to fight strongly against the Left Front,” he said.

TMC leader Sudip Roy Barman, who led a split in the main opposition Congress recently, said: “To free Tripura from the clutches of CPI-M dominated Left Front, the opposition must unite.”

A large number of Congress leaders, including Das and six party legislators led

by Barman, recently quit the Congress protesting the party’s alliance with the Left Front in West Bengal polls.

Addressing the first election rally here on Sunday, TMC all India vice-president Mukul Roy said that if the candidates of his party won the by-polls, the Left Front government would not only fall but would also give a message to the people that the days of the CPI-M government in Tripura are numbered and it would suffer a defeat in the 2018 assembly elections.

Highlighting the performance of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Roy alleged that misrule of the Left in Tripura has made it the most backward state in the country.

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Tight security in Ukhrul ahead of Ibobi’s visit

District wide 24-hr shutdown to boycott CM begins Correspondent IMPHAL, Oct 23: Security in Ukhrul has been tightened ahead of chief minister O Ibobi’s visit to some places of the district including the district headquarter for inauguration of developmental projects on Monday.

The tightened security measures have been taken up in view of the boycott call given to the visit by Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL). The 24hour total shutdown has begun Sunday evening at 4 pm.

The projects to be inaugurated by the chief minister include block development officer (BDO) office at Teinem village, 33 KV power substation at Tangrei, 100 bedded district hospital at district headquarter, 133Kv power sub-station at Hundung and SDO and SBI at Chingai subdivision of the district.

The district headquarters and other places where the chief minister and his cabinet colleagues is set to visit has virtually been turned into fortress.

Assam Rifles and other central security forces deployed in the district were assisting the state police and armed security forces in taking up intensified security measures, a report of the district headquarters said.

Meghalaya CM calls for regulating border trade in NE S hillong, O c t 2 3 (Agencies): Meghalaya chief minister Mukul Sangma called for regulating trade on the international border in northeast India.

Sangma said absence of legal trade led to illegal activities across the borders, which has a dangerous fallout for India as a whole.

He was addressing a twoday international seminar on `Border Trade in North East India: A Politico-Economic Perspective` organised by Women`s College here.

Referring to pre-Independence days when trade flourished in the remotest and most difficult border areas, the chief minister regretted that no advantage had been derived from border trade after 1947 and that the North-East (N-E) borders have became areas of conflict and poverty. Sangma said the opening of two border `haats` in 2012 -- one at Kalaichar in South West Garo Hills and Balat in East Khasi Hills -- was meant to promote the age-old trade relations with Bangladesh.

These not only brought economic benefit but also promoted people-to-people contacts across the borders.

“Given the success of these border markets, Meghalaya has submitted a proposal for setting up 22 more border `haats`, of which four have been sanctioned,” he said.

TNL has given the boycott call and the 24-hour total shutdown alleging chief minister O Ibobi Singh as an “adversary of the tribal and Naga people”.

The frontal body further accused O Ibobi Singh and his council of ministers of trying to sabotage the “framework agreement” signed between government of India and NSCN (I-M).

TNL had even submitted a memorandum to the Union home minister Rajnath Singh urging him to stop chief minister O Ibobi Singh from visiting Ukhrul district through Ukhrul DC on Saturday.

TNL has imposed the total shutdown despite differences between frontal organisation and localities and villagers residing in and around the places where the functions are to be held.

After due consideration of the merits and demerits of the projects, localities and villagers were reportedly in favour of inauguration of the development projects.

At the venues, scores of villagers and Congress workers have extended their cooperation to the district authorities in the re-construction stage and others which were found dismantled by miscreants few days back.

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Kamjong villagers to back NPF ticket aspirant

UKHRUL, OCT 23: NPF ticket aspirant Hopingson A Shimray has claimed that the number of his supporters in the Phungyar assembly constituency has continued to grow over the last few months.

Till the middle of October, a whooping 2200 supporters from the constituency have newly enrolled themselves as primary members in the Naga People’s Front (NPF) to support Shimray in the ensuing Manipur legislative assembly elections.

And while Shimray arduously propels the ‘newvision-for-the-people’ mantra, it seems to make sense to assume that ‘grassroots campaigning’ to genuinely feel the pulses and concerns of the electorates has been paramount to the current growth of his support.

The former Indian Railways officer, who hails from Marou village under 43-Phungyar constituency in Ukhrul, has repeatedly stated that he has been able to understand the needs of the villagers and enlightened them on the need for securing their lives on political, economic and social fronts.

In a new development touted as an outcome of his ongoing tour, which has covered 87 villages so far, across the constituency, a group of like-minded youngsters of 24 villages under Kamjong subdivision voluntarily initiated a

Hopingson A Shimray addressing a gathering during his tour of 43-Phungyar constituency. youth interaction cum enrollment drive for the NPF in support of Hopingson Shimray at Kamjong headquarters on Friday last.

“About 100 people including 85 youth from 24 villages under Kamjong subdivision drawn from different political affiliations participated in the interaction and pledged their support for Hopingson Shimray through a consensual resolution,” event convenor Ningkhan Zimik told reporters during a news conference held at UDWJA office on Saturday.

According to Zimik, out of around 100 participants who received enrollment forms, 42 were confirmed as primary members of NPF on that day itself, while the rest are expected to submit

ANSF tells NSCN (I-M) to stop tax collection I T A NA G A R , O C T 2 3 (AGENCIES): In a move to prevent the illegal tax collection by NSCN (I-M) from education departments of Arunachal Pradesh, the state Naga Student’s Federation has urged NSCN (I-M) to stop taxation, stating that it was creating a hurdle in the educational development in many of the districts.

According to The Arunachal Times report, Arunachal Naga Student’s Federation (ANSF) during its meeting with NSCN (I-M) has also stated that the collection of taxes by the group in three economically and socially backward districts of

the state--Tirap, Changlang and Longding-- have led to several financial problems in the operations of the colleges and schools.

“This appeal is necessitated due to problems faced by teaching staffs, department officers and authority of schools and college institutions running in three districts of Tirap, Changlang and Longding.

Not only that, the lives of the upcoming youths is ruining due to lack of education and weaknesses in the area,” said a statement issued by the ANSF. According to the body, Tirap, Changlang and Longding were economically insufficient districts where

poor parents cannot afford to send their wards/ children for well cared schools. The three districts are economically- and socially-deprived inspite of being rich in natural resources.

They are also considered to have several camps of extremist groups such as National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Khaplang and United Liberation Front of Assam.

“If the taxation continues, the teachers would definitely be uneasy in their mind due to which the attention and concentration of teachers will lack. Students are the factories of human quality. It matters what type of person it produces,” said the statement.

the documents in a few days time.

The participants have fully subscribed to the ideas and vision of Hopingson Shimray for the development of Phungyar constituency and other hill districts of Manipur, Zimik said quoting the resolution adopted in the meet.

He also said that the people have now realized the relevancy of NPF to the politics of Naga people in view of the ongoing peace process.

Continuing that NPF is also the only party that is pursuing effective implementation of the Article 371(C) for the tribals of Manipur, Zimik said as citizens of Manipur, they believe in the principles of mutual respect among the different communities in the interest of peace and unity.

Girl found murdered Correspondent IMPHAL, Oct 23: An unidentified girl aged around 20 years was Sunday found murdered at a foothill under Lamlai police station of Imphal East district.

The dead body was first discovered by some women of Nongren village early Sunday morning.

Police as well as villagers suspect the lifeless body of the girl was dumped there after killing somewhere else by her assailant(s).

No bloodstain was found at the spot where the body was found lying. Police suspected that the girl was killed with a blunt weapon.

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Construction of Footsteps in between Marketing 6 (Six) 2. complex and old Working 3,08,000.00 6,160.00 500.00 months Mens Hostel at NU, Lumami.

Construction of Footpath and Cross drain near 6 (Six) 3. Administrative Building 3,45,400.00 6,910.00 500.00 months Entrance Gate at NU, Lumami.

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Working to make India an arbitration hub: PM

NEW DELHI, Oct 23 (PTI): Asserting that his government has initiated far-reaching legal reforms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said it wants to create a vibrant arbitration mechanism as investors need to be assured that the rules of the game will not be changed arbitrarily and commercial disputes can be resolved efficiently.

An enabling alternative dispute resolution ecosystem is a national priority as it will not only add to investors’ comfort level but also ease the burden on courts , he said, adding there is a need to promote India globally as an arbitration hub.

“Businesses seek assurance of the prevalence of rule of law in the Indian market.

They need to be assured that the rules of the game will not change overnight, in an arbitrary fashion. And that commercial disputes will be resolved efficiently. A robust legal framework backed by a vibrant arbitration culture is essential,” he said.

Addressing the valedictory function of ‘National Initiative towards Strengthening Arbitration and Enforcement in India’, Modi said towards this end, the government has initiated far-reaching legal reforms. “Over a thousand archaic laws have been scrapped.

We have enacted a comprehensive Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, implemented the National Company Law Tribunals, established a statutory Monetary Policy Committee and effected a merger of the commodities and securities market,” he told the gathering

Narendra Modi which included Chief Justice of India T S Thakur and members of the judiciary from several countries. The Prime Minister said creation of a vibrant ecosystem for institutional arbitration, is one of the foremost priorities of his government.

Recently, major amendments have been made to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act. This has made the arbitration process easy, timely and hassle-free. He said legal reforms can deliver desired results only when there is an effective and efficient dispute resolution mechanism. .

“The independence of the judiciary is a basic feature of the Indian Constitution.

Common citizens as well as businesses repose immense faith in the integrity of the judicial process. Our government has taken various initiatives to improve the judicial infrastructure and administration,” Modi noted. He said the enactment of Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act for speedy resolution of commercial disputes is

CJI slams ‘dismal’ show of govt’s arbitration centre New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI): Lamenting that an avalanche of cases is putting the judicial system under stress, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today pitched for revisiting legal framework to encourage arbitration and reforms in the existing government-run institution as it has performed “dismally”.

He also lamented that India lacks proper institutions to hold arbitration proceedings, forcing people to approach “five star hotels and clubs” for the purpose.

Referring to governmentrun International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution, he said in its two decades of existence, it has handled only 20 cases which talks of its “dismal performance”.

“Domestic adjudication (of arbitration cases) has a great promise for litigants and overburdened courts...courts are overburdened, judges are overworked...18000 judges handled 50 million cases and disposed of 20 million cases... an avalanche of cases is putting the judicial system under stress,” Justice Thakur said here. Referring to the epic Mahabharata, he said Lord Krishna tried to mediate between Kaurava and Pandava,

but failed. “Even gods can fail in mediation, but that does not mean, it is not successful... those who did not see reason were annihilated,” he said in lighter vein. Addressing an international conference on arbitration in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said there is a need to “revisit” the legal framework regarding arbitration awards.

The framework should “address and reduce prolongation in courts” once the arbitration award has been granted.

How judiciary will deal with arbitral award and the time courts take in deciding cases are arbitral award need to be looked into, the CJI said.

He said litigants and arbitrators prefer to go “to five star hotels and clubs to hold proceedings. Niti Bagh club here is a preferred choice as it provides facilities to hold such proceedings”.

He said Singapore is a preferred arbitration hub not because it has an impressive building or provides translation facility, but because of its legal framework.

Justice Thakur said the criticism that courts interfere in arbitral awards is “not misplaced.”

Have stopped using the word ‘strike’: Parrikar

ANKLESHWAR/ Ahmedabad, OCT 23 (PTI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said it was essential for India to have a modern healthcare system for all its citizens to enable it occupy its rightful place in the world and merely having high GDP figures is not enough.

“We need to have and ensure access for all to the modern and scientific healthcare system.

“Without an able body, an able mind cannot work. This is absolutely necessary in order to ensure our rightful place in the comity of nations,” he said after inaugurating the Sardar Patel multi-specialty and heart hospital here in Bharuch district of Gujarat.

The hospital has been built by a board of trustees and donors led by founder trustee, Congress MP and political secretary to Congress President Sonia Gandhi -- Ahmed Patel.

The President said a country with diseased and ill people cannot compete in the global arena.

“If we are sick, diseased, hungry and are not skilled ... then even good figures of GDP and other statistical data will only look like a satisfaction but will not reflect the true picture,” he said.

He said the country has to ensure jobs and livelihood for all its citizens which requires a “collective participation” of the people.

He urged the trustees and doctors of the hospital to ensure good healthcare for the people of the region who, for the first time, have got a super-speciality hospital in their region.

Mukherjee said the often quoted talisman of Mahatma Gandhi to always think from the point of view of the poor-

a step in that direction.

Modi said the government has been working on a strategy for convergence of existing tribunals. This will help transform the existing complicated tribunal system into a simpler structure.

“We need to simultaneously facilitate a vibrant ecosystem for alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration, mediation and conciliation.

This will provide additional comfort to investors and businesses. More importantly, it will also ease the case-load on Indian courts,” he said.

He said, today, corporates and financial institutions want legal experts who can help close business deals and transactions without any disputes and litigations. If a dispute arises, corporates want to resolve them quickly through arbitration, without going to courts. For this, they require specialised arbitration lawyers.

“India has no dearth of brilliant lawyers and judges.

India also has a large number of retired judges, engineers, and scientists who can function as competent arbitrators in various fields. India’s economic interests shall be better served by a higher number of arbitration experts and lawyers. This in turn requires widening the ambit of legal education in India. There is need to develop specialised arbitration bar associations,” he said.

He also said there is a need to have professionally run arbitral institutions which can deliver international standards of services at reasonable costs to businesses in India.

Rajiv case convict Nalini approaches NCW for release

We are an ally who stood by India in darkest hours: Russia

Vellore (TN), Oct 23 (PTI): Nalini Sriharan, one of the convicts serving life term in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, has written to the National Commission for Women, seeking its intervention in securing an early release for her.

“She is the longest serving woman prisoner. She has written to the NCW. Had the Tamil Nadu government used constitutional provisions, she could have been released earlier. However, they are relying on Criminal Procedure Code provisions,” Nalini’s advocate P Pugazhenthi told PTI. He said Nalini’s death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in 2000 only after the intervention and efforts of the National Commission for Women. Nalini, in her letter, said she has been in prison for 25 long years and was the longest serving woman prisoner. “No day passes without tears,” she said, adding she has not been able to live her life as an ordinary woman.

Referring to the release of “hundreds of women prisoners from prison on important days like Anna’s (former Chief Minister and DMK founder) birth anniversary,” she said, “I have almost become depressed.”

New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI): With deals over USD 12 billion in kitty this month, including leasing of a second nuclear submarine, Russia hopes to bag more projects as it termed itself as not just a business partner but an “ally” who stood by India in its “darkest hours”.

Russia is eying the multibillion dollar deal for P75-I project of India under which six conventional submarines are to be built with Air Independent Propulsion systems and the next aircraft carrier project besides the deal to jointly develop a fifth generation fighter aircraft. Asserting that there is no limit to what India and Russia can do together, a top Russian defense official claimed the US and Europeans can never give what Moscow can and has offered. “We are ready not just to deliver most serious weapons, most important weapons but continue to give our state of art technology,” Sergei Chemezov, CEO of Rostec State Corporation, an umbrella organisation of 700 hi-tech civilian and military firms, told PTI. “Russia is a friend, an ally and not a business partner.

Russia stood by India during its darkest hours. Next year will mark 70 years of our relation-

Royal Navy (British Navy).

The Navy has agreed to hand over INS Viraat to Andhra Pradesh government after its decommissioning.

The AP government had shown a keen interest in getting INS Viraat, the oldest aircraft carrier operated by Indian Navy, to berth in Vizag for promotion of tourism after its decommissioning.

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India’s Oldest and longest serving aircraft carrier of Indian Navy INS Viraat sets sail from Kochi on Sunday for Mumbai where it will be decommisionned. (PTI) The final journey of the carrier began with Navy officials led by the Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Command, Rear Admiral Nadkarni bidding farewell to the carrier at Ernakulam Wharf of Cochin Port Trust this morning.

Viraat is expected to be decommissioned by end of this year, after 55 years of service, including 27 years with the

Essential for all to have modern healthcare: Pranab

PANAJI, Oct 23 (PTI): Faced with a barrage of criticism from various quarters over his statements on cross-LoC strikes by the Army, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said he has stopped using the word “strike”.

The minister had faced flak from the Opposition for a flurry of remarks over the surgical strikes carried out by the Army in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in September.

“I will prefer to address the gathering in local language.

I hardly get an opportunity to address in local language. But I promise you I will not touch any controversial issue. I have already stopped using the word strike,” Parrikar, who was in his home state of Goa, said during the inauguration of a helicopter engines maintenance unit in Sattari tehsil. “You brought the term (strike) in your speech referring to labour issues,” he said on a lighter note after the speech by chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar during the event. On October 17, Parrikar had appeared to give credit to “RSS teaching” for the decision to launch cross-LoC surgical strikes even as he slammed those seeking proof for the Army’s anti-terror operation.

The minister had also trashed claims of such operations under the UPA, provoking a counter offensive from the Congress, which accused him of “blatant politicisation” of the issue.

Condemning Parrikar for rejecting its claim of surgical strikes having been undertaken by the Army under UPA, Congress had demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi tame his “belligerent” minister and BJP chief Amit Shah, and apologise to the armed forces.

Navy bids adieu to world’s oldest aircraft carrier Viraat

KOCHI, Oct 23 (PTI): INS Viraat, the world’s oldest aircraft carrier, was accorded a grand send-off from the port city here today, after over five decades of service.

The ship, which underwent a decommissioning refit, is being towed back by three tugs to Mumbai for the decommissioning ceremony, a Navy official said here.

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ship. It is a long time,” he said and noted that Russia had stood

by India when it faced sanctions after the 1998 nuclear tests.

“Not so in the recent past, when India was under sanctions, we were pretty much the only partner for India.

“Russia has been a partner not only in every day military supplies but also most sensitive and most important supplies including a nuclear submarine which was rented to India for ou to use,” said Chemezov who is also a close aide of Russian President Vladmir Putin.

“Come to think about it, I would not imagine any other country to do that, he said. Not in the past or in the future. I cannot imagine US or Europe giving India such a strategic asset,” he said when asked about the tough competition that US and Europe are giving to Russia in the Indian defence market.

Not only did Russia lease out a nuclear powered submarine, it actively helped in the building India’s first indigenous nuclear weapon carrying capable submarine INS Arihant which has been inducted into the Indian Navy.

Chemezov said “it is a very special year for us and will be marked by major proj-

President Pranab Mukherjee being welcomed by Gujarat Governor OP Kohli and Rajya Sabha MP Ahmeda Patel in Bharuch on Sunday. (PTI) est of poor before taking a new step, should be kept in mind.

Before this event, the President also visited the renovated ‘Sevashram’ hospital in Bharuch and unveiled statues of Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

He lauded these two great sons of India and Gujarat for not only ensuring the country’s independence but also placing strong foundation for its future.

He also praised the initiative of Ahmed Patel for making the dream of the first superspecialty hospital in Bharuch come true as he called this work “noble”.

Mukherjee quipped that he can claim himself to be a Gujarati from heart as he been a Rajya Sabha member from the state in the past.

The President is on a two-day tour to Gujarat after he arrived in Gandhinagar on Saturday.

ects and things are starting already.”

He, however, admitted that from a third person’s point of view, there might have been some decline in some areas of defense between the two countries. US and some European countries have managed to strike mega deals with India which the Russians were also competing for.

“It is not a linear sort of relationship. We feel that ties are definitely developing and increasing,” he said.

Giving example of the deadly BrahMos missile, Chemezov said that not only has Russia delivered high value equipment but has also collaborated with India on developing strategic assets. He pointed out that in late 1990s, Russia had transferred technology for Su30 MKI, India’s frontline fighter aircraft.

“At that point of time, it was our most modern equipment, our most modern plane.

When we had actually signed that agreement, Russia did not even equip its army with this.

“This was basically our newest highest technology.

That shows and speaks about our relationship with India,” he said.

Chopper ferrying President’s entourage makes emergency landing Members of President Pranab Mukherjee’s entourage, including Leader of Opposition in Gujarat Assembly Shankersinh Vaghela, today escaped unhurt when the helicopter ferrying them made an emergency landing at Vadodra after developing a technical problem.

The incident was reported at about 4:00 PM after the three Mi-17 choppers took off from Ankleshwar to Ahmedabad after the President inaugurated a super-speciality hospital there.

However, only the chopper carrying the President and another one landed here.

Officials said the third chopper in the fleet developed a technical glitch mid-air and it made an emergency landing at

Vadodara, about 90 kms from Ankleshwar. Vaghela and other members of the Presidential entourage were onboard the helicopter.

“All the occupants of the chopper that made an emergency landing in Vadodara are safe.

They will take a replacement chopper to reach Ahmedabad,” a senior official said.

The last event of the day where the President was supposed to meet the students of ‘Bapu Gujarat Knowledge Village and Samarpan Education and Research Campus’ was also “rescheduled” and timed for an hour later due to this development.

The President is on a two-day tour to Gujarat. He had arrived in Gandhinagar yesterday.

Call centre scam: Kingpin fled to Gulf during raid

Siblings Sagar and Reema Thakkar fled the country as police began the raids in the call centre scam.

Mumbai, Oct 23 (PTI): When the teams of Crime Branch of Thane Police were busy in raids at fake call centre in connection with the call centre scam, its mastermind Sagar alias Shaggy Thakkar was on his way to flee the country in early hours of October 5, officials said.

Crime branch teams raided seven call centres at Mira Road in adjoining Thane district, in the multi-crore scam involving cheating of US citizens by posing as officials of US Tax Department.

Police raids were conducted on the night of October 4-5. About 70 directors and key persons of these call centres were arrested and 700 employees were detained.

During the interrogation of arrested directors, police got the name of Sagar alias Shaggy. However, by that time, Shaggy had left the country on October 5 before police could catch him.

Police issued a LOC (Look Out Circular) against Shaggy on October 7, two days after his escape, officials told PTI. He is suspected to have fled to Dubai. As the investigation started, a key accused and Shaggy’s elder sister, Reema, fled the country from Delhi on October 8.

Police are now trying to get information from immigration authorities about how both the key accused fled the country.

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opinion/EDITORIAL

Nagaland Post Vol. XXVI NO. 317 Dimapur, monday, October 24, 2016

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Quick fix mentality

here are many crucial issues confronting Nagaland which could be properly addressed only through wise decisions in order to steer the state from being pushed to the precipice. These issues have been agitating the minds of the public for several decades and merit serious debates and there is no better place than the house of the elected representatives ie., the state assembly.

However, when our elected leaders think nothing of spending hardly 35 to 40 minutes for a session; it is not a healthy sign. Nagaland politics is not only about the political problem but those responsible for various problems. Elected representatives and their respective political parties could have thought over the matter so that meaningful discussions and healthy debates could have offered some sense of what inputs members gave for the coalition government to consider. The big question mark is, whether state politicians in Nagaland have ever seriously considered the negative consequences of their self inflicted aberration? Doing what is needed calls for knowing the solutions. Such decisive actions can only be effected when these are pursued with a sense of total dedication and without fear or favour. Nagaland has suffered tremendously during around two decades because leaders chose the easy way out and eagerly grabbed any opportunity for the sake of short term gains and consequent long term pains. Without free, frank and fearless debates, the problems will continue till they become unmanageable. Part of the problem arise when everybody becomes more inclined for a short term, quick fix solution. Such a quick fix solutions are symptomatic treatments. There have been too many symptomatic treatments in the past, which proved to be worse than the disease. In the light of several events that have taken place during the past several months, it may not be out of context to suggest that the cacophony of political hype and hyperbole in Nagaland does little to mitigate the people’s undercurrent of despair. When individual members provide rational inputs, these may not be wholly accepted but nevertheless, they are the voices of members of society. Politicians, society’s leaders and thinkers today need to speak honestly and boldly, so that society can look towards stepping into the realm of progressive development from the dead sea of rhetoric, insane logic and hegemony of ideology that has possessed people for as many decades. Times have brought about rapid and drastic changes in the human minds and also brought about new awareness and understanding and new challenges. It is no longer revolution but evolution that today’s generation must confront if they are to take their rightful place as people with.

Conversations consist not only in what is said but what is not said. Wrongs that are not righted or corrected happen when no one wants to say things that differ to make people think and repent. Like any other society throughout the world, Naga society too cannot afford to live in isolation since the sinews of global economics has become the driving force that makes modern society inclusive and where rationality is the sublime that provides the nutrients for holistic development. The state is in need of proper direction but unfortunately, all leaders are busy with pursuit of the vicious cycle of money and power and have no time for non-profit ventures.

BRICS now a major system, to correct global financial structure T he political brouhaha subdued the economic gains of Goa BRICS summit. Economic talks in BRICS, as also in its sidelines, have played a significant role, including India pitching for mechanism against black money.

The deals with Russia and India would total around $ 23 billion. It includes the sophisticated S-400 missiles and Rosneft purchase of 98 percent of Essar oil and its refinery. Besides, another $ 25 billion Russia-India oil pipeline is being worked out.

A significant BRICS agreement was on setting up of an international credit rating agency. Of late, India, Russia and other developing nations expressed unhappiness over the functioning of rating agencies. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has repeatedly expressed concern over the bias and methodologies of some of the western agencies.

The BRICS declaration stresses on shared vision of transforming the global financial structure on fairness and equity. Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the conclusion of the meet said, “In order to further bridge the gap in the global financial structure, we agreed to fast track the setting up of a BRICS Rating

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Agency”.

The New Development Bank (NDB), formed by BRICS, president KV Kamath also expressed concern over big three rating agencies –S&P, Fitch and Moodys, all based in the US. International rating agencies still have their reservation about BRICS and are propagating that the group has “limited success or tottering”.

The NDB now plans to more than double its commitment to support infrastructure projects to the tune of $ 2.5 billion by 2017. The bank has made commitments of $ 911 million this year. The NDB would raise $ 1.5 billion from multiple sources next year.

Russia, China and South Africa have paid two years of their commitment in advance.

This indicates the seriousness of members to make the NDB a success. The BRICS business council has also been told to work in close coordination with NDB. In late September, Jaitley had called upon strengthening capitalization of the IMFWorld Bank so that countries like India could benefit from the soft funding.

A stronger NDB, which is finally aimed at having $ 100 billion capital, would give a greater boost to developing economies. The NDB is keen

We Nagas

agas are Tribals and are living together as different Tribes with different dialects and cultures. Each Tribe is identified as a Naga Tribe because of the cultures being identical. Nagamese is a great blessing to the Nagas because through it alone the Nagas can communicate with one another till today.

Vast majority of our people are professed believers of Jesus Christ. If our people are really followers of Christ , Nagaland will be a land of truth and peace. But in practice, our land is full of violence, bloodshed, corruption and tribalism. Is there any political or social crisis which is settled amicably in term of complying with the teaching of Christ as far as your memory goes? Christianity is not a religion but is a practice of the perfect characteristics of God. In contrary Nagaland is a land of serving quit notice, declaration of non – cooperation, suspension of recognition, dissociation, forming parallel organization, defection and welcoming defectors as home comers. It is easy to ignite tribal communalism and Tribal feuds. Will the Nagas continue to be a cauldron or to get bogged in a quagmire?

We have apex organizations such as Naga Hoho, ENPO, NMA, GB Federation and NSF. Tenyimi union was opposed by some leaders and now there are NTC and CNTC. Whatever it may be the organizations, they should be transcendent of narrow tribalism and sectarianism to pave the way of the Naga people to a higher ground.

Rev. L. Suohie Mhasi

to reduce the cost of borrowing for the member countries by doing local currency borrowings. These do not require hedging.

India having committed $ 250 billion will be among the first countries to raise money in local currency. The NDB plans to float a rupee-bond early 2017.

The NDB also plans to raise 10 billion yuan in Shivaji China in the medium term. It is making similar strategy in other markets as well.

The Shanghai headquartered bank intends to increase its staff to 300 from the present 60. It is also likely to open a centre in South Africa shortly.

More significant was the move to ensure that multinationals do not dodge taxes, along with norms to curb black money and bring those accused of corruption and tax evasion to justice. The issue had been discussed in detail G-20 and has also led to its implementation. Some large IT companies were told to pay huge taxes by the UK soon after the G-20 move.

The BRICS leaders agreed that the taxes should be levied at the point where activity takes place, not where their registered office is. There

Quotes

There is no surprise more magical than the surprise of being loved. It is God’s finger on man’s shoulder. ~ Charles Morgan

1. The political colonial state boundaries:a) Nagas had been divided by the British and the Government of India b) The historical facts of Naga’s residing in Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Burma need to be compiled. The truths and facts known should not be hidden for tribal gain but should be made known to all the Nagas. Eg. Rengma Hills which is presently known as Karbi Anglong. Nagas of Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Burma and Nagaland should raise voice of unity and integration with the govt of India and govt of Myanmar (Burma) Assam state government, Manipur state government and Arunachal state government should clearly understand that Nagas will for peace and to live together under one administration, Nagas inhabitant of Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh from ancient days lived together. It is only after Indian independence in 1947 till date Nagas are divided under four state administration and two countries laws. c) The govt. of India has the authority to demarcate state boundaries within the country.

So Nagaland should be re-demarcated according to the constitutional provision.

2. On the conceptual and historical dimensions of integration/unification of land in the Naga context:a) Historic point of view by many Naga scholars stated that Naga tribes belong to the Mongolian race, Naga tribe has settled in Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Burma since the ancient age. The history of Nagas could not be traced from ancient times, as we Nagas have no separate written script; our history is made known through verbal folk tales and stories. b) For unification of Nagas, Nagas as a whole should have one script of our own or we should make use of English as our official language. c) Nagas should will for peace in word and action. Every Naga by blood and birth should obey our customary law. Every Naga should keep aside tribalism, but should feel that we are one family. d) Every Naga tribe has its own vast land for agriculture so land dispute within the Naga tribe must be settled according to our customary law.

are MNCs and other large groups, which have presence across borders, end up paying no tax anywhere and they shift their profits.

The BRICS is also confabulating on norms to bring to book white collar criminals, who cross international borders to avoid action.

The BRICS meet also discussed repatriation of black money as per Sarkar UN Convention against Corruption and other relevant international legal instruments.

Apart from tightening the international system and taking forward the basic economic agenda of the BRICS, India also had success in getting support of Brazil, Russia and Bay of Bengal group, BIMSTEC, members, including Thailand and Myanmar, on India’s bid for Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership.

The $ 25 billion RussiaIndia pipeline from Siberia is being studied in detail. Three routes are being discussed.

The shortest is through Himalayas into northern India.

It poses several technical challenges. The other is through central Asian nations, including Iran, to western India.

The third would be longest through China and Myanmar

into north-east India.

India has also signed agreements with Myanmar in power, banking and insurance.

An MoU was signed on banking supervision between the Reserve Bank of India and the Central Bank of Myanmar while another MoU was inked for designing an academic and professional building programme for the insurance industry of Myanmar.

There are also agreements pertaining to construction of 69 bridges on the Tamu-Kalewa section of the trilateral highway connecting India, Myanmar and Thailand.

India is also keen on cooperation in the field of renewable energy and traditional medicines. Apart, the agreements with Myanmar would make borders with India secure and curb insurgent activities in both the countries. It will bring the two nations closer and may put an end to the parallel governments on both sides of the border.

It is just not that India alone had deals with other countries. China also has taken the opportunity to create its market in the neighbourhood. Chinese president Xi Jinping visited Bangladesh just before the summit and

promised $ 20 billion aid against Indian promise of $ 2 billion. Jinping is trying to create a large manufacturing base and make Dhaka more dependent on it. It is also wooing Nepal for closer ties including extension of the railway track from Tibet.

Is BRICS becoming a platform for mutual competition? To some extent, it seems so. Russia and China also give preference to their mutual concerns more than the common interest of BRICS. So anti-Assad groups of Syria were forced to be named in the declaration but groups operating in Pakistan were not mentioned.

Despite the problems, BRICS is coming up as important group and more so with the inclusion BIMSTEC. It is becoming a larger forum that includes almost two fifth of the world population. Its development bank is poised to be a competitor with World Bank. The BRICS proposals are creating ripples in the world economic scenario. It is expected to create significant changes. For India, it is a unique forum through which it is trying to change the regional geo-politics as well.

Politics apart, as economic grouping, BRICS is likely to be a keen competitor to the western system.

Post-mortem

Doing Theology is better than learning Theology

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n the past people talk about ‘learning theology’: who is God, what is God doing, how do we know God, what are we to learn, how are we to learn about God, what kind of theology and so on. But the time of learning theology has gone. Now is the time of ‘doing theology’. People believe us by seeing of what we are doing rather than by what we are saying/preaching. They are clever enough that they judge us by what we do rather than by what we say. Saying something good is not enough to convince others. Good has no value unless we put it into practice. Faith has no effect unless we put it into practice. Therefore ‘doing theology’ is better than ‘learning theology’ even as the ‘Word became flesh’ in Jesus.

I have met some of the children of the pioneers of tribal theology. They cannot communicate with each other in their own mother tongue. So their family members communicate with each other in English. I start asking in my mind: why these people are talking so much about tribal theology when their children cannot even speak mother tongue? What is the use of telling about tribal culture when they have neglected tribal culture by themselves? Is

it right to have seminar on tribal theology from Five Stars Restaurant? How can we believe of a dalit theologian who talk so much about the brokenness of dalit people but always travel by flight in first class saying that they don’t have time to travel by Train or Bus? I am not condemning them but I am just saying that ‘doing theology’ is better than ‘learning theology.’

In other word, theology must be exhibited in actions not just in mere words.

We live in a world where there are so many good speakers but less doers. ‘Everybody said but nobody did’ is the kind of world we live in. God does not need so many speakers but only few doers/ workers to change the world. We talk so much about sacrificial God but we do not want to sacrifice ourselves: our time, our energy, our sleep, our family, so to say our comfort zone for society. It is this comfort zone that keeps us confined to our own interest and alienates us from society. This is big challenge to theological community today. If we are to be good ministers of God, we must sacrifice our comfort zone. Our theology must be able to exorcise the evil spirit of comfort zone from us.

DailyDevotion Representation on integration/ unification of Naga homeland Nothing of the Old Life!

If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. —2 Corinthians 5:17 Our Lord never tolerates our prejudices— He is directly opposed to them and puts them to death. We tend to think that God has some special interest in our particular prejudices, and are very sure that He will never deal with us as He has to deal with others. We even say to ourselves, “God has to deal with other people in a very strict way, but of course He knows that my prejudices are all right.” But we must learn that God accepts nothing of the old life! Instead of being on the side of our prejudices, He is deliberately removing them from us. It is part of our moral education to see our prejudices put to death by His providence, and to watch how He does it. God pays no respect to anything we bring to Him. There is only one thing God wants of us, and that is our unconditional surrender.

When we are born again, the Holy Spirit begins to work His new creation in us, and there will come a time when there is nothing remaining of the old life. Our old gloomy outlook disappears, as does our old attitude toward things, and “all things are of God” (2 Corinthians 5:18). How are we going to get a life that has no lust, no self-interest, and is not sensitive to the ridicule of others? How will we have the type of love that “is kind…is not provoked, [and] thinks no evil”? (1 Corinthians 13:4-5). The only way is by allowing nothing of the old life to remain, and by having only simple, perfect trust in God— such a trust that we no longer want God’s blessings, but only want God Himself. Have we come to the point where God can withdraw His blessings from us without our trust in Him being affected? Once we truly see God at work, we will never be concerned again about the things that happen, because we are actually trusting in our Father in heaven, whom the world cannot see.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur monday, October 24, 2016

3. Discourse on Naga Nationalism in the frame work of political struggle integration/ unification and sovereignty:a) Nagas issue is well understood by the govt. of India and the International community that Naga’s political issue is for integration of Naga inhabited area and also for self rule. b) The Naga’s had sought for sovereignty with the British government which was denied and left with the Govt. of India. Nagas have sought with the govt of India for sovereignty and declared August 14 as Naga Independence Day. So far our Independence is a dream not reality. c) As we have shed maximum blood for our self rule. It is to be noted that bloodshed is not a solution for sovereignty. We have lost our near and dear ones for creating enmity within our Naga society. If our Naga nation workers truly love, care and yearn for sovereignty. I appeal that they should keep aside factionalism, my sincere appeal to the Nation worker is NSCN (IM) NSCN (K) and FGN must sit together and negotiate for a solution to achieve sovereignty. Top leaders of NSCN (IM) NSCN (K) and FGN should have a meeting in some third undisclosed country to resolve the dispute among themselves. d) Naga political issue could also be settled according to the constitutional provisional of the govt. of India, so we Nagas should have to unite and work for peace.

4. The processes and challenges of Naga integration/Unification:a) The peace committee set up by the State govt of Nagaland should strive for bringing the three factions of Naga nation workers together for negotiating among themselves. b) The govt of India should not obstruct the initiative for peace, which the state govt of Nagaland seeks for.

C) Naga social organisations should join hands together for peace. We should have to educate our people for unity and not for isms. d) Keep aside your personal enmity. Love your own enemy as your own brother.

I hope and pray that almighty God would hear our prayer.

Kuknalim T.Thonwalo Rengma, Social Worker, Kohima

It is sad indeed that the residential form of theological education (as we have today) had produced many good speakers but failed to produce many doers of the word. Ours is a protected community oriented where students are adjusted to a community disciplines, abiding by campus rules and participating in the routine of corporate worship services, and follows fixed study time. While it helps in developing personal and spiritual discipline of theological students, there are dangers involved too. The danger in this kind of residential theological education is that it often turns out to be a ghetto community that concerns with its own interests, petty quarrels, and totally unconcerned about the what happens outside. We cut ourselves from the outside world for whom we undertake theological training. We fail to understand the real problems and hopes, anxieties and aspirations of the people. In a protected community, only protected theology can grow. There are no challenges from society to such a theology, and so, such a theology has hardly the capacity to challenge the society. We continue to produce many Pharisees and Levites but less Samaritans.

Many theological graduates are

experts in running the affairs of the Church but completely fail to connect theological knowledge with wider society.

Therefore in order to develop a relevant and challenging theology, we must search for ways and means for theological education to take place outside of theological campus. We must think of our involvement outside of ‘mission compound’ or within the four walls of the church. Living a good life in the mission compound or preaching a good sermon within the church cannot bring transformation in the society. We must dismantle ‘mission compound’ mentality. We must leave behind the ‘holier than thou’ attitude of the church. We must be one with the people sharing their joys and sorrows, their pains and happiness, their anxieties, their aspirations.

We need to learn many things from society and not always trying to teach them. This will make ministry fruitful. To that end, Baptist Theological College, Pfutsero, is initiating a Life Skills Training Institute with the hope of injecting new thoughts and providing new perspective to theological education.

Z. K. Pahrü Pou, BTC, Pfutsero

Overcoming the fear of examination

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he year is about to end and with exams being round the corner, it seems everyone, right from kids and parents to teachers and schools are undergoing a constant pressure and stress. Competition and peer pressure can take out the best, or the worst of a child, depending on how well the kid handles it. Before the examination, the students suspend pleasure giving activities. They do not go the playground; cancel their picnic and forget about cinemas. They are busy with their books; go on reading while sipping a cup of a tea; go on revising while lying in bed.

The fear of exam touches the highest point on the night before the examination. In the examination hall one feels that everything “I should have read that particular question “.The student feels disturbed and turns the pages of question paper hastily and rolls his eyes for the easiest at first.

However, some positive steps may help the examinees to reduce their stress and assist them in achieving their target.

Preparing a time-table: A well-planned day helps in better performance.Dividing the hours of day and allotting specific time slots to specific subjects can make the kids prepare and study easier.

Exercising : Students who do not regularly indulge in physical exercises or meditation are advised to bring about a slight change in their daily routine at least 1 month prior to their exams and wake up as early as possible. Then for sometime sit quietly with legs folded and closed eyes. Try to evaluate how much portion of studies have

been completed and how much is yet to be finished. Exercises improve blood circulation, brings more oxygen into the body, which keeps the brain more active, and removes lethargy and sluggishness.

Practicing mock tests: Getting acquainted to what’s coming up is one of the best steps to take to ace that test.

Practice mock test and previous question papers; it gives a good knowledge about the kind of questions that may come up, which chapters carry a greater mark weightage etc.

Mock Tests are indeed helpful, since Practice makes a man perfect.

Taking a break: Constantly pressuring and overburdening oneself can have a negative and opposite effect on the exam score- trying to do too many things at a time without

a break, will probably not get more than halfway through.

Its better to take small 10-15 minute breaks in between every study session-play with pet or just simply walk around the house.

Sleeping properly: Getting adequate sleep is important, especially during exams, where the entire focus is on mental faculties.

Thinking positive: Last, but not the least, positive thinking, which may seem monotonous and boring to many of us, should be implemented during exams. Staying focused on stronger points, in subjects which can be scored well, and standing with confidence.

Merely the ‘I-can-do-it’ attitude can help to kill the fear.

Dharmadhaj Sonowal, Dimapur

Reader’s Post

Sir,

Service to society

On the occasion of the observance of international day of older person on 1st October 2016 at Wokha (HQs), I received certificate including handsome amount of cash in recognition of my distinguished service to the society throughout my life 1926-2016 i.e, 90 years viz Indian president gold medal, state government gold medal and ministry gold medal.

I have to express from bottom of my heart appreciation and gratitude to government of Nagaland, department of Social Welfare Wokha under the initiative of Zubemo Kikon, District Welfare Officer, Wokha.

I have nothing to give in return, nevertheless, I pray to Almighty God to shower blessings abundantly upon all of them.

Rikhyo Lotha Kikon, Octogenarian, Pensioner, NCS on behalf of Pensioners, Wokha

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

Nagaland Post, Dimapur monday, october 24, 2016

South Asian satellite likely to miss deadline

ISRO currently has the capability of launching satellites weighing up to 2.2 tonnes. (File)

10 birds die in Deer Park, anti-virus operation ordered

New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI): With deals over USD 12 billion in kitty this month, including leasing of a second nuclear submarine, Russia hopes to bag more projects as it termed itself as not just a business partner but an “ally” who stood by India in its “darkest hours”.

Russia is eying the multi-billion dollar deal for P75-I project of India under which six conventional submarines are to be built with Air Independent Propulsion systems and the next aircraft carrier project besides the deal to jointly develop a fifth generation fighter aircraft.

Asserting that there is

ACAUT alleges F&CS, others...

(From p-1) against cor r uption, deemed the indefinite highway bandh called by CCOFA as illegal.

ACAUT maintained that it was imperative for the government to support anticorruption measures called by various sections of society instead of aggravating issues with legalistic measures, such as labelling bandhs and agitations as illegal. Further, ACAUT warned that unless the SIT chargesheet was comprehensive, inclusive of SK Oil diversion in the last 15-20 years and the manner of its disposal, there was bound to be more unwarranted situation and for which the government would be solely answerable to the people.

In this regard, ACAUT said it was crucial to completely sanitize the Food & Civil Supplies department, “with every ounce of rice, dal, sugar, wheat or litres of kerosene received by every rightful family in Nagaland”.

It may be pointed out that Nagaland Post has been highlighting diversion of PDS items including SKO (kerosene) to the blackmarket with comparative figures since 2014.

For food items alone under PDS, the total transaction comes to not less than Rs.32 crore per month. The entire system of diversion has been evolving into an efficient system, with involvement of politicians-bureaucratsmiddlemen.

Delhi Rural Development Minister Gopal Rai inspects the safety measures against bird flu at Deer park in New Delhi on Sunday. (PTI) New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS): Ten more birds died on Sunday due to bird flu in the now shut Deer Park here, prompting Delhi Animal Husbandry Minister Gopal Rai to order an anti-virus drive.

After a visit to the park in Hauz Khas, Rai set up a 10-member team to spray anti-virus Mycrodacyn in the area. He ordered a sample of water from the sprawling park to be sent to the central lab in Bhopal.

The same lab had ear-

lier confirmed that the virus strain found in the initial sample of birds was H5N8 avian influenza.

Rai expressed concern over the rising fatalities among migratory birds.

Seventeen birds had died on Saturday in the park, which is home to a large number of deer. Six birds had died on Friday.

“To increase immunity among birds, they will be given multi-vitamins and pieces of garlic along with their food,” the minister said.

Rai called a meeting of coordination committee in the Delhi Secretariat on Monday to mull further action on the spread of H5N8 influenza virus.

The Delhi government on Thursday set up a 23member committee to coordinate work among various departments and to probe the reasons behind the bird deaths.

Because of bird f lu deaths, the Delhi Zoo has also been ordered shut until further notice.

BSF trooper, injured in Pakistan firing, dies Fast-track on irrigation projects in Indus basin

Government Medical College Hospital in Jammu city.

Following the sniper injury to their trooper, the BSF had launched an offensive in which, it claimed, seven Pakistan Rangers and a militant were killed on Friday.

Gurnam Singh belonged to Bhalesar village of R.S. Pura in Jammu district.

Mandeep Singh and Gurjeet Kour, brother and sister of the deceased trooper have alleged that despite a critical head injury, their

brother was not shifted for specialised treatment to a neurological facility outside the state.

The BSF had said it was prepared to provide all assistance to its trooper and his family, but would go by medical advice regarding the shifting of the injured trooper to a hospital outside J&K. Hundreds of villagers in Bhalesar village had been praying for recovery of the injured BSF trooper.

rorists, the government had on September 27 decided to “exploit to the maximum” water of Pakistan- controlled three Western rivers -- Indus, Chenab and Jhelum -- as per the IWT at the review meeting headed by Modi.

It was also decided to set up an inter-ministerial task forces to go into the details and working of the Treaty with a “sense of urgency” apart from agreeing to review the “unilateral suspension” of 1987 Tulbul navigation project in 2007

by India.

However, sources maintained that the projects were part of government’s efforts to irrigate larger swaths across the country by completing small/medium 99 irrigation projects under ambitious Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKYS) and Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) and have nothing to do with the Uri incident and aggression along LoC. “These (projects) were already worked out. But we do want to bring optimum land under irrigated area as

per the deadlines worked out,” they said.

Asked if the tense situation in the state, especially after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani and ensuing protests, has affected pace of the works, the sources said, “The deadline may vary here and there a little.

But the government hopes to complete the project works on time.”

The Union Government had launched the PMKYS last year with an aim to enhance physical access to water on farm and expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, improve on-farm water use efficiency, introduce sustainable water conservation practices, etc through major and minor irrigation projects.

The AIBP was launched in 1996-97 to provide central assistance to major/minor irrigation projects in the country with an objective to accelerate implementation of such programmes. Since its inception, 143 projects have been completed under AIBP.

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“Absolutely that is on record and we have seen though our surveillance equipment as how they (Pakistan rangers) have given protection fire to get the people infiltrated into our border and how our men repulsed that”, Kumar said.

To a question on the BSF claim of having gunned down seven Pakistani rangers and a terrorist in retaliatory fire, the ADG said, “See as far as the number of people killed (are concerned) there we cannot be fully sure, but as we have a close border and we have equipment with which we can see on the other side we have seen several people being hit and falling”.

around 1.45 lakh acres of land. The Rajpora Lift Irrigation is expected to help irrigat around 59,305 acres of land. All these works are expected to cost Rs 117 crore for which money will be raised by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).

“Until now, as per the J&K records, seven lakh acres of land is irrigated in the state. This is a very small number.

So, the government is trying to complete work on these projects to increase the size of total irrigated area in the state,” sources said.

The sources said technically India can irrigate up to 13 lakh acres of land in Jammu and Kashmir.

This target, they said, can be achieved when optimum storage capacity is achieved in the state.

“The projects are being developed well within rights of India and in no way will affect flow of water to Pakistan,” they said.

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Jammu, Oct 23 (IANS): Border Security Force (BSF) trooper injured in Pakistan sniper firing on Friday on the international border in Kathua district, succumbed to critical injuries in the hospital on Sunday.

Police said the BSF constable, Gurnam Singh, who was injured in Pakistan sniper fire in Bobiya area of Hira Nagar sector of the international border on Friday, succumbed in the wee hours of Sunday morning at the

New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI): Amid growing strain in Indo-Pak ties, government is planning to fast-track four projects in Indus river basin to increase irrigation area in Jammu and Kashmir by nearly 2.05 lakh acres, weeks after India decided to “exploit to the maximum” the water of Pakistan-controlled rivers, including Jhelum, as per Indus Water Treaty (IWT).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had last month chaired a meeting to review the 56-year-old IWT in the aftermath of the Uri attack, asserting that “blood and water cannot flow together.”

Of these four projects, three --Tral Irrigation Project in Pulwama, Prakachik Khows Canal in Kargil and restoration and modernisation of main Ravi Canal in Jammu’s Sambha and Kathua-- are expected to be completed by this fiscal. The fourth project of Rajpora Lift Irrigation is planned to be completed by December 2019.

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Jammu, OCT 23 (PTI): Warning that the 24-hour long lull on the border can take any turn any time, the BSF on Sunday said that it was fully prepared to deal with any eventuality and any border build-up by the Pakistani side on the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir. “Yes, there is lull on the IB for the past 24 hours. We have no doubt that this peace can take a turn anytime and we are fully prepared.

“If they try to do anything they will be given a befitting reply. We are fully prepared for that”, Additional Director General (ADG) BSF Western Command, Arun Kumar told reporters on the sidelines of a wreath laying ceremony here. In the wake of reports of a border buildup by Pakistani troops across the IB, Kumar said BSF has the information and it was fully prepared to deal with any eventuality. “I think we are having the information, we are ready for any eventuality and if they are building up we are ready for it”, he said. The BSF today paid rich tributes to Gurnam Singh, who succumbed to injures at a hospital in Jammu after he was injured in a sniping incident on the International Border in Kathua sector on Friday. The BSF said the infiltration attempt, which

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New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI): Upping the ante, IPS officers association has demanded pay parity and career benefit enjoyed by the IAS officers.

The IPS officers association has hinted at the role of IAS officers for delay in getting their legitimate benefits.

The association said its officers have a genuine reason to feel concerned when delays in granting the recommended, and sometimes even the entitled, service benefits become too frequent which lead to accentuation of inter service disparities.

“When beneficiaries (IAS officers) of such disparities occupy the role of advising the government, apprehensions of conflict of interest are bound to arise unless extra steps are taken to make the process transparent, time bound and objective,” it said in a statement issued today.

The IPS association resolves to represent to the government for due recognition of their services and regarding delays in resolving the service related issues, the statement said. The issue of pay parity was discussed during Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) of Indian Police Service (Central) Association held yesterday.

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PM Modi, during the regional bloc’s 2014 Summit in Kathmandu, had announced launching of a SAARC Satellite as a ‘gift’ to its neighbours in order to expand information sharing and connectivity within the region.

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“Work on GSLV Mark III is in progress, but the date for the launch is yet to be arrived at. The project will help ISRO launch satellites weighing around four tonnes,” ISRO chairman and Department of Space Secretary AS Kirankumar told Press Trust of India. ISRO currently has the capability of launching satellites weighing up to 2.2 tonnes.

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NEW DELHI, Oct 23 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious South Asian satellite project, announced two years ago, is likely to miss the December deadline as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch GSLV Mark III that month.

“ISRO has been launching at least one satellite every month, so our calender is perennially packed and at this point of time it looks difficult to launch the South Asian satellite in December.

It could get delayed by a month,” a senior official said.

Launching of GSLV Mark III will be a crucial development in the country’s space history.

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New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI): With both the one-time black money declaration windows concluded, the Income Tax department is set to intensify its crackdown against stash holders after a recent case where an IDS participant surrendered a fresh Rs 30 crore of unaccounted wealth to the taxman after raids were conducted against him.

The case that recently took place in Kolkata has stunned authorities of the I-T investigations wing after the said business entity produced, during searches, a bonafide receipt of declaring about Rs 3 crore worth of black money under the Income Declaration Scheme (IDS) that ended on September 30.

The entity, however, had concealed about Rs 30 crore illegal wealth which only came to light when the department conducted a “routine search” base on “actionable information” of tax evasion few days back. In yet another similar case, a Delhi-based lawyer recently disclosed Rs 125 crore of black money to the taxman after searches were conducted against him, post the closure of IDS. In this case reported from the national capital, the person concerned did not avail the IDS opportunity but got caught soon after the taxman came calling at his doorsteps.

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The matter assumes significance as the entire marketpace is closely linked and a cyber security threat in one segment of the capital markets can prove to be disastrous for other segments as well.

The offiicial said the regulator is looking to beef up its own surveillance and risk management systems, as also that of the market infrastructure entities to check any cyber threats, while various intermediaries would also be asked to strengthen their respective systems, networks and databases.

Given the dynamic nature of new technologies, the risk management systems would also need to keep evolving so as to keep pace with the newer kinds of threats that may come to fore, the official added.

Sebi will appoint a Chief Information Technology Security Officer, who will be responsible for strengthening its regulatory policy framework in the area of cyber security.

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The regulator will also look at the best global practices in this regard including through inputs from the regulatory authorities in advanced markets, while consultations will be held with government entities as well as with the information technology and cyber security experts, a senior official said.

While the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), which is mandated to regulate stock exchanges, clearing corporations, brokerages, portfolio managers, fund houses, rating agencies and a host of other entities in the capital market space, is already in the process of appointing a chief IT security officer to oversee various initiatives aimed at protecting the marketpace from cyber threats.

The regulator has further beefed up its efforts and wants to fast-track the work on a new and stronger policy framework in the areas of cyber security in the wake of the recent suspected compromise of 32 lakh debit cards across various banks, presumably

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MCX-Cotton and NCDEX-Kapas future prices fell 2.7 per cent and 4.13 per cent in last one month on lower demand from the industrial users like ginners, cotton mills and textile units.

Moreover, due to prospects of higher crop production in the country, the prices of cotton have been falling during the last 2 months of August and September of the cotton season.

“We expect MCX cotton prices to ease a bit towards Rs 18,500 from the current market price of Rs 19,640/bale, while NCDEX Kapas from market price of Rs 870/20 kg can move lower towards Rs 800 during the peak arrival season in November and December,” said the Angel report.

Earlier, cotton prices have touched three years high during July and August on reports of lower cotton acreage in Punjab and Haryana. With increase in the cotton prices, acreage in the country recovered during August-September on above normal and well distributed rains in cotton-growing states.

As per officials of the Nagpur-based Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR), the yield forecasts for cotton will increase by 10 per cent due to sudden spell of heavy rains in cotton growing regions of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana and Karnataka during last weeks of September but there are every chance of delay in arrivals, the report said.

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Mumbai, Oct 23 (PTI): After riding high in July and August, domestic cotton prices are expected to ease in the coming months due to arrival of new crop coupled with lower consumption and exports in the current season, says a report.

Cotton prices in futures market have been trending down since last month. They are however still on the higher side at Rs 19,650 per bale.

The prices are 25 per cent higher as compared to last year for the same period.

“The major factors which will decide cotton prices in coming months are exports and domestic mill demand for Indian cotton,” Angel Broking Agri Commodities Analyst Ritesh Kumar Sahu said in a report.

“As per the Cotton Association of India (CAI), the cotton supply in the domestic market will be sufficient as the export and consumption will be lower during the current cotton season,” he said. Cotton harvest has also started and new kapas has arrived in the market. It will still be time before peak arrivals start after Diwali, during December and January, due to late harvest expected in Gujarat and Maharashtra.

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to the states. With a view to ensure that investments reach the states, a dedicated division has been formed within the MEA. An officer under the MEA Joint Secretary guides the states in making the most of such funds.”

The External Affairs Minister also called upon the investors to make greater investments in Madhya Pradesh.

She said her parliamentary constituency, Vidisha, falls within this state, and Budhni, the assembly constituency of state’s Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, also falls within her constituency.

“So, those making investments here will avail special benefits...the ministry helps the investors going to other states, but those investing in Madhya Pradesh will get direct assistance from the foreign minister herself,” she added.

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New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI): The stock markets will be steered largely by the ongoing earnings announcements, with big names like HDFC Bank, NTPC, ITC and Maruti Suzuki set to come out with their quarterly earnings during the week starting October 24, say experts.

Besides, the indices may also experience some volatility amid derivatives expiry due on Thursday.

“This week, several bluechip companies are set announce their second quarter 2016-17 earnings. Companies that are set to announce their earnings this week include Adani Power, Axis Bank, Idea Cellular, Reliance Capital, Asian Paints, Bharti Airtel, Dr Reddy’s, HDFC Bank, HDFC, Hero MotoCorp, HUL, ITC, IOC, Maruti Suzuki India and ONGC,” said Vijay Singhania, founder-director of Trade Smart Online.

Besides, market sentiment will be dictated by investment trend of overseas investors, movement of the rupee and crude oil prices, the experts noted. Over the past week, the Sensex and the Nifty recorded gains by rising 403.58 points, or 1.45 per cent, and 109.65 points, or 1.27 per cent, respectively. “This week is to remain eventful since several large-cap companies are ready with their September quarter earnings to be announced during the week.

just a ministry for diplomatic purposes. But today, we are performing the diplomatic role, ensuring safety of the Indians in trouble abroad, and also generating funds for the development of the country,” the minister said.

Sushma Swaraj said: “Compared to the last year, there’s been a rise of 53 per cent in FDI, which is going

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many as 641 customers across 19 banks have been duped of Rs 1.3 crore using stolen debit card data. The government asked regulator Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as well as banks to provide details of the data breach and also preparedness to deal with cyber crimes.

There are around 60 crore debit cards operational in India, of which 19 crore are indigenously developed by RuPay while the rest are Visa- and Master Card-enabled. Of the debit cards affected, about 26.5 lakh are on Visa and MasterCard platforms while 6,00,000 are on RuPay. The breach reportedly involved some 90 ATMs. While Visa and MasterCard, in separate statements, have stated that their own networks had not been compromised, Hitachi subsidiary Hitachi Payment Services, which manages some of the ATM network processing, was investigating the matter, including whether there was a malware problem.

The Hitachi ATMs deployed by many white label ATM players and Yes Bank were impacted by the malware while usage at other ATMs were completely secured. While Visa and MasterCard, in separate statements, have stated that their own networks had not been compromised, Hitachi subsidiary Hitachi Payment Services, which manages some of the ATM network processing, was investigating the matter, including whether there was a malware problem.

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New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI): The Finance Ministry has asked various agencies, including RBI, which are looking into the largest banking security breach involving over 32 lakh debit cards, to submit their report in 10 days.

“We expect result of the technical enquiry in the next 8-10 days. This will give us exact picture of the entire incidence. It will give us lead as to where hacking or compromise took place,” Finance Ministry sources said. Earlier this week, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had said the government asked RBI and banks to provide details of the data breach and also banks’ preparedness to deal with cyber crimes.

As many as 32.14 lakh debit cards of various public and private sector banks are feared to have been ‘compromised’ by cyber malware attack in some ATM systems. Several banks, including state-owned SBI, have recalled a number of cards while many others blocked the ones suspected to have been compromised and asked their customers to change PIN (personal identification number) before use. Fraudulent withdrawals have been reported from 19 banks so far while complaints have been received from a few banks that their customers’ cards were used fraudulently abroad, mainly in China and the US while the customers were in India.

According to the National Payments Corporation of India, as

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Indore, Oct 23 (IANS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday that the role of her ministry is undergoing transformation, as apart from diplomatic functions, now it is also acting as a catalyst to national development.

Addressing the closing ceremony of the two-day Global Investors’ Summit here, Sushma Swaraj said it is also because of the changing role of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), among others, that there has been an increase of 53 per cent in the foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country.

“This is first time that the foreign ministry has taken upon itself the task to boost national development. Never ever in the past domestic development was part of the MEA agenda,” he said.

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strengths.

This can happen only if businesses make long-term investments that create jobs and sustain economic growth,” he said. Addressing the valedictory function of an international conference on arbitration, the Prime Minister said India is experiencing a digital revolution which is bridging the digital and economic divide in the society in general and rural society in particular.

“A boost to the rural economy through this revolution will make the Indian economy even more robust,” he said. Innovative business models and app-based startups have instilled a spirit of enterprise among Indians, he noted, adding that yesterday’s job seekers are becoming today’s job creators. “The legal profession is also opening up to the promises of the digital world. From cause-lists to case-laws, the lawyer’s library is now just a click away on your mobile phone,” he said.

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New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI): The Goods and Services Tax law will boost domestic demand, create more opportunities for domestic business and drive job creation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today. He said so far the domestic market has been fragmented and different taxes across different states have made goods and services more expensive.

“This has hampered growth in inter-state commerce. We are enacting a Goods and Services Tax law, to create an integrated national market. This will further boost domestic demand, create more opportunities for Indian business and drive job creation,” he said. India today, Modi said, is the fastest growing major economy, and one of the most attractive destinations for FDI. “Indeed, we stand out as a bright spot in the global economy. This is the result of India’s fundamental strengths -- democracy, demographic dividend and demand. We need to fully harness these

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Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley approved five sets of draft rules relating to registration, payments, returns and refunds under GST. These provide for online registration by residents within three days of submission of application.

Non-residents who will come under the purview of the GST will be required to electronically submit the application for registration at least five days prior to the commencement of business and shall also deposit full tax liability in advance.

The draft rules also provide that if a tax official fails to take action on registration application within a stipulated time frame, the application for grant of registration shall be deemed to have been approved.

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The top officer said GST will make it easier for traders and industry to access Input Tax Credit, as well as ease the compliance burden since the entire country will become a single market.

“I would ask the states to focus on the services sector because industry will come on its own once demand increases,” he said.

The government, which proposes to implement the new pan-India indirect tax regime from the start of the next fiscal in April, has made registration, refunds, returns filing and payment processes online.

The GST regime will also ensure that the taxes deducted by sellers reach the government, Adhia added.

At its second meeting last month after its constitution, the GST Council chaired by

Indore, Oct 23 (IANS): Under the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, individuals and entities can pay taxes online using debit or credit cards, the government said on Sunday.

“With regard to payments, the best thing that will happen is all payments will have to be made online. You can use any mode of payment, electronic, NEFT, RTGS. You can do it through debit cards or credit cards of any bank,” Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said while addressing the Global Investors Summit here.

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Mosul, Oct 23 (Agencies): Kurdish Peshmerga forces are within five miles (eight kilometers) of Mosul, commanders said Sunday after days of fighting and sweeping territorial gains in the operation to free the key Iraqi city from ISIS control.

A coalition of 100,000 troops have been closing in on Mosul since Monday, liberating surrounding communities village by village and making quicker-than-expected gains.

Officials and analysts say that entering Mosul is likely to kick off intense street fighting as coalition forces try to retake what has become the cultural capital of ISIS’ envisaged caliphate, or Islamic state.

Two Peshmerga factions linked up after surrounding the empty town of Bashiqa, about eight miles east of Mosul, with the support of coalition air power, the Peshmerga’s general command said in a statement Sunday.

They were able to cordon off eight villages in an area measuring approximately 100 square kilometers and secure a significant stretch of the Bashiqa-Mosul highway to limit ISIS’ freedom of movement, commanders said. Hours-long clashes left dozens of ISIS militants dead, they said.

Iraqi Christians celebrate as Iraqi forces attempts to reclaim their hometown of Erbil which was sezied by ISIS in 2014.

But with the gains have come pockets of horrific losses. ISIS executed about 40 people who were celebrating the apparent liberation of their village by Iraqi forces, a Mosul City Council official said Sunday, citing local sources.

The executions were believed to have been carried out on Saturday.

The official said that although Iraqi troops passed through the village where the executions took place -- near Nimrud, south of Mosul -they did not leave units behind to ensure that ISIS militants stayed out. CNN has received several accounts of Iraqi forces “freeing” villages and moving on to the next offensive without keeping enough of a presence to ensure militants

did not return.

These follow executions on Thursday and Friday, when ISIS militants rounded up and shot dead 284 men and boys, an Iraqi intelligence source told CNN. The reported massacres were a savage show of force as the coalition tightened its noose around Mosul.

CNN could not independently verify accounts of the executions. Those killed Thursday and Friday were used as human shields against attacks forcing ISIS out of southern parts of Mosul, the source said, adding that the militant group had dumped the bodies in a mass grave at the defunct College of Agriculture in the city’s north.

The source asked for anonymity because he is not au-

Afghan opium cultivation rising: UN KABUL, OCT 23 (Agencies): Afghanistan saw a 10 per cent jump in opium cultivation this year because of bumper harvests, collapsing eradication efforts due to growing insecurity and declining international aid to combat drugs, the UN said Sunday.

Cultivation dropped last year due to drought but it has been on the rise in the past decade, fuelling the Taliban insurgency and spurring a growing crisis of drug addiction despite costly US-led counternarcotics programmes.

High levels of cultivation this year meant the estimated opium production soared 43 percent to 4,800 tons, a UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report said, underscoring a “worrying reversal” in efforts to combat the scourge of drugs.

“The cultivation has increased by 10 per cent this year compared to the same time in 2015- from 183,000 hectares to 201,000 hectares,” counternarcotics minister Salamat Azimi told reporters while releasing the UN report.

The statistics represent the third-highest level of cultivation in Afghanistan in more than two decades - after a record high in 2014 and 2013.

Officials cited favourable weather, rising insecurity and falling international donor support as the main reasons for the increase in cultivation in Afghanistan, the world’s leading producer of opium.

Ninety-three percent of the

Afghan children gather raw opium on a poppy field on the outskirts of Jalalabad. cultivation took place in the southern, western and eastern parts of the country, the report said.

The southern restive province of Helmand remained the country’s top poppy-cultivating province, followed by Badghis, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Nangarhar and Farah - all hotbeds of insurgent activity.

“I believe with the existing equipment, facilities and civilian task force, we cannot fight the cultivation of poppy in insecure areas,” said Baz Mohammad Ahmadi, deputy minister of interior for counter-narcotics.

“The challenges of deteriorating security in different parts of the country took away the opportunities to destroy poppy farms.”

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peared to have collapsed. A total of 355 hectares of poppy eradication was carried out this year, a 91 percent plunge from 2015.

“In 2016, farmers’ resistance against poppy eradication operations was occasionally expressed through direct attacks on eradication teams,” the UN report said.

“No eradication took place in the provinces with high levels of opium poppy cultivation due to the extremely poor security situation in those areas and logistical/ financial challenges to organise the eradication teams on time.” Afghanistan saw a drop in opium cultivation last year for the first time since 2009, a UN report said, citing drought as a key reason for the decline.

But that was seen as a temporary blip.

thorized to speak to the media.

CNN could not independently confirm the killings.

The executions raise questions over whether Christians should return to their hometowns, two of which were liberated this weekend after more than two years of ISIS rule.

Lt. Gen. Riyad Jalal, commander of the Iraqi ground forces, told state-run al-Iraqiya TV Sunday that the town of Hamdaniya, also known as Qaraqosh, had been freed and that authorities were now in the process of bringing back local officials to reopen main public buildings and plan the repair of infrastructure.

Iraqi forces and a Christian paramilitary group entered the town earlier in the week and faced fierce resistance from ISIS fighters for several days. Forces on Thursday had pushed the militants into the town center, where they were pounded by coalition air strikes supporting the assault.

Lt. Gen. Qassim al-Maliki, commander of the Iraqi 9th armored division, said at least 50 ISIS militants were killed and much of their equipment destroyed in the assault. His forces now are cleansing the city from IEDs and sweeping buildings in case any ISIS militants might be hiding, he said.

Nepal’s anticorruption chief faces impeachment Kathmandu, Oct 23 (PTI): An impeachment motion was today tabled in the Nepalese parliament against the chief of the country’s anti-corruption commission, four days after he was suspended amid accusations by lawmakers that he abused his position.

The discussion on the motion against Lokman Singh Karki was expected to begin on Tuesday.

Karki headed the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) since 2013. But his installation remained controversial from the beginning as he had himself been the subject of graft inquiries, although he was never convicted.

In a meeting of House, Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar said the discussion on the motion would commence on Tuesday. After the deliberations in the House, the impeachment motion would be sent to the Impeachment Recommendation Committee (IRC). As per the constitutional provision, the House would then put the motion to vote if IRC recommended further proceedings.

The impeachment motion against Karki was registered by 157 lawmakers from the main opposition CPN-UML and the ruling CPN (Maoist Centre) of Prime Minister Prachanda on Wednesday.

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2 explosions hit Japanese city, 1 killed

Adam Szubin Washington, Oct 23 (PTI): In a blunt message, the US has warned Pakistan that it will not hesitate to act alone, when necessary, to disrupt and destroy terror networks as the country’s powerful spy agency ISI was not acting against all terror groups operating on its soil.

“The problem is that there are forces within the Pakistani government –- specifically in Pakistan’s Inter- Services Intelligence or ISI -- that refuse to take similar steps against all the terrorist groups active in Pakistan, tolerating some groups -– or even worse,” Adam Szubin, Acting Under Secretary on Countering the Financing of Terrorism, told a Washington audience.

“We continue to urge our partners in Pakistan to go after all terrorist networks operating in their country.

Firefighters investigate the scene where two cars caught on fire at a parking lot in Utsunomiya. (Internet) TOKYO, OCT 23 (Agencies): Two apparent explosions hit the Japanese city of Utsunomiya back-to-back on Sunday, killing one person and injuring three others in what police are viewing as a possible suicide. Japanese media reports suggest that the victim, believed to be a 72-year-old former military officer, may have set his house on fire, blown up his car in a public parking lot and then blown himself up in a nearby park.

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan addressing the media in Islamabad. (Internet) The 64-year-old leader did not mention which force or institution would be derailing democracy following the protest planned on November 2 but clarified that, “We [PTI] are not doing this to bring in a ‘third force’.”

Although the cricketerturned-politician did not name the “third force”, his statement seemed to refer to the powerful military establishment, a key player in Pakistani politics.

Imran accused the government of defaming Pakistan Army on the pretext of PTI’s protest. “In a democratic country prime minister is ac-

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Pak court releases 3 ‘R&AW agents’ for lack of evidence

Sheikh Hasina Dhaka, Oct 23 (PTI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was today reelected unopposed as the ruling Awami League’s president, asked cadres to reach out to the people to ensure that the party is returned to power for a third successive term.

Addressing the party’s National Council, she said, “Awami League must come back to power to take the nation forward towards its goal of becoming a poverty-free nation.”

The Awami League came to power in December 2008 polls and returned to power in the January 2014 polls for a second successive term.

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people and tell them about the development done during our tenure,” she said. “We need to make the people realise that Awami League in power would ensure socio-economic development,” she said.

Hasina said she wants “honesty” among party activists. “As long as I am alive, I want to elect a leader to strengthen the party,” she said.

But that evoked a negative reaction from the councillors who said “No, no”.

Hasina, who has been heading the Awami League since 1981, had said recently that she would be “happy” to retire given the opportunity and if the party manages to find a new leader. Awami leaders, however, insist that there’s no alternative to Hasina, bdnews24.com reported.

She has made it clear that the council will elect the

Beijing, Oct 23 (PTI): On the eve of a key meeting of the ruling Communist Party, speculated to amend the decades-old rule stipulating collective leadership, party’s official publication said China needs a strong leader like Mao Zedong and President Xi Jinping “fits the bill”. The four-day meeting of the plenum of Communist Party of China (CPC) kicks off China’s political season which will culminate in changes at the top leaders except Xi and Premier Li Keqiang in the autumn next year when the party convenes its 19th Congress during which a new Politburo Standing Committee will be appointed.

Xi, 63, currently heads a seven member Standing Committee of the CPC which virtually rules China.

Since he took over the leadership in November 2012, Xi has emerged as the most powerful leader of China in recent times starting his ten year tenure as head of the Party and powerful military, besides the Presidency. While the Standing Committee in the past represented collective leadership principle enunciated over three decades ago, critics say Xi’s emergence as a powerful leader has overshadowed other six members of the Committee including Li. By next year a new Standing Committee would be appointed for which jockeying has reportedly started.

parent blasts occurred around 11:30 a.m. within about 200 meters (yards) of each other.

The festival was canceled after the incidents.

Two men were seriously injured in the park explosion, and a 14-year-old boy had minor leg injuries. No one was hurt at the small parking lot.

Kyodo News agency said the burned body was found after police received a call saying a person was on fire following what sounded like an explosion.

Sharif responsible if ‘third-force’ steps in Pak: Imran

I s l a m a ba d, O ct 2 3 (PTI): Imran Khan today warned that Nawaz Sharif will be responsible if a “thirdforce” stepped in as a result of his party’s lockdown of the Pakistani capital next week demanding resignation of the Prime Minister on corruption charges after the publication of ‘Panama Papers’.

“One person will be responsible if democracy is derailed,” Imran, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman said while referring to Sharif as he addressed the media outside his Bani Gala residence here.

next batch of leaders, but party leaders are depending on her to make decisions.

Hasina said that the party is her family. “Awami League is family, my dearest one. I have not given as much time to my children as I have to the party.”

Earlier, the Awami League re-elected Hasina as president while Obaidul Quader has been made the new general secretary for the next three years.

This was the eighth time Hasina, eldest daughter of Bangladesh’s founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was elected as the Awami League chief as she became the longest serving president of the party founded in 1949. Election Commissioner Yousuf Hossain Humayun declared her reelected as nobody contested. The councillors then went on to nominate the Presidium members.

“The next general election must be unquestionable,” Hasina said referring to controversies over the last election which the opposition BNP boycotted. The five-year term of the ruling Awami League will end in 2019. Despite being invited BNP leaders did not join the opening session of the League’s two-day council yesterday but today its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir welcomed Hasina and Quader as they were elected president and general secretary of the party.

ing of the badly burned victim included the name of the former officer, Japanese broadcaster NHK and other media reported. The name was not disclosed. One of the cars destroyed in a fiery blaze in the parking lot belonged to the retired military man, and his house burned to the ground earlier on Sunday, the reports said. The back-to-back loud bangs in the park and parking lot shocked bystanders, many heading to a festival at the park on a sunny autumn day. The ap-

During the plenum, the party leadership will deliver work report of the party rule under Xi, official media reported.

The meeting would review key issues concerning the strict management of the Party and conduct revision of intraParty supervision regulations, according to announcement by the party in July this year.

Speculation is rife that the meeting would amend the collective leadership rule.

Since he was elected as General Secretary of the party in November, 2012, Xi systematically consolidated power both in the party and the military by carrying out a massive anti- corruption drive breaking established norms like not prosecute retired leaders and officials. As he consolidated his power emerging as a rare leader controlling the party, military and the presidency, Xi now looks to amend the party structure to continue beyond the 10 year period stipulated by the party. His tenure is set to end in 2022. Ahead of tomorrow’s meeting, Peoples’ Tribune, which is affiliated with party’s official organ People’s Daily said, “China needs a leader like Mao and Xi fits the bill.”

Analysts said the call to make Xi a strongman leader was an attempt to raise Xi’s status to the equivalent of “Great Leader”, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported.

Karachi, Oct 23 (PTI): Three Pakistani men, alleged to be ‘spies’ of India’s external intelligence agency R&AW, have been acquitted by an antiterrorism court here citing lack of evidence in five cases relating to carrying explosives and illegal weapons, media reported today.

Tahir, alias Lamba, Junaid Khan and Imtiaz have been booked for allegedly carrying explosive materials and unlicensed weapons in a Malir locality in April last year, Dawn reported.

Police had alleged that the men belonged to Muttahida Qaumi Movement - a Karachi-based political party claiming to represent Mohajirs (Urdu-speaking people of Sindh province) - and were trained by the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW).

MQM is the singlelargest party in Karachi and has dominated its political landscape for years, but since a “clean-up” operation began on the orders of the federal government, the political party has come under pressure.

Judge Abdul Naeem Memon of Anti-Terrorism Court-VI, who conducted the trial inside the central prison, exonerated the accused, saying the prosecution was unable to establish their cases against the accused beyond any shadow of the doubt, the report said.

countable to the people, however, Nawaz only wants to save his wealth,” he was quoted as saying by the media.

Panama Papers are not accusations but evidence of prime minister’s corruption, Imran claimed.

Taking a jibe at Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Imran said: “Those who call themselves opposition are defending Nawaz to save their own faces.”

Commenting on the hearing of Panamagate Scandal in the Supreme Court on November 1, the party chairman said while the apex court may

sentence the prime minister, the PTI was only demanding Nawaz’s resignation for a fair investigation.

“Protest is our democratic right and the government will have to face severe consequences if it tries to stop us,” he warned.

The PTI yesterday won ‘unconditional support’ of the PML- Q for its Nov 2 sit-in in the federal capital. Together the two parties decided to approach the Pakistan Awami Tehreek of Dr Tahirul Qadri, which, ‘is likely to join the protest’, Express Tribune reported.

The PTI has also prepared a strategy to tackle the sit-in and any possible crackdown against the party, Dawn newspaper reported.

If PTI workers are arrested ahead of the lockdown of the capital city, the party plans to lay siege to the police station where they will be held, the report said.

Earlier this week, Prime Minister Sharif criticised the PTI, saying the party’s leaders are only found on containers.

“Forget about Pakistan, the PTI will have washed their hands of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by 2018,” he said, adding that the province would be ruled by the PML-N after the next election.

Imran responded to the premier’s statements, demanding a response to accusations of corruption levelled against Nawaz and his family after Panamagate.

5,700 migrants rescued in two days Mediterranean, Oct 23 (Agencies): Rescuers pulled 5,700 migrants and refugees to safety during dozens of operations Friday and Saturday in the Mediterranean Sea, the Italian coast guard said.

But 14 bodies were recovered in a span of two days, the coast guard said.

On Saturday alone, 2,400 migrants were rescued in the central Mediterranean in more than 20 operations involving ships from nongovernmental organizations and the Irish Navy, according to the Italian coast guard.

Video from the scene

shows the migrants being pulled to safety from rubber boats and other small vessels.

On Friday, 3,300 migrants and refugees were rescued off the coast of Libya in 24 operations, the Italian coast guard said.

That operation was a coordinated effort by the coast guard, the European Union Naval Force and nongovernmental organizations, the coast guard said via Twitter.

Libya is a popular jumping-off point for migrants seeking to reach Europe from North Africa via what is known as the Central Mediterranean route.

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Magnum Opus begins today

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Bob Dylan’s Nobel silence ‘impolite and arrogant’

he much awaited art and music festival ‘Magnum Opus’ organized by Act of Kindness is scheduled to begin today with the opening ceremony at 9:00 a.m. at the Stone Garden, NEZCC Complex, Diphupar, Dimapur.

Events for the first day includes: Poetry Writing Contest, Fine Arts/ Photography/ Craft Exhibition and Sale, Basic Photography by Photography Club, Dimapur, Dance Session, Cosplay Show and Live performance contest.

Contestants for the Live Performance Contestant are: Imtiakum, Amenli, Toshimeren, BendangMoa, Atrong Sangtam, Magharj Gurung, Samuel Chishi, JC

Kitt, Renpithung Kikon, Kimatsung, Kim Seyie, Vevoto Ringa, Muno Shiu, Martin Longkumer, Noklen, Imye Longkumer, Wanjano Patton, Sentimenla Yaden, Abigail, Imlinungba, Anangpong Anangchang (Guitar), Tiajunla Longchar (Violin), Two Times Noble, T.U.B, Colored Keys, Kenny and The Faith Band and 90’s Charisma.

The musical extravaganza ‘Live Concert’ will begin at 6 and artistes for the first day includes: Coronation Choir from Golden Crown Theological College, First Step Dance Academy, Toshimoa, Saronthung Kikon, Toshimeren, Avancer, Polar Lights and SNF.

Technicolors release single ‘Like A Fool’

Street Fair 2016 at Supermarket

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echnicolors one of the contestant at the Hornbill International Rock Contest 2014 is out with their debut single “Like a Fool” on indihut, a Nagaland based music website. The track was recorded and produced at Clef Ensemble Studio, Kohima.

Technicolors is a four piece alternative pop-rock band based in Kohima, Nagaland formed in the late summer of 2014.

The band consists of Nguvito (Ato) on the vocals, Richard Kath on lead guitar and backing vocals, Meribemo on the bass guitar and Vivito Lohe on the drums.

Technicolors presents an original blend of modern rock tempo that makes it an intimate relationship with a new age musical style.

Their music featured with a scathing mix of blues music with a little tinge of offtempo beats can be attributed to their influence of alternative rock on their music.

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ob Dylan’s failure to acknowledge his Nobel Prize in literature is “impolite and arrogant”, according to a member of the body that awards it.

The 75-year-old singer was named the shock winner of the prize last week.

But all efforts by the Swedish Academy to contact him have failed, and he has not acknowledged the win in public.

Academy member Per Wastberg told Swedish television: “He is who he is,” adding that there was little surprise Dylan had ignored the news.

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ight carnivals and night bazaars during the festive season have lately become very popular in the state. It is a platform where local entrepreneurs can promote their goods and products. One such night carnival is the ‘Street Fair’ that happens every year in Dimapur. An initiative of Definative Inc., ‘Street Fair’ has been successfully running for three consecutive years now.

With the objective to promote local entrepreneurs and dignity of labour in the Naga society, ‘Street Fair’ started as a small venture in 2013. Since then the fair has more than 400 entrepreneurs. The street fair has had a very positive response both from the sellers and the buyers. Commenting on the fair, the vendors said that the fair helped them earn tremendously each year during

festive due to the huge turnout of the crowd.

The fourth edition of the fair is scheduled to be held from December 4-6, at Super Market, Dimapur. ‘Street Fair IV, 2016’ promises a bigger and a better night carnival and it

is all set to bring the lights out of people’s hearts and pockets this year too.

Bookings for stalls have already started. Interested individuals and parties can enquire from this number 708574-6596.

‘Dangal’ inspired by a small newspaper article

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he story behind Aamir Khan starrer ‘Dangal’ was inspired by a small newspaper article about the father, who trained his daughters to become world class champions.

An article in 2012 about Mahavir Singh Phogat caught the attention of one of Disney’s creative executives Divya Rao and inspired her to imagine a movie about the Phogats.

The stories behind the spark of an idea for some of our iconic movies have always been fascinating like this one which was about Mahavir’s decision to train his daughters in

wrestling, a game commonly perceived as a man’s sport across the country, especially in a state like Haryana.

When Rao pitched the story to Siddharth Roy Kapoor and other members of the Disney team, they instantly agreed to tell it on the big screen.

The next step was to bring someone on board for penning down the story and directing it. It was then that Nitesh Tiwari came on board. He saw the soul in the story and immediately set off for Haryana to meet Mahavir Singh Phogat and his wrestler-daughters.

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Rumours suggest their seventh album will be entitled Voltaic Oceans and it’ll be

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Avenged Sevenfold last week released The Stage, the first track from the record, and the first to feature new drummer Brooks Wackerman.

The album will arrive via Capitol Records after the band took legal action to end their deal with Warner Bros.

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dele takes her Live 2016 Tour to No. 1 on Billboard’s latest tally of Hot Tours, based on tickets sold through the first week of October. The trek’s overall sales are now in the $150 million range -- a number that’s sure to grow as the tour continues through November.

Since launching the tour in February in support of her third studio album 25, the British singer has performed for about 1.5 million fans, in both Europe and North America.

Her first concert after the album’s November 2015 release was a surprise gig on Feb. 12 in Los Angeles. The preGrammy Awards show took place at the Wiltern Theatre, while the tour’s proper kickoff occurred a little more than two weeks later, on Feb. 29 in Belfast. The European leg of the tour continued through June 15, and the North American journey launched July 5.

Box office grosses from the first 15 arenas on the current U.S. and Canadian trek total $67.5 million, from 41 performances reported during the past week.

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Young striker Pradeep Mor scored his maiden goal in 13 international appearances to give India the lead in the 11th minute, but Pakistan then took charge through strikes from Muhammad Rizwan Sr. in the 31st minute and Muhammad Irfan Jr. in the 39th.

Rupinder Pal Singh converted India’s only penalty corner in the 43rd minute and Ramandeep Singh came into goal-scoring action the following minute by deflecting

in a diagonal cross from Talwinder Singh.

This victory gives India seven points from three outings. India had outplayed Japan 10-2 in their first outing, but were held to a 1-1 draw by South Korea yesterday.

Star ting as two-time defending champions, Pakistan suffered a 2-4 loss to hosts Malaysia and then prevailed 1-0 over South Korea in their previous matches of the sixnation league.

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Goa, Kerala seek win in ISL

Margao, Oct 23 (IANS): FC Goa and Kerala Blasters will look to build on their recent positive results when they square-off in an Indian Super League (ISL) football match here on Monday.

Goa grabbed their first win in five matches against Mumbai City FC in the last game after just a point in the first four matches. Kerala also logged four points from their last two matches after securing just a point from the first three games.

“This game we need to do our best to get the points that we need. This year the tournament is balanced and may be different from the other seasons. To be in the top four, you will need less points because of all the draws,” FC Goa chief coach Zico said during the pre-match media interaction here on Sunday.

“Our main goal is to be in the top four and the focus

right now is on the match against Kerala Blasters.”

Goa didn’t concede for the first time against Mumbai City FC but the seven goals they let in earlier is the worst defensive record in the league so far. Zico attributed it to their own mistakes rather than their opponents guile.

Their defence is now more assured with Gregory Arnolin starting the last two matches and marquee player Lucio returning to the fold as a substitute in the last game.

Asked whether he would now have to make a tough choice for the centre-back pairing since Lucio and Gregory are both available, Zico said a final call will be taken only after the final training session on Sunday. “I always prefer hundred percent fit players, even if I make them play in a different position,” explained the FC Goa chief coach.

Kerala Blasters have

conceded just three goals thus far, once in their last three matches, thanks to defensive solidity provided by players like Aaron Hughes, Cedric Hengbart and Sandesh Jhingan. “It was not a conscious decision to focus only on the defence while building this team. I think we are solid, well organised but we have not got enough goals,” said Kerala Blasters manager Steve Coppell.

The Englishman said he respected FC Goa and what Zico achieved with this team in the first two editions of the tournament.

“It will be an open game.

Both teams want to win and I don’t think there is a question of losing. Both want to win and you can only win when you go forward,” he said.

“I know FC Goa well.

They are at home and it’s their responsibility to take the game to us.”.

4th KDVA volleyball tourney Dimapur, Oct 23 (NPN): The 4th Kohima District Volleyball tournament for men and women, organised by Kohima District Volleyball Association (KDVA), would be held from November 3 to 8 at local ground, Kohima under the theme ‘Transcending through Sports’.

Interested teams can collect the entry forms from Sports World, near Taxi stand, opposite Bank

of Baroda and Star Sports, BOC. The entry fee is fixed Rs.2500 and the last date of submission is November 1.

For further details, contact organizing committee convener Ketholetuo on 9862089100 or 985206441, KDVA president Visasielie Suohu on 9436001978 or general secretary on 9089833370.

UN refuses to probe ban on Russian Paralympians Moscow, Oct 23 (IANS): The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) refused to investigate ban on the Russian Paralympic team at the 2016 Rio Games, chairperson of Russia’s Civic Committee for family, children and motherhood Diana Gurtskaya has said.

In August, Gurtskaya sent a letter to CRDP Chairperson Maria Soledad Cisternas Reyes, asking her to probe the ban on Russian Paralympians.

The CPRD answered that it could not reconsider decisions of the organisations such as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), reports Sputnik. “That is an informal and incorrect answer -- we are taking as a premise that concrete member states of the International Paralympic Committee have roughly violated the direct ban on discrimination on the basis of disability,” Gurtskaya said on Saturday. “These countries are members of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and their actions must be assessed by the United Nations’ supervisory body. We will seek justice with the help of the Russian Foreign Ministry and our representatives in the United Nations.”

Injury time penalty gives Barca key win

Barcelona players celebrate wildly after Lionel Messi netted a last minute penalty to earn a 3-2 victory at the Mestalla.

Madrid, Oct 23 (IANS): Leo Messi scored a penalty with the penultimate kick of the game to claim a dramatic 3-2 win over Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium here.

A thrilling game looked set for a 2-2 draw when Aymen Abdennour’s clumsy challenge brought down Luis Suarez in the 92nd minute of the game on Saturday, reports Xinhua

news agency.

Messi still had work to do to beat Diego Alves, who had saved 19 out of 41 penalties in Spain. Messi’s low spot kick had just enough to go in at the post and give Barca the win.

A scrappy start to the game saw Valencia clearly motivated with Enzo Perez putting in some rugged challenges. One of those left Andres Iniesta in

agony just after 11 minutes and the Spain international had to leave the field with what was quickly confirmed as a partially torn knee ligament.

Messi put Barca ahead with a typical left foot finish in the 22nd minute, but Barca were lucky the goal stood as an offside Luis Suarez jumped over the ball and clearly blocked the view of Valencia keeper

Diego Alves.

Alves then kept Valencia in the game with three world class saves, first to deny Messi his second of the game and then to frustrate Suarez on two occasions, the second of which was all the better as the ball took a deflection on the way through.

Valencia lost Jose Gaya with a muscle injury but should have equalized when Dani Parejo allowed Ter Stegen to make block.

Valencia coach Cesare Prandelli made a brave change at the break bringing on former Barca striker Munir El Haddadi and he was rewarded in the 53rd minute when the youngster leveled the score with a left foot shot.

Things got even better three minutes later when Rodrigo put Valencia ahead with a close range effor t following a sublime pass from Nani.

Seven minutes later Barca were level with Suarez on hand to lash a left foot shot home after Alves had produced another fine save from a Rakitic header.

From then on it was end to end stuff with Nani having a chance to put Valencia ahead before the late drama saw Messi’s penalty seal it in the dying minutes of the game.

Dimapur, Oct 23 (NPN): North Eastern I-League club Shillong Lajong FC has created an initiative to promote the North East as a unique destination for travel by launching an online video series that celebrates the beauty of this corner of the country.

Using Facebook and YouTube handles as a medium, the ‘Lajong Amazing North East Diaries’ would take viewers on a journey through some of the best places to visit in the North East sister states featuring local Lajong players.

A sneak peek of the Lajong Amazing North East Diaries was launched on the Facebook page(@ShillongLajongFC) and YouTube Channel (@ SLFCOfficial) on October 22 and the first video in the series, on Mizoram, would be screened on October 29. Highlights from the inaugural diary take viewers to Aizawl city.

The Lajong family comprises players from all eight states of the North Eastern region and team members put away their football boots to take on the role of guides and ambassadors of their respective home states, using their local knowledge and experience to highlight must-see locations in this exciting and informative online travel series.

Over the years Shillong Lajong has grown its online social media presence, with a Facebook following of over 2.35 lakh, making it the thirdmost popular I-League club on the social network.

Crutchlow wins Australian MotoGP; Marquez crashes

Crutchlow (middle) is the first British rider to win more than one race in a season since 1979.

PHILLIP ISLAND, Oct 23 (Agencies): Cal Crutchlow seized on a blunder by new world champion Marc Marquez at Australia’s Phillip Island on Sunday to win only his second MotoGP. The Briton, who turns 31 next week and was competing in his 103rd MotoGP, capitalised when Marquez made a mistake and crashed out on lap 10 while holding a big lead.

Crutchlow maintained a solid race pace on his LCR Honda to beat Italian great Valentino Rossi on his Movistar Yamaha by 4.218secs, with Spain’s Maverick Vinales third on a Suzuki Ecstar.

The race turned dramatically when Marquez, who claimed his third premier class world crown with victory in Japan last weekend, slid

off his Repsol Honda into the gravel on Turn Four when in command.

Crutchlow swept to the front and held off the nine-time world champion Rossi until the chequered flag as Vinales and Andrea Dovizioso battled for third.

He became the first British winner of the Australian MotoGP. It was Crutchlow’s second victory in premier class after beating Rossi and Marquez in this season’s Czech MotoGP in August.

“Someone asked me last week what I thought about going to Phillip Island and I said I planned to come and win... it’s nice to win one in the wet and the dry because people only think you can ride in the rain when you win in it,” Crutchlow said.

“I had to stay strong, I thought my pace in the race was good and better than in other years here,” Crutchlow said.

“I was pleased to to be able to take advantage when it came and we look forward to Malaysia now.”

Crutchlow had memories of his crash at the same corner two years when he trailed race leader Rossi on the last lap at Phillip Island.

Rossi greatly improved his chances of finishing runnerup this season with his second placing. He now leads teammate Jorge Lorenzo by 24 points heading into the final two races.

Rossi has now finished 16 times on the podium in 20 trips to Australia amid his eight wins across all classes at Phillip Island.

Sabbir gives B’desh hope of historic Test win CHITTAGONG, Oct 23 (Agencies): Bangladesh battled to 253/8 at stumps on the fourth day of a thrilling Test in Chittagong on Sunday, needing 33 for their first-ever win against England.

Hopes of an historic Test victory rested with debutant Sabbir Rahman who was unbeaten on 59, after England set the hosts a target of 286 on a crumbling wicket.

Sabbir shared an 87-run stand with skipper Mushfiqur Rahim before England regained the initiative with three quick wickets in the final session.

Off-spinner Gareth Batty broke the late resistance with an awkwardly bouncing delivery that prompted skipper Mushfiqur (39) to give a catch to Gary Ballance at short leg.

Batty finished the day with 3-65 while Broad claimed 2-26, but Sabbir kept Bangladesh in contention with a gritty innings that included three fours and two sixes.

Stumps were drawn early due to bad light after England were told they could only use their spinners and not the pace attack in the last five overs, a condition they did not accept.

E n g l a n d ’s s p i n n e r s earlier dismissed Bangladesh’s

Rahim (right) plays a shot as England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow stands behind the stumps.

top five to leave them on 140/5, as Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid chipped in with useful wickets.

Ali removed a positivelooking Shakib Al Hasan for 24 just as the all-rounder was trying to rebuild the innings after Batty trapped Mominul Haque (27) and Mahmudullah (17) in the postlunch session.

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Kayes for 43 in the penultimate over before lunch. Kayes, who hit six fours in his 61-ball innings, looked well settled until he misjudged a sweep to get a top edge to Joe Root at slip.

Moeen handed England their first breakthrough when he removed Tamim Iqbal for nine as Ballance took the catch at forward short leg.

England were all out for

240 in their second innings in the fifth over of the morning, after adding just 12 to their overnight tally of 228/8.

Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam trapped Batty leg before off his second ball after Stuart Broad was run out on his overnight score of 10. Chris Woakes was unbeaten on 19.

The second and final Test will start in Dhaka on October 28.

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Indian players celebrate after defeating Pakistan 3-2 in the fourth Asian Champions Trophy hockey on Sunday.

round-robin competition will advance to the semifinals.

Pakistan forced the first penalty corner in the opening m i nu t e w h e n a n I n d i a n defender carried the ball in the circle, but goalkeeper PR Sreejesh blocked two shots to ward off danger.

Sreejesh first padded the drag-flick from Muhammad Aleem Bilal and then dived to his right to clear the rebound attempt.

Pakistan spelt danger again in the fourth minute when their strikers worked in unison to create space deep in the Indian territory and a cross from the right rebounded to unmarked Muhammad Rizwan Jr. on top of the circle.

But he sent a wayward shot wide of the left post.

The Indian players did some hard work and got to the top of the rival scoring zone on a couple of occasions, but the resolute defence denied them a crack at the goal.

Talwinder Singh had the first Indian shy at the goal in the 11th minute when he picked up a pass from the right on top of the circle and created some space as he turned for the reverse hit, but the shot soared high over the cross-piece.

India took the lead against the run of play in the 22nd minute when Pradeep Mor on the right flank latched on to the ball that had deflected off a Pakistani defender. Mor darted into the circle and sent in a firm shot from a very narrow angle that beat goalkeeper Imran Butt to land on target.

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LATE KEVIKHOLIE SUOKHRIE 08/04/1972 – 17/10/2016 “ JUST AS I AM, O LAMB OF GOD – I COME” We the bereaved family of Late Kevikholie Suokhrie S/o Rev. Haizotuo Suokhrie (S.L. Munshi), would like to express our gratitude to every individual, organisations, churches, family members, friends and well wishers who stood by us at the sad and sudden demise of our beloved, who left us for his heavenly abode on 17th oct’2016.

Our sincere & Special gratitude to: 1. Christian Revival Church(CRC), Medziphema Town.

2. C.R.C(Hindi), Kohima.

3. C.R.C, Kohima Village.

4. KOINONIA BAPTIST CHURCH, Kohima.

5. Baptist Revival Church, Kohima Village.

6. N.C.R.C, Kenuozou , Kohima.

7. Suokhrie Clan, Kohima Village.

8. Kohima Village Gazetted Officer’s Association.

9. Dean, Teachers, Non-Teaching Staff and Students of SASRD, Nagaland University, Medziphema.

10. Nagaland University Teachers Association ( NUTA).

11. Principal, Teaching Faculty and Staff of Dimapur Govt. College.

12. Kruoliezou Rhuba, Kohima Village.

13. Krakhrieliezou, L. Khel, Kohima Village.

14. Nagamese Union, CRC, D. Block.

15. Gorkha Nepali C.R.C, Kohima.

16. Dr.and nurses KOHIMAS HOSPITAL. Your unceasing prayer support, physical presence, material & financial support during our grief and sorrow shall be acknowledged now and forever.

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India beat Pak in Champions Trophy

Kuantan, Oct 23 (PTI): Top-ranked India had to dig deep into their reserves to eke out a 3-2 victory over arch-rivals and defending champions Pakistan in a preliminary league match of the fourth Asian Champions Trophy hockey here Sunday.

India exhibited their composed defence when under pressure from early Pakistan raids and worked hard to gain control of the showpiece encounter of the tournament at the Kuantan

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India beat NZ; take 2-1 series lead

Indian players celebrate the dismissal of New Zealand batsman Mitchell Santner in the third ODI match in Mohali on Sunday. (PTI) Mohali, Oct 23 (PTI): Virat Kohli produced another breathtaking effort as his superbly crafted unbeaten 154 enabled India to cruise to an easy seven-wicket victory in the third ODI against New Zealand, here tonight.

India thus lead the fivematch series 2-1.

Kohli’s 134-ball knock was ably complemented by an under-pressure skipper Dhoni (80 off 91) as the duo forged a 151-run partnership off 163 balls to effectively seal the match with 10 balls to spare

after the home team made a shaky start in their pursuit of 286.

Dhoni for one promoted himself up the order after much deliberation and it did yield results.

The visitors had earlier suffered a batting collapse before Jimmy Neesham (57) and Matt Henry (39*) came up with a 84-run stand for the ninth wicket to take their side to a competitive total.

Eventually, it was India’s No 1 batsman Kohli, who got the job done with ridiculous

ease. He is amassing hundreds at a staggering rate and today was his 26th one in ODIs. He has now scored three hundreds in his last seven ODI innings and has a batting average of 52 plus in 174 matches. He hit 16 boundaries and a six.

India’s batting mainstay also had luck on side as he was dropped on 6 by Ross Taylor, who could not hold to a regulation catch standing at a wide slip on the bowling off Henry.

Dhoni’s effort in the circumstances was also a valuable one. With India in a spot

Halep overpowers Keys at WTA Finals

Simona Halep of Romania waves to the crowd after beating Madison Keys on Sunday. (AP/PTI) SINGA P O RE , O c t 2 3 (Agencies): Simona Halep got her WTA Finals campaign off to a perfect start on Sunday when the Romanian world number four dominated an erratic Madison Keys to race to a 6-2 6-4 victory in the opening match of the tournament.

Halep proved that she will be a formidable opponent at the elite eight-woman event at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

“It’s always the same with Madison… she’s very strong and hits the ball hard so it’s tough to match her power,” said Halep. “So I have to adjust, be strong with my legs and make the most of my chances.”

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Both players got off to solid starts and held comfortably with Keys making full use of her booming forehand to keep Halep at bay.

It was the diminutive Romanian who drew first blood in the third game, however, probing down the American’s backhand side with pinpoint accuracy and converting her fourth break point when Keys plonked a weak drive into the net.

Buoyed by the early breakthrough, Halep went for the kill and rattled off the next 11 points on her way to a 5-1 lead as Keys’ game unravelled and became riddled

with unforced errors.

The 21-year-old American stopped the rot with a comfortable hold when Halep, pushing a little too hard, sent a few returns long but the Romanian’s body serves paid dividends in the next game as she wrapped up the first set in just 27 minutes.

Halep swarmed all over Keys at the start of the second set, looking busy and hustling around the court to earn two more break points before the American rediscovered her range with the forehand to stave off the threat and claim a vital hold.

Keys, however, continued to mix winners with errors until her luck ran out in the fifth game, when another forehand into the net handed Halep the first break of the second set, which the Romanian consolidated with a hold to love.

Seemingly out of nowhere, Keys was able to capitalise on her opponent’s lapse in concentration to level the set at 4-4 but a fired up Halep broke back immediately before serving out the contest in the next game.

Defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska opens her campaign against Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova on Monday with Garbine Muguruza and Karolina Pliskova completing the White Group.

of bother, he promoted himself at number four and was involved in a match winning stand with Kohli.

On the way to his first half century in 11 innings, Dhoni completed 9000 runs to become the fifth Indian to do so after Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Mohammad Azharuddin. He also surpassed Tendulkar to be India’s leading six-hitter in ODIs. At a packed PCA stadium, the dew also played its part in the evening keeping the grounds men busy during drinks break. India felt the pressure at the start of the chase.

Openers Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane, who were not among the runs in the earlier games, fell cheaply once again.

Rahane spooned a simple catch to cover off Matt Henry before Rohit failed to pick a slow off-cutter from pacer Tim Southee, leaving India at 41 for two in the ninth over.

While Kohli looked in sublime touch at the other end, Dhoni promoted himself at number four ahead of Manish Pandey in his bid to lead from the front in a tricky situation. Both Dhoni and Kohli looked in good touch.

The pressure of performing was more on Dhoni and captain cool went about his business in signature style.

Brief scores: New Zealand 285 all out in 49.4 overs (Tom Latham 61, James Neesham 57, Ross Taylor 44; Kedar Jadhav 3/29, Umesh Yadav 3/75).

India 289/3 in 48.2 overs (Virat Kohli 154 no, MS Dhoni 80). India won by 7 wickets.

I won’t sell Rooney: Mourinho Lo n d o n , O c t 2 3 (Agencies): Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has stated in no uncertain terms that he will not sell Wayne Rooney while he is at the Old Trafford helm.

The 30-year-old striker has struggled to hold down a regular starting berth under the Portuguese tactician this term, leading to suggestions that the England international could be placed on the transfer list in the near future.

H oweve r, M o u r i n h o has dismissed such notions, highlighting Rooney’s legendary status at the club, although he admits it has been difficult to consign the United stalwart to the substitutes bench.

When asked if he was considering selling Rooney, Mourinho told Sky Sports News HQ: “No, never.

“I will never make that decision. A player of his stature, a player of his history in the club will never go to point where club or manager want to make that decision for him.”

“I put him [Rooney] on the bench for three matches in a row. That is hard for him, hard for me, so that is being ruthless, to put in my mind the interests of the team in front of the player, prestige, status.

In this case even legend. To put on bench a player with the numbers he has for club and country is hard.”

Iniesta ruled out for up to eight weeks

Chennaiyin FC held by FC Pune City

M a d r i d, O c t 2 3 (agencies): Barcelona have confirmed Andres Iniesta will be out of action for up to eight weeks with a knee injury, making him a major doubt for the first Clasico of the season against Real Madrid.

‘Se e ing I nie sta hur t is like seeing a puppy hurt’ Iniesta had to be removed from the pitch on a stretcher after sustaining damage to the lateral collateral ligament of his right knee in a heavy challenge from Enzo Perez in the first half of Saturday’s 3-2 victory over Valencia. The Spain international appeared to jar his leg as Perez slid in with a robust tackle after 14 minutes at Mestalla and was replaced by Ivan Rakitic.

Barca earlier confirmed Iniesta had sustained ligament damage and would undergo further tests to find out the full extent of the injury upon his return to Catalonia.

The midfielder has now been ruled out of action for up to two months. An official club statement read: “Andres Iniesta has a partial injury to the lateral collateral ligament in his right knee. Time out of action is approximately six to eight weeks.” Iniesta is now a major doubt for the Clasico against Madrid at Camp Nou on December 4, which is almost exactly six weeks away.

It is another blow for Luis Enrique, who lost key defensive duo Jordi Alba and Gerard Pique to short-term injuries in the 4-0 victory over Manchester City. In the aftermath of the win over Valencia, Luis Enrique vented his frustration that Perez was not shown a yellow card.

He said, “It’s a clear incident in which we saw the player get injured, and there was no yellow card. It’s a serious one [injury].”

Pune, Oct 23 (IANS): FC Pune Citys home woes in the Indian Super League (ISL) football tournament continued as they could only manage a 1-1 draw against Chennaiyin FC here on Sunday.

Chennaiyin arrived here on the back of two successive victories against FC Goa and NorthEast United and the defending champions appeared good enough to continue with their winning run, thanks to a fine goal from Jeje Lalpekhlua in the 28th minute.

Pune City, however, rescued a point late in the game after Anibal Rodriguez scored from a free-kick in the 82nd minute at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium.

The draw left FC Pune City with just five points from their first five matches -- four of them home matches -while Chennaiyin FC moved to the third spot with eight points.

The match marked the return of Pune coach Antonio Habas from a four-match suspension. Chennaiyin coach Marco Materazzi relegated Jeje to the bench for the last two matches but named him in the starting line-up on Sunday.

He was rewarded for his judgement as Jeje won a tussle with Pune defender Eduardo Ferreira for the ball and capped the move with a superb lob over an out-of-position goalkeeper Edel Bete.

Bete tried to backtrack and retrieve the situation but Jeje’s lob had enough power to carry the ball into the net.

Chennaiyin were disciplined at the back, allowing very little room for Pune to have a clear look at the goal.

The only time Pune managed to test their rivals was from a distance as Jonatan Lucca and

Players of Chennaiyin FC and FC Pune City fight for the ball during an ISL match on Sunday.

Jesus Tato’s efforts sailed just wide of the target.

In the second session, Chennaiyin had a g reat chance to kill the contest.

Defender Eli Sabia’s long ball was picked up by striker Dudu Omagbemi and his close range shot was parried by Bete in the 48th minute. The rebound fell kindly for Hans Mulder but he

couldn’t provide the finishing touches.

Just when it seemed Chennaiyin would become the first team in this edition of the tournament to notch a hat-trick of victories, Pune equalised from a neatly taken free-kick from just outside the box by Anibal Rodriguez in the 82nd minute.

Chelsea thrash Mourinho’s Man United London, Oct 23 (Agencies): Chelsea produced a dominant display to ensure Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho’s return to Stamford Bridge ended in a humbling 4-0 defeat.

Mourinho was back at his old stomping grounds for the first time since being sacked by the club he guided to a third Premier League title in 201415, but he had no reason to celebrate as Antonio Conte came out well on top in their first meeting in English football.

The Portuguese’s only previous match in the opposition dugout came in March 2010 when he led Inter to a 1-0 victory in the Champions League, but his second trip could not have contrasted more starkly.

Mourinho’s team, without captain Wayne Rooney due to injury, were stunned when Pedro rounded David de Gea to score the quickest goal in the Premier League this season after just 30 seconds, and Gary Cahill doubled the lead after 21 minutes.

Chelsea’s width and pressing penned United back inside their own half, but Mourinho may point to referee Martin Atkinson’s decision not to send off David Luiz for a high challenge on Marouane Fellaini with 40 minutes played as a turning point in the match.

With their full complement, Conte’s team extended

Chelsea players celebrate a stunning victory against Manchester United. their lead after the restart, Eden Hazard slotting home after 62 minutes before N’Golo Kante opened his Blues account with a cool finish, sending Chelsea into the top four, just a point off table-topping Manchester City.

United were behind before even touching the ball as Pedro latched onto Marcos Alonso’s pass and rounded the needlessly onrushing De Gea to slot home in the first minute.

The hosts continued to play with greater intensity and, after Hazard drilled wide from 18 yards, their lead was doubled when the Belgian’s right-wing corner ricocheted off Ander Herrera and sat up for Cahill to slam home from six yards.

Thibaut Courtois was no idle spectator, though, and had to dive to his left to keep out Herrera’s 25-yard drive, quickly getting up to stop Jesse Lingard converting from the rebound.

David Luiz was lucky not to see red before half-time when he only received a booking from the referee for a reckless, high tackle on Fellaini.

Former Chelsea player Juan Mata replaced Fellaini for the second half in a change that enabled Marcus Rashford to join Zlatan Ibrahimovic up front, but Eric Bailly appeared to sustain an injury in a collision with Hazard and was forced off in the 52nd minute, Marcos Rojo taking his place.

United began to control

possession but found themselves three behind when Nemanja Matic picked out Hazard on the left-hand side of the box, and the Belgian stepped inside of Chris Smalling before picking out the far corner.

With 20 minutes remaining Kante dribbled between the utterly anonymous Paul Pogba and Smalling to send a cool finish past De Gea to put the result beyond doubt.

Sections of the home support subsequently chanted Mourinho’s name, but they were unable to contain their delight - encouraged by an ecstatic Conte - at a victory over their former boss and a club-record eighth consecutive unbeaten meeting with United.

New Delhi confirmed as venue for FIFA U-17 WC

Jt Secretary, Sports, Onkar Kedia with the FIFA dignitary Marion Mayer-Vorfelder at an event after New Delhi was ratified as the fourth venue to host next year’s FIFA U-17 World Cup, in New Delhi on Sunday. (PTI) New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS): India’s capital city on Sunday became the fourth venue to be ratified to host next year’s U-17 football World Cup. Thirteen members of the world football governing body FIFA delegation together with 10 members of the

Local Organising Committee (LOC) travelled to New Delhi and approved it as a venue, according to a release.

The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Complex received the go ahead after the team inspected the pitch and the training facilities and all

assurances were given by the government that renovations would be completed before March 2017, including two training sites in the complex.

A l l I n d i a Fo o t b a l l Federation (AIFF) General Secretary Kushal Das said: “We have been working with

different stakeholders in the country from the start of this process and it is good that we are now seeing the results on the ground.”

“FIFA is satisfied with the progress of all the venues visited so far and it gives us a big fillip for next year’s tournament.

We will put every effort into making the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 a memorable occasion for all Indian football fans.” Tournament Director of the LOC, Javier Ceppi said: “Work has finally started here and we hope it progresses well.

It took some time but we are confident of the capacity of SAI to complete everything well in time for the event, so that we can test all the facilities.” “We have been working closely with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MOYAS) and Sports Authority of India (SAI) to make sure that the renovation works go as planned and we are able to deliver the tournament successfully in New Delhi.”

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