Interlocutor for the Naga talks and chairman Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC), RN Ravi at Kohima on Thursday.

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ports that the Centre was likely to ask the Myanmar government to revoke its ceasefire with the NSCN (K), he tersely said, “No”.

On Thursday, Ravi called on Chief Minister

Dr. Shürhozelie Liezi-etsu at the latter’s official residence. Later in the evening, Ravi met repre-sentatives of eight organi-sations including the Naga Mothers Association

Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): The Western Angami Public Organi-sation has come out with a strong statement to the Interlocutor of the Naga peace talks RN Ravi that the Western Angamis are against any piecemeal solution as none of the NPGs represents the Nagas as a community or people and so has resolved to continue to stand by the Naga plebiscite of 1951.

The statement to the interlocu-tor that was made available to the media stated that, "Not a single Naga National Political faction of Nagaland today in reality rep-resents the Nagas as a community and a people.

Therefore factional settlement

in piece meal, without broad base, inclusive of all major Naga National Political Groups is ex-tremely dangerous and not ac-ceptable to the Nagas in any way. Under these premises, WAPO has decided it shall never be party to such piece meal settlement and declares that whosoever har-bours such venture shall be held exclusively responsible if any bloodshed takes place out of the consequences of such half- baked factional settlement.

The heavy price of fratricidal killings, confusion and division the Nagas have paid because of settlements in the past with ques-tionable antecedents must not be repeated again."

The organisation also stated that the "Nagas are proud that their struggle was not an act of secession that unlawfully or trea-sonously violated some solemn agreement or understanding made by them to be part of the new independent India.

Nor was it an anti- India movement or reaction, as they were committal to their goal and acting on the basis of their histori-cal and political right to choose their future as a good and friendly neighbour of India, having made their position abundantly and ab-solutely clear to the British Simon Commission in 1929."

It stated that therefore when "Nagas say that they are not In-

dian, nor their territory a part of the Indian Union, it is not a new statement or stand taken by them, they are just reaffirming their po-litical stand their forefathers had made unequivocally clear before the Simon Commission.

Like all other Nagas on this is-sue, WAPO, in its general meeting had irrevocably resolved to stand by the plebiscite of 1951 at all cost and always by democratic and non- violence means a few years ago reaffirming our said stand.

As such, no Naga political movement can become unique or historical if the plebiscite of 1951 is to be subtracted, which is the only mandated stand of the Na-gas for all till date."

(NMA), Naga Students’ Federation (NSF), Naga-land Tribes Council, Reng-ma Hoho, Angami Public Organisation (APO) and WAPO, Chakhesang Pub-lic Organisation, Senior Citizens Forum and Naga-land Gorkha Association. Although Kohima-based media persons sought for a brief interview with him, they were denied on the grounds that such meeting was not on the itinerary of the visiting official.

NMA advisor Dr. Rosemary Dzuvichu, who was present at the meeting with Ravi, said the NMA conveyed its protest on the “unnecessary extension of the AFSPA by the Govern-ment of India in the midst of peace talks” and has also raised concerns on the ongoing ban against the NSCN (K) while encour-aging peaceful dialogue.

The NMA is also said to have stressed on its con-tinued support to the peace process, an inclusive settle-

ment for peace taking cog-nisance of all stakehold-ers, and one which is also gender sensitive and rec-ognises the inherent rights of Naga women as equal citizens of the society.

NSF president Kesosül Christopher Ltu, who also met the Centre’s Interlocu-tor said the student body has reiterated its earlier appeal for a logical and inclusive conclusion to the Naga political issue, one which is honourable and acceptable to all the Na-gas.

Meanwhile, Ravi is scheduled to have a round of meetings with more Naga civil organisations on Friday at Police Com-plex, Chumukedima, in-cluding the Naga Hoho, ACAUT, UNC, CNTC, Naga Council Dimapur, Tirap-Chaglang-Longding People’s Forum, Indig-enous Minority Tribes Nagaland, UNTABA and GBs Association Naga-land among others.

Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): As the countdown to 10 Northern Angami-I assem-bly constituency by-elec-tion begins, an imminent confrontation between a political heavyweight in the form of chief minister Dr Shürhozelie Liezietsu and Kekhrie Yhome, an academician and a politi-cal greenhorn, is becom-ing increasingly clear.

On June 1 last, forty-one-year old Yhome had told a press conference of his desire to fight the by-election should the Election Commission of India (ECI) decides to conduct said election. The ECI, on June 29 last, had announced that the by-election to 10-Northern Angami-I assembly con-stituency would be held on July 29.

Even as rumours – most of which are politically en-gineered – continues to fly thick and fast, Yhome on Thursday told Eastern Mir-ror that he will ‘absolutely’ be inside the ring on June 29 next, taking swings at opponent(s).

“Absolutely. With the announcement of by-

election for the vacant 10 Northern Angami (I) as-sembly constituency on 29 July, 2017, by the Election Commission of India, I would definitely like to seek the popular mandate of the people as per demo-cratic practices”, he said in response to a query on whether he intends to con-test the by-election having declared his candidature earlier.

Yhome also described Liezietsu as a ‘thorough gentleman’ who ‘repre-sents the best of the old generation’, when asked to comment on the possibility of being pitted against the incumbent chief minister.

He however added: “I am aware that the chief minister is using his party workers to distribute hun-dreds of Milton flasks and radios to entice voters. The items are a poor choice of taste for an urban area like Kohima and it is definitely in violation of the Model Code of Conduct. I have enough evidences and statements from those who received the items."

“Also, the chief min-ister’s office is using its

Our CorrespondentKohima, June 6 (EMN): Government of India’s In-terlocutor for the Naga talks and chairman Joint Intel-ligence Committee (JIC), RN Ravi on Thursday in-dicated the Centre and the NSCN (IM), who have entered into fresh rounds of negotiation after signing a “framework agreement” in 2015, were close to ink a final agreement.

“We are close to so-lution and we wanted to have one more round of consultation with the civil society,” Ravi told report-ers upon his arrival at de Oriental Grand, Kohima.

He said he was here to hear their views, positions and perceptions of the civil societies on the Naga issue.

On whether more such consultations could be ex-pected in the near future, he said he was hopeful that he would come back when ‘the agreement is done’.

When asked about re-

machinery to entice vot-ers with government jobs. I have already written to the election monitoring authorities that the deci-sions of the chief minister chaired cabinet meeting of 4 July, 2014 is a clear viola-tion of the Model Code of Conduct. The law should soon take its course of ac-tion. Hopefully, these prac-tices will change once we elect the right candidates”.

While maintaining that it was too early for him to talk of ‘political agenda’, he nevertheless shared that there could be hope for change only by re-empow-ering the public that the real power of democracy remains in their sacrosanct vote.

“As a young entrant, I want to quickly make some brief remarks. We need young legislators who will adapt to and challenge the needs of our times. The olden days of fooling our villagers by some few educated fellows are over. We need debates. We need progressive competition. Tirelessly shouting Article 371A is not going to take us anywhere.

“Look at the manner in which GST was but hur-riedly passed over by a spe-cial assembly session, as if anybody understood its implications or urgency. If politics is about the power of policies to change the lives of people, it is our bounden duty to actively elect our right representa-tives, keeping in mind the constant need to prepare for our present welfare and for the care of our future”.

Yhome also reiterated his earlier announcement that he would contest as an independent candidate. (Read full interview on Page 6)

Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): A meeting of ceasefire monitoring group (CFMG) was held on Thursday at Police complex, Chu-mukedima. CFMG chairman, D K Pathak, met representatives of NSCN (IM), GPRN/NSCN (NK) and NSCN (R).

The NSCN (IM) team was led by CFMG convener, Vikiye Sumi; GPRN/NSCN (NK) was led by CFSB supervisor, Jack Jimomi; and NSCN (R) by CFSB supervisor, Imlongnukshi Chang. It was

the 17th CFMG meeting for NSCN (IM), 13th for GPRN/NSCN (NK), and 3rd for NSCN (R).

According to CFMG chairman, D K Pathak, Thursday’s meeting with the three groups was held ‘only to discuss the implementation of ceasefire ground rules’. It had nothing to do with the coming of RN Ravi today, he said. “His (Ravi's) mandate is different, my mandate is different”.

Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): In view of the by-election to the 10 Northern Angami-1 AC, and in pursuance of the instructions of the Election Commissioner of India, Deputy Commissioner Kohima and District Election Officer, Rajesh Soundara-rajan, has informed all concerned, political parties, candidates and party workers that cash exceeding Rs. 50000 found in a vehicle carry-

ing a candidate, his agent or party workers or carrying posters or elec-tion materials and also any drugs, liquor, or gift items which are val-ued at more than Rs. 10000, are all likely to be used for inducement of electors and so shall be subject to seizure.

Any public member carrying any amount in cash exceeding Rs. 50000 should always keep some rel-

evant documents with them which substantiates the source and pur-pose of the money.

The DC also directed all licensed arms holders of Kohima town area, Kohima village, Chedema and Ch-edema Model village to deposit their arms to the nearest Police Sta-tion between 15 and 22 of July posi-tively. The notification issued is for strict compliance by all concerned.

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS): The BJP should be held to its promise of dialogue with all stakeholders, including Hurriy-at, and even Pakistan, as that is the only way out of the present imbroglio in Jammu and Kash-mir, says senior party leader Yashwant Sinha.

He feels that after hav-ing promised dialogue, citing former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, somebody should ask why the Centre is going back on the agenda of the alliance with the Peoples Democratic Pary (PDP).

"We should hold them (the BJP) to their own promise in the agenda of the alliance where they have said they would talk to all internal stakeholders. Af-ter praising Vajpayee for doing what he did, they were saying that we will do the same thing. Somebody should ask them why are you going back on the agenda of the alliance?" Sinha told IANS in an interview.

The former External Affairs and Finance Minister -- who is now somewhat alienated from the BJP leadership -- headed an apolitical group of eminent

citizens that visited the Kash-mir Valley twice last year for initiating talks with separatists and other groups after months of unrest that left nearly 100 people dead and thousands blinded by pellets fired by secu-rity at street protesters.

He said the group had giv-en its recommendations to the government of India on bring-ing peace in the valley where "the situation is going from bad to worse because people are getting more and more alien-ated".

"The most important sug-gestion that we had made was the reiteration of what had been promised in the agenda of the alliance between the BJP and the PDP (when they formed the coalition govern-ment) on national reconcilia-tion and on starting talks with all the stakeholders, including the Hurriyat," Sinha said.

He said some of the sugges-tions "have been acted upon" and regretted that "some have not been acted upon".

"I am not claiming credit that it is because of us that those improvements have taken

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS): Mem-bers of the electoral college who abstain from voting or vote against party line in the July 17 presidential poll are not liable for disqualification for defection, the Election Commis-sion (EC) clarified on Thursday.

Political parties cannot issue whip to their members to be com-pulsorily present for the voting or to vote for a certain candidate, the poll panel said and cited two Supreme Court judgements (Kuldip Nayar vs Union of India, 2006, and Pashupa-ti Nath Sukul vs Nem Chandra Jain, 1984) to buttress its observation.

"Accordingly, in the commis-sion's opinion, not voting or vot-ing as per his/her own free will in the presidential election will not come within the ambit of disquali-fication under the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution and electors are at liberty to vote or not to vote as per their own free will and choice," an EC statement said.

The commission said it would like to clarify that voting for the of-fice of President of India is not com-pulsory, like voting in elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, where also there is no compulsion to vote.

It said as per Section 171A(b) of the Indian Penal Code, every elec-tor in the presidential election has the freedom of making a choice to vote for any candidate or not to vote at all, as per his/her free will and choice.

"This will equally apply to the political parties. They are free to canvas or seek votes of electors for any candidate or request or appeal to them to refrain from voting. How-ever, the parties cannot issue any di-rection or whip to their members to vote in a particular manner or not to vote in the election to leave them with no choice, as that would tan-tamount to offence of undue influ-ence within the meaning of Section

171C of the IPC," the EC said.The poll panel observed that

voting in the presidential election is different from voting by a Member of Parliament or MLA inside the House and thus would not attract the penal provisions of the Tenth Schedule for having so voted.

"The electors in the presiden-tial election as member of the said electoral college and the voting at such election is outside the House concerned and not a part of the pro-ceeding of the House," the EC ob-served.

The electoral college for presi-dential election comprises elected members of both Houses of Parlia-ment and elected members of the state assemblies. Nominated mem-bers cannot vote.

National Democratic Alliance nominee Ram Nath Kovind will face opposition's candidate Meira Kumar in the July 17 election to the top post.

means Pakistan" as agreed to between the BJP and the PDP.

"Even if we exclude Paki-stan for the time being, why should we not have dialogue with our own people in Jammu and Kashmir? We are having dialogue with the Nagas," he said, urging that the situation in Kashmir was a "matter of the greatest concern" and the problem should be resolved without losing any time.

He said the authorities and the people of India should note that "it is not merely the terri-tory of Jammu and Kashmir that we have to hold, we have to win back the hearts and minds of the people who have been alienated.

"And that is the challenge for us and we can achieve that challenge only by reaching out to them, offering dialogue and if the offer is accepted then ac-tually talking about the resolu-tion of the issue."

Asked why the BJP was still part of the coalition govern-ment that has failed to restore order in the valley, Sinha said the question should be why is the PDP, led by the Chief Min-

ister Mehbooba Mufti, allied with the BJP.

"The BJP is going back (on its promises) and who should be the first to react? The PDP. If the PDP had persuaded the BJP then that there should be a dialogue, that there should be a national reconciliation and if the BJP stood persuaded then, and the BJP has gone back on that understanding, then who should react? The PDP. I can't react on their behalf."

Asked what he planned to do about initiating the peace process in the Kashmir Valley, the BJP leader said there was nothing he could offer to Kash-miris.

"It is only the government of India or the government of Jammu and Kashmir which can make an offer. But I think the time has come where the people of India should reach out to the people of Kashmir.

"There must be more peo-ple-to-people dialogue, people-to-people conversations. Peo-ple of Jammu and Kashmir must be assured that the people of India feel for them. Let's see. The future will tell."

place. Take the use of pellet guns for instance. It is much less now than it was earlier. The cases of blinding (people) have reduced."

But, he said, the government has gone back on the promise of dialogue "because there is no talk of talks now, and it is only military action that is taking place" in the Kashmir Valley.

The former minister said it should not be surprising to know that separatists are get-ting money from Pakistan be-cause it "is something which

was well known"."They are called separatists

because they want to separate. Otherwise, why would we call them separatists? So everything about them was known. I don't think in the last two-and-a-half years anything new has emerged to persuade the authorities to go back on the promises made in the agenda of the alliance."

He said the "only way out" of the Kashmir problem was to have talks "not only with inter-nal stakeholders but also with people across the LoC, which

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Teachers told to revive past glory of govt schools

Our CorrespondentKohima, July 6 (EMN): All Nagaland Govern-ment Primary Teachers’ Association (ANGPTA) celebrated its 1st founda-tion cum thanksgiving day with the Deputy Di-rector of School Educa-tion, Lipok Jamir, as spe-cial invitee at CANSSEA meeting hall, Kohima, this morning.

Speaking on the oc-casion, Jamir stressed on the need to bring back the past glory of govern-ment schools in the State through sincerity, dedica-tion and punctuality of the teachers and also by doing the right things at the right time.

Calling the primary teachers as the ‘real na-tion builders,’ whose pro-fession is honourable and respectable, Jamir also reminded the teachers of their roles as ‘models’ to the students. He empha-sised that a teacher must possess a good character and good behaviour as the students learn more by ob-serving.

Stating that every ac-tion is accountable before God, Jamir maintained that if a teacher is not per-forming his duty with sin-cerity, it will be a curse and vice versa. While acknowl-

edging the many prob-lems faced by the primary teachers, he asked them to overcome the obstacles and perform their duty with sincerity in imparting knowledge to the students- the future generation.

Giving a brief high-light on the works taken up in the past, ANGPTA vice president, T Along Changkiri, said the associ-ation has submitted more than ten representations and memorandums to the State government on cadre review and held several rounds of meetings with the Cadre Review Com-

mittee members.He also informed that

the Association had drafted proposal on revision of 7th ROP for the primary teach-ers and submitted to the Chief Secretary wherein in the 6th ROP provisions were given for them but the benefits were not given to the primary teachers.

One of the greatest achievements of the As-sociation, he said was the merger of all the primary teachers from the eleven districts of the State into one body.

While observing that primary teachers in the

State are the most neglect-ed and deprived of their basic rights, presidents of ANGPTA Dimapur and Mokokchung units ex-tended their full support and cooperation to stand in solidarity with ANGPTA in ensuring till the rights and other entitlements of the members are fulfilled.

ANGPTA president, James Ruokuoselhou, said the Association never endorses or encourages ‘proxy teaching’ in its no-ble profession and asked the members to refrain from it but rather inculcate a sense of responsibility in their profession.

The Association was formed with the objectives to protect its members comprising of more than 10,000 teachers from in-justice, discrimination and prejudice on matters relat-ing his/her service and to ensure that the rights and other entitlements of the members are fulfilled.

Besides others, ANGPTA also aims to stand firm till the elevation of all the registered mem-bers of graduate primary teachers and to ensure transparency in promo-tion, where seniority list will be strictly maintained and in no way it will be by-passed by the juniors.

Mokokchung Press Club gets ofce

Our CorrespondentMokokchung, July 6 (EMN): A two-room chamber of the Mokokc-hung Press Club (MPC) was formally inaugurated by Imtikumzuk Long-kumer, Parliamentary Secretary of IPR, in the presence of Limawati Longchar, Director IPR, Sachin Jaiswal, ADC Mokokchung, Ao Senden leaders and other officials here today at the DPRO building, Mokokchung.

Addressing the gath-ering, Imtikumzuk has termed it as a momentous occasion for the press fra-ternity of Mokokchung and asked them to utilise the facility sensibly for

the greater purpose of disseminating informa-tion to the masses.

Stressing on the im-portance of media as the fourth pillar of de-mocracy, he said media persons should strive to present information in a responsible and transpar-ent manner since it has enormous power to either take the society forward or to destroy it.

He also said that the recognition of Mokokc-hung town as a vibrant town by the outside world was due to active contribution of media fraternity in the district. He further encouraged the media persons to con-

tinue contributing about the social activities of Mokokchung town with equal responsibility in the future.

Sachin Jaiswal, ADC Mokokchung, in a short speech, encouraged the media persons to keep abreast with the chang-ing times with special reference to social media, which is fast emerging as a leading source in the dissemination of infor-mation and news. He also shared his optimism that the MPC chamber will become a melting pot for sharing ideas within the members and visit-ing media persons which will eventually benefit the

townsfolk and the society as a whole.

Director of IPR, Limawati Longchar, in his speech, expressed gratitude to MPC for al-ways maintaining mutual relationship with the IPR department in dissemi-nating information to the mass through coopera-tion and collaboration. He also asked the mem-bers to maintain the rep-utation of being one of the best press clubs in the State by continuing on its endeavour of disseminat-ing news based on truth and accountability.

MPC president, Limalenden Longkumer, thanked the Parliamen-tary Secretary and IPR department for the kind gesture shown to MPC by offering not only ac-commodation but also basic office amenities to the club, thus empower-ing the press in Mokok-chung. He also thanked the Mokokchung DPRO, Chuba Walling, and his staff for maintain-ing good relation with MPC at all times and hoped that the camara-derie shared between the department and MPC would continue to grow with the passage of time.

“Now, we will be able to perform more ef-ficiently as responsible journalists in disseminat-ing information to the masses,” he said.

Amenba inaugurates SDIC in Tuli Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): Parliamentary Secretary of Industries & Com-merce, Amenba Yaden has inaugurated the first ever Sub-District Indus-tries Centre (SDIC) and a Common Facility Centre (CFC) for bamboo, cane and wood-based handi-craft cluster at Tuli on July 6.

Addressing the gath-ering at the inaugural function, Amenba Yaden urged the public of Tuli sub-division to make full utilisation of both the fa-cilities in order to usher in an economic revolu-tion in the area. He said that although Tuli was declared an industrial zone long time back, it could not grow mainly due to absence of an ena-bling entrepreneurial eco-system.

He hoped that the establishment of the SDIC would facilitate in easing business policy of the government and also assist entrepreneurs through a single window system. He said that the office would also cata-lyse industrial growth in tune with the Govern-ment of India's flagship programmes like Act East Policy and Make in India.

“In order to dovetail our efforts with these policies, the State gov-ernment is re-framing the

Nagaland State Industrial Policy which will be user-friendly,’ Amenba said.

Amenba also said that the CFC on bamboo, cane and wood-based handi-craft was established keeping in view the local expertise, particularly of women, in bamboo mat weaving and other bam-boo and cane based crafts. He said the CFC would be well equipped to promote production by local arti-sans and also for impart-ing trainings on identified trades in bamboo, cane

and wood based activities. He further stated that

the department of Indus-tries & Commerce have acquired 100 acres of land in Tuli area for pro-motion of food and spice processing, citronella dis-tillation etc. He stressed the need for local youth to focus on self managed enterprises which will accelerate economic de-velopment of self, family and the entire State rather than look for government job, an avenue which is fully saturated now.

He further urged the local residents to pro-tect government proper-ties and to act the good hosts to the government functionaries who are deployed at Tuli so that maximum benefits can be derived through their services.

Delivering the key-note address, Director of Industries & Commerce, Bendangliba informed that Tuli received the first of the proposed six SD-ICs looking at the poten-tial of industrial growth

of the area. He expressed hope that the establish-ment of the CFC would result in visible economic change in the area within a short span of time.

The function was chaired by Lipokwati, general manager of Dis-trict Industries Centre, Mokokchung. Invocation was said by Imliodang, Associate Pastor of Tuli Lenden Baptish Church, while the vote of thanks was proposed by Amrit Giri, functional manager, SDIC, Tuli.

PPC to renovate Longleng-Changtongya road Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): With the worsening of road condition every passing day between Longleng and Changtongya, Phom Peo-ple’s Council (PPC) has de-cided to initiate renovation of the said road from July 8.

PPC president Chin-gan has informed this at the monthly meeting of Longleng District Plan-ning and Development Board (DPDB) on July 6 in the conference hall of the Deputy Commissioner, Longleng, held under the chairmanship of the Parlia-mentary Secretary of Land Resources and Excise BS Nganlang Phom. Chingan has urged the members for donation towards the road works.

Supporting the Phom Peoples’ Council (PPC) initiative, Nganlang Phom requested the DPDB mem-bers for voluntary donation for renovation of Chang-tongya and Longleng road which is in a deplorable condition thereby threat-ening the lives of travellers and passengers.

Stating that many lives were lost and caused prob-lems to the people due to dilapidated condition of

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the road, he appealed to the members, NGOs, individu-al and other agencies of the district to volunteer their contributions. He expressed his view to file PIL, not against anyone but to com-pensate the road accident victims. He also donated Rs 50,000 for renovation of the road and urged to utilise the fund judiciously for the purpose.

He urged the officers not to consider as pun-ishment for posting in Longleng but exhorted them to take upon as a challenge and a blessing to work for the uplift of the people. He advised the members to continue with the task of providing better service to the people and change the scenario of the

district and to attend the important official meet-ing compulsorily without deputing their subordinate officers. He also urged the officers to utilise the chop-per service available in the district which is cheaply available on passenger’s basis.

The chairman lauded the DPDB members for up-holding the monthly activi-ties of the district through their active participation in the meeting despite of his absences.

While reviewing the previous agenda for crea-tion of EAC Head quarter at Namching and up-grada-tion of EAC Headquarter Yongnyah to SDO (C) post, Nganlang urged the respec-tive administrative officers

to arrange the particulars to fulfil the criteria and submit to the DPDB at the earli-est for onward submission to the government for ap-proval.

The board approved the LADP schemes for the cur-rent year 2017-18 for two assembly constituencies. The DPDB members also voluntarily donated cash ac-cording to the sizes and re-sources of the department.

ADC Longleng, Temsu Wati, urged the HoDs to sub-mit the shortfall of officers and staff in their respective department to the district ad-ministration for necessary ar-rangement for the forthcom-ing general elections. He also asked the PPC to report the progress of the road renova-tion in the next DPDB.

Our CorrespondentMokokchung, July 6 (EMN): The youth ministry of Yimyu Baptist Church will be celebrating the second edition of ‘Gospel Music Celebration’ on July 7 in its church premises with the participation of renowned gospel musicians from Mokokchung district.

The youth ministry of Yimyu Bap-tist Church is one of the biggest youth ministries in Mokokchung town with more than 300 members.

After successfully hosting the first gospel music celebration in 2015, the youth ministry is enthusiastically pre-paring for the second edition of ‘Gos-pel Music Celebration’ on the theme “Ainesis,” said the church youth pro-moter Moa Jamir. He added that the event is held after every two years to glorify God for his gift of music.

Yimyu youth ministry has invited Artang and Alempang youth minis-tries to join in this year’s celebration.

The musicians included gospel singer Tiameren Jamir, Yangerjungla (Miss Nagaland Runner-up 2015), I Medem Walling & Friends, Aotemjen Kichu, Tsubenlong, Imtinukshi Jamir, Sanen-jungla, Chubasenla and Imtinang-pong & Friends.

The Gospel Music Celebration will start from 6 p.m. onwards on July 7 evening and the youth ministry has invited music lovers to join in the cel-ebration.

Yimyu youth gospel music celebration today

Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): Withee Bible College (WBC) held its 15th fresh-er’s day on July 6 in the col-lege campus.

The first session was moderated by organis-ing secretaries Ms Jullie I Awomi, M.Div. (final), and Nizuto K Shohe, B.Th. (final), while the second session moderated by literature and debate secretaries Tokato, M.Div. (Final), and Ms Tingy-

ipoillie Zeliang, M. Div. (final). The programme began with an invocation prayer by Ms Heni Phom, lecturer.

Rev. Dr. Vikheshe Chi-shi, founder, challenged the freshers from the book of Joshua (Josh. 1:8) how Jehovah commissioned Joshua to meditate on the word of God day and night in order to prosper and achieve success. Likewise, he said God is speaking to

WBC observes 15th fresher’s day

all to read the word of God daily and meditate upon it day and night so that the word of God would cir-culate in our entire body. When the word of God is circulated in our body and rooted in our life, then this is the source of all success, he said adding with this we can resist all the tempta-tions, trials and achieve success in our lives.

“Since God is speaking to us continuously through His word, we will have the joy of salvation and we will live a prosperous successful life,” he said.

The college has en-rolled 27 new students this academic year 2017-2018. Nine students have enrolled for Master of Di-vinity, while eighteen have enrolled for Bachelor of Theology.

Ms Inakali Yeptho, as-sistant general secretary, delivered the vote of thanks and the programme con-cluded with a prayer said by Klerkson Manipur, lec-turer cum boy’s warden.

DDGBA appeals for separate commissioner Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): Dimapur District GBs’ As-sociation (DDGBA) has ap-pealed to the chief minister for establishment of a sepa-rate Commissioner (West zone) for civil administra-tion in line with the Police Commissioner of Dimapur for all the foothill areas bor-dering Assam.

DDGBA made this supplication, which called on the chief minister Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu at his office chamber on July 6.

The Association point-ed out that Dimapur, being the commercial hub of Na-galand, is the most progres-sive district and is rapidly growing at a very fast pace with the ever increasing

population thus needing a more comprehensive as-sistance in the administra-tion. The Association also mentioned that Dimapur district, being surrounded by its adjoining areas of foothills including Peren, Wokha, Mokokchug and

Mon district, needs more comprehensive overhaul-ing today in its civil admin-istration machineries for effective delivery of justice and administrative in the larger interest of the citi-zens.

After patient hearing,

the chief minister assured his utmost in meeting the demand of the Association. He also mentioned that the demand was of its first kind and believed that it will bring about changes in the society and also in the ad-ministration.

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Elephants of the inundated Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary graze at Khola Bhuyan village in Guwahati on Wednesday.

Manipur Govt to provide free rice seedlings, rice at Rs. 22.53 per kg to floods victims

Ronghang files nomination for CEM post in Karbi Anglong

Two drug peddlers arrested in Guwahati

Railway Minister Prabhu to inaugurate new express

Mizoram BJP again urges Guv to order fresh polls in CADC

Manipur forest dept to plant one lakh of trees

IIT Ghy launches prog to boost cybersecurity

Sangma announces creation of new CRD Block

Kovind asked to clarify his remark

President’s post above politics : Kovind

Kovind to campaign in M’laya, HSPDP to abstain from voting

Debris of IAF helicopter, crew’s bodies found, Khandu expresses griefItanagar, July 6 (IANS): The wreckage of the Indian Air Force helicopter that crashed in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday and the bodies of the three crew members and one policeman on board have been recovered, the IAF said on Thursday.

A court of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the reason for the crash in the northeastern border state’s Papum Pare district. Chief Minister Pema Khandu expressed deep shock and grief, saying the confirmation of the tragic incident has come as a shocker to the people and a pale of gloom has descended over the state, which is struggling to come to normalcy after the fury of nature that threw life out of gear.

A defence statement said Arunachal Pradesh Police team spotted the wreckage of the helicopter on Wednesday evening during the search by joint rescue teams of Army, the National Disaster Response Force, police

and the Indian Air Force. The wreckage and the bodies were found in Sopho Yuha, near Hostallam village, about 30 km from Itanagar.

On Thursday morning, rescue parties comprising IAF’s Garud commandos and a medical team, Army, NDRF were able to reach the crash site along with the Arunachal Pradesh Police team that had sighted the wreckage. “The bodies of three personnel have been recovered so far. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the cause of the accident,” the IAF said.

A police official said two of the bodies are identifiable but the other two were charred beyond recognition. The crew comprised Wing Commander M.S. Dhillon, Flight Lieutenant P.K. Singh, Flight Engineer Sergeant Gujjar while Indian Reserve Battalion member Nada Umbing had boarded the helicopter from Pilputu Helipad near Sagalee on Tuesday.

The Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) of the IAF engaged in flood rescue mission in the state went missing at 3.50 p.m. on Tuesday after it took off from Pilputu. The helicopter was evacuating people stranded in Sagalee and Dambuk due to massive landslides caused by heavy rains.

Papum Pare district official J.Pertin said the helicopter had made five sorties since it arrived there at around 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday morning. “In the sixth sortie to Naharlagun, for unknown reason, the crew did not take the last batch of nine civilians and took off from Sagalee with just one policeman, who was deployed to help the two crew members and then went missing,” Pertin told IANS.

Meanwhile, Khandu paid tribute to the killed IAF personnel, saying they were “on a mission to rescue people stranded due to floods by airlifting them to safer locations. Hundreds of people

rescued by IAF couldn’t even thank enough when this tragedy struck like a bolt from nowhere. They are shattered by the news and mourn the death of their saviours”.

He sa id i t i s a ver y sad moment for everyone that a rescue operation ended in such a tragedy and conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members. Appreciating the search team including security and paramilitary forces, state police and village volunteers for spotting the remains of the ill-fated chopper, Khandu hoped that remains of the departed personnel are safely brought back and given a farewell befitting to those who make the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty.

“People of Arunachal Pradesh and particularly those who were evacuated by IAF would always remember these brave souls and remain ever-grateful to their family members and the Indian Air Force,” he added.

Our correspondent Diphu, July 6 (EMN): Member of Autonomous Council (MAC) Tuliram Ronghang from Bithung Rengthama has filed his nomination paper for the post of Chief Executive Member (CEM) to Karbi Anglong Autonomous

Council (KAAC) Secretary In-charge Legislat ive, Birsing Engti here today. The result for the CEM will declare on 7th July. Earlier, Horensing Bey who was elected from Rongkhang MAC constituency was the Chairman of KAAC as there was no contender.

Guwahati, July 6 (PTI): The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested two drug peddlers from ISBT area here and seized heroin, worth Rs 20 lakh, from their possession. Acting on a tip-off, the duo were nabbed yesterday from ISBT area and 200 gram heroin, with market value

of Rs 20 lakh, was seized, NCB Superintendent Dilip Robi Das said.

The peddlers were here to deliver the consignment to some persons, Das said, adding that they will be produced in Court today. “Efforts are on to nab the other culprits,” the officer said.

Our CorrespondentImphal, July 6 (EMN): Chief Minister N Biren Singh held a press conference with regard to flood situations in the state on Thursday at the state capital along with other officials. N Biren Singh said during a press conference that ‘the government is ready to provide a short duration paddy seed varieties- RC Maniphou-12(RCM12) and Maru Taru University-1010(MTU1010) for the floods affected farmers.’ These seed varieties or the seedlings will be available at free of cost, he added. Transplantation of such varieties would available in August. Chief Minister also said that the government would continue to identify and verify the total submerged area affected by the floods soon.

Minister for Consumers Affairs Karam Shyam said Centre has agreed to provide 12,000 metric tons of rice after due consultation with the concerned Ministry. Considering the grievances of the people, Biren has assured to give 12,000 Metric Tons of rice is available with the concerned government department for public distribution. Such rice would be made available at Rs. 22.53 per kg.

Minister for Agriculture, Veterinary and Animal Husbandary V Hangkhanlian

during a press briefing said ‘certain measures have been taken up by the Agriculture and Veterinary department and mobile team, such as five rapid action teams of veterinary department headed by two doctors with field assistants had set up for treatment and necessary vaccination for the animals in floods affected areas. Mobile plant health camp also set up for the farmers, he added.

Probe on various issues undertaken by the government, Chief Minister also informed that cases related to irregularities in accounts of Manipur Development Society has been handed over to the CBI. ‘The probe into the substandard police belt and CCTV installations scam is almost completed’ report stated.

Manipur has been suffering from flash floods and landslides after the major rivers breached at five points due to intense rainfall in the state after Cyclone Mora hit Manipur in May this year. According to reports, nearly 40,000 hectares of agricultural land which is about 20 percent of Manipur’s total agriculture area (1.95 lakh hectare) was affected by floods. The flooding paddy fields include 14,079 hectares in Imphal East, 7,700 hectares in Imphal West, 9,000 hectares in Thoubal, 9,210 hectares in Bishnupur and 20 hectares in Ukhrul in the recent floods in the state.

Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): Fulfilling another demand for better connectivity of North-eastern region with the rest of the country, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu will flag off a new weekly express train between Guwahati and Indore on July 7.

The inaugural train bearing number ‘09307’ will be flagged off from Indore by the Minister on 7th of July at 12-00 hrs and during return journey the inaugural special train number ‘09308’ will leave Guwahati at 23-25 hrs on 9th of July.

Regular train service will star t from Indore w.e.f. 13.07.2017 and from Guwahati w.e.f. 16.07.2017. The train service, Indore – Guwahati weekly express ‘19305’ will leave from Indore every Thursday at 14-00 hrs and arrive at

Guwahati at 14-25 hrs on Saturday. The returning jour ney t rain ‘19306’ Guwahati – Indore Express will leave Guwahati every Sunday at 05-15 hrs and arrive at Indore at 07-10 hrs on Tuesday. The train will cover the distance of 2280 kms between Indore and Guwahati in less than 50 hours.

The newly introduced train will run via Goalpara Town, Salmari and will have commercial stoppages at various places Kamakhya Jn., New Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Kanpur Central, Jhansi, Dewas etc before arriving at Indore. The train service will have 10 sleeper class, 2 AC three tier, 1 AC two tier, and 3 general class compartments apart from two generators cum luggage van. All coaches will be of German model LHB type.

Our CorrespondentImphal, July 6 (EMN): In a move to give a boost to its green canopy and to help in mitigating the climate change impacts, Manipur Fores t de par tment i s all set to plant one lakh trees in valley areas in the state on 7 July. The massive plantation will be conducted at ten locations in valley areas in the state in collaboration with around 150 local bodies, clubs, organisations, institutions, and vi l lage people to enhance its green expanse, according to senior forest official.

“The idea is to set a beginning as trees are the nature’s moderator of the green house gases and also to create mass awareness on the importance of tree plantation by involving local people,” says the official. Besides this, the department is set all to launch first ever massive plantation drive wherein the authority decides to plant 9.95 lakh seedlings of 30 different tree species across

the state this season.‘Once all these seedlings

in the department’s stock were planted, it can cover an area of 5 sq km which is somewhat equivalent to more than five times the size of existing Kangla Fort area in Imphal or size of Imphal town area.’ Every three individuals will have just one sapling for plantation,”the official said. “So we need to raise more sap l ings which mean we need more funds for smooth conduct of Vanamahotsava next.”

The department decided to undertake the ‘Go to Fields’ campaign as part of the ruling government’s ‘Go to Hills’ initiative during the ongoing Vanamahotsava, the festival of forest which is being observed annually from July 1-7. According to Forest Survey of India, 2015 record, 76.11 per cent of the state’s total geographical area (22,327 sq km) is under forest cover which includes very dense forest area of 727 sq km and tree cover area of 243 sq km.

Aizawl, July 6 (PTI): BJP’s Mizoram unit again urged state Governor Lt Gen Nirbhay Sharma to dissolve the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) and order fresh elections to the Congress ruled council.

T h e r e h a d b e e n a constitutional break down in the 20-member CADC af te r rebe l l ion by 12 Congress members and a mid-term poll was required, BJP said in a statement today.

It said the party re-submitted a memorandum to Sharma yes terday, protesting against the

decision of the governor to have a floor test in the CADC. BJP had submitted the memorandum to the governor for the first time on June 29. Sharma on Tuesday placed the CADC under governor’s rule and appointed the deputy commissioner of Lawngtlai district to administer the council on the governor’s behalf.

He also instr ucted C A D C c h a i r m a n t o convene a sitting of the c o u n c i l a n d c o n d u c t floor test within a week. Congress bagged 17 seats in the 20-member CADC in 2013 polls.

Kolkata, July 6 (IANS): The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, is offering a bounty for ethical hackers to enhance its cybersecurity through a programme called ‘Bug Bounty’. In the programme, white hat hackers use their skills to test and expose cyber vulnerabilities of protected systems and networks of the institute, before black hat hackers (malicious hackers) can exploit them.

“This will help improve security within IIT Guwahati’s network and its websites,” K. Mohan Sai Krishna, a fourth year B-Tech Computer Science and Engineering student and the brain behind the initiative, told IANS. IIT-Guwahati’s Facebook page says this is a first of its kind initiative in the country (in terms of educational institutes).

Launched on June 30, the programme is an experimental program

focusing on improving the security within IIT Guwahati’s network. The initial bounty is an appreciation of the bug-hunter in the ‘Hall of Fame’ page.

The introductory phase is meant for the institute’s students and faculty but it will be rolled-out for the ethical hackers across the world to participate. Of the clutch of rules and restrictions of the project, one forbids hackers from “publicly disclosing any vulnerabilities before they have been completely resolved”.

“Soon after the program was released we got seven reports in two days, three of which are high priority ones and four of them are low priority ones,” said Krishna, whose core interest lies in information security and has earlier helped companies like Microsoft to secure their websites.

“I noticed some flaws in IIT-

Guwahati website and informed the concerned people. One more thing which fuelled this idea was that most of the times when some Indian government websites were hacked by some Pakistani hackers or someone else you could hear many Indian hackers saying ‘I reported about this vulnerability long ago, nobody patched it’,” he said.

“The idea is that with the success of this programme in IIT-Guwahati, other IITs and government bodies might also start something similar and in the end it should contribute in making Indian cyberspace more secure,” he said, acknowledging the institute’s Computer Centre for seeing the merits of the programme and taking it up. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US has its own bug-hunting project.

Shillong, July 6 (PTI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma today announced the creation of a new Community and Rural Development Block in East Khasi Hills district. Of the six new blocks announced by the Governor in the last budget session, the state government is yet to formally take a call on Mawlai block to be carved out of Myll iem block

having a population of around three lakh (as per 2011 census).

“ T h e s e p a r t i c u l a r establishments (creation of CRD blocks) of the government are to serve the most vulnerable people,” the chief minister told reporters here. He said the decision to allocate the new block was taken last evening when he held a review meeting with senior officials

in the finance department. Another reason, which prompted the creation of the new block, is that the old Mylliem block will continue to have over 1.13 lakh people, while Mawlai has over 1.80 lakh people (which is to be bifurcated further), he said.

The new block will have v i l lages f rom at least three legis lat ive assembly constituencies

Nongthymmai, Pynthor a n d M aw r y n g k n e n g . Governor Bawanri Lal Purohit had in the budget session announced the creation of six new blocks, which include Mawlai and Sohiong in East Khasi Hills, Bhoirymbong in Ri Bhoi, Demdema in West Garo Hills, Rerapara in South West Garo Hills, and Bajengdoba in North Garo Hills districts.

Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): All Indian Congress Committee, Minority Department’s Observer for Meghalaya, Nagaland and Mizoram Rejaul Karim Laskar has stated that the minorities of North East India, especially Christians and Muslims, have reasons to be concerned over NDA Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind’s remark published on March 26, 2010 in national media that “Islam and Christianity are alien to the Nation”. In a press note, he said ‘almost all major newspapers of India have published a report that the NDA Presidential candidate Kovind had said in a press conference at the headquarters of BJP on 26 March 2010, when he was a Spokesperson of the BJP.

The Ranganath Mishra commission in 2009 had recommended 10 per cent reservation for Muslims and 5 per cent for other minorities in government jobs. The commission also favoured Schedule Caste (ST) status for Dalits in all religions. While addressing a press conference in March 2010 he had said, “Islam and Christianity are alien” to India and, therefore, the Bharatiya Janata Party feels people from the minority groups, even if their socio-economic condition is low, should not be given the privilege of quota in jobs, legislative bodies and education. The National Commission on Religious and Linguistic Minorities, headed by Justice Ranganath Misra, former chief justice of India, has in its report also recommended inclusion of Muslim and Christian converts as Scheduled Castes and given a quota to that category. “No, that is not possible,” said Kovind. “Including Muslims and Christians in the Scheduled Castes category will be unconstitutional.” When he was asked how Sikh Dalits were enjoying the quota privilege in the same category, Kovind said, “Islam and Christianity are alien to the nation.” He said that “it is very well known” that convert Dalit Christians and Muslims get better education in convent schools.

Laskar state that the minorities of North East, especially Christians and Muslims, have reason to worry that a person who considers them alien is now contesting for the Office of the President of India and is backed by the ruling coalition at the centre. Laskar has asked Kovind whether he still stands by his statement that Islam and Christianity are alien to the Nation?.

Shillong, July 6 (IANS): NDA’s presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind will arrive here in Congress-ruled state of Meghalaya on Friday to seek support for his candidature. The opposition Hill State Democratic People’s Party (HSPDP), which has four legislators, on Thursday decided to abstain from voting in the July 7 presidential poll.

“We have decided to abstain from voting in this presidential election against the anti-minority stand of the NDA’s presidential candidate (Ram Nath Kovind). We will not vote either for Meira Kumar as the Congress has failed to govern the country for several decades,” HSPDP chief Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit told IANS.

K o v i n d ’s v i s i t t o Meghalaya is significant coming as it does in the wake of his rival candidate Meira Kumar claiming that the United Democratic Party (UDP), a constituent of the BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance, has pledged to support her in the presidential elections.

But UDP chief Donkupar Roy, who is also Leader of Opposition in the state assembly, denied pledging support to the opposition-backed Congress candidate and said that “it is better to go by the winner”. Kovind, former Governor of Bihar who was nominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party as the ruling alliance’s presidential nominee, would address Meghalaya legislators at the Orchid Lake Resort in Umiam in Ri-Bhoi district.

The opposition National People’s Party, which has two members in the 60-member house, had announced its support to Kovind. The party is an ally of the BJP-led NDA government. “We will also attend Kovind’s meeting tomorrow. The legislature party of UDP will be meeting soon and decide accordingly,” Roy told IANS.

The UDP has eight legislators in the 60-member Meghalaya Assembly. The ruling Meghalaya United Alliance has 44 members - - 3 0 C o n g r e s s , t w o Nationalist Congress Party,

Itanagar, July 6 (PTI): NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind today said that the president’s post is above politics and his effort will be to take every state in the country towards prosperity. A president never belongs to any party. All people irrespective of caste, creed and religion, state are equal.

Vote bank is not important for me but development matters, Koving said addressing BJP legislators here. Kovind, accompanied by union ministers Raj Narendra Singh Tomar and Kiren Rijiju, BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav, Lok Sabha MP Ram Vichar Nittam and North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convenor Himata Biswa Sharma, arrived here in the morning for a day-long visit to garner support of the MLAs of Arunachal Pradesh.

He said his dream is of a developed

India and equitable development for all sections of the people and regions. Equality among states and people should be the mantra so that the country develops. Appreciating the people of the state for their skill in speaking Hindi, Kovind said “I feel like I am with the people from my home state Uttar Pradesh.

“Arunachal Pradesh with its rich cultural heritage may be a small state, but for me it is equally important like UP and other states of the country,” he said adding the isolation syndrome of the people of the North East has been removed after NDA came to power at the Centre.

Kovind also convened a separate meeting with the nine legislators of People Party of Arunachal (PPA), a constituent partner of NEDA, where the MLAs extended their support to him. Chief Minister Pema Khandu

said that though the vote value for Arunachal is eight against one vote in comparison to UP where it is 208 against one, all the 47 BJP legislators including two independents and nine PPA MLAs would vote for Kovind ensuring his victory.

Khandu lauded Kovind for beginning his north east visit from the state and urged him to give more focus on NE especially Arunachal Pradesh keeping in mind the state s strategic location. Earlier, Tomar said that many political parties who are not with NDA are supporting Kovind, while Rijiju said that it was for the first time that a presidential candidate visited Arunachal Pradesh as earlier all the decisions were taken only in Guwahati.

Madhav urged the legislators to ensure their presence in the state capital on the voting day.

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11 Independents and one of the North East Socialist Democratic Party. Two other Independents are in the opposition.

However, the Congress may lose the precious vote of one suspended Congress

legislator P.N. Syiem during the presidential poll. Under the presidential election system, the total value of the votes from the 60 legislators of the Meghalaya assembly and three members of Parliament (two Lok Sabha

members and one Rajya Sabha member) will be 3,144.

While the vote value of 60 legislators is 1,020, that of three parliamentarians -- Conrad Sangma (NPP), Vincent Pala and Wansuk

Syiem (both from Congress) -- is 2,124. The value of the vote of an individual MLA from Meghalaya is 17 each due to the small population size, while that of an MP is 708 each, which is the same all over the country.

Villagers urged to show solidarity in conserving elephant

GHS Bhandari students take over task of admin for a day

ANHTU appeal DDOs to release salary

BTC Pfütsero observes literacy day

District Hospital Kiphire functioning without MS

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Principal of Nazareth School, Pfutsero, Rev.Fr.Dr.Phillip Abraham

Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): Inspec-tor General of Forest and Director, Project Elephant, Ministry of Envi-ronment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India, New Delhi, R. K. Srivastava, urged the villages af-fected by elephant to show solidarity

in elephant conservation and develop affected areas as tourist centres in the same pattern of protection of Amur falcons.

Speaking as a chief guest on the human- elephant (wild animal) con-flict mitigation awareness campaign,

Srivastava appealed the villagers not to harm elephants, but to follow adoptive cropping pattern and insure their domestic cattle in consultation with the Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Department for getting compensation against killing by wild

elephants.He also stated that both the Gov-

ernment of India and Nagaland is well aware and concerned with the protracted problem of human-ele-phant prevalent in the region and said that the Ministry will extend all pos-sible assistance to address the issue by paying compensation/ex-gratia to the affected and for creation of elephant based community reserves.

Srivastava requested the Forest Department to strengthen the Wild-life Wing and create Wildlife Range at Wokha. He also suggested the Chief Wildlife Warden to pursue with concerned authorities for possible infrastructural funding for Wildlife Wing with the North East Council (NEC), Ministry for Development of North- East Region, Government of India (MoDoNER), New Delhi, under Non- Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) scheme.

Wildlife Warden of Dimapur, K. Caroline Angami, IFS, welcomed the participants and gave a brief background of the existing problem in the State.

Chief Wildlife Warden, Naga-land, Satya Prakash Tripathi, in his key note address, stated the genesis of

the human animal conflict prevalent in the State in general and elephant problem in Wokha district in particu-lar. He highlighted the policies of the State Government and the MoEF & CC, GoI, New Delhi for addressing the problem. He gave power point presentation, highlighting history extent, assessment and payment of compensation and possible solution to the problem.

He appealed to the people for protection of forest and wildlife and contact forest officials in case of dam-age of their crop, properties or human life. He presented the status of com-munity reserves in the state.

Power point presentation on dif-ferent aspects of human-animal con-flict, distribution of wild elephants in the region and possibility of opening blocked elephant corridors, connect-ing Assam and Nagaland, were pre-sented by Meyipokyim, IFS, APCCF (Territorial) and Supongnukshi, CCF(EBR).

Secretary of Forest Department, Imtienla Ao, shared the financial con-dition of the Government and budget allocation to the Forest department. She informed that Wildlife Range at Wokha would be created soon.

Director of Kaziranga National Park and representative of the Gov-ernment of Assam, Satyendra Singh, deliberated on possible adoption and mitigation of the elephant problem, pros and cons of opening blocked elephant corridors, between Assam and Nagaland.

Dr. C. Murry, former minister appreciated the efforts of the depart-ment and appealed to the Depart-ment to provide sufficient elephants repellent materials.

ADC, Wokha spoke on the role played by the district administration in addressing the issue. Additional SP, Wokha spoke on the role of the Police Department in curbing wildlife crime and requested the Forest Department for trainings the police personnel on Wildlife Acts.

Public also highlighted the prob-lems caused by elephants.

After interaction, officials from Wildlife Crime Control Branch, Di-mapur presented a demonstration on elephant repellents.

The programme was held at Hammock Resort, Wokha town on July 4, organised by Forest Depart-ment under the sponsorship of the MoEF&CC, GoI, New Delhi.

Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): Deputy Com-missioner, Kohima, Rajesh Soundararajan, IAS, has notified that license for all arms category as prohibited arms/bore can be issued only by the Central Government that requires prior approval of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

He also informed that the issuance of special permit for prohibited arms/bore by the State Government has been discontinued with immediate effect, and all such permit issued till date will stand cancelled.

In view of cancellation of special permit, the holders of such permit under Kohima district have been directed to surrender their license along with the weapon to the near-est/respective police station within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of the notification.

The notification further directed the holders to apply for regular license from the Government, which shall be issued only with the approval of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs.

Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): An innovative student teacher programme was conducted at Government Higher Secondary School, Bhandari on July 5, where students from class 12 took over the responsibilities of the school administration for a day.

Under the leadership of student-principal, Susanna Kikon and student vice-principal, Abeno Murry, the student-teachers were discharged the normal du-ties of post graduate teach-ers of the school starting from conducting morning assembly to class room teaching.

Sharing their experi-ence, student-principal, Su-

sanna Kikon said she was excited with the privilege of acting as the principal of the school for a day and this helped a lot to raise her confidence level and created an urge of achieving more in her life.

Student-vice principal, Abeno said she realized the importance of team work for the successful function-ing of a school and also the vital role played by a vice principal in the day to day activities of the school.

Student-teachers shared that they realized that teach-ing is not an easy job and it required lot of preparations and patient to make the stu-dents understand the subject matter.

Student-teacher, Angely said she understood how teachers feel when students are not giving attention to their teaching in class room. Another student stated that sharing of knowledge with friends made him learn more and this would help to do better in the examina-tions and also in life.

One of the student ex-pressed that the programme made her regret few of her past behaviours and said from now on she will be more responsible and try her best to learn well for a better future. Penchilo felt that her spirit has enlightened a lot and paved way for a new life. Sharon shared that the pro-gramme inspired her a lot

and the interaction she had with the students in the class room made her realize the importance of taking active participation in class room teaching learning activities. Chumcahno also said she experienced the importance of responding to questions asked by teachers in the class room.

Daniel, Zubenthung, Maho, Mhabeni, Secelia and Loyibeni also shared their experience.

The performances of the Student Teachers were as-sessed by the Principal of the school, B Nellayappan and the Academic and Career Guidance Cell coordinator, Dr. Sunepsungla.

Loybeni Jami was ad-judged as the Best Student Teacher of GHSS Bhandari.

Student expressed their gratitude to the principal and teachers for organising the innovative programme and thanked all the students for the sincere co-operation extended by them. The principal of the school also expressed confidence that the programme would help students build better rapport with the teachers and thus would lead towards better learning outcomes.

Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): Having received the in-formation from the Dis-trict Unit that some of the DDOs have not paid the salaries to the CSS Hindi teachers for five months which was released by the State Finance department, Nagaland Hindi Teachers’ Association (ANHTA) has appealed the concerned DDOs to release the salary of the CSS Hindi teachers at the earliest.

In a press statement is-sued by A.S. Yarthotngam, stated that after the Finance department, Government of Nagaland has already released the salary of CSS Hindi teacher for five months i.e., October 2016 to February 2017, but the union received information from the District Unit that some of the DDOs have not paid the mentioned month salaries to the teachers.

‘The ANHTU don’t want to mention the par-ticular DDOs who have not released the salary,’ it added.

Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): Baptist Theological College (BTC), Pfütsero, celebrated its annual literary day on July 5, with Principal of Nazareth School Pfutsero, Rev. Fr. Dr. Phillip Abraham as resource person.

“To be an effective com-municator of the Gospel should be the apostolic mis-sion of every Christian,” he said. He stressed on the im-portance of good listening skill, great humility, and real

determination, to develop effective communication skills.

He also reminding that one’s words will have deeper meaning and power only when they are rooted in the word and when one rely on the Holy Spirit.

Competitions on treas-ure hunt, grammar, photog-raphy, picture composition, spell bee, tongue twister, and extempore were the highlights of the day.

Consultation meet on draft Land Use Policy held in Phek Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): Consultation meeting on Draft Nagaland Land Use Policy for Phek district was held July 6 in the con-ference Hall of District Agriculture Officer (Co-Chairman) Phek.

The chairperson of the programme, Deputy Project Director (ATMA) Phek, wel-comed the members present and explained the agenda for the meeting.

The administrative officer, Neilezo Tep, SDO (C) Phek, highlighted the needs and importance of Land Use Policy and to create awareness among the village commu-

nity. He also encouraged the stakeholders to take special interest and devote more time toward JRM programme for betterment of the district. The interaction with ATMA members and other stakeholders was led by UNDP Team. Land Use Committee at village level and range level in co-ordination with ATMA functionaries and Agri-allied department were discussed. Meanwhile, the members decided to conduct more aware-ness campaign at 8 Block level under ATMA members (BLO) by providing leaflet in vari-ous local dialects.

Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): The Citizen Welfare Society (CWS) Kiphire during its casual visit to District Hospi-tal Kiphire (DHK) on July 3, was surprised to learned that the District Hospital Kiphire has been functioning with-out Medical Superintendent (MS) for the past one and half years. “According to sources one MS was trans-ferred from DHK in the month of March 2016 with-out any reliever. Since then, no MS was posted till March 2017. One MS was posted to DHK on promotion but the same officer has never been in the station since posted without any leave or reason. His joining and charge has been made only through papers and not his physi-

cal presence,” stated CWS, Kiphire Media Cell stated. The CWS questioned the concerned department as to why the remote part of the state like Kiphire has been neglected many a times.

Without the presence of HoD in a department like District Hospital has caused lots of inconvenience not only for the patient but also for all the staff of the depart-ment, CWS added.

The CWS in the inter-est of the general public requested the concerned department to immediately appraise the matter to the concern officer to be sta-tioned in his posting place or replace him with other officer who can give service to the citizen.

NEWS IN BRIEFKenye to launch adoption of Bade village as Model villageMember of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), K.G Kenye will be launching the adoption of Bade village as Model vil-lage under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) in the presence of the Deputy Commissioner , Dimapur and State Nodal Officer, SAGY (Nagaland) on July 8, 11 a.m. at the Community Hall, Bade village under Dhansiripar Block, Dimapur. Government officials, public leaders and well wishers have been invited to the launching programme.

NSCN/GPRN appoints PS to presidentThe president of GPRN, Lt. General (rtd), Khango Konyak has appointed Methang Konyak, Central Coun-cil member as the Personal Secretary to the president of GPRN with immediate effect. MIP informed that the appointment has been made to mitigate communication disadvantages. The Personal Secretary may be contacted for any personal or official correspondence to the presi-dent of GPRN.

DAN convenes meetDemocratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) has convened a meeting on July 7, 4 p.m. at IMC Hall, Dimapur. All the legislators have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

LDPN emergency meetingLiberal Democratic Party of Nagaland (LDPN) has con-vened an emergency meeting on July 8 at its president’s residence, 5th Mile, Unity village. All the members have been requested to attend the meeting.

SDPDB Noklak meet rescheduledADC, Noklak, Thsuvisie Phoji has informed that the SDPDB meeting for the month of July has been re-scheduled to July 10. All the members have been asked to attend the meeting without fail.

DUCCF convenes emergency meetDimapur Urban Councils Chairmen Federation (DUC-CF) has convened an emergency general meeting on July 8, 3:30 p.m. at Forest Colony Council Hall. All the chair-men have been requested to attend positively.

DPDB Phek meeting postponedThe monthly meeting of District Planning Development Board (DPDB), Phek has been postponed to July 12. The venue and time remains the same. All the members have been requested to note the change and attend the meeting positively.

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Security is the keyO

ne of the most turbulent of all the tenures of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly since statehood is the current term that witnessed three chief ministers and may also get its fourth if the Election Commission of

India declines the bye-elections. The beleaguered chief minister is not yet a member of the NLA and his term will come to an end in August unless he is elected to the House from one of the constituencies in the 60 member Assembly. His son has already resigned from the Assembly who was an MLA from the Northern Angami I constituency to pave for the chief minister’s election if the ECI announces the bye-elections.

In its fifteen years rule in the State the NPF party has never experienced the series of crises faced in the current tenure. There struggle for power in the state was so intense that not only the political parties but it also affected tribes, organisations and even families. The formation of a new regional party the Democratic Progressive party is a continuum of the ever increasing division in the NPF party in particular that had spread to the other political parties too affecting the overall political climate in the state. The official recognition of the new political party that submitted its papers during the last week of May is expected shortly and when the official launch takes place it will add more flavour to the already highly charged political atmosphere.

Some sections of the civil societies on the other hand especially the Church led by the Nagaland Baptist Churches Council is at present heavily involved in the campaign for clean elections in the state with pledge cards being distributed in churches across the state. Although the campaign started during the last Assembly Election it did not have much impact and that election witnessed the highest ever spending by candidates, with some spending upto 30 crores in constituencies where the number of electorates were not even twenty thousand. The independent surveys taken up by NGOs indicate that Nagaland has the highest ratio of money spent to the number of voters in all of the country. It is an open secret that the ECI rule limiting maximum election expenditure is flouted by all the candidates.

Nagaland is a state with negligible private enterprises and over the years the agrarian economy has seen a decline due to modernisation and the shifting of population to the urban areas. The high value style of living being replicated by the rural population had also made agriculture less attractive. The ever increasing dependency on the government for jobs, a sector that is already bursting at the seams, indicates the present understanding of the people of security and power attached to a government job. It is no secret that a public servant has a wide sphere of influence in the State and if not at least a public servant has a sense of security in a state that has seen armed conflict for the last 60 plus years. The less fortunate who do not have a government job seek some form of link with those who have and with political patrons. That is the existing mantra for security of most of the individuals in the state at present. So in spite of the campaigns by the Church and other civil societies, money and power is what the people seek because at present it translates to security for almost everyone in the state.

All Scripture helps us see our need of Jesus.

s I was growing up in Jamaica, my parents raised my sister and me to be “good people.” In our home, good meant obeying our parents, telling the truth, being suc-cessful in school and work, and going to church . . . at

person is familiar to many people, regardless of culture. In fact, the

good to make a greater point.

moral law in his culture. He was born into the “right” family, had the “right” education, and practiced the “right” religion. He was the real deal in terms of being a good person according to Jewish custom. In verse 4, Paul writes that he could boast in all of his goodness if he wanted to. But, as good as he was, Paul told his readers (and us) that there is something more than being good. He knew that being good, while good, was not the same as pleasing God.

Pleasing God, Paul writes in verses 7–8, involves knowing Je-sus. Paul considered his own goodness as “garbage” when com-pared to “the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus.” We are good—and we please God—when our hope and faith are in Christ alone, not in our goodness.Dear God, as I seek to live a good life, help me remember that

knowing Jesus is the way to ultimate goodness.

BIBLE READ: PHILIPPIANS 3:1–11 THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.

~ Philippians 3:8

The Ultimate Good

DAILYPATH

Debdeep Chakraborty | IANS

Nishant Arora | IANS

The cold chain sector in India suffered years of neglect re-sulting in inadequate capacity addition but the present Na-

tional Democratic Alliance (NDA) gov-ernment has managed to turn it around with investor-friendly policies

World Food India 2017, the flagship summit being hosted by Government of India, will showcase the might, the po-tential and the opportunities in the sec-tor.

The cold chain sector has been a much neglected sector for many years, under previous governments. The details were even highlighted in a study submit-ted in March 2015 -- “Assessment of Quantitative Harvest and Post-Harvest Losses of Major Crops and Commodi-ties in India” by the Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR)-Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET), Ludhiana. However, the Ministry of Food Process-ing Industry, led by Harsimrat Kaur Badal, chose to accept the report as an opportunity, and commenced working on the gaps the report had highlighted.

This report, commissioned in 2012,

had estimated that the annual value of harvest and post-harvest losses of ma-jor agricultural produces at national level was Rs 92,651 crore. The amount was arrived at using production data of 2012-13 at 2014 wholesale prices.

Further, it was found that cumulative wastage for fruits and vegetables stood at 4.58 per cent to 15.88 per cent, followed by fisheries (marine) at 10.52 per cent, oil seeds (3.08 percent to 9.96 per cent), pulses (6.36 per cent to 8.41 per cent), poultry (6.74 per cent), cereals (4.65 per cent to 5.99 per cent), fisheries-inland (5.23 per cent), meat (2.71 percent) and milk (0.92 percent).

One of the biggest causes of post-harvest losses in India was the inad-equate cold-chain infrastructure. While the production of high nutrition prod-ucts like fruits, vegetables, meat and poultry has gone up considerably over the years, what is lacking are the means to safely handle and move these perish-able products to the market.

In 2015, the National Centre for Cold-chain Development conducted a study to evaluate pan-India consump-tion of perishable food items, demand, current status and gaps in cold chain in-frastructure. The overall idea behind the study was to make available facts and

figures that would be useful for shaping policies in the future in this regard. Be-sides, the government has been making interventions in several key areas based on the findings of the study.

As per the study, the total cold stor-age space created in the country added up to 31.82 million tonnes while the gap in cold storage space, both bulk and hub, was assessed at 3.28 million tonnes. The increase in production of perishable food items without a corresponding in-crease in cold chain infrastructure had resulted in a situation in the country where there was a demand supply mis-match, ultimately causing massive food loss, price fluctuations and inflation.

The present NDA government at the Centre, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is determined to reduce wastage of agricultural pro-duce and drastically bring down post-harvest losses. With this objective, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is engaged in implementing various Central Sector Schemes.

These include the Scheme for De-velopment of Infrastructure for Food Processing having components of mega food parks, integrated cold chain, value addition and preservation infrastructure and modernisation of abattoirs and the

Scheme for Quality Assurance, Codex Standards, Research and Development, along with other promotional activities.

As of March 2017, the MoFPI was assisting 135 integrated cold chain projects under its Central Sector Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure,of which, 97 have already achieved completion and commenced commercial operations. In addition, the government has approved taking up 100 new integrated cold chain projects in 2016-17 for financial assist-ance, for which a total of 308 integrated cold chain proposals from all over the country have been received against the Expression of Interest.Once all the 135 cold chain projects being assisted by the MoFPI are completed and commence operations, a substantial cold chain ca-pacity would be available.

The World Food India 2017, being organised by MoFPI at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi from November 3 to 5, will showcase the growth potential and investment opportunities in the cold chain sector as well as other areas in the food processing industry.

(Debdeep Chakraborty is a senior columnist and analyst. The views

expressed are personal)

A colleague has just bought an iPhone 5S (16GB) at a little over Rs 16,000 and another has made up his mind to book

the Bengaluru-assembled iPhone SE (32GB) at Rs 26,000 that features several flagship iPhone specifications at a lower price.

Primarily a premium segment player, Apple is slowly opening up new avenues to expand its presence in India -- a price-sensitive market with a gigantic user base scouting for devices in the Rs 15,000-Rs 30,000 range.

The number of smartphone users in India is expected to reach 340 million by the end of this year and, currently, Apple has three per cent market share by vol-ume and 11 per cent share by value in the country.

This is poised to change as the Cu-pertino-based giant has set its eyes firmly on aspirational youth in order to create a new iOS user base in the mid-segment that will eventually shift to its premium models.

Apple CEO Tim Cook recently told Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in the US on an official visit, that his company is positive about the production of iPhone SE model in Bengaluru.

iPhone SE is targeted in a price range where flagships from the Chinese manu-

facturers are ruling the roost. But once Apple goes full-throttle with iPhone pro-duction in the country, the scenario could be completely different.

Given the fact that the China market is not expected to grow as rapidly as India in the next few years, industry experts feel that the country presents itself as the next big market with a huge number of smart-phone replacement users, along with fea-ture phones to smartphone migrants.

“Assembling in India becomes criti-cal since this will give savings to Apple which can partly be used to bring down prices and part of it can be used for ex-panding distribution, channel margins, retail marketing spends and ensure place-ment in smaller towns and cities where the consumer is highly aspirational and strives for a premium brand like Apple,” Navkendar Singh, Senior Research Man-ager at IDC India, told IANS.

However, to grow volumes in India, Apple needs a long-term focus as the ur-ban middle class and per capita income go north.

“Since Apple enjoys a huge aspi-rational appeal in India, the relatively higher price points of iPhones puts those out of reach of a large addressable base. To this effect, easier payment plans for potential consumers over and above the credit card holders in India and bundling offers should help in reaching out to this large base,” Singh suggested.

Apple’s partner Wistron Corporation

is manufacturing iPhone SE in Bengaluru.“Although iPhone SE is a mid-tier fo-

cused device, it is certainly a different de-vice compared to other older generation iPhones in the sense that it has the latest OS and features you would normally get in flagship models. From this perspective, this is an updated device,” Anshul Gupta, Research Director at Gartner, told IANS.

If you look at the US or China, peo-ple have already moved on to their fourth or fifth smartphones.

“The Indian market is now maturing in the sense that the user base which is buying their second or third smartphones is growing and that is the important user base for Apple,” Gupta added.

Post-GST roll out, Apple has also re-duced prices across its product range in India.

The mix of iPhone sales in the Ap-ple portfolio has always been in favour of older models. Even during the first quar-ter this year, more than half of the iPhone sales came from older models.

In the first quarter of 2017, the pre-mium segment (over Rs 30,000) grew at 35 per cent (year-on-year) with Samsung accounting for 48 per cent market share, followed closely by Apple at 43 per cent.

But Apple looks set to shift the game to mid-end segment.

“With mid-end segment growing and users upgrading fast in that segment, Ap-ple’s strong presence in sub $400 segment will help it grow its market share and ul-

timately lock in more users in its ecosys-tem which are likely to upgrade to newer iPhones in future,” said Tarun Pathak, Senior Analyst, Mobile Devices and Eco-systems at Counterpoint Research.

In India, there are several buyers in the sub-$300 category, contributing near-ly 70 per cent of the overall sales.

“But if you look at smartphones cost-ing $600-$700, those are also growing equally as the base at the bottom. There is a growth all over and as far as Apple is concerned, if it can grab Android users early and get them buy an iOS device, it can realise future growth faster,” Gupta emphasised.

“Apple should make efforts in in-vesting in the offline channel. The retail level activation and channel engagement initiatives will be very crucial for this,” Navkendar noted.

For Narinder Kumar, analyst at Cy-bermedia Research, Apple should target youth and professionals in tier 1 and 2 cit-ies to propel demand.

“For that, the company should strengthen its channel network and in-crease the number of service centres. It should go for exclusive financial tie-ups, buybacks/exchange and extended guar-antee offers,” Kumar added.

Apple is surely already looking into this. Wait for a new Apple India story to unfold soon.

(Nishant Arora can be contacted at nishant.a@ians.in)

EM: There are rumours that Kohima Village Council (KVC) has taken a decision that nobody should stand against our present Chief Minister, Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu, in the upcoming by-election? Is this true?Kekhrie Yhome: In the first place, this question should be addressed to KVC rather than me. I have not re-ceived any written decision to such effect. Moreover, KVC as a mature and the highest village body will not insist on creating such a new precedence by supporting an individual candidate.

Let me be very clear about one thing! Rumours persist because it is cheap political propaganda. The intention is motivated to create public disinformation and misinformation that an individual enjoys the total support of the village. Plus, it is an attempt to create an impression that I am a stumbling block to somebody’s career. I find these ancient and traditional arts of po-litical assassinations senseless and outdated. Why is a sitting Chief Minister so anxious of facing a political novice?

Talking of rumours and political propaganda, would you believe that our Chief Minister recently gathered the frontal social organizations, along with many top government bureaucrats, from my village, at his official residence, and publicly distributed cash, and also tried to convince them through his political stooges that he should be elected unopposed? These events are recorded and documented. I don’t think many of my sensible villagers or elders were impressed. Social organizations cannot be purchased. Consensus is built from the middle of the village square; it cannot be manufactured. Let us start doing the right thing for our future.EM: So, are you contesting the July 29 by-election having declared your candidature, earlier?Kekhrie Yhome: Absolutely. With the announcement of by-election for the vacant 10 Northern Angami (I) As-sembly Constituency on 29 July, 2017, by the Election Commission of India, I would definitely like to seek the popular mandate of the people as per democratic practices.EM: How do you see yourself pitted against a sitting Chief Minister?Kekhrie Yhome: The Chief Minister and I know each other personally. He is a consistent and thorough gen-tleman, truly blessed with innumerable success. He represents the best of the old generation. I have nothing personal against him. The Chief Ministership of Dr. Shürhozelie is a mere coincidence with my decision to enter politics. I can only wish him the best, should he decide to file his nominations and contest the by-elections too.

I am aware that the Chief Minister is using his party workers to distribute hundreds of Milton flasks and radios to entice voters. The items are a poor choice of taste for an urban area like Kohima and it is defi-nitely in violation of the Model Code of Conduct. I have enough evidences and statements from those who received the items. Also, the Chief Minister’s office is using its machinery to entice voters with government jobs. I have already written to the election monitoring authorities that the decisions of the Chief Minister chaired Cabinet Meeting of 04 July, 2014 is a clear vio-lation of the Model Code of Conduct. The law should

soon take its course of action. Hopefully, these prac-tices will change once we elect the right candidates.EM: Why are you contesting the by-election when general election is barely eight months from now on? What is your intention?Kekhrie Yhome: I’ve been asked this question a number of times already. Again, on one level, it is an amusing political propaganda. On another level, this concern is there because people think that I should reserve my energy for the big battle, which is the general election next year. Energy, let me tell you frankly, here, means money. I can understand their genuine concerns. Then there is this general perception that election is all about money. They know my limited resources. They know how much my opponent may have! They want me to give my best shot rather than divide my energy be-tween two elections, that too, in less than a year. It is funny that everyone seems to know their candidate’s wealth during elections! My wealth is the goodwill of the people. Eventually, that is the only thing that mat-ters. Whether I have the money or not, I am not going to purchase votes. Every individual vote is sacrosanct. Every voter should be given a chance to vote for his/her choice of candidate. There is nothing more evil a practice than forcefully pulling away those standing in the queue or proxy casting their votes even before they reach the EVM.EM: Perhaps you didn’t get the point here. Why are you not paving way for Dr. Shürhozelie to complete his tenure as Chief Minister? After all, he is an eld-erly politician? Kekhrie Yhome: Your question outrightly sounds like an NPF propagandist at work. Let me set it straight. In the first place, this by-election has been necessitated not because of me. The necessity of this by-election was created because the son vacated his MLA seat, pre-supposedly to facilitate his father to continue as Chief Minister. The validity is only for six months. In a dem-ocratic country, there is no as such rule to say that 10 Northern Angami (I) is a dynasty constituency or that nobody should contest against any particular family. Members of the very political party who desperately wanted to have by-elections are now creating a ruckus by shouting that their candidate should be elected un-opposed. It is very immature behaviour.

Similarly, whether it is general or by-elections, it is still an election. The issue of paving way for each other does not arise since both or all parties involved are trying to strengthen their positions. Only on 3 Au-gust, 2017, the peoples verdict will show which candi-date enjoys their popular support. Also, hypothetically speaking, even if the Chief Minister returns successful-ly, there is no guarantee that the same post is reserved for him. It will be the other 59 legislators who will de-cide who should become the Chief Minister.EM: As a young and energetic candidate, there is also a hope for change. What is your political agenda?Kekhrie Yhome: It is too early to talk about political agenda. We have this endless habit of criticizing the very representatives we ourselves elect. We condemn the inaction of the very government we elect. Only by re-empowering the public that the real power of democracy remains in our sacrosanct vote, can we

hope for any change. The desire for change is there. The belief for change is also there. However, the faith that we can actually change things seems to be miss-ing. Once we see that our candidate can win elections without money-power, the power of the people will be reinstated. Once we see that our candidates can win without money against candidates who use a lot of money-power, the faith of the public can be restored. Once public faith is restored, once the public is empow-ered to form the government, only then can we start talking about public safety and developmental works. The situation is so bad that we need a new attitude, a new thinking and a new dream too!

As a young entrant, I want to quickly make some brief remarks. We need young legislators who will adapt to and challenge the needs of our times. The olden days of fooling our villagers by some few edu-cated fellows are over. We need debates. We need pro-gressive competition. Tirelessly shouting Article 371A is not going to take us anywhere. Look at the manner in which GST was but hurriedly passed over by a spe-cial assembly session, as if anybody understood its im-plications or urgency. If politics is about the power of policies to change the lives of people, it is our bounden duty to actively elect our right representatives, keeping in mind the constant need to prepare for our present welfare and for the care of our future.EM: So, technically, are you toeing the clean election campaign?Kekhrie Yhome: I am not merely endorsing but shall be a true champion of the much-misunderstood clean-election campaign. I believe change can come only when we accept and challenge the deepest fears and cynicism of our attitude and knowledge habits. I fully support the civil principles enumerated in the 2012 Working Committee on Clean Election Campaign. I also fully support the recent initiatives of the various church bodies, social and civil organizations, and the directives of the Election Commission. Let me also re-mind you that the November 21, 2016 “Statement of Commitment” given by the seven editors representing the seven major news dailies of Nagaland on ‘Clean Elections in Nagaland’ and ‘One Person – One Vote’ is very much appreciated. The feeling for change is al-ready there; we need to make it real!EM: From which party are you planning to contest the by-election? Has any political parties approached you to be their candidate?Kekhrie Yhome: In regard to your second question, I want to recollect my earlier press conference where I said I am politically an orphan. I must say that things have changed now. I must thank the various political parties for approaching me and having faith in me to represent them. So, technically speaking, I also must say that we are now the big joint-family of all political parties except NPF.

And, tacitly, I shall be contesting the July by-elec-tion as an Independent Candidate.EM: Well, all the best to you!Kekhrie Yhome: Thank you very much! I look forward to not only your support but your active campaign in support. Every single vote counts. Every single vote must count.

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ARIES (MAR 21 - APR 19): Don’t hide, Aries. This is your time to come out of the shadows. There’s a spark within that’s urging you to act. Move forward and worry about the consequenc-

es later. This isn’t a good time to search every sentence for hidden meaning. People may be careless with their words. Don’t overanalyze them.

TAURUS (APR 20 - MAY 20): This is a ter-rific day for you, Taurus. Your mood is good and everything is flowing your way. The fire within is burning hot. You will take the lead

role in every production. Romance and love are defi-nitely in the cards for you. Be yourself and remember that it’s OK to laugh at your mistakes. Humility is good for you.

GEMINI (MAY 21 - JUN 21): Other people may steal the spotlight from you today, Gemini, but don’t let it get you down. The key is to learn from the ones who take charge. Have fun and

don’t worry about the details. A definite dynamism is helping you transform certain areas of your life that need to change. Get out of the rut you’re in.

CANCER (JUN 22 - JUL 22): It may seem like close loved ones are trying to pick a fight with you today, Cancer. There may tend to be a “me first” attitude stirring up a pot of trouble. Don’t

automatically assume that the other person is wrong. There’s a valuable lesson to be learned in every conflict. Take each disagreement as an opportunity to learn some-thing about yourself.

LEO (JUL 23 - AUG 22): A close loved one may express displeasure with the way things are, Leo. Maybe there’s some tension in the air. Things could get rather explosive. There’s a

feeling urging others to act, a certain restlessness that de-mands that you take action. Unfortunately, this action is likely to meet with opposition if you aren’t careful.

VIRGO (AUG 23 - SEP 22): Fire up today, Vir-go, and let your spirit fly. You have a great deal of ammunition that encouraging you to take charge. Let your adventuresome spirit roam wherever it

pleases. Communication with loved ones will be clear. You can expect all social encounters to go smoothly. You will be the hit of any party.

LIBRA (SEP 23 - OCT 22): Put your reserva-tions aside, Libra, and go for the thing your heart desires most. Throw caution to the wind and make it happen. Today’s energy urges you to take

charge of your life and conquer new territory. There’s dy-namism about the day that could leave you behind unless you latch onto the trend and make it work for you.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 - NOV 21): There may be tremendous changes in store for you, Scor-pio. Connect with something futuristic and far out. There may be some roadblocks in the way.

Maybe your heart is impeding your progress. You don’t need another person to fill in any voids in your life. Your confidence is what you need to bolster your self-esteem.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22 - DEC 21): Be bold and aggressive today, Sagittarius. Even if this isn’t in your nature, dynamic action can be reward-ing on a day like this. People will be delighted to

hear from you. Your opinion is precious. You have many insights to offer the group. Your adaptable nature will be tested. You may need to make adjustments in order to match other people’s way of thinking.

CAPRICORN (DEC 22 - JAN 19): Love is on your side today, Capricorn, and all roman-tic and social situations are favored. This is the perfect time to take the lead on creative projects

or anything requiring a keen eye for beauty. Your mood is apt to be positive and jovial. You can’t go wrong in what-ever way you choose to express yourself.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 - FEB 18): Certain love and romance matters may cause some tension, Aquarius. Inflated egos may get in the way of important communication that needs to take

place for harmony between you and your romantic part-ner. You’re a bit more argumentative than usual. Sparks of disagreement are likely to flare into bonfires if you aren’t careful. Keep a fire extinguisher handy.

PISCES (FEB 19 - MAR 20): Take charge of your life, Pisces. The more action you take, the more alive you will feel. Maybe you will decide to have a career on the stage. This is the kind of

day when you need more variety than usual. Bright and happy people will catch your eye. Jump on the fast track. You’re ready.

Today’s ASTRO-PREDICTION

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The Naga Club changed the History of the Naga. Many Writers have written about it, some overdosed, others underdosed. This Writer makes an attempt to bring it out ‘it is as it is’ for future generations to reminiscence it. If you like read on. I. Formation of Naga Club.Many Naga assume the Naga Labor Corp that went to Europe in 1917, on their return at the end of the World War I, 1914-1918, or-ganized the Naga Club.

Dr. Khosa Zinyü was the highest ranking Naga Officer that went with the Naga Labor Corp, his younger son Late Jasokie Zinyü, former Chief Minister of Nagaland told this Writer:

“The idea of forming a Naga Club was formed after seeing the European Club at the Town Hall Kohima, where all the white Peo-ple in the HQ in those bygone days used to gather every evening for Drinking, Dancing, Singing and spending their leisure together in recreation”.

The building originally belonged to the Assam Rifles who had their Canteen in it. The erstwhile Doss & Co, then Government Provision Suppliers rented the Building and supplied the Drinks and Provisions the Club required.

“No Non-Whites, -Indians or the Naga- were ever allowed into the Club. It was ex-clusively for the Europeans only. The Native Government Servants took the cue to form a similar native Body”.

It is said Rheichalie Pienyü Peshkar (JH. Hutton wrote his name Hrichalie, later Copi-ers Hisale; translated some Aesop Fables in Angami first used as Primary School Book) of the DC Office was one of the first to moot the Idea of the Native Government Servants forming a Naga Club, -not the Naga Labor Corp Returnees. None of the Returnees ex-cept Dr. Khosa and Nikhriehu Peseyie are found in the list of the signatories to the Si-mon Commission Petition.

After their return, the Corp Members each walked to their own various Villages and understandably did not have much contact with each other to discuss forming a Body in those blissful simple days of ignorance.

The Naga Labor Corp that went to Eu-rope in support of the allied War affords, dug Trenches, collected left-over ammunitions, empty Shells, Arms, dead bodies, carried abandoned materials, Boots, Helmets etcetera and did all the works of cleaning the litters of the War in the battle field, than did sight-seeing in France.

When Dr. Khosa Zinyü of Khonoma Village left, he had just immediately before married his wife who arrived in their house a clean shaven young girl in the tradition of the Angamis. In days of yore the shrewd Angami did not immediately live as husband and wife for a few months after marriage to ensure pro-duction of his own pedigree only!

After the War Dr. Khosa was taken to England and worked there for quite some time before he returned back. When he came Home, he found one young girl with long hairs doing various chores in the House. Kho-sa asked his mother who the young Lady was and she said: “she is your Wife!”

Doctor Khosa must have been paid very handsomely in the UK, he was a very gener-ous Man and on his return to Kohima pre-sented Rs. 13/-, -a very big sum in those days- to each of a few of his close friends including my father.

Khosa’s Parents were Pagans and once earlier he was in his Village for performance of an important Angami religious Rites for charmed good life that prevented him to go up to Kohima and attend the Baptism Program the Missionary had arranged. Khosa missed the occasion and never after took Baptism. At Heart Khosa appeared no less Christian and my father presented him a Bible.

Another educated Member of the Labor Corp was the well known first generation Naga Student in Shillong, Mr. Guizao Meru of Nakama Zeliang Village. He was the 1st Head Master of the Impur Mission School. He died at Impur in 1918 of the serious In-fluenza epidemic they contracted in Europe.

Naga Hills contributed 2000 Labor Corp force and out of the total, some 1000 were from the Sümi Community. The Group that went to their Villages through Kohima was a big group and many were suffering from the deadly influenza. They camped below Merie-ma on Kohima-Wokha Road near present As-sam Rifle Station. It is said so many of them were suffering that there were not enough to even burry the dead.

The Naga Club put up a Building at Cho-tobosti first on the eastern side of the Mission Compound below Baptist High School (now

Americanized ‘Baptist High’) at the site the Tsütuonuomia Thinuo buildings stand today.

Some Years after its formation, for the first time on 10th January 1929, some 20 Interpreters and Employees of the Govern-ment at Kohima HQ submitted a formal Peti-tion to the Simon Commission in the name of the Naga Club. None of the Labor Corps members is among the signatories except Dr. Khosa Zinyü and Nikhriehu Peseyie, Gov-ernment Doctor and Interpreter respectively.

The Absence of the other labor corp. member among the signatories of the Simon Commission Letter gives an indication the Naga Club was composed of the Govern-ment Servants only and no other civilians, not even village Gamburas.

Once they returned, the Members went to each of their villages and lived like other Villagers as before a simple cultivator without much contact with each others.II. Simon Commission PetitionLate Teacher Rüzhükhrie told this writer:

“One early morning, I saw some Dobashis coming one after another together in a line to my house (at Mission Compound, Kohima). I asked, ‘what are you People together up to this Morning?’

They said, “‘we are coming to request you to write something of what we would like to tell a very high Visitor said to be coming soon to Kohima from Outside. The ‘Borchaha’ (an-gami for the DC, JH, Hutton (1917 – 1935)) has informed us a High Officer is coming soon from outside to find out how the Naga would like to be governed in future.’

‘You are the only one at the moment in Kohima educated in the white man’s Lan-guage and therefore we have come to you to write in their language of how we would like us governed in future and give the Petition to the Officer when he comes.’”

Teacher Rüzhükhrie had just then done his Intermediate Arts from Saint Paul’s Col-lege Calcutta and was serving as Assistant Teacher at the Government High School Ko-hima now known after his Name.

The DC Dr. J.H. Hutton told Neihu Rame the Head Dobashi at the Court of the Deputy Commissioner of Naga Hills, that a big Of-ficer is coming to Kohima to enquire how the Naga would like to be looked after in future.

Neihu told the DC that he (Neihu) does not speak the language of the white man and therefore that the DC may please tell the Visi-tor the Naga would like to live like they were, before the white man came to their land.

The DC replied he is not a Naga Dobashi and that the Naga should themselves tell or write in Paper what they would like to say and give it to the Visitor.

Teacher Rüzhükrie drafted the Letter with a Pencil and together with the Draft they went up to the DC Bangalow. (Generations later Ramuni the Commissioner of Nagaland, took the Draft from Rüzhükhrie and never returned it back).

Rüzhükhrie said he greeted the DC: “‘Good Morning Sir’, but the Borchaha did not acknowledge my Greeting in English and only talked with the Dobashis in Assamese and said “itu ‘kukur yat ki kuri ase?”.

The Writer’s father in the early days, once while going up to Mokokchung saw the SDO in the Road coming down to Impur. He gave way to the SDO and his entourage and greet-ed him in English from the side of the Mule Tract, but the SDO did not acknowledge the greeting, and simply passed by. My father never greeted him again afterwards!

(The principle Policy of the colonial Offi-cials in those days was to keep the White Men of the Sarkar in awe of the Natives. Every white Officer was to maintain himself aloof from familiarity with the Natives and guard the Natives from their propensity to imitate the Whites.

Nearly a generation after, a friend went to America for Training and came back married with a young English Lady and narrated to me how when he met Mr. Hutton in retire-ment at London, was a completely changed person, very friendly, civil and nice to him).

Jasokie said a Khasi Officer, Hariblah, an EAC at the DC Office Kohima assisted in the Petition to the Simon Commission.

Many years after, in 1990s, Vilavor Lieg-ise, the so-called Secretary of Naga Club said Teacher Rüzhükhrie also narrated to ‘him and his group’ of his drafting of the Simon commission Petition.The 20 Government Servants that appended their Signature to the Naga Club Petition for the Simon Commission are:1. Neihu, Head Interpreter, Angami. (Neihu

Rame Kohima) 2. Rheichalie, Peshar, Angami. (Rheichalie

Pienyü, Kohima)3. Neisier, Master, Angami. (Niser Meru,

Khonoma)

4. Khosa, Doctor, Angami. (Khosa Zinyü, Khonoma)

5. Gepo, Interpreter, Kacha Naga. (Irape-ung ZeliangNakama)

6. Vipunyu, Potdar, Angami. (said to be Vi-pon Poda, Visema)

7. Goyapra, Treasurer, Angami. (Goyiepra Nakhro, Jotsoma)

8. Razhukrie, Master, Angami. (Rüzhükhrie Sekhose, Kohima)

9. Dikhrie, Sub-Overseer, Angami. (Dikhrie Sekhose, Kohima)

10. Zapuzhulie, Master, Angami. (Za-puzhülie Sekhose, Kohima)

11. Zepulie, Interpreter, Angami. (Zepulie Suokhrie, Kohima)

12. Khatsulo, Interpreter, Angami.( unknown Village)

13. Levi, Clerk, Kacha Naga. (Levi Liegise, originally Khonoma)

14. Nuolhoukielie, Clerk Angami. (Nuol-houkielie Pienyü Kohima)

15. Nizhuvi, Interpreter, Sema. (Nizhevi, Shenakusami)

16. Apomo, Interpreter, Lotha. (Apamo of Phiro)

17. Resilo, Interpreter, Rengma. (Resilo, of Tsemenyu)

18. Lengjang, Interpreter, Kuki. (Lenjang, Tening)

19. Neikhriehu, Interpreter, Angami. (Nikhriehu Peseyie, Jotsoma)

20. Miakra-o, Chaprasi, Angami. (Miakra-o, Rüsoma)

(The Writer followed the names and the list from ‘REMINISCENCE’ by T. Aliba Imti, the First President of Naga National Council 1946-1948 for the reason that the spellings of the Angami Signatories are surprisingly cor-rect –something of an unconscionable Mill Stone in the neck of every Ao, and hence tak-en as an authentic copy of the Original. Cor-rected name and Village in Italic under Brack-et are by the Writer after extensive search under the whole sky from reliable sources)The Petition ran as follows:

“To The Indian Statutory commission, Camp India. 10.1.1929

Sirs,We the undersigned Nagas of the Naga Cub at Kohima, who are the only persons at present who can voice for our people have heard with great regret that our hills were included with-in the Reformed Scheme of India without our knowledge, but as the Administration of our Hills continued to be in the hands of the Brit-ish Officers, we did not consider it necessary to raise any protest in the past. Now, we learnt that you have come to India as Representa-tives to the British Government to enquire into the system of working of Government and the growth of education, and we beg to submit below our view with the prayer that our Hills may be withdrawn from the Re-formed Scheme and placed it outside the Re-forms but directly under the British Govern-ment. We never asked for any reforms and we do not wish for any reforms.

Before the British Government conquered our country in 1879–1880, we were living in a state of intermittent warfare with the Assa-mese of the Assam Valley to North and West of our country and Manipuris to the South. They never conquered us, nor were we ever subjected to their rule. On the other hand we were always a terror to these people. Our country within the administered area consists of more than eight tribes, quite different from on another with quite different languages, which cannot be understood by each other, and there are more tribes outside the ad-ministered area, which are not known at the present. We have no unity among us and it is only the British Government that is holding us together now.

Our education at present is poor. The oc-cupation of our country by the British Gov-ernment being so recent as 1880, we had no chance or opportunity to improve in educa-tion and though we can boast of two or three graduates of an Indian University in our country, we have not got one yet who is able to represent all our different tribes or master our languages much less one to represent us in any council of a province. Moreover, our population of the plain numbering 102,000 is very small in comparison with the population of the plains districts in the province, and any representation that may be allotted to us in the Council will be negligible and will have no weight whatever. Our language is quite dif-ferent from those of the plains and we have no social affinities with either Hindus or Mus-lims. We are being looked down upon by one for our ‘beef ’ and the other for our ‘pork’ and both for our want in education which is not due to any fault of ours.

Our country is poor and it does not pay for its administration. Therefore, if it is continued to be placed under the reformed scheme, we are afraid that new and heavy taxes will have to be imposed on us and when we cannot pay them all our land will have to be sold and in the long run we shall have no share in the land of our birth and life will not be worth living then. Though our land at present is within the British territory, Government have always recognised our private rights in it, but if we are forced to enter the Council of the major-ity, unsymphathic council may extinguish all these rights, the majority of whose member is sure to belong to other districts. We also have much fear the introduction of foreign laws and customs to supersede our own customary laws to which we now enjoy.

For the above reasons, we pray that the British Government will continue to safe-guard our rights against all encroachment from other people who are more advanced than us by withdrawing our country from the Reformed Scheme and placing it directly under its own protection. If the British Gov-ernment however, want to throw us away, we pray that we should not be thrust to the mercy of the people who could never have conquered us themselves and to whom we are never subjected; but to leave us alone to determine for ourselves as in ancient times. We claim (Not only the members of the Naga Club) to represent all those tribes to which we belong: Angamis, Kacha Nagas, Semas, Lothas and Rengmas.” III. The Naga Club Building.The first Naga Club Building was in Choto-bosti after the World War I (1914-1918). The building was destroyed during the Japanese war and Lhounyü, the Head GB of Tsütuon-uomia Thinuo, the original Land Owners got the site for construction of their Chapru for a Resting place for unknown visitors from the interior Areas with nobody to host them at Kohima and who had come for Salt or other merchandise, so that they could cook, eat and sleep at night while in Kohima.

Jasokie said the Naga Club building at Chotobosti was about 40ft by 20ft and double Storey and when he was very young his fa-ther Dr. Khosa use to hold his hand and take him there where his father spent the Evening reading paper and discussing things with his friends.

According Mr. Ziekro-o Theünuo, in those days Rheichalie Peshkar in the DC Of-fice looked after the Club from the inception to 1942 as President, Secretary and Treasurer on contribution of 4 Annas for Clerks and 2 Annas per Month of the Members. Then in ’42, Mr. Krusiehu Belho was President and Ziekro-o Treasurer in DC Office was also Treasurer of the Naga Club. After WWII, it was shifted to Kohima Town Committee Building sometime in 1944.

Let me quote the Treasurer Ziekro-o:“The Naga Club building which houses

the KTC office now used to be the Assam Rifles Canteen. During 1944 this building was purchased with Rs.10,000/- taken from fine fund for the Naga Club. At that time I was treasurer in the D.C’s Office Naga Hills Kohima. Mr. CR Pausey D.C and Mr. Levi Head Clerk took the money from me and in my presence handed over the amount to the Commanding Officer of the Assam Rifles”.

The NNC Body met there on 14th August 1947 at the Town Committee Building and Jasokie, then Jt Secretary Publicity went to the Post Office and sent Telegram to:i. Governor of Assam; (Sir Akbar Hydari)ii. Premier of Assam; (Gopinath Bordoloi)iii. Mr. Nehru;iv. The President of Constituent Assembly.The telegram said:‘“Naga Hills cannot be considered part of the Indian Union until heads of proposed agree-ment between the Governor of Assam and the Naga National Council is accepted to the letter for execution, with No. 9 modified as ‘at the end of this period the Nagas will be free to decide their own future’”.

In 1946 the present Naga Club Building was constructed free of charge by one Pun-jabi Contractor Jodhu Singh who built the DC Office after the World War II at the re-quest of Philip Adams in 1946. The materi-als were given by a British Officer at Dimapur out of the dismantled and disused materials of the War, his wife presented the Screens for the Windows and Lt Mr. Kevichüsa, brought them to Kohima for the Naga Club Building.

The Building was completed and used from 1946 to 1953 by NNC Leaders and Elders of the Town who used to read News Paper and spend their time discussing various things there, but remained underutilized. The Ao Woman Church at Kohima started from the Building.

For a short period of 6 years from 1946

to 30 March 1953, the day Jawaharlal Nehru, Independent India First Prime Minister’s disastrous visit to Kohima accompanied by Prime Minister Unu of Burma, the building was mostly used by the NNC.

The Naga en mass walked out of the Meeting. From that evening 30 March 1953, the Assam Rifles and the Police began to search and arrest the NNC Leader vanished underground.

There was no positive practical result out of the July 29-31 of 1947 NNC discussion of the 9-Point Sir Akbar Hydari Agreement and the 14th August 1947 NNC Telegram.

The NNC elected Mhondamo Lotha, Khelhoshe Sema and some others as Minister to run the NNC Government but the Govern-ment of Assam threatened them not to. Phizo was arrested in Shillong in 1947 but released in 1948 on humanitarian Reason of his wife’s serious vehicle accident.

The NNC on 16 May 1951 conducted the advisability of Naga Plebiscite on the advice of some Muslims Leaders who expected to influence Nagaland to join East Pakistan.

The Plebiscite was conducted from the Naga Club Building witnessed by Observer from India. The Plebiscite Papers were print-ed at Imphal in Manipur and not in Assam perhaps as a precaution against prevention by the Authorities of Assam who were not in fa-vour of the Naga Movement.

One Late Mr. Sovizo Iralu told the Writer he (Sovizo) went to Imphal and brought the Papers to Kohima in his Vehicle. Regional Representatives took the Papers to the remote interior Naga Hills. The Plebiscite continued for months up to 7 months.

After the Naga Walked-out en mass of Nehrus’ first public Meeting with the Naga in 30 March 1953; the same night, Armed Sol-diers and Police began to search for the NNC Leaders who went ‘Underground’.

Jasokie told this Writer, the NNC Leaders were hounded so much

by the Police that for some time he slept in the middle of the Local Football Ground at night in sound sleep without any fear of anybody finding him. Since then Naga Club Building became highly stigmatized with the name NNC and people were hesitant to use it.

The Army for some time camped there until a semblance of normalcy arrived to Na-galand becoming the 16th State of India on 1 December 1963.

Then 10 years after, erstwhile Naga Hills and Tuensang-Mon part of NEFA now Aru-nachal, were carved out into the 16th State of India as NAGALAND on 1st December 1963.

Then the Naga Club Building was occu-pied by the Government for the New Office of the Director of Forests. Who gave the build-ing on Rent was not a matter of any difficulty for the State Government of the time particu-larly when the Government of the Naga Na-tional Council was hiding in unknown places of the Jungle.

Lt. PD Stracey of the former Imperial Forest Service was the first Director and the Forest Department used the Building from 1963 onwards to 16th April 1983. And with the expansion the Department, it slowly can-nibalized all available surrounding spaces un-ethically “in Public Interest” and expanded their building themselves.

During 1983 the Government decided to take over the Building for the establishment of the more important Education Directorate and pushed the junglee Department towards the Puliebadze jungle where Agriculture De-partment have some of their Offices.

As soon as the Department vacates the Buildings, the DC Kohima was to occupy it for the Education Department. This infor-mation was secreted into the ear of Peselie Suokhrie, an NNC veteran Released from Jail and Azüto another National Worker who were offered the task of collecting two Taxi loads of local Youths for less than the whole wealth `600/- of an anonymous Person and an oversized Lock to lock up the entrance to the Building before the Police arrived.

Old grey haired Peselie and equally grey haired Azüto did as was secreted to them. When the DC’s Police came, they found the Youths and an unconscionably disproportion-ately large Lock barring entrance to the Build-ing and left saying: “Oh, it is locked”.

The Naga Club finally returned to its long Dead Owners.

Then in 1983 Nagaland Football Associa-tion under the Chairmanship of Mr. Mezhur whose son is the President today and the Sec-retary Mr. Neilakuolie Belho, claimed owner-ship of the Naga Club but a rather big gather-ing of Naga Elders under the Chairmanship of Peselie Suokhrie met at Kohima Panchayat Building on 24 August 1983 and in no uncer-tain terms dismissed the claim of the Associa-tion. To be continued...

Corrected Story of Naga Club and Simon Commision Petition

8 NATION/STATEEASTERN MIRROR | Dimapur, Friday, July 7, 2017

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New Delhi, July 6 (PTI): Amid China’s aggressive posturing in the Asiatic region, India and Vietnam discussed “concrete and feasible” steps to protect their interests while seeking to bolster their stra-tegic bilateral ties.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Vietnam Pham Binh Minh, who concluded his four-day visit to India today, told PTI in an interview that the two sides also discussed the progress of implementation of the high-level agreements between them for creating a stable and facilitating framework to help their relations grow more “sub-stantively”.

The Vietnamese leader’s visit comes in the midst of growing maritime aggression of China in the South China Sea as also its military stand off with India in the

Sikkim sector.Vietnam and several other

countries, including Brunei and the Philippines, are involved in territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea, seen as a potentially explosive diplomatic issue in east Asia.

China has also been objecting to India’s oil exploration projects in maritime areas offered by Vi-etnam in the South China Sea, claiming that it enjoys indisput-able sovereignty there. However, India has been dismissive of Chi-nese objections, insisting its co-operation with Vietnam was as per international laws and that it would like the cooperation to grow.

Talking about the economic ties between the two countries, the Vietnamese leader said many of India’s major corporations are

investing in various projects in Vietnam such as the Tatas in Long Phu II thermal power plant in Soc Trang and ONGC Videsh in oil and gas exploration on Vietnam’s continental shelf.”

During his visit, apart from participating in the India- ASEAN ministerial meet on July 4, he held bilateral meetings with Indian leadership, including President Pranab Mukherjee and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

After the meeting with Swaraj, the MEA issued a statement say-ing both sides reiterated their sup-port for peace, stability, security, safety, freedom of navigation and over flight, and unimpeded com-merce based on the principles of international law, as reflected notably in the UNCLOS.

The reiteration of their stand came as the two sides noted the

order issued by the Arbitral Tri-bunal, constituted under the UN Convention on the Law of Sea (UNCLOS), on the dispute be-tween China and the Philippines which said Beijing did not have sovereign ownership over sev-eral disputed islands in the South China Sea. China had rejected the order.

Noting that many issues per-tinent to bilateral relations were discussed during his talks here, the Vietnamese leader said they exhanged views on “concrete and feasible measures appropriate to the situation of each country as well as the international and regional state of affairs in order to substantively and effectively implement the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership established in 2016”.

In the interview, the Vietnam-

ese deputy prime minister also talked about cooperation in the ar-eas of trade, defence and security.

“The establishment of the Strategic Partnership in 2007, which was upgraded to Compre-hensive Strategic Partnership in September 2016, has created an important framework for our bi-lateral cooperation to expand and deepen in all areas: politics and diplomacy, defense and security, economy and trade, science and technology, and education and training, among many others,” he said.

Economically, India is among Vietnam’s top ten trade partners, with a bilateral trade turnover of USD 7 billion, he said, adding by the end of May 2017, India’s total registered FDI in Vietnam stood at USD 772 million, with 145 investment projects.

New Delhi, July 6 (PTI): The Modi government’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) law is “very, very imperfect” and cannot be labelled “one na-tion, one tax” as it has seven or more tax rates, senior Con-gress leader P Chidambaram said here today.

The Congress will press for reduction in tax rates and demand a cap of 18 per cente, besides seeking to bring petroleum, electricity and real estate under the new tax regime, the former finance minister told reporters.

“When we have rates like 0.25, 3, 5, 12, 18, 28 and 40,

and possibly more because of the discretion vested with state governments, how can we call this a ‘one nation, one tax’ regime?” he asked.

Chidambaram said the Congress would continue to watch the roll-out of GST and articulate the fears and grievances of small and me-dium size and multi-state businesses and consumers.

He noted that authorities and businesses were “un-prepared or underprepared” for the roll-out of the tax regime and said its launch should have been deferred by two months and the GSTN

(goods and services tax net-work) should have been put through a trial run.

The leader said the party would hold meetings and conferences across the country to highlight that the Congress was the “original proponent” of the GST and campaign for bringing a “true GST”.

According to Chidambar-am, BJP leader and former finance Minister Yashwant Sinha had also confirmed that this was not the GST envisaged by the first NDA regime led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): Reshuffling and induction of new members of Garo Students’ Union, Naga-land Zone (GSUNZ) was conducted in a meeting on July 2 held in the residence of Cliff Sangma in Eralibill village. The meeting was held in the presence of Ka-rampal G Momin, general secretary of Nagaland Garo Tribal Council (NGTC) and members from five Garo village units as well as from Chumukedima and Dimapur town units.

The new team con-sisted of Cliff Sangma as president, Benjamin Sangma as vice president, Sharmila Sangma as gen-eral secretary, Vikash G

Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): The Excise Mobile Squad Special Surveillance Team on July 5, raided several places in Purana Bazar area and seized 3476 bottles of assorted liquor worth around Rs 2,61,800 in the market. The seized articles are kept in the unit’s Malkhana.

Superintendent of Excise (MS) ap-pealed the public to be informative by responding to the Excise Department relating to illegal storage, possession, sale or consumption of liquor and drugs which is rampant in Dimapur destroying families and lives.

He added that without the coopera-tion of the citizens, the efforts of the law enforcing agencies would be futile. Further, he said the concerned depart-ment is ready and on high alert to act for the same.

Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): The culmination programme of Inte-grated Watershed Management Pogramme (IWMP) batch-II for Peren district was held at Jalukie

Town Council hall on July 5. The programme was organised by the Department of Land Resources, Peren.

The chief guest, ADC Peren,

S Tainu in her address, described farmers as the backbone of the economy and called upon the farmers to cooperate with the department to be benefited. She

Health camp at Chakabama Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): 9 Assam Rif les under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) organised a medi-cal camp at Chakabama Naga village on July 5, with the aim to provide free health check up to

the ailing patients and emphasize on preventive measures against diseases.

A team of medical staff under 2IC C Sat-yaranjan, CMO provided medical assistance and medicines to 49 male, 42

female and 38 children of the area and distributed free medicine to the ail-ing.

A lecture on common ailments and prevention was also organised by the medical staffs.

DMC ofcials to visit wardsDimapur, July 6 (EMN): Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil) & Convener, Office of Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur, Nyempo Wallim and President of DUC-CF & member secretary, Tsenthungo Lotha, have informed all the wards/

colonies authorities that the panel of judges for the Cleanest Colony Competi-tion 2017, under the initia-tive of Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) will be vis-iting the respective wards/colonies on the dates indi-cated against each as under:

No. of Wards Dates

Ward No. 1 to 8 16/07/2017

Ward No. 9 to 16 23/07/2017

Ward No. 17 to 23 30/07/2017

All GBs/chairmen of the wards/colonies have been requested to take note and take initiative in mo-

bilizing and sensitising the residents of their respec-tive wards/colonies for the competition.

Kinoka Yepthomi and Rebecca being crowned as Mr and Miss Freshers 2017 Dimapur Mission Higher Secondary School at the programme held at DABA Town Fellowship on July 4.

Assam Rifle and Police personnel along with the three accused and the recovered items.

Momin as finance secre-tary, Isha Momin as as-sistant general secretary, Mophish Sangma as cul-

tural secretary, Nijoy Mo-min as information and publicity secretary, De-bendro Momin as games

and sports secretary.It has endorsed all the

unit presidents and secretar-ies as executive members.

Contraband worth 6.9 lakh seized from WokhaDimapur, July 6 (EMN): During the search opera-tion on July 3 at Foot Hill road junction Wokha, 28 Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) seized a total of 139 cases of IMFL and 12,300 drug tables, amounting to ap-proximately Rs 6.9 lakhs, being smuggled from As-sam into Nagaland.

According to IGAR (North) PRO, the liquor and contrabands were found hidden in a Mahindra Bo-lero Vehicle No AS 03 AC 7138. The items were re-covered from the possession of Yitsabemo Kikon, son of Mathung Kikon, a resi-dent of Yimpang village of

Bhandari, Mhoneh Lotha, son of Thungjamo Lotha, resident of Humtho village and Wopamo Lotha, son of Shanpamo Lotha, resident of Mungya village under

Wokha district.The three accused along

with recovered items were handed over to Bhandari Police Station for further investigation.

urged the farmers not to misuse the money for seed given by the department.

She further thanked the Dis-trict Project Officer and Depart-ment of Land Resources for their support and co-operation in making the project a success.

Short speeches were deliv-ered Deputy Director and Super-visory Officer, Puvil Kikhi, Incha Zeliang and Inteibambe Hau.

Handing over of the water-shed development fund and over-view of the watershed activities was done by the District Project Officer, Puthuto Natso, who also chaired the programme.

Indigenous folk song was presented by the Gaili SHG. Assistant Inspector, Richumo Murry pronounced the vote of thanks.

Bethel Baptist School organised educators training programme forteaching faculty, on July 6 at SBC Conference hall, with Wungchipem Raman, Assistant Director of Mount Hermon Higher Secondary School and Athem Longkumer, Psychologist of State Mental Institute, Kohima as resource persons.

AK Joti takes over as new CEC

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS): Achal Ku-mar Joti on Thursday assumed charge as the 21st Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, succeeding Nasim Zaidi who demitted office on Wednesday after completing his tenure.

Joti, who has a tenure of eight

Achal Kumar Joti

The criteria for the competition will be based on six indicators:1. Garbage management.2. Drainage management. 3. Stagnant water.4. Road maintenance. 5. Sanitation 6. Colony community par-

ticipation for cleanli-ness.

(Marks/grading will be 5 (five) points each for all the above indicators totaling to 30 points).

A cash price of Rs. 1,00,000/- , Rs.30,000/- and Rs. 20,000/- will be awarded for first, second and third respectively.

months, said the Commission will vig-orously pursue its commitment to hold free, fair, inclusive and credible elections in the country.

He said the poll panel will actively promote e-governance for holding of elections to state assemblies and parlia-mentary elections in the country.

An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of 1975 batch, Joti joined as Election Commissioner on May 13, 2015.

He retired as Chief Secretary to the Gujarat government in January 2013 after a three-year tenure, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was Chief Min-ister of the state.

As Election Commissioner, he over-saw assembly elections in the states of Bihar, Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakand, Manipur and Goa.

United Nations, July 6 (PTI): The US today warned of using military force in response to North Korea’s “reckless” launch of a ballistic mis-sile and blasted China and Russia for “holding the hands” of the reclusive nation’s “vicious dictator” Kim Jong Un.

“It is a dark day because yester-day’s actions by North Korea made the world a more dangerous place. Their illegal missile launch was not only dangerous, but reckless and irresponsible. It showed that North Korea does not want to be part of a peaceful world,” US Ambas-sador to the UN Nikki Haley said at an emergency Security Council meeting here yesterday following the launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile by North Korea.

The device, launched yes-terday, was capable of reaching Alaska, and the Korean Central News Agency quoted leader Kim Jong-Un as saying the confronta-tion with the US had entered the

“final stage”.Indian-American Haley

warned that the US “is prepared to use the full range of our capabili-ties” to defend itself and its allies.

Calling out on China, Haley said much of the burden of enforc-ing UN sanctions against North Korea rests with Beijing as 90 per cent of trade with North Korea is from China.

While she said the US will work with China, at the same time she warned that some countries are allowing and “even encourag-ing” trade with North Korea in violation of UN Security Council resolutions.

“Such countries would also like to continue their trade ar-rangements with the United States. That’s not going to happen. Our attitude on trade changes when countries do not take international security threats seriously,” she said.

Haley also blasted China and Russia for not joining hands with

the international community in their efforts to combat the North Korean threat, saying the regime of Kim Jong Un has not and will not listen to anything Beijing and Moscow will say.

“And so it’s time that we all stand together and say we will not put up with this action. To sit there and oppose sanctions, or to sit there and go in defiance of a new resolution means you’re holding the hands of Kim Jong Un,” she added.

Haley also warned that in the coming days, the US will bring before the Security Council a reso-lution that raises the international response in a way that is “propor-tionate” to North Korea’s “new escalation”.

Without giving details of the resolution, Haley said if the inter-national community is unified, it can cut off the major sources of hard currency to the North Korean regime.

Briefing the emergency meet-ing of the Security Council con-vened following the launch by North Korea of a ballistic missile of intercontinental range, Assist-ant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Miroslav Jenca said that the country must stop any actions that are a violation of Security Council resolutions and allow space for the resumption of sincere dialogue.

“All parties must work to reo-pen communications channels, particularly military to military, to lower the risk of miscalculation or misunderstanding,” he said.

The Hwasong-14 ballistic mis-sile covered a distance of 933 kilometres during its 39-minute flight and reached an altitude of 2,802 kilometres before impacting into the sea.

According to these parameters the missile would have a range of roughly 6,700 kilometres if launched on a more typical trajec-tory, making it an intercontinental

ballistic missile (ICBM), according to widely used definitions, he said.

As Haley warned that North Korea s actions “are quickly clos-ing off the possibility of a diplo-matic solution”, Russia’s deputy envoy to the UN Vladimir Sa-fronkov said Moscow objected to any action that could lead to a hardening of antagonisms and opposed imposition of sanctions on the country.

He pressed Pyongyang to de-clare a moratorium on nuclear and ballistic-missile testing, and the United States and South Korea to refrain from conducting full joint military exercises adding that discussions could reaffirm the prin-ciples of non- use of force, peaceful coexistence and denuclearization of the Peninsula.

He said Moscow also objected to the presence of some military forces in North-East Asia under the pretext of countering Pyongyang’s military programmes.

Lahore, July 6 (PTI): With the death of 12 more peo-ple, the toll in Pakistan’s oil tanker inferno rose to 218, making it one of the worst fire accidents in the country, officials said today.

The patients succumbed to their injuries in Lahore and Multan hospitals during the last a couple of days.

“The death toll in the oil tanker inferno has risen to 218 as 12 more patients succumbed to their injuries during in the last couple of days in Lahore and Multan

hospitals,” Punjab govern-ment (Accidents and Emer-gencies) Director Dr Ammir Bokhari said, adding that the toll may rise further.

The condition of 49 pa-tients, including 21 in Bha-walpur, 14 in Multan and six in Lahore, was said to be very critical, he said.

Meanwhile, the burn units in Punjab are fac-ing a shortage of doctors and other staff. There is a shortage of senior doctors in the plastic surgery and anaesthesia departments

where doctors have not been posted against the sanctioned posts for years, officials said.

Two burnt patients had skin graft with the allografts donated by the US, he said.

“There is no trend of do-nating skin in Pakistan and allografts had been brought from the US,” he said.

“The team of doctors treating the patients has un-dertaken training in Italy. The deaths are not occurring due to the lack of facilities, but those with no survival

chances are losing their lives,” Bokhari said.

At least 120 people in-cluding women and chil-dren were killed on the spot and 140 injured on June 25, a day before Eid, when they rushed to collect fuel leaking from the crashed oil tanker in Bahawalpur, some 400 kilometres from Lahore.

The tanker caught fire after the explosion and some 50,000 litres of petrol spilled from the vehicle.

The vehicle, coming

from Karachi to Lahore, veered off the road when the driver lost control after one of its tyres burst. It exploded after someone lit a cigarette.

The cause of the fire has not been made official yet, but it is believed that a spark from the many cars and motorcycles that raced to the scene may have ignited the fuel.

According to authori-ties, six officials, including a DSP-level officer, have been suspended for negligence.

Lindau (Germany), July 6 (IANS): Dub-bing it as “extraordinarily irresponsible”, a section of Nobel laureates has strongly criticised US President Donald Trump’s de-cision to exit the Paris accord, urging young scientists to join in the effort to combat global challenges.

Their opinions come ahead of the Hamburg G20 summit, where, according to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, tackling climate change will be in focus, following the US withdrawal from the Paris climate pact.

Gathering at the 67th edition of the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, they pointed out that though climate sceptics and deniers have President Trump’s ear, a lot can be changed if nations, especially developing and least-developed ones, which are facing the heat of changing climate, come together, much as they did on the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

Among them, Steven Chu, the 1997 Physics Nobel winner and former US Sec-retary of Energy (2009-13) under Trump’s predecessor Barack Obama, highlighted that “changing climate does not respect national boundaries”.

“Key members of the current US Ad-ministration doubt the scientific evidence of climate change. The proposed Presidential federal budget calls for stopping federal sup-port of climate research including the cancel-lation of future satellite missions to monitor climate change,” Chu said in a speech that was delivered by Nobel laureate William E. Moerner, in his absence, at the meeting.

“Perhaps they believe if we don’t meas-ure changes in the climate, it is not happen-ing,” said Chu. Moerner opined that it is “wrong” to argue whether climate change is

happening or not.“I am very concerned (about Trump’s

policy on climate change) because it reflects lack of respect for the scientific method. We should not be arguing if it’s happening or not or whether we are the cause of it; it’s simply wrong,” he said.

Laureate Mario Jose Molina, a Mexican-born American chemist, noted for his pio-neering work on the depletion of the ozone layer, dubbed Trump’s attitude as “extraordi-narily irresponsible and irrational”.

Talking to IANS separately, Molina said India should take advantage of “creative technologies” to reduce dependency on coal.

“The problem in India is, it is so cheap to burn local coal; so it’s very hard to compete with that. For India it is a huge challenge as the economy develops, the emissions increase,” he said, adding scientists from countries like India and Mexico should not work in silos but speak up in unison on glo-bal challenges.

Outlining the scientific community’s responsibilities, Bernard L. Feringa, 2016 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, said chemists are in a unique position to advance renew-able fuels and chemicals.

He encouraged young scientists to con-tribute to the field even though their inputs may only be a “small step”.

“It is our duty to society,” he said.“Now more than ever, we need talented

young scientists and engineers to create the innovations needed for a prosperous and sustainable future. We also need young economists and political scientists to work with the technologists to create better policy options, and future business leaders that will make sustainability an integral part of their business,” Chu added.

Islamabad, July 6 (IANS): A Pakistani party leader was killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire at his vehicle in Quetta city of Balochistan province on Thursday afternoon, the police said.

Balochistan National Party (BNP) leader Malik Naveed Dehwar was killed and his guard Haji Essa was injured in the attack, Dawn online reported.

The assailants escaped after spraying bul-lets at Dehwar’s car, killing him on the spot.

The injured guard was rushed to Quetta Civil Hospital’s trauma centre for treatment.

No group has so far claimed responsibil-ity for the attack.

The BNP has strongly condemned De-hwar’s killing and urged the government to arrest the killers.

Dehwar was a local leader of the BNP,

which is led by Sardar Akhtar Mengal, former Chief Minister of Balochistan.

Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Zehri also condemned the attack and directed the police to arrest the culprits.

The incident came hours after uniden-tified assailants attacked the convoy of Balochistan Health Minister Rehmat Saleh Baloch in Panjgur area. The minister and his aides, however, were uninjured in the attack.

Balochistan has been experiencing in-cidents of violence and targeted killings for over a decade.

The largest province of the country by area, it is home to a low-level insurgency by ethnic Baloch separatists.

Al Qaeda-linked and sectarian militants also operate in the region. The province shares borders with Afghanistan and Iran.

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NEWS IN BRIEF14 killed in Mexico gunfightMexico City, July 6 (IANS): At least 14 people were killed during a gunfight in Mexico’s Chihuahua state, police said. The gunfight between members of the La Linea group against the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel took place near the Las Varas area on Wednesday, Efe news reported. Security forces seized 20 guns and 10 vehicles at the scene and three gunmen - two from La Linea - are in custody. Police “were met by gunfire” when they reached the site, but soon managed to bring the situation under control, Chihuahua Security Commissioner Oscar Alberto Aparicio said. “These criminals were the ones who killed two state police officers in Las Varas last week,” the commissioner added. The office of the State Prosecutor General (FGE) issued a statement, saying: “A security and surveillance operation was deployed in the communities of Las Varas, Largo Maderal and Mesa del Huracan following the clashes that took place between criminal groups.”

Turkey nabs 25 IS suspects in anti-terror operationsAnkara, July 6 (IANS): Turkey security forces has said at least 25 suspects linked to Islamic State (IS) terrorist group were detained in anti-terror operations on Wednesday. The raids were aimed to thwart planned attacks and uncover the organisation’s activities, Xinhua quoted security forces as saying. The anti-terror operations were carried out simultaneously in nine provinces -- Van, Agri, Istanbul, Izmir, Kocaeli, Bingol, Adiyaman, Denizli and Mardin. In Istanbul, the IS suspects targeted have been on a security watchlist for four months. Separately, 12 other IS suspects, arrested in two recent operations in the southern province of Adana, were referred to the court on Wednesday. Two of the suspects were planning to conduct attacks abroad while some others were plotting to attack meetings of local religious communities in the provinces of Konya and Gaziantep.

Five die in Indonesia plane crashJakarta, July 6 (IANS): At least five persons aboard an Indonesian plane that crashed in Papua province were confirmed dead on Thursday, the country’s search and rescue office said. Dozens of rescuers from the local search and rescue office had arrived at the scene and began an evacuation process on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency quoted the spokesman for the office, Marsudi, as saying. “We have removed (taken) four of the dead to Wamena town, but another remains at the scene,” Marsudi said. The five people on board the plane, operated by Associated Mission Aviation (AMA), a private firm operating flights in and around Papua province, included a pilot, a co-pilot and three passengers.

US lifts electronics ban on Qatar Airways flightsMumbai, July 6 (IANS): Qatar Airways on Thursday announced the US has lifted the ban on carrying of personal electronic devices on board on all flights from Doha’s Hamad International Airport with immediate effect. “Qatar Airways and Hamad International Airport have met with all the requirements of the US Department of Homeland Security’s new security guidelines,” an official statement said. In March, the US imposed a ban on carrying of large electronic devices like laptops as cabin baggage on all Qatar Airways flights to the US originating from Doha, hitting thousands of international passengers including Indians.

3,000-yr-old tombs excavated in ChinaBeijing, July 6 (IANS): At least 224 tombs believed to be over 3,000 years old have been unearthed in central China’s Henan province. The tombs, which archaeologists date from the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 BC), are located across a river in Qixian county, Xinhua news agency reported. Archaeologists have also excavated five pits containing the remains of horses and the ruins of a house, unearthing nearly 400 items including pottery, bronze weapons and carts, shells, jade and lacquerware. Most of the tombs were small in size and carefully planned, which showed that they belonged to ordinary people, according to Han Zhaohui, head of the team and associate research fellow with the Henan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute.

Trump’s FBI Director pick gets confirmation hearing dateBeijing, July 6 (IANS): A Senate judiciary committee has announced the date for its confirmation hearing for Chris Wray, President Donald Trump’s pick for the new Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director, the media reported. The hearing is slated to take place on July 12 and would come more than two months after Trump fired James Comey as head of the FBI, reports CNN. The Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, followed up its hearing announcement on Wednesday by tweeting the timelines for previous FBI Director confirmations. The table notes that the confirmations under committees chaired by Democrats had moved nominees forward to the full Senate after less than 10 days.

UN official to visit Lanka for info on human rights situationColombo, July 6 (PTI): UN rights rapporteur Ben Emmerson will visit Sri Lanka next week to gather first-hand information on human rights situation in the country, especially in the Tamil-dominated north, officials said today. This will be the first mission by a UN expert on counter-terrorism and its affect on human rights to Sri Lanka, office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said. Based on his first-hand experience, the special rapporteur will present a comprehensive report with his findings and recommendations to the UN Human Rights Council on March 2018, it said. During his five-day mission to Sri Lanka, starting from July 10, the UN special rapporteur will meet high-level government representatives and key officials of the law enforcement agencies in Sri Lanka.

Terminally ill Chinese dissident’s condition worsensBeijing, July 6 (IANS): The health of dissident and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, who has terminal stage liver cancer, has worsened, according to the hospital where he is being treated. Liu’s abdominal swelling has deteriorated due to an accumulation of liquid. A medical team led by liver cancer specialist Mao Yilei has been sent to examine him and decide the further course of treatment, EFE news cited a hospital statement as saying. Authorities have asked Liu’s family to be available around the clock in case his condition deteriorates further, family friend Ye Du said. Mao is a professor at Peking Union Medical College Hospital’s liver surgery department. Official media said he is also the deputy director of the Chinese Medical Association’s liver surgery committee.

IN THE COURT OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIMAPUR DISTRICTHEADQUARTER CHUMUKEDIMA, CAMP: DIMAPUR: NAGALAND

Dt. Dimapur 6.07.17

NOTICENo. M. 386/17/3588-89/ Notice is hereby given that Shri/

Smti Late Khenivi Kiba -Vrs- Akaho Kiba resident of Chekiye Village Town/Village in the District of Dimapur, Nagaland under Rule 50 & 51 Assam land Revenue Regulation 1886 have applied for Mutation of land described in the schedule below:-

The undersigned under Rule 52 of the said Rules do hereby invites claims/objections concerning to the said land, if any & should be submitted to this court in writing on or before 6/08/17. SCHEDULED OF LAND AND BOUNDARYName of Patta Holder: Late Khenivi KibaVillage/Block No: 06, Patta No: 342Dag No: 68, Area: 00B-00K-16 Ls

Sd/-Deputy Commissioner

Dimapur, NagalandD-4329

LOST NOTICE VEHICLE NO: AS-11/L-3786, (SWIFT VXI)NAME: JOSIM UDDINCHASSIS NO: MA3EHKDIS00B24477ENGINE NO: K12MN1806799DATE OF LOST: 28-06-2017, NAGAGOAN ROAD SIGNAL VILLAGE CONTACT NO: 9862894139

D-4330

AFFIDAVIT (Correction of Name)

Through this a�davit vide Regd. No: 3817/17, Dated: 21/06/17. I, Shri. TALIMANGYANG JAMIR hereby declares that my name TALIMANGYANG JAMIR and TALIMAYANG JAMIR belongs to one and the same person. Hence, my o�cial name will be recorded as TALIMANGYANG JAMIR.

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/PRASAR BHARATI ( /INDIA’S PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTER)

/DOORDARSHAN KENDRA: KOHIMATELE/FAX: 0370-2227011/008

EMAIL ID: DDKOHCOMMERCIAL2@GMAIL.COM

NO. DDK/KOH/HOP/2(4)2017/18 Dated Kohima the 6th July 2017

NOTICETenders are invited from the Registered Firms for hiring of

Vehicles by Doordarshan Kendra, Kohima. Hence, those who have Registered Firms may contact, Transport O�cer/Section, Doordarshan Kendra near Jotsoma Science College, Kohima for details from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm on working days.

The last date of submission of tender is 11th July 2017 (Tuesday) till 5:00 pm.

KG-1825

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

KOHIMA: NAGALANDNo. JUDL/SUCC/84/2017-III Dated Kohima, the 4th July, 2017

Whereas Smti. KONUO W/o LT. BASANTA KUMAR GOGOI, Pensioner resident of Lerie Colony, Kohima has applied for issue of Succession Certificate under the Indian Succession Act 1925, Part X to draw/withdraw/operate/transfer his/her late husband- Pension P.O. No. NL/93 of Treasury, Kohima (North). Bank A/C No.10530629565 SBI Main Branch Kohima. Who expired on 03/06/2017.

Now therefore, public are hereby asked to file claims/objection if any within 1 (one) month from the date of issue of this notice. Sd/- (T.L.KIUSUMONG TIKHIR)

Additional Deputy CommissionerKohima: Nagaland

KG-1824

OBJECTION NOTICE

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Salman fails to appear before court in JodhpurBollywood actor Salman Khan, who had to appear before a court here on Thursday for verification of bail bonds submitted by him in a case related to the Arms Act, did not make it citing security reasons. Salman is accused of illegal possession of arms using which he allegedly killed blackbucks in 1998. He was, however, acquitted by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court who did not find him guilty of the charges under the Arms Act.But the state government challenged this verdict before the District and Session court, where he had to appear on Thursday. However, the actor on Thursday filed an application seeking exemption from personal appearance while citing security reasons. (IANS)

A 19-year-old London resident who was arrested last year for planning to carry out a ter-rorist attack at an Elton John concert has since admitted

the attempted crime in court — and been sentenced to life in prison.

As previously reported, authorities arrested Haroon Ali-Syed on Sept. 8, 2016 — three days before John’s concert in London’s Hyde Park, where he planned to detonate a nail bomb. The arrest, which resulted after a joint operation between Scotland Yard and MI5, ended an in-vestigation that turned up a number of unsuccessful attempts on Ali-Syed’s part to finance his attack through thousands of dollars in rejected loan applications.

According to The Independent, Ali-Syed admitted he’d pursued a number of failed methods for carrying out his attack, and said he only settled on the idea of a nail bomb after coming up empty in his

attempts to procure other forms of am-munition.

Although he’s been sentenced to life in prison, there will still be opportunities for the would-be bomber to see release. Under the terms handed down by the judge in his case, Ali-Sayed will be eligible for consider-ation of parole after serving 15 years of his sentence — a decision hailed by London law enforcement as a victory as well as an example of how different components of society can save lives by working together.

“This case is another example of the severity of the current threat from terror-ism, which we cannot tackle alone,” said Metropolitan Police Commander Dean Haydon. “I urge communities to continue to support the police by reporting anything they feel is suspicious. Even if you think it is insignificant, please report it, and our specialist officers will decide the best course of action.”

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Jasmine Ngiimei from Tahamzam town (Senapati) Ma-nipur found her love and passion for music when she participated at the Voice Hunt Competition 2012 Manipur.

She has performed in major festivals such as Lui Ngai Ni, Barak Festival, shared stage with James Basnet and Abiogenesis. With an Inclination towards Gospel music, Jasmine identifies herself as a gospel artist and channels her love for God through music and is also a member of ‘Freedom Band’, a gospel band under Manipur Baptist Convention Centre Church (MBCCC).

In today’s Rhythm of Love Jasmine talks us through her love for music, and how she uses this special gift.

British teen sentenced to life in prison for plotting to bomb Elton John concert

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Eastern Mirror: Please tell us something about yourself ? An introduction to those who haven’t heard of you yet...Jasmine Ngiimei: My name is Jasmine. I’m 25 years old, born and brought up from

Senapati Town, Manipur. I belong to Ma-ram Naga tribe from Manipur. Eastern Mirror: Who are your inspi-

rations?Jasmine Ngiimei: My inspirations are my mom and sister. They showed me that a girl can be whatever she dreams of becoming.

Eastern Mirror: Please tell us top five tracks in your playlist and five favourite bands of Maram.Jasmine Ngiimei: The five tracks I’ve never failed to listen to are Lamjangpui, Maramei Pui, Ralii Paiwo, Ntahram, and Pachut. Although I have come across many talented youths in my community, I don’t think they do bands and all. So I only know two bands, Jangrok and Lamjangpui. They are cool.

Eastern Mirror: If given a chance to perform with a musician from Naga-land, who would it be and why? Jasmine Ngiimei: I would definitely choose ‘Abiogenesis.’ Their music has been an inspiration and the instrument ‘Bamhum’ that they play is just beautiful. I love the way they perform.

Eastern Mirror: How often do you perform?Jasmine Ngiimei: I like to perform as

much as I can since it’s my passion and I do not see myself doing any other thing besides performing. However I do want to perform for a good cause. So anytime I am invited to perform for a good cause, I am in. But I can’t really tell how often cause it depends on other people and not just me. I do know I hit the platform not less than five times a month.

Eastern Mirror: How do you balance your music with other obligations? Are you working somewhere else besides music? Jasmine Ngiimei: I am a home maker. I got married last December. The journey is great. And I still sing, even more than when I was unmarried.My husband is very supportive of my passion and the family has passion in music too. At the moment, I’m serving God by joining the ‘Freedom Band’, a gospel band under Manipur Baptist Convention Centre Church (MBCCC), Imphal, Manipur.Balancing what I want to do and what I need to do is not a problem for me for now. I love cooking and I think cooking creates bond in the family.

Eastern Mirror: What has been your biggest challenge as a musician? Have you been able to overcome that chal-lenge?Jasmine Ngiimei: Critics! Though I won’t say I am totally popular, we often tend to be judged when we do something, anything. Most of us can relate to that. So for me too, criticisms are the biggest challenge. These

criticisms come from people who either challenged me to be better or people who just wanted to put me down because they think I am better

than them. I don’t see why we need to compete or compare with one other. Everyone has our own style. Proudly I can say I have been able to overcome it.

Eastern Mirror: Your biggest achieve-ment as a singer? Any accomplishment so far?Jasmine Ngiimei: I have been blessed beyond measures. I have achieved so much beyond my expectation but I think my biggest achievement is I get to do what I love and people enjoy it. That’s an achievement for me, the biggest of all.

Eastern Mirror: When was the first time you performed on-stage? Tell us about your early phase into the music industry?Jasmine Ngiimei: It was during a singing competition in 2012 that I started hitting the limelight. I was discovered during the Voice Hunt Competition that we had in Manipur during the year 2012 which by God’s grace I reached the final round and was placed sec-ond. From there onwards, I started to sing. Eastern Mirror: What are the unidenti-fied challenges and obstacles faced by musician in Manipur?Jasmine Ngiimei: Manipur is a diverse state. Lots of tribes are there and each tribe has our own dialect and culture quite different from the other. So it is difficult for our music industry to grow unless we all understand one language and use that as a medium of

communication but that is not the case with Manipur. I can’t really tell if a singer earns enough to organise his/her own concert once a month, or even once a year. So I don’t see artists depending solely on their arts for liveli-hood here.

Eastern Mirror: What are the genres that you play? Are there any influences behind your interest?Jasmine Ngiimei: I play country song, mostly gospel song. Gospel-because what else can I do to praise God, right? And I feel di-rectly connected to listeners. This genre, to me, gives more soothing than the other genres.

Eastern Mirror: What’s next for you?Jasmine Ngiimei: I have a friend from Poumai community, Zhetsiine, who I got the pleasure of meeting during the Voice Hunt Competition which I mentioned earlier. We were planning on a new project that will include songs in different languages including Poumai, Maram and English.

Eastern Mirror: A line for those who wish to follow music as a profession (any advice to Maram youngsters who wish to pursue music as their career).Jasmine Ngiimei: It is important to know how music can impact a life and it is important to choose which music we allow to impact us. In a profession, I believe you need great talent and preparation. And you need to believe in yourself, you need to be prepared. You will get positive comebacks but remember negative ones hit harder. Just be strong enough to not let those bring you down.

11SCIENCE AND TECHEASTERN MIRROR | Dimapur, Friday, July 7, 2017

Milky Way’s fastest stars came from another galaxy

London, July 6 (IANS): Astronomers have shown that the fastest-moving stars in our galaxy, known as hypervelocity stars, are in fact runaways from a much smaller galaxy in orbit around our own.

These stellar sprint-ers originated in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a dwarf galaxy in orbit around the Milky Way, the findings showed.

These fast-moving stars were able to escape their original home when the explosion of one star in a

binary system caused the other to fly off with such speed that it was able to es-cape the gravity of the LMC and get absorbed into the Milky Way, the study said.

For the study, published in the journal Monthly No-tices of the Royal Astro-nomical Society, the re-searchers used data from the Sloan Digital Sky Sur-vey and computer simula-tions.

“We are the first to sim-ulate the ejection of run-away stars from the LMC - we predict that there are

10,000 runaways spread across the sky,” said the paper’s lead author Douglas Boubert from the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge.

A s t r o n o m e r s f i r s t thought that the hypervel-ocity stars, which are large blue stars, may have been expelled from the centre of the Milky Way by a super-massive black hole.

Other scenarios involv-ing disintegrating dwarf galaxies or chaotic star clus-ters can also account for the speeds of these stars but all

Here comes a cellphone that works without batteries Signs of unidentified human tribe found in Neanderthal DNA

Titan’s calm lakes could ensure smooth landing for space probes

Gene causing arthritis possibly helped humans survive Ice Age

London, July 6 (IANS): Our galaxy could have 100 billion brown dwarfs or more, according to a new research by an inter-national team of astrono-mers.

Brown dwarfs are objects intermediate in mass between stars and planets and are natural byproducts of processes that primarily lead to the formation of stars and planets.

The survey of dense star clusters where brown dwarfs are abundant, pre-sented at the National Astronomy Meeting at the University of Hull, found thousands o f brown dwarfs in star clus-ters relatively close to the Sun.

“We’ve found a lot of brown dwarfs in these clusters. And whatever the cluster type, the brown dwarfs are really com-mon. Our work suggests there are a huge num-

ber of brown dwarfs out there,” said Aleks Scholz from the University of St Andrews, in Scotland.

The survey looked at the star cluster ‘NGC 1333’, some 1,000 light years away in the constel-lation of Perseus, and found about half as many brown dwarfs as stars. The team later turned to a more distant star clus-ter, ‘RCW 38’, which is 5,500 light years away in the constellation of Vela. This has a high density of more massive stars, and very different conditions to other clusters.

The researchers found just as many brown dwarfs in ‘RCW 38’ and realised that the environment where the stars form has only a small effect on how brown dwarfs form.

The researchers esti-mate that within just our galaxy there is a mini-mum of between 25 and 100 billion brown dwarfs.

Our Milky Way could have 100 billion brown dwarfs: Study

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three mechanisms fail to explain why they are only found in a certain part of the sky.

To date, roughly 20 hypervelocity stars have been observed, mostly in the northern hemisphere, although it is possible that there are many more that can only be observed in the southern hemisphere.

“Earlier explanations for the origin of hyperveloc-ity stars did not satisfy me,” Boubert said.

“The hypervelocity stars are mostly found in the Leo and Sextans constellations - we wondered why that is the case,” Boubert added.

An alternative explana-tion to the origin of hyper-velocity stars is that they are runaways from a binary sys-tem. In binary star systems, the closer the two stars are, the faster they orbit one another. If one star explodes as a supernova, it can break up the binary and the re-maining star flies off at the speed it was orbiting.

The escaping star is known as a runaway.

“These stars have just jumped from an express train - no wonder they are fast,” co-author Rob Izzard from the Institute of As-tronomy said.

“This also explains their

New York, July 6 (IANS): A genetic change associ-ated with shorter stature and increased risk of arthritis might have helped our an-cestors survive the Ice Age, a study has showed.

The findings showed that mutations in the gene called GDF5 resulted in shorter bones that led to a compact body structure while reduc-ing the risk of bone fracture from falling.

Thus, it also favoured early humans to better with-stand frostbite as well as helped them migrate from Africa to colder northern climates between 50,000 and 100,000 years ago.

These advantages in dealing with chilly tempera-tures and icy surfaces may have outweighed the threat of osteoarthritis, which usu-ally occurs after a prime reproductive age, the re-searchers said.

“The variant that de-creases height is lowering the activity of GDF5 in the growth plates of the bone. Interestingly, the re-gion that harbours this vari-ant is closely linked to other mutations that affect GDF5 activity in the joints, increas-ing the risk of osteoarthritis in the knee and hip,” said Terence Capellini, Associ-ate Professor at the Harvard

University.For the study, published

in the journal Nature, the team examined gene GDF5 -- first linked to skeletal growth in the early 1990s -- to learn more about how the DNA sequences surround-ing GDF5 might affect the gene’s expression.

They identified a single nucleotide change that is highly prevalent in Europe-ans and Asians but rarely occurs in Africans.

Introducing this nucle-otide change into labora-tory mice revealed that it decreased the activity of GDF5 in the growth plates of the long bones of foetal mice.

“The potential medical impact of the finding is very interesting because so many people are affected,” said David Kingsley, Professor at the Stanford University.

“This is an incredibly prevalent, and ancient, vari-ant. Many people think of osteoarthritis as a kind of wear-and-tear disease, but there’s clearly a genetic com-ponent at work here as well. Now we’ve shown that posi-tive evolutionary selection has given rise to one of the most common height vari-ants and arthritis risk factors known in human popula-tions,” Kingsley said.

New York, July 6 (IANS): Future space probes sent to the surface of Titan could have a smooth land-ing as researchers have found that most waves on Saturn moon’s lakes reach only about one centimetre high, a finding that indicates a serene environment.

“There’s a lot of interest in one day sending probes to the lakes, and when that’s done, you want to have a safe landing, and you don’t want a lot of wind,” said lead author Cyril Grima, a re-search associate at the Institute for Geophysics, University of Texas at Austin, US.

“Our study shows that because the waves aren’t very high, the winds are likely low,” Grima said.

Grima developed a technique

for measuring surface roughness in minute detail from radar data. Called radar statistical reconnais-sance, the technique has been used to measure the snow density and its surface roughness in Antarctica and the Arctic, and to assist the landing site selection of NASA’s Mars lander InSight, which is scheduled to launch next year.

Researchers at NASA’s Jet Pro-pulsion Laboratory suggested he apply the technique to measuring Titan’s waves.

The research zeroed in on the three largest lakes in Titan’s north-ern hemisphere - Kraken Mare, Ligeia Mare and Punga Mare.

Kraken Mare, the largest of the three, is estimated to be larger than the Caspian Sea.

By analysing radar data col-lected by Cassini during Titan’s early summer season, Grima and his team found that waves across these lakes are diminutive, reach-ing only about one centimetre high and 20 centimetres long.

The study, published in the journal Earth and Planetary Sci-ence Letters, indicates that if a future mission lands in early sum-mer, there is a good chance that it is in for a smooth landing.

Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and one of the locations in the solar system that is thought to possess the ingredients for life.

In photos taken by the Cassini orbiter, a NASA probe, it appears as a smooth brown orb because of its thick atmosphere clouded

with gaseous nitrogen and hydro-carbons.

However, radar images from the same probe show that it has a surface crust made of water ice and drenched in liquid hydrocarbons.

On Titan, methane and ethane fall from the sky as rain, fill deep lakes that dot the surface, and are possibly spewed into the air by icy volcanoes called cryovolcanoes.

“The atmosphere of Titan is very complex, and it does synthe-sise complex organic molecules - the bricks of life,” Grima said.

“It may act as a laboratory of sorts, where you can see how ba-sic molecules can be transformed into more complex molecules that could eventually lead to life,” Grima added.

Washington, July 6 (IANS): In a major leap ahead to life be-yond chargers, cords and dying phones, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have invented a cellphone that works without batteries.

Instead, the phone harvests the few microwatts of power it requires from either ambient radio signals or light.

The team also made Skype calls using its battery-free phone, demonstrating that the prototype made of commercial, off-the-shelf components can receive and trans-mit speech and communicate with a base station, according to a study published in the journal Proceed-ings of the Association for Com-puting Machinery on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous

Technologies.“We’ve built what we believe is

the first functioning cellphone that consumes almost zero power,” said study co-author Shyam Gollakota, Associate Professor at the Univer-sity of Washington.

“To achieve the really, really low power consumption that you need to run a phone by harvesting energy from the environment, we had to fundamentally rethink how these devices are designed,” Golla-kota added.

The researchers explained that the battery-free cellphone takes advantage of tiny vibrations in a phone’s microphone or speaker that occur when a person is talking into a phone or listening to a call.

An antenna connected to those components converts that motion

into changes in standard analog radio signal emitted by a cellular base station.

This process essentially en-codes speech patterns in reflected radio signals in a way that uses almost no power.

To transmit speech, the phone uses vibrations from the device’s microphone to encode speech pat-terns in the reflected signals.

To receive speech, it converts encoded radio signals into sound vibrations that that are picked up by the phone’s speaker.

The team designed a custom base station to transmit and receive the radio signals.

In the prototype device, the user presses a button to switch between these two “transmitting” and “listening” modes.

Using off-the-shelf components on a printed circuit board, the team demonstrated that the prototype can perform basic phone functions -- transmitting speech and data and receiving user input via buttons.

Using Skype, researchers were able to receive incoming calls, dial out and place callers on hold with the battery-free phone, the study said.

“The cellphone is the device we depend on most today. So if there were one device you’d want to be able to use without batteries, it is the cellphone,” said Joshua Smith, Professor at University of Washington.

“The proof of concept we’ve developed is exciting today, and we think it could impact everyday de-vices in the future,” Smith added.

London, July 5 (IANS): Long before modern hu-mans moved out of Africa and spread out in the rest of the world, a mysterious human group migrated from the continent and inter-bred with Neanderthals in Eu-rope, suggests a new study.

An analysis of a Nean-derthal femur’s mitochon-drial DNA has provided evi-dence that a lineage closely related to modern humans migrated out of Africa and this migration occurred after the ancestors of Neander-thals arrived in Europe.

These hominins inter-bred with Neanderthals al-ready present in Europe, leaving their mark on the Neanderthals’ mitochon-drial DNA.

The study, published in the journal Nature Commu-nications, pushes back the possible date of this event to between 470,000 and 220,000 years ago.

Earlier, the closer affinity of the Neanderthal mito-chondrial DNA to modern

humans than Denisovans was linked to a gene flow from an African source into Neanderthals before 100,000 years ago. “The bone, which shows evidence of being gnawed on by a large carni-vore, provided mitochondri-al genetic data that showed it belongs to the Neanderthal branch,” said lead author of the study Cosimo Posth of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human His-tory in Germany.

Traditional radiocarbon dating did not work to assess the age of the femur, which was instead estimated using the mutation rate as approxi-mately 124,000 years old.

This makes this Nean-derthal specimen, designat-ed HST by the researchers, among the oldest to have its mitochondrial DNA analy-sed to date.

Interestingly, it represents a different mitochondrial lin-eage than the Neanderthals previously studied.

The mitochondrial lin-eage of HST and of all other

position in the sky, because the fastest runaways are ejected along the orbit of

the LMC towards the con-stellations of Leo and Sex-tans,” Izzard added.

known Neanderthals sepa-rated from each other very deeply in time, at a mini-mum of 220,000 years ago, according to the study.

The proposed scenario is that after the divergence of Neanderthals and modern human mitochondrial DNA (dated to a maximum of 470,000 years ago), but be-fore HST and the other Ne-anderthals diverged (dated to a minimum of 220,000 years ago), a group of homi-nins moved from Africa to Europe, introducing their mitochondrial DNA to the Neanderthal population.

Thus this intermedi-ate migration out of Af-rica would have occurred be-tween 470,000 and 220,000 years ago, the researchers determined.

Mitochondria are the energy-producing machin-ery of our cells. These mi-tochondria have their own DNA, which is separate from our nuclear DNA.

Mitochondria are inher-ited from mother to child and can thus be used to trace maternal lineages and popu-lation split times.

In fact, changes due to mutations in the mito-chondrial DNA over time can be used to distinguish groups and also to estimate the amount of time that has passed since two individuals shared a common ancestor, as these mutations occur at predictable rates.

Our Correspondent Kohima, July 6 (EMN): Gideon Leo scored four goals in a 6-0 rout of TM Government HSS to help Ministers’ Hill Baptist Higher Secondary School enter Pool B final of the ongoing 1st Kohima District Inter-School Football tournament at Kohima local ground on Thursday.

Four goals from the captain of MH-BHSS and a brace from Sasang Sithlou made sure they secured a semifinal berth at the tournament, organised by Royal Club Kohima and School Education department.

After Ministers' Hill Baptist HSS took the early lead in the 11th minute through Gideon Leo, he did some masterful dribbling as his volley passed the defenders to score the second goal in the 29th minute. Within two minutes time, he completed his hat-trick in the 31st minute and became the 3rd hat trick scorer of the tournament.

As TM Govt. HSS side's defense fell to pieces with poor defending, Sasang Sithlou seized the opportunity to score another goal in the 46th minute after the lemon break. He went on to score his second goal in the 59th minute.

Despite the numerous attacks, TM Gov-

ernment School failed to breach the defen-sive line, and the Ministers’ Hill goalkeeper was kept quiet for the entire match.

With the clock running out of time, Gideon piled up more misery for TM Govt. HSS as he scored another goal in 87th min-ute to complete the rout to end the match 6-0. The lone yellow card was shown to Shesay of TM Govt. HSS in the 47th minute.

The saga for TM Govt. HSS came to an end in the tournament after suffering a hu-miliating defeat 6-0 in the hands of Ministers' Hill Baptist HSS.

In Pool A final, Mt. Sinai HSS will com-pete against the winner of St. Marys' HSS vs G. Rio School on July 10 while in the Pool B final; Ministers' Hill Baptist HSS will face with the winner of Mt. Hermon HSS vs Riizhiikhrie HSS on July 11.

During the semifinal matches, the win-ner of Pool A will compete with the loser of Pool B and the loser of Pool A will compete with the winner of Pool B.

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Djokovic breezes in Wimbledon heat1st Kohima District Inter-School Football tournament

London, July 6 (AFP): Novak Djokovic shrugged off sweltering 30-degree heat to breeze past out-classed Adam Pavlasek 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 and reach the Wimbledon third round on Thursday.

The three-time cham-pion brushed aside the 136rd-ranked Czech on Court One to make the last-32 for the ninth year in succession.

Djokovic, the second seed whose shock third round loss to Sam Querrey at Wimbledon 12 months ago precipitated a worry-ing decline in form, will next face either Juan Mar-tin del Potro or Ernests Gulbis.

"It was a very warm day, it wasn't easy to play point after point and some long rallies," said Djokovic as his comfortable Wim-bledon continued follow-ing a first round in which opponent Martin Klizan had retired hurt after just 40 minutes.

"But overall, from the very beginning I managed to impose my own rhythm and play the game I in-tended to play.

"I feel better as the days go by in Wimbledon. I've been in this particular situ-ation before many times and I'll try to use the expe-rience to get myself in the right shape."

Bernard Tomic may have been knocked out but the Australian was still making waves on Thurs-day when he was fined $15,000 after claiming he was "bored" during his

lacklustre defeat to Mischa Zverev.

Tomic, who was ac-cused of "unsportsmanlike behaviour" had also admit-ted he called for the trainer even though he was not injured to try to disrupt his opponent's momentum.

Russia's Daniil Med-vedev was slapped with a $14,500 fine after a series of disputes with umpire Mariana Alves during his five-set loss to Ruben Be-melmans in the second round.

Medvedev ended the match by throwing coins

in the direction of umpire's chair although he insisted the bizarre gesture was not meant to imply that the of-ficial was corrupt.

Meanwhile, the in-juries continued to pile up at Wimbledon when Belgium's Steve Darcis, who famously knocked out Rafael Nadal four years ago, retired at 3-0 down to David Ferrer.

Darcis needed a medi-cal time-out on his injured groin before quitting one point later.

Eight men and one woman have now retired

from their singles matches.- Unfulfilled talents -

Bulgarian 13th seed Grigor Dimitrov was un-troubled as the 2014 semi-finalist breezed past Mar-cos Baghdatis 6-3, 6-2, 6-1.

Later Thursday, third-seeded Roger Federer con-tinues his campaign for a record eighth Wimbledon title against world number 79 Dusan Lajovic.

Federer was on court for just 43 minutes in his opening match when op-ponent Alexandr Dolgop-olov retired injured.

Serbian Davis Cup player Lajovic is bidding for a spot in the third round for the first time.

Del Potro, seeded 29, faces Gulbis in a battle of the two of the sport's great unfulfilled talents out on Court Three.

Del Potro, a Wimble-don semi-finalist in 2013, was pushed to the brink of retirement last year after three wrist surgeries but surged back to help Argen-tina win a maiden Davis Cup title.

Gulbis made the top 10 in 2014 in the year he made the French Open semi-finals, beating Fe-derer on the way.

The Latvian's open-ing round win over Victor Estrella, was his first on tour in 13 months, a slump which has seen his ranking sink to 589.

It's the 28-year-old's lowest ranking in 12 years.

Their match was sus-pended for 25 minutes af-ter a spectator collapsed in the stands, a consequence

of the crushing 30-degree heat and humidity.

Women's top seed An-gelique Kerber, the runner-up to Serena Williams in 2016, tackles Belgium's 88th-ranked Kirsten Flip-kens, whose best perfor-mance at the majors came at Wimbledon in 2013 when she made the semi-finals.

Czech third seed Kar-olina Pliskova hopes to make the last-32 for the first time, but she faces a tough test of her grass court credentials against Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia.

A former world num-ber 31, Rybarikov missed seven months after under-going knee and wrist inju-ries which saw her ranking slip to 453.

But she came into Wimbledon with two titles on grass at Surbiton and Ilkley.

I n e a r ly w o m e n ' s matches, former US and French Open champion Svet lana Kuznetsova, seeded seven, took her career record over fellow Russian Ekaterina Ma-karova to 7-1 with a 6-0, 7-5 win.

Kuznetsova next faces Slovenia's world number 265th Polona Hercog, who reached the third round at a Slam for the first time since 2010 with a 6-7 (2/7), 6-2, 6-2 win over Varvara Lepchenko of the United States.

US 24th seed Coco Vandeweghe eased past Germany's Tatjana Malek 6-4, 6-2.

Ministers' Hill Baptist HSS routs TM Govt HSS, enter Pool B final

KTC launches logo and season ticket Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): The Kohima Town Club (KTC) on Thursday of-ficially launched the Club logo and season ticket for the upcoming Kohima Football League, 2017 at The Hub with Club Mem-bers and officials from the participating teams.

The Season ticket is fixed at Rs.1000/- per head with 5 lucky draw with Gift hampers and the gallery ticket is fixed at Rs.30/- per head.

The KTC also informed the football players who are taking part in the Kohima Football League, 2017 to adhere to the following guideline -Players need to get registered with Kohima District Football Associa-tion (KDFA). Fee is fixed at Rs.50 per head. The last date has been extended to July 15.

The participating Club/

Medical XI rout MRH Sunrisers, keep pace in title raceKohima, July 6 (EMN): Kekhrie scored six goals for Medical XI as they routed MRH Sunrisers 8-0 to keep the title race alive until the last game of the Morning Premier League on Thurs-day morning at D Khel ground Kohima.

Medical XI with 41 points from 18 games tem-porarily leapfrogged league leaders by three points but Power Comm with 38 points from 17 games has better goal difference (+33). With the last MPL match remaining, Power Comm has to win against 4th placed Amur Falcon FC on Friday morning to make sure they secure the title. On the other hand, Power Comm with a draw or loss will make Medical XI the champions of MPL.

Kekhrie ran riot as he scored six goals to keep the title race alive until the last day of the league, he found the net on the 3rd,

Teams are also informed that the League player’s registration should be done on or before July 30.

Form can be obtained

f r o m Wi l l i a m Ko s o, t e c h n i c a l h e a d K TC (9862835381) or collect from Smart-techies Service, Printing Press, C.K Ar-

cade, opposite Head Post office Kohima and Sports Paradise, located near Old Tata parking, below North Police Station, Kohima.

14th, 16th, 20th, 31st and 70th minutes of gameplay, while Neiphre and Vinyu

also scored a goal each for Medical XI.

During the match, Kek-

rie of Medical XI and Asat of MRH Sunrisers were awarded a yellow card each.

NF Railway’s TT team and weight lifters wins at inter-railway c’ships Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): The women’s Table Tennis team of Northeast Frontier Railway comprising of Takeme Sarkar, Sagarika Mukharjee, Anushka Dutta, Sukanya Bose and Tanaya Dutta became champion of the 65th All India Railway Table Tennis Championship held at Raebareli (UP) from July 3. The N.F.Railway’s Women team won all the matches played during the team championship.

In addition to this, Amit Ku-

mar of N.F.Railway won the silver medal in the 93 kg weight category in the recently con-cluded All India Railway Pow-er lifting Championship which was held at Bilaspur from July 1. Nikhil Dihingia also from N.F.Railway won the Bronze medal in the same category. In the women’s category Arannyni Gogoi won Bronze medal in the 63 kg and M.Rajeswari also from N.F.Railway won Bronze medal in the 47 kg category.

Arsenal sign French forward Lacazette for record feeParis, July 6 (IANS): French for-ward Alexandre Lacazette set up a club record transfer fee of English Premier League football side Arse-nal with a move from Ligue 1 outfit Lyon.

Arsenal on Wednesday an-nounced that Lacazette has agreed to join on a long-term contract with-out specifying the fee. But accord-ing to a press release from Lyon, Lacazette's transfer fee could reach as much as 60 million euros ($68.2 million), including a seven-million ($7.95) incentive, reports Xinhua news agency.

The club's previous record of 50 million euros ($56.28 million) was paid to Real Madrid for Mesut Ozil in 2013.

"We are very happy to have Alexandre join our group," said Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.

"He has shown over a number of years that he can score goals and that he is a very efficient finisher. As well, he has very interesting techni-cal qualities and a strong character.

"So he is a guy who is a great ad-dition for us, and someone who will help us challenge at the top level this season," he added.

Arsenal said that the deal for Lacazette "is subject to the comple-tion of regulatory processes". The Frenchman was expected to fly with the team to Sydney for a pre-season tour, with his home debut likely in the Emirates Cup on July 29 or 30.

"Throughout my childhood, thanks to Thierry Henry and other French players, I always dreamed of playing for this club so today that dream has been fulfilled," Lacazette

told the club's website.Since joining the youth acad-

emy at the age of 12, Lacazette has developed himself as one the best strikers in Lyon.

He notched up 129 goals for the French club, including 100 in Ligue 1, ranked fourth in the club's his-tory. Also, he became the first player to have scored at least 20 goals in three French top-flight league seasons in a row since Jean-Pierre Papin in 1992.

Lacazette was initially linked with an off season move to Atletico Madrid, but after the La Liga club's transfer ban was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport last month, he finally secured his next destination in London.

With the 2018 World Cup in Russia looming, Lacazette hoped that the transfer to Arsenal could boost his chances in the France national team, which he capped 11 times but just once in the last two years.

For Arsenal, after witnessing a disappointing season without quali-fying for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the past 20 years, the arrival of Lacazette would undoubtedly serve as a boost for their return to the elite group in the Premier League. He was Arse-nal's second off season signing after defender Sead Kolasinac.

Lacazette became the latest key departure from Lyon this sum-mer after Corentin Tolisso (Bayern Munich) and Maxime Gonalons (Roma). His position was expected to be filled by newcomers Bertrand Traore and Mariano Diaz.

London, July 6 (Reuters): Manchester United have agreed a 75 million pound ($97 million)deal for Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, a source close to the negotiations told Reuters on Thursday.

The move, which is not connected to any talks of a Wayne Rooney deal in the opposite direction, is expected to be formally announced within the next 36 hours.

Lukaku had been United's number one target for next season, the source said. United will not now be pursuing any interest in Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata.

"Chelsea's interest in Lukaku allowed

United to fly under the radar on this," the source said. "But he has been the club's number one target."

There had been much speculation that the Belgian international would return to Chelsea, which he joined in 2011.

Last season Lukaku became the first Everton player since Bob Latchford to score 25 goals in two consecutive seasons in all competitions.

The Belgian was named in the PFA Team of the Year for the first time, and was also included in the six player short-lists for the PFA Player of the Year and PFA Young Player of the Year awards.

Man Utd agree 75 million pound fee for Everton striker Lukaku

Bangkok, July 6 (PTI): World youth champion Sachin Siwach (49kg) was the lone Indian to enter the final, while five others settled for bronze medals after losing their last-four stage bouts in the Asian Youth Boxing Championship here on Thursday. Sachin defeated Thai-land's Panmod Thitisan to enter the final, where he will face Uzbeki-stan's Samandar Kholmurodov in tomorrow. However, none of the other Indians in fray could advance and settled for bronze medals.

Ankit Kumar (60kg) lost to Thailand's Sakda Ruamthamin a close bout. The Indian went down in a split verdict despite a fairly dominant show, especially in the second and third round.

Naveen Boora (69kg) was the next man in for India and he too

ended up on the losing side, beaten by Thailand's Peerap Yaesungnoen.

In the super heavyweight (+91kg) category, Harshpreet Sah-rawat lost to Uzbekistan's Lazizbek Mullajanov.

Harshpreet was fighting his first bout of the tournament after get-ting a direct entry to the semi-finals owing to the small size of the draw.

Mohammed Etash Khan (56kg) also found the going tough against Thailand's Pluem Wangkhlaklang and ended up with a bronze medal.

The last man to compete for In-dia on Thursday was Sachin (75kg) and although he gave a good fight to China's Zhu Chao, the effort could not get the judges' nod, who ruled in his opponent's favour in a split decision. The tournament features 120 boxers from 23 countries.

Sachin in final, 5 settle for bronze at Asian Youth Boxing