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Nagaland CM, Opposition leader call for early solution to Naga issue

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Nagaland CM, Opposition leader call for early solution to Naga issue

Nagaland, Dec 20: Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio and opposition leader TR Zeliang have jointly called upon the Central government to take early steps to the decade long Naga political issue.

The two leaders Rio and Zeliang said they have issued the joint statement for peace and unity.

The joint statement comes after the two leaders had met Union Home minister Amit Shah in Delhi on October 20. Nagaland government had called a consultative meeting with representatives of all the civil society organisations, political parties, ex-parliamentarians and public leaders. The opposition NPF acknowledged the content and spirit of the resolutions adopted during the October 15 consultative meeting. The state government also the NPF party resolution, adopted in a meeting under the banner of the Political Affairs Mission, on September 14.

The main point that Amit Shah had focussed on was– to have all political parties and legislators come together so as to endorse the October 15 resolutions.

This according to political observers was a clear indication that the Government of India was serious about bringing an early political solution to the vexed Naga issue.

They urged the Centre and the Naga organisations participating in the peace talks to “arrive at an early solution“, which will bring prosperity to the people of the region, according to the statement issued on Friday.

Both the leaders appreciated the positive approach of the Centre to expedite the ongoing peace talks.

Assam: BJP registers landslide victory in Tiwa Autonomous Council

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Assam: BJP registers landslide victory in Tiwa Autonomous Council

Assam, Dec 20: The ruling BJP registered a landslide victory in Tiwa Autonomous Council winning 33 of 36 seats.

BJP’s ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) won two seats, while the opposition Congress was decimated with just one seat in its kitty. The ruling party defeated the Congress in most of the seats it won and humbled a few Independent contestants in some places, according to the counting updates.

BJP’s Moniram Patar from Gobha constituency has won uncontested. A total of 124 candidates were in the fray and over 71 per cent of the 3,08,409 voters exercised their franchise on 17 December in 36 constituencies spread across Nagaon, Morigaon, Hojai, and Kamrup Metropolitan districts.

The saffron party has performed impressively in the back-to-back elections in Bodoland Territorial Council and Tiwa Autonomous Council, just months ahead of the state polls due early next year.

In the recently concluded elections of the 40-member Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), the BJP formed the board in alliance with two other local parties.

The incumbent Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) became the single largest party with 17 seats. The United People’s Party Liberal won 12 and the BJP nine, while the Gana Suraksha Party (GSP) and Congress bagged one seat each.

After the results were declared, one BPF and the lone Congress members switched over to BJP, taking the saffron party’s tally to 11. The BJP dumped its state ally BPF and tied up with UPPL and GSP to jointly form the BTC government.

ASDM: DC of Assam’s Darrang asks youths to develop skills for livelihood

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ASDM: DC of Assam’s Darrang asks youths to develop skills for livelihood

ASDM Workshop, Dec 19: Deputy Commissioner of Assam’s Darrang, Dilip Kumar Borah called upon the youths to develop their skills and acquire knowledge to niche out a livelihood.

Bora was speaking at a district level workshop on livelihood generation for youths organized by Assam State Skill Development Mission.

ASDM under the Assam department of skill, employment, and entrepreneurship organized the workshop titled “Sankalp” in the Mangaldai College in Mangaldai.

Borah interacted with the participating youths and cited various examples of how skill and determination can create possibilities of growth even in small businesses.

“With skill and determination, an entrepreneur can succeed even with a limited investment,” Borah said.

He also discussed the potential of opening up diversified livelihood opportunities once the proposed Skill University in Mangaldai becomes functional.

ASDM shared a glimpse of the workshop on Twitter by saying “Today ASDM held its 2nd district workshop on SANKALP in collaboration with the District Administration of Mangaldai.”

Amit Shah by side, former TMC heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari joins BJP

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Amit Shah by side, former TMC heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari joins BJP

Suvendu Adhikari, Dec 19: Ex-aide of Mamata Banerjee Suvendu Adhikari has joined the BJP in presence of Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah during his Midnapore rally. Suvendu Adhikari had recently resigned from Trinamool Congress. The BJP flag was passed on to all those present next to Amit Shah, including Suvendu Adhikari.

Shah’s two-day visit to Bengal was accompanied by a frenzy of leaders quitting TMC, with some making their way back to the party too.

Amit Shah by side, former TMC heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari joins BJP
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The Medinipur College Grounds saw enormous crowds in one of the first big rallies, with little attention to COVID-19 protocols, in the state ahead of the 2021 assembly polls.

In addition to Adhikari, nearly 50 former TMC, Congress and Left front leaders joined BJP in Shah’s presence. Among them were Bardhaman East MP Sunit Mondal, former MP Dasharath Tirkey, Contai MLA Contai Banashree Maity, Haldia MLA Tapashi Mondal, CPI MLA Ashok Dinda, Barrackpore MLA Shilbhadra Dutta, Gajan MLA Dipali Biswas, former state minister Shyamapada Mukherjee, and Kalna MP Biswajit Kundu.

Nine sitting MLAs, including five from Mamata Banerjee’s party, were among those who joined the BJP.

“I have a long association with Amit Shah Ji,” said Adhikari, addressing the rally. “I have been loved like a brother by the BJP. When I was afflicted by COVID-19, no one from the TMC for whom I have given my life, asked me how I was. But Amit Shah did, twice,” he added.

Adhikari finally resigned from the Mamata Banerjee-led party on Thursday, at once expressing fear that he may be implicated in criminal cases because of his exit.

“I want Kolkata and Delhi to have the same government, otherwise, Bengal will not be saved,” Adhikari said.

In a direct challenge to Mamata Banerjee’s nephew and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee, Adhikari gave out a call to remove the “extortionist nephew.”

Shah had earlier said on Saturday that pre-Independence revolutionary Khudiram Bose is as much pride for the whole of India as he is of Bengal, hitting out at those indulging in “narrow politics of regionalism.”

A portion of the crowd visibly left the grounds after Adhikari’s speech and before Shah took to the podium.

“An MP, 9 MLAs, one MoS…have joined us,” said Shah an address peppered with mentions of farmers.

Cops among 5 held in major drug haul in Sikkim

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Cops among 5 held in major drug haul in Sikkim

Sikkim, Dec 19: An officer of the Sikkim Police was arrested along with four other persons in one of the biggest drug hauls in the state, officials said on Saturday. A consignment, worth around Rs 10-14 lakh, was seized in the raid at Samdong in the East Sikkim district on Thursday, Deputy Inspector General Pravin Gurung said.

The consignment had 23,184 spasmo provoxyin capsules along with 576 files of it, and 100 files of N10 capsules, besides 52 gm of brown sugar and 457 bottles of cough syrup, he said. Among those arrested is an assistant sub-inspector of the Sikkim Police, he added. It is suspected that he used to work as a facilitator in bringing the drug to Sikkim, police said.

The drugs were being brought in a taxi, which was first intercepted at Rangpo check-post and then stopped at Topakhani on the National Highway-10, police said. Police arrested them at Samdong where 3,684 loose capsules, 380 N10 capsules, and 21.24 gm of brown sugar along with Rs 1.30 lakh in cash was seized from a house, the official said. The house was being used as a storeroom for the drugs, he said. The consignment was being tracked for a few days, the DIG said.

A case has been filed against the five arrested and a departmental inquiry has also been started against the policeman, he said. “There have been a few cases in the past when police officers have been involved in drug trafficking but this case is far more serious as he was caught red-handed in uniform,” the DIG said.

Manipur Cop Thonaujam Brinda returns gallantry award

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Manipur Cop Thonaujam Brinda returns gallantry award

Manipur, Dec 19: A decorated Manipur Cop Thonaujam Brinda, who was awarded the Chief Minister’s Police Medal for Gallantry in 2018 for her contribution in curbing smuggling activities in the state returned her medal Friday. The recognition was part of the chief minister’s ‘War against Drugs’ initiative.

Brinda’s decision comes a day after the Special Court (ND & PS) Manipur acquitted Lhukosei Zou, a former chairman of the Autonomous District Council (ADC), Chandel, and six others in the 2018 drug haul case.

Brinda, an assistant superintendent of police, was instrumental in Zou’s arrest in a major operation launched by Manipur Police in 2018. She was also awarded the Chief Minister’s Commendation Certificate in 2019.

Brinda said, “My charges against the system are hence proved.”

She had made news earlier this year for her allegations against the Chief Minister, of directly, and through his senior officials, “piling pressure” on her to release Zou.

In a letter addressed to Chief Minister N. Biren Singh Friday, Manipur Cop Thonaujam Brinda wrote: “I feel morally inclined that I have not conducted my duty as ‘per the wishes’ of the Criminal Justice Delivery System of the land. Hence, for the reason cited above, I do not consider myself deserving of the honour bestowed upon me by your good self. I, therefore, return the same to the State Home Department so that it may be given to a more deserving and loyal police officer.”

COVID19 cases cross 1 crore mark in India

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COVID19 cases cross 1 crore mark in India

India COVID Update, Dec 19: India on Saturday recorded another 25,153 new COVID19 cases in the past 24 hours, pushing the country’s total number of cases to over 1 crore.

Among the overall cases, the number of active Covid-19 cases stand at 3,08,751 while 95,50,712 have so far recovered from the infection since the first case was reported from Kerala on 30 January.

India COVID19 death toll cases have climbed up to 1,45,136, according to the data provided by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Meanwhile, the Indian Council of Medical Research said that it has tested 16,00,90,514 coronavirus samples so far, including 11,71,868 on Friday.

The recovery rate has improved to 95.4%, and the fatality rate stood at 1.45%. India became the second country after the United States to cross 1 crore coronavirus cases.

Assam Govt orders the closing down of Hookah Bar in Guwahati

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Assam Govt orders the closing down of Hookah Bar in Guwahati

Assam, Dec 19: All outlets running the trade of Hookah Bar under the jurisdiction of Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has been asked to close such activities with immediate effect.

“The government of Assam, through the Guwahati Development Department (GDD), has notified for the closure of all the trades in respect of Hookah Bar operating within the city of Guwahati,” states an order issued by the Commissioner, GMC.

Assam Govt orders the closing down of Hookah Bar in Guwahati

“No further renewal of trade license for Hookah bars will be entertained by Guwahati Municipal Corporation for which the said activities are to be closed within a period of 7 days,” it further added.

Ghanshyam Das, Commissioner of GMC confirmed the development speaking to G Plus.

Suvendu Adhikari’s brother Soumendu Adhikari to join BJP today

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Suvendu Adhikari’s brother Soumendu Adhikari to join BJP today

Bengal Election, Dec 19: Contai Municipality Chairman and the younger brother of Suvendu Adhikari, Soumendu Adhikari, will join the BJP on Saturday during Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah’s rally in Midnapore.

10 more councillors along with Soumendu Adhikari are going to join the BJP in presence of Amit Shah.

MLA of South Contai Banasree Maity will also join BJP. MLA of Haldia Tapasi Mandal (CPIM) and MLA of Tamluk Ashok Dinda (CPI), Sudip Mukherjee, Congress MLA from Purulia, Burdwan Purba MP Sunil Mondal, Barrackpore MLA Shilbhadra Dutta will be joining the BJP. A few panchayat members and village pradhans are going to join the BJP.

Banasri Maity, Trinamool Congress MLA from Kanthi Uttar constituency in West Bengal who resigned from the party on Friday, will be joining the Bharatiya Janata Party today during Amit Shah’s rally in Midnapore.

Amit Shah arrived in Kolkata in the wee hours of Saturday on a two-day visit to take stock of his party’s affairs in West Bengal ahead of the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections.

Indian Vice President releases book ‘Oh Mizoram’; A collection of poems by Mizo Governor

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Indian Vice President releases book ‘Oh Mizoram’; A collection of poems by Mizo Governor

Mizoram, Dec 18: Indian Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday called for fully tapping the immense tourism potential of the North-Eastern states and underlined the need to improve air connectivity to the region.

He said that eco-tourism and cultural tourism can become the mainstay of development in the North-East if the tourism potential was fully leveraged.

Noting the efforts of Central and State governments in providing connectivity and tourism infrastructure, Naidu said “improving air connectivity to the region can singularly bring a significant positive impact on tourist inflows. Pointing out that India has 26 million outbound tourists every year, the Vice President said that one could assume that most of them would prefer to ‘travel local’ in the post-Covid-19 phase. This presents a huge opportunity for North-Eastern states to promote the tourism sector for this domestic audience.”

Urging the state and central governments to fully tap the tourism potential of the region, he suggested to them to consider the possibility of incentivizing travel to the North-East.

Virtually releasing the book ‘Oh Mizoram’, written by Governor of Mizoram, Shri P S Sreedharan Pillai, the Vice President, praised the region for its pristine natural beauty and said that Mizoram’s colorful festivals, folk music, and energetic dance make Mizo society truly unique. Often called as “Songbird of the East”, the Mizos are blessed with a natural music talent, he added.

The Vice-President said “the whole of North-East the region presents a mosaic of diverse Indian culture with its more than 220 ethnic groups and an equal number of dialects.”

Referring to a poem on ‘Diabetes’, Naidu observed that a large number of Indians are in the grip of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity due to sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy food habits.

North-Eastern people, who live harmoniously with nature and eat a natural diet can show the way to the rest of India in adopting a healthy lifestyle.

The Vice-President also commended the people of Mizoram for recording great social indicators in literacy (with over 91 percent) and the child sex ratio. Mizoram also holds the highest child sex ratio with 971 females against 1000 males according to the 2011 Census, he noted.

The event was attended by the Hon’ble Governor of Mizoram, P S Sreedharan Pillai, Hon’ble Minister of State, Ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region, Dr. Jitendra Singh were among other dignitaries that attended the event.

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