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VOL. XVII NO. 108 | PAGES 12 ` 4/- RNI NO. NAGENG/2002/07906 DIMAPUR, SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2018 Nagaland decides to scrub before the shower

Photographs showing people participating in the state-wide social work on Saturday (from left to right): Mon town; 4th NAP camp in Thizama, Kohima; and Zunheboto town. The cleanliness drive was an initiative of the Nagaland government.

Dimapur, April 21 (EMN): Local cleaning push on April 21. government's sanitation movement Municipal Council (KMC) took commercial hub of the state and bage piles, dark clogged drains, and administrations and community The event prepositioned a grow- in the form of the Swachh Bharat to the streets in the “mass social one of Nagaland's dirtier urban more of the waste miscellany along groups across Nagaland took to ing sense of incapability, or simply may not have been lost of many a work" in all the wards besides centres. Government departments urban roads, streets, open public 'cleaning' their respective local- apathy, demonstrated by citizens in citizen at least in that the people villages in the district, according and agencies besides citizens and centres, and not to forget the nook ity—at least—as part of a sanita- general and community stakehold- could clean their areas for a day. to the government's bulletin the community volunteers took to and cranny of each of them that has tion movement during the past ers, and governing authorities to In Kohima district, the capital's department of Information and public areas to cleanse them of come to characterise the so-called half-a-decade that led to the state's take ownership of the health of en- chief administration and munici- Public Relations. the virtually insistent eyesores and 'most advanced town in Nagaland.' government calling for a state-wide virons and public areas. The central pal authorities led by the Kohima Likewise it was in Dimapur, the health hazards: the ubiquitous gar- (Full report in page-3) Acharya tangles NAMASTE bait to Naga teachers Cabinet approves death penalty for Dimapur, April 21 (EMN): positive and noble mission ‘motivated’ Mumbai Univer- who can teach at least two Governor PB Acharya has for strengthening emotional sity, SNDT Women Univer- dialects of north east for invited retired Naga teachers and national integration, he sity, Mumbai, Dr Babasahib their NE department. The raping children aged below 12 or those who can teach two added. Ambedkar Technical Uni- honorary teacher will be or more ‘local dialects’ to “Governor Acharya has versity, Maharashtra, NITTE teaching once or twice in Minimum sentence for rape enhanced from apply for “NE department/ initiated opening of NA- Medical & Science Univer- a week for an hour. Earlier, chair of different universities MASTE (Nagaland, Aru- sity, Mangaluru, Alva’s Edu- in 2016, NITTE University, seven to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in the country”, according to nachal Pradesh, Manipur, cation Foundation, Man- Mangaluru had invited Gov- a Raj Bhavan press release Meghalaya, Mizoram, As- galuru, Manipal University, ernor Acharya to inaugurate New Delhi, April 21 (IANS): of the rape incidents in the The Cabinet also approved on Saturday. sam, Sikkim, Tripura) NE Mangaluru and JNU, New the NAMASTE NE Depart- The Union Cabinet on Satur- country and has decided on a number of important meas- “Selected persons will department/chair in differ- Delhi to start a department/ ment, in the name of Dr.T. day approved an ordinance a comprehensive response to ures in order to give effect to have to go to Mumbai, Man- ent universities of the coun- chair for tribal dialects. Ao an Olympian from Na- that provides for death penalty deal with the situation, with the legal provisions and to galuru or Delhi. The Univer- try to teach local dialects “All the above univer- galand.” Interested person to those convicted of raping a the ordinance approved in improve the capacity of crimi- sities will provide accom- of the North East States,” it sities have requested the have been asked to submit child below the age of 12 and view of urgency and serious- nal justice system to deal with modation and honorarium stated. governor to identify and applications via email to the life term for raping a girl below ness of the issue. rape cases. for their service. This is a Acharya, it stated, has nominate one guest teacher Raj Bhavan within 30 days. age of 16. The ordinance seeks to As part of strengthening The Criminal Law (Amend- amend the Protection of Chil- the courts and prosecution, ment) Ordinance, 2018, ap- dren from Sexual Offences new Fast Track Courts will be proved at cabinet meeting (Pocso) Act by stringent provi- set up in consultation with Yashwant Sinha announces ‘Longleng bridge is falling down’ presided over by Prime Min- sions in case of rape of children states and union territories ister Narendra Modi, seeks to and minors. and high courts. New posts of provide effective deterrence It provides that punishment public prosecutors will be cre- end of his association with BJP against rape and instil a sense for rape of a girl under 12 years ated besides setting up related Patna, April 21 (IANS): Senior political party and will have of security among women, will be minimum 20 years im- infrastructure in consultation BJP leader and former Union nothing to do with party- particularly young girls in the prisonment or imprisonment with the states. Finance Minister Yashwant politics." country. for rest of life or with death. There will be dedicated Sinha, who has been trench- "I am not an aspirant for The government also de- Punishment for gang rape manpower for investigation ant in his criticism of Prime any top post and I am mak- cided to put in place a number of a girl under 16 years of age of rape cases in a time-bound Minister Narendra Modi and ing it clear here that I am not of measures for speedy inves- will invariably be imprison- manner. Police Stations and his government, on Satur- at all interested to seek any tigation and trial of rape cases ment for rest of life of the con- hospitals will be provided with day announced that he was post," he added. including a two month time vict. special forensic kits for rape snapping his links with the Sinha, who was Finance limit for investigation, two In case of gang rape of a girl cases. BJP and launching a coun- Minister and External Affairs months for completion of trial below 12 years, punishment Special forensic labs will be trywide campaign to save the Minister in the Atal Bihari and six months for disposal of will be imprisonment for rest set up in each state and union democracy. Vajpayee government, at- appeals. of life or death sentence. territory to deal exclusively "I am announcing here tended the meeting of the There will be no provision The minimum punishment with rape cases. from this stage to end my Rashtra Manch along with for anticipatory bail for a per- in case of rape of women has The measures will form long time relation with the BJP MP Satrughan Sinha, son accused of rape or gang been increased from rigorous part of a new mission mode Bharatiya Janata Party," he RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, rape of a girl under 16 years. imprisonment of seven years project to be launched within said while addressing the Congress leader Renuka A photo provided by the DIPR on Saturday shows a destroyed ‘temporary The Cabinet also decided to to 10 years, extendable to life three months. first meeting of Rashtra Choudhary and AAP leaders bridge’ which used to connect the two districts of Longleng and strengthen investigation and imprisonment. As part of measures to Manch, founded by him. Sanjay Singh and Ashutosh. Mokokchung. prosecution including setting In case of rape of a girl un- strengthen the national da- Eighty-year-old Sinha, In 2017, Sinha had cre- Dimapur, April 21 (EMN): tongya road’. “This road up fast track courts, and spe- der 16 years, minimum pun- tabase, the National Crime who had joined the BJP in ated a political storm with an A ‘temporary bridge’ in leading to Chuchuyimlang cial forensic labs in each state ishment has been increased Records Bureau will maintain the mid-90s, said "Aaj se article in the Indian Express Longleng district connect- via Mongtikang serves besides maintaining a national from 10 years to 20 years, ex- a national database and pro- mera BJP ke saath rishta claiming that the Indian ing Montikang with Chu- as an alternative route database of sexual offenders. tendable to imprisonment for file of sexual offenders, and samapt ho gaya. Main apna economy was poised for a chuyimlang in Mokokc- not only for the people The ordinance came in the rest of life, which shall mean this will be regularly shared sambandh viched kar raha hardlanding after demoneti- hung district was ‘washed of Longleng district but wake of a nation-wide outrage imprisonment till that person's with states and union territo- hun BJP se. Main BJP se khud sation and GST. away due to incessant rain also for Tobu and Moka over rape and murder of an natural life. ries for tracking, monitoring ko alag kar raha hun (From Again, earlier this week for the last few days in area of Mon district. Peo- eight-year-old girl in Kathua in The ordinance also pro- and investigation, including today my relation with BJP he had written an open let- the region’, according to a ple travel via this road Jammu and Kashmir, and other vides that court has to give no- verification of antecedents by is over. I'm severing my ties ter to BJP MPs asking them DIPR report on Saturday. due to its short distance instances in different parts of tice of 15 days to Public Pros- police. with the party...)." to challenge the leadership Travellers have been and pathetic condition of the country including rape of a ecutor and the representative The present scheme of One He said that from now he before the next elections advised to ‘take the nor- Changtongya-Longleang nine-year-old girl in Surat. of the victim before deciding Stop Centres for assistance to will try to unite all non-BJP so that correctives could be mal Longleng-Chang- road,” the report read. Sources said the govern- bail applications in case of rape victim to be extended to all parties, "I will not join any taken. ment has taken a serious note of a girl under 16 years of age. districts in the country.

To win without risk is to triumph Landslide claims life in Mokokchung town without glory. ~ Pierre Corneille Our Correspondent both from Longmisa vil- under observation, accord- Mokokchung, April 21 lage, and Moatoshi (20 ing to police. (EMN): One person killed years) from Mokokchung ADC Mokokchung W and three others were in- village. Manpai Phom along with jured in a landslide that Police along with mem- Mokokchung District Dis- WEATHER occurred at a construc- bers of the public immedi- aster Authority and Home TEMPERATURE tion site below NH 2 in ately rushed to the spot to Guard & Civil Defence per- Tongdentsuyong Ward, dig up the victims trapped sonnel also rushed to the Max: Min: Mokokchung on Saturday. inside the earth; it took one spot to supervise the after- KOHIMA 22.7° 11.6° Police reports said that and half hour for them to math. Some garages where DIMAPUR 33° 19.5° the incidents occurred rescue the victims, police also dismantled along the RF: RH: around 4 pm when the officials said. NH 2 fearing further loss KOHIMA NIL 72% manual workers were busy It was informed that Se- of soil. DIMAPUR NIL 93% constructing a retaining zutemsu was found already The deputy commis- * Rainfall (RF) * Relative humidity (RH) wall. The deceased has dead when the rescuers sioner of Mokokchung, Temperature in State Capitals been identified as one Se- managed to dig through Sachin Jaiswal informed Max. Min. Max. Min. zutemsu, aged 20, hailing the rubble. His body has this correspondent that Aizawl 30° 18° Itanagar 26° 19° from Longmisa village. been handed over to the emergency relief fund of Agartala 33° 23° Shillong 24° 14° The injured persons family while the injured INR 10,000 has been given Gangtok 25° 12° Delhi 37° 23° have been identified was persons were rushed to Im- to the deceased’s family Guwahati 33° 20° Kolkata 36° 27° Pangershijung (19 years) kongliba Memorial District EM Images while INR 3000 each were Imphal 30° 17° Chennai 37° 27° and Imsutemjen (28 years) Hospital, and are currently Rescue operation in progress in the aftermath of a landslide in Mokokchung town on Saturday. given to the injured. Eastern Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, April 22, 2018 2 STATE Horticulture advisor assures to be Longleng DPDB honours catalyst for economy improvement elected representatives urged them to come forward and extend cooperation on implementing government policies and programmes to take the constituency and district forward. Okotso honours legislator Okotso village organised a felicitation programme for its legislator at Pansosi, Okotso village. During the pro - Mhathung Yanthan inspecting the abandoned PHC building in Aree in Wokha on April 20. gramme, the advisor thanked the villagers for ment alone cannot bring well as technical know Dimapur, April 21 (EMN): maiden official tour. their support and elect- S Pangnyu Phom and BS Nganlang Phom being felicitated by the Longleng DPDB. Advisor for Horticulture Yanthan said the area changes but people have –how for the benefit of ing him to represent the Mhathung Yanthan as- being one of the most to be enterprising and the people. constituency. D i m a p u r, A p r i l 2 1 can never take place in conduct of election in the sured that he will play under privilege and ne- hard-working in order to Various department As an elected member (EMN): The Longleng the state unless the gov- district. a catalyst role in imple- glected area ‘because of move forward. heads from the state, dis- of the area, he said he will District Planning and De- ernment officers and the He emphasized on menting government its difficult terrain and While acknowledging trict and sub-division, give his best and work velopment Board (DPDB) elected members who are cooperation, proper ex- policies and programmes land lock area bounded difficulties faced by the who accompanied the with utmost sincerity and meeting and felicitation directly linked with the ecution of role and re- to uplift the economic by Doyang river basin, government employees advisor, also shared the dedication for the uplift programme for the elect- people take the initiatives sponsibility of the offic- status of the people. people are deprived of who are being posted in department schemes and of the area. ed members was held on and adhere to the call of ers for real change and The advisor said this better healthcare system, area, he urged them to be policy and urged the pub- Stating that Okotso April 20 in the conference the government. also urged the officers during an interacting education, road con- in the station and serve lic to avail the opportu- village is one of the front hall of deputy commis- He informed that the to avoid and change the with the people of his nectivity and other basic the people, reminding nity for self- dependency. runners among the Loth- sioner. cabinet under the leader- system the predecessors constituency during his amenities.’ them that they are the The advisors also in- as, Yanthan urged them Congratulating the ship of the chief minister were following. visit to Aree old and new Delivering people’s most enlightened peo- spected the Aree old and to work in unity and set two elected members of is firm and determined Asserting that every and Okotso village on aspiration is a big chal- ple of the area who can new abandoned Primary good examples for others. Longleng district namely to change the prevailing department has a unique April 20 and 21. An up- lenge for me, the advisor bring impact through Health Centre building. On education, the ad- S Pangnyu Phom and BS situation in the state. assignment irrespective date from DPRO received added. their services. Earlier in the day, Ad- visor said the community Nganlang Phom for their The minister also of their size and strength, on Saturday informed. Government will do Director of Horti- visor Horticulture made a should take the responsi- election victory, the dep- sought cooperation and the legislator urged the The advisor said his its best to uplift the area. culture and MIDH, Dr. brief stoppage at Doyang bility in arranging prop- uty commissioner, John support of the officers officers to be active in main focus is to uplift the However, he said the re- Elithung Lotha while in- reservoir before embark- er accommodation for Tsulese Sangtam said for proper management their assignment. economic status of the sponsibility also lies with teracting with the pub- ing on his maiden tour. teachers posted in their he was looking forward and implementation Pangnyu also gave neglected sector in his the people, how pro-ac- lic said that to uplift the Briefing his entourage respective areas so that with great expectation of govt. schemes and away the prizes to the constituency, which is tively they are responding horticulture landscape who were mostly govern- they can give their best in to work for the welfare of projects. He called upon winners of the essay, why he said he has cho- to government policy and of the area, the department officials from dif- giving quality education the people. the officers to share their drawing and painting sen these villages on his programmes. Govern- ment provides logistic as ferent departments, he to the students. Addressing the board views and come forward competition conducted members, Minister for with proposals and in- under Beti Pachao Beti Health & Family Welfare, novative ideas to convert Padhao (BPBP) (Save girl S Pangnyu Phom high- Nagaland to a vibrant child, educate her) pro- BSNL unions submit memorandum to governor Food Safety on Wheels to lighted about abolition society. gram. of VIP culture and the MLA BS Nganlang Extra assistant com- conduct awareness prog. motto of the PDA gov- Phom, in his speech con- missioner, Longleng, ernment to change the gratulated Pangnyu for Robi Sangtam present- D i m a p u r, A p r i l 2 1 and creating awareness system to ensure peace, his new assignment as a ed on activities of BPBP (EMN): Food analyst regarding Food safety, stability and progress in minister and chairman while MS district hospital of State Public Health educating the consumers the state. He asserted that of DPDB. He lauded the and chief medical officer Laborator y Kohima, in various aspect of food VIP culture cannot be officers led by the DC for presented their depart- Khrukutolu Veswuh, in safety laws and common eliminated and change the smooth and peaceful mental activities. a circular informed that hygiene practices in the Food Safety and Stand- state, Vesweh informed. ard Authority of India ‘ F o o d S a f e t y o n (FSSAI) has been work- Wheels’ can also be used ing towards having food to transport samples Forest dept. observes Earth Day testing laboratory in the picked from remote ar- public and private sector eas to the nearest food as well. He said it has also testing laboratory, he initiated a scheme to pro- added. vide mobile units called In view of the men- Food Safety on Wheels tioned above, the Na- (FSW) for food testing to galand Food Safety on PB Acharya along with members of the BSNL unions at Raj Bhavan in kohima on April 19. reach out to consumers Wheels would be execut- through as many touch ing food safety awareness Dimapur, April 21 (EMN): The Joint Updates from Raj Bhavan informed point as possible. and surveillance of com- Action Committee of Associations and that the message was with regard to the The Food Safety on mon food adulterants in Union of Executives and Non Execu- formation of BSNL’s tower. Wheels would execute food items in Dimapur tives of BSNL, NE-II Circle submitted a The governor is o have assured the the function of testing in- town on April 24 and 25th memorandum to the Governor of Naga- unions to forward the memorandum to cluding surveillance and and in Peren town on land, PB Acharya on April 19. the authority in concern. enforcement, training April 27 and 28th. Anti-tobacco campaign launched in Longleng town Dimapur, April 21 (EMN): Anti- tobacco campaign was launched in St Joseph school Longleng Town on April 20 by National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP). Officers and staff of the Forest department cleaning Dzulekei valley in commemoration of Earth Day. A press release received on Friday informed that about 800 D i m a p u r, A p r i l 2 1 number of sites meant for the Jamir reiterated the students participated in the pro- (EMN): Commemorat- picnickers and tourists. need to maintain the gramme in different batches. ing the Earth Day, the The department updated clean environment of According to Dr C Tetseo, drugs officers and staff of Prin- on Saturday. Dzulekei and other such and tobacco use is a big problem in cipal Chief Conservator Colluding on the areas. the district and awareness campaign of Forest, Nagaland led theme for the year “End Maintaining the pris- need to be taken to a higher level. by the PCCF and HoFF Plastic Pollution,” the tine nature is not the re- He informed that awareness pro- I Panger Jamir, under- officers and the staff sponsibility of only the grammes will be conducted in other took a cleanliness drive at cleaned the area of waste land owners but also of schools and churches in the town in Dzulekei valley, a tourist plastics and bottles in a the visitors as well, he Students taking anti-tobacco pledge during the campaign held at St. Joseph School in Longleng on April 20. the next few days. spot interspersed with a short drive during which said. NEWS IN BRIEF New Minister Hill Panchayat informs residents Nagaland observes Ujjwala Diwas The New Minister Hill Colony Panchayat has informed all the residents of the colony and adjoining colonies whose private water pipes runs through hume pipes in drainages and in open Dimapur, April 21 (EMN): councils to identify genu- locations, it was informed. drainages within the colony to be removed within seven days Joining the rest of the ine beneficiaries. By creating a special w.e.f. the day of this notification. The panchyat has warned of country, Tuensang ob- Also, Ashly Gas Agen- observation day, MoPNG action if any pipe is found laying the same. served ‘Ujjwala Diwas cy of Dimapur observed through its PSU Oil Mar- Gram Swaraj Abhiyan’ at Ujjwala Diwas on April 20 keting Companies (OMCs) Dimapur’s DC convenes meet KC Lodge in Tuensang on at Y Zhimo Colony council successfully promoted In view of the Nagaland Emergency Preparedness Exercise April 20, with the deputy hall. amongst the rural con- (NEPEx) to be held on April 26, the deputy commissioner of commissioner of Tuen- All together 20 ben- sumers, the safe and sus- Dimapur, Sushil Kumar Patel, has convened an emergency sang, L Jamithung Lotha eficiaries were distrib- tained use of LPG through meeting with Dimapur District Disaster Management Authority as the special guest. A uted free LPG connections peer group interactions (DDMA) on April 23 at 1 am in the deputy commissioner’s DPRO on Friday updated under ‘Pradhan Mantri on a large scale, a press conference hall. All the members have been requested to about the event. Ujjwala Yojana.’ The release from SO (CC) and attend the meeting positively. Speaking on the oc- agency updated about the LPG sales stated. Nagaland cooperative societies to meet casion, DC highlighted event on Saturday. It has mentioned that The All Nagaland Cooperative Societies Federation (ANCSF) the objective of the pro- The event was also ob- the Ujjwala Diwas also has called a meeting on May 5 at 11 am at Red Cross Society gramme. He said the served at B jalukie villages aimed at meeting the en- MC Hall in Kohima. The meeting has been convened to programme focused on of Peren district; Phek hanced target of enrolling deliberate (ICDP) ongoing project for districts. Office bearers safety, efficiency, health, town, Chethaba, Chizami 8 crore LPG beneficiaries and executive members are requested to attend the meeting. environment, economic of Phek district; Wokha and the Panchayats pro- development, and women Town, Chukitong of Wok- vided new LPG connec- NSSATA convenes emergency meet empowerment. ha district, under the aegis tions to eligible benefici- The Nagaland Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Teachers’ Association The assistant director of the Gram Swaraj Ab- aries. The event created (NSSATA) has called an emergency meeting on April 24 at 11 of Food and Civil Sup- hiyan, on April 20. awareness about the safety am at The Hut Restaurant, opposite Post Office in Kohima. plies, Tuensang shared L P G d i s t r i b u t o r s and utility of LPG, health All the district presidents and general secretaries have been about the main purpose (IOCL) of Dimapur, Kohi- benefits of using clean requested to attend the meeting, along with five members of Ujjwala Diwas and also ma, Zunheboto Tuensang fuels as well informed the each from their respective districts. The units are also mentioned the impor- and Kiphire districts also women participants about reminded to collect the membership fees which are due and tance of Adhaar card. For observed the events suc- the details of expanded submit the same during the meeting. this he urged the village cessfully in their respective PMUY categories. L Jamithung Lotha giving away a LPG card to a beneficiary in Tuensang. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, April 22, 2018

C M Y K STATE 3 Districts pick up the broom against the dirty pile Dimapur, April 21 (EMN): superintendent of police ing programme was held the public in general for Government authorities and subdivision officer of at Westyard colony, where their active participation and community groups the Public Works depart- the members of the VWF in making the social work across Nagaland on Sat- ment (roads and bridges) undertook the Swachatta a grand success. urday responded to the of Peren. Oath which was adminis- Mon Nagaland government’s The community tered by its president. As a part of preparing for clarion to the broom and cleaning drive was con- The group issued a the monsoon, Mon town the shovel to ‘clean’ their ducted in Jalukie, Tening press release on Saturday also conducted the clean- respective locality as part and Ahthibung too, with informing that the gathering work on April 21 from of a state-wide sanitation their respective adminis- ing at the event were en- 6:00 am. initiative. trative head supervising couraged with the appeal Work was distributed In Kohima district, the social work. Villages to inculcate the habit of to various departments the capital’s chief admin- across the district also keeping one’s self, house- each with a supervising istration and municipal participated in the event. hold, surroundings and officer. Each department authorities led by the Ko- the colony always clean. Dimapur was assigned to work a hima Municipal Council Citizens of Dimapur Phek location or at public junc- (KMC) took to the streets also witnessed a slightly Citizens and government tions. During the event at- in the “mass social work” cleaner city after the mass institutions in Phek dis- tendance roll was taken, in the entire municipal- cleaning work that was trict also took to clearing updates from the Infor- ity and, according to up- conducted on April 21, their premises and pub- mation and Public Rela- dates, villages in the dis- which commenced at 7 lic areas during the com- tions office informed. trict too. am. Administrative offic- munity work on Saturday. Participants cleaned and According to the ers and community lead- Employees of the govern- cleared blocked drains, state’s information bul- ers engaged in mobilizing ment and semi-govern- cleared weed and over- letin, the department of citizens to clean the 23 ment institutions, and growth along roads be- Information and Public wards under the super- members of the public of sides cleaning office com- Relations, the district ad- vision of Gaon Bura and Phek town participated in pounds. ministrations led in the ward chairmen. the event. Further, shop owners community event. Also, government The establishment cleaned the business es- In the capital, deputy employees cleaned their of the deputy commis- tablishment besides unc- commissioner of Ko- Rajesh Soundararajan, at center in jumpers, and his officers and staff work on a portion of his office’s premises on April 21. respective office premise sioner of Phek district logging drains. hima Rajesh Sounda- and compound under has expressed gratitude The ward executives rarajan along with the jungles were cleared and cleaning drive was super- Municipal Council. istration organised a the the supervision of their to the department and to and Gaon Bura took ini- administrator of the Ko- culverts and drains unc- vised and monitored by Taking responsibility cleaning drive across the heads of office as directed the public of Phek town tiative in their respective hima Municipal Council logged, while streets and administrators. The Gaon of their respective ward, district on the 21st. by Deputy Commissioner for the ‘successful con- area to clean it especially Elizabeth Ngullie, and public areas besides of- Bura of the colonies led chairman and Gaon Bura In the district head- Sushil Kumar Patel. duct of the mass cleaning roads and drains. subdivision officer Moa- fice compounds were and mobilised the com- of all the wards in the quarters, all the district The Dimapur Munici- drive, an update from the kumzuk Tzudir visited cleaned. munity members for the town supervised the com- heads of offices cleaned Longleng pal Council also pressed district’s Information and the wards and colonies The KMC, along with event. munity in cleaning drains, their respective office In Longleng district, citi- into service all its machin- Public Relations informed in and around Kohima line departments includ- The government em- streets, and public places. premises besides clear- zens participated in the eries including dump- on Saturday. town. They ‘took first ing the 15th BRTF, besides ployees also carried out In all the government ing foliage and drains. cleaning drive despite ers and excavators, with hand information on individuals and contrac- the drive in office com- offices, heads of offices The departments housed Wokha bad weather. The work manpower for the event. some important areas’ tors contributed dump- plexes and surroundings. along with their respective within the deputy com- Wokha town also took to commenced from 6: 00 The deputy commis- where drains have been sters and excavators to The participants cleared staff members cleaned up missioner’s office com- the cleanliness drive in all am. The community sioner visited the town’s the main issues during remove garbage, the up- the clogged drains, and their office premises after plex took charge of clean- the town’s colonies, wards, worked under the super- areas and most of the monsoon. The deputy dates infromed. thick weeds, bottles, which all the employees ing the complex. Workers and government offices vision of the district ad- wards during the event. commissioner and his Deputy Commis- and polythene bags etc. moved to areas allocat- from the Public Health on April 21. The commu- ministration. workers and At the Super Market, old team are said to have sioner Soundararajan has Drains, footpaths, and ed to each department Engineering department nity work was done under members of government and unusable marketing ‘taken note’ of the points expressed appreciation to streets were cleaned by where they were assigned volunteered to offer light the supervision of the dis- offices, nongovernmen- sheds were pulled down of concern raised by ward all the government em- volunteers including sol- to work, as directed by the refreshments to all the trict administration led tal organisations, educa- as part of clearing os- authorities. The adminis- ployees, wards and col- diers, Adhoc Town Coun- government. participants after the by Deputy Commissioner tional institutions, ward btructions and eyesores. tration is said to have as- ony leaders and citizens cil members, and others. Apart from clean- mass cleanliness work. Dr. Manazir Jeelani Sa- leaders, business estab- A community group sured them measures in and members of the busi- Mokokchung ing office premises and At Peren town, all the moon. The administrator lishment and the district’s ness community and the wards, six locations ward chairman and Gaon called the Vivekananda the interest of the public. The cleanliness drive was visited almost all the colo- chamber of commerce public in general for their namely Sewak Gate, the Bura mobilised commu- Welfare Foundation Personnel of the ad- carried out in and around nies, wards, and govern- participated in the event. response to the commu- town’s hospital areas, nity members in their (VWF) at Dimapur also ministration and the dep- Mokokchung town too. ment offices to monitor nity work in their respec- parking lot, MMC shop- respective ward and col- joined in the cleaning Zunheboto uty commissioner’s office, During the event, mem- the work, updates from tive area. ping complex, the po- ony, to clear shrubs and drive at Westyard colo- As part of the state-wide staff of government of- bers of the public from the IPR informed on Sat- lice point, old town hall drains. The work began at ny’s main roads area on sanitation drive, mem- fices and authorities and Pughoboto all the 18 wards, and em- urday. vegetable market, and 6:00 in the morning. The the day. Members of the bers of the Zunheboto citizens from 19 wards Citizens of Pughoboto ployees of government Dr. Jeelani has thanked Salangtem new market, community work was su- group and the colony’s District Disaster Manage- including members of the subdivision joined the and semi-government es- the public of the district. were cleaned. pervised by the additional citizens and area’s Gaon ment also took to clearing capital’s business com- state for the mass com- tablishments participated He has expressed grati- deputy commissioner Bura took part in the public areas and govern- munity took part in the munity work on April 21 under the supervision of Peren tude to the town’s colony of Peren district and as- community work. ment establishments, mass cleaning work. too as directed by the gov- district administration As part of the cleanliness and ward chairmen, gov- sisted by the additional Earlier, a brief launch- wards and villages. During the event, ernment of Nagaland. The and the Mokokchung drive, the district admin- ernment employees, and Anglers fish for concern for scaly friends and the environ Dimapur college adds new facilities from edu. mission scheme Eastern Mirror Desk Also, the legislator la- problem in our society,’ He called for faith in the several dams in the state, Dimapur, April 21: Di- mented that the people according to him. “When current government: “It’s especially the Doyang mapur Government Col- had been deprived for we talk about education, a new time, let change hydro project as these lege inaugurated two long. He questioned the we are talking about the start from here.” activities ‘barricades’ the projects of the Rashtriya previous government future of Nagaland.” Chishi, who inaugu- migratory path for the Uchchatar Shiksha Abhi- why they had to spend by To make the future rated the museum, said fishes. He theorised that yan (Rusa; Hindi for ‘na- the crore outside the state fruitful, he said it requires it was ‘a homecoming’ for if such structures are to tional higher education when ‘roads are quite pa- the effort of everyone and her. She was the former be constructed, fish lad- mission’) in the college’s thetic in Nagaland,’ for not only ministers or di- principal of the college. ders are needed. He also campus in Dimapur on instance. However he said rectors. He said that one She encouraged the col- said that if such projects Sat. April 21. that it was never too late should seek ways to be lege to march forward for are to be initiated then The minister for to start anew. responsible and not shirk quality and quantity. She the concerned depart- Higher Education Temjen “Our time, my time, responsibility. “We are a expressed hope that the ment must initially ap- Imna Along inau gurated your time” is the mental- taking society,” he said college would become a proach the Fisheries de- the two projects. The new ity of the Naga people, but he wants also that the cornerstone in the field partment or the Power facilities are an adminis- he said. ‘We only think people learn something of higher education in department. trative building and a flo- about this and this is the to give back to the people. Nagaland. “In future if the de- riculture nursery. A mu- partment are bound seum in the college was to build such projects also inaugurated by the then the NGO like AAN director of Higher Educa- should to come and in- tion Kuholi Chishi. tervene it,” Kire told the Rusa is an ambitious gathering. project which was intro- Assistant Director for Fisheries Dr. Vimezo Kire educating children about the anatomy of fish during the Many people may duced in 2013, and under- World Fish Migration Day programme at Lavi Lake in Dimapur. not realise the important taken by the Union Min- role that anglers play in istry of Human Resource Dimapur, April 21 commitments. threats faced by mah- monitoring and caring Development. It provides (EMN): The Nagaland For millennia, man seers in Indian waters. for our waterways and for strategic funding to state department of has exploited the vari- Construction of large fish stocks. Anglers are the higher education sec- Fisheries and a group of ous ecosystem services hydro power dams along natural custodians for tor in the country. The anglers called the An- which rivers provide. with small irrigation these important natural objective of the mission is glers Association Naga- Sand and coal mining, dams has badly affected resources. They spend to improve the quality of land (AAN) set the ball water abstraction, power the mahseer popula- much of their free time higher education through rolling with a second generation, the effluents; tion across the country. on the water so they academic, institutional, ‘World Fish Migration and use of poison, dyna- Building a wall across a are often the first to ob- and governance inputs, Day’ programme on Sat- mite, and gill netting are river poses a major bar- serve changes within the among others. urday at Lavi Lake, locat- some of many examples rier in the pathways of natural environment. The floriculture nurs- ed at Vihokhu village in which carry a high envi- species that migrate or This creates a strong ery was built as part of a Dimapur. The objective ronmental and ecological undertake long distance motivation for anglers component for ‘vocation- of the programme was to cost. With environmental movements, especially to become involved in alisation’ of higher educa- challenge the public to impacts ranging from for breeding. They usu- ensuring that they are tion. The administrative have a purpose of saving, physical habitat degen- ally prefer cool, deep, appropriately managed. building was through an protecting, and ensuring eration, pollution, and and oxygen-rich waters In many areas across infrastructure grant to ‘free migration for fish,’ the creation of in-stream in the main river chan- the world, anglers are colleges. besides caring for the barriers which interrupt nel but in the breeding becoming increasingly According to a faculty environment. natural flow patterns, the season, they migrate up- involved in monitoring member of the college, The World Fish Mi- aquatic resources, with stream to the shallows. programmes to tract the the two projects were gration Day is an event which we are blessed, are During the pro- ongoing health of our launched in January 29 to spread publicity about frequently abused be- gramme, assistant di- waterways and project 2015 with a budget of two the importance of open yond repair. rector for department to arrest and reverse en- crore. rivers and migratory The mighty mah- of Fisheries, Dr. Vimezo vironmental decline. In his address, Along fish. It is coordinated by seer — or ‘tiger of the Kire, emphasized on the They perform an considered the inaugura- the World Fish Migration water’— is one of the problems that are faced important function in tion of the projects a his- Foundation. On World currently eight known by the fishes in the riv- lobby government for toric moment. Historic, Fish Migration Day or- species of mahseers in ers of Nagaland. He de- improved management he said, because it was the ganizations from around India contributes to in- murred about disposal of our fish and water re- first project among 15 to be the world organize event land fishery in a major of garbage in gutters, sources, offering a voice inaugurated. He specifical- around the common way. They are one of the especially in hilly areas, of caution regarding po- ly spoke about the admin- theme of connecting most threatened and as most of the gutter is tential harmful develop- istrative building. To him, it fish, rivers, and people. heavily exploited groups connected with rivers. “A ment proposals. They is ‘one of the best buildings Many of these events are of mega fishes. Unsus- time will come when our also aid researchers in among the projects he has open to the public. By tainable fishery, dyna- kids will not know what understanding the fish seen.’ He thanked the con- working together they mite fishing, and habi- existed in those rivers,” population and species. tractors for ‘being account- create a greater driving tat degradation through Kire cringed. In fact, more new species able,’ saying that account- force to raise awareness, pollution and dams Kire also objected have been discovered by ability was an important share ideas and secure are some of the major about the erection of the anglers. endeavor.’ D-5298 EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, April 22, 2018 4 REGION Itanagar, Pasighat municipal Minor raped KA press club condemns in Assam attack on Shillong Times editor council polls on May 29 Tinsukia (Assam), April 21 Our Correspondent tary of DPCKA Denialson the authority to look over (PTI): A seven-year old girl Diphu, April 21 (EMN): Bey on April 21 Saturday. the matter with positive was allegedly raped by a tier system . The District Press Club of The statement men- measures. Itanagar, April 21 (PTI): The Aru- has been fixed for May 8, Kojeen middle aged man at Lajong “The commission had earlier Karbi Anglong (DPCKA) tioned that the attack on The journalist fra- nachal Pradesh State Election Com- said. village in Tinsukia district, moved the proposal for holding the has strongly condemned Journalists in the country ternity of Karbi Anglong mission (SEC) today announced Scrutiny of papers would be police said today. (panchayat) elections on January the attack on Shillong is happening every day in the release has raised May 29 as the date for elections to done on May 10 and the last date They also arrested the 31 this year as per schedule, and Times editor, Patricia which is an act of uncivi- voices demanding the Itanagar and Pasighat municipal for withdrawal of candidature is accused a 55-year-old man. requested the state government to Mukhim on the evening lised culture. The journal- culprit to be arrested and councils. May 14. As per the FIR lodged by convey its concurrence latest by the of April 17 by two uniden- ists who plays a vital role put behind the bars so The schedule for panchayat Counting of votes would be the girl’s father last evening first week of March. tified persons who had in the society remains that in the coming days polls, however, could not be final- held on May 31 and the entire elec- their neighbour Ainul Haq “But on getting no reply, re- hurled a kerosene bomb insecure and unsafe, the no untoward accident ised due to “technical reasons” tion process would be completed had a few days ago called minders were sent to the CMO on at her residence. This was release stated. should happen towards related to the recent Arunachal by June 7, he said in a statement, out the girl from the house February 19 and April 11, as the stated in a press release is- The DPCKA in the the working Journalist Pradesh Panchayat Raj Amend- adding, the model code of conduct and raped her. scheduled notification date was sued by the general secre- release has urged upon fraternity. ment Bill 2018, which has called for would come into force from May 1. The girl’s mother in- April 13, which already expired,” he changes in the structure of the Pan- The commission has also ap- formed him only last said in the statement. chayat Raj system, State Election pointed two observers for Itanagar evening about the inci- The Arunachal Pradesh govern- Commissioner Hage Kojeen said. municipality and one observer for dent and he immediately ment in its response mentioned There are at present 30 wards Pasighat municipality. informed his neighbours Mizoram CM inaugurates IBSD in the state that consequential amendments under the Itanagar Municipal Elaborating on the panchayat about it, the father said. are required to be incorporated in Our Correspondent In his speech, Prof Dinabandhu Sa- Council with 64,799 electors, while elections, Kojeen said a delay in T h e n e i g h b o u r s various subordinate legislations in Imphal, April 21 (EMN): After being hoo said that the presence of IBSD will the Pasighat Municipal Council the polls resulted because of the nabbed Haq from his view of the Bill, Kojeen said. established its activities in Manipur, bring together different departments, has 12 wards with a total of 9,646 Arunachal Pradesh Panchayat Raj house and handed him The state government has de- Meghalaya and Sikkim, the Institute of institutes and universities which will cre- electors. Amendment Bill 2018, passed in over to the police station. cided to hold the elections only bio-resources & sustainable development ate a biotech hub in the region through The notification for the election the state Assembly, whereby the A police official said after completing all the required (IBSD), a national institute under the de- technological interventions and develop would be issued on May 1, while the existing three-tier Panchayat Raj investigations into the in- last date for filing of nominations system is being replaced by a two- legal processes, he said. partment of Biotechnology, government technological packages. It will undertake cident was on. of India has formally entered the state of human resources development for sus- Mizoram as part of its big strides in new tainable utilization of bio-resources for research and development programme. creation of jobs and economic develop- The mandate of IBSD is to bring socio- ment of the state of Mizoram. Heroin seized Young man writes novel using smart phone economic development of the Northeast The units to serve as nucleus facility region through sustainable utilisation of that would finally culminate into centre in Aizawl bio-resources. Mizoram Chief minister of excellence for protected cultivation, Lan Thanhawla on April 21 inaugurated the units will produce quality of com- Aizawl, April 21 (PTI): The Mi- IBSD at Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram, mercial value. It will also provide train- zoram Excise and Narcotics in presence of Prof. Dinabandhu Sahoo, ings on production, post-harvest man- department officials seized 107 Director IBSD at Nursery Veng in Aizawl. agement and marketing to the farmers grams of heroin here and ar- While inaugurating the state-of-the- and unemployed youth said Prof Sahoo. rested two persons, one of them art facilities, Lan Thanhawla lauded IBSD He added that Mizoram has a huge a Myanmar national, depart- and said that IBSD has already taken sev- potential to become a biotech hub in ment spokesperson today said. eral initiatives in Northeast and now its the country due to its rich biodiversity, The spokesperson said that presence here will bring a lot of prosperity climatic conditions and good air con- the drug worth around Rs four and development to the state of Mizoram nectivity. IBSD will focus on value addi- lakh was reportedly smuggled which will boost the bio-economy the tion to Bamboo and other crops unique from Myanmar. region. to Mizoram. It may be mentioned that Lalrinsanga (25) of Tuichirh With the establishment of IBSD Mizo- IBSD has been promoting cherry blos- village in Myanmar and Ricky ram, the outreach activities in Mizoram to som (Sakura) initiative in Northeast and Lalchawia (32) of Aizawl were start with, would be centred around sus- organised India’s First Cherry Blossom arrested for alleged possession tainable technologies for protected and Festival in North East in 2016. I am sure of the contraband and booked open cultivation of important vegetable Mizoram will not only become a major under relevant sections of the crops in farmers fields and IBSD Main tourism destination but a role model Narcotic Drugs and Psycho- Hub Mizoram, Lan Thanhawla said. state in the country, said Prof. tropic Substances Act, 1985. The accused persons were produced before the special judge (Narcotic Drugs and and Our Correspondent of the youths and students from up of 36 short stories, which he Biplab seeks additional central Psychotropic Substances Act) Imphal, April 21 (EMN): A young Facebook or WhatsApp are the completed with his phone. Nar- this morning and were remand- private school teacher from a re- driving force for me to think and rating about it, he said, “Whatever ed to judicial custody. mote village in Manipur has writ- write more on the phone.” I note in my mobile were trans- funds to fulfill poll promises ten a novel using his smart phone. Speaking to Eastern Mirror cor- ferred to my pen-drive through my This came to light when the respondent, Haokip said that he school’s computer and then I sent it Agartala, April 21 (PTI): tion of the 7th central Pay Nagar, about 15 Km from 1,348 pigs die 28 year old M Paominlal Haokip’s writes down anything that comes to the press for printing.” Tripura Chief Minister Bi- Commission recommen- here, on November 21. novel Henu Kanao Akap’e (English to his mind, on his mobile phone, Haokip usually does not have plab Kumar Deb has de- dations for state govern- The BJP-IPFT govern- of PRRS and for: ‘Mother my brother is crying or wherever he goes. “That’s the enough money to clear the bills manded additional finan- ment employees, setting ment resolved in the first for you’) was formally released by advantage of having or carrying a for the cost of printing so he clears cial support from Prime up a Central Agricultural meeting of the council of Pastor Mangjapao Haokip of Kuki smartphone,” he cheered. his debt only after he finish selling Minister Narendra Modi to University and a super spe- ministers last month to CSF in Mizoram Baptist Convention on his 28th Haokip is the fourth son of M his copies. He has always wanted complete the poll promises cialty hospital like the All hand over the investiga- Aizawl, April 21 (PTI): At least birthday near Pallel town, located Doukholun Haokip and Ngaitin to buy a laptop or a computer but made to the people of the India Institute of Medical tions to the CBI. 1,348 pigs and piglets have died 50 kms to the south of Imphal un- Haokip of Sita village. He had the responsibility to look after his state. Sciences (AIIMS) in Tripu- The statement said in Mizoram during the past few der Tengnoupal district on April 18. written more than 500 poems, parents and his younger sister; he Deb yesterday met ra. Besides, The chief min- Mishra gave a patient hear- weeks due to the outbreak of Haokip, popularly known as M proverbs, and short and long is bound to stick with his respon- Nripendra Misra, Princi- ister requested the Centre ing to Deb and assured to Porcine Reproductive and Res- Lalcha Haokip, is a social science stories. He owned his first phone sibilities. pal Secretary to PM rime to allow one-time relaxa- implement the demands piratory Syndrome (PRRS) and teacher at Corner Stone Acad- back in October 2015. Since then Haokip advised the social me- Minister Modi at the Prime tion in educational and after proper examinations. Classical Swine Fever (CSF), emy, a private school in Manipur. it took him 29 months to complete dia users to use the apps with due Minister”s Office in New professional qualifications After the first BJP gov- an official said. The figure was He said, ‘The inspirational com- his 72 page novel in Thadou-Kuki responsibility for a positive change Delhi to place the demand, for teachers in Tripura, the ernment in Tripura came based on the latest weekly re- ments and responses I get about dialect. and to be careful while sharing or an official statement said. release said. to power last month, it ports received from the eight responsibilities and spiritual life Haokip’s fiction book is made uploading such sensitive materials. “Some promises have Apart from funds, Deb was sanctioned Rs 2,587 districts of the state till Thurs- been made to the people demanded CBI inquiry crore central funds for de- day, state Animal Husbandry of the state. Fulfillment of into the killings of two jour- velopment projects and and Veterinary department’s all these promises can be nalists last year. schemes such as housing, Joint Director (livestock health) Several injured during Manipur protest possible with additional On September 20, TV education and rural jobs. Dr Hmarkunga said here yester- financial support from the journalist Santanu Bhow- Deb had said last day. He said that 2,613 pigs and Imphal, April 21 (IANS): Several area and arrested two activists S. BJP member L. Rameshower was Centre as the state govern- mik was hacked to death month that Union Road piglets had so far been infected persons were injured on Saturday Inao and Laishram Bijen from their elected,” said an activist. ment is passing through while covering a political Transport and Highways with the PRRS and swine fever. after the police fired tear gas shells houses for spearheading agitations Chief Minister N. Biren Singh very difficult financial posi- event at Mandai in West Minister Nitin Gadkari has 81 villages had also been af- in Imphal East district to control against the shifting of the hospital and Health Minister L. Jayentaku- tion,” the statement, issued Tripura, about 30 km from promised Rs 12,000 crore fected by the two diseases. the crowd protesting against a de- to Keirao. mar maintain that there is a land by the office of the Chief Agartala. for six national highways in As there was no vaccine cision of the state government to “Congress member T. Lokeshor dispute due to which the hospital Minister, said. The other journalist, the state. According to the for the viral diseases, drugs to shift a hospital from Sagolmang to was elected from the Khundrak- cannot be constructed in Sagol- Deb sought the ad- Sudip Dutta Bhowmik, was BJP, Tripura is reeling under prevent secondary bacterial another constituency. pam constituency. For political mang, the activist added. ditional funds for filling shot dead inside the head- a deficit of Rs 11,355 crore, infections were administered to The Police on Saturday raided reasons the BJP government tried However, activists say that there up 12,222 vacant posts of quarters of Tripura State accumulated during the 25 the sick swines, he added. several houses in Khundrakpam to shift the hospital to Keirao where is no such dispute. school teachers, introduc- Rifle”s 2nd battalion at RK years of Left Front rule.

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Marketmen said pick-up in buying by local jewellers to meet forecast, healthy IT earnings wedding season demand Mumbai, April 21 (IANS): Monday showed that Figures from the Na- at domestic spot markets Forecast of normal mon- India’s Wholesale Price tional Securities Deposi- led to the rise in gold soon rains, along with Index (WPI) inflation sof- tory (NSDL) revealed that prices but a subdued healthy earnings in the tened to 2.47 per cent in foreign portfolio investors trend overseas capped IT sector, lifted the Indian March from a rise of 2.48 (FPIs) divested equities the gains. equity markets during the per cent reported for Feb- worth Rs 3,096.62 crore, Globally, gold fell 0.75 week ended Friday. ruary and acceleration of or $471.78 million, during per cent to USD 1,335.20 Besides, supportive 5.11 per cent in the cor- April 16-20. an ounce and silver by global cues, coupled with responding month of last “The top sectoral gain- 0.78 per cent to USD expectations of healthy year. On the currency ers were IT, metal, fast 17.09 an ounce in Singa- corporate earnings, led front, the rupee weak- moving consumer goods pore. the two equity indices -- ened by 92 paise to close (FMCG) and realty indi- In the national capi- the BSE Sensex and the at 66.13 against the dollar ces and the major losers tal, gold of 99.9 per cent NSE Nifty50 -- to extend from its previous week’s were PSU banks, energy and 99.5 per cent pu- their rise for the fourth close at 65.21. and bank Nifty indices,” rity edged up by Rs 60 consecutive week. “The Indian curren- Deepak Jasani, Head, Re- each to Rs 32,450 and Rs However, higher crude cy got hammered and tail Research, HDFC Se- 32,300 per 10 gram, re- oil prices, along with a sank to a 13-month low curities, told IANS. spectively. It had lost Rs weak rupee and heavy of 66.06 against the dol- On Friday, shares of 240 in yesterday’s trade. selling pressure in bank- lar (during the week) due IT bellwether Tata Con- Sovereign howev- ing stocks -- triggered by to rapid surge in global sultancy Services (TCS) er remained flat at Rs a likely hawkish stand of crude oil prices and fis- rose nearly seven per cent 24,900 per piece of eight the Reserve Bank of India cal deficit worries,” D.K. to touch a new high of Rs gram in scattered deals. (RBI) in its next monetary Aggarwal, Chairman and 3,414 per share, on the In step with gold, sil- policy review -- trimmed MD of SMC Investments back of its robust earnings ver ready traded higher some gains of the bench- and Advisors, told IANS. taking its market capitali- by Rs 200 to Rs 41,500 mark indices, said market “The minutes of the sation (m-cap) to over Rs per kg and weekly-based observers. last (previous) meeting 6.50 lakh crore or around New Delhi, April 21 jewellers amid weak glo- delivery by Rs 160 to Rs On a weekly basis, the of the Monetary Policy $98 billion. (PTI): Gold prices rose bal cues. 40,480 per kg. barometer 30-scrip Sensi- Committee (MPC) indi- The top weekly Sensex by Rs 60 to Rs 32,450 per Silver also gained Rs However, silver coins tive Index (Sensex) of the cated the RBI may shift gainers were: TCS (up 8.11 ten gram at the bullion 200 to Rs 41,500 per kg held steady at Rs 76,000 BSE rose by 222.93 points to a hawkish monetary per cent at Rs 3,406.40); market today on scat- due to increased offtake for buying and Rs 77,000 or 0.65 per cent to close at stance in June. At present, Bharti Airtel (up 6.07 per tered buying by local by industrial units and for selling of 100 pieces. 34,415.58 points. market participants cent at Rs 400.75); ITC The wider Nifty50 of looked little worried that (up 5.81 per cent at Rs the National Stock Ex- the commodity will con- 275.95); Power Grid (up change (NSE) closed tinue appreciating to new 4.94 per cent at Rs 207.30); Rlys to extend ‘Give it up’ scheme for senior trade at 10,564.05 points highs, which would spell and Hindustan Unilever -- up 83.45 points or 0.80 trouble for Indian mar- (up 3.96 per cent at Rs per cent from its previous Securities, told IANS. uity99, said: “Investors’ kets,” Aggarwal added. 1,465.50). citizens to all categories availing fare concession week’s close. “Sentiments also got sentiment also got a boost On the investment The losers were: Axis New Delhi, April 21 As part of its cam- during their train jour- “Markets extended a boost from postive glo- after India’s annual WPI- front, provisional figures Bank (down 6.65 per cent (PTI): Buoyed by its suc- paign to encourage peo- neys,” the official said, their winning streak to bal clues and IMD’s (India based inflation eased to from the stock exchanges at Rs 505.85); Tata Motors cess with senior citizens, ple in these categories explaining the cam- the fourth consecutive Meteorological Depart- 2.47 per cent in March, showed that foreign in- (DVR) (down 5.84 per cent the Indian Railways is to give up their subsidy, paign. week on strong earnings ment) forecast that India helped by a fall in food stitutional investors sold at Rs 190.95); Tata Motors set to extend its ‘Give it even if in parts, the rail- The idea, the official from TCS (Tata Consul- is likely to receive a nor- prices.” scrips worth Rs 2,821.24 (down 5.72 per cent at Rs up’ scheme to include ways will send each sen- said, is to create aware- tancy Services), Mindtree mal monsoon in 2018, “Positive global stocks crore, while the domes- 336.25); State Bank of In- other concession hold- ior citizen, who gave up ness and encourage and Cyient which posted which further boosted also supported buying,” tic institutional investors dia (down 3.90 per cent at ers to offset its nearly their subsidy, a person- more people to give up a better than expected sentiments,” said Jain. Sharma told IANS. purchased stocks worth Rs 241.40); and IndusInd Rs 33,000-crore subsidy alised letter by Railway the concession on fares. quarterly numbers,” Pra- Rahul Sharma, Sen- Official data released Rs 2,124.16 crore during Bank (down 2.42 per cent burden in annual pas- Minister Piyush Goyal. Between July 2017 teek Jain, Director, Hem ior Research Analyst, Eq- during market hours on the week. at Rs 1,814.00). senger fares. It is also in the proc- and March 31, 2018 - The decision was tak- ess of setting up a web- more than 10 lakh senior en after figures showed site on which it will up- citizens had given up 100 that following the intro- date realtime, not only per cent of their conces- SBI to save INR 30 cr. pa from 3.60 cr LPG connections given from duction of the scheme the money saved by the sion, while more than last year - by which sen- railways, but also the nine lakh had given up ior citizens can opt to data on senior citizens 50 per cent of their con- wind, solar power investments Ujjwala scheme in 2 yrs — Pradhan give up 50 per cent of who gave up their subsi- cession, resulting in a Patna, April 21 (PTI): Union Pe- connections in Bihar. The total their fare subsidy, more dy. The website will also saving of more than Rs troleum and Naural Gas Minis- number of LPG connections in than 19 lakh people carry testimonials from 32.30 crore. ter Dharmendra Pradhan and Bihar was 48 lakh four years ago gave up the concession, them. In total, since Au- Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today which has increased to 1.23 crore resulting in a saving of “Plans are afoot to gust 2016, when senior launched the “extended Pradhan connections now.” more than Rs 32 crore send newsletters to these citizens had the option Mantri Ujjwala Yojana” in Bihar un- Stating that there are 2.10 crore between July 22, 2017, senior citizens, felicita- to give up 100 per cent der which 8 crore LPG connections families in Bihar, he said that re- and March 31, 2018 for tion of some of them of their subsidy, until would be given to beneficiaries maining 90 lakh families would be the railways. by the minister, SMSes March 2018, 40 lakh of across the country. covered under the extended Ujjwa- “We realised that in thanking them for their them have given up their Earlier, the target under the la scheme which is almost mov- 2016 when we were tell- efforts and a special to- subsidy, allowing the na- Centre’s flagship scheme was to ing towards becoming a universal ing people to give up ken of appreciation for tional transporter to save Mumbai, April 21 (PTI): Country’s largest lender SBI today said give 5 crore LPG connections across scheme. The extended scheme was their concession by 100 them by the train crew around Rs 77 crore. it has saved Rs 125 crore in the last eight years by putting up 10 the country which was raised to 8 launched by Chief Minister Nitish per cent, many did not windmills, and expects to save Rs 30 crore annually through its crore with additional allocation of Kumar in the presence of union do. In 2017, when we renewable energy investments. fund in the current fiscal 2018-19. minister Ram Vilas Paswan and gave them the option of The bank has installed 10 windmills having a capacity of 1.5 Prime Minister Narendra Modi, others. giving up 50 per cent, MW each, including six in Maharashtra, three in Tamil Nadu who launched the scheme on Apart from those included un- many came forward,” a ELITE ACADEMY and one in Gujarat since 2010 and saved over Rs 125 crore in May 1, 2016, from Ballia in Uttar der Socio-economic caste census Railway Ministry official Near New N S T Bus Station energy costs, an official statement said. Pradesh, has made the provision (SECC) to avail the scheme, Prad- said. Kohima It has also invested in solar power and now possesses a ca- in this financial year’s budget to in- han said that “extended Pradhan “This is completely Ph. 9862034454 pacity of 21.23 MW in renewable power sources, it said, adding crease the target from 5 crore to 8 Mantri Ujjwala Yojana” would now voluntary and now we’re preparing a campaign that taking it to 25 MW will help it save Rs 30 crore every year. crore under Ujjwala yojana, Prad- cover all SC/ST households, Most Admission Going on for: It, however, did not specify the time by which it aims to take han told reporters here. Backward Classes, beneficiaries to encourage more such up the capacity to 25 MW or any details of the investments on Buoyed by the success of the of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana concession holders to 1) N P S C/ U P S C Prelims Exam 2018, SSC such initiatives. scheme in past two years, Pradhan (Gramin), Antyoday Anna Yojana, come forward,” the offi- and Banking On the eve of the World Earth Day, the bank said it aims to said that 3.60 crore out of 5 crore forest dwellers, people residing in cial said. 2) Computer Courses (Special Classes for be carbon neutral and also announced that it has set up 151 LPG connections have been given river and river islands. Railways extends pas- those who are waiting for Exams result) solar rooftop sites that have a capacity to generate 6.23 MW of in past two years in the country un- Stating that around five lakh senger fare concessions 3) Special Coaching for Stenography and power. der the scheme. people lose their lives every year in 53 categories, which include passengers with Typewriting Energy generated through these renewable sources is sole- Of 3.60 crore connections, 50 due to preparing food through 4) Cutting and Tailoring ly for captive use by bank’s various offices and branches across lakh connections have been given traditional methods of wood, coal disabilities, cancer, tha- 5) Spoken English (Starting soon) the country, making them free of any carbon emission, it said. under Ujjwala scheme in Bihar etc, he said that seven cylinders lassemia, heart and kid- K-1641 “With various climate action plans, we reaffirm our com- alone, he said. are used by the general households ney patients, war wid- mitment of being a responsible corporate aligned with sus- He said, “When we (NDA) took in a year whereas beneficiaries of ows students and others, tainable business practices,” chairman Rajnish Kumar was over the reins at the Centre, only Ujjwala scheme use 4.3 cylinders incurring a loss of about OFFICE OF THE CHÜMOUKEDIMA 23 out of 100 households had LPG every year. Rs 33,000 crore annually. quoted as saying in the statement. VILLAGE COUNCIL H.Q. Chümoukedima Dimapur District: Nagaland Life insurers’ new Information for Extension of date Gionee to launch new for Registration/Renewal of land under Chümoukedima Village and business premium Chümoukedima 'A' Village. smartphones in India on April 26 Registration/Renewal of land under up 11% in 2017-18 New Delhi, April 21 Chümoukedima Village/ Chümoukedima Kolkata, April 21 (IANS): about Rs 59,314.55 crore, (IANS): Amid restruc- 'A' Village has been extended from 23rd to As many as 24 life insur- up by 17 percent from Rs turing plans to scale up th ers posted a 11 per cent 50,626.23 crore in the FY its India business, Chi- 26 April 2018, time 9:00 am. to 4:00 p.m., growth in first year pre- 17. In March 2018, the life nese smartphone maker and Venue- Chümoukedima Village Youth mium income to over Rs insurers’ first year pre- Gionee is set to launch Society Hall. Therefore all plot holders under 1.93 lakh crore in 2017-18, mium was at Rs 29,171.31 a new range of smart- its jurisdiction who could not register their as compared to about Rs crore, a 16 percent dip phones on April 26. 1.75 lakh crore collected from Rs 34,675.74 crore in According to indus- land in the earlier given date, are asked to by them in the previous the corresponding month try sources, the smart- register their land within the date extended. fiscal. of previous fiscal mainly phones are expected to No further extension shall be given, According to data due to fall in premium be priced in the bracket therefore all plot holders are asked to do the compiled by Insurance collection of LIC. of Rs 9,000 and Rs 15,000 Regulatory and Develop- LIC’s first year pre- and a “Full View Display” needful during the given period. ment Authority of India, mium collection dur- is said to one of the key state-run public life in- ing March only was at features of the devices. Documents required surer Life Insurance Cor- Rs 18,748.16 crore, down Earlier this year, me- 1. For Fresh/Renewal Registration: poration of India (LIC) by 26 per cent from Rs dia reports said that fi- i. 2 colour passport. reported an 8 percent in- 25,299.69 crore in the nancial woes in China rector, Gionee India, said Gionee lovers that the have retail presence in crease in its new business same month of FY17. may hit Gionee’s India that the brand was here brand is here to stay,” over 42,000 stores and ii. Sale deed/Gift deed duly verified. premium (first year pre- Private life insurers, operations. to stay. He also refuted Chang added. has 600 exclusive service iii. Old Registration Patta Document. mium) in the last finan- however, posted an 11 Informed sources had reports in the Chinese The company had centres in the country. It iv. Original document only should be cial year to about Rs 1.34 per cent growth in new claims a customer base told IANS the company media that the company 2.2 per cent share in the presented. lakh crore as compared to business premium dur- might scale down its op- is facing financial woes in Indian smartphone mar- of 1.25 crore in the coun- over Rs 1.24 lakh crore in ing March 2018 to Rs erations in India and in- paying its suppliers. ket for 2017, according to try. 2016-17 (FY17). 10,423.15 crore as against troduce a different busi- “We are equally ex- Counterpoint Research. The company has (Mhasiletuo Visezo) However, 23 private Rs 9,376.04 crore in the ness model to ramp up cited about our presence Gionee, which es- also been aggressively Secretary players’ new business corresponding month of growth. However, David in the Indian market and tablished its presence in pushing for sports spon- Chümoukedima Village Council. premium in FY 18 stood at previous fiscal. Chang, Global Sales Di- would like to assure all India in 2012, claims to sorship. D-5299 EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, April 22, 2018 6 Seven Things God Says About the Earth and Caring for It Veronica Neffinger | crosswalk.com other important aspects of life. But see a small bird or a new snow, be He also cautions us against taking reminded of God's Truth! n the occassion of World task to the people He created. Any- liberties with this gift. In Jeremiah, 6. The earth is a showcase for Earth Day (April 22), it's one who has ever tended a garden, God says, "I brought you into a fer- God's existence. a perfect time to con- helped clean up city streets, or tile land to eat its fruit and rich pro- From the vast ocean to the stunning sider God's plan for how planted new trees has likely felt the duce. But you came and defiled my mountain ranges to the intricacies Ohumans are to care for the earth. joy of this task. land and made my inheritance de- of an ecosytem, the whole earth is From the creation of the world until 2. God gave people authority over testable" (2:7). This is a warning to a canvas that proclaims the exist- today, the Bible gives us guidance His Creation. us to use the earth well and to treat ence of a Creator. The Apostle Paul on what God has to say about our Not only does God task people with it as a valuable mark of God's Crea- writes about this in Romans 1:20: duty to act as stewards of the earth tending and caring for the earth, He tion and provision, rather than as a "For ever since the world was cre- and everything God created to in- gives them dominion or authority thing to waste and defile. ated, people have seen the earth habit it. Although God's good vision over His Creation: "Then God said, 5. God uses His Creation to remind and sky. Through everything God for the care of the earth has been 'Let us make human beings in our us of His Truth. made, they can clearly see his in- marred by humans in many ways, image, to be like us. They will reign In Matthew 6:26 Jesus tells His fol- visible qualities—his eternal power hopefully looking back to Scripture over the fish in the sea, the birds very ground we walk on needs time prune your vineyards and harvest lowers, "Look at the birds. They and divine nature. So they have no will reestablish a right view of the in the sky, the livestock, all the to refresh and replenish its ability to your crops, but during the seventh don’t plant or harvest or store food excuse for not knowing God." role we as humans and as Christ- wild animals on the earth, and the produce good things. It is like when year the land must have a Sabbath in barns, for your heavenly Father 7. We are stewards of this earth for followers play in caring for God's small animals that scurry along the you see a plot of land that used to be year of complete rest. It is the Lord’s feeds them. And aren’t you far more a limited time. amazing Creation. ground'" (Genesis 1:26). Humans an old junkyard and waste ground Sabbath. Do not plant your fields or valuable to him than they are?" God As caretakers of the earth, we need 1. Humans are given the task of are God's special creation, and to being turned into a flower garden; prune your vineyards during that often uses His incredible Creation to to be reminded that God has only stewarding the earth. show how much He values us, He the earth needs time to renew itself. year" (25:2-4). remind us of important Truths--His given us this task for a limited time. In the very first book of the Bible- gives us the task of using our minds, The Bible speaks of this in Leviticus 4. God wants us to enjoy what He Creation complements His Word One day He will "create new heav- Genesis--God places Adam in bodies, and resources to be good when God tells the people of Israel, created, not defile it. so well! Another example of this is ens and a new earth" (Isaiah 65:17). the Garden of Eden to "tend and leaders of the rest of His creation. "When you have entered the land I Since God grants us dominion over in Isaiah 1:18: “Though your sins But for now, and especially as Earth watch over it" (Genesis 2:15). God 3. The earth needs a Sabbath to am giving you, the land itself must His Creation, we have a right to use are like scarlet, I will make them as Day approaches, let us do all with- of course is capable of caring for rest like we do. observe a Sabbath rest before the what we need from the earth to live. white as snow. Though they are red in our power to care well for this the earth He created Himself, but All of God's Creation was made with Lord every seventh year. For six He has given us the authority to use like crimson, I will make them as amazing planet God created and it is significant that he assigns this the need to breathe, to rest. Even the years you may plant your fields and His Creation for food, shelter, and white as wool." The next time you entrusted us to steward.

READERS’ MIRROR VIEWS & REVIEWS Lack of Education in Literacy Examining the Morality of Our Actions ot everyone is literate a quote that says "only fool knows orality, in a general sense, defines responsibility, and genuine care for the well-being not because we will be shunned, but because if everybody but not all literates are everything". the outlook of a society. It is the lens only toward ourselves but also toward others. And I lied whenever it suits him/her, then fear, distrust, and educated. If I should By the way, what kind of through which the world is viewed think, in my opinion, this universal moral principle is suspicion will be the fate of human societies. Indeed, be honest, I respect bu- education teaches us not to have and understood. It defines what is lacking in Nagaland. the present problem of the “trust deficit” in Nagaland N considered to be good, beautiful, Most people, myself included, in our state hardly has much to do with this. Or that we should not steal reaucrats million times bigger and respect for elders? It makes me truthful,M sacred, virtuous, ethical, good manners, and bother to introspect into the underlying moral prin- not because we will become unpopular, but because if higher than the politicians and wonder 'some' young officers seeing them joining politics on find it too difficult to address so forth. Much of morality, constituted by our certain ciples of their action. We ought to be aware of the everybody were to steal, then no one would be safe. In attaining superannuation, I trust "Madam/Sir" to officers the age beliefs and norms, is our own creation. They go on motivations of our day to day practical actions. This other words, this moral principle is the inner voice re- their potential to man the state of their parents. They may not to constitute the morality of our society. Thus, moral is quite essential because our practical actions, for bet- minding us that we are the source of our moral laws. machinery. In full faith and sound be IAS officers but they definitely ‘goodness’ or ‘badness’ is the product of our societal ter or worse, go on to determine how we do thing, If lying, deceiving, and stealing are unacceptable to us mind, I believe and look up to are responsible department offic- beliefs and norms. Certainly, each society has its own how we decide what works and what doesn’t, how then we should not engage in such behaviour. them all my life and always will. ers. Lacking elderly respect and morality that is infinitely varied in its nature and in its we interact with others, and how we view the world; Behind this universal moral principle is the dic- This write-up is in no way gener- calling them mouthful by name sources. Yet, regardless of the differences in culture, in other words, these actions determine the nature of tum, “treat others as you would wish to be treated.” alizing all the bureaucrats but an says a lot about us. According to language, race, religion, society, history, myths, and our relations, good or bad, with others in the society; Or as it is said, in the Holy Scripture, “Whatever you expression of my view after ob- CareerRide.com, "Literacy might memories, there is one thing that is common to us all: thus, establishing themselves as moral foundations of wish that men would do to you, do so to them.” But serving enough of some high and make people feel superior to oth- our ‘Humanness.’ And as human beings, we share our actions. Let me provide some examples to eluci- we hardly spare a moment’s thought since we are con- mighty supermodels walking the ers, but only educated people are something ‘universal’ that transcends our man-made date on the essentiality of universal moral principles sumed by things which in the larger scheme of things ramp. Here I quote the statement superior who know how to re- construction of social and cultural values and beliefs. in our daily actions. are superfluous. The universal moral principle com- of Aryan Dwivedy, "Literate peo- spect elders and pay due impor- Indeed, if we seriously consider the numerous divi- Say, for instance (taking an example which is municates to us that we should do things not because ple working at higher positions tance to their colleague's work". sions we have constructed, by classifying under the close to home), you have the authority to allocate a we will gain something out of helping or being kind to and misusing their positions and Chill!!! Days have changed, guises of religion, language, culture, tribes, traditions, very lucrative government contract or select a candi- others. Rather, we should do things because they are degrading others are the biggest many Naga youngsters are privi- we soon come to a realization that these are all but a date for an important position in a company/govern- right. That we should not expect anything in return for example of uneducated people". leged in getting access to foreign human construct, an artificial division created to keep ment. Numerous candidates applied for that specific helping others or for doing good deeds. Yet, we do not Life is a great teacher be- education each passing day. others at bay. contract/position. How will you select the candidate? think about such moral principles. Of course, I am not cause it teaches us a great lesson Many had already graduated However, our ‘humanness’ enables us to conceive Will you select the best candidate or the one who be- stating that every person in Nagaland does not think and we accept people as they are. from world renowned universities something that transcends all the artificial divisions. longs to your tribe? Take for instance that you decide of such moral implications, rather very few people do. We are human beings first, aren't as Gold Medallists and awardees. This humanness uplifts our particular values, be- to select the candidate from your tribe. Now, the uni- However, this is not enough because when the major- we? Some are so obsessed with They still stay blessed and humble liefs, traditions, myths, memories to what we know versal moral principle would mean that before you ity of the people practices and accepts a certain be- the status and position that they because their education humbled as ‘Moral.’ For it is quite unlikely for morality to ex- go ahead with your actions of selecting the candidate lief, that particular belief becomes society’s ‘morality,’ find it extremely difficult to tone them. Someone may not be oc- ist, or even be conceived of, without this element of from your tribe, ask yourself if you are willing to ac- even if the view of the majority is erroneous. This is down due to the mighty UPSC cupying public office because we ‘humanness.’ Without this particular element of hu- cept this particular principle of your action (“selecting why tribalism is rampant despite the fact that lots of thorn in their vocal chords. We all have different area of interests, manness, morality is unimaginable. There are some the candidate from your tribe”) to become universal, efforts are propagated to minimize such divisive be- may have super brain but we are dreams and goals in life. Cer- universally common values, beliefs, and principles, i.e. practiced by everyone in Nagaland. If this princi- liefs. It vindicates the fact that a majority of us cannot good only for ourselves till the tainly there are responsible people i.e. morals, based on this element of humanness that ple of “favoring one’s own tribe by everyone in Naga- get past our tribal mentality. That is also the reason time we bulldoze off that moun- shouldering big responsibilities in cut across the differences we have constructed. These land” is acceptable for you, then go ahead with your why ‘change’ in our society is hard to come by; and tain of ego in us. the society. I have heard stories morals, based on our collectively shared humanness, decision. However, if you find this principle unac- hence, this is why unbridled corruption and backdoor Why agree to disagree over of them experiencing a ferocious are universally valid. So, the obvious question then is: ceptable then you should refrain from it. appointments ensue. Moreover, as in any society, we something that you are not even carnivorous treat by 'some' par- what are these ‘universal’ morals? In another instance, say that you are doing well do have elements of people who have an interest or a well aware of? Please remember ticular young and energetic offic- Keeping one’s promises; not lying; being honest, in life. The heavens have blessed you with affluent stake in keeping ‘tribalism’ alive, especially for those that post Nagaland Retirement ers from amongst the so called kind, and generous; being able to sympathize and em- life with which you could help those who you see who benefit, benefited, and are going to benefit from Act 2009, a new generation of Nagaland cadres. Oh sorry, even pathize with pains and sorrows of others; being genu- struggling and facing great hardships. Say that they such spiteful mores. And the only way, in my opinion, well qualified and efficient em- the highest degrees cannot buy inely helpful; not cheating to get ahead in life; not became up to you asking for help and you decide not to to check tribalism, as well as numerous other prob- ployees have taken over the state. personality and integrity. ing selfish or greedy; not being biased against others help. But before you completely dismiss the helpless, lems, we face in our state is to apply the unbiased uni- To me, fact is fact and I don't If we think we are too big for because of their tribe, religion, race, etc.; and many you ask: “Will it be acceptable that those who are in versal moral principle in our daily conduct. read it right when they say "The others, we are definitely unfit to fit more are morals based on this universal principle of need should not be helped?” Moreover, who knows It is indispensable to remind ourselves that the BOSS is always right", the Truth in a normal and civilized society. humanness. After all, all of these moral codes are one day, for you never know when you may be at the essential characteristics of a society are determined has to be told and there is no fear There is an urgent need to take equally valued and esteemed regardless of which so- receiving end of lady fortune’s fickleness, you may by man’s moral nature. Our society, like any society in the truth. You may think that care of overdosed UPSC hango- ciety, culture, religion, tradition, or tribe, one adheres be in a position when you may be in need of help. in the world, is an organism that reflects our moral listening to someone below your vers. Illiterate people in rural Na- to. They remind us to see others as an ‘end’ and not And when that day comes, will you not want to be condition. We, therefore, are the source of our own status is so luxurious that you galand are rich in elderly respect as ‘means’ to an end. It is not the case that honesty helped. If you find it unacceptable that those seeking morality. Whether a society is good or bad depends can't afford to stoop so low. But if and so let us accept the fact that and kindness are considered to be ‘good’ and ‘moral’ help ought not to be helped, then you should probably on the morality of its people. Hence, a good society learning is a continuous process we are less educated than them. only in one society and not in others; or that selfish- help, especially when you are in a position to help. reflects our moral maturity and veracity, while a bad that has no end, then there is no Height of being unpolished is ness and greediness are considered to be acceptable in The same universal moral principle is applicable society reveals our immature moral sentiments; af- harm being a good listener to peo- perfectly reflected when we are one and not in another. These universal morals hold in all aspects of our daily practical actions to which ter all, moral goodness is the product of our beliefs, ple who are being practical, well literally literate but lack basic ‘without exceptions,’ for if it is wrong to break one’s we conveniently choose to ignore such as in the mis- norms, and values. I, certainly, do hope that my ob- versed and already in the field. etiquette. Our etiquette says a lot promises, to steal, to be cruel, or to lie, then it would use of public funds; cheating the poor and the rural servations on the morality of our daily conduct are Everyone knows something, not about our background and up- be wrong for anyone, at any time, anywhere to do so. people; lying; condescendingly speaking to other; not inaccurate, for they are thoughts of an armchair phi- that someone knows everything. bringing. Life is great if only we There are no exceptions with regard to this universal showing respect; speaking behind people’s back; con- losopher, who probably spends way too much time Life would be undoubtedly better know how to carry ourselves. moral principle. We cannot teach other not to “de- niving, manipulating, and deceiving; and many more. thinking about the ideal, the ultimate state of things. if we shed off few kilos of "Know Vikali Shikhu ceive,” while we exempt ourselves from such teach- We don’t spare a moment’s thought to reflect on our Dr. Salikyu Sangtam All" mentality. Let us learn from Unity Village, 5th Mile ings. Rather, they entail some sentient of sincere duty, actions. The issue here is that we should not lie not St. Joseph University Pivoting on Things: Improving System for Development e need improvement across three major dimensions: physi- Do we have room for personal world war era historical significances space for growth. Yet, we have been the people are left aloof in propagat- throughout the spa- cal development, cognitive develop- cognitive development to channel and blunders respectively which has deprived of conditions to flourish ing a solution for the people in a nar- cious volume of our ment, and socio-emotional develop- across the realm of social develop- been recorded naturally. But, as long and explore meaningfully, owing to row coverage where more intricacy Wreality; there is only as ment. Physical development of the ment in general? Yes, definitely! Ar- as there is collective hope, instead traditional norms and political inca- has a way of surging upon. The peo- much requirement for any statistics to environment would require of our istotle defined personal development of giving in for the current decay pacity to facilitate human capital and ple have been subdued and deprived elucidate or convince us of this – we political system to be of pragmatic, as a category of phronesis or practical of the system to mutate and devour resources in cultivating the rudimen- of rights and progress through vari- have perceived in this environment people-oriented, collective vision wisdom, where the practice of virtues progressive future, we have a chance tary aspects to architect the bases and ous channels and we have grown out as enough and the data would fall and aspiration to enforce dynamics (arête) leads to eudaimonia, com- and choice to manifest the hope into foundations to streamline the process of it today. Like the slogan of the short of our collective empirical cog- in crossing boundaries otherwise/ monly translated as "happiness" but building. What better way than to let of development. Black Panthers (a political organiza- nizance in readily endorsing this fact. previously made believed/conceived more accurately understood as "hu- being had the wrong way incessantly. The present political culture and tion) - “All Power to the People”, may Developmental psychology is the as grotesque and insane even – solely man flourishing" or "living well". Our The Nagas, being human are only hierarchies in the government has we Nagas break out of our tribal bar- scientific study of how and why hu- to achieve realistically applicable ap- reality has been distorted for decay prone to human errors and inherent failed us miserably. And yet we are, riers and resonate with common will man beings change over the course of paratus to realistically impact our en- for quite a while, resulting remotely flaws, and so, we Nagas [including under a colonial imposition of identi- for common cause. their life. This field examines change vironment. and mostly from our post second this writer – a Naga] have a lot of ty as a state. While in some instances T Y Tikhir

hen my “chocolate” Labrador retriever puppy was three months old, I took him to the veterinar- DAILY ian’s office for his shots and checkup. As our vet carefully looked him over, she noticed a small white marking in his fur on his left hind paw. She smiled and said to him, “That’s where God held you when He dipped you in chocolate.” WI couldn’t help but laugh. But she had unintentionally made a meaningful point about the deep and per- PATH sonal interest God takes in His creation. Jesus tells us in Matthew 10:30 that “even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.” God is so great that He is able to take infinite interest in the most intimate details of our lives. There is nothing so small that God in the Details it escapes His notice, and there is no concern too trivial to bring before Him. He simply cares that much. God not only created us; He sustains and keeps us through every moment. It’s sometimes said that “the BIBLE READ: MATTHEW 10:29–31 devil is in the details.” But it’s better by far to understand that God is in them, watching over even the things that escape our notice. How comforting it is to know that our perfectly wise and caring heavenly Father holds THOUGHT FOR TODAY: us—along with all of creation—in His strong and loving hands. The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on Loving Lord, I praise You for the wonder of Your creation. Help me to reflect Your compassion by tak- all he has made. ing care of what You’ve made. ~ Psalm 145:9 God attends to our every need.

The contents of articles in this page do not necessarily reflect the Editorial view or policy of the paper. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, April 22, 2018 7 India Needs a Protection Programme Living Today were alive. If you don’t sow love in time you Ambrose. J. Chakre may reap guilt and remorse in the later to Stop Witnesses From Turning Hostile henever I hear the word death stages of your life. It’s what you do now that I am reminded of the people will determine how you feel in the future. Eventually, Zaheera alleged that eral legal and constitutional close to me who went away Occasions like mother’s day and Fa- Adeeti Singh and Sudipti Saxena | thewire.in her entire family was browbeat- rights, a witness, and to a great to be with the Lord. Its some- ther’s day are unique in their own ways en by Madhu Shrivastav, a BJP extent the victim, doesn’t re- While an accused has several der which Sohrabuddin, along thingW I subconsciously recollect but its be- because it celebrates what they are. The MLA. With a lot of media cover- ceive any significant safety reas- legal and constitutional rights, with his wife Kauser Bi, was ap- cause of the strong bond I had with them lives of your parents are not in your hands. age and attention, she pleaded surance from the judiciary. This a witness doesn’t receive any parently killed by the police in while they were alive. We don’t always get You may not always get to celebrate these for a re-trial after talking about could be a major factor for the significant safety reassurance an open fire when they tried to to choose our best moments neither are we events always. A time will come when you the death threats she had been low conviction rate and a higher from the judiciary. arrest them. Tulsiram Prajap- always ready when tragedy strikes a person will no longer be able to call them by their receiving to take back her state- acquittal rate in India. A key im- athi, Sohrabuddin’s aid who had we love. These are things and instances name. May be if you don’t get to celebrate ment. A Mumbai special ses- provement would be a concrete itnesses are un- reportedly been a witness to the which might happen when we least expect this Mother’s day with love and apprecia- sions court eventually held her witness protection programme. doubtedly some of scene, was killed in yet another it and are least prepared for it. The things tion you may never have another chance to guilty of perjury under Section A provision for witness reloca- the most signifi- supposed police encounter which we do today are the memories for do so. If you don’t learn to do good to them 191 of the Indian Penal Code. tion can also be instituted in cant characters in a when he was being brought to the future. I won’t always be here neither while they are alive, you will find it hard to Wlaw trial, as they help resolve the the court to testify. It’s also possible that these severe cases, as they generally erase the bitter regrets as you live on. will the ones I love be always with me. witnesses choose a convenient stretch over a longer duration incoherent nature of cases to a Various reasons can be pro- Something I realized is that I may get to When you do good for someone today, life, over getting stuck in court of time. A facility wherein the remarkable extent. But what posed while trying to explain choose my own moments but I wont get o you will live to cherish the moments you proceedings, exhausting their victims and witnesses are to happens when witnesses go why witnesses turn hostile. choose my future. When you do good for a had with the person and the things you did own time, money and energy. In be compulsorily briefed about against their own testimonies in There are no solid witness pro- person, will make you feel good inside. If for him or her. When you live for the mo- addition to this, there is always their rights as a witness, while a court of law? tection schemes safeguarding you do something worthwhile today, that ment, you invest in the future. What can be a high chance of a slow-paced they are getting their state- If witnesses turn hostile, the interests of witnesses in In- will be your reward for your future. One ba- done today shouldn’t be neglected. What hearing, during which they are ments registered, may be vital. progress is disrupted, adversely dia, which can make court ap- sic truth is that we are often driven by what has to be done now should be done at the expected to show up in court There is certainly a provision for affecting the order of the judi- pearances terrifying for them, we think is right. But often things does not instantly. The people you live with and the whenever summoned. keeping the witness’s identity cial system. While a majority not to forget that appearing happen as we assume it to be. This goes on person you see every day may die before The prevailing laws regard- secret under Section 17 of the of cases may appear open and in front of a court can be very to show that the human mind often em- you. Once they go to the grave you can no ing statements made by wit- National Investigation Agen- shut at first glance, upon closer intimidating for people un- phasizes on what could be done tomorrow longer do hat you want to do for them. It nesses are not regulated by a cy Act of 2008, but the lack of inspection it can be observed used to the legal system. In the rather than what needs what to be done may be that you had wished to be good signature identification system, awareness amongst the general that there are a number of fac- much-discussed Salman Khan today. One thing we have to keep in mind to them, but you may not get to do what as mentioned under Section population greatly restricts the tors, ranging from the lack of 2002 hit-and-run case, Sachin is that, we can’t always have it our way. Be- you desire when they are no longer with 162 of the Indian Penal Code. usage of these laws. proper police investigation to Kadam, a significant witness cause all that we are is by His grace, and you. When you are stirred or inspired to An amendment is urgently re- Hostile witnesses must be discrepancies in the statements (the security guard of Neelsagar all that we will be is in His hands. We don’t help someone, you should do as your con- quired which makes it manda- given the benefit of the doubt of witnesses, evidence tamper- Hotel, opposite the site) went know when our lives will end, neither will science beckons you. tory for witnesses to sign the because they are the most in- ing and sometimes even hidden against his own statement. He we know when our loved ones will be taken The reward it gives you will be the statement documents to en- tegral aspect of an entire in- agendas of the people holding said that he just saw a car hit a away from us. Life is just a journey and the fulfillment of your personal satisfaction sure that they are making the vestigation, and it is extremely high offices, which severely in- shop shutter, while he had ear- journey ends when our soul is separated which you receive. When you live to do correct charges against the ac- common for a witness to turn fluence the process of granting lier said that he had seen Khan from our body. good today, you will be blessed in all that cused and no false chargesheet hostile. The legislative must justice. get out of the driver’s side and I keep remembering the words of my you do. And when you live to be good to is filed, which would further urgently make amends and re- Recent developments in the flee the scene. mom which she often says, “that our stay your loved ones and the people around prevent the police from wasting form the current criminal jus- Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake en- Another reason can be here on earth is only for a while, do good you , you will cherish the wonderful resources following an incor- tice delivery system. In light counter case are a case in point. threats and undue influence while you can and live in harmony with moments. Live for the moment and the rect lead. A copy of the signed of all this, the police, Central As of Friday, 52 of 76 witnesses by the rich and powerful over everyone because we never know when future too that you will cherish the mo- statement should be forwarded Bureau of Investigation and examined by the CBI have potential witnesses. In the Best our time will come.” this pearl of wisdom ments you live. It all about living for to- to the magistrate. These state- National Investigation Agency turned hostile, and high-profile Bakery case, on the bakery run which she utters always stays in my mind. day. When you do all that you can today, ments should also be recorded must closely connect with wit- accused including BJP presi- by the Sheikh family being burnt The words we speak and the deeds we do you will be contented in the future be- by audio-visual devices so that nesses and make sure that they dent Amit Shah and Rajasthan down post the Godhra riots, Za- can either leave us guilt stricken or con- cause of what you did today. If you sow the witness cannot turn hostile are in no manner coerced or home minister Gulab Chand heera Sheikh, along with 36 oth- tented in the coming years. While your love today, peace, solace and content- during court proceedings, or threatened. Kataria have been discharged. er witnesses out of 73, turned parents are here on earth, if you don’t learn ment will be all that you will receive to- can be questioned on the basis (Adeeti Singh and Sudipti The case pertains to the hostile in court. All the accused to love them now, you will live to hate your- morrow. As you live on let you everyday of such videographic evidence. Saxena are students at Jindal mysterious circumstances un- in the case were acquitted. self for your failure to love them while they be blessing to many. While an accused has sev- Global Law School.) Stronger People Have Beer Belly Bad for Your Heart Open Letter to, the f you have developed a spare tyre, it is people with normal weight and central Sharper Brains — Study time you saw a doctor to assess your obesity would have more heart problems Dy. Commissioner of f you thought hitting the time in over one thousand peo- cardiovascular health as researchers than people with normal weight and normal gym only builds your phys- ple with psychotic disorders have found that belly fat, even in people fat distribution. Iwho are not otherwise overweight, is bad for From 1997 to 2000, the study enrolled Police(Traffic), Dimapur ical strength, think again. A such as schizophrenia. study of nearly half a mil- “We can see there is a clear the heart. nearly 1,700 people aged 45 years or older in With due respect, first of all I salute all the traffic person- Ilion people has revealed that connection between muscu- “People with a normal weight but a fat the US. nel for all the commendable work carrying out by your be- stronger people perform better lar strength and brain health,” belly have more chance of heart problems Participants underwent a clinical ex- nign department. in brain functioning tests. Firth, who is also an honorary than people without a fat belly, even if they amination and measurements were taken of But Sir, it so happened that on the night of 19th April 2018 Muscular strength, meas- research fellow at the University are obese according to BMI (body mass in- weight, height, waist circumference and hip around 7 PM, Near Purana Bazar gas station, some armed po- ured by handgrip, is an indica- of Manchester in Britain, said. dex),” said study author Jose Medina-Inojo- circumference. lice personnel in khaki dress under the command of one Lance tion of how healthy our brains “But really, what we need sa from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, US. Patients were followed-up from 2000 to Naike were stopping all two and three wheelers and were col- are, said the study published in now, are more studies to test if “This body shape 2016 for the occurrence of major adverse lecting Rs. 100 as penalty to those without Helmet and proper the journal Schizophrenia Bul- we can actually make our brains indicates a seden- cardiovascular events such as as heart at- licenses, i.e. without any challan or e-challan.( some were al- letin. healthier by doing things which tary lifestyle, low tack, stroke, and death from cardiovascular lowed to go although without helmet and proper licenses) “Our study confirms that make our muscles stronger muscle causes. So, as an offender I paid Rs.100 without protesting. (Who people who are stronger do in- -- such as weight training,” he Participants with a normal BMI (18.5- will dare to protest the armed police?) deed tend to have better func- added. 24.9 kg/metre square) and central obes- So, Respected Sir, kindly educates the general public (de- tioning brains,” said study co- Previous research by the ity had an approximately two-fold higher faulters) these five points mentioned below: author Joseph Firth from NICM group has already found that long-term risk of heart problems com- 1. Is it legal for any police personnel to collect penalty i.e Health Research Institute, West- aerobic exercise can improve also without challan or e-challan. (Refer: the Indian Motor ern Sydney University, Australia. brain health. Vehicles Act, Sec 132) Using data from the 475,397 “These sorts of novel inter- 2. When did the Dimapur Traffic Police authorised the participants from all around ventions, such as weight train- armed personnel to collect fine? Was it published in the Britain, the new study showed ing, could be particularly ben- newspaper for general awareness? that on average, stronger peo- eficial for people with mental 3. Did the same amount collected by those armed per- ple performed better in brain health conditions,” Firth said. sonnel on different occasion in different areas, deposited or functioning tests that included “Our research has shown pared to participants without central obes- handed over to the concerned department (Traffic)? reaction speed, logical problem that the connections between ity, regardless of their BMI, the study said. 4. If they are authorised then kindly let us know under solving, and multiple different muscular strength and brain m a s s , “If you have fat around your belly and it’s which law and section? tests of memory. functioning also exist in people and eating greater than the size of your hips, visit your 5. Why only two and three wheelers? Sir, this letter is not The study, which used UK experiencing schizophrenia, too many refined car- doctor to assess your cardiovascular health to tarnish the name of any department but to spread aware- Biobank data, showed the re- major depression and bipolar bohydrates,” Medina-Inojosa said. and fat distribution. If you have central ness only, and to stop illegal things going on in the society by lationships were consistently disorder -- all of which can in- BMI, which is weight relative to height in obesity the target will be waist loss rather misusing the power given by the Govt. without the notice of strong in both people aged terfere with regular brain func- kg/metre square, is used to categorise adults than weight loss,” Medina-Inojosa said. your concerned department (Traffic). under 55 and those aged over tioning,” he added. as underweight, normal weight, overweight “Exercise more, decrease sedentary time My point here as a concerned citizen although an offend- 55. Previous studies had only “This raises the strong pos- or obese. However, BMI does not account by taking the stairs or getting off the train er is that collect the fine in a legal way by the legal depart- shown this applies in elderly sibility that weight training ex- for the amount and distribution of fat and one stop early and walking, increase your ment (Traffic) and not by other elements who are not author- people. ercises could actually improve muscle. muscle mass with strength and resistance ised for the same job. The findings also showed both the physical and mental Central obesity is a store of excess fat training, and cut out refined carbohydrates,” Your prompt action in this regard will be highly appreciated. that maximal handgrip was functioning of people with around the middle of the body and is a he added. Thanking you, sir. strongly correlated with both these conditions,” he said. marker of abnormal fat distribution. Source: IANS Toshi Jamir visual memory and reaction Source: IANS This study tested the hypothesis that [email protected]

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ARIES (MAR 21 - APR 19): Communication CANCER (JUN 22 - JUL 22): Dreams and LIBRA (SEP 23 - OCT 22): Love and romance CAPRICORN (DEC 22 - JAN 19): Finan- with friends and partners should be clear, visions about your family paint a rosy pic- take top priority with you today, Libra. You cial good fortune continues, Capricorn, open, honest, and supportive today, Aries. ture of your future, Cancer. These dreams might be feeling a little insecure about the although old habits are hard to break and Camaraderie flows freely, and affection is could well be prophetic, but don’t jump to stability of your current relationship, but you might have difficulty adjusting to it. You shown without restraint or overkill. If you’re presently that conclusion without first analyzing the symbols you’re wasting your energy. For now, at least, things could alternate between wanting to buy out the store involved but not yet committed, a declaration of love and discerning what your dreams are trying to tell you. look very promising for you and your current lover. You and continuing to pinch pennies the way you used to. and an expression of desire to move the relationship to There could be something that you need to consider should be communicating well and getting along great. That’s OK. Everybody has to make adjustments in life. the next level could be in the wind. At the very least, before you can move ahead toward the future you want Use your intuition to tune in to your friend’s mind, and Second only to falling in love, this will probably be one your lover should pay you a compliment or two! to create. But remember that dreams can be interpret- you’ll probably feel your doubts and uncertainties slip of the most pleasant adjustments you’ll ever have to ed in more than one way! away. Enjoy your day. make! TAURUS (APR 20 - MAY 20): Have you been reading about how a positive mental out- LEO (JUL 23 - AUG 22): Tonight you might SCORPIO (OCT 23 - NOV 21): If you play your AQUARIUS (JAN 20 - FEB 18): Are you go- look creates a healthy body and a happy life, decide to attend a social gathering held in cards right, Scorpio, you just might be able to ing on a trip or possibly moving, Aquarius? Is Taurus? If so, you might just find that this your community that involves a lot of people turn what you’re picking up psychically into an education involved in some way? Whatever attitude brings results. You’re feeling strong, fit, and who are into psychic or spiritual matters, exalted creative effort. The emotions and im- your reasons for going away, you’re going to mentally sharp. Career interests seem to be looking up Leo. This should be an interesting experience for you, ages flowing into your brain might be obscure, but they’re gain whatever you hope for - and more. Writing, teach- for you. A fringe benefit is that you’re probably feeling because you could not only glean a lot of fascinating significant in some way. Whether you write, play music, ing, and anything involving communication should go especially intuitive, too. Keep doing whatever you’ve information but also make some new friends. Some- dance, or paint, you could be blown away by your own very well right now, including conversations with a ro- been doing to bring this all about, because it’s working! one could recommend a few intriguing books. Keep work. Whatever your materials, get them out and memo- mantic partner. Your mind is quick and retentive right your eyes and ears open, and take your address book rialize your inspiration. Tomorrow you’ll be glad you did! now, so make the most of it. GEMINI (MAY 21 - JUN 21): Research that with you. Have fun! you’ve been doing for a particular project SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22 - DEC 21): Expect to PISCES (FEB 19 - MAR 20): You tend to be may finally be completed, Gemini. Now VIRGO (AUG 23 - SEP 22): If you’ve been un- exchange a lot of phone calls and emails with intuitive by nature, Pisces, but today you you’re ready to finish your work. Your mind certain about the possibility of a raise in your friends today, Sagittarius. Communication could receive psychic impressions by the is especially sharp right now, so this is a good time to salary, Virgo, today you could finally be told for with others is your top priority. You have a dozen. You might even experience visions or work on any kind of project that involves communica- certain that it’s coming. This is definitely cause lot of news to deliver and you’ll receive a lot in return. hear voices. Don’t worry – you aren’t going crazy! You tion. If you’re a writer, your publishing prospects look for celebration. You might want to call a friend or roman- Much of what you hear could be useful for whatever do, however, need to pay attention to these messages. good. Romance also should be going well. Perhaps you tic partner and propose a night on the town. Your good you’re involved with now. The only downside is mental They may have immense personal or even planetary just became aware of a strong psychic bond between luck shows signs of continuing if you keep on working as overload. You could feel as if your brain has spent the significance. If you can’t make sense of them, write you and your beloved. Make the most of it! hard as you have been. Now it’s time to enjoy it! day running a marathon. them down. It should all be clear to you later.

The contents of articles on this page do not necessarily reflect the Editoral view or policy of the paper EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, April 22, 2018 8 NATION Punjab: Nine new Cabinet ministers India to join eight countries having sex offenders database New Delhi, April 21 (PTI): trusted authority figures, es, because most of them sworn-in, two ministers elevated India will join a club of and by someone who has are by people known to Chandigarh, April 21 Malwa region. Arora be- eight countries with a sex- not previously been con- the victims. (PTI): Nine new Cabinet longs to the Doaba re- ual offender database to victed of a sex offence. Also, once you are on ministers were sworn-in gion. monitor and track those “In India, too, children the registry, it will mean at the Raj Bhavan here to- Including CM Singh, convicted of such crimes, are often sexually abused no jobs, no chance to day, in the first expansion there are nine ministers at amidst growing criticism by people known to them rehabilitate. Across the of over a year-old Ama- present, and with the in- against it in the US, where and regarded as authority world such registries have rinder Singh-led Congress duction of as many news it is pursued aggressively. figures. failed to act as a deter- government. faces, the Punjab Cabinet The Cabinet today The government must rent,” said Bharti Ali of Ministers of State Aru- has touched the maxi- approved promulga- ensure implementation HAQ Centre for Child na Chaudhary and Razia mum strength of 15 per tion of the Criminal Law of existing measures... Rights. Sultana were also elevated cent of the state assembly. (Amendment) Ordinance, including enforcement of An HRW report in fact as Cabinet ministers. The Cabinet expan- 2018 to award death sen- the POCSO Act,” Jayshree states that such offender Punjab Governor V P sion was pending for tence to child rapists and Bajoria, author of Hu- lists “may do more harm Singh Badnore adminis- some time now and was said that the National man Rights Watch report than good”. tered the oath of office to delayed for one reason or Crime Records Bureau documenting barriers to Activists in India say the new ministers. PTI the other in the past. will maintain a national justice for sexual assault that the talk of these lists Chief Minister Ama- New ministers taking oath at the swearing-in ceremony in Chandigarh on Saturday. Meanwhile, the exer- database and profile of survivors in India, told is a knee jerk reaction to rinder Singh, his cabi- cise has led to resentment sexual offenders. PTI. cases such as the Kathua net colleagues and other (from Mohali), all three- tation to all the regions. of the new Ministers came among few Congress This data will be regu- While the regis - and Unnao rape cases, senior party leaders, in- time legislators, were also Among the new Ministers, yesterday after Amarinder MLAs, who accused the larly shared with states try in the US is public, both of which involved cluding Asha Kumari and sworn-in. four are prominent Hindu Singh held a meeting with party of ignoring them. and Union Territories for in other countries like minor victims, and is Harish Chaudahry, were Youth leader and faces while five others Congress president Rahul Three legislators -- tracking, monitoring and Australia, Canada, Ire- intended to satisfy the present during the swear- Sangrur MLA Vijay In- belong to the Sikh com- Gandhi in New Delhi. Sangat Singh Gilzian investigation, including land, New Zealand, South public rage against sexual ing-in ceremony. der Singla, two-time MLA munity. Among the new minis- from Urmur assembly verification of anteced- Africa,Trinidad and To- abuse by strangers. Five-time MLA from Sunder Sham Arora from Most of those who ters, the politically crucial segment, Nathu Ram ents by police. bago and United King- “If it is a family mem- Amritsar Central O P Soni Hoshiarpur and two time have been inducted are region of Malwa in Pun- from Balluana and Surjit Many organisations dom, where such data of ber, a person known to was the first one among MLA from Ludhiana West considered close to the jab has been rewarded Singh Dhiman from Am- such as the Human Right convicted sex offenders the family of the victim, the ministers to be sworn- Bharat Bhushan Ashu and Chief Minister. with maximum Ministe- argarh -- have resigned Watch and ACLU have is maintained, it is purely which is true in most cas- in. too were administered Chief Minister Singh rial berths with five slots from their state party po- spoken out against the sex for the consumption of es in India, will this work? Besides Soni, Rana oath. had earlier said senior- while Majha got three and sitions. offenders registry, claim- the law enforcement au- I have my doubts. Gurmit Sodhi (four-time All the Ministers who ity was a key criterion in Doaba one. Opposition Aam Aad- ing that it negates the thorities. The registry operates MLA from Guru Har Sa- were sworn-in, and the the selection of the new O P Soni, Sukhjinder mi Party lashed out at the concept of rehabilitation It is not clear if the most aggressively in the hai), Sukhjinder Rand- two women MoS who ministers, and that they Randhawa, Sukhbinder Congress after the expan- and perpetuates social Indian database will be US. However, there is hawa (MLA from Dera were elevated to the cab- were chosen keeping in Sarkaria are MLAs from sion, accusing it of ignor- stigma. made public or not. very little evidence in that Baba Nanak), Gurpreet inet rank, took oath in view their regional repre- the Majha region of the ing the representation “Government statis- “Once such a registry country to show that it has Kangar (from Rampura Punjabi. sentation, along with their state; while Ashu, Vijay of Scheduled Caste and tics (in the US) indicate comes into being, I am helped to prevent sexual Phul), Sukhbinder Sarka- In the Cabinet expan- capabilities and strengths. Inder Singla, Sodhi, Sidhu backward classes among that most sexual abuse concerned that it might assaults against children,” ria (from Raja Sansi in sion, the Congress has The decision on the and Kangar belong to the newly sworn-in min- of children is committed lead to people not report- said Supreme Court advo- Amritsar), Balbir Sidhu tried to give due represen- finalisation of the names the politically important isters. by family members or ing rapes or sexual offenc- cate K V Dhananjay. Party gave Sinha a lot but he acted like a Congress leader — BJP BJP has prepared bands of ‘rapist rakshaks’ — Brinda Karat New Delhi, April 21 (PTI): gress leader or somebody He has been publicly conceived and poorly im- Hyderabad, April 21 The BJP said today that working at the behest of opposing the Modi govern- plemented. He had also (IANS): The Bharatiya Ja- it was not surprised by the opposition party,” BJP ment’s economic policies deprecated the Centre’s nata Party (BJP) has pre- former Union minis- spokesperson and national and style of functioning. handling of Kashmir. pared bands of men who ter Yashwant Sinha’s an- media head Anil Baluni In a newspaper article, Everybody in the BJP are “rapist rakshaks”, CPI- nouncement of quitting said. Sinha had criticised Arun is living in fear. We are M leader Brinda Karat al- the party, saying his com- The party is not sur- Jaitley over what he called not, Sinha had said while leged on Saturday. ments and writings made it prised by Sinha’s an- the mess the finance min- “Rashtriya Manch” (Na- Reacting to the Union clear that he was no longer nouncement, he said. ister has made of the econ- tional Forum) on Janu- Cabinet approving an or- in the organisation and 80-year-old Sinha to- omy after which Jaitley hit ary 30 as an “apolitical dinance on the death pen- was acting at the Congress’ day said in Patna that he back calling him “a job forum” to highlight the alty for those convicted of behest. was quitting the BJP and applicant at 80 years” who alleged”anti-people” poli- raping children, she said “It was clear from his would no longer be a part has forgotten his record as cies of the Centre. it was an attempt to divert comments and writing of party politics. finance minister. Sinha today alleged the attention from the gov- that he was no longer in Sinha held finance fi- In a no-holds barred that democracy was “under ernment protecting the the BJP. The party gave him nance and external affairs attack, Sinha had also said threat” under the present rapists of eight-year-old girl a lot of respect and impor- portfolios in the Atal Bihari that demonetisation had government and that he in Jammu and Kashmir’s tant positions but his con- Vajpayee government but proved to be an unmitigat- would launch a strong Kathua. duct has been improper. was sidelined after Naren- ed economic disaster and movement to “save de- “We have heard about “His comments sound- dra Modi and Amit Shah that the Goods and Serv- mocracy” in the country. gau rakshaks and crimi- ed more like that of a Con- came at the helm. ices Tax (GST) was badly nal activities which they indulged in. Today BJP is preparing and has pre- Brinda Karat pared bands of men who are rapist rakshaks,” she grievous nature of assault Narendra Modi break si- The Alapuzha Fast Cabinet approves ordinance to confiscate said and demanded that on the basic judicial proc- lence but it was too lit- Track Court Judge, Anil penalty should be there esses. tle, too late and it insulted Kumar, pronounced the for those protecting the “I am afraid this has memory of the child and verdict this morning. properties of fugitive economic offenders rapists. very little credibility be- the family of the victim. The court found that New Delhi, April 21 (IANS): In a bid Under the ordinance, a special According to the sources, the Or- Talking to reporters cause what is required is Replying to a query, R Baiju was the main con- to bring back defaulters of huge forum would be created for expedi- dinance is expected to re-establish on the sidelines of ongo- certainty of punishment. she said that while CPI-M spirator in the case and bank loans who escape to refuges tious confiscation of the proceeds the rule of law with respect to the ing 22nd Congress of the The Ordinance is not ad- doesn’t see incidents of awarded the death sen- abroad, the Union Cabinet on Sat- of crime, in India or abroad, that fugitive economic offenders as they Communist Party of In- dressing the issue which rapes and sexual assault tence to him. urday approved an ordinance that would coerce the fugitive to return would be forced to return to India to dia-Marxist (CPI-M), she is agitating the minds of in terms of religion of the The prosecution case would provide for attachment and to India to submit to the jurisdiction face trial for scheduled offences. pointed out that the stat- people,” she said. victims, in case of Kathua, was that Baiju and the oth- confiscation of the properties of the of Courts in India to face the law in This would also help the banks ute books already provide T h e C P I - M m e e t the fact is that the victim ers went to the residence economic offenders. respect of scheduled offences. and other financial institutions death penalty for rarest of passed a resolution strong- was selected because of her of Divakaran on December The decision to issue The Fugi- The Ordinance makes provisions to achieve higher recovery from rare cases. ly condemning horrific religion. 9, 2009, to sell a coir prod- tive Economic Offenders Ordinance, for a ‘Special Court’ under the Pre- financial defaults committed by “In principle, the CPI- rapes of minors in Kathua Cong worker mur- uct as part of the then Left 2018 was taken at a meeting of the vention of Money-laundering Act, such fugitive economic offenders, M is against death pen- and Unnao. der: Kerala CPI(M) leader government’s scheme to Cabinet presided over by Prime Min- 2002 to declare a person as a Fugitive improving the financial health of alty. However, in this con- “The shame of Kathua awarded death sentence; promote such products. ister Narendra Modi which comes in Economic Offender. such institutions. text the actual problem is is that the victim was se- five get lifer However, Divakaran the wake of the recent multi-crore A Fugitive Economic Offender However, if at any point of time in not that there is no death lected because of her re- Alapuzha (Ker) April refused to buy them, say- Punjab National Bank fraud case, in is described as a person against the course of the proceeding prior to penalty on statute books. ligion and accused were 21 (PTI): A fast track court ing they were priced too which the main accused diamond whom an arrest warrant has been the declaration, the alleged fugitive The actual issue is that protected because of their here today sentenced a high, leading to a heated trader Nirav Modi and his uncle issued in respect of a scheduled of- economic offender returns to India those in government are religion. Top BJP leaders former local secretary of argument. Mehul Choksi fled the country after fence and who has left India so as to and submits to the appropriate juris- defending the rapists,” came on streets to defend the CPI(M) to death and He was then hit on the duping the bank to the tune of over avoid criminal prosecution, or being dictional court, proceedings under she said. rapists,” she said. awarded life imprisonment head and suffered serious Rs. 30,000 crore. abroad, refuses to return to India to the proposed Act would cease by law. Karat said the ordi- The Marxist leader to five others for the mur- injuries. Some other similar offenders, face criminal prosecution. The proposed ordinance, among nance was an attempt to said that the national out- der of a Congress worker at He succumbed at a including businessman Vijay Mallya, A scheduled offence refers to a other things, provides for making an divert attention from the rage made Prime Minister Chertala in 2009. hospital after a week. who headed the now-defunct King- list of economic offences contained application before the Special Court fisher Airlines, also escaped to Lon- in the Schedule to this Ordinance. for a declaration that an individual is don a few years after running up Further, in order to ensure that a fugitive economic offender; attach- huge debts to consortiums of banks. Courts are not over-burdened with ment of the property of a fugitive Cong worker murder: Kerala CPI (M) Sources said the Ordinance aims such cases, only those cases where economic offender and proceeds at deterring economic offenders the total value involved in such of crime and issue of a notice by from evading the process of Indian offences is Rs 100 crore or more, the Special Court to the individual leader awarded death sentence; five get lifer law by remaining outside the juris- is within the purview of this Ordi- alleged to be a fugitive economic Alapuzha (Ker) April 21 (PTI): A fast verdict this morning. promote such products. diction of Indian courts. nance. offender. track court here today sentenced a The court found that R Baiju was However, Divakaran refused to former local secretary of the CPI(M) the main conspirator in the case and buy them, saying they were priced to death and awarded life imprison- awarded the death sentence to him. too high, leading to a heated argu- Instead of death penalty, improve implementation of existing laws — Amnesty ment to five others for the murder The prosecution case was that ment. of a Congress worker at Chertala in Baiju and the others went to the resi- He was then hit on the head and New Delhi, April 21 (IANS): gang-rape and murder of 2009. dence of Divakaran on December 9, suffered serious injuries. Human rights organisa- an eight-year-old girl in The Alapuzha Fast Track Court 2009, to sell a coir product as part of He succumbed at a hospital after tion Amnesty International Jammu and Kashmir’s Judge, Anil Kumar, pronounced the the then Left government’s scheme to a week. India on Saturday termed Kathua region. a “knee-jerk reaction” According to media re- the decision to introduce ports, the ordinance will death penalty for those amend the Indian Penal SC to hear Aadhaar-voter ID link PIL after convicted of raping a child Code (IPC), the Evidence below the age of 12, call- Act, the Code of Crimi- ing on the government to nal Procedure (CrPC) and verdict on pleas challenging Aadhaar improve implementation the Protection of Children of existing laws to protect from Sexual Offences New Delhi, April 21 (PTI): participation in polls and ity of Aadhaar scheme and been able to control booth children from sexual abuse. (POCSO) Act to introduce a The Supreme Court today curtail fake, bogus and the law,” the bench also capturing and bogus vot- “The government’s de- new provision to sentence said that it will hear a pe- duplicate voting in the comprising justices A M ing. cision to introduce death convicts of such crimes to tition seeking linking of spirit of section 17-18 of Khanwilkar and D Y Chan- “The current system is penalty through an ordi- the punishment of death. Aadhaar cards with voter the Representation of drachud said. better but not the best. An nance is a knee-jerk reac- The National Crime identity cards and property People Act, 1950. The petition has asked Aadhaar-based election- tion that diverts attention ma Committee and India’s this regressive ordinance, Records Bureau’s Crime in documents after it verdict “We will list the peti- for a direction to the Cen- voting system will have from the poor implemen- Law Commission have as it does little to promote India Report, 2016, high- on petitions challenging tion for hearing after the tre through the Ministry more authentication of tation of laws on rape and questioned the deterrent the best interests of chil- lighted that only 28.2 per the constitutional validity Aadhaar judgment,” a of Law and Justice to take voters and better security child protection,” said Am- value of death penalty in dren,” she added. cent of the child sexual of the 12-digit unique iden- bench headed by Chief appropriate steps to link of the voting process. It can nesty International India preventing crimes. The Union Cabinet abuse cases brought to tification number. Justice Dipak Misra said movable and immovable protect the voted data and Programme Director As- “Instead, the govern- on Saturday approved an trial have resulted in con- The plea, filed by ad- while hearing the plea property documents of most importantly, the voter mita Basu. ment must allocate ad- ordinance that provides victions. vocate and BJP leader which also claimed that citizens with their Aadhaar can cast his vote from any “Studies have shown equate resources for the for death penalty to those Despite the low con- Ashwini Kumar Upad- the linking of Aadhaar number to curb corrup- corner of the country,” it that most perpetrators are effective implementation convicted of raping a child viction rates, recently four hyay, has sought a direc- with voter ID cards and tion, black money genera- said. ‘known’ to child victims of existing laws, improve below the age of 12 and life Indian states, Madhya tion to the Election Com- property documents will tion and ‘benami’ transac- The Aadhaar-based and introducing the death conviction rates and en- term for raping a girl below Pradesh, Rajasthan, Harya- mission of India (ECI) to help to prevent ‘benami’ tions. voting system would in- penalty in such circum- sure that justice is done age of 16. na and Arunachal Pradesh, take appropriate steps to transactions. It has alleged that du- volve fingerprint of the stances will only silence in all cases of child abuse. The ordinance comes have introduced the death implement an ‘Aadhaar- “The court will list it plicate voting was preva- voter which is saved in the and further endanger chil- The President (Ram Nath in response to nationwide penalty for the rape of girls based election-voting sys- for hearing after it decides lent in the country as the government’s Aadhaar da- dren. Both the Justice Ver- Kovind) must not approve protests against the alleged below the age of 12. tem’ to ensure maximum the constitutional valid- current system has not tabase, the petition said. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, April 22, 2018 WORLD 9 News IN BrIef North Korea’s Kim promises no Prince Charles to succeed Queen as Commonwealth head London, April 21 (IANS): Leaders of the Commonwealth have agreed that the Prince of Wales will succeed the more nuclear or missile tests Queen as head of the intergovernmental organisation of 53 member states. The announcement was made by them Seoul, April 21 (PTI/AFP): North rea did not mention the short- or North, while according to Moon, on Friday when they finished discussion at a closed-door Korean leader Kim Jong Un said medium-range missiles that put Pyongyang wants security guar- meeting at Windsor Castle, Xinhua reported. The Queen he would halt nuclear tests and Tokyo within reach. antees, potentially leaving much has said earlier that it was her “sincere wish” that Prince Charles would follow her in the role. The Commonwealth intercontinental missile launch- Beijing said it believed the space for disagreement. head role is non-hereditary. It is not automatically es, in a Saturday announcement move would “help to promote The North has long demand- passed on when the Queen dies. In a statement, the welcomed by US President Don- the process of denuclearisation ed the withdrawal of US troops commonwealth leaders said they recognise the role of ald Trump ahead of a much- and attempts to find a political from the peninsula and an end the Queen in championing the Commonwealth and its anticipated summit between the settlement” on the peninsula. to its nuclear umbrella over South people. British Prime Minister Theresa May had given her two men. The EU welcomed Kim’s an- Korea, something unthinkable in backing to Prince Charles. May said that it was “fitting” Pyongyang’s declaration, long nouncement as “a positive, long Washington. that Prince Charles would succeed the Queen due to his sought by Washington, will be sought-after step” on the path to But Kim told the Workers’ “proud support” of the Commonwealth. seen as a crucial step in the fast complete denuclearisation. Party meeting: “A fresh climate of diplomatic dance on and around The formal declaration of an detente and peace is being creat- the Korean peninsula. end to testing comes after Kim ed on the Korean peninsula and Teen who hacked top US official’s It comes less than a week reiterated the North’s nuclear the region and dramatic changes TV gets two years jail before the North Korean leader status in his New Year speech are being made in the interna- London, April 21 (IANS): A British teenager who hacked meets South Korean President and said he had a nuclear button tional political landscape.” For into a former US security chief’s TV and taunted him by Moon Jae-in for a summit in on his desk -- prompting Trump years, the impoverished North posting a “I own you” message on the screen, besides the Demilitarised Zone that di- to tweet that he had a bigger one has pursued a “byungjin” policy targeting CIA and FBI officials, has been sentenced AP/PTI of “simultaneous development” vides the peninsula, ahead of the In this Friday, April 20, 2018, photo provided by the North Korean government, North of his own. two years behind bars on Friday. Eighteen-year-old eagerly-awaited encounter with Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a meeting of the Central Committee of the Events have moved rapidly of both the military and the econ- Kane Gamble, who tricked his way to get the officials’ Trump himself. Workers’ Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea. since then, catalysed by the Win- omy. information, had admitted a number of charges. He But Kim gave no indication ter Olympics in the South, and But the leader said that as it admitted targeting high-profile figures such as the then- Pyongyang might be willing to nuclear weapons was “the firm on Twitter: “I don’t see how North Seoul is now pushing for a peace was now a powerful state, “the CIA chief John Brennan and his wife, and FBI Deputy give up its nuclear weapons, guarantee by which our descend- Korean statement constitutes a treaty to formally end the Korean whole party and country” should Director Mark Giuliano from his family home on a or the missiles with which it ants can enjoy the most dignified step toward denuclearisation. It is War, raising hopes that a settle- concentrate on “socialist eco- Leicestershire housing estate, The Telegraph reported. can reach the mainland United and happiest life in the world”. a moratorium on testing, but re- ment can finally be reached on nomic construction”. Gamble’s activities rocked the US intelligence community. States. Pyongyang has made rap- commits North Korea to nuclear the peninsula. Several factors have driven His other victims working under President Barack Obama included Jeh Johnson who was the Secretary of the The North had successfully id technological progress in its weapons status.” But there is a long way to go the Korean rapprochement, in- Department of Homeland Security and FBI special agent weapons programmes under Japan -- which has seen mis- and Moon himself acknowledged cluding the North feeling that it developed its arsenal, including Amy Hess, among others. miniaturising warheads to fit Kim, which has seen it subjected siles fly over its territory -- gave this week that the “devil is in the can now negotiate from a posi- them on to missiles, Kim said, to increasingly strict sanctions a mixed response, with Prime details”. tion of strength, concern about and so “no nuclear test and in- by the UN Security Council, the Minister Shinzo Abe offering a The US is seeking the com- the belligerence of the Trump Red Cross officer killed in Yemen termediate-range and inter-con- United States, the European Un- cautious welcome but his de- plete, verifiable and irrevers- administration, and the looming shooting tinental ballistic rocket test-fire ion, South Korea and others. fence minister saying North Ko- ible denuclearisation of the impact of sanctions. Aden, April 21 (IANS): A member of the International Last year it carried out its are necessary for the DPRK now”. Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was shot and killed in As such the North’s nuclear sixth nuclear blast, by far its most a drive-by shooting in Yemen’s Taiz province on Saturday, testing site was no longer needed, powerful to date, while Kim and a security official said. “Unknown gunmen raided the car he told the central committee of Trump traded threats of war US, China, Japan welcome N of an ICRC team with a barrage of gunshots in the market the ruling Workers’ Party, accord- and personal insults as tensions of Dhabab in Taiz province, killing the team leader on the ing to the official KCNA news ramped up. spot,” the offical told Xinhua news agency. Witnesses said agency. Even when there was an Korea’s decision to suspend n-tests the ICRC worker, who was reportedly Lebanese, was shot The party decided that nucle- extended pause in testing, US Washington/Beijing/Tokyo, April 21 (IANS): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also in the chest near a shop and died immediately. The ICRC ar blasts and ICBM launches will officials said that it could not The US, China and Japan have welcomed North hailed North Korea’s decision as positive and delegation in Yemen said: “We are in mourning for one of cease as of Saturday -- the North be interpreted as a halt with- our colleagues who was shot dead in Yemen this morning. Korea’s decision to suspended nuclear tests and urged the country to take steps toward complete has not carried any out since No- out an explicit statement from We are trying to find out more about this tragic incident,” inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests. disarmament. vember -- and the atomic test site Pyongyang. the statement said. The attackers fled the scene. No group North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has an- Abe stressed that it was important to monitor at Punggye-ri will be dismantled South Korean envoys have has claimed responsibility for the attack. nounced the immediate suspension of nuclear the situation to see if it would lead to “a com- to “transparently guarantee” the previously cited Kim as promis- and missile tests, media reports said. plete, verifiable and irreversible abandonment end of testing. ing no more tests, but Saturday’s “From April 21, North Korea will stop nuclear of nuclear arms, weapons of mass destruction Huge WWII unexploded bomb Within minutes of the re- news is the first such announce- tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic and missiles”, Efe news reported citing state port being issued, Trump tweet- ment directly by Pyongyang. defused in Berlin missiles,” Efe quoted Kim as saying. broadcaster NHK. ed: “This is very good news for Analysts cautioned that the Berlin, April 21 (IANS): The authorities in Berlin on US President Donald Trump termed North The Prime Minister said Japan and the US North Korea and the World -- big declaration was promising but Friday successfully defused a 500 kg British WWII bomb Korea’s decision as “big progress”. had discussed possible coordinated actions in progress! Look forward to our limited. found on Wednesday during construction work in the “North Korea has agreed to suspend all Nu- different scenarios that could arise with North Summit.” Seoul too welcomed “Certainly this is a positive center of the city. Evacuations of all buildings within 800 clear Tests and close up a major test site. This is Korea during his two-day summit with US the announcement, calling it development,” said Daniel Pink- meters of the bomb site started from 9 a.m. local time to very good news for North Korea and the World President Donald Trump held earlier this week “meaningful progress” towards ston of Troy University. “It’s a allow the defusing to take place at mid-day. Berlin’s main -- big progress! Look forward to our Summit,” in Florida. the denuclearisation of the Ko- necessary but not sufficient step train station falls within the evacuation area, according to Trump wrote on Twitter. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the rean peninsula. in North Korea returning to its the police. Berlin’s main train station, which fell within China welcomed North Korea’s decision. situation was changing favourably and high- the evacuation area, was also evacuated and thousands But Kim offered no sign he past non-proliferation commit- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang made lighted changes in the international climate of passengers disrupted. Trains went through the station might be willing to give up what ments.” the remarks on Saturday in a statement, Xinhua to declare that weapon tests were no longer without stopping, Xinhua reported. Immediately after the he called the North’s “treasured And Christopher Green of the news agency reported. necessary. bomb was defused, authorities lifted all barriers around the sword”, saying its possession of International Crisis Group added site, and the main railway station was operational again by mid-afternoon. 10 killed in Nicaragua nd Iran president criticises violence by Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 92 birthday morality police London, April 21 (IANS): Brit- guards at Windsor Castle Party”. Tehran, April 21 (PTI/AFP): Iran’s President Hassan protests over pension reforms ain’s Queen Elizabeth II on Sat- played “Happy Birthday” dur- Prince Harry is expected to Rouhani today appeared to criticise the morality police urday celebrated her 92nd birth- ing the Changing of the Guard speak at the evening’s event, in after a video emerged of a violent encounter with a day, an occasion marked with ceremony, according to the his new role as president of The woman accused of breaching the country’s strict dress gun salutes across the capital. Palace. Queen’s Commonwealth Trust. code. “Some say the way to promote virtue and prohibit A 41-gun salute was staged There will be a star-studded The Queen has two birth- vice is... by going to the street and grabbing people in Hyde Park while other such concert in the evening, in which days. Besides her actual birth- by the neck,” said Rouhani in a wide-ranging speech salutes took place in other loca- Sting & Shaggy, Sir Tom Jones, day on April 21, official celebra- to government officials carried on state television. tions, as per tradition, the Daily Kylie Minogue, Craig David, tions involving 1,400 parading “Promoting virtue will not work through violence,” he Mail reported. Anne Marie, Shawn Mendes, soldiers, 200 horses and 400 added. Yesterday, mobile footage went viral on Iranian “Happy 92nd Birthday to Ladysmith Black Mambazo and musicians -- an event known social media showing a female member of the morality Her Majesty The Queen!” Buck- the BBC Concert Orchestra will as the “Trooping of the Colour” police violently beating a woman whose headscarf was ingham Palace tweeted. perform at the Royal Albert Hall, -- are held usually on the second not sufficiently covering her hair. As part of the festivities, billed as the “Queen’s Birthday Saturday of June. Four killed in fresh protests, clashes at Gaza-Israel border Gaza City, April 20 (PTI/AFP): Thou- It added: “Stay away from the fence sands protested along the Gaza Strip’s and do not attempt to harm it; avoid border with Israel in a fourth straight using weapons and committing vio- today of mass demonstrations and lent acts against Israeli security forces clashes, with four Palestinians shot and Israeli citizens.” The number of dead by Israeli forces. protesters on Friday was lower than Gazans also flew dozens of kites the previous three weeks, but still in near the border fence, in some cases the thousands. carrying Molotov cocktails and one Both Palestinians killed were shot AP/PTI Masked protesters fire from homemade mortars at riot police during a third day of vio- with a swastika painted on it, in a new east of Jabaliya in the north of the lent clashes in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, April 20, 2018. The clashes, pitting protesters tactic that sparked at least two small Gaza Strip, the health ministry said. opposed to social security reforms against riot police and pro-government groups, have fires in Israeli territory this week. Among the thousands gathered rocked the capital, and a half-dozen other cities over the past three days. Israeli army gunfire killed a to protest, at least hundreds were 15-year-old boy and two young men, approaching the fence and throwing Managua, April 21 (IANS): Ten blamed the violence on “vampires aged 24 and 25, in northern Gaza, stones and burning tyres, an AFP cor- people have been killed in Nicara- demanding blood to feed their rescue workers said, and a 29-year- respondent said. gua in three days of violent clashes political agenda”, but said the gov- old Palestinian was shot dead in the Israeli forces were using tear gas in between police and opponents of ernment was open to dialogue. It south of the coastal enclave. addition to live fire. changes to the pension system, is the deadliest wave of unrest in The latest deaths brought to 38 Israel’s military said some 3,000 officials said on Saturday. Nicaragua since President Daniel the toll of those killed by Israeli forces Palestinians were involved in “riots, AP/PTI attempting to approach the security Palestinian protesters run for cover from teargas during clashes with Israeli troops along Gaza’s The crisis occurred after the Ortega returned to office for a sec- since March 30, with hundreds of oth- border with Israel, east of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Friday, April 20, 2018. Thousands of Palestin- Sandinista National Liberation ond stint in 2007. ers also wounded by gunfire, accord- infrastructures, burning tyres adja- ians joined the fourth weekly protest along Gaza’s border with Israel on Friday. Front (FSLN) government decided The Sandinista government ing to Gaza’s health ministry. cent to it and attempting to fly kites to push through reforms that said public buildings were set on On Friday alone, 440 protesters with burning items attached”. on Fridays. an independent investigation into the would apply a five per cent tax to fire. Students from Polytechnic were wounded by gunfire or needed “Several kites crossed into Is- A smaller number have ap- deaths, but Israel has rejected it. old-age and disability pensions University in Managua barricaded treatment for tear gas inhalation, the rael and were extinguished when proached the fence and thrown The protests are calling for Pal- and increase the contributions their campus. ministry said. required.” It said in the statement that stones or rolled burning tyres toward estinian refugees to be allowed to paid by both employees and em- Protesters accused riot police Israel says it has only opened fire “troops are responding with riot dis- Israeli soldiers on the other side. return to their former lands now ployers, the BBC reported. and government supporters of when necessary to guard its border persal means and are firing in accord- Israel says firebombs and explo- inside Israel. The violence began on initiating the violence. Independ- and prevent violence, but no Israelis ance with the rules of engagement.” sive devices have also been used. More than 700,000 Palestinians Wednesday, when pensioners ent TV stations said they were have been wounded and its open-fire Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman Israel has pledged to stop damage were expelled or fled during the 1948 took to the streets in the capital taken off-air after broadcasting the rules have come under scrutiny. said while touring the Israeli side of to the fence, infiltrations and attacks, war surrounding the creation of Is- and were joined the next day by demonstrations live. With the protests seen by Israel as the border on Friday: “The thing that and alleges there have been attempts rael. Israelis say allowing the so-called thousands of students and work- The measures were dismissed posing a challenge to its security forc- the other side must understand is at all three. right of return would mean the Jewish ers. So far, at least 100 people have by businesses and experts as a tac- es, military aircraft dropped leaflets in that there is a determined and skilled It accuses Hamas, with whom it state’s destruction. been injured. tic to stop the Nicaraguan Institute the border area early Friday warning army here.” He added that “behind has fought three wars since 2008, of Protest organisers officially la- The dead include two protest- of Social Security (NISS) from go- against approaching the fence. it stands a determined people that using the protests as cover to carry belled the latest protest in support of ers and a policeman who were ing bankrupt. Referring to the Islamist move- is backing up the army.” - ‘No place out violence. “martyrs and prisoners,” but on social killed in Managua on Friday, after They also feared the reforms ment that runs the Gaza Strip, the for you’ - Palestinians say protesters are media some Palestinians dubbed it demonstrations turned violent. could increase unemployment, leaflet said: “You are participating in Tens of thousands have gathered being shot while posing no threat to the “Friday of Kites.” Gazans pinned The unrest continued into the lower consumption and com- violent riots. The Hamas terror or- on previous Fridays as part of the soldiers. notes to some of the kites telling night in several cities. petition and harm the business ganisation is taking advantage of you protests near the border. The protests The European Union and UN Israelis “there is no place for you in Vice-President Rosario Murillo climate. in order to carry out terror attacks.” are meant to last six weeks, but peak chief Antonio Guterres have called for Palestine.” EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, April 22, 2018 Zayn Malik gets his shaved head tattooed Singer Zayn Malik has added to his collection of body tattoos. This time, he has got inked on his shaved head. The “Pillowtalk” singer, 25, shared a photo of himself on Instagram on Friday night with no caption, reports people.com. The photo, taken in black and white with a psychedelic effect to it creating swirls Mirror moving about on his black jacket, showed Malik with his back to the camera as 10 he revealed the left side of his head, shaved and bearing what looked like a tattoo behind his left ear. His ex, Hadid liked the photo on Instagram, just one day after the singer was photographed visiting the 22-year-old at her home on Thursday ENTERTAINMENT and spotted leaving the next day in the same hoodie he wore the night before. In March, Malik shared two now-deleted photos of new tattoos he had added to his ink collection. (IANS) Top DJ Avicii dead at 28 Aamir Khan appeals to youth to work for drought-free Maharashtra uperstar Aamir Khan today the noble cause to make Maharash- On the May 1, there will be requested students and tra drought-free. On the occasion of a ‘Mahashramdaan’ across Ma- citizens of urban areas of Maharashtra Day, let’s celebrate it harashtra in all 75 talukas of the Maharashtra to contrib- with Mahashramdan and bridge the Satyamev Jayate Water Cup, where ute in making the state rural-urban divide,” Aamir said. thousands of citizens, both urban Sdrought-free. “Till now we have 1 lakh registra- and rural, are expected to meet and The 53-year-old actor, who is the tion on Jalmitra app and we are ex- work together for water abundance. founder of Paani Foundation, inter- pecting more support from all over The cup is a competition be- acted with the students of Symbio- Maharashtra. I would request each tween different villages to see who sis University, Pune and appealed to and every person to do Shramadan, can do the maximum work for them to become Jalmitras’ and join and aggressively participate in this watershed management and the initiative to tackle drought. people’s movement to make the water conservation in the By signing up on the link jalmi- state drought free,” he added. period of the compe- tra.paanifoundation.in, people from Paani Foundation will start its tition. The compe- the cities can register to work in vil- third edition of Satyamev Jayate tition period of lages with villagers on May 1, which Water Cup, with an aim to extend the third edition is Maharashtra Day. the watershed management pro- is from April 8 “I would like to appeal to all the gramme to 75 talukas in 24 districts to May 22. young of Maharashtra to join us in of the state. PTI Scorpions announce US tour

vicii, one of the world’s most Up,” which went to number one across successful DJs who helped Europe in 2013 and featured the soul with Queensryche lead the global boom in singer Aloe Blacc. electronic music, died today While the death came as a shock, fter canceling Los Angeles, Scorpions were World was released back in Oman, his representative Avicii has spoken publicly in recent four shows last forced off the road due to in ’91, right at the end of said.A He was 28. years about his health problems includ- year, Scorpions their singer suffering from the Cold War, we toured Two years after his unusually early ing pancreatitis, triggered in part by are bringing their a case of severe laryngitis. around a world that was retirement, the Swedish DJ was found excessive drinking. Crazy World tour “Klaus Meine has been ad- pretty crazy back then, dead on a visit to the Gulf kingdom’s The condition forced him to cancel backA to the U.S. They’ve an- vised by top throat specialist but there was so much capital Muscat, a statement said without shows in 2014 as he had to have his gall- nounced five dates for this in Los Angeles to rest his hope in the air for a more specifying a cause. bladder and appendix removed. summer, with Queensryche voice,” read a statement. “If peaceful future,” Meine “It is with profound sorrow that we In 2016, Avicii stunned fans by serving as the opening act. he continues the tour, he said. “Now, 26 years later, announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also announcing his retirement when he They’ll begin at the Lake could risk permanent vocal things are getting more known as Avicii,” his management said. was just 26, saying that he wanted to Tahoe Outdoor Arena in damage. We truly hate to dis- crazy every other day. Af- “The family is devastated and we ask leave the high-flying electronic music Stateline, Nev., on Aug. 31 appoint our fans, and hope ter all these years, ‘Crazy everyone to please respect their need for lifestyle. Avicii -- who for years was one and conclude at the Amalie to come back to America World’ is still a good privacy in this difficult time. No further of the world’s most lucrative electronic Arena in Tampa on Sept. 14. soon, but this time we have motto for our upcoming statements will be given.” Avicii was musicians-- in 2016 made number 12 You can see the tour itinerary no choice but to cancel.” world tour. We are very among the first DJs to break through on the list of top-paid DJs of Forbes below and get full details on The band chose to name much looking forward in the mainstream as electronic dance magazine, which said he earned USD tickets and VIP packages at its latest tour after its hit ‘90s to seeing all of you out music grew over the past decade from 14.5 million in the previous the band’s website. album in light of the times there.” nightclubs to Top 40 radio. year. In October 2017, follow- in which we live, they said. Ultimateclassi- His biggest hits included “Wake Me PTI ing a show at the Forum in “When our album Crazy crock.com Matt Damon Natalie Portman doesn’t want to felt giddy endorse Benjamin Netanyahu while ctress Natalie Port- ing to reports, the move to skip the family, Israeli food, man, who cancelled a ceremony in June, was believed to books, art, cinema, planned trip to receive have been in part due to Israel’s re- and dance. Israel making ‘The a prestigious Israeli cent deadly shooting of Palestinian was created exactly 70 award after a gov- protesters along the Gaza border. years ago as a haven for refugees Great Wall’ ernmentA official in the country However, in a statement ob- from the Holocaust. But the slammed her, says she doesn’t tained by people.com, the actress mistreatment of those suffering ctor Matt Da- want to endorse Israel says her decision “not to attend the from today’s atrocities is simply mon says there Prime Minister Ben- Genesis Prize ceremony has been not in line with my Jewish values,” was a certain jamin Netanyahu. mischaracterised by others”. she wrote. giddiness The Oscar- “I chose not to attend because I Portman said because she while making winning ac- did not want to appear as endorsing cares about Israel, “I must stand action-adventureA fantasy tress, 36, was Benjamin Netanyahu, who was to up against violence, corruption, “The Great Wall”. announced be giving a speech at the ceremony,” inequality, and abuse of power.” “Being on set, there as the she saidm adding: “I am not part of She said she is inspired to sup- HILL STAR was a certain giddiness, honoree of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and port a number of charities in Israel, we felt as we were doing the Genesis Sanctions) movement and do not and she will be announcing them Movie Schedule something that had Prize Lau- endorse it.” soon. never been done before. reate, the The Oscar winning actress said “I hope others will join me in TickeT raTes It is hard to do that in a equivalent that like many Israelis and Jews supporting the great work they are Silver Rs. 80, Gold Rs. 150 medium that has been of the No- around the world, “I can be critical doing,” added Portman. around for 100 years. bel Prize of the leadership in Israel without The actress shared the state- Platinum Rs. 320 There has never been in Israel in wanting to boycott the entire na- ment on her Instagram account on a collaboration at this November. tion”. Friday. scale and the crew rep- Accord- “I treasure my Israeli friends and IANS resented that,” Damon said in a statement to IANS. The 2016 action- Paul Stanley says Kiss earned adventure fantasy was co-produced by Chinese and American compa- the right to ‘evolve’ without him nies. The film will have its Indian television aul Stanley said members and I have premiere on April 29 on that Kiss have no problem with that, Sony PIX. earned the right because it didn’t happen 11 am, 8 pm: Nanu Ki On the film, Damon to “evolve” with- overnight. It was a series Jaanu (Hindi) said: “You had half out his pres- of changes over years or Chinese crew and rest of Pence, or any other original decades. If someone were them had a mix of Amer- members, for that matter. to say, ‘Well, there’s no icans, South Africans, It’s a continuation of a original members in one Europeans, Australians theme he’s been discuss- of the versions of Yes,’ I’d and people from New ing for some time, having say, ‘Who cares?’ It sounds Zealand. We really were previously said he wanted like Yes and the pedigree is this international group. to spend more time with Yes, so is it Yes? Yes!” “We had a hundred his family than touring Stanley and Gene Sim- translators running allowed. mons are the only remain- around the set trying to “I see the indel- ing original members of make sure everybody ible bootprint that we’ve Kiss, although Ace Frehley could understand each made, and KISS DNA is in and Peter Criss retain cer- other. Then at the same every live band’s show out tain connections with the 2 pm: Baaghi 2 (Hindi) time all of the cast and there,” he told PureGrainAudio in a new band. “I think that Kiss is a concept, it’s an crew had made a lot of interview. “We’ve also raised the standard ideal,” Stanley said. “It’s a way of perform- movies all over the world of what audiences expect and will toler- ing and giving to an audience, and that so we had that common ate from performers. That’s incredibly goes far beyond me. I’m a big fan of mine language among us. It rewarding. And to have other bands and – I think I’m really good at what I do – but was just really fun to be musicians say, ‘Gee, without you, there’d it doesn’t mean there’s not somebody else on set as the scale of the be no me’ is great. I think that that’s vali- out there who can bring something to the production is beyond dation to a point that says that this band band.” imagination. It felt like should continue with or without me. Repeating his previous assertion that a beautiful cultural col- “When a band or anything, a team, his theoretical replacement wouldn’t be laboration that everyone lasts 40 years, 50 years, the only way for it a “clone” of him, Stanley noted, “I was was getting together and to continue is to evolve,” he added. “That influenced by a lot of people, so there’s sharing an art form that means in terms of personnel – otherwise, people out there who are influenced by we love so much.” it’s impossible. There are bands tour- me.” 5 pm: Truth Or Dare (Eng) IANS ing at this point with one or no original Ultimateclassicrock EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, April 22, 2018 SPORTS 11 Arsene Wenger to end 22-year Arsenal stay Nadal thrashes Thiem to London, April 21 (AFP): League should not tarnish Arsenal great Thierry Hen- his legacy. ry hailed Arsene Wenger’s Current United man- legacy as “untouchable” ager and former Chelsea ease into semis at Monaco despite struggles in recent boss Jose Mourinho, with years as the manager an- Roquebrune-Cap-Mar- whom Wenger has had nounced on Friday (Apr tin, April 21 (AFP): Rafael repeated run-ins, said he 20) he was stepping down Nadal crushed fifth seed hoped the Frenchman he after 22 years at the helm Dominic Thiem 6-0, 6-2 once labelled a “specialist of the Premier League to romp into the Monte in failure” would stay in club. Carlo Masters semi-finals football. The 68-year-old ar- on Friday as he stepped Arsenal’s majority rived at Arsenal in 1996 up his bid for an 11th title shareholder Stan Kroenke a relative unknown but in style. paid tribute to a man of leaves widely hailed as the A tight match had been “unparallelled class”, with greatest manager in the anticipated, but Nadal the club saying a successor club’s history following Arsene Wenger produced one of the most would be found “as soon three Premier League ti- dominant wins of his ca- eration and following dis- with his “Invincibles” play- as possible”. tles and a record-breaking reer as Thiem fell to pieces cussions with the club, I ing a captivating brand of Wenger took charge seven FA Cup triumphs. in the Monaco sunshine. feel it is the right time for flowing football. with Arsenal in the dol- Wenger, who complet- The Austrian didn’t get on me to step down at the After an incredible 19 drums in October 1996, ed the Premier League and the scoreboard until the end of the season,” Wenger successive years in the but quickly set about a FA Cup double in his first 10th game, drawing loud said in a statement posted Champions League, Arse- revolution in English foot- full season in England, cheers from the crowd. on the club’s website. nal, in sixth place in the ball by overhauling play- was hailed as an innovator But it was a ruthless “I am grateful for hav- Premier League, could ers’ diets and bringing in his early years and his performance from the 16- ing had the privilege to miss out for the second an end to the drinking spiky clashes with former time Grand Slam champi- serve the club for so many consecutive year after a culture that had dogged Manchester United boss on, who has to successfully memorable years.” disappointing league cam- the club. PTI Alex Ferguson became the defend the title this week Wenger arrived at the paign. Results soon arrived on Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates after defeating Bulgaria’s Gregor Dimitrov in their semifinal singles match stuff of legend. to remain ahead of Roger Emirates with Ferguson’s Their only realistic the pitch as Wenger’s men of the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters tournament in Monaco on April 21. Yet despite cup suc- Federer at the top of the United at the peak of their chance of qualifying for beat an all-conquering cess in recent years, fans world rankings. “I think I he’s to stand a chance of into the net to gift Nadal a net, and then back-to- powers but immediately next season is by winning Manchester United side have become increasingly played a great match, my claiming a second career 4-0 lead. back miscued forehands threw down the gaunt- the second-tier Europa to the title in 1997-98 and frustrated by the north best match of the tourna- victory against the 10-time Thiem was strug- saw him lose an eighth let, winning the Premier League - the Gunners face won the league again four London club’s inability ment for sure and one the champion. gling, but Nadal barely straight game. League and FA Cup double Spanish giants Atletico years later. to challenge the likes of best I’ve played on clay for Nadal started as if he missed a shot in a near- The Austrian, a two- in 1998, before repeating Madrid in the semi-finals - The five contenders to Manchester City and a while,” said Nadal. knew Thiem was a po- perfect opening set that he time French Open semi- the feat four years later. and Wenger has urged the take over at the Emirates Chelsea for the Premier The Spaniard is now tential threat, holding to wrapped up with another finalist, finally held his But perhaps the most fans to get behind the club. included Patrick Vieira League title and a failure to just two wins away from love before breaking the strong return. serve to trail 3-1 and deny remarkable achievement Arsenal’s all-time (New York City), Brendan reach the sharp end of the a record 31st Masters title, 24-year-old at the first It was the 12th time Nadal the first 6-0, 6-0 of his long reign was going record goalscorer Henry Rodgers (Celtic), Joachim Champions League. after winning 32 consecu- time of asking. Nadal had whitewashed a victory of his career on the through a full league sea- said Wenger’s recent lack Loew (Germany), Carlo “After careful consid- tive sets on clay. Thiem was not serving set against a top-10 player, ATP Tour. son unbeaten in 2003-04, of success in the Premier Ancelotti, Luis Enrique. Nadal will face Grig- at the same level he man- and he got the second set T h e 3 1 - y e a r - o l d or Dimitrov in his 13th aged in his win over two- underway with another brought up match point Monte Carlo semi-final time champion Novak love hold. with a searing forehand Manika Batra recommended for Arjuna Stolen UEFA on Saturday, but the Bul- Djokovic on Thursday, and Thiem was wilting in winner, and completed a tion today. With such a garian will need a massive although he staved off five the sweltering conditions 68-minute demolition as strong performance in Europa League improvement from his break points in game four, and under the pressure Thiem fired a backhand Gold Coast, it will be very win over David Goffin if he dumped a forehand from the other side of the into the net. difficult for the (government) committee to ig- trophy recovered nore her,” a TTFI official Mexico City, April 21 told PTI. Batra created his- (IANS): The UEFA Europa Indian shooters set sight on World Cup tory in Gold Coast, single- League trophy has been handedly taking India to a recovered, two days after like Manu Bhaker and An- maiden team gold before it was stolen, after a pri- ish Bhanwala will have winning a singles gold, vate exhibition in Mexico’s a chance to gauge their another first. Guanajuato state, officials prowess in a field that will The 22-year-old beat said. feature shooters from 78 world number four and The trophy was recov- countries. triple Olympic medallist, ered on Friday, Efe news India will field 38 Feng Tianwei of Singapore, reported citing the office shooters in rifle, pistol and twice in the tournament. of the prosecutor general shotgun, including the She also secured a of the Guanajuato. ones entered for the MQS women’s doubles silver The trophy, designed section. Since there will be alongside Mouma Das by Milan-based firm GDE no rifle prone, free pistol A file photo of Indian TT player Manika Batra in action. and mixed doubles bronze Bertoni, represents the and double trap events, with G Sathiyan. second most important Gagan Narang, Chain New Delhi, April 21 (PTI): quadruple medallist at the Her next assignment tournament in Europe Singh, Mohd. Asab, Ankur The Table Tennis Federa- Commonwealth Games, is the World Team Cham- after the Champions Mittal and Varsha Varman tion of India (TTFI) on Fri- for the prestigious Arjuna pionships in Sweden from League, and had been ex- will miss this World Cup. day recommended Mani- Award. April 29. hibited to employees and India had topped the ka Batra, the country’s only “We sent her nomina- sports enthusiasts by a medals table ahead of sponsor company in the the US, China, France, city of Leon and was stolen Romania etc., in the last Sportswoman accuses Karnataka doctor of rape from a vehicle after the World Cup in Mexico, with A file photo of a shooter Anjum. exhibition. four gold, a silver and four Kolhapur, April 21 (IANS): A prominent a respectable background, she agreed to Sources in the pros- Changwon, April 21 (AFP): For Ravi Kumar, Deep- The World Cup is bronze medals. international-level sportswoman from the proposal. Subsequently, until March, ecutor’s office said com- The cream of Indian ak Kumar, Mehuli Ghosh, of considerable signifi- Similarly, in the Jun- Maharashtra has accused a Karnataka he called her on two occasions to Goa and plaint of the theft of the shooters, fresh from their Anjum Moudgil and Apur- cance as it will be the ior World Cup in Sydney doctor of raping her for two years, po- Bengaluru and sexually assaulted her, as trophy -- made of pure efforts in the Common- vi Chandela, it will be a same venue for the World prior to the CWG, Indian lice said. According to Investigating Of- per the complaint, said Tibile. silver and set on a marble wealth Games, will now set chance to give a strong Championship later in shooters finished second ficer Dilip Tibile of Karveer Police Station, When she reminded him of the mar- base -- was lodged on Fri- their sights on the season’s start for India in the air the season, that will offer behind China with nine the complaint was received earlier this riage proposal, he flatly refused to marry day morning. second World Cup starting rifle events on the opening the first set of Olympic gold, five silver and eight week from the 33-year-old sportswoman her, leading to a major argument. The authorities tweet- here on Sunday. day of competition. quota places. Youngsters bronze medals. against a doctor living in Gulbarga town Shocked by this, the sportswoman in north Karnataka. threatened to lodge a police complaint. ed out an image of the tro- “The complainant has said the ac- However, he retorted by warning her of phy safely laid in cloth to cused has repeatedly raped for over two dire consequences on social media and prove that it was in friendly Indian boxers will improve medals tally at Asian - Krishan Yadav years with hopes of marriage and then even threatened to kill her, according to hands, but did not provide reneging on his promise. The accused is her complaint. Taking serious note of more detail of the inci- New Delhi, April 21 (IANS): Praising Soviet nations like Kazakhstan, respective finals. All these finals were absconding and we are on the lookout,” the grievances, the Kolhapur Police have dent, goal.com reported. his fellow boxers for their perform- Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan are extremely close and could have gone Tibile told IANS. formed teams to hunt down the doctor, Semifinals of the Eu- ance at the recently concluded Com- among the stronger nations in world either way,” the Haryana pugilist The victim said she came in touch with said Tibile. ropa League are set to monwealth Games, star pugilist and boxing. The Asian Games is going said. the doctor via social media in December The Maharashtra Police has sought begin next week and the gold medal winner Vikas Krishan to be much tougher. We will not get “The final bouts that our boxers 2016 and after some time, he visited Kol- the help from its Karnataka counterpart trophy will be awarded to Yadav asserted that the Indian squad such easy competition like the Com- won, like me and Gaurav Solanki, hapur to meet her. Later, he proposed to help trace the accused and bring him the winners on May 16 in will improve their medal haul at the monwealth Games,” Vikas told IANS. were by 5:0 margins. But the finals marriage and since he appeared to be from to justice. Lyon, France. Asian Games later this year. “But still we should improve our that we lost were by scores like 3:2. India picked up nine boxing medal haul at the Asian Games, in- So the fact that five of our boxers did medals at the 2018 Commonwealth cluding at least one gold. Last time so well after reaching their respective Espanyol sack coach Flores Games in Gold Coast, Australia, we got just two medals when Satish finals reveals volumes of our high Mönchengladbach thrash clueless Wolfsburg earlier this month. All the eight In- and I got bronzes in our respective standards,” he added. Mönchengladbach (Germa- to make it 2-0. Barcelona, April 21 (IANS): La Liga football dian boxers in the men’s categories categories. This time we should get Vikas, who won gold in the mid- ny), April 21 (IANS): Borussia The third goal was emblem- club Espanyol has sacked coach Quique finished on the podium while five- four to five medals,” he added. dleweight (75kg) category in Gold Mönchengladbach remained in atic of Wolfsburg’s disarray. Sanchez Flores and sporting director Jordi time world champion M.C. Mary However, the 26-year-old felt that Coast, asserted that he did not face the hunt for European slots with The referee awarded a free Lardin. The decision on Friday followed Es- Kom won gold in the women’s 48 kg with all eight Indian boxers among too much of a challenge on his way a 3-0 win against Wolfsburg, who kick to the hosts in the 44th panyol’s 0-1 defeat at home against Eibar on division. the men reaching the semi-finals to the maiden Commonwealth sit uncomfortably close to the minute and Christoph Kramer Thursday night, the club’s fifth consecutive Vikas was confident that Indian of their respective categories, the Games title of his career. Bundesliga drop zone. secured the 3-0 before the Wolfs- game without a goal, reports Xinhua news boxers will put up a much better number of gold medals should have “It was not tough for me at all. Stung by last week’s 5-1 drub- burg keeper and defenders could agency. show at this year’s Asian Games than been higher. Everybody was saying that I had a bing at the hands of league lead- get into position. Flores, who had coached Valencia, Atleti- the 2014 edition, although he admit- Gaurav Solanki, who emerged very tough draw, but I did not face ers FC Bayern Munich, the hosts Mönchengladbach remain co Madrid and Watford during his career, ted that the standard will be much champion in the flyweight (52kg) too much of a challenge. I had a bit of played like a team that had some- 8th in the Bundesliga table with joined Espanyol at the start of the 2016-17 tougher than the Commonwealth division, was the only Indian apart a trouble in the quarter-finals, but af- thing to prove and Wolfsburg 43 points, just three behind sixth- campaign. He led them to a creditable eighth Games. from Vikas to win gold among the ter that I beat three Olympians from were never really in the match place Hoffenheim, who have a place finish, which seemed to be on track “There is no comparison be- men. the 2016 Rio Games one after the here on Friday night, reports EFE game in hand. with the plans to qualify for the Champions tween the Commonwealth Games “Overall performance was good, other,” the Indian Army boxer said. news agency. With 30 points, Wolfsburg League within the next two years. and the Asian Games. The Asiad is but we could have won more gold “Fighting three Olympians in Lars Stindel began the scor- are 14th, but could fall to 16th Espanyol are currently in 16th position like a mini Olympics. Countries like medals. Manish (Kaushik), Amit consecutive bouts is not an easy task. ing for Mönchengladbach with a depending on how Mainz and in the league with 36 points from 33 games. Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Philip- (Phangal) and Satish (Kumar) all But I registered one-sided victories goal in the 8th minute and Raffael Freiburg do in their weekend Their next match is away against Girona pines, Mongolia, China and former lost by very small margins in their in each of those bouts,” he added. added a goal in the 35th minute matches. on Sunday. IPL: Rajasthan aim to return to winning ways against Mumbai Jaipur, April 21 (IANS): Ra- Hence, Rajasthan have only post 160 and allowed the Gowtham and Ben Laughlin show. Rohit Sharma (94 off 52) jasthan Royals will aim to a lot to worry about. Rajas- visitors to chase down the - have performed well while and West Indian Ervin Lewis bounce back after suffering than started their IPL 2018 target with ease. leggie Shreays Gopal has also (65) powered Mumbai to 213. two consecutive losses, while campaign on a poor note, Against CSK, Rajasthan been economical. Mumbai then restricted RCB Mumbai Indians will be in hammered by Sunrisers Hy- bowlers were taken to clean- But they have not per- to 167 as Virat Kohli’s magnifi- search of their second win derabad by 9 wickets. They ers by veteran Australian all- formed well together in a cent 92 went in vain. when they face-off in an In- however, gained momentum rounder Shane Watson, who single match. Jaydev Unadkat In the upcoming match, dian Premier League (IPL) and registered two back-to- blasted a 106 off 57 deliveries. also needs to raise his level to they will hope that the win match here on Sunday. back wins against Delhi Dare- Rajasthan then were bowled live to the expectations of the will begin a seies of good With two wins and three devils and Royal Challeng- out for 140, with no one, bar- franchise. days as Mumbai lost the two defeats, Rajasthan are placed ers Bangalore. Later, Kolkata ring Ben Stokes (45) offering The visiting side at the of their encounters in the last fifth with four points, while Knight Riders and Chennai any resistance. Sawai Man Singh Stadium, over. Mumbai are sixth with one Super Kings outclassed them Skipper Ajinkya Rahane Mumbai lost all the first three Mumbai bowlers Mustafi- win in four games. But the by seven wickets and 64 runs has looked good but has not matches. First, against Chen- zur Rehman, Jasprit Bumrah, good thing for Mumbai is that respectively. been converting good starts nai Super Kings (CSK) in the Mayank Markande and Kru- their sole win came in their In the past two matches, into big scores. Sanju Samson, season opener, then to Sun- nal Pandya did well to contain last match -- a 46-run win over neither Rajasthan’s batsmen Stokes and Rahul Tripathi risers Hyderabad and to Delhi a heavy-batting side like RCB Royal Challengers Bangalore nor their bowlers have deliv- have been inconsistent. Daredevils before overcoming and will aim to repeat the on Tuesday. ered. Against KKR, they could Rajasthan’s bowlers - K RCB with a supreme batting good work against Rajasthan. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, April 22, 2018

C M Y K 12 SPORTS Gayle, Rahul smash hit as Chedema Kickers beat Legends to clinch title Kings rule over Knights 4th open penalty shoot-out tournament Kolkata, April 21 (PTI): The pegged back conceding legend of Chris Gayle con- just 11 runs in the last two tinued to grow in company overs. Andrew Tye (2/30 in of young KL Rahul as Kings 4 overs) induced a bottom XI Punjab outclassed Kol- edge off Lynn as KKR lost kata Knight Riders by nine four wickets for 39 runs in- wickets in a rain-hit IPL en- cluding that of dangerous counter here today. While Russell (10). KKR scored a competitive Tye and Barinder Sran 191 for 7 in 20 overs, KXIP returned with two wickets had a revised target of 125 apiece as the duo made in 13 overs after a sharp the difference in restricting KKR under-200. spell of shower halted play Having leaked 29 runs for 95 minutes. from first two overs, Sran Gayle completed a hat- returned strongly to take trick of half-centuries with the two key wickets of Rus- an unbeaten 62 from 38 sell and Karthik with some balls that had five fours smart slow deliveries to and six sixes while Rahul return with 2/50. helped himself to a 60 off KKR got off to a poor only 27 balls. start and were reduced Gayle hit the winning to 6/1 in the second over runs six off Tom Curran when Sunil Narine was over long-on as they sealed dismissed by Mujeeb ur the issue with 11 balls to Rahman off his third ball. spare. But there was no fur- Having scored the ther damage as Lynn and fastest half-century in EM Images PTI Uthappa counter-attacked Players of the winning team - Chedema Kickers with Dr. Neikiesalie Kire, Elizabeth Ngullie and IPL, Rahul once again Kings XI Punjab bowler AJ Tye reacts as KKR batsmen Dinesh Karthik and C Lynn complete a run the KXIP bowlers to rebuild organisers during the prize distribution ceremony. underlined his credentials during IPL cricket match in Kolkata on Saturday. the innings. as an opener in shortest Uthappa smashed Mu- Kohima Bureau positions respectively. to Seyieneituo Tsiera of format with nine fours back in store for KKR as run mark first between century in this IPL to lift jeeb for three boundaries Kohima, April 21 (EMN): With the victor y, Chedema Kickers. and two sixes as KXIP their big-hitting Jamaican them. The Powerplay overs KKR to a challenging 191/7. in a row in his second over Chedema Kickers clinched Chedema Kickers walked He received INR 5,000, climbed to the top of the Andre Russell was taken off yielded 73 runs and that Lynn stitched two crucial that yielded 15 runs as KKR the 4th open penalty shoot- home richer with INR sponsored by Kohima table with eight points in the fourth over after he killed the contest. fifty-plus partnerships in quickly recovered to 50/1 out tournament title or- 30,000, sponsored by K&K Computer Centre, Khedi from five games. This was seemed to have aggravated Both the players like the middle -- first 72 runs after the Powerplay. ganised by Prodigies Group Motors (Mahindra), Ko- Market, Kohima. A total of also their first win at the his already troubled ham- to attack and now they are from 41 balls with Robin The biggest assault at Seikhazou (D Khel hima, while the runners- 48 teams from Kohima, Di- Eden Gardens since 2012. string. Gayle had launched well set to launch a brutal Uthappa (34) and then 62 came against Sran who Ground), Kohima village, up Legends FC received a mapur, and Tseminyu took KXIP were 96 for no into Russell hitting two assualt. The fielding restric- off 34 balls with Dinesh leaked 23 runs that in- on Saturday. The one-day cash award of INR 20,000 part in the shoot-out com- loss in 8.2 overs, 31 runs sixes and a boundary when tions didn't matter a lot as Karthik (43) -- to help KKR cluded three sixes, two by tournament was held on being sponsored by KAT petition. Dr. Neikiesalie ahead of the DLS par score, Russell was seen clutching they repeatedly bisected overcome a shaky start af- Lynn, with the duo rac- the theme “Innovating a Emporium, Themezie. The (Nicky) Kire, MLA and ad- when rain halted the play his right thigh as Nitish the fielders. Kuldeep Ya- ter they were sent in to bat ing to 72 runs partnership stronger fellowship.” 3rd and 4th place winners visor of rural development at 6.40pm, but there was no Rana completed the over. dav's first over was taken by Ravichandran Ashwin. in 41 balls. First ball after The Kickers emerged were given INR 10,000 and had graced the inaugural let up in intensity for Gayle Gayle and Rahul mainly for 13 runs. At 146/3 in 15 overs the time out and Ashwin as the champions follow- INR 5000 sponsored by function as chief guest, as he resumed his innings dealt in boundaries against Earlier, Chris Lynn, who with Lynn and Karthik dismissed Uthappa as ing their victory against Aja Communication (LG), while Elizabeth Ngullie, with a huge six over long off the KKR pace attack of Shi- has had a quiet time so far, looking in rampaging KKR lost two wickets in Legends FC in the final Kohima, and Home Maker, administrator of Kohima to complete his 50 in only vam Mavi and Russell as got into his groove in his form, KKR looked to go seven runs before Lynn 4-2, while Kohima Raiders Kohima, respectively. Municipal Council (KMC) 28 balls. there seemed to be a race 74 off 41 balls (6x4, 4x6) en beyond the psychological and Karthik stole the show and Zavi’s Club, Jotsoma, The award for the best was the guest of the closing There was further set- to who will reach the 50- route to his maiden half- 200 runs' barrier but KXIP from KXIP. bagged the third and fourth goalkeeper was given function. Kohima football league from May 1

EM Images Launching patron Kovi Meyase and KTC president Viketuolie Pienyü with the KFL Cup at WTF, New Ministers’ Hill, Kohima, on April 21. Kohima Bureau third and fourth in the pre- is committed and serious,” Kohima, April 21 (EMN): vious edition along with Meyase asserted while he The second edition of the Nagabazar FC, another also encouraged the par- Kohima Football League team of the first KFL edi- ticipating clubs to avail the (KFL) is scheduled to kick- tion, would also be com- best of the opportunities off on May 17 at Kohima peting in the league again. that comes their way. local ground. The month- Three teams which “Through this league, long soccer league, being opted out of the league let us make it a launching organised by the Kohima were Addax FC, Power- pad for the youth to exhibit Town Club (KTC), would comm FC and Forerun- their talents,” Meyase said conclude on June 20. ners FC, while Vanguard mentioning that “there are This was announced FC, Sechii Zubza FC and some fundamentals really during the launching pro- Twenty XI FC are the three not in place in the field of gramme of the KFL 2018 new teams which will be sports in the state.” on Saturday at WTF, New making their debut. Delivering the presi- Ministers’ Hill, Kohima. Since its inception, the dential address, KTC presi- The unveiling of the KFL KFL has seen its success as dent Pienyü said the KFL Cup was formally done by one of its player Kevisalie was introduced with the Kovi Meyase, joint secre- Sechü, who played for New aim to develop football as tary of department of land Market FC in the last edi- the grassroots and further resources, as launching pa- tion, is now playing for a to bring about a significant tron in the presence of KTC Chennai-based club - Re- change by instilling the president Dr. Viketuolie Pi- serve Bank of India at the sense professionalism in enyü. It may be mentioned Chennai senior league di- this field of sports. that the second edition of vision. This was informed “Through the KFL, we KFL was earlier scheduled by Xavier Rutsa in his in- want to create a platform to begin on April 25 but troductory address during for our players and further was later postponed to the launching programme. to improve the standard May 17 due to unavoid- In his address, Kovi of football in the State,” able circumstances, KTC Meyase lauded the KTC for Pienyü said adding “we members informed. their timely initiative and want to trigger a series of A total of eight teams urged the club members reaction in other parts of would be participating to continue with greater Nagaland.” in this year’s edition in- efforts to improve the stan- Kohima Town Club was cluding last year’s cham- dard of football in the State. formed on 1st December, pions Ziekezou Sporting “Sports is no longer a 2016 with the motto “For Club and runners-up New physical or social activity, the Community, for the Market FC. United 16 FC but it has become a big Game.” It is a group of like- and Khriekesa FC, the two industry, where there is minded sports personali- teams which were placed gainful employment if one ties and enthusiasts. Roma beats Spal 3-0 ahead of Liverpool semi in CL MILAN, April 21 (AP): next season, and moved Roma to break the dead- Roma saw off relegation- three points above fourth- lock when Francesco Vicari threatened Spal 3-0 in Serie placed Lazio, which hosts turned Lorenzo Pellegrini's A on Saturday and stayed Sampdoria on Sunday. cross into his own net as confident for the trip to The top four teams he tried to prevent a Kevin Liverpool for the first leg from Serie A qualify for the Strootman tap-in. of the Champions League Champions League. Bot- Radja Nainggolan dou- semifinals. tom side Benevento will be bled Roma's lead six min- Spal lost for the first mathematically relegated utes into the second half time since February 18 if it fails to win at AC Milan after a free kick was cleared — a run of two wins and later. Roma coach Euse- only to the edge of the area. six draws — and was just bio Di Francesco rested Roma sealed the result one point above the rel- key players for Tuesday's shortly afterward when egation zone. While try- match, including Alessan- Patrik Schick headed in ing to win the Champions dro Florenzi, Edin Dzeko Pellegrini's cross for his League, Roma is also trying and Cengiz Under. first league goal for the to secure qualification for It took half an hour for capital club.

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