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VOL. XVII NO. 49 | PAGES 12 ` 4/- RNI NO. NAGENG/2002/07906 DIMAPUR, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2018 We have wasted four There is a thin line CPI-M, BJP confident of that separates laughter and pain, comedy and precious years – Rio tragedy, humor and hurt. election victory in Tripura Kohima Bureau inability to lead the Nagas has Kohima, Feb. 18 (EMN): The chief resulted in making the public be- ~ Erma Bombeck 75% voters exercise franchise during polling for 59 assembly seats ministerial candidate of the Na- coming his opposition,” Rio said. tionalist Democratic Progressive He was of the view that many legis- Agartala, Feb. 18 (IANS): As Prime Minister Narendra politburo members Prakash mittee General Secretary C.P. Party (NDPP) Neiphiu Rio has ap- lators of the 12th assembly were at Sunday's voting to elect 59 of Modi, party President Amit Karat, Brinda Karat, Biman Joshi, Secretary Bhupen Bora pealed to the Naga people to lend the receiving end because of TR’s Mirror Takes the 60 members of the Tripu- Shah, General Secretary Ram Bose and other central lead- and other leaders also talked to Prime Minister ’s poor leadership. ra state assembly passed off Madhav, Assam Minister ers enquired on phone about to Tripura Congress leaders development agenda in order to The three-time chief minis- peacefully, the ruling CPI-M and the polling. on the polling, he added. take Nagaland to greater heights. ter also iterated that the NDPP- and the BJP exuded confi- other party leaders inquired "The Prime Minister and Criticising the state Elec- Saying that the Naga people BJP alliance will be forming the dence at securing an elector- about polling in Tripura. other BJP leaders always talk tion Department, the Con- had wasted four precious years of government this time. To this, he al victory in the northeastern "People want change. of Digital India, but in today's gress leaders said election the BJP-led National Democratic said that the central government state. People strongly wish for a (Sunday) elections a large authorities in Tripura were Alliance (NDA) govt. that was dur- trusted his leadership and therefore Except snags reported in BJP government in Tripura. number of EVMs-VVPATs not impartial and election ing 2014-2017, Rio asserted that the extended their alliance with the Electronic Voting Machines It is certain that the BJP will malfunctioned to create management was very poor Naga people 'should catch the bus newly-formed NDPP rather than (EVMs) attached with VVPATs form the next government in serious doubts about the and inefficient. this time' to 'get along with the govt. shifting their allegiance to the Naga (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Tripura," Deb told the media high-pitch Digital India cam- "Despite complaints at the centre.' People's Front (NPF). Trail) in around 180 polling here. paign," the Left leader said. from the Congress and Left Rio said this during a political On the NDPP-BJP alliance, he stations, the polling was inci- Communist Party of In- Tripura Congress Vice- parties, election officials in campaign for the NDPP's can- made it clear that there was no dent-free. Over 75 per cent of dia-Marxist (CPI-M) Tripura President Tapas Dey also Tripura did not take action. didate to the 15th Southern An- point that the Christian faith would the eligible voters had voted State Secretary Bijan Dhar said that frequent inquir- But election officials took gami assembly constituency Zale be threatened. Rather, he said that till 4 p.m. when the official said the Left parties were ies about Tripura elections prompt action when the BJP Neikha, at Viswema village council the NDPP would 'defend the Chris- voting hours ended. "overconfident" of forming were received from Congress lodged any complaint," Dey hall. tian faith for all times to come.' Bharatiya the next state government. President Rahul Gandhi's of- added. “Our inability to form a stable “The NPF has been in alliance (BJP) Tripura unit President He said CPI-M General fice in Delhi. The counting of votes government here in the state has with the BJP for the last 15 years said Secretary Sitaram Yechury, All India Congress Com- would be held on March 3. hindered many development ac- under the DAN govt. Likewise, the ~ Arien tivities. TR had an opposition-less NDPP-BJP alliance will work to This isn't about money... government as chief minister, but bring a stable government. this isn't about fighting corruption. It's about his incapable leadership and the More on Page 5 survival...if we lose, our Kikon escapes ‘assassination’ bid village will not get anything Dimapur, Feb. 18 (EMN): Another ‘as- at this blatant attack on one of BJP’s out by unwanted elements, at the behest for the next five years. sassination attempt’ on a candidate set most prominent and respected leader of contending rivals, is part of a disturb- to contest the Nagaland assembly elec- and consider this completely unaccept- ing escalation of violence against our BJP reports Nienu to ECI WEATHER tions has been reported. This time from able. party cadres in various parts of the state TEMPERATURE Dimapur, Feb. 18 (EMN): Home ister had committed violation of Wokha district. “This politically motivated attack so far. We appeal to the state election Minister Kuzholuzo Nienu has the MCC while campaigning at A statement from the Nagaland unit aimed at silencing one of the most elo- officials to investigate this attempted Max: Min: been accused of violating the Porba village and neighbouring of the (BJP) on quent, dedicated and uncompromising murder as well as other similar stray election model code of conduct areas on Feb. 15. Besides, it stated, KOHIMA 20° 08° Sun. has expressed ‘outrage and con- voices speaking in defence of the rights incidents involving non-adherence of DIMAPUR 26° 12° (MCC) by way of using his desig- the Home minister was ‘misusing RF: RH: cern’ at what it informed was an attempt of people of Bhandari assembly constit- election Code of Conduct in the state,” nated “minister nameplate” while government machineries such as KOHIMA Nil 69% to assassinate one of the party’s legisla- uency is totally unwarranted,” it stated. it stated. campaigning in Phek district. government vehicles.’ Appealing DIMAPUR Nil 83% tors Mmhonlumo Kikon—contesting The party demanded the district au- According to the BJP, ‘numerous In a letter of complaint ad- to the CEC to take ‘immediate * Rainfall (RF) * Relative humidity (RH) from 40th Bhandari assembly constitu- thorities take ‘immediate steps to secure’ incidents’ involving attacks on its party dressed to the chief election com- action,’ the party has asked the Temperature in State Capitals ency—on the evening of Feb. 17. Kikon’s safety and prosecute the persons ‘cadres’ in various parts of the state was Max. Min. Max. Min. missioner (CEC) of the Election authorities to seize the govern- Aizawl 22° 07° Itanagar 20° 10° According to the BJP, the incident behind the assassination attempt ‘who- an indication of a growing pattern of Commission of India, the Naga- ment-owned vehicle alleged to Agartala 28° 13° Shillong 18° 05° occurred near Yimpang village in Wokha soever they may represent.’ It pointed politically motivated violence by rival land unit of the Bharatiya Janata have been used by the minister Gangtok 22° 06° Delhi 25° 12° district while Kikon was returning from fingers at unnamed rival candidates. parties which must be halted before it Party (BJP) stated that the min- during the campaign. Guwahati 27° 12° Kolkata 30° 14° an election campaign. “We are shocked “This conspiratorial attack carried escalates ‘beyond control.’ Imphal 24° 06° Chennai 32° 20° EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Monday, February 19, 2018 2 STATE Students urged to enrich Tenyidie St. Xavier School gets by writing poetry and stories new school building

Dimapur, Feb. 18 (EMN): the learning of languages Prof. D Kuolie, head of Lin- one can widens the scope guistic dept. of Nagaland in the process of gaining University and secretary knowledge. general of Ura Academy Kuolie advised the Kohima urged the students present generation to to enrich the language of respect elders, one’s lan- Tenyidie by putting more guage, traditional attires important into writing po- and lifestyle and become a etries and stories. good citizen. The prof. was speak- Another resource per- ing as a resource person son for the programme, at a seminar on Tenyidie director of treasuries and on theme “Tenyidie, U account, Daso Paphino Mhasimhale Bode-u,” on presented on how Tenyimia Feb. 17 at Ura Academy in actually originated and Kohima. A seminar was then migrated from one Most Rev. Dr. James Thopill ingurates the new building of St. Xavier School at Shamator on Feb 17. organised by the Angami place to another. He also Students’ Union Kohima gave a brief view on tradi- Dimapur, Feb. 18 (EMN): College, Kohima. Updates tional games, instruments, tend their cooperation. He the words of Steve Jobs The new building of St. from the students’ union houses and attires. congratulated the Fathers “Stay hungry, stay foolish” Xavier School, Shamator on Sunday informed. The seminar was at- and Sisters and the people and challenged the stu- was dedicated by Most Rev. Stating that language tended by students from for the effort and interest to dents ‘to remain hungry for Dr. James Thoppil, Bishop is the best way to learn a Resource persons with office bearers of the ASU of Kohima College after the programme at Ura Academ various colleges, leaders of build the church. knowledge and to be able on Feb. 17. of Kohima, and inaugu- culture, Kuolie said through student unions. Guest of honour, Pon- to take risk to do something rated by extra assistant gener in her speech quoted new.’ commissioner, Shamator Limakhumla Pongener on Project colony endorses Feb. 17. WEATHER FORECAST IN OTHER DISTRICTS Choosing designing as career The building was dedi- Max Min DP RH RF cated in the presence of ‘one man one vote’ Fathers, Sisters from the WOKHA - - - - - Dimapur, Feb. 18 (EMN): in the colony. neighbouring parishes, ZBT - - - - - The Project Colony Youth During the meeting, the parents and students. The Organization (PCYO) of house resolved to strictly school authority updated MON 26 13 16.7 87 NIL Zunheboto held a con- implement ‘One person on Sunday. TUENSANG 16.2 10 5.9 57 NIL sultative meeting on Feb. one vote.’ “It was a dream come 18 with the Project Colony It also resolved that no true and a red letter day for MKG 15.4 8.2 7.7 56 NIL Joint Council, Project East political camp or mess will the people of Shamator”, PHEK 20.8 17.2 9.1 60 NIL Colony Council, Project be allowed to be set up bishop remarked. KIPHIRE 25.6 9 9.1 90 NIL West Colony Council, Sumi in colony. Use of alcohol, Thoppil, who is also Totimi Hoho Project East drugs and other intoxicants the chief guest of the pro- SECHÜ ZUBZA 22 10.5 9 56 NIL Colony, Sumi Totimi Hoho and creating nuisance by grammw, exhorted the LONGLENG - - - - - Project West Colony, GBs, colony residents or out- gathering to be grateful TSEMINYU 25.2 12.4 11.5 52 NIL Atsü Soyah with students and faculty of St. Joseph’s Collegeat Jakhama on Feb. 16. and elders of the colony siders will be strictly pro- and supportive to the Fa- in support of clean elec- hibited. This was stated in thers and Sisters and those JALUKIE 31 16 18.3 100 NIL tion campaign “Achipiu a press release issued by involved in spreading the MANGKOLEMBA 26 16.6 15.4 69 NIL Dimapur, Feb. 18 (EMN): The Women’s NIFT Delhi and Kolkata shared about the Mlahnni – Amikiccho Kik- youth president and gen- mission work of education. Forum of St. Joseph’s College, Jakhama history of fashion, basics and fundamen- ishe” and for peaceful and eral secretary received on He made an appeal to the *Dew Point (DP) *Relative Humidity (RH) * Rainfall (RF) organised a programme under the theme tals of fashion and career in fashion indus- smooth conduct of election Sunday. leaders of Shamator to ex- Source: Department of Soil & Water Conservation, Nagaland “Designing as a career” for the students try. He also gave demonstration with some and faculty on Feb. 16 at college confer- of his collections. He was accompanied ence hall. by Nyanbeni Tsopoe, a fashion designing IMPORTANT NUMBERS Resource person, Atsü Soyah, a profes- student from NIFT Kerala also gave a pres- AR nabs two with liquor sional fashion designer and an alumnus of entation on fashion in Nagaland. WOMEN HELPLINE: 181 DIMAPUR (STD CODE: 03862) Bethesda Ambulance Service 9615053217, 9615520007 HSLC candidates of CIHSR 242555, 242533 Police Control Room 7085055050 Chozuba gets free coaching Dimapur District Hospital 232224 Dimapur, Feb. 18 (EMN): The Chozuba which students availed the opportunity of Diphupar PS 7085055032 Town Chakhesang Students’ Union (CTC- learning and revising Mathematics, Science, East PS 7085055030 SU) in collaboration with the Chozuba Social Sciences and English. Faith Hospital 248912, 9436004220 sub-divisional administration conducted The union has acknowledged ADC a joint venture by organising free coaching Chozuba Japhet Woch and sub-division Fire Station (Chumu) 282777 camp for HSLC appearing students from administration for financial and moral Fire Station (Dimapur) 7085378850, 232201 Jan.3 at Rashtra Bhasha Hindi Vidyalaya in support and teachers who had rendered GRPS 7085055031 Chozuba town. their services. Altogether 40 students around Cho- The union further wished the students Medziphema PS 7085055033 zuba sub division attended the brief tuto- who will be appearing HSLC and HSSLC MH (Metro) Hospital 227930/231081 rial course of about one and half month in Examination. Assam Rifles personnel with the accused and sized liquor. Mobile Unit Commander 7085055046 Nikos Hospital 248285, 232032 Dimapur, Feb. 18 (EMN): The Wokha The apprehended duo were identified battalion of Assam Rifles during a mo- as Albert Kikon, son of Phyothung and Niuland PS 7085088035 Jaboka villagers avail free health aids bile vehicle checking at SBI Junction in Thungstho Yanthan, son of Ephythung Sub-Urban PS 7085055036 Bhandari town, Wokha on Feb. 17, nabbed both residents of Yimapng village of Wokha Traffic Control -1 7085088038 two persons with local made liquor from district. one Maruti Omni van registration No AS The accused along with confiscated liq- Traffic Control -2 7085088039 05 A 7784. The troops’ authority updated uor were said to have been handed over to West PS 7085055034 on Sunday. Bhandari Police Station for investigation. Women Cell 7085055037 Zion Hospital 231864, 224117, 227337 KOHIMA (STD Code: 0370) NSCN (K) weeklong conference concludes Bethel Nursing Home 2224202 Dimapur, Feb. 18 (EMN): A weeklong gen- 2. Kilonser Hrüpunü Vemai - Senapati Chiephobozou PS 8575045506 eral conference and consultative meeting district, HCC-VCCL, ABCI, Highway 39 Officer-in-Charge 8575045516 of the NSCN/GPRN led by its chairman and and 53. president, ‘Lt. Gen.’ (rtd.) Khango Konyak 3. Eshu Konyak, Dy. Kilonser PR & NGOs - Childline Kohima 1098 was concluded successfully. A press release Mon district Chiephobozou PS 8575045506 from MIP informed about the event. 4. Lt. Gen. Niki Sumi, Dy. Army Chief - Di- Officer-in-Charge 8575045516 During the meet, it was sated that the mapur district house unanimously endorsed the presi- 5. Col. (rtd.) Isak Sumi, Dy. Kilonser MIP - Fire Stations 2222952 dent of GPRN to review all the earlier as- Kohima district IRCS Ambulance Service 2244350 signments and consequently the military 6. Col. Apan and Col. Tingkam MIO - Wokha supervisor, political supervisor, political district Kezocha PS 8575045549 organizer, finance kilonser, revenue kilon- 7. Col. Yangang - Tuengsang and Kiphire Officer-in-Charge 8575045538 ser, trade and commerce kilonser allotted to district Khuzama PS 8575045505 various officials has been abolished. 8. Tangshang Wancho region - Longding Officer-in-Charge 8575045515 Financial administration jurisdiction district NHAK 2222916 wise has been allotted to the following of- 9. Maj. Lomjung - Changlang district Central Assam Rifles medical officer examining patients during the health camp at Jaboka. ficials with immediate effect. It also directed List and Coal Mining, Oil extraction and North PS 2222222, 8575045501 the assignees to strictly maintain status quo National Highway. Officer-in-Charge 8575045510 Dimapur, Feb. 18 (EMN): Tizit battalion of Free health check-up and medicines and non-interference in others jurisdiction. 10. 2nd Lt. Ahom - Changlang district list. Oking Hospital 2290080, 2290146 1. Kilonser Starson - Chandel district, 11. Lt. Kamthu - Phek district Assam Rifles organised a free health camp were provided to the ailing people. Police Control Room 100/2244279, 8575045500 for New Jaboka residents and neighboring Villagers were also sensitised on drug Coastal Company, BIPL and govt. depts., 12. Ngaitok, Rajapeyu - Longleng district villagers on Feb 18. menace and AIDS. Imphal. 13. 2nd Lt. Vincent - Tirap district. South PS 2222111, 8575045502 Officer-in-Charge 8575045520 Tseminyu PS 8575045507 th Officer-in-Charge 8575045517 Don Bosco Tech launches 24 batch skill training for youths Zubza PS 8575045508 Officer-in-Charge 8575045518 Dimapur, Feb. 18 (EMN): today. That will help you monthly assessment, par- MOKOKCHUNG (STD Code: 0369) Don Bosco Tech, AIDA cen- to start your own business ent meetings, eight-hour tre, Dimapur has launched tomorrow,” he said. training daily for six days Chopper Service 8974151974/ 9615776811 the 24th batch of skill train- He asserted that Don a week, training in basic Christian Hospital, Impur 2262214 ing for unemployed youth Bosco Tech has provided computing, communica- Dr. Imkongliba Hospital 2226216/2226394 on Feb. 17, with OSD Na- important things - chal- tive English and soft skills tional Disaster Manage- lenge and response which are conducted. Training Faith Hospital Ambulance 9436004220, 9856051827 ment, Johnny Ruangmei as will create history in their involving practical and the- Fire Station 2226225 a chief guest. life. 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Sewak Gate PS 2 2226213 are being provided by the Jonny Ruangmei addressing the inaugural programme of a skill-building training at Don Bosco Tech in tions. The 24th batch of the institute are in high de- Dimapur on Feb. 17. Highlighting the unique training had commenced Traffic Control 9485232691 mand in the state, he said. selling proposition of Don on Jan. 22 with 64 trainees Tuli Police Station 9485232693 “It is praiseworthy that across the world,” he add- Ruangmei said whether important to get trained in Bosco Tech, she said regu- from 18 different tribes of these dropouts become ed. While encouraging the one is matriculate or a doc- a specific field. lar assessment of trainees Northeast, the institution Women Cell 9485232692 employable and in demand trainees to be creative, the torate degree holder it is “Skill is what matters through weekly tests and informed. Woodland Nursing Home 2226263 EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Monday, February 19, 2018

C M Y K STATE 3 Town Hall forum hosts new dreams from old players ‘Drastic policy decisions the need of hour’ had changed. Kikon made ing up from the party.” Kohima Bureau time as chief minister from 2003 till this claim: ‘Sentiments and He said that the NDPP’s Kohima, Feb. 18 (EMN): A candi- 2014, provided a stable government. the identity of the people policy was ‘clear’ and that date of the Nationalist Democratic He believes that the former chief are met and the party has good governance and anti- Progressive Party (NDPP) for the 8th minister will be able to deliver stabil- worked for the empower- corruption stance shall be Western Angami assembly constitu- ity in governance again if the NDPP ment of women for the last their priority. “There will be ency, Kevisekho Kruse, on Sun. said wins this election. Saying that stabil- 15 years.’ He assured that transparency in the state the instability of the Nagaland gov- ity was a prerequisite to peace and investment in the educa- government.” He assured ernment during the past five years development, Kruse asserted: If the tion sector will be one of that if the NDPP comes to and the negative results it brought NDPP is voted into power, a stable the main priorities of the power, the manifesto of about on the state and its people government under Rio will definitely NPF. He asserted that pro- the party will be put into were a cry for drastic change in pol- usher in peace and development in viding free education to place from day-one. “An icy decisions. Nagaland. girls till the college level engineering college will Addressing a press conference at Highlighting his priorities if he was ‘in active talks.’ be seen visibly if the party his residential office at Lerie on Sun. were elected, Kruse spoke about the NPP comes into power.” He said afternoon, Kruse, who had served as need for drastic policy decisions to that skill development and The NPP’s representative chief engineer of the Public Health ‘revive the government schools’ in job fairs will be conducted to the event was Samuel Engineering department (PHED) the state which, he said, were pres- and training and coaching Sumi. He said that even during 2012-2017, attested to his ently a ‘total failure’ particularly in EM Images centres for competitive ex- though the party was set claims about the present govern- the management and inspection (L-R) Jaansillung Gonmei (BJP), GK Zhimoni (INC), Kelhuneizo Yhome (NDPP), Achembemo Kikon (NPF), and ams in collaboration with up in relatively a short ment being instable: He recalled that system. Samuel Sumi (NPP) during the Town Hall forum that was conducted at the Don Bosco Institute in Dimapur. universities outside will be time, it was ‘beginning his erstwhile department has had When queried about his views set up. Eastern Mirror Desk The INC’s representa- the plan of action for the with a “clean slate” with five different ministers during his on reservation of seats for women, Dimapur, Feb. 18: A Town tive to the event was GK INC if they win, Zhimomi no “political baggages”’ BJP past five years in office. Kruse said he supported reservation The frequent change in guard, but felt that it should not be dictated Hall forum aiming to help Zhimomi. He said that replied that the INC will and somehow ‘holds the Jaansillung Gonmei, gen- the candidate said, created much by the centre. The state assembly, he people understand policy most of the members of take accountability of the trump card.’ He said that eral secretary of the Naga- confusion and disturbance in car- said, was empowered through Arti- matters of political par- the regional parties in the bureaucracy. “Something given the political sce- land BJP unit, was asked rying out government programmes cle 371A to enact its own laws and it ties and how they might state were a product of is wrong in the delivery nario in the past, there how the party tends to and schemes. The ultimate loss was should do so on reservation in con- put together their ide- the Congress party. “The mechanism in the state was no option but to have woo voters of the state suffered by the public, he said. sultation with the people. ologies and position, was incompetency (sic) of dif- and those accountable an alternative party ‘with when his party’s philoso- According to the former govern- Also, Kruse did not hesitate to conducted at the Don Bo- ferent party leaders leads must be punished for not a clean agenda’ which he phy and core policy mak- ment officer, it was one of the main point fingers that the highest number sco Institute in Dimapur. to the formation of a new delivering.” This he said in said was needed. He as- ing was based on Hindu reasons why he decided to enter pol- of sanctions from the centre were The Town Hall meeting party. We are evolving and regard to financial man- sured that one of the top / teachings. itics and contest in the forthcoming made for national highways during was an initiative of news not putting up a defeater’s agement such as funds measures the NPP plans Gonmei said that the BJP Nagaland assembly elections. The the 12th legislative assembly. How- blog The Naga Republic, front.” This was in refer- to be used for the salary to take is to propose a falls under a lot of “doubt state, he opined, was in dire need ever, he said implementation of work publishing house Herit- ence to the INC being out of teachers, scholarships medical college and an and skeptism” but—he of drastic policy decisions, and to- were ‘on ground for the public to see.’ age Publishing House, of power for 15 years and etc., which reportedly are engineering college, and claimed—most of the ward this he was aspiring to be part He emphasized that there was much and English newspaper why the party had failed to not been handed out to even—hopefully—an ‘IIT’ doubts were “unwarrant- of a government that would usher in to do for the next government to pick The Morung Express. put up sufficient number those for whom the money (Indian Institute of Tech- ed.” He blamed it also on such kinds of policies. up from where the 12th house left. The theme for the event of candidates in the forth- is meant. He concluded by nology). information technology: Kruse will be contesting for the The candidate added that the was ‘The Big Picture.’ The coming elections. saying that the Naga peo- ‘due to social media all NDPP first time in the forthcoming elec- Naga people were a honest and good event hosted interactions There is a ‘famine’ for ple should consider the these doubts arise.’ The NDPP sent its youth tions from a constituency that has people ‘in general’ but due to ‘some with candidates and rep- leaders, Zhimomi said. ‘local dynamics’ instead of In his assessment, president, Kelhuneizo been a regional bastion for several leadership going wrong,’ people resentatives five political People should invest in “copy-pasting” from other ‘most of the pictures and Yhome as its representa- decades. from outside had started seeing the parties: the Indian Na- “ideal and young lead- states and implementing media circulating online’ tive to the Town Hall fo- The candidate pointed out also community in poor light. Asserting tional Congress (INC), ers.” He said that wealth them in Nagaland. were ‘mostly outdated’ rum. When asked by the that while the past few years had that the NDPP was keen to change Bharatiya Janata Party does not define a person’s NPF and “nobody was present (BJP), Nationalist Demo- leadership skills. As an moderator if the NDPP brought about ‘chaos’ in the govern- that mindset by ushering in ‘value- A candidate contesting to verify doubts about the cratic Progressive Party instance he asked how was like “old wine in a ment functioning, the aspiring poli- based politics,’ Kruse expressed con- from Bhandari with the BJP build up.” The saffron (NDPP), Naga People’s “Baba Ramdev has ac- new bottle,” Yhome disa- tician was of that view that there is fidence that the BJP-NDPP alliance NPF party, Achembemo party’s representative as- Front (NPF) and the Na- quired many shops and greed that leaders have hope for the Naga people with a new would win with absolute majority Kikon was asked why the sured that the govt. would tional People’s Party (NPP) land in the state to sell his had to come from political regional party–the NDPP—coming crossing the ‘magic figure’ of 31 out people should vote for his implement ‘more schemes who are contesting elec- Patanjali products” while and bureaucratic back- into the picture. It is under the lead- of 60 and form the government. Ac- organisation when the and revamp the entire sys- tions to the 13th Nagaland for locals to attain such a grounds. ership of former chief minister and cording to him, 1982-2002 was of the NPF have had enough time tem’ by introducing ‘more Legislative Assembly. position is difficult. “There are many young former Lok Sabha member Neiphiu Congress; 2003-2017 the NPF regime to deliver but not much and dynamic leaders com- vocational training.’ Rio. He said that Rio had during his INC When asked about and from 2018 onward the NDPP’s. NDPP takes poll campaign to Zunheboto; assures people new direction Okotoso unit pledges to clean fight

sive and accommodative leadership with proven track record and a three- time chief minister of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio as the chief ministerial can- didate,’ the unit stated. C o n g r a t u l a t i n g Neiphiu Rio for having been elected unopposed for the 7th consecutive time, the NDPP unit of Okotso village has wished him good health and God’s unceasing guidance and protection upon him. The meeting resolved to abide by the Clean Election guidelines and work steadfast for the par- (L) Neiphiu Rio speaking at the NDPP’s election campaign in Zunheboto on Sun. (R) NDPP candidate for 39th Sanis assembly constituency Mhathung Yanthan briefing party workers at the NDPP’s Okotso village unit office on Feb. 16. ty’s candidate Mhathung Yanthan, ensuring to gar- Dimapur, Feb. 18 (EMN): vour of the chief minister ‘He also promised among others whom he candidate Neiphiu Rio, it comes to rules, guide- of thought, expression, ner support and get him The Nationalist Demo- by camping out at his resi- development and dras- described as capable and under whose leadership, lines and rights.’ faith, belief and worship elected with a thumbing cratic Progressive Party dence, while the develop- tic change in Zunhe- highly-experienced hands the Nagas will progress in ‘No matter how much guaranteed by the consti- mandate, the unit stated. (NDPP) conducted a rally ment of their constituen- boto town, by fostering under whose leadership all aspects.’ some sections criticize tution of India,’ the press Earlier, Rev OY Ngul- on Sun. at Zunheboto cies were totally ignored,’ a good relationship with the Naga people will get The NDPP’s general and lament, trying to lure release stated. lie, pastor of Okotso public ground as part of the updates asserted. his friend the intending benefits ‘immensely,’ the secretary, TL Merry, who the people to go against ‘We can be rest as- Baptist Church invoked the party’s campaign for Therefore, the up- candidate of NDPP, Zun- press release stated. is from Okotso village, the Narendra Modi-led sured that change is com- God’s blessings upon the its candidates in the fray dates informed further, heboto, if he is elected to Referring to the lauded the BJP-NDPP al- formidable BJP-NDPP pre ing, and for the better party’s functionaries and for the forthcoming as- Rio said that the NDPP the power by the voters of NDPP’s motto “Facta Non liance. The updates stated poll alliance, one must be under a dynamic, time- the office of the village’s sembly elections. was formed to “support 35th assembly constitu- Verba” (Latin for ‘deeds that he reminded, ‘All po- reminded of the liberty tested, acceptable, deci- NDPP unit. The chief ministe- early solution to the Naga ency of Zunheboto,’ the not words’), Yanthan was litical parties in the coun- rial candidate of the party, political issue that is hon- press release added. quoted as having said that try are equal before the Neiphiu Rio delivered a ourable, sustainable and During the event, it ‘matched well with the Election Commission of “hard-hitting speech,” acceptable to the people” speeches were delivered nature and spirit of the al- India and the Constitu- a press release from the and to “draw a fresh road by KT Sukhalu, candi- liance’s chief ministerial tion of India as well, when party’s Zunheboto unit map of progressive devel- date of the NDPP at 35th informed on Feb. 18. He opment, in order to usher assembly constituency; alleged that the NPF party in a new era of genuine former minister Tokheho had failed the state, “be- peace and lasting pros- Yeptho; and the secretary ACKNOWLEDGEMENT cause TR Zeliang spun a perity with active partici- general of the NDPP Abu hrough this column, web of lies throwing the pation and involvement Metha, among others. we the family state into confusion and of all sections particularly Okotso village members of late Dr. chaos.” the youth.” He also stated T The NDPP’s unit at Oko- Tajen Aier (Süngratsü) According to the press that that tso village in Wokha dis- would release, “Someone who is Contrary to what trict also conducted a like to thank all the not even truthful about the TR Zeliang and Dr meeting on Feb. 15 at individuals, organizations his own educational qual- Surhozelie Liezietsu-led the village unit’s office, and churches who stood by ification, cannot be trust- NPF party claimed—that us, blessed and a press release from the ed to lead the state.” Rio the NPF on its own sev- comforted us with organisation informed was quoted as having said ered ties with the Bharati- immense kindness and on Sun. Council mem- during the event that the ya Janata Party (BJP)—the compassion during the bers led by the chairman; NPF (Naga People’ Front) BJP’s high command at time of his illness and church leaders and elders th government ‘took many Delhi had ‘already seen demise on 11 February of Okotso village attended hasty decisions without the inefficiency and in- 2013. the meeting and exhorted consulting the people at stability of the NPF gov- In our grief we still the party’s workers, the the grass root. This led to ernment that it decided cherish the rich legacy updates stated. Some bandhs, chaos and con- to enter into a pre-poll of our falher’s humility, expressed high appre- fusions all over the state alliance with NDPP party simplicity, integrity, ciation for the leadership wisdom, courage such as paralysing the which was formed due to of Neiphiu Rio and his and strong faith in God, state for nearly a month popular public demand.’ return to state, the unit as a wonderful husband, during the ULB election, “TR led NPF govern- stated. father, grandfather and our and the upgrade of Nok- ment without consult- The NDPP’s candidate mentor. lak district which has not ing Naga civil bodies and from 39th Sanis assembly we regret our inability materialised yet.’ political parties called for constituency Mhathung to thank everyone ‘He also mentioned ‘solution before election’ Yanthan, also gave a brief personally but it is our that NPF MLAs including which has failed misera- speech at the meeting. sincere prayer that the the intending candidate bly but NDPP-BJP alliance He called the organisa- Almighty God will of NPF at 35th assembly standing on ‘election for bless each one of you tion’s leaders including constituency of Zunhe- solution ground’ shall not abundantly. its president, Chingwang boto were only hungry to fail Nagas’ expectation,” Konyak, and Alemtemshi ~Family members grab power, and gain fa- the press release stated. DP-325 KG-2332 EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Monday, February 19, 2018 4 REGION BJP-ruled states seeing highest 76 per cent voter turnout rate of rapes — Congress Shillong, Feb. 18 (IANS): Attacking the by Meghalaya Home H.D.R.Lyngdoh’s son Narendra Modi-led Central government Nathaniel Osbert Rymmai. in battleground Tripura for its failure to ensure security to women Meghalaya Police had arrested four across India, Woman Congress President people in connection with the rape case Sushmita Dev on Sunday claimed that including former Independent legislator most rapes were reported from states ruled Julius Dorphang, who is seeking re-elec- by the BJP. “All the BJP-ruled states are see- tion as an Independent candidate from ing the highest rate of rapes. In Haryana, Mawhati assembly constituency. there were 6 rapes within the span of 10 “I am shocked to see that a central hours, Prime Minister didn’t as much as minister (Irani) visited Meghalaya to comment on it,” she told journalists here. highlight the rape of a girl in Meghalaya. I “Today, Madhya Pradesh has the high- would like to ask her that the ‘Biggest Sex est rate of rapes in the country but the Scandal’, in the history of India has hap- Prime Minister is silent on it. In Rajasthan pened in Gujarat’s Kutch, what we call the where rates of rape are also one of the ‘Naliya Kand’. “It is the biggest sex racket of highest, the Prime Minister has never trafficking in women and sexually abus- spoken about it. ing women in Prime Minister Modi’s own “Crime against women have gone up state and in Gujarat, he visited that Kutch all over India, and I can tell you that the BJP region but never mentioned a word about government is not at all serious about the it,” said Dev. “Meghalaya is a progressive security of women,” she said. state. In the society that we live in Megha- Dev was responding to Union Minister laya, women play an important role and , who while campaigning in you cannot just raise the issue of one rape PTI (L) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar casts his vote for Tripura Assembly Elections in Agartala on Sunday. (R) People wait in a queues to cast their votes. Meghalaya ahead of the February 27 elec- in Meghalaya and say that women are tions, on Saturday raked up the infamous unsafe... but, still a rape is a rape, whether Agartala/New Delhi, Feb. 18 (PTI): the voter turnout was recorded at The BJP, hitherto an “also ran” the Left. Sarkar, known for leading sex scandal of a minor at guest house run it is 1 or 100. We condemn it,” she added. At least 76 per cent of over 25.73 91.82 per cent, while in the 2014 in the border state, has emerged a frugal life and the considered lakh voters exercised their fran- Lok Sabha polls, it was 84.32 per as the key challenger to the the “poorest” of chief ministers chise for the Assembly polls today cent, Deputy Election Commis- CPI(M)-led Left Front, which in the country, almost single- in Tripura, where the BJP is trying sioner Sudip Jain told reporters in has remained unvanquished in handedly tried to defend his ‘Red Sonowal calls for steps to curb to dislodge the Left Front after an the national capital. the last five Assembly elections. fort’ against the saffron challenge. unbroken 25-year stint in power, He said two crude bombs were Manik Sarkar, one of the most Inspector General of Police officials said. detected and disposed of by secu- enduring icons of the CPI(M), has (Law and Order) K V Srijesh said monsoon electrocution deaths The polling for 59 seats of the rity personnel. helmed the state for the last four the voting was “incident free” and Guwahati, Feb. 18 (PTI): bamboo electricity poles, need of branding the De- 60-member Assembly was peace- The voter turnout is likely to terms. no violence was reported from Assam Chief Minsiter if there is any, with concrete partment and introducing ful with thousands of central para- rise as long queues were seen at The Congress, which has been anywhere. has ones before the onset of uniform dress code for the military forces fanning across the polling stations even after 4 pm, marginalised in Tripura, was last While 300 companies of cen- asked the Power Depart- monsoon. field area employees of the northeastern state. the time for the voting to con- in power between February 1988 tral armed forces were deployed, ment to avert incidents of Sonowal also asked Power Department and a There were reports of mal- clude. Under the electoral laws, and March 1993. It is contesting besides the state police, the BSF electrocution related mor- the department to spread pilot project for the same functioning of Electronic Voting voters standing in queue at the 59 seats and had not fielded can- kept heightened vigil along the tality during the monsoons awareness among the can be started from April Machines (EVMs) at some polling scheduled time for voting to con- didate for Kakrabon constituency. 856-km-long India-Bangladesh in the state, an official re- public urging them to stay this year, it added. stations which were rectified. clude are allowed to exercise their The BJP, which has been rap- border in Tripura. lease said. away from the risk areas. “The Chief Minister Polling could not be held in franchise. idly expanding its footprint in the Director General of Indo-Ti- Sonowal asked the “He also asked the sen- also mooted the idea of the Charilam constituency due Additional CEO Tapas Roy said northeast, with the party already betan Border Police (ITBP) R K Power Department in a re- ior officers of the depart- motivating the employees to the death of CPI(M) candidate in Agartala initially there were in power in Assam, Manipur and Pachnanda was appointed special view meeting last evening ment to undertake exten- of the Department and in- Ramendra Narayan Deb Barma problems with several EVM ma- Arunachal Pradesh, has forged observer to coordinate with all to put in place all the pre- sive tours to all the areas of centivise their good works last week. The constituency will chines which were fixed. an alliance with Indigenous Peo- security forces deployed for the cautionary measures to the state, particularly in ru- by instituting awards and go to polls on March 12. Earlier in the day, Chief Elec- ple’s Front of Tripura (IPFT), an election. avert recurrence of the in- ral areas, to oversee impor- dedicating a day exclu- The Election Commission said toral Officer Sriram Taranikan- anti-Left party. The BJP has fielded Manik Sarkar cast his vote cidents. tant electric installations sively for the department, in New Delhi the updated polling ti had said voting was delayed candidates in 51 places, while its in Ramnagar constituency here, Po i n t i n g o u t t h e and help the department to which would be termed as percentage was complied from 41 in some polling booths of West ally is contesting the remaining while Biplab Deb, the state BJP number of deaths due to forge cordial relationship ‘Power Day’,” the release of the 59 constituencies. Tripura, Khowai and Unakoti nine seats. chief, pressed the EVM button in electrocution last mon- with the local people and said. At its briefing earlier, the poll districts as officials could not Prime Minister Narendra R K Pur seat in Gomati district. soon, he asked the Prin- use them as a deterrent Besides, Sonowal asked watchdog had put the figures at properly connect the EVMs. Tech- Modi and BJP chief Tripura Congress president Birajit cipal Secretary of Power against electrocuted inci- the department to prepare 74 per cent. nicians were rushed in to these spearheaded the BJP-IPFT chal- Sinha cast his vote at Kailashahar Jishnu Baruah to take dents,” the statement said. an action plan for decorat- In the last Assembly elections, placed and EVMs set right. lenge in one of the last bastions of in Unakoti district. pragmatic steps to replace Sonowal stressed the ing Guwahati with lights. Delhi youth held Assam plans heliport near Kaziranga to boost tourism in Imphal with Guwahati, Feb. 18 (PTI): cial release from the Chief During the function, address the grievances of The Assam government Minister’s Office, Sonowal Sonowal distributed 272 forest guards and frontline smuggled gold is planning to construct a directed Forest and Envi- INSAS rifles, 954 SLRs, 133 workers in a phased man- heliport near the famous ronment Minister Pramila units of 12 Bore Pump Ac- ner and mentioned about Imphal/New Delhi, Feb. 18 (IANS): Kaziranga National Park to Rani Brahma to take action tion Guns, 20 pieces of 9mm initiatives like new uniform An 18-year-old Delhi youth was attract more visitors, the for setting up an interna- pistols and 91 Ghatak ri- for smart forest guard force caught at Imphal Airport on Sunday Chief Minister’s Office said tional standard convention fles among frontline forest and imparting intensive while trying to smuggle three gold today. centre at Kaziranga at an personnel of the state, the training for handling mod- bars weighing 500 grammes in a During a function held early date. release said. ern arms. body cavity on to a flight, a CISF of- today to distribute sophis- “He also directed the Handing over the arms, Sonowal also said that ficial said. ticated arms to forest per- forest minister along with Sonowal expressed hope 10 Wildlife Fast Track Courts Mohit Kishan was held during sonnel at Kaziranga Na- Water Resources Minister that modern weapons have been set up for speedy pre embarkation security check for a tional Park, Chief Minister Keshab Mahanta and Agri- would enable the forest proceedings against poach- Delhi-bound Indigo flight at around Sarbananda Sonowal di- culture Minister Atul Bora, personnel to carry out their ers and other wildlife crimi- 9 p.m. rected three of his cabinet who are the local MLAs of duties in a more effective nals. “We noticed presence of metal ministers to scout for land Kaliabor and Bokakhat con- manner. Brahma said that a in a body cavity of the passenger. to build the proposed heli- stituencies where majority The state government number of initiatives have He was taken to a separate place port near the national park of the Kaziranga National had made a provision of been taken to protect the for thorough checking. On enquiry, known for housing one- Park falls, to identify a suit- Rs 10 crore in the 2016-17 rhinos and other wild ani- he revealed he was carrying gold horned rhinos. able location for building state budget for purchase of mals of the state and the re- concealed inside his rectum,” said A heliport is an area used a heliport nearby the park modern arms for forest de- constitution of Anti-Rhino Central Industrial Security Force EM Images A man seen playing the Karbi traditional for landing and take off of for increasing tourist flow,” partment, the release said. Poaching Task Force is a (CISF) Assistant Inspector General musical instrument called ‘Krongchui’ dur- helicopters that includes it added. “Another Rs 10 crore has step in that direction. Hemendra Singh. Three gold bars ing the traditional instrumental competition buildings and facilities and The statement did not also been kept in the 2017- At the function, Sonowal weighing about 500 grams valued at Longbi- Chidu open stage on the fourth typically contain one or mention details such as by 18 budget for purchase of also distributed ex-gratia to at approximately Rs 15 lakh were day of the ongoing 44th Karbi Youth Festival more touchdown and lift off when the work is expected more such arms and equip- the next of kin of victims of recovered from his possession, he (KYF) being held at KPH, Taralangso in Diphu areas with limited facilities to begin or if the govern- ment in the coming days,” man animal conflict and said, adding that the passenger and on Feb. 18 such as fuel or hangars. ment is in the process to ob- it added. compensation to the in- the gold were handed to custom of- According to an offi- tain necessary clearances. Sonowal said he would jured. ficials in Imphal for further action.

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Composer ____ Stravinsky 25. _____oe = isolated overshoes 57. Not difficult 4. Box or receptacle protrusion of bedrock in a 43. “In the same place” 60. Arrived deceased EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Monday, February 19, 2018 BUSINESS 5 IN BRIEF NEWS FROM PAGE 1 Itel Mobile registers 217% KVIC achieves over 100 % subsidy We have wasted.... Only when the government is stable, there will be devel- growth in India opment,” he said. Rio mentioned that the NPF had also New Delhi, Feb. 18 (IANS): tried its best to forge an alliance with the BJP, adding With a 9 per cent market that they (TR and Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu) had failed share, China-based Trans- target in 2016-17 for PMEGP – Report in their attempt. “This was because the central leaders sion Holdings’ Itel Mobile New Delhi, Feb. 18 (PTI): The 10,044 PMEGP units (five per them were from SC, ST and OBC with respect to previous 2017-18 do not trust their leadership anymore,” he added. registered a 217 per cent Khadi and Village Industries Com- cent of the total units) across the categories, besides 5.8 per cent of fiscal’s INR 1,024 crore, which is Rio clarified also that no political party—be it growth in India in 2016- mission (KVIC) has achieved more country and collecting data from minorities and 10 per cent women. 78 per cent growth. Since Prime NDPP, NPF, BJP or Congress—should be regarded as 2017, the company said on than 100 per cent target of sub- the beneficiaries, stakeholders and “With 53 per cent and 45 per Minister Narendra Modi has a lot a political party with attachment to any religion. “All Saturday. sidy in 2016-17 allotted for im- external sources, the evaluation cent of beneficiaries involved in of affection with Khadi as he con- political parties are formed with development as its top Itel Mobile entered the plementation of Prime Minister study said that average employ- manufacturing and services re- siders it a tool of economical trans- agenda,” he said. Indian market in April 2016. Employment Generation Program ment per project was 7.66 people, spectively, collateral taken by the formation of the country, we will “Instead of worrying about political alliances, what “The reason behind itel (PMEGP), an independent report with an average cost of INR 94,855 banks over and above hypotheca- leave no stone unturned to follow concerns me more is weak leadership. Without quality Mobile’s continued success said. for generating unit employment tion of assets by banks were re- and implement his vision,” he said. leadership, we will experience a period of what we have in the Indian market is its The report prepared by Gur- and an average cost per project of corded 46 per cent and 54 per cent In all the states, the number of seen during the past four years,” he stated. dynamic expansion strategy gaon-based Management Devel- INR 7,26,760. respectively,” the report added. district-level task force committee On his return to state politics, Rio thanked the Naga that focuses on meeting ex- opment Institute said that while “The maximum and mini- Talking about the develop- meetings was less than three speci- people for placing their trust in his leadership. He ex- isting market requirements in 2008-09, the utilisation of total mum costs for generating unit ment, KVIC Chairman Vinai Ku- fied value of three-quarter, it said. pressed hope that the Naga people would vote for the through relevant solutions,” subsidy allotted by Ministry of Mi- employment were INR 2,65,412 mar Saxena said even the Centre While in North zone, the high- NDPP-BJP alliance to power. Marco Ma, Managing Di- cro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Nagaland) and INR 25,070 (Tamil has taken cognisance of the suc- est number of such meetings was For the voters of the 15th Southern Angami assem- rector, Transsion India, said (MSME) for implementation of Nadu),” the report said. cess rate of the commission in highest in Chandigarh, i.e. 1.15, bly constituency, he sought their support and requested in a statement. PMEGP was less than 50 per cent, it The study also indicates that implementation of PMEGP. highest in East zone and Northeast them to elect the NDPP’s candidate Neikha so that they “We have been building reached 100.37 per cent in 2016-17. the average age of the beneficiaries “In the recent budget of 2018- Zone were Jharkhand (1.05) and also can become part of the government formation in an extensive portfolio of After physical verification of was 36.8 years and 42.39 per cent of 19, we have got a INR 1,800 crore Assam (0.7) respectively. the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly. feature-driven 4G-enabled Others who spoke during the function were former smartphones, differenti- legislators Dr. Neiphrezo, NDPP candidate Zale ated service offerings and Neikha; and Dr. Atha Vizol and Vilahosa Luho. Earlier, a strong post-sale experi- Rio addressed a similar function for the same candidate ence.” GST good for logistics but at Kidima village. A latest report from Cy- berMedia Research (CMR) highlighted Itel Mobile GSTN glitches, compliance as one of the few mobile brands observed to have a Diamond is now strong upwards trajectory major issues – Ficci in 2017 despite market fluctuations. New Delhi, Feb. 18 (IANS): Imple- dustry chamber. fraudster’s best friend! Transsion Holdings has mentation of the Goods and Serv- “Around 78 per cent of the 92,000 retail outlets and ices Tax (GST) has had a positive respondents suggested that the over 1,000 channel part- impact on the logistics of busi- periodicity of return filings for Nexus under scanner ners in the country. nesses, while glitches in the GSTN those taxpayers having aggregate portal, cumbersome procedures turnover above INR 1.5 crore New Delhi, Feb. 18 (PTI): Modi is a director, though and cost of compliance remain should be changed from monthly Diamonds may have been he does not hold director- Essential Phone major areas of concern, industry to quarterly,” the statement said. long known as a girl’s best ship at many of the entities with built-in body Ficci said on Sunday, citing “For services providers, mul- friend, but fraudsters seem supposed to be associated its survey in this regard. tiplicity of registrations was a to be the new paramours with him including some Amazon Alexa The Federation of Indian concern as a separate registration of this glitzy substance and bearing his own name. launched Chambers of Commerce and is now required with every state multiple regulators are The companies where Industry (Ficci) had conducted where service is being provided.” probing this nexus after Modi is a director include San Francisco, Feb. 18 a state-run bank got de- Firestar Diamond Pvt Ltd, (IANS): A new variant of a survey on the experiences of “Respondents to the survey micro, small and medium en- emphasised that filing of returns frauded of USD 1.8 billion Firestar Diamond Inter- Essential Phone has been by designer jeweller Nirav national Pvt Ltd, Radha- launched with built-in Alexa terprises (MSMEs), as well as be made simpler. There should large corporates, on the first six also be a centralised registration Modi. shir Jewelry Company and (Amazon’s virtual personal Capital markets watch- Jewelry Solutions Interna- assistant), offering an alter- months of the GST which was for inter-state services,” it added. rolled out from July 1. Regarding the e-way bill, the dog Sebi is looking into the tional. The four Limited native to Google Assistant trade details and various Liability Partnership firms that is already available on “More than 60 per cent of re- respondents found the current spondents stated that their expe- limit of 10 km to be inadequate suspected violations by with his direct associa- all other variants. 349 infra projects show cost Modi-linked entities, in- tion include Panchajanya The new variant is not rience with respect to inter-state for the purpose of updating de- transportation of goods has been tails of goods on the portal. cluding another jewellery Diamonds LLP, Neeshal too different from the “Stel- major Gitanjali Gems of Enterprises LLP, Paragon lar Gray” model that was good in terms of check-posts,” a “Respondents, especially Ficci release said here. small businesses, felt that the overrun of INR 2 lakh crore Mehul Choksi. Also under Jewellery LLP and Paragon introduced earlier. New Delhi, Feb. 18 (PTI): As many as 349 all concerned have been the scanner is a suspected Merchandising. The new version of the “More than 50 per cent of re- e-way bill need not be intro- spondents mentioned that goods duced as it was only an additional infrastructure projects, each worth INR 150 requested to provide the nexus between the dia- The state-run bank al- device can be pre-ordered crore and above, have shown cost overruns original/anticipated com- mond traders and stock leged that Modi fraudu- on Amazon and is sched- vehicles are no longer stopped compliance requirement, as all and checked at state borders, details of sale and purchase were to the tune of INR 2 lakh crore owing to de- missioning date so that market brokers, a senior lently acquired PNB guar- uled to be released on lays and other reasons, a government report these projects can be mon- official said. antees, which they later February 21. and 59 per cent respondents have readily available on the portal,” cited reduction in transportation Ficci said. has said. itored for completion vis- The banking regulator used to obtain loans from Unlike the “Stellar The Ministry of Statistics and Programme a-vis targeted dates, it said. is conducting supervisory overseas. Gray” variant which is time after GST has been imple- “It was suggested that the mented.” minimum limit for requirement Implementation monitors infrastructure It noted that out of assessment of Punjab Na- Interestingly, this is not priced at $599, the “Halo projects worth Rs 150 crore and above. 302 delayed projects, 49 tional Bank, while all banks the only case where dia- Gray” device is offered for “Amongst the key issues be increased to 50 km and there faced with respect to GST im- be no requirement of e-way bill “Total original cost of implementation of projects have overall de- have beefed up their vigil mond traders have been $449. the 1,283 projects was INR 15,58,352.33 crore lay in the range of 1 to 12 on all clients linked to dia- found to be associated with Both devices come plementation, the industry has for movement of goods within the highlighted glitches in GSTN city limits.” and their anticipated completion cost is likely months, 66 projects (13 to mond and jewellery trade. fraudulent and other ma- unlocked and have identical to be INR 17,59,443.87 crore, which reflects 24 months), 108 projects Besides, the Corporate nipulative activities and specifications. portal, cumbersome procedures The survey revealed that busi- and documentation and cost of nesses, especially exporters, faced overall cost overruns of INR 2,01,091.54 crore (25 to 60 months) and 79 Affairs Ministry is look- Sebi is probing several oth- Essential has sold less (12.90% of original cost),” the ministry’s latest projects (61 months and ing into the filings of all ers for various stock mar- than 90,000 units of its compliance as the major areas difficulty in claiming refunds. of concern that need to be ad- “The mismatch between flash report for October 2017 has revealed. above). registered companies and ket-related irregularities. debut handset in the six Of these 1,283 projects in question, 349 The report attributes directors associated with Besides, several high months following launch, dressed,” it added. shipping bill date and tax invoice According to Ficci, all the re- date does not allow initiating reported cost overruns and 302 time escala- the time overrun to a host Modi and Choksi, which profile loan default cases The Verge reported, quot- tion. of issues, including delay run into dozens. Besides, that have come to light ing IDC data. spondents of the survey pointed refund of Integrated GST (IGST) out issues with the robustness paid on exports. They have sug- According to the report, the expenditure in land acquisition, forest the ministry has identified in recent past have been The phone features incurred on these projects till October 2017 clearance, supply of equip- 150 shell companies for found to be linked to the an edge-to-edge display and volume handling capacity of gested that this condition of the GST portal. matching shipping bill date and was INR 6,59,009.46 crore, which is 37.46 per ment, funds constraints, investigations. diamond trade, even as and a modular system that cent of the anticipated cost. Maoist incursion, legal There are at least four banks are supposed to ex- lets users attach accesso- “Problems like delayed re- tax invoice should be waived off,” flection of updated data as well the industry chamber said. “Out of total 1,283 projects, 12 projects cases and law and order registered companies and ercise extra caution in case ries such as a 360-degree have reported completion and 34 new situation. four LLPs in India where of loans to such sectors. camera and a 5.7-inch LTPS as payments, delays in process “Firms which supply raw of input credit set-offs, inability materials to its SEZs (special eco- projects have been initiated on the monitor display with 19:10 aspect of this ministry during the current month. Of ratio instead of the regular to upload heavy files of certain nomic zone) locations in other formats and lack of provision states are liable to GST as such a these, 13 projects are ahead of schedule, 317 16:9. are on schedule, 302 are delayed, 349 projects It features dual primary to modify or revise errors posed transfer is considered sales and is PRESS RELEASE major challenges to businesses. not getting a zero-rating benefit. are showing cost overruns and 105 projects cameras with two 13MP are showing both time and cost overruns with In pursuance to letter no. ELE/CDT-218/2015-17/ dated 30th January 2018, regarding sensors. One is a standard “Respondents suggested that “Such transfers for captive a major revamp of the portal was consumptions should not be respect to original implementation sched- guidelines for casting of votes through postal ballot for polling personnel, police personnel RGB sensor while the other ules,” the report said. and others who are drafted for election duty for the General Election to Nagaland Legislative is monochrome. necessary to make it more effi- charged under GST.” cient. There should be provisions According to most respond- However, it stated that the number of Assembly, 2018, the following venues are hereby notified as Facilitation Centres for casting of The device is powered delayed projects decreases to 258 if the delay votes by Postal Ballots. The postal ballots will be cast at the facilitation centers as per the dates by a 2.45 GHz octa-core for auto set-off of the liability ents, there is also need for greater against available credit.” clarification on the anti-prof- is calculated with reference to latest revised for the different category of personnel at the location as mentioned in the schedule. Qualcomm Snapdragon schedules of completion. Further as per ECI guidelines, all political parties/ candidates are hereby informed to 835 chipset clubbed with Monthly filing of GST returns iteering provisions “to ensure has been cited as a “cumbersome that they do not lead to undue 651 projects, where original/anticipated submit details of their polling agent/s for the facilitation centres to the respective Returning Adreno 540 GPU. th procedure”, according to the in- harassment”. commissioning date has not been reported, Officer on or before 19 Feb’ 2018. The Returning Officers may compile the same and submit to the undersigned and also disseminate this information to the candidates and their agents and the polling agents shall be present at the location/ dates as mentioned above to witness the same. And no personnel will be allowed to carry the postal ballot out of the facilitation centre. Impact of GST on restaurant industry FACILITATION CENTRES FOR CASTING OF POSTAL BALLOTS TIMING 10:00 AM TO 4:00 PM Sl. DATE PERSONNEL FOR CASTING POSTAL VENUE largely positive, says survey No. BALLOT th th th restaurant, it said. 1. 20 Feb. 2018 10 IRB PERSONNEL 10 IRB CAMP ZADIMA High rentals and M-wallets have just started picking up 2. 20th Feb. 2018 4th NAP PERSONNEL 4th NAP CAMP THIZAMA and account for 4-5 per cent of the collec- 3. 20th Feb. 2018 GOVERNMENT DRIVERS DBs COURT, DC OFFICE difficulty in retaining tions, it added. REQUISITIONED FOR ELECTION DUTY KOHIMA “The Indian restaurant industry has 4. 21st Feb. 2018 POLICE HEADQUARTER PHQ, KOHIMA experienced staff are key evolved and grown significantly over the 5. 22nd Feb. 2018 DEF, HOME GUARDS AND FIRE & S.P OFFICE, KOHIMA past two decades and continues to grow at EMERGENCY SERVICE challenges faced by the nd a steady pace. 6. 22 Feb. 2018 1. DC & DEO STAFFS OF KOHIMA DBs COURT, DC OFFICE restaurant industry in “This can be attributed to the chang- 2. CEO’s STAFFS KOHIMA ing demographics, increase in disposable 3. NODAL OFFICERS’ OF DEPT. 4. SECTOR MAGISTRATES/ Mumbai and Bengaluru, incomes, urbanisation and growth of organ- MAGISTRATES ised retail. The market is highly segmented 5. ACCOUNTING TEAM said the survey titled on account of varying income levels and 6. ASST. EXPENDITURE OBSERVERS age bracket of the population,” said Grant 7. FLYING SQUAD TEAM ‘Bon Appetit Emerging Thornton India LLP Partner Dhanraj Bhagat. 8. STATIC SURVEILLANCE TEAM trends, opportunities The survey revealed that quality of food 9. VIDEO SURVEILLANCE TEAM emerged as the key driver for growth of res- 10. VIDEO VEIWING TEAM and challenges in Indian High rentals and difficulty in retaining experienced taurants, followed by location and pricing. 11. WEB CASTING TEAM staff are key challenges faced by the restaurant industry For Mumbai respondents, having or- 12. MCMC TEAM 13. CONTROL ROOM CENTRE restaurant industry’. in Mumbai and Bengaluru, said the survey titled ‘Bon ganic food is more important than concerns Appetit Emerging trends, opportunities and challenges 14. POLLING PERSONNEL WHO related to pricing and cuisine preference, HAVE APPLIED FORM 12 BUT ARE in Indian restaurant industry’. while affordability was highlighted as the key EXEMPTED FROM ELECTION DUTY Mumbai, Feb. 18 (PTI): The restaurant Lack of clarity on regulations has also been men- emerging trend in consumer preferences in 7. 22nd & 23rd Feb. PRESIDING, 1st POLLING, 2nd POLLING, KOHIMA COLLEGE industry in Mumbai and Bengaluru feels tioned as an area of concern, it added. Bengaluru. 2018 3rd POLLING, VVPAT PERSONNEL AND the impact of Goods and Services Tax The Grant Thornton’s Bon Appetit survey was based Meanwhile, the respondents said pan- GRADE IV (GST) has been largely positive, but lack on findings from 35 (Mumbai) and 29 (Bengaluru) owners India or regional expansion was the primary 8. 24th Feb. 2018 PRIVATE VEHICLE DRIVERS DBs COURT, DC OFFICE of clarity on regulations remains a major and Key Managerial Personnel (KMPs). strategy for growth. REQUISITIONED FOR ELECTION DUTY KOHIMA hurdle, according to a survey. More than Like GST, demonetisation has also affected the restau- In Mumbai, respondents said global ex- 9. 25th Feb 2018 FOR PERSONNEL ON ELECTION DUTY DBs COURT, DC OFFICE 70 per cent of the restaurant owners in rant industry, the survey revealed. pansion and cuisine addition are two other WHO HAVE MISSED OUT ON THE KOHIMA the two cities believed GST is a positive The impact of demonetisation appeared to have been crucial strategies for increasing footprint. ABOVE MENTIONED DATE decision for the industry, while 68 per more in Bengaluru, where only one-third of the respond- When it comes to funding these expan- cent businesses felt it will ease compli- ents said there is no impact, compared to Mumbai, where sions, Mumbai respondents preferred pri- Sd/- RAJESH SOUNDARARAJAN IAS, ance since it is backed by technology, said it was 60 per cent, it said. vate equity firms, whereas Bengaluru saw Deputy Commissioner the survey by Grant Thornton India, a This is also as cash is still a predominant mode of bank loans as the primary source, the survey & District Election Officer, leading assurance, tax and advisory firm. payment and accounts for 20-30 per cent of receipts in a added. Kohima: Nagaland KG-2332 6

EastErn Mirror DIMAPUR, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2018 The Leader Weighty Reading: Books Which Provide Physical Exercise Too Vikas Datta | IANS al, are doorstoppers, let’s see some no- Persian poet Ferdowsi’s (or Firdausi/ must, however, be noted that the au- n the present context of democracy that is table examples from both classical and Fardusi) “The Shahnameh”, about Ira- thors were paid by the page. prevalent around the world a leader is cho- omeone once quipped that the popular literature. nian history from the world’s creation Another notable one is Ivan Gon- sen or elected by the people. The concept or “universal aptitude for inepti- Though English has some of the most to the Islamic age, in an abridged Eng- charov’s “Oblomov” (1859), which just the doctrine is not so in monarchies where tude makes any human accom- well-known examples -- Charles Dickens, lish prose translation runs close to 1,000 clocks in a doorstopper with transla- Ia ruler is decided by birth. However, in Nagaland Margaret “Gone With the Wind” Mitch- pages and, according to the introduc- tions spanning from around 500 to 550 plishment an incredible mira- after every election the elected leaders always cle”S and devoted book readers know it ell, J.R.R. Tolkien (save “The Hobbit” and tion, a current full English verse transla- pages, but the entire first part, over 50 face the wrath of the people whichever party the too well. Any of the (sadly-diminishing) “The Silmarillion”), J.K. Rowling (“The tion is nine volumes long. pages, just describes the title character legislator belongs to. Electoral democracy in the tribe would be familiar with responses Order of the Phoenix” onwards), the Japanese epic “The Tale of Genji”, trying to get out of his bed -- and on to state is no different from the rest of the country of wonder over the fact that they man- phenomenon is present in literary tradi- varies by language and translator, but a chair. and from around the world with the strict use of age to read even a modestly-long work tions across the world -- Arabic, Chinese, one copy is 1,090 pages long. And many French authors too remain masters the secret ballot. Still, the power of the rich and in a day or two. Wonder what these French, Russian, among many others classic Chinese novels are in the 2,000- -- Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables”, is af- the mighty that is supposed to go back to the bal- amazed people would make of a book and much old. page range -- Luo Guanzhong’s 14th fectionately called “The Brick” by its lot and empower the people is yet to be achieved termed a “doorstopper”? Marcel Proust’s “A la Recherche century epic “Romance of the Three admirers, and has a detailed description in Nagaland. Either the influence of the rich and “Doorstoppers” are books so thick du Temps Perdu” (“Remembrance of Kingdoms”, about war, turmoil, and of a crack in the wall, through which a the mighty is too strong to be eradicated or the and heavy that they can be used to keep Things Past” or “In Search of Lost Time” bloodshed in the eponymous period character looks, spanning a page and a electorate does not want to eradicate it at all. doors open -- or even be a literary weap- now, 1913-27 in French) about his child- (188-280 AD) runs to over 2,300 pages. half -- in the condensed version. Nagaland is a state with hardly 2 million on, literally. The irrepressible TVTropes. hood and adulthood experiences in late So does the 16th century “Journey Indians too figure, with Vikram Seth’s population that is divided into 60 assembly con- org, which also suggests they can be a 19th century/early 20th century France, to the West” about Chinese Buddhist “A Suitable Boy” being over 1,500 pages stituencies with 2194 polling stations. The state’s substitute for barbells or an opportunity holds the Guinness records title of long- monk Xuanzang’s pilgrimage to India and Vikram Chandra’s “Sacred Games” administration of the 16 recognised tribes and for orthopaedists, says “Proper Door- est novel with its one and a half million to study Buddhism and obtain accurate at around 1,100. other indigenous inhabitants is divided into 12 stoppers” (also known as “Tree Killers”) words. The author was still adding to copies of religious texts and the exploits Though, technology has now ena- districts with 2-3 sub-divisions currently de- should be over 500 pages at least, with a it and revising the last three volumes of his three supernatural co-travellers bled even a huge doorstopper to eas- manding districts. Even among the 16 tribes normal typeface -- at least 10 point. at the time of his death, leading to the and protectors, especially “The Monkey ily fit on a light, handy, smartphone or the tribes are further divided and grouped ac- A distinction needs to be drawn possibility it could have well emerged King”, while Cao Xueqin’s 18th century e-reader, determined bookworms from cording to geographical regions and affinities. with “Omnibus” editions, which usu- longer. “Dream of the Red Chamber”, about the the dawn of publishing to well into the All these are further subdivided into about 1400 ally bring a trilogy, or complete works However, Mark Leach’s “Marien- decline of a noble family is shorter -- at 20th century -- and even now -- never recognised villages across Nagaland and some of an author into one. While technically bad My Love” (2013), about a tortured only 1,800-odd pages. hesitated to carry around weighty tomes few urban areas. All these divisions have its own a “doorstopper”, they are not, for this (mentally) author on a desert island Russians were quite famous for this on journeys, to work and otherwise, giv- interest groups and lobbies that would just fab- term is for one particular work, which reaching out to a married ex-lover to At 1,200 pages, Leo Tolstoy’s “War and ing the phrase “active readers” a whole ricate issues that gets accentuated during elec- per TVTropes, “can and will cause mas- help him produce a science fiction film, Peace”, about Russian nobility before new meaning. Whoever says book read- tions. The vote for the best leader somehow gets sive muscle fatigue when reading while claims to be the world’s longest novel, and during Napoleon’s invasion, is a ing is a lazy activity, should try to read lost in lieu of the vote for one’s interests. The holding the book in your hands”. with over 17 million words, over 10,000 prime example, while Fyodor Dosto- one of these. candidates therefore has to address the voters pages across 17 volumes. The novel’s ti- evsky’s “Crime and Punishment” is well While religious scriptures -- or their (Vikas Datta is an Associate Editor at in interest groups and not as individuals, the tle is itself 6,700 words long, it contains a over 500 pages and “The Brothers Kara- exegeses -- dictionaries, encyclopaedi- IANS. The views expressed are personal. one major flaw in the democratic process in the 4.4-million-letter noun as well as a three mazov” anything between 720 to 1,013 as, most textbooks, especially computer He can be contacted at state. million-word-long sentence. pages, depending on the translation. It programming, accountancy, biology, et [email protected] ) Strong leaders are therefore criticised unless he or she is strong enough to use force for the benefit of his supporters, at times even overrid- ing the law. Currently in Nagaland a spineless READERS’ MIRROR VIEWS & REVIEWS leader who says yes to all is celebrated. How- ever after the elections, all will join the chorus to o all political parties, especially all did that 10 years ago and it’s still fresh). criticise how such leaders were made lawmak- those who have had been stake- Bringing development shouldn’t even ers. The probable reason why the last tenure all Tholders of power in recent times Stop Deceiving and Start Doing be an agenda. It is your job! And if you the best leaders during elections, became one - be at the Centre or the State, Please, from us if you have justification to main- sustain all the agricultural requirements haven’t noticed, every sane and respon- of most criticised of all the leaders in the his- do not bring new promises to Nagas tain them! and we will still have more to spare. Bill sible Naga supports the parleys between tory of the state. On the other hand the leaders anymore. We neither require nor buying Provide electricity to light up every us for the water used! GOI and NNPGs! Stop repeating your of yesteryears who were strong and firm in their it. Just complete the unfinished projects home in Nagaland. Give us electric- For starters, let each and every staff of support for the same over and over. It’s decisions are at present considered autocratic. and rebuild all the crumbling infrastruc- ity with sufficient power to run our ma- the Education and Medical Health serv- understood, even if not believed. Moreover, the state is divided on so many lines tures, the same squabbling lots of you chinery and equipment. To operate our ices be in their respective place of post- As political parties and politicians that it is becoming impossible for any leader have collectively gifted to the state. private industries, factories, mills, work- ings. Provide them with their operational show the people that corruption, nepo- to listen to the interests of all the sub divisions. For this term have mercy on the peo- shops and garages. Bill us strictly and requirements. tism, tribalism and divisive politics will Money has become the only power that can win ple and don’t dig any more roads. Just de- regularly for the power consumed! The rest of the departments, the rest of slowly but surely find no time or space in over those vested interests and the money that clare a war on potholes, dust and slush on Let every citizen have access to safe, your visions, the rest of your dreams, and the NLA and the GON. is used is usually meant for development and our existing roads. Tarmac all the inter- sufficient and efficient water supply. the rest of your plans and promises can be Start competing with each other to public welfare. As long as this scenario does not district, interstate and the national high- Nagaland has surplus water flowing shared on next elections and get imple- serve the people! Stop making alliances change the search for the ideal leaders in the ways. Keep the rest of the roads motora- past the state’s boundaries enough to sus- mented. with each other and spitting upon one state is an exercise in vain. ble and safe all year round for all manners tain the present population multiplied by Stop talking about bringing develop- another to rule and rob the people! of vehicles and the people. Collect toll tax ten. The surface water alone is enough to ment and resolving the Naga issue(You Peter Rutsa DAILY Let Us Leave Holy Land Holy For Now et’s face it! The Nagas have been making pilgrimage Pilgrimage is personal and spiritual where as tourism You can at least say, Christians in the mainland India will tour to Holy Land over the years. There is nothing is purely leisure and secular. India is a secular country not be targeted and persecuted, and their worship places Lwrong in that. Whoever can afford to do, this write and we do not expect any political party to use religious will not be destroyed from henceforth without expand- PATH up is not to discourage you. But with election around the sentiment to further one’s political interest. Rather, we ing how much Christian missionaries have contributed corner, at least two political parties have included “Holy will expect that whichever party comes to power to ju- to the country because we know that too well. For the Land” tour in their manifestos The BJP manifesto States, diciously use public fund for good cause and leave reli- NPCC, your offer fall short of secularilism in Christian “Set up senior citizen board who will annually select gious pilgrimage and tourism to individuals. Christians majority state. There are other more important issues Not Enough? around 50 members through lucky draw for a free trip in Nagaland cannot and should not expect such person- you should be addressing specifically. To both, develop to Holy Land of Jerusalem” (p.14). The congress in their alized scheme just because we are a Christian majority a comprehensive program for our senior citizens and manifesto states, “By an act of the State Government, a state. We remember well that the central government minorities and don’t leave anyone out! And to Christians board will be established to facilitate minorities to visit has stopped the “haj” subsidy to the Muslims for their while it is not wrong to visit Holy Land, it will be futile to the Holy Land (Jerusalem) at a subsidized cost” (p.12). yearly pilgrimage to Mecca. Whatever the reason may- do so as a facility offered at the expense of others. Let us The concern for senior citizens in both the mani- be, if such is stopped for those who have enjoyed the fa- leave Holy Land tour to personal and private domain. festos are well taken. However, using Holy Land which cility for years, why should we think it should be passed Rev. Dr. N. Paphino has religious connotation should not be used to entice on to us? Vice President voters to win their sympathy. Two things must be noted For BJP, coming to Nagaland during election doesn’t Nagaland Joint Christian Forum here: pilgrimage and tourism are two different things. mean you can play with the sentiment of the Christians. (Issued by Nagaland Joint Christian Forum) Vote for the Right Candidate BIBLE READ: 2 CORINTHIANS lections are at our doorstep and all of us are that many of them have already spent, what they actually Even as I am penning these thoughts, news comes geared up to vote. But have we actually thought mean is Change, Development, and Good Days are com- floating in that some youth, women, and male groups of 9:10–15 of what kind of candidates we are going to vote ing ... for them, to recover whatever they spent to buy our some colonies are planning to sell out to the highest bid- THOUGHT FOR TODAY: for; those corrupt individuals who gave us a few votes besides the free alcohol and food, and the vehicles der. And believe me, some candidates are ready and will- thousandE rupees and/or other gifts including vehicles (2 and other gifts they have thrown in as freebies; nothing is ing (and gleefully grinning) to buy them out. That’s how Do not forget to do good and to share with others. or 4 wheeler), OR those who will stand for Truth and Jus- free. The loot will also include interest, in large measure, cheap we have become. And a number of us Sell-outs tice, and help usher in Development? for whatever they spent. Then the real loot begins, for the will carry our Bibles to Church on Sunday without any ~ Hebrews 13:16 A few members of the present and past governments self. This will culminate in looting more, and a little extra, qualms. One can’t help imagining the tears rolling down have done their bit for the welfare of the common man for the next election. There you are! So, where is the time His cheeks. n the way home from church, my daughter sat and development of Nagaland; but what about the vast or the inclination, or funds, to alleviate the suffering of the Vote for these selfish and greedy Buyers and suffer the in the backseat enjoying Goldfish crackers as majority? Their recent declaration of assets was indeed a poor or for the development of Nagaland? consequences for the next five (5) years. But some of their Omy other children implored her to share. Try- bad joke. It appears that we have very few crore pattis, and Some of the scheming sycophants (oops, party work- temporary gifts have already been taken and spent. Some ing to redirect the conversation, I asked the hoarder that too with just a few double digit or single digit crores. ers and leaders) dare tell us that all the old junk is gone insist that it is now their moral obligation to vote for these of snacks, “What did you do in class today?” She Many of them have already spent tens of crores of rupees and new honest leaders with commitment are in the fray. unscrupulous elements. What morality was there in the said they made a basket of bread and fish because a in hard cash to purchase votes. Most of these people have What new leaders are they talking about? It’s the same old first place when we willingly, or on demand, took their child gave Jesus five loaves and two fish that Jesus looted hundreds of crores of rupees, while a few more wine (expired and bitter) in new bottles; they, that created gifts? We have sinned! But this is not the end of the world. used to feed more than 5,000 people (John 6:1–13). enterprising ones have made many thousands of crores. all that havoc and looted the state dry, are now scattered We can still atone for our sins. How? Simple! Pray for for- “That was very kind of the little boy to share. Do This has been happening, particularly for the last fifteen in new and various old political parties, including their fa- giveness, and mean it; then vote for the candidate whom you think maybe God is asking you to share your (15) years when unprecedented amounts of cash flowed vourite, Mr Money Bags (BJP). Added to this list are some we believe (in our heart of hearts) can deliver. Let’s ensure fish?” I asked. “No, Momma,” she replied. into Nagaland, only to be looted whole scale. Their so highly corrupt former bureaucrats as well. All these sea- that the shackles are broken and our dear Nagaland rises I tried to encourage her not to keep all the crack- called development is sheer rubbish; every project cost, soned looters will not be satisfied with whatever the state up again. It’s all in our hands; to do or undo! If we vote for ers to herself. She was unconvinced. “There is not most incomplete, escalated way beyond 200% into their gets from the Central Government. They will continue the wrong people, we should not shamelessly complain enough for everyone!” bottomless pits. Huge percentages of development funds jumping all over each other in a mad frenzy for lucrative any more for water, electricity, roads, bridges, hospitals, Sharing is hard. It is easier to hold onto what we also vanished into thin air. portfolios. They have only one common agenda, cutting schools, employment, etc. Those who voted conscien- see in front of us. Perhaps we do the calculation and But of course, we cannot blame these persons for not across party lines - loot. And, we will stand on the side- tiously, but are on the wrong side of the filth, may have to reason there is simply not enough for everyone. And being in the Exclusive Forbe’s List of Billionaires, for obvi- lines as usual, helplessly watching; that is, if we allow it. silently bear their crosses for another five years. the assumption is that if I give, I will be left wanting. ous reasons. These people are not fools like one Pillai (for- Most of us have, by now, shamelessly sold ourselves So please, let’s all vote for the best candidates (most Paul reminds us that all we have comes from merly in the Nagaland Police) who declared a tiny frac- for a few silver coins; most of the cash will have been spent of them would definitely be first or one timers) and get tion of his wealth and is now desperately running around by the time election results are announced, while many of the development that we so deserve. We have reached God, who wants to enrich us “in every way so that in circles with his tail on fire. One always is puzzled why the ill-gotten vehicles will be put up for sale, dirt cheap. that worrisome period of our lives where the need to [we] can be generous” (2 Corinthians 9:10–11). The people like Shri Lalu Prasad, once one of the most power- Our candidates have already promised us back-door jobs, vote for the party is secondary (this statement not for math of heaven isn’t a calculation of scarcity but ful and influential politicians in India, is rotting in jail for contracts, etc., some (a very tiny fragment) of which may dedicated and diehard party loyalists). Some parties have of abundance. We can share joyfully because God looting only a small fraction of what some of Nagaland fructify. This is dirty election, at its evil worst. Please re- their share of decent individuals, but with liberal doses of promises to care for us even as we are generous to have looted, while these relatively small fry are strutting member that these gifts and their results have dragged crooks amongst them. Please vote for the individual who others. around scot-free, on a vote-buying spree. Some political Nagaland to its knees. We have lost whatever roads we can and will deliver. The money and gifts are purely tem- Father, You take good care of me. Help me to parties are blatant liars in stating they are for clean elec- once had, our bridges have started collapsing, employ- porary, but a good developed Nagaland will ensure our think of others today and to share Your goodness tions (having also signed a covenant with the Church on ment is today a hazy term from our dim past, healthcare future stability and permanent growth. If we can start the with them. Clean Elections), when their candidates, many with their and education are only for the government servants and development process, there should be no poor in Naga- blessings and funds, are into large scale purchase of votes. business class, and even the largesse of the Central Gov- land some day. Continue to vote for rascals and continue They are also screaming that change is coming and ernment for the poor of Nagaland is in the filthy pockets drowning in poverty! When we believe that God is good, good days are ahead. With the tens of crores of rupees of the rich. Prof. GT Thong we can learn to open our hands to others. The contents of articles in this page do not necessarily reflect the Editorial view or policy of the paper. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Monday, February 19, 2018 7 How a Tiny Insect Was Used to Trace the Origins of Human Clothing from both the nucleus as well as the mito- those obtained from the ND4-CYTB analy- Anirban Mitra | thewire.in chondria of lice. First, they analysed the sis. In other words, it was starting to look DNA sequence of two genes – ND4 and as if anatomically modern humans started Important clue: The head louse is a blood- CYTB – present only in mitochondrial wearing clothes around 70,000 years ago. sucking insect that lives only on the scalp – DNA. Next, they studied the sequence of In a subsequent test, David Reed and but the body louse doesn’t venture towards two important nuclear genes – EF-1a and his colleagues from the University of Flor- the head. RPII. It was not necessary to sequence ida, Gainesville, performed a more robust Humans are the only species that wears them completely; a few fragments of 400- analysis and concluded that the body clothes. And it is obvious that we are also 600 base pairs each sufficed. louse had diverged around 170,000 years obsessed with our clothes, with their de- The first result clearly showed that the ago and certainly not after 83,000 years signing, making and procuring. However, African louse (collected from Ethiopia) ago. The difference between the two sets how did it all come about? For example, was genetically more diverse than the of data is not surprising given the different when did we start wearing clothes? non-African lice. The finding mirrored the methodologies used. However, they are in The trouble with this kind of investiga- greater genetic diversity of humans seen broad agreement. Both conclude that the tion is the lack of hard evidence. Clothes, in Africa compared to those in other con- body louse evolved in the presence of ana- Lice that paracitise humans: (L-R) head louse, body louse and pubic louse.Credit: Wikimedia Commons unlike bones, do not fossilise and, unlike tinents. Since greater genetic diversity al- tomically modern humans in Africa be- stone and metal, perish quickly. So except most invariably occurs at the source, the cause of the availability of a new ecological the head louse can’t live on clothes). Nei- puted: the number of substitutions per under special environmental conditions results indicate the African origin of the niche: clothes. ther species can survive away from a hu- million years. This can be calculated using in which some palaeo-humans (such as human louse. What if clothing originated much ear- man host for long: the head louse perishes the number of substitutions that have ac- the iceman Ötzi) have been unearthed, Similarly, they found that the human lier and if the louse had colonised this eco- within 24 hours, while the body louse. cumulated in two DNA sequences whose direct evidence of prehistoric clothing has head louse was more genetically diverse logical niche later? This possibility can’t be Mark Stoneking, now a scientist at the Max divergence-time is actually well-known remained scant and the origins of clothes than its cousin, the body louse – proving that entirely discounted. Stoneking believes Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthro- from other lines of evidence (e.g., from have been lost in the mists of time. the head louse was the ancestral species. that, since a new ecological niche is colo- pology, Leipzig, took interest in the migra- the fossil record). Assuming the error rate But scientists were able to find a worka- Next, a phylogenetic tree was con- nised fairly rapidly, it is unlikely that cloth- tion of these obligate parasites across the stays constant across time and in different round in the form of a small insect. structed using all the mitochondrial se- ing could have existed for thousands of globe, hoping they would lead him to clues species, this allows scientists to calculate quences of human lice. This is a tree-like years before the body louse marched upon The pest family about human migrations themselves. the unknown time points. diagrammatic representation that de- it. The genetic data also corresponds well Almost all mammalian and avian species He hypothesised that the head louse Truth and lice scribes the evolutionary relationships with the archaeological finding that the are host to various species of lice. But hu- was an ancestral species and that the body between the organisms being studied. earliest eyed needles – the only prehistoric mans are among the few species that are louse evolved from the head louse when The molecular clock for dating lice evo- It showed the presence of a number of tools that can be definitely associated with host to three (or subspecies). The human a new ecological niche got available: the lution was built using two mitochondrial clades; a clade is a group of all sequences clothing – are about 40,000 years old, and head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis), folds and creases of human clothes. When DNA and two nuclear DNA segments. To used in a study that have descended from they have been found only in settlements the body louse (P. humanus corporis, also could this have happened? The likeliest avoid any bias in their investigation, the the same ancestral sequence. The deep- of modern humans, not among archaic considered P. humanus humanus) and the answer is when humans started wearing scientists collected lice from 12 geographi- est clades contained only head louse se- humans like the Neanderthals. pubic louse (Pthirus pubis) are obligate clothes regularly. cal regions – Ethiopia, Panama, Germany, quences, confirming that the body louse In sum, the genetic and archaeological ectoparasites to the human body and can’t This leads to the intriguing possibility Philippines, Iran, Ecuador, Laos, Papua had originated from the head louse. data both converge on the conclusion that survive on other species, including pets. that zeroing in on the time when the body New Guinea, the US, Taiwan, Nepal and One clade in particular contained all the chimp louse and the human head louse Head louse are slightly smaller in size louse evolved from the head louse would the UK – and extracted their nuclear and the body lice and 16 head lice sequences, are close cousins that must have originat- than body louse and usually have a darker by inference correspond to the beginning mitochondrial DNA. They also collected and included samples from all over the ed from a common ancestor. The human pigmentation. There are subtle differences of extensive use of clothing by ancestral DNA from chimpanzee head louse. world. The molecular clock showed that head louse was confined to one relatively in the lengths and widths of their anten- human populations. To get at this, Stonek- Since it is well known that hosts and this clade was 32,000-112,000 years old. smaller habitat (the scalp), when ancestral nae and front legs. But not surprisingly, the ing and his peers use a molecular clock. their parasites often coevolve, it was as- Since it contained all the body lice se- humans lost a significant amount of body head louse and body louse have considera- The molecular clock is a method to sumed that the chimpanzee louse (Pedic- quences, the estimated age of this clade hair about 1.2 million years ago. Then, ble morphological similarities. The princi- determine when two biological species ulus schaeffi) and P. humanus must have had to form the upper limit for the time sometime between 70,000 and 170,000 ple difference lies in their choice of habitat. diverged from a common ancestor. It is co-speciated with their respective hosts since the body louse first evolved. And years ago, anatomically modern humans The head louse is a bloodsucking insect based on the principle that, as time pass- and that this must have happened around since the body louse exclusively inhabits started stitching and wearing clothes and that lives only on the scalp and lays eggs es, random errors and/or substitutions 5.5 million years ago – the time when hu- human clothing, this must have been the the lice could now colonise them. Indeed, only on scalp hair. The body louse, on the creep into the species’s DNA when it rep- mans and chimps also diverged. Thus, the time when modern humans started wear- it is quite possible that human lice spread other hand, doesn’t venture towards the licates during reproduction; these ‘errors’ differences between DNA sequences of ing clothes regularly. across the globe along with their humans. head. It feeds off of the human skin. But get transmitted down generations. So the chimp louse and human head louse must perhaps more notably, it lives and lays eggs longer it has been since two sequences have accumulated over 5.5 million years. New ecological niche (Anirban Mitra is a molecular biologist in human clothing. diverged, the more the number of differ- Using this duration, the time when the and a teacher residing in Kolkata. He head louse and the body louse diverged As a final piece of evidence, Stoneking’s The head louse and the body louse are ences between their DNAs. team also analysed the sequence of a dif- would like to thank Mark Stoneking, the fastidious about their habitats: neither en- This problem is further simplified if the was estimated. Eugene Dubois Foundation and Club Stoneking and his team analysed DNA ferent gene present in mitochondrial DNA croaches into the other’s territory (in fact, value of a single parameter can be com- and showed that the results agreed with SciWri for their contributions.) The Jungle in Our Living Rooms fraudulent sound, shooting “the loss of wilderness is a tween what was on screen it’s sheer space, places to mean films can’t offer inspi- Adityavikram and Arefa Tehsin | thewire.in small animals and birds on truth so sad, so overwhelm- and what was in reality didn’t grow food for this enormous ration and give hope as well. sets, using computer graph- ing that, to reflect reality, it get much attention until the horde.” Mike Pandey’s new docu- ature programming environmental degradation. ics and more. “And if you see would need to be the subject turn of the new century. The On nature channels we mentary, Gyamo: Queen of on TV feeds a utopian Yet it may be that the jungle a bear feeding on a deer car- of every wildlife film. That, change in approach came still watch with awe the end- the Mountains, confronts Ndelusion that pristine in our living rooms only gives cass in a film,” Palmer writes, of course, would be neither about when the media as a less, untouched expanse of viewers with the destruction nature still exists in abun- us a false impression of nature “it is almost certainly a tame entertaining nor ultimately whole began to acknowledge the rainforests; expensive of the habitat of one of the dance – and contributes to as an abundant resource, and bear searching for hidden jel- dramatic. So it seems that as and address the environmen- footage of a parallel universe most endangered cats, the our apathy. deepens our environmental lybeans in the entrails of the filmmakers we are doomed tal crisis. Attenborough’s The of unspoilt and profuse eco- snow leopard. It is an excel- Late last year, a video of a ignorance. deer’s stomach.” Many films either to fail our audience or State of the Planet marked a systems, with wild animals lent example of how spectac- polar bear starving in the Ca- We have come a long way use ‘wildlife casting agencies’, fail our cause.” new awareness on the BBC. In aplenty, roaming free and ular footage from the Hima- nadian tundra left millions of from Disney’s 1958 Wild Wil- like the company Animals of There is no doubt that place of blue-chip, green-chip undisturbed. It is a false im- layas can be balanced with viewers devastated. Whether derness documentary, where Montana, whose website lists most wildlife and nature doc- programming made its pres- age. It doesn’t show us the unsettling images of heaps of it was a gritty reminder of the filmmakers drove scores of National Geographic, IMAX, umentary makers feel pas- ence felt with films like The inconvenient pictures of the plastic debris left by tourists reality of climate disruption lemmings off a cliff to prove the Animal Planet and the BBC sionately for nature. For those Truth About Climate Change deteriorating environment. in one of Earth’s most pristine or merely a sign of disease, it legend that they committed Natural History Unit among of us who have been in forests (2006), Saving Planet Earth Today, where nature is most biomes. was certainly proof of how im- mass suicide (and the film won its clients. know how difficult it is to see (2007) and Last Chance to See abundant is television. Yet television and broad- ages can stir us much more an Oscar). The huge success of Even BBC, with its high an animal, let aside see it in (2009). casting technology largely than lifeless data. But the vi- the big budget blue chip for- standards of filmmaking, has action. And then not just the Discovery, which had part- Flatter and destroy continues to be an aide to ral video was also unusual. It mat started with Disney’s True been accused of routinely patience but the budgets start nered with BBC to produce In reality, we are facing masking the unprecedented is more common for nature Life Adventure films (1948- faking footage and using stu- running out, too. “If some- Frozen Planet, is said to have the sixth age of extinction on scale of environmental de- videos to lift our spirits with 1960). It led the BBC Natural dio sets and sound effects to one wants to make a film on objected to Attenborough’s this planet – the last one was struction of the last half-cen- magnificent sights than to try History Unit, which incorpo- portray animals in the wild. breeding birds of Keoladeo warnings about the dangers of the dinosaurs – and the sin- tury. It has done that by cin- and shake us out of our com- rated a scrupulous scientific In 2011, the media in Britain National Park, two to three climate change, since a large gle largest cause is human ematically evading a reality placency about the state of approach, to bring us marvel- was scandalised to learn about months will be sufficient,” part of the US population is in activity. Nature programming of nature headed into ruin. the environment. lous and inspiring visions of scenes faked for David Atten- says Asad Rahmani, a former denial about climate change. feeds a utopian delusion that We experience the ‘virtual’ Nature documentaries the natural world. It gave us a borough’s Frozen Planet. A po- director of the Bombay Natu- (It had also objected to his pristine nature still exists in wild in our living rooms, sur- have been bringing the wild peek into the lives in the wild lar bear, shown as giving birth ral History Society. “But if you reference to contraception in abundance – and contributes rounded by rapid urbanisa- into our living rooms since the and into the dizzying diversity in the wild, was actually a bear are making a film on a rare The Life of Mammals (2002), to our apathy. Huge budgets tion and unrestricted con- 1960s. They take us to remote of nature. The darker issue of in fake snow inside a Dutch species or a species that does as it did not want to not ruffle and clever editing hide the in- sumption – our real links with regions of the planet, and im- environmental degradation, zoo. The Mirror fumed over not show up quickly or is very conservative audiences in the convenient picture of threat- the wild forgotten. print in our minds an idea of however, stayed on the fringe. how Attenborough defended shy, it will take years.” Shoot- US). The BBC and Sir David ened wild species and degrad- (Adityavikram is an the state of the natural world. Chris Palmer has pro- the footage by comparing doc- ing wildlife documentaries is eventually prevailed. Atten- ed ecosystems. They make it At a time of environmental duced more than 300 hours of entrepreneur, nature lover umentaries to movies: “The a lot of hard work and genuine borough, unshackled by the easier for governments and and photographer currently crisis, they continue to show nature programming. In 2011, dodgy footage was the most wildlife action shots are hard will of producers, expressed businesses to paint environ- images of unspoilt natural he published a book, Shoot- based in Sri Lanka. Arefa touching scene in Episode Five earned. his thoughts on Radio Times mental activism as misplaced Tehsin is a columnist and splendour. It can be said that ing in the Wild, that described of Frozen Planet.” in 2013: “We are a plague on and anti-development. this will make urban men and how commonly wildlife films Nature – most abundant author of fiction and non- Way back in 1997, the the earth. It’s coming home to An honest representation fiction books on wildlife. She women love and want to pro- use fakery – using animals award-winning filmmaker on TV roost over the next 50 years or of the issues and the condi- tect it and sensitise them to from game farms, inserting is the ex-hon. wildlife Steven Mills lamented that This contradiction be- so. It’s not just climate change; tion of ecosystems does not warden of Udaipur.)

Today’s ASTRO-PREDICTION ARIES (MAR 21 - APR 19): Uneasy feelings CANCER (JUN 22 - JUL 22): Travel may LIBRA (SEP 23 - OCT 22): The workplace CAPRICORN (DEC 22 - JAN 19): Someone may be plaguing you throughout the day, Ar- cause more problems than it’s worth today, could be very hectic today as a colleague you work with might need a sympathetic ies. There could appear to be no valid reason Cancer. You may forget some vital items prepares to leave on an important business shoulder to cry on today, Capricorn. Stress- for this. Everything seems to be going well for when packing or there could be too little trip, Libra. Nerves could be strained and es on the job extend beyond everyone’s ca- you, and no one close to you has anything heavy going time to get everything ready. Your plane could be de- tempers short. Try to stay focused and get everything pacity to endure, so don’t be surprised if at some point on. It’s probably nothing Earthshaking. You may just layed or something valuable lost. Try to short-circuit necessary done without making yourself crazy. You a colleague sheds a few tears. You might find your pa- be intuitively picking up on the troubles and anxieties potential problems. Use a checklist when packing, may be the one who keeps everyone else from going tience pushed beyond its normal limits. On days like of people you pass on the street. Your intuition is high keep valuables close to you, and take lots of books and crazy, although you might consider hiding in the closet this it’s best to work as quickly as you can, stay focused, today, so you could psychically sense just about any- CDs in case you have to wait out a delay. In spite of it yourself. Say a prayer of thanks when your colleague and go for a drink after you leave work. Then have a thing. Hang in there! all, have fun! finally rides off in the taxi. nice walk home! TAURUS (APR 20 - MAY 20): A friend, per- LEO (JUL 23 - AUG 22): Finances may SCORPIO (OCT 23 - NOV 21): You may AQUARIUS (JAN 20 - FEB 18): Children or haps a woman, could well be upset or even cause an upset between you and a friend have a wonderful day today, Scorpio. Your possibly some close friends or a love interest angry with you today, Taurus. Money might today, Leo. Perhaps this person owes you imagination, intuition, and creativity are could be upset today, Aquarius. The financial be involved in some way. There may be money and can’t pay it back, or vice versa. all high, and inspiration for new artistic coffers aren’t full enough to afford something nothing you can do to reassure her at this time, so it’s If this is the case, try to work out some kind of ar- works could be filling your heart and brain. You’ll they think they absolutely have to have right now. You best to give what reassurances you can and then back rangement that suits you both. There’s always a way be all too happy to discuss your ideas with anyone might find yourself having to soothe their feelings, off. Whatever has gone wrong, she’s probably overre- to create a win-win situation if you don’t both get who shows an interest. The one dark spot in the day reassuring them that “not now” doesn’t necessarily acting, and eventually she’ll see that. In the meantime, so angry that your objectivity is totally wiped out. might be that a child, close friend, or lover goes into mean “never.” If they don’t respond, don’t keep push- you do what you can to work off your own anxieties. Stay calm and focused and all should be well. Hang a snit because he or she feels ignored. Don’t worry. ing. They’ll have to come to terms with the situation in Hang in there! in there. They’ll come out of it. their own way. GEMINI (MAY 21 - JUN 21): Is your boss a VIRGO (AUG 23 - SEP 22): A social event SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22 - DEC 21): Your home PISCES (FEB 19 - MAR 20): Worry about a woman, Gemini? If so, stay out of her way to- could put you in touch with someone who’s could be a very busy place today, Sagittarius. family member may be on your mind today, day. To put it mildly, she isn’t in a good mood. carrying around a lot of bitterness and anger, Visitors could come and go throughout the Pisces. This person could be all wrought up Work hard, be very sweet to everyone, and Virgo. This probably won’t be very pleasant day, probably annoying you at times. You over work, money, or possibly a love affair make copious use of your innate diplomacy. You may for you, as this person could well see you as the perfect might also find yourself having to soothe angry out- that’s broken off. Say whatever reassuring words you be on the receiving end of some sharp words, but by re- listening post for all their problems. Don’t feel trapped! bursts on the part of a member of your household. Take can muster, but don’t expect him or her to respond, and maining focused and continuing your routine in your Be polite but make your excuses as soon as you can. care, however, that this person’s problem doesn’t get don’t fall into the trap of feeling that your kind words usual efficient manner, you should avoid any major There are other friends present whose company you’ll you so inflamed that you go into a fit of anger, too. Try were all in vain. They did register. It’s just going to take blowups. Try to stay calm, and hope she goes home early! enjoy a lot more! to stay calm and focused and you’ll get through the day. this person a while to come to terms with the situation.

The contents of articles on this page do not necessarily reflect the Editoral view or policy of the paper EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Monday, February 19, 2018 8 NATION st Will consult legal experts on appealing NEWS IN BRIEF 21 century is the age of against Cauvery verdict — TN CM PM meets ailing Parrikar in Salem (TN), Feb. 18 (PTI): beneficial gift of nature and Mumbai hospital The Tamil Nadu govern- that no state could claim Panaji/Mumbai, Feb. 18 (IANS): Prime Minister knowledge economy — Prez ment would go through “exclusive ownership” over Narendra Modi on Sunday met Goa Chief Minister the Supreme Court ver- it or deprive others. who is admitted in Mumbai’s Li- New Delhi, Feb. 18 (PTI): that to spread his teach- dict, reducing the quan- The court had also lavati Hospital for treatment of “mild pancreatitis”. President Ram Nath Ko- ings, Indian educationist tum of Cauvery water for said the water of the inter- Modi, on a daylong visit to Mumbai, took time off vind today said the 21st Lala Hansraj had laid the the state, and consult legal state river was common his scheduled engagements to meet Parrikar, who century was the age of foundation of Dayanand experts as regards going and equal to all, through was earlier Defence Minister in the Modi Cabinet, “knowledge economy” and Anglo-Vedic (DAV) school for an appeal, Chief Min- whose land it ran, and that and asked after his health. Parrikar was admitted in the power of new ideas in Lahore about 130 years ister K Palaniswami said no one could obstruct or the Mumbai hospital on February 15 after suffering a and innovation was greater ago. here today. “As far as the divert it. bout of food poisoning. Hospital authorities clarified than money. Kovind also praised the appeal is concerned, the Delivering its verdict on Sunday that the chief minister is ‘‘responding well He said a sustainable DAV family of educational Tamil Nadu government on the dispute involving to treatment.’’ development of the hu- institutions, saying it has will take action after going the southern states of Kar- man society was possible imparted education based through the verdict and nataka and Tamil Nadu, Case filed against journalist on through the confluence of on modern scientific per- consulting legal experts,” besides Kerala and Pu- rape complaint — Police Indian values and modern spectives, as well as in- he said in response to re- ducherry, the court had New Delhi, Feb. 18 (PTI): A case has been registered science and technology. spired by Indian traditions, porters’ queries. raised the 270 tmcft share by the Delhi Police against a TV channel journalist Kovind was addressing the to successive generations The chief minister add- of Cauvery water for Kar- following a complaint of rape by a woman, a senior diamond jubilee celebra- in the country. ed that even though the nataka by 14.75 tmcft and Delhi Police officer said tonight. The woman alleged tions of University of Delhi Indeed, the philosophy apex court’s decision to reduced the share of Tamil that she came in contact with the man in 2016 and she s PGDAV College here. of the DAV institutions, reduce the quantum of wa- Nadu. Ram Nath Kovind was offered a job in the channel which she joined in Pointing to the success which were first founded ter to Tamil Nadu from the It had compensated April 2017, Additional Commissioner of Police (New of the youth and their start- tion is greater than money, self-employment, the gov- in the 19th century, can inter-state river was dis- Tamil Nadu by allow- Delhi) B K Singh said. “She alleged that she was raped ups in e-commerce, trans- Kovind said. ernment is providing as- stand us in good stead in appointing, certain other ing it to extract 10 tmcft by the man on June 9 last year at his residence on the port and tourism, he said The President said that sistance through various the 21st century as well, rulings of the court, such of groundwater from the pretext of marriage and several times later on,” the more than capital invest- the definition of employ- schemes, Kovind said, as he said. as no state could claim river basin, saying the is- officer said. The woman claimed that in October last ment, it was the human ment is changing. Employ- he urged students to use The President said that ownership to rivers, were sue of drinking water had year, she learnt that the man was already married and talent and ingenuity that ment is no longer just a these opportunities for former prime minister Atal welcome. to be placed on a “higher had two children, Singh said. She filed a complaint were behind such success. conventional job. Creating their career development Bihari Vajpayee had com- The Supreme Court pedestal”. The allocation against the journalist on February 13 and the case was “The 21st century is self-employment oppor- as well as to create oppor- pleted his MA from DAV had, while delivering its for Kerala and Puducherry registered last night at the Tughlak Road police station, the age of the knowledge tunities for yourself and for tunities for others. school in Kanpur.b “I also verdict on the vexed Cau- continued to remain at 30 the police officer said. Her statement was recorded economy. In today s era, others has become more Remembering social completed my B com and very river dispute on Fri- thousand million cubic before a magistrate, Singh said, adding no arrest has the power of new ideas, feasible,” he said. reformer Swami Day- LLB from DAV school, Kan- day, said the water of a river feet (tmcft) and 7 tmcft been made. new thinking and innova- In order to encourage ananda Saraswati, he said pur,” he added. was a “national asset” and a respectively. JCO injured in explosion near Congress demands white paper Gujarat dalit death: Rallies held; Mevani detained LoC in J&K Ahmedabad, Feb. 18 (PTI): Mevani claimed through Jammu, Feb. 18 (IANS): An army Junior Commis- on banking sector’s health Protesters blocked roads his tweet that police sioned Officer was injured on Sunday in an explosion and held rallies in several misbehaved with him near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kash- New Delhi, Feb. 18 (IANS): much money to which parts of Gujarat today, in- when he was on his way mir’s Poonch district, defence sources said. JCO Om The Congress on Sunday bank,” he added. Tewari cluding capital Gandhi- for “a peaceful protest Prakash of 5 Mahar Regiment was injured in a land- demanded the Narendra stressed that the money in nagar, Ahmedabad, and at Ambedkar statue in mine explosion during patrolling near the LoC in the Modi government bring a the banks is common peo- Patan in Mehsana district Sarangpur”. Mendhar Sector. He has been evacuated to hospital. white paper on the health ple’s money and they have against the failure of the Mevani, who repre- of Indian baking sector a right to know, adding authorities concerned to sents Vadgam (SC) seat Nagpur journalist’s mother, mi- and that the banks should that with the latest around prevent suicide by Dalit in Banaskantha district, nor daughter found murdered declare their losses due to Rs 12,000 crore Punjab Na- activist Bhanubhai Vanakar claimed he was detained Nagpur, Feb. 18 (IANS): The mother and minor daugh- bank frauds as also their tional Bank (PNB) scam, on Friday, police said. after being pulled out of ter of a Nagpur-based crime reporter were found mur- total non-performing as- the total banking frauds The protests were held his car. dered here on Sunday, police said. Reported missing sets (NPAs) as on Decem- would stand at approxi- after police detained Dalit He also accused the since Saturday, the bodies of Usha S. Kamble, 54, and ber 31, 2017. mately Rs 80,000 crore. leader and independent police of damaging the car her 18-month-old granddaughter Rashi were dis- “Since the Budget Taking a dig at the MLA Jignesh Mevani, and keys when he was heading covered by some people behind a school building in session of Parliament is Narendra Modi govern- PTI over 70 others, in Saraspur to Sarangpur. Sitabuldi area of the city on Sunday. A crime reporter on, we demand that the ment, he said that while Police remove burning tyre from the road at a protest over a Dalit area of Ahmedabad this activist’s self-immolation, at Vadaj in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Since Mevani is a sitting with a portal, Nagpur Times, Ravikant Kamble had BJP-led NDA government the Congress-led UPA gov- morning when they tried to MLA, the crime branch reported that they had gone to the market near their bring out a white paper ernment brought “trans- stage demonstrations over family. He died of burn Bhatt told reporters. will send a report to the residential area of Dighori on Saturday evening and on the health of Indian parency and openness” Vanakar’s death. injuries at a private hos- He said police also de- Speaker of the Assembly, never returned home. Even as a search was launched banking sector,” Congress - such as through the RTI City crime branch of- pital in Ahmedabad the tained around 70 people Bhatt said. for them, they were suspected of being kidnapped spokesman and former Act which allowed people ficials claimed that Mevani next day. from Sarangpur and Vadaj After the news about and were found murdered on Sunday, their throats Union Minister Manish to peer into the “opaque did “not behave properly” His body is still lying at areas of Ahmedabad city. Me v a n i ’s d e t e n t i o n slit and their bodies packed in a sack and thrown in a Tewari said at a press brief- innards” of governance - with the police during his Gandhinagar civil hospital Though the state gov- spread, some unidentified gutter. Though the motive behind the double murder ing here. the Modi government has detention. as his kin refused to ac- ernment yesterday an- people set a car on fire in is being ascertained, police suspect professional or “Secondly, all the only brought “secrecy and However, the MLA cept it. nounced that it will ac- Vadaj area of the city, po- personal rivalry or financial disputes among the pos- banks , both public and opaqueness” in the last tweeted he was pulled out “Many Dalit leaders of cept the key demands of lice said. sible reasons. Moving swiftly, Nagpur Police detained private, must declare and four years. of a car by police in a “very the city had assured us that Vanakar’s family, including Deputy Chief Minister two suspects in connection with the double murder. publish a complete list of “The Prime Minister uncivilised manner”. peace will not be disturbed allotment of land to Dalits, Nitin Patel had yesterday The murders sent shock waves among the people of their NPAs as of Decem- would not tell you who are Vanakar (62) had set during protests. Unfortu- Mevani had sought that announced constitution Nagpur, which is the second capital of Maharashtra ber 31, 2017, which is the the people travelling with himself ablaze outside the nately, Mevani didn’t give the government issue a of a judicial commission and the hometown of Chief Minister Devendra Fad- end of the third financial him on his foreign trips Patan Collector’s office on any such assurance. So, as a circular conceding the de- under a retired high court navis, who also handles the home portfolio. quarter so that the peo- because it is presumably a February 15 seeking al- precautionary measure, we mands. judge or form an SIT to ple know who owes how state secret. lotment of land to a Dalit have detained him today,” After his detention, investigate Vanakar’s death. Cong MLA’s son, friends assault man at hotel; expelled for six yrs Naval chopper tender : AgustaWestland State of education: Fake board busted in UP Bengaluru, Feb. 18 (PTI): A Congress MLA’s son, Lucknow, Feb. 18 (PTI): ac.in, www.upsos.co.in himself a Congressman, and his friends allegedly as- A fake education board, and www.upsos.in have saulted a man at a restaurant here, following which he withdraws plea from HC on bank guarantee which operated in several been found to be fake. It was expelled from the party for six years. Police said also came to light that the Mohammed Harris Nalapad and his 10 friends beat New Delhi, Feb. 18 (PTI): Italian The order came as the Italian violated the agreement, it would en- states and allegedly duped fake board was being op- up the man at a restaurant in UB City late last night helicopter manufacturer AgustaWe- company had neither deposited the tail forfeiture of the bank guarantee. hundreds of students, was erated from Faridinagar in after they felt offended over him exending his feet, stland has withdrawn from the Delhi amount of Rs 3 crore in the court, Central government standing busted following the arrest Lucknow,” the spokesper- cast in plaster, towards the table they were sitting at. High Court a plea against invocation nor given a guarantee of a nation- counsel Anurag Ahluwalia, appear- of seven persons by the son said. Nalapad’s whereabouts were not known. The man, by the Indian Navy to buy 56 naval alised bank or banks such as ICICI, ing for the Centre, had earlier told Uttar Pradesh Special Task According to the STF, it identified as Vidwat, has been hospitalised, police utility choppers.of its Rs 3-crore Axis Bank or HDFC as directed by the court that the bank guarantee Force, an official claimed came to light that the fake said. Nalapad, General Secretary of Bengaluru District bank guarantee deposited to bid for the high court. was invoked and full payment of today. board had opened study Youth Congress, is the son of Shantinagar MLA N A a tender floated The amount of Rs 3 crore was the amount was demanded as the In UP alone, 62 educa- centres in Bihar, Mahar- Harris. Police said an FIR has been registered against The company withdrew the plea deposited by the company along company had allegedly violated the tional institutes were affili- ashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Nalapad and his friends. The MLA described the in- as the Centre had encashed the with the pre-contract integrity pact, integrity pact. ated with this board while Haryana, Karnataka and cident as unfortunate. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah bank guarantee after the high court which was one of the conditions of The company had claimed that three websites - www.up- Delhi. tweeted that offenders should be punished to the “full revoked its stay preventing the gov- the request for technical and com- it was not informed of any alleged sosb.ac.in, www.upsos. During interrogation extent of law”. ernment from invoking it. mercial proposal (RFP) issued to it breach of the integrity pact and that co.in and www.upsos.in of the accused, it came The high court on October 17 by the government. once the government had with- - were also found to be to light that the opera- Two gangsters held in Faizabad last year had revoked its stay on the The integrity pact, signed in drawn the RFP, it had no right to seek fake, a spokesperson of the tor of the board Rajman Faizabad (UP), Feb. 18 (PTI): Two alleged members invocation of the bank guarantee. 2013, said that if a successful bidder enforcement of the bank guarantee. STF said. “Complaints were re- Gaur had opened a mi- of Munna Bajrangi gang were today arrested in a ceived about a fake educa- cro-finance company as joint operation by the Faizabad and Gorakhpur Police tion board by the name of well through which he here, a senior police officer said. Abhinav Singh and PM dedicate foundation stone for new Uttar Pradesh Rajya Mukt allegedly used to deceive Dhanesh Yadav of Munna Bajrangi gang were arrested Vidyalaya Parishad. Three a large number of people, in Amaniganj locality, Faizabad SP (City) Anil Sisodia websites www.upsosb. the official said. said. “They had taken contract for killing a district Mumbai airport; inaugurates port terminal panchayat member, and Singh was also wanted in Raigad (Maharashtra), cial Economic Zone and Dhanbad’s Neeraj Singh murder case,” he said. Pistols Feb. 18 (IANS): Prime other major infrastructure India, China always managed to were recovered from the duo, Sisodia said. The two Minister Narendra Modi developments coming up. men had an enmity with Zila Panchayat member, on Sunday dedicated the The Jawaharlal Nehru who is also a history sheeter, over a land dispute, the foundation stone of the Rs Port Trust’s Fourth Con- de-escalate tensions — Menon SP said. 16,000-crore Navi Mumbai tainer Terminal (FCT)’s Bengaluru, Feb. 18 (PTI): Elaborating further, International Airport and Phase I in this Maharash- Former foreign secretary he said Doklam had actu- Congress activist killing: Two inaugurated the country’s tra district has been com- Shivshankar Menon to- ally proved that India and CPI(M) workers surrender largest container terminal pleted in a record time at a day said India and China China can manage their Kannur (Ker), Feb. 18 (PTI): Two CPI(M) activists at Jawaharlal Nehru Port cost of Rs 4,719 crore and always managed to de- differences. today surrendered to the police in connection with Trust, constructed at a cost is expected to boost con- escalate tensions in the India did what it al- the recent killing of Youth Congress leader Shuha- of Rs 4,719 crore here. tainer trade and logistics in event of face-offs as had ways does “which is deal bib at Mattanoor in the district, police officials said. He performed the a big way. happened in Doklam. with quietly, bring force Akash and Rijin Raj, both in their thirties, went to the ground-breaking ceremo- The FCT will add ca- Though there had if you need to but talk to PTI police station at Maloor, near Mattanoor, with a few ny and the inauguration pacity of 24 lakh contain- been face-offs over border them and say restore the Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with central government other local CPI(M) workers and surrendered to the electronically in the pres- ers per annum in the first issues, both the countries status quo and we are leaders at the ground breaking ceremony of the Navi Mumbai authorities, they said. The development comes in the ence of Maharashtra Gov- Airport in Mumbai, on Sunday. phase and after comple- had a common interest to ready to discuss other is- backdrop of the Congress sharpening its attack on ernor C.V. Rao, Chief Min- tion of the second phase handle the dispute peace- sues once the status quo is the ruling CPI(M) over the killing of its functionary ister , The new airport will Ltd (NMIAL), in which the in 2022, the capacity will fully, he said in his address restored, which happened on February 13. Congress Kannur strongman and Union Ministers Nitin be constructed by GVK GVKPIL, through its sub- be quadrupled to a whop- at the thought conclave ultimately,” he added. former Lok Sabha member K Sudhakaran had an- Gadkari, Ashok Gajapathi Power and Infrastructure sidiary, Mumbai Interna- ping 100 lakh containers “The Huddle”, conducted However, former Pa- nounced a 48-hour fast in front of the Collectorate Raju, Ramdas Athawale Ltd (GVKPIL) as per a con- tional Pvt Ltd, holds 74 per year. by ‘The Hindu’ Publica- kistan ambassador to the here from tomorrow as part of its agitation against the and state ministers. cession agreement signed percent equity, while the The rail facilities will tion here. US Husain Haqqani, who delay in arresting those behind the killing. Shuhaib, The Navi Mumbai on January 8, with the City rest is held by CIDCO. be the largest in India with “We do have cases has been critical of Paki- the Mattanur block Youth Congress secretary, was at International Airport and Industrial Develop- The NMIAL, a green- the only on-dock Dedi- which both sides consider stan’s military and political a roadside tea shop with two other party members, will be the second inter- ment Corporation (CID- field airport, will be con- cated Freight Corridor on their side of the line. leadership, warned India Riaz and Naushad, when they were attacked. The national aviation hub CO), the nodal authority of structed in the PPP mode (DFC) compliant facility So we will have face-offs, to understand the Chinese Youth Congress leader was critically injured and died for the financial capital, Maharashtra to oversee the on 1,160 hectares on the in the country, capable of we will have future cases, game. after being taken to the Indira Gandhi Co-Operative presently served by the project implementation. mainland in Navi Mumbai, handling 1.5-km long, but it is not that we do not He said China was set- Hospital at Thalassery, the police said, adding that the Chhatrapati Shivaji Inter- The agreement has across the Mumbai har- 360 Twenty-foot Equiva- know how to handle it and ting up bases to tie down condition of those injured was stable. Police suspect national Airport that has created a special purpose bour, with the advantage lent Unit (TEU) container we see a common interest India and supporting na- the assault could be related to incidents of violence in almost reached saturation vehicle - Navi Mumbai In- of the upcoming Mumbai trains on completion of the in handling it peacefully,” tions to keep its potential the area last week. point. ternational Airport Pvt. Trans Harbour Link, a Spe- DFC, said Gadkari. he said. rival at bay . EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Monday, February 19, 2018 WORLD 9 Painful: Citizens count Brexit’s personal cost 66 feared dead as plane number of people who, in hind- London, Feb. 18 (PTI/AFP): Frus- The 25-year-old is based in trated by Brexit negotiations, angry Peterborough, a city in eastern sight, think Britain was wrong to at Brussels or simply afraid of the England that has seen a sharp rise vote to leave the EU, but experts say future, ordinary Britons and other in immigration in recent years the difference from the referendum crashes in Iran mountains Europeans are already taking life- and voted 61 percent in favour of is negligible. Tehran, Feb. 18 (PTI/AFP): their lives in this incident,” fleet of 36 planes, including it plummeted near a busy changing decisions a year before leaving the EU in the 2016 refer- “The country was divided down All 66 people on board an he said. at least three ATR-72s that market. Britain leaves the EU. endum. the middle 18 months ago and not Iranian passenger plane But he later retracted his date back to the early 1990s, Lifting sanctions on avi- Office workers, farmers and ra- AFP spoke to five EU nationals a great deal has changed,” political were feared dead today statement, telling the ISNA according to the IRNA news ation purchases was a key dio hosts are taking on new nation- and five Britons in the UK, as well scientist John Curtice told a confer- after it crashed into the news agency: “We still have agency. clause in the nuclear deal alities, relocating their businesses or as five British citizens living in con- ence this month. country’s Zagros moun- no access to the spot of the A spokesman for ATR, a Iran signed with world pow- looking forward to lucrative alterna- tinental Europe about their hopes The discord has left some Brit- tains, with emergency serv- crash and therefore we can- subsidiary of Europes Air- ers in 2015. tive trade deals, as politicians strug- and fears ahead of the expected ons living in the EU feeling alien- ices struggling to locate not accurately and definitely bus, told AFP in Paris the Following the deal, Ase- gle to come up with a plan. Brexit date of March 29, 2019. ated. the wreckage in blizzard confirm the death of all pas- company was “research- man Airlines finalised an “Other people my age, they are William Lynch, from Northern Business intelligence consult- conditions. sengers.” ing the details” of Sundays agreement to buy 30 Boeing starting settling down, they make Ireland, farms oysters in Lough ant Andrew Ketley, 41, who moved Aseman Airlines flight There were conflicting crash. 737 MAX jets for 3 billion more long-term plans with their Foyle. to Munich in February last year, is EP3704 left Tehran around reports on the location of President Hassan Rou- (2.4 billion euros) last June, lives,” said 32-year-old Matt Davies, He faces having to move his putting down roots. 0800 (local time) for the city the crash site as emergency hani ordered the transport with an option to buy 30 a British expat in Madrid. business two kilometres down- “We dont want to live in a coun- of Yasuj, some 500 kilome- teams battled severe weath- ministry to set up a crisis more. “Its very difficult for me to plan stream to the Republic of Ireland -- try which is tearing itself apart,” he tres (300 miles) to the south, er. group to investigate the However, the sale could anything beyond March 2019 be- across a currently invisible bound- said. the airlines public relations “The rescue and relief crash and coordinate rescue be scuppered if US President cause you just have no idea what ary -- if customs tariffs come in after Barnaby Harward, 44, an edi- chief Mohammad Tabata- teams were sent to the pos- efforts, ISNA reported. Donald Trump chooses to is going to happen,” the call centre Brexit. tor who has lived in Warsaw with bai told state broadcaster sible area of the crash... but Decades of international reimpose sanctions in the worker said. “I cant really leave it till the last his Polish wife since 2005, is ap- IRIB. the helicopter could not sanctions have left Irans coming months, as he has British and EU diplomats re- minute to do that,” the 63-year-old plying for Polish citizenship and The ATR-72 twin-engine continue its path due to airlines with ageing fleets threatened to do. sumed negotiations in Brussels last ex-fireman said. ending thoughts of moving back plane, in service since 1993, snow and blizzard,” Jalal of passenger planes which The US has maintained week and are hoping to agree next The oysters he lays down this home. disappeared from radar Pooranfar, regional head for they have struggled to main- its own sanctions on Iran, month on a post-Brexit transition year, largely for export to France, “The whole Brexit thing has put around 45 minutes after Iran’s emergency services, tain and modernise. blocking almost all trade period. will not be harvested until after the me off. It kind of made me feel that takeoff from the capitals told the ISNA news agency. Asemans three Boeing with the country, but plane But the shape of future relations UK has left the EU. my country is not what I thought it Mehrabad airport. He said teams were be- 727-200s are almost as old manufacturers were given between Britain and the EU is far Brexit-backing sheep farmer was,” he said. Emergency services had ing sent by land. as the country’s 1979 Islamic a specific exemption under from certain and the British govern- Pip Simpson said he felt Brussels EU citizens in Britain are taking yet to locate the precise loca- “Right now there are revolution, having made the nuclear deal. ment is deeply divided over how to was making the negotiations “as similar decisions. tion of the crash. five rescue and relief teams their first flights the follow- The US Treasury Depart- proceed. awkward as possible” to deter Gabriela Szomoru, 32, a Roma- The plane was carrying of the emergency service ing year. ment, which must approve That uncertainty is even more other countries from leaving the nian who has lived all her adult life 60 passengers, including in the area. But they still Iran has suffered mul- each such sale, has done so pressing for the three million EU bloc. in Kent, southeast England, is now one child, as well as six crew, haven’t spotted anything,” tiple aviation disasters, for 80 Boeing jets destined nationals living in the UK, many of The 51-year-old voted to leave applying for British nationality, as said Tabatabai. said Pooranfar. most recently in 2014 when for national carrier Iran Air whom are now questioning their the European Union in the June well as UK accountancy qualifica- “After searches in the The Relief and Rescue a Sepahan Airlines plane as well as 100 Airbus planes future there. 2016 referendum but now faces the tions. area, unfortunately we Organisation of Iran’s Red crashed killing 39 people for Iran Air. Brexit affects “every part of our prospect of losing the EU subsidies “England is my home now,” the were informed that the Crescent said it had also sent just after take-off from Te- The first few Airbus jets lives”, radio presenter Gosia Proch- his farm relies on. salad-farm bookkeeper said. plane crashed. Unfortu- 12 teams to the region. hran, narrowly avoiding have already arrived in Te- al, one of nearly a million Polish Polls in recent months have For people in business, clarity nately, our dear ones lost Aseman currently has a many more deaths when hran. citizens living in Britain, told AFP. shown a slight increase in the cannot come soon enough. Sharifs assets worth INR 58 million Trump turns on FBI over school shooting after criticism from survivors Fort Lauderdale, Feb. 18 18 years back — NAB tells court (PTI/AFP): US President Donald Trump today said Florida school shooting survivors Islamabad, Feb. 18 (PTI): Pakistan’s anti-graft watch- the FBI was so caught up dog has informed an accountability court here that in the Russia probe that it ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family’s failed to heed signs which call for tougher gun laws declared assets were nearly Rs 58 million 18 years ago, could have prevented the Miami, Feb. 18 (IANS): who take campaign do- a media report said today. Parkland school shooting. Survivors of a deadly nations from the Na- Three corruption cases were filed against 68-year- His comments came shooting at a Florida tional Rifle Association old Sharif and some of his family members on as he faces criticism from high school that killed 17 (NRA): “Shame on you.” September 8 following a Supreme Court verdict that survivors of the attack over students and teachers, Hundreds of peo- disqualified him as prime minister and ordered the his ties to the powerful Na- have called for tougher ple gathered began to National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for institution tional Rifle Association, gun laws in the country chant, “Shame on you! of cases against the PML-N leader. and after several thousand and and urged voters to Shame on you!” The cases include Avenfield properties, Azizia & rallied in Florida to de- kick out lawmakers who As she ended her re- Hill Metal Establishment, and Flagship Investments. mand urgent action on gun oppose the move, the marks, she shouted her In two suplementary references one pertaining control. media reported. disagreement with what to Flagship Investments Limited and 15 other com- “Very sad that the FBI At an emotional she hears from the other panies, and the other to Al-Azizia Steel Mills and Hill missed all of the many sig- rally on Saturday in side of the gun laws de- Metal Establishment against Sharif and his sons, NAB nals sent out by the Florida Fort Lauderdale, Emma bate, CNN reported. said the total declared financial worth of assets of the school shooter. This is not Gonzalez, a senior at “Politicians who sit accused persons as per their tax record in 2000-01 was acceptable,” he wrote on the Marjory Stoneman in their gilded house Rs 50,940,870 and USD 64,984 (Rs 7.18 million), the Twitter. Douglas high school and senate seats fund- Express Tribune reported today. US authorities have PTI in Parkland where the ed by the NRA telling In the supplementary references, the NAB said come under mounting massacre took place on us nothing could have that Hussain Nawaz and Hassan Nawaz, in conniv- Cathy Kuhns, right, embraces Ana Paula Lopez, left, as they stand on a street corner holding up anti gun scrutiny for failing to act signs in Parkland, Fla., on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. February 14, demanded been done to prevent ance with each other, assisted, abetted and aided on a series of warning signs national lawmakers do this, we call BS!. Sharif in accumulating and managing assets, the ahead of the massacre at fact 19-year-old Cruz was ty million,” she said, citing Cruz in 2016 after he cut something to prevent “ T h e y s a y t h a t paper reported. Marjory Stoneman Doug- able to legally buy a semi- the sum spent by the NRA his arms on messaging app mass school shootings, tougher gun laws do not Al-Azizia and Hill Metal supplementary refer- las High School in which 17 automatic firearm despite to support Trumps elec- Snapchat and threatened reports CNN. decrease gun violence. ence stated that the investigation officer had seized people were killed. a history of troubling and tion bid and defeat Hillary to buy a gun. “We certainly do We call BS,” she cried material evidence, including certified banking record, The FBI admitted Fri- violent behavior. Clinton. The newspaper, citing not understand why with the crowd scream- regarding remittances sent from Hill Metal Establish- day it received a chilling In Washington, the po- She then ran through Department of Children it should be harder to ing along with the final ment to different persons. warning in January from a litical response has made a list of the pro-gun lob- and Family Services docu- make plans with friends word. NAB claimed that Sharif had acquired and owned tipster who said the gun- clear that the powerful bys talking points -- for ments, said the investiga- on weekends than to The attack, one of “assets and its crime proceeds [are] in millions of man Nikolas Cruz could be NRA pro-gun lobby re- example, that “a good guy tion came four days after buy an automatic or the worst mass shoot- rupees” with the active connivance of his sons as planning a mass shooting, mains formidable, while with a gun stops a bad guy Cruz turned 18 -- legally an semiautomatic weap- ings in US history, was dependents/benamidars, the paper said. but that agents failed to Trump himself suggested with a gun,” that no law adult, and thus able to buy on,” Gonzalez, who carried out by a former The prosecution said that the accused persons follow up. the root cause of mass could ever stop a madman a firearm. huddled in an auditori- student of the school, were given fair opportunities to explain and provide But the attack, the 18th shootings was a crisis of intent on killing -- answer- Investigators said there um during the shooting, Nikolas Cruz, 19. He evidence justifying the accumulation of assets but school shooting this year mental health -- making ing each argument with were “some implications” said at the rally outside a killed 17 people -- 14 they failed to do so. alone, has also renewed no mention of gun control. “We call BS.” The young for the teens safety, but federal courthouse. students, three staff NAB stated that the accused persons’ public state- calls for greater gun control “If the president wants woman’s powerful address concluded that his “final “Maybe the adults members -- and injured ments through media as well as record produced in with several survivors lead- to come up to me and tell immediately went viral, level of risk is low as (he) have got used to saying, 15 others. He was ex- their defence before the Supreme Court and the Joint ing the charge. me to my face that it was with her name a top trend- resides with his mother, at- ‘It is what it is,’... But if us pelled from the school Investigation Team (JIT) probing the Panama Papers One of them, 18-year- a terrible tragedy and... ing topic on Twitter. tends school and receives students have learned for “disciplinary rea- were found “untrue”. old Emma Gonzalez de- how nothing is going to be In addition to the FBIs counseling” as an outpa- anything, it’s that if you sons”. Cruz, who has Sharif and his sons have been named in all three livered a fiery address to a done about it, Im going to missteps, Cruz was also tient at a mental health don’t study, you will fail. had a history of mental interim and supplementary references while Maryam crowd of students, parents happily ask him how much known to local police af- center, the Sun Sentinel And in this case if you illness, is currently at the Nawaz and her husband Captain (retd) Muhammad and residents in Ft. Lauder- money he received from ter his mother repeatedly said. actively do nothing, main Broward County Safdar have only been named in the interim and dale. the National Rifle Associa- reported him for violent Cruz later passed a people continually end jail facing 17 counts of supplementary reference pertaining to Avenfield “We are going to be the tion,” Gonzalez said in her outbursts, while records background check, allow- up dead.” premeditated murder. properties. last mass shooting... We are impassioned address. obtained by the South ing him in February 2017 She addressed poli- His next court date is On February 22, two foreign witnesses would going to change the law,” “It doesnt matter be- Florida Sun Sentinel show to buy the AR-15 rifle used ticians, saying to those set for Monday. record their statements via video link. she vowed -- slamming the cause I already know. Thir- authorities investigated in the massacre. Do not test Israel, Netanyahu tells Zia’s ‘emotional’ lawyers delayed her privileges in jail — Govt. Dhaka, Feb. 18 (PTI): Khaleda of a prison official in Dhaka s Huq reiterated his earlier chief s release. man as the acting party chief Zia’s counsels were led more by old central jail, which is now comments regarding the delay in Legal experts say Zia s im- after the verdict was delivered, Iran, brandishing drone piece their emotions than professional relocated on the outskirts of the issuing the certified copy of the prisonment would disqualify her a week after amending the party obligations which delayed her capital, after she was awarded judgement, saying it was entirely from contesting the next general constitution which until then Munich, Feb. 18 (PTI/AFP): craft in Syria. getting privileges she was enti- the sentence. a court affair with government elections slated for December debarred any corrupt element Israeli Prime Minister Ben- During the strikes, one tled to as the former premier in Four days after the verdict having no stake in the process this year unless the Supreme with moral turpitude from being jamin Netanyahu warned of Israels F-16 fighter jets the prison after being convicted was delivered, the prison au- but it could take them some time Court comes up with a differ- a party leader. Several courts ear- Tehran over aggressions was shot down, believed in a graft case, Law Minister Ani- thorities received a court direc- to obtain the 632-page docu- ent direction during the appeal lier declared him fugitive as Rah- by what he called Iran and to be the first loss of an sul Huq said today. tive ordering the special division ment because of its length. process. man preferred to live in London Israeli plane in combat its “proxies” in Syria, while The 72-year-old three-time facilities for Zia and allow her A lawyer by background, The protests ahead of the apparently to evade justice while since 1982. showing what he claimed former prime minister and main personal domestic aide Fatema Huq, however, said the law de- verdict saw arrests of hundreds he was convicted and jailed for Is ra e l’s re s p o n s e was a piece of an Iranian opposition leader was on Febru- Begum to be inside the jail as her mands the court to issue in- of BNP activists and mid ranking 10 years in absentia on the same marked the first time it drone shot down in Israeli ary sentenced to five years rigor- companion. stantly the certified copy of a leaders but fears of more aggres- charges as Zia. publicly acknowledged hit- airspace. ous imprisonment by Dhaka’s BNP earlier accused the gov- judgement only if it is a case of sive government actions visibly Rahman is also being tried ting Iranian targets in Syria Saying he had “a mes- Special Court in connection with ernment of keeping Zia in soli- death penalty while in other debarred the opposition to dis- on several charges including the since the 2011 start of the sage to the tyrants of Te- the embezzlement of 21 million tary confinement at the aban- cases the “logical timeframe” is card tougher street actions. BNP August 21, 2004 grenade attack civil war there. hran” during a speech at taka (about USD 250,000) in doned jail, depriving her of the the limit. boycotted the general election on a rally of the then opposition Calling Iran’s Foreign the Munich Security Con- foreign donations meant for the privileges and alleged that the The minister said the govern- in 2014, but Zia appears to be Awami League when 23 people Minister Mohammad Ja- ference, he warned: “Do Zia Orphanage Trust, named authorities were yet to issue the ment wanted the BNP chief to seeking to contest the next polls were killed and Hasina narrowly vad Zarif the “smooth-talk- not test Israel’s resolve.” He after her late husband Ziaur Rah- “certified copy” of the judge- exhaust her legal options in chal- but analysts said the party is now escaped the attack. ing mouthpiece of Irans brandished a rectangular man, a military ruler-turned- ment required for their subse- lenging the lower court verdict virtually exposed to a political The government earlier crit- regime,” Netanyahu said: piece of dark green metal politician. quent legal actions to challenge in the High Court to let the law wilderness after Zia s conviction. icised BNP for installing him as “Mr Zarif, do you recognise which he called “a piece “The ‘learned’ defence team the verdict and seek her bail. take its own course as “we want This verdict will hamper a the acting party chief while the this? You should, its yours.” of that Iranian drone, or of Zia on that day (of verdict) was “She suffered due to the do everything to establish rule of participatory and fair election. law minister today called BNP Again referring to Zarif, whats left of it, after we shot busy in shedding tears as much faults of her ‘wise’ lawyers... law in society”. If there is no attempt to remove leaders “shameless” as they who is expected to speak it down.” Israel has said it as they could. But they did not should we take the responsibil- “But the government of this obstacle, we will be affected amended the party constitution later in Munich, the Israeli shot down the drone on file the required prayer for her ity for that,” Huq said but added Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as a nation...after the judgement, overnight to install a “fugitive leader said: “No doubt Mr February 10 after it entered division status,” Huq told report- that she was awarded the divi- believes that none is above law,” doubts over a fair election has criminal” as its highest leader. Zarif will brazenly deny the country from Syria, and ers on the sidelines of a function. sion status instantly after the he said. BNP supporters in the increased, pro-BNP economist “They made a fugitive crim- Irans involvement in Syria.” responded with a raid on Prison authorities accom- defence lawyers filed the prayer past several days staged non- Professor Mahbub Ullah said. inal (Tarique Rahman) as the “He lies with elo- what it said was the Iranian modated Zia for three days in a in the court in line with the legal violent street protests across the BNP named Zia s convicted acting (BNP) chairman...this is quence.” control systems for the refurbished abandoned office procedures. country, demanding the party and fugitive son Tarique Rah- their real identity,” Huq said. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Monday, February 19, 2018 Bachchan’s job application to work with Deepika, Katrina Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is known for his wit and humour, has shared a “job application” suggesting his name as a male lead suitable for Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif, thanks to his height. The 75-year-old star took to Twitter to post irror his resume against a newspaper cutting that read how filmmakers found it tough to M pair Deepika and Katrina opposite Shahid Kapoor and Aamir Khan. “Job Applica- 10 tion: Name: Amitabh Bachchan DOB: 11.10.1942, Allahabad Age: 76 yrs Credentials: Worked in films for 49 years, IN APPROX 200 FILMS Speaks: Hindi, English, Punjabi, Bengali HEIGHT: 6’2’’... Available... YOU SHALL NEVER HAVE HEIGHT PROBLEM!” ENTERTAINMENT tweeted Bachchan. The actor has worked with Deepika in “Piku”. He has collabo- rated with Katrina on the 2003 film “Boom” and will next share screen space with her in “Thugs of Hindostan”, along with Aamir. (PTI) The Who to release 1968 Fillmore east concert ‘Entertainment is the best n oft-bootleg con- way to spread social message’ cert by the Who will soon gets its first e started his his latest release “Pad- official release. Live career with man”. at the Fillmore East action- “Nobody is interested 1968,A which documents the last oriented in listening to speeches show of a two-night stand at roles, but in or watching documenta- the New York venue, arrives on Hthe recent years Akshay ries. They are more inter- April 20. Kumar has made a point ested in knowing about a The two-disc, three-LP set, to pick films which con- subject through films. whose track listing is below, fo- vey a social message as “People have watched cuses largely on material from the actor believes cinema ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’ their two previous records, The has the power to create and the have understood Who Sell Out and A Quick One. awareness. the importance of toilets But there are also three Eddie The actor, whose and not defecating in the Cochran covers -- “Summer- “Toilet: Ek Prem Katha” open. Entertainment is time Blues,” “C’mon Every- focused on importance the best way to spread body” and “My Way” -- takes of sanitation, hopes to social message,” Akshay on Benny Spellman’s Allen create awareness about says in a media interac- Toussaint-penned “Fortune menstrual hygiene with tion here. Teller” and Johnny Kidd and The 50-year-old actor the Pirates’ “Shakin’ All Over,” says education also plays and a lengthy version of “My new single, “Magic Bus,” with opened the East Village club that were recorded in that time, arrested for kicking a an important role in Generation.” some older tracks and deliv- a month earlier. Although it including works by the Allman policeman, who was creating awareness. The band’s manager, Kit ered Magic Bus: The Who on was only open for three years Brothers Band, Jimi Hendrix trying to stop the show “Menstrual hygiene Lambert, had recorded the Tour. The Fillmore tapes were -- Graham closed it in 1971 and Frank Zappa. because the building should be part of educa- shows in the hopes of putting mixed by longtime Who live due to changes in the music For the record, this is not next door was on fire, tional system. out a live album as a stopgap soundman Bob Pridden for this industry -- its place in rock the concert that Pete Town- off the stage. That took There is never a thing while the band worked on release. history was secured due to the shend mentioned in The Kids place in May 1969. on menstruation. Even Tommy. Instead, they put their Bill Graham had only number of famous live albums Are Alright where he was Ultimateclassicrock if there is something on the subject, it is only for girls. That is the worst part. Even boys should be Jennifer Aniston, included in this conver- Women I play on screen are an sation on menstruation,” he says. Justin Theroux Akshay says he extension of me, says Vidya Balan decided to do the R Balki-directed film as idya Balan picked all is well that ends well,” she says. other life altogether. I can’t handle may not have been he wanted to break the powerful women Vidya believes her character of this. taboo attached with characters even before Krishna in “Ishqiya” was somewhat “The onus is only on women, periods. “female-centric cinema” similar to her role in “Kahaani” as whether it is about bringing up legally married “The idea was to became mainstream in both these women end up “out- the children and taking care of the break the taboo and VBollywood and the actor, who has smarting” everyone else in the end. house. The father’s job is not just to ormer star have been married there is nothing wrong pioneered a change in the concept “Krishna in ‘Ishqiya’ had a donate the sperm. (But) Things are couple Jennifer in the first place. in it. There is nothing of the Hindi film heroine in the last mysterious, elusive quality to her. changing as both husband and wife Aniston and The couple “got wrong in talking about decade, says her choices are often You do not know what is going on are involved with the child. But still, Justin Theroux married” at their menstruation and I just guided by her personal experi- in her mind. At the end, you realise the onus is more on might not have Bel-Air mansion in want people to come and ences. that she was using the two men. women,” she Fbeen legally married 2015. watch the film,” he adds. Vidya has successfully es- Power was always about mind says. as there is no evidence Tmz.com The actor says that tablished herself as an actor par game for her. She was the most Vidya about their wedding. checked marriage the World Bank is set excellence with films such as powerful character in the film and believes The actress and ac- records in Los to screen the film in “Parineeta”, “Ishqiya”, “No One not for once you suspect that she is Sulu’s tor-filmmaker seemed Angeles County 6,42,000 villages across Killed Jessica”, “The Dirty Picture”, planning something. character to be headed for a all the way back India free of cost. “Kahaani” and “Begum Jaan” “On the other hand, in ‘Kahaa- taught divorce court following to 2010 and found PTI among others. ni’ the character makes you believe her that the announcement that there is no But she says the films that are that she is a pregnant women look- happiness of their split ear- record of a mar- among her personal favourites ing for her husband,” she says. is about lier this week, but riage license. TICKET RATES and have become turning points Talking about “The Dirty one’s out- based on tmz. There’s a confidential HILL STAR Silver Rs. 80, Gold Rs. 150 in her career, are “Kahaani”, “The Picture”, where she played a role look towards com’s records marriage license, but the Platinum Rs. 320 Dirty Picture” and her last release inspired by Silk Smitha, Vidya said life. search and site was told they did not Movie Schedule “Tumhari Sulu”. director Milan Luthria told her to PTI sources, get one in Los Angeles “Every film or role that I have respect the character as it would they County. done has had some personal con- help the audience understand her may They could have nect. All these women (characters) struggle and choices. nev- gotten a marriage license follow their heart and do exactly “I knew Milan is a sensitive per- er in any of the 57 other what they want to do and in a son and he was not doing anything counties in California, way they were all an extension of for cheap thrills. I am not ashamed but according to some me,” Vidya told PTI in an exclusive of my body. He wanted to tell the of Aniston’s sources who interview. story of Silk and not make a porn have had regular contact “I am a shy person. There are film. It was called ‘The Dirty Pic- with her for years, there’s two sides to me, when the actor ture’ but it was not a dirty picture. been talk for a long time side comes out, I am different. I “Milan would often tell me that they might not be legally can do anything for the character if I respect her, people will respect married. but as a person I am quite shy,” the her. He told me to be free from my Tmz.com also actor adds. mind, thoughts and that I should checked with numerous Vidya, 39, counts her portrayal not judge her. I would wonder why divorce lawyers, and no of Vidya Bagchi in the Sujoy Ghosh- he is not telling me anything about one has been contact- directed movie as one of her finest the character but just this. But he ed either by Aniston or performances. She says the only was right to do that.” Theroux. Padman: Black Panther: brief that Ghosh gave her was that The actor says playing Silk IANS 11 am and 2 pm 5 pm and 8 pm the film would be about a pregnant helped her shed her prejudices woman who comes to Kolkata to about sexual morality. look for her missing husband. “... I may not do it as it is my “I found the story interesting choice but that doesn’t make it and said, ‘Let’s do it’. It (climax) wrong if someone else chooses to developed organically and when he do it. In the same breath, I would narrated it to me, it blew my mind. say that as long as you are not feel- People who were approached for ing exploited and it is a choice, it is the film were not told about the fine. Choice is the key. (twist) ending. Only, Sujoy, me, “Every film that I have done has cinematographer, and the ADs had a purpose in my life. It has, in knew about it. We kept it a secret,” a way, freed a certain part in me. she recalls. I discovered things about myself. Vidya reveals she even lied Therefore, I feel my state of mind to her pregnant sister about the reflects in my choices. Maybe, I was ending of “Kahaani”, which is now ready to let go of that judgement. counted among one of the best This is why I chose ‘The Dirty Hindi cinema thrillers. Picture’.” The film, which went on to Vidya says similarly “Tumhari become a hit at the box office, Sulu” was a special film as it re- however, faced many financial minded her of her mother. hurdles and was eventually shot on In the film, Vidya played the a shoe-string budget. role of an enterprising homemaker, “They could not get their head who lands a job as an RJ. around the fact that it was about “I don’t like the term housewife a pregnant woman and they were as it means besides being a wife, like, ‘Why would audiences want to she is someone who stays at home see a pregnant woman in theatres’? and has no identity. I would rather “Unfortunately, people do not call her a homemaker. It is unfor- go by the project, Sujoy had written tunate that they have to prove their a beautiful script, but they had worth. This is why you start looking kept in mind his previous two films at me differently and value my which had not worked.” aspirations.” The memory of the shooting of The actor says playing ‘Sulu’ the 2010 hit is still fresh in Vidya’s helped her realise how difficult it is mind and the actor says even for women to juggle between work though she knew the script, she and home. had to play a character who was “I am in a privileged position discovering things in her journey. and I am not talking arrogantly. “It was a multilayered character. I have people taking care of the We did a good job with the film in a house when I am away. When I am limited budget despite all odds. But working on a film, I am living an- EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Monday, February 19, 2018 SCIENCE AND TECH 11 80 per cent of diabetics are from ‘Rock stripes’ on Mars could developing countries, and they are not fat New Delhi, Feb. 18 (IANS): And you but in India, the face of diabetes is a suggest actions of water thought diabetes is a ‘heavy’ issue! skinnier one. To scientists who study A short documentary, titled ‘The these things, this is a major mystery” the Washington, Feb. 18 (IANS): I think the set of observations sion again after all these years,” While the origin of the whole New Face of Diabetes,’ produced by the narrator says. NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity, we’ll get will enable us to under- Arvidson said. valley is uncertain, rover-team Science Communication Lab and pub- Indian scientist CS Yajnik and his which reached its 5,000th Martian stand it,” said Opportunity “We already knew it was scientists are analysing various lished in partnership with Slate, points colleague John Yudkin of the University day, or sol, this week has observed Deputy Principal In- unlike any place any clues that suggest actions of water, out that most diabetic patients in the College London undertook a massive possible “rock stripes” that could vestigator Ray Arvid- Mars rover wind or ice. West are obese, but in India, they’re not. study to try to get an explanation. suggest actions of water, wind or son of Washington has seen be- The prime mission of Oppor- According to it, eighty percent of the According to Yagnik, “Indians are thin other processes on the Red Planet. University in St. fore, even if we tunity was planned to last just 90 cases are now occurring in developing but fat.” The ground texture seen in Louis. don’t yet know sols as NASA did not expect the nations, and many of those patients The main take away from this video recent images from the rover Opportunity, how it formed, and rover to survive through a Martian don’t fit the stereotype. is that it is important to monitor body resembles a smudged version of which landed on now we’re seeing winter. “In the United States, obesity and composition, not just weight and Body very distinctive stone stripes on Mars in Janu- surfaces that look But it did and the rover reached Type 2 diabetes largely go hand in hand, mass index, or BMI. some mountain slopes on Earth ary 2004, is like stone stripes,” its 5,000th sol on February 16. that result from repeated cycles currently inves- Arvidson added. A Martian “sol” lasts about 40 of freezing and thawing of wet tigating a channel On some slopes minutes longer than an Earth day, soil, NASA said in a statement this called “Persever- within the valley, the and a Martian year lasts nearly New stroke treatment reduces week. ance Valley,” which soil and gravel particles two Earth years. But it might also be due to descends the inboard slope appear to have become organ- Opportunity has driven over wind, downhill transport, other of the western rim of Endeavour ised into narrow rows or corruga- 45 kilometres from its landing site brain damage, improves healing processes or a combination, it Crater. tions, parallel to the slope, alter- to its current location and it has Washington, Feb. 18 (PTI): and administer treatment. and 50 per cent reduction added. “Perseverance Valley is a spe- nating between rows with more returned about 225,000 images so Scientists have developed Small in size, the tiny in brain tissue loss - some- “It’s mysterious. It’s exciting. cial place, like having a new mis- gravel and rows with less. far, NASA said. a new treatment for stroke tubular shape of an exo- thing not observed acutely that reduces brain damage some allows EV therapy in previous studies of exo- and accelerates its natural to cross barriers that cells some treatment for stroke. healing tendencies. cannot. “This is truly ex- The results were rep- Depression increases risk of work-related injuries in women — Study Researchers from the citing evidence, because licated in a pig model of University of Georgia and exosomes provide a stroke - the only one of its Washington, Feb. 18 (PTI): jured, compared to 33 per Augusta University in the stealth-like characteristic, kind in the US. Based on Women who suffer from cent of men. US created a treatment invisible even to the body’s these pre-clinical results, depression, anxiety, and Further research is called AB126 using extra- own defences,” said Steven a UGA start-up, ArunA fatigue are more likely to needed to understand cellular vesicles (EV), flu- Stice, professor at UGA. Biomedical plans to begin be injured at work, a study why there are differences id-filled structures known “When packaged with human studies in 2019. has found. in women’s and men’s risk as exosomes, which are therapeutics, these treat- “Until now, we had The study found that of work-related injuries, generated from human ments can actually change very little evidence specific these health factors signif- researchers said. Overall, neural stem cells. cell progression and im- to neural exosome treat- icantly affected women’s workers who had an in- Fully able to cloak itself prove functional recovery,” ment and the ability to risk of injury but not men’s jury in the past were more within the bloodstream, said Stice. improve motor function,” risk. likely to be injured again, this type of regenerative Following the admin- said Stice, who is also chief “The findings of our regardless of their gender. EV therapy appears to be istration of AB126, re- scientific officer of ArunA study demonstrate that “There a number of the most promising in searchers used MRI scans Biomedical. keeping workers safe re- social and cultural fac- overcoming the limita- to measure brain atrophy “Just days after stroke, quires more than your tors that may explain why tions of many cell thera- rates in preclinical, age- we saw better mobil- typical safety program. women reported having pies - with the ability for matched stroke models, ity, improved balance and It requires an integrat- more behavioral health exosomes to carry and which showed an approxi- measurable behavioral ed approach that con- concerns than men did. deliver multiple doses - as mately 35 per cent de- benefits in treated animal nects health, well-being, Close to 17,000 em- to sustain a work-relat- health issues and these Men generally admit to well as the ability to store crease in the size of injury models,” he said. and safety,” said Natalie ployees ranging from ex- ed injury but behavioral conditions increased their fewer health concerns,” Schwatka, assistant pro- ecutives to laborers were health factors, like poor risk of getting hurt on the said Schwatka. fessor at University of Col- represented in the study sleep and anxiety, did not job. “And women may face orado Boulder in the US. published in the Journal directly affect their risk of Almost 60 per cent of different stresses at work Researchers examined of Occupational and Envi- injury. women with a work injury and at home. It’s some- Scientists develop human the insurance claims data ronmental Medicine. Women were more reported experiencing a thing that is worth explor- of 314 businesses from a The researchers found likely to report experienc- behavioral health condi- ing in future research,” he intestinal lining on chip range of industries. that men were more likely ing mental and behavioral tion before they were in- said. New York, Feb. 18 (IANS): In a break- to evaluate potential therapies. This is an through, scientists have successfully important advance in personalised med- replicated a human intestinal lining icine,” he added, in a paper published Teenagers use social media posts to appear attractive to friends using patient-derived cells inside an in the journal Cellular and Molecular organ-chip, a finding that has potential Gastroenterology and Hepatology. New York, Feb. 18 (IANS): sharing content that they The researchers found to advance personalised treatments for To produce and sustain the intesti- Teenagers use social me- think others will find im- that for girls, the effort to gastrointestinal diseases. nal lining, the team collaborated with dia platforms such as pressive,” Yau added. construct a favourable The Intestine-Chip, made out of a Emulate, a US-based biotech start-up, Facebook and Instagram Facebook and Insta- image can involve lengthy flexible polymer that features tiny chan- and collected samples of blood and skin to appear attractive and gram provide opportuni- deliberation and advice nels that can be lined with thousands of cells from adults and reprogrammed popular among friends, ties for young people to from confidantes. living human cells, may help doctors to into pluripotent stem cells. and for that they make a connect and communi- The process of post- test various drug options on the chip, The team then used “special proteins careful selection of photos, cate with friends as well ing pictures is particu- without putting patients through drug and other substances”, to morph the cells activities and links that as people they know in larly time-consuming and treatments that may be costly, ineffective into intestinal lining cells. they share, a new study person but are not nec- can be a joint endeavour or carry harmful side effects. Each cell was an exact mirror of the says. essarily close to, such as among chums -- ensuring The chip also stores a patient’s stem genetic fingerprint of the person that They work very hard classmates. that only the most flat- cells, meaning it can be used to test a had donated it. The new cells were to create a favourable on- These social media tering photos, filters and drug’s effectiveness instead of the pa- used to grow miniature versions of the line image, showed the channels allow individu- captions are selected. Boys tient going through the tests. person’s intestine lining, known as or- findings published in the als time to craft and edit in the study did not ask “This pairing of biology and engi- ganoids. Journal of Research on posts and, unlike offline pals for feedback or to like neering allows us to re-create an intesti- They then selected cells from these Adolescence. situations, offer teenagers their posts. nal lining that matches that of a patient organoids and placed them inside the According to the re- the chance to consider “We found that some with a specific intestinal disease-without Intestine-Chips, which are about the size searchers, content that digital spaces. study Joanna Yau from the -- even strategise about -- teens invested great effort performing invasive surgery to obtain of AA batteries and re-created the natural makes them appear in- “Teenagers aren’t just University of California, how they want to present into sharing content on a tissue sample,” said co-author Clive microenvironment of the human intes- teresting, well-liked and posting carelessly; they’re Irvine. themselves online. Facebook and Instagram Svendsen, from the Cedars-Sinai Board tine, including the intestinal epithelium. attractive to their friends surprisingly thoughtful “Peer approval is im- The study involved a and that what may seem of Governors Regenerative Medicine Injecting fluid into the chips caused and peers is a primary about what they choose portant during adoles- group of adolescents be- to be an enjoyable activity Institute. them to develop and grow. Tests showed goal for adolescents when to reveal on social media,” cence, especially in early tween the ages of 12 and may actually feel tedious,” “We can produce an unlimited num- that it was identical genetically to the deciding what to share in said lead author of the adolescence, so they’re 18. Yau said. ber of copies of this tissue and use them original donor. NASA’s Kepler discovers Humans would be ‘pretty upbeat’ to news of alien life — Study New York, Feb. 18 (IANS): Have In a pilot study, scientists life outside of Earth, we would were asked to write about their manity as a whole. nearly 100 new exoplanets you wondered how would peo- at the Arizona State University, actually be pretty upbeat about own hypothetical reactions to The positive effect was London, Feb. 18 (IANS): An international team of sci- ple react if scientists ever detect analysed various media reports it,” said assistant professor Mi- an announcement that alien stronger in response to reading entists have confirmed the discovery of nearly 100 new alien life in the universe? Hu- of “alien announcements”, in- chael Varnum. microbial life had been discov- about extraterrestrial life than exoplanets -- planets located outside our solar system. mans would be “pretty upbeat” cluding the appearance of the The results are in stark dif- ered, as well as to write about human made synthetic life. The discovery was based on data from the second and welcome the news, finds “alien” interstellar asteroid Ou- ference to the warnings from their reactions on past news The studies suggest that mission of NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope or K2 released a study. muamua, that suggest the po- scientist Stephen Hawking who coverage of scientific discover- “if we find out we’re not alone, in 2014. Various studies have in the tential for alien life in our solar thinks aliens will not like being ies. we’ll take the news rather well,” K2 searches for exoplanet transits by registering past speculated about how system. Language in the cov- contacted by humans and that Participants’ responses Varnum said. The findings were dips in light caused by the shadow of an exoplanet as it humans might respond to this erage of these events showed if we ever try to contact them showed significantly more posi- presented at the annual meet- crosses in front of its host star. kind of news, but until now, significantly more positive than they could kill humans. tive than negative emotions, ing of the American Association The researchers found that some of the signals there has been almost no sys- negative emotions. In another two separate both when contemplating their for the Advancement of Science were caused by multiple star systems or noise from the tematic empirical research. “If we came face to face with studies, nearly 1,000 people own reactions and those of hu- in Austin, Texas. spacecraft. But they also detected planets that range from sub Earth-sized to the size of Jupiter and larger. One of the planets detected was orbiting a very bright star. Cleaning sprays as harmful as smoking — Study “We validated a planet on a 10 day orbit around a star called HD 212657, which is now the brightest star found London, Feb. 18 (PTI): Svanes, a professor at Uni- branes lining the airways, not find that men who by K2 missions to host a validated planet,” said lead Using cleaning sprays can versity of Bergen. which over time results cleaned, either at home author Andrew Mayo, doctoral student at the National cause a decline in lung “We feared that such in persistent changes in or at work, experienced Space Institute (DTU Space) at the Technical University function comparable to chemicals, by steadily the airways and airway greater decline in FEV1 of Denmark. the damage seen in regular causing a little damage to remodelling. or FVC than men who did For the study, appearing in the Astronomical Journal, smokers, a study warns. the airways day after day, The study did not find not. the team started out analyzing 275 candidates of which Researchers at the Uni- year after year, might ac- that the ratio of FEV1 to The researchers took 149 were validated as real exoplanets. versity of Bergen in Nor- celerate the rate of lung FVC declined more rapidly into account factors that In turn 95 of these planets have proved to be new way analyzed data from function decline that oc- in women who cleaned might have biased the re- discoveries, Mayo said. 6,235 participants in the curs with age,” Svanes than in those who did not. sults, including smoking The Kepler spacecraft was first launched in 2009 to European Community said. The metric is used history, body mass index hunt for exoplanets in a single patch of sky, but in 2013 a Respiratory Health Survey. The study found that when diagnosing and and education. mechanical failure crippled the telescope. The participants, the accelerated lung func- monitoring patients with “The take home mes- However, astronomers and engineers devised a way whose average age was 34 tion decline in the women chronic obstructive pul- sage of this study is that to repurpose and save the space telescope by changing when they enrolled, were working as cleaners was monary disease, or COPD. in the long run cleaning its field of view periodically. This solution paved the way followed for more than 20 “comparable to smoking The study did find chemicals very likely cause for the follow up K2 mission. years. somewhat less than 20 that asthma was more rather substantial damage Adding the newly discovered exoplanets brings the “While the short- pack- years.” prevalent in women who to your lungs,” Oistein total number of exoplanets by K2 mission to almost 300, term effects of cleaning That level of lung im- think of inhaling small said. cleaned at home (12.3 per Svanes said. the study said. chemicals on asthma are pairment was surprising at particles from cleaning The decline in lung cent) or at work (13.7 per “These chemicals are The first planet orbiting a star similar to our own Sun becoming increasingly first, said Oistein Svanes, a agents that are meant for function is attributable cent) compared to those usually unnecessary; mi- was detected only in 1995. Today some 3,600 exoplanets well documented, we lack doctoral student at Uni- cleaning the floor and not to the irritation that most who did not clean (9.6 per crofibre cloths and water have been found, ranging from rocky Earth-sized planets knowledge of the long- versity of Bergen. your lungs, maybe it is not cleaning chemicals cause cent). are more than enough for to large gas giants like Jupiter. term impact,” said Cecile “However, when you so surprising after all,” he on the mucous mem- The study also did most purposes,” he said. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Monday, February 19, 2018

C M Y K 12 SPORTS India beat S. Africa by 28 runs in 1st T20I AB de Villiers ruled out of Johannesburg, Feb. 18 T20I series due to knee injury (IANS): A brilliant all- round show helped India Johannesburg, Feb. 18 beat South Africa by 28 (Reuters): AB De Villiers runs in the first Twen- has been ruled out of ty-20 International (T20I) South Africa’s T20I series at the New Wanderers against India due to an in- Stadium here on Sunday. jury to his left knee. South Put in to bat, Shikhar Africa’s team manager Dr Dhawan (72) hammered Mohammed Moosajee the South African bowl- is quoted as saying by ers all around the park Cricbuzz that De Villiers and helped India to post suffered to the injury dur- a massive 203/5 before ing the fifth ODI against pacer Bhuvneshwar Ku- India. “AB de Villiers will mar (5/24) wreaked hav- not be able to take part AB De Villiers oc in the South African in the T20 International batting line-up to take series against India due to Australia starting next sence from international a crucial 1-0 lead in the a left knee injury,” he said. month,” he said. It is yet to cricket that spanned over three-match series. “He suffered a blow be revealed as to how long a year. But the hosts went With this bowling to the knee while batting ths knock will keep De Vil- on to win the series 2-1, stats, Bhuvneshwar also ahead of the fifth ODI, liers out and whether he conceding defeat in the became the first Indian and although he passed will be available for South last Test. South Africa then bowler to take five wick- a fitness test on Friday, Africa’s upcoming Test se- lost De Villiers for the first ets in each of the three the injury worsened sig- ries against Australia that three ODIs of the subse- formats (four times in nificantly throughout starts on March 3. quent six-match series. Tests and once each in the match. The Cricket Injuries have plagued During the course of that One Day Internationals South Africa medical South Africa during the series, they also lost cap- and T20Is). team has advised he is limited overs leg of the In- tain Faf Du Plessis and given a period of rest and Chasing a challeng- AP/PTI dian tour. In the Test series wicketkeeper Quinton rehabilitation to make a ing target, South African Indian batsman Shikhar Dhawan in action against South Africa during the 1st T20I cricket match in Johannesburg, South Africa on Sun. Feb. in January, South Africa De Kock and South Africa openers J.J.Smuts (14) 18. full recovery ahead of the lost pacer Dale Steyn who went on to lose the series and Reeza Hendricks got four-match series against was returning after an ab- 5-1. off to a good start. But an 81-run partnership failed to rise to the occa- nings was lifted by a brisk Dhawan made the in the third over, pacer for the fourth wicket. But sion and only managed 21 off nine from Rohit most of the ill-disciplined Bhuvneshwar Kumar dis- just when things seemed to score 175/9 in 20 overs. Sharma, who got out in bowling from Chris Mor- Juventus regain Serie A lead with 1-0 win over Torino missed Smuts to make good Behardien was sent Earlier, opening bats- the fifth delivery of the ris, Dala and Andile Pheh- it 29/1. back to the pavilion by man Shikhar Dhawan second over after edging lukwayo, who were allow- Middle-order bats- leg-spinner Yuzvendra once again unleashed to wicket-keeper Hein- ing the 32-year-old to free men Jean-Paul Duminy Chahal in the 15th over. mayhem in South Africa, rich Klassen off debutant his arms on the leg side. (3) and David Miller (9) After adding a few with his 72 powering In- Junior Dala. A failed scoop attempt were also dismissed more runs with new bats- dia to 203 for five wickets. Dhawan's show began of a slower delivery from cheaply by Bhuvneshwar men Heinrich Klaasen The Delhi left-hander, after this as he got use- Phehlukwayo ended Dha- and Hardik Pandya re- (16), Hendricks (70) was who hit 323 runs in the six ful support from Suresh wan's innings as Klassen spectively. caught behind off Bhu- One-Day Internationals Raina (15 off 7) and Virat dived front to removed With the scoreboard vneshwar in the 18th over. (ODIs), blasted 10 fours Kohli (26 off 20). Till the the danger. reading 48/3, Farhaan Now with 46 needed and two sixes in his 39- dismissal of Kohli, who Later, Manish Pandey Behardien (39) came in in 14 balls, lower-order ball innings as others bat- was ruled LBW against (29 not out off 27), Ma- the middle and played batsmen Andile Phehluk- ted around him. spinner Tabraiz Shamsi hendra Singh Dhoni (16) sensibly along with Hen- wayo (13), Chris Morris After home captain in the third delivery of and Hardik Pandya (13 Juventus' players enjoyed the Turin derby victory that took them back to the top of Serie A dricks. The two displayed (0), Dane Paterson (1) and Jean-Paul Duminy put the 10th over, India had not out) took India past quality shots and forged Junior Dala (2 not out) India into bat, India's in- already scored 108. the 200-run mark. Turin, Feb. 18 (IANS): Six-time defending Sandro in the 33rd minute. The Brazil- champions Juventus on Sunday won the ian, playing as a left winger, tapped derby against Torino 1-0 to provisionally in a cross from right winger Federico jump to the top of the Serie A table. Bernardeschi, who came in as Higuain's Lukaku brace sends Man Utd to FA Cup quarter-finals Juventus registered their ninth replacement. straight victory in the Italian football After this victory, Juventus lead the scoring from a through league to regain the lead in the stand- Serie A table with 65 points, two points ball assist by Juan Mata ings, even though forward Gonzalo ahead of second-placed Napoli, who are which was perfectly Higuain left the field in the 15th minute currently hosting SPAL. tucked away at the near due to an ankle problem, reports Efe. Sunday's loss handed Torino their post. Juventus managed to seal the 1-0 fifth defeat this season, to hold the ninth However, Hudders- away win thanks to a goal from Alex position with 36 points. field who are 17th in the EPL table gave a good account of themselves disallowing the strong Fourcade wins most gold medals Manchester club control possession in the first half. Closing on the first- in French Olympic history half, Mata had a goal ruled PyeongChang (South out the Video Assistant Korea), Feb. 18 (IANS): Referee (VAR), although French biathlete Martin there was some confusion Fourcade made history on over whether the decision Sunday when he won his was a correct one. fourth Olympic gold med- In the second-half, al in a dramatic photo fin- Van La Parra's miskick ish in the men's biathlon and a Huddersfield pen- 15-kilometre mass start at alty appeal after half-time the Winter Olympics here. somehow initiated the Fourcade is now Martin Fourcade second goal for Manches- France's most decorated ter United. athlete in either the Sum- leg across the line gave This is Fourcade's sec- The goal by Lukaku mer or Winter Games, him the gold, following a ond gold medal at Py- was started by himself reports Efe. review by event organisers eongChang, after his suc- after a Huddersfield cor- The historic win was of the exact moment he cess earlier on Monday in Manchester United's Romelu Lukaku (extreme right) celebrates scoring a goal against Huddersfield at Huddersfield Town on Sat. Feb. 17. ner came to nothing. He extremely close, with both sealed the win. the men's 12.5 km pursuit. later passed to forward Fourcade and Germany's Norway's Emil Hegle At the 2014 Sochi Win- London, Feb. 18 (IANS): spot for the fourth con- The 24-year-old Lu- being outplayed by the Alexis Sanchez and raced Simon Schempp crossing Svendsen took the bronze ter Olympics, the 11-time Belgian striker Romelu secutive season with a 2-0 kaku (3rd minute, 55th) home side in the initial 45 onto the return ball, bear- the finish line at nearly the medal with a time of 35 world champion earned Lukaku scored a brace victory over fellow English scored in either half to minutes during the match ing down on goal before exact same time. minutes and 47.3 seconds, gold medals in both the as Manchester United Premier League (EPL) club seal Manchester United on Saturday. smartly finishing it past Fourcade's last-sec- 11.2 seconds slower than men's 20 km and the 12.5 booked a quarter-finals Hudderfield. an important victory after Lukaku opened the the goalkeeper. ond effort to extend his the winner. km pursuit. I-League: Lajong to host Aizawl in Suarez, Alba help Barca pass Eibar test season's final north-eastern derby Madrid, Feb. 18 (IANS): tled the Barca crossbar, FC Barcelona made sure while Joan Jordan and Shillong, Feb. 18 (IANS): As the I-League look out for. They have good experience they will retain their sev- Dani Garcia both went approaches its final leg, Shillong Lajong and skill. But we need to stay positive en-point lead at the top close for the home side FC will be looking to scavenge as many and try our best." of the Liga Santander and Paulinho responded points as possible when they take on "This is a very important match for whatever happens dur- for Barca. holders Aizawl FC in what promises to us. It is like a final for us and we can't ing the rest of the week- The second half start- be a thrilling match at the Jawaharlal take it lightly. We need to be confident end when they won a ed with Suarez firing over Nehru Stadium here on Monday. and we need to stay positive in order to tough game 2-0 away to when once again set up Shillong Lajong FC and Aizawl FC are win the 3 points. It is a very crucial game Eibar. by Messi and Barca's currently placed at fifth and sixth spot for us," said Lajong assistant coach Ali- Eibar had suffered task was made a lot eas- on the points table respectively. son Kharsyntiew on being asked about just one defeat in their ier in the 65th minute However, the new-look Aizawl FC his thoughts on the upcoming match. last 12 games, but had when Fabian Orellana, who drew with Indian Arrows in their "We have been training a lot these lost their previous seven who had already been last outing are determined to thwart past few days. We have been working meetings against Barca booked, saw a second their opponents and come up on top. on our defence, offence and finishing and that trend continued yellow card for punching "We do not underestimate Shillong skills as well as trying to recover as best thanks to goals from Luis the ball away in protest Lajong as they are a very good side," as we can in order to avoid injuries. We Suarez and Jordi Alba at a decision and Eibar said Aizawl coach Santosh Kashyap at are lucky we have no injuries in the team in the Ipurua Stadium, coach Jose Luis Mendili- the pre-match press conference here right now." reports Xinhua news bar followed him into on Sunday. "However, we will not hold On being asked about the notice- agency. the dressing room for his back and will try our hardest to win the ably weak defence of the Shillong-based The game on Satur- protests less than two three points." team, Alison said: "Defence is not a day had promised to be AP/PTI minutes later. FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi is tackled by SD Eibar's goalkeeper Marco Dmitrovic during the Spanish La On being asked if the weather would problem, we need to alternate between one of Barca's toughest Liga soccer match at the Ipurua stadium, in Eibar, northern Spain on Sat. Feb.17. FC Barcelona won the The loss of a key play- prove to be a disadvantage for his team, defence and offence. We cannot defend away trips between now match 2-0. er took a lot of Eibar's at- Kashyap said: "Actually no, the weather for 90 minutes. We need to take chances and the end of the sea- tacking capability away is almost the same as in Aizawl; condi- and attack as well as try to equalise." son and Eibar provoked i n t h e 1 6 t h m i n u t e It was t h e his team-mate this sea- from them, but it was tions are almost the same and even "We are confident for tomorrow a series of early corners, when the Leo Messi/ 1 1 t h son. not until the 88th minute Lajong's playing style is almost the (Monday) and we need to stay sharp the last of which saw Ter Luis Suarez combination t i m e Fabian Orellana was that Alba secured the same. So I don't think that we are at a for the rest of the 90 minutes as a win Stegen getting hold of an worked again as Messi set Messi h a s inches away from equal- points as he popped up disadvantage." tomorrow will indeed give the team the Ivan Ramis header. up Suarez to net his 17th g i v e n a n izing minutes later with a at the far post to score "The foreigners are also the ones to confidence they need." Barca took the lead league goal of the season. assist t o long range shot that rat- from an Aleix Vidal pass.

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