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Xvi no. 180 | Pages 12 ` 4/- rni no. nageng/2002/07906 dimaPUr, tUesday, JUly 4, 2017 Retarded developmental activities Job aspirants stage sit-in protest due to political problem: CM Kohima, July 3 (EMN): attained statehood fifty On Tourism, the chief Nagaland Chief Minister years back the state could minister said that the against irregular appointments Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu not progress in many ways. state government is doing on Monday lamented that He said the Naga po- its best to improve infra- Our Correspondent ern Naga Students’ Union, due to the prolonged Naga litical problem is genuine structure despite frequent Kohima, July 3 (EMN): Kohima, Heno Phom, rep- political problem many de- national problem and the rainfall which hampers in- Overcoming the rain, hun- resentatives from Tenyimi velopmental activities have Prime Minister is doing his frastructure developments dreds of young Naga civil Students’ Union Dimapur, been retarded but he hoped best to bring a solution. like roads. service aspirants repre- PSAN member Bendan- that very soon the problem “We are talking to the He also said that all our senting the Public Service grongla Aner and four civil will arrive at an acceptable outfits in a hard and truth- neighbours are not good Aspirants of Nagaland service aspirants also ad- settlement which will lead ful way in order to move and although we need to (PSAN) staged a peaceful dressed the gathering. to progress and develop- towards a solution”, the advocate non-violence just sit-in protest today at Sec- ment of our state, a press chief minister said. as the Father of our Nation retariat junction, Kohima. Government agrees to act release from the Chief Replying to the proba- had advocated, "we cannot The agitation, which Replying to the charter Minister's office stated on tioners’ queries during the remain unprepared." was also joined by members of demands made by the Monday. interaction, Dr. Shürho- The Chief Minister from the Naga Students’ PSAN on Monday the The Chief Minister was zelie said the main purpose also encouraged the visit- Federation, ACAUT, Chief Secretary, Pankaj interacting with the visiting of education is to make a ing IPS probationers that Tenyimi Students’ Un- Kumar on behalf of the team of 20 IPS Probation- person a good individual. India being a vast conflict ion, Dimapur and Eastern government agreed to take ers and 2 faculty members Because of high lit- country, the Army, Navy Naga Students’ Union, up the matter with a three from Sardar Vallabhb- eracy which is not in sync and the Police were the Kohima, was organised to pronged action that would hai Patel National Police with the development in backbone of the country press the State government EM Images be taken up by the govern- PSAN members and others seen during the agitation at Civil Secretariat junction, Kohima on July 3. Academy, Hyderabad as Nagaland, the youths are and hoped that they would for its failure in responding ment. part of Bharat Dharshan joining central jobs like do justice to their uniform. positively on the rampant In his reply the gov- at Chief Minister’s Office the Indian Army and rued The delegation con- practice of backdoor and PSAN maintained that vacancies should be requi- government and leaders ernment agreed that "The Chamber, Civil Secretariat. that because of the politi- sisted of police trainee contractual appointments there should be free, fair sitioned to NPSC,” PSAN who will speak and do the appointments made on The chief minister stat- cal problem many things officers from Bhutan and in government offices. and open competition for stated in its demand. right things. We don’t want contract basis after 6th ed that although Nagaland could not be achieved. Maldives. The PSAN members entry into offices under the It also demanded the political leaders who will June 2016 will be reviewed assembled at around 10 Government of Nagaland State government to strict- divide in terms of rights,” by the State government a.m. at the New Secretariat in accordance with Article ly adhere and implement Longchar said. for termination and req- gate and later submitted a 16 of the Indian constitu- P&AR OM No. AR-5/ “Unless we reach a uisitioning of the posts to memorandum addressed tion. ASSO/98 dated Kohima logical conclusion, PSAN, NPSC." Nagaland declared as 'disturbed to the Chief Minister of PSAN also demanded the 6th June 2016 which NSF and ACAUT should Secondly the govern- Nagaland through the for immediate review/ bans all contractual ap- be together,” he added. ment also agreed to look area' under AFSPA for 6 more months Chief Secretary Pankaj amendment of the P&AR pointments. He regretted stating into "The P&AR Office New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI): Entire Nagaland of Nagaland leading to the extension of Kumar in the afternoon. office memorandum No. Sticking to its ultima- that for too long Nagas Memorandum dated 11th has been declared as "disturbed area" for the "disturbed area" in the north-eastern The seven-point char- AR-5/ASSO/98 dated Ko- tum served to the four de- have been divided by con- August 2016 regarding reg- six more months under the Armed Forces state for six more months beginning June ter demanded the State hima the 11 August 2016 partments namely Rural stituencies, tribes, blocs ularisation of the govern- (Special Powers) Act, which empowers 30 under the AFSPA. government to immediate- (Point No 3). As per the Development, Social Wel- and region. He went to the ment employees appointed security forces to conduct operations any- There have been demands from various ly terminate all backdoor/ office memo of 11th Au- fare, Art & Culture and extent of saying that the on adhoc and contract ba- where without any prior notice. organisations in the Northeast as well as in contractual appointments gust 2016, it stated that all Treasuries & Accounts on Naga public, particularly sis," and that it "will be tak- In a gazette notification, the home Jammu and Kashmir for repealing the con- to posts which are under the government employees 1st June 2017, PSAN also the younger generation, en up for review by P&AR ministry said it is of the opinion that the troversial AFSPA, which, they say, gives the purview of Nagaland appointed on contractual/ demanded for immediate have the right to even say department." area comprising the whole of Nagaland is "sweeping powers" to the security forces to Public Service Commis- adhoc basis shall be taken requisition of all posts to ‘NO’ to the framework Thirdly the govern- in such a "disturbed and dangerous condi- act against "civilians". sion (NPSC). up for regularisation on NPSC. agreement if it does not ment also agreed to review tion" that the use of armed forces in aid of The AFSPA has been in force in Na- PSAN also further completion of three years Addressing the gather- favour the future of the the deputation of posts in the civil power is necessary. galand for several decades. It has not pressed the government for of continuous service. ing, ACAUT leader Tia Nagas. various departments in the "Now, therefore, in exercise of the pow- been withdrawn even after a framework immediate requisition of “The government Longchar slammed the NSF President Chris- state government falling ers conferred by Section 3 of the Armed agreement was signed on August 3, 2015 all the posts with the grade should not regularize all government for its fail- topher Ltu, in his address, within the purview of the Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, the cen- by Naga insurgent group NSCN-IM gen- pay of Rs 2800/- and those posts which comes ures on issues concerning said the federation will NPSC for necessary cor- tral government hereby declares that whole eral secretary Thuingaleng Muivah and the above to NPSC for direct under the purview of the welfare of the Naga render its fullest support to rective actions. of the said state to be a disturbed area for a governments interlocutor R N Ravi in pres- recruitment as per P&AR NPSC, that is, posts carry- society, while he urged the movement initiated by The chief secretary fur- period of six months with effect from 30th ence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. notification. ing the pay band Rs 5,200 the younger generation to PSAN. ther requested the PSAN to June, 2017 for the purpose of that Act," The framework agreement came after In demanding the State – 20200, with grade pay of respond in order to bring Another ACAUT provide details of "specific joint secretary in the home ministry Saty- over 80 rounds of negotiations spanning 18 government to immedi- Rs. 2,800/- per month and about a positive change in leader Joel Nillo, PSAN cases of appointments/ endra Garg said. years with the first breakthrough in 1997 ately stop rampant depu- above should be terminat- our society. Convenor Nitoka V Swu, deputations" to assist in Official sources said killings, loot and when the ceasefire agreement was sealed tation on political ground, ed and thereby all resultant “Our allegiance is to assembly speaker of East- the review of such cases. extortion have been going in various parts after decades of insurgency in Nagaland. CAN-Nagaland demands GST rollback on disability goods JCC, NTAC dismayed by govt inaction No exempt for Dimapur, July 3 (EMN): Nakhro on Monday stated tax has been imposed on " it added. Dimapur, July 3 (EMN): The Joint Co- ferred under Article 371A of the Constitu- officials assigned The Connect Ability Net- that "Standing in solidar- Braille typewriters and cars The group further ques- ordination Committee and the Nagaland tion of India." work Nagaland, a disabil- ity with disability groups for the physically disabled, tioned the wisdom of the Tribes Action Committee the two leading They also stated that besides the earlier electoral duties ity advocacy and resource across the country, Con- 12 per cent on Braille paper, government in taxing the organisations that earlier spearheaded the two representations a Co-ordination meet- Dimapur, July 3 (EMN): group based in Nagaland, nect Ability Network Na- 5 per cent on carriages for disabled and making life mass movement against the conduct of ing of the Cabinet Sub Committee, JCC The Deputy Commissioner in solidarity with other dis- galand (CAN-Nagaland) the disabled, wheelchairs more difficult for them as ULB elections in the stated on Monday and NTAC was held on April 22, 2017 at and Returning Officer of ability groups across the demands rollback of GST and assistive devices, and many people with disabili- that they were dismayed with the attitude "Hotel Saramati, Dimapur and had elabo- Kohima, Rajesh Soundara- country demanded the roll- on disability aids and appli- 12 per cent on hearing aids. ties come from economi- of the government of not paying attention rate deliberations on all the issues and ap- jan has on Monday sent out back of GST on all disabil- ances. We are demanding The most essential cally weaker sections, and to their earlier representations to revoke the prised the Cabinet Sub Committee to take an official notification that ity aids and appliances. that aids and appliances for goods and services are hence the government's Assembly resolution that brought back the up the matter with all seriousness with the no government official who A press statement is- all types of disabilities are supposed to attract nil rate decision would be a huge Nagaland Municipal Act 2001 and had also Government of Nagaland at the earliest. " are assigned electoral duties sued on behalf of CAN- made available and afford- of GST under Exempted impediment to their educa- submitted a reminder to the chief minister. Instead the Government has turned for the ensuing by-election Nagaland by Diethono able. " Categories. Assistive ap- tion and employability and " The JCC and the NTAC is dismayed a "deaf ear" and the matter is still unat- to 10 Northern Angami -1 Under the newly pliances and other aids general quality of life. on the casual attitude of the Government tended and that "The JCC and the NTAC AC will be exempted from launched GST, taxes rang- are most essential and a It also pointed out that for not paying any attention to the represen- expressed serious concern and resentment the said duties. ing from 5-18% on goods necessity not a luxury for the decision of the GST Some are born great, tations dated 18-3-17 and 18-5-17 for revo- and reminded the Government that the is- The order stated that used by people with disa- people with disabilities. For Council blatantly violates some achieve greatness, cation of the Resolution dated 24-11-16 sue will not be resolved by delaying the "as per the provisions un- bilities have been approved. example, for a person with the provisions of the re- and some have greatness passed by the Nagaland Legislative Assem- matter but may aggravate the situation," the der Section 159 of the Rep- Prior to the GST regime, a hearing impairment, a cently enacted Rights of thrust upon them. bly in connection with holding of Urban press release stated. resentation of the People these goods were earlier hearing aid is essential, for Persons with Disabilities Local Bodies Election with 33% Women "On consideration of the entire aspect Act, 1951, Govt. officials ~ William Shakespeare exempt from any form of someone with a locomotor (RPWD) Act 2016 which Reservation," a press release from the me- of the matter, the JCC and the NTAC sub- are being requisitioned and excise and customs duty. disability, a wheelchair is talks about promotion of dia cell of NTAC stated on Monday. mitted the reminder to the Chief Minister, assigned different duties to "As per rates approved indispensable, and for the the personal mobility of It further demanded for "suitable Nagaland on 3-7-17 and demanded for ensure smooth conduct of by the GST council on visually impaired, books in persons with disabilities at amendment of the Nagaland Municipal prompt action so as to resolve the issue in polls. Accordingly, all con- Mirror Takes May 18, 2017, 18 per cent Braille are part of daily life, affordable cost. Act, 2001, by safeguarding the rights con- the interest of all concerned." it added cerned are informed that no exemption shall be en- tertained except under una- voidable exigencies." GST: Domestic LPG gets costlier, SC asks ECI to respond to plea The by-election for the constituency is scheduled commercial LPG is cheaper to be held on July 29, 2017. New Delhi, July 3 (IANS): With all grades of lique- alleging tampering with EVMs fied petroleum gas (LPG) coming under GST, consum- R.N.Ravi to hold ers in India will be paying more from this month for New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI): The Supreme political parties," he said. held earlier this year. their cooking gas cylinders. Court today asked the Election Com- To this, the bench observed that The PIL has also sought a direction consultations While petroleum is not under the Goods and Ser- mission of India (ECI) to file in two "Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) to the Centre for registering an FIR to Dimapur, July 3 (EMN): vices Tax (GST) that rolled out from July 1, the central weeks its response on a plea for probe are the subject matter of challenge. You investigate the alleged tampering of Government of India's Spe- government clarified that day that both domestic and into the allegations that EVMs were say EVM is not good. It is the same EVMs "for vested interest by a political cial Interlocutor for Naga commercial liquefied LPG grades will be taxed under tampered with in the assembly polls thing." party and to file their report before the Talks, RN Ravi who will be the GST, which is now effective pan-India except in earlier this year. Sharma, however, said the issue apex court". visiting the state on a two- Jammu and Kashmir. LPG has been placed in the low- A bench comprising Chief Justice pending before another court also con- The plea has sought examination of day tour starting from July ~ Arien est 5 per cent GST bracket, the other rates in the new J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandra- tained a prayer that in future elections, "quality, software/ malware and hack- 6, 2017 will hold consulta- You don't have a back problem, indirect tax structure being 12, 18 and 28 per cent. chud was informed by the ECI's advo- EVMs should have voter verifiable pa- ing effect in the EVMs from a reliable tive meetings with various you have a road problem. Pre-GST, most states did not tax LPG, while oth- cate that similar matters filed by some per audit trail (VVPAT) attached with electronic lab/scientist and software ex- stakeholders on the Naga ers levied value added tax (VAT) ranging between 2 per political parties, including Mayawati- them, whereas he had not raised any pert and to file their report before this issue, stated a release from WEATHER cent and 4 per cent. Domestic LPG attracted zero cus- led BSP, was pending before another such issue in his petition. court for further action/prosecution". the DIPR on Monday. temperature tom and excise duty. court in the apex court. "My subject matter is different. If The petitioner has also referred to The release added that Post-GST implementation, an LPG cylinder will The ECI said that notice has al- the matters are clubbed, my petition will the allegations of EVM tampering in the civil societies will be cost around Rs 12-15 more in states that did not tax ready been issued in the matters pend- be destroyed," he claimed. the assembly elections held in five states, able to visit the interlocu- max: min: the clean fuel. Instead, in states that levied VAT, the in- ing before a bench headed by Justice J The bench, however, asked the ECI as well as the Maharashtra civic polls. tor from the early morning KOHIma 24° 17° crease will depend on the difference between earlier tax dImapur 30° 26° Chelameswar and this plea should be to file its reply to the petition within two The PIL has claimed that it was hours of July 6 till mid rF: rH: and the GST rate. tagged along with them. weeks and asked the petitioner to file admitted by the poll panel itself that morning of July 7 at Ko- KOHIma 11mm 93% The price of commercial LPG, however, has come Advocate M L Sharma, the peti- a rejoinder to the response within two EVMs were tamper-proof only till their hima. Later he will also be dImapur 8mm 93% down under the GST regime, where the tax on this tioner in the case, opposed the ECI's weeks thereafter. technical, mechanical and software de- available to meet on the category of item is at 18 per cent. Previously, LPG for * Rainfall (RF) * Relative humidity (RH) contention and said that his PIL was on The apex court also tagged the plea tails remained a secret. evening of July 7 till mid- Temperature in State Capitals commercial use attracted 22.5 per cent tax, including 8 a different subject matter and a political with the petition pending before the "These details can be detected via morning of July at Dima- Max. min. Max. min. per cent excise duty and 14.5 per cent VAT. party cannot come before the court with other court. reverse engineering by any expert. pur. aizawl 27° 21° itanagar 24° 22° A commercial LPG cylinder earlier available in a PIL. The court had earlier asked the ECI Wireless device/software can be pre- Civil Societies wanting agartala 32° 25° shillong 22° 19° Delhi for Rs 1,121, will now cost Rs 1,052. "My matter is completely differ- to file its response on the plea which has pared via reverse engineering, and with to meet him may contact gangtok 24° 19° delhi 35° 27° The lower GST on commercial LPG signifies lower ent. He (ECI counsel) is misleading the sought investigation by software experts their help voting records can be changed Secretary Home, Rovilatuo guwahati 28° 25° Kolkata 32° 26° prices also for auto LPG, thereby giving further boost to court. Those petitions are filed by po- into the allegations that the EVMs were in any location and at any time," it has Mor at +91 94360 05679 imphal 27° 22° chennai 39° 29° the use of this environment friendly fuel. litical parties. How was the PIL filed by tampered with in the assembly polls claimed. and give their details. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Tuesday, July 4, 2017

C M Y K 2 State Retired officials and govt vehicles: Mokokchung NGO feted by SBI Citizen ready for court contest Dimapur, July 3 (EMN): A citi- the chief secretary, Nagaland the referred to a reported statement sidered yourself to be above the zen who used the Right to In- span of government vehicles for that “RTI applicant as the most ig- condemnation Board constituted formation (RTI) to comb for condemnation is 10 years,” citizen norant person as you never know by the government.” information about some retired Yapang Lkr stated. about the pros and cons of the The citizen reminded that the government officials reportedly “The relevant portion of the government vehicle condemna- statement was a threat and intimi- still using government vehicles, said OM says- Henceforth, the tion process.” dation. has declared readiness for a con- normal life span of Govt. vehicle The citizen responded to it but “My letter dated 22.06.2017ad- test in the court of law if he has for the purpose for condemnation calling it “untenable and the same dressed to the chief secretary was done anything wrong in said is- shall be raised from 8 years to 10 is justify by the said OM dated on the basis of the department RTI sue. years, unless there are special rea- 13.02.2012.” reply letter dated 31.05.2017. I, as a The RTI applicant reminded sons for doing so. “You know better from which bonafide citizen of India belonging that he had engaged the RTI The press release stated: “I date you are illegally possess- to Ao Naga community has consti- mechanism ‘with the sole pur- have initiated the RTI applica- ing the public vehicle which is tutional rights and obligations to pose and object for fairness and tion with the sole purpose and undisputedly evident by the RTI initiate appropriate measures in reasonableness in the function- object for fairness and reasona- reply letter No.E-IN-C/ESTT-8/ democratic manner for ensuring ing of public authority.’ It never bleness in the functioning of pub- RTI/16-17 (pt) dated 31.05.2017 transparency and accountability in targeted any particular person or lic authority. It was never bias nor issued by the Deputy Chief En- public authority, It is factually in- The Care and Support Society of Mokokchung has been ‘felicitated’ by the State Bank of India, northeast persons, he said. Citizen ST Ya- targeted any particular person or gineer & PIO, NPWD, Nagaland. correct that I acted above the con- circle, in Guwahati, updates on Monday stated. pang Lkr issued a press release on persons.” You retired from public services demnation board. The department Monday. The citizen issued the Further, he reminded that the w.e.f. 20.01.2013 as Engineer-in- RTI reply letter dated 31.05.2017 Dimapur, July 3 (EMN): The founder that the event was conducted on July 1 in press release in response to one statement “threatening the retired Chief, NPWD, Nagaland,” Ya- speaks undoubtedly clear,” the and managing director of a nongovern- Guwahati. Dr. Vikuotuolie Angami, stated to officers for approaching the court pang Lkr reminded. press release declared. mental organisation called the Care and “He was one among seven individuals be a retired engineer in chief and is very unfortunate and inviting Likewise, the press release “By initiating this matter, if I Support Society of Mokokchung was re- who were being felicitated who contributed whose statement reportedly ap- serious problems which may put referred to another statement: “ am drag to any criminal defama- portedly ‘felicitated’ by the State Bank of in field of Social work as social worker. peared on June 28. him in a very undesirable posi- your false statement given to the tion case, I and my well wishers India, northeast circle, “on their 62 Foun- There were two entrepreneurs and four “As per the office memoran- tion” was “absolutely a confusing higher authority of the govern- are ever ready to contest the case dation Day.” nongovernmental organisations from north dum No TPT/SPL/50/2002 and misleading statement.” ment will attract criminal defama- before the competent court of A press release from the Care and east India were also felicitated at the same (PT-1) dated 13.02.2012issued by Likewise, the RTI applicant tion suit against you as you con- l aw.” Support Society of Mokokchung stated function,” the press release informed. NPF responds to NPCC’s criticism CECS provides ambulance for Kangtsung village Dimapur, July 3 (EMN): Subonenba Longkum- Dimapur, July 3 (EMN): The Naga with,’ the NPF’s press release remarked, An ambulance has been People’s Front (NPF) responds to the ‘his exit from the cabinet and the party er, director of the Com- handed over to Kangt- munity Educational Cen- criticism of the Nagaland Pradesh Con- went un-noticed and un-mourned until sung village in Mokok- gress Committee (NPCC) about the re- someone pointed out the absence of a tre Society addressed the chung district by the event too. In his speech, gional group allegedly using honorific massive ego in the party. Ever since, he Community Educational he called upon the peo- statements often as a facade for ‘illegal has been noticed from time to time, and Centre Society (CECS). ple to have a feeling of activities’ as charged by the Congress. all these times, for all the wrong rea- A program marking belongingness and own- The party issued a press release on sons.’ the inauguration of the Monday attacking mainly the NPCC’s In regard to the NPF using the term facility was conducted ership while making use President K Therie. “supreme sacrifice,” the regional group in Kangtsung village on of the ambulance facility Straight off the statement, the NPF declared that it “seems to be absolute- July 3. Subonenba Long- available to them and it referred to the claim “it was he (Mr ly alien to the Congress party, it is no kumer, director of the should be taken proper Therie) who single-handedly revived surprise that the NPCC has found it CECS was the patron of care so as to help the peo- the dying cock party and propelled it hollow because what can be said of a the event. He inaugurat- ple who are sick and need to power in 2003.” The NPF said it de- political party whose presidential can- ed the ambulance service medical attention. serves a standing ovation “because of didates resort to vandalism, arson and in the presence of Dr. Im- “He also directed the its utter ridiculousness.” exploding of bombs at the Congress linaro, SMO of Tuli and people to make good use “The NPCC would like to have us Bhawan?” Kangtsung Village Coun- of the Ambulance which believe that we are blessed with a po- The NPF then referred to the Con- cil. he said should benefit not litical Samson in our midst capable of gress’ “usage” of the word ‘un-man- The ambulance pro- only the people of Kangt- achieving the impossible, bestowed dated.’ ‘It is threatening to cause mass vided to the public health sung village but also for with amazing powers and what have nausea because former Congress Prime center of Kangtsung was the adjoining villages. He you. One can only imagine if his Deli- Ministers Mr Narasimha Rao and Dr stated to be part of the cautioned on the misuse lah would be the very party he presently Manmohan Singh were never consid- Mobile Medical Unit of the vehicle meant for heads,” the press release stated. ered as un-mandated when they were (MMU) project support- the health emergencies If statements of “historical, political sworn in to office without they being ed by the Hans Founda- wherein use of the vehi- facts” are considered by the NPCC as members of either House of the Parlia- tion. cle facility for selfish mo- “tirades” against a leader and “a pay- ment,” the NPF declared. The Community Edu- Subonenba Longkumer handing over the ambulance’s key to the chairman of Kangtsung village. tives or other personal use back of ungratefulness”, the press re- “We are also not aware that when cational Centre Society will degrade the morality lease stated, the NPF can only submit they were sworn in to office while be- issued a press release on However, the facili- munity Educational Cen- of area to address the of the health sector there- that it would rather be ‘brutally frank ing unelected members of the Parlia- Monday offering updates ties which were available tre Society for providing growing woes, the press fore requested the people with the truth than be with lies and flat- ment, the Congress party functionaries about the event. were not sufficient to an ambulance “which is release stated. concerned to take utmost tery.’ put on gunny bags, smeared their faces During the Inau- meet the entire needs of a great blessing for the ‘But in the light of care of the facility,” the The NPF continued the tirade: with ash and hung their heads in shame guration program, the the denizens but slowly people,” the press release the above discrepancies press release stated. ‘And having threatened others with his that there were no suitable or capable chairman of Kangtsung with the initiative and stated. she vehemently appreci- Further, Longkumer “popularity, political principles and un- Member of Parliament to take over as village, M Mar Lemtur support from Community Dr. Imlinaro, SMO ated the initiatives of Mr. offered to sponsor the wavering commitment”, this honour- the Prime Minister.” expressed his happiness Educational Centre Soci- of the community health Subonenba Longkumer expenses of the driver able gentleman, while being in the NPF The NPF claimed that the ‘selective that, the village in the ety lead by its director, center of Tuli, also spoke in working consistently and the vehicle for a year party, started to hob-nob with Congress amnesia’ of the Congress party was on initial period only had Subonenba Longkumer, during the occasion. In for the welfare of the and that it will be directly leaders clearly showing his political ‘expected lines’ because all these dec- dispensary. But now with things have been getting her address, she she la- people through a medical monitored on timely in- principles and unwavering commitment ades “the party had been taking the the passage of time they better. mented on the govern- project that incorporates tervals and reports on the to the party he belongs to.’ people of the country for a ride forcing are privileged to have The chairman also ment inability and lack and dispatches a Mobile work and services are to As for the popularity of the leader itself to believe that the people were en- PHC in their area, the expressed his satisfaction of action in providing an Medical Unit to several be submitted, the updates that the NPCC ‘seems to be obsessed joying the ride.” press release stated. and gratitude to the Com- ambulance to the people villages of Nagaland.’ stated. Postgraduate women’s hostel inaugurated at Clark’s Dimapur, July 3 (EMN): 2007, and the fast devel- stated. This was stated in The Clark Theological opment in adding differ- an official communiqué, College in Mokokchung ent branches and also vis- it added. has inaugurated a new ible increase of women Clark Theological College building to house the in- students during the last Clark Theological stitution’s postgraduate one decade and not for- College was established women. getting research scholars in 1972 by the Ao Baptist The college issued a visiting Clark Theologi- Churches Association in press release on Mon- cal College for short vis- commemoration of the day informing about the its from time to time ne- centenary of the coming event. cessitate separate hostel of Christianity to Naga- “With sincere grate- for PG women students. land in the name of Dr. fulness the Clark Theo- The principal in- EW Clark, the first mis- logical College announc- formed the august house sionary to Nagaland. es the completion of that the postgraduate With its motto, Called much needed women’s women’s hostel building Out for the Great Har- Hostel for the post gradu- could be materialized vest, Clark is committed ate students,” the press “as always” in the minis- to the task of Christian release from the institu- try of Clark Theological leadership development tion stated. College, due to the con- and has been making an K Tiayanger Tzudir, tributions of God fearing impact upon the churches principal director of the families, churches and and society far and near. Treasuries and Accounts organizations, the press The college is co-spon- department of the gov- release stated. sored today by Nagaland ernment of Nagaland He also acknowledged Baptist Church Council inaugurated the new that the initiative to con- and some other Baptist building. The prayer of struct this building was Church Associations in dedication was offered taken up during the lead- Nagaland. The Clark has by Rev. Ponen Longchar, ership of former princi- come a long way in its pastor of Mokokchung pal of the College Prof. journey as a Theological Town Baptist Arogo, the Takatemjen and Rev. T Institution rendering serv- updates stated. Yanger Jamir, Public Re- The new women’s hostel at Clark Theological College will house postgraduate students. ice to the church and so- The program was fol- lation Officer of Clark ciety by way of nurturing lowed by thanksgiving Theological College. future leaders. service in the college’s The principal also in- Mrs. Imtiakum, Kohima; Dr. dates continues, K. Tiayanger their need, he stated.” Board of Governors, I. Meyionen During the last 42 chapel hall. formed that the original Imtiwati & Mrs. Watimongla, Tzudir, son of Mrs. & Mr. I. He also mentioned how their Jamir, DIGP of Vigilance and years, the College has The Clark Theologi- design of the building Mokokchung; Mrs. Apokla Koti, who officially inaugurated extended family members also Anti-Corruption Cell, Govern- grown in all the aspects. cal College Post Graduate was three-storied build- Jamir, Dimapur; Mr. & Mrs. the building, informed the gath- generously joined in for the ment of Nagaland, also gave a Today, we have over 300 woman’s Hostel building ing but due to the press- Sentimeren, Dimapur; Mr. & ering that during the Christmas cause. With humility Tzudir also short speech. In his address, he ob- residential students rep- is a three-storied build- ing need, the college is Mrs. Senti Pongen, Dimapur; in 1977, their mother Mrs Ti- said, “Our family take the name served that, “our all knowing God resenting 40 different ing. The building was de- inaugurating the building Mr. & Mrs. I. Anungba Sanglir, yongnaro, a “prayerful mother, but it is the work of the College way back in 1977 spoke to Mr. & language groups. Over signed with the ‘required after completion of two Dimapur; Mr. & Mrs. Chuba inspired all of them and initiated and God’s doing. Let all these be Mrs. I. Koti and children and pre- 1800 students have been facilities to accommodate floors and therefore op- Ozukum, Kohima; Mr. & Mrs. to save all Christmas expenses for the Glory of God alone.” pared them to support the Minis- graduated and they are approximately 60 schol- portunity to participate P. Ajung Amer, Kohima; Ms. and give to the needy people.” It was a touching and emo- try of Clark Theological College working today in various ars doing their post grad- in the Ministry of Clark Aolemla Jamir, Kohima; Mr. & The press release quoted: tional moment for both the in times of their great need and places in different capaci- uate research in different Theological College by Mrs. S. Talimeren Jamir, Tuli “So that Christmas they had no Clark Community and Mr. & therefore this is an unequivocal ties in North East India branches,’ the updates contributing to construct Town, and children of Mrs. & new clothes and no meat. Since Mrs. I. Koti’s children and for all sign of God’s faithfulness.” and beyond. stated. the third floor is open, Late Rev. Lanu Longchar. then they started a ‘family relief the members present during the Further, Toshi Aier, convener Today, Clark has be- The principal of the the principal stated. Further, the press release in- fund’ with an aim to help needy inaugural function because the of the Building Committee and come one of the largest college, Rev. Dr. Mar- According to the formed that the first floor of the people. And with the passing of humble but bold initiative taken the chairperson of the inaugu- Theological Colleges in nungsang, while welcom- press release, the ground building was constructed with each year, their humble contri- by the family in 1977 could make ral programme, observed that Northeast India with a ing and introducing the floor of the building was the contribution made by Mr. bution with this Nobel cause in it possible to contribute Rs. 40, the post graduate women’s hos- strong team of qualified dignitaries said that with constructed with the con- & Mrs. I. Koti and family and mind increased and that is how 00, 000. 00 (Rupees forty lakhs) tel is constructed not only with faculty offering several the introduction of post tribution made by EMW, named ‘MR. & MRS. I. Koti, the family could contribute to- after 40 long years of faithful- money and materials but with degree and certificate graduate studies at Clark Germany and the follow- Changki Memorial Block.’ wards the Ministry of Clark ness to the college. sincere love, care and concern programs. (Inputs on in- Theological College in ing Local donors: Mr & In his short speech, the up- Theological College in times of The chairperson of the CTC of the donors, the press release stitution: getmyuni.com) EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Monday, July 4, 2017

C M Y K Advertisement 3 EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Tuesday, July 4, 2017 4 REGION Elected MACs of KAAC takes oath NewS IN BrIef State Govt reviews High altitude passenger cable Our Correspondent presentation of Karbi poho (scarf) to all the Diphu, July 3 (EMN): Newly elected twenty elected members, Principal Secretary i/c Si- ropeway inaugurated in Sikkim six candidates, Member of Autonomous im Taro and Deputy Secretary Legislative In Gangtok, July 3 (PTI): A high altitude passenger flood situations in Mnp Council (MAC) of Karbi Anglong charge, Birsing Engti. ropeway was inaugurated at Tsmogo in East Sikkim Autonomous Council (KAAC) took an oath The KAAC chairman election will hold has been thrown open to the public, state tourism on Monday at KAAC Secretariat Session on July 5. department sources said today. The ropeway is at hall. As per the instructions of the Governor The last date for filling the nominations an altitude of 3,753 metres (12,313 ft) and was of Assam Deputy Commissioner (DC) of is July 4, 12 noon as per the notification inaugurated on July 1 by Ugen T Gyatso, state Karbi Anglong Adil Khan conducted the issued by Governor and Secretary to tourism and civil aviation minister. The ropeway ceremony. the Government of Assam, Hills Area has been built in Tsomgo keeping in mind that The oath taking ceremony ended with Department. the area is one of the biggest tourism hubs of the Himalayan state. Newly elected members of KAAC :- 13. Langhin – Thorendra Brahma With other attractions like Tsomgo Lake, Serathang, Baba Mandir and Nathula with Sino- India border in its vicinity, the new ropeway 14. Korkanthi – Raju Tisso is intended at raising the number of tourists to 1. Duaramla - Prabhat Chandra Taro the area. The ropeway has been constructed 15. Mahamaya – Lunsing Teron by Conveyor and Ropeway Services Pvt Ltd in 2. Amri - D.Uphing Maslai association with Tourism and Civil Aviation 16. Nomati – Ritesh Enghi Department, Government of Sikkim. 3. Chinthong - Prodip Rongpi 17. Socheng Dhenta – Kache Rongpipi Kang festival concludes in 4. Socheng - Rupsing Teron Manipur 18. Lumbajong – Ratan Teron EM Images Our Correspondent Flooded Deputy Commissioner’s office complex in Imphal East district on Monday. 5. Rongkhang - Horensing Bey Imphal, July 3 (EMN): Nine days ‘Kang festival’ 19. Dhansiri – Pradip Difusa a traditional religious celebration concluded in Our Correspondent United Clubs’ Organisation (AUCO) has 6. Bithung Rengthama - Tuliram Rong- Manipur on Monday. The main events of the Imphal, July 3 (EMN): Chief Minister of appealed the state government to take festival were pulling of Kang, traditional chariot hang 20. Singhason – Amarsing Tisso Manipur, N Biren Singh hold a meeting urgent measures to prevent flood and and offering of flowers and fruits to Shree Shree with regard to flood situations in the state provide relief centres to the affected people. Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra. with chief secretary O Nabakishore, top The situations have worsened as 7. Hamren - Mongolsing Timung 21. Borjan – Longki Timung Despite of the seasonal drizzling, a large officials of state government and Deputy hundreds of houses and government number of devotees turned up with traditional Commissioners (DCs) of the districts on institutions in the five valley districts are still 8. Kopili - Pawan Kumar 22. Sarupathar – Jagatsing Engti festival attires at the palace gate and temples. July 3 at Imphal. Chief Minister speaking under water forcing the residents to stay in At Shree Shree Govindajee temple complex at the function opined that the recent spates relief camps. The functioning of the offices celebration, the pulling of Kang was accompanied of flood and landslide were the outcomes of was paralysed though the water level of 9. Amreng - Rina Terangpi 23. Bokajan – Madhuria Dhekial Phukan by band party and ISKCON temple authority human selfishness. major rivers were seen receding. celebrated the festival by pulling mini Kang along Environmentalist Dr RK Ranjan BJP spokesperson Minister Th 10. Howraghat - Khonsing Rongpi 24. Deopani – Mukut Mahanta the airport road. opined the need to make a new approach Bishwajit also inspected the flood affected Hindu communities from across the state with the idea of River Basin as a unit of villages of Imphal East district and assured celebrated Kang Chingba festival by holding 11. Langpher - Ramsing Timung 25. Nilip – Pabitra Rongpi development and management planning to provide necessary assistance from the religious rituals in the evenings at mandaps and in the state. “It will be wiser on the part of government. community halls. During the nine days long the government to study the river system However, the 5 JAK Rifles provided 12. Phuloni – Dorsing Ronghang 26. Duarbaguri – Richard Tokbi festival, daily community feasts was witnessed at and its associated watershed areas and the assistance to the abandoned locals the mandaps. wetland component scientifically first for of Mayang Imphal area. Flood relief any step of developmental planning and its operations including evacuation of Minor killed in Assam landslide implementation,” he stated. civilians, medical assistance and clean Expressing serious concerns about the drinking water were given by the troops, Kuki Students Organisation call Guwahati, July 3 (IANS): A six-year-old girl was frequent floods in the state, All Manipur according to a press release. killed in a landslide here in Assam on Monday morning, police said. Dipika Barman was preparing off state wide strike in Manipur to go to school when mud from a nearby hill caved Our Correspondent be continued till the killers are arrested and in and buried her in Panikhaiti area. Although her NE cement cost cut price to Imphal, July 3 (EMN): The proposed brought to justice.” parents and neighbours dug her out immediately state wide general strike by Kuki Students Lauding the Imphal West police force, and rushed her to a hospital, the doctors declared Organisation (KSO) to be held on July 4 headed by its SP, which was instrumental in her dead. Incessant rains have been triggering havoc pass GST benefits to customers midnight was called off following the arrest apprehending the killer, the KSO hopes that in different parts of Assam and the northeast for of killer of student leader Lenkholal Haokip. with the arrest of the killer, the authority will several days. The Assam government has identified Guwahati, July 3 (PTI): majors, said. implementation of GST, several hill areas in Guwahati and adjoining areas Top cement companies of Stating that North they are fully prepared to President of Haokip Students Organisation certainly arrest the other killer and unearth (HSO), Lenkholal Haokip was shot dead the conspiracy behind the assassination to as landslide prone. They have advised residents to the North East region have Eastern cement companies implement it. be cautious on rainy days. reduced cement prices by up are first in the country to Accordingly, the cement by unidentified gunmen on June 23 evening the satisfaction of the family, the CSOs and to Rs 15 per bag to pass on announce a price cut in the companies have passed in front of his residence at Langol area in the public alike. GST benefits to customers, GST regime, it said other on GST benefits to the Imphal west district. The KSO decision to go ahead with Four AK-56 rifles, ammunition a release here said today. cement companies have also consumers by reducing “Consequent upon the arrest of one of its sustained general strike was to force the seized near Indo-Myanmar border Cement companies such made announcements of prices up to Rs 15 per bag, the killers of HSO president Palal, the KSO hands of the government to act, so that as Star Cement, Dalmia rate deduction. the release said. General Headquarters has called off its there can be rule of law and justice in the Aizawl, July 3 (PTI): Assam Rifles personnel Cement and Topcem The representatives of The actual benefit state-wide general strike proposed”, stated land, it added. ‘So it would be prudent for deployed along the Mizoram-Myanmar border Cement have made this the cement companies said varies from state to state, KSO President Paotinthang Lupheng in a the government to utilize every resource at seized four AK-56 assault rifles from a place near reduction in cement prices in line with government depending on the pre and statement. “The general strike was not an its disposal to arrest all the killers and the Farkawn village yesterday, an official statement effective from July 1, the objective of making One post-GST rates, the release ‘indefinite general strike’, as reported earlier, masterminds behind the killing to make an today said. release quoting the cement Nation One Tax regime with added. but a ‘sustained general strike’ which was to example of the rule of law.’ The statement said four magazines and unspecified rounds of ammunition were also seized along with the rifles. The smugglers, however, were not arrested and escaped into Myanmar. Police suspected that the rifles were to be sold to militant groups operating in neighbouring Manipur. Two held with arms in Manipur Imphal, July 3 (PTI): Two persons were arrested along with arms at Ningombam Sabalthongba Lamhai in Thoubal district of Manipur, police said today. They were held during frisking last evening. Two small arms besides one 9 mm pistol with two magazines were recovered from them, they said. Earlier on Friday, two cadres of the banned outfit KCP (PWG) were arrested from Koirengei in Imphal West district by a combined team of police commandos and Assam Rifles. Preliminary From (L-R): Vacation Bible School (VBS) children with resource person at Maram Khullen Baptist Church and VBS children with resource person Ng. Tala Hillary and Rev S.Roger at Taphou Christian Revival Church, Senapati Manipur. investigation revealed that the militant were involved in extortion activities, they said. Mamata moving closer to Young voters form human logo, the size of football field Sonowal reviews preparation Shillong, July 3 (PTI): Stadium here on Saturday Records for information young voters between the for U-17 World Cup CPI-M: Tripura TMC legislators Young voters formed last as part of state-wide and necessary accord of age group of 18 to 21. Guwahati, July 3 (PTI): Assam Chief Minister a 75 feet by 120 feet drive to enroll new voters,” the successful formation About 74,000 such voters Sarbananda Sonowal today reviewed the Agartala/Kolkata, July 3 with the five Tripura MLAs. human logo, the size of Chief Electoral Officer F of the human logo by the between the age group preparations for the nine matches of the FIFA (IANS): West Bengal Chief “Defying the party a football field, depicting Kharkongor told PTI. new voters. “We expect to of 18-19 years have been U-17 World Cup to be played in Guwahati in Minister and Trinamool decision, the five MLAs the campaign logo of He said the young be able to send the video enrolled and the special October. Presiding over the first steering committee Congress supremo Mamata supported the BJP-led NDA Meghalaya government citizens braved the rain to recording by July 8 and enrolment campaign will meeting here, the Chief Minister discussed the role Banerjee is moving closer (National Democratic to enroll new voters, an complete the human logo we are optimistic that our end July 31, he said. of various departments involved in the staging of to the CPI-M, Trinamool Alliance) Presidential official said today. “Young of the state s Mission Unite efforts will be recorded in According to the state the matches. leaders said on Monday. candidate,” he said. voters numbering 2,800 You n I . The CEO said the Book of Records,” he s election department, the FIFA officials, its Tournament Director Javier “Mamata Banerjee is Chatterjee said Sabyasachi between the age group of the election department said. current number of enrolled Ceppi and Venue Director Ms Romma Khanna gradually coming closer to Datta, the Trinamool 18 and 19 years got together will soon submit the The state s enrolment voters is over 17,19,000 in a expressed satisfaction at the arrangements. the CPI-M (Communist member of the West Bengal to form a 75 ft x 120 ft documentation required of new voters aims at state with a population of The tournament will be played in October Party of India-Marxist). Assembly, would look after size human logo at J N to the the Limca Book of enrolling over 69,000 about three million people. as Guwahati will play host to as many as nine She undemocratically and the organisational affairs of matches, including one quarterfinal and one unilaterally breaks relations Tripura. semifinal match, an official release said here.In with the five party MLAs in Bharatiya Janata Party another meeting, the chief minister reviewed the Tripura today (Monday),” General Secretary Ram Life remains paralysed in Arunachal preparation for the AIBA Women’s Youth World party’s Tripura unit leader Madhav and Assam’s BJP Boxing Championship to be held in Guwahati Sudip Roy Barman told minister Himanta Biswa Itanagar, July 3 (PTI): Heavy rains soil below Barapani Bridge began almost the entire stretch of Seppa- from November 19 to 26 under the joint auspices reporters in Agartala. Sarma have urged the six lashed several parts of Arunachal eroding due to the rise in water level, Sagalee-Kheel Trans Arunachal of Assam Government and Boxing Federation of Accompanied by Trinamool legislators in Pradesh, including the capital, official sources said. Capital Complex Highway (TAH), Sagalee ADC India. Trinamool MLAs, Barman Tripura to vote for Kovind. causing landslides and flood-like Deputy Commissioner Prince Jalash Pertin said. The competition will feature 200 nations said: “We have convened an Ailing Trinamool legislator situation in many areas across the Dhawan prohibited heavy vehicles Two bridges that connected involving more than 300 pugilists and 150 officials. urgent meeting of all state Dilip Sarkar, now in Delhi state. from using the bridge till further Sagalee were washed away leaving party leaders on July 5 to for medical treatment, told The administration has alerted notice and directed the department around 100 commuters stranded. Swine flu in Champai town decide the future course of IANS over telephone: “I residents located at vulnerable areas, concerned to construct a retaining Sagalee remained cut off and stranded such as river banks, streams, landslide- wall to stop soil erosion. passengers were accommodated Aizawl, July 3 (PTI): Swine flu has struck action. “We resigned from am yet to take a decision to Champai town on the Indo-Myanmar border and the Congress for its electoral whom I should vote in the prone zone and advised them to move On the other hand, the Jullang in the inspection bungalow and at to safer locations. Heavy damages road, which is currently the only former Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has claimed the lives of a number of pigs and piglets alliance with the CPI-M Presidential election.” in the last one month. in West Bengal and now According to media to roads, culverts, houses and other lifeline connecting Itanagar and s private residence. Landslides along infrastructure were reported from the Naharlagun, is also in a bad condition the Papu-Yupia-Hoj-Potin stretch of Mizoram Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Mamata Banerjee is herself reports, all the six department director Saingura Sailo today said supporting Left-supported Trinamool MLAs are likely districts. with mudslides causing considerable the Trans Arunachal Highway, left More than 20 stranded passengers, damage at several points. many vehicles stranded. that the second laboratory test by the laboratory Presidential candidate,” to join the BJP this month. of the College of Veterinary Science and Animal Barman said. Six Congress MLAs led by including four patients, three The Parliamentary Secretary The district administration issued children, women and students were for Disaster Management Kaling a circular to stop traffic through the Husbandry at Selesih had confirmed the incidence He said the six Sudip Roy Barman resigned of swine flu. Trinamool MLAs decided from the party last year airlifted from Sagalee to Naharlagun Moyong yesterday assessed the highway between 5pm and 9am. A yesterday. damages at Barapani Bridge and report from East Siang district stated There were fears that the pigs had died of the not to support Meira and joined the Trinamool dreaded Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Kumar as she is supported in protest against the Meanwhile, incessant rainfall Chandranagar area. that Siang River crossed the danger led to erosion of a major portion of A detailed report would be mark on Sunday night. Syndrome, which had claimed the lives of over by the CPI-M. “We have Congress’ electoral alliance 4,000 pigs in six Mizoram districts last year and not yet decided whether with the Left in the West the National Highway 415 between submitted to the chief minister so In Tirap district, a huge landslide Naharlagun and Itanagar. The that necessary measures could be occurred between Khonsa and over 3,000 in 2013. to join the BJP or not.” Bengal assembly elections. Champhai District Vawkvulh Association Meanwhile, Trinamool Subsequently, the six MLAs National Highway 415 connecting taken at the earliest, Moyong said. Longding road near the Tirath Hydel Itanagar and Naharlagun has been Meanwhile, landslide triggered by Project. The River Kameng at Seppa (association formed by those engaged in piggery) Secretary General Partha were recognised by the has claimed that at least 90 pigs and piglets have Chatterjee said in Kolkata Tripura assembly Speaker closed and all vehicles were diverted heavy downpour destroyed two was reportedly flowing over the to Papu-Nallah and Itanagar via houses of Santi Colony at Sagalee danger level. Due to rising water level died due to classical swine flu during the last one that from now on the All Ramendra Chandra month. India Trinamool Congress Debnath as Trinamool Jollang Road. in Papum Pare district on Sunday. of Dipu Nallah, Tezu-Roing road (AITMC) had no relations legislators. The situation worsened as the Landslides have been reported from traffic was diverted via Assam. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Tuesday, June 4, 2017 state 5 Petrol pump union resolves NEwS IN BRIEf Ahthibung, Kebai Special prayer prog for NSCN members A special prayer programme for the NSCN members will be to check oil adulteration held at 9 am on 5 July at Ao Baptist Church, Diphupar, near Dimapur, July 3 (EMN): union warned individuals release, president of Petro- the Monitoring Cell of NSCN.Therefore, all NSCN members Khelma repair road The Petrol Pump Union or groups against possess- leum Dealers Association- living in Dimapur are requested to attend the prayer of Dimapur and Kohima ing of godowns, storage of Dimapur, Neingutuolie meeting. The Steering Committee members, kilonsers and held a joint meeting on oils in any form or, form- Kengurusie, stated that the deputy kilonsers have been requested to attend the God’s June 30, at Dimapur and ing syndicate groups to union shall render its full- call. unanimously resolved to practice such illegal activi- est co-operation to the law check adulteration of oils. ties. enforcing agency in rooting UT-I informs members In this regard, the Meanwhile, in a press out such illegal activities. With the directive of CAO care taker UT-I, Rangkhamung Anar, deputy kilonser, has informed all the steering executives, members, Kilonsers, deputy kilonsers, tatars, Excise seizes IMFL PRO, PO, APO and from leacy to RSI of UT-I Region to attend DC Kma notifies on the fasting and prayer program at Diphupar-A, Ao Baptist Dimapur, July 3 (EMN): Church on July 5 from 9 a.m. The Dimapur District Excise personnel manning the New ensuing by-election Field Excise Check gate, on Dimapur, July 3 (EMN): IAS has notified that all ANGPTA thanksgiving programme July 3 at around 6:40 a.m., In view of the ensuing government officials are The All Nagaland Government Primary Teachers’ Association while checking suspected by-election to the 10th being requisitioned and (ANGPTA) will be organising a thanksgiving programme on vehicles recovered a total of Northern Angami-I AC assigned with different July 6, 11 a.m. at CANSSEA building Kohima, to mark the 612 bottles of assorted IMFL scheduled for poll on July duties to ensure smooth ANGPTA foundation day. All central office bearers, advisors from a zonal taxi (Maru- 29, and as per the provi- conduct of polls. and all district unit presidents, general secretaries and two ti Alto) bearing Regd No. sions under Section 159 of Accordingly, all con- members each have been are informed to attend positively. NL079911. the Representation of the cerned have been in- The programme will be followed by discussion hour. In this connection, the People Act, 1951, Deputy formed that no exemp- owner of the contraband, Commissioner and Re- tion shall be entertained identified as one Shyam Ku- turning Office, Kohima except under unavoidable ANGDA to conduct social work mar (20 yrs), son of S.Prasad, Rajesh Soundararajan, exigencies. All Nagaland Government Drivers Association (ANGDA ‘CC) a resident of 7th Mile Di- will be conducting a social work on July 5, 9:30 a.m at the mapur was arrested and pe- ongoing association building construction site, Themezie Villagers repairing the deplorable road between Bongkolong and Gopibung road, under Peren district. nalised under Section 44 of High School road, Kohima. All the members within Kohima NLTP ACT 1989. Three arms peddler held circle who have off duty are requested to participate. Dimapur, July 3 (EMN): In a press release, Ze- which is now made suit- The detection and seizure The general public of Aht- liang Kuki Public Organ- able for light vehicles to ply. of the above contraband was hibung and Kebai Khelma isation president, Lamsei Zeliang and Kuki made under the command of NCD conevnes emergency meeting under Peren District un- Singson and vice president Public Organisation un- Mainshila A.I.E. along with The Naga Council Dimapur has convened an emergency dertook a joint Social work Rangnim, stated that with der Ahthibung and Kebai Phongtin H/C, Tsuknung, meeting for all the councilors on July 5, 11 a.m. in the office from June 26 to July 1, materials, cash and physi- Khelma circle have ap- Angshem, Kavito, Shika- of the NCD. All concerned members have been requested between Bongkolong and cal effort from the sixteen pealed all heavy vehicular ho, Kneingutou, Leihong to attend the meeting positively. It has informed that no Gopibung road which is 10 villages, the worst road in not to ply in the said road Phom, Vikaho, Lutachu and further notice or information will be served for the purpose. Km stretch. the district was repaired, till October. T.K.Medom all constables. SASU annual presidential meeting st Seyochung Area students’ Union (SASU) has convened an ExpressionLife celebrates 1 anniv annually presidential meeting on July 8, 10 a.m. at Sub Treasury, Kiphire Town. The Union has informed all SASU Dimapur, July 3 (EMN): officials, executives, unit presidents and general secretaries ExpressionLife, a craft home to attend the meeting without fail. decor and accessories, cel- ebrated its 1st Anniversary on July 2. Rengma Tep clan emergency meeting Commemorating the an- The Rengma Tep clan will be holding an emergency meeting niversary, ExpressionLife on July 8, 10 a.m. at Kapun Tep’s residence, Kohima Forest magazine was dedicated and colony. All the officers of the clan and office bearers, released by Kenei, principal advisors, range representatives (one person from each of Pilgrim School Dimapur. village) are requested to attend the meeting positively. ExpressionLife is a one- stop shop for home decor needs where pretty things meet function located at IMPORTANT NUMBERS House No-168 Lane 14A, Tasang Asang, proprietor of ExpressionLife with her friends and well wishers during the celebration of Kevijau Village, Signal Basti, Women Helpline: 181 its 1st Anniversary on July 2. Dimapur. DimApUR (STD CoDe: 03862) Bethesda Ambulance Service 9615053217, 9615520007 CIHSR 242555, 242533 DDGBA lauds NBCC’s Clean Election Movement One of the accused under custody. Police Control Room 7085055050 Dimapur, July 3 (EMN): since it is from nomencla- pur Urban Council Chair- The DDGBA also con- Dimapur District Hospital 232224 Dimapur District GBs tural constitution of India, men Federation (DUCCF) veyed its sincere gratitude Dimapur, July 3 (EMN): Rifles under the aegis of Diphupar PS 7085055032 Based on specific informa- HQ IGAR (North) along- Association (DDGBA), it needs changes within and GBs’ Union (Sadar) to T.R. Zeliang, Advi- East PS 7085055030 during its executive in- ourself first’. for their parcel initia- sor Finance; Y. Patton, tion regarding presence with police representatives conclusive meet, lauded DDGBA also request- tives within colonies and Home Minister and Jacob of arms dealer, 32 Assam established a Mobile Ve- Faith Hospital 248912, 9436004220 the NBCC for marching ed all its eight administra- wards for formation of Zhimomi, Parliamentary Rifles under the aegis of hicle Check Post in general Fire Station (Chumu) 282777 HQ IGAR (N) alongwith area Patkai Bridge, Dima- towards clean election. tive units to follow the Clean Election Commit- Secretary of Irrigation & Fire Station (Dimapur) 7085378850, 232201 DDGBA claimed that NBCC principals towards tee comprising of council Flood Control, for their police representatives pur on June 23. ‘election process is not our clean election. The DDG- members, GBs, youths and financial assistances to launched an operation At the MVCP, the GRPS 7085055031 culture and tradition, but BA also appraised Dima- women organisations. DDBGA. at Thilixu, Dimapur on team intercepted a suspect- Medziphema PS 7085055033 July 1. ed vehicle and apprehend- During the search, the ed two persons alongwith MH (Metro) Hospital 227930/231081 team apprehended an indi- one Pt 32 mm Pistol with Mobile Unit Commander 7085055046 Health camp at Gaili vidual alongwith six weap- two magazines, one Air Nikos Hospital 248285, 232032 AR conducts awareness prog on HIV/ AIDS ons and ammunition. The Gun, two live rounds of Dimapur, July 3 (EMN): The accused has been identi- Pt 32 mm and one Maruti Niuland PS 7085088035 Health Sub Centre Committee of fied as Vishiho Chopi, age Gypsy without any regis- Sub-Urban PS 7085055036 Gaili conducted a health camp, 36 years, son of Pikeye, tration number. Traffic Control -1 7085088038 sponsored by the Nagaland Health resident of Thilixu, Di- The accused were iden- Projects on June 22, at the Village mapur. tified as Vilhousa Metha, Traffic Control -2 7085088039 Panchayat Hall. The individual along age 34 years, resident of West PS 7085055034 During the camp, medical offi- with the recovered arms Chiswema,, Kohima and Women Cell 7085055037 cers, Dr. P. Newmai and Dr. Botoho, and ammunition was oseph Linyu, age 38 years, Zion Hospital 231864, 224117, 227337 feom Community Health Centre, Ja- handed over to Diphupar resident of Lower Bayavu, lukie, administered the patients. The Police Station, Dimapur Kohima. KoHimA (STD Code: 0370) camp was assisted by health workers. for further investigation. The apprehended indi- Bethel Nursing Home 2224202 A total of 105 patients availed the In a separate incident, viduals alongwith recov- health check up. Earlier, invocation based on specific informa- ered items were handed Chiephobozou PS 8575045506 prayer was pronounced by Bangdi, tion regarding movement over to Diphupar Police Officer-in-Charge 8575045516 Deacon GBC. Free medicines were of suspected arms dealers Station for further inves- Childline Kohima 1098 also distributed to the patients. along NH- 29, 41 Assam tigation. Chiephobozou PS 8575045506 Officer-in-Charge 8575045516 Fire Stations 2222952

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EastErn Mirror Dimapur, TuesDay, July 4, 2017 Five Books To Look Forward To in July 2017 A for Academy The Lovers by Amitava Kumar (Aleph) reality of this world and the shadow of another, saket suman | iaNs this novel is about a man in search of a love this novel of multiple narratives -- formally daring, early a year ago, there was an article in Wisden India story. Our narrator Kailash is a new immigrant, fierce but full of pity -- delivers a devastating and – one of the most respected websites that caters to he current trend in indian publishing space, eager to shine and in his account of his years at haunting exploration of the unquenchable human Ncricket affairs across the globe – about the health of as also globally, shows a phenomenal rise of a university in New york, he takes us through urge to strive for a different life. the game in the northeast. apart from the fact that the focus tnonfiction while the number of fiction titles the bittersweet arc of youth and love. Manifest in of the feature was the northeast states – a place, according have dipped significantly over the past couple of the narrator’s first years and first loves is the wild Navigating India by Bharat Joshi (Rupa) to one seasoned cricket writer, that sees as much cricket as years. enthusiasm of youth, its idealism, chaotic desires this is a non-preachy, non-prescriptive and tanzania – what really caught the attention was the identity the month of July, however, will come as a and confusions. unbiased account of the possibilities that define of the person behind the piece. the byline read: hokaito boon to fiction readers as several prominent novels Funny, meditative, and shot through with india amidst magnificent paradoxes. it provides an Zhimomi|Dimapur| July 7, 2016. are slated to hit the stores. waves of longing, the book explores feelings of experiential compass through first-hand accounts With the permission of the author, the piece entitled arundhati Roy’s “the Ministry of Utmost discomfort about cultural misunderstandings and and insights from some of india’s most respected ‘Cricket in the north-east: BCCi must build on the a-B-C’ happiness” and amish tripathi’s “Sita - Warrior the lack of clarity between men and women. names in business, public governance, diplomacy was reproduced in this newspaper the next day. hokaito of Mithila” dominated the literary space in June, and intelligentsia. Zhimomi represents the other half of the only pair of Naga which also saw the release of two prominent Without Prejudice: Epic Tale of a Mumbai Bar it lucidly explains the frequent and vital cricketers to have tasted the dust and sun of a Ranji trophy autobiographies: Ruskin Bond’s “lone Fox Dancer by Devasis (Niyogi Books) intersections between the government and game. the other player is Jonathan Rongsen. Mr Zhimomi Dancing” and former RBi Governor y.V. Reddy’s a novel on the life sketch of a fictional business, culture and modernity, demographics holds the distinction of being the first Naga cricketer to get “advice and Dissent”. While Roy’s novel initially Mumbai Bar Dancer, the book delves deep and democracy -- all of which are vital to the Ranji trophy gig. he was also a part of the Kolkata attracted much attention from readers and critics into the roots of their evolution as dancers and understanding india. Knight Riders squad in iPl 2008. in the article, he had alike, ultimately it was again nonfiction and attempts to answer how the sudden decision of written on the need to build cricket from the grassroots – memoirs that occurred more in terms of number closure of the Dance Bars ran the danger and To Kill the President by Sam Bourne “from a-B-C”. and sales. risk of depriving a section of the populace of (HarperCollins) “if these things had happened in my time, or when the growing interest of readers in knowing a dignified (albeit not being seen so by some the United States has elected a volatile Rongsen Jonathan was growing up, it would have been good. about the lives of celebrities and other leading sections of society) way of earning their living. demagogue as president, backed by his ruthless i ended up playing just four first-class matches”, a passage personalities, coupled with exorbitant marketing the damage caused by certain archaic laws to chief strategist, Crawford ‘Mac’ McNamara. from said article read. this is put in context in another and promotion of such books, have toppled the certain sections of the indian populace and how When a war of words with the North Korean Wisden india piece, in which Mr Zhimomi was interviewed rightful place that fiction once commanded. thus, the government, administration and general regime spirals out of control and the President by a journalist in 2012. “No academies, no coaches, no a sort of “hit-and-run” nonfiction books that create public are completely unaware of the injustice comes perilously close to launching a nuclear proper grounds … when i went to Guwahati and bought a hype momentarily and do well commercially rule meted to women from these communities is also attack, it’s clear someone has to act, or the world bat for Rs 1500, everyone in Dimapur was so impressed”. the roost. highlighted in the book. will be reduced to ashes. to have emerged from that depressing scene, and crack But these books are also forgotten equally fast. Maggie Costello, a seasoned Washington the Ranji code, speaks volume of the character of Zhimomi. Consider Karan Johar’s “an Unsuitable Boy” and Neel Mukherjee, the author of two previous operator and stubbornly principled person, this column is featuring him today because of yet another amitav Ghosh’s 1988 novel “the Shadow lines” novels, “A Life Apart” (2010), which won discovers an inside plot to kill the President -- and piece of news – of a much more recent vintage – concerning for instance. While Johar’s memoir, which released the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Award for faces the ultimate moral dilemma. Should she Zhimomi. On Sunday, he opened his own cricket coaching only a few months ago seems to have gone out of best novel, and “The Lives of Others” (2014), save the President and leave the free world at the centre at Dimapur. this piece of news, instantly, recalled his sight and mind of most readers, Ghosh’s novel, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, mercy of an increasingly crazed would-be tyrant a-B-C message in Wisden India. it seems safe to conclude even after three decades, seems like an oasis of returns this July with his third novel. -- or commit treason against her Commander that Mr Zhimomi – to use cricket parlance – talks and plays bliss and aesthetic reading. in “a State of Freedom” by Mukherjee, five in Chief and risk plunging the country into a with a straight bat. Nothing says ‘a’ like academy. Here are the five books that we can’t wait to read characters find out the meanings of dislocation, civil war? this blockbuster thriller will keep you Of the many sporting disciplines, cricket is one among in July: and the desire for more. Moving between the hooked to its pages. the most technical. its whole game is built and structured around basic techniques that form the game’s spine. and for three days in a week, young players will absorb such nuances while honing their natural skills. as priceless as this may be, however, there is something even more valuable that Mr Zhimomi’s latest initiative represents. in the above The Arithmetic Behind India’s Goods and Services Tax mentioned interview he was asked this: Was there anyone $300 = $1,300. as argued here. the newly designed multiple rate structure in Nagaland, leave alone Dimapur, who was qualified to tell Deepanshu mohan | The Wire at a tax rate of 10%, the tax on output (of the car) is derived from the fact that current effective indirect taxes him if he was good enough to become a cricketer? becomes $130. Under GSt, the car manufacturer has (both centre and state) over certain bands are maintained Prompt came the reply: “No one, no one at all”. ermed as one of the biggest reforms of india’s the opportunity to set off this tax ($130) against the tax for revenue neutrality and linked to above rate slabs. Now we have one. complicated indirect tax base since 1991, the he has already paid on raw materials, that is, $100. in the likely winners from the imposition of the GSt tpassage of the Constitution amendment Bill, other words, the effective GSt incidence or tax burden as a centralised indirect valued added tax, will be from enabling the introduction of the Goods and Services on the manufacturer becomes $30 (130-100). the manufacturing segment, including the automobile tax (GSt) seems to have become a reality at last. On as the car manufacturer sells the car to the wholesaler manufacturers, the FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer March 29, 2017, with the passing of four bills related or dealer, the wholesaler purchases the car for $1,300 Goods) segment, the retail sector (provided consumer to different aspects of the GSt via the lok Sabha, the and adds his profit margin to this value – say $50. demand picks up) and the cement sector. Daily indian parliamentary system has demonstrated a strong the gross value of the car he sells would then become One of the key losers could be the telecom sector, will for enhancing cooperative federalism by signing $1,350 (1300 + 50). a 10% tax on this amount will be with the rise in GSt tax rate, unless the Vat and off on a ‘pooling of sovereignty’ in taxation matters $135, but with the GSt passed now, the wholesaler will CENVat simultaneously see a marginal drop in applicable for all 32 states. have the opportunity to offset the tax on his sale, that their rates too. the sector is already plagued with Path the realisation of a common indirect tax, like the is, $135 against the tax on his purchased good from the serious problems pertaining to data volumes and slow GSt is critical for the semblance of a common indian car manufacturer ($130). Whereby, the effective GSt bandwidth penetration across the country. market where all goods and services, depending on the incidence on the wholesaler becomes $5 ($135- $130). another caveat with the GSt has been with the elasticity of their consumption, will broadly be governed Next comes the retailer, who buys the car from the constitution of the GSt council – as mentioned in the Celebrate Freedom under a common indirect tax rate system. car wholesaler (or dealer). From the retailer’s purchase tabled GSt bill earlier – against which the aiaDMK in an earlier article, i discussed how regressive of $1350 (which was the selling price of the car from government (in tamil Nadu) and few others in the india’s tax structure has been (under a total tax slit of the wholesaler), the retailer again, adds a profit margin opposition parties objected. While the formation of 35:65 ratio between direct-indirect taxes), where, over to this value, of say $50. the gross value now goes up the council is aimed at resolving disputes and fixing tax the last few decades, owing to a complicated web of to $1,350 + $ 50, that is, $1,400. the tax of 10% on rates, the council as a constitutional body, encroaches on cesses, surcharges and other indirect taxes (imposed on this will become $140. With an opportunity to off-set the legislative sovereignty of the state legislatures and the different baskets of goods and services), the burden of this tax ($140) against the tax on the purchase from the parliament. this can now be seen as a step to enhance such an imbalance has fallen directly on the consumer wholesaler ($135), the retailer can reduce the effective federalism at the cost of pooling the sovereignty of the regardless of their income. GSt incidence or tax burden on himself to $5 (140-135). states, which i must add, are as much as a stakeholder the implementation of GSt could very well be a From the producer to the retailer, the GSt through as the Union government thanks to a long, inclusive, step in this direction, in untangling the complicated web the manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer becomes $100 state-level consensus building efforts undertaken by the of the indirect tax base in india. however, one may add + $30 + $5 + $5 which is equal to $140. Union government. here that, the imposition of the GSt (from July) is a the incorporation of GSt thus, does away with tax reforms like the GSt is history in the making minor step in the direction of reducing the incidence of the cascading indirect effect of a “tax on tax” (under and the final passing of the GSt bill (now in its final indirect taxes in relation to the overall tax burden. the Vat and CENVat tax system) which is usually stages) will be termed as one of india’s biggest legislative calculated on the compounded value as the good (in success. having said that, it would be pertinent for the The arithmetic of GST this case, the car) keeps moving across the supply chain current government to exercise utmost discretion in So, how would the GST work? (from state to state). regulating the GSt tax rates, periodically through a well- an illustration below covering the supply chain More importantly, with a more uniform, simple tax managed float, in a way where the emerging economic (that is, manufacturer-wholesaler-retailer) of a car structure like the GSt, compliance becomes easy under and business landscape within states (particularly the manufacturer in india is formulated to explain how an a centralised tax calculating and collecting structure. lesser developed states) are efficiently safeguarded effective and much lower GSt incidence (tax burden) without imposing any negative externalities. would ideally work for such a manufacturer in india. The probable impact of GST? a multiple rate structure with increase in tax For our case, let’s take the producer to be a it may be difficult to realistically depict a quantifiable compliance for service providers will push input costs manufacturer of a car and assume that he purchases raw impact of GSt across various sectors unless a specific for producers, causing inflationary tendencies (via materials (rubber for tires, steel, engine parts, bolts, etc) GSt tax rate is known from the government’s end, cost-push effects); moreover, the administrative cost for $1,000, in which he includes a tax of $100. which analysts earlier estimated to be somewhere of tax collection and distribution will test the Union By using these raw materials, the manufacturer can around 17% or 18%. government’s capability, in the future, to act as a make a new car to be sold in a given automobile market. Considering that the discussion across the board on benevolent sovereign. While the process of manufacturing involves a degree the GSt tax rate started with rate discussions of 12% and of value addition (adding value to the raw materials he 18%; the four slab rates of 5%, 12%, 18% and 28%, with Deepanshu Mohan is assistant professor of economics bought), we assume this value added by him to be $300. identified de-merit goods subject to levy of cess over and at Jindal School of International Affairs, O.P. Global the gross value added for his car then becomes $1000 + above peak rate of 28% was a dampener for the industry, Jindal University. Personal Opinion On Appointment Of Advisors To Dimapur Municipal Council (VnR) , as a former councillor of the Dimapur Munici- ed during the time when the office was functioning department in-charge of municipal affairs not to ap- pal Council having concern for well being and under a team advisors, which itself is glaring exam- point advisors to the DMC but to let the office run ismooth functioning of the office of the civic ple of how the office had become corrupt under the under the CEO for greater interest and all round de- body would like to share my personal view on the advisors. On the other hand, people of Dimapur velopment of Dimapur till election for the urban lo- appointment of advisors to the DMC. For the first have evidently seen tremendous improvement in the cal body is held. time in the history, the office of Dimapur Municipal function of the DMC as well as developmental ac- Council, since the time of Dimapur town Commit- tivities taking place in the town even without a single Hejeto Chishi fter being kidnapped, held hostage for thirteen days, and tee was raided by the vigilance, bringing bad image advisor, when DMC has functioned under the Chief Former Member (Ward No. 9) released, New Zealand news cameraman Olaf Wiig, with to the reputation of the office. the raid was conduct- Executive Officer. therefore, i urge the concerned Dimapur Municipal Council a broad smile on his face, announced, “I feel more alive nowA than I have in my entire life.” For reasons difficult to understand, being freed is more exhila- rating than being free. Solar-Powered Smart Windows Could Help You Save Energy Costs For those who enjoy freedom every day, Olaf’s joy was a good y applying a new solar cell tech- this system features solar cells that se- type of solar cell uses near-UV light to can be transparent and occupy the reminder of how easily we forget how blessed we are. This is also nology, researchers have devel- lectively absorb near-ultraviolet (near- power the system. same footprint of the window without true spiritually. Those of us who have been Christians for a long Boped a self-powered version of UV) light, so the new windows are “this new technology is actually competing for the same spectral range time often forget what it’s like to be held hostage by sin. We can smart windows that could help save completely self-powered. smart management of the entire spec- or imposing aesthetic and design con- energy costs. “Sunlight is a mixture of electromag- trum of sunlight,” loo said. straints,” loo added. become complacent and even ungrateful. But then God sends a Smart windows equipped with con- netic radiation made up of near-UV in the paper published in Nature En- the researchers explained that the reminder in the form of a new believer who gives an exuberant trollable glazing can augment lighting, rays, visible light, and infrared energy, ergy, the researchers described how near-UV solar cell technology can also testimony of what God has done in his or her life, and once again cooling and heating systems by vary- or heat,” said yueh-lin (lynn) loo, they used organic semiconductors -- power internet-of-things sensors and we see the joy that is ours when we are “free from the law of sin ing their tint, saving up to 40 per cent Professor at Princeton University, New contorted hexabenzocoronene (chBC) other low-power consumer products. and death” (Rom. 8:2). in an average building’s energy costs. Jersey, US. derivatives -- for constructing the solar “it does not generate enough power If freedom has become boring to you, or if you tend to focus But these conventional smart windows “We wanted the smart window to dy- cells. for a car, but it can provide auxiliary require power for operation, so they are namically control the amount of natu- the researchers chose the material power for smaller devices, for example, on what you can’t do, consider this: Not only are you no longer a relatively complicated to install in exist- ral light and heat that can come inside, because its chemical structure could a fan to cool the car while it’s parked in slave to sin, but you are freed to be holy and to enjoy eternal life ing buildings. saving on energy cost and making the be modified to absorb a narrow range the hot sun,” loo said. with Christ Jesus! (6:22). the new self-powered version prom- space more comfortable,” she added. of wavelengths -- in this case, near-UV the OED will publish its next update Celebrate your freedom in Christ by taking the time to thank ises to be inexpensive and easy to ap- the smart window controls the trans- light. in September. God for the things you are able and free to do as His servant. ply to existing windows, the researchers mission of visible light and infrared “Using near-UV light to power these said. heat into the building, while the new windows means that the solar cells (Source:IANS) Living for Christ brings true freedom. The contents of articles in this page do not necessarily reflect the Editorial view or policy of the paper. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Tuesday, July 4, 2017 7 The Winds of change n my article,"Missing the Forest for the Trees"(Eastern government, and the day is fast arriving when Nagas will hope focuses all their mental, physical and financial capa- God forbid that their hopes and aspiration should be Mirror 10-11-16), I pointed out how we Nagas were revolt against it. bilities into achieving this goal. And the dread of turning stifled, for they could provide the spark that sets fire to Iso engrossed in the symptoms of corruption like bad No government in the world can claim to satisfy overaged before they can fulfil their aspirations looms over Nagaland; for within them resides the seed of the future roads, irregular electricity, blocked drains etc (the trees of the needs and aspirations of all its citizens, but every exist- them. They must be given an equal opportunity to achieve Nagaland, they have the power to turn Nagaland into an corruption) that we were missing the fact that Nagaland ing government satisfies the needs of the majority of its their goal. For a person may resign himself to failure, if orderly, peaceful land, or provide us with a new breed of had become a forest of corruption. I did not feel that it citizens. It is when the dissatisfied form the majority, that given a chance to compete; but a person who is denied the freedom fighters, fighters with real resolve and purpose, was necessary to write on specific cases of corruption, the danger of revolution rears its ugly head. Nagaland is chance to compete will never forget. fighters against freedom from corruption, tribalism, nep- such as backdoor appointments, taxation by the various at the point where an overwhelming majority of the peo- The erstwhile Chairman of the Democratic Al- otism and all the many ills that plague Nagaland. Fight- "Freedom Fighting " factions etc.; except in passing. For ple are unhappy about the present state of affairs. Some liance of Nagaland and present Chief Minister of Naga- ers who will ensure that the corrupt and their children it is my belief that unless the Disease of Corruption is gripe against bad roads, some against irregular supply land, Dr. Surhozelie Liezietsu, in a note to the then Chief will not enjoy the fruits of their corruption. For there eradicated from the Naga psyche, different manifestations of electricity; some groan under the burden of multiple Minister of Nagaland, Mr. T.R. Zeliang, mentioned the is no more dangerous animal in this world than an edu- of the disease will keep cropping up; similar to a man taxation by our "brothers" in the various "underground" danger of cancelling the illegal appointment of some cated man with anger in his heart, fire in his soul and a plucking the budding leaves of a weed without uprooting factions. Some bemoan being short-changed of essential 1000 government employees because it would lead to target in his eyes. it, a never ending exercise.But an appeal from Mr. K.T., supplies under the PDS, whereas others decry the gross the alienation of those people and their families from the I have always sought to bring attention to problems (a Facebook friend, who wishes to remain anonymous) inadequacies of the government educational system and NPF Party. But I ask you," What about the alienation and plaguing Nagaland so that those in power may resolve made me re-think my approach; maybe there are some overcharging of the private educational system. All these anger of the tens of thousands of aspirants and their fami- them before things come to a head. I plead with the people symptoms of corruption you just cannot ignore. Then I and many other complaints are slowly coalescing into one lies?" They do not seek guarantees to government jobs, holding the reins of power to resolve this current imbro- realised the dangers of stifling the aspirations of the edu- united thought; the thought that something must be done. unlike the well-to-do and well-connected, all they seek is glio, so that the winds of change over Nagaland may come cated youth of any society. The people only need direction and a spark and Nagaland an Equal Opportunity to compete for those jobs. Given as a welcoming breeze of fresh air instead of a whirlwind The Naga Movement for Freedom was born out will go up in flames. this opportunity, I'm sure they'll be contented to accept of destruction that razes all in its path. of a fear of the Nagas to an imposition of alien laws of an This brings me to the issue of "backdoor" appoint- their lot, in the event of failure, but deprive them of this GoD sAVe our nAGAlAnD alien people. It was not a revolution in the strictly accepted ments. Humans are unique in that as long as we have opportunity, and you leave a vast number of citizens and sense of the word; rather a mass uprising, by the Nagas, "Hope", we are able and willing to endure any and all their families, simmering in anger. Kahuto Chishi Sumi against inclusion in the newly created Nation of India. forms of privations and trouble. Taking away a person's There is a storm brewing over Nagaland, just wait- Akukau (G.B.) A revolution, on the other hand, is a revolt against well hope, leaves him desperate; and desperate men commit ing to break out. It just needs direction and a target. The Hevishe Village established governments and institutions. The present day desperate deeds. The vast majorityof educated Nagas Public Service Aspirants of Nagaland is comprised of Khaghaboto Range, Dimapur State of Nagaland can be considered as a well established hope to gain some governmental job or the other. This what is, arguably, the best and brightest of Nagaland. kahuto107 @gmail.com oxford English dictionary Adds over 600 Expressions he Oxford English Dictionary has added over 600 people -- and in particular the phrase "stay woke", are lated to tennis were added. "Tennis mom" and "tennis or practice used in questions conveying surprise or incre- new words, phrases and senses in its latest quar- thought to have introduced the word to a broader audi- dad", for example, are now used to describe parents who dulity, such as 'how can that be a thing?'," said the OED, Tterly update. ence, especially on social media, Xinhua news agency actively and enthusiastically support their child's partici- adding that the usage has been traced back to an early "By the mid-20th century, 'woke' had been extended reported on Thursday. pation in the sport. episode of television series "The West Wing". figuratively to refer to being 'aware' or 'well informed' in "Post-truth" was the Oxford's 2016 word of the year. The dictionary has also got a new end. "Zyzzyva", In explanation of how a word qualifies for take-in, a political or cultural sense," the Oxford English Diction- It was defined as "relating to or denoting circumstances a tropical weevil native to South America, is the new the OED said it "requires several independent examples ary (OED) said in a statement. in which objective facts are less influential in shaping po- last in place of "zythum", a kind of malt beer brewed in of the word being used, and also evidence that the word The use of "woke" by supporters of the Black Lives litical debate or public opinion than appeals to emotion ancient Egypt, which was the last alphabetic entry for has been in use for a reasonable amount of time." Matter movement -- an international activist movement and personal belief". a decade. Meanwhile, the word "thing" now has a new that campaigns against violence and racism toward black Besides, over 50 new words and 30 new senses re- sense defined as "a genuine or established phenomenon (Source: IANS) dissolving the Ego You don’t need drugs or a church for an ecstatic experience that helps transcend the self and connect to something bigger Jules Evans | Aeon in waves of luminous colour, outshone the brightness of or date. But you know that, on a good day, you might just away. It felt like proof. The preacher asked if anyone the lighted streets. I stood still, filled with a strange peace be transported. wanted to commit their life to Jesus and, at the back of n 1969, the British writer Philip Pullman was walk- and joy … until I found myself in the everyday world again And then there are the deeper moments of ego-loss the church, I raised my hand. The next week, I announced ing down the Charing Cross Road in London, when with a strange access of gladness and of love.’ that one might term a ‘mystical experience’. Can we seek my conversion on my newsletter, and around a third of my his consciousness abruptly shifted. It appeared to him The most common word used when describing such them? Certainly. That’s what humans have been doing for subscribers immediately unsubscribed. Ithat ‘everything was connected by similarities and experiences is ‘connection’ – we briefly shift beyond our hundreds of thousands of years, through various ecstatic A few weeks later, however, the high passed, and the correspondences and echoes’. The author of the fantasy separate self-absorbed egos, and feel deeply connected to techniques such as strenuous dancing, chanting, fasting, doubts came back. There were still basic tenets of Chris- trilogy His Dark Materials (1995-2000) wasn’t on drugs, al- other beings, or to all things. Some interpret these mo- self-inflicted pain, sensory deprivation or mind-altering tianity that I couldn’t accept, particularly the idea that the though he had been reading a lot of books on Renaissance ments as an encounter with the divine, but not all do. The drugs. only way to God is through faith in Jesus. So what had magic. But he told me he believes that his insight was valid, philosopher Bertrand Russell, for example, also had a Take psychedelic drugs, an ancient technique for get- happened? Had I been hypnotised by the preacher, the rit- and that ‘my consciousness was temporarily altered, so ‘mystic moment’ when he suddenly felt filled with love for ting out of our heads. In the past few years, academic ual and the crowd emotion? Yes, probably. But that doesn’t that I was able to see things that are normally beyond the people on a London street. The experience didn’t turn him research into psychedelics has re-started after a 40-year mean it was unhealthy or unspiritual. range of routine ordinary perception’. He had a deep sense into a Christian, but it did turn him into a life-long pacifist. hiatus. Researchers have discovered that one dose of Nicky Gumbel, the Anglican priest who developed the that the Universe is ‘alive, conscious and full of purpose’. I became interested in ecstatic experiences when I was psychedelics reliably triggers ‘mystical experiences’ – mo- Alpha course, says that ecstatic experiences – what he calls He says: ‘Everything I’ve written has been an attempt to 24 and had a near-death experience. I fell off a mountain ments where people report a sense of ego-dissolution and ‘encounters with the Holy Spirit’ – could be God, or could bear witness to the truth of that statement.’ while skiing, dropped 30 feet, and broke my leg and back. connection to all things, including to spirit beings or God. be simply human psychology. What matters is the fruit. What does one call such an experience? Pullman refers As I lay there, I felt immersed in love and light. I’d been On the whole, people in research trials find such a trip one Does it lead to healing and good works, or not? This is to it as ‘transcendent’. The philosopher and psychologist suffering from emotional problems for six years, and feared of the most meaningful, satisfying and healing moments in remarkably close to James’s attitude. He thought that faith- William James called them ‘religious experiences’ – al- my ego was permanently damaged. In that moment, I their lives. In a series of separate trials recently by Imperial healing could be the subconscious, or could be access to though Pullman, who wrote a fictionalised biography of knew that I was OK, I was loved, that there was something College London, New York University and Johns Hopkins an actual spiritual dimension. We can’t know for sure. But Jesus, would insist that God was not involved. Other psy- in me that could not be damaged, call it ‘the soul’, ‘the Medical School, one dose of psilocybin helped to reduce we can look at the fruits. Most humans in the non-Western chologists call such moments spiritual, mystical, anoma- self’, ‘pure consciousness’ or what-have-you. The experi- chronic depression and addiction, and also significantly re- world still seek psychological healing not from psychia- lous or out-of-the-ordinary. My preferred term is ‘ecstatic’. ence was hugely healing. But was it just luck, or grace? Can duced the fear of death in patients with cancer. trists or therapists, but through the ritual of surrender to a Today, we think of ecstasy as meaning the drug MDMA one seek ecstasy? Another way in which humans have traditionally God or spirit. It might offend our modern skepticism, but or the state of being ‘very happy’, but originally it meant Pullman thinks not. He says: ‘Seeking this sort of thing sought ego-transcendence is through contemplation. West- it also often works. ekstasis – a moment when you stand outside your ordinary doesn’t work. It is far too self-centred. Things like my ex- ern culture abandoned its own contemplative traditions Psychologists and psychiatrists are moving from their self, and feel a connection to something bigger than you. perience are by-products, not goals. To make them the aim during the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, but traditional hostility to ecstasy to an understanding that it’s Such moments can be euphoric, but also terrifying. of your life is an act of monumental and self-deceiving in the past 50 years Eastern contemplative practices have often good for us. Much of our personality is made up of Over the past five centuries, Western culture has gradu- egotism.’ flooded in to fill the vacuum. Around 9 per cent of adult attitudes that are usually subconscious. We drag around ally marginalised and pathologised ecstasy. That’s partly I disagree. It seems to me that humans have always Americans meditate, and 15 per cent practise yoga. buried trauma, guilt, feelings of low self-worth. In mo- a result of our shift from a supernatural or animist world- sought ecstasy. The earliest human artefacts – the cave For most people, contemplation is a way to take a ments of ecstasy, the threshold of consciousness is low- view to a disenchanted and materialist one. In most cul- paintings of Lascaux – are records of Homo sapiens’ at- break from the chattering ego-mind. But occasionally ered, people encounter these subconscious attitudes, and tures, ecstasy is a connection to the spirit world. In our tempt to get out of our heads. We have always sought ways people have more powerful experiences of ego-dissolu- are able to step outside of them. They can feel a deep sense culture, since the 17th century, if you suggest you’re con- to ‘unself’, as the writer Iris Murdoch called it, because the tion, especially on retreats. A 1979 study by the Buddhist of love for themselves and others, which can heal them at nected to the spirit world, you’re likely to be considered ego is an anxious, claustrophobic, lonely and boring place teacher Jack Kornfield in California found that 40 per cent a deep level. Maybe this is just an opening to the subcon- ignorant, eccentric or unwell. Ecstasy has been labelled as to be stuck. As the author Aldous Huxley wrote, humans of participants on a two-week meditation retreat reported scious, maybe it’s a connection to a higher dimension of various mental disorders: enthusiasm, hysteria, psychosis. have ‘a deep-seated urge to self-transcendence’. However, unusual experiences such as rapture and visions (including spirit – we don’t know. It’s been condemned as a threat to secular government. we can get out of our ordinary selves in good and bad ways hellish visions). Kornfield writes: ‘From our data it seems Yet there are risks to ego-dissolution too. It can be a We’ve become a more controlled, regulated and discipli- – what Huxley called ‘healthy and toxic transcendence’. clear that the modern psychiatric dismissal of these so- very frightening experience, and we might struggle to inte- narian society, in which one’s standing as a good citizen How can we seek ecstasy in a healthy way? In its called “mystical” and altered states as psychopathology … grate it into our ordinary lives. We could ‘unself’ in social relies on one’s ability to control one’s emotions, be polite, most common-garden variety, we can seek what the psy- is simply due to the limitations of the traditional Western contexts that are unsafe or exploitative, that push us into and do one’s job. The autonomous self has become our chologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi called ‘flow’. By this psychiatric mental-illnesses oriented model of the mind.’ narrow, controlling and hate-filled dogmas. We might insist highest ideal, and the idea of surrendering the self is seen he meant moments where we become so absorbed in an A third way that people seek ecstasy today is through that our route to God is the only route, and everyone else as dangerous. activity that we forget ourselves and lose track of time. religious worship. In his classic text Varieties of Religious is demonic. We might get over-attached to the ecstatic, and Yet ecstatic experiences are surprisingly common, we We could lose ourselves in a good book, for example, or Experience (1902), William James noted that surrendering foolishly seek a spiritual life entirely made up of special ex- just don’t talk about them. The polling company Gallup a computer game. The author Geoff Dyer, who’s written to a higher power often triggered deep psychological heal- periences. A peak experience is just a peek – we still have has, since the 1960s, measured the frequency of mysti- extensively on ‘peak experiences’, says: ‘If you asked me ing and growth. The experience of Bill Wilson, co-founder to put in the boring, hard work to deconstruct our egotism. cal experiences in the United States. In 1960, only 20 per when I’m most in the zone, obviously it would be playing of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), is one notable example How do we reduce the risks of ego-dissolution? We can cent of the population said they’d had one or more. Now, tennis. That absorption in the moment, I just love it.’ Oth- of this: after decades of struggling with alcohol depend- try to take care of one another in groups, both offline and it’s around 50 per cent. In a survey I did in 2016, 84 per ers shift their consciousness by going for a walk in nature, ence, he finally surrendered to a God he barely believed online; we can look to the wisdom of various spiritual tra- cent of respondents said they’d had an experience where where they find what the poet William Wordsworth called in: ‘Suddenly the room lit up with a great white light. I ditions, and respectfully compare notes; and we can draw they went beyond their ordinary self, and felt connected to ‘the quiet stream of self-forgetfulness’. Or we turn to sex, was caught up in an ecstasy which there are no words to on the burgeoning science of ecstatic experiences. But we something greater than them. But 75 per cent agreed there which the feminist Susan Sontag called the ‘oldest resource describe … it burst upon me that I was a free man.’ will never entirely eliminate the risks. The journey beyond was a taboo around such experiences. which human beings have available to them for blowing Wilson set up AA as a mechanism to help other people the self is not safe or predictable. On the other hand, stay- There’s even a database of more than 6,000 such ex- their mind’. find transcendence through ‘surrender to a higher power’, ing in the self also has its risks – boredom, staleness, steril- periences, amassed by the biologist Sir Alister Hardy in Such everyday moments might seem a long way from even if they aren’t sure what that means. Ecstatic religious ity, despair. Ultimately, there’s something in us that calls to the 1960s and now mouldering in storage in Wales. They the mystical ecstasy of St Teresa of Ávila, but I would sug- movements such as Sufism and Pentecostalism offer simi- us, that pulls us out the door. Let’s find out where it leads. make for a strangely beautiful read, a sort of crowdsourced gest that there is a continuum from moments of light ab- lar healing through surrender. I spent a year exploring the Bible. Here is entry number 208: ‘I was out walking one sorption and ego-loss to much deeper and more dramatic world of charismatic Christianity, including the globally Jules Evans is policy director at the Centre for the History night in busy streets of Glasgow when, with slow majesty, ego-dissolution. Csikszentmihalyi agrees, saying that mo- renowned Alpha course, and eventually succumbed to the of the Emotions at Queen Mary, University of London. He at a corner where the pedestrians were hurrying by and the ments of flow are ‘the kind of experience which culmi- ecstasy myself. It happened in a church in Pembrokeshire is the author of Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous city traffic was hurtling on its way, the air was filled with nates in ecstasy’. You don’t expect a full-on ecstatic experi- filled with Pentecostal pensioners. Suddenly, I felt filled Situations (2013) and The Art of Losing Control: A heavenly music, and an all-encompassing light, that moved ence every time you go to a concert, museum, mountain with a force that knocked me back and took my breath Philosopher’s Search for Ecstatic Experience (2017).

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The contents of articles on this page do not necessarily reflect the Editoral view or policy of the paper EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Tuesday, July 4, 2017 8 NATION News iN Brief Muslim intellectuals’ body for ban Meira Kumar writes to members of on cow slaughter Aligarh (UP), July 3 (PTI): A body of Muslim intellectuals today said it would extend full support to any proposal of the Centre for banning cow slaughter and declaring cow electoral college, seeks support as the national animal. “Our organisation has passed a resolution welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hyderabad, July 3 (IANS): minorities. This is basic and who started her campaign recent statement condemning the lynching of innocent Opposition presidential we have to focus on this. from Gujarat and has vis- people in the name of ‘gau raksha’ (cow protection) in candidate Meira Kumar These are the principles on ited Maharashtra, Tamil different parts of the country,” Director of Forum for has written letters to all which I am contesting the Nadu and Kerala. Muslim Studies and Analysis (FMSA) Jasim Mohammad members of the electoral elections,” she said. She said ideology was said here. “We will extend full support to any proposal of college, seeking their sup- Meira Kumar claimed very dear to her and not the Centre for banning cow slaughter and declaring cow port in the July 17 elec- the political history of In- empty words like for those as the national animal of India,” he said. Jasim said the tion. dia has witnessed a very in power today. repeated incidents of lynching of innocent people posed She visited Hyderabad important development She claimed that three a serious threat to the right to life and the right to earn a on Monday as part of her during the last eight to nine important goals -- political living for a large section of the populace. “Every Muslim campaign. After garland- days with 17 major op- freedom, economic free- in the country was interested in ensuring protection to ing the statue of her father position political parties dom and social emanci- the cow because of religious sentiments of the majority Babu Jagjivan Ram in the coming together on one pation -- were set on the community. However, the lynching of Muslims involved in city, she told reporters that platform and unanimous- agenda during the freedom buffalo trade on any other pretext is now posing a serious she wrote letters last week ly deciding to contest the struggle under Mahatma threat to the internal security in the country,” he said. He to all members of the elec- Presidential election. Gandhi’s leadership. urged the prime minister to take all necessary steps to toral college. “This Presidential elec- The former Lok Sabha ensure law and order to stop lynching incidents. The former Lok Sabha tion is going to be powerful Speaker said while political Speaker said that she had articulation of the value freedom was achieved on Fire at Kolkata’s Apollo hospital, also made a written ap- system, the principles and August 15, 1947, they had peal to Telangana Rashtra the philosophy which has been working for economic no injuries Samithi (TRS), the ruling been held so dear by most freedom and social eman- Kolkata, July 3 (IANS): A fire broke out inside the op- party in Telangana which of the people of this coun- cipation. eration theatre of a leading city-based private hospital has already announced its try and which is now under “For us social justice here on Monday, a fire department official said. The support to her rival and PTI threat,” she said. means so much. It’s justice fire broke out on the second floor of Apollo Gleneagles NDA candidate Ram Nath UPA’s presidential candidate Meira Kumar with Congress leaders garlands a statue her father Babu Jagjivan She thanked the oppo- for poor, Dalits, tribals, Ram during her visit to Hyderabad on Monday as part of her campaign presidential poll. Hospital around 9 a.m. Primary investigation shows that Kovind. sition parties for reposing backwards and members a short circuit in the OT light might have caused the Meira Kumar, who ad- President and Chief Minis- the Lok Sabha Speaker and prosperity, she said no faith in her and assured of minorities in multi-reli- blaze, the fire official said. The hospital authority said dressed the members f Par- ter K. Chandrasekhar Rao when Telangana was matter how much progress them that she would leave gious country, for all hum- it was a minor fire and all patients and staff were safe. liament and state legislators that she would like to speak formed, Meira Kumar said the state makes and the no stone unturned to fulfil ble, weak and feeble cutting “There was a minor fire in the OT cabin number nine in of the Congress, said that to him over phone. the formation of a separate development it achieves in the responsibility that they across all caste and creed. our hospital. However, our own security team were able she would take necessary The Congress has been state was a historic devel- terms of infrastructure and have given. We are working tirelessly to put out the blaze. We informed the fire brigade as a steps as a follow-up to the demanding the TRS should opment and it fulfilled the Information Technology, it “They (opposition par- for their dignity, their rights protocol. No patients or staff were hurt in the incident,” letter sent to the TRS. vote for Meira Kumar given long-pending demand of would mean nothing with- ties) came together on firm and for their welfare. This hospital CEO Rana Dasgupta said. However, West Bengal State Congress chief her role in the formation of the people and met their out social justice. ideological position. This is our ideology and I have Fire Minister Sovan Chatterjee, who rushed to the spot Uttam Kumar Reddy said a separate state of Telan- aspirations. “What is important is unity is welcome and it made this value system the after the incident, said an enquiry would be conducted to they left a message with the gana. While wishing the peo- how much respect we give has been welcomed every- plank of my campaign,” check if there was any negligence from the hospital’s end. personal secretary of TRS Recalling that she was ple of Telangana happiness to Dalits, poor, tribals and where,” said Meira Kumar, she added. “We cannot let the life of people be jeopardised like this. There will be an enquiry and appropriate legal action will be taken if any negligence is found,” Chatterjee said. “It is possible that the system to lock the smoke in case of a China dismisses Jaitley’s No permission granted for Amit fire is either unavailable or not working properly. One of our fire fighters was suffocated after inhaling the smoke while working today (Monday),” he added. remarks over 1962 conflict Shah meet: Goa airport official Two minor girls gang raped in UP Panaji, July 3 (IANS): The controversy in honour of Shah. “No permissions were Beijing, July 3 (PTI): The lodged a protest with the not know previously that Lucknow, July 3 (IANS): Five men gang raped two minor Chinese foreign ministry Chinese government. the Indian troops entered surrounding BJP President Amit Shah’s given... I will inquire into it,” Negi said. meeting at Goa’s Dabolim Airport touched The Dabolim International Airport, the girls in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Monday. A manhunt today dismissed Defence “In order to cover up into the Doklam area, is on to nab the accused. The girls, aged 14 and 15 years, Minister Arun Jaitley’s re- the illegal entry of the In- which is not in line with a higher pitch on Monday, with a top airport only airport in Goa, is located on an Indian official confirming that no permission was Naval Base, INS Hansa, and functions under were gang raped on Saturday night when they went out marks that India of 2017 is dian border troops, to dis- what is claimed by the In- to answer nature’s call in a field, the victims said in a different from what it was tort the fact and even at the dian side,” Geng said. granted to the party to hold a rally in the the aegis of the Defence Ministry. facility’s premises. Chodankar demanded an explanaton police complaint registered on Monday. They said the in 1962, saying China too expense of Bhutan’s inde- Asked whether any attackers, who were from their village, abducted them is different and will take pendence and sovereignty, talks are going on between Bharatiya Janata Party state President on how the BJP was allowed to host a party Vinay Tendulkar told reporters that a crowd meeting on Saturday at the Dabolim Interna- and then took turns to rape them inside a school building. “all necessary measures” they try to confuse right India and China to resolve They told the police that the five men -- Raees, Samru, to safeguard its territorial from wrong, that is futile,” the Sikkim standoff, Geng of party workers and others had gathered tional Airport premises, located 40 km from “spontaneously” at the airport because of Panaji. The meeting was attended by around Fatte, Yasu and Sohail -- then dragged them into a car and sovereignty. Geng said. said, “After the illegal en- raped them again inside the moving vehicle. They were Jaitley who responded He said China has “no try of border took place, Shah’s presence and that no permissions 2,500 BJP workers. were required for an informal gathering. A complaint was filed against Shah on then dumped on the Delhi-Badaun highway, some 15 km to China s oblique refer- objection to normal bilat- China has lodged solemn from the village. Superintendent of Police (City) Praveen ence to the war the two eral relations between In- representations at different “Amit Shah was in Goa and people con- Sunday by a lawyer, alleging that the meeting verged spontaneously to welcome him. He was held without any permission. Ranjan Singh said that a case has been registered. The countries had fought 55 dia and Bhutan but firmly levels with the Indian side girls were sent for medical examination. years ago and asking India opposed to the Indian side in Delhi and Beijing.” came with a delegation and those who had Chodankar, who led the protest at the to learn from “historic les- infringing on Chinese ter- “The line of diplomatic alighted from the flight also stayed back at Airport Director’s office, said that holding Man lynched for killing wife in Jharkhand sons”, had said, “If they ritory using Bhutan as an communication between the airport. People often stop to see a leader a meeting at a sensitive installation like an are trying to remind us, the excuse.” two sides is open and of such a stature,” Tendulkar said. The BJP airport showed clear abuse of power by the Ranchi, July 3 (IANS): A man was lynched by villagers situation in 1962 was dif- “The Bhutan side does smooth,” he said. leader also accused the Congress of stag- BJP. in Jharkhand’s Sahibganj district as he was trying to run ferent and India of 2017 is ing a gherao of Dabolim Airport Director “Now that the Airport Director has said away after murdering his wife, police said on Monday. different.” B.C. Negi earlier in the day for the sake of that no permissions were given for the party Asadul, along with his elder brother, murdered his wife He had also said that publicity. meeting at the airport, action should be taken Shaili Bibi on Sunday. They were trying to run away when the current standoff be- No bulldozers used by China for Earlier, Negi, who was gheraoed by against the BJP and Shah for the audacity the villagers caught him and beat him to death, the police tween Indian and Chinese destroying Indian army bunkers a Congress delegation led by All India with which they held the function at a vital said. The brother managed to flee. The incident took troops in the Sikkim sector Congress Committee Secretary Girish installation. “It is a clear case of abuse of place in Jamnagar which is around 500 km from here. New DelhI: The Indian Army today maintained that was triggered by Beijing. Chodankar, had said that no permission was power,” Chodankar told reporters after the The brothers had on July 28, 2015, murdered Shaili Bibi’s no bulldozers were used when its bunkers were destroyed Responding to Jaitley’s granted for a BJP rally at the airport premises protest. brother Saddam. They wanted her to mediate in that by the Chinese army amid the current standoff with remarks, Chinese foreign case, which she refused. Saddam was against Asadul and China in the Sikkim sector. ministry spokesman Geng his sister’s marriage. On Sunday, the police reached the The army also denied that the border standoff with Shuang said, “He is right village and sent the couple’s bodies for post-mortem. China is the longest ever since 1962. in saying that India in 2017 Mumbaikars march to protest ‘hate’ “The incident is not the longest standoff between is different from 1962, just Mumbai, July 3 (IANS): Thousands of The organisers pointed out that the Two militants killed in Kashmir Valley the two nations,” said a statement issued by the Army like China is also differ- Mumbaikars marched here to protest the killers of rationalists like Pune’s Narendra Srinagar, July 3 (IANS): Two militants were killed on spokesman here. ent.” series of hate crimes and incidents of lynch- Dabholkar roam freely and struck twice Monday in an ongoing gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s The spokesman also said that no bulldozers were “ever He said the border be- ing across India in the past three years, an more to kill Communist leader Govind Pulwama district. A police spokesman said the killings employed” for destroying the Indian bunkers and that no tween the two nations in organizer said here on Monday. Pansare in Kolhapur and M.M. Kalburgi took place in Bahmnoo village. The first militant was physical scuffle had occurred between the personnel of the Sikkim sector is well The rally started from Kotwal Gardens to in Karnataka. killed earlier in the day after the Army, acting on specific Indian Army and the People’s Liberation Army(PLA). demarcated under the 1890 Chaityabhoomi at Dadar with the participa- Expressing concern, they said the information, carried out cordon and search operation in A senior government functionary had earlier said that Sino-British Treaty. tion of Prakash Ambedkar, Vishwas Utagi, brutalization of the country was creating the village. The Central Reserve Police Force assisted the bulldozers were used to destroy the Indian bunkers. “I would like the In- leaders of trade unions, Left parties, NGOs, a generation that does not think violence police in the operation. Monday’s offensive in Pulwama The spokesman also claimed that no such incident dian side to respect the social and cultural groups and prominent against the weak and helpless was wrong came barely 10 hours after civilian protesters helped a ever happened on June 6 and referred to a statement made 1890 treaty immediately people from different walks of life. and everywhere the minorities were under group of militants to escape a cordon in Malangpora vil- by the Ministry of External Affairs in which the date of and pull back the border “The rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party threat. lage in the same district. The protesters had clashed with incident was mentioned as June 16. troops which have crossed and RSS to power in 2014 has been marked “What is physically dangerous for the the security forces on Sunday evening, forcing them to The spokesman went on to clarify that “Indo-China into Chinese territory back by lynchings and killings of Muslims, Dalits minority is mentally dangerous for the ma- call off the operations. relations as also the relationship between both the armies to the Indian side of the and rationalists with nauseating regularity. jority. This is not the future we want. We are extremely well managed by a host of mechanisms. boundary. The rally has evoked tremendous response are Hindus, Muslims, Christians and people College student arrested for “The MoD (Ministry of Defence) or the Indian Army “China will take all among the masses,” said Utagi. of all denominations, castes and creeds has neither issued any official statement nor has under- `hacking’ WhatsApp accounts necessary measures to safe- In a statement, the organisers said including some who have no religion,” the taken any unofficial briefings due to the fact that such guard its territorial sover- Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks out statement said. Nashik (Maha), July 3 (PTI): Nashik police have arrested sensitive issues are best dealt between two nations away eignty,” he warned. only when public protests reach a critical “We do not believe the present regime a college student from Rajasthan for allegedly hacking from the media glare,” the spokesman said. Geng also accused In- mass and then lapses into silence until the will stop the destruction of the secular, 31 WhatsApp accounts and sending obscene messages He said that in this situation “as some of the acts dia of using Bhutan as a next uproar. democratic India promised to us by our through them. Diptesh Salecha (20), the accused, was have happened involving Bhutan, therefore, Ministry of “cover up” for the “illegal It all started in 2014 when a techie, Constitution. So this is not an appeal. It arrested from Jasol in Barmer district of Rajasthan and External Affairs has already given a substantial briefing entry” into the Doklam Moshin Shaikh, was beaten to death in is a wake-up call to the conscience of the brought here last night, police commissioner Dr Ravin- on the issue.” area over which Bhutan has Pune for his ‘Muslim-like’ appearance. country,” the organisers said. dra Kumar Singhal said. The cyber crime wing of Nashik police had registered a case under section 66-C (identity theft) of Information Technology Act on June 28 against an unknown person after receiving several complaints Israel visit will bring of hacking of WhatsApp accounts from the city. Most Farmers rally for adequate prices, of the complainants were women. The accused hacked Indians, Israelis closer: Modi accounts by managing to get hold of one-time-password New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) : who visited India in November (OTP) issued for account verification. He then sent ob- Ahead of his visit to Israel start- last year. Stating that the visit loan waiver, detained in Delhi scene messages from the hacked account to other people ing on Tuesday, Prime Minister would gives him an opportunity New Delhi, July 3 (IANS): Over popularly known as Kakkaji, ac- from Punjab to Delhi for protest if on the victim’s contact list, police said.A local court this Narendra Modi on Monday said to engage with a cross-section 500 farmers held a protest rally in the cused the government of attempting we were doing well? The govern- evening remanded him in police custody till July 7. his trip will bring the people of of Israeli society, he said: “I am national capital on Monday to con- to suppress the ongoing agitation by ment needs to look into our issues,” the two countries closer. particularly looking forward to demn the anti-farmer policies of the defaming it and giving it a political they said. Modi to publish book for youth “I will be visiting Israel on interacting with the large vibrant BJP government and killing of six colour. Chandrabhan, who has four New Delhi, July 3 (IANS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra July 4-6 on the invitation of Indian diaspora in Israel that rep- farmers in police firing in Madhya “The government and Union acres of land in Narsi village of Modi will soon publish a book dedicated to the youth, Prime Minister Benjamin Netan- resents an enduring link between Pradesh last month. Agriculture Minister have been giv- Karnal district in Haryana, said if both in India and across the world. Modi is said to ad- yahu,” Modi said in a pre-de- our two peoples.” They also pressed their demand ing irresponsible statements. This the government does not waive off dress core issues like overcoming exam stress, keeping parture statement posted on his He said he would meet lead- of adequate remuneration for crop government’s failed agricultural his loan, he will not be in a position one’s composure during exams and even what to do after Facebook page. ing Indian and Israeli CEOs and produce and loan waiver. policies are responsible for the out- to buy seeds and fertilisers this year. the exams get over. “I have chosen to write on a subject “As the first Indian Prime start-ups “to discuss our shared The Rashtriya Kisan Mahas- burst of farmers’ anger. The govern- Amid issues of loan waiver and that is close to my heart, and one that is fundamental to Minister to do so, I am greatly priority of expanding business angh (RKM), an umbrella body ment should fulfil its electoral prom- compensation, one more issue -- the my vision for a youth-driven and youth-led tomorrow,” looking forward to this unprec- and investment collaboration on of 62 farmers’ organisations, held ises. Our demands are adequate Goods and Service Tax (GST) -- has Modi said in a statement. The announcement has been edented visit that will bring our the ground. protest march from Jantar Mantar implementation of Swaminathan gripped these farmers with anxiety. made by the publisher, Penguin Random House, which two countries and people closer,” “In addition, I hope to get to the Niti Aayog office but they Committee report and loan waiver The farmers are concerned said it is the first of its kind by a serving Prime Minister. he said, adding that this year both insights into Israel’s accomplish- were stopped midway and detained to rescue farmers, who are stuck in about increase in prices of fertilis- The publisher said the book will cover many aspects that countries were marking 25 years ments in technology and innova- by the police. financial trap,” said Sharma, who ers, pesticides, tractors and other students can relate to, especially regarding the crucial of diplomatic relations. tion through on-site visits. The farmers, who were predomi- is also convener of the Rashtriya farm equipment after the GST is Class X and XII examinations. “Through the book, the He said he would have in- “During my stay, I will visit nantly from Punjab, Haryana and Kisan Sangh. implemented. Prime Minister hopes to become a friend to the students, depth talks with Netanyahu “on the Yad Vashem Memorial Mu- Uttar Pradesh, demanded that the Pavitra Singh and Nazer Singh, Most of the organisations in the supporting them as they prepare for the examinations,” the full spectrum of our partner- seum to honour the memory of Narendra Modi government fulfil farmers from Mansa, said the farmer RKM have decided not to join the Penguin Random House said in a statement. The tone ship and strengthening it in di- the victims of the holocaust that its electoral promise of 50 per cent suicides in Punjab were on rise due planned protest rally, which will be and tenor of the work is informal and conversational. verse fields for mutual benefit”. counts among the greatest trag- profit above the production cost and to fall in the prices of agricultural held from Mandsaur to Delhi from The book, the publisher said, clearly states why it is im- “We will also have the chance edies in human history. “Later, implementation of recommenda- commodities in the last few years. July 6, as its organisers are from portant to prioritize knowledge over marks and how to to discuss major common chal- I will also pay my respects to the tions by the M. S. Swaminathan “We are really under financial political background. take responsibility for the future. The book is scheduled lenges like terrorism,” Modi said. courageous Indian soldiers who Committee. burden. Many of us even did not “We will decide our next course for publication later this year and will be published in He also said that he would meet laid down their lives during the Shiv Kumar Sharma of the get Minimum Support Price (MSP). of action on August 9,” Sharma multiple languages. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin liberation of Haifa in 1918.” Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangh, Why we would come all the way added. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Tuesday, July 4, 2017 world 9 Qatar responds to demands after deadline extended Up to 17 feared dead in Kuwait City, July 3 (PTI/AFP): weaken all the parties concerned talks to end the crisis. Qatar today responded to a list of as well as the entire peninsula,” Kuwait, which unlike most of German bus accident Munich, July 3 (PTI/ demands from Saudi Arabia and said Gabriel, who will visit Saudi its GCC neighbours has not cut near the town Bayreuth, AFP): Up to 17 people its allies after they agreed to give a Arabia, the United Arab Emirates ties with Qatar, has been heading which draws thousands of were feared dead after a tour defiant Doha another 48 hours to and Qatar. up mediation efforts. classical music lovers every bus burst into flames follow- address their grievances. Riyadh and its supporters US Secretary of State Rex summer to its opera festival. ing a collision with a trailer Details of the response were have already severed air, sea and Tillerson has also called for com- The region close to the truck in southern Germany not immediately available, but a ground links with Qatar, cutting promise and hosted senior Gulf Czech border is also dotted today, police said. Gulf official told AFP that Qatari off vital routes for imports includ- officials, but his efforts have been with spas and castles, and “We are realistic and Foreign Minister Sheikh Moham- ing food. undermined by remarks from the A9 is a trunk motorway will have several dead to re- med bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani They also ordered Qatari citi- President Donald Trump appar- leading to many popular port at the end of the day,” had delivered it during a short zens to leave their territories and ently supporting Riyadh’s posi- summer holiday spots. police spokesman Juergen visit to Kuwait, which is acting as took various steps against Qatari tion. An emergency team, Stadter told rolling news a mediator in the crisis. firms and financial institutions. Trump spoke separately yes- including firefighters and channel NTV. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab It is unclear what further terday with the Saudi king, Abu rescue workers, were at the There was “only a glim- Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt had measures will be taken if Qatar Dhabi’s crown prince and the scene, while traffic on the mer of hope” that 17 peo- motorway was halted in announced in the early hours of AP/PTI fails to meet the demands, but Qatari emir on his concerns over ple missing after the colli- today they were pushing back a In this photograph released by the state-run Kuwait News Agency, KUNA, Qatari the UAE’s ambassador to Russia the dispute, the White House said. both directions. Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, left, and Kuwaiti sion would be found alive deadline for Qatar to agree to a Omar Ghobash warned last week Trump “underscored that Those hurt were being Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al Sabah, right, walk together on an airport outside the coach, which list of 13 demands they issued on that further sanctions could be unity in the region is critical,” the flown by rescue helicopters tarmac, on Al Thani‚Äôs arrival in Kuwait. was completely gutted, he June 22. imposed. statement said, but also “reiter- to hospitals, many with life- added. A joint statement said they As well as expelling Qatar ated the importance of stopping threatening injuries. lier said the list of demands was The crisis has raised concerns “Maybe someone ran were extending the ultimatum, from the six-member Gulf Coop- terrorist financing and discrediting If those missing are con- “made to be rejected”. of growing instability in the re- away in shock,” Stadter which had been due to expire at eration Council, Riyadh and its al- extremist ideology.” firmed killed, the accident Saudi Arabia and its allies gion, home to some of the world’s said. the end of the day yesterday, at the lies could tell their economic part- Egypt said it would host the at the start of the summer announced on June 5 they were largest energy exporters and sev- Another police spokes- request of Kuwait’s emir. ners to choose between business foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, holiday season would be severing ties with their Gulf neigh- eral key Western allies who host woman, Anne Hoefer, The demands included Doha with them or with Doha, he told the United Arab Emirates and one of the worst to hit Ger- bour, sparking the worst diplo- US military bases. also told AFP that “it is ending support for the Muslim Britain’s Guardian newspaper. Bahrain on Wednesday to discuss many. matic crisis to hit the region in German Foreign Minister completely possible that Brotherhood, closing broadcaster Qatar has long pursued a more the crisis. Among the deadliest decades. Sigmar Gabriel, who today starts some people did not make Al-Jazeera, downgrading diplo- independent foreign policy than The 13 demands have not been in recent years was a colli- They accused Qatar of sup- a tour of several Gulf states, called it out of the bus, it’s un- matic ties with Iran and shutting many of its neighbours, who tend officially published, but a Kuwaiti sion in June 2007, when 13 porting extremism and of being for “serious dialogue” to end the clear where 17 of them down a Turkish military base in to follow the lead of regional pow- diplomatic source confirmed to- people were killed as their too close to Saudi Arabia’s region- crisis. are”. the emirate. erhouse Saudi Arabia. day that the list as it has appeared tour bus drove off the road al arch-rival Iran, which Doha has “We are worried that the The bus carrying 46 pas- Sheikh Mohammed had ear- Doha has said it is ready for in the media was genuine. and plunged several metres strongly denied. distrust and the disunity could sengers and two drivers down a slope in eastern rammed into the trailer in a Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt traffic jam on the motorway state. A9 close to the Bavarian In September 1992, 21 Death toll in Pak oil tanker fire rises to 206 Thousands march in 46 US cities town of Stammbach. people died when a bus Lahore, July 3 (PTI): The have been called in to con- to motorway police spokes- The crash shortly after 7 swerved out of its lane and death toll in Pakistan’s oil duct skin transplants at a man Imran Shah, six offi- for Trump’s impeachment am (local time) sent the bus struck a truck before ram- tanker inferno rose to 206 hospital in Lahore. cials have been suspended up in flames. ming into the road divider today as three more per- At least 120 people in- on the recommendation of Los Angeles, July 3 (IANS): Thousands the largest of those called around the US Some 31 injured people in the southern Black Forest sons injured in the coun- cluding women and chil- the departmental inquiry of people took to the streets in marches with about 10,000 participants, according were pulled out of the bus, region, a key tourist destina- try’s one of the worst fire dren were killed on the spot committee probing into and demonstrations convened in 46 US to organisers. said Hoefer. tion. accidents succumbed to and 140 injured last week, the incident on the basis of cities to ask Congress to launch impeach- Protesters held signs that read “Worst Images on television Across Europe, the last their injuries, officials said. a day before Eid, when technical data. ment proceedings against President Don- President Ever” and chanted “Down, down, showed only a charred skel- such fatal accident struck on Six officials, including they rushed to collect fuel Prime Minister Nawaz ald Trump. down with Trump - up, up, up with the peo- eton of the bus remaining. January 21 in Italy, when an a DSP-level officer, were leaking from the crashed Sharif had also met the The Sunday marches, called by rights ac- ple” as they urged US Congress to impeach It was unclear what kind accident involving a Hun- suspended on Friday for oil tanker in Bahawalpur, victims of the tragedy and tivists, also served as an opportunity for peo- the President, showed images and video of tour group the bus was garian bus carrying teenag- negligence that led to the some 400 kilometres from said that the government ple to protest against Trump’s immigration footage from the scene. carrying. ers left 16 dead. incident. Lahore. would provide jobs to those policies, his business ties abroad and possible Organisers believe Trump has “been in According to the Bild In France, a head-on The Dawn reported The tanker, coming who were injured in the Russian interference in the 2016 presidential blatant violation of the Constitution from newspaper, the coach was crash in October 2015 be- that the death toll in Ah- from Karachi to Lahore, explosion and relatives of election, Efe news reported. the day he was sworn into the office of travelling from the eastern tween a truck and a bus car- madpur Sharqia oil tanker veered off the road when the affected families. Suspicions that Trump obstructed justice President”. region of Lausitz and head- rying pensioners claimed 43 fire has risen to 206 and 65 the driver lost control after He had vowed that the and has violated the foreign emoluments Trump “has committed Constitutional ing for Nuremberg. lives as both vehicles burst injured are still recovering one of its tyres burst. It incident would be thor- clause would both be constitutionally valid breaches, consistently lied, cheated, and The accident struck into flames. in hospitals. exploded after someone lit oughly investigated and reasons for Congress to investigate and im- enforces laws that primarily benefit him and In Victoria Hospital in a cigarette. The cause of those found guilty of der- peach the President, said Tudor Popescu of his billionaire friends at the expense of the Bahawalpur, 25 patients the fire has not been made eliction of duty would be the Indivisible CA D-39 group, the main country”, said the organisers’ website. are said to be in a stable official yet, but it is believed punished. Punjab province organiser of the march here. However, the great majority of the other condition. However, nine that a spark from the many Chief Minister Shahbaz The Los Angeles demonstration was 46 marches had only scanty turnout. patients in Lahore and 17 cars and motorcycles that Sharif has constituted a in Multan are in a critical raced to the scene may have four-member inquiry com- condition. ignited the fuel. mittee to investigate the NAME CHANGE A team of surgeons Meanwhile, according Bahawalpur tragedy. One arrested over plot to I, Smti. POUKHONLUNGLU KAMEI (Old Name) should assassinate French President be known as Smti. MAYA GOLMEI (New Name). Regd. Paris, July 3 (IANS): The police with a kitchen knife Iraq on cusp of Mosul victory No: 865/17, Date: 03/07/2017. French police have arrested and searches of his car un- a man suspected of plan- covered further arms, RMC D-4324 ning to assassinate President radio added. but IS strikes back; 15 killed Emmanuel Macron during a Described as a far-right Bastille Day parade on July “nationalist”, the man told 14, French media reported police he wanted to murder RAINBOW COACHING CENTRE on Monday. President Macron as well MOTTO: “Learn to Lead”  ESTD. 2006. Dimapur Nagaland. The 23-year-old man as “blacks, Arabs, Jews and was captured in Argenteuil, homosexuals”. near Paris, on June 28 after The unemployed man Special Coaching Class For: he mentioned his intention was described as “psycho- to buy a Kalashnikov assault logically disturbed, but de- CL-10, CL-12 (Arts & Science). rifle on a video games forum termined”. 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that was being monitored by His profile was said to Classes Monday to Friday in all the subject. D-4323 intelligence services, Xinhua resemble that of Maxime news agency cited French Brunerie, who fired at Presi- For details contact: 03862-248524 (0) 9856857778/ 9862700227 RMC radio as saying. dent Jacques Chirac during During a police raid at the Bastille Day parade in his flat, the man threatened 2002. GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AFFIDAVIT NAGALAND: KOHIMA Regd.No: 1715 Date: 30/06/16 Dated, Kohima the 3rd July, 2017. I, Shri Chingvai Mukho, S/o Late Angngo, aged about 46 years, permanent resident of Tamlu Village, District Longleng, Nagaland and presently residing at Midland Colony, NOTIFICATION AP/PTI Kohima District, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as under:- NO.DTE/ ESTT-2/ 3/ 2016-17 : In pursuance of this office NOTIFICATION of 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India belonging to Phom Naga tribe. Civilians trying to flee get undressed to be checked for explosives after suicide bombers exploded as Iraqi th 2. That my name has been written in my service book as Ram Bahadur Chettri, dur- even number dated, 12 June ’2017, it is to inform that nomination letter forces continue their advance against Islamic State militants in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Monday, July ing the entry point of my service but after that I was been adopted as the legal son 3, 2017. of Late Angngo during his lifetime in the year 1992, thereafter by virtue of the said in respect of candidates selected for undergoing 3 year Diploma courses adoption my adopted parents had named me as Chingvai Mukho. outside the state during 2017-18 session will be issued on 4th July, 2017. Mosul, July 3 (AP): The Is- Sgt. Ali Abdullah Hussein operation to retake the Old 3. That from today onwards my correct names shall be spelled and pronounced as Chingvai Mukho for all official purposes whatsoever and not as Ram Bahadur All selected candidates are hereby directed to collect their nomination lamic State group is striking told The Associated Press as City in mid-June and after Chettri. th back with suicide bombings he returned from the front a dawn push last Thursday, 4. That I shall make wide publicity of the said change effected in my name in the letter from the office of the undersigned on 4 July ‘2017 at 1:00 P.M as Iraqi forces appear on the line, his troops carrying the they retook the area around local daily. (ER. ARJUN SINGH) cusp of full victory in Mosul, body of their slain comrade the al—Nuri Mosque, which 5. That this document shall be used as a piece of evidence for the change of my name. 6. That the statements made in the above paragraphs are true and correct and no Issued by DIPR Director. with at least 15 people killed wrapped in a blanket. the militants had blown up material facts has been stated or concealed therein. KG-1816 in the latest assaults across “They appeared from just a few days earlier. And I sign this affidavit on this day the 3rd day of July 2015 at Kohima. Iraq, officials said Monday. the basement (of a building) The 12th century DEPONENT The attacks underscore and they blew themselves mosque is hugely symbol- Solemnly affirm and declare before me by the above name deponent on this 3rd day of July 2015. GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND the intense violence still up,” Hussein said of the two ic it was from a pulpit of MAGISTRATE plaguing the battered coun- women bombers. this mosque that IS leader K-1213 OFFICE OF DIRECTORATE OF A.H & VETERINARY SERVICES try and the perils that remain The attack happened in Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi pro- as the battle for Iraq’s sec- the area of the destroyed claimed the IS caliphate in DECLARATION NAGALAND: KOHIMA ond-largest city nears its end. al-Nuri Mosque, which was July 2014. In Mosul’s Old City the focus of the Iraqi forces’ After the Iraqi forces Regd. No: 1714 Date: 30/06/16 neighborhood the scene of push last week. Over the past retook the landmark al— I, Shri. A. Bauloi Phom S/o. Late. Angngo Phom aged about 42 years resident of Cir- cuit House Colony, H/No.49 Dimapur, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and th IS’ last stand, where Iraqi three days, Hussein said at Nuri Mosque, Prime Min- declare on oath as under:- Conduct of 20 Livestock Census 2017 forces are fast closing in on least four such attacks have ister Haider al—Abadi de- 1. That I am the citizen of belonging to Phom Naga tribe. the last remaining pocket targeted Iraqi forces as hun- clared an end to IS’ so-called 2. That during the life time of my father, he had adopted Shri. Chingvai Mukho@ of militant-held territory dreds of Mosul’s civilians caliphate and pledged vic- Ram Bahadur Chetri in the year 1992. th 3. That from this declaration Shri. Chingvai Mukho@ Ram Bahadur Chetri shall be Date: 5 July 2017 (Kohima, Mokokchung, Peren, Wokha & Phek) two women suicide bomb- are fleeing the battles in the tory was “near.” my legal brother. Henceforth, his name shall be known as Shri. Chingvai Mukho in th ers, hiding among a group Old City’s congested streets. The suicide bombing in all official purposes. He shall have every right to claim or inherit as the legal heirs. 6 July 2017 (Dimapur, Zunheboto, Longleng, Mon, of fleeing civilians, targeted After the explosion on Anbar took place at dusk on 4. That the statement made in para l to 3 are true to the best of my knowledge and Iraqi troops on Monday Monday, another group of Sunday, as authorities were nothing false has been stated thereof. And I signed this affidavit on this day of 29th Tuensang & Kiphire) June 2016 at Kohima, Nagaland. morning, killing one soldier civilians appeared on the accommodating families DEPONENT Time: 10:00 AM and wounding several oth- main road, prompting the that had fled from the Islam- Solemnly sworn and declared before me by the deponent on this day of 29th June ers. Iraqi soldiers to immediately ic State-held town of Qaim, 2016 at Kohima, Nagaland. Venue: Conference Hall And at a camp for draw their weapons. They in western Iraq, according MAGISTRATE/NOTARY PUBLIC displaced people in Iraq’s then yelled to the group of to Councilman Taha Abdul- K-1214 Directorate of A.H. & Veterinary Services, western Anbar province, a mostly women and children Ghani. Abdul—Ghani said Nagaland, Kohima. suicide bomber dressed in to back away and take an- a police colonel was among GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND a woman’s all-covering robe other route out. the 14 dead, and at least 20 OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER killed 14 on Sunday evening, IS overran Mosul in a were wounded in the explo- WOKHA NAGALAND a provincial official said. matter of days more than sion. Dated Wokha the 20th June 2017 All the selected Enumerators and Supervisors are After days of fierce bat- three years ago. The U.S.— The death toll could NOTICE No. Judl-47/2016-17/ / Whereas, Smti Nmeri, wife of Late Shri Thungpvu Kikon a directed to attend the training as per the time schedule tles, the territory held by the backed offensive to retake have been higher, Abdul resident of Aree Old Village has applied for issue of Succession Certificate to enable her militants in Mosul is rapidly the city was launched last Ghani said, but the colo- to draw all dues and benefits pertaining to PPO No. 111610346 and to draw/operate AC mentioned above positively without fail. shrinking, with IS now con- October and has lasted near- nel had become suspicious No. 36454341255 in favour of her deceased husband, Late Shri Thungpvu Kikon who trolling just over 1 square ly nine months, although about the person in the long expired on 25/11/2016. (DR. B. LAMA) kilometer in all, or about Now, therefore, public and relatives are hereby asked to file claims/objections Iraqi political and military robe and walked up to the if any, within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this notice. No claims/objections will Joint Director (Admn. & Nodal Officer Livestock Census) 0.40 square miles. officials had vowed that vic- attacker, embracing him be entertained after the cut off date and succession certificate shall be issued. Using women as suicide tory would be declared by presumably to reduce the Sd/- WEZOPE KENYE A.H. & Veterinary Services, bombers is apparently the the end of 2016. number of casualties as he Deputy Commissioner Nagaland, Kohima. Wokha, Nagaland latest tactic by the militants, Iraqi forces launched the detonated his explosives. DP-150 K-1215 EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Tuesday, July 4, 2017 Dino, Nandita Mahtani’s ‘fan’ moment with Johnny Depp Actor Dino Morea and designer Nandita Mahtani met popular Hollywood star Johnny Depp here. Dino took to Instagram on Monday to share a photo- graph of himself with the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star. “Couldn’t have had Mirror a better day! I grew up watching these amazing characters -- Jack Sparrow, 10 Raoul, Donny Brasco, Willy Wonka, Don Juan, Sweeney, George Jung and many more, and then to meet and spend time with the man who gave them screen life, wow,” Dino captioned the image. “Johnny Depp I have been and ENTERTAINMENT will always be a fan for life,” he added. Mahtani also shared a photograph with Depp, and wrote: “Amazing time with the coolest and very real Johnny Depp. Love. Johnny Depp,” She is seen wearing a red dress in the image. (IANS) Madonna’s manager defends Jay Z Rihanna’s Oscar dreams inger Rihanna, into everything I do but the who is acting in rest isn’t up to me. “Valerian” and “I don’t think anyone “Ocean’s Eight”, makes an album thinking against claims of anti-semitic lyrics says while nobody about winning a Grammy, Sworks especially to win or makes a movie thinking apper Jay Z’s lyrics the song.” mentions as being his only hope. awards like Grammy or about winning an Oscar. to his new album are He continued: “Jewish people If you had to pick a community Oscar, it’s always nice to get What you do is work as based on exaggerated do not own all the property in as an example of making wise some “validation”. hard as you can and if stereotypes to make America. Jay knows this. But financial decisions achieving fi- She spoke about her life awards follow, then that’s a point, says music he’s attempting to use the Jewish nancial freedom who would you as an actor in an interview great.” Rmanager Guy Oseary. Jay Z has people in an exaggerated way to choose? “I’m not offended by to the The Sun on Sunday, Rihanna plays shape been accused of using anti-semitic showcase a community of people these lyrics. I hear them the way reported femalefirst.co.uk. shifting entertainer Bubble lyrics in his new album. that are thought to have made he intended them to be heard. She said: “I’d love to in “Valerian”. Though she The rapper is being called out wise business decisions... Giving ‘credit’ to a community get there one day. Who didn’t method act for the for lyrics like “You ever won- “As an example of what is that supposedly understands doesn’t want to be told they movie, she finds it interest- der why Jewish people own all possible and achievable... Yes, what it means to have ‘credit.’ are doing a great job? Any ing. the property in America?” but the ‘rich Jew’ the ‘business Jew’ I’m good with that,” he posted. validation that “It’s pretty difficult to Oseary, who works with both the ‘Jew that owns the world’ For his part, Jay Z has your work is method act when it comes Madonna and U2, is defending is a stereotype which has been said the song is about how impacting to playing a shape-shifting Jay Z against claims that some repeatedly used with the wrong “we as a culture, having is reward- entertainer but, seriously, I of the lyrics on his new album, sentiment... Meant only to harm a plan, how we’re going ing. I have nothing but respect for “4:44”, are anti-semitic, reports the Jewish people. Perpetuating to push this forward. work the actors that do. hollywoodreporter.com. the absurdity that Jews are taking We all make money, hard “If you look at the well- Oseary, who is Jewish, took to over the world,” he added. and then we all lose and known method actors of Instagram to comment on lyrics Oseary went on to quote a stat money, as artists espe- put the generation, they put in included in Jay Z’s song “The own all the property in America? people are jumping to that conclu- saying that only 14 million people cially. But how, when my incredible performance af- story of O.J”. This how they did it/Financial sion. But if you listen to the song of the world’s 7.5 billion people you have some type of all ter incredible performance. freedom my only hope/F- living in its entirety you will hear that On the song, Jay Z raps: are Jews - equating to 0.2 per cent success, to transform It’s no coincidence. I just “You want to know what’s more rich and dying broke.” the whole of the song is based of the global population. that into something do what’s best for the role, important than throwing away Oseary posted on Instagram: on exaggerated stereotypes to “In my opinion, Jay is giving bigger.” what’s best for me, I’d love money at a strip club? Credit. You “If you read the lyrics out of make a point. There are African the Jewish community a compli- IANS to do something dark and ever wonder why Jewish people context I can understand why American stereotypes throughout ment. Financial freedom. He different and challenge myself.” The 28-year- old star insisted ‘Being an actress’ father a challenge’ Britney causes chaos in Jerusalem she will never act ctress Uma Thurman says helpful, and that is probably one of the inger Britney Spearss arrival in mobs of fans, press like a diva on a being the father of an ac- most gratifying things that I have ever Israel has caused a commotion. and onlookers. movie set. tress can be a challenge. experienced It’s the pop star’s first visit Spears is sched- “I offer She is best known for in response to the country and a tour of the uled to perform at Tel myself like Quentin Tarantino movies to a piece holy sites in Jerusalem on July 2 Aviv’s Yarkon Park on clay to A“Pulp Fiction” and “Kill Bill”. of art,” she S was described Monday. directors. During an onstage interview at the said. by Israeli news There has also been You Karlovy Vary Film Festival on July 2, she Asked to outlets as a some chaos concerning don’t talked about the reaction of her father, name which veritable mob a possible meeting with do who was a Buddhist monk, to the violent of her films scene, reports Prime Minister Benjamin diva role she played in “Kill Bill” and more, her children variety.com. Netanyahu. on reports variety.com. liked best, While According to Ynet, Spears film Thurman said: “I don’t remember. Thurman Spears’s secu- cancelled a supposed visit, but sets.” Being a father of an actress is probably a was inter- rity detail was it has also been reported that the challenge…. You know, it’s strange.” rupted by substantial, meeting was never confirmed, some- IANS She also spoke of the positive impact her son, the Western thing that the PM’s office seemed to “Kill Bill” has had on women. Roan Thur- Wall is mainly acknowledge. “Women would come up to me man-Hawke, accessible by Ahead of the concert, Spears and they would say that somehow or sitting in the foot. This pre- will visit pediatric cancer patients. other - they’d share a little bit - that that balcony of sented a chal- Prior to Israel, Spears film helped them in their lives, whether the theatre, lenge for the had spent the last few weeks they were feeling oppressed or strug- who shouted singer and her performing in Asia as part of gling or had a bad boyfriend or felt badly “Pulp Fic- team as they her ‘Britney: Live in Concert about themselves, that that film released tion”. made their tour’. in them some survival energy that was IANS way through IANS

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Knight (Eng) 3D 2 pm, 8 pm: Tubelight EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Tuesday, July 4, 2017 Science and Tech 11 Astronomers from India discover giant radio galaxies NASA probe to pass over Jupiter’s Kolkata, July 3 (IANS): A Sankhyayan (IISER Pune) life-cycle of the black hole’s team of astronomers from In- and Somak Raychaudhury energetic activity, properties dia has reported the discovery (IUCAA). of the matter which falls into of a large number of extremely “We are studying whether it, and the influence of the rare kind of galaxies called they are born in regions of surrounding medium which ‘GreAt red Spot’ on July 10 ‘giant radio galaxies’ (GRGs), very sparse galaxy density, or acts on the lobes far away from the largest galaxies known in they have extremely powerful, the host galaxy, and provides a the universe. well-collimated, long-lasting ‘working-surface’ for the radio Gemini telescope aids Juno’s The last six decades of ra- radio jets which allow them to jets to act, are among the most dio astronomy research has led expand to very huge distances,” important problems in this mission through Jupiter to the detection of thousands he said in a statement. field”. San Francisco, July 4 (IANS): Researchers are of radio galaxies. However, The team carried out a sys- GRGs are visible only to using very detailed Gemini Observatory images only about 300 of them can tematic search for these radio radio telescopes. to help guide the Juno spacecraft’s exploration of be classified as GRGs. The giants and found a large sample These behemoths span Jupiter, a media eport said. reasons behind their large size of GRGs, using a nearly 20- nearly three million light years The high-resolution imaging by the Gemini and rarity are unknown. year-old radio survey. across, or even more some- North telescope on Maunakea in Hawaii was “The huge size of GRGs In the journal Monthly No- times. This size corresponds to informing the Juno mission of compelling events has defied any theoretical ex- tices of the Royal Astronomical stacking nearly 33 Milky Way in Jupiter’s atmosphere, Xinhua news agency planation so far. Our work will Society, the scientists report the like galaxies in a line. reported. help in understanding how discovery of 25 GRGs from the Since the GRGs are known “These observations trace vertical flows that these galaxies grow to be so National Radio Astronomy to expand to such large sizes, cannot be measured any other way, illuminating large,” said lead researcher Pra- Observatory Very Large Array they are believed to be the last the weather, climate and general circulation in Jupi- tik Dabhade, at Inter-University Sky Survey. stop of radio galaxy evolution. ter’s atmosphere,” Michael Wong of the University Centre for Astronomy and As- These extremely active form The first GRG was discov- of California, Berkeley, said. trophysics (IUCAA, Pune) and of galaxies harbour a super ered in the 1970s using the The scientists were using a longer-wavelength also at the Netherlands’ Leiden massive black hole ‘central- Westerbork Synthesis Radio filter on the telescope to look at cloud opacity on Observatory. engine’ at the nucleus, which Telescope in the Netherlands Washington, July 4 (IANS): NASA it so special,” Bolton added. the giant planet. Dabhade worked with Joy- ejects a pair of high energy in 1974. has said its Juno spacecraft will pass The data collection of the Great Red Being supported by Earth-based observations, deep Bagchi (IUCAA), Mamta particle jets nearly at the speed Since then, all major radio directly over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, Spot is part of Juno’s sixth science flyby according to a news release from UC Berkeley on Pommier (CNRS Observatoire of light, which terminate into telescopes and powerful com- the gas giant’s iconic, 16,000-km wide over Jupiter’s mysterious cloud tops. Saturday, the Juno spacecraft, of the US National de Lyon), Madhuri Gaikwad two giant radio lobes. puter simulations have been storm, on July 10. Perijove (the point at which an orbit Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), (NCRA-TIFR Pune and Max- According to Joydeep used in an effort to unravel their This will be humanity’s first up- comes closest to Jupiter’s centre) will was currently looping around Jupiter. Planck Institute Bonn), Shishir Bagchi, “understanding the mysterious nature. close and personal view of the gigantic be on July 10 at 9:55 p.m. EDT, NASA Using adaptive optics that removes atmospheric feature -- a storm monitored since 1830 said. blur, astronomers at the Gemini North telescope and possibly existing for more than 350 At the time of perijove, Juno will were revealing “a treasure-trove of fascinating years. be about 3,500 km above the planet’s events in Jupiter’s atmosphere,” said Glenn Orton, Microsoft’s ‘Modern Keyboard’ with “Jupiter’s mysterious Great Red cloud tops. the principal investigator for this Gemini adaptive Spot is probably the best-known feature Eleven minutes and 33 seconds optics investigation and coordinator for Earth- of Jupiter,” said Scott Bolton, principal later, Juno will have covered another based observations supporting the Juno project at fingerprint sensor now available investigator of Juno from the Southwest 39,771 km and will be directly above the Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. San Francisco, July 3 (IANS): Tech giant Micro- soft’s next generation of Windows 10 input devices Research Institute in San Antonio, coiling crimson cloud tops of Jupiter’s The observations have produced a composite soft has made its “Modern Keyboard” available that that match the latest Surface models in design and Texas. Great Red Spot, the US space agency colour infrared image of Jupiter showing haze features a hidden fingerprint sensor located between finish. “This monumental storm has raged said in a statement on Saturday. particles over a range of altitudes. the Alt and Ctrl keys to make typing hassle-free. According to Microsoft, the new model of key- on the solar system’s biggest planet for The spacecraft will pass about 9,000 “Events like this show that there’s still much The keyboard is rechargeable and can last up to board has “Chiclet”-style keys and aluminum frame centuries. Now, Juno and her cloud- km above the Giant Red Spot clouds. to learn about Jupiter’s atmosphere,” Orton was four months on a single charge. that’s heavy and “virtually indestructible”. penetrating science instruments will All eight of the spacecraft’s instru- quoted as saying. “The combination of Earth- “The ‘Modern Keyboard’ is now available via The keyboard works either wired or through dive in to see how deep the roots of this ments as well as its imager, JunoCam, based and spacecraft observations is a powerful Microsoft Store in the US (for $129.99), Canada and Bluetooth with and uses a rechargeable battery and storm go, and help us understand how will be on during the flyby, NASA one-two punch in exploring Jupiter.” China,” Windows Central reported on Sunday. is compatible with Windows 8-10, Windows 10 this giant storm works and what makes said. The ‘Modern Keyboard’ is in line with Micro- Phone, Android and macOS. Japanese space agency’s mission aims to uncover how moons of Mars formed Elizabeth Tasker | The Conversation a technique that analyses the In this early epoch, Mars and composition of each image pixel. the Earth are expected to have he Japan Aerospace have formed when a Mars-sized This will allow the rocks of the been far more similar than now. Exploration Agen- object hit the early Earth. Mate- Martian moons to be investigated A sample from this time could cy (JAXA) has an- rial from the collision was flung down to a few tenths of a metre. reveal how a planet becomes nounced a mission to into the Earth’s orbit to coalesce With a pixel size an order of habitable. visit the two moons into our Moon. magnitude smaller than that of But moons captured from Tof Mars and return a rock sample A similar event could have similar instruments on missions the asteroid belt would be kin to to Earth. It’s a plan to uncover produced Phobos and Deimos. such as NASA’s Mars Reconnais- the meteorites that rained down both the mystery of the moons’ The terrestrial planets were sub- sance Orbiter and ESA’s Mars on the young Earth. These are creation and, perhaps, how life jected to a rain of impacts during Express, the spectrometer will thought to be the deliverers of began in our Solar System. the final throes of Solar System also be able to help MMX select our oceans and even our first or- The Solar System’s planets formation. the best landing site on Phobos ganic molecules. A sample from take their names from ancient Mars shows possible evidence and take the sample. Phobos would be a taste of the Greek and Roman mythology. of one such major impact, as the CNES will also explore the package that was flung around Mars is the god of war, while planet’s northern hemisphere is possibility of building a rover to the early Solar System. the red planet’s two moons are sunk an average of 5.5km lower explore the surface of Phobos. A Phobos’s ever decreasing named for the deity’s twin sons: than the southern terrain. Debris decision will be taken in Novem- distance to Mars also means that Deimos (meaning panic) and from this or other impacts could ber this year. the top layer of the moon’s soil Phobos (fear). have given birth to the moons. In addition to the collabora- should be littered with meteorites Unlike our own Moon, Pho- Alternatively, Phobos and NASA/JPL-Caltech/Handout/Reuters tion with France, MMX will scattered from the planet. Such a bos and Deimos are tiny. Pho- Deimos could be asteroids that Eliseo Fernandez/Reuters Phobos and Deimos could be asteroids that were scattered carry an instrument from NASA. short journey would allow much Our own Moon is thought to have formed when a Mars- inwards from the asteroid belt by the looming gravitational bos has an average diameter of were scattered inwards from sized object hit the early Earth. influence of Jupiter. While the CNES spectrometer lower-density material to sur- 22.2km, while Deimos measures the asteroid belt by the looming will examine the type of minerals vive the trip, unlike the Martian an even smaller 13km. Neither gravitational influence of Jupi- similar to that of other asteroids. years exploring the two moons The excitement for a Mars on the moons, the NASA instru- meteorites that manage to reach moon is on a stable orbit, with ter. Snagged by Mars’s gravity, Definite determination of and the environment around the moon mission has led to strong ment will pick out individual Earth. Deimos slowly moving away the planet could have stolen its the moons’ composition would red planet. international involvement in chemical elements. This is done This transferred material will from Mars while Phobos will hit two moons. This mechanism is act as a fingerprint to distinguish During this time, MMX will MMX. On April 10, JAXA presi- by analysing the high-energy also be from all over Mars, rather the Martian surface in around 20 how Neptune acquired its moon, the two models. A collision event drop to the surface of Phobos dent Naoki Okumura met his Gamma rays and neutrons that than the small patch that rovers million years. Triton, which is thought to have should result in moons made and collect a sample to return to counterpart from France’s Cen- are produced during the bom- have examined. And it might re- The small size of the two once been a Kuiper belt object, from the same rock as Mars. But Earth in the summer of 2029. tre National d’Etudes Spatiales bardment of cosmic rays from sult in a more complete picture of satellites makes their gravity like Pluto. if the moons were captured, they Due to their weak gravity, col- (CNES), Jean-Yves Le Gall. the Sun or more distant sources. Mars, as well as of its moons. too weak to pull the moons in There are compelling argu- would have formed in a different lecting a sample from small rocky The meeting cemented a col- Together, these instruments MMX is an exciting mis- spheres. Instead, the pair have ments for both the #TeamImpact part of the Solar System with bodies is a difficult challenge. laboration between the two space will reveal a more thorough sion, bringing information about the irregular, lumpy structure of and #TeamCapture scenario. distinct minerals. But this is JAXA’s speciality. agencies. CNES will provide an composition of Mars’s mysteri- moon formation, Mars and water asteroids. This has led to a major The orbits of the two moons This is where the new mis- The space agency has previously instrument for MMX as well as ous satellites. delivery around our Sun. As we question about their formation: are circular and in the plane of sion comes in. JAXA’s Mar- returned samples from asteroid combining expertise on flight Both #TeamCapture and wait for 2024, are you voting for were these moons formed from Mars’s own rotation. While the tian Moon eXploration Mission Itokawa in 2010. The sequel to dynamics for the tricky encounter #TeamImpact offer fantastic #TeamImpact or #TeamCap- Mars or are they actually cap- chance of this happening during (MMX) is due to launch in Sep- that mission, Hayabusa2, is due with the Martian moons. science. Moons formed from ture? tured asteroids? a capture event are extremely low, tember 2024 and arrive at Mars to arrive at asteroid Ryugu next The French instrument will collisional debris would be Elizabeth Tasker Associate Impact or capture? observations of the moons sug- in August 2025. The spacecraft year. combine a high-resolution in- preserved time capsules of Professor, Japan Aerospace Explo- Our own Moon is thought to gest they may have a composition will then spend the next three International collaborations frared camera and spectrometer, conditions on the young Mars. ration Agency (JAXA)

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C M Y K 12 SportS Germany overcome Chile St.Mary's HSS, Mt. Hermon HSS enter last eight 1st Kohima District Inter-School Football tournament Our Correspondent to win Confederations Cup Kohima, July 3 (EMN): St. Mary’s Higher Secondary School showed their class as they beat determined Baptist Mission School Jotsoma side 2-0 in the second round and entered the quarter- finals of the 1st Kohima District Inter- School Football tournament at Kohima local ground on Monday. The tournament is jointly organised by Kohima Royal Club and School Education department. In the first match, St. Mary's HSS managed to break the deadlock in the early 20th minute through Supong- yanger but his goal was the only differ- ence in the encounter until the captain of BMS Jotsoma, Kethoselie was shown a red card in the 67th minute for two yellow cards during the match. Playing against 10 men, St. Mary's HSS took advantage and Vivotso scored the 2nd goal in the 69th minute to end the match with 2-0. BMS kept on pushing for a goal but failed to seize the opportunities as the stubborn defence of St Mary’s stood strong and the goalie was able to keep a clean sheet. Earlier BMS Jotsoma had defeated Naga Bazar Baptist 2-0 in the first round but failed to score any goal in the sec- AP/PTI Germany's Julian Draxler, center, lifts the trophy after Germany won 1-0 in the Confederations Cup final soccer match between Chile and ond round of the tournament. Germany, at St.Petersburg Stadium, Russia on Sunday, July 2. With the win, St. Mary's HSS will face the winner of Tuesday’s match Moscow, July 3 (IANS): Lars Stindl stoppage-time save from goalkeep- Ter Stegen then spilled Vidal's between Azedon and G.Rio School in struck the only goal as Germany beat er Marc-Andre ter Stegen, coach shot from outside the area into the the quarterfinals. Chile 1-0 to win the Confederations Joachim Low's side held on to win path of Sanchez, but the Arsenal for- Meanwhile, Mount Hermon High- Cup in St Petersburg on Sunday. the tournament for the first time. ward could not control the rebound er Secondary School defeated Baptist Borussia Monchengladbach for- Alexis Sanchez flashed a shot and another chance went begging. High School Tseminyu 3-0 and entered EM Images ward Stindl tapped home against the wide in the second minute, Arturo Moments later Germany snatched the quarterfinals of the tournament dur- Players of Mount Hermon Higher Secondary School (blue) and Baptist High School Tseminyu run of play after a defensive blunder Vidal's effort from inside the penalty a 20th-minute lead with their first ing the second match of the day. (red) in action at Kohima local ground on Monday, July 3. midway through the first half as area was parried by Ter Stegen and meaningful effort on goal. Mt. Hermon took the lead in the world champions Germany added Eduardo Vargas fired over the cross- Chile defender Marcelo Diaz 19th minute through Viyodi. However, goals through Haicen and Khriesi. between Riizhiikhrie HSS and Dainty another major trophy to their collec- bar from 25 yards. gifted Timo Werner the ball on the the stubborn BMS defence kept the The lone goal for Baptist HS Tsemi- Buds in the quarterfinals. tion, The Independent reported. Another effort from Vargas was edge of the box and the Germany score-line in check until the second nyu came through Siyalo in the 66th Copa America winners Chile well held by Ter Stegen as Chile striker ran on and turned the ball half. minute. Today’s maTches: wasted a lot of goalscoring chanc- looked the more likely to break the across goal for Stindl to tap into an Mt. Hermon went on a rampage in Mt. Hermon HSS will now face azedon vs G.Rio at 1:00 Pm es and with the help of a superb deadlock. empty net. the second half as they scored two more the winner of Tuesday’s match played dainty Buds vs Riizhiikhrie hss at 2:40 Pm Morung United beat MRH FC Defending champion Murray advances at Wimbledon Morning PreMier League tion matches before Wim- minutes to close the retract- bledon, as he chases his able roof. third crown, and the second Murray is set to play in a row, at the All England against German Dustin Club. Rain interrupted the Brown, who defeated Por- match just as Murray won tuguese Joao Sousa 7-6 (5), the second set and it took 26 6-4, 6-4. Halep, Venus Williams ease into Wimbledon second round French Open finallist Si- defeated British Laura mona Halep eased past Robson 6-4, 6-1. Marina Erakovic 6-4, 6-1 In another match, five- while American Venus time Wimbledon cham- Williams defeated Bel- pion Venus Williams also gian Elise Mertens 7-6 advanced to the second (7), 6-4 in the opening round after getting the bet- round at Wimbledon on ter of Mertens in one hour Match in progress between Morung United (white) and Merhulietsa FC at D Khel ground, Kohima on Monday morning. Playing the last week of Morning Premier League, Morung United narrowly Monday. and 40 minutes. defeated MRH FC 3-2. A brace from Pirong in the 3rd and 51st minutes, Zabhi goal in the 27th minute Erakovic of New Zea- In her 20th participa- was enough to seal a victory for Morung. Mhasi and Imti scored a goal each for MRH FC. Andy Murray reacts after winning his match against Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan on Monday. land committed 31 un- tion at the All England forced errors in one hour Club, Venus, 37, fired London, July 3 (IANS): the royal box, British Mur- unforced errors made him 14 minutes in a match that 23 winners and commit- Ao temulung championship underway Defending champion Andy ray, World and seeded No.1, vulnerable to Murray, who saw her serve broken five ted 21 unforced errors to Murray started his Wimble- needed just one hour and committed just 10 unforced times by the Romanian Merten's 32 and 30. don campaign on the right 44 minutes to get rid of the errors. second seed, reports Efe. Venus, seeded No.10, foot as he defeated Alexan- Russian-born Bublik, Re- It seemed like the 30- The Wimbledon 2014 is set to play against Chi- der Bublik of Kazakhstan ports Efe. year-old Murray has put quarterfinalist is set to nese Qiang Wang who 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 on Monday. Bublik, 20, served 15 his hip trouble behind him, play against Brazilian Be- defeated Kai-Chen Chang With the Duchess of aces and fired 33 winners but which prevented him from atriz Haddad Maia, who of Taiwan 6-3, 6-4. Cambridge watching from his 12 double faults and 35 participating in two exhibi- Chelsea legend Terry Chennaiyin FC appoint Gregory as head coach Chennai, July 3 (IANS): Indian Super 2000 FA Cup after losing to Chelsea in the joins Aston Villa League (ISL) outfit Chennaiyin FC ap- last ever FA Cup final at the Old Wembley pointed former Aston Villa manager John Stadium. A total of 26 table tennis players from across Mokokchung district are participating at the inaugural Gregory as head coach on Monday. After leaving Aston Villa in 2002, Greg- edition of the Ao Temulung Championship, a Mokokchung district open table tennis tournament The 63-year-old Gregory will succeed ory was head coach at Derby County and organised by Pongen Khel Sports Association (PKSA) at the Community Hall, Mopungchuket village, about 18 kilometres from Mokokchung town. The tournament is being held under the aegis of the former Italy defender Marco Materazzi Queens Park Rangers in English football. Mokokchung District Table Tennis Association (MDTTA) and the umpires are also drawn from the who guided the club to the ISL title in 2015 He then had two stints in Israel at Mac- district association. The tournament was declared open by Watitoshi Ao, president of MDTTA and as a player-manager. Gregory has over four cabi Ahi Nazareth and FC Ashdod before will culminate today. decades of experience as a player and coach, moving to Kazakhstan where he coached making his professional debut back in 1972. FC Kairat. His last stint was at English third The former midfielder made 600 league tier outfit Crawley Town. appearances in English football and repre- "We are very happy to have appointed sented the England national team six times. John as our head coach. He has immense ex- Nagaland Wrestling Association convenes meeting His coaching career started at Ports- perience at the very highest level of the game Dimapur, July 3 (EMN): body meeting with all the Therefore, all NWA Of- mouth and then he had spells at Plymouth both as a player and coach and his vision and Nagaland Wrestling As- three Unit Associations ficials and 2 Unit represen- Argyle and Wycombe Wanderers before a personality matches our club philosophy and sociation (NWA) general on Wednesday, July 12 at tatives, preferably president four-year stint with Aston Villa in the English ambition. We look forward to a great season secretary, Vekhozo in a 3:00 p.m at NWA Office, and general secretary are Premier League. Under Gregory's guid- under his guidance," Chennaiyin co-owner press note informed that AMK Building, opposite requested to attend without ance Aston Villa finished runners-up in the Vita Dani said in a statement. there will be a general Congress Bhavan. fail. Holder leads West Indies to ODI win over India North Sound (Antigua), required run rate chasing a plication.” John Terry July 3 (Reuters): West In- modest total. Holder admitted batting Birmingham, July 3 Terry was also included dies captain Jason Holder Opener Ajinkya Rahane was still “a concern” and (IANS): English Premier in the FIFA FIFPro World took five wickets as they top-scored for India with 60 said he thought 250 would League (EPL) club Aston XI for five consecutive sea- beat India by 11 runs in a off 91 balls. Only he and have been a “par score.” Villa on Monday announced sons from 2005 to 2009 and low-scoring one-day interna- Dhoni scored more than 20. Kohli, meanwhile, was the signing of Chelsea foot- was a part of the UEFA tional on Sunday. Holder picked up 5-27 also downbeat about his ball club legend John Terry team of the year in 2005, After West Indies eked with his right-arm fast-me- team’s performance with on a one year contract. 2007, 2008 and 2009. out 189 for nine wickets off dium bowling, including the the bat. "Aston Villa is delighted The England national their 50 overs, India could prized scalp of India captain "We bowled really well to announce the signing of has expressed his views on muster only 178 all out off Virat Kohli for the second to restrict them to 189,” he John Terry on a one-year joining Aston Villa and said 49.4 overs in reply at North match in a row. said. deal," read the statement on he has admired this club for Sound on the island of An- “Extremely pleased with "Our shot selection the club's website. a long time. tigua. the guys,” Man of the Match wasn't up to the mark. It felt The former Chelsea de- "I am delighted to join India lead the five-match Holder said in an on-field a bit two-paced. Apart from fender has made 492 appear- Aston Villa. It's a club I have series 2-1 going into the fi- interview. that I don't think there was ances for the club. During admired from afar for many nal game in Kingston, Ja- AP/PTI “It took a big effort. anything else in the pitch. maica on Thursday, where West Indies players celebrate the dismissal of India's MS Dhoni during their fourth ODI cricket match Credit must go to all the With the bat we faltered and this time he has won four years. I can't wait to get start- at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda on Sunday, July 2. EPL titles, five FA Cups, ed now and look to help the the home team will have a bowlers (and) I thought the that can happen in this game. three football league cups squad achieve something chance to draw the series. won the third game on Fri- Even Mahendra Singh painstaking 54 off 114 balls, fielding was very supportive. We just have to put this be- and the Champions League, special this season," Terry India, who made three day, were disappointing with Dhoni was not immune with just one boundary, as We knew we could beat hind us and come back fresh Europa League once each. said. changes from the team that the bat. from criticism, scoring a the visitors fell behind the India. Just needed some ap- for the next game."

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