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Dimapur VOL. VIII ISSUE 308
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By Sandemo Ngullie
Tuesday, november 12, 2013 12 pages Rs. 4
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When you forgive, you in no way change the past - but you sure do change the future
70% voting recorded in Naxalaffected areas
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‘Miracle Baby’ born in the midst of despair ...
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Redefine concept of ‘development’ Indian President says there should be no clash between environment considerations and development requirement
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TVC, STH condemns DImaPUr, november 11 (mexn): The Thilixu Village Council, while condemning the reported rape of a minor by her father has clarified that the accused is not a permanent resident of the village. A press note from L Khevishe Sema, Chairman TVC appealed for law enforcing agencies to nab the absconding culprit and award punishment. It further assured full support and cooperation to any organization and administration for the speedy solution of the case. Meanwhile, STH, Thilixu Village, has severely condemned what it termed as, the “heinous crime of the highest magnitude unknown to our society, a father committing a rape on his daughter.” In a press note from its General Secretary, the STH, Thilixu, stated that the father, a temporary resident of Thilixu Village, has since been absconding. It further urged the public to help and extend cooperation to the police in their investigation to track and arrest the accused.
new-born baby Bea Joy is held as mother Emily Ortega, 21, rests after giving birth at an improvised clinic at Tacloban airport on november 11 in Tacloban city, Leyte province in central Philippines. Bea Joy was named after her grandmother Beatrice, who was missing following the onslaught of typhoon Haiyan. Ortega was in an evacuation center when the storm surge hit and flooded the city. She had to swim to survive before finding safety at the airport. (AP Photo)
“Extortion” alleged at Weight Bridge
bokaJan, november 11 (mexn): The Bokajan Truck Owners Union has written to the SDO, Civil, Bokajan Civil Sub Division expressing concern over one M/S Pragoti Weight Bridge situated at Khatkati, adjacent to Bokajan - Wokha Road. The letter appended by the President and General Secretary of the BTOU alleged that the aforementioned weight bridge, which was commissioned and opened to the
public recently is “involved in illegal extortion from ongoing goods laden trucks.” The letter alleged that on November 10, at around 7:30 pm, “the people of M/S Pragoti Weight Bridge came out in a mob numbering 20 to 25 youths and started to stop goods laden trucks bound for Nagaland and Manipur.” It further said that the youths had “high powered torch lights and lathis.” The letter stated that one PSO of Assam Police equipped with
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koHIma, november 11 (mexn): Personnel of 21 Assam Rifles based on specific information carried out a search operation in a safe house in South Point (west) of Zunheboto town and recovered two AK 56 Assault Rifles and a huge quantity of ammunition. This was informed in a press note from the PRO, Assam Rifles.
“anti people, illegal extortion work.” It therefore urged the SDO to investigate the matter and the persons involved. The BTOA also called for the arrest of all guilty persons under the law of the land “for committing extortions, intimidation to our drivers with the help of PSO of Assam Police and stop operation of M/S Pragoti Weight Bridge until and unless they agree to operate as other weight bridges operating in the locality.”
steps were not taken immediately. “There is a need to make our children aware of the nexus between problems like unchecked population growth and energy crisis, depletion of natural resources, pollution of the environment and so on,” the President said. Prez: Have vision for India as knowledge power in 10 years President Pranab Mukherjee today emphasised the need for greater research and innovation in the education system and shared a vision for India becoming a knowledge power in the coming decade where everyone has access to quality learning. “My vision is that India should become a knowledge power in the coming decade where every Indian is literate and has access to affordable, quality education,” he said. Inaugurating the National Education Day celebrations here and the 40th Jawaharlal Nehru National Science, Mathematics and Environment exhibition, he said innovation in science and technology could lead to development of new products and processes which could act as catalysts for growth. “Therefore research and innovation need to play a vital role in our education system. “Further, our drive towards education should
benefit those at the bottom of the socio-economic pyramid,” he said. Although several initiatives have been launched to raise the quality of education, “much more needs to be done” towards that end, Mukherjee stressed. There is a need to promote a culture of excellence and provide quality education for all with a special focus on marginalised and disadvantaged groups. “The thrust should also be on inclusive education with expansion, equity and excellence in education across all levels,” he said, adding that there is also a need to lay special emphasis on female literacy as well as on the synergy between literacy and skill development. “We must also focus on technology-enabled learning in all institutions across the country and empower the faculty and students to harness technology for improving the quality of education,” he said. He stressed that it was important to inculcate science and mathematics among students as these were powerful tools for investigating and understanding the problems facing the world. Noting that innovation would determine the factor of growth in the future, he said India has dedicated the period 2010-20 as the decade of innovation and science.
ENSF begins phase 2 agitation Young people are powerful catalysts of change
ENSUK extends support to ENSF ultimatum
NSCN (IM) clarifies
DImaPUr, november 11 (mexn): The NSCN (IM) today clarified regarding a news item of a father sexually assaulting his daughter. The NSCN (IM) though its MIP said that the accused, Lhoughoto Chishi “is not yet appointed in any post of the NSCN/GPRN.” The MIP said that “he has defected from NSCN (K) and joined main stream on June 13,” and “kept under observation period since then and not as published in the media.” The note further informed all local dailies to “point out a particular political group in any matter and not keep the public in a state of confusion in any matter in the near future.”
arms accompanied the mob. The letter informed that the PSO, along with one maroon colored Bolero chased the goods laden trucks and compelled the drivers to turn their vehicles towards the weight bridge. It further stated that thereafter, all the trucks were “forcibly weighed” and the drivers were charged from Rs 700 to Rs 1500. The DTOA asserted in the letter that the aforementioned incident was
GanGtok, november 11 (PtI): President Pranab Mukherjee today underlined the need to redefine the concept of development so that there is no clash between environmental considerations and developmental requirements. “The country is facing a clash between conservation of resources for future needs and the job of fulfilling basic necessities of the ever-increasing population,” Mukherjee said. “It is high time we redefine the concept of development in a wider perspective. There should be no confrontation between environment considerations and development requirements,” he said. The President was speaking after inaugurating the 40th Jawaharlal Nehru National Science, Mathematics and Environment Exhibition for Children at Saramsa in east Sikkim district. He said the exhibition was organised on the occasion of National Education Day today to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of the first Education Minister of India, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. Noting that the population of the world had crossed seven billion and India accounted for about one-sixth of it, he said the problem could be compounded further by poverty, hunger, malnutrition and illiteracy, if appropriate
DEO office at Tuensang locked by ENSF on November 11.
tUenSanG, november 11(mexn): The Eastern Naga Students Union kicked off day 1 of its Phase 2 agitation on November 11 in all the four eastern districts of Nagaland. In Tuensang, the agitation saw ENSF closing down the District Education Officer’s office and the Sub Divisional Education Officer’s office. The closure is reported to be indefinite. A meeting was scheduled to be held with CM Chang, Minister for Education in Tuensang at 1:00 pm. However, the Minister failed to attend the meeting. Sources informed that the Minister did not make it to the meeting as he could not get a helicopter ticket to travel to Tuensang. Day two of the agitation is scheduled to take place on November 12. ENSF informed that no government vehicles would be allowed to ply within the 4 districts on day 2 of phase 2 of the agitation. Represen-
tatives of ENSF from other districts gathered in Tuensang and held a meeting till the evening. It may be noted that Phase 1 of the agitation began on November 5 due to the Nagaland government’s failure to fulfill ENSF’s demands. Meanwhile, the Eastern Naga Students Union Kohima has affirmed that it “will and shall fully support the ultimatum served by the Eastern Naga Students’ Federation to the State Government in regard of failing to comply with its demand.” A press note from the President and General Secretary of the ENSUK stated that Union is dismayed at the “Government’s attitude towards the Federation.” It lamented that despite several assurances, the State Government has failed to implement its commitments in practice. It added that the government has been “neglecting the Eastern Nagas in the deliver-
ance of equal justice.” The ENSUK said that the Government has been giving “stepmotherly treatments for the past many decades.” It cautioned the Government to “stop such treatment” and urged upon it to intervene and solve at the earliest the demands made by the ENSF. ENSUK demanded the full implementation of theNiathu Resort Meeting, the two point memorandum submitted to the Commissioner & Secretary School Education and SCERT, regular implementation of MDM and Anganwadi, fresh and open recruitment of DEF Personal exclusively for six Eastern Tribes of Nagaland, and to cancel the Government-order for conversion and transfer of eight coys of NAP Battalion from 1st NAP to 8th NAP personnel into DEF Staff. Stating that the ENSUK will not remain silent by mere written assurances to the federation, it added that the union “shall immediately support the Federation and dwell on, till its demands are fully implemented in practical at the earliest.” The ENSUK said that in case of failure to address the aforementioned issues, it would, under the banner of the ENSF and as its subordinate body/unit “be compelled to resort to extreme manner, for which the Government shall shoulder the role responsibility.”
Mission Love commemorates World Orphans’ Day
Morung Express news Dimapur | November 11
Nine months ago, 22-yearold Zedino Seyie had a vision. Today, this was executed in the form of 720 children from 19 orphanages in Nagaland coming together to commemorate the World Orphans’ Day 2013 at the Town Baptist Church here. All day, together they sang, played, prayed, painted, danced and listened to talks. Together they supported each other with the mission to spread love. It is the first time Nagaland has observed the World Orphans’ Day—the first orphanage in Nagaland was set up 31 years ago, in 1972. An initiative of a group of young people, under the banner ‘Mission Love,’ today’s event aimed to “break barriers” and spread love in innovative and inspiring ways— to “enable” children displaced by circumstance to “live their dream.” From 7.30 am, the children participated in various group activities, interactive sessions and talks led by Robert Longkumer, Director, Kids Worship Centre, Rozelle Mero, MD, The People’s Channel, Bambi Kevichüsa, Designer and Sedeleü Peseyie, Principal, Greenwood Higher Secondary School. “Today, the cost of inaction is greater than the cost of action. As young people,
Khuzama’s Eden Garden orphanage performed the welcome song for the World Orphans’ Day’s Children’s Gala at Town Baptish Church in Dimapur. (Morung Photo)
we can be powerful catalysts of change,” said Seyie in her keynote address to the congregation of children, their orphanage mentors and others who came to watch the children perform at the Children’s Gala held in the afternoon. “Mission Love is the enabler of orphanages to bring forth their needs and hardships to the people and create awareness that charity does not stop at cash and kind. It involves devoting time to the children, interacting with them and sincerely upholding them in prayers.” Surely, the children are being upheld in many prayers as elicited in the performances put up by each of the orphanages. Ranging from ages two to 18, the little ones looked cute and confounded on stage, the older more confident—their performances said to the audience that “I can make it,” a phrase from the song ‘I can be a hero,’
written and composed by Tali Angh, sung by him with a choir of children, dedicated today to the children of Nagaland who are born with “difficult histories” but who have had the opportunity to be taken under the care of one of the 19 orphanages in the State. “The first orphanage in Nagaland was started to provide food and shelter— today much more than that, namely quality education, is required at these homes if the children there are to compete with others,” said N.T. Kikon, MD of WondongKi, an all-girls orphanage, on behalf of all the orphanage proprietors. “The main objective of homes is to transform the lives of the children and provide them with a future,” he stated, adding the importance of remembering child rights, the juvenile justice act and the role of the government in the holistic upbringing
of children who have been orphaned. Kikon reminded that “let us be careful while protecting children” so as to avoid child labour, abuse and trafficking, and additionally appealed to the Government of Nagaland to make proper policies that cover the cost of education of orphaned children, as well as provide them with a quota in government services. Today’s program also heard from K.K. Sema, sharing his experiences and advice on how to provide better facilities to children. The Nagaland Motorcycle Club vroomed in later to boost the morale and mind, as well as make contributions. The program was hosted by Rozelle Mero, with an invocation from Pastor Vilodi Sakhrie, ‘There are no orphans’ performed by Imtisenla and Aren, a special prayer by Mrs. Jenny and benediction by Amenla Imsong.
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