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. among these parties. gress, the SP and the BSP. In • Fill up all vacant posts in all cadres of UTUC, TUCC, LPF and and periodical meetings at all levels eration of India have in- He said Samajwadi Par- When asked about the March, the BJP lost the Lok department of Post within a time frame SEWA -- have also called • Stop trade union victimisation formed the Indian Banks' ty president Akhilesh Yadav possible inclusion of Con- Sabha bypolls in Gorakhpur and separate identity of all cadres for a nation-wide general • Provide 40% SCF quota promotion in Association (IBA) of the and BSP chief Mayawati gress in the UP alliance, and Phulpur. • Settle all the problems caused by imple- strike on Jan. 8-9, against AAO cadre and amend RR incorporating two-day nation-wide strike had given their in-principle Chaudhary said, "This will In the last parliamen- mentation of C.S.I and R,I.C.T the "anti-people" policies of the modifications demanded by AIPAEA on Jan. 8-9, 2019, IDBI Bank approval to the alliance be decided by Akhilesh Ya- tary elections in 2014, the • Withdraw NPS and guarantee minimum the Centre and have placed • Status of audit to SBCO said in a filing to the BSE. after a series of meetings dav and Mayawati.” But he BJP won 71 seats, securing pension 50% of last pay drawn a charter of 12 demands be- • Restore special allowance to PO, RMS between them. The two added the alliance will not 42.63 percent of the votes. • Membership verification of G.D.S and fore the central government. accountants and OSA to RMS/MMS staff leaders also met on Friday, field candidates in Amethi BJP ally Apna Dal bagged declaration of result of regular employ- Earlier on Dec. 26, 2018, • All NSH and I.C. speed post hubs should he said. Talks are on with and Raebareli, leaving the two seats. Samajwadi Party ees membership verification conducted Inside nine bank unions or close to be under the administrative control of other parties as well, the two Lok constituencies for won five seats with a vote in 2015  UN concerned over 1 million employees of vari- RMS; L-2 mail offices should be identified spokesperson said. Congress president Rahul share of 22.35 percent. The • Implementation of orders of payment of India returning ous banks, including private as I.C. speed post hubs and as parcel hubs There has been an in- Gandhi and United Progress BSP did not win any seat revised wages and arrears to the casual, Rohingyas to lenders, had observed a • Permission to all staff of circle office, principle approval for the Alliance chief Sonia Gandhi. while securing 19.77 per- part-time, contingent employees and Myanmar one-day strike to protest postmaster cadre, SBCO, postal ac- gathbandhan. And there Politically crucial Uttar cent votes. Congress regis- mazdoors as per 6th and 7th CPC, and against the proposed amal- counts and RMS/MMS staff to appear in  Defence, is a possibility that an an- Pradesh sends 80 MPs to tered wins on two seats in regularise services of casual labourers gamation of Vijaya Bank departmental examination for promo- development will be nouncement in this regard the Lok Sabha. The op- 2014, bagging 7.53 percent • Implement cadre restructuring for left and Dena Bank with Bank tion to PSS Group-B. BJP's poll planks in of Baroda. will be made this month," position parties defeated of the votes. out categories Lok Sabha polls — Amit Shah (Refer page 4)  Women in science Longleng nears its destination; Tamenglong loses contact largest minority, says Our Correspondent Smriti Irani Suresh who had tagged many sia and northeast China. Imphal, Jan. 5 (EMN): One  birds in the last few years. It migrates to its wintering Sabarimala violence: satellite-tagged female Amur Out of the eight Amur grounds in South Africa, from Politically sensitive falcon, which was on its way falcons that were tagged with where it starts the return jour- Kannur boils over to the winter destination, has satellite transmitters in Na- ney in April-May through (Refer page 8) lost contact since Dec. 14, galand, only ‘Longleng’ sur- Afghanistan and East Asia. 2018 after reaching Zambia vived, according to officials. In between, it stops in In-  Trump threatens in South Africa, according to ‘Longleng’ was satellite- dia’s Northeast and African to declare national Wildlife Institute of India (WII) tagged in Oct. 2016 from Na- countries. It leaves the north- emergency to get fund scientist Dr R Suresh Kumar. galand while ‘Tamenglong’ eastern states in November for border wall The lost satellite-tagged was tagged along with an- after having enough food female Amur falcon named  UN’s position on other male falcon ‘Manipur’ (termites and insects) for its after Manipur’s district women’s equal rights in the first week of November non-stop flight to Africa. ‘Tamenglong’ was located applies to all religions last year from Tamenglong In their journey, these last in North Luangwa Na- — Official district to study their migra- pigeon sized birds arrive in (Refer page 9) tional Park of Zambia in South tory routes. large numbers during Oc- Africa, Dr Suresh Kumar said The winged guests started tober in Nagaland and Ma-  ‘Destroyer’ director when contacted. its non-stop migration on No- nipur besides a few places in Karyn Kusama praises However, Dr Suresh felt vember 9 and 19 and reached northeast India. They leave Nicole Kidman for that the reason for the failure a stop-over site, Somalia in the region in November after honesty to receive any signal from the Africa after covering more having enough food (termites (Refer page 10) bird could be because of the than 5,700 km in the third and insects) for their non- “technical failure.” He ruled  week of November 2018. But stop flight to Africa. Thisara’s 140 in vain as out the assumption of the bird ‘Manipur’ couldn’t join them Meanwhile Manipur for- New Zealand snatch being killed there. as he was killed somewhere at est department, which had ODI series On the other hand, Keibu Ching area in Tamen- been taking up widespread (Refer page 11) ‘Longleng,’ another satellite- glong district four days after wildlife conservation activi- tagged female Amur falcon  Federer in fine fettle it was released. ties in association with villag- named after a district in Na- as Switzerland win These pigeon-sized mi- ers, is planning to tag satel- galand, continues to be active Hopman Cup gratory birds spend their lite radio transmitters to few and has reached close to its summers at their breeding birds in the upcoming season (Refer page 12) last year roost site, said Dr EM Graphics grounds in southeast Rus- this year. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, January 6, 2019 2 STATE/REGION MP urges students to NSCN (IM) to hold fasting prog. Look forward to progressive Dimapur, Jan. 5 (EMN): Council of Nagaland Churches (CNC) has announced to hold a prayer and fasting look beyond govt. jobs programme at Camp Hebron on January 6 from 9 am to 12 noon. society, says MP KG Kenye While conveying New Year greetings, CNC has invited “There is nothing worth all the national workers to participate in the programme. mentioning to be called a positive or significant contribution. Whatever we WEATHER REPORT (JAN. 6) have today has been earned Max Min DP RH RF through the sweat, blood, DIMAPUR 22 10 14.3 90 NIL life, and sacrifices of the past generations,” stated an KOHIMA - - - - - update issued by the PRO WOKHA 14.2 7.6 12.2 91 NIL to MP. ZBT 12.5 4.7 10.6 89 NIL Speaking about identity and unity, Kenye mentioned MON - - - - - that Nagas are tribal people TUENSANG 16 10 9.4 66 NIL in which every Naga belongs MKG 16.2 8.4 4.7 72 NIL to one tribe or the other. “We are a tribal society and we PHEK 14.2 4 4.8 81 NIL will continue to live as tribal KIPHIRE - - - - - people till the end; it is our SECHÜ ZUBZA - - - - - identity,” he maintained. While advising the LONGLENG - - - - - students to utilise their TSEMINYU 18.6 4 4.8 45 NIL knowledge judiciously, JALUKIE 15 9 10.8 86 NIL Kenye urged them to use it in a positive way, build a MANGKOLEMBA 20.2 11.2 13 75 NIL productive and purposeful *Dew Point (DP) *Relative Humidity (RH) * Rainfall (RF) society, and protect and Source: Department of Soil & Water Conservation, Nagaland Rajya Sabha MP, KG Kenye, addressing the students at the 35th general session of Razeba Students’ promote the interest of their Union in Tsupfume village on January 5. land and the people. Saying that the world Dimapur, Jan. 5 (EMN): society. Terming the present Students’ Union (RSU) has become a small global WOMEN HELPLINE: 181 State lone Rajya Sabha MP, generation ‘not productive,’ on January 4 in Tsupfume village with the arrival of the DIMAPUR (STD CODE: 03862) KG Kenye, has called upon he said ‘what we have today village, Kenye queried latest technologies in the the students of Tsupfume have been inherited from whether there was any 21st century, Kenye urged Lok Sabha MP, Tokheho Yepthomi, delivering the inaugural speech Bethesda Ambulance Service 9615053217, 9615520007 village to be ‘forward the past generations.’ achievement that could be the students to march ahead at the ongoing 39th annual conference of the Eastern Sumi Students’ looking’ so as to build a Speaking at the 35th considered an asset to the and not get stagnant in one Union in Khetoi village on January 4. CIHSR 242555, 242533 productive and progressive general session of Razeba world community. place. Police Control Room 7085055050 Dimapur, Jan. 5 (EMN): He encouraged students to Pointing out that govern- be entrepreneurs and be in- Dimapur District Hospital 232224 ment jobs have reached dependent of government Diphupar PS 7085055032 Swachh NSCN (IM) nabs car lifter in Dimapur a saturation point, lone dependency. Dimapur, Jan. 5 (EMN): In a case of kidnap- recovered the vehicle from the clutches of Lok Sabha MP Tokheho E m p h a s i s i n g o n East PS 7085055030 Bharat ping and car lifting around TK Service, staff the kidnappers. Yepthomi has encouraged the dignity of labour, he of UT managed to arrest one Abdul Haigh The staff recovered Maruti WangonR students to look beyond stressed that vocational Faith Hospital 248912, 9436004220 Abhiyan on of Kasherkapam village in Karimganj, As- VXI (tourist cab) bearing register no. AS01JC service for their sustain- jobs are the best solutions Fire Station (Chumu) 282777 sam. 2177 with chassis no. MA3EWDE1S0011549 ability. for weak economy. He fur- Informing this in a press release, UT and engine no. K10BN4926080 and a Addressing the inau- ther urged students to have Fire Station (Dimapur) 7085378850, 232201 January 8 secretary Ghokuto Chishi stated that the Maruti Vitara Breeza ZDI+ bearing reg- gural session at the 39th a clear mindset as to what GRPS 7085055031 Dimapur, Jan. 5 (EMN): In main culprit Osman Ali of Mongoldoi, As- istration no. HR10AE 1343 with chassis annual conference of the they wanted to pursue after compliance to the request sam, managed to escape taking advantage no. MA3NYFB1SHJ290209 and eng. No. Eastern Sumi Students’ Un- completing their education Medziphema PS 7085055033 from the Swachh Bharat of the darkness. D13A3158022. ion (ESSU) in Khetoi village and not to burden parents Mission (SBM), sub-divi- The release also stated that a driver Stating that the accused and driver under Aghunato sub-divi- with finding employment MH (Metro) Hospital 227930/231081 identified as Dipak Ch. Baurah, who was along with the vehicles are under its cus- sion on January 4, Yepthomi for them. sional officer (C), Dimapur, Mobile Unit Commander 7085055046 has granted permission to found in unconscious state after being tody, it has asked the rightful owner to claim urged the students to look The three-day ESSU conduct Swachh Bharat forcibly administered Lorazepan table the same within seven days by producing beyond government service conference would conclude Nikos Hospital 248285, 232032 Abhiyan at Supermarket (Ativan) was rescued and subsequently original documents. for means of employment. on January 6. area, Dimapur, on January Niuland PS 7085088035 8 from 6 am. Sub-Urban PS 7085055036 In a joint letter to the AR provides deputy commissioner, Di- Wildlife conservation message reaches Songlhuh Traffic Control -1 7085088038 mapur, SBM brand am- bassador cum convenor, solar lights Traffic Control -2 7085088039 T Lucas Aier, SBM brand Dimapur, Jan. 5 (EMN): Tizit West PS 7085055034 ambassador Achum Jami, battalion of the Assam Rifles and the SBM office secre- has installed 10 solar street Women Cell 7085055037 tary Temjenkala Jamir have lights in Tekun Pinhang vil- sought permission from lage under Mon district on Zion Hospital 231864, 224117, 227337 the district administration December 20. KOHIMA (STD Code: 0370) to organise Swachh Bharat Assam Rifles have taken Abhiyan at Supermarket upon the responsibility to Bethel Nursing Home 2224202 area, Dimapur, on Janu- install solar lights as the ary 8. newly formed village, Tekun Chiephobozou PS 8575045506 The letter informed Pinhang, was presently Officer-in-Charge 8575045516 that Sotai Kri, brand am- without electricity connec- bassador cum convenor tion. It stated that the pro- Childline Kohima 1098 of Northeast (NAMASTE) vision of solar lights have state and advisor to chief brought much relief to the Chiephobozou PS 8575045506 minister of Arunachal residents. In a separate pro- Officer-in-Charge 8575045516 Pradesh, would attend the gramme, Kiphire battalion Fire Stations 2222952 programme. It has further Assam Rifles personnel and public of Songlhuh pose for a group photo after an awareness programme on conservation of wildlife. of the Assam Rifles had con- sought support from con- structed and inaugurated a IRCS Ambulance Service 2244350 cerned departments as- Dimapur, Jan. 5 (EMN): Songlhuh in which SYSU members helped in the hunting habits in the village. community cum rest house sociated with state Bharat youth and students’ union (SYSU), in translation for better understanding. Officer from the Assam Rifles had in Tukhinkiu village under Kezocha PS 8575045549 Swachh Mission such as collaboration with Jalukie battalion SYSU member Richard Singson emphasised to take timely measures Kiphire district on January 3. Officer-in-Charge 8575045538 Urban Development, Mu- of the Assam Rifles, has undertaken stated that people from all age groups to save wildlife and environment for Assam Rifles press re- nicipal Affairs, PHED and an initiative to educate the locals on have attended the lecture and pledged the coming generations. The release lease stated that GBs and Khuzama PS 8575045505 NGOs in Dimapur town wildlife conservation. towards conservation of wildlife. He further stated that SYSU and villagers women folk were present Officer-in-Charge 8575045515 to participate in the pro- Message was conveyed in simple added that the elders and village au- were benefitted from the lecture which at the inauguration pro- gramme. and layman language to the villagers thorities have also pledged to control was taught in layman terms. gramme. NHAK 2222916 North PS 2222222, 8575045501 Officer-in-Charge 8575045510 Protests against Citizenship Minister visits 12 NAP (IR) HQ Oking Hospital 2290080, 2290146 Dimapur, Jan. 5 (EMN): Min- Police Control Room 100/2244279, 8575045500 ister of health and family Amendment Bill rock Assam welfare, S Pangnyu Phom, South PS 2222111, 8575045502 Guwahati, Jan. 5 (PTI): Protests over to march to the Asom Gana Parishad visited 12th NAP Battal- Officer-in-Charge 8575045520 the Citizenship Bill erupted at various (AGP) headquarters here to ask the ion (IR) in Chingtok under places in Assam on January 5, a day party to break off its alliance with the Longleng district on Janu- Tseminyu PS 8575045507 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi BJP, but the police prevented them ary 4. Officer-in-Charge 8575045517 The minister inspected said his government was working to from doing so, its leader Akhil Gogoi Zubza PS 8575045508 ensure the proposed legislation gets Gogoi told reporters. the company headquarters, Parliament nod. “We took out the rally to urge the infrastructure and held in- Officer-in-Charge 8575045518 The agitators burnt effigies of Modi people to come out of their homes and teracting the officers and MOKOKCHUNG (STD Code: 0369) in Lower Assam and Dibrugarh, even as protest against the prime minister’s an- jawans. During the interac- chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal as- nouncement. The bill will put the iden- tion, the minister assured Chopper Service 8974151974/ 9615776811 sured the people that he would protect tity of the indigenous people at stake. to take up problems face by the interests of the state. “We cannot tolerate a leader com- the unit with the concerned Christian Hospital, Impur 2262214 The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, ing from Delhi and threatening our department on priority. The Dr. Imkongliba Hospital 2226216/2226394 2016 seeks to amend the Citizenship very existence while the chief minister minister was accompanied Act, 1955, to grant nationality to peo- and other BJP leaders applaud him,” by I Meren Chenth, PTS vice Faith Hospital Ambulance 9436004220, 9856051827 ple belonging to minority communi- Gogoi said. principal, Chumoukedima, Health minister S Pangnyu Phom during his visit to 12 NAP (IR) Battalion in Chingtok under Longleng district on January 4. ties - Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Meanwhile, Sonowal on Saturday Dimapur. Fire Station 2226225 Parsis and Christians - in Afghanistan, asked the people to keep calm as the Hope Ambulance Service 8415827895/9856277674 Bangladesh and Pakistan after six years state government would never do any- of their residence in India. thing to harm their interests. Hotel Metsuben 8014587442/ 2226373 Several indigenous organisations “I am the chief minister of As- 2018: Dark year for Manipur journalists in the state have been opposing the sam and I have been entrusted with IRCS Ambulance Service 09402993002 bill as they believe it would harm their the duty of protecting the interest of Our Correspondent KK Valte of Manipur Express, November 10. Senior reporter, Lifeline Ambulance 9436439707/ 9862447893 cultural identity. the people of both Brahmaputra and Imphal, Jan. 5 (EMN): The passed away on February 23, N Bishorjit Singh, also from The PM, after flagging off the BJP’s Barak Valley. People should not doubt year 2018 was a dark year for 2018. Suresh Luwang, former Manipur Mail, expired on No- Mokokchung PS 1 2226241 Lok Sabha poll campaign in the north- the government’s intention,” he told the journalists’ community in editor of Nongallakpa vernacu- vember 18. Power House 2226221/2226293 east, said Friday that the bill was “not reporters on the sidelines of a function Manipur as with the passing lar, also passed away on April Dinamani Haoba of ‘Ihou’ for the benefit of anyone but a penance here. He said he would go all out to away of nine senior journalists. 29, 2018. and ‘Wayel Kati’ died at his Sewak Gate PS 2 2226213 against the injustice and many wrongs secure the identity of its people. Noted journalist Khelen Ningthoukhongjam Gitch- Imphal home on November 26. done in the past”. “We are committed to fulfill our re- Thokchom passed away due andra of Manipur Mail died Former editor of Yendrembam Traffic Control 9485232691 Around 70 organisations, led by sponsibilities with sincerity. I will go all to cardiac arrest at his Tera due to sudden heart attack at Mangi Ningthouja of Echel Ex- Tuli Police Station 9485232693 Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), out to ensure that ‘Jati-Mati-Bheti and Tongbram Leikai residence in his Uripok residence on June 8. press expired on December 20. took out protest rallies in the state capi- Krishti’ (community, land, homeland Imphal West district on April Video journalist Kakching- Jacob Panmei of The Cham, a Women Cell 9485232692 tal in the morning. and cultural identity) are not affected,” 1, 2018. tabam Bipin Sharma of Impact Rongmei vernacular, also died The KMSS members had plans he added. Khamkhanthang Valte alias TV in Imphal passed away on ahead of Christmas day. Woodland Nursing Home 2226263 EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, January 6, 2019 STATE 3 Minister wants Naga youths How a unique marketing method has sweetened success for kiwi farmer Eastern Mirror Desk to pull up their socks Dimapur, Jan. 5 (EMN): Livelihood through hon- est hard work and dedica- tion is always sweeter than the easiest money. And when it involves something much sought after such as the Kiwi fruit, it’s sweetest. 27-year old Velhutolu and her 31-year old husband Veshuvo may testify that there still are Naga people who are hard workers and dedicated farmers. Velhutolu is a farmer from Pholami village in Phek district. Farming is a promising form of employ- ment if taken seriously; and the earnings are ‘sweeter’ and pay off for the sweat and sleepless nights, she says. The mother of three children travels to Dimapur and Kohima with her hus- band to sell their farm- ing produce: kiwi fruits. She says: ‘Naga mano kan farming kuribo lagae’ (Nag- amese for ‘Naga people need to engage in farm- Jacob Zhimomi and Y Kikheto Sema, right, at the 39th general conference of the AASU at Shokhuvi village, in Dimapur. ing’), implying that the sec- Dimapur, Jan. 5 (EMN): grow? The world has come urged the youngsters from Further, the government tor is as a good source of Minister for Public Health to an era of youth empow- the Bible: “Don’t let anyone official advised the students income. Engineering N Jacob Zhi- erment and today, youths look down on you because to ‘always set their goals For the past three momi is not sure where stu- are leading the world in you are young, but set an higher so that even if they years, they have been dents and youths in Naga- every field. However, where example for the believers in can’t achieve the original travelling to Kohima and land today stand especially does the youth stand in the speech, in conduct, in love, goal they can still achieve Dimapur, besides other in an era where educated context of Naga society?’ he in faith and in purity” (1 the next target.’ They need villages to sell the fruit. youths across the world queried. Timothy 4:12). to believe in themselves as The farmer sells organic kiwi fruit at the busy New are leading movements The minister challenged Sema said excellence self confidence is vital to EM Images of change in society. The the students to be disci- cannot happen magically; every success, the updates Market streets in Dimapur. Velhutolu sells kiwi fruit from her van, at New Market in Dimapur, on Fri. Jan. 4 role of parents in teaching plined, humble and to pur- it is a long process, the up- stated. The officer encour- She told Eastern Mirror and educating youths to be sue their goals. He encour- dates quoted him. ‘Excel- gaed them to learn from the that she along with her INR 150/kg. The price was around 11, 000. their farm produce. They change makers and assets aged the students to uphold lence is not only in aca- best people and get their husband had been trans- the same for both commer- Velhutolu said that kiwi are focussed and satisfied instead of liability to society the moral values of life. He demic or jobs but excellence advice. Without hard labour, porting their farm produce cial and direct buyers. fruits during season are with what they earn. was also put to contrast. urged them to seek for job can happen in our own life he said, there is no short cut in their Van, an Omni, to Street fruit vendors who sold at INR 70/kg and a During a short conver- It was during a students’ oriented technical subjects values and quality of life. Ir- to success. Students should various places since the also bought the fruit from maximum of 150/kg during sation with this reporter, event in Dimapur that the and take up professional respective of profession, you also learn to be flexible and past few years. them said: ‘Iki rate hobo, off-seasons. She said they the businesswoman en- minister remarked that ‘col- courses if they want to be can also achieve excellence adaptable according to situ- When asked why they beshi loilae bhi’ (Nagamese travel on a weekly basis couraged people to work lective effort of all’ was re- able to fit into the competi- in your own ways,’ he stated. ation and adjust with it, he travel to places far away for ‘one price/rate even if with the Wednesday Super- hard in any kind of pro- quired for the growth of the tive world. The officer was also said said. when the fruits can be sold one buys much’). Interest- market bazaar as the main fession they are engaged society—and the educated Likewise, the minis- to have been impressed Another matter which from the village itself, the ingly, none of the vendors market for their fruits. On in. She has a word from youth being the ones to be ter was said to have urged with the work of farmers the speaker was raised was smart farmer said she pre- were seen selling the fruit their return to the village, out of her years of farming pivotal role players in it. parents and guardians to in Phek district “who sell about speakers and guests fers selling the produce which they had bought. the couple buys local ba- experience: Farming is a Zhimomi was address- continually encourage and their produce by keeping it “paying” at events that they directly to consumers at Why? Velhutolu said the nanas and sell it in Kohima. profitable business if one ing a gathering of students “teach their children to be at marketing shed without are invited to address. wholesale prices. By doing vendors sell the fruit at The kind of dedication the works hard. at the 39th general confer- hardworking in order to physically being present.” According to the up- so, she explained, the sell- much higher rates! duo puts into their busi- The duo are one of the ence of the Aqahuto Area become self-sufficient and He said the price for each dates the officer lament- ing price of the produce Every year during the ness is in fact astonishing very few farmers who ven- Students’ Union, at Shokhu- self-dependent and not a product was pinned and a ed that in other states or remains the same with eve- kiwi season starting Sep- and encouraging. ture out from the village vi village in Dimapur on liability to anyone.” box is kept aside so that any countries, people pay the ryone, be it the fruit seller or tember till January, the Unemployment is a looking for markets to sell Saturday morning. Updates, On the first day of the traveller can take the prod- speakers and guest. But in the direct buyer. two travel to Dimapur. It burning issue everywhere. their produce—instead of including some from the conference i.e. Jan 4, Y uct and drop the money Nagaland, it is the other way The van is packed with is worthwhile travelling But the duo, with their establishing themselves union, informed about the Kikheto Sema, the com- into the box. Sema said that round. “We invite people to organic Kiwi fruit, and was for a ‘profitable business’ three children including in a market for customers event and the minister’s missioner-secretary for Fi- the idea was an ‘excellent come and speak and on top seen parked near the Medi- and an ‘honest income.’ two who are in school, is to come. Their marketing address. nance and Land Resource means of selling and even of that we also expect many cal Hall at New Market. It She disclosed that their last happy and contented with idea seems to be quite suc- ‘How can a society, was the special guest of the speaks a lot about the trust other things from them. We was attracting many cus- business trip carrying 90 what they earn. With no cessful even if it must come where there is mistrust and event. He spoke about ‘en- of the farmers on unknown should change this culture,” tomers who gathered to kg of kiwi fruit to Dimapur monthly salaried jobs, the with a little more extra ef- disunity among the people, visioning excellence’ and people.’ the union added. buy the kiwi fruit costing on Fri. Jan. 4 earned them young couple earns from fort and dedication. Trans model from Nagaland is breaking the barrier Henlly Phom for our state. How have you Does that ever make you feel Dimapur, Jan. 5 (EMN): chosen to use your plat- uncomfortable? In a society where even a form? Luckily I don’t put myself in youngster working in the I just want to continue do- situations where it would showbiz industry often rais- ing what I am doing and give make me uncomfortable es eyebrows, there is one, my best and work towards cause I know through my Kenny Awomi, a 25-year old being a better human in all friends which castings and transgender model from walks of life. runways are accepting and Nagaland, who is breaking liberal. stereotypes and barriers. Did you have any role mod- Currently based in Delhi, els growing up? Do you find it easier to she is a tender, yet bold per- Definitely my mom. model without bringing up your gender identity? Was son who has no qualms Do you think the industry is about her identity. In fact, there any situation that becoming more diverse and made you feel Trans models she has proudly embraced accepting? herself with pride. go through a tougher time Awomi, who with her There has been a change getting work? tireless determination, over the last few years and It definitely would have has worked in around 15 I hope it continues this way. been a lot easier to model fashion shows. Her jour- For that to happen we all without people knowing ney started from “Nagas have to do our part. Still, we about my gender identity. Got Talent,” a local talent have a long way to go. But then I accept the way I competition. Since then What about Nagaland con- am, and have always been there has been no looking sidering how conservative transparent about what I back for this determined our society still is when it am so I have had no such woman who endeavours comes to showbiz? situations. to be a spokesperson and influencer. For that, we have to enlight- How accommodative/open Awomi spoke her heart en and educate our elders our Naga society has be- out with Eastern Mirror. She that showbiz is a respect- come towards the trans or has no reservation about able and well-paid career LGBT community since the her identity as she feels lib- opportunity and the ones time you realised you were a erated and comfortable in who are like me be a good little different from others? the person she now is. example. Then, the mindset There has been a change. will gradually change. But still we have a long way Eastern Mirror: Where are Kenny Awomi is a trans woman who has embraced her identity. to go. That process can be you originally from and What do you wish more shorter if each and every where did you grow up? people knew about being your family? emy which is now Corner- to feel like a women in those point of time. Now some are It was very difficult for me transgender? one of us takes a step in Kenny Awomi: I was born stone school in Zunheboto beautiful costumes for that fortunate as some colleges getting to where I am today educating the rest of our I didn’t really go through Everyone knows bits and and brought up in Zunhe- district. The school authori- very period of time. It was and schools have columns as I never had anyone who society. boto district. any rough time growing pieces about trans people ties and students have been when I was in 10th stand- for Transgender. I regret it could pull me in or direct up. I was raised by a single which sometimes is just a What misconception would so accepting. I was hanging sometimes for not making it me towards opportunities. At what age do you remem- wonderful mom who has ard and I remember all my stereotype and not always you like to clear from our out with girls and was more further but I am happy with I had to go to several ber thinking that you were, always supported me and teachers and my school true. I hope people will take society? maybe a little different from encouraged me to be who interested in volleyball or mates buying a vote for me what I have achieved and auditions and castings to get effort to learn and research That most of us are that part everyone else? I want to be. She has always playing with dolls or some to make sure I won. They accomplished today with there. I got works but that about people like us and our of marginalised sections of preferred my happiness silly girls’ stuff. have been an amazing sup- hard work and support from happened without men- Actually there was no spe- journey. the society who can’t keep cific age of me remember- over what society wants The biggest thing which port. my family and friends. tioning about my gender. They will not believe in you with mainstream people ing that I was different as my me to be and I believe all changed my life then was After my 10th standard Tell us how you first got into How do you decide which as I am a transgender. So and have a career, family mom never let me felt it in the parents should support when I took part in a show I could not take my educa- modelling. And how hard castings you go to and unless I show them how and a fulfilling life. a way, or made me feel like I their kids. called “Nagas Got Talent” tion further thinking that it was it for you? which runways you walk? where I felt liberated danc- desperately I wanted and didn’t belong or blended in How was your school and was useless because I would I have always wanted to be a I have trusted people as a What’s next for you? this society. I always felt like ing in a woman’s costume have a male certificate and how committed I am will- part of my social circle in college like growing up? model. Growing up, I would ing to work but now I have Use my platform to em- I was and am normal as any openly and no one would it won’t be of use as I was this industry and also being I consider myself very lucky watch Fashion TV and im- learnt to live with confi- power my community other kid. judge me as it was a talent planning to change myself a fashion obsessed (person) in terms of the atmosphere agine myself walking down dence and embrace myself. and being the best version show and I took part in that completely and also there since childhood, I do have How did you deal with it that I grew up. I studied till the runway. I did my first of who I am. Modelling, show not because I was a was no specific quota for a the knowledge and I keep and how supportive was 10th in Disney Home Acad- runway show in 2017 where You’re a role model for spokesperson and influ- good dancer but I wanted transgender person at that everything changed for me. transgender people not only myself updated. encer is what I want to be. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, January 6, 2019 4 REGION/NATION Mentally-ill persons have right to Defence, development will be BJP’s poll live with dignity — Justice Sikri tal illness’ issue is that a par- ticular persons thinks that planks in Lok Sabha polls — Amit Shah only I have done for the soci- Agartala, Jan. 5 (IANS): he said. ety. If a person is studying in Bharatiya Janata Party He said the construc- eminent institutes like (the) chief Amit Shah on Sat- tion of Ram temple is also IIT, then, he/she should not urday said the country’s BJP’s priority. forget the contribution of defence and development Shah, who came here the society. Now, the time will be the key focal issues on a two-day visit to the has come when we need to of the party in the upcom- party-ruled state, said the give back at least something ing Lok Sabha elections, Congress-led United Pro- to the society.” terming the ‘grand alliance’ gressive Alliance govern- “We were slaves for so of opposition parties as ment was accused of Rs 12 many years and, now, we leaderless and policy-less. lakh crore corruption and do not believe in equal- Shah’s remarks came “now they are maligning ity. Either we can work un- a day after Defence Min- Modi and the NDA gov- AK Sikri der someone or can make ister Nirmala Sitharaman ernment with “self-created someone to work under us,” put up a spirited defence accusations” to get politi- New Delhi, Jan. 5 (PTI): thorities itself, he said at a he said. of the government stand cal mileage before the Lok Supreme Court judge Justice seminar here. “Around 80-per cent on the Rafale fighter jet Sabha polls. AK Sikri on Saturday raised Sikri’s comments come people fall sick due to men- deal in Loka Sabha, saying To a question, the BJP concern about the rights of two days after a bench com- tal disorder and rest 20 per “Bofors had brought down chief said that out of the persons with mental illness, prising him and Justice S cent are because of other the Congress and Rafale 42 Lok Sabha seats in West saying it was an issue of their Abdul Nazeer said chaining problems. The major issue will return Prime Minister Bengal, BJP would win 23 human rights and they had a people with mental illness of the mental disorder is the Modi to power”. seats and that the Trina- right to live with dignity. was violative of their rights greed and that is the area “As the Modi-led gov- PTI mool Congress would be Citing an incident of an under Article 21 of the Con- where we need to work,” Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah addresses a gathering at Swami Vivekananda maidan, in asylum in Uttar Pradesh stitution. It made the obser- Jain said. ernment has done a lot for Agartala on Saturday. voted out in the state. all sections of people in the The Saturday gathering where many mentally-ill vations while hearing a pub- The minister also point- country and given prior- man’s speech in the Lok alliance). During the 2014 Tripura, Shah said the Modi was BJP’s first in Tripura persons were chained, Sikri lic interest litigation (PIL) ed out to the growing prob- ity to the nation’s security, Sabha on Friday, there is polls, the National Demo- government conducted and was attended, among said, “This is happening in about persons with mental lem of people spending their our main poll plank in the not an iota of doubt about cratic Alliance had 28 par- surgical strikes across the others, by BJP general sec- 2019 where we are talking illness being chained in the major time on social medial general election would transparency in the Rafale ties, now it has 40,” Shah Line of Control to avenge retary Ram Madhav, party’s about the legal rights of the faith-based mental asylum instead of interacting with be development and the fighter jet deal,” he said, said, adding the BJP and the killings of Indian sol- northeast region in-charge mentally-ill persons. It is no in UP’s Badaun district in each other in person. country’s defence,” Shah rejecting the opposition its allies would do much diers by Pakistan’s state and and General Secretary Ajay more a health issue alone violation of the provisions The two-day was organ- told the media after ad- demand for a Joint Parlia- better than in 2014 Lok non-state actors. Jamwal, Assam Minister now.... It is an issue of their of the Mental Health Care ised at the India Internation- dressing a gathering of mentary Committee probe Sabha polls. “After the surgical Himanta Biswa Sarma, human rights also as they Act, 2017. The district ad- al Centre by the National BJP’s grassroots function- into the deal. Earlier while address- strikes, India became the party Secretary Sunil De- are not getting the suitable ministration freed 22 people Legal Services Authority aries of Tripura. “There is no leader, no ing the party’s grassroots third country after the US odhar, Tripura Chief Minis- environment which they on Saturday and handed (NALSA), Delhi State Legal “After the Supreme policies, no vision and no functionaries (locally and Israel to undertake ter Biplab Kumar Deb and need. They have the right to them over to their family Services Authority (DSLA- Court verdict and Defence unity about the so-called called as ‘Pristha Pramukh’ such steps for the interest Education Minister Ratan live like any other person.” members. SA), Indian Psychiatric Soci- Minister Nirmala Sithara- Mahagathbandhan (grand or ‘Panna Pramukh’) of of the country’s soldiers,” Lal Nath. They are also the citizen Speaking at the semi- ety (IPS), Institute of Human of this country and they nar, Delhi Health Minister Behaviour and Allied Sci- have right to live with dig- Satyendar Jain said a major ence (IHBAS) and the State nity. Their rights to live have reason nowadays to fall sick Mental Health Authority ‘Violence at Sabarimala AGP draws flak for not snapping ties with BJP been violated by the au- was mental disorder. “Men- (SMHA). Guwahati, Jan. 5 (IANS): A day after Prime senior party leader on condition of ano- unleashed by Kerala govt.’ Minister Narendra Modi stirred a row over nymity on Saturday. New Delhi, Jan. 5 (PTI): The night, police said. the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, He said the majority of the youth Govt. has squandered assets of PSU like BJP Saturday alleged that No one was injured in the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) drew flak workers of the party were unhappy over the violence around the the attacks. even from within for failing to come out of the AGP top brass’ silence over the issue. Sabarimala temple in Kerala “All this has been done the alliance with the saffron party. “How long is the AGP going to wait? HAL to favour select few — Congress was unleashed by the LDF by the CPI(M) goons with While the regional political party has Our leaders say that the party will not New Delhi, Jan. 5 (PTI): The Congress on ployees. “Not just HAL; be it ONGC, LIC, government in the state, the full authority and sup- been announcing that it will break the tolerate passage of the controversial Bill. Saturday accused the Modi government of HPCL,GSPC or any other PSU, this govern- which, instead of dealing port of the state govern- alliance if the BJP goes ahead with the However, the leaders are silent even after “squandering” the assets of public sector ment has squandered their assets to favour with it in a sensible way, ment. The CPI(M) has a his- Citizenship Bill, pressure is mounting on it the Prime Minister made it clear that it undertakings such as HAL and ONGC to a select few,” Patel alleged. wreaked havoc, resulting tory of unleashing violence to break ties with the BJP after Modi made will be passed soon,” said a youth leader “favour a select few”. Citing the media report, Congress’ chief in devotees being hurt and against the RSS-BJP cadre, it clear that his government was going of the party. “HAL is borrowing INR 1000 cr because spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, “Un- even killed. but today, they are not even ahead with the Bill. He warned that the AGP would lose it can’t even pay salaries?” Senior Congress der Modiji, India’s largest public sector de- The saffron party also sparing the devotees,” Rao “Pressure is mounting on the party the confidence of the people it does not leader Ahmed Patel tweeted. fence unit, HAL does not even have enough said the Sabarimala issue alleged. leadership to break the alliance with BJP. come out of the alliance with the BJP. His tweet came after a media report cash to pay salaries to its employees. For the was about Hindus and not “The state government While some leaders feel the party should The AGP and Bodo People’s Front claimed that defence PSU Hindustan Aero- first time in 70 years, they were forced to bor- about the ruling party. is using the cadres of the come out of the alliance immediately, (BPF) are members of the BJP-led ruling nautics Limited, grappling with low finances, row INR 1000 cr.” Bharatiya Janata Party DYFI, the SDPI and this is there is a faction which believes the AGP dispensation in Assam. The AGP and BPF for the first time in years, has been forced “Despite that, no Rafale contract for (BJP) national spokesper- state-sponsored violence should wait till the last moment,” said a have three legislators each. to borrow money to pay salaries to its em- them Apathetic!”he tweeted. son GVL Narasimha Rao in being unleashed. A devotee a press conference claimed was killed two days ago and that Kannur, from where a bomb was hurled at the Three killed in Kerala Chief Minister Pi- ancestral home of one of UN concerned at India returning Rohingyas to Myanmar narayi Vijayan hails, had be- our MPs,” he said. The BJP Assam road United Nations, Jan. 5 person Farhan Haq on to Myanmar on Thursday. statement from Geneva hingyas who have fled come the “epicentre” of the leader said the agitations at (IANS): The UN is “very Friday. The Indian authorities that it regretted India’s Myanmar’s Rakhine state violence and this revealed the Sabarimala temple were concerned” over India The UN maintains said that the family had decision to repatriate the since August 2017 are liv- the state government’s com- not political in nature, but accident sending back Rohingya that conditions are not entered the country il- Rohingyas to Myanmar ing in camps in Bangla- plicity in it. peaceful protests to uphold Goalpara, Jan. 5 (PTI): refugees to Myanmar safe for the Rohingyas to legally in 2014, or in 2013, and said it “continues to desh. Violence involving BJP- the traditions of the shrine. Three persons died and without the world body’s return home. according to the UNHCR. request access and seek The exodus began af- RSS and ruling CPM workers “This is an issue of devo- 12 others were injured in a refugee agency ascertain- Asked if Guterres They had been detained clarification on the cir- ter attacks on Myanmar rocked politically volatile tees, not an issue of the BJP. road accident on National ing if they are voluntarily would intervene and talk by India since then. cumstances under which security forces by the Ar- Kannur district in north This is an issue concern- Highway-37 in Goalpara returning, according to an to Indian leaders about it, The family was reg- the return has taken akan Rohingya Salvation Kerala on Saturday with ing the Hindu society,” Rao district of lower Assam, official here. Haq indicated that there istered with the UNHCR place”. Army led by the Pakistan- a number of houses and added. He alleged that the police said. “Whenever any family were no immediate plans as refugees. It was among About 18,000 Ro- born Ataullah abu Ammar shops of rival leaders and Kerala chief minister himself The incident took is returned, we want to for him to get involved. the second group to be hingya refugees and asy- Jununi. workers being attacked. was responsible for the vio- place when two buses make sure that the nature “There are move- repatriated to Myanmar lum-seekers are regis- The security forces Bombs were hurled at lence in the state, where so collided at Dhanubhanga of their return was vol- ments on the ground in the last four months. tered with the UNHCR in and vigilantes launched several places, including far, over 1,700 people have under Dhupdhara police untary and UNHCR (UN about which they (UN- “Despite repeated re- India. retaliatory attacks against at the houses of CPI(M) been arrested. station on Friday evening, High Commissioner for HCR) are concerned, but quests, the UNHCR did The UN has even op- Rohingyas and destroyed MLA A N Shamseer in Ma- “Pinarayi Vijayan’s they said. Human Rights) was not they are in charge of this not receive a response posed an agreement last many of their villages and dapeedikayil, BJP leader conspiracy in this mat- Four people who suf- able to assess the volun- particular file and we will from the Indian authori- October between Myan- property. and Rajya Sabha member ter is clearly visible. We fered serious injuries tary nature of that return. see how it goes with their ties for access to the fam- mar and Bangladesh for The UN called the at- V Muraleedharan at Vadiyil condemn the fact that he are undergoing treat- So we are very concerned efforts,” Haq said. ily to assess the voluntary the the return of refugees tacks on the Rohingyas Peedikia and former Kannur has politicised the issue and ment at Gauhati Medi- about this,” said UN Sec- A Rohingya family of nature of their decision to as it says they will not be that led to their fleeing district secretary of CPI(M) P is using it for political gains,” cal College Hospital, retary-General Antonio five -- parents and three return,” Haq said. safe back home. Myanmar a case of “ethnic Sasi at Thalassery past mid- he alleged. police added. Guterres’ Deputy Spokes- children -- was sent back The UNHCR said in a More than 700,000 Ro- cleansing”.

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Meadow EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, January 6, 2019 BUSINESS 5 Ministerial panels on GST relief to MSME, HTC’s earnings levy of calamity cess to meet today dropped to all-time New Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI): Two Singh Badal. nance and Excise Minis- low in 2018 — Report ministerial panels under the Another GoM, headed ter Sashi Bhusan Behera, GST Council will meet on by Sushil Modi, on levy of ca- Maharashtra Finance and Taipei, Jan. 5 (IANS): The year just-ended was terrible for Sunday to decide on hiking lamity cess under GST too is Excise Minister Sudhir Mur- Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC as its revenue dropped the exemption threshold scheduled to meet on Janu- gantiwar and Uttarakhand to an all-time low, the media reported. for MSMEs and feasibility of ary 6, the officials added. Finance Minister Prakash According to the handset maker’s just-released year-end levying calamity cess under The Modi-led GoM had Pant. The decisions of the 2018 numbers, HTC took in just NT$23.74 billion (or $770 the new indirect tax regime, in October last year decid- two ministerial panels would million) during 2018, the lowest in all its years as a public officials said. ed to seek states’ views on be placed before the GST company. The six-member Group whether a state-specific or Council when it meets next “HTC’s December 2018 revenue clocked in at 1.3 billion of Ministers (GoM) on a nationwide ‘disaster tax’ on January 10. Taiwan new dollars, the second lowest month in 2018. That’s MSME, headed by Minister should be levied under the The council, among oth- a month when most device makers see a sales uptick. of State for Finance Shiv GST. er things, would also discuss “In fact, HTC’s revenues have dropped progressively Pratap Shukla, would delib- The GST Council, the lowering GST on under-con- throughout 2018 with the full year coming to 61.78 per cent erate on the problems faced highest decision-making struction flats and houses to lower than 2017,” the Android Police reported late on Friday. by micro, small and medium body of the new tax regime, 5 per cent from 12 per cent. Back in May 2013, when the company witnessed booming enterprises (MSMEs) under had in September last year It would also consider sales, and when smartphones like the HTC One M7, One Mini GST and scope for hiking set up the seven-member a composition scheme for and One Max made it one of the best handset players on the exemption threshold for GoM to consider a cess for small suppliers and rational- planet, it came in at 29 billion Taiwan new dollars, according such units. Kerala flood rehabilitation. isation of tax rates on lottery. to TechCrunch. Currently, businesses (GST). year, are Bihar Deputy Chief Chief Minister Manish Siso- Apart from Sarma, Isaac Currently, state-organised A year ago, rumour mills were abuzz that search engine with annual turnover of up to The other members of Minister Sushil Modi, Assam dia, Kerala Finance Minister and Badal, the other mem- lottery attracts 12 per cent giant Google would acquire HTC but the former ended up Rs 20 lakh are exempt from the MSME GoM, which was Finance Minister Himanta Thomas Isaac and Punjab bers of the calamity cess GST, while state-authorised just buying HTC’s Pixel team in a $1.1 billion deal. The deal the Goods and Services Tax constituted in August last Biswa Sarma, Delhi Deputy Finance Minister Manpreet GoM include Odisha Fi- lottery attracts 28 per cent. involved over 2,000 HTC engineers moving over to Google. Market Review: Equity markets slide Mumbai co-op bank with Buying land and then building hotel on trade war, growth slowdown zero NPA bags top award has become unviable — Hotelier Mumbai, Jan. 5 (IANS): Fears over a slow- who bought over Rs 500 crore worth of Dehradun, Jan. 5 (PTI): Buying land is one only on selected products like food items. down in global growth on the back of US- stocks, provisional data on BSE showed. Mumbai, Jan. 5 (IANS): Mumbai-headquartered Pratap of the main issues plaguing the hospitality Now, Goel says, in everything, from China trade tensions, along with domestic In contrast, the local currency strength- Cooperative Bank (PCoB), which has notched a record of industry, says hotelier Abhishek Goel. raw materials to all the services, there concerns on lower industrial production, ened by 43 paise to 69.72 against the US zero non-performing assets (NPAs) for 10 years, has been “Constructing a hotel after buying a is a input tax credit. “Even if I build 30 spooked investors and led the key Indian dollar from its previous week’s close of named for the Maharashtra State Cooperative Banks Asso- land has become unviable. It’s impossible rooms and buy TV sets, I get the input in equity indices to a negative weekly close. 70.15. ciation Ltd. (MSCBAL) 23rd award for last fiscal, an official right now to purchase land in the heart that too.” Even a rebound on Friday triggered by “The rupee closed the week stronger... said on Saturday. of the city, or even outside like this hotel, He recalls that due to VAT, sales tax and signs of an ease in US-China trade tension which was a bit surprising on the back “We have been declared the winner of the ‘Padma construct a full-fledged hotel and break service charge, people used to think that as reports said that a US delegation will visit of crude moving up by 15 per cent in last Bhusna Vasantdada Patil Award’ for FY 2017-18 for the best even in less than 20 years,” says Goel, the hoteliers fleece people. But the customers China next week to participate in trade talks week from lows of around $50,” said Sajal cooperative bank in the Rs 100 crore-Rs 500 crore deposits owner of Regenta LP Vilas. have more clarity now. failed to enthuse. Gupta, Edelweiss Securities’ Head of Forex category,” PCoB Chairman C.K. Singh told IANS. The 29-year-old says his establish- Goel, however, lists some problems Index-wise, the S&P BSE Sensex lost and Rates. This and other categories’ awards shall be given away ment, which is managed by Royal Orchid like frequent rate changes and the count- 381.62 points, or 1.05 per cent, to close at On sector-specific levels, PSU banks, on February 4 at a function in Mumbai to be attended by Hotels, was possible because they had ing, which he says, is not yet foolproof. 35,695.10, whereas the 50-share Nifty of the realty and Bank Nifty led the gains this State Cooperation Minister Subhash Deshmukh, Nationalist land. “(If) we had to buy even land, it Talking about the tourist sector in De- NSE declined by 132.55 points, or 1.22 per week on the indices, while auto, metal and Congress Party President Sharad Pawar and other dignitar- would’ve been impossible.” hradun, Goel, who was born and brought cent, to settle at 10,727.35. energy indices dragged. ies, said a MSCBAL official. This is the problem in the hospitality up in the city, rues that it has not much In the just-concluded week, global mar- Stock-wise, the realty sector outper- The other winning banks in the same category are: Chip- sector. It is time-intensive and capital- developed. kets witnessed volatile trade due to weak formed the benchmark indices during the lun Urban Co-Op Bank Ltd, Ratnagiri; Annasaheb Sawant intensive, Goel says, adding that the re- He cited the nearby tourist hotspots US economic data which added to fears of volatile week, partly on the expectation that Urban Co-op Bank Ltd, Raigad; Babasaheb Deshmukh Co- turn that needed to come, as compared like Mussoorie, Rishikesh and Haridwar a global slowdown. the GST Council at its January 10 meeting operative Bank Ltd, Sangli; Sangamner Merchants Co-op to a real estate or other project, was very as one of the reasons. Except a few spots, The fears over the global slowdown will slash tax rate on under-construction Bank Ltd and Rukmini Co-op Bank Ltd, both in Ahmed- long term. there is not yet the potential where tour- were again supplemented by data showing housing to 5 per cent from 12 per cent. nagar; Nanded Merchants Co-op Bank Ltd, Nanded; and Talking about the Goods and Services ists can spend a day in the city, he says. a contraction in China’s factory activity. “The market breadth was negative in Mahatma Phule Urban Co-op Bank Ltd, Amravati. Tax (GST), he is of the opinion that it had Neither it is a hill station, nor has reli- Additionally a lowered financial forecast three out of the five trading sessions of In the category for deposits below Rs 100 crore, the top helped the hotel industry. gious aspect like the Ganga, he says. by tech major Apple subdued investor the week. The top sectoral gainers for the winner is Bassein Catholic Co-op Bank Ltd, Palghar, and Elaborating, he said during the VAT The 74-bed hotel, which opened in sentiments. week were the PSU Banks, realty and Bank the others are: Revdanda Urban Co-op Bank Ltd, Raigad; (value added tax) regime, there was no mid-2017, was operationally viable in the On the domestic front, data showing Nifty indices. The top losers were the auto, Shivdaulat Co-op Bank Ltd, Satara; Sai Sanjivani Co-op Bank clarity regarding which products would second month or the third month and the Indian manufacturing activity expand- metal and energy indices,” Deepak Jasani of Ltd, Ahmednagar; Valmiki Urban Co-op Bank Ltd, Parbhani; have input tax credits and they got inputs has 160 staff. ed at a slower pace in December acted as a HDFC Securities said. and Vidarbha Merchants Urban Co-op Bank Ltd, Wardha. dampener. The top gainers on the BSE and the NSE For the top category of Rs 500 crore-Rs 1,000 crore, the “Back at home, the domestic market were Yes Bank which gained 4.38 per cent winners are: Satara Co-op Bank Ltd, Mumbai; Vasai Janata looked cautious driven by concerns about and Bharti Airtel which was up 2.02 per Co-op Bank Ltd, Palghar; Shree Mahalaxmi Co-op Bank Ltd, a global growth slowdown, amid news cent. Sun Pharma, Asian Paints and ICICI Kolhapur; Hasti Co-op Bank Ltd, Dhule; Shri Chhatrapati reports that the government is planning Bank gained in the range up to 2 per cent. Rajarshi Shahu Urban Co-op Bank Ltd, Beed; Sunderlal Savji a massive farm relief package that may In contrast, export-oriented Mahindra Urban Co-op Bank Ltd, Parbhani; Arvind Co-op Bank Ltd, further worsen the fiscal health of the & Mahindra lost heavily this week after Nagpur; and Khamgaon Urban Co-op Bank Ltd, Buldana. economy,” SMC Investments & Advisors lower than expected sales figures dragged CMD D.K. Aggarwal said. its shares down 9.59 per cent. Besides, the Indian markets were dent- Tata Steel lost 5.06 per cent followed ed by an outflow of foreign funds, as FIIs by Hero MotoCorp, which slid by 4.40 per sold shares worth over Rs 2,000 crore as cent, and Maruti Suzuki which declined by against domestic institutional investors, 3.46 per cent. Eastern Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, January 6, 2019 6 10 Bible Reading Plans to Start This January that really strike a chord with you. There are able for “teaching, for reproof, for correction, in the Psalms moves my heart and its “in your followers of Jesus. They also provide instruc- Cindi McMenamin | crosswalk.com 150 Psalms in the Bible, so by the end of the and for training in righteousness”. To get the face” language in the Gospels (that I tend to tions for the First Century Church – Christians remember the first time I tried to read year you will most likely have read through full benefit of the Word of God and make sure think Jesus actually used toward the Phari- who were coming out of Judaism or pagan- through the Bible in a year. A few months the book of Psalms twice, and you will have you are being taught, convicted, corrected, sees) has convicted my own heart many times ism and just learning how to live the life of a into it (right about the time I got to Le- grown closer to the heart of God. and trained in righteousness, try this plan. over. Reading the Bible in different transla- Christ-follower. viticus!) I started waning. After a while, I 2. A Proverb a Day In a journal (or on your computer), record tions (like The Message and the Contem- Imagine yourself as one of the early per- Ibecame frustrated at falling behind and more answers to one or all of these questions af- porary English Version) has refreshed and secuted Christians living for every word being Would you like to gain wisdom about friend- ter reading a passage of Scripture: What did revived my love for the Word of God. It just written in these treasured, often-read letters focused on finishing the task than feeding on ships, business dealings, financial matters, the Word. this passage teach me? How did this passage might kick start your heart for the Word, too. by the Apostles – those who had actually seen and how to avoid temptation? Read a Proverb convict my heart? What in my life should be the risen Christ. Your reading will come alive I’d like to propose some Bible reading a day. This isn’t a new concept; many regular 6. Walk Through the Old Testament plans that will help you enjoy God’s Word in corrected in light of this verse? How can I live as you anticipate it the way the recipients of Bible readers have been reading a chapter in more righteously in light of what I’ve read? By Are you a history buff? There’s exciting, shock- those First Century letters did. 2019 and beyond. These are plans that don’t Proverbs daily for years. The nice thing is that answering those four questions as you read ing, and even R-rated movie-making content 9. The Questions Jesus Asked have to end when the year does. Plans to keep after a month, you’ve read through the entire in the Old Testament history books (you’ll you engaged, keep you growing, keep you the Bible, you are engaging with the Word and book of Proverbs (which has 31 chapters). carefully applying it to your life. discover stories you never heard in Sunday You and I often have questions of God or from giving up, and keep you loving the Scrip- The wonderful thing is, after six months, School that are too explicit, violent, or questions about the Bible. But Jesus, God in tures. you’ve read through it six times, and sexually inappropriate for children). the flesh, asked many questions, Himself. But The following ideas are Bible reading after a year, you’ve read it so Be awed as you read about crea- His questions were to His followers, His crit- plans, not necessarily study plans. While many times you’ve practi- tion, enlightened as you ics, His accusers, and those who came to Him study is essential for growing in the Christian cally memorized it. Read- read the details of the in search of something. life, many people have a tough time just stay- ing through this book of exodus from Egypt and Start reading through the Gospels and ing consistent in the Word. I’m a firm believer wisdom repeatedly will shocked as you read highlight every question that Jesus asked, tak- that if you have a plan, you can develop con- cement the truths about the dark times ing notes about what answer He might have sistency and the more you read and begin to into your heart, of the Judges. been looking for. Jesus asked questions like understand God’s Word, the more you will mind and spirit. There are 12 “Who do you say I am?” (Luke 9:20) and “Do see how it applies to your life and how much Many people minor proph- you believe that I am able to do this?” (Mat- of God it reveals. As a result, your desire (and even add a ets in the Old thew 9:28), and “Do you love Me?” (John self-discipline) to study it will greatly improve. chapter of Testament, 21:16). Or, back it up and start in Genesis Second Timothy 3:16 tells us: “All Scrip- Proverbs too, that with the questions God, Himself, asked like ture is breathed out by God and profitable to their are rarely “Where are you?” (Genesis 3:9) and “Where for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and other daily Bible reading plans. read but were you when I laid the foundations of the for training in righteousness” so that each 3. Try a Topical Bible Study full of riches. Read one of these a month and earth?” (Job 38:4). of us can be “complete, equipped for every by the end of the year you will know more good work”. Are you ready to be complete and Topical studies are fun because they take you 10. Find or Design Your Own Plan throughout the Bible – Old and New Testa- about the lives and ministries of Hosea, Joel, “equipped for every good work” in 2019? BibleStudyTools.com has 18 different read- ments – to give you a proper understanding 5. Switch it Up Amos, Obadiah, Micah, and more. ing plans, including a plan to get you through Then here are 10 Bible-reading plans to of a certain subject or area of your life you 7. Compare the Gospels Refresh and revive your Bible-reading experi- the Bible from start to finish in a year, 40-day consider starting in January: might be struggling with or want to grow in. ence by reading a book of the Bible – or sev- Find a book on the harmony of the gospels personal growth plans, and even a daily audio Use your Bible concordance or www.Bible- 1. A Psalm a Day eral – in a different translation than you would and study the gospels chronologically and Bible plan. You can sign up to track your daily Gateway.com to search for verses on a partic- Do you struggle with depression, anxiety, normally read. Although I prefer the New King in parallel to one another. As you read dif- progress. Check out the possibilities at ht- ular topic, such as love, marriage, forgiveness, or questions about why God does what He James Version and the New American Stand- ferent accounts of Jesus in Matthew, Mark, tps://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-read- temptation, joy, holiness, or “last days” just to does? Do you need hope or just more wor- ard Bible for studying, my life changed when Luke, and John, take note of the added de- ing-plan/. You can also download the YouVer- name a few. ship in your life? Then immerse yourself in the I started reading versions I hadn’t read and tails in some (and why the writers of the sion Bible app that delivers plans straight to Record what you learn in a journal or in a Psalms – the Bible’s songbook. The Psalms are memorized before. Reading a familiar verse in other gospels might have left them out), and your mobile device, as well. Staying consist- computer file. Make sure to read the verses in all songs of human emotion written by song- a different translation can cause it to hit your what they all tell you about a more complete ent in the Word has never been easier, so try context (read the entire chapter or at least sev- writers who were inspired by God and who heart in a way it hadn’t before. Familiar pas- picture of Jesus, as well as those who wrote it and see how a year in the Word can literally eral surrounding verses to get the situational felt many of the same things you and I feel sages suddenly become fresh and newly ap- the gospels. change your life. context in which the topic is addressed). today. They processed their feelings through plicable again. BibleGateway.com has a plan to help you Share what you learn with others and you’ll their songs in Scripture. As you read and re- The New Living Translation (NLT) is a read the Gospels in 40 days, or you can take it Cindi McMenamin is a Bible teacher and find topical research and reading can be ad- flect on them, you will relate to their ques- paraphrase, not an actual translation, but it’s slower by carefully taking notes as you read. national speaker. She is the author of 16 dicting. But do this carefully. Again, context is helped many new believers understand the books, including the best-selling When tions, feel their conviction, and share their joy 8. Absorb the Letters as they gain perspective. king. Bible and begin applying it to their lives. I’ve Women Walk Alone (more than 125,000 copies Each day, read an entire Psalm aloud. Then 4. The "Approved Workman" Plan come to love Eugene Peterson’s The Message, Once you’ve read about Jesus in the Gos- sold), When a Woman Overcomes Life’s Hurts, which was identified by Christianity Today as pels, the next step would be to read through When God Sees Your Tears, and her newest write it back to God in a journal as a prayer in Second Timothy 2:15 encourages us to study a “translation into idiomatic English” – which the New Testament letters. These books of book, Drama Free. For more on her speaking your own (or in the Psalmist’s) words. Date it, to show ourselves “approved unto God, a is the way we think and feel today. Reading the Bible, from Romans through Revelation, ministry, books, or free articles to strengthen and read what you’ve written the next day as workman that needeth not to be ashamed, The Message caused me to fall in love with will give you even more details about Jesus your soul, marriage, or parenting, see her a prayer before reading the next Psalm. Take rightly dividing the word of truth”. In 2 Timo- God’s Word all over again as it’s phraseology through the eyes of the Apostle Paul and other website www.StrengthForTheSoul.com. an extra day or two with longer songs or those thy 3:16 we’re told that all Scripture is profit- Common Food Additive Behind Celiac Disease Trigger — Study Hearing Loss Raises Depression Risk in Elderly common food addi- shelf-life," said Aaron Lerner, tinal cell lines or biopsies. lder adults with age-related mild hearing loss, yet relatively few are di- tive, used in sausages, visiting professor at the Aesku. As there are no known cure hearing loss are more likely to agnosed, much less treated, for this condi- cheese, bread, dairy, Kipp Institute in Germany. for celiac disease, the treatment have greater risk of depressive tion," said lead author Justin S. Golub, As- baked and other proc- "This enzyme functions like depends on adhering to a glu- symptoms, finds a study. sistant Professor at the university. essedA foods, could both cause the transglutaminase produced ten-free diet. OThe researchers, from the Columbia "Hearing loss is easy to diagnose and and trigger celiac disease, by our body, which is known Until there is a clearer an- University in the US, found that older treat, and treatment may be even more warns a recent study. to be the target of autoimmu- swer, transparency and vigi- adults with mild hearing loss were almost important if it can help ease or prevent de- Celiac disease is an autoim- nity in celiac disease," Lerner lance with regards to labeling twice as likely to have clinically significant pression." mune disorder, where gluten added. of foods processed using mi- symptoms of depression than those with For the study, the team analysed health triggers the immune system to Microbial transglutami- crobial transglutaminase is normal hearing. data from 5,239 individuals over age 50. attack the gut. nase could in fact be the target recommended, Lerner sug- Individuals with severe hearing loss Each participant had an audiometric hear- The study showed that ce- of the immune response in ce- gested. had over four times the odds of having de- ing test -- an objective way to assess hear- liac disease could be caused liac disease and its presence in The study also suggested pressive symptoms. ing loss -- and was screened for depres- by a bacterial enzyme named processed foods is therefore a a plethora of environmental It is because "people with hearing loss sion. microbial transglutaminase, potential environmental cause components that influence have trouble communicating and tend to Age-related hearing loss is the third- which is heavily used in the of celiac disease, said the study, celiac disease, spanning infec- become more socially isolated, and so- most common chronic condition in older food processing industries to published in the journal Fron- tions, food, drugs, vaccination, cial isolation can lead to depression", ex- adults. The condition is known to raise the ameliorate food qualities and tiers in Pediatrics. toxins and metals, abdominal plained lead author Justin S. Golub, Assist- risk of other conditions, such as cognitive elongate products' shelf life. To test whether this enzyme or gynecological surgery, level ant Professor at the Columbia University. impairment and dementia. "Microbial transglutami- causes or triggers immune of hygiene, socio-economic The findings, published in the JAMA nised and undertreated among all elderly, According to the researchers, "older nase can glue together pro- damage in celiac disease will status, life style stress and proc- Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery could be one way to head off late-life de- individuals should get their hearing tested teins, so it's used to improve require experimenting with ex- essed food additives. journal, suggest that treatment of age- pression. and consider treatment, if warranted". food texture, palatability and posure in animal models, intes- Source: IANS related hearing loss, which is underrecog- "Most people over age 70 have at least Source: IANS An Egg a Day May Keep Diabetes Away Gut Bacteria Key to Protecting risk of Type-2 diabetes, a new study source of many bioactive com- lower risk of developing Type-2 shows. pounds that can have beneficial ef- diabetes. The findings showed that the fects on health. This means that the In addition, the researchers Against Arsenic Poisoning blood samples of men who ate health effects of consuming eggs identified several biochemical icrobes in the human gut play Walk from Montana State University in the more eggs included certain lipid are difficult to determine based compounds in blood that predict- an important role in protect- US. molecules that positively corre- solely on their cholesterol content, ed a higher risk of developing Type- ing against arsenic toxicity, The study, conducted in mice, de- lated with the blood profile of men the researchers said. 2 diabetes, including the amino new research suggests. scribed the essentiality of gut microbiome who remained free of Type-2 dia- For the study, published in acid tyrosine. MArsenic toxicity is a problem that af- for full protection against acute arsenic betes. Molecular Nutrition and Food Re- "Although it is too early to draw fects an estimated 200 million people toxicity. "The study explored potential search, 239 serum samples were any causal conclusions, we now worldwide who are exposed to arsenic "We found that depending on which compounds that could explain this analysed in four groups: men with have some hints about certain egg- through contaminated food and drinking microbiome the mice got, they were pro- association using non-targeted higher (mean intake one egg per related compounds that may have water. tected (against arsenic toxicity) to varying metabolomics, a technique that day) or lower (mean intake two a role in Type-2 diabetes develop- Long-term exposure to arsenic is as- degrees," Walk said. enables a broad profiling of chemi- eggs per week) egg intake who de- ment. sociated with increased risk of cancer and Those results, published in the journal cals in a sample," said lead author veloped Type-2 diabetes (cases) or "Further detailed investiga- cardiovascular diseases, among others. Nature Communications, suggest that the StefaniaNoerman from the Univer- remained healthy (controls) dur- tions with both cell models and in- A better understanding of how the microbiome of some people may be more sity of Eastern Finland. ing the mean follow-up of nearly tervention studies in humans that microbiome protects against toxins like protective than others, Walk said. Eggs remain one of the most 20 years. use modern techniques, such as arsenic could benefit communities or vil- The findings may answer the ques- controversial food items. High in- The study suggested some metabolomics, are needed to un- lages with contaminated water sources tion of why some people who drink from ating an egg daily can have take of eggs has traditionally been plausible mechanisms which derstand the mechanisms behind through probiotic or other microbiometh- a shared water source tainted with arsenic a beneficial effect on the discouraged, mainly due to their could at least partly explain the physiological effects of egg intake," erapies, especially since it is not always develop disease later in life while others blood metabolite profile high cholesterol content. inverse association between egg Noerman noted. practical or possible to replace a water do not. Ethat is related to a lower However, eggs are also a rich intake and the previously observed Source: IANS source, said one of the researchers Seth Source: IANS

aesar Augustus is remembered as the first and greatest of the Roman emperors. By political skill and mili- DAILY tary power he eliminated his enemies, expanded the empire, and lifted Rome from the clutter of rundown Cneighborhoods into a city of marble statues and temples. Adoring Roman citizens referred to Augustus as the divine father and savior of the human race. As his forty-year reign came to an end, his official last words were, “I found Rome a city of clay but left it a city of marble.” According to his wife, however, his last words were PATH actually, “Have I played the part well? Then applaud as I exit.” What Augustus didn’t know is that he’d been given a supporting role in a bigger story. In the shadow of his reign, the son of a carpenter was born to reveal something far greater than any Roman military victory, temple, stadium, or palace (Luke 2:1). The Greater Glory But who could have understood the glory Jesus prayed for on the night His countrymen demanded His BIBLE READ: crucifixion by Roman executioners? (John 17:4–5). Who could have foreseen the hidden wonder of a sacrifice JOHN 17:1–5, 20–24 that would be forever applauded in heaven and earth? THOUGHT FOR TODAY: It’s quite a story. Our God found us chasing foolish dreams and fighting among ourselves. He left us singing In those days Caesar Augustus issued a together about an old rugged cross. decree that a census should be taken of the Father in heaven, please help us to see through and beyond the passing glory of entire Roman world. everything but Your love. ~ Luke 2:1 The glory we need is the glory of the cross.

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evidence showing that committing Giuliana Mazzoni | The Conversation almost all knowledge and memories to the cloud might hinder the ability ast year I visited the Hermit- migrations, settlement or battles help to remember. age in St Petersburg, Russia – entire nations trace a lineage, a past However, there is a silver lining. one of the best art museums and an identity. In the life of an indi- Even if some studies claim that all this in the world. I was expecting vidual, written diaries serve a similar makes us more stupid, what happens toL serenely experience its master- function. is actually shifting skills from purely pieces, but my view was blocked by a Memory effects being able to remember to being wall of smart phones taking pictures able to manage the way we remem- Nowadays we tend to commit very of the paintings. And where I could ber more efficiently. This is called little to memory – we entrust a huge find a bit of empty space, there were metacognition, and it is an overarch- amount to the cloud. Not only is it people taking selfies to create lasting ing skill that is also essential for stu- almost unheard of to recite poems, memories of their visit. dents – for example when planning even the most personal events are For many people, taking hun- what and how to study. There is also generally recorded on our cellphones. dreds, if not thousands, of pictures is substantial and reliable evidence that Rather than remembering what we now a crucial part of going on holiday external memories, selfies included, ate at someone’s wedding, we scroll – documenting every last detail and can help individuals with memory back to look at all the images we took posting it on social media. But how impairments. of the food. does that affect our actual memories But while photos can in some This has serious consequences. of the past – and how we view our- instances help people to remember, Taking photos of an event rather than selves? As an expert on memory, I was the quality of the memories may be being immersed in it has been shown curious. limited. We may remember what to lead to poorer recall of the actual Unfortunately, psychological re- something looked like more clearly, event – we get distracted in the proc- search on the topic is so far scant. but this could be at the expense of ess. But we do know a few things. We use other types of information. One study Relying on photos to remember smart phones and new technolo- showed that while photos could help has a similar effect. Memory needs to gies as memory repositories. This is people remember what they saw dur- be exercised on a regular basis in or- nothing new – humans have always ing some event, they reduced their der to function well. There are many used external devices as an aid when memory of what was said. studies documenting the impor- acquiring knowledge and remember- not natural and at times the image of about who we are. So if you have al- If we feel unable to change how we ing. tance of memory retrieval practice Identity distortions? – for example in university students. the person is distorted. They also re- ways been rather soft and kind – but see ourselves over time, this could se- Writing certainly serves this func- There are some rather profound risks flect a narcissistic tendency which through some significant life experi- riously affect our sense of agency and tion. Historical records are collective Memory is and will remain essential when it comes to personal memory. for learning. There is indeed some shapes the face in unnatural mimics ence decide you are tough – you may mental health. external memories. Testimonies of Our identity is a product of our life – artificial big smiles, sensual pouts, dig up memories of being aggressive So our obsession with taking pho- experiences, which can be easily ac- funny faces or offensive gestures. in the past or even completely make tos may be causing both memory loss cessed through our memories of the Importantly, selfies and many them up. and uncomfortable identity discrep- past. So, does constant photographic other photos are also public displays Having multiple daily memory ancies. documentation of life experiences of specific attitudes, intentions and reports on the phone of how we were It is interesting to think about alter how we see ourselves? There is stances. In other words, they do not in the past might therefore render how technology changes the way we no substantial empirical evidence on really reflect who we are, they reflect our memory less malleable and less behave and function. As long as we this yet, but I would speculate that it what we want to show to others about adaptable to the changes brought are aware of the risks, we can prob- does. ourselves at the moment. If we rely about by life – making our identity ably mitigate harmful effects. The Too many images are likely to heavily on photos when remember- more stable and fixed. possibility that actually sends shivers make us remember the past in a ing our past, we may create a distort- But this can create problems if to my spine is that we lose all those fixed way – blocking other memories. ed self identity based on the image we our present identity becomes differ- precious pictures because of some While it is not uncommon for early wanted to promote to others. ent from our fixed, past one. That is widespread malfunctioning of our childhood memories to be based on That said, our natural memory an uncomfortable experience and smart phones. photos rather than the actual events, isn’t actually perfectly accurate. Re- exactly what the “normal” function- So the next time you’re at a muse- these are not always true memories. search shows that we often create ing of memory is aimed to avoid – it is um, do take a moment to look up and Another issue is the fact that re- false memories about the past. We malleable so that we can have a non- experience it all. Just in case those search has uncovered a lack of spon- do this in order to maintain the iden- contradictory narrative about our- photos go missing. taneity in selfies and many other pho- tity that we want to have over time selves. We want to think of ourselves Giuliana Mazzoniis a professor tos. They are planned, the poses are – and avoid conflicting narratives as having a certain unchanging “core”. of psychology at University of Hull Seismic Warning Signals a Common Man Can Spot programmes are disturbed. If a radio station confusion. This is seen about 24 hours before Arun Bapat |IANS is broadcasting at 1,000 kHz, this would be an earthquake. heard in the potential epicentral area at high- uring the recent past, there have * Veterinary Precursors: The entire zoologi- er frequencies such as 1,100, 1,200 and 1,500 been a number of publications, cal specimen of animals, birds, reptiles, in- kHz. Similarly, conversations on landline tel- discussions and meetings about sects are seen confused and moving in a ephones are highly disturbed. There is a back- the possibility of a large magnitude directionless manner. Even domestic pets be- earthquakeD in the Himalayas that have left ground noise (chatter) during calls. come violent and attack the owner. Birds fly Prior to the Uttarakhand earthquake of most people with a deep sense of apprehen- at low height in small groups and with a high 1991, the entire police wireless network had sion. amount of shrilling. This highly reliable and become non-functional. No wireless sig- To deal with disasters, we have, at the na- sure precursor is seen about 15 hours before nal was reaching Uttarakhand. There is an tional level, the National Disaster Manage- an earthquake. ment Authority (NDMA) and at the state level interesting example from a Caribbean is- there are State Disaster Management Authori- land country that had suffered a magnitude * Telecasting Precursors: The audio, visual ties. In addition, there is a mighty rescue or- 8 earthquake and the death toll was about and spectral receptions on television sets in ganisation, the National Disaster Relief Force 100,000. A few hours before the earthquake, the area are disturbed. The number of distur- (NDRF), with similar agencies at the state a commercial plane was trying to contact the bances go on increasing till an earthquake oc- level known as SDRFs. Air Traffic Control seeking permission to land. curs. This is a sure precursor and occurs about These agencies are doing commendable The pilot could not establish contact and was 15 hours before an earthquake. forced to divert to another airport. work, but all their rescue efforts are mostly *Mobile Telephone Precursors: About 100 concentrated and oriented towards the post- * Medical Precursors: About two to three minutes before an earthquake, all mobile disaster period. There are almost no (or mini- days before an earthquake, hospitals would telephones in the potential epicentral area mal) activity for the pre-disaster period. Here, observe a sudden and sharp rise in number *Hydel precursors: About three to four weeks information. The rise in temperature is quick become non-functional. Non-functioning I propose to discuss some reliable seismic of delivery cases and also abortions. This was before a very large earthquake of magnitude 8 and is manifested within about three to five of one or two mobile telephones should not precursors that could be observed and re- observed for the first time prior to the Spitak or more, dry wells, drains, rivulets, brooks and days. It could be three to five degrees Celsius be taken as any seismic indicator. If users of corded by a common man a few hours before earthquake in Armenia (the then USSR) in the like are flooded with water oozing from and on the earthquake day or sometime be- landline telephones in locations within a 30- a seismic contingency. 1988. I have collected data from three hospi- ground. Sometimes the force is so great that fore, it could be as high as plus-7 to plus-12 de- 50 km radius have similar observations, close These precursors are of different types tals at Latur, Bhuj and Port Blair. If the number the water comes out in the form of a fountain. grees Celsius. This has been observed before all electric, water and gas connections in the -- electric, electronic, magnetic, medical and of deliveries on an average is three to four then This was found prior to Bhuj earthquake of all large magnitude earthquakes in the world. house and come out and sit or stand away veterinary. No special training is required for it starts rising by a factor of three to five. On January 26, 2001. Similar incidents have oc- The epicentre of the Great Sumatra earth- from the collapse range of structures and mo- observing these precursors. For effective im- the day of earthquake it was seen to be about curred prior to the 1905 Kangra earthquake quake and tsunami of December 26, 2004, bile telephone towers. plementation of this, a committee may be seven times the average rate. and the 1935 Quetta earthquake. was in the sea. It was observed through sat- formed at various administrative levels such This happens about 30 to 50 hours before Pune-based research seismologist Arun ellites that the sea surface temperature (SST) as the gram panchayat, zilaparishad, each * Thermal precursors: It is seen that the lo- the earthquake. Similarly, the number of out- Bapat was former chief of earthquake above the epicentral area was higher by about ward of municipal areas, et al. Similarly, so- cal maximum and minimum temperatures patients shows a rise by a factor of seven to research at the Central Water and Power five to seven degrees C. cial groups of interested persons may also be in the potential epicentral areas show a rapid nine. Their ailments are mostly a sudden rise Research Station. The views expressed formed. If possible, include at least one doctor and remarkable rise. The India Meteorological * Communication Precursors: About three in blood pressure, uneasiness, a sense of fear are personal. He can be contacted at and one engineer in the group. Department (IMD) site would give necessary to four days before an earthquake, radio and jitters, itching, vomiting and a sense of [email protected]

Today’s ASTRO-PREDICTION ARIES (MAR 21 - APR 19): For the past several CANCER (JUN 22 - JUL 22): You should enjoy LIBRA (SEP 23 - OCT 22): Today may start out CAPRICORN (DEC 22 - JAN 19): It’s time to get weeks you’ve felt like you’ve been dragging your the intense energy of today, Cancer. The mud sluggish for you, Libra, but by the end of the up and get moving, Capricorn. You have tre- heels, Aries. Decisions may have been hard is finally beginning to clear away. Expose the day the energy will move fast and furious. Your mendous ideas and vision for the future. You to make and people may have seemed wishy- truth in every issue and get ready for the grem- thoughts will be buzzing around your head have all the information you need. Now all you washy. There’s a major energy shift tonight that will spark lins that may be unEarthed. Connect with nature today like bees around a hive. An introspective and contem- have to do is act. Step up to the plate and hit one over the things back into action. Once again you will be on center and spend some time with animals if you can. Take deep plative morning has filled your brain with a new wave of fence. Getting out of your box and further into the world stage. Be yourself and smile. Fun is a commodity you have breaths in fresh outdoor air and enjoy a long walk some- thoughts, which you will be eager to share with anything at large will do you a great deal of good. Get a greater per- in abundance. Share this incredible gift with others. where special with a close friend. that has ears tonight. spective on things and enjoy time in a new environment. TAURUS (APR 20 - MAY 20): The morning might LEO (JUL 23 - AUG 22): Today marks the be- SCORPIO (OCT 23 - NOV 21): Enjoy the calm AQUARIUS (JAN 20 - FEB 18): The early part of find you sitting like a stick in the mud, Taurus. ginning of a new cycle for you, Leo. Collect morning, Scorpio, because things are going to the day might find you sluggish and indecisive, People might be getting down on you for not and consolidate your recent ideas and focus get crazier and more energetic as the day goes Aquarius, but later you should be psyched up contributing, but tell them to be patient. You will them outwardly. The time is right for you to act. on. Emotions will run high, and people will be and ready to go. Today marks the beginning of a be raring to go by nightfall. The catalyst may come from an Improve your surroundings and adjust your bed so that more opinionated than usual. A conflict may arise from new period in which you should set your ideas in motion. outside source. Be on the lookout for a challenge. Someone it faces east/west. (A north/south placement aligns you which you just want to extricate yourself. Realize that a Action is the key. Think before you speak and use caution might rattle your cage a bit too much, so be patient and don’t with Earth’s magnetic field and causes you to lose energy more peaceful agreement will ensue if you jump in and when talking about other people. Make sure your discus- take it personally. at night.) Drink plenty of water to keep your mind clear. add your two cents’ worth. sions about others don’t turn into gossip. GEMINI (MAY 21 - JUN 21): Things are moving VIRGO (AUG 23 - SEP 22): Take a cold shower SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22 - DEC 21): You will ex- PISCES (FEB 19 - MAR 20): Today’s energies your way, Gemini. As the day progresses, you to jump-start yourself today, Virgo. It’s fine if perience an intense amount of energy today, will get progressively more intense as the day will find that the energy intensifies. Conflicts you laze around a bit in the morning, but by Sagittarius. Your dream state will be more ac- goes on. In the morning, you may be in an easy- may arise near sundown, but don’t worry about evening, you should be working at full capac- tive than usual, and you will find that people are going, dreamy state, Pisces, but you will be itch- it too much. See it as a call to jump-start your motor. Visit ity. You will be called into action whether you want to drawn to you like moths to light. Make sure you keep your ing to take action by nightfall. Take what you’ve learned an antique shop and chat with the people around you. be or not. Notice how active your dreams are tonight fiery emotions in balance and don’t cross any boundaries from your sensitive, meditative state and share it with Simple yet meaningful encounters may prove richly re- and over the next couple of nights. Messages are trying with others. People have limits, and it’s important that you others. Use your inner calm to bring stability to stressful warding. to get through, so listen. honor theirs as well as your own. situations. Make sure things don’t get out of hand tonight.

The contents of articles on this page do not necessarily reflect the Editoral view or policy of the paper EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday January 6, 2019 8 NATION Mallya becomes first tycoon to be Parrikar’s life in danger over Rafale files, Cong. tells Kovind declared Fugitive Economic Offender Panaji, Jan. 5 (IANS): Ailing Chief cover may be provided and exist- Minister Manohar Parrikar’s life ing security may be enhanced for The agency had requested the held Indian authorities’ plea for his is in danger because he possesses Manohar Parrikar so that he (poten- court that Mallya, currently in the extradition, Mallya decided to appeal key files related to corruption in the tial threat) is adequately protected United Kingdom, be declared a fugitive against the order before the higher Rafale fighter jet deal, Goa Congress from all possible apprehended and his properties be confiscated and court there and refused to return, so President Girish Chodankar has threats and that he may be able to brought under the control of the Union he should be declared an FEO, Singh said in a letter to President Ram reveal the files to the nation without government as provided under the act. had argued. Nath Kovind, demanding “fool- any fear or favour,” the letter says. “The application of the ED is partly Mallya’s lawyers contended that proof” security to the former De- The Congress added that there allowed. Vijay Mallya is declared as Fu- as he had surrendered before a mag- fence Minister who is recuperating was also a danger of key Rafale files gitive Economic Offender under sec- istrate’s court in London (during the from cancer. getting destroyed. tion 12 (i) of the FEO Act,” said judge hearing on his extradition case) and The Goa Congress on Saturday The audio clip, which created a M S Azmi in the order. obtained bail, he could not be called also questioned the delay in filing of ruckus in Parliament on Wednes- Hearing on the second part of ED’s a fugitive. a First Information Report in con- day, allegedly features Rane in a plea confiscation of properties will They had also questioned ED’s nection with a controversial audio telephonic conversation with a start from February 5. claim that he left India under suspi- clip, in which state Health Minister journalist, where Parrikar is stated Incidentally, the same court is also cious circumstances, arguing that he Vishwajit Rane has purportedly to have said that the Rafale files hearing ED’s plea to declare diamond had left to attend a meeting of World claimed that Parrikhar had stashed were stored in the bedroom of the merchants Nirav Modi and Mehul Motor Sports as the director of an F1 files related to the Rafale deal in his private residence. Choksi FEOs in the Punjab National team (Force India). bedroom. Meanwhile, the Congress in Bank fraud case. Mallya left India on March 2, 2016. Rane on Wednesday claimed Goa has also demanded the sack- Mallya’s lawyers requested the A court in London on December 10, that the clip was doctored and re- ing of Rane from the cabinet on court to stay the order for four weeks 2018 ordered his extradition. quested Parrikar and BJP President account of his discretion as well as PTI so that they could obtain its full copy Facing cases registered by the ED Amit Shah to initiate a probe into a delay in filing a FIR in the matter. (File photo) Indian businessman Vijay Mallya takes a smoking break outside Westminster and move the high court. The judge as well as the Central Bureau of Inves- the matter. “This is a matter of national se- Magistrates Court in London. declined, saying a court under the FEO tigation, he is wanted for alleged fraud “The Congress apprehends that curity and no FIR is being filed de- Act can not stay its own order. and money laundering amounting to attempts on the life of Manohar spite in the case, despite the Health Mumbai, Jan. 5 (PTI): Weeks after Mallya on Saturday became the The ED had argued that it made all an estimated INR 9,000 crore. Parrikar may be made to obtain Minister denying it is his voice... a UK court ordered his extradition, first businessman to be declared an possible efforts to bring Mallya back to Under the FEO Act, a person can the files from those who want the Rane should be sacked for running former liquor baron Vijay Mallya, ac- FEO under the Fugitive Economic Of- India, but failed. be declared a Fugitive Economic Of- actual details of Rafale deal should down the image of the Chief Min- cused of defaulting on loans of over fenders Act which came into existence The extradition process in the UK fender if a warrant has been issued not come in public domain as ister and saying that he is holding INR 9,00O crore, received another in August 2018. court was a proof enough that he was against him for an offence involving the corruption in the deal will be Prime Minister Narendra Modi to blow as a Mumbai court declared The Enforcement Directorate had not willing to return, ED counsel D N an amount of INR 100 crore or more proved,” Chodankar said in his let- ransom over the Rafale files,” Con- him a “Fugitive Economic Offender” moved the special court for FEOA for Singh had contended. and he has left the country and re- ter to Kovind. gress spokesperson Urfan Mulla (FEO). this purpose. Even after the London court up- fuses to return. “I request that best security told a press conference on Saturday. Illegal mining case: CBI conducts searches; Women in science Heavy snowfall cuts off likely to summon Akhilesh, Prajapati largest minority, Kashmir from rest of country New Delhi, Jan. 5 (IANS): The CBI Noida (in Uttar Pradesh). minister Akhilesh Yadav and an- on Saturday searched 14 locations The agency carried out search- other senior Samajwadi Party lead- in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, includ- es at two residential premises of er are likely to be summoned by the says Smriti Irani ing the residence of a woman IAS Chandrakala in Lucknow and CBI which conducted searches on Jalandhar, Jan. 5 (IANS): Union Tex- officer, a Samajwadi Party leader Noida and at the premises of the SP Saturday at 14 locations in connec- tile Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday and a BSP leader, in connection leader and his brother in Kanpur tion with an illegal sand mining said women in science are the “larg- with its investigation into a case of and his close associate Ambika case, officials said. est minority” in the country, with illegal sand mining, with sources Tiwari in Hamirpur. Among the prominent people only 14 per cent of them contribut- saying the role of former Chief Dayal said the case relates to whose premises were searched ing to the profession. Minister Akhilesh Yadav, who held the illegal sand mining between included 2008 batch IAS officer B She spoke about an inherent the portfolio of mining, will also 2012 and 2016, which it had started Chandrakala, who became famous gender bias against women in the be probed. investigating on the directions of on social media for her alleged an- society, hampering their entry in the Central Bureau of Investiga- the Allahabad High Court. ti-corruption crusade. Her videos highly competitive world of science. tion (CBI) spokesperson Abhishek He said the agency was inves- on social networking sites lashing Irani said this while inaugurating Dayal told reporters that the agen- tigating the granting and renewal government officials earned her a the 8th Women Science Congress -- cy registered a case on January of the licenses for the mining in title of ‘Lady Dabang’ (daring). part of the Indian Science Congress 2 against 11 people, including a the state between 2012-16 and also The searches were spread -- here at the Lovely Professional few known public servants and during the ‘obstruction’ period. across multiple districts including University, which is hosting both unknown public servants and oth- The official said that the CBI Jalaun, Hamirpur, Lucknow and the events. ers, under several sections of the team recovered a few documents also in the national capital, they “While everyone knows that sci- Indian Penal Code and the Preven- and seized a bank locker and two added. Besides Yadav, the CBI is ence is gender-neutral, what is not tion of Corruption Act. bank accounts from the IAS officer. likely to question Gayatri Prajapati, neutral is capacity of women to get The agency has named the From the residence of Adil who was arrested in 2017 following scientific opportunity,” she said. woman IAS officer B. Chandrakala, Khan, the agency collected the a complaint of rape by a woman “Of the 2.8 lakh scientists and a former Hamirpur District Magis- documents related to mining. residing in Chitrakoot. engineers employed in research trate, miner Adil Khan, geologist/ He said the agency recovered It is alleged that the public ser- and development across the coun- mining officer Moinuddin, SP INR 12.5 lakh and 1.8 kg gold from vants allowed illegal mining dur- try, women’s number is only 14 per PTI leader Ramesh Kumar Mishra, his the residence of Moinuddin in ing 2012-16 and illegally renewed cent... that makes women the largest People walk on a snow-covered road after heavy snowfall, in Srinagar, Saturday, Jan. 05, 2019. brother Dinesh Kumar Mishra, Hamirpur and INR 2 crore and two licences despite a ban by National minority in science,” she added. According to the MeT department officials, most places in Kashmir, including plains of the valley, Ram Ashray Prajapati, a former kg gold from the residence of the Green Tribunal on mining. It is The Minister also called for received moderate to heavy snowfall overnight. clerk in the mining department retired clerk of the mining depart- alleged that the officers allowed translation of academic journals in Hamirpur, Sanajy Dikshit, who ment, Ram Avtar Singh, in Jalon. theft of minerals, extort money and papers into regional languages Srinagar, Jan. 5 (PTI): Kash- heavy snowfall overnight, Srinagar recorded 10 contested the 2017 Assembly polls The official said that it also car- from lease holders, extort money from English. mir was cut off from the rest officials of the MeT Depart- inches of snowfall till 8:30 on Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) tick- ried out searches at the residence from drivers. “English is the lingua franca of of the country on Saturday ment said. in the morning and the fa- et, his father Satyadeo Dikshit, and of SP leader Ramesh Kumar Mih- In 2016, on the directions of science. But according to census as both surface as well as The snowfall, which be- mous ski-resort of Gulmarg Ram Avtar Singh, a former clerk in sra’s wife in Lucknow but she has the Allahabad High Court to probe data, 96.7 per cent of the population aerial connectivity to the gan in the late afternoon on in north Kashmir record- the mining department. not been named in the FIR. the case of illegal mining of minor resorts to 22 scheduled languages,” valley was disrupted due to Friday, continued in most ed two feet of fresh snow. The official said that it con- A senior agency official said minerals, the CBI had filed seven she said. She further advocated that heavy snowfall which threw parts of the valley, they While Qazigund recorded ducted searches at 14 locations in- that the agency will also probe the preliminary enquiries. these translated works of science life out of gear here. said, adding it is one of the 11 inches, Kokernag three cluding one in New Delhi’s Lajpat role of the Mining ministers in the FIR has been registered under be given to school children also to Most places in Kashmir, heaviest snowfalls in the inches, Pahalgam 16 inches Nagar area and Kanpur, Lucknow, state in 2012-16. various sections of Indian Penal develop in them a “love for science”. including plains of the val- recent years in the plains and Kupwara 17 inches of Hamirpur, Jalon, Hamirpur and Former Uttar Pradesh chief Code against 11 individuals. ley, received moderate to of Kashmir. snow, the officials said. Chopper case: Michel Sabarimala violence: Politically sensitive Kannur boils over Kannur, Jan. 5 (PTI): Violence to arrest the accused in connec- old tradition. places, state police chief Loknath the CPI(M) and BJP-RSS leader- involving BJP-RSS and ruling tion with the death of Chandran Following this, the tantri, Kan- Behera sounded a state-wide ships blamed each other for the sent to judicial custody CPI(M) rocked parts of Kerala, Unnithan, a ‘Sabarimala Karma daru Rajeevaru, closed the sanc- alert and gave direction to take violent attacks. New Delhi, Jan. 5 (PTI): A We need to investigate the particularly Kannur district, Sat- Samiti’ member who, they al- tum sanctorum to perform the stern action against those re- CPI(M) state secretary Kodi- Delhi court on Saturday money flowing there as urday with several houses and leged, was killed in stone-pelting ‘purification’ ceremony. sponsible for attacks on houses yeri Balakrishnan told reporters sent alleged middleman well. We have documents to shops of rival leaders and workers on January 3. In Delhi, BJP national spokes- of party leaders. in Thiruvananthapuram that Christian Michel, arrested show that they misled the being attacked over the Sabari- Talking tough, Vijayan said person GVL Narasimha Rao hit According to Behara, 1286 the RSS was trying to trigger riot in the AgustaWestland VVIP Italian court,” it said. mala issue. “State will deal with the RSS vio- out at the CPI(M) state leadership cases have been registered till in the state and sabotage peace chopper case, to judicial The court had earlier Besides Kannur, Perambra in lence sternly. and said the violence around the tonight and 3282 people arrested talks. custody. imposed restrictions on neighbouring Kozhikode, Malap- They are trying to destroy the hill shrine was unleashed by the in connection with the violent The RSS-BJP combine was Michel was produced Michel meeting his law- puram and Adoor in Pathana- peace and tranquility of the state. LDF government, which, instead incidents since the Januaury 3 turning temples and educational before Special Judge Ar- yers in ED custody after mthitta, where the Ayyappa We will take stong action against of dealing with it in a sensible hartal called against the entry of institutions managed by them as vind Kumar and the En- the agency said he was shrine is located, also witnessed it. It’s the RSS agenda to create way, wreaked havoc, resulting two women into the hill temple. “armoury”, he alleged, adding the forcement Directorate (ED) misusing legal access by a series of similar attacks and fear in the minds of the people,” in devotees being hurt and even Of the arrested, 487 have been ruling party would take the initia- sought his judicial cus- passing chits to the advo- vandalism Friday night and in the Vijayan told reporters here, add- killed. remanded and 2,795 granted bail. tive to restore peace in violence- tody in connection with cates, asking them how to early hours Saturday. ing that it will not be allowed. Meanwhile, Pathanamthitta A police release said patrol- hit areas. its probe into a money- tackle questions on “Mrs Bombs were hurled at several He said people of the state district collector has extended ling and raids had been intensi- Countering the charges, V laundering case. Gandhi”. places, including at the houses have shown restraint. prohibitory orders at Sabarimla fied across Kannur. Police car- Muraleedharan said the incidents In the ED case, the In its application seek- of CPI(M) MLA A N Shamseer in “The RSS workers were at- till ‘Makaravilakku’ festival on ried out a route march Saturday of violence were the tactics of the court sent Michel to judi- ing extension of Michel’s Madapeedikayil, BJP leader and tacking houses of MLAs, and January 14. Prohibitory orders morning in Thalassery, where 19 ruling CPI(M) to divert atten- cial custody till February 26 remand, the agency also Rajya Sabha member V Mura- other leaders. Their only aim and were already imposed at various people had been arrested and 33 tion from the controversies and and in the CBI case, it sent claimed that during ques- leedharan at Vadiyil Peedikia and route is violence. The law and places in the state including Ne- taken into preventive custody. protests over the violation of the him to judicial custody till tioning, he had spoken former Kannur district secretary order system of the state will take dumangadu, Adoor, Pandalam, Police said stone pelting in- traditional customs at the Sabari- February 27. about the “son of an Italian of CPI(M) P Sasi at Thalassery in care of it,” he said. and Kodumon. cidents were reported against mala temple. Michel, who was extra- lady” and how he was going Kannur district past midnight, Senior congress leader Ra- As violence erupted, V Mura- a march taken out by DYFI and The entry of two women into dited from Dubai recently, to become the next prime police said. mesh Chennithala alleged the leedharan’s ancestral home was BJP office in Kannur district this the hill shrine on Wednesday, was arrested by the ED on minister of the country. As police struggled to control state police had failed to maintain attacked hours after bombs were evening, but none was injured. the first time since the Supreme December 22 and sent to The ED sought that Michel the situation, Chief Minister law and order. thrown at the homes of Sham- It has been decided that no Court in September last year seven-day custody of the be barred from meeting his Pinarayi Vijayan lashed out at the “DGP himself has accepted seer and Sasi when leaders of the marches would be allowed to be lifted the age-linked ban on the agency by a court here. lawyers in custody, alleging RSS, saying the Sangh Parivar was this.Why has government failed Marxist party and BJP-RSS were taken out tonight and tomorrow, entry of women devotees, has He was earlier lodged that he was being tutored trying to create fear in people’s to stop the BJP from creating vio- attending a peace meeting here. according to police. triggered massive protests in in the Tihar Jail here in a from outside through his minds. lence?” Chennithala asked. The attacks, which disrupted In another incident, miscre- Kerala. related CBI case. lawyers. The Opposition Congress hit State minister and CPI(M) normal life, marked return of ants set fire to an office of the Located in north Kerala, The ED, through spe- The agency told the out, asking why the left govern- leader G Sudhakaran courted political violence on large-scale Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Kannur has been the hotbed of cial public prosecutors D P court that Michel had ment failed to stop the RSS from controversy calling Sabarimala after a gap of over a year in the (RSS) in Pariyaram area in the political violence especially be- Singh and N K Matta, told made a reference to “Mrs creating trouble. temple’s Tantri (chief priest), a sensitive district. morning, police told PTI. tween the CPI(M) and BJP and the court that probe had Gandhi” during his inter- In another development, a “Brahmin monster” for conduct- Kerala has been rocked by A CPI(M) worker was attacked witnessed bloody clashes and been “fruitful” till now. rogation on December 27. peace meeting called by the Rev- ing a ‘purification’ ceremony after violent protests by BJP-RSS and at Perumbara in Iritty in the dis- killings over the years. “We have investigated During his medical exami- enue Divisional Officer at Adoor two women in the menstrual age right wing outfits after two wom- trict last night while RSS leader K In Kannur district, 169 cases how cash was transferred nation, the accused had in Pathanamthitta district was group entered the shrine. en of menstruating age offered Chandrasekharan was assaulted have been registered and 230 through ‘hawala’ and mul- handed over a folded paper boycotted by the Bharatiya Janata Two women, Kanakadurga prayers at the Ayyappa temple on in Thalassery and his house ran- people arrested, while in Palak- tiple bank accounts. We to his lawyer, Aljo K Joseph, Party. (44) and Bindu (42), entered the January 2. sacked allegedly by around 25 kad 166 cases have been regis- have found information and it was noticed by the BJP claimed that they decided shrine and offered prayers on As violence continued to dis- Marxist workers. tered and 298 people held,police about other defence deals. ED officials. to stay away as the police failed Wednesday, breaking a centuries- rupt life in Kannur and other With the tension continuing, said. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, January 6, 2019 WORLD 9 Illegal entries to EU at Trump threatens to declare national lowest level in 5 years London, Jan. 5 (IANS): The ern Italy. The number of emergency to get fund for border wall number of people caught illegal crossings detected trying to enter the EU ille- there plummeted by 80 per Washington, Jan. 5 (PTI): Presi- technology including cameras in gally has fallen to its lowest cent to slightly more than dent Donald Trump warned on airplanes, not just drones, you will level in five years, the bloc’s 23,000, Frontex says. Friday that he could keep the see vast numbers of vehicles driv- border agency says. It added that the US government partly closed for ing through the desert and enter- An estimated 150,000 number of departures from “months or even years” and de- ing where you don’t have a very illegal crossings were reg- Libya dropped by 87 per clare a national emergency if the powerful fence or a wall, he said. istered by Frontex last year, cent in one year, and those Congress refused to provide USD Trump said he only wants the lowest number since from Algeria fell by nearly 5.6 billion funding for a wall along to stop the flow of illegal immi- 2013, the BBC reported on a half. the Mexico border. grants, human trafficking and Friday. Frontex says the west- After his meeting with top smuggling of drugs, by having a It highlighted a sharp ern Mediterranean route is Democrats failed to end the two- solid steel structure or concrete fall in the numbers crossing now Europe’s most active. week impasse, Trump said that he structure. the Mediterranean to Italy, The number of illegal arriv- may call a national emergency to Now the steel is actually more where a populist govern- als in Spain - mostly from build the wall without congres- expensive than the concrete but ment has refused to allow Morocco -- doubled to sional approval. I think we are probably talking rescue boats to dock. 57,000 in 2018. The agency I did say that. Absolutely, I said about steel because I really feel But it said that arrivals also gathered data on the that, Trump told reporters in the the other side feels better about in Spain had doubled for gender and ages of those Rose Garden of the White House it and I can understand what they the second year in a row. caught trying to enter the after Democratic leaders told me- are saying. It is more expensive, The number of people EU illegally. dia about the president’s “threat”, he said. detected in 2018 was 92 Women accounted for during their meeting with him, to We mentioned the price that per cent below that of 2015, 18 per cent of them, it says, continue with the partial govern- we want USD 5.6 billion This is when Europe’s migration while nearly one in five said ment shutdown for years. national security we’re talking crisis was at its peak. they were under the age of The Republican president about. We’re not talking about The figure also fell by 18. The figures differ from initially gave a positive account games. We’re talking about na- a quarter compared to those recorded by the UN of the 90-minute meeting with tional security. This should have 2017, with the biggest fall refugee agency (UNHCR) Democrats at the White House, been done by all of the presidents reported along the central which says that 123,109 il- AP/PTI Mediterranean route from legal migrants arrived in the describing it as “very productive”. President Donald Trump with Vice President Mike Pence speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington after a who preceded me and they all But when asked whether he meeting with Congressional leaders on border security as the government shutdown continues Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, in Washington. know it. Some of them have told northern Africa to south- EU last year. had considered using emergency me that we should have done it, presidential powers to bypass Schumer said. likely to happen. and build it very quickly and it’s Trump said. congressional approval of fund- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, I don’t think it will, but I am another way of doing it. But if we We’re not playing games. We ing, Trump said he had. who attended the meeting along prepared and I think I could speak can do it through a negotiated have to do it. And just remember Three dead in Catalonia “I may do it. We can call a with other Congressional leaders for Republicans in the House and process, we’re giving that a shot, human traffickers, remember national emergency and build it stressed on the need to open the Republicans in the Senate. They Trump told reporters in response drugs, the drugs are pouring very quickly. That’s another way government. feel very strongly about having a to a question. into this country. They don’t go apartment block fire of doing it,” he said. We recognise on the Demo- safe country, having a border that The president, however, de- through the ports of entry. When Barcelona, Jan. 5 (IANS): Three people died and another 16 Senate Minority Leader cratic side that we really cannot makes sense. Without borders, nied he threatened the Demo- they do, they sometimes get were injured after a fire broke out at a 10-storey residential Chuck Schumer, after his meeting resolve this until we open up the I’ve said it many times, we don’t crats. caught,” said Trump. building in the Spanish region of Catalonia, emergency with Trump on ending the partial government and we made that have a country. I hope it doesn’t go I’d never threatened anybody, He said even Democrats want services said on Saturday. government shutdown said, We very clear to the president. Serv- on even beyond a few more days. but I am allowed to do that, yes, to check the inflow of drugs and The blaze broke out around 8 a.m. in the city of told the president we need the ices are being withheld from the It really could open very quickly, he said. illegal immigrants in the country. Badalona, northeast of Barcelona, before spreading to government open. He resisted. American people. he said. Trump during the meeting “When we finish, and the several dwellings in the apartment block, firefighters and In fact, he said he’d keep the gov- “Paychecks are being held -- Trump said he has the option with the Congressional leaders, Democrats do want this, they Catalan medical emergency officials were cited as saying ernment closed for a very long withheld from people who serve of building the border wall with made another strong case for a want ports of entry strengthened by Efe news. period, months or even years.” the needs of the American people his constitutional provisions un- border wall. and I want to do that too. In fact, A baby among the injured was in a critical condition The discussion then - we dis- and our border security will suf- der national emergency. I explained to them the prob- we have it done. It’s about USD and two residents were left seriously injured as they tried cussed a bunch of issues - that fer if we do not resolve this issue, We could call a national emer- lem though as we could have 400 million and we can have the to escape the flames. were somewhat contentious, Pelosi said. gency because of the security a wonderful port of entry but best equipment in the world, he Firefighters sent nine teams to the site to put off the fire and we’ll continue discussing, of Responding to reporters’ of our country. Absolutely. No, you have 2000 miles of border said. and evacuate residents. course, but it’s very hard to see questions thereafter, Trump said we could do it. I haven’t done it. between the United States and Vice President Mike Pence The police closed off the area to traffic and evacuated how progress will be made unless he could continue with the gov- I may do it. I may do it. But we Mexico and if you take a look and said the nation is in the midst of adjoining apartment buildings as a precaution. they open up the government, ernment shutdown but it is un- could call a national emergency you see like we do through certain a crisis on the southern border. The cause of the blaze was not known. UN’s position on women’s equal rights Three dead, four injured Storm Pabuk kills 3; forces over applies to all religions — Official in California shooting 34,000 to evacuate in Thailand United Nations, Jan. 5 (IANS): be carried out... this is a ques- said: “We encourage all to re- Washington, Jan. 5 (PTI/AFP): Police in Cal- The UN’s fundamental posi- tion on which the courts have spect the laws of the country.” ifornia on Saturday said three people were tion on equal rights for wom- pronounced themselves and The Supreme Court ruled killed and four were injured in a shooting at en applies across the board to we encourage respect for the in September against the tem- a bowling alley near Los Angeles. all religions and in the case of rule of law.” ple’s ban on women between Sergeant Ronald Harris of the Torrance Sabarimala, since the Supreme In answer to another re- the ages of 10 and 50 entering Police Department confirmed to AFP that Court has ruled on women’s porter’s pointed question about the shrine dedicated to Lord officers responded at 11:54 pm on Friday right to enter it, the world body the “frenzy” in Kerala over Ayyappa. to reports of gunfire at Gable House Bowl. encourages respect for rule of two women entering the Lord After prolonged protests He added all seven victims were male. law, according to an official here. Ayyappa shrine and former blocked women from entering Three were pronounced dead at the scene, While answering a reporter’s UN Under-Secretary-General the temple, two women in their with two others taken to hospital. question on Friday about the Shashi Tharoor’s criticism of 40s entered the shrine under Witnesses told The Los Angeles Times Sabarimala controversy, UN the women, Haq said: “This is police escort on Wednesday. there had been a fight at the gaming com- Secretary-General Antonio Gu- an issue on which the Supreme Demonstrations have been plex. In a tweet posted shortly after mid- terres’ Deputy spokesperson Court of India has commented. held across Kerala both in sup- night, the Torrance Police Department had Farhan Haq said: “You are aware So we will leave the matter in port of women entering the warned people to “please stay away from of the UN’s position on equal the hands of the rule of law au- temple as well against it. the area.” rights of all people.” thorities in India. Of course, we Tharoor, now a Congress Torrance, a coastal city, is located around Asked if the UN’s position want all parties to respect the Party MP representing Thiru- 20 miles (32 kilometers) southeast of down- on equal rights for women ap- rule of law.” vananthapuram, had criticised town Los Angeles in the South Bay region. According to health authorities, nearly plied to all religions, including Asked if not allowing women the women who went to the AP/PTI Catholicism and Islam, he said: to enter the temple was a viola- shrine on Wednesday, saying 40,000 people died in the United States as Thai people recover belongings in the aftermath of tropical storm Pabuk Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, in Pak “It applies across the board. tion of human rights, Haq did that it was an “unnecessary pro- a result of firearms in 2017 -- a figure that Phanang, in Thailand’s southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat. The question is how that is to not give a direct answer, but vocative act”. includes suicides. Bangkok, Jan. 5 (IANS): Tropical Storm after having cancelled all its operations to Pabuk has killed three people and prompt- Samui island airport since Friday. The ed an evacuation of more than 34,000 airports in Nakhon Si Thammarat and Watchdog group urges probe of Ivanka Trump tax break role villagers in southern Thailand, a senior Surat Thani also resumed activity around government official said on Saturday. midday. Washington, Jan. 5 (PTI/AP): An a real estate investment firm which exercising due diligence to avoid last month, Ivanka Trump tweeted Director General of the Department Eight southern provinces of Thailand ethics watchdog group asked the has announced plans to invest in participating in any particular mat- her public support for Oppor- of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation were affected by Pabuk, including Chum- Justice Department on Friday to several cities under the Opportu- ter that directly and predictably af- tunity Zones and appeared at a (DDPM) Chayaphol Thitisak said one fish- phorn, Songkhla, Phatthalung, Pattani, investigate whether President nity Zones program. fects the interests of the companies White House event promoting the erman was killed due to the tropical storm Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Surat Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Separately, the couple has in- they retained.” program. in the sea off Pattani province, while two Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat. violated federal conflict-of-interest terests in at least 13 properties Ivanka Trump, Bookbinder AP reported that Kushner also elderly persons were reportedly killed in Nakhon Si Thammarat city suffered law by promoting an Opportu- held by Kushner’s family firm that wrote, “may have failed to live up backed the program, but had more Nakhon Si Thammarat province on Friday. significant damage as several districts were nity Zone tax break program from may qualify for the tax breaks to this responsibility.” limited involvement behind the Rescue services said that the fisher- flooded and buildings were affected. Elec- which she could potentially ben- because they are in Opportunity Bookbinder told the AP that scenes. man’s body was recovered after his boat trical poles were brought down by strong efit. Zones in New Jersey, New York and CREW’s complaint focused on A spokesman for Abbe Lowell, capsized, while out of six people on the winds, affecting power supply. The complaint from the Citi- Maryland. Ivanka Trump because “there is so the couple’s ethics lawyer, dis- boat, four others were saved and one was Videos posted on social networks zens for Responsibility and Ethics The CREW complaint says much public information about missed the CREW complaint as missing. showed islands popular with tourists such in Washington follows an Associat- that, under federal law, Kushner’s her role in the Opportunity Zones “meritless.” The storm led to the evacuation of more as Koh Tao and Koh Samui affected by ed Press investigation last month. financial interests are considered program.” Ivanka Trump “adheres to the than 34,000 villagers in several districts of strong winds, heavy rain and high waves. The AP found that Trump and of value to Ivanka Trump as well. The AP report noted that Ivan- ethics advice she has received from Nakhon Si Thammarat, the DDPM chief With a wind speed of 55 km per hour, her husband Jared Kushner, both In a 12-page letter sent to Dep- ka Trump publicly promoted the counsel about what issues she can was cited as saying by Xinhua news agency. Pabuk moved from the Gulf of Thailand White House advisers, could ben- uty Attorney General Rod Rosen- program and coordinated with work on and those to which she The storm, that made landfall in south- to the Andaman Sea, raising strong winds, efit from the Opportunity Zones stein, CREW Executive Director its main congressional sponsor, is recused,” said the spokesman, ern Thailand on Friday, lost its momentum high tides, heavy rains and flash floods on program they pushed that offers Noah Bookbinder said that as a re- Republican Sen Tim Scott of South Peter Mirijanian. on Saturday, allowing the resumption of Saturday, said a statement from the Mete- tax breaks to developers who invest sult of the 2017 decision by Ivanka Carolina. The Justice Department de- ferry and air transport services. It has now orological Department. in downtrodden communities. Trump and Kushner to “retain a President Trump lauded his clined to comment, a spokes- weakened into a depression and moved It is feared to devastate Thailand’s fa- AP reported Kushner owns a sprawling portfolio of investments daughter last February for “push- woman said. from the Gulf of Thailand to the Andaman mous tourist destinations on the shores of USD 25 million to USD 50 million after entering government,” the ing this very hard.” The White House did not pro- Sea. the Andaman Sea such as Phuket, Phang non-management stake in Cadre, couple “assumed responsibility for Hours after the AP story ran vide a response to the complaint. Bangkok Airways resumed its services Nga, Krabi and Ranong provinces. Pakistani minister seeks international cooperation to curb child sexual abuse Islamabad, Jan. 5 (IANS): Pakistani some groups involved in child por- idly implementing the existing laws process of forming criminal judicial laws which can help them take sexual on the offenders. Minister for Human Rights Shireen nography were recently busted. relevant to child abuse. reforms and once they were finalized, abuse culprits to task. She said that they were planning Mazari has called for a greater interna- “It is a universal problem across Currently, the maximum punish- proceedings of criminal cases will no Many people do not seek remedy to add human rights as a subject in tional cooperation to curb the crime the world and while every country ment of child abuser in Pakistan is life longer be stretched year after year. for the injustice done to them due to schools’ curriculum to educate kids related to child sexual abuse that has tries to deal with it, perhaps greater imprisonment, but lacunae in crimi- The minister said that an aware- lack of awareness. The failure also lead to take care of each other and protect become a serious issue in the country. international cooperation will help nal justice system and tediously long ness campaign will be launched across to a continuation of the crime as the their rights from an early age. In an interview with Xinhua news get rid of this crime much quicker.” court proceeding end up in low con- the country in schools to educate culprits feel emboldened and commit Mazari added that her ministry agency on Friday, the minister said She said that previously this issue viction rate. The same factors account children how to protect themselves more such crimes with impunity. will also launch an extensive media that the child sexual abuse had be- was neglected in Pakistan, but now for out-of-court settlements between from falling prey to sexual abuse. She The minister said it was not pos- campaign and run short TV pro- come a serious issue in Pakistan and the country was set to play its part in families of victim and the abuser. said that parents and teachers will sible to stop such incidents from hap- grammes to educate the overall soci- it was found that their convoluted curbing the menace of child sexual Mazari said that the country’s be a part of the awareness campaign pening overnight, but the number can ety that child abuse was a cognizable strings went as far as Europe after abuse by enacting more laws and rig- judiciary departments were in the as they should learn about relevant be reduced by enforcing punishments offence. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, January 6, 2019 Alok Nath granted anticipatory bail in rape case Actor Alok Nath was on Saturday granted anticipatory bail by a court here on Saturday in an alleged rape case filed by writer-director Vinta Nanda. The City Civil and Sessions Court at Dindoshi here heard Alok’s plea seeking protection from arrest following an FIR from Nanda, who has claimed he raped her 19 years ago, said official sources. The victim had lodged the Mirror complaint with Oshiwara Police on October 17 last year after Alok hit back by filing a defamation 10 case against her in a Mumbai Magistrate Court. Alok had denied all the allegations levelled by the victim and lodged the defamation case demanding Re.1 as damages and a written apology from her. Known for his ‘sanskaari’ image on the big screen, Alok was expelled from the Cine & ENTERTAINMENT TV Artistes Association last year after the rape charges came to the fore. It was in October that Nanda, who produced “Tara”, had shared her ordeal with Alok through a long Facebook post, amid the #MeToo movement wave that hit India. (IANS) Padukone Was perfect to use imagination for ‘Bumblebee,’ says John Cena launches official al and going by the information he has, he literally following these rd things through a path of destruc- tion. So, I understand why he does website on 33 what he does,” he said. The actor said the audience will be able to relate to “his journey and his change of perspective birthday throughout.” A Paramount Pictures movie, ctor Deepika Padukone, who turned 33 “Bumblebee” -- a “Transformers” on Saturday, has launched her official prequel -- released in India on Fri- website. day via Viacom18 Motion Pictures. The “Padmaavat” star has been Travis Knight is the director. teasing her fans about “something super Cena said Knight “is a wonder- exciting”A since Friday. ful professional and a great human “Can’t wait to share this with you all!” she said being”. in hand-written note posted on her Instagram story “He is a wonderfully gifted along with a countdown timer. ctor-wrestler John Cena “I kind of chose to go the other director. He took a bunch of bold When the countdown ended, the actor an- says using his imagina- way with it and really opened up risks... Trying to satisfy fans of the nounced the launch of her website and wrote, tion for the shoot of his my imagination by doing voiceo- franchise forever yet tell a different “Here’s presenting my website - www.deep- upcoming film “Bum- ver... It was fun,” he said in a video story that essentially casts wider ikapadukone.com - Love, Deepika.” blebee” was perfect. provided exclusively to IANS. family style movie about connec- Deepika also shared a grey scale pho- ATalking about using his imagi- In “Bumblebee”, Cena portrays tion and relationship... Passion is a tograph of herself on social media along nation during the shoot, Cena said: the role of officer Burns, whom he great word to describe him but he with a QR code placed on the bottom of the “For me it was perfect because you describes as a protector. also has preparedness,” he said. image, which directly takes the viewers to get to use your imagination rather “Burns is a protector and his The film also stars Hailee the website. than having tons of vision and job is to eliminate threats, and he Steinfeld, whom Cena has called The website takes viewers through the seeing there’s nothing truly there for all sorts of right reasons views “unique, multi-talented and abso- many stages of the actor’s life and career, in- or like I am acting to an empty all the Transformers as a threat. His lutely special.” cluding the milestone and awards the actor has space.” first meeting is very confrontation- IANS achieved in all these years. It also contains a dedicated section for Live Love Laugh, the foundation through which she advocates the cause of mental health. ‘Destroyer’ director Karyn Kusama Deepika was last seen on the big screen in “Padmaavat”, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film, which also starred Ranveer Singh and praises Nicole Kidman for honesty Shahid Kapoor, was a major box office success for the actor. In November last year, the actor tied the knot never shows up like, ‘Oh with Ranveer, her longtime boyfriend, in Lake I’ve got my bag of tricks, Como, Italy. I’m just going to go into PTI my bag of tricks, I’ve got this all figured out.’ She’s very open about not always finding her way through,” she said. Birthday Greetings Justin Timberlake returns to “She’s very open (and would) say, ‘I think we need to explore tour after vocal cord injury here,’ or, ‘I’m not quite op star Justin slated to run through April. sure what to do.’ That Timberlake is ready In October, he announced on honesty actually makes to restart his ‘Man Instagram just hours before my job so much easier Of The Woods’ tour a show in New York City at because we can stop two months after Madison Square Garden that and say ‘Let’s talk, let’s Ppostponing numerous dates his doctors had ordered him figure out what are we due to bruised vocal cords. to rest. saying about this char- acter, who is she in this The singer shared the He then postponed icole Kidman’s honesty to- news on Instagram on Thurs- planned shows in Buf- moment’ and we can wards her craft made things have much more open-ended conversa- day night, one day before the falo, New York, and Tacoma, easy for Karyn Kusama while tour resumed in Washing- Washington. His November tions... about what are we doing here,” she directing “Destroyer”, says added. ton D.C. at the Capital One Los Angeles concert was to the filmmaker. Arena. be his first since the injury, Kusama said the actor has always NThe crime drama features the 51-year- been clear as to what she can do and what “First of all, Happy New but that too was ultimately It’s a happy day! It’s a fun day! old actor as an undercover LAPD officer she cannot. Year. Hope everybody had a postponed. who must take out members of a gang, It’s your birthday! Blow all the good holiday. Second of all, D And in early December, “That’s how she framed it to me candles in one go! Dance and years after her case was blown. initially, that’s why in many respects she C we here. We’re back. Can’t Timberlake was forced to In an interview with IndieWire Film- sing with your friends and wait. Excited, ya’ll ready?” postpone another month due convinced me of how right she was, she around you go, go, go! Oh yes, maker Toolkit, Kusama said her collabo- was searching,” the director said. Timberlake said in a new clip to a slower recovery time than ration with the Oscar winner was the you can eat your cake but not he posted to Instagram. initially expected. “Destroyer” also features Toby Keb- in one go! Awesome fifth birth- “most intense”, an experience that she last bell, Tatiana Maslany, Scoot McNairy, He captioned the video, The singer previously witnessed while working with Michelle day, you little show stopper! “And... we’re back. See you had an operation to remove Bradley Whitford, and Sebastian Stan. The Vernica Jain (Funny Gudu) Rodriquez on sports drama “Girlfight”. film had its world premiere at the Tellu- tomorrow DC!” his throat nodules benign “I think the irony of comparing those Lots of love Timberlake, 37, has been growths on the vocal cords in ride Film Festival in August last year. two things is that part of Nicole’s gift is she PTI Mom, Dad, Aarav, Tia & All. facing vocal issues through- 2005. out the global tour, which is PTI Shinedown named the hardest touring artist of 2018

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new study has ing the charge in the Metal/ gigs played – but they travelled found that out of all Alternative category. 81,539 miles to do so. 5pm: Bumblebee (Eng) the rock and metal They played 136 shows The rock list also features artists who toured in 2018 and travelled 47,470 artists including Foreigner and in 2018, Shinedown miles in the process. They were Sleeping With Sirens – but, wereA ahead of the pack. closely followed by P.O.D. and strangely, Def Leppard have The figures were compiled Bullet For My Valentine, while been included in the Metal by Norman Records, who artists including Asking Alex- category rather than Rock. crunched the numbers based andria, Stone Sour, Judas Priest The study also found that on the 1000 most popular art- and Marilyn Manson were rock and metal acts were the ists on Songkick throughout also in the top 10. The rock hardest touring genres last November and December. category – which also includes year, with hip-hop, electronic, They then split the figures artists from the indie, folk and singer-songwriter and dance between different musical alernative worlds – was topped rounding out the top 6. genres, with Shinedown lead- by Escape The Fate with 131 Loudersound 8 pm: KGF (Hindi) EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, January 6, 2019 SPORTS 11 Djokovic beaten by Bautista Agut in Doha semi-final India eye positive start day to play this tennis. I know it’s difficult to play at this level. That’s why Novak is number one in the world. But I cannot be more hap- to Asian Cup campaign py than I am now.” Defeat meant Djokov- Abu Dhabi, Jan. 5 (IANS): Cup. Oman, who were held to a do our best to get the result ic, who won Wimbledon India will hope for a posi- On the other hand, goalless draw by India, got that we need,” he added. and the U.S. Open last tive start to what is expected Thailand’s best result at the better of Thailand three Constantine asserted year in a spectacular re- to be a difficult campaign the continental champion- days ago in an international that guiding India to the turn to form after elbow when they take on Thailand ship came in 1972 when friendly. Asian Cup is a proud mo- surgery, missed the chance in their first match of the they finished third. Since B u t C o n s t a n t i n e ment for him. to reach his sixth straight 2019 AFC Asian Cup here then, they have failed to brushed aside on being Significantly, India had final. on Sunday. overcome the group stage asked whether India will to traverse the longest path T h e Se r b c r u i s e d Placed at the 97th spot hurdle in all the five have a psychologi- than anyone else to qualify through the opening in the FIFA rankings, India occasions they cal advantage to the quadrennial conti- set before Bautista Agut are 21 rungs above Thai- qualified for the when they face nental championship. India dragged the contest into land. But despite their low- final round. Thailand. had played 18 matches, a decider by edging the er ranking, the Thai play- A day prior “ T h e y most by any team, to have tiebreak in the second set. ers are overall technically to their open- are different cemented their berth in the With the momentum and tactically better than ing match In- teams with a Asian Cup. swinging his way, Bau- their Indian counterparts dia coach Ste- different set of “Personally, it’s a proud tista Agut secured an early and are expected to pose ven Constantine players. Oman moment for me to lead Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain reacts after defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia in their ATP Qatar Open tennis break in the final set before a tough challenge in the admitted that he were trying out India to the Asian Cup. It semi-final match in Doha on Jan. 4. closing out the match. Group A match. “can’t wait different has been a long difficult “I wanted to give ev- Hosts United Arab f o r t h e p l a y - road which took more than Doha, Jan. 5 (Reuters): ton Fucsovics and Nikoloz chinato 7-6(6) 6-3 in the erything I had and fight Emirates (UAE) and Bah- match to ers, and three years to get here. AIFF Novak Djokovic suffered Basilashvili, failed to find other semi-final. until the last point,” added rain, the other teams in begin.” so were believed in me and allowed his first defeat of the new a way past a determined “I will remember this Bautista Agut, who will Group A, will kick-off the “ T h e Thailand,” me to continue,” Constan- season in the Qatar Open Bautista Agut who won 3-6 match all my life,” said look to win his ninth ATP tournament when they players are re- he comment- tine said. semi-finals on Friday, los- 7-6(6) 6-4 in two hours and world number 24 Bautista title in Saturday’s final. meet in the opening match ally looking forward to the ed. “The 1-0 win against the ing in three sets to Spain’s 35 minutes. Agut, whose victory over “Finally I could turn at the Zayed Sports City opening match, and so am “Thailand are a very Kyrgyz Republic at home Roberto Bautista Agut. T h e 3 0 - y e a r - o l d Djokovic slightly improved the second set. Novak was Stadium here. I. We can’t wait for the game good side and they are not was something special. World number one Spaniard will face Tomas his win-loss record against up and it was tough. He This will be India’s first to kick-off. It’s time for the to be underestimated at Apart from that, beating Djokovic, who was pushed Berdych in the title clash the Serb to 2-7. was solid and I had to play appearance at Asian foot- show,” he said. all. We’re in no position to Myanmar in Myanmar after to the limit in his last two after the Czech beat fourth- “It was an unbelievable good tennis. I had to play a ball’s showpiece event after “We have a really young underestimate anybody. 64 years was a great result matches in Doha by Mar- seeded Italian Marco Cec- atmosphere. I work every lot of lines and serve well.” the 2011 edition. This is team. I wish they perform We have to take one game for us. It was the opening India’s fourth participation to their abilities. I’m sure at a time. We’ll give every- game of the final qualifying in the AFC Asian Cup. India we’ll do fine.” thing we have as we have round. The result gave us had finished second in the Building up to the Con- continued to do in the last the confidence to go for- Maradona briefly hospitalised for internal bleeding 1964 edition of the Asian tinental Championship, four years. We’ll obviously ward,” he added. Buenos Aires, Jan. 5 (IANS): life,” the source said. Argentine football legend Maradona was to at- Diego Maradona left a tend the baptism this Satur- clinic in here after being day of his grandson Diego Liverpool sell Solanke to Bournemouth hospitalized five hours for Matias at a chapel in Bue- internal bleeding that doc- nos Aires and the follow- Dominic Solanke London, Jan. 5 (IANS): Liver- lanke’s only action this season pool has agreed to send for- has been with the reserve team tors discovered while doing ing week will undergo this ward Dominic Solanke to and he asked management to a routine medical checkup. minor surgery, the source Bournemouth, the two Premier be moved during the winter A source close to the added, reports Efe news. League clubs has announced. transfer window. onetime football star said As a result the man who Though neither club re- “My main target is to score he underwent “an endos- led Argentina to victory in vealed any details, media outlets goals and, being a striker, hope- copy and tested positive the 1986 World Cup will said that Bournemouth paid 19 fully I can get a few for the team for a small stomach hernia have to delay considerably million pounds ($24.18 million) and help the team get wins. Play- caused by the gastric by- his return to Mexico to re- for the Englishman. ing in the Premier League, every pass surgery performed sume his duties as coach The 21-year-old Solanke game is tough and together we in Colombia in 2005 on of second-division club made his professional debut in can try to do as well as we can,” Friday.” Dorados de Sinaloa. 2014 at Chelsea - where he came Solanke said in comments post- “From that hernia he Maradona’s agent, Ma- up through the youth squads - ed on the Bournemouth website. AP/PTI lost a small trickle of blood tias Morla, had announced and joined Liverpool in 2017 on Bournemouth are currently In this Sep. 10, 2018 file photo, former soccer great Diego Maradona says and next week he will be hours before he went to the a free transfer, reports Efe news. 12th in the Premier League with goodbye to fans in the stands, after a training session at the Dorados de operated on, but he won’t clinic that he had “arranged After making 27 first-team 27 points from 21 matches. Liv- Sinaloa soccer club stadium, after Maradona was presented as the new be hospitalized and can his continuation” as coach appearances last season, So- erpool are top with 54 points. manager of the Dorados in Culiacan, Mexico. carry on with his normal of the Mexican club. Thisara’s 140 in vain as New Osaka says poor attitude cost her Brisbane semi-final Brisbane (Australia), Jan. 5 (AFP): go back to being, like, childish and Zealand snatch ODI series Reigning US Open champion Nao- stuff. mi Osaka said her poor attitude cost “I feel like last year I did a lot of Mount Maunganui (New her during her 6-2, 6-4 loss to Lesia that,” she added. Zealand), Jan. 5 (PTI/AFP): Tsurenko in Saturday’s Brisbane “I’m trying to change it more, A rollicking maiden cen- International semi-finals. and I think I have.” tury by Sri Lanka’s Thisara Osaka went into the match But Osaka said Saturday’s loss Perera was ultimately as firm favourite but looked flat was probably a better learning in vain as New Zealand from the outset as Tsurenko raced experience than if she had made wrapped up the one-day through the match in just 65 min- the final. series with a 21-run vic- utes. “I think today I learned... what tory in the second ODI at The Japanese star, who burst I can do to improve the situation,” Mount Maunganui. to prominence with her eventful she said. The 29-year-old Tsurenko, With Sri Lanka chas- US Open final win over Serena Wil- who will now rise to a career-high ing New Zealand’s 319 for liams, made 26 unforced errors and world ranking of 24, said she had seven, they were on the was broken three times in a disap- adopted a new game plan during ropes at 128 for seven when pointing display. the off-season. Perera opened up. He faced She said after the match that “I feel better with my serve and 74 deliveries and cracked she didn’t know how to cope once that I am moving well,” she said. 13 sixes and eight fours be- things started to go against her. “I feel more strong now, so I can fore he was the last wicket “If I’m being really frank, I just kind of handle every kind of pres- to fall and Sri Lanka were Sri Lanka’s Thisara Perera bats during the second one-day international feel like I had the worst attitude sure on court, even when someone out for 298 with 22 balls re- cricket match against New Zealand at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui today,” she said. like Naomi is playing really strong. on Sat. Jan. 5. maining. Sri Lanka reached “I feel like I didn’t really know “I can really stay there and I can 112 for two when Ish So- how to cope with not playing well. be aggressive also.” dhi captured the wicket of Boult at long-on. But Ross Taylor (90)and “I was sulking a little bit, and Tsurenko will play either fifth Kusal Mendis for 20 to trig- Opener Danushka Gu- Colin Munro (87) swung like there are moments that I tried seeded Czech Karolina Pliskova or ger a collapse which saw nathilaka played his part at momentum New Zealand’s not to do that, but then the ball Croatia’s Donna Vekic in Sunday’s Japan’s Naomi Osaka made 26 unforced errors and was broken three times in a disappointing five wickets fall in six overs. the top of the order with 71 way with a 112-run stand wouldn’t go in, and then I would final. display. But Perera refused to but elsewhere the Sri Lank- for the third wicket, while give up as he bludgeoned an batsmen failed to fire. all-rounder James Nee- the New Zealand attack It continued a dismal sham lit up the tail with a with brute force. He made tour for Sri Lanka who also whirlwind 64. 58 in a 75-run stand with lost the Test series 1-0 and Lasith Malinga was the Khulazu Basa and Thenyizu advance in Lasith Malinga for the lost the first ODI by 45 runs. pick of Sri Lankan bowlers eighth wicket, and scored When New Zealand with two for 45 while bowl- 45 of the 51 runs for the won the toss and elected ing for New Zealand Sodhi ninth wicket with Lakshan to bat, Sri Lanka had their took three for 55. football on second day of CAGSA meet Sandakan. tails up when they removed The final match in the Our Correspondent But when an seemingly first-match centurion Mar- series is in Nelson next Kohima, Jan. 5 (EMN): The impossible victory seemed tin Guptill and Kane Wil- Tuesday and the tour closes Chokri Area Games and on the cards Matt Henry liamson cheaply to have with a Twenty 20 match in Sports’ Association (CAG- had Perera caught by Trent New Zealand at 39 for two. Auckland on Friday. SA) 49th meet entered the second day at the Khulazu Basa village’s local ground in Phek district on Sat. Jan. Standing tall 5. The first football match of the day was played be- tween the host village, Khulazu Basa, who is also the defending champion of the 48th CAGSA meet and Rukizu village. Interestingly, the first goal of the day was scored as early as a minute, soon after the match began. It was an acclaimed foot- EM Images baller from Nagaland, Ve- Members of Team Khulazu Basa seen here after winning the first football match of the tournament at Khulazu Basa local ground, on Sat. Jan. 5. lukho Rhakho from team Khulazu Basa who scored the goal through a free- match after crushing team It was Nusezo Kezo from the score and won the sec- cluded in the first half of the Seen in the photo are members of the Nagaland belt wrestling team set for participation in the 64th National Rukizu 2-0. the team Thenyizu who ond match of the day. second day. The day also Traditional Wrestling Championship at Belagavi in Karnataka. The event is scheduled from Jan. 6 and to be kick. At the 8th minute, played till the 8th. The Nagaland team comprises seven boys and four girls; three team officials. They are Metsito Keyho from team The second match was scored the goal in the first It may be mentioned witnessed five matches of said to be taking part in the event under the aegis of the Nagaland Wrestling Association. K Basa scored the second played between Thenyizu half of the match. Team that the athletic games for volleyball in female cat- goal. K Basa team won the village and Chetheba town. Thenyizu led the match by the CAGSA’s 49th were con- egory. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, January 6, 2019

C M Y K 12 SPORTS th 4 Test: Indian bowlers dominate Education day three, Australia 236/6 Category: Merit Based Fellowship Programme in Management (FPM), IIM Scholarship: Sydney, Jan. 5 (IANS): Aus- Kozhikode 2019. tralia were left struggling at The programme provides rigorous, world-class, inter- 236/6 in their first innings, disciplinary training in all the areas of Business Management. trailing India by 386 runs at Description: This fellowship programme helps equip students with the stumps on the third day of ability to conduct cutting-edge research of international the fourth cricket Test here standard. on Saturday. At the close of the day's Students with Postgraduate degree including MA, M.Sc., M.Com., MBA, MCA, M.Tech., etc with at least 55% marks or play, Peter Handscomb Eligibility: was batting on a patient 28 equivalent CGPA and Engineering students (B.Tech., BE, etc) while Pat Cummins was on with at least 60% marks or equivalent CGPA are eligible. 25 at the other end. A stipend of INR 27,000 per month for the first and second The day belonged to year, a stipend of INR 29,700 per month after the successful the Indian bowlers as they completion of comprehensive examination, a stipend of INR Prizes & Rewards: completely dominated the 33,000 per month after successful presentation and defence of Australian batsmen, put- the thesis proposal and many other forms of financial aid will be ting the visitors in a very awarded. good position to push ahead for a win. Last Date to apply: January 16, 2019 The Australians will Application: Online applications are accepted. thank the weather gods for Short Source URL: some respite as poor light http://www.b4s.in/EM/FPI2 and rain forced the umpires to take the players off the Category: Research Based field before calling it a day Scholarship: Raman Research Fellowship 2019-20 around an hour before the scheduled close of play. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of After a somewhat quiet Science and Technology, Government of India has proposed this fellowship researchers to carry out research in the fields of opening session, the Indi- Description: ans took the upper hand AP/PTI emerging and high priority technology at renowned foreign after lunch as the Austra- India's Kuldeep Yadav, center, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Australia's Tim Paine on day 3 of their cricket test match in Sydney institutions, R&D Centres of Excellence to enhance their R&D lians lost wickets at regular on Sat. Jan. 5. capability and skills. intervals. The applicant must be a regular scientist of CSIR and must be Kuldeep Yadav was the scored 27 runs off 71 balls the Indian bowlers started gne seemed to be in good bowled by a flights delivery having a research experience of minimum 5 years in CSIR.The Eligibility: most successful bowler for with three hits to the fence. to dominate. touch before Ajinkya Ra- by Yadav. candidate must be presently working in high priority areas and India with figures of 3/71. He gave good support Harris was the first to hane pulled off an excel- But Cummins and the applicant must not be of more than 45 years. Fellow Left-arm spinner depart after lunch when he lent catch off Mohammed Handscomb ensured that to fellow opener Marcus The selected candidates will get a fellowship amount of USD Ravindra Jadeja also took was bowled by Jadeja. Shami's bowling. the Australians lost no Harris who was in good 2500 per month along supplementary grant of USD 1000 two wickets. Harris scored 79 runs Travis Head fell to a su- more wickets before the form at the other end. Prizes & Rewards: for participation in conferences and visiting institutions of Resuming the day at with eight boundaries perb caught and bowled ef- close of play. The two of them put excellence in country of placement is also provided to the the overnight score of studding his 120-ball stay fort by Yadav shortly before Brief scores: together an opening part- fellows. 24/0, Australia lost their nership of 72 runs to give in the middle. tea as the hosts plunged Australia (first innings): first wicket when Usman the Australian innings a Jadeja bagged his sec- into further trouble. 198/5 (Marcus Harris 79; Last Date to apply: January 18, 2019 Khawaja was dismissed by steady start. ond wicket soon after when The Australians ran Kuldeep Yadav 2/50, Ra- Application: Applications can be made online only via email. Yadav. The Australians were he sent Shaun Marsh back into even deeper trouble vindra Jadeja 2/51) vs India Khawaja, who was bat- forced onto the back foot to the pavilion. in the very first over af- (first innings): 622/7 de- Short Source URL: http://www.b4s.in/EM/RRF8 ting slowly and steadily, in the second session as Marnus Labuscha- ter tea as Tim Paine was clared at tea on Day 3. Category: Means Based Scholarship: ONGC Scholarship to Meritorious SC/ST Students 2018-19 Federer in fine fettle as Switzerland win Hopman Cup Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited is providing this financial assistance to the students of scheduled caste and Description: three had earlier shown matches have gone as well scheduled tribe community who wish to pursue professional why he is a firm favorite as they have," the 37-year- degree courses. for the season's first ma- old added. The applicant must be a first-year student of graduation jor, firing 24 winners and It was Federer's third studying engineering or MBBS courses or 1st year student nine aces in a flawless 6-4 title success in the Hopman Eligibility: pursuing Master's degree in Geology, Geophysics or MBA are 6-2 victory over ATP Finals Cup, more than any other also eligible. The gross annual income of the applicant must champion Zverev. player, following victory in not exceed INR 4.5 Lakh. Kerber too maintained 2001 alongside then world her 100 percent singles re- number one Martina Hin- Each selected student will get a scholarship amount of INR 48,000 per annum till the duration of the applicant's course, cord with a 6-4 7-6(6) vic- gis and last year's win with Prizes & Rewards: tory over Bencic to level the Bencic. subject to his or her conduct and performance in each year's tie at 1-1, but the Germans Federer and Bencic are annual exam. failed to make the most also the first pair in the Last Date to apply: January 21, 2019 of their opportunities as event's 31-year history to Applications are invited through the institute, college or they went down in the tight retain their title. Application: mixed doubles rubber. "I'm very happy about university. "I'm happy I'm feeling these records, but I didn't Short Source URL: http://www.b4s.in/EM/OST7 this good and playing as come here for that," well as I am," said Federer, 20-times major champion who has won the last two Federer said. Australian Open titles after "What a thrill it was – taking part in the mixed- not just the match point team event. but also the whole match District-level football competition postponed Federer has beaten and the whole week. It's Dimapur, Jan. 5 (EMN): The district-level aegis of HQ IGAR (North) in collaboration AP/PTI Frances Tiafoe, Stefanos great fun. football tournament which was to be held with the Dimapur Football League. Regis- Switzerland's Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic kiss the trophy after winning the final against Alexander Zverev Tsitsipas, Cameron Nor- "I'm happy, I'm proud from Jan. 6 till the 9th has been postponed tration will be open till Jan. 12. Entry to the and Angelique Kerber of Germany at the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia on Sat. Jan. 5. rie and Zverev in straight to represent my country. to Jan. 14 stated an update received here tournament is free of cost and may be done sets and will be full of It's been a super pleasure on Sat. Jan. 5. The competition is being at Khasiram, HQ 5 Assam Rifles or with the Perth (Australia), Jan. 5 triumph over Germany on ber 4-0 1-4 4-3(4) in the confidence heading into teaming with Belinda." organised by Dimapur battalion under the Dimapur Football League. (Reuters): Roger Federer Saturday for their fourth mixed doubles decider to Melbourne Park later this Switzerland's first win geared up for his Austra- Hopman Cup crown. win the trophy at the Perth month. in the competition was se- lian Open title defense in Federer and Belinda Arena in a repeat of the 2018 "It's good to finish on cured by Manuela Maleeva- convincing fashion, guid- Bencic beat Alexander final. a singles performance like Fragniere and Jakob Hlasek ing Switzerland to a 2-1 Zverev and Angelique Ker- The world number this. I'm a bit surprised the in 1992. Nishikori storms past Chardy in One year on, Coutinho struggling to justify record move to Barca Brisbane International semifinals

Barcelona, Jan. 5 (Reuters): Philippe Coutinho outings, Valverde has Barcelona shelled out a club continued to show faith record 160 million euros in Dembele, despite the to prise Philippe Coutinho French youngster running from Liverpool, yet one into trouble for turning up year on from his signing, late to training. the Brazilian is struggling With the lightning quick to get a game while his for- forward forming a blister- mer side are thriving in his ing attacking trident with absence. Lionel Messi and Luis Su- Coutinho, the third arez, and the highly-expe- most expensive player in rienced Vidal slotting com- the world behind Paris St fortably into the midfield Germain’s Neymar and Kyl- three, Coutinho has been ian Mbappe, made a flying forced to make do with start to his Barcelona career cameo appearances from with 10 goals in his first five the bench. AP/PTI months, giving the team a It is quite the fall from more direct outlet in mid- grace for a player many Kei Nishikori of Japan waves at the crowd after he won his semi-final match against Jeremy Chardy of France at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia on Sat. Jan. 5. field and an extra threat believed was signed as the with his impressive long- long-term successor to An- range shooting. dres Iniesta, who ended 16 Brisbane, Jan. 5 (IANS): Second-seed Kei morrow I will go for a trophy," Nishikori, But his impact has trophy-laden seasons with Nishikori of Japan on Saturday eased into the 2014 US open finalist said after the win. waned. He has failed to he had a preference for Valverde’s recent team Celta Vigo. Barca last May to see out his the Brisbane International final with a 6-2, The 29-year-old Nishikori managed start any of the La Liga lead- Coutinho or Dembele, the selections, however, may The coach did pick career in Japan. 6-2 victory over Frenchman Jeremy Chardy, to break Chardy's serve four times - out ers’ last three league games, club’s second most expen- offer a clue to his thinking. Coutinho for a visit to Rayo With Liverpool sitting moving a step closer to his first title since of five opportunities he created - twice in falling behind Chilean mid- sive acquisition at 105 mil- There was no place for Vallecano in November, but four points clear at the 2016. each set, while he was able to save all two fielder Arturo Vidal and lion euros. Coutinho when Valverde when he saw his side losing top of the Premier League, Chardy, who won his maiden and lone break points he faced to improve their French forward Ousmane “It’s a long way from be- fielded an unorthodox 3-5- 2-1 at one of the weakest Coutinho may be wonder- ATP title in 2009, saw his quest for only head-to-head record to 7-2, reports Efe Dembele in the pecking ing a problem having them 2 formation in the recent teams in the top flight, he ing on Sunday’s anniversary the fourth final of his career undermined news. order. both. It’s an advantage,” 5-0 hammering of Levante, hauled off the Brazilian and of his transfer from Anfield by an eyebrow raising 26 unforced errors, Eying his 12th title in his 26th career Coach Ernesto Valverde Valverde said last month. while he also left the Bra- later brought on Dembele, to the Nou Camp whether it compared to just eight by his Japanese op- final, Nishikori will take on the winner of has stopped short of public- “The coach is pro-Bar- zilian out when playing who scored as Barca pulled was quite the dream move ponent over the 66-minute match. the second semifinal clash pitting French- ly criticising the player, and ca, he wants the team to his usual 4-3-3 shape in off a dramatic 3-2 victory. he had imagined at the "Nothing better than this today. I felt man Jo-Wilfried Tsonga against Daniil neglected to say whether win.” victories over Espanyol and In the last three league time. like I was too fast on the court today... To- Medvedev of Russia.

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