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DIMAPUR, MARCH 27 (MExN): Dimapur Police on the night of March 26 arrested one person for possession of illegal arms. A press note from Dimapur Police informed that the person, identified as one Lothuro Mech (49), was apprehended in possession of one.22 pistol and one magazine. The arms were handed over to East Police Station and a case has been registered.
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KOHIMA, MARCH 27 (MExN): The Nagaland Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Kohima has published the Amended Regulations of the NERC (Renewable Purchase Obligation and its Compliance) Regulations, 2011, for the information of the persons likely to be effected. Copies of the Nagaland Electricity Regulatory Commission (Renewable Purchase Obligation and its Compliance) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2014 are available in the Office of the Nagaland Electricity Regulatory Commission, Old MLA Hostel Complex, Kohima and also in the office of the Chief Engineer (Power), Nagaland, Kohima. The same can be seen by any interested person during office hours on any working day, informed a press note from the NERC. The Regulations are also available at the NERC website: www.nerc.org.in. Any person having any comments/suggestions/objections may submit the same in writing, addressed to the Secretary, Nagaland Electricity Regulatory Commission latest by April 14 and the Amended Regulations shall be taken into consideration on 15th April., 2014.
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FO R’S HILL 6266715 98 pur, today witnessed OFFICE 9simul98178 / .:8 749 taneous politicalPhone Noevents. Ironically, Congress hands waved in the Nagaland capital Kohima, which is an NPF stronghold, while the NPF cock crowed in the state commercial hub Dimapur, a Congress bastion. Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio, while addressing the crowd at the Naga People’s Front poll kick-off at Dimapur Stadium, said hundreds of crores of rupees were sanctioned for Nagaland during the time of the NDA government under Atal Behari Vajpayee but when the UPA government came, the funds were blocked from being released. Around the same time, 72km away in Kohima, Rahul Gandhi was saying Nagaland is going backward while other States are advancing. He accused the Rio government of indulging in rampant corruption. Again, while Rio promised the people of Nagaland tokeeptheearlysettlementof theIndo-Nagaissueashistop priority if he is elected to the Parliament, Rahul Gandhi said the UPA Government hastakena “bolddecision” to invite the NSCN for talks. KV Pusa is the Congress candidate for the LS polls while Neiphiu Rio is the candidate fielded by the NPF supported by BJP, JD-U and NCP.
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio in Dimapur. Photo by Manen Aier
Neiphiu Rio kick starts NPF’s election campaign Morung Express News Dimapur | March 27
Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio kicked off the Naga People’s Front (NPF) campaign for the Lok Sabha polls from Dimapur Stadium today. He said the UPA Government wants to have the Look East Policy without touching Nagaland. Citing a case, Rio said during the NDA tenure, the then Union Railway minister Nitish Kumar had inaugurated the railline for Numaligarh-Dimapur-Imphal-Moreh as part of the Look East Policy but after the UPA Government had come, it was diverted to Silchar-TupulImphal-Moreh leaving Nagaland. When asked why it happened, “we were informed that the chief minister of Manipur Ibobi and the chief minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi with the UPA Government had done it,” Rio stated,
adding, “This is how the Congress party plays.” Rio then lamented that when other Congress ruled States have all the development, Nagaland is neglected. “Nagaland has no national or regional institutes,” he pointed out. “The Congress party accused us that there was no development in the State. How can the State be developed when their government at the Centre blocked the development funds?” Rio asked. Rio then accused Manipur chief minister Ibobi Singh and the Congress government of creating problems. “One community pitched against the other in Manipur and this is the creation of Ibobi Singh and his government,” alleged Rio. The NPF LS poll candidate promised the people of Nagaland in today’s programme that he will pursue the early settlement of the Indo-Naga issue as his top priority if elected to the Parliament. “If I am elected, I can push for the solution of the political problem,” Rio said today. “The Naga movement is the mother of
Rio assured “good position” if NDA comes to power Meanwhile, BJP national vice president Bijoya Chakraborty assured a “good position” to Neiphiu Rio if the latter is elected to the Parliament in the event of the NDA coming to power. Addressing the poll kick-off for Rio today at Dimapur Stadium here, Bijoya Chakraborty, who is also a sitting MP from Assam, said Rio is sacrificing his “chiefministership” to take the voice of his people to the Parliament. She lauded Rio and assured that under the Prime Ministership of Narendra Modi, Neiphiu Rio will get a “good position.” The national vice president of BJP then accused the UPA government for neglecting Nagaland for the past several years. She said not once Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh had visited Nagaland during his two consecutive terms but Atal Bihari Vajpajee did during the NDA days. Chakraborty termed the Congress as the Mother-Son duo party. She also termed the Congress in Assam as Father-Son party referring to Tarun Gogoi and his son. Also speaking on the occasion at Dimapur was Atul Bora, co-convenor of North East Regional Parties Front. “I heard Rahul is here today. What will he do here? He does not know anything. Rahul Gandhi is an immature boy,” Atul Bora said, who is also the Working President of the Asom Gana Parishad.
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi in Kohima. Photo by Caisii Mao
Accuses Chief Minister of Nagaland on various fronts Chizokho Vero Kohima | March 27
AICC vice president Rahul Gandhi today said that he is going to be the special representative for the people of the North East in Delhi. In this, he called upon the people to come at anytime and feel free to speak to him, saying his door is always open for them. In an election campaign for INC candidate, K.V. Pusa, held here today for the Lok Sabha polls, Rahul said he wanted to help build a “peaceful and prosperous” Nagaland and North East. Touching on the Naga political issue, he said that Chief Minister of Nagaland promised to deliver settlement in three months. Rio, said Rahul, made a promise which he could not deliver. He said the UPA government has taken a bold decision to invite leaders of the NSCN for talks. Rahul stated that “whatever energy I have
to help with the resolution of the problem I will put to help the State of Nagaland.” “But I will not tell from this stage that the problem will be solved in three months like the chief minister did,” he said. In politics, Rahul maintained, the heart is more important than words. “My heart is trying to get you peace and harmony in the State,” he said. Touching on development, he said that Nagaland is one of the few states in India that is actually going backward. “Because after a long time in reverse gear the engine gets into trouble, instead of making promises the chief minister should at least put Nagaland into first gear,” he said. Rahul noted that Nagaland’s growth rate has gone down from 8.3% to 3.7%. He said that in last 17 months the central government has paid Rs. 300 crore for the construction of four roads in Nagaland but not a single stretch of road has been completed. Moreover, he said, the DAN government wanted to revise the estimate by more than two and half times. Rahul maintained that no State can move forward
without empowering its women. “We know that the traditional Naga society has respect and a place for women,” he said. He, however, stated that we have to ensure that women of Nagaland get a place in education and a place in the governance of the country. He informed that the UPA government has reserved 50% seats for local government and is planning to reserve 33% in the parliament for women. He also stated that Congress wants to build dedicated police stations for women and also to reserve large number of post for women in the police forces. The AICC leader said the single biggest problem in the North East is connectivity, adding that there is lack of quality road and connectivity in the region. In this respect, he said the next government is going to focus on drastically increasing the roads, railways and aircrafts infrastructure in the North East. “We are building four industrial corridors in the country,” he said. Stating that he is a “big supporter” of the Look East Policy of the Prime Minister, Rahul said it is not only important to connect Nagaland and other North Eastern states with roads, railways and aircrafts to India but also to connect the North East to Asia and the rest of the world. “We are committed in the next government to create 100 million jobs for the youngsters of the country,” he said adding that this is only going to be possible “if we connect North East and other parts of the India to each other.” He also stated the ideology of Congress is about love, peace and brotherhood.
‘Discrimination against NE is ignorance-driven not hate’ NSF takes note of
NEw DElHI, MARCH 27 (IANS): Incidents of discrimination against northeasterners living in different parts of the country is “ignorance driven” and not “hate driven”, said a former Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief here. “It is important to differentiate between facts and emotion by the northeast people. What is viewed as discrimination and hate crime is actually ignorance driven and not hate driv-
en,” said Ajit Doval, former IB chief at the India International Centre here Wednesday evening. Addressing a discussion on ‘What ails our northeast policy?’ organised by Solidarity with the Youth of Northeast (SYNE), Doval said “the people from the northeast themselves have to come forward and create awareness about their land and the culture.” He said view-
ing the ignorance as ‘hate crime’ will not provide solution to the sense of alienation faced by the people. Echoing the same feeling Krishna Gopal, RSS functionary who has lived in the northeast, talked of a holistic approach, saying should be no generalisation about people from any part of the country and “everybody in Delhi or elsewhere is not bad”. “Certain incidents happening to the people from
northeast is sad but then there should not be a generalisation, as So it is important to strike a ‘middle way’ in order to assimilate the northeast with the rest of the country,” Gopal told IANS later. The different northeast student organisations representatives during the discussion also stressed that the mainstream media needs to take up the role of creating awareness about the northeast.
4 held for drug smuggling and theft
DIMAPUR, MARCH 27 (MExN): In two separate incidents on March 27, four persons were arrested for drug possession and burglary in Dimapur. Two men were arrested with a consignment spasmo proxyvon and nitrosun - near the IOC depot at Signal Basti, disclosed the Special Branch, Dimapur. The duo, identified as Sajol Debnath alias Bapi and Nirmal Rai were transporting the consignment, containing 1846 capsules of spasmo proxyvon and 90 tablets of Nitorsun, in an autorickshaw. The drugs were acquired from a medical outlet, one Debnath Pharmacy, in Bardhaman, West Bengal to be disposed in Dimapur. The consignment is estimated to be valued at Rs. 50,000 in the illicit drug market in Dimapur. Earlier in the morning, two men
(LEFT) Sajol Debnath and Nirmal Rai. (Right) Hotoka alias Lalu and Md. Johuruddin.
were arrested for burglary. According to the Special Branch, the burglars, identified as Hotoka alias Lalu (18s) and Md. Johuruddin (38), had broken into a shop at Kalibari Road the night before and decamped with one
photocopy machine, mobile handsets, mobile recharge coupons and cash. The duo was arrested only a few hours later from a house at West Yard by a joint team of Sub Urban and Special Branch personnel.
GoI ‘delay tactics’ Newmai News Network Imphal | March 27
Taking serious note of the protracted Indo-Naga political talk and the alleged “delay tactics” and “double standard” employed by the government of India towards the Naga cause, the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has unanimously reaffirmed its resolution to continue to press upon the Government of India to expedite the ongoing political talks. The resolution was taken today at the NSF 3rd Federal Assembly, hosted by the Maring Students Union (MSU) at Khunbi (Yully Yultang) village located under Chandel district in Manipur. Attended by several public leaders and senior leaders of NSF and also the NSF units from Manipur and Nagaland, the meet discussed and debated on various burning issues confronting the Naga student community. The meet then agreed upon endorsing the ex-
ecutive council of the NSF, reaffirming the last resolution to remain vigil and act upon, as and when situation demands, taking into consideration all Naga traditional boundaries. The NSF said it would, as always, try to keep an eye on the border issues and take initiative to tackle the matters. In connection with the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005 filed on backdoor appointments, the Executive Council of NSF briefed the details of the backdoor appointments in several departments. It assured to submit a representation to the government of Nagaland in regard to the backdoor appointments in 36 departments, with a total post of 551 grade III, 137 Grade II and 36 post of Grade I. Regarding the protection of natural resources in ‘Naga areas’ the NSF stated that any term of agreement or development should be honorable, acceptable and beneficial to the Naga people.
On the other hand, president of All Zeliangrong Students Union (AZSU), Pamei Tingenlung observed that chromite extraction from Ukhrul district will take place in a short time. “Moreover, since India’s Look East Policy is on the way, there would be widespread deforestation of trees to enable projects to occur. As such, certain policies and terms of references should be framed well so that solid strategies can be laid down at such times,” he added. Tingenlung added that exploration licenses for natural resources should be studied and monitored well by NSF, so that no individual benefits are extracted from it. Certain agendas were also tabled at the meeting today, which included the pitiable condition of the Tuli Paper Mill of Nagaland. The meet also deliberated on the importance of reviving the said mill and resolved to take initiatives for speedy rehabilitation of the mill.
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