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  Days after Bollywood actor  kangana  Ranaut   drew ire with her "depression is a consequence of drug abuse remark, Delhi's well-known mental health institute, VIMHANS, called her out on her misleading tweet. A few days ago, Kangana took a sly jibe at actor Deepika Padukone, who has always been vocal about her own battles with depression, and said that mental health disorders are usually caused due to drug abuse. "Repeat after me, depression is a consequence of drug abuse. So-called high society rich star children who claim to be classy and have a good upbringing ask their manager, MAAL HAI KYA?" she wrote on Twitter No, Kangana, drug abuse is not the sole reason behind depression. Depression is a health disorder, pretty much like other ailments that may be afflicting you, like fever or even stomach ache. It is not, and we cannot reiterate this enough, just sadness. In fact, that is one of the many symptoms of the condition. The World Health Organisation d...

  1 shot dead in Dimapur Dimapur, September 22: One person was shot dead in the wee hours Tuesday near IMC Hall. The body was discovered by the residents in the morning with blood stains all over, near a godown. When contacted, PRO Police, Relo T Aye said the dead body of a person shot dead was found near the roadside in the IMC Hall area. As per initial investigation, it is known that the deceased with bullet injuries is from Dhemaji district of Assam and we are investigating it thoroughly, he said. When asked about the motive behind the killing of a non Naga, Relo Aye said, “We are investigating the matter and till so far the motive is unknown and only after investigation we will come to know it.” Meanwhile, according to a driving license, the deceased has been identified as Jiten Gogoi. Further details awaited till the time of filing this report. (Page News Service) Source:Nagaland page

COVID-19: India records over 1 lakh single-day recoveries for first time, fresh cases dip below 76k   New Delhi, September 22: India reported over 1 lakh coronavirus recoveries in a single-day for the first time, improving the recovery rate to 80.86%, while fresh cases also dropped below 76,000 after two weeks, according to the Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The data updated at 8 am showed that during the past 24 hours, 1,01,468 COVID-19 patients recuperated, while 75,809 new cases were recorded, pushing the overall figures to 55,62,663 infections and 44,97,867 recoveries. Also, 1,053 patients died during the period, taking the cumulative death figures to 88,935, the data showed, reporting a COVID-19 case fatality rate of 1.60%. There are 9,75,861 active coronavirus cases in the country, which make 17.54% of the total caseload, the data stated. India’s single-day coronavirus cases had dipped below 76,000 on September 8 also, when 75,809 cases were reported. India’s COVID-...

  Trump aims to use UN address to send strong message to China Washington, September 22:  President Donald Trump, who prefers speaking to boisterous crowds, is set to give a prerecorded address to the UN General Assembly as he grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, chilly relations between the US and China and ongoing threats from North Korea and Iran all during a heated campaign for reelection. Trump told reporters Monday that he’d have a strong message for China, where the first cases of COVID-19 were reported, but he didn’t elaborate ahead of the Tuesday address. Earlier in his administration, Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Florida club, but now the two leaders are exchanging angry words over trade. The administration has been slamming the Chinese Communist Party for its handling of COVID-19, election meddling, espionage in the United States and influence peddling across the world. Trump is not popular at the United Nations and his speech this year comes ...

  Colleges to remain closed in Nagaland Kohima, September 20: Even as Nagaland Government in consonance with Union Ministry order has permitted partial reopening of schools for classes 9 to 12 as part of the Unlock-4 process from today, the higher and technical educational institutes will take more time to reopen. Nagaland Chief Secretary Temjen Toy on September 18 had issued an order allowing the partial reopening of Class 9 to 12 on voluntary basis for taking guidance from their teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The order had also permitted reopening of the skill or entrepreneurship training institutions or centres and the preventive measures required to be taken for containing spread of COVID-19 in these institutions/centres. Sources said though partial reopening of schools for classes 9 to 12 started today, many schools remain shut while those open also didn’t have students as parents were also unwilling to send pupils due to COVID scare. Meanwhile, interacting with m...

 LS passes Bill making Aadhaar mandatory for NGOs to receive foreign funds The Indian parliament building is pictured on the opening day of the parliament session in New Delhi, India, June 17, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/Files INDIA   22nd September 2020 NEW Delhi, September 22 (IANS): The Lok Sabha on Monday unanimously passed a Bill making Aadhaar mandatory for registration of organisations receiving foreign funds and to give the government powers to stop utilisation of foreign funds by an organisation through a "summary enquiry". The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2020, which seeks amendment to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, proposes to include "public servants" in the prohibited category and decrease administrative expenses through foreign funds by an organisation to 20 per cent from 50 per cent earlier.   The Bill was introduced in the House on Sunday. Speaking for the passage of the Bill on behalf of Union Home Minister Amit ...

 4.4 magnitude earthquake hits Assam By NE NOW NEWS September 22, 2020 7:53 am* A mild intensity earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale shook Assam in the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. The quake struck at 1.28 am at a depth of 10 km on latitude 26. 346 degree North and longitude 91.338 degree East with its epicentre at north-west of Hajo in Kamrup district of the state, MET officials said. As the quake lasted only a few seconds and occurred in the midnight many people were not aware about it. There was no report of any damage due to the earthquake.

C. ELINA SANGTAM FROM NAGALAND WINS MISS QUEEN OF NATIONS, BEAUTY PAGEANT  C. Elina Sangtam from Nagaland was declared the first winner of Miss Queen of Nations, a beauty pageant for winners of all the winners of various pageants held across India. Miss Queen of Nations is an initiative of Naaz Joshi who has won accolades globally thus winning thrice ‘Miss World Diversity’. This beauty pageant was 1st of its kind which was held on a digital platform. Miss Queen of Nations, an inaugural beauty pageant saw a participation of 60 contestants across India. According to the News Strike, the contestants were observed for a year on the work to be done on various social issues. These social issues included Girl Child, Beti Bachao Beti Padao, Menstrual Hygiene, Dowry, Education, Transgender and others. The contestants represented the diversity & inclusion that our country stands for. In her own words Naaz Joshi, Winner – Miss World Diversity & Founder – Miss Queen of Nations’ said...

Schools in Nagaland reopen on ‘voluntary’ basis from today Morung Express News Dimapur | September 20 After more than five months of closure, schools in Nagaland have been allowed to reopen partially from September 21. The relaxation was announced by the State Government on September 18 for students of classes 9 to 12 and for the skill/entrepreneurship training institutions or centres on a voluntary basis. The partial opening means that students will be allowed to visit their schools on a voluntary basis to clear their doubts and take guidance from their teachers. Prior to the visit, the students will have to avail a written consent of their parents and guardians and the reopening is subject to strict adherence to the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Up to 50% of teaching and non-teaching staff may be permitted to be called to the schools at a time for online teaching/ tele-counselling and related work, in areas outside the Containment Zones only, subject to strict adherence ...

 *Press Statement:* *The seven member Naga Women peace delegation consisting of the Naga Mothers Association ,Naga Women Union Manipur,women representatives from Rengma Hills,Assam and Naga tribes of Arunachal reached Delhi on the peace mission in collaboration and supported by the Global Naga Forum .The Naga women peace delegation called on the top leaders and Collective Leadership of the NSCN IM on Saturday , the 19th September 2020 at Delhi.* The meeting was held with the Chief negotiator Gen Secy Th. Muivah ,Chairman NSCN IM Q.Tuccu, Vice Chairman Tongmeth and all , top senior leaders of the Collective Leadership . The women delegation apprised the NSCN IM leaders on the grave concerns of all Nagas at this crucial juncture and the call for an early inclusive peaceful settlement .As Mothers and Women who have borne the brunt of violence,armed conflict and militarisation ,Naga women ,old and young ,have been peace makers and peace keepers for generations ,having lived and experie...

 *PRESS RELEASE* *While supporting the move of the CNTC, CNSA, DNSU, DENSU and WCSU for their legitimate demand to the State Government for revoking the inhuman COVID-19 Cess on Petroleum Fuels, we, the National People’s Party (NPP) Nagaland State reiterates our earlier demand for abrogation of the said cess on fuels which was published in most of the daily newspapers and social media platforms on 4th of May 2020.* *The leaders of the present ruling government are falling short of expectations so much so that they are now taking inhuman decisions thereby neglecting the well-being and economic welfare of the common people. As mentioned in our earlier press release, the decision of the Finance Department to put an additional COVID-19 Cess on the prices of fuel is bereft of any possible logic, especially at a time when the entire economy of the state is in jeopardy and the common people are already suffering the brunt of the financial crunch as a result of the pandemic and subsequent ...

 Joint Statement Kohima the 18th September 2020. The Naga Hoho and Naga Mothers’ Association (NMA) through its Lawyer issued a Legal Notice to Ms.Anandita Singh, Research Scholar at Centre for North East Studies, Benaras Hindu University on 27.08.2020 to comply with the notice within a period of 15 days of receipt which was delivered on 12.09.2020 at New Delhi. That in her article on 18.08.2020 “ Naga Hoho- The Babbling Brook of Nagaland “ which was widely circulated in the Nationalist View “ dated 18.08.2020, News Room dated 21.08.2020, Daily Hunt Dated 21.08.2020, Facebook dated 20.08.2020, Twitter and other means of social media”, which are false, frivolous, and vexatious with an intention to cause damages, defame and tarnish the image and reputation of Naga Hoho and NMA inciting hatred amongst the civil societies of the Nagas and the outside world. The author has casted aspersions on the integrity of the Naga Hoho and NMA without verifying the veracity of the facts at hand by i...

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 Ravi, Khango to meet on Sept 19 Dimapur | September 16 | A meeting between between NSCN/GPRN-K President Khango and Interlocutor of the Indo-Naga political talks, RN Ravi has reportedly been scheduled on September 19. Confirming the news, sources in the NSCN/GPRN-K said that the meeting was called by the Interlocutor, who is also the Governor of Nagaland. The meeting will be held in Dimapur and will most likely discuss the matter related to expulsion of the group’s General Secretary Isak Sumi; sources informed The Morung Express on Thursday. Isak is also the group’s representative and co-convenor to the Working Committee, Naga National Political Groups (WC, NNPGs). He was expelled on September 12, on charges of violating the group’s yezahbo (constitution) and also included “nepotism, tribalism, failed to follow and adhere to the Joint Council meeting resolution adopted on 23rd Oct 2018, superseding President’s power and authority, seized the Office of Home Ministry, deployment and...

 COVID-19 will likely become seasonal, but not yet, say scientists Source : "National Herald" 15 Sep 2020 12:03 PM. Once herd immunity is attained, the novel coronavirus may follow suit and become a seasonal virus in countries with temperate climates, but until that time, COVID-19 will continue to spread across the seasons, a new study says. According to the review research, published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health, when a significant section of the population becomes immune to the novel coronavirus and achieves herd immunity, the effective transmission of the virus may drop substantially making it more prone to seasonal fluctuations. "COVID-19 is here to stay and it will continue to cause outbreaks year-round until herd immunity is achieved," warned study senior author Hassan Zaraket from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. Therefore, the public will need to learn to live with it, and continue practising the best prevention measures, including ...

*Nagaland to resume bus services soon after 6-month halt* *Kohima, Sept. 10 (EMN):*  The Nagaland State Transport (NST) bus services are likely to resume soon with 50% passenger capacity, maintaining all safety protocols prescribed by the government. NST services have been suspended for the last six months due to Covid-19 pandemic. Though the buses are yet to resume its commercial service, they have been procured for transporting returnees to various districts ever since the lockdown started in Nagaland. Secretary of Transport, A Robin Lotha, during an interaction with media persons on Thursday in Kohima, said that the department is working to ensure resumption of NST bus services in various districts. 'At the moment, a specific time cannot be given as to when the bus services will resume but definitely it will start in a short while or at the earliest possible time,' he said. According to him, 'it is understandable' that all travellers may not be in a posi...

NSCN-IM to disclose the “competencies” of its talks with the Union government in “due course of time”. Explains Unique History, Framework Agreement, Competencies, NAGALAND/NAGALIM, Naga Flag and Constitution. PRESS STATEMENT Significantly, as the Indo-Naga political talks reached a critical stage it has drawn nation-wide attention like never before. The cry for early Naga solution is the ardent desire of every Naga and Indian as well. But Naga solution cannot be brought about at the cost of compromising our historical and political rights. We have had bitter and bloody experience with the 16 Points Agreement and Shillong Accord. These are nothing but political flattery to suppress the legitimate Naga political movement. Naga people should not allow such blunders to be repeated under the ongoing Indo-Naga political negotiation. UNIQUE HISTORY: It took five years of intensive discussions that resulted to recognition  of the uniqueness of Naga history and situation by the Go...

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NSCN and ENPO meet to push for Naga unity With an effort to bring Naga unity and reconciliation during this crucial time, NSCN meet Eastern Nagaland People’s Organization (ENPO) in Dimapur. NSCN expressed their appreciation to ENPO for its consistency in pushing for Naga unity and reconciliation. The statement read; "In continuation of NSCN’s effort to take everyone on board for Naga unity and reconciliation, a meeting was held with the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organization (ENPO) yesterday the 9th September, 2020 at Niathu Resort, Dimapur (Nagaland). The NSCN team was led by the Hon’ble Chairman Mr. Q. Tuccu and Hon’ble Vice-Chairman Mr. Tongmeth Wangnao. ENPO was led by its President Mr. Kekongchim Yimchunger. ENPO was joined by Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) and Eastern Naga Mothers’ Association (ENMA). We expressed our appreciation to ENPO for its stand for honorable, acceptable and early solution. We further appreciate the ENPO for its consistency in push...

Naga Insurgents Runover Camp Of Breakaway Traffic In Myanmar Source: Express News Service The attack was carried out by the Yung Aung faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) on the outfit’s Nyamlang Konyak-Niki Sumi faction on Sunday. GUWAHATI: A Naga insurgent group overran the general headquarters (GHQ) of a breakaway faction in Myanmar weeks after its leaders were “expelled” and they parted ways.  According to reports reaching here, the attack was carried out by the Yung Aung faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) on the outfit’s Nyamlang Konyak-Niki Sumi faction on Sunday. The NSCN-K’s Yung Aung faction is made up of mostly Myanmar Nagas. Konyak, Sumi, and another leader Starson, all of them Indian Nagas, escaped unscathed. The attackers seized arms, ammunition, and ration and took control of the GHQ. Official sources said they were corroborating the reports. The three rebel leaders were expelled by the NSCN-K’s Yung...

ENSF Lauds Upgradation Of DHM To Medical Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) has urged upon all to give their best towards the completion of the medical college in Mon. A press release by ENSF president, Hamnyei Angh and assistant general secretary, Khomo P stated that, the upcoming medical college will not only cater to the people in the eastern region of the state but will also benefit people from neighbouring states, including the Nagas and others living along the India-Myanmar border. While the medical college had been the long felt need of the people in eastern areas, the ENSF urged upon everyone to give their best for completion of the college, once the foundation stone was laid and work begins. Assuring its support and cooperation towards the project, the ENSF also lauded the GoI, chief minister Neiphiu Rio and Health minister, S. Pangnyu Phom for fulfilling the long cherished dream of the eastern people towards upgrading the District Hospital Mon (DHM) to a full-fle...

India-China stand-off worsens, firing on LAC in eastern Ladakh An incident of firing took place on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh sector where troops of India and China have been engaged in a stand-off for over three months, sources said on Tuesday. China government-owned Global Times claims that Indian troops crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near the south bank of Pangong Tso Lake on Monday. India recently outflanked China by taking control of strategic height near Pangong lake's southern bank. It thwarted an attempt by the Chinese army to transgress into Indian areas near the southern bank of Pangong Tso near Chushul in Ladakh. India and China are engaged in a standoff since April-May over the transgressions by the Chinese Army in multiple areas including Finger area, Galwan valley, Hot springs and Kongrung Nala. The situation worsened after 20 Indian soldiers were killed in violent clashes with Chinese troops in Galwan valley in June. The ...

Nagaland Delimitation Exercise : Govt. To Act For The Best Interest Of The Nagas The Northeast Today On the delimitation exercise for Nagaland, state BJP President Temjen Imna Along, while addressing the media said that the state government would like to examine whatever is decided by the Centre’s committee members in the best interest for the Nagas of Nagaland. He said, earlier whatever he had proposed in his letter to the central leaders on delimitation exercise was what the cabinet had discussed during their meeting and it was nothing personal. The State BJP will wait and support the commitment that was promised by Prime Minister Modi. “The BJP party being a high command party will not act on anything until and unless the central party leaders give any directives,” he added. Along said they were not aware why the opposition Naga People Front (NPF) had pulled out from the Joint Legislative Forum(JLF) and stated that the JLF is still very much functioning and the PDA hav...

With record spike of 90,633 cases, India's COVID-19 tally crosses 41-lakh mark India registered the highest single-day spike of 90,633 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the national caseload past 41-lakh mark, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. With 1,065 more deaths in the last 24 hours, the cumulative toll reached 70,626. The total case tally stands at 41,13,812 including 8,62,320 active cases, 31,80,866 cured/discharged/migrated. The active cases in Maharashtra have reached 2,21,012 followed by Andhra Pradesh at 1,00,880. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, 10,92,654 samples were tested for the pathogen on September 5, and over 4.88 crore samples have been tested so far. On Saturday, the Union Health Ministry said that India's Case Fatality Rate has touched 1.73 per cent following a gradient of steady and sustained decline

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