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Mamata calls for collective UK public votes Bowie as the Frustrated De Bruyne raring to leadership, opposition unity to greatest entertainer of the 20th go for Man City oust BJP regime | P8 century | P10 | P11 NatioN ENtErtaiNmENt SportS VOL. XVIII NO. 18 | PAGES 12 ` 5/- RNI NO. NAGENG/2002/07906 DIMAPUR, SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2019 INR 612 crore project to boost ‘Accord’ with Naga armed groups soon — Ravi Nagaland’s jhum cultivation Hyderabad, Jan. 19 (PTI): A proposed accord with the Naga armed groups is expected to be concluded soon, Deputy Na- tional Security Adviser RN Ravi said Saturday. Eastern Mirror Desk "Instead of the manifold CSS cus project and to provide the "It's nearing conclusion with all. In fact, there is nobody left Dimapur, Jan. 19: Chief Min- programmes, coming together state's share of convergence out. Everyone is part of it. There are eight armed groups which ister Neiphiu Rio on Satur- is important under the guid- fund. are now talking to government of India. NSCN (I-M) plus seven day launched the INR 612.42 ance of IFAD as there has been The State Project Director others, they are all part of it. There is no one left out," Ravi, who crore-worth Fostering Climate various programmes carried of Focus Nagaland, Angelina has been involved in the process, told reporters here. Resilient Upland Agriculture by the state which have failed", Tajen highlighted that the ob- The efforts to conclude the accord are expected to fructify Systems (Focus) project in Di- Rio said. jectives of the project was to "soon", he said. Ravi was speaking on the sidelines of a national mapur. The project is a six years’ "The farmers need guid- increase agricultural income conference on 'Self Reliance in Defence Manufacturing', organ- (2018 to 2023) investment, by ance and for them to be suc- of 1, 37,000 households and ised by the Forum for Integrated National Security. the International Fund for Ag- cessful, the implementing increase their resilience to cli- ricultural Development (Ifad). agency should work together mate change; gender main- The official launch of the for them to trust and make a streaming in the project and Ifad's Focus comes after the an- holistic approach,” he shared strengthen capacities of govt. nouncement that was made in while imploring Ifad to make and local stakeholders for cli- 2017 during a two-day confer- the project a success story and mate smart agriculture and Pro-ILP committee threatens ence on 'sustainable manage- produce substantially for the inter-sectoral coordination. ment of jhum (in the Northeast people through the farmers. The geographic target are with another strike in Nagaland Indian region)' in Dimapur, The chief minister sug- 650 villages in Mon, Longleng, and the signing of an agree- gested for a policy on price Zunheboto, Wokha, Kiphire, Dimapur, Jan. 19 (EMN): Al- Failure to do so would force ment on Jan. 25 2018. protection while stating it was Phek, Mokokchung and Kohi- leging that the Nagaland gov- the JCPI to enforce the strike, Rio, the chief patron of Fo- always the middlemen who ma. The project is represented ernment-commissioned ‘com- it warned. “As a matured body cus, remarked that the launch benefits; and also not to con- by the district level committee mittee on BEFR/ILP/inclusion representing the present and of the project in Nagaland was fuse the farmers with manifold with deputy commissioner as of Dimapur under ILP’ was the future of our Naga peo- at the right time as 'it was our programmes. EM Images the chairman and district level reneging on its commitment, ple, the JCPI has been very dream that somebody come "I believe in my farmers, Neiphiu Rio speaks at the launch of the Focus project, on Saturday in Dimapur. implementation committee the Joint Committee on Preven- cooperative and patient with and rescue us from our prob- let us commit ourselves for with district agriculture officer tion of Illegal Immigrants (JCPI) the committee. But given the lems.’ our farmers and build trust state, especially on improving of more than 70% of the state’s as the chairman. has threatened with another dilly-dallying of the committee The chief minister, in his with them so that people iden- jhum—the occupation of 70% total, may not have appreciated Agriculture Production strike “of any sort deemed fit and the fiasco related to the address, admitted that he faces tify Nagaland for our produc- of the rural population. the modern technology intro- Commissioner (APC) and Sec- to protect the state from illegal government’s utter failure to awkward questions on state's tion and not for the myth of "It is hoped that farm- duced by the scientist, he said. retary and mission director immigrants/immigration.” protect the interest of the Naga economy; and that Nagaland is disturbed area which is his- ers will have a paradigm shift "The Naga farmers were of Focus, T Imkonglemba Ao A statement from the JCPI people vis-à-vis the Citizenship a consumer and not a produc- tory," Rio said. Also, he assured from subsistence agriculture more worried about their sus- spoke on the 'scope of conver- on Saturday stated that the Amendment Bill, 2016, the JCPI ing-state. "All the vehicles that that the timely release of fund to market economy and they tainable level and must have gence with agri allied sectors'. committee led by IAS officer is left with no choice but to be enter Nagaland come loaded should not be a problem. will increase their purchasing inherited deep traditional Presenting on the fund flow Abhishek Singh had reneged prepared to take recourse to and leaves empty. Northeast Minister of Agriculture G power and doubling farmers' knowledge for the local indig- mechanism of state's contribu- its commitment to give its rec- democratic means of agitation is rich but we remain poor as Kaito Aye, in his keynote ad- income," Aye expressed. enous crops. It is therefore per- tion, he said the APC will dove- ommendations to the state to protect and safeguard our we fail to exploit the available dress, said since the forma- According to the minister, tinent to take this traditional tail the funds of CSS and its own government by Nov. 2018. It Naga rights.” resources", Rio said. tion of the state of Nagaland, since statehood successive ag- knowledge into consideration share towards those schemes demanded that the committee The JCPI stated that it was Rio was critical of the agriculture sector had no ex- riculture scientist have tried to while implementing the Focus for the project districts. The submit its report to the state “incumbent upon the apex various centrally sponsored ternally aided project and thus improve the agriculture econ- project," Aye opined. beneficiaries’ contribution will government/cabinet within tribal institutions to shoulder schemes in the state, which he Ifad-funded project will boost omy of the state. However, the He committed to support be in kind (labour provided by days, and a copy of the same be the responsibility of protecting said was confusing the farmers. the agriculture economy of the rural population which consist the implementation of Fo- the beneficiaries). given to the JCPI “for perusal.” the rights of the people.” Cong. created Nagaland state — Khekiye Sema 23 political parties unite for ‘oust Modi’ campaign

Eastern Mirror Desk crowd of the mainland, He said that the first Kolkata, Jan. 19 (IANS): Twenty how we should move forward". Manu Singhvi. ing the saffron outfit in one-on- Dimapur, Jan. 19: Former we are nothing. We are too generation Naga leaders, three political parties, including Chief Minister Banerjee, who Banerjee repeated her known one fights. "In such an eventual- bureaucrat, and presently small a minority, so please who were Congress mem- the Congress and major regional was the last speaker, said every- stand that the strongest anti-BJP ity, the BJP will be finished," said a member of the Nagaland leave us alone to decide our bers, built infrastructure, parties like SP, BSP and DMK, one is a leader in the proposed al- force in a state should be allowed Sinha. Pradesh Congress Com- own fate’”, Sema quoted the hospitals, and schools came together on Saturday at a liance, and a "collective decision" to decide on the alliance. "Every- Indicating the process of con- mittee (NPCC), Khekiye K memorandum. down to the village level so mega rally under the auspices will be taken after the polls once one has to come together for the sultations and coming together Sema on Saturday said the “Remember it was the that all the Naga children of Trinamool Congress chief the BJP was defeated. sake of the nation. Whoever is would continue, Andhra Pradesh state of Nagaland was cre- Congress party that led to can be educated. Mamata Banerjee to throw the "This gathbandhan (alliance) powerful in a certain place should Chief Minister and Telugu Desam ated by the Congress party where we are today; the “If we want to maintain gauntlet at Prime Minister Naren- has been formed to save the be allowed and strongly sup- chief Chandrababu Naidu an- in 1963, which gave ‘Nagas foundation to create a sta- the dignity of what the Na- dra Modi for defeating him in people of the nation and give ported to fight there," she said. nounced that he would hold a an identity and dignity.’ ble India was built by the gas had been in the past, the coming general elections but them justice. You (BJP) have only Former Union Ministers similar opposition rally in Ama- Sema was speaking at Congress. They made sure this is the moment to revive kept the daunting issue of their president (Amit Shah) and PM. Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shou- ravati and invited all the leaders the launch of ‘Jan Sampark to respect each religion in a and rejuvenate the feeling prime ministerial candidate to be Here everybody is a leader, eve- rie, who are now bitterly opposed present on the stage. Abhiyan’ (door-to-door diverse country like India, within us,” Sema called on decided after the elections. rybody is a worker, everybody is to Modi, also stressed on engag- Related news in page 8 campaign) by the NPCC on they showed respect to the the Nagas. Banerjee, who organised the an organiser. Jan. 19 at the Congress Bha- minorities and gave them “Your work to distribute well-attended "United India" ral- "There is no need to worry van, in Dimapur. He said their rights no matter how the booklets is not to sell ly at the historic Brigade Parade about who will be the prime that Naga people should small the community was, it as quickly as you can, Ground called for a ‘collective minister. We will take a collective Modi terms rally 'anti-people' know their history well to that right was given to every rather it is an opportunity leadership even as Samajwadi decision on that after the elec- remain ‘where we are with individual in the country,” to be able to tell them what Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav said: tion. Now there is no question of Silvassa, Jan. 19 (IANS): Prime He pointed out that his firm conviction, and stand Sema maintained. the Congress party stood "Whoever people decide, will holding discussion on that. Now, Minister Narendra Modi on Sat- campaign against corruption for what we believe is right.’ Pointing out that Na- for—equality and common become prime minister". we must focus on removing the urday attacked the mega-rally has angered many people, but Sema urged the vol- gas talk of shared sover- welfare,” Sema said, adding Later, the leaders met over tea BJP from power," she said. of opposition parties in Kolkata he was not concerned as he unteers of the Congress eignty without any external that the Congress party was and interacted with the media Some of the leaders, how- terming it "anti-people". prevented them from looting party—as they campaign intervention, Sema said gaining momentum and when they said demanded scrap- ever, did try to give a roadmap Speaking at a rally in the un- public money. door-to-door and talk to that there was ‘nothing as reviving its original strength ping of the process of Electronic for taking on the BJP jointly by ion territory of Dadra & Nagar To counter these and other the people of Nagaland— shared sovereignty in real in the country. Voting Machines and a return to emphasising on one-on-one fight Haveli, Modi said the opposi- actions, the opposition has now to tell them of the Nagas’ sense.’ Earlier, Temjen Yanger, ballot papers. The parties decided against the BJP by putting up the tion alliance was not against formed the 'Mahagathband- history and let them know “However, if we have to the secretary of NPCC gave to form a four-member Commit- strongest candidate in every seat. him, but "against the people han' alliance for the upcoming what the Congress party define it, we already have a brief introduction about tee consisting of Akhilesh Yadav "In every seat, there should of India". general elections. had done for Nagaland. in the form of Art 371 (A) Jan Sampark Abhiyan. (SP), Satish Chandra Mishra be only one candidate and the "They have not even prop- Modi also took a swipe at “In 1929, when Nagas created by the Congress. We Yanger said the door-to- (BSP), Abhishek Singhvi (Con- strongest candidate against the erly united together, but have what he called attempts by for the very first time sub- are standing on the foundry door campaign involves gress) and Arivind Kejriwal (AAP). BJP. They (the BJP) are the only already started bargaining for those who "muzzled democ- mitted a memorandum to of what the Congress had distributing booklets, ex- Former prime minister and beneficiaries of any division of their share (of seats). They are racy" now speaking of "saving the Simon Commission, done for Nagaland, so it plaining what the Congress Janata Dal (Secular) president votes, be it in Haryana, or Uttar seeking support to save them- democracy", and said the BJP's they had one reason in their is our duty to revive and party stands for, and also HD Deve Gowda conceded that Pradesh, or Bengal or Bihar. So selves, but I want your support sole aim is to work for the de- heart. They said: ‘we are rejuvenate the old princi- sharing what the Congress it was a "herculean task to forget our main aim should be to avoid to take the country forward," velopment of the country and a very small community ple with commitment and party had done for the differences and come together" any division of votes,” said Con- Modi said. its people. and if we are put into the conviction,” he said. country. and said "the main task now is gress spokesperson Abhishek Inside  Northeast burning Wealth of runs drives Jonathan Longkumer towards Ranji’s elite because of Citizenship Amendment Bill — Eastern Mirror Desk a bountiful season for him. against Bihar, he scored 100 in honoured to have led Naga- Lalduhawma Dimapur, Jan. 19: As Nagaland This aggregate—as of Jan. the second innings; followed land to its first Ranji outing.  Meghalaya mine made its debut in the country’s 19, comprising three quar- by his highest score of 131 “We still have lots to improve tragedy: Body yet to premier red-ball domestic terfinal matches ended the against Arunachal at home; to catch up with other big be identified cricket tournament, Ranji day—was the 12th highest and 123 in the first innings teams,” he said, adding that (Refer page 4) Trophy (Plate Group: which among all batsmen across of the season’s last match, the players in Nagaland were is a tier below the three Elite the tournament. He is by far against Puducherry at home. talented but in need of experi-  Sri Lanka wants to take Groups), its captain Jonath- the highest run-getter from The BCCI website had ence (of professional cricket). back all Tamil refugees an Rongsen Longkumer also among batsmen originally listed Longkumer as joint- When asked what can be from India had a stellar run in the league from the Northeast states in second (with four other bats- done to improve the state of (Refer page 8) helping enhance his growing the Plate Group. (Assam plays men) among those with the cricket in Nagaland, Long-  66 killed in Mexico ‘household-name’ status. in Elite Group C). most number of half-centu- kumer said that there should pipeline blast Nagaland’s run in Ranji The Board of Control for ries. He had six scored six half be talent hunts, more inter- (Refer page 9) season 2018-17 lasted eight Cricket in India (BCCI) allows centuries, beside the three district tournaments for un- league games (two wins, four guest players from other states tons. der-14 age-groups, and most  Ajay Devgn, Kajol losses and two draws: not bad to represent the Plate Group The skipper also was sec- importantly the cricket clubs urge people to for a debut season). And in teams. Not counting those ond only to Mumbai’s Shivam in Nagaland should take more recycle, reuse plastic those eight matches, and 14 players, Longkumer was the Dube among batsmen with interest and talk to the Naga- (Refer page 10) innings, skipper Longkumer top batsman among NE states. the most number of sixes. He land Cricket Association. amassed 809 runs at an aver- Longkumer’s purple patch cleared the ropes 22 times, “We need to host more  Halep sets up Serena age of 57.78 runs per innings. included a memorable run surpassed only by Dube’s 25 tournaments, that is how I be- showdown as Djokovic His middle name Rongsen, of successive centuries in sixes. lieve we will get better players relentlessly marches on literally means wealth in Ao the last three matches of the On Saturday, Longkumer and experience in Nagaland,” (Refer page 12) Naga; and it certainly has been campaign. In Patna, playing Jonathan Rongsen Longkumer told Eastern Mirror he was Longkumer suggested. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, January 20, 2019 2 STATE NEWS IN BRIEF WEATHER REPORT (JAN 19) Max Min DP RH RF Tobu students resolve to NCD, PAC convenes meeting DIMAPUR 23 10.3 13.3 89 NIL Public Action Committee (PAC) of the Naga Council KOHIMA 17.4 6 11.1 71 NIL Dimapur has convened a coordination meeting with the WOKHA 16.2 8.2 10.7 91 NIL deputy commissioner, Dimapur, on January 21 at 9 am ZBT 15.5 5.6 11.6 89 NIL adopt government schools at NCD hall. All the NCD councillors and PAC members MON 23 10 11 88 NIL are requested to attend the meeting. A press release from Dimapur, Jan. 19 (EMN): ent of police, Longleng, and TUENSANG 16.4 10 10.3 73 NIL the PAC informed on January 19 To promote and strength- Brigadier Suresh Sheoren, MKG 16.4 7.4 11.6 81 NIL en the health and educa- DIG 7 sector, Tuensang, at- Sumi students convene meeting PHEK 16.2 5.8 6.4 74 NIL tion sectors in Tobu block, tended the programme as Tobu Area Students’ Un- the special invitees. Sumi Kiphimi Kuqhakulu (SKK) has convened an execu- KIPHIRE - - - - - ion (TASU) has decided to DIG also distributed tive meeting on January 23 in the office of the Western SECHÜ ZUBZA 20.5 9 6.3 52 NIL declare 2019 as a year of sports goods to all the 13 Sumi Hoho, Chekiye village, Dimapur, at 10 am. The or- LONGLENG - - - - - ‘Good health and educa- teams and donated cash ganisation general secretary, Hutoshe Kits has requested TSEMINYU 19.4 5 6.6 58 NIL tion.’ prize to the organisers. all the SKK executive members to attend the meeting In this regard, TASU has In the sports event, without fail. JALUKIE 16 10 12 76 NIL decided to adopt three gov- TTSU won the football MANGKOLEMBA 24.8 14.8 12.5 63 NIL ernment middle schools match and MVSU emerged DC Dimapur informs parade *Dew Point (DP) *Relative Humidity (RH) * Rainfall (RF) (GMSs) and one govern- as the runners-up. In men’s Source: Department of Soil & Water Conservation, Nagaland ment primary school (GPS) volleyball, TVSU emerged contingents with the support from vil- as the winner and PVSU was Deputy commissioner, Dimapur, Kevekha Kevin Zehol, lage councils, education declared runners-up, while has informed that parade rehearsal for the ensuing Re- committee and federating in the women’s volleyball, public Day celebration would commence from January IMPORTANT NUMBERS units. The decision to adopt CVSU and PVSU emerged as 21 at DDSC stadium from 7 am onwards. He directed all government schools under Bongkhao, advisor of DUDA, addressing the students during the 35th the winners and runners-up the parade contingents under Dimapur district to take WOMEN HELPLINE: 181 ‘Teach for Tobu’ initiative TASU federal meeting cum sports meet on January 8. respectively. note of the notification and attend the rehearsal. would be officially launched Other events such as DIMAPUR (STD CODE: 03862) in the last week of January, meet which was held from that Bongkhao, advisor of Miss TASU, literary and cul- TTCSU to hold annual sports meet stated Moba AS Konyak, January 8 to 15 with the par- DUDA, along with Nyakho, tural nights were also held Bethesda Ambulance Service 9615053217, 9615520007 TASU information secretary during which Moba, BDO Trinity Theological College Students’ Union (TTCSU) ticipation of 13 village units. president of NDPP 55 Tobu has announced to hold its annual sports week from in a press release. This was announced by assembly constituency, at- Tobu; Dr. Chemang Paul; CIHSR 242555, 242533 The decision to this ef- and Chingmak Kumchuba, January 23-26 in the college campus, Thahekhu village, TASU president Sangti Kon- tended the programme as Dimapur. The union general secretary, Tovi V Chishi, fect was taken during the yak in his opening remark special invitee. president of CCSU; attended Police Control Room 7085055050 35th session of TASU fed- the program as a special stated that Colo Mero, director of life sport, would be during the session. At the closing event, the guest speaker. Dimapur District Hospital 232224 eral meeting cum sports The release also stated Yangba, senior superintend- invitees. Diphupar PS 7085055032 Minister commissions water East PS 7085055030 Dimapur GBs clarify on election Faith Hospital 248912, 9436004220 Dimapur, Jan. 19 (EMN): Dimapur Dis- unit executive members and tribal repre- trict GBs’ Association (DDGBA) has sentatives had a meeting on December 12, supply in Peren new headquarters Fire Station (Chumu) 282777 decided to proceed with the election of 2018, wherein 30 members who present office bearers for the tenure 2019-2023 resolved to allow the old team make neces- Fire Station (Dimapur) 7085378850, 232201 on January 22. The association has is- sary arrangement for the eight unit execu- sued this statement in responds to some tive members and 16 recognised tribal ex- GRPS 7085055031 tribe executive members opposing to the ecutives to elect new team of DDGBA office Medziphema PS 7085055033 proposed election. bearers within January 2019. In a clarification, the association presi- The executive also resolved that GB who MH (Metro) Hospital 227930/231081 dent, Tokuho Suhoi Neho, and the general does not subscribe yearly membership fee secretary, T Kenneth Tsopoe, stated that would not be allowed to participate in the Mobile Unit Commander 7085055046 the decision to extend the present office association activities as per the constitution bearers to hold DDGBA office for another (Yehzabo) article 5 clause 3 which was noti- Nikos Hospital 248285, 232032 six months from June to November 2018 fied on November 10, 2018. was approved during its executive meeting In view of the above stated circumstanc- Niuland PS 7085088035 on June 16, 2018, following which a general es, the association has decided to proceed Sub-Urban PS 7085055036 session was also held on November 24. with the election of new office bearers for It stated that all the eight administrative the tenure 2019-2023. Traffic Control -1 7085088038 Traffic Control -2 7085088039 NPF minority forms Dimapur II AC unit West PS 7085055034 Women Cell 7085055037 PHED minister, Jacob Zhimomi and other government officials after commissioning of water supply to Peren new headquarter complex on January 18. Zion Hospital 231864, 224117, 227337

Dimapur, Jan. 19 (EMN): benefit of the public. formed. KOHIMA (STD Code: 0370) Minister of PHED, Jacob A briefed technical re- Deputy commissioner, Zhimomi, has inaugurated port was presented by the Peren, S Tainiu expressed Bethel Nursing Home 2224202 a water supply project to additional chief engineer, happiness and thanked Peren new headquarter Er. Repangyangba Long- the PHED for the success of Chiephobozou PS 8575045506 complex on January 19 as kumer, where he said that the project on time. Com- Officer-in-Charge 8575045516 the special guest. water supply to New Peren missioner and secretary Speaking at the func- district headquarters cost of PHED, Dr. Maongwati, Childline Kohima 1098 tion, Zhimomi said Peren INR 9.3 crores. The project chaired the programme Chiephobozou PS 8575045506 NPF minority wing members pose for a group photo during the general meeting in its Dimapur division district has come a long was supported by the DoN- and also delivered the wel- office on January 19. way in many developmen- ER ministry, Government come note. Pastor Hekora- Officer-in-Charge 8575045516 tal works and encouraged of India, under NLCPR. ing invoked God’s blessing, Dimapur, Jan. 19 (EMN): root level. It added that M fruits of hard work within the people to preserve and Total capacity of treatment while SE, Er. T Sangtam Fire Stations 2222952 Minority wing of the Naga Sanjit Singh and KK Keshri short time. He lauded the protect properties provided plant is 1.14 million litres proposed the vote of People’s People (NPF), in were selected as convenor initiative of party workers by the department for the per day, Longkumer in- thanks. IRCS Ambulance Service 2244350 its meeting held on Janu- and co-convenor to lead the in formation of commit- ary 19 at Dimapur division wing till the final approval of tee in the grass root level Kezocha PS 8575045549 office, has unanimously de- office bearers from central to strengthen the party in Officer-in-Charge 8575045538 cided to form a unit under 2 office. Dimapur. NE scouts and guides camp underway Dimapur- II AC. NPF minority wing of- He advised the com- Arun Kr Mishra, gen- fice bearers from central mittee to work under the Dimapur, Jan. 19 (EMN): Northeast regional first-aid, pioneering projects, mappings, Khuzama PS 8575045505 eral secretary of NPF mi- and division were present guidance and supervision level standard judging camp of the Nagaland estimations, campfire, flag ceremony, Officer-in-Charge 8575045515 nority wing (central), stated in the meeting during se- of its central and division State Bharat Scouts and Guides (NSBC&G) is backwoodsman cooking (cooking with- that selected list of active lection of office bearer for office as per party guide- underway at the state training centre, Ner- out utensils), fire rescue, BP six (exercise/ NHAK 2222916 members from 2 Dimapur Dimapur II AC. lines. He also urged the AC hema. The camp began on January 17 and physical fitness), drills and march past, II AC has been forwarded to Bishnu Bhattacharjee, level committees to work would culminate on January 21. dialogue presentation on development of North PS 2222222, 8575045501 central office for necessary president of NPF minority under the leadership of its A press release issued by the camp scouting/ guiding and other projects are Officer-in-Charge 8575045510 formalities and approval to wing (central), general sec- elected MLAs Moatoshi convenor stated that a total of 88 members being judged and rated from their per- form the NPF minority wing retaries Prem Singh Meetei Longkumer and Azheto comprising 71 scouts/guides, 10 Northeast formances. Oking Hospital 2290080, 2290146 under 2 Dimapur II AC. and Shiv Kumar BK, and vice Zhimomi. regional staff professionals and seven state The final programme would be held on It stated that many president Arun Thapa were The house also re- headquarter staff members from Manipur, January 20 evening at the state training cen- Police Control Room 100/2244279, 8575045500 NPF party workers along the speakers. solved to firmly uphold Meghalaya, Nagaland, NF Railways and Sik- tre, Nerhema, where prizes and certificates South PS 2222111, 8575045502 with new members from Bhattacharjee spoke on and support the leader- kim are camping at one of the largest train- would be awarded to the winners. 13 wards under Dimapur the objective and impor- ship of its party president, ing centres in the northeast region. Atuo Mezhür Sekhose, state chief com- Officer-in-Charge 8575045520 II AC attended the meeting tance of oldest regional par- Dr. Shurhozelie Leizietsu, The standard judging camp is to test missioner of Nagaland state bharat scouts adding 15 active members ty and its wings in Nagaland. secretary general and Rajya and check the qualities of an individual and guides, would be the campfire chief Tseminyu PS 8575045507 with special assignment He urged party men and Sabha MP KG Kenye, and scout/guide whether he/she has earned up alongwith the regional organising com- Officer-in-Charge 8575045517 were selected to work as women to work sincerely leader of opposition TR to a certain qualified level in scouting and missioner of scouts (Northeast region), Ch. party representative in grass with patience to enjoy the Zeliang. guiding. It stated that skills on camp crafts, Birendra Kumar Singh. Zubza PS 8575045508 Officer-in-Charge 8575045518 Students sensitised on violence against women NNC mourns demise MOKOKCHUNG (STD Code: 0369) Dimapur, Jan. 19 (EMN): President of Chopper Service 8974151974/ 9615776811 Naga National Council (NNC), parent body, Z Royim Yimchunger, mourned Christian Hospital, Impur 2262214 the demise of Kevitsielezo Phizo, who passed away on January 17. Dr. Imkongliba Hospital 2226216/2226394 Kevitsielezo Phizo is the son of Faith Hospital Ambulance 9436004220, 9856051827 AZ Phizo, father of Naga nation, who hailed from Khonoma village. Fire Station 2226225 Royim stated that Kevitsielezo was a businessman by profession Hope Ambulance Service 8415827895/9856277674 and a strong supporter of NNC and for the Naga cause. He has described Hotel Metsuben 8014587442/ 2226373 Kevitsielezo as a man of integrity and humanity, who helped and guided IRCS Ambulance Service 09402993002 his father AZ Phizo for the NNC in Lifeline Ambulance 9436439707/ 9862447893 many ways. Rohim also stated that Kevitsiel- Mokokchung PS 1 2226241 Resource persons and students of Dimapur Government College pose for a group photo after the workshop on violence against women and children on January 19. ezo Phizo’s family members had faced lot of hardships and difficulties Power House 2226221/2226293 Dimapur, Jan. 19 (EMN): violence against women Centre, Women Helpline ling;” and Zuchumpeni the students of the col- during his father’s time for the cause Dimapur Government and children in the col- -181 and Beti Bachao Beti Ngullie, panel lawyer of lege. of Nagas. He added that the sacrifices Sewak Gate PS 2 2226213 College’s department lege premises on Janu- Padhao (BBBP);” while Dimapur district legal The workshop was and services rendered by him would Traffic Control 9485232691 of psychology, Internal ary 19. Bovili K Chishi, a case services authority, spoke chaired by Lhipe Naro, be ever remembered by the Nagas Quality Assurance Cell Resource persons worker, spoke on “Psy- on “Trafficking.” DGC assistant professor even in the days to come. Tuli Police Station 9485232693 (IQAC), and State Re- Weri-u Mero, centre ad- chological support for A press release issued department of sociology, NNC parent body has conveyed source Centre for Wom- ministrator of ‘Sakhi - the women affected by by DGC media cell stated and Puli Chishi, DGC as- condolence to the bereaved family Women Cell 9485232692 en (SRCW) have jointly One Stop Centre’ spoke violence with the ethical that a play on forms of sistant professor depart- members and prayed for the depart- organised a workshop on on “Sakhi- One Stop guidelines of counsel- violence was enacted by ment of psychology. ed soul to rest in peace. Woodland Nursing Home 2226263 Eastern Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, January 20, 2019

C M Y K STATE 3 PR Hill celebrates community unity Acharya wants dialogue between Our Correspondent supply and pipelines etc. Kohima, Jan. 19 (EMN): The convener of the The Lower PR Hill Youth adoption committee, Lon- Organisation of Kohima gasen Lotha also said in a industries and edu. institutions celebrated its 25th anniver- short speech that the main sary, on Jan. 19 at Lower PR idea behind celebrating Hill in Kohima. The event silver jubilee was to dis- was conducted with the cuss the achievements of slogan ‘towards virtuosity,’ the community so far, to and during which speakers forgive and forget, and to commended the commu- celebrate. He urged the nity for its unity. gathering to set a good ex- Advisor to the Rural De- ample for the younger gen- velopment department, eration. He thanked his col- Dr. Neikiesalie Kire was the Dr. Neikiesalie Kire addresses leagues for their ‘collective special guest of the day. In residents of Lower PR Hill effort’ and achieving what his address to the gathering, colony during their silver jubilee they thought would not he said that the residents of celebration, in Kohima on Jan. 19. be achieved. He requested the colony comprise people the residents of the area to from different tribes, profes- in the remote areas of the cooperate with their leaders sions and backgrounds. He colony. and contribute to the the felt there was unity among The chairman of the welfare of the colony. the people in the colony. Lower PR Hill Panchayat Earlier in the event, Kire PB Acharya at a programme in Bhuj, in Gujurat. He was said to have interacted with students and members of nongovernmental organisations during the event. Asserting that every lit- and the convener of the or- unveiled the jubilee’s com- tle work was important, ganising committee, Ket- memorative stone. Awards Says it will tion will help in creating informed on Saturday. country,’ he was quoted as education was one of the Kire urged the residents to sokhol Kennao highlighted were also given out during employment opportunities Addressing the gather- having said. most important instru- cooperate with one another some of the developments the programme. encourage for the youths once they ing, the governor said that a Governor Acharya ments of growth for men and to work together for the in the colony under the ini- The formal programme complete studies, he said. dialogue among industries, urged the students to and women. ‘We should welfare of the colony. The tiative of Kire. These include was followed by baking economic growth Acharya interacted with trade and educational in- continue working hard become job givers and not advisor pointed out some a footbridge, footpath, and competition for women. Dimapur, Jan. 19 (EMN): students and members of stitutions should be there to achieve their goals by job seekers,’ the updates achievements that were at- electricity facilities etc. He In the first position was The governor of Nagaland nongovernmental organi- for the development of the empowering themselves quoted him as having stat- tained in the colony under also pointed out some of Teiso Suohu, while Achuno PB Acharya believes that sations in Bhuj of Gujurat. nation. ‘This will also help with knowledge. Likewise, ed during the event. his initiative. The lowest the works being undertaken Suohu and Ali bagged the interactions between in- He attended a program at in generating employment he said that ‘work culture’ The interactive session part of Lower PR Hill colony by the adoption committee second and third position, dustries and educational the Gujurat Adani Institute of youths once they pass should be embraced by all; was jointly organised by had fewer basic amenities too, such as a fair price shop, in that order. A tug of war institution are important of Medical Sciences on Jan- out of their institutions. and that people should be Rotary Club of Ghuj, Gu- including electricity. From street lights, “anganwadi” and an entertainment seg- for the development of the uary 19, updates from the Our main agenda should positive about entrepre- jurat, Wallcity and Adani the advisor’s initiative, four (Hindi for roughly ‘rural child ment also featured in the country. Such an interac- governor’s establishment be the development of our neurship. He asserted that GAIMS. electricity posts were put care centre’) centers, water programme. Legal service camps: An interface to get formality jobs done Shisha Hoho prayer centre celebrates 25th anniversary ple to learn and seek assist- ance during the camps so that targeted sections of the people get their due share of benefits from government schemes and policies. Likewise, he urged vil- lage councils to actively participate in spreading publicity across the grass- roots levels to ensure proper planning and formulations of schemes and policies. During the camp, in- formation and assistance booths of the legal services set up at the camp offered free legal advice and serv- ices such as filling of forms, drafting affidavits etc. Vol- unteers at the booths as- sisted senior citizens, differ- ently-able persons and daily A choir sings during the silver jubilee celebrations of the Naga Shisha Hoho Prayer Centre, at Prüzie in Kohima. wage earners in registering Our Correspondent Justice N Kotiswar Singh goes through a stall at the mega legal services camp, on January 19 in Wokha. for various governmental the Nagas were divided, the updates tre was established in 1994, said to be Kohima, Jan. 19 (EMN): The 25th sponsored benefits and stated. The revival movement healed under the divine guidance and the anniversary celebrations of the Naga Dimapur, Jan. 19 (EMN): A event. ity is there to help people schemes. the people from the division too, he direction of God. The inception was Shisha Hoho prayer centre at Prüzie, mega legal services camp In his address to the in giving necessary infor- Fur ther, Schedule said. Sadly, issues of division in the based entirely on divine revelation, in Kohima, began on Jan. 19 at the was conducted at the lo- event, Singh said that the mation regarding scheme Tribe certificates and Birth society have become a barrier and he said. prayer centre, with the biblical theme cal ground of Wokha on legal services authority has benefits. He called upon Certificates were filled or hindrance to the mission of God, he The c ongregation was treated ‘To obey is better than sacrifice.’ January 19. The camp was an objective to reach out to the public to get help from issued during the camp. said. He felt that young people are with music from various choirs repre- The president of the Apostolic organized by the Nagaland the poor and the needy. It the services establishment Beside many government ‘very’ talented and skilful. He encour- senting the 4th NAP Baptist Church, Ministries, Rev. Dr. Luozilie San- State Services Authority and conducts services camps so without hesitation. departments including aged them to use their talents for at Thizama; New Market NCRC, Kohi- chu was the speaker of the evening its district unit in collabora- that the targeted sections of The deputy commis- banks opened stalls to He said that the Nagas must fol- ma; and from the anniversary’s choir. service, updates from the organisers tion with the district ad- the society can avail various sioner of Wokha district, Dr. educate the public about low the pattern of Jesus Christ in On Sun. Jan. 20, the morning informed on Saturday. In his speech, ministration, government welfare measures and ben- Manazir Jeelani Samoon schemes and policies. obedience. Nagas are commanded worship service will be held at 10:00 Sanchu spoke about four main points departments, stakeholders eficial schemes and policies also spoke during the camp. The purpose of the by God to obey the great commission am at the Naga Shisha Hoho prayer based on the theme of the anniver- and nongovernmental or- of the government. Through He said that the people need camp was to educate the and that the Nagas are called to live centre. The general secretary of the sary. He encouraged the congrega- ganisations. such camps the public are to know their rights and en- public about free legal as- in the will of God. Nagas are a chosen Nagaland Baptist Church Council, tion to re-affirmed their faith in God Justice N Kotiswar educated about their rights titlements, and about the sistance particularly to the generation of God, he said. Rev. Dr. Zelhou Keyho will bring the and declare that Nagas are chosen Singh, judge of Gauhati and entitlements so that government schemes to marginalize sections of the Pastor Vezokho Nyekha gave a message from the Word of God; and by God. High Court, also executive they can avail maximum ensure that the benefit of society. The public also got brief history about the Naga Shisha Rev. Dr. Vevo Phesao will preside over During the British colonial rule, chairman of the Nagaland benefit from government schemes are properly im- the opportunity to interact Hoho prayer centre. The prayer cen- the morning worship service. State Legal Services Author- schemes, the updates stat- plemented. For that reason, with several government ity addressed the gathering. ed. he said, knowing such infor- departments, and banks Updates on Saturday from Singh explained that mation is very important. and received information the government bulletin apart from giving legal aid, The deputy commis- about various welfare pro- Kros College celebrates institution’s foundation day DIPR informed about the the legal services author- sioner appealed to the peo- grams of the government. Our Correspondent Kohima, Jan. 19 (EMN): The 8th foundation day of Kros College, at Lerie in Kohima, Catholic women convention underway in Kohima was held with Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio attending as the event’s honoured guest. The chief minister ad- dressed the event. Con- gratulating the institution on its eighth year of estab- lishment, he said it was a college with a vision as it not only imparts quality education but encourages extra co-curricular activities also. He praised the institu- tion’s proprietor Suoho, for his humanitarian act in accommodating the less fortunate and the poor. He lauded the college for giving The choir of the Lotha Catholic Women Association sings during the inaugural event of the ongoing 10th convention of the NCWA, on Friday special attention to women evening at the Mary Help of Christians Cathedral, in Kohima. empowerment and rights as well. Neiphiu Rio at Kros College in Kohima. The chief minister attended the 8th foundation day of the college, Dimapur, Jan. 19 (EMN): Eucharist.” He talked about Mary Dukhru spoke about with a Eucharistic celebra- Encouraging the stu- at Lerie in Kohima. The Nagaland Catho- the meaning and impor- the topic “Women: Builders tion. Most Rev. Dr. James dents, Rio said college days lic Women Association tance of the “Eucharist,” in of peace,” while Rev. Sr. Mar- Thoppil, the bishop of Ko- was not only the best days not confined to schools change to the society as future,” he added. (NCWA) is holding its using passages and relevant garet Sekhose, spoke on the hima, will preside over the of one’s life but also the and colleges alone. “The was promised during the The chief minister was 10th convention with the verses from the Bible. topic, “Women in the social Holy Mass in the morning. best time to learn and be more you learn, the higher elections. accompanied by Y Patton, theme, “Women: Builders Vilanuo Angela, the media and education,” dur- Dr. Sherman will speak on equipped to face the chal- you will climb the height The chief minister asked deputy chief minister; and of bridge,” during January president of the NCWA de- ing the 2nd and 3rd session, the topic, “Eucharist, the lenges of the world. of success so you should the young minds to work Mhathang Yanthan, advi- 18-20, at the Mary Help of livered the presidential ad- respectively, on Saturday . center of our faith,” dur- “Education gives knowl- take it seriously as your best tirelessly for positive trans- sor for horticulture. Earlier, Christians Cathedral, in dress. She expressed hap- On day-two, a choir ing the last session of the edge and knowledge is pow- may not be good enough for formation of the Naga soci- he inaugurated a few re- Kohima. piness and thanked the competition was also held. event. There will also be er, so you must grab this you to face the world,” Rio ety ‘with patience as social strooms in the college cam- Updates on Saturday delegates and guests for The Angami Catholic Wom- an adoration and healing opportunity to expose and asserted. reformation cannot change pus, which were construct- said that the three-day con- coming to pray together, en Association won the service with Rev. Fr. Avilhou experiment with your tal- A s k i n g t h e y o u n g overnight.’ ed as part of the flagship vention began on Friday to share joy and to experi- competition. The Pochury Stephen. ents along with the knowl- students to be agents of “Nagas should not be programme Swach Bharat evening with an invocation ence their way of worship. Catholic Women Associa- The recording desk reg- edge gained to become change, Rio asked them to bogged down with our in- Abhiyan. It was followed by Annie Kath, advisor to She wished that the par- tion; Holy Cross at Dimapur; istered about 1065 delegates professionals in order to empower themselves with ternal problems and lie idle by the opening of Sadze, a the NCWA. ticipants would at the end and the Rengma Catholic on day-two from different face the world,” the chief knowledge apart from those waiting for a better deal but form of vintage point that Rev. Dr. Sherman Kuek of the convention take the Women Association bagged parishes in Nagaland in- minister said. from books and to work for our people especially the was used during the ancient from Malaysia was the good message back home to the second, third and fourth cluding Jaipalguri Diocese, Emphasizing on the im- the positive transformation young people should com- times. It is used as a lookout speaker for the 1st session share it with their near and position, in that order. West Bengal and Cuttack portance of education, he of the Naga society. He as- mit and lead for the changes to check for animals and on Friday. He spoke on dear ones. The NCWA convention Bubaneshwar Diocese, Odi- said acquiring education sured that his government we want in our society as other encroachments in the topic, “Mystery of the Another speaker, Rev. Sr. will culminate on Sunday sha, the updates stated. was a lifelong process and was committed to bringing you are our hope and our fields. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, January 20, 2019 4 REGION Meghalaya mine tragedy: Body yet to be identified NE burning because of Citizenship Shillong, Jan. 19 (PTI): doctors at the site advised lies, three were from the trapped miners entered the Family members of at least not to pull it further fearing Lumthari village near the 37th day. five of the 15 people trapped disintegration of the body mine in East Jaintia Hills The multi-agency op- inside a coal mine in Meg- parts before it could be iden- district, while the two erations, which include Amendment Bill — Lalduhawma halaya failed to identify the tified, they said. others are from Assam’s dewatering of the main decomposed body of a vic- Operation spokesper- Chirang district. shaft where the miners are Kolkata, Jan. 19 (IANS): “All those people be- tim on Friday from the vid- son R Susngi told PTI that The family members of trapped and in the nearby Criticising the Citizenship lieved in federal democracy. eos recorded underwater, the family members of five other trapped miners hail- mines, have failed to yield Amendment Bill, Zoram But the last four years have officials said. of those trapped could not ing from West Garo Hills dis- any result so far, as the wa- Nationalist Party leader been testing time for Indian Navy divers detected identify the victim. trict are yet to arrive at the ter level did not reduce even Lalduhawma on Saturday democracy,” Apang said ad- the body using an un- They were shown videos site and the district authori- after pumping out over 3 said the entire Northeast dressing West Bengal Chief manned remotely-oper- captured by the ROV inside ties are waiting for them in crore litres of water, Susngi was “burning” because of Minister Mamata Banerjee’s ated vehicle (ROV) at a the man-sized horizontal case they could identify the said. its after effects and appealed ‘United India Rally’ here. depth of around 160 feet holes -- often referred to body, he said. On December 13, water to all parties in the region to Claiming that the de- inside the main shaft on as rat-holes -- used by the Pumping from the from nearby Lytein river sever links with the BJP. mocracy in Arunachal Wednesday. miners to take out coal from nearby abandoned mines flooded a network of tun- “If that Bill is enacted..., Pradesh was going through Though the ROV had inside the mine. continued on Friday as the nels in the mine, trapping India will no longer be the “the worst phase”, Apang pulled the body to half way, Of the five fami - operation to rescue the the 15 men. place that it used to be... so said the state’s ruling we want a secular govern- Bharatiya Janata Party gov- ment at the Centre, so that Lalduhaawma ernment has refused to start this Bill is withdrawn or a Central Bureau of Inves- Tripura CM assures punishment Manipur IPR dept. exemption must be given are protected,” he added. country,” the leader from tigation (CBI) inquiry into to the Northeast,” he said northeast said. the suicide of former Chief Modi regime testing time offers basic course at the opposition rally at Apang, who was the Minister Kalikho Pul. for Madhabbari firing offenders the Brigade Parade Ground for India’s democracy — longest-serving Chief Min- “In Arunachal Pradesh Agartala, Jan. 19 (PTI): Eleven ment would send cheques of Rs 1 here. Former Arunachal CM ister of Arunachal and had democracy is going through days after police fired on Citizen- lakh each to families of those hospi- in news reporting Lalduhawma is the Former Arunachal Pradesh worked under a number the worst phase. A former ship Amendment Bill protesters at talised with bullet injuries during the Our Correspondent Leader of Opposition in the Chief Minister Gegong of Prime Ministers starting chief minister of my state Madhabbari in West Tripura, Chief police action and take responsibility Imphal, Jan. 19 (EMN): State Institute of Mizoram Assembly. Apang, who left the BJP af- from Indira Gandhi to Man- has committed suicide Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on for all hospital and treatment costs. Journalism, Directorate of Information “I appeal to all regional ter a four-year association mohan Singh, said all the while another minister has Saturday paid a visit to the area and The local administration has al- Public Relations, government of Manipur parties from the Northeast earlier this week, said on previous governments at the suffered a mysterious death. assured to punish the offenders. ready paid an immediate relief of up offered seven-day basic course in news to break away from all kinds Saturday the Narendra Modi Centre believed in federal “But the party in power “No one would go unpunished to Rs 10,000 to shop owners whose reporting to 20 trainees at the Lamka Press of connections with the regime has been a “testing democracy but the current in Arunachal does not want if found guilty. We have ordered a property were damaged during the Club in Imphal. Bharatiya Janata Party and time” for India’s democracy regime at the centre is busy a CBI inquiry. The CBI has magisterial enquiry into the incident protests. Speaking at the closing ceremony, join this great movement. and accused it of dividing dividing the country. become a puppet in their and asked to identify the offenders,” “The local administration has Autonomous District Council of Churach- Let us all unite together in the country. “I have been fortu- hands. Deb told reporters. given an immediate relief. I am andpur chairman, T Paukhanlian said that the fight against commu- “The people in Delhi nate enough to work un- “We all know how dem- A Tripura State Rifles (TSR) per- promising that Rs 50,000 will be journalists should maintain ‘credibility of nalism. are diving the country, es- der Indira Gandhi, Rajiv ocratically-elected govern- sonnel and six members of Twipra given to each of them. In cases where news.’ “We are looking forward pecially the Northeast. The Gandhi, P.V. Narsimha Rao, ments are being tortured by Student Federation (TSF), who were higher losses were incurred, we shall Congratulating the trainees, Paukhan- to seeing a new secular gov- Citizenship Amendment H.D. Deve Gowdaji, who those sitting in power. It is a protesting against the controver- stand with necessary help, Deb said. lian maintained that the media should ernment at the Centre so Bill is an example how a is present here, Atal Bihari threat to the country’s dem- sial bill, were injured when police The Tripura king’s statues crest strive to deal with sensitive issues in a re- that people of the Northeast political party is dividing the Vajpayee. ocratic ethos,” he added. opened fire and resorted to lathi- was damaged by bullets and its left sponsible and sensible manner. charge to disperse the gathering on wrist was found broken. He cautioned the trainees and prac- January 8. The statue was found covered in tising journalists to maintain maximum 21 Bangladeshi The protesters alleged that the black tarpaulin and surrounded by restraint on sensitive issues and discour- Citizenship Bill: Protests rage on in Assam security force personnel also van- black flags today. aged provocative writings. He also told nationals dalised an ambulance, when it was Deb said the government would them to be unbiase in their approach. carrying patients to hospital besides pay for repairing the statue. Stressing on the importance of news deported damaging a statue of Tripuras last Tribal welfare minister Mevar and information sharing, Paukhanlian, Karimganj/Guwahati, Jan. king Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Kumar Jamatia and local MLA Sush- who was also an editor of a local news- 19 (PTI): Altogether 21 Bang- Bahadur in the area. anta Choudhury joined Deb during letter, said that media have great social ladeshi nationals, including The police had said that the pro- his visit. On Monday, former Chief responsibility. two women, were deported testers damaged many shops in the Minister Manik Sarkar visited the He further solicited constructive sug- to their country on Saturday area during the agitation. violence-ht areas of Madhabbari and gestions from media on matters relating to after two years in Assam Deb announced that his govern- assured support to the people. district council administration. from Sutarkandi-Karimganj Immigration Check Post (ICP) on the India-Bangla- desh International Border, Gaan-Ngai festival begins in Manipur police said. After receiving approval Our Correspondent from the Ministry of Home Imphal, Jan. 19 (EMN): Affairs (MHA), the 21 foreign- M a n i p u r Fo r e s t a n d ers were sent back to their Environment, Horticulture country after being handed and Soil Conservation Min- over by Assam Border Police ister Thounaojam Shyam- and BSF to Border Guards kumar on Saturday inaugu- Bangladesh (BGB) at the ICP, rated the five-day state-level an Assam Police spokesman Gaan-Ngai Festival 2019 at the Chingmeirong Kabui said here in Guwahati. PTI Assam Sahitya Sabha members protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016, in Guwahati on Saturday. “The Bangladeshis were village in Manipur’s Imphal lodged at the detention cen- east district. Guwahati, Jan. 19 (PTI): thoroughfares demanding some time. tre in Cachar Central Jail in Gaan-Ngai, a post- Protests against the Citi- the Bill be scrapped im- In Guwahati, a citizens’ harvest festival of the Silchar from where they were zenship Amendment Bill mediately. protest meeting was organ- Zeliangrong community be- taken in a special bus to the showed no sign of waning Protesting in front of ised in which prominent gan with traditional dances border point to be handed in Assam on Saturday as the deputy commission- personalities from the As- and religious activities. over to the Bangladeshi au- agitators staged semi-clad ers office, the demonstra- sam Sahitya Sabha, AJYCP, The festival is celebrated thorities,” Karimganj police protests in Texpur, took tors raised slogans against Krishak Mukti Sangram across the Zeliangrong areas said. out women’s rally in Tinsu- Chief Minister Sarbananda Samiti (KMSS), among oth- with cultural and religious The deported have been kia, and organised citizen’s Sonowal and state Finance ers, spoke against the Bill fervour. identified as Nasir Hussain, EM Images meeting in Guwahati. Minister Himanta Biswa and demanded that it be S p e a k i n g o n t h e Abdul Wahid, Mohammad A cultural troupe performing a folk dance during the inaugural function of the state-level Gaan-Ngai festival In Tezpur town of Sarma. scrapped. occasion, Shyamkumar who at Chingmeirong Kabui village in Manipur on Saturday. Khairul, Jahida Begum, Su- Sonitpur district in low- They also demanded The controversial bill, was the chief guest of the fia Begum, Mihir Pebel Mia, er Assam, activists of the that Prime Minister Naren- passed in the Lok Sabha on event said that the celebra- The minister appealed forefathers. and deities besides other Safique Islam, Saveel Ah- Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba dra Modi explain to them January 8, seeks to provide tion is the practice of pre- to the people to respect to Cultural programmes cultural extravaganza are mad, Ramjan Ali, Bablu Ah- Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) how the people of Assam Indian citizenship to non- serving an old age tradition each and live in peaceful including folk songs, beat- the main highlights of the mad, Suman Fakir, Masum staged a semi-clad protest. and the country benefited Muslims from Bangladesh, and cultural heritage of the co-existence. ing of drums, dances and Gaan Ngai festival. Ahmad, Nazim Uddin, Asra- Shirtless male members from demonetisation. Pakistan and Afghanistan Zeliangrong community. Manipur is a home to rituals were some of the On January 16, a curtain ful Alam Chowdhury, Litun of the organisation dem- In Tinsukia district of after six years of residence Communities can live various ethnic groups and highlights of the naugural raiser ceremony of Gaan Kanti Das, Tofique Ali, Raju onstrated with messages upper Assam, women came in India instead of 12 years, in harmony and safeguard communities and each function. Ngai was held with the Ahmad, Dilwar Hussain, Md painted on bare bodies together to take out a pro- which is the norm currently, unity when each commu- community follow and Extracting of sacred fire, state Governor Dr. Najma Sukkur, Samim Ahmad and as they took out a mas- test rally and also blocked even if they do not possess nity preserve one’s tradition, continue the rich cultural ho-hoing — an invocation, Heptulla at Raj Bhavan in Rubel Ahmad. sive rally through the main National Highway 37 for any document. he said. tradition and legacy of the offering of holy wine to god Imphal.

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Whether it is only the and every organisation on Mobile apps on those plat- port page late on Friday. is no longer in direct com- after previous acknowledg- government’s action to nity to put forth their views two Executive Directors the planet to achieve more, forms and devices,” the According to Microsoft, petition with Amazon’s Al- ment that Microsoft mobile dismiss the two Execu- before dismissing them,” and other officials are compels us to support our company wrote in the sup- its virtual assistant Cortana exa and Google’s Assistant. support would be ending. tive Directors. The scam Venkatachalam added. also involved in the scam of such proportions could As per the Central gov- has to be probed in full,” not have happened with- ernment’s notification, on Venkatachalam said. out the knowledge of the July 3, 2018, Sharan and According to him, in Jio added most Gold extends losses, down top management,” C.H. Rao were issued a show the past, low-level offic- Venkatachalam, General cause notice as to why they ers would have been the Secretary, All India Bank could not be removed from scapegoats for such mas- subscribers in Nov 2018, INR 60 on lacklustre demand Employees’ Association office for having failed to sive scams. (AIBEA), told IANS. exercise proper control “With the action taken “Perhaps for the first over the functioning of on the top management, time, the Centra has re- PNB, thus enabling the people will be satisfied that followed by BSNL — TRAI moved the Executive Di- fraud through the mis- public sector bank officials rectors of a nationalised use of SWIFT at the bank’s are answerable for their New Delhi, Jan. 19 bank under the Nation- Brady House branch in lapses,” Venkatachalam (IANS): Reliance alised Banks (Manage- Mumbai. added. Jio led the sub- scription race in November 2018 adding around 88.01 lakh subscribers across the country, the highest among all the telecom service providers. Samsung files new patent Data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday evening showed that the sub- scriber base of Reliance Jio by November 30 was around application for 3D displays 27.16 crore. The total number of mobile phone subscribers in the San Francisco, Jan. 19 (IANS): Samsung These displays could also be sport country by the end of November was 117.18 crore, with a has filed a new patent application at the sensors that detect user-contact with vir- net addition of 17.39 lakh customers during the month, US Patent and Trademark Office for 3D tual objects presented by the device using as per the data. displays that users may connect to their infrared radiation or ultrasound waves to “Total wireless subscribers (GSM, CDMA and LTE) smartphones and tablets, media reported. track how the person interacts with the increased from 1,170.02 million at the end of October These displays could exist as TV sets or content, the report added. 2018 to 1,171.76 million at the end of November 2018, monitors and show content varying from While patents do not always result in a thereby registering a monthly growth rate of 0.15 per photographs and videos to 3D games. The commercialised product, it hints towards cent,” TRAI said in its statement. New Delhi, Jan. 19 (PTI): Gold prices on USD 1,282.30 an ounce and silver by 1.26 illustrations included with the patent also how the South Korean giant may market “As on November 30, 2018, the private access service Saturday fell further by Rs 60 to Rs 33,160 per cent to USD 15.41 an ounce in New show that users may forward the informa- 3D displays in the future. providers held 89.99 per cent market share of the wire- per 10 gram at the local market here York. In the national capital, gold of 99.9 tion presented on their smartphones to There has been no statement from the less subscribers whereas BSNL and MTNL, the two PSU owing to weak demand from jewellers, per cent and 99.5 per cent purities fell by the 3D screens. company as of now regarding the newly- access service providers, had a market share of only 10.01 according to the All India Sarafa Associa- Rs 60 each to Rs 33,160 and Rs 33,010 per “For example, if the user is on a call, filed patent. per cent.” tion. 10 gram, respectively. Gold had dropped the screen can show the person that they The Seoul-based company launched The state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) Besides, a weak trend in overseas by Rs 80 per 10 gram Friday. are currently speaking to at the moment a 3D TV set in 2010 which did not reach added around 3.78 lakh subscribers in November, taking market dampened trading sentiment Sovereign, however, remained unal- and the display can also be used to control commercial success due to the inconven- its total tally to 11.38 crore, it said. here. Silver too ended lower by Rs 280 to tered at Rs 25,500 per piece of eight gram. the playback of music files that the user iences associated with using the products. Airtel was the other gainer during the month under Rs 40,100 per kg owing to reduced offtake In line with the overall trend, silver forwarded from their handsets,” Android In November 2018, Samsung filed review with an addition of around 1.02 lakh new custom- by industrial units. ready fell by Rs 280 to Rs 40,100 per kg Headlines reported on Friday. patents related to holographic technology ers, taking its total tally to 34.18 crore. Marketmen said gold dropped due and weekly-based delivery by Rs 382 to The 3D display also features a 3D user that uses existing display apparatus for The largest service provider in terms of subscrib- to subdued demand from local jewellers Rs 39,198 per kg. interface (UI) that would allow users to in- showing high-resolution images that the ers and revenue, Vodafone Idea, however, lost around and retailers at existing levels and a weak Silver coins continued to be traded at teract with the device either through touch company might include in future foldable 65.26 lakh subscribers and its subscription base as of trend in global market. previous level of Rs 77,000 for buying and or by stylus pens. handsets November-end was around 42.11 crore. Globally, gold eased by 0.77 per cent to Rs 78,000 for selling of 100 pieces. Equity market gains 1% on easing trade tension, inflation Technologies inched up by The Indian rupee con- 2-3 per cent. Bharti Airtel tinued to depreciate for the lost close to 7 per cent fol- second week on the trot, as lowed by Larsen and Tou- it weakened by 69 paise to bro, which ended lower 3.79 Rs 71.18 against a US dol- per cent. State Bank of India lar from its previous close and NTPC declined in the of 70.49. range of 2-3 per cent. Provisional data from The S&P BSE Sensex BSE since the start of year gained 376.77 points, or showed that foreign insti- 1.04 per cent, to close at tutional investors offloaded 36,386.61, whereas the stocks worth Rs 2,318.76 Nifty gained 112 points, or crore as against domes- 1.04 per cent, to settle at tic investors buying Rs 10,906.95 points. 1,842.31-crore shares.

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Regd No 017-2019 Dated 16/01/2019 FELICITATION AFFIDAVIT The Vizo Chienuo Khriesarüü Krotho with immense pride and I, Shri ZAHANUR ISLAM, son of Mojibar Rahman, aged about 19 years, permanent resident of Rakhaldubi Village, P.O-Joypur Bazar, P.S- Baguan, Dist-Goalpara, Assam and presently residing at honour extends our heartiest congratulations to Dr Kevisenuo Ward No- 11, Chumukedima Town, District-Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm on oath and declare as follows: Evalyn Vizo D/O Mr Ruokuotuolie Vizo on her success in the NPSC 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India. Combined Technical Services Examination securing the post of 2. That my name as well as my father’s name and mother’s name was inadvertently entered and re- corded as “ZAHANUR ESLAM”, “MUZUBUR ESLAM” and “AISHA BEGUM” in all my Academic Veterinary Assistant Surgeon(Class 1 Gazetted) under the Depart- Documents such as HSLC’.s & HSSLC’s Admit Card, Marksheet etc of NBSE and Aadhaar Card ment of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary. instead of “ZAHANUR ISLAM”, “MOJIBAR RAHMAN” and “AYSHA KHATUN” which is our Mumbai, Jan. 19 (IANS): Sensex and Nifty revenue growth in line with expectations official and correct names. The Krotho wishes her success in all her future endeavours. 3. That this affidavit is made for the purpose of rectifying my name as well as my Khrievizo vizo gained over 1 per cent during the week and management commentary, and deal father’s name and mother’s name from “ZAHANUR ESLAM” to “ZAHANUR ISLAM”, Kesuolehie Vizo President General Secretary ended Friday over easing trade tension and wins were fairly robust despite a lingering “MUZUBUR ESLAM” to MOJIBAR RAHMAN” and “AISHA BEGUM” to “AYSHA KHATUN” K-1988 respectively and also to enable me to approach the appropriate authority for any clarification/recti- expectations of a rate cut by the Reserve worry on the US GDP growth slowdown,” fication of the same and to put the record straight for all purposes and intends. Bank of India in its policy meet next month. said Shibani Kurian of Kotak Mahindra As- 4. That the statement made from para 1 to 3 is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing false has been stated in this affidavit. GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND Easing retail and wholesale inflation in set Management Company. DEPONENT December has given room for the central Kurian added that banks reported high- Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent on this the 16th day of January, 2019 at DIRECTORATE OF INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE Dimapur. email: [email protected], e-fax: 08468825666 bank to go for a cut in the policy rates, er loan growth and stable margins while NOTARY PUBLIC www.industry.nagaland.gov.in thereby boosting investor sentiments. booking some marked-to-market gains D-6411 th Investor sentiments globally were up- on their bond portfolio and asset quality NOTIFICATION Dated Kohima, the 19 January,2019 beat over progress in the US-China trade trends have been so far stable. Government of India No.IND/ESTT/APPT-GEN/550/2015: In pursuance of this office Advertisement of even number negotiations, following reports that US Top sectoral gainers for the week were Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment dated 06.12.2018, the following candidates bearing Roll Numbers under various category of posts officials are considering lifting some tariffs the oil and gas, IT and realty indices (Department of Social Justice & Empowerment) appended below are hereby shortlisted for the viva voce. The selection is based on the marks on Chinese products. and the losers com- obtained by the candidates in the written examination held on 16.01.2019. However, rise in prised capital goods, Vacancy Circular 1. 1(one) post of Field Supervisor(EP): 2. 1(one)post of Mechanic-cum-Operator : global crude oil pric- PSU banks, power Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, Department of *FS45 *MO05 *FS48 *MO07 es and slowdown in and pharma sector Social Justice & Empowerment (D/o SJE) proposes China’s economy, in stocks, said Deepak *FS71 *MO08 addition to the par- Jasani of HDFC Se- to fill up the post of Financial Advisor in the Pay 3. 1(one) post of LDA-cum-Computer tial US government curities. Band - PB-4(Rs. 37400-67000/- + GP Rs. 8700/- on Assistant(District): Deputation (including short term contract) basis. *LDA069 shutdown and politi- Sun Pharma lost *LDA214 cal uncertainty in the the most, this week, Last date for receipt of application is 45 days from *LDA223 UK over Brexit fiasco, continued to weigh heaviest on Friday -- its biggest fall in over the date of publication of advertisement in the NOTE: on investor sentiments. two years -- after a second whistleblower Employment News. 1. Viva Voce for all the above mentioned posts shall be held on 23rd January, 2019 from 10 A.M The ongoing corporate result season, letter emerged, levelling allegations with onwards in the office of Directorate of Industries & Commerce, Nagaland, Kohima. analysts said, have been largely in line with regard to corporate governance. 2. No separate Calling Letter will be issued to the candidates in this connection. the estimates. Top gainers, both on BSE and NSE, For details, please refer to the Vacancy Circular 3. Candidates who are selected for viva voce must bring all relevant documents in original and published on the official website of D/o Social produce before the Departmental Recruitment Board on the day of Interview. Failing to bring Most corporate earnings declared in the were Yes Bank, Reliance Industries and original documents will disqualify the candidate from appearing the viva voce. last fortnight were from the IT and banking Infosys, which gained in a healthy 6-8 per Justice and Empowerment: www.socialjustice.nic.in. ( Er. S. TemsulongJamir ) sectors. cent range. Under Secretary (SCD-VI) Director of Industries & Commerce DAVP 38101/11/0085/1819 Issued by DIPR “Companies in the IT space reported Tata Consultancy Services and HCL KG-3092 Eastern Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, January 20, 2019 6 Renewing of the Mind: 3 Ways to Mine More Gold From Familiar Bible Passages times but also had listened to Christmastime I sat up in my seat to learn why. Chris Bolinger | crosswalk.com sermons and lessons on the story. I read the The pastor explained that, when the Luke passage a few times, looking for a fresh younger son says, “Father, give me the share y resolution for this year is to angle on it. Each time I read it, one simple of property that is coming to me,” he is telling read my Bible more often, ide- phrase stood out: “they were terrified.” his father, “You are of no value to me until you ally making it through the entire The shepherds were terrified. are dead and I can get my inheritance. I wish Bible this year. Why? I imagined that I was there with you were dead. In fact, I am treating you as if MI’ve tried several times to read all the way them. A few of us, all by ourselves on a lone- you were dead. Give me my money.” A “good” through the Bible but never succeeded. I tend ly hill outside a small town. No streetlights. Jewish father would have disowned the son to blame my failed attempts on the fact that Maybe no moon. Nearly pitch black. Only the for his incredible disrespect. some parts of the Bible are, well, boring. Re- sound of a gentle breeze blowing through a Instead, the father in the parable gives the ally boring. Like Leviticus. Here are the topics few trees in the distance. The same way it was son his inheritance without uttering a word. covered in the first 15 chapters of Leviticus: every night. Close your eyes for a minute and A first-century Jewish audience would have laws for offerings, priests and offerings, Aaron imagine that you are there, too. been aghast. and his sons, the deaths of Nadab and Abihu, Out of nowhere, an angel appears, right in When the younger son gets his inheritance laws on eating and childbirth, laws on leprosy, the middle of us, and “the glory of the Lord” and squanders it, he is in big trouble, because and laws on bodily discharges. shines all around us. The light emanating he knows that his father will never accept him Not exactly a page turner, that book of Le- from the angel is not a soft glow. It is intensely, back into the family. The son’s only hope is viticus. unimaginably bright. It shatters the darkness. that the father will take him on as a servant. A But if I am honest with myself, I admit It is blinding. We can’t see anything. “good” Jewish father had every right to reject that the real reason that my past attempts to Terrified? Yes. We’re terrified. And that’s the son’s plea and send him away. After all, the read through the Bible ended in failure was just one angel. A few minutes later, there are son had declared his father dead. this: reading the Bible became a chore. It was thousands of them. Everywhere.Praising God But the father in the parable does the a checkbox item on my daily list. Rather than before disappearing as quickly as they ap- unthinkable. Again and again. Every day, he reading God’s Word to be transformed by it, I peared. scans the horizon for the son who had disre- The Bible is a collection of stories. When a collection of various Biblical texts about Je- just tried to plow through. Once I started to see things from the per- spected and dishonored him. When the father viewed at a high level, the Bible is one story: sus. The opening words, “Comfort ye, comfort When my mindset was “just get through”, spective of the shepherds, I chuckled at their finally spots that son, still a long way off, he the story of God’s relationship with His peo- ye my people,” moved Handel. even a familiar passage became dry to me. I statement, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this debases himself and runs to his son. ple. Handel started composing music for the found myself going on auto-pilot. I’d read the thing that has happened, which the Lord has And after the son starts his well-rehearsed In addition to including stories, the Bible manuscript. Twenty-three days later, the en- passage, but I wouldn’t really pay attention, told us about.” You think? They didn’t stroll to speech about how he has treated his father also influences stories – the stories of people’s tire Messiah was complete. A year-and-a-half figuring that there was nothing new to be the town, chatting on the way. They ran there. terribly, the father cuts him off, restores him lives. As the writer of Hebrews says, “For the later, Messiah opened to enormous crowds in gained from it. I certainly would have. I wouldn’t want to risk as a son, and has a celebration to welcome word of God is living and active, sharper than London, with Handel leading from the harp- What I have discovered – mostly through the angels coming back for an encore. him back into the family. any two-edged sword, piercing to the division sichord. Handel’s fame rose again. Even after the process of writing a daily devotional – is Imagining that you are there can breathe A first-century Jewish audience would of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, going blind, he continued to play the organ that there is plenty of gold to be mined from new life into almost any familiar Bible pas- have reacted like the older son in the parable and discerning the thoughts and intentions of for performances of Messiah and his other every part of Scripture, including the passages sage. reacts: with anger and even contempt for the the heart” (4:12, ESV). oratorios until his death. that I have read dozens of times. father in the story. And when the audience fig- 2. Understand the context. Consider George Frideric Handel. When When you encounter a familiar passage Here are three ways that you can find new life ured out that the father was a representation he was in his 20s, Handel was the highest paid of Scripture, consider how that passage has in even the most familiar parts of the Bible: Got a favorite parable? Mine is the parable of our Heavenly Father, they would have faced composer in the world. But when audiences affected your story. If you draw a blank, then of the prodigal (or lost) son. I’ve lost track of a stark choice: reject the teachings of Jesus or 1. Imagine you are there. began chasing after newer artists, Handel ask a friend. how many times I’ve read it or heard it. So, a rethink everything they thought they knew Back when I was helping to lead a youth went bankrupt. He became depressed, and Sometimes, hearing someone else’s story few years ago, when a guest pastor said that about God. stress brought on a palsy that crippled some will help you recall your own. And a formerly group, my primary job was to teach a Bible he was going to preach on the parable of the lesson at every meeting. Most of the teens in 3. Focus on the story: your story. of his fingers. dry part of the Bible will take on new life. prodigal son, I got ready to go on auto-pilot Handel’s troubles, however, also matured the group had been going to church their en- Chris Bolinger included as many stories for the next half-hour. Why did Jesus tell so many parables? Why will him. His temper mellowed, he softened his tire lives, so they were pretty familiar with a lot as he could in Daily Strength for Men, a But the pastor started his sermon with an the average American watch over 5,000 mov- formerly sharp tongue, and his music became of Bible passages. 365-day daily devotional from BroadStreet intriguing premise: the parable would have ies in his or her lifetime? Why will book sales more heartfelt. One December, I was teaching on the Publishing. Very few of those stories are about stunned listeners when Jesus told it. Not just be higher this year than in any previous year? One day the more mature Handel received Christmas story from Luke 2. I knew that the him, because “other people’s stories are a lot that – it would have made them angry. Furi- We love stories. Or, as City on a Hill Studio from Charles Jennings a manuscript that was youth not only had heard the story many ous. says, “Story is the language of our hearts.” more interesting.” Big Tobacco Targeting School Children Novel Antibiotic to Combat Drug-Resistant Hospital Superbug esearchers have now devel- "Cases of C.difficile disease are otic in rats, with good microbiology oped a new antibiotic that is rising and the strains are becoming and antioxidant properties. It also has as Young as Eight in India, Finds Study heralded as a breakthrough more lethal. If there is an imbalance high chemical stability and is scalable around these schools were at a height Tobacco Survey in India, 14.6% of against a lethal drug-resist- in your intestines it can begin to grow because of the low cost of manufac- The Wire Staff antR hospital superbug. and release toxins that attack the lin- turing, which could make it a viable of one metre, making it a “child’s eye 13-15-year-old students in India use level.” Ninety percent of the displays tobacco. Antibiotic Ramizol was found ing of the intestines which leads to treatment option," Boulos said. Nearly 37% of children were around candy, sweets and other As per the Union health ministry safe and effective in addressing the symptoms," said RamizBoulos, ad- In addition, a very high dose on in the country start items popular with children and 54% survey, 28.6% of adults in India al- Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) - in junct research associate at Flinders rats showed no mortalities or side ef- of these points of sale did not have ready use tobacco. fection which is becoming resistant University in Australia. fects. smoking by the age of any visible health warnings. The youth and adult statistics to traditional antibiotics caused by For the study, the team gave 48 There were also no changes in ten, making this a public Additionally, 90.9% of stores sur- seen together is important – People drug-resistant bacteria. rats a high dose of a new class of an- mean body weight, weight gain, food veyed were selling single sticks of get initiated into tobacco consump- C.difficile is considered one of the tibiotic for 14 days to assess its safety. consumption or food efficiency for health concern. cigarettes and bidis, easy for children tion in India at the age of 18.9. most common infections acquired The findings, published in the male and female rats attributable to ndian law prohibits the sale of to- to afford. Illegal to target children with to- during hospital visits and the most journal Scientific Reports, showed Ramizol. bacco products close to schools. Most of the popular points of sale bacco likely cause of diarrhoea for patients that when doses of the new antibiotic "We believe Ramizol has the po- The aim is to prevent children were small street vendors. India is already concerned about and staff in hospitals. were given to rats infected with the tential to be the standard of care for from getting early exposure to children being targeted with tobac- It causes a deadly infection in the bacteria, a significant proportion of treating C.difficile infection and has Icigarettes, bidis and gutka. co products and has stringent laws large intestine and is most common them survived the infection. the potential to be a blockbuster But a new report finds that tobac- against it. in people who need to take antibiot- "Our research indicates Ramizol drug," Boulos noted. co companies still manage to sys- It is, in fact, illegal to sell tobacco ics for a long period of time. is an extremely well-tolerated antibi- Source: IANS tematically target school children to minors and for minors to sell as young as eight. They do this such products. This is laid out in by giving free tobacco products, the Cigarettes and other Tobac- selling them or placing adver- co Products Act, 2003. Anti-Inflammatory Drugs May tisements near schools. Even the Juvenile Justice Companies who engage Act, 2015, has rules about the in this practice include some sale of tobacco and criminal- of the biggest names in the ises the distribution of tobac- Put You at Heart Attack Risk world of tobacco such as Brit- co to children. f you have been hit by about a year earlier when of preventive cardiology at time of their heart attacks ish American Tobacco, Indian Tobacco products can’t the winter cold and are participants were neither the Johns Hopkins Univer- and many had cardiovas- Tobacco Company (ITC) and be sold within a radius of 100 thinking about taking sick nor taking an NSAID. ity's Ciccarone Center in cular risk factors, such as Philip Morris. yards of any educational insti- medicines that relieve "People with uncon- Baltimore. diabetes and high blood The study titled ‘Tiny Tar- tution. Iyour aches, pains and con- trolled high blood pressure The biggest concerns pressure. gets’ surveyed 243 schools and 225 And points of sale, whether gestion, be careful. Those or heart disease should are for people who have People who are sick points of sale across 20 cities. It was street vendors or grocery stores are may also put your heart at avoid taking oral decon- had a heart attack or stroke, should use both classes of conducted by Consumer Voice and not allowed to have any advertising risk, the American Heart gestants. And for the gener- or have heart failure or medications — decongest- Voluntary Health Association of In- or promotional material for tobacco Association has warned. al population or someone uncontrolled high blood ants and NSAIDs — judi- dia. products. A study has showed with low cardiovascular pressure, Michos said, in ciously and understand the They found that school children ITC’s Gold Flake was the most In 2017, the health ministry also that both decongestants risk, they should use them the paper published in the potential side effects. were being offered a number of “in- popular brand available out of the 670 issued an advisory saying that tobac- and non-steroidal anti- with the guidance of a Journal of Infectious Dis- In addition, decongest- centives” by tobacco vendors. For ex- brands found. While 52.2% of shops conists should not be allowed to sell inflammatories (NSAIDs), health care provider," said eases. ants should not be taken ample, children were being given free sold cigarettes from British American sweets, biscuits, chips and soft drinks found in many cold medi- Sondra DePalma, from the Importantly, healthy longer than seven days tobacco products at these points of Tobacco, 25.3% carried ITC. alongside tobacco products as this cines, were listed as medi- University of Pittsburgh in people might also be at before consulting with a sale, the majority of which are street may attract non-users of tobacco, es- Making smokers out of children cations that could increase the US. risk. healthcare provider, De- vendors – Investigators saw this prac- pecially children. blood pressure. Decongestants like For the study, research- Palma said. tice at 32.5% of sellers. Many also of- All of this is of concern to the public The government also said all to- People who used pseudoephedrine or phe- ers looked at nearly 10,000 One should also rest fered discounts on tobacco products. health community in India. Accord- bacconists should be registered with NSAIDs while sick were nylephrine constrict blood people with respiratory and drink plenty of fluids Others had various types of loyalty ing to the Union health ministry, 37% local civic authorities. The hope here more than three times as vessels. They allow less flu- infections who were hospi- if symptoms are mild or and reward schemes, gave free gifts or of children in India start smoking be- is that this can regulate the sale of likely to have a heart attack id into your sinuses, "which talised for heart attacks. moderate, DePalma noted. ran contests and competitions. fore the age of ten. various tobacco products such as cig- within a week compared dries you up", said Erin Participants were 72 Ninety-one percent of all displays According to the Global Youth arettes, bidi, gutka and khaini. with the same time period Michos, associate director years old on average at the Source: IANS

sing acoustic astronomy, scientists can observe and listen to the sounds and pulses of DAILY space. They’ve found that stars don’t orbit in silence in the mysterious night sky, but rather generate music. Like humpback whale sounds, the resonance of stars exists at wavelengths or frequencies that may not be heard by the human ear. Yet, the music of starsU and whales and other creatures combine to create a symphony that proclaims the great- PATH ness of God. Psalm 19:1–4 says, “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They Creation’s Song have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.” In the New Testament, the apostle Paul reveals that in Jesus “all things were created: things BIBLE READ: PSALM 19:1-6 in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible . . . all things have been created through him and for THOUGHT FOR TODAY: him” (Colossians 1:16). In response, the natural world’s heights and depths sing to its Maker. May we join creation and sing out the greatness of the One who “with the breadth of his hand The heavens declare the glory of God; the marked off the [vast] heavens” (Isaiah 40:12). skies proclaim the work of his hands. ~ Psalm 19:1 How great You are, O God! Open my eyes to see You in creation’s majesty and open my heart to offer the praise You deserve.

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The exact tim- move either towards a sense of in- Erikson was right that ing varies, but it’s an old idea: there tegrity at a life well-lived, or despair processing our kaleidoscop- Prizes & Rewards: 100 desirous and needy students will be awarded with INR 10K. arrives a moment in life when we that there are things left undone – ic selfhood can put us at Last Date to apply: March 31, 2019 become essentially fixed, psychi- but it is too late, our brief candle is odds with ourselves. I know Application: Applications can be sent online only. cally unmalleable. nearly out. lots of people my age who The psychologist Erik Hom- Alongside sketching out the want to be a person with Short Source URL: http://www.b4s.in/EM/SDS6 burger Erikson, a Jew born in way that psychic growth continues a bonafide career, a per- Germany, would develop a more past puberty, Erikson emphasised son who exudes ambition Category: Merit cum Means Based expansive view of things. In 1927, social forces. For Freud, the psyche and shoulders responsibil- when he was 25 years old, a spell was all private Sturm und Drang. ity – even as they also want Scholarship: Sarla Devi Scholarship 2019 as a wandering art tutor landed But for Erikson, the development to come off as still basically Erik Homburger Erikson. wikipedia him in Vienna – home and hotbed DharampalSatyapal Charitable Trust announces this scholarship of personal identity was a deep and chilled out, not duped by open to meritorious but financially under-privileged students of psychoanalysis. Erikson made that demand different kinds of vir- Description: unending conversation with one’s The Man, perhaps on the verge tue. To look back at your earlier to allow them a chance for a better future. Students of all the the acquaintance of the Freuds, external world. of vanishing off to Guatemala for and the discovery of the talking years is to gaze upon a graveyard streams are welcomed under this scholarship invite. Erikson survives best not as an three months. In myself, there of former selves, each of whose cure ‘opened a life’s work’ for him. empirical psychologist, but as a rumbles a long and attritional war For science related courses, the applicant must be pursuing Soon after Erikson completed his entire life was consumed by ten- MBBS, Engineering or Nursing from any reputed college with sort of observational philosopher. between two appealing self-ideals: sions, dilemmas and desires that training, the darkening shadow of He interrogated the psyche in ways the skilled socialite, and the dedi- minimum 75% in class 12. Arts students who are studying LLB, Nazism began to worry Vienna’s now possess the fragile quality not Psychology or Mass Communication and minimum 75% in class that were very new. You don’t have cated hermit. The former regards of memory but dream. As Erikson psychoanalytic community, which to buy his theories wholesale to val- the latter as a dull curmudgeon 12 can apply. Commerce related students must be aspiring for was overwhelmingly Jewish. In tried to codify, the only way forward Eligibility: CA, CS and minimum 80% in class 12. For vocational courses, ue the attempt to map out the vast, who reads too many books and is is to pay attention to the challenge 1933, with mobs burning Freud’s strange jungle of human identity. training himself to be bored by eve- the candidate who is a drop-out looking forward to pursue books, Erikson and his wife fled for of life as you awake to it today, and employability with mechanics, electrician, plumber, masonry, Above all, there was something ryone; the latter regards the former find the psychological stance that the US. They would remain there prescient about Erikson’s belief that as a garrulous pontificator and carpentry, gardening and tailoring. The applicant's family for the rest of their lives. wins growth over inertia. income shouldn't be more than INR 4.5L p.a. and in 1st year of various sorts of identity crisis – a shameless flirt who shouldn’t be Intellectual reputation is a Through his 30s and 40s, Erik- term he coined – would become an drinking on a weeknight. UG program. son moved between the coasts, weird lottery. In his heyday, Erik- increasingly central issue in mod- I’m expanding Erikson’s frame- son was a star; today, his name is Candidates pursuing science and engineering will be facilitated combining a private psychoanaly- ern life. Erikson was right that the work for my own purposes, but the sis practice with work in universi- barely recognised. But Erikson’s with INR 75K, arts stream students will be granted INR 20K, neurotic sexual repression that ob- basic point stands: people who ideas shouldn’t be allowed to commerce and CA, CS students who have cleared the first level ties and medical schools. He en- sessed Freud would fade, but that can’t make the various elements of Prizes & Rewards: tered the cultural mainstream with evaporate into history. The clash examination will be given INR 25K and INR 15K for vocational questions of self-definition would their identity cohere will face trou- between local and transnational studies. The applicant must be in first year of under-graduation his first book, Childhood and So- intensify. This is certainly the case ble. ‘There is another man within ciety (1950), which introduced his forms of identity has become one program in any recognized college or university in Delhi NCR. at the political level, where so-called me that’s angry with me,’ wrote of the defining political issues of framework proposing that human identity politics has become the the 17th-century English polymath Last Date to apply: March 31, 2019 development doesn’t grind to a halt our era; Erikson predicted this. And only sort of politics anyone I know Thomas Browne, in his anguished at the personal level, he offered the Application: Only online applications are accepted. after one or two or three decades, talks about. On the right, there is spiritual memoir. Life foists roles but continues through ‘eight stages liberating idea that identity doesn’t Short Source URL: http://www.b4s.in/EM/SDS5 the attempt to preserve the old on us all; the challenge is to accept have to set like plaster. He argued of man.’ Each of these eight stages, tribal markers of people and place, these costumes without letting the Erikson theorised, is defined by a for ‘neuroplasticity’ long before it despite them being, at the deepest private core of you become pure became a middlebrow buzzword. Category: International Level pair of opposing emotional forces. level, basically imaginary. On the quicksilver. 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Erikson was almost determined and infinitely flexible as body whatever virtue your phase of unique among psychoanalysts for other top schools such as USC, NYU, MIT, Columbia, UCLA, that we all wrestle with the basic to be almost meaningless. Whatever life demands. And don’t forget that Penn, Michigan. forces of trust and mistrust. Nego- his basic optimism. Know yourself your affiliation, we are consumed your identity is in constant trans- – keep knowing yourself – and the The applicant must be 18 years old, accepted or enrolled at tiate this properly, and we can ac- with thinking about our identity, action with your society. cess hope, defined by Erikson as rest will come. Eligibility: one of partner universities, and be a U.S./Canadian student visa and everyone is confused. Erikson Short of brain injury or religious holder. ‘belief in the attainability of primal was writing about identity crises at experience, people don’t change With thanks to Lawrence Jacob wishes’. Through our 20s and 30s, the sociocultural level decades ago. that much beyond childhood. Friedman and Kai Erikson. Prizes & Rewards: Scholarship worth USD 5000 is offered to the selected scholars. he thought, our defining psychic You see this obsession with If they did, we wouldn’t all have M M Owen is a British nonfiction Last Date to apply: April 15, 2019 struggle relates to the tension be- identity at the personal level, too. friendships that are decades old. author. He obtained his PhD at the tween real intimacy and isolation. How often, when a friend is tell- But within every mind there are University of British Columbia, Application: Online applications only. Navigate this tension, and we can ing you about some emotional possibilities. And different phases and runs an animation studio Short URL http://www.b4s.in/EM/MGC1 discover the ‘concrete affiliations turmoil, is it rooted in the warring of life deliver different kinds of strife called Misfit Productions. No Rahul at Kolkata Rally is Like “Hamlet” Without the Prince of Denmark peramental line of her own, abruptly break- in the past, who would have undoubtedly been at the centre of television cameras. miracle if the national opposition can offer a Amulya Ganguli | IANS ing off ties with the Congress in Madhya been a major attraction at the show. It is not impossible that Mamata Baner- one-against-one fight against the BJP in each amata Banerjee’s mega rally in Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, and seemingly And, secondly, because the Congress still jee’s objective in staging the rally was more LokSabha constituency as Mamata Banerjee Kolkata had one notable absen- dictating the terms for her alliance with the carries the aura of a national party unlike any to project herself than to act as a catalyst for used to say. tee. Although many in the Who’s Samajwadi Party’s AkhileshYadav in UP. of the other participants even if, for all prac- forming a grand alliance of anti-BJP parties. For all the brave words uttered in Kolkata, Who of opposition stalwarts She can hardly be regarded, therefore, tical purposes, the 134-year-old patriarch of Her claim that the regional parties would the term, khichdi, will remain uppermost in Mgraced the occasion, Rahul Gandhi was con- as someone who is amenable in the matter Indian politics has become something of a be the BJP’s main opponent in the forthcom- popular perception unless each and every spicuous by his absence. of winning friends and influencing people. regional outfit at present. ing general election was possibly a metaphor leader in the opposition camp, big and small, While some like Andhra Pradesh Chief Moreover, given her background of alliances However, it is because the Congress has for her own ambitions about which her aco- realizes that a credible show of unity is the Minister Chandrababu Naidu, who over- with the BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP), there is succeeded in picking itself up from the floor lytes have been more vocal than the West only road to success. came his party’s deep animus against the always the fear that if she does not have her after its 2014 drubbing that the party has be- Bengal chief minister herself. To travel on this road, the parties and Congress in Rahul’s company during the re- own way, she may cross over to the other come the primary target of Prime Minister But it is precisely this kind of a self-serving their leaders will have to rise above their cent assembly elections, was present along side. NarendraModi’s criticism at virtually all his agenda which will play into the BJP’s hands petty jealousies and douse their overarching with the DMK’s M.K. Stalin, who had recently She may be a little more reliable at rallies while the BJP is no longer insisting on and raise the spectre of opportunism being ambitions. proposed the Congress president’s name for present than, say, Odisha Chief Minister ushering in a Congress-mukt (free) India. the guiding force of the national opposition. They will have to realise that the Modi the Prime Minister’s post if and when the op- Naveen Patnaik, who is acquiring the repu- It is also possible that since the much- The tensions in U.P. over seat-sharing government’s difficulties on multiple fronts position mahagathbandhan won the general tation of being a fence-sitter par excellence. criticized Nehru-Gandhi dynasty was at the have already led to the dissipation of some of - economic, social and even bureaucratic - election, his hero was nowhere to be seen. But her absence as well as that of Patnaik will Congress’ helm during its heyday, Rahul’s the euphoria generated by the electoral suc- give the opposition a unique opportunity to His place was taken by the Congress’s lend substance to the BJP’s charge about the presence would have recalled some of the cesses of the Congress and other parties over forge ahead. The chance should not be reck- MallikarjunKharge. But the void was palpa- gathbandhans being no more than a messy memories of those days, at least for the ordi- the BJP in recent weeks. lessly squandered by the flaunting of inflated ble. It was like staging “Hamlet” without the khichdi or a motley combine. nary people if not the chatterati. Instead of consolidating those gains, the egos. Prince of Denmark. It is possible that Rahul’s presence would Arguably, the Left parties might have de- elbowing out of others by the Samajwadi Par- Amulya Ganguli is a political analyst. True, Mayawati was also absent with her have been an adequate riposte to the BJP’s cided to attend the rally if Rahul and Sonia ty and the BahujanSamaj Party in U.P., and The views expressed are personal. confidant, Satish Mishra, representing her. jibe if only because, first, he has become a far Gandhi were present. The two dynasts would the exclusion of the Congress president from He can be reached at But she has recently been following a tem- more effective and aggressive speaker than have also lent a lustre to the show and mostly the Kolkata rally, have shown that it will be a [email protected]

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ARIES (MAR 21 - APR 19): Be the star of your CANCER (JUN 22 - JUL 22): Don’t try to nail LIBRA (SEP 23 - OCT 22): It may feel like some- CAPRICORN (DEC 22 - JAN 19): Question the own movie and proud of the role you play, Ar- down any answers today, Cancer, because you thing has suddenly clicked into place for you validity of anything you come in conflict with ies. You might find yourself taking on many will probably end up feeling frustrated. The today, Libra, because you’ve found the missing today, Capricorn. You might find that people different characters, depending on your mood less you try to force your will on others, the piece of a puzzle you’ve been working on. The act on incomplete information, and that of the hour. There’s a special gleam in your eye that you more you will find that things just automatically go your answers may be subtle, but they’re there. Fantasy and a they’re falsely accusing you of something you didn’t say or should share openly with others. Don’t feel rushed to get way. Today isn’t about finding solutions to problems. It’s playful attitude will lead you to them effortlessly. Spread do. Work to bring harmony to the situation by getting to anywhere. You’ve already arrived. Enjoy yourself in the about enjoying what you’ve already learned and accom- your ideas to the world, and encourage others to join in the truth and helping to make the real motivations known. company of those you love. plished. Keep things light. your daydreams. Words may be charged with strong emotions, so be gentle. TAURUS (APR 20 - MAY 20): Take a break from LEO (JUL 23 - AUG 22): Let your childlike side SCORPIO (OCT 23 - NOV 21): Things may AQUARIUS (JAN 20 - FEB 18): Today is a great your daily routine and get off the treadmill to- come out and play today, Leo. Your dreams are seem surreal today, Scorpio, so don’t take other day for you. You should enjoy a great deal of day, Taurus. The world will turn without you in full force, so let them lead the way. Enjoy people’s chatter too seriously. This is a day to playful conversation, Aquarius. Fantasy is for one day, so tune out for a while. Remember lighthearted conversations with friends about reach out and touch someone, so pick up the likely to play a big role in events, and you may that whatever path you take is the right one. Regret is a the latest movies or novels. You might want to go shop- phone. It’s a good day to share your dreams, no matter daydream as you walk down the street. Don’t bother with useless emotion. Don’t even bother with it. Enjoy the pres- ping or get a haircut. This is a good day to improve your how farfetched they sound. Others may look at you as if reality if you don’t have to. You’re much better off keeping ent day and all the small joys it has to offer. Communicate general appearance. You have a much keener eye for style you have three heads, but as long as you’re being honest the tone light and playful. Enjoy your fantasy world and your dreams and bring things into balance. on a day like this. with yourself, there’s no reason to be shy about sharing. feel free to invite others into it. GEMINI (MAY 21 - JUN 21): Things are flow- VIRGO (AUG 23 - SEP 22): Take a break from the SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22 - DEC 21): You may find PISCES (FEB 19 - MAR 20): There may be a ing your way, Gemini, and you should find a routine and get off the beaten path, Virgo. This it hard to take a realistic approach to your emo- rather confusing element to the day, Pisces. You great deal of pleasure in the company of oth- is a day to forge ahead with ideas and dreams tions today, Sagittarius. A sensitive issue may feel tempted to act, but some of the pieces seem ers. There may be an element of fantasy about rather than commitments and answers. Ques- pull on you, leaving you feeling like you’re out to be missing. It could be hard to make a deci- the day that causes you to lose track of time and space. tion things and debate the facts. Have fun whatever you in left field in the way you relate to others. You might want sion, since you don’t have the whole picture in front of you. Don’t bother connecting to reality if you don’t have to. do. This is the perfect day to go out and fly kites with your to consider letting someone else take the lead for once, You’re better off spending this day outside with a group of Go to an art museum or attend a dance performance. friends. All group activities are strongly favored. You can’t allowing you to regain your equilibrium before the next friends rather than trying to make any major life decisions See a movie and go out to your favorite restaurant. go wrong chatting about the latest events in your life. decision needs to be made. or commitments.

The contents of articles on this page do not necessarily reflect the Editoral view or policy of the paper EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, January 20, 2019 8 NATION Mamata calls for collective leadership, Sri Lanka wants to take back all Tamil opposition unity to oust BJP regime refugees from India New Delhi, Jan. 18 (IANS): people would like to stay Kolkata, Jan. 19 (IANS/PTI): “No matter how much toral reforms to the Elec- Sri Lanka wants to take back on in India, the rest would Calling for a “collective lead- they try, they will get zero tion Commission before the all Sri Lankan Tamil refugees like to go back, adding that ership” to oust the Narendra seats from Bengal. They Lok Sabha polls, Banerjee who are now in India, coun- he would soon be going to Modi regime from the Cen- will also not get anything in added. The announcement try’s High Commissioner to south India to meet them. tre in the coming Lok Sabha Bihar. They will be in trouble was made after the West India Austin Fernando said “We will tell them that elections, West Bengal Chief if Mayawati and Akhilesh Bengal chief minister and on Friday. we will look after them,” the Minister Mamata Banerjee Yadav (BSP and SP) come Trinamool Congress (TMC) “With around 5,000 High Commissioner said. on Saturday said all anti-BJP together. supremo hosted a tea party of these refugees having “They need a roof over parties have to join hands “Kejriwal will get all sev- here for the top leaders of already returned, we now their head, they should be for the sake of the nation. en seats in Delhi. Even the 14 opposition parties who want to take the rest of safe, their children should Speaking at the “United Northeast is very annoyed participated in her united them back to their origi- get education,” he stated. India Rally” here, Banerjee with BJP over the citizenship opposition rally. nal places,” Fernando said “They must also get em- parried the question of who amendment bill,” she said. The committee, com- while delivering a speech on ployment after returning.” would become the Prime Noting that BJP has prising Abhishek Manu “Post 2015: Reconciliation Asked whether Colombo Ministerial face of the op- spoilt the chance given to it Singhvi (Congress), Akhilesh Milestones in Sri Lanka”, has a deadline to take back position, saying everyone by the people in 2014 gen- Yadav (Samajwadi Party), organised by the Foreign these people, Fernando said is a leader in the proposed eral elections, Banerjee said Satish Mishra (Bahujan Sa- Correspondents’ Club here. there is no time frame as alliance. the saffron party’s promised maj Party) and Arvind Kejri- According to Fern- such but “we would like to “This ‘gathbandhan’ (al- “acche din” will never arrive wal (Aam Aadmi Party) will ando, who took charge as take them at the earliest”. liance) has been formed to until they are removed from submit its recommenda- the new Sri Lankan High “There are many logisti- save the people of the nation power. tions to the EC for imple- Commissioner in November cal problems as well,” he and give them justice. Every- “BJP’s ‘acche din’ will mentation and will press for PTI last year, there are around said. one has to come together for West Bengal Chief Minster Mamata Banerjee speaks during TMC mega rally ‘Brigade Samavesh’, in Kolkata never come. They were giv- wider use of VVPAT, she said. 100,000 of these refugees Stating that the Sri the sake of the nation. Who- on Saturday. en enough chances by the National Conference who had come to India dur- Lankan Deputy High Com- ever is powerful at a certain people but they have spoilt (NC) chairman Farooq ing the civil war in the In- missioner is in close touch place should be allowed ance, Banerjee asserted that Central government a “fas- bad but the Centre is misus- those chances. They did not Abdullah had called the dian Ocean island nation with these people, he said and strongly supported to it is the saffron outfit that cist regime, unforeseen in ing them,” she said. love anybody. If you want Electronic Voting Machine that ended in 2009. that Colombo and New fight there. One city or state has become leaderless. the country’s history”, Ban- “The Centre is killing to keep the people happy (EVM) “chor machine” while He said that while some Delhi need to have a serious is not important but the “They (BJP) often ques- erjee said it is “systematical- people in the name of NRC and united, make sure BJP speaking at the rally and 20 to 30 per cent of these dialogue on this issue. country is very important. tion who would be the lead- ly destroying” the legitimacy (National Register of Citi- does not get a single vote,” demanded that the ballot That’s why collective leader- er of the alliance. We have of central agencies like the zens) in Assam and har- she added. paper system be reinstated ship is vital,” said Banerjee, Central Bureau of Investiga- assing the people of entire for the sake of transparency. so many leaders working Oppn. leaders form Com- who brought the leaders of tion (CBI) and the Enforce- Northeast by introducing “The opposition parties Mehbooba seeks together. Your party has be- mittee to look into EVM 23 anti-BJP parties on one ment Directorate (ED) and the citizenship amendment should approach the Elec- come leaderless... In our al- manipulation stage at the mega rally. liance everybody is a leader, misusing the paramilitary bill. They are constantly tion Commission and the separatist leader’s release “There is no need to everybody is an organiser forces for their benefit. misleading and bluffing the A four-member committee President of India to stop the worry about who will be the and everybody is a worker,” “We are holding the people of the country. There of opposition party lead- use of the EVM and bring Srinagar, Jan. 19 (PTI): PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti on Prime Minister. We will take she said. meeting here and they (Cen- are no jobs, so what is the ers has been formed after back the old ballot papers Saturday sought the release of separatist leader Shahid-ul- a collective decision on that She also requested And- tre) have called agencies to point of bringing new reser- reports of EVM manipula- for the sake of transpar- Islam, who is in the NIA’s custody, on humanitarian grounds after the election. Now there hra Pradesh Chief Minis- decide how they can fur- vation bills?” she said. tion by the Bharatiya Janata ency,” he added. Speaking as his wife was not feeling well. is no question of holding ter N. Chandrababu Naidu ther heckle us. Let them do Giving a state by state Party (BJP), TMC supremo after the meeting with Ban- The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister spoke discussions on that. Now, we and his Delhi counterpart whatever they want... We account, Banerjee claimed Mamata Banerjee said on erjee over tea, Abdullah said, to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh over phone after must focus on removing the Arvind Kejriwal to organ- respect the CBI so much but tht BJP will draw a “big zero” Saturday. “Time is short and hence we reports of Islam’s wife having suffered a brain hemorrhage BJP from power,” she said. ise similar rallies in their they have ruined the image in Bengal and face defeat in In addition to evaluat- want election panel to carry emerged. “I share your concern for Shahid Ul Islam. Have Taking a swipe at the respective states to further of such national agencies. a number of states like Ut- ing the functioning of EVMs out reforms expeditiously spoken with HM requesting his early release on humanitar- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strengthen the opposition They are also politicising tar Pradesh, Bihar and the and finding ways to stop for the sake of democracy in ian grounds as the wife has suffered a brain haemorrhage,” for questioning the leader- alliance. forces like the BSF, CISF and Northeast, where they had any malpractice, the com- the country. Our Constitu- Mehbooba said in a tweet, in response to a plea for the ship of the opposition alli- Terming the BJP-led CRPF. The officers are not been previously victorious. mittee will suggest elec- tion is under threat. separatist leader’s release by a Twitter user. IRCTC scam: Delhi court grants Volcano waiting to erupt in Congress- bail to Lalu Prasad in CBI case JD(S) alliance — Yeddyurappa New Delhi, Jan. 19 (PTI): RJD chief and Ranchi, were first transferred to Delight Marketing Company, now Bengaluru, Jan. 19 (PTI): the JD(S) with 80 and 37 seats, Lalu Prasad was on Saturday granted IRCTC and later, for its operations, known as Lara Projects, and Sujata Karnataka BJP president B S respectively, have formed an bail by a Delhi court in the Indian maintenance and upkeep, given on Hotels Private Limited have also Yeddyurappa has said some unholy alliance to form the Railway Catering and Tourism Cor- lease to Sujata Hotels Private Limited, been named as accused firms in the Congress MLAs skipping the government, he said. poration (IRCTC) scam case filed by which is based in Patna, Bihar. chargesheet. Congress Legislature Party Kumaraswamy and Sid- the CBI. It is alleged that the tender proc- The CBI registered a case in July (CLP) meeting and the deep daramaiah should realise that Prasad, 70, who is serving sen- ess was rigged and manipulated and 2017, and carried out searches at differences between the rul- this is first time in the history tences in fodder scam cases, is cur- the conditions were tweaked to help 12 locations in Patna, Ranchi, Bhu- ing coalition partners are an of legislature that a party with rently admitted at Rajendra Institute the private party - Sujata Hotels. baneswar and Gurgaon in connection indication that a volcano may more than 100 seats is sitting of Medical Science in Ranchi for Based on the CBI case, the ED with the case. erupt in the coming days. in the opposition. treatment. also lodged a case of money launder- The charges in the case include His remarks came after Yeddyurappa also said Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj here ing against Prasad, Devi, Yadav and criminal conspiracy, cheating and four dissident Congress MLAs that the BJP’s MLAs assem- granted bail to Prasad on a personal others. corruption, CBI had said. on Friday skipped the CLP bled at a Gurgaon hotel to bond of Rs one lakh and a surety of The court will pronounce order It also claimed that on February meeting here that was called discuss the strategy to win like amount. on January 28 on the regular bail ap- 25, 2005, Vinay Kochhar sold com- as a show of strength against the upcoming Lok Sabha Lalu was earlier granted interim plication of Prasad and others in the mercial property in the form of three an alleged bid by the BJP to elections. bail in the matter. ED case. acres of land in Patna through 10 sale dislodge the H D Kumaras- B S Yeddyurappa “If 104 MLAs of our party Prasad’s wife Rabri Devi and son According to the charge sheet deeds for Rs 1.47 crore to Delight wamy-led Congress-Janata meet at one place and discuss frustration and proves that “In 1967, the then prime Tejaswi Yadav were also earlier grant- filed by CBI, between 2004 and 2014, a Marketing, in which Sarla Gupta was Dal (Secular) government. the strategy to win the Lok you are gripped by fear. If minister Indira Gandhi had ed bail in the case. conspiracy was hatched in pursuance a director as a front benami holder on “The absence of Congress Sabha, what is your problem? your relationship with the said that ‘gaya ram has now The court also put various condi- of which BNR hotels of the Indian behalf of Prasad. MLAs from the CLP meet- It is your responsibility to MLAs was strong and cordial, become aaya ram’ when an tions on the accused, including that Railways, located in Puri and Ranchi, Between 2010 and 2014, this land ing and deep differences be- keep your party MLAs under they will not leave country without were first transferred to IRCTC and was further transferred, CBI alleged. tween the coalition partners why did you mention in the MLA of her United Front notice that action would be government had joined control. If you scream the way prior permission and not tamper with later, for its operations, maintenance In 2001, it was decided to hando- are an indication that this is you have been doing, it only the evidence. and upkeep, given on lease to Sujata ver the management of catering serv- likely to erupt as a volcano taken as per the anti-de- and quit the Congress three fection law?” Yeddyurappa times in a gap of 15 days,” shows your helplessness,” Meanwhile, the court extended Hotels Private Limited, which is based ices of the Indian Railways, including in the next coming days,” he said. the interim bail of Prasad, Devi, in Patna, Bihar. of its hotels, to the IRCTC. Two such Yeddyurappa said late Friday asked. he said. The Congress would The former chief min- He accused the Congress Tejaswi and others till January 28 in It is alleged that the tender proc- hotels BNR Hotels in Ranchi and Puri evening here. and the JD(S) of fooling peo- a separate case filed by the Enforce- ess was rigged and manipulated and were also identified and a memoran- Their absence also shows issue notices to absentee ister said it would be bet- MLAs -- Ramesh Jarkiholi, ter if Siddaramaiah and ple and said while the two ment Directorate (ED) for alleged the conditions were tweaked to help dum of understanding was signed intense and widespread an- parties were friends in Kar- money laundering in the scam. the private party Sujata Hotels. between the railways and the IRCTC ger and resentment among B Nagendra, Umesh Jadhav Venugopal study political and Mahesh Kumatahalli, history to know what hap- nataka, they were enemies in The cases relate to alleged irregu- Based on the CBI case, ED also on March 19, 2004. Congress MLAs, he said. Kolkata. larities in granting the operational lodged a case of money laundering According to an FIR flied by CBI, The BJP chief said the Siddaramaiah had told re- pened in Haryana where the porters after Friday’s meet- Congress had formed the “As usual the JD(S) has contract of two IRCTC hotels to a against Prasad, Devi, Yadav and oth- Prasad, the then railway minister, tone of CLP leader Siddara- been playing a double-game. private firm. ers. entered into criminal conspiracy maiah’s warning to the party ing. government with Bhajan Lal Yeddyurappa also at- with the help of 36 Janata The JD(S) needs the Con- According to the charge sheet Among others named in the with the owner of Sujata Hotels, MLAs showed his frustration gress on one hand and on filed by the Central Bureau of Inves- chargesheet are then group general Sarla Gupta, wife of his close associ- and fear. tacked Congress general sec- Party MLAs. retary K C Venugopal over With 104 seats, the BJP the other, the JD(S) wants tigation (CBI), between 2004 and managers of IRCTC V K Asthana and R ate Prem Chand Gupta, a Rashtriya “Mr Siddaramaiah, the ‘mahagathbandhan’, which 2014, a conspiracy was hatched in K Goyal and Vijay Kochhar, Vinay Ko- Janata Dal MP in Rajya Sabha, and tone, tenor and content of his remarks that ‘Operation is functioning as a vigilant Lotus’ commenced in Kar- and constructive opposition the Congress does not want,” pursuance of which BNR hotels of chhar, both directors of Sujata Hotels IRCTC officials for “undue pecuniary the meeting notice given by Yeddyurappa claimed. the Indian Railways, located in Puri and owners of Chanakya Hotel. advantage to himself and others”. you to the MLAs shows your nataka in 2008. party and the Congress and Lokpal: Anna Hazare to go Media must rebuild trust, credibility in 2019 as on fast from January 30 fake news, subscription war loom large — Report New Delhi, Jan. 19 (IANS): “This will be the year to help consumers decide ahead. respondents said it was im- Hyderabad, Jan. 19 (PTI): Social activist have passed. Citing some or other reasons, Media houses taking up when the regulation of plat- what and who to trust. Subscription and mem- portant to invest more in Anna Hazare Saturday said he would sit on there is delay in the appointment of the Lok- arms against fake news, form companies starts to It said journalism will bership is the key priority Artificial Intelligence (AI) a fast from January 30 at his village in Mahar- pal. It is all ‘bahanebazi’ (excuses),” Hazare publishers looking towards bite following growing con- continue to be hollowed out for the news industry going to help secure the future ashtra from January 30 against the Narendra told reporters. subscriptions to make up for cern about misinformation, by structural shifts that have forward and it would be the of journalism as increased Modi-led government for the delay in ap- Hazare said he had written 32 letters to the losses, which may fuel privacy, and market power. already led to significant main revenue focus in 2019, personalisation is as critical pointment of a Lokpal at the Centre. the Prime Minister but he was not getting lay-offs and thus weaken Something once considered falls in advertising revenue. 52 per cent of the respond- a pathway to the future. The anti-corruption crusader claimed any replies. further their ability to hold unthinkable has become “Publishers are looking ents believed, while 27 per They also believed that the government was resorting to excuses on “Hence I have decided to go on fast from politicians and tycoons to ‘inevitable’...,” reads the re- to subscriptions to make up cent opted for display ad- audio would become a more the matter. January 30, Mahatma Gandhi’s death anni- account, are the key trends port. the difference but the limits vertising, eight per cent for important part of the con- He alleged that the Modi government, versary, in Ralegan Siddhi,” he said. in the media sector in 2019, “Meanwhile the spread of this are likely to become native advertising and seven tent, and commercial strat- was not listening to the decisions of the “The unfortunate thing is despite Parlia- finds a report. of false, misleading and ex- apparent in 2019. Taken per cent for donations. egies and emerging voice- constitutional bodies over implementation ment passing the law which is a constitu- Titled ‘Journalism, Me- treme content will continue together these trends are The report said the news activated technologies, like of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 tional body...even Supreme Court had asked dia, and Technology Trends to undermine democracies likely to lead to the biggest industry is losing patience Amazon Alexa and Google and was trying to take the country towards them to appoint at the earliest, but so far and Predictions 2019’ au- around the world with po- wave of journalistic lay-offs with Facebook and publish- Assistant would have a sig- “dictatorship.” nothing happened. Lokpal Bill was passed thored by Nic Newman, larising elections in India, in years -- weakening fur- ers are re-focusing attention nificant impact on how au- Hazare said in 2011 the entire country by Parliament and signed by the President. Senior Research Associate Indonesia and Europe likely ther the ability of publishers elsewhere. diences access content over stood over appointing Lokpal and Lokay- I have worry that if this government at the Reuters Institute for flashpoints.” to hold populist politicians “Less than half of re- the next few years. uktas in states after which the Lokpall Bill is not abiding by the decisions of consti- the Study of Journalism, Newman said technol- and powerful business lead- spondents (43 per cent) Media platforms are was passed. tutional bodies then the threat is that this the report said 2019 will ogy platforms will remain ers to account,” it says. say the platform is likely to reconfiguring their algo- “In December 2013 law was made and government is taking democracy towards be a critical year for both cautious and defensive The report is based on be important or extremely rithms to be more respect- Modi formed government in 2014. It was felt dictatorship. publishers and platforms in in the light of regulatory the input of 200 editors, important this year, a similar ful of signals of meaningful that Modi will appoint the Lokpal and im- ..that is the threat,” Hazare maintained. terms of rebuilding trust and threats. CEOs, and digital leaders number to Apple News and content, which would pro- plement the Lokpal Bill and a brake would He was speaking to reporters on the credibility after years of self- The report predicted a from 29 countries, who re- YouTube -- but far less than vide a basis by which the be put to corruption in the country. sidelines of the Telangana Jagruthi Interna- inflicted wounds around renewed focus on trust indi- sponded to a survey around for Google (87 per cent),” problems of misinformation He came to power in 2014...there was tional Youth Leadership Conference here, in quality, privacy, and user cators this year for news and the key challenges and reads the report. might eventually be solved, a need to only implement it, but five years which he participated as Chief Guest. experience. better labelling designed opportunities in the year Over 78 per cent of the said the report. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, January 20, 2019 WORLD 9 66 killed in Mexico pipeline blast Sharif not completely well, Mexico City, Jan. 19 (IANS): At least 66 people have says special medical board been killed and 76 others injured in a devastating Lahore, Jan. 19 (PTI): A special medical had open heart surgery twice in 2011 and oil pipeline explosion in board that examined Pakistan’s former 2016, the special medical board said in central Mexico, authorities prime minister Nawaz Sharif in Kot La- its report. said. khpat jail here has said that “he is not The board examined the patient with It is believed the blast completely well” and more tests are fresh ECG and limited available laboratory occurred after the pipeline required before suggesting treatment for investigations. was ruptured by suspected him. The special board has recommended oil thieves in the town of The medical board comprising Shahid more investigations (tests) of him that Tlahuelilpan, in Hidalgo Hameed, Sajjad Ahmed and Hamid Khalil include TROP-I, Echocardiography and state, on Friday night, the of the Punjab Institute of Cardiology, La- Stress Thallium Scan (if TROP-I test is BBC reported. hore, had thoroughly examined Sharif and Negative). The pipeline went had his necessary tests done on Wednes- “After evaluating these test reports and ablaze at around 7 p.m. day at the jail, where he is serving a seven availability of previous cardiac medical (local time), when dozens years jail sentence in a corruption case. record further management plan will be of people were scrambling Sharif, 69, has been serving a seven- proceeded,” the board said. around a leak spot to collect year jail term in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail Sharif has also been refused a prisoner fuel in the presence of the in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft case. who could serve as his orderly, media re- armed forces. TV footage A medical report released on Friday ported. showed large flames and said that Sharif had “vague symptoms” of An anti-corruption court in Pakistan people at the scene with pain in both of his arms. on December 24 sentenced the ousted severe burns as well as what “Vague symptoms of pain in Sharif’s premier to seven years in jail in the Al- appeared to be smoulder- both arms particularly at night and numb- Azizia Steel Mills graft case but acquitted ing corpses scattered on the AP/PTI ness of toes. He is on dual antiplatelets, him in the Flagship Investments case, ground near the blaze. In this image provided by the Secretary of National Defense, soldiers guard in the area near an oil pipeline explosion in Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo beta blocker, amlodipine, ARB’S and concluding a series of three court cases Hidalgo Governor state, Mexico, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. A huge fire exploded at a pipeline leaking fuel in central Mexico on Friday, killing at least 21 people and stains with anti-diabetics treatment,” the against the Sharif family in the high-pro- Omar Fayad told the media badly burning 71 others as locals were collecting the spilling gasoline in buckets and garbage cans, officials said. Officials said the leak was medical report said. file Panama Papers case. caused by an illegal tap that fuel thieves had drilled into the pipeline in a small town in the state of Hidalgo, about 62 miles (100 kilometers) Earlier, the ex-premier’s daughter The Al-Azizia Steel Mill case was about that the explosion was fol- north of Mexico City. lowed by the fire. The foot- Maryam Nawaz had claimed that Sharif’s setting up steel mills in Saudi Arabia alleg- age prompted questions 27 and ordered pipelines going to become stronger, Public Security Min- withdrawing that the explo- health has deteriorated and alleged that edly with corruption money. about why authorities did to be closed temporarily we’ll continue until we’ve ister Alfonso Durazo told sion occurred.” authorities were not letting his cardiolo- Three cases - Avenfield properties not act. Mexican President to stop illegal taps draining eradicated these practices,” broadcaster Televisa: “At A u t h o r i t i e s h a v e gists examine him in the jail. case, Flagship investment case and Al- Andres Manuel Lopez Ob- billions of dollars from the said Obrador. some point there were too blamed fuel theft for previ- A jail spokesman, however, said jail Azizia steel mills case - were launched rador pledged to step up heavily-indebted state oil The government said many people there and ous explosions in Mexico. doctors examined Sharif thoroughly and against the Sharif family by the National efforts to stamp out fuel firm Petroleos Mexicanos soldiers reached the scene the Army and military per- In 2010, a pipeline blew his health is fine. “Nawaz Sharif is in good Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Septem- theft after the tragedy. (Pemex). after Pemex detected the sonnel withdrew to avoid up in the state of Puebla, health,” he said. ber 8, 2017 following a judgment by the He had launched a “Far from stopping the illegal tap, but could not problems.” leaving 28 people dead and Sharif underwent Coronary Angi- Supreme Court that disqualified Sharif in crackdown on December fight ... against fuel theft, it’s secure the area in time. “It was just as they were scores wounded. oplasty twice in 2001 and 2017 and also the Panama Papers case in July last year. New Constitution won’t change unitary nature of Lanka — Wickremesinghe Afghan Taliban Colombo, Jan. 19 (PTI): Sri ments came in the wake of his Tamil National Alliance (TNA). On January 11, Wickremes- said, “We have no new consti- not draft a new Constitution.” Lankan Prime Minister Ranil political opponents headed Addressing a gathering inghe tabled in Parliament a tution or even a draft”. The Rajapaksa camp has rule out talks Wickremesinghe on Saturday by opposition leader Mahi- at Galle town, he said, “The report of experts on drafting a What was contained in the also been accusing that the said the new Constitution nda Rajapaksa alleging that United National Party (UNP) new Constitution. report was ideas from all par- new Constitution will dilute would not change the unitary his government is drafting a would not agree to abandon- Stressing that the new ties, he said, adding, “Without the Buddhism’s foremost posi- with US in Pak nature of the country. new Constitution to appease ing the unitary state (of Sri Constitution is still a long way two-third support in the con- tion over other religions in the Kabul, Jan. 19 (IANS): The Afghan Wickremesinghe’s com- the main Tamil political party, Lanka).” ahead, the prime minister stitutional assembly we can- country. Taliban on Saturday rejected Pa- kistani media reports of possible talks with the US in Islamabad and reiterated their refusal to deal Former Afghan warlord Gulbuddin directly with the Afghan govern- Unesco names Rio ment. The news of possible talks Hekmatyar to contest presidential polls between the militants and the as World Capital US came to light on Friday fol- Kabul, Jan. 19 (IANS): Gulbudin to be responsible for killing of whose forces had fought against was to blame for the ongoing lowing the visit of US President of Architecture Hekmatyar, a former Afghan tens of thousands of civilians in the government and the US-led violence. Donald Trump’s Special Envoy on warlord and leader of the Hezb- Kabul during the 1990s civil war forces in Afghanistan for about He added that the lingering Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, to Brasilia, Jan. 19 (IANS): The UN Educational, Scien- e-Islami political party, registered and was nicknamed the “Butcher 15 years, inked a peace deal with fighting claimed more than 100 Islamabad. tific, and Cultural Organization (Unesco) has named with the country’s Election Com- of Kabul”. the government in 2016 and lives every day and still six million Taliban spokesperson Zabiul- the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro as the World Capital mission on Saturday to contest Talking to the media after returned to Kabul in May 2017. Afghans were living as refugees lah Mujahid made it clear in a of Architecture for 2020. the July 20 presidential election. registering his name, Hekmatyar Hekmatyar told reporters that outside the country. statement that the group will not Having defeated Paris and Melbourne, Rio will be Hekmatyar registered his said that he was an “Independ- he wanted durable peace and Seven politicians including hold any talks with the US in Paki- the first city to receive the title under a programme name with the poll body along ent candidate” and wanted the security in Afghanistan. former National Security Adviser stan, reports Efe news. He rejected launched together by Unesco and the International with his two deputies -- Fazal Election Commission to ensure Hekmatyar, the country’s Mohammad Hanif Atmar have the reports as false rumours. Union of Architects (UIA) in November 2018, reports Hadi Wazin and Qazi Hafiz Ur free and fair elections that could Prime Minister from 1992 to registered their names to stand The Pakistan media on Friday Xinhua news agency. Rehman Naqi -- who will run for facilitate the voters to choose 1996, also slammed the govern- for presidency and incumbent reported that a meeting between “The World Capital of Architecture initiative un- first and second Vice Presidents their franchise in favour of their ment regarding the existing situ- President Mohammad Ashraf the Afghan Taliban and Khalilzad derscores the common commitment of UNESCO and in the polls, the Khaama Press favourite candidates freely. ation in the country and claimed Ghani was expected to register could be possible following his the UIA to preserve architectural heritage in the urban reported. Hekmatyar is believed An anti-government warlord, that the government leadership his name by Sunday, reports said. discussions with Prime Minister context,” Unesco Assistant Director-General for Cul- Imran Khan, Foreign Minister ture Ernesto Ottone Ramirez said on Friday. Shah Mehmood Qureshi and “Through the range and quality of its activities, other officials. the World Capital of Architecture in Rio de Janeiro will In the last few months, the Ex-Chicago police officer jailed for shooting black teen Taliban and the US have held demonstrate the crucial role of architecture and culture in sustainable urban development.” several meetings in United Arab Washington, Jan. 19 (IANS): for the shooting in October 2014. carried potentially more prison One witness told the court According to Unesco, the World Capital of Archi- Emirates and Qatar. The former Chicago police of- The shooting and video in time. Van Dyke had put him in a stran- tecture is intended to become “an international forum The Taliban has also held talks ficer who gunned down a black which Van Dyke was seen fir- Given a chance to speak be- glehold after he refused to spit for debates about pressing global challenges from the with representatives from Iran in teenager in 2014, sparking the ing repeatedly at 17-year-old fore the judge’s ruling, Van Dyke out a cough drop. perspectives of culture, cultural heritage, urban plan- Tehran in December 2018, with national debate over race and Laquan McDonald prompted said that he had feared for his life. Another claimed that he had ning and architecture”. an aim to establish peace in Af- law enforcement, has been sen- protests throughout Chicago “No one wants to take someone’s pushed a gun to his head as he As one of the oldest cities in Brazil, Rio has a mix ghanistan. tenced to six years and nine and calls for Van Dyke to face life, even in defence of their was leaving a petrol station, and of modern and colonial architecture, with world- However, the militants have months in prison. serious prison time. own,” he said. screamed racist epithets in his renowned sites like the statue of Christ the Redeemer refused to carry out negotiations Jason Van Dyke, the veteran On Friday, he was sentenced Earlier, several black motor- face. and contemporary constructions like the Museum of with the Afghan government and white police officer was con- on just the murder charge, Cook ists testified that Van Dyke, 40, Van Dyke’s daughter took the Tomorrow. The city is also home to works of renowned had earlier blamed the US of victed in October of second- County Judge Vincent Gaughan used a racial slur and excessive stand earlier on Friday to blame architects such as Oscar Niemeyer, who also designed stalling the talks by refusing to degree murder and 16 counts of was cited as saying by CNN. force during traffic stops in the the media for criticising “police the capital city of Brasilia. withdraw foreign troops from aggravated battery with a firearm The aggravated battery charges years before the 2014 shooting. officers for doing their jobs”. Afghanistan. Donald Trump to make ‘major announcement’ on shutdown, border New York, Jan. 19 (IANS): Presi- that has fallen apart. (FBI) Director, who is heading his policies considered detri- dent Donald Trump has prom- A spokesperson for the spe- the Russia probe, is a major mental to women, demand the ised a “major announcement” cial counsel investigating alle- setback for the credibility of US preservation of abortion rights about the shutdown as it enters gations of Russian interference media that has relied on anony- and to promote their rights, as its 29th day on Saturday, while took the unusual step of issuing mous and unidentified sources well as those of minorities and his opposition received a blow a late night statement denying for many reports about Trump. immigrants. when the special investigator report that the lawyer Michael It gives a measure of vin- The March has been an an- looking into allegations of Rus- Cohen had told investigators dication for Trump, who has nual event after the first massive sian interference in the 2016 that Trump had asked him to repeatedly accused the media event held in 2017 in Washing- election refuted a widely re- lie to Congress about Trump of spreading “fake news”. ton the day after Trump’s swear- ported story that his lawyer had Organisation’s plans for a hotel Cohen’s credibility was ing-in. Drawing abut 500,000 claimed Trump asked him to lie in Moscow. questionable because he has participants it is considered to to Congress. Democratic Party leaders admitted in court in November be among the biggest demon- Trump tweeted that he will had seized on the now refut- that he had been sentenced strations held in the nation’s be making the announcement ed BuzzFeed report based on to three years in prison after capital. at 3 pm (1:30 am Sunday in anonymous sources involved in admitting to lying and been Reflecting the nation’s deep India) from the White House the investigation and demand- convicted of that and other of- polarisation, an anti-abortion “concerning the Humanitarian ed Congressional probes into fences. rally was held in Washington Crisis on our Southern Border”. the allegations with prospects Trump pounced on it im- on Friday with thousands par- While he left the nation in of impeaching Trump. mediately and tweeted that ticipating. Trump sent a pre- suspense about his plans, there Democrat Senator Ralph Cohen is “lying to reduce his recorded message of support was a small sign of progress in Blumenthal had said that if jail time”. to the rally and Vice President finding a solution to the shut- the reports were true, Trump In a Saturday morning tweet Mike Pence attended it person- down with the Democrats of- would be guilty of obstruction after the Mueller’s office denial, AP/PTI ally, telling them: “We will stand fering to add $1.87 billion to the of justice, suborning perjury, Trump tweeted: “Many people File photo: Donald Trump with you until that great day budget for border security, but and conspiracy to violate laws are saying that the Mainstream comes where we restore the not for the wall. prohibiting false statements to Media will have a very hard time ting $5.7 billion in the budget to About 800,000 workers are the Union Address to a joint sanctity of life to the center of Democrats had hoped to Congress. restoring credibility because of build a wall along the Mexican off work because of the shut- session of the Congress and American law.” increase pressure on his presi- Another Democrat, Repre- the way they have treated me border, which the Democrats down and most, including those the President retaliating by Unlike in India, abortion dency by pursuing claims that sentative Joaquin Castro tweet- over the past 3 years (includ- have refused with equal vehe- working, haven’t been paid refusing to let her use a govern- continues to be a live issue with Trump had made his former ed that Trump “must resign or ing the election lead-up), as mence. Because of their disa- since January 11. ment plane to visit US troops in political conservatives, mostly lawyer lie to Congress that was be impeached” if the report is highlighted by the disgraceful greement there is no budget and The standoff over the budg- Afghanistan. in the Republican Party, con- reported by BuzzFeed News, a true. Buzzfeed story & the even more all but the essential government et has descended into cheap Trump’s planned speech stantly vowing to criminalise it website, and picked up by sev- The official denial by the of- disgraceful coverage!” operations have been shutdown drama with Speaker Nancy on Saturday will come after a - a position supported by Trump eral major news outlets includ- fice of Robert Mueller, a former The shutdown was caused temporarily because there is no Pelosi blocking Trump from nation-wide Women’s March - making it a symbol of the na- ing the Washington Post. Now Federal Bureau of Investigation by Trump’s insistence on get- money to pay for them. delivering the annual State of starting that morning to protest tion’s political divide. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, January 20, 2019 Songs that are recreated today do not have great melody — Shaan Singer Shaan is not happy with the trend of recreating old songs as he believes the new versions do not have great melody. Shaan is also not happy with the dearth of original songs. “I can’t think if any party song or dance track today is original. I am not thrilled about that. Even the original songs Mirror that are recreated are not good. They are picking up songs that were made for 90s’s (audience) , ‘tapori’ audience, those song are getting club status or making it cool. So are we going ahead or -be 10 coming regressive?, “Shaan told PTI. “For instance, ‘Aankh Marey’ was meant for the stall audience and not the urban trendy kids. Those were played at dance bars. Those songs have become cult hits and people are dancing on it at clubs, thinking they are the coolest songs. There were definitely ENTERTAINMENT more up market cooler dance tracks. If you have a classy song from 90s that ways you will reintro- duce melody, good poetry, lyrics. It makes sense,” he added. Shaan is happy with the response to his latest single “It’s Natural”, which he said has Latin-pop vibe to it. (PTI) Team YonKo.Mizoram win WCS India

EM Images Reika (left) giving away the prize to the winners, Reuben Hnamte and Dominic Khiangte of team YonKo.Mizo- ram, during the World Cosplay Summit India Final Prelims 2019 at Niathu Resort in Dimapur on Sat. Jan. 19.

euben Hnamte and Dominic and conquer challenges along the way. Khiangte of team ‘YonKo. We aspire to bring fantasy into real- Mizoram’ won the World ity. We have been engaged into this Cosplay Summit (WCS) creative platform for over five years India Final Prelims 2019 held and now our dream is to take this to Rat Niathu Resort in Dimapur on Jan. 19. the next level by participating in WCS The winning team will be repre- and build our experience in cosplay senting India for the WCS finals 2019, further,” was the winning team’s intro- one of the largest global annual cosplay duction. festivals, which will be held at Nagoya The winners of the competition re- in Japan later this year. ceived two Classe wigs, two sets of col- Nine teams from various states of our lens, and wig spray along with an India contested for the competition invitation to the WCS 2019 in Nagoya, out of which, team YonKo.Mizoram Japan. The first runner-up received two emerged as winners while the first Classe wigs, two sets of colour lens, and runner-up was bagged by ‘RoyalWe’ wig spray along with INR 8000 coupon followed by ‘Magnet Cosplay’ as second from Anime Pop Mall (APM). While the runner-up respectively. Reika, interna- second runner up received two Classe tional cosplayers from Japan, was the wigs, two sets of colour lens, and wig main judge for the event. spray along with INR 6000 coupon, also The winners, Hnamte (23) cos- by APM. played as ‘Masamune Date’ and Khi- During the day’s event, a cosplay angte (28) as ‘Mitsunari Ishida’ from the master class was conducted by Reika Japanese anime ‘Sengoku Basara: End for the cosplay lovers. An additional of Judgement.’ The duo came all the event by the name ‘Classe cosplay way from Aizwal, Mizoram. They also contest’ was also conducted where won the YonKo Cosplay Fest which was M Angchiwa Phom was declared the held in Aizawl last year. winner. “We hope to bring entertainment Eastern Mirror Desk Naga musician releases gospel debut album UK public votes Bowie as the greatest Simone Biles to be th first guest on Priyanka entertainer of the 20 century Chopra’s YouTube show avid Bowie has been named the greatest entertainer of the 20th ctress Priyanka Chopra century by the UK on Saturday an- public. nounced US Olympic DThe BBC’s Icons programme gold medallist gymnast asked people to vote for their favour- Simone Biles will be ite entertainer in a shortlist which theA first guest on her upcoming also featured Charlie Chaplin, Billie YouTube Originals Special “If I Holiday and Marilyn Monroe – and it Could Tell You Just One Thing”. was Bowie who came out on top. Priyanka took to Instagram The BBC Two series has set story to share the insights of the out to find the last century’s most show among her fans. important and influential men and She said throughout the show, women in a variety of categories: she will talk to the incredible Activists, Sports, Artists & Writers, people whom she admires. She will ask them to tell her one thing Leaders, Explorers, Scientists and Votes for the other categories can box set titled Spying Through A Entertainers. which made them what they are still be cast, with the top vote getters Keyhole was being planned. today. Alan Turing came top of the from all the brackets going head-to- No release date has been con- aga musician Ato Nienu Nienu officially released the audio Scientists category, Ernest Shackle- Despite achieving the tile of released his first gospel music album consisting of nine songs head in a live TV final on February 5. firmed, but it’ll feature nine previ- global icon in life, the “Quantico” ton was the winner of the Explorers For further information, visit the ously unreleased demos – including debut album “I will including ‘Jihovah Medo’ that won shortlist, and Nelson Mandela was star said she is still on learning come” at LCS build- the Best Gospel Dialect during the BBC’s Icons website. the earliest known version of Space mode. named the greatest leader of the 20th Earlier this month, it was an- Oddity. ing Conference Hall in Nagaland Music Awards 2016. century. IANS NKohima on Saturday. MLA Kuzholuzo EMN nounced that a 7-inch vinyl Bowie Loudersound Ajay Devgn, Kajol urge people to recycle, reuse plastic ollywood power creek here. be recycled and reused,” Kajol couple Ajay Devgn “My heart breaks to see how told reporters here at the event. and Kajol on Saturday plastic is littered on beaches, Ajay part said everyone needs urged people to recy- streets, etc. I believe in doing to do their bit for a better future. cle and reuse plastic. good for a better tomorrow. “We have to act responsibly. BThe duo inaugurated the on- Though there is a change but the If we speak about it some people ground leg of fact is things are getting worse. might listen to it and some might ‘Start A Little It’s been said that by 2050 we change their thinking Good’ cam- will have more plastic than and act upon it as well,” paign and fish in our sea and we he said. launched need to do something The initiative ‘Plas- ‘Plastic about it. tic Banega Fantastic’ 12 pm: Uri (Hindi) Banega “It is about segre- by Hindustan Unilever Fan- gating plastic. It is a marks the beginning of tastic’ small thing. If we do four month activation drive it then plastic in Mumbai, Delhi and at Ma- will Bangalore. him PTI

2.30 pm 8 pm: The Little Boy (hindi) 5 pm: Glass (Eng) EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, January 20, 2019 SPORTS 11 Supreme Court to rule on Ranji Trophy: Vidarbha rout Uttarakhand to reach semis resuming the day at the Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul overnight score of 152 for 5, Uttarakhand needed to New Delhi, Jan. 19 (Re- However, the fact that bat out their skin to salvage uters): The Supreme Court the court put off a hearing a draw. has been asked to decide on the matter until next But their innings folded the future of two interna- week, prolonging the play- up very quickly as they lost tional cricketers suspend- ers’ uncertainty, fuelled their last five wickets for ed for their comments criticism that they were only seven runs. about women in a TV show being judged too harshly. It was an abject sur- interview last week, stir- “People make mistakes, render by Uttarakhand as ring a debate over whether let’s not go too far here. I am their lower middle order they were being treated too sure, .. whoever has done it and the tail failed to put up harshly. will realise and come out a any fight. Indian cricket adminis- better person,” local media First innings centurian trators recalled all-rounder quoted former Indian test Saurabh Rawat fell for a Hardik Pandya and bats- captain Sourav Ganguly as duck after being trapped in man KL Rahul from a tour saying. front of the wicket by Yadav. of Australia and charged The show went viral, Before that Sarvate sent them with misconduct and prompting such fury on back Malolan Rangarajan indiscipline after remarks social media that some (2) to the pavilion. condemned on social me- demanded a life ban, while Ater Rawat’s departure, dia as sexist, racist and KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya others called for the crick- Vidarbha bowlers blew out misogynist. eters’ lucrative contracts the tail to help their team A committee of admin- cials of the Board of Control He also boasted about India’s #Metoo Move- for the Indian Premier emerge triumphant. istrators (COA) that is run- for Cricket in India (BCCI) telling his parents about ment League (IPL) to be torn up. Fo r Ut t a ra k h a n d , ning Indian cricket this for failing to reform one of the number of women he The cricketers’ comments However, the idea that opener Karnaveer Kaushal week asked the top court the game’s richest bodies had slept with, even point- came just months after the Supreme Court should PTI put up a valiant 76 for a to appoint an ombuds- after a spate of corruption ing them out at a party, and India’s #MeToo movement supervise an investigation Vidarbha bowler Umesh Yadav in action on the fifth day of the Ranji lost cause. man to investigate the case scandals and to set up the said his family was proud of erupted, engulfing figures into the players’ comments Trophy cricket quaterfinal match against Uttarkhand in Nagpur, Yadav, who got nine and punish the cricketers COA that reports to it. him for it. in its news media and en- is farcical, other commen- Maharashtra on Sat. Jan 19. Umesh Yadav took 5 wickets in the match. wickets in the game, was if they were found to have Pandya had told Bol- Pandya apologised on tertainment industries and tators said. adjudged as the player of brought disrepute to the lywood producer-director Twitter for the comments, then later corporate India. “Getting bizarre be- Nagpur, Jan. 19 (PTI): dav (5-23) and slow left arm the match. game. Karan Johar on his celeb- saying he “got a bit carried Women have taken to yond words. Pandya and Reigningchampions Vi- orthodox bowler Aditya Brief scores: Ut - The court will provide rity talk show ‘Koffee with away with the nature of the social media to talk about Rahul made a mistake, got darbha routed minnows Sarvate (5-55) grabbed five tarakhand 355 and 159 directions on the next steps Karan’ that he liked to show” and meant no dis- sexual harassment, a dif- publicly shamed, called Uttarakhand by an innings wickets each to dismantle ( K a r n a v e e r K a u s h a l at its hearing next week, a watch women move in a respect to anyone. Rahul, ficult topic in a largely pa- back from a tour, now get- and 115 runs in their Ranji them for 159 in the second 76,Avneesh Sudha 28, cricket official said. nightclub. “I’m a little from who had spoken on the triarchal society where the ting shafted in the fight Trophy quarter-final here innings and script a memo- Umesh Yadav 5-23, Aditya The involvement of the the black side so I need to show about how they de- victim often ends up being within the COA,” said Ayaz Saturday and made to the rable win. Sarvate 5-55)lost to Vi- top court stems from a see how they move,” he cided which women to hit shamed more than the al- Memon, one of the coun- semifinals. Trailing the hosts by 274 darbha 629 by an innings 2017 decision to fire offi- said. upon, has also apologised. leged perpetrator. try’s top cricket writers. India pacer Umesh Ya- runs in the first innings and and 115 runs. Frustrated De Bruyne raring to go for Man City Australia women’s coach Stajcic sacked five months before WC gan also spoke volumes to play. I’m unfair on many The decision to termi- Westfield Matildas and this about the club’s strength players. It is what it is.” nate Stajcic’s contract came change is being made with in depth. Guardiola’s handling of after the FFA conducted that objective in mind. Guardiola has talked De Bruyne in the coming an internal survey of play- “We will continue to about how De Bruyne weeks will be fascinating, ers and staff, followed by a review other aspects of the needs to get game-time with his side still battling supplementary review car- team set-up and monitor under his belt to rediscover on all four fronts and look- ried out by women’s rights the Matildas environment the form that made him ing capable of extended group Our Watch. in the coming weeks and one of the Premier League’s runs deep into the spring “The ultimate respon- months as we build for the star players and a poten- in all three cup competi- sibility for driving change FIFA Women’s World Cup in tially testing match against tions. and leading a high-perfor- France.” an in-form Wolves team Brought on for the final mance environment that Australia will be one of seemed a perfect scenario half hour against Wolves, puts the team in the best the favourites at the June 7 for him. De Bruyne looked sharp possible position to achieve to July 7 World Cup, where Guardiola declined to and showed signs of his what they are capable of, they are one of the top six go into specifics about De old form but against an Alen Stajcic rests with the head coach,” seeded nations at the tour- Bruyne’s reaction to being exhausted side that had to FFA Chief Executive David nament. They will face Italy, substituted against Bur- play for the final 70 min- Sydney, Jan. 19 (Reuters): Saturday. Gallop said in a statement. Jamaica and Brazil in the ton, pointing out, instead, utes with 10 men. Australia’s preparations for Stajcic, who took charge “We no longer have group stage. that the squad’s depth pre- He had a hand in City’s the Women’s World Cup of the ‘Matildas’ in 2014, confidence that Alen is the The FFA said it would sented him with numerous third goal, although ques- have been rocked with guided the team to the right person to lead the now begin the process problems. tions remain over how long the sacking of coach Alen quarter-finals of the 2015 team and staff. of appointing an interim Young playmaker Phil it will take the 27-year-old Stajcic, with Football Fed- World Cup and the same “FFA is committed to coach to take charge of Kevin De Bruyne Foden, for example, might to return to the consistent- eration Australia (FFA) an- stage at the Rio Olympics providing the best pos- the team through until the have expected more min- ly high levels he showed nouncing his departure on the following year. sible environment for the World Cup. London, Jan. 19 (AFP): Pep his team’s emphatic 9-0 utes given De Bruyne’s last season. Guardiola takes reigning victory over League One extended absences this After a gruelling sum- champions Manchester Burton in the semi-final of season, but he did not even mer in which he helped City to struggling Hudder- the League Cup last week. make the bench for the Belgium to the World Cup Josh Hazlewood ruled out of Sri Lanka series sfield on Sunday, with the De Bruyne ran down the Wolves game and has yet semi-finals, De Bruyne Premier League’s bottom tunnel after being replaced to start a league game in was injured in August, re- Melbourne, Jan. 19 (Reuters): Aus- tion programme and we are confi- side facing the prospect of in that game and, accord- his career. turning briefly in October tralia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has dent he will be available for selection finding themselves on the ing to reports, watched the Incredible squad before being sidelined for been ruled out of the test series against ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup receiving end of Kevin De final exchanges from the “I have an incredible a further six weeks. Sri Lanka due to a back injury, Cricket in the UK later this year.”Richardson, Bruyne’s frustration. City dressing room rather squad,” said Guardiola. One of the main co- Australia (CA) said on Saturday. 22, has played seven one-day and Arguably City’s stand- than from the bench, as “Gundo (Gundogan) made nundrums facing Guar- Jhye Richardson, uncapped at test seven Twenty20 internationals. “Jhye out performer in their club protocol dictates. six or seven assists (recent- diola is which of the Silvas, level, has been called into the squad has had an impressive first half in his record-breaking title cam- Coincidence or not, De ly) but didn’t play (in the David or Bernardo, might in place of Hazlewood, who has taken Sheffield Shield season and no-one paign last season, the Bel- Bruyne found himself left starting line-up against conceivably make way to 164 wickets in 44 tests. could deny he has now continued gian’s season has been out of the starting line-up Wolves). accommodate De Bruyne. “Josh has reported some back that form in ODI matches for Austra- badly interrupted by two for City’s next game, the 3-0 “It is what it is. One of Bernardo has started 20 soreness over the last few days and lia,” national selector Trevor Hohns lengthy spells on the side- victory over Wolverhamp- my favourite players, Phil, of City’s 22 league games to scans have revealed a very early stage said. lines with knee problems. ton on Monday, although was not in the 18 but there date and won widespread stress fracture in the same lower back Australia’s test squad is due to Now fully fit, De Bruyne the fact he was joined there are a lot of games. When praise for his consistency area as his previous injury from last meet up in Brisbane on Saturday has cut a frustrated figure by frontline players such they come in they need to and form while David, at summer,” CA physiotherapist David evening, ahead of the first day-night on occasion, most notably as Sergio Aguero, Riyad play good because if they 33, is still trusted by Guar- Beakley said in a statement. test against Sri Lanka at the Gabba when substituted during Mahrez and Ilkay Gundo- don’t another one is going diola on the big stage. “He will now begin a rehabilita- starting on Thursday. Josh Hazlewood In the name of Kabaddi, Punjab youth stay back in Canada Chandigarh, Jan. 19 (IANS): Canadian government has federations. Of these, only visa office receives the vast Traditionally a tough, rural pointed out. 62 per cent reported back majority of temporary res- sport practised by ‘pehl- “In 2015, 2016 and 2017, while 30 percent stayed ident applications from wans’ in villages across the visas were issued to 261 back and obtained a work kabaddi players wishing to length and breadth of India, kabaddi players. Forty sev- permit by presenting them- play in Canada. kabaddi has been flying en percent of them failed to selves with a labour market “Kabaddi players ap- high in recent years due report back to the migration impact assessment at a plying through Chandigarh to the money and glam- office in Chandigarh, 26 per land port of entry as “visa are typically young, single our brought in by the Pro cent obtained work permits exempt” clients. unsalaried males with lim- Kabaddi League (PKL). after entry to Canada and Among the four fed- ited economic prospects in This new-found pro- 1 per cent made refugee erations, according to the their home county. Most fessionalism has certainly claims,” the internal report report, players of two fed- belong to rural agricultural helped the top-level players of Canada’s Immigration, erations had a rate of return families with modest land and turned this typically Refugees and Citizenship of 29 per cent only. Players holdings which may be ‘desi’ sport into a lucrative (Ministry), which is with of the other two federations held in common with sev- career option. IANS, has stated. had an 88 per cent rate of eral persons. Most appli- But going by a long- “While the rate of re- return. cants play for their village standing trend in Pun- turn increased from 42 per When contacted by club which is usually sup- jab, the benefits are yet to cent in 2015 to 62 per cent IANS, officials at the na- ported by local patrons. It is trickle down to the average in 2017, the rate of persons tional kabaddi federation difficult to gauge a player’s athlete at the village level in obtaining work permits un- refused to comment on the skill or standing in the sport the state. related to Kabaddi has also issue. as there is no formal struc- Generally considered increased from 21 per cent “The federation has ture at this level,” the report to be one of the traditional to 30 per cent,” it pointed nothing to do with this pointed out. powerhouses of kabaddi in out. issue. These players go “Misrepresentation and the country, players from The youth are invited Representational image abroad on their personal fraudulent documentation Punjab are making news to Canada by kabaddi fed- initiative and at the behest are of concern. Fraudulent in faraway Canada for the erations based there to play and 2017 suggests that they tively allowed the players for Canadian visa in the were informed of the re- of tournament organisers documentation, includ- wrong reasons. matches organised by the intended to enter Canada to circumvent the conven- name of kabaddi, the Cana- quirement to report back to over there,” an official said ing photo-substituted evi- Nearly 47 per cent of the strong Indian community primarily for long-term tional examination of work dian ministry, in 2017, had the migration office at the on condition of anonymity. dence of applicants play- youth going to the country residing in the country. work unrelated to playing permit applications at a invited kabaddi federations conclusion of the season in Earlier, rate of refusal of ing kabaddi, have been in the name of participating “The rate of players Kabaddi,” the report said. migration office outside of in Canada to participate in Canada in December 2017. visa applications for Kabad- encountered among the in Kabaddi tournaments who obtained work per- Selection by a Canada- Canada. a pilot programme related That year, 78 kabaddi play- di players was as high as 65 supporting documentation have failed to return, a mits after entry to Canada based kabaddi federation With an increasing to the sport. ers’ applications were ap- per cent (in 2014). submitted with applica- confidential report of the (26 per cent) in 2015, 2016 for visa facilitation effec- number of youth applying Players and federations proved for the four inviting Canada’s Chandigarh tions,” it added. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Sunday, January 20, 2019

C M Y K 12 SPORTS Nagaland win 16 medals at National Halep sets up Serena showdown as Taekwon-do Championship Djokovic relentlessly marches on Melbourne, Jan. 19 (AFP): the last 16 in 2018 but lost World number one Simona to Halep. Halep set up a headline last But she looked headed 16 showdown with Serena for the exit when she con- Williams by beating her sis- ceded the first set and was ter Venus Saturday as Novak down 4-1 in the second, Djokovic's relentless drive before winning five straight towards more Australian games to force a decider. Open glory cranked up an- "I just didn't want to other gear. give up," said the Japanese, On day six at Melbourne who received a code vio- Park, the Romanian finally lation after throwing her hit form to pull off her best racquet. win of the year and cruise Sixth seed Elina Svito- The medal winners from Nagaland posing for a photograph after the championship. past the veteran American lina struggled with a painful 6-2, 6-3. shoulder complaint that Dimapur, Jan. 19 (EMN): The members of Paul Zeliang (one gold); Obed Khiamniun- "I was super-motivated required treatment at every Nagaland Taekwon-do Federation (NTF) gan (two silvers, one bronze); Moa Sunep today," she said after being changeover, and medical recently participated in the 33rd National (two silvers); Aito K Sumi (one silver); Moba taken to three sets in both timeouts, before she some- Taekwon-do Championship held at Thya- Semdok (one silver); and Kamal Dhar (one her opening two matches how beat China's Zhang graj Indoor Stadium, New Delhi from Dec. bronze). as she bounces back from Shuai 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 as the 28 till the 30th, 2018. Israel G Xuivi, technical director, NTF a herniated disc that ended temperature rose in the An update from the federation in- and Otoka H Yeptho, president, NTF con- her 2018 season early. centre court sunshine. formed that Nagaland team won 16 medals gratulated the team and further informed "I have nothing to lose," "I just told myself (3 gold, 9 silver and 2 bronze) in individual that the gold medal winners will be rep- she added, looking ahead 'you're going to die or win'," sparring, group sparring, individual pat- resenting India in the 1st Asia Pacific ITF to Monday's clash against said Svitolina, who scored tern, group pattern, power breaking, self Taekwon-do Championship for juniors to 23-time Grand Slam winner her biggest career win by defense technique, and special technique. be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Serena. "I playing against a Romania’s Simona Halep in action during the Australian Open third round match against Venus Williams of the clinching the WTA Finals in The team was led by its coach Sujit Roy. simultaneously at the 21st world Taekwon- great champion. Its's going U.S at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia on Sat. Jan. 19. Singapore last October. The medal winners include Menuodil- do Championship for Seniors to be held to a bigger challenge but She will next meet 17th- hou Maurice Üsou (one gold, three silvers in Bulgaria in the month of March and I'm ready to face it." Slam winner and top seed sion reasons, despite it still Another young gun seeded American Madison and two bronze); Nokito Swu (one gold); August, 2019. Williams crushed Ukrai- Djokovic is gunning for a being daylight. Alexander Zverev made Keys. nian Dayana Yastremska record seventh Australian "Completely unneces- the last 16 for the first time Eighth seed Kei Nishi- 6-2, 6-1 before consoling title. sary to turn on the lights," when he swatted aside Aus- kori made it back-to-back her at the net as the teen- He dropped a set for he said in roasting the or- tralian Alex Bolt in three victories for Japan, follow- USA thrash Indian Polo Association 10-4 ager burst into tears. the first time ganisers. sets and will play former ing Osaka on court by beat- The ominous 37-year- t h i s y e a r Djokov- world number three Milos ing Portugal's 44th-ranked old, seeded 16, has dropped against fast- ic's victory Raonic for a place in the Joao Sousa in three sets. just nine games in her three rising Cana- means he quarter-finals. The 29-year-old has matches so far on her first dian Denis is guaran- Fourth seed Naomi won all three of his first return to the tournament Shapovalov, teed to stay Osaka looked down and week matches on Margaret since winning it in 2017 before de- world num- out against Taiwanese vet- Court Arena to reach the while pregnant. m o l i s h i n g b e r o n e eran Hsieh Su-wei before last 16 for the seventh time "I just play each match him in the when the battling back to win 7-5, in nine appearances. at a time, play as hard as I fourth stanza new rank- 4-6, 6-1 and set up meet- "I love to play this can and do the best I can. to win 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0. ings are released after the ing with Latvia's Anastasija court," said the 2014 US That really is all you can "I just tried to be in the tournament. He next plays Sevastova. Open finalist after delight- do," she said as she zeroes moment and weather the another up-and-coming Die or win ing a large contingent of in on an eighth Australian storm," said the Serb, who star, Russia's 15th seed Osaka's win equals the Japanese fans. title and a record-equalling was unsettled when the Daniil Medvedev, who 21-year-old's best perfor- He next plays Spain's 24th Slam crown. lights were switched on in eased past David Goffin mance at the Australian 23rd seed Pablo Carreno Fourteen-time Grand Rod Laver Arena for televi- and has yet to drop a set. Open, where she reached Busta. Tribal United FC wins district-level football tourney India's campaign ends EM Images at Malaysia Masters Match in progress between the US and India Polo Association at the Mapal Kangjeibung in Imphal on Jan. 19. Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 19 Saina Nehwal Our Correspondent nament here at the Mapal The All Manipur Polo (IANS): India's campaign Imphal, Jan. 19 (EMN): Kangjeibung on Sat. Jan. Association is organising in the Malaysia Masters The US women polo team 19. the tournament under 2019 ended after London thrashed Indian Polo As- The scorers for the US the sponsorship of the Olympics bronze medallist sociation (IPA-India) team are Stephani Massey Department of Tourism Saina Nehwal went down team by a goal margin (4), Megan Carter Judge from Jan. 17-21. in straight games 16-21, of 10-4 in the last pool B (3), Anna Winslow (2), Earlier in the last pool 13-21 to reigning Olympic league match of the five- and Cindy Halle (1) while A league match, host IPA- champion Carolina Marin day-long 4th edition of the scorer of IPA-India Manipur and defending of Spain, in the women's the Manipur Statehood includes Monica Saxena champion Kenya had an singles semi-finals here on Day Women’s Polo Tour- (2) and Abigail Glater (2). exciting 7-7 draw. Saturday. The Indian started on an aggressive note, racing to a 5-2 lead before the World ond game, and thanks to No.6 Spaniard bounced Saina's unforced errors, the back taking six points on Rio gold medallist raced to the trot to overturn the a 11-6 lead at the halfway lead and race to 11-9 at the mark. breather of the first game. After the break, Marin Champion team Tribal United FC posing with the trophy after winning the District Level Football Tournament at Coming back, Marin looked in no mood of the DDSC stadium, in Dimapur on Jan. 18. continued her dominance slowing down and further despite Saina managing stretched her lead to 18-11 Dimapur, Jan. 19 (EMN): 18th at the DDSC Stadium, champions by scoring two to square the scores at 14- before sealing the game The Dimapur Battalion of in Dimapur for local teams goals to one. Cdr HQ 6 Sec- 14 but from there on, the and the match 21-13 in her Assam Rifles under the aegis of Dimapur district. tor Assam Rifles and Depu- Spanish southpaw went on favour in 40 minutes. of IGAR (North) conducted The final match was ty Commissioner, Dimapur to pocket seven of the nine With the Hyderabadi a District Level Football played between Tribal witnessed the final match points and clinch the game shuttler's loss, the Indian Tournament in collabora- United FC and One Ten FC and felicitated the teams. 21-16. campaign at the first Super tion with Dimapur Football on Jan. 18, wherein Tribal Six teams participated Marin continued her 500 event of the season has League from Jan. 14 till the United FC emerged the in the tournament. aggressive play in the sec- come to an end. Rengma Sports Association meet concludes Dimapur, Jan. 19 (EMN): The four-day long 45th sports meet of Rengma Sports Association (RSA) concluded at the RSA ground, in Tseminyu old town on Sat. Jan. 19. Addressing the valedic- tory function, Executive En- gineer PWD (R&B) Tsemi- nyu Division, V. Khekato Assumi congratulated the winners and also encour- aged the losers by saying that 'in sports there is no loser since in the long run everyone is a winner'. “If you want to be a win- Champion of men's volleyball team Kasha Daho 'B' posing with the trophy with officials of Rengma Sports Association, referees and chief guest at the ner you must have plan to RSA ground, in Tseminyu old town on Sat. Jan. 19. win, be prepared and never quit then at the end of the pated in three events which Table tennis (men): Badminton (men): Joy- Khing of T Zinsunyu village; day you are a winner,” he include badminton, table Asinlo Kent of Tseminyu son Kesen 3rd – Ina Kent of Tseminyu said. tennis, and volleyball for village Badminton (women): Town He also gave away the both men and women. Table tennis (women): Sophia Thong Marathon (women): cash awards, trophies and The overall results of the Berline of Tseminyu old Badminton (mixed 1st – Keshonile Kemp of citations to the winners. sports meet are as follows: town double): Agwasing Seb and Sendenyu village; 2nd – More than 300 players Women's volleyball: Table tennis (mixed Yhunsonle Tep Keni Kent of Sendenyu vil- from different Rengma vil- Sendenyu Chipwe Team 'A' double): Sobenlo Kent and Marathon (men): 1st – lage; 3rd – Sharon Kessen lages and officials besides Men's volleyball: Kasha Shasinle Kent of Tseminyu Yhunsinlo Tep of Terogvun- of PLSA.

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