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is media part of the problem, or solution?

Reporting sexual violence in Nagaland’s media Morung Express News Dimapur | April 30

contributing perhaps to less number of crimes of sexual violence being reported to the police in general.

“There seems to be a lack of awareness of both the ethical and legal implications of such reportage,” notes a senior media practitioner in Nagaland on the condition of anonymity.

Media here, the practitioner feels, reflects the typical undercurrents of the society’s mindset. “For instance, most of the press releases condemning the atrocities against women, be it rape or murder, end up revealing the names of the victim. The same is true even for reportage on juvenile delinquencies. Despite some efforts, newspapers end up reflecting the same level of consciousness.”

Editor-and-publisher of Nagaland Page, T Monalisa Changkija, holds that both the police and the media in Nagaland are not “sensitized” to gender issues- one gives details “merrily,” the other publishes them. While, she feels, journalism in Nagaland till date is a stronghold of men, women are no more sensitive to “reporting rape” than men.

There is a “vacuum” in the way sexual violence is reported here, maintains Editor of Eastern Mirror, Bano Haralu, who also believes that journalists in newspapers are sensitized to the issue by their editors but an expert on the issue needs to train them better.

In July 2013, Dimapur witnessed the murder and possible rape of a woman who was visiting her family. While the social media quickly spread pictures Oh God . . . Again? of the scene of crime, the English news media in Nagaland, including this newspaper, fared no better (a survey of vernacular papers was not done). It released the name and other details of the victim; the case even came to be identified in the news media by her name. In April 2014, when another woman was found in similar circumstances, the offensive media action was repeated and no detail of the victim was spared in publication. This, despite the fact that the law protects victims by giving them anonymity so that their reporting of the crime does not victimize them further.

Media insensitivity in the coverage of crimes against women in Nagaland is widespread—the news media here follow minimal media ethics and legal frameworks on reporting cases of such nature, thereby traumatizing the victim KOHIMA, APRIL 30 (if alive), or her family and witnesses, (MExN): The Nagaland SSA Teachers Association (NSSATA) has resolved to picket respective SDEO offices in the entire state of Nagaland from May 1 to 9, due to the “repeated failures DIMAPUR, APRIL 30 (MExN): Hslc Pass Percentage of the state government and The Nagaland Board of School Eduits implementing agencies” cation (NBSE) today declared reOverall – 65.19 in fulfilling its demands. sults for the HSLC and HSSLC ex24 govt schools show The NSSATA has requested aminations 2014. The overall pass zero pass percentage all NGOs and the public to percentages for HSLC and HSSLC extend their support and co were shown to be 65.19 and 78.27 reHsslc pass percentage operation during the course spectively Overall -78.27 of their action. Meanwhile In the HSLC results, out of 21678 the Dimapur SSA teachers students enrolled, 14131 were deArts stream – 71.89 Association has informed Commerce stream – 80.70 its members to gather at the clared qualified. The boys fared Science stream – 82.24 slightly better with a pass percentage DEO/SDEO office in Dimaof 66.63, while the girls were shown to pur on May 1 at 8:00 am. have a pass percentage of 63.73. In the mance, Peren topped the table for top fifty rank list however, out of 109 Government schools with a percentstudents, girls secured 62 positions age of 49.11%, followed by Kohima at DIMAPUR, APRIL 30 whereas, the boys held 47 positions. 47.80% and Phek with 43.34%. With (MExN): The GPRN/ Out of 14131 qualified students, 6035 respect to private schools, Kohima topped with a percentage of 82.35% NSCN has clarified that one students secured 60% and above.

Private schools fared signifi- followed by Mokokchung at 80.92% Shepu Zhimo, who was apprehended by the 5 Assam cantly better, with a pass percentage and Phek at 79.75%.

Forty schools secured a 100% Rifles, “does not belong to of 83.27 while government schools the GPRN/NSCN.” A press showed a pass percentage of 41.69. pass percentage, whereas twenty six note from the MIP informed Twenty Four government schools schools showed zero pass percentage. that “he is a civilian and was showed pass percentages of zero, Among Government schools having never a part of the GPRN/ even though only a few students ap- 100+ enrolment in Class 10, Rüzhükhrie Government Higher Secondary NSCN.” It urged security peared from these schools.

However, two students from Gov- School, Kohima secured the highest personnel and law enforcing agencies to “thoroughly ernment schools figured in the list qualified percentage of 73.08%.

In the HSSLC examinations, girls investigate the background of top fifty. They were from Governof any person apprehended ment High School, Botsa at 7th po- did better that the boys by securing a before slapping them with sition and Rüzhükhrie Government pass percentage of 77.10. Whereas, the tag of GPRN/NSCN.” It Higher Secondary School, Kohima at the boys pass percentage was shown to be 72.21. The number of students cautioned that stern disci- 9th position.

In terms of district-wise perforsecuring 60% and above rose to plinary action will be taken against any person or group “impersonating as GPRN/ NSCN members and involving in anti-social activities.”

NSSATA to picket SDEO offices from May 1

Some editors here, for instance, think that it is alright to publish the name of the victim in case of death. Bangalore based journalist, Laxmi Murthy, con-

the legal position, however. In these cases, maybe ignorance could be the justification, in which case education and awareness is called for.”

Yet, as the under-anonymity media practitioner puts it, “one is not aware of any reported incidents in which a newspaper in Nagaland has been either legally or ethically reprimanded by any existing legal or recognized bodies who are supposed to not only monitor but also take action against such practices.”

Who is responsible then?

“We used to try to apply our discretion by not publishing names of victims, or avoid publishing pictures etc. but a lot more awareness on how to cover and publish cases of sexual violence has to be raised with reporters, sub editors and editors,” affirms Consulting Editor of The Morung Express, Along Longkumer. He thinks the problem is further exacerbated due to the lack of a “self regulatory mechanism” put in place by the Editors of newspapers—there is no platform till date where Editors can come together and model a code of ethics/practice for the State’s news media in general. “We Graphic by Samuel Seb Rengma should consider coming together first of all,” he says, of the Editors, and that tends that this could, perhaps, be due every newspaper’s “filtration process” to the thinking that notions of “hon- needs to be strengthened. our” or “shame” or even “privacy” do “None of the journalists here are not matter anymore. “This goes against trained in this specialized field of re-

porting,” says Monalisa Changkija. Then again, reflects Bano Haralu, journalists here get limited exposure and are not trained in any field of reporting per se.

“First, editors need to come together and consult with someone who can update us on the latest guidelines around issues of sexual violence. Then, potential in local journalists need to be honed to make journalism in Nagaland professional, for which proprietors need to look beyond profit to promoting quality journalism in Nagaland,” offers Haralu.

These drawbacks, she says, have kept newspapers from becoming a “vehicle of empowerment” in Nagaland.

“People who have access to the media would not want to report sexual offense to the police given the way such cases are reported in the media,” maintains Akole Tsühah, who has long been working with women faced with violence in Nagaland on an individual and institutional basis. The propensity, she informs, is towards “compromising” the case if it comes under media glare, especially if the perpetrator is from the same community as “shame” is seen to be brought upon all of it. While there is a need to break out of this paradox, “The focus of media reports should be on rehabilitating victims (and their families), counseling, compensation and enabling them to lead normal lives, which is often ignored,” suggests Tsühah.

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NBSE results declared the way to the top

GPRN/NSCN clarifies

NPCC informs Nagaland RO

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KOHIMA, APRIL 30 (MExN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee has informed that it will not appoint and send counting agents representing the Congress candidate in Nagaland, till the Election Commission takes appropriate decision on alleged “malpractice” during the LS Election in Nagaland. This was intimated in a communiqué to the Returning Officer for Nagaland. The NPCC President had, on April 28, intimated to the CEO that “massive mal practices” had occurred during the 16th LS polls in Nagaland. Congress candidate from Nagaland, KV Pusa had also recently lodged a complaint with “documentary evidences” to the CEC at New Delhi.

2877 this year, increasing from 1666 in 2013. The arts stream showed a pass percentage of 71.89, commerce stream showed 80.70 and the science stream showed 82.24. The Arts stream result showed a significant improvement in the pass percentage, boosting up to 71.89% from 65.14% in 2013. Twelve institutions secured 100% pass percentage; whereas, three showed a zero pass percentage.

In the Top Ten rank list, girls fared better than the boys in Arts and Commerce. In the Arts stream, out of twelve rank holders, eight were girls.

Similarly, in Commerce stream, ten were girls out of thirteen rank holders. In the science stream however, boys captured nine out of the ten slots. One girl from Mayangnokcha Government Higher Secondary School, Mokokchung secured the 10th rank under Commerce stream.

NBSE Chairperson, Asano Sekhose observed that this year’s result has shown improvement in both HSLC and HSSLC rank holders, in terms of scores and percentage. Stating that in general, “the overall performance of the students has improved to a great extent,” the NBSE Chairperson added that this may be attributed to various examination reforms initiated by the board with the support of the institutions.

One dies at Assam-Nagaland border

DIMAPUR, APRIL 30 (MExN): One person identified as Supongtemjen (38) of Chuchuyimlang village under Mokokchung district and a resident of Half Nagarjan, Dimapur was “reportedly killed” at the forest area bordering Assam near Indisen village on the morning of April 30, informed the Dimapur Additional SP/ PRO, Dimapur, in a press release today.

“On conducting of inquest by Dimapur police, the victim bore a single bullet injury in the lower back region and several inflicted bruise and injury marks on the body,” informed the police. According to eyewitnesses who were with the deceased victim, the Nagaland police (Dimapur) stated, four of them including the victim were “inside the forest area when they were fired upon by Assam police.” “On hearing the gunshots, they tried to escape and while three of them managed to escape, the victim was found dead when they regrouped and searched for each other after the firing stopped,” the police noted.

Eyewitness accounts, more specifically, suggested that around 30-40 Assam police personnel from Sankartilla police outpost had descended on four Nagas clearing jungle on Wednesday, around

8:30 am. Those who managed to escape unhurt told newspersons that they had gone early in the morning to clear the jungle, some 1.5 km away from Indisen village and about half a kilometer from Sankartilla police outpost.

The victim, Supongtemjen, was hit by one of the bullets, they recounted, which led to his capture at the hands of Assam police. According to one of the escapees, the victim was “tortured to death.”

He recounted that they had tracked the Assam police all the way back to their outpost, and claimed that the victim was never taken there.

The body was discovered in the jungle by a search party from Indisen village at round 10:00 am. The villagers said that “it had torture marks all over the body and a bullet wound in the back.”

The dead body, informed the Dimapur ASP/PRO, was taken to District hospital, Dimapur where Post-Mortem examination and other legal formalities were conducted. A bullet head was retrieved from the dead body during the PM examination, stated the ASP, and that the Dimapur police is investigating into the incident.

NSCN (K)-GoI ceasefire extended NEW DELHI, APRIL 30 (PTI): The ceasefire agreement between the NSCN (K) and the Government of India has been extended for one more year beginning April 29. The peace pact has been in operation between the GoI and the NSCN (K) for the last 13 years and its validity was reviewed on Tuesday. “It was decided by the Government of India to extend the ceasefire with NSCN-K for a further period of one year,” a Home Ministry spokesperson said.

The agreement was signed Joint Secretary, Home Ministry (GoI), Shambhu Singh, and Supervisor, Cease Fire Supervisory Board of NSCN (K), Y Wangtin Naga. The Centre and the NSCN (K) had signed the ceasefire pact on April 27, 2001, and since then they have been extending the truce every year.

Amasha Das

Takatemjen Pongen

Shubhamkar Barman

Hasina Begam

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there are four builders for his achievements: his parents, his school, well-wishers and his performance.

His favourite subject is Political Science and he aims to become an administrator in the future. He view that academics are not the only achievements in life. Other co-curricular activities such as debates held in classes, youth parliament and seminars etc. immensely helped him.

“I believe in the practical more than the theory.”

Takatemjen feels that Naga students need to inculcate the virtue of hardwork in order to succeed.

“Everyone gets a chance.

Chances do not just come and bow down before you.

You have to create chances,” he concludes.

Shubhamkar Barman of Ram Janaki Higher Secondary School, Dimapur, with 96.67%, topped the HSLC exam. Shubhamkar scored 100 marks in Science and Book Keeping & Accounting and was also subject topper in Hindi.

Spending an average 10 hours of studying which increased during exams,

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Four hard working and sincere students have climbed their way to occupy the top spots in the HSLC and HSSLC examinations 2014, results for which were declared today by the Nagaland Board of School Education. The Morung Express obtained reactions and comments from each of the toppers.

Securing the top rank in HSSLC Arts Stream with 88 percent and distinction in all the subjects, 18 year old Takatemjen Pongen, from Mezhür Higher Secondary School Kohima states, “I consider my profession as a student, a ‘calling’ and thrive to do better.”

Takatemjen wakes up at 5.30 am and studies for four hours each day- one hour in the morning and three hours in the evening.

He owes his achievement to God and the hardwork he put in his studies. “No matter how long or short I study, I dedicate each hour to God. I consider myself not only lucky but blessed.”

Takatemjen asserts that

Shubhamkar had a set routine for studying. “Without routine, it is not possible,” Shubhamkar says.

He wants to become an electronic engineer or a mechanical engineer, but fears that engineering might not exactly be a good job prospect. With the innumerable engineering graduates without jobs, he fears he could end up without a job. He has applied to NERIST and plans to pursue his further studies there.

Amasha Das from St. John Higher Secondary Residential School, topped the HSSLC Science stream with a total mark of 92% and distinction in all six subjects i.e., English, Physics, Chemistry, Math, Biology, Computer Science.

Besides studying, her daily routine included an hour of leisure and games.

“I have to go out and play every evening from 4-5,” she says. “I studied 8-10 hours on an average and more during exams,” she adds.

Amasha wants to become a doctor and is preparing for the All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT).

Amisha attributes her success to her parents and teachers and is also grateful to the school for providing her with support.

Hasina Begam of Holy Cross Higher Secondary School, Dimapur, topped the HSSLC Commerce stream with 90.50% and distinctions in English, Accountancy, Business Studies, Economics, Fundamentals of Business Mathematics and Hindi.

“It feels great,” Hasina says and adds “I did not expect to be in top 10 to be fair, because it is very competitive.”

Hasina credits her teachers and school Principal for her success. “My principal called up my parents and asked them to look after me at home for six months and not burden me with household chores, so that I can concentrate on studying,” she says. Hasina’s parents kept her away from household chores for more than 6 months. “I don’t know how to make tea,” Hasina laughs.

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Stating that selecting beneficiaries is very challenging, parliamentary secretary for veterinary & animal husbandry Yitachu today stressed on the need to look out for sincere and genuine individuals who want to pursue animal husbandry activities in the state.

Commissioning Liquid Nitrogen Plant -II here at Dairy Farm Complex, Lerie thereby marking a red letter day in the history of livestock production in the state, Yitachu expressed pride at the activities of the department particularly in upgrading the technologies, which he said, are much required by the farmers for better growth.

He however felt the need to see whether the promotion or upgradation of technology alone is the desire and the need of the department or is there some other collaborated activities that requires a push up.

"At times, it is very difficult to recognise who are the genuine applicants and there are every opportunity for the selection process to go wrong hence giving out negative output," he stated.

In this, he also called upon the officers of the department to rise up to the occasion to ensure that the right beneficiaries get the right work.

Further, Yitachu appealed to all the people particularly those seeking benefits in the department to not interfere if they don't want to pursue animal husbandry as a career but to al-

low those genuine workers to apply and move forward.

He also sought the cooperation of all the people and the department while also assuring his "fullest support in the activities of the department as long as it is being carried out with honesty and sincerity in the interest of all."

The Liquid Nitrogen Plant, which has 21 LPH capacity was implemented by the Nagaland Livestock Development Board (NLDB) and installed at a cost of more than Rs. 3.00 crores.

The NLDB also officially launched Imported Semen and Imported Sex Semen, perhaps the first State among the Northeast states to import from USA. In keynote address, NLDB project director Dr. Rongsentemjen said that during the past two decades milk production in Nagaland has increased from 30 MT to 81 MT as per the sample survey of the department. The milk availability in the state is still only 108g/ day/head as against national 206g/d/head.

“Therefore with the change of breeding policy and subsequently to increase on the productivity, Government of India had initiated a major programme for genetic improvement in bovines called National Programme on Cattle and Buffalo Breeding (NPCBB) from October 2000 for a period of 10 years (in 2 phase of 5 years each),” he said adding that NPCBB envisages genetic upgradation with a focus on development and conservation of important indigenous

NAAC peer team to visit Nagaland University

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Kohima, april 30 (Dipr): National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) Peer Team would be visiting Nagaland University (Central University) from May 5 to 10, 2014.

The notification issued by Registrar, Nagaland University, T. Lanusosang on 10th April, 2014 the committee has set up for necessary arrangements for the documents for Peer Team’s visit headed by Professor Mithilesh Kumar Sinha, I/c Planning Cell, Nagaland University.

The Peer Team would hold separate meeting with faculty members, research scholars, students and non-teaching staff which would assess its “Strength and Weaknesses” in the respective sections within the University.

NAAC is an Autonomous Institution of the University Grants Commission that seeks to make the process of assessment a holistic, systematic, and transparent experience, based on data, which can contribute to institutional improvement. The philosophy of NAAC peer team is to carry out an objective assessment of the quality of education with excellence offered in the Higher Education Institution (HEI) based on mutual trust. NAAC’s objectives to make quality the defining element of higher education in India through a combination of self and external evaluation, promotion and sustenance initiatives.

breeds.

He also added that in order to implement this breeding policy successfully, GoI has facilitated all the states to start livestock development board so as to invite the programme as SIA with 100% grant-in-aid and the state of Nagaland also participated under this NPCBB programme since 2001-2002.

“NLDB is also proud to announce that much to the desire of the elite farmers of our state-our Nagaland state is the first in the north eastern state to bring imported semen and imported sexed semen from USA,” he said.

He also added that the NLDB along with the department of veterinary and animal husbandry is committed to streamline the breeding system in the state and committed to source the best genetic germplasm for the farmers.

“Today with the inauguration of new LN plant and launching of imported sexed semen, we are confident to produce sufficient LN2 for the state and provide the best genetic germplasm fulfilling the breeding policy of GoI,” he said.

Earlier, Additional Director (HoD) Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Dr. Timothy Lotha delivered a short speech. The programme was chaired by secretary Vety & AH & Chairman NLDB, Bendangkokba IAS while vote of thanks was proposed by NLDB deputy project director Dr. K. Gwirie.

Awards were also given to the best AIW and LIS workers and also to the best performing AIWS.

Kohima, april 30 (Dipr): Nagaland Assembly Secretariat Staff Association (NASSA) celebrated its Silver Jubilee with the theme “Inspiring Aspiration” on April 30 at the Assembly Secretariat Complex, Kohima. Speaker, Nagaland Legislative Assembly Chotisuh Sazo graced the occasion as the chief guest.

The chief guest unveiled the NASSA monolith erected in the Assembly complex. He said NASSA which was formed in 1988 has grown from infancy to adulthood at a tremendous speed and it has nurtured good leadership. He mentioned that NASSA has always been at the forefront in bringing justice during administrative loopholes in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly.

Chotisuh urged NASSA to motivate the members to

Speaker, Nagaland Legislative Assembly Chotisuh Sazo along with others after unveiling the NASSA Silver Jubilee monolith at Assembly Secrtariat Complex Kohima on April 30. (DIPR Photo)

perform their duties in the highest capacity and that there is no substitute to hard work. He also encouraged the NASSA President and other leaders to live exemplary lives. He asked

NASSA to keep in mind the greater interest of the office while protecting its members.

He also said “duty before self” should be the motto of NASSA and that by

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For a long time now, Christian youth ministries have been confined mostly to the spiritual and church based activities. However, in the recent past, there has been a great visibility of ministries engaging outside the four walls of the church and witnessing the gospel through various activities.

In a ground-breaking project, a team of young people under the patronage of Sinai Ministry are going out to the streets of Dimapur to make an impact through

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NASSA to think of the significance of 25 years as a time to retrospectively assess oneself. He said “to deliver the goods, you must have ethical principles”, and added that if there is an inefficient Government the staffs also have certain responsibility. He urged the NASSA members to rededicate themselves for the service of the people.

Many MLAs also graced the occasion. Secretary NLA, A.E. Lotha, NASSA founding members, Pusanyü Angami and K. Teb also spoke in the function.

State Chaplain Rev. K. Luruo gave the act of blessing. The programme was chaired by Rüsosuyi D. Vadeo while a brief account on NASSA formation was given by Advisor NASSA, Banjung Chang and President NASSA, T. Noksang Jamir gave the welcome address.

Entrepreneurs and NGOs attend seminar on food processing unit DimapUr, april 30 (mExN): State Mission for Food Processing, Department of Industries & Commerce on Wednesday organised a seminar cum awareness programme on National Mission on Food Processing (NMFP) at Nagaland Bamboo Resource Centre conference hall Dimapur where hosts of entrepreneurs and NGOs attended the programme.

NMFP is a central scheme aimed at increasing the level of food processing, reduction of wastage, value addition, enhancing the income of farmers as well as increasing exports in the food processing sector. Under the

A power point presentation on NMFP guidelines in progress at NBRC hall Dimapur on Wednesday. (Morung Photo)

scheme, the central government provides grant-in-aid for establishment of food processing units as well as technology upgradation and expansion of existing units in the country.

Eligible organisations

include governments, PSUs, joint ventures, NGOs, cooperatives, SHGs etc while eligible sectors include fruits and vegetables, milk, meat, poultry, fish products and other agri-horti sectors. The

pattern of financial assistance is 50% grant-in-aid, 10-20% bank loan and 3040% promoter’s contribution subject to a maximum of Rs 1 Crore for northeast states.

Addressing the gather-

ing, Director of Industries & Commerce, Keneilie Angami pointed out the need to have good relations with banks which were becoming reluctant to provide loans as many Nagas were insincere in repaying loans. He said many entrepreneurs tend to take bank loans as free money and fail to repay the amount.

Deputy Director, Directorate of Industries & Commerce, Khrielie Peseyie said the government was serious to help genuine entrepreneurs and urged them to come up with agro-based industries.

Power point presentations on NMFP guidelines and FSSAI were delivered during the programme.

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Friends of 8o plus celebrates 9th Foundation day

Octogenarian attend the 9th Foundation day of Friends of 80 Plus held at Pfuchatsumia Khel on April 30. (Morung Photo) Our Correspondent

en. They think deeply for the society and our children. They are our greatest wealth,” said “Old people are the ones who Niketu Iralu, Peace Activist, are closest to God and Heav- who spoke at the 9th FoundaKohima | April 30

tion day of Friends of 80 Plus held at Pfuchatsumia Khel on April 30. Around sixty octogenarian turned up at event.

The program was chaired

by Neidonuo Angami with Niketu Iralu as the chief guest.

The welcome address was given Hielievi Solo, Treasurer, Kohima village Council. A prayer was invoked by Pastor Neivizolie Chielie, Khedi Baptist Church. Special numbers were presented by Khriezovonuo Rutsa and Friends of 80 plus while the vote of thanks was given by Zeneizo Rutsa, Chairman P Khel.

While lauding the Friends of 80 plus for their efforts in remembering the octogenarians, Niketu Iralu added that the elders are the only people in the society who ponder and worry about the society, which he asserted, needs to be learned by youngsters today. 82 year old Thenumezhü, a former teacher at TM school, who was present at the event said that what troubled her most in the present Naga society is that people today lives their life carelessly and disobediently but she hoped people will seek God above all else and seek happiness.

GLORIA PATRI: The wORShIP RevOLuTION

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extending service and satisfying the needs of Members of Legislative Assembly, it is serving thousands of people in the state.

Deputy Speaker, NLA, Er. Levi Rengma told the

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cleanliness drive. Young people from different parts of the city are already volunteering for the 30 days continuous cleanliness drive in Dimapur city, which will be conducted every morning from 5:00 am to 6:00 am staring from May 2.

The Dimapur Municipal Council has welcomed this mission from young people and it is willing to extend support for the cleanliness drive.

Wagang Longchari of Sinai Ministry says, “This is the generation the Lord has anointed to shape the History of Nagaland. God is raising His own armies.” He has

30 days continuous cleanliness drive and worship in Dimapur city informed, “GLORIA PATRI now will be 30 Nights of authentic worship for the glory of the Father. It will be a gathering of worshippers from different churches, ministries, groups under one roof to worship the Living God.” The event will be held at IMC from May 1 to 7 and Life spring Corner May 8 to 31 from 5:00 pm every evening.

The event will he held simultaneously with R5, an initiative of Sinai Ministry, which is month long

residential school with the purpose to disciple, train and release leaders for this generation in obedience to the Bible. With the theme ‘Kindled Life - Transformed World’, the goal is to extend the kingdom of God by emulating and applying heavens’ standards here on earth. R5 stands for Revive, Restore, Recruit, Release and Reform.

It may be mentioned here that the whole concept of the month-long

Gloria Patri was generated after the ‘7 days worship event of Gloria Patri’ which was held in IMC, Dimapur in the month of April where young people suggested of doing something for the city and Nagaland state as a whole.

“My youths and I are so blessed through 'Gloria Patri'. This is what Dimapur needs, this is what Nagaland needs,” said Kayio Basena.

Kewepelo Mero states that the idea of Gloria Patri was just awesome and he “will be looking forward such gathering again.” A young boy, Imsong who attended all the 7-days worship event

suggests that a “follow up revival of Gloria Patria” should be organised because “the youths are on fire.”

An unnamed person testified, “Gloria Patri created such a tidal wave and people are still in that wave.

I do not want to see it just vanish. I have been serving Daddy through praise and worship and so much more and I have seen wonders take place but not like in Gloria Patri where all came together. And for once I actually believe in the statement ‘Nagaland for CHRIST.’ I believe we can do it “The Change” Revival.”

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A student of Golden Crown College, Dimapur, receiving certificate in Bachelor of Theology and Music at the 10th Graduation Service of the college held on Wednesday. Altogether 11 students including one Master of Theological Studies and 10 B.Th. graduated from the college this year. (Morung Photo)

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Empowering destitute women & unemployed youth

DimapUr, april 30 (mExN): With the aim to promote skills for income generation as well as food security and to improve livelihood, a special two days hands on demonstration on oyster mushroom cultivation and value addition of horti crops was held on April 25 and 26 at State Horticulture Nursery (SHN), Dimapur. Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH), DAC, GoI, Medziphema in collaboration with State Horticulture, Nursery, Department of Horticulture, Government of Nagaland organised the programme.

The training was imparted to the destitute and unemployed homeless youth mainly comprising of women from different orphanages and Homes within Dimapur district.

Dr. Lallan Ram, Director, CIH, Medziphema who graced the programme emphasized on the importance of cultivation of mushroom and preparation of pickles, sauce, candy etc and to incorporate these enterprises not only as a daily source of nutrition but also to become self reliant and as a means of self employment avenue through participation in the programme. Dr. Moa Walling, Dy Director, SHN, Department of Horticulture chaired the programme.

Imlitemsu, Supervisor and Bithungo, Lab Attendant from Mushroom Development Centre, Department of Horti demonstrated hands on demonstration on oyster mushroom cultivation.

While preparation of Chilly pickle, Jack fruit pickle, Ginger candy and tomato sauce was demonstrated

by Manzar Hossain, PHT, CIH and Sentiyangla, Horticulture specialist, CIH. Visit to pack house and mushroom development centre located at SHN, 4th Mile was also done, where the participants were appraised on the washing, grading, packing and storage of vegetables and on spawn production and structures for cultivation of mushroom.

During valedictory, Certificate along with reading materials & training kit consisting of mushroom spawn and gloves was distributed

by Dr. Lallan Ram, Director, CIH to all the participant.

He stated that the objective of the training will be fulfilled if any of the participants implement what they have learnt after the training, and also ensured that CIH will try to support such type of training programme for the improvement of livelihood. Feedback from the participants were also delivered and expressed their gratitude to the institute and state horti. Department for conducting such intensive and practical oriented training programme and also requested Director CIH to conduct similar type of training.

Altogether, about 92 participants from different homes like Sisterhood network, Ichtus resource center, Destitute women shelter home, Prodigals home and love care home attended the programme.

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about 10% of their capacity. "Our daily power shortfall varies between 200 MW and 250 MW. There is no rain and rivers have dried up. Hydel projects cannot produce power during the day. It is only during the evening, when some water accumulates in the reservoirs, that these projects are able to generate some power. We face the same situation every year. If it rains, the problem will be solved," Bordoloi said.

According to official records, the state-owned 100-MW Karbi Langpi hydel project was closed

on Monday and Tuesday. MW Lower Kopili hydro 9-MW Myntriang small The 119.5-MW Namrup project, 6-MW Lungnit and hydel projects. thermal power station generated 100 MW on Monday and 82 MW till 8 am on Tuesday, while the 157.50-MW Lakwa thermal power station generApplications are invited for the post of Assistant ated 105.80 MW on MonProfessor in English for St.John College, Dimapur. day and 106.96 MW till 8 Apply with full bio-data from matriculation onwards, am on Tuesday. address and contact number. The application must The situation has been further damaged by sick reach the undersigned on or before 9-5-14. power stations - the 60-MW Principal Chandrapur and 4x60-MW St.John College Bongaigaon thermal power Diphu Road, P.O.Box-120 stations. The Bongaigaon Dimapur: Nagaland plant is now being revived Ph No.9436010303 (M)

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The decision to take all possible measures was taken during a Cabinet meeting on Monday evening presided over by Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, official sources said.

Public Health and Engineering Department Minister Ngamthang Haokip said water at government tanks would last for next 20 days.

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spokesman and Education Minister M Okendro said the state government would try to pass a legislation to solve the water crisis for forever and initiate steps to plant more trees around water sources, catchment areas, dredging of the river course to allow proper deposition of water and to punish anyone who cut trees at the catchment areas. "As for the moment, the first step would be to acquire water from sources where there is still water and supply it to the public," he said.

Water from big ponds at various localities and from Singda dam in Churachan-

Tripura withdraws textbook tagging BJP as communal AGArTAlA, AprIl 30 (IANS): The Left Front government in Tripura has decided to withdraw the government school textbook in which the BJP was tagged as a "communal party", an official said here on Wednesday.

The Bengali medium political science book for Class XI, in its chapter titled 'India's party system' said one of the important characteristics of India's party system is the existence of communal parties. "Muslim League, Hindu Mahasabha and Shiv Sena are among such parties, besides the BJP. Parties like the BJP, though not based on religion, succeeded in capturing power through communalisation of politics," the textbook said. "We are going for a new syllabus.

We would not incorporate that textbook in the new syllabus. It was an unfortunate mistake," Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE) president Amitava Debroy told a news agency.

He said: "It was not our intention to malign any political party in the school curriculum. The matter was overlooked by us. However,

now the issue is dead."

On Tuesday, a delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) intellectual cell in Tripura led by its convenor Prasenjit Chakraborty met Debroy and were informed about the TBSE's decision.

"Debroy regretted about the unwanted remarks on the BJP, that are in no way acceptable. He assured that the TBSE shall remain careful that no such politically motivated issue is included in the new textbook that would soon be prepared for the students," Chakraborty told reporters.

The BJP in a letter sent to Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath in March, alleged that the secondary level political science textbook had branded the party as communal to brainwash students.

"On the basis of that textbook authored by Nimai Pramanik, the authorities of Arundhuti Nagar Higher Secondary School recently asked the students to mention the names of the communal parties of the country. Students were asked to choose one among the four options.

These are : 1) Congress, 2) CPI-M, 3) BJP and 4) BSP.”

CPI demands disqualification of Congress candidate He also claimed that Congress was "openly offering money to agents of other parties to look the other way when proxy voting was being carried out.

This is a new feature which has never been seen in Manipur in the past."

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IMpHAl, AprIl 30 (pTI): The CPI today demanded disqualification of Congress candidate from Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat, Thokchom Meinya Singh, alleging large-scale rigging and proxy voting during polls on April 17.

Maintaining that in one polling booth the poll percentage was over 100%, CPI leaders D Raja and Manipur party secretary M Nara Singh, who also contested from the same constituency, submitted a memorandum to the ElectionCommission here alleging "rampant proxy voting and booth capturing by Congress workers at the instance of Congress candidate in many of the polling booths."

While high voting percentage is good, "but when 29 out of 39 polling booths exceed 90% polling that is not normally possible, then questions have to be raised," Raja told reporters.

Nara Singh said repoll was ordered in booth number 31/1 of Thoubal assembly segment on April 22 "only because of the fact that poll percentage was as high as 100.26%." During repoll, there was only 87% polling.

dpur district would be collected and supplied to public, the sources said.

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GUWAHATI, AprIl 30 (TNN): A grim situation has arisen in this rainless state where rivers are drying up and 60% of the power generation depends on hydel projects. Assam is facing one of its worst power crises in recent times.

According to the State Load Dispatch Centre, Assam's power shortage on Monday was 245 MW. Against a demand of 898.77 MW on Monday, the state generated only 155.22 MW power on its own. Power minister Pradyut Bordoloi said hydel projects in the state are working at just

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MOATSU – Philosophy of the ‘Highest Good’

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n Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle writes, “…every action and pursuit, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim.” Further, in Politics, Aristotle states that “every State is a community of some kind, and every community is established with a view to some good; for mankind always act in order to obtain that which they think good. But if all communities aim at some good, the State or political community, which is the highest of all, and which embraces all the rest, aims at good in a greater degree than any other, and at the highest good.”

What is ‘good’ then, has a direct relation with the pursuit of the highest good. In a similar strain the existence of every Naga village in general and the Ao villages in particular, was the pursuit of the ‘highest good,’ ‘good’ for the individual and family as well as the village at large.

Every Ao village since the times of Chungliyimti (the place of origin myth of the Ao’s) was engaged in the pursuit of the various aspects of ‘good’ which together would give rise to what can be considered as the ‘highest good.’ In the olden days the main concern of any Ao village was, to put it plainly and crudely, peaceful existence and bountiful harvest towards sustenance of the village.

Thus, one can say that the pursuit of the highest good was directed towards the attainment of ‘peace’ and ‘prosperity.’ It may sound simple but one can think of the rigorous but vibrant work ethic and the ‘complex’ yet a well established belief system during those days. It must have been

a real challenge to survive and live.

Now, within this pursuit, Moatsu contributes directly to an intrinsic philosophy which gives impetus to the attainment of the ‘highest good’ of every individual.

The Moatsu festival can be directly linked with two concepts in Ao Naga epistemology - ‘Tsuksungensung’ and ‘Yimjiyimjung.’ Most importantly these two concepts finds entrenched within certain ethical values like honesty, sincerity, dedication and hardworking, amity, peace, progress, etc. which is tantamount to everyday life and living of not just existing in form but to live in a particular way. Tsuksungensung’ has a direct connection with prosperity. It can be said to be a state of well being where the granaries in the village are full and vegetables abound as a result of rich harvest. Many a time the rice crops and the vegetables in the fields can be badly affected due to heavy rains.

There were many instances where, in the olden days, wild elephants and boars would trample upon and destroy the entire fields. During any bad year, the entire field can turn out to be barren leading to famine. Thus invoking Gods blessings during Moatsu becomes very significant towards the call for prosperity and for the ‘good’ of the entire village.

‘Yimjiyimjung’ has a much deeper philosophy which is empirically present as well as transcendentally elevating (the intuitive and spiritual above the experiential and material). It connotes prosperity, amity, peace and well being encapsulated by a holistic sense

of gratification. During the days of yore, most of the time, the villagers were said to be in a state of fear of being raided and their heads being taken away by their enemies.

As such people desired peace. This also pushed for aksu or peace treaty among the warring villages. In the absence of enemies there will be no external disturbances and conflicts and most importantly the villagers will live in amity and peace without any fear of their heads being taken away or their village razed to ashes.

Famines and outbreak of epidemics were quite prominent that affected the cohesive fabric of the entire village which in turn creates an adverse impingement on the pursuit of Yimjiyimjung. It is not something quantifiable nor is it about the permanent attainment of the highest good which cannot be simply defined. Beyond the empirical and the praxis, it can only be encountered in a pure state of form of mind and heart that gives one a ‘spiritual’ sense of fulfillment and contentment. As such it is both empirical and transcendental.

But the core of this concept is about the ‘pursuit’ that gives meaning to life and living a particular way of life.

Moatsu is dedicated to the supreme God in the Ao belief system Lijaba who is considered as the God of creation, the one who created the Earth and also the one who blesses all forms of life. Moatsu can be translated in two ways. Panger Imchen in his book Ancient Ao Naga Religion and Culture loosely translates Moatsu as Moa which means an open field or street and Tsu means to go round, meaning to go round the open streets

with singing, drinking and dancing.

This explains how the festival is celebrated. Moatsu is celebrated over six days in the first week of May. It falls during spring when the people are finished with seed sowing. The second, brings out the literal meaning as well as the essence of the festival.

Moatsu means blessing or seeking Gods blessings. Once the hard work of clearing the forest and sowing of different seeds are done in the fields, the ‘Gods’ are invoked upon during the festival to nurture and protect the crops in order to have a bountiful harvest. During Moatsu every family performs a ritual by cleaning up the fireplace and then an egg is generally offered to the God while seeking his blessings for a bountiful harvest from different kinds of seeds they have sown in their fields.

Today, we may not celebrate in that spirit but beyond the fun and celebration and the colorful costumes, beyond the singing and dancing and the feasting, let this festival serve as a reminder of the rich values and virtues towards the pursuit of ‘peace’ and ‘prosperity’ within the larger project of the ‘highest good’ and also of our rich traditional heritage. Even though we may not believe in the ‘ancient’ God today, these values and virtues – peace, unity, progress and prosperity are colossal and they are universal in nature wherever we are and where ever we go. These virtues are relevant and will continue to hold its relevance.

Dr Asangba Tzudir (Comments and critical appraisals can be mailed at asangtz@gmail. com)

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Multiplication of Seed by Scientific way at Farmers level

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eed is a critical input in cultivation of any crop. Seed accounts for about 50% of total cost of production. Uses of healthy seeds in any crop is of vital important.continous use of the same seed stock without periodic replacement leads to their degeneration and are responsible for bringing down yield potential of a crop. Thus, the strategy to produce or multiply quality seed involves multiplication of free virus/disease seed stock by adopting scientific practices.

Many new varieties are released for cultivation by Agricultural universities and research institutes but practically it does not suffice to meet the Farmers entire demand, especially of new release varieties. Availability of quality seeds is one difficulty often faced by any farmers. Hence, it is the need of Hour, where farmers can produce or multiply quality seeds in their own field without much dependence from other source of Agencies/Govt, in order to overcome the availability of seeds at their door steps during peak season of sowing crop at right time. Production of quality seed of any crop in our state is still in a nascent stage comparing to other neighbouring States. In order to meet the demand, our farmers should also start multiplying seeds at their own level by adopting scientific way of cultivation.

Seeds multiplication has four stages namely-Nucleus seed, Breeder seeds, Foundation seeds and certified seeds.

The nucleus seeds are produced by the breeders (breeders can also be farmers) who have developed the varieties.

Nucleus seed is produced by seed farms of State/Universities/Seed agencies

for production of breeder seeds. The breeder seed is further used to produce foundation seed. The foundation seed is sold to various private seed producing agencies and farmers for producing of certified seed. Certified seed is the final stage of seed which is sold to farmers for horizontal expansion of commercial crop. Seed producer should follow proper guidelines and regular inspection should carry out at each stage to maintain purity and quality of seed.

Farmers can purchase small quantities of foundation or certified seed from various authentic seed producing agencies and multiply it on their own farm/field to meet their requirement for next year, which also reduces the expenditure of farmers for purchase of seeds needed for sowing next season.

These way farmers can start maintaining their own seeds at their own level.

As per location specific, suitability, choice of crops, farmers can select varieties of seeds/crops as per their requirement. For example, if the farmers are interested in producing and selling certified seed, he/she can purchase foundation seed of crop varieties from State seed cooperation/Deptt.of Agriculture National seed cooperation/ Agriculture universities etc, or in case if the farmers wishes to produce his own quality seed then one can purchase the certified seed from authentic source.

Thereafter the farmer can multiply the seed after taking certain precaution to maintain the quality and genetic purity of any seeds he is producing.

Martina Shitiri Subject Matter Specialist (GPB) KVK, Tuensang.

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.

India asks EU to lift mango Bharti Airtel to cut discounts, may raise tariffs to meet costs Director and CEO “It has been happening at Rs 962 crore on account Asked about the senior ban, quality checks in place Bharti Airtel has Managing (India & South Asia) Gopal over the last four quarters. If I of higher revenue from data level exits from the company, New Delhi, April 30 (reuters): New Delhi has asked the European Union to lift a ban on Indian mangoes, as the country has already addressed the issue cited by the 28-nation bloc in a clampdown on shipments from next month.

The EU informed India in March that shipments of premium Alphonso mangoes would be blocked from May until December 2015 after authorities in Brussels found consignments infested with fruit flies.

“Since we got to know about the issue in March, we’ve put in place an elaborate examination and certification procedure that addresses the issue raised by the EU,” said Ajay Sahai, director general of the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), a body

affiliated with the trade ministry.

The FIEO and the trade ministry have asked Brussels to lift the ban, Sahai said.

Although Europe is not a major market for Indian mangoes, any ban typically weighs on prices, hitting farmers’ incomes.

Local prices have fallen about 15 percent in the past few days, said Sahai.

The Middle East buys 80 percent of mango exports from India, the world’s biggest producer of the fruit, accounting for about half of global output.

Other major producers include China, Thailand, Mexico, Pakistan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Brazil, Nigeria and Egypt.

Asia, excluding India, accounts for more than a third of world mango output.

recently increased mobile services rates of both Internet and voice calls.

New Delhi, April 30 (pti): Country’s largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel today said it will continue to cut discounted minutes and may raise tariffs to meet rising costs.

“I think we will continue to see an opportunity to raise voice realisation through continued cut back of discounted minutes… We will deter to touch headline tariff but at some point there may be some opportunity to raise headline tariffs,” Bharti Airtel

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The current levels of voice pricing are absolutely unsustainable with input costs going up, he added. “With the rising cost of diesel, network cost, the cost of spectrum, the cost of fibre, the cost of actually rolling out networks, I think there is no question but to reduce discounted minutes,” Vittal said.

Airtel has recently increased mobile services rates of both Internet and voice calls under certain schemes. It has been consistently cutting down freebies for the last few quarters in order to increase voice realisation and improve profitability.

look at secular basis over the next couple of years, there is no other option but for voice realisation to go up,” Vittal said. He added that due to the efforts of the company, the

voice realisation per minute has improved to 37.07 paisa as compared to 35 paisa four quarters ago.

The company yesterday reported a 89 per cent rise in the fourth quarter net profit

business and rise in mobile services rates. The total revenue for Q4, 2013-14 was up 13.5 per cent to Rs 22,219 crore as compared to Rs 19,582 crore a year ago.

For the full 2013-14 fiscal, the net profit rose 21.8 per cent to Rs 2,773 crore as against Rs 2,276 crore in previous year. Revenue was up 11.5 per cent to Rs 85,746 crore.

Vittal said there is immense competition in the market and going forward, consolidation will take place in the sector that will leave 5-6 mobile operators in the country.

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Vittal said 80 per cent of the vacancies created by these people have been filled internally. “Most of the people have got leadership roles in other companies, so its not an attrition story but a growth story,” he added.

Bharti Airtel will make capital expenditure in the range of USD 2-2.2 billion for the financial year 2014-15.

Bharti Enterprises Group CFO Sarvjit S Dhillon said there is more clarity on the regulatory front now, which is a good sign for the industry.

He said there will be consolidation in the industry in the next few years. “The marketplace in India is not just competitive, it is hyper competitive, you know.

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Training youth to be ‘Waste Wise Managers’ DIMAPuR, APRIL 30 (MExN): A programme to empower young people as ‘Waste Wise Managers’ for better urban solid waste management in Dimapur city kicked off today at Pro Rural’s office with the slogan “A clean city is a strong reflection of our moral and civic values.” Fifteen volunteers from three localities/ colonies - Supply Colony, Lake View Colony and Notun Bosti (Ao Khel) attended the first batch of the training and have resolved to take up a step forward for better sanitation management in their respective localities/ colonies, informed a press release.

According to the note, the participants expressed a deep sense of concern for their localities “which are far from the reach of any sort of waste/sanitation management.” They pointed out that hardly there is any public designated garbage dump or its management by the department concerned, the note said. “Most often, wastes are dumped on the roadsides or unofficial dumping sites with no option available which is found to be unhygienic for the residents as well as for the environment.” The participants, the note added, also felt that it is their own

responsibility to keep their own surroundings clean and healthy and they all gave positive note to carry out their task of creating a healthy environment starting from their own locality.

Kahuli Swu, a Pro Rural staff, gave a brief introduction about waste management and the purpose of the training. Meanwhile, Athilu Khrasi, the team leader of Pro Rural, which is a youth-led initiative, animated the technical session on different types of waste and the importance of segregation and controlling waste at source. He also highlighted the basic principle of efficient solid

waste management practice based on 3Rs - Reduce, Re-use and Recycle.

“Come this December and let’s watch out whose locality/colony will be adjourned the best waste managed colony in Dimapur city,” said L. Kamo, also a team member from Pro Rural while sharing the different activities to be carried out by the Waste Wise Managers.

The note mentioned that Pro Rural is actively joining hands in campaigning for a clean and green Dimapur and has carried out various programmes on environment issues and concern in the past as well.

KDCC demands inquiry into Two killed in car accident The Police received APRIL 30 alleged poll malpractice DIMAPuR, (MExN): Two women information at 4:00 am KOHIMA, APRIL 30 (MExN): The Kohima District Congress Committee (KDCC) has demanded that an independent authority initiate a thorough inquiry into alleged malpractice at polling stations in Kohima.

In a representation to the Nagaland Commissioner and Returning Officer, the KDCC stated that “in all given polling stations, undesirable incidents took place in the physical presence and with tacit consent of the polling officials on duty.” It stated that to claim that there is “no adverse remark/report” by the polling officials on duty, “is not only distorting the ground reality but concealing the fact of the matter.”

The KDCC alleged that “almost everywhere, the dominant group, in connivance with village/local authority had allowed proxy voting and booth capturing.”

“The visual recordings of one man voting many times are explicit evidence which the election authority cannot possibly deny,” it added.

It further said that aggrieved members in the polling stations were “physically assaulted with intimidation not to complain to the election authority or face dire consequences after the poll.” As such, it called for an independent inquiry into the matter, exemplary measures to ensure free and fair polls and to penalize the defaulters.

were killed in a car accident in Wokha district in the wee hours of April 30. According to a press release issued by SDPO Wokha, Kenesa Dawhuo, the incident occurred around 2:30 to 3:00 am between Yikhum Village and Helipad. The vehicle, Tata Sumo NL-01T- 5880, coming from Merapani to Wokha fell 250 ft below the road, the release said.

The deceased has been identified as Thungbeni Patton (26) of Changsu Old village and Abeni Ngullie (28) of Nungying village. The note informed that four other occupants of the vehicle, including the driver were seriously injured.

Police widow/ widower pension amended KOHIMA, APRIL 30 (MExN): Office of the Director General of Police, Nagaland has informed all widow/ widower pensioners of Nagaland police drawing pension under NPRIS that, a new NPRIS Rules 2014 has been notified with effect from April 30, 2014 which will come into force from July 1, 2014.

It will amend the provisions of contribution and benefits where the existing system of monthly pension payment to widow/ widower for the next 20 years

will be discontinued with effect from June 30, 2014 and in lieu of that, commuted amount for the remaining pension period will be paid in one installment at the rate of Rs 500/- for six months for the remaining pension period.

Therefore, all the NPRIS pensioners have been directed to submit their claims along with nonmarriage certificate duly certified by concerned unit commanders of NPRIS Cell, Police Headquarters (PHQ) within six months with ef-

fect from April 30, 2014 to settle the claims. Failure to submit the claim within the stipulated period will amount to forfeiting of the future amount of NPRIS fund, stated a press release issued by K Martin Pienyu, Assistant Inspector General of Police (Admin) & Secretary NPRIS. Calculation methodologies and other points are al clarified in the amended rules, it added. All beneficiaries have been requested to contact the unit commanders concerned for any clarification.

and a case was registered at Wokha Police Station.

The dead bodies were handed over to the relatives after observing all formalities, the release added. It further informed that IMFLs were recovered from the vehicle and later destroyed in the presence of Kyong Eloe Hoho, Police and District Administration.

The SP office, Wokha has acknowledged the benevolent assistance rendered to the victims by Yikhum Villagers before the arrival of Police and District Administration.

Clarification With reference to the news “NSCN (IM) condemns grenade attack” published on April 27, where NSCN (IM) had mentioned about a demand note served to Maruti Tr. Centre (MTC), the MTC has clarified that it did not give any information to any organization or individual, “but according to NSCN (IM) publication in this matter may be their source of security investigation report, but that was not the source of our information.” MTC has apologized to all the organizations and individuals.

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Dimapur

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MEx FILE Land registration in Jalukieram Village

quently harassed by the armed As- National Level Folk sam police before any further situation goes out of proportion.” The Dance & Music Festival DIMAPuR, APRIL 30 (MExN): UNTA also extended condolences to MOKOKcHuNg, APRIL 30 Registration of land within Jaluki- the members of the bereaved family. (DIPR): Deputy Commissioner, eram Village jurisdiction will be carMokokchung, Murohu Chotso has ried out from the date of this notifi- GPRN/NSCN informed that the NEZCC (North cation till May 15, 2014. Therefore all recovers truck East Zone Cultural Centre) is orgathe land holders have been requestnizing a National Level Folk Dance ed to register within stipulated time. DIMAPuR, APRIL 30 (MExN): & Music Festival in Mokokchung Failing to do so, the village council The Crime control Cell of the GPRN/ from May 1 to 3, coinciding with will not be held responsible for any NSCN has found a truck bearing Moatsu Festival. In this connecfuture complication. This was stated Registration no RJ 05GA0928, chas- tion, a Moatsu cultural programme in a press release by chairman of Ja- sis no KDR 228238, engine no KDH will be held on May 1, 2014 at Im343941, Vehicle class: Ten Wheelers. kongmeren Sports Complex jointly lukieram Village Council, Keyitwa.

Therefore, the owner of the vehicle organized by NEZCC and MDACC has been asked to come and claim where dancing troupes from 9 Electrical contractors the vehicle with original documents (nine) states and various local informed within 7 days from the date of issuing communities will display cultural KOHIMA, APRIL 30 (MExN): All this notice. For further assistance, shows besides traditional games the Nagaland electrical contractors call mobile numbers 8575721973 & from 6 (six) schools. All the Head have been informed that the yearly 9856775832. of the Offices and staffs, ward aurenewal of contractor licence will be thorities, village council & GBs of compiled from the Nagaland Elec- GPRN/NSCN KhiamniMokokchung Town and neighbortrical Contractors’ Union’s office, ungan Region to be suing villages, NGOs and the general opposite power house Kohima and public have been requested to atshall be forwarded to the Chief Elec- pervised by Kilo Ministry tend the cultural programme from trical Inspector’s office thereafter. DIMAPuR, APRIL 30 (MExN): 10:00 a.m. onwards on 01-05-2014.

Therefore, all the electrical contrac- For a period of six months, Khiamnitors have been requested to submit ungan region of GPRN/NSCN would Kikruma Village invites their licence to the Union head office be supervised by the Kilo Kilonser to gate pulling ceremony on or before May 15, 2014 for compi- till regional issues and problems lation and verification. are resolved. This was decided dur- KOHIMA, APRIL 30 (MExN): The ing a meeting between Kilo ministry Kikruma Village is holding a Village Armed GPRN/NSCN GPRN/NSCN and Khiamniungan Gate pulling (Kharu) ceremony coincadre arrested region authority held on April 29, ciding with Kurunyi Festival on May 2. Therefore, the Village Council of DIMAPuR, APRIL 30 (MExN): 2014 at the Oking. In a press release Kikruma has requested all the KikruA Major in the GPRN/NSCN identi- issued by MIP GPRN/NSCN, Kilo ma citizens to attend the programme fied as Ayeto Zhimo (36), currently Secretary Ghukiho T. Jimo informed without fail. Further, the Village residing at 4th Mile, Dimapur was that administration and all tradi- Council also invited all the neigharrested on April 29 by East Police tional taxations/ assistances shall be bouring villages, friends and brethren Station personnel along with IRB handled by the official deputed by to partake and witness the historic patrolling party. A press release the Kilo Kilonser. All Regional work- event as “our” esteemed guest. from the office of the superinten- ers have been directed to fully codent of police, Dimapur informed operate with the central represen- RYO to hold social work that the arrested cadre was found tative. Khiamniungan tribal leaders threatening and harassing some and general public have also been KOHIMA, APRIL 30 (MExN): The public and had snatched their mo- appealed to fully co-operate with Rachü Youth Organization (RYO) bile handsets and other belongings the administrator deputed from the will hold a mass social work on May 3 for new connection of drinking wain the process. One 9MM pistol with centre. ter to R. Khel, Viswema village from 11 live ammunitions and two mobile handsets were recovered from LHD appeals for release Tebadzüyo and Bwokekro spring water. RYO president Kropo Neikha his possession. The armed cadre of SSA teachers’ salary informed that RYO will arrange necwas arrested and a case U/S 392 IPC DIMAPuR, APRIL 30 (MExN): essary refreshments. In this connecR/w 25 (1-A) Arms Act R/w 7/8 NSR was registered against the accused The Lotha Hoho Dimapur (LHD) tion, all the members of R. Khel have has appealed to the department been requested to participate in the for investigation, it added. concerned to look into the “genu- said social work. ine grievances” of the Nagaland UNTA condemns SSA Teachers’ Association (NSSA- NSCW office shifted April 30 incident TA) and release the pending sala- KOHIMA, APRIL 30 (MExN): The DIMAPuR, APRIL 30 (MExN): ries of the SSA teachers. “The plight office of the Nagaland State ComThe United Naga Tribes Associa- of the Nagaland SSA teachers who mission for Women will be shifted tion (UNTA) has condemned the carry the burden of strenuous from present premises Red Cross incident where one Supongmeren teaching task deserves attention Complex, Kohima to Nagaland BapLongkumer of Chuchuyimlang vil- on top priority, as it directly ham- tist Church Council (NBCC) Comlage was shot at in the Assam Naga- pers the fate of the School children plex, Ist Floor Bayavü Kohima with land border on April 30 and passed in whom the future matters,” stated effect from May 1. Henceforth, all away. A press note from the UNTA LHD in a press release appended official correspondence may be adappealed for the two states govern- by Assistant General Secretary dressed to: Nagaland State Commisments of Assam and Nagaland to Khyothungo Tungoe. “Non re- sion for Women, Nagaland Baptist promptly investigate the incident. ceipt of salary for months together Church (NBCC) Complex, Ist Floor, It further called upon the Nagaland at a stretch is a matter of concern Bayavü, Kohima- 797001. E-mailGovernment to provide proper se- which calls for reciprocation in re- nwcommission@hotmail.com. This curity to the people living along the turn to the services rendered by the was stated in a release issued by said Border area, “who are being fre- teachers,” it added.

NSCW secretary Motsuthung Lotha.

Public SPace

FUNICH Movement Co-founder Introductory Note on recently concluded Talk cum Discussion Theme: Reflection on Peace Talk as a Means for Conflict Resolution: The Case of Indo-Naga Peace Process held at University of Delhi.

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onflict in any sense is not a desirable thing and more so when it is in a violent form. I am sure if there is a study done on the psychological impact of conflict, the result will be something very regressive. I can say through my experience as most of you must be aware that I come from a conflict zone. It is not a very pleasant experience. One or two side effects that I can think of is; anger and hatred. At times when I see Assam Rifles or Army misbehaving with our elders, civilian, women I just want to kill them. And this is something I am not proud of. Children should not grow up nurturing hatred inside. It can never produce any good for the Nagas nor for the Indian state.

I was furious and fill with hatred when I learned how the Centre Govt. in partnership with Association of Indian School Counsellors and Allied Professionals (AISCAP) came up with a programme to study various factors that can hamper in the overall development of a Child but whereas in the place that I grew up I have seen with my own eyes how Indian Army and Assam Rifles misbehave with the students. I would like to cite incident that I witnessed. It was in the year 1997. To the shock of my life around 100 soldiers enter into the school premises

and started beating teachers without sparing even those teachers who came from Bihar and West Bengal. Catholic nuns requested not to physically assault the teachers but it went on a deaf ears. Some of the students were also slapped. Soon after that they started bringing any civilian around the vicinity of the school and started kicking, hitting with rifles butts, one of the victims who died out of the excessive beating was the brother of DG of Manipur Police, Peter Ngahayui Chiphang. All these physical assault and beating happened in front of some one thousand students. I don’t remember any attempt by any authority namely, the Deputy Commissioner or the Army setting up inquiry commission or committee for the constitutional violations by the Army or penalizing the offenders for such a barbaric act and illegal and unlawful assault. I think it should be termed as anti Indian constitution and anti Indian democracy.

Just because Nagas want freedom from Indian State domination, is that the way to treat to the so called citizen of India even if they are forceful citizens?

Today we are organizing this programme with a spirit that it will bring one step closer to conflict resolution, one step closer to peace and friendship amongst various conflicting parties in the sub-continent. It is also our hope that it will pave way for prosperity and peaceful coexistence based on fundamental principle of democracy, mutual respect and liberty. Let this message resonates in other parts of the country no matter how small it may be.

As we have a mix audience who are new to the history of conflict between the Indian State and the Naga people.

Allow me to briefly touch the back-

ground. The relationship between the Indian State and the Naga people started with a violent conflict as Naga, right from British onset into their territory have been resisting outside domination and it was the same reaction when the Indian State after the Independent from British Empire tried to include the Nagas forcefully within the Indian Union. This was evident from the successful boycott of two first Indian general elections. However, disregarding the aspiration of the voice of the people, the Indian State choose to respond by sending military force to queer the Naga assertion to be left alone. To strengthen the grip of the military force one can see various Acts introduced especially in Naga Areas such as Assam Maintenance of Public Order Act of 1953, Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958, Nagaland Security Regulation Act of 1962, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, in 1972, Maintenance of Internal security Act (MISA) under Indira Gandhi’s Emergency in 1975 and so on. Most of them are still operational and it further gets extended to most part of NE and in Kashmir too. If my girlfriend or mother is molested or rape by the security forces I don’t think I will hesitate to fight back. Many Indian leaders often say that NE- is important for India but I don’t see how India is important for the Nagas.

History of human kind has taught us a good lesson that any forceful union and domination eventually breaks down, the sooner the better. Hence in the modern era willingness of the people to be part of a state can be said to be critical for any State advancement for Economy, Prosperity, Peaceful Co-existence and also for raising status amongst the international community. Re-

sultantly, nation building process has become important aspect post 2nd World War especially for those newly independent States. However, at the cost of Nation building, rights and the voice of the minority nations within a State must be respected as much as the newly free states wants their rights to be respected by their former colonizers.

I was very inspired listening to the speech of PM David Cameron, urging his countrymen and women why Scotland is important for the UK and why people of all the other three Nations; the Whales, England and North Ireland must talk to Scottish why they should stay with the UK. Mr. Cameron gives fours reasons why the UK is stronger with Scotland. I want to bring some of the points that he mentioned. He gave a list of the Scottish strengths – that includes historic universities like Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow and St. Andrews; great industries: from food processing to financial services, from ship-building to science. It is very unfortunate to say that Naga under the Indian State control there is not a single medical or engineering institution or college in all the Nagas areas in NE. Not even a single business enterprise that you can identified as the indigenous product of Naga in the Indian market not to mention at the global market. I wonder what PM of India will have to say to the people of India and to the Nagas why Naga should stay with the Indian Union.

In the latest 2010 ADC (Autonomous District Council) election in Ukhrul District of Manipur only 2% of votes were cast and the story is more or less the same in other parts of Naga Areas in Manipur. Is it reasonable and

logical to celebrate this kind of proxy democracy? I don’t think people like this kind of democracy. It is a direct threat to natural aspiration of human being to live in peace, prosperity, dignity and freedom. What they are fighting for is nothing less and nothing more than that.

I don’t want to speak on the current peace process between the GoI of Indian and NSCN as I am sure this is something our panellists will be talking. But for us resolving the conflict is important as this has the potential to orphan some child, widow someone, break down some families even if the conflict might be in Kashmir or in Nagaland it will have a rippling effects in other parts of India as the person who lost their live in a armed conflict can be from UP, Punjab, Rajasthan, Bihar, Tamil Nadu or Kerala. Let us raise our voice and contribute in all that we can to bring peace, mutual respect and prosperity within us. I would like to conclude by quoting a quotation from Martin Luther King Jr. and I quote “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”.

Lakpachui Siro is Research Scholar from Delhi School of Social Work, University of Delhi. He is the Co-founder of FUNICH (Forum for Understanding the Naga-India Conflict & Human Rights). The FUNICH is a forum jointly formed by students comprising of both Nagas and Indian students with the objective of highlighting and sensitizing the student community and concerned citizen about the nature of the conflict between the Indian State and the Nagas. He was a former Naga students’ leader and is a Tangkhul from the contentious Ukhrul district of Manipur.

Time for ENPO area to be CM Yanghose Sangtam

BJP Vice-President, Nagaland.

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t’s been quite some time of loitering around the different political parties, who will be the next Chief Minister of Nagaland?

As a political party worker from the state of Nagaland, I would like to share my findings speculated by the general public.

Nagaland being a state of various tribal domains, given chances to one another will immensely help the fabric of democracy. Much speculated that next Chief Minister will go the elected Members from ENPO areas. I felt it is a wise decision if it is to be arrived.

Since from the inception of Statehood none of the elected Members from ENPO area were never given privilege to hold as Chief Minister Nagaland, which have 20 elected members from the area. Hon’ble CM Shri. Neiphiu Rio is a man of chosen leader which he have extra miles of his ability to lead the state. He really concerned the people of undeveloped areas (ENPO) he personally have wide range experiences against socioeconomic disparity for equally sharing the power. If his successor is lack of experiences and inability to deliver, it will create the division amongst Nagas and led to social unrest in the state.

In this connection, it is felt deserving for the people of Eastern Nagas People having 19 elected Members are in the ruling side out of 20 MLAs seat. It is this time some member are having vast political and Administrative experiences with clean image, who can run the Government efficiently without any bias to any bodies within DAN from the ENPO area.

The Morung Express is introducing “Public Space” as part of our intention to provide deliberate space for the opinions of the people to be expressed and heard through this newspaper. Nonetheless, The Morung Express points out that the opinions expressed in the contents published in the “Public Space” do not reflect the views and position of the newspaper or the editor.

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The Power of Truth

The Morung Express THursDAy 1 MAy 2014 voluME IX IssuE 117

By Aheli Moitra

Dignity of labour without recognition of work?

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or over a hundred years, workers from around the world have raised their voices for issues that affect the workforce. On May 1, 1886, the International Workers’ Day emerged from the United States of America (so, no, it is not communist propaganda)—from then it came to be that 8 hours would be a legal day’s labour.

Over the years, from humane working hours to right wages [or even abolition of the wage system to get everyone to work, own and share (means of ) production], labour movements around the world demanding better conditions of work have faced tremendous challenges, and have consistently found themselves on the path to overcome these through organized campaigns based on union solidarity.

Nagaland, of course, finds itself in a state of exception even in this. While there are no large scale industrial units here, the international workers’ day, it must be remembered, is meant for flagging and pursuing rights that go beyond the industrial workforce.

Labour working on farms all over Nagaland, for instance, are frequently underpaid and overworked—they are not organized, and many being immigrants, lack any guarantee of rights within existing Naga frameworks. They survive on the kindness of their employers.

Women, who form a major workforce in Nagaland’s farms, fields and homes, are not organized as workers either. Their roles continue to remain defined by tradition; their contribution to the economy (and to grassroots sovereignty of the Naga people) not only goes unrecognized, it is also derided, thus keeping them sidelined from being voices in decision making in Nagaland.

Children from marginalized communities continue to work here without being acknowledged as domestic workers. They are provided minimal education, overworked to an abysmal degree, are sexually abused and would be classified as slaves in any other part of the world. Not here.

Here, child traffickers have a field day delivering poor children as labour on the altar of the rich and middle classes, which are themselves ignorant (or turn a blind eye to) child welfare or labour laws/ethics. Even older domestic workers remain devoid of rights.

The media workforce, supposed to be the one addressing these issues, itself has no consciousness of labour rights.

While a wage system still puts media workers at the mercy of the decision of the owner of a media house, most media house proprietors here do not apply recognized wage board standards, leading to lopsided salary structures for work journalists put in to run these profit-based institutions. While not all newspapers here make profit, proprietors are reluctant to invest more to hire professionals who are equipped with skills to engage with the public on issues, noted an editor of a local newspaper in Nagaland. Result?

Media is yet to become a vehicle of empowerment for the people, admitted the editor. Journalists in Nagaland till date lack a union to voice their concerns in an organized manner, stunting their own growth—both individual and collective.

Consistent rants about the “dignity of labour” without making any effort to recognize various forms of work and attached rights should stop, with steps taken to address these instead.

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Rupesh Dutta

Now, the ICU comes home

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magine a fully functional ICU in the comfort of your home and at a fraction of the cost - Rs.7,000 to Rs.10,000 per day against Rs.25,000 to Rs.50,000 per day in a hospital. It's a reality in the national capital. "Such services are up to the mark and cost-effective. As compared to a hospital, the cost of an ICU at home service is half. Additionally, the patient gets all the necessary treatment, equipment and infrastructure required," Gaurav Thukral, head of Health Care at Home, who left his job as an internal medicine doctor at Fortis to launch the project last year, told IANS. Seventy-year-old Satish Kaushik vouches for the benefits of a facility like this. Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a hospital for over two months following a severe heart stroke, the prolonged stay only served to make him more distraught. Unable to walk around much, he was confined to a bed and was bogged down by the fear of not ever being able to return home. The surging rent was another major cause of worry. Even the doctors were unsure about the duration of his stay and told his family members they could take him back at their own peril, as without the benefit of an ICU, his life was at risk. The stress pushed Kaushik deeper into depression.

However, things changed for the better after a family friend pointed to a healthcare at home service. The service set up an entire ICU at Kaushik's home and helped him shift back. Since then, not only is he able to spend time with his family members, there is also a marked improvement in his health. Many such organisations providing health care at home have mushroomed in the national capital. They are not only comparatively affordable but also increase the chances of improving a patient's health as they spend time with their family members, unlike in a hospital. Apart from setting up the ICU infrastructure, organisations like Thukral's also provide post-surgical care, post-joint replacement care, post-cardiac surgery care, pulmonary care, elderly care and physiotherapy.

"In a bid to provide the best facilities, we also give highend beds, oxygen infrastructure, electronic beds, and ventilators, bedside monitors, dialysis machines and all the equipment that is available in the ICU of a hospital," Thukral said.

He said that special training is imparted to nurses, who are given a tablet device so that they can share real-time data with the doctors post-evaluation. "Undoubtedly, it is a blessing for patients who are critically ill, and for those who prefer to be treated in the comfort of their homes," he said.

Ramya, director of Homital Medical Home Care Services, another organisation that provides medical facilities at home, said that such personalised care addresses the unique needs of every patient. She added that prolonged stay at hospital leads to huge medical bills, putting enormous pressure on family members. "While an ICU at a private hospital costs around Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 50,000 per day, the ICU set up at home costs only Rs. 7,000 to Rs. 10,000 per day," she told IANS. "A lot of importance is put on the nurses' training. Before joining such services, all of them undergo mandatory training of six weeks," she added. Ramya further stated that the staff is taught clinical skills like infection control and life support.

Post-training, a clinical competency check is conducted to assess if procedures are performed in accordance with the best practices or not. "A experienced nutritionist is also appointed during the care to ensure a healthy diet for the patients," she said.

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The increasing significance of race

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ehind every Supreme Court decision is a sociology of ordinary life. Opinions reveal the justices’ view of what’s what in the world, how people act and why things change.

Justices probably prefer that we focus on their legal analyses, but we can glean the sociology behind their assumptions. Last week, judicial world views spun into interplanetary conflict when the court voted to affirm Michigan’s vote to bar all consideration of race, gender, ethnicity, color or national origin in public decision-making, including in state college admissions. The justices based their decision on a novel faith in the democratic process, which Justice Sonia Sotomayor spent 58 pages countering in a dissent that seemed to come from another universe.

Michigan voters had passed a constitutional amendment that effectively creates preferential treatment for a white majority — in the name of ending preferential treatment by race. The Supreme Court blessed that outcome in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, reinterpreting precedent meant to do the opposite and elevating politics over constitutional protections for racial minorities.

Other states are now free to do the same.

The dangers of the decision’s sociology are as stark as its consequences for racial inequality. The world that Justice Anthony Kennedy described in his controlling opinion is not our world today. For all its colorblind tropes, Kennedy describes a world in which a majority of voters can and should decide what racial inequality means and what to do about it. As a result, more — not less — opportunity will be distributed by popular vote according to race.

This was not just an affirmative action case. The Michigan amendment is so broad that it questions the existence of racial inequality and eliminates traditional remedies for it. In 2006, Michigan’s political process demonstrated that if given the chance, white majorities — like all electoral majorities — will vote their perceived interests. Given the subject matter — opportunities to overcome longstanding racial inequality — minority voices and interests will be drowned in the political process.

The 14th Amendment was created to protect minorities from being excluded by the majority from public decision-making, especially involving issues of race. This is known as the “political-process doctrine.” But the decision in Schuette eviscerates it.

What the court majority overlooked (or ignored) is that inequality of results by race — for instance, college graduation rates — are inextricably connected to inequality of political access by race. Racial inequality is usually a product of racially inequitable processes, not the crude actions of avowed racists.

What if, for example, voting rules were printed only in English — a decision that would make the voting process unfair to non-English-speaking voters? We would eventually expect the interests of these voters to be hurt by the voting rules. This would produce measurable inequalities. So non-Englishspeaking minorities would need to be protected from being shut out of the political process.

This is why the Schuette decision will impose costs on inequality that we as a society can no longer afford to pay. Affirmative action may not be the most desirable path to opportunity, but it can be shaped — and was — in ways that are far better than the alternative.

Subjecting it to the political process dooms every minority who might benefit from it, because the majority would usually win. That’s racial inequity.

Inequity occurs in the form of unfair processes that produce unfair results. Eventually leading to grave racial inequality.

Considering how important rising income inequality has become, the Supreme Court majority’s odd sociology will risk doing double damage. It will exacerbate racial inequality while at the same time protecting a sense of white innocence about it.

Growing income inequality has led the news for quite some time, becoming a part of the nation’s conscious sociology. Each week come new articles

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hanges in societies are driven by “culture wars” and the battle of ideas. Epic idea battles arose between capitalism and communism, religious fundamentalism and secular humanism, pro-choice and pro-life, emos and goths, etc.

Great advances have been made along the way in the realms of public health, human rights, representative government, trade and business, and the development of technology.

The road to human progress is often presented as a continuous path. Reality simply doesn’t work that way. History is rife with conflict and tension, collaboration and resistance, competing agendas that battle for supremacy. Progress is not linear. It moves in cycles and waves, pulses and push-backs, tension and release. Culture is a complex system made up of many actors with diverse relationships among them. Change is emergent from the countless interacting parts. And memes are always at the center of the action.

Memes are the elements of culture that replicate, mutate, and spread from one person to another. They are the stories, jingles, products, ideas, scripted behaviors, organizations, and brand identities that collectively make up every cultural system. Memes are structured information that flows across a society, always in dynamic tension with one another. As such, the science of social change is a science of meme evolution.

Unlike with human warfare, memes cannot be killed. They live on in the minds of people who remember them and act upon them in their lives. While a human construct like an empire or a castle or a city can be destroyed, the idea of the empire or the castle or the city lives on. Once a meme is out there in a culture, it will always be there. The

about the lack of U.S. social mobility increasingly defeating college graduates’ expectations, a shrinking middle class, stubbornly high rates of unemployment, long-term joblessness, low wages, rising poverty. Many are now learning about the rippling effects of mass foreclosures and mass incarceration.

Inequality is even cited in U.S. rates of preventable death, lack of health insurance and vulnerability to environmental disaster, man-made and natural.

Every one of these inequalities is worse if you’re black or Latino. Every one. Even within rising income inequality generally, there is rising racial inequality.

These disparities did not just happen. Something caused them. General economic inequality occurs because of many market and legislative actions – for example, wages, tax policies and global competition — that enable some people to amass tremendous wealth, while a great many others struggle to make ends meet. People who live in places with fewer economic resources find fewer paths to upward mobility — thus more inequality.

Racial inequality is the extreme part of general inequality — a canary in a national economic coalmine. Racial minorities still live in the places with fewer economic resources. They face a world in which employment options, schools, safe housing and transportation access and choices tend to be weaker than in other communities.

Some of this inequality results from the cumulative effects of racist laws like Jim Crow segregation in the South and mortgage redlining in the North.

Arrangements that started out as overt racism two or three generations ago can have lasting impact on the landscape of opportunity long after civil rights.

Ghettoes are not built in a day.

Or inequality may continue because of current institutional decisions — like where a city builds a new stadium and how it’s financed, or whether to extend commuter rail to job-rich suburbs. In these examples, policy goals often reflect a mix of motives, few of them explicitly racial. The neighborhoods and towns that lose out economically in these decisions will become part of the landscape of unequal resources. And they are often disproportionately populated by racial minorities.

No matter how inequality occurs, beneath it all is a nagging sense of who is to blame for it.

Affirmative action is a response to inequality by ensuring access to resources like education that create opportunities long denied so more resources can take root. We can construct the programs in many ways, but the goal is always to balance the needs of people belonging to traditionally excluded groups with a sense of fairness to more included groups.

Yet the problem with affirmative action has always been that members of groups that traditionally gained at the expense of others reject the notion that they are responsible for what their forebears may have done. Or they insist that racial inequality is not the product of racial discrimination at all. In other words, they plead innocence to racial inequality.

They claim “reverse racism.” Affirmative action is a remedy that makes many of us feel unjustly accused.

The conservative Supreme Court justices promote this sociology by reshaping the notion of racial injury to minorities into something that is narrow, personal and invidious. Under this standard, only intentional racial injury — when an institution, for example, is caught deliberately mistreating minorities because of their identity — is recognized as requiring strict scrutiny.

Writing for the plurality, Kennedy made this worldview the linchpin of his decision. According to his sociology, there was simply no intentional injury that the minority advocates of affirmative action in Michigan could show. Kennedy views our time as largely free of invidious discrimination against minorities.

He is not entirely alone. Ours is no longer a society that wishes to revisit the racial past. However, that makes many of us blind to the racial present.

The pervasive idea of colorblindness has worked like a shield to silence talk about the racially dispro-

portionate effects of long-standing institutional arrangements that continue to produce racial inequality. If some kind of racial inequality were going on, we sure can’t seem to talk about it. Only the crude acts of racists seem to count.

For example, if subprime lending targeting black middle-class homeowners helped to produce a massive loss of wealth through serial foreclosures in black neighborhoods, neither the practice of subprime targeting nor the racial segregation that increases the harm could be recognized as an injury under the court’s sociology. Since these common injuries were not caused by premeditated acts of overt discrimination, this kind of racial inequality has nothing to do with a remedy to support the access needed by these families’ children to attend a state college.

Yet this too is exactly the kind of inequality that affirmative action is used to overcome. Still it’s not surprising that a majority of white voters, fed a diet of colorblindness, believe that affirmative action somehow deprives them of equal protection under the law.

But subjecting racial inequality to the political process as Schuette did will protect the majority from more than affirmative action programs. It will defend an unstated interest in white innocence for racial inequality. This theme runs throughout conservative ideology on race — that whites need protection from racial blame — though it’s hardly a consensus among white people themselves.

As the constitutional scholar Elise Boddie says, the Schuette case is ultimately a voting case. Just when racial inequality is mounting a major comeback, the court has invited white majorities to vote their innocence about racial inequality as a fact — and vote against affirmative action as a remedy for it. The justification is democracy, but democracy has known flaws.

Sotomayor’s dissent explained that faith in the political process certainly has its place in a democracy, but it must have limits for at least three reasons.

First, racial inequality in the United States has always relied on a tyranny of the majority for its power.

Second, political outcomes are too easily manipulated by money. A great deal of money goes into the ballot initiatives that produced Proposal 2 in Michigan, Proposition 209 in California and those in several other states that passed affirmative action bans.

The expense of these ballot campaigns suggests that minority interests might never be able to compete.

Third, faith in democracy should be rewarded by elections free of deception and confusion. Yet voter confusion over misleading phrasing has become a regular feature of ballot measures. In the sociology of the court majority, however, voting has a purity unseen in the real world.

The crowning injustice of the court’s decision last week is that it attempted to address the potential for equal-protection violations by creating a new equalprotection violation. If a majority of white voters of a state believe that affirmative action somehow deprives them of equal protection under the law, the way to fix it is not to ensure that they can vote to exclude race issues forever from the political debate.

As Georgetown law professor Girardeau Spann wrote on SCOTUSBLOG, “We know that the affirmative action programs banned by [Michigan’s amendment] constitute the least restrictive ways to advance the compelling governmental interest in promoting educational diversity. When adopting constitutional affirmative action programs, the political process promotes diversity by allocating resources to racial minorities in order to remedy the lingering effects of past discrimination. Proposal 2, however, takes those resources and redistributes them to the white majority. Proposal 2 is, therefore, an affirmative action program for whites.”

The Schuette decision is a mistake. At best it will produce a balkanized nation where some states abide by the constitutional standard while others vote against it. At worst it will promote a strange sociology in which many Americans remain blind to the racial dimensions of inequality and are encouraged to feel innocent about doing much to end it.

Engage the Battlefield of Ideas for Social Good Joe Brewer and B. Laszlo Karafiath CommonDreams only way for a meme to die is if all cultural memory of it is destroyed. This rarely happens. Even in the most egregious attempts to destroy memes — burning of the library at Alexandria, for example — remnants of old ideas live on in the cultural DNA of newer ideas that have been influenced by them.

Some ideas are good for humans.

Others don’t work out so well. The battle between capitalism and communism revealed that centralized planning doesn’t promote human flourishing. Yet it was the critiques of capitalism from within this multidecade clash of ideas that revealed how market economies built on self-interest alone create neither prosperity nor thriving communities. As the great ideological battle unfolded, both sides evolved and adapted to their changing environments. The system we now know to work best is a hybrid — strong social democracy with an open market system. Both memes continue to battle in the recent clashes between Occupy Wall Street and financial elites, ever changing and always on the move.

Both communism and capitalism are ideas that operate according to the laws of cultural evolution, which differ from the laws of physics in important ways. The debate about which one is

“real” and “correct” fails to recognize that they are all just ideas, created and propagated by cultural genes, and all participants are inside a meme battleground and thus constrained in their perspectives to the memes that exist there. Economic systems are social constructs based on these idea constructs and the only reason they exist is because a critical mass of human minds believe them into being — one signed contract and one consumer transaction at a time.

Memes change through evolutionary processes. They form symbiotic relationships; compete for scarce resources; mutate by sharing elements: socialistic governance plus market dynamics = resilience and prosperity. Through this unfolding web of relationships they can be improved over time.

Evolutionary biologists would describe this as increasing fitness through selection. This is how cultural evolution works. Understanding how this works is essential for guiding society toward higher levels of fitness, and ultimately, greater prospects for human thriving. A great example being the way that Christianity spread as an offshoot of Judaism. Paul, the apostle, realized that the practice of circumci-

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sion kept many people from adopting the new faith. So he removed it from the liturgy of cultural practices. Thus evolved a new-and-improved Christian religion that spread more easily to incorporate more followers.

In a paradoxical way, the battle between ideas can lead to peace and prosperity. Ideas that promote wellbeing can win out against those that harm societies. Another example from the 20th Century makes this point — the appearance of the atomic bomb activated a global response to bring state warfare to an end.

The meme that humans can annihilate all of humanity brought on a global peace movement to lessen the chances that such an event would ever transpire.

This helped accelerate the spread of democracies, open societies, market economies, and as a result we now have the most peaceful society in history (relative to our total population size).

In a similar way, the fear and grief caused by memes about ecological devastation have unleashed waves of innovation in sustainability practices.

Farmers markets are now the norm in Western cities. Renewable energy technologies have been developing since the 70's and are going mainstream now.

This explosion of social innovations would not have been possible without the conflicts and tensions that grew out of the environmental movement as it waged battles with status quo institutions and social norms. We progress by engaging the warfare among memes, thus accelerating the process of social learning. Those who bemoan the polarized nature of our politics are missing out on the real action.

Humanity moves forward not one step at a time, but as a dance of give and take among ideas that are at war with one another.

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PERSPECTIVE NEWS ANALYSIS, FEATURE AND DISCOURSE

GUIDE TO RAPE REPORTING

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About audio –visual presentation, the IBF’s voluntary code states that “ The audio visual presentation of any content will be given in a responsible and aesthetic manner, subject to the condition that the following shall not be included in respective categories below: Category “G” i.e. programmes for unrestricted viewing and/or under parental guidance: -- Show explicit images of sexual activity or sexual perversions or violence including rape, molestation etc.

Category “R” i.e. programmes which may not be suitable for children & young viewers: -- Show explicit images of sexual perversions or acts of sexual intercourse being performed. Show explicit images of violence including rape, molestation etc., unless the storyline, or subject matter or context justifies its use.

aws and voluntary guidelines representation of rape victims in media channels With so many sexual assault and rape cases coming in to light every day and media coverage growing manifold, The Hoot has compiled the laws and guidelines for the journalists reporting such cases.

Q. SHOULD A RAPE VICTIM BE IDENTIFIED? A. No.

1. Under the Indian Penal Code, it is an offence punishable with up to 2 years imprisonment, with or without a fine.

Exceptions under IPC: [1] [nos. refer to references below] a) unless a police officer conducting the investigation authorises it in good faith b) unless the victim authorises it in writing. or the next of kin of the victim authorises it.

2. Under the press laws guide of The Press Council of India Journalistic Conduct Norms: No names to be published or disclosed, no photographs to be used, no particulars leading to identity of victim to be published.

(While reporting crime involving rape, abduction or kidnapping of women/females or sexual assault on children, or raising doubts and questions touching the chastity, personal character and privacy of women, the names, photographs of the victims or other particulars leading to their identity shall not be published.) [2] 3. Identify with utmost care (Editors Guild) [3] Q. SHOULD CHILD VICTIMS BE IDENTIFIED? A. No 1. Minor children and infants who are the offspring of sexual abuse or 'forcible marriage' or illicit sexual union shall not be identified or photographed. (Press Laws Guide, The Press Council of India Journalistic Conduct Norms) [2] 2. With regard to minors, victims of rape and sexual crimes greatest care should be taken to protect their identity. (Ministry of Information & Broadcasting) [4] not invade the privacy of an individual especially dur3. The fundamental guideline for the media with re- ing time of grief or stress. A journalist shall respect an gard to reporting on sexual violence against children, is individual’s private life unless it is in the public interest to protect the identity of the child. (National Human or the public’s right to know.”

(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) extends to any printRights Commission) [5] ing or publication of the name or any matter which may make known the identity of the victim if such printing Q. ARE THERE SPECIAL RULES or publication is— FOR PRINT/TV MEDIA? (a) by or under the order in writing of the officer-inA. Yes. charge of the police station or the police officer making 1. The audio-visual presentation of any content the investigation into such offence acting in good faith will be given in a responsible and aesthetic manner, for the purposes of such investigation; or subject to the condition that the following shall not (b) by, or with the authorisation in writing of, the be included in these three categories: Category ‘U’, victim; or Category ‘U/A’ and Category ‘A’. (Ministry of Infor(c) where the victim is dead or minor or of unsound mation & Broadcasting) [4] mind, by, or with the authorisation in writing of, the 2. Use suitable techniques such as masking blur- next of kin of the victim: Provided that no such authorisation shall be given ring, changing names or identities etc., particularly in the cases of minors, victims of sexual violence or dread- by the next of kin to anybody other than the chairman ed diseases like HIV/AIDS or natural or other disasters or the secretary, by whatever name called, of any recogunless there is an identifiable larger public interest in- nised welfare institution or organisation. volved. (Indian Broadcasting Federation) [6] Explanation: For the purposes of this sub-section, “recognised 3. Electronic media should not to show visuals or welfare institution or organisation” means a social weldetails which could "re-traumatise" the victims or refare institution or organisation recognised in this behalf veal their identities. (News Broadcasting Standards by the Central or State Government.

Authority) [7] (3) Whoever prints or publishes any matter in rela4. Where any proceedings are held under sub-section (2)*, it shall not be lawful for any person to print or tion to any proceeding before a court with respect to an publish any matter in relation to any such proceedings, offence referred to in sub-section (1) without the previexcept with the previous permission of the court. (Code ous permission of such Court shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which of Criminal Procedure, 1973) [8] Sub-section (1): The place in which any Criminal may extend to two years and shall also be liable to fine.

Court is held for the purpose of inquiring into or try- Explanation ing any offence shall be deemed to be an open court to The printing or publication of the judgment of any which the public generally may have access, so far as High Court or the Supreme Court does not amount to the same can conveniently contain them an offence within the meaning of this section. * Sub-section (2): Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the inquiry into and trial of CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE Para I rape or an offence under section 376, section 376A, secPunishment—Imprisonment for two years and tion 376B, section 376C or section 376D of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) shall be conducted in camera. fine—Cognizable—Bailable—Triable by any Magistrate—Non-compoundable.

Q. SHOULD THE VICTIM’S FAMILY BE IDENTIFIED? Para II A. News channels should not to show any visuals of the Punishment—Imprisonment for two years and funeral or even shots of the deceased's home or famfine—Cognizable—Bailable—Triable by any Magisily. Channels have been asked to not air interviews with trate—Non-compoundable. any relative. (The Broadcast Editors' Association) [9] Comments Q. SHOULD THE PERPETRATORS BE IDENTIFIED? Name of victim to be suppressed A. The alleged criminal and the victim and the witnessSection 228A of I.P.C. makes disclosure of identity of es must be identified with utmost care, with no implica- victim of certain offences punishable. Printing or pubtions of caste or religion. Only on the strongest grounds lishing of any matter which may make known the idenof public interest, should any of these considerations be tity of any person against whom an offence under secdiluted. (The Editors Guild of India) [3] tion 376, 376A, 376B, 376C or 376D is alleged or found to have been committed can be punished. True it is, the Q. WHAT ARE THE GUIDELINES ON restriction does not relate to printing or publication of RESPECTING THE PRIVACY OF VICTIMS? A. 1. A journalist shall not invade the privacy of an judgment by High Court or Supreme Court. But in view individual especially during time of grief or stress. A of the social object of preventing social victimization journalist shall respect an individual’s private life un- or ostracism of the victim of a sexual offence for which less it is in the public interest or the public’s right to section 228A has been enacted, it would be appropriate that in the judgments, be it of Supreme Court, High know. (Mizzima journalists) [10] Court or lower court, the name of the victim should not 2. No person shall be deprived of his life or personal be indicated; State of Punjab v. Ramdev Singh, AIR 2004 liberty except according to procedure established by SC 1290. law. (Article 21 of the Constitution) [11] [2] The Press Council of India Journalistic Conduct Norms References (2010 edition; http://presscouncil.nic.in/ [1] As per Section 228 A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) relating to disclosure of identity of the victim of norms-2010.pdf) prohibit the visual representation or certain offences etc, anyone who reveals or does an act photograph of not just the victim, but also her family that may reveal the identity of a rape victim is liable for or relatives to avoid identification. The exact citation is: 6. Right to Privacy punishment up to two years with or without fine. The ii) Caution against Identification: While reporting exact citing of the section is: i228A. Disclosure of identity of the victim of cer- crime involving rape, abduction or kidnap of women/ tain offences etc.— (1) Whoever prints or publishes the females or sexual assault on children, or raising doubts name or any matter which may make known the iden- and questions touching the chastity, personal charactity of any person against whom an offence under sec- ter and privacy of women, the names, photographs of tion 376, section 376A, section 376B, section 376C or the victims or other particulars leading to their identity section 376D is alleged or found to have been commit- shall not be published. ted (hereafter in this section referred to as the victim) iii) Minor children and infants who are the offspring shall be punished with imprisonment of either descrip- of sexual abuse or 'forcible marriage' or illicit sexual tion for a term which may extend to two years and shall union shall not be identified or photographed. also be liable to fine.“Respect privacy. A journalist shall iv) Intrusion through photography into moments

of personal grief shall be avoided. However, photography of victims of accidents or natural calamity may be in larger public interest.

Further, Section 8 about recording interviews and phone conversation states that: "iii) Intrusion through photography into moments of personal grief shall be avoided. However, photography of victims of accidents or natural calamity may be in larger public interest.

[3] A Code of Practice for Journalists (http://vimarshaki.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/code-of-practice. pdf) issued by The Editors Guild of India states that “In reporting crime, particularly crimes of sex, and more so crimes involving children, utmost care should be taken to see that the report itself does not become a punishment, which may blast a life without warrant.

The alleged criminal and the victim and the witnesses must be identified with utmost care, with no implications of caste or religion. Only on the strongest grounds of public interest, should any of these considerations be diluted.

[4] According to the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB)’s Self-Regulation Guidelines for Broadcasting (Draft2008; http://www.mib.nic.in/ writereaddata/html_en_files/Codes/codes_bro/ContentCode100308.pdf): Audio – Visual Presentation: The audio visual presentation of any content will be given in a responsible and aesthetic manner, subject to the condition that the following shall not be included in these three categories: Category ‘U’, Category ‘U/A’ and Category ‘A’.

Further, the MIB content code that applies to DD, AIR and private broadcasters, as well, states that “With regard to minors, victims of rape and sexual crimes greatest care should be taken to protect their identity.”

[5] The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Guidelines for Media on Sexual Violence Against Children (http://www.nhrc.nic.in/Documents/Publications/MedGuideChild.pdf): “According to the Indian Constitution, every citizen has the right of freedom to speech and expression. But these rights have restrictions. The fundamental guideline for the media with regard to reporting on sexual violence against children, is to protect the identity of the child. Under Section 21 of the Juvenile Justice Act (Care and Protection of Children), 2000, publishing, disclosing the name, address, school or any other particulars, photographs, etc., which can identify the child, is prohibited.

Section 228 A IPC punishes whoever discloses by printing or publication the identity of the victim of a rape.

Section 293 IPC prohibits the sale, hire, exhibition or circulation of obscene books, print material, figures to persons under 20 years.

Section 327 (3) of the Criminal Procedure Code prohibits any reporting of a court case that deals with the sexual exploitation of a child, without the specific permission of the court.”

The NHRC has now proposed that these guidelines be extended to all rape victims, regardless of age (http://nhrc.nic.in/Documents/recomm_verma_committee_2012.pdf) [6] Indian Broadcasting Federation’s (IBF’S) Content Code & Certification Rules 2011 (http://ibfindia. com/pdf/1337260899.pdf) Short title, extent and commencement. – This Code and Rules may be called the Indian Broadcasting Foundation “Content Code & Certification Rules 2011 (hereinafter the IBF Content Code 2011)”, as approved and adopted by the board of Indian Broadcasting Foundation. It shall extend to all general entertainment and non-news and current affairs television channels operating in India. It shall come into effect on the date as notified the by Board of the IBF Reveal the identity of an individual or his family or location of his home or fail to protect the privacy of his personal or private activities by failing to use suitable techniques such as masking blurring, changing names or identities etc., particularly in the cases of minors, victims of sexual violence or dreaded diseases like HIV/ AIDS or natural or other disasters unless there is an identifiable larger public interest involved.

[7] The News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) chaired by former Supreme Court Chief Justice J S Verma recently issued following detailed guidelines to broadcasters for reporting cases of sexual assault.

NBSA urged electronic media not to show visuals or details which could "re-traumatise" the victims or reveal their identities: 1. News channels must bear in mind that news coverage of crime influences the mindset of the viewer and has a significant impact on the public perception of such crime.

2. In reporting on matters involving sexual assault, news channels are advised to carefully balance the survivor’s right to privacy and that of the survivor’s family with public interest.

3. News channels must ensure that no victim of sexual assault, violence, aggression, trauma or a witness to any such acts, is featured in any news report or program, relating to such victim, without concealing the identity of such person. In conformity with this principle any visuals shown of the victim must be completely morphed.

4. In reporting on cases of sexual assault on women, victims of child abuse and juvenile delinquents, to respect their privacy, the name, photograph and other details that may lead to disclosure of their identity or that of the family shall not be broadcast or divulged.

5. News channels must exercise sensitivity, discretion and sound judgment particularly in the following cases: 5.1. When disclosure of details of the sexual assault would only serve to re-traumatise the survivor; 5.2 When details of the sexual assault are needed to be disclosed to secure a safe environment; 6. News channels must take special note of the provisions of Section 228A of the Indian Penal Code 1860 and of Section 21 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 which provide for protection of the identity of victims of sexual offences and of juveniles in conflict with the law.

[8] As per the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPc), rape trial proceedings be held "in-camera trial", meaning there must be very few people permitted inside the court room during the trial and shall be only those who are connected to the incident, like the accused, police, judge, lawyers of the case, experts like a forensic doctor, witnesses, if any. The exact citing is: (1) The place in which any Criminal Court is held for the purpose of inquiring into or trying any offence shall be deemed to be an open court to which the public generally may have access, so far as the same can conveniently contain them: Provided that the presiding Judge or Magistrate may, if he thinks fit, order at any stage of any inquiry into, or trial of, any particular case, that the public generally, or any particular person, shall not have access to, or be or remain in, the room building used by the court.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the inquiry into and trial of rape or an offence under section 376, section 376A, section 376B, section 376C or section 376D of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) shall be conducted in camera: Provided that the presiding Judge may, if he thinks fit, or on an application made by either of the parties, allow any particular person to have access to, or be or remain in, the room or building used by the court.

(3) Where any proceedings are held under sub-section (2), it shall not be lawful for any person to print or publish any matter in relation to any such proceedings, except with the previous permission of the court.]

[9] After the highly-publicised Delhi gang rape case, The Broadcast Editors' Association issued detailed guidelines to ensure that the privacy of the victim's family is respected. In its guidelines, the editors' body has asked news channels not to show any visuals of the funeral or even shots of the deceased's home or family. Channels have been asked to not air interviews with any relative.

The BEA said that information about arrival of body and funeral can be provided, but the location of the funeral should not be made public. It also asked channels not to show shots of arrival of the body and not to chase the funeral van.

[10] A Code of Ethics was adopted by Mizzima journalists in Delhi, India on October 1, 2004, states that: “Respect privacy. A journalist shall not invade the privacy of an individual especially during time of grief or stress. A journalist shall respect an individual’s private life unless it is in the public interest or the public’s right to know.”

[11] Constitutional Framework of Privacy The right to privacy is recognised as a fundamental right under the Constitution of India. It is guaranteed under the right to freedom (Article 19) and the right to life (Article 21) of the Constitution. Article 19(1) (a) guarantees all citizens the right to freedom of speech and expression. It is the right to freedom of speech and expression that gives the media the right to publish any information. Reasonable restrictions on the exercise of the right can be imposed by the State in the interests of sovereignty and integrity of the State, the security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency or morality, or in relation to contempt of court, defamation or incitement to an offence. Article 21 of the Constitution provides, "No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law." Courts have interpreted the right to privacy as implicit in the right to life.

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Modi’s lotus triggers row as millions vote

New Delhi, April 30 (iANS): Some 83 million voted in 89 Lok Sabha constituencies across India Wednesday, a day an FIR was slapped against BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for showing off his party symbol close to a polling booth.

Braving the scorching summer, about 60 percent of the 139 million electorate trooped to over 150,000 polling stations in seven states and two union territories to pick 89 MPs from among 1,200 candidates including Congress president Sonia Gandhi (Rae Bareli), BJP president Rajnath Singh (Lucknow) and BJP patriarch L.K. Advani (Gandhinagar).

Wednesday marked the end of the eighth phase of 10-phased balloting that ends May 12 to elect a 543 members to the Lok Sabha, in which two members are nominated.

The votes will be counted May 16. Polling is now over in 438 constituencies and wholly in 21 states.

Modi, the Gujarat chief minister, courted a controversy when he displayed a lotus symbol near the polling booth in Gandhinagar where he voted. He also clicked a selfie.

A Kashmiri man belonging to the nomadic Gujjar tribe, center, lines-up to cast his vote during the Indian parliamentary elections at a polling station in Wasun, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) northeast of Srinagar,on Wednesday, April 30.

Authorities detained more than 600 Kashmiri residents in a crackdown on suspected separatists ahead of Wednesday’s voting, police said Tuesday. Indian Kashmir elects only six members of India’s 543-seat Parliament. Voting is being held over several days in the restive region so security forces can better guard the polls. (AP Photo)

Opposition parties, including the Congress and the AAP, were quick to complain that this violated the model code of conduct. On the urging of the poll panel, the Gujarat authorities filed a

police complaint against Modi. Congress general secretary Ajay Maken said: “We appeal to the Election Commission to ask the Gujarat government not to come under pressure of the chief minister.”

The complaint was lodged at the Ahmedabad City police station. Polling was brisk in most places, barring Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar seat, where balloting was sluggish amid a boycott call by sep-

aratists. West Bengal as well as Andhra Pradesh’s Telangana region, which also voted for a legislature for the proposed state, saw a huge voter turnout.

Apart from Srinagar where the voter turnout

barely crossed 25 percent, heavy polling took place in Punjab (73 percent), Daman and Diu (76 percent) and Andhra Pradesh (70 percent). West Bengal saw a staggering 81 percent voter turnout.

Polling in Uttar Pradesh was around 57 percent, while in Bihar and Gujarat, it crossed the 60 percent mark. Vadodara, from where Modi is contesting, recorded 70 percent turnout, while Rae Bareli, the constituency of Sonia Gandi, saw just over 51 percent of electors casting their ballots.

Balloting took place in Gujarat (26 Lok Sabha seats), Andhra Pradesh (17), Uttar Pradesh (14), Punjab (13), West Bengal (9), Bihar (7) and Jammu and Kashmir, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (one constituency each). After voting in Gandhinagar, Modi flew to Bihar where he addressed a rally in Ujiyarpur Lok Sabha constituency calling for “a strong government in the country”.

“It is certain a new government led by the BJP will be formed,” he said, predicting a defeat for the Congress-led UPA government. All 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat and all 13

in Punjab voted Thursday. Punjab is witnessing some high-profile electoral battles. The most keenly watched contest is in Amritsar where the BJP’s Arun Jaitley, fighting a Lok Sabha election for the first time, is pitted against former chief minister Amarinder Singh of the Congress.

In Andhra Pradesh, nine of the 10 districts which constitute the Telangana region recorded brisk voting. Prominent among the contestants include union cabinet Minister S. Jaipal Reddy (Mahabubnagar), Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao (Medak) and Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi (Hyderabad).

TRS chief Rao said he was confident of his party forming a government on its own strength in the proposed state of Telangana.

Heavy polling took place in West Bengal, following which the Communist Party of India-Marxist alleged “widespread rigging, violence and capture of polling booths” by the Trinamool Congress.

“Hundreds of polling booths were affected in

Bolpur, Birbhum, Bardhaman Purba, BardhamanDurgapur, Howrah and Uluberia Lok Sabha constituencies,” it said, demanding a re-poll. “Polling agents of the CPI-M and the Left Front were driven out in a number of booths and blatant false voting has taken place in the presence of polling personnel,” the party added.

Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi said polling was peaceful and no untoward incidents were reported, “except a few cases of boycott in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat”.

On reports of booth capturing in West Bengal, he said the poll panel will scrutinise the report of election observers and the video recordings.

“If the reports are found to be true, we may go for repoll in those booths,” he said. Election Commission Director General Akshay Rout said that in polling held so far in 28 states, “26 states recorded higher turnouts than the last Lok Sabha election (in 2009) and 14 states recorded the highest ever turnout”.

He said that until now, the overall turnout was 66 percent, compared to just 57.61 percent in 2009.

Can child labor be eliminated in India? Speed up rape case procedure: Supreme Court

New Delhi, April 30 (iANS): Every day nine-year-old Milli (named changed) rushes through her morning ablutions so that she does not get late. However, unlike other children her age, Milli is not racing against time to reach school but her employers’ house, where she takes care of a girl, less than half her age, along with doing other household chores.

At an age, when most children are seen waiting for their school buses dressed impeccably in their uniforms, Milli, in her worn-down clothes walks past them with hopes and dreams in her eyes.

“I wish I could study like my younger sister. But, mummy says I should help her with this work. I do not argue with her,” Milli syas. “I hope one day I would.” Milli shares her story with millions of others.

Bhuwan Ribhu, an activist with Save the Childhood Movement, said that as per 2010 National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) figures, there are close to 4.9 million child laborers in the country.

“As these are government figures, the civil society figures are much higher,” he said.

According to the Census 2001 figures there were 12.6 million working children in the age group of five14 years. Ribhu said the government argues that with the implementation of the Right to Education (RTE)

Act, it has been able to bring down the number of child labor in the nine year period. The RTE Act enacted in 2010 implies that every child in the age group of six to 14 years is entitled to free and compulsory elementary education.

But Vijaylakshmi Arora, director at Child Rights and You (CRY), said that India does not have “a concrete

“Though the child labor act prohibits employing children up to the age of 14 years, we need to understand that in India, those between the age group of 15-18 years, are as vulnerable,” Arora added.

“While more girls are employed in agriculture and household activities, rampant trafficking of boys happen for the garment industry.

In cotton farming, boys are brought from Rajasthan to work in Gujarat. Similarly, girls from Jharkhand and the northeast are brought as domestic help,” Ribhu.

The problem, according to Sanjay Gupta, director of Chetna, an NGO working for street children, “is that there is no pragmatic approach being followed by the government”.

“It is the responsibility of the state government to ensure that the children are rescued and given the right kind of rehabilitation. If you are talking about rescue operations, you should first be prepared with the right kind of rehabilitation,” Gupta said.

“There should be a high quality, full-time formal education. Even poor parents want their children to be educated. It is also essential to address and identify vulnerable families,” she added.

She further mentioned that above all, a belief and commitment to allocate adequate protection for children is needed to fight the cause.

May 1 is International Labour Day strategy to prevent child trafficking and also child labour.”

According to the International Labour Organisation, there are an estimated 6.8 million boys and 5.8 million girls in child labour in India.

The organization estimates that globally close to 215 million children between the ages of five and 17 work under conditions that are considered illegal, hazardous, or extremely exploitative.

Ribhu says the biggest employer of children in India is in agriculture followed by domestic households, garment and carpet industries and also bidi and bangle-making.

“A lot of people think that working in agricultural and allied activities is not hazardous. But, we should recognize that the use of pesticides and other chemicals are hazardous for the children,” Arora adds.

Orders fast tracking the procedure for recording statements of the victim and witnesses

New Delhi, April 30 (AgeNcieS): Considering the consistent recurrence of rape incidents all over the country, the Supreme Court has ordered fast tracking the procedure for recording statements of the victim and witnesses.

Giving a series of directions, a Bench of Justices Gyan Sudha Mishra (since retired) and V. Gopala Gowda said “upon receipt of information relating to the commission of offence of rape, the Investigating Officer shall make immediate steps to take the victim to any Metropolitan/ preferably Lady Judicial Magistrate for the purpose of recording her statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C.” The bench emphasised that the recording of evidence of the victim and other witnesses multiple times ought to be put to an end which was the primary

reason for delay of the trial.

It said “We are of the view that it is high time such measures of reform in the Cr. P.C. be introduced after deliberation and debate by the legal fraternity.”

The Bench said “if the evidence recorded for the first time itself be kept in sealed cover to be produced and treated as deposition of the witnesses and hence admissible at the stage of trial with liberty to the defence to cross-examine them with further liberty to the accused to lead his defence witness and other evidence with a right to cross-examination by the prosecution, it can surely cut short and curtail the protracted trial.”

The Bench said if such a procedure was introduced at least for trial of rape cases

it was bound to reduce the duration of trial and thus offer a speedy remedy by way of a fast track procedure.

The Bench said “If there is any delay exceeding 24 hours in taking the victim to the Magistrate, the Investigating Officer should record the reasons for the same in the case diary and hand over a copy of the same to the Magistrate.

Section 164 A Cr.P.C. imposes an obligation on the part of Investigating Officer to get the victim of the rape immediately medically examined. A copy of the medical report should be immediately handed over to the Magistrate who records the statement of the victim under Section 164 Cr.P.C.” The Bench directed that a copy of this order thus be

circulated to all the Director Generals of Police of all the States/Commissioner of Police in Metropolitan cities/ Commissioner of Police of Union Territories. The Bench made it clear that the authorities must send a copy of this order to all the police stations in charge in their States/Union Territories for its compliance in cases which are registered on or after the receipt of a copy of these directions.

Necessary instructions by the DGPs/ Commissioners of Police be also issued to all the police station in-charge by the DGPs/Commissioner of Police incorporating the directions. The Bench directed the matter to be posted again after four weeks to ensure compliance of this order.

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march’ to Iraq holds vote as it slides deeper into strife ‘Million-woman protest Nigerian kidnappings

BAGHDAD, April 30 (Ap): A key election for a new Iraqi parliament was underway Wednesday amid a massive security operation as the country continues to slide deeper into sectarian violence, more than two years after U.S. forces left Iraq. Hundreds of thousands of troops and police have fanned out to guard voting centers in what is also the first nationwide balloting since the 2011 American pullout. Polls across the Arab, energy-rich nation opened at 7 a.m. local time and will close at 6 p.m. Iraq’s 22 million registered voters are electing a 328-seat parliament.

In central Baghdad, police and army manned checkpoints roughly 500 meters (yards) apart, while pickup trucks with machine-guns perched on top roamed the streets. Much of the city looked deserted without the normal traffic congestion that Baghdad is notorious for. Most stores were closed. Voters are being subjected to multiple searches before they are allowed inside polling enters. Streets leading to the centers are blocked by police trucks and barbed wire.

An Iraqi woman prepares to cast her vote for parliamentary elections as she carries her daughter at a polling station in Basra, Iraq’s second-largest city, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, on Wednesday, April 30. (AP Photo)

“I decided to go and vote early while it’s safe.

Crowds attract attacks,” said Azhar Mohammed as she and her husband approached a polling station in Baghdad’s mainly Shiite Karadah district.

The 37-year-old woman in mourning black had just lost a brother — a soldier killed last week in the northern city of Mosul.

“There has been a big failure in the way the country has been run and I think it is time to elect new peo-

ple,” she said. Not far from where Mohammed was, Essam Shukr broke into tears as he remembered a son killed in a suicide bombing in Karadah last month. “I hope this election takes us to the shores of safety,” said the 72-yearold Shukr. “We want a better life for our sons and grandchildren who cannot even go to playing areas or amusement parks because of the bad security situation. We want a better life for all Iraqis.”

A Shiite party led by Nouri al-Maliki, Iraq’s prime minister of eight years, is expected to win the most seats in Wednesday’s election but is unlikely to win a majority. AlMaliki will have to cobble together a coalition if he is to retain his job for a third four-year term, a tough task given the harsh criticism he has been under from his one-time Shiite, Sunni Arab and Kurdish allies. AlMaliki, a Shiite, rose from relative obscurity to office

in 2006, when Iraq’s sectarian bloodletting began to spiral out of control, with Sunni militants and Shiite militias butchering each other’s communities.

Over the years that followed, Sunni tribes backed by the Americans rose up to fight al-Qaida-linked militants, while al-Maliki showed a readiness to rein in Shiite militiamen — and by 2008, the violence had eased. But the Sunni-Shiite violence returned, stoked in part by al-Maliki. His moves last year to crush protests by Sunnis complaining of discrimination under his Shiite-led government sparked a new wave of violence by militants, who took over the city of Fallujah in the western, Sunni-dominated province of Anbar and parts of the provincial capital Ramadi. Iraqi army and police forces battling them for months have been unable to take most areas back.

At the same time, many Iraqis increasingly complain of government corruption and the failure to rebuild the economy. The violence has continued right up to the day before the vote.

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Dated Kohima, the 30th April 2014

List of successful candidates holding the first fifty positions (in order of merit) POSITION

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2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

NAME OF CANDIDATE AND SCHOOL

SHUBHAMKAR BARMAN Ram Janaki Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur UTTAM SHARMA Assembly of God Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur a. VEVOTOLÜ KEZO Mezhür Hr.Sec.School,Kohima b. OSCAR MUCHAHARY Holy Cross Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur NAROENLA St.Clare Hr.Sec.School,Kacharigaon a. MESANO PESEYIE Fernwood School,Kohima b. MALABIKA DEY Holy Cross Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur a. REIJO AUGUSTINE St.John’s Hr.Sec.School,Tuensang b. PANKAJ KUMAR GUPTA Chandmari Hr.Sec.School,Kohima c. RAM BABU KUMAR RAI Ram Janaki Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur SUNNY KUMAR SINGH Govt.High School,Botsa AAKANCHHA St.Mary’s High School,Dimapur METSIVILIE SEYIE Rüzhükhrie Govt.Hr.Sec.School,Kohima a. KUOLZO NEIKHA Holy Family School,Kohima b. MEDENO PESEYIE Fernwood School,Kohima c. ARPITA DUTTA Ram Janaki Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur MANISHA SEN Chandmari Hr.Sec.School,Kohima ROSHNI DUTTA Holy Cross Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur MOAMENLA JAMIR St.Clare Hr.Sec.School,Kacharigaon SUNGTIBEN JAMIR St.Paul Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur a. IMLISENLA JAMIR Queen Mary Hr.Sec.School,Mokokchung b. SHERIL ANN THOMAS Little Flower Hr.Sec.School,Kohima c. SAHAJAN TALUKDAR G.Mhiasiu School,Dimapur LIMAYANGLA LONGKUMER Christian Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur a. MÜZILÜ VERO Little Flower Hr.Sec.School,Kohima b. KEVINÜ KENNAO Little Flower Hr.Sec.School,Kohima c. RIYA JHA Ministers’ Hill Baptist Hr.Sec.School,Kohima a. PHOMENT S CHANG St.John’s Hr.Sec.School,Tuensang b. RADETOLÜ RINGA St.Mary’s Cathedral Hr.Sec.School,Kohima GULABSA KHATUN Christian Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur a. ABIGAIL RAI Queen Mary Hr.Sec.School,Mokokchung b. VINIKALI H A SULI Little Flower Hr.Sec.School,Kohima c. ARADHANA KHUNDRAKPAM G.Rio School,Kohima d. IMNATOSHI Saint John’s School,Diphupar’B’ e. ORENVUNGI PATTON Little Star Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur a. NILANJAN CHOWDHURY Dimapur Railway High School,Dimapur b. ALOWIE NYUSOU St.John Hr.Sec.Residential School,Dimapur a. KETOUVIZO NAKHRO Ministers’ Hill Baptist Hr.Sec.School,Kohima b. NEERAJ T VIJAYAN Dainty Buds,Kohima c. NEIKESE-Ü SORHIE Mezhür Hr.Sec.School,Kohima d. MANJUMA SARKAR St.Paul Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur MUKESH KUMAR CHAURAISA Olympic Hr.Sec.School,Zunheboto a. BIPRAJIT SHARMA Mezhür Hr.Sec.School,Kohima b. HINOTO M ZHIMOMI St.Mary’s Hr.Sec.School,Padampukhuri KESOBEINUO SOTE Christ King Hr.Sec.School,Kohima a. JAVED HAMID Little Star Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur b. SHIVRAJ NAG Zakiesato Memorial Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur c. TIAJUNGLA Holy Cross Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur a. ANGELIN SAJI Holy Angel School,Tuensang b. LANUWAPANG LEMTOR Queen Mary Hr.Sec.School,Mokokchung c. VIVONÜ KECHÜ Little Flower Hr.Sec.School,Kohima d. IMLILEMLA AIER Little Star Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur e. SHWETA SHARMA Holy Cross Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur SHOLU MOVI Christ King Hr.Sec.School,Kohima NENGNEINEM LUNKIM Pilgrim School,Dimapur

ROLL NO.

WAE PERTOTAL & CENTMARKS PHE AGE

1411326 580

AA

96.67%

1413367 578

AA

96.33%

1421001 569

AA

94.83%

1411030 569

AA

94.83%

1412178 568

AA

94.67%

1421060 567

AA

94.50%

1411117 567

AA

94.50%

1461027 566

AA

94.33%

1422412 566

AA

94.33%

1411319 566

AA

1420157 471

B A 94.20%

1414857 565

AA

1420033 565

B B 94.16%

1422540 564

AA

94.00%

1421059 564

AA

94.00%

1411336 564

AA

94.00%

1422466 563

AA

93.83%

1411144 562

AA

93.67%

1412175 561

AA

93.50%

1410695 560

AA

93.33%

1430278 559

AA

93.16%

1422131 559

AA

93.16%

1414353 559

AA

93.16%

1410522 559

A B 93.16%

1422101 558

AA

93.00%

1422060 558

AA

93.00%

1421365 558

AA

93.00%

1461080 557

AA

92.83%

1422912 557

AA

92.83%

1410508 557

B A 92.83%

1430245 556

AA

92.67%

1422152 556

AA

92.67%

1420227 556

AA

92.67%

1415165 556

AA

92.67%

1411806 556

AA

92.67%

1414798 555

AA

92.50%

1412051 555

AA

92.50%

1421300 554

AA

92.33%

1421152 554

AA

92.33%

1420973 554

AA

92.33%

1410622 554

AA

92.33%

1480167 553

AA

92.16%

1420878 552

AA

92.00%

1414453 552

AA

92.00%

1421731 552

B B 92.00%

1411731 551

AA

91.83%

1411434 551

AA

91.83%

1411160 551

AA

91.83%

1460135 550

AA

91.67%

1430210 550

AA

91.67%

1422156 550

AA

91.67%

1411777 550

AA

91.67%

1411148 550

AA

91.67%

1421710 550

A C 91.67%

1412853 549

AA

94.33%

94.16%

91.50%

POSITION

NAME OF CANDIDATE AND SCHOOL

30. a. MAONGKABA JAMIR Don Bosco Hr.Sec.School,Kohima b.BISHWAJEET RANJAN MAHANTA Don Bosco Hr.Sec.School,Kohima 31. a. ECHENI ARCHE Little Flower Hr.Sec.School,Kohima b. MONOJOY BHATTACHARJEE Pranab Vidyapith Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur c. WETOU T KHAPE Pilgrim School,Dimapur d. BENJAMIN SANGTAM Carewell School,Dimapur 32. a. JYOTI GURUNG Queen Mary Hr.Sec.School,Mokokchung b. YESMIN SULTANA CHOUDHURY Mezhür Hr.Sec.School,Kohima c. ITOLÜ DAZO Mezhür Hr.Sec.School,Kohima d. AKUMMEREN IMCHEN Northfield,Khikha 33. ASHI SHRESTHA Christian Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur 34. a. LONGPONGBO Chandmari Hr.Sec.School,Kohima b. HARSHITA SARDA St.Mary’s High School,Dimapur c. IMKONGANGNEN B PONGENER Holy Cross Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur 35. DSULO ZHIEMI Nazareth School,Pfütsero 36. KHOALAM KONYAK Unit School,6th NAP Bn.,Tizit 37. a. TEJOKHLÜNÜ NALEO Coraggio School,Kohima b. TIATUBA OZUKUM Northfield,Khikha c. ANJALI JAISWAL Ram Janaki Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur 38. MANOJ KARKI Regimental School,4th NAP,Thizama 39. HAPPY JAIN St.Mary’s High School,Dimapur 40. a. BHASKAR DEY Dainty Buds,Kohima b. NOKEKUNO VIZOL Mezhür Hr.Sec.School,Kohima c. ADIE KIRE Mezhür Hr.Sec.School,Kohima d. JOSHUA KELIO Holy Cross Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur 41. a. THUNGRHONI M PATTON Don Bosco Hr.Sec.School,Wokha b. THOKCHAM MANITA St.Xavier Hr.Sec.School,Meluri c. ARHATA PINCHA St.Mary’s High School,Dimapur d. RUKSANA BEGAM CHOWDHURY Pranab Vidyapith Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur e. MIMI MURRY Holy Cross Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur 42. a. IMSANENLA C JAMIR Queen Mary Hr.Sec.School,Mokokchung b. LONAVI NYUSOU Little Flower Hr.Sec.School,Kohima c. IMRONGMENLA OZUKUM St.Mary’s Hr.Sec.School,Padampukhuri 43. MENGUSANUO MEZHÜ Mezhür Hr.Sec.School,Kohima 44. a. MHONRONI KIKON Little Flower Hr.Sec.School,Kohima b. ARÜNI VICTORIA LAJIO Little Flower Hr.Sec.School,Kohima c. MOIKEN B MANONG Mezhür Hr.Sec.School,Kohima d. M KONOM PHOM Brothers’ and Sisters’ School,Chumukedima e. KHROWULO NGATSI Saint Savio School,Chumukedima 45. AZHIBA T JANGER The Vineyard School,Kohima 46. a. LOIPONG KONYAK St.John’s School,Mon b. TEMJENLONG Y JAMIR Queen Mary Hr.Sec.School,Mokokchung c. WATHYNARO LONGCHAR Edith Douglas Hr.Sec.School,Mokokchung d. CALVIN A RAJA Holy Cross Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur e. SAZÜNI H CHOROSHO Carewell School,Dimapur 47. AKHOY JYOTI CHAUDHURY St.Francis De Sales Hr.Sec.School,Medziphema 48. MOARENLA OZÜKUM Ministers’ Hill Baptist Hr.Sec.School,Kohima 49. THROMFEE SATHREI H Christ King School,Mon 50. a. KEDOSENO RINO Little Flower Hr.Sec.School,Kohima b. SENJUMO N KITHAN Fernwood School,Kohima c. ATHILI ANTHONY Mezhür Hr.Sec.School,Kohima d. BIPAR AHMED St.Edmund’s Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur e. MUGHASHE S SEMA Little Star Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur f. MURHIKIU Y THONGRU Carewell School,Dimapur

ROLL NO.

WAE PERTOTAL & CENTMARKS PHE AGE

1421932 548

AA

91.33%

1421908 548

AA

91.33%

1422036 547

AA

91.16%

1414714 547

AA

91.16%

1412867 547

AA

91.16%

1410791 547

AA

91.16%

1430287 546

AA

91.00%

1421013 546

AA

91.00%

1420948 546

AA

91.00%

1420237 546

AA

1410497 546

B A 91.00%

1422403 545

AA

90.83%

1414871 545

AA

90.83%

1410976 545

AA

90.83%

1450524 545

B A 90.83%

1441794 454

AA

90.80%

1422986 544

AA

90.67%

1420262 544

AA

90.67%

1411335 544

AA

90.67%

1423151 544

A B 90.67%

1414870 542

AA

90.33%

1421144 541

AA

90.16%

1420978 541

AA

90.16%

1420938 541

AA

90.16%

1410990 541

AA

90.16%

1470179 540

AA

90.00%

1451489 540

AA

90.00%

1414862 540

AA

90.00%

1414777 540

AA

90.00%

1411123 540

AA

90.00%

1430281 539

AA

89.83%

1422084 539

AA

89.83%

1414501 539

AA

89.83%

1420966 538

AA

89.67%

1422097 537

AA

89.50%

1422016 537

AA

89.50%

1420970 537

AA

89.50%

1415776 537

AA

89.50%

1415402 537

AA

89.50%

1422991 447

AA

89.40%

1440210 536

AA

89.33%

1430236 536

AA

89.33%

1430136 536

AA

89.33%

1410955 536

AA

89.33%

1410805 536

AA

89.33%

1415928 536

B B 89.33%

1421357 535

AA

1441097 535

C C 89.16%

1422055 534

AA

89.00%

1421039 534

AA

89.00%

1420875 534

AA

89.00%

1414258 534

AA

89.00%

1411747 534

AA

89.00%

1410794 534

AA

89.00%

91.00%

89.16%

(Mrs.Asano Sekhose) Chairman

NiGeriA, April 30 (AFp): Protesters are calling for a “million-woman march” in the Nigerian capital on Wednesday over the government’s failure to rescue scores of schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists two weeks ago.

Angry Nigerian parents lashed out at the government on Tuesday as a local leader claimed the hostages had been sold as wives abroad.

“May God curse every one of those who has failed to free our girls,” said Enoch Mark, whose daughter and two nieces were among the more than 100 students abducted from the Government Girls Secondary School in the Chibok area of the north-eastern state of Borno. The attack was one of the most shocking in Boko Haram’s five-year uprising in which thousands of people have been killed across northern and central Nigeria.

The outrage that followed the mass abduction has been compounded by disputes over how many girls were seized and criticism of the military’s search-and-rescue effort.

Borno officials have said 129 girls were kidnapped when gunmen stormed the school after sundown on 14 April and forced the students – who are between 12 and 17 years old – on to a convoy of trucks.

Officials said 52 had since escaped. Local people including the school’s principal have rejected those numbers, insisting that 230 students were snatched and 187 are still being held hostage.

An organisation called

Women for Peace and Justice has called for a “million-woman protest march” in the capital, Abuja, on Wednesday to demand that more resources be committed to securing the girls’ release. While the group is unlikely to rally a crowd of that size, support for the movement has been growing on Twitter under the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls. Pogo Bitrus, leader of a Chibok elders group, told AFP that locals had been tracking the movements of the hostages with the help of “various sources” across the northeast. “From the information we received yesterday from Cameroonian border towns our abducted girls were taken ... into Chad and

Cameroon,” he said.

There was no independent confirmation of his report and the defence ministry did not immediately answer calls seeking comment. Some of the girls who escaped have said the hostages were taken to Borno’s Sambisa Forest area where Boko Haram has well-fortified camps. Boko Haram’s name translates as “western education is forbidden” and it has repeatedly attacked schools during an insurgency aimed at creating a strict Islamic state in mainly Muslim northern Nigeria. The Islamists have set schools on fire, massacred students in their sleep and detonated bombs at university campus churches.

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HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION 2014 Dated Kohima, the 30th April 2014

Merit List

POSITION

ARTS STREAM NAME OF CANDIDATE AND INSTITUTION

1.

TAKATEMJEN PONGEN Mezhür Hr.Sec.School,Kohima 2. KHUMRILA THONGER Christian Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur 3. (i) KHRIELIE-Ü ZUMVÜ Don Bosco Hr.Sec.School,Kohima (ii) KETHOLESA-Ü YHOME Don Bosco Hr.Sec.School,Kohima 4. KAMONGLA LONGKUMER Northfield,Khikha 5. IMKONGNUKLA AO Christian Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur 6. DEPOK SANGMA Assembly of God Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur 7. IMNATOLA AIER Clark Memorial Hr.Sec.School,Impur 8. (i) ILONA K AYEMI Mezhür Hr.Sec.School,Kohima (ii) TOKAVI ZHIMOMI Don Bosco Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur 9. SMARANIKA CHAKRABORTY St.Paul Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur 10. MEDOCHÜLIE CIESOTSU Don Bosco Hr.Sec.School,Kohima

ROLL NO.

1420055 528

88.00%

1411480 524

87.33%

1420424 516

86.00%

1420423 516

86.00%

1422359 509

84.83%

1411470 507

84.50%

1410190 506

84.33%

1430109 504

84.00%

1420095 501

83.50%

1410989 501

83.50%

1411989 496

82.66%

1420405 491

81.83%

COMMERCE STREAM

POSINAME OF CANDIDATE AND INSTITUTION TION

1.

HASINA BEGAM Holy Cross Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur 2. MADHUMITA NATH Pranab Vidyapith Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur 3. KARAN MECH Pranab Vidyapith Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur 4. SURYA PRAKASH SHARMA Christian Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur 5. PRIYANKA DAS Pranab Vidyapith Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur 6. PUNAM KUMARI GUPTA S.D.Jain Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur 7. (i) ANJU SHARMA S.D.Jain Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur (ii) IMNAONEN JAMIR Christian Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur 8. (i) PAYAL AGARWAL S.D.Jain Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur (ii) NISMA PARVEEN Christian Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur 9. AISHWARYA LUXMI JAIN Christian Hr.Sec.School,Dimapur 10. (i) SAMASONGLA JAMIR Mayangnokcha Govt.Hr.Sec. School,Mokokchung (ii) SUSHMITA CHAKRABORTY Pranab Vidyapith Hr.Sec.School, Dimapur

ROLL NO.

1.

AMASHA DAS St.John Hr.Sec.Residential School,Dimapur 2. THEJASELHOU KIRE Kohima Science College,Jotsoma 3. MERENTEMJEN St.John Hr.Sec.Residential School,Dimapur 4. KAMONG OZUKUM Pranab Vidyapith Hr.Sec.School, Dimapur 5. AMAR BHAGAT Pranab Vidyapith Hr.Sec.School, Dimapur 6. UDAY KUMAR RAY Pranab Vidyapith Hr.Sec.School, Dimapur 7. M ATHAI PHOM Kohima Science College, Jotsoma 8. KENEDY THINGUJAM Pranab Vidyapith Hr.Sec.School, Dimapur 9. (i) EYINGBEMO S ODYUO Kohima Science College,Jotsoma (ii) IMLISUNEP St.John Hr.Sec.Residential School, Dimapur 10. NATHANAEL SINGSIT St.John Hr.Sec.Residential School, Dimapur

TOTAL PERMARKS CENTAGE

1414276 543

90.50%

1414610 540

90.00%

1414538 534

89.00%

1414171 531

88.50%

1414625 529

88.16%

1414681 526

87.66%

1414647 518

86.33%

1414132 518

86.33%

1414671 516

86.00%

1414208 516

86.00%

1414180 512

85.33%

1434026 509

84.83%

1414640 509

84.83%

SCIENCE STREAM

POSINAME OF CANDIDATE AND INSTITUTION TION

TOTAL PERMARKS CENTAGE

ROLL NO.

DISTINCTION IN

ENG, AEN, HIS, PSC, ECO, SGY ENG, HIS, PSC, ECO, AEN, EDN ENG, HIS, PSC, SGY, EDN ENG, HIS, PSC, EDN, TNY, SGY ENG, AEN, HIS, PSC, SGY, EDN ENG, HIS, PSC, ECO, EDN ENG, AEN, HIS, EDN, ECO, PSC ENG, ECO, PSC, HIS, EDN HIS, PSC, SGY, ECO ENG, AEN, HIS, PSC, ECO ENG, AEN, HIS, PSC, ECO ENG, HIS, PSC, SGY, EDN DISTINCTION IN

ENG, ACC, BUS, ECO, FBM,HND ENG, ACC, BUS, ECO, HND, ENT ENG, ACC, BUS, ECO, ENT ENG, ACC, BUS, ECO, AEN, FBM ENG, ACC, BUS, ECO, ENT ENG, ACC, BUS, ECO, ENT ENG, ACC, BUS, ECO, FBM ENG, ACC, ECO, AEN, FBM ENG, ACC, BUS, ECO, HND,FBM ACC,ECO,AEN, FBM ACC,BUS,ECO, HND,FBM ENG, ACC, BUS, ECO,AEN,ENT ENG, ACC, BUS, ECO, ENT, FBM

TOTAL PERMARKS CENTAGE

DISTINCTION IN

1417156 552

92.00%

ENG, PHY, CHE, MAT,BIO,CSC

1427874 545

90.83%

1417119 543

90.50%

ENG, PHY, CHE, CSC, MAT, AEN ENG, PHY, CHE, MAT, BIO, CSC

1417278 542

90.33%

1417243 531

88.50%

1417367 528

88.00%

1427935 517

86.16%

1417280 509

84.83%

1427771 508

84.66%

1417094 508

84.66%

1417123 507

84.50%

ENG, PHY, CHE, AEN, MAT, BIO ENG, PHY, CHE, MAT, CSC ENG, PHY, CHE, MAT, BIO ENG, PHY, CHE, HND,BIO,MAT ENG, PHY,CHE, BIO,MAT ENG, PHY, CHE, CSC,AEN ENG, PHY,CHE, MAT,CSC,AEN ENG, PHY, CHE, MAT,CSC (Mrs.Asano Sekhose) Chairman

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The Morung Express

I am now playing with Washington Wizards win series vengeance: Jwala Gutta

NEW DELHI, APRIL 30 (PTI): Threatened with a ban by the administrators and labelled an enfant terrible by her detractors, ace shuttler Jwala Gutta says such has been the "hurt and pain" of the last six months that she has not been able celebrate her bronze medal at the recent Asian Badminton Championships to the fullest.

India's best doubles player, Jwala had to endure a bitter legal battle with the Badminton Association of India after its disciplinary committee recommended a life ban on her for allegedly delaying a match between Krrish Delhi Smashers and Banga Beats in the Indian Badminton League last year.

The 30-year-old Hyderabadi, who has brought many laurels to the country in her over-a-decadelong career, said the bronze medal at the Asian Badminton Championship has healed some of the pain that she went through last year. "This medal is sort of revenge for me. I am now playing with vengeance.

There is a lot of hurt and

pain. If I would not have had to go through the trauma of what happened six months back, I would have enjoyed this medal win with more calmness," Jwala said.

"What happened to me was completely unnecessary. Why should a sportsperson go through it? I didn't demand money for my achievement, I demanded respect and acknowledgement. But there has been nothing.

Why doubles is discriminated?" the feisty player asked. "Frankly, I don't understand why I have to prove myself again and again. I have achieved enough and I am proud of my achievements. I won medals at Commonwealth Games, World Championship, I represented India in Olympics. Even the bronze at ABC is a first for Indian badminton. There is still no one in the team to replace me and Ashwini.

"We have achieved all that without support.

But even today we have to struggle for sponsorship," she added. A Com-

monwealth Games gold, a bronze at 2011 World Championship and qualifying for London Olympics, Jwala has achieved it all but despite her accomplishments, she has found herself at the receiving end of BAI's ire time and again.

The 14-time national champion has once again answered her critics with her performance and buoyed by her feat at the ABC, Jwala is now targetting a medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016.

"Playing the next Olympics is my main aim. I started playing again after the break only because I want to win a medal at Rio Olympics," Jwala said.

"Qualifying for the London Olympics in two events was a very big achievement for me. Now, I want to try and win a Olympic medal, I will give my last shot. I don't want to have any regrets. I want to end my career with an Olympic medal."

Asked about rankings, Jwala said: "I focus more on matches and performance and don't want to calculate much. But I think a place inside the top 15 by this year end would be good.

"I hardly played six tournaments after coming back and after the ABC performance, our ranking will improve further, which is a good sign. I am stronger now. "Mentally, I think I am stronger. After all the nonsense that happened, I'm able to block myself under pressure and moreover I am playing just one event, women's doubles. So I am more relaxed," added Jwala, who is looking to focus on her strengths.

Her women's doubles partner, Ashwini Ponnappa too is upbeat about their latest achievement and said it has come at the right moment for the duo. "It has been a great confidencebooster for us. It is important that we keep playing as many tournaments as possible and I am sure we will get better with time. We have played well in ABC. We are headed in the right direction," Ashwini said.

Washington Wizards guard John Wall, center, passes the ball past the Chicago Bulls defense, from left, Jimmy Butler (21) Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson (22) as teammate Marcin Gortat stands near during the second half of Game 5 in an opening-round NBA basketball playoff series Tuesday, April 29, in Chicago.

The Wizards won 75-69. (AP Photo)

LOS ANGELES, APRIL 30 (AP): Washington booked its place in the next round of the NBA playoffs with a victory on Tuesday, while Memphis and the Los Angeles Clippers moved to the brink of doing the same by taking 3-2 series leads.

Washington won 75-69 at Chicago in a dour defensive encounter to complete a 4-1 series victory. It is only the third time since the 1970s that the Wizards have gone beyond the first round of the playoffs.

The Clippers had an emotion-charged 113103 win over Golden State just hours after team owner Donald Sterling was banned for life by the NBA for racial remarks he made in a recorded conversation.

Memphis and Okla-

homa City went to overtime for the fourth-straight game in the series, with the Grizzlies pulling out a 10099 road win that put them within one win of reaching the last eight.

Washington's John Wall finished with 24 points and Nene scored 20 in the Wizards low-scoring win at Chicago.

Bradley Beal scored 17 points for Washington, which looks like extending its stay in the playoffs in what is the team's first postseason appearance for six years.

The Wizards turned a halftime tie into a ninepoint lead heading into the fourth quarter and hung on. Chicago's comeback chances took a big hit early in the final quarter

when Taj Gibson suffered a game-ending ankle injury with his team trailing by six points.

Wall and Nene, back from a one-game suspension, both had seven rebounds. Marcin Gortat had two points and 13 rebounds. The Clippers showed admirable composure to put aside the Sterling controversy and beat Golden State.

DeAndre Jordan had 25 points — a playoff career high — and 18 rebounds while Chris Paul scored 20 points for the Clippers.

Los Angeles coach Doc Rivers high-fived each of his players near the bench in an uncommon display of excitement as the final seconds ticked away. NBA commissioner Adam Sil-

ver also fined Sterling $2.5 million and called on NBA owners to force him to sell the team. The Clippers are on the brink of just their third playoff series victory since Sterling bought the team in 1981. Game 6 is Thursday in Oakland.

Klay Thompson led the Warriors with 21 points.

David Lee and Andre Iguodala scored 18 apiece while Stephen Curry had a mediocre game with 17 points, including four 3-pointers.

Memphis prevailed in a thrilling finish at Oklahoma City to move to the verge of what would be a surprise series victory.

Oklahoma City called a timeout with the score at 100-99 and with 2.9 seconds remaining. Kevin Durant missed a long 3-point

attempt and teammate Serge Ibaka tipped the ball in on the rebound. The shot was reviewed and it was determined that it was released after the buzzer, ending the game.

Mike Miller scored 21 points and Zach Randolph added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who will host Game 6 on Thursday.

Russell Westbrook had 30 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds for the Thunder, who trailed by 20 points in the third quarter but trimmed its deficit to six by the start of the fourth quarter and finally took a 79-78 lead.

Consecutive baskets by Mike Conley put the Grizzlies up 87-82 with just under 4 minutes to play.

High School Daredevils lifts Ist 10th NA- I T20 trophy Juventus aims for European final at home Our Correspondent Kohima | April 30

A weeklong Ist 10th Northern Angami I T20 championship 2014 organized by Brotherhood Group and sponsored by MLA Khriehu Liezietsu concluded here today at Government Higher Secondary School Ground.

In a grand finale, High School Daredevils defeated North Block Warriors by 8 wickets and lifted the coveted champion trophy along with a cash prize of Rs. 50,000. The runners up was awarded with a cash prize of Rs. 25,000.

Gracing the closing ceremony, Sahu Yiese, additional director (HoD), printing & stationary appreciated the effort of the organizer in bringing together youthful talent and given them a platform to showcase their skills in sports. He maintained that the MLA and advisor New & Renewable Energy and

Chief guest and MLA Khriehu Liezietsu with the finalists and match officials. (Morung Photo)

Music Task force Khriehu Liezietsu’s sincere support and keen interest in promoting sports is commendable.

“I believe, under his dynamic leadership and guidance our Naga youth will be given more opportunity to excel in the field of sports.”

Stating that Cricket has become a popular game after football, he said it has become so popular in the country that Cricket is considered as an unofficial na-

tional game. It is a game which is pursued as a profession which can make cricketer a multi millionaire.

“Naga youths are born talented especially in the field of sports. Unfortunately many remain crude due to lack of innovation, discipline and dedication,” he said. He also stated that Nagaland also possess the resources and talent which can take us at par with cricketers of other states. He said the Nagaland Cricket Stadium at Sovima,

Dimapur is well equipped and meets the standard in terms of infrastructure to accommodate national level cricket. He thanked the government in trying to promote cricket in Nagaland.

“Today, upcoming Naga cricketers needs to be encouraged to compete at national level,” he said and felt that government in association with interested private clubs should take initiative in setting up institutes to impart skill-

ful training and expose the young generation in the field of sports.

“We should support, encourage and promote young talents by organizing such tournaments,” he added. The function was compered by Elvis Mepfhüo. The programme was followed by musical nite featuring Divine Connection, Alobo Naga, Cotton Country, Mengu Suokhrie, Diethozo Takhro, Kenie Mepfhüo, Neikuo Khezhie.

Challenger Cup 2014 concludes Our Correspondent Kohima | April 30

The Challenger Cup 2014 (10th Men & 6th Women Open Basketball Championship) under the aegis of Youth Aflame concluded here this evening at Kohima Local Ground. In men finals, Amplified defeated Taurus 28-27 to lift the coveted champion title. Venture Wings Society bagged the champion title in women category and Josephites Riven Honda conducted a safety riding activity at Tetso Colas runners- up. lege, Dimapur, in which safe riding training was given to the Final match in progress between Amplified and Taurus at the Challenger Cup 2014 in Kohima onApril 30. (Morung Photo)

students on a two wheelers simulator. A press note informed that students were trained on proper and safe riding practices through various riding activities. Honda Executive, Abhishek and Proprietor Elilo Lotha were present along with dignitaries from the College.

TURIN, APRIL 30 (AP): Tournament favorite Juventus and Valencia will be looking to their home fans to help them overturn first-leg deficits on Thursday and reach the Europa League final. Juventus trails Benfica 2-1 entering its second-leg match in its Turin stadium, which will also host the May 14 final, while Valencia trails Sevilla 2-0 in an all-Spanish affair.

Here are five things to know about the semifinals: CONTE'S DILEMMA: Juventus has not reached a European final since the 2003 Champions League final when it lost to Italian rival AC Milan on penalties, and the Turin club's coach is anticipating what the critics will say if they win — or lose — this tournament.

"If we're able to win the Europa League everyone will say that it's a minor cup," Conte said after Juve beat Sassuolo 3-1 on Monday in Serie A. "And if we lose then they'll say we're not ready for Europe yet."

SEVILLA FOCUS: Sevilla coach Unai Emery expects his team to pick itself up quickly after losing its chances of qualifying for the Champions League next season.

Sevilla's 3-1 loss at Athletic Bilbao saw it slip six points behind the fourthplace Basque club, effectively ending its qualifying options with just three games remaining.

"Thursday will be the next step in improving what needs to be improved," Emery said after Sunday's defeat, which ended a five-game winning streak in all competitions.

"We need to understand the loss, the team needs to do well the things it did badly (against Athletic)."

Sevilla reached the final in 2006 when it won its second straight UEFA Cup — the former incarnation of

Juventus players celebrates after Andrea Pirlo scored during the Europa League quarterfinal soccer match between Juventus and Olympic Lyon at the Juventus stadium, in Turin, Italy, Thursday, April 10, 2014. (AP Photo)

the competition. "We have an advantage on the first result. No doubt of that," Emery said. "But this is something to be continued."

home in the return leg to reach the semifinals, a possibility Sevilla coach Unai Emery is looking to avoid.

"They are capable of reversing this result. They have done it before," Emery said. "We know that they can because of experience.

We need to go there to win."

Valencia coach Juan Antonio Pizzi remains frustrated that his team is winless in the three games since its rout of Basel. "(Sevilla) is a team that is very comfortable playing a certain way. We can't fall into that trap," said Pizzi, who does not expect to have forward Pablo Alcacer back despite appealing his mystifying red card to UEFA. "The way UEFA acts, I don't expect the appeal to succeed."

TITLE HUNTING: One goal could be enough to book Juventus a place in the final but Benfica is intent on improving its runner-up finish from last season.

Juventus is hoping that the euphoria of reaching the final will carry over to Monday when it can clinch its third straight Serie A title with a home win over Atalanta. Benfica already sealed the Portuguese title earlier this month. Juve can become the third side since the UEFA Cup final became a one-off match in 1997-98 to compete in the showpiece at their home stadium. Feyenoord triumphed UPWARD TRAJECTORY: in Rotterdam in 2002-03 Benfica is steadily improvbut Sporting Lisbon lost at ing in the Europa League.

The Eagles reached the home in 2004-05. quarterfinals in 2009-10, BOUNCE BACK KIDS: the semifinals in 2010-11 Valencia will have to just and — after a one-season about emulate its Europa absence — last season's fiLeague quarterfinal tri- nal. However, Benfica is the umph to advance to its only club in the semifinals first final since winning the never to have won Europe's second-tier cup, having lost UEFA Cup in 2004.

Valencia lost 3-0 at Ba- to Anderlecht in 1982-83 sel before winning 5-0 at and to Chelsea last year.

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ocker James Kottak has been jailed in Dubai for insulting Islam. According to The National newspaper, the Scorpions drummer will spend a month behind bars in the United Arab Emirates after he was convicted on Tuesday morning (29Apr14).

Kottak was arrested after reportedly raising his middle finger, flashing his backside at passengers and being under the influence of alcohol while in transit at Dubai airport on 3 April (14). He was en route from Russia to Bahrain for a Scorpions gig. He failed to

make it to the 5 April concert.

According to The Gulf News, Kottak admitted to drinking but denied the other charges. Police reports suggest the drummer verbally attacked passengers, calling them non-educated Muslims, before

dropping his trousers and flashing his middle finger at them.

In court, the rocker told prosecutors, I don't remember saying these words and I did not flash my middle finger... There is no way that I would say such a phrase about Muslims, whether I was drunk or not... I confess to drinking alcohol but I refuse the other two charges, I did not do them. He also denied taking down his trousers, adding, This is not true. I just lifted my shirt up to show the tattoo on my back.

In addition to his jail sentence, Kottak was fined 2,000 dirhams ($545) for drinking alcohol without a licence. He has been in custody since his arrest and this time will be deducted from his sentence. Kottak has been a member of the Scorpions since 1996.

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he new trailer for impending summer blockbuster Godzilla finally gives fans a glimpse of the monster in all his glory and some fans have been quick to point out that he is looking a little on the hefty side. The character was originally created for a 1954 Japanese sci-fi movie and it is fans in that country that has been quick to voice that alarm at the bulkier version on display in the latest Hollywood re-imagination.

Fans on internet forum 2ch had comments such as 'Did he get fat?' and 'That's what happens when all you do is eat and lay around.' Others commenting described him as 'out of shape', with either 'no neck' or one 'like an American football athlete's.' One user said simply: 'He's gone Supersize Me,' while another was more forgiv-

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ing and described him as 'pudgy and cute'. Some viewers thought he looked like 'a komodo dragon', as another asked if he was 'Sin from Final Fantasy X', and someone explained that he must have become 'beefed

up from the radiation at Fukushima.'

Previous trailers for the new Godzilla movie took a Jaws-like approach to igniting terror in viewers, showing just quick glimpses of

Digvijaya confirms he is in relationship with journalist Amrita Rai

the monster. But now not only has Godzilla been revealed in all his plump glory, but we have been offered a look at the other monsters in the movie. The newly released trailer depicts Mutos, winged crea-

tures wreaking havoc on the city which Godzilla was previously blamed for.

The latest look at the movie gives us some idea into how Godzilla came to be and will in turn become the hero, as he fights off the real danger that is the Mutos. The audience learns that the genetically modified Mutos, of which it seems there are several, were the result of Japanese experiments that escaped.

It seems that in fact these creatures came to be amid excess radiation following 1950s atomic bomb tests in the Pacific Ocean, designed to kill Godzilla.

The trailer, for release in Asia, of course provides

audiences with plenty of powerful words from Bryan Cranston, which have dominated previous clips. 'Whatever it is, it's in there. Whatever it is they're guarding so carefully,' he says. 'It's real. God help us all.' Godzilla is referred to as 'a monster - no, a God,' in the trailer, as we see him preparing to fight the Mutos.

There are of course plenty of images of people screaming and running from the devastation and destruction including floods and damage to the Statue of Liberty. Ken Watanabe says: 'The arrogance of man is thinking nature is in its control, and not the other way around. Let them fight.' As many will already know, the movie is a reboot of the 1954 Ishiro Honda movie of the same name, which was then reimagined by Roland Emmerich in 1998.

And Welsh director Gareth Edwards, who helms the latest installation, has said he wants to keep elements of the original film.

'There’s definitely a nuclear element to the movie and my Godzilla is definitely a representation of the wrath of nature and its vengeance upon man,' he revealed.

Godzilla hits cinemas in the UK on May 15 and the US on May 16.

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rince Harry has split from his girlfriend Cressida B onas only a month after she attended an official engagement with him for the first time. The couple had embraced in front of cameras, prompting speculation they might be about to get engaged. But their twoyear relationship is said

just decided to go their separate ways.’

The source said that Miss Bonas, 25, was keen to ‘focus on her career’. She recently graduated from the Laban school of dance and is currently working for a marketing company in Soho while deciding what to do next. ‘Cressida has decided she wants to focus

pretty young for her age at that. Prince Harry will be 30 this year and is at a different stage in his life. He is incredibly fond of Cressie and understands that she wants to do something with her life and with her career before she considers settling down. ‘It wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest if they got back together in

sources quashed speculation of an imminent engagement after the couple were seen embracing at the event. But friends of Miss Bonas suggested that her wealthy family had held a summit to discuss the possibility of a royal wedding.

One report last night claimed the couple had

Friends of Prince Harry and Cressida confirm 'amicable' breakup after couple decided it was time 'to go their separate ways' to have become strained in recent weeks, with a report in US magazine People suggesting Miss Bonas had become too ‘needy’ for the royal. That was strongly denied by sources close to the couple who confirmed their separation to the Daily Mail last night.

A friend insisted that the split was ‘very much an amicable one’ and that they had parted as friends.

‘Unfortunately it is true, they have split up. But this suggestion that the prince supposedly “dumped” Cressida because she was “too needy” is so wide of the mark,’ they said. ‘It is a very amicable split and they are still very much the best of friends. They have

on her career and Harry is really keen that she is allowed to get on with her life,’ the friend said. ‘He is furious at this suggestion that the split was in any way because she was relying too much on him. Cressida is one of the most independent people he knows.’

Harry and Prince William are believed to be heading to Tennessee this weekend to attend the wedding of their close friend Guy Pelly. Pelly, who organised William’s stag do, is marrying Americanborn Lizzy Wilson and has reportedly asked the princes to act as ushers.

Another source close to Cressida said last night: ‘Cressie is only 25 and

a few months time.’

Still, the split has come as a surprise, not least because Miss Bonas was seen going into Kensington Palace hand in hand with the prince only last week. Harry and Miss Bonas, who met in summer 2012 after being introduced by Princess Eugenie, have been more willing to appear in public together in recent months after a coy start to their relationship. In March they were spotted at Twickenham watching England defeat Wales at rugby.

Two days earlier they had attended their first official engagement together, a charity event at Wembley Arena at which Harry was the star speaker. Royal

simply ‘paused for a breather’, raising the possibility that they could get back together. This would mirror the relationship of William and Kate, who split briefly in 2007. It had been thought that Harry was preparing to settle down following his turbulent seven-year relationship with Zimbabwe-born Chelsy Davy that ended in 2011.

On Tuesday Harry was reportedly seen on a night out with his friends James Haskell, the England rugby star, stockbroker Adam Bidwell, and Viscount Erleigh at a Mayfair club. A Clarence House spokesman said: ‘We do not comment on Prince Harry’s private life.’

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n a sensational acknowledgement by Digvijay Singh, whose wife passed away last year, the Congress leader on Wednesday accepted his relationship with TV anchor Amrita Rai. Singh's acknowledgement came a few days after his pictures with Amrita Rai were leaked on the Internet.

On microblogging website Twitter, Digvijay Singh tweeted: digvijaya singh @digvijaya_28 I have no hesitation in accepting my relationship with Amrita Rai. She and her husband have already filed a mutual consent divorce case. digvijaya singh @digvijaya_28 Once that is decided we would formalise it. But I do condemn encroachment in our private life.

Rai, meanwhile, also confirmed her separation from her husband. She added that she would later marry Digvijay Singh. amrita rai @amrritarai I have separated from my husband and we have filed a mutual consent divorce papers. After which I have decided to marry with Digvijaya Singh Famous for making personal attacks on Congress' rivals, Singh had taunted Narendra Modi after the BJP's prime minister hopeful had for the first time publicly acknowledged his wife.

Singh had tweeted, "Narendra Modi accepts his marital status. Can women of this country trust a man who stalks a woman, deprives his wife of her right?

Vote against Modi."

Digvijay Singh's wife Asha Singh, 58, had passed away on February 27 at a hospital in New Delhi after battling cancer for several years.

His tweet on the day came when polling is underway in seven states and two Union Territories in the seventh phase of 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

ctress Dia Mirza has used the microblogging site Twitter to announce the news of her engagement to long-time beau and business partner Sahil Sangha. The 32-yearold former beauty queen, who was rumoured to be seeing actor Kunal Kapoor years back, seems to have made her relationship with Sangha official in New York City as she hash-tagged the city's name in her tweet.

"Officially engaged. #NYC," she posted Wednesday. Congratulations

Dia Mirza officially engaged to Sahil Sangha, breaks the news on Twitter! poured in from friends and fans soon after. The duo was in the US already to attend the recently held International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards in Tampa Bay, Florida. They even posed confidently for the shutterbugs.

Together, Dia and Sahil formed a production house called Born Free Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. in 2011. Their first production under their banner, which was earlier also co-owned by actor Zayed Khan, was "Love Breakups Zindagi". They are now looking forward to "Bobby Jasoos", which stars Vidya Balan.

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Real Madrid reaches Champions League final

Prachi Jha of the United States serves against Alexandra Privalova of Belarus during their round robin match of the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Tokyo, Wednesday, April 30. (AP Photo)

'India is an important market for F1'

NEW DELHI, APRIL 30 (PTI): Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone on Wednesday promised the return of Indian Grand Prix in 2015 provided the race promoters, Jaypee Group, fulfill the financial requirements of the existing five-year contract.

Ecclestone said from his London office that he is expecting a meeting with the Jaypee officials soon to sort out the contractual matters which has put the future of the race in doubt after it was dropped from the 2014 calendar. "It is all very clear. They just need to come here (London) and sort out the existing contract. Though the race promoters have not said when they will come over, we are constantly talking and they look very eager to get the race back. I am also confident that all financial issues will be sorted out and India will be back on the calen-

dar," said Ecclestone, making it amply clear that India's rigid tax and bureaucratic set-up were not the only hurdles facing the race. Jaypee Sports International CEO Sameer Gaur had earlier said that he would meet Ecclestone in April to work towards getting the race back next year.

Though no Jaypee official was available for a comment on Wednesday, the meeting between Formula One Management and owners of Buddh International Circuit is likely to be held post the outcome of the general election on May 16. Gaur had also said last month that he expected more support from the next government at the centre.

The history shows it is tough for a race to return on ever-crowded calendar but Ecclestone said he will "make space" for India after the im-

portant issues are resolved.

"As I have said in the past, India is an important market for Formula One. I really want to see the race return," said the 83-year-old. The F1 Czar had also made it clear earlier that Jaypee will have to give financial guarantees for the remaining two races of the contract. Most of the F1 races around the world are backed by the government that pays huge sums to the Formula One Management as hosting fees. Jaypee, as a private entity, pays around $40 million annually to host the race. The conversation with Ecclestone soon veered towards his ongoing bribery trial in Germany where he has denied bribing $45 million to jailed German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky for selling a stake of the Formula One empire to a company he favoured, in 2006.

Sania, Cara advance to quarterfinals of Portugal Open

OEIRAS (PORTUgAL), APRIL 30 (PTI): Top seeded pair of Sania Mirza and Cara Black came back from a set down to quell the challenge of Irina-Camelia Begu and Maria Irigoyen in the opening round of the WTA Portugal Open.

The Indo-Zimbabwean team downed the Romanian-Argentine combo 4-6, 6-2, 10-5 in one hour and 20 minutes in the $250,000 clay court event.

They now await the winner of the first round match between the pairs of Maria Joao Koehler/ MariaTeresa Torro-Flor and Silvia Soler-Espinosa/Shuai

Zhang.

Meanwhile, in the euro 485,760 men's doubles event, being held simultaneously, the Indian team of Divij Sharan and Purav Raja advanced to the quarterfinals after getting a walkover from Colombian pair of Santiago L Giraldo and Alejandro Gonzalez.

They may face top seeds Pablo Cuevas and David Marrero in the next round. The top seeds are up against Florin Mergea and Andre SA. In the singles event, Somdev Devvarman is facing top seeded Czech Tomas Berdych in the second round.

Royals win thriller against KKR

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Rajasthan Royals celebrate the win during the SUPER over in match 19 of the Pepsi Indian Premier League 2014 Season between The Kolkata Knight Riders and the Rajasthan Royals held at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on the 29th April. Photo by BCCI

AbU DHAbI, APRIL 30 (IANS): The Rajasthan Royals clinched an exciting win in a thrilling Super Over finish based on the total number of boundaries and sixes hit during their Indian Premier League (IPL) match against the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium here Tuesday.

After regulation period saw both the teams tied at 152 runs, the Royals’ batsmen Shane Watson and Steven Smith smartly man-

aged 11 for no loss while chasing Knight Riders’ 11/2 in the Super Over, tying the match once again but winning overall as a result of clearing the fence 19 times to that of Knight Riders’ 15.

This is the first Super Over finish of the seventh edition of the IPL. At the start the Royals suffered an early blow, losing opener Karun Nair (1) in the third over after electing to bat. However, Ajinkya Rahane took charge and led with his

brilliant knock of 72 off 59 deliveries, bringing up his second half-century of this edition of the IPL. He was well supported by wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson (20) and captain Watson (33). Together they took the team well past the 100-run mark.

Watson departed after scoring a well knitted knock in 24 balls which included five boundaries.

Later Rahane upped the ante to take the team to a challenging total of 152/5

from their 20 overs, striking six fours and a six. He was aided by Australian allrounder Smith, who made a short cameo of an unbeaten 19 off 11 deliveries at the end.

Kolkata pacer Vinay Kumar picked up two wickets while Morne Morkel and Shakib Al Hasan clinched one each. In reply, Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir finally got off to a decent start after failing in the last four innings which read 0, 0, 0 and 1.

Though Gambhir kept going, he kept losing partners at regular intervals as wicketkeeper-batsman Manvinder Bisla (3), Jacques Kallis (13) and Manish Pandey (19) got out before Gambhir fell. The left hander was patient with his innings and took his time to score a 44-ball 45 which included four boundaries.

After his skipper was got out, Suryakumar Yadav took the mantle upon him and took on the Royals’ bowlers. With 16 required off the last two overs, Australia’s Watson handed the ball compatriot James Faulkner, who bowled an amazing over to take three wickets and gave only four runs on his 24th birthday.

Man of the match Faulkner got Yadav (31) before bowling out Robin Uthappa and Vinay for a duck each.

MUNICH, APRIL 30 (AP): Sergio Ramos has his redemption, Cristiano Ronaldo has his goal record and Real Madrid is one win away from the long-awaited "Decima."

Real Madrid carried out coach Carlo Ancelotti's game plan to perfection and routed title holder Bayern Munich 4-0 on Tuesday to reach its first Champions League final in 12 years. Madrid will play either Chelsea or city rival Atletico Madrid in the May 24 final in Lisbon.

Madrid, a 5-0 aggregate winner over Bayern, will be seeking a record 10th title — "La Decima" in Spanish.

"We played a perfect game in the first half, we defended very well and pressed very high," Ancelotti said. "We used the space we had for counters, with some great passing."

Madrid had never won in Munich in 10 previous matches, losing nine of them. But this time, Ancelotti's team put its stamp on the game early and struck with awesome efficiency — something its Italian coach had promised ahead of the match.

Madrid's sweeping, fast counterattacks paced

by Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale and Angel Di Maria, along with its tenacious tackling when Bayern tried to come out of the hosts' own half, were a huge problem for Bayern's defense. However, the first two goals came from set pieces, as well as the last.

Ramos, who missed the crucial penalty when Madrid lost to Bayern at the same stage in 2012 in a shootout, scored those first two goals and Ronaldo added two more to break the Champions League season record with a tally of 16. Ramos headed the first from a corner taken

by Luka Modric in the 16th and nodded in the second four minutes later after a free kick from Angel Di Maria. "We prepared the set pieces and we used them to make things easy for us," Ancelotti said. "We knew they defend with a zone, not man to man."

Ronaldo made it 3-0 to Madrid in the 34th minute after a perfectly executed counterattack and completed the victory with a free kick in the 89th as he shattered Barcelona star Lionel Messi's record of 14 goals in a season.

"Goals are great, satisfying on a personal level, but what matters is what we did as a team. The overall result was deserved," Ramos said. "It's a dream come true. It's a dream

Real's Cristiano Ronaldo jumps for the ball during the Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid at the Allianz Arena in Munich, southern Germany, Tuesday, April 29. (AP Photo)

game, fantastic for all Madrid fans."

After the final whistle, Madrid players put on Tshirts with the words 'Now for the 10th'.

It was a bitter defeat for Bayern coach Pep Guardiola, who had enjoyed so much success against Madrid when he was in charge of Barcelona. Bayern was seeking to become the first team to defend the Champions League title but instead slumped to its worst home defeat in the competition, and equaled its heaviest loss overall — 4-0 away to Barcelona in 2009.

Guardiola bemoaned the lack of possession in the first half — although UEFA statistics show Bayern had two-thirds of possession for the game.

"We didn't have ball possession and that's why we had no control," Guar-

diola said.

"It's a great disappointment. 0-4 sounds very bitter," Bayern captain Philipp Lahm said. "We wanted a lot, but we failed tactically in the first half."

Madrid had lost three consecutive semifinals, including a 2012 shootout when Ramos missed a penalty. Of five previous semifinal series against Bayern, Madrid had won only one. Coming into the match, Madrid had only two wins in 27 outings in Germany, with six draws.

But Ancelotti had won with AC Milan in Bavaria and believed he could do it again.

"I'd won here, so that's why I felt confident about our chances here," the Italian said. "After 12 years to return to the Champions League final is very good for us."

Holding midfielder Xabi Alonso will miss Madrid's 13th final because of accumulated yellow cards.

There is a good omen for Madrid: every time it had defeated a title holder, it went on to win the title — in 1998, 2000 and 2002, the last two times getting through past Bayern, it the semifinals and quarterfinals, respectively.

Madrid had won only two of its 27 previous matches in Germany, with six draws, but it has eliminated three German teams this season in succession — Schalke, last season's runner-up Borussia Dortmund and now Bayern.

Ancelotti won the competition twice as a player with AC Milan in 1989 and 1990 — under the European Cup format — and then twice as coach of Milan in 2003 and 2007.

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