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NH concerned over Ladiagarh situation KOHIMA, APRIL 9 (MExN): The Naga Hoho has expressed concern at the situation in Ladiagarh Village, under 49 Tamlu A/C, where Assam Police prevented polling to take place. A press note from the Hoho stated that this “is a blatant violation of the law of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and directive of the Supreme Court of India.” Naga Hoho made it clear that elections have been conducted in the said area even in the past and that Ladiagarh is “purely within the jurisdiction of Longleng District.” It questioned the “arbitrariness” of Assam Police and urged upon the Assam government to “maintain status quo as before and allow the ensuing election to take place smoothly.” It further appealed the ECI to “initiate immediately for peaceful polling at Ladiagarh under any circumstances, or else the ECI and Assam government shall be held responsible for any adverse consequence.”

BJP demands ECI action against Congress MLA

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MOKOKCHUNG, APRIL 9 (MExN): The BJP has written to the Election Commission of India (ECI) demanding action against Congress MLA from 26 Aonglenden A/C, Imtikumzuk, for violation of the election code of conduct. The complaint, signed by BJP Mokokchung district president, Limawati, alleged that the MLA had made a speech “that amounts to inciting communalism and provoked hatred between Christians and Hindus,” at a rally in Ungma village on April 3. The BJP alleged that, in his speech, the MLA had “abused the word secularism in the Constitution of India and infused hatred between the two religions.”

It reminded that the election code of conduct prohibits parties and candidates form indulging in any activity “which may aggravate existing differences or create mutual hatred or cause tension between different caste and communities, religious or linguistic.” BJP demanded that the ECI should issue a notice to the MLA. It further stated that the party has “taken a strong exception to his speech,” and strongly urged the Commission to take necessary action.

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D I M A P U R / KO H I M A , APRIL 9 (AGENCIES): With the primary agenda of the Naga political issue, Nagaland wants to elect a representative to its lone Lok Sabha seat on April 9. By 10am, only 20.9% of the voter-populace had considered casting a vote, which by 2pm has swollen to 60%. By the end of the day, official estimates suggested that 85.62% of the electorate had cast its votes in Nagaland.

Nagaland State Chief Minister and Naga People’s Front candidate Neiphiu Rio contested the polls against Congress candidate K.V. Pusa, and Socialist Party (India) candidate Akhei Achumi.

Apart from Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Meghalaya voted in the second phase of the Indian elections on April 9. Two Lok Sabha seats in Meghalaya, the only Lok Sabha seat in Nagaland, one of the two Lok Sabha seats in Manipur and both the Lok Sabha seats in Arunachal Pradesh elected their Members of Parliament. Manipur registered 80% polling, while Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh registered 71% and 55% respectively. The voting in the four states marked the second phase of the country’s 10-phase poll that will see 814 million Indians exercise their franchise to elect 543 members to the Lok Sabha.

The Commissioner Home and Returning Officer (RO), Parliamentary Elections, Nagaland, Temjen Toy, in a press conference at the Commissioner’s office stated that the polling for the 16th Lok Sabha

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Naga voters stand in queue to cast their vote at a polling station during the second phase of Lok Sabha election in Dimapur, Nagaland on Wednesday, April 9. Photo by Caisii Mao

election in Nagaland began as scheduled at 7am and concluded peacefully at 4pm.

He informed that out of 2059 polling stations in Nagaland, polling process could not be conducted at Ladaigarh under 149 Tamlu A/C due to denial of entry of polling parties into Ladaigarh by Assam police. He added that though the public has been restless about not going to polls with the rest of Nagaland, the general mood has been pacified and given assurance that Nagaland Election Commission will approach the Election Commission of India to fix another polling date for the particular constituency at the earliest. Ladaigarh polling station is located at the government lower primary school which has been occupied by Assam

Police since 2007 despite a Supreme Court order to maintain status quo.

Temjen Toy also informed that malpractices were reduced reasonably in this Lok Sabha election due to introduction of webcasting and the presence of micro observers in polling stations.

By the end of the polling process on April 9, the RO gave out the voter turnout figures in all the districts, which he said could be subject to change. The highest voter turn-out was registered at Kiphire with 95.83% while the lowest was recorded at 72.74% in Tuensang, according to the officer’s estimates.

The rest of the districts recorded voter turn-out percentages as follows: Dimapur- 79.90; Kohima- 81.33; Peren- 82.04;

Pughoboto- 93.61; Phek91.53; Mokokchung- 89.89; Zunheboto- 78.53; Wokha- 81; Mon- 79.22 and Longleng- 90.

The provisional voter turn-out percentage for the 2014 Lok Sabha election in Nagaland is 85.62%.

In all, 1,182,903 voters including 581,758 women were eligible to cast their ballots at 2,059 polling stations in Nagaland. Thirty-three companies of paramilitary forces were deployed to ensure peaceful polling. Over 12,000 polling personnel were engaged in the balloting process. The poll panel also appointed four central observers. This was the first time that Nagaland webcast poll proceedings in 84 polling stations. Counting of votes will happen on May 16.

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Lukewarm response, proxy voting and confusion marked the polling process in Dimapur. Despite the State election office tipping the poll percentage in the mid 80’s, the long queues normally witnessed on election days were absent, particularly in Dimapur. Reports coming in from various parts of Nagaland, throughout the polling period, painted a picture of sparsely populated polling stations, while security personnel and polling officials had a rather slow day.

In Dimapur, crowds thinned at polling stations by late morning, while some polling stations reported less than 50 percent of votes cast even by afternoon. At one polling booth falling under 1 Dimapur I Assembly Constituency, with an electorate of around 170, the Presiding Officer informed visiting media persons that only 70 votes had been cast by around 1:00pm. At another, around the same time, only 50 percent of the total votes had been cast.

Watching the proceedings, streamed live via webcam from selected polling stations across the State, officials on duty appeared relaxed as voters came in to vote at intervals.

Coming to free and fair elections, hope was revived when the Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC) was introduced. Several incidences of bonafide electors not getting the opportunity to vote were reported, the Right to Adult Franchise lost to proxy voting. “I feel angry and violated since I have been denied my right to vote. I reached the polling station only to learn that someone else had

already snatched that privilege from me. And to say I had the EPIC with me all along,” summed up Moarenla Imchen, a teacher by profession.

Incidences of one person voting for multiple voters at one go were also reported putting a question mark on ‘One person, one vote’.

Confusion on the legality of ‘voter slips’ also arose as voters already had EPIC issued by the Election Commission. In one polling station in 2 Dimapur II AC, one elector was disallowed from voting after the person failed to produce a ‘voter slip’ issued to registered voters in the lead up to poll day.

The person was turned back even after producing the EPIC. An election official queried on this said that ‘voter slips’ were issued with the intent to let voters who already had their names registered on the Electoral Roll but had not received the EPIC; and for registered electors without photo on the Electoral Roll, to vote.

The official further explained that a vote could be cast if the voter could produce valid identity proof tallying with the name on the Electoral Roll.

According to the official, Dimapur has some 10,000 voters without EPIC. Furthermore, the EPIC was not without discrepancy. Facts entered incorrectly were reported by several EPIC holders. One woman said that the EPIC issued had her date of birth incorrect despite the election office conducting a series of verification exercises. In one instance, a woman’s photo appeared in the Electoral Roll of two different polling stations. The woman in the photo has her name registered under ward number 11, while her photo, with a different name and address, appeared in ward number 21.

Armed cadres attack people over tax; ACAUT demands apology Aghunaqa Area votes peacefully Morung Express News Kohima | April 9

Two armed cadres, claiming to be from NSCN (K), chased and threatened an ACAUT Nagaland member, Abe Mero, another resident and some labourers, on April 9. The incident occurred at around 4.30pm at Jail Colony here when a truck was unloading construction material at Mero’s place. The two men started to demand “non-local tax” of Rs. 300 from the four labourers working there when Mero intervened.

One of the cadres started to threaten her to the extent of

bringing out a gun. When Mero informed them that she is a member of ACAUT Nagaland, she was further intimidated. Meanwhile, a blank shot was fired by the other cadre inside the truck.

When Mero tried to flee and hide due to the intimidation, the first cadre forcibly dragged her out from hiding at gun point. He also “mercilessly” hit a dog sleeping in the pathway, sources informed. When the dog’s owner, one Temsu, came out of his place shouting about his dog, the cadre started chasing both Mero and Temsu with a gun in hand. Once Mero and Tem-

su hid inside the residential area, the cadres started beating one labourer while stripping another naked.

Another got a bruise on his eye. They are currently in hospital being treated.

Meanwhile, the ACAUT Nagaland has “condemned” in strongest terms the “intimidation and attempt of life” on Mero by the cadres. While an FIR has been lodged, the ACAUT Nagaland informed Mero has identified one of the cadres from police mug shots; the Kohima police have identified him as “the brother of NSCN-K Kohima Town commander.” ACAUT Na-

galand demanded that the NSCN (K) Kohima “town commander hand over his brother to the police immediately.” The ACAUT Nagaland then called upon the NSCN (K) leadership “to tender public apology to the two victims who were beaten up, Ms. Abe Mero and ACAUT Nagaland.” “Incase the NSCN-K leadership claims that the said cadre is no longer under with the organisation, it should be backed by termination order along with newspaper clipping failing which ACAUT Nagaland shall take up the matter with the Naga people in Kohima,” it was stated.

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Voting for the lone Lok Sabha seat was peacefully conducted in Aghunaqa area falling under Niuland subdivision in Dimapur. It may be recalled that the Aghunaqa Kukami Kuqhakulu (AKK, or GBs Association) had earlier decided to boycott the polls but called off the same after Nagaland State Home Minister, G. Kaito Aye, assured to look into their grievances of polling stations in the said area. Comprising of 38 villages and more than 10,000 voters, people of Ag-

hunaqa area have to travel as far as 40 km to cast their vote at Kiyezu village.

Speaking to The Morung Express, AKK president, Mughavi Awomi, said that the people of the area have been facing the problem for the past 27 years and have demanded polling station for nine villages in the area. However, he said that with an assurance from the Home Minister, the people of the area went out of their homes in large numbers to exercise their franchise on Wednesday.

While some rode in bicycles and private vehicles

to reach the polling station at Kiyezu; in some villages, the councils arranged vehicles to transport the voters enabling them to exercise their franchise, he added. The AKK president claimed that almost 90% of the voting population had cast their votes. He regretted that most of the aged people could not vote owing to the large distance between the polling station and their villages.

Meanwhile, sources suggested that in most places in Dimapur, the head of the family exercised their franchise on behalf of the entire family.

None of The Above

notA: the point being?

Morung Express News Dimapur | April 9

Varied views were expressed by voters across Nagaland on the ballot option None of the Above (NOTA), introduced by the Election Commission of India for the first time in the Lok Sabha polls. Lima, a teacher at a college in Dimapur, expressed there may be some electors, especially the youth, could use this option as many are unsatisfied with the present electioneering system, where most votes are cast by proxy voters.

Alizo, a youth, expressed apprehension that there may be few voters casting NOTA, as many may not be aware about this ballot option.

In another polling station in Dimapur, an elderly elec-

tor stated that there could be no votes cast on NOTA as “all the candidates in Nagaland are able and eligible.” Chuba, from Mokokchung, was of the view that there could be no electors in Nagaland taking the effort to go to the polling station and casting their vote on NOTA. “I’d rather sit at home than go out and vote on NOTA,” he expressed. He noted that there is little significance in introducing the NOTA option, except as a means to collect data. The NOTA option has no tangible effect on the polling result.

Chempise, an elector in Tuensang, opined that electors, especially in villages, may mistakenly press the NOTA button in confusion. He viewed that the newly introduced ballot option has not been publi-

cized adequately.

The introduction of NOTA has brought different views among the voters.

While interviewing electors, many were found unaware of this option or what would happen if a majority of voters cast their vote on NOTA. The ECI has notified that higher number of NOTA votes will have no effect on the winning chances of candidates.

Candidates with the higher number of votes will be declared the winner even if majority of the electors cast their votes on NOTA. The ‘None Of The Above’ button is a ballot option intended to allow the voter to express her/his disapproval of all the candidates based on the principle that consent requires the ability to withhold consent in an election.

Why we did not vote…

KOHIMA, APRIL 9 (MExN): “In my entire life, I went to vote once, but by the time I reached the booth, somebody had already cast my vote. That that changed my whole perspective about the right to vote,” says a media person who did not vote in the Lok Sabha elections held on April 9.

Apart from the usual excuses of not obtaining a voter’s ID card or the distance one has to travel to vote, there were other reasons some Nagas chose not to vote. “My vote makes no difference. We all know who is going to win,” says a student activist who is of the view that despite the clean election campaigns, proxy votes are rampant all over Nagaland.

“My vote is not reducing the corruption level,” says another citizen. Many Nagas are of the view that voting is not going to bring change in Nagaland. Many do not support any of the candidates and feel that there is no gain for the public in the candidate’s victory.

An SSA teacher whose electoral station is based in Zunheboto says, “I don’t even have the fare to go and vote.” A mother of 3 says, “I feel lazy but I also feel that it is not important.”

Despite efforts on a clean election campaign, proxy voting comes easy in Nagaland. Sensitization, awareness, honesty and integrity are challenges Nagaland still has to deal with.

Indifference to voting remains Our Correspondent Kiphire | April 9

Campaign on free and fair election, ethical voting and SVEEP campaign concluded just before the Lok Sabha polls, however, indifference and apathy remained for a section of the electorate.

Polling Booths looked deserted and voting was done in a lukewarm manner in Kiphire district.

Some expressed that the whole exercise would have “no benefit” and was “not worth the time and energy” spent coming to the polling station to exercise one’s franchise. Some youths who came to vote shared they

would press the NOTA button, as they have lost faith in politicians.

Some party leaders said that development activities have been lacking in the district, thereby resulting in cynicism. They stated that the district needs due consideration for its electorate to shake off the sense of apathy towards the democratic process.

A group of senior citizens at a polling station said, “we are extremely discouraged and don’t want to exercise our vote because in the past five years Kiphire district is left out completely and is not on the development map…”

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Voters show their ink-marked finger after casting their vote at different polling stations on April 9.

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(LEFT) Nuns in Dimapur, Nagaland stand in queue on April 9 to cast their votes in the 16th Indian Lok Sabha election that will elect 543 members. Voting started on April 7 from the Northeastern states of Tripura and Assam that is spread over 36 days and will end on May 12. India, the largest democracy in the world has 814,591,184 voters from 930,000 polling stations.

(RIGHT) Section of voters sit in queue to cast their votes at Neingulie Memorial High School. (Imojen I Jamir Photos)

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A security personnel from Indian Reserve Battalion of Mizoram stand guard as voter stand in queue to cast their vote during the second phase of Lok Sabha election in Dimapur, Nagaland on Wednesday, April 9. Photo by Caisii Mao

Very few voters seen at Christian Higher Secondary School around 11:00 am. (Imojen I Jamir Photo)

Aged people enter one of the polling stations at Viswema to cast vote for Lok Sabha polls in Nagaland on Wednesday.

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An elderly man is being helped by others as he arrives to cast his vote in the Lok Sabha elections held on April 9. (Manen Aier Photo)

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People view the live webcast of the LS polls in Nagaland at Media Cell, CEO’s office, Kohima.

Live webcasting on the proceedings of the Nagaland LS polls in 84 polling booths covering Photo by Manen Aier 11 districts was done as per the directives of Election Commission of India (ECI). The ECI has initiated the webcasting to monitor the election process and reduce illegal activities such as booth capturing, bogus voting and other malpractices to ensure free and fair elections. In Voters stand in queue to cast their vote at a polling station during the second phase of Lok Sabha election in Dimapur.

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Mixed turnout in Lok Sabha polls in North East SHILLoNG/ITANAGAr/ KoHIMA/IMPHAL, APrIL 9 (IANS): India's four northeastern states witnessed brisk polling in the Lok Sabha election Wednesday, with Nagaland recording 82.5 percent voter turnout and Manipur as well as Arunachal Pradesh seeing around 70 percent balloting. Meghalaya saw almost two-thirds of its voters turn up.

The voting in the four states marked the second phase of the country's 10-phase poll that will see 814 million Indians exercise their franchise to elect 543 members to the Lok Sabha.

Long queues formed at polling

booths in these mountainous states as voters enthusiastically turned up to cast their ballot.

An Election Commission official said in Delhi that Nagaland recorded an impressive voter turnout of 82.5 percent till 4 p.m.

Manipur saw 70 percent voter turnout till 4 p.m. and there were still long queues, said the official who spoke of a "possibility of 78 percent" turnout.

In Meghalaya, the voter turnout was 64 percent with a "possibility of going up to 66 percent" and in Arunachal Pradesh, it was 71 percent. Arunachal had last time recorded a voter turnout of 68 percent. The polling percent-

Northeast Briefs Candidates in Outer Manipur lodges complaints IMPHAL, APrIL 9 (NNN): Even though the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Manipur claims that the polling was relatively peaceful, there were widespread complaints by candidates of Outer Manipur seat. Aam Aadmi Part (AAP) candidate K Zou has lodged complaint to the Election Commission that at polling station 59/25 in Sagang village of Churachandpur district, a man claimed to be the village chief came with many voting slips and kept on pressing the EVM button. Again, at polling station 59/41 in Tuibong area, Churachandpur district, some men numbering around 40 came and asked the Presiding Officer to switch off the CCTV and the generator and then started voting, alleged Zou. Meanwhile, the Naga People's Front (NPF) has lodged complaint to the Returning Officer that cadres of Kuki National Organisation (KNO) had carried booth capturing in polling station numbers of 59/23, 59/24, 59/25 and 59/26. The NPF also said at polling station numbers 43/8, 43/42 and 43/44 the EVMs have been manipulated as no signal alarm was notice on button number 5 which is the Cock Symbol of Soso Lorho, the NPF candidate. The Naga People's Front (NPF), Manipur State, also complaint to the Returning Officer (RO) that in Saikul area at polling station number 49/19 the EVM had ceased around 1:30 pm before the completion of the polling. The BJP has also lodged a complaint to the ECI stating that suspected militants captured booths in Chingai consituency of Ukhrul district in some polling stations.

Mnp Deputy Speaker escapes assassination bid IMPHAL, APrIL 9 (NNN): Deputy Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly Preshow Shimray escaped an assassination bid on his life when suspected hill based militants attacked him in a place called Sareikhong, near Litan under Ukhrul district, at around 3:10 pm. Shimray was returning to Imphal from his constituency Chingai in Ukhrul district after casting his vote in a convoy of eight vehicles when a powerful IED exploded damaging a Tata Safari. Fortunately, Shimray was not in his Tata Safari but in one of the bullet proof vehicles.

Police said no one was injured in the attack. No group has claimed responsible for the attack so far.

Repolling in six Assam booths on Thursday GUWAHATI, APrIL 9 (PTI): Re-polling would be held on Thursday in six polling booths of three of the five Lok Sabha constituencies which went to polls on April 7. Re-polling was ordered in four booths of Jorhat seat, and in one booth each in Dibrugarh and Tezpur constituencies because of EVM malfunctioning during the first phase of polling, an election department official said on Wednesday.

Villagers boycott polls in Arunachal Pradesh ITANAGAr, APrIL 9 (PTI): Voters of a polling station in Arunachal Pradesh damaged the lone suspension bridge linking the village posing problems of polling officials to reach the booth, IGP (Law and Order) Satyendra Garg informed. Polling officials, however, managed to reach the booth under Panging Assembly segment in East Siang district but the turn-out of voters was zero, Garg said. The 140 voters of Sisen boycotted the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls held simultaneously in the state today to express their ire against the state government's alleged apathy in developing the remote village, official sources said.

Elephant scare, firing in M'laya SHILLoNG, APrIL 9 (IANS): Voting picked up Wednesday for the two Lok Sabha seats in Meghalaya, even as the of firing of blanks was reported near a polling centre and wild elephants disrupted officials from visiting two polling booths in the state.

Suspected insurgents fired blanks near the Tolegre polling booth in South Garo Hills district under Tura parliamentary constituency. "We don't know who was behind the firing as it took place near a jungle," said district police chief Lakardor Syiem, adding that balloting continued there.

A herd of wild elephants, meanwhile, disrupted movement of election officials to two polling booths - Nokchi and Halchatti - under Tura. "Wild elephants blocked the road disrupting movement of sector election officials to two polling booths - Nokchi and Halchatti," South West Garo Hills District Magistrate Ram Singh told IANS. The road was cleared as forest guards chased away the elephants into the forest.

age is likely to go up.

While polling was held for two Lok Sabha seats each in Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh, one of the two seats in Manipur and the lone Lok Sabha seat in Nagaland, balloting was also held for 49 seats of the Arunachal assembly.

In Arunachal, around 71 percent of voters cast their ballot in simultaneous elections to the two Lok Sabha seats and the assembly, even as voting was suspended in four polling booths after miscreants burnt down poll material in Sarli in Kurung Kumey district, state Chief Electoral Officer Chandra Bhushan Kumar said. Voting

in two other polling stations was suspended due to a boycott call by villagers protesting poor road connectivity.

In the assembly polls, 11 Congress candidates, including Chief Minister Nabam Tuki and two cabinet colleagues Tanga Bayaling and Pema Khandu, have already won without a fight. Hence, voting was held for the remaining 49 seats.

BJP leader Kiren Rijiju is fighting against sitting Congress member Takam Sanjoy from Arunachal West, while union minister and Congress leader Ninong Ering, who is re-contesting from Arunachal

East, faces the BJP's Tapir Gao. In Nagaland, around 82.5 percent of the over one million electorate cast their votes for the state's lone Lok Sabha constituency. No untoward incident was reported from anywhere in the state, which borders Myanmar. In the 2009 election, the turnout was around 90 percent.

Conducive weather helped voters come to the polling stations early. New voters and women were enthusiastic, officials said.

Due to security reasons, polling hours in Nagaland and Manipur was from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m, unlike the other northeastern states where votes could be

cast between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Chief Minister and Naga People's Front president Neiphiu Rio was contesting the Lok Sabha poll against Congress candidate K.V. Pusa.

In Manipur, around 70 percent of the total 911,699 voters in Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency cast their ballot with polling passing off peacefully, officials said. Police said there were some scuffles between members of rival political parties in Ukhrul and Churachandpur districts. Voting in the Inner Manipur constituency will be held April 17. In the last Lok Sabha elections in 2009, the turnout in the state was 77.82 percent.

The Congress re-nominated sitting member Thangso Baite while the BJP fielded Gangmumei Kamei, the Trinamool Congress Kim Gangte and the Nationalist Congress Party Chungkhokai Doungel. Meghalaya Wednesday recorded 64 percent polling as people voted to elect the two Lok Sabha members from Shillong and Tura. Voting remained peaceful, barring two incidents of suspected insurgents firing blanks near the Tolegre polling booth in South Garo Hills district and wild elephants disrupting movement of officials to two polling booths - Nokchi and Halchatti - under Tura constituency.

Relatively peaceful polling in Outer Manipur IMPHAL, APrIL 9 (NNN): Polling in trouble torn Manipur Outer parliamentary constituency concluded with a relative peace albeit rival political parties lodged complaints against one another to the Returning Officers of the election of booth capturing.

Till 3 pm, the over-all polled percentage was recorded at 65%, according to Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nabokishore. He however told the media persons that the polled percentage could cross 70% when the last report comes in which is expected late tonight or early tomorrow.

Though relatively peacefully, today's polling was not without few stray incidents.

In Chandel district, an EVM was destroyed by a voter at polling station number 41/21 (Lambung Primary School).

The CEO said a man went into the booth to cast his vote at around 12:20 pm but instead of casting, he destroyed the EVM. No further polling was done after the incident as the EVM became nonoperational. The CEO said he had informed the matter to the ECI and the reply is awaited. Re-

A minor cadre of Kuki National Front, an insurgent group which has currently suspended its operation as part of an agreement with the government, playfully points his gun towards his designated camp at Natheljang in Manipur on Wednesday, April 9. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

polling is like in that poll- rested or not. ing station. It is not clear In Thoubal district whether the man was ar- there was a clash be-

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tween the supporters of BJP and the Congress at polling station number 35/27 (Sangayumpham) in Thoubal district. Two workers of BJP were injured in the incident.

Meanwhile, till 3 pm the CEO has recorded 70% of polling in Senapati district and replaced 3 EVMs till 3 pm. In Tamenglong district, it was recorded 80% polled, 60% in Chandel district with one EVM replacement, another 60% in Churachandpur district with 3 EVMs replacements, 70% in Ukhrul district with 3 EVMs replacements, 65% in Thoubal district 3 EVM replacements and 54% recorded in Jiribam subdivision with one EVM replacement.

In the last Lok Sabha election, i.e., in 2009, the Outer Parliamentary constituency of Manipur recorded 77% (over-all).

ACkNOwLEDGEMENT Of HEARTfELT GRATITUDE Hopefully the frayed tempers and consequential stormy dusts kicked up and flying all over in the run up to selection of candidates right down to exercise of franchise would have cooled and settled down by now. I, Mr. Sword Vashum would now like to avail myself of this privilege of coming back to my well wishers and supporters with a heartfelt "Thank you". Yes, it sounds so hollow and empty and indeed it saddens and pains me to no end that for all your spontaneous and inspirational support and encouragement and above all for all your unsolicited love and affection I, in return, would only limit myself to just saying a heartfelt "Thank you". Please rest assured your inspirational support and encouragement have made me even more stronger and more determined to give the best of my own towards ushering in a future of honor and dignity. Make no mistake, my own is not what I own, it is my God the Creator of the universe who owns what I call "my own" and to Him and Him alone I am accountable. God inspired Spirit says I owe my own to the future generations who deserve a secure and honorable future-nothing less.

Yes, the battle for now seems lost and yet we have succeeded in setting the course and direction trail blazing for winning the war. Let us keep up the good fight for "enough is enough" of this disgraceful existence and indeed would be far more disgraceful as inheritance for the posterities. Together, let us fight through the strangleholds of manipulative politics stemming out of sheer pettiness and egocentric approach to and application of politics. It is only then and then only would we redeem a future of honor and dignity for the posterities. This is what the younger generations demand of you and me and this is the very reason to which we owe our own to the best and sure enough to God our Creator.

I conclude by tendering unqualified apology for having been the cause of such a heartbreaking disappointment to all my beloved brethren right across the entire spectrum of the parliamentary outer constituency, Manipur. In all humility, I beg of you all to accept my heartfelt gratitude for all that you have been to me. Thank you and God bless you all.

Sword Vashum IAAS (Retd.)

NAGALAND CHRISTIAN INTER-DENOMINATION YOUTH CRUSADE THE LORD’S PROGRAM Theme: “Return, ye backsliding children and I will heal your backslidings.” Jer.3:22 Date :

11th -13th April 2014

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Evening- 05:00 p.m

CHAIRMEN 1. Atou Thapo, CEM Advisor NCRC P.R. Hill, Kohima 2. Sr.Pastor Larovi CRC Medziphema Village

SPEAKERS 1. Rev.Zotuo Kiewhuo,Pastor Koinonia Baptist Church, Kohima 2. Rev.Avi.Sophie,Pastor House of Prayer for Jerusalem and for All Nations, New Delhi 3. Rev.Dr.Batkupar Dunai,Pastor Now Generation Outreach Revival Assembly Shillong, Meghalaya

Christ Spirit Reveals: “Since the Naga Youths have been filled with indulgence in sensual pleasures, scandalous activities such as involving in sex, alcohol, drugs, etc. without inhibition, killing and all kinds of wickedness, the Nagaland Christian Prayer Group is directed to conduct a big prayer crusade to save the souls of backsliders and those who are going astray by praying to the Almighty God.” There will be Prayer and Healing in all the services.

Pray and Come to receive the Lord’s Blessing.

Contact no. 9436000112, 9436000449, 9402993156 Programme Committee Nagaland Christian Prayer Fellowship

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10 April 2014

Tribute to late Scato Swu

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or the family of the departed leader Scato Swu and for the Naga people this occasion today is a moment of grievous loss and pain and shedding of tears. But for my elder brother Scato Swu, it is the beginning of his eternal rest and peace.

I am deeply touched and honoured the family has asked me also to be with them and the public on this occasion and to say something as a colleague who had toiled and fought beside him. At the prime of his life the leader whose passing we have come to mourn, gave all that was dearest to him for the cause of his people. I have come to bid farewell and pay my respectful tributes to Scato Swu with a profound reverence for his sacrifice for what he deeply longed to achieve when he held the top position of responsibility and leadership of our people and right through to the end of his life.

One point I want to say to all gathered here and to Naga people everywhere is this – If the Naga National Movement for a free and independent Nagaland had not been launched with correct understanding of our history, vision, faith in God, and courage and unity, the Nagas would have been doomed.

But because the Naga pioneerfighters boldly stepped out of the familiar and safe path before them and dared to assert

The Morung Express cess earn the displeasure of God Almighty?

3. If for reasons that are selfish the Nagas were to fail to unite and reduce their great struggle to its own destruction and the destruction of the people, the confusion and evil we will bring upon ourselves will be far worse than what we have experienced already. It will be beyond our power to bring back what we will have lost.

4. If Nagas can show greater maturity and restore their unity through finding mutual understanding of one another’s mistakes and shortcomings, for all have done wrongs in our different ways, the coming generations can be trusted to take our people forward according to their best wisdom and united capacity. If we will not strike out together in this direction at this stage the judgment of history will judge us we each deserve.

Once again I express my appreciation for the opportunity given to me to pay my tribute to my elder brother and our leader Scato Swu. I have shared my thoughts with the conviction and certainty that I have said what he would want me to say as I bid him farewell, May his soul rest in eternal peace.

KUKNALIM.

Former President of Federal Government of Nagaland, at the public Funeral accorded to him April 9, 2014, Satakha, Nagaland and claim what they knew their history had given them, the Nagas have become what they are today. On this occasion I call upon the Nagas to understand this assessment of the heroic struggle which became a reality because of men like Scato Swu. After being a loosely connected people for centuries the Nagas have today acquired their National identity that is clearly defined and increasingly recognized by the world.

The further consolidation of the costly identity is a political, historical process that cannot be reversed by anyone. The journey has never been easy. It will become more difficult and more complicated as all human struggles become. But we need have no doubt that our pioneers did the right thing in clearly declaring what they believed to be right and important for the Nagas as a people.

The Naga National Council conceptualized and brought to birth the political and historical right of the Nagas. And the Federal Government of Nagaland nurtured the growth of that right which is essential for the

building of nations. At a time like this when we take stock of ourselves and our history Nagas must ask ourselves what is required from each one of us if the right we have claimed and sacrificed for will not perish because of our failure to be a responsible people.

Khrisanisa Seyietsu was the first President of the Federal Government of Nagaland. The leader who took over as successor after Khrisanisa’s resignation and managed our highly demanding political struggle was Scato Swu. Under his skillful leadership a crushing defeat of the Nagas by the enemy was prevented. During his tenure of leadership some vitally significant decisions were taken. They were 1. Naga goodwill missions were sent to nations like Pakistan and China which resulted not only in procurement assistance, but also in the story of the Naga struggle becoming more widely known in the world outside.

2. The most notable achievement under his leadership that stands out above all others was the historic Indo-

Naga Cease Fire of 1964.

From point zero at the start Nagas reached the point where an honourable Cease Fire with a foreign power whose invasion we justly resisted was signed.

For all these achievements today, on my own behalf and on behalf of the Naga people I pay heartfelt tribute of thanks and appreciation to our departed leader with humility as an individual but with just pride as a Naga who participated in the same struggle for our people.

I have often felt it was possible that the intentions of some Angami comrades in the struggle, as perceived by him, caused him hurt and unhappiness. I stand here with disappointment that due to my own limitations I failed to go far enough to help restore what might have gone wrong. In his book “Hails and Blames” Angamis are specifically charged with devising schemes that caused his downfall and that of other Sumis. If the allegations directed at some Angamis are true, personally I am sorry and I condemn whatever may have been wrong.

I regret that before I could down to the following. call on him to hear and un- 1. Let us be honest with one derstand with him what he another about the Shillong had seen and felt, so that misAccord and help one anothunderstanding may give way er to wipe it off and consign it to understanding, he has left to where it rightly belongs. It us. My own investigation into will then cease to damage us what went wrong at the time further. Then it will become he referred to had revealed adpossible to restore the posiditional facts on how mistakes tion Nagas held together prihad been committed with the or to the Accord. Nagas will situation rapidly changing and come back to the original pomore people coming into the sition of One Government, pursuit of the Naga struggle. I One Tax. This will restore the believe an honest discussion Naga struggle and it will be would very likely have lessened honourable and acceptable the distrust that had naturally to all who have come to hold accumulated. the different positions. This There is a Tenimyie wisdom will be the restoration of the inherited from our past which Naga struggle and the Naga I hold dear. It says, “The future people that we now need. that is yet to come is more im- 2. Will the leadership of the portant than the past that has different Naga factions rise gone.” What is meant in this is to the urgent need to be clear. The lessons from the past united again and receive the are important for us to learn to gratitude and support of the use to build the future. I want Naga people as well as the those of us still alive and espeblessings of God without cially the younger generation which we cannot achieve that are emerging to take reanything? Or by failing to sponsibility to give fullest attenrise above the limitations tion to this wisdom. of your agendas will you be The main points I want to condemned and rejected by make on this occasion come the people and in the pro- General Thinoselie M Keyho, Retd

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NPF Tirap clarifies

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News caption dated 08.04.2014 carried out in some local paper alleging by the NSCN (IM)/ MIP, that the supporter’s of Naga People’s Front (NPF) under Tirap district transporting NSCN (K) and/or hand in glove with Assam Rifles intimidating the surrounding villages to vote for NPF. They also claimed that they were ambushed at Longliang village on 4th April, 2014 by the Khaplang gang but fled as they were outmanoeuvred by our soldiers.

Mention may be made here that the above foregoing claims of the NSCN (IM)/MIP is absolutely baseless and completely false allegation as the NPF candidate Phawang Lowang is in no way connected to the above referred claims of the NSCN (IM)/MIP. It would be evident to mention here that the people of Tirap district are supporting Shri Phawang Lowang as he is aspiring to be a member in the Arunachal Legislative Assembly representing the Naga people living under Tirap district.

It is a fact that no threat or intimidation meted out to any villages in consonance with any underground group or para mililary force under Tirap district pertaining to this present instant general election by the NPF candidate and the public will be the living witness to the facts and circumstances of the the allegations.

INTRODUCTION he most basic task of the Church leader is to discern the spiritual gifts of all those under his authority, and to encourage those gifts to be used to the full for the benefit of all. Only a person who can discern the gifts of others and can humbly re¬joice at the flowering of those gifts is fit to lead the Church (Saint John Chrysostom). “Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? When thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the

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LORD shall be thy reward” bread with the hungry, (Isaiah 58:7-8). and bring the homeless poor into their houses” SHALOM MINISTRY: (Isaiah 58:7-8). When a new person comes to SHASHALOM came into LOM for shelter, a written existence to offer food and list of policies is provided lodging to the homeless so that each guest knows of Middletown, Ohio at a what to expect, and what time when it was feared is expected of them. Each that the city’s only home- person receives a supply less shelter might have to of personal care items and cease operations. SHA- a container for their perLOM is an acronym for sonal items. Social w orkServing the Homeless ers from various agencies with Alternate Lodging are present to interview Of Middletown. Under and advise each guest as the spiritual guidance of needed to apply for assisFr. Christos B. Christa- tance that might empower kis, Saints Constantine them to become self-suffi& Helen Greek Ortho- cient. This assistance may dox Church is one of the be in the form of medical founding members of this care, food stamps, clothing, employment or housnetwork.

SHALOM has become ing. Some guests receive a network of local church- assistance in all of these es of various denomina- areas, while others may tions that “…share their need only a little encour-

agement and help to over- his purposes. Servants come their situations. think like stewards, not owners. Servants rememLESSON FROM ELE- ber that God owns it all.”

PHANTS: In the Bible, a steward was a servant entrusted Bear one another’s bur- to manage an estate. We dens, and in this way you hold the treasures of God will fulfill the law of Christ in earthen vessels. We are (Galatians 6:2). When perishable but not an iota herds of elephants want to of his word. All times becross the river, the biggest longs to God, he expects or strongest goes and tests full time work and not part the water’s current, depth, time participation in his etc. After that, the herd vineyard. The pay may be moves in group to cross small but the reward of over. The baby elephants happiness is beyond meaare carried or held by the sure. Try it and you will trunks of the big ones. This see, think it and it will just is the care-lesson even the be a thought. elephants leave for us.

CONCLUSION: SERVANT LEADERSHIP: Leadership of pastoRick Warren says, ral-nature is more of sac“Real servants don’t try to rifices than benefits. It is use God for their purpose. more of getting hurts than They let God use them for pleasures. It is telling the

truth firmly but gently and consistently. The basis is principle than pleasingmethods. It is absolutely voluntary and bases itself on the power of God. Cultivation of community-life is the priority based on the model of the Holy Family of Nazareth; pastoral and not political; perseverance and not result-savvy.

The foundation is Jesus, the process is being united with the vine (Jesus) and the result is fruitfulness.

The leader leads the ship and the people propel the ship. Good Shepherd is the Patron and sacrifice for the well-being of the flock is the Alpha and Omega. The manifesto is “come let us walk together”.

Rev. Fr. Paul Lelen Haokip (B.Ed., M.A. Soc., M.A. Public Adm.

Readers may please note that the contents of the articles, letters and opinions published do not reflect the outlook of this paper nor of the Editor in any form.

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Thursday 10 April 2014

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Overview of lok Sabha polls across districts in Nagaland DIPR News April 9

KOHIMA: The polling day for the 16th Lok Sabha election in Nagaland on April 9 witnessed considerable turnout of voters till noon in Kohima and neighbouring village amidst peaceful and congenial atmosphere.

Polling Station 13 (L. Khel Upper-I) and 14 (L. Khel Upper-II) under 10 Northern Angami-I A/C saw peaceful polling being conducted at north and south wing building Khedi Baptist English School. By 11.30 am, Polling 13 had registered 62.33% votes cast with females outnumbering the males.

Polling Station 20 Mission Compound under 10 Northern Angami-I A/C was one out of the 8 all female polling stations in the constituency. By noon, it had registered 31.77% of votes cast with females outnumbering males.

Polling Station 11 Daklane-I under 8 Western Angami A/C located at Gov-

ernment Middle School, Daklane was also an all female polling station. By noon, the votes cast was 35.17% of the enrolled votes. Youths turned up in groups to cast their votes.

New Market-II Polling Station-13 under 8-Western Angami A/C witnessed good community participation with senior citizens and sector officials overseeing the orderly conduct of the polling. By noon, the cast votes registered was 37.86% of the total enrolled.

At Polling Station-14 New Market-I under 8 Western Angami A/C, the vote cast till noon was 43.64% of the enrolled votes.

Polling Station 15- New Market-III under 8 western Angami A/C had one of the 18 all female polling parties in Kohima. The voter turnout was 33.61% by noon time with female turnout of 57.69% outnumbering the males.

Polling Station-12 Daklane-II under 8 Western Angami A/C saw polling

MEx FILE One person dies in road mishap moKoKchuNg, april 9 (mExN): In a case of road accident, one person was critically injured when a speeding Gypsy at around 10:00 am today near Cosmos hall, Mokokchung. The injured pedestrian was rushed to Imkongliba Memorial District Hospital (IMDH), Mokokchung, but he later scrummed to his injuries. Police investigation revealed that the driver of the Gypsy bearing registration no NL-01 0037 was under the influence of alcohol when the incident took place. His co-passenger is also in a serious condition and is admitted at IMDH. The driver is now under the custody of Mokokchung Police.

SOUN offers condolences Dimapur, april 9 (mExN): Sumi Officers Union Nagaland (SOUN) has expressed profound grief and sorrow at the death of Scato Swu, former president of Federal Government of Nagaland and former Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) on April 7. “Scato Swu had served the people with dedication and unwavering patriotism, an ideal cherished by every section of the society. He stands tall and will remain an inspiration for the Nagas,” stated a note issued by the union president Himato Zhimomi and general secretary Kikheto Sema. The union further conveyed condolences to the bereaved family members.

Tree plantation in Chieswema garrison chiEswEma, april 9 (mExN): In an effort for a greener tomorrow and in commemoration of its 53rd Raising Day on April 15, Headquarters 5 Sector Assam Rifles and its under command Assam Rifles Battalions are continuously endeavoring to plant large number of trees in Nagaland. Stating this in a press release, Assam Rifles informed that towards this end, troops of Headquarters 5 Sector Assam Rifles carried out tree plantation at Chieswema garrison. A total of 305 saplings of pine and Kiwi fruit saplings were planted. Assam Rifles further stated that it has planted large number of trees on occasion of ‘World Environment Day’ and ‘Earth Day’ every year apart from a ‘Go Green’ fortnight observed yearly.

11:30 am, 37% of votes had been cast at 14 polling stations of Zunheboto town.

MON: In Mon district, no untoward incident was reported from any polling station. Meanwhile voter turnout reported in the nine constituencies of the district as of 1:00 pm was: 41 A/C Tizit - 73.00%; 42 A/C Wakching - 77.40%; 43 A/C Tapi - 67.30%; 44 A/C Phomching - 53.34%; 45 A/C Tehok - 61.59%; 46 A/C Mon Town - 74.39%; 47 A/C Aboi - 65.22%; 48 A/C Moka - 61.89%; 55 A/C Tobu - 75.82%.

A 107-year-old man exercises his franchise with some assistance at the Parliamentary Elections at Tuophema in Kohima district on April 9 (DIPR Photo)

officials handling some minor polling disruption due to instances of alleged proxy voting. By noon, 43.5% of votes had been cast there.

The vote cast at Polling Station 15 L. Khel, Lowe-I under 10 Northern Angami-I was 46.9% by afternoon.

Polling Station 16 L. Khel Lower-II under 8

Western Angami A/C witnessed calm polling being conducted in the south wing of Government Middle School building. The Polling Station registered 39.74% of votes cast by afternoon.

Polling Station P. KhelII under 8 Western Angami A/C had registered 36.77% of votes cast by afternoon while voters were still turn-

ing up steadily at the south wing building of the GPS Kohima village.

At Polling Station 11 P. Khel-I under 8 Western Angami A/C the voter turnout till the afternoon was 30.11%.

ZUNHEBOTO: Voting started as per schedule at 7 am in Zunheboto town.

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TUENSANG: In Tuensang town too, the electioneering process for the parliamentary election went peacefully. Strict one man one vote was maintained in five polling stations and the voters were viewed under CCTV screen. The government polling officers along with the district administration, BLO and sector office bearers stressed on

clean and fair election.

the total 9,354 electors. The poll percentage in the secBHANDARI (Wokha): tor was 83.10%.

Election to the lone Nagaland Lok Sabha seat under PHEK: According to 40 A/C Bhandari was held DC’s Office Phek, a total of successfully and peacefully 197 polling stations were in all the 76 polling stations. set up in Phek district: 16th AC Pfutsero – 35; 17th AC P U G H O B O T O : Chizami – 31; 18th AC ChoThe polling process in zuba – 43; 19th AC Phek – 13-Pughoboto Assembly 37 and; 20th AC Meluri – 51 Constituency was conduct- polling stations. 1,04,875 ed peacefully and the voter voters have been enrolled turnout was 93.61%. under Phek district. Kuzholuzo Neinu, Minister PEREN: All the 117 R&B, & Parliamentary Afpolling stations of 6 Tening fairs, paid a visit to several A/C and 7 Peren A/C saw a polling stations in Phek peaceful process. The total town and also exercised turnout for both 6 Tening his franchise at the 15 poll A/C and 7 Peren A/C were station, CMHS, where the approximately 77.97 %. highest number of voters were enrolled. WebcastCHANGTONGYA: The ing was done for the sevparliamentary election in eral polling booths in the 14 polling stations under district headquarter. The the jurisdiction of Sector polling process in all the Magistrate and SDO (C) 197 polling station went Changtongya M.S. Tong- smoothly, except for a repang concluded peace- ported EVM technical failfully. 7,778 electors exer- ure in Sekrazu, which was cised their franchise out of replaced promptly.

Crackdown on crime in Kohima First citizen of state casts vote Kohima, april 9 (mExN): The Kohima police during its drive to curb illicit supply/ sales/ distribution of liquor in the district seized approximately 250 litres of IMFL from various locations over the last week and arrested five persons in this regard.

A press release from SDPO&PRO Kohima informed that in another incident on April 2, personnel manning Phesama police check gate recovered 50 kgs of ganja from a Manipur

bound bus and arrested one person in this connection identified as Stephen Raising (45 years). Another two persons identified as Ato Chazo (24), “an active member of the NSCN (K)” and Ghoshito Awomi (26) were apprehended by 19 Assam Rifles personnel from PR Hill, Kohima on April 2. Extortion notes (100 leaflets) of NSCN (K) were recovered from the two, the release said.

Meanwhile, on April 6, one person identified as SS

2nd Lieut, Pavito (21) from NNC/FGN/NA was arrested from BOC area by Kohima police for extorting money from shopkeepers and issuing work permit slips of NNC. 20 leaflets of NNC work permit were seized from his possession.

In all the above incidents, the release said, the arrested accused persons have been booked under appropriate sections of the law and further investigation has been taken up.

Inclusive schools and NGOs in Kohima Dimapur, april 9 (mExN): A list of inclusive schools and NGOs in Kohima district has been issued

by Dr. Joyce Angami, Secretary of Network for People with Disability Kohima (NPDK). Dr. Joyce in a press release informed that NPDK was formed as an outcome of the consultative meetings with various related government departments on ‘Main Streaming Disability in the State’. The aim of the NPDK is to be 'the voice for the voiceless,’ and to address specific needs and issues of disability, she stated. Invitation has been extended to all institutions and organizations working with disabil-

ity to get registered with the network. NPDK networks with inclusive schools and organizations working with differently abled people in Kohima, the release added.

Following are the list of inclusive schools and organizations under NPDK: Joyance, Next to CPC, D Block, Kohima; Jo Foundation, Agri Colony Kohima; Bumble Bee Inclusive Pre School, Agri Farm, Upper Agri Colony, Kohima; Merry Tots, D Dlock, Kohima; Tabita Enabling Academy(TEA), Kitsubozou, Chakhesang Baptist Church, Kohima; G. Rio School, Post Box 702, Kohima; Cherry Blossom Society, Lierie, Kohima; Rev. Dr.

Neiliezhu Usou Memorial School, Minister Hill, Kohima; St. Joseph School, Lower Chandmari/AG Colony Kohima; Chandmari Higher Sec English School; Mt. Hermon School, Bayavu, Kohima; Genesis School, Upper Chandmari; GPS Lerie, CWSN (Children with Special Needs), Near St. Mary School; Coriggio School, Lerie Kohima; Model Higher Secondary School, Lower AG, Kohima; Mount Sinai Higher Secondary School, Minister Hill, Kohima; Spastic Society Nagaland, Ground floor, Red Cross Building, Kohima; YARD Jail Colony, Kohima; Kekhrie Foundation.

Kohima, april 9 (Dipr): Nagalad Governor of Nagaland, Dr. Ashwani Kumar and his wife Chandak A.K. were the first persons to cast their votes at Kohima Law College, bearing polling station No. 17. The polling started at 7 a.m. After casting his vote, he addressed the media wherein he said that it was his pleasure to cast his vote

as the first voter in the capacity as the first citizen of the state. He also expressed his happiness over the station No. 17 which was exclusively manned by women. DGP Nagaland B. Kezo and his subordinate officers and District administration led by DC Kohima, W. Honje Konyak, DIPR team and DDK were present at the polling station.

Nagaland CM casts vote Kohima, april 9 (Dipr): Nagaland Chief Minister and DAN consensus candidate Neiphiu Rio and his family cast their votes at Tuophema Basa village under 11 Northern Angami-II polling station No. 5 on April 9.

Speaking to DIPR and DDK officials after casting his vote, Neiphiu Rio said that his going to the parliament is on account of the decision of Naga People’s Front to take up the Naga political issue for early settlement, and also for the interest of the state which is fifty years old

but has a deficit in infrastructure and the educational institutions, particularly technical education. He said that the whole north east has common problems and state specific issues.

Neiphiu Rio also stated that as Convener of North East Regional Party Front he will take up the common issues together with other States and hopefully with the support from other regional parties, their voices will be more audible to attract attention of the central government to do the needful.

RO informs candidates Kohima, april 9 (Dipr): The Commissioner, Nagaland & Returning Officer, Nagaland Parliamentary Constituency 2014 has notified that scrutiny of Form 17A and other related documents for recommending re-poll will be held on April 10 from 11 a.m. onwards in the office of the Commis-

sioner, Nagaland and Returning Officer, Nagaland Parliamentary Constituency. The RO has, in this regard, informed that contesting candidates or/and their election agents/one representative duly authorised by the candidate may be present to watch the proceedings of scrutiny.

4th All Sumi Missionary Conference concludes ACAUT Nagaland ‘cautiously optimistic’ of Lenten agreement Dimapur, april 9 (mExN): The 4th All Sumi Missionary Conference was held from April 4 to 6 at WSBAK Center Church Akuvuto, Thahekhu under the theme ‘Re-defining Mission.’

Rev. Dr. Khehovi Shohe, Director, Sumi Baptist Convention (SBC) inaugurated the programme. Rev. S. Vitoshe Swu, Executive Secretary, Western Sumi Baptist Churches Association (WSBAK) preached on the topic ‘Pentecostal Experience: Basis for Mission’ in the inaugural service.

On the second day, Rev. Dr. Pughoto Aye, Director, FAW and Rev. Kiyeto, Pastor, SABCK presented papers on the topics ‘Socio-economic and cultural perspective of a mission’ and ‘Mission strategy and sponsor body’ respectively.

Rev. Kiyeto began with Paul’s method and approach to mission. He talked about how well connected Paul was with people, how he was so focused, how he contextualized every situation he encountered. “The character of the messenger is as important as the content of the message,” he said. Talking about the preparation every missionary has to undergo, he stressed on understanding general feature of the region and people where one is sent. He suggested that a missionary should be educationally well qualified because his/her job is also an educator. “A missionary got to have a big heart… with healthy spiritual life.”

Towards understanding people and their culture/s, he challenged the missionaries with the words of A.C. Krass, “It is possible to speak a language fluently and still not understand the people who use it.” Cautioning not to re-commit the blunders of early missionaries, he suggested to the Sumi missionaries to “respect the local social structures as this simple wise act will save us from a lot of trouble which is wrongly called persecution.” He argued on the concept of persecution and martyrdom that many Christians around the world have. “Careful observation on the saying, ‘the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church’ is unscriptural. This slogan has become the phrase for sensational mission promoters and armchair theologians. Persecution does not always result in growth; rather as a result of persecution and suffering, new or weak believers may fall back. Therefore, aim to train the local leaders who will be ready to die for their own people.” Meanwhile, Rev. Dr. Pughoto Aye in his paper reflected on the biblical understanding of diversity of humankind. While bringing out the socio-economic and cultural crises our society is facing post modernity, he specifically pointed the scarcity of professionals in different industries, cultural and religious conflicts, unemployment problem, and corruption at all levels as be-

ing the chief factors. “With these socio-economic and cultural crises amongst us there might come a time when sending out mission would slowly take a tumble.

When an individual prosper, a church also prospers.

When a church prospers a community and society also prospers. This unifying prosperity will enable the Christian mission to be stronger and more efficient,” he said.

Challenging the missionaries to be crystal clear of their calling, Rev. Dr. Aye asked: “Are you in a mission field because you have dedicated your lives to serve God or you are there only because someon e is sponsoring you?” adding that the task of missionaries are different from other callings.

Pushing further on the task and idea of meaningful mission, he stated, “How can we simply go and tell the hungry that Jesus is the Living Bread or simply go to the thirsty and say Jesus is our Living Water. Will he/she believe or accept that? You simply go to homeless and tell him Jesus is our shelter, he won’t listen to you. We have to go back to Matthew 25: 35 & 36.”

He also talked about different ways of how people can serve God by taking a cue from Acts 18:3 which describe Paul’s trade as tentmaker and his source of income for his livelihood during his missionary journeys.

“Using tent-making as our

model, we can use serve God through different professions like agriculture, teaching, medicine, art and crafts, music, and many more,” Rev. Dr. Aye said.

Nivukhu, Asst. Pastor, Chekiye Baptist Church, Inato Shikhu, Editor, Sumi Zumulhu, and Tovishe Achumi, Assoc. Pastor, DSBA were the panelists in both the paper presentations.

In the remaining sessions, Rev. S Yevito Sumi, ES, SBAK preached on the topic “Pentecostal Experience: Discipleship”, Rev. Hotokhu Jimo, ES, SABAK on “Calling of God”. Rev. Shekiye Achumi, Director, United Revival Fellowship (URF) was the speaker of the closing service. Rev. Zuhokhu, Pastor, SBCK led Bible Study based on Acts 12:1-19.

The Sumi Missionary Fellowship has also elected a new set of office bearers for 2014-2016 with President: Piketo Yeptho, Kalimpong; Vice-President: Jetovi Chishi, West Bengal; Gen. Secy.: Jessica Achumi, Nepal; Asst.

Gen. Secy.: Hoshikha, Pasighat; Treasurer: Herato Zhimo, West Bengal; and Pub. & Info Secy.: Kaboto Kinimi, Pastor, New Delhi.

The executive secretaries and mission directors of SBAK Nito Mount, WSBAK, and SABAK attended the three-day conference of Sumi missionaries serving in the country and across the borders. Goalpara has been chosen to be the venue for next edition of All Sumi Missionary Conference.

Dimapur, april 9 (mExN): Against Corruption And Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) Nagaland today stressed on the urgent need for the formation of one National Government, thereby ushering in a “permanent settlement to the Naga political issue.” A press note from ACAUT Nagaland applauded the NSCN (IM), GPRN/ NSCN and NNC/FGN for “listening to the voice of the Naga people, culminating in the signing of the Lenten Agreement under the initiative of the FNR.” While acknowledging that this is a step in the right direction, ACAUT Nagaland stated that it is “cautiously optimistic”

since “other Naga groups are yet to join the national initiative of the FNR for a common Naga future.”

It called upon the FNR and the Lenten Agreement signatories to “sincerely reach out to other Naga groups.” “However, the FNR may state in clear terms that reconciliation is a timebound process and therefore, the other Naga groups willing to join the on-going process should do so without any pre-condition and within a specific time period, since any delay in the formation of One National government at this juncture may jeopardize Naga aspirations for permanent Indo-Naga

settlement,” it asserted.

ACAUT Nagaland said that in case other Naga groups fail to join the process within a specific window period fixed by the FNR, “the Naga people may have to conclude that such groups have ceased to believe in a common Naga future and therefore are un-mandated organizations.”

In the unlikely event of a “deadlock between the signatories or inability to move forward post-Lenten Agreement,” ACAUT Nagaland urged that the FNR “should fix responsibility upon the erring group/s responsible for the deadlock and such should be made known to

the Naga people.” It declared that transparency on the FNR’s part “in fixing responsibility upon the signatory/ signatories for any deadlock or intransigence is a critical component of the reconciliation process.”

ACAUT Nagaland further advocated that the modalities for One National Government, including One Tax, should be worked out at the earliest, “before critical erosion of public support takes place.” It asserted that the signatories “should understand that taxation is an emotional issue and any further deferment on this count may imperil the movement for permanent settlement.”

Public SPace “Whom To Blame And Whom To Pay In Dimapur” Dimapur, the Pride of Nagaland is going to be hell. Let’s take the right decision and make a difference in our State. Nowadays business Men in Dimapur are suffering and confused since every one became commander saying that I am original and they duplicate as well as Unions donation tax from businessmen.

Dimapur has become the collection center of taxation, some outfits from other state started collecting tax from transporters and

truck drivers. This created unwillingness of businessmen from other state to set up business in Dimapur.

Appeal to business Men: Do not blame only the Nagas for corruptions in Nagaland, Non-local business men also need to change, many of non –local businessmen in Nagaland were DALAL(CHAMCHA) because of this vested person, Nagaland People as well as Businessmen were Suffering. All we have to do is to delete VIRUS i.e. Dalal in Nagaland and to those

who are taking advantage in the name of our beautiful Mother land. There was a time that our ancestor was hard laborer but today everybody needs Shortcut Money, there was a Saying that “Shortcut usually lead to the dumb”. Let’s not be quick to ask money from businessmen and do not wait to ask when you see a need, roll up your sleeves and get to work and stop collecting money from others. Lastly, but not least appeal to all Naga People let’s build our Nation First not your lavish Home.

“Let’s all have compassion since compassion is the ability to understand others grief, pain, sorrow, and hardship.”

“It is injustice, which breeds hatred.”

“Lawless are they who make their will their law” LETS BE OPEN TO CHANGE, BUT NEVER UNDERSTIMATE THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR TRADITION FOR NAGAS TOMORROW H.Vikato Zhimo Akuluto Citizen Journalist

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The Morung Express THursDAy 10 APrIl 2014 volumE IX IssuE 97

By Aheli moitra

your democracy and theirs

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ur grandparents were the perfect creatures of democracy. Being Bangla refugees from the partition, they knew (or assumed) that the only political voice they had as citizens of a new India was to exercise their franchise by casting their rightful vote.

So every election, a ritualistic democratic procedure followed. They observed the candidates concerned on television, read about various party campaigns on newspapers, kept themselves informed on relevant policies, and held rounds of discussions, over tea or lunch-dryingover-fingers, with family members. Party workers, of varied political parties, from the locality would visit and chat about the party’s policies and promises over a period of time—most of these people knew each other due to the personal nature of communities within large cities till even a few years back.

Crucial to the whole process was secret ballot. Grandpa never knew who grandma pressed the button for. Each individual in the family who bothered to be part of the democratic process of voting maintained its sanctity even within a private space. When the grandchildren took them to vote, they could not peek into the booth to see the cast vote—not by rule but by choice. Our grandma eventually broke her leg after falling off the cycle rickshaw she took to cast her vote at an age old enough to never be able to vote again, or walk. The democratic state she had voted for, however, made it possible for people like her to access healthcare at a public or private institute.

But this dedication to exercise a democratic right had little bearing on making the electioneering process, as a whole, more democratic in India. Take, for instance, the domestic workers at our grandparents’. It was compulsory for them to cast a vote, but not necessarily by choice.

The leader they finally elected, a choice they’re theoretically given, depended much on the decision of a single community leader. In the homegrown neighbourhoods (“slums”) of Kolkata or the poor villages of Bengal, people had to vote for someone a legitimate community leader, or a mafia boss, had pre-chosen for them. Lack of education, slim understanding of rights and poverty left them with no option. If they had to understand manifestos, they had to physically attend rallies. At times, they were forced to attend such rallies and be able to sift through propaganda for promise.

The story is not too different for those in the territorial peripheries of India. Newspapers here have been able to provide a democratic space for assessing an electoral response to issues, but things continue to remain largely in the dark for people in the peripheries.

While countless methods have been introduced to clean up the electoral process in India, democracy still seems to work better for the privileged, who live without question and by rule. For the poor and peripheral, other political processes like armed and unarmed protests, among other things, have come to the rescue.

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History of a ‘good idea’

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ack in 1971, the freedom of movement of persons advocated in the Treaty of Rome (1957) was gradually becoming a reality. The European Economic Community (precursor of the European Union) introduced regulation 1408/71, which lays down the principle that posted workers should remain under the social security system of their country of origin. Social dumping, which had until then been rare, grew in 1986 when Spain and Portugal joined the European community.

Also in 1971, Bouygues was paying 46 Portuguese workers building the Atlantic TGV line the same as they would have received in Portugal. The Portuguese company that had posted them, Rush Portuguesa, lent its name to a ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in 1990 that makes it possible to require foreign service providers to comply with the legislation and collective bargaining agreements of the host country. The ruling was codified in directive 96/71/EC of 16 December 1996, the “Posting of Workers Directive”, which validates the principle of applying the legislation of the host country, but keeps the posted workers under the social security system of their country of origin for the first two years of the posting.

Most people I spoke to in Brussels assured me that directive 96/71/EC was designed to be protective, and that nobody had foreseen the dumping problem that would come with the future expansion of the EU. Yet as early as 1991, Jacques Delors, then president of the European Commission, was calling for EU workers to be brought into competition with one another more rapidly (1) by an expansion of the Union, while European business bosses were declaring themselves in favour of allowing more eastern European countries to join.

In 2007 and 2008, the CJEU made a number of liberally inspired rulings: Viking, a Finnish ship-owner, wanted to circumvent a collective bargaining agreement by registering a ferry under the Estonian flag; Laval, a Swedish syndicate was trying to force a Latvian service provider to sign a collective bargaining agreement; and Rüffert, a Polish construction company, was paying workers in Germany less than the minimum a construction company that has secured a German government contract is required to pay. The judges in Luxembourg accepted the workers’ right to take collective action, including strikes, but felt that it might be subject to certain restrictions. Implicitly prioritising the interests of businesses, they felt that old-fashioned national labour legislation should not impede freedom of establishment or freedom of movement of services, the cornerstones of EU treaties.

Pervenche Berès, the Socialist chairman of the European parliament’s employment and social affairs committee, is certain of this: “When you post workers, they don’t want to make life complicated for themselves.” Former commissioner Frits Bolkestein was possibly even keener to keep things simple for posted workers, and initially thought it might be possible to recruit them under the same conditions as in their country of origin, including the minimum wage. But it seems unlikely that the workers Berès was referring to have ever asked EU institutions to make life simpler for them by paying them less. When a group of French MPs reported flagrant violations of the Posting of Workers Directive (workers sleeping on straw mattresses, barely able to afford food) to the Commission in 2013, they were told that nobody had complained to Brussels — which meant there was no problem.

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used to be outgoing, but a descent into crushing depression meant I was unable to talk to people or leave the house. After Occupy I started to ask: how does social environment shape our psychology? This is the third article in Transformation's politics of mental health series. Content warning.

I used to buy the Sun newspaper. Not just to fit in with mates at secondary school but right into my first year at university. I knew there was something to be ashamed of in this filthy habit, armed as I was with my oft-deployed excuse: "I only buy it for the crossword and the football transfers." This was true. I never read the news. In general, I lived a remarkably apolitical existence. This was some feat considering I have a Jewish communist great grandfather, socialist grandparents, a union lawyer dad and an older brother who went through his Che Guevara phase at around fifteen.

I dropped out of university in early 2007, five months before Northern Rock bank hit the skids.

Who knows whether the student experience would have politicised me? Perhaps the process would have been helped along by the backdrop of the approaching financial crisis? But something else politicised me instead: a crushing, rapid descent into depression, social wilderness and personal crisis.

I experienced anxiety and depression as a hostile takeover of my life and sense of self. I went from being outgoing and sociable to being unable to talk to people or leave the house. This was within the space of a few days. There was no discernible cause. It was quickly clear that I couldn't continue at university and so I moved back into my parents’ house, where I have lived ever since. Several years of isolation, suicidal thoughts and internal struggle followed. I remained unable to escape the confines of my bullying psyche, let alone my house.

Unable to work or study, have friendships, or experience joy, reading became my true love, my source of meaning, my attempt to make sense of what had happened to me. I obsessively read classic literature, history, philosophy, political economy - I had felt a profound sense of loss at not being able to finish university. I became determined that I would instead educate myself. But an impenetrable sense of terror and despair continued to accompany me through my every waking and sleeping hour. I began to work my way through an impressive list of psychotropic medications and psychotherapies and eventually attended an NHS psychiatric day hospital for six months.

A "service user" within the psychiatric system gains a unique insight and practical education in state discipline as well as the lengths gone to in enforcing normativity. Having grown up white, straight, male and middle class, I was privileged to rarely, if ever, be told that I had to be something other than what I was. I seldom encountered gross injustice or violence, blatant discrimination or the kind of treatment faced from the earliest ages if you happen to be a person of colour, don't fit a gender binary or adhere to accepted ideals of sexual behaviour.

Apart from being a non-religious Jew and encountering minimal levels of playground anti-Semitism, this was the first time I found myself in a situation of social and political ostracism (as well as a self-ostracism that proved just as powerful). I discovered for myself that the experience of the personal deeply informs the political.

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hirty-five years ago, a hundred tennis-playing children were tested for general athleticism.

One girl (pictured) was rated by the psychologist leading the analysis as “the perfect tennis talent”. She outperformed her contemporaries at every tennis drill, as well as general motor skills. Her lung capacity suggested that she could have become a European champion at 1,500 metres. The girl’s name? Steffi Graf, who went on to win 22 grand slams.

I was reminded of Graf’s innate sporting talent during a recent conversation with the geneticist and former Economist journalist Matt Ridley. We were discussing the common argument that greatness, even genius, is the result of 10,000 hours of dedicated practice. This has been the sales pitch of several widely read books, the subtitles of which include “The genius in all of us” and “Greatness isn’t born, it’s grown”.

If nurture is so dominant and nature such an irrelevance, then an unavoidable question follows: how many people, of all those born in 1756, had the potential, if they were given the right opportunities, to be as good as Mozart? Or in this case, how many women, of all those born in 1969, had the potential to become as good at tennis as Graf? According to the logic that a genius lurks in all of us, the answer must lie somewhere between “most” and “many”.

Ridley’s answers were a bit different: four Mozarts and about 30 Grafs.

There was mischief, of course, in attaching numbers to such hypothetical questions. But his answer rang true.

The surprise here is that the idea of talent finds itself on the ropes, beaten and bruised by those who believe in nurture alone. Acknowledging a role for genes, any role, can feel almost immoral. When I was quizzed by a newspaper about the genetic arguments in my book “Luck”, the interviewer sounded surprised—even though he agreed—that I dared to take on the gene-denial industry. His reticence was understandable. The anti-genes lobby often suggests that it is a short hop from recognising the existence of genetic talent to believing in eugenics.

They want us to be just sick enough not to fight back

Individualisation of suffering is key to the prevailing ideology surrounding mental illness.

Leaving the psychiatric day hospital to instead attend the asylum of Occupy the London Stock Exchange at St Paul's Cathedral was in many ways a descent into further madness. Many "occupiers" were well acquainted with psychiatric services and medications - as well as using drugs not sanctioned by the state, but often taken for similar reasons. Chaotic, naïve, and ultimately politically problematic and ineffectual, the initial occupied space did nevertheless open up the possibility for social and political interaction that is elsewhere absent from society.

I felt that I was in crisis, but also that the crisis was much bigger than just me. Getting involved in political praxis seemed to be the best way to channel what I was experiencing. There is a lot to be said for the practice of "politics as therapy." The personal account or "journey" format often proves insufficient when attempting to understand what we do and why we do it. An analysis of political subjectivity is crucial.

Shifts in capitalist expansion, social environment and class composition, technological development and the onset of crises tend to precipitate political transformation on an individual and collective basis.

The advent of the printing press or the collapse of the automotive industry in mid-west America, for example, are not external factors to people’s lives or isolated moments in history. Indeed, any such upheaval is bound to lead to transformative changes in the lives and political ideation of those experiencing it. Our social environment shapes our psychology. We must consider how the policy, ideology and debate that surrounds “mental health” or madness is framed.

The individualisation of suffering is key to the pre-

vailing ideology and discourse surrounding mental illness. This will often focus on a supposed misfiring of brain chemicals, a “cure” to which can be found in the form of pharmaceuticals - often prescribed by your GP before any contact with mental health services.

Attention may also turn to an individual’s lack of positive attitude, but this problem can be “fixed” by a six-week course of cognitive behavioural therapy. So much human suffering is pathologised and medicated when it is either "natural" (i.e grief or the general variety of mental experience) or is directly or indirectly linked to social, political and economic factors that remain absent from debate, let alone actively contested on this terrain.

Psychologist and author Bruce E Levine suggests that much of today's intervention under the auspices of "mental health" is all too political. "What better way to maintain the status quo," Levine asks, "than to view inattention, anger, anxiety, and depression as biochemical problems of those who are mentally ill rather than normal reactions to an increasingly authoritarian society?" He also argues that many potential activists and "natural anti-authoritarians" are prevented from opposing power: "Some activists lament how few anti-authoritarians there appear to be in the US. One reason could be that many natural anti-authoritarians are now psychopathologised and medicated before they achieve political consciousness of society’s most oppressive authorities."

The historical origins of madness within western culture and how it became increasingly medicalised should not be forgotten. Michel Foucault exposed how the origins of "confinement" of the "insane" in asylums and workhouses were an integral part of the violent replacement of the feudal commons way of life with capitalist work discipline during the 16th and 17th centuries.

This process is in keeping with continual "primitive accumulation" akin to and contemporary with the conquest of the “New World” and the persecution of heretics and witches. Their land and means of reproduction were stolen and appropriated, while authorities continually oppressed and attempted to proletarianise them. Initially, the "Great Confinement" saw the imprisonment of the old, the unemployed, the "criminal", the "insane."

As Foucault explains: "Before having the medical meaning we give it, or that at least we like to suppose it has, confinement was required by something quite different from any concern with curing the sick.

What made it necessary was an imperative of labour.

Our philanthropy prefers to recognise the signs of a benevolence toward sickness where there is only a condemnation of idleness."

The conflation of pejoratives like lazy, sick, unemployed, idle are more than familiar to us in today's discourse surrounding welfare benefits and the imperatives of labour. And it is not just the DWP and Atos who pressure people back into work, NHS psychiatric services also seem to believe that it is work that sets you free.

The capitalist class would like us to be just sick enough not to fight back, but not so sick that we cannot work. The challenge for us is to find ways of organising and helping each other so that we can find adequate levels of social reproduction, care and support to give us a platform to engage in the therapy of class struggle.

When Nature Outplays Nurture Ed smith Intelligent Life

Reading the Game: if the 10,000-hours theory were all it’s cracked up to be, Ed Smith estimates there would have been 10,000 Steffi Grafs.

Personally, I’m pretty confident we can distinguish between the two.

The role of innate talent in elite sport, just as it has been written out of the causal narrative, is actually in the ascendant out on the pitch. Consider the example of modern tennis. In the late 1970s and 1980s, tennis was still catching up with the implications of professionalism. John McEnroe enjoyed going for a burger much more than going to the gym. It fell to the underrated Ivan Lendl, a less talented all-round player than his elite rivals, to dedicate his whole life to the pursuit of self-improvement.

To protect his joints, Lendl pioneered aerobic training on bikes rather than road running. He even installed an exact replica of the court at Flushing Meadow, home of the US Open, in his own back garden in Connecticut. Less gifted than McEnroe, Lendl relied on

being fitter and more prepared. He used nurture, if you like, to make up for a shortfall in nature. And it worked.

Lendl overhauled his rivals and spent 270 weeks as the world number one.

One up for nurture. But what if all the top players hire nutritionists, masseurs and specialist coaches? That is what happened within 20 years. The upshot was that for 302 weeks between 2004 and 2009, the world number one was Roger Federer, widely rated the most talented player ever to pick up a racket. This view hardly needs anecdotal support, but if you’re sceptical, perhaps you can take his greatest rival’s word for it. “His DNA”, Rafael Nadal says, “seems perfectly adapted to tennis.”

During the amateur era and the early decades of professionalism, tennis players came in all shapes, sizes and training regimes. So it was possi-

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ble to gain a significant edge through sheer hard work. But when a sport becomes fully professional and global, and nurture equilibrates, nature once again has the upper hand.

In youth sport, evidence is mounting that the 10,000-hour paradigm, based on a questionable experiment of the early 1990s, is now doing serious harm. First, it has entrenched a feeling of misplaced entitlement among kids who end up depressed and disorientated because they did not, after all, become the new Tiger Woods, despite putting in the hours. Secondly, it has reinforced the delusions of another type of tiger: the maternal variety. Parents increasingly view bullying their children into intense athletic training as a rational pension plan for themselves.

Expect some future tensions here.

Thirdly, specialising is proving counter-productive, even in the relatively narrow field of acquiring skills. A 2011 study of 243 Danish athletes found early specialisation to be either entirely irrelevant or actively detrimental.

When teenagers are still growing and muscles developing, the evidence now suggests that they are better off having a broad sporting education—just as their minds develop better on a varied diet of academic subjects.

The balance is finally swinging back to common sense. David Epstein, author of the solidly researched book “The Sports Gene”, pinpoints an eclectic array of genetic influences. A high belly button, for example, is correlated with success at sprinting; a low belly button with an aptitude for swimming.

None of this undermines the importance of hard work. All sporting stories rely on the subtle interaction between nature and nurture. But success relies just as much on finding your niche, the right lock for your key, as it does on blind perseverance. Older brothers and sisters help too—because they introduce you to games young, drag you up to their level, and, unlike many parents, believe in brutal honesty. At the age of eight, I toyed with trying to play football for England, rather than cricket. “Waste of time,” said my older sister, “you’re not fast enough.”

And she was right. But why didn’t she suggest golf?

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ife is about change, and about movement and about becoming something other than what we are at this very moment. As George Bernard Shaw said that the secret of life is not finding oneself, but the secret of life is creating oneself. Educational qualifications and technical knowledge are no longer the vital factors in the achievement of success.

Life skills are most important for every one of us to be useful, productive and successful. Life skill management for the youth is the need of today’s world and Life Skills Education makes a person “a balanced adult” who contributes meaningfully to society. Life skills empower the youth to take positive actions to protect themselves and to promote health and positive social relationships.

The World Health Organization defines Life Skills as "abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enable individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. And abilities that help promote mental well being and competence in young people as they face the realities of life. Life Skills empower young people to take positive action to protect them and promote health and positive social relationships.

The UNICEF, UNESCO and WHO has listed TEN core life skill strategies and techniques to help develop in young people to prepare them for the future.

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The Washington post

his week marks 20 years since the start of the Rwandan genocide. Little that happened during that 100-day period in 1994 or in the years since is agreed upon by Rwandan policy makers, global diplomats and political scientists who study the region. Every issue — from estimates of how many people were killed in 1994 (ranging from 500,000 to over 1 million individuals) to whether Rwanda in 2014 is a stable, post-conflict society or a repressive, authoritarian state — is hotly contested.

Of the issues surrounding Rwanda’s post-genocide situation, few are more important or more disagreed upon than the issue of reconciliation. Scholars who work on the region have widely varying opinions as to the effectiveness of Rwanda’s transitional justice programs. These efforts take two forms: the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), a special international court set up to prosecute accused leaders of the genocide, and the gacaca courts, a community-based system of trial courts loosely based on Rwanda’s customary legal institutions. The ICTR’s success at prosecuting the leadership is mixed; many accused criminals are still at large and its work has taken far longer than anticipated, with all work supposed to end by the end of 2014.

Gacaca is unique in that it is an attempt to address war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by ordinary individuals. As Rwanda’s domestic court system was nowhere near extensive enough to prosecute all accused participants in the genocide, the gacaca model presented a practical solution to the dilemma of trying hundreds of thousands of accused in a timely fashion. Estimates are that the gacaca courts tried nearly 2 million individuals before ending their work in 2012. But did these courts work to provide justice, build accountability between government and citizens, and heal some of the sharp social divides created by the genocide?

The gacaca model is touted by the government of Rwanda, its allies and some scholars as a largely successful model of providing justice and building reconciliation. Chief among gacaca’s scholarly supporters is Phil Clark, who argues that, while imperfect, gacaca provided an avenue for many instances of successful reconciliation and builds a foundation for an evolving, post-conflict legal system in Rwanda.

Others, however, argue that the gacaca courts’ results are mixed. Boston University scholar Tim Longman found that rather than bringing Rwandans together, gacaca courts have reinforced ethnic divisions as they are only used to prosecute crimes committed during the genocide period, to the exclusion of crimes (particularly revenge killings) committed by the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front and by other Tutsis in the years immediately following. Longman summarizes several problems with the gacaca system: “Yet the effectiveness of the gacaca courts was undermined by government interference. The decision to focus gacaca proceedings exclusively on genocide crimes undermined their ability to provide accountability and promote rule of law. Subtle government intimidation compromised the integrity of the courts, leading to the convictions of thousands of individuals on erroneous charges and limited evidence. In the end, gacaca served not so much to bridge the gap between perpetrators and victims as to reinforce the very ethnic divisions that were at the heart of the genocide.”

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here is an unmistakable fin de régime sentiment to much current thinking regarding international human rights. Conferences and discussion forums convene to debate ‘the future of human rights’, with implicit in the title the idea that there might not be one. An upsurge in interest in the history of international human rights activism lends nostalgia to the topic, especially when it is argued that its popularity is contingent on historical circumstances - that may change. More provocatively, a new book posits the “end times” of human rights, with the allure of international human rights discourse declining alongside the liberal powers that were its promoters.

Declining western power only partly explains this malaise. It is also attributable to the manifest failure of global institutions, like the UN and the International Criminal Court, to respond effectively to ongoing human rights crises.

However, insofar as the decline of the west is said to portend declining interest in human rights, the argument wrongly conflates the two, and ignores demographic, social and technological trends that point clearly to a robust future for transnational human rights concerns.

Regarding the first point, it is mistaken to assume a decline in western power will lead to declining global attention to human rights issues, or to the appeal of human rights discourse.

First, as argued elsewhere, western states were hardly consistent or altruistic in prioritizing human rights in their foreign policy. More importantly, it was not only western states that pushed forward the international human rights project. African and Latin American states led in elaborating new standards prohibiting racial discrimination and impunity, and both regions were at the forefront in supporting an International Criminal Court, even as the US sought to block the project. (Some of the African states are less enthusiastic today, but that is a separate story.)

1. Problem Solving- Helps us to deal constructively with the problems in our lives. A PROBLEM is a situation or some portions of a situation, which cannot realize its purposes at this time holistically. This skill involve understating of a situation, detection of problem, judging the issue, zeroing on the purpose, finding specific causes, extracting solvable cause, and giving a solution to realize the issue. This skill will enable young people to hand their daily confusions and constrains in a positive manner.

2. Critical Thinking- The ability to analyze information and experiences in an objective manner. It helps one to recognize and to assess the factors influencing attitude & behavior - values, pressures (peer, family). It is the key to form right attitudes towards life and assists in developing responsible behavior. Our youth need to think in critical way and not criticize every shortfall of the systems existing in the society.

A young Rwandan girl mimics the photographer taking her photograph, at a public ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, at Amahoro stadium in Kigali, Rwanda on Monday, April 7, 2014. Sorrowful wails and uncontrollable sobs resounded Monday as thousands of Rwandans packed the country's main sports stadium to mark the 20th anniversary of the beginning of a devastating 100-day genocide. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Other scholars corroborate Longman’s findings in this area. Lars Nagy notes that the gacaca process leaves almost no one happy: “There is little prospect of Tutsi genocide survivors receiving reparations through gacaca. At the same time, the government has prohibited gacaca from providing accountability for war crimes committed by its forces against Hutu civilians. Finally, gacaca is likely to impose collective guilt on most Hutu”.

Max Rettig argues that, “gacaca exposes—and perhaps deepens—conflict, resentment, and ethnic disunity.” Shinichi Takeushi finds that gacaca did little to promote international goals for democratic governance in Rwanda.

A myriad of other problems plagued the gacaca model. Brounéus finds that participation in gacaca proceedings retraumatized some genocide survivors, and that witnesses who testified in the courts were subject to being harassed and intimidated by other community members. Bert Ingeleare contends that the gacaca system exists more to support established state and local power systems than it does to provide meaningful justice to survivors. Susan Thomson and Rosemary Nagy show that the gacaca process tends to create a climate of fear of the government (publicly challenging the Rwandan govern-

ment’s official narrative of the genocide is generally illegal under the country’s genocide ideology law) in ordinary Rwandans’ lives rather than empowering their individual efforts to reconcile.

Did gacaca help to reconcile Rwandans, promote democratic governance, or build the country’s legal system and rule of law? Scholars disagree, but the bulk of evidence suggests that the model did not work, at least not yet. Rwanda today is not democratic, citizens have few legal avenues to express dissent or vote in free and fair elections, and the country is governed according to the dictates of the ruling party, not the rule of law.

As for reconciliation, effects of gacaca and other reconciliation efforts are mixed. Some Rwandans have genuinely reconciled while others live in a climate of fear. This should not be surprising. Genuine reconciliation is difficult, and it takes much longer than 20 years to achieve. Slow, at times painful, grassroots peace building efforts like that of Rwanda’s AMI civil society organization may be the only way to achieve true reconciliation between individuals and within communities for now. However, the question of justice for survivors of all of Rwanda’s forms of violence — and whether that justice was achieved for most via the gacaca process — remains open.

Coming soon – a truly global human rights revolution?

David Petrasek As regards certain human rights claims – ones decrying global inequities that keep people poor, ones in favour of the rights of migrants and asylum-seekers, or ones in favour of bringing investment and trade policy in line with human rights – many developing countries have long articulated much more progressive positions than western states.

In addition, rather than being less interested in human rights, emerging powers may simply show less enthusiasm for certain methods of raising human rights concerns: those that rely primarily on states naming and shaming other states, for example. Passing UN resolutions that criticize a state’s human rights record is important, but it isn’t necessarily effective. Similarly, conditioning aid or membership in various clubs in the basis of states’ respect for human rights may work in some cases and not in others. Rather than simply lament the less frequent use of contested tactics with uncertain results, it would be better to hold emerging powers to their promise of prioritizing dialogue and engagement on human rights, and explore what serious southsouth discussions might achieve. In any event, there is hardly uniform opposition among non-western states to country-specific votes and criticism.

Finally, it is wrong to equate the growth in global human rights activism with the power of western states, as if this activism must necessarily lose its impact as that hegemony gives way. Organizations like Amnesty International, religious groups, pacifists, anti-nuclear campaigners, third world

solidarity groups and many others who first gave voice to transnational human rights activism in the 1950s and 1960s were, in many instances, perceived as deeply subversive by western governments. Further, they were not all western. Conflating American foreign policy and global human rights activism within a broad current of ‘liberal internationalism’ negates the role played by many in the third world who invoked the language of universal human rights in anti-colonial and anti-racist struggles. The ANC embraced the language of universal human rights long before the US State Department.

In short, it is reductionist to argue that declining western power must result in declining interest in human rights. But more importantly, this power shift is only one of many global trends, and likely not the most determinative for the future of the international human rights project.

While forecasting political trends is inherently speculative, it is less so with respect to social and demographic trends, where decades of previous data allow fairly firm predictions about the future. And on some issues there is widespread agreement in the burgeoning global trends literature: education levels are increasing dramatically; there is a rapidly growing (and increasingly urbanized) middle class; and there is growing access to and availability of information.

Consider just a few statistics. By 2030, 91% of the global population will complete primary education and 55% will complete secondary or higher education; the number of mobile-only In-

ternet users will rise to 5 billion (from 14 million in 2010); and 60% of the world’s population will live in cities (up from 40% only ten years ago). Further, while extreme poverty will persist in many countries, the size of the global middle class will almost triple from 2010 to 2030 (from 1.8 billion to 4.9 billion).

The struggle for civil, political, social and economic rights in industrializing countries in the late 19th and 20th centuries differed from country to country. But among the common factors propelling these struggles were the mobilizing power provided by print and later broadcast media, rising literacy rates and the extension of education, and an emerging, largely urbanized lower middle class. As people are better educated, better connected, better informed and better able to demand their betterment, who can doubt that they will do so?

Some might agree that these trends point to future struggles for greater freedom and well being, but argue that there is no guarantee they will be waged using the language of rights. Or they might argue that such struggles will be primarily local and not dependent on transnational human rights activism.

Either outcome is possible—but rather than being future possibilities, both aptly describe the current reality.

That is, human rights discourse is still largely limited to elites and has penetrated much less deeply than assumed into local struggles for justice. Further, the key driver of almost all human rights reform is still local; the transnational dimension is secondary. In short, the trends noted above look certain to widen what is still a somewhat narrow discourse on human rights, both within and between countries.

The “end times” of human rights?

Doubtful. In fact, the real, truly global human rights revolution may just be starting.

3. Creative Thinking- Creative thinking is simply finding new, improved ways to do anything. “Creative thinking is generally considered to be involved with the creation or generation of ideas, processes, experiences or objects, where as Critical thinking is concerned with their evaluation.” It enables to explore available alternatives and consequences of actions or non-actions and contributes to Decision Making & Problem Solving. This skill helps adolescents and youth to respond adaptively and with flexibility to the daily life situations.

4. Decision Making– We make decisions everyday and almost all the time. Some of them will affect us for the rest of our life while some changes and decisions will be of our own making that will vanish once we realize its purpose and goal. Over some decisions we have control while over some others we have no control. Making decision after examining the choices & consequences in view of one’s values and goals is Responsible Decision Making. The skill decision making will enable the abilities to assess available options, to foresee the consequences of different decisions (actions/non-actions) and how to respond to it. These are some Major Life Decisions that we make in life, GOALS – we need to develop, prioritize and attain as we travel in the journey of life. For this our CHOICE - of life style, study & food habits, hobbies are important factors. We need the strategy of COPING UP - with stress, alcohol, drugs and other factors that can cause both physical and mental illness. And CAREER as one most vital factor that will bring achievements to our dreams and aspirations. The choice of profession, further study will help in attaining our goals.

5. Effective Communication Skills- To express ourselves verbally & non-verbally and to express opinions, desires, needs and fears also to ask for advice and help we need to develop this communication skill. Speaking and listening skills are essential for effective communication. Whatever we are speaking about, we need to be able to express our ideas, thoughts and feelings in an easy to understand manner. To climb the ladder of success effective communication skills are essential component that every one of us need to foster, learn and display.

6. Interpersonal Relationship Skills- Are social associations, connections, or affiliations between two or more people Helps us to relate in positive ways with people that we interact with.

To be able to develop & nurture supportive networks, to be able to end relationships constructively and helps adolescents and youth to relate with people in positive ways. As communication is more important to succeed in career and work, interpersonal skill is important for life in its entirety. Interpersonal skills help one to talk to family members, peers and others.

Many parents are not able to communicate with their teens because of this lack of interpersonal skill and our youth are moving away from the fabric of family love and bonding.

7. Self Awareness- Recognition of ourselves, of our character, of our strengths and weaknesses and desires and dislikes is one factor that will enable us see our self worth; appreciate the innate talents and capacities within us. It makes one to realize how one can handle life situations in good and bad times.

8. Building Skills- Allows solving an issue, problem or conflict, without anger, intimidation, insubordination, aggressive force or behavior, negotiate as soon as possible for communication and deals constructively with problems 9. Empathy- The ability to think what life is for another person, even in a situation that you may not be familiar with. It is the ability to "put oneself into another's shoes” and to understand and accept others. Being nurturing and tolerant and encourages a positive behavior towards people in need or difficulty.

10. Coping with Stress and Emotions- Recognizing effects of emotions on others and ourselves, being aware of how emotions influence behaviors and able to respond to emotions appropriately. Recognize sources of stress in our life, how these affect us in life, identifying ways that help to control our levels of stress and learning how to relax to minimize tensions.

Thus, Life skills are applied in various aspects of life in human relationships, learning about rights, responsibilities; in health issues and whatever we may name it. Most of us are not aware of the fact that life skills are important in making our lives meaningful. Behaviors can be changed through Life Skill education and our youth can be taught to be constructive, purposeful and productive in their endeavors. All educational institutions need to impart this life skill education to the students as it helps them develop their skills and personality. Life is not a game of chance but life is what we make of it. Let us make our lives worth living for ourselves and for the good of the society.

David Petrasek is Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa

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The Morung Express

Mamata’s ‘hate speech’ under scanner

KolKaTa, april 9 (ianS): The videos of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s speech, where she had cast aspersions on the functioning of the poll panel, would be forwarded to the Election Commission in Delhi for scrutiny, the state’s chief electoral officer Sunil Gupta said Wednesday.

According to Gupta, his office has asked the district magistrates (DM) of Burdwan and Hooghly for the official videos of Banerjee’s comments where she had trained her guns on the Commission after it ordered the removal of eight officers from poll duty.

“We have asked the DMs to send us the official videos of the comments. They will be sent to the Commission in Delhi where necessary action will be taken,” he told reporters here.

The poll panel Monday ordered the transfer of eight state officials, including five district police chiefs and one district magistrate, asking the state government to implement the order by Tuesday. Seven of the officials were removed from poll duty.

Reacting angrily to the development, Banerjee Monday refused to carry out the instruction and

Give fitting reply to Delhi ‘conspiracy’: Mamata MangolKoT, april 9 (agEnciES): A day after she climbed down from her belligerence against the Election Commission agreeing to transfer seven top officials as directed, Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged voters to give a “fitting reply” to the “conspiracy by Delhi” by electing TMC candidates in all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal.

“Remember, by transferring the officers the government cannot be transferred. I was there in West Bengal, I am there and I will remain there,” she said, addressing a poll rally here in Burdwan district. The West Bengal Chief Minister said people would not take the “insult” lying down and would take the revenge democratically.

“When the ballot boxes will be opened you will find. Earlier we thought that we will win 35 to 36 seats. Now people will get us elected in all 42 seats,” she said.

Banerjee came down heavily on the CPI(M), Congress and BJP said she was even prepared to go to jail. She also alleged that the Election Commission has hatched a conspiracy to facilitate rigging of the polls by the Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and the Communist Party of India-Marxist.

She relented a day later, but said the officers will

which, she said, joined hands against her party and spread canards about her party and the government.

The opposition parties, she alleged, also lodged complaints (to the EC) “one after another” and “maligned” her ever since the government brought peace in Jangalmahal, erstwhile Maoist stronghold. The opposition parties were also up in arms against her government for bringing back peace in the Darjeeling hills which witnessed violence over the statehood demand.

She reminded people that the CPI(M) had once lodged complaints (to the EC) against the TMC and had indulged in rigging in elections and perpetrated torture on people. “It was this CPI(M) which had once asked Amitava Lala (a retired high court judge) to leave Bengal,” she also said.

She alleged that ever since TMC quit the UPA government over the decision to allow FDI in retail and cap on LPG cylinders

be reinstated in their old postings after the polls.

She also terming the order “political vendetta”. “We are not accepting it as the EC’s order... rather accepting it as a constitutional obligation. For the time being we are accepting the removal of the officers but once the polls are over,

besides hiking the prices of diesel, the “central government is using some agencies against me day and night”. “They are saying that unless Mamata Banerjee is finished (politically), Delhi cannot be captured,” she said.

Predicting a disastrous defeat

they will return to their original places,” Banerjee told media persons at Durgapur in Burdwan district Tuesday.

She has also accused Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi of involvement in a scam.

“There is a case against this man in Rajasthan involv-

of the Congress in the Lok Sabha election, the TMC supremo said, “Bengal will show the path to Delhi in the coming days. No conspiracy will be able to checkmate the rise of her party as a political force and its role in government formation in Delhi.”

ing a land scam. Even a non-bailable warrant was issued against him but he got it stayed by Supreme Court.

“Why is this person in charge of election process in Bengal? Why a tainted person like him is allowed to function. We demand his immediate removal,”

said Banerjee who had attacked Zutshi on Monday too. The poll panel had remained adamant on its decision on the transfers and mandated the Banerjee government to comply its order by Wednesday.

The government abided by the EC order during the day.

845 candidates in fray for Tamil Nadu’s 39 seats

cHEnnai, april 9 (ianS): A total of 845 candidates are in the fray for the 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu, said the Election Commission Wednesday. In a statement issued here after the time for withdrawing nominations ended, the poll panel said the candidates comprise 789 men, 55 women and one transgender.

According to the Commission, out of 906 valid nominations received, 61 candidates withdrew, leaving behind 845 to fight it out. Chennai North constituency has the highest number of contestants - 45 - while Napattinam seat has the lowest number of candidates - nine. All the remaining 37 seats in the state have contestants in double digits.

Interestingly the Nilgiri constituency saw the rejection of Bharatiya Janata Party candidate S.Gurumurthy’s nomination as he had not filed his papers on time. The BJP and its alliance parties were upbeat about the chances of defeating DMK’s sitting member A.Raja, a prime accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case. Elections will be held April 24.

40% of AAP candidates in MP have criminal records

BHopal, april 9 (pTi): Strange as it may seem, 30% of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls in Madhya Pradesh are billionaires, while 40% have criminal records against them. This was revealed in an analysis of candidates for the second phase by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) and MP Election Watch (MPEW).

The 10 constituencies which are set to go to polls in Madhya Pradesh during the second phase of polls on April 17 are Morena, Bhind, Gwalior, Guna, Sagar, Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Bhopal and Rajgarh. Four out of 10 of Congress and BSP nominees have criminal records against them, while only 3 out of 10 BJP candidates have criminal cases filed against them.

All the 10 Congress candidates are billionaires, while 8 out of 10 BJP nominees, 4 out of 10 BSP nominees and 3 out of 6 Samajwadi Party nominees are billionaires.

No one can revoke Article 370: Mufti Mohammad Sayeed

Srinagar, april 9 (pTi): Peoples Democratic Party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Wednesday said no government at the Centre can revoke Article 370 and the special position of Jammu and Kashmir within the country is non-negotiable.

“Whichever government comes (at the Centre), the special position of Jammu and Kashmir is non-negotiable.

Something has to be given and not taken. No one can take away this (Article 370) from us,” he told reporters in Jammu. In its election manifesto, the BJP said it is committed to abrogation of Article 370, saying if it comes to power, it will hold talks with all stakeholders.

Asked if his party will enter Indian commuters wait by an Election Commission banner urging people to vote, at a bus stop in New Delhi, on Wednesday, April 9. India started the world’s largest election Monday where the country’s into an alliance with the BJP af814 million electorate will vote in stages over the next five weeks. (AP Photo) ter the polls, Sayeed said he does

SC dismisses plea for recall of journalists wage board verdict

nEw DElHi, april 9 (ianS): The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed the plea by Ananda Bazar Patrika and other newspaper establishments seeking the recall of its verdict upholding the validity of the Majithia wage board for the working journalists and newspaper employees.

“We have carefully gone through the review petitions and the connected papers. We find no merit in the review petitions and the same are accordingly dismissed,” said a bench of Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Shiva Kirti Singh after considering the review petition in their chamber.

The court earlier in the morning declined the plea for holding the hearing of the review plea in the open court.

The petitioners, newspaper organisation, had sought the review of

the Feb 7, verdict of the court which said” “We hold that the recommendations of the Wage Boards are valid in law, based on genuine and acceptable considerations and there is no valid ground for interference under article 32” of the constitution.

While addressing the challenge to the constitutional validity of the Working Journalist Act, the court had said: “We are of the opinion that the challenge as to the vires of the act on the premise of it being ultra vires the constitution and violative of fundamental rights is wholly unfounded, baseless and completely untenable.”

Having upheld the act’s constitutional validity, the apex court had directed that the wages as revised/determined shall be payable from Nov 11, 2011 when the government notified the recommendations of the Majithia Wage Boards.

“All the arrears up to March 2014 shall be paid to all eligible persons in four equal instalments within a period of one year from today and continue to pay the revised wages from April 2014 onwards,” the court said in its order.

Upholding the legitimacy of the proceedings of the wage board, the court Feb 7 said: “ After having exhaustively gone through the record of proceedings and various written communications, we are fully satisfied that the Wage Boards proceedings had been conducted and carried out in a legitimate approach and no decision of the Wage Board is perceived to having been taken unilaterally or arbitrarily.”

The court had also held as “not correct” the newspaper establishments contention that wage board copied the Sixth Pay Commission blindly.

not need to testify for it. “I do not need to testify for it. But will say that the peace process started by the then NDA government, led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, had shown the way which is still being followed,” he said. The former Chief Minister said there is need to win the hearts and minds of people of the state.

“Gun is no option. We have to win the hearts and minds of the people. We have to have a roadmap to give a place of respect and identity to Jammu and Kashmir,” he said. The PDP patriach also criticised the National Conference -Congress alliance, saying the situation in Jammu and Kashmir has worsened under its rule.

“Unfortunately, whenever the NC-Congress alliance happened, the situation in the state worsened. In 1987, after the NC-

Congress alliance, militancy erupted. Now again, after this coalition came into existence there has been no year that has been good for the state.

“AfzalGuru(Parliamentattack convict) was hanged last year. Was there no one else for the UPA to hang? The hanging has increased the alienation of the people,” Sayeed said. Asked if his party will enter into an alliance with the BJP after the polls, Sayeed said he does not need to testify for it.

“I do not need to testify for it.

But will say that the peace process started by the then NDA government, led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, had shown the way which is still being followed,” he said. The former Chief Minister said there is need to win the hearts and minds of people of the state.

“Gun is no option. We have

to win the hearts and minds of the people. We have to have a roadmap to give a place of respect and identity to Jammu and Kashmir,” he said. The PDP patriach also criticised the National Conference -Congress alliance, saying the situation in Jammu and Kashmir has worsened under its rule.

“Unfortunately, whenever the NC-Congress alliance happened, the situation in the state worsened. In 1987, after the NCCongress alliance, militancy erupted. Now again, after this coalition came into existence there has been no year that has been good for the state. “Afzal Guru (Parliament attack convict) was hanged last year. Was there no one else for the UPA to hang? The hanging has increased the alienation of the people,” Sayeed said.

India’s Mars Orbiter Two CoBRA commandos killed in Naxal ambush crosses half-way mark raipur, april 9 (pTi): Launching a

cHEnnai, april 9 (ianS): India’s Mars Orbiter has travelled over 340 million km and crossed the half-way mark Wednesday morning on its long journey towards the Red planet, the Indian space agency said. In a statement, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said the Mars Orbiter had crossed the half-way mark along the designated heliocentric trajectory.

According to an ISRO official, the Mars Orbiter has to travel 680 million km. Launched on Nov 5, 2013, a Trans Mars Injection steering was carried out to set the spacecraft towards the planet, followed by a Trajectory Correction Manoeuvre (TCM) Dec 11, 2013 after it had crossed the Earth’s sphere of influence.

As the Mars Orbiter is on its track, the TCM planned for April was not been done and if needed, the trajectory would be corrected in June. According to ISRO, the five scientific instruments on board the Mars Orbiter are in fine condition and tests are done periodically.

The radio (straight line) distance between the Earth and the Orbiter is now 39 million km and a signal from here to the spacecraft and back takes around 4 minutes and 15 seconds, ISRO said. Soon, the High Gain Antenna of the spacecraft will be put in service for handling communications with the ground stations. Meanwhile, ISRO Wednesday morning raised the orbit of its second navigation satellite - IRNSS-1B - by firing the on-board motors for 2.24 minutes.

frontal attack ahead of polls in Chhattisgarh, Naxals on Wednesday killed two commandos of CRPF’s CoBRA battalion and injured five other troopers in ambush attacks in two districts of the state.

In the first incident that occurred in Sukma district of the state, Naxals opened heavy fire on a patrol of the specialised anti-Naxal operations force CoBRA that was coming back after escorting a polling party which has reached the Maoist stronghold as part of the polls scheduled on Thursday.

Officials said a strong squad of about 100 Naxals surrounded the party from three sides, leading to the killing of two commandos while three others were injured. “The troops were hit on the back. They were killed as they received bullet injuries while on their way back,” a senior official told PTI. The incident comes at a time when the forces are at their maximum alert.

Narendra Modi touts record on economy in bid to lead India

aHMEDaBaD, april 9 (ap): To some, the man in pole position to be India’s next prime minister is a visionary reformer, while to others he’s an autocrat in bed with big business cronies. Perhaps nowhere are opinions of Narendra Modi more polarized than in Gujarat, the western state he’s led for more than decade and that is now touted as a model of prosperity for all of India to emulate.

As India, Asia’s third-largest economy, holds elections that will gauge the mood of millions of new voters, Modi’s Hindu nationalist party is proclaiming the economic success of Gujarat. Bharatiya Janata Party faithful say the state’s record shows how to re-energize India’s sputtering growth, get much needed infrastructure back on track and streamline the tangled bureaucracy that scares away investment.

The state’s economic growth averaged 10.3 percent in the decade after Modi took

power compared with about 8 percent for India overall. Critics, however, question whether the extra wealth has translated into better lives for the state’s 60 million people.

Promoting Gujarat as his personal success story also allows Modi to shift attention from the deaths of more than 1,000 people in anti-Muslim riots under his watch in 2002. Detractors say he didn’t do enough to stop the three months of bloodletting by Hindus, the majority faith in India.

Gujarat’s wide, smooth highways are one example held up of how the state has gotten things done, while elsewhere in India, new roads are delayed by bureaucratic potholes.

Yet, along one of those freshly asphalted expressways lies the village of Bavaliari, whose inhabitants are less impressed with Modi’s record. The farmers were notified in late 2011 that much of the land they have farmed for generations would

be seized for a special economic zone under a 2009 land law designed to promote Gujarat’s industrial development.

“The authorities told us that we would get development, but I am illiterate. How can I work in a factory?” said Balbhudrasinh Chudasma, whose 27 acres provides a relatively comfortable annual income of 500,000 rupees ($8,300) for the extended family of four brothers. He said replacement land the family was offered is contaminated by seawater.

The Bavaliari farmers have little recourse. The land law decrees that the board’s decisions cannot be challenged in any court. For investors, Gujarat’s land policy is a godsend. Land acquisition is one of their biggest obstacles, often delaying projects by years.

Gujarat’s business friendly approach, sometimes with collateral damage, shows the sharp policy turn that India might make if polls are correct

in predicting a BJP victory in the elections that began this week and last until May 12 because of the vast number of voters.

Under the Congress partyled government, India resisted a foreign investment free-forall, preferring to protect small farmers and local businesses.

For more than a decade the formula seemed to work, but now growth has slowed to less than 5 percent and Modi’s pro-business rhetoric is sounding good to many.

A charismatic speaker who began life as a humble tea-seller’s son and worked his way up through the BJP’s ranks, Modi has positioned himself as the election’s front-runner. He has capitalized on dwindling job opportunities for the swelling population of young and chronically high inflation that has many Indians aching for change.

The ruling Congress party looks set to lose dozens of seats in parliament. An upstart anti-

corruption party, AAP, could siphon votes from the established parties, making a coalition harder to form.

India’s business leaders have already made their choice clear. A newspaper’s survey of CEOs found 77 percent in favor of Modi as prime minister.

Among the arguments for Gujarat as an economic model: The state added 3,600 kilometers of new roads and electricity was expanded to 90 percent of households by 2011 from 80 percent. That’s far above the Indian average of two-thirds of homes with electricity, according to the 2011 census. There was $100 billion in new investment pledges, both foreign and domestic, in 2012 for factories and industries such as solar power, accounting for 22 percent of India’s total investment that year.

Businesses say Modi has taken pains to overcome bureaucratic hurdles.

“In three days, you’ll get

power, water, land clearance.

It’s like a one-stop center,” said Zafar Sareshwala, a Muslim businessman who runs a BMW dealership in Ahmedabad, Gujarat’s largest city. Sareshwala said he was a staunch opponent of Modi after the 2002 riots but was won over after meeting him and seeing the results of his infrastructure campaign.

Critics of the Modi economic model, though, say it has an uncanny tendency to enrich some of India’s most powerful tycoons.

India’s largest port, run by the Adani Group, was established in one of Gujarat’s special economic zones that offered the company governmentcontrolled land for pennies per square meter. When Tata Motors decided to locate a factory producing its super-compact Nano car in Gujarat, the state provided the land and a $1.9 billion at 0.1 percent interest.

“This development model is nothing more than land-grab-

bing by industrialists,” said Sagar Rabari, a land-rights activist.

Hemantkumar Shah, an economist at HK College of Arts in Gujarat, aims to deflate what he calls the Modi myth. He said Gujarat grew faster than other states in the two decades before Modi became chief minister.

Critics also say that Gujarat’s above-average growth has not translated into significantly better social indicators.

It ranked 11th of 23 states in India’s 2011 human development index. The report singled out Gujarat for having a 44 percent child malnutrition rate, similar to states with much lower average income.

Even some supporters doubt whether one state’s methods can be spread nationwide by whatever fractious coalition emerges from the election.

And many of the bureaucratic thickets facing business are not decided by the central government. They are the domain, as Modi knows, of states.

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10 April 2014

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THE INDIAN NAVY

INVITES APPLICATIONS FROM UNMARRIED MALE CANDIDATES FOR ENROLMENT AS SAILORS FOR MR (MUSICIAN) -2/2014 BATCH

ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS

14. Discharge as Unsuitable: Sailors are liable to be discharged as UNSUITABLE due to unsatisfactory performance at any time during the training.

Applications invited from unmarried Male Indian Citizen.

1. Educational Qualifications. Candidates should have passed the 10th standard 15. Initial Engagement: The initial engagement is subjected to successful completion (Matriculation examination).

HOW TO APPLY

2. Age: Candidates should have been born between:

01 Oct 1993 to 30 Sep 1997 (Both dates inclusive). Age Relaxable in case of 16. Application Form: The application is to be submitted on A4 size paper only as per the given format. Only one application form is to be forwarded. Candidates who send Candidate with higher Musical Ability. more than one application for the same entry or apply for more than one 3. Musical Ability. Selection on Merit basis only. Should have proficiency in western examination centre will be disqualified. Application sent through agents will not be notation, aural aptitude and basic knowledge in theory of Music. Should also have accepted. Forms can also be downloaded from Internet: www.nausena-bharti.nic.in actual practical skill on any western classical or wind/percussion Instrument.

4. Type of Instruments on which Proficiency Required. String, Key-board, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion Instruments both of Western and Indian Origin.

5. Pay & Allowances •

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During the initial training period, stipend of Rs.5700/pm will be admissible but on successful completion of initial training an amount equal to the minimum of scale as mentioned below, less stipend already paid, shall be admissible with retrospective effect.

On completion of initial training, they will be placed in the Pay Band Rs.520020200. In addition they will be paid Grade Pay @Rs.2000/- plus MSP @ Rs. 2000/- plus DA.

6. Promotion: Promotion prospects exist up to the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer-I (equivalent to Subedar Major) with pay scale of Rs 9300-34800 plus Grade Pay @Rs.4800/- Plus MSP @Rs. 2000/- plus DA. Opportunities for promotion to commissioned officer also exist for those who perform well and qualify the prescribed examinations/selection process and meet the eligibility criteria.

Documents:

(a) Envelope: The type of entry, choice of centre and percentage of marks in 10th is to be clearly written on top of the envelope containing the application. Envelopes should be of brown colour.

(b) All original certificates and mark sheets are to be produced at the time of screening.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION *

Navy reserves the right to shortlist applications and to fix cut off percentage without assigning any reason. No communication shall be entertained on this account.

*

Application is to be addressed to: -

The Commanding Officer, (for Director of Music) INS Kunjali, Colaba, Mumbai - 400 005

Example: MR Musician- MUMBAI – 68.7 %.

(c) Photographs: Candidates are required to submit one additional recent coloured

Last date of receipt of application - 10 May 2014.

For candidates of North East, J&K, Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshdweep & Minicoy Islands - 17 May 2014.

passport size photograph along with the application with their name and signature on the reverse of the photograph. THE BACKGROUND OF THE PHOTOGRAPH SHOULD BE BLUE. Application received without photographs or not in the specified format will be rejected.Computer generated/ digital photographs will not be accepted.

Note. Attesting Officer’s name with office address / seal should be clear and legible.

FORMAT OF APPLICATION (UNMARRIED MALE CANDIDATES ONLY) APPLICATION FORM FOR MATRIC RECRUITS MUSICIAN SAILORS 02/2014 BATCH

Paste your recent coloured photograph (Do not staple)

FOR INDIAN NAVY OFFICE USE ONLY CODE NO.

VALIDITY STATUS

The application format is given at the end of this advertisement. The selection procedure is as follows: (a) Application will be received only through ORDINARY POST. Application received through speed post/ registered post or couriers will be rejected.

Note. Candidates are to choose only one centre for recruitment in accordance with the address given in the application, e.g. a candidate who is an resident of Maharashtra can only choose Mumbai as centre. Navy will not be responsible for any postal delay/ loss of any documents during transit. For further details contact on 011 43712405

(b) List of Documents: The documents mentioned in the application form are to be punched and tied firmly with a strong thread to the application.

7. Perquisites: • During the entire period of training and thereafter, sailors are given books, reading material, uniform, food and accommodation etc. free of cost.

• Sailors are entitled to medical treatment and Leave Travel Concession for self and dependents, Group Housing Benefits and other privileges. Insurance cover.

Sailors also have the privilege to avail Annual and Casual Leave as per current regulations. Children education and house rent allowances are also admissible.

Post retirement benefits include pension, gratuity and Leave encashment.

SELECTION PROCEDURE 8

The following documents are to be forwarded:-

(d) Examination centres: Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Kochi, Visakhapatnam.

Valid

Application No.________

Invalid

1. NAME IN BLOCK CAPITALS AS IN MATRICULATION CERTIFICATE:-

(c) Preliminary selection, PFT and Medical Examination, may take 3-4 days. (d) All select list candidates will have to undergo a Final Enrolment Medical

Examination at INHS Ashvini. Candidates found “unfit” during this medical examination will not be enrolled for training. No “appeal” is permitted for review after the final enrolment Medical at INHS Asvini.

2. FATHER’S NAME AS IN MATRICULATION CERTIFICATE:3. PERMANENT ADDRESS WITH PIN CODE AND TELE NO, E-MAIL ID IF ANY:-

(e) The candidates who qualify in all respects will be short listed for Final screening depending upon the vacancies. Candidates selected in the Final Screening will be send to INS Chilka for training. (f) The candidate’s selection pertaining to a particular batch is valid for that batch only.

Qualified candidates whose names do not appear in the final select list cannot claim admission for the next batch. These candidates will have to undergo the selection procedure afresh provided that they meet the eligibility criteria for the fresh batch. (g) No enquiry will be entertained regarding recruitment / enrolment after a period of six months. (h) All candidates selected in preliminary screening will be forwarded Police Verification form and the candidates will be required to submit the same to INS Chilka after getting their antecedents verified on this form from the concerned district police authorities. Candidates without the verified police verification reports will not be eligible for enrolment.

The format for the police verification form can also be downloaded from the internet site www.nausena-bharti.nic.in immediately after the declaration of select list, to ensure timely verification.

DISTRICT STATE TELE

PIN

E-MAIL

4. PRESENT ADDRESS WITH PIN CODE AND TELE NO, IF ANY :DISTRICT STATE TELE

5.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Educational Particulars:Year of Passing

Selection of recruits is based on the order of merit on their performance in Musical Screening Test, Physical Fitness Test (PFT) and fitness in the Medical Examinations.

PIN

Authority conducting Exam

State from which Exam Passed

Serial No. of Certificate

Marks obtained/ total marks

Percentage

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9. Screening Test •

Eligible short listed candidates will be sent call-up letters, giving date, time and place for preliminary screening to select suitable candidates based on their musical aptitude, potential and aural ability. The screening is likely to be held from 01 July to 04 July 2014.

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Those who qualify the preliminary screening will be required to undergo a medical examination. Medically fit candidates will proceed to INS Kunjali, Colaba, Mumbai for final screening and selection on All India Basis scheduled from 09 to 12 September 2014.

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Candidates selected during final screening at INS Kunjali will undergo Final Enrolment Medicals at INHS Asvini.

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After final selection, selected candidates will be enrolled and sent to INS Chilka (Orissa) for initial training.

10. Physical Fitness Test (PFT) • •

6. Nationality

14. Visible Identification Marks (at least two):-

(a) (b) 1.

2.

11. Medical Standards •

Medical examination will be conducted by authorised military doctors as per medical standard prescribed in current regulations applicable to sailors on entry.

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Minimum height 157 cms. Weight and Chest should be proportionate. Minimum Chest expansion of 5 cms.

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The candidates must be in good physical and medical health free from any defect likely to intefere with the efficient performance of duties both ashore and afloat under peace as well as war conditions in any part of the world as per Navy Order (Spl) 01/2008.

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Permanent body tattoos are only permitted on inner face of forearms i.e from inside of elbow to the wrist and back (dorsal) part of hand/reverse side of palm. Permanent body tattoos on any other part of the body is not acceptable and candidate will be banned from recruitment.

Candidates are advised to get their ears cleaned for wax and tartar removed from teeth prior to examination.

12. Visual Standards

Without Glasses Better Eye Worse Eye 6/60

6/60

With Glasses Better Eye Worse Eye 6/9

6/24

Applicants declared Permanent medically unfit by any Armed forces Hospital in previous recruitment for the same entry in Navy need not apply.

TRAINING AND INITIAL ENGAGEMENT 13. Training: The training for the course will commence in October 2014, with 15 weeks Basic Training at INS Chilka in Orissa. Thereafter the sailors are sent to Mumbai for 26 weeks specialised training.

7. Date of Birth (DD/MM/YY)

8. MARITAL STATUS: Married Unmarried 9. Have you been discharged from armed forces before? Yes No 10. Have you ever been enrolled in armed forces before? Yes No 11. Professional Qualifications ___________________________ 12. Music Instruments played with period of trainig/performance. _______________________________________________ period of experience __________________________ List of music certificates attached:- (a) _______________________ (b) _______________________________ 13. Do you sing? Yes No

Qualifying in Physical Fitness Test is mandatory for selection.

PFT will consist of 1.6 Km run to be completed in 7 minutes, 20 squat ups (Uthak Baithak) and 10 Push-ups. Candidates undergoing PFT will do so at their own risk.

: ____________________________________

3.

4.

DECLARATION I hereby declare that all the statements made in the application are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and the application has been filled up by me I have never been debarred from appearing in any examination nor, have I ever been withdrawn from Defence Training Establishments on disciplinary grounds, nor have I ever been arrested, prosecuted or convicted by criminal court or involved in any other case registered by the police. I have not submitted more than one application for this batch.

I undertake not to make any claim for compensation if at any stage of selection, ineligibility for my candidature is detected and my candidature is cancelled as a result thereof.

Any willful misrepresentation of facts and concealment of information will result in the cancellation of the candidature and may debar me permanently or for a specified period from applying for future examinations

Place :......... .................. ..

Date : ........................ ......

List of Documents: ● ✒

Parent Signature Signature of Applicant The following documents are to be attached by punching and tying firmly with a strong thread to the application in the

sequence below:Attested copy of (a) Matriculation certificate ( for verification of Date of Birth) (b) 10th mark sheet (c) NCC/Sports certificate (d) Domicile Certificate.

Two self-addressed envelops of size 22 x 10 cms with Rs 10/- stamp affixed on one envelope.

Note: - All the above certificates are to be attested by Gazetted Officer (The name of attesting officer with seal should be legible).

IDENTIFICATION FORM Application No Name (in block capital)

Date of Birth (DD/MM/YY)

Paste your recent coloured photograph (Do not staple)

Fathers Name Visible identification marks (at least two)

SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT

1.

2.

BEWARE OF AGENTS/CHEATS Person claiming rapport with the officials of the Naval Recruitment Organisation may promise to get a candidate recruited and on the pretext may collect money. WE WOULD LIKE TO ASSERT THAT SUCH A THING IS NOT POSSIBLE. Applications submitted by hand of any person are rejected at IHQ, MOD (Navy). Only those applications, which are received at the post boxes, as specified, are accepted for validation. All short-listed applicants are, thereafter, issued Call Up Letter cum Admit Card

by IHQ, MOD (Navy). The evaluation of answer sheet, declaration of result, Physical Fitness Test and Medicals are conducted by various independent teams nominated by IHQ, MOD(Navy). Before succumbing to the promises of any agent think twice! If you think that you can get the things done unlawfully, you are bound to lose! You are advised to conduct yourself as law abiding citizen of the country and refrain from using unfair means.

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SPORTS

Thursday 10 April 2014

GHSS Bhandari Annual Sports Meet DIMAPUR, APRIL 9 (MExN): The Annual Sports Meet of GHSS, Bhandari was conducted from 19 to 21 March at the Bhandari public ground. A press note informed that the inauguration programme of the sports meet was graced by Masudong N.P.S, Deputy Commandant , 7th NAP Battalion , Bhandari as the Chief Guest. Masudong took the salute of the contingents after unfurling the school flag and declared the sports meet open.

The Chief Guest in his exhortation encouraged the students to take part in maximum events without bothering about winning or losing the game. He expressed happiness to see the participation of various houses of the school and informed that witnessing the sports meet rekindled his school days and shared memories of his studenthood with the participants.

Even though he was not a champion in games and sports he always loved to take part in many sports events and that helped him to be active and energetic, he revealed. He informed that regular playing of Badminton keeps him fit and stress free in his present assignment and encouraged the students to opt games and sports as a regular hobby.

The Principal of the school Nellayappan B in his short speech advised the students to adopt the characteristics of Team Sprit, Co-operation and Promptness in daily life. The programme was chaired by Ishmail, G/T, Invoking of God’s blessing was done by Renbomo Yanthan, G/T and welcome speech was delivered by Rukuzo Hoshi, P.G.T. The arrangements for the sports meet were done by Nyanthung, School Sports Secretary and B Chennithung, P.E.T.

Australia sport pledge to fight gay discrimination SYDNEY, APRIL 9 (AP): Chief executives of Australia's major sports leagues have signed a commitment to eliminate discrimination against gay people among their teams, players and spectators. The heads of the Australian Football League, Australian Rugby Union, National Rugby League, Cricket Australia and Football Federation Australia signed the pledge Wednesday.

The agreement was announced by organizers of the Bingham Cup, a gay rugby tournament scheduled for Sydney in late August. Australian Rugby Union chief Bill Pulver said players, supporters, coaches and administrators "should feel safe, welcome and included, regardless of race, gender or sexuality."

The signing in Sydney featured the screening of a 30-second TV and stadium ad featuring Australian cricketer Mitchell Johnson, footballers Alessandro Del Piero and Harry Kewell and Australian Olympic basketball player Lauren Jackson.

"Many gay, lesbian and bisexual people still stay in the closet, or drop out of sport altogether, because of homophobic attitudes and discrimination in sport," said Andrew Purchas, president of the Bingham Cup. "We have very few gay professional sportspeople who have felt safe to be open about their sexuality while competing and ultimately be role models to others."

Former Australia rugby captain John Eales said sport should be more welcoming for gay people. "We have reached a turning point in our efforts to change sporting culture so that sexuality is no longer an issue," said Eales, who is a Bingham Cup ambassador.

India should adopt the Australian method: Walsh SYDNEY, APRIL 9 (AGENCIES): Terry Walsh has a mission. He wants to see India back among the top six nations of the world. A top-eight finish at the World Cup would be a realistic way of assessing India’s hockey status but Walsh’s optimism of a better finish is infectious. The team has begun to believe the future promises a lot.

In Walsh’s opinion, India would do well to “imbibe” some of the Australian way.

“Australia has taken some of the best things from the Indian game and utilised it most effectively in the modern era. It is quick and furious and forever playing with pressure.

“I want India to take advantage of the interchange rule if you have to make use of the physiology. You look at the second league (‘A’ division) of the Indian national hockey championship where you see probably four or five interchanges in the game.

“There are 70 if you are watching Australia or Germany playing. Seventy in a match!” he exclaimed emphasising the astonishing difference.

Power game The game, Walsh insists, is much faster with stress on power.

“The game has picked up, the power and speed is more intense from what it was in my era.

“We had to play cleverly, run hard cleverly. There was lot more cunning and cleverness in that era. That’s what I would like to see. “You also have to decide now if you want to play for the purity of the game or play it for the media. It is certainly not cat-and-mouse but bang-crash. “My favourite memory of hockey is India playing Pakistan, five vs. five. It doesn’t exist in today’s hockey.”

Rule changes The recent rule changes have not impressed Walsh, who dominated the field as an incisive forward in the company of Ric Charlesworth.

“I was never in favour of changing the off-side rule.

I don’t think that’s a good thing. But most people think otherwise. I think it has taken away the artistry.

“But now if you don’t change you get left behind.

Hockey is desperately trying to find how it can keep pace. “It is becoming too costly to run even in Australia.

It is an incredibly fast sport with major skills. Hockey has to make its presence felt in the commercial world.

Otherwise it will die.”

Coaching system The Australian great would like the coaching system in India become professional. “The game has evolved to another level. The coaching structure in India is built around “this is how it is done, watch, now go and do it. It is wonderful if you got the best role model.

“Coaching is not just about technical issues. It is also about concepts of play. If the player is making mistakes, it is not his fault; it is the coach’s fault. “The player is trying his best. You have to analyse what best you can do in the traditional way.”

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Real Madrid reaches CL semifinals

DORTMUND, APRIL 9 (AP): Real Madrid failed to score without the injured Cristiano Ronaldo and only just hung on to advance to its fourth straight Champions League semifinal after losing 2-0 at Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday.

With its star striker on the bench because of a leftknee injury, Madrid could afford to miss an early penalty and still go through 3-2 on aggregate.

"We are pleased to have reached the semis, that was our goal. But we are not pleased with the way we did it," Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said.

Marco Reus scored in the 24th and 37th minutes, both times after Madrid mistakes, while Dortmund wasted several excellent opportunities in the second half, including a shot against the post.

Nine-time champion Madrid has lost in the semifinals for the past three years — and was eliminated last season by Dortmund. Robert Lewandowski, who scored four goals in a 4-1 home win for Dortmund last season, returned after suspension but failed to score.

Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp said he was "proud of the image" his team projected — but lamented its failure to score in Madrid.

"That is where we lost this tie, we played badly there," Klopp said.

Dortmund's Milos Jojic, right, and Real's Pepe challenge for the ball during the Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid in the Signal Iduna stadium in Dortmund, Germany, Wednesday, April 9. (AP Photo)

In Tuesday's other match, 2012 champion Chelsea beat Paris SaintGermain 2-0 in west London to reach the last four on the away goals rule after a 3-3 draw on aggregate.

Madrid had some late chances but failed to find

the net for the first time after a record run of 34 Champions League matches with at least one goal scored.

Dortmund dominated in the first half despite conceding a generously awarded penalty. A cross from Fabio Coentrao in the 17th

minute hit Lukasz Piszczek in the arm. Angel Di Maria took the spot kick but Roman Weidenfeller dived to his left and saved the shot.

"That was no penalty," Klopp said. Reus opened the scoring after a botched attempt by Pepe to head a

long ball back to Iker Casillas. The Madrid keeper mistimed his approach and Reus chipped the ball past him before slotting home.

Reus doubled the lead after another mistake by Madrid as it tried to move the ball forward. Reus

passed to Robert Lewandowski, whose shot hit the post, but Reus was there to drive the rebound into the roof of the net.

"After we missed the penalty, they got the upper hand. We lost possession too often and we basically gifted them the goals," Ancelotti said. "It could have ended differently, but we were more clever in the second half."

For Madrid, Karim Benzema narrowly failed to connect with a low ball from Gareth Bale at the far post in the 59th minute.

Moments later, Benzema had claims for a penalty denied after contact with Hummels.

Dortmund could easily have leveled the tie in the 65th, when Reus put through Mkhitaryan, who rounded Casillas but shot against the post from an acute angle.

Casillas then saved two more attempts from the Armenian.

"We suffered, that's what happens in these types of games, but we're into the semifinals," said Casillas, who only plays in the Champions League and the Spanish cup.

Weidenfeller made a good late save from Benzema, after the France striker had turned two Dortmund defenders in the 80th.

Ancelotti said Ronaldo did not have a "major problem" and was kept on the bench as a precaution.

Jamaican sprinter Simpson gets ban Paes hails India's Davis

KINGSTON, APRIL 9 (AP): Jamaican Olympic sprinter Sherone Simpson was banned until Dec. 20 after testing positive for a banned stimulant, a disciplinary panel announced Tuesday. The three-member panel of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission said it would soon release its reasons for issuing an 18-month ban, which begins from the June 21, 2013 sample collection date.

The Olympic 4x100-meter relay gold and silver medalist, along with former 100-meter world record holder Asafa Powell, tested positive for oxilofrone at Jamaica's national championships in June.

Simpson's agent, Paul Doyle, described the ruling as "incredibly unjust" and said they would immediately appeal to the Court of Arbitration of Sport. He said two different labs were commissioned to test the suspected supplement, called "Epiphany D1," and both determined that oxilofrone was present and not declared on the label.

He added that athletes are typically given a punishment ranging from a

FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2008 file photo, Sherone Simpson of Jamaica at the end of a women's 200-meter heat in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. The Jamaican Olympic sprinter was banned from her sport Tuesday, April 8, 2014, until Dec. 20 after testing positive for a banned substance. (AP Photo)

public warning to three months of ineligibility in such cases.

"The fact that the panel has given 18 months suspension and have provided no explanation as to why is unacceptable in our opinion," Doyle said in an email to The Associated Press.

In a brief announcement earlier at a conference center in Kingston, commission chairman Lennox Gayle would only say the panel unanimously found that "Miss Simpson was negligent in all the cir-

cumstances." The 29-yearold sprinter did not attend Thursday's session. Her attorney, Kwame Gordon, said she was training in the U.S. and was not able to fly back in time.

Simpson previously said she was not a "cheat" and had never intentionally taken the banned stimulant. Like her former teammate Powell, she blamed a newly hired Canadian trainer for providing her with a supplement that led to the positive test at the June meet, when she says

she was still being bothered by a nagging hamstring injury.

Simpson has said that she researched the Epiphany D1 supplement for up to 14 hours online before taking it, and that nothing "raised a red flag or an alarm bell." The veteran sprinter acknowledged that she did not disclose the new supplement on doping control forms.

Simpson and Powell's former trainer Christopher Xuereb has told The Associated Press that he never gave either athlete any performance-enhancing drugs and only purchased major brand vitamins. In July, he told AP the two Jamaican sprinting stars were clearly looking for a scapegoat.

Meanwhile, the Jamaican disciplinary panel on Tuesday also issued a two-year ban for Jamaican Olympic discus thrower Allison Randall, who is suspended until June 2015.

Randall's ban also begins from her June 21, 2013 sample collection date. She represented Jamaica during the 2012 Olympics in London but failed to reach the final.

Cup win over Korea

MUMBAI, APRIL 9 (PTI): India's veteran tennis star Leander Paes gave kudos to the Somdev Devvarman-spearheaded squad for clinching the Davis Cup play-off berth with a 3-1 away game victory over South Korea last week, but cautioned that the next tie against Serbia would be a difficult one. "The next tie is going to be a tough one but kudos to all our boys for a job well done in Korea," Paes said on Tuesday at the Khar Gymkhana after tying up with the suburban club in opening a tennis academy in his name.

While praising the squad, the 40-year-old Atlanta Olympic Games bronze medal winner said that India need to become stronger in singles play to take on stronger opponents in the World Group.

"The boys did well, but at the same time we have a long way to go as far the singles players are concerned to play against the world group nations," said Paes, a seven-time Grand Slam winner in men's doubles and mixed doubles.

Paes felt that India had a few options in doubles play

in contrast to the singles and in this respect the victory over Korea was good.

"In the doubles we have quite a few options. As far as the singles go, we had a few options there, but the quality had to get a lot better. And in that the Korea tie was a good one," he said.

Recalling India's halcyon days as the top tennis- playing nation in Asia, Paes said the country had slipped down the pecking order a bit in the continent.

"There was a time when India was the number one nation by far in all of Asia.

In the last few years we dropped a little bit and we had countries like Japan, Korea that were doing better than us. Asked whether India had slipped or the others have improved, Paes replied it was a combination of both these factors.

"I think it is a mix of both.

Professional tennis is so competitive, especially the physical attributes are so advanced nowadays that for our boys - as the endurance of a match wears on they can get better. As the other countries have developed so much faster, we need to develop real quick," he said.

NBA: Wild takes another big scalp, beat Spurs

MINNEAPOLIS, APRIL 9 (AP): Minnesota added another big scalp to its recent record by comfortably beating NBA-leading San Antonio 110-91 on Monday. The Timberwolves have beaten the two conference leaders over their past three games, having also downed Miami.

The Heat suffered another reverse on Tuesday when they were beaten at home by their bogey team Brooklyn, while Northwest Division leader Oklahoma City pulled away early in the fourth quarter to win at Sacramento. Minnesota's Ricky Rubio scored 23 points and Gorgui Dieng had 12 points and 15 rebounds for the Timberwolves. Kawhi Leonard had 11 points and six rebounds for the Spurs, who have now lost two of three following a 19-game winning streak. They went just 4 for 17 from 3-point range in a listless performance.

Tony Parker missed the game with a back injury, but coach Gregg Popovich said before the game it was not serious, while Manu Ginobili left in the third quarter with a cut to his left calf.

San Antonio Spurs' Danny Green (4) knocks a shot by Minnesota Timberwolves' Gorgui Dieng (5) out of bounds during the third quarter in an NBA basketball game at the Target Center on in Minneapolis on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. (AP Photo)

Brooklyn's Mason Plumless blocked an attempted dunk by LeBron James in the final seconds, allowing the Nets to hang on for an 88-87 win at Miami. Joe Johnson scored 19

points for the Nets, who became the only team in the past two seasons to sweep the Heat. Three of Brooklyn's wins over Miami came by a single point, with the other in double overtime.

James had 29 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the Heat, who remained half a game ahead of Indiana, and one in the loss column, in the race for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Con-

ference.

Oklahoma City's Caron Butler made all six of his 3-point attempts at finished with 23 points to guide the Thunder to a 107-92 win at Sacramento.

Oklahoma City started the fourth quarter on a 16-0 run to pull away for the victory, and allowing the visitors to rest Kevin Durant.

He scored 23 points, but his rest on the bench arrested his streak of scoring at least 25 points in 41 consecutive games. Russell Westbrook also sat out the game in preparation for Wednesday's clash with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Oklahoma City is 1-1/2 games ahead of the Clippers for the Western Conference's No. 2 playoff seed.

DeMarcus Cousins collected 24 points and 14 rebounds for the Kings, who have lost three straight.

Houston kept up its playoff push with a 145-130 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, who gave up their highest score in a miserable season. The Rockets scored 49 points in the third quarter alone.

Dallas won its fifthstraight game, beating Utah 95-83, with Dirk Nowitzki scoring 21 points on 9-of11 shooting. Detroit ended a run of 10-straight losses at Atlanta, beating the Hawks 102-95, with Rodney Stuckey scoring 29 points.

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Comic book character to be killed off

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Jennifer Aniston to turn

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ennifer Aniston to turn F.R.I.E.N.D.S to a Broadway musical F.R.I.E.N.D.S ran from 1994 till 2004. Actress Jennifer Aniston is reportedly thinking of turning F.R.I.E.N.D.S into a billion dollar Broadway musical.

The 45-year-old is reportedly in "deep talks" to help turn the sitcom,

which ran from 1994 till 2004, into a "billion dollar" musical, starring Lea Michele, and wants her friend Sheryl Crow to oversee the project.

"Jen has completely fallen in love with the idea of a Broadway-ready F.R.I.E.N.D.S musical," contactmusic.com quoted a source as saying.

"It's even gotten to the point where she's had some deep talks with her friend Sheryl Crow about creating '90s style music for the project, which of course would feature an entirely new crop of actors playing young versions of the now 40-something F.R.I.E.N.D.S stars," the source added.

William and Kate meet 1sttime New Zealand parents

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ot even Archie Andrews is immortal in the world of comics. Archie Comics announced on Tuesday that the famous comic book character will heroically sacrifice himself while saving the life of a friend in a July installment of "Life with Archie," a comic book series that tells the story of grownup renditions of Archie and his Riverdale gang.

"We've been building up to this moment since we

launched 'Life with Archie' five years ago and knew that any book that was telling the story of Archie's life as an adult had to also show his final moment," Archie Comics publisher and coCEO Jon Goldwater said in a statement.

Archie's final moments will be detailed in "Life with Archie" No. 36, while issue No. 37 will jump forward a year and focus on his friends Jughead, Betty, Veronica and Reggie honor-

ing the legacy of their redheaded pal.

Archie first appeared in comics in 1941 and went on to become a colorful icon of wholesomeness.

In recent years, Archie Comics has tackled such issues as gay characters and the zombie apocalypse in Archie's fictional hometown of Riverdale. However, Archie himself won't need to rise from the grave. The frecklefaced character will still be alive and well in other series.

Manisha’s life could be a movie soon

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anisha Koirala, who survived a cancer scare in 2012 and was subsequently treated in New York, has reportedly received an offer from a high-profile film celebrity who is keen to make a film on her life. Quite obviously, the film will sum up her life as a Bollywood actor and also touch upon her tryst with the disease.

Our source says the project will be made with Manisha's consent and the actress will personally approve of the screenplay. Despite repeated attempts, she refused to share details as negotiations are in the nascent stage.

Britain's Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, holds Prince George during a visit to Plunket nurse and parents group at Government House in Wellington, New Zealand, Wednesday, April 9. (AP Photo)

ritain's Prince William, his wife, Kate, and their baby son, George, interacted with first-time New Zealand parents and their babies on Wednesday.

The informal meeting with 10 parents was held at Government House in Wellington. According to local media, all of the babies were born within a week or two of Prince George, who was born last July.

William and Kate started their three-week tour of New Zealand and Australia on Monday.

The royal couple plan to spend the next few weeks enjoying a wine tasting at a local vineyard, meeting with "The Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson, going on a jet boat ride and visiting the New Zealand city of Christchurch, which was devastated by an earthquake in 2011.

Journey's Pineda plans to launch own music

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merican rock band Journey's lead vocalist Arnel Pineda said he's been putting together an album of his own compositions in his own voice which he plans to release this year.

But he quashed rumors that he is gearing to leave Journey. The Filipino singer said he will stay as long as the band needs him.

Pineda also dismissed talk of the band's possible reunion with former lead singer Steve Perry.

The singer spoke in an interview Tuesday during the launch of his version of the song "Charity" in the animated children's music video Cha-Ching on Cartoon Network.

The song about donating money or time to those in need can be purchased in iTunes Store to benefit

Typhoon Haiyan victims in the Philippines.

The singer, 46, has been involved in charity projects in the Philippines. Having risen from poverty, he said it was his obligation to help those who struggle with difficulties he experienced.

Pineda was once a homeless teenager in Manila who at 15 started singing professionally with small bands.

He found success after Journey guitarist Neal Schon discovered him in 2007 on YouTube singing hits of Perry and sounding strikingly like him. "Even though I am still with (Journey) and we are touring, I am also working on my original materials and I am also recording them," Pineda said, adding he aims to launch the album this year.

This year, Journey is touring the United States and Canada, and next year

will tour South America.

On rumors of a Journey reunion with Perry, he said he has not heard any talk of that. If that happens, he said "I'd be more than happy to give way," saying it would allow him more time with his family.

But Pineda said: "As long as they need me I will be there, I'm never gonna quit on them."

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Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin to star on Broadway MARK KENNEDY,

cocaine and then resell the coke at a profit so they can also party and attract the attention of Warren's affections: 19-year-old Jessica Goldman.

The play debuted offBroadway in 1996 and has over the years featured such high-profile actors as Mark Ruffalo, Josh Hamilton, Matt Damon, Colin Hanks, Chris Klein, Jake Gyllenhaal and Anna Paquin.

It was Lonergan's first hit, and it changed his career. "It was a big turning point in my life," he said,

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ichael Cera and Kieran Culkin are slated to star together on Broadway in Kenneth Lonergan's play "This Is Our Youth," a comedy about the high times and aimless lives of two disaffected young men.

Lonergan said Tuesday that Cera, whose credits include "Arrested Development," ''Juno" and "Superbad," and Culkin, of "Igby Goes Down" and "Cider House Rules," will bring the play to Broadway in the fall after a stop this summer at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company. All three will be making their Broadway debuts.

The woman in the middle of the pair will be played

by Tavi Gevinson, who founded a web magazine for teenage girls and acted in the film "Enough Said."

The production will be directed by Anna D. Shapiro and will have original music by Rostam Batmanglij of the band Vampire Weekend.

"This is very exciting," the playwright said by phone. "I've had many chances to do the play over the years in New York, and one reason I avoided it was because it's very hard to cast. I'm very excited about

laughing. "This one gets done a lot because it's got three big good parts for very young people so acting students tend to gravitate toward it. I think casting directors are sick of it."

Lonergan has written several other plays, most notably "Lobby Hero" and "The Waverly Gallery." He made his film debut with "You Can Count On Me" and had a follow-up with "Margaret," which also featured Culkin. He also contributed to the screenplays of "Gangs of New York" and "Analyze That."

FILE - This May 24, 2013 file photo shows actor Michael Cera arrives for the screening of The Immigrant at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. (Photo AP, File)

this particular group of people."

The play will be in Chicago from June 10 to July 27 and begin previews Aug. 18 on Broadway, with an opening night at the Corte Theatre set for Sept. 11. The play will be produced on Broadway by Scott Rudin.

Set in 1982 at the beginning of the Reagan Era, the entire play takes place over

two days at the Upper West Side apartment of Dennis, a narcissistic kid with wealthy parents. He gets an unexpected visit from his weird friend Warren, who fled home after having a disagreement with his dad and taking $15,000.

They come up with a dangerous plan to return FILE - This May 3, 2012 file photo shows actor Kieran the money and avoid pun- Culkin at a special screening of "Hick" hosted by Phase 4 ishment: First use it to buy Films and The Cinema Society in New York. (AP Photo, File)

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Australia's former Olympic champion Stephanie retires

FILE - In this July 30, 2012 file photo, Australia's Stephanie Rice smiles after competing in a women's 200-meter individual medley swimming heat at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Triple Olympic champion Stephanie Rice officially retired from competitive swimming on Wednesday, April 9. (AP Photo)

BRISBANE, APRIL 9 (AP): Stephanie Rice, who retired Wednesday at the age of 25, managed some golden Olympic moments in an eight-year swimming career cut short by continuing shoulder problems. Along the way, there was also some controversy.

At the top of her achievements were three gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics -- two of them

in the individual medleys over 200 and 400 metres in world record time. She also won also gold with the Australian 4x200-meter freestyle relay team, again in a world record. She has not competed since the 2012 London Olympics, where shoulder surgery just before the Games ended any chance she had of reaching the podium.

"I really didn't want to

make a rash decision on my career, and if I was going to keep swimming or not because I was still too emotional about the whole preparation that I'd just been through," Rice said on her website Wednesday.

"I felt a lot of pressure to live up to everyone's expectations and fulfil their answers, but I knew I had to take the time for myself to get to the point where I knew 100 per cent what I wanted to do."

After Beijing, Rice became a celebrity, topping a newspaper poll as Australia's most recognizable Olympic athlete, and maintaining an even higher profile in fashion shoots and on her Twitter account.

In September 2010, Rice was criticized for using an offensive word about gay men when tweeting about a rugby union match between Australia and South Africa. Rice removed the remarks and apologized, but not before one of her sponsors, a luxury automobile manufacturer, ended its association with her and asked for the car back. She was also romantically involved with fellow Australian swimmer and former 50-metre world record holder Eamon Sullivan.

Saina crashes out of Singapore Open

SINGAPORE, APRIL 9 (PtI): India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal's poor form in the international arena continued as she crashed out of the $300,000 Singapore Super Series after losing to Eriko Hirose of Japan in a hard-fought three-game battle in her opening round women's singles match on Wednesday.

However, other Indians in the fray -- B Sai Praneeth, H S Prannoy and P C Thulasi -- advanced to the second round of the tournament after registering contrasting victories on the opening day of the main draw. World No. 8 Saina fought for an hour and two minutes before losing 21-16, 1521, 11-21 to her lower ranked Japanese rival. The London Olympic bronze medallist hardly had to break sweat in the opening game though. Dominating from the word go, the Hyderabad-based shuttler opened up a 5-2 lead and eventually extended it to 13-4, before wrapping it up 21-16 in style.

Saina, seeded seventh, started the second game also well as she took a 4-2 lead. But the Japanese quickly got her act together and from tied 4-4 position, she surged ahead to 10-4. Thereafter, the Indian was always on the backfoot and was playing the catching-up game. Hirose finally stole the game 21-15 to take the match to the decider.

In the final game, the Japanese straightaway moved up 5-0 and continued to maintain a comfortable cushion to seal it off comfortably in the end.

In other women's singles first round matches, Arundhati Pantawane fought hard before going down to another Japanese Shizuka Uchida 21-16, 11-21, 15-21 in just over an hour, while top seed and Olympic champion Li Xuerui of China made mincemeat of Tanvi Lad during her 21-6, 21-11 win. However, P C Thulasi notched up a 21-13, 21-16 victory over New Zealand's Anna Rankin to set up a second round clash with world number two Chinese Yihan Wang, who was the runners-up at the India Super Series last week. Earlier in the day, world number 45 Praneeth, who had come close to beating world no. 9 Du Pengyu during the Indian Super Series last week, defeated Malaysia's Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif 21-13, 21-15 in half an hour in a men's singles match. He will next take on Zi Liang Derek Wong of Singapore. H S Prannoy, too, produced a good performance to prevail over Thailand's Thammasin Sitthikom 21-17, 14-21, 21-11 in another men's singles match at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. He will be up against fifth seed Pengyu on Thursday.

Reeva 'died while I was holding her', says Oscar

(LEFT) Sister of Oscar Pistorius, Aimee Pistorius, second from right, cries as she listens as her brother testifies in court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, April 9. 9 (RIGHT) Oscar Pistorius arrives at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day in 2013. (AP Photos)

PREtORIA, APRIL 9 (AFP): Oscar Pistorius returned to the witness stand Wednesday, giving horrifying testimony about his vain attempts to stem girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp`s blood loss and save her life using plastic bags and utility tape.

"I was really trying to stop the bleeding, I was really trying to help Reeva breathe," said Pistorius, still struggling to retain his composure on a third day of testimony.

"I was trying to hold Reeva`s head with my hand to put pressure on it," he said, outlining the brutal and ultimately fatal results of gunshots to the hip, arm, hand and head.

"Reeva had already died while I was holding her," he said. "There was nothing more I could do for her." Pistorius returned to the stand after breaking down uncontrollably on Tuesday while testifying that he fired four shots at Steenkamp through a toilet door, and then found her lifeless body.

Pistorius claims he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder, but has been charged with her murder on Valentine`s Day last year.

"I was overcome with fear," the athlete had testified in a trembling voice. "Before I knew it, I`d fired four shots at the door," he said, describing his actions after he thought an intruder had made a

noise in the bathroom in the dead of night. Pistorius has been called as a witness in his own defence.

On Wednesday he continued with a first-hand account of what happened after emergency responders arrived.

tering the prosecution`s portrayal of him as reckless and obsessed with fast cars and guns.

From Monday defence lawyer Barry Roux had gently painted the portrait of a young man marked by a fatherless childhood, the early

It is possible prosecutor Gerrie Nel will start cross-examination later in the day, in what would likely be a tough experience for the 27-yearold. Pistorius faces a life sentence if found guilty of murdering 29-yearold Steenkamp.The Olympian`s initial evidence focused on coun-

death of his mother, physical disability and recurring crime.

Pistorius had begun his second day of testimony with a description of how he met the vivacious law graduate and how they quickly grew closer. Roux also dealt with three other unrelated charges

against the accused: firing a gun through a moving car`s sunroof, then again in a crowded restaurant, and also the possession of illegal ammunition.

Though these might not have come before court in different circumstances, it is possible prosecutors added them to the murder charge to attempt a character sketch of Pistorius. He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him. Pistorius is likely to remain on the stand most of the week as his extensive testimony is expected to be followed by gruelling and lengthy cross-examination.

In the five weeks since the trial began, the world-famous Paralympian has appeared fragile and sometimes annoyed, frequently crying in court.

He was physically sick when the gruesome details of Steenkamp`s death were discussed. The model`s mother June has sat impassively in the public gallery throughout his testimony, even when the sprinter turned to her and apologised Monday for killing her daughter. His lawyer Barry Roux said he would call up to 17 witnesses in his case to testify on ballistics, urine emptying, damage to the toilet door, sound, and "disability and vulnerability". Eventually set down for three weeks, the trial could run until mid-May, possibly even longer.

Ba helps Chelsea eliminate PSG

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Chelsea's Demba Ba scores his side's 2nd goal during the Champions League second leg quarterfinal soccer match between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, Tuesday, April 8. (AP Photo)

LONDON, APRIL 9 (AP): Growing up, Demba Ba dreamed about scoring big goals for Paris SaintGermain. With the team he supported as a child on the verge of reaching the Champions League semifinals for the first time in 19 years, Ba instead scored the goal that knocked them out. Now it is Chelsea joining European football's elite in the last four for the seventh time in 11 years.

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plete Chelsea's comeback, having been largely overlooked by Jose Mourinho for much of this season, but he delivered from the bench when it mattered most for the 2012 European champions.

Ba's sixth goal of the season in the 87th minute, after Andre Schuerrle's first-half opener, clinched a 2-0 victory that overturned a 3-1 loss from the first leg and sent Chelsea through on away goals.

"It happened so quick-

ly," Ba said. "I was on the floor, just looked at the goal, and I saw the ball was in the net. It was a big joy for everyone. I just do what I have to do when I get chances. I haven't had many this season." Mourinho was elated, sprinting from the bench to join his celebrating players, who collapsed in a heap on the pitch.

"It was not to celebrate — it was to tell the players how we have to play," Mourinho said. "But you could see that I can still

run."

And Mourinho is still a winner — a decade after the Portuguese's memorable dash down the Old Trafford touchline in a game against Manchester United during his Porto side's run to the Champions League title.

Now Mourinho, having failed to bring the European Cup to Chelsea during his 2004-07 stint in charge, remains on course to win the competition in his first season back at Stamford Bridge,

while the team is also second in the Premier League.

Joining Chelsea in draw on Friday is Real Madrid, which lost 2-0 at Borussia Dortmund but still went through 3-2 on aggregate.

On Wednesday, Bayern Munich hosts Manchester United, and Barcelona takes on Atletico Madrid after both first legs ended 1-1.

For PSG's Qatari owners it's another season of heartbreak in Europe — a victim of the away-goals rule in the quarterfinals just as the team was against Barcelona last year — but the French title is close to be successfully defended.

This was a night when PSG needed Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but he was injured in the first leg. Edinson Cavani was relied on for goals but fluffed his chances as Chelsea extended its run without conceding at fortress Stamford Bridge to nine games in all competitions. In a lively start, a menacing cross from Maxwell was sent to the feet of Cavani, but Petr Cech saved at the striker's feet.

What seemed to be an early setback for Chelsea proved fortuitous, with Schuerrle replacing the injured Eden Hazard after just 18 minutes and scoring in the 32nd.

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