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AR patrol escapes ambush in Manipur IMPHAL, SEP 4 (IANS): It was a narrow escape for a patrol of 12 Assam Rifles in Manipur’s border district of Chandel when insurgents tried to ambush them using a remote-controlled bomb on Sunday, officials said.

Bomb experts from Imphal later rushed there and defused the bomb. Intelligence sources said that at 2 pm., the patrolling personnel discerned that a bomb was buried at the side of the village road leading to Kwatha Khnnuou, near the Trans-Asian highway No. 1.

Police said that there might have been some other bombs buried along the road or hung from the tree branches.

With the arrival of the additional Assam Rifles personnel, a search operation was launched in the nearby areas.

However, no suspects were detected. A police officer told IANS that the insurgents must have slipped away towards the no man’s land. Police have registered a case. There has been no claim from any insurgent group of the bomb planting.

AR seize arms from DUDA guest house

KOHIMA, SEP 4 (NPN): A team of Assam Rifles personnel recovered five country made pistols in a raid carried out at the Department of Underdeveloped Area (DUDA) guest house Kohima, Sunday evening. According to SDPO & PRO, Kohima Atu Zumvu, the AR team raided the guest house at around 5 p.m.

Though no one was arrested in connection with the seizure, SDPO said an FIR was lodged and the arms deposited at North Police station.

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This is it!

“I’m touched when little children sing for teachers.

But I’m least touched by speeches of grown up teens.”

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Mother Teresa declared a saint niversary of her death in Kolkata, where she spent nearly four decades working with the dying and the destitute.

Tens of thousands of pilgrims — rich and poor, powerful and homeless — filled St. Peter’s Square on Sunday for the canonization of Mother Teresa, the tiny nun who cared for the world’s most destitute and became an icon of a Catholic Church that goes to the peripheries to find lost souls.

Throughout the night, pilgrims prayed at vigils in area churches and flocked before dawn to the Vatican to try to get a good spot for the Mass being celebrated under a searing hot sun and blue skies.

“Her heart, she gave it to the world,” said Charlotte Samba, a 52-year-old mother of three who travelled with a church group from Gabon for the Mass. “Mercy, forgiveness, good works: It is the heart of a mother for the poor.”

One group of 40 Indian nationals traveled from Macerata, Italy to honor a woman given India’s highest civilian and humanitarian awards for her work in the slums of Kolkata. Another group of 100 drove from Kosovo toting a banner that read: “Mother Teresa: Pray for Us.” In addition, 13 heads of state and government led official delegations while 1,500 homeless people invited by Pope Francis had VIP seats and were going to be treated by the pope to a Neapolitan pizza lunch in the Vatican auditorium afterward.

While Francis is clearly keen to hold Mother Teresa up as a model for her joyful dedication to society’s outcasts, he is also recognizing holiness in a nun who lived most of her adult life in spiritual agony sensing that God had abandoned her. According to correspondence that came to light after she died in 1997, Mother Teresa experienced what the church calls a “dark night of the soul” — a period of spiritual doubt, despair and loneliness that many of the great mystics experienced. In Mother Teresa’s case, it lasted for nearly 50 years — an almost unheard of trial.

For the Rev. Brian Kolodiejchuk, the Canadian priest who spearheaded Mother Teresa’s saint-making campaign, the revelations were further confirmation of Mother Teresa’s heroic saintliness. He said that by canonizing her, Francis is recognizing that Mother Teresa not only shared the material poverty of the poor but the spiritual poverty of those who feel “unloved, unwanted, uncared for.”

Canonization of Mother Teresa celebrated

Separatists snub all-party delegation; reject CM’s talks bid

Pope Francis during the canonization ceremony.

VATICAN CITY, SEP 4 (AGENCIES): Pope Francis on Sunday declared revered nun Mother Teresa a saint in a canonization mass at St Peter’s square.

“For the honour of the Blessed Trinity... we declare and define Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (Kolkata) to be a Saint and we enroll her among the Saints, decreeing that she

is to be venerated as such by the whole Church,” the pontiff said in Latin.

For Francis, Mother Teresa put into action his ideal of the church as a merciful “field hospital” for the poorest of the poor, those suffering both material and spiritual poverty. The elevation of one of the icons of 20th Century Christianity came a day before the 19th an-

ZB condoles NN Haralu’s demise

DIMAPUR, SEP 4 (NPN): Zeliangrong Baudi (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland) on behalf of the Zeliangrong people living in Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and elsewhere, has deeply mourned the demise of Neichulieu Nikki Haralu, (Retd) IFS. In a condolence message to the bereaved family members, ZB general secretary Dr. Gairiangmei Maringmei, said that the demise of late Haralu was a great loss to the Zeliangrong community.

ZB said Haralu joined the Government of India Service in 1954 and later on became the IFS, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India in 1961.

She served the country at various levels as an ambassador to several countries and after retirement from Indian Foreign Service in 1980, and continued to give her time to various governmental and social organizations. She was also the first IFS among the Nagas, stated the release.

ZB said late Haralu, who was raised from a modest and rural background in far North East India, quickly rose to prominence in every field, she entered.

Further, ZB expressed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and prayed that the departed soul rest in peace.

Bindra officially bids adieu to shooting

(2nd from R) Most Rev Dr. James Thoppil during the canonization programme in Kohima on Sunday.

DIMAPUR, SEP 4 (NPN): Coinciding with the canonization of Mother Teresa at St. Peter’s Square, Rome, the diocesan celebration was held at Holy Cross Hall Dimapur on Sunday. Most Rev Dr. James Thoppil, Bishop of Kohima, presided over the celebration with 41 priests concelebrating Holy Eucharist.

Thousands of faithful took part in the celebration that included large number of sisters of mother Teresa. Bishop James Thoppil in his sermon said “September 4, 2016 would go down in the annals of our

nation of the Church as red letter day”.

Rev. Thoppil said as the Church wishes to present Mother Teresa as an icon of the Father’s mercy, “we can hope that her words and example will urge all of us to become generous servants and to reflect the ‘face’ of God’s mercy to those around us”.

He noted that after Mahatma Gandhi, India has not produced a person of such stature and global recognition as Saint Teresa of Kolkata.

Though she was small in stature, the Bishop said she

stood as a global giant in her service of humanity, particularly the abandoned and lost.

Her elevation to the sainthood has a much wider impact and influence for better, on a global society that is steeped in varied forms of evil, human degradation and depravity in every sphere of human life, he said. As desired by the Holy Father, he said the canonization was done during the extraordinary ‘Jubilee Year of Mercy’.

The also bishop unveiled the portrait of Mother Teresa and Rev.Sr. Godelaine MC, Superior, Dimapur and Garnish lighted the candle representing the Missionaries of Charity (MC) and the poor.

Those who attended the programme includes-- Catholic Association of Nagaland (CAN) president Elias and secretary Johnny along with other office bearers, Nagaland Catholic Women Association (NCWA) president Ms. Angela Vilanuo, Nagaland Catholic Youth Movement (NCYM) president Ms. Regina Razousinuo, parliamentary secretary for Tourism C. Apok Jamir and other dignitaries, believers and well wishers.

A proud moment: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that sainthood for Mother Teresa is a “memorable and proud moment”, after her canonisation at the Vatican. “Sainthood of Mother Teresa is a memorable & proud moment,” Modi, who is in this east Chinese city for the G20 Summit, said in a tweet.

SRINAGAR, SEP 4 (AGENCIES): Hurriyat leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Sunday refused to meet the leaders of all-party delegation, terming such a measure as ‘deceitful’ and insisting that it cannot be an alternative to a ‘transparent agenda-based dialogue to address the core issue’.

However, four Opposition MPs of all-party delegation decided to reach out to separatists by meeting them separately after they rejected Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti’s invitation to them. “We decided to meet leaders of Hurriyat and Hurriyat apparently decided they will not conduct talks with Parliamentarians coming here. We met Yasin Malik, went to SAS Geelani who at the last moment decided not to meet us. Also met Mirwaiz, Shabir Shah, Abdul Gani Bhat and talked. All of them said that they decided to not talk on this issue,” Sitaram Yechury, CPI(M) general secretary, (More on p-5) said.

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Aghunato public protest Sep 2 incident

Students seen holding placards and banner to express their resentment against armed conflict in Aghunato area.

DIMAPUR, SEP 4 (NPN): Thousands of people, including neighbouring villages and students on Sunday staged a public rally at Aghunato town in protest against the September 2 incident, wherein 5 Assam Rifles convoy was ambushed by NSCN (K) near Aghunato.

The rally was organized

by Sumi Totimi Hoho (STH), Eastern Sumi Students’ Union (ESSU), GBs Hoho and Aghunato Town Students’ Union (ATSU). The gathering, further condemned the incident and voiced out against any kind of bloodshed in an around Aghunato area, said presidents of GB Hoho Aghunato Area president, Kuhozhe, ESSU Vihepu Yeptho and STH Zheshevi in a joint press statement.

According to the statement, adhoc town committee vice–chairman, Hoito Achumi, who addressed the rally urged the public “to have transparency and restraint ourselves from troubles” by taking pre-

jawans were injured in the ambush, when the convoy were returning to Zunheboto after a patrolling at Aghunato.

The Hoho said that the incident was never expected and uncalled for. It said when Nagas are crying for peace and yearning for honourable and acceptable solution, such kind of intimidation was against the wish and voice of the people.

Sumi Hoho therefore, urged the Government of India and NSCN (K) to resume ceasefire, saying that the long pending Indo-Naga issues could be solved only through dialogue Sumi Hoho (SH) and and not violence. its frontal organizations including Sumi Kukami Hoho, NSCN (K) MIP in a Sumi Totimi Hoho and Sumi Kiphimi Kuqhakulu have press note issued to media vehemently condemned the house have claimed that its September 2 incident near Ag- cadres of “Operation Dawn”, hunato town between Luvishe Naga Army attacked the four and Ghokishe village, where 5 vehicle convoy of 5 Assam Rifles while on their way back AR convoy was ambushed.

SH president, Toniho to Zunheboto at around 4 p.m.

Yepthomi and general secre- near, Aghunato town.

(Cont’d on p-7) tary, Vihuto Asumi said, four cautionary measures during such incidents. ESSU president Vihepu also urged the gathering to extend support and take initiatives at conflicting hours.

GB Hoho Aghunato area president, Kuhozhe Achumi questioned various factions as to “what wrong did the peace loving people of Aghunato do that they are bringing these kinds of armed conflicts at the soil of Aghunato?” The three bodies also strongly condemned the action of NSCN (K), when people were aspiring for peace.

Sumi bodies condemn

NSCN (K) on ambush

Public dissatisfied with TPDS in Wokha Correspondent

WOKHA, SEP 4 (NPN): A 2015 survey carried out in 28 villages from two blocks of Wokha district, as part of European Union (EU) funded project, has found that public in Wokha district were mostly dissatisfied with the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS).

Around 70% complained against issues faced in availing the scheme while most felt that the behavior of Fair Price Shop (FPS) owners were a problem in response to a survey conducted as part of the project titled ‘Improving access to information and delivery of public service schemes in remote and backward districts of Northeast (NE) states of India’.

Carried out in the later part of 2015, the survey also found out that 25% of respondents became aware of PDS through their neighbors and relatives and that items purchased in the ration shops were not weighed/ measured properly with no cash bills provided in most cases.

The survey also found that none of the PDS shop fronts had names of Vigilance Committee (VC) members displayed while less than 10% of beneficiaries were aware of the existence of VCs. This EU-funded project covers seven backward districts across five Northeastern states including Wokha in Nagaland, and is being implemented by the Paris-based French NGO Agency for Technical Cooperation

and Development (ACTED) along with Guwahati-based North East India Committee on Relief and Development (NEICORD) which in partnership with local NGO Team Metamorphosis (TM) is responsible for field implementation, Bangalore-based Public Affairs Center (PAC) which is tasked with the research component, and the Guwahati-based Nanda Talukdar Foundation (NTF) as its media advocacy component.

The objectives of the project includes encouraging demand for improved service delivery, improved access to and quality of public services particularly for the most marginalized and women, and to enhance transparency of service providers for 10 central government flagship schemes: IAY, JSSK, ICDS, MDM, MGNREGA, RKVY, NBA/TSC, RGGVY, NSAP, and TPDS. It was also widely recommended that improvement in service delivery through measures such as ensuring availability of stock, displaying prices, better behavior of staff, availability of complaint boxes, etc. would increase the satisfaction of respondents.

The government of India launched TPDS under the ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution in June 1997 with the basic objective of providing food grains to poor families/households at subsidized rates.

States are also required to formulate and implement foolproof arrangements for identification of the poor for delivery of food grains and distribution in a transparent and accountable manner at FPS levels. (Cont’d on p-7)

‘Delhi most unsafe city for senior citizens’ India vulnerable to Zika virus: Study N ew D e l hi , S ep 4 (IANS): Delhi has been categorised for the second consecutive year as the most unsafe city for senior citizens in 2015, the latest data from “Crime in India” report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) said.

With a rate of 108.8 crimes per 100,000 elderly population, senior citizens in the national capital are almost five times more likely to become victims of a crime than the rest of the country.

The national rate for such crimes stands at 20.

This category is followed by Madhya Pradesh 60.5 (3,456 cases), Chhattisgarh 53.7 (1,077 cases) and Andhra Pradesh 51.6 (2,495 cases).

Mostly senior citizens residing in the national capital were the victims of crimes like robbery (145 cases), cheating (123), murder (14), grievous hurt (9), extortion (3) attempt to murder (2),

attempt to commit culpable homicide (2), rape (1), dacoity (2) and the maximum 947 of “other IPC crimes”.

In terms of number, a total of 1,248 cases of crime against senior citizens were registered in Delhi in 2015.

The crime rate against senior citizens in Delhi rose 19.8 per 100,000 senior citizens compared to the rate of 89 crimes that took place in 2014.

NCRB had for the first time tabulated data on crimes against senior citizens in 2014.

Compared to the cases, the number of arrested persons for various crimes committed against senior citizens in 2015 was around one-third (385 criminals). The data said that all the criminals were male.

Asked about the increasing crime rate in the city against senior citizens, Special Commissioner of Police (Crime) Taj Hassan told IANS: “We have been

running a campaign since 2014 that every case should be registered. The major jump in crime rate was seen in 2014 and after that in 2015. So, we want that every crime should be detected and correct registration should take place.”

The officer said that the Delhi Police was very serious about the security of senior citizens regarding which a senior citizens’ security cell was formed on June 20, 2004, at the Police Headquarters level and now in all 11 districts of Delhi.

The officer said that monitoring of registered senior citizens by interacting on telephone and through regular interactions is the force’s priority. “We coordinate with senior citizens with the help of beat officers and advise them on necessary security and safety aspects.”

There is also specific 1291 helpline number for them on which they can call any time when in distress, the officer said, adding that beat

officers also visit their homes once or twice in a month.

The NCRB data also shows that a total of 20,532 cases of crimes against senior citizens were registered across India in 2015 compared to 18,714 cases in 2014.

A total of 1,867 cases were reported under cheating across India followed by robbery (1,294), murder (1,053), grievous hurt (949), attempt to commit murder (456), extortion (94), culpable homicide not amounting to murder (78), rape (58), attempt to commit culpable homicide (50), dacoity (47), dacoity with murder (2) and acid attack (1). There were 45 ‘other’ crimes. A total of 14,586 case were in the category of “other IPC crimes”.

The NCRB data released on August 30 maintained that those who have attained the age of 60 years or above are defined as senior citizens as per the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.

WA S H I N G TO N, S E P 4 (AGENCIES): A new study says that parts of Africa and the Asia-Pacific region may be vulnerable to outbreaks of the Zika virus, including some of the world’s most populous countries and many with limited resources to identify and respond to the mosquito-borne disease. The study said India, China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Nigeria, Vietnam, Pakistan, and Bangladesh may be at greatest risk of local outbreaks.

According to ANI reports, these countries receive a combination of high volumes of travelers from Zika-affected areas, have mosquitoes capable of transmitting Zika virus, climate conditions conducive to local spread, and limited health resources.

Study author Kamran Khan said that identifying where and when populations would be most susceptible to local transmission of Zika virus could help inform public health decisions about the use of finite resources.

“An estimated 2.6 billion people live in areas of Africa and Asia-Pacific where local Zika virus transmission is possible,” said Khan, adding, “The potential for epidemics in those regions is particularly concerning given that the vast numbers of people who could be exposed to Zika virus are living in environments where health and human resources to prevent, detect, and respond to outbreaks are limited.”

The research team analyzed airline passenger traffic data from 689 cities with commercial airports in the Americas.

They then mapped the monthly destinations and volumes of travellers arriving into Africa and Asia-Pacific to identify countries at greatest risk of Zika virus importation across seasons. Health expenditure per capita was used as a proxy of a country’s capacity to detect and effectively respond to a possible Zika virus outbreak.

Countries with populations at risk for Zika virus

importation and subsequent spread include India (67,422 travellers arriving per year; 1.2 billion residents in potential Zika transmission areas), China (238,415 travellers; 242 million residents), Indonesia (13,865 travellers; 197 million residents), the Philippines (35,635 travellers; 70 million residents) and Thailand (29241 travellers; 59 million residents).

Isaac Bogoch, another author said the health consequences of Zika in Africa and Asia-Pacific will depend not just on local ability to diagnose and respond to a possible outbreak, but also on levels of existing immunity to Zika virus.

Even though Zika virus was first identified in Africa, and sporadic cases have been reported in both Africa and Asia-Pacific, little is known about whether the Asian strain of the virus (now circulating in the Americas) will affect individuals differently if they have previously been infected with the African strain.

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Prayer and healing centre observes anniv in Kohima

(L-R): Khuvili and Hotoli addressing the gathering during the 13th anniversary celebration. (NP) Correspondent

KOHIMA, SEP 4 (NPN): Christian Revival Prayer and Healing Centre at lower Kenouzou Kohima observed its 13th anniversary on Sunday with I. Hotoli Pugho as the main speaker.

Pugho in her message said that no worldly force can stop the work of God and urged the gathering to cling on His word. She reminded the congregation to believe in Him and not to be carried away by “evil forces” of this world.

While appreciating the work of numerous prayer centres across the state, she also cautioned the false teaching

and preaching deviate from Holy Bible.

The founder of the prayer and healing centre Khuvili V. Swu in her address said many times the evils forces tried to stop the work of God, however fought back and won the battle.

The programme was led

by Lhosheli Swu, praise and worship led by Athrong Sangtam, special songs were presented by Ashei and Friends and N. Cherish hostel, Atoli Konyak shared word of witness, I. Shiholi Shohe shared a testimony on how God healed her son, scripture reading by Sesenle and vote of thanks by Khuvili V. Swu.

NPF Mon, central team holds consultative meet DIMAPUR: Joint consultative meeting of NPF Mon division and NPF Central team led by general secretary NPF Central and in-charge Mon division, B.P. Hanghu, was held on August 30 at NPF Mon division office. Briefing the party workers representing all nine assembly constituencies of Mon, Hnaghu stated the recent crisis that had taken place within the party was unfortunate and unforgettable, but a beneficial experience for the party.

He said it was time for the party workers to come unite and make the reconciliation exercise “advantageously meaningful.” He also expressed confidence that the party would storm back to power in the 2018 election under the present leadership.

NPF Mon division president Yanlong Konyak emphasized on the importance of the role of NPF central office towards enabling smooth and effective functioning of the division.

Various party officials also spoke on the occasion. Later, office bearers of both NPF central and Mon called on the deputy commissioner Mon, Honjei Konyak, at his office and discussed the law and order situation in Mon.

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KVK Longleng conducts trg on pulses news in brief PNTMK freshers’ meet cum get-together: Poumai Naga Tsiidoumai Me Kohima (PNTMK) 32nd freshers’ meet cum get-together would be held on September 10, 10 a.m. at APO conference hall Kohima with minister social welfare Kiyanilie Peseyie as the chief guest and chief manager SBI Senapati Branch Hepuni Bismarck as the guest of honour.

All members have been requested to attend the programme with traditional attire.

BJP Dmu unit greets: BJP minority morcha Dimapur unit

has extended greetings to all the teachers and wished them to continue to spread the light of education in the society and help in eradicating the darkness of ignorance.

SPC&DC informs: Sanjeevani Poly Clinic & Diagnostic Centre (SPC&DC) SPC&DC at Ram Janki Higher Secondary School Road, Dimapur has informed that it would be holding “free doctor consultation” on September 8 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

ANGPTA greets: Central office of the All Nagaland Government Primary Teachers’ Association (ANGPTA) has extended greetings to all the teachers in Nagaland on Teachers’ Day. ANGPTA has also called upon all the teachers to make the occasion a time to recommit and re-dedicate to the noble cause.

Farmers, KVK officials and others after awareness-cum-training programme.

VCC, VBC condemn alleged assault on DB

DIMAPUR: Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Longleng, Nagaland conducted awareness-cum-training programme on pulses on August 30 at Nyang village of Longleng district.

In the training, SMS (Agronomy) Dr. Manoj Kumar spoke on importance of pulses for nutritional security.

He encouraged the farmer’s community to go for pulse

DIMAPUR: Viyixe Council Court (VCC) and Viyixe Baptist Church (VBC) have strongly condemned the alleged assualt of 5 Assam Rifles meted out to its bonafide citizen on September 2.

In a joint condemnation note by Village Council Court secretary, Tovikhe Achumi and Viyixe Baptist Church secretary, Vinato Yeptho said Paul Anche was a Dobashi serving at Aghunato DB Court and an innocent public. It claimed that the Indian military jawans had assaulted him without any rhyme or reason while on his way home. While condemning the act, the VCC and VBC have questioned the Army jawans as to why innocent public should be harassed and beaten up without any proper interrogation? It said such incidents should not be happen in the near future as everyone wanted a permanent peace.

cultivation in rice field without keeping fallow.

Dr. Manoj also emphasized on improved production technology of green gram, black gram, lentil and chickpea.

SMS (Horticulture) K. Lily Rangnamei deliberated on cultivation practices of pea for vegetable as green pea and also encouraged the farmers to go for pea seed production.

SMS (Plant Protection) E. Lireni Kikon gave detailed lecture on insect pest and disease management of pulses.

Farmers showed keen interest to take up pulse cultivation in rice fallow by this year itself. About 40 kg of green gram and black gram seed were distributed to the farmers. Altogether 50 farmers participated in the programme.

Medical camp held in Chessore Dmu Ward-2 council to take

action against oil adulterators

DIMAPUR: Dimapur Ward-2 council has resolved to “take stern action” against the kingpins of the oil adulterators, who were exposed by ACAUT, after the completion of administrative and judicial proceedings.

According to a release

by Dimapur Ward-2 council, this was resolved in an executive meeting held at the council office on August 25 wherein Kevi Zakiesato, chairman of Ward-2 council took the charges officially in completion of the leave.

All the executive members and office bearers present at the meeting and discussed the recent exposure of the Kingpins of the oil adulterators by the ACAUT and resolved to take action by Rev. Dr. Flora and Sr. Rita of Holy Redeemer and others after the medical camp.

DIMAPUR: Two-day medical camp by Rev. Dr. Flora and Sr. Rita of Holy Redeemer, Chumukedima was conducted was organized under the aegis of Development Association of Nagaland.

In the camp over 300 patients received direct treatment

while many others benefitted through various ways including informative awareness on health issues. A press note by Chessore Area Public Forum advisor, Wongtong stated that the team despite the slushy roads, showed great love in reaching out to the needy. Vil-

lage council, Students’ Union of Chessore village and Chessore Area Public Forum also acknowledged and thanked the sacrificial effort of the team and the timely medical care where people have been suffering with various sicknesses and little access to medication.

Loan recovery & renewal camp conducted

DIMAPUR: State Bank of India, Kohima main branch supported by Nagaland State Rural Livelihoods Mission (NSRLM) Kohima district and VISWE-METO Village Level Organization Viswema village conducted a KCC loan recovery and renewal camp on August 30 at Viswema village.

The meeting was conducted to educate borrowers on the benefits of prompt repay-

ment of bank loans, loan renewal and the adverse effects of non-repayment of loans.

After which outstanding dues were recovered from those who had availed various agri credit facilities from the bank. The camp was attended by 40 borrowers from the village and availed the door-step opportunity to repay and renew their loan accounts while some fully cleared their bank loans.

vacating those involved from its jurisdiction.

The chairman has also instructed all the members and office bearers of the council to remain alert and not permit any individual or group to infiltrate within the jurisdiction of the council.

The Ward-2 Council has also lauded the police department for their strict vigilance on the movement of the adulterators.

Furthermore, the council has appreciated and extends full support to DNSU, Faith Theological College, Dimapur conducted Open Written Bible Quest NSF and NGOs for their firm competition. Around 100 people appeared for the competition. stand to revoke AFSPA from Nagaland. The council chairman, Kevi Zakiesato said it was high time for Nagas to stand up together and fight for “our” right.

Former SRF president refutes news report

TUENSANG: The former president of the Sovereign Republic of Freeland (SRF) B. Yemlong Chang, has refuted the news items ‘SRF re-affirms its existence’ published on July 23 in sections of the local dailies, wherein it had mentioned that SRF reaffirmed and declared to stand united under the nomenclature of SRF “even if the world comes to an end”.

Chang termed the statement as totally “false and baseless”, claiming that it was published without his knowledge and consent as he had already resigned.

In a press note, B. Yemlong Chang informed that he had tendered his resignation on July 9, 2016, to the central advisory board through the vice president after a meeting was held at Tuensang town on July 7 2016, with the leaders of ENPO, ENSF, ENWO, CKS, YTC, KTC, USLP, TVCU and other NGOs. Asserting that he was firm on his decision, Yemlong said the July 23 press release was a great insult to him as well as Chang and Eastern Nagas as whole. He further said that “selfdeclared non-recognized organization SRF should be ban”.

A relief fund of Rs. 4 lakh cash under the State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) was provided to Shikhoholi wife of late Hokhevi who was killed by lightning strike on May 13, 2016. The relief fund was handed over by Extra Assistant Commissioner (EAC) Ahgunato Berimong on September 1, in the presence of village council and relatives of the deceased at Ngozubu village.

ATMAs conduct trainings & demonstrations across the state

(L-R) Farmers and Agriculture Technology Management Agency officials after the training at Chepoketa, Enhulumi, Yisemyong and Kukegwo villages respectively.

DIMAPUR: Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) has conducted various trainings and demonstrations for farmers across Nagaland.

PHEK BLOCK: ATMA Phek block conducted training and demonstration on cultivation practices of kiwi, grapes and tea on August 26 at Chepoketa village with resource person Zhievesa Neinu, a progressive farmer from Phek Basa village who was also awarded as the best farmer under Phek Block. Altogether 44 farmers attended the programme.

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ed training and demonstrations programme on August 25 and 26 at Leshemi and Enhulumi villages respectively with AHO & BTT convener, Pfutsero block, Elias Ezung, and ATM, Pfutsero block, Zhavinuo Keditsu, as resource persons. The resource persons trained the farmers on the scope, importance, cultivation techniques and management of Kiwi. During the technical session, Zhavinuo Keditsu conducted hands-on demonstrations on preparation of detergent powder, dish wash gel, and value addition of Tomato Garlic pickle. The purpose of the training was to enable the trainees to produce such products for their own consump-

tion and to eventually expand as an enterprise. The produce obtained from the demonstrations was later distributed to the farmers. Altogether 57 farmers from Leshemi and Enhulumi villages attended the programme.

TSEMINYU: ATMA Tseminyu organised demonstration programme on “package and practices of winter vegetables” under PMKSY programme with subject matter specialist (Horticulture), KVK, Tesophenyu, Khekali Sema, as resource person on August 26 at Tsongsa, Chunlikha block. The programme was chaired by BTM, ATMA Tseminyu, Dr. Vibeilie Keretsu. The resource person dem-

onstrated on the package and practices of cabbage and pea. Altogether 13 farmer participants attended the programme and seeds were distributed to them.

O N G PA N G KO N G SOUTH BLOCK: As part of Kisan Gosthi, extension functionaries of ATMA Ongpangkong south block, Mokokchung conducted a field day programme on August 30, at horticulture centre of excellence, Yisemyong.

The field trip was organized with the aim to update the knowledge and skills of the farmers on latest agricultural technologies. The team was led by ATMA Ongpangkong south block convenor, AHO

Talimeren along with ATMA staffs. Altogether 14 farmers from six villages attended the programme.

WO K H A : AT M A Wokha organized training –cum-farmers’ award and early winter vegetables seed distribution on August 31 at fishery training hall Wokha.

SDO (C) Asalie while giving the awards on behalf of DC said that ATMA was a model of Lab to Land or to farmers and encouraged the awardees to take advantage of the doorstep technology ATMA was providing and also share with other farmers. He gave away cash and certificates to five SHG/CIGs and five individual farmers. DAO, Peter while

distributing vegetables seeds to the vegetable growers congratulated ATMA Wokha for their consistence and dedication in implementing ATMA activities in the district and for organizing such award functions. He advised the farmers to sincerely cultivate the vegetables and thereby eat the fruits and not the seeds.

PD, Dr.Mhonchan while delivering the keynote address said that giving of awards and incentives was an annual program of ATMA under B7 cafeteria of activities, where best performing SHG/CIG/FIG and individual farmers from each block were given cash.

In the training session SDO Soil & WC, Litemo spoke

on water management for winter vegetables, Zuthunglo AFA on package of practices on pea and beans and Nzanbeni ATMA gave power point presentation on package of practices on cabbage and knol khol. Earlier, the programme was chaired by Mhomo Fishery Inspector and vote of thanks pronounced by Mhonroni ATM. M E LU R I B LO C K : ATMA Meluri Block, Phek conducted farmers award training on “Post harvest management of ginger” and demonstration on “Bokashi making,” “maize sheller” and “land preparation and spacing of banana” on August 16 at banana farm school,

Kukegwo village, Meluri block, Phek with BTM, Meluri Block, Ekonthung Odyuo and ATM Meluri Block, Kelvin Khamo as resource persons. The resource person highlighted that post harvest loss of ginger accounts to a large percentage, necessitating care after harvest by killing it in a proper way, sun drying, and proper storing methods should be practiced to tackle the post harvest loss. Various steps on making bokashi and the benefits were also made known to the farmers. Meanwhile, the farmers’ award for Meluri block 2015-16 was bagged

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Volunteers clearing waste at Wazük River under “The Greensight Project”. (NP)

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MOKOKCHUNG, SEP 4 (NPN): Volunteers of “The Greensight Project” planted ornamental tree saplings on the roadside of MopungchuketMilak road and also conducted a “river clean up exercise” from September 1-3.

“The Greensight Project” is a five-year scenic enhancement programme initiated by Mopungchuket students’ union (MALT) under Mokokchung district.

As part of the project, the volunteers had planted the saplings along 4 kms of the total 11 kms stretch of

Mopungchuket-Milak road, newly paved under DoNER/ NLCPR scheme. Plantation along the remaining stretch of the road is slated to be undertaken during the next planting season.

Volunteers also cleaned a stretch of the Wazük River by collecting and disposing nonbiodegradable waste materials.

As part of the project, MALT is to undertake cleaning of all the rivers under Mopungchuket territory.

The Greensight Project was launched in July 2016

by Parliamentary Secretary of Geology & Mining, Dr.

Imtiwapang Aier and will culminate in 2021.

Further, MALT has invited interested environment groups and workers as well as eco-clubs of schools and colleges under Mokokchung district to participate in The Greensight Project’s river clean up exercises.

It also reminded that there is a standing order by the Mopungchuket Village Council banning use of chemicals and other hazardous materials while fishing in the rivers under Mopungchuket territory and that defaulters will be fined Rs.50,000.

DIMAPUR: Two-day workshop for the secondary science teachers was held on August 30 and 31 at the conference hall of the Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE), Kohima. It was jointly organized by NBSE and Laxmi Publication Pvt. Ltd. where teachers from 55 registered schools of the Board attended.

According to DIPR report, the resource persons, Dr. Debajit Dutta and Sandip Sen emphasised on how to improve the study of science in the schools. They spoke about enhancing and updating the teaching skills of the teachers and addressed issues and challenges faced by the teachers in teaching science.

Addressing the gathering in the inaugural session, the chairman, NBSE, Asano Sekhose spoke about the potential of the students and the need to channelize their ability and interest in learning science. She underlined the need of the students to have a strong foundation of the concepts if learning of science is to be made enjoyable and productive.

Controller of Examinations, NBSE, Rangumbuing Nsarangbe in the concluding session underscored the linkage between academic proficiency and their relative performance in assessment or examination. He also appraised the participants how to bring about a change in the teaching-learning process.

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NSLSA two-day refresher training programme concludes DIMAPUR: Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) two-day refresher training programme of panel lawyer (PLs) concluded at Dimapur, Sunday.

In the valedictory session, Registrar, Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench, Y. Longkumer expressed concern for the lack of reservation for the disability in the state.

She also urged the panel lawyers to reach out to the underprivileged and weaker section of the society for dispensing justice to them.

Resource person for two sessions, DCP, Dimapur, Dr. Ilyas K.P.A., IPS emphasized on strengthening the criminal justice system, to educate the police official about their role during investigation and the attitude of treating the accused person as criminal under custody Public prosecutor, P. P. Hutoi suggested the panel lawyers to enlighten the general public about the penal impact of using, possession or printing fake currenc.

He further encouraged executing the responsibilities as a penal lawyer for dispensing justice to the masses as a whole.

Director, Social Welfare Department, Merang Aier emphasized the activities carried out by the department.

Aier also enlightened

Gauhati High Court, Kohima bench registrar, Y Longkumer addresses the lawyers at the concluding day.

the gathering on various social welfare schemes implemented in the state for the pur pose of creating awareness and enabling the panel lawyers to approach the authorities for availing the scheme benefits to the needy.

District and Sessions Judge, Mon, Neiko Kanuo urged the panel lawyers of the respective district to maintain proper register for the court based and other activities in the front office for work transparency.

Kanuo also asked them to

have a regular interaction with the under trial prisoner for providing proper legal assistance.

Others who spoke on various topics included ToT (PL) NSLSA Akumla Longchari, Cheliam Khianmniungan, Esther K. Aye and Limasenala Longkumer.

The two-day program was summed up by Nino Iralu, member secretary, NSLSA, vote of thanks was extended

by Akumla Longchari. Altogether 46 panel lawyers from 11 districts attended the training programme.

H&FW holds state level review meet TUD celebrates Mungmung festival CYF reiterates ban on

hunting & import of pork

DIMAPUR: Trongar Union Dimapur (TUD) celebrated Mungmung festival at TUD DIMAPUR: Chakhesang treasurer, additional DGP Youth Front (CYF) while reit(Rtd) S.T Sangtam’s resierating that hunting has been dence, Dimapur. banned throughout the year A short programme in the Chakhesang inhabited was organised by Trongar area of Phek district it has Union Dimapur for Trongar also directed all the respective Suhrozarüh and in-laws. The youth organizations to firmly programme was chaired by adhere to the directives.

Tia Mongzar, invocation A press note by CYF was said by Tsari Sangtam, vice president Mudongoyi welcome speech by president Swuro and press secretary, Trongar Union Dimapur, Vipa Domeh stated that liftMürücho Sangtam and folk ing of the ban on hunting song was presented by Khby any authority would be ingkurü Mülong, Trongar Women folk of Trongarü presenting Longmi-Khii. stringently dealt with as enUnion Dimapur.

The significance of rated by Tselong Sangtam Akhaba exhorted the gath- dorsed by Chakhesang Pubic Mungmung festival was nar- and manager Industry, S. ering.

Organization.

CYF also stated that import of pork to the Chakhesang inhabited area of Phek district for commercial purpose was strictly prohibited and that defaulters would be strictly dealt with. This would come into force with effect from the date of publication of this notice, stated the release.

Meanwhile, CYF stated that two persons namely Thiipukhriiyi Shijoh and Hizo Shijoh of Chozuba village were caught and penalized for supplying pig on July 5.

BJP Mandal Pughoboto on Sensitization on MGNREGA & social audit ‘fictitious & bogus’ appointments DIMAPUR: State level review meeting of CMOs, MSs, SPOs, and POs was held from August 29-30 at the Directorate of Health & Family Welfare (H&FW) Conference hall.

Speaking on the first day of the meeting, joint secretary to the government of Nagaland, H&FW Rajesh Soundararajan IAS, said the meeting was an opportunity to exchange ideas and feedbacks and to improve on existing situations. He also suggested for more of such meetings in the days to come.

Delivering the introductory speech, mission director (NHM), Dr. Yankho Lotha,

stressed on the much needed improvement of administration and performance of the concerned officers.

Secretary to the government of Nagaland H&FW Maongwati Aier IAS, in his exhortation lauded the house for the interactive and innovative session.

On the ongoing RTI issues in the department with regards to legal matters and RTI disclosures, Aier asserted that accounting and paper works should be flawless with valid and accurate reporting.

The meeting also saw presentations from all vertical programmes by concerned SPOs and POs. This

was followed by extensive discussion hours on both days wrapping up on all pertaining issues and grievances.

On the second day, joint secretary to the government of Nagaland, Smita Sarangi, IAS, joined the meeting which was chaired and cochaired by joint secretary to the government of Nagaland, H&FW and principal director, DH&FW respectively.

With a total of 70 participants from all districts and the directorate, the two-day meeting comprehensively covered State’s performance for the financial year 20152016 by Dr. Thanghoi Lam, SPO (NHM).

DIMAPUR: BJP mandal Pughoboto while reacting to NPF central youth wing on the issue of “illegal appointments”, has stated that it appreciated the NPF central youth wing in their fight against illegal appointments in various departments.

A press note by BJP mandal Pughoboto president, Jevito Achumi and press secretary, Jevishe Y. Achumi stated that while it honour and respect the stand of NPF central youth wing for upholding their party election manifesto of “good and corruption free governance,” the BJP mandal reiterated that it also does not support any kind of “fictitious and bogus” appointments.

Questioning the NPF central youth wing as to why only H&FW was singled out

SBAK-NM organises NTC & teachers’ prayer day

Satakha Town Baptist Church choir presenting special number. (NP)

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Z U N H E B O T O, S E P 4 (NPN): Sumi Baptist Akukuhou Kuqhakulu- Nito Mount (SBAK-NM) prayer day for Nito Theological College (NTC) and teachers was held Sunday at Satakha Town Baptist Church (STBC) with Dr. Hutton Sümi as the speaker.

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the book of Luke in the Bible asked the congregation whether “we” have been questioning the decision of the father.

Dr. Hutton said one cannot be called a true Christian only by attending the church services, praying and reading the scriptures or offering tithes and fasting.

He said true Christians should be missionaries and ambassadors of Christ in their everyday actions, conduct or

speech. Dr. Hutton then questioned the congregation “are we missing the heartbeats of our Almighty God?” Delivering a keynote address, chairman of NTC governing body and Sümi Hoho general secretary, Vihuto expressed concern over the mushrooming of Theological institutions lamenting that the “quantity of candidates have exceeded the quality.”

Pointing out that NTC

was not established to gain profit he said, the college aims to groom quality disciplines of Christ who would win souls.

The chairman also informed about the introduction of M.Div in the present academic year and also said that Holistic Children Ministry would be taken up with top priority.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by host STBC, APC Livika while Onito recorded the sequences of the devotional services which began with invocation by Tovini.

STBC Pastor Rev Kughato Chophi administered introduction and special prayers for the NTC fraternity which was followed by “responsive reading” led by Merica.

Special songs were also presented by STBC choir and solos by Lino and Alovi, scripture reading by Betterson NTC and special prayers for all the teachers was administered by STBC associate pastor.

and that too specifically from November 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016, the BJP mandal said it wanted to know the so called “numerous applicants” and why termination was being sought only for appointments made during the mentioned period?

It also questioned the “illegal appointments” made from the year 2003 to 2105 and why the NPF central youth wing has not made any representation to the government in this regard. BJP mandal Pughoboto stated that NPF central youth wing should have the guts to specify at least one department, apart from H&FW. Further, it also extended helping hand to the NPF central youth wing to do away with all “illegal appointments”.

Participants of sensitization programme on MGNREGA and social audit.

DIMAPUR: A sensitization programme on MGNREGA and social audit on August 30 at Conference Hall, BDO Office, Meluri town by State Institute of Rural Develop-

ment Nagaland (SIRD).

The programme was held for VCCs, VDBs, and women VDB of Block Ghar Meluri RD block with senior faculty SIRD Dr. Juthsutho Phoji and

BDO block Ghar RD Block Meluri Sheyhunle Khing as resource persons. All the village functionaries from 11 villages under Meluri Block participated at the programme.

Kohima Law College holds citizen rights awareness

Team member with professor-in-charge Kezhokhoto Savi.

DIMAPUR: Kohima Law College team led by professor-in-charge Kezhokhoto Savi conducted citizen rights awareness on September 3 at Tesophenyu Group Fellowship, Kohima.

The team spoke on various topics pertaining to National Food Security Act 2013, Consumer Awareness, RTI, Lokayukta, Food Safety & Standard Act 2006, Child Protection, Human Rights & Environment Protection.

The team has been conducting citizen rights aware-

ness since June 2016 with its first launching at Tyrannus Boys Hostel Jakhama.

The other team members included John Walling, G. Hekito Sema, Vesutolu Therie, Abel M. Ayemi, Medo Khalo, Kewithinwang Zeliang and Vitoka K. Aye. For further query one has been asked to call Nagaland State Consumer Helpline Toll Free No. 1800-345-3701 or visit the office at Old Nagaland State Legislative Assembly building, Kohima, Nagaland during the office hours.

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IMPHAL, Sep 4: Election authority in Manipur has appointed nine nodal officers for the upcoming general election to the Manipur Legislative Assembly, due by early 2017.

Chief electoral officer (CEO) Manipur had already started preparation for the election which would be the eleventh general election to the state Assembly following an instruction from the Election Commission of India (ECI).

To take stock of the preparation, a team of the ECI led by its director general had even visited the state on August 11 and 12 last. As a part of the preparation, Manipur government has issued an order appointing nine officers of Manipur Civil Service (MCS) and Manipur Finance Service (MFS) as nodal officers to

look after different section of the activities related with the preparation of the election.

As per the order, director of state survey and settlement department Somorjit Salam has been appointed as manpower management, deputy secretary (transport) Dr Rangitabali Waikhom as helpline and complaints redressal, joint director (CAF&PD and MD (MSCB) Ranjan Yumnam as observer, administrative officer (medical) T Manihar Singh as implementation, director SLUB & deputy secretary revenue Y Rajen Singh as welfare of polling personnel, under secretary (AR) and deputy director, SAT A Shivadas Sharma as training management, joint director/ IPR Dr N Johnson Meetei as media communication and joint director (finance commission) L Badalkumar and

deputy finance advisor/agriculture P Premjit Khuman as expenditure monitoring.

The four-member ECI team led by led by deputy chief election commissioner Sandeep Saxena had visited the state on August 11 and 12 last and reviewed meetings with officials of state election authority, district electoral officers (DEOs), political parties and other stakeholders before taking a decision on holding Assembly election in Manipur.

During the meeting with them, political parties had even suggested to conduct the elections in one go.

On the other hand, aspirant candidates of BJP have also started their election campaigns in the constituencies they wished to contest the election. With the hope of capturing power after the gen-

eral elections, Manipur unit of BJP had already geared up for the poll with the estimation that the elections may come up any time before the end of the current term of Ibobi led Congress government.

Former president of BJP Yuva Morcha, Pukhrambam Somorjit today launched his election campaign at Langthabal constituency of Imphal West district with a party election rally at Lilong Chajing.

Somorjit is hoping to contest the election as BJP candidate from the constituency. However, he said that if the party fails to offer the ticket he will drop from contesting the election and support the candidate choose by the party.

State BJP leaders who spoke on the occasion said that the party will definitely able to capture power after the next general election.

Shillong teen arrested in USA freed on bond

Shillong, Sep 4 (Agencies): A teen who fatally shot his mother at their Ooltewah home on Aug. 6 in which his attorney said was “a tragic accident” had his bond lowered and is out of jail.

Jovian Kyndiah is charged with four counts of aggravated assault related to a long standoff with police, but he has not been charged with his mother’s death. That investigation is continuing. Attorney Bryan Hoss said the youth was preparing to take a gun to his aunt’s home nearby after it had been burglarized the night before. He said the gun accidentally went off with his mother nearby.

She was killed by the shot that entered her side and passed through her body shortly after midnight. Attorney Hoss said the youth then “panicked” and became suicidal, leading to

Bibhuti bags Heritage Heroes Award Marijuana worth Rs. 44 lakhs;

Dr. Bibhuti Lahkar Guwahati, Sep 4 (PTI): Assam-based ecologist and conservation activist Bibhuti Lahkar has become the first Asian to be awarded the prestigious ‘Heritage Heroes Award’ by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Lahkar received the award at the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s ongoing World Conservation Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii last night, an IUCN release said.

Lahkar was among five conservationists across the globe to be nominated for this year’s Heritage Heroes Award, aimed at recognising “outstanding efforts” around the world in making a difference in the conservation of

‘TMC will wrest power from LF in 2018 Tripura polls’ Udaipur, Sep 4 (PTI): Overcoming all hurdles, Trinamool Congress (TMC) will wrest power from the CPI(M)-led Left Front in Tripura in the 2018 Assembly elections, a top TMC leader today said here.

“We will wrest power from the Left Front by overcoming all hurdles. This is our mission. People of the plains and hills of Tripura will vote for us and we will present them with good governance,” TMC vice-president Mukul Roy said at a mass gathering.

Altogether 2,150 supporters of different political parties like CPI(M), Congress and CPI(ML) today joined TMC in presence of Roy. “TMC is now a national party and Congress is a party of circus, which lost all its teeth in Tripura and has no ability to deliver any good anywhere in the country,” Roy said.

World Heritage sites in challenging situations, it said.

Lahkar has been working to save the grasslands, flora and fauna of Manas National Park area for the past two decades and is currently engaged as Manas Landscape Administrator for Aaranyak, an NGO working for biodiversity conservation in northeast India.

On receiving the award, he thanked all who helped him along the way and said he felt humbled and honoured by the recognition for his work.

“Today I am delighted and honoured to get this award. I have dedicated this award to Manas World Heritage Sites and local communities living around Manas,” he said.

The ecologist has intensively studied the grasslands of Manas and is now globally recognised as an expert in the threatened flora and fauna of the Terai region along the southern foothills of the Himalayas, an Aaranyak release said.

In the early nineties, Lahkar was conducting research at Manas when he found himself in the height of the Bodo agitation, followed by the armed struggle by

Bodo insurgents when people occupied land within the Park and started rampant timber collection and poaching in the protected area.

As a consequence, Manas was listed as a World Heritage Site “in Danger” (1992-2011) and it was during this period when Lahkar formulated a vision for Manas with support from the locals.

Along with his team, Lahkar trained ex-poachers, hunters and members of local grassroot NGOs (almost 600 in number) and these poachers-turned-conservationists are now helping the forest department in patrolling and protecting the Manas National Park.

He was also instr umental in connecting Manas Wildlife Sanctuary with the Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan, which led to a system of trans-boundary wildlife monitoring and now supports management in the entire Manas natural area that spreads across India and Bhutan.

He also conducted the first GIS survey of the park and his research findings and recommendations are a critical component in the Manas Tiger Conservation Plan.

two peddlers arrested

B ishal gh a r , S e p 4 (Agencies): On specific inputs, a special operation was carried out by troops of 86 battalion of the Border Security Force (BSF) jointly with the police, which recovered huge quantity of marijuana hidden in a truck in Rastharmatha area of bordering Sepahijala district of Tripura Saturday.

Two persons were arrested along with the dry marijuana (locally called ganja) worth around Rs. 44 lakh. DIG BSF Ashok Kumar Yadav said, “Based on information provided by the DC G (Deputy Commandant G branch) BSF team along with the police stopped a truck and from which 35 packets of ganja has been recovered.

Each packet weighs around 25 kg and all total the consignment is around 875 kg. According to government approved rate the seizure’s worth is around Rs. 43 lakh 75 thousand.”

He added that in order to keep Tripura drugs free BSF is not only seizing dry ganja but also continuing its operation against cultivation of ganja especially in the bordering areas and in the deep forest where the present of the police and security force is less. Last year the BSF destroyed more than six lakh ganja plants in the Sepahi-

India to carry petroleum products via B’desh Agartala, Sep 4 (IANS): The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) will transport petroleum products from the northeastern state of Assam to Tripura through Bangladesh from September 7, an official said here on Sunday.

The official said the arrangement was due to the difficulties faced in carrying petrol and diesel through the Indian roads of the region.

The IOCL under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas of the Indian Government and the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) of the Bangladesh government had signed Memoranm of Understanding (MoU) in lieu of this in Dhaka on August 18.

“If the passports of the officials and truckers of IOCL were received by Tuesday, the transportation of the petroleum products from Assam to Tripura via Bangladesh would start from September 7,” an IOCL official said.

He said Indian oil tankers carrying petroleum products

from Bongaigaon (northern Assam) will ply on the Dawki border (Meghalaya)- Tamabil (Bangladesh)- Chatlapur (Bangladesh)- Kailasahar (north Tripura) route covering a distance of 136 km in about four hours.

“This new route via Bangladesh would save time and costs in carrying petroleum products from Assam to Tripura as the existing over 400 km mountainous route required more than ten hours to carry these essential items. Besides, the condition of national highways through Meghalaya and southern Assam is horrifying,” the official added.

The short-term IndiaBangladesh deal on shipping of the petroleum products is valid till September 30.

An official statement of the Indian High Commission in Dhaka said based on the request by the Indian government, Bangladesh has granted permission for the movement of petroleum goods on humanitarian grounds through their

territory.

The MoU will facilitate India to carry petroleum goods (Motor Spirit, High Speed Diesel, Superior Kerosene Oil and Liquefied Petroleum Gas) from Assam to Tripura through Bangladesh territory to make a buffer stock of them in the northeastern state.

Bangladesh had earlier allowed India to carry food grains and heavy machineries from different parts of India to northeastern state of Tripura via Bangladesh.

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has transported a fresh consignment of 2,350 tonnes of rice last week from Kolkata to Tripura via Bangladesh to avoid transportation hitches through the traditional route of Assam and Meghalaya.

Earlier in 2012, Bangladesh had allowed state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation to ferry heavy machinery, turbines and over-dimensional cargoes through Ashuganj port for the 726-MW Palatana mega power project in southern Tripura.

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jala district here in Tripura.

The driver and assistant of the truck, bearing Haryana registration number HR-58-A1837, have been arrested and presently are under interrogation in the Bishalghar police station.

Jashbir Singh, the arrested driver said, “I had loaded it from Bishalghar and was suppose to go to Guwahati.

The packets have ganja and I was aware of it but thought that shall make little money out of it. I only have the mobile number of the owner and nothing else.”

Meanwhile, Sepahijal district Superintendent of Police (SP) Sudipta Das expressed his concern over illegal cultivation of ganja in large unmanned area in his district and is a matter of great concern for the security forces which despite day and night vigil are unable to prevent it totally.

He informed that previous month the police had seized around 1,500 kg of dry ganja destined for smuggling across the border to Bangladesh.

Smuggling of different contraband items is on the rise across the state despite security agencies making relentless efforts to curb the illegal trade.

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the standoff with the SWAT Team. During the incident on Freedom Circle, he fired a shot through blinds in the direction of four officers approaching the house. The attorney said Kyndiah was “grief-sticken and distraught” after the shooting.

He was initially held on $800,000 bond. An officer who opened the front door of the Dear Mhonthung, residence early in the standoff “Dearest Mhonthung,on your birthday we wish you all could see a body lying at the the very best..May the Good Lord bless you with all the top of the stairs. Attorney Hoss desires of your heart...Happy birthday Ngogo. said the shooting happened With lots of love Nzanti upstairs. At the first court date, 40 people showed up in support of the youth, which attorney Hoss said “is very rare.” They included his mother’s sister, his mother’s boyfriend, co-workers and a teacher from Ooltewah High School, where Kyndiah was a student and graduated.

His father died some 18 months Aizawl, Sep 4 (PTI): Mi- Hmar, General Secretary of zoram Home Minister R La- Hmar Inpui Francis Songate, ago. lzirliana today asserted that Rohringa and Thanglianchthe state government would hunga.

The state government not agree evenif the Manipurbased Hmar People’s Conven- delegation led by Additional tion (Democratic) continued Secretary for Home Lalbito demand a separate autono- akzama comprised Joint Secmous district council compris- retary for home Lalhriatpuia, ing areas adjoining Manipur, SP, CID (SB) Rodingliana Chawngthu and OSD (Home) IMPHAL, Sep 4 (Agen- in the ongoing peace talks.

Lalzirliana said that he David H Lalthangliana. cies): The Residential Kids The HPC (D) organised Care School in Imphal is in the wished that the current peace eye of a storm. Residents of talks between the state govern- a meeting of leaders of difToupokpi village in Bishnupur ment and the HPC (D) would ferent Hmar organisations at district are threatening to close be successful in solving the Churachanpur in Manipur it down after a Class VI student insurgency problem hitting the on August 13 which endorsed Tongbram Suresh was allegedly north eastern part of the state the peace talks between the Mizoram government and the beaten to death for not being for years.

The negotiation between HPC (D). able to pay the fees. A mob in The said meeting constithe Langol area vandalized the the two sides was held on August 10 in Aizawl and the tuted a Drafting Committee to school on Friday night.

The locals demanded a second round is scheduled to chalk out the demands of the children’s park in memory of be held during mid-September Hmar people to be presented Suresh in the Langol range or third week of this month when the two sides meet again foothills in Imphal West. The when the HPC (D) delegation at the negotiating table during school has remained shut for comprising overground Hmar September.

Social activist Dr. John the past few days after parents, leaders are slated to table their H. Pulamte was appointed fearing trouble in the wake political demands.

The parleys between the as Convener of the Drafting of Suresh’s death, took away their wards. Various students’ two sides reached a stalemate Committee with the other organizations are coming to- in 2013 over the period of members being - Lalhalien gether to demand a probe into extension of the Suspension (Secretary, Hmar Inpui or the incident. On August 26, of Operations (SoO) with Hmar Supreme House) Dr. the school officials brought an the Hmar militant group ac- Vanlalnghak (Speaker, Hmar extremely weak Suresh home cusing the state government Inpui), Francis Songate (Genin a critical condition with of being insincere in finding eral Secretary, Hmar Inpui), bruise marks on his body, his a permanent solution to the Lalthlamuana Hmar (Speaker, Hmar Students Association) father Tongbram Bira said. He Hmar issue.

In the first round of and David Buhril (Social died the next day. The deceased boy’s family members had gone talks, the HPC (D) delegation Activist).

Except for Dr Vanlato the school on August 12 to members led by Lalthaliana bring Suresh back, but school comprised former President of lnghak and David Buhril, all authorities refused to let him Hmar Inpui (Hmar Supreme the members of the Drafting leave for not clearing the board- House) John Pulamte, Presi- Committee including its Coning fee of around Rs 20,000, dent of Hmar Students Asso- vener are delegation members added Bira, a poor farmer. ciation (HSA) Lalthlamuana in the current peace talks.

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School faces mob fury over child death

Teej festival celebrated in Haflong Haflong, Sep 4: Like every year, Teej festival was celebrated in Kali Mandir, Haflong with custom and colourful program. The festival was marked by women praying to Lord Shiva and Parvati seeking their blessings for marital bliss. Teej is a three-day festival that occurs on the third day of ‘Shukla Paksha’ or bright fortnight of the moon during the monsoon season. The festival is celebrated in many states and observed by women folks for wellness of their husband and their children.

The day long program was organized by the Gorhka Sports and Cultural Organization (GSCO), Haflong, Dima Hasao. Him Bhadur Chetri, deputy chairman of NC Hills Autonomous Council graced the celebration as the chief guest. As a festival for women, Teej celebrates the victory of a wife’s love and devotion towards her husband, an important factor in Hinduism symbolized by the union of Shiva and Parvati. Teej also

Girls dancing during the Teej festival at Halong on Sunday.

ushers in the advent of mon- heat and enjoy the swing of married women to visit their soon, when people can take the monsoon “Sawan ka Joh- parents and return with gifts a break from the sweltering ley”. It is also an occasion for for their in-laws and spouse.

Huge loss of public money in Tripura’s historic state museum to get its own sports gallery purchase of cows in Mizoram: CAG Aizawl, Sep 4 (Agencies): A huge drain of public money has been detected by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in purchase of cows in Mizoram.

As per its report tabled in state legislature, the recommendations of an expert committee were overlooked.

The CAG report said that the Director of Mizoram’s Animal Husbandry and Veterinary department failed to comply with the recommendations of an expert committee resulting in the death of 126 cows and monetary loss of Rs 68.04 lakh which could have been largely avoided.

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The two firms were not among the four firms which made their bids in response to the tender floated by the Departmental Purchase Advisory Board, the report said.

The report said that the two firms together dispatched 788 cows, of which 43 died during transit and there was public protest when the supply and distribution of dairy cows was in full swing over the health conditions and quality of the cattle distributed to the NLUP beneficiaries.

Among others, the import of cows from outside the state, allegedly caused the

death of many domestic cows due to outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) which prompted the state government to constitute a three-member Enquiry Committee headed by Principal Secretary for Disaster Management and Rehabilitation on July 24, 2012.

The committee recommended procurement and transportation of diary cows from far-off places like Punjab and Haryana during the winter season before the end of February.

But, the CAG noted, the Director of AH and Veterinary department again placed orders for supply of 1,400 dairy cows from the same firms at the rate of Rs 54,000 each and, in blatant disregard to the recommendations of the committee, allowed the firms to supply 1,372 cows between March and May in 2013.

A G A RT A L A , S e p 4 (Agencies): The historic Tripura State Museum in Agartala will soon be reaping the benefits of Dipa Karmakar’s inspiring show at the Rio Olympics.

After being in existence for over 40 years, the ‘palace’ - as locals term it - will soon comprise a separate sports gallery, highlighting the state’s progression in the sporting arena over the past several decades.

The gallery will trace back Tripura’s baby steps in sports and will go as far back to the time when the last ruler of the state, Raja Kirit Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur reigned from 1947 to 1949; perhaps even before.

This promises to add further glory to the state after it was earlier announced that a Bangladesh Liberation War museum will also be gracing the city soon to commemo-

rate the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh, adding to Tripura’s rich collection of cultural and artistic sites.

According to the authorities of the 1970-constructed museum, the concept of having a gallery dedicated to sports is not new.

It was first considered almost two years back when Dipa had put the state, particularly Agartala, on the map by winning a Bronze medal during the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. It is since then that the wheels have been in motion.

“We are proud of what Dipa has achieved, and I believe her heroics is what has led us [the museum authorities], with the permission of the state government, to come up with a sports gallery.

This will be unique since unlike most museums, we will trace back the coming of sports from the time when the

kings used to rule the state,” HOD of the museum, Prateek told TOI Sports. “I was made aware of it a couple of years back, but it wasn’t initiated for some or the other reason.

Today I’m happy to know it’s finally happening. I can’t tell you the exact time as to when it’ll be ready, but the idea is to have it up for visits by next year.

The inauguration of the museum also holds a significance importance for one of Tripura’s Gymnastics torchbearers, Montu Debnath, India’s second gymnast to win the Arjuna award in 1975, who handed his trophy to the museum authorities a few years back, in hope that it’ll be up and running soon.

Years later, that prestigious award which holds immense significance for the rise of gymnastics in the country, will finally see daylight.

“Of course, our priority

will be to have Mr. Mantu Debnath’s Arjuna award to be up for display.

We have special arrangements for it, which I won’t disclose now. Apart from that, there is a vast collection of imagery and other mementos, which not many are aware of,” Prateek said. Tripura’s cricket team is not the strongest in the domestic format but people here have a liking for it as expected. So cricket will be part of it, and so will tennis. Somdev Devvarman is Agartala’s only representative in tennis for the country, so we’ll feature him too.”

And what about Gymnastics, the sport the city and the state are known for?

“Oh, is that even a question? It won’t be a sports gallery without gymnastics.

From Mr. Dalip Singh, the father of gymnastics in Tripura, to Dipa’s stunning effort in Rio, we plan on having each

and every achievement on display.

There have been so many tremendous athletes from our circuit who have done so much and given recognition to the state. Mr. Nandi (Dipa’s coach and five-time national champion), Bharat Kishore Deb Burman (Tripura’s first gold in the sport at the national level) and others have been highly instrumental,” Prateek said.

Equally on cloud nine is Debnath, who admits he was waiting for this day for a long time. “When I was made secretary of the Tripura Sports Council, I had given my award to them. Today, my wait is finally over,” he says.

It is no secret as to how much the state has benefitted from the contributions of the likes of Debnath, Burman, Nandi, and now Dipa. It is only fitting that they get their own ‘hall of fame’ soon.

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Nuns celebrate as Mother Teresa is declared saint

Kolkata/ BHUBANESWAR, Sep 4 (PTI): Not known to express their emotion in public, nuns of the Missionaries of Charity today cheered loudly, clapped freely and rang bells the moment Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint.

Decked up with largerthan-life posters of the late Roman Catholic nun, the Mother House, headquarters of the congregation and house of the saint, was kept open throughout the day as visitors poured in to watch the ceremony live on big TV screens and offer flowers at her tomb.

In the afternoon when the Pope declared the ‘Blessed Teresa of Calcutta’ a saint in the Vatican City, the nuns and visitors present in the Mother House broke into a loud round of applause.

The nuns were not shy in cheering for the Mother in a loud voice and ringing bells in her honour.

There was special mass at 6 AM to celebrate the day before breakfast.

Nuns decorated the Moth-

Nuns watch live telecast of canonization ceremony of Mother Teresa at Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata on Sunday. (PTI) er House with flowers, portraits of Teresa and lights.

One wall decoration read, “Saint Teresa of Calcutta Pray for Us.” The sisters of the Order, who don’t watch TV or use mobile phones, made an exception as they all remained glued to specially-arranged large screens.Around 300 of them gathered from nearby homes to watch the canonisation ceremony live. A large number of foreign visitors also thronged the nun quarters.

Road named after Mother Teresa in Bhubaneswar

An important road in Bhubaneswar was today named after Mother Teresa coinciding with her canonisation ceremony at the Vatican.

Dedicating the road linking Satya Nagar and CuttackPuri highway in her memory, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said henceforth the pathway

would be known as ‘Saint Mother Teresa Road’.

“I pay my heartfelt tributes to Mother Teresa on her canonisation as Saint Mother Teresa. She arrived in India in 1929 and made this country her home to serve the poor, the deceased and the destitute,” Mr Patnaik said.

“It is time for all of us to take a leaf from her book of compassion and service and work for the poor and distressed. Let’s work for the dignity of every human being and the people around us,” he said.

The decision to name the road after Mother Teresa was taken at the request of the Odisha Catholic Bishops’ Council (OCBC) Chairman Archbishop John Barwa.

In Odisha, the Missionaries of Charity, the organisation created by Mother Teresa, has 18 homes.

She had first visited Bhubaneswar in 1974 and met the then Chief Minister Nandini Satpathy and Governor Akbar Ali Khan. Since then she visited Odisha several times.

Nun to Saint: Mother Teresa timeline Landmark events in the life of Mother Teresa who was declared a saint by Pope Francis at the Vatican on Sunday: * 1910: Born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, present-day Macedonia, on August 26; Baptised on August 27 * 1922-1923: At age 12, feels first call to religious life * 1928: Leaves home on Sep 25 to become a Roman Catholic Loreto nun and begins novitiate training in Dublin. Takes the name Sister Teresa * 1929: Arrives in Kolkata, becomes a teacher at St Mary’s School * 1931: Takes her first vows as a nun * 1937: Takes final vows as a nun, becomes known as Mother Teresa * 1946: On a train to Darjeeling on Sep 10, receives “the call within the call” to serve the poor * 1948: Starts teaching poor children, opens her first slum school; Shifts to 14, Creek Lane * 1950: Founds the Missionaries of Char-

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ity on Oct 7 with 12 sisters after getting the green signal from the Vatican * 1951: Receives Indian Citizenship * 1952: Opens first home for dying at Kalighat in South Kolkata. Names it Nirmal Hriday (Pure Heart) * 1953: Leaves Creek Lane and shifts to a two-storeyed building on Lower Circular Road; it’s now called Mother House, the global headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity * 1957: Begins her work with lepers for which her Order becomes well known around the world * 1962: Receives Padma Shri from the President for her humanitarian work * 1963: Founds Missionaries of Charity, Brothers * 1965: Catholic Church grants permission for setting up missions outside India; the first opens that year in Venezuela * 1971: Receives Pope John XXIII Peace Prize and uses money to build a leper colony

* 1976: Founds Missionaries of Charity, Contemplative Sisters * 1979: Receives Nobel Peace Prize for work with the destitute and dying * 1980: Conferred India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna * 1982: Rescues 37 mentally disabled children from a hospital in besieged Beirut * 1983: Visits Pope John Paul II. Hospitalized with heart attack, first of several * 1984: Founds Missionaries of Charity Fathers * 1985: Awarded Medal of Freedom, highest US civilian honour * 1990: Resigns as superior general of the Missionaries of Charity but is re-elected * 1997: Steps down as head of her order * 1997: Dies of heart failure in Kolkata on Sep 5, aged 87 * 2003: Beatified by Pope John Paul II -- placing her a step from sainthood * 2016: Declared a saint by Pope Francis on Sep 4

Travel on Tejas trains to be costlier

NEW DELHI, Sep 4 (PTI): Passengers will have to cough up 20 to 30 per cent more than the existing fares of premier Shatabdi Express to travel by the Tejas trains which will have commercial airlines-like services like calling bell buttons to summon coach attendants and LCD screens on ergonomically designed seats.

Besides choicest cuisine and wi-fi facility, there will be toilet engagement boards on the train whose interior colour scheme will match the exterior to give Tejas passengers the feel of world class travel.

Te j a s t r a i n w i l l b e equipped with many modern facilities some of which are the first for the Indian Railway, said a senior Railway Ministry official.

The official said since the service will be of high quality, the fare will also have to be more than the existing structure, but refused to quantify it.

Though the decision about the fare has not been taken yet, it is likely to be 20 to 30 per cent higher than those of Shatabdi, he added.

Tejas trains are likely to be introduced on DelhiLucknow route for day-long journey. These trains will have executive class and chair cars.

The exterior of the coaches will have a rising sun motif against golden background.

Besides the improved aesthetics, Tejas coaches will be equipped with 22 new features including entertainment LCD screens for each passenger along with headphone socket.

LCD screens will also be used for disseminating passengerrelated information and safety instructions.

There will be water level indicators in bio-vaccuum toilets, sensorised taps and hand driers. Tejas coaches will also have integrated braille displays, besides tea, coffee and cold drink vending machines, magazines and snack tables, the official said.

Modi raises India’s concern over terrorism, CPEC with XI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President, Xi Jinping during a bilateral meeting in Hangzhou, China on Sunday. (PTI) Hangzhou (China), Sep 4 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday told Chinese President Xi Jinping India’s concerns over terrorism emanating from Pakistan through which the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is being built.

In his 35-minute meeting with Xi on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hangzhou city, Modi conveyed to him that New Delhi and Beijing “would have to be sensitive to each other’s strategic interests”.

“He (Modi) said it is of paramount importance that both countries respect each other’s aspirations, concerns and strategic interests,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup told Indian journalists here.

Asked whether terrorism was discussed, Swarup said: “It was raised.”

The CPEC passes through the restive regions of Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistani Kashmir.

India has strongly opposed the project as it claims Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistani

Kashmir.

In his interaction with Xi, Modi said the attack on the Chinese embassy in Bishkek was yet another proof of the “scourge if terrorism”.

Beijing’s refusal to designate Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar at the UN Security Council has irked India.

This was Modi’s eighth meeting with Xi as the Prime Minister.

“China is willing to work with India to maintain their hard-won sound relations and further advance their cooperation,” President Xi said while meeting Modi.

Modi told Xi that “our response to terrorism must not be motivated by political consideration” - an apparent reference to Pakistan, India’s arch rival and China’s allweather friend.

Modi also raised the issue of terrorism in his meeting with BRICS leaders and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on the sidelines of G20.

“In a very hard-hitting intervention, he (Modi) said

terrorists in South Asia or anywhere for that matter do not own banks or weapons factories,” Swarup quoted the Indian leader as saying.

Without directly naming Pakistan, Modi told Turnbull: “Our (India) neighbourhood, in particular, was suffering from destabilisation effects of terrorism.”

Modi stressed the importance to “identify the suppliers, exporters and financiers of terrorism:.

Swarup refused to divulge if the issue of India’s membership to the Nuclear Suppliers Group figured in the meeting with Xi. “If you read between the lines when we are talking about our strategic interests, concerns and aspirations, it is not that China is unaware of our strategic interests, concerns or aspirations or that we are unaware of theirs. It is something that both sides are aware of,” Swarup said.

Earlier in June, China had blocked India’s entry into the nuclear trade grouping, citing its non-signatory status to the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Separatists snub all-party delegation Sacked AAP minister arrested after woman files rape case no talks will be held with the delegation members.

Owaisi said he also met another detained leader Shabir Shah for some time and offered ‘namaz’ along with him there.

But no separatist leader held talks with them.

“This is a futile exercise.

Nothing concrete will happen until or unless India talks to Pakistan on Kashmir. We will not be able to arrive at any solution if India only talks to Kashmiris or Pakistan talks to Kashmiris. We should try and solve this issue which can otherwise result in hostilities between the two neighbouring nations,” said Ghani Bhat.

NEW DELHI, Sep 4 (Agencies): Ex-AAP leader Sandeep Kumar has been arrested after a police complaint today by a 40-year-old woman alleged that she was drugged, raped and secretly filmed about a year ago by the Delhi lawmaker, who was sacked by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over the sex scandal. According to NDTV, the woman, said, she was ap-

proached by an NGO after the video became public and was advised to file a case. “This incident happened last year after Sandeep Kumar had become a minister. The woman has filed a complaint at Sultanpuri police station and Sandeep Kumar has been booked for rape, amongst other charges,” said deputy Commissioner of Police Vikramjit Singh. The

woman has told the Delhi Police that the nine-minute video that led to Mr Kumar’s removal as Delhi’s minister for women and child development, was filmed without her knowledge after he allegedly spiked her drink and forced himself on her.

The woman is from Himachal Pradesh but has lived in Delhi for almost 20 years. She is married and has four children.

She has told the police that the video is from about a year ago, when she had met Mr Kumar because he had promised to get her a ration card. Sandeep Kumar, 36, has denied that he is the man in the video and has alleged that he is being targeted because he is a Dalit. The Aam Aadmi Party suspended him from membership of the party this morning.

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Owaisi went separately to meet Miwaiz who met him briefly but only exchanged pleasantries.

After Owaisi’s failed attempt, the group comprising Yechury, Yadav, Raja and Narayan went to meet Mirwaiz and were with him for about 15 minutes.

The group tried to meet former Hurriyat Chairman Abdul Ghani Bhat who also refused to talk to them. Bhat welcomed the leaders but made it clear it has been decided that

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At Geelani’s residence, the gate was not even opened for the MPs while people shouted slogans outside. Geelani saw them from the window but refused to meet the parliamentarians.

“It is our effort to show that we are ready to talk to anyone whether they agree to meet or not,” Yadav said.

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n almost all countries, Teachers’ Day is celebrated on different days and months and in India, the birthday of the second president of India Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on September 5 is celebrated as Teachers’ Day. It may be noted that Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, as the president of India (1962-67), had flown to Kohima in 1963 to officially declare Nagaland as the 16th state under the union of India. Dr Radhakrishnan was also a teachers besides being a philosopher and a devout follower of his faith. Much has been said in the past and, where speeches have been made by all and sundry to express deep appreciation of the yeoman service rendered to society by teachers. Generally, teachers are described as those who teach students the three R’s- reading, ‘riting (writing) and ‘rithmetic (arithmetic). A few centuries later, teaching has come to mean more than telling and teaching about the three R’s. If earlier, teaching was restricted to making students literate, a few centuries later, it emphasised on problem solving and personality development etc. Today, teaching has become a very different profession unlike what it was some forty to fifty years ago. In the past forty to fifty years back, teachers ruled with the stick. Students had to obey every rule-from dress codes to behaviour to doing homework etc. Today teachers mix freely with their students and don’t apply the rule but instead do their best to inspire students to do the expected. Many institutions do not insist that students wear uniforms and so dress codes have become a thing of the past. These external matters do count in some institutions but what has become critical in many contemporary societies, is the rapid evolution in the quality and ability of teachers in dealing with multiple and complex problems.

What has changed today- learning is no longer the domain of class room teachers. As students have access to any information possible, there certainly is no need to “spoon-feed” the knowledge or teach “one-size fits all” content. Earlier, the internet turned the whole world into a global village. It was believed then, that internet has brought a far reaching revolution. The world has changed so much because of the digital revolution during the past few decades. Well, that was not to be and today, the world has again undergone another huge transformation after the digital revolution ushered in SMS, Facebook, Twitter, Chats etc to a totally new and dynamic era. Perhaps the most profound impact of the technological transformation that have taken place, is that the focus today is not in being literate (reading, writing and arithmetic). Today the focus is to be computer literate without which, no one can hope to be a player in any field. The internet has all the information with graphics and videos that stimulate learning and making the learning highly interactive and educative. A teacher who is not digital literate stands to be outdated in today’s fast changing paradigms.

This can also mean, that the idea of teachers is no longer confined to those who are employed in institutions. It is all about the power of harnessing the technology and any teacher who is digitally illiterate will be left behind.

DailyDevotion His! They were Yours, You gave them to Me… —John 17:6 A missionary is someone in whom the Holy Spirit has brought about this realization: “You are not your own” (1 Corinthians 6:19). To say, “I am not my own,” is to have reached a high point in my spiritual stature. The true nature of that life in actual everyday confusion is evidenced by the deliberate giving up of myself to another Person through a sovereign decision, and that Person is Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit interprets and explains the nature of Jesus to me to make me one with my Lord, not that I might simply become a trophy for His showcase. Our Lord never sent any of His disciples out on the basis of what He had done for them. It was not until after the resurrection, when the disciples had perceived through the power of the Holy Spirit who Jesus really was, that He said, “Go” (Matthew 28:19; also see Luke 24:49 and Acts 1:8).

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple” (Luke 14:26). He was not saying that this person cannot be good and upright, but that he cannot be someone over whom Jesus can write the word Mine. Any one of the relationships our Lord mentions in this verse can compete with our relationship with Him. I may prefer to belong to my mother, or to my wife, or to myself, but if that is the case, then, Jesus said, “[You] cannot be My disciple.” This does not mean that I will not be saved, but it does mean that I cannot be entirely His. Our Lord makes His disciple His very own possession, becoming responsible for him. “…you shall be witnesses to Me…” (Acts 1:8). The desire that comes into a disciple is not one of doing anything for Jesus, but of being a perfect delight to Him. The missionary’s secret is truly being able to say, “I am His, and He is accomplishing His work and His purposes through me.”

Be entirely His!

Quotes The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called “truth.”

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evelopment is dicey.

Small change in policies or global shift in any area can cause turmoil.

Hiking petroleum price by producing nations itself had caused upheaval and as different energy sources are now being developed it is leading to an Arabian night. The boom, world did not realize, was artificial and not sustainable for long. The price crash was inevitable causing miseries to the workers in West Asia.

India is having tough times. The central government had to come to the rescue of workers a number of times during the last over two decades right from the invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein in 1991. It is humanitarian issue.

The government has organised innumerable times conducted such rescue missions. Indian Navy, external affairs ministry and the government in its entirety have rescued not only Indian national but also citizens of over 26 countries in various conflict ridden countries.

It has raised many questions as well. Some going to the extreme of the government getting into such rescue missions to the failure of the government in ensuring proper working condi-

tions in various Gulf countries, preventing their exploitation, humiliation, extortion and the worst conditions they have to face. The others even want an end to countrymen going to do menial jobs like domestic chores, baby sitting and cleaning jobs, particularly in sheikhdom.

The recent crisis in Saudi Arabia, where 25,000 workers were given exit visas has accentuated the problem. About 10,000 of them have to be evacuated immediately. Many of them do not have money to buy food. The visit of minister of state for external affairs VK Singh has led only to partial solution like some of them being allowed by Saudi government to move to other companies, which was banned earlier. Their sufferings do not end.

Media is agog with stories of their miseries, including death penalties on the silliest grounds. The government has to spend a lot of its diplomatic skills, sometimes even large “ransom” and other heavy expenses for humanitarian reasons and prevent political fall-out.

India as of now can hardly do without remittances. An IMF report says India was the

largest remittance receiving without providing jobs in homecountry, with an estimated land? It would not be possible $72 billion in 2015, followed till Indian economy attains

by China ($64 billion), and such resilience. Once it achieves the Philippines ($30 billion). If that it should prepare also to informal channels like hawala become a remittance source, as are included remittances could it observing itself becoming for be 50 percent higher, the report low-paid jobs largely to some of says. Official world remittances the neighbouring countries.

Should we stop emigratotal $ 334 billion.

Remittances, IMF says, tion to such countries, where Indians are free-flowing money without Shivaji Sarkar are treated like slaves? strings. It keeps forex kitty high particularly as That is the solution according exports thaw. It is not volatile many people, including the exas FDI or portfolio investments. ternal affairs ministry officials.

“In 2009, remittances to some People from states like Kerala countries were as large as FDI and Punjab happen to be the and helped reduction of pov- largest sufferers.

This is also true that their erty of the recipient families”, toil has boosted the economies says IMF. There is a disadvantage. of their home states. There is Such large remittances add to concern in Kerala as the Gulf remittances subside. Even high inflation and erode rupee.

The United States was skilled workers in the Gulf are the largest remittance source being gradually nudged out. country, with an estimated One reason is the locals are $56 billion in outward flows in replacing many of them.

Since 2014, remittances 2014, followed by Saudi Arabia ($37 billion), and Russia ($33 inflow started faltering; it has since dipped by over Rs 23,350 billion).

That is the catch. Remit- crore in 2015 (World Bank).

But stopping emigration is tances to India is not coming only from the Gulf but it is also not a solution till the country coming from the US, Europe, can create jobs in large numsouth-east Asia and even Africa. bers. The Manmohanomics of How can India stop emigration 25 years only led to shrinkage of

jobs despite increase in investment. The new Modinomics is only two-year old and aims at creating jobs through make in India, skill India, MUDRA, stand up and many other programmes. The economists are keenly observing how these programmes function and create jobs in the coming years.

The policy planners tend to believe that situation is changing. Finance minister Arun Jaitley told the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in the US recently, “The key emphasis of the Modi government has been — decisiveness, consistency in terms of policy direction and transparency in functioning.”

Apparently the government is taking steps. Creating jobs, however, is not easy. Most of the programmes would take time to yield result.

There cannot be also blanket ban on emigration. In the 1960s, as IIT graduates moved to the US and Europe, there was furore. It was called “braind drain”. Twenty years later it was termed “brain gain” as the emigrants created a significant constituency and strong lobbies for promoting India.

But when it comes to the Gulf, India has to be more

circumspect. Freedom to emigrants is limited. They are illtreated. The government has often to intervene to help them.

India had stopped emigration to some countries in the past for such reasons. It is easier to say that a foreign country has to behave with immigrants in a humane manner. If there is a breach, it is difficult to correct.

The government has taken some steps to protect the emigrants. It is a difficult area. But till such time Indian economy becomes resilient and booming, the solutions are not easy.

Once it happens, which may take possibly a decade; people themselves would not be going to the notorious areas.

Emigration as a policy cannot be banned. Despite a vigilante government, the country needs the remittances.

Even after developing economic muscles, allowing people to go abroad saves the country from situations like the US, which is now fighting the political battle to save its resources. India would have to create jobs in the country but would also have to balance remittance outflows in future with equal inflows. That would ensure the 21st century and beyond belongs to India.

Post-mortem

What makes a good teacher Mother Teresa, a teacher in the global classroom

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eaching, since ages, has been acclaimed as a noble profession where there is dignity, respect and novelty! To become a good teacher, one is possible only he or she is dedicated, knowledgeable, passionate and so on. A Good Teacher discovers the hidden talent in a child and polishes it until the talent shows out in a crowd. A good teacher is he or she who can help students draw and discover their hidden source of positive energy on which they will lay foundation of their education.

One should get to note that, until and unless we accept the child from within and take him or her as our own child, we can never be a true teacher, because teaching comes from within and so, when we love them, we are comfort with them then only a true teaching takes place. Today, there are many who took teaching as their profession.

Yet, what qualities do we really bear to become a teacher to impart to our younger generation here for they are the leaders of tomorrow. Teaching can be a blessed profession while sometimes it can also be a curse to our generation.

I have an opinion to share considering the fact that responsibilities of a teacher are a dime of dozen, here is what I feel that’s make a good teacher.

Connection.

A good teacher is one who connects with his or her students passionately; a teacher who merely enters the classroom, stand there for an hour reads aloud or dictates from the textbook and leaves the classroom hurriedly when the school bell ring is not really a very good teacher. A teacher should be able to feel the pulse of the classrooms and adjust or modify his or her teaching style or mode accordingly.

Communication.

Communication is vital for anyone with teaching job to succeed at his place of work, Lack of communication skill will only end up with students either not understanding the subject matter at all. Hence, all good communicators may not be a good teacher but all good teachers are always a good communicator.

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Love for teaching.

This is by far the biggest factor that differentiates between 10 average teachers and 1 great teacher. All great teachers are a person who teaches simply because they love doing so. It isn’t about the money or the prestige or about earning the respect of their students, it is all about the love of teaching, it has been that way and it always will.

Humility.

This I feel is an important quality of a good teacher and unfortunately a quality that one gets to see very rarely.

A teacher with all I- know-it-all attitudes will no doubt impart all his or her knowledge to the students, but rare will he earn the respect or affection of the students.

Listening skill.

A good teacher is always a good listener. He or she not only talks but also keenly listens to all his students have to say. If a certain topic or points is found to be debatable, a good teacher does not hesitate to open and throw the topic to the whole class and invite an individual opinion on the matter.

Once again, I lay a few more lines in addition to the aforementioned points stated above.

• A good teacher always motivates the student no matter how tough the situation is or how weak the student may be.

• A Good teacher is one who freely jokes around the class but is dead serious when the need arises.

• A good teacher is one who in short span of time can turn the dullest and the most dislike subject into your all-time favorite subject. Oh! How I love that EVS teacher; • A good teacher is one who is a leader but also is a friend.

• A good teacher is one who always remains a student from within.

These are my perspective on what makes a good teacher, a job as a teacher is not easy by stretch of imagination, to become a teacher does require the fulfillment of a certain academics qualification, but becoming a good teacher requires something much more than that.

Venetso Veyie, GMS Rukizu Pfutsero

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ach year India celebrates Teachers’ Day on 5 September, the birth day of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, India’s second President and an erudite philosopher and educationist.

Teachers’ Day 2016 will see another teacher on India’s nay, on the world’s educational horizon, the newly canonized St. Teresa of Kolkata. She taught and continues to do so, through her Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, practical lessons in the global classrooms spread across 133 countries.

Mother Teresa was a member of the Loreto Sisters from 25 May 1931.

On 10 September 1946, on her train journey from Kolkata to Darjeeling she received from God the “Inspiration” or special message involving a “call within a call”. Till then she had been principal of St. Mary’s School at Entally, Kolkata, and had taught History and Geography in that school run by the Loreto Sisters.

Her “call within call”, demanded her to leave the Loreto Congregation and to dedicate herself to serve the “poorest of the poor”. After patient waiting and requests she received official permission from Archbishop Ferdinand Perrier of Kolkata in January 1948 to leave her first religious “call”.

Dressed in white, blue-bordered sari she left the portals of her beloved Loreto Convent on 17 August 1948 to enter world of the poor.

After a short medical course in the Holy Family Convent Hospital in Patna, Mother Teresa returned to Calcutta and found temporary lodging with the Little Sisters of the Poor. On 21 December the 38 year old ex-Loreto nun ventured into the slums for the first time. Children started crowding around her. Without a classroom, desks, chalkboard, paper and other requirements, she began her first class for the slum children by scribbling alphabets on the wet ground.

What were her academic qualifications? Besides her schooling and nine years of teaching experience as well as brief medical course in Patna, she had no qualifications in health care or social work. But she could speak fluently five languages and was a great communicator. What urged her on to venture into the uncharted arenawas the clear invitation of God, “Come be my

light” which she received in the aforementioned “Inspiration”. Since then she spared no efforts in brining light and joy in the life of suffering millions all over the globe while herself suffering her doubts or the so-called “dark night of the soul” for over 50 long years.

Mother Teresa was not a scholar in the common parlance of the day but her few books such as, Life in the Spirit (1983), A Simple Path (1995), In My Own Words (1996), and No Greater Love (1997) do serve to reveal her deep spirituality as well as her practical wisdom.

Through her practical words and actions she teaches the greatness of little things, “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love”. Much before the 2014 NobelPeace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai could say,“One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world”, Mother Teresa had confirmed the importance of doing things humbly and gradually, “If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just feed one”.

The great scientist Albert Einstein did not claim all the credit in bringing transformation in others, “I never teach my pupils. I only attempt to provide theconditions in which they can learn.”

Mother Teresa in her humility attributes all good actions to God, “I am only an instrument in the hands of God”.

Alfred Mercier underscores the importance of doing things joyfully, “What we learn with pleasure we never forget.” Mother Teresa too highlights the value of serving others joyfully, “…The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it”.

How similar it is to what the Bible says, “Each one should give, then as he has decided…for God loves a cheerful giver” (2Cor.9:7).

Mother Teresa had a profound respect for human life, even of unborn babes. In the 1971 war between East and West Pakistans an estimated 200,000 women were raped. Some women committed suicide. Many wanted to abort their babies. Mother Teresa begged them to have their babies and give them to her, “The Sisters will take care of you, and we will find a good home for the babies” (Maryanne Raphael, What Mother Teresa Taught Me, 2007, p.87).

World spinal cord injury day September 5

his is an initiative of International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS), supported in India by The Spinal Foundation at Pan-India level and many organisations working at regional levels in India.

ISCoS decided to observe ‘Spinal Cord Injury Day’ on 5th September every year with the intention of increasing better awareness amongst the general public to facilitate an inclusive life for persons with disability and ensure greater chances of success of prevention programmes.

Spinal cord injury (SCI) and the resultant paralysis have devastating physical, mental, social, sexual and vocational consequences for the injured. In addition, injury increases the economic burden on the person who sustains an SCI and potentially his or her entire support network.

And it isn’t always bad luck that causes spinal cord injuries. In many cases, it is carelessness, recklessness, ignorance or bad decisions.

For example: Car and motorcycle crashes are one of the most common causes of spinal cord injuries – and many of these crashes happen simply because of reckless and unsafe driving, driving under the influence of alcohol, etc.

While the goal of management is to get the spinal injured to lead an inclusive life, because of the permanence of disability in complete injuries, prevention assumes special significance. Most spinal cord injuries can be pre-

vented. The common saying is, ‘Prevention is better than cure’.

But in fact, where a spinal cord injury is concerned, Prevention is cure.

Focus: Injury prevention A Spinal Cord Injury leads to multiple disabilities at one stroke.

There is no cure for Spinal Cord Injury anywhere in the world. The effects are lifelong, hence the importance of Injury Prevention.

A Spinal Cord Injury leads to loss of sensation, mobility of legs, hands and fingers depending on injury level, bladder control, bowel control, impacts your sexual life and ability to pro-create, ease of respiration, temperature control and several attendant challenges such as bed sores and urinary track infection.

Persons with Spinal Cord Injury who get good and timely rehabilitation and support live healthy, successful and productive lives. But rehabilitation facilities are scarce and the process very costly. On a conservative basis, there are about 10,000 new Spinal Cord Injury cases in India every year – more reasons why Prevention is important.

What you should know to help reduce spinal cord injury: • Spinal Cord is what keeps you active physically, carrying messages to & fro from your brain to body to enable you walk, run, stand, sit, grasp, eat & procreate, to name a few activities that we take for granted.

• A Spinal Cord Injury can happen to anyone, at any time through

road accidents, fall from heights, sports accidents & loadfalls on back, leaving you paralysed for life.

• Fevers, tumours, birth defects, drain of fluid in your spinal cord, erroneous surgery and some other illnesses can also cause paralysis similar to a Spinal Cord Injury.

• A Spinal Cord Injury causes multiple disabilities at one stroke: loss of sensation, mobility (legs, hands and fingers), bladder control, & bowel control, temperature management & sexual ability.

It only takes a few seconds to sustain a Spinal Cord Injury, but its effects are permanent, irreversible and devastating • There is no cure for Spinal Cord Injury anywhere in the world. The only cure available now and the best always is PREVENTION. • If there is a Spinal Cord Injury, do not believe if anyone tells you it is possible to fix it. Do not be misled and suffer more damage, and also waste money that could help you live well.

• Please make sure your family, including children, and friends know about the importance of the Spinal Cord and what causes a Spinal Cord Injury.

• Drive safely. Do not drive under the influence of alcohol. Wear a helmet (riding or pillion). Wear a seat belt. Insist on a seat belt for children. Deal with fevers and tumours immediately. Go to a quality doctor for treatment and surgery.

• In any suspected injury to neck or back at any accident site, insist

on collar & spine board or other support immediately.

• Do not make the person involved in an accident sit up till a doctor permits it. Make sure the person is carried in a flat supine position to a hospital.

• Do not give anything to the injured person to drink or sprinkle water on the face. You may delay much needed surgery and cause more damage, even death.

• Remember with quality rehabilitation, a person with Spinal Cord Injury can lead a vibrant and independent life. Work towards quality rehabilitation in case of a Spinal Cord Injury. It is worth it!

Please join us and spread the word on Injury Prevention. We wish you never had to reach us on a Spinal Cord Injury. If you, however, know any person with Spinal Cord Injury, please contact The Spinal Foundation.

The Spinal Foundation Contact Points for guidance toward rehabilitation for newly injured persons and guidance for SCI persons on specific issues on which they need support: Pan-India Toll Free Number: 1800 425 1210 095760 18055 WhatsApp 0 99449 59587 www.thespinalfoundation.in Nagaland: For any further information please send a text message to 8974492561 and you will receive a callback.

Diethono Nakhro, Coordinator, The Spinal Foundation Nagaland Chapter

Rightly does Ken Blanchard tell teachers, “Your role as a leader is even more important than you might imagine. You have the power to help people become winners.” Mother Teresa and her Sisters have helped over 22,000 people to die dignified deaths (Maryanne, p. 136). She has even made discarded children into winners. For instance, Gautam, a polio-stricken orphan was abandoned at the age of two.

Mother Teresa picked him up and cared for him in Shishu Bhavan, Kolkata. He was later given to Dr. Patricia Lewis.

Today Gautam Lewis is a successful entrepreneur and a flight instructor in London.

The examples of Mother imparting precious lessons through concrete actions in the global arena are innumerable. And the impact of her example has inspired thousands of Sisters, Brothers, Priests and lay coworkers to join hands and carry on her work for the “poorest of the poo.” She has inspired even a leftwinged agnostic, Malcolm Muggeridge, a British journalist of international fame to embrace Catholic Church in 1982 and to produce a film on her and her work entitled Something Beautiful for God as well as to pen a book with the same heading.

Mother Teresa loved and served the poor and taught valuable lessons to mankind because she saw God in suffering humanity. On receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in December 1979, she said, “We are not social workers.

We are contemplatives in the world touching the body of Christ 24 hours.”

And on his part Jesus has emphatically promised, “For truly I tell you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ by no means will lose the reward” (Mk 9:41). Mother Teresa has been given 124 national and international awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize in December 1979. The official conferring of Sainthood by Pope Francis in the name of the universal Catholic Church is a fitting gift to this humble but profoundly edifying teacher around the occasion of Teachers’ Day 2016.

Jonas Kerketta sdb, Bosco B.Ed. College, Dimapur, (frjonassdb@gmail.com)

Reader’s Post

Sir,

In support to the cause of UTNA

UTNA (Unemployed Trained Nurses Association) has of late done a commendable job finding the loophole and bringing out the shortage of Staff Nurse,Non creation of post etc. Medical unit is a servicing department and is also one of the most important department in the state as it takes care of the health and medical aspects of our people. If we seriously look into the matter, it is a fact that people spend a lot of the hard earned money for getting treatment within as well as outside the state .

People forget about the financial constraints and so it is clear that people yearn for better quality of life. While the UTNA has caught the very department’s undoing in the act, it is quiet surprising to know that the Department has created only 17 posts of Staff Nurse during a span of more than 27 years. If it is so, it is hard to comprehend with the figure. What was the Govt doing all these years?? Looking at the other side. Year after Year nearly / more than 80 eager students join the various Nursing institutes across the State only to join the unemployment wagon. Here I see no rationality in the sincerity of the Department. If the figures provided by the UTNA are correct, which says :1. The requirement shortfall of the Staff Nurse according to the INC and IPHS stands at 310 and 789 respectively.

2. RTI reply given by the Department says; there are 253 sanctioned post of Staff Nurse.

It is my sincere appeal to the Govt to look into the matter seriously and provide some long lasting solution.

Stop assassinating the career of young Nagas, they are your children. Stop giving false hope to your children.

It is high time to rise up and build the vision of a “ Bright Nagaland”.

Lanu (Para Medical Kohima)

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

Nagaland Post, Dimapur monday, september 5, 2016

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Will turn Kashmir into a graveyard isolate sponsors of terror: PM Modi for Indian forces: Syed Salahuddin

HANGZHOU, SEP 4 (PTI): India on Sunday called on other BRICS members to intensify joint efforts to combat terrorism as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an apparent reference to Pakistan, demanded “coordinated actions” by the grouping to “isolate supporters and sponsors of terror”.

Leading from the chair, Modi in his hard-hitting address to the BRICS Leaders Meeting here said “terrorists in South Asia, or anywhere for that matter, do not own banks or weapons factories”.

“Clearly, someone funds and arms them and BRICS must intensify joint efforts not just to fight terror but to coordinate actions to isolate those who are supporters and sponsors of terror,” he said, without naming Pakistan.

But the reference was clearly aimed at Islamabad - a close ally of China.

Describing BRICS as “an influential voice” in international discourse, Modi said it was the grouping’s shared responsibility to shape

the global agenda and help developing nations achieve their objectives. He said terrorism remains the “primary source of instability and the biggest threat” to our societies and countries and the supply chains have a global reach.

Use of social media to promote radical ideology is “increasing (the) dimension of this threat”, he added.

External affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup during a media briefing said “(Modi’s address to the BRICS Leaders Meeting) tells you how strongly the prime minister intervened on the issue of terror and how he believes that this really is the central challenge facing the moment and unless we have collective approach to this, it will not be possible for us to defeat this.” Later, a joint statement issued by the grouping said: “The leaders strongly condemned the heinous acts of terrorism that continue to disrupt global peace and security and undermine social and economic confidence.”

Public dissatisfied with TPDS in Wokha

(From p-1) Under TPDS, all families/households categorised under APL, BPL and AAY are entitled to receive 35 kgs of rice and/ or wheat (some states also provide kerosene and sugar too) per month at subsidised rates. The Central Issue Price (CIP) of food grains being supplied under TPDS includes rice @ Rs. 8.30/- for APL, Rs. 5.65/- for BPL and Rs. 3/- for AAY families, and wheat @ Rs. 6.10/- for APL, Rs. 4.15/- for BPL, and Rs. 2/- for AAY families. However, there is flexibility for the states to add some additional prices/amount to the above mentioned. For destitute, aged 65+ years and those not covered by IGNOAPS, TPDS under Annapurna Scheme provides 10 kgs of food grains per month free of cost.

Aghunato public protest Sep 2 incident

(From p-1) MIP claimed that “the last truck was completely destroyed and fell into a road side ditch while its occupants are all likely killed and injured”. MIP said it had “confirmed that six jawans were killed on the spot and four other grievously injured while over a dozen received minor injuries.”

It said that the ambush spot was “immediately cordoned off and no police or administrative officials were allowed to enter until the dead soldiers were transported away”.

MIP further claimed that “the other two trucks were also partially damaged and occupants killed and injured as fired upon from close quarter”.

“They expressed deep sympathy and support to the innocent victims of terror acts and condemned recent terrorist attacks in various cities of the world,” it added.

Swarup also said it was important to have informal discussions with other BRICS leaders ahead of the grouping’s 8th annual Summit in Goa from October 15-16.

Earlier in his brief address, Modi said: “We, as BRICS, are an influential voice in international discourse. It is, therefore, our shared responsibility to shape the international agenda.

“Our shared responsibility to shape international agenda in manner that helps developing nations achieve their objectives,” he said in this picturesque eastern Chinese city on the sidelines of the G20 Summit.

BRICS brings together five major emerging economies, comprising 43 per cent of the world’s population, having 37 per cent of the world GDP and 17 per cent share in the world trade.

G20 member countries to achieve sustainable and balanced growth.

BRICS recognised innovation as a key driver for mid and long term growth. “In this regard, they welcomed the G20 Blueprint on Innovative Growth,” it said.

Stressing that an effective global financial architecture is crucial to achieve growth, they underscored that “the IMF quotas do not reflect present day’s global economic realities.”

They urged G20 member countries in collaboration with IMF to step up efforts to increase the institution’s quota resources and review the distribution of quotas and votes to ensure fair reflection of emerging and developing economies. The leaders welcomed the progress in the functioning of New Development Bank (NDB) - formerly referred to as the BRICS Development Bank.

They expressed satisfaction at NDB’s approval of first set of loans to member countries in renewable and green energy sectors, the statement said.

BRIC began as a formal grouping, after the meeting of the Leaders of Russia, India and China in St Petersburg on the margins of G8 Outreach Summit in 2006.

The grouping was formalised during the 1st meeting of BRIC Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of UN General Assembly in New York in 2006. The 1st BRIC Summit was held in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on June 16, 2009.

BRIC was expanded into BRICS with the inclusion of South Africa at Foreign Ministers’ meeting in New York in September 2010.

Accordingly, South Africa attended the Third BRICS Summit in Sanya, China in April 2011.

Shinde’s life story JVYO clarifies on Sainik Schoolan inspiration: Jalukie road construction President DIMAPUR: Responding to ment once the season becomes Northern Zeme Youth Or- favourable.

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS): Comparing the life story of his former cabinet colleague Sushilkumar Shinde with that of India, President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said that the former Home Minister is an “inspiration” and a “shining example” of success for millions.

According to a release issued here, the President, who attended 75th birthday celebrations of Shinde at Maharashtra’s Solapur, said that by overcoming the odds of an extremely humble background and various handicaps without bitterness, Shinde held highest positions in the country. “This shows his steely mind, single-mindedness, courage and determination. His story is the story of India. India too has overcome many difficulties backwardness, illiteracy, disease and ignorance. It is the shining example of the success of Indian democracy.

ganisation (NZYO) query on the progress of the road construction from Sainik School junction Punglwa to Jalukie, the Jalukie Valley Youth Organisation (JVYO) Sunday clarified that the contract for road construction was allotted to a firm from Peren district.

In this regard, the work orders were issued in May 2016 and works for construction of bridges were taken up by another firm, “in anticipation of favourable response later from the Government,” said JVYO president Machigong Mpom and general secretary Ahiabe Chuilo in a press statement.

JVYO said, it was a huge respite to the commuters, when the road was improved to a large extend. However, they said that the black topping could not be carried out due to onset of monsoon.

It expressed confidence that the firm will complete metalling of the road as specified by the responsible depart-

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While admitting the inconvenience faced by the commuters due to demolition of the bridges and setting up of new foundations, JVYO said the contractor was helpless “since this was not the season for carrying out such works”.

Moreover, the organization said alternative arrangements have been made for vehicular traffic, “where all types of vehicles can cross the rivers without much difficulty”.

Further, JVYO said it appreciated the concern raised by the aforementioned organisation, but at the same time appealed to all to understand the practical problems faced by the workers and contractors.

“Rather than casting aspersions on anyone without any basis, and seeing apparitions where there are none, it would be best for all to have some patience and give credit when due, to those responsible for the positive development taking place in the district”, stated the release.

MUZAFFARABAD (POK): Kashmir’s most-wanted terrorist and the man who keeps the Valley on the boil, Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, vowed on Saturday to block any peaceful political resolution to the Kashmir conflict.

He threatened to train more Kashmiri suicide bombers, who would turn the Valley into “a graveyard for Indian forces”, and to take his struggle outside Kashmir.

Dismissing talks as futile, Salahuddin, 69, insisted that there was no solution to Kashmir except militancy.

“The Kashmiri leadership, people and mujahideen should know there is no formal, peaceful way.”

There wasn’t any option but to “launch a target-oriented armed struggle”, he told TOI in an exclusive interview at his office in Baila Noor Shah area of Muzaffarabad.

Capital of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Muzaffarabad is located on the banks of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers, 22km east of the Line of Control (LoC) and 125km from Islamabad.

His remarks came a day ahead of the visit of a delegation of major political parties+ led by home minister Rajnath Singh to J&K as part of the effort to de-escalate tensions.

Salahuddin, who heads the United Jihad Council, a Pakistan-backed alliance of anti-Indian Kashmiri militant groups, said the movement in Kashmir had entered a critical phase after Hizbul commander Burhan Wani’s killing.

For nearly two months, since the killing of Burhan Wani, curfew has not been lifted in the region. The entire

Hizbul Mujahideen

region has been turned into a concentration camp,” he said.

“These sacrifices will not go in vain. The more they resort to use of force, the more they strengthen the movement of separatists and freedom fighters.”

Talks, he said, could not be held without India’s acceptance and recognition of Kashmir as a dispute. “If you do not accept it as an issue, then what is the need for dialogue,” he asked.

“We will have to display our might,” he threatened. He warned Hizbul’s “struggle” wouldn’t remain confined to Kashmir but “take the entire region into its fold”.

Salahuddin and his Hizb have been a crucial factor in J&K militancy.

Unlike the terrorists who belong to Pakistan and are deployed by Lashkar-eTaiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, Hizbul draws its ranks from among the youth in the valley — which helps Pakistan argue that the secessionist movement is an indigenous fight for selfdetermination.

Although he is past his prime and at risk of being eclipsed by a new generation of jihadis, Salahuddin made it clear that he had not lost his

penchant for using violence.

Justifying the use of suicide bombers, the mastermind of several terror attacks in Kashmir, said, “If soldiers from Andhra Pradesh, Madras, Assam, Nagaland, Haryana, Bihar and Delhi violate the sanctity of our houses, we are compelled and justified to carry out a suicide attack.”

Rubbishing the electoral process in Kashmir as an eyewash, Salahuddin claimed that the entire region stood with the separatist leadership.

“The main reason that compelled me to take up weapons was the bogus, rigged and planted elections in J&K,” said Salahuddin, also known as Mohammad Yusuf Shah of Budgam.

Although he now heaps scorn on any political rapprochement, the terror chief had unsuccessfully contested the 1987 J&K assembly elections as a candidate of the Muslim United Front, an outfit sponsored by Jamaate-Islami.

He appeared to be the favourite for the seat but lost in circumstances which sparked allegations of vote fraud and aggravated the alienation.

He later fled to Pakistan and into the welcoming arms of the military-ISI establishment and emerged as Syed Salahuddin.

Pakistan acknowledged his importance by getting him appointed as UJC chief. During the Vajpayee government, in 2000, he was speculated to be ready to come to the negotiation table.

But while a section of Hizb did come forward for talks with New Delhi, Salahuddin stayed away allegedly because of pressure from Pakistan.

Railways set to roll out 2 major reform initiatives

New Delhi, Sep 4 (PTI): The Railways Ministry is set to roll out two major initiatives -- setting up of a regulatory authority for fixing fares and creating an infrastructure development fund -- that will have far-reaching effect on the national transporter, officials said.

The latest initiatives of the railways, which has already undertaken a series of changes in its policy and structure, come at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been laying emphasis on reforms.

While the formation of a railway regulatory authority is likely to be announced through an executive order soon, the World Bank has agreed to anchor the Railway Infrastructure Development Fund with a corpus of USD 5 billion over a period of seven years, a senior Railway Ministry official said.

The fund will be coanchored by pension and sovereign wealth funds. The official said these two initiatives are part of major reforms

being undertaken by the railways that will transform the national transporter in a big way.

In a recent interview to a TV news channel, Modi has said “reform to transform” is his government’s mantra. The proposed regulatory authority will play a crucial role in deciding rail tariff while the Railway Infrastructure Development Fund will be used in remunerative projects which have scope of good returns in shorter period.

There will be no separate Rail Budget in 2017 ending the age old practice as Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has written to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley seeking the merger of it with General Budget, a step considered to

be a major reform.

Prabhu has already taken steps for decentralisation in the decision-making process empowering General Managers and Divisional Railway Managers. He has also made it mandatory making all procurement through online tendering process.

The official said, “Railways is now exploring nonBudget funding options to implement projects, including high-speed trains, rolling stock, station development, and signalling and infrastructure development which was not before.”

Railways has already formulated a medium-term capital investment plan of Rs 8.56 lakh crore for the next five years.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the opening session of G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China on Sunday. (PTI)

Modi said “’Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions’ is the theme we have chosen which mirrors central priorities at G20 Summit+ “.

“We’ve taken BRICS out of capitals to involve people from all walks of life.

It will be an opportunity to deepen our ties and with BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) countries.”

The four other leaders who participated in the meeting of the five-member bloc included new Brazilian President Michel Temer, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping - with whom Modi held bilateral talks earlier, and South African President Jacob Zuma. “Our summit next month would not only be an opportunity to deepen ties with ourselves, we will also interact with India’s neighbouring countries of BIMSTEC - Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand, who have been invited for the outreach summit. We welcome you all to Goa next month,” Modi said concluding his address.

According to the joint statement, BRICS leaders recognised that member countries were confronted with “new challenges in their respective economic growth”.

The leaders underlined the importance of strengthening BRICS strategic partnership “guided by principles of openness, solidarity, equality, mutual understanding, inclusiveness and mutually beneficial cooperation”.

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It is for the first time that NABARD has sanctioned this type of project in the state of Haryana, he added.

He said that with this sanction, the cumulative RIDF assistance sanctioned to the State Government under RIDF has reached Rs 5,613.65 crore involving 4,263 projects under various sectors like irrigation, rural connectivity, water supply, anganwadis, girls’ toilet blocks, veterinary hospitals or dispensaries and solar power plant.

Since inception of RIDF in 1995-96, an amount of Rs 3,859.30 crore has sofar been disbursed.

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS): India is the second most “unequal” country in the world after Russia, with millionaires controlling more than half of its total wealth, a report by Johannesburg-based wealth research firm New World Wealth said earlier this week.

In India, 54 per cent of its wealth is controlled by millionaires. While India is among the 10 richest countries in the world with a total individual wealth of $5,600 billion, the average Indian is quite poor, the report said.

“The higher the proportion the more unequal the country is. For instance, if millionaires control over 50 per cent of a country’s wealth, then there is very little space for a meaningful middle class,” the report said.

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New Delhi, Sep 4 (PTI): Markets regulator Sebi has ordered attachment of bank and demat accounts of seven entities to recover total dues of about Rs 70 lakh. The pending dues include fine imposed along with interest, charges, expenses and other costs. Attachment of bank and demat accounts of promoters and directors of Riba Textiles - Ravinder Kumar Garg, Amit Garg, Nitin Garg and Asha Garg - have been ordered to recover dues worth Rs 25,25,055, collectively. The latest orders came after the entities failed to pay the fine imposed by the regulator for violation of various capital market norms.

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However, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) pulled out Rs 2,625 crore from the debt markets during the period under review.

The latest infusion in equities follow a four-month high inflow of Rs 12,612 crore in the preceding month, the highest since March when FPIs had pumped in Rs 21,143 crore into the stocks.

Indian equities have been witnessing positive inflows from foreign investors since March.

Foreign investors turned net buyers in March after pulling out a massive Rs 41,661 crore from the market in previous four months (November-Feb-

Experts attributed the monthly inflow to rate cut by Bank of England (BoE) and the passage of long-pending Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill.

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The BoE had cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 0.25 per cent early this month, its first reduction since 2009, and also started a fresh round of “quantitative easing” that had been on the pause since 2012.

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He said his company has a strong system of internal promotions. “ We nu r t u r e t a l e n t through a programme of giving them operating charges and also a well structured internal promotion programme.

Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Chief Executive Anuj Agarwal also emphasised on internal training and promotions to tide over the shortage.

“We emphasise a lot on internal movement of manpower. Last year, over 20 per cent positions were closed internally through a robust and transparent internal job postings platform,” he said.

SBI General’s Chief Executive Pushan Mahapatra said areas like qualified actuaries and high quality technical talent with relevant experience require efforts in sourcing talent, given their limited numbers.

SBI General is keenly exploring talent at entry level and is hiring from reputed institutions of tier-II and III cities.

“To meet middle management requirements, our primary focus is largely on providing growth opportunities to in-house talent who have made their mark and have excelled in their work,” he added.

Blaming the shortage to lack of interest in the industry, SBI Life’s Chief Executive Arijit Basu said insurance is one of the less preferred sectors in the job market.

three rural bridges is 329.20 metre and that of proposed 26 rural roads in 10 districts is 184.78 km.

The project aims at improving the facilities in the field of agriculture and rural development, improve the quality of life in villages through provision of better transportation system and round-the-year better connectivity to villages with nearby hospitals, educational institutes, godowns and marketing centers, he said.

He said that more than 50 per cent of the State is under National Capital Region (NCR). This has added extra traffic load which eventually comes to the rural roads of Haryana.

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Finance Ministry’s share will come in the form of equity.

“It is being planned that the World Bank will route the funds through the Finance Ministry, which will be invested in RIDF as equity. We are hopeful of receiving a good response from pension funds and sovereign wealth funds.” Mehrotra said the proposed fund will mainly invest in major infrastructure projects of the transport behemoth. Prabhu said pension funds are keen to put money in the Railways as it is a long-term investment destination for them with assured long term returns and capital safety assurance.

The Government has also embarked on a mid-term plan for creating infrastructure and expects to spend nearly Rs 8.56 trillion through various funding sources.

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Mumbai, Sep 4 (PTI): Faced with acute shortage of skilled manpower in specialised roles, the insurance industry is trying to address the problem by nurturing talent internally.

According to insurance industry estimates, around 10,000 people are recruited annually, but insurers are unable to fill up around 25 per cent vacancies falling under specialized categories like underwriting, claims handling and reinsurance, among others.

This is despite the fact that the remuneration is better than other sectors with average annual hikes of around 9 per cent.

The insurance industry employs around 4 lakh people, with 70 per cent of them being employed by the life players.

“The insurance industry is short of talent. There has not been much addition to the talent pool in line with the industry growth.

“The deficit is largely in core insurance expertise that is required for underwriting, claims handling and reinsurance. We also see shortage in areas like actuarial and risk management,” New India Assurance Chairman G Srinivasan told PTI. He partly blamed lack of academic focus and training for the problem, saying that “apart from the National Insurance Academy and a few institutions, we have not seen insurance being given focus in universities”.

National Insurance Chairman Sanath Kumar said, “We are unable to get nearly 25 per cent of our requirement in

Chandigarh, Sept 4 (PTI): National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned a loan of Rs 204.67 crore under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for rural infrastructure in Haryana.

Stating this here today, a spokesman said out of the total loan sanctioned, Rs 147.18 crore have been sanctioned to the State Government under the 22nd Tranche of RIDF for 2016-17 for construction of three rural bridges, construction and upgradation of 26 rural roads in 10 districts namely Ambala, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jind, Karnal, Mahendergarh, Panchkula, Rewari and Yamunanagar, and Rs 57.49 crore for a 10 MW Photo Voltaic Solar Power Plant at Panipat Thermal Power Station (PTPS), Panipat.

He said that the aggregate length of the proposed

Mumbai, Sep 4 (PTI): Railway Ministry is in advanced stages of finalising a proposal to create a USD 5-billion fund to finance its various infrastructure projects. Once the proposal for floating Railways of India Development Fund (RIDF) is finalised, it will be placed before the Cabinet for its nod, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said.

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After the board approval, the lender had put in place a grievance redressal mechanism to provide an opportunity to its shareholders to file their objections with regard to the share swap ratios. It has given 21 calendar days for shareholders to register their complaints. The grievance committee is headed by a high court judge and two chartered accountants.

Bhattacharya said once the grievance committee sends its report, the board will take a view on the recommendations of the panel. After this, the bank will have to send the proposal to the Reserve Bank and then to the government for their final approvals.

NEW DELHI, Sep 4 (PTI): Stock markets would take cues from the monthly data announcement of the country’s services sector, global trends and quarterly numbers of bluechips ONGC, Gail and Coal India in a holidayshortened week ahead, say experts.

Stock market will remain closed on Monday on account of Ganesh Chaturthi.

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which may probably take a month. Post which the merger can take place,” SBI chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya told PTI in an interview today.

SBI has three listed associate banks--State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Travancore, and two unlisted associates--State Bank of Patiala and State Bank of Hyderabad.

Under the swap ratio for the merger proposal, SBBJ shareholders will get 28 shares of SBI (Re 1 each) for every 10 shares (Rs 10 each) or a ratio of 1:28, while SBM and SBT shareholders will get 22 shares of 10 SBI shares.

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China’s President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening ceremony of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, Sunday.

Authorities shut thousands of factories to try to clear the skies of smog, and encouraged residents to leave town on free holidays, as well as detaining dozens of dissidents to prevent any hint of unrest.

The G20 brings together representatives of 85 percent of the world’s GDP and twothirds of its population.

But experts expect the gathering to be short on substance, with no acute crisis pushing leaders to defy rising populist sentiment and to take difficult steps such as liberalising trade.

Xi said the global economy “still faces multiple risks and challenges including a lack of growth momentum and consumption, turbulent financial markets, receding global trade and investment”.

“We hope the Hangzhou summit will come up with a prescription for the

world economy and lead it back to the road of strong, balanced, comprehensive and sustainable growth.”

The summit was preceded by a flurry of diplomatic activity on issues ranging from climate change and the war in Syria to international trade.

The US and China yesterday ratified the Paris climate accord, a crucial step towards bringing into force the pact against global warming.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon, who personally received the ratification documents from Xi and Obama, applauded them today for “making this historic step” and urged other G20 leaders to follow suit.

There had been hopes for another breakthrough, on the long war in Syria, after the US said it was close to a deal with Russia on stemming the violence.

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Hangzhou, Sep 4 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today exchanged views with Barack Obama on the sidelines of the G20 summit here with the US president praising the “bold policy” move on GST reform in a “difficult” global economic scenario. Modi first met Obama briefly when they were onstage to pose for a family photograph at the G20 Summit venue in this eastern Chinese city. The two leaders had another opportunity to exchange views during an informal evening programme.

Obama in his intervention during the G20 summit praised Modi for the recent tax reform as an example of “bold policy” in an otherwise “difficult global economic scenario”. On August 8, Parliament cleared the landmark Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill, 2014, on the Goods and Services Tax. The government has set April 1, 2017 as the target for rolling out the GST, considered the biggest tax reform in a long time.

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Selfies and silence as China shuts down G20 host city Hangzhou, Sep 4 (AFP): The tranquil waters of Hangzhou’s West Lake have inspired Chinese poets and painters for centuries. Today the serenity was imposed by force as authorities deployed a vast security operation for the G20 summit.

The throngs of tourists who usually crowd the shores of the island-dotted lake were absent and the surrounding roads closed off -- except for police vehicles and the occasional motorcade of black luxury cars emblazoned with national flags.

But when a handful of locals living in the immediate area were allowed past the cordon, they took advantage of the empty streets to embrace an untraditional pursuit: roadtop selfies.

Young people sat on the tarmac taking pictures of themselves, while others made starshaped poses with their arms and legs for friends to snap them.

The streets spruced up for the benefit of leaders, trees glowing with artificial lights, made an ideal backdrop.

State media say that more than two million people out of a population of some nine million have left Hangzhou, taking advantage of a paid holidays which local firms have been ordered to give employees.

Local reports said so many people visited Huangshan, a mountain range in the next province where Hangzhou residents were given free tickets, that hillside passes turned into human traffic jams.

Wealthier residents of apartments near the G20 venue were offered sizeable cash incentives to leave their homes.

But treatment was apparently harsher for Hangzhou’s vast population of migrant workers, with several saying they were ordered to shut their small businesses without compensation.

Mir-Quasim Ali 2 Dhaka, Sep 4 (PTI) :Bangladesh’s fundamentalist Jamaat-e- Islami leader and media tycoon Mir Quasem Ali was buried in the wee hours today in his ancestral village in Manikganj after a funeral prayer following his execution last night.

Mir Quasem, 63, widely considered as the top financier of the Jamaat, was hanged at the high-security Kashimpur Central Jail on the outskirts of the capital at 10:30 PM yesterday.

Three ambulances, one of which carried his body left Kashimpur prison after 12:30 AM. A Fire Service car, six vehicles of RAB and police and three other cars were escorting them when they left the jail premises, Bdnews24 reported.

Mir Quasem’s relatives had already reached Manikganj’s Chala village to prepare for the burial.

His body arrived in the village around 2:45 AM and he was buried around 3:30 AM after a funeral prayer.

Police did not allow outsiders to enter the village.

Mir Quasem was the sixth Islamist to be executed for war crimes committed during the country’s 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan. His execution came after he refused to seek presidential clemency.

Hundreds of Liberation War veterans and war crimes

trial campaigners rallied at Dhaka’s Shahbagh Square and rejoiced at the execution of the last of the high-profile perpetrators of crimes against humanity.

Mir Quasem was the infamous pro-Pakistan Al-Badr militia’s third most important figure. He was convicted of running Al Badr’s torture cell that killed several people.

Three million people were said to have been massacred in the war by the Pakistani army and their local collaborators.

Mir Quasem was the convenor of NGO Rabita al-Alam al- Islami’s Bangladesh chapter when he started playing some role in Jamaat’s politics in 1980. He later went on to become its director.

He was a former vicechairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and chairman of the now-closed Diganta Media Corporation, believed to be pro-Jamaat.

Mir Quasem owned several business houses and media outlets including a now suspended TV channel and was a central executive council member of Jamaat-e-Islami.

He pumped billions into the Jamaat since the mid-1980s to put it on a firm financial footing in Bangladesh.

His hanging comes nearly four months after Jamaat-eIslami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami was executed.

Modi raises India’s concern over CPEC with Xi Hangzhou, Sep 4 (PTI): India today raised its concern with China over the CPEC which runs through PoK, and terrorism “emanating from the region” as Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Chinese President Xi Jinping the two countries need to be “sensitive” to each other’s strategic interests.

Asser ting that fight against terror should not be motivated by “political considerations”, Modi said it is of “paramount importance that we respect each other’s aspirations, concerns and strategic interests” to ensure durable bilateral ties.

In the bilateral meeting

with Xi ahead of the G20 summit, Modi raised India’s concerns over the USD 46 billion China- Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) being laid through PoK. Besides a host of energyrelated projects, the CPEC consists of rail, road and pipelines to ferry oil and gas from Gwadar port to Kashghar in Xinjiang through PoK. Replying to a question whether the terrorism emanating from the region where the CPEC is being laid through has been discussed, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup told reporters the issue has been raised during the meeting.

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emerging powers and members of BRICS, the editorial said, “India hopes it can improve its underdeveloped infrastructure with the help of Chinese investments and technology.”

Vietnam just witnessed the first visit by an Indian prime minister in the last 15 years.

During the same period, Chinese former president Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, former premier Wen Jiabao, as well as sitting President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang have all paid formal visits to the country.

Some of them even visited Vietnam twice during their time in office, it said.

“Such a comparison can well illustrate what is going on behind Sino-Vietnam ties and Indo-Vietnamese relations,” it said.

“For Vietnam, with or without China, cooperating with an emerging power like India is beyond doubt of great value. However, such a bilateral relationship will have only limited influence on China.

“After all, strong support from Washington and Tokyo has not yet worked in piling enough pressure on Beijing as Vietnam hoped, thus, how effective can India’s vague support be?” it said.

India extended a USD 500 million line of credit to Vietnam to deepen defence cooperation and signed 12 agreements including a deal to construct offshore patrol boats during Modi’s two-day visit to Vietnam earlier this week.

The two countries also decided to elevate their strategic ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to provide it a new momentum.

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“In order to promote positive convergence, we would also need to prevent growth of negative perception.

For this, the specific actions by both countries would play the major role,” he said.

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Kandahar, Sep 4 (AFP): At least 36 people were killed early today when a passenger bus struck a fuel tanker in a head-on collision in the southern province of Zabul, officials said.

“The passenger bus was on its way from Kandahar to Kabul when it collided with a fuel tanker. In the accident, 36 people were killed and more than 20 others were wounded,” Zabul’s Governor Bismillah Afghanmal told AFP. The collision sparked an inferno and many of the victims, including women and children, were burned beyond recognition, he said.

Some of the wounded were rushed to hospitals in provincial capital Qalat as well as neighbouring Kandahar province, said Ghulam Jilani Farahi, deputy Zabul police chief. The Kabul-Kandahar highway passes through militancy-prone areas and many bus drivers are known to drive recklessly at top speeds so as not to get caught in insurgent activity. Afghanistan has some of the world’s most dangerous roads, often in dilapidated condition and traffic rules are seldom enforced.

Many in the country rely on old and rickety passenger vehicles, meaning that high casualty road traffic accidents are common.

In May, at least 73 people were killed when two passenger buses and an oil tanker burst into flames in a head-on collision in eastern Ghazni province, in one of the worst road accidents in the war-battered nation.

And in April 2013 a bus

Hangzhou, Sep 4 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Vietnam ahead of G20 summit here was aimed at jointly piling pressure on China and to raise their “bargaining chips” with the country, Chinese state media said today.

“Given the South China Sea issue, Beijing-Hanoi relations have not been smooth over the past years. Negative emotions toward Beijing among the Vietnamese people have also been rising,” an article in the state-run Global Times website said.

“Under such a backdrop, Modi’s visit to Vietnam has without doubt made Indians associate the tour with many strategic meanings, believing that New Delhi and Hanoi might jointly pile pressure on Beijing,” it said.

“The fundamental reason behind it is the interests of India and Vietnam. New Delhi and Hanoi both wish to raise their bargaining position while having interactions with China, but neither of them wants direct confrontation with Beijing,” it said.

While such a possibility cannot be totally excluded, but it will not play a vital role either, it said.

“India has always been cautious when it comes to directly putting the screw on China. In this regard, the US has never stopped drawing New Delhi over to its side for its rebalance to the Asia-Pacific strategy, but India only showed reluctance toward it and has not responded to Washington actively.

“This has made the White House quite grouchy,” it said.

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Hangzhou, Sep 4 (AFP): Leaders of the world’s biggest powers met today to try to revive the sluggish world economy, with their host Chinese President Xi Jinping urging them to avoid “empty talk”.

Xi welcomed each president and prime minister to the Group of 20 summit with a handshake and had an extended clasp with Barack Obama, with both men smiling despite protocol stumbles around the US leader’s visit.

In a circular conference hall in Hangzhou -- the scenic eastern city left deserted by a vast security operation -- Xi told them the G20 “should work with real action, with no empty talk”.

China is hoping a successful meeting will portray it as an assured and powerful nation ready to assume a role on the international stage that befits its status as the world’s second-largest economy.

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Echoing Hills held successfully in Dimapur

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choing Hills, a culturetainment concert was organized by Indian Council For Cultural Relations, Guwahati Office and Abiogenesis Society, Dimapur at Soul Speak Hall on September 3.

Tsayem Thonger from Kohima opened the show by singing his a cover song and an original followed by Rokoseno Zhasa.

The special guest for

the night was Yanren Kikon, founder Director of Sky Entertainment. He spoke on the various important topics relating to music and an impromptu session was held where questions were raised by both the audiences and the speaker.

Papersky an Indie grunge band formed in late 2013 swayed the crowed with their performances.

A Hindi Rock band WFB comprising of four brothers

formed in 2015 performed two original Hindi songs. Next to take the stage was Vivace an all female band from Dimapur played and original and a cover song to the delight of the crowd with Toshimoa Jamir filling up for the original guitarist.

The concert ended on a good note with the Gluttones a popular band rocking the audience with a cover and an original. The concert was hosted by Yanpo Humtsoe.

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he top five finalists of the ongoing reality singing show ‘The Next Star’, organized by the Dream Catchers.

The semi final round was held in Lotha Ki at DC Court Junction.

The grand finale would be held on September 20.

The finalists will be given a chance to record a music video together which will be produced by the organizers.

esigner Ongtiong Kichu from Dimapur, Nagaland. His passion for designing started at a young age. Although he had little formal training, when it comes to designing his desire to create intricate and sophisticated apparels make him unique. His creations focus on contemporary fusion with a touch of North-Eastern tribal patterns and free flowing fabrics. Fashion to him, “is a statement that personifies ones identity rather than just dressing.”

Designer Gloria Ovung from Wokha, Nagaland. Fashion designing to her, “is a gift from God.” She started designing and making little things on her own at a tender age. She considers her designing and creativity as an inborn quality gifted by God. Her interest in designing started after seeing her mom weave and make clothes out of Naga fabrics. As she grew up her interest as a child became her passion and her parents have been supportive all along and encouraged her to pursue her passion as a profession.

She has done her designing studies at Guwahati.

Opang Jamir with 2 Naga Desinger during Naga Handloom.

She says, “This is just the beginning, there is still a long way to go and I will continue chasing my dreams, I will never stop designing.” I may not be among the top most designers but I prefer to be known as a creative designer someday with the blessings of God and my family’s support.

There was a sequence for Naga Handloom in the

Fashion Week where designer Gloria and Ontiong showcased the various tribal collections and the showstopper was Naga supermodel Opang Jamir. He was also the Northeast India Fashion Week Official Show director and choreographer.

Opang Jamir also walked the ramp for Designer Archana Kabra from Rajasthan and Nana Gona.

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Lichen Kichu from Divine Connection, Yin, Nokcha and Senti Longchar (DK), the “King Chilli Trio”. Fun Tree Crew led by Kevichuzo Angami and ‘DKs Club’ led by Imliyanger provided voluntary assistance.

The event was voluntarily sponsored by Atha. The team is now headed to Dimapur for the 1st Nagaland Songwriting Contest on September 10 at Green Park, Dimapur.

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Ks Entertainment Group successfully concluded Friday Night Live Concert at State Academy Hall under the theme, ‘Peace and Harmony through Music’.

The various artistes who showcased their talent during the concert included Chinglem Arambam (Beat Box), Dr. Viketoulie, Supong IFS, Keziah Semy, Kennedy Chiru, Bendangmoa and the band, Cotton Country,

Office of Ikishe Village was inaugurated on the

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The Management, Principal & Staff feel proud to congratulate Mrs. Dalia Bhattacharjee for successfully completing her Ph.D degree on the topic “Existentialism in the works of William Golding and Doris Lessing” under Nagaland University wishing her greater success in her future endeavours.

We also congratulate Dr. Sant Kumar Gupta (HOD, Commerce) and Dr. Dinesh Sarmah (Dept. of Eco.) for completing their Ph.D earlier in 2013-14.

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West Brom’s Nacer Chadli fight for the ball with Delhi Dynamos players during a friendly match.

Birmingham, Sep 4 (Agencies): Delhi Dynamos FC put up a gallant show before going down 0-1 against West Brom in what was the first instance of an Indian Super league outfit taking on an EPL side on their home ground. Watched by a large contingent of local Asian supporters at the Hawthorns Stadium, Dynamos underlined their preparedness for the upcoming Hero ISL back home with an impressive outing.

The Lions showed grit and determination while taking on their much fancied opponent who fielded majority of their first team squad including the likes of Mohamed Sissoko, Maruane Chamakh, Craig Dawson, Jonas Olsson and Rahis Nabi, youngest of the Nabi brothers.

The match also saw the debut of a few players with West Brom naming new recruits Nacer Chadli and Robson Kanu in the squad, while the Delhi Dynamos second marquee player Ruben Gonza-

lez and Samir Nabi made their debut for the Lions.

Dynamos head coach Gianluca Zambrotta said, “It’s been a good pre-season so far and the team has gelled in well.

Even though a few players have been with us for a few days, they showed good understanding on the pitch, which puts us in good stead. The team put up a great show particularly the defenders and I am quite satisfied with the performance.”

West Bromwich started off well taking the attack right to the Delhi Dynamos from the initial minutes of the match with Kane Wilson coming close to scoring a goal in the ninth minute when he drilled a shot narrowly wide off the post from inside the box.

Delhi Dynamos’ first shy at the goal came in the 30th minute when right back Rupert Nongrum got into a comfortable position inside the box on a cross from the left flank, but fired his shot high and wide off the target. It was a to and fro action for rest of the first half

with both the teams trying to conjure moves from the wings, but failing to create anything special in the final third.

Just ahead of the break, Chadli had almost scored but for an excellent reflex save by Toni Doblas.

After the change of ends, West Brom launched an early attack with Phillips again at the helm of affairs. He had almost put his name on the scoresheet with a stinging shot only to be blocked by Soram Poirei, who came on as substitute for Toni at the half time.

The Baggies started getting into their comfort zone as the match progressed, with their midfielders linking well to create problems for the Delhi Dynamos, but a robust performance from the defenders saw the ISL side stay afloat in the match.

West Brom broke the deadlock in the 64th minute through James Smith, whipping in a wicked pass from Phillips from a close range to break the Dynamos defence.

If I’m fit, I’ll score, says Lukaku London, Sep 4 (Agencies): Romelu Lukaku has vowed to score goals for Everton for at least one more year, once he is 100 per cent fit.

The 22-year-old former Chelsea striker is yet to score this season having started just one Premier League game after struggling with fitness since returning from Euro 2016 with Belgium.

Lukaku was the subject of transfer speculation throughout the summer after he confirmed he wanted to move away from Goodison Park at the end of last season, leaving agent Mino Raiola to handle his future while he went on holiday.

However, after Farhad Moshiri became majority shareholder at the club and Ronald Koeman arrived as manager, Lukaku remained with the Toffees and is now focused on scoring goals for the club, once he is over his injury problems.

When asked if speculation around his future had affected his form, Lukaku said: “Not at all. I left it all to my agent, he dealt with it. I just went on holiday and when I came back the last game before the season started I had an injury. It kept me out for a long time. I couldn’t do anything with it.”

“So now for me it’s just my pre-season phase so I’m working really hard to be 100 per cent fit. As soon as I’m fit the goals will come for sure.”

Lukaku is currently away with the Belgium squad ahead of their World Cup Qualifier against Cyprus on Tuesday, where Roberto Martinez, who was sacked as Everton manager in May, will take charge of his second game as the national coach.

‘Compensation for Rio ban irrelevant’

Moscow, Sep 4 (IANS): The Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) feels it is irrelevant to raise the issue of financial compensation with the international paralympic body over the decision to bar the entire Russian Paralympian team from the 2016 Rio games, RPC President Vladimir Lukin has said.

“The Executive Committee of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) discussed at its session today issues of financial importance, but no definite decisions were made,” Lukin said on Saturday, reports Tass.

“Are we talking here about the financial compensation from the International Paralympic Committee? This issue was never raised and it is irrelevant.”

On August 7, the IPC decided to bar the whole Russian Paralympic team from taking part in the 2016 Summer Paralympics, to be held from September 7 in Brazil.

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the game. Howe took plenty of positives from the game, including the return after more than a year on the sidelines of Tyrone Mings.

But the Cherries boss saved his highest praise for Wilshere. He said “The key things to take out the match is Jack making an impressive debut, along with Tyrone and Lys. It is an exciting time for everyone connected with the club to have a player of Wilshere’s quality here.”

KDVA observes 11th foundation day

DSO Jakedovo with KDVA officials and members during KDVA 11th foundation day on September 3.

Kohima, Sep 4: (NPN) The Kohima District Volleyball Association (KDVA) Saturday observed its 11th foundation day at Sithie Park, Tsiese Basa.

Gracing the occasion, Jakedovo, DSO and administrator, IG Stadium lauded the KDVA for displaying its zeal to promote the game of volleyball in Kohima district.

He also encouraged the

association to enhance its activities and set role model for others to follow suit.

He also urged the association not only to confine within the district but to venture out by opening exposure opportunity to the players.

Meanwhile, association also inducted the new team of office bearers for the tenure 2016-19.

The new team would

be led by Visasielie Suohu as president. Vice presidents - Hinilo Thong and Dziivichuto Khale, general secretary- Notsol Neikha, joint secretaries- Mhalevilie Kere and Neivikhoto Vielie, treasurer- Kevi Vizo, press secretary- Xavier Rutsa, property

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KANDI NI UNION DIMAPUR FELICITATES

The Kandi Ni Union would like to extend our warmest greetings and congratulations to Shri. Wanthang Wanth on being promoted as Director in Geology and Mining, Nagaland.

We also wish success to be with you continually in every step and may you always shine at your work place.

President, Pikeya Apon

With immense joy, we the family members congratulate Shri R. Santsu Kithan, Akuk Village, son of Shri Late Ravungo Kithan and Smti. Kimongi Pattonpvui on being promoted to Deputy Director Agri. Deptt. Government of Nagaland. The family members further wish him and pray to the Almighty God to continue to grant him good health and success in all his future endeavours.

APPRECIATION The General Public of Tizit Town would like to take this opportunity to thank the Government of Nagaland for inclusion of Tizit amongst the newly recognized town council in the state. The denizen's earnest desire for full fledged Town Council since 2009 has finally been fulfilled.

Through this column, we sincerely convey our heartfelt gratitude to the DAN Government under the able leadership of Hon'ble Chief Minister, Nagaland Shri. T.R. Zeliang, Hon'ble Minister, Transport, Civil Aviation, IT & C Shri. P. Paiwang Konyak and ADC Tizit Shri. Renabomo Odyuo for making our dream a reality.

We would also like to express our gratitude to all the officials and persons involved in reaching this milestone.

It is our humble prayer that Almighty God continues to bless all abundantly and also with more development and progress in days to come.

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Earlier, the function was chaired by Kevi Vizo while vote of thanks was proposed

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save from keeper Gabriel.

Milan eventually won the friendly, billed as former Cherries’ defender Warren Cummings’ testimonial, 2-1 after a second half flurry of goals, once Wilshere had gone off at the break.

Former Liverpool man Suso smashed into the bottom corner, before summer recruit Lys Mousset struck a quickfire equaliser for the Cherries, but Mbaye Niang won and penalty and converted to win

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Wilshere was active in his 45-minute appearance for Bournemouth, looking to get involved.

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DECLARATION OF MEMBERSHIP WITHDRAWAL FROM SOVEREIGN REPUBLIC OF FREELAND (SRF) AND RENOUNCE OF PRESS NOTE I, Shri. T. Anyak Phom and Shri. L. Shahkam Phom have tendered our apology to the Phom Peoples' Council and Phom Students' Conference for violating Phom Peoples' Council resolution, which prohibit association of any member from Phom Community in the banned Sovereign Republic of Freeland (SRF). We also renounce the Press Note which appeared on 21st August 2016. Re-affirming support to the SRF HQ. Tuensang on behalf of SRF Longleng Unit.

We agreed and avowed that we will not repeat the same mistake in future, if found violate the resolution. The PPC and PSC shall initiate action upon us as per the agreement made on 2nd September 2016.

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Hongkam D Ngonyen President Phom Students' Conference

P. Changlong Phom Gen. Secretary Phom People Council

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As well as Rosberg, the Ferrari pair of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen, along with the Williams of Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo, passed Hamilton and left him a huge task to fight back on a circuit with relatively few corners.

However, Hamilton started to climb back up the racing order when he passed Ricciardo on lap two while on lap 11 he overtook Bottas on Turn One.

London, Sep 4 (Agencies): Midfield star Wilshere made his first appearance for Bournemouth on Saturday after completing a shock, season-long loan from Arsenal on deadline day.

The England man played a starring role against AC Milan, a side he rejected to join Bournemouth, in a 45-minute cameo which played out as a highlight reel of his best moves and passes.

H owe, w h o f o u g h t off the Italians, Roma and Crystal Palace to secure the most high- profile signing in Bournemouth’s history, believes Wilshere had no choice but to stay in England’s top flight to resuscitate his career.

Wilshere was deployed in a forward-thinking midfield position, slotting in behind his boyhood friend - and the man who persuaded him to up sticks to the Vitality Stadium Benik Afobe.

Right from the first minute Wilshere was out to prove he was on another level to his new teammates with clever flicks, finding the space behind the Milan defence.

The 24-year-old beat left back Leonel Vangioni with an early power before squaring to Lewis Grabban who curled wide.

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rible start was very surprising considering the brilliant display all through the practice sessions which saw him claim pole and led to Rosberg admitting there wasn’t nothing he could have done to beat his rival on Friday and Saturday.

The defending champion stuttered away from the line and was immediately swamped by the cars behind him, eventually heading into the first corner down in sixth place.

Moscow, Sep 4 (IANS): The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has turned down the requests of 34 Russian Paralympians to speed up the consideration of their appeals against a decision to ban them from the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), sports agent Andrei Mitkov has said.

Earlier, sports lawyer Artyom Patsev, who represents the Russians’ interests, told TASS that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) had received individual appeals of 34 Russian Paralympians on September 1, reports Tass.

The CAS could have speeded up their consideration if the IPC had given its consent for a fast-track procedure.

In that case, the appeals could have been considered before the Paralympics kick off in Brazil on September 7. Under a standard procedure, the CAS will not consider the case before the Paralympics close on September 21.

“The IPC has refused to give its consent to a fast-track procedure. It means that none of the Russian Paralympians will compete in Rio. The last opportunity has gone,” Andrei Mitkov said on Saturday.

“They motivated their refusal by the fact that the IPC rights are not being observed in full measure.”

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Mangmetong Village Council expresses our profound gratitude to Dr. Kezholuto Tetseo and Dr. Sungtikumba Imchen for conducting a free medical camp on 30th August 2016 at Mangmetong Village. More then 200 patients attended the camp and availed free medicines. This camp was organized under complete expenses of these two generous Doctors and specially Dr. Sungtikumba Imchen who had saved his monthly salary throughout the year for the purpose of purchasing all this medicines for the camp. This camp was held at a time when the villagers were in desperate need of such an aid. We pray that our Almighty God immensely bless both these Doctors that they would be a source of healing for more humanity even in the days to come.

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Nico Rosberg crowd surfs with his Mercedes team in parc ferme after clinching victory at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday.

The Ferrari duo were on a two-stop strategy and their first exit to the pits left Hamilton, who, like Rosberg, was on a single-stop strategy, in second place, 15 seconds behind Rosberg with over two-thirds of the race remaining.

The 31-year-old began to claw his way back up towards first place and after the Mercedes pair had come back out from their pit-stop, the gap had been reduced to 9.1secs.

But Rosberg responded to extend his lead and it some became clear that, with his tyres needing to be nursed to keep them in shape, Hamilton hadn’t got the speed to get back in touch with Rosberg and the German completed a comprehensive 15sec victory.

Vettel filled the last spot on the podium while his teammate Raikkonen secured fourth, just ahead of Ricciardo in fifth.

Bottas claimed sixth place ahead of Max Verstappen, with the young Red Bull driver a little off form after a week in which his driving style has been openly criticised.

The Force India of Sergio Perez ended up in eighth position while Felipe Massa, driving his last Italian GP after announcing he is quitting Formula One at the end of the current campaign, finished ninth, with the second Force India of Nico Hulkenberg.

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Rosberg cuts lead with Italian GP win

Monza, Sep 4 (Agencies): Nico Rosberg has cut Lewis Hamilton’s lead at the top of the world drivers’ championship table to two points after winning the Italian GP at Monza.

The German took advantage of a disastrous start from his team-mate to claim his second victory on the spin and let Hamilton know the destiny of the drivers’ title is very much up for grabs.

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Andy-Murray of Great Britain returns a shot to Paolo Lorenzi of Italy during his third round Men’s Singles match on Day Six of the 2016 US Open.

New York, Sep 4 (Agencies): Wimbledon champion Andy Murray battled past energetic Italian journeyman Paolo Lorenzi 7-6 (7/4), 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 on Sunday (AEST) to reach the last 16 at the US Open.

Sloppy and out of sorts in the early going, Murray had all he could handle from the 34year-old Lorenzi, but worked his way through to a meeting with Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, a 6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 winner over Portugal’s Joao Sousa.

Lorenzi, who became the oldest first-time winner on the ATP tour when he lifted the trophy in Kitzbuehel in July, broke Murray for a 5-4 lead in the opening set - just the second time the 2012 US Open champ dropped his serve this week.

He gave the break back with an error in the next game, and Murray eked out the tie-

breaker to go forward one set up after one hour.

The two traded four breaks of serve in the second before Lorenzi finally sealed the set in the 12th game, when Murray sent another looping forehand long.

In the third, however, Murray was able to make his opening break of Lorenzi stand up, breaking him again for a 4-1 lead and finishing off the frame with an ace.

Looking more and more comfortable, Murray broke again to open the fourth, and after he fended off a break point in the next game the affair took on an air of inevitability.

But it was a closer call than expected for the second-ranked Scot, a three-time Grand Slam champion fresh off winning gold in the Rio

Olympics, against the world number 40 who had never made it to the third round of a major before.

He had won just two Grand Slam singles matches in 13 years prior to this week.

Murray said it was not because he took Lorenzi lightly.

Venus closes on Serena clash

Venus Williams moved to within two wins of a possible showdown with sister Serena after beating German 26th seed Laura Siegemund to reach the US Open fourth round.

The sixth-seeded Williams came up big on the critical points to make quick work of Siegemund in a 6-1 6-2 victory in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The oldest player in the

women’s draw at 36 repelled seven of nine break points held by the German, and capitalised on six of 10 of her own break opportunities.

“Just doing what I have to do, being able to dominate when I need to,” said Venus, who could face Serena in the semi-final. Williams, a seven-times grand slam singles winner and twice US Open champion, has enjoyed some recent success, reaching the semi-finals at Wimbledon and the final at Stanford.

Siegemund appeared poised to offer the American a good test, coming off a productive stretch in which she made the semi-finals in Bucharest, won in Bastad and reached the quarter-finals at the Rio Olympics.

But she wilted under the raw power of Williams, who forced her into 32 errors and was gifted with 26 unforced miscues in the 78-minute match.

Venus will now face bigserving, 10th-seed Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in the last 16.

Earlier, world No.1 Serena Williams of the United States defeated Johanna Larsson of Sweden 6-2, 6-1 in the US Open third round, one step closer to winning the women’s singles title for the seventh time at Flushing Meadows.

Williams is now 3-0 alltime against Larsson and has yet to drop a set at this year’s final Grand Slam. She also won her 307th match in a Grand Slam event to pass Martina Navratilova for the most ever in the Open era.

Pochury Black Day Memorial Cup Dimapur, Sep 4 (NPN): The 6th edition of Pochury Black Day Memorial Cup, organised by Pochury Students’ Union, would be held from September 7 to 15 at local ground, Meluri. Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries, Printing & Stationary, Shetoyi and Naiba Konyak, Advisor NBDA, NEPED would grace the opening ceremony and grand finale as the chief guests respectively.

WADA spent nearly $70 mn on research since 2001

Montreal, Sep 4 (IANS): The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has spent close to $70 million on research in the past 15 years, the agency said in an annual report. According to the report, $1.591 million were spent on the working of the independent WADA commission that looked into alleged doping violations on the part of Russian athletes, reports Sputnik.

“Since 2001, WADA has committed more than $68 million to scientific research through funds procured from Governments, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) and other stakeholders,” WADA said in its 2015 Annual Report published on Saturday.

In July, an independent WADA commission led by Canadian law professor Richard McLaren presented a report, in which Russia was accused of running a state-wide doping programme, urging the IOC to consider a blanket ban on the entire Russian team.

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Bindra officially bids adieu to shooting NEW DELHI, Sep 4 (Agencies): Abhinav Bindra, India’s lone individual Olympic gold medallist, on Sunday officially announced his retirement from shooting, saying ‘it is time to move on and hand over the baton to the younger generation.’

“It is an emotional day for me,” he said. A near second Olympic medal was missed by a whisker at the recently-concluded Rio Olympics 2016 and even if he felt gutted, Bindra was not ready to show it in front of his country’s media. “I came fourth in Rio and now retiring after playing for two decades. In Rio, I didn’t won a medal and stood fourth but it gave me a great closure,” he said.

The 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medallist expressed his gratitude to the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), saying the organisation has supported him and others shooters at every stage of their career.

“NRAI has supported the shooters. I want to thank NRAI. Under President Raninder Singh the sport has improved by leaps and bounds,”

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he said. “I have always believed in working hard. There is no substitute to hard work. I have given my all shooting and have got even more. Thank you once again everyone,” he added.

President of NRAI, Raninder Singh while felicitating India’s ace shooter, said that it was just a small gesture from the side. “The devotion, the focus with which Abhinav Bindra trains, is an example for everyone,” he said.

Having started his Olympic journey in Sydney back in

2000, the 33-year-old shooter qualified in three Olympic finals including his golden journey of Beijing in 2008 (Athens being the other one) in his pet 10m air rifle, while he missed out in Sydney and London.

Bindra was last month appointed as the chairman of a review committee formulated by the NRAI to “examine and identify in a cold and ruthless manner” the reason as to why shooting failed to secure any medal at the recently-concluded Rio Olympic Games.

Barca mulling legal action over Barbosa sale

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Rio de Janeiro, Sep 4 (IANS): Catalan football powerhouse FC Barcelona could take legal action over Brazilian forward Gabriel Barbosa’s transfer to Inter Milan from Santos, according to media reports. Gabriel joined Inter Milan last week for a reported 29.5 million euros ($32.9 million) after the Italian club beat off interest from Juventus, Manchester United and Chelsea, reports Xinhua.

But Barcelona claim the move breached their right for first refusal to sign the 19-yearold, Globoesporte reported on Saturday. The Catalan outfit has alleged it was notified of the Inter proposal a day before Gabriel signed with the club.

The 2013 agreement -part of the deal that saw Neymar move to the Spanish city -- stipulated that Barcelona be given at least three days to match an offer for Gabriel from another club, Globoesporte said. Gabriel is considered one of the brightest talents in Brazilian football. He has scored twice in four senior international appearances for Brazil and was part of the Selecao team that won the gold medal at the Rio Olympics last month.

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