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Dimapur VOL. IX ISSUE 88

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You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith Bhullar’s death sentence commuted to life term

By Sandemo Ngullie

Belly ache? Have you been stuffing yourself with junk food they sell inside our kids school premises? .. Forget ambulance, I`m calling the DC.

Expedite for a common Naga Future, says NSF Dimapur, march 31 (mExN): The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has appealed to the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) and all Naga Political Groups to “expedite for a common Naga future, which has been a long cherished dream.” It called upon all Naga Political groups and all Nagas to honor and respect the agreement of the Naga Concordant towards a common goal. A press note from the NSF lauded the efforts of the FNR and the signing of the Lenten Agreement between the NSCN (IM), GPRN/ NSCN and the NNC/FGN. “A journey of common hope for the past six years has marked a milestone achievement in the history of the Naga Political Movement,” it stated. The Federation further extended support to the FNR in the process for the formation of a Naga National Government.

DMCEA suspends agitation temporarily Dimapur, march 31 (mExN): In view of favourable settlement of the present crisis of toll tax within a reasonable time, the DMC Employees Association (DMCEA), in its executive meeting held on March 31, has resolved to suspend the agitation temporarily. On demand of the DMCEA, the government has deputed a high official for enquiry of present crisis of toll tax for which enquiry is going on. DMCEA, general secretary, T Revo Anar, in a press release, stated that the report will be submitted by the concerned officers to the Government of Nagaland on the first week of April 2014.

Peace Building and Human Rights workshop conducted [ PAGE 2]

US, Russia offer differing solutions on Ukraine [ PAGE 9]

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reflections

Vidya Balan Receives Padma Shri!

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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 12 pages Rs. 4 –Mary Manin Morrissey

Djokovic beats Nadal to win Key Biscayne title [ PAGE 10]

Global warming worsens food & hunger problems YOKOhama, march 31 (ap): Global warming makes feeding the world harder and more expensive, a United Nations scientific panel said. A warmer world will push food prices higher, trigger “hotspots of hunger” among the world’s poorest people, and put the crunch on Western delights like fine wine and robust coffee, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded in a 32-volume report issued Monday. “We’re facing the specter of reduced yields in some of the key crops that feed humanity,” panel chairman Rajendra Pachauri said in press conference releasing the report. Even though heat and carbon dioxide are often considered good for plants, the overall effect of various aspects of manmade warming is that it will reduce food production compared to a world without global warming, the report said. The last time the panel reported on the effects of warming in 2007, it said it was too early to tell whether climate change would increase or decrease food production, and many skeptics talked of a greening world. But in the past several years the scientific literature has been overwhelming in showing that climate change hurts food production, said Chris Field of the Carnegie Institution of Science and lead author of the climate report. But this doesn’t mean in 50 years there will be less food grown. Thanks

Costs of climate change steep but tough to tally

YOKOhama, march 31 (ap): The economic and financial impact of global warming is complex and not well understood. In some scenarios there would be economic benefits for countries that get warmer and wetter and consequently more fertile agriculturally. Drier weather in some regions would result in sharply lower crop yields.

A Naga woman is seen selling vegetables in a marker in Dimapur. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change today stated in a report, that Global Warming will push food prices higher and trigger “hotspots of hunger” among the world’s poorest people. (Morung File Photo)

to the “green revolution” of improved agricultural techniques, crop production is growing about 10 percent per decade and climate change is likely to reduce yields by 1 percent a decade, so crop production will still go up, but not as fast, said David Lobell of Stanford University, one of the authors of the report’s chapter on food problems. Still, it is as if an anchor is weighing down the improvements to agriculture, Pachauri and Field said. Some places have seen crop yield increases drop from 2 percent a year to 1 percent or even plateau. And places like India, where 800 million people rely on rainfall not irrigation, the green revolution

never improved crops much, Pachauri said. Although changes in rainfall hurt, mostly the problem will be too much heat, Lobell said. “No place is immune,” he said. Food prices are likely to go up somewhere in a wide range of 3 percent to 84 percent by 2050 just because of climate change, the report said. “In a world where a billion people are already going hungry, this makes it harder for more people to feed their families,” said Tim Gore of Oxfam International, who wasn’t part of this study. While some crops may do slightly better, staples like wheat and corn will be hurt, the Nobel Prizewinning panel of scientists

said. The report specifically mentions warming squeezing out crops in some of the richer coffeegrowing areas in Central and South America, apple orchards in eastern Washington and cherry orchards in California. And where you get your wine may be changing. Both quantity and quality of wine can be hurt in much of Europe, the United States and Australia, but Portugal and British Columbia in Canada may become better places for wine, the report said. It’s not just crops on land. A warmer and more acidic ocean is changing where fish live, making them harder to catch, and making it harder to feed people who rely on fish, Pachauri said.

‘no order issued by MHA’

NEw DElhi, march 31 (pTi): The Home Ministry today trashed reports that it has refused permission to Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio to utilise the helipads of Assam Rifles at Ukhrul and Chandel in Manipur, saying the question of denying permission does not arise at all during elections. “No order has been issued by the Home Ministry denying permission to utilise the Assam Rifles helipads at Ukhrul and Chandel,” Joint Secretary in the Home Ministry

(North-East) Shambhu Singh told reporters here. Singh was referring to reports which suggested that Rio had accused him of not allowing his (Rio’s)

cases during general elections,” he said. Sources said when the Assam Rifles authorities had written a letter to the Home Ministry a few days back seeking its opinion on the request of Nagaland government to utlise the helipads at Ukhrul and Chandel, the Joint Secretary wrote back to the paramilitary force to approach the Election Commission or its representatives. “Who am I to do this ? This is for DEO, CEO and EC to decide,” Singh had said in his note to Assam Rifles.

Joint Secretary rejects report of refusing permission to Nagaland CM helicopter to land in the facilities of the paramilitary force in Manipur. “I completely refute the allegation. The Home Ministry has nothing to do in such

FOOD PRODUCTIVITY A need for more labor to produce food to offset dropping crop yields could leave fewer workers available for other work. As food becomes more expensive, consumers may shift to cheaper foods but also spend less on other goods and services. Climate change may also increase competition for labor, capital, Below are some of the costliest im- land and water. pacts, according to a 49-page summary from the Intergovernmental Panel on POVERTY Scientists say climate change will Climate Change which met in Yokohama worsen poverty, especially in tropical, near Tokyo this week. developing countries, but even in affluent countries. Climate-related diseases ENERGY Demand for residential air condition- such as malaria and diarrhea impair ing in the summer will rise from 300 ter- children’s cognitive and physical develawatt hours a year in 2000 to about 4,000 opment, while higher child death rates terawatt hours in 2050 and more than may lead parents to have more children, 10,000 terawatt hours in 2100. Rising in- reducing the amount of money available comes will drive most of that increase, cli- to care for and educate each child. mate change a quarter of it. For comparison, Vietnam currently consumes about CONFLICT Climate change raises the risks of vio100 terawatt hours of power in a year. lent conflict such as civil wars by amplifying the impacts of poverty and economic INFRASTRUCTURE Relocation of industries and com- crises, while increasing competition for munities will cost billions of dollars even scarce land, water and food. The resultin wealthy countries. Countries must also ing damage, deaths and instability would reckonwithdamagetotransportinfrastruc- exact a steep toll on affected economies. ture,homes,industriesandagriculturefrom increasinglyextremeweather,droughtsand INTANGIBLES Apart from the monetary toll from storms,especiallyinlow-lyingcoastalareas. damage and uncertainties connected with climate change many impacts will WATER The impact is unpredictable: wetter exact a price impossible to tally in dolweather could yield a windfall of $3 tril- lars and cents, said Rajendra Kumar lion in the U.S. in the 21st century; drier Pachauri, a co-chairman of the climate weather could raise costs by $13 trillion. change panel. “We mustn’t forget there Ensuring enough water for industry and are a lot of impacts that you cannot other consumption will cost about $12 quantify easily,” he said, such as human billion a year worldwide while develop- deaths, extinction of species, damage ment of water supply and provisioning in to ecosystems, loss of cultural heritage, developing countries will cost $73 billion. among many.

ACAUT Nagaland against Thailand OKs extradition donation drives in market of suspected arms dealer

Dimapur, march 31 (mExN): Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) Nagaland has voiced out against “donation drives in the market,” that “cause undue harassment to the business community.” It termed such drives by any organization, student body, tribal organization or NGOs as “unacceptable and condemnable.” A press note from ACAUT Nagaland stated this after taking into consideration views intimated by the Konyak Students’ Union at a meeting with civil society leaders on March 24. Stating that Di-

mapur is especially a witness to “such unsavory activities,” ACAUT Nagaland stated that it would be ever vigilant on this count. “Also, the present trend of organizations, including civil society bodies asking for commission from contractors undertaking contract works in their respective areas is uncalled for and the public is called upon to bring such incidences to the notice of ACAUT Nagaland whenever possible,” it stated. ACAUT Nagaland informed that the Convener for its Public Grievances Cell can be contacted at 8974761098.

‘North East children not safe in Delhi’ Know your candidate for ls polls

guwahaTi, march 31 (iaNS): BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Monday said that “children from northeast are not safe in Delhi” and questioned Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on what they have done for them. “Children from northeast are not safe in Delhi. In Delhi, a northeast boy was killed. I want to ask Sonia Gandhi and ‘shehzada’ (a reference to Rahul Gandhi) when you had come here, you could have spoken at least a few words of comfort,” Modi said while referring to Nido Tania, a student from Arunachal Pradesh who was killed in the national capital. He said the Congress is busy with politics and does not see the crimes being committed against the

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people from the northeast in the national capital. “Your children will be killed but the Congress party will not remember it. So the people who forget you, how long do you want to remember them?” asked Modi at a rally here. He went on to say that there “will be no place in India where Congress will be able to win. This election is turning out to be one where the people have decided on the result even before the elections are held”. Earlier, addressing a rally in Itanagar, Modi accused the Congress of making false promises to the people. He said the Congress promised five years ago, when it won the last parliamentary election, to bring down food prices and check inflation. Both, he said, had not been done. “They (Congress) say

‘we do what we say’. The Congress in 2009 promised to check price rise. Did prices go down?” Modi asked loudly, getting a roaring “no” as the response from the crowd. He then asked, equally loudly, has inflation gone up. The crowd responded with a thunderous “yes”. Modi said that the Congress manifesto for the Lok Sabha election deceived people with more false promises. “The Congress ‘ghoshana patra’ is actually a ‘dhokha patra’,” he said. Both Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders are focussing on the northeast now as it will kick off the first round of the staggered Lok Sabha election beginning April 7. Five of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam and one of the two in Tripura will see polling April 7.

KOhima, march 31 (mExN): Keeping with Nagaland’s reputation, two of the three candidates contesting one seat (Nagaland) in the upcoming Lok Sabha election are crorepatis. Their average assets, as declared, stand at Rs. 11.15 crore. While it is yet unclear if any of these candidates will be able to bring equitable distribution of wealth to the Nagas through existing or new systems, the fact that all three of them are graduates will probably continue to help put more children to school in Nagaland at least. The details of each of the candidates were compiled by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Nagaland Election Watch (NEW). SN Name

Age Party

1

Akhei Achumi 74

2 3

K.V. Pusa Neiphiu Rio

64 63

Highlights – Financial Details • Crorepati Candidates: Out of the 3 candidates analysed, 2 (67%) are crorepatis. • Average Assets: The average asset per candidate contesting in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Nagaland is Rs.11.15 Crores. • Candidate/party-wise Assets: The assets of Neiphiu Rio from NPF is Rs. 31.58 crores, that of K.V. Pusa from INC is Rs. 1.55 crores and that of Akhei Achumi of Socialist Pary (India) is Rs. 31.22 lakhs • Liability declared by Candidates: None of the candidates have declared any liabilities against themselves • Undeclared PAN: Of all the candidates, K V Pusa of INC has not declared his PAN details • Candidates’ Education details: All 3 contesting candidates are graduates. • Gender Information: None of the candidates are women. Source: ADR & NEW

Movable Assets (Rs)

Immovable Total Assets (Rs) Assets (Rs)

Socialist 2,42,000 28,80,000 31,22,000 31 Lacs+ Party (India) INC 40,00,000 1,15,00,000 1,55,00,000 1 Crore+ NPF 15,49,07,264 16,09,27,000 31,58,34,264 31 Crore+

Wuthikorn Naruenartwanich walks to a court room at criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand Monday, March 31. (AP Photo)

Thai accused of helping sell arms to Naga rebels BaNgKOK, march 31 (pTi): India received a shot in arm today when a Bangkok court approved the extradition of a Thai gun runner to face trial in India for helping sell nearly $2 million of arms to Naga rebels. India had secured an Interpol Red Corner Notice against 54-year-old Wuthikorn Naruenartwanich alias ‘Willy Naru’ after Anthony Shimray, one of the accused, alleged that he had paid for an arms consignment which included AK-series rifles for NSCN-IM cadre. India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) alleged that Shimray had struck a deal with Willy Naru for the arms consignment. The NIA registered a

case on the basis of information that National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Chisi Swu and Thuengaleng Muivah faction (NSCN-IM) had contemplated purchasing huge quantity of arms and ammunitions from abroad since the beginning of 2008. Wuthikorn is suspected of helping to sell nearly $2 million worth of arms to the insurgent Naga group. He is accused of buying 1,000 rifles and several rocket-propelled grenades to be sold to Naga rebels. Wuthikorn apparently acted as a liaison for NSCN-IM and had links with a Chinese firm for gun procurement. Details of the extradition of Wuthikorn would be worked out soon, sources said. The court said prosecutors had provided evidence that Wuthikorn was the same person wanted by Indian authorities. The NIA would be soon sending a team to take his custody if the accused, arrested in August last year based on the Interpol warrant, did not move to a higher court to appeal against the order of the Bangkok Criminal court. India and Thailand have signed an extradition treaty after the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Bangkok in 2012. The treaty was signed after two decades of negotiations. NIA has already filed a chargesheet in this case and a trial was under way. Wuthikorn was being tried in absentia so far.

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