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By a CoresspndentNew Delhi, July 21,

India set up a quarter-finalclash with Indonesia despitelosing their last group matchto Korea at the BadmintonAsia Junior Championships2019 (Mixed Team Event) inSuzhou, China on Sunday.Maisnam Meiraba’s herculeaneffort was the silver lining ofthe day for the Indiancontingent in their 1-4 loss butby dint of finishing second toKorea in Group C, they madeit to the last-eight.On the first day of thisprestigious continental event,India had b lanked bothMongolia and Macau Chinaby an identical score of 5-0.Manipur’s Meiraba had beenin sterling form of late and heeven won his first internationaltournament at the White NightRussian Junior Internationalearlier this month. Meirabarefused to give up and foughtfor 1 hour 32 minutes tosubdue Korea’s Hyeon SeungPark. While that was the solitary winof the day for Team India, therewere encouraging

Maisnam Meiraba shines as india enter quarterfinals ofbadminton asia junior Championships 2019

performances from others aswell. The doubles teams,especially, stood out for theirgutsy d isp lays in a losingcause.The mixed doubles pair ofDingku Singh Konthoujamand Ritika Thaker fought for56 minutes before going down21-19, 12-21, 12-21 to Dong JuKi and Eun Ji Lee. Goa’sTanisha Crasto and Kerala’sTreesa Jo lly were equallyimpressive in their 16-21, 21-16, 12-21 girls’ doubles loss toYoung Bin Ji and Eun Ji Lee.The boys’ doubles combine ofIshaan Bhatnagar and Vishnu

Vardhan Goud Panjala foundKorea’s Dong Ju Ki and JoonYoung Kim too strong in their17-21, 15-21 defeat. In girls’singles, Malvika Bansodsuffered a 10-21, 8-21 defeatto Ga Lam Kim.“Korea was always supposedto be a tough hurdle but I amhappy to see how the teamperformed under pressure,”said Sanjay Mishra, India’sChief Junior National Coach.“They never looked to beintimidated and the attitudewas perfect. The hard workthat we did in the 15-day campbefore the tournament paid off.

With more experience andexposure, the youngsters canmake a lot of difference,” headded.The result might not havegone in India’s favour butthere were a lot of positives totake f rom the braveperformances which will mostcertainly help them when theyface off against the mightyIndonesians on Monday. Thestamina and tenacity shownby the youngsters, asdemonstrated by their closethree-game losses, speaksvolumes of theirimprovements.

IT NewsThoubal, July.21,

10 day Ware Festival on‘Mahabarata’ organised byThoubal district Waree leebaAssociation under thesponsorsh ip of Art andCulture DepartmentGovernment of Manipur at theauditorium of BhagabatShiksha Ashram ThoubaITomching concluded today.Additional Director, Medical

10 Days Waree Festivalon “Mahabharata”

concludesHealth Serv ice ManipurDr.L.Nandalal Singh, Presidentof the ThoubaI District WareeLeeba Association Y.JugindroSingh, Scientific Officer SPFSLManipur O.Manao Singh,Rk.Manisana and Kh.LaxmanSingh attended as dignitarieson the dais.Floral tributes was also paidto the departed teachers ofThoubal District Waree LeebaAssociation as a part of theclosing function.

IT News Imphal July 21,

The banned on sand miningat rivers in the state byManipur High Court has madelife of the sand miner laborerswho used to survived onhand to mouth in extremedifficulties.“We are now left with no jobs,our ch ildren are starv ingforget about giving themproper education as they hadsnatch out livelihood”,Ningthoujam Momon,President of Self Employed

Sand miners and labourers urges govt. tomake a notified quarry

Labour of Sand and Stone.He said that one-third of thepopulation of the state werethe workers whether it may bethe workers of stone crusher,the transporters etc, he saidthat all the works weresnatched by the law whichprevent the sand mining.Thousands of the people useto survive by engaging in theworks which the law haverecently banned, he added.Questioning how houses wereto be constructed and howdevelopment will took place inthe state he said that the

quarries which used to givesand and stones forconstruction were all banned.He further asked whether allsuch materials will have to beimported from Myanmar orAssam which will triple thecost and affect the economyof the state.Momon urged thegovernment to snatch awaythe lifeline of thousands ofpoor people who strive theirliving by mining and also hedemanded the government toestablish a notified quarry forthe welfare of the workers.

He further stressed that thebanning of the quarry in therivers will not only affect thequarry workers but it will affecto thers like the builders,transporters and many more.He also urged the governmentto make them live by givingtheir work.Momon appealed to unite all theAssociations and unions of theworkers to fight for their lives.He concluded that if thegovernment fails to give theirlives back than they will andare prepared for intenseagitation.

Source: Nagaland PostKohima, July 21,

Outgoing Nagaland Governor,P.B. Acharya expressedconfidence that the protractedNaga political issue would beresolved with in 2019 andNagaland will then becomeone of the most vibrant andeconomically independentstates among 28 states.A report by Nagaland Postquoted the outgoing Governorsaying, “2019 year will be thehappiest year for the Nagas. Iam 100% sure” adding thatsentiments and the goal ofNagas should be respectedand identity has to be upheldand Nagaland have to marchwith trip le jet speed foreconomical development.Acharya, who will be handingover charge to the newincumbent R.N. Ravi said hewas positive that Nagalandwill rise to be among the topstates in the country and inthis regard, appealed to theempowered Nagas living inother parts of the country andabroad to return andstrengthen the lives andsystem at home. Acharya has completed hisf ive-year tenure and anofficial farewell programme isexpected to be held sometimenext week. During his tenure, Acharyathough in his ripe age of 88years, toured the length andbreadth of Nagaland andpersonally interacted with thepeople. He was unassumingand always had a heart for thepoor and downtrodden.Acharya is not a stranger toNagaland. He had set foot inNagaland since the early 60sand had also met the state’sfirst chief minister P.Shilu Ao. Acharya said he hadexperienced both bitter andsweet during his tenure asGovernor but would alwayscherish the love, respect and

Naga solution by 2019: Acharya

fellowship he had with thepeople during the past fiveyears. The outgoing Governorsaid he was hopeful that thePDA government wouldensure political stab ility,ensure progress and br ingchange and put behind thepolitical instability witnessedduring the last four years.Concerned with the quality ofeducation, Acharya lamentedon the poor performances ofgovernment schools thoughthey had well qualified andhighly paid teachers.Hitting out at this syndrome,the Governor opined that itwas because there wereteachers with dubiousqualif ications or someappointed through backdoor.In addition, he expressedregrets that even mid-day mealscheme existed only in paperwhile schools or colleges hadno library worth the name norproper infrastructure. He feltthat government must takestrong action against thisanomaly and strengthen thestudents at the primary level.He reminded that students ingovernment schools belongedto the poorest sections whoshould also be empowered.Acharya said the universitymust take th is up on theagenda to initiate dialoguewith industries, trade andcommerce, natural resourceswith the educational systemand academics.He also stressed oninculcating work cultureamong Nagas instead ofexpecting easy money and

dependability ongovernment. On what would be his futurerole after demitting office,Acharya said that being asocial activist and from theBJP, he would remain at thedisposal of his party if needed.He also expressed a desire tobe at the disposal of Nagalandif needed.Asked to comment oncorruption, Acharya said itwas very high in Nagaland.He said it was the mostdangerous and destructivedisease which the governmentmust act against thoseinvolved. On RIIN, Acharya said peopleshould not be confused withRIIN or ILP with NRC. He saidNRC was for national citizensand its primary purpose wasto prevent illegal immigrants.He said ILPP does not dealwith immigrants but withIndian citizens who need tohave permit to enter into thestate.He said to strengthenNagaland, any serv icegiver(employee) should bewelcomed but ensure that theirIndian citizenship does notconflict with RIIN . He insistedthat NRC must be givenpreference which was forintegrity and security of thecountry. On eastern Nagaland, he saidENPO people were sufferingand that their issues has to beaddressed. The governor saidjustice should be done in allaspect and that there shouldbe no discrimination.

AgencyKohima, July 21,

Appointment of Governmentof India’s Interlocutor forNaga Peace Talks, RN Ravias the governor of Nagalandhas surprises NSCN-IM , areport said.Nagaland based civil bodiesare of the opinion that themove o f the Cent re toappoint Ravi who has beenthe I n ter locuto r andinstrumental for the signingof the ‘F rameworkAgreement’ with the NSCN(IM) on August 3, 2015 hascome as a bolt from the bluefor many.However, no t wishing tospeculate on anything at themoment, executive member ofthe steering committee ofNSCN (IM) V Horam said theGoI can ap poin t anyindividual to be a Governorof a state even if the personhappens to be theinterlocutor.Appreciating the serv icerendered by Ravi on thenegotiation table during histime, Horam said the NSCN(IM) wishes him the best.Alezo Venuh, env oy tocollective leadership, GPRN/NSCN, and co-ordinator inthe on going poli ticaldialogue between NNPGsand the GoI said theappointment has come as asurpr ise. Venuh alsodeclined to comment furtheron the issue while statingthat any statement from theirside would be done only

Appointment of RN Ravi asGovernor of Nagaland receives

mix responseafter consulting with the restof the Working Committeemember , a repor t in theMorung Express said.Ravi was also instrumental insigning the s econdagreement with the WorkingCommittee (WC) of NagaNational Political Groups(NNPGs) on November 17,2017.Welcoming Ravi who hasbeen a “friend of the Nagapeople” as th e newGovernor, Naga Hohopresident Chuba Ozukumhowever observed thatRavi’s appointment will haveboth positive and negativeimplications.On the positive side, he saidRavi would be the mostcapable person a s theGovernor to implement thecontents of the Indo-Nagapolitical agreement, if it seesreality. On the other hand,Ozukum said the newinterlocutor who would beappointed in Ravi’s p lacewould have a hard time sincehe or she would have to startfrom scratch.“This would also mean thenegotiation may drag on fora longer period.” Or maybe,the GoI is just trying to buytime o r delay the peaceprocess without br ingingany political solution, theNaga Hoho president furtherspeculated.Social act iv ist andAcademician Ros emaryDzuvichu noted th at theNagas cannot afford to be“pessimistic at th is stage”

and further expressed thatRavi’s appoin tment as“Governor considering hisknowledge on the Northeastand Naga issue gives hopethat more results are met.”Peace Activist, Niketu Iraluconsidered the appointmentas a “good sign.” Somethinggood is going to happen inNagaland as no other Indianhas deep knowledge on theNaga political dialogue thanRN Ravi, he said, fur therexpres sing hope that a“faster and more f ru itfu lnegotiations will be met givenhis full time presence at theRaj Bhavan in Kohima ratherthan in New Delhi.”

MissingGirl sweptby Imphalriver foundIT NewsImphal July 21,

Out of the two girls whichwas swept away by theImphal River alongMahabali Mathak Leikaiyesterday evening4.30pm, the lifelessmissing body was foundtoday around 2 in theevening .The missing body wasfound by deep divers ofthe National DisasterResponse Force todayfew meters from the areawhere they last seenplaying.The body was identifiedas Gaiguiliu Panmei,daughter of Ambition ofPanmei of Laphok village,Noney district andcurrently staying atMahabali.Yesterday one of thebodies was recoveredlifeless some minutespast 5 pm by locals ofMahabali. The deceasedgirl was identified asOshin Dangmei, daughterof Rozer Dangmei ofMahabali Mathak Leikai .It is believed that bothgirls aged about 7 wereplaying in the riverbankbut later went into theriver to swim. Theirclothes were spotted inthe riverbank by familymembers and locals.The underwater currentis running fast, thoughthe Imphal River is notpresently swellingbecause of the scarcerainfall this monsoon,said a local, who tookpart in the searchoperation.The Search operationwas done by personnelof Manipur Fire Services,State Disaster ResponseForce, National DisasterResponse Force, andIndian Red Cross Societyfrom yesterday evening.The search operation washalted at night yesterdaybecause of the lightingand the strongundercurrent of the river.The team who did thesearch operation put a netnear the Singjamei Bridge.They continued the searchfrom today early morning.