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WWW.EASTERNMIRRORNAGALAND.COM EASTERN MIRROR Rhythm of Love: In Merkel expresses skepticism conversation with Del Potro powers past Cilic to over upcoming G7 summit | P9 Storyline | P10 set up Rafa clash | P12 WORLD ENTERTAINMENT SPORT VOL. XVII NO. 155 | PAGES 12 ` 5/- RNI NO. NAGENG/2002/07906 DIMAPUR, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2018 Nagaland police shoots off fake news alert Any attempt to define India through religion, Dimapur, June 7 (EMN): Faced with mount- ing cases of ‘fake news’ through various social media platforms, a rattled Nagaland police establishment on Thursday issued a intolerance will dilute its existence – Pranab statement to the local press urging citizens to exercise restraint and caution. Nagpur, June 7 (PTI): Former Nehru, Rabindra Nath Tagore, Bhagwat said the Sangh “In the recent past a large number of President Pranab Mukherjee Bal Gangadhar Tilak and oth- has inviting prominent peo- fake news and rumours have been floated today warned that any attempt ers and praised Sardar Vallab ple to its event every year. on the social media groups like Whatsapp, to define India through "religion, Bhai Patel for uniting India by Those present at today's Facebook, Twitter etc. These news items hatred, dogmas and intolerance" bringing the princely states event also included former have created false alarm in the society and will dilute our existence and said into the main fold. prime minister Lal Bahadu sometimes these rumours can take an ugly public discourses must be freed Before the former presi- Shastri's son Sunil Shastri, as turn by causing conflict among various sec- of all forms of violence, as he dent spoke, RSS chief Mo- also Netaji Subhash Chandra tions of the public...It is requested that all addressed an RSS event despite han Bhagwat said the debate Bose's nephew Ardhendu social media users should exercise extreme criticism by the Congress and his over Mukherjee's decision Bose along with his wife and caution while sharing any such information family. to attend the RSS event was son. with friends or public,” read a statement Asserting that India's iden- "meaningless" and no one is Earlier in the day, Mukher- from the director Nagaland police authori- tity has emerged through a long- an outsider for his organisa- jee described Keshav Baliram ties on Thursday. drawn process of confluence, tion. Mukherjee's decision Hedgewar as a "great son of It suggested to citizens to confirm the assimilation and co-existence, to attent the RSS event has Mother India' as he visited the authenticity of information ‘from official Mukherjee, in a strong-worded already triggered a major po- birthplace of the RSS found- channels or sources.’ speech on 'nation, nationalism litical slugfest with several ing Sarsanghachalak. “Needless to say that an element of and patriotism' in context of Congress leaders criticising "Today I came here to criminality is also associated with people Bharat, said India's soul resides in his decision. pay my respect and hom- originating such information or also sharing such information. Therefore Nagaland Police pluralism and tolerance. PTI While senior Congress age to a great son of Mother Mukherjee's message to hun- Former president Pranab Mukherjee with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat at leader Ahmed Patel expressed India," Mukherjee wrote in a would like to appeal and advise everyone dreds of 'pracharaks' and top- the closing ceremony of ‘Tritiya Varsha Sangh Shiksha Varg’, an (RSS) event to mark the conclusion of a his disapproval at Mukherjee visitor's book at Hedgewar's to kindly cooperate on the matter and exer- brass of the Rashtriya Swayam- three-year training camp for Swayamsevaks, in Nagpur on Thursday, June 07, 2018. visiting the RSS headquar- birthplace ahead of his much- cise caution while circulating info on social sevak Sangh, which is often ters, the former president's anticipated speech at the RSS media.” described as a Hindu right-wing RSS, Mukherjee said India's "Every day, we see increased non-violent society" can daughter Sharmistha said her headquarters here. Official contacts for such interface with organisation, was described as a nationhood is not "one lan- violence around us. At the ensure the participation of father was giving the BJP and The Sangh describes itself the police are: 'mirror of truth to the RSS' by the guage, one religion and one heart of this violence is dark- all sections of people in the the Sangh a handle to plant as a nationalist and cultural Facebook account: D (space) G (space) P Congress, whose several leaders enemy". ness, fear and mistrust. We democratic process, espe- false stories with his decision organisation rather than a (Space) Nagaland have so far been critical of his "It is 'perennial univer- must free our public dis- cially the marginalised and to speak at the event. political or religious one. It Facebook page: DGP Nagaland decision to attend the event here salism' of 1.3 billion peo- course from all forms of dispossessed. Sp e a k i n g a h e a d o f was founded by Hedgewar , Twitter: DGP Nagaland at the Sangh headquarters. ple who use 122 languages violence, physical as well as "We must move from Mukherjee's speech, Bhagwat on September 27, 1925 on Vi- Whatsapp no: 8258829982 At the same time, the Hin- and 1600 dialects...practice verbal." anger, violence and conflict said Mukherjee will remain jayadashami day at his house dutva leaders including S Guru- seven major religions... live In remarks that come to peace, harmony and hap- what he is and the Sangh will here. Rengma Hoho defends its murthy said Mukherjee talked under one system, one flag amid an outrage over in- piness," he said. remain the Sangh even after The name 'Rashtriya about nationalism not being and one identity of being cidents of rapes including Mukherjee also talked the event. Swayamsevak Sangh' was Naga Hoho representative limited to any religious identity, Bhartiya and have 'no en- of minors, he talked about about thousands years of Bhagwat said his organi- selected for the organisation Dimapur, June 7 (EMN): The Rengma Hoho which was the same message de- emies'. That is what makes "soul of India" getting Indian history, including the sation wants to unify the en- on April 17, 1926 from a list of on Thursday stated that it has no objection livered by the RSS chief Mohan Bharat a diverse and united wounded, every time a child rules of various dynasties, tire society and no one was an four names -- Jaripatka Man- to one of its representatives, Kenyuseng Bhagwat. nation," he said. or woman is brutalised and Muslim invaders, a mercan- outsider for it. dal, Bharat Uddharak Mandal, Tep, holding the post of deputy speaker in In an apparent reference to Mukherjee, who served "manifestations of rage are tile company and then the People may have different Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, the Naga Hoho. the 'one-nation-one-culture ide- as President of India be- tearing our social fabric". British empire. He quoted views but they are all children and Rashtriya Swayamsevak “Rengma Hoho express its regret that ology' often identified with the tween 2012 and 2017, said, Mukherjee said only "a from works of Jawahar Lal of mother India, he said. Sangh. those individuals questioning the leadership of our member in the service of the Naga is purely an ulterior motive to tarnish his image in particular and the Rengmas in gen- ‘Demanding what’s rightfully All electricity meters to eral. It is our sincere efforts that prejudices do not rule the societies of the Nagas,” read the statement from the organisation. ours,’ says agitating SSA teachers be smart prepaid in 3 It asserted ‘its commitment that any of Dimapur, June 7 (EMN): regular state employees taking. ‘Hence, teachers are “The SSA teachers have its members participating in any organisa- The Nagaland Sarva Shiksha through advertisement no. appointed on a regular basis been served with numer- tion which involve the interest of Naga will Abhiyan Teachers’ Associa- ED/ADMN/1/2009-10 and and their service is not co- ous assurances time and years – Minister have the full backing of our people.’ tion (NSSATA) has clarified no. ED/EXAM/2010-11, re- terminus with SSA project’ again but the government New Delhi, June 7 (IANS): All ter a particular date. "This will that the SSA teachers of spectively and not as stated which makes us regular has failed to implement electricity meters in India will revolutionise the power sector Northern Angami Chükehie 2010 and 2013 batches were in the press release dated employees.” the steps and measures become smart prepaid meters by way of reduced AT&C (aggre- appointed regular state 06/06/18 issued by the gov- It also cited a ‘written vis-à-vis salaries are not in the next three years, Union gate technical and commercial) clarifies ‘chief guest’ error employees and not as was ernment.’ assurance from the gov- paid regularly, the inclusion Power Minister R.K. Singh said losses, better health of discoms, Dimapur, June 7 (EMN): The Northern being contented by the gov- A press release from the ernment of Nagaland that of salary under Non-Plan on Thursday. Addressing meter incentivisation of energy con- Angami Chükehie Society has stated that it ernment of Nagaland. association on Thursday the ‘inclusion of the sal- and the benefits and allow- manufacturers at a meeting servation and ease of bill pay- “inadvertently and wrongly mentioned the The organisation stated stated that it was demand- ary of SSA teachers under ances enjoyed by the other here, the Minister asked them ments, etcetera," he said. chief minister, Neiphiu Rio to be the chief that the SSA teachers of 2010 ing what was ‘rightfully’ Non-Plan shall be taken government employees are to scale up manufacturing of According to the ministry, guest” during a programme in Kohima.