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NAGENG/2002/07906 DIMAPUR, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2018 Assembly polls in state to be held on Feb. 27 New Delhi, Jan. 18 (IANS): Tripura, Meghalaya and Model Code of Conduct kicks in Nagaland will go to polls in February to elect new Eastern Mirror Desk of drinking water facility and no fresh release of funds under assemblies, the Election Dimapur, Jan. 18 (EMN): The Elec- make any ad-hoc appointment the MLAs'/ MLCs' Local Area De- Commission announced tion Commission of India (ECI) on in government, and public sector velopment Fund shall be made, if on Thursday, setting the Thursday while announcing the undertaking. any such scheme is in operation, stage for the first round of dates for assembly elections in the till the completion of election elections in 2018 ahead of three states have said the Model Defacement of Government process. the battle in Karnataka and Code of Conduct comes into force property- the order also stated Moreover, if any word order later in Madhya Pradesh, with immediate effect which will that all wall writing, posters/pa- under the MPLAD scheme issued Rajasthan and Chhattis- be applicable to all candidates, pers or defacement in any other before the promulgation of the garh. political parties and, the state form on government property code of conduct has not started Announcing the poll government. shall be removed within 24 hours then it has to be started only after schedule, Chief Election The Commission has issued from the announcement of elec- the election process. Commissioner A.K Joti said instructions for swift and stringent tions. The order covers to all gov- However, if a work has actually while the date of polling in action for enforcement of Model ernment premises that includes started, that can continue. There Tripura will be February Code of Conduct during the first government office and the cam- shall be no bar to the release of 18, it will be February 27 in 72 hours of announcement of pus wherein the office building is payments for completed work(s) Nagaland and Meghalaya. It the election schedule and strict situated. subject to the full satisfaction of will be a single day polling in enforcement action in the last 72 the concerned officials. all the states. hours prior to the close of polls. Ceiling of Election Expenses for Counting of votes for Government transport includ- Candidates: New Initiatives all the three states, which ing official air-crafts, vehicles, ma- The election expenses ceiling for Use of VVPATs at all the Polling Sta- have 60-member assem- chinery and personnel shall not be candidates has been revised by tions: VVPATs will be used along blies each, will be done on used for furtherance of the interest the Government of India vide with EVMs in all Polling Stations March 3. of the party in power, public plac- Notification dated 28th February, of each assembly constituency The CPI-M runs the gov- es for holding election meetings 2014. As per the revised ceilings, to enhance the transparency and ernment in Tripura while shall not be monopolised. the maximum limit of election credibility of the elections. the Congress rules Megha- Issue of advertisement at the expenses for the Assembly Con- All- women managed polling laya. The Nagaland People's cost of public exchequer in the stituencies is Rs. 20 lac per candi- stations’ would be set up in one Front is in power in Naga- newspapers and other media date. All candidates are required to polling station for each Assembly land. and the misuse of official mass furnish their accounts of expendi- Constituency. Joti also announced the media during the election period ture within 30 days of declaration The polling stations would Model Code of Conduct for partisan coverage of political of results. also be made friendly for 'Persons with immediate effect to news and publicity regarding The Commission has instruct- with Disabilities' in order to make provide a level playing field. didates will be available on EVM The Election Commission will be done on February 1 and achievements shall be meticu- ed that the release of funds under elections more accessible. He said electronic voting ballot unit for easy identification will deploy general observers to the last day for withdrawal is lously avoided, the order stated. the Member of Parliament Local The Commission has directed machines and VVPATs (voter of candidates. Based on the as- keep a close watch on every stage February 3. Ministers and other authori- Area Development Schemes, no that Webcasting, CCTV coverage, verifiable paper audit trail) sessment of ground situation, of the electoral process to ensure In Meghalaya and Nagaland, ties should not announce any fresh release of funds under the videography and digital cameras will be used in all the three central armed police forces and free and fair elections. nominations open on January 31 financial grant in any form or Member of Parliament (including will also be deployed inside critical states to enhance transpar- state armed police drawn from In Tripura, filing of nomina- and close on February 7. Scruti- promise thereof, lay foundation Rajya Sabha members) Local Area polling booths and in vulnerable ency and credibility of the other states will be deployed to tion will open on January 24 and ny will be done on on February 8 stone of projects or schemes of Development fund shall be made areas to closely monitor the pro- election process. ensure smooth conduct of the the last day for this will be Janu- and the last day for withdrawals any kind, make any promise of in any part of the country where ceedings on the poll day without Photographs of the can- polls. ary 31. Scrutiny of nominations is February 12. construction of road, provision election is in progress. Similarly violating secrecy of voting process. 5LRMXVWLÀHVPRYHWR1'33 Pughoboto gets 'mini secretariat' road Realisation of early political solution; Committed to Modi's development agenda Kohima, Jan. 18 (EMN): Nagaland's minister for Public Works depart- Dimapur, Jan. 18 (EMN): The ment (national highways) Y Vikheho lone Member of Parliament Swu has inaugurated a newly con- (Lok Sabha) and former chief EĂŵĞĚĂƐEEWΖƐĐŚŝĞĨŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŝĂůĐĂŶĚŝĚĂƚĞ structed road in Pughoboto on Thur. minister Neiphiu Rio on he Central Executive Board (CEB) of Dƌ͘EĞŝƉŚŝƵZŝŽǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞŚŝĞĨDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŝĂů The road is stated to be one leading Thursday stated that his de- Tthe Nationalist Democratic Progressive ĐĂŶĚŝĚĂƚĞŽĨƚŚĞEWW͘Η to an ongoing construction site of cision to join the Nationalist Party(NDDP) while welcoming Neiphiu Rio to dŚĞĂůƐŽĞŶĚŽƌƐĞĚƚŚĞŶĞǁůLJũŽŝŶĞĚ the Pughoboto 'mini secretariat' Democratic Progressive Par- the party on Thursday named his as the chief Rio, party president Chingwang Konyak and through Mishilimi village in Zunhe- ty was taken to enable him ministerial candidate for the forthcoming as- secretary general Abu Metha to work out boto district. to work for early political so- ƐĞŵďůLJĞůĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘ ƚŚĞŵŽĚĂůŝƟĞƐŽĨĂůůŝĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŚĂƌƟLJĂ Swu opened the road and dedi- lution by being committed to A press statement from the party in- :ĂŶĂƚĂƉĂƌƚLJ͘ cated it 'to the prosperity of the the NDA Government's plan ĨŽƌŵĞĚŽĨƚŚĞΖƐŵĞĞƟŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵďƐĞ- /ƚĂůƐŽƌĞƐŽůǀĞĚƚŽŵĂŬĞĂůůĞīŽƌƚƐƚŽĨĂ- people of Pughoboto sub-division.' of bringing political solution. Addressing a formal function at He also affirmed that he ƋƵĞŶƚƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞĂĚŽƉƚĞĚ͘ cilitate the peace process and work towards Mishilimi ground, the minister said is committed to the NDA " All rank and file of the NDPP whole- ΖĞĂƌůLJƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ/ŶĚŽͲEĂŐĂƉŽůŝƟĐĂů that the Nagaland government was government's development heartedly welcomed the decision of the ĚŝĂůŽŐƵĞΖƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞĂƐŽůƵƟŽŶƚŚĂƚŝƐΖŚŽŶ- 'committed to provide better road agenda under the leadership honorable MP (Lok Sabha) and former Chief orable, sustainable and acceptable to the connectivity for better develop- zsŝŬŚĞŚŽ^ǁƵŝŶĂƵŐƵƌĂƟŶŐƚŚĞŶĞǁůLJͲĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚWƵŐŚŽďŽƚŽΖŵŝŶŝƐĞĐƌĞƚĂƌŝĂƚƌŽĂĚΖ of Prime Minister Narendra DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌDƌ͘EĞŝƉŚŝƵZŝŽƚŽũŽŝŶƚŚĞEWW͘ ƉĞŽƉůĞΖ͘ ment.' He informed that the state on Jan. 18. Modi. government is 'initiating' several new He announced this NPF has been taken so that I worked for early realization the masses in our collective road projects throughout the state dence that Pughoboto would move as per schedule of rate NPWD (road) through a press note a day can continue to work towards of a political solution that is endeavour to bring early politi- through funding from the central toward progress and development. 2016,' updates on Thur. informed. after his sudden move to re- realization of early political so- honorable, sustainable and cal solution," he stated. government. A superintending engineer of the Also, the government servant said sign from the Naga People's lution and to remain commit- acceptable to the people. The The NDPP leaders on the The minister highlighted various PWD (roads and bridges) of Zunhe- that the developmental activities in Front and join the National- ted to the NDA Government's signing of the Framework other hand were committed developmental activities that were boto district Senti Jamir also gave Pughoboto area were 'due to ini- ist Democratic Progressive plan of bringing political solu- Agreement under the present to the peace process and so it undertaken during the past five years the technical report at the event. The tiatives' taken by Minister Y Vikheho Party. tion and Prime Minister Shri NDA Government was an im- he accepted the offer to join in the sub-division. These 'develop- officer said that the road construc- Swu and described him as a 'leader "My decision to leave the Narendra Modi' s develop- portant milestone in the peace theparty. mental activities' including piggery tion was undertaken as part of “non- committed to the people, a man of ment agenda," he stated.