September 21, 2020

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RS passes farm bills amid ruckus and Deputy Chairman Harivansh took up the approval of the bills.

Four opposition sponsored motions to send the two bills to a House panel for greater scrutiny were negated by voice vote, but the Congress, TMC, CPM and DMK members sought a division of vote on the issue. As Harivansh overruled them saying division of votes can take place only TMC MP Derek O’Brien attempts to tear the rule book as ruckus erupts when members are on their in Rajya Sabha over agriculture related bills on Sunday. (RSTV/PTI) seat, TMC leader Derek NEW DELHI, SEP 20 Protection) Agreement of O’Brien charged towards the podium, thrusting the (PTI/AGENCIES): Rajya Price Assurance and Farm rule book into the face of the Sabha on Sunday passed Services Bill, 2020. The bills two key farm bills amid a have already been passed by bedlam as opposition mem- Lok Sabha and will now go bers charged towards the to the President for his aspodium of the presiding sent before they are notified Around 47 members of officer, flung the rule book as laws. the opposition parties moved at him, tore official papers Trouble started when a no-confidence motion and heckled him over their the sitting of the House against Rajya Sabha Deputy demand for a division of was extended beyond the Chairman Harivansh Singh vote on their motion to refer scheduled time to allow pas- after Sunday’s proceedings, the legislation to a select sage of the bills. Opposition where two controversial committee. members, who felt such a farm bills were passed amid The Upper House, move should be resorted to an unprecedented uproar. which witnessed a brief only by consensus, rushed A no-confidence motion adjournment due to the pan- into the Well, shouting slo- against the Deputy Chairdemonium, passed by voice gans against the government man is a first in parliament vote the Farmer’s Produce and accusing it of being and the convention is that Trade and Commerce (Pro- anti-farmer.

Singh should not preside motion and Facilitation) This forced Agriculture over house sessions till the Bill, 2020, and the Farm- Minister Narendra Singh matter is settled.

The Deputy Chairman ers (Empowerment and Tomar to cut short his reply

Deputy Chairman.

House marshals thwarted the move as also blocking a book that was flung towards Harivansh.

An attempt was also made to pulls microphones away from the chair but the marshals physically stopped that from happening.

DMK leader Tiruchi S iva , w h o a l o n g w i t h O’Brien, K C Venugopal of Congress and K K Ragesh of CPM had moved resolutions for sending the bills to the select committee, tore papers and flung them into the air.

Harivansh, who asked members to go back to their places and not come into the Well due to Besides the BJP, the parties which supported the Bills included the JD(U) and YSRC party.

After Rajya Sabha was adjourned, opposition members sat on a dharna in the chamber.

As Lok Sabha members who were allotted seats in Rajya Sabha chamber could not enter when the Lower House met, Speaker Om Birla had to adjourn the proceedings for an hour.

DHD, NHAK to resume normal OPD services DIMAPUR/KOHIMA, SEP 20 (NPN): District Hospital Dimapur (DHD), medical superintendent (MS), Dr. Keveduyi Theyo has informed that the hospital will resume non-COVID essential healthcare services from September 21. As precautionary measures and to reduce the potential risk of exposure to healthcare workers and to ensure the safety of all the patients and attendants, MS further informed that any patient coming from neighbouring states, seeking medical services, are to provide COVID-19 negative test report done within 14 days and identification proof/ Adhaar card to ascertain the place of origin.

NHAK: Naga Hospital Authority Kohima will also be resuming normal OPD services for the public from September 21. Sources informed that Outpatient Department (OPD) will begin functioning from Monday onwards. In this regard a mass social work was carried out on Saturday at the hospital. Sources also informed that there were at least around 9 Covid positive patients kept in the Isolation ward.

This is it!

“We’re working with only three out of 30 employees. It used to be like that when we didn’t have bills to pass.”

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Khango, Isak sign ‘deed of reconciliation’

(Seated 4th from L) Khango Konyak and (5th from L) Isak Sumi with WC leaders and others on Sunday.

DIMAPUR, SEP 20 (NPN): NSCN/GPRN (K) chairman/president Khango Konyak revoked the expulsion of general secretary/ato kilonser Isak Sumi and reinstated him in the same position. Isak Sumi will also continue to represent NSCN/GPRN (K) as co-convener of Working Committee (WC), Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs).

As reported in Nagaland Post, the two leaders-- Khango and Isak, following the intervention of WC NNPGs and civil society leaders, reconciled and also agreed to sign an

agreement to keep aside their differences for the sake of the impending solution to decades long Naga political issue.

A statement issued by the office of the Working Committee of the NNPGs, informed that a “deed of reconciliation” was signed in this regard in the presence of Naga national leaders and civil society leaders, including Nagaland Tribes Council (NTC) peace mediation team, Nagaland Gaon Burahs’ Federation (NGBF), WC, NNPGs members and others.

Acknowledging that the menace of defection

within NNPGs had caused much misunderstanding and pain to all, the NSCN/ GPRN (K) leaders also agreed to sincerely abide and conform to all existing anti-defection laws in force among the Working Committee, NNPGs. Henceforth, the leaders committed themselves to work with responsibility, mutual co-ordination and transparency in the execution of domestic affairs in the larger interest of Nagas.

It was also agreed that the NSCN/GPRN (K) general secretary would consult the chairman on all important (Cont’d on p-6) issues.

98% specificity for detecting the novel coronavirus.

“The Tata CRISPR test is the world’s first diagnostic test to deploy a specially adapted Cas9 protein to successfully detect the virus causing Covid-19,” it added.

The release further said that the launch marks a significant achievement for the Indian scientific community, moving from research and development to a high-accuracy, scalable and reliable test in less than 100 days.

“The Tata CRISPR test

achieves accuracy levels of traditional RT-PCR tests, with quicker turnaround time, less expensive equipment, and better ease of use. Moreover, CRISPR is a futuristic technology that can also be configured for the detection of multiple other pathogens in the future,’ it said.

Girish Krishnamurthy, CEO, TATA Medical and Diagnostics Ltd said, “The approval for the Tata CRISPR test for COVID19 will give a boost to the

More join demand for rollback of COVID cess on petroleum products ing people of diverse ethnicity, Dimapur deserved a full-fledged medical college which would be viable in all respects to both the government and the public.

CNTC opined that political leaders need to look at practical realities of the day and focus on equal development of all districts of the State, the council stressed in a press release.

EBDA: East Dimapur Business Association (EDBA) has also supported the demand by Dimapur Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI), DNSU, CNSA and other organisations for rollback of COVID cess on petroleum products.

EDBA president Atoka Zhimomi, vice-president Mukibur Rahman and general secretary Joseph Mero reminded that COVID-19 pandemic has already broken the economy, for which businessmen/shop owners and common people were suffering a lot and the cess was an additional burden on the lives of the people.

ED regretted that while governments in other countries and states announced different schemes to ease the condition of the people,

the state government in contrast, hiked the price of petroleum products due to which the price of essential commodities has increased and , making the lives of common people harder.

It urged upon the state government to roll back the cess within a stipulated time as demanded by different organizations and threatened it would go against the government if it failed to accede to the demand and by standing with the common people.

NPP: National People’s Party(NPP) Nagaland has expressed support to various organisations such as– CNTC, CNSA, DENSU and WCSU in demanding roll back on COVID-19 cess and also reiterated its earlier demand for withdrawal of the cess, which was published in various local newspapers. In a statement, IPR & Media Cell of the NPP state unit accused the present ruling government of having fallen so much short of expectations that they were now “taking inhuman decisions” by neglecting the well being and welfare of the common people.

ter, the MPs also alleged that the deputy chairperson did not allow many opposition members to speak or consider extending the session, which, owing to the safety measures imposed by the coronavirus outbreak, was to end at 2 p.m.

The opposition were up in arms this afternoon after Singh said their resolution was negated and moved to pass the two bills by voice vote despite a demand for division by DMK MP Siva from his seat.

State BJP welcomes passage of Agri bills

Nagaland COVID-19 tally 5451

DIMAPUR, SEP 20 (NPN): Sate BJP unit lauded the Central government for passing the Agriculture Bills in the Parliament. In a statement, state BJP president Temjen Imna Along while congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar and the NDA government, said that the Bills will make farmers independent of governmentcontrolled markets and fetch them a better price for their produce and also create a system where farmers and traders can sell and produce products outside ‘mandis’.

Among others, he said the bills will transform the Agri sector and raise farmers income, which as promised by the Centre will double by 2022. Along said the state BJP wholeheartedly welcome the progressive Bills, which will transform the Agri sector of the country and boost it towards ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’.

Tatas to launch first low cost Covid test ‘Feluda’ NEW DELHI, SEP 20 (AGENCIES): Drug Controller General of India has approved the commercial launch of India’s first Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) coronavirus test ‘Feluda’, developed by the Tata Group and CSIR-IGIB (Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology). “This test uses an indigenously developed, cutting-edge CRISPR technology for detection of the genomic sequence of SARS-CoV-2 virus. CRISPR is a genome-editing technology to diagnosing diseases,” said the release.

As per an official release issued Ministry of Science and Technology, The Tata CRISPR test, powered by CSIR-IGIB, received regulatory approvals from DCGI for commercial launch, as per ICMR guidelines, meeting high-quality benchmarks with 96% sensitivity and

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DIMAPUR, SEP 20 (NPN): After Central Nagaland Students’ Association (CNSA) and Dimapur Naga Students’ Union (DNSU) served ultimatums to the State government demanding its rollback, Central Nagaland Tribes’ Council (CNTC) has urged the government to immediately withdraw the cess on petroleum products, as it has led to cascading effect on price rise of all products, including essential commodities.

CNTC through its media cell, argued that since the State government has been receiving its due share of sufficient funds from the Central government from time to time to meet the COVID-19 expenses, the cess has resulted in skyrocketing of prices of all items with the lower income groups being the worst sufferers, especially the daily wage earners.

The council also backed the demand by Western Sumi Hoho (WSH) for setting up a full-fledged medical college at Dimapur.

CNTC reminded that as the commercial hub of Nagaland and the most populated district compris-

No-confidence motion against deputy chairman RS “attempted to have the bills passed in haste and without application of mind, circumvented all demands for proper voting by Division and violated all Covid-10 norms by not providing enough time for sanitisaton,” read the MPs’ letter to the Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha.

The letter also said he “packed the house with security personnel deliberately designed to overawe and outnumber the Members of the Opposition”. In the let-

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country’s efforts in fighting the global pandemic. “The commercialisation of Tata CRISPR test reflects the tremendous R&D talent in the country which can collaborate to transform India’s contributions to the global healthcare and scientific research world,” he said.

Anurag Agrawal, director, CSIR-IGIB, said the work started by CSIR under the sickle cell mission for genome diagnostics and therapeutics led to new knowledge that could be harnessed to quickly develop new diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2.

According to the release, the Group has worked closely with CSIR-IGIB and ICMR to create a highquality test that will help the nation ramp up Covid-19 testing quickly and economically, with a ‘Made in India’ product that is safe, reliable, affordable, and accessible.

COVID-19 STATUS AS ON september 20, 2020 District

Asymptomatic

ACTIVE CASES RecovMiTotal Symptomatic Death ered grated Cases Mild Moderate 24 1 2056 14* 2818 13 0 0 10 12 0 0 2 1 1339 1746 0 4 0 0 4 5 0 1

Dimapur 710 Kiphire 2 Kohima 400 Longleng 0 Mokokc0 0 27 17 0 hung Mon 0 0 285 16 1 Peren 0 0 268 4 0 Phek 0 0 33 0 0 Tuensang 0 0 68 2 0 Wokha 0 0 24 1 0 Zunheboto 0 0 114 5 0 Total 26 2 4228 1157 15 *5 deaths not due to Covid-19 *3 deaths in under investigation

0

44

5 0 0 0 0 0 23

307 272 33 70 25 119 5451

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India COVID tally crosses 54 lakh

PTI adds: India’s singleday recoveries surpassed the number of new infections for the second consecutive day on Sunday, with 94,612 people having recuperated from COVID-19, even as the total caseload sprinted past 54 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data.

A total of 94,612 people recovered from coronavirus in a span of 24 hours, taking the national recovery rate to 79.68 per cent, while 92,605 people tested positive for the disease during the period, taking the total COVID-19 cases to 54,00,619.

The death toll climbed to 86,752 with the virus claiming 1,133 lives in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.

The total COVID-19 recoveries have surged to 43,03,043.

DIMAPUR, SEP 20 (NPN): Nagaland on Sunday reported 59 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 5451 cases. According to a Health bulletin, 45 cases were detected in Dimapur and 14 in Kohima.

Out of the 5451 positive cases, there are 1184 active cases, 4228 recovered, 15 deaths* and 24 migrated.

As per the severity of symptoms, 1156 active cases are asymptomatic, 26 mild and 2 moderate cases.

Further, out of the 5451 positive cases, the distribution across various categories of people include 2550 cases from the armed forces/police, 1444 returnees, 1132 traced contacts and 325 frontline workers.

State Cong seeks support of AICC for Naga solution

TYOD demands probe on rock blasting at Chümou hill section

DIMAPUR, SEP 20 (NPN): Following reports about Prime Minister’s Office setting September as the deadline for the final settlement of all Naga political issues, NPCC took up the matter with the All India Congress Committee and Congress Parliamentary Leaders of both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, seeking their support.

In a statement, NPCC president K. Therie said that he along with NPCC working president Bobby Panicker met AICC general secretary in-charge of Nagaland, Kuljit Singh Nagra and discussed about the Naga political journey from the Naga hills memorandum submission to Sir Simon Commission and also the milestones and achievements till date. (Cont’d on p-6)

DIMAPUR, SEP 20 (NPN): Tenyimi Youth Organisation of Dimapur (TYOD) has demanded an enquiry into the blasting of rock at the hill section of Chümoukedima by the contractor during road widening of the NH 29 that caused rock slide and damaged the Nagaland welcome gate, vehicles, etc.

In a letter to deputy commissioner (DC) Dimapur, TYOD president Thejangulie Angami and general secretary Khrozote Kapfo demanded that the matter be probed at the earliest and its findings made public otherwise, it will not remain a silent spectator when the lives of people were at stake in the name of development.

TYOD blamed the construction company for the incident and flayed its engineer while holding the

district administration culpable for overlooking the matter even though it was bought it to the notice of the administration in a letter on March 6,2020.

In the letter, TYOD advised that surface cutting for widening be done from top to bottom and not the reverse just to save time and energy. It regretted that this was not heeded and resulted in putting the lives of people at risk.

TYOD further urged the company to release compensation for the damage caused to individual as well as public property without delay. It warned in the event of failure in taking corrective measures,the firm, its contractors, engineer and district administration would be held solely responsible for any untoward incident.

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WEATHER FORECAST

september 21 (Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Not as hot; a p.m. t-storm

30 25

Aizawl

An afternoon t-storm or two

Guwahati A p.m. t-storm in spots Imphal

Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

26 21 31 25 26 21

Itanagar Not as hot; a morning t-storm 31 23 Shillong

Cloudy with a stray t-storm

24 19

Kohima

A stray t-storm; not as warm

23 19

Dimapur A stray t-storm; not as hot Mkg

A p.m. t-storm in spots

30 24 26 20

Tuensang A t-storm around in the a.m.

19 16

Cloudy and cooler

27 21

Zunheboto Cloudy with a thunderstorm

24 18

Wokha

DC Phek on KohimaJessami 2-lane compensation

DIMAPUR: In line with the government policy, the deputy commissioner of Phek, Sachin Jaiswal has informed all concerned village councils and landowners affected by the ongoing Kohima-Jessami 2-lane road widening project, that assessment/survey for damage compensation for those properties that may be affected by the said road widening project has already started and will be completed soon.

In an official circular, the DC stated that, as per the policy of the state government to expedite road development and communication in intra-state connectivity projects, land free of cost has to be made available to NHIDCL for all 2-lane development projects on existing alignment in the state. DC informed that no land compensation is being paid and only property damage compensation is being paid as per the departmental rates. Accordingly the projects are being executed in the districts of Kohima,

Peren, Mokokchung, Mon, Longleng, Wokha and also in Phek district.

The circular informed that this decision was also taken in the meeting chaired by chief secretary Nagaland on November 20, 2018 in which the affected village councils, GBs and other stakeholders were also present. In this regard, the concerned village councils representing the inhabitants of the village have submitted no objections certificate to the affect that no land compensation shall be claimed by the land owners for the project. However assets and properties attached to the land such as plantations, fishery ponds, paddy fields, infrastructure such as buildings etc shall be compensated as per the departmental rates. The project is at a very advanced stage and all are informed about the existing policies for making land available for the above mentioned project and cooperation is sought from all the affected stakeholders.

Nodal officers training meet in Kma

Nodal officers at the training held at RD conference hall on September 16 at Kohima.

DIMAPUR: Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) & Mission Antyodaya Survey 2020, as per Nagaland state calendar for People’s Plan Campaign, training for line department nodal officers was held on September 16 at RD conference hall, Kohima.

A press release by state nodal officer, GPDP, K. Neibou Sekhose stated that director RD, Imnukshila Jamir highlighted the role of nodal officers during the campaign and requested nodal officers to coordinate in monitoring the entire process of GPDP by ensuring convergence among inter

departmental coordination at all levels and to provide support to Gram Panchayat Planning and Facilitation Team (GPPFT).

Re s o u r c e p e r s o n s SPM-MIS, NSRLM, Renvungo Murry spoke on Mission Antyodaya, senior faculty & nodal officer RGSA, SIRD, Dr. Juthsutho Phoji introduced People’s Plan Campaign 2020.

Programme manager, Kenivole Richa shared PRI-SHG convergence, village poverty reduction plan while rural development officer, Vilopi Angami shared on social inclusion & social development and Gram

Panchayat Development Plan 2021-22.

Officers from RD, SIRD and NSRLM along with nodal officers from the departments of New & Renewable Energy, PWD (R&B), Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, Art & Culture, etc, attended the training.

The campaign will be rolled out as “Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas” from October 2 to January 31, 2021. During the campaign, structured Gram Sabha meetings will be held for preparing village development plan for the next financial year i.e. 2021-22.

Consultative meeting of NDPP Peren region held

Party workers along with advisor, Namri Nchang on September 19 during the consultative meeting.

DIMAPUR: NDPP Peren region held a consultative meeting at the residence of advisor for Water Resources, Namri Nchang on September 19, attended by representatives from both the assembly constituencies, region team and representatives to the NDPP central from Peren district.

A press release by NDPP media cell stated that, Namri Nchang called on the party leaders to

DIMAPUR: Tening Namsan Baptist Fellowship (TNBF) new church building under Peren was dedicated on September 18 at Tening, Namsan.

A press release by its media cell stated that, executive secretary Liangmai Baptist Association (LBA) Rev. Kitanwi Chawang during his dedicatory speech said that God had allocated Tening Namsan, new village to be occupied and used for His purpose, for worship and to nurture those in need of the spiritual food.

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was dedicated to share the Word of God where believers find spiritual maturity through Christian fellowship.

Earlier, Rev, Kitanwi Chawang dedicated the church building in the presence of Tening village Baptist Church pastor, associate pastor and elders. ADC Tening Rhosietho Ngouri, senior superintendent engineer agri, Achakbo Newmai and officials from different departments also attended the dedicatory programme.

Seithekiema ‘C’: Dedication programme for River View Nagamese

be more vigilant “so as to see that nothing good goes out of hand.” District in-charge and senior vice president NDPP Charlie Sekhose, vice president NDPP Kekhuto Jakha and CEC member NDPP Iherie Ndang also highlighted party activities and encouraged the party workers from the district. Party members along with the district in-charge and legislator decided to work hard to bring more developmen-

news in Brief PDTTU informs: Peren District Timber Traders Union (PDTTU) has informed that registration/renewal would begin from October and timber truck/vehicle plying under Peren district to obtain vehicle stickers with payment from the union office. All the timber operating individual under Peren district are to submit their photostat copy of the area operation agreement/ contract document to the office. For more detail, one may contact at 8974118526 or 8974118529.

Transport deptt. informs: Transport department has notified that validity of fitness certificate, permit (all types), driving license, registration or other concerned documents whose extension of validity could not or not likely be granted due to lockdown and which had expired since February 1 or would expire by December 31 will be treated as valid till December 31. Enforcement authorities are to treat such documents as valid till December 31 with no late fee/fine imposed during said period.

DoTE informs: Directorate of Technical Education (DoTE) has informed interested candidates for diploma courses outside the state i.e. Arunachal Pradesh (2020-21 session) may download prescribed application form from department website at www. dtenagaland.org.in. Filled application form in white A4 paper size may be submitted to the DoTE office during office hour from September 18 to 24 along with of Rs. 200 only.

SDO (C) Noklak alerts on scrub typhus: SDO (C) Noklak C. Phuniang has requested the public to report to CHC Noklak regarding any symptoms of scrub typhus. Data collected from CHC Noklak showed 618 positive scrub typhus cases since January while five persons have succumbed.

Church buildings dedicated in Peren, Seithekiema ‘C’

Rev. Kitanwi Chawang delivering an inaugural speech at the new church building, Tening Namsan.

invitees in the programme led by Champila Sangtam.

Bible reading and prayer was pronounced by pastor Nungothung and new church construction audit report was presented by Nzanthung Lotha. Closing prayer was offered by pastor Nchumbemo, president Nagamese Baptist Churches Association (NBCA).

Church construction work began on January 21 and was completed on September 5. Church has sitting capacity of 230 people and constructed through faith offerings, tithes and donations.

tal activities in the district and to strengthen the party in every field.

Earlier, invocation was offered by president women organization NDPP Peren region. Later, the advisor along with party leaders visited the ongoing marketing shed construction at Jalukie town. He also encouraged each individual to work collectively so that one may witness such more developmental activities within the district.

LSU, KSU support NSF, ENSF ultimatum DIMAPUR: Extending support to the ultimatum served upon state government by NSF and ENSF, the Lotha Students’ Union (LSU) has appealed government for immediate response towards the genuine issue of SSA & RMSA teachers.

In a press release, the LSU president Ashanthung Humtsoe and general secretary, Pithungo Shitio questioned the sincerity of the concerned department and state government as to “how could the outmost priority in the education sector could not be implemented when the agreement has been made in principle but ignored for nearly two years.” Pointing out that agreement was made between the department of School Education and NSSATA on June 12, 2018 in the presence of ENSF & NSF leaders, the

LSU also urged the state government to implement the decision taken in principle at the cabinet meeting held on October 3, 2018 to bring all the teachers of 2010 & 2013 batches into the mainstream of school education cadre.

KSU: Khiamniungan Students Union (KSU) in a press release by president P. Hatho and general secretary, Puthai Lamhing asked the state government to honour “the gentlemen agreement in-toto to implement the agreed point so as to deliver justice and equity to the teaching community.” Union also appealed the teaching community to diligently serve the students’ community keeping aside all grievances.

Union further resolved to stand along with the NSF & ENSF till the demand was delivered by the state government.

ABBNSS conducts annual conference DIMAPUR: Akhil Bhartiya Bhrastachar Nirmulan Sangharsh Samiti (ABBNSS) Nagaland unit conducted its annual conference on September 17 at Hotel Ura. A press release by ABBNSS media cell stated that, national vice president, ABBNSS, R Sopu Angami was the chief guest at the conference, invocation was offered by pastor, Immanuel Baptist Church, Zakiebeituo Metha and welcome speech by Neichiilie Riipreo.

Young female achievers under BBBP felicitated in Wokha

Teachers in-charge with award and certificates along with EAC and other officials.

DIMAPUR: Under Beti B a c h a o B e t i Pa d h a o (BBBP), district administration and DLCW-MSK organised a short programme at DC conference hall, Wokha on September 18 to felicitate the girl child who achieved 100% transition and has done exceptionally well based on academic results of 2019.

According to DIPR report, EAC (DEV) Wokha, Imtinungula Longkumer

EMRS holds consultative meeting

while handing over the awards to teacher in-charge, urged them to utilise the funds judiciously for the welfare of the school.

District administration also handed over blanket, baby kit and nutritional supplements to one of the lactating mother returnees who had reached the district during the lockdown period under BBBP. GHS teacher incharge, Wozhuro speaking

on behalf of the teachers lauded the district administration and DLCW-MSK for taking up the initiative and encouraging the girl child.

Meanwhile, the award was categorised into two i.e. class 5 and class 6 from three schools and class 8 and class 9 from 14 schools.

Incentives and certification of citation were given to 17 schools under Wokha district.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

DIMAPUR: Directorate of Tribal Affairs conducted oneday consultative meeting with Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) of Nagaland at the conference hall, Kohima on September 16.

According to DIPR report, joint director & HoD Tribal Affairs, I Sino Phom chairing the meeting congratulated all the EMRSs for cent percent result in HSLC exam and also highlighted the 20 point roles and responsibilities of EMRS principal. Additional secretary Tribal Affairs, Nchumbemo Lotha briefed about the MOTA guidelines for management of EMRS and progress of the department.

Directorate staff presented powerpoint on guidelines on EMRS, accounting & finance management. Principal EMRS Tizit, Tuensang and Diphupar also highlighted the functions of the school.

Host of dignitaries during the dedication of the new church building at Seithekiema ‘C’.

Church (RVNC) Seithekiema ‘C’ new church building was held on September 13 under the theme, “My house shall be called the house of Prayer.”

A press release by RVNC stated that, act of dedication was carried out by senior pastor of River View Nagamese Church and former executive secretary of Nagaland Police Baptist Churches Association (NBCA), Rev. Dr. N. Mong Lotha. Dedicatory prayer and message was delivered by executive secretary NPBCA Rev. Dr. R. Meren. Dedication souvenir was given to the special

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“The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord” We the Family of Late Ayhunle Seb, wife of Late Hyusinlo Seb would like to extend our deep and sincere gratitude to all individuals and well wishers who stood by us physically, emotionally, financially and spiritually throughout her illness till her demise on 13th September, 2020.

We wish to extend our thanks to:1. Mr and Mrs. R Khing, MLA Advisor.

2. Doctors and Nurses of Zion Hospital and Research Centre, Dimapur.

3. SSP and all ranks of DEF, Kohima.

4. OC Police station and staff, Tseminyu Town.

5. Tseminyu Town Baptist Church.

6. Cell group No. 4, Tseminyu Town Baptist Church.

7. Rengma Baptist Church, Chumukedima.

8. Tseminyu Union, Tseminyu Town.

9. Tseminyu Union, Dimapur.

10. Tesophenyu group, Tseminyu Town.

11. Seb Clan, Tseminyu Town.

12. Rengma Seb Clan.

13. Mr and Mrs Awanye Seb, Rtd. Deputy Commandant.

14. Rev. Andrew Semp Director NMM, Dimapur.

15. Ms Moala Khing, BDO Chunlikha.

We regret our inability to thank each and everyone through this column but it is our earnest prayer that God will bless you all abundantly.

Loving Family Members.

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MHA to discuss 3 key issues of Assam Shah, Sonowal to attend high level-meet

New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI): The Union Home Ministry has convened a high-level meeting here on Sunday to discuss three key issues of Assam -- the NRC, demand for granting ST status to six communities and report of a committee set up for implementation of a vital clause of the Assam Accord, officials said.

A team of top functionaries of the Assam government, led by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, has arrived in Delhi for the meeting. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and top officials of the home ministry will attend it.

Issues related to Assam-specific NRC, which was rejected by the state government alleging anomalies after its final list was published last year, granting Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six ethnic communities -- Koch-Rajbongshi, Tai-Ahom, Matak, Moran, Chutia and Tea Tribes -and recommendations of the Clause 6 Committee of the Assam Accord will be discussed at the meeting to be held Sunday evening, a home ministry official said.

The final National Register of Citizens (NRC) was published on August 31, 2019, by excluding 19.06 lakh people. A total of 3.11 crore names were included out of 3.30 crore applicants. The NRC is an exercise to verify citizenship in India.

The Assam government had already rejected the much-publicised NRC as it claimed many ineligible persons managed to include their names while genuine Indian citizens were left out from the database.

Chief Minister Sonowal had said the Supreme Court-monitored NRC would have been a “correct NRC” had the full responsibility of its updation been given to the state government.

The long-standing demand of the six ethnic communities of Assam for granting them ST status has been deliberated by both central and state governments for many years now, and there is a possibility of a final outcome to it by the end of this year.

Sonowal had said that both Centre and state

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governments are serious in meeting the demands of various ethnic communities with regards to their reservation.

A high-level committee was set up last year for giving recommendations for implementation of the Clause 6 of the 1985 Assam Accord that came at the culmination of a six-yearlong movement against illegal immigration from Bangladesh.

The Clause 6 reads, “Constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards, as may be appropriate, shall be provided to protect, preserve and promote the cultural, social, linguistic identity and heritage of the Assamese people.”

According to the terms and conditions of the committee, “The committee will assess the appropriate level of reservation of seats in Assam Legislative Assembly and local bodies for the Assamese people.”

“The committee will recommend the appropriate level of reservations in employment under the government of Assam for the Assamese people,” ac-

cording to a home ministry notification.

T h e c o m m i t t e e, headed by Justice (Retd) B K Sharma, submitted its report to the Assam government in February.

It recommended reservation of 80 per cent seats in legislative bodies for indigenous people while suggesting the creation of an Upper House in Assam.

The report proposed January 1951 as the cut-off date for any Indian citizen residing in Assam to be defined as an Assamese for the purpose of implementing Clause 6.

The report also sought reservation in government jobs for locals and talked about issues related to land and land rights, linguistic, cultural and social rights and protection of the state’s resources and biodiversity.

However, it is to be seen how the central government is going to implement the recommendations of the committee as the Supreme Court has already put a cap of 50 per cent in the case of providing reservations in jobs and other matters.

Tripura governor stresses on govt, media relations Agartala, Sep 20 (IANS): Tripura Governor Ramesh Bais has stressed upon the positive relations between the government and the media, saying that he would take initiatives to uphold this tradition, an official said on Sunday.

The Governor reportedly made this comment when a six-member team of the ‘Tripura Assembly of Journalists (TJA)’, met him at the Raj Bhavan on Saturday on the issue of Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb’s reported “threats to the media”. The TJA, a body comprising editors, journalists and media personnel, since September 13, has been agitating to withdraw the Chief Minister’s alleged “threats to the media” in an official function at Sabroom (in southern Tripura) on September 11.

TJA Chairman and veteran Editor Subal Kumar Dey, who led the delegation to the Governor, said that after the Chief Minister’s alleged “threat”, four journalists were attacked in different parts of the state but the police did not take any action against the attackers whereas the Chief Minister remained silent.

Assam Police recruitment question paper leaked; CM orders probe G u wa h ati , S e p 2 0 (PTI): The question paper of the written exam for 597 posts of sub-inspector in the Assam Police was leaked and authorities cancelled the test on Sunday minutes after it had commenced across the state, officials said.

Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal was immediately informed about the question paper being leaked and he ordered cancellation of the examination.

He also asked the director general of police (DGP) to inquire into the matter, they said. The question paper was under strict possession of district police forces, the officials said.

“The question paper had four different sets with corresponding answer keys.

Around 11.50 am, I got a WhatsApp message containing one set. I immediately checked it and unfortunately, it happened to be one set,” State Level Police Recruitment Board (SLPRB) Chairman Pradeep Kumar told PTI. Several district superintendents of police informed that the examination, which had started at 12 pm, had been stopped immediately after instructions from the SLPRB, he said.

Sarbananda Sonowal (File)

Kumar said the chief minister and the DGP were informed about the question paper leak immediately and Sonowal directed cancellation of the examination.

“There were around 66,000 candidates for 597 unarmed sub-inspector posts. Within a month, we will announce new dates for the written examination. It will be followed by physical tests and computer knowledge,” the SLPRB chairman said. Asked about the possible source of the leak, Kumar said the papers were taken from Guwahati by all district police with proper escorts and these were under their custody till the examination started this afternoon.

“A proper investigation will detect the source and find the culprits. The case has been handed over to the

CID already. The IG (inspector general) of the Special Branch will do a separate inquiry. Also, the Karbi Anglong police will register a case as the WhatsApp message was anticipated to have originated from there,” he said.

Chief Minister Sonowal has instructed the DGP to apprehend the culprits involved in the leaking of the question paper for the recruitment of police officials.

“The CM instructed the DGP to identify the nexus, which conspired to spoil the recruitment process, and give strict punishment as soon as possible,” a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office said.

On September 12, the SLPRB chairman had issued a notice cautioning candidates against touts after an audio clip went viral that promised sub-inspector jobs against payment of money.

“The candidates need not pay any money anywhere during the entire process of recruitment. If anyone demand money at any stage of recruitment, a criminal case will be taken against him/her,” the notice had said.

‘Agricultural challenges in pandemic No land records of hill districts as yet: Manipur revenue minister have thrown up new opportunities’ Correspondent

Correspondent Shillong, Sep 20: The “agricultural challenges” in Covid-19 times have thrown up new opportunities too, primarily focusing on local production, which will lead to income generation, saif acting director of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), North Eastern Hill Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, Basant Kumar Kandpal “Agricultural challenges in times of COVID-19 has taught us three lessons.

You cannot import food from outside. It should instead be grown locally.

Food should be available locally. We must utilize our

own resources optimally so that we can produce on our own as we cannot import from outside because of the ongoing pandemic,” Kandapal pointed out. Stating that local production can provide employment to the local populace, the ICAR scientist said, “Agriculture should be a means where farmers get their livelihood through their local products”.

Also stressing on promotion of agricultural related activities, Kandpal pointed out, “Here we have no market for seeds, fertilizers, chemicals etcetera like we do in the mainland (UP, Bihar). But we don’t have such markets here because everything is being provided

free to the farmers. How will markets develop when farmers rely and wait for the government,” he asks.

“Subsidies promote farmers at the end not intially...this is why farmers do not buy seeds but wait for the government to provide them,” he maintained.

Kandapal said that the MGNGREA can be used in agriculture for development of land, construction of dams for water storage, develop ponds to raise fishes so that “we need not import from Andhra Pradesh”.

“Umiam Lake can produce fishes but have not thought of this activity. All departments have to come together,” he underscored.

IMPHAL, Sep 20: Manipur revenue minister Karam Shyam on Sunday appealed to people in the hill districts to allow land survey to avoid inconveniences and difficulties in future.

It may be mentioned that Manipur government took up land survey in the hill districts of the state to digitise the land records under Centre’s Computerisation of Land Records (CLR) scheme started in 1988-89.

However, the process of digitisation of the land record remained incomplete for the hill districts due to objections to land survey by the hill people,

particularly tribal based civil society organisations as they feared the process would infringe land ownership rights of the tribal people.

So far, villages in the hill districts of Manipur have not been surveyed as they come under scheduled areas of the protective Article 371C of the Indian constitution to safeguard rights of the scheduled tribes in Manipur.

Ninety percent of Manipur’s topography is hills while the rest is valley.

Addressing a function at a tribal village in Imphal West district on Sunday, revenue minister Karam Shyam said that the land survey in the hill district

Karam Shyam (File)

could not be carried out due to objections.

The function was organized to hand over 122 jamabandi (settlement record) to residents of Langthabal Khoupum village in Imphal West district.

The minister said that the idea of conducting

land survey in the hill districts of the state was to digitise the land records and maintain them.

“Claiming ownership of land without proper documentation will create problems and inconveniences in future,” the minister observed.

He said there was no question on compromising tribal customary and traditional land holding system rights, asserting that they will continue to be the owners of their lands.

He fur ther opined that replacing the traditional method survey land records by satellite base method which he said will be more accurate.

The survey report will also help the government

at the time of taking up various developmental schemes and projects in the hill districts and prevent any inconveniences and difficulties in the future, he maintained.

Revealing that currently survey and resurvey are conducted using the traditional method (Cadastral Survey), the revenue minister appealed to people in the hills to cooperate with the government to activate digitization of land records even in the hills.

State revenue commissioner RK Dinesh, administrative secretary of the department Y Rajen and other officials of the concerned department attended the occasion.

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ICDS projects conduct programmes for healthy nutrition

ANMs, ASHAs, SHGs, DB, GB and student leaders with Mothers and adolescent girls at the screening camp AWWs and other participants during the cleanliness Stakeholders and Dimapur (rural) ICDS block officials senior supervisor at Chessore. programme for anaemia in Longkhim block. drive held at Jalukie town on September 16. (DIPR) at the programme on September 16 in Dimapur.

SHGs and AWWS. A press release by CDPO Ekonthung Kikon stated that, the programme was chaired by senior supervisor Budhi Ram Thapa, where in his launching speech he also stressed upon the importance and practices of good nutrition and benefits to the people especially during this pandemic. He spoke about the identification of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and moderate acute malnutrition (MAM)

in the Chessore sub-division.

Head DB Helumong Yimchunger was the guest of honour. Poshan pledge was read out by Tsulen block coordinator Chessore block.

Earlier, invocation was offered by pastor Chessore village Baptist Church.

Longkhim block: CDPO office Longkhim observed the programme with an anaemia screening camp for adolescent girls at Angangba village under Longkhim project on Sep-

WDCC&I new team from various fields

DIMAPUR: Newly elected office bearers of WDCC & I for the tenure 2020-2023 and the outgoing members farewell programme was conducted at WDC & VDBs hall on September 19.

A press release by WDCC & I information secretary, Abenthung Kikon stated that, newly elected president Renpithung Kikon in his presidential address said that the new team comprised all sections and field of experts and will work for the interest of business community and

business sectors in Wokha.

Kikon called upon all business community of Wokha town to extend support towards the association.

Renponthung Ezung, outgoing president WDCC&I in his farewell speech congratulated the new office bearers and encouraged them to work collectively. He said “knowledge makes humble”, whereupon he told the new young and educated members to always remain humble and to move forward in unity and humility.

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A press release by CDPO office stated that, CDPO Longkhim C. Tsalito Sangtam explained about Poshan Maah and its benefits for the targeted group of children from 0-6 years, adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating mothers. Dr. Thanglila who initiated the screening said anaemia is defined as low number of red blood cells. VCC Angangba village, Khingkhaba also spoke at the programme led

Rev. Abemo L Jungio pastor Wokha Town Baptist Church delivered prayer of blessings upon the newly elected office bearer and the outgoing members. S. Abenthung Ngullie, general secretary WDCC&I pronounced vote of thanks.

Farewell programme was chaired by Mharhomo V Murry, invocation prayer

by Rev. Lijamo pastor AG church Wokha and benediction pronounced by Eyingbeni M E-rui youth director Wokha Village Baptist Church.

by supervisor, Phungpila K. Sangtam. Altogether 24 males and 37 females were screened during the programme.

Jalukie block: Department of Social Welfare Jalukie block level carried out cleanliness drive on September 16 at Jalukie town as part of Poshan Maah. According to DIPR report, altogether 35 persons from Childline, AWW & CDPO staff Jalukie actively participated in cleaning the

town area, nursing home and CDPO office premises.

CDPO Jalukie, Namhuheing briefed on good habits of personal cleanliness and skill developments that can save life. He said that many diseases like diarrhea can be prevented by maintaining good habits of cleanliness practices.

Dimapur (rural) block: Powerpoint presentations and discussion were held with village council/anganwadi board members and

stakeholders attending under Dimapur (rural) ICDS block on September 16 at Social Welfare office, Diphupar.

In a press release, CDPO Dimapur (rural), Bonathung Ngullie delivered a presentation on guidelines to set up nutrition gardens at village and anganwadi level. Community health officer, Seithekema, Chongboi Hansing spoke on removal of stigma surrounding COVID-19, importance of nutrition and

support of health services, while special invitee of the programme, NCS, SDO (C) Chumukedima, Thejavizo Nakhro encouraged stakeholders on good nutrition for children, pregnant and lactating mothers. Earlier, area coordinator NRLM, Vilika spoke on know-how of nutri-gardens, vote of thanks was proposed by sr. supervisor Dimapur (rural), Nyusasie Katiry. Officials from MSK, NRLM also attended the meeting.

NSCN (I-M) condolence

DIMAPUR: NSCN (I-M) has expressed grief at the untimely demise of late Moaakum Longchar, ‘razou peyu’ of NSCN/GPRN from Longmisa village under Ao region on September 20.

A condolence note by NSCN (I-M) through its MIP stated that, late Moaakum had enrolled in Naga national service in 2009 and served the Naga nation with unwavering patriotism until his demise.

While the void created by his demise would be deeply felt and difficult to fill in, the MIP stated that, his name shall be recorded in the pages of the Naga history and his sacrifices for Naga nation shall ever be cherished by all.

NSCN (I-M) conveyed deep condolences to the bereaved family members and friends and pray Almighty God grant his soul eternal peace.

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DIMAPUR: ICDS projects across the state have been conducting programmes for healthy nutrition of children, pregnant and lactating mothers under Poshan Maah.

Chessore ICDS: Chessore ICDS project formally launched Poshan Maah 2020 programme at Chessore on September 16, attended by president Chessore Area Public Forum, head GB Chessore town, head GB Chessore village, student leaders, ANMs, ASHAs,

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Tax syndrome

cores of organisations have raised the banner against the ruling PDA in Nagaland for imposition of additional COVID-19 cess of Rs.5 for a litre of diesel and Rs.6 for a litre of petrol including petroleum products. The organisations that included CSOs and students have demanded a rollback on the COVID-19 cess in view of the escalation of prices due to higher transport charges that has adversely affected the economically weaker sections. Various student tribal units of Dimapur have served a four-day ultimatum on the government with effect from September 19, to rollback the cess. It may be recalled that the COVID-19 cess became effective on midnight of April 28,2020. According to the stat finance department, the COVID-19 cess will continue to be in effect till the central government announces the lifting of the COVID-19 pandemic. The government of India has not lifted the lockdown but has greatly relaxed several restrictions. In the light of the rider on withdrawing the cess, it may be assumed that it would continue so long as the national lockdown remains. The COVID-19 cess has put a huge burden on transporters who have in turn, have passed it on to the public. There has been no let up from various business associations in expressing their total opposition to the COVID-19 cess. The associations have maintained an unequivocal demand for its rollback. So far there has been no further reaction from the government. Left to themselves, people in general feel that having to pay higher price of Rs. 5 litre on diesel and Rs.6 on petrol was unreasonable and unjust and since they are all undergoing severe hardship during the lockdown.

Therefore, they say that any extra burden on them was uncalled for and unwarranted. It may be also recalled that the state government had informed that the state collected Rs 0.24 crore as COVID19 cess in April and Rs 3.36 crore in May. The chief minister who also holds the finance portfolio informed the house that Rs 6.89 crore was collected till July 2020 through COVID cess, adding that the admitted cess for the month of July 2020 shall be payable by August 21, 2020. It was also informed that the total collection in 2020-21 was estimated at Rs 37.25 crore. The issue was taken to the high court through a PIL filed by an advocate.

In response, on May 20, the Kohima Bench of Gauhati High Court issued a notice to the Government of Nagaland over imposition of COVID-19 cess on petroleum, diesel and other motor spirit items and frequent hike of petroleum products.

The petition submitted that during the lockdown period, normal economic activities have slumped and affecting mainly the poorer sections of society especially daily wage earners. The upward spiral of the prices of commodities have added more misery on the poorer section who find it difficult to sustain their economic needs. The petitioner viewed that when the poorer sections were undergoing severe economic hardship due to the lockdown, the state government should have provided them with some welfare measures but instead, has imposed the COVID-19 cess which has doubled their woes. It would have been in the fitness of things, if the protests were also directed at myriad of unauthorised and illegal tax collectors, whose imposition has been the major cause for abnormal increase in prices of all commodities.

DailyDevotion The Divine Commandment of Life …be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

—Matthew 5:48 Our Lord’s exhortation to us in Matthew 5:38-48 is to be generous in our behavior toward everyone.

Beware of living according to your natural affections in your spiritual life. Everyone has natural affections— some people we like and others we don’t like. Yet we must never let those likes and dislikes rule our Christian life. “If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another” (1 John 1:7), even those toward whom we have no affection.

The example our Lord gave us here is not that of a good person, or even of a good Christian, but of God Himself. “…be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.” In other words, simply show to the other person what God has shown to you. And God will give you plenty of real life opportunities to prove whether or not you are “perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.” Being a disciple means deliberately identifying yourself with God’s interests in other people. Jesus says, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:34-35).

The true expression of Christian character is not in good-doing, but in God-likeness. If the Spirit of God has transformed you within, you will exhibit divine characteristics in your life, not just good human characteristics. God’s life in us expresses itself as God’s life, not as human life trying to be godly. The secret of a Christian’s life is that the supernatural becomes natural in him as a result of the grace of God, and the experience of this becomes evident in the practical, everyday details of life, not in times of intimate fellowship with God. And when we come in contact with things that create confusion and a flurry of activity, we find to our own amazement that we have the power to stay wonderfully poised even in the center of it all.

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Give up showy projects, stop sales

he economic situation is difficult if not grim.

Various packages cannot cope up with the losses and slowdown as a result of lockdown. Amid this a new thought process and abandoning ornamental projects is necessary for toning up the economic and financial contours for taking the nation to the dreamed heights.

Ambition is good. The $ 5 trillion economy is a nice goal. The path chosen has to match it. Since the April-June quarter of 2019 the economy has been nose diving. The industry has continuously been bringing to notice the demand plunge. Belated freeing of taxes up to Rs 5 lakh of income was a prudent decision and so was relief to corporate. Several other factors and contraction of factory output, job losses, salary cuts and other issues had taken 2019 to a virtual abyss.

It has started reflecting since December 2019, when the government started pruning allocations of the departments. In many cases, during the last quarter, before being hit by corona, the financial situation had turned severe.

Reviewing the reasons or putting blame on anyone

is neither prudent nor a solution. However, a stock taking is needed for taking decision to give up many projects that the nation can wait for. The bureaucratic and the political processes become wary of retracting an announced step.

But mostly it would not affect image makeover.

People have wisdom to understand the difficulties and course corrections. A visit to the hinterlands would make it clear how the village elders instead of being critical welcome such retractions.

The village elders say that if you are in difficulty desist from buying ornaments to keep your family happy. It is a raw wisdom. The nation has to imbibe it.

In difficult times contemplation of selling assets is natural. The process of putting the public sector undertakings (PSU) on sale reflects that. No family, however, easily parts with their hard-earned assets or institutions built with diligence.

The nation has to rethink.

The family silver, PSU, much maligned, has been paying high dividends, including RBI, to help the government sail through difficult times.

Some PSUS like BPCL needs Rs 400 crore to sell and a

mere Rs 72 crore to refurbish and rerun.

The PSUs have been harbinger of the progress of the country with measly investment. The 59th Public Enterprises Survey 2018-19 says as on March 31 2019, there are 339 CPSEs with a total investment of Rs 16,40,628 crore. The total revenue earned in 2018-19 is Rs 25,43,370 crore.The dividend paid by only seven Shivaji of these is Rs 21,000 crore. Is that a bad performance?

In terms of giving jobs with living wages, the central PSUs are better than their private sector competitors.

They employ 20 lakh people (sustain at least 80 lakh) and give indirect employment to almost equal numbers. The coal, steel, engineering, power and textiles have the largest number of employees.

The PSUs have beaten the private sector in 2017-18 with 8 percent employment growth. The private sector growth was only 6.3 percent, says a Care Ratings study of 700 companies.

The study noted that overall job growth in the private sector had declined in 2018. The total employment

was 4.57 million, of these 2 million in PSUs. The companies with net sales of Rs 50-100 crore, Rs 100-250 crore and Rs 5001000 crore underperformed and pulled down the overall employment growth, Care study says.

The development indicates that the slide had started in 2017. However, the country had not taken the developments of Sarkar 2017 to 2019 in a serious manner leading to almost a crisis situation post lockdown.

It has raised a fundamental question of total stoppage of production, functioning and processes since March 22 janata curfew. Still the unlock period is also marked by several restrictions and unlimited powers enjoyed by the local administration and police.

The lockdown has not been a prudent decision. An unseemly comparison with neigbouring Pakistan hints it.

Except for local containment areas, there was no general lockdown. Industrial or economic or official activities were not stopped. Pakistan economy is growing and not as hit as large economies like the US or Europe or smaller

ones like South Africa.

It has also received rave reviews from World Health Organisation on September 11. The WHO director-general TA Ghebreyesus says Pakistan is included among the seven countries that the world can learn how to deal with the covid19 pandemic.

The state must be caring but not to the extent that it jeopardises activities. Many problems including severe job and income crunch today emanate from it. However, it has happened and nation need not rue over it. It has to chalk out a prudent path to move ahead.

It has to move beyond it, beyond falling factory outputs, infrastructure investments and less productive investments. Even Indian investments abroad, by companies like Tata ,is having tough calls on Europe business, according to Global CEO or Tata Steel, TV Narendran. It means India is not going to have good returns for some time from its foreign investments as the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) predicts deeper contraction of world GDP at a minimum of 10.2 percent.

The time is to give up

all luxuries, and hold PSU and railway sales on hold. It must give up many euphoric projects that the country does not need. These include Rs 1.1 lakh bullet train; Rs 862 core proposed new Parliament complex; Rs 20,000 crore New Delhi central vista project; Rs 29560 crore Jewar airport that may cause environmental degradation; Rs 22000 crore new memorial projects in Mumbai and may modify many including ecologically sensitive Char Dham linking in Uttarakhand.

If these are delayed or some even scrapped, the development process would not hamper. Instead it would save large finances when resource generation is becoming difficult. The move to charge more on rail or road travel and impose costs on people too should be put off. The GST procedures need relief so are many other taxes. Let people breathe and as RBI says increase interest rates to pep up deposits.

Most of these are simple calls. If adhered the complications would reduce and the nation can recover with ease.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has the capacity to start these simple corrections.

Post-mortem

Letter to panel committee members, Delimitation Commission

Dear Sir, Ranjana Prakash Desaiji, Hon’ble Fr. SC Judge With sense of urgency as a brain storming to think tank and preface bird’seye view, I would like to chit down few points to be focussed while contemplating the Delimitation exercise particularly in Nagaland state whether in the event of final Naga Political Solution or without.

The Delimitation for four North-eastern states and J&K UT was deferred due to security risks and an apprehension to PIL lodged in Guwahati High Court over the anomalies of 2001 general census enumeration in Nagaland state. But the rest of the States and UTs in the country had been delimited by 20 March 2002 except Jharkand State as it has been nullified till 2026 by inserting Section 10B into the Delimitation Act 2002 by the act of parliament as earlier recommendation of the Delimitation Commission to decrease the number of seats reserved for ST/SC in the State has been duly complaint by the Jharkand NGOs and backed by the political parties in the state.

Drawing attention to the present development of exercising the Delimitation in the State of Nagaland along with three others states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur and J&K Union Territory for redraw of Lok Sabha and States ACs by Delimitation Commission under your kind Chairpersonship. Therefore, the panel Committee Members are requested to keep in mind and ponder upon the following points while doing the Delimitation in Nagaland: For last 5 decades the population in Dimapur valley and Kohima urban the capital city of the Nagaland State has been increased in a geometrical ratio.

The excessive increases of population are due to an influx of none indigenous, none schedule tribe people in search of greener pastures and commercials and massive immigrants of Nagas of Nagaland from different districts for employment opportunity and business to Dimapur and Kohima. As per 1961 general census enumeration record, the Dimapur proper population was Fifteen thousand only.

It is to note that, within 3 (Three) Square Kilometres area in Dimapur plain urban and Kohima urban has Twenty Five Thousand populations. Whereas, in the hill rural area of Nagaland has equal populations and the land mass is a minimum of two hundred Square Kilometres. Having cited above, the precedence reference to be noted that, the Arunachal Pradesh State has been allotted two Lok Sabha (MP) AC seats and the consideration has been made basing on land mass but the population density wise Nagaland state has been a double to Arunachal Pradesh state. And on the other hand, the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha (MP) AC has seven lakh populations only and this has been considered as tribal belt and hill sector.

Comparatively speaking, Nagaland state is at lose as AP state had been allotted two MP seats basing on land mass, hill and tribal belt AC and Outer Manipur allotted MP seat as hill and tribal belt AC. Therefore, the case of Nagaland must be considered in MP AC seats allocation basing on population, Hill, tribal and underdeveloped area and

State Assembly AC basing on land mass, geographical location and local people consanguinity.

If the Assembly Constituency seat is for development of the local area, the land mass coverage, tribal bell, hill sector and under-developed area must be taken into special consideration. And the plain urban and hill rural must be categorised and differentiated. Moreover, geographical, topographical and local affinity is core issue in the tribal people and the panel Committee members must keep in mind all those considerations. Moreover, this is has note that, the case of 4 (Four) NE states Delimitation exercise has been entrusted to Election Commission but contrary to that, it has been notified for Delimitation Commission 2020 to be delimited the left out States and it must be finalized by March 2021.

In the event of the conclusion of final Naga Political Solution and subsequent Delimitation exercise of parliament and State Assembly ACs seat, different yard stick must be applied. For instance, in Dimapur plain, urban and none ST and Kohima urban sector the total number of population must be Fifty Thousand per AC and the cut off mark percentage must be 50% below, which means total number of population must be Twenty Five Thousand in hill, rural and tribal belt sector per AC. For the case of Kohima District, the Northern Angami-II and proper Kohima town must come under the purview of Dimapur urban and plain AC population ratio.

But the rest of the Kohima District ACs, they must become within the purview of hill, rural and ST sector.

Moreover, the Dimapur-1 AC has been earmarked specifically for none schedule tribe people and it must be properly and streamline and adhered by restricting schedule tribe people contesting in the Election. If not this none schedule tribe AC Dimapur-I became a mockery to the democracy but for the none schedule tribe people both for none local and none Nagaland Nagas, such as: Indians and Nepalis etc of permanent settlers at Dimapur and Nagaland from the time of Nagaland state creation, nominee posts must be created to be a member in the Upper House “Legislative Council” if proposed Bicameral structure is reality and it has to be implemented between the NSCNs and GoI in the event of the final Solution as per “Framed Work Agreement” and “Agreed in Positioned” In above justifications and grievances, the panel Committee Members, Delimitation Commission 2020 for 4 (Four) North Eastern States and J&K UT, you are fervently appealed to examine the case of Nagaland and apply different yard stick in distribution the population in Lok Sabha and State Assembly ACs delimiting for the greater and common interest of the people and fair justice, failing which allotting the equal number of population to every AC then hill, rural and tribal sectors ACs will be shifted and transferred to within the 100 Square Kilometres area of Dimapur valley and 10 Square Kilometres sector of Kohima town from the hill and rural area of more than 15,000 SQ kilometres of Nagaland and majority will be victimised and at lose.

P. L. Leo Konyak

Delimitation, by Tribal Integrity?

(From previous issue) How the delimitation drill will reconfigurate BJP’s presence in these States nonetheless will remain more of a matter of result rather than speculation!

What is however clear is—the party is now in a position to unravel the dynamics of the most complex socio-political regions in the country.

As for Nagaland, BJP has been a toddler partner in the government since 2003—under the protective groom of NPF. Fifteen years later, in the February 2018 polls, the strategy paid off—and BJP secured more seats and a better deal after its tie-up with a new regional party NDPP—giving them a Deputy Chief Minister. With delimitation at the doorstep, whether the party will gain from the exercise, or whether it will wreck the district of the present BJP leadershipis everybody’s guess now?

Anxieties in Nagaland however is a lot more than conjecturing BJP’s fortune. It is everyone for himself—from Constituency to District to Tribe—in real life. And, 2001 Census appears to have numbed this reality talk as the perfect scapegoat.

At 64.41% decadal growth rate, which is 12,00,546 persons (1991) to 19,90,036 persons (2001), policy makers and social leaders were not impressed with census inflation of some particular districts. Amidst such perplexes, 2011 Census saw a decline in Nagaland population by 11,534 persons—registering a never-ever-heard-of-in-Indiapopulation-decrease growth rate of -0.58%. It only intensified the hollering that 2001 Census is fallacious, malicious, and mischievous. The Chakhesang Public Organization and the Joint Action Committee on Delimitation have been filing Writ Petitions in this regard.

Litigating to stop the application of Delimitation Act in Nagaland is a huge battle cry!

Praying for the Court to decide whether to use 2001 or 2011 Census is another faith! Or, trigger-pulling the gunnery of Article 371(A) to read-my-lips sense of entitlements—are not

impossible spectacles, at all.

In 1992, similar war cries were soundedby the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF)over the abnormal growth pattern of electorates since 1963. Xenophobic goosebumps of outsiders becoming the State’s population were reiterated—citing abuse of Innerline Permit, the lax criteria for determining non-indigenous persons, and the proverbial ‘special’ Article 371(A). The hullabaloo almost came to a standstill when, in a rare of rarest case, the Ministry of Home Affairs shot a direct letter to NSF— No. 14/1/92 NE II, dated New Delhi, 18.05.1992—requesting the petitioner to identify names of all foreign nationals in the electoral roll.

As of today, all the sixty Nagaland Legislative Assembly seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes. Recall 1964—the first post-Statehood election—the entire Assembly seats of Dimapur and Ghaspani were won by non-Nagas. The fear of the outsider is as old as the politics of power and domination. Opposing 2001 Census is premised on a crude logic—that the reproductive biology of Naga parents has been desecrated by enfranchising the wombs of illegal migrants. Even the most primal animal, one should remember, increase its populace only when there is loving cradle.

For, 2011 Census is no saviour statistics either. Of the total population of Nagaland, the combined non-Christian population stands at—Hindus (8.75%), Muslim (2.47%), Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, etc. (0.57%) and, others (0.28%). By simply deducing that all Christians registered in the Nagaland Census may not be necessarily all Nagas and, also, taking into account that it is highly improbable that a decent size of Naga population may have registered as non-Christian—we can still speculate that 2,38,851 persons (12.07% of total population) in the 2011 Census are still non-Nagas. The delimitation formula translates this into an average of seven Assembly seats.

What matters—therefore—is whether a legal re-

course is pursued to ensure census integrity? Or, whether angry pitches have any democratic harmony? Or, are we confronting a constitutional process that has to come to full circle?Or, most importantly, are we motivated because a particular district or a particular community stands to lose some assembly seats from the present arrangement?

Democracy, unfortunately, always ensures the majority as the winner. No second prize exists in electoral politics. Fortunately, the test of democracy relies on checking the conqueror takes it all might. A strong opposition is pivotal for a mature democracy.

As tribal head-hunter graduates, the inheritance of democratic ethos is definitely a little discomforting. It is still difficult to blind our eyes—while judging the costs of benefits.

Manufacturing fear is still immutably woven to a politics of majority and minority.Delimitation exercise will dilute many equations. Some districts or some tribes will have to let it go. Aliens certainly cannot have constitutional rightsand it is our right to identify and our job to act rather than complain.

Other than rants of outsiders, the majesty of delimitation will remain in how we face and deal with tribalism once again.

Today, we are misled if we still think that the foundation of democracy is built on the power of lying statistics, or cheap proxy votes. In democracy, the potential of leadership is purely dependent on electorates. The magical charm of provincial clannism or suburbia khelism or centric tribalism is not sustainable to prepare a future for our people. Overcoming the statusquo of tribal righteousness will be our biggest challenge. The eloquence of Census Politics definitely resembles a pathological refusal to accept that change is the only constant in life.

Kekhrie Yhome (Kekhrie Yhome is a professor, politician, and philosopher. Views ventilated here do not mirror the outlook of any political party).

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For welfare of the people

I would like to draw the attention of the concerned authorities towards the bad condition of roads in our village. The condition of the road gets worse over the years due to passing of heavy vehicles which results in countless potholes. It has been difficult for the people to even travel due to road condition. During the rainy season, it becomes difficult to step-out of house for daily activities like going to schools, college, work etc., due to the poor drainage system.

So, I, on behalf of the residents of Seluophe Model, hope that the above stated can be passed on to the concerned authorities. I hope that this information will be helpful in getting the work done for the welfare of the people.

Khiniwar, St. Joseph University, Dimapur

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Modi govt tables FCRA amendments Opposition and NGOs call it fatal blow to civil society work

No significant SARS-CoV-2 mutation in India: Vardhan

Says ICMR exploring salivabased COVID test

“devastating impact on the community work” being done by various NGOs. “A lot of smaller grassroots organisations work by way of getting money from larger organisations that aggregate the funds, and now with that route closed, thousands of smaller organisations will be impacted,” he said. The clause prohibiting public servants from receiving foreign funding has also drawn flak.

Henri Tiphagne, founder and executive director of Madurai-based human rights organisation People’s Watch, said this clause “exposed the double standards” of the government.

“If political parties are allowed foreign donations, if PM-CARES can receive foreign donations, then how can the government say that a public servant cannot use foreign contribution? This is being done to target the people who speak against the government,” he said.

Tiphagne added that the bill was brought in to “target people like Indira Jaising”. In December 2016, the home ministry had cancelled the FCRA licence of Jaising and Anand Grover’s NGO Lawyers Collective.

The order had stated that Jaising, who was the additional solicitor general of India between 2009 and 2014 under the previous UPA government, had violated FCRA norms by receiving foreign funds when she was a government servant.

NEW DELHI, SEP 20 (PTI): The ICMR is actively exploring saliva-based test for detection of COVID19, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday and asserted that no significant or drastic mutation in strains of SARS-CoV-2 has been found in India till now.

During an interaction with his social media followers, Vardhan informed them the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has been conducting largescale sequencing of nationally representative strains of SARS-CoV-2 virus collected for several months over different time-points. Detailed results on mutations and evolution of the virus will be available in early October, he said. Replying to queries during the ‘Sunday Samvad’ platform, Vardhan further said enough oxygen is being produced in the country and the health ministry is closely monitoring the situation.

According to a health ministry statement, he reminded everyone that the ministry had dispatched oxygen concentrators to rural parts of the country, to avert the logistic issues that have come to light.

About saliva-based test for COVID-19, Vardhan noted that the ICMR has validated a few tests, but

106-yr-old woman wins battle NFHRCC adopts resolution; against COVID in Maharashtra acknowledges government

Al-Qaeda terrorists nabbed by NIA used dark web: Probe

NEW DELHI, SEP 20 (AGENCIES): The Narendra Modi government introduced the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2020, in the Lok Sabha Sunday, seeking to make significant changes to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA).

The bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, faced objections from leader of the opposition Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, his Congress colleague Manish Tewari, and Trinamool Congress’ Saugata Roy, who termed it a means to “crush dissent” and “concentrate powers in the hands of the government”.

NGOs have also criticised various proposals in the bill, saying it will only enhance government power and restrict foreign-funded civil society work in India.

The amendment bill seeks to prohibit ‘public servants’ from receiving any foreign funding, and also proposes to reduce the use of foreign funds to meet administrative costs by NGOs from the existing 50 per cent to 20 per cent.

The new FCRA, if passed, will also “prohibit any transfer of foreign contribution to any association/ person”. The government further proposes to make Aadhaar cards a mandatory identification document for all office-bearers, directors and other key functionaries of NGOs or associations

THANE, SEP 20 (PTI): A 106-year-old woman from Maharashtra’s Thane district defeated COVID-19 and was discharged from hospital on Sunday with doctors and nurses giving her a warm farewell.

With happiness writ large on her face, the woman proudly displayed her discharge certificate to the media before walking out of the hospital after a 10day stay.

After the Dombivlibased centenarian contracted the disease, no hospital was initially ready to admit her due to her age, said her daughter-in-law, who were happy to see her motherin-law discharged from the hospital after recovering from the disease.

She was finally admitted 10 days back to the COVID-19 treatment facility set up by the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) at Savlaram Krida Sankul (sports complex) and doctors and medical teams there took proper care of her, the daughter-in-law

Parliamentarians in Lok Sabha during the ongoing Monsoon Session in New Delhi, Sept. 20. (PTI) eligible to receive foreign donations. Opposition parties have taken strong objection to the proposed amendments, saying they are a means to “target those who speak against the government”.

A clause in the bill states that it will allow for the central government to hold a summary inquiry to direct bodies with FCRA approval to “not utilise the unutilised foreign contribution or receive the remaining portion of foreign contribution”.

The clause states: “Provided the central government, on the basis of any information or report, and after holding a summary inquiry, has reason to believe that a person who has been granted prior permission has contravened any of the provisions of this act, it may, pending any further inquiry, direct that such person shall

106-yr-old woman who recovers from COVID said. “We are really thankful to the hospital’s medical team who took proper care of her and helped her in defeating the coronavirus,” she said.

D r R a h u l G h u l e, managing director of ‘One Rupee Clinic’ which is managing this COVID-19 treatment facility, appreciated his team for taking care of the elderly woman.

“We are happy that she successfully responded to the treatment,” he said, adding that the hospital was opened on July 27, and so far it has treated

not utilise the unutilised foreign contribution or receive the remaining portion of foreign contribution which has not been received or, as the case may be, any additional foreign contribution, without prior approval of the central government.”

Raising objection to the clause, Congress’ Chowdhury said: “This will crush dissent and confine unnecessary power in the hands of the government.”

Anandpur Sahib MP Tewari said the bill would be “used against people who speak against the government”, and that it would give “unbridled power” to the government.

TMC’s Roy, reiterating Tewari’s comments, said this is “another example of ‘Big Brother watching’”.

“This is mainly directed at minority organisations…

Freedom of social organisations working in rural or

1,100 COVID-19 patients.

‘One Rupee Clinics’, which charge Re 1 per patient for their services, have been set up at select stations on the Central Railway’s suburban section to provide emergency help to rail accident victims and give medical treatment to the general public.

Maharashtra cabinet minister Aaditya Thackery took to Twitter to laud the KDMC staff and Shiv Sena’s Kalyan MP Shrikant Shinde for providing proper treatment to the elderly woman.

He said the blessings of the woman and many more like her “keep us all going strong”.

KDMC spokesperson Madhuri Phopale said so far 38,301 COVID-19 cases have been reported from areas falling under the civic limits and of these, 762 have died due to the disease.

As of now, there are 5,451 active COVID-19 cases in Kalyan-Dombivli while 32,088 patients have recovered, she said.

tribal areas will be hampered. The idea should be to deregulate foreign funding and not over-regulate,” Roy said. Many civil society leaders and NGO workers, such as Biraj Patnaik, executive director of the National Foundation for India, have called the proposed FCRA amendments a “fatal blow to civil society work”.

“These amendments will ensure that the ease of doing business for civil society organisations gets significantly curtailed, even as the ease of doing business continues to be enhanced for corporations working for profit,” Patnaik told ThePrint. Patnaik said the amendment seeking to limit the use of foreign funds for administrative purposes “would impact research and advocacy organisations which use the funding to meet their administrative costs”.

“Many of them will have to shut down if this amendment is brought about,” he said. Another proposed amendment that NGOs are opposing is the prohibition of transfer of funds received from foreign contributions to any other person or entity.

“No person who is registered and granted a certificate or has obtained prior permission under this act and receives any foreign contribution shall transfer such foreign contribution to any other person,” the bill states. Patnaik said this amendment would have a

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DIMAPUR, SEP 20 (NPN): Nagaland Foothill Road Construction Committee (NFHRCC) has acknowledged the State government for funding the much-awaited historic Foothill Road to the tune of Rs 6,700 lakh under SPA in 2013-14 and 201415, including construction of a two-lane 134.80 metre RCC bridge over Doyang river at Governor’s Camp, Liphanyan.

However, due to various reasons, including discontinuation of SPA, the contractor had temporarily suspended the work in 2017-18. The work was resumed in October 2018 and is in progress with completion of 68.72 % of works till now.

At a meeting held on Saturday, the committee appreciated the State government under the “dynamic leadership” of chief minister Niephiu Rio and deputy chief minister Y Patton for rechristening the Foothill Road as Mega Trans Nagaland Expressway, whose detail project report (DPR) was approved by the Union

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) and a final declaration is awaited from the Prime Minister’s office.

Acknowledging PWD (R&B) chief engineer Limanaro for her prompt response as appealed in furnishing detail proposals to the State government to make the erstwhile Foothill Road motorable before the mega project starts as desired by the Naga public in general, NFHRCC decided to meet both Rio and Patton at the earliest after they return from New Delhi for consultation on the issue of motorable Foothill Road.

The meeting also resolved to request respective village councils and various local area organisations in the vicinity of the Foothill Road to cooperate and assist NFHRCC members as they will be visiting the entire stretch sector wise within this week. This was stated in a press release by NFHRCC convener Subu Jamir, general secretary W Lemba Chang and assistant general secretary Chenithung Humtsoe.

NEW DELHI, SEP 20 (AGENCIES): NIA swooped down on eleven different locations in West Bengal and Kerala to arrest nine terrorists, on Saturday morning. Officials have revealed that two other suspected terrorists managed to evade arrest while the rest are now in custody.

A probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has revealed that Pakistan-based Al-Qaeda recruited the said terrorists through the dark web. Following their radicalizations, members of the module were instructed to launch a terror attack on government and security installations in Delhi-NCR, Bihar and Bengaluru. Both Kerala and Kolkata Police apart from the Border Security Force (BSF) aided the NIA given the magnitude of the conspiracy. A highly-placed source told India Today that Murshid Hasan alias Sofiq was the leader of this terror module while his close confidante Mosaraf Hoseen was in touch with handlers in Pakistan.

Harsh Vardhan no reliable test has been found and companies with tests approved by US-FDA have still not approached the Government of India.

He added that the country’s apex health research body is actively exploring this test method and will inform as soon as reliable options are available.

Regarding the Centre’s achievement of engineering polio eradication in India, he reminded the audience that coronavirus is a novel pathogen and unlike polio, literature for it is absent.

India’s handling of disease outbreaks in the past such as SARS, Ebola and plague will play a major role in containing coronavirus, Vardhan said. “The minister assured another (social media) follower that no significant or drastic mutations have been found in strains of SARS-CoV-2 in India (available in GISAID, global database), till now,” according to the health ministry statement. Vardhan said 155 families of COVID Warriors have claimed relief under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package: Insurance

Scheme for Health Workers Fighting COVID-19. These include 64 doctors, 32 auxiliary nurse midwives and multipurpose healthcare workers, 14 ASHA workers and 45 other frontline workers who lost their lives.

He also noted that it would take a substantive amount of time for developing herd immunity to be able to cover about 70 per cent of the population. Hence the focus of the government is primarily towards putting together a strategy that combines containment and hospital management, the minister said.

Being a doctor himself, Vardhan answered questions on the clinical management of COVID-19 in great detail dispelling myths surrounding the use of hydroxychloroquine and plasma therapy in treating coronavirus patients. He also explained to his audience how coronavirus becomes fatal for the elderly and those with comorbidity. He also sought to dispel fears caused by the suspension of trials of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine candidate, saying vaccine development is a complex process and trials have restarted only after an independent investigative expert committee permitted them to proceed. “He explained the difference between various vaccines under clinical trial in India and that since formulations, doses, route of administration are different for the vaccines, their mechanisms of action are also different.

NFHRCC grateful to CM, Dy CM for support to road project DIMAPUR, SEP 20 (NPN): Nagaland Foothill Road Construction Committee (NFHRCC) has acknowledged the State government for funding the much-awaited historic Foothill Road to the tune of Rs 6,700 lakh under SPA in 2013-14 and 201415, including construction of a two-lane 134.80 metre RCC bridge over Doyang river at Governor’s Camp, Liphanyan.

However, it said, due to various reasons, including discontinuation of SPA, the contractor had temporarily suspended the work in 201718 but it resumed in October 2018 and was progressing with 68.72 % of works completed till now.

At a meeting held on Saturday, the committee appreciated the State government under the “dynamic leadership” of chief minister Niephiu Rio and deputy chief minister Y Patton for rechristening the Foothill Road as Mega Trans Nagaland Expressway, whose detail project report (DPR) was approved by the Union Ministry of Road Transport

& Highways (MoRTH) and awaiting final declaration from the Prime Minister’s Office.

NFHRCC also acknowledged chief engineer PWD (R&B) Limanaro for her prompt response to appeal for furnishing detail proposals to the State government to make the erstwhile Foothill Road motorable before the mega project starts , as desired by the Naga public in general.

NFHRCC also decided to meet both Rio and Patton at the earliest after their return from New Delhi for consultation on the issue of motorable Foothill Road.

The meeting also resolved to request respective village councils and local area organisations in the vicinity of the Foothill Road, to cooperate and assist NFHRCC members when they will be visiting the entire stretch sector wise within this week. This was stated in a press release by NFHRCC convener Subu Jamir, general secretary W Lemba Chang and assistant general secretary Chenithung Humtsoe.

Terror infrastructure intact in Pak: BSF Man attacks wife after priest Says airdropping of weapons by drones new challenge

JAMMU, SEP 20 (PTI): Asserting that the terror infrastructure in Pakistan is intact, a top Border Security Force (BSF) officer on Sunday said airdropping of weapons by drones in Jammu and Kashmir is a new challenge along with various anti-India elements coming together.

Inspector General of Border Security Force (BSF), Jammu frontier, N S Jamwal said all security agencies are alive to the new security challenges and are maintaining tight vigil to scuttle the nefarious designs of the enemy forces.

He was talking to reporters on the sidelines of a major recovery of 62 kg of heroin worth crores of rupees along with two pistols, three magazines and 100 rounds along the

N S Jamwal International Border (IB) in Arnia area of R S Pura sector here.

“The terror infrastructure (in Pakistan) is intact as is evident from the increased activities like attempts to smuggle

weapons and narcotics and firing incidents on the borders,” the officer said.

He said the the new threat has emerged with the use of drones to airdrop weapons.

“We are alert and the

work for counter-measures to deal with it is in progress,” Jamwal said, adding such type of activity was first reported in Punjab and subsequently extended to Jammu and Kashmir.

He said the forces are alert to the threat and have successfully foiled two such attempts in the past few months.

“The work on the counter-measures is in progress and we are utilising technology to deal with the threat.”

On June 20, the Border Security Force (BSF) shot down a Hexa copter drone with a payload of five-and-a-half kilograms including a sophisticated US-made M4 semi-automatic carbine and seven grenades at Rathua village in Kathua district.

Three Lashkar-e-Tai-

ba terrorists were arrested along with a cache of weapons airdropped near the LoC in Rajouri district last week.

Jamwal said forces have already been sensitised about the challenge, resulting in successful operations after airdropping of the weapons.

Asked about reports that various terrorist organisations are joining hands while Khalistani handlers are supervising the smuggling of drugs into India with the help of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence, he said “all anti-India elements are coming together wherever they get an opportunity.”

“Security agencies are aware of this fact and appropriate measures are being adopted to meet the challenge,” he said.

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Badaun (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 20 (IANS): In an inebriated state, a man allegedly attacked his wife, who was four months’ pregnant, with a sickle after a priest predicted that “their sixth child would also be a girl”.

The woman is undergoing treatment at a medical facility in Bareilly and her condition is stated to be critical. The woman was a mother of five minor daughters and the

incident took place in the Civil Lines area on Saturday. According to the police, the husband, Pannalal, 43, a labourer, returned home in an inebriated condition and picked up an argument with his wife Anita Devi, 40, forcing her to abort the child. When Anita refused, Pannalal attacked her with a sickle on her abdomen. The neighbours, meanwhile, arrived at the scene and rushed Anita to the district hospital.

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Terrorists build underground bunkers to escape pursuit

oil barrel which was subsequently used by terrorists to enter into the bunker.

“This was something worth suspicion and discreet sur veillance was mounted on the opening.

Much to our surprise, we saw terrorists emerging out from underground in the middle of the stream, which

62 kg heroin seized as BSF foils infiltration bid along IB in Jammu

JAMMU, SEP 20 (PTI): The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday recovered a consignment of 62 kg of heroin worth crores of rupees and two pistols after foiling an infiltration attempt from Pakistan along the International Border (IB) here, a top officer of the border guarding force said.

Inspector General of BSF, Jammu frontier, N S Jamwal said his force is shortly lodging a strong protest with Pakistan and expressed hope that stern action will be taken against those involved in the failed smuggling bid.

The attempt to smuggle

the narcotics and weapons was scuttled by BSF personnel of Budhwar and Bullechak border outposts in Arnia area of R S Pura sector around 2 am, leading to the recovery of 62 packets of heroin -- each packet weighing one kilogram, two Chinese pistols with three magazines and 100 rounds, Jamwal said told reporters near the scene.

The IG BSF, who rushed to Arnia to congratulate his men for the successful operation, said over the past few days, there were inputs from the intelligence branch of force and police about a possible attempt

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from Pakistan to smuggle a consignment of drugs and weapons.

“We were alert to the threat and around 2 am, a group of persons were noticed on the Pakistani territory and two to three of them came closer to the border fence to sneak into this side but were challenged by the BSF personnel,” he said.

He said they opened fire but retreated to Pakistani side taking advantage of darkness and thick foliage, in the face of prompt retaliation by the BSF, leaving behind the consignment of drugs and weapons which

were concealed in plastic bags tied with a rope and a PVC pipe.

Jammu Senior Superintendent of Police Shridhar Patil, who also reached Arnia to inspect the seizure, said the consignment is worth around Rs 300 crore in the international market.

“We see it as narcoterrorism supported by Pakistan. We have successfully foiled a number of attempts of narcotic smuggling from Pakistan over the past two years. They are pumping in drugs to ruin the lives of our youth but we are alert to the threat,” he said.

Terming the recovery

as a “major success”, the IG BSF said, “We are going to lodge a strong protest note with Pakistan along with the evidence and are hopeful that it will take stern action against those involved.”

Jamwal said it is for the first time that the antinational elements used PVC pipe to hide the narcotics to facilitate its smuggling into the Union Territory.

“Though it is for the first time in J&K but such type of modus operandi is in the knowledge of BSF which has successfully foiled similar attempts in Punjab over the years,” he said.

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(From p-1) Therie also said that they had conveyed to the AICC about the aspirations and demands of the stakeholders and the issues raised by them during the consultative meetings with the Interlocutor.

The Frame Work Agreement as was elaborated in the 213th Report of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs was also discussed, he said.

Pointing out that 23 years of negotiation was a deliberate torture to peace loving citizens, NPCC said it was not reasonable for the Centre and negotiating teams to further delay.

After a patient hearing, NPCC said that Kuljit Nagra assured to take forward the issue to the Congress president, CWC members and Congress Parliamentary leaders in both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha for their consideration and to ensure that the interests of the stakeholders were well protected.

Khango, Isak sign ‘deed of reconciliation’ (From p-1) The deed of reconciliation noted that political negotiation between Government of India and WC, NNPGs is about to reach its logical conclusion, and that the progress so attained was neither out of the blue nor easy but out of much dedication and sacrifices of all stakeholders.

Fearing that internal bickering resulting in split

within any group at this critical juncture would amount to undermining the efforts of the negotiators and facilitators alike, it acknowledged that any such action, particularly of national workers, that impedes the process of negotiation would be considered a betrayal to the aspirations of Nagas.

Besides Khango Konyak and Isak Sumi, the deed of reconciliation was

signed by WC, NNPGs convener N Kitovi Zhimomi, NTC Peace Mediation Committee convener Yesonu Veyie, NGBF general secretary Shikuto Zalipu, NTC president Toniho Yeptho, CNTC adviser Hokiye Yeptho and WC, NNPGs co-conveners Wangtin Naga, Zhopra Vero, Z Hozheto Chophy, Toshi Walling and Kiumukam.

Infant found LAC stand-off: Indian Army has dead; 2 held occupied six new major heights

KOHIMA, SEP 20 (NPN): A dead infant was found at Shaki village area, leading to the arrest two persons- a female and a male in connection with the case. It was reported that the body of the infant was partially eaten by a dog. Wokha police arrested a 21-year-old female on September 14 and the male (33 years) on September 16.

The woman accused was booked under Section 302 and 317 IPC, while the man was booked under section 302, 317, 109, 34 IPC. Sources informed that after the arrest, the Judicial Magistrate Wokha granted the woman accused 72 hours police remand to undergo medical treatment. Sources also informed that the woman was admitted to a hospital after she developed complications, reportedly due to self delivery of the baby. The accused was discharged on September 18 from the hospital and forwarded to district jail along with the man accused. (Correspondent)

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NEW DELHI, SEP 20 (AGENCIES): In the last three weeks, the Indian Army has occupied six new major hill features on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) during the ongoing conflict with the Chinese army in the Eastern Ladakh sector. “The Indian Army has occupied six new heights between August 29 and the second week of September. The new hill features being occupied by our troops include the Magar hill, Gurung Hill, Recehen La, Rezang La, Mokhpari and the dominating height over Chinese positions near Finger 4,” top government sources told ANI. The hill features were lying dormant and the Indian Army occupied them before the Chinese troops.

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Rambi Ara, known for fluctuating water levels and often affected by flash floods, that led Col Singh and his team members back to the drawing board.

“The terrorists were hiding inside an iron bunker made in the middle of Rambi Ara. The alert troops saw an opening of an empty

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Pulwama districts, both considered to be hotbeds of militancy, the task has not been easy after recovery of underground bunkers where terrorists could hide for several days without being noticed by the security forces.

The shocker was a hideout in the middle of

recently.

“The difficult moment for us during this operation was the presence of nearly 50 ladies in the orchards which included one who was pregnant. We initiated an evacuation process and rushed the pregnant lady to a nearby health centre before launching an operation.

Five terrorists were gunned down around the underground bunker, says Col Singh, who after taking over the command of 44-Rashtriya Rifles had visited some civilian houses whose kins had joined terror groups. The officer advised the family members to ensure their return and assured them of all possible assistance.

Another interesting hide and seek strategy was witnessed in Labipora in Shopian where terrorists had covered an iron box on the banks of a river and kept a small pipe for breathing while hiding underground.

“This list is long and I am sure we will be able to dig more underground bunkers,” Col Singh said.

Artificial cavities in normal households were also noticed in these areas and at many places, underground bunkers found their way through the basement of the houses.

(From p-1) NPP termed the finance department’s cess as “bereft of any possible logic” as it was imposed when the economy of the state was in “jeopardy” and common people suffering the brunt of financial crunch due to the pandemic.

NPP also reminded the state government that while prices of commodities were already at all-time high due to illegal hoarding by traders, the additional cess will only provide the state with an opportunity to fill its coffers at the expense of the common people. NPP also pointed out that many NGOs and civic bodies had been rendering humanitarian efforts through voluntary donations for the needy. This had indirectly lessened the burden on the state.

It said even the central government has already issued “people-centric schemes” for the benefit of the people at a time of their distress. NPP said the cess was only the “tip of the ice berg” which hid the real corruption underneath.

It advised the state government and its leaders to work for betterment of people instead of taking undue advantage of the pandemic. Further, NPP asked why the state government needed “so much additional funds” when the Centre had already “poured in huge amounts of money” and when the H&FW department itself had said that it was “adequately equipped with all infrastructures to meet the eventualities of the pandemic?”

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In this undated combo photo, underground bunkers in Shopian district unearthed by the army in the recent past. (PTI)

generally has water gushing only in the rainy season,” he said.

Five terrorists belonging to banned Lashkar-eTaiba and Hizbul Mujahideen were killed after the troops launched an attack earlier this year. However, for the army, it was not the statistics of the number of kills but a worrisome trend indicating that terrorists were now well-entrenched inside the underground bunkers.

With the help of technical intelligence coupled with human resources, a survey was ordered of surrounding areas especially in Shopian and the results were encouraging as reports of more cavities in traditional Kashmiri households and underground bunkers started surfacing.

Covered by dense apple trees and situated at a height, the army found another underground bunker in Bandpoh in June this year where terrorists had managed to create a 12 feet by 10 feet room. The militants were enjoying their stay while army soldiers were looking for them in other civilian areas.

The underground bunker finally lay exposed after troops noticed a polythene sheet covering nothing and the earth nearby was filled

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SHOPIAN (KASHMIR), SEP 20 (PTI): Hideouts in higher reaches and seeking refuge in local houses are a thing of the past as terrorists in Kashmir valley now dig underground bunkers in dense orchards and even in seasonal streams to escape the dragnet of army and security forces.

“This trend has been witnessed off late in twin districts of Pulwama and Shopian with the latter having a majority of them in view of dense apple orchards and jungles,” says Colonel A K Singh, heading the 44 Rashtriya Rifles, the army’s counter-insurgent unit which earned a distinction of having maximum kills of terrorists as well as surrenders or apprehensions.

Talking to PTI from the well-fortified 44-RR headquarters, Col Singh and his team is always seen engaging with locals to sort out their problems which may even include career counselling or guidance in education but when it comes to countering terrorists, they are much ahead by neutralising 47 militants and ensuring detentions and surrender of seven of them.

For Col Singh and his team, who man two areas of Shopian and three of

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US restores all UN sanctions on Iran

in a statement released at precisely 8 p.m.

“In accordance with our rights ... we initiated the snapback process to restore virtually all previously terminated U.N. sanctions, including the arms embargo,” he said. “The world will be safer as a result.”

The White House plans to issue an executive order on Monday spelling out how the U.S. will enforce the restored sanctions, and the State and Treasury departments are expected to outline how foreign individuals and businesses will be penalized for violations.

“The United States expects all U.N, member states to fully comply with their obligations to implement

‘20 mn girls may never return to school’ Islamabad, Sep 20 (IANS): Pakistani education activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has warned that as many as 20 million girls may never return to schools even after the global Covid-19 crisis is over, the media reported on Sunday.

Speaking at a side event of the UN General Assembly on Friday, Malala acknowledged that Covid-19 had been “a striking setback to our collective goals”, such as educating women, reports Dawn news.

“On education alone, 20 million more girls may never go back to the classroom when this crisis ends (and) the global education funding gap has already

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increased to $200 billion per year,” she said.

Malala, who became of the face of Taliban brutality when she was shot in the head for going to school in the Swat valley, reminded the international community that sustainable global goals, set by the UN five years ago, represented

the future for millions of girls who wanted education and were fighting for equality. Noting that little had been done in the last five years to achieve those goals, she asked the world body, “when are you planning to do the work”?

According to a UN report released last month, the global coronavirus pandemic has created the largest disruption of education systems in history, affecting nearly 1.6 billion students in more than 190 countries and all continents.

Closures of schools and other learning spaces have impacted 94 per cent of the world’s student population, up to 99 per cent in low and lower-middle income countries, it added.

must be enforced by U.N. member states, including hitting Iran with penalties for uranium enrichment to any level, ballistic missile activity and buying or selling conventional weapons.

Those bans were either removed or set to expire under the terms of the deal in which Iran was granted billions of dollars in sanctions relief in return for curbs on its nuclear program.

China and Russia have been particularly adamant in rejecting the U.S. position, but U.S. allies have not been shy either. In a letter sent Friday to the president of the Security Council, Britain, France and Germany — the three European participants who remain committed to the deal — said the U.S. announcement “is incapable of having legal effect and so cannot bring in to effect the procedure.”

“It flows from this that any decisions and actions which would be taken based on this procedure or on its possible outcome would also be incapable of having any legal effect,” they wrote.

Thus, the three countries

Defector caught trying to cross back into N.Korea

Seoul, Sep 20 (IANS): Police in South Korea said on Sunday that they have taken into custody a North Korean defector for attempting to cross into his country through a military unit in an eastern border town.

The man in his 30s was caught entering a military unit in Chorwon, Gangwon province, at around 9 a.m. on September 17 in an attempt to cross into the North, reports Yonhap News Agency citing the police as saying.

He was found to have four mobile phones and a cutting machine.

The police said that the man defected to the South in 2018 and had stayed in

Letter containing poison addressed to Trump at WH have been sent through the US postal system.

“At this time, there is no known threat to public safety,” the FBI told CNN in a statement on Saturday.

One official told the New York Times that investigators believe the package was sent from Canada.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said on Saturday it was working with the FBI to investigate the “suspicious letter sent to the White House”. Ricin is produced by processing castor beans.

It is a lethal substance that, if swallowed, inhaled or injected, can cause nausea, vomiting, internal bleeding and ultimately organ failure, the BBC reported.

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tion-led All Parties Conference (APC) scheduled to be held on Sunday.

Addressing the conference, Sharif criticised the country’s powerful establishment for allegedly supporting Khan. “Our struggle is not against Imran Khan. Today, our struggle is against those who installed Imran Khan and who manipulated elections (of 2018) to bring an inefficient man like him into power and thus destroyed the country,” he said.

Sharif said that the foremost priority should be to remove “this selected government and this system”, adding that “if the change is not brought, it will bring irreversible loss to this

country.”

He asked the powerful Army to stay away from politics and follow the Constitution and vision of the country’s father ‘Quaide-Azam’ Muhammad Ali Jinnah. “It is very important that our armed forces stay away from our governmental system according to our Constitution and the Quaid’s speech, and not interfere with the people’s choice. We have made this country a joke in our own eyes and internationally as well,” he said.

Sharif pointed out that former prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani once said that there was “a state within a state” in Pakistan.

“It is saddening that the situation has escalated to a state above the state. This parallel government illness is the root-cause of our problems,” he said. He asked the leaders attending the conference to make important decisions to change the system of the country, alleging that the current government has enforced “martial law” in the country.

Three dead as typhoon lashes Vietnam Hanoi, Sep 20 (IANS): At least three people were killed and 113 others injured as typhoon Noul lashed some provinces and cities of Vietnam over the past few days, the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said on Sunday.

Three deaths were reported in the provinces Thua Thien Hue, Quang Tri and Ha Tinh, reports Xinhua news agency.

Ten houses collapsed, nearly 22,600 people were affected, and 1,715 hectares of rice and 1,561 hectares of crops were damaged, said the committee.

It further said that the typhoon also washed away

The typhoon also washed away four bridges and broke 217 electricity poles.

four bridges and broke 217 electricity poles.

From January 1 to August 22, natural disasters have left 78 people dead or missing, and 156 injured in Vietnam, according to the

committee. The disasters, mainly floods, landslides and thunderstorms, also caused economic losses of over 4 trillion Vietnamese dong ($175 million) during the period, it added.

NOTE OF GRATITUDE

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KAMI WELFARE UNION FELICITATION

The Kami Welfare Union with immense pride and joy convey our heartiest congratulations to: 1. Shri. Rewelhi Kronu, on his promotion to the post of Director, Department of Economics & Statistics, Govt. of Nagaland.

2. Dr. Joseph Khalo, on being conferred PhD in Christian leadership from Yemyung Graduate University, Seoul, South Korea.

3. Dr. Neizo-ü Khalo, on being conferred PhD in Christian Education from Seoul Christian University, Seoul, South Korea.

The union acknowledges them for this milestone achieved and wishes them the very best in all of their future endeavours.

President, Secretary, KWU KWU

Through this column, I on behalf of G.B/Village Council and the general public of Hokiye Village would like to express our profound gratitude towards Shri. G. Kaito Aye, Hon'ble Minister for Agriculture and Cooperation for repairing the first cut road and further road extension from Kheshito Village to Hokiye Village which is underway.

This road way is the only network of road which is connecting various villages and has existed for many years. Hon'ble Minister took up a grateful initiative in getting our road paving again.

We are very much grateful for such a kind gesture and initiative.

Wish your continued success in the future..

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FELICITATION The Chakhesang Public Organisation (CPO) conveys our heartiest congratulations to Smti. Mezivolu T. Therieh, District & Session Judge, Phek, Nagaland, on her new assignment to the Registry of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, New Delhi and Dr. Zavise Rume, Ph.D, Professor, SCERT, Nagaland Kohima, for being inducted as the National Chairman of All India Education Forum.

CPO takes immense pride and honour in their achievement. May our Almighty God continue to bestow upon them with His wisdom to serve in the best interest of the people and continue to guide them in their future endeavours.

(MIKHA KENYE) President

(VIPANYI KROME) Publicity & Info. Secretary

31st AC AKULUTO BJP ACKNOWLEDGES The rank and files of 31st AC Akuluto BJP extend our utmost appreciation to Shri.

Tovihoto Ayemi, Hon’ble Advisor, Power, Government of Nagaland for making possible the establishment of new SDO (E) Office building at Akuluto Town under Akuluto SubDivision, Zunheboto. It may be mentioned that the office was functioning from a rented house since its inception in 1986.

Further, the 31st AC Akuluto BJP also expresses its appreciation and acknowledges the leadership of Shri. Kazheto Kinimi, Hon’ble Advisor CAWD & NSDMA, Government of Nagaland under whose leadership and guidance the Akuluto constituency has been taking positive strides on all developmental fronts.

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In addition to the earlier acknowledgement by the Construction Committee on behalf of the people of Peren District, the committee also acknowledge the following individuals and organisations for their generous contribution towards the construction of ICU Room at CHC, Jalukie.

SL. NAME MATERIALS NO 1 Mr. Joseph Kingudi 5000 pcs of bricks 2 Mr. Joseph Kingudi 370 cft of Deopani sand 3 Dr. Joshua Nchang 50 bags of cement, iron rods 4 Mr. Nzwakheing Iheilung Wash basin 5 Mr. Moses Iheilung Tiles 6 Mr. Kenrak Thou Auto hand sanitizer dispenser 7 Mr. Kangzang Zeliang Ceiling works 8 Mr. Peusuibe Chuilo 150 cft (3/4 stone chips) 9 Mr. Isapraing Ndang & siblings CGI sheets 5 bundles 10 Dr. Chaplilakbo Room Lighting 11 Mr. Echiau Kenn 3 doors (Grade A wood) Sand gravel for earth filling, 12 Mr. Masanggum 3 truck trips Mr. Hanggau & JCB backhoe, for earth filling 13 Mr. Neiba Ndang works 14 Mr. Chiloising Michui Electricfication Materials 15 Ms. Menailiu Chawang 30 bags of cement 16 Mr. Pausuidi & Mr. Adaibe Wiring works Nagaland SSA Teachers One A/C Voltas & one Automatic 17 Association, Peren Unit Hand Sanitizer Dispenser 18 Mr. Foriz Uddin Western Commode 19 Mr. Irangbuing Hingleu Printing works CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE (NAMNABI HEGUI) (HAIZIN MPOM) (IZIERANG NZA)

Seoul, though they did not provide more details on his identity. Investigation is underway to determine why and how he was trying to return to the North.

It is against the national security law to enter the North without state approval. Defectors returning to North Korea have drawn media attention after Pyongyang recently claimed that a defector suspected of having coronavirus symptoms crossed the inter-Korean border and returned to his hometown. The Unification Ministry handling inter-Korean affairs earlier said that a total of 11 North Korean defectors have returned over the past five years.

Islamabad, Sep 20 (PTI): Pakistan’s deposed premier Nawaz Sharif on Sunday staged a political comeback by criticising the powerful Army and said the Opposition was not against Prime Minister Imran Khan but against those who brought an “inefficient” man to power.

Addressing the AllParties Conference (APC) hosted by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) via a video link aimed at launching a protest movement against the Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, the three-time premier launched a scathing attack on the ruling party for its “failure to address the basic problems of the people”.

Sharif, 70, the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo, has been living in London since November last year after the Lahore High Court granted him permission to go abroad for four weeks for treatment.

On Friday, PPP chairman Zardari talked to him over phone and invited him to virtually attend the Opposi-

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Washington, Sep 20 (IANS): A package containing ricin poison that was addressed to US President Donald Trump has been intercepted before it reached the White House, officials told American media outlets. The letter was discovered at a screening facility for White House mail earlier this week, the BBC quoted the officials as saying to the outlets on Saturday.

They said a substance found inside the envelope was identified as ricin, a poison found naturally in castor beans.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Secret Service are investigating where the package came from and whether others

said, the sanctions relief provided by the nuclear deal will remain in place.

Russia’s deputy ambassador to the U.N., Dmitry Polyanskiy, said the U.S. had only isolated itself. “It’s very painful to see how a great country humiliates itself like this, opposes in its obstinate delirium other members of U.N. Security Council,” he wrote on Twitter.

In its own letter to the Security Council on Saturday, Iran said the U.S. move “is null and void, has no legal standing and effect and is thus completely unacceptable.” U.S. officials have talked tough about their intentions to ensure the sanctions are enforced, but it remains unclear how the administration will respond to being ignored, particularly by its European allies, which have pledged to keep the nuclear deal alive. A wholesale rejection of the U.S. position could push the administration, which has already withdrawn from multiple U.N. agencies, organizations and treaties, further away from the international community.

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these measures,” Pompeo said.

“If U.N, member states fail to fulfil their obligations to implement these sanctions, the United States is prepared to use our domestic authorities to impose consequences for those failures and ensure that Iran does not reap the benefits of U.N.-prohibited activity.”

But the U.S. move faces stiff opposition from the other members of the Security Council who have vowed to ignore it. They say the U.S. lost legal standing to invoke snapback when President Donald Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal in 2018 and reimposed American sanctions on Iran.

The U.S. argues it retains the right to do it as an original participant in the deal and a member of the council.

Even before the U.S. declaration, fellow Security Council members said the declaration had no legal force, calling into question the ability to enforce snapback. Snapback means that international sanctions eased or lifted by the nuclear deal are reimposed and

Sharif makes political comeback; launches attack on Army, Imran govt

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WASHINGTON, SEP 20 (AP): The Trump administration declared Saturday that all U.N. sanctions against Iran have been restored, a move most of the rest of the world rejects as illegal and sets the stage for an ugly showdown at the world body ahead of its annual General Assembly.

The administration said that its triggering of the “snapback” mechanism in the U.N. Security Council resolution that enshrined the 2015 Iran nuclear deal had taken effect at 8 p.m.

Eastern Time.

That is 30 days after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo notified the council that Iran was in “significant non-performance” with its obligations under the accord, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA. “The United States took this decisive action because, in addition to Iran’s failure to perform its JCPOA commitments, the Security Council failed to extend the UN arms embargo on Iran, which had been in place for 13 years,” Pompeo said

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IPL: DC beat KXIP in Super Over

Delhi Capital players celebrate after winning the IPL match against Kings XI Punjab at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on Sunday. (PTI)

Dubai, Sep 20 (Agencies): Delhi Capitals (DC) beat Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) after a dramatic super-over clash in the second match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 in Dubai on Sunday (September 20).

Earlier in the day, KXIP skipper KL Rahul had won the toss and wel-

comed Delhi Capitals to bat first.

Delhi got off to a terrible start after they lost Shikhar Dhawan (0), Prithvi Shaw (5) and Shimron Hetmyer (7) inside the opening first 6 overs of the game.

However, Iyer (39) and Rishabh Pant’s (31) blistering partnership in the

middle laid a foundation for Marcus Stoinis to come in and let hell loose on the KXIP bowling unit.

Stoinis played a blistering knock to and showcased his batting excellence against KXIP’s bowling unit.

The Aussie allrounder struck a 21-ball 53 and helped his side finish on

157/8 after 20 overs.

On the chase, KXIP lost their skipper KL Rahul (21) early on which then triggered an intense fall of wickets for the Punjab side.

Karun Nair (1), Nicholas Pooran (0), Glenn Maxwell (1) all went for small scores as DC asserted their dominance. However, it was thanks to opener Mayank Agarwal’s heroic innings of 89 runs off 60 balls that boosted KXIP to tie up the score after an intense final over Stoinis, who picked up two wickets in the 20th over.

In the super over, Kagiso Rabada once again showcased his bowling prowess as he picked up Rahul and Pooran’s wickets with two beauty deliveries to finish KXIP at 2/2.

With a target score of three to win the match from six balls, DC sent Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer to rap things up, who finished it off in a blast without losing any wickets in the end.

Brief Scores Delhi Capitals 157/8 (Marcus Stoinis 53, Shreyas Iyer 39; Mohammed Shami 3/15) Kings XI Punjab 157/8 (Mayak Agarwal 89; K Rabada 2/28, R Ashwin 2/2, M Stoinis 2/29)

Buttler to miss RR’s IPL opener Dubai, Sep 20 (Agencies): Jos Buttler is set to miss Rajasthan Royals’ tournament opener against Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday being in quarantine with his family in Dubai.

England and Australia players travelled from one bubble to another after their limited-overs series in the UK, with the BCCI reducing the quarantine period to 36 hours for the players.

However, Buttler, who missed the series owing to family commitments, will be subjected to six-day mandatory quarantine given that he travelled separately with his family to Dubai.

Buttler confirmed the same on Sunday via an Instagram Live session on the Royals’ page. “I’m unfortunately going to miss the first match for Rajasthan because I’m going to be doing my quarantine period because I’m here with my family - which is great that the Royals have allowed me to have my family out here. It’ll be a huge help in lockdown having my family here with me.”

While the Royals’ captain Steve Smith posted a picture on his page with the young opening batsman in their set-up, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Buttler said he was excited to meet the youngster who turned heads in the Under-19 World Cup earlier in the year.

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PSG beat Nice 3-0 in Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe in action during their Ligue 1 match against Nice on Sunday.

NICE, Sep 20 (Agencies): France forward Kylian Mbappe marked his return to action with a vintage performance and a goal as champions Paris St Germain rediscovered their form with an impressive 3-0 win at Nice in Ligue 1 on Sunday.

Mbappe, who missed the opening three games after contracting the coronavirus, fired PSG ahead with a 38th-minute penalty and had a big part in Angel Di Maria’s strike before Marquinhos headed home the third in the second half.

PSG made a sluggish start to their campaign as they lost the opening two matches and eked out a last-gasp 1-0 home win over Metz on Wednesday but they tore Nice apart with sublime skill and crisp onetouch passing.

Mbappe blasted his spot-kick into the roof of the net after he was fouled

by Khephren Thuram and Nice goalkeeper Waller Benitez could only parry the forward’s crisp low shot for Di Maria to sweep home the rebound on the stroke of halftime.

The visitors missed a string of chances in the second half with striker Mauro Icardi hitting the post, before Marquinhos added the third with a glancing header from a Di Maria cross.

Ander Herrera also hit the woodwork with a deflected shot in the first half while the home side were denied by acrobatic goalkeeping from Keylor Navas.

The result lifted PSG to seventh place on six points from four games, with Nice slipping to 10th also on six points.

Halep through to final in Rome Mane double gives Liverpool 2-0 win over 10-man Chelsea ROME, Sep 20 (Agencies): Simona Halep reached a third Italian Open final with a hardfought win over Garbine Muguruza in Rome.

The two former French Open winners will be among the favourites in Paris and there was little to separate them in a 6-3 4-6 6-4 victory for Halep that entertained the 1,000 fans allowed into the Foro Italico.

The Romanian began brilliantly and looked on course for a relatively straightforward victory when she led by a set and 4-2, only for Muguruza to reel off four games in a row.

The Spaniard had heavy strapping on her left thigh and Halep looked much the better physically as she moved into a 5-1 lead in the decider.

She was then broken twice serving for the match but Muguruza was unable to level the set, her disappointment obvious as she served back-to-back double faults to end the match.

Halep will hope it is third time lucky having lost to Elina Svitolina

Simona Halep returns a shot to Garbine Muguruza during their semi final match on Sunday.

in the final in both 2017 and 2018. The Romanian, meanwhile, is now on a 13-match winning streak having won titles in Dubai in February and Prague in August.

Nadal stunned by Schwartzman

Defending champion Rafa Nadal crashed out of the Italian Open with a stunning 6-2, 7-5 defeat by Argentine Diego Schwartzman in the quarter-finals.

The nine-times Rome champion, who had won all nine previous meetings against Schwartzman, struggled with his serve

throughout the match and made a series of uncharacteristic unforced errors that proved to be his undoing.

The Italian Open was the Spaniard’s first tournament in over seven months and while he cruised through the previous two rounds, his rustiness showed from the outset against the 15th-ranked Schwartzman.

Nadal committed 30 unforced errors to Schwartzman’s 17 and had his serve broken five times.

Nadal will now travel to Paris, where he will look to clinch a record-extending 13th French Open title.

L ondon , S e p 2 0 (Agencies): Sadio Mane scored twice as Kepa Arrizabalaga made another calamitous error in a 2-0 victory for Liverpool over 10-man Chelsea.

Frank Lampard’s side hardly laid a glove on the Premier League champions at Stamford Bridge and their cause was not helped by Andreas Christensen’s red card late in the first half, with Mane then scoring twice in the space of four minutes after the restart.

Mane’s second was a gift from the much-maligned Kepa, whose days as Chelsea’s first choice seem numbered with Rennes goalkeeper Edouard Mendy supposedly close to joining.

Thiago, who came on as a half-time substitute, marked his Liverpool debut by fouling Timo Werner to give away a penalty, but Alisson saved Jorginho’s spot-kick to cap a miserable day for Chelsea.

Kepa needed Christensen to block Roberto Firmino’s goal-bound flick after the goalkeeper left his line and was beaten to a loose ball by Mohamed Salah in the 13th minute. Momentum swung in Liverpool’s fa-

NBA: Celtics dominate Heat to seize Game 3

Game 3 of Eastern Conference Finals between Boston and Miami in progress.

Miami, Sep 20 (Agencies ) : Jay l e n B r ow n scored 26 points, Jayson Tatum added 25 and Gordon Hayward made his return on Saturday night as the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat to haul themselves back into contention in the Eastern Conference Finals.

After falling 2-0 behind in the series following Thursday’s defeat, Celtics

players reportedly aired their frustrations in a raucous locker room and it seemed to do the trick as they were never behind in a 117-106 victory.

Kemba Walker scored 21 points and Marcus Smart 20 as the Celtics, for whom Tatum added 14 rebounds, shot 48.2 per cent (41 of 85). For Miami, Bam Adebayo had 27 points and 16 rebounds, while Tyler

Herro scored 22 to lead six players in double figures for the Heat, who suffered just their second defeat in 12 playoff games en route to their lead in the Eastern Finals.

Boston never trailed, carrying a 13-point advantage into the second half for the second straight game but unlike in Game 2, when they were outscored 37-17 in the third quarter, the

Celtics maintained control and entered the fourth.

Trailing 109-102, after Duncan Robinson nailed a 3-pointer and hit 1 of 2 at the line following a Brown flagrant foul with 1:03 left, Adebayo trimmed the deficit to five with 55.9 seconds to go, but Smart hit eight free throws as the Celtics held on.

Boston led 31-22 after the opening quarter and extended their lead to 12 on a Walker 3-pointer with 10:14 left in the first half to lead 36-24.

Miami responded with a Herro-inspired 13-4 run to get within three with just over three minutes of the half remaining remaining but the Celtics ended the quarter on a dominant run of their own, a 12-2 burst giving them a 63-50 at the break.

After three games in five days, the teams now have a three game break before Wednesday’s allimportant Game 4 in the best-of-seven series.

vour on the cusp of half-time when Christensen brought down Mane and was sent off by referee Paul Tierney, who changed his initial decision to book the defender after a VAR review.

With new arrival Thiago thrown into the fray due to a reported thigh problem for Jordan Henderson, it took just five minutes for the Reds to make their numerical advantage count – Salah and Firmino combining to set up Mane, who headed in from six yards.

W h i l e L ive r p o o l ’s quality crafted their opener, their second was handed to them as Kepa’s pass was Players of Chelsea and Liverpool fight for the ball during their Premier League match intercepted by Mane and he on Sunday. fired home. Thiago’s clumsy tackle on Werner handed Chelsea a lifeline, but it was one Jorginho failed to take Manchester United’s Premier League Lindelof had handled a cross inside his with his tame penalty easily campaign began in faltering fashion as a own box. saved by Alisson. double from their former player Wilfried United debutant Donny van de Beek Kepa went a small way Zaha gave Crystal Palace a 3-1 win at Old came off the bench to pull a goal back for to making amends for his Trafford.

United but Zaha got the better of Lindelof mistake late on, pulling off Andros Townsend put Palace ahead to finish United off in the 85th minute. two saves in swift succesearly on and Zaha scored from the spot in Palace followed up an opening day sion from Mane and Salah to keep Liverpool’s winning the 74th minute after Jordan Ayew’s origi- win over Southampton and look rejuvenal penalty had been saved by David De nated after ending last season in dismal margin down to two.

Liverpool visit Lincoln Gea but the Spanish keeper was adjudged fashion.

Match results City in the EFL Cup on to have moved off his line.

The penalty was awarded after refArsenal 2 – 1 West Ham Thursday, while Chelsea are Southampton 2 – 5 Tottenham in action against Barnsley a eree Martin Atkinson used the pitch-side TV monitor to harshly judge that Victor Newcastle 0 – 3 Brighton day prior.

Crystal Palace stun Manchester United 3-1

Bale seals return to Tottenham LO N D O N, S e p 2 0 (Agencies): Gareth Bale completed a loan move from Spanish champions Real Madrid back to his former club Tottenham as the Wales forward ended an increasingly fractious seven-year stay at the Bernabeu.

The 31-year-old had flown to London along with Real’s Spanish left back Sergio Reguilon to put the finishing touches to their moves.

Bale has joined Spurs on a season-long loan deal and although the financial details of the move were not disclosed, British media reported that Tottenham will pay around 20 million pounds ($25.83 million) in wages and loan fees. “It’s such a special club to me.

It’s where I made my name,” said Bale.

“Incredible to be back and now I hope I can get some match fitness and get underway and really help the team and hopefully win trophies.”

‘I’ll not enter into any conflict with Messi’ parked. What has been said has been said. I couldn’t allow to let the best player in the world go. The team needs him, he guarantees success. Things have to be

discussed at home. You have to support the team and the players.”

Bartomeu said Messi is excited about Koeman’s project.

Josep Maria Bartomeu

Barcelona, Sep 20 (IANS): FC Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has urged everyone to look beyond the Lionel Messi transfer saga.

Bartomeu also said he has no plans to step down from his position despite a motion to remove him.

Messi, 33, returned to training with Ronald Koeman’s new-look Barca side this month after failing to engineer a move away from Camp Nou this summer.

“As president, I will not enter into any conflict with Messi,” said Bartomeu.

“Messi is our captain, our leader. The issue is

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