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Mallya becomes first tycoon to be Padukone launches Maradona briefly hospitalised official website on 33rd declared Fugitive Economic Offender | P8 for internal bleeding | P11 birthday | P10 Nation Entertainment Sports VOL. XVIII NO. 4 | PAGES 12 ` 5/- RNI NO. NAGENG/2002/07906 DIMAPUR, SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2019 Chillboat Northeast groups call for bandh on Jan. 8 Guwahati, Jan. 5 (IANS): ahead with the controver- January 23. Sonowal a "puppet" and The All Assam Students sial Bill. "The Prime Minister's said the government in the Union (AASU), the North "We have called for a statement exposed the state had failed to respect East Students Organisa- bandh in the entire North- double standard of his gov- the sentiments of the peo- tion (NESO) and 30 other east on Jan. 8 in protest ernment. While the govern- ple of Assam. groups have announced against the BJP-led govern- ment talks of implement- On Saturday, a total of a series of protests in As- ment's move to pass the ing the Assam Accord, the 70 groups led by Krishak sam over the Citizenship controversial Bill. A total same government is trying Mukti Sangram Samiti (Amendment) Bill, 2016. dawn to dusk bandh will be to give citizenship to illegal (KMSS) organised a mas- Leaders of these out- observed in all the states," migrants living in Assam by sive protest rally in Guwa- fits representing different said NESO adviser Samujjal implementing the Citizen- hati. indigenous communities Bhattacharyya. ship Bill 2016. We are not KMSS leader Akhil Go- of Assam met here on Sat- The organisations have going to tolerate this at any goi dared the Asom Gana urday, a day after Prime also decided to observe cost," AASU General Secre- Parishad to snap ties with Minister Narendra Modi January 7 as a black day in tary Lurin Jyoti Gogoi said. the ruling Bharatiya Janata PTI declared in Silchar that the Assam. A public rally will He called Assam Chief Party. Ferries carrying passengers travel across River Ganga on a foggy morning in Kolkata, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. his government was going be held in Guwahati on Minister Sarbananda Related story on page 2 NPF asks govt. to reveal its stand on Citizenship Bill Indian falls to death from cliff while taking selfie Dublin, Jan. 5 (IANS): An In- the Irish Mirror reported. tragic accident. Initial in- Eastern Mirror Desk ing clarification on the decision Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and 17, and 2017-18. dian student has died after Emergency services, dications are, having taken Dimapur, Jan. 5: The Opposition taken by the state cabinet during Christians -- from Afghanistan, He claimed that the fund falling off a cliff in Ireland including a search helicop- statements from a number party of Nagaland Assembly the its meeting on June 5, last year Bangladesh and Pakistan are eligi- couldn’t be released by the then while taking a selfie. ter, were mobilised as soon of people, is that the victim Naga Peoples Front (NPF) has de- that stated “Nagaland is protected ble to apply for Indian citizenship NPF-led government due to the The unidentified In- as the alarm was raised. A was taking a selfie and lost manded the People's Democratic under Article 371 (A) of the consti- after six years of their residence in model code of conduct following dian national in his 20s was winchman from the heli- his footing," an Irish Police Alliance (PDA) government in tution of India and the ILP regula- the country. the announcement of state as- studying at a university in copter recovered the man spokesman said. Nagaland to reveal its stand on the tion” and that the “government of Zeliang has also questioned sembly election but the Finance Dublin. He lost his balance from the sea. The victim The incident remained controversial Citizenship Amend- Nagaland will not interfere in na- the PDA government on the delay department released the fund to while taking the photo- was flown to nearby Doolin under investigation while ment Bill, 2016. tional policies” unless the Bill goes in releasing the grant-in-aid fund the Rural Development depart- graph at the popular tour- where he was formally pro- the police was tonight try- Leader of Opposition T.R. Ze- against the interest of the Nagas. sanctioned by the government of ment in March this year after PDA ist attraction the Cliffs of nounced dead. ing to make contact with liang told reporters on Saturday Zeliang also alleged that the India for Nagaland. He claimed government took over. He has Moher in County Clare on The police interviewed the victim's family in India. that the PDA government led Assembly Secretariat has listed the the Centre had sanctioned INR now asked the government why Friday afternoon. a number of witnesses and In June 2007, a Hun- by the Nationalist Democratic matter (Citizenship Amendment 185.09 crore for the state on Nov. 8, the INR 96 crore that had been The tragedy happened confirmed they were treat- garian man in his 20s died Progressive Party (NDPP) has Bill) for discussion on the floor of 2017 and a high-level committee approved by the HLC is still not south of the main viewing ing the death as a tragic after he fell to his death at not clearly spelled out “on what the house but the Speaker denied (HLC) under the chairmanship of been released to the village devel- areas near the visitor centre. accident. the Cliffs of Moher while ground it had decided not to op- it during the last Assembly Session the chief secretary was constituted opment boards. There were hundreds of "There is nothing to taking photographs. The pose the said Bill.” held in September. by the Governor of Nagaland in When contacted by Eastern people enjoying the scenery suggest at this stage that this cliffs draw about 1.5 million The former CM said that he It may be mentioned that un- the following month, and that the Mirror on the allegation levelled by and cliff walk at the time, was anything other than a visitors per year. had drawn the attention of the der the Citizenship (Amendment) committee had approved a sum of the NPF, the chief minister’s office current chief minister through Bill, 2016, people belonging to INR 96 crore as grant-in-aid for the assured that it would soon clarify a letter dated July 16, 2018 seek- minority communities -- Hindus, state for the years 2015-16, 2016- the doubt to the public in detail. Postal services to be disrupted next week Dimapur, Jan. 5 (EMN): The All India Postal • Stop privatisation, corporatisation and Employees’ Union, Nagaland division has outsourcing in postal services Bank unions call SP, BSP agree ‘in principle' on alliance announced that it would join the rest of the • Scrap benchmark in MACP Lucknow, Jan. 5 (PTI): The Chaudhary said. the ruling Bharatiya Janata country in the two-day nation-wide strike • Implement 5 days a week in postal, RMS for two-day strike Samajwadi Party and the A number of meetings Party in three Lok Sabha on Jan. 8 and 9th called by the Confedera- • Enhancement of higher pay scales to Bahujan Samaj Party have between SP chief Akhilesh bypolls last year. tion of Central Government Employees and those categories whose minimum quali- National Federation of Postal Employees in fication has been enhanced New Delhi, Jan. 5 (PTI): A agreed to an alliance ahead Yadav and BSP supremo In the Kairana Lok In a separate filing to the support of its 23-point charter of demands. • Grant of pension to the promoted GDS section of PSU bank em- of the Lok Sabha elections, Mayawati have already Sabha by-elections in May BSE, Bank of Baroda said "in The Nagaland division of the union based on Supreme Court judgement ployees would go on a two- an SP leader said on Sat- been held. Yesterday (Jan. last year, the BJP lost to the the event of AlBEA and BEFI has informed in a statement that all public • Withdraw orders of enhancement of day strike on Jan. 8 and 9th urday. 4) too, both leaders met joint opposition candidate, proceeding on strike on Jan. transactions in the post offices across the cash conveyance limit without security in support of the nation- A formal announce- in Delhi."Talks are going RLD's Tabassum Hasan. The 8-9, 2019, the functioning of state will remain closed during the strike. • Implement all High Court and SC deci- wide strike call given by 10 ment on the gathband- on to accommodate some seat had fallen vacant fol- bank's branches/offices in sions in C/W MACP, RTP and others central trade unions against han between the two Uttar smaller parties in the alli- lowing the death of the BJP Here is 23-point charter of demands: some of the zones may be • Cashless treatment under CGHS and the government's alleged Pradesh-based parties may ance," he said. He admit- candidate Mriganka Singh's affected." • Implement all positive recommenda- allotment of adequate fund under head anti-worker policy. take place later this month, ted that the Rashtriya Lok father Hukum Singh. Ten central trade unions tions of Sri Kamlesh Chandra Commit- MR and T.A The All India Bank Em- SP's national spokesperson Dal (RLD), which has a Tabassum Hasan was tee report and grant Civil servant Status -- INTUC, AITUC, HMS, • Retention of civil wing in the dept. of post ployees Association (AIBEA) Rajendra Chaudhary told presence in western UP, is supported by the Con- to GDS CITU, AIUTUC, AICCTU, • Holding of department council meetings and Bank Employees Fed- PTI.