23th April 2014 by The Morung Express

C M Y K

www.morungexpress.com

The Morung Express

Dimapur VOL. IX ISSUE 109

“

Opposition attacking my husband for political gains: Priyanka [ PAGE 8]

reflections

By Sandemo Ngullie

www.morungexpress.com

”

If you command wisely, you’ll be obeyed cheerfully Richard Gere is dating Padma Lakshmi

Wednesday, April 23, 2014 12 pages Rs. 4 –Thomas Fuller

Peace Tour on Bikes: Promoting peace in four different states [ PAGE 2]

Acts of bravery emerge from pilloried ship crew

[ PAGE 11]

Moyes exits from United

[ PAGE 12]

[ PAGE 9]

women and children Border row continues: Are secure in nagaland state? 30 houses burned down Morung Express news Dimapur | April 22

mmh..Very good. Tell your father he is improving!

Vote on www.morungexpress.com SMS your answer to 9862574165 Do present Naga leaders have the ability and capacity to lead the people towards a shared future? no

Others

State Vigilance takes Engineer into custody Morung Express news Dimapur | April 22

A government official, an engineer, deputed to the Nagaland University (NU) by a department of the Government of Nagaland, was taken into custody this morning from NU’s Lumami campus by a joint team of the Nagaland Police and the Nagaland State Vigilance Commission. Sources informed that the raid, which was conducted from 4:00am of April 22, saw the official’s house being cordoned off, and mobile phone along with other items seized. The official was escorted out of the Lumami campus by a team of the Akuloto police, then handed over to the Wokha police, from where the State Vigilance team from Kohima took the official to the State capital, informed sources. When contacted, officials of the State Vigilance Commission and the Wokha police did not deny the report, but declined to provide any further details on the reasons behind today’s chain of events.

KU not to attend NP&NG meeting

C M Y K

MON, APRIL 22 (MExN): The Konyak Union (KU) has decided not to attend the proposed NP&NG (Nagaland Petroleum & Natural Gas) meeting which is scheduled for April 23 at Kohima for the Mon District Zone. This was decided at its Advisory Board meeting on April 21, and informed to the press through a release from KU president S. Manlip Konyak and general secretary Y. Hosea Konyak. The KU reiterated that “the responsible Government & Chairman of NP&NG did not respond to the memorandum of Konyak Union Vide letter No. KU/GEN36/NP&NG/2013-15 dated Mon the 14/10/2013” which was submitted to the Chief Minister of Nagaland and the then Chairman of the NP&NG for rectification of the NP&NG Regulations and Rules 2012 before any MoU is made between the parties.

Chairperson, Nagaland State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NSCPCR), Meilemla Pongener, has said “public awareness” can be part of an overall approach to preventing child abuse and neglect. “We need to develop an effective child abuse prevention message as well as effective public awareness activities and programmes. By effective planning and newsworthy activities, communities can help to promote healthy parenting practices, child safety skills and protocols for reporting suspected maltreatment,” the NSCPCR chairperson said. Addressing the first foundation day of Nagaland Alliance for Child Rights (NACR) here at Miqlat Ministry on Tuesday, Meilemla, reflected on NACR’s motto ‘Safer Nagaland for women and children’ and posed a question: “Are we safe, both women and children in Nagaland? Are we safe in our own land? If we are not safe in our own land, how can we expect safety in the mainland or in other states?” She added, “Everyday we see violation of rights of women and children –rights enshrined in Constitution of India.” She said in the past Naga society, women and children played a very important role, especially in economic and social activities, and in return men folk protected them from enemies. But with the vast advancement of technology and science in the present day, lifestyles and social structures have undergone drastic changes even in Naga society and so “every day we see one or the other dreadful thing happening in our society, which were not the issues” in the by-gone days, she said. “Even as we work to bring justice in child abuse cases, which are becoming rampant with the changing of times, one very important aspect that we must focus on is prevention,” the NSCPCR chairperson said. Meilemla also reminded women that whenever “we talk about protection of

child rights, we as women are a part of it, since every child is from a mother-a woman. And I feel that we as mothers and women should play a very important roles to protect our rights.” President, Naga Women Hoho Dimapur, Hukheli Wotsa, also shared on the plight of women and children in the context of the present Naga society. Vice president NACR, NT Kikon, spoke on the issues of illegal adoption in Nagaland and NACR secretary, Liangamang Robert, presented the activities of NACR since its formation a year back. Renowned Naga musician Alobo Naga presented a special number on the occasion followed by a special song and choreography from kids of ‘Canaan House of Hope.’ Earlier, NACR president, NK Keny, delivered the welcome address.

Nagaland Alliance for Child Rights calls for developing effective public awareness

The Morung Express POLL QUESTIOn

Yes

C M Y K

The scene at Dikoi village (Assam-nagaland border) on April 22 after at least 30 houses in the village were burned down.

Morung Express news Dimapur | April 22

Tension over land continues to simmer in the disputed Dimapur-Karbi Anglong border. Fresh trouble erupted on April 22 as at least 30 houses were torched and gun firing occurred at Dikoi village, which is located in the disputed western periphery of Dimapur. There was, however, no report of any human casualty. The day’s violence was allegedly triggered by gunshots that originated from Dikoi.

Dikoi inhabitants highlight “inactive stance” of Nagaland Government According to the inhabitants of Dikoi, Assam Police personnel started firing in the direction of the village at around 1:10pm, Tuesday. The shooting lasted for over an hour. The Assam Police personnel along with the CRPF then swooped down on the village from the south and started torching houses,

the inhabitants said. It calmed after the Dimapur police intervened. The Assam Police, however, maintained that they retaliated after they were fired upon by the inhabitants. A Maruti Gypsy (NL 07 7276) was also confiscated and taken away. The Assam Police alleged that the shots fired by the inhabit-

ants came from the vehicle. The Dikoi inhabitants refuted the allegation stating they did not resort to any gun firing. They further expressed dismay over the Nagaland government’s inactive stance on the prevailing border row with the Assam Police. Today’s was the sixth shooting incident in the vicinity of Dikoi since March 21. The inhabitants of Dikoi asserted that they were the targets in all the shootings. Dikoi is located in a small hillock sloping into a south-west direction.

Stop ‘illegal adoptions’ in hospitals: NACR Nagaland Alliance for Child Rights (NACR) has urged the immediate intervention of Nagaland State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NSCPCR) into rampant illegal adoptions taking place in both government and private hospitals in Nagaland by serving notice to stop giving infants for adoptions from hospitals. NACR, in a representation to chairperson NSCPCR, stated that such practices not only violate the best interest of the child in the process of adoption but is also a direct violation of Government of India rules on Adoption, which is punishable under Section 370 IPC with imprisonment of not less than 7 years but may extend to 10 years and shall also be liable to fine. NACR said the notice may also be published in local newspapers. The alliance also called upon NSCPCR to disseminate information on legal adoption to the general public through publicity in all forms of mass media/print media to stop all illegal adoptions outside licensed specialized adoption agencies. Further, NACR also appealed for effective implementation of ICPS schemes in Nagaland, setting up of an observation home in Dimapur for Dimapur district and, a special home for children affected/infected by HIV.

blast in Naga women’s groups speak ne reeling under heat wave Grenade Dimapur, 1 injured out on violence against women KOHIMA/SENAPATI, APRIL 22 (MExN): The ever-growing rate of crimes against women in Naga society has yet again drawn the ire of Naga women organizations, which have urged law enforcing agencies to ensure befitting punishment, and the society to imbibe a sense of morality, responsibility and discipline. The Naga Women’s Union (NWU) and the Indigenous Women’s Forum for North-East India (IWFNEI) in a joint statement today condemned acts of gender insensitivity, atrocities and disrespect of women in society. Rampant violence against women, they stated, has reached an “alarming level.” The two women’s bodies cited the examples of the “rape” of a minor girl by Povetso at Mohonkhola, Kohima on April 13, rape of minor girl by S. Ngaopuni (65) of Poumai Colony at Koirengei Hills, Imphal on April 17, rape and assault of a woman (43) by Waikhom Saratkumar (45) in Thoubal on April 14, rape of minor girl of Sora Mayai Leikai, abducted and raped by Md. Rahman alias Namba (22) of Sangai Humpham Cherapur, and a case of trafficking which came to light when an inmate (minor) of Grace Academy, Hamleikhong in Ukhrul District, escaped from the clutches of alleged traffickers while her younger sister in class V is still believed to be in the custody of traffickers. “These incidents of evil acts have shocked our collective conscience and it is an indication of how inhumane one can become,” stated the

NWU and IWFNEI. They appealed to “every sensible person” to denounce these violent acts and “cooperate in rooting out social evils and urge law enforcing agencies to award befitting punishment to the culprits as per the law of the land and promptly trace and rescue the missing minor girl from the kidnappers.” The two women’s organizations also encouraged that “a sense of morality, responsibility, discipline and God fearing is duly imparted in the families, schools, Churches, institutions, etc to eradicate such violence and cruel acts against Women.” Meanwhile, the Naga Mothers’ Association (NMA) today condemned in the “strongest term” the “brutal and senseless murder” of a woman on April 17 in Dimapur, as well as the alleged rape of a minor girl in Kohima. “Such unethical, monstrous and most inhuman crime should be seriously investigated and punished in its severest manner so that it don’t happen again,” stated the NMA in a press release from its president Abei-u Meru and secretary, Lochumbeni Humtsoe. “Violent crimes against women have been re-occuring in our society and just verbal condemnation is not enough. Unless law takes strict action and creates a sense of fear in people, such sad incidents will continue to happen,” it said, also appealing and demanding for the law enforcing agencies to “ensure that the perpetrators are given the strictest punishment possible.”

GUWAHATI, APRIL 22 (PTI): Guwahati is reeling under heat wave condition recording an above normal maximum temperature of 40.1 degrees Celsius since Monday when it was the highest in the last 15 years forcing people to remain indoors to avoid the sizzling heat. Regional Meteorology Centre sources on Tuesday said the 40.1 degrees C temperature was due to westerly hot winds from the Gangetic plains in the lower atmosphere with no moisture feed from the Bay of Bengal to trigger rainfall. Guwahati had for the first time experienced such a temperature on April 17, 1999 recording heat wave conditions of above 40 degrees C maximum temperature and five degrees above normal temperature, the sources said. Guwahati’s normal temperature at this time of year is an average 31 degree C, they said. With Assam experiencing hot weather condition, the sources said the mercury was rising also in the NE region with little change in the weather forecast for the next two days.

For hydration under the scorching sun, people are heading for aerated cold drinks, ice-creams, fruit and sugarcane juice, tender coconut water and other cooling beverages giving brisk business to the vendors of these items. The prevailing power cuts and unscheduled load shedding in Assam is also adding to the woes of the people here not normally used to such a high temperature. This prompted chief minister Tarun Gogoi to review the prevailing power position and direct the Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) to take immediate steps to meet the shortfall of power. APDCL Chairman Rajiv Yadav apprised Gogoi that due to drought-like conditions prevailing in the northeast, Assam is not receiving adequate power from the hydro power generating stations of Ranganadi, Kopili, Khandong, Doyang, Loktak and others due to low water level in the reservoirs creating a shortfall of about 275 MW.

Morung Express news Dimapur | April 22

Jasokie Market came under attack for a second time in less than a month after unidentified assailants lobbed a grenade inside the marketing complex located at GS Road, injuring one person. The incident occurred at 7-7:30 pm, Tuesday. According to the police, the explosive landed at the back of the building and exploded. One man, identified only as Ranjan and said to be a cook, sustained shrapnel wounds. The injury was not life threatening, it was informed. Though an unrequited monetary demand was suspected to be behind the attack, police said that the targeted business establishment denied receiving any ransom demands. Meanwhile, President of Rice Miller’s Association, Zheito Chophy, has condemned the incident, and urged the authorities to “nab the miscreants and award stringent punishment.”

Demand for early creation of ‘north eastern Province’ NEW DELHI, APRIL 22 (MExN): The North Eastern Province Demand Committee (NEPDC) has submitted a “reminder memorandum” to the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, for the “early creation of North Eastern Province.” This was stated in a press release from convenor of the NEPDC, Abon Kamei, who went to New Delhi on April 21 to submit this memorandum, also to Sushil Kumar Shinde, Union Minister for Home Affairs and Paban Singh Ghatowar, Union Min-

ister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North East Region (DONER). The NEPDC stated that it “strongly believes that the creation of North Eastern Province by amending the Constitution of India and giving maximum autonomy to the region will pave way for all round developments of one of the most neglected regions of the country and also lessen the burden of the Central Government for day today administrative works.” The NEPDC projected that the “North East-

ern Province may be given full autonomy for all the affairs of administration, law and order and other developmental activities in the region. The Central Government may retain power pertaining to only foreign affairs, defence, currency, communication etc.” The incorporation of such a special provision in the Constitution of India and establishment of a North Eastern Province, stated the NEPDC, “will safeguard the rights of the indigenous people of the region and they will be the masters

and proprietors of their land and resources.” It believed that this method would address the “genuine interest and aspiration of the people living in North Eastern Region” in a meaningful manner, as well as maintain the Government of India’s “interest” in “unity and integrity” of the country. Kamei mentioned that this is the third reminder to the Government of India since the first memorandum was submitted to Dr. Manmohan Singh in 2011 for creation of a North Eastern Province.

C M Y K

C M

Dimapur

Wednesday

LocaL

23 April 2014

The Morung Express C

Peace Tour on Bikes:

Y K

M Y K

Promoting peace in four different states Morung Express News Dimapur | April 22

A ragpicker rummage through heaps of garbage for re-useable items at a municipal waste dump in Dimapur on World Earth Day, April 22. Photo by Caisii Mao

Pochury Students' Union cautions insincere teachers

Dimapur, april 22 (mExN): The Pochury Students' Union (PSU) in its recently concluded school inspection/ educational tour within its jurisdiction from March 27 to April 12 found out that some teachers were not performing their duties with sincerity. Stating this in a press release, PSU cautioned the insincere teachers while lauding the dedicated and sincere teachers for their hard labour. The Union also appealed to the concerned teachers to discharge their duties with dedication for the welfare of the stu-

C M Y K

dent community and for the uplift of the society as a whole. Meanwhile, the Union directed all the SSA teachers posted under SDEO Meluri to report to their respective

SATA last Thursday. “The school cannot run without the strength of the teachers which is hampering the academic career of the students,” asserted the statement issued by PSU president Abel Senwusingrii Thuer and its assistant general secretary Atsopu Pfithu. The Union further extended fullest support to the demands made by the Nagaland SSA Teachers Association (NSSATA) and appealed to the School Education Department to look into the matter posting place and discharge their duties fol- and address their grievances by releasing lowing the call off of their agitation by NS- their pending salaries at the earliest.

Tells SSA teachers to discharge duties

Y K

comprised from the four North Eastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur and Nagaland. The team started off the peace tour from Jorhat on April 14 and had toured the four states meeting different people promulgating for a peaceful society. James emphasized that “peace has to start from you and me” and appealed one and all to give effort for peaceful co-existence in our society. The team covered over 2000 kms in the four states promoting peace. Miathou Krose, General Secretary, NCP Nagaland, in his short speech stated that violence is a part of the system and that there is a proper means to check it. He felt necessary that a strict and strong authority to check the violence, crime, misdeeds etc would give us a peaceful society. He also believed that “politics and religion are two sides of the

Mount Carmel School Longleng observes Earth Day loNglENg, april 22 (mExN): The Eco Club of Mount Carmel School Longleng observed Earth Day under the National Green Corps Programme (NGCP). The programme was held along with the school’s annual CREST (Christ the root of education skills and transformation) programme. A press release from Rusovil John, Member Secretary (NPCB) & State Nodal Officer (NGCP) informed that Tali Angh, proprietor of the school welcomed the resource persons and students and gave the highlights of the programme. Resource person Vimha Neikha, Junior Research Fellow from Nagaland Pollution Control Board (NPCB) spoke on the importance of Earth Day stressing on the significance of the 4R’s of the en-

vironment—refuse, reuse, reduce and recycle. She also stressed that care for nature and environment should not be just limited to Earth Day, but should be an ongoing activity. “Care for nature and the environment today will have lasting implications for future generations and the sensitization and awareness to encourage such an attitude is the need for the younger generation,” she added Meanwhile, resource person Nividi, youth director of Town Baptist Church, Dimapur stated that the earth is the creation of God and we have the responsibility to care and nurture it as stewards. Earth Day is an annual event observed on April 22 on which people around the world show their concern by taking up activities and raising public awareness about varieties of environmental issues including air pollution, water pollution, habited destruction, climate change etc.

same coin”. President of Rengma Naga Students’ Union, Karbi Anglong also spoke on the occasion. He strongly stressed that there can be no peace as long as the gun culture in our society is bred. Solomon, General Secretary, ACAUT Nagaland asserted that the desire for a peaceful society is inside each of us and that we need to foster the mutual feeling if we want to see and live in the peaceful society that we all wish for. Joel Nillo Kath, Finance Secretary, ACAUT Nagaland, who was the Guest of Honor, stated that issues like the ethnic conflict, rampant corruption in all sectors etc are the anti-thesis to peace. While observing that the Peace Tour on Bikes was at its initial stage, he expressed hope that the initiative of the team would become bigger and that the aspiration of the team members and the people would come true.

MEx File CRS Eco Club observes Earth Day

Food Processing Industries Cell, Directorate of Industries & Commerce along with District Industries Centre officials and staff successfully conducted a one day seminar cum awareness programme on National Mission on Food Processing (NMFP).

Youths of Nagaland venture into beauty & wellness sector Dimapur, april 22 (mExN): Since the Job Fair organized by Government of Nagaland under the Directorate of Employment and Craftsmen Training in November 2013 at Agri Expo, 148 energetic youths from 11 districts of Nagaland State have joined O2 Spa Academy, Hyderabad to build their career in Beauty and Wellness. On April 21, another 40 enthusiastic girls from different parts of Nagaland started

their journey to join the free training at O2 Academy. The duration of the training is 6 months, where they will take courses in Beauty, Massage, Facial, Hairdressing and Make Up. Yoga, communication skills, personal development and basic knowledge on computer are also included in the training course. The training is being sponsored by Ministry of Labour and Employment, Govt. of India under the SDI Scheme (Skills Development Initiative) with the objective to provide self-employment opportunity to the educated unemployed youth of the country especially the youth of Northeast India. A press release from the O2 Spa state office informed that while addressing the group of students before leaving Nagaland, Additional Director of Employment & Craftsmen training, Kohima, Vandan-

shan Lotha expressed his joy and appreciated the students for coming forward and taking great interest in the six-month long job oriented skills training programme. Vandanshan motivated the group to take this opportunity seriously and complete the training thereby they can start working to support themselves and their families. He also asked the students not to look for easy life, but work harder and live better lives and become more responsible persons in the society. He also reminded them that the Govt. of Nagaland is fully behind this programme to be successfully implemented for the benefit of deserving youth, especially school dropouts, educated unemployed youth in the state. Human Resource Executive, Mathew Dangmei who facilitated the event highlighted briefly on the process of mobilizing the

Scouts & guides informed

Alemtemshi Jamir speaking during the closing function of Peace Tour on Bikes at Hotel Saramati on April 22.

Earth Day: Refuse, reuse, reduce and recycle

AckNowLedgMeNt

The Peace Tour on Bikes with the motto “Peace for all”, organized by the North East Students’ Volunteers, Jorhat concluded today with a formal function at Hotel Saramati. Speaking as the Chief Guest on the occasion, Alemtemshi Jamir expressed hope that the Peace Tour program would touch the hearts and minds of the people of North East that would yearn and work together for a peaceful society. He asserted that the uproar in the society is not simply the absence of violence but a lot more complicated and that “we” need to understand the intricacies of the social, political, economical and other impacts on a society that would nurture a peaceful society. “The past has been difficult and the present and future could be more difficult if we do not try to understand it,” he stated. He reminded of the relativity of ethical values by recollecting that head hunting was once glorified in our society. “We consider it a vice in this age. The greatest unrest in the past was head hunting. The present being the different political aspirations or the insurgency problem.” He also observed that another dangerous trend emerging in our society is the ever increasing gap between the haves and the have-nots. Earlier, report on the “Peace Tour on Bikes” was briefed by Rev. Dr. Woba James (Convener). Members of the team

Through this column, we the bereaved family would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who stood by us spiritually, physically and financially during the illness and sad demise of our most beloved, Late Mrs. Apeny Murry, who went home to be with the Lord on April 16th, 2014. Her life was a precious gift and a blessing for us. We regret our inability to thank everyone individually. It is our humble prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly. Loving husband, children, in-laws, grand children and relatives.

Dimapur, april 22 (mExN): The Nagaland State Bharat Scouts and Guides has informed all its members that the 17th National Jamboree will be held at Jaipur, Rajasthan from November 6 to 12, 2014. All interested Scouters and Guiders willing to join as National Staff have been informed that the National Jamboree Staffs will be selected on the pattern of International Jamboree. Therefore, any interested members having Scouting/Guiding qualification of LT/ALT/HWB or Advanced Trained Unit Leaders having specialization in some particular area like Music, Pioneering, Adventure or computer applications etc. can inform their willingness to the State Headquarters on or before April 30, 2014 through sms/call to the following officials: John Tochimong Yimchunger SOC(S) & Officiating State Secretary – 9436437431/ 9612732164, Vimezonu SOC(G) – 8014269457/ 9436062258.

students and also the training programme. He also briefed the students on self-respect, mannerisms, tips on travel and insight on the O2 Spa & its academy located in Hyderabad which is spread over 10 acres with 1 lakh square feet of facility with integrated hostel, computer labs, hair & beauty labs and facilities such as basketball court, shuttle court, carom boards, chess etc, with dedicated professional trainers with visual presentation. The representative staff of O2 Spa, Nagaland have invited all the interested young educated unemployed youth (females) to come and register their names for the coming next batch in April/ May & June. Interested youth can contact the following persons at office hour (9am5pm): Mathew Dangmei – 8415924004, Lovitoli Aye – 8415924043 and Thungreni Kikon – 8415938180.

Dimapur, april 22 (mExN): The Eco Club of Charity Residential School (CRS), Unity Village observed Earth Day on April 22 under the theme “Control Pollution”. The day was observed by organizing drawing and art competition at the school premises. Altogether 80 students participated. The day was also marked by various activities like cleaning the streets and collecting plastic and burning garbage in the school surrounding, informed a press release.

C M Y K

Excise seize liquor Dimapur, april 22 (mExN): The Mobile Squad duty party at Chumukedima Excise check gate on April 21, around 2:40 pm seized 300 bottles of assorted IMFL from a Kohima bound taxi bearing registration No. NL01T-7770. According to a press release received here, the passenger of the taxi Tuile Zeliang admitted that the consignment belonged to her. She had bought it from railway gate area to be taken to Kohima, she added. Therefore, Tuile Zeliang was arrested and charged under Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition Act. The seized articles have been kept in the Mobile Squad Malkhana and will be destroyed after receiving sanction order from the Director of Prohibition, stated the release.

NMM and IEM sign partnership agreement

C M Y K

Dimapur, april 22 (mExN): Nagaland Missions Movement (NMM) and Indian Evangelical Mission (IEM) signed a partnership agreement on March 2 in Hyderabad. This is basically to train the missionaries to serve with understanding in the fields, empower the local leaders by sharing the resources and conduct various programmes like family and mission seminars, team building and inter personal skill seminars for the church leaders and members to strengthen the local congregation. IEM state secretary for Nagaland, Rev. R Mangyang Chang expressed that the partnership will really bring newness in the church and mission relationship and set a role model to many.

SVUD general session Dimapur, april 22 (mExN): The 11th general session of Seyochung Village Union Dimapur (SVUD) will be held on April 26, 10:00 am at the residence of the Union’s banker at Purana Bazaar, Dimapur. Therefore, all the members have been requested to attend the meeting without fail.

Women empowerment & leadership summit NE Region to start Friday

Kohima, april 22 (mExN): Women Empowerment and Leadership Summit North East Region (WELSNER) will commence on Friday, April 25 and conclude April 26 at Bamboo Hall, Kisama. The chief guests will be the Governor of Nagaland, Dr. Ashwani Kumar and his wife. Pukhayi Sumi, Parliamentary Secretary for Department of Women Development, Cooperation & Sericulture, Government of Nagaland would be the guest of honor. Some of the prominent speakers lined up for this summit are, Rosemary Dzuvichu, Advisor, Naga Mother’s Association; Dr. Monisha Behal, Executive Director, North East Network; Jarjum Ete, Secretary, National Alliance of Women; Neidonuo Angami (Padmashree), Social Activist & Former President, Naga Mother’s Association (NMA); Daisy Mezhur, Secretary, Nagaland State Social Welfare Board (NSSWB) & Mission

Director, State Resource Center for Women; Sentila T Yanger (Padmashree), State Convener, INTACH (Nagaland Chapter); Bano Haralu, Editor-in-Chief, Eastern Mirror, Nagaland; Tanushree Hazarika, Managing Director, Eclectic Group, Assam. “The summit is first of its kind in the North East Region and is projected to make an impact on every participant at the event,” a press release quoted Ricky Ozukum, MD, Alaphra Group. He further stated that the number of expected participants for the summit is 150 from all over the North Eastern states. The summit is officially endorsed by the Nagaland State Commission for Women with State Resource Centre for Women as Associating Partner. The Department of Women Development, Government of Nagaland is the Supporting Partner with APAC CXO Forum as Knowledge Partner.

As part of their social responsibility, some of the companies from corporate sectors have also confirmed their participation at the event with Elken as the Gold Sponsor and Honda2Wheelers as Silver Sponsor. Meanwhile, among local entrepreneurs, Nagaland Manpower Consultancy Services (NMPCS) will be the event Silver Sponsor and ADL Weddings & Event as Patron Sponsor. The exhibitor at the event will be the Exotic Echo which is committed to creating sustainable rural employment in Tiezephe village, Nagaland. Eclectic Magazine, current affairs and cultural monthly English magazine in the North East will be the official Magazine partner. The release informed all the confirmed delegates of the event that the registration and the welcome breakfast will start at 8:30AM at the venue. Thereafter, the Summit will be officially inaugurated.

C M Y K

REgional

The Morung Express

Wednesday 23 April 2014

Dimapur

Manipuris want better education, job opportunities Imphal, aprIl 22 (IaNS): The people of Manipur, once ravaged by insurgency and still suffering from its residual strains, came out in full force to vote during the 16th Lok Sabha election as they want a government that betters educational and employment opportunities in the state and focuses on development. Manipur has two parliamentary constituencies. Around 74 percent of the 874,000 voters cast their ballots April 17 in the Inner Manipur constituency and going by the locals, incumbent MP Thokchom Meinya Singh of the Congress, who has represented the seat for a second consecutive term, may not be returned. He is facing a serious threat from Communist Part of India's (CPI) Moirangthem Nara

Nido kiLLiNg: Court extends Judicial custody NEw DElhI, aprIl 22 (IaNS): A court here Tuesday extended, for 14 days, the judicial custody of the four people allegedly involved in Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Tania killing case. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pritam Singh extended the judicial custody of accused Pawan, Sunder, Sunny Uppal and Farman for next 14 days, after the four were produced before it. The four were arrested February and booked under various charges dealing with murder and Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for passing racist remarks against Tania. Tania, 19, died in hospital Jan 30, a day after being beaten up by several shopkeepers in south Delhi's Lajpat Nagar area following an argument over his appearance and clothing. The case was transferred to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from Delhi Police for further investigation after the victim's parents met Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, demanding speedy justice for Tania.

Singh, say the locals. "Meinya Singh has been in office for long, but there is hardly any development here. We still face problems like shortage of electricity and water, poor quality of government schools and lack of employment opportunities. People have to spend a lot to make their children literate as private schools are expensive. "Many people think that Nara Singh can bring about changes here for good. He is a good person and knows how to socialise with people," 68-year-old homemaker Hijam Binodini Devi told IANS. Binodini will be happy if the only woman candidate, Indira Oinam, wins but doesn't think she will. "She doesn't really stand a chance but if she wins she will make history. R.K. Ranjan Singh of the BJP is another

strong contender but the masses are not happy with the party workers," she said. Lourembam Kulavanta Singh, a father of two teenagers, also wanted a leader who can make the state prosper. "Government schools are recognised and teachers are also qualified, but as a parent I prefer to send my children to private schools as they are able to perform better. It is expensive for me. The minimum that a parent has to spend on education is Rs.50,000 per year. It includes school and private tuition fees," he said adding that the expense takes a toll on the home budget. "I want education in government schools to be improved and want corruption to end as it gets very difficult to get

jobs here. Only those who have money can get jobs," he said. Manipur's literacy rate is 79.21 percent, but many are jobless. "I want Manipur to be corruption free. This way qualified people will get jobs," said Wahengbam Premjeet Singh, a computer science graduate who gives private tuitions to schoolchildren to earn a living. He felt that like previous elections, this time too the Congress will be victorious as the "party is big". Young graduate Kulavanta shared similar sentiments. "In big cities like Delhi and Mumbai, when people say that they don't like a particular candidate they make sure not to vote for them. In Manipur, that's not the case. People don't like the Congress party but still they vote for them for unknown reasons," he said.

tamENGlONG, aprIl 22 (NNN): Irked by the 'inefficient dealing' of the state government of Manipur on the prevailing situation in Jiribam, from the midnight of April 23 the Zeliangrong organisations spear-headed by Zeliangrong Students Union Manipur (ZSUM)willimposea48-hour bandh in 'Zeliangrong areas'. ZSUM said national projects such as the construction of rail-line will come under the purview of the bandh. Mreanwhile, sources said that a public protest rally will also be organised on coming Saturday in Tamenglong district headquarters in this connection. In a press communique here, the ZSUM while strongly reacting against the caption ‘District administration calls for peace’, by Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dr Harmit Singh Paraja, Jiribam on behalf of the state machinery, the ZSUM ques-

UNC flays role of Manipur Government in Jiribam

tahamzam (SENapatI), aprIl 22 (mExN): The United Naga Council has strongly condemned the communal policy of the Government of Manipur for what it called “encroaching upon the land of the tribals and the Nagas by deploying communal forces and creating a highly communal situation in Jiribam.” A press release from the publicity wing of the UNC stated “the law of the land has not been upheld and the criminals are at large continuing freely with their communal agenda.” UNC further sought the immediate intervention of the Government of India and prevent the situation from spiralling out of hand. “The Government of Manipur must be held responsible for any further communal flare up in the area as they have wilfully refrained from containing the situation,” UNC stated. tioned as to why such statement came out without giving protection/justice to the heinous crime victims of the April 13 incident where innocent students were thrashed black and blue and attempted murder on five students by forcing them inside their rented room, locked from outside, poured petrol and set the house on fire by people from certain community.

"It is only due to the Almighty God's help that the students escaped by breaking the house; otherwise they all would have been burnt alive. Instead of bringing justice to the victims and compensate for the properties burnt into ashes and students who were hospitalized, the additional deputy commissioner of Jiribam had appealed for peace and on the other hand giving

free hand to the attackers and letting them to roam freely," ZSUM alleged. ZSUM also questioned Dr Paraja, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Jiribam, that if at all he has the authority to appeal on behalf of the state government to maintain peace, then he should act and solve the matter and not make hypocritic statement to wash off his hand of the crime.

Bihar LS candidate arrested by Meghalaya Police

ShIllONG, aprIl 22 (IaNS): Chandra Mohan Jha, an independent candidate contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Bihar's Jhanjarpur constituency and wanted by Meghalaya Police for fraud and selling fake certificates, was Tuesday arrested in Bihar, officials said. "Our CID (Criminal Investigation Department) team along with Bihar Police arrested Jha from Madhubani during his campaign," Meghalaya Director General

Indian Public Distribution System (PDS) in a remote village of Kynroh Nonglyer, Sohiong (Lyngdohship), East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya, about 50 kms from Shillong. “The PDS, a food security programme of the union government is one source of food at affordable price across India, allow women to avail its benefits,” noted the AHRC. However, it informed, Dorbar leaders in the village deprived some of the women beneficiaries of their right to food. AHRC in a statement said, “Of times, due to political interference and corruption, the traditional mode of administration in certain villages becomes a hindrance to equality. The decisions of the Dorbar are not always egalitarian and sometimes violate principles of justice

Centre calls off trip over China no to Arunachal youth NEw DElhI, aprIl 22 (ENS): Days after Minister of State for Youth Affairs Jitendra Singh lodged a strongly worded protest on China’s pre-condition that no youth from Arunachal Pradesh should be included in an Indian delegation visiting Beijing next month, India on Monday decided to call off the trip. Sources said the trip was cancelled after Singh shot off a letter to External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, asking him to cancel the trip unless China drops the condition. The Sunday Express had first reported Singh’s protest to the Chinese’s

of Manipur, said the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act is also a major issue. "The Congress has been ruling for long now and people are not happy with AFSPA. There are a lot of people who want to do away with it. One can see a lot of supporters of Nara Singh as he is an amiable gentleman, apart from other qualities. There are many people against the Congress as not much has been done to improve conditions but he did one good thing for us. "Meinya had led the ST Demand Committee team and met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on July 10, 2013. The prime minister was positive and assured the team that the government will do the needful," said Lokendra Singh, the driving force of the Committee, which

wants Meiteis to be included in the list of scheduled tribes. If the Inner Manipur constituency seemed mostly in favour of Nara Singh, voters in the Outer Manipur (reserved) constituency, where polling was held on April 9, seem to be inclined towards the Congress, a quick survey showed. Some 78 percent of the 911,000 voters had turned up on voting day. The Congress had re-nominated incumbent Thangso Baite while the BJP has fielded Gangmumei Kamei, the Trinamool Congress Kim Gangte and the Nationalist Congress Party Chungkhokai Doungel. The 10-phased general elections began April 7 and will conclude May 12. The results will be declared May 16.

ZSUM calls for 48-hour bandh Mizoram takes steps to repatriate Brus

of Police Peter Hanaman told IANS. "He (Jha) is currently in custody of Bihar Police. We will seek from the court there (Bihar) his transit remand to Meghalaya for further investigation into criminal charges filed against him," Hanaman said. CMJ University, the first private university in Shillong, created a record of sorts by awarding PhD degrees to 434 candidates in the 201213 academic year, and enrolled 490

students for the PhD programme for 2012-2013, even as only 10 of its faculty members have doctorates. Each student desiring to pursue a PhD programme was asked to pay Rs.1.27 lakh. Jha, vice chancellor of the university, is accused of fraud, forgery and selling fake degree certificates to students from various parts of the country. He was evading arrest after the Supreme Court cancelled his anticipatory bail March 7.

AHRC intervenes after women barred from food ration hONGKONG, aprIl 22 (mExN): The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has appealed for letters to be written to authorities demanding an immediate investigation into a case involving women barred from food ration in a village in Meghalaya and to resolve the fair distribution of grains in the village. The AHRC is also writing separately to the UN Special Rapporteur on Right to Food and other concerned authorities for immediate action. AHRC had received “disturbing information” from Civil Society Women's Organisation (CSWO), an anti-corruption and women's rights organization based in Shillong, Meghalaya, about women being barred from village meetings and from availing food rations under the

While education and employment remain the main concern of the masses here, there are other issues that need to be tackled too by the elected representatives. "We want to see a new MP who takes care of our needs. The National Highway is in a bad shape. If it rains, it can't be used and due to this, the price of food items and other products go up. "In Manipur, strikes are common. Those who work in government offices find it difficult to commute during such times as private vehicles don't run and government ones are extremely less in number," said government official Lourembam Devikarani. Lokendra Singh, general secretary of the Scheduled Tribes Demand Committee

condition. The annual youth exchange delegation was scheduled in the first fortnight of May. In Beijing, Chinese Foreign ministry spokesperson Qin Qang said on Monday, “China’s position on the boundary question between India and China is clear cut and consistent,” reiterating Beijing’s claims over the north-eastern state. Qin’s remarks came in response to a question on media reports which said China has asked India not to include any person from Arunachal Pradesh in this year’s youth delegation which was expected to visit here next month.

and gender equality. In this case, the actions of the Dorbar have also restricted the women's freedom of expression and political participation.” “Meghalaya is a state characterised by its matrilineal system of inheritance and its gender equality. Khasi traditions bolster this impression: the youngest daughter inherits all ancestral property, men are expected to migrate to their wives’ homes after marriage, and children must take their mother’s family name. However, the case demonstrates how the Khasi tribal community in Meghalaya while being structurally matrilineal has become functionally patriarchal. The Dorbar system is primarily meant for welfare of the village. However, its exclusive composition of

male members sometimes imposes patriarchal dicta in a society that follows a matrilineal system of inheritance.” Further, AHRC found fault in the working of the Sixth Schedule of the constitution of India in Meghalaya, with contradictions in terms of functions and power sharing. “Three different types of courts exist in the state: District Council courts, the court of Deputy Commissioners, and Village councils, like the Dorbar. The National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution in 2001, the recommendations of which have been completely ignored, suggested amendments to the Schedule VI, by recommending the removal anomalies and contradictions,” AHRC stated.

DEPONENT

Sworn before me by the deponent on this the 25th day of February 2014 Judicial Magistrate/Notary Public Dimapur: Nagaland

pura) May 16," Kanchanpur Sub-Divisional Magistrate Nantu Das told IANS. The Reang tribals - locally known as 'Bru' - fled their villages in Mizoram and took shelter in Tripura in October 1997 after an ethnic conflict broke out with majority of Mizos over the killing of a Mizo forest official. Despite Tripura government's repeated requests, an initiative of the union home ministry and the Mizoram government to repatriate the refugees to their villages has failed. Only about 5,000 refugees returned to their homes in the past three-and-half years following continued persuasion by Mizoram, Tripura and the union home ministry officials. The repatriation process was subsequently stopped. The refugees insist on a written agreement with the Mizoram government assuring them security and economic settlement in their villages in western Mizoram.

FERNWOOD SCHOOL KOHIMA

Registration forms are available for Cl. 11 (Arts). Forms can be collected during school hours. BORDER ROADS ORGANISATION NOTICE INVITING TENDER (NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING)

1. The Commander 15 BRTF, PIN-930 015, C/O 99 APO on behalf of President of India invites tender(s) from the eligible contractors for the following work(s)

Particular of work Supply and stacking of sand for permanent works against special repair for monsoon damages 2013- 14 between km 52.60 to km 118.90 on Zunheboto Aghunato Kiphire Road under 100 RCC/15 BRTF Project Sewak in Nagaland (Tender No. 02 of 2014-15)

Cost &Time of work

Details of tender documents (a) Cost : ` 2.66 Lacs (a) Cost of tender : (b) Period of com- `500/(b) Availability: On or pletion 6 Months (c) Earnest money after 30 Apr 2014 (c) Submission : Up to `5,320/1200 hrs on 21 May 2014

Note: Full notice of tender, any change in above details, tender document (Including eligibility criteria) and other details may be obtained from BRO Website www.bro.gov.in. (link: Tender) or Central public procurement portal www.eprocure.gov.in for any queries, please contract on telephone 0370-2270542, Fax 0370-2271026.

Davp 37102/11/0034/1415

EE (CIV) SW For Commander

Particular of work

Cost &Time of work

Supply and stacking of sand for permanent works against special repair for monsoon damages 2013- 14 between km 46.60 to km 160.02 on Tuensang Mon Road under 100 RCC/15 BRTF Project Sewak in Nagaland (Tender No. 01 of 2014-15)

(a) Cost : ` 3.29 Lacs (b) Period of completion 6 Months (c) Earnest money: `6,580/-

Details of tender documents (a) Cost of tender : ` 500/(b) Availability On or after 30 Apr 2014 (c) Submission :Up to 1200 hrs on 21 May 2014

Note: Full notice of tender, any change in above details, tender document (including eligibility criteria) and other details may be obtained from BRO Website www.bro.gov.in. (Link: Tender) or Central public procurement portal www.eprocure.gov.in for any queries, please contract on telephone 0370, 2270542, Fax 0370-2271026.

Davp 37102/11/0015/1415

EE (CIV) SW For Commander

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Dated: 25/02/2014

I, Shri. TEMJEN LONGKUMER, aged about 48 years, son of Mr. Mangyanglemba, permanent resident of Changtongya Village, P.O & P.S: Changtongya, in the district of Mokokchung, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and state as under:1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and belonging Naga Ao community of Nagaland and resident of the aforementioned address. 2. That I am the adopted father of minor MAONGTEMSU DAVID LONGKUMER 3. That prior to his adoption, the name of my adopted minor son was used, called and known as TEMSUAKUM. 4. That after the adoption of the minor namely TEMSUAKUM, on 5th November 2011 the name of my adopted son’s name i.e TEMSUAKUM has been changed into “MAONGTEMSU DAVID LONGKUMER” as per our Naga Ao custom and Tradition. 5. That henceforth, the name of my adopted son’s name shall be used, called, known, written and recorded as “MAONGTEMSU DAVID LONGKUMER” for all official proposes. 6. That this affidavit is being made to declare the official name of my adopted son being “MAONGTEMSU DAVID LONGKUMER” and to produce it as a piece of evidence before the competent authority wherever necessary. That the statement made in para 1 to 6 of this affidavit are all true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing material is concealed therein.

groups and they called three-day shutdown and a poll boycott in Mizoram. The Election Commission had deferred the April 9 Lok Sabha polling in Mizoram to April 11 due to the stir. Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla, who is also the state Congress chief, and the six voluntary organisations have been demanding the refugees to be repatriated to their villages in Mizoram and then allowed to cast their votes in the normal process. Of the over 36,000 Reang tribal refugees living in seven camps in Tripura since October 1997 after fleeing their villages in western Mizoram, 11,500 were on electoral rolls in Mizoram and 71 percent of them voted through postal ballot earlier this month. "In view of a threat given by NGOs in Mizoram to obstruct counting of postal ballot papers in Aizawl, the Election Commission has decided to count the votes in Kanchanpur (north Tri-

BORDER ROADS ORGANISATION NOTICE INVITING TENDER (NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING)

AFFIDAVIT

Regd.No: 961/2014

a I z a w l / a G a r ta la, aprIl 22 (IaNS): Mizoram has undertaken a fresh initiative to take back the tribal refugees sheltering in neighbouring Tripura for the past 17 years after fleeing from their villages. "A meeting of the State Level Core Committee on tribal refugee repatriation, chaired by Mizoram Home Minister R. Lalzirliana was held in Aizawl Monday. It was decided in the meeting to resume the repatriation before the counting of votes of the Lok Sabha election May 16," a Mizoram home department official told reporters. The official said the home department would take up the matter with the Election Commission to find out whether the refugee repatriation process would violate the model code of conduct in force for the Lok Sabha polls. He said the central government has sanctioned Rs.7.87 crore as financial assistance to the repatriated refugees. "Adequate foodgrain has been stored to provide free rations to the repatriated tribal refugees for one year." The Election Commission earlier this month made arrangements for the refugees in six of the seven Tripura relief camps cast postal ballots. The poll panel decision aggrieved six NGOs and students'

We are looking for highly motivated and experienced individuals for the following vacancy: Manager

Bachelor in Hotel Management + minimum 4years of experience in overall hotel operation Pastry Chef Chef de partie in Bakery for atleast 1 to 2 years as a Supervisor. Having knowledge in both pastry and baking Bakery Chef Knowledge of baking all kinds of bread. Minimum experience of 2 to 3 years in a reputed bakery or in a star hotel Interested candidates may e-mail us your complete Biodata / CV with passport photo attached at hr@niathugroup.com Address: Niathu Resort, 7th Mile, Chumukedima, Dimapur Contact : 03862 241489 / 8730069433 / 8415921118 www.niathugroup.com

C M Y K

Dimapur

businEss

Wednesday 23 April 2014

Microsoft ties up with HP, Pearson to launch tablet for college-goers

New Delhi, Apr 22 (pTi): IT major Microsoft has partnered with HP and Pearson to launch a tablet for higher educational students in the engineering and management streams. The companies will jointly launch the Windows 8.1 powered 10.1 inch HewlettPackard (HP) Omni10 tablet with embedded content from Pearson and Microsoft Office in the higher education space. Priced at Rs 29,999, this is the software giant’s second offering. In February this year, it had unveiled the Acer Iconia W4-820, priced at Rs 24,999, with Acer, MBD Group and Tata Teleservices for private schools (K6-12 level). “These customised tab-

lets will make learning interactive and immersive and is part of our continuous efforts to make education more inclusive through technology. We believe that these are game changing devices,” Microsoft India Head (Public Sector and Education) Arun Rajamani told PTI. The Omni10 tablet packs in the best of HP, Pearson and Microsoft’s offerings and has been specifically designed to provide students with an engaging learning experience, he added. On the market potential, Rajamani said the addressable market for the HP Omni10 would be the five million students undergoing technical and management studies. The Acer Iconia W4-820,

on the other hand, had a bigger addressable market of around 30 million since it targeted school students, he added. The HP Omni10 will be available for all technical and management institutes and is being currently offered at an EMI plan of Rs 2,990 per month for 12 months (taxes additional). “This special limited time ‘Institute Offer’ is valid till June 15,” Rajamani said. Microsoft will provide a preloaded set of 10 e-books, access to various Microsoft developer tools and servers through the DreamSpark student site, single sign-on student mail IDs as well as a 50 GB mail box and 25 GB OneDrivePro free.

The tablet runs on Intel Atom processor Z3000 series, HP India Director (Computing category, Printing and Personal Systems) Ketal Patel said. “Engineered to assist students with their hectic work schedules, this tablet provides a powerful performance for multitasking, making presentations, playing games and music. A carry cover for the HP Omni10 tablet will also be provided in the offer,” he added. The tablet is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and has up to 8.5 hours of battery life, 2 GB RAM, 32 GB internal memory, which can be expanded to another 32 GB using a microSD card. It has a 8 megapixel rear and a 2 MP front camera.

Cox & Kings unveils Micromax launches Canvas Doodle 3 New Delhi, April 22 (Fe): Micro- lows external memory of up to 32GB. education travel package max The company is also showcasing the has unveiled its latest, a larger screen

KOlKATA, April 22 (Bl): If you want your child to take a 2-week shot at Liverpool way of football in London this summer, Cox & Kings has a package ready. The summer education travel package for Indian students, aged between 11 and 17, was formally launched here on Tuesday. According to Ravi Menon, VicePresident and Head of Foreign Exchange & Insurance vertical of Cox and Kings, the travel company is promoting the specially designed package for Indian youngsters at a cost of Rs 1.2 lakh. The residential educational travel package includes coaching from Liverpool Football Club (LFC), English language tuition, accommodation and food, evening activities and week-end excursions. “It does not, however, include air fare to London,” Menon said. Devised by ELITES School of English & Football for the first time, the programme will run in June and July. Menon said Cox & Kings, which has exclusive rights to promote the hospitality package for FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil, would market the education tour programme among schools, colleges and clubs in India and Dubai this season. ELITES School of English & Football is a partnership between LFC and London School of Business & Finance. The joint venture also runs a management and leadership programme for entrepreneurs, business owners and working managers combining on-field strategies and classroom experiences.

smartphone with an entry-level price point called the Canvas Doodle 3. Priced at a very competitive Rs 8,500, the phone will be available in retail outlets from April 25. The Canvas Doodle 3 A102 comes with a 6-inch FWVGA display and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It is powered by a 1.3GHz dual core processor with 512 MB RAM and has a 2500 mAh battery. The phone has a 5 MP rear camera with flash and a 0.3MP front camera. The phone has just 4MB storage, but al-

M!Doodle application that lets users doodle chats, animate, scribble smileys and write text over clicked pictures. Plus, there is a free sixmonth subscription of Bigflix. The phone will also have a magnetic flip cover to protect it from dust and scratches. CMO Shubhodip Pal said the Canvas Doodle 3 reinforces their commitment to empower our consumers with larger screen to help them express their imagination in a more creative way like never before.

TCS, Mitsubishi to form $600 million joint venture MUMBAi, April 22 (TNN): Top Indian IT outsourcer Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is consolidating its operations in Japan, the world’s second largest software services market, with local conglomerate Mitsubishi. Both are bringing their IT services operations under a single unit, creating a $600-million enterprise in which TCS will have a controlling interest. TCS entered Japan in 1987, paving the way for the Tata group to build a host of other businesses, including automobiles, in the country. The deal involves TCS Japan, Nippon TCS Solution Center - a 60:40 joint venture between TCS and Mitsubishi - and IT Frontier Corporation, a 100% arm of the Japanese financial services-to-foods giant, which will be folded under a single umbrella. TCS will hold 51% while Mitsubishi will hold the remaining in the combined entity, the pair said in a statement. The new unit, expected to be operational from July, will boost TCS’ revenues six fold in one go, increase its employees to 2,400 and ramp up its operations in the $100-billion Japanese market, which is dominated by local and Chinese outsourcing firms.

LEISURE

Simple Rules - There is just one simple rule: “Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.”

SUDOKU Game Number # 2855

The Morung Express

Public DiscoursE “It Is Mine To Avenge”

he love of God is beyond the limit of man’s love. The pride of man is taking revenge. The natural man cannot be a true peace maker. True peace makers are men and women who have the indwelling of the Spirit of God. The natural man is arrogant but the Spirit of God is humble. My younger brother was killed by another man while hunting. According to Naga customary law, the whole family of the murderer has to be deposed for seven years, the house was to be destroyed and even the standing crop is to be abandoned. It is the customary law but I became a believer of Christ and because of the Holy Spirit in me, he was forgiven and

he was advised to seek God and the families should come closer than before. It is not I who did it but it is the Holy Spirit in me who has done it. Are there many Creators of the heavens and the earth? There is only one Creator. Men and women who do not know Him will not have peace but those who have come to know Him will have peace and joy. As long as I had been in animistic religion, I had been a slave of darkness but when I became a believer of Jesus Christ, I found peace and joy. Had I been in animistic religion, I would have allowed the customary law to take its own course but the Holy Spirit in me made me a different man and I had compas-

sion on the murderer. Can the Spirit of God create hatred and allow men and women to venture in destroying and killing fellow men and women? God said, “Do not pay evil for evil. It is mine to avenge.” The world is a temporal home and life after death is eternal. Life in the world is a matter of years but life after death is a matter of eternity. Christ taught us to serve as servants in the world in order to be kings in eternity. Many people seek to perpetuate their rule over the people throughout the span of years which cause bloodshed and losses of thousands of lives. Rev. L. Suohie Mhasi

Demand and Supply

here has been a fallacy or a wrong notion about economics, people feel that it is a tough subject and are not able to leverage from this subject. Economics is one such subject that once you are clear about its concept you can score well in any given day. The two words on which the subject’s foundation is built upon is DEMAND and SUPPLY and the rest revolves around this two. UPSC questions are conceptual based and when you are sound with the concept the facts and figures are much easily remembered. So one can easily tackle with NPSC question which are very factual one should say. This column has been prepared meticulously keeping in mind of those readers who are new to this subject. ARE YOU AWARE OF THE WORD QUANTITATIVE EASING!! #what is QE? Quantitative easing (QE) is an unconventional monetary policy used by central banks to stimulate the economy when standard monetary policy has become ineffective. A central bank implements quantitative easing by buying specified amounts of financial assets from commercial banks and other private institutions, thus increasing the monetary base (buying assets from the commercial banks and institution means release of more money to commercial banks this would eventually lower the interest rate up to the target thus allow flow of cheap money into the economy-to all industry and private player and give impetus to growth) US, UK and euro zone used QE in order to revive from the aftermath of 2008 financial crisis (the biggest financial down fall after the famous 1930 great economic depression) #why are the central banks giving off easy money? e.g.- person “A” is unemployed so this will affect the economy of the whole family, so the father give soft loan or loan with zero interest to A in order to start up business and hence “A” become self employed thus the economy of the family is alleviated. This is what the central bank of US, UK and EUROZONE central bank are doing ie buying assets of commercial bank to release money into the bank so that they will be able to lend more. The economic

crisis was made much worse because the bank and other institutions were not able to lend money to the industries and private player( the industries always need money to keep up with the production- no growth without production, no employment if there is no production) #why are we concern about this QE? US economy has been releasing about 80billion through QE ,the private player receiving this easy money invest their surplus money to other country and especially to emerging economy like china and India because the returns are high. They invest this hot money into our stock market as FII (foreign institutional investors). This kind of investment has benefited India. Recently there has been speculation about tapering of QE in US, so this speculation has made the exit of FII and also dragged the sensex down by 2000 points or about 10%. It is creating fear among other 3rd world country which has benefited from this. Though the US central bank has not announced withdrawal of QE but it is believed that it will be happening soon. What are the possible questions from prelims point of view? Q) Which of the following regarding QE is true? a) It is a monetary policy announced by the government. b) It was first used after 2008 economic crises. c) It increase the liquidity in the bank Ans: only c is true because QE as monetary policy is formulated by the central bank and not the government, it was first used by bank of Japan to tackle deflation, it increases the liquidity because it increase money base in the bank. Also from mains point of view, questions won’t be asked directly but a clear concept about this new monetary instrument will help in knitting a good answer. This article has been written based on information from The Hindu news paper, Wizard magazine, Jagran Josh web site. Moasenup Jingru New Delhi

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.

DAILY CROSS WORD

CROSSWORD # 2864

DIMAPUR Civil Hospital:

STD CODE: 03862

Metro Hospital: Faith Hospital: Shamrock Hospital Zion Hospital: Police Control Room Police Traffic Control East Police Station West Police Station CIHSR (Referral Hospital) Dimapur hospital Apollo Hospital Info Centre: Railway: Indian Airlines Chumukedima Fire Brigade Nikos Hospital and Research Centre Nagaland Multispecialty Health & Research Centre

Answer Number # 2854

KOHIMA

Police Control Room: North Police Station: South Police Station: Fire Brigade: Naga Hospital: Oking Hospital: Bethel Nursing Home:

232224; Emergency229529, 229474 227930, 231081 228846 228254 231864, 224117, 227337 228400 232106 227607 232181 242555/ 242533 224041, 248011 230695/9402435652 131/228404 229366 282777 232032, 231031 248302, 09856006026

STD CODE: 0370

Northeast Shuttles

100/2244279 2222222 2222111 2222952 2222916 2243339 2224202

Becoming A Psychologist CASE WORKER CORPORATIONS COUNSELOR DOCTORAL DEGREE FAMILY THERAPIST GENEROUS HOSPITALS INTERNSHIP MARITAL THERAPIST MATURE MENTAL ILLNESS OPEN MINDED POST DOCTORAL PRE DOCTORAL PSYCHOLOGIST RESEARCHING RESIDENCY PROGRAM SELF AWARE SMALL BUSINESSES SPECIAL EDUCATOR THIRTY THREE TWENTY TWO UNIVERSITIES

D T A F A M I L Y T H E R A P I S T V P

S S R U N I V E R S I T I E S E T H R

S I H O S P I T A L S O F K E A Z U A E

P O O W T Y T N E W T O D I S R L I D

E A A C O R P O R A T I O N S E E R U O

R I C A S E W O R K E R C O C H S R C

E G M E N T A L I L L N E S S A E U T

A H H P T R T E T H I R T Y T H R E E O

T L I S P E C I A L E D U C A T O R R

L O A O U E R U T A M R G T P S N P A

R A Z Y I A L E N P I H S N R E T N I L

T P O S T D O C T O R A L D E G R E E

I B N B T C O U N S E L O R E Y T I A

C R T M U O I I G N I H C R A E S E R R

A O R E S I D E N C Y P R O G R A M D

M S E L F A W A R E G E N E R O U S O

I E P S Y C H O L O G I S T T R N I M

N A S O P E N M I N D E D I O W A X K

A S I S M A L L B U S I N E S S E S T

ACROSS 1. Expect and wish 5. Rant 9. Inside of your hand 13. Cain’s brother 14. Make improvements 16. Hodgepodge 17. Old stories 18. Approximately 19. Applications 20. Pretend 22. Abnormal 24. Cry out 26. Construct 27. A wasp has one 30. Anagram of “Russet” 33. All the gods of a religion 35. An electronic musical instrument 37. Type 38. Staggers 41. Enemy 42. Road or bridge fees 45. A small spoon 48. Spay 51. Viscera 52. Throats (archaic) 54. Have the nerve 55. Spectacles 59. Ottoman title

62. Dwarf buffalo 63. Lanyards 65. Honey insects 66. Male deer 67. Threesomes 68. Jump 69. Achy 70. Docile 71. Terminates

DOWN 1. 50% 2. Double-reed woodwind 3. Edible marine gastropod 4. Chic 5. Record (abbrev.) 6. Dogfish 7. French science-fiction writer 8. French for “Again” 9. Domestic fowl 10. As well 11. Place 12. Nonvascular plant 15. Gentlewomen 21. Near 23. Does something 25. Scallion 27. Expectoration 28. Claw 29. Caviar

31. Unanticipated 32. Got up 34. Mesh 36. Female chickens 39. Floral necklace 40. Found on most beaches 43. Baggage 44. Render unconscious 46. Break 47. A short moral story 49. Choose by voting 50. Comeback 53. Stripes 55. Young girl 56. Savvy about 57. Lion sound 58. Biblical kingdom 60. A person who is in charge 61. Vipers 64. South southeast Ans to CrossWord 2863

CHUMUKEDIMA: 03862-282777/101 (O) WOKHA: 03860-242215 (O) 9402643782 MOKOKCHUNG: 0369-2226225/101 (O) 9856872011 (OC) PHEK: 03865-223838/101 (O) 9436012949 (OC)

MON: 03869-290629/101 (O) 9856248962/ 9612805461 (OC)

Toll free No. 1098 childline

DIMAPUR: 03862-232201/101 (O) 9436601225 (OC)

TUENSANG: 03861-220256/101 (O) 8974322879

CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE

KOHIMA: 0370-2222952/101 (O) 9436062098 (OC)

ZUNHEBOTO: 03867-220444/101 (O) 9856158740 (OC)

08974997923

MOKOKCHUNG:

FIRE STATIONS

STD CODE: 0369

Police Station 1: Police Station 2 :

2226241 2226214

Civil Hospital: Woodland Nursing Home: Hotel Metsüpen (Tourist Lodge):

2226216 2226263 2226373/2229343

TAHAMzAM (formerly Senapati) STD CODE: 03871 Police Station: Fire Brigade

222246 222491

CHEVROLET CARS PRICE APRIL ‘2014 CAR MODELS

STARTING PRICE

SPARK 1.0 MCE

3,38,705/-

BEAT 1.2 (PETROL)

3,91,493/-

BEAT 1.0 (DIESEL)

4,77,441/-

SAIL U-VA 1.2 (PETROL)

4,23,265/-

SAIL U-VA 1.3 (DIESEL)

5,33,999/-

SAIL 1.2 (PETROL)

5,03,799/-

SAIL 1.3 (DIESEL)

6,34,665/-

ENJOY 1.4 (PETROL)

5,53,163/-

ENJOY 1.3 (DIESEL)

6,73,963/-

CRUZE 2.0 LT

13,96,498/-

CAPTIVA 2.2 LT

22,66,213/-

* CONDITION APPLY *3 YEARS / 100,000 KMS WARRANTY * FOR PETROL *CASHLESS OWNERSHIP MAINTENANCE OFFER

For details & Test drive Contact: Urban Station, Near NSC Petrol Pump, 6th Mile Dimapur. Ph No : 240994 CURRENCY EXCHANGE CURRENCY NOTES BUY(Rs) SELL(Rs) US Dollars Sterling Pound Hong Kong Dollar

60.06 100.59 7.73

60.49 101.73 7.81

Australian Dollar

55.84

56.64

Singapore Dollar Canadian Dollar Japanese Yen

47.85 54.46 58.51

48.42 55.12 59.22

Euro

82.87

83.79

LOCAL

The Morung Express

Wednesday 23 April 2014

Dimapur

Public SPace

Nagas need Christian worldview for reconciliation

B. Thohii Shuru

he Lenten Agreement signed by the three political groups marks the new chapter for “Naga reconciliation: a journey of common hope”. Symbolically, the timing and the word ‘Lenten’ have meaning to the biblical significance in which the process needs to orient in that direction. A close read up on the Republic Day speeches of the collective leaders of Naga political groups this year show positive commitment to engage in reconciliation for common future. Also reading between the lines one finds a departure from the kind of previous years’ speeches which are, more often than not, intent with hatred and viciously vitriolic content of intolerance indulging in self-exoneration. In the twists and turns of the history of Naga national movement came the tragedy of the fall to Naga politics of factions, the fall out of dissension, discord, and rebellion within the Naga nationalists, and in consequence of it saw many wrongs committed for which we are seeking redemption today. Fratricidal killing has caused grave dehumanisation of lives and has bogged Naga communities to moral and social disarray. Ills of intra-contradictions, dissension, righteous attitude, and pseudoChristian attitude prevailing within the Naga communities continue to be the main hurdle for achieving ultimate reconciliation. Therefore, the Naga leaders need to rethink in radically different term about a system that would help restore peace to our broken communities, shattered by past wrongs. Six years ago, the FNR initiated the bold process of reconciliation to rebuild trust between the Naga leaders and accept the truth of, ‘reconciliation is a political necessity’ for an

honourable Naga political solution. The latest efforts of the FNR need serious and sincere engagement from our leaders of Naga political groups, not just paper agreement. So, a valid question to ask is, why should our leaders find it so hard to reconcile each other in the spirit of Christian? Secular worldview – be it naturalism, eastern pantheism, the new age, post modern secularism, liberation theologies, or a host of others have all failed to offer redemption to world chaos. All these worldview have failed to escape its own contradictions or disastrous implications. But Christian worldview, as studies showed, is accepted as the only alternative that offers redemption to world predicaments. Of the numerous alternatives that are as numerous as the various religions and philosophies of the world, Christianity is accepted as the only alternative that can participate in restorative justice programmes, implement redemptive policies, or be rebuilders of broken communities and broken lives. Unless we are utopians, we have to accept the fact that we can never have an ideal type of just society. But when bad things happen to societies and individuals, Christianity is said to have been the only alternative that provides hope of redemption. The truth is that, Christian people doing a Christian thing in a Christian way take the lead not only in producing individual transformation, but in reanimating culture, bringing Christian truth to bear in all aspects of our common lives together. True justice, according to Burnside, involves an ongoing dialectic between the antiseptic and compassionate views, aiming higher to achieve the goal of right relationship. But this dialectic can take place

only within the context of what moral philosopher Alisdair MacIntyre calls a ‘tradition of enquiry’. And in Burnside’s view, that tradition is Christianity which sees humanity in relational term - in relationship between God and humans and among humans. Historically, secular naturalism and biblical theism have been utterly antithetical in viewpoints over different understandings of how government should function to preserve order and promote justice. Philosophers like Rousseau and Voltaire have made a scathing attack on Christianity and its institutions challenging the historic Christian view of original sin and blaming Christian institutions as an oppression that chained men. The Enlightenment of the eighteenth century that propagates State as the ultimate liberator saw its disastrous implications in world history as such paradoxes as the Reign of Terror in French Revolution’s pursuit of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. We also saw Marx’s influence of economic solution to social ills that led to the gulags and the killing fields in Cambodia under the totalitarian regime of Pol Pot in the twentieth century. The Naga history too is stained with tyranny and blood as witnessed in fratricidal killings and having seen many public leaders got killed. History proves that all revolutionary leaders in one way or other are under the influence of the writings of Rousseau, Voltaire, and Marx and so on. Utopianism declared God irrelevant to politics and men can achieve a this-worldly redemption through political action, that is, through the seizure and use of power by an enlightened vanguard. This is seen in the political actions of Lenin, Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Mao and so

on.

Now coming back to my main point in discourse, today the Naga society lives with unhealed wound of many wrongs committed in the past by the Naga political groups. These wrongs were committed in the trunk line of Machiavelli and Hobbes theories that declared the state is paramount to citizen’s life, justifying that any act, even killing if necessary for the cause of the state, is legitimate. Here, I think, is a syndrome of moral ambivalence where Naga nationalist leaders are caught between two moral responsibilities of as the state heads and as Christians. Paradoxically, the Utopian authority of justifying the act of even the worst kind for Naga nation is against the moral restraint of conscience to do no wrong by the fact of being Christian and believing in biblical teaching of sin. Taking one’s life cannot be justified with convenience like ‘God will understand it’. Naga society is suffering today with wounds of hurts and unforgiving attitude for crimes brought about by political action of those in power. Fairly exercise of restraint of moral conscience to do no more wrong by the Naga nationalist leaders to rebuild and restore a rational and just society is obviously absent. In a predicament like this in Naga context, I believe, our leaders need to embrace Christian restorative justice that is base on restitution or making rights to the extent possible the wrongs done. The reason is that in the context of Naga national movement, God relevance to Naga politics is paramount right from the beginning in against to utopianism that declared God irrelevant to politics. I feel it necessary to quote here some of what our collective leaders’ echoes in their Republic Day speech-

es this year: “Fifty eight years ago on this Day of the Lord as National Government with a framed Constitution in the name of God Almighty that we were and we are a nation” (NNC), “Nagaland for Christ is a covenant of God with the Nagas”, “When God is happy with NSCN, than there will be an honourable solution. If God be on our side who can be against us” (NSCN/GPRN). These have bearing on how Naga nationalism is founded upon God in centre and a total repose of faith in God for deliverance from political bondage. In the light of the above, the Christian worldview must become the guiding belief to engage in reconciliation. Historically, Christianity has brought transformation to the Naga societies to give up headhunting – a culture that legitimizes violence involved in head taking. Today’s fratricidal killing among Naga political factions and systematic targeting of public leaders is a sublimated form of Naga primitive headhunting culture. Retributive justice to ‘even the score’ in killing was the legitimate act of headhunting. There is no difference between fratricidal killing and primitive headhunting in the context of expression of human aggression. Initially Naga primitive headhunting was sublimated through restriction imposed by external agent, Christianity. Nevertheless, that sublimation would not have come to a savage Naga had there not been development of individual transformation from self within. It was Christianity that helped a Naga to transform individually and finally decide that it was morally wrong to kill another for head trophy – the result of the influence of Christian historic teaching of sin. The basic instinct of human aggression and for a Naga too,

can never be sublimed totally but the moral restraint of that instinct comes from the teaching of Christianity. A society that enjoys near ideal type of peaceful and harmonious lives is the one that respect the rule of law and order by the citizens. That natural rule of law and order is dead in Naga societies; it has been reduced to the rule of men, the will of those who holds power which has only compounded evil in Naga society. Restoring that rule of law based on truth is the redemption the Naga societies need today. If there is no truth there is no rule of law. To achieve this objective in the context of the Naga society, no secular views or the applied legal means of reconciliation like in Rwanda would really help the Naga faction groups to reconcile or forgive the wrongs carried out in totalitarian authority by the leaders of all faction groups. It is the biblical view that should really become the means of reconciliation to Naga society because through this means must establish a transcendent authority for the law that would enables the Naga commoners to live in security under the rule of law, which is objectively true. Also, the biblical view must help the Naga Christians to recognise the reality of sin and thus provides a mechanism to restrain it. And it is only the biblical worldview that provides us to account for the wrongs we do, deal with our guilt and provides a way for the human heart to be transformed. The cries of Naga peoples for reconciliation are loud, and the latest Lenten Agreement is welcome by all civil organisations and individuals alike. Therefore, now our leaders need to listen to the voice of the peoples in general and take it forward to reality, beyond mere agreement in papers.

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

Kohima police cracks NH-29 robbery case, seizes contraband kohiMA, APril 22 (MexN): Kohima police has finally cracked the case involving a series of highway robberies committed along the NH-29 leading towards Phek district. A press release from Shouka Kakheto, SDPO Kohima & PRO, DEF Kohima informed that since January 2014, at least 6 cases of highway robbery were reported from the area involving 3 night buses, 2 private vehicles and various trucks plying along the road. A gang of six armed miscreants were reported to be involved in these incidents and ever since the Kohima police were involved in the

effort to nab them. The breakthrough, the release said, was possible with the arrest of two of the miscreants after a pre dawn raid at Mitelephe village on April 18, 2014. The arrested persons were identified as Teisovesie Rhutsu and Rokozutuo Tepa. According to the press release, the police seized 24 mobile handsets, 2 air guns and other miscellaneous items from their possession. In a continued raid the next day, another two mobile handsets, one air gun and two muzzle loading guns were seized. On April 22, family members, village el-

ders and frontal organizations produced before the police the four absconding persons along with a laptop and 11 mobile handsets. They were identified as Khriesangulie Shunyü, Kevilelhou Shunyü, Zedulhou Tepa, and Mezazetuo Zepfü-e. The release noted that the six arrested miscreants included two pairs of brothers. The Kohima police has expressed its profound gratitude to the family members, village elders, Southern Angami Youth Organization, Angami Youth Organization, Angami Public Organization

and others who helped the police to ensure all the miscreants involved were arrested in the interest of upholding the law of the land. At the same time, it has appealed to all the victims of the robbery incidents to report to the North Police Station, Kohima and record their statements and also identify their looted properties. Meanwhile, the release informed that Kohima police personnel manning Khuzama check gate seized approximately 20 kgs of contraband ganja from a bus bearing Regd. No. MN-04-A-2353 bound

for Guwahati on April 16. Again on April 18, approximately 150 kgs of contraband ganja was seized from an inbound Bolero Vehicle bearing Regd. No. MN05-A-0401 from the possession of KA Candid Sorei of Ukhrul district, Manipur. On April 21, personnel stationed at Phesama check post also arrested two persons identified as Neiphrezolie and Vilievizo Keditsu. The persons along with two others, travelling in an Alto vehicle bearing Regd.No. NL-01-H-6589 were involved in intercepting a Tata Mobile at Mohonkhola area in the wee

hours and snatching the cell phone of the driver, the note stated. Later, one of the other two persons absconding was arrested and was identified as Maisi Newmai of Tamenlong district, Manipur. Further, on April 22, one person identified as Jackson Raising of Senapati district, Manipur was arrested while he was proceeding towards Manipur with a Tata Mobile stolen from New Market area Kohima. Two other accomplices involved in the crime are absconding and efforts are under way to nab them, the note added.

CONFU promotes lac culture in the state English language lab installed in Nagaland DiMAPur, APril 22 (MexN): Confederation of Naga Farmers Union (CONFU), Nagaland is actively promoting lac culture in the state by organising seminars, in which resource persons are invited from India Institute of Natural Resin and Gum, Ranchi. In line with this, CONFU conducted a one day training programme on lac production for Self Help groups at Heningkongwa and Ngwalwa villages under Peren district on April 21, 2014.

A press release informed that resource person Lanukaba Imchen, President CONFU, Nagaland speaking on the topic "Lac culture" said that lac can be produced by inoculating on few selective host trees. Arhar, he informed, is one of the best host trees which can be grown both in the foot hill and cooler regions of the state. He further stressed that arhar improves soil fertility, controls weed population, has higher economic value

than other pulses and lac can be harvested two times from arhar tree. Lanukaba mentioned that CONFU has also started the trial of lac production both in lower and higher regions of the state since October 2013 with encouraging results. The programme was chaired by Keni Meru, General Secretary CONFU Peren district and the training culminated with distribution of arhar seed free of cost to the participants.

Career counseling seminar held for students DiMAPur, APril 22 (MexN): A one day seminar on career counselling under SPEED programme organized by the Department of Land Resources was held today in the office premises of District Project Officer, Land Resources, Dimapur. Forty-five students from four villages – Kiyezu, Khekiho, Pishikhu and New Chumukedima attended the seminar wherein Communication Trainer, Ela Susan James was the resource person. The seminar was conducted under the supervision of Hekato N, DPO, Land Resource, Dimapur. Ela Susan James gave a practical guide to the participants on how to make the right career choice. Topic covered during the day included developing a positive attitude, making a commitment to explore the options available, being open to learning,

Resource person Ela Susan James and officials of Land Resources Dimapur along with students who participated in the daylong seminar on career counselling, Tuesday.

study and stay informed on current trends etc. The resource person observed that the students are eager to learn about careers that are aligned to their talents and skills. The programme was chaired by Vanjamo Murry. Chathavise Terhuja gave a brief introduction about the aims and objectives of the programme. Botoholi pro-

posed vote of thanks. The four villages of Dimapur district are part of 50 villages across the state adopted by the department under SPEED (Special Programme on Environment and Economic Development) programme which the department of Land Resources launched commemorating the 50 years of Nagaland statehood.

Our Correspondent Kohima | April 22

With a view to improve the quality of teaching and research in English language in Nagaland, English Language Teaching Institute (ELTI), SCERT today installed “Language Lab” here at ELTI Cell, SCERT Directorate. The language lab in the ELTI, SCERT is equipped with one instructor module and ten student modules, which can accommodate ten trainees at a time. The software installed in the ELTI language lab is the premium edition of the Orell Digital Lab (ODLL). Talking to media persons, Dr. Imlienla Imchen said ELTI, will gradually upgrade the language lab to accommodate more trainees. Presently, the lab is giving training to 271 in-service teachers from all the districts of Nagaland. The trainees are on one year diploma course in English language. Introducing the language lab, Vipralhou Kesiezie, Director SCERT said ELTI, Nagaland was established in 2008 under the department of SCERT, in collaboration with English & Foreign Language University, Hyderabad and was sponsored by the language division of MHRD, Government of India. The main aims are to provide in-service training to high school teachers in the state and to provide

M. Patton, IAS, Commissioner Secretary, School Education and SCERT inaugurating the language lab in Kohima on April 22. (Morung photo)

programme of advanced training to teachers in universities, colleges and other institutions of higher learning. Stating that economic development and human resource development is directly related with the status of a country learning and using the English language, he said the main objective is to train teachers effectively in their communication skills in English so they can teach the language effectively and correctly in schools. He also informed that ELTI, Nagaland has organized literary activities for the Higher Secondary and college students, such as phonetics, creative writing, writing skill, study skill and reading skill.

In the absence of any other alternative language, the state is compelled to transact the entire teaching learning process through English right from class 1. Hence, improvement of the communication skills in English is a priority for the teachers and students, he stated. He also opined that without having strong command in the language skills, no good learning will take place. “Learning English is an empowerment for one to have access to good universities and employment.” After the formal function, M. Patton, IAS, Commissioner Secretary, School Education and SCERT inaugurated the language lab.

MEx FILE Phek NSCU informs Phek, APril 22 (MexN): The Phek District Nagaland Contractors’ & Suppliers’ Union (NCSU) has notified to all contractors executing contract work under Phek district to kindly comply with the office standing order of 1% deduction from every contractor’s bill for maintenance of its office at Phek district HQs. A press release issued by NCSU Phek president Kuzhoseyi (Alex) and its general secretary Khruzo Venyo stated that the office is functioning in “full swing”, hence cautioned that non-compliance of its order would lead to cessation of work in the district. The district union further requested all the heads of various departments under Phek district to take note of the notification issued, and also urged all the legislators from Phek district to extend all possible co-operation towards the “good cause” of the union for better understanding and unity in the days to come.

TUD condemns murder DiMAPur, APril 22 (MexN): The president of Tenyimi Union Dimapur (TUD) in a press statement has strongly condemned the “brutal murder” of a woman whose body was recovered on April 17, 2014 at Eros Line colony Dimapur. Khalo Kapfo expressed shock, “as how in our Naga Society, where we have so much respect for women has forgotten our social values, ethics and committed such a heinous crime.” He asserted that whoever has committed such a “beastly act” must be booked immediately and awarded the most severe punishment to deter reoccurrence in future. The president also conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and appealed to the authority concerned to act swiftly and arrest all the people responsible for the murder of one of the bonafide members of TUD. The TUD office further appealed to the authority concerned to set up SIT so “the murder case is cracked immediately and justice delivered to the bereaved members.”

Totok Citizen Dimapur condemns molestation DiMAPur, APril 22 (MexN): Totok Citizen, Dimapur, has in a press release from its President and General Secretary condemned the “barbaric act” of Tsareonthung Lotha (61) who molested and attempted rape on one of its members on April 16. Giving an account of the incident, TCD informed that the culprit Tsareonthung Lotha, from Mungya Village, Wokha, and presently residing at Nepali Kashiram, Dimapur, had attempted rape while the victim had gone to collect firewood. The accused claiming to be the land owner had snatched the machete. When the victim pleaded with the

accused to return the machete, the accused on the pretext of returning the machete molested her. The accused also molested the victim’s friend when the friend tried to intervene. The accused was caught following cries for help from the two women. Stating that the culprit had molested the victim only after questioning their identity, TCD questioned if the victim was molested because she was Konyak or if the chastity of a Konyak woman was worth nothing. The union further appealed to the law enforcing agency to speed up the case and book the culprit to set an example to other lecherous persons.

The Power of Truth

The Morung Express WEDnEsDAy 23 APrIl 2014 volumE IX IssuE 109

A future with no tomorrow?

he notion that every generation enters into a contract with notions of justice, dignity, peace, and purposeful existence needs reflection. Perhaps through this idea of generational contract we come to understand the perpetual changing realities defining the present and future as well. Take state boundaries for example, and how the old boundaries consistently manifest itself in different ways with newer challenges; and how societies have chosen to respond to them. One needs to recall that old boundaries - “colonial boundaries” – were in effect functioning “as the boundaries of emerging states;” whereby the focus on the territory and boundaries rather than on peoples limited the notion of peoples seeking their right to decide their own destiny. The old-boundaries of Western Europe have broken down as the European Commission implements the freedom of movement, which they proclaim as the “main rights of human beings.” The Schengen Treaty zone facilitates free movement of people through 26 sovereign states, with only a Schengen visa, thus altering the concept of state frontiers and territorial integrity. It is hard to imagine that just a generation ago these old-boundaries were the symbols of division; and that countless wars had been fought to establish them. Indeed a new sense of pragmatism is beginning to define the manner in which old-problems are being addressed. Yet, the rationale of state territorial integrity continues to test human imagination in former colonies in Asia and Africa. With traditional notions of territorial integrity being redefined and transformed into less rigid lines of control, it is becoming quite apparent that the principle of territorial integrity is conditioned to the right to self-determination. This suggests that in conflicts between territorial integrity and self-determination, the right to self-determination should prevail. The concept and value of self-determination is not only a broader concept, but is a source that gives birth to the idea of peoples’ sovereignty itself. Under International Law, the principle of territorial integrity is not the end, neither is it absolute in itself; and accordingly, such a principle is to ensure that the interests of the people of a given territory are safeguarded. Consequently, the rationale of state territorial integrity is applicable and meaningful only so long as it continues to fulfill that purpose. No state can claim to safeguard the interest of the people unless the people have themselves expressed their consent and will to be part of it. This dual condition needs fulfillment when the principle of territorial integrity is invoked. The limitation of territorial integrity is best illustrated by Judge Hardy Dillard in the International Court of Justice case on Western Sahara, when he said, “it is for the people to determine the destiny of the territory and not the territory the destiny of the people.” The greatest irony is that while former colonial powers have moved on from its past, even to the extent of breaking down old-boundaries, former colonies continue to rigidly hold on to colonial boundaries. Unless the burden of this history begins to be healed, yesterday will remain the same as today, because it is a future with no tomorrow.

lEfT wiNg |

Ken Thomas Associated Press

'Hard Choices'

IN-FOCUS

illary Rodham Clinton's upcoming book will be called "Hard Choices," a title that reflects how the potential 2016 presidential candidate may try to define her record as President Barack Obama's secretary of state while she considers another White House campaign. Publisher Simon & Schuster said Friday the new book, to be released June 10, will offer Clinton's "inside account of the crises, choices and challenges" she faced as secretary of state and "how those experiences drive her view of the future." "All of us face hard choices in our lives," Clinton writes at the start of the book, according to the publisher. "Life is about making these choices, and how we handle them shapes the people we become." Clinton's State Department memoir will hit bookshelves as the former first lady and New York senator sits atop polls showing her as the leading Democratic contender should she seek the presidency. Since leaving the State Department, Clinton has traveled widely, giving speeches to industry groups, college students and others while joining the foundation led by her daughter, Chelsea Clinton, and her husband, former President Bill Clinton. A preview released by the publisher indicates that Clinton will highlight a close working relationship with Obama, whom she may wish to succeed. Simon & Schuster said on a website promoting the book that Clinton and Obama "had to decide how to repair fractured alliances, wind down two wars, and address a global financial crisis. They faced a rising competitor in China, growing threats from Iran and North Korea, and revolutions across the Middle East." Clinton's potential candidacy has been eagerly anticipated by Democrats, who frequently ask Clinton about her intentions and encourage her to try to become the nation's first female president. A series of Democratic outside groups is already building support for a future campaign while Republicans question her accomplishments at Foggy Bottom. Republicans have criticized Clinton's response to the killing of four Americans in the 2012 attacks on a diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, and pointed to her handling of relations with Russia. In 2009, Clinton memorably gave Russia's top diplomat a red button labeled, "reset," to symbolize how U.S. relations had thawed, but the button was mistranslated into Russian. In the aftermath of Russia's bold annexation of Ukraine's strategic Crimean peninsula, Republicans have suggested it represented a naiveté. "The only thing missing from the preview of Hillary's book is one single Hillary accomplishment as Secretary of State," said Joe Pounder, research director for America Rising LLC, a Republican group. "Most of the challenges she says she dealt with confronted Secretary (of State John) Kerry when he took over." But the book's preview says Clinton and Obama "grappled with some of the toughest dilemmas of US foreign policy, especially the decision to send Americans into harm's way, from Afghanistan to Libya to the hunt for Osama bin Laden." The book will chronicle Clinton's travel to 112 countries and nearly 1 million miles as secretary of state and "offers her views on what it will take for the United States to compete and thrive in an interdependent world. She makes a passionate case for human rights and the full participation in society of women, youth and LGBT people." Clinton will also "offer readers a master class in international relations, as does her analysis of how we can best use "smart power" to deliver security and prosperity in a rapidly changing world — one in which America remains the indispensable nation." Clinton is already a publishing powerhouse: Her 2003 memoir, "Living History," sold more than a million copies, and her new book's release is expected to include a publicity tour with stops around the country. The new book is expected to play an important role in shaping her legacy and setting up a White House bid if she chooses to run.

THE EDIT PAGE

C O M M E N T A R Y

Amy Finnerty Foreign Policy

The Great and Magical Gabo

ew contemporary writers and none from Latin America could match the scope of his influence or the radical inventiveness of his imagination. Affectionately called "Gabo," Gabriel Garcia Márquez, the Colombian Nobel laureate, journalist and author, was the most celebrated Latin American cultural export of his era. He died, at 87, on April 17, in his home in Mexico City. His glamorous mystique -- the houses and apartments strewn across Europe and the Americas, the glossy magazine profiles, the voluptuousness of his words -- was offset by the author's self-deprecating charm and humble back-story. The chasm between his socialist beliefs and the opulent lifestyle to which he ultimately grew accustomed attracted criticism, to be sure, yet his literary reputation never sagged under the weight of that paradox. It was the 1967 publication and 1970 translation into English of his most famous novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude, that vaulted the author to stardom. In that novel, the head of the allegorical Buendía family interprets the world according to his own perceptions. In a warped chronology of events, Macondo's founding family is regenerated ceaselessly, through revolution, natural disaster, and incestuous coupling. Translated into English by the peerless Gregory Rabassa, One Hundred Years of Solitude has sold tens of millions of copies worldwide. It gave exuberant voice to a region of the world that had previously been viewed as lush but inscrutable, best known by many Americans and Europeans for its political instability and violence. As in most of his fiction, in One Hundred Years of Solitude, the author said he sought to destroy "the lines that separate what seems real from what seems fantastic." He did so with rapturous virtuosity, emotional insight, and humor. When the New York Times reviewed the book in 1970, the reviewer, John Leonard, described the work not so much as a piece of literature, but as an experience: "You emerge from this marvelous novel as if from a dream, the mind on fire. A dark, ageless figure at the hearth, part historian, part haruspex ... first lulls to sleep your grip on a manageable reality, then locks you into legend and myth." While One Hundred Years of Solitude is a sweeping metaphor for Colombian cultural history -ghosts and modernity, colonialism and liberal reform, the introduction of railroads, the hegemony of American corporate interests and military jackboots -- the mythical town of Macondo itself was inspired by Aracataca, the Colombian village where Garcia Márquez lived with his maternal grandparents until the age of eight. There, he absorbed his grandmother's supernatural folklore. His left-leaning grandfather, a retired colonel, bequeathed the author a lifelong fascination with military and political power. Garcia Márquez was the eldest of 11 children (though his father, a pharmacist, also claimed several illegitimate offspring). In the fictional Macondo, the character Colonel Aureliano Buendía, "had seventeen male children by seventeen different women and they were exterminated one after the other on a single night before the oldest one had reached the age of thirty-five. He survived fourteen attempts on his life, seventy-three ambushes and a firing squad." Such prose, at once epic and compressed, inspired an entirely new lit-crit lexicon, including terms like "Macondic." Along with other Latin American writers, Garcia Márquez helped to popularize the genre known as Magical Realism. But it's the realism in his writing that's often forgotten. Garcia Márquez was born in 1927, the year be-

resident Barack Obama's travels through Asia in coming days aim to reassure partners about the renewed U.S. commitment to the region, with an eye both to China's rising assertiveness and the fastgrowing markets that are the center of gravity for global growth. The question: Will it be enough? Nearly seven months after he cancelled an Asian tour due to the U.S. government shutdown, Obama's failure to prevent Russia from annexing Crimea has sharpened concerns that America lacks the will or wherewithal to follow through on its much-touted "pivot" to the Asia-Pacific. "Words come easy," said Philippine political analyst Ramon Casiple. "But U.S. allies would want to know what help they can get when things reach a point of no return." The United States has been stepping up regional military deployments, but has made less progress on rebalancing through broader diplomatic and economic initiatives, such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a Pacific Rim free trade agreement. Obama arrives in Tokyo on Wednesday for the first state visit to America's closest ally in Asia by a U.S. president since Bill and Hillary Clinton came in 1996. He will be the first sitting U.S. president to visit Malaysia since Lyndon Johnson in 1966. Allies South Korea and the Philippines, the two other stops on his agenda, are also keen to shore up security ties. U.S. allies wonder if America has adequate capability to back them up in territorial rifts with China, Caspile says, given Washington's budget problems and preoccupation with crises elsewhere. "The American objective is to reassure countries that ... America is here to stay and is going to keep a strong interest in dealing with China together with those countries," said Koichi Nakano, a political science professor at Tokyo's Sophia University. A report released last week by the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Commit-

In this March 6, 2014 photo, Colombian Nobel Literature laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez greets fans and reporters outside his home on his 87th birthday in Mexico City. Garcia Marquez died on Thursday April 17, 2014 at his home in Mexico City. The author's magical realist novels and short stories exposed tens of millions of readers to Latin America's passion, superstition, violence and inequality. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

fore the so called "banana massacre," in which striking Colombian workers for the United Fruit Company were crushed by the country's military, who were anxious to forestall a threatened invasion by the U.S. Marines -- a scenario he recasts in One Hundred Years of Solitude. He was a gifted student and attended a state-run boarding school. Later, under pressure from his family, he studied law at the National University of Colombia in Bogotá, but soon turned his attention to writing and never completed his degree. When a Colombian Liberal Party member was assassinated, triggering La Violencia, a decades-long period of civil strife and violence that led to hundreds of thousands of deaths and displaced citizens, Garcia Márquez gave up his legal studies completely and became a journalist. But he also read deeply the literature that would inform his development as a fiction writer. A particular obsession of young Garcia Márquez's was William Faulkner, whose mythical Yoknapatawpha County in the American South has been called a precursor to Macondo. As a columnist in Bogotá in the 1950s, Garcia Márquez wrote an expose about a naval shipwreck -the piece was later published in English as "The Story of A Shipwrecked Sailor" -- that earned him the ire of the Colombian dictator, Gustavo Rojas Pinilla. To quell the fallout, the author's newspaper sent him to Europe as a correspondent, but soon the government shut down the paper altogether. Garcia Márquez kept writing fiction while working as a journalist and moving frequently, with spells in Venezuela, Columbia, New York, and Mexico City. In 1958 he married Mercedes Barcha Pardo, who remained the unmovable pillar of his personal life until his death. The couple resided primarily in Mexico City and had two sons.

The left-leaning Garcia Márquez wrote admiringly of Fidel Castro, eventually befriending the dictator. Both trouble and fame attached to him; The Colombian government planned to have him arrested for his political activities, Mexico offered him refuge, and the French awarded him the Legion d'Honneur. In 1982, he won the Nobel Prize for literature. Later, he would say that he put the prize money in a Swiss bank account and forgot about it for years; he eventually used it to buy the weekly magazine Cambio. While he was lauded for his literary achievement, there were those among even his most ardent admirers who were disheartened by his politics, particularly his cozy relationship with Fidel Castro, who showered his writer friend with gifts that included a house on the outskirts of Havana. He, in turn, described Castro's "childlike heart ... political intelligence, his instincts and his decency, his almost inhuman capacity for work, his deep identification with and absolute confidence in the wisdom of the masses...." Critics and curious contemporaries reasoned that Garcia Márquez was simply star struck by a man in uniform. Others theorized that that the writer was using the friendship to bend the dictator's ear, and help Cubans leave the island or avoid harsh treatment. According to a 1999 New Yorker profile by Jon Lee Anderson, García Márquez, "confirmed that he had helped people leave the island, and he alluded to one 'operation' that had resulted in the departure of 'more than two thousand people' from Cuba. 'I know just how far I can go with Fidel. Sometimes he says no. Sometimes later he comes and tells me I was right.'" The White House, however, was not philosophical about the author's political engagement, and for a period of years he was obliged to apply for a special visa to enter the United States. Garcia Márquez seemed able to live with the moral contradictions posed by his friendship with Castro. But, given the complex dilemmas he assigned his most compelling characters, it's hard to imagine that he was a man who would fail to grapple with that relationship. Take the journalist-narrator of Garcia Márquez's slim, 2005 volume, Memories of My Melancholy Whores, who, nearing the end of his life, shares a ruthless self-analysis: "I discovered that I am not disciplined out of virtue but as a reaction to my own negligence, that I appear generous in order to conceal my meanness, that I pass myself off as prudent because I am evil-minded, that I am conciliatory in order not to succumb to my repressed rage...." Such honest writing is what makes Garcia Márquez's characters so universally accessible, his fiction so humane. But Garcia Márquez also embraced popular imagery, using melodrama, romanticism, and sentimentality unabashedly in novels like Love in the Time of Cholera, based on his own parents' romantic history. He was a fan of telenovelas and boleros and even wrote a profile of pop-singer Shakira in 2002. The female characters in his fiction, while diverse, often fall into the category of dusky cat-eyed temptresses -- the fiery Latinas of a good bodice-ripper. At the same time, child prostitutes and a scene during which a housemaid is raped while doing laundry, reveal a more pitiless and exploitative form of sexuality in his writing. Through his fiction he undermined crude American stereotypes of Latin Americans and informed the world about the region's recent political history. The author himself once noted, "For Europeans, South America is a man with a mustache, a guitar and a gun." Perhaps not so much anymore, thanks in large part to what Garcia Márquez has left us.

Obama visit to Asia seen as counterweight to China Elaine Kurtenbach Associated Press tee urged that more effort and money be devoted to upgrading alliances in the Asia-Pacific. "A successful rebalance must underscore the strategic message that the policy represents an enduring U.S. commitment to the region, assuring our partners that we are in it for the long haul," it said. Striving to allay Japan's worries over its territorial dispute with China and missile launches by North Korea, during a recent Asian tour U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel pledged two more ballistic missile defense destroyers for Japan by 2017. In a further show of solidarity, Hagel rebuked Beijing for escalating its territorial dispute with Tokyo over Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea that Japan calls the Senkaku islands and China calls the Diaoyu islands. The U.S. is obligated to protect Japan from attack, but has sought to avoid taking a stand on sovereignty over the islands. Tokyo is hoping for more in the way of confidence building, says Hitoshi Tanaka, chairman of the Institute for International Strategy in Tokyo. "We would like to see the president make a strong, clear statement about the Senkaku," said Tanaka. "There is a need for Japan and the U.S. to work to improve the security situation in East Asia." Obama's two-night stay in Tokyo — just enough for the state visit the Japanese had pushed for — in itself sends a good message, said Matake Kamiya, a professor at the National Defense Academy in Yokosuka, near Tokyo. "It's important not only for the psychology

of the Japanese but also for the impression given to the Chinese and North Koreans," he said. The U.S. has 50,000 troops in Japan and about 28,500 deployed in South Korea, where it just concluded joint U.S.South Korean exercises. But Tokyo and Seoul remain at odds over a separate territorial dispute and lingering Korean resentment of Japanese aggression before and during World War II. Getting an early start on fencemending, Obama brought Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye together for their first face-to-face meeting since they both took office over a year ago, on the sidelines of a recent nuclear security summit in The Hague. A visit by Abe in December to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, which enshrines 14 convicted war criminals among 2.5 million war dead, irked the U.S. and angered both South Korea and China. At least two members of Abe's Cabinet, and dozens of other lawmakers, paid respects at the shrine just days before Obama's arrival in visits the South Korean side described as "deplorable." But the leaders' attention may well be diverted by a tragic ferry sinking, which left more than 300 missing or dead, most of them teenagers. The United States already has a free-trade agreement with South Korea, which is likely to eventually join the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Both the U.S. and Japan had hoped to announce "substantial progress" on the pact by the time of Obama's visit despite con-

wRiTE-wiNg

flicts over tariffs on farm products and automobiles. Officials signaled Tuesday that a breakthrough was unlikely. A TPP deal with Japan is vital for making headway with the other 10 countries in the trade bloc, which includes Malaysia, the third stop on Obama's swing through Asia, the market for about 60 percent of U.S. exports. "Obama has two main agendas on this trip, which are to reaffirm the U.S. 'pivot' policy on Asia and to close the final hurdles for the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement," said James Chin, a political analyst with Monash University in Malaysia. As the U.S. shifts more of its military assets into the Pacific region under new defense guidelines, it is stepping up cooperation with many Southeast Asian nations, including Malaysia. Though Kuala Lumpur's treatment of opposition politicians is complicating matters, Washington wants improved ties with Malaysia, whose majority Muslims adhere to a moderate form of Islam. The U.S. has taken a leading role in the Indian Ocean hunt for the Malaysia Airlines jet that vanished on March 8 with 239 people on board. Chinese naval exercises near the James Shoal, just 80 kilometers (50 miles) off the coast of Malaysia's Sarawak state, have strained Malaysia's resolve to avoid confrontation over territorial disputes. Both the U.S. and Japan have stepped up support for the Philippines, the last stop on Obama's eight-day journey, with Tokyo offering retired coast guard cutters to help fend off intrusions by Chinese naval vessels near still other disputed islands in the South China Sea. The Philippines is negotiating with Washington for a beefed up security agreement to allow more access for U.S. troops, ships and aircraft to detect and deter such incursions. U.S. bases in the Philippines closed when the country ended their leases in 1992, though the two sides have an agreement allowing limited U.S. troop visits, mainly in the south where Filipino troops are battling militants.

Letters to the Editor should be sent to: The morung Express, House No. 4, Duncan Bosti, Dimapur - 797112, Or –email: morung@gmail.com All letters (including those via email) should have the full name and Postal address of the sender. 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.

WEDNEsDAy

THE MORUNG EXPRESS

23 April 2014

PERSPECTIVE NEWS ANALYSIS, FEATURE AND DISCOURSE

THEOLOGY OF SUFFERING AND LIBERATION Rev.Dr.V.K.Nuh I. The newly born church in Jerusalem began to grow rapidly but started to pay the cost. A prominent church leader Stephen was stone to death. The few faithful followers of Christ were as small as a flock of helpless sheep in the midst/face of packed hungry wolves. Stephen saw, “The heaven opened and Jesus standing at the right hand of God”. (Acts 7:35). We may not see Jesus the way Stephen did; but we can see Christ in the history of the church. Since AD 150 onwards we have seen how Christian follow Christ’s suffering in the hands of different countries. We have come to know from Acts 8 that the churches were growing but the reaching out of persecution scattered the church abroad, and whenever they went, they took their gospel with them. In the same manner God has chosen Paul to proclaim His message to the uttermost part of the world. Paul gave his testimony before King Agrippa (Acts 26:15) how he encountered with Christ in Damascus road in the beginning of his life. He came to realized that life would not be easy to follow Christ. It is a matter of life and death. There had never been a day he had not lived in His presence. II. Coming to recent history, racism started in the form of scattered violence against Jews, and the Nazi won 389 of the parliament in 1932. The German Christian churches largely stand by even applauding the development. Pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian came to the conclusion that: “Nazism is a devilish political movement” so he took part in the plot at an attempt of Hitler’s life. From liberation point of view he could be justified. Dietrich Bonheoffer declared that the church had too long been only interested in maintaining its righteousness like that of Pharisees, for too long it had been concerned only keeping its hand clean, even to the point of failing to face the fact. To him the cross means sharing the suffering of Christ to the last and to the fullest. Only a man thus totally committed in discipleship can experience the meaning of Cross. III. It is questionable which church was stronger in the last four decades, the church under communism or under capitalism. A great growth of the church in China continues students, intellectuals and even party members are coming to this faith. A leaked Government census document has been reported as putting together the number of Christian at 100 millions. It is because of the suffering, churches brought Christian in such high percentage of growth. IV. The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ stand at the point of division between “the old order” and the “new order”. In the “new order” the new age is no longer the era of law, or of sin, or of death, but of life and grace (Gal.6:16). The new life order is the one who received the eschatological age. The new creation embraces not only individual fate but also entire creation (Rom. 8:19-23). This is possible through the breaking of old solidarity with Adam (death) and accepting the new solidarity with Christ (life). How this transformation does take place? This driving force which keep the church going forward in the midst of despair, exploitation and cynicism? The new humanity is created after liberation by God, bring peace with God. This whole creation shares with the creative process initiated by God. Jesus declared manifesto of Kingdom of God. Lucan Theology (Luke 4:18).

few decades. This was true even so called conservative churches. The one called “Evangelical” in United States. Latin America Evangelical had produced a new generation of leaders of an International caliber who cannot label with the old clichés about “fundamental”, “Conservatisms”, or “evangelical”. These are Christian people coming from marginalized poor masses in the society and found new life and hope in Christ. They found Christ and they discovered their people. It is between violent change and peaceful changes. The 156 Bishops were not alone in Medellin. There were 100 experts with them. With the help of Christian economists, sociologists and theologians, the Bishops were able to see deeper than mere expressionistic view Latin American and to root causes and underlying structures on injustice and oppression. They call those realities and structures “Eternal Colonialism”, “Money Imperialism” and “Inter-Colonialism” and they prophetically pointed to them as “Institutionalized Violence” as a sinful situation. It is amazing to see how Latin American Churches radical thinking restructured the whole structure. This is what I mean re-structure need a leader who can discover the people and situation. This needs a man of radical thinking and participate the realities of prevailing situation. As we see our situation today, we need to restructure of our institutionalized churches. Every theology must be a living theology and it must address to the contempo-

rary realities in a given context else it is just a price of historical study of religion. John Stott said, “People reject in Gospel not necessarily because they think it is false but became it no longer resonates with them. His word is not pre-historic fossil, to be exhibited under glass but a living message for contemporary world”. The Naga Christian today must address to the living realities of Nagaland such as self-determination of the people, pain and suffering of the people, Problems of peace, justice and human rights; unity of the people, tribal solidarity and tribalism, social evils and corruptions; prophetic missions of the church.

VI. MInjung Theology “Minjung Theology is a Korean word combining two Chinese characters: “Min” translates as “people” and “Jung” translated as “the mass”. Thus Minjung means the mass of people out of that struggling and suffering. Korean Christian wants to speak of what they have learned and reflected upon theologically, and to share this with others whom can, in their own social and political context are searching for relevant theology in Asia. Theology of minjung is a creation of those Christians who were forced to reflect upon their Christian principles in basement interrogation room, V. It is interesting to note how Latin American in trial, facing court-martial tribunal hearing the churches were restructured in dramatic way last allegation of presents and making their own final Q-Sir, I am a management trainee in a public sector undertaking. I am hoping to be hired permanent by the end of this year. My father is a big time follower of your column. Sir, I would like to know how to start my financial life. What is the first thing I should be doing? Also, I have always dreamt of buying a flat. Please advise. -L. Achumi, Gurgaon NCR A- Firstly, my heartiest congratulations to you. It’s good that young and savvy people like you are coming with questions on financial life. There are certain things that you should keep in mind as soon as you start your career – things that would help to make your financial life simpler. • Apply for a PAN card Most earning people have to file an income tax return (ITR), and the Permanent Account Number (PAN) is very essential for the same. The PAN is a unique number assigned to you by the department of income tax, and is mandatory for filing tax returns. But it is also becoming increasingly necessary for most medium-to-large transactions – like purchase of a car, a house, buying insurance etc. • Purchase adequate life insurance Now that you have started earning, take a moment and see if there is anyone dependent on you, financially. Are you paying your parents’ rent? Is your brother/sister’s education your responsibility? Are you financially responsible for taking care of your siblings’ marriage? If yes, and I repeat, if only yes, you’ll need an insurance – it would provide a financial support in case of unforeseen incidence to your dependents (for example, if you meet an untimely death etc). So purchase life insurance as soon as possible. And remember to buy only term insurance and preferably an online one – stay away from fancy things like Unit Linked Insurance Plans (ULIP), etc. • Start Systematic Investment Plans in a good Mutual Fund scheme You are young, and to reach your financial goal would take some time.. So, while you have time by

My first Job Simplifying perSonal finance

Dipankar Jakharia

defense. They reflected on their Christian commitment in prison cells, in their letters from prison cells to families and framed in their reading of books sent by friends all over the world. IN their employment, in their stay at home under house arrest while subject 24 hour watch over activities. Mara Ellis said “Out of that suffering and struggling, Korean Christians want to speak of what they have learned and reflected upon theologically and to share this with others who in their own social and political context are searching for a relevant theology in Asia”. The theology of Liberation was not the product of seminary professors working at their desks, but the reflections of Christians engaged in human struggle. It was the result of a new reading of scripture in a particular historical situation. It was not an intellectual exercise, but participation of people struggle, it is the story of God’s liberating act in history. The experience of the Exodus became the key to a new perception of God. As a Columbian theologian has said; “We have to read Latin material with the eyes of the Bible. And we have to read the Bible with the eyes of Latin America”. Nichals Berkin said “My daily bread is material problem, But the daily bread of my neighbor is spiritual”. VII. Contextual Theology of the Naga By nature Naga people are God fearing people and peace loving people. Morally they are honest people. They were under British Empire for 70 years when there was no sunset in her Empire. When Great Britain decided to give up her empire to the entire world, they gave liberty to people to choose in what way they can live as a free man. Therefore when Simon Commission came to Kohima the Naga people then submitted the memorandum to the Simon Commission in 1929 which read “We should not be thrust to the mercy of the people who never subjugate us; but leave us alone to determine ourself as in ancient times” When time comes, the Great Britain to hand over the power, India had to divide in the religious line among Hinduism, Muslim, and Buddhist. The Naga leaders led by A.Z.Phizo said “Naga will join neither India nor Pakistan; we are Christian and cannot be Hindu and Muslim”. When Republic of India conducted the first general election Nagas sent back the empty ballot box to Shillong. But When Naga plebiscite was conducted 99.99% gave thumb impression for Naga Independent. Years back when Assembly election came people have forgotten their religion. It is said that last general election Rs. 10,000 Crores of rupees have been spent, where those money have gone and who gave them? Today we have seen Naga people voting percentage came up to 94 % whereas the other state is only 50% in recent Lok Sabha election. To us be it NPF or Congress or any other political parties makes no difference. All the party took oath to serve the Government of India. Does it mean that Naga are still fighting for sovereignty or broken our Covenant what Naga people have done 70 years ago. In today’s generation, the Indian election system is destroying all the spiritual firmaments, social fabric, economic justice and people’s morality. Therefore judgment of God fallen to Naga people terribly, tragedy one after another. Is there any Nation on earth that 7 Government ruling in a society? But Naga people are suffering under 7 Government paying their taxes. If Naga people believe theology of Liberations then churches must stand up and say “NO MORE ELECTION UNTIL NAGAS ARE LIBERATED FROM THE BONDAGE OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA”. of India), it is absolutely tax free, and moreover, it also provides you income tax benefits under Section 80C! • Save for the down payment of your house Of course, to buy your dream home, you would take a home loan. But a home loan is available only for 80-85 percent of the cost. You need to pay the remaining 15-20 percent as the down payment. And this can – and would – be a large sum! So, why not start saving for it soon? Put some money aside specifically for this every month. Invest it depending on when you want to buy the house. Keep some money aside specially for this purpose every month in bank FDs / debt funds if you would want to buy the house soon, or put it in an equity MF through SIPs if the purchase is a few years away. Q- I have health insurance, which is up for renewal in the next ten days. I want to know if I can choose another health insurance policy. Also, our agent says that under the new mediclaim policy one has to inform the insurance company within 24 hours of hospitalization. Could you throw some light on this? -Robert Lotha, Bangalore A-You should renew your health insurance policies without any delay. The time period is too short for you to port your existing insurance to an alternate insurer. Without porting, the exclusion period for preexisting diseases will start afresh in a new insurance and this is not advisable. Your agent is giving you the correct advice on claim intimation period. You should ideally inform the insurer before hospitalization in planned situations and within 24 hours of hospitalization in a medical emergency. This information could be sent through an email or phone call to the customer helpdesk. Most hospitals have an insurance helpdesk, to assist one with the intimation.

your side: why not start investing now, and gain from the power of compounding? Even small amounts saved regularly can provide you with a huge corpus later – provided you start investing early. And there is no better way to invest for the long term than investing in equities! So start Systematic Investment Plan (SIPs) in a few good MF schemes right away, and start investing in a disciplined way. • Open a Public Provident Fund (PPF) account When you have just starting your career, and retirement is the last thing on your mind. But it doesn’t The writer is the Principal Financial Planner hurt to plan a little in advance, right? So, apart from starting the SIPs for your long-term at EconPenny. You can chat-twit-mail him at @ @d_jakharia | dipankar. goals, also open a PPF account and invest in it regularly. dipankar.jakharia | .com The PPF is risk-free (it is backed by the Government jakharia@

The Newspaper with an Opinion The Morung Express

Birth, marriage and death are three key events in a person’s life which all religions and cultures observe. Every tribe in Nagaland is unique and wonderful with their own ways of celebrating these key events. Of these three key events, marriage is probably the only one where the participants take an active part in organizing and planning the ceremony. When we look at some of the practices like dowry and sati which used to take place in society, they seem out of place with these modern times. We take a look at a Naga marriage custom and its brush with modernity in our pluralistic society.

The Price of a Naga Bride

Loina shohe, Asst Professor, Department of sociology

hen father married mother, he paid a dowry of 10,000 rupees in cash to my maternal grandfather. Grandfather, in turn gave ornaments, and all necessary household items to my mother as gifts when they married .That was way back in 1978. Back then, our Sumi Nagas had a marriage custom where grooms paid bride- prices (in cash or kind). The price of a girl depended on her family lineage, her accomplishments, her education, her intellect, her appearance. In short, the finer the girl, the higher the prices. Mother, being a chief’s daughter, working as a primary teacher and having her snapshot, in which she is in traditional attire, adorn the wall of a particular photo studio in Mokokchung, her high bride price was considered well justified. The customary bride price was practiced, it was believed, to ensure young women did not become involved in any sort of scandal. If she did, the bride-price was substantially reduced (Joshi). During my higher secondary days, an Ao friend once asked me “I heard Sumis sell girls; is that true?” I did try my best to explain the value of our bride-price to her, though at the end I could feel she still found it ridiculous. Anyway, that was in 2001. By that time, majority of our tribe had outgrown practicing the custom of bride–price. People realized daughters could be relied on by parents even after marriage and hence, the old claim of losing their daughter no longer validated the demand for bride-price. Many began to feel that asking dowry strained a groom’s economy, which could make the couple suffer after marriage. At the same time, girls no longer wanted to be considered sold off, especially in the modern world of equality and liberty, thus, ended the saga of our bride-price. A proper Sumi marriage begins with a proposal which is brought on, through the prospective groom’s family or even a close friend, directly to the girl’s parents or indirectly through the girl’s aunt, after which, if accepted, engagement follows and a date is set for the wedding. The span of days from the proposal- to the days of engagement- to the actual marriage day may differ according to the convenience, but the general pattern was maintained by all in the olden days and is followed with equal reverence till today. Towards the approach of the marriage, pigs are killed and heads and legs distributed to the worthy (closest and elderly, selected) kin of the bride. It is considered an insult to give the wrong piece of meat; also we believe returning the meat is a bad omen. The meat giving seems to be undergoing some kind of crisis lately, with some people discouraging it, and some organizations banning it too. It is understandable why it’s not supported much these days – apart from the heavy expenses borne to buy the pigs, there have been instances when people had resorted to giving meat to influential people who are not customarily obliged to receive the meat. Besides thatthere have been many complaints of the pressure and expectation of the kin (who were given meat) who felt compelled to give more in the reception, especially when these days, weddings seem to be increasing every month .Despite its fault, meat-giving has not been able to be pushed aside completely because there has been no other better practice that could take its place to function as an expression of honor. Some of our marriage customs have discontinued over the years, some continue,while others have been newly incorporated. In our Sumi marriages, these customs function as our guide; they help us focus on things to be done and how to do it in a systematic and organized manner. They teach us values which strengthen our family bonds, re-connect us to our roots and remind us of what’s important in our life. Those of us who have attended a Sumi wedding in recent times should not be left in error to feel that the new definition of our marriages are white weddings, with the perfect theme, billowing wedding gowns ,a cute ring boy, bridesmaids, flower girls, international cuisine, exchange of rings and not forgetting the dummy cake or the favors we get. Behind the glamorous Hollywood set up, the real value of a Sumi marriage is still influenced to a certain extent by the fulfillment of customs of the past. With globalization, our community has undergone many changes in many areas of life. Our marriage system too could not retain its purest form because, as we say in Sumi “Ado aghuloki no saghi vecheni ke” (Time brings it on) and with time we have learnt to give up certain things even as we started incorporating some new ones. But in fact, it’s not just our Sumi marriage custom but every aspect of our Naga culture, institutions or customs that cannot be said to exist still in its purest form today. Maybe, retaining its purity is not what matters most, but it can be holding on to things which can help us unite stronger; help us grow and hope for better things in life without having to give up or deny who we really are. On the other hand, maybe we should be letting go of things which unnecessarily put stress or demean any other person irrationally , one which is a stumbling block towards prosperity of the greatest, one which divides, one which makes us gain at the expense of other’s pain. Our Naga society faces a great threat of losing our native culture today in the face of modernity. Our traditions and our customs could still be relevant even in future or become obsolete. Whatever the case may be, I believe that if we do have to give up any of our tradition or old way of life, and if we find that it no longer stands the test of time, it should only be given up for a greater value, for the greater good, and nothing less beyond that. *The Sumi practices mentioned above may vary slightly from region to region and have been sourced from oral testimonies and case studies. Ref. Nagaland Past and Present: H. Joshi(2001) “Degree of Thought is a weekly community column initiated by Tetso College in partnership with The Morung Express. Degree of Thought will delve into the social, cultural, political and educational issues around us. The views expressed here do not reflect the opinion of the institution. Tetso College is a NAAC Accredited UGC recognised Commerce and Arts College. For feedback or comments please email: admin@tetsocollege.org”.

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

Dimapur

NATIONAL

Wednesday 23 April 2014

The Morung Express

‘Lady of TN, better than Narendra Modi’

ChENNai, april 22 (agENCiES): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today ended her gruelling 51-day campaign across 40 Lok Sabha constituencies across the state and Puducherry during which she exhorted the people to vote for her party in April 24 polls and make it part of the next government to protect their interests. (Hectic campaigning in Puducherry as polling date approaches) Ending her campaign in the city on the eve of deadline for electioneering, she signed off in style by claiming, “The lady in Tamil Nadu is better than Modi in Gujarat in governance.” Reeling out data on various parameters to buttress her stand that Tamil Nadu was ahead of Gujarat, she asked the electorate who was the better administrator, “Gujarat’s Modiyaa or Tamil Nadu’s intha ladyaa (Gujarat’s Modi or this lady)?” to a thunderous applause and asserted it was she who gave the best governance. The AIADMK supremo also attacked the DMK and Congress on various issues, especially corruption. Jayalalithaa, who has been steadfastly pursuing her national ambitions, has visited all the 39 constituencies in the state and the lone seat in neighbouring Puducherry since March 3 appealing the voters to prefer only AIADMK nominees.

EC clamps prohibitory orders in TN

ChENNai, april 22 (agENCiES): For the first time, the Election Commission (EC) has directed all district Collectors in Tamil Nadu to promulgate orders under Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code banning campaign by political parties and any assembly of more than five persons from 6 pm on Tuesday. Addressing media persons here, Chief Electoral Officer, Praveen Kumar said, “The campaigning stops at 6pm today. We have asked all district collectors and Commissioners of Police to proclaim Sec-

tion 144 throughout the State, prohibiting campaign by political parties. This is the first time such a measure is being implemented in the State. The prohibition will be in place until 6am of polling day.” He said the door-to-door campaign is permissible under law but, more than five persons in a group should not move around. Any campaign through electronic media, meeting, and rallies will not be allowed. Politicians who are outsiders in any constituency should leave the place, the order said.

Campaigning ends in Tamil Nadu

A man rides a scooter past a giant poster of Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu state and leader of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party J. Jayalalitha, being prepared for an election rally in Chennai, India, Saturday, April 19, 2014. The multiphase voting across the country runs until May 12, with results for the 543-seat lower house of Parliament announced May 16. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K.)

Though her party’s alliance with the Left parties collapsed just few days into campaigning, Jayalalithaa went ahead and announced candidates for all constituencies and launched her campaign even before other parties could even finalise their alliances. Along her trail, Jayalalithaa made fresh allegations against DMK leaders M Karunanidhi, M K Stalin, T R Baalu, among others, who she claimed had corruption charges against them. Jayalalithaa, who rapped the Congress-led

UPA and its erstwhile ally DMK during her initial part of campaigning since March 3, turned critical against Modi-led BJP government in Gujarat during the later part, attempting to counter predictions that she was soft on the saffron party and would join hands with it post Lok Sabha polls. She made her first attack on the BJP on the day its Prime Ministerial candidate Modi addressed an election rally in the state capital on April 13, on the eve of Tamil New Year day. Since then she has been devoting a better part of the

speeches to attacking Modi’s Gujarat model. At today’s rally here, she rejected DMK’s accusation that her government had not delivered on the promises made in the 2011 manifesto, saying a majority of the assurances had been implemented and even the remaining would be fulfilled in the next two years. “When the DMK had not fulfilled its promises made in 2009 polls, the party is trying to cheat you by making promises again,” she said. She claimed DMK was “playing second fiddle” to

Congress even now out of “fear” of further CBI action against party leaders. Alleging that DMK leader M K Stalin’s family was using a Hummer car that was “illegally imported,” she said the CBI conducted a raid against him after the party withdrew its support to the Congress-led UPA. However, the issue was put on the backburner as the Congress felt that the DMK will help it some time, she said. “Now, it is being said that the car has been conditionally returned. Karunanidhi and Stalin must answer on this,” she added.

ChENNai, april 22 (pTi): The curtains came down on the more than a month-long mercury-rising campaign for the April 24 Lok Sabha elections. The stage is now set for polling, which will decide the fate of over 800 candidates from AIADMK, DMK, BJP, Congress and DMDK besides others. The high-decibel vote canvassing exercise was dominated by a series of barbs, charges and counter-charges as arch rivals DMK and AIADMK are eyeing the results as a self assessment exercise ahead of assembly polls, just two years away. Top leaders across the political spectrum — Narendra Modi, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, L.K. Advani, Prakash Karat, Jayalalithaa, M. Karunanidhi and M.K. Stalin among others criss-crossed the roads and airspace of Tamil Nadu, lighting up the electoral battle that is poised for a close finish due to a fivecornered contest. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has maintained a low profile during this polls, avoided campaigning in Tamil Nadu where Congress is facing the polls on its own. If at all there could be an undercurrent of the intense campaign, it was Modibashing by all those not part of the BJP-led NDA, a new trend that was not as much

visible in the 2009 Lok Sabha and 2011 Assembly elections. The Gujarat Chief Minister himself addressed a series of rallies in anticipation of his party-led NDA returning a significant number of seats. For DMK, this campaign was all about its ‘Rising Son’, with party chief M. Karunanidhi’s offspring Stalin setting off on a whirlwind campaign, as his ageing and wheelchair-bound father seemed to take a back seat in the face of his old age and health. Stalin’s hectic campaigning came in the backdrop of his brother and expelled Madurai leader M.K. Alagiri’s contention that his sibling’s signature was stamped all over the candidate selection process. He singled out AIADMK and its chief Jayalalithaa for the problems of people like power shortage, drinking water supply and law and order problems. Ms. Karunanidhi hit the campaign trail later, Jayalalithaa, once in a while indicating of a post-poll support to Congress for a ‘secular’ government at Centre. BJP, a relatively no-player in the Tamil Nadu political space, especially since its nil performance in 2004 and 2009 elections, seemed to ride the ‘Modi’ wave as it pulled off a six-party alliance, overcoming several glitches during the seat sharing talks.

What have we gained from your global trips? Voters ask External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid

Farrukhabad, april 22 (iaNS): The global jaunts of External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid in the furtherance of Indian diplomacy have cut little ice with voters in the Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency, coming as they do in the height of the election season, with many wondering: “What have we gained from your foreign trips? We are still without roads, sewers and jobs.” The question is legitimate if one looks at the total lack of infrastructure in this one hick town where one seems to be in a time warp. The contrast is stark when one looks at the development in surrounding Mainpuri, Kannauj and Badaun, strongholds of the Samajwadi Party that rules Uttar Pradesh. “When it rains, the gullis (bylanes) are flooded waist-high. We fold our trouser and balance it on our head as we walk or cycle,” said a man who works at a ‘zardozi’ embroidery factory. The old houses are in desperate need of repair and renovation, the narrow lanes with open drains and fly-infested ware being sold from hand carts are not only a dismal sight but also tell the story of the low economic status of the people here. The only glitter, as it were, to be found in this town are the heaps of gold and silver thread stored in embroidery units operating from almost every home. Farrukhabad, once a big textile handprinting centre, is now the hub for ‘zardozi’ and ‘dabka’ work which adorns bridal

and festive wear. ‘Zardozi’ feeds the owners and workers of embroidery factories and is the largest provider of employment here. Haji Muslim Khan of Roshan Enterprises, manufacturers and wholesalers of lehangas and sarees, feels that Khurshid has done little to boost Farrukhabad’s ‘zardozi’ industry. “Our stuff has to be sent to stores in Mumbai and Delhi but there is barely any train connectivity. There is a weekly connection between Delhi and Farrukhabad. Traders don’t come here because it is so difficult to travel. Zardozi is the lifeline for the people of Farrukhabad. He should do something to help this trade instead of distributing chooza (chicks) for rearing,” Khan told IANS. Distribution of chicks and solar lanterns is part of the initiative undertaken by the Dr. Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust run by Khurshid and wife Louise for the welfare of the disabled. “We need opportunities for employment, not charity,” added Tanveer, who is learning the zardozi craft and gets about Rs.100 for an eight-hour shift. “Salman Khurshid has no time to look at our problems and woes. His wife is busy renovating their ancestral home in Kayaamganj, which is about 30 km from here. She camps here only during election time.” Khurshid is pitted against Mukesh Rajput (BJP), Jaiveer Singh (BSP) and Rameshwar Singh Yadav (SP). Sachin Singh Yadav (Independent) is an SP rebel who is playing the

Gay sex case: SC agrees for open court hearing

NEW dElhi, april 22 (pTi): The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear in open court a curative petition of gay rights activists for decriminalizing gay sex. The curative plea challenging SC verdict against gay sex will be taken up next week. Earlier, gay rights activists had appealed to the Supreme Court to take into account its recent verdict on granting separate recognition to transgenders while deciding their curative petition against its judgment criminalizing homosexuality. Appearing before a bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam, senior advocate Anand Grover had pleaded that it should consider the April 15 verdict recognizing transgenders or eunuchs as third category of gender while taking a decision on curative plea. Curative petition is the last judicial resort available for redressal of grievances in court. The petitioners, including NGO Naz Foundation which has

been spearheading the legal battle on behalf of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community, contended that there was an error in the judgment delivered on December 11 last year as it was based on old law. The apex court had earlier dismissed a batch of review petitions filed by the Centre and gay rights activists including noted filmmaker Shyam Benegal against its December 2013 verdict declaring gay sex an offence punishable up to life imprisonment. The court had said it did not see any reason to interfere with the December 11, 2013 verdict and had also rejected the plea for oral hearing on the review petitions which are normally decided by judges in-chamber without giving an opportunity to parties to present their views. The Supreme Court had on December 11, 2013 set aside the Delhi high court judgement decriminalizing gay sex and thrown the ball in Parliament’s court for amending the law.

spoiler for the party. Khurshid finds the negative response from his voters frustrating. “They just don’t comprehend what I am trying to convey to them. I quoted a couplet ‘Meri pairoon mein ghungruu bandha do, phir meri chaal dekhna’ to say that they should give the Congress the majority in the state and the centre and then they should see what wonders can be done for them. But they missed the point.” He is also trying to tell his voters that providing civic amenities and employment opportunities is the responsibility of the state government and not the centre, of which he is a part. Khurshid is depending on the Muslim vote and a split in the Yadav vote to secure him a win. “We are angry with Salman, but we have no choice,” Shadab, who runs a grocery store, told IANS. Muslims account for about 13 percent of the 1.3 million voters in Farrukhabad ( which has a population of about two million), while the rest are Thakurs, Yadavs, Aggarwals and Guptas. “The Thakurs along with Guptas, Lodhs and Aggarwals will vote for the BJP. The Muslims will vote for the Congress,” predicted a man who only gave his name as Atul and who owns the lone air-conditioned guest house in Farrukhabad. Farrukhabad goes to the polls April 24 in the seventh phase of the 10-phased polls that began April 7 and will conclude May 12. The results will be declared on May 16.

Kashmiri women row a boat filled with weed after cleaning the Dal Lake on Earth Day, on the outskirts of Srinagar on Tuesday, April 22. The weed-clogged Dal Lake is central to Kashmir’s tourist trade and efforts are being made to rescue the lake. In the past two decades the lake has shrunk by more than half, according to environmental study reports. (AP Photo)

Govt intended to punish Sikhs, reveals Cobrapost

NEW dElhi, april 22 (iaNS): The police force in Delhi succumbed to the anti-Sikh sentiments in 1984, thus abetting rioting and arson, a sting operation by news portal Cobrapost revealed Tuesday. The then government did not allow the police to act while creating an impression that the police were not performing their duty, the sting operation titled “Chapter 84” added. “The government’s intention appeared to be that the Sikhs should get some punishment,” said Shoorveer Singh Tyagi, then police station house officer (SHO) at Kalyanpuri, whom Cobrapost interviewed. “Messages were broadcast directing police to not take action against rioters who were shouting slogans

of ‘Indira Gandhi zindabad”,” Rohtas Singh, SHO at Delhi Cantonment, told Cobrapost in an interview. Throwing light on the complicity of the state in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the report added that police logbooks were conveniently changed to eliminate evidence of inaction by senior police officials. The police did not allow the victims of rioting to file first information reports (FIRs or police complaints) or when they filed FIRs, they clubbed many cases of murder and arson that took place in different places under one FIR, according to Cobrapost. Police officers were also guilty of dumping bodies of victims somewhere else to minimise riot-related crimes near their police stations,

‘Govt committed contempt over order on black money’

NEW dElhi, april 22 (iaNS): The Supreme Court Tuesday pulled up the government for doing nothing to comply with its July 2011 order directing it to disclose the names of Indians who have stashed away money in foreign banks. located in Liechtenstein. The details of Indian account holders in banks of Liechtenstein, a landlocked country in central Europe bordering Switzerland and Austria, were furnished to the government by Germany. Describing the centre’s conduct as “contemptuous”, the bench of Justice H.L. Dattu, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai and Justice Madan B. Lokur said the government has used the shield of review petition to put in cold storage the directions of the court issued July 4, 2011. “This order was passed in 2011. In the name of the review petition, you (government) don’t carry out our orders. This is nothing but contempt of court,” said Justice Dattu, taking exception to Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran’s submission that four directions of July 2011 order had to be read in conjunction and not separately. The court made it clear that at no

stage, the operation of July 2011 was stayed and it was incumbent upon the government to continue with the investigation. The apex court by its July 2011 order directed the centre to furnish to petitioners and counsel Ram Jethmalani and others “forthwith” all those “documents and information which they have secured from Germany” in connection with Indian account holders in banks of Liechtenstein. Rejecting the plea by Solicitor General Parasaran that the first direction could not be read without the direction that provides for a Special Investigation Team (SIT), the court said the use of word “forthwith” itself says that the information secured from Germany has to be provided to Jethmalani and others immediately without waiting for any other outcome. “You have to furnish the information provided by Germany ‘forthwith’ and not after the investigation by the SIT. Forthwith means now. Where does the SIT come into the picture? We will clarify the order if you want to take instructions (from the finance ministry),” the court said, making clear its

displeasure at the way the government chose to sit on its orders. Saying there was no ambiguity in the four directions issued by the court July 4, 2011, the bench said each of the directions had to be seen independently and not together. Adjourning the matter till April 29, the court asked Solicitor General Parasaran to take instructions from the government on what it intends to do for complying with the directions of the court without waiting for the SIT coming into existence. The court also asked both the petitioners - Jethmalani and Parasaran - to suggest a common name to be appointed as chairman of the SIT after it took on record two communications sent by Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy expressing his inability to function as the SIT head. The court asked both sides to ascertain whether Justice M.B. Shah - the vice chairman of the SIT - would like to step into the shoes of Justice Reddy. In any case, the court said both the parties have to suggest a replacement and it would be better that the suggested name was common to both of them.

Cobrapost claimed. “The corpses lying near Delhi Cantonment were dumped off at Rajinder Nagar,” revealed Amreek Singh Bhullar, SHO at Patel Nagar, in the sting. The revelation is a result of an investigation by the news portal to expose the complicity of Delhi Police officers in the anti-Sikh riots. It added that senior police officers did not allow their subordinates to open fire on rioters, and that even the fire brigade refused to move to areas where cases of arson were reported. Cobrapost interviewed many police officers and also S.C. Tandon, who then headed Delhi Police, and Gautam Kaul, the then additional commissioner of police.

Opposition attacking my husband for political gains: Priyanka Gandhi raEbarEli, april 22 (TNN): Targeting opposition parties for attempting to malign her family and her husband, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday came out in open defence of husband Robert Vadra for the first time and said she was deeply saddened by the allegations and felt very strongly about them. Commenting on allegations of corruption against Vadra, she said, “for two years I have been hearing these charges against my husband. I feel very strongly about them.” Priyanka, however, did not clarify whether she thought her husband was innocent. Taking a philosophical note, instead, she said the attacks against the family and her only make her stronger and allowed her to fight back with renewed vigour. “Everyday, I have to tell my children that the truth will be known one day and to not pay heed to what they hear. I learnt this spirit to fight and survive from my grand mother Indira Gandhi,” she said.

InternatIonal

the Morung express

Wednesday 23 April 2014

Dimapur

Acts of bravery emerge from pilloried ship crew

MOKPO, APril 22 (AP): As the ferry sank, some crew members gave their lifejackets to passengers. One refused to leave until she shepherded students off the ship, and was later found dead. Others worked from rescue boats to break windows with hammers and pull people trapped in cabins to safety. Nearly a week after the sinking of the South Korean ferry, with rising outrage over a death count that could eventually top 300, the public verdict against the crew of the Sewol has been savage and quick. “Cowards!” social media users howled. “Unforgivable, murderous,” President Park Geun-hye said Monday of the captain and some crew. Some fled the ferry, including the captain, but not all. At least seven of the 29 crew members are missing or dead, and several of those who survived stayed on or near the ship to help passengers. “His last words were, ‘I’m on my way to save the kids,’” Ahn So-hyun told reporters of what her husband, missing crew member Yang Dae-hong, told her by cellphone as the ship began to sink Wednesday. He was referring to the 323 high school students on the ferry, which was carrying a total of 476 people. More than 100 people are confirmed dead and nearly 200 more are still missing. Relatives, as well as many other South Koreans, are enraged, lashing out at what they see as a botched rescue operation and, most vehemently, at

First sign of disaster was call from a frightened boy

Searchers and divers look for people believed to have been trapped in the sunken ferry boat Sewol near the buoys which were installed to mark the vessel in the water off the southern coast near Jindo, south of Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 22, 2014. One by one, coast guard officers carried the newly arrived bodies covered in white sheets from a boat to a tent on the dock of this island, the first step in identifying a sharply rising number of corpses from a South Korean ferry that sank nearly a week ago. (AP Photo/

the captain. He and two crew members have been arrested, accused of negligence and abandoning people in need. Six other crew members have been detained — two of them on Tuesday — though prosecutors have yet to obtain arrest warrants for them. Captain Lee Joon-seok told passengers to stay in their cabins as the ferry listed and filled with water, then took at least half an hour to order an evacuation and apparently escaped on one of the first rescue boats. But passengers recall moments of quiet bravery from the crew. Passenger Koo Bon-hee, 36, told The

Associated Press that there were not enough life jackets for everyone in the area on the third floor where he and others waited. So crew members — 2 men and 2 women — didn’t wear any so that all the passengers could have one. One of the first bodies recovered after the ferry sank was 22-year-old crew member Park Ji-young, who helped students evacuate until the last minute, even though she wasn’t wearing a life vest, South Korean media reported. Witnesses told Yonhap news agency that she told students that crew members must stay on the ship until everyone else

leaves, and that she would follow them after helping passengers. Crew members describe a rending dilemma as the ship went down. The late evacuation order meant that by the time the crew got off the bridge, the tilt of the ship was so great they could barely walk, let alone rescue passengers. Should they flee the sinking ship or risk their lives to save others trapped below? Oh Yong-seok, a 57-year-old helmsman, said he and four crew members worked from nearby boats to smash windows on the sinking ferry, dragging six passengers stuck in

cabins to safety. Oh said that a first mate — who is detained — used his knowledge of the ship’s layout to help direct rescuers as they worked to pull passengers off onto rescue boats. He said he and his colleagues remained at sea trying to help until an official who appeared to be from the coast guard asked them to head to land. His eyes welling with tears, Oh said it breaks his heart to watch news of rescue attempts from a hospital room, where he’s being treated for an injury to his foot. He’s tormented over the likely deaths of children who are about the same age

as his own. “We did hard work, but no media are talking about that,” he said. “Instead, they say all crew members fled.” Yang, the missing crew member, was dedicated to his job, said friend Lee Joung-hwa, a celebrity manager who met Yang six years ago on the ferry during an event she had organized there. “He was the type of guy who cared for the customers of the ferries from the moment they stepped on board,” Lee said in an interview at the gymnasium in Jindo. She traveled there out of concern for her friend. Some crew members

SEOUl, APril 22 (rEUtErS): The first distress call from a sinking South Korean ferry was made by a boy with a shaking voice, three minutes after the vessel made its fateful last turn. He called the emergency 119 number which put him through to the fire service, which in turn forwarded him to the coastguard two minutes later. That was followed by about 20 other calls from children on board the ship to the emergency number, a fire service officer told Reuters. The Sewol ferry sank last Wednesday on a routine trip south from the port of Incheon to the traditional honeymoon island of Jeju. Of the 476 passengers and crew on board, 339 were children and teachers on a high school outing. Only 174 people have been rescued and the remainder are all presumed to have drowned. The boy who made the first call, with the family name of Choi, is among the missing. His voice was shaking and sounded urgent, a fire officer told MBC TV. It took a while to identify the ship as the Sewol. “Save us! We’re on a ship and I think it’s sinking,” Yonhap news agency quoted him as saying. The fire service official asked him to switch the phone to the captain, and the boy replied: “Do you mean teacher?” The pronunciation of the words for “captain” and “teacher” is similar in Korean. said they feel they cannot discuss their efforts to help because the public is so enraged. One crew member under investigation, an engineer, locked himself in a hotel room in Mokpo late Sunday night after telling fellow crew members that he would kill himself, senior prosecutor Ahn Sang-don said. Police found a rope when they entered the room, but the engineer appeared to be unhurt, Ahn said. The engineer was among the two crew members detained Tuesday, prosecutor Yang Jung-jin said. He had been held by the coast guard on Mon-

day, but Ahn said then it was for his own safety. Crew members are also struggling to understand why the captain, who some called kind-hearted, didn’t stay on the ship longer or help oversee rescue operations. Oh said the captain tripped while the ship was listing and crashed into an iron door. Oh said he thought Lee might have left the ferry when he did because he was badly injured. He was surprised then to see in television footage that the captain was walking without much problem. “The captain should have stayed there,” Oh said, “even if it meant his death.”

Daytime napping may lead Mexico bids goodbye to ‘Gabo’ CitY, APril 22 (AP): Long ing his ashes during a three-hour tribute into the night, the line of mourners open to the public Monday afternoon. to early death, reveals study MEXiCO stretched for nearly a mile, waiting their When the procession was closed for the lONdON, APril 22 (iANS): Those who doze off during the day to catch some ‘missed’ night sleep, beware! According to an alarming research, middle-age and older adults who take daytime naps at office or home may be at increased risk of dying. In particular, naps were linked with an increased risk of dying from respiratory diseases. Those between ages 40 and 65 were nearly twice as likely to die during the study period if they napped for an hour or more, compared to those who did not nap, the researchers from University of Cambridge said. “Excessive daytime napping might be a useful marker of underlying health risks, particularly respiratory problems, especially among those 65 years of age or younger,” emphasised Cambridge epidemiologist Yue Leng and lead author of the study. It may not be napping per se that is unhealthy, but rather, that those who tend to nap also have undiagnosed medical conditions that affect their risk of dying, the researchers noted. The study involved more than 16,000 people in Britain who answered questions about their napping habits between 1998 and 2000, and were followed for 13 years. People aged 40 to 79 who napped daily, for less than an hour, were 14% more likely to die over a 13-year period, compared to those who did not nap. People whose daily naps lasted an hour or more were 32% more likely to die over the study period, the research, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, added.

Why frequent drinkers lose muscle strength? NEW YOrK, APril 22 (iANS): Are you a long-time alcoholic and cannot understand why you do not enjoy the same muscle strength you had before you started drinking? Turn to mitochondria for an answer. Mitochondria - organelles that produce the energy needed for muscle, brain, and every other cell in the body - stop self repair in both long-time alcoholics and patients with mitochondrial disease resulting in muscle weakness, a study says. This is because “alcohol can have a specific effect on one gene involved in mitochondrial fusion”, said lead author Gyorgy Hajnoczky from Pennsylvania-based Thomas Jefferson University. In a healthy individual, mitochondria repair their broken components by fusing with other mitochondria and exchanging their contents. An inkling that fusion might be important for the normal muscle function came from research on two mitochondrial diseases. “A symptom of both disease is muscle weakness and patients with both these diseases carry a mutation in one of the three genes involved in mitochondrial fusion,” said first author Veronica Eisner, a post-doctoral fellow at Thomas Jefferson University. To investigate whether mitochondria in the muscle could indeed fuse to regenerate, Eisner created a system to tag the mitochondria in skeletal muscle of rats. The results showed for the first time that mitochondrial fusion occurs in muscle cells, Eisner informed. The research showed that of the mitofusin (Mfn) fusion proteins, Mfn1 was most important in skeletal muscle cells. Once they had identified Mfn1, they were able to test whether mitochondrial fusion was the culprit in other examples of muscle weakness, such as alcoholism. One long-term symptom of alcoholism is the loss of muscle strength. “We found that Mfn1 abundance went down as much as 50 percent in rats on a regular alcohol diet. The decrease was coupled with a massive decrease in mitochondrial fusion,” Hajnoczky noted.

turn to file into Mexico City’s majestic Palace of Fine Arts and bid farewell to Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Colombian Nobel laureate considered one of the greatest Spanish-language authors of all time. Garcia Marquez, who died Thursday at age 87, was eulogized in a brief ceremony Monday evening in the dramatic art deco lobby by the presidents of both Mexico and Colombia, two countries linked by the writer through his birth, life, heritage and career. Though he was born in Colombia, Garcia Marquez lived in Mexico for decades and wrote some of his best-known works here, including “One Hundred Years of Solitude.” “We come as admirers and friends of Gabo from all corners of the planet,” Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said, using the nickname by which the writer was known throughout Latin America. “He will live on in his books and writings. But more than anything he will live forever in the hopes of humanity.” Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said the death was “a great loss not only for literature but for humanity. Various generations ... found answers to the questions of life in his stories and tales.” At the end, attendees tossed up a flurry of yellow paper butterflies, one of Garcia Marquez’s most famous literary images from “Solitude” and his favorite color. Thousands passed by the simple urn hold-

ceremony, a crowd remained outside demanding to pay respects to their beloved Gabo. After the eulogies, the building was reopened and the procession resumed. “Gabo was a watershed in my life,” said Nelly Hernandez, a 52-year-old teacher holding a pair of yellow paper butterflies. “He taught me to relish life through literature.” Before the formal ceremony, applause thundered for several minutes after Garcia Marquez’s ashes were placed on a black pedestal by his widow, Mercedes Barcha, and his two sons, Gonzalo and Rodrigo. Dignitaries, friends and artists took turns as honor guards. A quartet played some of Garcia Marquez’s favorite classical composers, including Hungary’s Bela Bartok and Italy’s Giovanni Bottesini. A musical trio passed in front of the urn to play upbeat, accordion-laced vallenato, the music native to Colombia’s Caribbean coast where Garcia Marquez grew up. He once said “One Hundred Years of Solitude” was a vallenato of 400 pages. “This is my chance to accompany Garcia Marquez,” said Lorena Moreno, 40, originally from Barranquilla, Colombia, where the author spent part of his early years. A resident of Mexico for seven years, she said that whenever she is homesick for her country, she rereads Garcia Marquez’s work. The writer’s birthplace in Colombia,

Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos, left, and Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto, stand next the urn containing the ashes of the late Colombian Nobel Literature laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez during the authors homage at the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City, on April 21. Garcia Marquez, known throughout Latin American and much of the world simply as “Gabo,” lived in Mexico for decades and wrote some of his bestknown works here, included the renowned “100 Years of Solitude.” (AP Photo)

Aracataca, held a symbolic funeral Monday. About 3,000 people joined in a procession that started at his childhood home, now a museum dedicated to his life and work, and went to the church in the center of town, then to the town cemetery and back to the museum. They carried hundreds of yellow flowers and yellow paper

butterflies. Garcia Marquez’s family has not said what will do with his ashes. Colombia has said it would like at least some of the ashes to go to his homeland. “Aracataca gave so much to Gabito ... that we want some of his ashes to be here,” said Jorge Polo Camargo, head of protocol in the town.

Kachin rebel leader urges US role in peace talks

A rebel from the Kachin Independence Army.

WASHiNGtON, APril 22 (AP): A leader of ethnic Kachin rebels battling government forces in Myanmar has urged the U.S. to play a role in peace talks to quell decades of conflict in the country’s lawless border regions. Clashes in northern Myanmar intensified this month despite efforts to forge a nationwide ceasefire agreement between the government and all armed ethnic groups. Rebel Gen. Sumlut Gun Maw said Monday that the spike

in violence is an effort by Myanmar’s army to militarily weaken the Kachin forces before any cease-fire is signed. “I can tell for sure this is not an accident. This is a planned act from the government side,” Gun Maw, vice chief of staff of the Kachin Independence Army, or KIA, told The Associated Press as he wrapped up a trip to Washington and New York where he has met with senior U.S. officials. Myanmar state media have reported that at

least 22 people have died in the fighting sparked by a KIA ambush on April 4. Humanitarian groups say hundreds of villagers have since been uprooted, and some crossed into neighboring China. Gun Maw said it was difficult to say what triggered the latest fighting, but that the Myanmar army had deployed 10 additional battalions — equivalent to about 1,500 troops — in the first week of April during the latest round of ceasefire talks. He said that demonstrat-

ed the army’s intent to increase its leverage in negotiations. As Myanmar has shifted from five decades of harsh military rule, opening up the country after years of isolation, President Thein Sein’s nominally civilian government has reached individual cease-fires with most of the many ethnic rebel groups. But a longstanding cease-fire with the KIA, one of the largest rebel groups, has collapsed and fighting has flared periodically in the past two years, displacing some 120,000 Kachin civilians. Gun Maw said there have been positive changes in the democratic transition in the country, also known as Burma, but “one thing that has not changed is how they (the government) view and deal with the ethnic nationalities.” He demanded formal recognition for the rebel groups and equal political rights for minorities. Analysts say the negotiations for a nationwide cease-fire are the most serious peace effort in decades, and the government hopes to reach a deal within the next few months. But the deadline has repeatedly been pushed back. While the Kachin and other ethnic groups have for the first time been able to negotiate collective-

ly with the government, they remain anxious the peace process should lead to serious negotiations on autonomy. “Our hope is that by involving big countries like the United States, both sides may be more committed to resolve this conflict,” said Gun Maw, who is among the ethnic negotiators. China, Britain and the United Nations should also be observers, he said, helping to ensure any deal is adhered to. Myanmar government spokesman Ye Htut, however, said Tuesday that the conflicts with ethnic armies are an “internal” issue that should be solved locally, “among us.” Ye Htut added that although Thein Sein’s administration is open to advice from friendly nations, the U.S. track record in ending fighting in places like Iraq and Afghanistan is “not impressive.” Efforts to resolve Myanmar’s ethnic conflicts attract less international attention than other aspects of its democratic opening that began in 2011 and has seen opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi freed from house arrest and elected to parliament. But the ethnic reconciliation efforts could be crucial to the nation’s long-term stability.

Dimapur

SPORTS

Wednesday 23 April 2014

The Morung Express

Man City beats West Brom, boosts title hopes

MANCHESTER, ApRil 22 (Ap): Manchester City stayed alive in the English Premier League title race by beating West Bromwich Albion 3-1 thanks to firsthalf goals by three Argentines on Monday. Pablo Zabaleta and Sergio Aguero struck in the opening 10 minutes at Etihad Stadium to set thirdplace City on its way to a victory that trimmed the gap to league leader Liverpool to six points, with a game still in hand. Graham Dorrans' spectacular 16th-minute volley halved West Brom's deficit but Martin Demichelis bundled in a close-range finish in the 33rd to help secure a routine win for City that was marred by a second-half injury to its playmaker David Silva. The Spain international was carried off on a stretcher after receiving a knock to his right ankle, which has been causing him pain for the last few weeks. City, which moved a point behind Chelsea, likely has to win its final four matches if the team has any chance of reeling in Liverpool. "We always talk with the players that if Liverpool win their (last) three matches and win 14 in a row, they will be champions," City manager Manuel Pellegrini said. "Our duty is to try to win the games and in that way Liverpool can feel pressure." Pellegrini's side rediscovered the creativity and bite to its forward play that was lacking in last week's 2-2 draw with Sunderland that severely dented its hopes of catching Liver-

City sweat on Silva's fitness

anchester City face the unhappy prospect of being without David Silva for the Premier League title race run-in after the influential Spain midfielder was injured in their 3-1 win over West Bromwich Albion on Monday. The victory got the club back to winning ways after defeat to title rivals Liverpool and a draw with Sunderland but it was tarnished by the sight of Silva being carried off the pitch on the stretcher with an injury to his right ankle. Coach Manuel Pellegrini said the injury, which will be assessed by medical staff on Tuesday, was a recurrence of an long-standing problem that caused the playmaker to miss last Wednesday's match against Sunderland. "We will see tomorrow what happens with the doctor," the Chilean told the club's website. "He couldn't recover in three days from his problem and that's why he didn't play against Sunderland. It's the same ankle." City are six points behind leaders Liverpool and one behind Chelsea in the Premier League with pool. Much of that can be put down to the return of Silva, who prompted many of City's attacks in the opening blitz that proved too much for West Brom, before being taken off in the 69th with his right leg in a brace following an innocuous challenge by Morgan Amalfitano. "His injury started with a kick some weeks ago and every week he plays in the last game with pain," Pellegrini said of Silva. With City facing upcoming trips to Crystal Palace and Everton, a long injury absence for Silva would be a huge blow to the team's title aspirations. By the time he departed, the damage had been done by City's three Argentines.

a game in hand on both their rivals, who meet at Anfield on Sunday. Their next match is at a rejuvenated Crystal Palace on Sunday and they complete their season with a trip to Everton and home fixtures against Aston Villa and West Ham United. Silva, who has already missed two months of the season with thigh and calf injuries, has played an instrumental role in their challenge for a second title in three seasons. Pellegrini might soon be able to welcome back his other most influential midfielder, Yaya Toure, after two weeks out with a groin strain, however, and said the plan for the rest of the season remained simple. "I see the title race as the same this week as I did last week," he added. "We knew we had two or three games postponed so it was difficult to be at the top of the table in that situation. "We lost the game against Liverpool and we know we lost the chance to control our destiny but we have a duty to win the rest of our games and then see where that leaves us." Source: Reuters

Zabaleta stooped to head home a rebound inside three minutes after Aguero's shot was palmed out by West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster, and Aguero buried a low shot into the corner from 25 meters in the 10th for his first goal since Jan. 29. Like against Sunderland, the striker lasted only around an hour as he looks to return to full fitness after a hamstring injury. Dorrans finished off a fast counterattack, which had its origins in a botched free kick by City close to West Brom's area, by twisting and turning Gael Clichy and letting fly with a fierce volley that crashed into the net off the post. How-

ever, Demichelis restored the two-goal lead after receiving the end of Vincent Kompany's flick-on from Samir Nasri's corner and West Brom rarely threatened in the second half. "The first half I think we played very well, we scored three goals and we had clear chances," Pellegrini said. "It was the team we see the whole season at the Etihad." City climbed four points clear of fourth-place Arsenal but will be looking up in the standings, not below, as it goes in search of a second title in three years. West Brom stayed 16th, three points above the relegation zone with four games remaining.

Manchester City players celebrate after Sergio Aguero scored against West Bromich Albion during their English Premier League soccer match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England, Monday April 21. (AP Photo)

Man United counts cost Grizzlies beat Thunder of flawed transition in OT to tie series

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 file photo Manchester United's manager David Moyes gestures to his team during their English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Manchester United at the Emirates stadium in London. Manchester United says manager David Moyes has left the Premier League club after less than a year in charge, amid heavy speculation he was about to be fired. United released a brief statement in its website Tuesday, saying the club "would like to place on record its thanks for the hard work, honesty and integrity he brought to the role." (AP Photo) Rob Harris AP Sports Writer

Even while accustomed to success, Manchester United realized just how reliant its unprecedented dominance was on the managerial mastery of Alex Ferguson. "Any successor to our current manager may not be as successful," the club's American owners warned potential investors in 2012, a year before Ferguson's sudden retirement after delivering 38 titles. With David Moyes not even completing a full season in charge, what an understatement that now seems. United's first managerial transition since 1986 has been a calamity, with unwanted records set and mounting disillusionment where once the club was the byword for stability in the mad world of football. What a costly mistake it was entrusting Ferguson with hand-picking his successor, allowing him to overlook more accomplished candidates on continental Europe with resumes befitting a club of

United's stature, and turning to a fellow Scotsman who didn't win a major trophy in 11 years at Everton. "His appointment is a victory for common sense and stability," the club trumpeted at the time. "United are in safe hands." But Moyes couldn't grasp the biggest job in English football, it quickly transpired. Even with a six-year deal, Moyes was constantly on edge as a side that ran away with a 20th English title by 11 points in Ferguson's final season went into freefall. Out of his depth tactically and looking increasingly haunted, Moyes was not backed publicly once by the club. Vice chairman Ed Woodward, blamed by many fans along with Moyes for the club's failure to strengthen the squad after he assumed transfer responsibilities last summer, maintained a noticeable silence as discontent grew. United became an object of ridicule, particularly over Moyes' increasingly far-fetched assertions of his team's supposed strengths after losses. Old Trafford was a for-

tress under Ferguson's command, but six teams have won there this season in the league. Ferguson's mission after taking charge in 1986 was to knock Liverpool "off their perch." He succeeded, with United's 13 championship successes under his tenure taking the club past Liverpool's record 18 to 20. How galling must it be for Ferguson to now see Liverpool on the brink of its first title since 1990, 23 points in front of United? It must be just as irritating for Moyes to see Everton, the club he left for a supposed upgrade on the managerial ladder, sitting in fifth, 12 points and two places ahead of his team, which is disjointed and lacking direction. One direction the team isn't headed is across the English Channel to Europe for competitive matches. Moyes' last salvation this season was winning the Champions League but, after limping through past Olympiakos, United exited in the quarterfinals against Bayern Munich. Humiliating for a team that has qualified for the Champions League through the Premier League every season since 1995, United might not even make the cut for the unloved junior competition: The Europa League. Just as significant as the loss of tens of millions of dollars of UEFA revenue is the damage to the club's prestige. And this is a club that claims to have 659 million followers, or 1 in 10 inhabitants of the planet. One family follows United with no apparent affection beyond the ability to generate cash from the club: The Glazers, who have infuriated fans throughout their nine years as owners. Far more troubling for fans than the Glazers' lack of engagement since 2005 is the toxic issue of the club's debt that was nonexistent before the owners of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers saw the opportunity to squeeze cash out of English football's biggest club. More than $1.1 billion has been drained out of Old Trafford by the Glazers to service a debt that five years ago reached 716.5 million pounds (then $1.1 billion) and was 356.6 million pounds ($590 million) on Dec. 31.

1ST 10 NORTHERN ANGAMI-1 T20 CHAMPIONSHIP 2014

DAY – 2 RESULTS

1st Match Upper Bayavü Sixers vs High School Daredevils (Group D) • HIGH SCHOOL DAREDEVILS WON BY 18 RUNS SCORING 3 POINTS • High School Daredevils scored 161 in 20 overs; Anga 67 runs (48 balls), Asu 37 runs not out (30) • Upper Bayavü Sixers 143/8 in 20 overs; Samuel 45 (44), Guljinder 40 (27) • Man of the match - Anga 2nd Match Chede Strikers vs P. Khel Eagles (Group A) • P. KHEL EAGLES WON BY 3 RUNS • P. Khel Eagles 134/8 wickets in 20 overs; Thungchamo 24 runs, Ruovilhoulie 2/11 (3 overs) • Chede Strikers 131/6 wickets in 20 overs; Kedoviphre 61 runs, Thungchamo 3/14 (4 overs) • Man of the match - Thungchamo 3rd Match L. Khel Riders vs Dapfhü United (Group B) • L. KHEL RIDERS WON BY 51 RUNS • L. Khel scored 163/6 wickets in 20 overs; Khrietseizo 73 and Noudilhou 20, Kelhouzetuo 2/17 (4) and Dito 2/20 (2) • Dapfhü United scored 112 runs in 16.4 overs; Potozo 17 and Dito 17, Khrieliezhü 2/15 • Man of the match - Khrietseizo FIXTURE April 23 P. Khel Eagles vs North Block Warriors (7:00 am) Lower Bayavü Giants vs Dapfhü United (11:00 am) Peraciezie Royals vs Upper Bayavü Sixers (2:00 pm)

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) passes around Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol (33) in the fourth quarter of Game 2 of an opening-round NBA basketball playoff series in Oklahoma City, Monday, April 21. Memphis won 111-105 in overtime. (AP Photo)

OKlAHOMA CiTY, ApRil 22 (Ap): Zach Randolph scored 25 points to help the Memphis Grizzlies defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-105 in overtime on Monday night and tie their first-round playoff series at one game apiece. Mike Conley added 19 points and 12 assists for the Grizzlies. Kevin Durant had 36 points and 11 rebounds for the Thunder. Russell Westbrook scored 29 points for Oklahoma City, but he made just 11 of 28 shots. Randolph's layup with 26 seconds left in overtime put the Grizzlies up by two. Oklahoma City's Serge Ibaka traveled, giving the ball back to the Grizzlies. Courtney Lee made two free throws for

Memphis to make it a fourpoint game. Durant missed a 3-pointer and Randolph made two free throws with nine seconds left to put the game out of reach. Game 3 is Thursday night in Memphis. The Thunder trailed by nine early in the fourth quarter, but they finally took the lead when Thabo Sefolosha stole the ball from Randolph, leading to a dunk by Durant with 1:14 remaining. Mike Miller came back with a 3-pointer to put Memphis up 95-93 with 53.7 seconds left. Westbrook missed a 3-pointer and Memphis rebounded. Conley missed the first free throw and made the second to make it a three-point game.

Tony Allen stole the ball from Durant, and Conley made two free throws with 18.1 seconds left to push the Grizzlies' lead to five. Durant answered with a miraculous four-point play with 13.8 seconds remaining. He hit a 3-pointer from the corner as he was being pushed out of bounds by Marc Gasol. Durant then converted the free throw to make it a one-point game. Conley made one of two free throws with 12 seconds left to make it 9997. Westbrook missed a wild 3-pointer in the closing seconds, but Kendrick Perkins, who hadn't made a field goal all game, scored on a putback as time expired to force overtime.

BYC cricket tourney

DiMApUR, ApRil 22 (MExN): The Balijan Youth Club has informed that the 6th Summer Cup Cricket Tournament 2014 will start from May 4 at Balijan (A), Near Balijan Local Ground, Karbi Anglong, Assam. Interested teams can avail the forms from System Solution, near South Indian Bank, Dimapur; Biswajit Scooter Workshop, Opposite IDBI Bank, Khermahal; Kiran Sports, Dimapur; Ranglal Shop, Balijan (A), Near Forest Check Gate, Karbi Anglong. For further queries, teams/clubs can contact – 9402238805, 9402906616, and 8575624103.

CHALLENGER CUP 2014 10TH MEN & 6TH WOMEN OPEN BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP DAY 2 RESULTS •Mystic Ballers beat Ravens 40/28 •Cretans Bulls beat Drifters 40/27 •Sky Hooks beat Air Hogs 36/30 •Amplified Fitness Club beat Pelicans 36/35 DAY 3 (APRIL 23) FIXTURE 12:00 Noon: Cretan vs Taurus 1:00 PM: Amplified Vs Ravens 2:00 PM: Mystic Ballers vs Kohima Chief 3:00 PM: Sky Hooks vs Drifters

‘Till the Cross’: DABA organises Marathon race

DiMApUR, ApRil 22 (MExN): On account of Easter Sunday, the Christian Education Ministry of Dimapur Ao Baptist Arogo (DABA), Lengrijan, organized a Marathon Race with the theme

"Till the Cross." Hundreds of children participated in the event. In the Boys category, Atsungto Imchen came first, while Bengdangmeren Jamir came second, and Putimeren Imsong came third. In the

Girls category, Imsusangla came first, while Imtisangla came second, and Toshienla came third. Earlier, Alemla gave the welcome and introductory address. L. Lima Jamir, Associate Pastor, DABA, said the invocation and

trophy dedication, and Aotoshi performed a solo. R. Asenla Jamir, Director Christian Education Director, DABA, gave a speech and also flagged off the event. Obang Jamir, Deacon, DABA, pronounced the benediction.

Wednesday

Entertainment

The Morung Express C M Y K

23 April 2014

Dimapur

richard Gere is dating

Jack White breaks

Padma lakshmi

World record with single

C M Y K

Richard Gere is dating 'Top Chef' host Padma Lakshmi after ending his 11-year marriage to Carey Lowell last September.

inger Jack White has broken a world record for fastest studio-to-store release with a time of just under four hours. White`s label Third Man Records announced that the singer had set out for the history-making feat in honour of Record Store Day, reportedly. White was backed by a band featuring Fats Kaplin and Daru Jones and recorded two tracks - `Lazaretto` and a Bside cover of Elvis Presley`s 1969 song `Power of My Love`. It was then pressed, assembled and made available for sale in stores with the count stopping at 3.55. White personally delivered and sold the records in stores. "Time! One great record for mankind! #worldsfastestrecord #RSD14 #thirdmanrecords #jackwhite," Third Man Records posted on Twitter. Earlier this month, White revealed his attempt to break a Guinness World Record by recording and releasing his track `Lazaretto` on the same day to celebrate International Record Store Day. `Lazaretto` is also the title track for White`s upcoming solo album.

orlando Bloom Found

Family History in South Africa

ritish actor Orlando Bloom found a personal connection in South Africa when he arrived in the country to shoot crime movie Zulu. The Lord Of The Rings star was raised believing his mother's husband, South African writer and activist Harry Bloom, was his biological father and was 13 before he discovered his real dad was actually a family friend.

C M Y K

When the actor arrived in South Africa to start filming the gritty thriller, he was presented with a book celebrating his stepfather's work in the country. He tells Britain's Radar magazine, there is a connection there (in South Africa). My mother's husband Harry Bloom was a writer, a novelist, a reporter and an anti-apartheid activist. When I arrived (in South

Africa) they gave me a book called Jewish Memories of Mandela and there was a two-page spread on Harry Bloom as a political figure. Having grown up until I was 13 believing he was my father, and having him die when I was four, there are ideas and histories that you create for yourself. So I had an interesting connection with South Africa, and it was great to be there.

Popular Naga musician Alobo Naga presenting a special number at the first foundation day of Nagaland Alliance for Child Rights (NACR) at Miqlat Ministry on Tuesday. (Morung Photo)

he 64-year-old actor, who split from his wife Carey Lowell, 52, in September after 11 years of marriage, recently began romancing the 'Top Chef' host. A source told the New York Post's Page Six ''They have been quietly spending some time together. It is all very new and recent, and happened while he has been filming in New York.'' Another insider told UsMagazine.com ''It started very recently and quietly. It's very new. I wouldn't even go as far as calling them a couple. They are

dating. It's the first time Padma has dated anyone since Teddy [Forstmann], and it's something she's been approaching very, very delicately. They're just getting to know each other. They're just having fun.'' Richard, who has a son Homer, 14, with Carey, is currently filming 'Time Out of Mind' in the city, a drama about a man who enters a shelter when he runs out of housing options and tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter. Former model Padma, 43, was previously married to author Salman Rushdie

for three years until 200,7 and dated billionaire Teddy Forstmann until he died of brain cancer in 2011 at the age of 71. The presenter has a three-year-old daughter, Krishna Thea Lakshmi-Dell, with Adam Dell, the venture capitalist brother of computer maker Michael Dell. Richard and Carey never officially confirmed they were separating but were said to have been living apart for some time before their split. The 'Pretty Woman' actor was also previously married to Cindy Crawford for four years until 1995.

NCS, NPS, NSS & ALLIED SERVICES (PRELIMINARY) EXAMINATION 2014 IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 14TH OF JUNE 2014 (AS PER THE LAST WEEK’S NEWSPAPER & ONLINE NOTIFICATION)

C M Y K

NATIONALE INSTITUTE FOR CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION STARTS CLASSES FOR CRP6 & CCP6 IN DIMAPUR & CRP3 & CCP3 IN KOHIMA

ON 5TH OF MAY, 2014 FOR NPSC 2014

WITH SPEEDY COVERAGE FOR NPSC PRELIM 2014, FOLLOWED BY COVERAGE OF MAINS AFTER PRELIM N.I.C.S.E. WILL PROVIDE: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

MOST EFFECTIVE & SPEEDY COVERAGE FOR PRELIM 2014 MOST EXTENSIVE COVERAGE FOR MAIN EXAM, AFTER PRELIM EXAM A TO Z COVERAGE OF NPSC/ UPSC PRELIMS & MAINS SYLLABUS BEST INTERVIEW COACHING OF NAGALAND & NORTH EAST INDIA, ABSOLUTELY FREE EXCELLENT INFRASTRUCTURE WITH BEST IN NAGALAND CLASS-ROOMS CHOICE OF CENTRE, DIMAPUR OR KOHIMA, AS PER CONVENIENCE OF STUDENT HIGHLY EXPERIENCED FACULTY, COMPRISING OF EX-BUREAUCRATS, PROFESSORS OF BEST COLLEGES & TEACHERS HIGH QUALITY, SPECIFIC & RELEVANT STUDY MATERIAL LIBRARY FOR STUDENTS WITH VAST RANGE OF BORROWABLE REFERENCE BOOKS REVISIONS OF ALL SUBJECTS AT THE END OF COURSE, DISCUSSIONS OF PAST 20 YEARS’ QUESTION PAPERS FREQUENT MOCK TESTS IN THE PATTERN OF CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION COACHING AT PAR WITH NATIONAL OR NEW-DELHI STANDARD FEE STRUCTURE, AROUND 50% LESSER THAN NEW-DELHI INSTITUTES LIFETIME SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS FOR ANY AMOUNT OF FURTHER ATTEMPTS AFTER COURSE

NAGALAND’S FIRST, CIVIL SERVICE STUDENTS’ CLUB 15.

FORMATION FROM 5TH OF MAY, 2014 (WITH RANGE OF CLUB ACTIVITIES LIKE SPECIAL WEEKEND CLASSES ON SPECIAL TOPICS, GROUP DISCUSSIONS, DEBATES, ESSAY WRITING & MANY MORE; THAT WILL HELP EACH CIVIL SERVICE ASPIRANT ACROSS NAGALAND TO PREPARE, LIKE NEVER BEFORE)

DISCOUNT OF 20% ON FEES

OF COMBINED COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM FOR NPSC & CONCISE REGULAR PROGRAM FOR

(PRE+MAIN+INTERVIEW 2014) AND UPSC 2015

NPSC (PRE+MAIN+INTERVIEW 2014)

ONLY TILL SEATS ARE AVAILABLE IN CCP6 & CRP6 IN DIMAPUR AND CCP3 & CRP3 IN KOHIMA C M Y K

KOHIMA ADMISSION CENTRE: GROUND FLOOR, BELHO COMPLEX, P.R. HILL, KOHIMA (AT RED-CROSS JUNCTION, BELOW AXIS BANK) PH: 98633 65556, 84148 41113 MON to SAT (9:30 am - 5:00 pm)

KOHIMA ACADEMIC CENTRE: SECOND FLOOR (ABOVE

DIMAPUR CENTRE:

PH: 9774000780 MON to SAT (9:30 am - 5:00 pm)

PH: 8730080012, 03862-280895, 290961 MON to SAT (9:30 am - 5:00 pm)

FEDERAL BANK), KROS PLAZA, TCP GATE, KOHIMA

GROUND FLOOR, CROWN HOTEL COMPLEX, NAGARJAN POINT, DIMAPUR

C M Y K

FILE - In this Friday July 5, 2013 file photo Manchester United's new manager David Moyes poses for pictures before a press conference at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England. Manchester United says manager David Moyes has left the Premier League club after less than a year in charge, amid heavy speculation he was about to be fired. United released a brief statement in its website Tuesday, saying the club "would like to place on record its thanks for the hard work, honesty and integrity he brought to the role." (AP Photo)

Sazo kick starts 5th Swagath Chizami Cup

Chotisuh Sazo and others with the players of the inaugural match on April 22. (Morung Photo) Our Correspondent

The champion will pocket a cash prize of Rs 1,50,000 while runners up will pockChizami | April 22 et Rs 80,000. Third prize amounting to Rs The 5th Swagath Chizami Cup 2014 kicked 25,000 is sponsored by Zynerique, Kohistarted today with Nagaland Legislative ma while the fourth place Rs 15,000 sponAssembly (NLA) Speaker Chotisuh Sazo sored by Tribal Group Kohima. as the chief guest. Quarter finalists will carry Rs 6000 Speaking on the oceach sponsored by casion, Sazo expressed Touch Enterprise, Kohis happiness to see hima, Seikho Thomthe younger generation and Pfukiya Kath, • 5 Sector Assam Rifles song, coming up in the field of while prize money for Tsiesema beat Chizami golden glove, golden games and sports. In this, he encourBoys 2-0 boot, golden ball and aged them to take up • Tsüpfüme Youth Club most promising player sports professionally. beat Blazing Squad 5-2 is sponsored by Rozelle He encouraged the Mero, Dr Kewe Lohe, youth to focus on whatAkupe Tsühah, and Puever discipline they are petso Wezah, respecgood at and do well at tively. Organized by (APRIL 23 MATCHES) it. “We can also achieve Life Sports Nagaland, Ist Match (8:00 AM): Art- Chizami Cup is a regwhat others can achieve works B Vs BTC FC in the international areistered tournament of na,” the speaker said. Nagaland Football As2nd Match ( 11:00 AM): Altogether, 13 teams sociation. Hill Boys FC vs from different parts of Chizami Cup Flacon FC the state are taking part seeks to transform the 3rd Match ( 2:00 PM): in this 5th edition which youth and community Wings FC vs Zanübou FC through developing will go on till April 26. Earlier, a keynote football in Nagaland address was delivered by Life Sports direc- with special focus on rural areas since tor Colo Mero, while welcome address was 2010. The 2014 Chizami Cup is named the delivered by Kewepelo Tsühah, Chairman Swagath Chizami Cup as the competition Chizami Village Council. The inaugural is being sponsored by the Swagath Comfunction was chaired by Wedete Tsühah, pany (A leading plastic furniture company Chairman Organizing Committee. based in Kolkata).

DAY I RESULTS

DAY 2

MoYES ExITS fRoM UnITED Ryan Giggs named interim manager

C M Y K

LONDON, ApriL 22 (reuters): David Moyes's troubled reign at Manchester United came to an abrupt end on Tuesday when the Scot was sacked after a hugely disappointing 10-month spell as manager after replacing Alex Ferguson last July. Announcing his departure in a terse, two line statement, the Premier League giants thanked Moyes for "the hard work, honesty and integrity he brought to the role" at Old Trafford. Veteran midfielder Ryan Giggs, 40, was appointed to take interim charge of the team for the final four games of the season with United mired in seventh place, 23 points behind league leaders Liverpool. Newspapers had earlier reported that Moyes would be sacked, trumpeting the 'End of an Error' after the American owners, the Glazer family, lost patience and decided the manager had to go in the wake of a tame 2-0 defeat at his former club Everton on Sunday. The defeat at Goodison Park also ensured that United will miss out on Champions League football next season, failing to qualify for Europe's big money competition for the first time since 1995-96. Moyes, who turns 51 on Friday, was appointed on the recommendation of fellow-Scot Ferguson, who retired at the end of last season after 26 years in the job. Speculation immediately turned to who might take over at Old Trafford, with Dutchman Louis van

Gaal quickly installed as the bookmakers' favourite. The former Barcelona, Ajax Amsterdam and Bayern Munich boss is coach of the Netherlands but has already said he will stand down after the World Cup in Brazil and has talked of a move to the Premier League. Ferguson had steered United to the title last season for the 13th time and the club's 20th overall but the self-belief and confidence that had characterised his years in charge evaporated abruptly under Moyes. Former United stalwart Gary Neville suggested Moyes should have been given more time to make his mark and said the fault was not his alone. "The idea of giving people three and four and six year contracts and then getting rid of them after 10 months is something that is foreign to me," he told Sky television. "However, there is no disguising that the football this season has been poor, the results have been poor. As a fan, I've not enjoyed watching it. I'm sure David Moyes himself hasn't enjoyed watching it. "I've played with a lot of those players, they love the club and are desperate to do well for the club but they've just completely lost confidence and belief. That's ultimately what's cost David Moyes" BUSBY MEMORIES Moyes's sudden departure evoked memories of the traumatic spell the Old Trafford club suffered between 1969 and 1971 when

Matt Busby retired after 24 years as boss. His handpicked successor Wilf McGuinness only lasted 18 months before Busby took over the reins again. Ferguson will not be returning to the dugout, but the comparisons between his time and Moyes brief stint did not help the new man. "People say they're not a sacking club, Man Utd don't sack managers. Well, there's one reason why they've not sacked a manager for the last 26 years. It's because they had the best," said former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp. "They've never needed to. Otherwise they'd have just been like everybody else and probably had nine or 10 managers." Moyes, who was previously in charge of Everton for 11 seasons without winning a trophy, was given a six-year contract by United, but they have lurched from one crisis to another. A shockingly lame performance in Merseyside on Sunday - which completed their first league double defeat to Everton in 44 years - was the final straw for the Glazers. The knives had already been out before then, with disgruntled fans paying for a plane trailing a banner over Old Trafford reading 'Wrong One - Moyes Out' in a game against Aston Villa in March. United won that match 4-1, and most of the fans inside the ground applauded the manager, but the writing was on the wall even if he was reluctant to read it. Fans of rival sides start-

ed to chant 'David Moyes, we want you to stay' and stewards stood guard to keep home supporters away from the prominent banner inside Old Trafford declaring the manager to be 'The Chosen One'. At Everton last weekend, Moyes was taunted by one pitch-side fan posing as the Grim Reaper, complete with inflatable scythe and death mask. AGEING SQUAD Until last week, the view was that Moyes would ride out the wreckage of this campaign and be given money to invest. That will not now happen, with the owners clearly unwilling to trust the manager with the significant sums required to revamp the ageing side in the close season. There was little hint of the trouble to come back in July. United won the Community Shield against FA Cup winners Wigan Athletic in Moyes's first match in charge at Wembley in August before they launched the defence of their league title with a 4-1 win at Swansea City. The first sign of the troubles that were to follow emerged when they were crushed 4-1 by Manchester City on Sept. 22 and defeat in their next home game to West Bromwich Albion, who had not won at Old Trafford since 1978, left them 12th in the table. It was United's worst start to a league season for a quarter-of-a-century. Everton also won at Old Trafford for the first time in 21 years, Newcastle United

won there for the first time in 41 years and Swansea for the first time ever, when they triumphed in the third round of the FA Cup. Not only were the results disappointing, so were the performances. The cautious approach that had made Everton a solid team punching above their weight was not what United fans demanded. Moyes's first major signing, Belgian midfielder Marouane Fellaini, who followed the manager from Everton, looked ponderous and out of his depth as United failed to show attacking spark.

C M Y K

Published, Printed and Edited by Aküm Longchari on behalf of Morung for Indigenous Affairs and JustPeace from House No. 4, Duncan Bosti, Dimapur at Themba Printers and Telecommunications, Padum Pukhuri Village, Dimapur, Nagaland. RNI No : NAGENG /2005/15430. House No.4, Duncan Bosti, Dimapur 797112, Nagaland. Phone: Dimapur -(03862) 236871, Fax: (03862) 235194, Kohima - (0370) 2291952

For news email: morung@gmail.com and for advertisements and circulation contact: (03862) 236871, Fax-235194 or email : morungad@yahoo.com

PO Reg No. NE/RN-722