15th January 2014

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reflections

By Sandemo Ngullie

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Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you’re living?

UK orders inquiry into British role in temple raid

Govt desire to free Nagaland of slum [ PAGE 2]

Thai prime minister insists she won’t resign

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Nagaland govt urged to safeguard people

Kohima, January 14 (mExn): Former Pradesh Congress Committee President and AICC member, KV Pusa has urged the Nagaland state government to perform its duties to safeguard the people. Pusa, in a press note today, said that instead of “playing a blame game,” the state government should perform its duties to safeguard the people and work for their welfare. Referring to the confrontation between the Sumi public and the NSCN (IM) at Mukalimi Designated Camp, Zunheboto and the recent violence and unrest in Karbi Anglong, the Congress leader said that “blame games would not resolve the issue but would further aggravate the volatile situation.” As such, he urged the government to act according to the wishes and interest of the people, so as to prevent such incidents in the future. Pusa asked the government to provide adequate compensation for the victims of the Mukalimi incident. He also called for measures in order to safeguard the welfare of the Rengma people, who have been displaced due to the violence in Karbi Anglong. Pusa added that the Nagaland state government should adequately compensate the Rengma people who have been displaced.

New Molecule holds anti-cancer potential

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nEw yorK, January 14 (ianS): There is a ray of hope for cancer patients.

Scientists have stumbled upon the anti-cancer qualities of a previously known but little studied chemical compound. Scientists at Johns Hopkins University found the compound, called BMH-21, targets and shuts down a common cancer process. Their work focused on the ability of the chemical to sabotage the transcription pathway.

Transcription pathways are the means by which certain proteins that direct cell division are put into action by cells. BMH-21 has demonstrated an ability to bind to the DNA of cancer cells and completely shut down this transcription pathway, said the study published in the journal Cancer Cell.

Clarification

Apropos to the news item with the headline ‘January 12 abduction attempt condemned,’ it is hereby clarified that the name of the accused is Onjitkum (aged 26) and not as mentioned.

The error is regretted.

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‘let our boundary be a zone of peace’ KPLT withdraws bandh

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DimaPur, January 14 (mExn): The proposal of a 96-hour Karbi-Anglong bandh called by the Karbi Peoples Liberation Tigers (KPLT) has been withdrawn. The bandh was called by the KPLT in protest of the reported killing of two of its members on December 27, 2013 and was to take effect from 5:00am, January 15. Karbi Anglong police quoting reports from its sources said that the decision to revoke the bandh was made on Tuesday.

Reports from Diphu also confirmed the withdrawal of the bandh. A source from Diphu said that a number of factors resulted in the revocation of the bandh. The KPLT must have heeded the appeal of the Karbi civil society to reconsider the bandh call on humanitarian grounds, the source said. Further, Karbi Anglong is in the midst of celebrating traditional Bihu and Hacha Kekan festivals, and the NiMember of the Naga civil society alongside their Karbi counterparts are seen here addressing a hang Karbi Baptist Association convention is press conference at the end of their joint meeting held today at Diphu, Karbi Anglong. set to begin on January 16.

Morung Express News Diphu | January 14

Taking another step to what could become a strength for the Karbi and Rengma communities of Karbi Anglong, the Naga civil society led by the Naga Hoho met the Karbi Anglong Peace Forum (KAPF) for a joint meeting here today. The first of its kind was even more informal, but just as essential, held on the campus of the Dimapur civil hospital earlier this month.

“What has happened has happened. Let us work together henceforth and bring the situation to normalcy,” said president of Naga Hoho, Chuba Ozukum at the meeting. The joint meeting has appealed to all the people of Karbi Anglong, particularly the KPLT and the NRHPF, to maintain peace “at any cost.” According to Ozukum, this should continue through more meetings towards developing “peaceful feelings” between the two communities. As Hukheli Wotsa, president of Naga

Naga civil society meets Karbi counterparts for restoring peace

Women’s Hoho Dimapur said, “let our boundary not be a zone of war, rather a zone of peace.”

And dialogue is the “best mode of bringing people together,” said Kenneth Mao, co-convenor of the Naga Peoples’ Movement for Human Rights, while acknowledging the “maturity” shown by the Karbi civil society in handling the situation in Karbi Anglong and Dimapur. He stated that the need of the hour is to find ways to properly rehabilitate the displaced people and find ways to foster better relationships as indigenous peoples of the region. Similar messages of peace were relayed by the Naga Council Dimapur and Naga Students’ Federation.

Beyond dialogue, there are “things to do now,” as president of the Rengma Naga Students’ Union,

Phenpiga Rengma, put it. The Government of Assam will provide ration to relief camps for only 10 more days and though the people continue to feel insecure about going back home, said Rengma, they have little option. A large number of security personnel has been moved to the violence hit areas of Karbi Anglong but “our people are not secure enough with even that,” he asserted.

“We, the Karbi, Dimasa, Kuki, Rengma and others, have been living together and that is what will continue to happen in the upcoming days,” assured Benting Teron, chairman of the KAPF. The KAPF was formed on January 2, 2014 by members of the Karbi civil society in order to restore peaceful coexistence between the various tribes that reside Karbi Anglong. It

is because of their efforts that Nagas could meet the Karbis today “as a family” said Naga Hoho general secretary, Mutsikhoyo Yhobu.

The KAPF, in their messages to the Naga delegation, was able to highlight issues of the “third force(s)” that has remained evasive to day.

The Karbi and Naga delegations also met the DC of Karbi Anglong, P K Buragohain, in his office to discuss the situation. The DC assured the delegation that an ex gratia amount of Rs. 3 lakh will be given by the Government of Assam to the families of the deceased Rengma people in the December violence. The displaced persons will also be provided with ration for 15 days after they go back home and begin to resettle. The DC informed the delegation that 16 “sensitive areas” have been identified by the State administration where security will be beefed up. Building material will be provided to families and all steps will be taken to rehabilitate people on the same land that they had to leave behind.

Joint Declaration of KAPF and Naga Hoho:

1. The joint meeting between the Naga civil societies led

by Naga Hoho and the Karbi civil societies led by Karbi Anglong Peace Forum at Diphu, on January 14, 2014 appeals to all the people of Karbi Anglong, particularly the KPLT and the NRHPF, to maintain peace at any cost.

2. The Joint Meeting demands that the enquiry being ordered in the killing of nine Karbi youths in Nagaland should also include the killing and arson incidents in Karbi Anglong. The meeting was of the opinion that a third force was involved in the killings and arson both in Dimapur and Karbi Anglong. The third force must be identified and eliminated once and for all. Also, the enquiry must include all the incidents of ethnic violence in Karbi Anglong since 2003.

3. The Ex-gratia payments announced by the Government of Assam must be given to families of the victims of both the Rengmas and the Karbis adequately and without partiality within 31st January 2014.

4. We urge upon the Government of Assam to rehabilitate the affected families after taking a proper assessment of all the losses and damages of houses, crops, livestock, and other properties, and to complete the resettlement of all the displaced families by the 31st of January 2014. The meeting also urge upon the Government to provide rations for one year to all the affected families, and also provide seeds for cultivation.

5. The Joint Meeting urge upon the Government of Assam to provide proper and adequate security in all affected areas including the approach roads to the villages to prevent any reoccurrence of the incidents. If there is any reoccurrence of such incidents the Government of Assam shall be held responsible.

6. The Joint Meeting appeals to the armed groups of people to shun violence and not to fall into the trap of the third force.

7. Many students have lost their books and study materials. Therefore the Government of Assam is urged to provide all necessary books study materials and tuition fees for one year. The Government of Assam is also urged to provide immediate hostel facilities separately for both boys and girls, especially those who are appearing in the forthcoming HSLC, HSSLC, and degree examinations, along with rations for at least six months.

8. The Joint Meeting agreed upon to visit all the relief camps jointly by the KAPF and the Naga Hoho.

9. The body of the meeting urged the public not to be misled by media publication either by print media or electronic media before ascertaining the facts. Also appeal to groups and individuals of any community to refrain from issuing any statements that may jeopardize the process of bringing normalcy by the two bodies.

P. Chuba Ozukum, President, Naga Hoho

Benting Teron, Chairman, KAPF

Developing capacities to nsf against issue of ePic to illegal immigrants reduce harm among iDUs Morung Express News Dimapur | January 14

Around 16 million people inject drugs and three million of them are living with HIV infections globally, says a WHO report. Approximately ten percent of new HIV infections are caused by injecting drug use.

In India, there has been significant reduction in overall HIV infections, but according to a report by National Aids Control Organization (NACO), HIV prevalence among injecting drug users (IDUs) is as high as 7.17 per cent, and they are one of the most vulnerable groups.

Northeastern states had been in the forefront with regard to injecting drug use in the past. Manipur and Nagaland remain the states with highest numbers of IDUs. HIV infections among the group has considerably gone down, nonetheless they still remain vulnerable. “About 15 years ago, it (HIV prevalence rate among IDUs) was 40% in Nagaland, but the latest reports show that the new incidence rate has come down to less than 5 %,” says Chenithung Humtsoe, a social worker based in Dimapur and one of the founding members of North East India Harm Reduction Network (NEIHRN).

NEIHRN, currently based in Dimapur, is a conglomeration of several institutions and individu-

als from the eight states of Northeast, which works towards harm reduction with special focus on IDUs. Formed in 2000, it functions based on three objectives: capacity building, developing knowledge hub, and advocacy. The “uniqueness” of the network as Chenithung states, is its inclusive nature.

It includes professionals, NGOs, former drug users, and affected families.

IDUs are categorized under High Risk Groups (HRGs) by NACO and they are covered under Targeted Interventions. However, despite a number of preventive interventions implemented through NGOs and Community Based Organizations (CBOs), challenges linger. “In reality, the numbers of syringes needed by the drug users to take precaution from HIV infection is not adequate,” says Shasikumar Singh, Project Director of NEIHRN. “…So there are sometimes cases of sharing needles and syringes which still needs to be worked out and focused more.” Using unclean or sharing injecting drug equipment is reported to be one of the most efficient ways of transmitting HIV. Shasikumar also adds that more needs to be done for promoting safer sex practices. “Most of the drug users are from youth population and they are not really sensitized to use condoms,” he admits, while

acknowledging that HIV transmission from drug users to others is “really” going down.

Another challenge is the stigmatization of drug users and pressure from anti-drug organizations, which prevent the users from availing harm reduction services. Compared to early 2000, drug users today are more vocal about their needs, according to Shasikumar. “But it does not mean that all of the drug users can come up openly,” he adds. “Some are reluctant…thinking what would they face after they expose themselves to the whole population.”

Apart from financial crunches, shortage of manpower, and other logistics, NEIHRN is confronted with the perception of the general community. “Some of them think like we are promoting youths to do drugs,” Shasikumar states. “That kind of perception needs to be sensitized and we need to make them understand the objective of harm reduction.”

Government has in place various projects to fight HIV/AIDS and its transmission, but it will only be relevant when the masses and especially the vulnerable avail it. Hence, ample awareness, advocacy and sensitization programmes ought to be initiated to achieve success in containing transmissible epidemics like HIV/AIDS.

DimaPur, January 14 (mExn): The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has cautioned the Election Department, Government of Nagaland on the issuing of Electors Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) to illegal immigrants, during the recent exercise of certification of de-publication and error correction of Electoral Rolls for Summary Revision 2014.

A press note from the NSF President and General Secretary stated that at a juncture “when Nagas are realizing that the presence of illegal immigrants is a threat to the very social fabric of our Naga society,

we cannot afford to legalize their identity by issuing the EPIC, which will surely become a valid document in the near future.”

It informed that as per the Election Department’s Draft E-Roll 2014, nearly one lakh possible duplicate voters have been identified.

It noted that there are almost the same numbers of non local voters with Naga names in every district, particularly in Dimapur.

Therefore, it asserted that Nagas must realize the consequence of giving voting rights to illegal immigrants.

The NSF cited Tripura as an example, where

“the indigenous people,” it said, “have been marginalized by the outsiders and have become minority in their own ancestral land.”

It added that in Assam, illegal immigrants have “completely dominated many districts, particularly in the areas bordering Bangladesh, which has completely changed the social, cultural and religious practices of the indigenous inhabitants.”

The NSF queried if Nagas are going to remain “a mute spectator when we can see what is happening or are we going to act to save our future?” It asserted that “if we remain a silent spec-

tator today then our future generation will regret the unfolding of the annihilation during our life time.”

It appealed to the concerned department, district administration and officials involved for such certification and detection of illegal voters to exercise their authority without fear or favor.

NSF further cautioned that the “Naga future generation will question the treacherous act of any individual, group or organization who tries to protect the illegal immigrants for their selfish interest and benefit at the cost of our future generation.”

I am ready to assume responsibility: Rahul

nEw DElhi, January 14 (ianS): Shedding any doubts about his “reluctance” to become the Congress party’s prime ministerial candidate for the general election, Rahul Gandhi said he will abide by the party’s orders and discharge “whatever responsibility” the organisation gives him “with all my sincerity”.

In an interview to the widely circulated Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar published Tuesday, a rare media interaction by the rising leader, Gandhi said he did not agree with some of the ways of the Aam Aadmi Party. He hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for wanting “personality-oriented power” in this year’s Lok Sabha polls.

Gandhi’s remarks about accepting any responsibility are being considered significant in political circles as they come days ahead of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) meeting where there is expected to

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Rahul Gandhi. (File Photo)

be clamour for appointing him prime ministerial candidate.

In the interview, Gandhi, 43, described himself as a soldier of the party and refuted the perception that

he was a reluctant politician. He contended that Congress should return to power in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections “in the interest of the country” and said the party needs to connect with the youth more.

“In national interest, it is necessary that Congress comes to power (at the centre). And, for that, whatever responsibility organisation has given me or will give to me in the future, I will discharge it with all my sincerity,” he was quoted as saying by the paper. “We are a democratic organisation and we have faith in democracy. People of India would choose who will be their prime minister through their elected representatives,” he said. To another query he said: “See, I am a soldier of the Congress. Whatever order I will get, I will abide by that. Whatever Congress tells me, I will do that.....” “Whatever task the Congress wanted me to do, I completed that. Whatever responsibility is given to me, I will complete it.”

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UK based Ashgate Publishing releases book on Nagas Dimapur, January 14 (mExn): A book on the Nagas, titled “Progress and Its Impact on the Nagas: A Clash of Worldviews,” has just been released by Ashgate Publishing, an academic book and journal publisher based in the United Kingdom.

A press release issued

by Ashgate Publishing, United Kingdom stated that Progress, the book contends, is a modern Western notion that life is always improving and advancing toward an ideal state. It is a vital modern concept, which underlies geographic explorations and scientific and technological inventions as well as the desire to harness nature in order to increase human beings’ ease and comfort. With the advent of Western colonization and to the great detriment of the colonized, the notion of progress began to perniciously and pervasively permeate across non-Western cultures.

The book details the effects of colonization and proselytization on the Nagas and their culture. In it, the author argues that the interaction between the

Nagas and the West has resulted in the gradual demise of the Naga culture. As such, it is almost a cliché to assert that since the colonial and missionary contact, the long evolved Naga traditional values are being replaced

by Western values and practices. The author is a Naga who consciously brings this ethnic identity and cultural experience to bear on his theoretical analyses. Overall, the writer intends to provide a counter-narrative that refutes the meta-narrative that currently defines the Nagas and their culture in the academia.

The author, Tezenlo Thong, received his Ph.D. in Religious and Theological Studies from the University of Denver and the Iliff School of Theology. Dr. Thong has previously published scholarly articles on the Nagas, including “Civilized Colonizers and Barbaric Colonized: Reclaiming Naga Identity by Demythologizing Colonial Portraits” (History and Anthropology) and “‘To Raise the Savage to a Higher Level’: The Westernization of the Nagas and their Culture” (Modern Asian Studies).

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Govt desire to free Nagaland of slum Our Correspondent

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RAY Slum free India

Kohima, January 14

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Parliamentary secretary for urban development Zhaleo Rio today said the state government desire to declare Nagaland as slumfree state within three years time provided the projects submitted by the state government to GoI on Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) is sanctioned.

Addressing the state level workshop on RAY here at Hotel Cimorb organized by Regional Centre for Urban & Employment Studies (RCUES), Lucknow and Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, the parliamentary secretary informed that the government is according highest priority on urban poor in the state. Rio said the urban development department had submitted few projects to GoI under RAY like housing for urban poor, working women hostel and rental house. However, so far not a single project has been sanctioned. He was hopeful that GoI will be generous to sanction the projects to the state.

Also stating that more

towns be brought under RAY in Nagaland for which proposal for 17 towns has been submitted to GoI, he said the state also wanted to have satellite model township so that the people can do economic activities and generate employment. He also regretted that the state do not have proper city development plan and proper GIS map-

ping till date. Terming the workshop as beneficial, he hoped that the participants will go back wiser and more knowledgeable.

Earlier, Dr. Urmila Bagga, senior expert RCUES gave the overview of RAY, reforms and community participation & social audit under RAY while Dr. Toshimanen Ozukum, additional director MAC and Nodal

NAAME Kohima President Ruokuovikho Chale stated in a press release that for a change and to enable more meaningful and enjoyable to all ages, the Association decided to make this year event a noncompetitive.

There will be a strict monitoring on the used and throw polythene packs, bottles and all non-

degradable items; hence, everyone is expected responsibly carry only degradable packaging and water bottles to avoid littering the area. NAAME invite all the environment, ecological enthusiasts’ and nature lovers to join hand with a meaningful participation for a common cause.

All the participants are

requested to equip themselves with trekking equipments such as wind protect Jackets, trekking shoes, warm cloths etc. The association will not provided lunch like previous years, except some logical arrangements and supports.

Therefore, all the participants are requested to carry food/tiffins for themselves.

Parliamentary secretary for urban development lighting a candle as a mark inauguration of the state level workshop on Rajiv Awas Yojana in Kohima on January 14. (Morung Photo )

Officer, RAY highlighted the status of RAY in Nagaland. Himanshu Chandra, assistant director RCCUES talked on slum survey, preparation of SFCPOA, GIS Mapping, preparation of DPR etc. The workshop was attended by participants from Kohima, Medziphema, Mokokchung, Tuensang, Longleng and other NGOs members.

n pursuance vision of “Slum free India”, Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) was launched in June 2011 in two phases; the preparatory phase for a period of two years which ended in June 2013 and implementation phase. Central government has approved the implementation phase for the period of 2013-2022.

RAY envisages two-step implementation strategy i.e. preparation of Slum free City Plan of Action (SFCPoA) and preparation of projects for selected slum. RAY envisages a “Slum Free India” with inclusive and equitable cities in which every citizen has access to basic civic infrastructure, social amenities and decent shelter.

Its mission is to encourage States/Union Territories (UTs) to tackle slums in a definitive manner, by focusing on bringing all existing slums, notified or nonnotified (including recognised and identified) within the formal system and enabling them to avail the basic amenities that is available for the rest of the city/UA and redressing the failures of the formal system that lie behind the creation of slums by planning for affordable housing stock for the urban poor and initiating crucial policy changes required for facilitating the same.

The objective of RAY includes; improving and provisioning of housing, basic civic infrastructure and social amenities in intervened slums, enabling reforms to address some of the causes leading to creation of slums, facilitating a supportive environment for expanding institutional credit linkages for the urban poor, institutionalizing mechanisms for prevention of slums including creation of affordable housing stock, strengthening institutional and human resource capacities at the Municipal, City and state levels through comprehensive capacity building and strengthening of resource networks and empowering community by ensuring their participation at every stage of decision making through strengthening and nurturing Slum Dwellers’ Association/Federations.

‘Save Our Mountains, Stop Burning’ 33/11 kv sub-station at NAAME fourth Shamator inaugurated Mt. Japfü Climbing

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Kohima, January 14 (mExn): The Nagaland Association for Adventure Mountaineering and Education (NAAME) with a theme ‘Save Our Mountains, Stop Burning’ is set

to trek fourth Mt. Japfü Climbing on January 18 at 7.00am as part of awareness campaign against habitual indiscriminate and helpless forest fire in Nagaland. Dr. Akho Yhokha Rtd. Addl. Director, Vet & AH, Nagaland will flag-off and trek with the team to Mt. Japfü starting at Pony Farm above Japfü Christian College (JCC), Kigwema.

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Road Safety Week begins with awareness drive Morung Express News Dimapur | January 14

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Being stuck in traffic in Dimapur is almost a daily episode now. Vehicles creating more than one lane during traffic jams have also become everyday occurrences. This trend of creating a new lane during traffic jams is proving to be a bane to traffic jams. To discourage this, the District Transport Department held a drive at the Burma Camp stretch of the National Highway 29, and, making vehicles follow a single lane.

This is in continuation of the 24th National Road Safety Week, which is being observed nationwide from January 11 to 17, and was the second day of the ‘single lane’ drive. The East Police Station stretch of the busy Kohima Road saw the ‘single lane’ drive being enforced in the morning hours yesterday. Led by the District Transport Officer, the drive is assisted by the District Administration, Police, and, Scouts & Guides from Vidhya Bhawan School.

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ty awareness, the student Scouts & Guides were seen carrying placards, some of which read - Drive with care, life has no spare; Don’t mix drinking and driving; Always wear helmets; Don’t over-speed; Use low beam at night etc. Some of the Scouts & Guides were also seen distributing sweets to passing drivers.

Government of India, Ministry of road Transport and Highways (Road Safety Cell) has declared January 11-17 2014 as the 25th Road Safety Week. The theme for the week is “When you are on the road, always say Pehele Aap.” During the whole week celebration of this campaign, variety of educational banners, safety posters, safety films, pocket guides and leaflets related to the road safety are distributed to the on road travelers. They get motivated about the road safety while travelling on road means having planned, well-organized and professional way travelling. People who travel in unprofessional way are requested to use A student gives badge to a driver in Dimapur as part of the National Road road safety measures and follow traffic rules by giving them roses.

Safety Week on January 14. (Morung Photo)

Parliamentary secretary for CAWD, R Tohanba, inaugurating the 33/11 kv sub-station at Shamator town, Tuesday. (Morung Photo) Morung Express News Shamator | January 14

A 33/11 kv sub-station at Shamator town was inaugurated by parliamentary secretary for CAWD, R Tohanba, on Tuesday (Jan 14). The sub-station constructed under the central flagship scheme Accelerated Power Development Reform Programme (APDRP) will supplement the existing power supply to Shamator town and adjoining villages.

The parliamentary secretary in his address said power is one of the most important requirements to speed up development in the rural areas. Tohanba said ever since the inception of DAN government, the government has spared to efforts to generate more power to light up homes in all districts. Tohanba also assured to look into proposals put up by the Power department officials and Shamator public including construction of retaining

wall to protect the sub-station, construction of control room and staff quarter and alternative road to the sub-station.

SDO-I (Power) Electrical Division Tuensang, Limbu, gave a brief account about the construction of the sub-station and president, Public Forum Shamator, Tokiu, also urged the parliamentary secretary to address the proposals so that the sub-station can supply electricity at the earliest.

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WSBAK holds successful youth annual conference

Dimapur, January 14 (mExn): The 67th Western Sumi Baptist Akukuhou Kuqhakulu (WSBAK) youth annual conference that commenced on Friday evening at Hovukhu village under Niuland sub-division on the theme “Khristo Lono Akikili” (Transformed in Christ) concluded on Sunday afternoon.

Speakers of the conference were Rev. S. Vitoshe Swu, Executive Secretary, WSBAK, Rev. Dr. Hevukhu Achumi, Senior Pastor, Thilixu Baptist Church, Rev. Ikuto Jimo, Secretary, Youth Department, WSBAK and Abokali Jimomi, Entrepreneur, Organic Nagaland.

On the inaugural service, Rev. Ikuto Jimo preached on the theme of the conference and challenged the youths to be rooted in Christ. He also spoke about the usage of social networking site especially Facebook by youngsters and its implications on relationships. He said many young people are turning to Facebook in search of easy relationships and said, “Anyone who wants shortcuts in getting things done will have their lives cut short.

Hosheto Achumi, Transport Commissioner, Nagaland addressing the 67th WSBAK youth annual conference. (Photo Courtesy/Jonah Achumi)

Life should be a process”.

He said “From beginning till today the holiness of God never changed. Our lives should not be changed by unsuitable trends of postmodernity”.

H o s h e to Ac h u m i , Transport Commissioner, Nagaland in his exhortation spoke on the importance of living a transformed life in the likeness of Christ.

Reminiscing on the educational aspects of Sumi Naga, Achumi said, “Sumi people have been contributing qualitatively towards betterment of Naga society since we know. However, a large-scale transformation has taken place amongst

Sumi tribe within last fifty years. Today majority of us are educated and many people from our tribe are holding good position in different fields. Let us continue the trend in line with the advancement of the world”. Encouraging young people to be open-minded and adventurous Achumi said, “The Nagaland Government cannot provide jobs to all the people, so we need go out of Nagaland and attempt to make livelihood. This means sometimes we need to leave our comfort zone”.

Abokali Jimomi, Entrepreneur, Organic Nagaland speaking on “Youth:

influences of peer pressure” stressed on the nature of human being, which is marked by peer group.

Dwelling on the negative aspect of having a circle in a society, Jimomi explicated that the pressure from friends and peers force especially young people to buy unnecessary gadgets and follow unfavourable fashion trends though and individual or a family cannot afford.

On the final day, Rev. S. Vitoshe Swu, Executive secretary WSBAK delivered message on “Supremacy of Christ in our life” while Khehovi Yeptho, Chairman, WSBAK Council exhorted the con-

gregation. Rev. Dr. Hevukhu Achumi, Senior Pastor, Thilixu Baptist Church spoke on “Transformed through touching Christ”.

Other highlights of the three days events were competitions on discipline, handicraft, annual report, stomp, and creative drama. Altogether around 5000 youth from 138 registered churches under WSBAK attended the annual youth event.

The host church acknowledged the assistance of GREF camp Ralan and 29 AR at Nihokhu town for providing water tanker and supplying water throughout the conference. The organizers said they initially prepared the conference hall and chairs to accommodate 4000 people but with more people turning up for the service than expected they added another 1000 chairs by taking down the side walls of the conference hall. Around 140 churches with more than 4000 young people attended the first service.

The next edition of WSBAK Youth Annual Conference will be hosted by Pihekhu Baptist Church.

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Workshop on AFPSA conducted

ImPhAl, JANUARY 14 (NNN): "Even the cruelest war happening in the world follows specific designs and principles beyond which both the parties should abide", said executive director of Human Rights Alerts (HRA) Babloo Loitangbam while speaking at the one day workshop on International Humanitarian Law and Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) held at Manipur Press Club, Imphal.

The workshop, jointly organized by the United NGO Mission Manipur (UNMM) and All Manipur NGOs Forum (AMNGOF), was attended by Ch. Jamini Devi, former chairperson, MSWC, Professor L. Sdananda Singh, general secretary, SCS and Y. Surchandra Singh, president, AMNGOF as presidium members.

Chinglen Meisnam, Irengbam Arun and U. Nbakishore were the resource persons at the workshop along with Babloo Loitongbam.

Babloo Loitongbam, in his speech, said that the uproar which happens fre-

quently in Manipur can be categorized as nationalism and racism. Speaking against the draconian act AFSPA, he said that the act is not a necessity in the state, as it tortures the civilian in many ways. A group of politicians and segment of people try to fulfill their ulterior motive through the act. There are a number of state leaders who require AFSPA to quench their political thirst, he maintained. The affairs of the state should be maintained and solved by the people of the state themselves and this can happen only when the people are honest in their approach, he added.

It may be noted here that certain recommendations were made to the government of India which includes the demand to repeal AFSPA 1958 in North East India, particularly in the state of Manipur, to respect and implement the Geneva Conventions, 1949’s common Article 3 and Additional Protocol II of 1977, to establish Truth Commission and Special Investigation Team (SIT) to

Northeast Briefs

Arunachal troupe selected to perform in R Day celebrations ITANAGAR, JANUARY 14 (PTI): The Rikam Pada dance troupe from Arunachal Pradesh has been selected to perform in the Republic Day celebrations at the national capital. An official release said today that the defence ministry has selected Rikam Pada dance from Arunachal to perform in the cultural section in which only five teams are scheduled to participate. Of the total five, four troupes are from the national capital region itself and only Rikam Pada has been selected from outside Delhi through the North East Cultural Centre (NEZCC), Dimapur. The cultural team which includes 150 dancers and 12 teachers from various schools of Itanagar is led by chief choreographer Bengia Tabb, music in-charge Bamang Loram and assistant choreographers Joram Renia and Toko Rina.

World War II aircraft wreckage recovered

ImPhAl, JANUARY 14 (NDTV): The wreckage of an aircraft, believed to be from the Second World War, has been found in Manipur's Senapati district. The discovery was made by youth club members from an interior village, who went on a hike a few days ago to a temple. The wreckage includes the remains of the aircraft's propeller which believed to have crashed here during the Second World War. The remains of the aircraft have now been transported to Imphal and handed over to the Manipur government, but it has not been identified yet. Many historians in the area believe this wreckage could be related to the Battle of Imphal and Kohima, fought between Japan and Commonwealth forces led by England, voted last year in the UK as the greatest ever fought by the British Army. The Second World War was one of the most brutal campaigns in military history. For Japan, it marked the end of the island nation's imperialist ambitions. The men who survived the campaign, Indian and British soldiers of the 18th Army, earned their place in military history. This area has been a treasure trove when it comes to digging out remains from the Second World War. For amateur war researcher Rajeshwar Yumnam and his team, and many others, discoveries in the region have included Japanese grenades, components of armoured vehicles and casings of rounds fired by Indian and British soldiers. This latest find is likely to be handed over to war researches in Manipur shortly by the government.

Arunachal decision on fruits, vegetables, eggs

ITANAGAR, JANUARY 14 (PTI): In a decision that would benefit poor farmers, the Arunachal Pradesh government has de-listed fruits, vegetables and eggs from Arunachal Pradesh Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act. "The government felt that fruits, vegetables and eggs are by and large perishable produce in nature and due to inadequate storage and market facilities, the farmers are deprived of getting their due return out of the farm produces. Hence this policy decision was necessitated" Chief Minister Nabam Tuki said while passing the order yesterday. The step would benefit the farming community to reduce post-harvest investment for marketing, besides enhancing competitiveness in the emerging agribusiness sector, official sources said. It would also safeguard the interest of small and marginal farmers for selling their marketable surplus at remunerative prices, the sources said.

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Officials visit Myanmar Naga areas

YANGON, JANUARY 14 (NAGA YOeYA): After the coming of democracy in Myanmar, during the tenure of Prime Minister U Thein Sein, relationships were firmly established between India and Myanmar for the development of Naga areas of Myanmar.

The Government of India started helping in the development of Naga areas on a five year plan beginning 2012.

They have spent US $ 5 Million annually on Chin state and Naga Administrative Zone (comprising of Naga areas in Myanmar) on developmental projects since 2012. The projects done in the last two years includes building of roads and bridges; establishment of schools and institutions, etc.

Indian Embassy Officials from Yangon led by the Deputy Chief of Mis-

sion, Silas Thangal and Union Ministers from the Republic of Union of Myanmar led by Border Affairs Union Minister and accompanied by three other Union ministers and Chief Minister, Sagaing Region visited the Naga Administrative Zone to inaugurate the Indian supported implemented projects like bridges in Naga Zone areas.

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Taw on January 13 on a chopper landing in the difficult terrain of Naga Zone areas to assess the developmental works as well.

Myanmar Naga Yoeya, Naga Anghs' and Naga MPs warmly received the visiting team and welcomed them with colorful and lively traditional and modern performances. Nagas of Myanmar are extremely pleased at

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for the Congress party ruling the state till now is due to the absence of a strong party to take over the governance apart from it. The people of the state had not much interest and hope in the Congress government, he mentioned speaking of the AAP as the rightful government for the state which is already taking over the Delhi by out throwing the Shiela Dikshit led Congress government with a strong majority.

As regards to the upcoming Lok Sabha election, he mentioned that the Aam Aadmi Party will produce candidates from North East as well but the number is uncertain as of now. He believes that the AAP will uproot all the evils prevailing in the political scenario.

Untill now, more than 100 volunteers have enrolled

themseves as members of the party on the first day of the campaign which began today in Imphal.

The main agenda of the party is to uproot corruption from the nation which will be seen coming alive in the state if the party emerges victorious in the upcoming elections to be held, said Habung Payeng.

The government formed by a bunch of corrupted and dishonest politicians will not deliver justice to the public by fulfilling their rights, but will further lead the state to darkness.

The AAP is the only genuine party which can scare away corruption and bribery to save the public from its poison, he added while bringing the people to support the AAP, he added.

Further in his speech, he said that the citizens

of the country have every right in the government as every individual ranging from a high ranking official to the lowest street beggar or a rickshaw puller pay taxes to the government.

As such, the government needs to look after the needs and demands of its people and rule the government with justice.

He further said that the AAP is against the allocation of MLAs with Local Area Development Fund as their works are not transparent and trustworthy.

The funds which ought to be utilized for the welfare of the public are not handled well, he alleged.

State co ordinator of AAP, Th. Manihar, , K. Zou, central active member and Takir Lima, national observer also attended the conference.

AAP Manipur political conference held

Maghey Sankranti Mela 2014 opens

JORThANG, JANUARY 14 (AGeNCIeS): The Maghey Sakranti Mela 2014 was inaugurated today by the Chief Minister Mr Pawan Chamling. Upon his arrival, the Maghey Mela Committee and public accorded him with warm traditional welcome at the Jorethang Akar Bridge. Thereafter Mr Chamling inaugurated the department stalls and SARAS Mela before pro-

ceeding towards the playground which was the main venue for the days program.

The Chief Minister declared the 2014 Maghey Sakranti Mela open amongst huge gathering of audience, visitors, guests and performers with the bursting of fire crackers in the background and releasing of balloons. The opening day of the mela saw cultural dance performed by various local committees and

Bru families flee Mizoram villages

AIzAwl, JANUARY 14 (eNS): Scores of Bru families from at least three villages in Mizoram’s western Mamit district have fled to Tripura or taken refuge in nearby villages for safety as emotions flare up over the kidnapping of three men by Bangladeshbased militants a few months back.

As Mizo Zirlai Pawl, a powerful students’ union begins a mass voluntary search operation from Wednesday, Bru families apparently fear a repeat of the 1997-ethnic violence. The violence between Mizos and Brus had sent 6,000 Bru families to relief camps in Tripura (as many as 5,000 families still languish there in spite of an ongoing repatriation process).

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investigate into all cases of rape, torture and killing of innocent civilians, women and children and deliver justice to the victims.

Recommendations were also made to take punitive action against those culprits involved in the crimes as per law of the land-being the largest democracy in the world, to initiate reconciliation among ethnic communities in the state for long term sustainable peace in the region, to punish human traffickers and rehabilitate victims of trafficking, to establish independent commission against corruption and to immediately stop torture and summoning of civilians by security forces.

The recommendations to "political armed opposition groups" include to respect and implement the Geneva Conventions, 1949’s common conventions, 1949’s common Article 3 and additional protocol II of 1977 and to reconcile among the factions and stop inter-fac- Villagers participate in community fishing as part of the Bhogali Bihu celebrations at the Goroimari Lake in Panbari tional fighting in the inter- village, some 50 kilometers (31 miles) east of Guwahati, Assam on Monday, January 13. “Bhogali Bihu” marks the est of the common people. end of the harvesting season in the north eastern state of Assam. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

ImPhAl, JANUARY 14 (NNN): “Due to lack of alternative parties in the state, the Congress had continuously formed the government. Time has come for the Congress to step down as the Aam Aadmi (AAP) Party has emerged”, said national executive of the North East in charge of AAP, Habung Payeng at the one day political conference of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) held at Manipur Press Club, Imphal.

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The move comes days after three men — a Kolkata-based telecommunications professional and two Mizoram-based drivers, were kidnapped near the IndoBangladesh border on November 23 last year by National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants aided by Bru militants.

The kidnappers had demanded Rs 5 crores for their release and set a deadline of January 15, but the Mizoram government ruled out paying any such ransom saying it will set a precedence.

spectacular MADAL (a Nepali Musical Instrument) performance by MADAL Group from Kalimpong.

The cultural program was followed by women’s exhibition football match played between teams from Nepal and Sikkim. On the occasion, the chief minister released the Bhanu Smarika-’13 book compiled by the Jorethang Bhanu Jayanti Celebration committee.

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such a gesture from the Indian Embassy officials and the Union Ministers of Myanmar.

In the past, it would usually take days to travel between the Naga villages.

But now with the newly built bridges, it has cut down the travel time.

The roads built were in the border areas of Noklak, Chan Moho and Awa Khong leading from the Indian side to Myanmar.

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The 25th Drivers’ Day was observed in many parts of Manipur on Tuesday paying rich tributes to 202 drivers who had died while at the wheel.

The main commemorative ceremony of the annual event was held at the ISTB Complex in Khuman Lampak here. It was organised by Transporters and Drivers Forum, Manipur in collaboration with All Manipur Petroleum Tankers’ Drivers’ Union.

Participating at the occasion, Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam highly praised all the drivers of the state for having a matchless class while serving the state and its people day and night.

Gaikhangam assured that the state Government is looking for a possible welfare policy for all the responsible drivers.

Floral tributes were paid at the photos of the departed drivers. MLAs E Chand and K Sharat, and IOC Ltd, Manipur State Level Coordinator, Kh Ibobi, senior depot manager, IOC Imphal, SI Singh, and president of Transporter and Drivers Forum, Manipur and All Manipur Petroleum Tankers’ Drivers’ Union, Y Bhupendra also attended the function.

The driver organisations also marked the anniversary at Langjing Achouba Truck Parking. Apart from paying floral tributes to the late drivers, their family members were honoured by presenting simple gifts at the occasion.The Tiddim Road Transporters’ Union and the Thoubal District Transporters’ Union also marked the day.

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‘Demand for fake luxury products to double by 2015’ New Delhi, JaNuary 14 (livemiNt): Sales of fake luxury products may more than double to Rs.5,600 crore by 2015 as an aspiring class of Indian consumers scouts for cheap counterfeits of luxury labels that are sold by online retailers, according to a report released by lobby group Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) on Tuesday.

The local market for fake luxury labels, including handbags, watches, sunglasses and perfumes, is growing at twice the growth rate of genuine luxury products, the report said.

Sales of counterfeit luxury products in India is growing at an average annual growth rate of almost 40-45% from the current Rs.2,500 crore, it said.

Globally the fake luxury products market accounts for 7% of the overall luxury market with an estimated value of over $22 billion of the global

luxury industry worth about $320 billion. In India, fake luxury goods account for about 5% of the overall luxury market, according to a 2013 Assocham-Yes Bank Ltd study.

Goods made in China, which is the source of a bulk of the copies of coveted labels, are largely fuelling the demand for fake luxury goods in India, the report said.

“Over 80% of the entire imitation luxury products in India come from China,” D.S. Rawat, secretary general of Assocham, said in a statement.

Lack of transparency in online transactions is aiding consumers with easy access to such products, the report indicated.

Consumers who are not able to afford originals deliberately purchase counterfeits as global websites selling fake products ship them after receiving online payments.

Most of these websites delivering fake luxury stuff in the

A file photo of a vendor selling fake handbags at the Silk Market in Beijing. (File Photo)

country have their domain names registered outside India’s jurisdiction, the report said.

Demand for fakes is a manifestation that aspiration of a product does not meet affordability of the same, said

Ankur Bisen, senior vicepresident of retail and consumer products at consulting firm Technopak Advisors Pvt. Ltd. Consumers across income classes in India do not discriminate against buying fake products, he said.

“It’s not driven by a certain set of consumers who lack affordability but even those who can afford the original opt for fakes owing to desirability and awareness reflective of a value-conscious shopping behaviour.”

out of the top 10, its score declining enough to leave it in the 12th slot overall as Hong Kong and Singapore finished first and second in the rankings for the 20th straight year. Australia, despite a drop in its score, held on to third place.

The 2014 Index finds notable declines for the US in fiscal freedom, business freedom and property rights, placing it again behind its neighbour to the north, Canada, a media release said. Launched in 1995, the Index evaluates countries in four broad areas of economic freedom: rule of law; regulatory efficiency; limited government; and open markets.

Based on an aggregate score, each

of 178 countries graded in the 2014 Index is classified as “free” (i.e. combined scores of 80 or higher); “mostly free” (70-79.9); “moderately free” (60-69.9); “mostly unfree” (50-59.9); or “repressed” (under 50).

In the Asia-Pacific region, India, with a score of 55.7, is ranked 25th among 43 countries. Over the 20 year history of the index, India has advanced its economic freedom score by almost 11 points, according to the index. “India has been slowly but surely improving its economic freedom in recent years. However, the economy still continues to perform below its potential,” said Terry Miller, co-author of Index and director of the

Heritage Foundation’s Centre for International Trade and Economics.

From a low base, India has achieved double-digit improvement in half of the 10 indicators of economic freedom, most notably trade, which improved by over 65 points.

“The government efforts to combat corruption have been well noted, and seem to be making a difference.

However, the economy remains relatively closed off from the rest of the world, and government officials have resorted to protectionist controls this year,” Miller said “Economic freedom must be on the agenda as the country prepares for elections in May,” he added.

Sony unveils Xperia E1, Xperia T2 Ultra smartphones

New Delhi, JaNuary 14 (ageNcies): Sony Mobile Communications on Tuesday announced the launch of Xperia E1, and Xperia T2 Ultra smartphones. “Xperia E1 combines the best of Sony’s audio technologies with a premium design and great hardware to create a smartphone for people who want to express themselves out loud,” said Calum MacDougall, director of Xperia marketing at Sony Mobile Com-

munications.

The Experia E1 which is an android phone sports a 4 inch WVGA (800 x 480) display. The device is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual core processor with 512 MB RAM and 4GB storage. The device comes with features such as walkmanTM key, shake to shuffle and hardware controls for easy music control, fast data speeds with Cat 14 HSPA+.

The new phone is available in white, black and purple colours.

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t is with great joy and pride I take this opportunity to congratulate my good friend Mr. Aküm Longchari, Editor of The Morung Express for being conferred the ‘Doctor of Philosophy’ (on November 5th, 2013) by the Academic Board and the Council of University of New England, NSW Australia for his ‘unique’ and ’original’ research thesis on the theme “Sharing Dreams, Strengthening Visions: The Right to Self-Determination as a resource for JustPeace (An unrepresented peoples’ perspective)”. Akum’s research work was to challenge the existing perspective that ‘Self-Determination’ is a cause of ‘Conflict’ and to provide an evolving alternative where ‘Self-Determination’ is actually a resource for ‘Justpeace’. His research attempted to draw lessons from the indigenous Peoples’ perspectives, which to him is a human point of view, beyond the legal perspectives or practices. The research brought out key elements for greater dialogue around the issue of ‘SelfDetermination’ for both state and peace seekers, and opened opportunities for larger global discourse on the subject of Conflict Transformation and Reconciliation.

One of the leading academician in the field of International Peace Building and Professor of Conflict Transformation, Dr. John Paul Lederach, from University of Notre Dome, Indiana, USA who was one of the examiners of his thesis wrote, ‘this is one of the first (and certainly one of the most detailed with case specific reflections and original interviews) to conceptually address self-determination as contributive to justpeace, with a focus of conflict transformation and peace building.

Much of this in the existing literature tents to view self-determination as somehow unrealistic and embedded in narrow definition of identity such as the challenge of ‘ethnic conflict’.

He went on to emphasis that this thesis makes a significant contribution to the field of Peace Studies. Prof.

Lederach opined that Aküm’s thesis has made indigenous peoples’ views a prominent place in the field of peace studies, which is very rare and unique. He went on to argue that the thesis deserves a Cum Laude for its originality and strongly recommended it be published.

Another examiner, Dr. Jayson MacLeod, Lecturer of Community Development, University of Queensland, Australia, practitioner and peace activist actively involved in West Papua

Issues remarked, ‘the author sensitively explores the terrain of this evolving self-determination praxis and breaks the deadlock created by rigid zero sum arguments that defines self determination solely as secession. What emerges is not just selfdetermination praxis as a process and resource for justpeace, space is also created for considering, re-discovering or re-inventing new forms of indigenous governance and shared boundaries between different peoples’. He added that ‘the thesis breaks new grounds and offers a unique contribution to the literatures of self-determination and conflict transformation, inviting scholars to consider the ways self-determination can support both processes and outcomes for a just peace’. He calls the thesis an ‘Action Research’ that ‘artfully weaves together practice and scholarship and paves the way for future work in both domains’. He called for the thesis to be widely published for international scholars.

Dr. Nel Vendekerchove, professor of Conflict Studies in the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands and University of Queensland, Australia, also another examiner, said that the thesis ‘presents an original perspective on the theme and rightfully claims that the right to self-determination in the light of justpeace has been insufficiently researched’ and that the author’s ‘extensive professional experience in North East India allows for unique account of an unrepresented peoples’ struggle’. She also recognized the originality of the thesis and encouraged the author to publish the document as well as write a book on the subject.

Aküm’s extensive work in the field of Peace and Conflict Transformation and his contribution to the literatures in this field through this thesis has brought the ‘Naga Story’ to the global academic discourse. As Prof Lederach mentioned ‘in the wider arena of “case studies” in the field dominated by Northern Irelands, South Africas, and Palistine-Israel cases, this thesis offers a first-hand, interview-based, and ethnographic contribution to a much less known case of Naga’. His hard work in this field leading to his achievement of a ‘Doctor of philosophy’ and his tireless efforts towards peace and reconciliation amongst the Nagas deserves support and appreciation from all of us. I wish him the very best for his future endeavors.

Neichü Mayer

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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washiNgtoN, JaNuary 14 (iaNs): Asia’s two economic giants, India and China, have been rated “unfree” and ranked 120th and 137th respectively, in the 2014 Index of Economic Freedom by US think tank Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal. “The foundations for long-term economic development continue to be fragile in the absence of effectively functioning legal frameworks,” the editors of the Index wrote.

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66th AKM conference starts with grandeur

ChuChuyiMpang, January 14 (MExn): The 66th general conference of Ao Kaketshir Mungdang (Ao Students’ Conference) kick started off to a grand opening with nearly four thousand people attending the inaugural programme here today.

It was a sea of humanity inside the conference hall – dubbed as one of the biggest conference halls – with delegates from the six ranges under Mokokchung and other AKM units from all over the state and outside.

The chief guest Congress MLA Imtikumzuk, who formally lighted the conference torch in front

Students challenged to work in unity and have targets in life

(Left) Section of participants at the inaugural programme of 66th AKM general conference at Chuchuyimpang on January 14. (Right) Choir present song at the inaugural programme.

of the conference hall, challenged the Ao students to work together in unity so that a “good political leader” would emerge from among the Ao community.

Lamenting the lack of good political leaders among

the Aos in this present generation, the Congress MLA highlighted the need to work together so a strong political leader is produced from Ao community.

The guest of honor, MLA Dr Imtiwapang,

Greetings on Army Day NCYM DiMapur, January perity in the North eastern 14 (MExn): On the occa- region, he also expressed condoles sion of Army Day, Lt Gen SL Narasimhan, AVSM, VSM, General Officer Commanding Spear Corps has conveyed his greetings and best wishes to all ranks of the Army, ex-servicemen, civilians and their families.

Army Day is celebrated on January 15 every year to mark the historic moment of General (Later Field Marshal) K. M. Cariappa becoming the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of Army in independent India in 1949, the lieutenant general informed in a press release.

Acknowledging that all ranks of Spear Corps have been working together with the civil administration and people towards greater growth and pros-

deep appreciation to the dedicated efforts of each soldier.

The Army’s efforts, the note said, to undertake infrastructure development projects, motivate school children, conduct of vocational training, provision of medical & veterinary services and empowerment of women in the remotest part of the country have made a significant difference towards the overall growth of the region. The lieutenant general further saluted the brave soldiers who have made supreme sacrifices in the line of duty, while urging for rededication “to work tirelessly to assure the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our country.”

AR establishes vocational training centre in Jalukie JaluKiE, January 14 (MExn): 18 Assam Rifles has established a Vocational Training Centre in Jalukie under Op Sadbhavna. A press release from the Assam Rifles informed that the centre was set up based on requests from youth.

The centre, fully equipped with computers, computer tables and other accessories was inaugurated on December 28, 2013 by the commandant. The up gradation of the VTC has been appreciated by the local populace as it lends a new tool to the youth to enhance their career profiles and enable them to seek employment in industries within and outside the state, the note added.

Solar lights distributed at Nkio ‘B’ village 18 Assam Rifles, as part of Op Sadbhavana projects also installed eight solar lights at Nkio B village in Peren district. The lights were installed on December 31, 2013. Assam Rifles stated that installing the lights will address the problem of streets lighting and safety of villagers.

Medical camp at Tening 18 Assam Rifles under the aegis of 6 Sector organized a medical camp at Tening Town on December 27, 2013. The ARMO and his medical team conducted the medical camp as part of normal scheduled activities that the battalion carries out for the people of remote villages periodically. 312 people from Tening village and adjoining villages attended the medical camp and received medical treatment, free medicines.

17 AR organises free medical camp 17 Assam also organized a free medical camp at Mukalimi village under the aegis of HQ 5 Sector Assam Rifles on January 10, 2014.

People from Mukalimi village and other adjoining villages attended the camp.

They were diagnosed with varieties of ailments, including respiratory tract infections, gastrointestinal infections, skin infection etc. They were provided free medicines and some were advised further investigations. Around 103 patients were treated during the camp.

21 AR donates computers The 21st Battalion Assam Rifles under the aegis of Headquarters 7 Sector Assam Rifles, Inspector General Assam Rifles (North) and HQ 3 Corps presented two computers with accessories to Government Primary School, Atoizu Village, Zunheboto under OP SAMARITAN Military Civic Action Project on January 9, 2014.

Addressing the students and teachers of Government Primary School, 21 Assam Rifles emphasised the importance of computer in students’ lives to help achieve successful career prospects, a press release stated.

KohiMa, January 14 (MExn): Nagaland Catholic Youth Movement (NCYM), along with the rest of the Diocese of Kohima, has expressed sadness over the demise of Rev. Fr. Everic J. Paes SJ on January 6, 2014 in Pune.

A condolence message from NCYM spokesperson, Clement Odyuo stated that since the late 1990s, Father Everic worked for more than 6 years in Nagaland as a Spiritual Director in the formation houses. A popular pastor and confessor, he had ever since been coming regularly to preach retreats to various groups and had been to Nagaland as recently as a year ago, it added.

The note stated that Father Everic was known for his humility, austerity and poverty which he practiced to a fault. “His students and wards remember him for his accessibility. His confreres know him for his values of community bonding and a deep experience of God.” NCYM and the Diocese of Kohima further offered condolences to Father Everic’s near and dear ones and his Jesuit confreres, while praying for God to grant the deceased eternal rest.

while speaking at the programme, asked the students to have a target in life, otherwise one would become directionless. In this regard, he urged the students to have faith in their own capabilities and

be focused so that they can become responsible citizens in the society.

The 66th AKM general conference was attended by a host of dignitaries including the Deputy Commissioner of Mokokchung,

First artificial insemination in pig succeeds

DiMapur, January 14 (MExn): The NEPEDNRTT Livelihood Piggery project has for the first time in Nagaland successfully carried out Artificial Insemination (AI) on a pig, outside research farms in field condition. The pig, a Ghungroo breed was artificially inseminated with Hampshire boar semen in September 2013.

Dr. Vihielie Sanchu , with guidance from Dr. Vilatuo Rutsa carried out the insemination. The mother pig belonged to Atsole of Medziphema village, said a release received here.

On January 4, 2014, the Ghungroo gave birth to eight (8) healthy piglets.

The eight piglets put together weighed 5120 grams.

Each of the individual piglet weighed 610 grams approx-

MEx FILE Transformation crusade from today KohiMa, January 14 (MExn): The 12-day long transformation crusade will start from January 15 at Kohima Local Ground from 4:00 PM onwards. Rev. Zotuo Kiewhuo, Koinonia Baptist Church will act as the speaker on day one. The programme will be led by Khriehuzo Lohe.

Other highlights of the programme include; invocation prayer by Pastor Vezokho Vero, praise & worship- Koinonia BC praise team and offertory prayer by Toshi Ao, pastor, Ao CRC Kohima and testimony by Khrieketounuo Suohu.

BHSS condemns student’s abduction

MangKolEMba, January 14 (MExn): The Managing Board, staff and students of Baptist Higher Secondary School (BHSS), Mangkolemba have strongly condemned the forceful abduction of a student of the school

by Onjitkum, 26, of Changki village and a resident of Hokiyong ward in Mangkolemba. In a press release, the school has asked the authority concerned to take prompt action in awarding befitting punishment for the “inhuman” action. The school further asked the police department to do thorough investigation as to whether there are any other person(s) involved in the “audacious and barbaric act that has created fear psychosis among the students, especially the female students.”

ENPO consultative meeting

Kyong Students' Union conference The four-day old piglets born through artificial insemination.

imately, said Vizonyu Liezie, an officer of the NEPED Project. The semen was obtained from the Mega Seed Farm, ICAR Jharnapani.

In Nagaland, there is a traditional passion for pig rearing fueled by high demand of pork meat; however, many farmers refuse to rear un-castrated boars.

Now with this success, artificial insemination will

become the best option to benefit piggery farmers and villagers, the release stated. Use of AI is a cheaper means for introducing improved breed stocks and upgrading indigenous stocks, it noted, adding if semen is made readily available, this cheaper method of propagation can be conveniently put into practice in rural areas.

who was deeply involved with public welfare and served the Zeliangrong people and Nagas in various capacities.

He was the president of Zeliangrong Wrestling Association at the time of his death. Formerly, he had been president of Zeliangrong Students’ Union Kohima and member of Nagaland Government Registered Cl-I Contractor

Union. He was also a strong supporter of the Naga National Movement and had worked and labored so much for the Naga cause, the note said.

Stating that his death has created great vacuum in “our” society, the Union said it will always cherish the good works and inspirations he has left behind and the sacrifices he underwent for the cause of the people.

AZSU (AMN) extends condolences DiMapur, January 14 (MExn): All Zeliangrong Students’ Union (Assam, Manipur & Nagaland) has expressed shock over the sudden demise of Ekobe Michui, former finance secretary of AZSU on January 10. A condolence note issued by general secretary of AZSU (AMN) remembered Ekobe as a dedicated social worker and prominent Zeliangrong leader,

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DiMapur, January 14 (MExn): The Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation (ENPO) has convened an emergency consultative meeting on January 18, 2014 at Hotel Crown, near Nagarjan Junction, Dimapur at 10: 00 am. ENPO Joint Secretary, Manlang Phom in a press release has informed all ENPO office bearers, all 20 ENLU members, six federating tribal units’ presidents and secretaries, Frontal organisations ENSF, ENGOA, ENWO President and Secretary to attend the said meeting without fail.

North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC) preparing for the Republic Day parade at Rajpath, New Delhi.

ANEFWA Dimapur Zone condemns

Veterinary aid camps in Phek district A free veterinary aid camp was organized by 46 AR at Meluri village, Phek district and Nitoi village, Kiphire district on December 28 and 30 respectively under the aegis of HQ 3 Corps (Op Sadbhavna).

268 pets were brought and medicines were distributed for 5641 animals.

DiMapur, January 14 (MExn): All Nagaland Electricity Field Workers Association (ANEFWA), Dimapur Zone has condemned the “barbaric act of miscreants” who had assaulted and manhandled the staff on duty and damaged Government properties on January 9 around 10:05 pm at Chumukedima control room.

ANEFWA Dimapur Zone president Talimoa Imchen and general secretary Mego Angami in a note stated the incident occurred during the time of

load shedding. The time of recharging is 10:00 pm.

“The miscreant reached the control room within 2-3 minutes, started beating and kicking the staff on duty without asking the reason why the line could not be charged in time,” the release stated, adding the miscreants shouted the line should be re-charged at the exact time of cut off. “Unfortunately that cannot be done due to technical problems as such the control circuit breakers could not be operated by re-

mote system so that it has to be done manually for which it requires few minutes to recharge the spring inside the Circuit Breaker.”

ANEFWA stated this is not the first time field workers were manhandled by public be it on the line/field or at control room. “The ANEFWA members are not the punching pad of the angry mob, and will not remain silent sufferer but will take its own cause of action if any incident occurred in future,” it cautioned.

The eligibility conditions for various categories are as follows: For Soldier Clerk General Duties (Clk GD)) category, only candidates from 18 to 42 yrs of age ,i.e. born not before January 16, 1972 and not after January 16, 1996 (Both Days Inclusive) and who have passed 10+2/ Intermediate Exam in any stream (Arts, Commerce, Science) with minimum 50% marks in the aggregate and minimum 40% marks

in each core subject. For Soldier General Duty (GD) and House Keeper category, those who have passed minimum 8th class, and between 18 and 42 years of age, i.e. born not before January 16, 1972 and not after January 16, 1996 (Both Days Inclusive) are eligible.

The screening of candidates will commence from 06:00 AM on January 16, 2014. The candidates are advised to report at the rally site at 6 A.M strictly as per

the schedule of recruitment rally. The schedule of screening of the candidates is as follows: On January 16, 2014 at 0600 hrs onwards for candidates from Peren Sadar and Kohima, New Reserve, Lerie, New Minister Hill, AG Colony, PotterLane, Chandmari, PWD, Agri Colony, Officer Colony. On January 17, 2014 at 0600 hrs onwards, for candidates from Peren, Jalukie Sub Div and Kohima, Raj Bhavan, Para Medical, Midland, New Market, Hos-

pital Colony, Daklane, Naga Bazar, Kitsubozuo, Mission Compound. On January 18, 2014 at 0600 hrs onwards, for candidates from Peren, Tening Sub Div and Kohima, Cherry land, Tinpati, Sepfuzuo, Bayavii, Kezikie, High School Colony and remaining wards of Kohima district.

Written exam will be conducted on January 19, 2014.

This was stated in a release issued by Lt.Col. Emron Musavi, Defence PRO, Kohima.

164 Infantry Battalion recruitment rally in Kohima KohiMa, January 14 (MExn): A recruitment rally will be held at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima from January 16 to 19 for enrolment of male candidates into the 164 Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (Home and Hearth) NAGA. It is for the residents of Peren and Kohima districts only. There are thirty six vacancies for Soldier General Duty, one vacancy for House Keeper and one vacancy for Clerk (Staff Duty).

Superintendent of Police and others. The Village Council chairman of Chuchuyimpang, Repatemsu Jamir welcomed the delegates while the Deputy Commissioner of Mokokchung, Muruho Chostso exhorted the audience.

The Chuchuyimpang Students’ Union presented the curtain raiser while Aien Jamir presented a special number. It may be noted that 2500 delegates, invitees and guests are attending the AKM general conference, which is the biggest students’ conference in the Ao community. Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio will be the chief guest on the second day, January 15, 2014.

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WoKha, January 14 (MExn): Kyong Students' Union is organising its 49th general conference from January 20 to 22 at Lakhuti Village, hosted by Lakhuti Students' Union.

The conference scheduled to be held under the theme, "The Kyongs at Nagaland's fifty years of Statehood" will have Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Governor of Nagaland as chief guest. Therefore, the union has informed all its constituent units to attend the conference with minimum 10 (ten) delegates. All the senior leaders, well-wishers have also been invited to the conference.

NCYM CEC annual meeting

KohiMa, January 14 (MExn): The annual meeting of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of Nagaland Catholic Youth Movement (NCYM) will be held at St. Joseph’s Parish, Longleng, on January 18 and 19. The NCYM CEC comprises of NCYM office bearers, two representatives from each Tribal unit and President of each Parish unit affiliated to NCYM. NCYM Spokesperson, Clement Odyuo has informed in a press release that there will be bus at Kohima NST Station at 6:00 am on January 17 with pickup points at Chiephobozou, Tseminyu, Longsa, Wokha and Mokokchung. All the members have been requested to attend the meeting without fail.

All India pre-veterinary test KohiMa, January 14 (MExn): The Nagaland State Veterinary Council (NSVC), Directorate of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry, Kohima has informed that, the Veterinary Council of India is inviting application from candidates who have passed Class-12 science or appearing during 2014, and those who have attained or will be attaining 17 years of age on 31/12/14 for All India Pre-Veterinary Test (AIPVT-2014) to fill up 15% of total number of seats in Veterinary Colleges in India. The invitation is for Indian nationals for admission to 1st year of BV.Sc. & A.H. course for academic session 2014-15.

Interested candidates/ students can apply through written examination of AIPVT-2014, to be conducted by the VCI during

the month of May 2014.

The information bulletin and application form for the All India Pre-Veterinary Test (AIPVT-2014) will be available for sale from January 6 to February 12, 2014, in the office of the Registrar, Nagaland State Veterinary Council (NSVC), Directorate of Veterinary & A.H. during office working hours.

The candidates are required to prepare demand draft in favour of “VETERINARY COUNCIL OF INDIAEXAMINATION FUND” payable at New Delhi. The amount of demand draft is as follows: 1). Scheduled Tribe SC/ST Category Rs.750. General category/ OBC category - Rs.1500.

The information bulletin and application form will be issued on receipt of the demand draft, a release received here said.

by Dr. L. Imsutoshi Jamir, Dean of Tribal Study stated that the ETC community on the occasion made sincere covenant “to be responsible today, so that our little and humble contribution will connect the blessing and prosperity of Eastern Theological College with the past and the future to come.”

Alemtemshi Jamir, Chief Secretary, Government of Nagaland and Banuo Z Jamir, Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner, Nagaland were the chief guest and guest of honour respectively at the Foundation Day celebration.

In her greetings, Banuo Z. Jamir said, “I am what I am today because of the grace of God.” She urged the ETC community to continue to remain faithful in God’s grace so ETC continues to remain ever relevant to the current challenges. She also called for upgrading the College to a University level in order to address the challenges, particularly the North East concerns.

Meanwhile, Alemtemshi Jamir highlighted several relevant and contextual challenges in the current global scenario. He also brought to light some of the pertinent issues and challenges faced by people of North East region. He said that the issues such as, developmental concerns, inter-cultural concerns, gender issues, tensions in the region, are all theological concerns and pointed out that Christian Theology which is based on “love” and “equality of all” must work towards addressing these issues consciously and sincerely.

Jamir urged the community to look at the present scenario of the region and think about creating space in developing “motivational programmes” and “management techniques” for policy makers. He asserted that external agencies will not be able to solve the problems of the North East India. “It must come from within us,” he affirmed.

Eastern Theological College celebrates 109th Foundation Day Jorhat, January 14 (MExn): Eastern Theological College observed its 109th Foundation Day on January 12. To mark the occasion, an array of programmes were organised beginning with Thanksgiving Service.

The College President, Rev Zhabu Terhüja, during the thanksgiving service said the occasion was a time to acknowledge and thank God for all the fore-parents who laboured for the establishment and growth of the institution and for fulfilling the vision of the institution, for their words, their deeds and for the quality of their living witness.

He reiterated it was a time to thank God for the college and its adventurous initiatives in the field of theological education and in widening the scope of Christian theological reflection, a time to recommit the institution and its ministry and once again seek God’s blessing.

A press release issued

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The Power of Truth

The Morung Express WEDnEsDAy 15 JAnuAry 2014 vol. IX IssuE 13

ReThinking

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lthough many Nagas are sure of their aspirations and have demonstrated their yearnings through public expressions, the challenge is to translate their aspirations become reality. This condition creates a gap between aspiration and reality that separates them from reaching their goal; thereby contributing towards a vicious cycle of confusion. In other words, what is missing is an agreed upon common pathway to a shared future. This viewpoint suggests that the ingredient required to take a people forward, involves creating a common – united – pathway to fulfilling aspirations that includes reconciling with each other.

In the midst of this present confusion where every leader is advocating a path according to their own perspective, it is even more essential for Naga leaders to inspire and empower the people to break this destructive cycle of confusion by collectively thinking and acting together. This will require the full participation of people in a manner that promotes dialoguing with each other to create and foster a common – united – approach towards a shared future. Naga leaders are called to adequately exhibit their will to respect and actively listen to people’s needs and jointly find new ways towards a shared future.

A renewed and evolving consciousness is imperative to forging a common – united – pathway with a unity in purpose. Such a consciousness calls for self-realization and re-examination of the Naga way of life, culture and worldviews, faith, belief systems and their shared future. Such an evolving consciousness will expose the hypocrisy of injustices and supports a process to enable a political imagination that empowers the idea of a shared humanity. In essence, this consciousness should result in empowering the people’s self-determining capacities to assume greater responsibilities that emerge from this consciousness. Eventually, the people will take ownership of their destiny.

The common – united – pathway will relate the Naga history to the present and reject the attempts by the powers that be to perpetuate a deliberately arrested image of Naga culture and aspirations. In doing so, it demonstrates a historical and political evolution of the modern Naga and creates the opportunity to rise and attain the envisioned existence of the collective self. By forging a common – united – pathway, it allows the space for Nagas to “agree to disagree,” and where everyone need not all be the same. Rather it generates a critical solidarity that originates from a common heritage of shared values, common experience and a common envisioned future.

When a common and united pathway is created, the Nagas will neither compromise their future, nor be chained to their past.

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Anupam Srivastava Source: IANS

Kejriwal has to bridge gap between idealism and reality

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s it suffers the assault of reality, Arvind Kejriwal's idealism is on test. How it fares has profound implications for India's future politics. Kejriwal has already reversed his decision to hold public meetings and has thereby made himself relatively inaccessible to the people. As his detractors - mostly envious politicians share a laugh and wait for him to conform further to the ways of Indian politics, Kejriwal has to tread the razor's edge of an administrator and an activist. It will not be easy.

There is no doubt that Kejriwal's "janata darbar" in the national capital on January 11 caused a stampedelike situation. The large turnout, largely due to a lack of accountability at lower levels of governance, resulted in a large number of people showing up to present their problems before the popular chief minister. However, while a day later Kejriwal said he would hold such meetings in a more suitable location, on January 13 he said he would not hold them at all. Reversal of a stand is a serious business and while on relatively minor matters changing views is necessary, on more serious and fundamental matters changing stand may cost him his reputation.

In more than six decades, India has had numerous politicians who have by and large been clones of each other with regard to what they seek from politics and the people.

Devoid of patriotism, a social vision or commitment to an ideal, they have been content enjoying the privileges that await every successful politician in the country.

Sequestered from common life and its rigours, India's politicians and bureaucrats have for decades refused to address the issues of the common people and created a world for themselves run on public funds. This is what Kejriwal describes as "VIP culture". With beacon lights as its symbol, the VIP way of life constitutes special living zones with uninterrupted power, clean water, proximity to the heart of cities, privileged access to medical services, institutions, jobs, positions of influence and numerous benefits which are not part of common life.

That is why Kejriwal's issues - corruption and VIP culture - represent the aspirations of Indians who seek greater equality and accountability. When he said in one of his recent speeches that what his government will do now should have been done when India attained Independence from British rule in 1947, he echoed the perception of the common people whose relationship with the state has remained unchanged since the beginning of colonial rule.

However, Kejriwal traverses a solitary path as a people's politician. Although lauded for his idealism and radical announcements and decisions, Kejriwal has also drawn mild criticism for hesitating to outrightly reject the two large houses that were allotted to him. While the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress wait for him to stumble, they also expect him to give in and enjoy the privileges which politicians consider to be the simple and natural right of those in positions of power. This would put Kejriwal in the same league as them and take away the distinction which he has attained as a result of this difference.

In an overcrowded country of over a billion people, Kejriwal is a rare politician who is seeking distinction for being a common man. His break from tradition is his unique selling proposition. He has already been a catalyst of change in states that are far from the one he governs. It is important that he takes measured steps so that he does not have to retrace them and thereby dilute the idealism which marks him out in a crowd of politicians who are of the people but are certainly not for the people. It is for this reason that Kejriwal needs to bridge the gap between his idealism and reality without either diluting or abandoning the values he stands for.

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Sheldon Himelfarb Foreign Policy

The Real eHarmony

How young people meeting on the Internet might help build peace in some of the world's most volatile regions

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hen 2013 began, there was still smoldering controversy over the Innocence of Muslims movie "trailer" that had gone viral, sparking riots across the Middle East that left 50 dead and reportedly fueling the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi. A year prior, an attack on a United Nations compound in Afghanistan that left at least 12 dead was spurred by the pastor of a tiny church in Gainesville, Fla., who publicized his planned Quran burning online.

The Internet, it appeared, was proving its power to amplify a few lone, offending voices from one corner of the world enough to spark violence thousands of miles away. Then, halfway through 2013, after the Boston Marathon bombing, we witnessed another brand of online hysteria, as users flocked to Reddit and Twitter to try to identify the bombers, prompting an apology from Reddit for what it called "online witch hunts and dangerous speculation."

In its 2013 Global Risks report, the World Economic Forum described these sorts of threats as "digital wildfires." "The Internet remains an uncharted, fast-evolving territory," with the power to "enable the rapid viral spread of information that is either intentionally or unintentionally misleading or provocative, with serious consequences. The chances of this happening are exponentially greater today," it said.

But as much as such incidents have evinced the violent power of the viral, last year also saw the emergence of a potential antidote: the exponential growth of "virtual exchanges" -- sustained, people-to-people educational programs that are carefully facilitated by trained staff and enabled by the explosion of connectivity. A concept invented 30 years ago, virtual exchanges offer the promise of a scalable, cost-effective way of allowing people to connect with each other across geographic and cultural boundaries. They've only just begun to take off in a real way -- but new research out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has shown that their impact could be massive.

As the reality of international conflict demands

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s Myanmar nurses a fragile democracy after long years of military rule, a new danger has reared its head. Climate change, say experts, has the potential to spur migration and exacerbate conflict in the country.

NGOs point out that more than five years after Cyclone Nargis killed 146,000 people and severely affected 2.4 million, inhabitants of the Ayeyarwady Delta are yet to find their feet.

Dr. Lynn Thiesmeyer, vice-president of the Environmental and Economic Research Institute of Myanmar, says the sheer number of livelihoods left in tatters made a rebound difficult.

Delta residents who lost farms to salinisation or lost a season’s crop with no money to plant a new one “either subsist on debt or occasional day labour,” said Thiesmeyer, who has knowledge of recovery operations and the status of disaster management plans in the region.

Another option, she said, was for family members to move to newly established Export Processing Zones, known as free-trade areas. After Cyclone Nargis, the Myanmar government organised recovery initiatives in the form of community-based projects in many districts, but little could be implemented due to lack of resources, including money and trained personnel, she said.

“The government did ensure that everyone received radios and knew how to tune into emergency news. But escape from another storm would still be problematic given that they would need to travel by boat. What they really need is shelters,” Thiesmeyer told IPS. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs last June ranked Myanmar – with a 53 million population – as the most “at-risk” country in the Asia-Pacific region in 2011. It noted that the country has a high chance of medium to large-scale natural disasters occurring “every couple of years.”

Since Cyclone Nargis – the most devastating natural event for Myan-

that we think anew about whose hearts and minds we need to reach most -- and how we can do it -- virtual exchanges have shown the promise of succeeding where conventional programs can't reach. Traditional exchanges like study abroad offer sparse access to countries struggling with violent extremism, where bulging youth populations are especially vulnerable. The most popular destination for U.S. students studying abroad is Europe -- about 53 percent right now, according to the Institute of International Education (IIE). Except for Israel, not one nation in the Middle East or North Africa -- where the need for deeper understanding is great -- makes the Top 25 list of host countries. In fact, the number of students heading for the Middle East or North Africa actually dropped 3.6 percent between the 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 school years, according to IIE. Volatility is surely a disincentive for some prospective students, but the other great barrier is cost: Study abroad has become incredibly expensive. The most modestly priced program costs about $4,000, and many run 10 times that amount, especially when the costs of travel and room and board are taken into account. No wonder, then, that only 1.4 percent of American college and university students will travel overseas on an exchange program.

Meanwhile, Internet access has grown by orders of magnitude across the Middle East and Africa. From 2000 to 2012, Internet penetration grew 3,600 percent in the Middle East and more than 2,400 percent in Africa. In Pakistan -- currently one of the most important counties to U.S. foreign policy -- Internet access doubled between 2009 and 2012, reaching 30 million people in a country of 180 million. In short, we have significant new and less costly opportunities than study abroad to reach across cultural and religious divides -- opportunities that are evolving rapidly with the growth in new media technologies and platforms.

Smart young leaders in the virtual-exchange movement from organizations like Global Nomads Group (GNG), Soliya, and IEarn.org have formed a partnership called the Exchange 2.0 Coalition, which is trying to give more and more young people the opportunity to have a meaningful cross-cultural experience. The organizations in the coalition have different formats and different target audiences. Some, like Soliya, bring university students from the United States and Muslim countries into small, seminar-like discussions; others, like IEarn and GNG, are more classroom-to-classroom.

But nearly all of them emphasize careful facilitation and sustained contact between participants over time.

They also rely on live interactive videoconferencing using low-cost, readily available technology, supple-

mented by some customization for their particular organization's needs. And often, they will also use social networking, gaming, and new media tools like sharing personal videos to create additional opportunities for communication and collaboration.

What the Exchange 2.0 Coalition also represents is a strong emphasis on solid research that includes a way to test whether programs like this might help mitigate conflict. The coalition has partnered with MIT's Saxe Lab for Social Cognitive Neuroscience to develop tools to assess the impact of virtual exchange programs, recognizing that there are many skeptics asking how a long distance computer-based interaction can truly affect attitudes.

That partnership is bearing fruit. Early in 2014, a first-of-its kind study will be released that looks at the reaction of university students to the Boston Marathon bombing. As noted earlier, one of the lessons that resounded after the attack was that Americans could be just as prone to an Internet-inspired lynch mob mentality as anyone else. But what the MIT study shows is that those American undergraduates who participated in a Soliya-run virtual exchange program with students from universities in Muslim countries reacted in profoundly encouraging ways compared with others who were not in the program. A preliminary statement describing the findings claimed: "Results were very promising showing that participation in virtual exchange programs, such as the (Soliya) Connect Program, enabled American students not to generalize the negative actions of two Muslim individuals (the Tsarnaev brothers) on Muslims as a whole. They showed either similar attitudes towards this group as before participation (in the Connect program), or improved perceptions after their participation, compared to the control group students whose attitudes towards Muslims overall deteriorated, and the results were statistically significant."

Does this mean online dialogues alone can prevent future tragedies like the Boston bombing and the digital mob that arose in its wake, or the violent reaction to the Innocence of Muslims? Of course not. But these are unprecedented times of technological innovation and skyrocketing media consumption, where young people between 8 and 18 years old in America spend almost eight hours a day with electronic media (and by multi-tasking, manage to consume almost 11 hours of content in that time); international youth are not far behind. These virtual exchanges may represent an effective and even measurable strategy for cultivating a culture of mutual understanding and non-violent conflict resolution among these future generations.

The really big news is that governments are recognizing this enormous potential and beginning to step up their commitments to virtual exchanges. In May, at the Foreign Service Institute, Secretary of State John Kerry unveiled the Obama administration's plan to develop -- in close cooperation with the family of deceased U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens -- a major new public-private virtual exchange initiative. "We believe," Kerry announced, "this can lead to the largest-ever increase in people-to-people exchanges between the United States and the Middle East and North Africa. We believe it will dramatically increase the number and diversity of young people who have a meaningful cross-cultural experience -the same experiences Chris knew were so important."

The surging growth of the online world has shown that it can quickly transmit volatility and disruption, sparking offline violence. What the success of these virtual exchanges proves is that there is a reciprocal potential for peacebuilding that might be just as powerful.

natural Disasters Add to Myanmar’s Troubles Fawzia Sheikh Inter Press Service

mar in recent years – local and international NGOs have accelerated efforts to counter climate related impacts.

The pivotal question is how the next major natural disaster will now affect Myanmar’s social and economic progress, with a civilian government having come to power in 2011.

Linda Yarr, director of partnerships for international strategies in Asia at George Washington University in Washington DC, said Myanmar suffers from “many of the anticipated deleterious impacts of climate change.” These include coastal erosion, vulnerability to more frequent and severe weather events such as cyclones, extensive and unpredictable drought in the dry zone, and heavy precipitation leading to flooding and landslides in mountainous areas, she said.

“We can’t be complacent and we need to prepare,” said Win Zin Oo, humanitarian emergency affairs director at the NGO World Vision Myanmar. The “hard evidence” suggesting the elusiveness and complexity of natural disasters came last spring when Cyclone Mahasen was tracked to Myanmar, he argued. The country was spared the brunt of the damage that was largely borne by other countries in South and Southeast Asia. He said the most prominent hazard within the last two years has been flooding, which hurt local livelihoods and social stability.

World Vision offers communities both disaster preparedness and disaster risk reduction (DRR), and has

assisted residents affected by Cyclone Nargis, the Shan State earthquake, the Ayeyarwady flood and the Kayin State flood. Win Zin Oo said that after the Nargis disaster, his NGO realised that aid coordination among response stakeholders is still challenging, but DRR, including community-based initiatives, may significantly curb the negative effects of climate-related events. According to Dear Myanmar, a Yangon-based NGO focused on environment-friendly agriculture, the main roadblocks to adequate preparation include the lack of meteorological news in the country, limited advance warnings, and the failure of some residents to consider disaster forecasts seriously.

Yarr says Myanmar’s ability to adapt to climate change is also impeded by the “lack of an up-to-date census, insufficient infrastructure like roads and electrical grid, outdated agricultural practices and poorly regulated logging and mining.”

Yarr’s organisation, along with a Yangon-based NGO called ALARM, offered a programme known as the Myanmar Leadership Institute on Climate Change last February to 45 government officials from 12 different ministries and departments. Homegrown organisations and institutions are trying to boost the country’s resilience.

At the government level, Myanmar chose the coastal provinces of Tanintharyi and Ayeyarwady in December for a pilot project to integrate disaster and climate risk management into regional

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development plans for 2014-2015. Dr. Win Myint, director of the NGO Environmental & Economic Research Institute in Yangon, also initiated a revitalisation project after Cyclone Nargis to support farmers with technology and rehabilitate damaged soil.

“After the cyclone, they had to survive,” Dr. Win Myint told IPS, but the challenge was to help them “escape from a poverty cycle.”

Working with the Asian Institute of Technology, administrators of the programme chose nine families in 11 villages, targeting landless, poor residents and women in particular. Some wanted to raise pigs or livestock to sell, or to fish for shrimp or grow vegetables, he noted.

The NGO then offered the families training and materials to fulfil their goals.

In another example of an NGO aiding local livelihoods, Dear Myanmar has been promoting sustainable agriculture among the farming community. The organisation offers a monthly knowledgesharing programme that teaches farmers how to use organic fertiliser which, it argues, is better than methane producing chemical pesticides that harm soil quality and hasten climate change.

Chemical fertiliser gets washed away during severe weather and is not conducive to food security for the local population, Nyan Lin, founder of Dear Myanmar, told IPS. The devastation brought on by Cyclone Nargis forced the Myanmar government to accept international assistance. Experts argue that it also mobilised local actors to play a crucial role in strengthening the state against catastrophe.

Despite these efforts, the final report of George Washington University’s Myanmar Leadership Institute on Climate Change offered a caveat: “Climate change is a new and unpredictable threat to the transition process. “A major natural disaster on the scale of Cyclone Nargis could pose a threat to government legitimacy and reverse progress made toward democratisation.”

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What Was Edward Snowden Doing in India?

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early three years before he revealed himself as the source of leaked documents about NSA surveillance, Edward Snowden traveled to New Delhi, India. There, he spent six days taking courses in computer hacking and programming at a local professional school, according to school officials and people familiar with Snowden's trip. Working with a private instructor, Snowden, who was then a contractor for the spy agency, took a course in "ethical hacking," where he learned advanced techniques for breaking into computer systems and exploiting flaws in software. The class's ostensible purpose is to train students to protect computers and their contents from thieves and spies. But in order to do that, they learn how to break into computers and steal information. Snowden also inquired about methods to reverse-engineer the world's most popular kits for committing widespread online crime.

Snowden didn't disclose his India trip to investigators when renewing his top-secret security clearance the following year. It was that clearance, NSA officials say, that gave Snowden access to the 1.7 million classified files he later stole from the agency's computer networks and databases. U.S. intelligence officials have faulted the company that conducted Snowden's background check for not more thoroughly questioning him about overseas travel and what foreign nationals he may have met with, which is standard procedure for detecting whether someone is spying for a foreign power. They have characterized the background check as flawed and incomplete.

But Foreign Policy has learned that Snowden's trip to India should not have been a mystery to the U.S. government or intelligence agencies. Snowden was in the country in his capacity as an NSA contractor "to assist as a technical expert" at the U.S. embassy in New Delhi, according to an individual with knowledge of the situation who asked not to be identified. Snowden also told his computer instructor that he worked for the NSA and that he was in the city "on business," said Rohit Aggarwal, the CEO and founder of the school, Koenig Solutions. Government employees and contractors are not required to disclose foreign trips of an official nature, and may even be instructed not to, in order to avoid compromising intelligence operations and programs, according to two former U.S. intelligence officials.

Snowden's time in India has been covered in the Indian press but has received little attention in the United States. The travels offer a rare glimpse into his activities in the years before he became arguably the most famous leaker of classified secrets in American history.

Precisely what work Snowden did at the embassy in New Delhi is unclear. At the time, he worked as a technology specialist for Dell Inc. at an NSA facility in Japan. U.S. intelligence personnel are often stationed in American embassies, so it's conceivable that Snowden could have been working on surveillance equipment in New Delhi. Among the documents that Snowden disclosed were those describing a program called Stateroom, which gathers electronic communications using equipment based in U.S. embassies around the world.

Other documents Snowden released showed that the NSA may have spied on the Indian embassy in Washington and on the country's mission to the United Nations.

Calls and emails to the U.S. embassy in New Delhi were not returned. Spokespersons for the NSA, the CIA, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence all declined to comment for this article.

According to officials at the Koenig school, Snowden flew to India from Japan, arriving on September 2, 2010, and staying for one night at New Delhi's Hyatt Regency hotel. A Koenig representative picked him up at the hotel on September 3 and then drove Snowden to a lodging facility provided by the school. He stayed there for until September 9 while he took classes, and then returned for one more night at the Hyatt before leaving India on September 11, the school said. (Indian news publications, citing official travel and immigration documents, also show that Snowden was in the country during this period.)

Snowden's instructor said he made no secret about his work for the NSA. While he didn't describe the specific purpose of his visit, he did say he wanted to squeeze in some computer coursework while he was in town. The U.S. embassy is only six miles from the Koenig school.

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ears back, at a beauty pageant, the subject of my adulation was not the beauties. Don’t get me wrong, but for me, every contestant was equally beautiful. When the results were declared, I couldn’t help but admire the eyesight of the judges who could pick the best among the beauties that night.

Right now, anyone from the salaried class, who are preparing to return his/ her income tax, is in a dilemma as to where to invest to save tax. Frequent phone calls from agents, advices from friends and relatives and deadline to top it all are so confusing that you wish there was a judge to tell you which one is the best. Yes, we are talking about investing in instruments which fall under Section 80C of income tax rules to save tax. The maximum limit to avail rebate is one lakh of investment in total. Let’s try to pick these “beauties” here, one at a time.

The first contestant here is the Public Provident Fund (PPF). My view is that, first kitty to have in your bag to save tax should be your PPF. You can open an account in a post office branch or a bank. This year, the PPF will earn 8.7 per cent. The minimum deposit is Rs 500 in your PPF account in each year. Though the PPF account matures in 15 years, it also offers liquidity.

You can withdraw after the fifth year. But withdrawals cannot exceed 50 per cent of the balance. The PPF is especially useful for risk-averse investors.

Our second contestant is Equity Linked Saving Scheme (ELSS), and needless to say, it is one of my favourite. The lock in period of ELSS is three years, and is the shortest among all our Section 80C contestants. “But one should not be encouraged to invest in ELSS taking a short term call”, said Samzaina Haralu, Dy. Manager, HDFC Bank, Kohima Branch. She also said, ELSS as a sector has generated a healthy 17.5 per cent return over last five years. But it’s ability to generate a higher return is directly linked to the stock market and is not recommended for faint hearted.

Like any equity mutual fund, the best way to invest in an ELSS fund is through Systematic Investment Plan (SIP), with a longer time horizon of seven years

Snowden paid the $2,000 tuition and lodging fee himself, using a personal credit card, Aggarwal said.

Snowden's instructor described him as quiet and diligent. He didn't take many breaks. And he already had a high-level of knowledge about computer science, hacking, and programming.

Had background investigators inquired about Snowden's travels, they likely would have asked if he'd had any contact with foreign nationals while he was abroad. All security clearance holders are required to disclose significant contact with foreigners.

But any instructors and students Snowden met probably wouldn't have risen to that level, a former intelligence official said. A Koenig spokesman said the school could only vouch for Snowden's whereabouts while he was taking courses during the day. "Other than our people and students we would have no idea whom he met," said the spokesman, Somit Biswas.

In addition to the ethical hacking course, Snowden took a class in the Java computer programming language.

Snowden said the course "would help him in 'organizing a team who does' work on Java" at Dell, a Koenig spokesperson said, citing a questionnaire that Snowden was required to fill out before he came to the school.

"His stated goal for coming to train at Koenig ... was 'getting knowledge and evaluating Koenig's training program for my company. Certification might be nice, but it is not necessary,'" Biswas said. "He had also stated that his employers had approved Koenig as a training provider and that he would also be writing a review of the training experience which would help his company to evaluate Koenig as a future training partner and might be mutually beneficial to both."

David Frink, a spokesperson for Dell, declined to comment. "We have not discussed Mr. Snowden's role with Dell and don't plan to," he said. The Wall Street Journal reported last year that Snowden's "work supervisor" informed investigators performing his background check that he had gone to India, but that they failed to clarify the purpose of the trip, resulting in a report that "did not present a comprehensive picture of Mr. Snowden," according to an intelligence documents.

Biswas said Snowden also inquired about courses in the analysis and reverse engineering of malicious computer code, such as the the ZeuS, Fragus, and SpyEye crimeware kits. That was a curious request, and potentially at odds with his interest in ethical hacking. Understanding malware is important for defending against it.

But these are not ordinary malware. ZeuS is the world's premier tooklbox for custom-building online crime campaigns. It has been used to affect millions of computers around the world. All three programs have been used by criminals to commandeer individuals' computers and to steal financial information. SpyEye allows criminals to create fake bank web pages, in order to trick people into entering their login and password, which the criminal then steals and uses to enter, and empty, their accounts.

Last year, Microsoft filed a civil complaint alleging that clusters of computers infected with ZeuS have been used to steal more than $100 million.

It's not clear why Snowden wanted to know about reverse engineering financial crime malware, but his

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resume indicates he may have been working on cyber security-related projects while a contractor with Dell. Koenig told Snowden that it didn't offer courses along the lines he was interested in, but that it was considering adding them to its curriculum.

Snowden abruptly ended his coursework before completing a final portion of his training, Aggarwal said, in computer hacking forensics and an administrator course in the Linux operating system. "He was supposed to come back one morning, but he didn't.

He sent an email saying, please cancel the rest of my courses. I have a medical condition and need to go back to Japan for medical advice," according to Aggarwal. Snowden spent the night of September 10 at the Hyatt Regency, and then left India the next day, he said.

Snowden completed the ethical hacking course and the course in Java programming, Aggarwal said.

A source who is familiar with Snowden's professional resume, which was current as of 2013, said it lists his certification in ethical hacking as well as computer network defense. The only reference to even remotely anything like Java, this person said, appears in relation to Snowden's work for a website company called Clockwork Chihuahua. There, Snowden said he edited JavaScript (which is loosely related to, but is not the same as Java). Snowden also claimed to have Japanese language skills and to be "comfortable working in austere environments," according to his resume.

U.S. officials have said that Snowden began downloading secret NSA files while he was working for Dell, in April 2012. He went to work for another NSA contractor, Booz Allen Hamilton, the following year. Snowden told the South China Morning Post that he took the job in order to access classified NSA documents. "My position with Booz Allen Hamilton granted me access to lists of machines all over the world the NSA hacked," Snowden said. "That is why I accepted that position about three months ago." Snowden worked for the company only a few months, at a facility in Hawaii. There, he took more documents before ultimately fleeing to Hong Kong. He is currently living in Russia, where the government has granted him temporary asylum.

A computer security training professional in the United States said it's not unusual for Americans to take courses abroad, particularly in India, where the tuition is a fraction of what it can cost in the United States. But the expert criticized the teaching of socalled "ethical hacking."

"They can call it 'ethical,' it's still hacking. You're teaching someone how to break into a system," the expert said.

Aggarwal, the Koening CEO, said it's not unusual to find U.S. intelligence employees taking courses at his school, and that between 50 and 100 American military service personnel take courses there each year, as well as at a location in Dubai. A Defense Department spokesman could not confirm that military personnel have taken courses at the school, or that it's been approved by the Pentagon as a training facility. But personnel responsible for protecting the department's computer systems are required to obtain commercial certifications, including in ethical hacking.

when you buy an ULIP plan. An ULIP will yield good results only if you hold it for at least ten to twelve years.

According to latest data ULIPs have generated a return of seven to 11 per cent in last five years.

The fourth contestant is bank FD and NSC. The current rate of return is 8.5 to 9.75 per annum. This is one of the most popular avenues I found people parking their money to save tax. Like PPF, this instrument is best for people adverse to take risk. To be eligible for tax gain the lock-in period is five years. To give more facilities to senior citizens, an additional 50 basis point is offered by almost all banks. But, interest earned is taxable.

The fifth contestant is a life insurance policy. Needless to say you will find the maximum number of citizens buying policies to save tax. If you do the internal rate of return of traditional policies, it is normally between 5.5 to seven per cent and no more. And it is one of the worst ways to save tax. Money-back and endowment insurance policies score low on the flexibility. Once you buy a policy, you are supposed to keep paying the premium for the rest of the term. This can be a problem if you took the policy only to save tax.

Insurance companies claim their products offer the triple advantage of life cover, long-term savings and tax benefits. That's not completely true. With ULIP commissions cap at six to seven per cent by IRDI, insurance companies have increased the agency payout in tradition policies. So beware of pushing sales from your Agents in the last munities.

Now, which among all of them would be the best choice is difficult for me to decide. Every product has its own pros and cons. But, what we at-least need is to have a prior idea what to expect. As for choosing the winner, I dare not try to be the judge. After all, who can be a better judge then the public himself. A wellinformed, intelligent public. A tax-paying public!

or more. I highly recommend ELSS to young tax payers, normally with a heavy burden of loans with little time to spare in their hands.

The third contestant in our list is Unit Linked Insurance Policy (ULIP). Yes it is in my list! Most of you must be in a shock seeing ULIP in my list. And I do admit for the first time, I am saying good things about ULIP. Gone are the days when 50-60 per cent of your first year premium was paid as commission to its agents. The 2010 guidelines have reformed the ULIP, turning it into a more customer-friendly investment. Though an ULIP plan should not be your first insurance policy, you can consider buying one as an investment that also helps you save tax.

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The new year has begun and it’s time to get back to work. Even as we continue to witness problems related to the Karbi-Rengma issue and the Mukhalimi incident and pray for an amicable solution, normal life needs to continue.

Come February and it’s going to be exam time for students. This is a reminder for all students to start working hard towards a brighter and better future for themselves and Nagaland as a whole.

One way to achieve that is to aim for success by never giving up and working one’s way through failures.

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uccess means different things for different groups of people. Success for a teacher means motivating the students to believe they are smart and helping them to develop a self image that will lift them to elevate themselves to realise their dream. Success for the student means being able to complete courses, and develop mind and talent to make beneficial contributions to the human race. Success is a very subjective term, and it does not mean the same thing to two different people.

Success means coping with unusual problems. It means being able to look at yourself in the mirror and be proud of the person you are. It implies that you can do something good when you can, where you can, and while you can. Success does not come by sheer luck. It is a long process and the chief ingredient of success is hard work. Many people believe that a successful person never faces failures. But the fact is that the most successful persons are the ones who have passed through many failures.

There was a man who failed in business at the age of 21, was defeated in the legislative race at the age of 22, and failed again in business at the age of 24. His sweetheart died when he was 26, he had a nervous breakdown at 27, lost a congressional race at 34 , lost a senatorial race at 45, failed in an effort to become the vice president at 47, lost a senatorial race at 49, and was finally elected President of the United States at 52.

This man was “ABRAHAM LINCOLN”.

All success stories have been built on great failures. In 1914, Thomas Edison, at 67 lost his factory to fire. He watched his lifetime efforts go up in smoke and said, “There is great value in disaster. All our mistakes are burnt up. Thank God we can start a new.” This should be the attitude of a person aspiring for success.

When we take a closer look at the great thinkers throughout history, a willingness to take on failure isn’t a radically new or extra-ordinary thought at all. Failures and defeat are life’s greatest teachers. Failure is as powerful a tool as any in reaching great success. Failures are the stepping stones towards success. A person who never fails is a person who never tries and a person who never tries is a person who never succeeds.

Apart from enduring failure, there are certain qualities that make a person successful. The first quality is positive attitude. The foundation of success is having a positive attitude. A person with a positive attitude looks for the gold and not for the dirt. If you have to dig an ounce of gold, you have to remove tons of dirt. In the same way, if you want to build up a positive attitude, you have to go on reducing your negativity. A positive person is a person with character, while a negative person is one who always finds faults even in paradise. A negative person always criticises no matter what.

As Oscar Wilde once said, “The critic is one who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.”

The second quality of a successful person is character and hard work. Character and hard work go hand in hand. A person with character is always to work hard in order to achieve his goals. Success comes only through hard work which is a long and difficult process. According to Michael Angelo, “If people know how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem wonderful at all.”

The third and the most important quality of a successful person is ‘desiring to be a student.’ It is important for a successful person to have the desire to be a student. All great people have come from the hands of a great teacher.

According to Indian culture, if God and the teacher (guru) stand together, the students should salute the teacher first because without his/her direction and help, the students would not have met God. It is impossible for a person to be successful without a guide.

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam on responding to the question of a student about role models said that till the age of fifteen the role model of a student should be his/her teachers. They play a very important role in the success of a person.

To achieve significant success in today’s world, failure is not just a possibility but a requirement. We must experience both success and failure for they are not opposites, but opposites of the same coin. We must learn to embrace failures, and not just celebrate success if we want to be successful.

Failures do not lead to frustration. But they build up positive hopes and aspirations. All the great leaders of the world faced many upheavals and challenges with conviction and determination and then succeeded. We must realize that the way to success is not paved with flowers but infested with thorns that must be overcome. So for those, who have exerpeienced failures, do not be disheartened but remember the popular proverb “Where there is a will, there is a way”. Decide your goal and go forward with strong conviction and determination and success will surely come your way.

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Rahul hints at being ready to be named PM candidate Congress supports Rahul Gandhi on PM post indication

Rahul not capable enough to take up any responsibility: AAP

new delhi, January 14 (ianS): Amid indications that he could be named Congress’s prime ministerial candidate at a party meeting Friday, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said he will abide by the party’s orders and discharge any future responsibilities with utmost sincerity. In an interview to Dainik Bhaskar daily published Tuesday, Gandhi contended his party should return to power in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections “in the interest of the country” and refuted the perception that he was a reluctant politician.

Gandhi, 43, said the party needs to connect with the youth more and also said his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra would not contest the elections. Saying he did not agree with some ways of the Aam Aadmi Party, Gandhi

also hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party for wanting personalityoriented power. He stressed he was prepared to accept the role decided by his party.

“In national interest, it is necessary that Congress comes to power (at the centre). And, for that, whatever responsibility organisation has given me or will give to me in the future, I will discharge it with all my sincerity,” he said. “We are a democratic organisation and we have faith in democracy. People of India would choose who will be their prime minister through their elected representatives,” he said.

To another query he said: “See, I am a soldier of the Congress. Whatever order I will get, I will abide by that. Whatever Congress tells me, I will do that.....”

Voices have been growing in the Congress on naming Gandhi the prime ministerial candidate. Party leader Ambika Soni said Tuesday there was an overwhelming view that Gandhi should lead the battle for 2014 Lok Sabha polls, On the perception of his reluctance for responsibility and the “power is poison” remark at Congress’s Jaipur conclave last year, Gandhi said: “Power is poison does not mean that I am not keen to assume responsibility. “...there is no word like reluctance in my life. Power is poison is an observation that when power comes how to deal with the threats that come with it. It means that power should be used for welfare of people. Don’t use it to make yourself powerful, big.”

He asserted neither his father

aMethi, January 14 (Pti): Launching a fresh attack on Rahul Gandhi, AAP leader Kumar Vishwas on Tuesday said the Congress vice-president was not capable of taking up any responsibility in the country. “He (Rahul) is not capable enough to take up any responsibility in the country as whenever sensitive issues like Damini and Gudia (rape cases) came to the fore, he remained abroad,” he told reporters here.

“He was never seen in and outside Parliament putting forth his views on serious issues ...

The people cannot hand over the country’s rule to him,” the Aam Aadmi Party leader said.

Asked about Priyanka Vadra campaigning in Amethi for Lok Sabha polls, Vishwas said, “She is my sister also ... Now, it has to

Rajiv Gandhi and grandmother Indira Gandhi - both prime ministers - had ever worked for power.

To a query that people wanted a direct declaration on the prime ministerial candidate, he said senior leaders of the Congress will take the decision, like they have earlier. “Whatever task the Congress wanted me to do, I completed that. Whatever responsibility is given to me, I will complete it.”

On BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s “popularity”, Gandhi said that power should not exercised through the thinking of one person or his ways. “The future of 120 crore people can be improved only by taking everybody along. Congress is in the DNA of this country. BJP is talking of a Congressfree India. It does not understand

be seen whether she supports this brother (Vishwas), who had been hit by lathis for asking for justice in Damini and Gudia rape cases, or for the one (Rahul) who remained abroad.”

During his visit here, Vishwas held meetings at Jamo and Jagdishpur areas of the district and sought details of funds spent on Amethi’s development. “It is ironic that even 20 per cent of roads were not constructed in Amethi under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY),” he claimed. Vishwas had on Monday also attacked the Congress MP in his parliamentary constituency, questioning his claims on development of Amethi and had said he should explain where thousands of crores of rupees meant for development had gone.

that Congress is the only political force that has kept the people together,” he said.

He said Congress and AAP had different approaches. “Congress is a strong and dynamic organisation. It has changed the nature of polity in the past and will do so in the future. From the time I have come in politics, we have been raising these issues. Some of these have been implemented by the Aam Aadmi Party. But our and their approaches are different.”

To a question about his sister’s role, Gandhi said: “Priyanka is my sister and my friend. Also, she is an active worker of the Congress. And due to this, she helps to provide strength to me and the organisation. I do not think she will have an electoral role.”

new delhi, January 14 (ianS): Rahul Gandhi’s indication that he was ready to don the role of Congress’ prime ministerial candidate found endorsement from his party leaders Tuesday while drawing criticism from the BJP for “dynastic politics”. Senior Congress leader Ambika Soni said there was an overwhelming view in the party for a long time that Rahul Gandhi should lead the battle for 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

“We want him as the prime ministerial candidate.

There is no two opinions about it in the (party) rank and file,” she said. Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari said: “We have repeatedly and consistently said that he is the natural leader of the Congress party and we would want that we contest the 2014 Lok Sabha elections under his leadership”.

“However who should be given what responsibility is a decision which is taken by Congress president Sonia Gandhi after due consideration and consultations with everyone,” he said. Rahul Gandhi, in an interview to Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar has said that he was ready for any role that the party would give him.

There has been speculation over whether Congress would declare Rahul Gandhi as its prime ministerial candidate at the partymeeting Friday. To a remark by the Congress vice president that emperors Ashoka and Akbar had united the country while Aurangzeb had done the opposite was an indirect attack on Narendra Modi, Tewari said: “There is no need to be indirect. The politics of the respectable Gujarat chief minister has been narrow, communal and divisive”.

“What happened in 2002 in Gujarat is not hidden from anyone. Instead of taking moral responsibility, the way he (Modi) has tried to give justifications shows that he doesn’t believe in either secularism or the idea of India.”

Meanwhile taking on the Congress on the issue of dynastic politics, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravi Shanker Prasad said: “Nothing better can be expected from Rahul Gandhi.”

“I need to remind him (Rahul Gandhi) that it only happens in BJP that the person born into a humble tea vendor’s family can be promoted to become a prime ministerial candidate because of his hard work, integrity and leadership and also record of good governance.”

59 rapes in two years, UK orders inquiry into British role in temple raid 10 lakh join AAP in four days Ghaziabad, January 14 (ianS): Around 10 london, January 14 (aP): The lakh people have joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) confesses gang in AP British government ordered an urgent since it launched a free membership drive four days

Chittoor, January 14 (ndtv): Nine men arrested earlier this month have told the Chittoor police in Andhra Pradesh that they raped 59 women in the last two years. Y Harinath Reddy, a senior policeman who is investigating the rapes, said 16 of these cases are on record. In the other alleged cases, the victims appeared not to have filed complaints, he said.

Reddy said that the men would corner couples in secluded areas like forests and would rob them and rape the women. In at least one case, he alleged, they had filmed the rape and threatened the couple that if they reported the crime, they would release the video in public. The couples they attacked were either secret lovers, both married and unmarried, or engineering and other college students, he said. There were also some sex workers among those allegedly raped.

The gang was caught about 10 days ago, when a couple they attacked in Bangarupalem raised an alarm.

While the man hit back and injured one of the gang members, the woman called for help. All the nine men belong to Salem district of Tamil Nadu, but the police said they operated across the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Five of their alleged accomplices are in jail in Karnataka in connection with robbery cases.

The Chittoor district Superintendent of Police PHD Ramakrishna said the gang had confessed to having murdered two of their own accomplices, including their former leader. Their bodies have been recovered.

The police said at least four of the nine-member gang have been accused of rape before and all have criminal records.

The police stumbled upon this case, of dozens of women being raped and also the two murders, almost by accident. The state police had constituted a 150-member team to investigate the murder of a constable Jawaharlal Naik and home guard Devendra by the same gang in the Palamaneru forest area about six weeks ago.

investigation Tuesday into the possibility that an U.K. officer played a key role in the deadly 1984 raid on India’s Golden Temple after declassified documents suggested a special forces officer advised the Indians on how to carry out the attack.

The storming of the Golden Temple in Amritsar was one of the most violent episodes in the Indian government’s battle against Sikh separatists, whose campaign for an independent homeland in the Punjab region of India smoldered into the 1970s and 80s.

Papers recently made public and posted to the Stop Deportations blog detailed a secret advisory mission to India by an unnamed officer from the Special Air Service, one of Britain’s most elite military units. It’s not clear whether the Indians followed the officer’s plan, but the allegation that Britain played a role in the raid is explosive because the attack was spectacularly bloody, leading to hundreds of deaths and a breakdown in communal relations across India.

In a statement, the government acknowledged that the raid “led to a tragic loss of life and we understand the very legitimate concerns that these papers will raise.” It said Prime Minister David Cameron had been caught unaware by the paper’s content and had ordered an urgent investigation into the matter. “Any requests today for advice from foreign governments are always evaluated carefully with full

ago, party leader Gopal Rai said Tuesday. Rai told the media that while 4.5 lakh people joined the AAP after giving missed calls to the party, some 4.5 lakh enrolled through web application.

Another 1 lakh people sent SMS to join the AAP, which now rules Delhi, Rai said. “Apart from this, membership drive is on in 300 districts of the country,” he said. “We don’t have those statistics.” Rai expressed confidence that the AAP would be able to enrol one crore members by Jan 26.

He said most of the new membership had come from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana and Karnataka. “We are quite optimistic of achieving our target,” he added.

11 killed in Maha road mishap

In this June 6, 1984 photo, Indian troops take up position on rooftops around the Golden Temple, in Amritsar, India, after soldiers started to move into the complex to quell the source of the recent Sikh violence. The British government ordered an urgent investigation Tuesday January 14, into the possibility that a U.K. officer played a key role in the deadly 1984 raid on India’s Golden Temple after declassified documents suggested a special forces officer advised the Indians on how to carry out the attack. (AP File Photo)

ministerial oversight and appropriate legal advice,” the statement added.

The Indian army’s attack on hundreds of heavily armed Sikh separatists barricaded inside the Golden Temple in June of 1984 led to massive loss of life and a breakdown in communal relations across India. Later that year, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two Sikh bodyguards, and the country was swept by a wave of anti-Sikh rioting.

The British officer’s secret mission, disclosed in a February 1984 letter between two high-ranking officials serving ministers in the government of Margaret Thatcher, talked of an Indian request for British advice on how to remove the Sikhs, saying that a plan was drawn up and “approved by Mrs. Gandhi.”

“The Foreign Secretary believes that the Indian Government may put the plan into operation shortly,” the letter stated.

Pune, January 14 (ani): At least eleven people, including a woman and a child, were killed and three seriously injured after a jeep in which they were travelling, collided with a container truck on the PuneSatara-Bangalore Road last night. Both vehicles were heading towards Pune from Satara when the accident occurred.

The injured have been admitted to a hospital in Shirval. An eyewitness, Om Prakash Jaiswal said that the trailer got disbalanced and fell on the car moving on its side. “A trailer and a car were moving side by side on the road. The trailer got unbalanced and toppled over the car. The car was crushed and the people inside the car died on the spot. There were 11 passengers including 10 men and one woman,” said Jaiswal.

Road accidents are common in India, where roads are often of poor quality. Transport officials attribute a large number of accidents in India to reckless driving and untrained drivers.

Heart attacks more common in winter Suspended professor takes classes on the road

new delhi, January 14 (ianS): Think twice if you find alcohol the solution for keeping your body warm during winter. Medical experts caution that, apart from the common cold and cough, winter is also the time when more heart attacks occur. Every second person in the age group of 30 and above, who are already otherwise at risk, is prone to heart failure during winter, experts say.

They also say that one should not ignore irregular discomfort in chest, severe sweating, pain in the neck, arms, jaws and shoulders or shortness of breath during winter, which are major symptoms of heart failures.

According to Vanita Arora, associate director and head of Cardiac Electrophysiology Lab and Arrhythmia Services in Max Hospital, “Everyone knows winter is the cold and flu season. But most people are unaware of the fact that it is also the prime season for heart attacks.”

She said during winter, the arteries become constricted with the fall in temperature, as a result of which the heart has to put in more effort to pump the blood. “This makes the heart stress out and it leads to a heart attack,” Arora told IANS, adding: “It is more risky for those who do not have any inkling about pre-existing heart conditions.”

Arora said that people above 30 should never indulge in overdoing anything and exhausting oneself in winter. She suggested that people, and especially diabetic patients, should avoid going for a walk in the morning on extremely chilly days and should shift their walks to the late afternoon when it is still sunny.

Arora said that too much alcohol intake during winter can cause atrial fibrillation, the most common irregular heartbeat problem called arrhythmia. In this, people tend to suffer from palpitations, fainting, chest pain or congestive heart failure.

Heart experts said that a constant check on cardiovascular risk factors is one way to ensure that the winter season doesn’t harm one’s health.

People should avoid overeating during winter and should rather eat in small quantities at regular intervals, experts suggest.

Neeraj Bhalla, senior consultant in cardiology at the B.L. Kapoor Memorial Hospital, said that as the blood’s viscosity increases with the drop in temperature, heart attacks and other coronary artery diseases increase during winter.

People staying in places where the seasons change very frequently are more prone to heart failures in comparison to those living in cold coun-

tries. Heart failure leads to most deaths in hypothermia - a condition in which the core temperature drops below the temperature for normal metabolism.

Bhalla said to keep hypothermia at bay, it is advisable to cover yourself with layers of warm clothes. Besides this, it is advisable to take a bath only with warm water. Chandan Kedawat, senior consultant cardiology at the Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute, said: “In cold weather, the heart demands more oxygen because it is working harder.”

Studies have shown that heart attacks and complications related to heart disease occur more frequently in the morning hours. Research suggests that the early-morning rise in blood pressure or “a.m. surge” that occurs in most people may dramatically increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke.

“In the winter, people tend to exert themselves or do more work in the morning because it gets dark earlier,” Kedawat told IANS. “This shift of activities to morning hours adds to the normal circadian variation (cardiac variations that recur every 24 hours) in the mornings - further increasing the heart rate, blood pressure and the hormones that lower the threshold for a cardiovascular event,” he explained.

Neeraj Hatekar, a Mumbai professor, was suspended for allegedly speaking against university authorities.

MuMbai, January 14 (ndtv): A professor suspended by the University of Mumbai took his classes today on a road outside the campus gates with about 40 students seated on newspapers, a sleepy dog also in attendance. Dr Neeraj Hatekar, an economics professor, was suspended on

January 4 after he went public against Vice Chancellor Rajan Welukar and blamed him for the downslide in the university’s academic status. The university accused him of “misconduct and moral turpitude.”

For days, students have protested his ‘punishment’ and demanded their favou-

rite professor back. “They come from all over the country and get disappointed when they realize I am not teaching. They wanted to learn some aspects of economics and I didn’t want to spend money on hiring a hall, so here we are,” Dr Hatekar told NDTV. Students allege that Dr

Hatekar, who is widely respected as a teacher of game theory and microeconomics, was punished without being given a chance to defend himself. “We can learn anywhere. We are with Hatekar sir and we will support Hatekar sir,” said a student at the open air class.

Last week, students skipped classes and shouted slogans outside the university’s office, holding placards. A Facebook page ‘Save the Mumbai University’ urges more people to join in the protest. Dr Hatekar has petitioned the Bombay High Court against the “arbitrary and illegal” suspension order.

He has alleged that a politically-backed kitchen cabinet runs the university.

“When Mr Welukar joined, the university was ranked 96, now it is 150,” he said last week. The university had defended its action. “Professor Hatekar maligned the university,” said Registrar RA Khan. “Why didn’t he approach us with these issues in the past three years?”

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Thai prime minister insists she won’t resign BANGKOK, JANuAry 14 (AP): Thailand’s prime minister insisted Tuesday she wouldn’t quit as protesters seeking her ouster blocked key roads in the heart of Bangkok for a second day, leaving the country’s political crisis firmly deadlocked.

The demonstrators had pledged to “shut down” the city of 12 million people, but life in most of the vast metropolis was unaffected, with school classes restarting, commuters heading to work and most businesses open.

The Southeast Asian nation’s latest bout of unrest began late last year and Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has tried to ease it by dissolving Parliament and calling for new elections on Feb. 2.

There are growing doubts that the vote will take place, however, and both protesters and the main opposition Democrat Party are calling for a boycott. Yingluck’s opponents are demanding she step aside so an interim, non-elected government can take over and implement reforms before any new poll is held.

“I’ve stressed many times I have a duty to act according to my responsibility after the dissolution of Parliament,” Yingluck told reporters. “I’d like to say right now I am not holding on (to my position) but I have to keep political stability. I’m doing my duty to preserve democracy.”

Yingluck proposed to meet Wednesday with various groups — including her opponents — to discuss a proposal from the Election Commission to postpone the February vote. But protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban, the Democrats and even the Election Commission has refused to take part.

Yingluck said all sides need to discuss reform because “the coun-

Protesters target ministries

Anti-government protesters with national flags gather for a rally Tuesday, January 14, in Bangkok. Anti-government protesters who blocked off intersections across Thailand’s capital began marching toward several government ministries Tuesday on the second day of a renewed push to derail elections next month and unseat the prime minister. (AP Photo)

try is in pain and the people are suffering.”

Protesters accuse her government of corruption and misrule, and for being the puppet of her older brother, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. He was toppled by the army in a peaceful coup in 2006 and lives in self-imposed exile to avoid jail time for a corruption conviction.

The poor majority in Thailand’s countryside, however, broadly support Thaksin and his family because of the populist policies he implemented, including virtually free health care.

Ever since Thaksin’s overthrow, the two sides have been dueling for

power, sometimes violently. At least eight people have been killed and hundreds injured since the latest unrest began late last year.

Yingluck’s opponents know she would win another election, and have called for an unelected “people’s council” to amend laws to fight corruption in politics and institute other reforms, while an appointed prime minister would help administer the country for up to two years.

Suthep, who has taken to the protest stage with fiery rhetoric nearly every day for weeks, called on supporters Tuesday to shut down all government offices and cut water and electricity to the private residences of Yingluck and her Cabinet

‘Myanmar still uses rape as weapon of war’

WAsHINGtON, JANuAry 14 (reuters): A women’s group says the military in Myanmar is still using rape as a weapon of war, with more than 100 women and girls raped by the army since a 2010 election brought about a nominally civilian government that has pursued rapprochement with the West.

The Thailand-based Women’s League of Burma said in a report made available to Reuters that 47 of the cases documented were gang rapes and 28 of the women were either killed or had died of their injuries. It said several victims were as young as eight.

The group said the situation showed the need for legal reform in Myanmar, also known as Burma, and for changes to a 2008 constitution to ensure that the military is placed under civilian control.

No one was immediately available for comment at Myanmar’s presidency or Defence Ministry. In the past, the military has rejected similar accusations.

The report from the women’s group comes less than a month after a bipartisan group of prominent U.S. senators, Bob Menendez, Marco Rubio Ben Cardin and Bob Corker, introduced a bill saying that no funds made available to the Pentagon in 2014 should be provided to the Myanmar government until there is such reform and rights abuses are addressed.

The bill, which makes an exception for human rights and disaster response training for the military, also calls on the Pentagon and the

U.S. State Department to present a report on U.S. strategy for militaryto-military ties with Myanmar, including an assessment of the Myanmar military’s rights record and the link between a deepening of such ties and reform.

The women’s group said most of the rape cases it and its member organizations had documented were linked to offensives by the Myanmar military in the northeast of the country against ethnic minority Kachin and Shan insurgents.

It said that in the past three years, the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand had documented 59 cases of sexual violence by Myanmar government soldiers. The Shan Women’s Action Network reported another 30 cases involving 35 women and girls, it said.

“WIDESPREAD, SYSTEMATIC” The women’s league said the attacks were more than random isolated acts by rogue soldiers. “Their widespread and systematic nature indicates a structural pattern: rape is still used as an instrument of war and oppression.”

The league said more than 38 different army battalions were implicated in the cases it had documented. It said the incidents took place in at least 35 different townships and that it believed the reported cases were only the “tip of the iceberg” as many cases went unreported.

“The use of sexual violence in conflict is a strategy and an act of warfare that has political and economic dimensions that go beyond

individual cases,” the report said.

“Sexual violence is used as a tool by the Burmese military to demoralize and destroy ethnic communities.”

The group said the abuses were potential war crimes and crimes against humanity and called for a thorough independent investigation. The report highlighted one case in which an 8-year-old girl living with her grandparents was raped by a soldier in Hsipaw Township in northern Shan State, on April 14, 2013.

In another case, soldiers raped three women and a 12-year- old girl in Shan State’s Ke See township on July 5, 2011. It said the girl was raped in front of her mother and one of the women was ninemonths pregnant.

The 2012 State Department human rights report on Myanmar referred to rapes by both government forces and ethnic minority insurgent groups in Shan and Kachin states. It said that when government soldiers committed rape in ethnic minority areas, the army rarely took action to punish those responsible. The January 2013 Human Rights Watch report on Myanmar said sexual violence by the military remained a serious problem.

In October, 133 civil society organizations representing ethnic groups in Myanmar, including the women’s league, wrote to U.S. President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to express concern about their military engagement with Myanmar.

“in the next two or three days.”

“If they are still being obstinate, then we will capture them one by one because the people are not interested in fighting for years,” he said.

Suthep, who is wanted by police on charges of insurrection, issued a similar call in late November, urging supporters to seize “every ministry.”

But the protesters were too few in number and only managed to briefly occupy several government offices and the Finance Ministry.

On Tuesday, thousands of protesters — many of them southerners from out of town — slept in the streets in tents or on mats in the open air.

BANGKOK, JANuAry 14 (reuters): Protesters trying to topple Thailand’s government tightened a blockade around ministries on Tuesday and their leader warned the prime minister that she could be targeted next, as some saw more than two months of turmoil inching towards an endgame.

Major intersections in the capital, Bangkok, were blocked for a second day, and a hardline faction of the agitators threatened to storm the stock exchange. Protest leaders say demonstrators will occupy the city’s main arteries until an unelected “people’s council” replaces Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s administration, which they accuse of corruption and nepotism.

The unrest is the latest chapter in an eight-year conflict pitting the Bangkok-based middle class and royalist establishment against the mostly poorer, rural supporters of Yingluck and her brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, a former premier ousted by the military in 2006.

Although the capital was calm and the mood among the tens of thousands of protesters remained festive, analysts said the scope for a peaceful resolution of the crisis ahead of elections called for February 2 was narrowing.

“There is no clear way out,” the International Crisis Group (ICG) thinktank said in a report. “As anti-government protesters intensify actions, the risk of violence across wide swathes of the country is growing and significant.”

Ministries and the central bank have been forced to operate from back-up offices after protesters led by Suthep Thaugsuban stopped civil servants getting to work.

“In the next two or three days we must close every government office,” Suthep told a crowd of supporters. “If

we cannot, we will restrict the movements of the prime minister and other ministers. We will start by cutting water and electricity to their homes. I suggest they evacuate their children.”

Groups of demonstrators marched peacefully from their seven big protest camps to ministries, the customs office, the planning agency and other state bodies on Tuesday, aiming to paralyse the workings of government.

A student group allied to Suthep’s People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) threatened to attack the stock exchange, with faction leader Nitithorn Lamlua telling supporters on Monday it represented “a wicked capitalist system that provided the path for Thaksin to become a billionaire”.

A PDRC spokesman said the bourse was not a target. “We will not lay siege to places that provide services for the general public, including airports, the stock exchange and trains. However, we will block government offices to stop them from functioning,” Akanat Promphan told supporters at a rally.

Jarumporn Chotikasathien, president of the Stock Exchange of Thailand, said emergency measures had been prepared to secure the premises and trading systems. Trading was normal with the index up nearly 1.0 percent at the close. .SETI There was no special security visible at the exchange. A Reuters photographer said one group of protesters marched past on their way to the customs department but did not stop.

The demonstrations, which have been gathering pace for weeks, could cost the economy as much as 1 billion baht a day, according to a survey released by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce.

In this photo released by the Intendencia de Montevideo, the carcass of a sperm whale that washed ashore on Carrasco beach is lifted with a crane, in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Monday, January 134. Dozens of Navy officials and rescuers used excavators to remove the marine mammal weighing up to 25 tons, to be buried in a nearby landfill. The 16-meter (52.5foot) whale was found Saturday.

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Abortion evidence of throwaway culture: Pope

VAtICAN CIty, JANuAry 14 (AP): Pope Francis criticized abortion as evidence of a “throwaway culture” that wastes people as well as food, saying such a mentality is a threat to world peace.

Francis also urged better respect for migrants and denounced the persecution of Christians in Asia, Africa and the Middle East in his global survey of world crises delivered to diplomats accredited to the Holy See. Saying hunger is a threat to world peace, he noted that not only food but human beings them-

selves are often discarded as unnecessary.

“We cannot be indifferent to those suffering from hunger, especially children, when we think of how much food is wasted every day in many parts of the world immersed in what I have often termed ‘the throwaway culture,’” Francis said. That culture, he said, also affects the unborn child.

“For example, it is frightful even to think that there are children, victims of abortion, who will never see the light of day,” he said. Francis has generally limited his ex-

hortations about abortion, saying church teaching is well known and that he prefers to speak less about the church’s moralizing rules and more about its positive, welcoming message.

In remarks that were less diplomatic and more a reflection of his own priorities, Francis called for the elderly to be treated with respect that their wisdom warrants, and for children to be protected from exploitation, slavery and hunger. He lamented those who have died trying to find better lives for them-

selves and their families, citing migrants from his own Latin America trying to reach the United States and Africans seeking to enter Europe.

He urged Italians in particular to “renew their praiseworthy commitment of solidarity” toward migrants, an allusion to the current debate in Italy to revise its restrictive immigration policies. From Syria to Mali, North Korea to South Sudan, Francis called for the international community to do more to end conflicts and care for the most vulnerable.

Egypt holds key vote on country’s new charter

CAIrO, JANuAry 14 (AP): Egyptians were voting Tuesday on a draft constitution that represents a key milestone in a military-backed roadmap put in place after the nation’s Islamist president was overthrown in a popularly backed coup last July.

The two-day balloting also deals a heavy blow to the Muslim Brotherhood’s campaign for the reinstatement of ousted President Mohammed Morsi and paves the way for a likely presidential run by the nation’s top general, Abdel-Fattah elSissi.

A massive security operation was underway to protect polling stations and voters against possible attacks by militants loyal to Morsi, with 160,000 soldiers and more than 200,000 policemen deployed across the nation of some 90 million people.

Shortly before polls opened, an explosive device went off outside a Cairo courthouse in the densely populated neighborhood of Imbaba. The blast

An Egyptian army soldier directs a voter in front of a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday, January 14. (AP Photo)

damaged the front of the building and shattered windows in nearby buildings but caused no casualties.

Long lines of voters began to form nearly two hours before

polling stations opened in Cairo, including in Imbaba, where the blast promptly whipped up anti-Brotherhood sentiment with chants and shouting against the Islamist group.

A crowd of several hundred angry residents gathered outside the courthouse, some carrying posters of el-Sissi. “Everyone must go now and vote to show those dogs, the Brothers,”

shouted one man.

The Tuesday and Wednesday balloting is the first electoral test for the popularly backed coup that ousted Morsi and his Brotherhood. A comfortable “yes” vote and a respectable turnout would bestow legitimacy on the cascade of events that followed the coup while undermining the Islamists’ argument that Morsi remains the nation’s elected president.

Morsi’s Brotherhood, which is now branded as a terrorist group, has called for a boycott of the vote. Morsi himself is facing three separate trials on charges that carry the death penalty.

The unprecedented security surrounding the vote follows months of violence that authorities have blamed on Islamic militants. In the six months since Morsi’s ouster, there has been an assassination attempt on the interior minister as well as deadly attacks on key security officers, soldiers, policemen and provincial security and military intelligence headquarters.

Morsi’s supporters have said they would stage massive demonstrations and have labeled the draft charter a “constitution of blood.” In response, the government has warned it would deal harshly with anyone interfering with the referendum.

Most of Egypt’s minority Coptic Christians, who make up about 10 percent of the population, have backed the removal of Morsi and the charter in hopes of winning religious freedoms.

“Anyone who was raised in Egypt will choose this constitution,” said Verta Nassif, a 70year old Christian from Assuit, a stronghold of Islamists and home to a large Christian community south of Cairo.

“We want Egypt to flourish and Muslims and Christians to live together in peace,” said another Assiut voter, Nadia Saleeb, 70. But in the days running up to the vote, Egypt looked more like a country going to war rather than one preparing for a transition to democratic rule.

The government and the overwhelmingly pro-military media have portrayed the balloting as the key to the nation’s security and stability over which there can be no dissent. Hundreds of thousands of fliers, posters, banners and billboards exhort Egyptians to vote “yes.” Posters — and campaigns — urging a ‘no’ vote have led to arrests.

The referendum is the sixth nationwide vote since the authoritarian Hosni Mubarak was ousted in a popular uprising in 2011, with the five others possibly the freest ever seen in Egypt.

The new charter, drafted by a liberal-dominated committee appointed by the militarybacked government, would ban political parties based on religion, give women equal rights and protect the status of minority Christians. But it also gives the military special status by allowing it to select its own candidate for the job of defense minister for the next eight years and empowering it to bring civilians before military tribunals.

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15 January 2014

MELBOuRNE, JANuARy 14 (AP): The searing sunlight wasn't the only thing sparkling on Caroline Wozniacki's court, where the crowds got a glimpse of her very large, brand new diamond engagement ring from golfer Rory McIlroy.

Wozniacki had tweeted a picture of the ring after McIlroy popped the question on New Year's Eve in Sydney. But she provided a few more details Tuesday after winning her first-round match at the Australian Open, where temperatures for her morning match topped 38 Celsius (100 Fahrenheit) and got hotter later in the day.

T h e fo r m e r N o .

1-ranked player raced to a 6-0, 6-2 win over Lourdes Dominguez Lino, then sat on her bench, pulled the ring from her tennis bag and slipped it on her finger.

An on-court interviewer asked her to hold it up for the crowd and recount the proposal, which she said was very traditional. "He asked my parents," a beam-

ing Wozniacki said. "He went down on one knee."

And he chose her favorite number in carats, she said, which explains the ring's impressive size. Later on, Wozniacki was asked what her favorite number was.

"It's also the Chinese lucky number," she said, smiling.

"It's eight."

The 23-year-old Wozniacki and her 24-year-old fiance are one of the top power couples in sports.

They first began seeing each other in the summer of 2011, shortly after McIlroy won his first major with a record-setting performance in the U.S. Open at Congressional. They confirmed they were dating a few months later.

Winning a first major has been one of Wozniacki's goals for years.

The Danish player was ranked No. 1 for a total of 67 weeks, finishing with the year-end top ranking in 2010 and '11, when critics joked she was the best player on the WTA Tour to have never won a Grand Slam title.

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ing position holders will get Rs. 2000 each. A cash prize of Rs. 6000 and Rs. 4000 will be awarded to the first and second position in each category of National free style in senior level and Rs. 4000 and Rs. 2000 for Ist and 2nd in junior/cadet.

Meanwhile, all national style wrestlers have been informed to take their weight on January 30. Referees for 52nd meet will comprise of Sapi Kin, Visüto Yore, Visakrol Vitsu and Kikhwesül Thokhwe.

Field judges included: Medose Zhotso, Atho Koso, Zeluolie Mejura, Viphil Kidi, Zeluolie Kigwe and Zaprani Mekro. SASA vice president Er. Zenyü Yore will chair the closing function. Declaration of new SASA team for 2014-16 will be made by election commissioner Neingu-u Zashümo.

Vote of thanks will be proposed by SASA joint secretary Rokovikho Chale. Flagging down will be led by SASA joint tournament director Khriesamhalie Santsu.

SASA 52nd wrestling meet at Khuzama from Jan 30

Kohima | January 14

The 52nd wrestling meet of the Southern Angami Sports Association (SASA) will take place from January 30 to 31 at Khuzama Local Ground. Minister for PWD (Roads & Bridges) and parliamentary affairs Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu will grace the occasion as the chief guest while Dr. Neiketou Kiso, director family welfare will be the guest of honour.

The inaugural function, starting from 9:30 onwards, will be chaired by SASA general secretary Er. Zale Neikha and Asano Zashümo as compere. SASA president Er.Pukroneizo Kera will deliver presidential address while administration of oath will be done by tournament director Nolvi Sophie.

The champion in Naga style will pocket a cash prize of Rs. 60,000 while Rs. 50,000, Rs. 30,000 and Rs. 20,000 is set for 2nd, 3rd and 4th place respectively.

All quarter finalist exclud-

PYO to organize 52nd annual sports meet

KOHIMA, JANuARy 14 (MExN): The Phesama Youth Organization (PYO) is organizing its 52nd session of annual sports meet at Phesama Panchayat Ground from January 17 to 18. W. Honje Konyak, Deputy Commissioner Kohima and Er. Dzüvichüto Khale, president PGOK will grace the occasion as the chief guest and guest of honour respectively. All the members of PYO and well wishers residing within and outside the village have been invited to witness the event which includes volleyball and wrestling.

Arsenal beats Villa, back at the top

BIRMINGHAM, JANuARy 14 (AP): Arsenal scored two goals in the space of 59 seconds on its way to a 2-1 win over Aston Villa that put the visitors back on top of the Premier League on Monday.

Jack Wilshere's 34thminute opener was quickly followed by a well-taken goal by Olivier Giroud, which proved to be enough to lift Arsenal back above Manchester City and Chelsea after their victories at the weekend. Belgium striker Christian Benteke scored his first goal since mid-September to give Villa hope in the 76th minute but the home side couldn't find an equalizer despite late pressure.

"The first half was more about playing, and the second half was more about fighting," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said.

With its fourth straight league win, Arsenal restored its one-point lead over City after 21 matches.

To cap another disappointing result at Villa Park for the mid-table hosts, Villa defender Nathan Baker was carried off on a stretcher in the 21st minute after briefly losing consciousness when he was hit straight in the face by a shot from Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry.

Baker required oxy-

Aston Villa's Christain Benteke, left is blocked by Arsenal's Per Mertesacker who head the ball away during the English Premier League soccer match between Aston Villa and Arsenal at Villa Park stadium in Birmingham, England on Jan. 13. (AP Photo)

gen and a neck brace after being treated on the field for seven minutes. He was later diagnosed with mild concussion, according to broadcaster Sky Sports.

The pressure was on Arsenal after seeing the rest of the top seven all pick up victories by two-goal margins over the weekend.

However, save for a worry-

BOSTON, JANuARy 14 (REuTERS): Dwight Howard isn't shy about addressing his free-throw woes. The Houston Rockets center, in a playful mood around the locker room after a 104-92 victory over the Boston Celtics on Monday night, crumpled up a gum wrapper, faded back and tossed the makeshift ball through a group of waiting reporters and into the trash can.

"Oh, I made one," he said with a laugh. "If you can't joke on yourself, and I will. You got to have fun."

Howard had 32 points and 11 rebounds, but more important, he helped the Rockets fend off the feisty Celtics by hitting one of two free throws on each of six separate trips to the foul line during a 2:35 stretch late in the game.

"I was able to make one out of two, but that's not good enough for myself," said Howard, who was 10 of 18 from the line overall.

"Just do whatever I can to help this team win. If they foul me, go up there and try to knock them down." Houston guards James Harden and Jeremy Lin had 16 points apiece, and forward Chandler Parsons returned from a three-game absence to score 14 as the Rockets

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Yet, driven by fear that he could have been running down his contract with the intention of leaving Madrid, 2013 marked a turning point in the adulation Ronaldo now receives every time he steps foot inside the Santiago Bernabeu.

Ronaldo finally quashed any speculation surrounding his future by extending his contract with Madrid until 2018 in September in a deal that saw him be-

when he ran onto a cutback from left back Nacho Monreal, took a touch and shot low in to the bottom corner to the left of goalkeeper Brad Guzan. Just

seventeen seconds after the restart, the ball hit the back of the net again. This time Wilshere was the provider, the England midfielder collecting a loose ball and playing a sublime pass through to Giroud, who brought the ball down well and fired across Guzan into the corner. It was the France striker's ninth league goal of the season on his return to the first team after a spell out through injury and illness.

Villa had only scored seven goals in its previous 10 home games this season so a comeback was unlikely, even if memories were relatively fresh of a surprise win at Arsenal on the first day of the season. However, when Benteke stooped to head in Matthew Lowton's fine cross at full stretch after Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla sloppily gave possession away, it was all to play for with 14 minutes left.

Benteke's downward header, saved comfortably

by Wojciech Szczesny, was the closest Villa came to earning a point. "It's a massive three points, especially because we dropped a bit in the second half," Wilshere said. "We have done that a few times, letting teams come on to us, but we dealt well with it."

68th wrestling meet at Viswema

KOHIMA, JANuARy 14 (MExN): The Viswema Youth Organization (VYO) will be conducting 68th wrestling meet from January 17 to 18 at John (Govt) High School Ground, Viswema from 10: 00 AM onwards. Er. Kropol Vitsu, parliamentary secretary for information & public relations and printing & stationary will grace the occasion as the chief guest while Noseto Koso, officiating chairman Viswema Village Council and Senior Graduate Teacher John (Govt) High School Viswema will be the guest of honour. The inaugural function will start from 10:00 am onwards. The programme will be chaired by VYO president Kevicho Tsükrü while welcome address will be delivered by VYO advisor Meyiekul Noswe. VYO games and sports secretary Nietha Kikhi will administer oath to the participants.

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Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin (7) drives to the hoop past Boston Celtics point guard Avery Bradley (0) in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. The Rockets won 104-92. (AP Photo)

overcame a sluggish to win for the fourth time in five games. Forward Terrence Jones chipped in with 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Guard Avery Bradley scored 14 of his 24 points in the first quarter for the Celtics, who led by eight but still lost their ninth straight game, their longest skid since dropping 18 in a row from Jan. 7 to Feb. 11, 2007. Guard Jerryd Bayless

Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal, left, cries as he is awarded the prize for the FIFA Men's soccer player of the year 2013 at the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013 gala at the Kongresshaus in Zurich, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 13. (AP Photo)

The Catalans were once again superior on a collective level in 2013 as they sealed their 22nd league title with a club record 100 points. However, with Messi's year having been blighted by injuries, the last 12 months did signal a change on the individual front for Ronaldo. Despite his remarkable goalscoring record, Ronaldo wasn't always greeted with the hero's worship he thought he deserved from the club's

ing last 15 minutes when Villa rallied gamely, the Gunners passed the ball much better and always looked the likely winners.

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come the world's best paid player.

And the backing he now receives was most visibly displayed when thousands of Real fans donned masks of their hero in support of his bid to win the Ballon d'Or following incendiary comments from FIFA president Sepp Blatter. Blatter had described Ronaldo as a "commander" given his serious nature on the field and said he personally preferred Messi's

KOHIMA, JANuARy 14 (MExN): The 52nd wrestling meet 2014 of the Western Angami Sports Association (WASA) will take place at WAPO Ground, Sechü Zubza from January 23 to 24. Minister for social welfare Kiyanilie Peseyie will grace the occasion as the chief guest while Kovi Meyase, ADC Naginimora will be the guest of honour. The prize sponsors included; Khrielesie Nagi, class- I contractor Nagaland, Zasevizo Lhousa, section officer, NEZCC Dimapur, Kevisekho Chücha, secretary Khonoma Village Council and Thepfükuolie Viya, executive engineer PWD (R&B) Peren Division.

The inaugural function will start from 9:00 AM onwards. The programme will be chaired by WASA president Kevilesie Senotsu while WASA wrestling secretary Nikerütuo Rino will administer oath to the wrestlers.

Neivikuolie Khatsü will act as match commissioner.

Judges include Pfükolie Vikhrie, Akrulie Chüsi, Megosekho Punyü, Kekolhukho Meyase, Sedesielie Nagi, Zhasalie Rino, Zhabu Mor and Teiso Sechü. Referees (Naga style)Mhiesilhoukho Kitshü, Megosezo Khate, Neingulie Nagi and Visakuolie Rhatsu. Referees (National free style): Rokosielie Khawakhrie, Rovingulie Vakha, Khrietuo Neisa and Desielie Miasalhou. National free style will be conducted in the following category: (Men) –55kg and below, 55-60kg, 60-66 kg, 66-74 kg, 74-84 kg, 84-96 kg, 96-120 kg. Women 48kg and below, 48-51 kg, 51-55 kg, 55-59 kg, 59-69 kg, 63-67 kg and 67-72 kg. There will also be cadet event for both boys and girls. The meet will witness participants from Mezoma, Khonoma, Jotsoma, Sechüma, Sechü Zubza, Kiruphema, Mengujuma and Thekrejuma.

netted 17 points for Boston and forward Brandon Bass added 14. "This is hard to go through," Boston coach Brad Stevens said. "This is not enjoyable to go through, but it doesn't mean there's not growth on some ... individual's parts." Sort of like Howard. The Celtics (13-26) had no answer for the 6-foot-11, 265-pound Howard, who dominated inside in the third quarter,

scoring 12 points as the Rockets (25-14) turned a nine-point halftime lead into a 20-point cushion late in the quarter. As they slowly crept back into the game, getting 10 third-quarter points from Bradley and 10 late fourth-quarter points from Bayless to close within 97-90 with less than three minutes to play, the Celtics turned to Hack-aHoward.

more humble image. The Swiss' words, though, only seemed to fan the flames of Ronaldo's already sensational form as he went on to score 15 times in his next eight matches.

Most importantly in that run, he ensured Portugal wouldn't miss out on this year's World Cup in Brazil by scoring all four of his country's goals in their 4-2 aggregate playoff win over Sweden. The impact in particular of his stunning hat-trick in the second-half of the second-leg in Stockholm was such that FIFA conveniently decided to extend the voting period for the Ballon d'Or by two weeks and allow those that had already cast their votes to change them.

How much of an impact that change of dates made is unclear. Ribery can certainly feel hard done by after Bayern steamrollered the competition on their way to winning five trophies in 2013. Yet, despite his lack of collective silverware, Ronaldo's individual brilliance cannot be overlooked. His 66 goals in 56 games for club and country was more than Messi and Ribery's combined total of 65.

MOKOKCHuNG, JANuARy 14 (MExN): The last two matches of the group stages of the ongoing MDCA tourney was played here today where Skylark CC and Brotherhood CC registered wins in their last group matches. In the first match played between Skylark and Ebullient CC, Skylark won the toss and batted first. They had to win the match to qualify for the quarter-finals. Fine batting display from Imcharen and Subha who made 36 and 29 runs respectively ensured that their team got to a good total.

Skylark eventually finished with a big score of 155/9 in 20 overs. Sunep of Ebullient took 2/37 in his blowing quota of 4 overs. Ebullient made a gallant chase of the huge target but fell short of the target by 26 runs, they could score 129/8 in their 20 overs. Lanunuken top scored with 36 while Imtisunep contributed 24 runs.

They were cruising nicely towards the target but Imcharen who came to bowl in the middle overs took the game away from Ebullient. In his 4 overs, Imcharen scalped 3 wickets giving away only 12 runs. With this win Skylark qualify for the quarter finals where they will face the winner of Group B - Ascesis CC on Thursday. Imcharen for his all round performance was named the Man of the Match.

In the second match, Brotherhood beat Bachelors CC by 7 Wickets. Earlier, Bachelors CC skipper elected to bat first after winning the toss. Bachelors scored 130 runs losing all their wickets in the 20 overs with the help of Jungshi’s and Moasunep’s knock of 23 and 17 runs. Chubameren took 4/12 in four overs and was well supported by Chubaodang who ended with a figure of 3/28 for Brotherhood.

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MADRID, JANuARy 14 (AFP): It has taken Cristiano Ronaldo a long time to be back on top of the world.

Since winning the Ballon d'Or for the first time after leading Manchester United to Champions League glory in 2008, he has been relegated into second place in three of the last four years as Barcelona rival Lionel Messi won the award for an unprecedented four consecutive times.

On Monday, however, he was finally crowned World Player of the Year for a second time as he beat Messi and Bayern Munich's treble-winning playmaker Franck Ribery to football's highest individual award.

By swapping Manchester for Real Madrid in the summer of 2009, Ronaldo accepted the challenge of constant comparisons with Messi.

Unfortunately for the Portuguese, though, his marriage with the world's richest club initially wasn't as perfect as he had envisaged. Barca and Messi's dominance has continued as they have racked up 12 trophies to Madrid and Ronaldo's three since he moved to Spain.

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MDCA Inter-Club Cricket Tournament Bachelors CC had to restrict Brotherhood to 40 runs or below in order to qualify for the quarter finals while the match wasn't of much importance for Brotherhood who are already out of the tournament apart from playing for some pride.

Sungkum, one of the senior most batsmen of Brotherhood had a plan of his own, though.

He played an attacking knock from the very beginning and helped finish the game in favour of his team. He was unbeaten on 63 runs. Sensor also played a fine supporting role and scored 17 runs. Brotherhood chased down the target in the 19th over losing just 3 wickets. Rohit, Deven and Inoka took one wicket each for the Bachelors.

Brotherhood's Sungkum was awarded the Man of the Match.

The first and second quarter-final matches will be played on Wednesday while the third and fourth quarter final matches will be played Thursday. In the first quarter-final match to be played at Imkongmeren Sports Complex from 8:00 am onwards, Group A leader and former champions Titans CC will lock horns with strong title contenders and Group C runner-up Team Bendangsunep.

Later, Group C topper and favourites Mustang CC will play Group A runner-up Zero Boys CC in the second match of the day and the second quarter-final match of the tournament.

Tomorrow's Fixture

1st Quarter Final (8:00 am) Titans CC vs Team Bendangsunep 2nd Quarter Final (12:00 noon) Mustang CC vs Zero Boys CC

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er sister of Jessica Simpson, announced the happy news on Twitter on Monday. She wrote: "My baby love and I are ENGAGED!! Hallelujah Hawaii!!!!!" Ashlee's actor and musician fiancé Evan added: "The love

of my life said YES!!!!!!"

The couple went public with their relationship in the summer of 2013 and Ashlee was seen getting to know her now future mother-in-law Diana Ross at a party in Au-

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gust last year.

Evan spoke of his love for Ashlee at The Hunger Games: Catching Fire premiere in November, telling The Insider: "She's the one.

I'm so in love and we've got amazing things going on.

And we inspire each other."

Ashlee was previously married to Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz who she wed in 2008 but the pair divorced in 2011. The former couple share son Bronx Mowgli Wentz together.

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The TV Burp star was spotted in London with a friend, wearing an average white shirt under a navy coat. But though he didn't give one of his comical shirts an outing, he did still wear his trademark cheesy grin.

The TV personality wore a bright blue back across his body and added a matching flat cap to his outfit before heading to The One Show studios to be interviewed by Matt Baker and Alex Jones.

No doubt the chat would include the discussion of his first foray into film, with his recent release The Harry Hill Movie. The slapstick produc-

tion includes Julie Walters and Matt Lucas in the cast and was released on Boxing Day last year. Comedy stars Johnny Vegas, Simon Bird, Sheridan Smith and Julian Barratt also made appearances in the family film.

However, it didn't critically fare well, with many bad reviews coming in for Hill's feature film debut.

The Daily Mail's Brian Viners said: 'If the 90 per cent empty auditorium in which I saw this film earlier this week is any guide, TV comic Harry Hill has not struck gold, but something much smellier, with his graduation to the big screen. 'It’s surreal, for sure, but the kind of surrealism that makes you sink lower and lower in your seat, wondering whether to make a dash for the exit.'

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why should I answer?" asks she, adding, "I have never bothered about the press in my life, not even during my heydays. I never clarified anything."

Was she upset about her younger daughter's decision to enter the reality show? "Not really, it is her decision. She is 35; she must have had the need

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Justin Bieber is coming soon to a theater near you! The Biebs has reportedly landed a role alongside Sylvester Stallone in the latest installment of The Expendables, which will most likely be released by the summer of 2016. Do you think Justin will be a good addition to the film?

One of the stars of the action-packed franchise unexpectedly let the exciting news about Justin, 19, slip to a reporter during the Audi Golden Globes Celebration in Hollywood,

to do it and we supported her." However, probe a little more and she admits, "In the beginning, yes, it did bother me. But it's no big deal. We are family and we stick together," she says.

The senior actress also rubbishes rumours that she went for the grand finale of the show unwillingly. "I was willing to go for the finale, why wouldn't I go there?" she asks. And what about rumours of her son-in-law Ajay Devgan asking the show's host and friend Salman Khan to get Tanishaa evicted from the show? "I don't know about that, but I don't think it's true. Why would Ajay do something like that? We were okay with Tanishaa being on the show."

Considering the show's controversial profile and her family's image, were they worried? "I don't know; I hadn't watched Bigg Boss earlier. But when I saw the show, I wanted to slap everybody silly," she says with a hearty laugh. "But you can't figure out what being in an environment like that feels. It's better not to judge it. My baby has come out safe and sound, and I am fine," she adds.

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"My family is sacrosanct and I guard them fiercely.

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n Sunday Michael Douglas took home a Golden Globe for his role as Liberace in HBO's Behind The Candelabra.

One day later the actor g ot more good news. The 69-year-old was announced by Marvel to be cast in the upcoming superhero film Ant-Man. Douglas will be portraying Henry 'Hank' Pym in the film, which is set to be released on July 31, 2015.

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige expressed his excitement over the twotime Oscar winner joining the cast. Feige stated: 'With Hank Pym's rich history in the Marvel Universe, we knew we needed an actor capable of bringing the weight and stature to the role that the character deserves.'

We felt incredibly re-

lieved when Michael Douglas agreed to step into the part with the charm and fortitude he brings to every character he inhabits, and couldn't be more excited to see what he will do to bring Hank Pym to life,' the Marvel executive added.

Marvel had been pursuing the Basic Instinct star early on for the role.

Michael was reportedly cautious about taking the part. Variety then wrote he had a change of heart over the holidays. The cast of the film seems to be shaping up: in addition to Douglas, the film has also added Paul Rudd to take on the lead role of Scott Lang.

Ant-Man debuted in January 1962. The char-

acter has the ability to shape-shift from nearly microscopic to 100 feet, and maintains strength of normal size even when in a shrunken state. The World's End director Edgar Wright is set to be at the helm of the film, which will be part of Marvel's Phase 3 storylines, following the release of The Avengers: Age of Ultron in May 2015.

ing to “his girl’s” defense, a source tells HollywoodLife. com EXCLUSIVELY. The 36-year-old “New Slaves” rapper is livid after his afternoon was interrupted by a teenager who went on a scary, raciallycharged rant directed at Kim while she was on her way to an appointment with a chiropractor. “He’s hot right now, he’s hot as f**k,” a source close to the artist EXCLUSIVELY reveals to HollywoodLife.com.

Kanye texted our source shortly after the incident, saying, “Yeah, it’s another day defending my girl.”

It sounds like Kanye meant well, but we hate to see him fighting for ANY

reason! We hope he doesn’t get in too much trouble for this alleged attack. Kim was swarmed by the paparazzi when she tried to walk into a Beverly Hills medical facility for an appointment, and the 18-year-old teen claimed he was just trying to help her by yelling at the photogs and using the N word! Kim, who’s CLEARLY in a relationship with a black man, politely asked the man to stop using that word out of respect for her and her family but that only made things worse.

The man shockingly started yelling at Kim, saying, “F**k you b***h. Just trying to help you. Shut up n****r lover, stupid sl*t.”

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anye would do anything to protect his beloved fiance, Kim Kardashian — and that includes allegedly punching a teenager in the face. Kanye’s alleged Jan. 13 attack on the teen may seem out of line but he swears it was strictly an act of ‘self defense,’ a source tells HollywoodLife. com EXCLUSIVELY. Don’t mess with Kanye West – or his family. The Yeezus artist could be facing legal action after he allegedly attacked an 18-year-old man who hurled a series of racial slurs at Kim Kardashian inside a Beverly Hills, Calif. medical building. But Kanye is telling friends that he was 100 percent right for com-

is expected to film scenes in Bulgaria and will most likely be released by the summer of 2016.

Hopefully Justin will be able to clean up his act by the time filming begins!

As HollywoodLife.com previously reported, Justin could be charged with a felony after he allegedly egged his neighbor’s home

on Jan. 9.

Officials at the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department believe they’ve got Justin this time. They’re certain that security video evidence of the egging in action, along with proof that it caused extensive damage, will be enough to pin him — and possibly even put him behind bars.

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However, since Sushant's exit from the show in 2011 to fulfill his big screen dreams, the viewership has plummeted. Even getting popular actor Hiten Tejwani on board did not help it much. The show took many leaps but instead of creating curiosity it disappointed the audience and the viewership dipped.

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“The next one, I am telling you, Justin Bieber is coming for ‘The Expendables 4,’” actor Terry Crews told Confidenti@l.

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ZURICH, JanUaRy 14 (aP): Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't hide how much it meant to him, finally being voted the world's best player again.

Having spent four years in the shadow of his great rival Lionel Messi, Ronaldo broke down in tears after being elected the Ballon d'Or winner for 2013 on Monday — a rare display of emotion that showed just how important it was for the Portugal winger to lay his hands on the trophy again. Ronaldo first won football's biggest individual prize five years ago, but then watched as Messi found a way of upstaging him each year despite consistently scoring at an unprecedented rate for Real Madrid.

"There are no words to describe this moment," said Ronaldo, crying openly while his 3-year-old son, also named Cristiano, stood at his feet. The little boy had just been hoisted by Brazil great Pele to touch the gold-

en trophy as dad gathered himself to speak. "People who know me know how many people helped me," Ronaldo said in Portuguese. "If I have forgotten anyone, I do apologize because I am deeply moved."

Earlier Monday, Ronaldo was cautiously diplomatic at a news conference, facing media who mostly predicted his prolific 69goal tally in 2013 would end Messi's four-year victory run. Ronaldo's stunning hat trick against Sweden in a decisive World Cup playoff in November also appeared to stand out as the year's defining individual performance.

"If I win, fine. If I don't, life goes on," he said, acknowledging that Messi's sustained excellence for Madrid nemesis Barcelona had pushed him to improve. Ronaldo also said he has made peace with FIFA President Sepp Blatter, whose ill-judged comments in October stating Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal is awarded the prize for the FIFA Men's soccer player of the year 2013 at the FIFA Ballon d'Or a preference for Messi 2013 gala at the Kongresshaus in Zurich, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Keystone, Steffen Schmidt)

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seemed to confirm a longheld belief in Portugal and Madrid that their player was destined to lose.

"We talked over the telephone and everything was cleared," Ronaldo said before the ceremony. "This is no longer an issue, neither for us nor for football." In a tight race, Ronaldo received 1,365 points, Messi had 1,205 and Franck Ribery, the France and Bayern Munich winger, got 1,127. Voting was done by national team captains and coaches, plus selected journalists in each FIFA member country.

On hearing his name called — finally delivered

by Pele after a dramatic pause and smile — Ronaldo closed his eyes, grinned and dipped his head, then turned to kissed his girlfriend, model Irina Shayk, before walking to the stage.

Pele greeted Ronaldo with a hug minutes after he also cried on stage when collecting an honorary Ballon d'Or for his own outstanding career.

Ronaldo's victory was fitting on an evening when FIFA paid tribute to another great Portugal forward, Eusebio, who died last week. FIFA also stressed that Ronaldo's win owed nothing to an extension of the initial balloting deadline beyond the World Cup playoff. His display in Stockholm was so impressive it seemed certain to sway voters when Messi was sidelined by his third injury of the year.

Still, FIFA spokesman Walter De Gregorio said Monday the standings were unchanged by the voting rules adjustment. Though Ribery lost, Bayern got one victory as Jupp Heynckes won the coaching award for leading the team to a Champions League, Bundesliga and national cup treble last season before he retired.

Heynckes defeated Juergen Klopp of Borussia Dortmund and Alex Ferguson, who retired after winning another Premier League title for Manchester United.

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MELBOURnE, JanUaRy 14 (agEnICEs): Maria Sharapova battled her way into the second round of the Australian Open with a 6-3 6-4 victory over Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

Six years on from her sole triumph in the opening grand slam event of the season, the No 3 seed continued her comeback from a shoulder injury eventually getting the better of her American opponent in an hour and 39 minutes. The Russian bounded into a 4-0 lead but things were not so straight forward thereafter, with her serve once again a cause for concern.

Sharapova landed just 53 percent of her first serves and delivered nine double faults, a performance that could cost her dear is repeated later in the tournament. It allowed Mattek-Sands to break back to 2-4 in the first set before Sharapova served it out in 48 minutes on an extremely muggy evening in Melbourne. The 2006 champion then picked up an early break in the second set only for the world No 41 to regain parity at 4-4, before the American was broken again when double-faulting. It allowed Sharapova the opportunity to serve out for the match, which she did with a heavy serve that her opponent was unable to deal with.

Aparticipant at the 4th Nagaland Open Pcheda competition 2014 at Viswema on January 14. (Morung Photo) Our Correspondent

ing. The function was led by club vice president Rarükül Lcho. Secretary report was given by Dr. Keküchol Pusa. The prize disThe 4th Nagaland Open Pcheda (Naga indig- tribution was led by games & sports secreenous game) Competition 2014 under the tary Vikekül Sothu while vote of thanks was aegis of Tragopan Club Viswema took place proposed by treasurer Kethosetso Theyo. here today at Phuzwü, R. Khel. Puzashe Lcho, Class I contractor graced the occasion as pa- Winners tron-in-chief and declared the competition ist- Zayieho Kin open. Earlier, the inaugural function was 2nd- Medokevi Kin chaired by Tragopan Club general secre- 3rd Visüto Khanyo tary Keyiekhrü Rhütso while welcome ad- 4th Kethovil neikha dress was delivered by the club president The winners received 1st – Rs. 15000, 2nd Keneikrül Noswe.

– Rs. 10000, 3rd – Rs. 7000 and 4th – Rs. The event was followed by 31st annual 5000 respectively. club day wherein Vizosül Neikha, (Retd) Kevitho Neikha received the man of the deputy development commissioner, plan- match and Avi Chaya got the viewer’s ning & coordination exhorted the gather- choice award of Rs. 1000 each.

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Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates after winning over Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the U.S. during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 14.(AP Photo)

Nadal Joins Federer in 2nd Round MELBOURnE, JanUaRy 14 (aP): After a day of searingly-hot temperatures which raised complaints from players, top-seeded Rafael Nadal advanced to the second round of the Australian Open in relatively mild conditions. Nadal's Australian opponent Bernard Tomic, bothered from the start by a left leg injury, retired from the match after losing the first set 6-4. Some in the capacity crowd of 15,000 at Rod Laver Arena booed lustily when Tomic indicated he could not continue. Roger Federer, Andy Murray and defending champion Victoria Azarenka advanced earlier Tuesday amid temperatures that topped 42 Celsius.

Tomic called a medical timeout after three games, and twice more before he quit. "I know how tough is this MELBOURnE, JanUaRy 14 situation, I had the same a (PTI) : India`s campaign in the few years ago at this tourna- singles event of the Australian ment," Nadal said of Tomic's Open came to an end today after injury. "Since the beginning, Somdev Devvarman went down I saw a little bit he had to 26th seed Feliciano Lopez of some problems on the Spain in straight sets in the openleg." Federer started his ing round here. The unseeded Inrecord 57th consecutive dian showed a lot of fighting spirit Grand Slam tournament before going down 4-6 4-6 6-7 (2) with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 win to World No. 27 in a two-hour and over Australian wild-card 13 minutes men`s singles contest entry James Duckworth on here at the Melbourne Park. Loa day when the heat forced at pez will now take on unseeded least one player to black out German Michael Berrer, who during his match. knocked out Michael Llodra of Azarenka played the France 6-4 7-5 6-1. World number opening match on the centre 97 Indian won a total of 89 points court, and said it felt "like you're as compared to Lopez`s 110. dancing in a frying pan." She had a 7-6 (2), 6-2 win over No. 91-ranked Johanna Larsson of Sweden. Wimbledon champion Murray, on the comeback from minor back surgery in September, had a 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 win over Go Soeda of Japan and No. 5 Juan Martin del Potro rallied for a 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win over U.S. qualifier Rhyne Williams. Former No. 1-ranked Lleyton Hewitt lost in five sets to No. 24-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy only a week after beating Federer in the Brisbane International final. A hot, gusty breeze swirled across Melbourne Park all day, making conditions more challenging instead of cooler.

Somdev crashes out of Australian Open

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Rafael Nadal. (AP Photo)

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