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Trying to tear down the past prohibits you from building up your future
Amar Singh, Taylor three other MPs named as discharged in next of kin cash-for-vote case by pilot killed [ PAGE 08] in plane
EW Clark’s statue unveiled at Akhoya [ PAGE 02]
Miss Nagaland devotes a day for orphans
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reflections
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Magnus wins world chess title [ PAGE 12]
‘naga nationalism must be awakened’
NMA calls for trust among Naga groups
DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 22 (MExN): President of the Naga Mothers Association, Abeiu Meru has called for respect and trust among the various Naga political groups. “The nobility of being able to forgive each other must become the starting point of reconciliation for the common Naga cause and the common good,” she stated. Meru said this while All our politicians do is build speaking at the 6th Naga houses, buy foreign cars and Unification anniversary then think about roads. of the GPRN/NSCN on November 22. Calling for peace and reconciliation, Meru asDear Subscribers, serted, “We are all Nagas Please inform us if The and one family. There will Morung Express is not be misunderstandings and being delivered to you shortcomings as we are all on a regular basis by human.” She appealed that your paper hawker. “no matter what factions, Contact us directly at: all political prisoner(s) 9856230555. President, GPRN/NSCN, Gen. (Retd) Khole Konyak (R), President, Naga Mothers Association, Abeiu Meru (C) and Ato We are open to sug- Kilonser, N Kitovi Zhimomi (L) are seen arriving to attend the 6th anniversary of ‘Naga Unification’ which was held at the must be unconditionally released in the true spirit of gestions, constructive GPRN/NSCN designated Khehoi Camp, some 25 km from Dimapur on November 22. Photo by Caisii Mao criticism and feedback about how The Morung Morung Express News the GPRN/NSCN designatExpress can improve its ed Khehoi Camp, some 25 reporting and raise soDimapur | November 22 km from Dimapur on Nocially conscious issues. This will increase the GPRN/NSCN President, vember 22. “To create a common newspaper’s relevancy General (Retd) Khole and responsiveness to Konyak has asserted that future, our positive vision our readers. the spirit of Naga national- must be grasped properly acceptable political so- of stubborn Naga youth shall tional connection among The Morung Express ism must be awakened once by the Naga people. There lution with GoI is not far rise and claim their God giv- the Nagas”. Khole said. GPRN/NSCN Ato Kilonagain so that a “united pur- is a great danger in defying from us.” The GPRN/NSCN en land”, Khole said. On allegations that ser, N Kitovi Zhimomi, in his suit” to the undying Naga na- people’s will,” Khole said and leader however cautioned tional goal can be achieved. pointed out that the first in- that watching silently and GPRN/NSCN is ignoring the address said ‘Unification’ “Unless a people come terim government in Naga- observing from the top will rest of Nagas in Manipur, was initiated six years ago together with purpose, land, the swift formation of not make anyone a patriot, Arunachal Pradesh and As- as per the desire of Naga DIMAPUR, NOVEM- peace will remain elusive. Revolutionary Government and NGOs, intellectuals and sam, Khole stated that these public. Likewise, ReconciliBER 22 (MExN): The Our past achievements, of Nagaland, signing of Shil- believers in Naga nation- allegations are visionless, ation among Naga political Nagaland Tribes Coun- our labor, efforts and sacri- long Accord and split in the hood must stand and par- short sighted and illogi- groups was put into motion cil (NTC) and the Eastern fices will have no meaning; NSCN in 1988 were tragic ticipate in Nation building. cal. “The state of Nagaland under the aegis of Forum for Naga People’s Organiza- solution will remain a mere chapters in Naga history. “Protracted Indo-Naga is the sheet anchor if we Naga Reconciliation (FNR) tion have written to the dream”, the GPRN/NSCN He said if Nagas focus political problem needs con- are to reach to our people to complement the unificaNagaland Chief Minister, president said. their mind and spirit on certed effort. GPRN/NSCN in our ancestral land. It is tion process with the aim of Neiphiu Rio reiterating Khole was address- true peace and “if we act informs the GoI that unless our launch pad to continue forming one Naga National their “earlier stand against ing the 6th anniversary of upon what we say during an acceptable political set- strengthening social, cul- Government comprising of the inclusion of Rongmeis ‘Naga Unification’ held at peace meetings, I believe tlement is inked, thousands tural, historical and emo- all Naga Political Groups, as a recognized tribe in Nagaland state.” The representation appended by Thepfulhovi Solo, NTC President; Nribemo Ngullie, NTC General Secretary; Chidambaram to review the to be looked after by Jorhat central institutions/offices Chingmak Chang, ENPO matter urgently, and to re- South Regional Office, which in Nagaland has resulted in President and Thamlong store the SBI Regional Office will cause inconveniences less employment opportuniPhom, ENPO General Secat Dimapur at an early date. to the branches located in ties for the youth. The CD raretary stated that despite Rio reminded that Jorhat Nagaland and Nagaon areas tio in Nagaland is also-poor, the lapse of five months already has a set Regional of Assam. “It appears that hovering around 35 %, as after the submission of KOHIMA, NOVEMBER Office, and stated that “there some people with vested against the national average the ENPO representation, 22 (MExN): Nagaland Chief is no logic in having two SBI interests are furnishing of more than 65%, informed dated June 25, 2013; the Minister, Neiphiu Rio has Regional Offices in Jorhat, wrong and one-sided Infor- the CM. “Hence, SBI being government has not taken written to Union Finance which are being named as mation about the situation the lead bank in Nagaland, any steps to address the is- Minister, P Chidambaram Jorhat North Region and in Dimapur, which might the presence of its regional sue. As such, the NTC and regarding the shifting of SBI Jorhat South Regions.” He have led to this decision to office in Nagaland is conENPO have urged the gov- Regional Office headed by added that Nagaland with shift the SBI Regional Of- sidered necessary to monitor the functioning of all the ernment to immediately Deputy General Manager lo- about 61 Branches, Nagaon fice,” stated the CM. The CM lamented that banks in Nagaland more efaddress the demand of the cated at Dimapur to Jorhat. areas of Central Assam havtwo organizations to derec- The Nagaland CM urged ing about 34 branches, are the absence of important fectively,” he asserted. ognize Rongmei as a tribe in Nagaland, “in the interest of the Nagas.”
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GPRN/NSCN unconditionally release NSCN (K) Kilonser, K. Yimchunger
NTC and ENPO on ‘tribe recognition’
Urges inclusion of women and youth in negotiations
Reconciliation.” Meru further stated that Naga women today are well aware of women’s rights and stressed on the necessity to create political space for women participation in all decision making processes. “We hope as an organization, your leaders will support the international principles of gender equity both within the ranks of your organization and different spheres of our society,” she added. Meru termed it “a shame that an Act passed by the State Assembly to empower women through
Kitovi added. However, he stated that moves for reconciliation and one Naga National Government were stalled as the NSCN (IM) did not maintain transparency and refused to reveal their charter of demand in their talks with the GoI. The Ato Kilonser said that since GoI has ruled out “sovereignty” and “Naga integration”, now it was upto the people to provide direction on the future course of action – whether Nagas should seek other means of settlement or stick to the original demand for sovereignty. Kitovi also hit out at NSCN (IM) for banning the Nagaland Tribes Council and the ACAUT Public
reserved seats in towns, was again revoked by the same Assembly under flimsy excuses.” She added that this “discrimination and serious violation of constitutional rights is being challenged by Naga women in the Supreme Court.” “No society can hope to progress without women, and in the case of Nagaland, without the other half of the population,” she added. Meru urged for inclusion of women and youth in peace negotiations with the GOI, to ensure lasting peace. Stating that “the tragedies of our past history of fratricide and senseless killings have blotted the pages of our struggle,” Meru urged the leaders at Khehoi camp to lead the way for better understanding among all Naga Political Groups.
Awareness rally. As a gesture of reconciliation and forgiveness on the occasion of the 6th Unification anniversary, the GPRN/NSCN unconditionally released NSCN (K) Kilonser, K. Yimchunger, who was earlier held captive by them. Apart from Naga Mothers’ Association (NMA), FGN/NNC, Vice President, Zhopra Vero; NNC (NA) General Secretary, Hozheto Chophi and representatives from various organizations and NGOs including ACAUT, Central Nagaland Tribes Council, The Naga Blog, Dimapur Naga Students’ Union and Nagaland GBs Federation spoke on the occasion.
Restore Dimapur SBI regional office: Rio naga chef finale today
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Lost and Found: Elephant in Jalukie
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JALUKIE, NOVEMBER 22 (MExN): Following reports of a stray elephant destroying farms, horticulture crops, bamboos etc in Mhainamtsi village jurisdiction, under Jalukie sub-division, District Administration, Police and forest officials brought the animal under control by hiring a few mahouts. Informing that the elephant is under safe custody, the SDO (Civil), Jalukie has informed the rightful owner to claim the elephant with proper documents within 15 days from the day of publishing this notice. After expiry of fifteen days time, no claim will be entertained, added the note. The note informed that further queries can be made at 9436424122.
Governor calls for accountability and integrity
KOHIMA, NOVEMBER 22 (DIPR): Nagaland Governor, Dr. Ashwani Kumar has called upon government employees to serve the people with accountability and integrity. He stated this while speaking at the Confederation of All Nagaland State Services Employees’ Association silver jubilee at NBCC Convention Centre, Kohima on November 22. The Governor expressed optimism that good governance would emanate from the association members as an outcome of the event. He referred to the 64 thousand educated unemployed who had registered for the recently concluded Job Oriented Mela at Dimapur and reflected on the magnitude of employment seekers. He also felt that the state government ought to direct all Educational Institutions towards imparting professional disciplines. He recapitulated the role and the efficacy of the then few government servants who were involved in rendering their services to the Naga people, right from the Memorandum to the Simon Commission, the Ninepoints and the 16 points agreements.
CANSSEA celebrates Silver Jubilee
He pondered as to why the present day government servants are not similarly being involved in rendering their services. Nagaland Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio said that the occasion should be a time for retrospection on the successes and failures of the association and to set its future goals. The Chief Minister stated that both the elected members and selected bureaucrats should serve the people, but only in different capacities as policy makers and policy implementers respectively. He expressed that government employees should feel and act as the servants and not the masters of the people. He pointed out that from the total population of the State, 6% are government employees and almost 65% of the state’s budget is spent on them. As such, he said that government employment has reached saturation stage. The time has arrived for seeking employment outside the state and therefore those already em-
ployed within are the lucky people, he added. Chief Secretary, Alemtemshi Jamir said that the expectations of the people are upon the politicians as well as government employees. The Chief Secretary in his speech queried whether in the present context, “the system is killing us or the system is being killed by us” with particular reference to the “various chain effect syndrome” of the election practices. He felt that in order to forge ahead “we must examine ourselves and our society, developments and progress of the world, awareness of policies of countries around us such as China and Burma andalso thepolicies of India, particularly its look east policy.” This general awareness must guide us in forging ahead with a vision and conviction for the future generation, he added. He further urged all CANSSEA members to remember the essence of Christianity and called upon government servants to particularly remember “the love of neighbour and not behave like Cain in discharging their duties, so as to be true government servants to the people.”
Contestants of The Naga Chef, Season 1 collecting herbs and spices for their respective dishes. Source: Facebook/Nagachef.
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The Grand Finale for the Naga Chef Season 1 will be held on November 23 at Hotel Vivor with Nagaland Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio as its Chief patron. The top four finalists are Imnanungsang Lkr, Aketoli Zhimomi, James Chemben Ngullie and Gilbert Humtsoe. For the finale, the four finalists will be preparing a buffet for 200 people. The finalists will be allotted four hours where they have to finish preparing everything for the buffet. “Win or lose I am really happy that I participated,” says Aketoli Zhimomi, the only woman contender, who feels that she has more
pressure to win the competition compared to the other male finalists. She states that the previous rounds were nerve wrecking and very competitive. She affirms that the Naga Chef has given a good platform to all amateur cooks and that she has learned a lot about Naga food because of the competition. “We are all hoping for the number one spot,” states James Ngullie, a father of two, who enjoys cooking for his family and his customers. James feels that he has learned a lot through the competition. “For us it was only passion where we usually focus on the cooking and the tastes but not the garnishing etc but all these matters.”
Alezo Kense of Synergy Group Enterprise informed that the various rounds have tested and tried the culinary skills of the contestant. “They have really improved but the Grand Finale is going to be a tough one for them,” he added. An important feature of Naga Chef is that that all the food products used in the pantry which consists of almost 200 ingredients are local and organic products. “Authenticity is the key objective we focus on while judging,” adds Alezo Kense. The four finalists will be allotted one stall each during the Hornbill Festival. Monetary assistance has also been given, however, making it profitable will be up to them, stated a press note.
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EW Clark’s statue unveiled at Akhoya
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Akhoya | November 22
In commemoration of 125 years of Christianity in Akhoya village, a statue of the first missionary to the Naga soil, Rev Dr Edward Winter Clark was unveiled by the director of Nagaland Missions Movement, Rev I Wati Longkumer here today in the presence of the Akhoya villagers. The seven feet gold coloured statue of Rev Dr Clark, made of fiber glass material and weighing over 100 kilograms, was constructed at Kolkatta by Saumitra Dutta Gupta. According to the Convener of the Akhoya Baptist Church Quasqui Centenary, Monument Committee Convener, K Temjen Jamir (Editor of local vernacular daily Tir Yimyim), the whole project of constructing and erecting the statue cost over six lakhs rupees. He said that the statue at Akhoya is the only full figure image of Rev Dr Edward Clark in the whole world. Divulging about the significance of erecting the statue of Rev Dr Clark at the village, K Temjen Jamir said that the first American missionary after
he came to the Naga area, came to Akhoya in the year 1980 and prayed for the whole village. The prayer of Rev Dr Clark is etched at the base of the monument. It read, “Lord Jesus, thy Kingdom come, may your blessings be upon this Akhoya village and raise many witnesses to proclaim the gospel amongst the people beyond the river.” K Temjen maintained that it is because of this prayer of Dr Clark that there have been many prominent citizens from Akhoya village including a former Deputy Chief Minister and a former Chief Secretary in the state. While giving rich to the past and present servants of God from the village, Temjen encouraged the younger generation to dedicate more strongly in the power of Jesus Christ and work for the glory of God ever heartily. The statue is located in the heart of the village on a small hill, and the names of the pastors who have served at Akhoya Baptist Church from 1888 till date are etched in granite and planted around the statue. It may be noted here that the Akhoya Baptist Church will NMM Director, Rev I Wati Longkumer (first row, third from right) along with ABC members after be celebrating its Quasqui Centenary unveiling the statue of Rev Dr EW Clark at Akhoya village on Friday, November 22. (Morung Photo) from December 28-29, 2013.
Road constructed under Kiphire dist prepares for Statehood celebration MGNREGS inaugurated KiPhire, November 22 (DiPr): The member of District Planning & Development Board (DPDB) Kiphire has chalk out weeklong activities such as interdepartmental tournament on November 26 and 27; Mega Mock Drill on disaster management on November 28 and 29 and 50 years Statehood celebration on December 1. The board decided that every department should take up innovative or unique activities at the 50 years of statehood.
Monday and Wednesday. The board forwarded following agendas to the government for kind consideration construction of Chief medical Officer Office, registration of Care and Support Society, the said society objective is to take care of the orphans with the motto “Save Life” and St, Mary’s Church society, Seyochung. The objective of the society is religious, educational and charitable and this is a unit of the diocese of Kohima district.
Jawans in Tizit attend prog on HIV & AIDS
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The board has decided this while deliberating the agendas at its monthly meeting at the DC’s conference hall on November 21. Vice Chairman and Deputy Commissioner Kesonyu Yhome IAS who chair the meeting welcome Er. C. Thowachu SDO (E) Kiphire and Veouzo Sasu BDO Sitime as the new members. Vice chairman also informed the board that frequency of helicopter service for the district has been increased to twice a week,
Dr. Longri, Dr. N Benjongliba, CL John along with others during the inauguration of Lirmen Senso Road on November 19.
LirmeN, November 22 (mexN): The Lirmen Senso Road constructed under MGNREGS fund to connect with Akumen Village via Tsuremmen Village was inaugurated on November 19, by Dr. Longri, Advisor Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency & Chairman Mokokchung
District Planning Board. Lirmen Senso Mungdang President S. Yanger Longchar and General Secretary T. Kirem Longkumer in a press release acknowledged Dr. N Benjongliba Aier, Parliamentary Secretary, Agriculture & Chairman NSAMB and Parliamentary Secretary,
Rural Development & REPA CL John for their physical presence and financial support towards the program. Imotemjen, Jt. Director RD Kohima, Project Director RD, Mokokchung and his subordinate Officers and President all Nagaland VDB Association Tali Pongen also The resource persons along with the jawans during the ‘advocacy sensitization on HIV and attended the inauguration. AIDS’ at AR Camp, Tizit on November 21. TiziT, November 22 and AIDS, STI and TB. The of 164 Inf. Bn (TA) (H&H) (mexN): The Nagaland key resource persons were Naga ‘H’ Coy. A team from Mobile State Control Society initia- Dr. Lhuveto Nyekha, MO, tive ‘advocacy sensitization PHC Tizit, Longyim Tzu- ICTC, PHC Tizit and TI, on HIV and AIDS’ was joint- dir, DPO, Kehile Semp, Dist. Turning Point Orgn, Tizit Theme: - 'Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD ly organized by DAPCU, Coordinator (CHAI) and have distributed IEC matehas risen upon you' Mon along with Turning Phongke, Counselor, Mo- rials and conducted coun-Isaiah 60:1 Point Organisation and 164 bile ICTC (TPO). The one selling and testing on HIV Inf. Bn (TA) (H&H) Naga ‘H’ day programme was at- and STI on the spot after Coy at AR Camp, Tizit on tended by 60 other Ranks the formal session. The (jawans), Maj. AK Sharma, introductory speech was November 21. The main objective of 33 AR ‘A’ Coy, Sub. Lakpa Ta- delivered by Mangau Marthe programme was to sen- mang, Jr. Commission Offi- ing, Naik, 164 Inf. Bn (TA) sitize the jawans on HIV cers (JCO) and other 3 JCOs (H&H) Naga ‘H’ Coy.
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NPCC calls meeting for proposed protest
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Kohima, November 22 (mexN): The NPCC general secretary Medokul Sophie has informed in a press release that an emergency meeting of the executive committee members, MLAs, frontal chiefs and DCC presidents will be held on November 25 at 11:00 am at the Congress Bhavan in Kohima. The meeting will discuss on the action plans for the proposed protest of NPCC if the CM fails to remove Imkong L Imchen from the ministership within the given timeframe.
All Saints Alumni Association informs
PereN, November 22 (mexN): The 2nd general session cum general election of All Saints Alumni Association was held on November 10 at ASHSS, Peren. The house elected a new team of office bearers with president Letgong Patrick, vice president Heiramchube, general secretary Azuba N Dominic, joint secretary Lucky and treasurer Teresa.
Awareness prog on conservation of forests
PereN, November 22 (DiPr): An awareness programme on conservation of forests was organised by the Forest Department, Phek at Phek Village on November 21. Rongsenlemla Imchen IFS, DFO Phek stressed on the importance of non-forestry activities so as to lessen the level of dependency on forests resources. She deliberated and asserts strongly on the implementation for mitigating of forests fire in the area and affirms the village council resolution for biodiversity conservation. Highlights of the programme includes distribution of plastic chairs to three beneficiary villages under FDA Project namely Phek village, Phusachodu and Zavame. Beneficiary village for Solar Street Light Installation was given to Lozaphuhu under the project. SDO (C) Phek Athrila Sangtam and EAC Phek Temjenaro also attended the programme.
Dimapur to Longleng NST night service resumes
DimaPur, November 22 (mexN): Nagaland Transport Department has resumed Dimapur to Longleng and vice-versa night service from November 21. The schedule are as follows: Dimapur (old station) to Longleng-every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 4:00 pm; Longleng to Dimapur-every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 2:00 pm. The fare is Rs 372 (Actual), Rs 15 (E/Ticketing) and Rs 5 (Advance booking-optional). This was stated in a press release issued by NST AGM Bendangtoshi.
NABARD office inaugurated in Mkg
moKoKchuNg, November 22 (mexN): In order to promote sustainable and equitable agriculture and rural prosperity through effective credit support, related services, institution development and other innovative initiatives, NABARD set up its District Development Office in Mokokchung, which was inaugurated on November 14 by Muruho Chotso, Deputy Commissioner, Mokokchung. The DC in his speech highlighted that NABARD, being an apex level bank, will be able to solve various problems in facilitating banking to rural areas and expressed hope that, with the establishment of NABARD District Development Office, the needs of the local people can be understood and solved, a press release stated. V.Chelladurai, GM, NABARD also deliberated on various developmental and promotional activities of NABARD and highlighted on inclusive growth.
NCSA annual conference on Nov 27
Kohima, November 22 (DiPr): The Nagaland Civil Service Association (NCSA) will be holding its 41st annual conference on November 27 at the Capital Convention Center, Kohima. Additional Chief Secretary & Commissioner, Nagaland, Banuo Z Jamir IAS, will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest. Commissioner & Secretary, Food & Civil Supplies, IT & C, K.T. Sukhalu IAS, will speak on the topic "The Way Forward".
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DATE : - 15th - 27th JANUARY 2014 PLACE : - KOHIMA LOCAL GROUND KHOUCHIEZIE All are welcome, come with faith and receive Miracles, Healings, Deliverances, Redemptions & be invested with anointed messages from anointed Servants of God. Organizing Committee Transformation Crusade Team.
In this image, Deputy Speaker Er Levi Rengma speaking on a talk show “Engaging Parliamentarians of Middle Income Countries” on the issue of HIV/AIDS and the way forward to reaching the Millennium Development Goal of Getting to Zero" by 2015. The Legislators’ Forum on AIDS are attending International Conference on AIDS Asia & Pacific 11 from November 18 to 23.
PereN, November 22 (mexN): The 6th General meeting of the Peren District Pensioners’ Association was held on November 15 at PEN Recreation Hall Jalukie Town with Arilu Ruhu, SDO (Civil) as chief guest. The meeting successfully concluded with election of new office bearers for the new tenure. Zeliang and Namrai Nsa were elected as President and General Secretary respectively.
Phek district NCSU extends support
PheK, November 22 (mexN): Phek district NCSU has extended support and cooperation to the Union head office towards its demand to release the remaining pending bill to the Government of Nagaland in favour of its members. The Phek district NCSU has urged the State government to look into the case seriously and release the bill at the earliest so that the members are not made to suffer any longer.
PTBC to dedicate new building
PheK, November 22 (mexN): Phek Town Baptist Church (PTBC) is all set to dedicate its new church building on December 13, 2013 with Rev. Dr. Vezopa Tetseo, Executive Secretary, Chakhesang Baptist Church Council (CBCC) as the Minister of the occasion and Rev. Dr. VK Nuh, General Secretary, Fellowship of Nagaland Baptist Association (FNBA) as the main speaker on the topic, ‘Christ is the head of the church’. A dedicatory feast will be provided right after the service to the entire church members, well wishers and invitees.
Training on scrub typhus
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moN, November 22 (mexN): A training was held with medical officers, nurses and pharmacists of Mon District at CMO office on November 13. The main focus of the training was on scrub typhus management, diagnosis and preventive measures. The resource persons were Dr John Kemp, SSO, IDSP, Dr Kevisevolie Sekhose, Epidemiologist SSU, IDSP and Dr C.W Nyuthe, physician, NHAK. Dr. Kevisevolie highlighted on the scenario of scrub typhus in the State. He enlightened that there have been positive cases of scrub typhus detected in Mon. Briefing on the clinical features and treatment of scrub typhus, Dr C.W Nyuthe (NHAK) stated that scrub typhus was the deadliest vector borne disease if not treated early. Dr. John Kemp (IDSP) further highlighted on the laboratory diagnosis of scrub typhus.
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GJM changes tack on Darjeeling
KolKata, November 22 (HiNdustaN times): Far from the Gorkhaland cry, the demand of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha on Thursday boiled down to economic empowerment and development of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) area. The tripartite meet between the Centre, state and the GJM on Thursday was a clear pointer to the GJM trying to gain lost political territory through development and economic empowerment. Spurred by the UPA government decision to carve out Telengana from Andhra Pradesh, the GJM discarded GTA and mobilised a strenuous and prolonged agitation for Gorkhaland. However, the movement, which included a 44-day bandh, failed to yield the desired result. In effect, the series of crippling shutdowns and protests bled the Hills economy no end.
The political unrest also resulted in a Darjeeling devoid of tourists. With the movement going awry and losing steam in the face of waning public support, Bimal Gurung and his party charges were cleared forced on the back foot. Buckling under immense pressure from the Mamata government, the GJM has since turned to a new strategy to regain lost ground. Team Gurung has now opted for development and economic empowerment as the key mantras to win over a largely disaffected public. The tripartite talks saw the GJM stressing on financial autonomy of the GTA. They even demanded that the Darjeeling Hills be accorded benefits enjoyed by the constituent states of the Northeast Council (tax holidays, special incentives). The GJM further demanded that Darjeeling Hills be declared a backward area, so that the region
under the control of the GTA qualifies for special scheme and projects to be implemented through the Backward Area Grant Fund. “Our party had first mooted the idea of a strong autonomous body, which would empower the Hills people economically. Economic empowerment of the people is a panacea to the present crisis. The parliamentary standing committee on Tourism and Culture chaired by CPI(M) MP Sitaram Yechury had first recommended that benefits accorded to the Northeast Council be extended to Darjeeling and that special development projects be implemented in Darjeeling under the Hill Area Development Programme of the Union government,” CPI(M) leader Asok Bhattacharya said. Quizzed on the tripartite meet, leaders of the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF)
said that if development and economic empowerment is the way forward for the Hills, then its pet demand of according Sixth Schedule status to the region is a far better option than the GTA. “The Sixth Schedule status provide for economic, executive and legislative power. It has constitutional safeguards as well,” Daya Dewan, GNLF spokesperson, said. However, not all are hopeful about development and economic development as the cure for Gorkha crisis. “The Gorkhas residing in India face an identity crisis. We are often dubbed foreigners and immigrants. Even if we build golden roads in Darjeeling, the question of identity will remain unresolved. Only a separate state can resolve the crisis,” Govind Chettri, spokesperson of Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxist (CPRM), said.
UNC ban held peacefully Meghalaya launches skill seNaPati, November 22 (mexN): The Naga Council has acknowledge the codevelopment programme for youth United operation and solidarity of the public towards
sHilloNg, November 22 (iaNs): Meghalaya, a state of just 3 million people and a 75 percent literacy rate, is embarking on a skill development programme covering 196,000 youths to stem burgeoning unemployment and unemployability in this mountainous northeastern state. "We are attempting to train at least 196,000 youths during the 12th Plan period (till 2017). We have identified the major thrust areas where our youth can be employed within and outside the state in agriculture, horticulture, livestock farming, masonry, plumbing, food processing, sericulture and weaving, and soft skills," Chief Minister Mukul Sangma told IANS of the programme, which is supported by the central government's National Skill Development Agency (NSDA). That apart, the Congress-led government has
also plans to run Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in the public-private-partnership (PPP) mode to guarantee employment within and outside the state. "The training programmes won't be city centric. We are aiming to go beyond the district headquarters and the community blocks so that more youths can be trained," he added. National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) chairman S. Ramadorai who promised his support to Sangma last week, said what really matters for achieving the desired target is proper implementation at the ground level. "One of the major concerns is the implementation on the ground. You may have a great strategy, but unless people deliver within a time frame, the impact will not be there. We have to take implementation very seriously,"
Kidnapped Meghalaya official remains untraced
sHilloNg, November 22 (iaNs): A senior Meghalaya official who was abducted for ransom by Assam-based tribal Rabha rebels nine days ago remains untraced, a police official said Friday. Dilip Dutta Medhi, the sericulture development officer of North Garo Hills district in Meghalaya, was kidnapped by a rebel group, Rabha Vipers Army (RVA), Nov 14 from Chotomatia area, under Assam's Goalpara district. The RVA rebel group operates largely in the Rabha tribe-inhabited areas of Assam's Goalpara district, and certain areas of Meghalaya's East and West Garo Hills districts. Medhi was abducted along with his peon while he was proceeding towards Guwahati to meet his family. However, the rebels freed the peon. "We (security forces) have not been able to trace the abducted Meghalaya official but the hunt is on to rescue the hostage," Nitul Gogoi, the Goalpara district police chief, told IANS by phone. Gogoi, however, said the identity of the kidnappers has been established. Meghalaya's North Garo Hills Superintendent of Police Ricky Dkhar said he was in constant touch with his Goalpara counterpart to rescue the kidnapped official. "Both the state police (Assam and Meghalaya) are sharing inputs to trace and rescue the hostage safely, as the safety of the officer is of paramount importance," Gogoi said. Meanwhile, Medhi's family has appealed to the RVA for his release. "We cordially appeal to the abductors to release Medhi immediately and unconditionally, considering his health condition," Dev Dutta Medhi, the eldest brother of the sericulture officer, said, adding he has not been in touch with his brother since the abducted official is diabetic.
Three militants surrender in Tripura
agartala, November 22 (iaNs): Three tribal militants, who had fled from their hideout in Bangladesh, surrendered to the Border Security Force (BSF) in Tripura, police said. The Bangladesh-trained extremists have deposited 2 AK-series rifles and large quantities of ammunition. Three guerrillas -- area commander of the NLFT (National Liberation Front of Tripura) Pabanjoy Reang (25), deputy area commander Ananga Mohan Tripura (21), and sepoy Nripendra Tripura (20) had recently fled from their Satchari camp in Sylhet district of eastern Bangladesh before entering into Indian territory. "The three NLFT rebels surrendered to senior BSF officials and deposited their arms and ammunition at bordering Sidhai camp Wednesday," police informed. BSF have subsequently handed over the tribal guerrillas to the police. The surrendered militants told the police that the militants hiding in Bangladesh camps were facing serious financial crisis. Besides, there are leadership quarrels among the terrorist leaders, said an officer. Senior police officials are interrogating the militants to get details about the separatist outfits sheltering in Bangladesh. According to the police and the BSF, there are many camps and hideouts of militants from northeast India in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and Sylhet areas. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar last week said the state's separatist outfits are recruiting youths and have camps in Bangladesh though security forces of the neighbouring country are cracking down on them.
said Ramadorai, who also serves in the National Council on Skill Development headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Labour Minister Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh said the Meghalaya government has decided to sign memoranda of understanding with 10 companies to initially train around 28,000 youths. "The government will pay the course fee, ranging from Rs.21,000 to Rs.25,000 for each of the trainees. The courses, which carry certificates or diplomas, vary from three to six months," Lyngdoh added. She said the courses are in areas like front desk management, customer relationship management, hospitality management, international business process outsourcing, tussle crafting, call centres, data entry, healthcare, aviation and beauty care.
the successful observation of 48 hours ban on vehicular traffic on National Highways 2, 37 and 150 in Naga areas of Manipur with effect from midnight of November 19. A press note from the UNC said that through this observation, “yet another clear message has been placed on record - that the Government of India (GoI) and the Government of Manipur (GoM) continues to hold in disrespect the democratic process of tripartite talk on the demand for an alternative arrangement for the Nagas in Manipur outside the GoM pending settlement of the Indo-Naga issue.” The absence of intervention from the GoI, the initiator of the dialogue process, continues to invite agitations and erode the faith and confidence in India’s democracy and its system which does not honour the merit of our case put forward democratically and without violence, stated the UNC. The UNC further congratulated the Tribe Hohos, the frontal and regional organisations, th general public for overseeing the observation of the ban and exercising outmost restraint to make it peaceful and violence free. It also solicited continued support and ownership of the movement in the days ahead.
Led by the Chief Ministers of Sagaing Region and Mandalay region, 200 delegates from Myanmar are currently in Imphal, Manipur for the Sangai festival. Among the delegates are Cabinet ministers and MPs of Myanmar and leading business companies of Myanmar. MP, U Lathun led a team of Naga community which includes leading business companies, who were given a warm welcome by the State Government of Manipur. (Photo: U Hla Htun)
NSCN (IM) cadre shot dead dimaPur, November 22 (NNN):An NSCN-IM cadre was allegedly shot dead by personnel of Assam Rifles in Arunachal Pradesh a few days ago. According to L Gonmei, NSCN-IM's Deputy Kilonser of Zeliangrong Region, Aron Gonmei, the outfit's Lance Corporal of Zeilad Region hailing from Tamenglong district was killed at Kharsang village of Miao subdivision, Changlang district in Arunachal Pradesh
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Indian banks ramp up presence in Africa
New Delhi, November 22 (iANS): Indian commercial banks are expanding their footprint in Africa by being on the ground, working with consumers and businesses, and building two-way trade and investment. Historical ties, especially with East Africa, and growing bilateral trade are impelling the banks from India to increase their branches in the continent. Some of them have signed partnerships, facilitating business and financial flows between the two regions. At the same time, the banking market in Africa is holding vast potential for growth. SubSaharan Africa, for example, has been attracting interests of bankers around the globe. Retail banking in the region is estimated to grow 15 percent annually by 2020. Mobile banking in particular is seen as being a powerful driver after the success of the M-Pesa transfer service in Kenya and elsewhere. Of all the Indian banks, government-owned Bank
of Baroda (BoB) has the widest network of 45 branches in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Botswana, South Africa, Mauritius, Ghana and the Seychelles. This June, the bank opened its newest branch at the Kariakoo Market in the Tanzanian capital Dar es Salaam. In Zambia, it has a joint venture, Indo Zambia Bank, which has 21 branches in the country. BoB, which caters to various segments -- retail, corporates and SMEs-- is planning 16 more branches. V. H. Thatte, the bank’s chief general manager (International), says the world is rediscovering the unharnessed potential of Africa and has begun to commit financial resources towards the socio-economic development of the continent. “Bank of Baroda is also strengthening its operations in the region through expanding its network. Bank of Baroda will enter new centres,” Thatte told IANS. “The bank sees good growth prospects in Africa. The increasing presence of Indian corpora-
tions in the continent provides further opportunities. The bank has identified many upcoming centres in the region and will enhance its market share.” Following BoB are Bank of India (BoI) and State Bank of India (SBI). BoI is present in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. It opened its first branch in Johannesburg and a wholly owned subsidiary in Uganda last year. In August this year, Botswana awarded BoI and SBI new operating licences as President Ian Khama’s government is encouraging diamond polishing and sorting companies to set up operations there. SBI’s presence in the African continent extends to Angola, Egypt, Nigeria and Mauritius. Its subsidiary, State Bank of India Mauritius, has established itself as a major player in Mauritius with 15 branches. Indian companies use Mauritius as an investment gateway to Africa. A new entity, Banyan Tree, has now added to the competition in the island. Canara Bank
Tata Motors launches CNG versions of Indigo, Indica cars, price starts Rs 4.99L
New Delhi, November 22 (PTi): Tata Motors today launched CNG versions of mid sized sedan Tata Indigo and compact car Tata Indica under its emax series priced up to Rs 5.27 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The new Tata Indigo emax price starts at Rs 4.99 lakh and goes upto Rs 5.27 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), while the new Tata Indica emax is priced between Rs 3.99 lakh and Rs 4.26 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), the company said in a statement. The new emax range
has CNG and Petrol bi-fuel system options, it added. Commenting on the launch, Tata Motors Senior Vice President, Passenger Vehicle Business Unit (Commercial), Ankush Arora said: “CNG is gaining momentum in the Indian automobile market and we are happy to announce expansion of our CNG portfolio.” The introduction of the new Indigo and Indica variants comes as an essential step that underlines the company’s commitment to be a sustainable automo-
tive player, he added. The two new variants have been introduced in six markets across India and will now be available in Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Tripura, the company said. Tata Motors had showcased its Indigo and Indica emax range at the ‘Horizonext’ event, held in Pune, in June 2013, with a commitment to launch its CNG range in a phased manner in FY 14. The Tata Motors Nano emax was the first in the range.
has outlined plans to open its first branch in Johannesburg by the end of 2013. It is working on modalities to open in Dar es Salaam and Abuja by 2015. India’s largest private sector lender, ICICI Bank, plans to open branches in Mauritius and South Africa. Sector observers see the current plans of banks to increase their presence in Africa as the “second wave” after their spread in the middle of the last century to serve the Indian trading community and migrant workers. In fact, BoB and BoI were the first Asian banks to start operation in Africa. Now there other compelling domestic reasons. The finance ministry last year asked public sector banks to scale up in Africa, Asia and Latin America in the wake of diversification of India’s export market. Inadequate banking channels is one of the reasons detering companies from boosting trade and investment. Also, Indian companies are investing in energy resources
and infrastructure in Africa and there are cases of mergers and acquisitions. And helping them in the process is the growth and development in Africa and its banking space. “There’s been a number of macro-economic improvements within sub-Saharan Africa. We’ve had lesser armed conflicts, improved commodity prices, better regulation, bigger build-up of foreign exchange reserves, more capital to invest by governments, more donor funding into sub-Saharan Africa, foreign investment in capital inflows,” says Suresh Chaytoo of Rand Merchant Bank. “All of this has been a really good mix, which bankers enjoy because better environments are conducive to business. This has been part of the contributory factors, leading to a large increase in banking sector growth in sub-Saharan Africa,” Chaytoo told CNBC Africa. Central Bank of India is the second Indian bank to get approval to open a representative office in Nairobi after HDFC Bank.
Indian men sell oranges at a fruit market in Hyderabad, on Friday, November 22. Hyderabad is the capital and the largest city of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. (AP Photo)
Starbucks taking Indian Coffee to its outlets across globe BANGALORE, NOVEMBER 22 (PTI): Opening its first store in south India here, American coffee giant Starbucks today said it is taking the Indian grown coffee to its 19,000 stores across the world. “In India, the coffee (that) farmers grow... we not only sell the coffee in our stores here in India, but also take that coffee around the world — around 19,000 stores that we have across different countries we are
operating,” Starbucks Group President — China and Asia Pacific (Channel Development and Emerging Brands) John Culver told reporters here. “What we discovered over the last year is, there is very top quality Arabica coffee that is grown here in India. We tested that coffee, we roasted that and we now serve it in our stores as our Indian espresso.” He said there is a bigger opportunity to take Indian
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coffee across the globe “in our stores in other countries. So we are working for doing that — we are very optimistic about that opportunity and we are very excited about it“. Stating that coffee sold in Starbucks outlets in the country will also be made of Indian espresso, Avani Davda, CEO, Tata Starbucks Ltd, said the company has launched a product — “India Estates Blend” sourced from South India.
Tata Starbucks, the 50/50 joint venture between Starbucks Coffee Company and Tata Global Beverages Ltd, opened its 30th store in the market — at Koramangala in Bangalore, adding Bangalore to its list of cities, which includes Mumbai, Delhi NCR and Pune. The company will open two more stores by the end of the year at Phoenix Market City and Orion Mall at Brigade Gateway in Bangalore.
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n 1960 during the Negotiation and Signing of the famous or infamous 16 points memorandum of agreement between the NAGA PEOPLES CONVENTION (NPC) and Govt. of India the leaders from NHTA played crucial role and formed the backbone of NPC. In fact, Late Panting Phom IBM was assassin noted just seven days after Late Dr. Imkongliba NPC President, was assassinated, on 29th Aug 1962. But I doubt, many Nagas hardly know of this fact because I have never heard, seen and talk about this great sacrifice in the past 50years mind you! What about the other NHTA leaders like LITINGSE SANGTAM, IMTICHUBA CHANG, THANGWANG KONYAK and LAKHIMONG YIMCHUNGER who were part of the team in ushering this very state of Nagaland? As a matter of fact, it is very unfortunate and incomprehensible that the leaders from NHTA were not given due recognition and opportunities after the state of Nagaland was inaugurated through their participation was critical and as important as other leaders. One may very well argue that it is the negligence and shortcomings on the part of those leaders to be sidelined or not achieving due recognition. But, the fact is that they were not well educated like other Naga leaders and above all the great enthusiasm, personalism, importance and promises made during the negotiation and signing of agreement was totally forgotten after the state was inaugurated which is responsible for the present situation . Adding salt to the injury, the special cause for the status of NHTA under the 16point of agreement was totally twisted and manipulated during implementation part otherwise the special cause under Article 371(A) gave enough safeguard and opportunities for the upliftment of NHTA peoples. Even the financial assistance from the Govt. of India, Will be of equitable share, the Governor in consolation with the treasury affairs minister shall utilize the fund. The State Chief Minister has to be informed only. Secondly, provided that no law or act passed by the Nagaland legislative assembly shall be applicable to Tuensang District unless specially recommended by the regional council. In the end it is mentioned clearly that at the end of ten years the situation will be reviewed if the people so desire the period well he further extended. But unfortunately at the end of ten years, the public leaders of NHTA bombarded with so many Negative propaganda that they believed it and gave up the special clause. Thus the pace of backwardness and development deficit kick started resulting in the present situation. Many people may not agree or may have different reasons and excuses for the mess created in the present NHTA but it is an undesirable fact that it needs two hands to clap and our Naga brethren in this negative venture has given a generous helping hand to clap very load that the cries of helplessness and discrimination cannot be heard at all. Enough is enough! It is high time, that our Naga brethren do a sincere soul searching and speak the truth otherwise the paints and sufferings of Eastern Nagaland cannot be brushed aside easily. Most importantly, words without deeds have no meaning. P.S:- 16 point Agreement no. 1 “The territories that were therefore known as NAGA HILLS TUENSANG AREA under the Naga Hills Tuensang Area Act 1957 shall form a state within the Indian union and hereafter known as Nagaland.” N.T. Thamlong Phom Signal Phom Colony
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Miss Nagaland devotes a day for orphans
Imlibenla Jamir, the reigning Miss Nagaland interacts with children of Ebenezer Orphanage Home, Dimapur on November 22, 2013.
Dimapur, November 22 (mexN): As somebody who has always dreamt of doing charity works, Imlibenla Jamir, the reigning Miss Nagaland visited Ebenezer Orphanage Home in Dimapur on November 22. The beauty queen hung out with the children at the Home. The children interacted with
her as well as prayed for her wellbeing. “I was so touched when they prayed for me,” said Imlibenla. “I feel humbled by today’s experience and I’m thankful that I was able to do this. And it is my prayer that God would continue to bless these children.” In the course of her interaction with the children,
Imlibenla encouraged them to study hard and always remember God in whatever they do. She also gave each child a gift. Narrating the experience, Imlibenla said, it was her dream to do charity works and have always admired people who do such deeds. “Today God has let it happen and I feel blessed and happy.” It was also an enlightening experience for her. “So many times we complain about our lives but today’s experience made me realize how fortunate we are and we ought to thank God for all that he has given us.” It may be mentioned that Akum Amri is the founder and director of Ebenezer Orphanage Home. The home was established in 2005 with just three orphans, but now it has 22 children.
Condolences for Tazhϋhϋ Puro Khezha Committee: Khezha Committee has expressed its deepest condolences at the sudden demise of Tazhϋhϋ Puro. Stating that he served the Khezha Committee in the capacity of President for a very long time and that he was also a motivating entrepreneur, a man of integrity and a valuable senior citizen of Pfutsero, the Committee has expressed that the gap left by his death will be difficult to be filled and prayed that God grant solace and comfort to
the bereaved family.
Zavise Rume: President of All Nagaland Counselors Association Zavise Rume has also expressed pain at the sudden demise of Tazhϋhϋ Puro on November 20 at Pfutsero town. Calling him a great patriot who truly loved his people and devoted his whole life for the public in different capacities, Rume informed that Puro was a peace lover who worked for peace through Khezha Committee as its president
for more than 20 years. Through Khezha Committee, covering 21 villages in Phek district, late Tazhϋhϋ Puro had done a commendable job of promoting peace and social harmony among people in our society, stated Rume in a condolence note. Further stating that late Tazhϋhϋ was known for his honesty, straightforwardness and courage, the note mentioned that truthfulness was his motto. In his death, we have lost a brave and a great leader, it added.
Saturday 23 November 2013
Bosco Tech–MORD cum the residential students of Don Bosco Vocational Training Centre, 3rd mile, Dimapur observed the National Young at Risk (YAR) Day in their campus. A press note received here stated that around 70 students participated in the event, on November 20, 2013. The purpose of the event was to create awareness among the students of DBVTC on the plight of the youth
SFAC team monitors Horticulture schemes
Dimapur, November 22 (mexN): A team of officials from Central Small Farmers Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC), New Delhi and Regional Office, SFAC, Guwahati is on a four days visit to Nagaland from November 20 to 24, for monitoring and verification of the implementation of Horticulture Mission for North East and Himalayan States (HMNEH) schemes in Nagaland. The team is headed by D. Bhuyan, Director, Central SFAC, New Delhi and S.K. Das, Field Officer, Regional Office, SFAC, Guwahati. The team will be visiting various projects on random basis in Kohima and Wokha districts, covering minimum ten components covered under HMNEH in the State. The team will be accompanied by the Joint Director of Horticulture and the concerned District Horticulture Officer, and will carry out field visits and interact with the HMNEH beneficia-
ries. A press release issued by Director of Horticulture informed that the team has already visited some of the projects in Kohima and interacted with the beneficiaries under Kohima district on November 21 and 22, and will proceed to Wokha on November 23. According to the release, the visiting team has so far, expressed satisfaction with the implementation of the projects in the State and has also identified some critical gaps in the State pertaining to the implementation of the Scheme, like poor transport infrastructures and setting up of processing units in the State for Horticultural produces. The team has assured the Department of taking up the matter with the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India for better convergence of all the sectors for better Horticultural development in the State.
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NWA prints ‘constitution’ MEx FILE and ‘rules & regulations’ Dimapur SP informs
Dimapur, November 22 (mexN): In view of the proposed visit of President of India Pranab Mukherjee, to attend the 50th year of statehood celebration on December 1, Photo Identity Card in respect of the officers and staff personnel detailed for duty during the visit of the president is going to be prepared for security clearance. In this regard, Superintendent of Police Dimapur has requested all concerned to submit the list of those officers and staff detailed for the VVIP duty along with two copies of stamp size passport photos each to the office of Superintendent of Police, Dimapur on or before November 26 positively.
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Nagaland Wrestling Association members with Parliamentary Secretary Deo Nukhu during the launch of the booklets on November 22.
Kohima, November 22 (mexN): Recognizing that in absence of proper rules and regulations, things tend to go wrong, Nagaland Wrestling Association (NWA) has published its “Constitution” and “Rules and Regulations”. The booklets were released by Parliamentary Secretary for Higher Education and SCERT, Deo Nukhu in a simple function at Hotel Japfü this evening. The rules and regulations booklet released today will be first applied in the Hornbill Wrestling Tournament this year, which is scheduled to begin from December 4, 2013 at Kisama. Addressing the gathering, Deo Nukhu said that writing a constitution of any organization was not an easy task and that unless somebody took extra pain, it was not possible to
write a constitution. In this regard, he complimented the Nagaland Wrestling Association for their effort in bringing out two important booklets while also stating the importance of the constitution, which will guide the organization. He added in games and sports, it was very important to have rules and regulations. He asserted it was nothing, but a question of discipline in sport while explaining further that “if you follow the rules and regulations, you are a disciplined person.” In the meantime, he suggested that instead of Nagaland Wrestling Association, it would be more appropriate to use “Naga Wrestling Association” in order to also include Nagas who are “our” immediate Naga tribes from outside Nagaland state. He further suggested that there be two
classified groups, namely light weight group and heavy group in Naga style wrestling to be fairer. He hoped that with the introduction of the Constitution and Rules and Regulations, the organization set up will become better and the players will become more disciplined and do better. He stated that “our” young people have the potential to do well and come up to the national and international level, while urging for adequate training facilities and infrastructure. The redrafting committee members of the Constitution were Mosonyi Domeh, Neivikuolie Khatsü and Neikhrolo Khalo, while the Wrestling Rule Drafting Committee members included Neivikuolie Khatsü, Hukhoneyi Soho, Visasielie Suohu, Vekhriyi Chuzho, K.Mark Zeliang and NWA President respectively.
WSBAK healing Don Bosco observes National Young at Risk Day in Dimapur November 22 in Dimapur town, drug addicts, of Don Bosco. It is committed to Fr. Christudoss Antony from crusade concludes Dimapur, (mexN): The students of Don HIV/AIDS patients, street chil- work for welfare of the children Salesian College, Kuda village. aKuKuhou, November 22 (mexN): The Western Sümi Baptist Akukuhou Küqhakulu (WSBAK) conducted three days healing crusade at Ikishe Baptist Akukuhou from November 15 to 17. The speakers were Rev. Dr. Ed Citronnelli, Senior Pastor World Healing International Ministries, New York and Rev. S. Vitoshe Swu, Executive Secretary, WSBAK. Over 4000 delegates from WSBAK churches attended the programme and received many physical and spiritual healing.
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dren, school drop-outs, and fire them with the zeal to work for their uplift as volunteers. Speaking on the occasion, Rev. Fr. Thomas Kalluvelil sdb, the Provincial Co-ordinator for YAR at the Dimapur Provincial Level and the Centre Director, invited everyone to come to know the meaning and importance of YAR. YAR is a wing of Salesian fathers, brothers and sisters – a global network of educators belonging to the society
and young people up to the age of 35 who are school drop-outs, drug addicts, child labourers, sexually abused children, orphaned and abandoned, from dysfunctional families, from displaced ethnic minorities, young prisoners, HIV/ AIDS patients etc. The note also mentioned that to solemnize the day, a seminar on YAR and its relevance and works was organized. The resource person for the event was
Dimapur, November 22 (mexN): The Naga Army, Designated Camp Suruhuto NSCN (K) has extended appreciation and gratitude to NSACS team from Zunheboto for organising a day-long blood tests and awareness session on HIV/AIDS inside the camp premise on November 22, 2013. “The concern and care shown to us in action is indeed humane and worthy of praise,” read a press release issued by Col. Vikato Yeptho Commander, Designated Camp, Suruhuto Camp. While acknowledging their sincere services, the Naga Army wished NSACS good luck and God's providence in their future endeavours.
Artists’ Corner at hornbill festival 2013
Kohima, November 22 (mexN): Like previous year, Artists’ Corner will be put up at the Hornbill Festival 2013, Kisama, by the Department of Art & Culture to provide opportunity to artists for display and sale of their works during the Festival. Basing on availability of space, painting is given preference over other disciplines, informed a press release issued by Additional Director and HoD, Art & Culture Vevo Chakesang. Practicing artists/ painters can submit a maximum of 5 (five) works each for sale at the corner. Proper display of works will depend on the availability of space, the note said. Artists will also be facilitated to demonstrate spot painting, livesketching etc. Interested artists may contact the Art Wing at the Directorate of Art & Culture, Kohima, for submission of works and further information.
NSNOR and NSCD laud action taken in GB assault case
Dimapur, November 22 (mexN): The New Shena Non-Residents Organization (NSNOR) and New Shena Community Dimapur (NSCD) have lauded the prompt action taken by the GPRN/NSCN government against the three erring cadres in connection with the assault of Kiho G.B. (Shena New). A press statement jointly issued by the two groups stated that “such timely and justified action has greatly reposed our faith towards the government”. At the same time, it said, the actions of the erring cadres amount to cognizable offences punishable by law and as such the statement urged the authority concerned to take immediate steps as per the prevalent established laws. The Unions also appreciated the initiatives of Sumi Kukami Hoho and ACAUT and pledged their “unflinching support” and “co-operation” to the five point demands put forth by the ACAUT with reference to the publication dated November 21, 2013.
The seminar highlighted YAR, its infrastructure, its vision, mission, aims, purpose, modus operandi and many of its initiatives like Children Home, Night shelter, Drug addicts’ de-addiction centre, Home for the HIV – Aids youth, Counselling centre etc. The gathered assembly resolved to involve in the uplift of the street children, HIV/AIDS pa- NU Vice Chancellor informs tients, drug addicts and young Lumami, November 22 (mexN): The Vice Chanprisoners etc. in Dimapur.
cellor, Nagaland University has declared in a press release that the following candidate has been provisionally qualified for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Botany at Nagaland University: Name - Kazhuhrii Eshuo; Regd.No – 375/2009; Topic of thesis – “Studies on Liverworts and Hornworts of Kohima and Mokokchung District, Nagaland”; Name of the supervisor – Dr.S.K.Chaturvedi. The Vice Chancellor said, “This is subject to ratification by the Academic and Executive Council of the University.”
NSCW invites women organizations
Kohima, November 22 (mexN): As per declaration of the United Nations, Nagaland State Commission for Women (NSCW) is launching the “Fortnight Observation on Elimination of Violence against Women” scheduled to be held from November 25 to December 10, on the theme “From Peace in the Home to Peace in Office bearers and executive members of Nagaland Pensioners' Association, Tuensang Unit, posing for a photo out- the World: Let’s Challenge Militarism and End Violence side their office after their general meeting on November 22. The Association holds their general meeting every 3 years. against Women” at Red Cross Conference Hall, Kohima from 10:00 AM onwards. A press release issued by NSCW Secretary Motsuthung Lotha informed that Pukhayi, Parliamentary Secretary, Women Development, Cooperation & Sericulture will be the Chief Guest. The Commission has requested two representatives from all Tribal Dimapur, Novem- Technology Manager so attractive that this proWoman Hohos/Organizations to attend the launching ber 22 (mexN): To Sentinaro Longchar in a cess not only generates programme and collect materials like pamphlets, postprovide a platform to press release said that and accelerates earning Dimapur, Novem- ers, banners, booklets etc. after the Launching ProSelf Help Groups (SHGs) the resource person Avi- but also plays a major role ber 22 (mexN): In gramme, from the Commission’s office for distribution to cater to the ever di- boli, WDT demonstrated in the employment gener- view of the demands and display in their respective districts. versifying demands for on preparation of pick- ation especially for weak- and agitations pro‘ready-to-eat and ready- le, squash and jam. She er sections and women pelled by Eastern Naga Ao Students Union Tuli condemns to-drink’, and other con- demonstrated and gave folks. Students' Federation Dimapur, November 22 (mexN): Expressing venient products, a one- detailed information on Altogether 35 partici- (ENSF) pertaining to in- shock at recent incidents of rape in Tuli and other similar day demonstration on ingredients required and pants from different SHGs equality in employment cases of crime and violence against women happening preservation of fruits and step-by-step procedure of Doyapur, Munglamukh opportunities, teachers in the state, Ao Students Union Tuli has expressed convegetables was conduct- for preparation of brinjal and Amaluma attended unavailability, flaws in demnation. Stating that the accused in the rape cases do ed on November 19 by pickle, orange squash and the demonstration pro- Mid-day-meal scheme not deserve a place in any civilized society, the students ATMA Dimapur, Dhansi- pineapple jam. She en- gramme. Rokoshunu An- and various other so- union expressed that “heinous crime against humanity” ripar Block at Doyapur. couraged the participants gela, BTM Medziphema, cial predicaments in cannot be tolerated anymore “which is also compounded four districts of Eastern by the inability of the law keepers in delivering justice”. ATMA-Dimapur Block that food preservation is chaired the programme. Nagaland, Eastern Na- “In our own place, our very own women are not safe anygaland Students' Union more and unless exemplified punishment is awarded Shillong (ENSUS), has women will continue to be raped and tortured and mur“vehemently” appealed dered,” it affirmed. As such, the Ao Students Union Tuli, the Government of Na- in all seriousness and urgency of the prevailing situation, Dimapur, Novem- Boys, little girl Kevisonu galand to fulfill the “in- demanded “nothing less than death penalty” and “will ber 22 (mexN): Tyran- Savi and Kohima Law Col- dispensible and pre- continue to stand by its demand till justice is delivered.” rogative rights” of the nus Boys Hostel (TBH), lege Evangelical Union. Jakhama celebrated PreThe speaker Moatemsu people expeditiously. PYO condemns rape in Kohima Christmas-cum-Hostel shared the words of God “The people of Eastern Dimapur, November 22 (mexN): A person idenNite on November 19. A and encouraged the stu- Nagaland are no longer tified as Ciampou Lng Rongmei (40) from Nahinamci Vilpress note stated that the dents to have a meaning- oblivious of theirs rights, lage Jalukie, presently residing at his friend’s residence TBH held the celebration ful Christmas stating that and any denial of such at Naga Hospital Kohima, reportedly raped a differentwith Kohima Law College many young people spend fundamental rights can- ly abled woman (21 years old) on November 17, 2013 Evangelical Union as their Christmas more on feast- not be condoned,” stated when she was alone at home at Gasie sector under Peraspecial guest, at the hos- ing and merry making, a press release issued by ciezie Colony, Kohima. According to a press release istel premises situated be- but that is not the way “we ENSUS. Further, it ap- sued by president, Peraciezie Youth Organization (PYO) low St. Joseph’s College, Christians are to accept pealed the Government Kevineisa Metha, PYO, on hearing the news, verified the Jakhama. Jesus the son of God who to adopt egalitarian spot and apprehended the accused and handed him over Moatemsu Mokhol- was born on this day to die principles and discard to North Police Station Kohima and also filed FIR. Peraee was the speaker, and for our sins.” He exhorted bias policies for fair gov- ciezie Youth Organization has strongly condemned “this Kezhokhoto Savi brought the students they can do ernance, lest the people type of shocking crime”, which, it said, should be seriChristmas greetings and better in their studies and from the four districts ously dealt and also rigorously penalized, setting an exexhorted the students. Sev- achieve success and pros- become “susceptible to ample to everyone so the same kind of crime never takes economic destitution”. place in “our” society. Students during the Pre-Christmas-cum-Hostel Nite celebration of Tyrannus Boys eral special numbers were perity by having Jesus in presented by the Tyrannus their lives. Hostel (TBH), Jakhama held on November 19.
Demo on food preservation at Dhansiripar ENSUS
Pre-Christmas celebration at TBH Jakhama
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Eating nuts is tied to lower risk of death H elp yourself to
some nuts this holiday season: Regular nut eaters were less likely to die of cancer or heart disease — in fact, were less likely to die of any cause — during a 30-year Harvard study. Nuts have long been called heart-healthy, and the study is the largest ever done on whether eating them affects mortality. Researchers tracked 119,000 men and women and found that those who ate nuts roughly every day were 20 percent less likely to die during the study period than those who never ate nuts. Eating nuts less often lowered the death risk too, in direct proportion to consumption. The risk of dying of heart disease dropped 29 percent and the risk of dying of cancer fell 11 percent among those who had nuts seven or more times a week compared with people who never ate them. The benefits were seen from peanuts as well as from pistachios, almonds, walnuts and other tree nuts. The researchers did not look at how the nuts were prepared — oiled or salted, raw or roasted.
A bonus: Nut eaters stayed slimmer. "There's a general perception that if you eat more nuts you're going to get fat. Our results show the opposite," said Dr. Ying Bao of Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. She led the study, published in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine. The National Institutes of Health and the International Tree Nut Council Nutrition Research & Education Foundation sponsored the study, but the nut group had no role in designing it or reporting the results. Researchers don't know why nuts may boost health. It could be that their unsaturated fatty acids, minerals and other nutrients lower cholesterol and inflammation and reduce other problems, as earlier studies seemed to show. Observational studies like this one can't prove cause and effect, only suggest a connection. Research on diets is especially tough, because it can be difficult to single out the effects of any one food. People who eat more nuts may eat them on sal-
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ads, for example, and some of the benefit may come from the leafy greens, said Dr. Robert Eckel, a University of Colorado cardiologist and former president of the American Heart Association.
Dr. Ralph Sacco, a University of Miami neurologist who also is a former heart association president, agreed. "Sometimes when you eat nuts you eat less of something else like potato
Pay And Use Toilet: An Inovative Idea
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he Pay & Use Toilet, located in the middle of Mao Market is a much relief to hundreds of shoppers that crowd the market each day. It not only caters to the needs of the shop keepers but also to several vendors who ply their trade each day. Besides providing basic amenities, it plays a huge role in beautifying and keeping the capital clean. Such positive developmental programs should be encouraged across the board. Though the service there cannot be compared to Sulabh International Social Service (Check this page (http://www.sulabhinternational.org/), it’s a start anyway. Sulabh has won several national and international awards for addressing the problem of open defecation and addressing its health concerns in India. Open defecation was a Naga way of life. And from villages one hears the horrendous stories that could put off any pork lovers. But it has changed today (I hope for our sake). Rapid urbanization and the exponential growth of population in towns like Kohima throw up challenges of waste management. Apart from the human waste that is lying all over the town and colonies, a disgusting scenario one witness in capital Kohima is the lack of urinal sheds or the ones that are constructed in
such odd places. The two urinals, one near the bus station and the other just below the road leading to the local ground, is such an eye sore. The urinals are not only at the wrong place but the one below the road leading to the ground, has only a small piece of tin roof to cover the manhood being exposed to the world. The foul smell permeating from these urinals not only contaminates the air but also desecrates the surrounding areas-the heart of Kohima. This is not how we want to celebrate 50th year of statehood, or mirror Kohima to the tourist that is going to make inroads during the Hornbill festival. Though, it provides some relief to men (however inappropriate) what about our mothers, sisters, aunts and women folk in general. Where are the voices of women folks? In this matter, the Municipal Corporation, the Town Committee and the Colony Panchayats should play an active and positive role in formulating a solution to address this lack of, or poor construction of urinal sheds. The idea of Pay & Use Toilet should be embraced and steps taken to make it available in all strategic locations in and around Kohima town and in colonies. The success could be replicated in other districts and towns
Urinal: Near Bus Station, Kohima
in the state. But there are certain guidelines to be adhered to, if it has to match the Shulab in Delhi. • First of all the govt should take steps to construct such pay and use toilets in all strategic location in and around Kohima. • Land should be generously donated or purchased for this project. The support of citizens is paramount if this is to succeed. • The toilets should be of a reasonable size that a man weighing 90 to 120 kgs should be able to squat comfortably. The toilet at Mao Market is narrow and not spacious enough. • There should be at least 5 toilets and several urinals made available in such conveniences. • The water provided should be treated to eradicate any possibility of water-borne diseases. • The establishments should be cleaned and perfumed after every use by the public. Disinfectant is a must! • A nominal charge of
Rs. 10 and Rs. 5 for toilet and urinal is appropriate. • The idea of leasing it out to reputed ngo's or individuals should be encouraged. It would ensure quality and service. While giving the contract the authority should ensure that price, hygiene and standard are rigorously followed. • The authority should be able to table a mechanism to run them effectively. Since, no investment is required on the part of ngo's or private individuals, the establishments be leashed out for a year (or whichever is practical) and contract extended on being satisfactory. • Smoking at such public places should not be allowed and imposed fine for abuse. Nagas are not known to respect public property. This is seen in the way we deface and destroy government buildings, public utilities such as road/office sign boards. It’s high time the citizens should also learn to respect public property and obey rules; be it traffic rules or social etiquettes. Just blaming the govt without fulfilling our roles as citizens should come to an end. The innovative idea of Pay& Use toilet should be a collective responsibility. But sad to see the government active only during the Hornbill festive season. I hope I am wrong in this regard. Robin Temsu
Urinal: Below the road leading to Local Ground, Kohima
chips," so the benefit may come from avoiding an unhealthy food, Sacco said. The Harvard group has long been known for solid science on diets. Its findings build on a major study earlier this year — a rigor-
ous experiment that found a Mediterranean-style diet supplemented with nuts cuts the chance of heart-related problems, especially strokes, in older people at high risk of them. Many previous stud-
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ies tie nut consumption to lower risks of heart disease, diabetes, colon cancer and other maladies. In 2003, the Food and Drug Administration said a fistful of nuts a day as part of a low-fat diet may reduce the risk of heart disease. The heart association recommends four servings of unsalted, unoiled nuts a week and warns against eating too many, since they are dense in calories. The new research combines two studies that started in the 1980s on 76,464 female nurses and 42,498 male health professionals. They filled out surveys on food and lifestyle habits every two to four years, including how often they ate a serving (1 ounce) of nuts. Study participants who often ate nuts were healthier — they weighed less, exercised more and were less likely to smoke, among other things. After taking these and other things into account, researchers still saw a strong benefit from nuts. Compared with people who never ate nuts, those who had them less than once a week reduced their risk of death 7 percent;
once a week, 11 percent; two to four times a week, 13 percent; and seven or more times a week, 20 percent. "I'm very confident" the observations reflect a true benefit, Bao said. "We did so many analyses, very sophisticated ones," to eliminate other possible explanations. For example, they did separate analyses on smokers and non-smokers, heavy and light exercisers, and people with and without diabetes, and saw a consistent benefit from nuts. At a heart association conference in Dallas this week, Penny Kris-Etheron, a Pennsylvania State University nutrition scientist, reviewed previous studies on this topic. "We're seeing benefits of nut consumption on cardiovascular disease as well as body weight and diabetes," said Kris-Etherton, who has consulted for nut makers and also served on many scientific panels on dietary guidelines. "We don't know exactly what it is" about nuts that boosts health or which ones are best, she said. "I tell people to eat mixed nuts."
Tribes gather for Brazil's Indigenous Games Felipe Dana Associated Press A Pataxo Indian celebrates after his tribe defeated their competitors in a tug of war competition during the 12th Indigenous Games in Cuiaba, Brazil, Novenber. 14. More than 1,500 participants from 48 Brazilian tribes, as well as from more than a dozen other nations, descended this week on Cuiaba, the capital of Mato Grosso state, for the games that end Saturday. All participants will earn "medals" carved from wood, seeds and other natural items. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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ody paint in place of uniforms. Bare feet instead of high-tech shoes. And a loose notion of competition that assigns little value to winning. Welcome to the 12th Indigenous Games being held in Brazil's Amazon region, a cultural as much as athletic event that many are calling a "holistic" alternative to the big sporting extravaganzas Brazil will host in the next few years, the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics two years later. "We're not looking to crown champions or find great athletes," said Carlos Terena, organizer of the games, who like many indigenous Brazilians uses his tribe's name as his surname. "This isn't about competition, it's about celebration. Competition is more a thing for the Western world anyway." More than 1,500 participants from 48 Brazilian tribes, as well as from more than a dozen other nations, descended this week on Cuiaba, the capital of Mato Grosso state, for the games that end Saturday. All participants will earn "medals" carved from wood, seeds and other natural items. The more traditional tribal sports are carried out as exhibitions rather than competitions. A crowd favorite is a wild tree-trunk relay race, with nine or more stout runners sprinting about 550 yards (500 meters) around a red-dirt arena,
taking turns carrying a 220-pound (100-kilo) chunk of tree over their shoulders. Just getting to the finish line is considered victory. Another sport called "xikunahity" resembles soccer, but with players crawling along the ground, only permitted to use their heads to push the ball forward. Several tribes have exhibited their own traditional forms of fighting, most resembling wrestling or judo. Other events test the real-life skills of indigenous peoples, like archery, with bare-chested participants confidently carrying simple long bows, putting their toes along a line of long palm leaves laid down on the earth. About 40 yards away sits their target, the large drawn figure of a smiling fish leaping from the water, with most points scored for drilling the arrow right into its eye. "This is the fourth time I'm participating in these games and for me they represent a cultural revival more than anything," said Yakari Kuikuro, who lives on the Xingu river in the Amazon and is part of his tribe's tug-of-war team. "Many of my family members stopped painting their bodies, they no longer dance in the villages. When I come here, I see pure Indians, with body paint, dancing together.
It's important for others to see this and take it back to their villages." Chief Willie Littlechild of the Cree Nation, a former member of Canada's Parliament, said attending the games was
woven cloth and delicately carved musical instruments meant to mimic the songs of jungle birds. Other tables hold the seeds of dozens of types of edible plants. Food security is one of the main themes of this year's event, with tribes from all
"truly a blessing, to see that such a rich culture exists with indigenous peoples around the world." For the non-indigenous people in attendance, Littlechild said he hoped the games allowed them "to join us in a celebration of life, to join us in our holistic approach to wellness, to the physical, the mental, cultural and spiritual wellbeing of humans." The games are held on a 17-acre (7-hectare) chunk of park, with large, white plastic tents dotting the land, each holding tables full of traditional crafts, like small pottery figures, wooden bowls,
corners of Brazil encouraged to trade seeds and take unknown varieties back to their villages. Amelia Reina Montero, from the Nahua tribe of Mexico who was making her first trip to Brazil, succinctly summed up the prevailing mood of the gathering, saying it offered the rare chance for tribes from the Americas, often with limited contact to the outside world, to interact and learn from one another. "Despite that fact that our languages are different, that are skin varies, we're uniting here with one heart," she said. "That's the Indian way."
Readers may please note that the contents of the articles, letters and opinions published do not reflect the outlook of this paper nor of the Editor in any form.
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Fighting female foeticide in India Shahnawaz Akhtar
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he plan is simple but the results always s t a r t l i n g : walking into a diagnostic centre posing as a couple and seeking to determine the sex of the baby in the womb. Once the foetus is determined to be a girl, ask the doctor in attendance if the pregnancy could be aborted. And if the doctor agrees to carry out the procedure, call the police and get the medical practitioner arrested. For more than a decade now, the decoy couples have struck terror in the hearts of doctors on the lookout for making quick bucks by carrying out female foeticide – the illegal procedure of thwarting the birth of girl child, considered still by many Indian families to be a curse. As fear of the entrapment has grown, so has the fame of Rajen Choudhary, the 49-year-old crusader from the western Indian state of Rajasthan, earning him the epithet "Friend of the Unborn". The stings carried out against doctors have been his brainchild. In doing so, he has won praise and awards and constantly braved threats to his life alongside. "To save the girl child is my mission," insists Choudhary. Agrees Lad Kumari Jain, the chairperson of the Rajasthan State Commission for Women:
"He has been an asset in the fight against female foeticide. Whenever we need him, he is there to help." With one of the most skewed sex ratios in the country, it had been apparent for some years now that Rajasthan had become a haven for sexselective abortions. The practice is illegal in India, but it continues to thrive nevertheless. Choudhary woke up to the menace in 2001 after the official censusreport threw up alarming facts: the ratio of girls in Rajasthan had dropped from 916 in 1991 to just 909 per 1000 boys. "It was then I decided
to fight for the right of the girl child," says Choudhary. Difficult battle It has been an arduous battle since then, with his adversaries including greedy medical practitioners and a slew of ultrasonography centres run by influential people. The cause for his campaign remains dire: Some 1,800 ultrasonography machines are reported to be in operation across the state, and the male-female sex ratio is ever widening. It has fallen further and the 2011 census figure puts the ratio of girls at 8.8, against the national average of 914 girls per 1000 boys. The declining ratio of
Please can we have our bells back? ravaged Philippine town asks US Reuters
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n the devastated coastal Philippine town of Balangiga, a Roman Catholic belfry with a maroon steeple rises from the rubble, a battered symbol of resistance for a people with mixed feelings about the U.S. military now helping them survive. After one of the world's most powerful typhoons roared across the central Philippines and killed more than 4,000 people, U.S. military helicopters are flying in aid to desperate regions such as this once-picturesque fishing village of 12,600 people in ravaged Samar province. It was here 112 years ago that one of the darkest chapters of American colonialism began: the island-wide massacre by U.S. soldiers of thousands of Filipinos, including women and children, in response to the killing of 48 U.S. soldiers by rebels. Animosity has festered for more than a century over the ultimate insult: seizure of the town's church bells by U.S. troops. In recent years, the Philippine government has demanded their return. Marciano Deladia, a chief aide to the mayor, and other residents are thankful for the U.S. packets of rice and other food. "But we want our bells back," he said. The town built the belfry in 1998 in the hope that the United States would return three bells it says were stolen as trophies during the 1899-1902 Philippine-American War. One is believed to have been rung to signal the start of the attack. Two of the bells are at the Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming. The third is part of a travelling museum now at a base in South Korea. The dispute over the Balangiga bells underscores the difficulty the United The Guardian
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elbourne-based professor Michael Cowley, one of the global leaders in obesity research, once said to me with a shrug, "we need food to live, so it stands to reason that there would be some serious hard-wiring in our brains telling us to eat". For many of us, with food around every corner — the first thing you see when you enter the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre for example, is about five vending machines — and with the vast majority of that food containing more energy than any human should ingest in one sitting, that hard-wiring, and the environment we live in, is ensuring that we get more than we need. No one’s disputing that. Considering professor Cow-
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girls is attributed to illegal abortions: Reports suggest that out of one million foetuses aborted annually in India, some one-hundred thousand are in Rajasthan alone. Alarmed by deteriorating situation, Choudhury has been resorting to desperate measures. He set up the Shikshit Rojgar Kendra Prabhandhak Samitti (SRKPS), an NGO dedicated to save the girl child, with his team raiding doctor's chambers at regular intervals. "He provides us specific information regarding sex determination being done in clinics. When we need, he also provides us with a team compris-
States will face in transforming goodwill over its aid to typhoon victims into a bigger military presence on the ground in the Philippines. Although the two countries are close allies, mistrust still lingers over America's previous role as colonial master, as well as its longtime support for the brutal and kleptocratic regime of the former dictator Ferdinand Marcos. The belfry is among just a few buildings still intact after Super Typhoon Haiyan killed 14 people in Balangiga, where a wellorganized evacuation plan kept fatalities low. "We don't have any animosity against the American people," said Deladia, standing in front of a monument recreating the ambush of U.S. troops. But the bells, he said, are "part of our historical heritage". Every September 28 the town reenacts the 1901 Balangiga "incident" in which 48 occupying U.S. soldiers died in an ambush at the old church that triggered the brutal retaliation. The dispute reflects America's long ties to the Philippines, which declared independence from Spain in 1898 with the help of U.S. forces. When the United States went on to colonize the country, a war of independence erupted. As the United States expands its military and economic interests in Asia to counter a risingChina, fewer countries are more strategically important than the Philippines and its string of islands in the busy South China Sea. Gregoria Pabillo, 76, said replacement bells, which are rung every day at noon and 6 p.m., lack the "rich sound" of the originals, which according to legend could be heard two towns over, some 20 km (12 miles) away.
ing a pregnant lady and other important members to conduct the decoy operation," confirms subdivisional magistrate of (SDM), Jaipur, Alka Bisnoi. Among those Choudhary's team has ensnared so far include an important office-bearer of the local chapter of the Indian Medical Association. The doctor caught in the illegal act had ironically lent his support to the campaign against sex-determination tests. The Rajasthan government has a policy of giving cash rewards (up to $1500) to informers who help in uncovering such malpractice. Choudhary has been rewarded by sev-
eral district administrations within the province so far. But together with rewards have come quick retribution from those who find themselves at the receiving end. The owner of a nursing home in the town of Sikar has filed a court case against him, accusing Choudhary of "fixing" him after his extortion attempts failed. Another doctor, whose wife's clinic was raided, is also unsparing in his criticism of Choudhary. "He had first demanded Rs 21,000 ($332) as a bribe and when we did not fulfil his demands, he implicated us in a false case," the doctor claimed. Choudhary's mission is undoubtedly lined with dangers and his wife, Durga, often is forced to spend sleepless nights. "We often live in fear, as he keeps getting death threats. We have sleepless nights when he is on the mission of conducting a decoy operation, we do not sleep till he returns home," she says. But unmindful of the threats to his life, Choudhary carries on with his fight to save life in the womb. Even his daughter Jyoti has made up her mind to join the fight. "As soon as I complete my education, I will devote my time to save the girl child," she says. After all, any help is not too small when the fight is against illegal abortions born out of social prejudices against the girl child.
The Only-Child Blues Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore | The New York Times
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ews that the Chinese government would relax the one-child policy — one of its most sweeping, intrusive and defining — has been widely welcome. But the move may be a step backward for some women in China. How can that be, considering the abuses committed in the policy’s name? In averting 400 million births since 1980, as the Chinese government claims the policy has, it violated numerous human rights. Tens of millions of baby girls have been aborted or abandoned, leaving China with one of the most uneven sex ratios in the world. Women — particularly the poor, who cannot afford the steep fines needed to have second children — have been forcibly subjected to abortions, sterilization or I.U.D. insertions. But for the female babies who do survive prebirth sex selection, the one-child policy has had at least one major advantage: It has helped suspend patriarchal Confucian practices that favored sons over daughters. Traditionally, a Chinese family’s bloodline passed through its sons. Daughters married out of their families, leaving their parents and moving in with their husbands and in-laws. But after the one-child policy was implemented, parents concentrated their love, hope and money on their only offspring — often a daughter. Those girls did not have to compete against their brothers for resources inside the family, which means that they got better access to education and health care than their predecessors. This, coupled with China’s breakneck development and urbanization, brought greater employment opportunities and a higher status for women than in previous generations. (Admittedly, Mao Zedong’s call to promote gender equality and include more women in the workforce had begun the process.) Women in China accounted for 47 percent of university graduates and 39 percent of leaders in business and industry, according to 2008 data cited by an article in the Indian Journal of Gender Studies. But now, as Therese Hesketh, a professor at the Institute of Global Health at University College London, told me this week, there might be some “regression” toward the favoritism of old. “People still want boys,” she said. And “if there is not enough money to go around, it may be that the boy will benefit more than the girl.” A looser one-child policy may be progress. But it might also allow traditional patriarchal values to rear up again, and keep some women down.
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his will be known as the year rapists, sexual molesters, perverts, predators and assorted other Indian creeps realized they can no longer count on that one big assumption that makes them so brazen: Indian women don’t like sharing horror stories. Gone are the days when we harboured our scars for 20 years, so what if our intimate selves were devastated for the rest of our lives. This year has seen several examples of women speaking up against rape and sexual harassment at the workplace. Since I’m being optimistic these days, I believe it’s time to brace yourselves, the tales are set to tumble out. The latest horror story unfolded in swift waves on Twitter, BBM, emails and, finally, television starting Wednesday night when it was revealed that a bright young journalist at Tehelka, a magazine whose managing editor Shoma Chaudhury has always championed women’s rights (I still remember the stunning cover story on Dalit rape survivors earlier this year titled simply: How to fight back) had accused editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal of sexual harassment. When the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director was recently accused of trivializing rape when he used it as a metaphor to discuss the issue of legal-
izing betting, Chaudhury tweeted: “Ranjit Sinhashould lose his job for his remark on enjoying rape. Is appalling that he can even think of defending such a remark.” In an email to the magazine’s staffers, Chaudhury said: “There has been an untoward incident, and though he has extended an unconditional apology to the colleague involved, Tarun will be recusing himself as the editor ofTehelka for the next six months.” She attached a note from Tejpal which began, “The last few days have been most testing, and I squarely take the blame for this. A bad lapse of judgment, an awful misreading of the situation, have led to an unfortunate incident that rails against all we believe in and fight for.” Tehelka, which has over the years positioned itself as a fierce champion of the rights of all
kinds of less empowered groups, didn’t extend this courtesy to its staffer. The magazine has said it is an “internal” matter; the official response doesn’t even acknowledge the existence of the Vishaka guidelines which clearly define sexual harassment in the Indian workplace as a) Physical contact and advances; b) A demand or request for sexual favours; c) Sexually coloured remarks; d) Showing pornography; e) Any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of sexual nature. The sordid, detailed account of the complainant in this case, which landed in my inbox on Thursday morning, checks most of the points listed above. It’s also the story of an Indian woman who shared her trauma immediately with her male and female friends and colleagues, one who was smart enough to share and
save messages from her attacker, and who shortly after, wrote a coherent account of the horror On Thursday, poet and lyricistJaved Akhtar tweeted: “It is a shame that someone with such impeccable values has committed such an act but unlike some he has the guts to accept and repent.” It’s a shame that someone with the feminist sensibility of Akhtar thought it worthy to find excuses for an employer who has allegedly committed a serious crime and then coolly “punished” himself by announcing a six-month sabbatical. Akhtar’s reaction is most disappointing but it doesn’t matter what he and the 168 people who retweeted this statement believe. It’s only a matter of time before the voices of abused Indian women, supported by people from both genders, will be too loud to block out.
Bad news: dieting is a life sentence
ley’s statement, the argument that it’s about self-control is a seriously skewed one. Count how many times you are presented with the real possibility of buying something to eat in your daily life: it’s an unfair fight. What about how the average supermarket is stocked? I’ve often wondered what the food pyramid would look like next to a supermarket pyramid: one based on the ratios of food we should eat each day, and the other presenting the ratio of foods on offer in a supermarket. They should probably look the same. I doubt whether they even resemble each other. The other argument is that a supermarket doesn’t have a moral responsibility to tell us what to eat. We as consum-
ers dictate, to a great degree, what is on those shelves. If the chocolates are barely making it to the check-out before they’re engulfed, then that’s what they’ll stock. But it’s a mental challenge too great for many of us to live in dietary moderation. Conversely, we also shudder at the thought of a government or supermarket dictating what we should be eating, or overpricing junk food to deter us. There really is nowhere to turn. I followed a man for a year who gained 40 kilos of body fat intentionally to better understand what it feels like to be obese, before losing it again. It was a full 12-month journey that we turned into a documentary, Fat and Back. Throughout
the full gamut of emotions he experienced, as well as the emotions experienced by those who were trying to lose weight around him, the end-result appeared to be pretty straightforward on the surface. Those that were regularly at the gym lost the weight; those that weren’t, didn’t. To consider the emotions involved — and they are certainly pervasive — generally surrounds setbacks. I remember watching a Billy Connelly documentary, where he said "in life, we spend too much time asking why. Instead, we should be asking how". It struck a chord. The question of how – how can I achieve this end, how can we stop making junk food so accessible – can lead to action.
The question of why – why do I need to do this, why me, why are we here, why am I big – usually leads to contemplation. Sometimes this leads to the how question, and a positive process follows. Sometimes it leads to the fridge. Many articles, thinkers and motivators try to teach people how to achieve their goals, but often the recipient isn’t really asking. They may not succeed, but they’re the ones with the power in numbers. Fewer than 10% of diets work, and I believe one of the reasons is because diets, in the sense that we know them, imply there is an end. Research has shown that once your body has spent an extended amount of time at a given weight, it
wants to stay there and will fight to stay there. If you’ve been overweight or obese for a long time, then staying beneath that weight may well be a life-long journey. The good news is, you don’t need to be under 10% body fat to drastically improve your health outlook, and you don’t need to get there in 12 weeks. Every kilo you lose, no matter how slow, and subsequently keep off, will benefit you later in life. I myself have struggled to keep my weight consistent, despite everything I have learned as a young amateur athlete, as the editor of a fitness magazine, and now as a director of an obesity documentary. If it’s a life-sentence, if it’s about ongoing management of a problem,
then I believe it’s a condition that needs to be viewed as such, as opposed to being the consequence of poor lifestyle choices. Like a diabetes sufferer manages their condition daily, and in a different sense, an alcoholic is always recovering no matter how long it’s been since their last drink, if you’ve recently lost weight, you’re not now a slim person. If you’re trying to lose weight, your target weight isn’t the end of the road. You’re managing a condition. As a result, don’t put a time limit on it. It’s daily. Instead of phrases like, "I lost 40 kilos this year" to be common place, wouldn’t it be better for phrases such as, "I’m now 10 years in a healthy weight range", to become part of the vernacular? Wouldn’t that be a change in perspective?
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Tejpal charged wiTh rape Activists of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), linked to India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), holding posters of Tarun Tejpal, editor-inchief of India's leading investigative magazine, shout slogans as police try to stop them during a protest in New Delhi on November 22. (REUTERS)
PANAji/New Delhi, November 22 (iANS): Tehelka founder and editorin-chief Tarun Tejpal, accused of sexually assaulting a junior woman colleague in a five-star hotel earlier this month, was booked for rape by Goa Police. Tejpal promised “full cooperation” in the probe. BJP leader Arun Jaitley demanded that Tejpal face a criminal trial. The First Information Report was filed suo motu by the
Goa Police Crime Branch officials under Sections 354 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which deal, respectively, with criminal use of force on a woman and rape, a police official said in Panaji. Tejpal, 50, was accused of sexually assaulting a junior colleague twice in a hotel elevator during a high profile conference organised by the weekly magazine in Goa earlier this month. “The Crime
Branch is investigating the case. We are also in the process of sending a team to Delhi,” Goa Director General of Police (DGP) Kishen Kumar said. In a statement issued Friday in Delhi, Tejpal said “serious allegations” have been levelled against him “and unfortunately, as sometimes happens in life, the complete truth and the need to do the honourable thing can come into conflict”. “I offer my fullest coop-
Amar Singh, three other MPs discharged in cash-for-vote case
New Delhi, November 22 (iANS): A Delhi court Friday discharged Rajya Sabha member and former Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Amar Singh and three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders involved in the cash-for-vote scam of 2008. Special Judge Narottam Kaushal also discharged Sudheendra Kulkarni, close aide of BJP senior leader L.K. Advani, and BJP activist Sohail Hindustani. However, the court framed corruption charges against Sanjeev Saxena, Amar Singh’s former aide.
On July 22, 2008, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs Faggan Singh Kulaste, Mahavir Bhagora and Ashok Argal waved wads of currency notes in the Lok Sabha ahead of a trust vote, alleging they were given the money to vote in favour of the Manmohan Singh government. In its first charge sheet filed in August 2011, the Delhi Police had accused Amar Singh and Sudheendra Kulkarni, close aide of senior BJP leader L.K. Advani, of conspiring and masterminding the cash-for-vote scam to
bribe some MPs ahead of a confidence vote in the Lok Sabha July 22, 2008. In 2009, the case was registered on the recommendation of a parliamentary panel which had probed the scam. All the accused were booked under various provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and for criminal conspiracy under the Indian Penal Code. Argal, Kulaste and Bhagora had earlier claimed it was a sting operation to highlight horse trading in parliament, ahead of the July 22, 2008 trust vote.
CheNNAi, November 22 (PTi): The severe cyclonic storm ‘Helen’ hurtling towards Andhra Pradesh coast has been captured by India’s Mars Orbiter in the first image of the country beamed back in its maiden mission to Red Planet. ‘Mangalyaan’ has beamed back the first set of pictures of Earth, capturing the Indian subcontinent and parts of Africa, ISRO said in Chennai on Thursday. The storm, captured on Tuesday, is expected to hit the southern Andhra coast on Friday. “We are checking the equipment on board the spacecraft. This picture is from Mars Color Camera, fitted on Mars Orbiter spacecraft taken on Tuesday at 1.50 PM from over 67,975 km altitude with a resolution of 3.53 km,”
ISRO sources said. Asked whether the picture was planned since the mission is to Mars, the sources said this was part of checking the equipment on board the spacecraft. Though the national space agency has received more than one picture, it has released only one on its official website. The picture has captured the Indian subcontinent and parts of Africa, especially Cyclone Helen, hovering off the Andhra Pradesh coast. This is the first time after launch that an instrument on board has been checked for its operation. The Indian Meteorological Department(IMD) said ‘Helen’ will cross the AP coast tomorrow and bring very heavy rainfall under its influence. Earlier, ISRO had performed all five orbit raising manoeuvres
planned on the Mars Orbiter and raised the apogee of the spacecraft to over 1.92 lakh km. After the successful completion of these operations, the Mars Orbiter mission is expected to take on the “crucial event” of the trans-Mars injection around 12.42 AM on December 1. It will reach the red planet’s orbit by September 24, 2014 after an over 10 month voyage. ISRO’s PSLV C 25 successfully injected the 1,350kg ‘Mangalyaan’ Orbiter (Mars craft) into the orbit around the earth some 44 minutes after a text book launch at 2.38 PM from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on November 5, marking the successful completion of the first stage of the Rs 450 crore mission.
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Sting operation a conspiracy to malign AAP’s image, says Kejriwal’s party
New Delhi, November 23 (AgeNCieS): Embarrassed by a sting operation purportedly showing senior leaders “raising funds through illegal means,” Aam Aadmi Party on Friday denounced the video calling it a conspiracy to sully the party’s image. Addressing a press conference, party leader Yogendra Yadav said the media house which aired the sting operation neither replied to their mail nor handed over the raw footage of the video they had asked for. AAP has formed a committee to probe the matter and is mulling legal action against the web portal. The Kejriwal-led party has called
an emergency meeting and formed a committee, which include Political Affairs Committee (PAC) members Yogendra Yadav and Sanjay Singh to probe the matter. The PAC of AAP has decided to review the evidence presented to the public and take a decision on this issue within the next 24 hours. A sting operation, conducted by web portal Media Sarkar, alleged that several leaders of AAP, including party’s candidate from R K Puram Assembly Constituency Shazia Ilmi and Kumar Vishwas, who were contacted for their help in recovery of money from individuals and getting land deals done, readily agreed to extend
their support in return for donations in cash to AAP. Ilmi had offered to withdraw her candidature from the Delhi Assembly elections after the sting operation. AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal has dismissed the sting operation as a “conspiracy” against his party but said it will not compromise on the issue of corruption. It said the web portal has refused to provide unedited raw footage to the party. “We had on Thursday asked Media Sarkar to provide the unedited footage of the sting operation, so that we can go through it and decide appropriate action, but they have refused to provide us the raw video,” Kejriwal had said.
NCW seeks details from Tehelka
New Delhi, November 22 (iANS): The National Commission for Women (NCW) Friday directed news magazine Tehelka to provide within 24 hours all details regarding the alleged sexual assault case against its editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal. “We have already asked Tehelka to give us all the details within 24 hours,” NCW member Shamina Shafiq said. She said the way Tehelka dealt with the allegations was “very very shocking”. “A case of sexual harassment is not an internal matter. They should have acted immediately. The sexual harassment committee was not in place. They have to give an answer,” the NCW member said. Shafiq said she has also spoken to the victim. Tejpal allegedly sexually assaulted a colleague in a Goa hotel where Tehelka had organised its Think Fest earlier this month. The incident, which came to light Wednesday night, led to Tejpal stepping down from his post for six months.
eration to the police and all other authorities, and look to presenting all the facts of this incident to it,” Tejpal said, speaking of the matter for the first time since the allegations of sexual harassment were made public. “I also urge the committee and the police to obtain, examine and release the CCTV footage so that the accurate version of events stand clearly revealed,” he said. As pressure mounted
on the magazine, known for its investigative brand of journalism, managing editor Shoma Chaudhary denied any cover-up of allegations or delay in taking action. Speaking to journalists, she said: “I am in no way in opposition to the journalist and I acted according to what she asked of me within three days. This is hardly any cover.” “It’s a misconception that there was a delay. I received a formal complaint only Nov 18, and took action as requested within three days. My response within those three days was to make sure all that she asked from me, and the institution, was addressed immediately,” she said. Chaudhary said it was the victim’s prerogative to go to the police, and she could not do that unilaterally. “Whether consensual
or not, it was a grave transgression. So institutionally, one is not disputing her version,” the managing editor told reporters outside the Tehelka office in south Delhi. The organisation has formed a committee presided over by Urvashi Butalia, eminent feminist and publisher, to look into the matter. “There is no question of putting any pressure or defending anyone, there will be an investigation by the committee. My intent has always been to act correctly. It is indeed a difficult time for everyone of us,” Choudhury said. Jaitley, Bharatiya Janata Party leader, who has also been a lawyer in the Supreme Court, asserted that both a departmental inquiry and the trial must go together. In a post on Facebook, Jaitley said he had glanced at
television debates on the serious charges against Tejpal. “Regretfully, some participants provided an escape route for the accused. They argued that the victim has a freedom of choice whether to pursue her complaint before the in-house inquiry or pursue a criminal investigation,” he said. The National Commission for Women (NCW) also swung into action and directed the news magazine to provide, within 24 hours, all details regarding the alleged sexual assault case. “We have already asked Tehelka to give us all the details within 24 hours,” NCW member Shamina Shafiq said. She said the way Tehelka dealt with the allegations was “very, very shocking”. “A case of sexual harassment is not an internal mat-
ter. They should have acted immediately. The sexual harassment committee was not in place. They have to give an answer,” the NCW member said. Shafiq said she has also spoken to the victim. Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), raised slogans outside the Tehelka office, demanding that Tejpal be arrested. The police complaint in Goa comes after pressure mounted Thursday for action against Tejpal. In an apology mail to Shoma Chaudhary Wednesday night, Tejpal announced that he was stepping down from his post for six months. Chaudhary then wrote to her colleagues, with the appended “atonement” note of Tejpal, saying that “there was an incident which has been dealt with internally”.
hyDerAbAD, November 22 (iANS): Cyclonic storm Helen Friday hit Andhra Pradesh coast near Machilipatnam, triggering heavy rains and strong gales, killing seven people and causing massive damage to the crops in the coastal region. Trees were uprooted disrupting traffic and communication and electricity towers were damaged as strong gales with speed reaching 100-110 kmph caused havoc in the coastal districts of Krishna and two Godavari districts. The deaths were mostly caused by falling trees in the affected districts, said officials. The sea conditions were rough and the sea water at some places flushed out for a few metres over land. According to Visakhapatnam Cyclone Warning Centre, the cyclone made the landfall
near Machilipatnam in Krishna district around 2 p.m. Officials said it would take some more time for the entire system to cross the coast. Under the influence of the severe cyclonic storm, many parts of Krishna, Guntur, East Godavari, West Godavari, Visakhapatnam and other districts were receiving rain. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that storm surge of about 1 to 1.5m height would inundate the low-lying areas of West and East Godavari, Krishna, Guntur districts and adjoining areas of Prakasham district. The IMD has warned that even after landfall the storm is likely to maintain the intensity for six hours and gradually weaken into a deep depression in subsequent six hours while
moving westwards across coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. With heavy rains likely to continuing in coastal districts over next 36 hours, authorities have evacuated 17,000 people from low-lying areas. C. Parthasarathi, commissioner, disaster management, said 66 relief camps were opened. The high-speed wind has damaged coconut, banana and paddy crops, and dealt another blow to farmers who are still recovering from the heavy damage caused by last month’s Cyclone Phailin and accompanying heavy rain. Rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and isolated extremely heavy rainfall (25cm or more) would occur over north coastal Andhra Pradesh and adjoining Guntur, Krishna, West Go-
davari districts of south coastal Andhra Pradesh during next 36 hours, said a bulletin by the IMD. Rainfall at most places with isolated heavy to very heavy falls would occur over remaining districts of south coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalseema and isolated heavy to very heavy falls over Telangana during next 48 hours. Earlier, Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Friday reviewed the situation with the chief secretary and other officials in Hyderabad and directed them to take all precautionary measures, especially in Krishna and Guntur districts. A control room to monitor the situation has been opened at the state secretariat in Hyderabad. The control room numbers are 040-23456005, 23451043. Krishna District Collector
Raghunandan Rao said a holiday was declared for all educational institution in coastal areas. He said 10 relief camps were opened for people evacuated from lowlying areas, and over 5,000 people were already shifted to them. Sixty personnel of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel were deployed for rescue and relief operations. A control room in Krishna district collector’s office was opened. Its telephone numbers are 08672-252572 08672-251077 Helen has hit the Andhra coast even before the state could recover from the massive damages caused by Phailin and heavy rain in October. Andhra Pradesh has nearly 1,000km long coastline and the nine districts face cyclone threats every year, especially between September and November.
Heavy rains as Cyclone Helen hits Andhra coast, seven dead
Supreme Court quashes PIL challenging Modi election
An Indian rickshaw puller sleeps in his rickshaw early morning in New Delhi, India on November 22. Hundreds of homeless Indians and daily wage laborers sleep on rented cots, mattress and quilts as they spent chilly nights in open air. Each cot, mattress and a quilt is rented out for a USD$ 0.63 per night. (AP Photo)
New Delhi, November 22 (AgeNCieS): The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL challenging the election of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi from Maninagar constituency as he had submitted an “inappropriate affidavit” to the returning officer. The PIL pointed out that Modi had not filled his marital status and instead put a hyphen mark. The petitioner claimed this was in violation of the apex court’s orders in this regard. The Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice P Sathasivam, however, noted that chief election officer had already examined Modi’s affidavit on receiving a complaint and the court will not sit over his decision. The PIL was filed by social activist Sunil S, who sought directions to the Election Commission to pass appropriate orders against Modi’s election and quash the decision of ratifying his affidavit in December 2012.
Law exists to deal with those giving hate speeches, says SC
New Delhi, November 22 (iANS): The Supreme Court Friday said it could not issue directions to restrain the people from making inflammatory speeches preaching hatred as there are statutory remedies to deal with such offenders. “When the remedy is provided in the statute, where is the need for direction?” asked a bench of Justice B.S.Chauhan and Justice S.A.Bobde as senior counsel Basava Patil urged the court to pass direction to take care of vacuum in law which is taken advantage of by such people. “If you take recourse to legal remedies and don’t get relief, then you can come to us,” Justice Bobde told the petitioner, driving the point that the apex court could not
issue direction in the area when legal remedies exist to deal with offences. Basava Patil appeared for NGO Pravasi Bhalai Sangathan which has sought directions to curb leaders who make hate and derogatory speeches exploiting caste, religious, regional and ethnic identities of the people. “You tell us where we can issue direction (where there is no statutory remedy). Even if we issue direction, how it can be enforced? Can such directions be issued?” Justice Chauhan asked Basava Patil. “You give us a draft judgment that is enforceable in law. We will take it,” Justice Chauhan told Patil and asked him: “You find out which is the offence that is not covered by Code
of Criminal Procedure. We will request parliament to enact the law.” Asking the petitioner to go to parliament, the court said: “Unless we educate masses, nothing will happen. It is the same people who vote for them (leaders who make hate speeches).” At the outset of the hearing, the court gave vent to its frustration with these kind of PILs when it told the Pravasi Bhalai Sangathan that it has reduced the highest court to a mockery. “You have reduced entire system to a mockery. This is the highest court,” Justice Chauhan observed admonishingly and pointed out: “You don’t give chance to common people... to (come to) the court. It is occupied by some people
only.” Pravasi Bhalai Sangathan in its petition contended that numerous hate and derogatory speeches made by the elected representatives, political and religious leaders on caste, religion, region and ethnic lines were violative of various Articles. It said the Constitution’s Article 14 (Equality before law), Article 15 (Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste or place of birth), Article 16 (Equality in matter of public appointments), Article 19 (Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech), and Article 21 (Protection of life and liberty) read with the Directive Principles of State Policy were being violated. It re-
ferred to the hate speeches by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray, Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader Akbaruddin Owaisi, and Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s international working president Praveen Togadia. The NGO’s PIL said that the utterances of these leaders were destroying the fabtric of democracy, unity and integrity of the country. “It is very important to have guidelines to curb hate speeches as they are targeted against the citizens, particularly the migrant workers,” it said. The NGO has urged the court to declare that “fraternity” in the preamble of the Constitution formed the part of the basic structure of the statute.
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2. Educational Qualifications. Qualified in 10+2/ equivalent examination with Maths & Physics and atleast one of these subjects; Chemistry/Biology/Computer science. 3. Age. Candidates should have been born between 01 Aug 1993 to 31 Jul 1997 (Both dates inclusive). PAY AND PERQUISITES 4. Pay & Allowances (a) During the initial training period, stipend of Rs. 5700/pm will be admissible but on successful completion of initial training an amount equal to the minimum of scale as mentioned below, less stipend already paid, shall be admissible with retrospective effect. (b) On completion of initial training, they will be placed in the Pay Band Rs.5200-20200. In addition they will be paid Grade Pay @Rs.2000/- plus MSP @Rs. 2000/- plus DA. 5. Promotion. Promotion prospects exist up to the rank of Master Chief Petty OfficerI (equivalent to Subedar Major) with pay scale of Rs 9300-34800 plus Grade Pay @Rs.4800/ - Plus MSP @Rs. 2000/- plus DA. Opportunities for promotion to commissioned officer also exist for those who perform well and qualify the prescribed examinations. 6. Perquisites. (a) During the entire period of training and thereafter, sailors are given books, reading material, uniform, food and accommodation etc. free of cost.
47 killed in grocery roof collapse in Latvia rigA, November 22 (AP): Hordes of shoppers were picking up food after work in the Latvian capital when an enormous section of the supermarket’s roof caved in. Firefighters rushed in to save them, only to be crushed themselves when a second part of the roof collapsed. The death toll from the rush-hour disaster Thursday evening at the Maxima supermarket in Riga rose to 47 on Friday, including three firefighters, police said. Spokesman Toms Sadovskisk said the death toll is expected to go even higher, and that six of the dead were still unidentified. Another 35 people were injured, 28 of them hospitalized, including 10 firefighters struck just as they entered the unstable building, the Fire and Rescue Service said. It was the largest tragedy for the Baltic state since it regained independence in 1991. Latvia’s government declared three days of mourning starting Saturday. The rescue agency could not say how many people might be trapped under the rubble in the densely populated, working-class neighborhood between downtown Riga and the city’s airport. The reason for the collapse was still not known, but rescue and police officials said workers had been building a garden on the roof as part of the supermarket’s original design. Riga Mayor Nils Usakovs told reporters that large bags of earth and sand on a
weak spot on the roof could have caused the collapse. An enormous craterlike hole gaped in the supermarket’s roof, while building materials were still stacked on the remaining sections. Rescue workers kept up their round-the-clock search for possible survivors as darkness fell on Friday, periodically turning off all equipment and asking the relatives of missing people to call so they could pinpoint ringing phones. Dozens of firefighters carefully sifted through the rubble. Rescue agency spokeswoman Viktorija Sembele said the search for survivors was proceeding slowly, since both the rubble and the remaining sections of the roof were fragile and could easily collapse further if the wrong piece was moved. About 500 square meters (5,300 square feet) of the roof collapsed, the rescue service estimated, destroying large sections of the store’s high walls and nearly all its front windows. Several large construction cranes gingerly hauled metal slabs and other debris from the central hole, while bulldozers cleared paths into the store. Sembele said approximately one-third of the rubble still needed to be removed. The building was completed in November 2011. The Lithuania-owned Maxima was reportedly renting the space. Maxima officials refused to comment, saying they would release a statement later.
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birthday celebration Nov. 7 featured hundreds of wellwishers and what is being characterized as his final sermon. In a video that was recorded over the past year, Graham delivered his familiar message about the saving power of Jesus Christ and expressed concern about the nation’s direction. “Our country’s in great need of a spiritual awakening,” he declared. “There have been times that I’ve wept as I’ve gone from city to city and I’ve seen how far people have wandered from God.” Graham has preached to almost 215 million people in more than 185 countries and territories through various meetings, including Mission World and Global Mission, according to his Billy Graham Evangelistic Association website. Hundreds of millions more have been reached through television, video, film, and webcasts. Graham began building an international following in 1949, when his three-week Los Angeles Crusade drew overflow crowds.
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1. Unmarried Male Indian Citizens and subjects of Nepal and Bhutan.
Asheville, November 22 (AgeNcies): The Rev. Billy Graham was released from a North Carolina hospital Thursday after a two-day stay for respiratory problems. William Hathaway, chief medical officer at Mission Hospital in Asheville, said the 95-year-old Graham returned to his home in Montreat after undergoing tests and observation. “Mr. Graham was alert and in good spirits during his stay,” Hathaway said, adding that physicians were “pleased” with Graham’s test results. Graham was admitted at Mission Hospital last month for similar tests. His son, Franklin Graham, who now runs the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, said in a Thursday statement that his father is prone to chest congestion. “His health is generally good for 95,” he said. “My father is encouraged and he’s surrounded by people who care for him and love him, so he’s in good hands. At 95, people praying for my father’s health is always appreciated.” Graham’s
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(b) Sailors are entitled to medical treatment, Leave Travel Concessions for self and dependents, Group Housing Benefits and other privileges. Sailors are also entitled to Annual and Casual Leave, Children education and house rent allowances. Post retirement benefits include pension, gratuity and Leave encashment. All perquisites are extended as per service conditions and their eligibility/admissibility is regulated as per government orders in force and amended from time to time. SELECTION CRITERIA 7. Selection of recruits is based on the order of merit on their performance in Written Test, qualifying Physical Fitness Test (PFT) and fitness in the Medical Examinations.
(h) The candidates who qualify in all respects will be short listed depending upon the vacancies. The candidate will be selected on all India merit basis. The select list will be available on website www.nausena-bharti.nic.in on 27 Jun 2014. All candidates whose names appear in the Select list and have been declared medically fit in the Recruitment Medical would be required to report to INS Chilka. However, enrolment will be subject to Fitness in Enrolment Medical at INS Chilka. (i) The candidate’s selection pertaining to a particular batch is valid for that batch only. Qualified candidates whose names do not appear in the final select list cannot claim admission for the next batch. These candidates will have to undergo the selection procedure afresh provided that they meet the eligibility criteria for the fresh batch. (j) Call letter for Final Medical examination will be forwarded only to medically qualified candidates in the select list. Unsuccessful candidates will not be intimated separately. (k) All select listed candidates will also be forwarded Police Verification form alongwith the Call letter for final medical examination. The candidates will be required to submit the same to INS Chilka after getting their antecedents verified on this form from the concerned district police authorities. Candidates without the verified police verification reports will not be eligible for enrolment. The format for the police verification form can also be downloaded from the website www.nausena-bharti.nic.in immediately after the declaration of select list, to ensure timely verification. (l) No enquiry will be entertained regarding recruitment / enrolment after a period of six months. HOW TO APPLY 17. For this entry the candidates can apply ONLINE ONLY , MANUALLY FILLED APPLICATIONS WILL BE REJECTED. The procedure for the same is as follows:(a) Online Application Form. Candidates are to apply online through website www.nausena-bharti.nic.in from 23 Nov 13. (b) Before filling online application, keep matric certificate & 10+2 Mark sheet ready for reference. (c) Filling up of information like email id is compulsory.
8. Written Test (a) The question paper will be bilingual (Hindi & English) and objective type. (b) The question paper will comprise of four sections i.e. English, Science, Mathematics and General Knowledge. (c) The standard of the question paper will be that of 10+2 and the syllabus for the examination is available on website www.nausena-bharti.nic.in. (d) Duration of question paper will be of one hour. (e) The candidates are required to pass in all sections and in aggregate. 9. Physical Fitness Test (PFT). PFT will consist of 1.6 Km run to be completed in 7 minutes, 20 squat ups (Uthak Baithak) and 10 Push-ups. Candidates undergoing PFT will do so at their own risk. 10. Medical Standards. (a) Medical examination will be conducted by authorised military doctors as per medical standard prescribed in current regulations applicable to sailors on entry. (b) Minimum height 157 cms. Weight and Chest should be proportionate. Minimum Chest expansion of 5 cms.
(d) Click on “Sailors Entry” button under apply online on the home page of website www.nausena-bharti.nic.in. (e) Fill up the form completely. Before clicking the ‘Submit’ button make sure all the details are correct. (f) Print two copies of the online application form. One copy duly signed, alongwith attested copies of matriculation certificate, 10+2 marksheet, domicile, NCC Certificate (if held) & one self addressed envelop of size 22x10 cms with Rs 10/- stamp affixed on envelope to be forwarded at the address given below. Candidate’s Application to be Address(States) Addressed to
Candidate’s Address(States)
Delhi Post Box No 476 Assam, Arunachal Post Box No 11810 Himachal Pradesh Gole Dak Khana, GPO Pradesh, Meghalaya Delhi Cant New Delhi -110 001 Mizoram, Nagaland New Delhi -110 010 West Bengal
Post Box No 02 Lodhi Road New Delhi -110 003
(d) No Cardio- vascular disease, surgical deformities like knock knee, flat feet etc. infection of ears, no history of fits or psychiatric ailment, varicose vein, corrective surgery for eye sight etc.
Orissa Karnataka
Post Box No 4921 J & K, Safdarjung EnclavePO Andaman Nicobar New Delhi -110 029 Islands, Carnicobar
(e) Medical standard should be as per the detailed guidelines issued by IHQ MoD (Navy) in NO (Spl) 01/2008.
Kerala, Post Box No 11810 UT of Lakshdeep Delhi Cant & Minicoy New Delhi -110 010
(c) Good mental, medical and physical health free from any disease/ disability, likely to interfere with efficient performance of duties. Colour perception: CP II.
Note:- Candidates are advised to get their ears cleaned for wax and tartar removed from teeth prior to examination. 11. Visual Standards Without Glasses Better Eye 6/6
Worse Eye 6/9
With Glasses Better Eye
Worse Eye
6/6
6/6
Note:- Applicants declared Permanent medically unfit by any Armed Forces Hospital in previous recruitment for the same entry in Navy are advised not to apply. 12. Final Enrolment Medical Examination. All select list candidates who are issued with a call letter for Final Medical examination will have to undergo Final Enrolment Medical examination at INS Chilka prior to enrolment. Candidates found “unfit” during this medical examination will not be enrolled for training. No “appeal” is permitted for review after the final enrolment Medical Examination at INS Chilka. TRAINING AND INITIAL ENGAGEMENT 13. Training. The training for the course will commence in Aug 2014, with 24 weeks Basic Training at INS Chilka followed by Professional training in the allotted trade in various Naval Training Establishments. Branch / Trade will be allocated as per the requirement of Service. 14. Discharge as Unsuitable. Sailors are liable to be discharged as UNSUITABLE due to unsatisfactory performance at any time during the training. 15. Initial Engagement: The initial engagement is subjected to successful completion of training and is for a period of 15 years. SELECTION PROCEDURE 16. The applications are to be filled online on website www.nausena-bharti.nic.in. The selection procedure is as follows:(a) Print out of online application will be received only through ORDINARY POST. Application received through speed post/ registered post or couriers willl be rejected. (b) Short-listing criteria will be based on percentage of marks scored in 10+2.
Application to be Addressed to
Sikkim, Tripura, Manipur
Uttar Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Post Box No 488 Rajasthan TamilNadu Gole Dak Khana, GPO UT of Pondicherry New Delhi -110 001
Post Box No11810 Delhi Cant New Delhi -110 010 Post Box No 11810 Delhi Cant New Delhi -110 010 Post Box No 5270 Chanakyapuri PO New Delhi -110 021 Post Box No 5011 RK Puram Sector V New Delhi -110 022
Maharashtra, Goa Post Box No 7001 Gujarat and UT of IPHO Daman, Diu and New Delhi -110 002 Nagar Haveli
Punjab & UT of Chandigarh Uttarakhand
Post Box No 7215 IPHO New Delhi -110 002
Haryana
Post Box No 4844 Sarojani Nagar PO New Delhi -110 023
Madhya Pradesh Chatisgarh
Post Box No. 8860 Vasant Vihar, New Delhi - 57
Bihar, Jharkhand
Post Box No 10925 RK Puram , Main PO, New Delhi - 110066
(g) Write on the envelop “Online SSR Application -02/14 batch & 10+2 percentage. (h) Last date for registration of online application is 06 Dec 2013. (i) Physical receipt of application at this office before 15 Dec 2013. will be the final confirmation of receipt. (j) Online application will be further scruitinised for eligibility and may be rejected if found not eligible in any respect. (k) Photographs. THE PHOTOGRAPH SOULD BE CLEAR AND OF GOOD QUALITY WITH BLUE BACKGROUND. Application received without photographs will be rejected. 18. Attesting Officer’s name, signature with office address / seal should be clear and legible. 19. The terms & conditions given in this advertisement are subject to change and may therefore be treated as guidelines only. 20. In case of any difficulty faced by potential candidates they may contact IHQ MoD on Tele : 011 -23793067.
(c) Call up letters cum admit card for eligible short listed candidates indicating date, time and place for recruitment tests, which are scheduled during Mar/Apr 2014 are required to be downloaded from internet site www.nausena-bharti.nic.in. Candidates can be alloted any centre view administrative reasons.
Note:-
(d) All original certificates, mark sheets and NCC certificate (if held) are to be produced at the time of written examination. If the details provided in ‘online application’ are not matching with original documents, your cadidature will be cancelled.
LAST DATE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION - 15 DEC 2013. FOR CANDIDATES OF NORTH EAST, J&K, ANDAMAN & NICOBAR, LAKSHADEEP & MINICOY ISLAND - 22 DEC 2013
(e) Results of the Written Test will be announced on the same day and those who qualify Written test will undergo PFT and Recruitment Medical Examination(Preliminary), which may take 1-2 days. (f) Candidates declared Temporary Medically Unfit in the recruitment medical could avail specialist review from the specified Military Hospital within a maximum period of 21 days. No further review/appeal is permissible if declared unfit in the specialist review. (g) Candidates declared Permanent Medically unfit in the recruitment medical can appeal for specialist opinion in a Military Hospital on payment of Rs 40/- by Military Receivable Order (MRO) on Government Treasury within 21 days. Medical fitness certificate other than that of the specialist opinion in a Military Hospital will not be considered. No furhter review/apeal is permissible.
21. Navy will not be responsible for any postal delay/loss of any documents during transit.
BEWARE OF AGENTS/CHEATS Person claiming rapport with the officials of the Naval Recruitment Organisation may promise to get a candidate recruited and on the pretext may collect money. WE WOULD LIKE TO ASSERT THAT SUCH A THING IS NOT POSSIBLE. Application submitted by hand of any person is rejected. Only those applications which are received at the post boxes, as specified, are accepted for validation. All short-listed applicants are, thereafter, issued Call Up Letter cum Admit Card . Before succumbing to the promises of any agent think twice! If you think that you can get the things done unlawfully, you are bound to lose! You are advised to conduct yourself as law abiding citizen of the country and refrain from using unfair means.
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Saturday 23 November 2013
Thunder over powers Clippers
er, a 33-year-old business teacher at Piedmont High School, made the money shot two days after another fan, Cameron Rodriguez, hit from midcourt in a win over Denver. As Brucker left the floor, he was greeted and congratulated by recording stars Beyonce and Jay-Z, who watched from courtside seats next to Durant's family. Brucker said
the experience "didn't feel real." Durant joked after the game that "we might go broke after these guys, they're hitting every halfcourt shot." But he added it was fun watching fans hit those shots. Durant also enjoyed watching the Thunder post their secondbest shooting outing of the season and lead all the way
against Los Angeles in a matchup of Western Conference powers. Oklahoma City has won its first five home games of the season for the first time since 2004-05, when the franchise was in Seattle. Durant also had eight assists. Serge Ibaka added 17 points and three blocked shots. "I thought that was probably as well as we can execute a game plan and execute on both ends of the floor, on offense and defense in the second half," Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks said. "Seventeen assists and five turnovers in the second half, and we made them miss a lot of shots. I thought we played good throughout the game, but really did a great job in the second half." The Clippers beat the Thunder 111-103 in Los Angeles on Nov. 8. But they missed their first seven shots in the rematch, fell into a quick 10-point hole and never dug themselves out of it. Los Angeles coach Doc Rivers noticed early that something was amiss. "In the first quarter, you could see we didn't have it offensively," Rivers said. "Everybody was kind of missing shots. We didn't have any rhythm, no speed. When we don't have any pace by anybody, you know that's not a good sign. We didn't tonight." There were a couple of bright spots for the Clippers. In his return to his hometown, Blake Griffin scored 27 points on 12-for-23 shooting and also had 10 rebounds. He's had a 20-10 double in 10 of the last 12 games, and has posted an NBA-high 100 such games since the start of the 2010-11 season.
moN, November 22 (mexN): The 2nd Inter Departmental Tournament 2013 organized by the Officers’ Club of Mon was kicked off on November 22 by the Deputy Commissioner & President of the Officers’ Club, Mon, Angau I Thou, IAS at the Officers’ Club, Mon. Altogether 48 Government departments are participating in the competition in Badminton (Double, Mixed, Single for both men & women) and Carom (Double for only men), besides open category for others in Badminton. While declaring the tournament open the Deputy Commissioner spoke on the brief account of the Officers’ Club. She said the Officers’ Club was revived in the year 2008 taking into account the need for a common platform to further the interests of the Government Officers stationed in Mon, the need to interact and share ideas and opinions for better governance and contribute towards the common good of the soci-
ety and the district. She said the club is one platform where the officers get to mingle and interact with one another, thereby promoting a sense of oneness and belonging, leading to bonds of friendship, fellowship, coordination and mutual understanding. This bond has greatly reduced situations of awkwardness and embarrassments amongst the many Government Departments and agencies thereby improving the general relationship and working challenges, fostering and above all rendering one’s service faithfully with utmost devotion to duty, she added. She thanked the Deputy Commandant (VG), Mon, Chingshom Konyak for constructing the balcony at the officers club. She also thanked the Executive members and the organizing committee of the club for maintaining and organizing the tournament. The Deputy Commissioner also advised the participating team to play the game
with true sportsmanship and full team spirit. In the opening match of the tournament, the Administration defeated the Excise Department. Earlier, invocation was proposed by Rev. Honlong Konyak, Principal, Mon Theological College while Zhothose Angami, ADC (Planning), Mon lead the oath taking hour. The programme was chaired by Chumei Yanlem, SDO (Soil), Aboi. The closing ceremony of the tournament will be held on November 25 at the officers Club, Mon at 3:00 pm. Minister for Tourism, Art & Culture and Elections EE Pangteang Konyak will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest, while N Thongwang Konyak MLA & Chairman NKVIB & DPDB, Mon will grace the function as Guest of Honour. The highlights of the closing ceremony would be exhibition match between Legislators Vs Officers (Yollow & Eshak Vs Chingang & Sosang) and the final match. This was informed in a press note by the DPRO, Mon.
SAo PAUlo, November 22 (AP): Mark Webber is at the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix already looking forward to new challenges after Formula One. Webber said on Thursday he's "relaxed" heading into Sunday's race at Interlagos, and was not having second thoughts about his decision to drive away from racing's top series. The Australian admitted he will miss some aspects of F1, but was ready "personally and professionally" to end 12 seasons in F1. There were more "negatives than positives" for him at F1, he said, so he was looking forward to a "fresh change" and a "new chapter" in his life driving for Porsche's endurance program next year. "I think on Sunday it will be a little bit different, but it still feels like a normal race at the moment," he said. "So looking forward to Sunday in many ways, in terms of obviously pushing for a good result, but also I'm ready to stop and looking forward to the extended
winter that I'll have and the new challenges around the corner." Webber said "the fire was not quite" there anymore for him in F1, and having a difficult relationship with Red Bull teammate and four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel also didn't help. "I wouldn't be leaving if there weren't things that I'm not happy to leave behind," Webber said. "If there's more positives than negatives, then obviously I would stay. There's more negatives than positives." Vettel said people don't have an accurate impression of his relationship with Webber and tend to forget how successful they were together. "It has been one of the strongest pairings in Formula One," Vettel said. "Obviously we didn't have the best relationship on a personal level but I think that in terms of working professionally together both of us have tried very hard to improve the car and surely the fact that he will not be around next year will be a loss for the team, a loss for myself."
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) shoots over Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan (6) in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Thursday, Nov. 21. (AP Photo)
oKlAhomA CiTY, November 22 (AP): Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder put on one of their best shooting displays of the season Thursday night — and their fans seem to be following the team's cue. Durant scored 28 points and the Thunder shots 51.9% in beating the Los Angeles Clippers 105-
91. But that pales in comparison to what Oklahoma City fans are shooting this week during a secondquarter promotion at Chesapeake Energy Arena. For the second straight game, and the fifth time during the 2013 calendar year, a Thunder fan hit a halfcourt heave to win $20,000 in a contest sponsored by MidFirst Bank. Brad Bruck-
NAGALAND PREMIER LEAGUE MATCHDAY 18 PREVIEWS
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efending champions Barak bowed out of the title race last matchday when they crashed to a defeat against a resurgent Naga Tornadoes outfit. They are now off the pace by 8 points with just 2 games remaining. Barak face leaders Veda in the first match in Dimapur and they will look to finish the last two games on a high note. Veda FC are on the brink of lifting the NPL Title in the debut season after showing remarkable consistency over the course of two months. Veda are ahead of 2nd placed Kohima Komets by 4 points with just 2 games left to play and a victory on Saturday against Barak will see them clinch the crown with a game remaining. Kohima Komets take on Naga Tornadoes in Dimapur in a crucial encounter on Saturday. Their title hopes are hanging in balance as they are 4 points behind Veda with just 2 games to play. Kohima Komets must win this game to remain in the hunt and hope Veda falter against Barak in the first match in Dimapur. Naga Tornadoes’ sublime form continued last matchday after a resounding victory over Barak. They are currently placed 4th on the table and they would like to continue their superb form and finish high up the table. Doyang face Dimapur United in the only match in Kohima at the weekend. They endured another uneventful matchday when they were blanked 2 – 0 by rivals Dynamic on Wednesday. They are rooted to the bottom of the table with just 5 points and they face a difficult end to the season as they face two tough teams. Dimapur United climbed to 5th place on the table after an impressive victory over Zonipang on Wednesday. Four teams above them play each other on Saturday and they can climb further up the ladder if they can manage to secure 3 points against Doyang. Sangpang host United Redskins in Mokokchung with the aim to leapfrog local rivals Zonipang, who are ahead by just 1 point, to 6th place on the table. Sangpang went down to Kohima Komets by a lone goal in their last game in Kohima. They will go out to win this match and stay ahead of Zonipang keeping in mind the local derby coming up next matchday which is also the last game of the season. United Redskins make the long trip to Mokokchung to face Sangpang in the penultimate match of the season. The debutants will look to make things difficult for the hosts and snatch a positive result out of this tricky away game. By NPL Pundits
Saturday, November 23, 2013 Dimapur, DDSC Stadium Barak FC vs Veda FC Kick-off: 11 am FC Naga Tornadoes vs Kohima Komets Kick-off: 1 pm Kohima, IG Stadium Doyang FC vs Dimapur United FC Kick-off: 12 noon
Mokokchung, Imkongmeren Sports Complex Sangpang FC vs United Redskins FC Kick-off: 12 noon
Inter departmental tournament kicks off in Mon
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Dhyanchand also deserves Bharat Ratna: Milkha Singh
bANGAlore, November 22 (PTi): Legendary athlete Milkha Singh today said Dhyanchand also deserves the Bharat Ratna and that the government should honour the hockey legend. "Dhyanchand deserves Bharat Ratna. Such a sportsman has never been born in India. The award has been given to Sachin...it's okay. Nevertheless, they should think about Dhyanchand immediately," Milkha said today. Retired batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar became the first sportsperson
to receive the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna. Milkha said Tendulkar could learn the tricks of administration if he becomes a Sports Minister. "I have worked as the Director of Sports in Punjab. So, was I director from the beginning? These are the things which you learn (after assuming charge) - not to worry at all. If Sachin becomes Sports Minister, he will learn all about it (administration)," he said after reporters asked if a sportsman could make a good administrator.
KoChi, November 22 (PTi): India's batting sensation Virat Kohli might have achieved a rare milestone when he joined West Indian great Viv Richards as the fastest to reach the 5000run mark in ODI cricket, but the flamboyant righthander insisted he still has a long way to go. Although delighted to share the feat with Richards, Kohli said he never approaches a game thinking about records. "I was told in Bangalore during the last ODI (about the record) but I did not really remember it because I do not approach a game thinking about records. I said to myself that if you bat well, along the way these milestones are bound to happen," he said at the post match press conference after India defeated West Indies by six wickets in the first ODI of the
three-match series. "To equal a feat with a player like him (Richards) is a very good feeling but it does not stop here because it is more or less the beginning. It is nice to equal his record but still there is a long way to go," a confident Kohli said. The Indian vice-captain smashed a classy 86 and along with Rohit Sharma (72) put on a 133-run stand for the second wicket to set the platform for a comfortable win. Kohli said the wicket was not easy to bat on but it became better as the match progressed. "There was variable bounce on the wicket in the first innings. Compared to that, it was better in the second innings. But the wicket was slow and the ball was turning. It was a flat batting wicket and was on the slower side," he said.
'It feels good to equal Richards's feat'
Zidane better than Messi: Pele
SAo PAUlo, November 22 was among the best of all time, Pele replied: "He still needs to surpass (iANS): Football legend Pele has Zidane, who I think was said Lionel Messi does not better. "Messi is the best yet deserve to be rated in the world at the moahead of former France ment, but he has great midfielder Zinedine players around him Zidane. Speaking durlike Xavi and [Andres] ing an event in Sao Iniesta." Pele added Paulo Thursday, the that he hoped Brazil three-time World Cup would meet Uruguay winner claimed the in next year's World Cup 26-year-old Argentine final at the Maracana stadihad benefited from playing um to avenge the Selecao's loss alongside his Barcelona teammates, Xinhua reported. Asked if Messi, to their neighbors at the same venue in a four-time winner of the Ballon d'Or, the 1950 tournament.
Mary Kom's Metro plans in Delhi New Delhi, November 22 (TNN): Olympic medalist, boxer MC Mary Kom has been spotted on and off in the capital these past few days. Recently, Mary made her second visit to Delhi in a short while, and said, "I was in Delhi just a few days back to attend the F1 Indian GP, and now again I'm back in Delhi for the North East festival. It is always a joy to come here in the winters. At least you get a chance to put on your sweaters and leather boots here!" She added, "Delhi is almost like another home now. I have a lot of relatives staying here, so whenever I'm here, I try and meet them. I remember the
good old days in Delhi when I was living in Mukherjee Nagar with my relatives. I would usually plan my trip to Patiala, for the practice matches, to include a stopover in Delhi for a few days and enjoy myself with my family. I have enjoyed travelling in the Delhi buses and cycle rickshaws. Of course, now it's been a long time since I got to do all that. The only thing that I haven't done in Delhi is taken a Metro ride... Maybe, someday, I shall try doing that too!" Mary also mentioned that she's more relaxed travelling these days because her youngest, five months old, travels with her.
Webber 'relaxed' ahead of final F1 race
Red Bull F1 crew practice pit stops at the Interlagos race track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. The Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix will take place on Sunday. (AP Photo)
The 37-year-old Webber said he was in a "slippery slope" in terms of his driving ability. "You've got to be careful not to test it too much in terms of performance and what you used to be able to do," he said. "I still think I'm driving well but I don't want to be around not driving well." Webber will be replaced by coun-
tryman Daniel Ricciardo, a 24-year-old who raced for Red Bull's sister team, Toro Rosso, this year. Webber has had nine wins and 32 podium finishes in 216 race starts. He started from the pole position 13 times and had 18 fastest laps. He twice finished third in the drivers' championship, in 2010 and 2011. "Getting out of
the car Sunday there will be a few things that will be for the last obviously in terms of Formula One, but I'm pretty relaxed at the moment and looking forward to the race," said Webber, who won in Brazil in 2009 and 2012. Webber said he will miss certain "rewarding" situations in F1. "Obviously, driving the car on the limit at certain
venues is still very satisfying, no question about it. You've got Suzuka, Spa, Monte Carlo ... so I'll miss some of that. "It's inevitable that you are going to miss certain parts. But there comes a time when you've got to let go and I'll still have good adrenaline next year obviously with Porsche and there will be a good balance."
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The Morung Express
DiCaprio Foundation donates $3 million to save tigers
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“the world’s population of 3,200 tigers was endangered by habitat destruction and escalating illegal poaching”
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Leonardo DiCaprio’s conservation foundation has awarded a $3 million grant to the World Wildlife Fund to help Nepal increase its tiger population. The WWF said on Thursday that the money from the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, set up by the 39-year-old star of “The Great Gatsby” and the upcoming film “The Wolf of Wall Street,” will be used for an initiative to double the number of tigers in Nepal by 2022 - the next Chinese year of the tiger. “His foundation is all about delivering real results for conservation on the ground and empowering local communities; nowhere is that more evident than in Nepal,” Carter Roberts, the president and CEO of the WWF, said in a statement. Nepal’s tigers, known as the Panthera tigris, have been classified as endan-
gered by the International Union for Conser- vation of Nature, with numbers declining over the years. DiCaprio said a statement that the world’s population of 3,200 tigers was endangered by “habitat destruction and escalating illegal poaching.” His foundation has helped increase the number of tigers in Nepal’s Terai Bardia National Park from 18 to 50. The WWF said it will work with the government of Nepal and local communities in a 9,000 square mile (93,310 square km) region that includes protected areas for tigers, rhinos and elephants in order to stop poaching, increase breeding and to monitor the tiger population. The DiCaprio Foundation aims to protect the environment and preserve Earth’s natural resources and wildlife. Earlier this year DiCaprio and the foundation raised $38.8 million through donations and an art auction at Christie’s in New York. The tiger grant is the first from the proceeds of the auction, according to the WWF.
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Jackman reveals skin cancer scare on Instagram a ctor Hugh mon form of skin cancer, with over 2 million Australian Jackman re- cases diagnosed in the United States every vealed Thursday that he had been treated year, according to the American Academy of for skin cancer, posting a picture of himself with a plaster on his nose. The Oscarnominated Hollywood star warned Twitter followers to have suspicious marks checked and to use sunscreen. “Deb said to get the mark on my nose checked,” he wrote on his Twitter account, referring to his wife DeborraLee Furness. “Boy, was she right! I had a basil (sic) cell carcinoma. Please don’t be foolish like me. Get yourself checked. And USE sunscreen!!!” he wrote, with a link to an Instagram picture of himself. He did not explicitly say that he had had it removed, or when it was diagnosed. A spokesman, Alan Nierob, gave no other details, apart from the Twitter post. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most com-
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Dermatology (AAD). It usually develops on skin exposed to the sun such as the head, neck and back of hands, but is especially common on the face and nose. People who use tanning beds have a much higher risk of getting it. “This type of skin cancer grows slowly. It rarely spreads to other parts of the body,” said the AAD on its website, adding that treatment is “important because BCC can grow wide and deep, destroying skin tissue and bone.” Jackman, known for his roles in the “X-Men” blockbusters and this year’s “The Wolverine,” was nominated for an Academy Award for last year’s musical adaptation of “Les Miserables.”
1D’s Niall Horan to get museum in his honour
Taylor Swift named as next of kin by pilot killed in plane A
pilot whose plane mysteriously crashed in thick fog named pop star Taylor Swift as his next-of-kin, it has emerged. Michael Callan was killed at Nashville Airport, Tennessee, 500 miles from the supposed destination of his single-engine Cessna - which he said would make a simple 37-mile hop without leaving Canada. With countless questions unanswered about his death, a new one has crowned them all: he left his worldly possessions to Taylor Swift. The bizarre twist was uncovered by daily newspaper The Tennessean and was confirmed by the 23-year-old singer’s publicist Paula Erickson. She told the newspaper: ‘The first we heard of this was when the appropriate authorities contacted Taylor’s management about the crash. Taylor does not know this person.’ The ‘aspiring pilot who loved to fly’, as described by his family, was unmarried and had no children. His sister, Jody Quenneville, told reporters they were in a state of shock and had no idea how he ended up in Nashville. The wreckage of Mr Callan’s plane lay undiscovered on the runway at Nashville Airport for up to seven hours after it crashed in the early hours of October 29. Investigators revealed it had originated
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500 miles away at the Windsor Flying Club in dent. No one has been able to explain Ontario, Canada - and was listed as making why superstar Taylor Swift - who a 37-mile journey to Pelee Island Airport. moved to Nashville aged 14 to But at some point after setting off after pursue a country music ca8pm on October 28, Mr Callan diverted reer - was given a mention from his flight plan without informing air by Callan. traffic controllers of a change, and his Now 23, Taylor has transponder was switched off. He may had a string of number have circled Nashville Airport for more one hits and has dated than two hours before crash-landing some of the world’s in the dense fog, where his plane skidbiggest stars includPATTON ded for about 450haCh feet before bursting ing Jonas brother Joe into flames. Jonas, One Direction’s The engine was found 700 feet Harry Styles and the It’sfrom magical, powerful and awesome. Nathe point where the plane hit the actor Jake Gyllenhaal. In gasrunand their love for music are but a tapestry. It is inherent to both the old and way, and the propeller - which showed a recent interview with the400 young. It is inexplicably intense. I still signs of having hit the runway - was New York Magazine she remember one fine morning the guitar feet away. The alarm was only raised afdiscussed the wide appeal maestro, Ren Merry telling his music stuter another pilot saw the wreckage at of her raw, emotional lyrdents at Patkai Christian College about the 8.45am. Air safety investigators have re-love for music and its prospects. ics, revealing that ‘things Nagas leased an initial report and will nowInbe are not okay all the time.’ his words. “I find that Nagas are incrediblycontrol talentedtapes in whatever examining air traffic and they do. But as of now I can asShe said: ‘Allowing yoursure you that, if we are to complete with the rest of the world. the pilot’s experience. self to feel raw, real emoIts’Transportation through our music”. That was circa 1994. Almost 20 years The National Safetions in public is somedown the line he has not been proven wrong. ty Board and Federal Aviation Adminthing I am never going to Naga musician have taken their passion for music all istration are both be afraid to do.’ acrossprobing the worldthe and incihave made great impressions. Some men-
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tion can be made about the indomitable spirit of the Abiogenesis, Divine Connection, Alobo Naga, Neise Meruno, Nagaland Chamber Choir and the new teenage sensation the Polar Lights. Talk about Goa and Jamaica and you think of music and good times. So, Naga ‘musicos’. You have taken Nagaland to the world. Now, it is about time you bring the world to Nagaland and let them feel our love and passion for good music. Nagaland here we come. Tis the land of music and festivities.
Miranda Kerr is cover girl for world’s first ‘shoppable’ magazine
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post-Miley Liam Hemsworth says he’s in a really good place. “I’m more comfortable in my own skin than I’ve ever been in my whole life,” said “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” star, who broke up with fiancé Miley Cyrus in September. Hemsworth had proposed to Cyrus in 2012 after they met on the set of “The Last Song” in 2010. “Over the last five years I’ve learned so much,” said the 23-year-old Australianborn actor, who moved to Los Angeles at 18 to take on Hollywood. “The first few years in LA were really tough and scary, but I had to figure things out for myself.” Hemsworth’s popularity jumped after he appeared in the first “Hunger Games” in 2012, but it was his relationship with Cyrus that generated the most publicity for him. He was unfazed by the tabloid attention, however. “What I always keep in mind is that I know what the truth is and that’s all that matters,” said the actor at a recent studio event to promote “Catch-
ing Fire.” ‘’I know I’m a good person and these days I feel like I’m more centered and grounded than I’ve ever been.” Hemsworth’s big brother, 30-year-old “Thor: The Dark World” star Chris Hemsworth, applauds his sibling’s thick skin. “I am far more sensitive to that stuff and would probably take it more personally,” he told The Associated Press recently. “My No. 1 rule is don’t Google yourself. But Liam can just close the door and go ‘Yeah, whatever.’ I admire that.” What contributes to the younger Hemsworth’s calm nature? “I read a lot of Zen books,” he said. “And I grew up surfing, so that has always been my escape.” He also has a fondness for kick-boxing. “But I don’t fight people,” he insisted. “It’s a mental release to go and beat the (expletive) out of a bag for an hour.” Returning as Gale Hawthorne in “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” which opens Friday, Hemsworth said hanging with the film’s cast, especially co-star Jennifer
model Miranda Kerr has often spoken about TOP: how close sheBallet is Students of hCe performing during the annual event. to her family, especially her 77-year-old grandmother Ann. BOTTOM: hope Centre of excellence Symphony Orchestra performing during Last year the 30-year-old clotheshorse revealed that her the school annual Event. It is one of the first Orchestra in Nagaland. glamorous gran had given her tips on how to keep a man PhOTOGRaPhS By BeTOKA SWu happy, including wearing make-up each day and dressing in nice underwear. And now the mother-of-one has cited the senior as one of her greatest style inspirations in an interview with brand new fashion magazine Clique. As the first cover star of the shoppable magazine Miranda shared some of her wardrobe secrets and explained that the girlie dressing–up side of fashion that she loves so much can be traced back to her childhood. She said: ‘My grandma has great style and really influenced me. The one thing that star Niall Horan is reportedly day looking for Niall’s house- they also go to stayed with me was that fashion doesn’t need to be expenin ‘’support’’ of a museum set Tesco looking for his dad Bobby - so it would sive or complicated – just worn with grace and confidence.’ to be opened in his honour in be great to have somewhere for them to go.’’ And although she continues to top best-dressed lists his hometown. A building for the museum has already the brunette claims that being a working mother has afThe ‘Story Of My Life Sing- been selected within the town, and while it’s fected her wardrobe: ‘My style has definitely become a little er’ - who hails from Mullingar set to honour all musicians from the area it’s Lawrence, helped him stay more relaxed,’ she says. ‘Two-year-olds keep you very busy in Ireland - is reportedly in likely that Niall will be the main attraction, positive. “For a few years I so my collection of flat shoes is definitely growing.’ ‘’support’’ of the local tourist with his image even being scattered around went down a path where I Clique is the world’s first shoppable fashion and beau- attraction which is a bid by councillors to the town to promote the exhibition. Mr. Daforgot to be in the moment ty magazine combining a traditional glossy title with new acknowledge the positive light shed on the vitt said: ‘’Niall would be the star of the show and enjoy the moment,” technology that let’s readers buy, share and bookmark town since his success with the boy band. as our most famous son. We would love to wasbeing bornaround with Music inside me... using a smartphone app. Headed Local councillor Aiden Davitt told The Sun get some of his items to display there for he said.i“But clothes and products a young months playing someone like Jen,boy whoofiseight up by industry heavyweight Jill Wanless the stylish tome, newspaper: ‘’Of course we want to honour fans, as well as interactive footage of his perso honest and all which launches on Monday, will be free to a selected group one of our leading lights. Niall is always pro- formances around the town.’’ The motion for with hislaughs instruments. day long, I am forced be of women who will have access to behindPhOTOGRaPhS the scenes vid- moting Mullingar around the world and has the museum was passed at a recent council PhOTO By -to VeVOZO VeRO By MiReuyi HeRie in the right now. I’m much eos, bonus content and the Clique editorial team as part of said it’s something he would support, as did meeting and it is set to be open to the public happier.” the world’s first fully interactive magazine. his mother Maura.’’ ‘’Fans come here every from next summer.
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Australia's pace destroys England • England all out for 136
• Australia close second day with lead of 224 test and Broad, the pantomime villain for the local crowd, scored 32 in a rearguard innings to continue his excellent form after taking 6-81 with the ball. The Australians had an unexpected 159-run firstinnings lead after Johnson (4-61), Harris (3-28) and Lyon (2-17) exploited the bounce in the Gabba wicket to unsettle the England batsmen. It was only three years ago that Johnson conceded 170 runs and didn't take a wicket in his previous Ashes test at the Gabba, where he grew up and made his name playing for Queensland state. His return to Australia's starting XI, after missing the last tour to England, will no doubt give him confidence. He also contributed 64 in a valuable 114-run seventhwicket stand with Haddin on day one after Australia had slumped to 100-5. The critics considered the first innings another failure from the Australian top order after winning the toss and opting to bat on a pitch that appeared to be ideal for scoring runs. But England was quick-
ly undone by the conditions. After coasting to 55 for the loss of only captain Alastair Cook (13), England crumbled after Jonathan Trott (10) edged a legside catch to Haddin off Johnson. Kevin Pietersen, playing in his 100th test, got a reprieve on eight when Peter Siddle put down a sharp return catch, but his dismissal for 18 by Harris triggered the stunning collapse as England slid from 82-2 to 91-8. Left-armer Johnson started bowling around the wicket at Carberry and hit him once on the chest with a short ball, sent one skidding over his head and then had him caught by Shane Watson in the slips in an inspired piece of bowling as England slipped to 87-4. Offspinner Lyon chimed in with wickets on consecutive balls after opening with three straight maiden overs. He had Ian Bell (5) caught by Steve Smith at short leg and Matt Prior (0) out in the same manner next ball after the Australians referred the decision to the third umpire at Smith's adamant insistence.
England's Chris Tremlett is hit on the head on the second day of the series-opening Ashes cricket test between England and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia on Nov. 22. (AP Photo)
BRISBANE, NovEmBER 22 (AP): Pacemen Mitchell Johnson and Ryan Harris combined to skittle England for 136 on Friday, and openers David Warner and Chris Rogers compounded the misery for the tourists on day two of the Ashes series with an unbroken stand to increase Australia's lead to 224 runs. Australia was 65 without
Magnus wins world chess title
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NEW DELHI, NovEmBER 22 (AgENcIES): Norway’s Magnus Carlsen is the new world chess champion, dethroning Indian titleholder Viswanathan Anand with a draw in the 10th game of their scheduled 12-game match in Chennai, India, Friday. Mr. Carlsen, 22, who has long been the world’s highest-rated player, becomes the first Norwegian to hold the crown and the second youngest undisputed champion ever behind Russian Garry Kasparov. Mr. Anand, 43, has held the chess crown since 2007 and is a sporting hero in his country. He had successfully defended the title in three previous matches, but proved no match for his implacable younger rival in the match’s critical moments. Endgames blunders by the champion cost him critical points in Games 5 and 6, and a one-move oversight in a tense attacking battle in Game 9 all but sealed Mr. Anand’s fate. The final match score was 6½3½ in Mr. Carlsen’s favor — with three wins and seven draws. Mr. Anand pressed in Game 10 against the Norwegian’s Sicilian Defense, taking a slight edge into a knight-and-pawn ending. After both players obtained a new queen, Anand had three pawns and a queen to Carlsen’s queen and knight. Black found a forcing variation to trade off all of the pieces, leaving the two players with just their kings for a 65-move draw.
loss at stumps in its second innings with Warner on 45 and Rogers on 15 after being untroubled for the last 90 minutes. A dozen wickets fell after Australia resumed its first innings on the second morning at 273-8. Australia was dismissed for 295 within eight overs, with Brad Haddin last man out for 94 and Stuart Broad fin-
ishing with six wickets for England. The English were coasting at 55-1 in reply before Johnson and Harris embarked on two hours of carnage, including a slide of six wickets for nine runs in 58 balls in the middle session in which spinner Nathan Lyon narrowly missed a hat-trick. Opener Michael Carberry (40) top-scored for England in his second
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