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People must wake up: GPRN/NSCN DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): The GPRN/NSCN has informed that it will celebrate the 6th Unification Anniversary at designated camp, Khehoi on November 22 at 10:00 am. An MIP press note stated that this event coincides with the sixty years of selfless service rendered to the Naga Nation by the President Gen (Retd) Khole Konyak, who joined the Naga National movement as a young boy.

It added that reconciliation and unity among the Nagas is an ongoing process and as a signatory to the Covenant of Reconciliation, the GPRN/NSCN has never shied away from its responsibilities. It said that Naga people have come to the fore and the people must decide their future and for this reason, GPRN/ NSCN would share its 6th Unification Anniversary dais with “all Naga leaders wishing to salvage our history and identity through acceptable political solution.” It asserted that time has come for all Nagas to come together and discuss a political solution that best suit the Naga people.

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NAYO supports move against unabated tax

KOHIMA, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): The Northern Angami Youth Organisation (NAYO) in a press statement issued by its President Peter Rutsa and Press secretary Rükravolie Rülho has called upon its members residing at Dimapur (Kuda) to join the movement initiated by ACAUT against the “myriad of unabated multiple and unreasonable forms of taxation.” NAYO appreciated ACAUT for taking on this “menace present in our lives irrespective of professions or boundaries.” As such, it requested all NSCN’s, NNC’s, state government, organisations and private agencies contributing indirectly to price rise in the state to immediately realize the gravity of the situation. “We Nagas urgently need to resolve this issue without giving it any more space and time for an outright confrontation,” it added. NAYO also appreciated all Naga political groups and others who have acknowledged ACAUT by listening to them across the table. “Let us all listen harder to each other’s voices and make much needed sacrifice’s on all sides, so that it will be a common victory,” it added.Itfurtherstressedthat a “cleansed dimapur”’ will see a resurgent Nagaland.

Restricted holiday on November 22

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KOHIMA, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): The Confederation of All Nagaland State Services Employees Association has informed that in view of its silver jubilee on November 22 at the NBCC Convention Hall, Kohima; the Chief Secretary of Nagaland has agreed to grant a restricted Holiday on November 22 to enable employees to participate in the celebration. A press note from the CANSSEA President and General Secretary urged all HoDs to direct their officers and staff to partake in the jubilee celebration along with departmental buses to the venue.

It invited all former central CANSSEA office bearers to to attend the celebration.

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Morung Express News Dimapur | November 20

It has been the government and the people’s biggest dilemma in Nagaland—employment—and a step closer to solving the problem has been taken today through the Job Oriented Skill Development Mela. Or so claims the Government of Nagaland.

“There are 181 million jobs in India today—this mela is meant for the youth to find opportunities in these with the help of the 58 Vocational Training Providers (VTPs) and other exhibitors who have set up their stalls here today,” said Alemtemshi Jamir, Chief Secretary to the Government of Nagaland, in his welcome address to a crowd of thousands who gathered here today at the Agri Expo site to find themselves a job.

Young persons from all over Nagaland thronged the site; “this will be my first experience with an interview but I’m here to also see what the job market has on offer,” said Rondeno Ovung (23) who is studying her final year BA at Dimapur Government College and has been awaiting this “job mela.”

But the mela, as Ovung would find out during the day, is more about going into “vocational training” to equip her for a future prospective job in the private sector. As the Chief Secretary admitted, the “job mela,” as promoted by the Government earlier, was only later termed its current version.

“The bigger question is how do we follow up on the trainings and commitments from the companies? The job mela can be regularized over the years to come, and become significant, depending on this,” asserted Jamir. The mela, to be held November 2021, is a joint effort of the Department of Employment and Craftsmen Training of the Government of Nagaland, the ministry concerned, the Confederation of

Lunch box bomb scare turns into bullion chase

Young women attend the first Job Oriented Skill Development Mela in Nagaland at the Agri Expo site in Dimapur to be held November 20-21, 2013.

Indian Industries (CII) and the Youth Net, Nagaland.

“In 15 more years, there will be a billion jobs available, but you have to be skilled to get these jobs,” explained Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio to the youth present. “Without training and skills, the youth will become a liability to India.” The training Rio referred to will come to the youth of Nagaland in a variety—stalls set up at today’s mela include imparting skills in tourism, hospitality, textiles, construction, communication, education, banking, retail, knitting, healthcare, beauty & wellness, soft skills, journalism, animation, networking, bamboo

processing and so on. A person can get registered at the front desk, and then proceed to find their choice of vocation. So far, 6000 youth from the state have reportedly registered.

“Do not feel shy to take up any job available—if you can do the small things, then you can achieve big things,” said Rio, supplementing his speech with Pranab Mukherjee’s theory that by 2030, half of the population joining an active workforce will be considered a “demographic dividend.” This could help get India the “superpower” status it desires. Promoting a work culture among the Naga people, sim-

ilarly, could transform this from a “consumer society to a producer society”; a “salary economy into a market economy.”

The congregation also heard from Indrani Kar, Deputy Director of the CII, who described the mela as a “path-breaking initiative,” which means to enable the youth as well as “infuse technology” into the region to enable India’s Look East Policy. Dr. Nicky Kire, Parliamentary Secretary for Labour & Employment, also speaking at the event, asked the CII and VTPs to provide “our youth with a chance.”

The mela, he said, is aimed at the youth to further develop their skills and “stand on their own feet.”

KOLKATA, NOVEMBER 20 (REUTERS): Two lunch boxes hidden in the toilets of a Jet Airways plane triggered first a bomb scare and then a smuggling probe as the tins were found to contain 12 gold bars each, a senior customs official said on Wednesday.

Smuggling is on the rise into India, one of the world’s biggest buyers of gold, after the government raised import duty to a record 10 percent and slapped restrictions which have shrivelled supplies into the domestic market.

The Jet Airways plane had arrived at Kolkata’s international airport from Patna on a domestic flight, but normally operates between the gold trading hub of Dubai and Mumbai, home to India’s largest gold market. It was undergoing routine cleaning when maintenance staff discovered the two small tins.

“There was a bomb scare immediately when the bags were spotted in two separate toilets at round 1 a.m., but later we found they contained 12 pieces of gold bars in each,” Additional Commissioner of Customs at the airport, Rameshwar Meena, told Reuters.

“The gold bars are from Dubai for sure. The flight had come from Patna to Kolkata last, but its basic route is Dubai-Mumbai.” The bars weigh 1 kg (2.2 pounds) and

are about the same size as a portable smart phone. Meena said the haul was worth 73.68 million rupees. Customs officials said there had been five cases over two months involving a total 100 kg.

“We feel that what we catch is less than 10 percent or so and there are so many groups operating, it is impossible for us to keep a check,” said an official at the revenue intelligence department, who asked not to be identified as he is not authorised to speak to the media.

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said this month the measures had prompted a slight rise in smuggling, but his officers had said no one could bring in more than 5 kg. “You cannot carry more than 5 kg of gold and still go undetected,” he told CNBC TV18.

At Kolkata, Meena said investigators were questioning airline and airport staff.

Profiles of passengers on the flight from Dubai were being checked. The revenue intelligence officer said a man had been arrested in an earlier case on suspicion of concealing 5 kg of gold in the toilet of an Air India plane in Dubai. He left the plane in Mumbai and another passenger removed the gold after it had flown on to Goa. Crews are now on alert for passengers lingering in the loo. “We are educating (our staff) about aircraft maps of how toilets are in an Airbus or a Boeing. We are also asking the aircraft crew to tip us off about people who spend slightly more time in toilets,” the revenue intelligence officer said.

‘Don’t play politics at the ‘NPGs should consider pursuing a paradigm shift’ urged to issue cost of people’s welfare’ GPRN/NSCN public apology to the victim

NPF responds to NPCC threat of dharna, boycott and bandh

DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): The NPF Central Youth Wing has stated that “trying to defame and pull down the DAN government by hurling all kinds of baseless criticism is one agenda, but the NPCC should realize that politics cannot be played at the cost of the people welfare.”

The NPF Youth Wing was responding to the decision of the NPCC to intensify its protest in the form of poster campaign, dharna, boycotting of 50th Anniversary of Statehood and proposed total bandh during Hornbill Festival.

A press note issued by Karaibo Chawang, Secretary, Media Cell NPF Central Youth Wing stated that the attitude of the NPCC had come as a shock to the NPF youth wing. “And at a time when the Nagas in particular and the world in general is enthusiastically waiting for the mega state event to come, the NPCC decision has totally spoiled the festive mood of the people,” it stated.

“It is totally unexpected from matured political party like NPCC to resort to such protest during the celebration of an important occasion like Hornbill Festival and 50th State Anniversary as it will severely damage the image of the state and its people,” stated the note.

The NPF Youth Wing also pointed out that the NPCC has been making “hue and cry over expenditure incurred during the Hornbill Festival and even

termed the DAN as entertainment govt”. “However, the NPCC should know that the DAN government is only promoting the legacy of the then Congress government, who first started the Hornbill Festival,” it added.

The NPCC was also reminded that the Hornbill Festival was launched not only for “fun fare and festivity but with greater objective of fostering peace and unity amongst the Nagas, promote tourism, encourage entrepreneurship amongst the youths and provide avenue for the youths to exhibit their talents and to expose the uniqueness of the Nagas to the outside world”.

The press note also mentioned that time and again, the NPCC had been blaming the NPF led DAN government for paucity of fund and for halting the developmental works in the state, whereas it stated that the “NPCC has never endeavoured to urge upon the Congress led UPA government at the Centre to accord sufficient fund to the state so as to enable the government to carry out development in the interest of the people”.

“The NPCC should realize that whatever money sanctioned by Centre is for the benefit of the people and not in the interest of the NPF party”, it stated while also reminding the NPCC that Nagaland is a resource crunch state and whichever party comes to power solely depends on the Centre to carry out developmental activities.

“Therefore, it is an irony that the NPCC on the pretext of expressing concern over the financial position of the state is always blaming the DAN government for fund paucity instead of requesting the Centre to grant fund so that people will not go hungry.

DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): With regard to the assault on Kiho H Sumi, GB of Shena New village on November 16, the Action Committee against Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) stated that the GPRN/NSCN as a responsible organization “should own responsibility for the incident and issue a public apology to the victim.” It further urged the GPRN/NSCN to “fully bear all medical expenses and see to that the victim is given the best possible medical treatment.”

ACAUT asked the GPRN/NSCN to “apologize to the GB fraternity for the humiliation and pain caused to a Naga Chieftain.” It also called for the discharge of the three responsible cadres and that they should be handed over to the police to be booked under relevant sections of the law. ACAUT also called upon the state government to provide monetary compensation to the victim.

Bruise marks on Kiho H Sumi, GB of Shena New village who was allegedly assaulted on November 16.

A press note from ACAUT media cell informed that the ACAUT fact finding team had met the victim in Dimapur and identified the GPRN/NSCN cadres involved in the assault

as: Hoito, Khapur; Toiho, RSI; and Inaho, 2nd Lieutenant. It stated that the incident occurred after the victim asked one of the accused cadre (the cadre was alone at that time) to produce his identity and tax receipts.

ACAUT stated that “After a verbal duel, 3 other men came in a taxi after the cadre called them over phone,” and the victim was forcibly driven to a secluded spot where he was beaten “with branches from Zunhesu tree affecting even the kidney.” ACAUT said that, “one of the three men is suspected to be an innocent taxi driver.”

It asserted that unless the NPGs consider pursuing a paradigm shift in their approach in dealing with the public, they “risk facing complete public hostility.” It added that unless the aforementioned points are addressed positively, “ACAUT will not be responsible for any further course of action undertaken.” It further reminded the government of its responsibility to provide security to the people and initiate strong action against erring cadres.

ENSF temporarily suspends agitation

TUENSANG/KIPHIRE, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): While the 3rd Phase of the Eastern Naga Students Federation agitation was held peacefully on November 20, the Federation has temporarily suspended the ongoing agitation and has decided to hold a joint co-ordination meeting with the ENPO Frontal Organizations on November 23 at DUDA Guest House, Kohima. This decision was taken in view of the request made by the Eastern Nagaland Legislators Union and the Eastern Nagaland Peoples Union for a joint co ordination meet.

The ENSF in a press note informed that it has also received a letter from the Nagaland Home Commissioner dated November 20. The letter stated that the Cabinet meeting held on November 18 viewed that there was no differences of opinion between the

School students pass near the Bazaar traffic police point, Tuensang during the 3rd phase of ENSF agitation on November 20. (Morung Photo)

ENSF and the government. The letter further reviewed that the Government on its part is determined to fulfill all its commitments made at the Niathu Resort meeting held on February 3, 2012.

The ENSF team is scheduled to

travel to Kohima and has informed all its federating units to reach Kohima by November 21. The Federation reiterated that the meeting with the State Cabinet would solely depend on the willingness of the State Government to imple-

ment all the demands stated in the ultimatum served by the Federation on October 10, 2013.

In Chare, three night buses travelling from Dimapur to Tuensang on November 18 were held up early in the morning (before 2:00 AM on November 19).

The buses reached Tuensang on the morning of November 19 at around 3pm and were held up at the Tuensang public ground till the evening of November 20.

Meanwhile, at Kiphire headquarters, the United Sangtam Student’s Conference and the Kiphire town student’s union volunteers took active part in the agitation.

The ENSF has expressed regret for any inconvenience caused by the agitation and thanked the people for their co-operation. It expressed hope that the people will provide the same co-operation in future as well.

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Faith Theological College students presenting a special number on the occasion of “Decade anniversary celebration” of the college. (Morung Photo)

Dimapur, november 20 (mexn): Faith Theological College observed its ‘Decade anniversary celebration’ at Town Hall on Wednesday with minister for Social Welfare, Kiyanilie Peseyie as chief guest.

The chief guest in his address dwelled on faith and said “our response to the call of God is a life of faith”; a faith that is not just the affirmation of a creedal formula but involves committing oneself to b obedient disciples of Christ.

“To have faith means that though we may be affected

in every way, we will not be crushed, that though we may be perplexed, we will not be driven to despair...that though we may be struck down, we are not destroyed”, Kiyanilie said.

He also said the Gospel has brought Nagas from darkness to light and “that what we are today is because of the Gospel.”

While mentioning that much has been achieved in the field of theology and missionary works and that much can be said about the progress and development of Nagaland state in the past fifty years, Kiyanilie

reminded that along with the feeling of pride and elation, one must not forget to take the “solemn responsibilities of our generation.”

Founder principal of Faith Theological College (FTC), Rev. Dr. S Gangte, presented a brief report of the college. Senior pastor of DABA, Rev. N Tzudir, conducted a prayer of blessing for the chief guest, Government of Nagaland and FTC and FTC board chairman, Er. Dr. L Yezhekhu Sema proposed vote of thanks.

Students of FTC presented special numbers and choreography.

Kohima, november 20 (mexn): The Kohima night bazaar rechristened as the Hornbill Night Carnival will commence from December 1 to 10 at three strategic points in Kohima. Stating this in a press conference, President KCCI Chris Kire disclosed that the night carnival would be held at PR Hill, main town the stretch from Old MLA hostel till Razhü point and High School junction.

With a view to promote economic independence among local entrepreneurs even if it is on a small scale, this year's night carnival will focus on ethnicity while promoting local cuisines and handicrafts. Organised on the line of emphasis on hygiene, Chris added that forms for the carnival would be issued to groups and individuals starting from No-

vember 20.

This year's event will also have a photography competition under the theme "Capturing the sights, colour & revelry of the Hornbill night carnival", winners of which will be announced on Dec 10. Coupons in terms of raffle will be given to customers who purchase goods for more than Rs 2000 and a raffle draw will take place on December 10 with prizes sponsored by the State government. KCCI information booths will also be set up at strategic points during the carnival. Forms for the night carnival can be procured from Popular Bakery, PR Hill, office of the Highway traders union, office of the KCCI and Solo enterprises, high school.

Last date of submission of forms is stipulated on November 25.

Dimapur, november 20 (mexn): The Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency (NBDA) formally launched its online marketing on November 20 by Khrienuo C. Metha, Team Leader & Additional Secretary to the Government of Nagaland at the Nagaland Bamboo Resource Centre.

Dr. Tolto Metha, Member, NBM-IT, NBDA in a press release stated that this online marketing is the first of its kind in the Government sector in Nagaland and has been developed and designed extensively in collaboration with Design Stash, Nagaland. The online marketing will be executed through the Agency’s official website www.nagalandbamboo.com.

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Hornbill Night Carnival from December 1 to 10

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moKoKchung, no vember 20 (mexn): The newly constructed BDO office building at Merangmen in 30th Alongtaki A/C in Mokokchung district was inaugurated on November 19. Dr. Benjongliba Aier, Parliamentary Secretary (Agriculture) and Chairman, Nagaland State Agricultural Marketing Board (NSAMB), inaugurated the building.

In his speech, Dr. Benjongliba expressed happiness with the RD department for constructing the new building in his area for the benefit of his people. He said that it was a great step in removing various critical gaps in rural development. He exhorted the government servants and the public to make the best use of all these facilities as their own while hoping that the efforts of the DAN government to progress at all levels should be appreciated by all. “The Nagas today speaks volume of the good

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port on how relevant aquaculture activities are being practiced world-wide and could adopt in benefiting the State in particular and country in general for a sustainable future.

the effort of the DAN government to move forward to take the pace of progress and development in the State by actively involved in work culture to make Nagaland a better place to live in.

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The China Fisheries and Seafood and Aquaculture is said to be broadening its trade cooperation with many countries in line with the continuous growth of Chinese econ-

omy and deepening of its open-up in agriculture sectors as an interactive platform in promoting the fishery development of the world and China. This year show as estimated an exhibition area of about 50,000 sq.mts with over 1000 exhibitors from 39 countries with almost more than 400 China’s leading Companies exhibiting in almost 2500 stalls and booths. An estimated 20,000 trade professionals/visitors from more than 80 countries registered to attend the show in the Dalian World Expo Centre.

In addition to exhibits by more than 400 of China’s leading seafood and aquaculture companies, this year’s show features international pavilions from Argentina, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Ecuador, Iceland, India, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the USA.

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DC Tuensang calls meeting on Nov 25 Tuensang, november 20 (mexn): DC Tuensang has called a meeting of all head of departments on November 25 at 11:00 am at the conference hall to chalk out the programme and work distribution for the 50th anniversary of statehood. DC Tuensang T Mhabemo Yanthan in a press release has requested all concerned to attend the meeting without fail.

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LNCS meeting on Nov 30

Khrienuo C. Metha, Team Leader & Additional Secretary launches the Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency online marketing on November 20.

had been launched with an objective to promote and market our locally produced bamboo crafts and items as purchase can be

Dr. Benjongliba, parliamentary secretary along with others during the inauguration of the BDO office building at Merangmen on November 19.

deeds done by the DAN government in all fronts,” added Dr. Benjongliba.

He congratulated the people of Tzurangkong for giving necessary co-operation to the government and asked the people in the area to join hand with

Delegation led by Shetoyi Sema, Parliamentary Secretary and departmental officers at the Dalian International Convention Center.

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Dimapur, november 20 (mexn): The 18th China Fisheries & Seafood Expo and Aquaculture China was held from November 5 to 7, 2013 at Dalian International Convention Center. China Fisheries & Seafood Expo and Aquaculture China is the largest international exposition for the world’s largest seafood industry.

An Indian delegation led by Shetoyi Sema, Parliamentary Secretary Fisheries, Soil & Water Conservation along with departmental officers attended the expo. The delegation was India’s first fisheries and seafood mission to China. The team consisted of BP Chetri, Comm. & Secretary, Fisheries & Co-operation; C. Kapfo, Director of Fisheries; Kevisa Kense, Joint Director of Fisheries and C. Imti Longkumer, Dy. Director of Fisheries and Howoto Jakhalu, PS to Parliamentary Secretary, Fisheries.

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ceived here stated that CL John, Parliamentary Secretary, RD & REPA and Dr. Longri Ao, MLA & Advisor, NSBDA, departmental officials and other dignitaries including party officials accompanied the parliamentary secretary.

made from anywhere in the country. With the growing demand for bamboo products in the country, this initiative is seen as a launch-

pad for the local bamboo crafts community, and is expected to further encourage and promote the bamboo industry as a whole.

Mkg & Zbto DBs attend friendship fellowship

ZunheboTo, november 20 (Dipr): The DBs of Mokokchung and Zunheboto districts organised a friendship fellowship service on November 19 at Town Hall Zunheboto with the theme on ‘Mutual understanding through friendship get together’. The programme was initiated

by DBs Mokokchung and hosted by DBs Zunheboto.

The fellowship service was graced by Deputy Commissioner Zunheboto, L. Akato Sema NCS as chief guest.

While gracing the historic friendship meet L. Akato Sema thanked the DBs for taking initiative to organize the friendship fellowship and encouraged them to spread such kind of events to other districts as well for the betterment of the Nagaland. ‘This is a historic meeting as it was first of its kind to have friendship fellowship in

the district’ stated L. Akato Sema. He also assured the DBs that the district administration would extend full cooperation in its future endeavors. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the DBs of Mokokchung and Zunheboto districts during the meeting.

Hd DB Zunheboto K. Zhekiho Swu chaired the programme while Kiyelu Kinimi PA to Delivered welcome note C. Short speeches were also delivered by PA to DC and Hd DBs from both districts.

Hovishe Arkha President Sumi Hoho and H. S. Rotokha Administrator Sutsah Academy also spoke on the occasion. Folk songs by DBs of both districts, Hango Leh was made by DBs Pughoboto while Shekheto Swu Pastor SBCZ and Wati Pastor ABCZ made invocation and benediction respectively.

handshake Concert held at Kohima raj Bhavan

Kohima, november 20 (Dipr): The Kohima Raj Bhavan Edition of the ‘Handshake Concert’ was presented at the Raj Bhavan, Kohima on November 19. The ‘Handshake Concert’ is a platform of musicians and singers with the motto ‘Bringing the World Closer’…. (one handshake at a time). It was formed during the ‘North East India Music Festival on 21st June 2008 at Guwahati, when World Music Day was organized by the Rattle and Hum Music Society, under the NEZCC, Dimapur. The concert was officially launched at St. Andrew’s Auditorium, Mumbai in 2009. The Concerts were held at Habitat Centre, New Delhi in 2010; at Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bangalore in 2011; at Bangkok, Thailand in 2012 and at Jakarta, Indonesia in 2013. The Handshake Concert

has started a special edition called the ‘Kohima Raj Bhavan Edition’, under the initiative of the Governor of Nagaland and Manipur, Dr. Ashwani Kumar and the Chief Minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio. The new edition aims at bringing together artistes of the country and the world, to reach out to an audience of Policy Makers and Policy implementers with the message of the youth for unity and progress.

The first Raj Bhavan edition programme was performed by world class artistes which included Grammy Award winner Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, accompanied by famous tablaist Pradyut Mukherjee; Guitarist Jubing Kristianto; Violinist Sigit Ardityo Didiet Kurniawon from Indonesia; Singer Mami Varte of Mizoram; the Shillong Chamber Choir from Shillong; singer Renbeni Odyuo,

the Naga Idol from Nagaland; singer Kokliba Jings of Nagaland and singer Kimneihoi Vaiphei of Mizoram.

The persons propelling the events are Khriehu Liezietsu, MLA & Advisor NRE, MTF and Chairman Kohima DPDB, Government of Nagaland, the Chief Patron; Shyamal Datta, former Governor of Nagaland, the Patron; Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Grammy Award winner, the patron; and Temsuwati, Vitsutho Nyuthe, Prof. K. Kannan and Vilelie Khamo, the Patrons. The event organizers are Abu Metha, Advisor to Chief Minister Nagaland; Theja Meru, NEZCC Member, Government of India; Wenitso Kapfo, Lecturer Kohima Science College; Dr. Tolto Metha, Member NBDA; and M. Ababe Ezung, Theyiesino Keditsu, Neingulie Nakhro, Ruguokhrietuo Kesiezie, Vishu Rita Krocha.

Kohima, november 20 (mexn): The Kyong Naga Cultural Society (KNCS) has convened a joint meeting on November 30 at Kripa Foundation office room, Red Cross complex Kohima. At present, the Society is using the nomenclature ‘Kyong Naga Cultural Society’.

However, the house had deliberated on renaming of the Society and passed a resolution that it will be renamed as ‘Lotha Naga Cultural Society’ (LNCS). Therefore, the new Society’s name would be officially used with immediate effect, a press release issued by Zubemo Kithan Chairman, Lotha Naga Cultural Society stated.

KSUD meeting on Nov 22

Dimapur, november 20 (mexn): Konyak Students’ Union Dimapur (KSUD) has convened its 23rd general meeting cum silver jubilee planning committee on November 22 at 10:00 am at its treasurer, Noklem Konyak, ex-MLA resident (opposite to ADC court).

KSUD general secretary K Aman Konyak in a press release has invited all KU, KNSK, former office bearers, church deacons and students from various institutions to attend the meeting without fail.

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LCDD general meeting on Nov 23

Dimapur, november 20 (mexn): The 5th annual general meeting of Liangmai Council Dimapur district will be held on November 23 am at the resident of Mairiliabo (Asolie), Lungwiram Dimapur. LCDD secretary Tangambo in a press release requested all the Liangmai residing in Dimapur to attend the meeting.

NIIT Dimapur classes to resume on Nov 22

Dimapur, november 20 (mexn): The NIIT Dimapur Centre has informed that classes will remain suspended on November 20 and 21 owing to Job Oriented Skill Development Mela held at Agri Expo. The Center Managing Director, Ajay Sethi has informed that classes will resume from Friday, November 22.

Further, all the NIITians, intending NIITians and alumni are requested to participate in this job mela for better placements and free training opportunities.

NPF general convention on Dec 12

Kohima, november 20 (mexn): The Naga People’s Front general convention will be held on December 12 at Kuochiezie (Local Ground) Kohima. The central executive council meeting will be held on December 11 at the NPF central hq at 3:00 pm. This was stated in a press release issued by NPF secretary general KG Kenye.

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The release of the book entitled ‘Aor Sobaliba Nakotsüng Kar’, authored by Dr. S. Toshi Aier was held on Saturday, on November 19 at Dimapur. The book, which is the 14th book of Dr. S. Toshi Aier (left), was release by Rev C Teyong Kichu (right).

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21 November 2013

IMPHAL, NOVEMBER 20 (NNN): Various Naga organisations have strongly voiced against the series of bomb blast in recent times in Ukhrul district.

The United Naga Council (UNC) condemns the bomb attack at Harkuikathe, Ukhrul on a truck carrying BRTF labourers including women and children on November 18 critically injuring most of the passengers. The UNC said 'the act of terrorism' in which innocent people have been mindlessly targeted reflects utter lack of respect for human life and the human person, wherever he or she may hail from, and cannot be condoned on any count.

"While it is providential that there were no deaths on the spot, we reach out to the injured and sufferings

victims with our solidarity and sincere fellow feelings," the UNC added.

The UNC then appealed DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): The NSCN (IM) has stated that it is “aggrieved for all concerned to refrain at the sight of horror” caused by the recent bomb blasts in Ukhrul district headquarters, from committing such “which was later owned up by the Manipur valley based PLA and their stooge like MNPF ghastly acts which dehu- . . .” A press note from the MIP stated that these acts of “targeting unarmed and innocent manizes every human per- civilians deserve to be condemned by every peace loving community.” It asserted that son that is impacted upon “targeting unprotected and guiltless civilians is nothing but an act of terrorism motivatby it. The UNC reiterates ed by desperation in their issueless existence.” “Not enough with bombing and killing that such crimes are alien to of labourers from outside the state in Imphal, now they have dared to spread their act our culture and way of life of terrorism even in Nagalim by using traitor like MNPF,” the NSCN (IM) stated.

It added that “Such childish acts of cowardice easily define the purpose and credibility and cannot be allowed to become entrenched in our of their existence.” The NSCN (IM) further cautioned that “this kind of sick thugs along with lives and must be shunned their sympathiser of any degree shall not go scot-free but must be punished accordingly.”

It also expressed solidarity to those injured in “this inhuman act of terrorism.” NSCN (IM) in the greatest measure.

Also strongly express- added that “targeting the Apex Tangkhul Hoho office is nothing but targeting the Tangkhul ing against the blasts, the community as a whole and they have become the enemy of the Nagas.” It lamented that All Naga Students’ Asso- the BRTF, “who has been doing a yeoman service to the people by providing better transport and communication are also not spared in this act of terrorism.” It said that ciation, Manipur (ANSAM) “their intention to bring fear to the community and disturb development work in the said it feels disgust over the district will only create more enmity, hatred and suspicion between the two communispate of bomb attacks on ties.” The NSCN (IM) however expressed hope for the early recovery of those injured not just place and people and appealed for the Tangkhul community to remain strong and vigilant in this “fight.” but on the soul of the people of Ukhrul. committing such act are in everything that is unbe- SAM stated.

"We are, however, not known for their notorious coming of group claiming "Moving the place of surprised as these groups and nefarious indulgence to be revolutionaries", AN- conflict to the peripheries

UNC, ANSAM condemn bomb blasts in Ukhrul

TBAN condoles DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 20 (MExN): The Tangkhul Baptist Association, Nagaland has expressed sadness over the demise of Rev. Dr. Jonathan Thumra. A press note stated that “no words can express to suffice how much we feel. We mourn with the family he left behind.

Yet, above the gloom of sadness we have our deep gratitude to God for such a man of his age in our region.” The Lord did use him and he had been faithful all along in molding the Church in producing thousands of trained pastors and various Christian workers in North East India and beyond. His involvements in various organizations at national and international levels have helped Christians knit closer in the Lord,” it added. The note said that he will be remembered as a great scholar, a man of discipline, an outstanding administrator, a keen educator and a great defender of faith amidst adversities. The TBAN further prayed for courage to his wife Francis Momin Thumra, three daughters, two sons, in-laws, twelve grandchildren and all his close and dear ones at this time of bereavement.

Woman constable shot dead

IMPHAL, NOVEMBER 20 (NNN): A CISF woman constable posted in the Manipur Chief Minister’s bungalow died from a mysterious bullet injury on Wednesday morning. Constable Priti D Bole, aged 22, a native of Kailash Nagar in Maharashtra was in duty inside the bungalow’s security gate where women visitors are screened when she was hit by an unknown bullet and died. The incident happened around 10:20 am. Sources said she was alone at the gate when the deadly bullet hit her in her lower back. One Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Assistant Sub Inspector and two Constables, including Priti were on duty at the check point since early morning at the gate. However, sources said she was by herself at the moment when the incident occurred. She was taken to Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), however the doctors of the hospital declared she was brought dead. The body has been kept at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal mortuary where post mortem was conducted on the body in the evening. Police refused to comment on the incident. A case has been registered at Imphal Police Station and investigation is ongoing.

NSCN (K) cadres nabbed in Arunachal

ItANAgAR, NOVEMBER 20 (PtI): Security forces in Arunachal Pradesh during an operation arrested two hardcore cadres of NSCN (K) from Longding.

Aman Konyak and Nahnga Ghangsa were nabbed by a joint team of Longding police and Rajput Regiment of the Army yesterday, SP Rajesh Kumar said in a statement today. One pistol and a revolver along with live cartridge, two mobile phones an extortion note and cash have been recovered from their possession, he said. While Konyak hails from Longua in Mon of Nagaland, Nahnga Ghangsa hails from Jangsa in Longding district. Both of them are active in the area, extorting money from the locals, for some time, Kumar said. Longding police and the Army have jointly apprehended 14 rebels from various outfits and seized large quantities of arms and ammunition in the last one year.

Student protest against tenancy bill

SHILLONg, NOVEMBER 20 (PtI): Angry students today tore copies of the draft Meghalaya Regulation of Landlords and Verification of Tenancy Bill, 2013 aimed to contain influx in the state, during a public consultation organised by state government. Students from various colleges in the state capital and from the North Eastern Hills University (NEHU) walked out of the U Soso Tham Auditorium against the Bill, which they alleged was full of "flaws".

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and deliberately targeting Ukhrul cannot be seen in isolation but should be understood within the larger context of the Naga people’s support and advocacy for the Indo-Naga peace and also the aspiration of the Nagas in Manipur for an Alternative Arrangement," ANSAM stated.

According to the Naga student body, when such aspiration become powerful and a threat to the State and the dominant community it is expected that collusion in any form to weaken and destabilize the process become not just an agenda but a priority for them.

ANSAM then said that “such acts will not deter the Naga people but will only strengthen us; and our desire and aspiration, more urgent to achieve.”

‘Protect Kaziranga animals from NH traffic’

gUWAHAtI, NOVEMBER 20 (ENS): The National Green Tribunal has asked the Assam government to hold a meeting with officials of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and Petroleum Ministry to find out ways to protect animals of Kaziranga National Park from traffic on the National Highway stretch that comprises its southern boundary, and set a deadline of December 10 to come up with the ideas.

The four-member principal bench of the NGT headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar in its order issued in New Delhi on Tuesday also asked the Assam government to state whether underpasses or fly-overs could be built on the 18km stretch of the National Highway that stands on as many as four animal corridors in order to facilitate free and safe movement of wild animals, as also about steps to check speed of vehicles in that stretch.

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gUWAHAtI, NOVEMBER 20 (IANS): The Kamakhya railway station in Guwahati Wednesday escaped a major tragedy after some passengers spotted a bomb in a train's coach and informed the police. Panic gripped the Kamakhya railway station immediately after the bomb was detected. The police and security forces arrived at the station on being alerted by the passengers, and defused the bomb.

"As per preliminary investigation, the bomb was not very powerful but it could have caused some damage to the passengers. It is difficult to comment at this moment as to who is behind the incident," stated police, adding investiWomen work in a paddy field at Mayong village on the outskirts of Guwahati, Assam. With nearly 70 percent of gation was on to find out who had planted the bomb.

India's population living in rural areas, farming is vital to India’s economy. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

tra judicial killings come for Manipur, we took 44 cases in Imphal, of these 44, as if now we have been unable to close any case with a finding that the report given to us was true that this was a genuine encounter. We have been unable to make that finding so far in any of the case so far," Commission member Satyabrata Pal said. Pal also pointed out that although Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) which protests army personnel against prosecution is made the villain in extra judicial killings, most of the encounters are carried out by the police.

"They (police) enjoy the fullest protection of the state.

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NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 20 (PtI): Terming human rights situation in Manipur as "deeply depressing", NHRC on Tuesday said it could not find any of the 44 encounters it took up as "genuine" and observed that while AFSPA "is made the villain" for extra judicial killings, majority of them are carried out by police. Sharing the findings of its camp sittings, the rights body said that midday meal scheme, aaganwadi and hospitals were dysfunctional and no medicine was procured or distributed by the state government in the last one-and-a-half years.

"As substantial number of complaints regarding ex-

To our knowledge, the state government has not taken action against any policemen," hesaid."WemetIromSharmila (rights activist) and told her that you may be fighting a lone battle for repeal of AFSPA thinking that this would stop encounters but majority of the killings are done by police.

AFSPA is notorious but I don't understand why the police do it," he said. Pal said that the commission can only bring partial closure to the cases by recommending monetary relief while culprits go unpunished as no action against the armed forces can be taken due to AFSPA while the police are being protected by the state government.

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The orders came as part of the on-going case filed by Rohit Choudhary, who had pleaded for ensuring compliance of an environmental clearance of the MoEF way back in 1991 in which it had also called for diverting NH37 or creating an alternative highway currently passing through Kaziranga.

Interestingly, that MoEF order had largely remained uncomplied with by various agencies including the Assam government and the public sector Numaligarh Refinery that has come up close to Kaziranga, leading to

high rate of animal deaths on the highway as well as other environmental problems.

The Assam government, which had earlier submitted a list of a series of measures to reduce traf-

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The Nagaland Council for Child Welfare (NCCW) profoundly mourns the sad demise of Mr.S.P.Wetsah who was one of the founding members of the NCCW. At this hour of grief, the President, office bearers, the executive members and the staff express our deepest sorrow and pray for his soul to rest in peace. We also pray that the Almighty grant peace and solace to his family members.

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The following cases which are pending in different courts in Kohima District would be taken up: 1. Bank Loan.

2. Insurance claims.

3. Matrimonial matters.

4. Consumer disputes.

5. Any other minor/petty criminal and civil disputes, etc...

Individual summons have already been despatched. However, the litigants who have not received their summons are also invited to come and settle your cases free of cost.

Further, all loan defaulters of the following Banks and branches are also invited to come and settle your cases and avail the schemes for repayment of loans offered by the banks: 1. SBI, Main Branch, Kohima.

2. SBI, Bazaar Branch, Kohima.

3. SBI, Lerie Branch, Kohima.

4. SBI, Tsemenyu Branch.

5. SBI, Chedema Branch.

6. SBI, Jakhama Branch.

7. Vijay Bank, Kohima.

8. Bank of Baroda, Kohima.

9. United Bank of India, Kohima.

10. Central Bank of India, Kohima.

11. UCO Bank, Kohima.

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fic on the highway, had also referred to constructing underpasses and fly-overs in portions of the highway stretch that currently obstructs at least four natural animal corridors.

INFORMATION

A general meeting of the Nagaland Press Association (NPA) is scheduled to be held on November 27, 2013 (Wednesday) at Bookmarc conference hall (Opposite Hotel Saramati), Dimapur from 11:00 AM. All those who have submitted membership form to the NPA are, therefore, requested to attend the meeting positively.

The meeting shall deliberate on important matters relating to the welfare of media persons in the state as well as elections to the NPA schedules for December 18, 2013.

Sd/ALONG LONGKUMER General Secretary, NPA.

FELICITATION The Faculty and Ministerial Staff of Sakus Mission College, Dimapur takes immense pride in congratulating Dr.ARENLA AIER, Principal, Sakus Mission College on being conferred Ph.D in History and Archaeology from Nagaland University on the topic ‘A Study of Myths and Festivals of the Ao Nagas’.

The SMC family joins Dr.ARENLA AIER in praising God for the abundant and continuous blessings being showered on the institution.

Wish her success in all her future endeavours.

Staff Sakus Mission College Duncan: Dimapur

APPRECIATION

I convey my heartiest gratitude and appreciation to The Operation Acceleration Dimapur Town and their team led by Lt.Col.Nagaho for their initiative in recovering my un-registered motor cycle (Bajaj Discover) 125 cc bearing Chassis No.MD2A15BZ9DRC54864 and Engine No.JZZRDC66962 which was lost on 13/11/2013.

I wish the NSCN/GPRN a bright and prosperous era of governance for the betterment of the society and Nagalim as a whole.

(Sumit Chowdhury) H/No.32 Chatteswari Colony, Dimapur: Nagaland

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Stalls will be allotted on first come first serve basis.

Only PMEGP/REGP Units can apply for the stalls.

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6th Unification Anniversary Program Council Headquarters : Khehoi designated camp

Time : 10.00 A.M Moderators 1. Gukiho Jimo Home secy 2. Moa Walling FANR secy

Recorders 1. Maj. Hotokhu chophi 2. Vikato Achumi Law & justice secy

GUEST OF HOHOUR: Mrs. ABIEU MERU President, Naga Mothers Association

ORDER OF THE PROGRAM 1. Arrival of guest of Honor 2. Opening prayer: Mr. Tsalichum, Associate Pastor Sangtam B/C Chumukedima 3. Releasing of unity balloon: by all invitees 4. Presentation & introduction: 5. Special No: Miss. Ilitoli Z Aye 6. Speech : Guest of honor 7. Cultural presentation: Lotha Cultural Troupe, Dimapur.

8. Message : Gen (Rtd.) Khole, President GPRN/NSCN 9. Special song : Alfred Amri 10. Short speech : Invitees ( 3 mts ) 11. Vote of thanks: Convener, organizing committee 12. Benediction: Rev. Minlin E.S, Kuki Baptist Association, Nagaland.

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oinciding with the 60 years of selfless service rendered to the Naga Nation by His Excellency, the President Gen. (Retd.) Khole Konyak, who joined the Naga National movement as a young boy, the GPRN/NSCN is all poised to celebrate the 6th Unification Anniversary at Designated Camp, Khehoi on 22nd November 2013 at 10:00 A.M. GPRN/NSCN has, in recent times, avoided responding to all too familiar decadent self glorifying press statements often accompanied by veiled threats against individuals, civil societies and NGOs. Reconciliation and unity among the Nagas is an ongoing process and GPRN/NSCN has Officials from Bridge & Roof Co. (I) Ltd. (B&R) receiving the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment never shied away from its Series certification. responsibilities as a sigHeavy Industry, Government of Turnkey projects for various Gov- India and abroad. Last year (i.e. F.Y. natory to the Covenant of India with expertise in executing ernment and Private Clients from 2012-13), the Company achieved a Reconciliation. Accepted Civil, Mechanical, Structural and almost all sectors of the industry in turnover of Rs.1321.32 Crores. that often black sheep

Bridge & Roof, now among elite Certified Companies Dimapur, November 20 (mexN): Bridge & Roof Co. (I) Ltd. (B&R) received Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series certification i.e. OHSAS 18001:2007 from M/s. MS Certification Services Pvt. Ltd. on 1109-2013 under accreditation by JAS-ANZ, Australia / New Zealand.

A press note received here stated that the Certificate was handed over to M. K. Singh, CMD in presence of S. Mitra, Director (Finance) and other senior officials of the Company. By complying with Occupation Health & Safety Management Systems (OHSAS), Though B&R is already complying with all safety norms and zero accident policy, this certificate will further enhance the Company’s credibility and will help to participate in international bidding to achieve its goal of Rs. 3000 Crores turnover by 2016.

The note mentioned that B&R is a one source multi-disciplinary Engineering and Construction Company under Department of

Rejoinder to “Lotha organisations object to Naga Hoho general session in Wokha”

scheduled to be held on 25th & 26th of November 2013.

Yansathung Jami President, Kyong Hoho

Michael Yanthan General Secy. Kyong Hoho

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he Kyong Hoho, the apex body of the Kyong, Naga tribe had an emergency Executive meeting on 20th Nov ‘2013, 10:00 AM at the Lotha Tribal Council (LTC) Hall, Wokha Town, and discussed in detail on the News caption published in various daily newspapers on 20th Nov ‘2013.

During the meeting it has come to the notice of the Kyong Hoho that, the office bearers of various organizations mentioned to have attended the meeting including legislators of Wokha District, actually did not attend the meeting except the President of Kyong Eloe Hoho, Wokha. Only a few vested individuals who are opposed to the Naga Hoho issued the press note to confuse the public and the Naga leaders.

The executive meeting of the Kyong Hoho strongly condemned the action of such few vested interested individuals to mislead the Nagas.

The Kyong Hoho further reaffirmed for holding the Naga Hoho, General Session as scheduled. It is therefore appealed to all concerned not to be confused by such misleading press release given by unauthorized person/organizations, which aims to sabotage the Naga Hoho General Session, which is

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his is clarified for the general public consumption regarding the press note which appeared in all leading newspaper under the heading “Kyong Hoho impasse halts Naga Hoho meet” dated. 20/11/2013 by Nchumbemo Lotha and Pious Lotha that the GB and DB Association of Wokha district do hereby clarified that we did not participate in the said meeting as appeared in the media. Both the associations strongly condemned for misusing and tarnishing the good image of the Office. Further, the association congratulates the Kyong Hoho for hoisting the General Session of the Naga Hoho at Wokha and extends fullest co-operation for the grand success of the meet.

Mhonchan Tsopoe President Head DB Wokha District Gaon Bura (GB) Association

H. Pimomo Ngullie Wokha District Dobashi (DB) Association

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he recent ‘Salty rumours’ has little relation with this article.

But while salt is still in our mind, let me put forward this pressing health concern. Salt is addictive.

Research shows that salt addiction is like addiction to hard drugs or cigarette. The easy availability of salted processed food from the market results in increased intake of salt. The human tongue can be trained that it gets accustomed to food with high salt content. It is not only for preservation; salt produces a craving and helps in sales of such food products.

In Nagaland, salt intake is mainly from the added salt while cooking.

The use of processed ‘junk’ food is on the increasing trend. So, we now have the dual problem of high dietary intake of salt in the normal meals and increased intake of salted processed/ packaged food. Salt intake varies between individuals, families, and tribes. The amount of salt intake is determined not by biological need but by culture and individual behaviour.

Daily salt intake is increasing all over the world. In most countries, an average person consumes about 8-12 grams every day. The WHO daily recommended salt in diet is 5 grams (equivalent to 2 grams of Sodium). An average American consumes about 9 grams daily (which is about 2 teaspoonfuls). Majority of this comes from processed and restaurant foods. In India, according to a multi-centric study in 1996, daily intake ranges from 7 to 26 grams.

The study says that the most saltsensitive population is in the North

within the organization tarnish the image yet, the core of GPRN/NSCN policy is to find an acceptable political solution with GOI, in consultation with the Naga people at the earliest. Revolutionary ethics and principles of political struggle have evolved over the years and while a disciplined standing army is most important at any stage of political struggle, it is illogical to think that gun barrels could keep the people silent. Naga people have come to the fore and with or without guns, the people must decide their future and for this reason, GPRN/NSCN would share its 6th Unification Anniversary dais to all Naga leaders wishing to salvage our history and identity through acceptable political solution.

Nagas must be grateful to all the leaders, past and present yet for any

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Eastern part of India. In contrast to the western countries, most of the salt is added while cooking and/or at the table, in our part of the world.

High salt intake leads to high blood pressure. High blood pressure (Hypertension) leads to a number of heart, kidney, and brain problems.

About 25 health problems are listed which are related to excess salt intake.

WHO says that the best evidence of a dietary factor causing cardiovascular disease is the connection between high salt intake and Hypertension. In the South East Asian Region, one in every three adult is hypertensive and it kills 1.5 million people annually. Sodium in salt retains fluid and makes the heart work harder leading to cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. They are difficult to treat. Management takes time and are expensive. Therefore in resource poor setting like ours, prevention through reduce in dietary intake of salt is a cost-effective option.

What are the practical ways to reduce salt in the diet? You can start the day by watching what you have for breakfast. Look for sodium content in the food products you eat and select the ones which have low sodium content (not more than 120mg/100gm).

Opt for unsalted food products or prepare your own unsalted-breakfast. Strike out from your shopping list processed foods which have high

salt content. Buy more vegetables and fruits. If you want to add flavour while cooking, choose alternatives to salt like vinegar, spices, or local herbs.

This is important in our context because traditionally we cook meat with a lot of salt as flavour. We can try to retrain the tongue to appreciate meat with less salt, however hard that may be. Or there can be a compensation somewhere where we cut down on salt intake. If I eat meat, I can avoid eating potato chips that day.

In Mexico City, authorities have removed salt shakers from the restaurant tables. We can remove them from our dining tables. If you are visiting a family with kids, you can buy them stuffs other than coke and potato chips. Families can decide to cut down on salt in their curries, chutneys, salads; and revise their shopping list. There are multiple ways to reduce salt intake.

What about the risk of too less salt in diet? Such situation will hardly arise in a normal setting because we have multiple sources of food from where we get the daily sodium requirement. And common salt is not the only source of dietary sodium.

Foods containing sodium are egg, carrot, garlic, broccoli, etc. What about the danger of Iodine deficiency when we don’t take sufficient iodised salt? Iodine is a micronutrient required in micro-amount. There are other sources of Iodine like milk, cod,

leader to think of himself an absolute master will become obsolete. There is a time to rest on the laurels of the past but when procrastination sets in and the vision gets blurred, the people must wake up.

The issue is, when reality of the situation and practical politics gets blanketed from people’s view, the future becomes more perilous. It is time for the Naga tribes, the elderly, the experienced and the bright young minds to come together and discuss political solution that best suit the Naga people at a present time.

That any settlement to the protracted Indo-Naga political issue would require bold pronouncement of the people, the GPRN/ NSCN once again extends its invitation to one and all.

MIP, GPRN/NSCN

shrimp, boiled egg, green beans, banana, etc. To prevent the loss of Iodine in iodised salt, it is advised that salt be put towards the later part of cooking.

What we can do when trying to put less salt and retain iodine is in adjusting this timing of putting salt. There is also a way to neutralize excess sodium in the body. It is through increase in Potassium intake. Potassium rich food are beans, dark leafy greens, potatoes (with skin), dried fruits, mushrooms, bananas, etc.

We find a lot of hypertensive patients in our villages. It is not because of sedentary lifestyle or processed food (although the village lifestyle and food habit are fast changing). It is because of salt in our meals (there are other reasons too). So, diseases which were considered as diseases of the urban rich are also being seen in the villages. Our urban population is already facing the heat of the problem. Price of organic food is skyrocketing. Processed foods are cheap and easy to prepare. Lifestyle and dietary habits are changing with urbanization, modernization, globalization, westernization. Pattern of diseases is changing. We are on the brink of (or, it is already) an epidemic. Unlike the outbreak/epidemic of communicable diseases like malaria or typhoid, these salt related non-communicable diseases happen very slowly. We call them ‘Silent Epidemic’.

I am a proud salt-eating-Chakhesang, but I must cut down on my ‘nimot’. Spread the awareness. This is not a rumour.

Dr. Sao Tunyi

Readers may please note that the contents of the articles, letters and opinions published do not reflect the outlook of this paper nor of the Editor in any form.

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Thursday 21 November 2013

Dimapur

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leader questions govt over tattoo artist to conduct educational NPF delay in Polytechnic project seminar cum workshop at Kohima Kohima, November 20 (mexN): One year back, he opened northeast’s first professional tattoo studio cum school in Guwahati, and embarked on a journey towards the revival and promotion of the region’s rich art and cultural heritage through tattoos.

Today, after months of travelling and research in the north eastern states, Mo Naga finds numerous unpublished stories, photos and videos disclosing the truth behind the misinterpretations about the age old tribal communities and their signature tribal art. This was stated in a statement issued by Life’s Purple Media Pvt Ltd. At a press meet conducted in Kohima today, tattoo artist Mo Naga announced that he is going to conduct a 3-day education and awareness seminar cum workshop in Kohima on November 21st, 22nd and 23rd, as a part of his mission to protect, revive and promote the tribal tattoo of the area. The program will be organized by Headhunters’ Ink and hosted by The Dream Catchers of Nagaland. It has been supported by the Directorate of Art & Culture, Tourism and Industries.

Speaking upon the press meet today and the seminar cum work-

Mo Naga vows to protect, revive and promote the tribal tattoos of northeast

Tattoo artist Mo Naga with organizers during a press meet held to announce a 3-day education and awareness seminar cum workshop in Kohima.

shop to be followed, a design graduate from NIFT, Mo Naga, did not restrict his intentions to promote tattoos alone. Instead, he added that during his stay in Nagaland, he would like to throw some light on the Naga artistic heritage which includes tattoos as symbols of deep and sacred meanings, whose importance go much beyond the headhunting achievements. Live demonstration of new and contemporary Naga Inspired Tattoo art will feature on Day 3. All the interested persons have been invited to the event and learn from

CM’s intervention sought in shifting of SBI DGM office

Dimapur, November 20 (mexN): The Deputy General Secretary, SBI staff association, Jorhat South Module has written to the Nagaland Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio, calling for immediate intervention in the arbitrary removal/shifting of DGM office Dimapur to Jorhat.

The letter urged the CM to take up the issue with the Union Finance Ministry and restore the DGM (Zonal Office) to Dimapur. It stated that this would go a long way to mitigate the “suffering and uncertainty of our staff members.”

The letter acknowledged that the Nagaland CM had written to the CGM, LHO Guwahati regarding the issue.

However, it stated that the LHO Guwahati is “hand in glove” in shifting the DGM office from Dimapur to Jorhat.

The Regional Office Dimapur was shifted from Shillong to Dimapur in 1987 to look after its 50 branches and offices in Nagaland. All the branches and offices then were under Difficult Centre Category, where most of the interior branches were cut off from the rest of the country for most times due to bad weather and roads and the lone telephone connection from the D.C. Office was the only means of contact with the outside world.

A letter dated October 29 by the SBI, NE circle Guwahati

to the President of the All India SBI Staff Federation had informed that in 1989, Eduardo Feleiro, the then MOS, Finance, Union Government of India, announced the upgradation of Regional Office, Dimapur to Zonal Office status.

It further stated that “misinformation has been provided we feel, and false information has been created while informing Central Office and maybe even Government of India while depriving Dimapur of its Zonal Office.” “Otherwise it is difficult to accept why Zonal Office, Dimapur was taken back to Shillong more than twenty years after it was brought to Dimapur from there,” it added.

Shortly thereafter, again the Zonal Office, Dimapur was reallocated to Jorhat to create two Zonal Offices there, namely Jorhat (North) and Jorhat (South) Zonal Offices. The letter stated that the creation of the second SBI Zonal Office at Jorhat, namely Jorhat (South) is not in the better interest of the Bank or its staff. It added that this move will rather put the Bank in bad light in the eyes of the general public of the North East in general and the people of Nagaland in particular. The letter had thus appealed for the President of the All India SBI Staff Federation to restore statusquo and retain the zonal office at Dimapur.

Dimapur, November 20 (mexN): The Naga Hospital Colony Panchayat, Women, and Youth Organization strongly condemned the rape of a paralytic woman by Chanboulong Rongmei. The colony strongly condemns the heinous crime committed by the accused and appeals the law enforcing agencies

to immediately take action and punish the accused as per the law. A press note issued by Ame Yiese, President, Naga Hospital Colony Youth Organization, stated that as published in a local daily in November 19, 2013, where it was reported that the accused is a resident of the colony, but the Naga Hospital Colony

each other.

During the seminar, Mo Naga will talk about Naga tattoo and art and culture and unveil some important Naga symbols. He will also talk about global perspective of tattoo culture. There will be live painting demonstration on Day 2 by Shokreishang Keishing and Lemsentong. The best three artworks/contributions in the workshop will be awarded with Headhunters’ Ink Studio T. Shirts.

“I have observed that there is conflict between the prevailing tattoo culture of Nagaland and the

opinions expressed by the elders towards the art form. This educational and awareness program is especially directed towards our rich artistic history and symbolism and their interpretations in modern art forms like tattoos and paintings through which the age old designs of our ancestors are still accessible to the people of this age”, explains Mo. “At the same time, I believe that a deeper understanding of our artistic and cultural history will go a long way in resolving the conflicts and controversies surrounding artistic interpretations like tattoos which is popular in the modern age” adds Mo to convey his aim of transforming the rich culture into an art form he is expert in.

The note also mentioned that Mo was also overwhelmed by the enormous amount of support from the government officials especially from the Directorate of Art and Culture, Tourism and Industries. He also thanked The Dream Catchers for organising the seminar and congratulated them for their efforts in providing support and a strong platform to the upcoming artists and entrepreneurs of Nagaland.

(With inputs from Our Correspondent)

Dimapur, November 20 (mexN): A representation has been send to the Parliamentary Secretary, Information Technology & Communication, Technical Education, Science & Technology, Taxes, Government of Nagaland by one Ekyimo Kikon, Secretary, NPF Central Office In-charge of Wokha Division & Land Owner, Renbomo Li Tongti at Chubi Bridge, Wokha. The matter is related to the setting up of a Polytechnic Institution at Wokha District.

According to the representation, the second phase work order for construction of polytechnic institutions in other districts were issued except Wokha district despite of fact that all formalities were observed by the firm concerned while putting the tender. “Hence, it is really unfair on the part of department to keep pending the work order only for Wokha district”, the land owners stated.

It was pointed out that on 31/07/12 the Wokha

AR alleges movement of unidentified UG Group in Wokha WoKha, November 20 (mexN): A press note issued by Lt Col AS Chauhan, PRO, Assam Rifles Kohima has alleged that on November 18, 2013 at around 6:30 pm, a Police report was recorded regarding movement of a group of 15-20 unidentified UGs in the area of Bhandari.

It stated that the police report received by the Assam Rifles, indicated that the cadres were moving in two civil trucks, hijacked by them at Merapani. The police check point at Bhandari tried to stop these two vehicles but the UGs rammed the truck through the police barrier damag-

would like to rectify that the accused does not reside n our colony. In this respect, the Naga Hospital Colony Panchayat, women and youth organization will be compelled to take action against the accused for claiming himself as the resident of the colony and spoiling the image of the colony.

Rev.Yimsong addressing leadership (Biblical Style) seminar for NPWD and legislators in Kohima on November 20. (Morung Photo) Our Correspondent Large, Overseas Naga Asso- bold step for the state.

A one day leadership (Biblical Style) seminar for Nagaland Public Works Department (NPWD) and legislators took place here today at the PWD’s Engineer-In-Chief conference hall, Kohima.

Aposttle Rev. Luoliehu Yimsong, coordinator Indigenous Prayer Network Australia & Ambassador At

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Kohima, November 20 (Dipr): The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee is likely to visit Nagaland during the 50 years of Statehood celebration and Hornbill Festival 2013. He may be pleased to grant courtesy interviews to Public Organisations/NGOs. Therefore, all concerned are informed that to be granted interviews, the followings should be furnished to the Government: Brief history and activities of the Organisation; Topics/ issues to be discussed; Memorandum/Representation copies; Final list of persons to represent the Organisation; Three passport size photos of the persons as at above sl. No. 4; Numbers of contact phone and vehicle.

A large fire broke out at a Sawmill located at Burma Camp at around 7:30 pm. No casualties have been reported. The above information must reach the Director IPR on (Photo Courtesy: Nivibo Y. Sumi) or before November 25. The time, date and venue shall be confirmed to the cleared Organisations by the office of Director IPR, only on the contact phone numbers furnished.

Leadership seminar held in Kohima

ciation (ONA) acted as the resource person.

NPWD officials from different establishments attended the seminar and enlightened about the leadership quality and its responsibility in discharging duties for the people of the state.

As a leader, one should be bold and courageous, he said and at the same time stressed on the need to take

of events and correspondences no decision has been forthcoming from the department concern and termed this as “unfair on the part of the department to keep pending the work order indefinitely and even attempting to shift the new site to some other areas”.

It was also alleged that the Government, instead of reciprocating the good gestures of the land owners was “trying to play delay tactics which is totally a breach of trust”. The representation stated that the land owners had “waited long enough” to start the work and hence will no longer wait for long period of time. “Henceforth, I will take my own course of action including litigation for which Government alone will be held responsible”, stated the representation from Ekyimo Kikon, who is also Secretary, NPF Central Office Incharge of Wokha Division & Land Owner, Renbomo Li Tongti at Chubi Bridge, Wokha.

Public info on interview with President of India

ing the police barrier. It is at this junction that the police personnel manning the barrier rushed to the nearest Assam Rifles Post and passed the information. Immediately the troops of Assam Rifles swung into action and a large scale manhunt was launched to track down the miscreants.

The note stated that despite there being very little information to act upon, both the highjacked trucks were recovered near Liolongcham, by 3:30 am in the morning.

The drivers who were of Assamese origin, were found tied up inside the

trucks. Upon being freed they narrated how they had been badly beaten up by the cadres prior to their trucks being highjacked at Merapani. They also revealed that these cadres numbering around 15-20 could have either gone towards Champang or may even have returned into DAB. They were not able to establish the identity of the cadres or the faction they belonged to but revealed that the cadres had used the word Phiro a few times during their conversation.

The note also stated that villagers of Liolongcham also confirmed that

the cadres had visited the village late at night and refilled their water bottles.

Upon learning that the Assam Rifles were hot on their heels, they had fled back into the jungles in the DAB region.

“It may be noted with concern that movement of such a large heavily armed group of UGs, in such a rash and aggressive manner not only projects their clear intentions of not abiding by the CFGRs but also instils fear in the people of Nagaland and is not at all conducive to peace and development nor to any lasting solution,” stated the note.

Org condemns rape in Kohima 3 bands qualify for HIRC 2013

Kohima | November 20

district land acquisition and requisition committee comprising of DC, ADC, SDO (C) & LRSO Wokha held a meeting at DC office and on the basis of the report filed

by SDO (C) Sanis recommended the acquisition of 27.02 acres of land belonging Kikon clan of Pangti village located at Renbomo Li Tongti near Chubi bridge Doyang Wokha.

The necessary no objection certificate from the land owners as demanded by the government was also issued, it was stated after which the Director of Technical Education was asked to start the construction work without delay. In this regard, on 27/06/13 Commissioner & Secretary to the Chief Minister Nagaland sent a note to Parliamentary Secretary Technical Education to put up the matter at hand in file as desired by the CM of Nagaland who is also in charge of the dept. for decision.

The representation to the Parliamentary Secretary has lamented that in spite of all these sequence

Rev. Yimsong also stressed on the need to cultivate the spirit of hard work, build cordial relationship with the right people, management of time, image, thinking and priority. Rovilatuo Mor, joint secretary works & housing chaired the programme.

The seminar was sponsored by minister for roads & bridges Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu.

Our Correspondent Kohima | November 20

Three bands from Nagaland –Purple Fusion, We the Giants and White Noise today got ticket to compete at the forthcoming Hornbill International Rock Contest 2013 Contest as part of the Hornbill festival of Nagaland. This was confirmed after holding Nagaland audition for the said mega event held at the State Academy Hall.

Altogether 12 bands from the state took part in audition. Other bands made to the audition included; Lines of Notes, Avancer, Tears of Judas, Stereo Type, Four Fields, Tribal Clash, Trappist, Faded Black and Alien Scheme.

Earlier, Gugs Chishi, project director Music Task Force formally announced the formal launching of the audition. He was appreciative that over the years the quality of the competition has increased significantly.

He called upon the local bands to give their best while competing with others.

The judges for the audition included Dr. Wabang Pongener, Thejave Medeo and Andrew Ngully.

Neingulie Nakhro of XL Nagaland compered the audition. Khriehu Liezietsu,

Students informed on essay competition

pheK, November 20 (Dipr): The Deputy Commissioner Phek, Neposo Theluo has in a circular informed that as part of the Celebration of 50 years of Nagaland Statehood, the District Administration will be conducting Essay Competition on the Topic – “NagalandReflections on 50 years of Statehood” for the Students of Class-XI and XII on November 24 at GHSS, Phek. The Award for the best 3 (three) Essays will be given during the Ceremonial function of the Celebration of 50 years of Statehood on December 1 at Local ground, Phek. In this connection, interested Students from Phek headquarter may register their names to the EAC (Sadar), Phek on or before November 22.

Repair of water pipes in Peren

pereN, November 20 (Dipr): This is to inform the general public consumers of Peren town that the main pipeline has been damaged owing to wear and rusting of old pipes. For the last four months the staffs has been engaged in restoring the pipeline with limited resources available but in vain. It has become a daunting task for PHE department repairing the old pipes and supplying water to town. All effort would be put in for restoring of water supply in the meantime the general public are requested to kindly bear the inconvenience and have patience.

A contending band performs at the audition held for the forthcoming Hornbill International Rock Contest 2013.

advisor Music Task Force was also present at the audition.

Meanwhile, the list of selected outstation bands to compete at the Hornbill International Rock Contest 2013 included; Dying Out Flame – Kathmandu, Nepal, Johnmpamei & The band – (UAE), Escapades – Melbourne, Australia, Underground Authority – Kolkata, West Bengal, Degrees of Freedom – Ranchi, Jharkhand, The F16s – Chennai, India, Yesterdrive – New Delhi, Ground Zero – Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Turnkey – Kolkata, West Bengal, Red Light Passengers – New Delhi, Elision – Srinagar (JAMMU & KASHMIR), The Urban EarlyMen – New Delhi, Nigambodh – New Delhi, Colossal Figures – New Delhi, Chaos – Kerela, Street Stories – Shil-

long, Route 3 – New Delhi, Circle’s End – Darjeeling, West Bengal, Phobia – New Delhi, Grey Shack – Chennai, India, Red seems Right – Mumbai and Sycorax – Darjeeling, West Bengal.

The contest will be held from December 1-10. 27 bands will compete in this year’s HIRC with the winners slated to get Rs.10 lakh sponsored by Airtel, the 1st runners up Rs. 3.5 lakh and the 2nd runners up Rs. 2.5 lakh. Five individual prizes of Rs. 30,000 each are also on the platter. Five slots are reserved for bands from Nagaland, of which NSACS ZERO 2013 winners ‘Making Merry’ and Rock Reign 2013 winners ‘Infuse’ have already booked two of the places.

The Naga Solidarity Park will serve as the venue for this year’s Hornbill International Music Festival.

In this image, Toshi Aier IPS, IGP (NAP) of Nagaland Police is presented Kirpan "Siropa" in Dimapur Gurudwara by the President H.P.S.Ahluwalia and Ex Chairman Jaspal S Anand on the Birth Celebration of Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

GreetinGs Hello, Ako Obang Happy Birthday and May God bless you with many, many more years to celebrate this day.

We miss you a lot  Hope you will be home soon!

Love Tushki, Taffen and Kaku

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The Power of Truth

The Morung Express THursDAy 21 NovEmbEr 2013 vol. vIII IssuE 317

by Aheli moitra

State govt responsibility to debate the AFSPA

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he Amnesty International India has, over the past few months, intensified its voice in the region against undemocratic laws that degrade the meaning of the right to life. In that, it has consistently called for the repeal of the mighty and draconian Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act of both 1958 (North East) and 1990 (Jammu and Kashmir) from India. The international human rights body has brought to our attention that the central government in India, as well as state governments where the AFSPA is in force, has failed to engage in a meaningful debate on the Act despite well-documented cases of abuse. So, it has made a set of suggestions to both the central and state governments.

For the purpose of Nagaland, where the AFSPA is in force, these are pertinent points to note. The Amnesty International India has urged the state government(s) to “initiate full and independent investigations into all human rights violations, including sexual violence and extrajudicial executions, allegedly committed by security forces in areas where the AFSPA is in force; where sufficient admissible evidence is found, prosecute suspects – including those with command responsibility - in fair and speedy trials in civilian courts, without recourse to the death penalty.” Since this is regardless of the time of offence, it is something the state of Nagaland can begin to do.

It is all too often that one hears the argument from the state that it cannot wait for a political solution to move on, especially with regards to development and entrepreneurship. The Naga people have a history of decades of torture and state crime inflicted upon the population, and there is little reason the state must wait for a political solution to acknowledge and work towards repairing past abuse. The Amnesty International India has also asked state governments to “ensure that victims of human rights violations are provided effective reparation, including adequate compensation and rehabilitation.” Being representatives of the Government of India comes with this added responsibility towards the Naga people. But to this end, it is true that even the state government of Nagaland has failed to engage in a debate on the AFSPA. Whenever the centre has asked for the state government to extend the Disturbed Areas Act, a pre-requisite to applying the AFSPA, it has promptly given its nod. In 50 years of its existence, the state has not set up its own human rights commission. In Jammu and Kashmir, on the other hand, despite the political issue, its state human rights commission has documented and recommended for further investigation a number of cases of human rights abuse.

There are other examples. Brazil set up a Truth Commission in 2011 to look into abuses committed during the military dictatorship from 1946-85. Chile's National Commission on Political Imprisonment and Torture was set up in 2004 to look into cases of abuses committed between 1973 and 1990.

There might be peace in Nagaland over the past years of the ceasefire between the Naga people and the Government of India but the AFSPA continues to be applied to Nagaland, and surrounding Naga areas, signifying its conflict status. The continued presence of the AFSPA, recognized as a legislation that allows the state to shoot to kill under numerous situations, harbours a culture of violence and impunity that the whole society falls prey to. In a situation of armed violence, it increases the likelihood of force being readily used against a civilian population.

To avoid another war being waged on the Naga people, the governments must take steps to rectify and acknowledge past mistakes, as well as secure the people from arbitrary violation of their rights in the future.

Comments may be directed to moitramail@yahoomail.com

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Azera Parveen Rahman Source: IANS

New travel trend: volunteer tourism

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ravel has many purposes - to de-stress, re-bond or simply explore and experience something new. The quest for a fulfilling experience, however, has pushed some to make their holidays more meaningful by volunteering for some social service at their destinations. Volunteer tourism, although still a new concept in India, is catching on among travellers here, just like among their counterparts in the west. Ranjitha Menon, a Kochi-based gynaecologist, and her husband, also a doctor, for instance, recently took a vacation to northeastern India where they decided to volunteer in a health camp organised by a doctors' association in a village in Assam. "For us, visiting the northeast and volunteering in a health camp to help those who desperately needed assistance was a perfect amalgamation that can be termed a fulfilling experience. By being in such close proximity with the locals we didn't just see the beauty of Assam but could also understand the culture and tradition of the place that no guide could have explained," Ranjitha said.

Being a niche field, it's difficult to put an exact number on the number of people who opt for volunteer tourism; yet according to Saurabh Sabharwal, founder of Go Discover Abroad, a travel portal, it receives requests from 400-500 people - both Indians and foreigners - for volunteer tourism in India every year. "Delhi and Palampur are the most popular destinations with volunteer travellers, and they are mostly looking forward to doing work in childcare, community development, and health work, apart from exploring the place," Sabharwal told IANS. The cost of a package, which includes all the frills of travel and stay, along with getting in touch with organisations for voluntary work, can range from Rs.28,500 ($450) a week to Rs.6,300 ($100) for every extra week, Sabharwal added. Sharat Dhall, president of travel portal yatra. com, said that most foreigners opting for volunteer tourism have long-stay plans in India. "Though it's difficult to put a number to those travelling for volunteer tourism, as and when we get to speak to customers we understand that travellers visiting India for longer hauls do have voluntary work as a part of their travel agenda".

"Trips of these kind are majorly confined to parts of northeastern India and lesser developed areas in the country where travellers can make a difference in the lives of the underprivileged by participating in development and support initiatives," he added.

Not everyone, however, goes through travel and tour companies for voluntary work although they may enquire about such possibilities. Officials at an orphanage in Uttar Pradesh's Agra city, for instance, said that they have foreign nationals volunteering for a month to as long as three months during their trip to India. "Volunteers get in touch with us and ask for our requirements, and spend as much time as they can spare, but most of them come for at least three-four weeks. Some stay longer. After that they go ahead with their travel plans of exploring India," one of the officials said. Bangalore-based psychiatrist Saranya Devanathan who often combines work with leisure and has planned her travel through travel portals like HolidayIQ.com, goes on to say that if more people engage in voluntary services while travelling for leisure, this will positively affect society. "However, intent will define outcome. I would suggest some basic training in the kind of voluntary service (that the person wants to do), as well as awareness about the destination itself," Devanathan said. "For me, travelling on work and staying back to experience the destination and engage in such activities always feels good." But it's not just in India that travellers are looking at volunteer tourism.

According to travel experts, Indian travellers are exploring options of working with wild animals in Africa, teaching children in Kenya, teaching English to fishermen in Thailand and the like, adding a new dimension to a "fulfilling holiday".

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C O M M E N T A R Y

David Held and Charles Barclay Roger

Climate leadership in the developing world

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limate change is a notoriously difficult problem to solve: what Garrett Hardin once called a “tragedy of the commons”. Governments must create institutions that fairly distribute the burden of abating greenhouse gases, accurately measure compliance, and can credibly mete out punishments to those who don't pull their weight. All of these tasks involve complex trade-offs, uncertainty and hard bargaining—and must be done fast.

The current round of climate change negotiations, which is presently taking place in Warsaw, Poland, aims at producing a treaty that involves all countries by 2015, and would take effect by 2020.

The goal is to limit global temperatures to a 1.5-2 degree Celsius rise. But many doubt whether this can be accomplished in time. They worry is that we will speed past a tragic, irreversible tipping point before consensus is reached.

There are indeed good reasons to worry. However, even without a global treaty, there are small signs of hope for the Earth. One of the most promising has been the growing number of states that have taken unilateral actions to limit their carbon emissions. One recent study in the journal Climate Policy has found that, in 2012, a total of 41 states have implemented climate change legislation, up from 34 in 2007.

The effects of such laws are potentially significant. In total, this binding legislation currently covers around 44 per cent of all emissions of greenhouse gases. Around 106 countries have also developed non-binding climate change strategies, a necessary first step towards more significant actions. These currently cover around 23 per cent of all emissions.

This growing body of climate legislation and policy, covering 67 per cent of all emissions in total, suggests a level of political dynamism at the national level that seems all but absent from global negotiations. But what is particularly interesting about this growing trend is that it appears to be strongest in the developing world.

In the past, industrialized states, especially those within the European Union, have led the global battle against climate change. Today, the frontline in that battle is shifting. According to the same Climate Policy study mentioned above, 49 per cent of all emissions from developing states were covered by climate legislation in 2012. The equivalent number for industrialized states was 39 per cent.

Of course, this doesn’t tell us anything about how ambitious these pledges are. It may be that the pledges made by poor countries are relatively less stringent than those put forward by rich countries. But this doesn’t seem to be the case. Another study by the Stockholm Environment Institute, which pooled the results of several independent evaluations (by UNEP and McKinsey & Company, for example), found that there was “broad agreement” that the targets set by developing countries would do more to limit emissions than those put forward by their wealthier counterparts.

One might still argue that developing countries are less likely, on balance, to follow through on their promises. Despite ambitious legislation, governance capacity in the developing world is often weak, and implementation is uneven. This is certainly true. Although many developing states have beautifully written constitutions, for example, democratic practices can be hollow. Yet, there is a growing body of evidence suggesting that many developing states are indeed becoming leaders when it comes to climate policymaking.

Our own book, Climate Governance in the Developing World (co-edited with Eva-Maria Nag), shows that a number of poorer countries are taking actions that equal some of the best efforts taken by industrialized states so far. Consider China. Over the past ten years, it has developed the largest fleet of wind turbines in the world and become a global solar energy leader. It has also turned itself into a major producer

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ritish critic Stephen Hopgood writes that the “global human rights model” is a “top-down, western-led model of activism,” and argues instead for “a new and more political, transnational, agile and adaptable kind of movement.” In doing so however, he fails to acknowledge that this “global” model is not really global at all.

Instead, it’s just northern.

Indeed, the entire notion of the ‘global south’ somehow needing northern help to challenge state tyranny relies on dated and questionable assumptions. First, it assumes the global south cannot extricate itself from the tyranny of the state on its own. More fundamentally, it suggests the global south somehow requires leadership from northern human rights groups to induce change.

The global south - and here I focus on Africa - is neither averse nor new to human rights struggles. After all, the battle to rid Africa of colonialism predated the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and was led mostly

by Africans, with and without northern support. And need I remind readers that the north was a direct perpetrator and beneficiary of colonialism? Africans also led the Republic of South Africa out of apartheid, albeit with some help from the international community.

These successful struggles, amongst many others, cast doubt upon the entire notion of “northern leadership” being required to resolve southern problems.

Both Hopgood and others are right in arguing there is no singular global human rights movement. I disagree, however, with Hopgood’s argument that the “zenith of human rights came

There is a level of political dynamism at the national level that seems all but absent from global negotiations. But what is particularly interesting about this growing trend is that it appears to be strongest in the developing world of both turbines and solar panels, and, with India, has been instrumental in making them more competitive relative to fossil fuels.

This trend looks set to continue. Currently, China plans to expand its wind capacity to 300 gigawatts by 2020, an amount roughly equivalent to the world’s entire installed wind capacity at present. It aims to expand solar energy capacity to 20 gigawatts or more. At the same time, as industrialized countries such as Japan and Germany are scaling back their use of nuclear energy, China is thrusting forward with around 30 plants under construction and more in the pipeline.

However, shifting the composition of its energy supply has only been part of the Chinese equation.

Faced with skyrocketing energy demand, China has tried to improve energy efficiency as well. Under the last Five-Year Plan, the country aimed to reduce the energy intensity of its economy by 20 per cent, and it actually managed to come close to achieving that goal. The Climate Policy Initiative estimates that China managed a 19 per cent improvement in energy intensity, abating nearly 1,550 megatonnes of carbon dioxide. One scheme, the Top-1000 Enterprises Energy Conservation Programme, which created incentives for businesses to increase energy efficiency, is estimated to have avoided around 400 megatonnes alone.

Building upon these accomplishments, the country has promised to reduce the “carbon intensity” of its economy by 40-45 per cent of 2005 levels by 2020. The most recent Five-Year Plan has set a mandatory target of reducing energy intensity by 16 per cent by 2015. This has been accompanied by a host of new policies and programmes at various levels of government, as well as a major expansion of the Top-1000 Enterprises programme.

Seven provinces and cities are also implementing pilot carbon-trading schemes, which many expect will merge into a national programme by 2018.

Economist Hu Angang has famously referred to these developments as a “green revolution”. But China is not the only developing country where impressive changes have taken place. Brazil has become much more ambitious on climate change in recent years. For a long time, the country led the world in terms of emissions from land use change and deforestation. Between 1988 and 2004, around 18,000 km2 of Brazilian land was deforested annually, on average, an area roughly equivalent to the size of Kuwait or Slovenia. In 2004, this produced around 1,830 megatonnes of carbon dioxide, nearly three times the annual emissions of Canada and twice the annual emissions of Germany in the same year.

Now, after new legislation, new real-time satellite monitoring capabilities, and major efforts to build domestic enforcement capacity—under the leadership of Marina Silva, Minister of the Environment from 2003-2008, and Carlos Minc, who followed Silva in that role—Brazil has started to make real headway on the issue. Enforcement operations and protected areas increased, and deforestation has steadily fallen from its peak in 2004. In 2012, deforestation was 84 per cent below 2004 levels.

The impact of this change is already palpable.

A recent report from the Observatorio do Clima, a network of environmental organizations, noted that Brazil’s annual emissions are now at their lowest level in 20 years. And, in 2009, with support from Brazilian voters and businesses, these accomplishments gave lawmakers in Brazil the confidence to push through legislation that commits the country to further reductions in deforestation, as well as a longer-term target of reducing total emissions by 36-29 per cent below business-as-usual by 2020.

Other developing countries have followed suit.

Mexico has signed into law a 2020 target of reducing emissions by 20 per cent from business-as-usual. It is also one of the only countries—and likely the only developing country—to have legislated a long-term target of reducing emissions by 50 per cent by 2050. Mexican lawmakers are currently debating a carbon tax as part of a set of fiscal reforms proposed by President Peña Nieto. South Korea has also committed to reduce emissions by 30 per cent from business-as-usual by 2020, and has approved a national emissions trading scheme to meet this goal that will begin operating in 2015. Perhaps most ambitiously, Costa Rica has committed to becoming the world’s first carbon neutral country.

Of course, there are well-grounded doubts about the significance of some actions. South Africa plans to lower emissions by 42 per cent below business-as-usual by 2025, and has proposed a carbon tax, but, given its new investments in coal power generation, it is unlikely to meet this goal. Indonesia has a set a climate target for 2020, but despite a billion dollar commitment from Norway to help limit deforestation and a moratorium on new concessions, the rate of deforestation remains largely unaffected. Some have also questioned whether meeting China’s carbon intensity target would represent a meaningful departure from business-asusual, although the best attempts to estimate the impact of China’s efforts suggest that it should.

All of this raises important questions, but it does not change the fact that the locus of climate policymaking has been shifting to the developing world.

This represents a major break from the past— when it was poor countries that were accused of not doing enough to limit their impact on the climate. Indeed, the shift is all the more striking given recent setbacks and foot-dragging in the industrialized world, with both Canada and Australia taking big steps backwards, ongoing troubles with the European Union's Emissions Trading System, and gridlock in Congress that limits the scope for putting a national price on carbon in the United States.

It is particularly important, too, because many developing countries are having a much greater impact upon the climate than they did in the past. Explosive economic growth has led to major increases in the production of greenhouse gases. China is by far the world’s largest emitter of carbon, and many others are in the top 20, including Brazil, India, and Indonesia. A recent study estimates that by 2020 the developing world will be responsible for over half of cumulative greenhouse gas emissions.

Hence, action by (at least) the largest developing and emerging economies is desperately needed.

Ultimately, while developing countries are becoming bigger players in the global race to limit emissions, their actions still fall well short of what is needed to limit global temperatures to safe levels. They must scale up their efforts, fast. This is something that can only be done through a global treaty. But such a treaty will only be possible if wealthier countries resume their leadership role on the climate. We need real, sustained actions across the industrialized world if the project of checking global warming is to succeed. If not, we might just speed past that tipping point—the problem of the commons will indeed turn to tragedy.

Human Rights: The Global Expansion stanley Ibe

in the years 1977 to 2008, years of growing American unipolarity.” This claim simply rekindles the question, what are human rights? Do elites, masses, or western scholars define them? Do ‘rights’ mean the same thing to a company executive in Silicon Valley and to peasant farmers in Umuhu Okabia, Nigeria, or Mangochi district, Malawi?

Clearly, they do not.

For the Silicon Valley executive, unfair labor practices may be an issue, but he/she is not challenged each day by the struggle for sufficient food, clothing and shelter. Yet these are precisely the struggles people living in Umuhu Okabia or Mangochi must engage at all times. It stands to reason, therefore, that the “zenith of human rights” cannot be identical for each. Indeed, neither the Convention on the Rights of the Child, a great thing, nor the UN’s Vienna Declaration on Human Rights make sense to African peasants if they do not enjoy regular access to the basic means of survival.

To be sure, Africa did borrow from the International Convention on the Rights of the Child’s in designing its own Children’s Charter, which creates

a unique African Committee on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. Africa, like any region of the world, does sometimes learn from outsiders.

Africa also makes many of its own unique contributions, including the important concept of “peoples’ rights.”

Since African societies are built on the extended family system, Africans are easily inclined to accept the importance of both collective and individual rights. Unlike northern human rights actors, African activists recognize that some things, such as ancestral lands and burial grounds, belong exclusively to a collective. It is difficult, if not impossible, to translocate this idea to the north. People are different and unique in their diversities.

It is a mistake, therefore, to ask whether northern organizations can become truly global. Instead, I prefer to ask, “Should northern organizations even aspire to global status?” Is this aspiration realistic, and does anyone agree what global really means?

In recent years, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and other major rights groups from the north have tried to expand their headquarters, advocacy and policy impact into the capitals of Africa,

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Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. I have no quarrel with the notion of northern human rights organizations enlarging their spheres of authority and influence.

They should, however, re-examine their motives. If northern rights groups want to expand southwards, they should do so in a way that supports existing human rights efforts and capacities, rather than trying to supplant them.

As the Snowden debacle eloquently demonstrates, challenges of reporting abuses and triggering state anger is not peculiar to the global south. Exercising free speech can also be dangerous in the north. Local activists in the south report on abuses when they can, despite the attendant risks. When they report, northern organizations need to ensure they report in a way that reflects local peculiarities and does not endanger their sources.

I wish I could agree with Hopgood’s claim that the “best hope for human rights may lie in the growing professional middle class in the BRICS and other states like Indonesia.” The reality is somewhat different. It is not the middle class that will help advance human rights in the global south, but those at the bottom of the social and political ladder. Indeed, the best way to advance human rights in Africa and elsewhere in the south is to empower deprived individuals and groups, and support them in their own efforts to hold their leadership accountable.

When these individuals are fully persuaded of the necessity for change and are accordingly mobilized, it’s only a matter of time before they confront and overcome the challenges within the environment they operate.

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Revolution in the Revolution

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hazem saghieh he 20th century witnessed many revolutions across the world, from Russia in 1917 to Iran in 1979. Across this six-decade span, numerous predictions made in the 19th century were to materialise. In parallel, many precursory "dry runs" (as they appeared in retrospect) also unfolded on a larger and much more comprehensive scale. The latter included the fascists' rise to power in Italy and Germany in the 1920s and 1930s, albeit in the German case the seizure came via parliament, which was then eliminated.

The pattern of revolutionary upheaval outside Europe is reflected in the Chinese revolution of 1949, followed by Mao Zedong’s cultural revolution in the 1960s.

Revolutionary waves in Asia transformed Vietnam, Cambodia, and North Korea; in Latin America, Cuba; in Africa, Angola and Mozambique; and in the Arab world, South Yemen (as it then was). This is but a partial list.

The ideological rationales as well as the geographical locations of many of these events differed greatly: some were dominated by nationalist themes, others by state capitalism (often called "socialism"). But there are common or overlapping traits, of which five help to define the specific character of revolution and how its meaning has changed.

Five traits...

First, revolutionary action in all cases was linked to an ironclad organisation and/or a charismatic leader and a strong ideology; after the revolution's triumph, this ideology was defined as the official, exclusive truth, with all else proscribed.

Lenin’s two most prominent works, What Is To Be Done and The State and Revolution, were for many the "bibles" of subsequent revolutionary activities. To his ideas - of the centralised if internally democratic party, professional leadership, and the vanguard that has no room for economic and trade-union spontaneity - Mao added notions of guerrilla warfare and philosophical musings on “practice” and “contradiction”. For their part, Benito Mussolini developed theories on the state, and Adolf Hitler on race, as two absolute facts that could not be compromised.

Hitler did not accept a situation where the leading party is just one among others. Instead, he as Führer (leader) sought fully to transform all facets of public life in accordance with his Nazi party’s ideology, and insisted that there would be no coexistence with any other party or ideology. A decade earlier, the October revolution in Russia had been followed by the banning of liberal and centrist parties, then of others until only the Bolshevik party was left. The Bolsheviks went on to proscribe factions within the ruling party itself. In Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini added a twist by declaring all parties opposed to him - even those that had participated in the revolution - as “enemies of God” that should be uprooted.

The leaders of these revolutionary waves were all very charismatic figures - or at least, this is how they were portrayed, in order to project an image of infallibility. This trend, which reached a level of caricature with North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung and his descendants, is the product of systematic manufacture: a relentless "oration" that secures a direct link to the public via a form of almost hallucinatory sedation that comes close to a rendering of leadership as permanent theatrics.

The official biography of the leader usually recounts his suffering for the sake of the people and the cause, then his role in inspiring the nation to brilliant victory.

Even in the case of the most secular or vehemently atheistic figures, this narrative of immortality has an unmistakably religious character.

Second, all revolutionary movements pursued change through violence. Sometimes, this meant even elevating violence to the level of a noble objective in and of itself (the works of Georges Sorel and Frantz Fanon display this theme). By contrast, these movements derided existing political and constitutional institutions, accusing them of treason or dishonour.

Violence was the “locomotive of history,” attached to revolution as a pupil is attached to an eye. Lenin thought not one problem of class struggle was ever resolved in history other than through violence; Hitler went further, and celebrated the regular and perpetual use of violence.

Leninism and all its offshoots mocked “bourgeois democracy”, echoing Karl Marx's view of the Paris Commune in 1871, where he denigrated this democracy as offering the proletariat only the right to decide who among the bourgeoisie can “represent and oppress them.”

The German Fuhrer, six decades later, saw democracy as but a deceptive ploy propagated by Jews in order to reinforce myths about equality. Ayatollah Khomeini found an alternative to Leninism's “dictatorship of the proletariat” - and the supposedly western "will of the people" - in the concept of velayat-e faqih (rule by the guardian jurist). The incidence of violence in the Iranian revolution was far less than in many other revolutions, partly owing to the Shah’s decision (perhaps influenced by his assessment of the international balance of power) not to crackdown on it; though the revolution espoused violence readily, as is apparent in its ideology and the terrorist practices that accompanied its birth.

Third, all revolutions ended up expanding the state’s economic, political, and cultural role at the expense of individuals and groups, who were barred from free expression of their interests or ideas. This suppression was often justified by references to supposed links with colonial and imperialist agendas hostile to the people and the nation.

Marxism claimed that the state - as the "executive instrument of the bourgeoisie" - would “disappear” in the classless society. Joseph Stalin felt it was necessary to strengthen this same state over the long period before the realisation of that classless society. The bolstering of the state, a powerful secret police, the monopoly of the public sphere and cultural creativity, were all underpinned by an economy based on public ownership of the means of production, collective farms, and central planning.

The Nazi state, also a police state, had more improvised economic programmes than the Soviet Union. The Nazis subjected the economy to their militaristic needs, in which the mood and judgment of the leader played a crucial role. By subduing business and controlling labour, whose previous organisations were banned, free enterprise was subjected to an economic discipline that led only to enormous debts. By “cleansing” culture and getting rid of “decadent” art, in parallel with the exodus of intellectuals, book-burning, and the Arianisation of creativity, Nazi Germany became a desert of sorts, deprived of all kinds of independent movement and fluidity.

Iran did not reach the same extent of total control over society. Yet half of the economy belongs to the realm of central planning, while religious institutions closely linked to the regime (both in function and as grantors of legitimacy) have budgets that account for

A continuing cycle of revolutions, albeit irregular and unpredictable, is a feature of the modern world. But comparing experiences across the decades reveals a transformation in the nature of revolution itself a third of central-government spending. Moreover, the Iranian “cultural revolution” between 1980 and 1987 cleansed academia of “western influences,” while the Iranian state tightened its tutelage over the main levers of research and creativity.

All these revolutionary regimes - Leninist, Maoist, fascist, or Khomeinist - treat dissent against the official ideology as tantamount to treason and conspiracy. The defenders of the revolution - by definition all-knowing in relation to the interests of the nation and the people - are right in treating dissent as heresy.

Fourth, since Stalin proposed the idea of “socialism in one country” in the mid-1920s, each country riven by revolutionary transformation becomes more sequestered and isolated from the outside world, in part or in full. At times this is justified by the need to extract the nation from the international market and its exploitation; at others, to rescue it from cultural invasion or racial contamination.

The campaign against “foreigners” - be they “cosmopolitan,” “Jewish,” or “American” - became a solid component of the revolutionary regime, in parallel with delirious claims about a “conspiracy” those same foreigners were organising. Perhaps the greatest monument of this policy of self-isolation is the Berlin wall, built by the communist regime in East Germany in the early 1960s to “protect the socialist experience” from western capitalism.

In all cases, it was western democracies that were portrayed as the source of the danger or the contamination threatening the revolutionary nation and its revolution. Towards them, the revolutionary people had to remain ever vigilant and alert.

Fifth, the “enemy” against which this kind of revolutions is directed may on the surface be seen as tyranny, corruption, or the abuse of power, to be fought in the political arena - and only with violence as a late resort. But at a deeper level, this enemy is an essence and a core in relation to which there is no room for deviation, omission, chance, or error. This enemy, be it class, racial, or religious, is fundamentally mistaken and can categorically be nothing but mistaken - nay, sinful. Its stain demands more than mere removal from power; it must be liquidated physically, then completely purged from society.

This tendency to eradicate evil was at first focused on the old rulers, such as the Romanov family after the October revolution, who were subject to execution or exile. This targeting came to involve entire segments of people, such as the Russian kulak class, or entire peoples and ethnicities like the Jews and the Roma.

In this context, Soviet communism's eventual acceptance of a “parliamentary road” to socialism in the west was deemed heresy by many orthodox communists. Their view was confirmed by General Pinochet's coup in Chile in 1973, against a socialist experiment born of parliament.

...and five counter-trends The fall of Nazism and fascism as a result of the second world war unleashed a wave of major revolutionary transformations that were very different from the aforementioned revolutions. A transition to democracy began in Germany, Italy, and Japan in the late 1940s; in the mid-1970s, a process of democratisation got underway in Greece (in 1974, with the fall of the military junta), Portugal (also in 1974, after Salazar’s dictatorship and the "carnation revolution" against Marcello Caetano), and Spain (in 1975, after Francisco Franco’s death and the erosion of military rule).

But it was the late 1980s and 1990s that saw the culmination of this astonishing and universal revolutionary transformation, embodied in the revolutions in Russia and the countries of eastern and central Europe against communist rule and Soviet hegemony. In parallel, similar upheavals took place in Latin America against military dictatorships, and in South Africa against the apartheid regime.

All these recent transformations also had five common traits, in this case the antithesis of those that bound the earlier revolutions.

First, the absence of a tight ideology and a concentrated vanguard organisation. In Portugal specifically, after a short-lived attempt to establish a leftist dictatorship to replace the rightwing one, parliamentary democracy took off as the desired and popular form of the country’s polity, which more or less was the outcome of the other experiences of the era.

These revolutions took place and triumphed without anyone remembering the names of their leaders, who soon joined the political game and deferred to it as the foremost referee. There were elements of charisma among a few of the faces of the democratic revolutionary wave, such as Nelson Mandela in South Africa and Vaclav Havel in the former Czechoslovakia; but this took on a completely different form than the erstwhile version seen in the cases of Lenin and Khomeini, and everyone else in between. Likewise, close-knit “organisational” plots to seize power, and inflammatory and hysterical rhetoric, were entirely absent, whereas the sense of moral responsibility of the new leader came to the fore.

If Joseph Stalin was the most prominent model of the leader emerging from those old revolutions, Nelson Mandela and Vaclav Havel went on to voluntarily relinquish power.

The first stepped down as president of the African National Congress (ANC) in 1997; two years later, when his presidential term expired, he did not nominate himself for another term. Meanwhile, after Havel's second term as president of the Czech Republic ended in 2003, he withdrew only to be succeeded by his political opponent Vaclav Klaus.

Second, non-violence and peaceful struggle was characteristic of these revolutions. There were exceptions, notably in Yugoslavia and former Soviet regions such as Nagorno-Karabakh, where communal splintering, though non-ideological by definition, overshadowed all else. However, these events did not go on to define the new revolutionary transformations or determine their

direction; indeed, they ultimately remained closer to being an “eastern” pocket in a largely “western” process.

Vaclav Havel, for example, emphasised peaceful resistance in his struggle with the communist regime, though he was far from being a dreamy pacifist. He saw the cold war as a conflict between two powers which respectively stood for freedom and totalitarianism. As president of Czechoslovakia (then of the Czech Republic following the "velvet divorce" with Slovakia), enabling his country to accede to Nato was a primary concern.

Nelson Mandela, on the other hand, had a more complex biography. In his student years and later, he embraced the ideas of non-violence in the struggle against apartheid, until the the white supremacist National Party declared a state of emergency that restricted black involvement in politics and expression, as well as access to employment and freedom of movement. In this context, the young Mandela came to believe that violence alone could destroy the apartheid regime, and became involved directly in it. However, his long prison experience from 1962 pushed him gradually towards an affinity with the approach of Mahatma Gandhi and his non-violent campaign to end British rule in India.

Mandela also worked against the extreme black groups that saw themselves as a radical alternative to Mandela’s ANC, notably the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC).

It is significant that figures such as Havel and Mandela went on to expunge the spectres of Mao, Guevara, and Fanon from the revolutionary imagination of many of the world’s young people, especially in developed nations.

The trend is visible even in the fading of a quasi-radical ramshackle style marked by beards and khaki. True, Guevara’s image is ever-present, but is far more associated with “capitalist” consumer marketing than radical ideas.

Third, in the newer revolutionary wave the state has been curtailed and its power (political, economic, and cultural) has given way to the freedoms of individuals and civil societies. Most such revolutionary experiences adopted parliamentary democracy and a market economy with limited and varying doses of government intervention, as well as an attempt to build "civil society" in order to prevent state tyranny.

This approach was pursued by the revolutions in central and eastern Europe in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The amicable partition of Czechoslovakia after the democratic revolution there offered a powerful example of the tendency of the new revolutions to curb the state's imperialist proclivities. The forerunners of this development had appeared, albeit in different contexts, with Portugal’s withdrawal from its African colonies (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and Cape Verde) after the "carnation revolution".

Even earlier, post-war Japan had adopted a constitution drafted under the United States occupation, which rendered the emperor a nominal ruler and effectively prohibited Japan’s ability to wage external war. The same thing happened in federal Germany, with demilitarisation a central aim of post-war policy.

This tendency amounts to an unprecedented break with the earlier wave of revolutionary transformations, with its penchant to expand and annex. Lenin and his comrades left behind a large body of work on the right to self-determination, but ended up at the helm of an empire that reproduced the Tsarist one while imposing a degree of repression far beyond its predecessor.

Fourth, the later revolutions helped end the isolation of the countries where they took place, whether economic or cultural, and bring about greater openness to the outside world. This was especially true of the developed capitalist democracies that the first waves of change had been hostile to, in the belief that a sharp breach was the path to salvation.

The isolation had been clear in southern Europe where in Spain, for example, Franco had pursued a policy of “selfsufficiency”. The revolutions of east-central Europe broke with this pattern by reaching out to the rest of Europe. The fluidity of goods and ideas had become the essential revolutionary demand, just as isolation from the outside world had earlier been a synonym for tyranny.

Fifth, the new revolutions refused to assign an essentialist or absolutist value to the tyranny and corruption they opposed, and focused instead on the responsibility of certain individuals. It's true that some former Nazis were rehabilited after a brief de-Nazification in West Germany, but even these acts demonstrate an ability to compartmentalise and diagnose evil rather than treating it in an indiscriminate way. In the same sense, it was possible for communists in the former Soviet bloc to return, following the revolutions that toppled their regimes, to legitimate political action, without more being demanded than that they recognise the principle of peaceful and electoral rotation of power.

Even post-apartheid South Africa dealt with its past with gradualism, and by refusing to ideologise the sins and evils of the previous era. Here lies the deep logic behind the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), sponsored

by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In the meantime, policies and measures on land and employment were implemented to address poverty and injustice among black South Africans. This is what sets the South African experience, in both methods and outcomes, apart from the anti-racism experiment in Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia). There, the approach of the early revolutionary wave was adopted by Robert Mugabe his vanguard party, theZimbabwe African National Union (Zanu). The outcome was disastrous, both politically and economically.

The two waves The comparison between these two types of revolution reveals much about the dynamics of the modern world, and its forces and ideas. In complex reality, the two approaches are not always so linear or exclusive. For example, in the same period that southern Europe underwent a democratic transformation, Chile witnessed Pinochet's coup against democracy in 1973; and several African nations have vacillated between democracy and military coups. Moreover, the second wave suffered a setback in the countries nearer the fringes of Europe, like Georgia and Ukraine, while Russia itself settled on a model that combines formal democracy and presidential exclusivity.

Yet the overall distinction holds, with its strongest impact in more developed countries and those with stronger bonds to the west. For instance, socialist parties and factions in Latin America resolved that their path to power lay in parliament; Italy's powerful communist party became social-democratic; and the strength of France's communist party greatly diminished when it became clear that it was unable to make the same kind of transition. A century of revolution has seen a change in the character and meaning of revolution itself: a "revolution in the revolution" indeed.

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s Chinese career trajectories go, wealthy businesswoman Wang Ying's has taken an unusual turn. She quit her job as head of a private equity fund to become a full-time political critic.

Wang, who was a low-profile member of China's business elite for years, is now a leading voice among entrepreneurs troubled by the growing ranks of business owners who have suffered under the government's authoritarian excesses and by signs Beijing wants to further tighten its controls on society.

As China's ruling party holds a major economic planning meeting this week, it faces rising demands for change from entrepreneurs who feel a simmering anger at a system that extends privileges such as cheap credit and monopolies to politically-favored state companies. Entrepreneurs complain they are denied a say in how society is run even as their businesses create jobs, wealth and tax revenue. Worse, some have endured arrest, torture and confiscation of their businesses at the whim of local officials.

"You can make money because I allow you to," said Wang, summing up the attitude to private businesses among the politically powerful. "They say: You think the money is yours, but actually I'm just leaving it with you. I can take it back at any time, in any way."

By speaking out, Wang and others are testing an unwritten rule that many private business leaders have played by: They get room to grow their companies as long as they don't challenge the Communist Party's authority.

Wang, 60, resigned as chairwoman of Beijing Zhongheng Juxin Investment Fund Management Co., to protect it from any retribution as she spoke out.

It's a move that underscores the risks of such activism, as demonstrated in September when Beijing police arrested Wang Gongquan, a wealthy venture capitalist and outspoken supporter of a group that organizes political discussions over dinner.

"Previously, private entrepreneurs tried to keep a distance from politics because the safety of their business depends on the government," said Mao Yushi, an economist. But recent abuses show that "the safety of private enterprises depends on rule of law," said Mao. "So more and more private entrepreneurs pay attention to political reform."

In August, the Unirule Institute of Economics, a think tank co-founded by Mao, held a forum at a hotel about three hours outside of Beijing.

Around 200 businesspeople listened as lawyers and economists espoused the importance of free markets and the rule of law. Among the speakers was Hu Deping, the reform-minded son of late Communist Party chief Hu Yaobang, who to rounds of applause called for the government to pay more than lip service to China's constitution, which promises to protect individuals' rights.

At the forum, prominent attorney Li Zhuang described how a former client, Chongqing businessman Gong Gangmo, was handcuffed by police interrogators to high window bars for eight days until he signed a confession that he was the ringleader of a triad, as Chinese criminal gangs are known. Li said the charges were trumped up to strip Gong of his assets.

His ordeal was part of a crackdown on business owners in the southwestern city of Chongqing under Bo Xilai, the populist leader now serving prison time after his vaulting ambition unsettled the top echelon of the Communist Party. Entrepreneurs were tortured and jailed after summary trials, their assets seized.

Though the crackdown took place years ago, Chinese authorities have never provided a full account of the abuses, and many in the business world are only now hearing some details. Those who had misgivings about Bo's campaigns, which included mass Communist sing-along sessions, kept silent.

"At the time, I was repulsed by Bo Xilai's 'red song' and 'anti-mafia' campaigns, but I did not publicly speak out," said Wang Shi, head of China Vanke, the country's biggest property developer, at a June forum organized by online portal Tencent.

"As an entrepreneur, one cannot just work and not say anything," he said. "You must still stand up and say no when society is facing a backslide or a moment of danger."

Gong's experience was no isolated event caused by a wayward politician. In July, Zeng Chengjie, a businessman in the central province of Hunan who was accused of illegal fund-raising, was executed without his family being notified. His assets had long ago been sold to a state-owned company for a bargain.

His case also highlighted the risks of informal lending that entrepreneurs are forced to turn to because they cannot get loans from the stateowned banking industry.

Another businessman, Ren Zhiping, wrote a book titled "Loan Shark" after a local leadership reshuffle caused his coal briquette factory in Shanxi to be shuttered. He says it left him unable to repay high-interest loans from private investors.

Ren said he has been traveling around the country handing out his book to officials to lobby for better access to credit for private businesses.

Others, such as Wang Ying, have voiced their dismay at signs the party is tightening its controls on society.

Under President Xi Jinping, installed one year ago, Beijing has waged a crackdown on online speech and ideology it deems as undermining Communist Party legitimacy, rejecting calls for constitutionalism and greater freedom. Bloggers and activists around the country have been rounded up for so-called rumor mongering, including a well-known liberal commentator, Chinese-American investor Charles Xue. Most have been arrested.

Wang Ying, a grandmother, speaks in calm, soft tones but pulls no punches in her blog posts, media interviews and speeches.

"I feel that this is very obviously sowing fear, and we must always be on high alert for such things," she said. "I must say no. And this 'no,' I will say very loudly."

"As for any responsibility or pressure or losses that I might suffer because of saying this, I'm prepared to accept it."

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Woman attacked inside ATM kiosk

bANgALOre, NOvember 20 (TNN): A woman bank manager was brutally attacked inside an unguarded ATM kiosk on busy JC Road on Tuesday morning.

The kiosk, located in the LIC divisional office building, is about 50 metres from Halasuru Gate police station.

Jyothi Uday, 44, manager in charge of the cheque truncation system at the Mission Road service branch of Corporation Bank, was attacked at 7.10am. A gunwielding attacker hit her on the head with a machete after she resisted his demand that she withdraw cash and hand it over to him.

After the attacker fled, Jyothi, a Rajarajeshwari Nagar resident, lay unconscious in a pool of blood for over three hours. Two schoolchildren who saw blood flowing out of the ATM raised an alarm, drawing the attention of a traffic policeman and passersby.

Doctors said Jyothi has suffered injuries to her skull, leaving the right side of her body paralyzed.

Jyothi usually leaves her home around 6.30am and takes a bus to NR Square before walking to her Mission Road workplace, a stone’s throw away. On Tuesday, she took a detour to the Corporation Bank ATM in the building that houses LIC’s

Victim will take six months to recover: Doctor

CCTV footage shows man pointing what looks like a toy gun, and then attacking the woman with a machete.

accounting division, opposite Unity Building. Investigating officers gathered CCTV footage from inside the ATM kiosk and reconstructed the crime.

The bank manager entered the kiosk six seconds before 7.10am. Within seconds, the attacker came in and pulled down the shutter. “The man wore a blue striped shirt. We can see his face clearly in the visuals. He first pulled a gun out of a bag he was carrying and asked her to withdraw

cash. She resisted,” a police officer said.

When Jyothi refused, he pulled a machete out of the bag and hit her on the head and face. She collapsed after three or four blows.

The attacker then left with some contents of her purse, including her mobile. He is also seen using a piece of paper or cloth to rub the bloodstains from the machete. “Everything was over in less than four minutes. The attacker walked out of the ATM, pulled the

shutter down and left,” the officer added. Police sources said the attacker may have brandished a fake gun, and spoke in Kannada.

The ATM had no security guard. Guards of the LIC accounting division came in to work only at 10.15am.

Pappanna, the person in charge of security guards at the building, told TOI he noticed the shutter had been pulled down. The ATM had been closed for maintenance, and he did not suspect anything amiss. “We

work during office timings. I reached the building around 10.15am. After opening the main gate of the building, I waited for the officers to come and open the office,” he said.

Around 10.30pm, two boys going to school saw blood flowing out of the ATM kiosk. They said they heard moans from inside.

The duo ran to a traffic policeman manning the busy intersection and informed him about what they had just seen. The constable and

Poverty the key trigger of violence, say Indian kids

NeW DeLHi, NOvember 20 (iANs): Children across the world are aware of the causes of violence in their countries and 50 percent of children in India said poverty was the key trigger, according to a worldwide NGO. The fourth annual “Small Voices, Big Dreams” global survey, conducted by the ChildFund group, noted 29 percent of children across the world said “bad behaviour” and 28 percent said alcohol and drugs were responsible for violence.

Children in India say that lack of education, domestic abuse and social conflict were also important causes of violence. The survey polled 6,499 children aged 10-12 in 47 countries. Asked about their views on socio-political issues facing their country, children around the world held “sophisticated views” at a young age, the study said. On what they would do to end violence against children if they were presi-

dent of their country, 30 percent said they would crack down by imposing stronger anti-violence laws.

While 12 percent of children across the world said improving education would be their priority, 41 percent of Indian children cited stronger laws. The children responded to six questions, including, “What makes you feel safe and happy?” In India, 44 percent said they feel safe and happy at schools while 38 percent said the family was where they mostly feel safe. Asked what issues were the most important to them, education topped the list, with 85 percent of Indian children agreeing that everyone should have a good education.

Moreover, 56 percent said men and women should be treated equally, and 52 percent said there was a need for improvement in road transportation. Asked about their heroes, 23 percent of children in India cited historical figures like Ma-

27% truckers drink and drive: Study

NeW DeLHi, NOvember 20 (TNN): A recent survey has found that truck and other heavy vehicle drivers working overtime use intoxicants and suffer from health problems including sleeplessness and stress. Around 27% of the drivers surveyed admitted that they consumed alcohol while driving, another 10% said they chewed tobacco and 26% smoked beedi, the survey in 16 states revealed.

The survey was conducted as part of a project by the Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE) and Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the US across states including Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and the National Capital Region.

“Use of some intoxicant is common across countries. Drivers chew some intoxicant, smoke, use pills and consume special drinks mainly to drive more, sleep less and deliver fast,” Francois Decaillet, coordinator of health programme at World Health Organization, said.

While interacting with drivers during health tests, 29% were found suffering from sleeping problems, 12% each suffered from depression and stress and 4% had colour blindness. “Since drivers have a tight schedule to deliver consignments, they drive beyond permissible hours and at night. Both have impact on their health and can cause unsafe driving,” road safety expert and IRTE president Rohit Baluja said.

The survey also exposed how licences for heavy vehicles were procured by paying bribes. Around 10% drivers admitted that they were illiterate while 32% had studied up to Class V. The law says minimum qualification to get a licence for such category of vehicles is Class VIII. Road safety experts said drivers, who play a key role in the country’s cargo movement as 60% of goods is transported by road, needed to be looked after and their contribution should be recognized by society.

Gurpreet Singh, a fleet operator, said drivers faced harassment from authorities even as they were looked down upon in society. “No one wants to marry off his daughter to a driver. Now, we hardly get drivers from Punjab, which used to supply many of them. Vehicles are running without cleaners. We are going to face a huge crisis of drivers,” he said.

Over 80% of transporters covered in the survey admitted that they faced shortage of drivers. As a result, cleaners are getting promoted as drivers and drivers are working multi-shifts.

Road safety experts said poor pay - average income was around Rs 7,571 per month - was also a reason for drivers to work for long durations. The survey found that on average, seven family members depended on a driver’s income and over two-thirds had no savings.

hatma Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Bose. Shravan, an 11-year-old from Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh, said if he gets the chance to lead India, he would bring stringent laws to punish those who commit crimes against children.

Shravan studies in Class 6. He is among seven children of his family that depends on farming. “I would ensure that police arrest and punish those who harass girls while going to school. I would prevent the sale of alcohol as it fuels much violence. Also, I would ensure cleanliness and availability of drinking water in all villages across the country,” he said. Shravan believed illiteracy and alcoholism are the two main causes of violence in India.

Rachna, another 11-year-old from Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh, felt studying should be a “joyful affair”. “If I were the leader of India, I would make sure all children, especially girls, have a bicycle to go

to school. I would also ban corporal punishment in school, making studying a joyful affair. It would stop child labour and thus exploitation and violence,” she said. Rachna said the main reason of violence in India was the caste system.

“It puts some high on the social ladder, while making the lives of others miserable by branding them as low caste people. This disparity often results in violence,” she said. Katherine Manik, ChildFund’s country director in India, said: “This year’s survey focussed on children’s attitudes about violence, peace, happiness and their heroes. The findings show that children can think beyond themselves and consider how their world can be improved.” The ChildFund Alliance is a worldwide network of 12 international development organisations providing assistance to 16 million children and their families in 58 countries.

passersby found Jyothi lying in a pool of blood. SJ Park police were alerted and Jyothi was rushed to Victoria Hospital in an autorickshaw.

Suresh AN, a senior manager at the service branch of Corporation Bank, said Jyothi would reach office around 7.45am when on morning shift. On Tuesday, around 8.15am, her colleagues tried calling her because she had not come in. “The phone rang the first few times. Later, it was switched off. Around

bANgALOre, NOvember 20 (iANs): The woman attacked a day ago in an ATM kiosk in the heart of the Karnataka capital sustained grievous injury and suffered partial paralysis. She will take 6 months to recover, a doctor attending to her said Wednesday.

“The victim (Jyothi) is recovering from severe injuries on the head and face, and has suffered heavy loss of blood,” BGS Hospital chief neurosurgeon N.K. Venkataramana told IANS here Wednesday.

The 44-year-old manager of the state-run Corporation Bank’s branch on Mission Road was in an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) kiosk in the heart of the city when attacked by a masked assailant, caught on video footage with a 10-inch machete and a country pistol. “Jyothi’s body is paralysed on the right side because of the injury to her brain, and she has partially lost sensory perception after the blood clot in the head. Full recovery will take 4 to 6 months, as the clot has to melt from the affected area,” Venkataramana said. The victim was found unconscious intheblood-stainedkiosknearly3hoursaftertheassailant escaped with her cash (Rs.2,500) and a mobile handset.

10.40am, we got a call from police saying she had been attacked,” he said. SJ Park police shifted a profusely bleeding Jyothi to Victoria Hospital, from where she was later moved to Nimhans for observation. Jyothi suffered injuries on her head, arm and nose. She was later moved to BGS Global Hospitals, Uttarahalli, where she underwent surgery in the evening.

Colleagues who visited her at the hospital said: “She was unable to give de-

tails of the attack. We have informed her husband, who had gone to Bidadi for a business trip.” Other angles investigated although it looked like a robbery attempt, police are investigating other angles. That the assailant left behind all the gold jewellery Jyothi wore has raised suspicion about other motives.

“We are also investigating if there was any personal vendetta,” Kamal Pant, additional commissioner of police, law and order, said.

A folk artist from India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state performs during a procession held as part of the ongoing all India multilingual short play, folk dance competition and theatre seminar in Allahabad, on Wednesday, November 20. Artists from different parts of the country are participating in the twelve-day event. (AP Photo)

Derecognise Cong as national party: BJP to EC Cyclone Helen to cross NeW DeLHi, NOvember 20 thus violated the Model Code of nity time and again...Therefore, it is Andhra Pradesh today (PTi): BJP Wednesday urged the Conduct, BJP said. “He (Rahul) made high time that strict action is initiated Election Commission to derecognise Congress as a national party, accusing it and its Vice President Rahul Gandhi of repeatedly violating the Model Code of Conduct. A party delegation met the Chief Election Commissioner and lodged a complaint against Rahul for allegedly equating BJP government in Chhattisgarh with “thieves and looters” at a rally on November 16.

The delegation led by BJP Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi also complained against him for alleging in a rally in Delhi on November 17 that BJP created social tension in Karnataka and Maharashtra.

Instead of disassociating itself from Rahul’s statements, Congress has actively endorsed his speeches and

false, defamatory, derogatory and baseless allegations against BJP...

Which can create hatred against BJP in the minds of people...,” it said.

BJP also accused the Congress leader of spreading a “false and baseless” notion that BJP was responsible for the killing of the then Chhattisgarh Congress President Nand Kumar Patel, who died in a Naxal attack along with several other party leaders on May 25. The party also submitted copies of advertisements put out by Congress in Madhya Pradesh, which branded its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi as “feku (braggart)”, asking people to “enjoy his lies” but vote for Congress.

“Congress and its leader are flouting the Model Code with impu-

against Rahul Gandhi and Congress for repeatedly violating Model Code of Conduct...Undermining the Election Commission,” it said, demanding that the national party status of Congress be withdrawn. EC had recently ticked off Rahul expressing displeasure over the “tone, tenor and content” of certain remarks made during poll campaign where he said Pakistan’s ISI was in touch with Muzaffarnagar riot victims.

Naqvi, however, defended Modi for his “khooni panja” (bloody claw) remarks against Congress, saying he has submitted his clarification to the Commission. “It’s an attack on symbol. It’s not personal.

They are free to attack our symbol,” he told reporters.

cHeNNAi, NOvember 20 (PTi): The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal would intensify into a cyclonic storm and cross the coast between Chennai and Ongole on Thursday night, the Indian Meteorological Department said here on Wednesday. Cyclone ‘Helen’ would cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast near Kavali on the night of November 21, the IMD said.

The deep depression over west-central Bay of Bengal would intensify into a cyclonic storm in the next few hours and to a severe cyclonic storm in the next 24 hours, it said. Moving westnorthwest-

wards for some time and then westsouthwestwards, it would cross south Andhra Pradesh and adjoining north Tamil Nadu coasts between Chennai and Ongole close to Kavali around the night of November 21, the IMD said.

IMD further warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy rainfall over coastal Andhra Pradesh from today onwards. Squally winds with speed of 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph would prevail along and off north AP and north TN and Puducherry coasts, it said, adding sea conditions would be very high along and off AP coast.

Govt jobs in India attract corrupt youngsters like a magnet: Study

LONDON, NOvember 20 (AgeNcies): It is now official the government in India attracts corrupt youngsters like a magnet.

Scientists have, for the first time, shown that students who are cheats in school are more likely to opt for a government job. This relationship does not appear to vary by ability, suggesting that screening on ability does not change the level of honesty of those chosen for a government service among the pool of applicants.

Similar is the case with nurses working in India. Those found to be dishonest in a unique test were more prone to fraudulent absenteeism in the government sector. The results are part of a large scale study by Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania conducted among 662 students from seven large universities in Bangalore. The study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, set students a number of tasks, which were predictive of corrupt

behaviour by real government workers. It was then found that cheating students are more likely to want a job in public service.

The students who wanted to enter public service were also less likely to demonstrate behaviour intended to benefit other people or society as a whole.

The author of the paper, Rema Hanna from Harvard University, conducted three separate tests to reach these conclusions.

First, students in Bangalore were asked to roll a dice 42 times and report what numbers they got.

The higher the numbers on the dice, which students had to report, the more they would get paid (around Rs 400 per session).

Hanna and her co-author, ShingYi Wang from the University of Pennsylvania, discovered that cheating among the students was rampant with more than a third reporting numbers that were abnormally high. When measured against career preferences, students who cheated on the dice

game were 6.3% more likely to want a government job.

Government nurses from 333 primary health centres (PHC) across five districts in Karnataka were then made to undergo the same test. Researchers said bureaucratic absenteeism is an attractive form of corruption to study because one can measure whether the bureaucrat is fraudulently collecting a pay check for a day not worked. They carried out nine rounds of independent random checks of the primary health centre staff between July 2010 and November 2012. However, cheating wasn’t that rampant among this group (only 9.1% scored the abnormally high results). However, amongst those who were thought to have cheated, absenteeism with false reasons was much higher.

“Overall, we find that dishonest individuals - as measured by the dice task - prefer to enter government service,” wrote Hanna. “Importantly, we show that

cheating on this task is also predictive of fraudulent behaviours by real government officials,” they added. According to Hanna, the study funded in part by Harvard Dean’s Grant and the Russell Sage Foundation offers two key policy insights.

First, the recruitment and screening process for bureaucrats in India may be improved by increasing the emphasis on characteristics other than ability. Second, while recent empirical papers have shown that reducing the returns to corrupt behaviour decreases the probability that bureaucrats engage in corruption, “our work suggests that these interventions may have had even broader effects by changing the composition of who might apply”.

A separate test looked at a set of tasks that was predictive of prosocial behaviour - actions which benefited other people and society. Students were then asked to divide the money they received

between themselves and a charity. The deal, however, was whatever they gave to charity would be doubled. The test then found that those who gave the least to charity were most likely to want to work in government.

The study concluded: “Through this study, we offer evidence that college students who cheat on a simple task are more likely to prefer to enter government service after graduation.

Importantly, we also show that cheating on this task is also predictive of fraudulent behaviours by real government officials, which implies that the measure captures a meaningful propensity towards corruption. Given that the existing methods of measuring corruption only apply for those who are already entrenched in the bureaucracy, our validation of a measure of cheating against real-world corruption outcomes offers an important tool for future research on selection and corruption”.

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less fit than Obama plunges ahead toward Iran nuke deal Kids parents were: Study

President Barack Obama gestures while speaking at the Wall Street Journal CEO Council annual meeting in Washington,on November 19. (AP Photo)

WASHINGTON, NOvember 20 (AP): On the eve of new talks, President Barack Obama is plunging ahead in search of a nuclear agreement with Iran despite outright opposition from American allies in the Middle East and deep skepticism, if not open hostility, from Congress.

Iran is pressing ahead in its own way, trying to make a deal more likely to ease painful economic sanctions without losing its own hardliners at home.

There was a fresh sign of efforts to make headway as negotiators from Iran, the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany prepared for Wednesday’s new round of talks in Geneva. British Prime Minister David Cameron contacted Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in the first such conversation between the leaders of the two countries in more than a decade.

Cameron’s office said the leaders agreed during their telephone conversation that significant progress had been made in recent talks and that it was important

to “seize the opportunity” in this week’s new negotiations.

Obama’s willingness to embrace a pact that falls short of Security Council demands for Iran to halt uranium enrichment has pushed his administration’s already contentious relationship with Israel to the brink, strained ties with Gulf Arab states and exacerbated tensions with Democratic and Republican lawmakers.

Although everyone claims to have to same goal — preventing Iran from developing atomic weapons — the rancorous, public disagreement over how to achieve it has driven a wedge between the administration and those who the administration insists will benefit most from a deal.

Opponents say Iran is getting too much in the way of sanctions relief for too little in the way of concessions. And, they argue, Iran just can’t be trusted. Obama and his national security team counter that the risk is worth taking. The alternative, they say, is a path to war that no one wants.

In the run-up to the new talks,

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani conceded a longstanding demand that Iran’s right to enrich uranium must be recognized in any deal, and that incited opposition from hardliners in the his country. Also, speaking to reporters in Rome while en route to the negotiations, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif accused Israel of trying to “torpedo” a possible agreement. Yet most signs seemed to be pointing to a deal coming together before or over the weekend.

Obama, along with Secretary of State John Kerry and National Security Adviser Susan Rice, personally appealed to senators in a White House meeting to hold off on seeking additional sanctions in order to test Iran’s seriousness in addressing concerns it is trying to develop nuclear weapons.

“We have the opportunity to halt the progress of the Iranian program and roll it back in key respects, while testing whether a comprehensive resolution can be achieved,” the White House said in a statement after the two-hour meeting Tuesday. It said if there is not an initial agreement, Iran will keep making progress on increasing enrichment capacity, growing its stockpiles of enriched uranium, installing new centrifuges and developing a plutonium reactor in the city of Arak.

White House press secretary Jay Carney said Obama told the senators that new sanctions would be most effective as a consequence if Iran refused to accept the deal now on the table or agreed and then failed to comply. And the president rejected reports that Iran would receive $40 billion or $50 billion in sanctions relief.

“Part of the reason I have confidence that the sanctions don’t fall apart is because we’re not doing anything around the most powerful sanctions,” Obama said later at

Australian PM Abbot vows to fix Indonesian relations

CANberrA, NOvember 20 (AP): Prime Minister Tony Abbott told Parliament on Wednesday he would do everything he “reasonably can” to repair relations with Indonesia damaged by allegations of Australian phone tapping of senior Indonesian figures.

But Abbott told Parliament he did not “propose to overreact now” to Indonesian anger over this issue. Indonesian President President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday criticized Abbott for not expressing remorse over the alleged wiretapping of his phone, and said cooperation agreements between the near-neighbors would be reviewed. Australian Broadcasting Corp. and The Guardian reported that they had documents from National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden showing that the top-secret Australian Signals Directorate also targeted the phones of Indonesian first lady Kristiani Herawati and eight other government ministers and officials.

“I deeply and sincerely regret the embarrassment that media reports have caused

UN to Syria: Stop blocking aid convoys

UNITeD NATIONS, NOvember 20 (AP): The General Assembly’s human rights committee demanded Tuesday that Syria’s government immediately allow humanitarian aid to be delivered to areas throughout the country that need it most and stop hampering distribution with “bureaucratic impediments and other obstacles.”

The draft resolution sailed through the assembly’s subcommittee by a vote of 123-13, with 46 abstentions, assuring that it will be adopted by the entire General Assembly later this year by a similar margin. Russia and China were among the countries voting against it.

With the Security Council divided between Syria’s key ally Russia and China on one side, and the West and Arab states supporting the opposition on the other, it has been the General Assembly and UN agencies that have been most forthright and vocal in demanding relief in the Syrian crisis and an end to the war. However, General Assembly resolutions are not enforceable. The resolution approved Tuesday also comes close to blaming the Syrian government and military for the deadly Aug. 21 nerve gas attack in a Damascus suburb held by the rebels.

President Yudhoyono who is a very good friend of Australia; perhaps one of the very best friends that Australia has anywhere in the world,” Abbott said on Wednesday.

“I do understand how personally hurtful these allegations have been, these reports have been, for him and his family,” he said. “My intention, notwithstanding the difficulties of these days, is to do everything I reasonably can to help to build and strengthen the relationship with Indonesia which is so important to both our countries,” he added.

But Abbott failed to directly answer a question asked by opposition leader Bill Shorten: What progress had been made to restore Australia’s relationship with Indonesia?

Analysts describe the furor as the lowest point in a perennially volatile bilateral relationship since 1999, when Australia led a UN military force into the former Indonesian province of East Timor following a bloody independence ballot. At that time, Indonesia ripped up a 4-yr-old security treaty with Australia. A new treaty has since been signed.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURE CORRIGENDUM OF AETC, MEDZIPHEMA RESULT 2011-13 With reference to the Department of Agriculture’s AETC Results published vide AGR/ACDM2/2013-14/23 dated the 10th September 2013, the order of Merit is rectified as follows from Rank No. 15 onwards:SL. ROLL NAME RANK NO NO 15 ROSEMAR Y AYE 20 1st 16 HEAWANGKONYAK 30 1st 17 T. W ANGYUH KONYAK 37 1st 18 A.ORENPONI EZUNG 15 1st 19 KIKALIYEPTHO 29 1st 20 GLORIA OVUNG 3 1st 21 L. YONGCHAI 23 1st 22 LIJUNGSE .P 40 1st 23 KHEKA YESCA 22 2nd 24 NOYINGO Z. YANTHAN 10 2nd 25 PUTO KHIAMNUNGAN 46 2nd 26 M. ABENTHUNG ERUI 49 2nd 27 BENTO CHIS HI 33 2nd 28 ZUBEMO P. EZUNG 8 2nd 29 GRACY K. YEPTHO 7 2nd 30 TACHUMONG T. CHIRR 12 2nd 31 LALJASEI CHONGLOI 5 2nd 32 CHENCHULO MAGH 16 2nd 33 ELONTHUNG KIKON 21 2nd 34 ACHIBA LKR. 25 2nd 35 ZUBEMO 1 2nd 36 TIABA O. CHANG 19 2nd 37 THANGTINNGAM SINGSIT 52 2nd 38 OHITO K. CHOPY 28 2nd 39 LIBENTHUNG N. YANTHAN 48 2nd 40 M. TONGMETH KONY AK 44 2nd 41 KEDIGWELIE KIN 26 2nd 42 W. CHANBENI MURRY 6 2nd 43 AVUNGO LOTHA 41 2nd 44 PITHUNGO PATTON 27 2nd 45 YINGKAM ANGH 38 2nd 46 N. KASHILI SUMI 11 2nd 47 NEISAKUOLIE 35 2nd 48 HOTO CHISHI 34 3rd 49 YUTACHU TRAKHA 4 3rd 50 VEKHWUTA RINGA 39 3rd (N. TEKATUSHI AO) Director of Agriculture Nagaland Kohima

an event sponsored by The Wall Street Journal. Some in Congress, however, appeared unconvinced.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who spoke to Obama last week, used a procedural maneuver on Monday to control amendments to a defense bill, including those for Iran sanctions.

However, a group of Republican senators introduced an amendment that would keep penalties in place, and toughen them, unless Iran freezes its nuclear program completely.

Led by Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., the senators called Obama’s plan a “well-intentioned but deeply naive diplomatic strategy” that “is doomed to fail.” “This proposal will give our diplomats the increased leverage they need to get a good deal at the negotiating table — a deal that peacefully brings Iran into full compliance with its international obligations,” Kirk said.

The amendment is not likely to be voted on until after Thanksgiving, which gives the U.S. negotiating team in Geneva some flexibility. But, if adopted, it would complicate negotiations for a final deal with Iran.

Separately, a bipartisan group of six senators — Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Robert Menendez, D-N.J.; John McCain, R-Ariz.; Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Susan Collins, R-Maine — wrote to Kerry warning against an agreement that they believe is flawed.

“We are concerned that the interim agreement would require us to make significant concessions before we see Iran demonstrably commit to moving away from developing a nuclear weapons capability,” the senators wrote. “We feel strongly that any easing of sanctions along the lines that (the negotiators are) reportedly considering should require Iran to roll back its nu-

clear program more significantly than now envisioned.”

Foreign Minister Zarif’s public dropping of Iran’s insistence that the six world powers acknowledge his nation’s right to enrich uranium opens a way to sidestep that dispute and focus on more practical steps both sides can agree on.

Tehran’s right of enrichment remains “nonnegotiable,” Zarif was quoted as saying by the semiofficial ISNA news agency on Sunday. “But (we) see no necessity for its recognition as a right.”

On Tuesday, Zarif used YouTube to urge world powers to choose the “way forward” toward a nuclear deal. He also said his country’s atomic program was a centerpiece of its future energy policies and a source of national dignity.’

“We expect and demand respect for our dignity,” Zarif said in a measured voice on the video, which opened with soothing piano notes. “For us Iranians, nuclear energy is not about joining a club or threatening others. Nuclear energy is about a leap, a jump toward deciding our own destiny rather than allowing others to decide for us.”

Enrichment is a crucial issue because it can be used both to make reactor fuel and to arm nuclear missiles. Iran argues it is enriching only for power and scientific and medical purposes.

And it says it has no interest in nuclear arms. But Washington and its allies point to Tehran’s earlier efforts to hide enrichment and allege it worked on developing such weapons.

Even if squabbling over the right to enrich is put aside for now, other differences may remain in the way to an initial agreement that freezes Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for some relief of sanctions crippling Tehran’s economy.

DALLAS, NOvember 20 (AP): Today’s kids can’t keep up with their parents. An analysis of studies on millions of children around the world finds they don’t run as fast or as far as their parents did when they were young.

On average, it takes children 90 seconds longer to run a mile (1.6 kilometer) than their counterparts did 30 years ago. Heart-related fitness has declined 5 percent per decade since 1975 for children ages 9 to 17.

The American Heart Association, whose conference featured the research on Tuesday, says it’s the first to show that children’s fitness has declined worldwide over the last three decades.

“It makes sense. We have kids that are less active than before,” said Dr. Stephen Daniels, a University of Colorado pediatrician and spokesman for the heart association. World Health Organization numbers suggest that 80 percent of young people globally may not be getting enough exercise.

Health experts recommend that children 6 and older get 60 minutes of moderately vigorous activity accumulated over a day. Only one-third of American kids do now.

“Many schools, for economic reasons, don’t have any physical education at all,” Daniels said.

Sam Kass, a White House chef and head of first lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move program, told the conference on Monday, “We are currently facing the most sedentary generation of children in our history.”

The new study was led by Grant Tomkinson, an exercise physiologist at the University of South Australia.

Researchers analyzed 50 studies on running fitness — a key measure of cardiovascular health and endurance — involving 25 million children ages 9 to 17 in 28 countries from 1964 to 2010.

The studies measured how far children could run in 5 to 15 minutes and how quickly they ran a certain distance, ranging from half a mile to 2 miles (3.2 kilometers).

Today’s kids are about 15 percent less fit than their parents were, researchers concluded. “The changes are very similar for boys and girls and also for various ages,” but differed by geographic region, Tomkinson said.

The decline in fitness seems to be leveling off in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and perhaps in the last few years in North America. However, it continues to fall in China, and Japan never had much falloff — fitness has remained fairly consistent there. About 20 million of the 25 million children in the studies were from Asia.

In China, annual fitness test data show the country’s students are getting slower and fatter over the past couple of decades. Experts and educators blame an obsession with academic testing scores for China’s competitive college admissions as well as a proliferation of indoor entertainment options like gaming and web surfing for the decline.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND NAGALAND STATE LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY LOK ADALAT

LOK ADALAT

(Organizing Lok-Adalat to ensure that the operation of the Legal System promotes Justice on a basis of equal opportunity) The National Legal Services Authority is holding a National LokAdalat on 23/11/13 at all Levels, right from the Supreme Court to the Sub-Divisional Courts with a view to dispose a large number of cases through Alternative Method of Dispute Resolution.

In Nagaland, the District Legal Services Authority will conduct Lok-Adalat on that day in their respective Districts.

Type of Cases that could be taken up for disposal at the National Lok-Adalat are:- 1. Criminal Compoundable cases, 2. Cases u/s 138 of N.I. Act, 3. MACT Cases including State Transport cases, 4. Matrimonial/Family Court Cases, 5. Service matters relating to pay & allowances & Retiral benefits & 6. Bank Recovery cases (Money Suits) both pending & Pre-litigation cases etc.

Defaulter borrowers of the Banks may contact their respective Bank Branches for details of their account so as to avail the opportunity of this onetime special settlement benefit.

Advantages of Lok-Adalat: • Speedy & inexpensive remedy with legal status based on mutual consent • No Court fee & if paid earlier, same is refunded.

• Win Win situation for both the parties & continue cordial relations.

• Reduce delay in disposal, cost of litigation & speedy justice.

An old statement of Mr. Abraham Lincoln in 1850. Quote “Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbours to compromise wherever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser-in-fees expenses and waste of time.” This has not lost significance even in the 21st century.

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Ronaldo hat-trick fires Portugal to World Cup

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring the opening goal during the World Cup qualifying playoff second leg soccer match between Sweden and Portugal in Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday, Nov.19, 2013. (AP Photo)

SOLNA, NOvember 20 (AP): Portugal qualified for the World Cup after a superb hat trick from Cristiano Ronaldo secured a 3-2 win over Sweden and a 4-2 victory on aggregate in Tuesday's thrilling finale to their playoff.

After a hesitant first half in which the Real Madrid forward missed several scoring chances, the much-awaited contest between two of the biggest names in world football — Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic — finally burst into life in a spectacular second half. Ronaldo broke the deadlock, Ibrahimovic struck twice to make it 2-1 to the hosts on the night — only for Ronaldo to score two more to secure his team's place

in Brazil. "To be honest I think in both games we played better than Sweden," Ronaldo said. "I respect a lot Sweden, I think they have a fantastic team, they have experienced players, they have a good coach, but in both games we played better than them, we created more chances, we played solid.

"We have a mature team in these competitions, in (the) playoff, I think we deserved to win and we are the best team tonight."

For his part, Ibrahimovic was sporting in defeat. "Of course I'm disappointed. I wanted to play the World Cup," he said. "We did our best. Unfortunately, we played against a better team, better than us no doubt." That differ-

ence only really showed through in an action-packed second half.

Four minutes after the break, Ibrahimovic provided a pass for Sebastian Larsson to take a shot that was saved by Portugal goalkeeper Rui Patricio. A minute later, Ronaldo opened the scoring, set up by a superb long pass by Joao Moutinho.

Ibrahimovic equalized with a header from a corner in the 68th minute. Three minutes later, Sweden won a free kick just outside the penalty area and Ibrahimovic fired home a fierce low shot to give the home team a 2-1 lead and raise a nation's hopes of qualification. However, the home fans among the nearly 50,000 specta-

Brazil defeats Chile in friendly

Brazil's Neymar , center, gets a shot away under pressure from Chile's Gonzalo Jara. right, and Gary Medel during first half action of their international friendly match in Toronto on Tuesday Nov. 19. (AP Photo)

TOrONTO, NOvember 20 (AP): Hulk and Robinho scored either side of halftime to lift Brazil to a 2-1 victory over Chile in an international friendly Tuesday, a game that was both part of World Cup preparations and a spirited match between two South American teams. Hulk scored in the 14th minute after Oscar intercepted a pass in Chile's territory. Oscar sent a long cross to Hulk, who launched a left-footed shot past goalkeeper Claudio Bravo.

Eduardo Vargas equalized for Chile in the 71st minute, taking a short pass from Jean Beausejour and launching a long shot that tucked just inside the left corner, catching Brazilian keeper Julio Cesar flat-footed. Robinho gave the Bra-

zilians the win in the 80th minute when he headed in a perfectly placed goalmouth cross from Maicon.

The match featured some of the game's biggest stars — 21-year-old striker Neymar for Brazil, and Chile's Alexis Sanchez.

It also marked Brazil's final match of 2013 and part of the team's preparations for the 2014 World Cup in its home country — which coach Luis Felipe Scolari promised last week that Brazil, already five-time World Cup champions, will win. The No. 11-ranked Brazilians — one spot ahead of Chile in the FIFA rankings — scored from the only shot on net in the first half.

But both teams came alive in a fast-paced final 45 minutes, keeping the noisy Rog-

ers Centre crowd on its feet.

In the 56th minute, a shot from Robinho — just a couple of minutes after he entered the game — appeared destined for the net before Bravo dove to clear it. Less than a minute later, Hulk sent a 20yard shot off the crossbar. The Brazilian contingent in the crowd roared whenever Barcelona striker Neymar had the ball, including a spectacular 60-yard run in the first half. Neymar looked poised to score in the 83rd minute with just the goalkeeper to beat only to trip over the ball in the box. A chanting, singing crowd of more than 30,000 packed the Rogers Centre — home of baseball's Toronto Blue Jays — dressed in either the canary yellow jerseys of Brazil or the red and white of Chile.

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Ronaldo steals show France beats Ukraine from Ibrahimovic to reach World Cup

STOCKHOLm, NOvember 20 (reuTerS): It was billed as a clash of the titans with Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the starring roles but at the end of the night Portugal's captain took the plaudits as his stunning hat-trick clinched a World Cup spot.

The drama took a long time coming but it was worth waiting for the second act with Ronaldo putting the visitors ahead after the break only for Sweden skipper Ibrahimovic to score twice before the Portuguese had the last word with two more goals.

Ronaldo's heroics secured a 3-2 win on the night and, after his goal in Lisbon, a 4-2 aggregate playoff victory to secure a place at next year's finals in Brazil.

Ronaldo also equalled Portugal's all-time goalscoring record of 47 held by Pauleta. "I know Portugal needed me in these matches and I showed that I am here," he told Portuguese TV after the game.

Portugal coach Paolo Bento had spent the week playing down the notion that he presided over a oneman team but Ronaldo's four goals over the two legs tell a different story.

Despite indifferent performances by both captains in the first leg, it was Ronaldo who dived among the flying boots late on in the first leg to give his country a precious 1-0 lead. With the return being played at a stadium dubbed 'the Zlatan Arena', Ibrahimovic had it all to prove and he did his best, sending a corner flying into the net with a glancing header before smashing home a free kick from the edge of the box. But, in the end, Ronaldo was the difference.

WORLD'S BEST When Sebastian Larsson threatened to put Sweden in front, Ronaldo latched on to Joao Moutinho's delightful pass to fire left-footed past Andreas Isaksson and put his side ahead.

When Ibrahimovic netted his second goal to put the pressure on Portugal, Ronaldo simply upped the tempo, twice sprinting away from the defence to kill off Sweden's spirited challenge with Moutinho again providing the killer pass for the third.

"He gets three chances on counter-attacks, and he scores three goals," Ibrahimovic said. "It's what he's best at." When the Portugal skipper netted his third goal, even Ibrahimovic was applauding and Ronaldo later complimented his great rival, saying: "Zlatan is a fantastic player, and when you feel great support from your team, it's great."

Ibrahimovic, at 32, now faces the harsh reality that he will end his career without scoring at a World Cup finals while the 28-year-old Ronaldo can look forward to gracing the greatest soccer show on earth next June in Brazil. Almost every player from both sides was asked for their opinion of Ronaldo after the game.

Moutinho's answer was echoed by most of those who spoke into the waiting microphones. "What is there to say? He's the best in the world."

tors didn't get to cheer for long.

As Sweden pushed forward in search of a third goal and a 3-2 lead on aggregate, its defense became vulnerable to the counterattack. And Ronaldo, who scored the only goal in last Friday's first leg in Lisbon made the home side pay. Latching on to a pass by Hugo Almeida, Ronaldo raced through to equalize with a clinical finish in the 77th minute. He brought up his hat trick just two minutes later — this time collecting a defense-splitting pass from Joao Moutinho — and could even have added to his goal tally later.

Ronaldo, who described Ibrahimovic as "a fantastic player", acknowledged that "it felt com-

plicated for a moment after they scored 2-1... we suffered a little bit." Portugal coach Paulo Bento said he thought his team put up a good performance. "We had to deal with some difficult periods, namely after the Swedish goals," he said. "But even in that period we had a good reaction. I think we did it as an organization as a whole but of course we cannot underestimate how important is Cristiano for us."

For Sweden coach Erik Hamren, the post-match was all about the pain of defeat. "It just hurts right now," he said. "It is a dream, an ambition that has died, it's hurting for everyone, it's really tough.

Especially when we were close."

France's Franck Ribery raises his arms after the World Cup qualifying playoff second-leg soccer match between France and Ukraine at Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis, outside Paris, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. France beats Ukraine 3-0 in playoff second leg to qualify for World Cup. (AP Photo)

PArIS, NOvember 20 (AP): France reached the World Cup against the odds after beating Ukraine 3-0 on Tuesday, overturning a first-leg deficit with a performance full of pride and confidence after most observers had written the team off. Backs to the wall after a 2-0 defeat last Friday, France started at a frenetic pace and never let up against a dispirited Ukraine that played most of the second half with 10 men.

France was already leading 2-0 by then after Mamadou Sakho scored his first international goal midway through the first half and Karim Benzema added a close-range finish in the 34th. "I've experienced some great moments but this one is special. It's fabulous, especially after the first game and the bad result we got there," France coach Didier Deschamps said. "The players should get all the credit because they did something special."

Ukraine went down to 10 men when fullback Yevhen Khacheridi was red-carded for fouling Franck Ribery in the 47th minute. France sealed qualification in the 72nd when Ukraine subsitute Oleg Gusev turned a cross into his own net under pressure from Sakho.

"We should have worked harder and been more organized," Ukraine coach Mykhailo Fomenko said. "I

warned my players before the match to avoid the yellow and red cards but this was very difficult."

There were delirious scenes at the end as France players rushed off the bench to celebrate.

Bullied all night in Kiev last Friday, the French responded brilliantly in a performance full of bravery, panache and determination.

"It's the magic of football.

Four days ago we were bad, very bad," Deschamps said.

"Tonight the players were present and I had no doubt they would be." The players, under intense pressure in the build-up to the game, grabbed flags and sprinted around the field in jubilation as France avoided the embarrassment of failing to qualify for a major tournament for the first time in 20 years. "It's been a very long time since we saw the Stade de France like this," Ribery said. "We took a big slap in Ukraine and we woke up.

We were stuck together until the end and we showed it on the pitch." Olivier Giroud grabbed a microphone and got the crowd singing along to the national anthem as pent-up emotions were well and truly released. "We've suffered so much, there's been so much sadness," Ribery said. "This is wonderful, magnificent." In a match four years ago, 10,000 traveling Irish fans drowned out the home support.

Clarke: comparisons pointless, Australia is ready

brISbANe, NOvember 20 (AP): Michael Clarke is giving nothing away on the eve of the Ashes. Not his starting XI, not comparisons between this and the previous series, not praise nor predictions, not even observations on England.

Outwardly, the captaincy style harks back to another era, back in the mid-1980s when Australia was struggling in the international arena rather than the chirpy, brimmingwith-confidence attitude of the 1990s and early 2000s.

And with good reason — England is in Australia with a settled squad and favored to win a fourth consecutive Ashes series for the first time since the 1880s.

Clarke and the Australians will have to be at their grittiest best to stop them.

Australia's squad is more settled than it was during the tumultuous buildup to the last Ashes series in England, which only finished in August with the home team as 3-0 victors.

England has won eight of the last 15 Ashes tests, and won four of the five Ashes series since ending Australia's dominating run with a home triumph in 2005.

In the weeks leading up to the last Ashes series, Cricket Australia fired South African Mickey Arthur as coach — bringing in former test batsman Darren Lehmann as a late replacement — and suspended opener David Warner after a night club incident. The squad never

England captain Alastair Cook, left, and Australian captain Michael Clarke pose with the replica of Ashes urn on the eve of the first test in the Ashes Series between England and Australia, in Brisbane, Australia, Wednesday, Nov. 20. (AP Photo)

seemed to recover, but is outwardly showing signs of growing confidence ahead of a home series.

"We've played a lot more cricket now as a group. The five test matches in England really helped us — the result didn't help us — but helped us learn more about each other," Clarke told a news conference Wednesday at the Gabba, less than 24 hours before the five-test series was due to start. "It would

be silly to compare where we were then compared with where we are now.

Different series, different conditions."

Rival players have been trading barbs in the media and on social networks in recent days, with Kevin Pietersen and Stuart Broad having plenty to say for England, and Warner and co. firing salvos from Australia. It's all hype, Clarke said, and means nothing come Thursday morning.

He didn't respond to questions about Broad, Pietersen's 100th test cap or the chances of wicketkeeper Matt Prior recovering from injury to play in the first test for England.

"I'm not worried about the England team to be honest," he said. "I'm more focused on Australia."

The Australian lineup is more stable than it was five months ago, with Shane Watson recovering from a hamstring strain to take his

place at the top of the order and also offering to bowl some overs if he's needed to cover the pace group of Ryan Harris, Peter Siddle and the returning Mitch Johnson. "I don't think he'll be at 100 percent in regards to being able to bowl 25 overs in the first innings of a test match but I think, as we've seen, (Watson) has improved every day," Clarke said. "I'm confident he'll be able to bat at his best and do a job with the ball." Clarke said he knows his batting lineup from No. 1-7, but won't reveal it until after the starting XI is announced before the toss.

The only uncertainty seems to be whether Australia will play spinner Nathan Lyon or go for another pace option with allrounder James Faulkner.

Warner returned midway through the last Ashes series but didn't cement his spot in the order, and was one of six batsmen tried at No. 6 as selectors searched for a replacement for the retired Mike Hussey.

He was dropped from a subsequent limited-overs tour to India but has regained form with multiple centuries in domestic cricket and will open the innings. George Baily earned a shot to bat at No. 6 on the basis of his form while leading Australia in India when Clarke was sidelined with a back problem. That should be the only change at the top of the order from the team Australia fielded in the fifth test at The Oval.

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Identity Event Management Co. (EMC) Kohima will bring to stage Methaneilie Solo Jütakhrie one of the most loved musicians in the state, and famed male voice group Zowe Madrigal on December 2 at the Naga Solidarity Park, Kohima as part of this year’s Hornbill International Music Festival.

Interacting with media persons at Rattle & Hum Lounge, Kohima, Akiebu Shaiza, of Identity EMC stated the philosophy of the group as ‘a group of friends from different professions bringing in their knowledge of the field they work

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Musician Methanielie, who will be releasing his new album by February 2014, is set to perform on December 2 at the Naga Solidarity Park, Kohima as part of this year’s Hornbill International Music Festival.

doubtedly had one of the greatest number in terms of Concert attendance, the singing legend revealed that he would be doing numbers of his old hits in addition to songs from his upcoming album.

Talking about the present music scene in Nagaland , Methanielie expressing optimism about the talented musicians in the state coming up in the last ten years, stressed on the need for musicians to focus on singing their originals rather than doing covers of other bands.

A singer whose songs are based on Romance, memories, social issues, humor and satire Methaneilie father of 4 kids, the eldest of whom serves in the public sector while two are pursuing their medical degree and the youngest a higher secondary student said,

“My kids do love music yet I have always encouraged them to be attentive in their studies because the Music industry in Nagaland is still not a haven for aspiring musicians yet.” One of the most remarkable features of his singing has been the singer’s yodeling, for which he created a niche for himself among the young and old alike.

With the younger generation not having heard much of his songs it will indeed be a moment to remember for the young adults who grew up listening to his music and to the hundreds of musicians who were inspired by this legend, as he shares the stage with a musical quartet who themselves believe in promoting ethnicity and cultural with their classy renditions of folk music. Tickets for the event are priced at Rs 200/-.

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A press note issued by the organizers stated that

70% of the results will be determined by public voting for which everybody needs to be mindful of the code number given just below the photo of the bands.

The voting cards, is available from November 19 in Dimapur at World of Titan, Kids Barns (Mindblowers club building) and Excellent Zone (Chumukedima) and Kohima at Dream Cafe, Unitex and Big Bytes. And for

the public to choose their favourite bands wisely, their performances will be projected in Dimapur at Chumukedima and City Tower and in Kohima at POC Junction and High School Junction after which the sing off will be aired on all local channels in Nagaland.

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“Identity EMC want to infuse the music of Methanielie and Zowe Madrigal in one event because we believe in sticking to our local roots, promotion of local culture and our own identity as Nagas, as an integral part of daily life,” he added.

nteracting with media personnel, Methanielie revealed he happily accepted the invitation to take the stage after being impressed by the vision of the group, quoting, “I believe Music plays an intrinsic role in human lives, Music portrays the various emotions of humans be it sorrow, regret, love or joy and it is always a privilege for me to sing my music to people.”

On the verge of releasing his new album by February 2014, the now 59 year old Methaneilie spoke about his younger years, and of the accident he had at the age of 7, following which he took a love for music with legends Jim Reeves, Kishore Kumar and Mohd. Rafi being his inspirations. Recollecting his last individual gig at the ‘Save a Life Concert’ in the late 90s, which has so far un-

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Mertesacker powers Germany to beat England

LONDON, NOvember 20 (AP): Per Mertesacker's header gave Germany a 1-0 victory over England on Tuesday, sending its fierce rival to back-to-back home losses for the first time in 36 years. Captaining Germany in London, Mertesacker powered in the only goal of the Wembley Stadium friendly after meeting a cross from Toni Kroos in the 36th minute. "The fact that we've won here at Wembley this timehonored place is a joy for us," Germany coach Joachim Loew said through a translator. While Germany deployed a second-string squad — and took control after taking the lead — England started with a strong lineup that couldn't get a shot on target or prevent boos ringing out around the venue at the final whistle for the second time in four days here.

England, which was beaten 2-0 by Chile on Friday, has now lost consecutive matches at Wembley for the first time since defeats to Wales and Scotland in 1977.

The closest Roy Hodgson's team came to an equalizer was when Andros Townsend struck the post from a longrange strike on a night when Germany goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller had little to do.

Germany fans celebrated the win by singing — in English — "Football's coming home" — taken from the England anthem "Three Lions."

It was a miserable way for the English Foot-

Germany's Per Mertesacker, right, watches his ball goes pass England's goalkeeper Joe Hart into the net during the international friendly soccer match between England and Germany, at Wembley Stadium in London on Nov. 19. (AP Photo)

ball Association to round out its 150th anniversary celebrations in front of a 85,934-strong crowd, with Germany exposing the hosts' technical deficiencies. "It was a harsh defeat but we needed better quality," Hodgson said.

"The effort, the work rate and desire, I can't fault at all. But in the time we had the ball in the German half, we weren't as efficient as

the Germans were when they had the ball in our half.

"The quality of our passing and shooting was not as good as the Germans."

England, which beat Germany here in the 1966 World Cup final, was only spared a heavier defeat against a fellow Brazil 2014 qualifier by Joe Hart's saves. The Manchester City goalkeeper, who was rested in the Chile friendly, provid-

ed a reminder of his abilities three weeks after being dropped by his club following a series of blunders. A minute before Mertesacker scored his fourth international goal, Hart pulled off a one-handed save to thwart another header from the defender. "We knew setpieces would be a danger, they had some big players and we were a small team tonight," Hodgson said.

KOCHI, NOvember 20 (PtI): After demolishing the West Indies in Sachin Tendulkar's emotionally draining farewell Test series, the Indian team will look to extend its supremacy in the ODIs as well when the two sides face off in a three-match series starting on Thursday.

The 2-0 whitewash against the Caribbean outfit was the perfect send off for the legendary Tendulkar, who called it quits after serving Indian cricket for nearly a quarter of a century. The emotional curtain call left everyone, including the man of the moment, in tears even taking the focus away from the cricket that was played.

The epic farewell is now behind them and the Indi-

ans would try and ensure that it is just cricket that is talked about now.

The home side already deserves credit for keeping itself focussed on the game in the Tests despite the frenzy surrounding Tendulkar's retirement.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men were clinical, to say the least, in the way they went about their business in the Test series, taking full advantage of the West Indians' shabby show to wrap up two Tests in a matter of five days.

The Indians start firm favourites in the shorter format too with a batting line-up, which is in intimidatingly good form. Combining Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dahawn in the opening slots has proved

Hart wasn't at fault for the goal, with England too porous as Mertesacker evaded Wayne Rooney and Chris Smalling to head home. "Per definitely organized our defense — he has turned out to be a pillar of strength — literally speaking in terms of his height," Loew said, praising Mertesacker's agility and ball distribution. He helped to ensure England was largely

restricted to striking from distance, with captain Steven Gerrard sending the ball onto the roof of the net just before half time.

Four minutes into the second half, a fine save from Hart kept out Marco Reus' fierce strike after Mario Gotze skipped through the home defense with ease. Mertesacker was left in space again to try again with his head, but nodded over from a corner, while a low save from Hart pushed away Gotze's effort. "I was annoyed at times because we really squandered our chances — many of them — when we should have extended our lead much earlier," Loew said. "Especially when England were open in defense, we should have scored that second goal."

There were eight changes from the Germany lineup which drew with Italy on Friday as Loew took the friendly as the last chance to experiment, with big names including Bastian Schweinsteiger, Mesut Ozil and captain Philipp Lahm absent.

But the international year ahead of the World Cup ended for Germany just as it had begun against France — with an away win. "I can approach 2014 with a sense of quiet confidence," Loew said. "Many of the players who I wanted to test here today can be proud to have withstood the pressure of Tennis player Maria Sharapova talks about the new Porsche playing against such a great Macan Turbo at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Nov. 19. (AP Photo) crowd."

India look to extend domination over WIndies in ODIs Teams

mahendra singh Dhoni (captain), shikhar Dhawan Rohit sharma, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj singh, suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, mohammed shami, ambati Rayudu, amit mishra, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni mohit sharma.

Mohit Sharma, an IPL find, India with R Ashwin and and Jaydev Unadkat com- Amit Mishra manning the plete the pace quartet for spin department.

match starts 1:30pm (IsT) . to be a masterstroke so far with both scoring heavily in India's last ODI assignment -- the seven-match series against Australia.

In fact, Rohit joined the all-Indian club of ODI doublecenturions in the last match of that series, smashing a 158-ball 209, which included a record 16 sixes. At number three, India has another aggressor in Virat Kohli, who would be keen to carry on with the fine form. The middle-order has a solid look to it

with the likes of Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh and Dhoni himself. Of these, Yuvraj would be keen to make his mark after a rather extended ordinary run with the bat.

In the bowling department, Mohammed Shami would be the one to watch out for as he seeks to be India's newest pace hope after the steady decline of senior pro Zaheer Khan, who has been denied a central contract by the BCCI this year. Bhuvneshwar Kumar,

Heat surge ahead beating Hawks

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Prithvi Shaw: 15-yearold run-machine

Mumbai's 15-year-old Prithvi slams superb 546 in Harris Shield match

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NeW DeLHI, NOvember 20 (tNN): RizviSpringfield skipper Prithvi Shaw, who slammed world record 546 runs against St. Francis D'Assisi in the Harris Shield tournament match on Wednesday, has a reputation of being a runmachine and a gritty performer in high-pressure games. The 15-year-old right-hander is one of the most promising talents on the 22-yards. Prithvi is also captain of the Mumbai under-16 team. His innings of 546 came in 367 minutes and took 330 balls. He scored 85 fours and five sixes on the way to breaking Armaan Jaffer's previous Harris Shield record of 498.

The previous highest by an Indian in any form of registered competitive cricket is 515 by Dadabhoy Havewala for BB and CI Railway vs St. Xavier's College at Mumbai during 1933-34 season. Prithvi's 546 is the third high-

est score if one goes by all the registered scorecards available worldwide since the inception of competitive cricket. As per available information, AEJ Collins scored 628 not out in a competitive match in England in 1899 and CJ Eady struck 566 in another competitive match in 1901.

It was Harris Shield, which first brought Sachin Tendulkar into national prominence after his world record partnership of 664 with Vinod Kambli that was broken a few years back.

One of the first people to recognized Prithvi's potential and predicted his rise is Julian Wood — a former English county cricketer and the founder JW cricket academy. "Five years ago, we were playing a match at the MIG. They put him to bat and he scored 73 against us and I said this is a very, very special boy. I met his father and I told him I will sponsor him.

mates picked up the slack on a night when guard Dwyane Wade wore a suit and LeBron James had his lowest scoring game of the season. With Wade sitting out because of sore knees, Bosh scored a game-high 19 points as the Miami Heat defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 104-88, on Tuesday night. "I've been trying to work on my aggression early and it doesn't necessarily means taking a lot of shots," said Bosh, who shot 8-of-9 from the field.

"I understand with this team everyone has to be efficient. I really tried to focus of getting down there in the block and getting some easy buckets. It kind of got me going. "I just have to keep it up."

The Heat (8-3) broke the game open with a 20-4 surge that stretched from midway through the second quarter and into the third period.

Guard Mario Chalmers finished with 14 points and scored nine unanswered points midway through the third quarter as Miami increased a three-point halftime lead and took its first double-digit advantage.

Chalmers' second straight

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Miami Heat forward LeBron James, left, looks for an open teammate past Atlanta Hawks forward Gustavo Ayon of Mexico, during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Nov. 19 in Miami. James finished 13 points as the Heat defeated the Hawks 104-88. (AP Photo)

3-pointer with 5:06 remaining in the period increased the Heat's lead to 68-54. Chalmers started his spurt on a 3-point-play with 5:45 left. "We try to get out in transition and let our defense be our offense most of the time," Chalmers said. The Heat forced 24 Hawks turnovers. The Heat built a large lead after three periods and Miami coach Erik Spoelstra sub-

stituted freely and rested his starters for Wednesday's second of a back-toback set at Orlando. "I was open-minded, and that's the way I went into it in the fourth," Spoelstra said of the reserves. "They have accepted their roles, understanding what it is and they just want to contribute."

The Hawks got no closer than 80-71 after forward Cartier Martin's 3-pointer

1:59 into the fourth quarter. "Give Miami and their defense a lot of credit," Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said. "Their activity can make it difficult on you offensively. We turned the ball over too many times.

Reserve forward Mike Scott finished with a double-double 15 points and 10 rebouns center Pedro Antic scored 12 points to lead the Hawks (6-4).

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