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Dimapur VOL. IX ISSUE 66
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Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation
Antony not to contest Lok Sabha polls: Congress
Selena Back on stage after reuniting with ex-boyfriend Bieber
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By Sandemo Ngullie
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Assange talks NSA, hints at more leaks [ PAGE 9]
The Morung Express POLL QUESTIOn
Vote on www.morungexpress.com SMS your answer to 9862574165 Is it time for present Naga leaders to hand over responsibilities to the younger generation? Yes
no
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Over the last 50 years of nagaland Statehood has corruption become more widespread? Yes
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Salary payment approved for Hindi teachers under CSS KOHIMA, MARCH 9 (MExN): The Nagaland Finance Department has concurred to the release of pending salaries, including arrears, up to the month of February 2014, to 1379 Hindi teachers appointed under Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS). In a letter to the Principal Director, Treasuries and Accounts, the Secretary for Finance, Y Kikheto Sema stated that this has been done following the receipt of Rs 16.53 Crores from the Government of India, for the said purpose. However, he directed that no further payment is to be made beyond the stated period until further instructions, since the fund is received only for the aforementioned period.
Lotha orgnizations resolve to uphold Naga aspirations
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WOKHA, MARCH 9 (MExN): The Kyong Hoho, along with Kyong Eloe Hoho, Kyong Students’ Union, Wokha district GB’s Union, Wokha district DB’s association and Lotha Hoho Doyang, have resolved to uphold the “ardor and interest of the Kyong Lotha tribe in particular and the Naga aspirations in general.” This was resolved at a “get together cum picnic” at the Doyang Hydro Electric Project, Wokha on March 8. Kyong Hoho Chairman, Yansathung Jami said that the apex Hoho would not interfere in activities of the KSU & KEH, but work for the larger degree of the community. He urged all to uphold and defend Lotha integrity, strength, unity and “approval to prevail in Lotha Naga soil.” Pinyimthung Lotha, Advisor to the KH challenged the gathering to “exit hatred and selfish mindedness.” He urged all to honour, respect and preserve past and present tribal Lotha leaders. Nzano Kikon, General Secretary of the KEH and Amos Odyuo, President of the KSU assured that they would join hands in working for the welfare of the Lotha community.
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Malaysia Airlines flight 370 Bangladesh assures firm action on North East insurgent groups Missing, Mystery Deepens India hands fresh
Probe into missing plane looks at possible mid-air disintegration Sir, Ummm, aahh.. errrr... What is your annual corruption income?
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KUAlA lUMPUR, MARCH 9 (REUtERS): Officials investigating the disappearance of a Malaysian airliner with 239 people on board are narrowing the focus of their inquiries on the possibility that it disintegrated in mid-flight, a senior source said on Sunday. Malaysia Airlines flight 370 vanished after climbing to a cruising altitude of 35,000 feet between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing in the early hours of Saturday, but search teams have still not been able to make any confirmed discovery of wreckage in seas beneath the plane’s flight path almost 48 hours after it took off. “The fact that we are unable to find any debris so far appears to indicate that the aircraft is likely to have disintegrated at around 35,000 feet,” said the source, who is involved in the investigations in Malaysia. If the plane had plunged intact from such a height, breaking up only on impact with the water, search teams would have expected to find a fairly concentrated pattern of debris, said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak publicly on the investigation. The source was speaking shortly before Vietnamese authorities said a military plane had spotted at sea an object suspected to be part of the missing airliner. Asked about the possibility of an explosion, such as a bomb, the source said there was no evidence yet of foul play and that the aircraft could have broken up due to mechanical issues. Malaysian authorities have said they are focused on finding the plane and have declined to comment when asked about the investigations.
list of 66 insurgent camps to Bangladesh
A Malaysian Muslim woman cries as she offers a special prayer for passengers aboard a missing plane, at a mosque in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Sunday, March 9. Military radar indicates that the missing Boeing 777 jet may have turned back before vanishing, Malaysia’s air force chief said Sunday as authorities were investigating up to four passengers with suspicious identifications. (AP Photo)
‘Plane may have turned back’
KUAlA lUMPUR, MARCH 9 (AFP): Malaysia on Sunday said a missing airliner carrying 239 people may have inexplicably turned back as authorities launched a terror probe into the plane’s sudden disappearance, investigating suspect passengers who boarded with stolen passports. The United States sent the FBI to investigate after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing vanished from radar early Saturday somewhere at sea between Malaysia and Vietnam, but stressed there was no evidence of terrorism yet. Indications that the plane may have deviated from its route only compounded the anxiety of relatives, many of them Chinese, desper-
ate for news of their loved ones. “There is a distinct possibility the airplane did a turn-back, deviating from the course,” said Malaysia’s air force chief, General Rodzali Daud, citing radar data. But Malaysia Airlines (MAS) chief executive Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said the Boeing 777’s systems would have set off alarm bells. “When there is an air turnback the pilot would be unable to proceed as planned,” he said, adding authorities were “quite puzzled” over the situation. Malaysian authorities have expanded their search for wreckage to the country’s west coast after initially concentrating to the east in the South China Sea. Related story on page 9
LS Polls: A straight Don’t hamper Foothill fight for Nagaland? Road construction: LHD newmai news network Dimapur | March 9
Nagaland is scheduled to witness a straight fight between Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio, of the Naga People’s Front (NPF) and former Nagaland Minister, KV Pusa of the Congress party, in the ensuing Lok Sabha polls. So far there have been no signs of any independent candidate contesting in the polls, leaving the NPF and the Congress party to vie for the lone Parliamentary seat of the state. Both KV Pusa and Neiphiu Rio were senior Cabinet Ministers in the SC Jamir led Congress government in Nagaland. Pusa lost in the Nagaland assembly polls of 2013. Meanwhile, the likely vote-planks for both the NPF and the Congress party are the Naga political issue, the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO) issue (demand of a separate state),
the economic development of rural Nagaland and peace in Nagaland. Being from the party which is at the peak of its popularity in Nagaland, Rio is confident of harvesting votes through this perspective. NPF is in alliance with the BJP led NDA, and the latter coming to power in the centre would bode well for the current Chief Minister. In Nagaland, Rio is the consensus candidate of BJP, JD-U, NCP and the NPF. For KV Pusa, he can take advantage in the ENPO areas, in the districts of Tuensang, Mon, Kiphire and Longleng. ENPO has been very vocal in accusing the Nagaland Government of not paying attention to these four Nagaland districts. The demand to create a separate state: ‘Frontier Nagaland,’ by carving out these four districts, has become very vocal under the regime of NPF, over the past few years.
DIMAPUR, MARCH 9 (MExN): The Lotha Hoho Dimapur (LHD), at an emergency meeting on March 8, opined that the joint efforts of the Nagaland Foot Hills Road Construction Committee and the Department of Road & Bridges “should not be hampered or disturbed in any manner.” A press note from the LHD expressed concern at the “undesirable exposure of dwindling unity and vested interests being published in local media over the ongoing construction of the Nagaland Foot Hills Road construction.” It stated that “having taken untold hardship to materialize the long standing need for an alternative road for general traveling convenience and economic growth into a reality, the Nagaland Foot Hills Road construction development has come up thus far.” It added that this feat “deserves appreciation and support.” Acknowledging the “sincere initiatives spearheaded by the NFHRCC to overcome the multi faced problems obstructing the construction of the Nagaland Foot Hills Road for decades,” the LHD appeal to all concerned and the denizens of Wokha District in particular, “to shun any form of recalcitrant attitudes that could inhibit the progress of the referred ongoing road construction and tarnishing the image of Kyong/Lotha on the other.” The LHD stated that the “selfless service and contributions of the NFHRCC members, representing the Lotha community, are acknowledged” and assured that their “security and self respect in every social front shall be safeguarded.”
Dimapur district administration issues guidelines for LS elections
DIMAPUR, MARCH 9 (MExN): The Dimapur district administration has issued various orders and guidelines to be followed, in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls in the state. A press note from the Dimapur Deputy Commissioner, N Hushili Sema informed all heads of offices/ departments, under Dimapur district, to liase with the Office of the Deputy Commissioner and the District Election Officer, Dimapur to ensure smooth and efficient communication
and correspondence. The concerned officials have also been directed to submit the detail of the nodal officer, including name, designation, contact number and email address, on or before March 13. The Dimapur DC, in a separate order, informed the public of Dimapur district that movement with licensed arms is prohibited under Section 144 of the CrPC. The order directed that all licensed arms should be deposited at the nearest police thana. It
further stated that this order will be in force till the election process is over and cautioned that any violation of this order will lead to the arms being impounded. Concurrently, the District Election Officer for Dimapur, in a press release, has informed that any offer of cash, liquor, gift items or free food to the electors during the election process is considered as a bribe. It cautioned that both the person offering and accepting
such bribes are liable for punishment with an imprisonment of up to one year and a fine. It stated that flying squads and surveillance teams have been formed to keep watch over such activities and to check movement of items meant for inducement of electors during the election process. It appealed to the public to inform such incidents of bribe to the Complaint Monitoring Room, set up in the district, at 03862248975.
SHIllONg, MARCH 9 (IANS): Bangladesh’s border guards have promised firm action against insurgents from India’s northeastern states taking shelter in that country, an Indian official said Sunday. “We have handed over a list of 66 Indian insurgent camps to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). They have assured us of taking firm action against the Indian insurgents operating from Bangladesh,” Inspector General of Border Security Force Sudhir Kumar Srivastava, in-charge Guwahati Frontier, told media. Moreover, he said the BGB has submitted names of 16 Bangladeshi smugglers who it alleged were operating from India for smuggling narcotics to Bangladesh. A four-day inspector general-level Border Coordination Conference between the BSF and the BGB concluded here at the BSF frontier headquarters Sunday. Srivastava, who led the Indian side, said the new list was submitted to the BGB delegation led by its commander north-east region Brig. Gen. Habibul Karim. The list is according to the specific intelligence inputs about the location of the insurgent camps. “Most of these insurgent camps are located at several areas in Bangladesh’s Mymensing, Moulvibazar, Netrakona, Khagrachari, Rangamati, and the Kasalong Reserve Forest,” the BSF official said. The camps included those of the ULFA, NSCN (IM), NDFB, PLA, ANVC-B, HNLC and other rebel groups active
in India’s northeastern states with demands ranging from secession to greater autonomy and the right to selfdetermination. However, Srivastava said the number of insurgent camps in Bangladesh has declined due to the action initiated by the Bangladesh forces and also because of the insurgents shifting their base to Myanmar. Four northeastern states -- Tripura, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Assam -- share a 1,880-km border with Bangladesh. The dense forests, mountainous terrain, unfenced borders and other issues make the area porous and vulnerable. Apart from the insurgent camps, the BSF expressed concern at the frequent crimes committed by Bangladeshi nationals inside Indian territory which include poaching, illegal migration and smuggling of fake Indian currency notes. “We have asked them (BGB) to adopt stringent steps by initiating simultaneous border patrolling to prevent the smuggling of fake Indian currency notes and narcotics on both sides of the border,” Srivastava said. In 2013 alone, the BSF seized fake Indian currency worth Rs.5.48 lakh and seized nearly five lakh bottles of cough syrup Phensdyl worth Rs.3 crore and a large quantity of ganja (marijuana) along the India-Bangladesh border. India-made Phensdyl is banned in Bangladesh as many people, especially the youth, use it as a recreational narcotic. BGB’s Brig. Gen. Karim raised issues like killing, kidnapping and injuring of unarmed Bangladeshi nationals by the BSF and the Indian nationals in bordering areas, and illegal trespassing of Indian nationals into Bangladesh.
‘Delay in talks due to lack of wisdom, guts’ Morung Express news Dimapur | March 9
The NSCN (IM) collective leadership has alleged that the delay in resumption of peace talks between the Government of India and the NSCN (IM) was due to the lack of “wisdom and guts” on the part of the GoI. Talking to media persons at Dimapur Airport Sunday noon, after their arrival from Delhi, the NSCN (IM) collective leadership, including Chairman Isak Chishi Swu and General Secretary Th Muivah, also accused the Centre of deliberately postponing the peace talks. “Whatever might be the circumstances, you know they (Centre) ought to take steps but they don’t take. Very sorry we don’t see wisdom and guts on the part of the Indian Government because you know both the Indian and Naga people are anxiously waiting for the outcome of the talks and that is not wrong on our part,” Muivah said. The two NSCN (IM) leaders, who had been campaigning in Delhi since November 13, 2013, returned on Sunday. “The ball is in their (Centre) court and naturally we expect that they will be prepared to continue the talks. Of course they are willing to do it but we came to understand that they are too much engaged. On top of the coming election, there has been an unfortunate incident also, the interlocutor resigned himself and so
Government of India was not expected to keep silent but to take initiatives, as the ball was in the court of the Centre: NSCN (IM) collective leadership on their from Delhi
nSCn (IM) Chairman, Isak Chishi Swu (left) and General Secretary, Th Muivah, on their arrival at Dimapur airport from Delhi on Sunday.
without the presence of the Interlocutor, initiative cannot be taken from our side or either side and so the process has been held up”, Muivah said. It may be mentioned the Centre’s interlocutor to the Naga peace talks, RS Pandey resigned in December 2013 and later joined the BJP. Stating that the delay in resumption of talks did not mean that the peace process has stopped, the NSCN (IM) General Secretary however said that GoI was not expected to keep silent but to take initiatives, as the ball was in the court of the Centre. “Of course the assurance is that the talks must there, solution must be worked out. That is what they told us. Yet we are not satisfied with that kind of promises. In the past three
years they kept themselves silent. When the Interlocutor was there, the talks could have been taken up”, Muivah said. “They cannot go back upon their own commitment. Remember the Prime Minister, almost all the Prime Ministers, they said that Naga history is unique and we have to seek solution basing on the uniqueness of Naga history. How can they go back? They cannot go back”, he added. Asserting that the NSCN (IM) was not disappointed by the temporary setback, the collective leadership nonetheless insisted that things have to work out. “But things have to work out when the time is ripe, when it is not done than whose failure is it? Naturally those people who did not take initiative,” Muivah said.
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