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VOL. XVII NO. 71 | PAGES 12 ` 4/- RNI NO. NAGENG/2002/07906 DIMAPUR, TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2018 Rio-led PDA to face dual test today Rio allocates portfolios Kohima Bureau position Naga People’s initially on March 3 but a to cabinet ministers Kohima, March 12 (EMN): Front (NPF) led by former ‘clerical error’ in the tabu- Dimapur, March 12 winner with the additional tor Tongpang Ozukum The newly mandated Peo- chief minister TR Zeliang lation was said to have Yhoshü and Aier in (EMN): Five days after charge for Home and Na- bagged the Public Works ple’s Democratic Alliance which has 26 MLAs, pur- been detected later on the taking oath of office, Chief tional Highways. The oth- Department while agri- (PDA) government led by portedly submitted 27 same day by the return- Minister Neiphiu Rio on er two highly-sought-after culture went to G Kaito Chief Minister Neiphiu names to the NLA on ing officer. Subsequently race for NLA speaker Monday assigned portfo- portfolios of Health and Aye. Rio will face two tests on Monday. The assembly a review was conducted. lios to his council of min- Family Welfare (HFW) and As has been the trend Tuesday by way of a trust secretariat was said to The EC had the directed isters with the Bharatiya Public Health Engineering for the past many ten- vote and election of a new have written back that one cancellation of the dec- Janata Party (BJP) collect- (PHE) also went to BJP ures, the Finance portfolio speaker for the 13th Naga- of the names could not be laration of wrong results ing almost all the ‘plump’ representatives. went to the chief minister land Legislative Assembly allowed. Apparently the issued in favour of Nam- ones. S Pangnyu Phom got himself. (NLA). party was still counting duadi Rangkau Zeliang. BJP legislator and Dep- HFW while the PHE went Details of council of With 34 members in the extra seat of 6th Ten- After reviewing the tabu- uty Chief Minister Y Pat- to Jacob Zhimomi. The ministers and their as- the house of 60 the PDA ing assembly constitu- lation, Nchang was found ton emerged the biggest lone independent legisla- signed portfolios: is confident about sail- ency as having won by to have polled 168 votes Sl. ing through the tests, a its candidate Namduadi more than the NPF can- Name Designation Portfolio No general secretary of the Rangkau Zeliang despite didate and was declared Vikho-o Yhoshü Dr. Imtiwapang Aier l. Neiphiu Rio Chief Finance and also in-charge of Department of Personnel Nationalist Democratic the ruling by the Election winner on March 4. The PDA has proposed and Aier had filed their Progressive Party (NDPP) Commission of India (EC) TR Zeliang had, on Minister &Administrative Reforms; and all important policy the name of three- nomination papers on issues; and all other portfolios not allocated to any has said. The NDPP has declaring NDPP candi- the day he resigned from time legislator Vikho-o Monday. The election Minister. 18 MLAs in the coalition: date Namri Nchang the the chair, said that the Yhoshü of the NDPP to would held during the the Bharatiya Janata Party winner after recounting NPF had taken the mat- 2. Y. Patton Deputy Chief Home, National Highways the post of speaker while first session of the new Minister (BJP) has 12, the National the votes was necessitated ter to court challenging the opposition NPF has assembly on Tuesday 3. G.Kaito Aye Minister Agriculture, Cooperation People’s Party (NPP) two, due to tabulation error. the 'reversal' of result. He fielded former speaker before Rio seeks the vote one from the Janata Dal Namduadi Rangkau maintained that until the Dr. Imtiwapang Aier. of confidence in the 4. C.M. Chang Minister Forest, Environment & Climate Change, Parliamentary Affairs (United), and an inde- Zeliang, a nephew of the court’s verdict, the party An officer of the NLA house. The election will pendent. former chief minister, would count its elected confirmed that Yhoshü be through secret ballot. 5. Neiba Kronu Minister Planning & Coordination, Land Revenue Interestingly, the op- was declared the winner members to 27. 6. S. Pangnyu Phom Minister Health & Family Welfare 7. P. Paiwang Konyak Minister Transport, Civil Aviation and Railways, Land Resources 8. Jacob Zhimomi Minister Public Health Engineering Terror-funding: NIA wants Mizoram passes resolution to 9. Metsubo Jamir Minister Urban Development & Municipal Affairs 10. Tongpang Ozukum Minister Public Works Department 11. Kashiho Sangtam Minister Soil & Water Conservation, Women & Child Zeliang for interrogation send police to Assam border Development Aizawl, March 12 (PTI): The Mizoram Con- 12. Temjen Imna Along Minister Higher Education & Technical Education Former chief minister and his party says NIA gress Legislature Party has passed a resolu- tion to send state police personnel to occupy summon is part of a ‘well-webbed political vendetta’ the land at Zophai area near the Mizoram- Assam border town of Bairabi where protes- Rajbari ruins feature in centre’s restoration project D i m a p u r, Ma rc h 1 2 with ‘documents relevant to cording to Zeliang’s press sec- tors from the state had clashed with Assam Dimapur, March 12 (EMN): The central Monday. “Tourist amenities proposed (EMN): A letter of sum- the payments received from retary, the summon was issued Police, a party leader said today. government has included the now-ru- to be upgraded include the parking, mon issued to former the government departments.’ twice on March 12 morning The meeting, which was chaired by Chief ined monuments of the ancient Dimasa ticket-counter, publication-counter, chief minister of Naga- The case pertains to al- through the chief minister’s Minister and CLP leader Lal Thanhawla yes- Kachari capital–popularly known among cafeteria, toilet block, drinking water land TR Zeliang by the leged payments made to office. terday night, felt that the Mizo Zirlai Pawl the locals here as Rajbari, located oppo- facilities, dustbins, benches, ramps (for National Investigation armed Naga groups includ- The first one was faxed 15 (MZP) or Mizo Students Federation should site the Circuit House in Dimapur–in its the differently-able), pathways, signage Agency (NIA) in connec- ing the banned NSCN (K) by minutes past midnight while be allowed to erect a guest house on the land list of 100 Adarsh (model) monuments etc.,” a PIB report stated. tion with the agency’s on- at least 14 departments of the second copy was served belonging to the first Mizoram chief minis- of the Archaeological Survey of India to The project is divided into two phas- going probe into alleged the government of Nagaland. at 10.05 am, it stated. “Earlier, ter Ch Chhunga which was donated to the be upgraded. es: Phase one features 25 monuments “terror funding” by some On Jan. 18 2017, the NIA had on February 15 and 16, just student organisation by his widow, he said. This was informed by the union min- and phase two 75. The Rajbari, listed as departments of the Na- searched the offices of various before the state assembly elec- The CLP also felt that the state police ister of state for Culture, Environment “remains of a fort (Dimapur ruins)” in galand government has government departments in tions, NIA had summoned for personnel should be sent immediately to the and Climate Change Dr. Mahesh Sharma the official statement, falls in the second prompted cries of ‘politi- Nagaland and seized receipts questioning three officials to disputed border area. in a written reply to the Lok Sabha on phase. cal vendetta’ from Zeliang of payments made to the tune Guwahati which included the and his party the Naga of INR 2 cr. OSD, media officer and public People’s Front (NPF). Back then, the agency had relations officer to the then On Monday, the NIA said that the seizures prima chief minister, TR Zeliang. sent a letter summoning facie indicate the involve- “On 1st March, just before NPSC: Govt. announces sweeping changes in board, exams, marks etc Zeliang to appear before ment of government officers the election results were an- Dimapur, March 12 (EMN): commission. tion the ratio has been made one mark with a negative mark the NIA officer leading in funding the armed groups nounced, an officer of Zeliang Meritocracy was their election The total marks for the in- uniform for all numbers of posts of one-third for wrong answers. said investigation, at 10 operating in Nagaland. In No- (sic) was again summoned promise and the newly formed terview to the civil and allied that are vacant. Earlier, the ratio It was before the amendment am on March 13 at the NIA vember 2017, the state gov- and interrogated for 5 days, People’s Democratic Alliance services have also been amend- used to be as high as 1:20 for up that the technical papers had headquarters in New Del- ernment employees took to from 3rd March to 7th March (PDA) government led by Chief ed from the previous 75 to 55 to 10 vacant posts and as low 125 questions of two marks hi. The NIA stated in the a massive protest rally in Ko- at its HQ, New Delhi. The lat- Minister Neiphiu Rio has an- marks. The award of minimum as 1:6, or minimum of 700 for each. letter that Zeliang ‘appears hima after the NIA arrested est summoning of the former nounced some major changes and maximum marks from the vacant posts that were more The Nagaland Public Service to be acquainted with the some government officers in chief minister himself comes in recruitment and composition interview shall from now be than 100. Commission (Chairman, Mem- circumstances of the case’ connection with the case. at a time when the state as- rules of the Nagaland Public in line with the system that is The board of interview— bers & Staff) (8th Amendment) being investigated for In response to the NIA's sembly is slated to hold its Service Commission (NPSC) on practised by the Union Public previously consisting of only the Regulations of 2017 changed which he was required summon, Zeliang has writ- session from 13th March to Monday. Service Commission (UPSC). chairman of the NPSC, board the eligibility for members of to appear before the NIA ten to the agency stating in- 26th March,” it read. The Nagaland Public Serv- This has been brought about members, and a subject matter the board. At least three mem- ability to appear as directed The timing was ‘conspicu- ice Commission (state civil & probably because there were expert whenever required—has bers in the five-member board before the NIA officer because ously odd and political moti- other services) Recruitment intense complaints the previous also been reconstituted for the can now be someone who has Courage is the ladder of the scheduled Nagaland vation and vendetta surround- (7th amendment) Rules of 2017 years when some candidates civil and allied services. A new administrative experience and on which all the other Legislative Assembly session ing the case cannot be ruled and the Nagaland Public Service scored as high as 74.12 out of 75. clause was added to sub-rule (2) has served the state government virtues mount. from March 13 to 26th. “I am out,’ it stated further. Commission (chairman, mem- The notification also of Rule 21 that would enable the as a secretary at least. required to attend the session Also, the NPF called it a bers & staff) (8th amendment) changed the method of short- chief secretary and the director The rule for exemption of ~ Clare Boothe Luce as the leader of opposition,” ‘devious game being played’ Regulations of 2017 approved listing candidates for the main general of police to nominate a posts in the purview of the NPSC Zeliang wrote. against the former chief min- by the governor and notified by examinations from the prelimi- senior officer to be included in has been amended as well and In separate statements is- ister by the NIA. According the chief secretary comes into nary examination according to the interview board. the criteria increased. From sued to the press on Monday, to the party, this episode has immediate effect. the order of marks scored in the Also, the marking pattern, now, posts with a scale of pay Mirror Takes Zeliang’s press secretary as raised ‘very serious questions With the amended rules the ratio of 1:10. This entails that its rules, for technical papers less than the pay scale of 5200- well as the NPF's cried politi- as to whether a well-webbed NPSC will now have to declare equal opportunity would be giv- have been amended. From now 20200 per month and grade pay cal vendetta while questioning political vendetta is being all the answer keys of all the en to all in spite of the number of there will be in total 200 multiple of INR 2800 per month will not the timing of the summon. Ac- played out.’ examinations conducted by the vacant posts. With this notifica- choice questions, each worth be in the purview of the NPSC. At least 49 dead in Kathmandu plane crash horror Kathmandu, March 12 Ne u p a n e s a i d 3 1 showed smoke rising from the Kathmandu Post. (IANS): As many as 49 bodies were pulled out the runway. Witnesses said "I was seated near the people were killed and 22 from the wreckage of the the plane crashed when window and was able to injured when a passenger crashed plane while 18 trying to take a sharp turn. break out of the window. plane of the US-Bangla others others died in hos- "I saw the plane make "I have no recollection Airlines, flying to Kath- pitals. All flights in and out a sharp turn over the ter- after I got out of the plane. mandu from Dhaka, with of the TIA were cancelled. minal back towards south Someone took me to Sina- 71 on board crash-landed The airport was reopened and then disappeared to- mangal Hospital and from ~ Arien and exploded into a ball later. wards the runway. Then there my friends brought Don't worry even though he of flame at Nepal's main Raj Kumar Chettri, immediately a large plume me to Norvic (Hospital). I was a saitan throughout his airport here on Monday. General Manager of TIA, of smoke was seen," said have received injuries to life...he voted only once and for one man this time, he'll Nepal Police spokes- said the aircraft spun out Arnico Pandey, adding my head and legs, but I am surely go to heaven. person Manoj Neupane of control when it entered that the plane was flying fortunate that I survived confirmed the death toll. the Kathmandu Valley and very low, just enough to be the ordeal." WEATHER The 78-seater Bombar- was seen swinging when it above the control tower. Nepal Prime Minister TEMPERATURE dier Dash 8 aircraft caught attempted to land on the A survivor, Nepalese K.P. Sharma Oli said he fire after it skidded off the runway. He said the horrif- travel agent Basanta Bo- was "extremely shocked" Max: Min: runway at the Tribhuvan ic accident took place after hora, recounted from his by news of the crash and KOHIMA 22° 08° International Airport (TIA) the pilot took an opposite hospital bed his miracu- promised an immediate DIMAPUR 28° 13° while landing and crashed direction to descend the lous escape. government investigation. RF: RH: KOHIMA Nil 88% onto a field apparently due plane, not obeying the in- After a normal take-off The US-Bangla Airlines DIMAPUR Nil 94% to technical glitches. structions of the Air Traffic from Dhaka, the plane is a privately-owned Bang- * Rainfall (RF) * Relative humidity (RH) Of the 71 people, four Controller (ATC). AP/PTI began to behave strangely ladeshi airline headquar- Temperature in State Capitals were crew members, 33 "Our ATC permitted Nepalese rescuers stand on the debris after a passenger plane from Bangladesh crashed at the airport as it approached Kath- tered in Dhaka. Max. Min. Max. Min. were Nepalis, 32 Bangla- the aircraft to land from in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, March 12, 2018. mandu, he said. This is the most severe Aizawl 28° 13° Itanagar 22° 13° Agartala 36° 20° Shillong 21° 08° deshis, one Chinese and the southern side of the "All of a sudden the air crash at Kathmandu's Gangtok 20° 07° Delhi 33° 18° one Maldivian national, runway but it changed its said Chettri. He called it The aircraft narrowly way, he said. plane shook violently and main airport after a Turk- Guwahati 30° 15° Kolkata 36° 23° said TIA spokesperson route and attempted to the "main reason behind went past a Thai Airways Photos and videos there was a loud bang," he ish Airlines flight crash- Imphal 27° 11° Chennai 34° 25° Prem Nath Thakur. land from northern side," the accident". aircraft parked on the run- posted on social media was quoted as saying by landed in March 2015. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Tuesday, March 13, 2018 2 STATE Radio Ga Ga: Wokha lands a FM relay centre Painting contest marks Dimapur, March 12 their services efficient (EMN): Wokha district has in the region. Samoon women week celebration a new radio wavelength. hoped that the relay cen- The deputy commission- tre would expand for the er (DC) of the district Dr. benefit of the educated Man A Zir Jeelani Samoon youth ‘through employ- has commissioned a FM ment generation.’ He 101.8 megahertz relay sta- declared open the relay tion at O Point at Wokha centre by cutting a ribbon village. and switching on the but- Speaking at a simple ton for the transmission. ceremony marking the Also, deputy director event, Samoon said that general (engineering) at the commissioning of the All India Radio of Kohi- relay centre was another ma, KV Ramachandran, achievement for the dis- said that the Wokha relay trict as the people of Wok- station was second after ha and its adjoining areas Phek’s. He has assured Students of Bayavü Hill High School, Kohima, are seen participating in the painting competition as part of the International Women’s Week celebration. will find benefit through longer durations as and it. Through the radio news when more technicians Dimapur, March 12 (EMN): As part of and Sakhi-OSC. can be disseminated eas- or engineers are posted. the week-long celebration of Interna- She also introduced on the initiation ily to the remote areas, he Mhao Humtsoe, the tional Women’s Week from March 1-15, of guitar class for the AGC girls by pre- said. People can listen to chairman of the Lotha Nagaland Adolescent Girls Club (NAGC), senting a guitar to the school from the the radio even without Hoho, thanked the AIR Nagaland State Social Welfare Board NSSWB. power supply. Besides, officials for the facility. (NSSWB), State Resource Centre for The painting competition was also he said radio plays a great He was confident that Women (SRCW), Women Helpline-181, organised following the programme with role in educating farm- the relay centre in Wokha and Sakhi-OSC has observed the event at Lanuienla Imchen, helpline manager ers about government would immensely help Bayavü Hill High School, Kohima, on the WHL-181, who introduced the concept schemes and policies. the public. He assured theme “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao.” behind organising the competition to the The DC called upon fullest support in helping The audience consisted of students, students. the public to cooperate the relay centre excel in staff and faculty members in which In the junior category, Suraj of Class Dr. Manazir Jeelani Samoon cutting a ribbon during the commissioning of FM Tragopan Relay Centre in with the broadcasting providing service to the Wokha on March 12. Vikhoriano Meru, OSC centre admin- VII secured the first position, while Ms organisation in making people. istrator, was the chairperson of the event. Tinatoli of Class VII secured the second Juliana Medom, assistant state coordi- position, and Ezanthung of Class VI se- nator, has delivered introduction on Beti cured the third position. Bachao Beti Padhao and the schemes of In the senior category, Ms Julia of Aboi KVK organises seminar for farmers the Ministry of Women and Child De- Class IX ‘A’ secured the first position, while Dimapur, March 12 velopment, Government of India, that Ms Ketoulhoubeinuo Usou of Class IX se- (EMN): Krishi Vigyan Ken- cater to children and women such as cured the second position, and Daükup of dra, Mon (Aboi), has or- Childline-1098, Women Helpline-181, Class X secured the third position. ganised a farmers’ seminar on the theme of “Climate resilient sustainable ag- riculture approach” at Govt. reassigns admin. officers KVK campus in Aboi town Dimapur, March 12 (EMN): With the as secretary for Economic & Statistics; under National Innova- coming of the new government, the John B Chawang, joint resident com- tions Climate Resilient in democratic circle has reshuffled by re- missioner at Nagaland House at New Agriculture- Technology assigning five executive officers. Delhi is transferred and posted as joint Demonstration Compo- The department of Personnel and secretary for Industries & Commerce; nent (NICRA-TDC) on Officers from the Aboi KVK and trainees pose for group photograph after the seminar on March 12. Administrative Reforms has issued a Kethosituo Sekhose, executive officer March 12. notification to that affect transferring of Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) is The seminar was con- namely Dr. MS Sachan management, adaptation for adaptation, resource chaired by ACTO (Animal and posting the officers: transferred and posted as deputy resi- ducted with the aim to en- (Genetics & Plant Breed- to climate change, natural conservation technolo- Sciences), while ACTO L Kire, principal secretary for Envi- dent commissioner of Nagaland House hance the adaptive capac- ing) and Dr. Paihem Mi- resource management for gies, nursery raising and (GPB) pronounced the ronment, Forest and Climate Change & at New Delhi; Elizabeth Ngullie, joint ity and skill upgradation of chui (Animal Science) enhancing the adoptive kitchen gardening for nu- vote of thanks. Altogether, DUDA shall hold an additional charge, secretary for Municipal Affairs depart- the farming community. spoke on various aspects capacity, efficient cultivars tritional security during 38 farmers and farm wom- that of the Rural Development depart- ment and CEO Smart City shall hold Assistant chief tech- of climate change, impacts and cropping systems, the seminar. en have benefitted from ment; Kelie Zeliang, secretary for Rural additional charge as executive officer nical officers from KVK of climate change, disaster livestock and its strategies The programme was the seminar. Development is transferred and posted of the KMC. Social work scholars Dimapur NPF resolves to strengthen party KU hopes for godly leaders, govt. and policies form association Dimapur, March 12 (EMN): Naga Peo- the recently held state assembly elections. Dimapur, March 12 KU in a joint state- ate distribution should be Dimapur, March 12 (EMN): A group of persons who have ple’s Front (NPF), Dimapur division, has In the meeting, NPF Dimapur Divi- (EMN): Konyak Union ment issued by its presi- prioritised and executed completed professional courses in Master in Social Work resolved to steadfastly remain loyal and sion has congratulated all the winning (KU) has attributed God’s dent Manlip Konyak and for general good. (MSW) have formed themselves into a organisation continue working to strengthen the party candidates of the party, while to those unceasing love and pro- the general secretary “Any deviation from called the ‘Nagaland Professional Social Workers’ As- even in the days to come. candidates who could not be elected tection for the peaceful Honang M Konyak have the norms and values of sociation (NPSWA). The association was formed during The division made this resolution in a the members encouraged that the party conduct of the recently congratulated the nine the Naga tradition would its first general meeting on October 29 held at Northeast joint meeting with members from central would always be with them and work concluded state assembly Konyak elected members simply invite massive blow Institute of Social Science Research (NEISSR). office and office bearers of all its frontals hand in hand for the interest of the party election. namely Noke Wangnao, upon the very Naga insti- The association envisioned to create a just society from the five assembly constituencies in and the people in general. KU has applauded the Pohwang Konyak, EE Pan- tution that was once built and keep human dignity through right ways. its divisional office on March 10. All fron- The house further reaffirmed support Konyak Baptist Bumei- gteang Konyak, CL John, on trust and faith,” KU The association also held its second general body tal office bearers from the five constituen- in the leadership of its party president Dr. nok Bangjumn (KBBB) N Thongwang Konyak, statement added. meeting on November 12 last at NEISSR campus with cies presented their respective reports on Shurhozelie and TR Zeliang. for their continued prayer E Eshak Konyak, YM Yol- Meanwhile, KU in- a group of senior professionally trained social work- for clean and fair election low Konyak, Bangkhao formed to organise a fe- ers, wherein it discussed on the need of a profession- campaign and termed as Konyak, and Paiwang licitation and prayer pro- ally trained social workers association in the state like in a ‘new dawn.’ It stated that Konyak. KU wished that gramme for all the Konyak other states and countries. Governor fetes HCL Grant awardees clean election campaign God’s continued blessings elected members during The association press release issued by its president Dimapur, March 12 In a message to Rev. happiness to know that had curbed wrong indul- and wisdom be bestowed Konyak Aoleang Monyu Itulungbe Ndang stated that social workers in Naga (EMN): The Governor of Chang, the governor stat- ECS has been empowering gence to some extent and upon them in delivering 2018. The union appealed society can be defined in various ways where people Nagaland, PB Acharya ed that it was a proud mo- and strengthening wom- facilitated for peaceful the public from the bond- to all the elected members, selflessly contribute for the common welfare. However, has fete Rev. Chingmak ment for ECS and hoped en’s self esteem through election. age of suffering. all political parties, all can- he stated that professionally trained social workers are Chang and the Eleu- that the award will inspire self help groups (SHGs). KU has appreciated KU also fervently ap- didates, and all the Konyak academically oriented with principles and ethics of so- theros Christian Soci- the organisation to work The commitment of ECS all the Konyak frontal or- pealed to judiciously al- frontal organisations to be cial work with scientific approach to various social issues ety for being awarded the even better for the margin- in providing health care ganisations for their active locate portfolios within mentally prepared for the and problems. prestigious HCL Grant in alised in the state and take services to the people of cooperation during the its members. It felt that said prayer day and also He stated that NPSWA is a non- profit association the thematic category for up social issues and en- remote areas in three dis- entire process. The Union politics without inculcat- to plan out the schedule committed to uplift equality through right ways. health in recognition for hance livelihood through tricts and role in bringing aspired that such divine ing traditional values and accordingly. Such platform The association president, Ndang, and the informa- making meaningful and promotion of entrepre- down the HIV/AIDS prev- and Godly initiatives/ven- honour would rather turn is intended with a vision tion secretary, Gabriel Zhimomi, have requested to all lasting positive impact in neurship among the rural alence in the Eastern Na- tures should be continued the assembly into a ren- to bring forth a unified the concerned departments particularly health and the lives of marginalised people. galand area is also highly intensively even in the egades bar. It desired that Konyak for progress and family welfare, social welfare and others to recognise people. Acharya also expressed commendable, he added. near future. seniority and proportion- development, KU said. MSW degree as any other professionals and give equal opportunity like any other academic disciplines in gov- ernment jobs for a better Nagaland. Assam Rifles arrest AR urge youths to join armed forces NEWS IN BRIEF Postal services inform public two NSCN (K) cadres Office of the Director of Postal Services has informed general Dimapur, March 12 (EMN): Based Rifle, it informed. public that Aadhaar enrollment and update facility has begin on specific input about the pres- One cash receipt of GPRN, one at Kohima head office, Mon, Tuensang, and Zunheboto Post ence of NSCN (K), the proscribed letter pad of Kohima town com- offices. Enrollment will be carried out through documents organisation’s cadres and their mander, one PAN Card, one Driv- based verification for indigenous inhabitants of the state involvement in nefarious activities, ing License, one Aadhar card and only, with exemptions to government employees. For Kohima battalion of Assam Rifles INR 15,870 were said to have found verification required documents are permanent residential under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) from his possession. certificate / scheduled tribe certificate (to be supported by launched an operation alongwith The accused along with recov- documentary evidence) or Indigenous Certificate. police representative at Naga Bazar ered items were handed over to in Kohima on March 12. North Police Station Kohima for WSBAK pastors training According to a press release further investigation. Assam Rifles personnel interacting youths during a seminar at Akuluto in Zunheboto district on March 11. As part of enhancing the pastoral ministry, the Western from the authority on Monday, In a separate operation on Sümi Baptist Akukuhou Küqhakulu (WSBAK) is organizing during the operation the team ar- March 11 at Jail colony in Kohima, Dimapur, March 12 (EMN): with village functionaries of sam Rifles organised a medical three-day training for its pastors from March 19-21 at rested a ‘self styled Major of NSCN the troops apprehended a ‘self The Zunheboto battalion of areas namely Chizami, Thet- camp at Dan village on March WSBAK Centre, Aküvüto Thahekhü village. Pastors and (K)’ identified as Kisheto Ayemi (35 styled deputy secretary rank cadre the Assam Rifles organised a sumi, Enhulumi, Gwazutomi 12. associate pastors (general) are invited to be a part of the yrs), son of Nizetho Ayemi, resident of NSCN (K)’ identified as Ukehtho seminar based on the topic in Chizami of Phek district on The aim of the medical training. Executive Secretary Rev. Dr. Hevukhu Achumi has of Thilixu village, Dimapur district. Z Chopy (29 yrs), son of Zuhevi of employment opportunities March 12. camp was to reach out to the informed that registration fee of INR 1500 will be collected The individual is stated to have Chopy, resident of Ghukhuyi village in the armed forces, at Aku- During the meeting, the locals of villages in far-flung per participants. Those who are not able to attend due to revealed that he had been involved of Zunheboto district. luto in Zunheboto district on members discussed issues areas along the borders and unavoidable circumstances are asked to seek prior approval. in extortion activities in Kohima. The individual revealed that March 11. pertaining to the local people provide them with basic medi- “Intelligence sources con- he had been involved in carrying The aim of the lecture was and region, it was informed. cal attention. 124 villagers at- Phek’s DEO informs arms license holders firmed Kisheto Ayemi belongs to out extortion activities in Kohima to enlighten students about ca- They were also briefed about tended the camp. The district election officer of Phek Shanava C has informed 7th Bn of NSCN (K) and had been and adjoining areas, a press release reers in the armed forces. Stu- a recruitment rally to the se- In a related programme, the person in concern to collect arms licence were produced for town commander Kohima during stated. dents were also briefed about curity organisation. They were Tuensang battalion of the As- verification and kept under the custody of police stations 2013 to 2015,” the press release Six cash receipt Government of a forthcoming recruitment to exhorted to motivate the youth sam Rifles conducted a medical in view of the 13th Nagaland State Legislative Assembly stated. the People’s Republic of Nagaland the army and the central armed to join the armed forces. camp in Ukha village in Mon election to collect the same at the earliest from the police He was also allegedly said to and two letter pad office of the Ur- police forces. Issues about infrastruc- district on March 11. stations where license were kept for verification. have been involved in firing in- ban Town Commander NSCN (K) The Assam Rifles has as- ture development, health and A medical team comprising Free library for aspirants at Mon’s DC office cidents against SF at IG stadium, were said to have been found from sured the youth all possible education were also discussed the medical officer and nursing Deputy Commissioner, Mon, K Thavaseelan has informed Puliebadze and Kohima town. his possession. help in training and registration during the event. The Assam staff treated about 442 patients UPSC / NPSC and other competitive exam aspirants of Mon Kisheto Ayemi was also ar- The apprehended cadre along through the recruitment cell of Rifles have assured the villagers and gave medicines for free. In district that a free library has been opened in the DC office rested by Zunheboto Battalion of with recovered items were said to the security force. all possible help in their future addition, 85 children were ad- ministered with polio vaccine to aid them in their preparation. Aspirants are asked to make Assam Rifles in Aug 2015 for car- have handed over to South Police In another programme, endeavours. drops in Tuensang and Ukha a use of the library during office hours on all working days. rying illegal weapons of 5.56mm Station Kohima for further inves- the Chieswema battalion of Elsewhere in Tuensang, M-16 Rifle, 9mm beretta and pt 303 tigation. the Assam Rifles interacted Shamatore battalion of the As- village. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Tuesday, March 13, 2018

C M Y K STATE 3 Scholars ponder on building Border peace group advocates mechanism to avoid border conflict Dimapur, March 12 traditions, ethno-archaeology (EMN): A meeting of the Border Peace Coordina- tion Committee (BPCC- AN) was held at the resi- dence of its president BP Bora at Darakial Gaon, Nakachari, in Jorhat dis- trict on March 12. The meeting discussed issues about disseminating in- formation that would help in bringing about peace- (L-R) BPCC secretary Manoj Choudhury, executive member from Assam Amal Mili, president BP Bora, ful coexistence among the scholar Antora Bora, vice president Imsu Jamir, scholar Ridhi Baruah, executive members from Nagaland peoples living along the Tiakaba Aier and N Likok Pongen during a coordination meeting on March 12. Assam-Nagaland border areas, it was informed. ed/unrecorded tales of of the bordering area thus mechanism to sensitise Dimapur Police withdraw EM Images In the meeting, the extortion on the Assa- interconnecting the com- and educate the public (L-R) Prof. Johannes Müller, director at Kiel University in Germany; Prof. Pardeshi Lal, vice-chancellor of Nagaland University (NU); NU Pro Vice members observed that mese villagers etc. mon/uncommon causes especially the civil so- Chancellor Prof. RC Gupta; and Prof Y Ben Lotha at the department of history, archaeology at NU at the Hotel Japfü in Kohima on March 12. the root causes of con- BPCC (A-N) was for- of the human habitat in cieties on the nature of 144 CrPC from district flicts in the area merely tunate to rope in a re- these border belts. She is incidents. They felt that Kohima Bureau Umea University, Uni- tion,’ Kile University of spoke. He expressed hope case of law and order nowned research scholar currently doing a paper any petty crimes or road Kohima, March 12 (EMN): versity of Copenhagen Germany. that the workshop would problems such as road Ms Antora Borah, who on the theme “Assam- accidents were used as a A seminar to bring Euro- and Lithuanian Institute Prof. Pardeshi Lal, help explore and offer accidents in Assam in- has been working on the Nagaland border conflict strong tool leading to a pean and Indian scholars of History. vice-chancellor of Naga- “alternative” insights and volving vehicles belong- Assam-Nagaland border - Study of an emergent case of border conflicts on a single platform to The scholars from In- land University was the perspectives in theory ing to Nagaland, lifting conflict. It was under- collectivity” from Delhi which should not be en- discuss various archaeo- dia are from the North- chief guest of the event. and methodology. of cattle by culprits from stood that she has already College of Economics. couraged. logical perspectives sur- Eastern Hill University, Prof. Lal said in his ad- With the emergence Nagaland side, destruc- covered the entire Mera- Members were of the This was stated in a rounding ethnology and Shillong; HNB Garhwal dress that archaeology of archaeology as a dis- tion of tea plantation in pani sector of the Assam- opinion that the con- joint statement issued by archaeology, commenced University, Uttarakhand; was a discipline which tinct academic discipline the in the foothills alleg- Nagaland border areas cerned authorities on BPCC (AN) president BP on Monday at Hotel Japfü Sambalpur University, would help in bridging in the modern era, Dr. edly by miscreants from and now trying to evalu- both sides of the bor- Bora and the vice presi- in Kohima. Odisha; Deccan College gaps between the past Jamir said, the subject Nagaland side, unreport- ate the remaining portion der should put a strong dent Imsu Jamir. Ten scholars each Post Graduate and Re- and the present. is playing “an important from Europe and India search Institute, Pune; Delivering the key- role in shaping our un- are participating in the and Nagaland University. note address was Prof. derstanding of history.” seminar, which will con- It is expected that stu- Johannes Müller, the “And for a region like clude on Mar. 24. dents from the neigh- director of the Institute a Northeast and Naga- The seminar will dis- bouring states would be UFG / CAU at. He said ar- land, with local scholars cuss the culture of a com- joining in a day or two. chaeology was becoming that still heavily rely on munity’s infrastructure The 12-day seminar is an important discipline. colonial constructions of building tradition besides organised by The Nordic Expressing delight for the their regional history, it the role of “monumen- Graduate School in Ar- opportunity to partici- is essentially ‘alternative tality” in European and chaeology at the Univer- pate with European and histories’ and a deeper Northeast Indian land- sity of Oslo in Norway. It Indian students at the sense of understanding scapes. is a collaboration with the seminar, he was hopeful of what the history of The scholars from department of History that the event would be component of material Europe include those & Archaeology at Naga- a time for ‘exchange’ of culture research,” he said. from Germany, France, land University; and the knowledge and culture. There will be tour to Sweden, Norway and Graduate School ‘Human Dr. Tiatoshi Jamir, Khonoma, Khezhakeno Lithuania, represent- Development in Land- programme organiser of village in Phek district; ing the University of scapes’ Kiel Collaborative the department of his- Wuilong and Yangkhul- Gothenburg, University Research Centre 1266 tory and archaeology at len in Senapati district in of Oslo, Kiel University, ‘Scales of Transforma- Nagaland University, also Manipur. Deduction announced for chief secretary’s welfare fund Kohima, March 12 (EMN): Kohima March 12, 2018, lar government employ- the deduction is volun- The Nagaland government additional deputy com- ees under their establish- tary and any employee has decided to deduct one missioner, C Khanyang ments from the salary of not willing to contribute day salary of all govern- Imlong has requested all March 2018 payable in should inform accordingly ment employees (volun- the deputy commissioner April 2018 and submitted in writing. In the absence tarily) as contribution to- of all districts, ADCs, SDOs the same to the commis- of any written objection, wards the chief secretary’s (C) and Border Magistrate sioner’s office for onward Imlong said it will be pre- welfare fund. Tsürangkong to deduct submission. sumed that all employees In a notification dated one day salary of all regu- It further stated that are willing to contribute. K-1601 EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Tuesday, March 13, 2018 4 REGION INR 2,149 cr. deficit budget tabled in Assam 12-hour Assam bandh Guwahati, March 12 (IANS): As- government also plans to set up leges will also be established people,” he said adding that the years of age to ensure ease of Our Correspondent forthcoming Panchayat. Diphu, March 12 (EMN): sam Finance Minister Himanta ten new law colleges, ten new at West Karbi Anglong, Bon- Swastha Seva Utsav will replicate access to disposable sanitary Concerning to this the The Co-ordination Com- Biswa Sarma on Monday tabled B.Ed Colleges, nine new women gaigaon, Baksa, Nalbari, Kam- the Gunotsav, a government napkins,” he said, adding the Hills Tribals League (HTL) mittee of the Tribal organi- a Rs 2,149.04 crore-deficit budg- colleges, three new polytechnic rup, Morigaon, Dima Hasao, programme to assess the educa- scheme can be availed by the Convenor Saising Rongpi sation of Assam (CCTOA) et that focussed, among others, and a new medical college. Sivsagar, Biswanath and at North tional institutions. girls belonging to families whose informed reporters that has called for 12 hours As- on setting up new educational “Education is the backbone Lakhimpur districts,” he said. Sarma said he is providing annual income is below Rs 5 the social and student or- sam bandh on March 13. institutions and improvement of society. Expansion of edu- “The three polytechnic will a sum of Rs 200 crore in 2018- lakh. ganisations of Karbi An- The bandh demands of roads and infrastructure, of- cational infrastructure is one be established at Tingklhong, 19 budget for construction of He said the scheme will be glong including HTL, All 12,155 backlog vacancies ficials said. of the basic initiative that our Majuli and at Hajo followed by roads and drainages in towns linked to their date of birth and India Karbi Students As- meant for Schedule Tribes It also focused on increas- government has been taking nine women colleges at Sonal, and cities. payments will be directly trans- sociation (AIKSU), Greater (STs), immediate rehabili- ing social media presence of from the very first day,” Sarma Chenga, Batadraba, Jaleswar, “The finance department ferred to bank accounts and pay- Guwahati Karbi Students tation of flood, erosion af- government departments, re- said adding that while a new Golakganj, Mangaldai, Bilasip- will allocate a sum of Rs 242.12 ments will automatically stop Association (GGKSA) and fected tribal area of Laika- vival of closed industrial units, medical college will be estab- ara, Hailakandi and at Karim- crore to provide improved citi- once the girl turns 20. Karbi Students Associa- Dadhia, voting rights of support to youths and above all lished in Karimganj in Barak ganj,” he said. zen services including solid It may be mentioned here tion (Semson Teron) has 535 villagers of indigenous -- providing monthly stipend for Valley, 10 new government law “The government has also waste management and street the budget estimates of 2018-19 jointly supported the people of Sonitpur and to purchase of sanitary napkins to 5 colleges will be established earmarked a sum of Rs 4 crore lights,” he said. show a receipt of Rs 90,673.42 bandh and the said de- include Biswanath in the lakh girls. at Dhubri, Nalbari, Rangia, for Swastha Seva Utsav, an exer- “The government has also crore under consolidated fund mands of CCTOA. Presenting the first ever e- Nagaon, Diphu, Jorhat, Dibru- cise to carry out an assessment resolved to improve the women’s of the state. Of this, Rs 74,118.50 budget in the Assam Assembly, garh, Tezpur, Silchar and North of public health institutions health and safeguard her dignity crore is on revenue account and Sarma said that besides estab- Lakhimpur. in the state to provide qual- by giving an annual stipend of the remaining Rs 16,554.92 crore lishing new degree colleges, the “Similarly, 10 new B.Ed Col- ity health care services to the Rs 600 to girls between 12 to 20 is under capital account. Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma wins floor test Modi to attend Manipur Science Congress Arunachal budget Shillong, March 12 (IANS): ernment-led by the NPP, Imphal, March 12 (IANS): Prime ficials and contractors to speed up the further verifications. A police officer Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad said that he has Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled construction works. Nothing should said that some militants had been Conrad Sangma, heading the support of the United to inaugurate the Science Congress in go wrong and everything should be picked up from different parts of the tabled, total outlay the six-party non-Congress Democratic Party, the Hill the Manipur University (MU) campus ready at least one day ahead. state. However, no firearm has been government, on Monday State People’s Democratic on March 16, government sources “Out of 5,000 delegates, there are seized. The police plans to round up won the floor test in the Party, People’s Democratic said on Monday. 2,000 scientists,” he said. the armed insurgents ahead of Modi’s at INR 19,261 crore assembly by a voice vote. Front besides Independ- An official told IANS that at least Police in and around Imphal city visit. N. Biren Singh has instructed the The floor test came af- ents. Itanagar, March 12 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh Deputy ter the electorate of the However, he did not 5,000 delegates from all over the have been carrying out raids and state and central forces to ensure law Chief Minister Chowna Mein today presented the country will take part in the three-day search operations everyday. and order during the visit by the Prime state threw up a fractured mention the name of the state Budget for the fiscal 2018-19, with a projected verdict and one week af- BJP, while BJP minister Al- congress which will be held for the Certain villages and residential minister. deficit of Rs 546 crore and a total outlay of Rs 19,261 first time in the state. areas are cordoned off shortly after Additional police personnel and ter the National People’s exander Hek and another crore. Party (NPP)-led Meghalaya BJP legislator Sanbor Shul- Chief Minister N. Biren Singh vis- midnight and all people are checked paramilitary forces have been de- The Budget put thrust on seven key areas includ- ited the MU campus on Monday to and verified in the morning. ployed near the MU campus and Democratic Alliance gov- lai defended the saffron ing education, skill development, health, governance ernment was installed. party of being part of the inspect the preparations in progress. Persons without proper identifi- hotels where the delegates shall stay reforms, IT and infrastructure, he said. He said: “I have instructed all of- cation documents are singled out for during the congress. As the newly elected government. “In the Budget, we are projecting a revenue receipt Speaker Donkupar Roy “BJP is a secular party of Rs 17,590.30 crore and a capital receipt of Rs 1,671 was about to put the con- and not anti-people,” Shul- crore... Our share of central taxes has been pegged at fidence motion to vote, the lai was heard shouting. NIT ragging case: a level of Rs 10,798.47 crore as per the Union Budget leader of opposition Mukul “It is very clear that this Centre releases 130.65 cr. to repair 2018-19,” Mein, who also holds the finance portfolio, Sangma rose up and asked is a Meghalaya Democratic Rijiju asks Tripura said. which party is leading the Alliance coalition govern- damaged infrastructures in Manipur The minister said the state Budget also focuses government. ment headed by the NPP. I CM to take action on agrarian economy and empowerment of farmers. “We would like to know don’t think there is any kind Our correspondent government’ for its successful imple- “The deputy commissioners have been given whether it is NPP-led gov- of doubt on this. Even in New Delhi, March 12 (PTI): Union Imphal, March 12 (EMN): Apart from mentation of the Chief Ministergi Hak- a huge responsibility for decentralised assistance ernment, BJP-led govern- the letter of support of the minister Kiren Rijiju today urged providing financial assistance to the sel gi Tengbang(CMHT), a three month to farmers. A large number of schemes have been ment or a conglomeration MLAs which was submit- Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar 2017 flood and landslide victims in Ma- old health scheme in Manipur, during a launched to revitalise the agriculture and allied sec- of parties which is leading ted to the Governor (Ganga Deb to take action in the alleged nipur, the Centre has released a sum of Health summit held in Pune recently. tors, with a focus on agricultural entrepreneurship, the government,” the vet- Prasad) all have mentioned ragging of some students at the NIT INR 130.65 crore to repair the damaged About 75,000 beneficiaries and farm credit, agriculture extension, marketing and eran Congress leader said. that they are expressing in Agartala, where a student from infrastructures in Manipur. 15,000 families have been enrolled providing quality planting materials,” he said. Cornering the BJP, their support for the NPP Arunachal Pradesh was reportedly Disclosing this, Chief Minister N through 55 enrolment counters across In order to augment the resources available for Mukul said that “It is obvi- led Government under injured. Biren Singh said the amount released the state under the CMHT which is the financing new interventions in the health and edu- ous that the mandate given the leadership of Conrad Rijiju telephoned the Tripura chief this time is one of the biggest amounts biggest crow puller in Manipur during cation sector, a 10 per cent cess on liquor would be by the people is a fractured K Sangma,” the Chief Min- minister and DGP A K Shukla and as relief assistance in the last 15 years every government fair and 64 patients imposed from April 1 this year, Mein said. mandate. Looking at the ister said. asked them to do the needful on the even though the state relief and disaster have claimed the benefits till date, he The minister said regular talent hunts, focused background of the whole The six-party MDA co- “violent incident of ragging”. management demanded a sum of INR informed. mentoring of teachers and smart class room pro- election campaign, the alition includes 19 mem- “The violent incident of Ragging 435 crore as relief assistance from the It may be noted that, the year 2017 grams are some of the key features for the education mandate of the people is to bers from the National at NIT, Agartala is very unfortunate. I Centre. was a year of frequent flood and land- sector in the Budget. The Budget proposed schemes form a government with- People’s Party, six from the spoke to CM @BjpBiplab ji and DGP It may not fulfil 100 percent re- slide in Manipur due to unseasonal in the health sector for providing support to patients out the BJP.” “The political United Democratic Party, Tripura. The Police is taking appropri- quirement but the amount released and intense rainfall which led to flood suffering from renal diseases, where the state govern- parties in their election four from the the People’s ate actions (sic), Rijiju tweeted. by the Centre will be distributed to across the state in hills and valley ment has assured support of up to Rs 10 lakh per campaigns have promised Democratic Front, two As per reports from Agartala, a the concerned parties including the districts. Agricultural land measuring patient. the innocent people of the each from the Hill State student from Arunachal Pradesh and disaster affected families through the around 80,000 hectares were affected “A district health society in each district has been State that they have no People’s Democratic Party a few other first-year students were concerned deputy commissioner of during the flood. A number of bridges, mooted, under which funds would be placed for access to the BJP. Various (HSPDP) and the BJP, one allegedly beaten up in the name of the state, he said. roads, schools and others were also decentralised procurement of medicines, emergency political parties had also from the Nationalist Con- ragging at NIT, Agartala. Speaking to reporters at his official damaged. repairs and replacement of dysfunctional equip- clearly stated they will not gress Party besides one Reports said that the police ini- secretariat, the chief minister con- According to the reports, produc- ments,” Mein said. The minister said the Budget also have any connection with Independent. tially did not file a complaint, but gratulated the state health department tion of paddy in the state has been re- proposed several initiatives for women empower- the party,” he said. The NPP, which won later registered an FIR following the officials for getting a national award duced to about 2,43,360 tonnes despite ment including establishment of women helpline, While informing the 19 assembly seats in the intervention of Tripura’s royal scion called ‘Express Public Health Awards the introduction of short duration rice women police stations, amendment of IPC for rape House that he is heading just concluded polls, is the Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debburman 2018’ in the category of ‘Most efficiently varieties. Last year, the state produced of minors and strengthening of Arunachal Pradesh the Meghalaya Demo- second largest party after and protests by people. run public health programme by a state 6,45,600 tonnes of rice. Women Commission, among others. cratic Alliance (MDA) gov- the Congress with 21 seats. Over 80% votes cast for Tripura Assembly seat Agartala, March 12 (IANS): their turn at the end of sched- arrest. “due to massive reign of terror he told media persons. tions. and normalcy was restored in Over 80 per cent of the 36,793 uled polling time at 4 p.m.,” Five candidates, including unleashed by the BJP”. CPI-M delegations led by “The situation in Chari- the state. electors cast their votes on Returning Officer Samit Roy Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Tribal outfit Indigenous party General Secretary Sita- lam is horrifically bad due Another party delegation Monday in the Charilam As- Chowdhury told IANS. nominee and Deputy Chief People’s Front of Tripura is an ram Yechury and former Chief to excessive reign of terror met state Chief Electoral Of- sembly constituency in west- Elections were held in 59 Minister Jishnu Debbarma ally of BJP. Minister Manik Sarkar visited since the BJP got a majority ficer Sriram Taranikanti and ern Tripura, an official said. of the 60 Assembly constitu- and Communist Party of India- Director General of Police many areas hit by violence in in the Assembly elections on raised similar demand. According to the Returning encies in Tripura on Febru- Marxist’s Palash Debbarma are Akhil Kumar Shukla said that the state after the polls. Saturday.” “Specific instances of at- Officer, no untoward incident ary 18. Balloting in Charilam in the fray in Charilam. since March 7, no post-poll Yechury, who left the state Yechury said a party del- tacks on party offices, houses was reported from anywhere (Reserved-Scheduled Tribe) However, on the last day of incident was reported from on Monday after a four-day egation met Chief Election of party members and physical in the constituency. was deferred after Commu- campaigning on March 10, the anywhere in the state. visit to the trouble-torn areas, Commissioner Om Prakash assaults on over 20 party lead- “In all, 36,793 voters, in- nist Party of India-Marxist CPI-M-led Left Front withdrew “We had earlier received said the Election Commission Rawat and two Election Com- ers and members along with cluding 17,880 women, were (CPI-M) nominee Ramendra its candidate citing “extremely little over 100 complaints of should keep intact the people’s missioners in Delhi on March photographs and videos were eligible to cast votes. Around Narayan Debbarma died on terrible situation” in the tribal- attacks and arson. Police took trust and confidence besides 8 to urge them to postpone submitted to the poll authori- 1,000 voters were still awaiting February 11 due to a cardiac dominated areas of Tripura immediate action in all cases,” ensuring free and fair elec- Charilam election till peace ties but they did nothing.”

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Annual EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Tuesday, March 13, 2018 BUSINESS 5 NEWS IN BRIEF Bharti Airtel to Aviation a fast growing sector—Prabhu January factory production up New Delhi, March 12 (IANS): Domes- to tremendous growth in the aviation raise Rs 16,500 cr tic passengers carriers -- mainly led by sector and the benefits of this growth via NCDs, foreign low-cost carriers (LCCs) -- have an or- would be seen in increased employment currency bonds der book of more than 1,000 aircraft as generation. 7.5%, inflation eases in February a result of increased air connectivity and Open Skies is an international policy Mumbai, March 12 cheap air fares, leading to more Indians concept that calls for the liberalisation (IANS): Telecom major New Delhi, March 12 2016-17. lower at 3.26 per cent, as Capital goods out- from small towns to travel for work and of the rules and regulations of the in- Bharti Airtel’s board on (IANS): As manufactur- In line with the recent compared to 4.7 per cent put in the month under vacations by air, new Civil Aviation Min- ternational aviation industry, especially Monday approved a plan ing picked up pace, In- trend of recovery in man- in January. consideration increased ister Suresh Prabhu said on Monday. commercial aviation, in order to create a to raise around Rs 16,500 dia’s factory production ufacturing, the sector, The CPI for vegetables sharply by 14.6 per cent, “Aviation is one of the fastest growing free-market environment for the airline crore through issue of growth in January at 7.5 which constitutes 77.63 last month was 17.57 per as against a fall of 0.6 per sectors of the Indian economy,” the Min- industry. President Ram Nath Kovind on non-convertible debentures per cent doubled over the per cent of the index, cent, down from 26.97 per cent in January last year. ister of Commerce and Industry Prabhu Saturday appointed Suresh Prabhu as (NCD) and foreign curren- 3.5 recorded in the same grew by 8.7 per cent dur- cent in January. While consumer non- said while assuming additional charge of Civil Aviation Minister, two days after P. cy bonds. month last year, even as ing January, as compared Milk products at 4.21 durables grew at 10.5 per the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Ashok Gajapathi Raju stepped down as The company’s board retail inflation eased in to 2.5 per cent in the same per cent, cereals and cent in January, consum- Speaking on the occasion, Prabhu the Telugu Desam Party quit the Modi has approved “issuance of February, official data month last year. products at 2.10 per cent, er durables recorded a said the “Open Skies Policy” was leading government. non-convertible debentures showed on Monday. Retail inflation for meat and fish at 3.31 per growth rate of 8 per cent of up to Rs 10,000 crore on Index of Industrial February eased down to cent, as well as eggs at as against against a de- a private placement basis”, Production (IIP), how- 4.4 per cent, compared to 8.51 per cent were all less cline of 2 per cent in the the company said in a regu- ever, rose marginally over 5.07 per cent in the previ- costly in February same month a year ago. latory filing to the BSE. Tea plucking disrupted in 3 gardens over bonus the 7.1 per cent registerd ous month. The consum- Inflation in “fuel and The mining sector, The foreign currency in December 2017, a Cen- er price-indexed (CPI) in- light” too was lower in however, registered neg- Kolkata, March 12 jeeling gardens demand- ing operations in three bonds up to a limit of $1 bil- (IANS): Ahead of the Hill ing the clearance of last gardens was reported lion (around Rs 6,500 crore) tral Statistics Office (CSO) flation was 3.65 per cent February at 6.80 per lible growth of 0.1 per release said here. in February 2017. cent, as against 7.73 per cent, as compared to 8.6 Business Summit staring year’s bonus. today (Monday) and of- would be issued in one or on Tuesday in Darjeel- He claimed that only ficials in these gardens more tranches, it said. The cumulative IIP Inflation softened last cent during the previous per cent rise in January growth for the April-Jan- month mainly on account month. last year. ing, plucking operations 14 out of 87 gardens in were also gheraoed. Es- “Any funds, if raised in at least three tea gar- Darjeeling have cleared tate management are from the issuance of afore- uary period of the current of cheaper food prices The January IIP was During January, 16 out dens were disrupted on the dues. After a tripar- bound to pay bonus at said debt securities, shall be fiscal, at 4.1 per cent, was and lower cost for fuel. also boosted by a higher of 23 industry groups in used in routine treasury ac- lower than the 5 per cent Inflation rate in the con- offtake of consumer and the manufacturing sector Monday as the Darjeeling tite meeting between the agreed amounts. We tivities, including refinanc- posted in same period of sumer food segment was capital goods. showed positive growth. Terai Dooars Plantation unions, tea garden own- sought more time as the ing of existing debt and Labourers Union agitated ers and the government industry is facing finan- spectrum liabilities,” the fil- against non-payment of in September last year, it cial crisis. We have prom- ing added. Puja bonus. was decided that the bo- ised them to pay dues DGCA orders grounding Passenger car sales up Union General Sec- nus for the financial year of bonus by March 23,” retary Bharat Thakuri on 2016-17 would be paid at the Darjeeling Tea Asso- 118 mobile phone of 8 IndiGo, 3 GoAir Sunday had threatened to 19.75 per cent of the an- ciation’s principal advisor manufacturing 3.70% in February: SIAM halt plucking of first flush nual wage earnings. Sandeep Mukherjee told aircraft over engine issues New Delhi, March 12 in 2017. of tea leaves in the Dar- “Disruption of pluck- IANS. units set up in 3 (IANS): Sales of domestic According to the data, New Delhi, March 12 (IANS): Citing safety concerns, passenger cars inched up the sales of overall com- years: Minister the aviation industry regulator on Monday directed by 3.70 per cent in Feb- mercial vehicles -- the public carriers IndiGo and GoAir to ground a total of 11 ruary, an industry data segment which is a key New Delhi, March 12 A320neo aircraft fitted with Pratt & Whitney engines. (PTI): As many as 118 mo- showed on Monday. indicator of economic ac- Out ot the 11, eight are operated by IndiGo while bile phone manufacturing Data from the Soci- tivity -- increased by 31.13 units have been set up in GoAir operates three, the Directorate General of Civil ety of Indian Automobile per cent to 87,777 units the country in the last three Aviation (DGCA) said in a statement here. Manufacturers (SIAM) during the month under years, Union Electronics With this, all the A320neo aircraft with PW1100 en- showed that 179,122 pas- review. In another major and Information Technol- gines beyond serial number 450 have been taken off senger cars were sold in segment -- three-wheel- ogy Minister Ravi Shankar operation in India. February as compared ers, sales surged by 76.67 Prasad said on Monday. DGCA said: “Both IndiGo and GoAir have been told to 172,737 in the corre- per cent to 62,463 units in According to the Minis- not to refit these engines, which are spare with them in sponding month of 2017. February. ter, this compares with only their inventory.” The off-take of other In addition, overall two units in 2014. The directive came immediately after an IndiGo sub-segments of passen- sales of two-wheelers, “With these 118 units, A320neo VT-ITA flight reported engine failure and had ger vehicle category such which include scooters, India will soon become a to make an emergency landing at Ahmedabad follow- as utility vehicles rose by motorcycles and mopeds, manufacturing hub for mo- ing take off from the same airport on Monday. bile phones,” he tweeted. 21.82 per cent during the climbed 23.77 per cent to Previously, the DGCA had ordered grounding of month to 80,254 units, 1,685,814 units. Earlier, Prasad said In- 3 units of IndiGo’s A320neo fleet after the European dia’s digital story is finding whereas sales of vans de- The data disclosed Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) had on February 9, 2018, clined by 5.36 per cent to that the Indian auto- resonance globally and that issued emergency airworthiness directive regarding the digital companies are 15,953 units. mobile sector reported A320neo fleet the world over fitted with PW1100 - en The SIAM data re- an increase of 22.77 per coming to the country in a gines (with serial number of 450 and beyond). big way. vealed the overall do- cent during February mestic passenger vehicle 2018 -- with total sales Now ride with sales edged higher by at 2,111,383 units across Gold, silver drop on sluggish 7.77 per cent in Febru- segments and categories. ‘Mario’ in ary to 275,329 units from Google Maps demand, global cues 255,470 units sold during the corresponding period San Francisco, March 10 Mumbai, March 12 (PTI): Globally, gold fell as (IANS): Google has rolled Gold prices dropped for the previous session’s out a feature in Maps that the third session at the upbeat US payrolls data will turn any ride into a fun domestic bullion market sparked a fresh rally trip as users can now in- here today largely on its in stock markets and clude a Mario Kart on the global weakness amid shored up expectations navigation interface while subdued demand from that the Federal Reserve using the app. local jewellers. Silver would press ahead with Munish Dabas, User also moved down owing further interest rate Experience (UX) Engineer to lack of buying support hikes this year. at Google Maps, said the from industrial users. Spot gold was trad- company has collaborated Standard gold (99.5 ing down 0.5 per cent at with the team at Japa- per cent purity) dropped USD 1,316.91 an ounce nese video game company by Rs 115 to finish at Rs in early trade. Nintendo “to let Mario 30,280 per 10 grams from accompany you on all of last Friday’s closing level your driving adventures on of Rs 30,395. Google Maps this week”. The company is cel- Pure gold (99.9 ebrating the mustachioed per cent purity) also plumber-turned-racer on his dropped by a similar special day MAR10 Day -- margin to conclude at Rs also known as March 10, he 30,430 per 10 grams as said in a blog post late on against Rs 30,545 earlier. Friday. Silver (.999 fineness) To get started, users fell by Rs 50 per kg to end need to first update Maps at Rs 38,335 compared to app from Google Play or Rs 38,385 previously. Nifty above 10,400-mark on global rally Mumbai, March 12 (PTI): This was its biggest sin- The benchmark Nifty re- gle day gain since March claimed the key 10,400 1, 2016 when it jumped mark today by surging 235.25 points. 194.55 points to settle It saw an intra-day at 10,421.40 on a broad- movement of about based rally mirroring ro- 138.20 points. bust global cues. Sector-wise, FMCG The key indices rose 2.62 per cent, energy opened gap-up and trad- 2.20 per cent, metal 2.14 ed firm through-out the per cent, Pvt Bank 1.89 session triggered by the per cent, Nifty Bank 1.51 relief rally in Asian mar- per cent, Finance 1.50 per kets after the latest US cent and auto 1.45 per jobs report eased fears of cent, while PSU Bank fell inflation and faster rate by 0.47 per cent. hike. Major index gainers Stocks of public sector were Bharti Airtel 4.82 banks declined, while of per cent, Vedanta 4.36 per private sector banks ad- cent, ITC 4.19 per cent, vanced. NTPC 4.11 per cent and Overseas, Asian and IOC 3.93 per cent. European equities edged Coal India fell 2.10 per higher as trade-war con- cent while other notable cerns took a backseat to losers were Auro Pharma economic optimism fol- 1.62 per cent and SBI lowing a stronger-than- 0.16 per cent. A total of expected jobs report in 984 scrips advanced and the US. 832 declined, while 57 re- The broad-based NSE mained unchanged. Nifty closed above the key As many as 256 securi- 10,400- level at 10,421.40, ties hit their price bands. showing a gain of 194.55 Turnover in the points or 1.90 per cent cash segment rose to Rs after shuttling between 27,068.13 crore, from Rs 10,433.65 and 10,295.45. 25,974.78 crore last Friday. 6 The Decoded - What Makes You EastErn Mirror a Social Networking Addict DIMAPUR, TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2018 Treasure ver wondered what makes you use social personality. media so much? Blame the interaction of They also found that the two other traits in the your personality traits, as researchers have model -- extraversion and openness to experience found that it can impact the likelihood -- did not play much of a role in the likelihood of The Lost Glory of of developing an addiction to social developing a social network addiction. Within networking.E According to the researchers, neuroticism The study findings suggested that personality -- the extent to which people experience negative Rajya Sabha Prem Rawat traits in particular -- neuroticism, conscientiousness emotions such as stress and anxiety -- seemed to and agreeableness -- were related to social network increase the likelihood of developing an addiction to ajya Sabha or Council of States is an im- here’s a beautiful Chinese saying, “It’s good addiction. social network sites. portant part of Indian parliamentary intelligence to know your friends, but it is true “There has been plenty of research on how On the other hand, higher amounts of system. But clearly the House of Elders, wisdom to know yourself”. Have we worked on the the interaction of certain personality traits affects conscientiousness -- having impulse control and the as Rajya Sabha is often called, has lost its relationship with ourselves? We have been more addiction to things like alcohol and drugs,” said drive to achieve specific goals -- seemed to decrease shine. But not for the disruptions as it is concerned with what other people think of us. We co-author Isaac Vaghefi, Assistant Professor of the likelihood of developing a social network Rwitnessing with unfailing regularity. It is because of Thave learned to measure ourselves with the scales of the world, Information Systems at Binghamton University- addiction. the fact that now the House of Elders is being used as to measure our status, our level of success. We know so much State University of New York. But when tested together, they found that the backdoor entry point for failed politicians, who on the outside, but do we know the treasure that is within us? It For the study, presented at the 51st Hawaii neuroticism seemed to moderate the effect of cannot win elections. So the august house which was is the treasure of PEACE that we all have been given. International Conference on Systems Science, conscientiousness as it relates to social network meant to be meeting point of best intellectual minds Mr. Prem Rawat says, “Finding peace is not about researchers collected self-reported data from nearly addiction. has now turned in to another political battlefield climbing high mountains and becoming someone who feels 300 college-aged students. Agreeableness -- the degree to which someone and expresses no emotions. It is simply a question of looking The researchers found that these three is friendly, empathetic and helpful -- alone didn’t where petty politics, more often than not, dominates within oneself. The real peace that you can experience does personality traits -- neuroticism, conscientiousness have a significant effect on social network addiction the proceedings, not the State or welfare of the citi- not exist somewhere else. It is inside you.” and agreeableness -- are part of the five-factor until it is combined with conscientiousness, the zens. This practice is being indulged by all political Whenever we see a tiny, uninhabited tropical island, we personality model, a well-established framework researchers noted. parties. For their benefits, the political parties even will see a coconut tree there, standing tall. How did it get used to theoretically understand the human Source : IANS amended the clause that specified that a candidate there? It made an unlikely journey through a truly hostile contesting from a particular State should be a per- environment. It doesn’t have a map or a GPS, nor does it have manent resident of the place. Because of this clause, a sail or an engine, but that little coconut contains within it former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is still a everything it needs to make its journey. Water is required to resident of Assam. Former President Pranab Mukher- stay alive in the ocean and to sprout when the coconut gets to Dog Therapy May Help Student Reduce Stress jee was a resident of Gujarat for long period as the the new shore. On its journey, it will be surrounded by water, re you too stressed electorate of his own state West Bengal rejected his but it cannot use that salt water, so the coconut carries its own sweet water. The coconut’s husk provides floatation and out because of your candidature on several occasions. But all these were protection throughout the journey. Falling from the tree, the a c a d e m i c s ? Tr y done keeping national interest in mind. Dr. Man- coconut sets off for an unknown destination. Then one day spending some time mohan Singh was made to contest from Assam as with a high tide it gets washed up onto a new shore. It already with a dog, as a new the then Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao hand- has within itself the water it needs to flourish and then it puts studyA suggests that one-on-one picked him to be finance minister of his government. down its roots to be a tree, it finds its niche. time spent with them may help in Before becoming the finance minister the renowned We also have that water which is required to flourish in any boosting student wellness. economist had no connection with politics. So, as circumstances. The water is the treasure of Peace that we carry According to the researchers, per the provisions of Indian Constitution, He had within us. We are given this life and it’s a journey of a lifetime. therapy dog sessions are to be elected in parliament within six months of as- We also have the essentials we need in order to find our niche. becoming more popular on suming charge. At that time as a Rajya Sabha seat was To make use of our courage and find a place within us where university campuses in the west. vacant in Assam, he was asked to contest from the we can be at ease with ourselves, is our niche. “Our findings suggest that therapy dog sessions have a Northeastern state. Similarly, Pranab Mukherjee was People write books, trying to understand life. They say beautiful things, but it doesn’t change anything. It’s like having measurable, positive effect on the the most trusted lieutenant of the late Prime Minister a garden that looks spectacular from a distance, but on close wellbeing of university students, Indira Gandhi. In 1980 general elections, Mukherjee examination, every flower is made out o paper and every tree particularly on stress reduction contested from Bolpur parliamentary constituency out of plastic. Now, there are advantages to this garden. We and feelings of negativity,” and lost. Later, he was made the union finance min- never have to water it. All the grass is Astroturf, so we don’t ever said lead author Emma Ward- ister. So to remain in Union Cabinet he shifted from have to cut it. It looks the same forever. The disadvantages, Griffin, Research Assistant at the For the study, published in increased happiness and energy Bengal to Gujarat. Flowers don’t bloom, spring never comes. Birds have no University of British Columbia in the journal Stress and Health, the immediately following the But that provision is no longer in existence at business being there. Bees never fly around in it. No nectar is Canada. researchers surveyed 246 students session, compared to a control present. Finding it difficult to make leaders from one collected. And no flower has a beautiful aroma. The trees do While previous research before and after they spent time in group of students who did not state to another as permanent residents that particu- not sway in the wind. That is why it is so important to have a suggested that female students a drop-in therapy dog session. spend time at a therapy dog lar clause was deleted. Since then the floodgate has living experience of the treasure we have been given. Living, benefit from therapy dog sessions Students were free to pet, session. more than male students, the opened. Politicians have made a bee line to make en- Breathing, Feeling Peace, Thinking, Understanding, Knowing cuddle and chat with seven to “These sessions clearly researchers found the benefits try to Parliament from any State after being rejected – that is the real treasure. 12 canine companions during provide benefits for students Mr Prem Rawat is an International Speaker, also known were equally distributed across the sessions. They also filled out in the short-term, so we think by people. So, Rajya Sabha now can safely be termed by the honorary title “Ambassador of Peace addresses global both genders in this study. questionnaires immediately universities should try to schedule as a dumping ground of politicians who are out of audiences on the topic of Humanity and Peace. He also guides In addition, having therapy before and after the session, and them during particularly stressful favour of the electorate. Take the case of former un- the path towards it. He has addressed hundreds of millions dogs around while students are again about 10 hours later. times, such as around exam ion finance minister P. Chidambaram. Predicting the of people at live events and in the media around the world. working on their out-of-class The study found that periods,” said Frances Chen, prevailing mood of the people of his constituency His message is available on www.premrawat.com and www. assignments could be even more participants reported significant Assistant Professor at the varsity. Shivkashi in Tamilnadu, he opted out of electoral bat- rajvidyakender.org. helpful, researchers said. reductions in stress as well as Source : IANS tle in 2014. But within two years, he made a re-entry to parliament from Maharashtra as member of the upper house. Similarly, apart from Dr. Manmohan Singh, a member of erstwhile royal family of Assam Sanjay Singh is also an MP from Assam in Rajya Sab- Protective Thinking ha. Is there any shortage of eligible candidates from Assam? This question should be asked to those who gave him the ticket to contest from Assam. In BJP too, Nagas From Head Hunting to Vote Hunting: Part II there are many such instances. Taking advantage of the situation, apart from politicians, many business- n this part, I shall focus on the latest political Why we need to adopt and promote culture of any reservation, we are equally intolerant and ex- men have also entered Parliament. Most famous developments of the state and its backgrounds meritocracy? We indeed have countless reasons to tremely communal too but I can guarantee that citi- as the latest political developments of the state adopt such unique culture for whole Nagaland need zens of Nagaland will never admit such thing for we among them is Vijay Mallya, who is presently cooling are itself the results of the vote hunting prac- deliverance from bad governance and the absence all know what we are and what nature of politics is his heels in London after duping Indian banks of INR tices during the recently concluded election to of meritocratic values in Nagaland leads to exces- played in our state then and now. And I shall never 9000 crore. So, the time has now come for the policy theI 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly. sive bad governance for favoritism kill competitive fear or mind to live under the conditions of bad gov- makers to work together to restore the lost glory of Vote hunting in election season ended with spirit in the minds of the people which in turn wipe ernance or good governance of govt. whether lead the Rajya Sabha. countless violent incidents in certain part of Naga- out the theory of welfare state and lastly increases by Christians or Hindus, if religion is not mixed at all land which usually happened in the past election corruption (in the form of backdoor appointment) with politics in the first place. This opinion of mine did happen again during this election and no one in the state. In support of my statement, it will not seems out of the given topic yet it all relates to the has the answer of what will happen in the future be wrong to state that since from the creation of current political scenario of Nagaland and I shall elections. Some ugly incidents are reported in news statehood, Nagaland have been over shadowed by a save more of my opinions for other time. DAILY and social media and all knew many ugly incidents culture of being relatives, clansman, village people, are not reported too. Amidst all the dramas, the end and fellow tribe’s man, good personal relationships Backgrounds facilitate the rise of NDPP of the unimaginable highly expensive election saw or having connections to get works done in govt. of- and BJP in Nagaland NDPP having the last laugh and with extraordinary fices in most cases. However if the govt. does noth- In order to keep the record straight it is exactly in PATH skills managed to form a new People Democratic Al- ing to promote such unique culture after making the times of such unwanted political developments liance Govt. of Nagaland. bold statements to promote it, the law of survival of taking place due to bad governance taking place at And where, right after the swearing in ceremo- the fittest shall be confirmed again in this old preju- different level (village, district and state level) across ny, the newly formed government after its cabinet diced society. In such environment the poor shall the state that the NDPP in alliance with BJP com- Pulling Together meeting released a bold statement that it has set be forced by the current situations to remain poorer posed of old but popular faces in their own right an achievement target of 100 days. In the matter and the trend of socio, political and economic ex- came into picture and promise that change will of achieving it or not is largely their responsibility ploitations shall continue unabatedly. come if their party is voted to power. As what have BIBLE READ: HEBREWS 10:19–25 and one can only hope things change for the better As there exist no establishments in Nagaland been said, the party slogan of “Change is coming” whichever party run the government, it’s time for competent enough to pass guilty verdict to the guilty did the tricks and now they are voted to power to THOUGHT FOR TODAY: the equal growth of all section of society living in our ones and make them pay for the rampant corrup- bring change and it is also in their power whether Let us consider how we may spur one another on exploited state. tion and bad governance of the state. The irony is the party will indeed bring change or not as prom- toward love and good deeds. Hebrews 10:24 Among the many decisions taken and the assur- that the common people knew and chose to min- ised before election. ances given by the PDA government, which really gle freely with some section of guilty ones (in fact it And as whole Nagaland watches and waited hy do more than five million people a year pay need commenting as well as appreciation was firstly is extremely difficult to get acquaintances with the with hold breath and fixed eye on the swearing in money to run several miles over an obstacle the renaming of Indira Gandhi Stadium at Kohima guilty ones as the ignorant and equally guilty general ceremony and right after the oath of office was ad- course where they must ascend vertical walls, to T. Ao Stadium (due honor shall be given to the Na- populace has make them their undisputed masters ministered to the newly form PDA government, at W tional Treasure late T. Ao, to help preserve his legacy in the first place). In the end all are equally guilty too the blink of an eye few remarkable positive changes slog through mud, and climb up inside a vertical pipe with and promote sports). Secondly, to promote the cul- in the land inhabited by many self styled social activ- did came straight away in the form of renaming the water pouring down on them? Some see it as a personal ture of meritocracy. ist and social workers and also where every words/ Indira Gandhi Stadium, Non-appointment of Par- challenge to push their limit of endurance or conquer their statements uttered or declared by the people will re- liamentary Secretaries, Curbing of VIP culture by fears. For others, the attraction is teamwork where com- Meritocracy the first step to attain late to the Bible or of being Christian state without putting ban on use of name/designation plates by petitors help and support each other. One person called transformation of Nagaland any second thought of who or what we actually are, ministers, legislators and govt. employees in vehi- it “a no-judgment zone” where people who are strangers Had the first ruling party of Nagaland state govern- in reality. cles. These are some of the positive changes seen will reach out to help each other finish the race (Stephanie ment made such decision and try hard to promote Under such hopeless scenario, little relief do after the election and the Assurance to promote the culture of meritocracy, one can conclude that come with the facts that few percentage of really culture of meritocracy is among some assurances of Kanowitz, The Washington Post). today’s Nagaland could have been much “Better Na- working types of social and anti corruption activist upcoming changes worth mentioning. The Bible urges us to pursue teamwork as a model galand”. do exist for newspaper and social media gives re- Only time can tell what changes will follow up of living out our faith in Jesus. “Let us consider how we Maybe yesterday’s people mentality and politi- ports of corrupt practices in various departments or would the public witness the repeat of the same may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, cal situations did not allowed the first ruling party of govt. offices including corruptions committed by stagnant situations and the gone day’s political dra- not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of Nagaland state govt. to think of promoting cul- different village councils across the state and what ma happening again. People are indeed waiting for of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more ture of meritocracy in Nagaland and even if today’s amaze us is that judicial proceedings for such cor- change, let the sequence of disappointment in govt. as you see the Day approaching” (Hebrews 10:24–25). Nagaland govt. was late by 54 years of statehood, I ruption never followed till now in the land of social sector be put to a timely end with the slogan change hope every citizen of Nagaland today will try hard and anti-corruption activist including self righteous is coming really happening. Our goal is not to “finish first” in the race of faith, but to welcome with open arms the move of the govt. and fake Christians. Even then these fake Christians For without any positive change/reforms in the to reach out in tangible ways of encouragement by setting in promoting culture of meritocracy, for govt. alone continue mixing religion with politics giving solid governance system, majority of people will be left an example and lending a helping hand along the way. cannot promote such unique culture in an old prej- justifications for doing so, not realizing that they too behind again and the polluted practice of vote hunt- The day will come when we complete our life on earth. udiced society. The culture of meritocracy can only condemn and accuse BJP of working in sync with ing will continue to return in the successive state Until then, let’s spur each other on, be ready to help, and deliver the biased tribal society from bad govern- RSS and being religiously intolerant and communal general elections hijacking the all round develop- keep pulling together every day. ance and this is the first step to change if we really with hidden destructive propaganda designed espe- ment of the people i.e. state. want change in Nagaland. cially for Nagaland. If we checked ourselves without Pakinrichapbo

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n late 2017, a sheet of paper bearing a 13-word ply bogus, invented to take advantage of his reputa- sentence in German in the original handwrit- tion as a genius and iconoclast – one being a notorious ing of Albert Einstein went on sale at an auc- Einstein quotation apparently embracing astrology as tion house in Jerusalem. The city is home to the ‘science’. As Calaprice observes: ‘Some sound genuine, archives of Einstein, which he willed before his Thus Spake Albert some are apocryphal, and others are no doubt fakes, Ideath in 1955 to the Hebrew University, the institution created by those who wanted to use Einstein’s name to that he helped to found in the 1920s. The Albert Ein- Andrew Robinson | aeon lend credibility to a cause or an idea.’ stein Archives now contain some 30,000 documents. So why are we still fascinated enough by Einstein Several times the size of Galileo Galilei’s and Isaac to embroider, and even manufacture, extensive quota- Newton’s archives, they rival the archives of Napoleon United States and West Germany, and the prime min- iconoclast tions from him? The answer must be as diverse, com- Bonaparte. However, the provenance of this particular isters of Israel, France and India. Prominent intellectu- The last of these quotations recently filled an entire plex and unique as the man and his life, but is surely paper had nothing to do with the Archives, despite a als who had known Einstein personally chimed with page of an in-house advertisement in Nature, where it rooted in Einstein’s scientific genius. Consider this ir- copy of it being held in the collection. It was decidedly the politicians. ‘For all scientists and most men, this is was intended to promote the magazine’s news cover- resistible anecdote about Einstein, caught in the late more intriguing. a day of mourning. Einstein was one of the greats of age of science as being neither specialised nor sensa- 1930s in the very act of thinking, and recalled by one of The paper was inscribed and autographed in Japan all ages,’ stated J Robert Oppenheimer, the US physi- tionalised. All of the quotations have appeared, and re- his physicist assistants, Banesh Hoffmann: on the stationery of the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo and cist who had directed the building of the atomic bomb appeared, in the world’s leading newspapers, and are When it became clear, as it often did, that even dated November 1922, the month in which Einstein in the Second World War. The Danish physicist Niels extensively disseminated online. resorting to German did not solve the problem, we was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. He stayed at Bohr, who had disagreed with Einstein over quantum But here we are making an assumption. Did Ein- would all pause, and then Einstein would stand up this hotel during his massively popular lecture tour of theory, wrote: stein definitely say or write the above statements? quietly and say, in his quaint English: ‘I vill a little t’ink.’ Japan, when he attracted even more attention than the The gifts of Einstein are in no way confined to the Judging by the detective work on display in The Ul- So saying, he would pace up and down or walk around Japanese imperial family. Apparently somewhat em- sphere of science. Indeed, his recognition of hitherto timate Quotable Einstein, on Wikiquote and on in circles, all the time twirling a lock of his long, grey- barrassed by such frenetic publicity, Einstein decided unheeded assumptions in even our most elementary QuoteInvestigator.com, plus my own research as an ing hair around his forefinger … A minute would pass to record some of his thoughts and feelings about life and accustomed assumptions means to all people a Einstein biographer, there is ample room for doubt. In in this way and another, and Infeld [another assistant] in writing. He gave this particular sentence (and an- new encouragement in tracing and combating the fact, not a single one of the above quotations has been and I would eye each other silently while Einstein con- other shorter one) to a Japanese delivery courier, either deep-rooted prejudices and complacencies in every definitely attributed to Einstein, with the exception of tinued pacing and all the time twirling his hair. There because the courier refused to accept a tip, in keeping national culture. ‘God does not play dice’! And even this is a pithy rendi- was a dreamy, far-away, and yet sort of inward look on with local practice, or because Einstein had no small tion of Einstein’s precise comment on quantum theo- his face. There was no appearance at all of intense con- change. ‘Maybe if you’re lucky those notes will become According to the British philosopher Bertrand ry, in a 1926 letter to the physicist Max Born, where he centration. Another minute would pass and another, much more valuable than just a regular tip,’ Einstein Russell: wrote (in German): ‘The theory says a lot, but does not and then all of a sudden Einstein would visibly relax apparently told the unnamed Japanese courier, ac- Einstein was not only a great scientist, he was a great bring us any closer to the secrets of the “old one”. I, at and a smile would light up his face. No longer did he cording to the document’s seller, reported by the BBC man. He stood for peace in a world drifting towards any rate, am convinced that He is not playing at dice.’ pace and twirl his hair. He seemed to come back to his to be the courier’s nephew. war. He remained sane in a mad world, and liberal in a Another statement: ‘If the facts don’t fit the theory, surroundings and to notice us once more, and then he The Jerusalem auction house estimated that the world of fanatics. change the facts.’ This has been widely attributed to would tell us the solution to the problem and almost note would sell for between $5,000 and $8,000. Bid- Today, Einstein is history’s most-quoted scientist: Einstein, including by Ivanka Trump, who Tweeted always the solution worked. ding started at $2,000. For about 20 minutes, a flurry of way ahead of Aristotle, Galileo, Newton, Charles Dar- it and generated a brouhaha on the internet in 2017 It is easy to understand Einstein’s profound ap- offers pushed up the price rapidly, until the final two win and Stephen Hawking, judging by the number of by seeming to weigh in on the controversy over ‘fake peal to scientists. In its special issue on Einstein for the bidders vied for the trophy by telephone. By the end, Einstein quotations in his online entry on Wikiquote news’ stirred by her father, President Donald Trump. centenary of special relativity, Scientific American es- the price had risen to a scarcely believable $1.56 mil- – and way ahead of his 20th-century non-scientist Einstein might have been sympathetic to the state- timated that two-thirds of the ‘crackpot missives’ sent lion. contemporaries Winston Churchill, George Orwell ment’s underlying idea. In a well-known exchange to scientists and science magazines relate to Einstein’s Translated into English, Einstein’s sentence reads: and George Bernard Shaw. Let me quote from The Ul- with a student who, in 1919, following the confirma- theories. Either the writer claims to have found a uni- ‘A calm and modest life brings more happiness than timate Quotable Einstein (2010), published by Princ- tion of general relativity, asked: what if the astronomi- fied theory of gravity and electromagnetism, where the pursuit of success combined with constant rest- eton University Press, the publisher of Einstein’s ongo- cal facts had contradicted the theory? Einstein replied: Einstein failed, or the claim is to have proved Einstein’s lessness.’ ing Collected Papers – an anthology now in its fourth ‘In that case, I’d have felt sorry for God, because the ideas, especially relativity, wrong. (The other third of The absurdity of this auction would not have been and officially final edition: ‘There appears to be a bot- theory is correct’. But there is no record of Einstein’s the missives concern perpetual-motion machines and lost on Einstein, were he still with us. During the sec- tomless pit of quotable gems to be mined from Ein- making such a categorical statement in speech or in infinite-energy sources.) ond half of his life, following the British-led astronomi- stein’s enormous archives,’ remarks the book’s editor, writing. Similar comments about facts and theories But there must be much more to Einstein’s appeal, cal confirmation of his theory of general relativity in Alice Calaprice, in her introduction. date from the 19th century; and this particular state- which goes far beyond the world of science, than his 1919, he was unfailingly puzzled by his celebrity and Unsurprisingly, Einstein is quoted as an authority ment was not attributed to Einstein until 1991, in The great thinking power. In 2005, Arthur C Clarke – whose uninterested in amassing money for its own sake. He on science. For example: ‘The most incomprehensible Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis by Raj own writings and personality reached well beyond was happiest when left alone with his mathematical thing about the Universe is that it is comprehensible.’ Jain – and then without any source. readers and cinemagoers who like science fiction – put calculations or with a select handful of fellow physi- But he is more frequently quoted on a wide variety Now consider a statement prominently attributed Einstein’s enduring global fame down to ‘the unique cists and mathematicians – in Zurich, Berlin, Oxford, of non-scientific subjects, including education, in- to Einstein in the concluding section of a current Brit- combination of genius, humanist, pacifist and eccen- Pasadena and Princeton. On the long sea journey from telligence, politics (he was offered the presidency of ish Museum exhibition on religion, ‘Living with Gods’: tric’. While Newton, for example, is a household name, Europe to Japan and back, he loved to retreat into his Israel in 1952), religion, marriage, money and music- ‘The most beautiful and profound experience is the how many advertisers would think to use his image – cabin and scribble mathematical equations. making. On education we get: ‘Education is what re- sensation of the mystical. It is the sower of all true sci- as they frequently do Einstein’s – to promote a product As Einstein wrote of his celebrity in a preface in- mains after you have forgotten everything you learned ence.’ Absent from The Ultimate Quotable Einstein, it for the general public, except perhaps apples? No poli- tended for a biography of himself, written by the phys- in school.’ On intelligence: ‘The difference between seems to have been derived in the decades after Ein- tician is likely to drop Newton’s name in a speech, and icist Philipp Frank: genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.’ On stein’s death from the following comment, in his hand- Newton is seldom quoted outside a scientific context. I never understood why the theory of relativity with politics: ‘Insanity is doing the same thing over and writing, spoken by him in 1932 for a recording issued Of course, Newton biographies continue to be written, its concepts and problems so far removed from prac- over again and expecting different results.’ On religion: by the German League for Human Rights. Translated but Newton does not pop up in newspaper headlines, tical life should for so long have met with a lively, or ‘God does not play dice.’ On marriage: ‘Men marry from Einstein’s original German it reads: ‘The most cartoons and ordinary conversation. There are only a indeed passionate, resonance among broad circles of women with the hope they will never change. Women beautiful and profound experience is the feeling of handful of well-known anecdotes about Newton, and the public … I have never yet heard a truly convincing marry men with the hope they will change. Invariably mystery. It underlies religion as well as all deeper as- no Newton jokes. One cannot imagine a popular book answer to this question. they are both disappointed.’ On money: ‘Not every- pirations in art and science.’ Note the most significant entitled ‘The Quotable Newton’. And, as he mused on the meaning of life to Life thing that can be counted counts, and not everything modification: ‘mystery’ in 1932 has become ‘mystical’ magazine just before his death in 1955: that counts can be counted.’ On music: ‘Death means by 2018. To Be Continued...... Try not to become a man of success but rather try that one can no longer listen to Mozart.’ And on life in In other words, quotations from Einstein vary vast- to become a man of value. He is considered successful general: ‘Things should be made as simple as possible ly in authenticity. Many can be traced to his writings; Andrew Robinson is a journalist and author. His in our day who gets more out of life than he puts in. but not any simpler.’ some are based on the recollections of those who knew writing has appeared in The Financial Times, The But a man of value will give more than he receives. him well; some have mutated over time; some resem- Guardian, The Independent, Nature and The New York Einstein’s death was universally covered. The New A number are simply bogus, invented to take ble his thinking, or seem consistent with his personal Times, among others. His books include Einstein: A York Times carried tributes from the presidents of the advantage of his reputation as a genius and behaviour but are not really his. And a number are sim- Hundred Years of Relativity (2015). Yes, Too Much Sugar is Bad For Our Health – Here’s What The Science Says

Kieron Rooney | The Conversation 2 diabetes, even when blood sugar levels are collected from the patients over a 19-year separate analysis of soft drink versus fruit consumption of soft drink. But the authors higher than normal. period before they died, the brain glucose juice reported similar affects. point out that it was impossible to specifically his is the final article in our But what does the science say about concentration at death was found to be separate drinking soft drinks from other four-part series on sugar. Catch sugar and the raft of other conditions we see highest in those with Alzheimer’s disease. Cancer unhealthy behaviours, such as smoking or up on the other instalments on in the headlines every other week? Let’s look What’s more, this glucose level had been Cancer is a condition in which the cells in lower levels of physical activity. how the different types of sugars at two examples: dementia and cancer. slowly increasing for years. the body mutate and rapidly multiply. It’s compare, whether it’s better to The levels of blood glucose were not Australia’s second biggest killer and will What does it all mean? Tsubstitute sugar with fruit, and why you Dementia indicative of diabetes. So otherwise healthy affect half of Australians if they live to 85. Much of the current discussion about sugar don’t necessarily have to quit sugar to be Dementia is an umbrella term for brain people could have rising levels of glucose There is no evidence that sugar causes focuses on the effects of excess energy healthy. disorders that cause memory loss, confusion in the brain well before any obvious signs of cancer, but there are at least two ways in intake and weight gain, and the subsequent The World Health Organisation and personality change. It’s the greatest disease prompt any action. which they are linked. risk of diabetes, heart disease, cancer and recommends limiting “free sugars” to less cause of disability among older Australians Together, these studies tell us that the First, if you are overweight or obese, some forms of dementia. But while being than 10% of our total energy intake. This and the third-biggest killer. Alzheimer’s brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease you have an increased risk of developing overweight or obese increases your risk equates to around 12 teaspoons a day for disease is one type of dementia. struggle to metabolise sugar for energy. The 11 different types of cancer. Consuming of these diseases, excess weight is not a an average adult. But more than half of The research does not show that sugar changes in the brain seem to be linked to too much sugar (and too many kilojoules prerequisite. Australian adults exceed this limit, often causes dementia. But there is emerging persistent increases in blood glucose over overall) leads to weight gain, which increases While the development of diseases are without knowing. “Free sugars” don’t just research that suggests high-sugar diets a long period of time. And the damage to the risk of cancer. no doubt also based on genes and lifestyle come from us sweetening coffees and teas may increase the risk of developing the brain cells is occurring well before overt A second, more direct pathway linking factors other than diet, the evidence of or home-cooked dinners; they are added by disease. What we can say is that there is a symptoms of Alzheimer’s appear. We don’t sugar to cancer is the capacity for sugar to the potential harms of high-sugar diets manufacturers during processing. link between high-sugar diets and dementia, know if simply consuming high amounts of stimulate insulin secretion. This is a potent is accumulating. It’s certainly compelling It’s often a surprise to learn just how but we don’t have evidence to show that one sugar results in the build-up of glucose in hormone signal for cell growth. Cancer cells enough for many to consider limiting how many teaspoons of sugar are added to causes the other. the brain. But other research also supports also rely on sugar for energy to fuel their much sugar we eat and drink. popular foods and drinks: A 2016 New Zealand study of post this theory. continual growth. Whether or not the sugar itself is the Most of the concern about excess sugar mortems on human brains assessed A recent analysis of more than 3,000 This suggests that independent of any culprit, sugary foods are linked to health consumption has been focused on weight seven different regions of the brain. The people found that those who drink sugary change in your weight, consuming too much problems – and that should be reason gain, and rightly so. Our livers can turn sugar researchers found that the areas of greatest beverages were more likely to have smaller sugar may increase your risk of developing enough to cut down. into fat. Too much sugar – and too much damage had significantly elevated levels of brains and perform worse on a series of cancer. But we need to be cautious about Kieron Rooney receives funding from soft drink, in particular – can cause fat to glucose (sugar). Healthy cells don’t usually memory tests. the quality of data available directly linking the ARC and has previously received be deposited on our waist. This is known as have elevated levels of glucose. The researchers calculated that cancer to sugar consumption. funding from the NHMRC and Meat and visceral fat. This was also found in a separate analysis consuming one to two or more sugary A recent study of 35,000 people, for Livestock. Kieron is a council member of Visceral fat is especially harmful because of post-mortem brain and blood samples drinks per day could be equivalent to up to instance, reported a link between higher the Australian and New Zealand Obesity it increases the risk of heart disease and type from Baltimore in 2017. Using blood samples 13 years of additional brain ageing. And a obesity-related cancer risks and heavy Society.

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The contents of articles on this page do not necessarily reflect the Editoral view or policy of the paper EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Tuesday, March 13, 2018 8 NATION Ten dead, 14 injured in TN forest fire Jaitley silent on PNB scam to Chennai, March 12 (IANS): The commandos flew Ten trekkers have died and from the Sulur Air Base protect daughter — Rahul Gandhi 14 seriously injured in a near Coimbatore late on New Delhi, March 12 firm owned by Jaitley’s about “other law firms” massive forest fire on the Sunday and climbed the (IANS): Congress Presi- daughter and son-in-law, was referring to the Kurangani Hills here in hills. dent Rahul Gandhi on Jaiyesh Bakhshi. In his searches carried out by Tamil Nadu, an official said What had started as an Monday alleged that Fi- reply, Bakhshi confirmed the CBI at the Mumbai on Monday. Chief Minister adventure trip for the trek- nance Minister Arun Jait- that the retainership had offices of Cyril Amarch- K. Palaniswami ordered a king group of eight men, 25 ley was silent on the Rs beeb received in Decem- and Mangaldas -- a lead- probe into the incident. women and three children 12,600 crore PNB fraud ber 2017 but this was re- ing law firm which was The hill is located in turned into a nightmare case to “protect his lawyer turned in January 2018. reportedly hired by the Theni district, around 520 on Sunday afternoon as daughter” and asked why “We state that in De- key accused Nirav Modi km from here. they were caught up in the her firm was not “raided”. cember 2017, Cham- around a month before Speaking to IANS on massive blaze. “It’s now revealed that bers of Jaitley & Bakhshi the scam broke in mid- phone, a Revenue Depart- The group had camped our Finance Minister’s were approached by M/s February. ment official in Madurai at a place up in the hills silence on the PNB (Pun- Geetanjali Gems Lim- The CBI examined the said: “The injured have on Saturday night. They jab National Bank) scam ited with a request for documents provided by been admitted to hospitals were supposed to return was to protect his lawyer a retainer to represent the firm pertaining to the in Madurai. As per our in- on Sunday. daughter, who was paid them in their litigation diamond jeweller Nirav formation, they have suf- Speaking to the media a large retainer by the ac- and advisory matters... Modi-related mandate, fered burn injuries of up to on Sunday, Baldev had said cused just a month before However, before any legal which the company later 40 per cent.” more than 20 trekkers were the scam became public. work could be sent to us, reportedly terminated The Chief Minister has PTI from the Chennai Trekking When other law firms a news item appeared in after the scam erupted ordered a solatium of Rs Injured trekkers caught in the Korangani reserve forest fire are being brought to a Government Medical Club (CTC) and the others of the accused have been the media with regard to on February 14. The CBI 400,000 each to the fami- College hospital in Theni district on Monday. from Erode and Tiruppur. raided by the CBI (Central their involvement in a had filed the first FIR in lies of the dead, Rs 100,000 According to the web- Bureau of Investigation), banking scam. the scam on February 14 each to the seriously in- ers suffered burn injuries,” Speaking to reporters, days but the Forest Depart- site, the CTC is a non-prof- why not hers?” Gandhi We therefore felt it ap- against Nirav Modi, his jured and Rs 50,000 each to Theni District Collector Palaniswami said the trek- ment had not issued any it, volunteer group which said in a tweet. propriate to unilaterally wife Ami, brother Nishal, those who suffered minor Pallavi Baldev told report- king expedition had been prior warning notice. organises outdoor sports, The Congress Presi- cancel their engagement Choksi and his firms Dia- injuries. ers. done without getting the DMK leader M.K. Stalin environmental conserva- dent also attached a tweet and return their retainer,” mond R US, Solar Exports According to the of- Nine persons lost their necessary permission from expressed grief over the tion and social activities of the news website “The Bakhshi told The Wire. and Stellar Diamond. ficial, one person after lives in the hills and one in the Forest Department. death of the trekkers while throughout the year on Wire” reading “You know The Wire, according to Till date, the Enforce- getting admitted to the the hospital. Independent legislator PMK founder S. Ramadoss weekends and weekday you’re doing something its Founder-Editor M.K. ment Directorate (ED) has Government Hospital in Indian Air Force (IAF) and sidelined AIADMK demanded streamlining of mornings. right when the ruling dis- Venu, did not find the carried out searches at Madurai got himself trans- helicopters brought the re- leader T.T.V. Dinakaran said trekking activity. “Founded in 2008 the pensation tries to rebut story worth publishing. over 198 locations across ferred to a private hospital mains of eight of the killed the careless attitude of the The IAF mounted a group has grown to one of a story that has not even But, he said a “BJP-lean- the country and seized and another person left for from the hills. The bodies Forest Department was the search and rescue opera- the most active and largest been published yet”. ing website,” wrote about properties worth nearly Chennai. have been sent for iden- main reason for the deaths. tion on Sunday. Apart from in South India with over The Wire said on its this claiming The Wire Rs 6,000 crore, while the “Of the 27 rescued from tification and would be He said the forest fire its 15 commandos, the IAF 40,000 members and hun- site that it was investigat- was planning to do such a CBI has arrested at least the hills, 10 persons did not handed over to the relatives was reported in the Kuran- pressed three of its helicop- dreds of activities through- ing a lead and had sent a story to “ensnare” Jaitley. 19 persons in the case suffer any injuries and oth- after autopsy. gani Hills for the past 15 ters in the rescue mission. out the year. questionnaire to the law Gandhi in his tweet so far. No JVA between HAL, Dassault for Rafale — Govt. J&K FM Haseeb Drabu sacked over controversial statement New Delhi, March 12 (IANS): The between its developer, Dassault Avia- from the period of issue of a Request Jammu, March 12 (IANS): the statement was proof of government on Monday denied any tion, and HAL, and was subsequently for Proposal (RFP) in 2007 to unsuc- Jammu and Kashmir Chief the “political sellout made joint venture agreement (JVA) had annulled”. cessful commercial negotiations up Minister Mehbooba Mufti by the party to remain in been signed between public sector The minister added that “the to 2014.” He also denied any price on Monday decided to sack power”. defence firm Hindustan Aeronautics quantum of offsets in the Inter- escalation. senior PDP leader and Fi- The PDP, however, on Limited (HAL) and Dassault Avia- Governmental Agreement (IGA) for The Congress party has alleged nance Minister Haseeb Sunday said that it recog- tion under the MMRCA deal for 126 36 Rafale fighter jets is 50 per cent, irregularities in the deal for buying 36 Drabu from her Council nises the state as a political Rafale fighter jets from France. It also which includes investments in terms Rafale fighter jets off-the-shelf from of Ministers over his con- issue and ever since its denied that the old deal cost India of Transfer of Technology (ToT) for France, signed between the Indian troversial remarks about advent the party has relent- $10.2 billion, stating that it was never manufacture and maintenance of and French governments. It has also the state. lessly been pursuing its finalised. eligible products and services. alleged that the fighter jets are being The Chief Minister sent resolution through recon- In a written reply to the Rajya Meanwhile, in another written bought at a price higher than what a letter to Governor N.N. ciliation and dialogue, both Sabha, Minister of State for Defence question, Tankha asked if the UPA was negotiated in the previous multi- Vohra informing that she at internal and external Subhash Bhamre said: “Due to the in- government had “negotiated a $10.2 role combat aircraft (MMRCA) deal had decided to remove levels. Interestingly, Drabu ability of the government to conclude billion deal for acquiring 126 Rafale under which 126 fighter jets were to Drabu, sources close to was the PDP’s pointsman negotiations and sign the contract, Jets, whereas the present government be bought, and included a number Mehbooba Mufti told who worked out the draft there was no such agreement be- has finalised the purchase of 36 Rafale of fighters being assembled in India. IANS. Drabu had sparked Haseeb Drabu of the agenda of alliance tween Dassault Aviation and Hindus- Jets for $8.7 billion, without the provi- The government has meanwhile a storm by stating that asked Drabu to explain his on March 9, was a negation the BJP. tan Aeronautics Limited or any other sion for transfer of technology”. maintained that the price India is Jammu and Kashmir was position since the state- of the stated position of the It was after signing the Public Sector Undertaking (PSU).” Bhamre in his reply said: “It had getting under the IGA is lower than not a political problem or a ment he made, at an event party. Both mainstream agenda of alliance with the He was replying to a question not been possible to finalise the terms in the UPA deal, and has refused to conflict state. organised by the PHD and separatist parties had BJP that the PDP came to by Congress MP Vivek K. Tankha if a and condition for acquiring 126 air- reveal the price citing a confidential- The Peoples Demo- Chamber of Commerce criticised the PDP for Drab- power after the 2014 as- “JVA regarding Rafale Jet was signed craft even after protracted process ity clause. cratic Party had on Sunday and Industry in New Delhi ua’s remarks asserting that sembly elections. Karti sent to judicial custody till March 24 ‘Long March’ succeeds, Maharashtra New Delhi, March 12 Sharma submitted that raised by senior counsel (IANS): A court on Mon- apprehension of accused of the accused cannot be concedes farmers’ demands day sent senior Congress is without any basis as ac- ignored keeping in view Mumbai, March 12 (IANS): The gruelling Shetkari Sanman Yojana, and farmers from leader P. Chidambaram’s cused has regularly been his social status, but more 200-km, six-day long ‘Long March’ by 2001 onwards would now get the benefits. son Karti Chidambaram to visiting abroad. specifically, due to his fa- over 35,000 farmers ended on a positive Kisan Sabha leaders including Ajit judicial custody till March Stressed on Karti ther’s, who is former a Un- note, with the Maharashtra government Nawale expressed satisfaction over the 24 in the INX Media cor- Chidambaram’s visits, he ion Minister. conceding most demands on Monday outcome. ruption case. said that if the accused “Only keeping in view evening. Earlier, top political leaders including The court also reject- did not face any threat the fact of social status of The decision was announced at a rally NCP President Sharad Pawar, Congress ed Karti Chidambaram’s then, how did he now accused and his father, he addressed by state ministers along with leader Ashok Chavan, Samajwadi Party plea seeking allotment of fear it in the jail, where cannot be treated differ- farmers’ leaders at Azad Maidan where leader Abu Asim Azmi, CPI-M General a separate prison in Tihar there is deployment of ent from other accused the peasants arrived at dawn on Monday, Secretary Sitaram Yechury and social cru- Jail saying that in view of large number of security persons and cannot be following which the All India Kisan Sabha sader Anna Hazare attacked the govern- social status of the accused personnel. allowed to be kept in a (AIKS) leaders announced that the agita- ment for ignoring the case of the farmers. and his father, he cannot be Reacting to the probe separate prison,” the court tion was withdrawn. The 35,000-plus farmers, including treated different from the agency’s submission, de- said. According to a Kisan Sabha leader, the men, women and youths, who halted un- other accused. fence counsel said that However, the court main demands pertained to complete im- der the scorching sun at the historic Azad After the Central Bu- there is serious appre- directed the lock-up in- plementation of the loan waiver scheme Maidan since dawn will prepare to return reau of Investigation (CBI) PTI hension of threat to Karti charge and jail superin- announced last year, implementation of to their homes later tonight. told Special Judge Sunil Karti Chidambaram, son of Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Chidambaram’s life as CBI tendent of Tihar Jail to pro- the Forest Rights Act, 2006, and compensa- Marching under the AIKS banner, the Rana that they did not re- at Patiala House Court in connection with the INX Media money is opposing his plea seek- vide and ensure proper tion for victims of damage to cotton crops farmers wing of the CPI-M, many sported quire further custody of laundering case, in New Delhi on Monday. ing security arrangements safety and security to ac- following bollworm infestation and the red caps and carried red party flags or ban- Karti Chidambaram, the Defence counsels lodged in Tihar Jail where in Tihar Jail. cused during the judicial unseasonal rains and hailstorm. ners, their lunch wrapped in newspapers. court remanded him to Dayan Krishnan and Mo- Karti Chidambaram will Citing example of bis- custody as per rules. On implementing the Forest Rights They walked almost 200 km for nearly 150 judicial custody. hit Mathur told the court be lodged during his period cuit baron Rajan Pillai’s The court allowed Act, Fadnavis said that all pending claims/ hours since March 6 and reached Mumbai Karti Chidambaram that Karti Chidambaram’s of judicial custody, hence death in custody, Karti Karti’s plea to carry spec- appeals shall be cleared in six months. late on Sunday night. was arrested in February father has dealt with vari- there was fear over his se- Chidambaram’s counsel tacles and medicines, as About the farm loans waiver, the gov- Some had swollen eyes and blistered for allegedly taking money ous stringent penal laws curity. raised concerns that there per prescription subject ernment said it had already distributed feet and wore torn clothes. to facilitate Foreign Invest- such as TADA, MCOCA, The defence counsels is pre-planned conspiracy to examination and ap- funds to banks for 46.52 lakh farmers and All major political parties supported ment Promotion Board Unlawful (Activities) Pre- requested the court to “to do something to his proval by jail doctor, as 35.51 lakh farmers had been disbursed the agitation, with Congress President Ra- (FIPB) clearance to INX vention Act and NDPS issue direction regard- client while he is being per rules. their loan waiver amounts. hul Gandhi terming it “an unprecedented Media in 2007 when his fa- Act. ing allotment of separate lodged in jail”. However the court Additionally, farmers who were not show of strength” and urged Prime Minis- ther was the Finance Min- Various undertrials prison during his judicial Observing the coun- rejected the plea seeking entitled to the loan waiver scheme of ter Narendra Modi and Fadnavis to shed ister in the United Progres- facing prosecution under custody. sel’s submission, the court to carry books, toilettries, 2008 shall be brought under the ambit of their ego and concede the farmers’ legiti- sive Alliance government. the mentioned laws were CBI’s counsel V.K. said that the apprehension clothes and others. the current Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj mate demands. FOREIGN AFFAIRS AAP MP moves Private Member’s Bill to amend Bihar: Rajya Sabha Bill to stop sealing in Delhi Chit Funds Act poll candidates file China welcomes India’s ‘positive’ remarks introduced in LS Beijing, March 12 (IANS): tion to Wang’s comment, The 73-day stand-off, New Delhi, March 12 (IANS): nomination papers China on Monday wel- Chinese Foreign Ministry which nearly brought their The government on Monday in- comed as positive India’s spokesperson Lu Kang said: armies to an armed conflict, troduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha Patna, March 12 (IANS): Modi,” said a senior remarks that it was ready “We have noted such posi- was resolved in late August, to amend the Chit Funds Act, Ruling BJP candidate BJP leader. to develop relations with tive remarks by the Indian just ahead of Prime Minister 1982, to facilitate orderly growth Union Minister Ravi Earlier in the day, Beijing and sort out differ- side. Narendra Modi China’s visit of the sector and provide more Shankar Prasad, ally JD- opposition Rashtriya ences on the basis of mutual You must have noticed to attend the BRICS summit. financial products to investors. U’s candidates Bash- Janata Dal (RJD) can- respect. Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s Modi’s meet with Xi on The Chit Funds (Amend- istha Narain Singh and didates Manoj Jha and Last week, striking a pos- remarks concerning China- the sidelines of the event ment) Bill, 2018, was introduced business tycoon Ma- Ashfaque Karim filed itive tone about Sino-India India relations last week. He set the tone for positive ties. by Minister of State for Finance hendra Prasad, pop- their nomination papers ties, Chinese Foreign Min- elaborated on China’s basic Since then, both sides have PTI Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh, N D Shiv Pratap Shukla amid din. ularly known as King for the Rajya Sabha elec- ister Wang Yi said that both position on its relations with tried to repair the damage Gupta and Sushil Gupta address a press conference over sealing Chit business will be required Mahendra, on Monday tions from the state, in countries should be free of India. to their relations. drive in Delhi at the party office on Monday. to use the term “Fraternity Fund” filed their nomination the presence of former mental inhibition and build “We wish to work with China’s opposition to a to signify its nature as well as to papers for the biennial Chief Minister Rabri mutual trust. Wang said the the Indian side to take the UN ban on Pakistani terror- New Delhi, March 12 He urged all political differentiate its working from elections to the Rajya Devi and her elder son Chinese dragon and the important consensus be- ist, Masood Azhar, who has (IANS): Aam Aadmi Party parties to come together “Prize Chits” which are banned Sabha from Bihar, of- and former Bihar Minis- Indian elephant must dance tween the two leaderships plotted deadly attacks at (AAP) Rajya Sabha mem- to pass the bill to end the under a separate legislation. ficials said. ter Tej Pratap Yadav. together, not fight. as our guidance to improve Indian Army bases, has also ber Sanjay Singh said sealing of shops and busi- The Bill proposes to allow “P r a s a d o f t h e Their names were India reacted in a similar our mutual trust, enhance strained their relations. he submitted a Private nesses operating from the two minimum required Bharatiya Janata Party announced by the party tone, saying it was “willing mutual beneficial coopera- Beijing’s “no” to India’s Members Bill on Monday residential premises in subscribers to join through video (BJP) and two can- on Sunday. to work with the Chinese tion, manage our difference entry into the Nuclear Sup- to put an end to the seal- the national capital. conferencing duly recorded by didates of the Janata RJD state President side to develop our relations and ensure the correct track pliers Group is also a vexed ing drive in the city. Singh said the seal- the foreman, as physical pres- Dal-United (JD-U) filed Ram Chander Purve based on while dealing with of our relations’ develop- issue. “Today I have moved ing drive had caused ence of the subscribers towards their nomination pa- said both Jha and Ka- differences on the basis of ment.” Besides, Beijing’s Belt a Private Member’s bill. enormous difficulties the final stages of a Chit may not pers in the presence rim were chosen by mutual respect and sensitiv- Sino-Indian ties touched and Road project, whose key Since independence, only for the traders and their be forthcoming easily. of Bihar Chief Minister party chief Lalu Prasad, ity to each other’s interests, a new low last year when artery goes through Kash- 14 Private Member bills families. The MP alleged It also hikes the ceiling of Nitish Kumar, who is currently lodged in a concerns and aspirations”. their armies faced off each mir held by Pakistan and have been accepted as that traders were being foreman’s commission from a also the national presi- Ranchi jail in connec- Asked how Beijing other at Doklam in the east- claimed by India, irks New far as I know,” Singh told beaten up in the name maximum of 5 per cent to 7 per dent of JD-U, and his tion with two fodder viewed New Delhi’s reac- ern sector of their border. Delhi. the media. of sealing. cent. deputy Sushil Kumar scam cases. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Tuesday, March 13, 2018 WORLD 9 Seven civilians killed in Afghanistan Taliban attack Ex-Bangladesh PM Zia gets bail in graft case Kabul, March 12 (IANS): Kot district, a government ures released by the UN mission in the country. Dhaka, March 12 (PTI): guments on her appeal elections. Seven civilians, including official told Xinhua news The mission has at- Bangladesh’s ex-premier against the conviction and The BNP has claimed two women and three agency, adding one of the tributed 65 per cent of the and opposition BNP chief imprisonment,” a court of- that the cases are politi- children, were killed when injured remained in criti- civilian casualties to the Khaleda Zia today received ficial said. cally-motivated to keep Taliban militants hit their cal condition. Taliban and other insur- a temporary relief after a The bench of Justice M its party chief out of the vehicle with a rocket in Provincial Governor gent groups, 20 per cent top court granted her a four Enayetur Rahim and Jus- national elections. Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Mohammad Gulab Man- to security forces over month bail in a corruption tice Shahidul Karim said it Law Minister Anisul province, officials said on gal condemned the at- the period while 11 per case, a month after being considered Zia’s age factor Huq told newsmen that Monday. tack. cent were attributed to sentenced to five years in as one of the reasons for the High Court order today Two people were also More than 3,430 civil- both sides during clashes jail. granting the bail, the of- proved the government wounded in the attack ians were killed and over and the remaining 4 per Zia, 72, was sentenced ficial said. had no interference in the which occurred at around 7,000 others injured in cent were due to other to five years in jail on Court officials said the case. 8.30 p.m. on Sunday in conflict-related incidents reasons. February 8 in connection bail was granted after re- The corruption case Nabi Khil locality of Bati in 2017, according to fig- with the embezzlement viewing the case docu- is one of dozens pending of 21 million taka (about ments received from the against Zia, who has been PTI USD 250,000) in foreign Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) celebrate at trial court. a rival of Prime Minister donations meant for the the court premises after former Prime Minister and BNP chairperson The bench, however, Sheikh Hasina for dec- Zia Orphanage Trust, Khaleda Zia was granted four months interim bail in Dhaka, Bangla- stayed the fine of Taka 2.10 ades. named after her late hus- desh, Monday, March 12, 2018. crore slapped on Zia. The charges against her band Ziaur Rahman, a The February 8 ver- had already led to her boy- military ruler-turned- ka today granted her a four- bail for four months and dict against Zia shook the cotting polls in 2014, which politician. month interim bail. simultaneously ordered country’s political scenario triggered widespread pro- The High Court in Dha- “The bench granted her authorities to prepare ar- ahead of this year’s general tests at the time. 11 dead in Xi Jinping: ‘Not my president’ posters emerge outside China Melbourne/London, March 12 posters for download, and encour- David Brophy, a lecturer in Chi- (PTI): Chinese President Xi Jinping aging others to join what it calls “our nese history at University of Sydney, Turkish plane may have been allowed to rule campaign”, it added. said he was surprised to see such a indefinitely, perhaps for life, but Someone operating the account public display of dissent from the crash in Iran posters against him have surfaced was quoted as saying by the report overseas students. Tehran, March 12 (IANS): in several foreign varsities, includ- that it was being run by Chinese Such discretion is fuelled by All 11 people on board the ing in the US, UK and Australia, university students and graduates concerns about whether students Turkish plane crashed in according to media reports. who were living abroad but wished abroad are being monitored by Iran on Sunday are dead, China’s rubber-stamp parlia- to remain anonymous. China. media reports said. ment yesterday allowed 64-year-old Wu Lebao, an Australian Na- The Constitutional amendment The locals reached Xi to rule indefinitely as it ratified a tional University student, said he to give Xi an indefinite term effec- the wreckage of crashed contentious constitutional amend- had put up the posters to raise tively ended the collective leader- plane late evening on ment to abolish the two-term presi- awareness among his peers. ship system followed by the ruling Sunday and encoun- dential limit, making him the most He said Xi performed as a dic- Communist Party of China (CPC) to tered the corps which powerful leader since Chairman tator for years since he went into avert a dictatorship from emerging are not identifiable and Mao Zedong. The posters, written in power, but the move would give him in an otherwise one-party state akin need DNA examination, Chinese and English, have featured more absolute power. to the era of Mao which witnessed the spokesman of Iran’s phrases such as “not my president” Students at universities in Hong the most brutal events like Cultural Emergency Organisation and “I disagree”. Kong, the UK, the Netherlands and Revolution resulting in the killings announced. They began appearing on some Canada have also followed their US of millions of people. A Turkish jet with US university campuses last week, counterparts in registering their dis- Set for his second five-year term 11 on board crashed in and were later reported in coun- sent by putting up the campaign’s as president this month, Xi, the the suburban of west- tries, including the UK, France, the posters on their campuses most powerful leader in recent dec- ern Shahr-e-Kord city of Netherlands, Australia and Canada, China heavily censors social ades heading the CPC and the mili- Iran’s Chaharmahal and the BBC reported. media domestically and tolerates tary, will now be the first Chinese Bakhtiari Province on A Twitter account @StopXiJin- very little in the way of political leader after founder Chairman Mao Sunday, the Aviation Or- ping has been posting links to the dissent. to remain in power lifelong. ganization of Iran (OVA) confirmed. The plane was seen caught fire in the air, and then it crashed into the heights of Helen Moun- tain near Dorak Anari vil- lage. There were three crew members and eight pas- sengers in the plane, ac- cording to Public Rela- tions of the OVA. The plane was flying from Sharjah of the UAE to Istanbul which disap- peared from the radar. Iranian Red Crescent operators have been dispatched to the area, but due to the rainy air and mountainous geog- raphy of the region, the operators should walk four hours to the acci- dent location, accord- ing to spokesman of the Emergency Organization of Iran. Rezaee Far, the chief of Accidents Bureau of the OVA, said that based on the preliminary reports, the crashed plane type was Bombardier CL604. Sebastian Pinera sworn in as Chile’s president Valparaiso, March 12 (IANS): Businessman- turned politician Sebas- tian Pinera was sworn in as Chile’s president on Sunday, beginning what will be his second term in office after a four-year absence. At a brief ceremony before members of the na- tional congress gathered in the central port city of Valparaiso, Pinera received the presidential sash from outgoing center-left Presi- dent Michelle Bachelet for the second time, since she had turned over the reins to Pinera in 2010. Since 2006, the two have alter- nated in office. Pinera, 68, was re- elected in last November elections, promising to lower taxes and boost in- vestment, and will serve until 2022, Xinhua report- ed. According to Forbes magazine, Pinera is the fourth wealthiest man in Chile, with an estimated fortune of $2.8 billion. Following the cer- emony, Bachelet and her cabinet left the venue to rounds of applause. Nei- ther Bachelet nor Pinera made a speech. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Tuesday, March 13, 2018 Caine vows never to work with Woody Allen Actor Michael Caine says he will not work with filmmaker Woody Allen again after learning of the sexual assault allegations against him. “I am so stunned. I’m a patron of the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) and have very Mirror strong views about paedophilia. I can’t come to terms with it, because I loved Woody 10 and had a wonderful time with him,” theguardian.com quoted Caine as saying. “I even introduced him to Mia (Farrow). I don’t regret working with him, which I did in complete innocence; but I wouldn’t work with him again, no,” he added. Caine won an Oscar for his role in Allen’s film “Hannah and Her Sisters”. Allen came under scrutiny for ENTERTAINMENT sexual misconduct allegations as his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was a child. Allen has denied the claims. (IANS) Nick Gordon arrested for domestic violence Ropfüzhano Whiso is ick Gordon, ex-boyfriend threw a bottle at him and ripped his visible marks (a swollen lip with dried domestic violence,” the statement read. of late singer Bobbi Kristi- shirt. He says she attacked him for no blood) on the alleged victim and placed In June 2017, Gordon was arrested FBB Colours Femina Miss na Brown, was arrested for reason and that she’s “crazy.” However, Gordon under arrest despite the woman on two charges, one for domestic vio- domestic violence battery Gordon’s girlfriend alleges in the report refusing to press charges. lence battery and the other for kidnap- on Saturday in Florida. that she picked up Gordon from a bar Following the arrest news, Chris- ping/false imprisonment of an adult in India Nagaland 2018 NEonline.com confirmed the news and that he struck her on the right side topher Brown of Brown & Rosen LLC, Florida. and said that this is the second time of the face several times. In the report, counsel to Bobby Brown, gave eonline. According to the booking sheet, Gor- in less than a year that the 29-year-old she claimed that com a statement on don was taken into custody and booked has been arrested on domestic violence Gordon pulled Sunday, in Sanford, Florida. charges. her hair and said “We have been Bobbi Kristina died in July 2015 According to the Seminole County he was going to informed that Nick at age of 22 after being in a coma for Sheriff’s Office’s website, Gordon was ar- make her crash Gordon was ar- months. She was found face down and rested on one charge of “battery-touch the car. She also rested for domestic unconscious in a bathtub in a Georgia or strike”. claims that once violence of Laura home she shared with Gordon, whom Gordon was released on a $500 bond the couple got Leal in Florida yes- she’d referred to as her “husband” on and is scheduled to appear in court on home they got terday.” several occasions. Their relationship April 6, reports eonline.com. into another ver- “We would like initially made headlines since Brown’s In 2016, Gordon was found “legally bal argument. to speak with Ms. mother had helped raise Gordon and responsible” for the death of Whitney Gordon claims Leal and offer her the two had grown up together. Houston and Bobby Brown’s only to have received a services through He denied any wrongdoing and was daughter in 2016 after failing to appear cut on his thumb the Bobbi Kristina never charged with a crime in her death, at the wrongful death civil lawsuit hear- during the argu- Brown Serenity but the case has never been closed. Her ings, ment. House, a not-for- estate later filed a $50 million wrongful According to documents obtained According profit organisation death civil lawsuit against him. by eonline.com, the arrest report states to doctors, the designed to assist Brown was Houston’s only child. The that Gordon alleges that his girlfriend arresting of- women who have iconic pop star died at age 48 in 2012. opfüzhano Guwahati in Assam on refused to leave his home after she ficer says he saw been victims of IANS Whiso, the March 11. reigning Miss Beauty and Aesthet- Nagaland 1st ics Society of Nagaland runner-up has (BASN) through a press Ken Dodd dead at 90 Rihanna becomes first female star to Rbeen selected as the FBB release has expressed Colours Femina Miss pride and congratulated India Nagaland 2018. She on her selection and pass 2 billion Apple Music streams will be representing Na- informed that along with galand state at the finale other girls, Whiso will be he ‘Diamonds’ hitmaker began back on April 23, 2016, when of FBB colour Femina undergoing grooming made history over the week- ‘Work’ went to the summit. Miss India 2018 in Mum- classes from March 18 end as she broke the record Meanwhile, it appears that RiRi’s bai later this year. till the 22nd at Kolkata on the online service, and success and talent could be intimidat- She was selected where she will be of- she appeared delighted with ing to some performers, after legendary during an event for FBB ficially crowned. Tthe news as she took to social media to musician Nile Rogers admitted he is too Colours Femina Miss BASN in the release celebrate her success. shy of her to ask for a collaboration. India East Zone audition has thanked all its well Alongside an amusing video meme Despite working with the biggest organised by Miss India wishers for their support of a child dancing for joy, a clearly ex- stars in the music business - from the Organisation held at and prayer. cited Rihanna joked: “when I found out late Prince and David Bowie to Duran Big Bazaar, City Square, EMN that I was the first female artist to cross Duran and Pharrell Williams - he’s yet to elebrated Diddy Men and tickling 2 billion worldwide streams on Apple pluck up the courage to invite the ‘Wild comedian stick, died at the home Music! God is too lit!!!! (sic)” Thoughts’ singer to his studio because and actor where he was born in The Bajan beauty has already every time he tries he freaks out and Bon Jovi celebrates 35-year Ken Dodd the Liverpool suburb of smashed another record this year, as it goes into “fanboy” mode. has passed Knotty Ash. was revealed last month she become Speaking to the Metro newspaper, career with icon award awayC at the age of 90 just Dodd was being the first-ever artist to earn eight number the ‘Le Freak’ hitmaker spilled: “I adore two days after marrying treated at the Liverpool ones from one album in the history of Rihanna. I am a super fanboy. When I’m he legendary only advice I’ll tell this his partner of 40 years, Heart and Chest hospital Billboard’s Dance Club Song chart. around Rihanna I almost can’t move. rock band incredible generation of his publicist has said. for six weeks with a chest ‘Anti’ was first launched in 2016, She’ll be sitting down and I’ll want to Bon Jovi was incredible talent is just His publicist Robert infection before being but it’s still making waves in the music go over, ‘Yo, Ri!’ At least four times I’ve honoured with stay true to who you are, Holmes said Sir Ken discharged a fortnight industry, and ‘Consideration’ soared to been in the room right next to her and I the first-ever and then they’re going to married Anne Jones, ago. the top of the charts to make history. didn’t even turn around.” TiHeartRadio Icon Award make you guys icons too 76, on March 9 at their Earlier, media re- ‘Anti’s record-breaking run actually Femalefirst.co.uk to celebrate their con- someday,” he added. house, where he has ported that the iconic tributions to It’s been lived for his entire life stand-up was cancelling music during more than and died two days his upcoming shows due their 35-year three decades, later on Mother’s Day to health woes. ‘Super dehydrated’ Tim McGraw collapses during concert career. and Bon Jovi (On March 11), reports Paying tribute, Hol- inger Tim McGraw col- and kind”. At some point, according well, Tim!” as Hill urged everyone to At the 2018 has sure held thesun.co.uk. mes said: “To my mind, lapsed during a concert to a video filmed by an audience “drink water”. iHeartRadio on to what The comedian, he was one of the last here after being “super member, Hill returned to the stage, His publicist released a state- Music Awards they’ve got. famous for his stand- music hall greats.” dehydrated”. reports washingtonpost.com. ment that read: “Tim McGraw was on Sunday, An award up shows, as well as his IANS McGraw collapsed after “We have all been a little bit suffering from dehydration in Dub- the band and a return to She finished singing one of his big- dehydrated travelling so much, and lin this evening at the C2C show. He performed stage is not the gest hits, “Humble he’s been super dehydrated,” said was attended to by local medical classics like only thing Bon McGraw’s staff on-site and will be fine. He and “It’s My Life” Jovi is kicking I’ll be a straight wife Faith Faith thank everyone for their love and “You Give off the year Hill, also a and support and look forward to Love a Bad with. singer. seeing their Irish fans again soon.” Name”, reports The band, shooter on American people.com. which will be “And I McGraw and Hill were part of a apologise, group of Nashville stars in Europe “I want inducted into Idol — Katy Perry but I made this weekend for the C2C: Country to thank the the 2018 Rock the deci- to Country music festival, which three-and-half and Roll Hall of he 33-year-old pop singer - who ap- sion that he tours London, Glasgow and Dublin. decades of Fame in April, pears alongside Lionel Richie and cannot come Before leaving, Hill promised to fans that have been lis- recently released the Luke Bryan on the revived show - back out on be back. tening to Bon Jovi songs,” second leg of their latest has revealed she’ll be bunt with the stage.” Dublin is listed as the husband- frontman Jon Bon Jovi, album “This House Is Not contestants, but also that she’s deter- The wife team’s last tour stop for a while. 56, said during the band’s For Sale” with two new Tmined not to belittle any of the aspiring stars. crowd started They are scheduled to resume their acceptance speech. singles titled “When We Speaking about her judging style, she ex- cheering “Get tour on May 31. “We’ve been at this Were Us” and “Walls”. plained: “It’s very constructive criticism. well, Tim! Get IANS game a long time and the IANS “Personally, I’m a straight shooter. I’m very cut and dry sometimes. You know it seems a little not soft - I do try and watch myself because I do know TickeT raTes how it feels to be in their shoes. I was in their shoes HILL STAR 10 years ago. I remind myself and I’m reminded and Silver Rs. 80, Gold Rs. 150 I’m inspired by all of their stories. Platinum Rs. 320 “I know it wasn’t an overnight success for me; it’s not Movie Schedule going to be for them. They still have a long way to go. We’re really real with them.” Katy claimed that, in the past, some TV singing competitions have looked to make fun of certain constants. But the ‘Roar’ hitmaker has insisted that the new series will strike a markedly different tone. She explained to People: “We really encourage them. “There’s no dismissing and just sending off and saying, ‘You suck’. That’s not how we roll. I think in the past there was some of that and maybe taking advantage of people; 10 am, 3 pm 8 pm: Hate story 4 (Hindi) their actual skill sets for comedy. We don’t do that anymore but we still laugh just as much.” Meanwhile, Katy previously claimed that the revived show represents a chance for the contestants to live out the “American Dream”. She said: “There’s still talent out there to be discovered. “There are still stars and diamonds in the rough and I think the great American Dream - we can revive that in a way and show people that if they have the talent, if they work really hard ... maybe we can give them a little platform to just shine.” Femalefirst.co.uk 12.30, 5.30 pm: Tomb raider (Eng) EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Tuesday, March 13, 2018 SPORTS 11 Greek football league suspended Federer, Cilic, Del Potro advance after gun controversy in Indian Wells, Djokovic out Indian Wells (US), March number one, Serbian 12 (IANS): Reigning World Novak Djokovic, who re- No.1 Roger Federer of turned to the tournament Switzerland completed following his elbow oper- his match against Argen- ation, only to be defeated tina’s Federico Delbonis, by Japanese Taro Daniel, suspended a day earlier, ranked 109th in the world, and advanced to the third 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-1. round of the Indian Wells Daniel will meet Ar- tennis tournament with a gentina’s Leonardo May- 6-3, 7-6(6) win. er, who had been sched- The Federer-Delbonis uled to play Japan’s Kei match was suspended Nishikori in the second due to rain on Saturday round before the Japa- night with the World No.1 nese withdrew. Another ahead 6-3, 2-2, reports surprise winner was Cy- Efe. Federer will face Ser- prus’ Marcos Baghdatis, bia’s Filip Krajinovic, a who beat Argentina’s Di- finalist at the Paris Mas- ego Schwartzman, who is ters in 2017, in the third seeded 14th, 7-5, 6-4. PAOK owner, businessman Ivan Savvidis invades into the pitch during a Greek League soccer match between PAOK and AEK Athens in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Sun. March 11. round. Among the other los- World No.3 Marin Cilic ers on Sunday were Ger- Athens (Greece), March 12 (AFP): in a top-of-the-table clash against AEK of Croatia on Sunday de- many’s Alexander Zverev, Greece’s top-flight football champion- Athens. feated Hungary’s Marton who lost to Portugal’s Roger Federer needed an hour to finish off his rain-delayed second round victory over Federico Delbonis ship was suspended indefinitely Mon- The match was interrupted as AEK’s Fucsovics 7-5, 6-3 to set 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) at Indian Wells Joao Sousa 7-5, 5-7, 6-4, day, a minister said, hours after the squad walked off the pitch. The goal was up a third-round clash and American John Is- owner of the PAOK team invaded the later allowed. with Germany’s Philipp Australia’s Alex De Minaur Another Spaniard, against another Ameri- ner, who was defeated pitch with a gun strapped to his belt. PAOK and AEK are in a neck-and- Kohlschreiber, who beat 6-2, 6-1 to set up a third- 28-ranked Feliciano Lo- can, Jack Sock, who beat by France’s Gael Monfils “We have decided to suspend the neck race for the league title. Tim Smyczek of the Unit- round match with Spain’s pez, also won his match Italy’s Thomas Fabbiano 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3), 7-5 in a championship,” deputy minister for A tobacco industrialist with exten- ed States 1-6, 6-4, 6-4. David Ferrer (29), who against the American Er- 6-2, 7-5. The biggest sur- gripping match, in which sport Yiorgos Vassiliadis told reporters sive holdings in the northern port city Argentina’s Juan Mar- beat American Tim Smy- nesto Escobedo 6-4, 6-3. prise of the day was the both players struck a total after an emergency meeting with Prime of Thessaloniki, Savvidis recently also tin Del Potro (6) defeated czek 6-2, 7-6 (3). He will now play defeat of former world of 23 aces. Minister Alexis Tsipras. bought one of Greece’s top newspapers, “It will not start again without a new Ethnos. He is considered a political ally framework agreed by all,” Vassiliadis of Tsipras. said, adding that the government was Two weeks ago, another match in Rider Sarah lone female participant in Desert Storm rally in close contact with European football PAOK’s Toumba stadium was marked by New Delhi, March 12 (IANS): Sea- women in Indian motorsports, Hero Impulse, she has tried her Formula1. I would urge corpo- body UEFA. controversy after a cashier roll thrown soned rider Sarah Kashyap is all Sarah is the only woman biker hands at quite a few different rates to come forward and sup- Police have issued a warrant for the from the stands hit the coach of visiting set to compete against the likes of to have finished all major cross machines. port individuals and the sport so arrest of PAOK owner, Greek-Russian rivals Olympiakos. C.S. Santosh, R. Nataraj and Joan country rallies in India and was “I am excited to be competing that more talent can be nurtured businessman Ivan Savvidis, after he The match was abandoned and Pedrero Garcia, among others, as the first to finish Raid-de-Hima- against the big boys of motors- in the country,” she added. invaded the pitch, accompanied by PAOK were initially docked three points, the only female participant in for- laya in 2015 and also became the ports. It has been a tough journey Bringing over 200 participants bodyguards, to confront the referee in but managed to overturn the decision eign bikes’ category in the upcom- first ever to finish Desert Storm as an individual to reach at this together, the six-day long rally will protest at a 90th-minute disallowed goal on appeal. ing Desert Storm rally from March in 2017. level. However with the support cover a distance of over 2000 km 17 to 25 in Rajasthan. Commenting on her prepa- of my family and mentors, I have starting from NCR and crossing Reviving the energy, excite- rations for Desert Storm 2018, been able to make it big in the cities like Bikaner, Jodhpur and Aguero to take 2 weeks off due to knee injury ment and fun in the Thar Desert, Sarah, whose motorsport journey male dominated sport,” she said. Jaisalmer. the 31-year-old Sarah will be rid- has seen her riding unusual bikes “My ultimate aim is to par- The rally will witness extreme London, March 12 (IANS): English against Italy (March 23 in Man- ing an imported KTM EXC 250, in cross-country rallies, said she ticipate in Dakar Rally which is challenges in the desert as the football club Manchester City striker chester) and Spain (March 27 according to a statement from the aims to finish in the top-10. regarded as the toughest motor- competitors will not only have to Sergio ‘Kun’ Aguero has announced in Madrid). organisers. From a modified Royal Enfield sport event in the world and is battle the weather conditions, but that he will stay off the pitch for two Aguero, however, is set to One of the most prominent Thunderbird to a Himalayan to a most watched world over after also the tough terrains. weeks due to a knee injury. travel with the Manchester “During yesterday’s training I City expedition to Abu Dhabi had a discomfort on my left knee. for a five-day training camp The club’s doctors told me I’ll be there. back with the team in ap- “This is an ideal oppor- Bolton, spinners set up Australia’s crushing win over India proximately two weeks. tunity for the players Now it’s time for a full to enjoy some sun- to India in the World Cup kar joined hands to bail recovery!” Aguero said shine and prepare semifinals. The second India out of a precarious in a Twitter post, re- for the challenges ODI will be played here on situation. ports Efe. that still lie ahead. Thursday. The hosts were off to The Argentine We flew out to Australia were never a steady start with open- striker is expected Abu Dhabi last in any sort of difficulty ers, Punam Raut (37) and to miss the English year and it will during the chase with Mandhana, putting on 38 Premier League be a pleasure to Bolton anchoring the in- runs in nine overs. (EPL) match on return this year,” nings. Her sublime innings However, Mandhana Monday against Citizens coach was laced with 12 fours. was trapped in front of the Stoke City but hopes Pep Guardiola Bolton’s opening partner wicket by Wellington in the to arrive in time for Ar- told the club’s Alyssa Healy made 38 and first ball of the 10th over, gentina’s friendly matches Web site. captain Meg Lanning 33 giving the leg-spinner the before being run out. first of her three wickets. Electing to bat after Debutant Jemimah winning the toss, India lost Rodrigues (1) and Raut Special Olympics Nagaland wickets at regular inter- were also dismissed in vals before Vastrakar and quick succession as India Verma steadied the ship were left struggling at 60 to organise events in Jalukie Nicole Bolton plays a shot during the first ODI against India women’s cricket team at Vadodara on Mon. with sensible batting. for three, which became March 12. This was the 18-year- 83 for four in the 23rd over. Dimapur, March 12 ty coaches training which The note also stated old Vastrakar’s maiden While facing 50 deliveries, (EMN): The Special Olym- is a certificate program at that Khelo India will pro- Vadodara, March 12 (PTI): reached a modest 201-run overs. half century, and she laced Raut struck six boundaries pics Nagaland (SON) in the local Baptist Church vide t-shirts, medals and Opener Nicole Bolton target in just 32.1 overs. Left-arm spinner Jess her crucial knock with and a six. a press note informed conference hall, Jalukie certificates to all the par- struck an unbeaten 100 off The experienced Ellyse Jonassen led a stellar show seven boundaries and a With skipper Harman- that it will organising town on March 16 from ticipants. 101 balls after Australian Perry (25 not out) hit the from the Australian spin- six, while Verma found the preet Kaur (9) falling to program for the specially 12 to 3 pm. It also stated that par- spinners bamboozled the winning four. ners, taking four wickets fence three times during Healy’s work behind the abled persons/Persons On March 17, District ticipants coming from Indian batting to set up a India would have been for 30 runs in 10 overs. her 71-ball innings. stumps off Megan Schutt’s with Disabilities (PwDs) Games (DG) at athletics, villages should produce crushing eight-wicket win bowled out for far less Leggie Amanda-Jade Wel- The total looked a far bowling an over later, in Peren district as part football, bocce, badmin- original to and fro bus/ in the opening game of the if it was not for the 76- lington picked up three cry when Shikha Pandey hosts India slumped to 87 of Khelo India 2018 on ton and unified sports sumo tickets to avail trav- three-match series, which run partnership between wickets and Ashleigh was dismissed in the 32nd for five. March 16 and 17. will be held at the Ibaung elling reimbursement. is part of the ICC Women’s Sushma Verma (41) and Gardner removed Smriti over with the score reading The Australians were R. C Arenla Tzudir, Thou Memorial High For further informa- Championship. Pooja Vastrakar (51) for Mandhana (12). 113 for seven. disciplined with the ball as honorary area director School playground, Ja- tion one can contact Peo- Bolton’s fourth ODI the eighth wicket, helping It was a sweet result for That was the time spinners took eight wick- informed that a program lukie town from 7am till ple in Need Foundation at hundred ensured Australia them muster 200 in 50 the visitors, who had lost when Verma and Vastra- ets. will be held on communi- 4pm. 9436004219. Rockets drop Mavs to clinch playoff bert, Warriors and Cavs lose Los Angeles, March 12 who led by as many as 26 State. the Lakers in Los Angeles. Eastern Conference, half (AFP): The Houston in the fourth quarter. But Durant con - Lakers point guard a game behind third- Rockets clinched an NBA Houston, who saw nected on just 11 of 32 of Isaiah Thomas, ac - placed Indiana who playoff berth with a 105- their 17-game winning his shots from the field quired from Cleveland edged second-placed 82 rout of the Mavericks streak ended by East- and sharp-shooter Klay in a trade-deadline deal, Boston 99-97. Eastern in Dallas on Sunday as ern Conference leaders Thompson needed 22 scored 20 points. Conference leaders To- reigning champions Toronto on Friday, im- shots to score 21 points. Los Angeles forward ronto cruised past the Golden State and the proved their league-best Dra y m o n d Gre e n Julius Randle poured in New York Knicks 132-106. Cleveland Cavaliers both record to 52-14. contributed 10 points, a career-high 36 points The Celtics, playing lost. They’re 1 1/2 games eight rebounds and seven and pulled down 14 re- without ailing Al Horford Even with Most Valu- ahead of the Warriors assists for the Warriors, bounds. The Lakers’ per- and concussed Jaylen able Player candidate atop the West and Gor- who were also missing formance offered James Brown, squandered a 50- James Harden sitting out don said the Rockets Andre Iguodala, David a glimpse of the young 40 halftime lead in their with a sore left knee, the would keep the accelera- West, Patrick McCaw and talent he could align him- narrow loss to the Pac- Rockets had little trouble tor down in a bid to claim Jordan Bell as they lost self with should he opt to ers and saw Kyrie Irving from the Mavs. the top seed. back-to-back games for move to Los Angeles as a depart in the second half Only a spate of eight “We want to finish only the second time this free agent next season. with a sore left knee. second-quarter turn- number one -- I think season. T h e L a k e r s, w i t h In New Orleans, Ricky overs by Houston helped that’s the main goal,” he “We’re just in a bit of a money to spend under Rubio scored 30 points Dallas erase a 15-point said. tough stretch,” Warriors the salary cap, have been with 10 rebounds and deficit and briefly take a The depleted Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. touted as one possible seven assists as his Utah six-point lead. fell 109-103 to the Min- “I’m really pleased with destination for James, Jazz withstood a triple- The Rockets soon ti- nesota Timberwolves, the effort. We’ll get some Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul (3) drives to the basket past Dallas Mavericks guard Yogi Ferrell (11) and although he’s said he’s double from Anthony died things up to take a the defending champs’ guys back here hopefully centre Dirk Nowitzki (41) during the second half at the American Airlines Centre in Dallas on March 11. only focused on getting Davis in a 116-99 victory one-point lead at half- second straight defeat. in the next week or two, Cleveland back to the over the Pelicans. time that they wouldn’t With superstar Ste- and I’m very confident rebounds. Although the best teams in the league, riors in last year’s finals finals this season. Davis had 25 points, surrender after the break. phen Curry missing a sec- with where we’re head- Warriors were far from if not the best,” Minneso- after beating them the Ja m e s s c o r e d 2 4 11 rebounds and a stellar Point guard Chris ond straight game with ing.” full-strength, Minnesota’s ta’s Andrew Wiggins said. year before. points with 10 rebounds 10 blocked shots in his Paul scored 24 points and a sprained right ankle, Karl-Anthony Towns Andrew Wiggins said it Lakers beat Cavs LeBron James and and seven assists, but the return from a one-game handed out 12 assists and Kevin Durant scored 39 was a force inside for the was an important win. The struggles continued the Cavs tied it twice but Cavs lost for the fourth injury absence, but he guard Eric Gordon added points and pulled down Timberwolves, finishing “This is big for us, be- for the Cleveland Cava- never led in the second time in six games. had no win to celebrate 26 points for the Rockets, 12 rebounds for Golden with 31 points and 16 cause this is one of the liers, who fell to the War- half in a 127-113 loss to They’re fourth in the on his 25th birthday. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Tuesday, March 13, 2018

C M Y K 12 SportS Rabada takes centre stage as Visalie Mezhü debuts at I-League for Churchill Brothers SC South Africa beat Australia James Kithan, Kivi Zhi- momi and Roko Angami. port Elizabeth (South Af- 10 or more wickets in a Speaking to Eastern rica), March 12 (reuters): test. Mirror, Mezhü said “It Kagiso Rabada took 11 The tourists lost was a tough and diffi- wickets in the match but Mitchell Marsh (45) in the cult match as we played may yet turn from hero first over as Rabada up- against the league leaders to villain as South Africa rooted his middle stump (Minerva Punjab FC) in beat Australia by six wick- before Pat Cummins (5) a deciding match. I felt ets in the second test on was well caught in the good and excited to play Monday to level the four- gully by De Bruyn. in such a big game. God match series. Rabada got his third is the only reason that I South Africa made in quick succession as have made it so far and I heavy work of reaching Mitchell Starc (1) edged thank Him for his grace their modest target be- a drive to wicketkeeper and blessings upon me” fore captain Faf du Plessis Quinton de Kock. he added. A product of (2) and Theunis de Bruyn Lungi Ngidi (2-24) Shillong Lajong Football (11) guided them to 102 had Nathan Lyon (5) Club academy, he is also for four. caught by De Kock, be- among the youngest play- The victory, however, fore Tim Paine (28 not ers in the league. is likely to be overshad- out) and Josh Hazlewood In the match, William owed by a ban for Rabada (17) added 28 for the final Opoku Asiedu solitary who was handed a new wicket as Australia were goal handed victory for charge from the Inter- dismissed for 239. Minerva Punjab against national Cricket Council South Africa lost wick- Churchill Brothers SC as (ICC) on Monday after al- ets regularly with open- he scored the only goal in ready having a disciplin- Australia's Mitchell Marsh is bowled out by South Africa's Kagiso Rabada during the second test match er Dean Elgar (5) going the 16th minute to hand ary hearing on Sunday. at the St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth in South Africa on Mon. March 12. cheaply to be followed the title to Minerva Pun- His presence in the after lunch by Aiden jab FC. remainder of the series the Australian captain in matic suspension. da was the outstanding Markram (21), Hashim Two-times cham- remains under threat the first innings. Ra b a d a w a s a l s o performer on Monday as Amla (27) and AB de Vil- pion Churchill Brothers with match referee Jeff If found guilty, Raba- slapped with a lesser level he ripped through Austra- liers for 28. SC with the defeat were Crowe set to announce da, who has 15 wickets one charge on Monday lia, who started on 180-5 Australia won the relegated to second divi- the outcome of a hearing at an average of 16.80 in for his exuberant celebra- with a 41-run lead. first test in Durban by sion. They finished sec- into a level two charge the series, will miss the tions when he dismissed He completed figures 118 runs. The final two Visalie Mezhü ond from bottom of the against the seamer for final two games after ac- David Warner in the sec- of 6-54 and a match ag- matches in the series will table with 17 points in brushing against Steve cumulating eight demerit ond innings. gregate of 11-150, the be played in Cape Town Kohima Bureau Lal Stadium, Panchkula, 18 matches, while Mi- Smith after dismissing points to trigger an auto- The 22-year-old Raba- fourth time he has taken and Johannesburg. Ko h i m a , Ma r c h 1 2 Haryana on Thur. March nerva Punjab FC finished (EMN): Visalie Mezhü, an 8. the season with 35 points attacking midfielder for The 18 year old Visalie from 18 matches. Churchill Brothers Sport- Mezhü joined his team- While on March 15, Chennaiyin, FC Goa face-off in battle to reach ISL final ing Club based in Goa mate James Kithan, the Churchill Brothers SC will became the latest player goalkeeper of the club to play against Delhi Dyna- Chennai, March 12 (IANS): Chen- during the match and we are pre- Halder has proved his value to team in the competition and we from Nagaland to debut play in the I-league and mos in the first edition naiyin FC and FC Goa will battle it pared for it. We both know each the side with some astonish- have the highest scoring players at the Hero Indian League also became the fifth per- of the Hero Super Cup, out in the second leg of their sec- other's game. We are fired up and ing performances from midfield as well," he said. on the final day of 2017-18 son from Nagaland to play which will be played in ond semi-final of the Indian Super ready to go." alongside Ahmed Jahouh. It will "The style of football we em- season against Minerva at India’s top tier league Kalinga Stadium, Bhu- League (ISL) at the Jawaharlal Gregory said that right-back be a toss-up between Edu Bedia ploy definitely puts us at a risk of Punjab FC at Tau Devi after Kwethelhi Thopi, baneshwar. Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday Inigo Calderon who picked up and Hugo for the attacking mid- conceding but at the other end, as they look to join Bengaluru FC an injury to his right calf, will be field role. we are capable of scoring against in the final. fit for the clash. "He is a tough Brandon Fernandes is also any team. I would definitely take In the first leg in Fatorda, Goa guy. He got a tough tackle back from injury and another 3-2 victory over here in PM to inaugurate Mary Kom's academy and Chennaiyin played out a 1-1 which injured his right Lobera will have a se- Chennai like we did on the first draw, with the former champions calf but he continued lection headache as match day (during the league New Delhi, March 12 (ptI): Prime Min- many years of struggle since its inception earning a crucial away goal. An- to play on and he will he will have to choose phase)." ister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the in 2006," it said in a press release. irudh scored for Chennaiyin after be ready tomorrow," either Mandar Rao Going back to the history of 'Mary Kom Regional Boxing Foundation' "The foundation expresses their grati- Manuel Lanzarote had put the the coach said. Dessai or Brandon the season, in the league stage, in Imphal on March 16 and present in tude to PMO for making (it) to the event hosts in the lead. Calderon will to occupy one wing both teams have defeated each the long-awaited event will be Olympic and formally handover the buildings to However, Chennaiyin chief complete the back- while Manuel Lan- other once. In the first leg, Goa medallists -- boxer Vijender Kumar and the foundation for promotion of boxing coach John Gregory said that they four of Mailson Alves, zarote looks certain to edged past Chennaiyin 3-2 and wrestler Sushil Kumar. sports." will not be complacent over the Henrique Sereno and start on the other flank. in the return leg, Chennaiyin beat Nestled at the foot of Langol hills in A five-time world and Asian cham- "minimal advantage". Jerry Lalrinzuala, who Lanzarote (13 goals) Goa 1-0. Manipur's Imphal West district, Mary pion, Mary Kom is also the country's only "It was a hard-earned draw will have the responsibility of and Ferran Corominas (18 Sergio Juste and Chinglensana Kom's Boxing Academy, spread across 3.3 woman boxer with an Olympic medal (a for us. Goa play their passing, stopping the powerful Goa attack. goals) are the tournament's dead- Singh have been excellent in de- acres, is around 10 km from the center of bronze won in London 2012 Games). possession-based football and Gregory will also hope that his liest attacking pair and Goa will fence and should be in contention state capital Imphal. It currently houses The 35-year-old was christened 'Mag- as opponents, we worked hard to attacking line-up, that includes need them again to go through. to start despite both, Bruno Pin- 45 young boxers, including 20 girls, at the nificent Mary' by the International Box- get the ball back. The away goal a struggling Jeje Lalpekhlua, will Even if Chennaiyin have the heiro and Ali Mohammad passing three-storey building. ing Association (AIBA) a few years ago for we got is a minimal advantage. If come up with the goals. away-goal advantage, Lobera is fitness tests. The land was allotted by the Manipur her stellar career, which also includes an tomorrow the game finishes 0-0, In the other camp, midfielder not reading too much into it and Seriton Fernandes has been government in 2013, and the academy's Asian Games gold medal. we are through," Gregory said at Hugo Boumous' return to fitness believes his wards will pull it off. an unsung hero in what has large- construction was funded by National The most recent chapter of her ex- the pre-match press conference. is a big boost to the visitors. It will "We are facing a tough team. ly been a fantastic campaign for Sports Development Fund (NSDF). traordinary life journey was becoming a "But we know that this is foot- be interesting to see the midfield (But) we need to play the way we the side and he will walk back into "The foundation is grateful to both Rajya Sabha MP in 2016 and winning her ball - anything can happen. Sev- combination that coach Sergio have done so far in the tourna- the team. Narayan Das looks likely central and state government for estab- fifth Asian Championships gold medal a eral permutations can come up Lobera opts to go with. Pronay ment. We are the highest scoring to start at left back. lishment of these sports facilities after year later.

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