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Dipankar Roy, Senior News Coordinator at The Telegraph, Guwahati, feels that it is a “matter of shame” that “even after 16 years of negotiation and dialogues, the Centre has not arrived at a solution.” “Naga outfits are no longer banned, and although some factional clashes persist,” says Dipankar, “extending the Act is not the answer.” From June 30 this year, much to the Naga people’s disappointment, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs extended the Disturbed Area Act (DAA) in Nagaland for another year. The DAA was first enacted for the “suppression of disorder and for restoration and maintenance of public order” in “disturbed areas.” The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) was enacted in 1958 to enhance the DAA in order to strengthen the position of the Army in the “disturbed areas.” “The Act is a paradox in itself,” asserts Chingya Luithui, a human rights acA portrait of former South African President nelson Mandela with get well messages outside tivist. According to him, it the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where he is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa on August 31. helps neither the State nor The government issued a statement that Mandela remains hospitalized in a “critical but stable” the Centre. “The Government is arguing that there condition amid incorrect reports that the former statesman had been discharged. (AP Photo)
KohiMA, August 31 (MExn): Secretary of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly Secretariat, A.E. Lotha, has informed that the issue for recognition of the Rongmei Tribe into the status of Naga inhabitants of the State of Nagaland has neither been discussed nor taken up in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly. This KohiMA, August 31 was informed today in a (MExn): The All Nagaland School Teachers Association press communiqué. (ANSTA) has written to the Chief Secretary of Nagaland, also the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Nagaland Education Mission SoMon, August 31 ciety, on August 30 revealing (MExn): The Konyak that teachers recruited under Union (KU) has notified the SSA funded posts have not Department of School Edu- been paid for three months cation that students of the this year. Government Higher SecThe Department of School ondary School, Mon have Education (DSE) had recruitdecided to abstain from at- ed 2491 teachers i.e. 201 untending classes with effect der GHS, 1203 under GMS and from September 2, 2013, due to non-availability of required teachers. The said school has not been appointed a math or physics teacher, apart from the lack of sufficient post graduate teachers for other subjects. The examination for these subjects is scheduled for September 6, without nEw DElhi, August 31 having been taught the (Pti): Petrol price was Saturrequired subject/lesson. day hiked by a steep Rs 2.35 Through a press release per litre, the sixth increase in from the President of the rates in three months, and dieKU, S. Manlip Konyak, a sel by 50 paise per litre on fallstrong appeal has been ing rupee and firming internamade to urge the depart- tional oil prices. The increase ment to “immediately ad- in rates, which will be effective dress” the “serious matter” midnight tonight, are excludwhich requires “urgent re- ing local sales tax or VAT, Indidressal” in order to “avert an Oil Corp, the nation’s largany unwarranted and un- est fuel retailer, announced. The actual hike will be higher wanted situation.”
is relative peace in the state. If there is peace then why should they impose such suppressive acts? If they are trying to restore public order, whose public order are they restoring? All these acts have done nothing but disturb public order.” Luithui refers to the intertwined DAA and AFSPA, both of which promote the ‘armed violence’ status quo of the region and abrogates people’s right to life. “From the point of view of the Nagas, it is a violation of their rights. The extension of the Act indicates that the GOI does not acknowledge the sentiments of the Nagas. The scars of AFSPA are very real,” says Avalok Langer, a journalist at the Tehelka. Army patrolling of the streets of Nagaland remains unaffected by the ceasefire of 1997; Nagaland continues to look like a war zone creating psychological fear. But Langer points to the Government of India’s security perspective on border matters. Has the DAA helped? “People often think that Nagaland is disturbed because of the political movement but the political movement never targeted the civil population,” re-
minds Neingulo Krome of the NPMHR. “If the Centre is extending the Act based on security and because Nagaland is a border state, they are making Nagaland a killing field. By extending the act they keep on legitimising the rule of the army. They talk about violation of the Cease Fire Ground Rules but it is applied to both parties. It cannot be one sided.” Nor is there anything to hint at a rising law and order problem. “If the DAA has to be extended there has to be serious law and order problem but it is not so in Nagaland,” maintains Tongpang Ozukum, President of the NSF. According to the National Crime Records Bureau, 2012’s crime statistics show that Nagaland scored the second lowest in crime with the total number of case and complaints registered at 1415. Sikkim had the lowest count with 738 cases, while Uttar Pradesh scored the highest with a number of 1824160 cases and complaints registered. “Under the pretext of this Act, the Government of India is infringing on the rights of the Nagas. Even though there is a ceasefire,
they impose unnecessary frisking wherever we go,” Ozukum adds. For peace activist Niketu Iralu, this is insulting. “There are many disturbed areas all over India. We get it, they don’t get it. It is a very unnecessary and insensitive action which does not create any good,” he says. The “disturbed area” status, however, becomes the nail on the coffin when talks of peace and structures of violence exist simultaneously. “The DAA and AFSPA are structures in themselves. When there is search for sustainable peace, if militaristic structures are also removed side-by-side, the search for real peace can begin,” says rights activist Nepuni Piku. In that, not much has changed since the peace talks began as the DAA and AFSPA, both structures of violence, have remained intact, keeping away “genuine people’s participation.” That is why “we should care.” As Piku puts it, unless peace talks are complimented with the introduction of appropriate democratic structures, “there can be no democratic exercise of people’s aspirations.”
Govt school teachers under SSA go unpaid for 3 months three persons held for abducting businessman
‘Students to stop attending classes’
1087 under GPS respectively against the SSA funded posts on June 15, 2011 and issued appointment orders on March 26, 2013, informed the letter signed by ANSTA’s President, Treasurer and Joint Secretary. “As far as monthly salary statement prepared by DSE for these teachers is concerned, an amount of Rs. 6,53,91,536 is required for their monthly salaries…the SSA authority on 23/5/2013 has credited Rs. 19,49,84,451 only to School Education account for pay and allowances
of the teachers appointed under SSA. The credited amount has exhausted after paying for 3 months salary i.e. March to May,” the ANSTA stated. As a result of this, these teachers have not been paid 3 months’ salaries from June to August. “In spite of untold hardships and difficulties being faced, they are performing their duties with sincerity till date,” the ANSTA said. While reiterating that “the salary component of teachers should not be used for other purposes,” the Association
asserted that there should be good coordination between SSA authority and the DSE. In view of this, the ANSTA has appealed to the Chief Secretary to “initiate prompt action on early release of the required fund for necessary payment of pending salaries of the aggrieved teachers at an early date failing which the Association may be compelled to take its own course of action even to the extent of closing down of all Government Schools across the State.”
and will vary from city to city. In a parallel move, diesel price was hiked by 50 paise, excluding VAT, in line with the January decision of the government allowing oil companies freedom to raise prices in small doses every month to wipe out mounting losses. Today’s hike is the eighth since the January 17 and most of the losses on diesel sales should have been wiped off by now to make the fuel market priced. But the fall in rupee, around 25 per cent since April, has worsened the situation and oil firms are losing Rs 12.12 per litre despite prices being raised by a cumulative Rs 4.75 this year.
15 days time given to State govt to address issue positively
es aired by ACAUT members in the presence of his advisers. “ACAUT is of the stand that the government of the day has to take bold decisions and draw a line as far as the issue of unabated multiple taxations levied by NPGs is concerned,” stated the press note. After three months of agitation and talks with the NPGs, ACAUT stated that it was “under no illusion that the road is going to be long and hard and ACAUT shall ever press forward.” ACAUT in public interest has given 15 days time to the Nagaland state government to address the issue positively, it was informed.
Petrol, diesel prices hiked ACAUT members meet CM
Petrol price rises by 2.35, diesel by .50 paise
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DiMAPuR, August 31 (MExn): Members of the Action Committee Against Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) met Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio at his official residence on Friday, August 30 and submitted a memorandum listing the problems being faced by the common man and its redressal thereof. A press note issued by the Media Cell, ACAUT stated that it was grateful that the CM listened patiently to the grievanc-
DiMAPuR, August 31 (MExn): On August 30, Sub-urban Police Station personnel arrested three persons from Thilixu village in a failed kidnapping for ransom bid. The accused identified as Swapan Roy (30 years), Ghokuto Achumi (25 years) and Henito Chophy (55 years) had abducted a shop-keeper from Kevijau colony on August 29. According to the officer-incharge of Sub-urban Police Station, Apong Jamir, about a month back, the three had ransomed the shop-keeper for a sum of Rs. 1.5 lakh. But the shop-keeper did not accede to their demand, the OC said. About a month later on August 29, in a bid to exact the amount, the three abducted the shop-keeper and kept him in confinement at a house located near the inter-bus stand, Golaghat Road. While in confinement, the shopkeeper somehow managed to negotiate the ransom to Rs. 30, 000. The abductors then let him off the next day but on the condition that the money must reach them by 12:30 pm, August 30 or face dire consequences. He was further directed to bring the money to a spot at the inter-state bus stand. After he was released, the shopkeeper reported the matter to the Sub-urban police station. Using him as a decoy, policemen in plainclothes were deployed at the said location but the abductors got wind of the police presence and slipped away before the expected transaction of
money could take place. The abductors told the shop-keeper to go away as they made their escape, the OC said of the turn of events. They were however tracked down later at night to Thilixu village and arrested. It was further stated that Swapan Roy with the assistance of the other two master-minded the kidnapping bid.
Four held for robbery and extortion
In a separate case, which occurred the same day, Sub-urban Police station personnel arrested a 25 year-old man for robbery. The accused identified as Lan Kamei, resident of Naga colony, Burma Camp, had snatched a gold necklace worth Rs. 60, 000 and two mobile phones from a woman at Thakurbari (Marwari patti). According to the OC, he had used a toy pistol to commit the robbery. He was arrested a few hours later at around 9:00 pm near Westyard after he made an unsuccessful bid to snatch a bike using the same toy pistol. In another incident on August 31 at around 8:00 am, East Police Station personnel arrested three persons for extortion. They were identified as Amento Aye (30 years), Kughato Sema (39 years) and Pukai Zhimomi. According to the OC of East PS, they were caught while in the act of extorting money and mobile phones from passers-by at the inter-state bus stand located at Golaghat Road.
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We Care Ministry… The Crusaders (Teintet Lanur) of the Dimapur Ao Baptist Church Youth Ministry carried out a mission of compassion by taking the message of care and concern outside the church building with the “We Care ministry” on August 31. A team of 43 crusaders led by the Youth Director Toshi Longkumer distributed a bottle of water, limejuice and “The cross in my pocket” prayer card to the security forces and traffic police in Dimapur town. “We Care ministry” was an act to acknowledge the security forces and traffic police for the services they render to protect the society and the public and encouraging them to continue deliver their best service. The team also visited West Police Station, SP’s office and SubUrban Police Station. (Manen Aier Photo)
NSCN (IM) destroys Governor releases ‘The Chakhesangs’assorted liquor A Window to Phek district
Dimapur, august 31 (mExN): The UT-I of the NSCN (IM) led by its Area Supervisor raided various places at Burma Camp Market and seized large quantity of assorted liquor. The raid was the follow up of the destruction of IMFL conducted last week at Hebron camp by the NSCN (IM), informed a press release received here. A total of 16 cases of IMLF, which included Beer, Rum, Whisky, and Vodka were seized from different shops selling liquor and the UT-I of the NSCN (IM), GB Union Dimapur, Zeliangrong women leaders, youths of Kevijao seized IMFL were later destroyed at Kevijao Colony in colony and village elders with the seized assorted liquor. C M Y K
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the presence of GB Union Dimapur, Zeliangrong women leaders, youths of Kevijao colony and village elders and staff of UT-I. It may be mentioned that Kilonser and caretaker CAO of UT-I “Lt Col” Ape Venuh has been entrusted the responsibility to curb the social menace in Dimapur. The CAO had earlier warned antisocial elements that his organization would take stern action against them. He has also emphasized on checking adulteration of petrol and other products, besides drugs and prostitution in Dimapur.
Dimapur goes fashion forward with ‘The Connect Studio’
Morung Express News Dimapur | August 31
The flagship store of home grown fashion brand “The Connect Studio” was launched here today at 74, West City, ADC Court Junction, Dimapur. The store showcased its wide range of apparel collection ranging from high street wear, trendy office wear, and accessories for both men and women. The Connect Studio is a division of the Odyuo Group of Industries, founded by Ringo Odyuo. An acute businessman, Ringo Odyuo has delved in various businesses of Telecom sector, Skill development, and Constructions. Speaking to The Morung Express at the launch, Odyuo stated that today was just a ‘soft launch’ to check initial re-
sponse of the people. He had invited friends, well wisher and long time customers to come and have a look and shop at the new flagship store. Liyingbeni Odyuo who trained as a fashion designer at YWCA Delhi is the In-house designer of The Connect Studio. Giving a glimpse of the launch collection, she said “The initial launch is a little bit of everything so that everyone can pick at least something. Right now we have introduced the summer and pre winter collection”. Liyingbeni stated that as a designer for The Connect Studio she plans to keep the designs simple but fashionable. She also said that upcoming collection would feature knitwear; wedding range and also customers
Proprietor of The Connect Studio & Founder of Odyuo Group of Industries Ringo Odyuo (extreme left) Liyengbeni Odyuo, In-house designer (second from right), Yin Sareo, HR & Marketing Manger (third from right) with well-wishers during the launch of “The Connect Studio”. (Morung Photo)
can expect new designs every week. What sets this store apart is that beside its ready-to-wear collections, it also offers special fit designs where customers can
come and custom make apparels in fabric and designs of their choice. All this and more at affordable prices. With an in-house production team of designers and professional func-
tioning at work space of approximately 7000 sq ft spread across two levels, The Connect Studio is able to push and expand the fashion retail business in Nagaland!
Dr. Ashwani Kumar along with others during the release the book ‘The Chakhesangs: A window to Phek district ‘at the Durbar Hall, Raj Bhavan Kohima on August 31. (Morung Photo) Our Correspondent Kohima | August 31
“The book is neither too loud or harsh nor too low or subdued. It states what needs to be stated in a manner which is both positive and realistic,” said Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Governor of Nagaland and Manipur during the release of the book, ‘The Chakhesangs: A window to Phek district ‘on August 31 at the Durbar Hall, Raj Bhavan Kohima. The book focuses mainly on Culture Tourism, Agri Tourism and Eco Tourism apart from places of interest and is co-authored by Vishü Rita Krocha and Rekha Rose and published by the Chakhesang Students Union (CSU). The Governor while addressing also complimented the Chakhesang community for their success saying, “The way to achieving suc-
cess is equally important. There will be people who will continue to criticize but you do what you do and accomplish what you need to accomplish.” Theja Therieh, Advisor, The Chakhesangs, Publication said, “The book is an attempt to drive the people of a community who seldom writes but lives through oral traditions and culture. It is about a people with unique culture and traditions added with God’s given natural beauty to a people know for their simplicity.” The book was conceptualized during the 24th NSF conference in 2011 and attempts to serve as an intellectual asset to the Chakhesang community and also motivate others. “We hope that this basic information will facilitate a small window to attract the outside world,” Therieh further
added. “The book can be looked at as a district profile of Phek, containing some political and historical background of the Chakhesang tribe, but dwells more on its unique culture and tradition, its natural resources, beautiful landscapes, biodiversity,” says author Vishii Rita Krocha. The book release ceremony was organized by the CSU with Esther Rhakho, former CSU President as the chairperson and invocation by Rev. Dr Vezopa Tetseo. Thiipukiitho Lohe, CSU President, presented a welcome address with Theja Therieh giving a brief concept of the book. The Chakhesang Cultural Research Institute (CCRI) presented a special folk song. The Chakhesangs priced at Rs.800 is currently available at Multiplex, old MLA junction and will soon hit other bookstores.
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ZBN federal assembly Seminar on present scenario of fashion industry DMHSS “Students
Dimapur, august 31 (mExN): The first Zeliangrong Baudi, Nagaland (ZBN) Federal Assembly for the tenure 2013 – 2016 will be held on September 13, 2013 at 11:00 am at Zeliangrong Baudi Hall, Jalukie Town. Therefore, all the village chairmen, secretaries, executives members of all the zones and subordinates bodies have been requested to attend the said Assembly without fail.
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Retreat” concludes
Our Correspondent Kohima | August 31
The department of fashion technology under Global Open University Nagaland (TGOUN) has successfully conducted a one day seminar on the topic ‘Present scenario of the Fashion Industry” here today at TGOUN Kohima Campus. Benthungo Kithan, Fashion Designer and owner of EKADA Nagaland was the resource person. He has worked for the American Brand NAUTICA, as a visual merchandiser during the launch of the brand for the first time in India . And also worked at SALEX DESIGNS as an Asst. Designer and abroad as a pattern Designer at TEKSTIL (Textile), Turkey. The objective of the seminar was to educate the students by letting them
Resource person and others with participants during a one day seminar on present scenario of the fashion industry at TGOUN Kohima on August 31. (Morung Photo)
have direct interaction with the resource person who involved in the fashion Industry and also to create awareness about the scope and career options in this field. Students from Little Flower Higher Secondary School and other Higher
Secondary Schools in and around Kohima attended the seminar. Earlier, welcome address was delivered by Nchumthung Ovung (APRO) while brief introduction about the fashion department TGOUN was given by Regina Chakrünuo, faculty
member (FT) TGOUN. The function was chaired by Kuthonulu S. Venuh, faculty member (FT) TGOUN Kohima while vote of thanks will be proposed by Sentitola Jamir, faculty in-charge FT department, TGOUN Kohima.
Dimapur, august 31 (mExN): Day two of the “Students Retreat” organized by Dimapur Mission Higher Secondary School got underway today at the Dimapur Ao Baptist Arogo (DABA-Town Fellowship). Resource person for the two day retreat, Professor Imchayanger spoke on the topic “How to overcome temptations”. Addressing the gathering of students,’ he said that when temptations come from within us, the chances to overcome it is “cent per cent”. He also said when temptations start to distract our mind and we allow it to entice, then the possibilities to overcome it becomes lesser. Guiding the students on steps to overcome such temptations professor Imchayanger advised that mass media and ‘unnecessary literature’ should be
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avoided. He also exemplified stories to the students on how temptations are conceived in one’s mind leading to the birth of sin. Professor Imchayanger also delivered spiritual message to the students during the second session. DABA Youth Ministry led the programme with praise and worship. Vote of thanks was stated by Principal of Dimapur Mission Higher Secondary School.
Dream Foundation to cater to spiritual needs of underprivileged children
MR. KAWOTO SUKHALU Born on 01-07-1925 :: Died on 25-08-2013
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It is difficult to find words to express how sincerely we appreciate those who stood by us during our time of grief. Our father lived a full and blessed life and we would like to thank you for taking the time to honour him in death. In the darkness of that hour your presence, generosity and prayers were a reassuring comfort of the continuity of life despite it’s brevity. We are unable to thank everyone individually but we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude for your support. May the Almighty in His abundant grace bless you all. Mrs. Hoyili Sukhalu, Children and Grandchildren
Dimapur, august 31 (mExN): Dream Foundation (DF), an NGO to focus on the spiritual needs of underprivileged children was inaugurated and dedicated on Saturday at United North Block A colony, Burma Camp, Dimapur. Dream Foundation is an undertaking of Abundant Life Ministries in association with Impact Foundation. President DF, David said the Foundation has been launched to focus on spiritual needs and informal education of underprivileged children. It would also provide vocational training to the children to make them come up and become somebody in life. The children would be divided into two groups within the age group of 5-8 years and 9-15 years. For the time being, the Foundation would take in 20 children and would be
divided into two classes of 10 students each with two teachers for each class. From time to time, the children would also be provided clothing and food by the Dream Foundation. David said “the Foundation is not just an NGO but a family to see each other as brothers and sisters.” The dreams of the children would be fulfilled through Dream Foundation, he added. Founder and chairman, Impact Foundation, Dr. T. Lima Jamir exhorted the gathering while Executive Secretary, WSBAK, Rev. Vitoshe Swu delivered the word of God to the underprivileged children.
Underprivileged children present special number during the inauguration of Dream Foundation. (Morung Photo)
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Newspapers IMPHAL, August 31 (tHeHIndu): No newspapers hit the stands on Saturday morning in Imphal. All the 21 morning and evening newspapers in Imphal were asked by an insurgent group not to publish from Saturday. Besides, the main distributors and paper boys were warned against sale and delivery of the newspaper copies. If this is not heeded to editors, journalists, distributors and paper boys will be shot dead. Newspapers published in other districts are, however, exempted. The outfit is inflamed that its press releases are not published by the newspa-
Regional fail to hit stands in Imphal
pers in Imphal. Some editors told The Hindu that these press releases are spiked as a matter of policy. They explained that for a long time the newspapers have not been entertaining press releases of factions of the underground organisations. In a meeting held on Friday night, the Editors' Committee reaffirmed the stand. There are over 7,000 distributors for all districts and paper boys in the valley districts. In the state where there are over 7,00,000 educated unemployed youths in the live registers of the employment exchanges, these per-
sons who are self employed have been earning comfortable income. The distributors and paper boys have been appealing to the outfit not to target them since their duty is to deliver copies of the newspapers and they are not connected with the coverage of news. However their appeal fell on deaf ears. One paper boy said in a meeting on Friday that they decided not to stick out their necks. Government sources said that no formal request for security has been received from the newspaper offices. They also added that all the police can do is to beef up the
security measures near the newspaper offices. It is anybody's guess when the stand off will end. Some years back one insurgent outfit kept some editors under house arrest for a whole night during which its press releases, which had been spiked, were published. On several occasions the local newspapers in Imphal could not bring out editions for weeks together when some rival outfits imposed incompatible conditions. One outfit said that if particular news is published, the papers will be closed down; while the other said that if it is not published these editions
will be closed. The threat cannot be taken lightly since over 5 editors and 3 journalists had been gunned down in Manipur. Besides every now and then bombs are planted in newspaper offices. On several occasions armed policemen were deployed in the newspaper offices and editors and senior journalists were escorted to their homes and back to office. The readers who are denied of their newspapers are fuming. But there are indications that the stand off between the press and the outfit will continue for an indefinite period.
sides arresting the policemen on duty at the Tirap sub-jail. Photographs of the criminals, along with notices, have been circulated in all neighbouring districts of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Assam, while advisories have been issued to all SPs to ensure regular checking of policemen and jail staff. Other steps that have been initiated include fortnightly rotation of prisoners from one cell to another, 24-hour electricity in prisons with proper back-up and rotation of police commanding officers and staff posted on jail duty.
IMPHAL, August 31 (AnI): Bobby started using drugs early and was diagnosed with HIV in 2004. Now, he is a regular at the animal gym in Imphal and believes that exercising has helped him stay disease free. He urges the youth of the region to stay away from drugs and lead a healthy life. There are several others like Bobby who have given up drugs and adopted a healthy lifestyle, with encouragement from the gym’s owner R K Viswajit Singh. “Before I joined this gym, I used to feel very depressed and worried as I knew that I was HIV positive, but after joining this gym I forgot that
I am HIV positive. I am not sad anymore and now my only concern is to remain healthy,” said Bobby, now a body builder. “For me it is very good. After coming to the gym now I have forgotten to use drugs. People have even started believing in me. I can see lots of changes in my health and in my life, so it’s very good,” said Boycha Singh, another drug addict turned body builder. Imphal’s R K Viswajit Singh took the novel initiative of establishing a gym at Khoyathong, exclusively for HIV positive people and drug addicts, in the year 2003. Singh also makes gym equipment from scrap
iron and steel rods. He sells these products at cheap rates to the needy. Many body building gyms in the state depend on his products. He regularly donates equipment to various institutions including jails, blind schools and disabled centres. “The Animal Gym is mainly for drug addicts to stay healthy and stop drugs. In Manipur I have seen many youth die from drug addiction, and in order to save their lives I set up this gym,” said Singh. The gym attracts a large number of people from the region. Small initiatives like this can make a huge difference in the lives of people.
Govt bid to strengthen Gym for drug addicts in Manipur helping many security in Arunachal
ItAnAgAR, August 31 (tnn): The Arunachal Pradesh government has initiated several measures to strengthen the security apparatus following the recent jailbreaks in Chowkham, Tezu and Khonsa. Besides beefing up security, a massive manhunt and combing operation has been launched to nab the escaped convicts, special secretary (Home) Shilpa Shinde said in a statement on Friday. She added that departmental action was taken against the officers on duty, including the guard commanders, be-
Assam to launch five health schemes for over Rs 300 crore
guWAHAtI, August 31 (PtI): Assam government today said it will roll out a number of health schemes, including teleradiology, iron plus initiative for young girls and free inter-hospital ambulance services, at a total expenditure of over Rs 300 crore. The five different programmes will be launched tomorrow by the Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad in the state capital. “The total expenditure of the five programmes will be at least Rs 300 crore.
This entire amount for this year has been funded by the Central government under the NRHM ( National Rural Health Mission),” Assam Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told reporters here. The first initiative is introduction of tele-radiology facility for the first time in the country. This facility will be launched at the capital city-based Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital. The second one is introduction of Mother and Child Tracking System ( MCTS).
This will primarily be a telephone-based facility to monitor the health condition of pregnant ladies. “This facility will be launched for the first time in the country. In the state, around six lakh women get pregnant every year and we are targeting to cover around 35 per cent of them,” Sarma said. The government will roll out a new ‘Iron Plus’ scheme to cover all the women in the state since their birth till the time they reach the college.
Blast near Manipur Raj Bhavan, no casualties
IMPHAL, August 31 (IAns): Suspected militants triggered a blast near the Raj Bhavan here Saturday, police said, adding there were no reports of any injury or any major damage. Police said that the blast took place in the evening at the empty Governor’ Road – a small lane behind the Raj Bhavan and outside the compound wall of the governor’s residence. “Preliminary investigation shows it to be an IED,” said a senior police official. No outfit has, however, claimed responsibility so far for the blast.
Indo-Myanmar border: AR intensifies patrolling
IMPHAL, August 31 (AnI): The Assam Rifles has intensified patrolling on the India-Myanmar border, following reports of intrusion by the Myanmar Army along the Manipur border. Recently, a high level committee constituted by the Manipur Government visited the Indo-Myanmar border to assess the situation at Moreh, and said that they were optimistic about smoothly settling the issue because India has maintained friendly relations with Myanmar. “We have to sit and solve this problem. Burmese authority has cleared some jungle out there to construct a post, but we protested and now they have stopped. Similarly, from our side, we have resisted for sometime till the dispute is settled. I think it will be settled smoothly, because Myanmar is a friendly country to us. It is not a country that is an enemy to us. So, they also agree in many occasion and we also have to compromise in many occasion” Principle Secretary for Home, Manipur Suresh Babu had said. Babu also said the issue would be taken up with the Home Ministry and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
“We will take up with the Home Ministry and Ministry of External Affairs because as far as the settlement of the boundary dispute is concerned we can only express our views ultimately it has to be done by both the government of both the countries. We alone cannot make a settlement. We have gone to the Haolenphai village to see the current situation,” he said. Additionally, Manipur Governor Ashwani Kumar, who also visited the site, said that the Centre and the State Government is aware of the situation and are acting accordingly. “The government, state government is already aware of whatever you have said. They also have full records and history. It is not only the state government of Manipur it is also the government of India. We are aware and action is being taken on this requirement,” Kumar said. Meanwhile, the village Chief of Haolenphai village made a request to the State and Central Government to take notice of the problems, and said that fear has penetrated into the village that the area will soon be occupied by Myanmar, against their wishes. “I request the government of Manipur and Gov-
ernment of India to note that the village is part of India. However, Myanmar wants to occupy it. Due to ongoing fencing at the border, half of our village will be part of Myanmar. We do not want to be part of Myanmar. We want to remain with India,” Alkhulun Haokip, the village chief, said. Haolenphai village is located at about 3 kilometers to the south of Moreh Police station, just adjacent to the disputed border pillar number 76. The village with about 50 houses has a population of about 260 people. The State officials had requested the Myanmar Army to stop the construction of their temporary platoon base camp at Haolenphai until issue was amicably settled. The area where Myanmar soldiers attempted to set up their camp falls in a “no construction zone” as it is within 10 meters from the border. Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has also urged Assam Rifles to give a status report on the matter. Manipur shares a 398km border with Myanmar. A joint meeting of 9th Assam Rifles and Myanmar Army was also held at Moreh.
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With an eye on China, India speeds up infrastructure in Arunachal Pradesh ItAnAgAR, August 31 (dnA): Facing Chinese threat on the eastern border that recently saw deep incursions by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the Centre is finally paying attention to speed up the construction of eight Advance Landing Grounds (ALGs) and road network in Arunachal Pradesh. Sharing 1,080 kilometre-long strategically important border with China, Arunachal is one among the only two states — the other being Sikkim — that doesn’t have either rail or air network with the rest of the country. Due to difficult terrain, the road network leading up to the border areas is either very bad or doesn’t exist at all. On the other hand, China, having the advantage of the Tibetan plateau, has built up excellent connectivity right up to the border. The eight ALGs that India wants to construct and make operational expeditiously are located in strategically important areas of Aalo, Ziro, Mechuka, Tuting Walong, Passighat, Vijoynagar and Tawang. Conceding the ever present Chinese threat, Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Nabam Tuki said, “Out of these eight ALGs, surfacing of Vijoynagar,
the southernmost border point in Arunachal, has already been done and is made functional. Tenders for all other ALGs barring Tawang have been floated by the Government of India and construction will start in October this year.”
potential. Apart from the ALGs, Arunachal Pradesh government is also working hard to operationalize two civilian airports – one at Tezu in Lohit district and another one, a bigger airport at Holongi, some 15 kilometre
Apart from Tawang, all the other ALGs will have the facility of operating fixed wing aircraft. The ALG at Tawang will operate only rotary helicopters. Besides serving as key landing points for Indian defence forces in times of need, three of the eight ALGs – Aalo, Passighat and Ziro — will also help boost tourist traffic to Arunachal that has immense tourism
from capital Itanagar. Ideally, Arunachal Pradesh would have got its first airport at Banderdewa near Itanagar but for technical reasons – the site allowed only one single way landing and take-off air strip. “We have identified 400 hectares of land at alternative site of Holongi. Hopefully, the airport will be completed by 2015,” Tuki said.
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PRESS RELEASE Dated Kohima, the 31st August 2013 NO.ED/SA/2013-14::This is for information to all concerned that the State Level Committee of National Foundation for Teachers Welfare, Nagaland that select the following 33 teachers for State Teachers Award on meritorious service and 4 other teachers for financial assistant on serious tragic misfortunes in life. State Awardees 1. Shri V.Kamalakkannan, Sr, GT, GHS, Chunlikha, Kohima 2. Shri Thinuovilie Nakhro, Head Teacher, GMS, Viphoma, Kohima 3. Smti S. Cheri, Hindi Teacher, Mezhur Higher Secondary School, Kohima 4. Smti S. Arenla, D/T, GHS, Sarbura Dimapur 5. Shri V. Kaniho Wotsa, P/T, GPS, Pishikhu Dimapur 6. Smti D. Nishili Sema, PT, GPS, Hovishe Dimapur 7. Smti Adaile Kulim, GT GHSS, Jalukie Peren 8. Shri M. Murugan, Sr.GT, GHS, Peren 9. Smti Moirangthem Ranjeeta, AT, St. Xavier HSS, Jalukie Peren 10. Shri Neikhwewe, T/incharge, GPS, Losa Phek 11. Shri Phoranthu, T/incharge,GPS, Lanuri Phek 12. Shri Thekho Rova, HM, Chakhesang Mission School, Phek 13. Shri Khetoshe Sumi, H/T, GHSS, Agunato Zunheboto 14. Shri R. Viswanatha Rajadurai, Sr. GT, GHS, Saptiqa Zunheboto 15. Smti Losheni Sema, PT, GPS, Shena New Zunheboto 16. Shri Khodao Lotha, UGT, GHS, Sungro Wokha 17. Smti Bendangmongla, PT GPS, Baghty Wokha 18. Smti Mhabeni Murry, PT, GPS, GHSS Ward Wokha 19. Shri Bendangwapang, UGT, GMS Khensa, Mokokchung 20. Shri Limasangba, GT, GPS, Changtongya New Mokokchung 21. Shri Vijayadhas, Sc. Teacher, Queen Mary HSS, Mokokchung 22. Smti Panungsangla, AT, GHS Kuthur Tuensang 23. Shri R. Imtimangyang, Head Teacher, GMS Station II Tuensang 24. Shri Thsatsase Sangtam, PT, GPS Alemdi Tsadang, Tuensang 25. Shri Brijnandan Prasad, GT, GHSS Kiphire 26. Shri Anil Kumar, Sr.GT, GHS Pungro Kiphire 27. Shri Georgekutty, AT Loyala HSS, Kiphire 28. Shri Rambir Singh, GT,GHS. Yaongyimchen, Longleng 29. Shri V. Ango Phom, PT, GMS Yongam Village Longleng 30. Shri John Besra, Sr. Teacher, St. Joseph HS, Longleng 31. Shri Rajkishore Roy, GT, GHSS, Mon 32. Smti L. Alai Konyak, PT GPS, Yanpan, Mon 33. Shri B. Jakhon Konyak, PT, GPS, Mon Village Financial Assistance 1. Shri Sentiakum, PT GPS, Medical Colony Mokokchung 2. Smti Watisangla, HM GHS, Diphupar 3. Smti Avinuo Peseyie, GT RGHSS, Kohima 4. Lt. Shri Walonyü RAS CI, GHS, Phenshunyu N.B. 1) All recipients of both State Teachers Award as well as Financial Assistant are requested to attend and receive their Award/Assistance at the State Level Celebration on 5th September 2013 positively. 2) All teachers of Govt. & Private, Schools of Kohima Town are requested to attend the State Level Teachers Day Function at NBCC Convention Centre (Kijü Kharu) Kohima. ZAVEYI NYEKHA Director
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RBI says not considering converting idle gold into bullion MuMbAi, August 31 (ReuteRs): The Reserve Bank of India said on Saturday it was not considering converting India's idle gold into bullion according to a statement. Reuters had reported that the central bank was planning to ask banks to buy household gold and divert it to precious metal refiners in an effort to reduce
India's current account deficit and improve the domestic supply of gold. Meanwhile, The Economic Times newspaper reported on Saturday that the RBI was considering mobilising gold from the country's temple trusts. "The Reserve Bank clarifies that no such proposal is under its consideration at this juncture," RBI said.
No need to approach IMF: Montek Singh Ahluwalia
New Delhi, August 31 (Pti): India on Saturday ruled out approaching the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for assistance, saying the economic situation has not reached a point where outside help is warranted. Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said the RBI’s forex reserves are adequate to manage the difficult situation. India’s foreign exchange reserves were up at $278.602 billion as of 9 August. “Our current economic situation does not warrant it. I do not anticipate it in the near future,” Ahluwalia said, adding that “India’s reserves are comfortable.”
He was briefing newsmen about the upcoming summit of G-20 economies that included India. The two-day summit that will be attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is to be held in St Petersburg in Russia from 5 September. India last approached the IMF for funds in 1991 during a balance of payments crisis that was considered a national embarrassment. The rupee collapsed to a lifetime low of 68.85 against the dollar on 28 August before staging a recovery while economic growth in the April-June quarter slid to 4.4%. The rupee closed at 65.70 against the dollar on Friday.
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Adhere to the mutually agreed terms and conditions: NSCN (IM)
the ‘cease fire more effective and to create a proper and conducive atmosphere for a peaceful and meaningful political dialogue.’ He is not to frame or dismantle any terms or conditions apart from what was first bilaterally agreed upon between the two entities. He is, for the larger interest of lasting resolution, advised to adhere to the mutually agreed terms and conditions.
Sincere commitment, mature trust, respect for lasting solution with unreserved confidence amongst the parties, could always resolve any problems that may arise while monitoring the ‘agreed ground rules’ between the GOI and the NSCN. It is this precept that sustains the spirit of peaceful resolution despite differences or misinterpretations of the ‘agreed ground rules’ in the past; and that, this principle must be nurtured on the part of GOI if at all the peace process is to fructify. NSCN leadership has time and again assured the GOI that to ensure security environment or public security necessity is on top sequence of the NSCN. The most unfortunate thing, among others, is deliberate or willful press communiqués from the office of the chairman: cease fire monitoring group, to further confuse the people at large. NSCN leadership had many times made the point very clear that ‘law of the land’ cannot be accepted by the Nagas as long as the agreed term: ‘the peace talks is between two separate entities’ is upheld to its essence and adhered to. Hence, the question of subjective application to abide by any unilateral terms on the part GOI on the NSCN is itself irrational and irrelevant. What does the chairman: Cease fire Monitoring Group mean when he said that ‘wording has some ‘differences’ and ‘similarities’ that could be interpreted differently? Acceptance to the constitution of India is one, but to resolve the conflict through active bilateral agreement and participation is vastly different. There are no such ‘similarities’ and the need for interpreting in different terms does not at all arise. There exists a vast difference between unilateral and bilateral agreements. Trying to equate the NSCN with others who have accepted ‘Indian terms’ will keep away our anticipation in the coming meetings of CFMG, unless the chairman make his position very clear. GOI through its different agencies has displayed lack of respect towards the hard-earned and mutually accepted and established terms between the NSCN leadership and the GOI under variable circumstances. Imposing unilateral terms and conditions to dislodge vital agreed terms between the NSCN and the GOI can be disastrous. Also, issuing security instructions to NSCN, particularly the ‘special identity card’ holders, to ensure fair Indian elections, and specific directives as to the movements of NSCN Collective leaders under various circumstances in the past was totally beyond the range of ‘agreed ground rules.’ It was also mutually agreed among the cease fire monitoring mechanism that any press statement either from the GOI and the NSCN should be strictly refrained, though active discussions to agree or disagree during any CFMG meeting whenever there is problems encountered, is welcome. Further, the chairman: CFMG was set up with a sole purpose to making
Kraibo Chawang Convener, CFMC
What Nagas can learn from the success of Singapore yanpvuo Kikon
Lee Kuan Yew is the man who built Singapore from one of the poorest country in the world, mosquito-infested swamp full of poor people to become one of the biggest economic superpower in the world within a span of less than a generation, which is less than 40 years! Singapore is one of the only country in the world where corruption is almost nil! So how did they do it? There is no secret formula which Lee used. Lee Kuan Yew simply had a vision and had the will to deliver it! First, he got rid of the social evils 1. Their own form of isms (Divided by hundreds of minor Chinese languages, Tamils, Muslims etc); 2. Corruption 3. Nepotism 3. Narcotics and Drug Abuse (Direct death penalty to any person found importing or exporting even small amounts of drugs) 4. Enforcing cleanliness through a fine of several thousand dollars, hours of litter collection and even state-sponsored counseling and several other measures. It wasn’t a magic spell but all that Lee used was very stringent policy making and executing these policies like a tiger. The form of Governance and Laws which Singpore has have been very controversial. Critics call it “Autocratic” as some Nagas may call it “Dictatorial” but this visionary leader calls it “DISCIPLINE”. Singapore gained formal independence on August 9, 1965 with the highly influential Lee Kuan Yew as its Prime Minister. -Upon independence, much of the citystate’s three million people were unemployed -More than two-thirds of its population was living in slums. -It lacked natural resources, sanitation, proper infrastructure, and adequate water supply. -In order to stimulate development, Lee sought international assistance, but his pleas went unanswered, leaving Singapore to fend for itself. Instead of getting demoralized and becoming skeptical, their leaders got motivated by this and started to chalk out plans on nation building; they did not end it by pointing out the faults and the problems, they started pointing out the SOLUTIONS to these problems!
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They were as divided or in fact more diverse than Nagas and had to choose English as their official language ultimately giving them an edge in the global market. They had no choice but to attract global investors. But Lee wanted Singapore to be more than just a haven for foreign capital, he wanted his people to learn from the foreign multi-nationals and create Singaporean companies to compete with Global MNC’s. There were no Singaporean people at that time with the knowledge or vision to run CORPORATIONS, SO HE CREATED THEM! A set of dedicated civil servants were given a crash course on business management and were given charge of new companies set up by the Governments. One of their 1st high profile business - SINGAPORE AIRLINES! And this was run strictly on COMMERCIAL LINES without the casual attitude of Government run ventures. He said to the employees, if you don’t make money, I will close you down! Just like Nagaland, why would investors wish to come in Nagaland where there is absolutely no security! Undergrounds act as very warm welcoming committees! Our very own Special Economic Zone(SEZ) and Industrial Growth Centre in Ganesh Nagar is located right next to Hebron. Now you can picture the rest. Our Industrial Growth Centre completed 8 years back, today it is lying abandoned and in a state of shame. There is so much corruption, nepotism and most of our people working in the State run ventures have no integrity or principles. In addition to this, to add more salt to our wounds with our Freedom Fighters who now think Nagas will attain freedom by taxing their own people. And when ACAUT raises their voice on behalf on the people asking them not to poison our sacred political issue with the greed of money, instead of listening to the Voice of the People; they try to suppress our voice with their threats. Before the public temper turns into a bloody revolution, the time has come for the new Naga generation to knock some sense into our older generation before they drag us all to our doom ‘In less than a generation’. A journalist asked Lee, “If you were given a chance to Govern India, what are the fundamental tenets of good governance?” Lee replied, “Quite simple, they are 1st is Integrity and absence of corruption. 2nd is meritocracy, meaning ‘Give the Best Jobs to the Best People.’ 3rd is a fair level playing field for everybody to compete in a open and fair manner!” Lee Kuan Yew, “We did not adopt the Constitution which the Britishers gave us” Interviewer, “If you had adopted it, what would have happened?” Lee Kuan Yew, “Disorder!(And laughs)” In 1963, Nagaland got our statehood and Singapore got its freedom from UK. We shall celebrate our Golden Jubilee (Statehood) this year with a deficit of over Rs.800 Crore while Singapore celebrates their Golden Jubilee(Independence) with a GDP of $318.9 Billion. This comparison is
simply to illustrate an indication of macro economic growth based solely on the similarities of historical benchmark for progress with the sole objective to challenge each and every single Naga who dream of living in our dream Nagaland. If we have the power to dream, we must wake up from our slumber today and work towards turning this dream into reality. (This write up is not meant to incite any form of pessimism or subjective interpretation and analysis. While chasing after the form, we always tend to lose out on the substance, hence I hope it stirs our leaders to focus on stringent enforcement of our laws, encouraging enterprising people, fair and healthy competition, eradicating corruption, ‘isms’ and build a new nation together. If they can, why can’t we!!)
NSCN (IM) questions The NSCN/GPRN region authority questions the Parliamentary Secretary why he is silent and whether NSCN/GPRN regional authority had stopped you on 24th August ? The NSCN/GPRN regional authority through MIP questions the Nagaland Legislative Assembly who issued an order to fire on the NSCN/GPRN regional authority when the NSCN/GPRN regional authority was checking the anti-social elements in the state and when there is ceasefire and yearning for peaceful harmony in the state wherein the NSCN/GPRN is observing ceasefire ground rule. simon secy United sangtam region
An ‘eyewitness account’
With reference to the various articles in local dallies on allegation being leveled against T. Torechu, Parliamentary Secretary for Economics & Statistics, Excise and LMCP Govt. of Nagaland, I would like to clarify from my “eyewitness account” On 24th Aug’13, in three different locations - LHEP Junction, Thutheze Junction and near stone crusher, 5 K.M away from Kiphire toward Pungro, 2,16 p.m 2,29 p.m and 3,11 p.m respectively - the USR, NSCN (IM), as claimed, halted the VIPconvoy. At Thutheze Junction the cadres stopped and seized the keys of the convoy and frisked the vehicles thereby released the convoy saying “we are sorry, the information being received is wrong”. But to my utter surprise, the cadres belonged to the same group halted 5 kms away from Kiphire where, one of the body guards fired some in the air to control the situation. However, the allegation leveled against T. Torechu by USR NSCN (IM), which appeared in local dallies on 30th August 2013 under the caption: “T. Torechu was supplying liquor ” posing a photo fully loaded a vehicle with IMFL, which is unfounded and baseless. Therefore, I appeal the USR NSCN (IM) to maintain the spirit of Naga Nationalism than to aggravate the situation with false propagation. Khiapong Yimchunger Vice President NPF, Central Central office Nagaland: Kohima
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Sunday 1 September 2013
Congress bye-election campaign: ‘CM Chang could do more as MP’
tuENsaNg, august 31 (mExN): In the run up to the 51 Noksen A/C bye-election slated on September 4, State congress leaders undertook a campaign tour to Noksen. A press release issued by NPCC Media Cell informed that apart from launching a “scathing attack” on NPF government for “failing miserably on all fronts” during the past decade, the Congress leaders felt that Lok Sabha MP CM Chang, the NPF candidate for the bye-election could have done more for the people of Noksen as an MP, rather than returning to state politics as MLA. According to the press release,
the Opposition leaders stated that during CM Chang’s tenure as MP, Noksen saw no visible signs of development “which is manifested in the form of deplorable road conditions, dysfunctional health care facilities, dilapidated school infrastructures, lack of clean drinking water supply, erratic power supply etc.” With an annual MP Local Area Development Fund (MPLADF) of 5 crores at his disposal and easy access to various ministries at the centre by virtue of supporting the Congress led UPA govt since 2009, the Opposition leaders said the MP could have changed the face
of 51 Noksen assembly constituency and Tuensang district, if he was really serious in his commitment to serve the people. “The task of bringing development to the constituency as MLA –provided he gets re-elected- with limited resources will therefore remain a herculean task when compared to his position as MP with vast resources and accessibility,” it added. The Opposition leaders further noted that by failing to respect the mandate given by the voters of 51 Noksen assembly constituency and resigning within two weeks of getting
elected, an opportunity has been given to the people of Noksen to reject the NPF candidate in his re-election bid for “manipulating the peoples mandate to suit his interest”. The appeal to the public and voters, the release said, was to invest for their future by electing “young, capable, dynamic and upcoming leader like Lima Onen Chang” and to let “CM Chang remain as MP so that the constituency will have the rare distinction of having an MP and MLA working together for development and uplift of the constituency and the people.” The campaign was carried
out in four different places, namely Noksen Village, Noksen Town, Litem village, and Yangpi village on August 28. Meanwhile, on August 29, Congress leaders visited Noksen Town and addressed combined meeting. The Congress leaders reached Tuensang on August 30, where a party meeting was organized with officials of Tuensang DCC and ACCCs. The meeting was primarily focused on strengthening the party at all levels and for coordination and close monitoring of bye-election campaign "to ensure the success of congress candidate," the release added.
KVYO QRT nabs six without ILPs NZP gets Tokay Geckos and Palm Civet kohima, august 31 (mExN): The Kohima Village Youth Organization’s Quick Response Team (KVYO QRT) vigilantes intercepted six people who were on their way to Kohima without ILPs on the night of August 30. The accused identified as Hussain Ahmed (26) Foizul Hoque (35), Hussain Ahmed (30), Tajuddin (22), Shahabuddin (30),and
Minajuddin (21) all hailing from Karimganj district in Assam were intercepted below Naga Hospital Colony by the vigilantes while travelling in two zonal taxis and handed over to North Police station. The accused were then handed over to the authorities of the District jail, and a non FIR part IV, case no. 0017/2013 under section 3BEFR was registered
against them. Meanwhile speaking to media persons, secretary of KVYO QRT, Dzieseneituo Rutsa asked zonal taxi drivers and others alike to be cautious while carrying passengers to Kohima, stating that anyone ferrying illegal immigrants to Kohima would be strictly dealt with to the point of same punishment to both the passengers and the ones ferrying them.
Dimapur, august 31 (mExN): In pursuance of the authority vested by the village council, Chumukedima Village Youth Society (CVYS) has informed that it has re-affirmed its stance on preservation of flora and fauna to uphold the total ban of hunting and poaching in any form within its jurisdiction. In a press release appended by its president and general secretary, CVYS informed that the ban includes fishing, felling of trees, illegal collection of
firewood, bamboo shoots, fooder for cattle. It also prohibits scrap collection, picnicking, roaming jewelers/ door to door business etc. without prior information/ permission from the authority concerned. Further, it warned that no outsiders would be allowed to roam freely (restrict against vehicular movement) after 8:00 pm in and within the village jurisdiction “without genuine and proper reason”. However, stating that even after serving repeat-
ed press notifications, many were still engaging in “hunting and fishing and doing illegal practices”, it said it has served regular duties and surprise checking. It also warned that strict action will be enforced without warning against the defaulters. The CVYS has called upon the concerned public to extend co-operation in enforcing the ban and thereby protect flora and fauna as well as bring peace and harmony within its locality.
CVYS re-affirms to preserve flora and fauna in the village
Stolen car retrieved, one arrested
The accused with the stolen Mahindra Bolero.
Dimapur, august 31 (mExN): A Mahindra Bolero (AS 01DC 9003), which was reported stolen in Guwahati on August 20 was recovered in Dimapur today. According to the OC of East PS, one person identified as Lokho Mao (28 years) was arrested and handed over to the Assam Police. The accused along with an accomplice identified only as Kokho were enroute Dimapur in the stolen vehicle with a false registration number. The vehicle was stopped at the Khatkhati police check-post but it sped away towards Dimapur. It was later chased down near the Chakhesang Baptist Church. The accomplice reportedly got down before reaching New Field Check-post and absconded.
Dimapur, august 31 (mExN): Adding to the many donations that it has been receiving lately, Nagaland Zoological Park (NZP) today received three live Tokay Geckos, which is believed to be illegally sold and traded at a very high cost, and one Juvenile Palm Civet. According to a press release issued by NZP Officer-incharge Obed Bohovi Swu, the geckos were received from Er Kiyeto Sumi, Junior Engineer (Store), his colleague Er David Richa and the staff of electrical central store Full Nagarjan, Dimapur. The reptiles were found inside the store when old meter boxes were being auctioned. Fearing for the safety of the geckos if released in the nearby jungles, they were brought to the Zoological Park. The reptiles were inspected and later jointly released inside the Park in the presence of the Junior Engineer and his staff and the staff of the Zoological Park, it stated. The Juvenile Palm Civet
Lotha Baptist Church perform on day two of the choral contest 2013, which is being organized under the aegis of Kohima Baptist Youth Fellowship (KBYF) at Union Baptist Church (UBC), Kohima on August 31. (Morung Photo)
ZPO (N) and ZBN condemn murder at Chathe River Dimapur, august 31 (mExN): The Zeliang People’s Organization (N) has vehemently condemned the “senseless and inhuman killing” of Peuhauzoing, S/o Ihangnoing, a resident of Jalukie Town by “unidentified miscreants” on August 27, 2013. A press release issued by ZPO (N) secretary Kerang Dumtta informed that the victim was being accompanied by a friend in an auto
rickshaw between Dimapur and Chumukedima, when suddenly three miscreants stopped the auto at 4th Mile area and “forcefully dragged” away the deceased and “murdered him at Chathe River in the most inhuman way.” The release further stated that “such a senseless and inhuman killing among own people without reason or rhyme cannot be tolerated in the Naga civilized society.”
Therefore, it urged upon the law enforcing agency to book the culprit (s) at the earliest and award befitting punishment. ZPO (N) further expressed sympathy to the bereaved family and prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace. Meanwhile, in a separate statement Zeliangrong Baudi Nagaland (ZBN) has also vehemently condemned the “cold-blooded murder” of Peuhauzoing.
ZBN in the release stated that such “inhuman act” committed on innocent person should be condemned by one and all at the highest degree. It has appealed the higher authority concerned to investigate the matter thoroughly and book the culprit at the earliest. Baudi also extended its condolences to the bereaved family, while praying for God to restore peace and happiness soon.
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TUCT appeals Chumu SBI to re-open Dimapur, august 31 (mExN): Tribal Union Chumukedima Town (TUCT) has issued a statement saying that the general public of Chumukedima town is in “great confusion” that the State Bank of India Chumukedima branch closed down “all of a sudden” on August 14 due to “security reason”, as mentioned in the bank’s notice board. TUCT informed that that it went to meet the Bank official at Regional Office SBI Dimapur to know the “security reasons” on August 27, but they maintained it was confidential. The bank assured that the bank will re-open “very soon”, but, TUCT said no action has been taken till date. Therefore, TUCT has appealed the authority concerned of SBI to re-open the bank “immediately” for the “welfare of our community”.
Phek power dept informs
phEk, august 31 (Dipr): The Executive Engineer (Electrical) Phek Division has notified for the information of all concern that Phek Electrical Division will be doing Power Supply Line maintenance from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM daily from September 2 to 4 and on September 6 during which there will be no power supply. Therefore, all concerned have been requested to co-operate with the department. According to a press release issued by Executive Engineer (Electrical) Phek Division, the department reserves the right to charge any line anytime. For which, the general public have been strictly informed not to venture into or touch any electrical system. Any one venturing into any electrical system, will be doing so on own risk, it cautioned. kohima, august 31 (Dipr): The inaugural function for the Common Induction Programme of IAS, NCS, NPS & Allied Service Probationers 2012 Batch will be held on September 2 at Imagine Nagaland Hall, at 10:00 am. Nagaland Chief Secretary, Alemtemshi Jamir, IAS will grace the function as the chief guest. According to the order of the programme, Director, ATI, Kohima, Neihu C. Thur, IAS will be the chairperson while Additional Director (Admn.) ATI, Kohima, Lithrongla G. Chishi will deliver the welcome address. Additional Chief Secretary, P&AR Department, C. J. Ponraj, IAS will give the keynote address while IAS, NCS and Allied Service Probationers will speak on ‘My Expectations from the Training’ and vote of thanks will be proposed by Additional Director (Trg.) ATI, Kohima, M. Khezhie.
The three geckos NZP received today.
was donated by Among and is presently being housed in the rescue centre inside the park under close supervision. The Director of the park Tongpangzemba Ao has expressed his gratitude to the Electrical Department, especially the Junior Engineer (Store) and his staff for the enormous gesture
Trainees perform a demonstration during the Community First Responder Training in Kohima.
ing the training are first aid, search and rescue, usage of fire extinguishers, CPR, MFR etc resource persons for the training included personnel from CD & HG, F & ES, Medical Department and NSDMA. The CFR training is particularly aimed at building disaster-resilient communities. In the event of any
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to conserve and protect “our wildlife wealth” and urged all departmental offices to follow in their footsteps. Further he expressed his appreciation to the individual who had come forward to donate the palm civet, saying such actions create a lot of awareness to protect and preserve our wildlife wealth.
‘Rescuers should perform their role sincerely’
kohima, august 31 (mExN): A three-day Community First Responder Training organised by the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA), Home Department, in collaboration with District Administration, Kohima, concluded today with SP Kohima as special guest. The SP encouraged the participants to utilize whatever they learnt and spread the knowledge. He further informed that the NSDMA is also training all the eleven DEF on disaster management at CTI (Dimapur). Citing the example of Uttrakhand, the SP said that rescuers should perform their role sincerely without taking advantage of victims. The training targeted youth from villages on the NH-29 as this highway is prone to road accidents. Some topics covered dur-
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disaster, the community is always the first responder before outside help arrives; hence, the need to train and empower communities is crucial. Similar CFR trainings have been conducted in Dimapur, Tuensang, Mon, Phek, Kiphire and Peren as part of the NSDMA training calendar. Mention may be made
that the NSDMA came into existence after Nagaland adopted the Disaster Management Act in 2008. As mandated by the Act, the District Disaster Management Authority(s) (DDMAs) were notified. The DDMAs are all chaired by the respective Deputy Commissioners. DDMA Kohima is chaired by the DC and the CEO of KMC is the Co-Chairperson. The Addl. Deputy Commissioners is the Chief Executive Officer and other members include the SP, MS, CMO, SP (NPTO), SP F&ES, Dist. Comdt. CD&HG, EE (Mechanical) and Revenue Officer. Earlier, the training was attended by youth/leaders from Kohima (Midland Colony), Piphema, Pherima, Zubza and Medziphema. SDO (C) Kohima Razouvolie chaired the brief programme.
Akuk and Mekokla village councils inform
Wokha, august 31 (mExN): It has been informed that the PWD road from Lakhuti-Akuk-Mekokla, about 14 Kms under SDO (R&B) Sanis, which was completely blocked on August 5, 2013 due to major landslide during heavy rainfall, was cleared within three days. A release issued by chairmen of Mekokla Village Council and Akuk Village Council stated that village fund of both Akuk and Mekokla Villages contributed for the expenses of the road clearance. In this connection, both the Village committees have acknowledged MLA 40 Bhandari A/C Mhonlumo Kikon for his kind initiation with the concerned mechanical SDO Office Wokha. Also both Village Council authorities expressed appreciation towards Er. Zetovi SDO Mechanical Wokha, Er. Simon SDO Sanis for their sincere effort for the earliest clearance of the said blocked road.
NBSE conducts training for higher secondary teachers kohima, august 31 (mExN): The Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) successfully conducted two days workshop at the Board’s Office, Kohima on August 29 and 30. NBSE Chairman Asano Sekhose in a press release stated that the theme of the workshop was on teaching methodology, evaluation and question setting. The programme was primarily meant for teachers teaching Humanities subjects at +2 levels. Altogether, 68 teachers participated from both Government and private schools and colleges. NBSE Chairman Asano Sekhose delivered the welcome address and AK Verma, the resource
person deliberated on the teaching methodology as well as the various techniques of evaluation. The resource person called upon the participants to adopt a more proactive role in their teaching and to involve the students in the teaching process. He also emphasized on the need to use technology in teaching. On the second day, the participants were briefed on the technology of framing good questions by Rangumbuing Nsarangbe, Sr. Academic Officer, NBSE. Group activities on evaluation of scripts, preparation of blueprint and questions of higher mental order were the other important highlights of the workshop.
Stream bank erosion rampant in Nagaland
Dimapur, august 31 (mExN): Many initiatives are continuously undertaken to improve the flood control and irrigation system of large rivers in the state, but Nagaland faces greater threat of soil erosion and flash floods caused by streams and small rivers. Nagaland is a land of many streams and it adds to the unique and beautiful landscape of the state. However, many of those small rivers are silently wearing away the soil at much higher scale. The erosion caused by streams goes unnoticed in the eyes of the people because the stream itself seems small, but if determined, the estimate of land and property loss caused by streams in all the 11 districts of the state would result at an alarming rate. Stream bank erosion is caused mainly during flash floods of the stream but with the abundance of rain
A road washed away by flooding stream this year.
in the state, the occurrence of flash flood is often. Erosion leads to a disproportionate sediment supply, stream channel instability, land and property loss, destruction of stream habitat, reduction of biological productivity and other adverse effects such as damage to public infrastructures like roads and bridges etc. In Dimapur town alone, there are not less than five to six streams and those seemingly calm flowing
waters of tiny rivers during flash floods cause damage to public and individual properties. Similarly, in the other 10 districts of the state also there are many unreported incidents where people continuously suffer great deal of misery due to washing away of colony roads, bridges, culverts, plantation areas, paddy fields etc. Many landowners have lost valuable streamside property to erosion.
People have been utilizing conventional method to prevent the erosion but that does not sustain long enough. The conventional practices do not last long enough to allow appropriate vegetation to become established and provide for long-term bank stability. Stream bank erosion, which is a natural process cannot be prevented entirely, but can be controlled to a great extent with the intervention of the state and central government. There is an urgent need for the government to step-in and take up measures to save the people from destruction of stream erosion. With the introduction of technical/scientific method expertise to further stabilize the soil or even construct embankments and riprap etc. authority concerned should intervene to address the grave issue and take up stream bank stabilization projects.
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India’s economic slowdown sparks crisis talk
Puneet Pal Singh
The Indian rupee has fallen more than 20% against the US dollar since the start of this year. That has made India’s imports more expensive and added to the country’s economic problems. Investors have been pulling out for a variety of reasons, not least the slowdown in its economy, as well as a recovery in the US. “If you are an investor and you want to put your money in a riskier economy, you are looking to have the capacity of making a much better return than you would get in a more stable economy,” says Stuart Oakley, head of Asia currency trading at Nomura. “India is no longer providing that option, as the growth differential between India and the US has collapsed.” India’s economy grew by 4.4% in the April-June quarter. The US economy expanded at an annualised rate of 2.5% in the second quarter.
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he gravity of any crisis facing a nation can often be judged by the one to which it is being compared. In the US, the peak of the 2008-09 global financial crisis saw references made to the Depression of the 1930s. Over in Greece, the country’s debt problems in recent years triggered comparisons with Argentina’s default back in 2001, which at the time was the biggest sovereign default in history. In India’s case, its recent economic issues have sparked talks of a repeat of the situation it faced in 1991, often considered its worst economic crisis. The crisis saw its currency tumble and its foreign exchange reserves depleted. Things turned so bad that India eventually had to be rescued by the International Monetary Fund. Analysts say the situation in India is not as bad as it was then. The country now has reserves to support nearly seven months of imports, ‘Crisis of credibility’ compared with just under 15 days back then. Even so, the signs are worrying. or their part, India’s policymakers have been tak“The very fact that it is being compared to that situing steps not just to stem the rupee’s decline, but ation shows the seriousness of the concerns over the also to attract a fresh wave of foreign investment situation,” says Tony Nash, vice president at IHS. “There to the country. is no doubt that things are pretty bad in India.” But so far, they have little to show for their efforts. Growing problems The country opened up its multi-brand retail sector, seen by many as a key growth area, to foreign invesne of the key areas of concern is India’s burgeoning tors last year. But as yet, none of the big brands have current account deficit, which hit a record high of expressed an interest to enter the market. 6.7% of gross domestic product (GDP) last year. A curAnalysts say the key factor is that investors are worrent account deficit happens when the country’s import ried about a lack of continuity in policy changes. bill is bigger than its earnings from exports. A widening “There is a huge divergence in the views and the deficit puts strain on the nation’s foreign exchange re- stance of the two major political parties on the issue serves. India’s position has been further complicated by of foreign direct investment in retail,” says Siddhartha the fact that foreign investors have been withdrawing Sanyal, chief India economist at Barclays. money from the economy. And with elections due next year, many fear that policies International investors have pulled out nearly may change depending on which party comes to power. $12bn in shares and debt from India’s markets since “They are really at the precipice of a crisis of credthe beginning of June, hurting the stock markets as well ibility. Investors have become sceptical whether a new as its currency. government will have the mandate, the backing and the
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Indian students hit hard by falling rupee
isitors walk past a sand sculpture depicting the Indian Rupee by sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik on the Bay of Bengal coast at Puri, Orissa state, India, Tuesday, Aug.27, 2013. The rupee has sharply declined in value in recent weeks The falling Indian rupee has become a major challenge for Indian students studying abroad or planning to go to foreign universities. Experts say the number of students looking at foreign shores has not diminished, but many are moving to countries which are cheaper than the US or UK. BBC Hindi’s Vartika Tomer speaks to three Indian students hit by the falling rupee.
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difficult period. However, the continued decline in the rupee - coupled with a surge in prices of essential items, such as onions - has limited the scope for any major moves. Analysts say that given the various factors, the most important thing that India needs to do is restore faith among international investors. They say that will help attract investments, which in turn will help boost economic growth and also help prop up the currency. “India is a country of 1.2 billion consumers - so there is clearly a huge amount of potential, no one can deny that - and foreign companies want to be there,” says Mr Oakley. “But they need overwhelming reforms, not just on the policy front, but also on how the whole system works to attract these investors.” The crisis of 1991 is credited to have sparked the first Double whammy major reforms in the country, which resulted in years of robust growth. While the problem this time around may o make matters more complicated, India’s policymak- not be as bad as then, analysts say the solution is the same. ers are facing a tricky situation. The slowdown in ecoHopefully for India, the result will be too. nomic growth has triggered calls for easing of monetary policy, to help businesses and consumers get through this (Source: BBC News) drive to carry on reforms,” says Mr Nash. Once again, the slowdown in India’s economy has only made things more difficult. “Foreign investors may have still taken some kind of a calculated risk, if there was growth momentum in the country,” says Mr Sanyal of Barclays. “But if you are a big business, right now you would say, ‘Let me just wait and watch and see how things develop, because I am not losing much in any case.’“ In a recent interview with India’s CNN-IBN channel, Ratan Tata, one of the country’s leading and most respected business leaders, warned that India has “lost the confidence of the world”.
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rupee’s tumble continues to grip India. On August 29th Duvvuri Subbarao, the departing boss of the central bank, told an audience in Mumbai of the widespread “dismay about the ferocity of the depreciation”. Today, on August 30th, I spoke to the boss of a big hotel in the city who says he is preparing to dollarise his business. The rupee is too flaky to operate in, he said. “It’s just like Russia and Indonesia in the 1990s.” Shortly after this, Manmohan Singh, the prime minister, addressed parliament on the matter. While part of the currency slump is a “natural” correction to reflect high inflation, he said, “foreign exchange markets have a notorious history of overshooting. Unfortunately this is what is happening”. That statement looks correct on a three-day time horizon. The rupee almost breached 69 per dollar earlier this week. On August 30th it bounced back to 65.7, making it the best-performing big currency worldwide that day, though still leaving it down 16% year-to-date. The vote by Britain’s parliament against military action in Syria has helped push down oil prices. That is helpful for India, a big energy importer. And some of the Reserve Bank of India’s tweaks have calmed nerves. On August 28th the central bank said it would provide dollars directly to India’s big oil-importing firms. That will stop them having to sell rupees in the spot market. It is an indirect way for the RBI to use its reserves to support the exchange rate. Whether India’s currency has stabilised is another matter. There is plenty to worry about. The prospect of the Federal Reserve ending its purchases of bonds draws ever closer, especially with good news from the American economy this week. That means the “Great Exit” of money from emerging markets may continue. Both Indonesia and Brazil raised interest rates this week to protect their currencies, making India relatively less attractive. A foreign investor in town told me at he would not invest in India until it raised its rates. He had arrived in India expecting to allocate more funds to it now prices have fallen, but after several days he felt more pessimistic and reckoned that the slump had further to go. As if to confirm that view, GDP figures were released on August 30th for the quarter to June. Growth slowed to 4.4%, from 4.8% in the preceding quarter. Manufacturing contracted. These figures do not yet reflect the credit crunch that has taken place over the last two months, so it seems likely that GDP growth will slow even further. A good monsoon may boost farming, but the formal, industrial bit of the economy is in dire condition. On August 27th Palaniappan Chidambaram, the finance minister, said that the government had fast-tracked $27 billion of power and other projects stuck in red tape. But I have yet to find a full account of these proposals. In the past such announcements have contained far more hype than substance, as we explained in an article in June. That credit crunch is still pronounced, even if the rupee has recovered a little. Most measures of stress in the financial system are still flashing red, reflecting Indian banks’ bad debt problem. Credit default swaps on State Bank of India, which measure its risk, have soared. Short-term market interest rates have not come down.
The government has yet to show much desire to clean up banks’ dud loans and is instead putting more pressure on them to “extend and pretend”. Even as mayhem stalks the currency market, the election campaign is ramping up. India’s legislators may be lousy at making decisions about economic reform, but they are remarkably decisive at passing more populist measures. Early this week a new programme to increase food subsidies was agreed. Moody’s, a credit rating agency, warned that this will put more pressure on the public finances. Then the lower house of parliament approved a new law on land reform. It replaces a decrepit act that is over a century old. But businesses say the new rules will make it even harder to buy land to set up factories, with long delays becoming the norm. If the rupee still looks vulnerable, India has three options, none very palatable. One is to let the currency fall further. In most countries a cheaper currency would boost exports and help close the current-account deficit. But India’s manufacturing industry is too small and too bound in red tape to ramp up quickly. So a turnaround in the balance of payments may take time during which investors could panic. Meanwhile the weaker currency may destabilise the domestic economy by adding to inflation and increasing the government’s subsidies on fuel and thus its borrowing. The second option is to do the opposite and increase interest rates to attract more foreign money in, following the path of Indonesia and Brazil. But this would further hammer Indian industry, which is already in poor shape, and probably increase bad debts at banks too. If the economy slowed further as a result, equity investors might begin to worry about corporate earnings declining and pull out their roughly $200 billion of investments in listed shares. Inducing a credit crunch in India might make things even worse. The last option is to lower government borrowing. It is running at 7% of GDP (including India’s states) and has stoked excess demand in the last few years, widening the current-account deficit. The populist political mood doesn’t make big spending cuts easy, though, and while it is often accused of epic profligacy, India’s central government has pretty low expenditure relative to GDP—about 15%. There is simply no way it can cut its way to a balanced budget. What India really needs is more tax revenues. But with a narrow tax base—only 3% of Indians pay income tax—this might mean concentrating tax rises on the formal economy, which is already reeling. For now my sense is that the authorities’ plan is to let the rupee trade freely but hold out the threat of an interest rate rise or direct intervention in the currency market to try to scare off speculators. At the same time they will squeeze borrowing as much as is possible during an election and use administrative measures, such as higher duties, to try to cap imports. It is a bet that the economy will pick up soon and that growth will make India’s problems fade away. The trouble is that the economy is still decelerating.
course will take nearly three-and-a-half years to complete. The increase in the pound rate has affected my plans in a big way. When I initially made my plans, it was 85 rupees to a pound. I will now have to look at accommodation again since I will not be able to afford the place I was planning to stay at. My fees have also increased - earlier, it would have cost 1.8m to 2m rupees a year which, over three-and-ahalf years would have amounted to a total expense of up to 7m rupees. But now I will have to pay an additional 1.5m to 2m rupees. Since my father is paying for my studies, I will not need to source money from anywhere else. But this difference is a lot and it will completely spoil the budget of middle-class families. It is quite possible that many people will now have to drop plans to go abroad for studies. And those middle-class students who do go will be under pressure to take up part-time work and that may affect their studies.
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do little. There exists a market termed the “non-deliverable forward” (NDF) market for the rupee. This the rupee version of markets for non-convertible or partially non-convertible currencies of countries with capital controls that ostensibly emerged to hedge exposure in such currencies, but then developed as sites for speculation. A typical NDF contract would involve an agreement in which one party agrees to buy at some date in the future a notional quantity of dollars at a contracted forward rate, implying a sum of rupees (say X). On the settlement date, the investor would be able to sell the quantity of dollars purchased and deliverable at the prevailing spot price, to obtain, say Y, rupees. The difference between the two would reflect the profit or loss in the trade. Such trades are however settled in dollars in these over the counter markets, since the counterpart currency such as the rupee is “non-deliverable”. The forward contract rupee-to-dollar rates reflect the direction in which speculators expect the rate to move. If capital controls are strong, developments in these NDF markets should not affect prices in onshore spot markets. But financial liberalisation dilutes those controls. There is now evidence from many emerging markets that prices in the ‘offshore’ NDF markets affect ‘onshore’ dollar prices. The RBI refers to a study which “suggests that there is a long-term relationship between the spot and NDF markets for the INR” and that during periods of depreciation “shocks originating in the NDF market may carry more information, which gets reflected in on-shore segments of the market”. The transmission mechanism is not clear, but it could be the involvement of domestic banks in these markets because, though “onshore financial institutions are not allowed to transact in the NDF markets”, “since domestic banking entities are allowed specific open position and gap limits for their foreign exchange exposures, there is scope for domestic entities to participate in the NDF markets to take advantage of any arbitrage.” Besides that, foreign banks and corporate entities with an international presence can participate in the NDF market. Liberalisation has only increased the intensity of such linkages between onshore and offshore markets. In sum, a series of changes that have occurred since financial liberalisation began have increased India’s exposure to the adverse effects of currency speculation. Given the nature of these changes there is little that the RBI and the government can do about such speculation, despite the claim that: “While introducing currency futures, the Reserve Bank and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) had put in place various safeguard mechanisms to monitor positions, prices and volumes in real time so as to control excessive speculation.” In any case, there is nothing whatsoever the RBI and the SEBI can do to curb speculation in the NDF market that is outside its jurisdiction. It is, therefore, possible that the sudden and sharp depreciation of the rupee is the result of the spillover onto domestic spot markets for the currency of speculation-driven price trends in derivative markets. In which case the slide is difficult to control and can continue with no clear prediction possible where the decline will take the currency in the days ahead..
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am very keen to go abroad for studies and am trying to find out what kind of courses I can apply for. I am considering various options but I’m told that the cost will be around 3.2m to 3.5m rupees every year. My course would be for two years so the total cost would be 6.4m to 7m rupees. But my budget was 2.2m to 2.5m rupees per year. Earlier, I had thought of going to either New Zealand or Australia but now I may have to change my plan. I may have to look at a country which is cheaper or I may have to even cancel the plan for going abroad. I may not be able to study in a good university because of the declining value of the rupee. I’m hoping that the value of the rupee would soon go up so that I can find some alternative. I may be able to take a loan for studying abroad but for that I may have to mortgage my parent’s property. (Source: BBC News)
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he rupee that touched another record low at below 66-to-the-dollar, is on a downward slide the end of which none can see. What is clear is that this round of depreciation has been sharp and rapid. Even over 2013, it is clear that the currency was more or less stable for much of the first half and has depreciated by 16 per cent or more vis-à-vis the dollar over the last two months (see Chart). This does signal that there are more factors than the socalled fundamentals responsible for the currency’s recent collapse. It is indeed true that the current account deficit on India’s balance of payments rules high, indicating that the country’s demand for foreign exchange exceeds its ability to earn it. But it has been high for sometime and expectations are that the deficit as a ratio of GDP could fall marginally in the coming months. So this alone cannot explain the dramatic decline in the rupee’s relative value. It is also true that foreign investors and lenders, who were more than willing to send hard currency across the country’s borders in search of profit, are now less willing to do so. Moreover, with fears that the policy of quantitative easing, under which the US Federal Reserve was pumping dollar liquidity into the world system, is to be ‘tapered off’, investors are reportedly returning to the US and dollar denominated assets. We may be reaching a point where the artificial situation in which a country with a large current account deficit has a relatively stable and even occasionally appreciating currency because of large capital inflows cannot hold anymore. But the timing of the rupee’s collapse is not easily explained only by the conventional fundamentals. Enter, therefore, the ‘speculator’, who has decided to bet against the rupee, as a potential explanation for the rupee’s condition. The government and central bank are clearly looking in this direction. Besides working to increase foreign capital inflows into the country, a number of measures have been taken to reduce dollar asset accumulation by residents and prevent hoarding of the dollar by institutions involved in trade in the currency. Moreover, the Reserve Bank of India, which has been pointing fingers at the currency derivatives market as a speculative hub where the dollar rules higher, now argues that prices in those markets, or those driven by speculation, are beginning to influence spot dollar prices in terms of the rupee. It recent Annual Report is quite direct. Noting that the volume of trading in exchange-traded currency derivatives increased from Rs. 2.6 billion in September 2008, when such trading was first permitted, to Rs. 234.4 billion in June 2013, the RBI hints at a link between this and exchange rate volatility. According to it, econometric tests suggest “there is causality running from speculation to exchange rate volatility”. Given this conviction it is not surprising that: “The Reserve Bank recently banned proprietary trading by banks in the currency futures/exchange-traded currency options markets. Such trading is allowed only on behalf of clients. SEBI also tightened exposure norms for currency derivatives to check excessive speculation by increasing margin requirements and curtailing open positions on currency derivatives.” But the efficacy of such measures is under question, (Source: Economist) and there are other markets where the RBI or SEBI can
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Mission Love: The charity revolution Seeing the dedication and efforts of orphanage homes and their children, a small group of young people is taking the noble initiatives to host World Orphans’ Day this year on November 11, with the orphanages of Kohima and Dimapur with the theme “Mission Love” ission Love is a chance for all to participate in a Christ centered, Love filled and eye opening experience towards understanding the sufferings of others in today’s world! As we persevere towards organizing this year’s World Orphans’ Day for the first time ever in Nagaland, may our union uplift the glory of our Lord and the lives of these children who even when deserve to be honoured, are often neglected by us.
with, since childhood due to my involvements at the Kohima Orphanage Destitute Home. Founded as early as the 1970’s, Kohima Orphanage Destitute Home has sheltered hundreds of children; and one concern of the Late Mrs. Zaputuoü was to urge nation leaders to set aside a day for Orphans’ all over the world just as we have Mothers’ Day or Fathers’ day on the insistence of one of her sons who questioned her why such a day did not exist. Needless to say, touched by his words, when the same son passed away on April 16, 1977, the next year onward, Mrs. Zaputuoü and her children started commemorating Kohima Orphanage Day on April 16 every year. After a generous amount of research it was discovered that World Orphans’ Day is celebrated every second Monday of November and therefore we have decided to host World Orphans’ Day 2013 with much prayer, immense love for the children and a desire to create awareness among our people.
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s we were praying for this event and sending out prayer requests, we were told to do this event completely out of love and it is our desire that we all learn something about love and not only speak about love or love with words but put our love into action. As we come together in all unity and goodness, may the charity revolution really start from within us so as to create an effective impact on our society and may this event create history for the glory of God and the goodness of our people. This event is being financed by the generosity of family, friends, well-wishers and loved ones. No financial aid by the Government is being sought. Mission Love does Dawn of a new vision not belong to any organization or society; we are just a have been personally inspired by the life of Late Mrs. group of friends that have come together under our comZaputuoü Angami whom I was in close acquaintance mon love, passion and dedication to children.
ission Love” is not just an event but also the enabler. The Mission Love team aims to enable the Orphanages to bring forth their needs and hardships to the people and at the same time create awareness among the people that charity does not stop at cash and kind but also involves devoting time to the children, interacting with them and sincerely upholding them in prayers. And it is our sincere supplication that through the collaboration of the Team and the Orphanages, we can start the “charity revolution”.
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’ve learned something over the last few years. God lives in an upside down, backward, sideways economy. At least according to human standards. For me, the prime example is how God does the most good inside my weakness. He uses my most broken moments to transform me and impact others. “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:9-10 NIV).
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eakness leading to strength? The idea wars against all I’ve been taught. All that feels right. What about God helps those who help themselves? What about pressing forward? What about carving my own way? Be a leader. Take charge. Tap into your inner god. Those are qualities the people most respected in our world share. So why does God ask me for my weakness? Contrary to what I’ve been groomed to believe, I’ve discovered anything I do in my own might finishes the job, but falls short of true transformation. In my life or in anyone else’s. My weakness, my inability to make anything right, becomes God’s muscle, His potency. Wrapping my head around that craziness feels nearly impossible most of the time. Rather than wrestle with the incomprehensible, I’ve learned to just go with it. When I pray, really get-down-on-my-knees pray, I think power, praise, and prone. Those three ideas drive the moments I spend prostrate at His throne. Power because He is King of the Universe. A being more potent than Gandalf, Harry Potter, and all the Xmen combined. Deep inside, I desire that power. Not to own it, but to be held up by it. We can invent commanding fantasy characters that give the illusion of empowerment, but that’s all those characters are—a fantasy. And in my own human strength, I am nothing. When my son lay in ICU after a seizure triggered by chemo meds, I had no control over whether he lived or died. I had no control over the cancer destroying his body. Couldn’t change it. Couldn’t fix it. Couldn’t kill it. Thinking good thoughts? Wishing for luck? Hoping for the best? All worthless in the light of life and death. A brick façade of a building propped with two-by-fours. I had to go to the One who holds dominion over disease. I had to go to the source of life and pray Jesus’ saving blood in exchange for Kyle’s dying blood. Praise because affirming words breathe life. Gratitude goes a long way toward a repeat performance. God doesn’t have to do anything for us. He already sent His son to die, set up our eternity, and righted the wrong we caused. He could have walked away with a clear conscience. But He didn’t. He chose to care about the details of our lives. And that is worth much more than a single thank you. I can never be grateful enough. But I can try. I love worship songs and reading scripture out loud. God inhabits our praise. He craves adoration. He’s given me so much. Shouldn’t I give back what little I have to offer? Prone because horizontal shows my submission to the One greater than I. I have literally gotten on my face—broken, sobbing, and bleeding on the inside—before God begging Him to change my life. Heal my son. Transform my marriage. Save a friendship. Work out finances. Renovate my child’s heart. Only when I come bowed and humbled in the gaping hollow of my weakness can I give over all of me to all of Him. True weakness is my emptiness without Him. If I can kill all my delusions of strength, there is room for God to inhabit my heart and work miracles in my life. How has prayer transformed you? Lori Freeland is a freelance author from Dallas, Texas with a passion to share her experiences in hopes of connecting with other women tackling the same issues. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a full-time homeschool mom. You can find Lori at lafreeland.com and regularly blogging on Crosswalk.
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Director of Kids Worship Centre Dimapur, also teaches Music at Maple Tree, Dimapur.
he Mission Love team consists of a dynamic group of young people who have passion for children and Achamo Kikon: Volunteers’ in-charge works at Nagawork for children in various fields. land Printing Solutions and is currently the Vice President, Baptist Youth Fellowship Dimapur. Zedino Seyie: Initiating the event as Event Coordinator, a student of Mount Carmel College, Bangalore; and Sinai Ministry: Ministering to the children in the GosSunday School in-charge of the Naga Christian Fellow- pel Session, Sinai Ministry is a group of young, talentship, Bangalore. ed youth, passionate for Christ and dedicated to young people led by Imliwabang Longchari. James Barnaba: Event Manager teaches at Delhi Public (The World Orphanage Day will be observed on November School, also a Sunday School Teacher at the Beauty for Ashes Children’s Street Ministry. 11 at Town Baptist Church, Dimapur. The organisers of “Mission Love” have identified 21 orphanage homes in Dimapur and Ko-
Robert Longkumer: Activities in-charge, Founder and hima which will be featured in this space in the coming issues.)
God pours out miracle healings in Zambian villages Brad Livengood/Operation Mobilization
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his was just such a revelation. And nobody can ever say to us again, ‘It’s not for our time.’ We now have seen and experienced it. And it’s very emotional to see the change before and after,” nurse Lenie Coetzer says. “We can’t put any of this in a box. You can’t even begin to describe it. Chris and I would walk from the prayer room that first time like, ‘Did we really see this? Is this really happening?’” nurse Nicky Tiltman says. Nurses with OM Lake Tanganyika have discovered a new kind of medicine—a kind of medicine with an ancient history. It’s so powerful that for the present time they are leaving all other conventional medicine behind when they go on medical outreach trips. Since the beginning of 2013, it has been the goal of the medical team to go on two medical outreaches per month. Usually the team loads up its boat with medical supplies and then heads out to the rural villages, where it sees 150 to 170 patients on average per trip. After each trip, the team holds a debriefing session. They’ve identified a common theme throughout the sessions: Why isn’t the health situation in the villages changing? Tiltman says, “Every time we’ve gone back to the same village or a similar village, it’s the same picture over and over again.” The nurses have seen the same patients in the same villages with the same problems trip after trip. They diagnose symptoms and hand out medicine, but where is the long-term change? Were the villagers making up symptoms to try to get something for free? What was happening? It was time for a change in strategy and heart. God confirmed to each nurse that He was asking them to take a step of faith and reach out to the people with a new medicine: prayer. It was time for the team to place their faith in the Lord over their faith in modern medicine and to address the spiritual problems of the people
rather than just the physical. During the next outreach to Tongwa village in Zambia, the nurses left their medicine and supplies at the base, and the only thing they went with was their faith in the Lord. He didn’t let them down. A prayer room was established, in which a team of missionaries gathered to treat patients—and many people were miraculously healed, such as the village’s community health evangelist, whose foot had hurt for several months. She could barely walk. Coetzer held the woman’s foot in her hand while she and others prayed that Jesus would bring healing. According to Coetzer, while she prayed, she felt in her hands “cracking” and “movements” inside the foot. The community health evangelist felt it too. “She jumped up and down after that, where [before] she couldn’t walk for weeks,” Coetzer says. During the next medical outreach, the team travelled to Chipwa village and again decided to leave the modern medicine at the base and depend completely upon the Lord. Just as in Tongwa village, many people were miraculously healed. According to Coetzer, a young woman of approximately 15 years of age came complaining of back pains. It was obvious from a quick physical inspection that she suffered from scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine. One shoulder drooped much lower than the other, “totally skew,” as Coetzer put it. The team prayed together for healing for several minutes. “And then we let her stand, and her shoulders were straight!” Coetzer says. “We sort of didn’t believe it, so we made her sit. It was straight as can be. And then the pastor there of one of the churches sat with her and led her to Jesus. That was just amazing.” During the latest medical outreach to Nsovwe village, the team prayed for and encouraged a very anemic woman. Shortly after she went home, her husband, who was known as being the town drunk and a very “diffi-
cult man,” said he noticed a change in her. He asked several members of the team to come over to his house— something most villagers were afraid to do. The team shared the gospel with him, and he decided to accept Christ as his Lord and Savior. Watching God heal people has been quite a learning experience for the nurses. According to Coetzer, “What we learned is the authority we have in Jesus. Him in us. We in Him. You don’t have to be a special person or specially anointed or stirred up. You just have to believe God’s Word.” Tiltman admits that seeing God at work through the prayer outreaches has increased her faith “one hundredfold.” “I’ve heard stories all my life of God doing stuff ‘round the world, but to actually physically see it is just something else,” she says. Coetzer says the new season the medical team is in is “exciting” and “challenging.” She is torn about how and when to use modern medicine now. “Yes, we still want medicine, but we will depend on God more now. Before, we depended on the medicine. Yes, we prayed. We prayed before the trip. We pray[ed] after the trip. We pray[ed] for patients when we [saw] them. But our mindset was medicine. Now there’s a different focus.” “The miracles we really did see were things that we of ourselves with our nursing skills and our drugs could not have helped in that healing process. They were things that really needed a miraculous intervention,” Tiltman says. What the Lord is doing through the medical outreaches will greatly help the long-term work of changing the villages. According to Coetzer, “People must be changed spiritually before they will listen to teachings about how to live healthy lives. So we know that as God changes these people from the inside, they will become more fertile for the health education and change in lifestyle [that we teach].”
1. Spring load the gospel.
not enough to talk about them, we must talk with them, using the natural points of connection in our lives to advance the gospel conversation. Don’t throw away the opportunity to proclaim His saving message. This is your first mission field. What step will you take to engage them with the gospel, even if it means relational unease? What will be your first step in your strategy to fully present Christ’s message of repentance and faith? Every unbeliever in our life should both know our identity as a Christian and know our desire to see them come to believe in Christ as Savior and Lord.
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his isn’t complicated: If you’re saved, you know enough of the gospel to present it to someone else. However, it takes work to be clear and understandable. Memorize key passages of scripture that you can use to explain the gospel to others. You may not always hold your Bible in hand when an evangelistic opportunity presents itself, so spring load the gospel message in mind. Be alert and stay ready! 2. Live well.
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vangelizing unbelievers can be difficult for the same reason criminals struggle to find policemen … most are not looking for one. Instead of pursuing others with the gospel, we are cocooned with those who already know it. A vortex pulls us into Christian activities and lulls us toward indifference to those yet to repent. Genuinely drawing near to Christ will rightly submerse us in believers’ fellowship, but it will simultaneously thrust us toward others in gospel ministry. Heavily evangelistic churches become that way as individual believers are passionate and proactive in daily life. They implement the faithful exposition of Scripture and are propelled out to reach sinners for Christ. The Great Commission is an individual commission, and it is not fulfilled in silence, but in conversations that confront ungodliness and unrighteousness with the kindness of God that leads us to repentance (Romans 2:4). Day by day, we look for points of intersection, where the “salt and light” will collide with decay and darkness. Transforming hearts forge evangelistic instincts, and here are four ways to prepare those instincts:
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ive with integrity. Peter wrote “Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation” (1 Peter 2:12). Live so that when your name crosses the mind of unbelievers, they associate you with Jesus. The most clear and accurate gospel presentation is muted if unbelievers identify you by patterns of sin (anger, lust, gossip, laziness) instead of patterns of righteousness (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self- control). In humility, repent when you sin, and use even your failures to magnify God’s mercy. Christlike humility and holiness should distinguish you from the world. Keep in mind that your example may be the first expose many receive to the transforming power of the gospel. 3. Engage your mission field.
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he place to begin a life of evangelism is right where you are. As you read this today, who are the unbelievers you’re engaging with the gospel? God, in His sovereign grace, chose to place you alongside unbelievers—in your neighborhood, in your family and at work. They are not there by accident. It’s
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he hard work of evangelism is carried out most vividly when believers speak and act with Christ-exalting love for one another. Jesus says, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this, all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:34-35). Christian love is vital to evangelism because it makes the love of Christ visible for the world to see. The world is watching and must see the transforming power of the gospel on display in our lives. This was at the heart of Paul’s challenge to Philemon in extending forgiveness to Onesimus (Philemon 1:8-10). The unbelieving world must see the Holy Spirit enabling Christians to serve one another, encourage one another, endure hardship, refuse gossip, forgive, speak the truth in love and embrace suffering. How are the “one anothers” made visible in your relationships with other believers? Does your love for other believers lend credibility to your gospel presentation? Are there any other tips you’ve found to make yourself more eager for evangelism?
This post was adopted from A Guide to Evangelism, written by faculty at Southern Seminary. Jim Stitzinger is the Director of the Bevin Center for missions mobilization at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, mobilizing the seminary community for evangelism, missions and church planting. Additionally, he is the Director of Human Resources.
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Infiltration bid foiled, five militants killed in J&K SRINAGAR, AuGuSt 31 (PtI): Army on Saturday foiled a major infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Kashmir, killing five militants. Troops noticed movement of heavily armed militants near the LoC in Tangdhar sector in Kupwara district, 185 kms from here, during the intervening night of August 30 and 31, an army official said. The infiltrators were challenged by the troops leading to a gunfight between the two sides. “So far, five militants have been killed. The combing operation is in
progress in the area as there were reports that the group comprised six militants,” the official said. The elimination of the infiltrators comes a day after security forces killed five top foreign militants of Hizbul Mujahideen, including district commander Qari Assadullah, in Kangan area of central Kashmir Ganderbal district. Infiltration attempts by militants from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have increased over the past three months and more than 20 ultras have been killed during operations along the LoC.
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DelhI gang rape: Minor gets three years in reform home
New DelhI, AuGuSt 31 (IANS): The Juvenile Justice Board Saturday sentenced the lone minor accused in the Dec 16, 2012 gang rape here to a three-year stay in a special home. The boy, who was 17-and-half years old at the time of the incident, has turned 18. The board, presided over by Principal Magistrate Geetanjali Goel, pronounced the verdict and acquitted him of some of the charges. The incident occurred in Munirka in south Delhi when a 23-yearold woman physiotherapy intern was brutally gang raped in a bus that she and her male companion had boarded. The victim had succumbed to injuries Dec 29, 2012 at
Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth Hospital, where she had been airlifted for specialised treatment. The incident sparked protests across the country with some people demanding the execution of the accused and some calling for chemical castration. Police in their charge sheet said the juvenile was the most brutal of all the accused. A native of Uttar Pradesh, the minor had moved to Delhi at the age of 11 and was arrested after the incident from Anand Vihar in east Delhi. Six people, including the juvenile, were arrested in the case. While accused Ram Singh, Mukesh, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma and Akshay
Thakur faced trial in fast track court in Saket in south Delhi, the juvenile’s case was heard by the board. The case against Ram Singh was dropped after he was found dead, hanging in his cell in Tihar Jail. The Supreme Court Aug 22 allowed the board to go ahead with pronouncing its verdict after accepting Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea for a fresh interpretation of the term juvenile. Swamy had moved the apex court saying that the “mental and intellectual maturity” of minor offenders be considered instead of the age limit of 18 years while fixing their culpability.
Victim’s family unhappy over light punishment
New DelhI, AuGuSt 31 (IANS): The family of the 23-yearold physiotherapy intern who was gang-raped in a moving bus Dec 16, 2012 here, Saturday expressed dissatisfaction over the “light” punishment handed to the juvenile accused by the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) Saturday. “I was hoping that the juvenile accused will be given life imprisonment, but he was given only three years (in special home). I am not happy with the judgment of the Juvenile Justice Board,” said the victim’s father. “I will approach the high court seeking life imprisonment for the juvenile accused,” he added. The decision is of no value for us as the accused will get freedom
after three years in spite of his brutal act, he said. “The court by giving a lighter punishment of three years has actually encouraged the other juveniles to commit crime. The law must be changed,” said the father. “For last two months, we had to return three times from the juvenile court because the judgment was reserved every time. We are hoping for life imprisonment to the accused today (Saturday). But, after the decision our hope is fading,” he added. Victim’s mother also said: “We do not agree with the decision. Only three years of punishment at the juvenile home is simply not done. We will approach the higher court.”
pM has run out of ideas for reviving economy: Jaitley New DelhI, AuGuSt 31 (PtI): A day after their verbal jousting in Rajya Sabha, Leader of the Opposition Arun Jaitley on Saturday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s attitude was one of “anger” and “pessimism” and this shows he has “run out of ideas” for reviving the economy. Referring to the Prime Minister’s statement on Friday in the Upper House on the state of the economy and the subsequent debate, Mr. Jaitley said, “Instead of telling us about the roadmap to improve the economy he was angry and pessimistic. This attitude means you have no ideas on how to revive the economy. You have run out of ideas.” Mr. Jaitley was speaking at a conclave of BJP’s Legal and Legislative Cell in New Delhi. In a rare combative mood, Dr. Singh had said on Friday that frequent disruptions by the opposition was responsible for the government not being able to pass important
legislations. He had asked whether there is any other Parliament where the Opposition attacks the Prime Minister and does not even allow him to introduce his council of ministers. Mr. Jaitley had hit back at the government on corruption. “Till Friday he (PM) had been maintaining a silence. To be silent for a long time is not good. Silence is golden only when you cannot think of an answer,” Mr. Jaitley said at the BJP programme, adding, “It is extremely dangerous when the head of the country becomes cynical, pessimistic and cannot suggest a roadmap.” Referring to his exchange of words with the Prime Minister, Mr. Jaitley said Dr. Singh’s attitude reminded him of the habit of lawyers of banging the desk “when they cannot bang the facts or bang the law as they are weak on An Indian man carries liquefied petroleum gas cylinder for cooking purposes in Hyderabad. (AP Photo) both”. Mr. Jaitley also lam“State governments fight against terrorism. basted the JD(U) govern- issue of terrorism and said state government refused ment in Bihar for playing in the case of IM founder to cooperate “because its will also have to think of Who lives if India dies?” vote bank politics on the Yasin Bhatkal’s arrest, the vote bank will be affected”. their responsibility in the Jaitley said. Commending
the security agencies, he said all facts about Bhatkal’s arrest at Raxaul—Nepal border should come out to expose who performed his duty and who did not. JD(U), which was an NDA ally for 17 years, broke off from the alliance after the elevation of Narendra Modi as BJP Election Campaign Committee Chief fearing it will lose the minority votes. “In the Batla House encounter case, for five years we had been hearing that it was a false encounter. Such a stand is taken by political parties for vote bank politics,” he said. The BJP leader charged that POTA was repealed with this aim in mind. BJP, he maintained, has a firm belief in protecting the nation and to be united in all matters of national security. The fight against terror has to be fought by rising above caste and religion, he said. Mr. Jaitley insisted that there is a strong antiincumbency and claimed that corruption and slow-
down in the economy will be prominent issues in the next general elections. “This government seems to have lost control over the economy and has completely failed to manage it,” he said. Noting that due to the falling Rupee our imports -- including petroleum, edible oil, coal and mobiles -- will become costlier, he said, “You are importing inflation into the country.” Referring to the GDP figures announced on Friday, MR. Jaitley said the fall in growth rate is a cause for concern and will impact employment. “For long the world has been warning us that there is a policy paralysis but the government is busy in trying to cultivate its vote bank. But today they neither have the vote bank nor a strong economy,” he said. Mr. Jaitley maintained that instead of prices going down as buying capacity of the people is falling, there is high inflation. “At times, one fears that we are moving towards stagflation,” he said.
Yasin Bhatkal wooed Bihar Upbeat over food, land bills, Cong eyes electoral gains youth for terror attacks
New DelhI, AuGuSt 31 rule. Explaining the significance national elections. take up the food bill. (IANS): The mood in the Congress of the two bills to the voters is the “It is a big achievement that the Sensing an opportunity to corcamp is upbeat. The party, which next big challenge for the Congress food security and land acquisition ner the government, even the Left had appeared isolated as an ag- and its top leadership. bills were passed in the Lok Sabha parties and the Janata Dal-United gressive opposition did not allow “ We will have to take the bills to this week,” said a Congress strate- supported the leader of the oppothe Lok Sabha to run for the past the people. There is no other way. gist who too did not wish to be iden- sition Sushma Swaraj in seeking three weeks, bounced back with The party and the government will tified as only party spokespersons the prime minister’s statement on full force and managed to get two have to do that,” a former cabinet were authorised to speak to the the issue of the missing coal files, key pro-poor bills, related to food minister told IANS, not wishing to media. But the situation was not so trapping the Congress in the polisecurity and land takeover, passed be named. According to him, while a week ago when the desperation tics over the food bill. in the house. The spirit of the two the benefits of the land bill will be of the Congress leaders showed. “There was poor floor managebills reflects the political philoso- felt by the people once it becomes Despite much hype, Congress chief ment in the past weeks,” accepted phy of Congress president Sonia operative after being notified, the Sonia Gandhi’s pet welfare legisla- a Congress MP. The two bills are Gandhi and her son and party vice benefits of the right to food law will tion, the food security bill, could not now slated to be debated in the Rapresident Rahul Gandhi. come only when the scheme rolls be passed in the house on Aug 20 jya Sabha next week and Congress While the food bill aims to give out on the ground. which also happens to be the birth managers are confident they will the right to food to around 67 per“Till people start getting sub- anniversary of former prime minis- sail through given that most parcent of India’s 1.2 billion people sidised grains they will not re- ter Rajiv Gandhi. ties support them but may bring numbering around 800 million, alise the benefits. It may take a few The suddenness with which some amendments in the upper Yasin Bhatkal, center, face covered, one of the leaders of the domestic terror group In- the land bill gives months,” another minister told the BJP raised the case of missing house. And while the Congress dian Mujahideen is seen at a court in New Delhi on Friday. (AP Photo) landowners or their depen- IANS. In terms of political signifi- files related to coal block alloca- can ask its chief ministers to start dents fair compensation and cance, the two pro-poor and pro- tions and demanded that Prime implementing the food bill at the PAtNA, AuGuSt 31 transparency in land acquisition, reform bills are expected to give a Minister Manmohan Singh give a earliest, it can only hope that the (IANS): Indian Mujahiresettlement and rehabilitation huge leeway to the ruling Congress clarification in the house, stunned non-Congress ruled states will foldeen co-founder Yasin and replaces an archaic law enact- ahead of the assembly polls in five the Congress floor managers who low suit keeping in mind the poll Bhatkal, who was arrested 120 years ago during the British states this year end and the 2014 had thought they would be able to season. ed on Thursday, was the brain behind recruitment New DelhI, AuGuSt instructions from both his 31 (PtI): A Pakistan Army Pakistani handler as well his of youth in Bihar to carry Lieutenant Colonel, serv- boss. During interrogations, out terror attacks across ing in the ISI, was the han- security officials got the imthe country, a police official dler of Yasin Bhatkal and pression that Yasin wanted said on Saturday. used to give instructions to to protect IM activists in InBhatkal, wanted by po- the arrested Indian Mujahi- dia as well as in Nepal and INDoRe/JAIPuR/New lice in 12 states for bomb- deen co-founder for terror was not confessing about DelhI, AuGuSt 31 (IANS): Even as police ings and other terror activi- acts in India. During inter- them and their hideouts. The actual identity of were on the lookout for the ties in the last five years, was rogation, Yasin confessed elusive Asaram Bapu, acarrested in Raxaul in East the Pakistan Army officer Yasin, who is branded as cused of sexually assaultNew DelhI, AuGuSt 31 (AGeNcIeS): Father was in regular touch with the face of modern-day Champaran district Thursing a minor girl, his son day. He was arrested along him over phone and emails, terrorism, is Mohammed said the godman, who has of the 16-year-old girl, who has accused Asaram Bapu with Asadullah Akhtar, his gave him instructions and Ahmed Zarar Siddibaba. a huge following, was not of sexually assaulting her at his ashram in Rajasthan's terror accomplice. Bhatkal take updates on works 30-year-old Yasin said he in hiding and police could Jodhpur city, has started a fast-unto-death beginning Saturday. The father of the alleged victim has said that revealed during interroga- done. The officer also sent never had any problem fi- question him any time. money to Yasin through ha- nancially as his master in tion that he recruited youth wala channels and encour- Pakistan often sent money As his arrest looked im- he will not eat anything till Asaram is arrested. Earlier, he had accused the self-styled godman of from Bihar’s Mithilanchal aged him to recruit more to him and some of which minent, dozens of Asaram’s region, including Darbhan- Indian youth in Indian Mu- he used to send to his fam- supporters gathered in threatening his daughter to kill the whole family if she ga, Madhubani and Samas- jahideen through radicali- ily. Sources said the laptop Jodhpur and assaulted me- revealed anything regarding the incident. The alleged tipur districts, in the last few sation, official sources said. and mobile phone seized dia persons that left two se- sexual assault survivor’s father had said that he used years, said a superintendent Yasin told the interroga- from Yasin's possession riously injured. Police de- to regard Asaram Bapu as God, and with this shameful of police rank official. tors that his is not the head of have been sent for forensic tained a dozen supporters incident the godman has broken the trust of the whole and clamped prohibitory family. “Asaram Bapu should be hanged,” the father of “Bhatkal confessed that IM in India and only follows examination. orders, banning gathering the teenage girl had demanded. Meanwhile, a journalist he used to target young of more than four people in boys, mostly from poorest kiya hain (Yes, I recruited direct involvement in re- the area where the guru’s and a camera person were attacked by Asaram Bapu’s Indian god man Asaram Bapu, center wearing red cap, arsupporters in Jodhpur on Saturday. A Rajasthan Police rives at the airport in Bhopal on Thursday. (AP Photo) of the poor background, in young boys),” Bhatkal told cruitments in Darbhanga,” ashram is in Jodhpur. Mithilanchal for recruit- interrogators of Bihar Po- the police official said. BiThe officer added that mala Sitharaman’s tweet. Officials also sealed team has left to question Asaram Bapu and "then probment to carry out terror at- lice, National Investigation har director general of po- the ashram’s main gate ably arrest him", said an official on Saturday. a battalion of Rajasthan “Asaram, what or who is tacks in the country,” said Agency (NIA) and Intel- lice (DGP) Abhyanand ear- and used mild force to disArmed Constabulary (RAC) stopping the investigative the official who was part ligence Bureau, before he lier in the day said the state perse his supporters who question him anytime,” he him to leave the country. had also been stationed. agencies from taking necesAmid widespread criti- The attack on mediaper- sary lawful action? FIRs in of a team that interrogated was flown to Delhi. “Bhat- police did not arrest Bhat- started gathering in the told reporters. “He is innocent and no cism that officials were sons also led to a twitter Delhi and Rajasthan. Both Bhatkal in Bihar soon after kal said the recruitment kal alone, but it worked morning following reports he was arrested. He said process was a big task and a with the NIA and the cen- of Asaram’s impending ar- rape took place. He is not taking the matter lightly war between the Bharatiya Congress.” Condemning the Bhatkal admitted that he risky game. It was not easy tral intelligence. Abhay- rest. A Rajasthan Police hiding and has been ad- because it involved Asaram Janata Party (BJP) and the attack on journalists, Information and Broadcasting and his associates first iden- to motivate the youth to anand said superintendent team that left Friday night mitted due to ill health,” he Bapu, police said Friday Congress party. added, without naming the that no more time will be Congress general secMinister Manish Tewari for Bhopal to question tified potential boys and re- join for a cause,” the police of police-ranked officials hospital where the guru is granted to him. retary Digvijaya Singh said tweeted : “Assault on jourcruited them for a specific official said. Another senior of Bihar participated in the Asaram Bapu and “then being hospitalised. Asaram “He will be questioned : “The most vocal voice nalists by a religious preachprobably to arrest him” operation. Only after they police official said it is sus- interrogation of Bhatkal at said they are still looking Bapu, 72, has been booked and may be arrested after of BJP against atrocities er’s followers extremely dissucceeded and their names pected that Bhatkal was the Bettiah and Raxaul. He said for the guru who is un- under various sections of that,” the police officer told against women has been turbing and condemnable. or identity did not figure man behind recruitment of Bihar Police worked on the traceable. But his son, Na- the Protection of Children IANS. “His followers may Sushma Swaraj (Leader of Is this what they teach & anywhere, then only they all 18 Indian Mujahideen basis of the intelligence in- rayan Sai, told reporters in from Sexual Offences Act create ruckus. So we have Opposition in the Lok Sab- preach to their flock?” .A telewere taken for the second operatives arrested by se- put, and “actively helped Indore that Bapu, as he is and the Indian Penal Code. deployed heavy police ha). Why is she quiet in the vision reporter and his camstage of induction for inten- curity forces from Darb- NIA and central intelli- popularly known is “not in A look-out circular has also force near the ashram and Asharam Bapu’s case?”. eraman were seriously inhanga in the last two years. gence agency in this secret hiding” and was in hospi- been issued against himn other places in Jodhpur,” sive training. He was responding jured when a mob attacked to BJP spokesperson Nir- them, police said. “Bhatkal accepted his operation”. tal. “Police are welcome to to prevent any attempt by the officer said. “Haan, maine bharti
Bhatkal's handler a Pakistan Army Lieutenant Colonel
Asaram not in hiding, can be questioned, says son Victim’s father on fast demanding Bapu’s arrest
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UN experts leave Syria as US edges toward ‘strike’
BEIRUT, AUgUsT 31 (AP): The U.N. experts investigating last week’s alleged chemical weapons strike outside Damascus left Syria early Saturday and crossed into neighboring Lebanon, departing hours after President Barack Obama said he is weighing “limited and narrow” action against a Syrian regime that the administration has accused of launching the deadly attack. An Associated Press crew saw the U.N. personnel enter Lebanon from Syria through the Masnaa border crossing and then drive in a 13-car convoy to the Beirut airport. After four days of on-site inspections, the team wrapped up its investigation Friday into the suspected chemical attack on rebel-held suburbs of Damascus on Aug. 21. The experts take with them blood and urine samples from victims as well as soil samples from the affected areas for examination in laboratories in Europe. The United Nations has said it will try to expedite its final report, and U.N. disarmament chief Angela Kane is to brief SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon later Saturday on the investigation. The inspectors’ departure brings the looming confrontation between the U.S. and President Bashar Assad’s regime one step closer to coming to a head. Obama has said that if he opts for a military strike, any operation would be limited in scope and only aimed at punishing Assad for his alleged use of chemical weapons. But U.S. action carries the potential to trigger retaliation by the Syrian regime or its proxies against U.S. allies in the region, such as Jordan, Turkey and Israel. That would inject a dangerous new dynamic into a Syrian civil war that has already killed more than 100,000 people, forced nearly 2 million to flee the country and inflamed sectarian tensions across the Middle East. While Obama has long been wary of U.S. military involvement in the conflict, the administration on Friday forcefully made its case for action against Syria in the wake of last week’s events outside Damascus. It accused the Assad regime of carrying out what it says was a chemical attack on Aug. 21 that killed at least 1,429 people — far more than previous estimates — including more than 400 children. With France as his only major public ally, Obama told reporters he has a strong preference for multilateral action.“Frankly, part of the challenge we end up with here is a lot of people think something should be done but nobody wants to do it,” he said. The U.S. already has warships in place in the eastern Mediterranean Sea near Syria’s coastal waters. The vessels are armed with cruise missiles, long a first-line weapon of choice for presidents because they can strike distant targets without need of air cover or troops on the ground. The Syrian government dismissed the administration’s claims as “flagrant lies” akin to faulty Bush administration assertions before the Iraq invasion that Saddam
Ireland mourns ‘keeper of language’ poet
The convoy of U.N. experts cross into Lebanon at the Lebanese border crossing point of Masnaa, eastern Bekaa valley, Lebanon on August 31. The U.N. experts investigating last week’s alleged chemical weapons strike outside Damascus left Syria early Saturday and crossed into neighboring Lebanon, departing hours after President Barack Obama said he is weighing “limited and narrow” action against a Syrian regime that the administration has bluntly accused of launching the deadly attack. (AP Photo)
Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. A Foreign Ministry statement read on state TV late Friday said that “under the pretext of protecting the Syrian people, they are making a case for an aggression that will kill hundreds of innocent Syrian civilians.” In Damascus, residents stocked up on food and other necessities in anticipation of strikes, with no evident sign of panic. Syrian state TV on Saturday morning broadcast footage of Syrian soldiers training, fighter jets soaring in the sky and tanks firing at unseen targets, all to the backdrop of martial music. The station’s morning talk shows were dominated by discussions about a potential U.S. military strike. Obama met with his national security aides at the White House on Friday and then with diplomats from Baltic countries, saying he has not yet made a final decision on punitive strikes. But the administration did nothing to discourage the predictions that action was imminent. That impression was heightened both by sharply worded remarks from Secretary of State John Kerry and the re-
lease of an unclassified intelligence assessment that cited “high confidence” that the Syrian government carried out the attack. In addition to the dead, the assessment reported that about 3,600 patients “displaying symptoms consistent with nerve agent exposure” were seen at Damascus-area hospitals after the attack. In his remarks, Kerry added that “a senior regime official who knew about the attack confirmed that chemical weapons were used by the regime, reviewed the impact and actually was afraid they would be discovered.” The assessment did not explain its unexpectedly large count of 1,429 deaths, far in excess of an estimate from Doctors Without Borders from earlier this week that put the toll at 355. Not surprisingly — given the nature of the
disclosure — it also did not say expressly how the United States knew what one Syrian official had allegedly said to another. Mindful of public opinion, Kerry urged Americans to read the four-page assessment for themselves. He referred to Iraq — when Bush administration assurances that weapons of mass destruction were present proved false, and a U.S. invasion led to a long, deadly war. Kerry said this time it will be different, and that “we will not repeat that moment.” Citing an imperative to act, the secretary of state said “it is directly related to our credibility and whether countries still believe the United States when it says something. They are watching to see if Syria can get away with it because then maybe they, too, can put the world at greater risk.” While Obama was having trouble enlisting foreign support, French President Francois Hollande was an exception. The two men spoke by phone, then Hollande issued a statement saying they had “agreed that the international community cannot tolerate the use of chemical weapons, that it must hold the Syrian regime responsible and send a strong message to denounce the use of (such) arms.” Friday’s events produced sharply differing responses from members of Congress, even within the same party. Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, both Republicans, said Obama needed to go further than he seems planning, saying the goal should be “to shift the balance of power on the battlefield against Assad and his forces.” But a spokesman for Republican House Speaker John Boehner, Brendan Buck, said if the president believes in a military response to Syria, “it is his responsibility to explain to Congress and the American people the objectives, strategy, and legal basis for any potential action.” Obama has long been wary of U.S. military involvement in Syria’s civil war, as he has been with tumultuous events elsewhere during the so-called Arab Spring. In the case of Syria, his reluctance stems in part from recognition that while Assad has ties to Iran and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, the rebels seeking to topple him have connections with al-Qaida-linked groups. Still, Obama declared more than a year ago that the use of chemical weapons would amount to a “red line” that Assad should not cross. And Obama approved the shipment of small weapons and ammunition to the Syrian rebels after an earlier reported chemical weapons attack, although there is no sign the equipment has arrived.
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NAGALAND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION KOHIMA Dated Kohima, the 31st August, 2013
NOTIFICATION In continuation to Nagaland Public Service Commission Advertisement No. NPSC-2/2013 dated 17th June, 2013 and in accordance with the NPSC (State Civil & Other Services) Recruitment (4th Amendment) Rules, 2008, the Answer Keys of the NCS,NPS,NSS and Allied Services (P) Examination 2013 is hereby published to enable the candidates to file complaint, if any. Complaints may be brought to the notice of the Commission through written complaint or emailed to npscnagaland@gmail.com addressed to the Secretary, NPSC within 6 days from the date of issue of this notice, ie. on or before 6th (Friday) Sept.2013. Complainants should mention their name, roll no, question no, booklet series and source of justification for complaints. Complaints published through the press or incomplete in any respect shall not be entertained. The decision of the Committee constituted to dispose of the complaints shall be final in all respect.
Nobel prize winning poet Seamus Heaney
DUBLIN, AUgUsT 31 (REUTERs): Seamus Heaney, one of the world’s best-known poets and winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for literature, died on Friday after a short illness at the age of 74, his family said. The Northern Ireland-born Heaney’s poems evoke an Irish country childhood, with images of potato diggers and peat bog cutters, and echo the deep political splits that have divided the island. His works include the 1966 debut “Death of a Naturalist”, “The Spirit Level”, “District and Circle” and an acclaimed translation of the old English epic poem “Beowulf”. “For us, Seamus Heaney was the keeper of language, our codes, our essence as a people,” Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny said. “He belongs with Joyce, Yeats, Shaw and Beckett in the pantheon of our greatest literary exponents.” Heaney was a rarity among poets, having won acclaim from critics while producing best-sellers. Born on a farm in Mossbawn, County Londonderry in Northern Ireland in 1939, his poems nostalgically recall the sights and smells of a country childhood. The weaving of rural roots and modern realism helped him to become the most acclaimed Irish poet since William Butler Yeats, who was awarded the Nobel prize in 1923. Heaney was born in the year that Yeats died, and died in Dublin near the house where Yeats was born. A tousle-haired figure with a shy and subtle manner, he hated media hype and publishers’ publicity caravans even as he became one of Ireland’s most famous figures. It once took him three hours to walk down Dublin’s main street, pursued by autograph hunters. He found recognition in academic circles, becoming Professor of Poetry at Oxford University and lecturing at Harvard University, and won the Nobel prize for his “works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth”. The news sparked immediate sorrow among poets, academics and politicians and was the main story on Irish news bulletins north and south of the border. “I have described Seamus Heaney as a national treasure, but he was an international treasure, a colossus of literature,” said Northern Ireland’s deputy first minister, Martin McGuinness. “We’re all much poorer as a result of his passing today and I feel it very deeply.” Heaney’s life was a cultural juggling act that began with his childhood in a Northern Ireland riven by sectarian tensions between Protestants and Catholics. He left at the height of the conflict in 1972, his departure hailed by one Belfast Protestant paper which called him “the well-known Papist propagandist.” Settling first in the Wicklow Mountains and then in Dublin, his move to the Irish Republic made the headlines and those experiences allowed Heaney to bring a new sense of both the pain and passion of being Irish at a time when the island was torn apart by the Northern Ireland conflict. “There are tens of thousands of people today who will be feeling personally bereaved because he had great presence,” said prominent Belfast poetMichaelLongley.“Justashispresencefilledaroomhismarvelous poetry has filled the heads of a generations of readers.” He was acutely aware of the dilemma of being a “Green” Irish nationalist in a province ruled by the red, white and blue flag of the British monarchy and was once spotted in the bar on the Dublin-Belfast railway switching diplomatically from the Powers southern Irish whiskey to the northern brand Bushmills as the train crossed the border. When a London publisher sought to put his work in an anthology of British poetry, he swiftly replied: “Don’t be surprised if I demur, for, be advised / My passport’s green. No glass of ours was ever raised to toast the queen.”
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Djokovic, Murray overcome challenges to win
New YorK, august 31 (ap): Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray both had their moments of concern before winning in the second round of the U.S. Open on Friday, taking strides toward a seemingly destined semifinal clash. The top-seeded Djokovic faced two early set points against him and needed a tiebreaker to win the first set before overwhelming Benjamin Becker of Germany 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2. Leonardo Mayer, ranked 81st, ran Murray all over the court and temporarily threatened an upset when he took the third set but the defending champion won the last five games for a 7-5, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 victory. Murray too looked like he might fall victim to a persistent opponent when Mayer snatched the third set, but the Scot was able to steady and quickly get
through the fourth for victory. "He's a big hitter of the ball. I had to defend a lot," Murray said in an on-court interview. "He played some really, really good tennis. It made for an entertaining match." Becker had a chance to serve for the first set against Djokovic at 5-4. But he wasted the first set point with a forehand into the net and the second when a backhand sailed wide. "Becker is a quality opponent and he should have won the first set," Djokovic said. "I was fortunate enough to come back and win the first set, and after that, I was much more comfortable on the court." Djokovic was playing in Arthur Ashe Stadium, where the wind often swirls to players' frustration. "You need to have this adjustment, footwork, steps, in order to get on the ball,"
Djokovic said. "I didn't have that in the first set. I was still trying to find my way from baseline, and the other side he was serving well. ... After I played a good tiebreak, everything kind of settled. I started to serve better, started to step into the court, which is important." In the women's draw, defending champion and top seed Serena Williams had a predictably comfortable 6-3, 6-1 win over Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan. That set up a fourth-round clash with American compatriot Sloane Stephens, who produced one of the upsets of the year at the Australian Open when she beat Williams in the quarterfinals. "It will be epic," said Stephens, who downed American compatriot Jamie Hampton 6-1, 6-3. "I'm really looking forward to it. See what happens." The
Somdev, Bhupathi out of US Open
Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot from Benjamin Becker of Germany during the second round of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament on Aug. 30 in New York. (AP Photo)
chances of lightning striking twice for Stephens appears slim, as Williams, since a first-round exit at last year's French Open, has won 94 of 99 matches and earned 13 titles, includ-
ing at three of the past five Grand Slam tournaments. "''It's going to be tough. Sloane's playing so well," Williams said. "Regardless, there's definitely going to be an American in
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the quarterfinals." Another Grand Slam winner, Li Na, also showed some championship form on Ashe. This time, her opponent, Laura Robson, looked very much like a teenager.
New YorK, august 31 (pti): It was end of US Open campaign for Somdev Devvarman and Mahesh Bhupathi after they lost their respectivehard-foughtmatches even as Rohan Bopanna had a mixed day. Somdev, who had qualified for the singles main draw, battled hard for two hours 40 minutes before losing 6-7 (8), 4-6 5-7 to Italian 20th seed Andreas Seppi. Bhupathi, partnering comeback girl Martina Hingis in the mixed doubles event, lost 6-7 (5) 6-7 (5) to Yung-Jan Chan and Robert Lindstedt in the first round. Bhupathi has already exited from the men's doubles, so it is end of road for him at the last Grand Slam of the season, which is the last for the veteran Indian. Bopanna had sweetsour day as he advanced in the men's doubles but suffered a shock first round exit in the mixed doubles
along with third seed German partner Julia Goerges. Partnering Edourad Roger-Vasselin in the men's doubles, the sixth seed Indo-French team beat American pair of Bradley Klahn and Sam Querrey 6-2 6-4. Bopanna joined Leander Paes and Divij Sharan in the men's doubles second round. They next clash with Russians Nikolay Davydenko and Mikhail Elgin. However, disappointment was in store for Bopanna in the mixed doubles as he and Goerges, seeded third lost 7-6 (1) 2-6 6-10 to America's Abigail Spears and Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico. Also exiting from the mixed doubles was Sania Mirza. The unseeded team of Sania and Romania's Horia Tecau suffered a 6-4 6-7 (10-12) 4-10 defeat at the hands of eight seeds Lizel Huber of America and Marcelo Melo of Brazil.
Autumn Bonanza T20 Open NVCO appeals to check illegal taxation Cricket Championship concludes Kohima, august 31 (mexN): Nagaland Voluntary Consumers' Organization (NVCO) has requested the check-gates police personnel to stop cash collection, and the state government to disallow deduction of certain percentages of money by way of “commission” from public funds/ projects/contractors’ bill so as to jointly remove/stop
the practices of illegal taxation/deduction in the state. In a statement, NVCO president Kezhokhoto Savi said that the worse practice in the state is illegal taxation in different forms, such as imposition by various groups/factions upon the government employee, business community, public developmental project funds, police per-
sonnel collecting cash at the check-gates, collection of cash by several government departments and NGOs at check-gates and on highways, deduction of a good percentage from public funds by way of commission, parking fee collection irrespective of parking zone and no parking zone without providing basic amenities.
It also mentioned collection of donations in various manner, such as issuing receipts for various fund raise or projects, selling newspaper, moudi & buffet dinner by way of donations, municipal & town council collecting cash on every vehicle especially commercial vehicles at an exorbitant rates at every toll gate without providing
Kigwema, august 31 (mexN): The Kigwema Village held a consultative meeting on August 28 at its Panchayat hall under the aegis of Kigwema Village Council. KVC Secretary, Khokhrie Neihu in a press release stated that the purpose of the meet was to create common platform from different walks of life, committee set-ups and organisation to come together to share, plan and do good for the people. KVC Chairman Thepfu-
ralie Zütso chaired the programme. Vikho-o Yhoshü, Parliamentary Secretary Housing and Treasuries & Account, Dr. Akho Yhokha, Jt. Director (Dairy) Department of Vety & AH, Khrielezo Bio Secretary NPF, Zapu-o Zhasa Ex-Chairman KVC, Kukhezo Thorie VDB Secretary, Mezhuvo-o Thorie, President KYO, Teisovi Thorie President KSU, Thepfuruya Thorie Chairman VEC, Cha-o Zutso, Chairman WATSAN, Atso Yhoshu, President KUK, Mathovi Yhoshu Advisor
CKK, Neisakuolie Mera Head GB spoke on various important topics and shared suggestion for uplift of the Village. The programme also included speeches from wellwishers and former leaders of the Village. The villagers present also organised a good will donation initiated by Khokhrie Neihu, Secretary KVC for old age and physically challenged persons. The programme concluded with a word of thanks from Chazou-o Kere Treasurer, KVC.
meDziphema, august 31 (mexN): Medziphema Town Students’ Union 3rd Inter-School Football Trophy (Running) was held from August 17 to 27 at local ground, Medziphema town. The running trophy was donated by Mr. & Mrs. Menuosetwo Tsikeha, DPO Tuensang. All together ten schools participated in the event. The closing ceremony was graced by Zalie Khate, President, Angami Students Union, as Guest of Honour. Govt. High School ‘A’ defeated St. Francis De Sales Hr. Sec ‘A’ in the final to emerge as Champions. Kikrukhrielie (GHS ‘A’) was adjudged as player of tournament. Neisielie (GHS ‘A’) as best goalkeeper, Zhovi (SFS ‘A”) as best Defender, Diezevito (GHS ‘A’) highest scorer, Paojalal Singson (RBS) Best coach and the best-disciplined team to Chakhro Baptist Mission School. The MTSU in a press release acknowledged all head of institutions, various NGOs, individual etc for the grand success of the event.
college has always received the sieved out students from other Government Science institutes of the state, he asserted that true to the college motto – “Academic and Moral Excellence” – students coming into the College were given a bright future. He particularly invited the new students, in whose honour the programme was organized, to take up the course of study with love and confidence. The event started with an invocation by Daniel, Chaplain of College. A word of welcome was pronounced by Sotsula of B.Sc. 3rd Year. The gathering was hallowed with a welcome song by 3rd Semester students and Sensosenla of B.Sc. 3rd Year further enthralled the audience with her mesmerizing voice. The crowd was overjoyed at the melodious choral presentation of 1st Semester students. The formal programme came to a close with words of gratitude by Tezenle Magh of B.Sc. 3rd Year, and benediction by Kenei, Matron, Main Hostel.
Dimapur, august 31 (mexN): A youth camp with the theme, ‘Be an example’ was successfully organized by the Ollo Baptist Churches Association (OBCA) in collaboration with Shirin Team, Dimapur from August 22 to 25 at Raho Baptist Church,
Tirap, Arunachal. About 80 campers along with Church and Association leaders attended the camp. Resource persons Aran A Chihui, Vangamla Ng and Yursem Vashim spoke on the topics covering Christian
Kigwema village consultative meet held
Dimapur, august 31 (mexN): 1st Autumn Bonanza T20 Open Cricket Championship concluded today at Xelhozhe Public Ground. The closing ceremony was graced by Tohoshe Assumi, Rtd. Joint Director, School Education as guest of honour. In his speech, he encourages all the participants and every individual to remain consistence in pursuing for excellent in any field. Sports are connecting people and there-
fore through this kind of initiatives one should learn from other to uplift the better society rather than to have enjoyed the tourney. He also congratulates and thanks the Wotsami Brothers for the initiatives in bringing the youngsters together and letting the players know that in every aspect of life, achievement comes through aspiring together. The final match was played between Seeme XI & Blue Star, early in the match
Seeme XI has won the toss and decided to bat first & scored 122 in allotted overs with the loss of 9 wickets and set a target of 123. In reply Blue Star made 124 runs sparing 2 balls. Badal, who scored 67 runs for the winning team was awarded as man of the match. Man of the series was clinched by Mughavi Wotsa of Blue Star for scoring 147 runs and 12 wickets. Mid-Land CC & Whiskers CC holds the position as third and fourth respectively.
corresponding services to the payers, etc. All these practices is happening and continuing despite the State Government’s standing order in banning cash collection at the check-gates and in any highways including individual, organization, government departments such as Police, Forest, Excise, Taxes, etc, it added.
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Model Christian College celebrates 7th freshers’ social Youth camp on ‘Be an example’ conducted
Dr. Zaveyi Hiese.
Kohima, august 31 (mexN): Model Christian College celebrated its 7th freshers’ social on August 24, 2013 in the college auditorium
with Dr. Zaveyi Hiese, Senior Scientific Officer, Department of Science and Technology, Government of Nagaland, as the guest of honour. In the multi-coloured decorated auditorium, the atmosphere of the day was all the more freshened with the fresh and smiling faces of first semester students. Adding glamour to the day was the graceful guest of honour’s silent voice of his eagerness in beholding the budding science students. Divulging the secret of his success, the guest of honour accentuated that there is no alternative to sincerity and hard work in meeting the desired goal. There is no hidden goal for those who determinedly endeavour and unshakably strive towards the projected end, he added. Citing an example of his own life, he shared that God always rewards the sincere worker. He also shared that students choosing professional courses, like Engineering or Medical, have a confined scope, while those science students who opt for general course of study are
offered with a wider scope. The latter group of students can choose their job from a wide variety of employment opportunities after graduation or post-graduation. He also emphasized on the need of scholars and research students. He opined that the scientific world has offered ample amount of opportunities for the sincere students who can penetrate into the complexity of the world in the most basic and simple way to explain the functions of the scientific world. “The present world, in fact, is in need of an unaccountable number of research scholars to explain the ‘why’ of different happenings of the world,” he said. “As a result, general course of study offers a wider scope than the professional course of studies.” Earlier, S.P. Francis, Managing Director of the College, shared about the humble beginning of the College. The College had a meek beginning in a simple set up with an optimism to strive higher, he said. While on the achievements of the College, he said, though the
doctrines, youth integrity, personality development, talent and resources management and the need for daily devotion on the word of God. Phungyo Vashi gave classes on Hymnals. WOWPAD team from Ukhrul led the praise & worship.
Recreation centre inaugurated at Fazl Ali College moKoKchuNg, august 31 (mexN): Fazl Ali College, Mokokchung, had its newly constructed Recreation Centre inaugurated by the Deputy Commissioner of Mokokchung, Muroho Chotso on August 27. The 3-floor complex consists of a cafeteria, an indoor games centre and space for other cocurricular activities. The DC, Mokokchung while unveiling the plaque expressed his hope that the Centre would serve as a place
of intellectual exchange between students and teachers. Outgoing Principal Kuholi Chishi said the construction was funded by the UGC and thanked the DC for always being helpful to the College. In addition, a newly-furnished office of the IQAC (Internal Quality Assurance Cell) which plans and oversees all activities in the College was inaugurated by the DC on the same day.
NMP+ launches ambulance service
moKoKchuNg, august 31 (mexN): The Network of Mokokchung District People Living with HIV/AIDS held ambulance service launching programme on August 23 at NMP+ office complex. Amenla, Social Worker NMP+, chaired the programme. NMP+ President, T. Temsu Jamir delivered the welcome address. S. Bendang Aier, Convenor, fund raising committee delivered the concept note where he said, “The team work of in-charges and support from individuals, different section of society and offices have facilitated to achieve this accomplishment.” During the programme, the chief guest Dr. N. Moa,
Members of Network of Mokokchung District People Living with HIV/AIDS with others during the ambulance service launching programme on August 23.
convenor, Doctor’s Forum, gratulated on the achieve- disease is good and most IMDH appreciated on the ment attained by NMP+. In die because of it. However, noble mission and con- his message, he said, “No among them HIV/AIDS has
a special place. It is good sign; government is giving more priority to HIV/AIDS or PLHAs. Moreover, people’s concern and understanding on HIV/AIDS has drastically changed today.” He also appreciated the positive part of PLHAs societies, which he saw on the local dailies, voiced in unison against the shortage of CD4 reagent. He also challenged that as PLHAs fights for their right, one need to have concern for other related diseases too and stand for it. NMP+ President, T. Temsu Jamir in a press note said that Peter Aley, Programme Coordinator, NMP+ addressed the vote of thanks and the dedication prayer was graced by Senti, Secretary, Artang Baptist Church.
In this image, Parliamentary Secretary for irrigations and Flood Control Y. Vikheho Swu is seen with the Union Minister for Water Resources, Harish Rawat at his office at Shram Shakti Bhawan, New Delhi, during a courtesy call. The parliamentary Secretary briefed the Union Minister on the ongoing project and scheme in the State and appealed for more assistance during the Financial Year. The Parliamentary was accompanied by the Department Chief Engineer Er. Lotha, Er. Tsukti E.E. and Resident Commissioner Nagaland House, New Delhi Jyoti Kailash, IAS.
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a point in my career I can remember for maybe 10 years it was all about, 'Who's gonna hold a note longer Who's gonna sing the note higher And that's what the industry demanded. It's not that we were in competition with each other. None of the singers who were doing that stuff wanted that ... This is very, very different. I'm using my bedroom hair, bedroom voice.'' Celine explained ''There's a time where you
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think, 'Do you think people will write songs for me' I'm at the mercy of the songs because I don't write my material. But I could not believe what I was hearing. I'm not trying to reinvent myself, I don't want people to think, 'This is a brand new Celine,' but I am at a place in my career where I'm 45, I'm at the peak of my life, and I've never felt like this before. I want to have a good time.''
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Young 'I definitely have my dark moments' opens up about The X Factor, Simon Cowell stars like Nicole Scherzinger and her painful split from Lewis Hamilton Rita Ora and Ke$ha S bring 90s braids back
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he’s braced for a return to The X Factor this Saturday - almost a year after a successful first series that saw her mentor James Arthur to the winner’s crown. But while that year has brought success, it’s also brought its fair share of heartache for Nicole Scherzinger. Her split with racing driver Lewis Hamilton in July left her devastated, and she admits she’s struggled to stay focused for the sake of her judging role on the hit show. Speaking exclusively to the October issue of Glamour, she said: ‘It’s these times that build a character. I’ve tried
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Celine Dion uses her 'bedroom voice' on new album
eline Dion will be singing in her ''bedroom voice'' on her new album 'Loved Me Back To Life' and says fans can expect a raspier sound on her new material. The singer says fans can expect a raspier sound from her new material as she claims she's outgrown the vocal gymnastics she, and her fellow divas, have shown off in the past. Celine told Billboard magazine ''There was
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hard to keep it together, for my work. ‘I’m just like every other woman, I’ve had a blanket of tissues over me many a night. Ordered a random, ginormous pizza for myself. ‘In any relationship it’s easy to lose yourself and it’s important to come back to who you are. And you can live your life in freedom and happiness when you’re happy with who you are. ‘I definitely have my dark moments but I wanna be a light. That’s what I strive to be. And really, it’s a choice. And sometimes, wh e n yo u ’ re sad, you bring
got out of control fast. He said, I haven't drank for fourand-a-half years and I took a drink and I just started chugging them. Tyson attributes his latest setback in sobriety to too much going on in his life at one time. He continues, too much stuff coming at me. I had my auto-documentary, everything just started creeping up on me. I started going to my old neighbourhood. I started dealing with old wounds
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that opened up and it was just overwhelming. The former boxer also insists he is reaching out publicly for help for himself and not for the benefit of anyone else. He says, I have to say sorry to myself, not to people. I'm not doing this interview to try to help an alcoholic or a drug addict, I'm doing this to help me, this is my own little selfcentred move. I need help real bad because I won't survive if I don't get help.
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the pizza and you make that choice.’ While there have been disruptions in her personal life, there’s also been significant change on The X Factor. Indeed, despite maintaining that she still wants to settle down, Nicole says she'll only do it when the time is right. She said: ‘Everything is timing and right now it’s not the time, I’ve too much creative energy I wanna get out, When you umbai Trouble have gorgeous, empowering seems to be alwomen like Halle Berry, havways brewing for ing their kids in their forties? Salman Khan. The ‘DaI’m still a baby. I’m doing bangg’ star is now stuck just fine. in another controversy where a mother and daughter have accused him of having them attacked. Jasmeet Sethi and Amrita Sethi were spotted outside Salman’s house making a huge commotion. The duo had a lot of accusations against the star and his manager, including intimidation. They also claim that Khan had them attacked in their home and car. They created a lot of ruckus outside the celebrity's Bandra home claiming that they had narrow es-
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member when I first did 'Twilight' I didn't care about how I looked - there was less pressure, I guess. I was like, 'I'm cool as st!' ‘‘[Now] every time I appear somewhere, I think, 'I don't know how many more times I can do this.' Dressing up to go somewhere and be looked at - I get so nervous. Up until the second I have to leave, I'll get changed a million times. It's crazy. Literally, just before I go, I look in
the mirror and think, 'You look like st.' I start worrying about wrinkles.'' The 27-year-old star's ritual of self-scrutiny has become part of his routine before attending showbiz events, but he admits it can be tough on those around him. He added to InStyle magazine ''Honestly, everyone who works with me knows they'll have to sit there and wait for me to go through my process of having my panic attack about how I look.''
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England's Charlotte Edwards celebrates with the trophy after winning the womens Ashes at the end of their Twenty20 cricket match against Australia at the Riverside cricket ground, Chester-le-Street, England on Aug. 31. England beat Australia by seven wickets to win the third Twenty20 match for a 12-4 points victory in the Women's Ashes series. (AP Photo)
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Elite FC, Headhunters confirm tickets for semi finals
PRAGUE, AUGUst 31 (AP): Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer saved a penalty by substitute Romelu Lukaku to give Champions League winner Bayern Munich a 5-4 victory over Chelsea in a shootout Friday to claim the UEFA Super Cup, after the game finished 2-2 following extra time. Tenman Chelsea looked on the verge of victory after Eden Hazard made it 2-1 in extra time but substitute Javi Martinez equalized with the last kick of the game to force the shootout. All nine players converted their penalties before Lukaku stepped up, and Neuer dove to his left to keep the shot out. Fernando Torres had given Europa League winner Chelsea an early lead with a fierce volley, before Franck Ribery equalized two minutes into the second half with a hard shot that seemed to catch Petr Cech by surprise. Bayern won its first Super Cup in the club's fourth attempt, earning a first trophy with the team for new coach Pep Guardiola. "It's the first time, we're proud of that," Guardiola said. "We played unbelievably good football. I'm so happy with our performance." Guardiola took over Bayern after a one-year sabbatical, and the team has started the German season strongly by picking up 10 points out of a possible 12 in the Bundesliga. "(The victory) is great for the entire team but it means even more for the coach," Ribery said. Chelsea was left a man down when Ramires was sent off in the 85th minute after receiving his second yellow card for a rough tackle on substitute Mario Goetze. That decision clearly upset Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho who was trying to get an explanation from referee Jonas Er-
Bayern's players gather for a photograph after they won the Super Cup by defeating Chelsea in the soccer Super Cup final between Champions League winner Bayern Munich and Europa League winner Chelsea FC at the Eden Stadium in Prague Friday, Aug. 30. (AP Photo)
iksson during the break before extra time. Mourinho has never won the Super Cup while it was the third victory for his fierce rival Guardiola who also won it with Barcelona in 2009 and 2011. Mourinho, who had promised that his second spell with Chelsea will be calmer than when he was in charge in 2004-07, said he was "disappointed." "My opinion is that the best team lost," he said. "The team that more deserved to win lost. But that's football. Sometimes, it happens in football." Mourinho and Guar-
diola faced each other in series of testy 'clasicos' when the Portuguese coach was with Real Madrid, and their tense relationship brought an extra level of intensity to this Super Cup. The contest that pits last season's Champions League winner against the Europa League champion is often seen as lacking prestige, but it was clear from the start that both teams badly wanted to win this game. And Guardiola, unsurprisingly, clearly disagreed with Mourinho. "Yes, the better team has won," he said in German. Mourinho
complained the sending off of Ramires influenced the result and suggested that referees in the Premier League would not have given a player a second booking in such a case. "Football is 11 against 11," Mourinho said. "Eleven against 10, it's more easy for the team with 11 and more difficult for the team with 10." Throughout the match, Bayern was dominating possession while Chelsea relied on what Guardiola on Thursday called Mourinho's most dangerous weapon: quick counters. Torres, who returned to the start-
ing lineup after beginning on the bench against Manchester United on Monday, started the quick move leading to the opening goal. He passed to Eden Hazard who produced a strong run through the middle of the field before finding Andre Schurrle on the right flank, who squared for Torres to net with an unstoppable right-foot volley from inside the area. A day after winning the UEFA Best Player in Europe award for the 2012-2013 season, Bayern midfielder Ribery looked dangerous throughout and equalized
two minutes into the second half with an swerving drive from outside the area. He also had a shot just wide two minutes after scoring the goal and again in extra time. He also missed the target three times in the first half. In the 22nd he almost restored parity, forcing Cech into a brilliant diving save with curling low shot. Three minutes into extra time, Hazard picked up the ball on the left flank and cut into the area, leaving two defenders behind before unleashing a powerful drive past Neuer for what looked likely to be the winner.
Players in action between Addax FC and Headhunters at the 19th Classic Cup in Kohima on August 31. (Morung Photo) Our Correspondent Kohima | August 31
Elite FC and Headhunters today confirmed the tickets for semi finals after registering win in their respective quarter final matches of the ongoing 19th Classic Cup 2013 here at Kohima Local Ground. Elite FC defeated Billy Graham FC 2-1 in the third quarter final match and moved to semi finals. Graceson and Soihiampou contributed a goal each to
Elite FC. Shalu netted a solitary goal for Billy Graham FC. Headhunters overpowered Addax FC 3-0 in the last quarter final match. Reho Jamir, Khekiho and Medo Angami netted a goal each for Headhunters. Headhunters will now face Elite FC in the second semi finals on September 3 at 3:00 PM. A player from the winning team, GHSS Tuensang, attempts a smash during the final Volley Ball match against GHS Chimonger at the 5th 'Intra District Level' GHSS/GHS Tournament SEPTEMBER 2 MATCH held at Public Ground, Tuensang. GHSS Tuensang emerged as the over-all champions folIst Semi Final (3:00 PM) lowed by GHSS Thangjam (Tuensang) and GHSS Noklak. The winning teams and individuals Kohima Komets SC vs in the various games and athletics will represent the district in the 'Inter State' GHSS/GHS tournament to be played at Jalukie from September 10-13. New Market XI
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IPOH, AUGUst 31 (PtI): Their World Cup berth all but secured, a confident India would look to book a direct ticket to next year's mega-event by winning the ongoing ninth Asia Cup hockey tournament when they clash with defending champions South Korea, here tomorrow. Both India and Malaysia have virtually qualified for the World Cup to be held at The Hague, Netherlands after South Korea shut the door on Pakistan with a narrow 2-1 win in the first semifinal. Pakistan, record four time World Cup champions, will be missing the show-piece event for the first time since the inception of the tournament in 1971. Korea having already qualified for the World Cup, Pakistan's passage to the quaMalaysia's Mohd Jalil Muhammad Marhan, left, fight for the ball with India's drennial event was possible by Sardar Singh during the 9th men's Asia Cup field hockey tournament in Ipoh, winning the Asia Cup. But their defeat has opened the door for Malaysia on Aug. 30. (AP Photo)
India and Malaysia who will now just have to wait for the official confirmation from the International Hockey Federation (FIH) after the conclusion of the Oceania Cup in November. But the Sardar Singh-led Indian side will be in no mood to wait till November and would be desperate to secure their direct ticket to Hague with a win over South Korea tomorrow. Having finished a lowly a seventh in the last edition of the tournament in 2009, redemption will also be in the minds of the Indians when they take on Korea tomorrow. Two-time champions India last won the Asia Cup in 2007 on home soil when Southern city of Chennai hosted the event. And having defeated Korea 2-0 in the pool stages, the Indians would be brimming with confidence ahead of the summit clash.
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