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VOL. XVII NO. 139 | PAGES 12 ` 4/- RNI NO. NAGENG/2002/07906 , WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2018 Only a post-poll alliance will form govt. – Yechury NSDMA predicts ‘heavy rains’ New Delhi, May 22 (PTI): their ambitions, arithmet- in West Bengal, the leader Asked about the Left's Political leaders are free ics. Nobody can be denied said that the Left parties' strategy, Yechury said that to form any kind of front their democratic rights. Re- main objective would be to the Left defeated the Con- before the 2019 elections, member, in , the fronts defeat both the BJP and the gress in West Bengal in 2004 but only a post-poll alliance that formed governments Trinamool Congress. and helped it form the UPA across till May 28 would form government were always forged after "In Bengal, there is no at the Centre. "Out of our after the Lok Sabha polls, the elections. Many people question of joining hands 61 Lok Sabha members, 57 Dimapur, May 22 (EMN): CPI (M) General Secretary form many fronts before with the BJP to oust the entered the Lower House by The Nagaland State Disas- Sitaram Yechury said here elections. But, the govern- TMC or vice versa," Yechuri defeating Congress nomi- ter Management Authority today. ment would be formed asserted. He also criticised nees," Yechury told report- (NSDMA) has predicted in- "Nobody can be denied based on a post-poll alli- Banerjee for "murdering ers. creased rainfall across Na- their democratic rights," ance," Yechury told report- democracy in West Ben- Yechury along with Pi- galand by May 23 ‘onwards’. Yechury said, referring to ers. gal". narayi Vijayan, CPI's S S This was informed West Bengal Chief Minister He recalled that the On one hand, Banerjee Reddy and D Raja would through an update from the Mamata Banerjee's idea of United Front was formed hails the "victory of democ- attend the swearing-in cer- agency on Tuesday. “After a a "Federal Front" to take on after the 1996 elections, racy" in Karnataka and on emony of Karnataka chief brief break, pre-monsoon the BJP. and the UPA was cobbled the other hand, she "mur- minister-elect H D Kumar- rains are all set to return "Let's see how things together after the 2004 polls. ders democracy" in Bengal, aswamy in Bengaluru to- over Nagaland, with a heavy unfold. People can have On the political situation he said. morrow. shower. Beginning with May 22, several parts of the state would witness light rain and thundershowers Railways spending INR 9,000 cr. Roadblock lifted in with few moderate spells town for the next 24 hours. “However, rains would on 43 Northeast projects – minister Dimapur, May 22 (EMN): The administration has lifted the increase substantially by Agartala, May 22 (IANS): The Rail- bordering city Sanbrrom to get order restricting movement of vehi- May 23rd onwards. Accord- ways is executing 43 projects at a access to the Chittagong port in cles along the stretch of ‘NHAK-Naga ing to NSDMA weather cost of Rs 9,000 crore to extend rail Bangladesh." Bazaar-Tinpati by-pass road’. analysis, we can expect connectivity in the border areas of The Minister said that the NFR A DIPR report on Tuesday in- moderate rains with some and with other parts has started work to lay the new 15- formed that ‘in view of the comple- heavy spells over many of the country, Minister of State for km line from Agartala to Akhaura in tion of repair works by the executive parts of the state. These Railways Rajen Gohain said here on Bangladesh. Addressing the gather- engineer (PWD) (R&B) south division showers would also be ac- Tuesday. ing, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab of Kohima, the stretch has been companied with thunder- Of these projects, 25 are new Kumar Deb said that after the con- opened for normal traffic with imme- storms, high velocity winds rail line projects, which will add struction of a bridge on the Feni riv- diate effect’. “However, movement of and lightning strikes. EM Images over 5,100 km tracks to the existing er by December 2019, Tripura would heavy vehicles on this by-pass road “Further, these activities A woman uses an umbrella to protect herself from the rain in Dimapur. (File photo) network in the mountainous region, become a gateway to the northeast- shall not be allowed. All commuters are not expected to stop Gohain said while flagging off a ern region and Bangladesh. and concerned residents have been anytime soon and would heavy spell of the season in some heavy showers are such as , , bi-weekly Humsafar Express train The Chief Minister urged Gohain requested to take note of the above,” continue till the onset of Nagaland’. likely across Nagaland be- Bhandari, , between Agartala and Bengaluru. to make all Express trains from the report read. Monsoon, which is most “With this, threat of fore the arrival of the four- , , Dimapur, The Ministry has sanctioned Tripura to various parts of the coun- likely by May 28th, 2018. In landslides, road blockages month long season of the Kohima, and Zunhe- electrification of the entire rail net- try, including Rajdhani Express, at fact, May 26th onwards, we and some floods looms Monsoon 2018. boto may experience some work in the northeast. "Work is on in least bi-weekly if not daily. Tripura Railways invite can expect heavy to very large over the state. Ac- “Intensity of rains very heavy spells. Public full swing to connect the remaining Transport and Tourism Minister applications for over rains to lash Nagaland,” it cording to NSDMA weather would be more over north- are advised to take precau- capital cities of northeastern states. Pranajit Singha Roy, Forest and Trib- informed. analysis, these showers can ern parts of the state such tionary measures during The Northeast Frontier Railway al Welfare Minister Mevar Kumar 9,000 posts in RPF According to the NSD- be considered as the pre- as Longleng, Tizit and Mon. this period,” the statement (NFR) has been extending 112 km Jamatia, and NFR General Manager New Delhi, May 22 (PTI): The railways MA, ‘this would be the first cursor to the Monsoon and Meanwhile, other districts read. rail line up to southern Tripura's Sanjive Roy were also present. today invited online applications from candidates for recruitment to 8,619 posts of constables and 1,120 posts of NOTICE sub-inspectors in the Railway Protec- Research should be translated into ‘action’ – Acharya tion Force and the Railway Protection Eastern Mirror wishes Special Force, a statement issued by to inform our esteemed Christian Institute of Health Sciences and Research unveils ‘state-of-the-art’ radiotherapy centre the railway ministry said. readers that the new The vacancies were announced revised rate of the Eastern Mirror Desk development of the country. take responsibility to address Earlier, the director of the Sachdev declared, during her for the recruitment of 4,403 male newspaper starting Dimapur, May 22 (EMN): The For quite a few years now, cancer in the state. CIHSR Dr. Sedevi Angami, in speech, that the linear accel- candidates and 4,216 female can- st governor of Nagaland, PB Ach- Christian Institute of Health Acharya spoke also about his welcome address, dedi- erator installed at the radio- didates for the posts of constables 1 June 2018 will be arya today said that research Sciences and Research (CIHSR) the need of the Nagas to think cated the radiotherapy centre therapy centre was the 200th INR 5/- per copy. and 819 male candidates and 301 should not be pursued only for in Dimapur has been doing a out of the box saying that many to the people of Nagaland. installation in the country and female candidates for the posts of The rate revision is personal gains – to get good commendable job in the field Nagas are now educated but Angami thanked the Tata Trust the first in Nagaland. Accord- sub-inspectors. "Candidates are re- due to cost escalation job and earn handsome salary of healthcare. And adding yet still could not get employment for sponsoring INR 12.3 cr. to ing to Sachdev, this new ma- quested to see the employment news of raw materials and – but to transform into action another feather to their cap, in the state and are spread bring in the state-of-the-art chine would take only 3-5 min- edition of 19-25 May, 2018 or visit the logistics in lieu of that would lead to develop- the CIHSR today inaugurated across the country. According equipments needed for the utes for treatment whereas the official website of Indian Railways for GST implementation. ment of young minds for the a radiotherapy centre in the to him, to ‘address education’ radiotherapy treatment. old ones take 20-25 minutes. details," the statement said. progress of the country. hospital premise. is the need of the hour. He Angami said that about To mark the 200th installation, Earlier, Railway Minister Piyush Eastern Mirror hopes The governor further said Acharya was attending a stressed the need to review INR 3 cr. were also spent from she presented a memento from that our dear readers Goyal had tweeted about these re- that research should not be programme to inaugurate the education system and called the hospital’s earning for the Varian to the director of CIHSR cruitments. "Indian Railways releases will continue to pursued for research alone. radiotherapy centre on May for practical-based education, building purposes. Also, he Dr. Sedevi Angami. more than 9,000 jobs for Constable support our endeavour Research should not be pur- 22 as the chief guest. While and not theory alone. He ques- stressed the need to bring in Radiotherapy is a therapy and Sub Inspector posts in Railway to provide more news sued only to get a certificate of lauding the medical estab- tioned if the present system more equipment for better using ionising radiation, gener- Protection Force and Railway Protec- and more truth. degree rather, he said, research lishment for bringing in new was “worth to call education”. treatment of cancer patients. ally as part of cancer treatment tion Special Force, opening up new to be transformed into ac- equipments for treatment of Acharya called on the Naga Short speech was also de- to control or kill malignant cells opportunities for youth (sic)," he had tion and be applied for useful cancer, the governor said that people to stop being a servant livered by the business direc- and normally delivered by a tweeted. inventions for the growth and the state’s own people should and rather be an entrepreneur. tor of Varian, Malti Sachdev. linear accelerator. All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. ~ Walt Disney Steps to deal with rising petrol, diesel prices likely this week New Delhi, May 22 (PTI): Facing "crisis cost and have gained from the rising oil situation" created by rising fuel prices, prices, need to take measures, he said. Mirror Takes the government is likely to come out "Some steps to deal with rising oil prices Bring petrol, diesel under GST ambit – Congress with "some steps" this week to deal with are likely to come this week," he added. New Delhi, May 22 (IANS): Making a record high petrol and diesel rates, a The rupee, which has fallen to scathing attack on the BJP-led Central senior official said today. 16-month low of 67.97 against the US government, the Congress on Tuesday The government may not rely only dollar, is also playing a role in high oil questioned the constant rise in petrol on cutting excise duty, which makes up bill, he said. and diesel prices, and demanded they for a fourth of the retail selling price, the The central government levies Rs be brought under the Goods and Serv- official said but did not elaborate. 19.48 a litre of excise duty on petrol and ices Tax (GST) ambit. "Rising fuel price is a crisis situation Rs 15.33 per litre on diesel. State sales tax It also asked the Central government for government and it has to be handled or VAT varies from state to state. Unlike to immediately reduce the central excise with combination of steps. Finance min- excise duty, VAT is ad valorem and results duty on petroleum products and de- istry is consulting the petroleum ministry in higher revenues for the state when manded that the BJP-ruled state govern- on rising crude prices," he said. rates move up. ments should also reduce Value Added More than a week after the state- In Delhi, VAT on petrol was Rs 15.84 a Tax (VAT) and other taxes on the same owned oil firms ended a 19-day pre- litre, and Rs 9.68 on diesel in April. Today to provide relief to the common man. Karnataka poll hiatus on revising fuel it is Rs 16.34 on petrol and Rs 10.02 a Congress spokesperson Pawan prices, petrol and diesel rates have litre on diesel. Every rupee cut in excise Khera told reporters here that there has touched record highs. Petrol costs Rs duty on petrol and diesel will result in a been an increase of around 212 per cent EM Images 76.87 per litre in Delhi and diesel costs revenue loss of Rs 13,000 crore. in excise duty on petrol and 433 per cent A file picture of people in queue outside a fuel station in Dimapur. ~ Arien Rs 68.08 a litre. In last nine days, petrol The government had raised excise on diesel since the BJP came to power in Let me through, I've already price has risen by Rs 2.24 a litre and diesel duty nine times between November 2014 May 2014, while central excise duty had India were so high compared to neigh- been rising on the back of the recent voted for my religion so many by Rs 2.15. and January 2016 to shore up finances times and we are in power. been hiked 12 times. bouring countries. "Petrol and diesel surge in global crude oil prices and high Rates vary from state to state de- as global oil prices fell, but then cut the "Post May 26, 2014, international in India are available in the range of Rs excise duty in the country. On Tuesday, WEATHER pending on the incidence of local sales tax just once in October last year by Rs crude oil prices have come down by 76-86 and Rs 68-75 respectively, while Brent crude oil was priced over $79 per TEMPERATURE tax or VAT. The prices in Delhi are the 2 a litre. more than 30 per cent. (Narendra) Modi the prices of petrol and diesel were Rs barrel. cheapest among all metros and most Subsequent to that excise duty re- government earned a windfall of Rs 9.95 50.67 and Rs 57.06 respectively in Paki- In Delhi and Mumbai, petrol was Max: Min: state capitals. Refusing to discuss steps duction, the Centre had asked states to lakh crore by levying central taxes on stan, Rs 49.67 and Rs 40.44 in Sri Lanka, sold at Rs 76.87 and Rs 84.70 per litre re- KOHIMA 24° 17° under consideration, the official said the also lower VAT. Just four of them -- Ma- petrol and diesel till December 2017. It Rs 66.69 amd Rs 54.73 in Nepal, and Rs pectively on Tuesday while in Kolkata, DIMAPUR 32° 22° government has to be mindful of its fiscal harashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and is over Rs 10 lakh crore now. Where has 68.47 and Rs 51.73 per litre in Bangla- the price was at a near-five year high RF: RH: maths while dealing with the option of Himachal Pradesh -- reduced rates while the money gone?" desh respectively," he noted. of Rs 79.53 per litre. In Chennai, petrol KOHIMA 22mm 90% cutting excise duty. others including BJP-ruled ones ignored "As soon as Karnataka elections "The Narendra Modi government prices touched a record high at Rs 79.79 DIMAPUR 8mm 94% "We cannot rely on excise duty cut the call. * Rainfall (RF) * Relative humidity (RH) were over, the government revealed its has betrayed the trust that common per litre. Temperature in State Capitals alone, although I am not ruling out a In all, duty on petrol rate was hiked true colours as the daily fuel price hike people had bestowed on it. It has mis- Diesel prices have also reached un- Max. Min. Max. Min. possibility of cutting excise duty. We by Rs 11.77 per litre and that on diesel resumed," he said. "Our major demand erably failed to curtail the rise in fuel precedented levels setting new records ° ° ° ° Aizawl 27 19 Itanagar 28 21 have to be mindful of any fiscal impact of by 13.47 a litre in those 15 months that is to bring fuel prices under GST which prices and is busy filling the treasury across the country. In Delhi, Kolkata, Agartala 30° 24° Shillong 22° 16° helped government's excise mop up ° ° ° ° any excise cut on fuel," the official said. would imply uniform taxation and sim- coffers at the expense of the ordinary Mumbai and Chennai, diesel was sold Gangtok 24 15 Delhi 44 28 Both the Centre and states, whose VAT more than double to Rs 2,42,000 crore in Guwahati 30° 23° Kolkata 34° 26° ple procedural compliance," he added. citizens," he added. at Rs 68.08, Rs 70.63, Rs 72.48 and Rs Imphal 30° 18° Chennai 37° 29° makes up for 20-35 per cent of the retail 2016-17 from Rs 99,000 crore in 2014-15. Khera questioned why fuel prices in Prices of transportation fuel have 71.87 per litre, respectively. Eastern Mirror | Dimapur, Wednesday, May 23, 2018 2 STATE NSCN (R) cautions imposters Villagers sensitised to conserve wildlife Dimapur, May 22 (EMN): Having observed that some ‘unscrupulous elements’ are collecting taxes from shops Dimapur, May 22 (EMN): stated the genesis of the within Kohima in the name of NSCN (R) without the An awareness campaign human animal conflict knowledge of its concerned authority, the latter has for conservation and prevalent in the state in asked such elements to desist from such activities. protection of forest and general. He has high- NSCN (R) statement through its MIP today stated wildlife to mitigate hu- lighted on the policies of that all kinds of taxation is being looked after by one man animal conflict and the state government and deputy kilonser. In this connection it has asked all con- wildlife crime was jointly the MoEF& CC, GoI, New cerned to contact the finance in-charge on phone no. organised by the forest Delhi, for addressing the 8014797929 for necessary information. It stated that any department and 111 bat- problem. He has also high- transaction done without the knowledge of its finance talion of Border Security lighted on the importance in-charge would be treated as null and void. Force (BSF) in Kami village of banning of plastic in Further, the organisation warned that it would not under on and around the commu- hesitate to initiate action against any erring individual. May 19. nity reserve area. NSCN (R) also sought cooperation from individual/ A total of 120 persons Special invitee Dr. Ke- groups, well wishers, sympathisers and all concerned including officials from the nei M, conservator of for- persons in the fight against such menace. forest department, chair- ests (STC), Kohima, spoke men along with members, on the role of community GBs and students from and individuals for protec- seven surrounding villages tion of forest and wildlife AR nabs two NSCN (K) cadres attended the programme. in the state of Nagaland. Dimapur, May 22 (EMN): two live rounds and a mo- The programme be- Forest officials along with the BSF personnel and village functionaries during the awareness campaign on conservation of wildlife in Kami According to him 88.3 per- Kohima battalion of the torbike. gan with an invocation village under Phek district on May 19. cent of forest wealth is Rifles has arrested The accused person prayer said by Weprekha under the control of indi- one suspected NSCN (K) has been identified as ‘ss’ Kupa, pastor of Kami communities. He com- problem. Phek, translated all dis- Satya Prakash Tripathi, viduals and communities cadre during operation Cpl Hapang Konyak (28) of Baptist Church, while mented that controlling He made a power cussion in local dialect for stated that around 80 per- where the government has from Tinpatti area in Ko- NSCN (K). The individual Rhietso, teacher of Gov- in killing wildlife cannot point presentation on better understanding of sons including officers a little regulatory role. He hima town on May 18. revealed that he had been ernment School, Kami, be accomplished only by importance of forest and the villagers. He distrib- from the forest depart- has appealed to the people According to Assam undertaking extortion ac- said the welcomed ad- government machinery, wildlife scenario of forest uted copies of the Wildlife ment, chairman along to come forward for com- Rifles press release, the tivities in Dimapur and dress and highlighted on forest department and and wildlife in Nagaland, (Protection) Act, 1972 to with members, GBs stu- munity reserve proposals accused has been identi- Kohima. the conservation efforts district administration concept of community the participating villages. dents of St. Peter School, for possible funding by the fied as Tsiinuo Pienyii alias The release further of the village. along. He has appealed the reserves. He has appealed During the interaction Kikruma, have attended Ministry of Environment, Khrielelie Pienyü (41), son stated that the accused Speaking on the occa- villagers to come forward to the people for protec- session, DFO Phek has the programme. The pro- Forest & Climate Change, of Nyulhoulie Pienyü and person along with recov- sion, Nitin Gupta, second with project proposals on tion of forest and wildlife clarified doubts raised by gramme was sponsored Government of India. resident of Nerhima vil- ered items were handed in command of 111 Bat- community reserves for by declaring their forest the villagers. under the centrally spon- Suman WM Sivachar, lage in Kohima district. over to Medziphema po- talion BSF, Satakha, has possible funding by the into community reserve The programme was sored scheme of commu- wildlife warden, Kiphire The troops recovered lice station for further in- expressed readiness to ministry of environment, and also to contact forest chaired by Kewengulo, nity reserve of the Ministry wildlife division, spoke one cash receipt and four vestigation. extend support towards forest & climate change, officials immediately in chairman of Kami village of Environment, Forest & as to how behaviour of extortion slips amounting In yet another inci- conserving the environ- Government of India, New case of damage of their council, while the vote of Climate Change, Govern- wild animals is affected by to INR 1,00,000 from his dent, Kohima battalion of ment. He has requested Delhi. crop/ properties/ human thanks was delivered by ment of India, New Delhi. their interaction with the possession. It added that the Assam Rifles has re- the villagers to come for- Satya Prakash Trip- life by wild animals. secretary of Kami village Delivering the wel- surroundings and with the accused person along covered one .22 auto pistol ward with proposal for athi, state chief wildlife He also spoke on wild- development board. come address, VDB sec- human beings. He has ap- with the recovered items along with one magazine construction of fishery warden, in his keynote life crime, applicability of In a similar pro- retary, Vezohu Tunyi has preciated the progressive were handed over to North from Merima in Kohima ponds in order to address address, stated the gen- the Wildlife (Protection) gramme, forest depart- highlighted that Kikruma methods of the village in Police Station, Kohima, for district on May 18. consumption of wild esis of the human animal Act 1972 in Nagaland, ment has organised a is the largest (area-wise) conservation to avoid wa- further investigation. The Assam Rifles meat. conflict prevalent in the tranquilising unit in the seminar cum workshop village of Phek district hav- ter scarcity. In a separate incident, press release stated that Kenei M, conserva- state in general and el- department in tranquilis- at Kikruma community ing 7986 population with A short interaction Medziphema battalion the arms was recovered tor of forests, southern ephant problem in Wokha ing wild animals in hu- reserve for nature con- 1852 households as per cum wildlife quiz was con- of the Assam Rifles also from the resident of one territorial circle, Kohima, district in particular. He man habitations, com- servation for community 2011 census. He informed ducted for the students. arrested one suspected Kezhalezo Ciesotsu, son and special invitee, spoke highlighted the policies of pensation against crop/ and school students of the that 1500 hectare area was Bookmarks with different NSCN (K) cadre from Jhar- of Neiliehu. It added that on the need for conserva- the state government and property damages by wild locality. conserved in 2000. wild animals and interest- napani area near Medz- the recovered items were tion of forest and wild- the MoEF&CC, GoI, New animals. State PCCF (Wildlife) Satya Prakash Tripathi, ing facts about them were iphema on May 19 along deposited to North Police life by the individuals and Delhi, for addressing the Velatso Demo, DFO, and Chief Wildlife Warden, in his keynote address, given to the students. with one .22 pistol and Station. NGOs hold South Nagas hold orientation for students Legislator encourages pig consultative farming for economic prosperity meeting occasion Dr. Aoman- Dimapur, May 22 (EMN): gyang Walling, addi- Peace Channel has initiated a tional director and HoD, consultative meeting of NGO reminded the trainees with the objective to form an to spread the message NGO forum in its office’s con- of smell-less piggery ference hall on May 17. The farming to other farm- meeting was chaired by Dr. ers. He has requested Hesheto Chishi followed by an the women resource de- invocation by Ms Ella. velopment department Speaking on the occasion, to come together and director of Peace Channel work in promoting the Dr. Fr. CP Anto explained on the needs and objectives to SNUNS officials along with students and parents during the orientation programme on May 22 in pig farming as women Dimapur. folk have vital roles to conduct a seminar on Article Advisor of animal husbandry and veterinary services and women resource development, R Khing, 371(A) which sprung up dur- Dimapur, May 22 (EMN): building and followed up SNUNS president along with the resource persons and trainees at the valedictory programme. contribute in this aspect. The meeting was ing the NACWR general body In its first ever attempt, with presentation of the Joe Ngamkhuchung in- D i m a p u r, M a y 2 2 husbandry and veteri- adopt hygienic and pro- chaired by Dr. L Temsu meeting. The main objective South Naga Union of Na- good courses to do after formed that eight stu- (EMN): Advisor of ani- nary services at Lerie, ductive way of rearing Ao, joint director, while of organising the seminar, ac- galand State (SNUNS) 12th Arts. dents from Class X se- mal husbandry and Kohima, on May 22, R pigs. He informed that short speeches were cording to him, was to bring to held an orientation for During the interactive cured 80% and above veterinary services and Khing has called upon the annual cost for im- delivered by Hitoshi light on the content of Article south Nagas students session, students raised in 28 subjects together, women resource devel- the department to take port of pigs from outside Yokota, agriculture con- 371(A). who had passed in Class many questions. while three students from opment, R Khing, has the lead in bringing the state has now been sultant from Japan as During the meeting, the X and XII 2018 under In the afternoon ses- Class XII secured 80 % to advocated bringing about economy changes reduced to INR 124 crore well as trainees from the house had thoroughly dis- NBSE at Aida Hall on May sion, Heni Ahrai, Oath 90% and above in 10 sub- about economic change by promoting pig farm- from INR 214 crore. department of AH&V cussed on the necessity to- 22 on the topic “Choices Commissioner, Senapati jects together. through promotion of ing in the state. According to him the services, and representa- wards formation of the forum of subjects leading to ca- GoM, shared his experi- On the occasion, Ms pig farming in the state. With the knowledge objective of conducting tives from women re- and seminar on Article 371 reer options.” ences to encourage the Esther Chakhre (Mao) Speaking at the val- acquired in both theory the training was to equip source development and (A). Subsequently, the house Joe Ngamkhuchung, students. from Mezhur Higher Sec- edictory function of a and practical during the farmers with the latest Nagaland pig farmers’ unanimously agreed to or- SNUNS president, deliv- At the felicitation ses- ondary School, Kohima, one-week training on seven-day training, R technology advance- association. ganise a seminar on Article ered a spirited introduc- sion, Dr. R Francis, princi- was felicitated for secur- smell-less piggery farm- Khing has urged upon ment in order to achieve The vote of thanks 371 (A) cum the first general tion after which Rev. Fr. pal of St. Stephen’s Higher ing 6th position in the ing technology, which the trainees to spread the self-sufficiency in meat was pronounced by Dr. meeting of Nagaland govern- Justine from St. Joseph’s Secondary School, Di- HSSLC Arts stream. was conducted by the message to every house- production. Temsumeren, joint di- ment registered NGO forum University made a de- mapur, exhorted the The programme was department of animal hold in the villages to Also speaking on the rector. on May 26. tailed presentation on students and gave away chaired by Liangsi New- the subject “Choices of SNUNS merit certificates mei. Dr. R Francis said the NEWS IN BRIEF subjects leading to ca- with cash incentives for invocation prayer, while reer options.” He began the students with 80 % Chakhre, father of Ms TKK to hold literary contest Cancer screening camp held in state with the principles of and above in individual Esther Chakhre said the Coinciding with the Ura Academy seminar scheduled from goal setting and dream subjects. concluding prayer. May 23 to 25, the Tenyidie Kephrünuoko Krotho (TKK) has announced to conduct competitions on ‘Tenyidie literature and arts performances’ on May 25 at Ura Academy hall, Kohima, at 10 am with Kevimetuo Liezietsu, assistant professor of Nagaland University, as the speaker. TKK DGNCC calls on governor president Kikruneinuo Liezietsu stated that competitions Dimapur, May 22 (EMN): on debate, essay, drama and poetry would be conducted Director General of the for students from various schools and colleges across the National Cadet Corps district. He has requested all the students to attend the same (DGNCC), Lieutenant without fail. General PP Malhotra, has called on the state gov- Kohima police informs public ernor PB Acharya at Di- Kohima police has informed all commuters that the stretch mapur on May 22. of road from NHAK junction to census/ Pezielietsei (Tinpatti) A defence press release junction has been opened both ways for light vehicles. stated that the General Informing this in a press release, additional superintendent of police and PRO stated that heavy vehicles would be prohibited had apprised the gover- to travel on the mentioned road till further notice. nor on the objectives of National Cadet Corps in CMHSS Phek appreciates pursuance of national The school managing board of Christian Mission Higher goals. He discussed vari- Secondary School (CMHSS), Phek, has appreciated to all the ous activities being un- house owners, landowners, communities and tribal churches dertaken by the NCC units located along the stretch of CMHSS approach road for their towards achieving the aim cooperation in allowing the widening of road construction of national integration and recently carried out by the roads and bridges department. nation building in the state The school managing board has also expressed gratitude to all Team of doctors and nurses from Guwahati along with officers and staff of DHFW and Pfutsero CHC after of Nagaland. the screening camp. rank and file of the department for taking up the construction Lieutenant General PP State governor, PB Acharya, felicitating the visiting DGNCC, Lieutenant General PP Malhotra, in Dimapur on May 22. of approach road. It has further appreciated the support Dimapur, May 22 (EMN): Dr. Anjana ing Dr. Shobhasmita Borthakur, Dr. Tan- Malhotra was on a two- rendered by the public leaders particularly to those who have Phukan Memorial Foundation, an NGO ma Saikia Das and nurses Ms. Manabika day visit to various NCC and also to interact with han, additional director physically monitored the works. from Guwahati, and the Indian National Nath and Ms. Susmita Deka screened a units of Dimapur and Ko- the officers and cadets of general of NCC, North East Massive road repairing work underway Fellowship Centre (INFC), NGO from total of 425 women for cervical and breast hima on May 22 and 23. NCC units. Region, provided the visit- Massive road repairing work is underway under three Mumbai, have jointly conducted a cancer cancer. The General is the highest On May 22, Lieuten- ing officer with an update municipal councils, 29 town councils and ward panchayats screening camp for women in Pfutsero The team collected pap smear for ranking officer in-charge ant General PP Malhotra on NCC activities. After under the initiative of PWD minister Tongpang Ozukum. In and Wokha on May 18 and 19 respectively. early detection of cervical cancer and of national cadet corps held an interaction session the briefing, he visited 1 this regards, Dr. Toshimanen Ozukum has impressed upon all The screening camp was initiated by the performed VIA and clinical breast exami- across the country. The with senior officers of NCC Nagaland Air Squadron the concerned authorities and public to extent all possible state governor PB Acharya. nation. Gynaecological consultations and purpose of his visit was to directorate, North East NCC located at Dimapur assistance in terms of manpower and other logistic support The team led by Ron Barooah with awareness talks were given to participants take a firsthand account of Region, Shillong, wherein and observed the training to ebsure success of the mission. specialist doctors from Guwahati includ- and free medicines were distributed. NCC activities in the state Major General Raju Chau- activities of the unit. Eastern Mirror | Dimapur, Wednesday, May 23, 2018

C M Y K STATE 3 PDA’s ‘change’ campaign spreads Wokha celebrates 25 years of action for biodiversity Releases short film on biodiversity management across different corners of Nagaland Dimapur, May 22 (EMN): The Peo- the history of the party. away your religion from you.” He ple’s Democratic Alliance (PDA) A press release was received on further appealed the voters to vote government alliance parties con- Tuesday from the NDPP media & for the PDA consensus candidate, tinue with its campaign in districts communication committee inform- Tokheho Yepthomi. for the by-election to the Lok Sabha ing about the event. On TR Zeliang’s statement the Nagaland Parliamentary. The Bharatiya Janata Party of Na- ‘PDA days are numbered,’ Tokheho The chief minister of Nagaland, galand president, Visasolie Lhoungu Yepthomi pointed out the instabil- Neiphiu Rio, addressing a massive in his address said that the PDA have ity of the previous government and gathering at the Market Complex in set a strong stable government in stated that ‘when TR Zeliang was the Tamlu town on May 22, appealed to Nagaland under the leadership of Chief Minister, MLAs were made to the gathering to give their valuable Rio, whom he described as the tall- sleep on the floor of the chief minis- mandate to the People’s Democratic est Naga leader. He said ‘the need of ter’s house, which is uncommon and Alliance (PDA) candidate, so that he the hour is to send a strong, vibrant unethical.’ will represent them at the Centre. and seasoned leader to represent In regard to his candidature for Rio said the sentiment of Nagas the Nagas in the Parliament of India the upcoming by-election, Yepthomi have been hurt very much because so that together they can work for assured that if elected he will work of some selfish leaders who have the welfare and political cause of to do his best and do what is neces- destroyed the society. He urged the the Nagas.’ sary in the interest of the Nagas and people not to be deceived by the The president rubbished the NPF in line with the party’s policies and ’s Front (NPF) propa- talk of the BJP being a religion cen- directives particularly with regard to ganda but to know the truth about tric party saying, “...nobody can take the Naga political issue. ‘PDA leadership is in safe hands’ Nokchasashi releasing a film on biodiversity management on the occasion of the International Day for Biodiversity on May 22 in Wokha. Dimapur, May 22 (EMN): the community, he in- galand State Biodiversity are about 21 biodiversity Our Correspondent also reminded the people Lok Sabha ticket, the PDA paign agendas.’ He also Wokha celebrated 25 years sisted that village func- Board with Dreams Un- management committees Kohima, May 22 (EMN): that it is important to vote consensus candidate, passed the judgment of conserving for biologi- tionaries need to play an limited. (BMC). He also expressed Asserting that ‘PDA lead- for a candidate with ex- Tokheho Yepthomi was stating that the NPF party cal diversity on May 22 at important role for success Member Secretary happiness to the various ership is in safe hands’, perienced and who have chosen by the alliance criticized the PDA gov- Forest colony community of any programme and Nagaland State Biodiver- BMC formed in various the Nagaland Democratic true concern to work for partners compromising ernment for nominating hall in Wokha, with the urged the village councils sity Board (NSBB), CCF villages for proper man- Progressive Party (NDPP) the Naga people for its of the NDPP, BJP, JD (U), party functionaries in theme “Celebrating 25 and biodiversity manage- & BR, Supongnukshi, in agement and urged them member, Kevisekho Kruse future generations. NPP and Independent various capacities forget- years of Action for Biodi- ment committee to be his key note address, said to keep up the good work. has called upon all not to Others who spoke because of his vast politi- ting the previous regime versity.” The programme sincere and dedicated for the United Nation has Forest ranger of Doy- be misled by the ‘exag- include Kekhrie Yhome, cal experience, who rose led by the NPF DAN gov- was organized by the Na- the betterment of future proclaimed May 22 as the ang division, Lansothung gerated, untruthful and Neivikuolie Khatsü and up from the grass root ernment, wherein ma- galand State Biodiversity generation. International Day for Bio- Lotha gave presentation irresponsible propagan- Prasielie Pienyü. One of level, Nchang explained. jority of the NPF func- Board. Nokchasashi also of- diversity to increase un- on rich biodiversity of das’ but extend support the speaker slammed the Yepthomi, he said would tionaries were enjoying The special guest of ficially launched a short derstanding and aware- Nagaland. Short speeches to Chief Minister Neiphiu comment of the Naga serve the state better as the facilities with perks, the event, additional film on biodiversity man- ness of biodiversity issues. were also delivered by Rio’s leadership and vote People’s Front (NPF) the ruling party repre- salaries and vehicles with deputy commissioner of agement titled “For the He informed that un- Wokha village and Pangti for the People’s Demo- president, Dr. Shürhoze- sentative in the parlia- attached security akin to Wokha, Nokchasashi, said Future,” produced by Na- der there village BMC. cratic Alliance (PDA) alli- lie Liezietsu at a campaign ment to address the Naga cabinet status. there are about thousands ance parties. who reportedly said ‘If you political solution than The NDPP Central species of living creatures Reiterating that the are a Christian vote for someone from the oppo- women wing vice presi- and every species co-exist PDA government is com- Apok Jamir and if you are sition bench. dent, Abea Mero spoke and loss of one species ef- MODERN COLLEGE mitted to bring change a Hindu vote for Tokheho Advisor NDPP Neiba on women and youth fect the biodiversity. Stat- KOHIMA, NAGALAND. ing that every species is in the government func- Yepthomi’ as a violation of Ndang is stated to have empowerment and de- The Management, Staff and the students Of Modern College tioning systems aimed at election code of conduct. exposed the ‘misgovern- veloping Peren district as important for the wellbe- taking the Naga society This communal com- ance, non-performance a destination for organic ing and he urged for con- congratulate the State Subject toppers and Distinction Holders of HSSLC to a higher level in all re- ment, he said is a clear and blatant corruption farming .She appealed to servation of biodiversity. 2018 and wish them the very best in their future endeavors. spect, Kruse affirmed that sign of the desperation of the previous regime the audience to vote for Pointing out that hu- a stable and efficient run and frustration of the par- which ultimately led to the PDA consensus can- man contribute to the loss government will gradu- ty and urged the people the NPF’s downfall.’ didate. and degradation of bio- ally stabilize the state’s not to be carried away by Ndang said ‘the op- Senior BJP member, diversity, ADC appealed economy and benefits such propagandas. position main poll plank K James Vizo, conveyed to create awareness for will be reaped by the com- Also, a joint rally of the this by-election seems to greeting on behalf of the conservation. mon people. PDA partners compris- be targeting only Chief state President Visazo- Citing that the govern- Kruse was speaking ing of BJP, NDPP, NPP, Minister Neiphu Rio and lie Lhonghu and Deputy ment schemes to com- at the PDA campaign JD (U) and Independ- forgetting other cam- Chief Minister Y Patton. munities are to involve programme for the by- ent was conducted at Mr. Pehiaranglung Ndang Ms. IvyGrace M. Murry Mr.Imnamayang election to the Lok Sabha GHSS ground in 99% 95% 95% Nagaland Parliamentary on May 22. A press re- Business studies Biology Biology constituency at APO hall lease received on Tuesday in Kohima May 22. The from the BJP media cell PASS PERCENTAGE campaign was organized informed about the event. Arts 100 %, by the 8th western An- Addressing the rally, Commerce 95.5 %, gami. Advisor for I&FC Namri Science 97.2 % Kruse said Tokheho Nchang, said that after the DISTINCTION HOLDERS Yepthomi, a consensus breakup of ties between candidate of the PDA is the NPF and the BJP, the Arts Commerce Science a well experienced politi- former started ‘backbiting 1. Mr. Cwole Duolo 1.Mr. Baukham P 1.Ms. IvyGrace M Murry cian with proven creden- and attacking the PDA al- 2. Ms. Vituonuo Tetso 2.Mr. Pradeep Kumar 2.Mr. Tongminsei tials as being a principled liance as a communal and 3. Ms. Vezholu Swiho 3.Mr. Koshal Thapa Lhouvum and visionary Naga leader ant-Christian alliance in 4. Mr. W. Yato 4.Mr. Dirao Justine R.T 3.Ms. Yeshili A Swu who bring changes wher- 5. Ms. Vizoneinuo 5.Mr. Shuyio Chüsüna 4.Mr. Imnamayang the state.’ 6. Ms. Likivi Zhimo 6.Mr. Doki C Yimchung 5.Mr. M. Shimerang ever he goes. He rejected the NPF 7.Mr. Yatwang W 7.Mr. Tongpangkokba Placing high hope that statement made during 8. Ms. Zhowe-ü Losou 8.Mr. Mansur Khan he would win with a huge the previous rally in Jaluk- 9. Ms. Kezevinuo Sothu 9.Mr. Vireto margin, Kruse described ie and substantiated it by 10. Mr. Haiso yibo Newme 10.Mr. Mudokhoyi Chuzho Yepthomi as a courageous saying that ‘Nagas will 11. Ms. Pezale-ü Nakhro 11.Mr. Vishal Kumar Gupta and patriotic Naga who 12. Ms. Khune Rozhemai 12.Mr. Pehiaranglung Ndang never compromise with 13. Ms. Savane Paokhomai 13.Ms. Keneivonuo Dzüvichü will not compromise Naga one’s faith.’ 14. Ms. Rüguonuo Terhase interest with anyone. “NPF hypocrisy start- K-1713 Stating that the on-go- ed the moment the PDA ing peace talk vis-a-vis the alliance cemented,” he Naga political problem in- said. volving the seven NNPGs Despite many con- has reached a critical tenders seeking for the K-1712 stage, which he described as a ‘huge opportunity as well as danger.’ However, he said with the strong NDA government at the centre and immediate neighbouring states of , Assam and Aru- nachal Pradesh presents an unprecedented op- portunity for the central government to work out a solution that’s is honour- able and acceptable to the Naga. Given the congenial conditions, Kruse main- tained that it is not only an opportunity for the Nagas but for the entire people of Northeastern region of India for a dis- pensation of peace to ar- rive. He expressed confi- dence that Yepthomi will represent the Nagas in the Parliament at this junc- ture to help bring about a solution. Also speaking in the programme, Advisor for Rural Development Dr. Neikiesalie Kire, aid ‘we are not here to fight elec- tion on tribal lines’ and told that it is up-to the people if they would vote for the candidate of the ruling party and work to- gether for the people of the state. He challenged the gathering if they want to be with the ruling party or with the opposition. He D-5443 KG-2530 EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Wednesday, May 23, 2018 4 REGION Diphu observes International day of Bio-diversity Manipur govt. to table bill to Our Correspondent idea to preserve the forest protect indigenous inhabitants Diphu, May 22 (EMN): of the local areas. The 25th year of Interna- The BMCs will consists Our Correspondent measures to check the in- from helping the illegal tional Day for Biological the Eastern Range, Boka- Imphal, May 22 (EMN): flux of illegal immigrants immigrants from entering Diversity was celebrated jan, Dalamara, Parkup Pa- The Manipur’s Chief Min- in the state. Many gangs the state. at the medical garden of har, Silonijan, Dokmoka, ister (CM) N Biren Singh have been busted for issu- Informing the media Biodiversity and Recrea- Central Range, Manja, on Tuesday said that the ing of fake Aadhaar cards persons, he said, ‘around tion Park on May 22 in Diphu, Borlangpher, Lang- state government would to the illegal immigrants 80-100 illegal immigrants Assam. The event was pher, and Rangapahar. An table a bill to protect the recently, he added. were identified out of organised by the Assam approved certificate from indigenous people of the And the government which 36 have been jailed.’ State Biodiversity Board the Assam State Biodiver- state in the coming assem- would continue such opera- Referring to the proposed (ASBB) and the Assam sity Board was given to the bly session. tion against illegal immi- Citizenship (Amendment) Forest department, while Chairmen of the BMC. Speaking to the report- grants in the state as “this Bill 2016, CM clarified National Biodiversity Au- The former Deputy ers on the sideline of a is a matter of state and that ‘Manipur has nothing thority of Chennai has Ranger incharge of the function at the CM’s secre- nation’s security,” he said. to do with the much hyped sponsored the programme. Diphu Biodiversity and tariat on May 22 about the ‘It is indeed surprise to Citizenship (Amendment) Minister for Environ- Recreation Park, Rajan state government policies see that how such illegal Bill 2016.’ ment and Forest Parimal Kumar Baruah was hon- to curb the influx of illegal immigrants had entered A sit-in protest against Suklabaidya said, “There oured by the ASBB for his immigrants in the state, inside the heart of the state Citizenship (Amendment) is vast abundant of green immense contribution in Biren said, ‘after the instal- capital. Bill, 2016 was held under forest with its rich flora preserving large number of lation of the Bharatiya Ja- It clearly indicates that the aegis of All Manipur and fauna. local medicinal plants. nata Party led government our own people are help- Students’ Union (AMSU) It is because of the end to rhino poaching then ghee and ghee comes of to think for the survival of The park set-up in 1998 in the state last year, the ing illegal immigrants to in Imphal on May 21. green hills of Karbi An- we can say that there is a cow milk, while cows are our children. spread over 42 hectres of government has initiated settle in the city and such The union also sub- glong that the animals, rare species of one horned fed on grass. In this way The survival for our land. massive drive against ille- act is strongly condemna- mitted a memorandum to birds and other wildlife rhino found in Karbi An- human being are directly next generation of people, It is said to have been gal immigrants throughout ble,’ Biren observed. Chief Minister N Biren of the Kaziranga nation- glong.’ dependent on forest,’ he how they can inhale oxy- a home to more than 6000 the state. He appealed the peo- Singh and urged him to al park is surviving. By Human beings are sole- said. gen by preserving the forest species of various local Chief Minister said ple of the state to be sin- oppose the proposed Citi- this, the importance of ly dependent on forest for Suklabaidya added, and not think of building medicinal plants. Priz- that the government has cere, transparent and think zenship (Amendment) Bill preserving biodiversity of daily needs, he remarked. “Men think they are intel- tall buildings.” es were also distributed already taken up various about the state, and refrain 2016. the Karbi Anglong is very ‘We need space to sleep on ligent, but this intelligent Member Secretary of among school students for important.” the ground. is destroying the earth for ASBB, AK Johari spoke painting and slogan writing The minister urged the We require tea leave to selfish gain. about the setting up of competition organised by people to put an end to rhi- prepare tea, water to boil We need to become the Biodiversity Manage- the West Division of For- A huge cache of arms recovered in Manipur no poaching in Kaziranga. the tea leaves. Likewise, conscious persons in pro- ment Committees (BMC) est department of Karbi He added, ‘If we can put an when we take roti, we need tecting the forest. We need in Karbi Anglong with an Anglong. Imphal, May 22 (PTI): A large quantity three magazines, two 9 mm Beretta pistols of arms and ammunition was recovered with four magazines, one 9 mm Sigsauer by Assam Rifles (AR) today while those pistol with two magazines, detonators were being transported in a vehicle from and more than 6000 rounds of ammuni- Ukhrul to Imphal in Manipur, an AR tion of various kinds. PFMS portal to ease the hassles AASU to launch indefinite release said. This recovery is a major success on The seized items included two GSG-5 the part of Assam Rifles to thwart nefari- of Manipuri pensioners German rifles with four magazines, one ous designs of the underground groups, protests of Citizenship bill Uzkon semi-automatic shot gun with it said. Our Correspondent ter’s Secretariat. banks can get the ben- Guwahati, May 22 (PTI): Afghanistan, Bangladesh Imphal, May 22 (EMN): Speaking at the func- efits through RuPay cards All Assam Students Union and Pakistan after six years To ease the difficulties tion, Chief Minister’s N which can deliver the serv- (AASU) along with other of residence in India. faced by the pensioners in Biren Singh said, ‘such ice at their door steps. organisations in the state It has lead to widespread KAAC warns institutions of misusing Manipur, the payment of system would ease the dif- The minister for social will launch indefinte pro- protests in the North East. pension benefit through ficulties and inconvenience welfare Nemcha Kipgen tests against the Citizenship A 16-member Joint National Social Assistance faced by the older persons remarked, ‘the sole pur- Amendment Bill, 2016, to Parliamentary Committee funds meant for free uniform to students Programme (NSAP) using to get their pension.’ pose of launching such ensure that it is not enacted, headed by BJP MP Rajen- Our Correspondent some in some schools, Another member of Public Financial Manage- The platform will en- platform was to reform AASU advisor Samujjal dra Agarwal had visited Diphu, May 22 (EMN): where headmasters and KAAC, Jagatsing Engti ment System (PFMS) por- sure complete transpar- and simplify the process Bhattacharya said today. Assam and Meghalaya from The chief executive mem- managing boards members has asked the school ad- tal was launched in Imphal ency in the payment of of the delivery system of The present government May 7 to May 10 to elicit ber of Karbi Anglong are involved in misappro- ministrators that, uniform on May 22. pension to the old and various schemes of the in Assam had come to power views from stakeholders on Autonomous Council’s priating of funds meant for be reach to students. The Manipur’s Chief senior people of the state, department.’ with the promise to protect the Citizenship (Amend- (KAAC), Tuliram Rong- free distribution of school He said that per stu- Minister N Biren Singh, he added. Such portal would be the identity and resources ment) Bill, 2016, which was hang warned school head- uniforms to students. dent, it should get two Social Welfare Minister Through the PFMS, able to reach directly to the of the indigenous people but introduced in the Lok Sabha masters, and managing This is illegal and if pairs of school uniforms. Nemcha Kipgen, Special cash entitlements would be right and accurate benefi- it not kept it, Bhattacharya to amend the Citizenship committee members that any of the institution ad- However, there is com- Secretary & Financial Ad- transferred directly to the ciaries without involving alleged while speaking to Act, 1955. if found misappropriating ministrators is found do- plaint of students getting visor, Ministry of Rural account of the beneficiaries. any middleman. newsmen here today. Bhattacharya said a of funds for free distribu- ing it, their service will only one pair, he stated. Development, Govern- As per the socio-eco- This payment system He also urged all deputy ‘mass fasting’ will be held tion of school uniforms to be suspended and put to There were anomalies ment of India, Jaideep nomic caste census data, will definitely refine the commissioners and officials here from 6 am to 5 pm on students, their service will jail.” in some schools, where Govind, Chief Secretary more than 2 lakh eligible existing process in welfare engaged in the ongoing upda- May 29, which will be fol- be suspended and will sent Ronghang further said headmasters and manag- of Manipur, Dr J Suresh beneficiaries are available in schemes for simpler and tion of the National Register lowed by a ‘mass satyagraha’ to jail. there is a problem of get- ing members misuse the Babu, Chief Economic Manipur but at present only faster flow of information. of Citizens (NRC) to ensure at a later date. Ronghang stated this; ting wooden furniture, and funds by distributing only Advisor, Ministry of Rural about 56,000 pensioners are It will reduce duplication that no name of any illegal “We (AASU and other while on his attend to the steal bench and desks will one pair of uniforms to Development, Govern- being allotted by the min- and fraudsters, she added. Bangladeshi were included. organisations) held a meeting free distribution of school be replaced them. students. ment of India, Sudhakar istry. Acknowledging this, Further, Kipgen said A key amendment in here today with different stu- uniforms to school chil- He added that by mid This should not hap- Shukla, Director of Social Biren urged the ministry of- that she would continue the Bill seeks to grant citi- dents, tribal, literary, cultural dren at a function held at of this year, common pened, Engti said. Also, Welfare, Government of ficials to accommodate the working towards stream- zenship to people without and other organisations. It Diphu government boy’s room, school canteen, he added that clothes Manipur Jacintha Lazarus remaining pensioners. lining the process to ensure valid documents from six was decided that we will higher secondary school hostel facility, additional used for making uniforms and other officials attend- Further, he informed easier and faster flow of minority communities -- Hin- jointly agitate against the Bill on May 22. class room will be pro- should be of good stand- ed the formal launching that those pensioners funds for all schemes given dus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, and will not allow it to be The chief executive vided as per requested by ard and not substandard function at Chief Minis- who are unable to visit under the department. Parsis and Christians from enacted,” he said. member said, “There are the school. materials. Manipur’s story-telling festival to begin on May 24 Pledge for better society Our Correspondent older generation are passing away he added. surrounding areas of Hojai will Imphal, May 22 (EMN): In an earlier than expected. According to experts, the oral enlighten their oral rendition. effort to sustain the legacy of the In view of the development, the story-telling tradition served as a The stories will be extracted Manipuri tradition of Wari-Leeba, Repertory of Wari Leeba Manipur, grand repository of memories and from the two ancient Indian epic a unique storytelling art form, five a body that promotes Wari-Leeba histories of the respective societies. Sanskrit poems of the ‘Mahab- days festival will be organised at in the region has been organising Before the introduction of writing harata’ and the ‘Ramayana.’ the Hojai town in Assam’s Nagaon the festival from time to time across system, it was the power of the According to Repertory of district starting from May 24. the state and other Meitei inhabited spoken word that ruled the human Wari Leeba Manipur, the arts form The Wari-Leeba is a narrative areas. societies in different parts of the of Wari-Leeba is slowly dying in form of storytelling that has been a The director for Repertory of world. Meitei inhabited areas of Bangla- living tradition for over the past few Wari Leeba Manipur, Takhellam- Such practices were dissemi- desh and Tripura while it is picking centuries in Manipur. bam Shyamkanhai said that they’re nated from one generation to the up in places like Hojai and Cachar It forms an integral part and organising the event at the Krishna other, thus creating a storehouse of in Assam. It is said that a handful parcel of the Meitei culture. How- The officers and staff of the Northest Fronteir Railway Construction Organisation observed anti- Mandir of Lanka Peepol Pukhuri spoken words. of storytellers numbering around terrorism day at its office premises in Maligaon on May 21. The programme was said to have the ever, this practice has been on the of Hojai in Assam from May 24-28. Altogether 13 story tellers in- 200 are trying to revive this art form officers pledged to promote peace, social harmony and understanding among all human beings by verge of extinction due to lack of For this, some of our members are cluding four from the Repertory in the region at different levels and opposing terrorism and violence in the society. patronage as the storytellers of the planning to leave for Hojai today, of Wari Leeba Manipur and from capacities.

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Long period of time Eastern Mirror | Dimapur, Wednesday, May 23, 2018 BUSINESS/STATE 5 Five Indian brands Chief justice inaugurates district SBI posts Q4 loss of INR 7,718 among world’s top 100 luxury goods court, mega-legal camp in Peren cr. on provisions; gross NPAs up companies – report Mumbai, May 22 (IANS): Reflect- crore in the same quarter of last in the previous quarter. Net NPAs New Delhi, May 22 ing the continued pressure on year. in the same quarter last year were (IANS): Five Indian state-run banks, State Bank of In- Net interest income during at 3.71 per cent. brands feature among dia (SBI) on Tuesday posted a loss January-March at Rs 19,974 crore Provisioning shot up to Rs the 100 largest luxury of Rs 7,718 crore for the fourth declined by 5.18 per cent, from Rs 28,096 crore in the fourth quarter, goods companies in the quarter ended March, mainly due 21,065 crore in the same period a compared to Rs 18,876 crore in the world, a Deloitte report to increased provisioning, the bank year ago “contributed mainly by previous quarter. said on Tuesday. said in a stock exchange filing. reduction in MCLR (marginal cost SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar The Indian com- The country’s largest lender of lending rate) and Base Rate and said at a press conference here panys in the list are Ti- had recorded a profit after tax increase in NPAs”. that the bank’s provision coverage tan Company (ranked (PAT) of Rs 2,815 crore in the corre- “Interest expenses on depos- ratio stands at 66 per cent, which 28th), Kalyan Jewellers sponding quarter of the last fiscal. its during the quarter in ques- reflects the strength of its balance India (37th), PC Jewel- SBI’s fourth quarter loss more tion at Rs 33,206 crore was down sheet. ler (43th), Joyalukkas than trebled over that of the previ- by 6.28 per cent, from Rs 35,431 “Financial year 2017-18 has India (49th), Tribhovan- Ajit Singh (second from left) and others at the inaugural of the district court in Peren. ous quarter when the bank had in- crore in Q4FY17 despite a growth been a difficult year for the entire das Bhimji Zaveri (89th), curred a loss of Rs 2,416 crore. in deposits by 4.68 per cent,” the industry and SBI is no exception. said the report named Dimapur, May 22 (EMN): The chief jus- and non- governmental organizations. “Bank’s net loss is attributable statement said. The bank’s accu- The loss number may look big but “Global Powers of Luxu- tice of , Ajit Singh on Stressing on the need to extend pro- to lower trading income and signif- mulated problem of gross NPAs, look at the strength of the balance ry Goods 2018”. May 19 inaugurated the district court tection to the people, Singh said the icant MTM (mark-to-market) loss- or bad loans, during the quarter sheet,” he said. Commenting on the for Peren at the new Deputy Commis- camp is to make the people to under- es due to hardening of bond yields; in consideration at Rs 2,23,427 Regarding the NPAs, the Chair- Indian luxury goods sioner Complex. DPRO updated about stand the schemes and make aware- incremental Provision during the crore, worsened at 10.91 per cent, man said the bank has “put the past sector a Deloitte In- the event on Saturday. ness on eliminating child marriage and quarter for NPAs (non-performing as compared to the 10.35 per cent behind”. Some remnants of the bad dia spokesperson said: Speaking at the inaugural function, discrimination in the state. assets); higher provisioning on in the previous quarter, and a gross loan cycle, however, remain. “India is currently un- the chief justice said that he is proud Judge of Gauhati High Court, LS account of wage revision and en- NPA level of 6.9 per cent registered With results coming in during dergoing a rapid digital to announce that district court will be Jamir, who is also the executive chair- hancement in gratuity ceiling,” SBI in the same quarter a year ago. market hours, the SBI stock closed transformation, whilst able to deliver justice and legal services man of NSLSA, emphasized on the said. The net NPA ratio during the on Tuesday at Rs 254.15 a share, up battling the challenges to the public at large. He added that the need to create awareness and empower Operating profit in the fourth January-March quarter stood at Rs 9.05, or by 3.69 per cent, over of high import duties, district court will boost judiciary in the citizens through camp. He informed quarter at Rs 15,883 crore declined 5.73 per cent, which is a marginal its previous close on the Bombay introduction of GST and district. He also expressed hope that that the mega-legal services camps be- by 8.24 per cent, from Rs 17,309 rise over 5.61 per cent on this count Stock Exchange. unstable price parity. new courts will be introduced across gan from Jan. this year and would be However, with a positive the state so that judicial officers ensure launching in Phek during the month economic outlook, the that legal rights are protected at all cost. of June. Deputy Commissioner Peren, New air demand for luxury goods Gauhati High Court judges S Serto Smita Sarangi also deliver speech. Indian Oil Q4 net at INR 5,218 segment is poised to rise and LS Jamir also spoke on the occa- During the camp, chief justice also passenger- in 2018.” sion. released NSLA’s theme song “Sob ke in- As per the report, the The Chief Justice Ajit Singh also in- saf dibo,” composed by Along Longchar friendly cr. up 40% on inventory gain worlds top 100 largest augurated the mega-legal service camp and Sunep Lemtur for April-March 2018 luxury goods compa- at local ground in Peren on May 19 as 30 stalls of various government de- norms soon stood at $8.49 per bar- nies generated sales of chief guest. partments and NGOs including 36 As- New Delhi, May 22 rel, as against the GRM $217 billion in financial The camp was organised by the sam Rifles Karam Veer was set up. Short (IANS): Domestic air pas- of $7.77 during the same year 2016 and the aver- Nagaland State Legal Services Author- felicitations by Nagaland Legal Services sengers will soon be able period a year ago. age luxury goods annual ity (NSLSA) and Peren District Legal Authority and Zeliang People Organi- to avail full refunds and IOC profits were sales for top 100 compa- Services Authority in collaboration with sation were the other highlights of the additional compensation boosted by an “inven- nies is now $2.2 billion. government departments, stakeholders programme. for flight delays, cancel- tory gain of Rs 3,442 lations as the govern- crore, compared to Rs ment on Tuesday put in 2,634 crore in the same the public domain a new quarter previous year”, ‘passenger charter’ for Director (Finance) A.K. eliciting comments, sug- Sharma said at a press gestions before notifying conference here. them. Revenue from petro- The new air passenger leum products during charter seeks to amend the quarter in question current norms for charges Rs 1.31 lakh crore rose incurred by travellers on 3.96 per cent over the cancellation and resched- previous quarter, while uling of air travel, among revenue from petro- other things. However, chemicals increased 8.37 the new compensation per cent to Rs 5,099.01 structure will apply only New Delhi, May 22 at Rs 1.37 lakh crore rose crore. if it is found that the flight (IANS): State-run oil 12.29 per cent, as com- Revenue from other delay or cancellation was marketer Indian Oil Corp pared to the Rs 1.22 lakh business activities rose caused by the airline con- (IOC) on Tuesday posted crore in revenue during sequentially by 22.58 per cerned. a 40.25 per cent rise the same quarter of the cent to Rs 2,373.24 lakh The new norms are in profit at Rs 5,218.10 last fiscal. crore. expected to be notified by crore for the fourth quar- The Indian Oil Board July 15 after public com- ter ended March, mainly Net profit for the recommended a final ments on the draft char- on the back of inventory entire fiscal 2017-18 at dividend of Rs 2 per ter have been sought by gains, as per a company Rs 21,346 crore was an share for the financial the Ministry of Civil Avia- announcement. impressive 11.72 per year 2017-18. tion within a month. The The country’s largest cent improvement over The IOC stock closed “passenger charter’ was oil marketing firm had the profit after tax of Rs on Tuesday at Rs 161.55 withdrawn soon after its recorded a net profit of 19,106 crore in the previ- a share, down Rs 3.75, release by the ministry in Rs 3,720.62 crore in the ous financial year. or by 2.27 per cent, on early afternoon, with of- corresponding quarter The company’s aver- its previous close on the ficials saying they will is- of last year. age gross refining mar- BSE. sue the draft rules “after IOC’s revenue from gin (GRM), on convert- Contact : 7085605328, 8259060800 K-1708 correction.” As per the operations during the ing each barrel of crude proposed entitlements, quarter in consideration to petroleum products, passengers will get full CAPITAL TRAINING INSTITUTE & COACHING CENTRE refunds, additional com- Near T.C.P. 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REBECCA PHOM 7. Shyintika Dutta 80.5% Eng, SS, Hindi LONGKUMAR Village/Block No: 3, Patta No: 190 8. Mhalezo Nakhro 80% Eng, Maths, Sc Dag No: 315, Area: 00B-01K-15Ls Sd/- CHONNINNGAM – PRIYA KUMARI THAKNEI KONYAK HOLIVI A CHISHI Deputy Commissioner HANGZING 9. Keneiphreno Nagi 80% Eng, SS, Tenyidie Dimapur, Nagaland DP-413 K-1709 D-5442 6 ‘Clean Air Plan Lacks Sector-Specific EastErn Mirror Dimapur, WeDnesDay, may 23, 2018 Emission Reduction Targets’ Bappaditya Chatterjee | ians cannot be called a trend,” the draft said. However, this is “not sufficient” and Dangerous Politics he proposed National Clean higher level of focused time bound ini- Air Programme (NCAP) would tiatives at both city and rural level now emocracy, marred by violence, cannot be a be of “no use” as it has “not “appear obligatory” to address the issue winner. So those who are propagating a tri- mentioned sector-specific and comprehensively at the national level, it umph for democracy by indulging in violence time-boundT emission reduction tar- further said. are actually causing damage to the demo- gets” for industries. It has also failed to The draft proposes source appor- Dcratic set up of the country. The perpetrators of violence lay enough emphasis on units which are tionment study and formulation of ac- in a democratic setup should keep it in mind that de- contributing to air pollution, environ- tion plan, but experts argue there is lack mocracy is not all about winning elections. It is a setup mentalists say. of synchronisation between the two. which assures every citizen of the country equal justice. With the goal to meet the prescribed “According to the proposed draft, Denial of justice to a citizen, no matter in which strata annual average ambient air quality the source apportionment study will of the society he or she belongs to, should be consid- standards at all locations in the coun- be done in two years for 94 non-attain- ered a failure of democratic system. So no matter how try in a stipulated timeframe, the Union ment cities, whereas the action plan for many seats the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) has Ministry of Environment, Forest and 100 non-attainment cities will be for- won in the recently concluded Panchayat elections in Climate Change, in mid-April, floated mulated in one year. Without having West Bengal, democracy has lost. Starting from the an- the draft of the programme seeking an insight of pollution sources, what is nouncement of the poll dates till the time of counting, public opinion till May 17. the purpose of making city specific ac- West Bengal has witnessed unprecedented violence. According to experts, the draft sug- tion plan? It defeats the whole purpose It is nothing but a wilful misuse of power by the ruling gests that NCAP will reduce air pollu- of coming out with an action plan,” Das party of the state. The ruling party had prevented the tion by 35 per cent within next three said. opposition candidates from filing nominations. They years and 50 per cent in the next 5 years. For instance, West Bengal has Kolk- were beaten in broad daylight for daring to oppose “This is more of a generic target for ata as the only non-attainment city. AITC. The muscle-flexing was such that in more than the country and it has to be translated What about cities like Asansol, Rani- 34 percent seats the ruling party was declared winner into city or region wise target,” the en- ganj, Howrah or Durgapur which are al- unopposed. When the situation was virtually threaten- vironment think-tank Centre for Sci- ready listed as Critically Polluted Areas ing to go out of hand, the judiciary had to step in. But ence and Environment (CSE) Executive (CPAs) or Severely Polluted Areas (SPAs) the judiciary could do little as conducting elections is Director Anumita Roychowdhury told in terms of air pollution component,” the duty of Election Commission, a constitutional body IANS. she asked. and when the process is on, judiciary cannot interfere “On the basis of this pan India tar- Roychowdhury pointed out Na- much. So the violence went on unabated. At least 16 get, sector-specific targets which are not tional Ambient Air Quality standards people were killed on the Election Day accompanied by mentioned in the proposed programme by themselves “do not put the liability booth capturing, false voting, etc. Ballot boxes were set have to be worked out for industries and tributing to air pollution, though it rec- posed porgramme.” of achieving them on the state govern- on fire. Allegedly a minister of the government of West accordingly a roadmap of stringent ac- ognised the fact that they are among The government, however, has un- ments or pollution control boards”. Bengal slapped an opposition polling agent to make tion is required to be followed to meet major sources of air pollution. The dertaken a slew of measures, includ- “The NCAP framework needs a sys- a polling booth free from the presence of political op- ambient air quality standards in a time proposed programme, without sector- ing notification of National Ambient tem that will incentivise achievement ponents. Clearly, the voting process was reduced to a bound manner,” she added. specific and time-bound emission re- Air Quality Standards and sector spe- of air quality targets and disincentivise phrase. Yet the ruling party is celebrating the results as a The draft acknowledged air pollu- duction targets, would be of no use,” cific emission and effluent standards failure to meet the targets. The system victory for democracy. tion “has increasingly been becoming a Greenpeace India Senior Campaigner, for industries, monitoring network needs teeth,” she said. But the theory of propagating a lie as loudly as pos- serious concern predominantly for the (Climate & Energy) Sunil Dahiya told for assessment of ambient air quality, The environmentalists alleged data sible till people start believing in it never gives the de- health of the people”. IANS. introduction of cleaner fuel, leapfrog- from Continuous Emission Monitoring sired results in the long run. Today or tomorrow it will While the problem of air pollution Echoing Dahiya, Legal Initiative ging from BS IV to BS VI standards System (CEMS) and ambient air qual- be as clear as daylight that there is a dent in the support is mainly urban-centric, studies show for Forest and Environment’s Analyst for vehicles by April 1, 2020, ban on ity monitoring stations installed in the base of AITC and when those cracks will be visible; no regional scale pollution, which is more Kankana Das told IANS: “Industries bursting of sound-emitting crackers vicinity of the industrial plants and fa- power on earth will be able to keep the party in pow- concentrated in entire Indo- Gangetic ranging from thermal power, cement, between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. and many cilities, specifically for 17 red-category er. Today’s celebration will be tomorrow’s sorrow for plains of India and more industrialised foundry, coke oven and sponge iron others. industries, was not made public. AITC. The party will have to pay for its dependence on states, the draft said. plants to construction sector and “With these recent policy interven- “NCAP must address this issue,” Da- violence rather than wooing the people’s heart trough “The draft NCAP does not clearly transports which are major contribu- tions, air quality has purportedly shown hiya said. welfare measures and stand beside them at the time speak about what should be done with tors to air pollution hardly got any some minor improvement in some ma- (Bappaditya Chaterjee can be of need. The argument that violence during elections various industrial sectors that are con- place in the discussion of the pro- jor cities in recent times which as of now contacted at [email protected]) is nothing new in West Bengal as it has always topped the chart among all the Indian states holds no ground. A bad practice is a bad practice, no matter which po- litical party indulges in it. On its part, AITC could take Are Humans Influencing Cancer in Wild Animals? a lead in making West Bengal free from all violence and present its people a vibrant democracy, where every- esides indulging in functioning,” he added. ment that they live in -- in their one can express his or her opinion without fear. But the cancer causing be- The study, published in case, human cells -- to make it party is following the same path which the other parties haviour like smoking, the journal Nature Ecology & more suitable for themselves,” followed in earlier days and vanquished. AITC will meet poor diet and low hy- Evolution, pointed out many explained Tuul Sepp, postdoc- the same fate if it doesn’t change its course because the giene,B human beings are also pathways including chemical toral student at the varsity. real winner will always be those who withstood vio- changing the environment in and physical pollution in our “Basically, we are doing the lence and advocated for peace, not those, who came to such a way that it can lead to oceans and waterways, acci- same thing. We are changing power by promising peace and indulging violence. the deadly disease in many dental release of radiation into the environment to be more species of wild animals, re- the atmosphere from nuclear suitable for ourselves, while searchers have warned. plants, and the accumula- these changes are having a “Cancer has been found tion of microplastics in both negative impact on many spe- in all species where scientists land- and water-based envi- cies on many different levels, Daily have looked for it and human ronments, that show where hu- including the probability of de- activities are known to strongly man activities are already tak- veloping cancer,” Sepp added. influence cancer rate in hu- ing a toll on animals. Even something such as ar- Path mans,” said Mathieu Girau- In addition, exposure to tificial light and light pollution, deau, postdoctoral student at pesticides and herbicides on as well as food meant for hu- the Arizona State University in farmlands, artificial light pol- mans, are negatively affecting the US. lution, loss of genetic diver- wild animals. The Babushka Lady “So, this human impact sity and animals eating human Ruling that “cancer in wild on wild environments might food are also known to cause populations is a completely strongly influence the preva- health problems. ignored topic”, the researchers lence of cancer in wild popu- “We know that some vi- have urgently called for studies “We want to highlight lence of cancer in many other lations with additional con- ruses can cause cancer in hu- on cancer and its causes in wild the fact that our species can species of our planet,” Girau- sequences on ecosystem mans by changing the environ- animal populations. strongly influence the preva- deau said. Lessons from Karnataka: Bank on Social Issues, Leverage Traditional and Modern Media Platforms BiBlE REad: Acts 2:22–36 amit Kapoor | ians momentum for the 2019 Lok GSDP and change in regional for an open defecation free cumbent. ThoughT foR Today: Sabha polls. On the other hand, social progress reflect how the country, health benefits, hous- Third, confidence in the Let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this he drama revolving Congress and JD-S both have economic and social benefits ing for the poor and financial party. The analysis predicted suffered losses in the number accrued to the citizens due to inclusion et al. that if the citizens trust the Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah. around the Karnataka state elections refuses of seats -- that of the Congress the policies of the state govern- Second, media interac- central government and the ~ Acts 2:36 to fade away. The as- going down from 122 to 78 and ment. Consumer confidence tions. Media is among the ma- same party rules the state then semblyT election results were the JD-S securing three less and business confidence cap- jor factors that help voters form the chances of an incumbent he “Babushka Lady” is one of the mysteries sur- not able to provide a clear that the 37 seats it had in the tured the trust that people have their opinion and affects voter’s getting re-elected increase by rounding the 1963 assassination of US President mandate to any party. The BJP outgoing house. in the central government. The perception about the leaders 9 percent. The BJP banked on John F. Kennedy. Captured on film recording the emerged as the single largest One of the biggest ques- last indicator captured the in- and political parties. According Prime Minister Narendra Mo- tions that emerges from these terest enjoyed by the political to the analysis, an incumbent’s di’s popularity to attract voters events with a movie camera, she has proven to party but popular rivals Con- gress and JD-S forged an alli- results is what went wrong for parties. chances of re-election increase in Karnataka. Modi is known beT elusive. This mystery woman, wearing an overcoat ance within hours of the an- Congress or to put it in other There are three things that by 28 percent if it enjoys more for connecting with the voters, and scarf (resembling a Russian babushka), has never nouncement of the result after words, how was the BJP able shape up the voting behaviour social media interest than the and therefore he enjoys over- been identified and her film has never been seen. For realising that the coalition will to swing public support in its in India. rival parties. The interactions whelming support from the decades, historians and scholars have speculated that have the numbers to form the favour? Was the electorate just First, social issues. The on media are of high signifi- citizens. Congress President fear has prevented the “Babushka Lady” from telling her government. living up to its reputation of analysis brings out that while cance because it provides vot- Rahul Gandhi has still not been story of that dark November day. This paved the way for the not re-electing the ruling party casting their vote, people keep ers with the facts and figures able to build that trust in the since 1985 or was it the way in mind two major social is- that can help them to make in- minds of voters, and this drives No speculation is needed to understand why Jesus’s controversy about who should first be invited by the Gover- parties conducted their elec- sues - inclusion and wellbe- formed choices. down the confidence that party disciples hid. They cowered in fear because of the au- nor: the party with the largest tion campaigns? The search ing. Inclusion encompasses Nowadays, apart from has in the party. thorities who had killed their Master (John 20:19)—re- number of seats or the post- for the answer leads us to the indicators that capture how traditional sources of media, All these factors together luctant to come forward and declare their experience. election alliance with majority bigger question of what makes acceptable a region is towards social media platforms are be- worked in favour of BJP. The But then Jesus rose from the grave. The Holy Spirit soon seats. The Governor sided with Indian voters tick. minorities and other socially ing leveraged by the political lesson in the run-up to other arrived and you couldn’t keep those once-timid follow- the BJP, and B.S. Yeddyurap- An analysis of the electoral backward groups, and how parties to interact with voters. state elections is that parties ers of Christ quiet! On the day of Pentecost, a Spirit-em- pa was sworn in as the Chief outcome provides the an- they treat women. An inclusive Citizens also use social me- should bank on the social is- swer. The analysis predicted incumbent increases its chanc- dia platforms such as Twitter sues that people face and lev- powered Simon Peter declared, “Let all Israel be assured Minister. But this decision was challenged by the Congress that Congress party has just es of coming back to power by and Facebook to participate in erage traditional and modern of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, and petitions were filed in the 18 percent chance of coming 3.6 percent. And if the voters political discussions and com- media platforms to garner in- both Lord and Messiah” (Acts 2:36). Supreme Court. The Court back to power in Karnataka. It feel that the party will work to- municate with leaders. The terest in their favour. The opportunity to boldly speak in Jesus’s name is took into account a) average wards basic wellbeing such as right use of social media can ordered a floor test but Yed- (Dr Amit Kapoor is chair, growth in per capita GSDP for healthcare and education, its help political parties swing not limited to those with daring personalities or career dyurappa resigned before this Institute for Competitiveness. the last three years, b) the aver- chances move up by 2.1 per- public opinion in their favour. ministry training. It is the indwelling Spirit who enables could be conducted. The views expressed age change in Social Progress cent. Although all the parties upped us to tell the good news of Jesus. By His strength, we Amidst all this chaos and are personal. He can be scores for the last three years, The BJP was able to target their social media game com- despite the final verdict, BJP contacted at Amit.Kapoor@ can experience the courage to share our Savior with oth- c) consumer and business both issues. The BJP rallies fo- pared to the Gujarat elections, has emerged as a clear win- competitiveness.in and tweets ers. confidence and d) media pres- cussed on the pro-poor initia- data shows that 51 percent of ner. Its vote share increased @kautiliya. Manisha Kapoor, ence to understand the voting tives and welfare schemes. The the tweets were in favour of Lord, please give me the strength and boldness to from 19.9 percent to 36.2 per- senior researcher, Institute dynamics of world’s largest de- issues included providing gas BJP. The Google trends data cent, and the party was able to for Competitiveness has talk to others about You. mocracy. connections, electrifying rural also shows that the interest was up its tally by almost 64 seats contributed to the article) The growth in per capita India, Swachh Bharat Mission in favour of BJP and not the in- Speak of the matchless love of Christ to and gained the much-needed those who need to hear. The contents of articles in this page do not necessarily reflect the Editorial view or policy of the paper. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Wednesday, May 23, 2018 7 With Surging Oil and a Nervous Rupee, is India’s Macro Magic Starting to Fade? rency outflow to the tune of of $45 bil- projection in February, on sharp mod- billion since the end of March 2018. Noor Mohammad | thewire.in lion in 2018-19, a level not seen since eration in food price rise and likeli- India’s forex reserves had peaked at 2012-13. hood of a normal monsoon. $426 billion as on April 13, shows RBI A depreciating rupee will The rupee has fallen by more than However, the renewed rally in the data. make purchase of crude 2% against US dollar this month. It oil market could push inflation much Saudi move to keep oil from rising opened at 66.452 against the green- higher than the RBI’s April forecast, oil costlier for Indian oil back on May 1. The Indian currency forcing it to tighten monetary policy too sharply? companies, which would in has been on a rollercoaster since then when it holds next monetary policy The Organisation of Petroleum Ex- and closed at 68.01 on May 18. early next month. porting Countries (OPECs) most in- turn reflect in retail prices of fluential energy minister, Saudi Ara- On Monday, it plunged to 67.51 How far RBI can go in defending petroleum products. against the greenback,hitting a bia’s Khalid al-Falih, said in a Twitter 16-month low. Then again on Friday, the rupee? post that he had called his counter- he rupee could come under The US Treasury has put India on its parts in the United Arab Emirates, the mounting pressure in com- it lost nearly half a percent to the dol- lar as fear of higher oil prices and ris- monitoring list for currency manipula- United States and Russia, as well as ing days as a strong crude tion, reducing headroom for the RBI’s major oil consumer South Korea, to oil market is hurting India’s ing US treasury yields haunted over- T seas investors and domestic importers. interventions in the forex market. “coordinate global action to ease glo- macroeconomic stability, which could On Wednesday, the Reserve Bank India increased its purchases of bal market anxiety”. in turn spur flight of capital. foreign currency last year and has a Saudi Arabia said on Friday it is India’s current account deficit of India (RBI) had to intervene in the forex market from going on a down- “significant” trade surplus with the consulting other oil producers within (CAD), a key barometer of macroeco- US, the Treasury noted in its semi- and outside the cartel to ensure the nomic stability for foreign investors, ward spiral. The rupee has fallen more than annual report on foreign-exchange world has adequate supplies to sup- is especially vulnerable to oil price practices released in Washington port economic growth after prices hit shock. But with Brent crude oil hitting 6% against the dollar in 2018 after strengthening 6.4% in 2017. breached the psychological level of earlier),” Goldman Sachs said in a re- recently. $80 a barrel for the first time since the $80-mark this week, a develop- $80 a barrel on Thursday. Oil prices search note. Analysts said after the US move, 2014. ment that is expected to add another In 2013, too, investors had pan- icked over India’s high CAD as west- slightly eased on Friday, but Brent Higher oil prices and lacklustre In- the RBI will feel more pressure to re- Falih also said he had reassured $50 billion to India’s import bill, the crude still registered the sixth straight dian exports could pressure the CAD, frain from intervening to stem gains in the executive director of the Interna- Modi government needs permanent ern powers threatened to attack Syria, sending oil prices soaring. The rupee week of gains. while global monetary tightening, do- the rupee when it starts strengthening. tional Energy Agency of “commit- currency flows to cushion a potential- Meanwhile, global investment mestic politics and global geopolitics India’s forex reserves also fell for ment to the stability of oil markets ly widening CAD. at the time fell by over 21% between June 3 and August 28, 2013. research firm Goldman Sachs has could restrain capital inflows, said the fourth consecutive week, as per and the global economy” and that he These currency flows can come in warned that India’s CAD could widen analysts. data released by the RBI on Friday. would contact others over the next few the form of foreign direct investment Iran and Venezuela to 2.4% in 2018-19, from 1.5-2% esti- A depreciating rupee will make Analysts attributed depletion in forex days. (FDI) and foreign portfolio investment The global crude oil market too re- mated in 2017-18. purchase of crude oil costlier for In- reserves to RBI’s suspected interven- On Thursday, Falih assured In- (FPI) in equity. Unfortunately, there mains tense on supply fears due to “Our commodities team expects dian oil companies, which would in tions in the money market to prevent dia’s Petroleum minister Dharmen- are some signs of foreign investors ex- likely re-imposition of American oil prices to continue to rise over the turn reflect in retail prices of petro- rupee’s slide. dra Pradhan that supporting global iting India over a number of a factors, sanctions on Iran over nuclear dispute. course of this summer, before mod- leum products. Foreign exchange reserves stood at economic growth was “one of the one of which includes concerns over US sanctions also loom over crude erating slightly at the end of the year. In its last monetary meeting early $417.7 billion as of May 11, showed kingdom’s key goals”, the Saudi gov- the current account deficit. production from Venezuela, adding to We recently increased our 2018-19 last month, the RBI had lowered retail data released by the RBI on Friday. ernment said in a statement, after In- According to market estimates, In- wider supply concerns. current account deficit (CAD) forecast inflation target for the first half of cur- Reserves slipped by $1.2 billion over dia expressed disappointment at the dia could see permanent foreign cur- The benchmark Brent crude to 2.4% of GDP (from 2.1% of GDP rent fiscal to 4.7-5.1%, from 5.1-5.6% the week and have declined by $6.8 renewed rally in the oil market. Flat Earthers Vs Climate Change Sceptics: Why Conspiracy Theorists Keep Contradicting Each Other consistency with one other. Despite this, the extremes due to climate change. Nevertheless, Gareth Dorrian and Ian Whittaker media, celebrities and even politicians regular- to quote Shenton: | The Conversation ly make broad comparisons between climate Climate change is a process which has change scepticism, Flat Earthism and other been ongoing since (the) beginning of detect- lat Earthism and the idea that human conspiracy theories. able history, but there seems to be a definite activity is not responsible for climate correlation between the recent increase in change are two of the most preva- Fabricated data? worldwide temperatures and man’s entry into lent conspiracy theories today. Both In the field of global climate change, scientif- the industrial age. F ic bodies often are accused, even by those in have been increasing in popularity since the In this instance, the president of the Flat late 20th century. Currently, 16% of the US power, of fabricating data. But such criticism Earth Society is correct. Anthropogenic climate population say they doubt the scientifically es- is often deeply flawed. Take those sceptics, for change sceptics, on the other hand, are often tablished shape of the Earth, while 40% think example, who believe that climate change is willing to accept the science behind the Earth’s that human-induced climate change is a hoax. occurring, but because of natural – rather than natural cycles, which they blame – instead of But proponents of one of these theories are man-made – causes. If one argues that data human activity – for the world’s weather woes. not necessarily proponents of the other, even has been fabricated to show warming where Clearly, we again find an implicit difference though both are often motivated by a common there is none, one cannot then also imply of opinion between a Flat Earth model, and a mistrust of authority. In fact, they regularly that warming is occurring after all, but natu- non-anthropogenic climate change one. contradict one another. rally. Either there is warming or there is not. It is also clear that many climate change Flat Earthers, for example, tend to dis- Similarly, Flat Earthers who state that images sceptics believe in the (approximately) spheri- believe organisations such as NASA on the showing Earth’s curvature are due to the shape cal Earth, even if only subconsciously, by shape of Antarctica – or indeed, that there is of a camera lens, themselves believe in a disc their use of scientifically accepted global maps a southern hemisphere at all. Yet the president which by definition has a curved edge. when discussing data – not to mention when of believers in both flat-Earthism and anthro- Scientists, by necessity, have to communi- of the Flat Earth Society, Daniel Shenton, is Indeed, one of the few commonalities calling it “global” warming. pogenic climate change scepticism, and the cate their findings in a certain rigid way focusing quite convinced – presumably at least in part which exist between all major conspiracy UK is not far behind. The US also has a high on probabilities, certainty values and confidence thanks to information from NASA – that cli- theories is that somehow scientists and govern- And what about aliens? number (more than 50%) of senior political intervals. These can appear dry or baffling to mate change is happening and espouses a fairly ments are involved in a grand conspiracy for If governments and scientists are so untrustwor- figures who deny man-made climate change, the public. But by providing more easily under- conventional view on the subject. reasons unknown. thy and steeped in corruption, then why would not to mention a democratically elected leader standable narratives we can make scientific dis- Former White House communications A major part of the scientific anthropogen- one believe them on any issue? Where does the vocally believing the same. There are also nu- cussions with the public more productive. director, Anthony Scaramucci (dismissed ic climate change argument is that there is an line of trust actually fall? Why would a per- merous well-known celebrities who question In today’s complex world of social media by president Trump after ten days in office), increase in temperature extremes in both sum- son who mistrusts governments and scientists the established shape of our planet. narratives, the engagement of scientists with meanwhile, believes that the Earth is in fact mer and winter. Evidently, a Flat Earth model on the shape of the Earth, not hold the same While of course scientists can play the the public is more crucial than ever. Thank- round, but does not believe in anthropogenic cannot support this; in fact, the most accepted politicians and scientific organisations similarly blame game, it could be that the scientific fully, current funding for public engagement climate change, as he made clear in an inter- Flat Earth model, which maintains that the bogus on the issue of climate change? Or alien method itself is a major limiting factor in com- training and activities is accessible to scientists view with CNN. sun rotates in a non-variable circular orbit over abductions, chem trails, or anything else? municating results with the public. Science is with a passion for communication and conver- Such selective reasoning is common the flat disk, implies that there should be no But the problem isn’t likely to go away any not just a body of knowledge, but a method of sation, enabling them to communicate facts among conspiracy theorists who often lack seasons at all, let alone multi-decadal seasonal time soon. The US has the highest number critical thinking. rather than “fake news”. Girls Thrive with Women Teachers: A Study in Francophone Africa teaching profession in such countries ardised tests in reading and maths “yes”. Girls preferred being taught by But these perceptions don’t hold Jieun Lee | The Conversation Measuring performance is usually dominated by men. But as when they are taught by women than We analysed the standardised test women and their results reflected this. girls back from outperforming boys countries develop and incomes rise, when they are taught by men. This scores of more than 31,000 primary in maths. This suggests that female ver the past few decades spending becomes more balanced and also has implications for how girls Role models teachers’ presence – and the roles they most advanced countries school pupils in 1,800 primary schools Teachers are important figures when girls are able to close to even entirely perform at school compared to boys. in the Francophone nations of Benin, model simply by being maths teachers have witnessed two strik- reverse the gender gaps in schooling Girls outperformed boys on the sub- it comes to students’ gender-related – inspires girls, makes them more mo- ing reversals of the gender Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, attitudes towards different school sub- O and teaching. jects under women teachers. Chad, Congo, Ivory Coast, Niger, tivated to do well and improves their gap. First, teaching has become a pro- Such shifts are starting to occur We found no evidence that boys’ jects. Along with parents, teachers de- results. fession dominated by women. This Senegal and Togo. In 2015, only termine the extent to which traditional in many developing countries. But performance changed in maths wheth- 36.9% of primary teachers in these Based on our findings, we’d sug- is particularly true at primary school sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in its er their teachers were men or women. academic stereotypes such as “boys gest that policies should be developed level, where 84.5% of teachers across countries were female. are good at maths and girls are good at western and central regions, is lagging And in reading, boys performed a little We decided to focus on test scores, specifically to improve gender bal- all countries classified as “developed” behind. Women teachers are still in better under female teachers than they reading” are passed on to future gen- ance in teaching in the countries we by UNESCO are women. which are graded by external evalua- erations. the minority in countries like Benin, did with male teachers. tors, as they’re an objective measure of studied. Hiring more female teachers The second reversal has been Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, These findings echo similar stud- Our research found that such ster- can contribute to closing educational among pupils. Girls now outperform achievement. This means they provide eotypes remain widespread in Franco- Chad, Congo, Ivory Coast, Niger, ies elsewhere in the world. They sug- the best evidence of how teachers’ gen- gender gaps without hurting boys’ per- boys in almost every educational out- Senegal and Togo. gest that female teachers can act as phone Africa – even among teachers formance. come across the board – they do better der affects – or doesn’t – pupils’ results. And, we discovered, this has im- role models who enhance girls’ mo- themselves. Teachers’ perceptions of (Author’s note: The research in terms of enrolment, achievement In addition to the data analysis, plications for how teachers’ gender tivation and learning outcomes. The the relative average performance of on which this article is based was and graduation rate. we asked pupils to report back about influences student learning perform- countries in our study – and others girls versus boys in their classes of- conducted with Professor Dong-Eun These changes have been achieved whether they enjoyed a subject more ance. – should work harder to ensure gen- ten differed entirely from the reality. Rhee, Division of International Studies, in several ways. When a country is in or less when it was taught by a teacher Our study found that girls in the der parity when hiring teachers. This In particular, both male and female Korea University and Professor Robert the early stages of development, there of the same gender. So, for instance, sixth grade – so on average around 13 can empower girls and improve their teachers frequently overestimate boys’ Rudolf, Division of International tends to be a gender gap in educational did girls enjoy maths more with a years old – performed better on stand- results. maths performance. Studies, Korea University.) investment that favours boys. And the woman teacher? The answer was

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ARIES (MAR 21 - APR 19): Your courageous CANCER (JUN 22 - JUL 22): This is your day LIBRA (SEP 23 - OCT 22): You may have the CAPRICORN (DEC 22 - JAN 19): You tend strength and desire to take a leadership role to shine in many respects, Cancer. The action intellectual side of the equation completely to get quite emotional about things even may be threatening to others today, Aries. Be you take is right on target, so draw back your set in your head, Libra. You’ve collected all the though you don’t always show it promi- careful of automatically assuming the domi- arrow as far as you can before letting it fly. facts and have all the data worked out in such a nently to the outside world, Capricorn. The nant position before learning what other peo- There is a quiet strength to your being that comes out way that it’s impossible for anyone to fault your difference today is that more people are likely to be ple feel about the situation. You could make some drastic occasionally. When it does, people will note it for miles calculations. Don’t think you’re done, because there’s one openly acting out their emotions, so you, in turn, could mistakes if you don’t watch out for the well-being of oth- around. Today gives you the opportunity to display your part of the picture left to consider - emotions. Extreme feel safer about exposing your true feelings to the peo- ers. Things could get quite emotional, so beware of poten- incredible strength and passion to the world. Don’t hold feelings could put a monkey wrench in your plans. Be pre- ple around you. Have faith that you’ll find friends who tial flare-ups. back. pared. share similar opinions on this day. TAURUS (APR 20 - MAY 20): You can cut LEO (JUL 23 - AUG 22): You could be won- SCORPIO (OCT 23 - NOV 21): Other people AQUARIUS (JAN 20 - FEB 18): If situations get through to the truth quite easily today, Tau- dering why everyone has to be so serious and might have a hard time navigating through too hot and heavy, Aquarius, your first instinct rus, so don’t hesitate to do so. If you come emotional all of a sudden. You’re likely to be the day, thanks to the intensity and corrup- is to run away or jump to the next subject be- to an intersection and no one seems to feeling this way, too. Take this as a reminder tion that’s likely to surface. You have nothing fore anyone notices you’re avoiding the serious know who should go next, take the initiative and go. that there are many different walks of life and not all to worry about, Scorpio, because your adaptable nature ones. That’s one way to deal with today’s intensity, but deep It might not be a bad idea to signal your intentions to of them necessarily intersect your path. Those forces is perfectly suited to dealing with the stubborn forces that down you know it isn’t the best. What you really need to do the other drivers before you make your move. Being are apt to make themselves known in quite a traumatic are likely to rear their heads. This is a good time to clean is dig deep and take advantage of this emotional energy to aggressive with your actions doesn’t mean you have fashion today. Prepare to defend yourself and your mo- out your closet and throw away things you no longer need. thoroughly take care of things instead of skim over them. to be reckless. tives, Leo. Be ruthless. PISCES (FEB 19 - MAR 20): Your actions today GEMINI (MAY 21 - JUN 21): You may want to VIRGO (AUG 23 - SEP 22): Don’t put up with SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22 - DEC 21): Secure your could take an investigative approach, Pisces. keep your ship on an even keel today, Gemini, anyone’s shenanigans, Virgo. Your time is too bunker and make sure it’s fully stocked with You’re able to probe much more deeply than but remember that no matter how hard as you precious and your energy too powerful to waste heavy artillery, because there is bound to be a usual as you search people’s eyes for the an- try, this simply might not be possible. The wind on those who see you as a fair-weather friend or battle, Sagittarius. Trust that you need to be fully swers you seek. Feel free to take aggressive action based is blowing pretty hard and you might just have to trim emotional crutch. Concentrate on your own problems. If prepared in order to enter the fight today, because you do. on your gut instincts. Use your powerful emotions as a your sails and go full speed ahead. You’ll move much more someone has a sob story, tell him or her exactly what you There are some battles that you actually like - the ones tool instead of something that holds you back. People quickly, but it will also mean that you’ll be more prone to think. No need to pad the honest truth with a bunch of that get things rolling and produce results. It will soon be- may come to you for advice, and you’re in the perfect po- capsizing. Live on the edge. fluff just to make the other person feel good. come clear which type this is. sition to give it.

The contents of articles on this page do not necessarily reflect the Editoral view or policy of the paper EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Wednesday, May 23, 2018 8 NATION Nine dead in police firing in Toothukudi Nipah virus claims 10 lives as Sterlite protests turn violent in Kerala; two serious To o t h u k u d i ( Ta m i l Actors Kamal Haasan Nadu), May 22 (IANS): and Rajinikanth, who re- Nine people, including cently announced their a girl, died on Tuesday entry into politics, have in police firing after the also expressed solidarity ongoing anti-Sterlite with the protesters. The protests turned violent TN government must take with thousands of people action over the concerns from nearby areas alleg- expressed by the protest- edly attacking the District ers, they said. Collectorate demanding Rajinikanth, who had closure of the Vedanta some time ago tweeted on Group-run company. the Sterlite protests, said: In the first major in- “One can’t understand cident of police firing in why the government, Tamil Nadu on protesters which gave the nod for the and resultant deaths, they plant, is not taking any ac- first fired teargas shells tion and is just watching.” and carried out baton Tamil Nadu Fisheries charges to bring the pro- Minister D Jayakumar testers under control but told reporters in Chen- passions were high. nai that the loss of lives PTI Police then resorted PTI was unfortunate in a state Hospital staff wears safety masks as a precautionary measure at the Kozhikode Medical College after to firing as thousands of Police personnel tackles the agitators demanding the closure of Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper unit as the known for peace. the ‘Nipah’ virus outbreak, in Kozhikode, on Tuesday. people gathered in defi- protest enters the 100th day, in Tuticorin, on Tuesday. The Tamil Nadu gov- ance of prohibitory or- ernment also issued a ders on the 100th day of were admitted to hospi- ple took out a rally against that police had used force statement in which stat- Kozhikode (Kerala), May sioner S.P. Suresh, who is state to take part in con- their agitation ever since tals for treatment as their the company and became without provocation on ed that Sterlite plant was 22 (IANS): The toll due part of the Central team trolling this virus. the company announced condition was serious. violent by attacking po- the peaceful gathering. functioning in the state to the Nipah virus (NiP), here, said that after their “There was a request the expansion plans of Among the injured lice and burning police People in Toothukudi for over 20 years and in presently identified in examination of animals in from one doctor - Kafeel the four lakh tonne per was a 16-year-old school- vehicles while storming are demanding the clo- 2013 the then Chief Min- Kerala’s Kozhikode and the affected areas, no inci- Khan from Uttar Pradesh annum Sterlite Copper girl who was waiting for the Collector’s office. As sure of Sterlite copper ister J Jayalalithaa had Malappuram, rose to 10 dence of virus in animals - that he wish to serve the project and attacked the her bus when she was hit police could not control smelting plant alleging ordered the closure of on Tuesday even as the has been identified and people who are suffering Collectorate. by a bullet. the crowd, they resorted that it was polluting the factory after people com- Central and state govern- instead it is the humans in Kozhikode. The area around the Opposition parties to a few actions, it said. area, and leading to severe plained of irritation in ments scrambled to con- that have been affected. I wish to state that all Collectorate resembled squarely blamed the The statement said health problems among their eyes after emissions tain its outbreak. “No domesticated professionals with a mind a battle-zone with the State government for the the government will take the residents of the local- from the project. State Health Minister animals so far have been to serve the sufferings are protesters setting vehicles deaths with one of them all legal steps in the mat- ity, besides depleting the It said in March this K.K. Shailaja, who is now affected. Other aspects more than welcome and afire and attacking police- even demanding the res- ter and asked the people water table. year, the company had based at Kozhikode and should be now probed as they can get in touch with men with stones. Plumes ignation of Chief Minister to maintain peace. Po- Social activists have applied for removal of shuttling to Malappuram, this has been now found the Health Department of black smoke emanated E. Palaniswamy, who ap- lice from neighbouring also joined the protests consent to operate (CTO) told the media that till in only human beings,” here who will make the from the protest site. Po- pealed to the people for districts of Madurai and against the company. for its existing smelter Tuesday, 18 samples have he said. necessary arrangements,” lice retaliated in a bid to calm. Virudhunagar was rushed Heavy police deploy- plant. been sent for investiga- National Centre for he said. bring the situation under The Chief Minister, to Thoothukudi to bring ment could be seen in The application has tion. Disease Control Director Meanwhile, the tour- control. who held a meeting with the situation under con- Toothukudi and sur- been rejected for want of “Of these, 12 have Sujeet K.Singh, who is also ism industry represented Among those who his ministerial colleagues trol. rounding areas of the more clarifications after been identified - of which part of the Central team, by the Confederation of died were identified as and top police officials According to a police coastal city. the state pollution control 10 sufferers have died told the media that all Kerala Tourism Industry Antony Selvaraj, Kan- including DGP T.K. Rajen- officer on the spot, police Condemning the state board found that the fac- and two are serious. The technical assistance and (CKTI) led by E.M.Najeeb, diah, Gladson, Jayaram, dran, said action would swung into action when government for the po- tory hs not fulfilled some medical professionals are support is being extended in a statement issued Maniraj, Tamilarasan, be taken against the com- the protesters torched lice firing that claimed of the major factors in- doing their best, even as by to the state. here, said they wish to Shanmugham and Veni- pany. some vehicles in the area. many lives, DMK Work- cluding non-submission two patients with this vi- “With regards to the convey to all that the con- sta. In a statement, the When tear gas shells and ing President M.K. Stalin of a detailed ground water rus passed away today financial assistance, that cern now projected was At least 60 people, in- state government said it the baton charge failed to said that police was com- analysis, action not taken (Tuesday) morning,” said is not decided by me. larger than the reality. cluding policemen and would respect the wishes disperse the mob, police mitting atrocities. Other to dispose waste and not Shailaja and added that The second team of ours “All the tourist loca- journalists covering the of the people and neces- opened fire to control the political leaders have also building a compound wall 11 in Kozhikode are under is reaching here tomor- tions and the state in gen- protests, were injured in sary action in the matter. situation. slammed police and the to arrest water mixing in observation. row (on Wednesday) and eral are safe as usual for the clashes. Many of them It said around 20,000 peo- The protesters alleged state government. the nearby river. The virus first claimed things are well under holiday activities. Tourism the lives of two brothers control,” he said. A team industry partners in the and their aunt in Peram- of medical professionals state are more vigilant bara near here. from AIIMS Delhi is ex- and equipped to provide a Running coalition govt. a ‘big challenge’, says Kumaraswamy Five more injured Even though Nipah pected to arrive here on hassle-free holiday to the Bengaluru, May 22 (PTI): ministered to the council virus, spread by direct Wednesday. visiting travellers. Karnataka chief minister- of ministers. in Pakistani contact with infected Meanwhile Chief Min- The airports, railway designate H DKumar- Earlier reports had said fruit bats, pigs or from ister Pinarayi Vijayan on stations, hotels and places aswamy acknowledged only Kumaraswamy will shelling other infected persons, Tuesday said that he wel- of visit all are following the today that running the take oath tomorrow, while infects both animals and comed all those medi- right protocols and are Congress-JD(S) coalition the rest after the floor test Jammu, May 22 (IANS): humans, Central Animal cal professionals who are free of problems as usual,” government over the next on Thursday. At least five people in a Husbandary Commis- willing to come to the he said. five years will be a “big After the fall of the village in Jammu and challenge” for him. three-day-old BJP govern- Kashmir’s Samba dis- Kumaraswamy, who ment on May19, Governor trict were injured in was in Sringeri, the place Vajubhai Vala had invited Pakistani shelling on At 46 degrees, Delhi gripped by where Adi Shankarach- Kumaraswamy, the leader Tuesday evening, tak- arya, exponent of the of the Congress-JD(S) alli- ing to 13 the number of Advaita Vedanta philoso- ance, to form the govern- injured in the ceasefire heat wave; scorching week ahead phy, established his first ment. violations in the day, an matha, said he believed PTI Congress President Ra- official said. that things would go H D Kumaraswamy (File Photo) hul Gandhi, his mother and According to the of- smoothly with the grace UPA chairperson Sonia ficial, the five were resi- of Goddess Shardambe charya) everything will nathaswamy temple at Gandhi, West Bengal Chief dents of Kesoo village and the Jagadguru. go smoothly,” he told Dharmasthala. Minister Mamata Baner- in Ramgarh sector of “People also have reporters. Continuing The official invita- jee, BSP supremo Mayawa- Samba. doubts, not only me, with his temple visit, Ku- tion for the oath-taking ti, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, At least eight civil- people in the state also maraswamy Todayvisited ceremony, meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh ChiefMin- ians sustained injuries have doubt whether this Sringeri Sharada tem- indicated that besides ister Chandrababu Naidu, in shelling in R.S. Pura government will function ple and Dakshinamnaya Kumaraswamy some oth- his Telangana counterpart and Arnia sectors of smoothly. But I have be- Peetham established up ers would be sworn in K Chandrasekhar Rao and Jammu and Samba dis- lief that with the grace of by Adi Shankaracharya. tomorrow. It said apart several other regional lead- tricts respectively ear- Sharadambe and Sringeri He alo paid obeisance from the chief minister, ers arelikely to attend the lier on Tuesday, police jagadguru (Shankara- at the famous Manju- the oath was to be ad- ceremony. said. FOREIGN AFFAIRS India, Russia agree on building multipolar world order Sochi (Russia), May 22 “We have established close (IANS): India and Rus- contacts and collaboration sia on Monday agreed on between our defence agen- building a multipolar world cies. All this is indicative PTI order after an informal of the high level of strate- A worker carries an air cooler as temperature soars on a hot, summer day, in New Delhi, on Tuesday. summit between Indian gic relations between our Prime Minister Narendra countries.” New Delhi, May 22 (IANS): drop due to possibility of maximum temperature Modi and Russian Presi- Modi arrived here ear- A heat wave officially trace rain.. however that was 41.8 degree Celsius, dent Vladimir Putin here. lier on Monday on a nine- struck the national capi- would happen towards two notches above the “The two leaders hour visit for the informal tal on Tuesday with the evening after maximum season’s average, the mini- agreed that the Special summit proposed by Putin city seeing a maximum of temperatures would have mum temperature was and Privileged Strategic soon after his re-election as 44 degrees Celsius, four been recorded,” IMD sci- recorded at 25.5 degrees, Partnership between India Russian President. notches above the season’s entist Kuldeep Srivastava average for the season. and Russia is an important The Indian leader’s average, and some regions told IANS. The maximum Meanwhile, the hu- factor for global peace and visit comes after National sizzling at 46 degrees while across Delhi would still midity across Delhi stabilit,” the Indian Exter- Security Adviser Ajit Doval an unrelenting summer hover around 40 to 43 de- dropped, oscillating be- nal Affairs Ministry said in and Foreign Secretary Vi- sun scorched the NCR and grees. tween 16 to 22 per cent a statement, adding that jay Gokhale visited Mos- north, east and west India. He added that though only. they agreed both nations cow earlier this month to With Tuesday marked evening time on May 24 “We are observing “have an important role to discuss a way out of the as the warmest day of the may get slight refreshing, weather patterns and its play in contributing to an US sanctions on Russian year in Delhi, heat wave temperature will quickly too early to comment if open and equitable world PTI firms. conditions are likely to catch up next day with an- slight rain showers are order”. Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin (File Photo) The sanctions against continue for at least a other series of heat waves likely towards the end of According to the state- Russian oligarchs and com- week, said India Meteoro- lasting towards the end of the month or May 29. It ment, Modi and Putin held on national development a long-term agreement mit which has taken our panies, including Rosobo- logical Department (IMD) the month. may or it may not be the indepth discussions on plans and priorities. between Gazprom and relationship to a new level.” ronexport, the state-owned officials. On Tuesday, at 46 de- case,” Srivastava added. major international issues, India and Russia also GAIL, next month,” the On his part, Putin said Russian weapons trading According to weather gree Celsius, six notches On Tuesday, the maxi- agreeing “to intensify con- agreed to institute a Stra- statement said. that there is no need to company, has raised con- analysts, the next respite above the season’s aver- mum temperatures were sultation and coordination tegic Economic Dialogue “The two leaders also explain Russian-Indian cerns in India about a pos- from excessive heat is like- age, Palam was the warm- appreciably above normal with each other, including between India’s NITI Aayog reiterated the significance relations, since these have sible impact on India’s mili- ly only towards the end of est region across the Na- -- 3.1 to 5 degrees Cel- on the Indo-Pacific region”. and Russia’s Ministry of of longstanding partner- deep roots. tary buys from Moscow. May. tional Capital. Meanwhile, sius -- in most parts of This decision assumes Economic Development, ship in the military, security Stating that Russia and Putin is expected to The minimum tem- Ayanagar sizzled at 44.7 Haryana, Chandigarh and significance after India, to identify greater synergy and nuclear energy fields India are proactive in their visit India later this year perature in Delhi was re- degrees, Ridge area at 44.3 Delhi, Himachal Pradesh along with Japan, the US, in trade and investment. and welcomed the ongo- foreign policy cooperation, for the annual bilateral corded at 29.1 degrees Cel- degrees and Narela at 44.1 and Uttarakhand; at some and Australia revived a “They (Modi and Putin) ing cooperation in these including within interna- summit. sius, three notches above degree Celsius respec- parts of west Madhya quad to work for the peace noted with satisfaction the areas.” tional organisations such The Sochi meeting the season’s average. tively. Pradesh, Vidarbha, Assam and prosperity in the Indo- expanding cooperation “We have been regular- as the UN, BRICS (Brazil, came after a similar infor- “Wednesday is likely Gurugram sizzled at and Meghalaya; at one or Pacific region. in the energy sector and, ly holding bilateral meet- Russia, India, China, South mal summit Modi held to see mercury around 44 degrees, while Farida- two pockets of Jammu and According to the state- in this regard, welcomed ings but I am grateful to Africa) and now the Shang- with Chinese President 44 to 45 degrees, however bad recorded 44.1 degrees Kashmir, Saurashtra and ment, Modi and Putin held the arrival of the first con- President Putin for inviting hai Cooperation Organi- Xi Jinping in China last on Thursday (May 24), Celsius. Kutch and central Mahar- detailed exchange of views signment of LNG under me for an informal sum- sation (SCO), Putin said: month. temperatures may slightly In Delhi, Monday’s ashtra, IMD said. 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th NO. CN/LS-2018/PS ADVERTISEMENT Dated Kohima, the May 2018 This is for the information of all the voters and general public under 1- Nagaland Parliamentary Constituency scandal, graft fighter reveals threats that the Election Commission of India has modified the poll timings from 7:00 AM to 3: 00 PM for 309 (three hundred and nine) polling stations for which the polling parties have to move out from the dispersal centre Putrajaya, May 22 (PTI/ According to an inves- (District Hq) 2 (two) days prior to date of poll. These polling stations also known as P-2 polling stations are AFP): Former Malaysian tigation by the Wall Street spread over 9 (nine) Districts namely; 22 polling stations in Peren,13 polling stations in Phek, 40 polling stations leader Najib Razak was Journal, 42 million ringgit in Mokokchung,3 polling stations in Zunheboto,78 polling stations in Wokha,93 polling stations in Mon, 13 questioned by anti-cor- (USD 10.6 million) origi- polling stations in Longleng, 23 polling stations in Tuensang and 24 polling stations in Kiphire. It is also to ruption authorities today nating from SRC was trans- inform that in all other polling stations, the poll timing will remain the same i.e. from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM. over a financial scandal ferred to Najib’s personal The detailed lists of P-2 polling stations are as mentioned below: - after his shock election loss, bank accounts. P-2 Polling Stations as the country’s top graft Hundreds of millions of District No.and Name No. and Name of Polling 5-Nokzang Village fighter revealed he faced dollars from 1MDB alleg- of A/C Stations(P-2) 9-Loakhu Village harassment and threats edly ended up there. 11-Sinjol A Lower 10-Nokyan Village 16-Nzauna 13-Zangkham Village during an earlier probe of Najib and 1MDB have 17-Lalong (N/W) 14-Zangkham Village the controversy. denied any wrongdoing. 22-Ngoulong Old 15-Zakho Village 41-Tizit Najib’s coalition suf- A domestic investigation 23-Ngoulong New 23-Tingalibam Village fered a defeat at the May 9 launched during his pre- 25-Bamsiakilwa 24-Oting Village 26-Phaikholum 25-Wangla Village poll, beaten by a reformist miership concluded that 27-New Nkio 27-Tela Village alliance led by Mahathir the money in his accounts 28-Old Soget 28-Old Jaboka Village 29-Khelma Mohamad, which broke was a donation from the 6-Tening 31-Zangkham Tingsa Village 30-New Soget their six-decade strangle- Saudi royal family. Peren 7-Kongan Village 31-Nsenlwa 8-Kongan Village hold on power. Mahathir has vowed to 32-Ikesingram 9-Kongam Village Mahathir, who first 34-Bongkolong 42-Wakch- fully investigate the finan- ing 11-Upper Tiru Village served as premier from cial scandal and on Mon- 35-New Beisumpui 12-Lower Tiru Village 1981-2003 and came out day the new government 48-Nkio B 30-Upper Namthai Village 50-Sailham 32-Wapnyu Village of retirement aged 92 to set up a task force headed 51-Songou 14-Nyasa Village take on Najib, campaigned by high-ranking current 58-Lalong (S/W) 17-Shangnyu Village PTI 43-Tapi on claims that the former Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, center, arrives at Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and former officials to 61-Beisumpoiloa 18-Tekuk Village 35-Jalukie Jangdi leader and his cronies loot- (MACC) Office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. probe the controversy. 7-Peren 19-Shangyu Town 63-Jalukie Sangtam 3-Pukha Village ed sovereign wealth fund Following the fall of the District Total 22 44-Phomch- 4-Longzang Village 1MDB. to rising living costs and in the graft scandal, which by Mahathir, shed tears at corruption-riddled regime, 22-Mokie Village ing 5-Longzang Village Billions of dollars were stagnant salaries was seen is being investigated in a press conference as he which had led Malaysia 23-Sutsu Village 23-Longwa Wasa Village allegedly stolen from the as a major factor in Najib’s several countries. As specu- told how he came under since independence from 24-Laruti Village 9-Wangti Village 25-Phokhungri Village 10-Wangti Village fund in a sophisticated defeat. lation swirls about an im- “tremendous pressure” Britain in 1957, figures 26-Avankhu Village 11-Chingkao Chingnyu Village fraud, and used to buy eve- The ousted leader ar- 27-Letsam Village minent detention, the new during an earlier probe into linked to the 1MDB scan- Mon 12-Chingkao Chingnyu Village rything from artworks to rived at the Malaysian Anti- MACC chief, Shukri Abdull, 1MDB. dal have been making ap- Phek 20-Meluri 28-Old Thewati Village 13-Chingkao Chingnyu Village high-end real estate. Corruption Commission said Najib would not be He was part of a team pearances. 29- New Thewati Village 14-Chingkao Chingnyu Village 30-Washelo Village 45-Tehok 15- Chingkao Chingha Village Najib and his reviled, (MACC) headquarters in charged on Tuesday. that originally investigated Mahathir met at the 32- Mollen Village 16-Chingkao Chingha Village luxury-loving wife Rosmah the administrative capi- The toppled regime SRC in 2015, and said he weekend with Xavier Justo, 33-Reguri Village 19-Chaoha Chinglen Village Mansor have had a swift fall tal of Putrajaya, walking went to great lengths to faced harassment which a former executive with 35-Kangjang 20-Chaoha Chingnyu Village from grace. They have been through a scrum of about suppress scrutiny of the reached a “very frighten- PetroSaudi, a company 52-Phokhungri Town 21-Chaoha Chingnyu Village District Total 13 25- Chingkao Nyaho Village barred from leaving the 100 journalists. problems surrounding ing” level. that was allegedly involved 12-Kangtsung Tuluba I S/Wing 27- Chingkhao Chingpong Village country, and police have Mokokc- 21-Tuli 13-Kangtsung Tuluba II N/Wing Najib was summoned 1MDB, closing down do- “The allegation was in corrupt deals with hung 46-Mon 23-Choknyu Village seized handbags, jewels by the MACC to give a mestic probes, sacking that I conspired to topple 1MDB. 14-Kangtsung Tuluba-III Town and cash during raids on 15-Anaki 1-Changlang Village statement over claims mil- critics from government, the government,” he said. The Swiss national is 21-Tuli 16-Molungyimsen-I 2-Changlang Village properties linked to the lions of dollars from SRC jailing those who spoke “Despite the threats believed to have leaked 17-Molungyimsen-II 3-Angphang ‘A’ Village couple. International, an energy out and muzzling the me- and harassment faced by documents related to the 22-Anaki Yimsen 4-Angphang’B’ Village Public disgust at the company that was origi- dia. my officers during the in- scandal to the media. He 23-Anaki ‘C’ 5-Angphang Village ‘C’ 24-Tuli Station-III 6-Angphang Village ‘D’ corruption allegations 21-Tuli nally a subsidiary of 1MDB, Shukri, a long-time vestigations, we never gave was jailed in Thailand for 25-Kangtsung Tuluba-IV 7-Angphang Village ‘E’ swirling around them at a ended up in his personal senior figure in the anti- up.” As pressure mounted, attempting to blackmail 26-Aopenzu 8-Jakphang’A’ Village time middle-class Malay- bank accounts. graft agency who retired Shukri decided to retire in his former employer but 29-Kangtsungyimsen Village 9-Jakphang’B’ Village 9-Waromong-I 10-Jakphang ‘B’ Village sians were suffering due It is just one small part but has been brought back 2016. was released in 2016. 48-Moka 10-Waromong-II 11-Changnyu Village 29-Jang- petkong 11-Alongkima 12- Yei Village 15-Waromong Compound 13-Yonghong Village 18-Waromoung-III 14Yopnghopng Village Catalan former 1-Yajang A 15-Kanchangshu Village Calls for restraint as Bangladesh 2-Yajang C & B 16-Yakshu Village llage 3-Lirmen 17-Yakshu Village 30-Alongtaki 4- Aonokpu 18-Mopong Town leader again faces Mokokc- hung 5-Longchem 19-Ukha Village’A’ drug war claims 11 more lives 6-Nokpu-I 20-Ukha Village 7-Nokpu-II 21-Angjangyang 48-Moka extradition threat Dhaka, May 22 (PTI/AFP): and Nilphamari, and seven crime. Yet everyone has the 8-Changdang 22-Yaphang Village Berlin, May 22 (IANS): Catalonia’s former Bangladesh police today shot more were killed elsewhere in right to stand before a court for 9-Lakhuni 1-Changlangshu Village ‘A’ leader Carles Puigdemont on Tuesday dead nearly a dozen more Bangladesh. trial rather than being a victim 15-Yimjenkimong 2-Changlangshu Village ‘A’ 16-Molungkimong-I 3-Changlangshu Village ‘A’ faced fresh threats of extradition from Ger- alleged drug dealers officials But the country’s main op- of these incidents,” activist Nur 17-Molungkimong-II 4-Changlangshu Village ‘B’ many, where a regional prosecutor’s office said, as its no-holds barred position party the Bangladesh Khan Liton told AFP. 19-Saringyim 5-Monyakshu ‘A’ has requested that he be sent to Spain to offensive drew accusations of Nationalist Party (BNP) said Thousands of alleged deal- 20-Tsuremmen 6-Monyakshu ‘B’ 21-Yajang B 7-Monyakshu ‘C’ face charges of rebellion. murder from rights groups and one of its student activists, Am- ers have been arrested by the 30-Alongtaki 22-Alongtaki Compound 8-Pessao’A’ The Spanish judiciary had sent new opposition parties. jad Hossain, had been unjustly Rapid Action Battalion, the 23-Akumen 9-Pessao’B’ documents to German authorities regard- At least 33 people have targeted in one of the sweeps. same elite police unit that 24-Aonokpuyimsen 10-Yongkhao Village ing the charges being issued against Puig- been gunned down in late- Police in the northern dis- spearheaded the push against 25-Yajang “C”-I 11-Yongkhao Village demont, meaning the Schleswig-Holstein night shootouts since Bangla- trict of Netrokona told AFP that extremists which ended with 31-Aosenden 12-Shingnyu Village 32-Aosungkum 13-Tamkong Village regional prosecution has requested that desh declared an all-out war on Hossain was a prominent at least 80 alleged militants 33-Aokum & Tsutapela 14-Tamkong Village Mon an extradition request issued by Spain be drugs a week ago. dealer facing 13 charges dead. 34-Lizo Model Village 15-Wangshu Village 55-Tobu considered again by courts, sources from The country has been related to drugs and violence. Bangladesh has been District Total 40 16-Wangshu the prosecutor’s office told Efe news. struggling to contain a surg- “He was illegally murdered struggling to control a huge 27-Tsutoho 17-Tobu HQ Zunheboto 36-Satakha 28-Thakiye 18-Tobu HQ The regional court had previously re- ing trade in illegal drugs, most in cold blood,” BNP spokes- surge in yaba crossing its 29-Khuvuxu 19-Tobu Village fused to extradite Puigdemont on rebellion notably methamphetamine man Rizvi Ahmed told AFP. southeastern border from My- District Total 3 20-Tobu Village 1-Aree Old 21-Monyakshu Town charges and was studying whether to hand pills known as “yaba” that are The opposition welcomed anmar, where the cheap pills 39 Sanis him over to Spain to face trial over alleged being sold by the hundreds of the push against drugs, Ahmed are manufactured in enor- 2-Aree New 22-Changlangshu Changsha Village 1-Bhandari HQ I 23-Changlu Village misuse of public funds. millions. said, but feared the crackdown mous quantities. 2-Bhandari HQ II 24-Monyakshu A Puigdemont is wanted in Spain for Prime Minister Sheikh could also be used as a “witch Authorities last year seized 3-Agatito 25-Monyakshu C an investigation into possible rebellion, Hasina has vowed to fight the hunt against anti-government a record 40 million yaba pills 4-Amboto Old 26-Pessao A sedition and misuse of public funds for “drug menace” with the same activists” before a general elec- but said an estimated 250-300 5-Metilijan 27-Eyeang Village 6-Tssori Old 28-Wangshu Changlu Village his alleged role in Catalonia’s separatist ref- intensity as a previous cam- tion in December. million others managed to en- 7-Tssoro New 29-Mienchangle Village erendum and subsequent declaration of paign that pursued homeg- Rights activists also de- ter the market. Wokha 8-Wozhu Old 30-Bumei Village independence, deemed unconstitutional rown militants and left dozens scribed the killings -- all Nine million yaba tablets 40 Bhandari 9-Changpang Village District Total 93 by the Spanish judiciary. of Islamic radicals dead. conducted late at night -- as were seized in less than three 10-Lio-Longidang 1-Ladigarh 11-Yimpang 2-Shemnyuching He fled to Belgium before he could be Police said four “top drug questionable and showing months earlier this year, in- 12-Alikhum 3-Ngetchongching arrested but was later detained in Ger- dealers” were gunned down disregard for the court system. cluding nearly two million in a 13-Mekirang 4-Shitap many. in the rural districts of Comilla “Drug dealing is a heinous single haul. 14-Lio-Longchum 5-B/Namsang ‘A’ 15-Bhandari Village 6-B/Namsang ‘A’ 16-Merapani Longleng 49-Tamlu 7-B/Namsang ‘B’ 17-Longayim 8-B/Namsang ‘B’ 18-Yimparasa 30-Shamnyuching Hawaii volcano generates Beijing’s South China Sea 19-Serika A 31-B/Namsang EAC HQ 20-Mongphio 37-Namhaching 21-Yimza 38-Yonglok Village bombers fly in the face of protests 22-Pangtong 39-Apoji Village toxic gas plume called laze 23-Roni Old District Total 13 Beijing, May 22 (PTI/AFP): military assets in the wa- 24-Sungkha 15-Langnok China’s brazen landing of terway -- believed to have 25-Lio Wokha Old 16-Nokhu ‘A’ 26-Lio Wokha New 17--Nokhu ‘B’ nuclear-capable bombers significant oil and natural 56- Noklak 27-Suphayan 18-Anyashu on an island in the dis- gas deposits -- allows Chi- 28-Liphi 19-Choklangan puted South China Sea is a na to “influence its weaker 29-Yanmhon Old 20-Kingpao bold power play to bolster neighbours in peacetime”, 30-Yanmhon New 10-Wui its territorial claims while Glaser said. 31-Koro Tuensang 11-Kenjong 32-Liphayan 17-Chiphur rivals are divided and the Beijing claims virtu- 33-Ralan Old 18-Pang US distracted by North ally all the South China Sea 34-Ralan New 57-Thonoknyu 19-Thongsonyu Korea, analysts say. and has ignored partial 35-Woroku 20-Kiusam China attracted dip- counter-claims from the 36-Chandalashung 21-Metonger 37-Yankeli 22-Sangkumti lomatic protests after Philippines, Vietnam, Tai- 38-N-Longchum 23-Longtsunger long-range H-6K bombers wan, Brunei and Malaysia. 39-Hanku 24-Pokphur carried out landing and The Pentagon con- 40-Soku 57-Thonoknyu 25-Sangtsubger takeoff drills at an uniden- demned Friday’s bomber 41-Baghty HQ 27-Chikiponger 42-Azuhoto 13-Rurur ‘A’ drills as a sign of “contin- Tuensang tified island airstrip on Fri- 43-Zukheshe 58-Shama- 14-Rurur ‘B’ day. But Beijing has long ued militarisation” of dis- 44-Aitepyong tore Ches- 22-Kephore brushed aside such con- puted islands while Viet- 45-Mekokla I sore 23-Shiponger demnation, denying that it nam said the move violated 46-Mekokla-II 24-Kiutsukiur Wokha 40 Bhandari 47-Akuk Old-I District Total 23 was militarising the region its sovereignty and raised 48-Akuk Old-II 13-Shothumi ‘A’ even though it has installed tensions in the region. 49-Akuk New 14-Shishimi Pahoa(US), May 22 (PTI/ buildings forced more than lava enters the ocean and an array of airstrips, radar The Philippines, which 50-Yampha 59-seyoc- 31-Horonger AP): The eruption of Ki- 2,000 people to evacuate. triggers a series of chemi- systems and naval facili- has largely backed off from 51-Champang HQ hung Sitimi 33-Old Resethsi 52-Lishuyo 34-Shothumi ‘B’ lauea volcano in Hawaii Yesterday, lava entered cal reactions.The clouds ties on a string of islands it the sea dispute under 53-Khumchoyan 37-New Resethsi sparked new safety warn- and then stalled on the contain hydrochloric acid, has reclaimed in contested China-friendly President 54-Chanka 16-Hutami 55-Bhandari HQ-III 23-Mimi ings about toxic gas on property of a geothermal which is about as corrosive areas since 2013. Rodrigo Duterte, said it Kiphire the Big Island’s southern plant near one of Kilauea’s as diluted battery acid. It The planes are believed was taking “appropriate 56-Bhandari HQ-IV 24-Lopfukhong 57-Lichuyan 25-Khongka coastline after lava began new volcanic vents. Of- can irritate the skin and to have landed on Woody diplomatic action”. 58-Mekokla-III 60-Pungro- 27-Longkhimong flowing into the ocean and ficials earlier this month eyes and cause breathing Island, China’s largest base Despite the rhetoric, 59-Akuk Old-III Kiphire 28-Penkim setting off a chemical reac- removed 190,000 litres of problems. in the Paracel Islands which experts say little has been 60-Yampha 29-Fakim tion. stored flammable gas from No major injuries have is also claimed by Vietnam done to prevent China 61-Liphayan 30-Thanamir 62-Liphayan 31-Salomi ‘A’ The molten rock start- the plant to reduce the been reported from lava and Taiwan, according to from solidifying its vast 63-Liphayan 32-Salomi ‘B’ ed pouring into the sea chance of explosions. haze. The US Geological Bonnie Glaser, a China maritime claims. 64 Chandalashung New 42-Mutingkhong over the weekend. It’s been Here are key things to Survey says laze contrib- expert at the Centre for While US warships 65-Chandalashung-B 43-Khongjiri generating plumes of lava know about the latest vol- uted to two deaths in 2000, Strategic and International have conducted “freedom 66-Ronsu 44-Hakumati 67-Chandalashung Old 45-Tsuntang Kiphire 60-Pungro- haze or “laze” as it interacts canic threat. Lava haze when seawater washed Studies in Washington. of navigation” operations 68-Yampha Kiphire 46-Vogtsuvong with seawater. It’s just the is made of dense white across recent and active An H-6K long-range near Chinese-claimed fea- 69-Ruchan 47-Khong latest hazard from a weeks- clouds of steam, toxic gas lava flows. Methane explo- strategic bomber deployed tures, they have not de- 70-Longtssiri 52-Khongsa old eruption that has so far and tiny shards of volcanic sions could be a problem to Woody Island could terred Beijing. 71-Merapani 54-Tsurevong 72-Akuhaiqua District Total 24 generated earthquakes and glass. Janet Babb, a geolo- as lava flows into areas with reach almost the entire The bombers were de- 73-Sumito State Total 309 featured gushing molten gist with the Hawaiian Vol- a lot of vegetation. Babb South China Sea and many ployed while US President 74-Khakuthato rock, giant ash plumes and cano Observatory, says the said that is because de- countries surrounding it, Donald Trump is focused 75-Baghty HQ I (MOTSUTHUNG PATTON) 76-Akuk Old-IV Returning Officer sulfur dioxide. plume “looks innocuous, caying vegetation creates according to a CSIS analy- on preparing for a summit 1- Nagaland Parliamentary Constituency District Total 78 Nagaland: Kohima. The eruption has but it’s not.” pockets of methane, which sis. with North Korean leader Issued by DIPR destroyed more than 40 Laze is formed when the lava’s heat can ignite. The steady buildup of Kim Jong Un next month. KG-2531 EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Wednesday, May 23, 2018 Simon Cowell was obsessed with working at night Music mogul Simon Cowell was once addicted to working through the night. The music mogul was hospitalised last year Mirror after falling down the stairs of his London home and thinks it was due to pushing his body too hard. “I call it a wake up call because 10 I think sometimes your body tells you you’re working too hard, for me it was the late nights, 2-7 in the morning. You get addicted to it because it’s quiet, but it’s so unhealthy, Cowell said in a ENTERTAINMENT pre-recorded interview on UK TV show “Loose Women”. “It wasn’t a big deal what happened but it was a bit embarrass- ing, a bit of an oops moment. R Kelly accused Charlize Theron to play Megyn Kelly in new movie of sexual assault, ctress Charlize Theron will reportedly star as Megyn Kelly in a new movie about the women who worked at Fox News under its former chair- man Roger Ailes. infecting woman AThe presently untitled project was written by The Big Short screenwriter Charles Rudolph and is being produced by Annapurna, the same produc- with herpes tion company currently filming a Dick Cheney biopic starring Christian Bale, reports thehollywoodreporter.com. woman has filed a lawsuit phone numbers, and Theron, 42, is reportedly set to play against R. Kelly, alleging that the Kelly later had her flown Kelly, 47, a former lawyer who worked singer sexually assaulted her, here. at Fox News for 10 years and became a locked her in a room to punish During their first superstar at the network hosting the hit her for failing to please him and sexual encounter, Rodg- series “The Kelly Files”. infectedA her with herpes. ers said she told Kelly In her memoir Settle for More, Kelly The woman named Faith Rodgers filed she was “not ready to detailed the sexual harassment she said the law suit on Monday. She alleges that have sex” but that he dis- she endured while working for Ailes. Ai- she was in a relationship with Kelly for less regarded her and engaged les was accused of similar behaviour by than a year, during which time he rou- in “non-permissive, painful numerous women at Fox News, which tinely abused her “mentally, sexually and and abusive sex”. Afterward, she he vehemently denied until his death verbally”, reports variety.com. stated that he disparaged what he in May 2017. Rodgers alleges that Kelly would called her physical inadequacies Kelly claimed in her book that video-record her against her will “submit- and “lack of participation”. after months of harassment, the ting to deviant and compromising sexual She said she only learned media tycoon “crossed a new line” in contact”. later that Kelly had her- January 2006 when he grabbed her “Defendant, R. Kelly, locked Plaintiff in pes, and that she had been and repeatedly tried to kiss her. Upon secluded areas including rooms, studios infected. shoving him away, Kelly alleged that and motor vehicles, for extended periods Rodgers is scheduled to Ailes asked her the “ominous question” of time in order to punish Plaintiff for appear on Tuesday on “CBS This of “When is your contract up?” before failing to please Defendant sexually and/ Morning” to discuss the allega- trying to kiss her for a third time. or for perceived offences and violations of tions, which were first levelled in Kelly said she never succumbed to his prescribed code of conduct,” the suit a criminal complaint to Dallas any of his advances that she claimed alleges. police last month. stopped after six months once she The suit, filed in the New York Su- Kelly has faced repeated allega- reported Ailes’ behaviour to her su- preme Court, states allegations of sexual tions of sexual misconduct, and pervisor. She left Fox News in 2017 and battery, fraud and false imprisonment. has recently been targeted by the signed a deal with NBC News. Rodgers, 20, met Kelly a year ago after Time’s Up movement. Her accusation came just months a concert in San Antonio. They exchanged IANS after former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harass- ment suit against Ailes. He denied all Mel B feels accusations of harassment against Carlson as well. Barack, Michelle Obama When Carlson’s lawsuit went public, being a single Kelly wrote that she was pressured to put parent is hard work out a positive statement about Ailes but refused. to make TV, films for Netflix Greta Van Susteren defended Ailes in the wake of the lawsuit but went back on her support of Ailes ormer US President Ground Productions”, a company Netflix said the Obamas will pro- after her departure from the network in Septem- Barack Obama and to produce content for Netflix, the duce “scripted series, unscripted ber. his wife Michelle have streaming service announced. series, docu-series, documenta- Ailes resigned from Fox News in July 2016 and officially sealed a deal “President Barack Obama and ries and features” that highlight received $40 million in an exit agreement. He died with Netflix to produce Michelle Obama have entered issues and themes the president just three days after his 77th birthday last year Ftelevision shows and films for the into a multi-year agreement pursued during his eight years in after he accidentally fell and hit his head at home. streaming service. to produce films and series for office, reports nytimes.com. IANS The deal will give Barack an Netflix, potentially including “One of the simple joys of our international television platform scripted series, unscripted series, time in public service was get- during his post-presidency, allow- docu-series, documentaries, and ting to meet so many fascinating ing him to reach millions of peo- features,” Netflix announced in a people from all walks of life, and TICKET RATES ple in the US and internationally, statement on Twitter. to help them share their experi- HILL STAR Silver Rs. 80, Gold Rs. 150 reports nytimes. com. The former president ences with a wider audience,” Platinum Rs. 320 Singer Mel B says it is hard to raise The cou- has told associates that Barack said. Movie Schedule three daughters as a single mother. ple has he does not intend to “That’s why Michelle and I are In an interview with OK! Maga- created use the new platform so excited to partner with Netflix zine, Mel B discussed being a single “High- to wage a public - we hope to cultivate and curate mother and confessed taking on the er campaign against his the talented, inspiring, creative role of a mother and father has been successor in the Oval voices who are able to promote hard work, reports dailymail.co.uk. Office, or to fight greater empathy and understand- The 42-year-old is the mother against con- ing between peoples, and help to three children, Phoenix, 19, from servative them share their stories with the Jimmy Gulzar, Angel, 11, from voices entire world.” Eddie Murphy and Madison, 6, that Ted Sarandos, the chief from estranged husband Stephen popu- content officer for Netflix, said Belafonte. “’I’m raising three kids as late the deal will benefit the service’s a single parent, it can be hard work, media audience. but I’m a very loving mum. We have outlets “Barack and Michelle Obama a lot of fun together,” she said. like are among the world’s most Focusing on raising her daugh- Fox respected and highly recognised Deadpool 2 (Eng) 2D: 11 am, 2 pm, 5 pm and 8 pm ters, Mel B said that she has already News. public figures and are uniquely seen a glint in Phoenix’s eyes for In- positioned to discover and high- a career in the spotlight. “She is at stead, light stories of people who make college now but I can see her going a re- a difference in their communities on to do something in the spotlight. lease and strive to change the world for She’s very into fashion. She borrows from the better,” he said. my clothes,” the singer said. IANS IANS Amitabh, Shweta travel in auto-rickshaw for ‘work’ egastar he is seen holding a walk- Amitabh ing stick and speaking to Bachchan the driver. and his “And the ever smil- daughter ing driver cum owner, ShwetaM Bachchan-Nanda Shareek, is asked by me took an auto-rickshaw ride what he earns in a day Rs to go for work. 1500 - 1800, he smilingly “I travel today for the informs, when used for work in the greatly in shoots a lot more at times demand and preferred Rs 5000,” he wrote. The mode of travel, the auto, 75-year-old actor also said the auto rickshaw... The that he feels helpless. auto, the rick -- call it what “I admire this India. you may,” Big B wrote on I admire this world. I feel his blog. helpless and withdrawn. I “How on earth did this am in gifted birth. I am in word rickshaw develop in blessed existence not all India or where the British are. So give, give to redeem may have invented it in to needed. Just give and their Colonial occupation, not ask where whom when but the facts are pretty and why. Just,” he added. close there is debate on its On the film front, the origin and Japan, UK, USA actor will next be seen in seem to be the forerunners “Thugs Of Hindostan” of this invention invented from the Japa- few photographs of himself next to his daughter, who along with Aamir Khan, “Mr GoolgeLoyd the nese word -- jinrikisha,” he and his daughter in the is seen wearing a yellow Fatima Sana Sheikh and master of all information added. auto-rickshaw. In one salwaar kameez. Katrina Kaif. claims it to have been Amitabh also shared a image, he is seen sitting In another photograph, IANS EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Wednesday, May 23, 2018 SCIENCE AND TECH 11 SpaceX to launch twin NASA This drug could prevent brain damage caused by cosmic rays water cycle tracker satellites Washington, May 22 rated with co-authors at Activated microglia (IANS): As NASA and pri- Loma Linda University drive brain inflammation Washington, May 22 facing up, toward space. vate space companies in Southern California to similar to what is seen in (IANS): On its way to de- Then the second stage like SpaceX plan to send expose mice for a day to a neurodegenerative disor- ploy five Iridium Next engine will cut off (SECO). humans to Mars within dose of radiation compa- ders such as Alzheimer’s communications satel- About 10 minutes af- the next 15 years, scien- rable to what they might disease, and also seek out lites on Tuesday, a SpaceX ter liftoff, a separation tists have identified a po- experience in deep space. and consume synapses, Falcon 9 rocket will also system on the second tential treatment for the The experiments were the information-bearing launch twin NASA satel- stage will deploy the brain damage caused by conducted at the NASA connections between lites that will monitor GRACE-FO satellites. exposure to cosmic rays. Space Radiation Labora- brain cells. Earth’s water cycle, mark- Separation will occur Among the major tory at Brookhaven Na- The authors hypoth- ing a unique rideshare over the Pacific Ocean at challenges facing future tional Laboratory in New esise that by forcing the arrangement. about 17.5 degrees North crewed space missions York. brain to replace irritable, The satellites are latitude, 122.6 degrees is how to protect astro- A week later, some of radiation-exposed mi- scheduled to launch at West longitude. nauts from the dangerous the mice were treated for croglia with new, healthy 3.47 p.m. EDT from Van- The first opportunity cosmic radiation of deep 15 days with PLX5622, a microglia, the drug had denberg Air Force Base in to receive data from the space. drug produced by Berke- allowed the animals to Central California. (This spacecraft will occur at In a study published ley-based pharmaceuti- avoid the cognitive con- corresponds to 1.17 a.m. NASA’s tracking station in the journal Scientific cal company Plexxikon, sequences of radiation. Wednesday India time), at McMurdo, Antarctica, Reports, the researchers Inc. “This is really neat NASA said. about 23 minutes after reported identification The irradiated ani- evidence, first that re- The two Gravity Re- separation, NASA said. of a drug that prevents mals initially displayed booting the brain’s mi- covery and Climate Ex- After the GRACE-FO memory impairment in no cognitive deficits, but croglia can protect cog- periment Follow-On satellites are deployed, mice exposed to simu- after three months they nitive function following mission (GRACE-FO) the Falcon 9 second stage lated space radiation. began showing signs of radiation exposure, and spacecraft will follow will coast for half an or- “We are starting to memory impairment. second that we don’t nec- each other in orbit around bit before reigniting its have evidence that ex- Remarkably, animals essarily need to treat im- Earth, separated by about engine (SES2) to take the posure to deep space ra- that had been treated mediately following the 220 km. Iridium Next satellites to diation might affect brain with PLX5622 soon after radiation exposure for On liftoff, the Falcon a higher orbit for deploy- function over the long being exposed to radia- the drug to be effective,” 9 first-stage engines will ment. term, but as far as I know, tion performed just like Rosi said. burn for approximate- GRACE-FO, a collab- no one had explored any healthy mice on a mem- The researchers be- ly two minutes and 45 orative mission of NASA possible countermea- ory task. lieve that beyond space- seconds before shutting and the German Research sures that might protect The researchers exam- flight, these compounds down at main engine cut- Centre for Geosciences astronauts’ brains against ined the animals’ brains could potentially be SpaceX. (IANS) off (MECO). (GFZ), continues the work this level of radiation ex- and showed that while used to prevent cognitive The Falcon 9’s first of the original GRACE posure,” said one of the the brains of untreated impairments following and second stages will the altitude of the injec- rate into two halves like will pitch down (its nose mission in observing the researchers Susanna Rosi, mice showed major ac- cancer radiation therapy, separate seconds later. tion orbit, 490 km. a clamshell and fall away. points down) 30 degrees movement of water and Professor at the Universi- tivation of cells called or in age-related cogni- Then, the second-stage While this burn is go- When the rocket’s and roll so that one of the other mass around our ty of California, San Fran- microglia - part of the tive impairment - which engine will ignite for the ing on, the payload fair- second stage has com- twin GRACE-FO satellites planet by tracking the cisco (UCSF). brain’s immune system, has also been linked to first time (SES1) and burn ing — the launch vehicle’s pleted its ascent to the is facing down, toward changing pull of gravity In the new study, the brains of treated mice microglia-driven brain until the vehicle reaches nose cone — will sepa- injection orbit altitude, it Earth, and the other is very precisely. the researchers collabo- looked just like normal. inflammation. Intel reveals another security flaw in its chips New smartphone-based tool may China’s ‘FAST’ San Francisco, May 22 manufacturers. Spectre and Meltdown (IANS): Intel has disclosed Intel is classifying Vari- vulnerabilities have been aid patients detect urine blockage telescope to get new a new variant of the Spec- ant 4 as a medium risk be- causing problems to com- New York, May 21 (IANS): sociate Professor at the Uni- send him these images to tre and Meltdown security cause many of the exploits panies like Intel, Arm and Surgeons are developing a versity of Arizona in the US. analyse and make the di- receiver — report flaws in the chips that hack- it uses in web browsers, like AMD that are major produc- new smartphone-based tool “But we need patients to agnosis. He plans to create ers may use to extract sensi- Safari, Edge, and Chrome ers of chips for computers, that can detect urethral or come back to our clinic for a a mobile app which can be Beijing, May 21 (IANS): China’s five tive data from hundreds of were fixed in the original laptops and mobile devices. urine blockage, potentially uroflow test to determine if downloaded by the patients. hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio millions of computers and set of patches, according to While Meltdown im- making it easier for patients the obstruction is still pres- “All patients would need Telescope (FAST) -- the world’s largest sin- mobile devices. a blog post from the com- pacts only Intel chips, Spec- to test themselves for the ent,” he added. to do is take high-speed im- gle-dish radio telescope -- will have a new Intel is calling the new pany. tre affects all other chips, condition from the comfort In order to test Gretzer’s ages of their urine flow using receiver installed to boost its efficiency strain — Speculative Store Intel has promised that including ARM and AMD. of their own homes. hypothesis on high-speed a strobe light,” Gretzer said. in surveying the sky, the media reported. Bypass (Variant 4) — and it the patches would be rolled The vulnerabilities allow The novel technique photography, the team “Strobe light apps are The 19-beam L-band receiver, first of is similar to the earlier flaw out broadly in the next few attackers to read sensitive could take high-speed created a model of a ure- readily available right now its kind worldwide, is expected to be put that taps into many of the weeks. The firmware up- information on users’ CPU. photography which could thral structure using tubing for people to use on their into use in early June and it will increase same security vulnerabili- dates would set the Specula- While companies like capture subtle differences hooked to a saline bag that phones”. FAST’s survey speed by five to six times, ties that were first revealed tive Store Bypass protection Intel, Apple and Microsoft between a normal steady could drain through. According to the re- Xinhua news agency reported. in January. to off-by-default. have issued updates to stream of liquid and a stream Saline fluid was passed searchers, as fluid exits an The receiver was jointly developed However, this time “If enabled, we have patch the flaws, the fixes of liquid with an obstruction. through the tubing with opening, a natural break- by scientists from China and Australia. It around it uses a different observed a performance have not always worked as Urethral strictures are a and without blockages, point occurs where the liquid weighs 1.2 tonne and costs about $3.14 method to extract sensitive impact of approximately intended, sometimes caus- slowing or blocking of the created using 3D printed stream forms droplets, but million. information, CNET quoted two-to-eight per cent based ing computer problems. natural flow of urine due strictures,placed within the with obstructions in place, it According to Jin Chengjin, chief engi- Intel as saying. on overall scores for bench- Earlier this year, follow- to an injury or infection. It tubing. High-speed pho- changes. neer of FAST’s receiver system, the new The new vulnerability marks,” Leslie Culbertson, ing the news of the bugs is normally diagnosed by tography captured both the The results showed that receiver is highly sensitive and will greatly also includes firmware up- Intel’s Security Chief, was getting out, all major tech uroflowmetry, a test admin- regular and blocked stream by analysing photos, they improve FAST’s efficiency in searching for dates for CPUs and Intel quoted as saying. players such as Microsoft, istered at a physician’s office. of liquid exiting the tube. could measure the length to new pulsars and spectral lines. has already delivered mi- As a result, end users Google, Apple, including In- “The problem is that pa- Gretzer contended that this point of droplet forma- Its tasks include observation of pul- crocode updates for Specu- would have to pick between tel, released security patch- tient follow-up after we treat photos can be a medium to tion. This length then directly sars, exploration of interstellar molecules, lative Store Bypass in beta security or optimal perfor- es to help protect users from this condition is very poor,” diagnose blockages and he related to the presence of an and monitoring interstellar communica- form to original equipment mance. potential data theft. said Matthew Gretzer, As- hopes that patients could obstruction in the tube. tion signals, the report said. Astronomers spot our Where Kudankulam’s nuclear island is created bit by bit Rostov-on-Don (Russia) ergy units, among others. Solar System’s first May 22 (IANS): The steam The firm manufactures generator for the third the entire package of prod- unit of the Kudankulam ucts for the nuclear island, interstellar immigrant Nuclear Power Project including the reactor as- London, May 21 (IANS): original direction as all of (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu sembly, steam genera- Astronomers have spot- the other planets and as- is three months away tor, the main circulation ted an asteroid, the first teroids, inherited from the from completion at the pump and the main circu- known permanent im- cloud of gas and dust that Atomenergomash factory lating pipeline. migrant to our Solar Sys- formed them,” Namouni around three hours drive Some of the products tem, a discovery that may added. from here, according to its manufactured by the reveal important prob- To find the origin of Director, Maksim Jidkov. company include refuel- lems of planet formation, the asteroid, the team ran Leading a party of In- ling equipment, both dry solar system evolution, simulations to trace the lo- dian journalists on a tour and wet spent fuel stor- and possibly the origin of cation of 2015 BZ509 right of the facilities of this man- ages, depleted uranium life itself. back to the birth of our ufacturing arm of Rus- and lead shieldings, con- Currently nestling in Solar System, 4.5 billion sian state atomic energy densers, cranes and lifting Jupiter’s orbit, the former years ago when the era of corporation, Rosatom, equipment, specialised exo-asteroid was given planet formation ended. Jidkov pointed to a genera- doors, heat exchangers, the catchy name (514107) These show that 2015 tor vessel mounted high pool water purification 2015 BZ509. BZ509 has always moved in the gigantic workshop systems, pressure vessels, It is the second alien in this way, and so could measuring 300,000 sq mt. storage tanks, pumps, rock to cause a stir in re- not have been there origi- Rosatom are the equip- nuclear steam supply cent months -- after ‘Ou- nally and must have been ment suppliers and tech- systems, reactor control muamua’ arrived in our captured from another nical consultants for the rods, reactor internals own solar system, but then system. KNPP, the first two units of and reactor pressure ves- flew out the other side. “Asteroid immigra- which have already been sel seals. While all of the plan- tion from other star sys- commissioned. The huge production ets in our Solar System, tems occurs because the Being one of Russia’s hall opens on one side to and the vast majority Sun initially formed in a biggest industrial com- the company’s own moor- of other objects as well, tightly-packed star cluster, plexes, Atomenergomash Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in 2014 wikipedia ing berth on the Tsim- travel around the Sun in where every star had its has 6 million sq mt of pro- lyansk Reservoir, which the same direction, 2015 own system of planets and duction facilities in this US withdrawal from the Andrey said at Rosatom’s Jidkov said that the the first experimental fast- allows shipping bulky and BZ509 is different as it asteroids,” said Helena area of southwest Russia, Iran nuclear deal, Indo- just-concluded 10th Ato- company has a current neutron reactor in 1964 heavy products. After be- moves in the opposite di- Morais, from the Sao Paulo in another part of which, Russian cooperation in mexpo conference at order book of $60 billion and the first nuclear plant ing transported by barge rection in what is known State University in Brazil. at Sochi on the Black Sea, nuclear energy was bound Sochi that the transfer of and has set up units in in the Middle East in Bush- over the reservoir, the as a “retrograde” orbit, “The close proximity Prime Minister Narendra to have figured in the talks. technology for the third various countries creat- ehr (Iran) commissioned shipments take the Volga- the astronomers revealed of the stars, aided by the Modi met with Russian “The manufacture of and fourth units of KNPP ing a nuclear capacity of in 2011. Don Canal on to the Baltic in the paper published in gravitational forces of the President Vladimir Pu- the steam generator for would start by the end of 66,000 MW worldwide. Its Besides nuclear equip- Sea port for their onward Monthly Notices of the planets, help these sys- tin on Monday without a KNPP-3 is at an advanced this year and the company equipment are currently in ment, Atomenergomash overseas journey. Royal Astronomical Soci- tems attract, remove and prior agenda, “to further statge and only the last 3 hoped to finish the work operation in 20 countries. produces thermal power Rostov, on the Don riv- ety: Letters. capture asteroids from strengthen the special and months are remaining of by the end of 2019. He also Atomenergomash machinery, metallurgical, er, has for centuries been “How the asteroid one another,” she noted. privileged strategic part- a process that takes two hoped to sign the agree- has exported to Germa- mining, oil and gas pro- a major shipping lane came to move in this way Understanding exactly nership between India years,” Jidkov said. ments for Kudankulam ny, France, China, India, duction and processing connecting southwest- while sharing Jupiter’s or- when and how 2015 BZ509 and Russia”, according to “The relationship with units 5 and 6 before the Hungary, Bulgaria, Be- systems, including ready ern Russia with the north. bit has until now been a settled in the Solar System a PMO statement. India is very important to end of this year. larus, Turkey, Iran, Finland for use plants for deep With the construction of mystery,” said lead author provides clues about the According to Indian us. The KNPP contsruc- The KNPP’s 1,000 MW and the Czech Republic, processing of petroleum, the Volga-Don Shipping Fathi Namouni, from the Sun’s original star nursery, officials currently in Rus- tion will improve our rela- each units 3 and 4, being among others. equipment for the con- Canal in 1952, Rostov-on- University of Nice Sophia and about the potential sia, given that the unof- tions and we hope to have developed by the Nuclear Parent company Ro- struction industry, for sea Don became a port of five Antipolis in France. enrichment of our early ficial agenda of the Modi- many more projects in Power Corporation of In- satom has many firsts water desalination plants, seas - the Black Sea, the “If 2015 BZ509 were environment with compo- Putin meet in Sochi was India,” he added. dia (NPCIL), are expected to its credit like the first containers for transporta- Sea of Azov, the Caspian a native of our system, it nents necessary for the ap- to discuss the situation Atomenergomash to become operational by nuclear power plant at tion and disposal of nucle- Sea, the White Sea, and the should have had the same pearance of life on Earth. developing out of the Chief Executive Nikipelov 2021. Oblelinsk (Russia) in 1954, ar waste and biomass en- Baltic Sea. EastErn Mirror | Dimapur, Wednesday, May 23, 2018

C M Y K 12 SPORTS Harry Kane Arsenal set to appoint Unai LeBron scores 44 to lead Cavs named captain of England's World Emery as new manager League for the second suc- Cup team cessive campaign. over Boston, level series 2-2 PSG, who have won five Boston, May 22 (AFP): LeB- London, May 22 (IANS): French league titles in six ron James scored 44 points, Tottenham Hotspur striker years and are owned by adding more records to his Harry Kane was on Tues- big-spending Qatar Sports amazing NBA legacy, and day named captain of the Investments, have struggled powered the Cleveland Cav- England football team for success on the European aliers over Boston 111-102 which will take part in the stage. Monday, equalizing their World Cup in Russia this Emery’s team were Eastern Conference final at summer. beaten in the last-16 of the two wins each. At Tottenham, Kane, the Champions League by Real The 33-year-old super- two-time English Premier Madrid this season despite star made 17-of-28 shots League Golden Boot win- breaking the world transfer from the floor, 1-of-4 from ner, is the vice captain to record to sign Brazil striker 3-point range, and 9-of-13 Hugo Lloris and has occa- Neymar, and were knocked free throws while contribut- sionally worn the armband out at the same stage last ing five rebounds, three as- since Wayne Rooney retired season by Barcelona. sists and two steals to spark from international compe- Neymar was bought a crucial home triumph. tition in 2017. for 222 million euros ($268 "I've just put a lot of The announcement was million) from Barcelona work in," said James of his made by England manager Unai Emery in the close season to help point production. "The Gareth Southgate in a live increase PSG’s chances of Man Above has given me video on Twitter on Tuesday London, May 22 (Reuters): the recruitment process winning Europe’s elite club some abilities I try to take morning. Arsenal are set to appoint was led by Arsenal chief competition, and Emery advantage of." "I think it's a fantastic former Paris St Germain executive Ivan Gazidis, head was widely held respon- The best-of-seven honour for Harry (and) re- coach Unai Emery as their of football relations Raul sible for their disappointing showdown, level at 2-2, ally well deserved. He's got new manager to succeed Sanllehi and head of re- Champions League cam- continues Wednesday at Cleveland’s LeBron James (23) drives to the basket against Boston in the third quarter. outstanding leadership Arsene Wenger, the BBC cruitment Sven Mislintat paign. Boston, where the Celtics qualities," Southgate said. reported on Monday. and that an announcement Arsenal are searching are undefeated in these 40-point performance of Cavs in each of the final game at evaluating the "For me, the key for a Emery, who joined PSG and a news conference was for their first new manager playoffs, with game six on this year's playoffs, the most three quarters but never game and figuring out what captain is that you set the in June 2016, left the French expected later this week. since 1996 with Wenger de- Friday in Cleveland, where such efforts in any year managed to overcome he wants and where he tone for everything that club at the end of this sea- Emery left PSG when his parting at the end of this the Cavs have won seven since Allen Iverson's six in Cleveland's ferocious start. wants it," Celtics coach Brad we do every day that we son, having led them to a contract expired at the end season after nearly 22 years in a row. 2001, James rose to second James had five points Stevens said of James. "You train, the way that we pre- domestic treble. of this season. at the North London club "There's no love in there on the all-time 40 or more in a 10-0 run that gave the have to make it as tough on pare, the professionalism The 46-year-old Span- While he had helped where he won three Premier if you're not wearing green," playoff game list, passing Cavs a 19-10 edge on the him as possible." toward the task. He's an iard had previously been them continue their domes- League titles and seven FA James said of Boston. "If we NBA legend Jerry West with way to a 34-18 lead after Although the Celtics exemplary model of that. manager at Sevilla, who tic dominance, his depar- Cups. play like we did in (games) his 21st such total. the first quarter, Cleveland trimmed the deficit to 89-76 He's prepared to challenge he steered to three Europa ture was assured when they An Arsenal spokesman three and four, I think we'll And with his sixth basket closing the period on a 13-3 entering the fourth quarter people, and I think now is League triumphs. failed to make significant declined to comment on have a good shot." of the night, James passed run and the Celtics missing and made a charge within a moment in his life where The BBC reported that headway in the Champions the situation. The series winner will the old mark for career play- three dunks in the opening eight, the rally was too little he is prepared and wants face either season wins off field goals of 2,356 by 12 minutes. and too late. to bring that into the team leader Houston or defend- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. James scored 22 points "We were a lot better environment. ing champion Golden State "Any time I'm in the on 8-of-11 shooting in the defensively, making them "To be leading the lads Serie A goal leader Icardi cut from in the NBA Finals starting same breath with the greats, first half and Kyle Korver take contested shots, make out is going to be special, May 31. it's just humbling," James added 14 points off the the extra pass," James said. but for me, nothing chang- James seeks his eighth said. "I think it's pretty bench, all in the first half, as "We have to have the same es. I'm the same person and Argentina's World Cup squad cool." Cleveland led by as many mindset we had the past consecutive trip to the NBA same player. It's just about Buenos Aires, May 22 visit Israel for a final friendly as 19 points and opened a two games. If our mind is Finals and fourth with the the team. We've just got to (IANS): Mauro Icardi, who before settling at Bronnitsy, - Cavaliers dominate early - 68-53 half-time advantage. there, we have what it takes Cavaliers. do what we can and go as far won the Serie A scoring which will be its base during The Celtics outscored the "He's the best in the to be victorious." In unleashing his sixth as we can,"he said. crown with 29 goals for Inter the World Cup in Russia. Milan, was left out of the Roster: final 23-man World Cup Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero Two Naga archers to roster announced by Argen- (Manchester United), Wil- Yuvraj Singh struggles on as the magic wanes tina national coach Jorge fredo Caballero (Chelsea), Sampaoli. Franco Armani (River Plate). New Delhi, May 22 (Reuters): Few things are IPL career, Yuvraj has endured a particu- represent India in Bhutan Instead, Sampaoli on Defenders: Gabriel Mercado more painful than watching an ageing ath- larly torrid tournament this year - alternat- Monday opted for the Ju- (Sevilla), Javier Mascherano lete falter as they try to summon up the old ing between warming the bench and being ventus duo of Paulo Dybala (Hebei Fortune), Nicolas Ot- magic and Yuvraj Singh’s fans have endured shuffled around the batting order at Punjab. and Gonzalo Higuain along- amendi (Manchester City), a shared agony over the course of this year’s “He is a legend in Indian cricket,” Punjab side Lionel Messi and Sergio Mauro Icardi Federico Fazio (AS Roma), Indian Premier League (IPL). head coach Brad Hodge said on Saturday. Agüero on the forward line Marcos Rojo (Man United), When India belatedly embraced Twen- “But we all know sooner or later good for the tournament, which Centurion of Racing Club. Nicolas Tagliafico (Ajax), ty20 cricket 12 years ago, Yuvraj’s rise to great- things, good times always have to come to gets under way June 14 in The team includes a to- Cristian Ansaldi (Torino), ness in the limited-overs format appeared an end. But when that is (for Yuvraj), I am not Russia, reports Efe. tal of eight players from the Marcos Acuña (Sporting just a matter of time. the person to answer.” Dybala nabbed a spot side that lost the 2014 World Lisbon). After all, few could hit the cricket ball as Time seemed to have robbed Yuvraj of on the lineup despite not Cup final to Germany. Midfielders: Lucas Biglia cleanly and as far as the southpaw did. And his touch and the 36-year-old has scratched having been called for re- On May 27, Argentina (AC Milan), Eduardo Salvio although Kevin Pietersen once ridiculed him around for 65 runs from six innings, while cent international matches. will have a training session (Benfica), Ever Banega (Se- as a “pie-chucker”, Yuvraj’s brand of left-arm going wicketless with the ball. Franco Armani, a goal- open to the public at Velez villa), Angel di Maria (Paris spin was more than handy. For someone who wielded a willow that keeper who has been a Sarsfield Stadium in greater Saint-Germain), Manuel When not doing either, Yuvraj torched appeared to have sweet-spots wherever the standout this year with Riv- Buenos Aires, and two days Lanzini (West Ham Unit- the turf in the point region with an infectious ball made contact, Yuvraj struggled to find er Plate, won a place though later will receive Haiti at ed), Giovani Lo Celso (PSG), zeal, a rare quality in an Indian squad not the middle of the bat against modest bowlers he wasn't on Sampaoli's Bombonera -- the home of Maximiliano Meza (Inde- then known for their agility. in less demanding circumstances. squad for the qualifiers in Boca Juniors -- for a friendly pendiente), Cristian Pavon He was a key cog in India’s World Twen- His laboured batting was reminiscent this year's friendlies. that will be a farewell to its (Boca Juniors). ty20 triumph in South Africa in 2007 and was of his struggle in the final of the 2014 World Archer Kevikieno Rikha (L) with State Archery Coach, Hunezo Forwards: Lionel Messi (Bar- (Centre) and Kilenmeren. Attracting attention fans. adjudged player-of-the-tournament in the Twenty20 against Sri Lanka which, many among the midfielders The next day Argentina celona), Sergio Agüero (Man team’s victorious 50-over World Cup triumph believe, cost India the title. Kohima, May 22 (EMN): Ar- An update from the state picked by Sampaoli is In- will travel to Spain to con- City), Gonzalo Higuain (Ju- four years later. Yuvraj was not even picked for Sunday’s cher Kilenmeren and Kevi- Archery coach Hunezo said dependiente's Maximiliano tinue training in Barcelona. ventus), Paulo Dybala (Ju- He was unable to replicate that form in final group match against Chennai Super kieno Rikha got selected at the archers will represent Meza instead of Ricardo On June 9, the team will ventus). the IPL, though, and his stints with Kings XI Kings, which Punjab lost to finish seventh in the selection trial held on India Archery squad for the Punjab, Pune Warriors, Royal Challengers the eight-team league. 20th May, 2018 at Netaji forthcoming Indo-Bhutan Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi His repeated failures to roll back the years Subhash Regional SAI Cen- Archery Competition to be Daredevils have been underwhelming. have evoked mixed emotions in cricket-mad tre conducted by Archery held from June 9 and the Back at the team where he started his India. Association of India. 10th at Thimpu, Bhutan. Chennai in final; beat Hyderabad by two wickets in Qualifier 1 Mumbai, May 22 (IANS): An under-pressure innings from Faf du Plesis (67 not out) helped Chennai Super Kings edged past Sunrisers Hyderabad by two wickets in the first qualifier to enter the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match here on Tuesday. Needing 140 runs to win, Chennai chased down the target with five balls to spare. Du Plesis kept on playing sensibly throughout when no other batman clicked and went back cheaply. He played 42 balls and slammed five boundaries and four sixes. Hyderabad will now face the winner of the match between Kolkata Knight Rid- ers and Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2 on May 25 at Kolkata. Brief scores: Sunrisers Hyderabad: 139/7 in 20 overs (Carlos Brathwaite 43 not out; Dwayne Bravo 2/25) PTI against Chennai Super Kings: Chennai Super Kings' Faf Du Plesisi plays a shot against 140/8 in 19.1 overs (Du Plesis Sunrisers Hydrabad during the 1st IPL 2018 qualifier cricket match, in Mumbai, on Tuesday. 67; Rashid Khan 2/12). DP-414

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