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Miss Philippines wins Miss World BALI, SEptEmBEr 28 (Ap): Miss Philippines, Megan Young, was crowned Miss World on Saturday amid tight security on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali, where the contest’s final round was moved following protests by Muslim hardliner groups. “I promise to be the best Miss World ever,” Young, 23, said after winning the 63rd annual event, as a large number of Filipino fans who traveled with her celebrated by jumping and waving the country’s flag. The 127 contestants vying for the crown were introduced Saturday wearing evening gowns shimmering in sequins, many of them with plunging necklines and slits up the leg. Four candidates dropped out earlier, mainly due to illnesses, said Syafril Nasution, one of the local organizers. Young, who took the crown from Wenxia Yu of China, the 2012 winner, was born in the United States. When she was 10 she moved to the Philippines, where she has appeared in films and as a television host. Miss France, Marine Lorphelin, 20, took second place, while Miss Ghana, Carran- Newly crowned Miss World Megan Young of the Philippines, smiles after winning the Miss zar Naa Okailey Shooter, 22, World contest, in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Saturday, Sept. 28. (AP Photo) came in third. Miss World organizers had earlier agreed to cut bikinis from the swimsuit competition, replacing them with more conservative sarongs. Morung Express News
Pak must shut down terror machinery: PM
uNItED NAtIONS, SEptEmBEr 28 (ptI): In a hard-hitting speech, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked Pakistan to shut down “terrorist machinery” on its soil while making it clear that there can “never, ever” be a compromise on the territorial integrity of India of which Jammu & Kashmir is an integral part. In his address to the UN general assembly on Saturday, he virtually rejected Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ’s demand for resolving the Kashmir issue on the basis of UN security council resolutions, saying India favoured settlement of all issues on the basis of the Simla Agreement. On Friday, Sharif had made the demand when he raked up the Kashmir issue in his speech. “India is committed sincerely in resolving all issues with Pakistan, including the issue of Jammu & Kashmir, through bilateral dialogue on the basis of Simla Agreement,” he said. India considers the UN resolutions as outdated. Singh said terrorism
Manmohan to hold first meeting with Sharif today
NEW YOrK, SEptEmBEr 28 (ptI): After receiving US backing on the issue of terrorism emanating from Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet Nawaz Sharif in New York on Sunday when he is likely to ask him to rein in terror elements operating from their soil and unleashing violence in India. Expectations from the high-profile meeting, coming against the grim backdrop of terror attacks near Jammu on Thursday, however, will be toned down, as the Prime Minister himself put it in the media briefing after his talks with President Barack Obama, "given the terror arm which is still active in our sub continent". The two leaders are expected to discuss bilateral ties and ways to remove difficulties in normalising relations.
remained a grave threat to security and stability everywhere and extracts a heavy toll of innocent lives around the world. “From Africa to Asia, we have seen several manifestations of this menace in the last few days alone,” he said in an apparent reference to the twin terror attacks near Jammu on Thursday that claimed 10 lives and the Kenyan mall attack. “Statesponsored cross-border terrorism is of particular concern to India, also on account of the fact that the
epicentre of terrorism in our region is located in our neighbourhood in Pakistan.” While expressing readiness to solve issues including Jammu & Kashmir through bilateral dialogue, the Prime Minister said, “However, for progress to be made, it is imperative that the territory of Pakistan and the areas under its control are not utilized for aiding and abetting terrorism directed against India. “It is equally important that the terrorist machinery that draws its suste-
nance from Pakistan be shut down. There must be a clear understanding of the fact that Jammu & Kashmir is integral part of India and that there can never, ever, be a compromise with the unity and territorial integrity of India.” Singh stated. The India-Pakistan dialogue process was put on hold after an Indian soldier was beheaded on the line of control (LoC) in January. Ties hit a new low when five more soldiers were killed by Pakistani troops along the LoC last month. The terror attacks near Jammu virtually threatened to derail the New York meeting, with main opposition BJP demanding that Singh call off his meeting with Sharif. But Singh decided to go ahead with the meeting, saying such attacks will not succeed in derailing the dialogue process. Expectations from the high-profile meeting will be toned down, as the Prime Minister himself put it in the media briefing after his talks with President Barack Obama, “given the terror arm which is still active in our subcontinent”.
Cut imports, breed local pigs: Yitachu ‘Preserve, promote & transmit’
Storm damages power lines in Dimapur city Morung Express News Dimapur | September 28
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Saturday afternoon’s rainstorm plunged several localities in Dimapur into darkness as high-speed winds felled trees, snapping power lines. The most affected were 11 KV feeders (transmission lines) emanating from Burma Camp sub-station. Trees snapping lines were reported in as many as three locations, which resulted in other interconnected lines encountering ‘faults’. According to a Power Department official, one 11 KV line originating from Burma Camp sub-station snapped at Golaghat Road halting transmission to the area. Nagarjan back-feeder, which originates from Burma Camp, was also affected but was rectified by evening. Two more lines snapped in the DC’s office and Industrial Estate (near 29 Assam Rifles camp) areas. PWD feeder, emanating from Metha substation, also went faulty, blacking out Landmark colony, Duncan Basti, Notun Basti and a few other localities fed from the station. Till 8:00 pm, workers were trying to detect the fault. Bad weather continued to slow repair efforts throughout the evening. “We’ll repair whatever we can by tonight. If we can’t, we’ll continue tomorrow (Sunday),” said the official.
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Parliamentary Secretary for Veterinary & Animal Husbandry, Yitachu, has disclosed that according to a sample survey report, the import of pigs into Nagaland during 2012-13 stood at a staggering 10.49 metric tonnes worth Rs. 99.44 crores. The Parliamentary Secretary also said that as per reports, Bihar state, from where Nagaland imports the bulk of its pigs, has almost exhausted its pig stock and now Nagaland is foraying into other northern states of India to meet its demand for pork.Yitachu made the disclosure at the formal launching of the Nagaland Pig Farmers’ Association
Nagaland imported Rs. 99.44 crores worth of pigs in 2012-2013
(NPFA) Saturday afternoon at Hotel Saramati here. But the question, Yitachu asked, is if Nagas are getting quality meat; whether imported pigs are healthy and free of diseases. Stressing on the urgent need for Nagaland state to be self sufficient in production of pork, the Parliamentary Secretary said that in the local context too, self-sufficiency and quality meat should go hand in hand. “Even in backyard farming, we have to be careful. Just because our pig is ‘local’ does not mean the meat is of high quality and disease free,” he point-
ed out. Yitachu exuded confidence that with the formation of an organized pig farmers’ association, piggery and local production of pork would get a major boost and he assured NPFA members that the Vet. & AH Department would give all logistic support and help to local pig farmers. “Now with the formation of NFPA, it will be easier for the department to identify local farmers and provide assistance,” he said. Yitachu informed that among other activities being taken up by the department, an artificial semen laboratory
in Medziphema is also on the verge of completion. At the same time, Yitachu said, “we must not forget our own local pig breed. Though they (local breed) are smaller, they are tastier, more disease resistant and have no breeding problems.” Officials from the Vet. & AH Department, Mithun Research Centre, ICAR, NABARD and former minister and NFPA member, I Imkong, also shared their views and suggestions. Earlier, NFPA President, Rev. N Subong Aier, said the Association was conceived and formed with the vision “toward self sufficiency.” “We hope by 2020, we will have sufficient local production of pork and the import of pigs to our state will cease,” he stated.
cultural values: NLA Speaker
DImApur, SEptEmBEr 28 (mExN): “The Nagas have a very rich and diverse culture. Among the Nagas we the Chakhesangs are privileged to possess a very rich culture,” said Nagaland Legislative Assembly Speaker Chotisuh Sazo in his speech as a chief guest at the annual session of the Chakhesang Cultural Organization held at the Chetheba Town hall today. “Our culture has been enriched by the successive waves of migration which brought with them different cultures resulting in an eclectic mix,” said Sazo. He articulated that while the Chakhesang people sometimes face “communication
problem” because of the different languages spoken as a community, “we should also realise how fortunate we are than other tribes because of this.” “Ironically,” Sazo said, “with the coming of western education so much of our culture was pushed to the rear. They were victims to misinterpretation of Christian values too for some decades. We should learn how to blend with other cultures but also preserve our culture and traditions.” But non material culture, he explained, is as important to preserve as material aspects of Naga culture, like “sincerity, honesty, discipline, chivalry,
loyalty, dignity of labour, harmonious living, deep sense of unity, respect for elders and submission to the Divine Being.” “No matter how much progress we make in our material culture, it is these principles of non material culture that ultimately keep us going.” The NLA Speaker emphasized that “Some practices which our forefathers once followed cannot be practiced today but that doesn’t mean that we should forget the good aspects of our culture.” In conclusion, he reiterated that “Our culture is our identity it is our duty to preserve, promote and transmit our cultural values.”
Call for NE-suitable policies Doctor constructs new nose on forehead Morung Express News Dimapur | September 28
Chairman, Nagaland State Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (NSMDC), Thomas Lotha, MLA, has come out strongly against the Centre’s imposition of policies in the North East Region without studying the ground reality. “Sometimes we have to question the wisdom of policy makers and thinkers in Delhi in framing policies, which are not applicable at all in the North East. If such policies are implemented without knowing the ground reality and situation, then they may have disastrous consequences,” the Independent Legislator said. Thomas was alluding to various policies including education policies like Mid-Day Meal, SSA and non-detention policy, some of which miserably failed to achieve the desired effect in states of North East India, including Nagaland. “Instead of imposing policies, Delhi can help us
Instead of imposing policies, Delhi can help us frame policies which are applicable, practical and suitable for our region: Thomas Lotha frame policies which are applicable, practical and suitable for our region and state,” Thomas said. Thomas was speaking at the Freshers’ Social cum Annual Day of Unity College and Unity College of Teachers’ Education (UCTE) held here at the college premise on Saturday. Stating that in the 12th and 13th Five Year Plans, Government of India will be spending Rs. 99,000 crores on higher education under Rashtriya Uccathar Shiksha Abhiyan, Thomas also informed that Rs. 25,000 crores have already been earmarked for the current fiscal year. RUSA aims at internationalization of education, enabling research environment, quality teaching faculty, improved technology for education delivery
and employability. These are the roadmaps for 12th and 13th Five Year Plans in the higher education sector, Thomas said. He said the North East states can capitalise on higher education as the region is surrounded by “less privileged” nations like Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan and Bangladesh and can penetrate the education job market in these countries. “Our (North East people) intellectual capabilities are no less than others and if think tanks of the Region come together and frame policies which suit us most, then we can challenge Delhi to take our road map,” he said. Thomas further said that the “need of the hour is to prepare our children to be competitive enough in the global arena.”
BEIJING, SEptEmBEr 28 (Ap): A surgeon in China says he has constructed an extra nose out of a man’s rib cartilage and implanted it under the skin of his forehead to prepare for a transplant in probably the first operation of its kind. Surgeon Guo Zhihui at Fujian Medical University Union Hospital in China’s southeastern province of Fujian spent nine months cultivating the graft for a 22-year-old man whose nose was damaged. The striking images of the implant — with the nostril section facing diagonally upward on the left side of the man’s forehead — drew widespread publicity after they began to circulate in Chinese media this week. Guo plans to cut the nose from the forehead while leaving a section of skin still connected, and then rotate and graft it into position in a later operation. “We were just interested in helping the man and did not expect it would stir up this much attention,” Guo
In this Tuesday Sept. 24, 2013 photo, a 22-year-old patient, with a surgical made extra nose out of his rib cartilage and implanted under the skin of his forehead, rests at Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, in Fuzhou city, in southeast China’s Fujian province. (AP Photo)
said in an interview Friday with The Associated Press. Surgeons previously have used cartilage to help rebuild noses in their proper position and are experimenting with growing new ones from stem cells on other parts of the body, such as a forearm. But this was the first known case of building a nose on a forehead. Alexander Seifalian, a
professor of nanotechnology and regenerative medicine at University College London who has worked on transplants using stem cells, said implanting the nose graft in the forehead makes sense because the skin there has the same “structure and texture” as that of a nose. However, he said it was unclear why the Chinese team built the
nose on the forehead rather than in its proper position. A nose graft grown from stem cells would be prepared on another body part first, but this operation is using existing cartilage, Seifalian said. “They could have made the nose and just put it on the nose, not in the forehead,” Seifalian said. “I don’t know why they put it there.” However, Seifalian noted that he had not seen any scientific information on the Chinese operation and was just going by media reports. The patient lost part of his nose in an accident in August 2012 and did not immediately have any reconstruction surgery because he couldn’t afford it, Guo said. An infection later ate away much of his nose cartilage, he said. Guo said his team examined what remained of the nose and concluded there would be little chance of viably grafting cartilage there, instead building the nose on the forehead.
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