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Facebook to acquire WhatsApp for $19 bn New York, FebruarY 20 (IaNS): In an acquisition move bigger than Google, Microsoft or Apple have ever done, Facebook has announced to buy mobile messaging service WhatsApp for $19 billion. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, in a statement released Wednesday, explained why his company is paying $19bn - $12 billion in Facebook stock and $4 billion in cash - for WhatsApp. “Our mission is to make the world more open and connected. We do this by building services that help people share any type of content with any group of people they want. “WhatsApp will help us do this by continuing to develop a service that people around the world love to use every day,” explained Zuckerberg.

Rs 190 Cr for medical college in Nagaland

New DeLHI, FebruarY 20 (MexN): An amount of Rs. 190 crore has been sanctioned for Nagaland State’s first medical college, while another Rs 45 crore has been sanctioned for a tertiary Cancer center. This was informed through a press note from the PRO, Nagaland House Delhi, who also informed that Nagaland Health Minister, Imkong L Imchen had met with the Union Health Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad in Delhi on February 19. The note stated that Imchen conveyed his gratitude to the Union Minister on behalf of the DAN government and the people of Nagaland state for sanctioning the projects. The Union Minister informed that the central government’s share in the project will be 90 percent, while the State’s share will be 10 percent.

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ITaNaGar, FebruarY 20 (PTI): Congress stalwart Gegong Apang, who served as the second longest serving chief minister in the country with a record 22 years, mostly with the party, has resigned and joined the BJP. Apang, in a letter to Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee president on February 17 resigned from the primary and active membership of the party, party sources said. He joined the BJP in New Delhi during the day in the presence of senior party leaders, Arunachal Pradesh BJP unit president Tai Tagak said here today.

An Indigenous woman of Arunachal Pradesh state smokes fish during the 28th statehood day celebrations in Itanagar on February 20. Both India and China consider Arunachal Pradesh to be part of their territory and the giant Asian neighbors fought a brief war in 1962 over it. (AP Photo)

Parliament approves 29th state

New DeLHI, FebruarY 20 (IaNS): Parliament Thursday gave its approval to carve out Telangana out of Andhra Pradesh as India’s 29th state, with the Rajya Sabha passing the bill for creation of the new state by a voice vote amid bedlam. Intervening in the debate on the bill which was marked by several adjournments and slogan shouting by members opposed to the creation of the new state, Prime Minister

Manmohan Singh sought to reach out to Seemandhra, announcing a special package for the region. Members of Communist Party of India-Marxist and DMK staged a walk out before the bill was passed, while the Shiv Sena, Trinamool Congress and Samajwadi Party were among the parties that opposed the bill. Seemandhra members belonging to the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) raised slogans of ‘Save Andhra Pradesh, Save Democracy’

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Ninety two year old Temjenlila Ao squints as she watches blurred images on her television set. Sitting on a stool in her modest living room, she turns away from the screen and looks at a bulky transistor radio atop her dresser. She had bought the radio sometime in the 1970s while working as a nurse in Assam. “This was our only source of information and entertainment for many years;” Temjenlila recalls her family huddling up daily for the evening news and her children listening to songs on it regularly. “I hardly ever turn it on now,” she says, turning her gaze back to the television. In a world where television and the internet have revolutionized participation in public debate, the radio is often ignored by the mainstream. However, this device is not completely exhausted yet. Despite the increasing number of internet users, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) notes that the radio is still a major medium to reach “remote communities and vulnerable peoples.” Bulky sets have been replaced by mobile phones tuned into radio frequencies and the ubiquity of mobile technology enables even remote communities to interact with radio shows, using a tool already in their possession. While the radio remains an uncelebrated yet significant medium worldwide, Nagaland State continues to lumber in a mono-dimensional existence, as far as radio waves are concerned. All India Radio (AIR) Nagaland dominates the frequencies in the State, leaving no other alternative for the ever decreasing number of radio listeners. On their part, AIR acts as a reliable provider of news and broadcasts frequent entertainment and educational programmes. However, the parastatal aspect of a communication medium, sanctioned and at least partly controlled by the ‘State,’ is a concern for some people. Jacob Yanthan, a teacher from Kohima

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near the chairman’s podium during the debate on the bill. Manmohan Singh, who had a protective ring of Congress members around him as he spoke, assured that special status will be given for five years to Seemandhra region - the residual state of Andhra Pradesh following creation of a separate Telangana. Before the passage of the bill, Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley said that there was need to amend the constitution on pro-

posal of powers given to the governor concerning law and order. However, the government did not agree to his suggestion. Jaitley said that the process of creating Telangana by bifurcating Andhra Pradesh should be “legally correct”. “Law and order belongs to state. Governor is a representative of the central government. Can you do so (give him the powers of law and order) without amending constitution?” he asked. Related story on page 8

koHIMa, FebruarY 20 (MexN): Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has been chosen as the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland’s candidate for the lone Lok Sabha seat from Nagaland State. DAN comprises Naga People’s Front, Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (United). The Nationalist Congress Party is not a pre-poll partner of the NPF, but is extending outside support to the Government in the 60-member State Assembly while the Independent MLAs are also with NPF. Briefing media persons after a closed door meeting of the DAN Coordination Committee meeting held at NPF central office here today, DANCC chairman Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu said that DAN partners have unanimously decided to accept Rio as the consensus candidate. He said following the approval of the NPF Working Committee to clear the candidature of Rio yesterday, the DAN Coordination Committee today held the final sitting endorsing the recommendation of the NPFWC. “The DAN partners - NPF, BJP and JD(U) - are of the same opinion that Rio will be the right candidate to go to Delhi and represent the Naga people,” said Dr. Shürhozelie, also president of NPF. Today’s meeting, furthermore, urged other political parties to extend support to the DAN candidate. The meeting did not discuss who could succeed Rio. Dr. Shürhozelie said it has also been decided that the NPF will now approach the Opposition Congress and Independent MLAs to be in-sync with the decision of the DANCC. However, on the remarks of the State Congress president SI Jamir

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says, “While the print media in Nagaland has, for the most part, succeeded in becoming independent voices, the radio airwaves are still dominated by the State.” “I’m not suggesting that there is anything Orwellian at play here. But it is unhealthy and it is time for autonomous views to emerge in Nagaland’s radio waves as well,” he asserts. Spectrum allocation restrictions in “disturbed areas” of India do not help the case either. The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters, in a 2013 report, noted that “there have been no actual clearances for community radio license applications from certain specific regions of the country.” “This is particularly the case of ‘disturbed areas,’ in spite of the recognized contribution of community radio elsewhere to dialogue and peace building,” the report added. When UNESCO declared February 13 as World Radio Day, it was done to “. . . promote access to information and freedom of expression. . .” It was also done to recognize the radio’s vital role in boosting the entertainment industry, particularly music. Temjen Jamir, a musician from Dimapur, views that independent FM radio stations can provide a major boost to the local music scene. “Many Naga musicians can benefit by getting local airtime, thereby reaching more people with their music,” he adds. Jamir feels that the radio can be a major complementary avenue for local musician, given the ever increasing presence of Naga artists on the internet. The radio acts as a tool to promote industry for some, induces nostalgia in many and appears as hope for a freer and better informed world for others. Fighting for the realization of Africa’s dignity, values and aspiration, the Bamako Declaration (1993) pertinently asserts, “Radio pluralism is an essential component in the deepening of the democratic process now underway: it allows people greater access to a diversity of information, and guarantees increased popular participation for sustainable human development. . .”

DIMaPur, FebruarY 20 (MexN): The GPRN/NSCN has stated that it will demand the “unconditional release” of all its members booked under the National Security Act (NSA) for arms possession if Isak Sumi, allegedly from NSCN (Khaplang), is released from the Dimapur Central Jail where he is currently lodged. A press release from the MIP of the GPRN/NSCN claimed today that the said Isak Sumi had “master-minded” a number of incidents in Dimapur, Kohima and Zunheboto where people and business establishments were threatened with death and bombs. Sumi, according to GPRN/NSCN, is in the Dimapur Central jail “for possession of multiple arms from Zunheboto.” The MIP quoted the example of an IRB personnel sustaining bullet injuries in a shoot-out at a BOC near Chandmari, Kohima, three years ago. Then, a bomb was thrown inside a jeweler’s in Murgi Patti,

Dimapur, injuring two people, where one died. In Zunheboto district, three criminals were “rescued at gun-point,” noted the MIP, from the district jail on October 29, 2013, resulting in the suspension of three police personnel. “There are numerous incidents which occurred, pertaining to the same group of people while nothing is being done about it,” stated the GPRN/NSCN. The MIP, while stating that “such kind of repeated offenders should not be let off scot-free,” also said that “If the district administration and the law enforcing agencies releases Mr. Isak from its custody, GPRN/NSCN shall demand immediate release of all the civil and military members who have been booked under NSA for mere possession of arms. GPRN/NSCN reiterates unconditional release of all its members booked under NSA for arms possession on the day of Isak’s release from Dimapur Central jail.”

that if a consensus candidate is to be sent to Delhi, then there has to be a meeting of all political parties, Dr. Shürhozelie said, “I will approach and request them to accept the consensus because Nagaland has only one seat and whoever goes will represent the Naga people and it will have greater impact in Delhi.” Asked whether sending Rio would hamper the party government in Nagaland State, he replied in negative stating that “even if Rio goes, another leader will take over and we will see that the transition is smooth.” BJP Nagaland unit president M Chuba and State unit JD(U) president Mhonjan Lotha also talked on similar lines expressing that they had been contemplating fielding their own candidates but now, with the approval of the national leaders, they have decided to support Rio as the consensus candidate of DAN. NCP is part of the UPA government at the centre but in the State, the party has been extending outside support to the NPF led DAN government. Former home minister and NCP MLA, Dr. TM Lotha, said they have convened a meeting on February 21 to discuss the issue. “We will extend support to Rio, but we will have to first discuss among ourselves,” he said. Amidst speculations and lobbying for the chief minister’s post, the JD(U) insisted that the next CM should focus more on economic development of the State and welfare of the people. Spokesman for the party, Sushil Kumar, urged that whoever becomes the next CM should give top priority to exploring the potentials of the State and emphasize more on economic development. With PTI inputs

Unanimous decision to field Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio as consensus candidate for LS polls

nttU demands removal of nagaland forest Minister DIMaPur, FebruarY 20 (MexN): The Nagaland Timber Traders’ Union (NTTU) and its district units have once again demanded the “removal/replacement” of the Nagaland Forest Minister, since according to them, “the genuine Naga tree farmers and plantation owners continue to groan under his corrupt practices.” A press note from the NTTU President and timber trader union Presidents of Dimapur, Kohima, Phek and Peren alleged that the “present Forest minister is selling tree felling wagons at the rate of Rs. 3 lakhs (repeat Rs. 3 lakhs) per wagon, thereby depriving the Naga tree farmers and plantation owners of their rights.” They further pulled up the DFO Dimapur for allegedly “collecting money (selling of tree felling wagons) on behalf of the Forest minister.” They added that the “DFO handed over the collected money to the minister on September 18, 2013.” “The DFO is also charging Rs. 10,000 (ten thousand) per wagon as his personal commission,” the unions alleged. The unions questioned as to why the Nagaland state government is keeping silent, “even when it is fully aware of the corruption and malpractices of the Forest minister.” At present, the unions informed, that the rate of timber/wood, which should be sold at Rs.700 per cft, is being sold at one Rs. 380 per cft “due to the heavy commission on wagons imposed by the Forest minister.” This leaves the local tree farmers and timber traders with little room for profit, according to the unions. As such, they demanded that the government remove or replace the Forest minister “before things go out of hand.”

Sumis and Yimchungrus resolve to strengthen ties

DIMaPur, FebruarY 20 (MexN): The Sumi Hoho and the Yimchungru Tribal Council, in a joint meeting today, resolved to “strengthen and uphold the age old relationship between the Sumi and Yimchungru and also stand beside one another at any circumstances in the future.” The meeting further agreed that the two Hohos will hold “brotherhood meetings” once in 3 years at Zunheboto HQ and Shamator HQ alternatively, which will conincide with “cultural exchanges” to further strengthen their relationship. This was informed in

Representatives of Sumi Hoho and Yimchungru Tribal Council after a joint meeting between the two at Circuit House, Dimapur on Thursday.

a joint statement issued by Thsesong. Sumi Hoho President, HovThe two organizations ishe Arkha and Yimchungru had met at Circuit house Tribal Council President, M where they had “a thread-

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Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.