WWW.EASTERNMIRRORNAGALAND.COM EASTERN MIRROR Japanese billionaire to be first tourist Open to going back to movies Didn't expect Arjuna award this year to Moon —SpaceX | P9 — Shilpa Shetty | P10 — Hima | P12 WORLD ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS VOL. XVII NO. 258 | PAGES 12 ` 5/- RNI NO. NAGENG/2002/07906 DIMAPUR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 Second session of 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly begins Roads, development and illegal migrants engage session Our Correspondent in reply to a supplementary Kiphire 552; Longleng 550; remaining funds to com- Kohima, Sep. 18 (EMN): question during the ques- Wokha 500; Zunheboto 462; plete the project. ‘Once the The second session of the tion hour of the first sitting. Mon 416; Phek 321; and basic functional infrastruc- 13th Nagaland Legislative Reminding the treasury Tuensang had the least with tures are completed, the Assembly (NLA) began on bench about the Cabinet’s only 157 ILP. The number battalion’s headquarter will Tuesday with issues ranging first commitments to repair of ILP offenders who were be operational,’ he said. from roads to illegal im- district headquarter roads caught by the administra- Gov. gives assent to road migrants, and government within 60 days, opposi- tion since January 2018, he safety amendment bill teachers to appointments tion MLA Kuzholuzo Nienu said, was 505 persons. dominating the agenda of queried whether work was With regard to the steps Governor PB Acharya has the session. Road projects being undertaken. Ozukum the government was taking given assent to three gov- and the issue of illegal im- informed that 116.455 km to check the influx of illegal ernment bills including migrants though, were the have been prioritised out of immigrants, Patton pointed the Nagaland Road Safety issues that engaged the which 70.801 km have been out that ‘periodic checks’ Authority Act of 2013 (first ruling and the opposition completed with the first in- were being undertaken by amendment) Bill and the members more. stalment of INR 25 cr. as the the administration and the Nagaland Appropriation Chief Minister Neiphiu total allocated fund. The re- police in the districts. He Bills 2018 no. 1 and no. 2. Rio and Leader of Opposi- maining 45.654 km, he said, informed that a committee Also, Neiphiu Rio in- tion TR Zeliang made obitu- would be covered when the was set up recently to exam- troduced the Nagaland ary references to former second release is made, and ine reports of the previous Goods and Services Tax Prime Minister Atal Bihari after the monsoon recedes. committees and to recom- (amendment) Bill of 2018. Vajpayee, who passed In another starred ques- mend a more robust system Speaker Vikho-o Yhoshü away on August 16, and tion, MLA Vikheho Swu for implementation of the announced that matters former Lok Sabha Speaker sought the reason behind ILP mechanism. relating to the bill would be Somnath Chatterjee who the delay in awarding work taken up for consideration passed away on August 13. order for construction of MHA approached for and for approval on Sep- Before the list of business bridges. In regard to San- completion of 11th NAP tember 20. for the day proceeded, the uorü Bridge at the Secre- Neiphiu Rio addressing the second session of the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly, which began on Tuesday in Kohima. (IR) project No progress in Tuli paper assembly observed two tariat Road in Kohima, Ozu- Status of the 11th NAP mill revival minutes of silence as a mark kum replied, the work order not fulfilled. He said that in completion of the evalu- projects even after a lapse of who is also the minister (IR) battalion at Aboi: The of respect to the departed was issued in July 2016 but the fifth call was opened ation process resulting in 1-3 years. More important in charge of Home, said it deputy chief minister said Rio has said that there had leaders. could not take off due to on September 5, and ten- the expiration of the bid road projects that needed was the consolidated figure that the establishment was been no progress in the revival of Tuli Paper Mill so PWD announces ‘landowner problems.’ Al- der evaluation is now in validity. He said that the immediate attention were from the district deputy ‘sanctioned’ under spe- far. Responding to a query road policy though the problem has progress. He added that department was waiting for proposed as substitutes, commissioners in the state. cial planning assistance been solved, he informed, the work order would be extension of time from the he said. He was replying to a starred (SPA) but the ministry had raised by the opposition on The Public Works depart- work could not begin due issued after the technical ministry to award the work. query raised by opposition the status of the project, Rio 66,894 ILP issued in stopped sanctioning the ment (roads and bridges) to the rainy season. and financial formalities Also, on the substitution legislators Kuzholuzo Nienu gave updates about the ef- Nagaland since 2015; 505 funds during 2012-13; work has constituted a road Khughu Bridge between are completed. of six projects, which were and Dr. Imtiwapang Aier. forts that were made by the offenders caught had had to be temporarily maintenance task force, Kichilimi and Utsomi in Tsuyi Bridge between previously approved ‘in Patton said Dimapur suspended then. However, state government on the re- which is working on a ‘com- Atoizu division: The minis- Ghathashi and Hebolimi principle’ by the ministry Nagaland has recorded topped the list with 54, 574 he said it had resumed after vival works since 2013 and prehensive road policy.’ ter explained that the ten- in Pughoboto division and of Roads and Transport, issuing 66,894 Inner Line permits during the past the centre released funds; the steps that were taken This was stated by min- der was cancelled for the Tsuyi Bridge between Nat- Ozukum maintained that Permits (ILP) from January four years while Kohima the state’s government has for the diversion of funds by ister for PWD (roads and fourth time because the sumi and Asukiqa: Ozu- they had to be substituted 2015 till date. Deputy Chief followed with 7271; Peren approached the ministry of the HPCL. bridges) Tongpang Ozukum tendering procedure was kum said there was delay due to ‘non-sanctioning’ of Minister Yanthungo Patton, 1371; Mokokchung 720; Home Affairs to release the Continued on page 5... Ruling and opposition agree: Govt. teachers need to do more Set up Lokayukta as approved— Acaut to govt. Our Correspondent House work together and district; 15 in Dimapur; 13 primary teachers and 66 grad- Dimapur, Sep. 18 (EMN): The the Nagaland Lokayukta Act, lic commitment by both your Kohima, Sep. 18 (EMN): On discuss what should be done in Tuensang; 11 in Mon; ten uate teachers so far. Although anti-graft group the Against Cor- 2017 for general information,” party and the PDA government Tuesday, there was an agree- about the performance of in Longleng; eight in Peren; no date has been scheduled ruption and Unabated Taxation the letter read. “However, as of towards good governance and ment in the Nagaland Legisla- government school teachers. seven each in Phek and Wok- to fill the vacancies, he said (Acaut) has asked the People’s today the Lokayukta Act remains transparency, we put forward our tive Assembly session, at least He said ‘real focus’ is needed. ha; four each in Kiphire and it would be done through the Democratic Alliance (PDA) gov- only on paper.” request for immediate setting up among prominent members The leader of the House, Mokokchung; and three in department selection board ernment to start implementing The organisation opined that of Lokayukta body for the state.’ from both the ruling and op- Rio, admitted that govern- Kohima. in accordance with rule-6B of the anti-corruption ombuds- ‘thus far, the ACAUT had been “We understand that dur- position that the government ment schools have not been Currently, the state’s Edu- the Nagaland School Educa- man Lokayukta. most consistent and persistent ing April 2018 the government teachers in the state need performing well over the cation department has 1660 tion Service Rules of 2017. ‘...Your government should for the passing and implemen- of Nagaland has filed before to do more. The statement years. Welcoming the sugges- mathematics and science Rio pointed out that the not wait for the Supreme Court tation of Lokayukta, which will the Supreme Court an affidavit of agreement was that govt. tion of the opposition MLA, teachers, Rio said. department was in a mess and deadline but go ahead and ap- root out the cancerous growth explaining that the process is teachers were ‘more expe- Rio asserted that the teach- In response to a question a lengthy exercise was being point the Lokayukta at the earli- of corruption in our state and on for the appointment of the rienced in agitations’ than ing profession was ‘honour- whether or not the School undertaken by the govern- est,’ the Acaut stated. The Acaut bring about some resemblance Lokayukta in Nagaland. How- teaching students. able.’ Therefore, the outcome Education department had ment to sort it out. issued to the media on Tuesday of progress and development ever, no such appointment of Opposition MLA and should correspond with the appointed any untrained “Once that is sorted out, a copy of a letter addressed to the in the state,’ the statement read. the Lokayukta has been made by former Home Minister Im- perks: “Let us give joint ef- graduate teachers and pri- checking the requirement of chief minister of Nagaland. ‘...Your party, the Nationalist your government,” the organisa- kong L Imchen said during forts to wipe out the proxy mary teachers since March the respective schools, we will “The all important legisla- Democratic Progressive Party tion stated.