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Myanmar Reuters journalists Gaga, R Kelly song Andy Murray to retire, lose appeal against 7-year removed from streaming Australian Open could be last sentence | P9 services | P10 event | P11 World EntErtainmEnt SportS vol. Xviii no. 10 | Pages 12 ` 5/- rni no. nageng/2002/07906 dimaPUr, satUrday, JanUary 12, 2019 Anti-Citizenship Bill: NSF to fly ‘black flags’ NPF legislators continue PR assault on PDA govt. Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): The Naga Students’ Fed- Meghalaya cabinet passes resolution against citizenship bill Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): In the public and accordingly eration on Friday an- what appears to be a well- accord them the benefits nounced it would be Roy, who is also the speaker of choreographed PR assault that the centre grants? The hoisting “black flags the Meghalaya Legislative Assem- on the ruling government, department should not be around the state” to bly, told PTI, "There is a great dan- the NPF legislators on Friday adherent to safeguard the show it resentment at ger in accepting the Bill in its cur- continued to attack the PDA misdeeds of a few vested “the perpetration of rent form, and if it's implemented government over the alleged interest individual by mak- state-sponsored atroci- in the frontier states of the North mismanagement of grant- ing unsubstantiated claims ties against the public East, particularly in Meghalaya." in-aid. at the expense of poor inno- and indigenous people” National Peoples Party (NPP) After their counterparts cent villagers,” the statement in the northeast region president and Chief Minister Con- from Mokokchung and Ko- read. recently. rad K Sangma had said his party hima on Thursday, it was They asked the chief This move from the will be meeting in the coming days the turn of NPF legislators minister, who is also the NSF comes in the back- to decide on the future course of from Phek and Wokha today minister in charge of RD de- drop of the North East action of the party with regards to to launch another attack partment, to explain how the Students Organisation’s the Citizenship Bill. on the PDA government. sub-allocation given to the call to protest the pass- The NPP is heading the MDA The party’s Phek legisla- communitised departments ing of the Citizenship government and has 20 MLAs in tors— Kuzholuzo Neinu, as per requirements has (Amendment) Bill, 2016 the 60-member House. On Friday, Yitachu, Chotisuh Sazo, and been “drastically reduced to in the parliament. Sangma flew to Itanagar to meet Kazhienyi Khalo—issued bare minimum.” A statement from the his party leaders in that state. His a statement claiming they In a separate statement, NSF listed the following party is also a part of the ruling were “appalled by the flimsy NPF legislator from Wokha, as reasons behind the government in Arunachal Pradesh. excuse of the department Dr. Chumben Murry sug- decision to hoist “black The Hills State Peoples Demo- of Rural Development in an gested that the “recently flags” (on unspecified cratic Party (with 2 MLAs), and part attempt to shield the PDA discovered anomaly in the days): of the ruling MDA government, mismanagement of grant- management of grant-in- wrote to Prime Minister Narendra • Police firing upon un- in-aid.” aid by the Rural Department PTI Modi Thursday demanding recon- armed protestors in It stated that the de- (sic) may just be the tip of the Guwahati Commerce College students stage a protest and raise slogans against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, in Guwahati on sideration of the implementation Twipra on Jan. 8. Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. partment’s claim to have iceberg.” of the Bill, party MLA Renikton • (Alleged) Police attack released fund to two districts According to him: “Inter- told PTI. on ambulance car- Shillong, Jan. 11 (PTI): The Megha- pose the Bill and we are part of the Party, as well as the opposition and some blocks of another action with VDB secretaries The Bill proposes to accord In- rying the injured per- laya Democratic Alliance cabinet, government," Health Minister and Congress, have voiced their oppo- has been disavowed by the at Wokha (district) reveals dian citizenship on non-Muslims sons. which has two BJP ministers, has BJP MLA AL Hek said. sition to the Bill, reflecting strong respective districts. “Now that schemes have long since from Bangladesh, Pakistan and • Blocking of NESO of- passed a resolution opposing the Asked if he would resign from dissent prevailing in the state the department is passing been submitted; however, Afghanistan. The Peoples Demo- ficials on their way Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, as the BJP on the issue, he said, "No against the proposed legislation, the buck to central minis- Wokha district also has not cratic Front (having 4 MLAs and is to meet the injured at the saffron party's leadership in question". "People have voted for cleared already by Lok Sabha. try’s guidelines for the non- received the GIA backlog. part of the ruling dispensation) will Khumlwng Hospital, the state asserted they were "with me. They have entrusted me with The ruling UDP (having nine payment of the GIA. This Parking money meant for be meeting shortly to decide on Twipra on Jan. 11 the indigenous people" on the responsibilities as their representa- MLAs) has aired its opposition is nothing short of incom- development for a prolong how to air its opposition to the Bill. • Police firing upon proposed legislation. tive and I will continue to serve in to the Bill and party president petence on the part of the (sic) period is not acceptable Former Chief Minister and protestors at Imphal, The Cabinet passed the resolu- that capacity." Donkupar Roy slammed the BJP state government and the and the department owes Leader of Opposition Mukul Sang- Manipur on Jan. 11 tion during a meeting on Thursday. The ruling National People's at the Centre for "going against the department. explanation to the people.” ma termed the Bill as the "biggest" resulting in four per- "We are with the people of the Party (NPP), the United Demo- voices of the people", particularly “Are not the state gov- He urged the governor let down to the indigenous people sons’ injury state. The state cabinet had unani- cratic Party (UDP), the BJP and in the frontier states of the north- ernment and department to conduct an impartial in- mously passed a resolution to op- the Hills State Peoples Democratic east region. in the northeast post partition. in place to work and assist quiry. Khango-led NSCN (K) appoints SC asks what action taken against those finance incharge; warns imposters indulging in Meghalaya illegal mining Outfit’s general secretary in New Delhi to begin peace talks with the Centre New Delhi, Jan. 11 (IANS): The operation of illegal mining could best efforts with the high-power Supreme Court on Friday asked not have been without conniv- pumps of Kirloskars, Coal India Eastern Mirror Desk Dimapur—to refrain from Sources informed that leaders; repeal AFSPA/DDA what action has been taken ance of officials. Ltd and that of the Meghalaya Dimapur, Jan. 11: The doing the same in the name the general secretary of the on the enforced Naga areas; against the owner of the illegal Grover, appearing for PIL government pumping out the Khango-led NSCN (K) has of the outfit. Khango-led NSCN (K), Isak and unconditional release coal mine located in East Jaintia petitioner Aditya N. Prasad, told water, the water level has gone assigned Chishi Naga with “The outfit has warned Sumi, has already landed of NSCN cadres arrested af- Hills district in Meghalaya in the court that due to lack of coor- down by just eight inches as more overall finance in charge that no further notifica- in New Delhi for resump- ter the abrogation of cease- which 15 miners are trapped dination and also some hurdles and more water is coming from of Kohima district. Chishi tions will be provided in the tion of peace talks, adding fire and undergoing trials since December 13. being faced by the teams engaged adjoining Lytein river. Naga will deal with all fi- media to restrain impost- that the outcome of the or serving sentences in dif- "What you have done against in rescue operations and working Mehta said all the agencies nancial matters relating ers; military action will be talks would be unravelled ferent prisons across the the person who was indulging in on the site, the desired results are named by petitioner Prasad have to collection of taxes and initiated against imposters shortly. It was also learnt country. illegal mining? What about the not there. already been contacted by the other pertinent matters in without any further notice,” that the Khango-led NSCN- According to the source, officials who were conniving in He said that the Hyderabad- government and everything pos- Kohima. it added. K will be establishing their Isak Sumi was of the opinion the illegal mining," asked Jus- based National Geophysical Re- sible is being done to augment Following which, highly Earlier, it was learnt that monitoring cell in Dimapur that ‘many top functionaries tice A.K. Sikri as senior counsel search Institute (NGRI), Roor- the rescue operations. placed sources told East- the Khango-led NSCN (K) immediately after returning of the outfit are languishing Anand Grover told the court that a kee-based National Institute The court was told that the ern Mirror that Chishi has and the government of In- from New Delhi to monitor in jail and without their par- number of agencies, both govern- of Hydrology (NIH) and some operations is facing difficulty as apprised the public and dia (GoI) had an informal the ongoing political situa- ticipation the talks may not mental and private, are offering other private research institu- water in the mine is muddy. departments concerned to meeting on Thursday, dur- tions confronting the Naga progress as desired.’ assistance in rescue operations tions including Chennai's Planys As the Solicitor General pro- cease from giving contribu- ing which it was decided nation. “I convey my due re- but there is no coordinating au- Technology need to be associated jected the difficulties in pumping tions to any “imposters” that the former would be a It may be mentioned gards to my comrades in thority to take decisions. in the rescue operations. out the water, the court wondered without his consent. part of the ongoing peace that the Khango-led NSCN arms who suffered incar- Other judge on the bench is The court was also told that how the owner of the mine was The sources added that process. It was believed that (K) had placed a four-point ceration despite unending Justice S. Abdul Nazeer. the Indian Air Force help is need- handling the problem of pump- the outfit has also alleg- both sides will be diligently demand to the GoI for con- tortures at the hands of the The court said that it would ed to lift heavy equipment to the ing out the water. edly warned some individu- working towards officially sideration: Lift ban imposed adversaries and we are try- deal with the aspect of illegal spot hit by tragedy. The court listed the matter als—who were said to have signing the ceasefire pact to on NSCN and removal of ing to get them released as mining later as Solicitor General Solicitor General Mehta for January 18 for further hear- been involved in collecting usher in peace and develop- terrorist tag; rescind the early as possible,” the source Tushar Mehta said that the entire told the court that despite their ing. taxes from the public in ment in the state. bounties placed on NSCN quoted Isak as saying. Inside  Will violate prohibitive Rights forum orders if Citizenship Bill Verma quits CBI; says natural justice scuttled in his case not withdrawn — Ex- wants ILP Assam CM New Delhi, Jan. 11 (IANS): Oust- under investigation by the CBI. It Verma, who was shifted on it was a fixed tenure role. to me, I have been transferred to (Refer page 4) ed CBI Director Alok Verma on may be noted that the CVC only Thursday to the post of Director "The undersigned is no long- another post... I have stood up regulation Friday quit government service forwarded a purportedly signed General of Fire Services, Civil er Director CBI and has already for the integrity of the institution, Govt. release INR 638  after he was unceremoniously statement of the complainant Defence and Home Guards and crossed his superannuation age and if asked will do it again in cr. for development across Nagaland removed as the agency chief on and the complainant never came refused to take it up, said as a for DG Fire Services. Accordingly, order to uphold the rule of law," of areas along Thursday by a Prime Minister-led before retired Justice A.K. Patnaik career bureaucrat it was the idea the undersigned may be deemed he said. international borders Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): Committee, capping a saga of (supervising the enquiry). Also, of his integrity that has been the as superannuated with effect Verma, who had a long fight The Nagaland Public Rights  CBI files charge sheet his battle with his deputy Rakesh Justice Patnaik has concluded driving force for four decades. from today," he said in the letter with Asthana, was sent on leave Awareness and Action Forum against Chidambaram's Asthana that led to a bitter end to that the findings/conclusions "I have served the Indian to the government. on the night of Oct 23-24 which (NPRAAF) has asked the Na- wife his long career. of the report are not his," Verma Police Service with an unblem- Late on Thursday night, Ver- he challenged in the Supreme galand government to “im- (Refer page 8) In a strongly-worded letter said in the letter. ished record and have headed ma issued a statement that the Court. The apex court on Tuesday mediately” enforce the Bengal to Personnel Secretary Chan- The 62-year-old Verma, police forces in Andaman and CBI being a prime investigating set aside the government deci- Frontier Regulation 1873 in  Trump tours border, dramouli C., he said the Selection whose two-year tenure as CBI Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, agency dealing with corruption sion and reinstated him as CBI the entire state. repeats threat to declare Committee, which decided to re- Director was to end on January Mizoram, Delhi and also headed in high public places was an but without any power to take A statement from the national emergency move him as CBI chief on Thurs- 31, said institutions are one of two organisation - Delhi Prisons institution whose independence policy decisions. It asked the group on Friday appealed day night, did not provide him an the strongest and visible symbols and CBI. I have been lucky to should be preserved and pro- high-level Committee to con- Thai police: Canada, to the state government to  opportunity to explain the details of Indian democracy and it is no have received the invaluable sup- tected. It must function without sider his case afresh. Australia willing to enforce said regulation in let- as recorded by the Central Vigi- exaggeration that the CBI is one port from the forces that I have external influences. The Committee comprising accept Saudi woman ter and in spirit “to safeguard lance Commission (CVC) before of the most important organisa- headed, which resulted in out- "I have tried to uphold the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, (Refer page 9) the indigenous rights of the arriving at the decision. tion in India today. standing achievements having integrity of the institution while Leader of the Congress in Lok people of Nagaland.  Gay Latin singer shot "Natural justice was scut- "The decisions made yester- a direct bearing on the perform- attempts were being made to Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and “The regulation has be- dead tled and the entire process was day will not just be a reflection on ance of the force and the welfare. destroy it. The same can be seen CJI nominated Justice A.K. Sikri come even more necessary to turned upside down in ensuring my functioning but will become I would like to thank the Indian from the orders of the Central of the Supreme Court which be enforced across Nagaland  Bob Dylan, Martin that the undersigned is removed a testimony on how the CBI as an Police Service and specially the government and the CVC dated recommended his removal from Scorsese reunite for a and not only in Dimapur in from the post of the Director of institution will be treated by any organisations that I have served," October 23, 2018 which were the post of CBI chief on Thursday. the backdrop of Citizenship ‘Rolling Thunder’ film CBI. government through the CVC, he said. without jurisdiction and were Kharge, however, opposed (Refer page 10) (Amendment) Bill 2016. The "The Selection Committee who is appointed by majority Verma said that he would set aside. the decision and gave a dissent- ILP will identify foreigners  Cristiano Ronaldo's did not consider the fact that members of the ruling govern- have already superannuated as "It is sad that on the basis of ing note saying Verma should be especially the illegal immi- DNA sought in Las the entire CVC report is prem- ment. This is a moment for col- on July 31, 2017 and was only false, unsubstantiated and frivo- vested with all the powers and grants, illegal foreigners and Vegas alleged rape case ised on charges alluded by a lective introspection, to state the serving the government as Direc- lous allegations made by only given 77 days that he had lost refugees (sic) from the indig- (Refer page 12) complainant who is presently least," he said. tor CBI till January 31 this year as one person, who was inimical from October. enous Nagas,” it stated. 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WEATHER IN OTHER DISTRICTS (JAN 11) Max Min DP RH RF Cultural presentations mark Poang Lum festival DIMAPUR 23 12 14.2 88 NIL Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): Cul- KOHIMA - - - - - tural presentations including WOKHA 14.2 8.4 7.7 77 NIL traditional greased pole climb- ZBT 13.4 4.6 10.7 91 NIL ing, cross bow target shooting, MON 24 16 16.4 90 NIL hapbung race (wooden wheel TUENSANG 16.6 9 10.4 79 NIL car), stilt bamboo race, tradi- MKG 16 7.1 10.8 79 NIL tional fire making, pork fats eating competition and Chang strongest PHEK 14.6 4.8 6.4 70 - man competition etc marked KIPHIRE - - - - - the second day of Poang Lum SECHÜ ZUBZA 18.5 8 6.9 58 - Mini Hornbill 2019 festival held LONGLENG - - - - - at Loyem Memorial Ground in TSEMINYU 19.2 4.8 6.3 60 NIL Tuensang town on January 11. JALUKIE 16 11 13.9 94 NIL The festival was celebrated on the theme ‘Lamshok’ (Treaty). MANGKOLEMBA 21 12.2 13.8 73 NIL Secretary of tourism, T *Dew Point (DP) *Relative Humidity (RH) * Rainfall (RF) Mhabemo Yanthan was the spe- Source: Department of Soil & Water Conservation, Nagaland cial guest, while the president of USLP T Seopi was the tribal guest. Lima Onen, OSD to chief minis- NEWS IN BRIEF ter, was the host and Yongching Tribals from Tuensang district participating at the cross-bow shooting competition on the second-day of the ongoing Poang Lum Mini Hornbill Festival at Loyem Memorial Khumla joint secretary of health Ground in Tuensang town on January 11. Also seen in the picture are the winners of Miss Chang beauty contest. CEO Nagaland informs and family welfare, was the co- State chief electoral officer (CEO), Abhijit Sinha, in- host of the celebration. brotherhood,” he said. priceless intellectual properties, build bridges irrespective of tribes Sangtam cultural troupe and formed all concerned that the final publication of photo Speaking on the occasion, Stating that Nagas have in- it could have tremendous impact and nomenclatures and maintain Sangtak cultural troupe present- electoral rolls relating to special summary revision 2019 special guest stated that the event herited rich culture and tradition on the present and future Nagas peace amongst neighbours. ed traditional dance. has been done for all the 60 assembly constituencies of is being held to give a glimpse of from their ancestors which has economy. T Seopi, USLP president, Meanwhile, Wealen Tola T the state by the concerned electoral registration officers the hornbill festival for those who remained hidden from the rest “By pulling in tourists, the de- hoped that Poang Lunm Mini Chang was crowned Miss Chang, (ERO) on January 10. In a press release, the CEO stated could not made it to Kisama for for world for many years, he said partment can develop infrastruc- Hornbill festival would be a chan- while Sungmo Kundang and that the total electorates of the state stands at 12,02,307 the main Hornbill Festival. Hornbill festival is playing a ma- tures. However, local populace nel towards a new bond and be a Nasen Khumla were declared with 606173 male and 596134 female. He further stated “Since Tuensang is the only jor role in recent times in open- should initiate for the avenues harbinger to usher betterment of won 1st and 2nd runners-up that the final electoral rolls could be checked/ down- district in Nagaland with four ing up to the rest of the world. or attraction by building ourself the community and the society respectively. loaded from the website www.ceonagaland.nic.in. major tribes namely Chang, Khia- As tourism is a major industry a peaceful society for tourism to as a whole. Miss Chang beauty contest mniungan, Sangtam and Yimc- in Nagaland, he said incorpo- flourish,” he added. Welcome address was given was organised as part of Poang RNPO mourns demise hunger, it is only befitting to have rating all tribal festivals, events Kekongchim, ENPO president, by Limaonen, while Poanglum lum Mini Hornbill festival 2019 Rongmei Naga People’s Organisation (RNPO) has a common festival organised to and tourist destinations etc and had highlighted on the aims and Mini hornbill greeting was said by on January 10 at Loyem memo- mourned the demise of Ningtangpou Kamei, former affirm and maintain the bond of with proper streamlining of the objective of the festival which was to co-host of the event. rial ground. president of Zeliangrong Baudi (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland) at JNIMS Imphal on January 11. The organi- sation president, G Namgai, and the general secretary, Matthew Rongmei, have described him as a man of Gorkha churches conference underway TEK union holds convention integrity and farsighted leader. Acknowledging his im- mense contributions toward the cause of Zeliangrong Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): A of Psalm 133, he has unity community, the organisation stated that his absence one-day convention of the among the people. would be greatly felt and cherished by generations to Tungu, Ennio and Kinghen Chairperson of the come. RNPO has further conveyed condolence to the (TEK) union was success- evening was N Nzanbemo bereaved family members and prayed for the eternal fully conducted at Libemo Tungu, TEK chairman, rest of the departed soul. Memorial School campus, while Nyamo Tungu, former Blue Hill Colony, Wokha, on pastor of Wokha Village the theme “Growth is the Baptist Church, invoked fruit of unity and brother- God’s blessings and Op- hood.” vuoyo Khumshum from Peren to observe voters day Speaking on the occa- Wokha town presented a Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): and deputy commissioner, sion, SDO (C), Mokokc- special number. Peren district is set to ob- Peren, S Tainiu, has wel- hung, and special invitee The second day started serve the National Voters comed the newly posted Thungjanbemo Tungu, with a general meeting of Day on January 25. This was officers namely Wangan exhorted the gathering to the three clans wherein new AGBCN official, executive council members and delegates pose for a lens after unfurling of the flag at the 11th annual conference in Phek town on announced by the addition- Phom, EAC Jalukie, and share common interest office bearers were elected January 11. al divisional commissioner Punseni Khing, Forest by helping each other in for the tenure 2019 - 2022. (ADC), Sarita Yadav, during Ranger. Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): AGBCN secretary Moon 15:16), while pastor of Bible prayer services, the confer- times of needs and enjoy This was stated in a the monthly meeting of In the meeting, a Kuki The 11th annual confer- Thabah stated that the in- Hill Baptist Church Phek, ence would be marked by the fruits of the relationship joint statement issued by the Peren District Planning tribal leader highlighted ence of Association of the augural service was marked Rev. Nuvosai Vese, and vice business session on Janu- between brothers. Dwelling TEK union president, P and Development Board on the upcoming 8th state Gorkha Baptist Churches with unfurling of the asso- chairman of Oriental Col- ary 12 and morning Bible his speech basing on the Nzanbemo Tungu, and the (DPDB) held in the DC’s level Mimkut Mini Hornbill Nagaland (AGBCN) hosted ciation’s flag by AGBCN vice lege Kohima, Gopal Basnet, studies. The conference scripture from the book secretary, Nlongtsu Tungu. by Nepali Baptist Church chairman Rev. Narendra exhorted the gathering. would conclude on January conference hall on Janu- festival from January 15 to Phek began on January 11 Subba. AGBCN executive sec- 13 evening. More than 250 ary 11. 17 in Ahthibung town. at Christian Mission Higher Pastor of Phek Town retary, Santabir Rai, made delegates from affiliated Sarita Yadav informed Work distributions per- Secondary School, Phek, on Baptist Church and the the introduction and also Nepali and Gorkha Baptist Change of guard in Spear Corps the house that the National taining to the forthcoming the theme “New life, New main speaker, Thepuchuyi led in adoption of confer- Churches across the state Voters Day 2019 would be Republic Day celebration vision.” Khesoh, spoke on the topic ence programme. are attending the confer- Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): celebrated on January 25 at was also discussed in the In a press release, “God’s vision for you” (John Besides devotion and ence. Lieutenant General Rajeev Tening and Peren old town meeting. Further, the DC Sirohi, AVSM, VSM, has respectively. has announced to organise taken over the reins of 3 Speaking on the occa- a social work on January Corps on January 11 from sion, DPDB vice chairman 22. SRSU biennial conference underway Lieutenant General Gopal SASU to hold R, AVSM, SM, who pro- IMPORTANT NUMBERS ceeds on posting to Army WOMEN HELPLINE: 181 conference Headquarters. DIMAPUR (STD CODE: 03862) Lieutenant General Ra- Bethesda Ambulance Service 9615053217, 9615520007 jeev Sirohi is an Infantry CIHSR 242555, 242533 from Jan. 18 Officer from the Grenadier Police Control Room 7085055050 Regiment of the Indian Dimapur District Hospital 232224 Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): Army. Lieutenant General Diphupar PS 7085055032 Southern Angami Stu- Rajeev Sirohi had an illus- East PS 7085055030 dents’ Union (SASU) has trious career encompass- Faith Hospital 248912, 9436004220 announced to hold its ing several prestigious staff Fire Station (Chumu) 282777 69th biennial general assignments in military Lieutenant General Rajeev Sirohi Fire Station (Dimapur) 7085378850, 232201 conference from Janu- operations as directorate GRPS 7085055031 ary 18-20 at Zaso groun in counter terrorism op- sions as well as two interna- Medziphema PS 7085055033 in Mima village on the erations. He commanded tional courses abroad. His MH (Metro) Hospital 227930/231081 theme ‘metamorphosis an Infantry Brigade in J&K experiences in the region Mobile Unit Commander 7085055046 of ideas and approach.’ and an Infantry Division in included attending the Nikos Hospital 248285, 232032 A joint press release Northeast. joint national level meeting Niuland PS 7085088035 issued by its organising The General Officer has in Myanmar and leading Sub-Urban PS 7085055036 Agriculture minister, G Kaito Aye, addressing gathering on January 11 during SRSU conference in Kilo Old Traffic Control -1 7085088038 committee convenor, extensive international ex- the Indian army military village under Zunheboto district. Traffic Control -2 7085088039 Neitho Tacü, and the posure having served in delegation for Victory Day West PS 7085055034 Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): A one-day con- the people. publicity and informa- two United Nations Mis- celebrations in Bangladesh. tion committee con- Women Cell 7085055037 vention of the Tungu, Ennio and Kinghen Chairperson of the evening was N Zion Hospital 231864, 224117, 227337 (TEK) union was successfully conducted at Nzanbemo Tungu, TEK chairman, while venor, Kezevi Edmund Chaya, stated that Dr. KOHIMA (STD Code: 0370) Libemo Memorial School campus, Blue Hill Nyamo Tungu, former pastor of Wokha Bethel Nursing Home 2224202 Colony, Wokha, on the theme “Growth is the Village Baptist Church, invoked God’s bless- Tseilhoutuo Rhütso, Zeliangrong organisations Chiephobozou PS 8575045506 fruit of unity and brotherhood.” ings and Opvuoyo Khumshum from Wokha managing director of KO- Officer-in-Charge 8575045516 Speaking on the occasion, SDO (C), town presented a special number. HIMAS; Vikhweno Chale, Childline Kohima 1098 deputy secretary of hor- Mokokchung, and special invitee Thung- The second day started with a general mourn demise of official Chiephobozou PS 8575045506 janbemo Tungu, exhorted the gathering meeting of the three clans wherein new of- ticulture; and Khrievi Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): Zeliangrong civil organisations Officer-in-Charge 8575045516 to share common interest by helping each fice bearers were elected for the tenure Sahu, students’ ministry comprising of Zeliangrong Baudi (Assam, Manipur & Fire Stations 2222952 other in times of needs and enjoy the fruits 2019 - 2022. coordinator of Nagaland Nagaland), Zeliangrong Youth Front (Assam, Manipur & IRCS Ambulance Service 2244350 of the relationship between brothers. Dwell- This was stated in a joint statement is- Baptist Church Council Nagaland) and Zeliangrong Students’ Union have mourned Kezocha PS 8575045549 ing his speech basing on the scripture from sued by TEK union president, P Nzanbemo (NBCC) would be the the untimely demised of Ningtangpou Kamei, who passed Officer-in-Charge 8575045538 the book of Psalm 133, he has unity among Tungu, and the secretary, Nlongtsu Tungu. speakers of the confer- away on January 11. Khuzama PS 8575045505 ence. Officer-in-Charge 8575045515 Ningtangpou Kamei had served in different social/ civil NHAK 2222916 They have informed organisations as president of Zeliangrong Union (AMN), all SASU units to com- North PS 2222222, 8575045501 president of Zeliangrong Baudi (AMN), and vice president Officer-in-Charge 8575045510 pulsorily attend the con- Japukong Students’ Conference concludes of Zeliangrong Youth Front. Oking Hospital 2290080, 2290146 ference with specified Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): A joint press statement issued by ZYF president Titus Police Control Room 100/2244279, 8575045500 number of delegates, fail- Kamei, ZB (AMN) president Athuan Abonmai, ZSUM South PS 2222111, 8575045502 The 72nd Japukong Stu- ing which it warned that Officer-in-Charge 8575045520 dents’ Conference (JKM) president Alunbou Newmai, and ZB (Manipur) president a penalty of INR 2000 Poupoklung Kamei, have described him as a selfless, Tseminyu PS 8575045507 was held at Yajang C village would be imposed from Officer-in-Charge 8575045517 from Jan. 8 to 11th under the dedicated, and one of the leaders who had spearheaded Zubza PS 8575045508 the defaulting units. the Zeliangrong People’s Convention (ZPC) movement. Officer-in-Charge 8575045518 theme ‘Agent of change’ and Further, delegates are around 800 delegates from It added that he had attended many important meetings MOKOKCHUNG (STD Code: 0369) asked to reach the venue at different levels representing the Zeliangrong people at Chopper Service 8974151974/ 9615776811 12 units attended the event. by 12 noon for registra- different places. Christian Hospital, Impur 2262214 Minister for Higher and tion. It informed that a Also describing him as a man of integrity who never Dr. Imkongliba Hospital 2226216/2226394 Technical Education Temjen registration fee of INR Faith Hospital Ambulance 9436004220, 9856051827 surrendered for the common cause of Zeliangrong people Imna Along Longkumer in- 100 would be realised Fire Station 2226225 in particular and others in general, the three organisations augurated the conference from each delegate. All Hope Ambulance Service 8415827895/9856277674 stated that his selfless sacrifice rendered for the people and PWD minister Tong- units are asked to present Hotel Metsuben 8014587442/ 2226373 would be always be remembered. pang Ozukum was the chief one participant each for IRCS Ambulance Service 09402993002 It stated that leaders of ZCOs, intellectuals and senior guest. debate and extempore Lifeline Ambulance 9436439707/ 9862447893 leaders of Zeliangrong people gathered at ZSUM office Executive Engineer competitions. Besides, all Mokokchung PS 1 2226241 in Imphal and conducted a condolence service where a PWD, national highway units are asked to present Power House 2226221/2226293 two-minute silence prayer was held for departed leader Mokokchung, Chubatoshi one participant each for Sewak Gate PS 2 2226213 People taking part in traditional fire-making during the 72nd Japukong soul. The organisation further conveyed condolence to the graced the sports and cul- Students’ Conference (JKM) that concluded on Jan. 11. wrestling (men) and arm Traffic Control 9485232691 bereaved family members and prayed to the Almighty God tural section of the event, wrestling (women) and Tuli Police Station 9485232693 to comfort them in their hour of grief. It also prayed for the Women Cell 9485232692 while ex minister Dr. N. Ben- ing programme. held at Yajang A village in two for talent night show. jongliba Aier graced the clos- The 75th JKM will be 2022. eternal rest of the departed soul. Woodland Nursing Home 2226263 Eastern Mirror | Dimapur, Saturday, January 12, 2019

C M Y K STATE 3 Northeast theatre VDB association in Peren offers apology to RD officials Eastern Mirror Desk a response to clarify that his allega- Jalukie blocks. festival kicks off Dimapur, Jan. 11: The Peren District tions are not true,” President of VDB Kinkeriulung had earlier request- Village Development Board Associa- Association Peren block Ilamgwang ed the officials of Rural Development tion (PDVDBA) has condemned the told Eastern Mirror over the phone blocks under Peren district to return statement issued by the president of on Friday. the VDB’s MGNREGS accounts details Peren District VDB Secretary Asso- Ilamgwang has also issued a press like passbook, chequebook to the ciation (PDVDBSA) Kinkeriulung that release stating that the allegation concerned VDBs and Village Councils accused Rural Development block of- levelled against the block officials is through a press release. He claimed ficials of illegally confining the MGN- “false, baseless, and fabricated.” that the documents have been in the REGS accounts of the VDBs (village “PDVDBA would like to express its possession of the department since development board). The allegation profound regret and apologise to the the inception of MGNREGA schemes was published in the media on Jan. 10. DRDA (District Rural Development in 2008. He also alleged that the VDB “Kinkeriulung’s statement is not Agencies) and the block officials for secretaries are asked to sign on a true because he had published the ar- tarnishing their good names and im- multiple blank cheque during every ticle without the consent of the board. age of the district,” read the statement release of the MGNREGA fund and We (the association) felt that it is not that has the names of VDB presidents only a single cheque is given back to right, so we have come forward with from Athibung, Teningm Peren and the VDB Secretary / Village Council. Changki Educational Trust Awards given away to winners

Scene from Assamese play ‘Autho Sanbad Britta Chunsilor’ directed by Siva Prasad Nath during the ongoing 11th Northeast Theatre festival which commenced on Jan. 11 at Town Hall, Dimapur.

Eastern Mirror Desk tions in Nagaland are still for reviving the art form of Sankalpa from Assam. Dimapur, Jan.11: The 11th intact and that the rest of theatre and also bringing The fest is organised edition of the Poorvottar the country should under- back the oral traditions of by the National School of Natya Samaroh Northeast stand the uniqueness, he passing on old traditions to Drama (NSD), New Delhi theatre festival commenced added. the new generation. in collaboration with the on Jan. 11 at Town Hall, Dr. Hesheto Chishi, di- “When we watch the state’s art and culture de- Dimapur. rector of the Indigenous play, it should remind us partment, and it will con- Speaking at the in- Cultural Society, Nagaland about the lives and situa- clude on Jan. 19. augural function of the spoke about the value of tion our forefathers lived Plays from Assam, 9-day festival, Prof. Dinesh theatre. Terming it as a new during that time and era,” Tripura, Manipur and Na- Khanna from National art form for Nagas, he en- said Chishi. galand will be staged during School of Drama (NSD) couraged everyone to have The first day of the festi- the 9-day festival. Jina and said that “Northeast is a a soft corner for theatre and val witnessed an Assamese Etiben by director Bendang Awardees along with the officials of Changki Ayim Asem Senso Mungdang during the 10th edition of Changki Educational Trust Award on great place and because of use it to pass on the folk- play called ‘Autho Sanbad Walling will be performed Jan. 11. its culture, the region has lores and traditions of the Britta Chunsilor,’ directed by actors from Hill Theatre, Our Correspondent on the internet and fail at embrace one’s own prob- Yangerjungla Pongener, an identity.” ancestors. by Siva Prasad Nath and per- Nagaland on Jan. 13 at 6 pm Mokokchung, Jan. 11 realise God’s given talents lems and find strength in who spoke on behalf of The culture and tradi- He thanked the NSD formed by the group named at Town Hall, Dimapur. (EMN): Changki Ayim and allow life to pass by one’s own passion by dis- the award winners, ex- Asem Senso Mungdang like a dream. He also en- ciplining and motivating pressed their gratitude to (CAASM) gave away the couraged the youngsters to oneself through hard work the Changki Senso Educa- Changki Educational Trust imbibe competitive spirits to overcome the new chal- tional Trust for taking the Be ‘game changers,’ Governor tells students Awards to 12 recipients in themselves, honour God lenges life present. initiative to encourage the asset to the society and during a ceremony held at and try to become like the Dr. Narola Dangti and students of the community. employable by the time Changki village on Thurs- biblical Elijah. they pass out of the college. day, Jan. 10. Ben Longkumer de- Award recipients: The ceremony coin- Work culture should be scribed the event as an “ex- • Reshitula Longchar d/o Yashimeren - top 12th Rank, cided with the 4th Sports- embraced and be positive cellent and classic example HSLC 2016 cum-Conference of the towards entrepreneurship, of offering young people • Yangerjungla Pongener d/o Lanusungkum - top Changki Students’ Union he added. more opportunities than 10th Rank, HSLC 2018 which was attended by Stating that education ever before;” to help them • Kitiyala d/o Lt. Aren Aonok - top 6th Rank, HSSLC hundreds of delegates con- is not a disease but the so- get positively involved and (Arts) 2016 sisting of students and par- lution, he encouraged the become pro-active and • Tongpangmerenla Amer d/o Lt. Imtisunep - 1st ents from various parts of students to concentrate progressive. He said that Class First Position, B.E. (Civil Engineering), 2017 the district. on education and develop the effort made by the Trust • Talitemjen Tzudir s/o Imtisama - 1st Class First Senior treasury officer their community and soci- can be a catalyst of change, Position, M.Sc. (Zoology), 2018 and Governor Gold Medal ety. He asserted that edu- and nurture positive values • Dr. Narola Dangti d/o Dangtimeren - Ph.D. (English) awardee P Ajung Amer and cation is one of the most towards a healthy and con- 2015 Indian Police Medal for important instruments structive public spirit. • Dr. Lanusunep s/o Longriteka Longkumer - Ph.D. Meritorious Service recipi- for men and women. ‘We He cautioned that ‘the (Botany), 2015 Governor PB Acharya posing for a photograph during an interaction session with the students of Government ent L Ben Longkumer, NPS, College and Government Excellence Higher Secondary School in Thandla, Madhya Pradesh on Jan. 11. should not become job road is long and winding, • Dr. Alongba Tzudir s/o Lt. Jemsungba Tzudir - Ph.D. commandant, NAPTC, seekers but job givers,’ he the journey difficult and (Horticulture) 2016 Chumukedima spoke to Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): He urged the young minds Sammelan at Maharshi added. the challenges tough’ in • Dr. Sentimenla w/o Dr. Alongba Tzudir - Ph.D. the delegates during the Governor of Nagaland PB to continue working hard Dayanand Sevashram on He also encouraged the this world of opportunities. (Agriculture) 2017 event. Acharya on Friday inter- and achieve their goal of Jan. 12. He is the chief guest teachers to stay dedicated But nothing is impossible • Dr. Aienla d/o Aosunep Amri - Ph.D. (Business Urging the students not acted with the students of empowering themselves of the event. in providing knowledge and and without solutions and Administration) 2017 to attend schools and col- Government College and with knowledge. The governor encour- right set of skill-training to without hard work, there is • Dr. Adangla Changkiri d/o Toshi Changkiri - Ph.D. leges ‘just for the sake of Government Excellence The governor is in Than- aged the students to be the students so that they no success, he added. (Sociology), 2018 it,’ Amer said that students Higher Secondary School in dla to attend the Golden Ju- ‘game changers’ and so- can stand on their own once Longkumer also en- • Medemkala Tzudir d/o Imtisama - NPS, NPSC, 2018 Thandla, Madhya Pradesh. bilee celebrations of Vedik cially accountable; be an they pass out of the college. today waste too much time couraged the students to Take a pledge to rectify past Chakhesang community 2nd DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF mistakes — Mmhonlumo is now 73 years old LT.TOKHEHO H. SEMA PADMA SHREE, Meanwhile, elder citizen Khang- Chesezu Village (Phek) Jan. 11 Vadeo in his speech stressed on EX-IBM & FORMER MINISTER NLA shio Kithan highlighted how the Lotha (EMN): The 5th Chakhesang the need to uphold and adopt tribe is different from other communi- Day was observed on Thursday the good traditional values of ties and how their forefathers built and under the aegis of the Chakhe- the forefathers. He maintained laid the foundation of new villages in sang Public Organisation (CPO) that strict adherence to taboo, the past. He stated that their ancestors to celebrate the unity and in- fear and shame will transmit were well-organised, sharing different tegrity of the tribe since it was favourable life and prosperity. responsibilities and focused in their recognised on Jan. 10, 1946 by He also called upon the people works. the British Indian government. to promote and improve tradi- M. Daniel Lotha, cabinet secretary “We (Chakhesang) were tional songs, dance and local Mmhonlumo Kikon speaking during the culture programme organised by LMRSU on Jan. 11. GPRN, also spoke during the closing called eastern Angamis till 1946,” languages. ceremony of the event. He recalled on said MLA Dr. Chotisuh Sazo, Former minister Zhovehu Wokha, Jan. 11 (EMN): The Lotha Mid- the Naga political struggle and how adding that it was on Jan. 10 Lohe called for a strict imple- dle Range Students’ Union (LMRSU) the senior leaders took the pain and when the visionary leaders came mentation of CPO’s restriction conducted a cultural programme for hardship in the past. He reminded the together and decided to be sepa- on import of pigs in the Cha- the first time at Akuk village on Friday, gathering that brighter days are in the rated from Angamis as a tribe. khesang jurisdiction. Praising a day after its general conference con- offing because of their sacrifice, which “As a recognised tribe, we are all the concerned villages for cluded. The event was graced by Mm- he described as the “highest” that an now 73 years old. Let us maintain maintaining reserved forest, he honlumo Kikon, advisor of IT, science individual can do for the Nagas. this spirit of unity and together- stressed on the need to impose a and technology, NRE government of He informed that India and the ness that is instituted by our total ban on hunting throughout Nagaland. world have accepted the Naga issue forefathers,” said Sazo. the year. He also emphasised on Speaking during the occasion, as an indigenous one and its culture Stating that Chakhesangs the need to give special focus in Kikon stressed on the need for per- as unique. Saying that the frame work are a unique group of people, he the areas of education, economy sonal, political and social reclamation agreement is not a hidden agenda, he said “Our identity is simplicity, and leadership. and restoration by every responsible urged the gathering not to misguide honesty and hardworking. Let Lohe felt the need to revisit citizen; that he thought the Lotha com- the people as the integration and us uphold the integrity, unity the function of Village Devel- munity has taken it for granted. welfare of the Nagas would not be and dignity of Chakhesang. Let opment Board (VDB), adding He urged the students to strive and compromised. no man break this bondage of that trust deficit should not be fight for a reason without compro- He also informed the people to family, brotherhood and as com- the ground to tarnish its im- 24th Nov. 1932 - 12th Jan 2017 mising on the right and shares of the have a forgiving hea;, correct and munity.” age. He suggested instituting community as well as take a pledge to encourage one another to elevate the Former minister Thenucho a citation/award programme Dear Daddy, rectify the past mistakes and transform society. Tunyi maintained that Chakhe- for the best performing Village the society for the younger generation. Earlier, senior citizen T.C Kithan sangs have made a number of Councils and VDBs to instil Heart wrenching separation Two years of now Asking them to accept challenges and NCS (Rtd) spoke on ‘transformation contribution to Naga people, be competitive spirit. Still pierced in our hearts take up their responsibilities, he said of Lotha society after British entry it social, economic or cultural, Earlier, minister for Planning the most important duty of a student to the area and their administration and “even in political principles and Coordination and Land And wounds had not healed yet is to study with determination, set a upon the people.’ Imtiyapang Imsong, we are rooted like solid rock until Revenue Neiba Kronu released Stands uncompromising! target to excel and contribute to the general secretary NSF, spoke on ‘Role our goal is achieved.” a CPO research handbook ti- community. of leadership,” LSU general secretary “Hence, we should try to tled: “Path Finder- A simple and You taught us learning from adversaries Additional taxes commissioner Ashanthung Humtsoe on ‘Importance live a dependable and honest comparative study of Chakhe- of state taxes Wochamo Odyuo con- of private sector,’ and the founder of life,” he stated, adding “we have sang Languages.” CPO president Mindfully we take stock of every situation. gratulated the students’ union for the Naga Blog, Indihut and Native Sta- achieved great milestone that Kekhwengulo Lea said that the Conveying you the smoothness in our life-going upholding and valuing the traditional tion, Yanpvuo Kikon on ‘Role of social have changed the face of our handbook was published to way of life and practices of the ances- media & entrepreneurship’ during the Naga society yet we still have promote better communica- Nurtured by your Prayers, teachings and advices tors by advocating the community to afternoon session. much to learn, grow and contrib- tion among the different dialect We are navigating life the best we can… protect and promote the rich culture. A total of 236 delegates from 19 ute. We can build Naga nation as groups and to be used in Sunday He spoke on the culture practices and affiliated units out of the 23 registered a force to be reckoned with.” schools to help children under- Profound misses from Mrs. Kitoli Tokheho, Children & Relatives celebration of the Lotha tribe. unit of LMRSU attended the event. Former minister Zachilhu stand each other’s dialects. D-6389 Eastern Mirror | Dimapur, Saturday, January 12, 2019 4 REGION Protests continue over controversial Citizenship Bill in Northeast Jorhat/Guwahati, Jan. 11 University professor Hiren (PTI/IANS): Strip protests Gohain was booked under Akhil Gogoi to hold hunger strike on coming Bihu festival continued over the contro- sedition laws suo motu by Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) one of the main attractions of the festival. versial Citizenship Amend- the police on Thursday for Adviser Akhil Gogoi Friday announced Magh Bihu is one of the three Bihu festi- ment Bill on Friday as one his alleged remarks on the that he will hold a 24-hour hunger strike vals of the state. man removed his clothes citizenship bill. The Gau- on the coming Magh Bihu festival, of The KMSS chief said till the controver- in front of the deputy com- hati High Court on Friday which community feast is an integral part, sial Bill is scrapped, protest will continue missioner’s office at Jorhat granted interim bail to him. to protest against the Citizenship Amend- as BJP has plans to pass it in Rajya Sabha to express his disapproval of Warning the BJP-led ment Bill. during the Budget session scheduled to slapping of sedition charges government in the state of “I will not celebrate Magh Bihu this commence on January 31. on litterateur Hiren Gohain. massive agitations if the time and will not eat anything on ‘Uruka’. The KMSS is one the major organisa- Assam has witnessing Bill is passed also in Ra- I will observe a 24-hour hunger strike with tions that was holding protests across As- protests since the Union jya Sabha, Dutta shouted, other representatives of 70 organisations sam against the controversial bill. Cabinet on Monday ap- “Time and again we have from afternoon of January 14 to protest “The danger of the Bill getting passed proved the Bill that aims been saying the govern- against the Bill,” he told a press conference. is not over yet. We cannot relax. So we to amend the Citizenship ment should not play with On ‘Uruka’ night, the first day of the will continue our agitation till January 31, Act, 1955, to make illegal the emotions of the people”. three-day Magh Bihu, people enjoy com- when the Parliament will meet again for migrants who are Hindus, “We have been protest- munity feast with new harvest and it is the Budget Session,” Gogoi said. Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Par- ing peacefully till now. The sis and Christians from Af- BJP leaders should stop act- PTI ghanistan, Bangladesh and ing like brokers and take im- North East Students Organization(NESO) adviser Samujjal Bhattacharya addresses a press meet, in Pakistan eligible for citizen- mediate steps for stopping Guwahati on Jan. 11. Four injured in Manipur student-police clash ship of India, after a Joint passage of the Bill”, said Our Correspondent against the BJP government in Manipur Parliamentary Committee Dutta as he was taken away a group of agitators van- the BJP-led NDA govern- police to submit the case Imphal, Jan. 11 (EMN): At least four per- and the Modi government. submitted its recommenda- from the place by the police. dalised a BJP office near ment. diary on the next hearing sons, including a woman vendor were in- Hundreds of women vendors joint tions to the Lok Sabha. Earlier, a group of men here, police said on Friday. Later, the police took on January 22. jured on Friday in street clashes between the students’ group in response to the The man, identified as from Assam had stripped The agitators belong- the agitators into custody. The police registered student volunteers and police over the students’ call for protest. Mantu Dutta, came be- in front of the Parliament ing to Oikya Sena Asom on a case of sedition against Gohain, two others get Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Imphal. Police personnel deployed in Imphal fore the deputy commis- building claiming the Bill Thursday night vandalised the three and some others interim bail The Joint Students’ Coordination town stopped the protestors marching sioner’s office, shouted “Joi had made the people of As- the office in Palashbari who delivered speeches Committee (JSCC), a unified body of The Gauhati High Court towards Raj Bhavan. Aai Asom” (glory to mother sam naked by threatening area. at a meeting against the six student bodies in Manipur staged a on Friday granted interim Police said the demonstrators became Assam) and stripped alleg- their identity, culture, lan- The police said the Citizenship (Amendment) protest rally against Citizenship (Amend- bail to renowned intellec- unruly and several “mock bombs” were ing that the government guage, state and heritage. protesters set fire to the Bill 2016 on January 7. The ment) Bill passed in the Lok sabha. tual Hiren Gohain, activist detonated. is playing “dirty politics by effigies of Prime Minister sedition charge against Police said that most students who BJP office vandalised Akhil Gogoi and journalist Manjit Sarangthem, President of the All slapping sedition charges Narendra Modi, Assam Gohain and others have took part in the demonstration broke in Assam Manjit Mahanta, against Manipur Students Union, said: “There will on Hiren Gohain. He should Chief Minister Sarbananda triggered anger in Assam. through the police pickets and converged As protests against the Citi- whom a case of sedition be more agitations in the coming days if the not be arrested”. Sonowal, and also blocked Several groups took to the at the women’s markets from different zenship (Amendment) Bill was registered by police. Bill is not withdrawn. People have very little Sahitya Akademi awar- the national highway streets on Friday to protest sides, all the while shouting slogans faith in political parties in the state.” dee and former Guwahati 2016 continued in Assam, shouting slogans against The court has asked the against the police move. Stir against Centre giving ST MNF govt. extends liquor ban till March 10 Will violate prohibitive orders if Citizenship Aizawl, Jan. 11 (IANS): Keeping its pre- A statement issued by the Mizoram status to 6 communities hits election promise of ensuring a liquor government has extended the dry days Bill not withdrawn — Ex-Assam CM ban in the state, the Mizo National Front from January 15 to March 10 in view Guwahati, Jan. 11 (PTI): A day banned all sorts of agitation in government is being run from (MNF) government in Mizoram has ex- of the forthcoming Republic Day and normal life in Assam districts after protests were banned in parts of Guwahati under Sec- outside,” he claimed. tended the dry days till March 10. Chapchar Kut festival. parts of Guwahati, former As- tion 144 of the CrPC. Talking about religious per- Guwahati, Jan. 11 (PTI): Normal life was stalled in sev- Chief Minister Zoramthanga’s MNF Following the government decision, sam chief minister Tarun Gogoi The jurisdiction of the or- secution of Hindus in Bangla- eral districts and ethnic-community pockets in Assam government that took oath on December the government has banned the sale of said Friday he would violate the der will cover Dispur, where desh, the former CM said in his on Friday due to a 12-hour state “bandh” called by the 15 adopted a resolution to ban liquor on alcohol in government owned shops. prohibitory order and court ar- the Secretariat complex is, 15-year tenure, he did not get a Coordination Committee of the Tribal Organisations of December 18. It declared dry days from There were nine such shops, which were rest if the Citizenship (Amend- Bhangagarh, Basistha, Hati- single application from anyone Assam (CCTOA) against a bill to grant Scheduled Tribe December 21, 2018 to January 14, 2019. closed following the decisions. (ST) status to six communities. ment) Bill was not withdrawn gaon, Sonapur and Khetri po- about religious persecution in The districts affected by the “bandh” included Mori- by the Centre. lice station areas, said Deputy the neighbouring country or gaon, the BTAD districts of Kokrajhar, Udalguri, Baksa Addressing a press con- Commissioner (East) Raman- political persecution. and Chirang and Dima Hasao. Tourism ministry sanctions projects ference, Gogoi added that if deep Kaur. “If the JPC got informa- In Morigaon district, hundreds of “bandh” support- protests or disturbances con- “If protests and distur- tion that 31,000 have applied ers blocked National Highway-37 by burning tyres and tinue in the state, youths are bances continue, youths will for citizenship under religious laying tree trunks, disrupting the road traffic between worth INR 190 cr. in Meghalaya, UP likely to get attracted towards be unhappy and terrorism will persecution, then why did the lower and upper Assam for some hours, the police said. New Delhi, Jan. 11 (PTI): The tourism installing CCTV cameras, benches, insurgency. rise. Because of such develop- Centre not take up the issue The police and security forces rushed to the spot, ministry has sanctioned projects worth dustbins, informative and directional “I will violate (Section) ments like the Citizenship Bill, with the Bangladesh govern- arrested over 30 picketers and brought the situation INR190 crore for development of spir- signages. 144 (of the Code of Criminal youths are getting attracted ment? In fact, Hindus are living under control. itual circuits in Meghalaya and Uttar Under the PRASHAD scheme, the Procedure) if you (Centre) do towards insurgency and joining at peace there,” he said. In Kokrajhar district, the “bandh” supporters burnt Pradesh, it said in a statement Friday. ministry has sanctioned the develop- not withdraw the Citizenship the ULFA. Assam Finance Minister tyres at different places, including at Athiabari, Salakati, Under North East Circuit of Swadesh ment of Govardhan in Mathura district (Amendment) Bill. I will lead “We had brought them to Himanta Biswa Sarma is try- Fakiragram and Kokrajhar towns. Darshan Scheme, the ministry has in Uttar Pradesh for INR 39.74 crore. The people and shout slogans. I the mainstream, but the BJP ing to create a clash between There were reports of stones hurled at trucks, causing sanctioned the development of West sites taken up for development include will go to jail a jail bharo (move- is doing the opposite by tak- Hindus and Muslims in Assam damage to one of the vehicles. A number of trucks were Khasi Hills (Nongkhlaw-Krem Tirot- Govardhan Parikrama Marg, Kusum ment),” he asserted. ing anti-people policies. The on the citizenship issue, Gogoi stranded on NH-36 at Doboka, the police said. Khudoi & Kohmang Falls Khri River- Sarovar, Chandra Sarovar and Manasi The bill will not only affect government should not ignore alleged. The protesters also attempted to block the move- Mawthadraishan, Shillong), Jaintia Hills Ganga. Assam but threaten the entire peoples’ aspirations,” Gogoi “Mizoram, Meghalaya are ment of the Avadh-Assam Express by blocking the rail- (Krang Suri Falls-Shyrmang-Iooksi), The facilities being developed under country’s unity and culture, said. opposing (the bill). Manipur way tracks at Sarupathar in Golaghat district, before they Garo Hills (Nokrek Reserve, Katta Beel, these projects include development of Gogoi claimed. He also said the BJP is una- CM has asked to exclude his were removed and the train moved onwards, they added. Siju Caves) in Meghalaya for INR 84.95 bus stand, toilets, and illumination of By completely prohibiting ble to handle the law and order state. The alliance of the Tripu- Normal life came to a halt in all the bandh-hit districts crore. ghats, parking, pathways, landscaping all sorts of protests, the BJP-led situation and added the home ra government has threatened with shops and business establishments, educational in- Through this project, the ministry and beautification, public address sys- government is curtailing the department was “clueless”. to pull out if the bill is passed. stitutions, banks, financial institutions remaining closed, will be developing facilities such as fes- tem, benches, toilets. democratic rights of people “That is why, a Bengal cadre However, the BJP leadership while vehicles stayed off the roads, the police said. tival grounds, tourist facilitation centre, Somnath is also being developed by and running the state in an officer is brought as security in Assam is silent and assuring Security arrangements were beefed up in view of last mile connectivity, public conven- the ministry with an estimated Rs 44.59 autocratic manner, the senior adviser. Why an Assam cadre people it will not harm us,” he the “bandh” in Assam, which is also witnessing massive iences, cable suspension bridge, caf- crore. The facilities being developed Congress leader said. officer was not appointed? said. state-wide protests over the Citizenship Amendment Bill. eteria, trekking routes, boating facilities, under the project include development “Before bringing the bill, Now they will appoint all offic- Gogoi also vowed to defeat The protesters strongly criticised the Bharatiya Janata illumination, solid waste management, of pathways, seating arrangement, why was no attempt made to ers from outside,” he said. the BJP in the forthcoming Party-led central government’s move to pass the Consti- drinking water facility, caving facilities, drinking water facilities, lighting and have discussion by the govern- Gogoi was referring to the Lok Sabha election and asked tution (Scheduled Tribes) Amendment Bill, 2019, follow- visitor centres, adventure sports activi- illumination, solid waste management. ment with all stakeholders? appointment of former Kolkata people to ensure that the saf- ing a cabinet decision after the passage of the Citizenship ties, craft haats in the state. The ministry has also proposed to Even after protests started, the Police Commissioner Ranjit fron party’s tally comes down (Amendment) Bill, 2016 by the Lok Sabha. Under Spiritual Circuit, the develop- develop Sarnath and build facilities government could have talked. Kumar Panchnanda as the to zero. The CCTOA feared that the Scheduled Tribes Amend- ment of Gorakhnath Temple in Gora- like visitor centre, parking and prom- (Former prime minister) Indira security adviser to the Assam On infiltration, he said, ment Bill would eliminate the “genuine tribal people” of khpur, Devipattan Temple in Balrampur enade development, pedestrianisation Gandhi had herself come to chief minister. “The BJP itself said that no the state by enlisting the six ethnic groups of Assam as ST. and Vatvashni Temple in Domariyagunj of roads in front of Dhamek Stupa, talk when the Assam agitation “May be, one day, we will Bangladeshi came to India in The six ethnic communities proposed to be included has been sanctioned for Rs 21.16 crore. development of street vendor zones to was on,” he said. have the CM also from outside. the last 10 years. So, they were in the ST category are Koch Rajbongshi, Tai Ahom, Chu- The facilities being developed include provide better experience to visitors for In view of protests on a May be, Ram Madhav (BJP gen- not happy and now want to tia, Moran, Matak and the tea tribes of Assam who form tourist facilitation centres, toilets, path- Rs 53. 81 crore. This will be finalised in daily basis against the bill, the eral secretary) will become the bring Bangladeshis into Assam a sizeable chunk of the population of the state. ways, shelters, landscaping, gazebos, the next 10 days. Guwahati police Thursday CM next time. In any case, the with the help of the bill.

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So far EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Saturday, January 12, 2019 BUSINESS 5 Gold snaps 10% quota for poorer sections Petrol price hiked by 19 4-day rally, doesn’t violate basic structure paise, diesel by 28 paise silver also of Constitution, says Jaitley New Delhi, Jan. 11 (PTI): Petrol price slides New Delhi, Jan. 11 (PTI): Finance Minister Article 16(4) of the Constitution. was hiked Friday by 19 paise per litre Arun Jaitley Friday said the 10 per cent Nonetheless, the Prime Minister’s deci- and diesel by 28 paise, the second New Delhi, Jan. 11 (PTI): reservation for economically weaker sec- sion to force an agenda for poverty based increase in rates in as many days on Snapping a four-day rally, tions in government jobs and educational reservation is “the single greatest recogni- firming input cost. gold on Friday declined mar- institutions does not contravene the basic tion/concern” for poor across the general Petrol in Delhi now costs Rs 69.07 ginally by Rs 40 to Rs 33,030 structure of the Constitution and termed the categories and the need to eliminate poverty. per litre - the highest this month - up per 10 gram at the bullion move the single greatest recognition for the “The principal opposition party showed from Rs 68.88 per litre rate of Thursday, market here on subdued de- poor in the general category. only lip sympathy for the measure and according to price notification issued mand from local jewellers, He also accused the main opposi- grudgingly supported it while poking holes by state-owned oil firms. according to All India Sarafa tion party Congress of only paying “lip in the same,” the minister said. A litre of diesel in Delhi is now Association. sympathy” and grudgingly supporting the He also highlighted other government’s priced at Rs 62.81 as compared to Rs Silver too slumped by Rs Constitution Amendment Bill, passed by initiatives like housing for every rural poor, 62.53 on Thursday. 60 to Rs 40,450 per kg on weak Parliament earlier this week. universal health scheme - Ayushman In Mumbai, petrol now costs Rs demand from industrial units Caste in India was considered as a key Bharat, and interest subvention, for eco- 74.72 a litre and diesel is priced at Rs and coin makers. determinant of either social or historical nomic upliftment of the poor. 65.73. Traders said lacklustre oppression as in the case of the Scheduled On relief measures for the middle class, Rates vary from state to state de- demand from local jewellers Castes and Scheduled Tribes or a determi- Jaitley said that in the last five years, not a pending on the rate of local sales tax and weak global cues put nant of social and educational backward- single tax has been increased, GST has been or VAT. pressure on prices of the yel- ness as in the case of the Other Backward brought down on most commodities, and low metal. The increase -- third this month Classes, he said in a Facebook blog. income tax relief has been provided. Globally, gold held steady -- comes on the back of a 38 paise “Poverty, however, is a secular criteria” Commodities have been made cheaper, at USD 1,294.06 an ounce and increase in petrol rates and 29 paise in and it cuts across communities and reli- even though the revenue sacrificed now PTI silver stood at USD 15.74 an case of diesel announced on Thursday. File photo: A fuel station employee looks on during a strike called by Delhi Petrol Dealers gions,” he said adding that “poverty as a after the rates revision would be close to Rs ounce in New York. On January 7, the petrol price was Association for reduction in VAT, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct 22, 2018. 1 lakh crore, he said. The precious metal had criteria for a carve out does not in any way hiked by 21 paise and diesel by 8 paise. risen by Rs 570 in the previ- contravene the basic structure of the Con- “This is the first time that during the Rates were unchanged on January 8 Petrol price had touched a record asked state-owned fuel retailers to ous four days. In the national stitution”. The union minister noted that five-year tenure of a government a Rs 2 lakh and 9. high of Rs 84 per litre in Delhi and Rs subsidise the price by another Re 1 a capital, gold of 99.9 per cent the original Constitution (unamended) in its crore annual tax rebate for both direct and In three hikes, petrol price has 91.34 in Mumbai on October 4. Diesel litre by reducing their margins. and 99.5 per cent purities Preamble mentions equality of opportunity indirect taxes is given to the middle class tax gone up by a total of 78 paise a litre on that day had peaked to Rs 75.45 a Subsequent to this, the petrol price declined by Rs 40 each to Rs and justice for all whether political, social or payer without a single tax being increased,” and diesel by 55 paise, according to the litre in Delhi and Rs 80.10 in Mumbai. moderated to Rs 81.50 per litre in Delhi 33,030 and Rs 32,880 per 10 economic to be ensured by the state. Jaitley said. price notification. Prices had started to climb from and diesel to Rs 72.95 a litre on October gram, respectively. The Preamble expresses the intent of the The finance minister further listed out Prior to these hikes, rates had August 16. 5. In Mumbai, rates fell to Rs 86.97 for However, sovereign gold Constitution framers, he added. measures taken by the present government cooled to a year low of Rs 68.29 for pet- Petrol in Delhi was priced at Rs petrol and Rs 77.45 in case of diesel. held steady at Rs 25,300 per “It is an aid to the interpretation of what for the upliftment and economic empower- rol and Rs 62.16 in case of diesel. This 77.14 and in Mumbai at Rs 84.58 per As the international oil prices con- piece of eight gram. constitutes the basic structure. Nor does the ment of the poor. followed a decline in rates on almost all litre on August 15. Diesel on that day tinued to rise, the prices of petrol and Silver-ready reduced by carve out amongst the general non-reserved “There is a method for economically days since October 18, 2018. was priced at Rs 68.72 per litre in Delhi diesel in Delhi increased to Rs 82.83 Rs 60 to Rs 40,450 per kg, categories for 10 per cent of their poor in any empowering the poor. Their purchasing In all, the petrol price has fallen and Rs 72.96 in Mumbai. and Rs 75.69 respectively, on October while weekly-based delivery way get restricted by the 50 per cent reserva- power has improved. This helps trade and by Rs 14.54 per litre since October 18, Between August 16 and October 4, 17. In Mumbai, rates touched Rs 88.29 gained Rs 66 to Rs 39,766 tion embargo placed by the Supreme Court,” businesses which impacts positively on the more than negating all of the hikes the petrol price was hiked by Rs 6.86 a litre for petrol and Rs 79.35 for diesel. per kg. said the senior BJP leader. economy. that were witnessed in the two-month per litre and diesel by Rs 6.73. But since then, international oil Silver coins traded lower In the Indra Sawhney case, Jaitley said “This is the first five year tenure of a period beginning mid-August. Diesel On that day, the government de- prices have been falling and the rupee by Rs 1,000 at Rs 77,000 for the Supreme Court had categorically men- government where India has consistently price has declined by? Rs 13.53 per litre cided to cut excise duty on petrol and has also appreciated, resulting in a buying and Rs 78,000 for sell- tioned that 50 per cent criteria applies only remained the fastest growing economy in in two and a half months. diesel by Rs 1.50 per litre each and decline in retail rates. ing of 100 pieces, respectively. to the caste-based reservations envisaged in the world,” he said. Sensex ends 97 points lower on higher crude prices LIC launches open-ended Committed to simple, debt fund scheme people-friendly GST — Modi Mumbai, Jan. 11 (IANS): State-run LIC Mutual Fund on New Delhi, Jan. 10 (PTI): 1. Also, service providers pay a tax of 6 per cent. Friday launched an open-ended short term debt fund Prime Minister Narendra and suppliers of both goods Under the composition scheme for investing in instruments of “Macaulay duration” Modi Thursday said the and services up to a turn- scheme, traders and manu- between one and three years as a new fund offer (NFO) GST Council’s decisions over of Rs 50 lakh would be facturers can pay taxes at a called “LIC MF Short Term Debt Fund” that will close on relating to small businesses eligible for the composition concessional rate of 1 per January 25. will greatly help MSMEs, scheme under the Goods cent, while restaurants pay In a statement here, the company said that investors can traders and the service sec- and Services Tax (GST) and 5 per cent GST. make a lump sum investment in the fund being managed tor and the government is by Marzban Irani (Debt). committed to a simple and “The investment objective of the scheme is to generate people-friendly GST. Government of India income returns commensurate with risk from a portfolio The GST Council, head- Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers constituted of debt securities and/or money market instru- ed by Finance Minister Arun Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals ments,” it said. Jaitley and comprising his Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals invites “However, there can be no assurance that the invest- state counterparts, at its ment objective of the scheme will be achieved.” meeting Thursday doubled applications for the post of Additional Industrial The Macaulay duration signifies the formula used the exemption threshold Adviser in Level-13 of pay matrix (Rs.1,23,100 - 2,15,900) by portfolio managers of the weighted average term-to- for businesses under GST on deputation/short term contract basis. maturity of the cash flows from a bond. to an annual turnover of Detailed vacancy circular including requisite educational According to the statement, the fund manager will Rs 40 lakh. The council also qualification, job description, experience etc. for the use a disciplined quantitative analysis while accessing the decided that the GST Com- post is available on the website of the Department short term debt opportunity and will invest in those debt position Scheme, under www.chemicals.nic.in. Applications in the prescribed securities that are rated investment grade by credit rating which small traders and format may be sent through proper channel within 60 agencies, or in unrated debt securities. businesses pay 1 per cent days from the date of publication of this advertisement The Life Insurance Corp (LIC) associate company said tax based on turnover, can in Employment News at the following address: the fund is beneficial for investors who are looking for rea- be availed by businesses sonable returns over short to medium term, as well as in- with a turnover of Rs 1.5 D. Praveen, Director (Admn.) 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D-6385 Mob No: 09402951949 Roll No: 3637839 D-6386 Kohima: Nagaland DAVP 17149/11/001/1819 KG-3078 Eastern Mirror | Dimapur, Saturday, January 12, 2019 6 Vaduvoor: A Tiny Village Luring and Feeding Global Birds locally, have been observed with an increased Vasudevan Sridharan | IANS presence in the past three years. Their num- When some visitors ask, 'How do the bers have grown in recent years, thanks to birds know this lake is full?', I simply tell boosted conservation efforts, locals say. them that I telephone the migratory birds About 2,000 megabats, which are usually " large in size, exist around the sanctuary and and inform them," said Ramesh mockingly as he sits at the tip of a lake in south India. have now begun to make the region their new Ramesh, 43, who goes by the single name, home for their next generation. has been watching over the not-so-famed In the initial years, migratory birds stayed Vaduvoor lake in Tamil Nadu for 14 years and for just three weeks but their stopover period is witness to the thousands of birds decorating has constantly expanded over these years. The the reservoir's trees. Officially an anti-poach- sanctuary bore the brunt of cyclonic storm ing guard at the Vaduvoor Bird Sanctuary, the Gaja, which wreaked havoc in Tamil Nadu's strongly-built man is intimately connected delta region in November. to the lake and the birds' species, both native A senior forest department officer, widely and foreign. considered as the man behind raising the Nestled in lush green Thanjavur, formerly profile of the Vaduvoor sanctuary, said more Tanjore, region of the southern state -- the needs to be done in terms of conservation ef- delta known as the rice-bowl of Tamil Nadu forts. The authority, who did not want to be and granary of south India -- the 316 acre identified, said the local villages should be Vaduvoor lake is home to thousands of avian more enthusiastic about the sanctuary's exist- visitors every year from different continents. ence casting aside the prevailing apathy. The lake, situated on the Thanjavur-Man- The Tamil Nadu Forest Department, nargudi state highway and surrounded by which is responsible for the Vaduvoor sanctu- fertile wetlands, offers a perfect spot for the ary, hopes to steadily refine the facilities avail- birds for food, shelter and reproduction when able at the birds' haven to attract eyeballs and the mercury drops in their home countries in boost research options. Europe, the Americas and sometimes Russia. With Rs 1.7 million allocated by the Tamil The birds' early morning playful chirps Nadu Government to upgrading the facility are heard from at least a mile away as winged and more funds in the pipeline, authorities adults train the young ones in flying and are to set up solar lamps, more viewing points frolicking. Most of these visitors are aquatic and other amenities. The existing walkway of birds. Two roadside watch-towers provide about a kilometre is to be extended as officials bird-watchers and photographers with a expect to lay pavement eventually along the closer look. entire perimeter of the lake. "Not everybody knows the significant role Nonetheless, the number of tourists is IANS only minuscule compared to the migratory The Vaduvoor lake attracts up to 40,000 birds in peak migratory season between November and February. of wetlands. Our idea is to expand the overall birds as brisk weekends clock just about 100 study of wetlands and its ecosystem spread- people. Most visitors are pilgrims who sojourn ary's metamorphosis over these years and "They usually travel in thousands. They grebe, Eurasian spoonbill, varieties of herons, ing awareness," said S. Ramasubramanian, the temples dotting the Cauvery river belt. remains confident the facility is only at its eat young plants and newly sprouted paddy Indian shag, darter, ibis, different breeds of conservator of forests for the Thanjavur cir- Vaduvoor, more renowned for its Ram adolescence with immense potential to grow. devouring the whole crop. Teals usually leave kingfisher, teals, ducks, northern pintail, Eur- cle, who oversees forest areas in the region. temple than the sanctuary, is an unassuming Holding a dainty booklet, which he re- the lake at 6 pm, raid the crops at night and re- asian wigeon, northern shoveller, garganey, "There are many indirect benefits of having village located 25 km from the quaint and his- fused to give away as it was the last copy, con- turn at about 4 am. When they leave the sanc- coots, moorhens, lapwings, spot-billed and a sanctuary such as water conservation ef- torically rich city of Thanjavur. taining images and names of birds, he pains- tuary in the evening, a buzzing sound just fills Siberian pelicans, jacanas, black-winged stilt, forts and raising awareness about unwanted Years ago, only palmyra palm trees and takingly explains the characteristics of each the entire area," added Ramesh. red/green shank, little stint, Brahminy kite, weeds." invasive shrubs surrounded the lake, but au- species and what it does to the local habitat. He went on: "This species is smart enough terns, plovers, sandpipers, cormorant, varie- "Ecologically, the lake has improved a lot thorities and conservationists planted other His eyes twinkle when he elucidates about a not to raid crops within a radius of 30 km to ties of egret, painted and open-billed storks. due to the arrival of birds. There is a com- varieties once Vaduvoor was declared a bird rare species or an unusual pattern in their be- avoid getting caught. These birds only attack Even, greater flamingos are seen, albeit plex but silent revolution taking place here in sanctuary in 1999. Now, green foliage adorns haviour. the crops beyond that." rarely, especially when the water level reduces terms of ecosystem," said Ramasubramanian. the reservoir and the lake attracts up to 40,000 "There is common teal or Eurasian teal [a No less than 40 species of birds, both in- in March, allowing the birds to fish freely. Still, In arrangement with Mongabay.com, a birds in peak season, note the forest guards. variety of small ducks] which has now made digenous and foreign, are routinely spotted only 10 or 15 of these flamboyant birds are source for environmental news reporting The entire sanctuary is declared a protected Vaduvoor its second home. These are intelli- at the sanctuary. In total, 138 different species spotted, say locals. and analysis. The views expressed in the area and the lake is periodically desilted. gent birds," commented Ramesh excitedly, as of birds have been observed on various oc- Some new species such as megabats, also article are those of Mongabay.com. Feedback: Ramesh has been observing the sanctu- he mimicked the noises made by some birds. casions at Vaduvoor, which include the little known as fruit bats and considered a delicacy [email protected] In Assam's Villages, a Low-Cost, DIY Technology is Battling Contaminated Water Assam because of its dev- it usually had. My mother and work has commenced Azera Parveen Rahman | IANS astating effects, including said that the itchiness on in three more areas, includ- causing cancer. her skin had also reduced," ing Dibrugarh and Dhubri. n a village called Aam- set up by the family itself Arsenic contamination he said. "The feeling of being bagan in Nagaon dis- through a simple, DIY (do- of groundwater in Assam is Encouraged by this, able to help people who are trict of Assam, Sumitra it-yourself) method. Over a serious issue. According Sumitra Biswas and her in such great need is unpar- Biswas summoned her the next one hour when the to data presented by the family, who are his neigh- alleled. But there are times Igrandson to help her pour water was allowed to stand Public Health Engineering bours, called him for help when we are late... for in- water into the filter kept before being collected for Minister Rihon Daimary to to set up the filter them- stance, once, our volunteer in the courtyard of their safe consumption, this the state assembly in Octo- selves. A victim of vitiligo, from Majuli sent pictures of house. The filter -- three seemingly simple filter re- ber 2018, groundwater in Sumitra said that gradually a villager with eroding nails buckets, fitted with taps, at moved arsenic (and also 6,881 areas in 24 districts the frequency of rashes on and white spots on chest three different levels -- was iron) -- a grave problem in (of the total 33) of the state her skin has reduced, the and face, indicative of ar- is contaminated with ar- itchiness has disappeared, senicosis. As suspected, his senic. This has grave im- and "outsiders are now tube-well water tested high plications. Long-term con- more open to accepting a concentration of arsenic," sumption of groundwater glass of water because it Dr. Dutta said. While they arsenic can lead to chronic doesn't smell"! set up a university-funded poisoning, thereby causing "We are a big family, so community Arsinon Nilo- diseases like cancer, bron- Dr Robin Dutta. IANS we need to do the filtration gon in front of his house, chitis, diabetes, bone mar- process every few hours for that particular person was row depression and cardio- sor revealed, was a story and removing arsenic be- "The total cost of set- various household chores, soon detected with an ad- vascular diseases. of great personal loss. "I low that level. In parts of ting up a 20 litre capacity but safety is of utmost im- vanced stage of brain tu- Dr. Robin Kumar Dutta, lost my father to cancer. Assam, both the elements Arsiron Nilogon is Rs 350 portance and we are hap- mour. professor at the Chemi- My elder brother too died are found in much higher and thereafter the recur- py," Sumitra said. For every tragic story, cal Sciences Department of cancer when I was very concentrations in ground- ring cost is 0.5 paisa per li- A few houses away, there are, however, many of the Tezpur University, young. My uncles became water. tre," Dr. Dutta said. Anita Bora decided to fur- other stories of hope that who developed the low- victims of the same dis- With Arsiron Nilogon Even then, the initial re- ther improvise and bought this affordable technology cost filter technology, said ease. But the loss I took for arsenic and iron remov- action from the masses was buckets of 40 litre capacity is bringing to the people of that the determination to the hardest, was that of al, and Fluoride Nilogon of reluctance. Hridip, one to set up the filter one year Assam. Dr. Dutta said that take his research "from the my closest friend. He died for fluoride removal, Dr. of the professor's students, back. With help from the two units of Arsiron Nilo- laboratory to the people" of cancer when I had just Dutta and his team helped said that this was mainly university in getting the gon has also been set up and help them took a seri- started working," Dr. Dutta bring a simple, low-cost because they found it dif- chemicals, she says that in Uttar Pradesh, even as ous turn in 1999 when fluo- said. Since 1975, at least 29 solution to people to ad- ficult "to accept that they ever since the setting up enquiries keep flooding in ride was first detected in other people in his village dress the issues by 2010 had a problem in the first of the filter, her frequent from other arsenic-affected groundwater in Assam. in Majuli, the river island and 2011, respectively. To place". trips to the doctor for skin states like West Bengal, Bi- "There was ample flu- in Assam, have died of the set up Arsiron Nilogon, one Four years back, when problems has drastically har, Punjab, and others. In oride-free surface water disease. Later, when he requires two containers, the university team gave a reduced. 2017, both the technologies (ponds, lakes) available but tested samples of water at like plastic buckets -- one demonstration of how to Today, almost every were awarded Indian pat- people did not have access home, he found above-per- for treatment and one as set up the filter in the ar- household in Aam-bagan ents. Dr. Dutta, however, to it. There was no viable missible limits of arsenic. sand-gravel filter. To the senic-affected Aam-bagan, has an Arsiron Nilogon has no commercial inter- technology to help them ei- The permissible limit of bucket of water, one needs people viewed it with sus- installed in their home. est and maintains that his ther," he said. As he started fluoride in water, accord- to pour 0.1 gm of cooking picion. Pradip Biswas, a vil- In some villages close by, work is "free for everyone" work on fluoride, arsenic ing to WHO, is 1 mg/l. And soda, 0.5 mg of potassium lager, was, however, more six-eight households have to better their lives. was detected in ground- while drinking water with permanganate and 25 mg forthcoming. He allowed come together to install water in vast areas of the arsenic concentration as ferric chloride per litre, and the university team to set community filters of the This story is supported by Brahmaputra and Barak low as 0.017 ppb (parts per let it stand for an hour. This up a filter at his home, one same type, thereby shar- WaterAid India's 'WASH valley in 2004. This led him billion) or mg/l is reported treated water then flows of the 10 installed in his vil- ing responsibilities. The fil- Matters 2018' Media to include arsenic removal to cause cancer, WHO has through the sand-gravel lage by the team till now. ter has also been set up in Fellowship Programme. in his research too. recommended a maxi- bucket for further filtra- "My family realised that the schools. In all, Arsinon Nil- Azera Rahman can be contacted at azera. IANS The biggest motivator mum of 10 ppb because tion, and is finally fit for water we now drink did not ogon has been introduced Pradip Biswas near his filter at home. for his research, the profes- of difficulty in detecting consumption. have that musty smell that in 10 districts in Assam, [email protected]

hen my cousin invited me to join him to fish for crawdads (crayfish), I couldn’t help but DAILY be excited. I grinned when he handed me a plastic pail. “No lid?” “You won’t need one,” he said, picking up the fishing rods and the small bag of chicken chunks we’d use for bait. PATH WLater, as I watched the small crustaceans climbing over one another in a futile attempt to escape the almost-full bucket, I realized why we wouldn’t need a lid. Whenever one crawdad reached the rim, the others would pull it back down. Plight of the The plight of the crawdads reminds me how destructive it is to be selfishly concerned about our own gain instead of the benefit of a whole community. Paul understood the need for uplifting, in- terdependent relationships when he wrote to the believers in Thessalonica. He urged them to “warn Crawdads those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak,” and “be patient with everyone” (1 Thessalonians 5:14). BIBLE READ: 1 THESSALONIANS 5:11-18 Commending their caring community (v. 11), Paul spurred them toward even more loving and THOUGHT FOR TODAY: peaceful relationships (vv. 13–15). By striving to create a culture of forgiveness, kindness, and com- passion, their relationships with God and others would be strengthened (vv. 15, 23). Always strive to do what is good for each The church can grow and witness for Christ through this kind of loving unity. When believers other and for everyone else. honor God, committing to lift others up instead of pulling them down with words or actions, we and ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:15 our communities thrive.

The contents of articles in this page do not necessarily reflect the Editorial view or policy of the paper. Eastern Mirror | Dimapur, Saturday, January 12, 2019 7 Phosphorus: 350 Years After its Discovery, This Vital Element is Running Out Presumably disappointed, Brand may well like structures contains two phosphate groups Petr Kilian | The Conversation have thought he had instead found one of the per pair of nucleic bases. Without phosphorus, it other great postulations of alchemy, pure phlo- is hard to imagine any kind of life at all. t’s time to buy a lot of candles. And if we light giston. Alchemy had a spiritual framework root- Foods rich in phosphorus include various them with matches, it will only be possible ed mainly in ancient Greek philosophy, which meats, seafood, lentils, beans, nuts and seeds. because of the anniversary in question. It’s stipulated that all matter is formed of four ele- At the other end of the spectrum, white phos- happy 350th birthday to the discovery of ments, or qualities – air, earth, fire and water. phorus was long used in rat poison. Even more Iphosphorus, an element that is essential for life When heat and light were generated during extreme, chemical warfare agents Sarin and VX as we know it. combustion, alchemists thought it was because are phosphorus compounds. Sarin, for example, The story of how the 15th element on the of phlogiston, a fire-like element which was con- is 21 times more deadly than potassium cyanide. periodic table was discovered stands as one of tained within combustible objects and released It’s a great example of how elements occurring in the great accidents of human endeavour – the when they burned. different forms can have both very different ap- chemist’s equivalent, perhaps, of Columbus set- The theory of phlogiston was not debunked pearances and biological effects. ting out for India only to find the Americas by until the 1770s, when Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier Phosphorus has many other positive traits. mistake. In the case of phosphorus, the explorer showed that combustion is a reaction with a gas Together with nitrogen, phosphates form the was Hennig Brand, a 17th-century alchemist – oxygen. More than a century after that, it be- basis of the fertilisers used widely in agriculture. and merchant from Hamburg, Germany. came possible to transmute one metal into an- There is no substitute for phosphorus in this Brand had been trying to achieve one of the other – but using a nuclear reactor rather than role; it cannot be replaced by any other element great goals of alchemy, to make the philosopher’s a philosopher’s stone. Economically, however, in plants. stone. Alchemists thought this was the elixir of the process has never made sense as only tiny This raises an important problem. Supplies life, capable of transforming lead into gold. But amounts of noble metals like gold can be made of phosphate rock – the only major phosphorus where to find this legendary substance? in this way. ore – are limited. So much so that phosphorus Brand was convinced that the answer was On the other hand, the discovery of phospho- has been listed among the “endangered ele- human urine, for two good reasons. First, gold rus opened up a dazzling new chapter in what ments” where there is a risk to future supply. The and urine were a similar colour. Second, urine became modern chemistry. Some 50 years after problem is that the phosphorus used as fertiliser came from the human body, which was regard- Brand’s discovery, Johann Thomas Hensing, a ends up dissolved in rivers and oceans as solu- ed by alchemists as a work of perfection. professor of medicine at the University of Gies- ble phosphate, eventually becoming sediment. The discovery sen in central Germany, showed that phosphorus Currently there is no economically viable way was also present in the human brain (it would be of recovering it, and scientists predict a shortage The actual process that Brand set up in 1669 was decades later before it was shown that there were within about 30 to 40 years. remarkable. One would struggle to repeat it in a also minerals containing phosphorus). This points to the need to develop phos- garden shed nowadays – unless you had neigh- Early medicines containing elemental phos- phorus recycling, ideally at the point before it bours who were willing to tolerate extremely phorus started being sold, perhaps on the think- becomes highly diluted in our water streams. So bad smells. Brand concentrated large amounts ing that “if it is in your brain, it must be good how could this be done? Humans consume 3m of human urine and left it to ferment. He then for you”. This turned out to be seriously flawed, tons more phosphorus than they need each year, heated the residues, performing dry distillation, however, since white phosphorus is in fact very which is eventually excreted as urine and faeces. as depicted below in the 1795 Joseph Wright toxic – a fatal dose is only 1mg per kilogram of Recycling phosphorus from human waste might painting, the Alchemist in Search of the Philoso- body mass. Patients ended up being poisoned as not sound a very uplifting endeavour, but it will pher’s Stone. a result. be a golden egg for whoever finds a way to do it. Brand was left with a white waxy solid which This raises an interesting point. It is tempting glowed in the dark even in a closed bottle, and Bringer of life and death to look with amusement at the way Brand found combusted spontaneously with a very bright Nonetheless, phosphorus is biologically vital. phosphorus in buckets of urine. It may turn out white flame when exposed to air. Intrigued by The average human body contains about 0.5kg that with the hindsight of 350 years, he was actu- these properties, he named it phosphorus be- of phosphorus, most of it in the form of phos- ally focusing on exactly the best place after all. cause this meant “light bearer” in Greek. He phate to make bones and teeth strong. Phospho- attempted many times to use the substance to rus also crucially holds together DNA and RNA Petr Kilian is a senior lecturer in chemistry transform lead into gold, but to no avail. molecules – the backbone of these long chain- at the University of St Andrews Advert from 1889. Goodall’s Illustrated Household Almanac. Nutritional Why Languages and Dialects Really are Different Animals someone speaking a peculiar, ru- linguists came together to form the tend to hover around either a rela- we can apply it to the world’s lan- Management in Dogs Søren Wichmann | Aeon ral dialect of British English will Automated Similarity Judgment tively small value or a relatively guages. Some pairs of speech vari- understand an American from Los Program (ASJP), of which I am the large one, with a valley in between. eties that are considered national dequate knowledge on the nutri- imple questions often yield Angeles far better than the other daily curator and a founder. The As it turns out, the valley tends to lie languages, such as Bosnian and tional requirement of dogs is nec- complex answers. For in- way around. Mutual intelligibility ASJP painstakingly assembled a in a narrow range around a mean Croatian, fall way below the cut-off essary for the dog owners. Dogs are stance: what is the differ- often depends on exposure, a fairly systematic, comparative dataset of of 0.48 LDN. Without losing sig- of LDN = 0.48 (the same language, omnivorous. The essential nutrients ence between a language uncontrollable variable, rather than languages that now contains 7,655 nificant precision, we can say that regardless of Yugoslavia’s exist- inA dog’s diet are like human beings. They are Sand a dialect? If you ask this of a lin- anything intrinsic to language. wordlists from what would be two- speech varieties tend to not be half- ence). Some fall not far below it, proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals and guist, get comfortable. Despite the So perhaps we need to take a thirds of the world’s languages, if way similar in their basic vocabu- such as Hindi and Urdu (different vitamins. simplicity of the query, there are a more purely linguistic approach. we assume for our purposes that lary. Either they will tend to be more languages, barely). And varieties of 1. Meat is one of the most important lot of possible answers. Imagine that we could measure a languages are defined as in the ISO similar, in which case they can be Arabic and Chinese, both of which components of dog’s diet. It is an impor- The distinction might depend difference, D, between two speech 639-3 code standard. Since each defined as different dialects, or are often thought of as single lan- tant source of protein, minerals, fats and on one’s point of view. From a polit- varieties in a systematic way. Then wordlist contains a fixed set of 40 less similar, in which case they can guages, soar above LDN = 0.48 (the vitamins. Red meat containing muscle and ical perspective, a language is sim- we could let a certain value of D concepts and are transcribed in a be defined as different languages. varieties are themselves different bone is required for prevention of bone dis- ply that which is standardly spoken define the cut-off between what uniform manner, they can easily be Herein lies the distinction between languages). Indeed, there are a few eases in young dogs. Raw meat is more fa- by a nation. From about 1850 to would be two dialects and two compared, and a measure of differ- language and dialect. pairs of varieties that are normally vourable and palatable to dogs but should 1992, for instance, there was a lan- languages. Such a measure should ence can be obtained. The measure The phenomenon is probably a considered distinct languages but not be fed. It is unsafe because it may con- guage known as Serbo-Croatian, be attainable since there are lots of difference between two words result of social circumstance. Dia- which are on the borderline: Dan- tain parasitic worms, cysts, toxin or harmful which had several dialects includ- of things to compare between two that has become most used is a ver- lects will drift apart as people set- ish and Swedish, for instance, score micro organism. It is rational to feed cooked ing Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian. languages, such as their sound in- sion of the Levenshtein distance, tle in new places and shape new LDN = 0.4921. meat which the dog will not dislike. Cooked But since Yugoslavia dissolved into ventories, grammatical characteris- named after Vladimir Levenshtein, identities but, if there is still some Finally, a technique derived meat is safe and less likely to cause digestive several independent countries in tics or lexicon. a Soviet computer scientist who in contact, convergence can also be upset. Liver is a useful source of protein, fats from the datasets, called ASJP chro- the mid-1990s, those dialects have But what if the differences be- 1965 devised an algorithm to com- present so that speech varieties nology, can be applied to estab- and is a store house of vitamin A which is es- come to be recognised as distinct tween speech varieties are gradual, pare two strings of symbols. He remain less than halfway similar sential for dogs. lish the amount of time it takes for languages. This political defini- such that the probability of finding defined ‘distance’ as the number (and therefore the same language). dialects to drift far enough apart to 2. Egg may be fed to dogs because it con- tion works to some extent, though a given value of D is as high as find- of substitutions, insertions and de- A small push in the direction of di- tains nutritive elements. Raw eggs should not qualify as separate languages. The it poses more problems than so- ing some other value? We would letions needed to turn one string vergence, however, might cause answer we have found, ignoring be given to dogs as it contains some harmful lutions: there are languages that then have to choose an arbitrary into the other. The Levenshtein the varieties to drift apart relatively components. Raw eggs in the diet may also some margin of error, is 1,059 years. extend across different countries, value of D as our cut-off point, and distance can usefully be divided by rapidly, raising their Levenshtein These findings can be corroborated retard the improvement of hair coat. notably Spanish in Latin America. an arbitrary value would throw us the length of the longest of the two distance, thereby qualifying them 3. Cooked fish May be fed for a change by looking at how long it typically Nobody would claim that Mexican back into considerations of a po- strings, because this puts all the dis- as distinct languages. Possibly there takes for an ancestral language of in the diet but care should be taken to avoid Spanish and Columbian Spanish litical or practical nature, where we tances on a scale from 0 to 1. This is a connection between the cut-off prick in the throat or damage in the alimen- a language family to break up into are different languages. Perhaps don’t want to go. Do we want our has become known as the normal- for distances between words on the daughters that subsequently be- tary tract. Spanish as spoken in some parts cut-off to lie at a level where Ser- ised Levenshtein distance, or LDN. standard list used by ASJP and cor- A change in the dog’s diet is desirable. A come ancestors of subfamilies. This of Spain is different enough from bian and Croatian are the same or The second obstacle is that responding distances in other parts requires other techniques, but the monotonous unpalatable diet may not be the Latin American varieties that it different languages? If we want to perhaps ‘language’ and ‘dialect’ are of language structure that make for liked and the animal may go off fed. A sud- results are similar: it takes about a deserves to be called a separate lan- catalogue the world’s languages, concepts can that be defined only a point of serious loss of mutual millennium for dialects to become den change in diet may lead to digestive guage, but that isn’t clear. how many thousand languages do arbitrarily. Here, there is some more intelligibility. In other words, the upset. A change in the diet should be done languages. We know this because Perhaps the distinction between we want to pigeon-hole: 5,000? Or promising news. If we look at all the threshold for mutual intelligibility we can now distinguish the two. gradually. language and dialect can be made 7,000? Or maybe 10,000? language families in the ASJP data- might correlate with the threshold As food and water provide the basic raw in terms of mutual intelligibility? Recently, two major obstacles base for which database contribu- between languages and dialects. We Søren Wichmann is a Danish material from which the dog builds up and Unfortunately, there are immedi- in distinguishing language from tors have included a healthy por- don’t know that yet, but it’s some- linguist affiliated with Leiden maintain its body structure, it is very impor- ate problems with this approach. dialect have been overcome. The tion of close varieties, we can begin thing to look into. University in the Netherlands, tant to ensure that these are fed in proper A Dane will understand Swedish first is how to measure differences to look for different behaviours of Having come up with an objec- Kazan Federal University in quantities. somewhat better than a Swede between speech varieties – finding languages and dialects. An intrigu- tive and non-arbitrary criterion for Russia, and Beijing Language Veterinary hospital Kohima will understand Danish. Similarly, a value for D. In 2008, a number of ing picture emerges: the distances separating languages from dialects, University in China.

Today’s ASTRO-PREDICTION ARIES (MAR 21 - APR 19): Today you might CANCER (JUN 22 - JUL 22): Paperwork regard- LIBRA (SEP 23 - OCT 22): Today you’re apt to CAPRICORN (DEC 22 - JAN 19): You might have to do a lot of communicating with friends. ing a bonus, settlement, or dividend of some feel especially romantic. Novels, movies, and discover a hidden talent for writing, or if you Perhaps you need to make phone calls or catch kind might need to be executed today. It will poetry about love will be appealing. If you’re already know this, you may find that your skill up on correspondence. You may be on the probably be boring. You will get it done. Sud- currently romantically involved, consider is greater than you suspected. You might have verge of attaining a goal. Consider giving it that last little den insights, revelations, or flights of fancy might provide planning a special evening with your partner. If you aren’t to execute some paperwork regarding money, Capricorn, spurt of energy to complete. This could involve a lot of fodder for creative activities, particularly writing or speak- involved, you might want to attend a sporting event. Plan but you will get this done quickly and efficiently. At some time in the car or on the phone, Aries, but stick with it. You ing. Write these ideas down. You have a good memory, an enjoyable evening, Libra. Who knows? You could meet point during the day you’re likely to get a little frazzled, but will be glad you did. Cancer, but you will want to recall every detail. someone new and exciting! this will pass. Get your work done and then relax. TAURUS (APR 20 - MAY 20): A prominent male LEO (JUL 23 - AUG 22): Strained nerves and SCORPIO (OCT 23 - NOV 21): A rush of ac- AQUARIUS (JAN 20 - FEB 18): You might feel author whose work you enjoy might publish a trepidation about unpleasant tasks could have tivity at home is probably going to involve on edge today but not know why. You may new book. You may consider doing some writ- you on edge and likely to take your stress out preparations for a journey or event. More than jump at unexpected noises or think you see or ing of your own, particularly if you have a story on those closest to you. Try to avoid this, Leo. one visitor could arrive during the course of hear things that aren’t there. You aren’t going to tell. On a more mundane level, your day could require Go for a walk. Release your stress through exercise or writ- the day. Your mind may be going in several different di- crazy. This is caused by the current planetary configura- that you spend a lot of time in the car or on the phone ing. Communicate your feelings to friends and assure rections, and this could prove a bit disconcerting. Try to tion. The best way to relieve the jumpiness is to get some when you’d rather be reading. Be sure to schedule time to them you aren’t upset with them. In this way, you will get take breaks and remain centered, Scorpio. You won’t ac- exercise - at least take a walk. In the evening, read an en- relax in the evening. through the day with little damage. complish anything if you work yourself into a panic. grossing book. GEMINI (MAY 21 - JUN 21): Good news re- VIRGO (AUG 23 - SEP 22): You might feel over- SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22 - DEC 21): You may ex- PISCES (FEB 19 - MAR 20): You may wonder garding writing, speaking, or publishing could worked today. Your energy could be flagging, perience increased physical and mental activity if you’re losing your memory today. You might come your way today. You might feel terribly and you may even feel feverish. This is probably today. Perhaps you will have to do a lot of read- have the strange feeling that there was some- bored with life and suddenly have the urge to nothing more than stress, Virgo. Most likely you ing or writing very quickly, make a number of thing you had to do but can’t quite remember get away for a while. This isn’t a bad idea, Gemini. Make should take time out from your busy life and relax. Spend phone calls, or run more errands than you have time for. what. Don’t worry about it, Pisces. If you push yourself too a few phone calls. Invite a friend over and discuss it with the afternoon at the movies. Treat yourself to dinner out. This can prove frustrating and overwhelming, but if you hard, you will drive yourself crazy. Your imagination could him or her. You’ve been working hard and a little break is Buy yourself a present. Tomorrow you should feel better plan carefully, Sagittarius, you should be able to get it all come up with ideas for stories and poems. Write them probably in order. again. done on schedule. Get busy and go to it. down. You will want to remember them.

The contents of articles on this page do not necessarily reflect the Editoral view or policy of the paper EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Saturday, January 12, 2019 8 NATION Gurmeet Ram Rahim convicted for With SP-BSP cementing journalist’s murder, sentencing on Jan. 17 alliance, Congress braces Chandigarh, Jan. 11 (IANS): Hold- Haryana and some parts of Punjab. ing him guilty of conspiracy to mur- Security was increased around to fight alone in UP der, a special CBI court in Haryana’s the sect’s headquarters campus on Lucknow, Jan. 11 (IANS): With the Bahujan Another leader, not wishing to be Panchkula town on Friday con- the outskirts of Sirsa town, around Samaj Party and the Samajwadi Party set to named, said most party workers and state victed Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief 260 km from here. Sect followers cement a seat-sharing deal in Uttar Pradesh leaders were of the view that the Congress Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh for the were not allowed to gather in big for the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress on should go it alone. murder of journalist Ram Chander numbers. Friday appeared reconciled to fighting a The SP-BSP has almost red-flagged the Chhatrapati. Khatta Singh, a former driver lone battle in the state. entry of Congress in the alliance, and are Three others, who were close of the controversial sect chief, had Media coordinator of the party Rajeev ready to leave two seats - Amethi and Rae aides of the sect chief, were also earlier told the court that Ram Ra- Bakshi said: “Congress is prepared to con- Bareli -- for the Congress. The party had convicted by the court. Krishan Lal, him had ordered the killing of the test the Lok Sabha polls on its own strength won only these seats in the 2014 elections a former manager of the sect, Kul- journalist. in UP”. when the BJP stormed to power, with 71 of deep and Nirmal, who were both On Friday, Khatta Singh said He said in the present Lok Sabha, the its MPs coming from UP alone. carpenters and followers of the that he was satisfied that justice had party has 45 seats, a figure higher than any State Congress chief Raj Babbar and sect, all of who were present in the been done. regional party. “So, on the one hand we’d veteran leader P.L. Punia are reportedly court, were immediately taken into Ram Rahim, who was patron- like parties to come along, yet on the other, against any arrangement with the regional custody by the police and shifted to ized by political leaders and parties we have the option of going it alone,” said satraps. These leaders allude to the SP- the Ambala jail. of Punjab and Haryana for nearly Bakshi. BSP’s poor show in 2017 Assembly polls The judgment was pronounced two decades due to his ability to The Congress leader suggested that the when they were decimated, with Congress by the Central Bureau of Investi- shift votes of his followers, is now ‘grand alliance’ should have a national party winning less than 10 seats and the SP gation (CBI) court judge Jagdeep lodged in jail following his convic- as the pivot. coming down from 225-plus to less than Singh in Panchkula, adjoining Gurmeet Ram Rahim tion on two counts of rape of his He recalled that Congress had a tough 50 seats. Chandigarh. female disciples. time in 2009, yet it succeeded in getting 21 Sources, however, say that rebel SP lead- The quantum of punishment tenced him to 20 years of rigorous him) was very powerful. We thank Ram Rahim’s conviction had led seats on its own in UP and forming the UPA- er Shivpal Singh Yadav, who has floated the will be pronounced on January 17. imprisonment. the CBI team that investigated the to violence in Panchkula and Sirsa II government. He said it was for the party Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (PSP), could Chhatrapati, who edited a Chhatrapati’s son Anshul de- case and supported us. This man in Haryana, leaving 41 people dead leadership to work the wires on alliances make for ‘Plan B’ of the Congress and the newspaper in Sirsa, was shot at manded capital punishment for the should get the death sentence,” and over 260 injured. with like-minded secular parties to ensure grand old party could also rope in smaller five times on October 24, 2002 in disgraced self-styled godman. said Anshul. The sect chief is also linked to the exit of the Modi-led NDA government. groups in the state. Sirsa town in Haryana. He died on After a special CBI court here Unlike the riots that rocked the murder of former Dera manager November 21 in a hospital in New convicted Ram Rahim and three Panchkula and Sirsa towns in Hary- Ranjit Singh (in July 2002). The mat- Delhi after battling for life. others, Anshul told the media: ana following his conviction for ter is being heard by the CBI court. Ram Rahim appeared before “Such a man is not fit to live in our rape on August 25, 2017, tight se- Ranjit Singh, who was believed RLD chief Ajit Singh describes Modi, the court through video conferenc- society. We demand that he should curity arrangements were made in to be privy to wrongdoing in the ing from the Sunaria prison near be given capital punishment. and around the court complex in sect headquarters, was shot dead in Rohtak in view of security concerns “We were hoping for the past Panchkula ahead of the court hear- July 2003. The sect chief suspected Yogi, Irani as ‘cattle’; triggers row raised by the Haryana Police and 16-17 years that we would get jus- ing on Friday. that Ranjit Singh was responsible Mathura (UP), Jan. 11 (PTI): bulls and calves (gai-bail- demonetisation. the government. tice. We have got justice today after Security forces in Haryana and for complaints of sexual exploita- Rashtriya Lok Dal president bachhde) are roaming Local BJP leader Yogesh The same CBI judge had con- suffering for so long. Punjab will remain on alert in the tion of female disciples inside the Ajit Singh has referred to around a lot,” he said in an Goswami said the RLD chief victed the sect chief on two counts “We had to face a lot of difficul- coming days. Security was beefed sect campus coming out in the Prime Minister Narendra apparent reference to the had insulted the Constitu- of rape on August 25, 2017 and sen- ties and suffer a lot as he (Ram Ra- up in Rohtak and Sirsa towns in public. Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief stray cattle menace. tion. Minister Yogi Adityanath “You are locking them “This is a very uncivilised and Union minister Smriti up in schools and colleges. and undignified statement,” Govt. release INR 638 cr. for development of int’l borders Irani as “bull, calf and cow”, People call them Modi-Yogi. he said. triggering a row. Is that right?” he added. “The prime minister, the New Delhi, Jan. 11 (PTI): The Cen- International Border, they said. of drinking water, community scientific techniques in agriculture, Calling the remarks “un- “Some people also say chief minister and the Union tre has released nearly INR 638 In 2017-18, the ministry had centres, connectivity, drainage to organic farming is also part of the dignified”, a BJP leader de- that a ‘hatti-katti gai’ (well- textiles minister are political crore in current fiscal so far under released INR 1,100 crore for the enable sustainable living. BADP now, another official said. As manded an apology from built cow) has come. Smriti figures holding constitu- the Border Area Development all-round development of villages It now covers schemes or activi- many as 61 model villages are also the RLD chief. Irani is also moving around,” tional posts and making in- Programme (BADP), which is be- located along the international ties relating to Swachhta Abhiyan, being developed under the BADP During his ‘Kisanon Singh said. decent comments on them ing implemented to ameliorate border, a home ministry official skill development programmes, to improve the quality of life for the se Samvad’ (dialogue with The Union minister re- is like insulting the Constitu- the problems of people living in said. The BADP covers 111 border promotion of sports activities in border population. farmers) event at Kosi Kalan cently visited Amethi. tion,” Goswami said. isolated forward locations, officials districts in 17 states to meet spe- border areas, promotion of rural A total of INR 13,400 crore has here Thursday, Singh said The RLD chief led the He said it is against In- said Friday. cial development needs of border tourism, border tourism, protec- been released since the BADP pro- it is the virtue of democ- public in chanting slogans dian culture to make such The Home Ministry has so far population with a focus on the tion of heritage sites, construction gramme was initiated in 1986-87. racy that the people have like Modi Haye Haye’ and comments against a woman. released INR 637.98 crore during people living within 50 kilometres of helipads in remote and inacces- India shares border with Paki- the right to change a prime Modi Bye Bye”. It does not behove the 2018-19 to 17 states to meet special of the international border. sible hilly areas, which do not have stan (3,323 km), China (3,488 km), minister after five years if He held the Modi gov- chief of a political party to development needs of border pop- Schemes under the BADP in- road connectivity, another official Nepal (1,751 km), Bhutan (699 km), they get a “wrong” one. ernment responsible for the make them, Goswami said, ulation with a focus on the people clude construction of primary said. Skill development training to Myanmar (1,643 km) and Bangla- “I read in newspapers problems faced by farmers, demanding that Singh apol- living within 50 kilometres of the health centres, schools, supply farmers for the use of modern and desh (4,096 km). these days that your cows, and businessmen after the ogise to the BJP leaders. HC refuses to quash FIR against special director Asthana Those who seek votes in NEWS IN BRIEF New Delhi, Jan. 11 (PTI): In a big set- of criminal conspiracy, corruption Justice Waziri had reserved the Heavy fog delays 11 trains in Delhi back to CBI Special Director Rakesh and criminal misconduct under the judgement on December 20, 2018 on cow’s name should also Asthana, the Delhi High Court Friday relevant sections of Prevention of Cor- various petitions after hearing submis- New Delhi, Jan. 11 (PTI): The minimum temperature in refused to quash the FIR lodged against ruption Act. sions of the counsel for CBI, the Centre, Delhi settled at 7 degrees Celsius on Friday, with eleven him on bribery allegations and set a Verma and Asthana were at log- Asthana, Kumar, Verma and Joint Di- provide fodder — Kejriwal trains running late due to fog, officials said. Humidity was a 10-week deadline to complete the gerheads for several months and had rector A K Sharma. recorded at 100 per cent at 8.30 am, the Met department investigations. levelled charges of corruption against Kumar, arrested on October 22, was New Delhi, Jan. 11 (PTI): Those who seek votes in the name said. According to the Railways, the Mahabodi Express Holding that permission for prior each other. Both of them were divested granted bail on October 31. of cows should also provide fodder to them, Chief Minister between Gaya and New Delhi, Faizabad-Delhi Express sanction to prosecute Asthana was not of their charge and sent on leave on the Kumar, earlier the investigating of- Arvind Kejriwal said Friday after he was told during his visit and Pratapgarh-Delhi Padmavat Express were among required considering the facts of the night of October 23. ficer in a case involving meat exporter to Bawana that the BJP-led MCD has not released funds to a the trains that were delayed for an average of two to three case, the court vacated its interim order Verma, who was ousted as CBI Moin Qureshi, was arrested on the gaushala for two years in the area. hours. The maximum temperature on Friday is likely to that granted the CBI’s No. 2 protection Director by a three-member high allegations of forgery in recording the Thechief minister, accompanied by Development Min- hover around 21 degrees Celsius along with moderate against criminal proceedings which powered committee headed by Prime statement of Sana who had alleged ister Gopal Rai, visited ‘Shree Krishna Gaushala’ funded by fog in the morning. According to the Met department, in effect meant there is no bar on his Minister Narendra Modi in a 2-1 deci- having paid bribe to get relief in the the Delhi government and municipal corporation in Bawana there is a possibility of light rain over the weekend. On arrest. sion Thursday, asked the government case. town in North West district. Thursday, the minimum temperature was recorded at 6 Asthana is likely to challenge the to treat him “deemed superannuated” Prasad was arrested on October Talking to reporters after his visit, Kejriwal said the Aam degrees Celsius while the maximum temperature settled high court verdict before the Supreme with immediate effect. 17, 2018 and he was granted bail on Aadmi Party does not seek votes in the name of cows. at 21 degrees Celsius. Court. His two-year tenure as CBI chief December 18 as the CBI could not file Representatives of gaushala told the chief minister that Justice Najmi Waziri also refused to was to end on January 31. the charge sheet against in the case in MCD, ruled by the BJP, has not released its share of funds for Second earthquake hits J&K in 24 quash the FIR lodged against CBI Dep- He has refused to take up his new the mandatory 60 days. two years due to which they have to face problems. hours uty Superintendent Devender Kumar assignment as Director General, Fire Verma had in an affidavit said that Kejriwal claimed that the Delhi government has released and alleged middleman Manoj Prasad. Services, Civil Defence and Home there were sufficient incriminating its share of funds to gaushala, but MCD has not given its Srinagar, Jan. 11 (PTI): An earthquake measuring 3.0 on The judge further said that the Guards. documents and evidence against all share yet. the Richter scale struck Srinagar on Friday, officials said. allegation of “mala fide” raised Hyderabad-based businessman the accused -- Asthana, Kumar and “Those who seek votes in the name of cows should also No loss of life or property has been reported. The quake, against the then Central Bureau of Sathish Babu Sana, on whose com- Prasad -- with the CBI, and the FIR give fodder to cows. which is the second one to hit Jammu and Kashmir in Investigation(CBI) Director Alok Verma plaint the FIR against Asthana and had been lodged after the Preliminary “They get votes in the name of cows, but they refuse to the last 24 hours, occurred at 8.21 am, with its epicenter has not been made out. others was lodged, had alleged having Enquiry(PE) disclosed cognisable of- give fodder to cows, which is not right. There should not be at latitude 34.1 degrees North and longitude 74.8 degrees The high court gave its verdict while paid bribe to get relief in a case. fences. politics over cows,” he told reporters without taking name East at a depth of 10 km in the old city area, Disaster dismissing the petitions filed by Ast- Sana had also made allegations of He had claimed that Asthana’s plea of anyone. Management Department officials said. They said no hana, Kumar and Prasad challenging corruption, extortion, high-handed- is misconceived, premature and not In response to a question from reporters, Kejriwal said he loss of life or damage to property was reported thus far. the FIR lodged against them. ness and serious malpractice against maintainable as investigation in the will visit gaushalas in Haryana next week. The AAP is gearing On Thursday, an earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred Asthana was booked on charges Asthana. matter is at a nascent stage. up to contest Lok Sabha polls in the neighbouring state. at 8.22 am with its epicenter at 34.39 degrees North and 78.21 degrees East in Ladakh region of the state. Christian Michel granted consular CBI files charge Special status for Andhra Pradesh if voted to access New Delhi, Jan. 11 (IANS): British national Christian Michel, the accused middleman in the Rs 3,600-crore sheet against AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal and who is now in power — Rahul Gandhi tells workers in Dubai the custody of the Enforcement Directorate, has been Colony in Dubai. sweat, blood and time for granted consular access, a senior official said on Friday Chidambaram’s wife “As soon as our govern- the development of this “I can confirm that he has been granted consular access,” New Delhi, Jan. 11 (PTI): The CBI has filed a charge sheet ment comes to power, we city and you have made External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar against Nalini Chidambaram, the wife of former Union will give special status to Indians of all backgrounds said in response to a question at a media briefing here. “A finance minister P Chidambaram, alleging she had re- Andhra Pradesh,” Gandhi proud,” he said. second secretary-level officer from the British High Com- ceived INR 1.4 crore from Saradha group of companies, said. Gandhi reiterated what mission has met Christian Michel based on the request embroiled in a chit fund scam, officials said Friday. Andhra Pradesh was he told a group of party which we received last month from the UK high commis- It is alleged she entered into a criminal conspiracy bifurcated into Telangana workers protesting at Jan- sion,” Kumar said. Michel was extradited from the United with Sudipta Sen, the proprietor of Saradha group, and and the residuary Andhra tar Mantar in March last Arab Emirates (UAE) to India in December 2018. other accused persons with an intention of cheating and Pradesh State on June 2, year for Andhra Pradesh’s misappropriation of funds of Saradha group of compa- 2014. special status. Former chief statistician Anant ap- nies, CBI spokesperson Abhishek Dayal said here. “You helped India, In- “We will give special pointed UPSC member category status to Andhra The CBI alleged that Manoranjana Sinh, the estranged dian states and the poor New Delhi, Jan. 11 (PTI): Former chief statistician T C A Pradesh. It’s the first thing wife of former Union minister Matang Sinh, introduced people and you worked to Anant has been named as a member of the Union Public we will do after coming to Sen to Nalini Chidambaram to manage probes by vari- make this city of Dubai, Service Commission (UPSC), which conducts the pres- power in 2019,” he had told ous agencies like SEBI, ROC against him for which she which is great in the whole tigious civil services examination to select the country’s the workers. allegedly received Rs 1.4 crore during 2010-12 through world. bureaucrats, diplomats and police officers among others, “I am confident that if his companies, he said. I want to say thank you officials said Friday. Anant was appointed Chief Statisti- we stand together we will The charge sheet was filed in a special court in Kol- heartily,” he said. cian of India-cum-Secretary, the Ministry of Statistics and convince the Government kata, he said. Hailing the develop- Programme Implementation, in June 2010 for five years. of India and Prime Min- The group had raised INR 2,500 crore from people ment of the UAE, Gandhi In 2015, he was given extension till January 31, 2018, the ister Narendra Modi that luring with attracting interest rates which were not re- said all the “massive devel- date of his superannuation on completion of 60 years of what is due to the people paid. Dubai, Jan. 11 (PTI): Con- in the upcoming general opments you see here, tall age. Anant, who worked as a Professor in Delhi School of Andhra Pradesh should Sen had closed operations of company in 2013 after gress President Rahul Gan- elections. buildings, large airports of Economics, was also a member of the task force on be given to them,” he said. failing to pay returns. dhi said here Friday that Gandhi, who is in the and metro, wouldn’t have employment data creation set up by the Prime Minis- The general elections This is the sixth charge sheet in the Saradha scam his party will grant special UAE on a two-day visit, ad- been built without your ter’s Office. He will be administered the oath of office on are due to be held between which was handed over to the Central Bureau of Investi- category status to Andhra dressed a gathering of In- contribution”. Monday, the officials said. gation by the Supreme Court in 2014. Pradesh if voted to power dian workers at the Labour “You have given your April and May this year. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Saturday, January 12, 2019 WORLD 9 Thai police: Canada, Australia Trump tours border, repeats threat willing to accept Saudi woman Bangkok, Jan. 11 (PTI/AP): Several coun- to declare national emergency tries including Canada and Australia are in talks with the UN refugee agency to accept Washington, Jan. 11 (PTI): US a Saudi asylum seeker who fled alleged President Donald Trump on Friday abuse from her family, Thai police said appeared to be inching closer to Friday. imposing a national emergency Thailand’s immigration police chief, that could allow him to bypass Surachate Hakparn, told reporters the U.N. Congress to fund a controversial was accelerating the case, though he gave wall along the US-Mexico border no indication of when the process would that has led to a bitter political be complete. impasse and a 21-day government Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun was shutdown. stopped at a Bangkok airport on Saturday Trump has asked for USD 5.7 by Thai immigration police who denied her billion from Congress to construct entry and seized her passport. the border wall, which he said is While barricading herself in an airport crucial to stop the flow of illegal hotel room, the 18-year-old launched a immigrants and smuggling of drugs social media campaign via her Twitter into the country. account that drew global attention to her The Democrats have repeatedly case. It garnered enough public and diplo- refused to approve any legislation matic support to convince Thai officials to to fund the wall. The standoff led to admit her temporarily under the protection the partial government shutdown. of UN officials. During his visit to the southern The UN High Commissioner for Refu- border state Texas on Thursday to gees eventually granted her refugee status push for the wall plan, Trump was on Wednesday. asked if he is closer to declaring an Alqunun’s case has highlighted the emergency -- an action that would cause of women’s rights in Saudi Arabia. likely face legal challenges. Several female Saudis fleeing abuse by “We are. I would like to look it their families have been caught trying to broader. I think we could do this seek asylum abroad in recent years and returned home. Human rights activists say AP/PTI quickly, because this is common AP/PTI many similar cases have gone unreported. Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun holds a mobile phone in sense and it’s not expensive. We During a training drill, Customs and Border Protection officials block the entrance to the San Ysidro port of entry Thursday, Jan. 10, Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. will save the cost of the wall every 2019, seen from Tijuana, Mexico. By Friday, Alqunun had closed down year but much more than that,” the her Twitter account. Sophie McNeill, a president said. That we could do very quickly.” This shouldn’t be happening in our But not to go there. Let’s see what reporter with the Australian Broadcasting porters that Australia assessing Alqunun’s Trump had on Wednesday said Contending strongly for con- country.” he does,” Pelosi told reporters at the Corporation who has had exclusive access request for resettlement, but there was no that imposing a national emergen- struction of a barrier, concrete or “This shouldn’t be happening. Capitol Hill. to Alqunun, said Friday in a Twitter post- specific timeframe. cy is the last option and threatened steel, along the southern border And what you see of the border, Democratic Congresswoman ing that Alqunun “is safe and fine.” “She’s Payne said she also raised Australia’s to use it if the Democrats did not with Mexico, the president has that’s not as much of a problem Grace Meng from New York on just been receiving a lot of death threats,” concerns with Thai officials about Hakeem allocate USD 5.7 billion funding been claiming that illegal immi- as they (illegal immigrants) come Thursday announced that a legis- McNeill wrote, adding that Alqunun would Al-araibi, a 25-year-old former member of for the wall. grants cause USD 250 billion drain through the border and they go out lation would be introduced in the be back on Twitter after a “short break.” Bahrain’s national soccer team, who was The president’s inclination on the American economy. throughout our nation,” Trump House of Representatives on Friday Alqunun had previously said on Twitter that granted refugee status in Australia in 2017 towards declaring a national emer- Republican leaders insist the said. to prevent Trump from declaring a she wishes to seek refuge in Australia. after fleeing his homeland, where he said gency has gained momentum after party stands behind the president, “As hard as we work, and as national emergency. Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise he was persecuted and tortured. he walked out of a meeting with although some Republican law- well as we’re doing nationwide on Some others said that they Payne met with senior Thai officials in Hakeem’s case is being considered by top Democratic leaders -- House makers have spoken out in favour crime, a lot of it is caused by people will file a lawsuit against national Bangkok on Thursday. She later told re- Thailand’s justice system, she said. Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate of ending the shutdown. that come in through the southern emergency. Minority Leader Senator Chuck The opposition Democrats, border. So, and you know, if we had Trump said he is ready for the Schumer -- on Wednesday follow- who are now in majority in the the barrier, it wouldn’t happen,” he lawsuit and asserted that he will ing their refusal to allocate funding. House of Representatives have told reporters. win it. “I am prepared for anything. US official says troop withdrawal During an interaction with me- refused to support such a move But the Democrats appeared to The lawyers tell me, like, 100 per dia personnel in Texas on Thursday, arguing that building the wall is a be unconvinced by Trump’s argu- cent,” he told reporters. Trump said, “I would like to do a waste of taxpayers’ money. ment of national emergency. As the government shutdown from Syria has started much broader form of immigra- Referring to his meeting with “If and when the President does neared the end of its third week, the Baghdad, Jan. 11 (PTI/AP): Iraq. the region, has also sought tion, and we can do immigration Reggie Singh, the brother of Indian- that, you’ll find out how we will re- president left Washington with no After days of back and forth Confirmation of the to reassure the Kurds that reform. It’ll take longer. It’s been origin policeman Ronil Singh killed act, but I’m not going to that place additional negotiations scheduled over US President Donald first withdrawals comes they will be safe after U.S. complex. It’s been going on for 30- in California recently allegedly now. But I think the president will with congressional leaders over a Trump’s decision to pullout amid confusion over plans troops withdraw from the 35 years, they’ve been talking about by an illegal immigrant during a have problems on his own side of possible compromise that could American troops from Syr- to implement Trump’s pull- country. immigration reform. But before we border patro, Trump said, “Reggie, the aisle for exploiting the situation both provide border security and ia, a US military official said out order and threats from “These have been folks do that, we have to create a barrier. I got to know him today a little bit. in a way that enhances his power. open the government. Friday the process of with- Turkey to attack the Kurds, that have fought with us drawal has begun, declin- who have been America’s and it’s important that we ing to comment on specific partners on the ground in do everything we can to timetables or movements. the war against the Islamic ensure that those folks that Philippines won’t buy military Col Sean Ryan, spokes- State group in Syria. fought with us are protect- Opium cultivation falls man for the US-led coali- There are 2,000 Ameri- ed,” Pompeo said of the tion fighting the Islam- can troops in Syria. Trump’s Kurds while visiting Irbil, equipment from US — Duterte ic State group, said “the abrupt decision in Decem- the capital of Iraq’s semi- in Myanmar — UN process of our deliberate ber to pull them, declaring autonomous Kurdistan re- Manila, Jan. 11 (IANS): Philip- several Senators refused to sup- in a tweet the defeat of IS, Yangon, Jan. 11 (IANS): Opium cul- UNODC Myanmar Country Manag- withdrawal from Syria” has gion, after talks in Baghdad. pines President Rodrigo Du- port it owing to human rights sent shockwaves across tivation in Myanmar declined for er Troels Vester said in a statement. started. After initially tweeting terete has said his country won’t abuses during the anti-drugs the region and a flurry of the fourth consecutive year in 2018 “Crime groups are using unsta- “Out of concern for op- about the decision to bring buy any more weapons from the campaign launched by Duterte, criticism from some of his due to a growing regional market ble and insecure parts of the country erational security, we will back US troops “now,” US after it threatened to impose which has killed thousands so generals and national secu- of synthetic drugs, the UN said on to do business, and without ad- not discuss specific time- Trump this week said “we sanctions on nations purchas- far. rity advisers, and led to the Friday. dressing lawlessness these areas will lines, locations or troops will be leaving at a proper ing Russian military equipment, His remarks come a month resignation of US Defense Poppy fields now cover a total continue to be a safe haven for those movements,” the Bagh- pace while at the same time authorities said on Friday. after Philippine Defence Sec- Minister James Mattis and area of 37,300 hectares, 10 per cent who profit from the drug trade,” he dad-based official said in a continuing to fight ISIS and In an address to soldiers in retary Delfin Lorenzana an- the top US envoy to the less than the year before, the UN added. statement emailed to The doing all else that is pru- Bulacan province on Thursday nounced that Manila would anti-IS coalition. It also said in a new report titled the My- The UN agency said that the de- Associated Press. dent and necessary!” Kurd- night, Duterte said he would not buy 16 Black Hawk helicopters led to major criticism that anmar Opium Survey 2018. cline in opium cultivation needed to There were no other ish officials, meanwhile, agree to buy equipment from for around $240 million in- the US was abandoning its In the report, the UN Office on be understood in the context of the details, and it was not im- have demanded clarifica- the US as it had been among the stead of the cheaper Russian local Kurdish allies amid Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said “dramatically changing” regional mediately clear how many tions from the US over its first countries to strongly criti- equipment to avoid sanctions. Turkish threats of an im- the reduction amounted to a drop drug market, which is shifting to vehicles or whether any intentions. cize his war on drugs, reports The Philippines is planning to minent attack. of 520-550 tonnes in production, synthetic drugs, especially metham- troop units had withdrawn. A US troop pullout Efe news. spend about $5.6 billion in the On Sunday, US national equivalent to around 53 tonnes of phetamine. The Britain-based Syr- leaves the Kurds exposed Duterte said he would re- next five years to improve its security adviser John Bol- heroin. The International Crisis Group ian Observatory for Human to Turkish attacks from one place weapons from the US, a defence capabilities and replace ton said American troops Most opium production in My- said in a report this week that Myan- Rights, which monitors the side, and Syrian govern- traditional political and military its World War II warships and will not leave northeastern anmar is concentrated in the north- mar had become one of the biggest conflict in Syria through a ment troops on the other. ally of the Philippines, with Vietnam War-era star-fighters Syria until IS is defeated ern states of Kachin and Shan. producers of crystal methampheta- network of activists on the The withdrawal benefits equipment, not only from Rus- and helicopters, inherited from and American-allied Kurd- “Entrenched poverty and opium mine, which is much more lucrative ground, said the withdraw- Syrian President Bashar sia but also from South Korea the US. ish fighters are protected, cultivation in Myanmar are closely than heroin or amphetamine, drugs al began Thursday night. It Assad and his international and Israel. Last year, the Philippines signaling a slow-down in connected. Poor opium farming that have been produced for dec- said a convoy of about 10 backers, Russia and Iran, A military agreement be- bought fighter jets from South Trump’s initial order for a areas need better security and sus- ades in the conflict-ridden northern armored vehicles, in addi- who are primed to move tween the Philippines and the Korea, logistics ships from In- rapid withdrawal. tainable economic alternatives,” region of the country. tion to some trucks, pulled into the region to fill a US negotiated last year has been donesia and armoured vehicles out from Syria’s northeast- Secretary of State Mike vacuum left behind by the blocked in the US Congress after from Israel. ern town of Rmeilan into Pompeo, who is on a tour of Americans. Myanmar Reuters journalists lose appeal against 7-year sentence Yangon, Jan. 11 (PTI/AFP): Two The reporters’ wives cried for one reason: those in power they were journalists” and en- Reuters journalists jailed for after the decision, which con- sought to silence the truth,” Re- dorsed the court decision that seven years while investigating demns the pair to continue uters editor-in-chief Stephen J “they had broken the Official atrocities committed against their incarceration at Yangon’s Adler said in a statement Friday. Secrets Act”. the Rohingya in Myanmar had notorious Insein prison, where The original trial was widely Options are dwindling for their appeal dismissed Friday, they have been held for the last regarded as a sham and seen as the two young men. dismaying colleagues and tear- 13 months. punishment for their investiga- The legal team can lodge ful family members who had “I feel really sad that what tion and a warning shot to other an appeal with Myanmar’s Su- held slim hopes they would we hoped for did not happen,” media. preme Court but some see walk free. a stone-faced Chit Su Win, who Outside the country, the two a presidential pardon as an- Reporters Wa Lone, 32, and is married to Kyaw Soe Oo, told men have been hailed as media other way out, even though the Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, were arrested reporters outside the court. freedom heroes and jointly president Win Myint is a Suu in Yangon in December 2017 Wa Lone’s wife Pan Ei Mon named Time Magazine’s Person Kyi loyalist. and later jailed for violating -- who has given birth to a baby of the Year 2018, alongside other Reacting to the verdict out- the state secrets act, a charge girl since her husband was put high-profile journalists. side the court the European Reuters said was trumped up to behind bars -- was similarly But they have gained little Union ambassador to Myan- muzzle their reporting. despondent. sympathy within Myanmar. mar Kristian Schmidt said he Prosecutors say the two “I don’t want to talk about The violent military cam- looked to the president to “cor- had classified information re- the decision today as it is not paign in 2017 forced more than rect the injustice”. garding security operations good news,” she said. 720,000 Rohingya across the Speaking on the BBC, UK in Rakhine state, from where The two men -- who were border to Bangladesh, with Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt hundreds of thousands of Ro- not present for the decision -- refugees bringing accounts of urged Suu Kyi “to look at wheth- hingya Muslims fled during an have insisted they were victims murder, rape and arson. er that due process” was fol- army-led crackdown the United of a police set-up, pointing to UN investigators have lowed in the case, calling on Nations has described as “eth- testimony from a serving officer called for top generals to be the fallen rights icon to take “a nic cleansing”. who said a superior ordered investigated for genocide and AP/PTI personal interest in the future Aung Naing, a judge at the others to entrap them. singled out de facto civilian Pan Ei Mon, right, wife of Reuters journalist Wa Lone, walks together with Chit Su Win, left, wife of Reuters journalist Kyaw of these two brave journalists.” Yangon Regional High Court, At the time of the arrest they leader Aung San Suu Kyi for Soe Oo, as they leave the High Court Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in Yangon, Myanmar. A court in Myanmar on Friday rejected Myanmar’s army gets 25 said the original verdict was a were probing the extrajudicial criticism for failing to condemn the appeal of two Reuters journalists convicted of violating the country’s Official Secrets Act during their reporting on the per cent of parliamentary seats “reasonable decision” delivered killing of 10 Rohingya at Inn the operations. country’s crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, and maintained the seven-year prison terms they were sentenced to last year. unelected under a constitution in line with the law. Din village in northern Rakhine The image of the formerly it wrote and runs all defence “The court decides to dis- state. renowned champion of hu- damaged by the Reuters con- In her most comprehensive September, Suu Kyi denied the affairs without input from the miss the appeal,” he said. “They remain behind bars man rights has been further viction. comments on their case in pair had been jailed “because civilian government. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Saturday, January 12, 2019 ‘Criminal Minds’ to end with Season 15 The long-running procedural “Criminal Minds” has been renewed for a 15th season, which will also be the shows last. The final season will consist of 10 episodes. The final 10 episodes will be shot back-to-back with the Season 14 episodes currently in production, reports variety.com. With the Mirror final 10 episodes, the show will have aired 325 episodes when it ends its run, making it one of the 10 longest-running shows in television history. The show revolves around an elite team of FBI profilers who analyse the country’s most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. It currently stars Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook, Aisha Tyler, Kirsten Vangsness, Adam Rodriguez, and Daniel Henney. The series was created by Jeff ENTERTAINMENT Davis and is executive produced by Mark Gordon, Erica Messer, and Breen Frazier. ABC Studios produces in association with CBS Television Studios. (IANS)

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There are no words that describe Lifetime documen- processed the trauma “I spent my life trying recirculated, reported the feeling we have and the pain that causes us to tary “Surviving R. that had occurred in to bring this story of over- variety.com. know that a person with so many dreams has to go,” Kelly,” reports variety. my own life.” coming differences and The film’s co-financer he said. com. “Do What U Want” finding common ground and producer Participant Rodrigues added: “We must all unite in these dif- Official videos entered the Top 20 to the screen and I am in- Media also released a ficult times, and ask for much peace for our beloved for the 2013 song on iTunes in the time credibly sorry to everyone statement, saying: “We Puerto Rico.” have been removed between Gaga’s tweet associated with ‘Green find Vallelong’’s Twitter An outspoken advocate for the LGBTQ com- from YouTube as and the song’s removal, Book.’ I especially deeply post offensive, dangerous munity, Fret first stepped into the Latin music world well, although the clip is the property of ABC, which although download apologize to the incredibly and antithetical to Par- in early 2018 with “Soy Asi”, a song that highlighted provocative American Music Awards broadcast the show, and not Gaga’s sales have plummeted in the wake brilliant and kind Maher- ticipant Medi’s values. We his fierce personality. The music video has garnered performance that year, which label, Interscope Records. of streaming’s rise and a song can shala Ali and all members reject it in no uncertain more than a half million views on YouTube. nodded to Hollywood star Marilyn “I stand behind these women climb the chart swiftly; streaming of the Muslim faith for the terms.” IANS Monroe’s sexual relations with Presi- 1000 per cent, believe them, know data was not available at press time. hurt I have caused. Vallelong’s script is dent John F. Kennedy, remains. That they are suffering and in pain and IANS The tweet was from based on the experi- November 2015 when at ences of his father, Tony a rally Trump had said: Lip (Viggo Mortensen), “Hey, I watched when driving concert pianist Dr. the World Trade Centre Don Shirley (Ali) through Bob Dylan, Martin Scorsese reunite Dave Grohl chugs a beer… came tumbling down. the Deep South for a tour And I watched in Jersey in the early 1960s. City, New Jersey, where Shirle’’s family spoke for a ‘Rolling Thunder’ film then falls off the stage thousands and thousands out against the film, of people were cheering as disputing its depiction of etflix plans to crucial 1965-1966 “going electric” period. that building was com- the events of the tour and release a docu- “There’s a reason the word ‘story’ ing down. Thousands of stating they had not been mentary about Bob appears in the title,” a source told variety. people were cheering.” contacted during produc- Dylan’s legendary, com, hinting that the director may be ABC’s George Stepha- tion or conception. star-studded playing with the form more in this par- nopoulos challenged IANS N‘Rolling Thunder Reveu’ tour of ticular film. 1975-1976, with Martin Scorcese Netflix further gave Variety a thumb- set to helm it. nail description of the film. Netflix has described Scors- It read: “’Rolling Thunder Revue: A ese’s look at Dylan and his famous Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese’ Al Pacino might star friends in 1975 as part documen- captures the troubled spirit of America tary, part concert movie and in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan in ‘The Hunt’ part “fever dream”. The movie performed during the fall of that year. will come out later this year, Part documentary, part concert film, part ctor Al Pacino is reported variety.com. fever dream, aRolling Thunder’ is a one close to closing a The project is titled “Rolling of a kind experience, from master film- deal to star in the Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan maker Martin Scorsese.” upcoming drama Story by Martin Scorsese”. Dylan himself was interviewed for the series “The Hunt”. It won’t be much of a documentary, which doesn’t go without AIf the deal is sealed, it straightforward documentary as saying since the artiste rarely allows ave Grohl has Las Vegas, Grohl would mark Pacino’s first regu- Scorsese’s previous Dylan film, himself to be interviewed off-camera, let fallen off a stage suffered another lar television role in his long 2005’s “No Direction Home: Bob alone on. again, but luck- mishap. and storied career. Amazon Dylan”, which zeroed in on Dylan’s IANS ily for the Foo He was creeping declined to comment, reports Fighters leader, along in front of the variety.com. thisD time he didn’t suffer any stage curtain dur- Pacino has previously starred lasting damage. ing the performance, in the TV mini-series “Angels in ack of time left the makers of “Cheat Grohl famously took a when he was handed a America” and “The Godfather Saga”. India” no choice but to agree to a Change tumble during a Foos show can of beer. He attempted He is known for his roles in iconic new title “Why Cheat India” upon at the Ullevi Stadium in to drink it without using his films like “The Godfather” franchise, the censor board’s suggestion. But of ‘Cheat Gothenburg back in 2015 hands and then spilled it. “Serpico”, “Dog Day Afternoon”, and “Scent of the film’s actor and producer Em- which resulted in the vocalist The thirsty frontman then a Woman”. In recent years, he has also starred in a number raanL Hashmi says it is “illogical” and “ridicu- and guitarist breaking his leg. grabbed the can, downed it of HBO films like “You Don’t Know Jack” as Jack Kevor- lous”. India’ title Upon returning to the in one, clambered back on kian, “Phil Spector”, and “Paterno”. “Why Cheat India” is about the education venue last summer, Grohl stage... and promptly fell “The Hunt” follows a diverse band of Nazi Hunters system. It marks Emraan’s debut as a pro- had a bit of fun when he sent off and into the security pit. living in 1977 New York City. They have discovered that ducer. is illogical, out a stuntman to repeat the However, a red-faced Grohl hundreds of high ranking Nazi officials are living among Asked what happened that the title had fall – but at a Foo Fighters was helped back up and us and conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the US. to be changed last minute, just days before show earlier this week at The continued with the show. Amazon has ordered a 10-episode first season. its release, Emraan told IANS here: “CBFC ridiculous Joint at Hard Rock Hotel in Loudersound IANS (Central Board of Film Certification) members found the title misleading. According to them, our film is showing India in negative light. But — Emraan that’s what it is...what we are showing is a mir- ror to the system...they should understand it.” He said at the end of the day, it all boils Hashmi down to the education system. “Fundamentally, if the system has an open and analytical thinking, then you would not do such illogical things. Changing the film’s title at the last moment does not make any sense. “The ‘Cheat India’ title has been there for a year... CBFC approved all our promos earlier, but now what they have done is absolutely illogical. There is no logic at all,” a visibly upset Hashmi told IANS here on Friday while promoting the film. 10.40 pm, 3 pm, 5.30 pm: URI (Hindi) However, he feels the title change won’t impact the motive of the film. “I am happy that our audience is mature enough to judge a particular film. They watch film for the content, not for the title. I’m sure this title transition from ‘Cheat India’ to ‘Why Cheat India’ won’t hamper the business and motive of our film.” Hashmi’s co-star and debutante Shreya Dhanwanthary expressed her anger over the CBFC’s decision. She said: “I don’t understand how censor 1 pm: Accidental Prime Minister(Hindi) board can smoothly pass the films which impart a lot of violence and vulgarity, but they have problems with social issue based film like ‘Cheat India’.” Directed by Soumik Sen, “Why Cheat India” is scheduled to release on January 18. It was earlier due to hit the screens on January 25 along with “Manikarnkika: The Queen of Jhansi” and “Thackeray”. IANS 8 pm: PETTA (Hindi) EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Saturday, January 12, 2019 SPORTS 11 Indian cricket team does not support Andy Murray to retire, Australian views of Hardik, Rahul — Kohli Open could be last event Melbourne, Jan. 11 (PTI/ not only three Grand Slam AFP): A tearful Andy Mur- titles, but two Olympic gold ray on Friday announced medals and 45 ATP crowns. he would likely retire this Notably, in 2013 Mur- year due to severe pain ray became the first British from a hip injury, saying man to win Wimbledon for next week’s Australian 77 years, ending the na- Open could be the last tion’s obsession with find- tournament of a glittering ing a champion to follow in career. the footsteps of Fred Perry. The former world num- Top Australian coach ber one and three-time Darren Cahill, who until Grand Slam winner broke recently was mentoring down at a press conference world number one Simona in Melbourne as he said the Halep, said Murray was an pain had become almost example of the never-say- unbearable. die attitude that separated “I can play with lim- the best from the average. Hardik Pandya and Lokesh Rahul itations. But having the “When you search for limitations and the pain is examples of ‘emptied the Sydney, Jan. 11 (IANS): against Australia at the Syd- clear, which might disturb not allowing me to enjoy bucket to be as good as they Breaking his silence on the ney Cricket Ground (SCG) the playing combination competing or training,” the could be’ there should be a “sexist comments” made by here. “The two concerned for at least the opening emotional Scot said. picture of Andy Murray sit- Hardik Pandya and Lokesh players have realised what match. Thirty-one-year-old ting under that quote,” he Rahul on a TV chat show, has gone wrong and they On being asked about “Sir Andy” said he would tweeted. India team captain Virat have understood the mag- the possible combination like to finish at his home “Remarkable discipline Kohli on Friday denounced nitude of what has hap- if the duo is banned, Kohli Grand Slam in Wimbledon, for training, competition, the statements and said the pened,” he said. said: “From the combi- but ruefully admitted he sacrifice, perfection, a lit- team management is still On Thursday, Vinod Rai, nation and team balance might not make it that far. tle crazy but a legend of a Andy Murray waiting for a decision on Chairman of the Supreme point of view, yes, you’ll He will be remembered bloke.” Former star Andy the duo. Court-appointed Com- have to think about the as the first British man to Roddick also paid tribute Terming the comments mittee of Administrators combination you’ll need win Wimbledon in 77 years feeling better and it hasn’t of a practice match in Mel- still play to a level, not a on Twitter. “I tip my cap to as “inappropriate”, the (CoA) had recommended then.” and as a player who battled helped loads.” He pulled bourne against Djokovic, level I’m happy playing at,” @andy_murray! Absolute 30-year-old skipper said the a two-ODI ban on the duo “You don’t have control his way to the top in a gold- out of last year’s Australian with his movement clearly he said. legend. Short list of best belief in the dressing room but fellow member Diana over these things so you en era for the game along- Open to have hip surgery hampered. Legend of a bloke tacticians in history. Un- is completely different from Edulji had pushed for a have to address it the way it side Roger Federer, Novak and only returned in June “I think there is a chance One of the so-called Big real results in a brutal era. the individual comments of legal opinion before de- unfolds. That’s how we are Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. at Queen’s Club in London. the Australian Open is my Four, along with Federer, Nothing but respect here. the two young players. ciding on the quantum of looking at it, the combina- “Wimbledon is where I He ended the season last tournament,” he said. Djokovic and Nadal, who I hope he can finish strong “We as the Indian punishment. tions will have to be looked would like to stop playing, at Shenzhen in September While he intends to have dominated the game and healthy,” he said. cricket team and respon- In such a scenario, both at when the decision comes but I am not certain I am after only a handful of ap- begin his opening-round for years, Murray’s ranking Murray said he had an sible cricketers do not sup- Pandya and Rahul’s partici- out and from there on we’ll able to do that,” he said. pearances to concentrate match against 22nd seed has slumped to 230. option of another opera- port such views,” Kohli pation in the first two ODIs see what needs to be done “I’ve been struggling on working his way back to Roberto Bautista Agut next He hasn’t reached a tion on his troublesome said ahead of the first ODI against Australia is still not about the whole situation.” for a long time. I’m not full fitness. week, how his body with- Grand Slam final since win- hip, but it was more about sure I can play through the But he was knocked out stands potentially gruelling ning his second Wimble- his quality of life after pain for another four or in the second round on his five-set clashes in energy- don title in 2016, but has hanging up his racquet. five months. “Pretty much return at Brisbane last week sapping heat remains to nevertheless enjoyed a glit- “That’s something I’m done everything that I and called it quits on Thurs- be seen. tering career since turning seriously considering right Arsenal may seek loan deals could to try and get my hip day after less than an hour “I’m going to play. I can professional in 2005, with now,” he said. in January, says Emery London, Jan. 11 (Reuters): Arsenal are Ashleigh Barty into Sydney International singles final looking at signing players who can ensure a Sydney, Jan. 11 (AP): feated No. 1 Simona Ha- strong finish to their Premier League cam- Ashleigh Barty contin- lep, the 12th-ranked Elise paign but the club’s transfer activity this ued her strong run at Mertens and Bertens. month could be restricted to loan signings, the Sydney International ‘’It’s amazing - it truly manager Unai Emery has said. with a semifinal win over has been a phenomenal The north London club, who have Kiki Bertens, beating the week of tennis,’’ Barty missed out on top-four finishes and Cham- Dutch player 6-7 (4), 6-4, said. ‘’I feel like I’ve pions League qualification in the previous 7-5 Friday. played great the whole two seasons, are fifth in the table with 41 Barty withstood 15 week. I’ve had tough points, but Emery said fans could not ex- aces from Bertens in the opponents every single pect permanent recruits in January. 2-hour, 18-minute match round and I’m really ex- “We cannot sign permanently. We can to advance to her sec- cited to have another only loan players,” Emery told a news con- ond consecutive final in shot at the title.’’ ference ahead of Saturday’s league trip to Sydney. Italian Andreas Seppi West Ham United. Unai Emery She will play two-time advanced to Saturday’s The Spaniard pointed out the difficul- Wimbledon champion men’s final by beating ties in recruiting players in the January contract and leave for free, the latest being Petra Kvitova or Serbian Diego Schwartzman 7-6 transfer window but said the club were midfielder Aaron Ramsey who is set to join qualifier Aliaksandra Sas- (3), 6-4. Seppi beat top- keeping their eyes open. Juventus in the close season after failing to novich in Saturday’s final. seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas “I know the club is working on pos- agree a new deal. Kvitova and Sas- in the quarterfinals and sibilities of which players can help us with “I respect his decision a lot. My last novich were scheduled will play in his first final big performances like we need now,” Em- conversation with him is very important,” to play later Friday, al- since June 2015 in Ger- ery added. Emery said. though their match was many. “If we can find one player who can help “We both spoke about the situation being delayed by rain. Seppi will play the us like we need, with the quality and a dif- with respect from him and from us. His re- After beating 2017 winner of the semifinal ferent player for getting in our squad, we sponse has been very good in training and French Open champion between Australian Alex are going to do it.” matches with good performances. Jelena Ostapenko in the de Minaur and Gilles Si- Ash Barty of Australia hits a backhand to Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands during their women’s singles semifinal Arsenal’s transfer strategy in recent “I want his behaviour and his focus to first round, Barty has de- mon. match at the Sydney International tennis tournament in Sydney on Fri. Jan. 11. seasons has seen players run down their be on West Ham on Saturday.” Bayern to appeal as Mueller Asian Cup: Brave India go down fighting to UAE Abu Dhabi, Jan. 11 (IANS): to open their goalscoring A spirited India dominat- tally after the UAE defence suspended for Liverpool tie ed pre-game favourites fluffed a routine clearance the United Arab Emirates providing Chhetri with a (UAE) before going down tight angle to score. 0-2 in their second Group Chhetri’s placement A match at the Asian Cup went inches past the goal football tournament here as India failed to capitalise on Thursday. and went trailing into the The Indians dominated breather. the first-half and were un- Changing over, the lucky to miss out on their chances kept coming for second consecutive victory India. In the 53rd minute, at the Zayed Sports City Jeje Lalpekhlua, who was Stadium here. brought on as a substi- The Blue Tigers, who tute for Halicharan Narzay, beat Thailand 4-1 in their tried to slyly chip past the campaign opener, will next goalkeeper from range af- play Bahrain in their last ter a failed clearance fell match on Monday. to his chest. His shot, how- India are presently ever, went past the goal and on three points from two AP/PTI the UAE goalkeeper. matches, same as Thai- India’s defender Anas Edathodika, second right, heads the ball past United Arab Emirates’ forward Ali Mabkhout In the 55th minute, the Bayern Munich striker Thomas Mueller is suspended for both legs of their Champions League last 16 matches land, with hosts the UAE al Hajeri, right, during the AFC Asian Cup group A soccer match the at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, visitors rattled the crossbar against Liverpool for this kick on Ajax’s Argentine defender Nicolas Tagliafico during December’s 3-3 draw in currently topping the United Arab Emirates on Jan. 10. after Udanta Singh’s shot Amsterdam in the group stages. group with 4 points from kissed the bar and went two matches. The UAE had Ali Mabkho (88th) scored off a corner kick but headed Had India taken these away, following a one-two Berlin, Jan. 11 (AFP): Bayern Munich said Allianz Arena on March 13. previously drawn 1-1 with with a good finish. it wide. chances, the Blue Tigers with Chhetri inside the Friday they will appeal the two-match Mueller apologised following the send- Bahrain. The Indians created Three minutes later, would have been up 3-0 in box. In the 73rd minute, Champions League suspension handed ing-off, insisting he meant to kick the ball. It was a day when the around half a dozen clear the Arab custodian Khalid less than 30 minutes -- such however, the UAE skipper to Thomas Mueller which means the Ger- “No, no, of course I didn’t mean to Indians hit the post twice chances, most of which Bilal pulled out a world- was the intensity of their Alhammadi’s shot rattled many international will miss both legs of do it. It wasn’t intentional,” Mueller told in the second-half and came off the woodwork class save to break Indian counter-attacks which was the left post. But they had their last-16 tie against Liverpool. reporters, but Bayern coach Niko Kovac muffed two in the first-half. but it just seemed like luck hearts and deny Ashique promoted through the de- the last laugh when in the European football’s governing body said the red card was the correct decision. The UAE took the lead was not on their side. In the Kuruniyan’s shot from close fensive solidity at the back. 88th minute, Ali Mabkhout UEFA handed Mueller a two-match ban Mueller has five goals and six assists against the run of play first-half, India could have range after Sunil Chhe- With India unable to breached India’s defence on Friday following his sending-off in the in 25 matches in all competitions this when Khalfan Mubarak almost sealed it. tri had put him through. take their chances, the UAE and found the back of the 3-3 draw away to Ajax in their final group season. (41st minute) produced a The Blue Tigers started If that wasn’t enough of a scored against the run of net to take it beyond India’s game last month. Like Mueller, Ajax midfielder Maximil- well placed finish a short with an attacking intensity, goal scoring chance, skip- play in the 40th minute. reach. Mueller was shown the first straight ian Woeber has also been given a two- while before the break. and although lacked pos- per Chhetri was handed a Khalfan Alhamsi took A desperate India went red card of his career for kicking Ajax de- match suspension for his horror tackle, in The hosts got their second session, chances came in golden opportunity in the advantage of a slight mis- all out and the UAE had fender Nicolas Tagliafico in the head. the same game, on Bayern’s Leon Goretzka goal a couple of minutes bright and plenty. 23rd minute. communication in the In- another close shave when The 29-year-old will definitely miss the which also led to the Austrian interna- before the end of regula- India could have surged Chhetri was found in dian defence and found Sandesh Jhingan’s header away leg at Anfield on February 19, but tional being shown a straight red. tion time when a long ball into the lead as early as the the box by Anirudh Thapa the back of the net through off a Rowllin Borges’ free- Bayern hope a successful appeal would Woeber will miss both legs of Ajax’s caught most of the Indian 8th minute when Sandesh but his header went straight a chip from a tight angle. kick bounced back off the mean Mueller could play the return at the last-16 tie against holders Real Madrid. defence out of position and Jhingan got a free-header to the rival goalkeeper. India had another chance bar. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Saturday, January 12, 2019

C M Y K 12 SPORTS Cristiano Ronaldo's DNA sought Japan's Olympic Committee head under probe for alleged bribes Paris, Jan. 11 (IANS): Japa- in Las Vegas alleged rape case nese Olympic Committee chief Tsunekazu Takeda Las Vegas, Jan. 11 (IANS): summer. has been placed under Authorities in Las Vegas Police are gathering all investigation by French au- have issued a warrant to possible evidence before thorities for alleged bribes obtain the DNA of football they turn over the case to supposedly paid to Afri- superstar Cristiano Ron- the Clark County District can International Olym- aldo to see if it matches Attorney's Office, which pic Committee members that found on the dress will decide whether to file to support the Japanese of a woman who has ac- charges. bid for the 2020 Olympics cused him of rape, accord- The alleged rape oc- Games, French judicial ing to a law enforcement curred in June 2009. Ron- sources said on Friday. official. The authorities sent aldo, then 24, was on va- Takeda, considered the warrant recently to the cation in Las Vegas and to be the mastermind of court system in Italy, where met Mayorga in the Rain the Japanese capital bid Ronaldo plays football, the nightclub at the Palms Ca- that prevailed over Span- official said, reports Efe sino Resort before inviting ish and Turkish bids in the news. her to a party in his suite, 2013 vote, was interro- Las Vegas police re- according to her civil com- gated in December 2018 opened the case in the fall plaint. by a French judge who has after the woman, Kathryn It was there that Ronal- been investigating alleged Mayorga, filed a lawsuit al- do forced himself on May- irregularities over the past Tsunekazu Takeda oversaw Tokyo successful bid to host the 2020 leging that Ronaldo raped orga while she begged him three years, the sources Olympics. her in 2009 in Las Vegas and to stop, the filing alleges. added, reports Efe news. then paid her $375,000 to The complaint adds that Takeda denies that he is then President of the In- A separate corruption keep it secret. "when Cristiano Ronaldo under investigation or has ternational Association case investigation into Ronaldo and his attor- AP/PTI completed the sexual as- committed any wrongdo- of Athletics Federations, the Diack father and son neys have repeatedly de- In this Oct. 22, 2018, file photo, Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo attends a press conference at Old Trafford, sault of the plaintiff, he ing and has only acknowl- Lamine Diack, according triggered the probe into nied the rape allegations. Manchester. Ronaldo is being asked by police in the U.S. to provide a DNA sample in an ongoing investigation allowed her to leave the edged that he was ques- to Le Monde, the French Takeda's alleged breach of "Ronaldo has always of a Nevada woman's allegation that he raped her in his Las Vegas hotel penthouse in 2009, the soccer star's bedroom stating he was tioned in December 2018 lawyer in Las Vegas said on Jan. 10. daily newspaper. conduct. maintained, as he does to- sorry, he was usually a gen- after being summoned by This money was alleg- When first questioned day, that what occurred tleman." the French judge. edly a bribe to convince in Tokyo in February 2017, in 2009 in Las Vegas was Thursday. question nine years ago. and send it to Las Vegas Mayorga reported the The French investiga- Diack to lobby African IOC Takeda confirmed the pay- consensual in nature, so it An attorney for May- Las Vegas police found police, who would assess alleged sexual assault to tors associated with the members to support the ment but was unable to is not surprising that DNA orga and a Las Vegas po- DNA other than Mayorga's whether it matches that police on the day it oc- inquiry into Takeda's be- Japanese bid. justify it. The second ques- would be present, nor that lice spokeswoman didn't on the dress, the law en- found on the dress, the of- curred. haviour allegedly tracked According to the in- tioning of Takeda, which the police would make this respond to requests for forcement official said. ficial said. Under Nevada law, a 1.8 million euro ($2.08 vestigators, Diack's son took place on December very standard request as comment. When the warrant is served Ronaldo plays for the there is no statute of limi- million) payment by the allegedly got the money 10, 2018, led to the present part of their investigation," A key piece of evidence in Italy, authorities would Turin, Italy-based club Ju- tations on investigations Japanese to a company through a Singapore-based investigation of Takeda and Peter S. Christiansen, an at- in the investigation is a be expected to collect a ventus, which signed him or potential charges stem- owned by Senegal's Papa company by the name the Diacks. torney for Ronaldo, said on dress from the night in sample of Ronaldo's DNA in a $92 million transfer last ming from such reports. Massata Diack, son of the Black Tidings. Merangkong village crowned champions of LKM football tournament Rising footballer from the chief guest. The chief guest in his speech mentioned that Nagaland Bapenyimjong sports is a powerful tool, powerful language, full of action, which we should focus with positive cul- ture. He mentioned that where there is high level of sports, there is high level of discipline. He empha- sised both the players and the viewers not to forget what we have forward the glory that Dr. T Ao have contributed for the nation. Legendary Dr. T Ao could and I am sure there will be lots who can follow his footsteps. In the final football match between Merang- kong and Chuchuyimlang, jersey no 3 from Merang- kong scored the first goal 2 minutes into the game but the opponent team equalised before the half Bapenyimjong time. After a competitive Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): League, where the CoE boys Merangkong team posing with the champion’s trophy after beating Chuchuyimlang in the final of LKM football tournament on Fri. Jan. 11. play from both the teams When Mesut Ozil burst were crowned champions. the match ended in a draw into the football field, mil- With seven goals to his Dimapur, Jan. 11 (EMN): and the semi-final played hibition match was played sters and entertaining as at P Talitemjen Ao ground and had to be decided lions of children around the name, Bapen also boasts On the last day of Lang- between Chuchuyim- between Langpangkong well. It concluded with two with Toshi Wungtung, through a penalty shoot- world discovered what they of assisting in several of the p a n g k o n g K a k e t s h i r lang and Yaongyimsen, veteran XI and Bendangli goals win in favour of Ben- Honorable advisor and out where Merangkong wanted to do in life – play goals that helped his team Mungdang (LKM) football Chuchuyimlang won the veteran XI team. dangli Veteran XI. MLA for IPR, SCERT, Vil- village emerged victori- football. Turkish by birth reach the final of the league. tournament, Merangkong match 3-1. The match was truly an The closing ceremony lage Guard and chairman ous and was declared the and German by citizenship, Considering the per- thrashed Yaongyimti 4-0, A nostalgic veteran ex- inspiration for the young- of 32nd LKM 2019 was held DPDB Tuensang district as champion team. he never forgets to mention ception by Nagas with re- how much he cares for his gard to football, or sports birthplace and makes effort for that matter as a career, to touch as many lives as his dream is to inspire possible. young Naga football en- Ferguson double strike ends Al-Attiyah stretches Dakar Rally lead One such life that he thusiasts and their parents unknowingly touched in a into believing that football Tacna, Jan. 11 (IANS): Qatar's Nasser Al-At- said. "We won the stage but there is perhaps corner of the world was that is a respectable profession. tiyah extended his overall Dakar Rally lead still a faster car out there. There's still a long of young Bapenyimjong He dreams of the day, when Sri Lanka's chase in only T20 by winning fourth stage in southern Peru. way to go." in Nagaland. At the young he can establish his own The Toyota driver completed the 405km Al-Attiyah leads second-placed Peter- Auckland, Jan. 11 (Reuters): Lockie Fer- age of 12, Bapen decided to academy and open up not timed section between Arequipa and Tacna hansel by almost nine minutes in the over- guson captured two wickets in one over, write the first chapter of his just for boys, but for girls in three hours 38 minutes and 49 seconds, all standings, with Spain's Nani Roma third, including that of the dangerous Thisara footballing life and enrolled as well. “Unlike the other almost two minutes ahead of the Mini 20 minutes and 51 seconds off the pace. Perera, as New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 35 himself at the Nagaland north-eastern states, such of Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel on Meanwhile American Ricky Brabec runs in their only Twenty20 match at Eden State Sports Academy in as Mizoram and Mani- Thursday, reports Xinhua news agency. took the lead in the motorbike section af- Park on Friday. 2016 to turn his hobby into pur, I feel Nagaland is yet Poland's Jakub Przygonski was third, ter beating Austrian Matthius Walkner by Perera, whose innings of 140 and 80 a profession. to grasp how much foot- eight minutes and 32 seconds behind the more than six minutes in Thursday's stage. almost turned the last two one-day interna- Although he naturally ball has to offer. I want to leader. Chile's Pablo Quintanilla is second overall tional matches the way of the visitors, was felt more comfortable play- change this perception and "I'm quite happy today," Al-Attiyah and Australia's Toby Price third. caught at long on by Doug Bracewell for ing in the position of a left make it to the national team 43 to leave his side 118-5 in the 13th over, wing, he complied as a true so that more people from chasing a victory target of 180. footballer when there was my hometown, as well as Ferguson bowled Dhananjaya de Silva dearth of left backs in his the rest of Nagaland, pay three balls later to take any momentum out Four foreign teams to play in academy. attention to football. If I of their pursuit and they were dismissed for Come 2017, the Tata could do my bit to see more 144 in 16.5 overs. Women's Polo tourney in Manipur Trusts Centre of Excellence Naga people in the national Bracewell, playing his first match for (CoE) at Aizawl, Mizoram squad in the years to come, New Zealand in more than a year, top- Our Correspondent the organiser. Canada team since its inception in 2016 began their search for the I will feel like I have accom- scored with a career-best 44, while Scott Imphal, Jan. 11 (EMN): All will be taking part in the and now draws tourists first batch of hidden talents plished something big in Kuggeleijn, batting at number eight, added is set for the 4th edition of tourney for the first time. from all over the world to from the Northeast to be life,” said Bapen. 35 not out to the home side’s 179-7. Manipur Statehood Day A nine-member wom- Manipur as a polo tourism trained by the best coaches While his immediate New Zealand, who had initially strug- Women's Polo Tourna- en polo team from Ma- destination of India. and teachers. Out of 400 goal is to work towards gled with the high bounce and pace of ment which is scheduled to nipur including three of- During their stay, the boys that turned up to find representing India some- the drop-in pitch with Lasith Malinga and be held at Mapal Kangjei- ficials have been selected foreign polo players will for themselves a spot in day, much like his ultimate Kasun Rajitha taking a wicket in each of bung, located in Imphal for the upcoming tourna- also explore major tour- the CoE, it was Bapen who hero, his heart lies with the the first four overs, slumped to 55-5 at the from Jan. 17 till the 21st. ment, says President Dr K ist destinations in the impressed the coaches to people of Nagaland and is halfway stage. Four foreign teams Saratchandra of AMPA. state such as Loktak Lake, be sifted out, even while hopeful that his hard work Ross Taylor (33) and Bracewell then AP/PTI -USA, Canada, Argentina The organisers also ap- Keibul Lamjao Nation- playing in a compromised and dedication will bring combined for 47 runs in a little under five New Zealand's Doug Bracewell bats during their T20 and Kenya along with In- pealed everyone not to call al Park-the only floating position. about a day in Naga football overs before Bracewell and Kuggeleijn cricket international against Sri Lanka at Eden Park in dian Polo Association have bandh or general strike wildlife sanctuary in the The lessons he learnt at when Bapen will be among belted 41 in 16 balls to push the hosts to a Auckland, New Zealand on Fri. Jan. 11. confirmed to participate in during the course of the world besides visiting the the CoE resonated in every many others who will follow strong total. the upcoming tournament, tourney. age-old Kangla Fort of the match that the 14-year- the footsteps of Dr. T Ao Sri Lanka now head to Australia for two tions for a limited-overs tour by India start- according to All Manipur The event has grown erstwhile kingdom of Ma- old played in the recently to bring Nagaland football tests, while New Zealand begin prepara- ing on Jan. 23. Polo Association (AMPA), in scale and participation nipur. concluded Mizoram U-15 into the forefront.

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