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VOL. XVII NO. 11 | PAGES 12 ` 4/- RNI NO. NAGENG/2002/07906 DIMAPUR, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2018 THE ABSENCE OF SMELL NLA speaker accepts Nagaland assembly polls Patton’s resignation Dimapur, Jan. 11 (DIPR): Commissioner & Secretary, NLA, N. Benjamin Newmai has informed all concerned and the general public that under Article 190 clause 3 (b) of the Indian Constitution read with Rule 180 clause (1) on schedule – Rajnath (2) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Nagaland Legislative Assembly, the Speaker, Nagaland New Delhi, Jan. 11 (PTI): Various civil society Muivah) (NSCN-IM) has Legislative Assembly, Dr. Imtiwapang Aier has accepted The assembly election in groups have placed the been engaged with peace the resignation tendered by Y Patton from the member- Nagaland will be held on demand -- signing of a fi- talks with the interlocutor ship of the Twelfth Nagaland Legislative Assembly w.e.f. schedule, Home Minister nal peace accord with the of the central government 11.01.2018. Rajnath Singh said today insurgent group NSCN-IM since 1997, when it an- Consequent upon the resignation, the Speaker, Naga- amidst a demand by the before the assembly elec- nounced a ceasefire agree- land Legislative Assembly vide Notification NO:AS/LEG- state's civil society groups tions. ment after a bloody insur- 23/2014 has declared the seat under 37-Tyui Assembly for deferring the polls to On Tuesday, the Naga gency movement which Constituency as vacant w.e.f. 11.01.2018. facilitate a solution to the Hoho, an apex Naga tribal started in Nagaland soon vexed Naga insurgency is- body, has sought Prime after the country's Inde- sue. Minister Narendra Modi's pendence. Attempts to seal cracks This was conveyed by help in postponing the During a visit to Na- the home minister to Na- forthcoming Nagaland as- galand in November last, within NPF continues galand Chief Minister T sembly elections, saying President Ram Nath Ko- Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): The Speaker of Nagaland Leg- R Zeliang when the latter that the vexed insurgency vind had said the state was islative Assembly, Dr. Imtiwapang Aier has accepted the met him here yesterday. problem should be re- at the threshold of making petition filed for withdrawal by TR Zeliang with regard "HM also told the Na- solved first. history as the final agree- to the appeal for disqualification of 9 NPF legislators galand Chief Minister that "It is the unanimous ment on the Naga politi- sought by Zeliang prior to the latest ’reconciliation’ announcing the dates for view of the Naga people cal issue would soon be within the Nag Peoples’ Front. A statement from the assembly elections is the that the political solution arrived at and a lasting speaker’s office on Thursday informed that said case prerogative of the Election or Naga peace accord is peace achieved. ‘was being lcosed as withdrawn’ on Jan. 10, 2018. Commission and the elec- more important than elec- On September 19, tions have to be held on tions and therefore, it has Nagaland Governor P schedule," the office of the become imperative that B Acharya had said the Kohima police serve 15- home minister tweeted. the elections to the legis- vexed Naga issue would During the meeting, lative assembly of Naga- be solved within a few day deadline for removal the chief minister also land be deferred for peace months. gave some suggestions to and tranquility," the tribal Seeking to allay con- the home minister for a body said. cerns of three northeast- of crash guards solution to the vexed Naga Assembly elections ern states, Union Home Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): The Kohima police authorities issue. in Nagaland, Meghalaya Minister Rajnath Singh have provided a 15-day window for vehicle owners to "HM told him that the and Tripura are due in had said on November 8 remove crash guards/ bull bars fitted into their vehicles. negotiations of various February-March and an that the territorial integrity This was informed through a press release from the Sen- Naga groups with the in- announcement in this re- of Arunachal Pradesh, As- ior Superintendent of Kohima Police on Thursday. terlocutor will continue," gard is expected early next sam and Manipur would “The fitment/fitting of crash guards/ bull bars on another tweet said. month. not be compromised motor vehicles is in contravention of Section 52 of the Nagaland Health and The expectations for a while inking the final Naga Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and attracts penalty under Family Welfare Minister lasting peace have soared peace accord. Section 190 and Section 191 of the Motor Vehicles Act, Imkong Imchen on Tues- in Nagaland, which had The insurgent group 1988. day said he supported been hit by insurgency for NSCN-IM's key demand is Therefore vehicles owners who have installed crash the demand of various decades, after the Centre to integrate Naga-inhab- guards/ bull bars on their vehicles are directed to re- Naga groups to defer the and the NSCN-IM signed ited areas of Arunachal move the unauthorized fitments from their vehicles upcoming assembly elec- a framework agreement in Pradesh, Assam and Ma- EM IMAGES within 15 (fifteen) days from the issue of this order. In A woman is seen selling yongchak (bitter bean or stinky bean) in one of the markets at Imphal, Manipur. the event of failure to comply with the order, penalty tions in order to facilitate a 2015. nipur, which has been Of late, the Senapati district of Manipur has reported diminishing produce ofyongchak , a favourite solution to the seven-dec- The National Socialist strongly opposed by the delicacy among the residents there. (Read full report on page-4) will be imposed on the offenders as per provisions of ade-old Naga insurgency. Council of Nagaland (Isak- BJP-ruled states. the MV Act, 1988,” the statement read. After Noklak, Aboi and Tseminyu Ecuador confirms citizenship to Assange Quito, Jan. 11 (IANS): Ec- sought refuge at the Ec- uador's Foreign Minister uadorian mission in June district demand boomerangs on Thursday confirmed 2012 after losing a battle in Kohima Bureau threatened ‘bandh’, strike, and eco- villages under Aboi division exclud- that her country granted the British courts to avoid Kohima, Jan. 11 (EMN): nomic blockade unless its demand ing the towns and unrecognised vil- citizenship to WikiLeaks extradition to Sweden, Close on the heels of the was fulfilled. lages with three assembly constitu- founder Julian Assange in where prosecutors had state government an- Addressing mediapersons on encies, 11 polling stations and 10 December. been seeking to question nouncing the upgrade of this issue at Kohima on Thu. ADCC departments which are functioning Maria Fernanda Es- him about rape allega- Noklak sub-division to a working convenor, Konwang Kon- full-fledged and SBI, post office and pinosa made the remarks tions dating back to 2010. full-fledged district, and yak said the people of Aboi were not tele-communication. in a statement to report- Following Sweden's the Rengmas’ demand for against anyone but that its demand Highlighting a brief history on ers, saying Assange, who decision in May to end the Tseminyu sub-division to was long overdue and genuine – cit- its demand, Konyak said in 1989, has who has spent the last probe, British police said be elevated to a district ing high potential for expansion in Aboi SDO (C) was just about to be five and a half years holed that they would arrest As- headquarter, people of the future and economic develop- inaugurated to ADC HQ when the up at the Ecuadorian Em- sange if he left the embas- Aboi under Mon district ment for the people. NSCN (K) Konyak Region with the bassy in London, was sy, as he still faces charges have started pressing the He said their quest for Aboi dis- support of some Konyak legislators granted citizenship on De- of failing to surrender to government for upgrade trict started way in 2008 where they have forced Aboi public to sacrifice cember 12, Efe reported. the court that was hearing of Aboi to that of a district submitted two memorandums for to Tobu at Hoyat Village (Myanmar) The Australian citizen the extradition case. Julian Assange headquarter.s upgrade of Aboi ADC HQs to district on May 12, 1989. In this regard, the pub- HQs dated May 5, 2017 and July 15, Documents made available lic of Aboi under the aegis 2008 and No Objection Certificates have also the support extended of Aboi District Demand (NOC) and supporting letters ob- by the Konyak Chang Khulei Set- Committee (ADCC) had tained from various organisations sha, Phom Peoples’ Council, East- Amazon CEO becomes richest man in history organised a peaceful rally on June 27, 2017, which was made ern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisa- news agency reported. at ADC’s office compound available to the mediapersons. tion and United Sangtam Likhüm The previous record was held by Mi- on Jan. 10 wherein they In its memorandum, the ADCC Pümji. crosoft founder Bill Gates with $100 bil- had stated that Aboi town “was the Besides, supporting the de- lion in 1999. oldest town in Nagaland which was mand of the people of Aboi, The majority of Bezos' net worth comes from the 78.9 million shares of To a smart girl men are established on February 15, 1955 as Mopong Circle comprising of seven base superintendent post”. villages, Konyak Union Unit and Amazon stock he owns. Shares of Ama- no problem - they're With growth and development Mopong Jongkong Students’ Union zon (AMZN) climbed nearly 57 per cent the answer. over the years, the base superin- has written a support letter dated in 2017. ~ Zsa Zsa Gabor tendent post was upgraded to circle September 3, 2008 addressed to the The Seattle-based corporation man- Officer Post in 1958; Extra Assistant District Demand Steering Commit- aged to make up 89 per cent of online Commissioner post on January 26, tee Aboi town. spending among major retailers in the 1978; SDO (C) on January 26, 1981 While asserting its demand as five-week period beginning on Thanks- Mirror Takes and ADC headquarter on Decem- ‘genuine and serious’, ADCC con- giving, according to an analysis of trans- ber 8, 1997. venor, Konyak citing the above action data by Earnest Research in New Konyak maintained that Aboi reasons said the whole of upper York. Town was equipped with all the re- Konyaks are finding acute problem Bill Gates now still sits on the No. quired facilities to be upgraded to a in reaching Mon town even for a 2 post on both of the fortune lists with district headquarter as it has three minor work and as such it greatly roughly $92 billion. Some argue that if not administrative viz. Aboi ADC HQs, hamper the economic life. for his significant charitable contribu- Chen EAC HQs, Longchang EAC Hence, he said if a separate Aboi Jeff Bezos tions, Gates would still be worth far more HQs and Mopong EAC HQs with district is created, it will be of great than Bezos. geographical viability, social and beneficial for the whole upper Kon- New York, Jan. 11 (IANS): Amazon CEO put Bezos on top of their billionaire According to Bloomberg, Gates has political affinities towards Aboi di- yak and the administration will also Jeff Bezos is now the world's richest lists. Bloomberg said Bezos' net worth given away almost 700 million Microsoft vision. be on sound footing with the rest of man, not just at present, but of all time. reached $106 billion while Forbes put it shares, worth $61.8 billion at today's val- He informed that there are 34 the state. Both Bloomberg and Forbes have at $105 billion as of Wednesday, Xinhua ue, as well as 2.9 billion of cash since 1996. Nagarjan Dhansiri Bridge awaits ‘govt. green signal’ to reopen Esther Verma It was informed that 12-tyre trucks and pick-up construction site, he has to Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): various bodies of Kuda vil- trucks loaded with con- “haggle and bargain” with The ancient bridge above lage and the Executive En- struction material have auto rickshaw drivers every ~ Arien Dhansiri River in Kuda gineer, SDO of PWD (R&B) been crossing the bridge day since they “tend to take What!!! You're a Naga? I'm a ‘B’ Khel, Nagarjan has had a meeting at Kuda every day. advantage” of passengers Naga too!!! I don't believe you. been shut for more than 6 Youth Hall to discuss the Livika who is a daily who have no other option. months, compelling citi- opening of the old bridge commuter past the bridge A member of Kuda WEATHER zens of Dimapur to face to “ease and lighten” the said that she parks her car Youth club also said that TEMPERATURE the unpleasant and horrid traffic all over Dimapur. on the other side of the most importantly experts traffic chaos on the high- “We are just waiting for bridge and crosses over on like engineers and tech- Max: Min: way. The past few days, the government to give the foot to go to town on autor- nicians are needed for KOHIMA 17° 05° rumours of its reopening green light,” said the same ickshaws. “I live in Thilixu inspection before the reo- DIMAPUR 22° 10° has been doing the rounds source. and to avoid the heavy traf- pening and not just gov- RF: RH: leaving commuters con- Members of various fic on the highway I have ernment officials. KOHIMA Nil 58% fused whether to take the bodies of Kuda village have no choice but to leave my Till further notice, the DIMAPUR Nil 88% Nagarjan road. taken the initiative to fix car and take an auto,” she bridge will be remained * Rainfall (RF) * Relative humidity (RH) Temperature in State Capitals “There is a risk fac- the crack that was formed said. closed and was informed tor and nobody wants to due to heavy rainfall and Max. Min. Max. Min. Neil, another daily that only during valid Aizawl 20° 06° Itanagar 22° 10° take responsibility but the rise in water level last year, commuter is building a “emergency requirements” Agartala 23° 10° Shillong 18° 03° bridge can support ve- and also set up bar posts. house in Naharbari and like funeral or ambulances, Gangtok 19° 05° Delhi 22° 08° hicular movement as of Since the new bridge is EM Images has to take an auto after the makeshift gates will be Guwahati 24° 11° Kolkata 23° 10° now” said a highly reliable also being constructed si- An excavator working at the location where an alternative bridge is being built over Dhansiri River at crossing the bridge. He opened for now but at the Imphal 21° 07° Chennai 31° 22° source. multaneously, excavators, Kuda village, Dimapur. said that just to reach his risk of the commuters. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Friday, January 12, 2018 2 State MLA urges students to Wapher students’ session concludes ing the village members on various issue related to primary health, quality explore all possibilities education and schemes for development. held from January 3-5 at He urged the union of- Zhuikhu village on the fice bearers to strive harder theme ‘Explore the pos- for quality in education sibilities,’ Rio has encour- saying it is an important aged the students to be tool for all round develop- prepared by exploring all ment be it social economic possibilities in this fast growth and livelihood sus- pace competitive era. tenance. Calling the Sumi Na- He further exhorted gas as one of the most the gathering that through widely distributed Naga education one can be more tribe across Nagaland, aware of the historical and Rio urged them to strive territory rights and also towards bringing unity and paved the way for peace posterity among Nagas as Toshi Wungtung, advisor to ENPO, speaking at the 49th general session of the Wapher Students’ Union on January 4. and development in the they have the requisite abil- area. ity through such common platforms everywhere. Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): Speaking on the oc- It may be noted that Wapher Students’ Union casion, the chief guest there are seven federating (WSU) held its 49th gen- emphasised on the roles WeAtheR foReCAst iN otheR DistRiCts MLA Zhaleo Rio addressing the students of Sakipheto Range Students’ Union (SRSU) on the occasion of its eral session on January 4 of youth and students to- 17th general conference at Zhuikhu village. village units clubbed in Max Min DP Rh Rf Sakipheto Range under at the village ground with wards the future of the Toshi Wungtung, advi- village development and Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): from Ghaspani-II assem- Speaking as the chief Medziphema sub-divi- WoKhA 14.2 5.1 6 62 NIL sor to ENPO, as the chief society through their active Expounding that we are bly constituency Zhaleo guest during the inaugu- sion. guest. participation by sensitis- ZBt 12.6 5.4 9.3 86 NIL living in a fast pace com- Rio has urged the students ral ceremony of the 17th The programme was petitive era where only the to explore all possibilities general conference of Sak- marked with presentation MoN 21.2 9.2 8.3 88 NIL sincere and committed can to hone knowledge for ipheto Range Students’ of song, cultural shows tueNsANG 16.2 11.2 6.3 59 NIL achieve their goal, MLA tomorrow. Union (SRSU), which was and traditional feast. NSBSG to hold camp MKG 16.4 10.2 11.2 81 NIL Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): The testing would in- Nagaland State Bharat clude testing of all skills ac- PheK 15.4 4 5.2 77 NIL News iN Brief Scouts and Guides (NS- quired from date of inves- KiPhiRe - - - - - ZPO condemns murder BSG) has announced to titure as a Scouts/Guides CCCRC to hold prayer meet Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): agency to book and take organise a regional Rash- till date by experienced seChÜ ZuBZA 15.5 7 4.8 55 NIL Council of Chakhesang Christian Revival Churches (CCCRC) Zeliang People’s Organisa- appropriate action against trapati Testing Camp from and skilled examiners from LoNGLeNG - - - - - has convened a special prayer meeting of Chakhesang tion (ZPO) has strongly the culprit. January 17 to 22 at the North Eastern Region. leaders on January 21 at 10 a.m. at the Mission & Prayer condemned the action of While sympathising State Training Centre, Ner- The mega event being tseMiNYu 20.4 4 5.4 63 NIL Centre, Chetheba. CCCRC chairman Veshoseyi Rhakho and one Heleulungbe Lunga- with the deceased family hema, Kohima. hosted by the Nagaland JALuKie - - - - - the executive secretary Rev. Vevozo Khamo have invited lang, son of Ipwawangbe members, the organisation The Rashtrapati Test- State Bharat Scouts & all the frontal organisations leaders including political from Heningkunglwa vil- has also for the depart- ing Camp is the highest Guides (NSBSG) would MANGKoLeMBA 21.2 12.2 13 75 NIL leaders, national workers, Chakhesang Public Organisation, lage, who in a drunken state, ed soul to rest in eternal testing camp for a Scouts witness participants Chakhesang Students’ Union, Chakhesang Youth Front, had beaten to death his wife peace. & Guides in a country. from Assam, Arunachal *Dew Point (DP) *Relative Humidity (RH) * Rainfall (RF) Chakhesang Wrestling Association, Chakhesang Mothers’ Namdeuyile, daughter of The organisation fur- The qualified cadets would Pradesh, Sikkim, Megha- Source: Department of Soil & Water Conservation, Nagaland Association, all denomination leaders, and all prayer Paurangai of Nchan village ther urged upon all to be awarded the Rashtra- laya, Mizoram, Manipur, houses/centres representatives to attend the prayer on January 10. maintain peace and tran- pati award or the President and Kendriya Vidyalaya meeting without fail. Stating this in a press quillity in the area and let award. The President of Sangathan from Guwhati Women Helpline: 181 release, ZPO secretary the law takes its course of India would present the Region. About 300 partici- DimApUR (STD CoDe: 03862) NNPGs mourn N Metha’s demise Kerang Dumtta has urged action against the culprit certificate signed by him pants are expected for the Working Group of the Naga National Political Groups upon the law enforcing befitting his crime. along with a cloth badge. testing camp. Bethesda Ambulance Service 9615053217, 9615520007 (NNPGs) has mourned the passing away of Nimhalie CIHSR 242555, 242533 Metha Angami, co-convener of National Political Advisory Council (NPAC) of the GPRN/NSCN. While lamenting the Police Control Room 7085055050 loss, NNPGs media cell has described late Metha as a Phorü students celebrate golden jubilee Dimapur District Hospital 232224 faithful servant of the Naga nation who had played key role in the Naga unity and reconciliation process. The Diphupar PS 7085055032 organisation has conveyed condolence to the bereaved East PS 7085055030 family members and prayed for the eternal rest of the departed soul. Faith Hospital 248912, 9436004220 KMC notifies wards Fire Station (Chumu) 282777 Fire Station (Dimapur) 7085378850, 232201 Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) has informed that there would be an inter-ward tug-of-war competition GRPS 7085055031 at the Secretariat Plaza on January 26 coinciding with Medziphema PS 7085055033 the Republic Day celebration. KMC administrator, Kethosituo Sekhose has informed all the 19 wards under MH (Metro) Hospital 227930/231081 to participate in the event. He has futher requested all Mobile Unit Commander 7085055046 the concerned wards to submit the list of 20 players each on or before January 18. Nikos Hospital 248285, 232032 Niuland PS 7085088035 Cardamom cultivators meet held PSU officials and guests pose for a group photo during the golden jubilee celebration. Jalukie Battalion of the Assam Rifles has organised a Sub-Urban PS 7085055036 meeting with the cardamom farmers at Peren on January Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): Phorü Stu- “Resurgence” with Tarachu Fithu, Dep- The second day of the celebration Traffic Control -1 7085088038 10 which was attended by the cultivators and village GBs. dents’ Union (PSU) comprising Phor, uty Director of Urban Development as was graced by Y Tatu Thurr, retired During the meeting, farmers were asked form societies New Phor and Wuzu villages under the chief guest and Lüsüchu Phor, Chief SDO (Civil) and Dr. Ritu Thurr, Chief Traffic Control -2 7085088039 in order to remove middle men to derive benefit directly. Meluri sub-division in Phek disrtrict has Pathologist of Regional Geo-Science Medical Officer (CMO) Kohima, as the West PS 7085055034 The farmers were educated on modalities of cooperative celebrated its golden jubilee on January Laboratories, ONGC, Sivasagar, As- special guest and the valedictory guest society. It was reported that stakeholders have assured 9 and 10 at Phor village on the theme sam, as the guest of honour. respectively. Women Cell 7085055037 to spread awareness of forming of cooperation society in Zion Hospital 231864, 224117, 227337 order to promote sale of cardamom. KoHimA (STD Code: 0370) ACRWA to hold session Bethel Nursing Home 2224202 The Angami Christian Revival Women Association (ACRWA) NPP inaugurates office in Kiphire is all set to hold Lord’s Programme (55th Session) from Chiephobozou PS 8575045506 January 19 to 21 at Menguzouma CRC. The speakers of Officer-in-Charge 8575045516 the programme will be Rev. Neivotso Neikha, mission Childline Kohima 1098 director NEICRC Council; Rev. Luozielie Sanchu, executive secretary ACRCC; Kevi Visielie, general secretary ACRWA; Chiephobozou PS 8575045506 and Neilhosienuo Chakriino, executive member KTCRWA. Officer-in-Charge 8575045516 NAA defers meet Fire Stations 2222952 Nagaland Archery Association (NAA) has informed that IRCS Ambulance Service 2244350 the proposed meeting scheduled on January 13 has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances. The Kezocha PS 8575045549 association general secretary Neiyalie Angami informed Officer-in-Charge 8575045538 that the date and time of the proposed meeting would be notified in due course of time. Khuzama PS 8575045505 State NPP vice president Kheapong Tikhir and other party workers after the inauguration of the district office in Kiphire on January 6. Officer-in-Charge 8575045515 NPCC suspends official NHAK 2222916 Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) has Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): and launched the party in would be headed by Li- guration was graced by suspended one of its senior officials Medokul Sophie National People’s Party Kiphire district on Janu- rimong Sangtam as the the state vice president North PS 2222222, 8575045501 from its membership with immediate effect, A press (NPP) Nagaland State ary 6. district president. Kheapong Tikhir and other Officer-in-Charge 8575045510 has inaugurated its office The Kiphire division The party office inau- senior party workers. release issued by NPCC president K Therie stated that Oking Hospital 2290080, 2290146 Medokul Sophie has been suspended with immediate effect from the membership for hobnobbing with Police Control Room 100/2244279, 8575045500 multiple communal parties. South PS 2222111, 8575045502 ERO Zunheboto notifies CKS to celebrate Poanglüm festival Officer-in-Charge 8575045520 Electoral Registration Officer (ERO), Zunheboto, has Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): Chang Poanglüm which is also called winter glüm celebration are being butchered Tseminyu PS 8575045507 informed that the list of amendment to the draft electoral Tribal Council (CKS) is all set to cel- festival in the month of January. The a day before the main event called Officer-in-Charge 8575045517 roll for 31 Akuluto, 32 Atoizu, 33 Suruhuto, 34 Aghunato, ebrate the 3rd Poanglüm (winter festi- festival is observed to commemo- ‘Ukthenyet.’ Peer groups (Edou) and Zubza PS 8575045508 35 Zunheboto and 36 Satakha area constituencies have val) on January 12 and 13 at Loyem rate the completion of the year-long people of the same khel both men and Officer-in-Charge 8575045518 been prepared with reference to January 1, 2018, as the Memorial Ground, Tuensang, on the agriculture activities. The festival women enjoy this festival by singing, qualifying date and in accordance with the Registration theme ‘Enveloping peace in oneness’ is celebrated to honour the ‘god of dancing and sharing food and wine. moKoKCHUnG (STD Code: 0369) of Electoral Rules, 1960. In this regard, the ERO has with MLA CM Chang and APO, providence’ for filling the barns of the Chopper Service 8974151974/ 9615776811 informed that a copy of the said roll together with list of DRDA Tuensang, C Ebou Chang cultivators after the tiresome summer. Mode of sharing amendments has been published and would be available as chief guest and guest of honour The festival is also a time for the villag- At first, the women folk of the Christian Hospital, Impur 2262214 for inspection at his office. respectively. ers to sing songs of fulfilment, praise, village share their best wine and food Dr. Imkongliba Hospital 2226216/2226394 Convenor of Poanglüm festival H honour friendship during Poanglüm. to the men folk especially elders from Coaching classes at Mon Wongto and CKS general secretary, their clan. In reciprocation, the elders Faith Hospital Ambulance 9436004220, 9856051827 A free UPSC/NPSC coaching classes for interested C Rituals of inviting guests give meat to every sisters and daugh- Fire Station 2226225 aspirants would be held at the DC’s office conference Yenten stated that there would The intent of inviting people from ters who have shared their wine. Cer- hall, Mon, every Friday from 3 p.m. to 4 pm starting from be trade fair and cultural programme the neighboring community is to make tain portion of the meat like neck part Hope Ambulance Service 8415827895/9856277674 January 19. Interested aspirants are asked to register throughout the festival. The organising friendship treaties and to build a trad- is given to the best man, heart portion Hotel Metsuben 8014587442/ 2226373 their names by sending a WhatsApp message/SMS on committee also informed that enter- ing relation between the villages. Dur- to the bridesmaid, tail portion to the +91-7005766737. They can also walk into the DC office tainment extravaganza on the last day ing the festival, craftsmen and traders eldest among the families and the pair IRCS Ambulance Service 09402993002 for registering their name. Free coaching material would of the festival would be grace by SDO from neighbouring villages come with of the ears to the adjacent neighbour- Lifeline Ambulance 9436439707/ 9862447893 also be provided. Administrative officers of Mon district (Civil) Tuensang Pakon Phom as the their products and barter their goods one each to the left and the right of would conduct the classes. guest of honour. and products in a place called “Khong- the house. Mokokchung PS 1 2226241 CKS and planning committee of dang,” which is akin to modern day The guest invited to the festival Power House 2226221/2226293 LVC convenes meet the festival have invited all heads of bazaar (market). from the neighbouring villages for Liphanyan Village Council (LVC) has convened a meeting the department, tribal union leaders, The friendship build during Poan- friendship treaty are given half the por- Sewak Gate PS 2 2226213 on January 23 at the village community hall at 8 a.m. community leaders, public of Tuen- glüm is maintained and honoured for tion of the pig that has been butchered Traffic Control 9485232691 The council general secretary, Pithungo has requested all sang town and well wishers to attend lifetime. for the festival signifying sharing of joy the natives of Liphanyian village residing in the towns to the festival. and pain together until dead. Tuli Police Station 9485232693 attend the meeting with constructive suggestion for the Mode of celebration During the festival, courtship Women Cell 9485232692 common welfare of the village in general. Significance of Poanglüm Cattle and other domesticated among young boys and girls from dif- The Chang Naga tribe observes animals which is earmarked for Poan- ferent villages are also encouraged. Woodland Nursing Home 2226263 EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Friday, January 12, 2018

C M Y K State 3 Team Nagaland off to Delhi for ECI’s national poll quiz are competing in the quiz was informed. 2017 to Delhi. Necessary competition, updates from The winners of the briefing and city touring the DIPR stated on Thur. state round is the team shall be done on 13th Janu- The team, it was in- from Ministers’ Hill Bap- ary,” the DIPR update formed, are to fly from tist Higher Secondary stated. Guwahati on Jan. 12 to School in Kohima repre- The semi finals and Delhi for the event,” the sented by Merio N Ngul- finals are scheduled to be DIPR stated. lie, class-12 and Kekhriese held in the Rajya Sabha According to the hand- Yhoshu, class-11, the up- TV Studio during Jan. 14- out to the media, intra- dates informed. 15. This coverage shall be school competitions based The chief electoral of- telecast across the country on the theme was held ficer of Nagaland is said later, the DIPR updates across the state in Nov. to have appointed Bachu stated. 2017. The winners of the Yhoshu, assistant profes- ‘As and when the tele- intra-school event com- sor at Saochang Govern- cast schedule is given by the peted in the district rounds ment College in Tuensang ECI, it shall be shared with during the first week of as the liaison officer of the both electronic and print Dec. 2017. The winners competitors. media for publicity so that of the district rounds then “They proceed to Di- the citizens shall be able to competed in the state mapur today and fly from watch the national events round on Dec. 15 2017, it Guwahati on 12th January in Nagaland,’ it added.

Members of the winning team seen here with their liaison officer and officers from the Nagaland Chief Electoral Officer’s establishment.

Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): sion’s almanac is being Quiz is being conducted in team will be representing conducted in New Delhi A quiz event forming part conducted in Nagaland. Nagaland too. Nagaland in the semi fi- during Jan. 14-15. All 34 of the Election Commis- The National Elections The winning school nals and finals that will be states and union territories Training of election expenditure personnel begins Updates on Thur. informed that the officers have decided to conduct a mass cleanliness drive on Jan. 24 at Bhandari town. The GBs have been entrusted to super- vise their respective colony on that day, the updates informed. During the discussions, the Public Health Engineering depart- ment informed that two main water reservoirs ‘were washed away by heavy rains due to which water is now being tapped directly from the source which needs to be looked into for more sufficient supply to the public.’ Rajesh Soundararajan addresses EEM personnel during the training for personnel of EEM cells that was conducted in Kohima on Jan. Progress of works by depart- 11. ments, their performance and requirements etc, were also delib- Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): In nodal officers ‘in order to give of cash; meeting with political erated in the meeting, the updates connection with the forthcoming their best service for the successful parties; new expenditure moni- stated. assembly elections in Nagaland, conduct of the election,’ according toring machinery; monitoring of Mon a training programme for differ- to a DIPR update on Thur. campaign through media; opening As a part of preparations for ent cells of election expenditure An assistant commissioner for of separate bank accounts of the the forthcoming general elections monitoring (EEM) was held on Kohima, Shashank Pratap Singh, candidate; static surveillance teams in the state, a training in election Jan. 11 at the Kohima deputy com- also addressed the event. The of- (SST); star campaigners etc., the expenditure monitoring was con- missioner’s conference hall in the ficer emphasized on ‘monitory re- DIPR stated. ducted on Jan. 10 in the conference state’s capital town. lated issues’ and the structure and Bhandari hall of the deputy commissioner of Addressing the gathering was functions of various committees The additional deputy commis- Mon district. the district’s election officer Rajesh under the EEM. sioner (ADC) of Bhandari Tiamer- Various teams of personnel Soundararajan. He said that the Highlighting the major legal en Chang conducted a meeting appointed for the general elections EEM was one of the most im- provisions related to EEM issues, with all the heads of departments attended the training programme. portant aspects of elections. Once he said that carrying cash was not in Bhandari sub-division on Jan. 10 They included video surveillance, the election had been announced, illegal under any law and was not at the ADC’s conference hall. video viewing, accountants, assist- monitoring would be an ongoing ‘anathema to regular business.’ The officers discussed various ant expenditure observers, flying process till the conclusion of the However, but if the cash is undis- issues related to the forthcoming squads, static check post teams, polls. He said that every function- closed, the Income Tax department assembly elections in Nagaland. control room and call centres and ary of the various committees of can seize it; if it is out of illegal for- Presiding over the meeting, the media certification and monitoring the EEM has a great responsibil- eign exchange, the ED can seize it; ADC instructed the officers to cell, the DIPR stated in updates ity. if it is suspected to be for bribery, stay in their respective posting on Thur. Further, the officer instructed terror, theft, narcotics etc. authori- station and perform their assigned A nodal officer for election the personnel to be conversant ties can seize it, and so on. duties once the elections are an- expenditure monitoring, Reny Wil- with all the relevant guidelines as Singh elaborated also on vari- nounced. fred, the sub division officer (civil) stipulated by the commission. He ous topics such as use of money, The meeting deliberated also for Mon headquarters presided requested them to work in coor- legal or illegal election expenses, on the forthcoming Republic Day over the training programme. The dination with their counterparts legal provision, provision of the In- celebrations in the sub-division. officer explained to the gathering wherever they have been assigned dian Panel Code of 1860; election The departments have been as- the roles of the various teams, the

and to keep in touch with their expenditure, modes of transport signed work for the event. updates from the DIPR stated. K-1518 EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Friday, January 12, 2018 4 REGION Curfew continues in Assam town TSA calls for 36-hour bandh after Wednesday’s violence starting Jan. 16 in Manipur Guwahati, Jan. 11 (IANS): dent of violence or protests announced a high level night time to ensure that tions against him are proved Blockade to be enforced along interstate highways Curfew was relaxed for on Thursday, simmering probe into the incident. there is no deterioration to be true,” said Sahai. three hours in Dhula town tension seemed to have con- “We have visited the of law and order. Senior Meanwhile, the Assam in Assam’s Darrang district tinued in and around the house of the victim and police officials are camp- Pradesh Congress Commit- Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): Haokip alias Cicilia/Shila I n r e g a r d t o t h e on Thursday where one areas under Dhula police other injured and interacted ing in Dhula to monitor tee also sent a delegation The Thadou Students’ from Moltinchan village introduction of Thadou- person was killed and sev- station. with local people. It is an the situation,” said Assam of legislators and leaders Association (TSA) has in Chandel district was Kuki (MIL) subject in the eral others including police- Assam Chief Minister unfortunate incident. The Director General of Police including former Minister called for a 36-hour bandh allegedly gang-raped and higher secondary schools in men injured after clashes on Sarbananda Sonowal sent government will do what- Mukesh Sahai. Rockybul Hussain and Sid- starting from 6:00 am of brutally murdered and the valley, the press release Wednesday after a custodial two senior ministers - Ex- ever is needed to ensure He said that the officer- deque Ahmed to visit the Jan. 16 and till 6:00 pm of her dead body found near stated, the government has death case, officials said. cise Minister Parimal Shuk- that the justice prevails,” in-charge of Dhula police spot. Jan. 17. This was informed Sugnu. Mr Kaikholen Tuboi in 2016 already issued an The district adminis- labaidya and PHE Minister Shuklabaidya told media station, Ranjit Hazarika While the Assam gov- in a press release issued by was also found brutally order for its introduction but tration relaxed the curfew Rihan Daimary, who had persons at Dhula. had already been arrested ernment has announced the TSA. murdered.’ the order remains merely for three hours but then visited the houses of the “The situation is un- and sent to judicial cus- a high-level probe into the The bandh is said A team of TSA is said on paper; it has not been re-imposed it fearing dete- victim Hasen Ali and those der control now. How- tody. “Law is equal for all incident, the Congress has to have been called over to have met with Kakching implemented till now. rioration of law and order. injured during the violence. ever, curfew has been on and there will be action been demanding a judicial the government’s failure police officers in this regard. H e n c e t h e T S A Although there was no inci- Sonowal had already particularly during the against him if the allega- probe. to deliver justice in several On Dec. 22 2017 the TSA considered this a deprivation cases of murder and rape. served an ultimatum to the of the rights of Thadou tribal The press release listed Home department to deliver students to avail language the cases: ‘The 5th May justice on or before January privileges. Anti-Left tribal party to Capacity building workshop 2017 Sugnu double murder 10 2018 ‘but no satisfactory The bandh will be case, the brutal murder of action has been taken up to enforced on Imphal- Mr Thongkhogin Haokip, date,’ the updates informed. Moreh, Imphal-Dimapur, tie up with BJP in Tripura held at N.F Railway an Assistant Teacher ‘Had the gover nment Imphal-Jiribam and Imphal- at Molnom Junior High been really serious about Churachandpur roads, it Agartala, Jan. 11 (PTI): and home to tribals, who School, Tengnoupal district, such a heinous crime and was informed. The Indigenous People’s form one third of the state’s on February 29, 2016, and fulfilling the memorandum ‘If the government fails Front of Tripura, an anti- population. the non-introduction of of understanding it reached to fulfil our demand in public Left tribal party, today said it “The party would keep Thadou Kuki (MIL) subjects with the JAC on May 6, the interest, TSA will launch would forge an alliance with the separate state demand at Higher Secondar y culprits would have been further course of agitation the BJP for the Assembly in abeyance for now as Schools in the valley. arrested long time back and until the demands are election due this year, while the central government 21-year-old private school justice already delivered,’ the fulfilled,’ the organisation the saffron party said talks has agreed to examine teacher Miss Nengkhokim release added. stated. are still on in this regard. our problems and take Tenure of the 60-member measures,” the IPFT chief Tripura Assembly ends said. on March 6 this year. The During a meeting GNLA deputy commander killed CPI(M) led Left Front has between IPFT leaders and been in power in the state Union Home Minister since 1993. Rajnath Singh and Prime in police operation in EGH “The decision to forge Minister Narendra Modi Chahatey Ram, 2nd from left, and senior officers at the workshop at Maligaon on Thur. an alliance with the BJP was in New Delhi on January Tura (Meghalaya l), Jan. 11 (PTI): A top when police commandos launched an early taken unanimously in the 5, the Ministry of Home Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): A capacity capacity building across the teams. In this militant of Garo National Liberation Army morning raid. two-day deliberations of the Affairs has agreed to form building workshop for officers of context, a series of workshops are also (GNLA) was killed in an encounter with The village is located on the southern party’s central committee a modality committee to N.F.Railway was held at Maligaon on Jan. being organised to build capacity within the police today. bank of the Simsang river. A search through concluded yesterday,” IPFT explore the socio economic, 11 Thurs. Zonal and Divisional teams. The incident took place at about 6:30 the camp of the outfit led to the recovery of president N C Debbarma socio cultural and linguistic A press release from the Chief Public The workshop covered topics relevant AM this morning and was led by the EGH the body of the GNLA deputy commander said here. conditions of the tribals. Relations Officer NF Railways/Maligaon for the Zones/Divisions in executing large police team along with STF 10. and action commander, Matchallang. BJP Tripura unit chief C P I ( M ) Po l i t b u r o mentions that the workshop was organised scale transformations – ethics, change Senior cadre, Matchallang M Sangma An AK 56 rifle, Chinese hand grenades Biplab Kumar Deb said the member Brinda Karat last by the Transformation Cell of Railway management, business case preparation, set was killed in an early morning encounter and Bangladesh currency notes and seals party’s central leadership week slammed the BJP for Board which is working on initiatives for up of program management office including with East Garo Hills (EGH) police near the other documents of the rebel group. and the IPFT are discussing planning to form on alliance empowerment of field units and to improve digital tracking etc. The interactive session village of Bawe Duragre, about 20 kms from Matchallang was a close confidante of about forming an alliance with the IPFT. the work processes, systems and culture of was held to take suggestions for process the town of Williamnagar, Superintendent the elusive commander in chief of the outfit, and the talks are positive. “They are forming an Indian Railways. reforms in Indian Railways, the release of Police of EGH, Ringrang TG Momin Sohan D Shira and hailed from the village of The IPFT had long been unholy alliance to divide The transformation cell is said to stated. said. Nengmandalgre in EGH. demanding formation of Tripura for narrow electoral have engaged A.T.Kearney as Strategic It is to be mentioned that Indian The dreaded militant has been involved The militant had been involved in the a separate state by carving politics.... There is a Advisory Consultants through RITES (Rail Railways has set a target for transformation in a huge number of cases, including the killing of large number of people including out areas under the Tripura concerted effort to disrupt India Technical and Economic Services) of structure, process and culture in order killing of surrendered cadres of the outfit. an elderly villager and the abduction of two Tribal Areas Autonomous peace and tranquillity in inorder to provide support for driving the to make the organisation more responsive According to police sources, a group Nokmas. He had also led the group of rebels D i s t r i c t C o u n c i l the state,” she had said at a Transformation Agenda. to customer and employee needs with a of around 13 heavily armed militants had to the house of surrendered GNLA finance (TTAADC), comprising two public rally at Sonamura in A key part of enabling the constant emphasis on safe and punctual been holed up in the village in a makeshift Secretary Rakkam Shira and shot him dead, third of the state’s territory Sipahijala district. Transformation Agenda is said to be on travel. camp just outside Bawe Duragre village last year. Veterans rally scheduled for NSIC conclave to discuss ways to increase procurement from SC, ST units Guwahati, Jan. 11 (PTI): With NSIC Chief General Manager Minister has directed to strictly we are focusing on four major Jan. 21 at Likabali station PSUs failing to achieve the target of (North East) Jayanta K Mahanta adhere to this target,” Mahanta entities -- ONGC, IOC, Indian four per cent procurement from SC said at a press conference here. said. Railway and CRPF,” Mahanta said. Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): A veterans rally Kalita, general officer commanding of the and ST units, the National Small Out of the procurement from To deliberate on how to increase The focus area will be of rubber, will be conducted on Jan. 21 at Likabali 56th Infantry division and state and civil Industries Corporation (NSIC) is MSMEs, 20 per cent, which will procurement from SC and ST tea, handloom and handicrafts, he Military Station by Formidable Spearhead administration officers will be attending the looking to push the big state-run be four per cent of the total, should units, the NSIC is organising a added. Division. event, the release stated. companies to fulfil the goal. be from the SC and ST enterprises, day-long conclave in Assam capital Besides, the NSIC is looking to An update on Thur. mentioned that Representatives from the Principal “As per the Public Procurement he added. tomorrow. engage more PSU firms through the rally aims to provide an opportunity Controller of Defence Account (pension) Policy 2012, 20 per cent of the total “Unfortunately, not even one “Around 300 units of SC and various steps in future to increase for formal and informal interaction and in Allahabad; records offices, medical and procurement by the government per cent of the target is achieved so ST owners are likely to participate the procurement from the units, to address the grievances of veterans, Veer health, re-employment, Zila Sainik Board, units have to be from the MSMEs,” far in this fiscal. Recently, the Prime in the conclave. On the buyer side, Mahanta said. Naris and families of martyr Soldiers who army recruitment office and various banks has sacrificed their lives in service to the will be available to address grievances of nation. veterans, it was informed. Veterans and Veer Naris along with their Doctors of military hospitals will also be Sonowal emphasises Manja Junior College to be upgraded dependants from Dhemaji in Assam and available to conduct a free medical camp for Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh districts are veterans, Veer Naris, families of martyrs and Our Correspondent funds for the college for infrastructure invited to the rally. Major General Bhaskar their dependants. on promotion of Diphu, Jan. 11 (EMN): An executive development,” he said. member for Higher Education of the Karbi According to government norms Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) high schools must be upgraded to higher sports, medicine Jagatsing Engti on Thur. Jan. 11 dedicated secondary. By this, the present status of a foundation stone for construction of Manja Junior College, which is only a Director of orphanage held for p r o m o t i o n o f s p o r t s Guwahati, Jan. 11 (PTI): a new college building for Manja Junior higher secondary will not be proper; it medicine and a more Assam Chief Minister College for degree classes at Manja. He needs to be upgraded to the degree level, scientific approach in Sarbananda Sonowal today was attending as the chief guest of the he said. molesting minor in Assam this sector as the state urged youths to take up college’s annual social event. Degree classes will cater to the needs government was committed Lakhimpur (Assam), Jan. her in another room on the tion of the inmates are sports as a way of life and During the function Engti assured the of local students to pursue degree classes to promote sports in public- 11 (PTI): The director of night of January 7. going on for a long time also emphasised the need for college’s authority to extend all possible from this academic session, Engti said. He private partnership. a private orphanage in After the FIR was and she somehow man- proper promotion of sports assistance to bring development. “The asked the teachers of Manja Junior College He also pointed out that Dhemaji district of As- lodged on January 8, the aged to escape to expose medicine. college is still ventured by getting grant-in- to have NET or SLET qualifications for sports could play a positive sam was arrested today on director was arrested and it,” the girl alleged before He also laid stress on aid from KAAC, but I will try to provide ‘future benefit.’ the charge of molesting a forwarded to judicial custo- the media. adoption of a more scientific role in nurturing team spirit, minor member there, the dy, district Superintendent Some local organisa- approach in the sports sector. brotherhood and friendship police said. of Police Nilesh Sawakare tions have also filed a sepa- “ S p o r t s p l a y a n and make society more The girl also alleged said. rate FIR alleging illegal important role in physical peaceful. that rape and molestation The girl said in the FIR activities in the orphanage. and mental growth along Sonowal lauded media’s High-ranking PREPAK militant arrested of inmates have been go- that she had managed to A group of women also with building character and role in identifying hidden Imphal, Jan. 11 (PTI): a team of Manipur police in identified as self-styled 2nd ing on in the orphanage at escape from the orphanage demonstrated before Silap- I urge youths to make it an sports talents from different A high ranking leader of course of search operation Lieutenant Thamangjam Silapathar for long, but a and took shelter in a neigh- athar police station yester- essential part of their day-to- parts of the state and sought the banned militant outfit at Dalpati area of the I m o c h a o f M a y a n g section of the local people bour’s house. day demanding arrest of day life’’, the Chief Minister their cooperation in further People Revolutionary Indian border town, Moreh L a n g j i n g v i l l a g e i n said the director is being Official sources said its director. said while giving away the promotion of sports. Par ty of Kangleipak in Manipur’s Tengnoupal Manipur’s Imphal West framed. the orphanage sheltering However, a section of championship trophy of T Pratidin newspaper (PREPAK) was arrested district,Ibomcha Singh, district. The 13-year-old girl around 100 orphans and the local people claimed he G Baruah Memorial Media clinched the champion’s b y M a n i p u r p o l i c e Superintendent of Police He had been trained at lodged a complaint with destitute is funded by the is being framed by certain T-20 Championship at trophy by defeating its today while he sneaked ( S P ) t o l d P T I o v e r Bangladesh and retrained the police that the director Assam Social Welfare and quarters as the orphanage Judges Field here. electronic channel partner into Indian border from telephone. at Chumu in Easter n forcefully took her out of Social Justice department. has been operating suc- He further said that Pratidin Time in the final Myanmar. The arrested leader Nagaland, the SP further her room and molested “Rape and molesta- cessfully. there should be proper match today. The arrest was made by of PREPAK has been said. ‘Missionary Day’ Yongchak trees in Manipur drying; villagers face problems celebrated in Mizoram Our Correspondent unknown to them. various reasons including insect winter. can regenerate livelihood in the Imphal, Jan. 11(EMN): Ngamju has around 346 attack, unavailability of water Due to suitable climatic village. Aizawl, Jan. 11 (PTI): services and also organised Yongchak trees (tree bean) households. They depend on source, rise in temperature and condition and fertility of land, Horticulture experts have ‘ M i s s i o n a r y D a y ’ , community feasts. drying up on a large scale has farming. Robinson, a resident of lack of proper management etc. Yongchak from Ngamju are suggested ‘proper and integrated anniversary of the arrival Rev J H Lorrain and Rev been reported from villages the village, told this correspondent As a result, locally produced healthier and considered to approach’ for management of of two Welsh Christian F W Savidge, fondly called in Manipur’s Senapati district that they were not aware of Yongchak once disappeared have a better taste as well as Yongchak cultivation in the state. missionaries was today by the Mizos as Pu Buanga bordering Nagaland in the recent the actual reason leading to from the Imphal markets at one high market value in Manipur Scientists are also exploring ways observed and celebrated and Sapupa respectively, past. This has forced villagers to the trees drying up. Both aging point of time some seven-eight towns, according to T Shangpo, to provide remedies after they across the Christian- arrived in the then Lushai search for various means to revive and young Yongchak trees have years ago after thousands of a cultivator from Ngamju. detected in the past Asian long dominated north eastern country (Mizoram) by boat the dying trees. been affected, it was informed. trees both in hills and the valley A Yongchak tree can earn horn beetles and another smaller state of Mizoram. from Assam on January 11, Villagers of Ngamju, a village This has been happening since dried up. Since then the price of between INR 20,000 to INR beetles as the main cause of the Government offices 1894 and spread Christianity. located about 130 km away 2010 and has been worsening Yongchak in market has been on 30,000 in a year. A family Yongchak trees drying up. and educational institutions The Welsh missionaries from Imphal under Purul block since 2014, the resident said. the rise too. Currently, Yongchak having 10 trees can make a Amid the worry, hectic remained close for the day were responsible for in Senapati, expressed worry The phenomenon has created is being sold at Rs 100 for four to good amount of sales to run preparation is on for the second as the state government the establishment of the over the recent development in anxiety among farmers about five pieces. the family, Robinson said and edition of the Yongchak declared the day as a public Presbyterian Church in the village as a good number the loss of family income, the Yongchak Eromba or Singju, appealed to the authorities plantation festival at Makhan holiday. northern part of Mizoram of Yongchak trees, a favourite resident added. prepared with fermented fish, in the state to send experts to village in Senapati district. It was The local churches of the and the Baptist Church in delicacy in the region, had Manipur had been seeing is one of the most sought-after find out the reasons behind the held from May 8-13 during the Baptist Church of Mizoram the southern part of the reportedly dried up for reasons Yongchak trees drying because of dishes of the Manipuri during drying of the trees; a remedy previous year. held prayer and worship state. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Friday, January 12, 2018 Business 5 News iN Brief GoPro releases Lamborghini launches super ‘Mobile Markets set new records on OverCapture’ for Fusion 360 camera sports utility vehicle ‘Urus’ in India earnings optimism, liquidity new Delhi, Jan. 11 (iAns): US-based technology com- pany GoPro on Thursday The 50-share Nifty, after range-bound morning trade, spurted introduced “Mobile Over- Capture” for its 360-degree to touch an all-time high of 10,664.60 on a flurry of buying. camera “Fusion” on iOS Mumbai, Jan. 11 (PTi): Benchmarks empowering the users to Sensex and Nifty ended at fresh life-time reshoot a video repeatedly highs on Thursday on optimism sur- from several perspectives. rounding corporate earnings amid mixed Mobile OverCapture is global cues. now available in an update The BSE Sensex jumped 70.42 points to the GoPro App, the com- to end at 34,503.49, while the broader NSE pany said in a statement. Nifty finished at 10,651.20, up 19 points. 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Stating that India is a strategic market the video smooth. “Fusion” The 50-share Nifty, after range-bound With the launch of a new model, for the company’s further growth, Lam- 360-camera, designed and morning trade, spurted to touch an Lamborghini expects its volumes to borghini India head Sharad Agarwal said engineered to withstand all-time high of 10,664.60 on a flurry of surge 2.5-3 times, it said. given the preference for SUV cars among any shooting environment, buying. “India as a market is playing a very Indians, . has also received CES 2018 It finally settled 19 points, or 0.18 per interesting role step by step into the “We believe that Urus is going to be Innovation Award in the cent higher at 10,651.20, surpassing its overall sales globally. Urus will change an exciting and important product and digital imaging category. previous closing record of 10,637 hit on the game for Lamborghini in India in will open up a completely new segment When paired with the A view of the Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai. January 9. terms of volumes and we expect to grow of customers for us in India.” GoPro App, “Fusion” be- comes an end-to-end solu- tion going from capture to edit and share with ease. The GoPro App enables IndusInd Bank’s Q3 net profit up almost 25% Cabinet note to move next week for users to control the “Fu- Mumbai, Jan. 11 (iAns): Lending major sion” camera, live preview IndusInd Bank on Thursday reported a rise shots and stitch, trim and of almost 25 per cent in net profit for the share content right from steel research mission—Minister third quarter (Q3) of 2017-18. their iOS device. Kolkata, Jan. 11 (iAns): Un- Commerce. the report of it is awaited. “We hope this would According to the lender, its net profit ion Steel Minister Chaud- Birender Singh also said As a government, we can- be through in the budget during the quarter under review rose to Rs hary Birender Singh on exports of 1.5 percent of not intervene (in the price session. Then, the country App usage grew 936.25 crore -- up 24.72 per cent -- from Rs Thursday said a cabinet note total production would not movement) but can make would be having sufficient 750.64 crore reported for the correspond- will be moved next week be enough and exports of consumers feel that it is not scrap to use for making steel 6% in 2017 ing period of last fiscal. The deposit growth of the bank was up for putting up the the Steel steel should improve to 6-7 fluctuating. and the scrap based steel

The bank’s net interest income in- 23 per cent y-o-y, while the saving deposit Research and Technology per cent of total production “The fluctuation can dis- would be of high quality,” new Delhi, Jan. 11 (iAns): creased by 20 per cent to Rs 1,894.81 crore growth surged by 68 per cent. Mission of India (SRTMI) to in the next few years. turb the budgeting exercise he said. The centre had un- App usage grew six per cent from Rs 1,578.42 crore earned during the However, the company’s bad loans boost research and develop- According to the min- of the small steel making veiled the New Steel Poli- in 2017 globally as users corresponding quarter of the previous portfolio increased with the net NPA (non- ment in the sector. istry’s report, the exports of players...Some mechanism cy, 2017 which aspired to continued to spend more year. performing assets) level at 0.46 per cent, He also urged for using total finished steel during can be thought of (for check- achieve 300 MT of steel- than five hours a day on Further, the lender reported that its up from 0.39 per cent reported during the scrap in a greater way as April-December of 2017-18 ing price fluctuations),” Bi- making capacity by 2030. their smartphones, but was net interest margin was “stable at 3.99 per corresponding period of 2016-17 and 0.44 the raw material for making were up by 52.9 per cent to render Singh said. This would translate into still down against the 11 per cent” for the third quarter as against 4 per in the second quarter of 2017-18. steel and said that the minis- 7.606 million tonnes. The Minister also point- additional investment of Rs cent witnessed in 2016, Ya- cent in the corresponding quarter of the “The bank has continued to show try is hoping that the legisla- On the iron ore prices, ed out scrap-based steel 10 lakh crore by 2030-31. hoo’s Flurry Analytics said previous year. a steadfast performance again in this tion relating to putting bar he said the ministry want- would be of high quality. The Policy seeks to in- on Thursday. The non-interest income for the quar- quarter. All vectors for both topline and on vehicles of more than 15 ed that the prices of the “We are waiting for a leg- crease consumption of steel However, the shopping ter grew by 17 per cent to Rs 1,186.76 crore bottom line have progressed as per plan,” years old to ply on the roads ore should not fluctuate in islation to come through... it and major segments are category grew by 54 per as compared to Rs 1,016.80 crore during said Romesh Sobti, Managing Director and would be come through. a way that it could create is pending in Rajya Sabha. infrastructure, automobiles cent as consumers spent Q3 of 2016-17. CEO, IndusInd Bank. According to the Min- disturbances to small and The legislation is that vehi- and housing. New Steel on e-commerce via mobile ister, this legislation is ex- medium players in the steel cles, more than 15 years of Policy seeks to increase per shopping apps. pected to facilitate generat- industry. old would not be allowed. We capita steel consumption to “Users are increas- ing of plenty of scrap in the “We have constituted a hoped it would be through the level of 160 kg by 2030 ingly comfortable making country. task force in this (fluctua- in the winter session but from existing level of around physical purchases on their TCS net dips 4 per cent in Q3 “Research and devel- tion of iron ore prices) and somehow it was not. 60 kg. phones with now ingrained Mumbai, Jan 11 (iAns): and Rs 31360 crore in the overall revenue, registering opment and innovations in-app digital purchase Global software major Tata second quarter. 39.6 per cent growth an- are the weak link. We have habits. Additionally, digital Consultancy Services (TCS) In dollar terms under nually and 13.9 per cent decided to put up the Steel wallet services such as Sam- on Thursday reported 4 per the International Financial quarterly in constant cur- Research and Technology sung Pay allow seamless cent annual decline in net Reporting Standards, net rency,” said the company in Mission of India and a di- access to stored payment profit to Rs 6,545 crore for income at $1,012 million a statement. rector has already been ap- information for mobile pur- the third quarter of 2017-18 is 1.2 per cent up annually The company acquired pointed. An amount of Rs chases,” the report said. from Rs 6,814 crore in same and 1.1 per cent up quar- 34 new clients during the 200 crore has been placed at “Music, media and period last year. terly, while revenue grew 9.1 quarter, including 3 in $50 its disposal. We are moving a entertainment came in a In a regulatory filing on per cent annually but flat (1 million band, 7 in $20 mil- cabinet note next week,” he close second with 43 per the BSE, it said total income per cent) quarterly at $4,787 lion, 9 in $10 million and 15 said here at a session organ- cent year-over-year (YoY) for the quarter under review million. in $5 million. ised by Bharat Chamber of growth, reaffirming users’ (Q3), however grew 2.7 per Operating margin at shift to mobile devices to cent annually to Rs 31,774 25.2 per cent was flat se- consume media.” crore from Rs 30,927 crore quentially, while volume Meanwhile, lifestyle cat- in the like period year ago. growth was 1.6 per cent egory witnessed the steep- Sequentially, net profit quarterly. est decline - minus 40 per and income grew 1.3 per “Digital solutions con- cent - in usage in 2017. cent from Rs 6,460 crore tributed 22 per cent to the World Bank projects 7.3% growth for India ‘Enormous potential backed by reforms, when compared with other economies’

Washington, Jan. 11 (PTi): the World Bank is expecting India’s growth rate in 2018 India to gradually accelerate. is projected to hit 7.3% and “The growth numbers of the 7.5% in the next two years, past three years were very according to the World Bank, healthy,” said Kose, author which said the country has of the report. “enormous growth poten- India’s economy is likely tial” compared to other to grow 7.3% in 2018 and emerging economies with then accelerate to 7.5% in the implementation of com- the next two years, the bank prehensive reforms. India said. China grew at 6.8% in is estimated to have grown 2017, 0.1% more than that at 6.7% in 2017 despite ini- of India, while in 2018, its tial setbacks from demon- growth rate is projected at etisation and the Goods and 6.4%. And in the next two Services Tax (GST), accord- years, the country’s growth ing to the 2018 Global Eco- rate will drop marginally to nomics Prospect released by 6.3 and 6.2%, respectively. the World Bank here. To materialise its poten- “In all likelihood, India tial, India needed to take is going to register higher steps to boost investment growth rate than other ma- prospects, Kose said. jor emerging market econo- There are measures un- mies in the next decade. So, I derway to do in terms of wouldn’t focus on the short- non- performing loans and term numbers. I would look productivity, he said. “On at the big picture for India the productivity side, India and big picture is telling us has enormous potential that it has enormous poten- with respect to secondary tial,” Ayhan Kose, director, education completion rate. Development Prospects All in all, improved labour Group at the World Bank, market reforms, education told PTI in an interview. and health reforms as well ‘China, slow’ as relaxing investment bot- He said in comparison tleneck will help improve In- with China, which is slowing, dia’s prospects,” Kose said. 6 Decoding Genome of HIV Variant Found in India Sarah Iqbal | India Science Wire Illumina sequencer. Next, the fragments were arranged in of the variants. They compared similarities in the iso- EastErn Mirror correct order by referring to the existing HIV clade C ge- lated genomic sequences with those that are recorded he Human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) con- nomes recorded in the viral genome database. in the genomic database. The Indian clade C was found DIMAPUR, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2018 tinues to engage scientists because of its complex In this way, scientists could generate 9 near full-length to be closely related to the African lineage whereas the nature. A team of scientists from India, UK and viral genome sequences. In the remaining samples, good recombinant forms are believed to originate spontane- Spain have isolated near full genomes of HIV sequence recovery was achieved across prominent viral ously. T genes like gag and env. Phylogenetic analysis reveals that These finding may have implications for disease virus from a subset of South Indian patients - a subtype Divine Right known as HIV clade C. in 18 cases the virus belonged to HIV clade C; one be- control. “While refinement of amplification protocols, Because HIV exhibits huge genetic diversity, the virus longed to AIC type and the other resembled the B type. sequencing platforms and bioinformatics tools for analy- nlike in a monarchy, the concept of divine undergoes frequent genomic changes and each new vari- This shows that minor clades of A and B type are also sis of this kind of data are ongoing and likely to super- right was absent in the Naga society, period. ant differs in its response to therapy. Examining the entire prevalent in the population which must have given rise to sede the current study, application of techniques and Any attempt to bring in contradiction citing viral genome can thus offer new clues for understanding the recombinant AIC form. approaches described here will benefit both the clinical Naga chiefs of villages or group of villages infection dynamics and tracing the evolutionary history of “The classification of HIV-1 genome into clades is management of HIV-1 patients, but will further allow a U based upon several factors, an important one being the more precise description of molecular epidemiological is invalid. The concept asserts that the monarch is not different strains. For this, researchers made tweaked exist- answerable to anyone but only to God and can only be ing method for isolating and sequencing the viral genome. geographic source of the virus”, Dr ShahidJameel, an In- trends and direction in specific geographical locales,” the judged by God, even though unjust. However since the The researchers first isolated the virus from blood dian virologist and CEO of Wellcome Trust DBT India study has concluded. Alliance who was not involved with the study, told India Nagas came into contact with different cultures from of 20 patients. But, unlike previous method where four (The research team included ShubaVarshiniAlampalli, overlapping fragments of viral RNA were amplified, the Science Wire. In India and South Africa, clade C is par- outside seems to be testing the Naga system to the ex- ticularly rampant. RaghavanSampathkumar, KarthiSivaraman and tremes. At present the emergence of organisations if scientists selected 6 overlapping RNA fragments for se- Annapurna Vyakarnam(Indian Institute of Science, quencing. “Since the early 1990s, India has a predominance of not individuals with the collective understanding that clade C HIV 1. This study used next-generation sequenc- Bengaluru); Michael M. Thomson (Instituto de Salud the organisations have the divine right is a dangerous This tweak was to ensure good data acquisition for Carlos III, Ctra. Majadahonda-Pozuelo, Majadahonda, HIV clade C. It also helped in improving efficiency and ing to obtain near full-length sequences and arrive at the trend. The trend being that many of these institutions same result. In that sense there is little novelty”, added Madrid); AntoJesuraj U. K. J., Chirag Dhar and George D. and organisations that are actually fairly new consider coverage of prominent viral genes -env and gag. Once Souza (St John’s Research Institute, Bengaluru), and Neil multiple copies of these fragments were ready, genetic Dr Jameel. themselves as inviolable. Researchers have also traced evolutionary origins Berry (NIBSC, United Kingdom). The study was recently This trend is the other face of the ailment in the code inscribed in different RNA slices was decoded by an published in journal PLoS One. ) Naga society of ever increasing so-called pressure groups in the form of organisations and associations. Currently it is like a mad rush that all these organisa- tions have an opinion for everything under the sun and Indian Cities Need Integrated Development Agenda also ensure that it finds space in the media. Any criti- cism, howsoever constructive is considered more as po- Amit Kapoor | IANS ies are also the most competitive. This similar loss was also witnessed by the seen a rise in their competitiveness lev- litically motivated or tribalism trying to sabotage their suggests that either the population acts neighboring cities of Noida and Guru- els. Indore was in the news recently for objective for the common good. The common good ne of the fastest-growing as an active resource (as a factor of pro- gram. deciding to name and shame people for many a times in reality is mostly, if not only, for their economies in the world, India duction) and positively impacts the com- Thirdly, the level of industrialisation spitting on roads. Tier 2 and Tier 3 cit- petitiveness of a city or that competitive in a state impacts the competitiveness ies like Chandigarh, Vadodara, Coim- kind; those who are part of that entity. In case of a tribe has grown at a rate of above seven per cent over the last cities tend to be more attractive to the of its cities. In India, most of the high- batore, Surat, Mysore and Rajkot have based organisation if the ones critical about is it from O general population. ly competitive cities belong to a small witnessed a similar fate. Big cities like another tribe then the easiest way out is to paint the decade. Much of this growth can be ex- plained by the growth of its cities. Cities The literacy rates in these cities are group of industrialised states (including Delhi, Bengaluru, and Chennai have communal colour against the critic. In case one is from substantially higher than India’s nation- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and not performed well on this front. Mas- their own then either it is supposed to be hushed up have emerged as economic powerhouses that have defined job growth within the al average. This, coupled with their high Karnataka) while the least competitive sive population, urban sprawl and lim- and in case of failure, just ostracize that person. There population densities, creates the best cities belong to less industrialised states ited public infrastructure are the possible can be many other scenarios that are played other than country. While prosperity has increased in cit- demand conditions in the country, thus like Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and reasons. these two. It becomes unimaginable if the person is adding to their competitiveness levels. Jammu and Kashmir, among others. In Our cities have focused only on a few from outside the state or a non-Naga. ies, so have the challenges they face. The challenges are of inequality, unplanned The presence of quality educational other words, industrialisation as a policy parameters of development and have ig- The reason can be attributed to the ‘us versus them’ urbanisation, mass migration, poverty, institutions in the big cities helps them tool is required to make cities from less nored the others. For instance, despite mentality is still deeply ingrained, for the newly Chris- unemployment and the like. Some cities attract the best talent from all over the industrialised states more competitive. being the most competitive cities in the tianised tribes who in recent past were living in isolated have even witnessed a fall in their qual- country. This, coupled with job oppor- In the short run, some cities may country, the performance of big cities villages and hunting human heads. However the im- ity of life. tunities they offer, help them retain such witness substantial improvements in on certain parameters (such as environ- port of a concept very similar to that of divine right The challenges that our cities face talent. The presence of such diverse their competitiveness levels. This may be ment, cleanliness and administration) is conferred on an organisation though not an individual can be managed if looked at from the talent helps in sustaining the growth, because of improvement in their factor not up to the mark. is the growing problem. The skewed concept that the lens of competitiveness. productivity and economy of these cit- conditions and demand conditions. But This probably signifies a lack of organisation and the majority is always right either per- Competitiveness depends on the ies. Sound financial infrastructure and in order to sustain or further improve clear vision, as also an integrated de- sists or is made to persist. The nationalist groups also long-term productivity of a region. A relatively higher financial literacy levels their competitiveness levels, they must velopment agenda. Planning and devel- without exception exhibit similar characteristics. It has competitive city is a city that success- further add to their competitiveness. act on the other two pillars of Porter’s opment should take place with a clear reached such levels of stupidity that some organisations fully facilitates its firms and industries But a large population is not always a Diamond model, i.e., context for strat- set of priorities. One of the ways to boon. It creates challenges pertaining to egy and rivalry, and related and support- no longer functions for the sake of its professed mis- to create jobs, raise productivity, and in- tackle the problem at hand would be to the movement of people and goods and ing industries. It is worth noting that strengthen municipalities by giving them sion put purely for the sake of keeping the organisa- crease incomes of its citizens over time. The City Competitiveness Report in the provision of basic services. Gov- these two pillars are directly related to more political and financial powers. tion intact, sometimes even at the cost of its aims and ernments respond to such problems by the level of industrialisation, which can- China, which has some of the world’s objectives, where the word ‘unity’ and its concept will 2017 represents the competitive per- formance of 50 Indian cities on differ- improving service delivery and spending not be increased overnight. most competitive cities, owes its success be utilised. The so-called proud Naga warriors finally on infrastructure. It is not a coincidence So, the policymakers in the less in- to such devolution of power. Participa- need to call it a day and have the guts to survive alone ent parameters. It uses the framework of Michael Porter’s Diamond Model which that all these cities have operational dustrialised states should look at indus- tion of the local population in the plan- too with one’s own grit and determination to come out Metro rail networks and some of the trialisation as a long-term solution to ning and development process is another of this conundrum. defines competitiveness as the sum total of factor conditions, demand conditions, best hospitals and airports in the coun- make their cities more competitive. Cit- important aspect which is ignored in In- context for firm strategy and rivalry, and try. These factors significantly impact ies in the states of Gujarat, Karnataka, dia. How India strengthens its cities will related and supporting industries. the competitiveness of cities. Maharashtra, and Delhi perform well on determine the strength of India’s growth Bengaluru has emerged as the most Secondly, prevailing environmental these pillars. At the city level, old indus- story in the future. competitive city in India. Mumbai and conditions impact the competitiveness trial and trade hubs such as Surat, Mum- (Amit Kapoor is chair, Institute DAILY Pune closely follow. Patna, on the other of a city by affecting its labour productiv- bai, Ahmedabad and Delhi perform well for Competitiveness, India. The hand, has emerged as the least competi- ity. While other big cities like Mumbai, on these pillars. views expressed are personal. He tive city. Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad have Lastly, the level of cleanliness and can be contacted at amit.kapoor@ The analysis brings out some inter- managed to retain their competitiveness sanitation and competitiveness are competitiveness.in and tweets @kautiliya. esting insights. First, the population of levels, Delhi has of late witnessed a drop positively correlated. Cities in Madhya Aditya Laumas is researcher, Institute for PATH in competitiveness mainly because of its Pradesh, which have shown exceptional a city has a direct bearing on its level Competitiveness, India, who contributed of competitiveness, i.e., big Indian cit- worsening environmental landscape. A cleanliness performance of late, have to the article.) Fitting In Of Mother and Daughter: Bond of Poems and Sketches

IANS in an interview. cept. Was it done to market the book well? Mudita Girotra | IANS The book deals with the subject of love, certainly “Not at all. I had visuals in my mind while I was or two-and-a-half months, a creative 54-year- making the mother curious about the daughter’s roman- writing poems, though they were vague. I had to put old woman worked on illustrations to mirror tic interests. them out there, although it was an intense exercise,” Jes- poems crafted by her daughter. They spent the “I told her you will have to reveal a lot of secrets but sica said. days and nights in a specially-designated room she said there will be no questioning and I will have to “I wanted them to be hand-made and not the ones F work like a professional,” Neena laughed. created through a computer.” to work on the joint project of art and poetry. “These 40-50 days were like a blessing. I got great time with my The daughter knew that the mother could figure out The mother said that she surely understood the emo- daughter who lives abroad and I don’t get to see enough what went on in her mind. tions of her daughter well, but to bring the exact expres- of her,” the mother said. “She did guess the embedded meaning but it’s not sion out was a tough job. She felt the book gave her a chance to discover more that each poem or the entire book is for one particular “It was difficult for me to understand her creative of her daughter. person. It could be for anyone -- who you love or who mind. The illustrations are in black and white. They The efforts of the duo resulted in the production of loves you -- be it your romantic interest, your family or look simple but they are not. I have put in a lot of hard “When Love Lived Alone”, a book authored by Jessica your friends,” Jessica noted. work to it. Singh with sketches made by her mother Neena Singh. “This book is talking about love as an entity... the “She approved of many at first go, but many had to It brings across Jessica’s driving thought -- how love personification of love. be worked on again and again.” lives alone as “it chooses itself -- always”. “For me, love is more important (than the person). Poetry, Jessica felt, is hard to sell. “While it is often dismissed as a weakness, it is so This book is about love that is felt and also about the “When I myself visit the bookstore, I buy novels and powerfully pervasive that it trumps all else. We feel love love that is its own being,” Jessica said. that’s why I know the gloomy section of poems is not but what does love feel?” Jessoca writes in the introduc- The title sums up what the poet wishes to say through that sought after... but this was not a commercial thing. BIBLE READ: MALACHI 3:13–18 tion. her work. She said she did not frame the title. “I did not I was just writing. I never thought I would be writing craft the title. It just appeared in my mind as a phrase. poems or prose.” THOUGHT FOR TODAY: The mother said that she was the right person to do the job of putting across the visuals of these emotions. When I wrote it down, it made sense.” “One day, I just thought maybe I should publish Then those who feared the Lord talked with “I know what is going on with my daughter (bet- She felt the emotion is “so complete” that it can live them.” each other, and the Lord listened and heard. ter than others). Had she hired some artist to do it, the alone. Illustrations parallel to poems is a very unique con- (Mudita Girotra can be contacted at ~ Malachi 3:16 expression would not have been the same,” Neena told [email protected])

ee is a diligent and reliable bank employee. Yet he often finds himself sticking out like a sore thumb Lfor living out his faith. This reveals itself in practical Urban Heat Island Punches Holes Through Delhi Fog ways, such as when he leaves the break room during an inappropriate conversation. At a Bible study, he shared versity of Petroleum and Energy Studies rences of fog holes over Delhi during the landhar, Ludhiana and Patiala, says the with his friends, “I fear that I’m losing promotion op- K.S. Jayaraman | IANS in Dehradun, have derived a long-term winter months. An analysis of eight-year report. portunities for not fitting in.” climatological distribution of fog occur- data (2009-2016) found that fog holes Satellite data analysis showed that Believers during the prophet Malachi’s time faced a n analysis of satellite images obtained over the last 17 years rences in Asia, Europe and the US. were the most frequent over Delhi with 24-32 fog holes were formed over these similar challenge. They had returned from exile and the “We found fog holes globally but the their formation in as many as 55 days five cities which are “urban hot spots temple had been rebuilt, but there was skepticism about has revealed a striking obser- vation of massive holes being largest frequency and extent of fog holes during December-January. distributed amidst green vegetated cover God’s plan for their future. Some of the Israelites were A is observed over Delhi,” Gautam told “This apparent urban heat impact is in Punjab”. formed in the fog over Delhi each year saying, “It is futile to serve God. What do we gain by in the winter months of December and this correspondent. characterised in sharp urban-rural gra- According to the authors, this is the carrying out his requirements . . . ? But now we call the January. According to the report, “a strong dients in surface temperatures and fog first study showing direct impact and ev- arrogant blessed. Certainly evildoers prosper, and even A report in the journal Geophysi- statistically significant correlation” was thickness,” the report says. idence of urban hotspots on fog globally when they put God to the test, they get away with it” cal Research Letters published by the found between urban heat islands and “Urban heating seems to have al- and specifically over Delhi. (Malachi 3:14–15). American Geophysical Union says “fog fog hole area over multiple fog-prone cit- ready amplified the long-term fog de- The authors suggest that links be- How can we stand firm for God in a culture that tells holes” are observed in urban areas glo- ies in the Po valley (Milan/Italy), North cline in Europe and US and should be tween urbanisation and fog dynamics us we will lose out if we don’t blend in? The faithful bally -- especially over Delhi. China Plain (Beijing, Tianjin) and Cali- assessed over regions undergoing urban and its frequency should be assessed “to in Malachi’s time responded to that challenge by meet- Dense and polluted fog in the Indo- fornia’s central valley. expansion, including India, where no help better understand the relationships ing with like-minded believers to encourage each other. Gangetic Plain blankets northern India, “The extent of fog holes appear previous linkages are reported between between fog, air pollution and urbani- sation as well as help advance develop- Malachi shares this important detail with us: “The Lord Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh every highly correlated with city populations urban heating and fog.” in fog-prevalent regions of Asia, Europe The finding of fog holes contributes ment of fog forecasting capabilities”. listened and heard” (v. 16). year during the winter months, severely disrupting air, rail and vehicular trans- and the US and we find the largest ex- in general to the better understanding “In addition, our findings will also God notices and cares for all who fear and honor tent of fog holes over Delhi,” says the of fog dynamics over urban heat islands provide key information to the air/rail/ Him. He doesn’t call us to “fit in” but to draw closer to portation. Using 17 years of data from NASA’s report. globally, but specifically over Delhi, vehicular transport sector in terms of Him each day as we encourage each other. Let’s stay “While air pollution is known to has- where the air quality is at its worst in timing and processes of fog dissipation,” faithful! MODIS satellite, researchers Ritesh Gautam -- formerly Professor at IIT ten fog formation, our findings suggest winter, impacting public health, the re- they add. Lord, help us to keep on encouraging one another to Bombay and now a scientist with the US the urban heat island over Delhi causes port says. In addition to Delhi, in the Indo- (K.S. Jayaraman is a veteran science stay faithful to You in this faithless world. Environmental Defense Fund in Wash- the fog to burn off faster, causing mas- Gangetic Plains, fog holes also appear journalist. He can be contacted at ington -- and Manoj Singh of the Uni- sive holes,” Gautam said. The study found more than 90 occur- frequently over Lahore, Amritsar, Ja- [email protected] ) Our faith may be tested so that we may trust God’s faithfulness. The contents of articles in this page do not necessarily reflect the Editorial view or policy of the paper. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Friday, January 12, 2018 7 Want Faster Data and a Cleaner Planet? Start Mining Asteroids there are trade secrets I cannot share. Howev- supply chain and transportation network? Today, most satellite owners place a light- else scales up quickly enough to meet the data Philip Metzger | Aeon er, I can reveal the core reasons why I am op- This is exactly why platinum is not the weight electric thruster on the spacecraft in- needs that will grow exponentially through to timistic about the business case for asteroid- objective of asteroid-mining. Instead, the stead. Such thrusters are cheaper and more the end of the century. Metal from asteroids ining asteroids might seem like mining, and what it will mean for our future. first product from asteroids will be something efficient, but very weak. It takes six to 12 will not be sold on Earth, where it would be the stuff of science fiction, but Many people are skeptical of asteroid- much less obviously precious: water. months for satellites to reach final orbit. Time too expensive. It will remain in space, trans- there are companies and a few mining because they imagine that the goal To rocket scientists, water is the raw ma- is money, so this delay still costs the satellite- mitting precious data down into the digital Mgovernments already work- is to bring platinum back for sale in Earth’s terial for propellant. Launching water from owners hundreds of millions of dollars in lost market. ing hard to make it real. This should not be metals market. Reporters repeatedly cite an Earth into space consumes a lot of propel- revenues. Similar arguments can be made that gen- surprising: compared with the breathtak- irresistible statistic that the platinum in an as- lant, which makes the whole concept self- Asteroid-mining will provide a third op- erating solar energy in space will, by some- ing bridges that engineers build on Earth, teroid can be worth trillions of US dollars, but defeating. Fortunately, water is abundant tion. A mining company will sell water to an time this century, be cheaper than generating asteroid-mining is a simple, small-scale op- anyone with an understanding of economics in space, where it is much easier to move in-space transportation company, which will energy on Earth through any known method. eration requiring only modest technological realises that bringing home a huge stash of around. Water can be readily extracted from use it to refuel a space tug parked in Earth or- The energy might then be beamed to the advances. If anything is lacking, it is the im- precious metal would crash the market, re- clay minerals in a common class of small bit. The tug will dock with the newly launched ground via microwaves. Moving most of the agination to see how plausible it has become. ducing the valuation of the asteroid. bodies known as carbonaceous asteroids. satellite in geostationary transfer orbit, and energy sector into space will unburden the I am afraid only that it might not arrive soon On the other hand, if the plan is to dole Once separated from the minerals, the wa- boost it to the final orbit quickly, within a day. planet of the environmental impacts of en- enough to address the urgent resource chal- out platinum in small quantities to keep the ter can then be split by electricity (a process According to our calculations, the total ergy generation, along with the entire supply lenges that the world is facing right now. valuation high (as it is done in the diamond called electrolysis) into hydrogen and oxygen cost for this service, including capital recov- chain that supports it. Even wind and solar As an academic researcher, I work with industry), then how could asteroid companies to make rocket propellant – the key ingredi- ery, finance charges, insurance and profit for disrupt large areas of land. several asteroid-mining companies to address compete with terrestrial mining companies ents of rocket fuel. all parties, will be less than the lost revenues Off-planet energy generation could elimi- that urgency. I depend on their funding, so that benefit from a mature, low-cost terrestrial Using rocket propellant produced in space of the current method, so that means there is nate one-quarter of the human industrial will reduce the cost of doing everything else a business case. The only concern is whether footprint by 2100, by some estimates. This in space, initiating a virtuous cycle for the there are enough early customers to get the does not even take into account the exponen- off-Earth supply chain and transportation service established. tially growing energy footprint of computer network. Before that can happen, though, Here is where the national space agencies manufacturing and operation, which is terri- we must find the customers who can get the like NASA can help. If they develop an in- fying from an environmental perspective. whole process started. space refuelling depot to lower their costs for Note that none of these ideas involves Who will buy rocket fuel made from aster- exploring the Moon or Mars, and if they give bringing asteroid materials back for sale on oid water? One concept is to sell it to telecom- out commercial contracts for some of this Earth. The real value of space-based mining munications companies for boosting satellites space water, they will lower the capital invest- will be to create a space-based industry that into orbit. A decade ago, most satellites were ment and risk for the new mining companies. benefits all of us. The primary import from launched with a small upper-stage rocket at- In this way, government agencies can ensure space will be massless photons carrying data tached. The rocket initially lofts the satellite the earlier success of private space industry. and energy. into geostationary transfer orbit, a highly el- This is a legitimate role for government be- The important point our government liptical orbit having perigee (the low point) cause taxpayers will greatly benefit. leaders should understand is that investing just a few hundred kilometres above the An asteroid-mining infrastructure could in space-mining is a safe bet on our future, Earth’s surface, and apogee (the high point) help to solve a major impending resource one of the safest they can make. NASA and about 36,000 kilometres higher. The space- problem. Within a decade or two, the current the other space agencies will get more sci- craft coasts to apogee, where the rocket fires system of satellites and fiber optics will not be ence and exploration, plus greater geopoliti- and circularises the orbit so that the satellite able to keep up with the demand for wireless cal presence, for less cost than their current can begin selling data to customers. The cost and internet data. I know of no solution apart way of doing business. Saving the Earth and of the disposable upper-stage rocket is very from building antennas in space that are too improving our quality of life might simply be high, however. large to launch on rockets, because nothing side effects we get for free. Universities Must Prepare For a Technology-Enabled Future often offered for free or at low cost used to be that users of a technology The remaining jobs will involve Subhash Kak | to large numbers of students around needed to know how it works. In the fewer routine tasks. The people do- The Conversation the world. Research has shown that early days of driving, for instance, it ing that work will still need some utomation and artificial it’s as effective for students to use a was important for a driver to be able education beyond high school. But intelligence technologies combination of online courses and to fix a car that broke down on the they may not have as much need to are transforming manu- traditional in-classroom instruction side of the road, perhaps far from attend classes at, or even live on, a facturing, corporate work as it is to just have classes in person. any expert mechanic. physical university campus. Col- A Providers of massive open online But in the current post-industrial leges that are outside the very top and the retail business, providing new opportunities for companies to courses (often called “MOOCs”) are economy, that has changed: Even tier of quality and name recognition explore and posing major threats to refining ways for people who com- a car mechanic uses a computer to – and those that have taken on large those that don’t adapt to the times. plete the classes to present their ac- connect to car systems to identify amounts of debt to build physical Equally daunting challenges con- complishments in ways employers what is not working properly. Very facilities – will suffer as demand for front colleges and universities, but can understand easily. For example, few people need to know how these their services lessens. students in certain classes from ma- internal computer systems work; they’ve been slower to acknowledge Competition between colleges them. jor MOOC provider edX can get they just need to be able to interpret Another factor challenging univer- At present, colleges and universi- an official Arizona State University sensor readings and error messages. sities’ existence is the rapidly rising ties are most worried about competi- transcript listing their courses and A changing job market cost of a traditional college educa- tion from schools or training systems grades. An employer would never Now, the number of jobs mostly in- tion. So far, in the U.S. demand for using online learning technology. know the person studied online. volving routine skills – both physi- degrees from residential colleges has But that is just one aspect of the (There’s another threat to universi- cal and cognitive – is shrinking over remained high because government- technological changes already under ties’ business model, too: Students time. Increasing automation at fac- backed loans are easy to get. But way. For example, some companies can take the classes and get their tories is rapidly replacing workers at student loan debt in the U.S. has are moving toward requiring work- grades for free; they only need to pay factories, even in low-wage countries reached US$1.45 trillion – and as ers have specific skills trainings and if they are happy with their grades, like China. Artificial intelligence many as 20 percent of borrowers certifications – as opposed to college and if they want official college asking whether it’s worth spending are forming partnerships with in- technologies like machine learning may not be earning enough to pay degrees. credit.) around $30,000 – or even more than ternational universities and online and computer vision are perma- them back. As a professor who researches This is a period of rapid change $60,000 – for less than 240 days of teaching companies, or building nently eliminating high-skill jobs in Universities might highlight in- artificial intelligence and offers dis- unlike what universities have dealt school in an elite private residential remote-learning programs on their offices, too. Many world economies tangible values of in-person learning, tance learning courses, I can say with for centuries. college – more than $250 a night. own. Some of these, like the Har- – including in the U.S. – are turning like personal contact and nonverbal that online education is a disruptive Private colleges’ main compe- vard Extension School, are high- The evolution of the university from manufacturing to service, in communication, but the costs are be- challenge for which colleges are ill- tition at the moment comes from tech adaptations of correspondence Medieval European universities which most new jobs do not require coming a larger factor. Parents and prepared. Lack of student demand public universities. Their prices are courses people used to take by mail. trained would-be clergy members in advanced education. students in the U.S. are increasingly is already closing 800 out of roughly two-thirds lower, but studying still Harvard Extension School en- canonical law, theological discussion 10,000 engineering colleges in India. involves taking many courses that rolls nearly 2,000 degree candidates and religious administration. These And online learning has put as many are just as easily taught online. and over 13,000 non-degree stu- institutions amassed huge repositor- as half the colleges and universities Soon students will want to take dents, who take classes online, on ies of knowledge, storing and index- in the U.S. at risk of shutting down a variety of courses from different campus or a mix of both. Students ing them in libraries, which became in the next couple decades as remote universities, choosing each class and can earn a Bachelor of Liberal Arts the focal point of the campus. students get comparable educations school for its particular merits and degree in extension studies. At an es- As European countries explored over the internet – without living on benefits. That will stiffen competi- timated cost of $49,500, a four-year the world and established overseas campus or taking classes in person. tion between institutions, lowering degree is cheaper than a single year colonies starting in the 15th and Unless universities move quickly to students’ costs – and universities’ on campus at Harvard. 16th centuries, universities evolved transform themselves into educa- revenues. But the vast majority of people to train officers to manage those tional institutions for a technology- Courses will become shared ex- who take its classes never get a de- territories, study navigation across assisted future, they risk becoming periences for online learning com- gree at all. They’re just looking for the oceans and look after colonists’ obsolete. munities. Some colleges might seek one particular course, or maybe a health. After the Industrial Revolu- to charge students for special in-per- few, customizing their own educa- Existing alternatives to traditional tion, colleges changed again, teach- son learning experiences, but these tion. higher ed ing workers how to use new scien- will be extras for those who can af- Employers will soon take ad- Enormous amounts of informa- tific and technological methods and ford them, not the higher education vantage of options like this, too: tion are now available online for tools. norm they are today. Universities will find themselves In the 21st century, the work- asked to build specific programs for free, ready for watching, listening Finding a new way to teach or reading at any time, by anyone place is transforming once more; particular companies. And universi- who’s connected. For more than a what businesses, governments and Some universities – those at the top, ties will find themselves needing to decade, private companies, nonprof- society need from education is shift- with the most money and exper- explore other ways artificial intelli- its and universities alike have been ing, and technology has made the tise – are responding to the coming gence technologies can help reduce experimenting with online courses, brick-and-mortar library obsolete. It changes to higher education. Some the cost of education.

Today’s ASTRO-PREDICTION

ARIES (MAR 21 - APR 19): This is a good CANCER (JUN 22 - JUL 22): Good news LIBRA (SEP 23 - OCT 22): A rosy glow over CAPRICORN (DEC 22 - JAN 19): You’ve day for meditation or spiritual studies of some from a distant state or foreign country could your recent career successes could cause you been working very hard for a long time, Capri- kind, Aries. Your intuition should be operating make your day, Cancer. You could well spend to congratulate yourself over your growing corn, and now you might be thinking of ways at a very high level and thus it’s going to be the rest of the day basking in the glow of what bank account. This trend should continue for to reward yourself. A trip that you might have easier for you to tune in to the thoughts, feelings, needs, you’ve heard. However, this isn’t going to affect your re- a while, Libra, if you keep on working as you have and dreamed of taking might suddenly seem to be more at- and desires of others, particularly the opposite sex. You lations with others or your work on whatever projects maintain a positive and optimistic attitude. Your relation- tainable. Today you might decide to actually make the ar- might even experience psychic insights or visions that you’re involved with right now. This is a good day to get ships with others around you, particularly the opposite rangements. You could well decide to stay for a long time, shed light on some questions you’ve been asking yourself out in the sunshine. Take a walk or drive in the country! sex, should be especially warm and loving right now. This for there is much that you can learn through this trip. for a while. Write down your thoughts. You’ll want to re- Enjoy your day. should prove to be a thoroughly gratifying day. Use it to member them. your advantage. AQUARIUS (JAN 20 - FEB 18): Aquarius, LEO (JUL 23 - AUG 22): An increase in visitors in your home might include partners TAURUS (APR 20 - MAY 20): Your relation- money could bring a lot of happiness and SCORPIO (OCT 23 - NOV 21): Recent suc- in business activities, members of a group ships with just about everyone - friends, lovers, good feeling into your home. You might be cesses in your career might inspire you to with which you’re affiliated, or creative peo- children, colleagues, and even strangers - should a bit concerned as to how to keep the en- throw a celebration of some kind with a few ple with great ideas. Therefore, you’re likely to enjoy be smooth, warm, and supportive today, Tau- ergy going, but don’t worry about it, Leo. All signs close friends, Scorpio. You’re feeling especial- some intense discussions today and a lot of intriguing rus. Feelings are easily expressed, although more on a are that your success and good fortune are going to ly positive and particularly charming at this time, and exchanges of information. Love and romance should subtle than a verbal level. New business opportunities may be around for a while. You could, however, explore your confidence is likely to contribute to a new sense also go well, particularly since you’re feeling so enthusi- open up through contact with new and interesting people. the idea of making a few cautious investments. This of closeness to those around you. Love and romance astic about life. Take the time to share your dreams with Social events and group activities should therefore contrib- way you’ll feel more financially secure than you have should also go very well. You’ve worked hard and it’s your guests. They might have some good ideas for mak- ute more to your personal growth and emotional well-be- in the past. time to reward yourself. Have a successful day and an ing a dream a reality. ing than they usually do. Make the most of them! enjoyable evening. VIRGO (AUG 23 - SEP 22): The prospect of PISCES (FEB 19 - MAR 20): Get-togethers GEMINI (MAY 21 - JUN 21): Reflections on future business opportunities could have you SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22 - DEC 21): Rela- in your neighborhood should prove enjoyable your recent success and good fortune with re- spending a lot of time on the phone today in tions with those closest to you should be warm right now, Pisces. Communication with others, gard to career matters are likely to have you feel- discussion with friends or acquaintances who and rewarding, Sagittarius. Financial matters particularly about possible new business inter- ing strong, optimistic, and enthusiastic for the might have information you need, Virgo. Perhaps some- are going so well for you right now that you’re ests, should bring a lot of positive information your way future, Gemini. Creative projects are going very well, as one you know has been very successful at an activity he apt to be feeling that everything will be perfect from here that you’re apt to put to work for you. The level of respect are relationships with the opposite sex. This should be a thinks might interest you. All should go very well, but on out. This optimism and enthusiasm, however, doesn’t that you get from those around you could be particularly very gratifying day for you, full of warm and loving con- you’ll definitely want to be thoroughly informed. You’re mean you’re taking your good fortune for granted. Rath- gratifying. Your hard work has not only enriched your so- tact with those closest to you, and signs of continued prog- doing the right thing by securing the facts before plunging er, it is likely to give you the impetus to continue as you cioeconomic standing but your friendships as well. Enjoy ress. Enjoy your day, and treat yourself to an evening out. on ahead. have been, only with more serenity than before. your day.

The contents of articles on this page do not necessarily reflect the Editoral view or policy of the paper EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Friday, January 12, 2018 8 NATION Mumbai blaze: After 13 days, NEWS IN BRIEF India begins countdown to Sasikala’s husband surrenders absconding pub owners nabbed before CBI court They were nabbed while on their way to meet a law- Chennai, Jan. 11 (IANS): Expelled and now jailed launch 31 satellites on Friday yer late Wednesday night AIADMK leader V.K. Sasikala’s husband M. Natarajan Sriharikota (Andhra any collisions. on Linking Road in Bandra on Thursday surrendered before a CBI court here in Pradesh), Jan. 11 (IANS): The first space mission west. connection with a case involving evasion of duty on India began countdown ear- in 2018 onboard the PSLV- This takes the total the import of a luxury car from Britain. The Madras ly Thursday for launching C40 comes four months number of arrests in the De- High Court had in November upheld a trial court 31 satellites in a Polar Satel- after a similar rocket failed to cember 29, 2017 pub fire that order sentencing Natarajan and three others in the case lite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) deliver the country’s eighth killed 14 and injured another registered 23 years ago. Last month, the Supreme Court from its spaceport here, said navigation satellite in the 55, to six. granted bail to Natarajan and asked him to deposit Rs the space agency. earth’s lower orbit on August Besides three others 25 lakh each in its registry. He didn’t appear in the past “The 28-hour count- 31, 2017. nabbed for shielding the ac- hearing citing poor health down began at 5.29 a.m. “The PSLV had a very PTI cused, including a co-owner in the mission control here successful run upto its 39th An accused in the Kamala Mills of The Mojo’s Bistro, Yug 2 held over bid to sell off Kerala for the rocket launch at 9.28 mission (PSLV-C39), which fire tragedy being taken into Pathak, son of a former judicial custody by police, in woman to IS after forced conversion a.m. on Friday,” said the was a setback as the heat Mumbai on Thursday. DGP-rank IPS officer K.K. Kochi, Jan. 11 (PTI): Two persons have been arrested state-run Indian Space Re- shield failed to separate,” Pathak. on charges of helping a Muslim man “forcibly” convert search Organisation (ISRO) Annadurai had stated. Mumbai, Jan. 11 (IANS): Another partner of a Kerala woman and attempting to take her to Syria to on its website. ISRO was holding all Thirteen days after the Pathak, Yug Tuli was still PTI be sold off to Islamic State terrorists Fayaz and Siyad, The spaceport Satish absconding and was spot- The fully integrated PSLV-C40 with all the 31 Spacecrafts at the First kinds of system tests to en- Mumbai pub blaze, the city both natives of North Paravur near here, were arrested Dhawan Space Centre, Launch Pad, at Sriharikota on Wednesday. sure that the problem does police made a breakthrough ted in Hyderabad two days yesterday following investigations based on a complaint Sriharikota High Altitude not recur in this mission, he and arrested three owners of ago but managed to give the by the 25-year-old woman, who was rescued from Saudi Range (SDSC-SHAR) is land, France, South Korea, been designed to stay in its added. the 1Above restaurant from police a slip. Arabia and brought home last year by her family. The located about 80 km north- UK and the US. The In- orbit for five years. “We have studied in Bandra late Wednesday, an On Wednesday, a friend two are friends of Muhammad Riyaz from Thalassery east of Chennai off the Bay dian satellites are 710 kg “The micro satellite will detail as to what could official said on Thursday. Vishal Kariya was nabbed in Kannur district, the prime accused in the case. He said of Bengal coast. The four Cartosat-2 series for Earth be India’s 100th satellite in have gone wrong and are They would be produced be- for helping the abscond- the police have begun a probe into their alleged link with stage PSLV-C40 stands 44.4 observation as the prima- space,” ISRO Satellite Cen- making sure it does not fore a court here on Thurs- ing trio after blaze in The the Islamic State terrorists. George said both Fayaz and metres tall and weighs about ry satellite of the mission, tre Director M. Annadurai repeat. With PSLV-C40, we day afternoon, the official Mojo’s Bistro, 1Above and Siyad were arrested based on the woman’s complaint that 320 tonne at the lift off stage. along with co-passenger had told IANS on Tuesday. are back in the game,” said said. other establishments in the she was allegedly tortured by them in a house in North The 31 satellites with a com- payloads, including 100 kg Among the 28 interna- Annadurai. The three absconding sprawling Kamala Mills Paravoor before Riyaz took her abroad. The woman bined weight of 1,323 kg micro satellite and a 10 kg tional co-passenger satellites, As an observational sat- owners -- Kripesh Sanghavi, Compound in Lower Parel. had alleged that Riyaz pretended to be in love with her have been integrated with nano satellite. 19 belong to the US, five ellite, Cartosat will beam Jigar Sanghavi and Abhijit A probe by the Mumbai when she was studying in Bengaluru in 2014 and forced the PSLV for deploying About 17 minutes 18 from South Korea and one high-quality images for car- Mankar -- carried a reward Fire Brigade (MFB) has said her to convert to Islam and married her. She had moved them in the earth’s lower seconds after the lift off, each from Canada, France, tographic, urban and rural of Rs 100,000 announced by that the fire first erupted in the Kerala High Court last year seeking an NIA probe orbit after lift off. the Cartosat-2 series will be UK and Finland. ISRO applications, coastal land Mumbai Police. They have rooftop pub The Mojo’s Bis- against Riyaz for attempting to take her to Syria from Of the 31 satellites, three separated and injected into would be adopting an opti- use and regulation and util- been booked for culpable tro, spread to the adjoining Saudi Arabia and sell her to the Islamic State terrorists are Indian and 28 are from its 505 km sun synchronous mum separation sequence of ity management like road homicide not amounting to 1Above and other premises as a sex slave. six countries: Canada, Fin- orbit. The Cartosat-2 has all its satellites so as to avoid network monitoring. murder. that fateful night. Afzal Guru’s son gets distinction Warm welcome awaits Netanyahu in in JK class 12th board Tibetan leader cautions Srinagar, Jan. 11 (PTI): Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru’s son Galib Guru today passed the higher Ahmedabad; joint road show with Modi secondary school examination conducted by Jammu and India against China Ahmedabad, Jan. 11 (PTI): A The Indian premier had played them to set up start-ups, accord- Kashmir Board of School Education, with a distinction. Dharamsala, Jan. 11 (IANS): Ti- never took place,” Sangay told IANS. warm welcome awaits Prime a guide as he showed Abe and ing to an official. Afzal Guru was executed in 2013 for his role in the betan “Prime Minister-in-exile” Lob- Sangay, who is also the Central Minister Narendra Modi and his wife around the Sabarmati The two would then pro- 2001 Parliament attack. Galib secured 88 per cent in sang Sangay on Thursday cautioned Tibetan Administration (CTA) Presi- his Israeli counterpart Ben- Ashram. ceed for a Sabarkantha-based the examination, the results for which were announced New Delhi against China’s deceptive dent, said India was now progressing jamin Netanyahu when the two They had also spent some centre of excellence for agri- today. According to Jammu and Kashmir Board of policies, warning that what happened towards becoming “a number one visit the former’s home state time at the Sabarmati River- culture. School Education (BOSE) officials, 33,893 of the 55,163 to Tibet could happen to India as country” under the leadership Prime likely on January 17, Gujarat front, developed during Modi’s They will inaugurate a re- candidates qualified the examination held in November well. “The Doklam stand-off and the Minister Narendra Modi. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani tenure as Gujarat chief min- search facility for cultivation last. While the overall pass percentage was 61.44, more repeated cross-border incursion of Stressing upon the need to devel- said today. ister. Modi had also accom- of dates in Kutch by remote girls (64.31 per cent) passed the examination compared Chinese soldiers into Indian territo- op a Buddhist religious tourist circuit, The two leaders, who hit it panied Chinese President Xi control from Sabarkantha, the to boys (58.92 per cent), they said. Congratulatory ries is a sign of China’s expansionist he said India was the land of Buddha off during Modi’s visit to Israel Jinping and his spouse to the chief minister said. messages poured in for the 17-year-old on social media, mindset,” he told reporters here. and there were 600-700 million Bud- in July last year, the first by an riverfront during the latter’s At the start of Modi’s visit even as friends and family made a beeline to his house He said India should be wary of dhists in the world. “Even if only .01 Indian prime minister since the India visit in 2014. to Israel, the two leaders had in Sopore town of Baramulla district. “A big shout-out China’s belligerent attitude. per cent Buddhists come to India to two countries established diplo- “According to the tentative repeatedly hugged each other to Ghalib Afzal Guroo on clearing his 12th class exams Taking about developing airfields visit Buddhist monasteries and spend matic ties in 1992, would visit schedule, Modi and Netanya- and addressed each other as with flying colours- 441 marks. All the best for the future and road networks by China along am average $1,000, India can earn $6 two centres of excellence and hu would first visit the Sabar- “friend” several times. endeavours! Rise and shine!,” Sarah Hayat, spokesperson the border with India, he asked India billion per year,” said Sangay. inaugurate another such facility. mati Ashram on their arrival Netanyahu had person- of opposition National Conference, said in a tweet. to be cautious. The Central Tibetan Admin- They are also likely to visit here on January 17. Both the ally received Modi at Tel Aviv s “To understand the Doklam face- istration is based in this Himachal the Sabarmati Ashram, the dignitaries will be accorded a Ben Gurion airport, an honour 2 Dalits tortured, paraded on off, you have to look at China’s ‘right Pradesh town where the spiritual abode of Mahatma Gandhi grand welcome,” Rupani told previously accorded only to the charges of stealing cows hand palm and five fingers’ strategy. leader the Dalai Lama also resides. for a long time, here, Rupani reporters. Pope and the US President. “Chinese leader Mao Zedong Sangay highlighted the Dalai said. According to an Ahmeda- From the ashram, Modi and India and Israel have deep Ballia (UP), Jan. 11 (PTI): Two Dalits were tonsured described Tibet as the right hand Lama’s commitment to the revival of bad civic body official, a joint Netanyahu would go to ‘iCre- defence and security ties, and and paraded in Rasra police station area here allegedly palm while Ladakh, Sikkim, Bhutan, ancient Indian values, particularly the roadshow on an 8 km stretch ate’, an autonomous centre Netanyahu’s four-day visit be- by Hindu Yuva Vahini activists on charges of stealing Nepal and Arunachal Pradesh as five Nalanda school of thought. from the city airport to the of excellence near Bavla town ginning January 14 is likely to cows, the police said. The two men were then arrested fingers. “Because the Chinese were The Dalai Lama has lived in In- Sabarmati Ashram is also on close to the city, Rupani said. further strengthen them. The following an FIR filed on the complaint of one Pravin not stopped when they were occupy- dia since fleeing China in 1959 after the cards. ‘iCreate’ was formally two sides are also likely to dis- Srivastava, under section 379 and 411 (punishment for ing Tibet in 1959, they have now got a failed uprising against Communist Modi and Japanese premier launched in 2011 by Modi cuss ways to further enhance theft) of IPC for allegedly stealing cows. One of the two emboldened to move towards five rule over Tibet. The government-in- Shinzo Abe had held a joint when he was the chief minister. cooperation in high technology, men later filed a police complaint saying the incident fingers. Had Tibet’s capture been pre- exile is based in Dharamsala but is roadshow during the latter’s The institution mentors bud- agriculture, water management took place on Monday when some Hindu Yuva Vahini vented, incidents like Doklam would not recognized by any country. visit here in September last year. ding entrepreneurs and guides and trade. activists stopped them with two cows. In a complaint to the police, Uma Ram alleged that his and Sonu’s heads were shaved off by Hindu Yuva Vahini activists. They were then paraded around Rasra town with tyres around AgustaWestland: Court okays Ready for dialogue with Mamata: Bimal Gurung their neck and placards with “hum gai chor hain” (we New Delhi, Jan. 11 (PTI): in national integrity. state of Gorkhaland to be action, he said. Gurung are cow thieves) written on those. On Ram’s complaint, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha He claimed that the carved out of West Bengal, also appealed for peace and the FIR was lodged against a named and 15 unknown woman director’s travel plea leader Bimal Gurung to- state police had implicated he did not touch upon the is- asked his supporters to stay persons under section 342 (wrongful confinement), 323 New Delhi, Jan. 11 Gautam Khaitan, his wife day expressed his willing- him and his party’s workers sue in his today’s comments. away from any illegal activ- (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult with (IANS): A court here on Ritu, Chandigarh-based ness to hold dialogue with in false criminal cases and He said he had nothing ity. In his absence, a group of intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (criminal Thursday allowed a woman firm Aeromatrix and two West Bengal Chief Minister sought an independent en- against the people of Bengal other Gorkha leaders led by intimidation) of IPC and the Scheduled Castes and director of a Dubai-based alleged Italian middlemen Mamata Banerjee to defuse quiry into the matter. but the language and culture Vinay Tamang had claimed Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. company charged in a mon- -- Guido Ralph Haschke and the crisis in Darjeeling and His party leaders said of Gorkhas were distinct to be the real representa- ey-laundering case related to Carlo Gerosa. asserted that his fight was for Gurung was booked in over from them and whatever tives of people. Banerjee ap- 23-year-old killed for dowry in the AgustaWestland VVIP The chargesheet said the Gorkha identity. 350 cases and had been on they were demanding was pointed Tamang as the head Greater Noida chopper deal to go abroad. alleged middlemen man- In his first direct inter- a run before the Supreme within the ambit of the Con- of Gorkhaland Territorial Special Judge Arvind aged to make inroads into action with reporters fol- Court asked the police to not stitution. Administration (GTA) after Greater Noida, Jan. 11 (PTI): A 23-year-old woman Kumar allowed Shivani the Indian Air Force to in- lowing a long and violent take any coercive measure Gurung accused the Gurung, who was its chief, was allegedly killed by her husband and in-laws for Saxena plea’s seeking to fluence and subvert its stand agitation in Darjeeling last against him after he filed a state government of acting and his associates resigned. dowry here, the police said today. A case of dowry death go Dubai for 15 days from on reducing the service year, Gurung also rejected plea there. Asked if he was in an “one-sided” manner People close to Gurung has been registered against her husband, father-in-law, January 14 to 29. ceiling of helicopters from Banerjee’s accusation that willing to hold dialogue with following the start of an agi- have claimed that the Trina- mother-in-law and sister-in-law, Brajesh Verma, in-charge On September 13, 2017, 6,000 metre to 4,500 metre he was a separatist, saying Banerjee, he answered in af- tation in Darjeeling in June mool Congress had propped at Kasna police station, said. The accused yesterday had the Enforcement Directo- in 2005, after which Agus- his party’s demands were firmative. last year. up Tamang but the GJM allegedly hit his 23-year-old wife on her head with a rate (ED) chargesheeted taWestland became eligible within the purview of Indian Though his party has Eleven Gorkhas died leader remained the “real sharp-edged weapon and fled. The woman’s father-in-law her under the Prevention of to supply a dozen helicopters Constitution and he believed been demanding a separate in police and other violent leader” of Gorkhas. took her to a hospital where she was declared brought Money Laundering Act. for VVIP duties. dead, Verma said. The father of the woman has alleged The ED, in June 2016, Shivani, wife of Rajeev that the accused was demanding a car along with Rs 10 filed the first supplemen- Shamsher Bahadur Saxena, lakh as dowry from her, police said. tary chargesheet in the case a resident of Palm Jumeirah Yogi govt. has no time for farmers— UP Cong against British national in Dubai, was arrested on Lucknow, Jan. 11 (PTI): Days after Minister Yogi Adityanath has failed “We have to move ahead with Ra- 3 Nepalese held for propagating Christian Michel James, July 17 and later released potatoes were hurled near the Uttar to see the farmers in Mandola in hul’s face. We performed well in Christianity in UP Delhi-based Media Exim on bail. Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the Ghaziabad, who have been protesting the local body elections and held a Pvt Ltd and its Director The ED alleged that the Congress today accused the state without clothes since January 5. meeting to find out our shortcomings Shahjahanpur (UP), Jan. 11 (PTI): Three Nepali R.K. Nanda and former couple were partners and government of ignoring the plight of Reacting on the recent trend of and understand them. We will soon nationals were arrested here for allegedly propagating director J.B. Subramaniyam directors in Dubai-based farmers. painting buildings across the state in prepare a blueprint for the Lok Sabha Christianity, the police said today. Indra Bahadur Tamad in its ongoing money-laun- companies UHY Saxena The UP Congress chief, Raj Bab- saffron colour, he said saffronisation polls,” he said. and Mek Bahadur, residents of Sindhupal Chowk, and dering probe in the Rs 3,600 and Matrix Holdings Ltd, bar, said Potato growers are facing of things was the mentality of weak To a question if Sonia Gandhi Shukra Rai of Makwanpur in Nepal had arrived in crore helicopter deal. through which proceeds of immense hardships in the state and people. Beliefs are not extended by will contest the next Lok Sabha polls the district three days ago and were residing in Town The first chargesheet was the crime were routed and that is why they are throwing potatoes painting the walls saffron, he said. from Rae Bareli, he said, “It will be Hall locality. They were arrested yesterday after locals filed in the case in November used for buying immovable on the roads. To a question on new Congress decided by the party leadership,” he complained that they were propagating Christianity and 2014 against businessman properties and shares. Babbar further said that UP Chief president Rahul Gandhi, he said, said. distributing some literature in Osman Bagh area, Police Circle Officer Sunil Shukla said today. The locals alleged that when they objected to such activities, the Nepalese got into an argument on religion and passed comments Gadkari ‘attacks’ Indian Navy for obtructing Mumbai development on the Hindu Gods, Shukla said. Mumbai, Jan. 11 (IANS): Union cruise terminal along with Mahar- “We respect you, but you of Indian Navy personnel, plus “This will make Mumbai a Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari ashtra Chief Minister Devendra should go to the Pakistan border... the headquarters of the WNC, global cruise destination, create 2000 Red Fort attack suspect sent on Thursday “attacked” the In- Fadnavis. Land on the eastern seafront is residential quarters in Navy Nagar, huge employment opportunities, dian Navy for creating obstacles Giving a piece of his mind to being developed by the state gov- and other pockets including Malad increase the number of tourists to 10-day police custody in “development projects in Mum- Indian Navy accusing it of “creat- ernment and Mumbai Port Trust seafront. and contribute to the GDP growth New Delhi, Jan. 11 (PTI): A man, arrested in connection bai”, including opposing the plans ing roadblocks” in development which will be for the benefit of lo- The swank new international of Mumbai and Maharashtra,” with the 2000 Red Fort attack case, was today sent to 10- for a floating jetty at Nariman projects, he sought to know why cal citizens,” Gadkari added. cruise terminal which will come he said. Spread over 4.15 lakh sq. day police custody by a Delhi court. Chief Metropolitan Point. everyone on the navy wants to live Gadkari also accused the In- up in the Mumbai port is slated to feet, the terminal will be equipped Magistrate Deepak Sherawat allowed the plea of Delhi Recently, the Bombay High in south Mumbai. dian Navy of making it “a habit” cost Rs 300 crore, and will have all to host cruise ships with a capacity Police seeking 10 days custody of Bilal Ahmed Kawa, Court declined permission to a “They have come to me seek- to stall development projects and facilities like an airport with sepa- of around 5,000 passengers, with who arrested yesterday from Delhi airport in a joint private operator for building a jetty ing a plot of land... I will not asked how was the force concerned rate arrival and departure lounges restaurants, shopping, recreated operation of the Delhi Police and Gujarat Anti-Terrorism to launch seaplane services and a give them even an inch of land, with Malabar Hill area which is a and cater to around 700,000 tour- and leisure activities, which would Squad (ATS). Three people, including two Army jawans, floatel since it did not get the green please don’t come again,” Gadkari residential zone with Raj Bhavan ists annually arriving or departing also be accessible to the local popu- were killed in the December 22, 2000 Red Fort attack. signal of the Indian Navy’s West- declared, in the presence of top and the Chief Minister’s official by cruise liners. It is expected to be lation. According to the police, the Gujarat ATS informed it that ern Naval Command, ostensibly naval, maritime and government residences. ready by December 2019. With Mumbai alone expected Kawa, who had been declared a proclaimed offender in for security reasons. officials, including Western Naval The Shipping Minister urged Fadnavis said that this interna- to handle nearly three-fourths the case, was travelling from Srinagar to Delhi. Kawa, “Actually, what does the navy Command chief Vice Admiral the navy to resolve the issues, point- tional cruise terminal is part of the of this estimated huge growth who was suspected to be linked with Lashkar-e- Toiba, have to do with Malabar Hill (in Girish Luthra. ing out that he chairs a committee government’s four-pronged policy in cruise liner traffic, the govern- was arrested last evening from the T-3 terminal of the south Mumbai).. They should He said everybody wants to of delayed infrastructure projects to develop Mumbai on water, sky, ment plans to develop other ports Delhi Airport, the police said, adding that money to the be guarding the borders of the build quarters in south Mumbai’s which are cleared as soon as they ground and underground with (besides Mumbai) like Goa, Man- tune of Rs 29.50 lakh was transferred through hawala in country,” Gadkari remarked at a prime land and opined that only are put up on the agenda. water transport, new international galuru, Kochi and Chennai to various bank accounts, including those of Kawa, to fund function where he laid the foun- a few important, senior officials Incidentally, south Mumbai’s airport, roads and flyovers, and the cater to big and small international the attack. Kawa was on the run since 2000 and hiding dation stone for an international should live there. Colaba houses a large population underground Mumbai Metro. cruise ships. in Kashmir, it claimed. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Friday, January 12, 2018 WORLD 9 Pyongyang asks Seoul to Trump says US could ‘conceivably’ abandon military drills with US Seoul, Jan. 11 (IANS): be unpredictable, the news in the article the need to al- North Korea asked the article said. leviate the serious military return to Paris Climate deal South on Thursday to Pyongyang’s call was tensions between North Washington, Jan. 11 (PTI/ A full US pullout could your electricity is produced abandon its military ma- expected to be put back Korea and South Korea, AFP): President Donald jeopardize global efforts to by hydro. I wish we would noeuvers with the US, say- on the table when both and prepare a peaceful Trump said today that the limit average warming to do some of that.” ing that these exercises countries resume military environment on the pe- United States could “con- under two degrees Celsius The US president has at are fuelling tension on the talks under the agreement ninsula. Military tension ceivably” return to the Paris over pre- Industrial Revolu- times seemed torn between Korean Peninsula and in- reached at their historic leads to a vicious circle of climate accord, although he tion levels. advisors like his daughter creasing the risk of war. meeting held on January 9. confrontation, according stopped short of signaling Standing alongside Nor- Ivanka, who advocate for “If the South Korean The exact dates of the to the North Korean state any move in that direction. wegian Prime Minister Erna policies that mitigate the ef- authorities really want future talks were to be an- newspaper. “Frankly, it’s an agree- Solberg, Trump presented fects of climate change, and detente and peace, they nounced by Seoul later this It also added that di- ment that I have no problem himself as a champion of en- aides who believe interna- should first stop all the week. The call also came minishing the risks of war with, but I had a problem vironmentalism. “I feel very tional accords hold America military acts they have a few days after Seoul and on the Korean peninsula with the agreement that strongly about the environ- back. In the year since com- waged with the US against Washington agreed to de- was an important issue for they signed, because, as usu- ment,” he said. We “want to ing to office, Trump’s ad- their brethren,” Efe quoted lay their annual military the unification of people al, they made a bad deal,” have clean water, clean air, ministration has worked to an article in the Workers’ manoeuvers until after the and the reunification of Trump told a news confer- but we also want businesses ease environmental legisla- Party of North Korea’s Pyeongchang Winter Ol- the country, which they ence. that can compete.” tion, which industry consid- newspaper Rodong Sin- ympic Games in February, have to carry out without “So we can conceiv- PTI “One of the great as- ers a burden on growth. mun as saying. a decision which has led intervention. Rodong Sin- ably go back in,” added the Donald Trupm (File Photo) sets of Norway is a thing “The Paris Accord really The manoeuvers were to this moment of rap- mun concluded that the president, who announced last June. will renew questions about called water,” Trump said. would have taken away our the main source of tension prochement between the US is constantly aggravat- his intention to pull out of The process of leav- whether he actually intends “They have tremendous competitive edge. And we and were taking Korea two Koreas. ing the situation with the the 2015 accord on curbing ing is long and complex, to withdraw or simply wants hydro power, tremendous. In are not going to let that hap- into a dangerous phase in North Korean leader aim of achieving world global warming emissions and Trump’s comments easier US emissions targets. fact most of your energy or pen,” he said. which the situation may Kim Jong-un also stressed supremacy. Palestinians slam Israeli EU offers support in favour of NEWS IN BRIEF Soldier killed, two injured in IED settlement project in West Bank Iran deal amid US reticence blast in Pak Peshawar, Jan. 11 (PTI): A remote-controlled Jerusalem, Jan. 11 (IANS): The ministry also ac- after a settler shot dead Brussels, Jan. 11 (IANS): The European US, China, Russia, France, Britain plus Ger- Union’s Foreign Affairs chief on Thursday many and also the EU, ensures that Iran’s improvised explosive device today hit a patrolling The Palestinian Foreign cused the Israeli government on Tuesday night, Raziel party of security forces, killing a soldier and injuring Ministry on Thursday of “using the biased US Shevah, 35, who was the strongly reinforced the bloc’s continued com- nuclear programme remained exclusively mitment to the international Iran nuclear peaceful and its continued implementation two others in Pakistan’s restive northwest tribal region. slammed a new Israeli settle- policies to speed up its set- first Israeli killed since US The planted explosive device was detonated through a ment project south of West tlement expansion and steal President Donald Trump’s deal which was recently jeopardised by the was crucial to maintaining stability in the US President’s threat to withdraw his coun- region, whilst also offering trade benefits remote control when the patrolling party reached near Bank’s Nablus city. more lands”. recognition of Jerusalem the site in Mir Ali tehsil of North Waziristan Agency. The new settlement Meanwhile, the ministry as Israel’s capital on De- try’s participation. and economic relief to the Iranian people, Federica Mogherini was speaking along- she said. One soldier was killed and two others were injured project will erase the Green issued another statement ac- cember 6. in the attack, officials said. The forces cordoned off Line and disconnect the cusing the US envoy to Israel “Friedman’s accusations side the Foreign Ministers of France, Germa- The head of foreign policy in Brussels ny and Britain following a Brussels meeting highlighted that the International Atomic the area and have started search operation to nab the West Bank to prevent the es- David Friedman of adopting reflect his prejudiced and attackers. tablishment of a viable Pal- the policies of Israeli oc- selective attitude towards with their Iranian counterpart Mohammad Energy Agency, an independent body that estinian state, the ministry cupation through his attack the occupation, settlement Javad Zarif in which the diplomats broached answers to the US, has published nine re- Pakistani, Bangladeshi migrants said in a statement, Xinhua on the Palestinian National activity and the just and le- the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, an accord that ports confirming that Iran was complying reported. Authority (PNA). gitimate Palestinian rights,” saw Tehran swap much of its nuclear pro- with the nuclear agreement. rescued off Libya The statement said that Friedman said on Twit- the ministry said. gram for a relaxation of the international However, President Trump has harshly Rome, Jan. 11 (IANS): Pakistani and Bangladeshi Israeli call of settlers to build ter: “An Israeli father of six The statement also said sanctions that had been imposed previously, criticized the nuclear deal with Iran, which citizens are among 267 mainly African migrants, more units in the Nablus was killed last night in cold Trump’s move is the “main Efe reported. was signed by his predecessor Barrack including 19 women and 17 children who were saved area “unravels the premedi- blood by Palestinian terror- reason for the disruption of “The European Union has expressed Obama in 2015 and was expected to an- in two operations off Libya’s coast, the Libyan Coast tated colonial expansionist ists.” American efforts to resume a very clear position on the nuclear deal nounce a final decision on whether to with- Guard said Wednesday The migrants were rescued settlement scheme”. His remarks came peace negotiations”. as it was stated by the 28 European Union draw Washington’s participation in the pact from two rubber dinghies north of the city of Zawiya, members states minister already in October by mid-Jan. according to Libyan Coast Guard on Facebook. Up to last year and repeated again today: the deal France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le 100 migrants are feared drowned after a rubber dinghy is working,” Mogherini told a press confer- Drian directly urged the US to stay on track sank off al-Khoms, east of Tripoli on Tuesday, it said. Rescuers search for victims as ence. with its commitment to the landmark deal. At least 64 people lost their lives on Saturday in a “It is delivering on its main goal, which “We see no particular reason to disen- shipwreck off the eastern town of Garbouli, according means keeping the Iranian nuclear pro- gage in any way from this agreement, as Iran to Italy’s Coast Guard. Rescuers saved 86 people and California mudslide toll hits 17 gramme in check and under close surveil- has been seen to respect all the provisions recovered eight bodies. The International Organisation lance,” she added. of this agreement,” he said, striking a chord for Migration (IOM) - the UN migration agency - has The deal, known as the Joint Compre- with his German and British counterparts, described the Mediterranean as the world’s deadliest hensive Plan of Action, was signed by the Sigmar Gabriel and Boris Johnson. border. At least 3,116 people drowned there last year while trying to cross from North Africa to Europe by sea, it said. Japan protests as Chinese frigate Armed robbers loot jewellery worth millions in Paris sails close to disputed islands ArrayParis, Jan. 11 (IANS): Armed with axes, robbers on Wednesday stole more than $5 million worth of Tokyo, Jan. 11 (IANS): Ja- jewellery from a shop at the Ritz Hotel in Paris, police pan lodged a formal protest said. Three suspects have been arrested by the police with China on Thursday for the armed robbery. The Paris police announced after detecting a Chinese the information on its official Twitter, adding that two frigate and an unidentified other suspects are still on the run. During the robbery, foreign submarine in wa- the gang of five smashed the window of a jewellery ters close to the disputed store at the hotel with axes and looted the pieces on

AP/PTI Senkaku Islands in the East display, Xinhua reported.The loot is estimated to be This aerial photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department shows mudflow and damage to China Sea. worth more than $5.38 million. It remains unclear if homes in Montecito, California. The Japan Self-Defence any of the jewellery has been recovered. Three men Forces -- the country’s mili- were arrested as the robbery was interrupted by police Montecito, Jan. 11 (PTI/AFP): Rescu- tecito and other towns as utility workers tary -- spotted the Jiangkai officers on patrol, while the other two escaped on a ers used dogs and helicopters to search for restored downed power lines. Talk show II-class frigate at around 11 scooter, police said. The five-star Ritz Hotel is located victims on Wednesday of powerful mud- host Oprah Winfrey, who has been touted a.m., close to the Senkaku in Place Vendôme, in Paris’ historical first district slides which left at least 17 people dead in a this week as a possible 2020 candidate for islands, a group of unin- on the right bank of the river Seine. Interestingly, southern California community that is also the White House, was among those affected habited islands controlled the ministry of justice is adjacent to it. According to home to major celebrities including Oprah by the mudslides. by Japan, although it did BBC, the hotel includes a gallery shopping area near Winfrey. Heavy rains on Tuesday sent rivers Winfrey posted a video of herself outside not enter Japanese territori- its rear entrance, which it says hosts five shops and 95 of waist-high mud and debris flowing from her Montecito mansion wading through al waters, Efe news agency “showcases”, selling jewellery, watches and luxury the hills into Montecito and other towns in near-knee deep mud. reported. clothing. Santa Barbara County northwest of Los In some neighborhoods still bearing the Vice Foreign Minis- Saudi to extradite nationals living Angeles, which are still recovering from last scars of the Thomas Fire, houses were com- ter Shinsuke Sugiyama month’s ferocious wildfires. pletely destroyed while others nearby were summoned Chinese Am- abroad charged with corruption “We are saddened to report that the untouched. “Part of the problem with this is bassador to Japan Cheng Shinsuke Sugiyama Riyadh, Jan. 11 (IANS): Saudi Arabia plans to death toll has now risen to 17,” Santa Bar- the fire created a situation where the dirt was Yonghua on Thursday to extradite its nationals living abroad and involved in bara County Sheriff Bill Brown told report- able to wash down,” said Richard Targonia, express his grave concern that the submarine is also as Diaoyu Islands in China corruption cases, the Sabq local online news reported ers, saying it had been “another extremely a resident of nearby Carpinteria. regarding the issue and from China, as reported by -- which has intensified on Thursday. Attorney General Shaikh Saud Al challenging day.” At least 28 people were “Had we still had all the vegetation on protest the frigate’s entry local news agency Kyodo. since the former in 2012 Mujab asserted that anti-corruption efforts would injured, authorities said, while 30,000 re- the hills it would not have been as much of into the area, the Japanese The last time a foreign nationalised three of the continue and suspects in corruption cases who fled mained subject to mandatory evacuation an issue,” Targonia said. Foreign Ministry said. submarine was spotted islets. the country would be brought back in cooperation orders. “I have lived here my whole life,” said A foreign submarine in Japanese contiguous Located around 150 km with states they are living in through international The US Coast Guard released footage Melissa Ausanka- Crues, 29, a nurse. “My was also detected in the waters was in February northeast of Taiwan, the arrest warrants after enough evidence is collected of a couple, their two young children and family has had a house here for 30 years and contiguous waters near 2016. uninhabited Senkaku Is- against them, Xinhua news agency reported. The two dogs being plucked from their roof and never seen something like this.” Japanese territory on Tokyo has been in a ter- lands have an area of about suspects are part of the biggest corruption case in hoisted up to a helicopter in baskets. Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres was Wednesday and Thursday, ritorial dispute with Beijing 7 sq km and are said to pos- Saudi Arabia that led to the arrest of 159 individuals Yellow bulldozers were clearing the another Montecito resident impacted by the said the country’s Defence over the sovereignty of the sibly be rich in marine and including princes and sitting and former ministers roads of tons of sticky brown mud in Mon- storm. Ministry, which believes Senkaku Islands -- known energy resources. in November 2017. Some 376 bank accounts of the detainees or related persons were frozen. Majority of those arrested were released after accepting the Russia apparently hacking Winter settlement. Mujab said that the cases against the EU urges Myanmar to investigate suspects weren’t only related to money but also to exploitation of power. Tough measures against high violence against Rohingyas Olympics emails — Report profile individuals are one of many steps Saudi Arabia has taken to initiate solid economic and social San Francisco, Jan. 11 (IANS): A month The IOC neither commented on the Bangkok, Jan. 11 (IANS): A tion into all violent incidents in Rakhine leading to a violent reforms, such as allowing women to drive. European Union delegation in in northern Rakhine State to response from the army. after the IOC banned Russia from the post nor verified the authenticity of the Myanmar on Thursday urged ensure the accountability of Reporters Without Bor- 2018 Winter Olympics over doping emails but said “we do not comment on 169 mafia members arrested in the government to launch a those found responsible for ders calculated that at least concerns, hackers have released a set of leaked documents”. thorough and credible inves- committing atrocities,” it add- 6,700 Rohingyas were killed in emails related to the games set for Febru- According to cybersecurity firm Italy, Germany tigation into violence against ed. “Impunity of perpetrators the violence between August ary in South Korea. ThreatConnect, a group with the same Rome, Jan. 11 (IANS): Some 169 suspected members Rohingyas in the western Ra- of such serious human rights 25 and September 24. The new leaks might be a retaliation name “Fancy Bear” had used the same of the Italian ‘Ndrangheta gang have been arrested khine State. The call from the violations must end,” con- Around 650,000 Rohing- for the decision taken in December 2017, website and the same format to publish in Italy and Germany as part of a joint operation, EU came a day after the My- cluded the statement, which yas subsequently crossed the to bar Russia from participating in the documents in 2016 that had been hacked police said. German police arrested 11 of them in anmar army acknowledged it also called for full cooperation border and sought refuge in Games in Pyeongchang by the Interna- from the World Anti-Doping Agency Baden-Wurttemberg, Bavaria, Hessen and North carried out extrajudicial kill- from the government led by Bangladesh. United Nations tional Olympic Committee, online news (WADA) in response to that agency’s find- Rhine-Westphalia, the Federal Criminal Police Office ings of Rohingyas in the state. Nobel peace laureate Aung High Commissioner for Hu- portal BuzzFeed News said. ing that hundreds of Russian athletes had said. The arrested were aged between 36-61, and “The Myanmar military San Suu Kyi. man Rights Zeid bin Ra’ad Hackers, reported to be associated taken banned substances. were allegedly linked to the Farao-Marincola clan admitted for the first time The military commission Zeid al-Hussein went on to say with the Russian government, were call- The group is said to be associated with from the Calabrian town of Ciro, the Italian police the extrajudicial killings of tasked with investigating the that the army’s crackdown on ing themselves “Fancy Bears” - a trolling Russian military intelligence. said on Tuesday. They are one of the most powerful 10 Muslim villagers whose mass grave near Inn Din deter- the Rohingyas appeared to be reference to the Games’ mascots. WADA has not disputed the validity Calabrian mafias in northern Italy, with ramifications bodies had been discovered mined that soldiers and local a textbook example of ethnic On Wednesday, they published a of any of the hacked documents previ- in Germany, Efe news reported. The group has in a mass grave near Inn Din residents from the majority cleansing. handful of emails which date from ously attributed to the organisation, the been accused of attempted murder, extortion and village, Maungdaw district,” Buddhist community killed Myanmar does not con- late 2016 to spring 2017 and appear to report said. money laundering, among other crimes. The criminal read the statement issued by 10 members of the Rohingya sider the Rohingyas to be citi- be between IOC employees and third In December 2017, citing evidence organisation managed to exert an influence on the EU delegation, the Heads minority, who are mostly zens, treating them mostly as parties discussing the Russian doping that the Russian government had created important Italian economic and business sectors, of Mission of EU member Muslims, believing them to be Bangladeshi immigrants and conspiracy. a state-sponsored doping scheme, the IOC such as the production and sale of fish, wine and states accredited to Myanmar members of the rebel group imposing many restrictions on “These emails and documents point banned the country from participating in confectionery, waste collection and funeral services. It and the Head of Mission of Arakan Rohingya Salvation them, including on freedom to the fact that the Europeans and the the Winter Olympic Games. was capable of managing millions of euros, according Norway, Efe reported. Army. of movement. Bangladesh, Anglo-Saxons are fighting for power and However, Russian Olympic Commit- to the police. Assets worth $59.64 million were seized “These brutal killings con- On August 25, hundreds on the other hand, considers cash in the sports world,” the Fancy Bears tee (ROC) had cleared national athletes during the police operation, which was coordinated by firm the urgent need for a thor- of ARSA militants had at- them to be citizens of My- posted. Some of the emails’ contents are for participation in the Games under the prosecutor Nicola Gratteri. ough and credible investiga- tacked some 30 security posts anmar. encrypted. neutral status. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Friday, January 12, 2018 Kajol named ambassador for Swachh Aadat Swachh Bharat Actress Kajol, an active supporter of eradicating preventable deaths from hygiene-related issues, has become an advocacy ambas- sador for a Swachh Aadat Swachh Bharat initiative. Kajol on Thurday took to Twitter to urge people to become “swachhta Mirror doot” and contribute to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. “It’s a great honour to be chosen as 10 the Advocacy Ambassador for the Swachh Aadat Swachh Bharat ‘haath muh bum’ initiative Hindustan Unilever. I urge people to become a Swachhta Doot and contribute ENTERTAINMENT to a better tomorrow,” Kajol tweeted. Kajol’s husband and actor Ajay Devgn expressed his happiness over her achievement. (IANS)

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EASTERN MIRROR: What are the EASTERN MIRROR: What’s next for unidentified challenges faced by the you? Renbeni Odyuo is no new entrant to the local mu- music industry of Nagaland? Renbeni Odyuo: Even sic scene in Nagaland. She found a place in the music circuit Renbeni Odyuo: Only mu- though I have been in this industry for a while sicians don’t encompass the music industry. now, I have never released any original music here after winning the 2010 edition of the singing competition Nagaland has its fair share of front end videos so that’s definitely one of my 2018 New Naga Idol. Since then Odyuo has seen her share of success- talent what is lacking is the back end. That Year resolutions and collaborating with vari- is the management team, the public rela- ous musicians. ful years through hard work and a never-give-up attitude. In tions, the marketing, so on and so forth. All today’s Rhythm of Love, she takes us through her musical musicians in Nagaland must handle this by journey and gives us an insight into the off-stage Renbeni. themselves, a one man singing army. EASTERN MIRROR: As an artist who has made a mark in the industry EASTERN MIRROR: You are one of the crowd. At the end of the day I am in the with reality singing competitions, do the few female musicians who have entertainment industry, during live perform- you think singing competitions are pro- boarded this profession winning a sing- ances I am a singer whose job is to entertain. viding better platform/opportunities to ing contest and still surviving in the Mistakes or none, as long as the audience is aspiring artists? Share your opinion. music scenario with stage shows. How satisfied I am happy. Any plat- challenging was that for you? Renbeni Odyuo: form is a good stage to expose your talent. EASTERN MIRROR: What are the Renbeni Odyuo: Every On a personal note through my Naga challenges and rewards that come from musician goes through the same struggles, be it Idol experience the mentoring I received working as a musician? selling original music/albums or consistently from other more seasoned performers getting pay checks for performances through- Renbeni Odyuo: It’s very went a long way in my singing ca- out the year, but apart the financial difficulties challenging to remain relevant in Nagaland. I reer which of course is a plus point. by far the most challenging part of the of the am required to perform consistently in various These reality singing competitions whole process was making people understand occasions which demand you to be versatile are providing better starts as long that music is an industry and can be a choice not only in the styles you choose to sing but as the judging remains unbiased of profession. also the venues. Oh yes and as mentioned and the contestants are not get- above being a girl the heels because of which ting ripped off period. EASTERN MIRROR: Talk us through I fell. your early phase with Music before peo- I’ve had the opportunity to travel to different EASTERN MIRROR: ple came to recognise you as Renbeni countries showcasing Nagaland’s culture and You are not a new face/ the winner of Naga Idol 2010. music due to my singing career. A little bit of name in the state. Peo- Renbeni Odyuo: Before I ego involved but I love the fame and recogni- ple recognise you with won Naga Idol 2010 I was your average good tion I’ve got. Music and for your mu- singer just doing any shows that came my sic. Tell us the Renbeni way. EASTERN MIRROR: What are some that many have failed common opinions Naga people have to identify. EASTERN MIRROR: How do you about the music profession or a female venturing into this profession? Renbeni handle mistakes during a performance? Odyuo: I’m not Renbeni Odyuo: Practice Renbeni Odyuo: Firstly only a performer, I also makes perfect, but of course I am not immune Nagas don’t think Music is a ‘profession’ actually teach music to to human errors. In my early years of live nor regard it as a career option. They do not aspiring young talent at performances a lot of mistakes would happen, understand the hard work that goes into this Hope Centre of I would stutter and end up with the most vocation. All they witness is the glitz and Excellence, embarrassed ear to ear grins. Over the years of glamour of those 10 minutes on stage; not the Dimapur. experience I’ve picked up a few tricks; hours of rehearsals, the precautions we must If I forget lines, I try to work up the crowd to take for our voice and yes being a woman the sing along with me pointing the microphone wardrobe choices. to them; if there is a technical goof up, once Thing to note is regardless of whether male again I’ll start conversing and interacting with or female, musicians all face obstacles but at the crowd and lastly god forbid if I trip and the end it’s the talent that matters and gets fall, which by the way has happened multiple recognised. times, I’ll try adding in humour and engage Seal slams Oprah Winfrey inger Seal has lashed out at post with ‘#SanctimoniousHollywood’. media mogul Oprah Winfrey Winfrey, who became the first black following her inspirational woman to receive the Cecil B. DeMille Golden Globes speech, claim- award at the Golden Globes, called for a ing she knew about the rumours world free of sexual abusers where nobody Ssurrounding Hollywood producer Harvey ever has to say ‘Me too’ again, saying “A Weinstein but did nothing. new day is on the horizon.” The talk show host’s widely-applauded Best known as the host speech focussed on the plight of sexually of her multi-award-winning abused women and the ‘MeToo’ move- talk show “The Oprah ment. But the singer has accused the media Winfrey Show”, which maven of being an example of ‘sanctimo- ended in 2011, Winfrey nious Hollywood’, reports dailymail.co.uk. is also the founder of the He took to Instagram on Wednes- Oprah Winfrey Leader- day sharing a shot of Winfrey with the ship Academy for Girls disgraced producer at two events with a in South Africa. meme that read: “When you have been She is also known part of the problem for decades... but sud- for her film projects denly they all think you are the solution.” like “Selma”, “The The 54-year-old singer took it one step Immortal Life of further, captioning the meme that Winfrey Henrietta Lacks” knew about the various sexual misconduct -- which will pre- allegations against Weinstein. miere in India on “You’d heard the rumours but you Star Movies Select had no idea he was actually serially HD on Saturday, assaulting young stary-eyed actresses “The Princess and who in turn had no idea what they were the Frog” and “Bee getting into. My bad.” Movie”. For an added point, he hash-tagged the IANS SRK to be feted at World Economic Forum 2018 TickeT raTes ollywood superstar Shah Foundation, which provides support I hope to spread awareness of the Silver Rs. 80, Gold Rs. 150 Platinum Rs. 320 Rukh Khan will be hon- to female victims of acid attacks and unparalleled heroism of these ladies HILL STAR Movie Schedule oured at the 24th Annual major burn injuries through medi- and reach out to others in order to Crystal Awards -- as part cal treatment, legal aid, vocational carry this work to its conclusion.” of the World Economic training, rehabilitation and liveli- The 24th Annual Crystal Forum’sB 48th Annual Meeting here hood support. Awards celebrate the achievements later this month -- for his leader- He has also been responsible for of outstanding artistes who have ship in championing children’s and the creation of specialized children’s shown exemplary commitment to women’s rights in India. hospital wards and has supported improving the state of the world. Actor-director Cate Blanchett childcare centres with free board- The awards ceremony will take and singer Elton John are the other ing for children undergoing cancer place on January 22, at the launch awardees this year, according to treatment. of the annual meeting. the official website of the World Expressing gratitude for being This year’s World Economic Economic Forum. chosen for the honour, Shah Rukh Forum will have the first Indian “Each of them in their own way tweeted on Thursday: “Thank you Prime Minister participating since has taken action to uphold human for this honour. I consider my work 1997, with Narendra Modi slated to dignity,” read the statement. with these heroic and beautiful address the plenary session of the Shah Rukh is being feted as he women a great privilege as it im- prestigious global business meet. 11.30 am, 8 pm: 1921 2pm: TIGER ZINDA is a founder of the non-profit Meer parts dignity and purpose to my life. IANS (Hindi)horror HAI (Hindi) 5pm: JUMANJI (Eng) 2D EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Friday, January 12, 2018 SCIENCE AND TECH 11 Butterflies origin pushed back in time – Study Origin of mysterious radio Berlin, Jan. 11 (IANS): solve ancient rocks, leaving sucking up nectar. the group that was sup- help inform modern conser- Newly discovered fossils behind small fragments, “These finds push back posed to co-evolve with vation efforts,” said Timo bursts in space revealed show that moths and but- including “perfectly pre- the evolution of this group flowers is actually much van Eldijk, also of Utrecht London, Jan. 11 (IANS): These repeating bursts radio source and remain terflies have been on the s e r v e d ” with pro- boscises - older.” University and the lead re- Astronomers have found may come from a dense consistent with the fact planet for at least 200 mil- s c a l e s with a T h e searcher on the study. that repeated mysterious stellar core called a neu- that astronomers believe lion years. Scientists found that cov- s t u d y , The information is “par- fast radio bursts -- that are tron star near an extraor- the source of the bursts is fossilised butterfly scales ered the published amount to help us piece being flashed from more dinarily powerful magnetic “young”. the size of a speck of dust w i n g s o f in the jour- together how current man- than 3 billion light-years field, which may be due to But it’s a million times inside ancient rock from early moths nal Science made climate change might away -- may be coming its proximity to a massive brighter than the Crab Germany. and butterflies. Advances, gives affect insects and their evo- from a dense stellar core black hole in the galaxy or nebula in our own galaxy, The find pushes back “We found the clues to how but- lution in the future”, he called a neutron star near within a powerful nebula, which is already massively the date for the origins of microscopic remains terflies and moths said. an extraordinarily power- the researchers said. bright. How could the neb- the Lepidoptera, one of of these organisms in the became so widespread, Butterflies and moths ful magnetic field, such as However, if it’s near ula be that bright?, Hessels the most prized and stud- form of these scales,” said thriving on every conti- are fragile creatures, mean- one near a massive black a massive black hole, that said. ied insect groups, the BBC Bas van de Schootbrugge nent except Antarctica. ing fossil evidence is rare, hole. would explain the persis- The findings support reported. from Utrecht University in The early Lepidopter- the BBC said. Fast radio bursts, or tent radio source and create the idea that it’s a neutron Researchers say they the Netherlands. ans survived the mass ex- Scientists have relied FRBs, are intense pulses the right kind of environ- star or a pulsar, a highly can learn more about the The study reveal that t o n g u e - b y tinction at the end of the largely on DNA evidence of radio waves lasting just ment. But the researchers magnetised and rotating conservation of butterflies some of the moths and but- about 70 million Triassic, which wiped out from modern butterflies and milliseconds that can give aren’t entirely confident neutron star. and moths by studying their terflies belonged to a group years,” said van de Schoot- many other living things, moths, which can be used to off more energy in a frac- that such a massive black The fact that the source early evolution. still alive today that have brugge. the BBC report said. make an evolutionary tree tion of a second than the hole would exist in a dwarf throws out short bursts, They used acid to dis- long straw-like tongues for “Our finds show that “This knowledge will of life. sun does in hours, days or galaxy, Jason Hessels, As- ranging from 30 microsec- weeks. sociate Professor at the onds to nine milliseconds, Discovered first in University of Amsterdam, supports a source that is NASA’s James Webb Space Smartron ‘tphone P’ launched 2007, the researchers esti- was quoted as telling CNN. just over six miles across. mate that there are 10,000 On the contrary, if it’s That’s the right size for a fast radio bursts happening within a powerful nebu- neutron star, the research- Telescope passes critical milestone with massive battery per day, or a radio flash la, an interstellar cloud ers reported in the paper New Delhi, Jan 11. (IANS): Domestic original every 10 seconds, in each of gas or dust, it would published in the journal Washington, Jan. 11 (IANS): primary mirror made up of On July 10, the cryogenic equipment manufacturer (OEM) Smartron on area of the sky. also explain the persistent Nature. NASA’s James Webb Space 18 adjustable gold-coated testing of the telescope began. Thursday launched “tphone P” budget smartphone Telescope -- the world’s pre- segments. During approximately 100 with a massive 5,000mAh battery for Rs 7,999. mier infrared space observa- Webb Telescope is a bar- days in the chamber, Webb was The device will be available on Flipkart through tory of the next decade -- has rier-breaking mission for en- put through a series of tests de- a flash sale on January 17. Astronomers building small space successfully completed critical gineers and astronomers that signed to ensure the telescope The company claims that tphone P’s battery testing in a massive thermal will help solve mysteries of functioned as expected in an lasts for more than two days on a single charge and vacuum chamber, enabling our solar system, look beyond extremely cold, airless environ- also gives the option to charge other devices such telescope to explore nearby stars it to function properly in the to distant worlds around other ment akin to that of space. smartphones, smartbands and speakers via OTG Washington, Jan. 11 built alongside a camera The telescope uses a extremely cold and airless stars, and probe the mysteri- T h e e n g i n e e r s a l s o support. environment in space in 2019, ous structures and origins of checked on the alignment the (IANS): Astronomers are with two ultraviolet (UV)- mirror system with coatings “With a massive battery and an all-metal body, in the process of building sensitive detectors to be op- optimized for ultraviolet the agency said. our universe and our place in telescope’s 18 primary mirror we have merged power and beauty into the tphone P. Webb Space Telescope, it, NASA said in a statement. segments to make sure that all a small space telescope to timised for observations us- light. Together with the To top it, we have layered it with Qualcomm Snap- explore the flares and sun- ing UV light, which strongly camera, the system can developed in coordination Webb telescope arrived of the gold-plated, hexagonal dragon 435 processing might to give millions of among NASA, the European at NASA’s Johnson Space segments acted like a single, spots of small nearby stars affects the planet’s atmo- measure very small chang- Indians an enviable device at an exceptional price,” to assess how habitable the sphere and its potential to es in the brightness of M Space Agency, and the Ca- Centre in Houston in May monolithic mirror in a space- Amit Boni, Vice President Sales and Marketing, nadian Space Agency, is the 2017, where it underwent like environment. space environment is for harbour life on the surface. dwarf stars to carry out Smartron, said in a statement. planets orbiting them. “People have been mon- the primary science of the most sophisticated -- and ex- critical cryogenic testing for This test also showed The device has a full metal body with a 5.2-inch pensive -- space observatory nine months inside Chamber Webb’s science instruments The telescope with a itoring M dwarfs as best mission. HD display. diameter of 9 centimetres, they can in visible light. But M dwarfs are exceed- ever designed. A, a massive thermal vacuum were properly aligned with The Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Octa Core It features a 21.3-foot-wide chamber at the centre. its mirrors and could detect or 3.6 inches, will be fit- the stars’ strongest flares oc- ingly common that they Chipset processor is coupled with 3GB RAM for ted on a spacecraft known cur mainly in the ultraviolet, make up three-quarters of simulated “starlight” within smooth experience on the Android 7.1 Nougat. the chamber. as the Star-Planet Activ- which Earth’s atmosphere all the stars in our Milky The smartphone comes with an inbuilt storage ity Research CubeSat, or mostly blocks,” said Evg- Way galaxy as well as near- Webb emerged from of 32GB (further expandable to 128GB) and with Chamber A on December 1, SPARCS to be launched in enya Shkolnik, Assistant ly 40 billion rocky planets the tronX integration users can additionally get a 2021, to focus on stars that Professor at the Arizona in habitable zones around the statement said. 1,000GB of free tcloud storage. Scheduled for launch in are small, dim and cool by State University. these stars, meaning that “tphone P” offers an advanced 13MP rear cam- comparison to the sun. Although the orbiting most of the habitable-zone the spring of 2019 aboard a era with autofocus and 5MP front camera along European Ariane 5 rocket, These stars -- known as Hubble Space Telescope planets in our galaxy orbit with low light flash and beautification modes. M dwarfs -- are less than can view stars at ultraviolet M dwarfs. the gamut of tests ensured that It comes with a fingerprint sensor which en- Webb will safely reach its orbit half the sun’s size and tem- wavelengths unhindered, Capturing lengthy ob- ables users to take pictures and answer calls with perature and they shine its overcrowded observ- servations of M dwarfs will at Earth’s second Lagrange just a tap. point (L2) and be able to suc- with barely one per cent of ing schedule would let it let astronomers study how The tphone P has been developed under Smart- its brightness. dedicate only the briefest of stellar activity affects plan- cessfully perform its science ron’s “Powered by tronX” programme. mission. The telescope will be efforts to M dwarfs. ets that orbit the star. How supermassive black Researchers claim WhatsApp group chats vulnerable, company denies New Delhi, Jan. 11 (IANS): After end-to-end encryption protects WhatsApp group can invite new active users, WhatsApp is available holes prevent star formation German cryptographers reported the content of messages sent on members, but WhatsApp doesn’t in more than 50 different languages flaws that makes it possible to in- WhatsApp. use any authentication mechanism around the world and in 10 Indian London, Jan. 10 (IANS): Scientists have of gas collapse under the force of their own filtrate WhatsApp’s private group Reacting to the report, Facebook for that invitation that its own servers languages. found evidence that supermassive black gravity. chats without admin permission, Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos can’t spoof,” the report said. Facebook-owned WhatsApp holes prevent formation of stars in some But sometimes supermassive black hole the Facebook-owned messaging tweeted: “Read the Wired article So the server can simply add added end-to-end encryption to ev- smaller galaxies, in what they believe de- shuts off star formation in a galaxy. platform said on Thursday its end-to- about WhatsApp -- scary head- a new member to a group with no ery conversation two years ago. codes a cosmic mystery. Supermassive black holes can regulate end encryption is impeccable and its line! But there is no secret way into interaction on the part of the ad- WhatsApp is also testing a fea- These giant black holes are over a million their host galaxy’s ability to form new stars over one billion users are at no data WhatsApp groups chats. The article ministrator. ture where it will likely give group times more massive than the sun and sit in through a heating process. breach risk. makes a few key points.” “The phone of every partici- administrators more powers where the centre of galaxies sending out powerful The black hole drives energy through According to a report in Wired. In a statement to IANS on pant in the group then automati- they will be able to restrict all other winds that quench the star-making process. powerful winds. When this wind hits the com, cryptographers from Ruhr Thursday, a WhatsApp spokesper- cally shares secret keys with that members from sending text mes- Astronomers previously thought black giant molecular clouds in which stars would University Bochum in Germany son said: “We’ve looked at this issue new member, giving him or her full sages, photographs, videos, GIFs, holes had no influence on the formation of form, it heats the gas, preventing its collapse told a gathering at the “Real World carefully. Existing members are noti- access to any future messages,” the documents or voice messages in case stars in dwarf galaxies but the new study into new stars. Crypto Security Conference” in fied when new people are added to report added. the admin thinks so. from the University of Portsmouth in Britain The dwarf galaxies under observation Zurich on Wednesday that “any- a WhatsApp group. We built What- WhatsApp provides users with According to WABetaInfo, a has proved their role in the process. were still accumulating gas which should re- one who controls the app’s servers sApp so group messages cannot be multiple ways of confirming who fan site that tests new WhatsApp The results show that dwarf galaxies start star formation in a red, dead galaxy but could insert new people into private sent to a hidden user. will receive a message prior to it features early, the popular mobile -- those composed of up to 100 million to wasn’t. This led the team to the supermassive group chats without needing admin “The privacy and security of being sent. messaging platform has submitted several billion stars -- are far more numerous black hole discovery. permission. our users is incredibly important to In every WhatsApp group, us- the “Restricted Groups” setting via than bigger systems and what happens in “Our results are important for astronomy “The confidentiality of the group WhatsApp. It’s why we collect very ers see a special blue message when Google Play Beta Programme in the these is likely to give a more typical picture because they potentially impact how we is broken as soon as the uninvited little information and all messages someone joins or leaves a group. version 2.17.430. of the evolution of galaxies. understand galaxy evolution. Supermassive member can obtain all the new mes- sent on WhatsApp are end-to-end The membership of a group can Once restricted, other members “Dwarf galaxies outnumber larger galax- black holes weren’t thought to influence sages and read them,” Paul Rosler, encrypted,” the spokesperson added. be seen by tapping on “group info”. will simply have to read their mes- ies like the Milky Way 50 to one,” says lead dwarf systems but we’ve shown that isn’t the one of the Ruhr University research- According to the report, the at- For additional security, users sages and will not be able to respond. researcher Samantha Penny, from the varsi- case,” Penny said. The findings were pre- ers, was quoted as saying. tack on WhatsApp group chats takes can easily verify the security code of They will have to use the “Message ty’s Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation. sented at the 229th Meeting of the American The report, however, did not advantage of a bug. other group members. Admin” button to post a message or In any galaxy, stars are born when clouds Astronomical Society in Texas. document any threat to the way “Only an administrator of a With over 1.2 billion monthly share media to the group.

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C M Y K 12 Nadal, Federer Arsenal hold firm at Chelsea to give Wenger a Carabao Cup lift London, Jan. 11 (IANS): Hosts Chel- sea and Arsenal played out a 0-0 draw here in the first leg of their EFL Cup semifinal tie, leaving everything to lead rankings at be decided when they meet again in two weeks. Expectations were high ahead of the duel at Stamford Bridge on Australian Open Wednesday between the traditional London rivals but the contest offered little in the way of entertainment or excitement, reports Efe. The real protagonist of the match was the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system, recently introduced into English football. Head official Martin Atkison consulted VAR three times in the first half. But while the VAR ruled no pen- alty after the Gunners' Ainsley Mai- tland-Niles leaped to avoid a late challenge by Victor Moses, television replays appeared to show contact by the Blues player. David Ospina, starting in goal for Arsenal in lieu of Petr Cech, made a pair of good stops in the first 45 minutes and made another vital save in the second half against Alvaro Morata. ArrayMelbourne, Jan. 11 on January 10. up the tournament. The two sides will play the second Álvaro Morata closes is on the Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina as Chelsea apply pressure in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg. (IANS): Spain's Rafael Nad- "I don't want to be over In women's rankings, leg on January 24 at the Emirates. al has been top seeded at confident but I'm very, very Romanian Simona Halep the Australian Open, above happy with how it went tops the chart followed Swiss great Roger Federer at today," Djokovic said after by Danish player Caroline two, followed by Bulgaria's the match. Wozniacki, Spanish-Vene- Russia apparently Wenger wants Sanchez Grigor Dimitrov, Germa- A t t h e 1 4 t h r a n k , zuelan Garbine Muguruza, ny's Alexander Zverev and Djokovic may run into a Ukraine's Elina Svitolina Dominic Thiem of Austria. tough opponent early on and America's Venus Wil- hacking Winter Serbia's Djokovic, who but the win against Thiem liams. to stay longer at Arsenal is making a comeback after has set him up as a poten- Muguruza is injured Olympics emails – Report a six month lay-off due to tial finalist. and is not sure if she will a tennis elbow injury, is Despite the tournament take the field. San Francisco, Jan. 11 The IOC neither com- ranked at 14. He is chasing suffering due to withdraw- The US Open winner (IANS): A month after the mented on the post nor a seventh Australian Open als by Andy Murray and Sloane Stephens, who has IOC banned Russia from verified the authentic- title and started off well Kei Nishikori, the return been struggling with her the 2018 Winter Olympics ity of the emails but said with a reassuring 6-1, 6-4 to fitness of Djokovic and form, has been seeded over doping concerns, "we do not comment on win at the Kooyong Classic hopefully Nadal too opens 13th. hackers have released a leaked documents". set of emails related to the According to cyber- games set for February in security firm ThreatCon- South Korea. nect, a group with the The new leaks might same name "Fancy Bear" Ex-NBA player be a retaliation for the had used the same web- decision taken in Decem- site and the same format ber 2017, to bar Russia to publish documents from participating in the in 2016 that had been Martin to visit India Games in Pyeongchang hacked from the World by the International Anti-Doping Agency Olympic Committee, on- (WADA) in response to line news portal BuzzFeed that agency's finding that News said. hundreds of Russian ath- London, Jan. 11 (IANS): well when you play so many ence between what's going Hackers, reported to letes had taken banned Without elaborating on games and Sanchez plays on outside and what's going Mumbai, Jan. 11 (IANS): Former NBA player be associated with the substances. why he relegated star for- every game that sometimes on the football pitch, with Kevin Martin will visit India, the National Russian government, The group is said to be ward Alexis Sanchez to the a breather in the middle of facts, not psychological the- Basketball Association (NBA) announced were calling themselves associated with Russian bench during the 0-0 draw the season helps a little bit," ories. The fact is when you on Thursday. "Fancy Bears" - a trolling military intelligence. at Chelsea, Arsenal boss he added. turn up on the pitch, you Martin will first stop in Mumbai reference to the Games' WADA has not dis- Arsene Wenger insisted he Amidst speculation of play football and you give on January 12 to interact with Reliance mascots. puted the validity of any still hopes the Chile inter- the forward moving to Man- 100 percent. That's what he Foundation Jr. NBA participants at the On Wednesday, they of the hacked documents national will stay at Arsenal chester City, Sanchez was does." Dhirubhai Ambani School. published a handful of previously attributed to for the rest of the football only a substitute to start the Jack Wilshere limped off On January 14, he will be a guest ana- emails which date from the organisation, the re- season. first leg of the Carabao Cup with an ankle sprain during lyst on Sony SIX's NBA morning show late 2016 to spring 2017 port said. "I don't have to justify semi-final is close to being the tie, although Wenger "Around the Hoop". and appear to be between In December 2017, every decision I make, you finalised. didn't think the injury was He will then travel to Delhi IOC employees and third citing evidence that the know. I made over 1,000 Sanchez then played the "too bad." on January 16 to attend another parties discussing the Russian government had games and over 1,000 teams last 25 minutes, and Wenger "He has an ankle sprain, Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA Russian doping conspir- created a state-sponsored and I got it every time wrong, insisted that his team selec- the first look at it was not too programme at St. Paul School, acy. doping scheme, the IOC but I have to make a deci- tion "had nothing to do with bad. But of course for Sun- followed by a visit to the NBA Bas- "These emails and banned the country from sion," Wenger was quoted the transfer market." day I think he will be short," ketball School at Apeejay School in documents point to the participating in the Win- as saying by espnfc after "People don't know Wenger said. Sheikh Sarai on January 17. fact that the Europeans ter Olympic Games. Wednesday's match. Alexis well -- this is a guy "How long he will be out, Finally, Martin will travel to Noida and the Anglo-Saxons are However, Russian "I want him to stay for who is completely focused I don't know. It's a shame to on January 18 where he will conduct fighting for power and Olympic Committee longer because he's a very to play football. Have you lose him when he's in such a a clinic for the nation's top basketball cash in the sports world," (ROC) had cleared na- important players for us. seen how he came on today, good form. It was by block- prospects at The NBA Academy India. the Fancy Bears posted. tional athletes for par- When he came on tonight, how he warmed up? Like ing the shot that turned his "I look forward to visiting India Some of the emails' con- ticipation in the Games you could see that he cre- a player who wants to play ankle. It's his good ankle so to promote the game of basketball. tents are encrypted. under the neutral status. ated straight away danger. football," Wenger said. I'm quite positive," Wenger There's a tremendous amount of mo- "We have to accept as "He can make a differ- said. mentum for the sport in the country and I'm excited to do my part to help propel the game forward," Martin said. Sarita, Sonia enter Martin, a 6'7" guard from Always good to Western Carolina University, was selected 26th overall by the finals of national boxing Sacramento Kings in the 2004 face new challenges, NBA Draft. Rohtak, Jan. 11 (PTI): Former world and Asian champion Martin also had stints with L Sarita Devi (60kg) and world silver-medallist Sonia Lath- the Houston Rockets, Okla- says Bumrah er (57kg) advanced to the finals of the National Women's homa City Thunder, Minnesota Centurion, Jan.11 (IANS): India lost the first match by 72 runs Boxing Championships here today. Timberwolves and San Antonio India pacer Jasprit Bum- and are trailing 0-1 in the three-match Sarita defeated Haryana's Monika 5-0 to set up a clash Spurs before announcing his rah who made his Test series but the right-arm pacer said the with Railways Sports Promotion Board's Pavitra. Pavitra retirement in 2016. debut in the series opener team is focussed on correcting the mis- got the better of Uttarakhand's Priyanka Choudhary 5-0. against South Africa at takes and prepare accordingly. Sonia, on the other hand, defeated All India Police's Cape Town, on Thursday "We are not focussing on the result Sandhya Rani 5-0. She will be up against reigning youth said it's good to face new because when ever we look far ahead world champion Shashi Chopra, who edged past Andhra challenges. we drift away from the plan," Bumrah Pradesh's Sonia. Bumrah said he is said. Former world silver-medallist Sarjubala Devi (48kg) relishing the chal- "We are taking each day at a time also entered the finals, beating RSPB's Meenakshi. lenges posed by and take it forward from there. We are However, it was curtains for former junior world the wickets and focusing on our preparations, as far champion Nikhat Zareen (48kg), who lost to Haryana-girl the conditions as the wicket is concerned, I have not Ritu in a split verdict. which he was played over here but there is a lot of Results (Semi Finals): unfamiliar with bounce in the wickets at the nets. Light Fly (45 - 48 KG): Monika (Har) bt K. Bina Devi (Man) before making it to the Test "We are looking to adapt to it and 5:0; Rajesh Narwal (RSPB) bt Varsha Choudhery (UP) 5-0 squad. rectify the mistakes that we did in the Fly (48 -51 KG): Sh Sarju Bala (Man) bt Meenakshi (RSPB) "It's always challeng- first Test and go forward," he added. 4-1; Ritu (Har) bt Nikhat Zareen (Tel) 4-1; ing when you come to a Reacting to many cricket experts Bantam (51 - 54 KG): Manisha (Har) bt Shavinder Kaur new country. The wicket suggesting that Bumrah could be the Sindhu (Pun) 3-2; Meena Kumari (AIP) bt Jamuna Boro is different, weather is X-factor during the South Africa tour (Asm) 5-0 different. So it's always because of his bowling action, the Gu- good to face new chal- jarat seamer said: "I dont think about Feather (54 - 57 KG): Sonia Lather (RSPB) bt Sandhya Rani lenges and when you play these things. I just wanted to be here (AIP) 5-0; Shashi Chopra (Har) bt Sonia (AP) 3-2 more and more you get to and it is always a dream to play Test Light (57 - 60 KG): L Sarita Devi (AIP) bt Monika (Har) 5-0; know the wickets and condi- with all these players." Pavitra (RSPB) bt Priyanka Choudhary (Utk) 5-0 tions," Bumrah told reporters "Now I've played a Test and hope- Light Welter (60 - 64 KG): Pwilao Basumatary (RSPB) bt here. fully go and play more," Bumrah added. Poonam (AIP) 5-0 ISL preview: Buoyant NorthEast have ATK in their sights Guwahati, Jan. 11 (IANS): NorthEast a victory. can make the play-offs. The table is who were impressive in their 2-1 win is difficult. So the immediate focus difficult as well. We can't train today to United FC may have won their first Their assistant coach Bastob Roy very unpredictable and with two wins against FC Goa. is to remain organised and be to- score and score tomorrow. That is not match under the guidance of their likened the situation to that of Real in a row, we may be able to achieve it. Meanwhile, former Chelsea man- gether. Hopefully that gets us some how it works. That only works when technical advisor Avram Grant, but Madrid in the La Liga, saying that this Luck is not with us," he said. ager Grant will look for the attitude results," NorthEast assistant coach you have (Lionel) Messi or (Cristiano) they will need to be at their best to was how football was and that they "Chance factor has been against which was seen against FC Goa, when Eelco Schattorie said. Ronaldo," he added. stop a desperate ATK in a ninth round would now have to create their own us. We are not looking behind but his side notched their first win after "Two areas which need work on is NorthEast United may not have Indian Super League (ISL) clash at the luck rather than rely on the rub of the looking forward. The only thing we four defeats on the trot. They can leap- to bring the team together. Last week those two players at their disposal, Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium here green. can do is hard work. Luck is not in frog ATK with a win and that will be the everyone worked hard and had the but they showed what a determined on Friday. "Have you seen the situation of our hands. In football you have to most motivating factor for them. intention to help each other so that performance can achieve against one ATK have won just twice in eight Real Madrid? This is football, it's part score and not concede. That's what "I think we need to improve a lot. organisation is very important. Sec- of the best teams in the league. More games and can cut the gap to the of the game and we are trying to come we work on," he added, not disclosing I like to implement attacking football ondly, we need to improve in the area of the same will certainly cause ATK play-off spots to just two points with out of this situation. We still think we the team's plans for NorthEast United, but for us to reach the desired level of scoring goals but that is the most problems.

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