12th March 2014

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Dimapur VOL. IX ISSUE 68

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Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith

Rahul accuses ‘chowkidar’ Modi of stealing farmers’ land [ PAGE 8]

reflections

By Sandemo Ngullie

Real life Popeye doesn’t eat spinach

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How can jet disappear? In the ocean, it’s not hard

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DAN to kick off campaign on March 27 KOHIMA, MARCH 11(MExN): In a round-up to the Lok Sabha polls scheduled for April 9 in Nagaland, the election campaign for Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) consensus candidate will officially kick off from Dimapur on March 27 at 11:00 am. DAN, comprising of the NPF, BJP and JD (U) has already endorsed Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio as the DAN consensus candidate for the Lok Sabha polls in Nagaland. DAN convenor and NPF president Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu told media persons on the sidelines of a book release function here that the party’s election manifesto will be similar to that of the previous Lok Sabha polls. Dr. Liezietsu also stated that this time the NPF will not put up a party candidate for Lok Sabha polls in Arunachal Pradesh but it will set up a party candidate in the forthcoming Legislative Assembly elections there for which necessary arrangement is going on.

‘Nagaland Day of Prayer’ on March 15 KOHIMA, MARCH 11 (MExN): The Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) organized ‘Nagaland Day of Prayer’ will be on March 15, Saturday, at Union Baptist Church, Kohima. All Nagaland legislators & their wives, all the Head of Departments and their spouses, officers of frontal organizations, various establishments and Naga Ordained Ministers of all the denominations in Nagaland have been invited to pray and fast together for “our land.” The program will be held from 8:00am to 12 Noon. The NBCC has requested those interested to come without food and be seated by 7:45 am.

One injured in shooting Newmai News Network Kohima | March 11

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After a brief lull, a factional clash between NSCN (K) and GPRN/NSCN re-emerged today. One cadre of GPRN/ NSCN was injured in a shootout today in Kohima. Sources said a cadre of GPRN/NSCN, identified as one N. Angami from Viswema village, was injured in the leg. The incident occurred at Minister Hill, Kohima around 11:00 am. The sources stated that the GPRN/NSCN cadre saw some cadres of NSCN (K) loitering around when the former tried to open fire but his gun did not fire. The NSCN (K) cadres opened fire injuring N. Angami in his leg.

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Maoists strike in chhattisgarh ‘foothill road project 15 security men and one civilian killed in attack

No special treatment, all expenses associated with travel, food and lodging must be paid by the bodyguard.

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RAIpuR, MARCH 11 (IANS): Fifteen security men and a civilian were killed Tuesday when Maoists sprang a deadly ambush on a patrol in a thickly forested area of Chhattisgarh, a short distance from the spot where 27 people were gunned down last year. An estimated 300 guerrillas ambushed with indiscriminate fire and bomb attack a patrol of 50-55 men from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and police on a remote stretch of a forested road in Gheeram Ghati. The Maoists then walked away with AK-47 assault rifles of the slain security personnel. “It was a deadly ambush,” Additional Director General of Police Mukesh Gupta told IANS. He said the ambush site in Sukma district, about 500 km south of Raipur in the Bastar region, appeared to be near the place where Maoists massacred 27 people, including Pradesh Congress Committee president Nand Kumar Patel, his son Dinesh, and former legislator Uday Mudaliyar, in May last year. Former central minister Vidya Charan Shukla too was injured in that attack and died of his injuries later. There was confusion over Tuesday’s toll, with initial reports saying 20 security personnel were killed. The toll figure was later revised down to 15 security personnel and one civilian killed. Gupta said even as the Maoist attack triggered a gun battle, the guerrillas also exploded bombs, caus-

will not be politicized’

NFHRCC appeals to HM, Minister R&B and Home Secy to stop “unauthorized works”

between the NFHRCC and representatives of Class-I contractors Union Wokha, NFHRCC had asked the contractors to cease their “unauthorized works” immediately. Reports, however, suggest that the “unauthorized works” continue as of Tuesday evening. Chief Engineer of PWD (R&B) D Mero said, “as of today the department has not issued any work order or authorized any firm other than M/S Trident Enterprises” to carry out construction works in Wokha sector. M/S Trident Enterprises is owned by contractor P Imty Ao. Mero also informed that the Department was in receipt of a letter from the Executive Engineer of Baghty division reporting the construction of Foothill Road in Wokha sector “by other contractors.” He assured to act on the report. On the Committee’s part, it assured the Department officials, as well as contractor P Imty Ao, that “the committee will defuse the pressure from the higher ups.” The NFHRCC has appealed to the Home Minister of Nagaland, the Minister for Roads and Bridges and the Home Secretary to direct the district administration concerned to immediately stop the “unauthorized” construction works. It also resolved that P Imty Ao alone should finish the fresh-cutting project as agreed upon on January 18 last and that the Committee would not allow any other contractor to take up the same. The NFHRCC will convene a joint meeting of all apex bodies of the ten constituent tribes on March 20. All tribal hohos involved has been requested to depute at least two representatives each to the meeting.

DIMApuR, MARCH 11 (MExN): The Nagaland Foot Hill Road Coordination Committee (NFHRCC) on Tuesday named an MLA of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly as the political figure behind interruption in the construction works of the Foothill Road in the Wokha sector. The NFHRCC’s decision to publicize the name of the politician was arrived at after a nearly six-hour long meeting with the officials of PWD (Roads & Bridges), led by Chief Engineer D Mero, here today. “It is the cardinal principle of the NFHRCC that the Foothill road project will not be politicized in any manner whatsoever. And the same was reaffirmed on July 23, 2013 with the ten Border MLAs.” “However despite of which, unfortunately, the honorable MLA Mhonlumo Kikon is blatantly violating the said resolution. Therefore the Committee is of the view that in the event of the ongoing construction works (in Wokha sector) being jeopardized, the MLA and his group shall be held liable,” the NFHRCC resolved on Tuesday. It was informed that the Chief Engineer D Mero and contractor P Imty Ao were “pressurized” to sublet the contract works to Class-I contractors of Wokha. A direct conFILE - In this April 13, 2007 file photo, Maoist rebels exercise at a temporary base in the sequence of this, NFHRCC officials said, has Abujh Marh forests, in the central Indian state of Chattisgarh. Maoist rebels ambushed a been the execution of construction works group of paramilitary soldiers in a brazen daytime attack Tuesday, March 11, 2014 killing by the Class-I contractors of Wokha without 15 troops and sparking a gunbattle in central India, police said. (AP Photo) consent from the NFHRCC or work order(s) from the department concerned. ing more damage to the se- it was. the official told the media. On March 8 last, after a joint meeting curity patrol that was passIt was not clear if any Normally, Maoist guering through the area. of the attackers, who were rillas carry out well-planned Union Home Minister from the Communist Par- hit-and-run attacks on secuSushilkumar Shinde said in ty of India-Maoist, were rity forces, using the topogNew Delhi: “Eleven CRPF also killed. The authorities raphy to their advantage. people have died and four rushed reinforcements to The sprawling interior of NEw YORK, MARCH 11 kind study to examine how policemen from Chhattis- the area and helicopters Chattisgarh, which is heav- (IANS): Do you often play children behave with adults garh (were killed). One ci- were flown in. A senior po- ily forested and populated games, check emails or re- on phones, researchers vilian has died...This is the lice official said that they by poor tribals, has been the spond to office calls on your from Boston Medical Censecond (attack) in the same had received inputs of the stronghold of the Maoists cell phone while with fam- tre studied 55 parents while area.” “We will fight against massing of Maoists. “Some since the 1980s. The CPI- ily on a dinner? This phone they had food at a restauNaxal movement,” he said, naxals were from odisha. Maoist is known to run a vir- addiction can damage your rant with children. They adding it cannot be imme- Operations were launched tual parallel administration emotional bonding with found that one in three kids soon. In a first-of-its- parents used their phones diately said “whose failure” from Sukma and Jagdalpur,” in these areas.

Cell phone addiction may damage parent-child bond almost continuously during the meals. “Parents who were highly absorbed in their devices seemed to have more negative or less engaged interactions with children,” Jenny Radesky, a behavioural pediatrics expert was quoted as saying.

NSF asks SSA teachers and DSE to ‘put heads together’ KOHIMA, MARCH 11 (MExN): The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has expressed “serious concern” for “non-payment of salary to 2730 SSA teachers which has forced the SSA teachers to show their resentment in the form of agitation resulting in disruption of normal functioning of schools in all districts.” A press release from Assistant General Secretary of NSF, Christopher Ltu, and NSF Secretary Education, Bangdi Chawang, informed that the Federation officials met Department of School Education (DSE) and SSA officials on March 11, where they were told that “the department is expecting the release of 2nd installment of SSA funds within 2-3 weeks time from the centre.” The Federation, as per the release, urged the DSE to give a time-bound assurance to the

Nagaland SSA Teachers’ Association (NSSATA) for the release of their pending salary, based on which “the NSSATA should also resume their normal classes in the interest of the students.” “At this juncture, blaming one department or the other for the delay in processing the SSA file in the MHRD or for the inability in releasing salary to the teachers will not going to solve this grieve problem,” the NSF observed. It advised the stakeholders to “put their heads together and clear the mess they themselves have created.” It asked for the department concerned to solve the problem at the earliest, “failing which the department should be answerable for spoiling the careers of thousands children.” The NSF also urged the Education Department to “expedite the exercise

of mass re-deployment/rationalization process and to implement from this academic year since there are many schools running without the required number of teachers, particularly in remote areas.”

Normal functioning of schools affected

KOHIMA, MARCH 11 (pTI): The normal functioning of government schools in Nagaland State has been affected for the second day today as over 2700 teachers under SSA are on agitation till March 22 demanding early release of their pending salaries since November 2013. The Nagaland SSA Teachers’ Association started agitation in the form of boycotting the schools since March 10 demanding that the Nagaland State Government release the pending salaries.

JAC seeks CM’s intervention on border issue

Calls for 144 CrPC to be withdrawn; deploy at least one IRB/NAP company

DIMApuR, MARCH 11 (MExN): A Joint Action Committee (JAC) has sought the “immediate intervention” of the Chief Minister of Nagaland on the matter of the “land dispute issue raised by Mikhirs (Karbis).” The JAC comprises members from Nagaland’s border villages of Rangapahar S. Hukavi Zhimomi Colony, Sangtamtila Village, Muruse Village, Thahekhu Village and Thahekhu Block-7.

In a representation to the Chief Minister of Nagaland, the JAC reminded that “government of both Assam and Nagaland had made an agreement that the Nagaland-Assam border was a dispute land and duly made the joint declaration in 1971, which was further re-affirmed in 1979. The matter is lying pending in the court and not decided as yet.” In the meantime, according to the JAC, “the Karbis, the Gurkhas and the Bangladeshis have established more than 40 (forty) villages in and around the dispute land.” They alleged that “the dense forest under dispute, left under the supervision of Assam for-

est, has been completely destroyed. As a matter of fact, the entire dispute land has been occupied by these groups of people, leaving no empty/free space. The above activities are being carried out under the patronage/protection of Assam police and government.” In the light of this, the JAC has appealed to the Chief Minister to “give directives to withdraw the promulgation of 144 CrPC immediately and instead deploy at least one IRB/ NAP company in the dispute area as Assam government has also deployed Assam police, so as to protect the Nagas from constant

harassment by the Assam authorities.” Otherwise, the JAC has suggested that neutral forces be deployed to man the dispute area “as per the agreement made between the Nagaland and Assam government.” In case of failure to address the appeal/request, the JAC has stated that it will be compelled to take its own course of action, which it defines as “flushing out these groups of people living within Nagaland and in dispute area owing to the fact that these outsiders (Gurkhas, Bangladeshis, and Mikhirs/Karbis) have no locus standi to claim or to occupy the land mentioned).”

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