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48 hour Karbi bandh from today DIMaPUr, MaY 1 (MexN): The Karbi National Liberation Army (KNLA) has called a 48hour Karbi-Anglong bandh from May 2. Sources from Karbi-Anglong informed that the bandh was called in protest against the killing of two KNLA cadres on April 26 last, in a shootout with police. The bandh will take effect from 5:00 am, Friday, May 2.

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naga men perform a folk dance during the celebration of Moatsu, the premier festival of the Ao people, at the Imkongmeren Sports Complex in Mokokchung on May 1. (Photo by Caisii Mao)

WHO reveals worldwide threat to public health

GeNeva, MaY 1 (IaNS): A new report by the World Health Organisation - its first to globally look at antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance - reveals that this serious threat is no longer a prediction for the future but is happening right now in every region of the world and has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country.

Antibiotic resistance when bacteria change so

antibiotics no longer work in people who need them to treat infections - is now a major threat to public health.

“Without urgent, coordinated action by many stakeholders, the world is headed for a post-antibiotic era, in which common infections and minor injuries which have been treatable for decades can once again kill,” says Keiji Fukuda, WHO’s assistant directorgeneral for health security.

“Effective antibiotics

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have been one of the pillars allowing us to live longer, live healthier, and benefit from modern medicine.

Unless we take significant actions to improve efforts to prevent infections and also change how we produce, prescribe and use antibiotics, the world will lose more and more of these global public health goods and the implications will be devastating,” he added.

The results are cause for high concern, document-

ing resistance to antibiotics, especially “last resort” antibiotics, in all regions of the world.

The report reveals that key tools to tackle antibiotic resistance, such as basic systems to track and monitor the problem, show gaps or do not exist in many countries. While some countries have taken important steps in addressing the problem, every country and individual needs to do more.

CheNNaI, MaY 1 (IaNS): A young woman working in an IT company was killed and 14 people were injured Thursday when two bombs exploded on a train after it entered the Chennai Central station, police said.

The low intensity explosions in quick succession occurred in two coaches of the Bangalore-Guwahati express train around 7.15 a.m., triggering panic at the busy station.

Many fled in panic and the wounded cried out in pain, and the young woman lay dead. Two of the injured suffered serious injuries. Southern Railway general manager Rakesh Mishra identified the dead woman as 22-year-old Swathi from Guntur in Andhra Pradesh.

Swathi was an employee of an IT company in Bangalore. She was going to Andhra Pradesh.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condemned the “barbaric act” and said they “highlight the desperation and cowardice of those responsible”. “No efforts should be spared to bring the perpetrators to justice,” he said. The blasts came barely two days after

a Sri Lankan, Mohammed Zakir Hussain, was arrested on charge of plotting to damage vital installations in the state. “The blasts occurred in coaches S4 and S5 of the Bangalore-Guwahati train,” Inspector General of Police (Railways) Seema Agarwal told IANS. She said the injured were admitted to a government hospital and the two coaches had been separated from the train for investigation. A man at the station told IANS: “The blast was not very loud.

It is only after we saw people running away from the train that we learnt something was wrong.” He said the rail coaches were not badly damaged but the seat where the dead woman had been seated bore the brunt of the explosion.

The Chennai Central station handles some 200 trains every day.

Railway porters told reporters they were headed towards the incoming train when they heard the blasts.

Frightened passengers immediately rushed out of the coaches. The porters were the first to provide help to the injured. They also helped passengers to get out. The train was scheduled to reach Chennai at

5.40 a.m. but was running late by an hour and a half.

Police officer Agarwal said it was too early to say what explosives were used.

“We will be checking the (antecedents of) passengers in the two coaches later,” she said. After detaching the two coaches, the train was later flagged off. Police took into custody a young man who was hiding in a coach.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa expressed grief at the death of the woman. She said: “I have ordered police to investigate the crime along with the Railway Police and bring the culprits (to book).” She also announced a solatium of Rs.100,000 to the family of the dead woman, Rs.50,000 to those who suffered serious injuries and Rs.25,000 to the other injured people.

Following the blasts, security at all major railway stations in Tamil Nadu were beefed up.

According to Southern Railway General Manager Rakesh Mishra, an ex-gratia of Rs.100,000 has been announced to the family of the dead, Rs.25,000 for those who suffered serious injuries and Rs.5,000 for the other injured.

‘We are only demanding Young boy’s body recovered from well Public irate over “indifferent attitude” our genuine rights’ of police and fire department

Now, know where your ancestors lived NSSATA teachers 1,000 years ago New York, MaY 1 (IaNS) : Scientists have developed a tool that can trace back the place where your DNA was formed up to 1,000 years ago. The revolutionary Geographic Population Structure (GPS) tool works similarly to a satellite navigation system. “What we have discovered here at the University of Sheffield is a way to find not where you were born but where your DNA was formed up to 1,000 years ago,” said Eran Elhaik of University of Sheffield. Genetic admixture occurs when individuals from two or more previously separated populations begin interbreeding.

“What is remarkable is that, we can do this so accurately that we can locate the village where your ancestors lived hundreds and hundreds of years ago - until now this has never been possible,” Elhaik added.

To demonstrate how accurate GPS predictions are, the researchers analysed data from 10 villages in Sardinia, the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and an autonomous region in Italy, and over 20 islands in Oceania. The researchers were able to place a quarter of the residents in Sardinia directly to their home village and most of the remaining residents within 50 km of their village.

The results for Oceania were no less impressive with almost 90 percent success of tracing islanders exactly to their island.

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picket DEO offices in all districts Morung Express news Dimapur | May 1

The Nagaland Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Teachers’ Association (NSSATA) began its fourth phase agitation on Thursday by picketing offices of the District Education Officer in all the districts of the state.

NSSATA is demanding release of pending salaries and arrears. SSA teachers in some districts, including Dimapur, have not received their salaries for the past five months.

In Dimapur, the SSA teachers picketed the DEO office from 9 am onwards. The DEO, Dimapur and other staff were prevented by the agitating teachers from entering the aforementioned office.

Members of the Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) Nagaland also met with the agitating teachers to express solidarity with the “genuine” demands of the SSA teachers. Urging the teachers not to compromise on their genuine demands and rights, ACAUT members said that the indifferent attitude of the government to the plight of the teachers was not only a crime against the teachers but also amounted to depriving children of education.

ACAUT members also stated that the suffering of the teachers was due to rampant corruption in the State Education Department.

“Where is the money sanctioned for SSA teachers by the central government being diverted?” an ACAUT member asked and brand-

ed corrupt politicians and bureaucrats as “shameless” people.

Assuring the SSA teachers that ACUAT Nagaland would extend support to any form of movement or agitation against corruption, the members however urged them to ensure that their agitation is democratic and non-violent.

“We are not threatening the government. We are only demanding our genuine rights”, said an agitating teacher. An NSSATA member said that the picketing of all DEO offices will continue till May 9. “After that, if the government does not respond, we will be compelled to take more extreme measures”, he added. “The government officials are passing the bucks on the issue of fund for SSA teachers. We are confused as to who is the competent authority”, another teacher said.

In Wokha, the NSSATA Wokha unit observed the picketing of SDEO office Wokha, with support and cooperation from the Kyong Students’ Union (KSU), Wokha Circle Students’ Union (WCSU), Kyong Youth Initiative (KYI), and parents of the SSA Teachers. A press note from the Wokha unit informed that absentees during the ongoing agitation shall be imposed a penalty of Rs 500 per day. For any grievances, members can approach the Action Committee, NSSATA Wokha unit, it stated. Altogether, 250 members attended the first day of agitation in Wokha.

It may be mentioned the first phase agitation of the SSA teacher’s agitation was boycotting of classes from March 10-31. This was followed by sit-in protests in front of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly and a silent procession and submission of memorandum to the Nagaland Governor last month.

DIMaPUr, MaY 1 (MexN): In a tragic incident on May 3, a young boy’s body was recovered from a dry well in Chumukedima Ward 9. The deceased has been identified as Raj Limbu, a class 8 student, who hails from Assam and was living with a family member at Chumukedima.

It could not be ascertained as to how the boy ended up in the well.

No police report was filed and it was informed that his body was taken to Assam by family members on May 1 morning.

Several rescue attempts had to be made to recover the boy’s body, in course of which two rescuers themselves fell unconscious and had to be saved by the public. Bohoto Achumi, Convener of Chumukedima Ward 9 public, informed that Lumpisa Sangtam, a class ten

student, volunteered to rescue Limbu. However, after entering the well, he fell unconscious and was stranded. Then, Basheer, a pharmacist went into the well with a rope tied to his waist but fell unconscious and had to be pulled by the public.

Public contacted the Fire Brigade station at Chumukedima and the police. However, Achumi informed that the Fire Brigade personnel “did not turn up even after half an hour.” “It was only after Limbu’s guardian personally went to the Fire Brigade station that they came,” he added. It was informed that after two of the Fire Brigade per-

sonnel made unsuccessful attempts to rescue the boys, “they gave up.” He stated that the police turned up only after the rescue and recovery operation was completed. Khasita Sangtam, father of Lumpisa, went into the well with a rope tied around his waist and pulled up his son.

Another rescuer, Imnawapang went down and retrieved the body of Raj Limbu.

The public of Chumukedima Ward 9 have expressed displeasure at the inability of police and fire department personnel to act swiftly. Achumi stated that that the Fire Brigade personnel “did not bring any res-

cue equipment, even a rope, and some of them were in inebriated condition.” “The public expected that being trained personnel, they should take the lead in the rescue operation, not dumb spectators,” he added.

“The casual and indifferent attitude of Fire Brigade personnel and police has left a big question mark on whether these personnel are capable of handling emergency situations despite all their trainings on disaster management and others,” stated a press note from the public of Chumukedima Ward 9.

While lauding the acts of Khasita Sangtam and Imnayapang, it appealed for the state government to “enquire into the incident” and also to reward Khasita and Imnayapang for their “exemplary and brave acts.”

Achieving success despite all odds Morung Express news Dimapur | May 1

The story of Depok Sangma from Assembly of God Higher Secondary School, Dimapur is inspiring, to say the least. Depok scored 84.33% and secured the 6th rank in the HSSLC arts stream examinations 2014.

He scored distinctions in English, Alternative English, History, Education, Economics, and Political Science.

While many toppers and successful candidates are celebrating their success, The Morung Express caught this topper, in the midst of tutoring his neighbourhood children.

Depok lives with his mother Nomita Sangma, a single parent, who works as a sweeper at Christina Memorial Higher Secondary School and Chowkidar at a Church in Dimapur. It was at Assembly of God Higher Secondary School, Dimapur, where he met providence in the form of Principal David Ngullie, who has been sponsoring Depok’s education for free. “Seeing my economically depraved background, he helped me out and I will always be grateful,” Depok said.

Devoting two to three hours a day, Depok said that he did not take any coaching classes nor did he hold intensive preparation for the examination. “I did not even set

(Left) Depok Sangma, who ranked 6th position (Arts Stream) in the Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination 2014 with his mother nomita Sangma (Right). (Photo by Manen Aier)

a timetable. But what I did was revise everyday at home what was being taught in the classroom.” Even during examinations, he continued his usual routine. His favourite subject is Economics and History and his plans to sit for competitive exams.

He attributes God as the most important factor in his success. “I did not have any expectation; it’s a miracle of God. You

need to put trust in god and work hard. I also credit my success to my parents,” he adds.

Unlike most boys his age, Depok has no interests in sports but prefers reading books, comics and magazines. He also enjoys watching television and hanging out with his friends. “I love music but I cannot play any instrument. Yet I dream of playing the piano,” he confesses.

He plans to take up honours in Economics and wants to enrol at Patkai Christian College, Chumukedima. Depok’s mother is overjoyed at her son’s achievement. She laments that she was never able to help out in her children’s studies. “I was worried about how to educate them. Even though we don’t have anyone to help us financially, not even relatives, but God has looked over us.”

Perplexed over the issue that her son possesses an aptitude for academic success but faced with financial difficulty, she stated, “I do not have a fixed dream for him for what will happen next is all God’s will.”

Depok Sangma has crossed an important milestone in his life. Yet, today he stands unsure of his next step. All because he is economically deprived! Depok leaves us with a message “Every athlete cannot win the race. For me it’s not about winning the race but finishing it thoroughly.”

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Kohima, may 1 (mExN): The Jotsoma Officers’ Krotho (JOK) will hold its 10th annual meeting cum felicitation on May 10 at 10:30 AM at Centenary Compound, Jotsoma. Minister for social welfare Kiyaneilie Peseyie will grace the occasion as the chief guest while Kelhouseto Nakhro, deputy secretary NPSC will exhort the gathering. All the members of the Krotho have been requested to bring annual membership fee of Rs. 500 and also one time donation of Rs. 2000 (who have not paid so far). Leaders and elders of Jotsoma village have also been invited to the programme. The function will be chaired by JOK chairman Er. Kevide Nakhro while felicitation to successful candidates of NPSC and others will be led by Kenny Peseyie. Vote of thanks will be proposed by JOK vice president Kenilhusa Senotsu.

KPC election on May 10 Young boys participate in indigenous games competition during Moatsü, premier festival of the Ao's celebrated at Imkongmeren Sports Complex Mokokchung on May 1. (Photos by Caisii Mao)

ETC launches MA in Peace Studies Korean university confer

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DimaPuR, may 1 (mExN): Eastern Theological College added another course in the academic programme by introducing Master of Arts in Peace Studies, a twoyear distance education programme and officially launched on April 30.

Dr. Razouselie Lasetso, Dean of ILEMA, chaired the inaugural programme.

Professor Razou stated that the prevailing situation in the region is smeared by violence, deep scorching poverty, illiteracy, backwardness, lack of modern development, people’s movements demanding and fighting for their rights, strong tribal affiliations. He said that this often promote tribalism and conflicts, gender violence, rampant corruption, violence against children, land boundary disputes, etc., have impacted and continue to affect every individual and community in the region adversely. “Living in such a context and experiencing the inability to coexist peacefully prompted the College to introduce the peace studies course with

an aim to equip church/ public leaders and theological graduates in dealing with the conflict situation of the region so that church ministry and theological education remain ever relevant,” said Razou.

Rev. Zhabu Terhuja, President, ETC lighted the candle and offered a prayer to mark the launching of the programme. He challenged the gathering by saying, “the perilous time we are experiencing today is a sign that we are moving towards the end time and that peace is the most desired and coveted commodity both in individual as well as in family life, in the church and society, particularly in our beloved region.” He further said, “often our use of language is not understandable to our people and in our context... we pray but it is not often generated in reality... we preach but it is not often practiced with commitment...” He called on the gathering to ‘commit to be true’ so that our words, action and conscious participation in building peace in the region and beyond will

certainly bring glory and honour to our God. Principla of ETC, Rev. Dr. Akheto Sema, Principal told the first batch of the students that “the course should not be a matter of luxury but specialize in Peace Studies because they have a commitment to fulfill and that is to participate in building peace for the Glory of God.” In his concluding remark, Dean of ILEMA, Dr. Razou informed the gathering that the course is designed to be a quality professional programme with practical works to equip trainers to deliver a relevant and contextual ministry. The curriculum is indigenous in its content, nature and purpose, he said. He also said that the programme is targeted at church and public leaders who are engaged in ministry or peace concerns and yet unable to come for fulltime studies due to various reasons and yet have a burden to address peace concerns in the region and beyond. This was stated in an official communiqué of the College.

honorary degree on Jamir

DimaPuR, may 1 (mExN): Odisha Governor SC Jamir was conferred an honorary degree (Honoris Causa) by Hanseo University of South Korea on April 24, 2014. The degree was conferred on Jamir for his outstanding contribution to public service and public administration.

Founder President of Hanseo University Ham Kee- Sum, Dean of Academic Affairs Kim Seung Jae and a number of researchers, academicians and other dignitaries were present in the ceremony.

Dr. Achyut Samant, Founder of KISS — a fully residential tribal educational institution providing education from KG to PG level free of cost, had accompanied Dr. Jamir from Odisha.

According to a press note, Hanseo University is located in Seosan —Si of Chungcheongram-do of South Korea and is a reputed University. This institution has, through its volunteers-known as Hanseo

Measles Surveillance workshop launched in Mon

Odisha Governor SC Jamir being conferred honorary degree (Honoris Causa) by Hanseo University of South Korea on April 24, 2014.

Volunteers, helped more than 15,000 tribal students through various academic as well as vocational programmes.

Dr. Jamir, during his tenure as Governor of Maharashtra and at present as Governor of Odisha, has initiated a number of reformative measures to stream-

line University education in particular and higher education in general in his capacity both as Governor and Chancellor of Universities. Dr. Jamir has been in public life for more than five decades, holding different positions, being a Union Minister and Chief Minister of Nagaland a number of times.

OCSUK supports ANCSU on marking system issue Tora irrigation dam in Kohima inaugurated compared to other university it has less

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Kohima, may 1 (mExN): In the light of All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU) raising the issue in marking system of Nagaland University, the Oriental College students extend its support to this issue.

“The students deserve what they worked for in examination and therefore the weightage of their mark sheet should also carry the same,” said Oriental College Students’ Union Kohima general secretary Leketoulie Liezietsu, adding that as

gravity with top scorer still not compatible to compete with other university with extensive syllabus and scoring a struggle.

“The authority need to reform the marking system to do justice on student (answer script/evaluation,” he said.

The Union stated that it will fully cooperate with the ANCSU team in bringing a difference for the benefit of all college students in Nagaland.

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The Hollotoli School proudly congratulates Miss Anisha Paul, a student of Class 6, daughter of Mr Paritush Paul & Mithu Paul for having achieved the highest recognition in the National Asset Test, 2013-2014. We hope this is only the beginning and many more such awards follow you.

moN, may 1 (DiPR): Measles Surveillance workshop was launched on April 29 at the chapel hall, District Hospital, Mon. State level WHO representatives Dr. Sheila Longkumer conducted the workshop in collaboration with Dist IDSP and UIP units. The agendas discussed were:- Objective of the workshop by Dr Supongmenla Walling DPO(RCH&UIP), Measles epidemiology by Dr Temsuyanger DPO (NVBDCP &DSU), Measles control-India, Nagaland, Mon by Dr Sheila LKR (State Surveillance Medical Officer), Measles case management by Dr Temsuyanger and Report on measles by Dr Supongmela Walling. Medical Officers, Nurses, BPMs attended the workshop.

Phek DPDB meeting pre-poned PhEK, may 1 (DiPR): The Deputy Commissioner & Vice Chairman DPDB, Phek C.M. Tsanglao, IAS has informed to all the members of Phek District Planning and Development Board that the meeting for the month of May 2014 is being pre-poned to May 7 whereas the time and venue will remain the same as usual. Therefore, all the concerned members are requested to take note of the changes and attend the said meeting.

Deputy Commissioner Kohima W. Honje Konyak along with the administration and Agriculture Department Officials at the inauguration of the Tora irrigation Dam at Tora under the National Food Security Mission 2013-2014 on April 30. (Photo by Loreni Tsanglao)

Ko h i m a , m ay 1 (mExN): Kohima DC & Chairman DLFSMEC, Kohima W. Honje Konyak, inaugurated an irrigation dam at Tora constructed under NFSM, Department of Agriculture.

Speaking on the occasion, the DC ask the VDB and village leaders under Kohima district to judiciously used funds under MGNREGA, VDB, NRLM, GIA etc, citing that lots of funds are made available for uplifting rural livelihood through these programme and must be rightly invested with community participation. He pointed out the achieve-

ments of the agriculture department through community participation in developing such low cost and need based infrastructure that will go a long way in supporting the irrigation needs of vast paddy field in its command area, which is the lifeline of one third of the farming population in Tora area consisting of Kezo Basa, Kezo Bawe, Sakhabama and Kezo town.

He appreciated the works of Officers and staffs of DAO Kohima and also Calling on the slogan “ Back to the field” he ask all concerned to put their whole hearted efforts in their farming activities which is the

backbone of human sustenance and also upgrade and maintained whatever infrastructure the department has developed. DC also launched two vernacular booklets about SRI and NFSM written in Tenyidie.

Earlier Nosezole, DAO & PD ATMA Kohima, chaired the programme; Kekhriletuo Yhome APPO, DAO Kohima, gave a brief report about the project.

Helie Riiprio Joint Director & NFSM Scheme i/c also apprised farmers about NFSM while Soleho Sr. Pastor KBC invoke God’s blessing and Chairman KVC pronounced the vote of thanks.

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Research scholars informed Kohima, may 1 (mExN): The Research Scholars’ Forum, Nagaland University, Campus Kohima has informed all the research scholars under Kohima Campus Nagaland University that an urgent general meeting need to be held to fill up the vacant posts of executive body as well as to discuss the issues relating to the present scholar’s forum. In this connection, NURSF-K chairman Visiezolie Yashu directed all the part time/full time research scholars to attend the said meeting on May 7 at 11:00 AM in the campus without fail.

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International Labour Day observed

DimaPuR, may 1 (mExN): Believers Church Nagaland observed International Labour Day by conducting programme below Flyover Bridge, Dimapur.

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by Rev.Fr. Xuvishe Swu, scripture reading by Rev.Fr. Pele Marak. Rev.Fr. Kasthang Kath spoke about the need of first aids kid and health care.

The laborers were informed about their rights and how to report on exploitation. He shared the word of God saying individuals on this earth have to play their role and take up profession for survival. He said that it is expected of an individual to be faithful in their service. At the same time, the employers should pay adequate wages for the work. Believers Believers Church Nagaland distributes tracks and first Church Women team disaids to laborers commemorating International Labour tributed 5020 Gospel tracks Day in Dimapur. and first aids to the laborers.

Kohima, may 1 (mExN): The Kohima Press Club in its general body meeting held on April 30 decided to conduct its election on May 10, 2014 (Saturday) at 11:00 am with Okenjeet Sandhan as the election commissioner. The election will be held for the post of the president, vice president, general secretary, joint secretary and treasurer respectively. In this regard, the KPC general body meeting has also decided that only the current KPC ID Card holders will be eligible to contest or vote. Further, observing that some of the KPC members consecutively miss the meetings called

by KPC, the general body meeting has also decided to make it mandatory for all the members to attend the KPC general body meetings and occasions such as KPC Foundation Day and National Press Day and other important events organized by KPC, failing which, review of their memberships will be called.

Kohima, may 1 (mExN): The directorate of social welfare is organizing a programme for review of NGOs receiving grant-in-aid from the department of social welfare on May 8 at Zonal Council Hall, Kohima from 9:30 AM onwards. Minister for social welfare Kiyanilie Peseyie will grace the occasion as the chief guest. Keynoter address will be given by social welfare director Khevito T. Shohe.

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TSU set up admission cell Kohima, may 1 (mExN): The Thang Students Union has set up admission cell in Tuensang, Dimapur and Kohima to assist its members during admission. In this connection, all concerned have been informed to contact the following persons mentioned against respective district. Tuensang: K. Thangsoi9402435746, Dimapur: B. Mao- 9436806650, K. Lusop- 9862593718, Kohima- T. Hempao- 8414043119, M. Lam- 9856468051 and Benglang- 9436801279.

TWA general meeting held Kohima, may 1 (mExN): The emergency general meeting of Tribal Farmers’ Association Peren was held at Jalukie Town Council hall on April 29 last. The house in its meeting after minute discussion adopted a resolution to have a general meeting again on May 6 at Jalukie Town Council Hall at 10:00 AM. All the TFA members have been requested to attend the meeting.

No complaint shall be entertained/ reconsidered after the meeting, a release received here said.

First Bamboo Global Summit 2014 concludes

DimaPuR, may 1 (mExN): The first Bamboo Global Summit 2014 was held at Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on April 21 and 22. This event was held with the objective to provide great platform for bamboo trade and technology where leading growth firms, entrepreneurs, technocrats, and innovators meet the best ideas in the area of bamboo. According to the event website, the objective of the event is to promote the business of bamboo; to provide a commerce and e-commerce platform to support the introduction of all new bamboo products around the world to have access to large markets

such as the USA & Europe.

According to a press note a four-team member team comprising of Dr. Benjongliba Aier, Parliamentary Secretary (Agriculture) & Chairman, NSAMB, Dr. Longriniken, Advisor, Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency, Team Members Lipongshe Sangtam and Imkonglemba attended and participated in the Bamboo Global Summit 2014 at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from April 21 to 24, 2014.

Topics on bamboo in Vietnam, China, Japan, Korea, Australia, Peru, Congo, Indonesia, India were delivered by the bamboo experts. The unique event was the culmination of the efforts to physically unite

bamboo enthusiasts and professionals from all over the world to bring and to promote bamboo productions and trade globally being supported by the World Bamboo, South Asia Bamboo Foundation, INBAR, USAID, PRONAR, GRASSCO and other international bamboo organizations.

An investment meet was also organized as a part of the summit to attract investment in future generation bamboo products, plantations, bio mass and other products. Policy makers, bamboo experts, and officials from the government bodies, UN, EU, Investors, Apex Chamber of Trade & Industry Associations, and Bamboo Industrial Groups

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March 10, 2010 from Char Mile area of Dimapur and their bullet-riddled bodies were found in Assam's Lakhijan area on March 17, said the petition filed by Naobi's brother.

Central Government Standing Counsel (CGSC) Amarjit Naorem, appearing on behalf of the respondents, argued that the maintainability to file the writ should be either at the Kohima bench of the Gauhati high court or the principal seat in Guwahati as the cause of action took place in Nagaland and Assam.

The court on Wednesday fixed the matter for hearing on Monday, he said. He added that the court has so far not issued notice to the respondents.

Senior army officers, including a Major General, came down to Imphal to assist the case on behalf of the respondents, a source said.

A cow tries to drink water from the bed of a dried rivulet at Mayong village about 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of Guwhati, Assam on Wednesday, April 30. Rising temperatures coupled with scanty rainfall is badly affecting farmers in many parts of this north-eastern state. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Mizo govt urged to act against Assam officials aIZaWl, May 1 (PtI): Mizoram's lone Rajya Sabha Member Lalhming Liana today urged the state government to act decisively if Assamgovernment officials entered the state and harass people in the border areas again.

Liana, who visited the border areas yesterday in the wake of the reports that some

Northeast Briefs Sikkim Student Governor calls for projecting Tawang a 'model' place Itanagar, May 1 (PtI): Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Nirbhay Sharma called for projecting Tawang district bordering China as a 'model' place for tourists and pilgrimage at international platform. "The local population has to be energized and encouraged to partake in the development process. The spirit of 'Athiti Deva Bhavo' has to be further strengthened," he said while addressing a meeting in the border district yesterday, according to a Raj Bhawan communique here. On developmental issues, the governor said road connectivity was vital for the district as well as for tourism and hydropower and stressed on effort at all levels in removing impediments such as forest clearance and land acquisitions in the implementation of road projects. Emphasizing on growth of resources especially in health and education sectors, he called for availing assistance from the armed forces.

GNLA militant killed in Meghalaya ShIllong, May 1 (IanS): A Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) commander was killed Thursday when security forces raided a hideout in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district, police said. The militant group's commander was killed in a gun battle in the Daji Badimagre-Boldakgre area in that district that borders Bangladesh, said Abraham T. Sangma, a district police official. "We launched an operation in the area based on a tip-off that some members of the group were taking shelter there," Sangma told IANS. The operation is still continuing in the area which is about 400 km from here. The Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) commandos, backed by CoBRA (Combat Battalion for Resolute Action) personnel, are conducting a combing operation to flush out the militants. One AK rifle along with ammunition and a bag containing camouflage uniform were recovered from the site, the police official said. The GNLA, one of the five Garo tribal rebel groups, is fighting for a separate Garoland to be carved out of Meghalaya.

Orphaned bear cubs returned to wild in Assam park ManaS, May 1 (IanS): Three orphaned bear cubs found in a national park here, were let into the wild Thursday by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). The IFAW-WTI representatives said the orphaned Asian black bear cubs (Ursus thibetanus) were found in December last year in three different villages located on the fringes of Assam's Manas National Park, which is also a Unesco world heritage site. "With their mothers presumably killed, the cubs were captured and handed over to the Forest Department for care and rehabilitation," an official added. The IFAW-WTI has rehabilitated 31 Asian black bear cubs in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. In most cases, the cubs were hand-reared, and following a gradual process involving daily walks into the forest, were released back into the wild. "The three cubs were nearly a year old when admitted to our rehabilitation centre.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER PFUTSERO: NAGALAND NO.JUD-4/SC/2008/181

Dated 13th April 2014

NOTICE

This is to notify that Smti. Bhobitra Subha under Pfutsero Sub-Division District Phek has applied to undersigned for issue of succession certificate for drawal of family SBI A/c No. 11842650608 & 31714105753 & fixed deposit etc pending in the name of Late. Mina Kumari who was expired on 12th Feb 2014. It is hereby notified that any objection representative regarding issue of succession certificate may be presented before the undersigned within 30 (thirty) days of this notice if no representation or objection is received within the stipulated time/ period the succession certificate will be issued to the claimant.

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NOTICE ABSI Kekhrielekuo Noudi of 14th NAP(IR) Bn, Rüzaphema is hereby informed to rejoin duty within 7(seven) days from date of issue of calling notice i.e.28/04/2014 as he is remaining absent from duty w.e.f. 18/3/2014 after availing EOL. Failure to report to Commandant 14th NAP (IR) Bn. Rüzaphema within the stipulated date will entail him further disciplinary action.

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Manipur HC defers hearing on extrajudicial killings IMPhal, May 1 (tnn): The hearing on the petition filed against the extra-judicial killing of three Manipuris allegedly by 3 Corps soldiers in Nagaland has been postponed till Monday by the Manipur high court.

Before entering into the merit of the case, the court had heard arguments of both the parties about the maintainability to file the writ petition in Manipur.

Vice army chief LtGeneral Dalbir Singh Suhag, who is tipped to become the next army chief, is among the key respondents of the case.

Lt-Gen Suhag was commanding the 3 Corps when the three were killed after being apprehended allegedly by personnel of the Corps' intelligence and surveillance unit in March, 2010.

Victims Naobi, RK Ronel and Th Prem, all of Imphal, were abducted on

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gangtoK, May 1 (agEnCIES): A fresh incident has baffled North East students studying outside their home state yet again. This time a victim becomes 19 years old Bikram Mukhiya studying in 2nd year in Acharya Institute of Technology located at Bangalore.

According to the complaint made to the press through release, Bikram (victim) who was going back to room from institute on 28 April ; Monday afternoon was stopped on the way by two persons riding on Motorbike, the alleged miscreants threatened Bikram to hand over whatever he posses. In the incident the miscreants slapped as well as robbed victim’s Rs 4000 and mobile phone, is informed. Ironic didn’t stop there regarding the matter, the Bangalore police too refused to accept complaint mentions complainant to media in release. With No cooperation from police in far away place from home, the Sikkim student has asked for justice.

villagers were intimidated by Assam officials, said that the state government should act rather than indulging in rhetoric to protect the lives and property of the people and the territory of Mizoram.

The Mizo National Front leader alleged that the state Home Minister R Lalzirliana had sent Mizoram Armed Police to-

Manipur to intimidate the Mizos in the neighbouring state while failing to act against the Assam officials.

The Centre, he said, should now acknowledge that there were border disputes between Assam and Mizoram and should make sincere efforts to find amicable solution before violence erupted.

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agartala, May 1 (tnn): Hundreds of Congress workers on Wednesday staged demonstrations in front of all eight district magistrates and 23 sub-divisional magistrates across Tripura, demanding repolling in both the Lok sabha seats and legal action against chief electoral officer (CEO) Ashutosh Jindal.

Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee president D C Hrangkhwal said the party had sent video footage and still photographs of many polling booths of Tripura where CPM cadres, with the support of polling staff, rigged votes.

But the EC is yet to take any step against the accused officials. "We have taken up the matter in Delhi at the political level.

In Assam, polling officials who indulged in rigging in

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only one booth are now in jail and an administrative inquiry has begun," alleged Hrangkhwal.

He added that Congress would continue its agitation to press for repolling in the state. On the other hand, Congress, BJP, Trinamool Congress and Tripura Progressive Gramin Congress (TPGC) have raised objection to the statement of Indian Administrative Service

(IAS) Officers' Association, Tripura Chapter, which sought action against the parties for agitating against the CEO. The Congress president said by supporting the inaction of the CEO over rigging, the IAS Officers' Association supported the crime and also threatened political parties to restrain themselves from staging agitations against the CEO.

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Courses Offered Duration Eligibility M.Div, (Master of Divinity) Regular & Extension 3 Years Secular Graduate/ B.Th with below B Grade 2 Years B.Th with B Grade and above B.Th. (Bachelor of Theology) 4 Years HSLC/Class 10 passed 3 Years Class 12 passed WTC (Workers Training Course) 1 Year Under matric • ADMISSION IS GOING ON FOR AUTUMN SEMESTER 2014 Admission forms are available at the Seminary Office.

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Mokokchung district officers attend workshop on e-Governance Mokokchung, May 1 (MExn): Governments have ascertained the importance of disseminating its services through a more efficient, transparent, reliable, affordable and accessible system. Giving due recognition to this perspective, the two days workshop on e-Governance, which targeted the middle level officers of Mokokchung district, successfully got underway on April 29, informed a press release received here.

The workshop connotes the commencing of the “outreach program” on e-Governance being organized by the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), Kohima under the patronage of the Department of IT and C, Government of Nagaland and the Department of Electronics &IT, Ministry of Communications &IT, Government of India.

The programme, in tune with the flagship e-Governance project of NIELIT Kohima and its Capacity Building Program, is to encompass officers at all levels within the realms of e-Governance and help streamline the underlying reforms not only for

Participants and resource persons during the workshop on e-Governance organized by National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology.

the affluent sections of the society but also for the common man. The current undertaking will span a series of workshops in all 11 districts of the state as an extension of a related sensitization workshop that has already been conducted for the senior level officers in Kohima on February 5, 2014.

During the introductory session on April 29, the District

Deputy Commissioner, Muroho Chotso, pressed upon participating officers to garner the benefits of in-depth information on egovernance. The keynote address and “an overview of expected outcomes” were given by Er. L. Lanuwabang, Director i/c, NIELIT, Kohima and Prof J C Kapur, the main resource person, respectively.

Following the session was Prof JC Kapur, speaking on the

topics “Introduction to e-Governance & National e-Governance Plan”, “e-Governance Project Lifecycle” and “Project References for e-Governance Implementation in India”. Another session on the topic “Case study of successful e-Gov Projects of Government of Nagaland” was presided over by Er. Chura Katiry, the Program Officer of the Dept. of IT & C, Government of Nagaland.

KUK to hold executive Workshop on e-Governance held in Wokha May 1 (DIPR): Wokha Vyasan R, said that e- sor, J.C. Kapur presented power session, seminar Wokha, Two-day workshop on e-Gov- Governance is a facilitating point presentation on, introernance for Middle Level Offi- mechanism to ensure that gov- duction to e-Governance &

kohIMa, May 1 (MExn): The executive session of the Khiamniungan Union Kohima will be held on May 3 at 10:00 AM at Ungma Kidi Hall, Old Ministers’ Hill, Kohima. In this connection, the Union requested all the Office bearers, executives and former leaders to attend the session for upliftment of the union with suggestions if any. Meanwhile, the Union is also organizing seminar on May 5 at the same venue coinciding with Miu Festival of the tribe.

Resource persons P. Tongthan, President, KUK, Er. P. Jakpou, President, Khiamniungan Gazetted Officers Association (KGOA) and Rev. N. Pomo, Pastor, Khiamniungan Baptist Church Kohima will speak on the topic ‘Unity in Diversity’, ‘The Essence of Indigenous Practices and its Importance in Today’s Generation’ and ‘Co-existence of Church and Traditional Culture’ respectively.

The seminar will commence from 10:00 AM. All the senior members, leaders of various organizations, students and members have been requested to attend the seminar. This was stated in a release issued by KUK press and information secretary T. Pujong.

ernment structures are more efficiently done, and to reduce interface between government officials and citizens.

Delivering the keynote address Director i/c, NIELIT Kohima, Er. L.Lanuwabang highlighted the outreach programme and NIELIT specific State oriented programmes.

In the first session, Profes-

cers under Wokha district was held on May 1 at Deputy Commissioner Conference Hall. The workshop was organised by National Institute of Electronic & Information Technology, (NIELIT) Kohima in collaboration with Department of IT & C funded by Department of Electronic & IT Government of India.

Deputy Commissioner,

National e-Governance Plan, in the second session Er.Chura Katiry IT&C presented on ‘Case study of successful e-Governance project of Government of Nagaland’. In the third session Prof. J.C. Kapur dwelled on the topic ‘E-Governance project lifecycle and project reference for e-Governance implementations in India’.

Chakhesang senior citizens to form forum

PfutsERo, May 1 (MExn): Chakhesang Senior Citizen meet was held at CBCC Mission Centre, T. Chikri, Pfutsero on April 30. Altogether seventy two elders representing four areas - Chokri, Phek, Kuzhathede and Seche, attended the meeting.

In the meeting, a press release informed, the elders encouraged and challenged each other to retrospect on their past, the achievements and failures of life both at the personal, social and national level and to look on towards positive contributions that can be given to society and posterity from age-old values they have gained.

The meeting called for developing a spirit of unity and integrity among the different language groups within the Chakhesang community and to stand in solidarity as was practiced in the past.

All the members present agreed to have one senior citizen forum to be named as Chakhesang Elders Union. Anyone from the community who is 70 years and above will be welcomed as eligible for membership, the release added. The next meeting is scheduled to be held at Phek Town wherein the new office bearers will be elected.

Every village and town from Chakhesang community has been requested to send one representative each. The following persons have been entrusted to convene the meeting: Yiekhuse Tureng, Convener; Dr. Ditsolo Kapfo, Secretary; and Kelhizulo Lasuh, Treasurer.

Yiekhuse Tureng chaired the meeting, while Rev. Zupelhi Mero and Rev. Hunietso Chiero said the invocation and benediction respectively.

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How would you term Rio’s shift to the centre?

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would like to propose the question to the citizens of Nagaland as to how they would term the Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio’s Shift of his political Field of Play from the STATE to the NATIONAL. The question is a bit uneasy to most thinking Nagas; some seemed a little uneasy and others hesitant to answer because the question has a load and has also a Rider too.

One veteran old Thinker said: “let me think and phone you a little later’.

And a little later, he phoned me: “He (Rio) has mischievously bamboozled the people”.

The Writer asked: “What do you mean by ‘Bamboo-zzle’?” and he said: “You look up in the Dictionary for the meaning”.

I leafed through the big heavy ‘OXFORD DICTIONARY’ and it said: (cheat, hoax, mystify).

Another said: “I would not call it ‘a cheat or hoax’; I would call it: ‘very undesirable’”.

“Don’t say anything now, you just remain quiet and see what will happen after the Election Result: he may even resign if he does not get a Ministerial birth”, another said: The Writer -without malice to the Person- would say: “Rio has gone to the Centre in search of a Jersey Cow which will give more milk to him than the Desi Cow”.

The time has come to Nagaland for us to talk very frankly, even vulgarly naked Truth sometimes, but with very little malice, so that Nagaland is purged of its Dross out of our inadequacies.

Jersey Island is a 49 square mile Area, much nearer the French Coast in the English Channel, but the Island belongs to the UK. Soon after you land in the Airport; in stead of hearing modern noisy Vehicles and Cars, you become aware the Island is a cacophony of deeply mowing Cows here and there all over the places, one after the other.

Jersey Island is famous for its high milk yielding Jersey Cows and the Municipal jealously guards the Breed of the Cows. Nobody is allowed to keep a Bull Cow without a 300 years history of high milk Yield Record, every Bull must have a Government Registration Number marked on the inside of one of its Ears!

One night, over the Dinner, a Farmer told all about the Animal and said a Cow yielded a record 32. kg of Jersey Milk a day the English are very fond of. Most of the male Cows on birth, are donated to the Jersey Zoo of World Famous Gerald Durrell, born in an Assam Tea Garden and invited a head hunter Naga!

Mr. Rio’s abandoning Shift of the Chief Minister Seat in Nagaland, is said to be a case of personal sacrifice for Nagaland; but the undesirables and the disadvantages far outweigh the advantages to the public: i. it would lessens the special category status of the State of Nagaland.

From 1929 on, the Nagas have been stating a separate category of life from Mainstream life of India. Nagaland got a great measure what it wanted: -a special category

of constitutional provision of Freedom for the Traditional Customary Practices and the Right of the Ownership of the land and its resources for the Nagas of Nagaland from the overriding weight of Indian Parliament.

The kith and kin people of the other Northeast States also now clamor for similar treatment from the Centre. If the Centre accedes; it may start a long domino effect to its burdens. On the other hand, if it would not listen to the voices of the other majority of the States; it would appear the Centre is not playing just.

The Centre is on the horns of dilemma on the Issue and if the Centre observes even a slight change in Nagaland’s tight rope walk, that would compromise the State’s future.

By giving too much company to the common Northeast lot, Nagaland’s special category would be compromised. Nagaland must maintain its own Politics. It would do well for Nagaland to maintain its friendly distance from other Northeast States to preserve the special, peculiar Constitutional provisions it has.

Rio accepting the Convenership of the Federation of lip-service other Regional Parties of the Northeast, in liaison with the national Bharata Janata Party (BJP), is impure Milk. ii. The Shift would disturb one of the most precious modern Government’s democratic Principle of Secularism.

People in the rest of India today see a completely different look and Christian in the Nagas, at Nagaland and the Northeast: The Ethos of the BJP is Hindu; its hand and its fingers are not graceful to the people of other Religions. The Party intends to make a Bridge head in the Christian Northeast and if Christian Nagaland agrees to be yoked with it; my view it that it would be not good for the Society, if not unchristian.

Most Christian Theologians in Nagaland are well aware of Politics & Religion in the State and most keep themselves away from the Politics part of the combination. That is good but wise worldly silence often brings more harm to a Society than an honest voice against. iii. The sudden Shift would create a political Gulmal in Nagaland.

If Messi and Ronaldo were to suddenly change their playing Field from Spain to England, there will be considerable disturbances in the whole European football Club rankings: Rios sudden change of political playing field from Nagaland to Delhi may unfortunately create a political tsunami in Nagaland. Already the rushing sound of a great Wind is heard; it is not known whether it will bring the Holy Spirit or political uncertainty to the State. If Rio failed to get a BJP Ministerial birth; it will be a loss to Nagaland a little and a great loss to Isac and Muivah!

“You just keep quiet and wait and see”, advised an esteemed colleague.

Thepfulhouvi Solo

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Excise Dept steps up vigil

aos herald in moatsu festival

Dimapur, may 1 (mExN): The Excise Narcotics Enforcement in its effort to check illicit trafficking of Narcotics and other Drugs has stepped up its surveillance duty at all entry and exit routes keeping strict vigil on all suspected vehicles crossing Excise Check Gates and on suspicious movements in the town.

A press release from Pitongse Sangtam, Deputy Commisioner of Excise (NC), Nagaland, informed that the department was successful in seizing the following during the month of April 2014 at various location: 107 bottles of cough syrup from Chumukedima Excise Check Gate on April 4, 150 gms of cocaine on April 11 from a parcel mail from Argentina from Old Daily Market, Dimapur, 70 kgs of ganja on April 24 near T. B. Hospital, Khuzama, 54 bottles of cough syrup from Chumukedima on April 27, and, 50 kgs of ganja from Chumukedima Excise Check Gate on April 28.

Altogether, 6 persons were arrested and booked under relevant section of NDPS Act, 1985, and Drug & Cosmetic Act, 1940.

Street value of seized drugs is estimated to be around Rs. 1.54 crore.

moKoKchuNg, may 1 (Dipr): Moatsu the Premier Festival of the Ao community in Nagaland was celebrated in Mokokchung on May 1. Coinciding with the Moatsu festival, the National Level Folk Dance & Music Festival on “Discover North East” being organized by the North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC) and Mokokchung District Art & Culture Council (MDACC) and Mokokchung District Administration will be held from May 1 to 3, where artistes from different parts of the country will be participating.

Delivering the welcome speech, Deputy Commissioner Mokokchung, Murohu Chotso, thanked the Dancing troupe from outside the State for participating in the celebration of Moatsu festival. Acknowledging the initiatives taken by the NEZCC in organizing the festival, the Deputy Commissioner said that such an event gives an opportunity to share different culture and to promote brotherhood among the community.

President Ao Senden, Dr. Sangyu Yaden, who delivered the Moatsu greetings, maintained that culture is the back

bone of any existing society, saying that it helps to realize and understand what we are, who we are and what we want to be. Sangyu also said that for the Nagas it is the culture that brings people together and gives hope for posterity.

Director, NEZCC, Lipokmar Tsudir in his speech thanked the MDACC and the District Administration for their participation and efforts made in organizing the festival. He also said that ‘for too long we have failed in understanding our rich culture’, and called upon the youth to wake up and realize the op-

portunity ahead of them by upholding the rich culture.

Other highlights of the programme included, cultural items from Longsa Cultural Club and Ao Kaketshir Mungdang (AKM) while cultural dances were presented by United Suyim Club, Ungma, Sumi Settsu, Sangtam Union Mokokchung, Chang Union Mokokchung and Zeliang Folk song from Zeliang Community Mokokchung. The three Day festival included Fusion Concert on May 2 and National Cultural Show on May 3 at Imkongmeren Sports Complex.

OADT NSCN(IM) recovers vehicle Dimapur, may 1 (mExN): The office of the Operation Acceleration Dimapur Town, NSCN/ GPRN, has informed of the recovery of a white Tata Mobile 207 with Registration No. AS 01 AC 9820, bearing Engine No.

253401153846, and Chassis No. 374463ARZ900622.

A press release from Captain Hotoli, Investigation Officer, OADT, informed the rightful owner to claim the vehicle within 15 days from the date of publication by producing valid

its movement in fighting unabated taxation and further resolved to stand firm on the “One Government one tax” based on the October 31, 2013, public rally resolution.

A press release signed

by the President and General Secretary of the union has asked its members not to pay any tax to any group or individual in any form whatsoever until and unless “One Government one tax” is achieved.

the quote, “To oppose corruption is the highest obligation of patriotism.” He cited that in some districts, the contractors are left only with 25% of money after various deductions from various quarters, while asking “how can we expect contractors to give quality works with such little money.” He alleged that politicians, bureaucrats, technocrats and judiciary are all equally corrupted.

Further, Solomon K. Awomi, ACAUT general secretary challenged the students if they were ready to question their parents or relatives when they were found indulging in corrupt activities. ACAUT Public Mobilization Convener Tia Longchar also pointed out that every district pays tax

NHRA condemns Assam Police Dimapur, may 1 (mExN): The Nagaland Hotel & Restaurant Association condemned the Assam Police for the “most brutal act” of “torturing and killing one of its member Hotels’ staffs, Mr. Supongtemjen.”

A press note from NHRA President, Vito Awomi, stated that Supongtemjen was “gallant and committed Security personnel, who was efficiently serving under the prestigious Saramati Hotel for many years.”

NHRA prayed for the departed soul and his family and fervently appealed to the State Governments of both Assam and Nagaland, to give justice and

to one group or the other and it has become like a turf war between different factions for territories/ districts like the old Mafias of the United States. Kevitho Kera, ACAUT Social Media Convener and Media Coconvener also challenged the students, “If Jesus can use the little boy to feed five thousand people; Jesus can still use young people today to touch the lives of not only thousands but lakhs of people. Just bring whatever big or little you have to God and he will use it like he used the little boy’s loaves and fish.”

ACAUT Nagaland is willing to visit more colleges; therefore, principal and administration of interested colleges can contact Tia Longchar at 9863144588.

An Appeal for ‘Prayer day’

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he council of Nagalim Churches would like to extend our warmest greetings to all the Naga Women in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We thank God for His love and bountiful blessings He has bestowed upon us.

It has been revealed that in order to avoid bloodshed in Nagalim, God wants all the Naga Women to pray for peace.

We acknowledge your physical, moral and prayer supports when the nation is at the verge dangers in its struggle for freedom. It is true that the Naga nation stand its ground even today due to your selfless

supports and sacrifices.

Nagalim would have been a long forgotten nation if the Naga women were not on their knees pleading God for the nation. We are sure that our nation will reach the destiny we are striving for We do hope and pray that our heavenly Father will grant you strength and more wisdom to stand firm for the sacred cause of the nation as you deserve.

We would like to request you all to organize a Prayer Day for the nation on May 4, 2014, in your respective Churches. All the Nagas need to stand united at this juncture as we are on the crucial stage. It

is only God whom we the Naga nation can rely upon, without which we shall utterly fall the great fall. We believe your sincere and tearful prayers will never go in vain, but it will bring great blessings and heal our nation from all its dark spots.

"Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susan, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids will fast as you do.

When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish." Esther 4:16.

God bless you all Arshing Sankhil General Secretary Council of Nagalim Churches

MEx FILE KSUD meeting Dimapur, may 1 (mExN): The Konyak Students’ Union Dimapur (KSUD) has convened a meeting on May 3 at the treasurer’s residence, DC Court at 2:00 pm. Therefore, all college representatives and office bearers are requested to attend the meeting without fail.

Queensberry Foundation meeting Dimapur, may 1 (mExN): Queensberry Foundation has informed all member clients under Dimapur district whose maturity period falls on or before June 2014 to attend the consultative meeting to be held at Ana-Ki Conference Hall, Khermahal on May 3 at 11:00am.

Unity College meeting Dimapur, may 1 (mExN): There will be a meeting for passed out students of Unity College, Dimapur on May 3 at 10:00 am at the college campus. Therefore all are requested to come and attend the meeting positively.

A book titled “Alcoholism among married Couples” - authored by S. Ekonthung Ezung was released by MLA, Chairman MARCOFED, Mmhonlumo Kikon, at Witter Theological College, Wokha, during its 67th Graduation Day held recently. The book comprehends the darker side of alcoholism and focuses on the importance of the church’s attitude towards alcoholism especially among married couples.

acknowledged the outgoing officer for extending his valuable service rendered to the Department. Lanuwati Jamir, Assistant Commissioner of Excise (Admn), spoke on behalf of the Excise Field Staffs Association/ Officers. Pitongse, Deputy Commissioner (NC), and others also shared farewell speeches.

Dimapur, may 1 (mExN): A search operation launched by troops of AR in Thahekhu apprehended an individual identified as Aloto Zhimomi (30 Years) and recovered one .22 pistol with magazine. The apprehended person was handed over to the Sub-Urban Police Station, Dimapur, along with the recoveries.

In a separate operation in Chumukedima, AR apprehended one Avise Angami (31 years) with one .22 pistol, 46 rounds of .22 caliber, four cartridges of 12 bore, and a substantial quantity of ganja and illicit liquor. The apprehended person was handed over to the Diphupar Police Station for further investigation along with the recovered items.

One NSCN-K cadre apprehended Dimapur, may 1 (mExN): Assam Rifles apprehended one NSCN (K) cadre from Zakhlom Ward, Mon town, Nagaland on April 28. A press statement from the PRO, IGAR(N) informed that the apprehended, identified as SS CCM (Central Council Member) Ganpong Konyak of Mon district, is a yellow card holder of NSCN (K) who is authorised one weapon to be carried with his bodyguard, but was found to be in possession of .22 pistol with magazine (country made), one .22 pistol (country made) pen shaped, one .32 Revolver (made in England), four .32 live rounds, and incriminating documents.

Capacity building of ATMA functionaries

Chakhesang Baptist Church Council, youth department organized a cooking and hair cutting training for youth (female) at its Mission Centre T. Chikri, Pfutsero from April 23 to 25. 93 youths attended the training. Abeni Hiese and Velele Vadeo were the resource persons and Dr. Vekutulu L. Veyie and Khrotsolo-u Wetsah, lecturers BTC spoke in the evening services.

WSSU supports NSSATA

also compensations to the bereaved any rhyme and reason.” family at the earliest.

Urging the State Government to “provide proper security to the people living along the said Border area who are being frequently harassed The office of the United Naga by the armed Assam police before Tribes Association, Dimapur, has any further situation goes out of provehemently condemned the brutal portion,” UNTA appealed to the govmurder of Lt. Supongmeren Long- ernments of Assam and Nagaland kumer of Chuchuyimlang village to investigate the killing. UNTA also

by Assam Police on April 30 at the called for investigations at the ranAssam-Nagaland border, adjacent dom firing upon Nagas in the interto Aoyimkhum Village in Nagaland. state border areas by the armed AsA press release from the Informa- sam Personnel.

Meanwhile, UNTA extended contion Secretary, Thongo Konyak, and the General Secretary, Hukavi Yep- dolences and solace to the bereaved thomi, stated “UNTA is anguished by family for the unfortunate and unthe barbaric act of the armed Assam timely demise of Lt. Supongmeren Police for taking laws in their hand Longkumer and prayed for his soul to kill innocent Naga people without to rest in peace.

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AR apprehends miscreants

Dimapur, may 1 (mExN): The Excise Department accorded a warm farewell to T. Supongtemjen Ao, Assistant Commissioner, on April 30 at the Directorate Conference Hall, Dimapur. A press release from Alem Ao, Deputy Commisioner of Excise, Nagaland, informed that Bendangtoshi Ao, Additional Commissioner,

condemnation UNTA condemns

Dimapur

Dimapur, may 1 (mExN): On expiry of the tenure of LOU, DHEP office bearers with effect from 21-11-2013 the majority affected landowners have convened general meeting on May 6 at 10:00 am at Doyang Project site. All the affected bonafide landowners of 17 villages of Lotha and Sema are informed to attend the meeting without fail to elect a new team of office bearers. This was informed in a press release issued by R Yanthan, convenor, on behalf of the 17 affected landowners, Wokha and Kakuto Asumi, head GB New Litami Co-convenor.

ACAUT Nagaland visits Immanuel College Excise Dept bids farewell to retiring officer Dimapur, may 1 (mExN): ACAUT Nagaland visited Immanuel College in Dimapur on April 23 in continuance of its awareness drive in various colleges. A press release informed that Simon Kelio, ACAUT Nagaland Liaison convener in his speech stated that students are the powerhouse to disseminate information.

Meanwhile, Joel Nillo Kath, ACAUT Vice-Chairman, said, “when we buy pork, we have already paid taxes to different factions…

Money taken away from us have been used to buy mansions and expensive cars; no transparency and no accountability can be seen.”

Dr. Kekhugha Muru, ACAUT Convener, RTI Cell began speaking with

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and original documents.

Claims for the vehicle after the expiry of the stipulated date will not be entertained, the Investigation Officer stated. For further information, contact the Investigation Officer at 9402988715 or Adjudant at 9436614480.

DDGWTU endorses to support ACAUT Dimapur, may 1 (mExN): Dimapur District Garage Welfare Trade Union in its general meeting held on April 30 has resolved to endorse its support and cooperation to ACAUT and

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Dimapur, may 1 (mExN): The Western Sumi Students’ Union has express solidarity with the Nagaland SSA Teachers’ Association over their demand for the release of the pending salary.

A press release from MSSU President Atokiho Sumi stated “Education is the cornerstone for progress of the society and it has been rightly accorded a fundamental right in the constitution of India, hence, the Government of Nagaland should confer top priority to the educational sector. On the contrary, it is lamentable to witness callous attitude of the government towards the plight of the teachers which is directly jeopardizing the career and welfare of students as well.”

WSSU, “in the interest of justice,” urged upon the Government to “exhibit wisdom and release the payment of pending salary at the earliest before the case snowballs into unwanted consequence.”

NSCF extends support to NSSATA Kohima, may 1 (mExN): The Nagaland Senior Citizens Forum (NSCF) has called the SSA teachers demands as “absolutely genuine” and deserving “swift action” and in this regard, appealed to the concerned authorities to explore every possible means to redress the burning issue before it goes out of proportion in the interest of all.

A press release from the forum’s President Dr. S. I. Toshi, and Secretary S. Ghunakha Swu, informed that NSCF had in an emergency meeting on April 30 among other things discussed the ongoing embroilment between NSSATA and School Education Department about the reported nonpayment of salaries w.e.f. December 2013 till date.

“On close examination, it has been observed that apart from several appeals and memorandum their genuine demands were not given cognition,” NSCF stated.

“Having failed their polite approach, NSSATA had boycotted classes since March 10 demanding immediate release of their pending salaries from November 2013 to date,” NSCF informed and added that this was followed by a sit-in-dharna outside the gate of Nagaland Legislative Assembly on March 20 during the fourth session of the 12th Assembly.

NSCF further informed that another silent sit-in-demonstration outside the Raj Bhavan, Kohima, took place on April 16 culminating in a 15 days ultimatum for release of the pending pays of 2730 SSA teachers. The ultimatum ended April 30.

NSCF expressed regret that the School Education Department authorities had not bothered to take steps to ensure that the pending salaries are disbursed, and stated that the department authorities seem to be in “a deep slumber.”

Dimapur, may 1 (mExN): In order to capacitate and refine the training skills of the ATMA functionaries, SAMETI conducted a two days training on ‘Training Method’ at SAMETI, Medziphema from April 29 - 30. A press release informed that the training was imparted on important topics such as concept of training, training needs assessment, training objectives formulation, field trip, participatory lecture, demonstration and group discussion.

Assistant Technology Managers and Block Technology Managers from different districts of Nagaland participated in the training.

The pre and post evaluation of the trainees indicated remarkable increase in the knowledge level of the trainees on the training imparted, stated the note. The training was imparted by Akumienla, Wondangbeni Kikon and Dr. Ithika Swu, Deputy Project Directors of SAMETI, Medziphema.

CRPO extends support for cause of education Dimapur, may 1 (mExN): The Chukitong Range Public Organisation (CRPO) during its joint meeting held on April 28 at Chukitong resolved to extend its fullest cooperation and support towards the school education authority for activating the upgraded Government Hr. Secondary School, Chukitong. CRPO Chairman, Zubemo Kikon informed in a press release that the meeting was held with all the six village council chairmen, GBs, church leaders and youth leaders under Chukitong Range including the Head Master Incharge, Government High School Chukitong. The School authority and CRPO appealed to the authorities to deploy competent and sincere teaching faculties to GHSS Chukitong and further invited interested students of class-XI from far and near to apply for admission for the current academic session.

KVK Tesophenyu organizes progamme for farmers Kohima, may 1 (mExN): A one-day capacity building programme for progressive farmers was organized by Krishi Vigyan Kendra Tesophenyu Kohima district for practicing farmers at Kstation under Tseminyu Sub-division on April 30. Altogether 34 trainees attended the training programme. The programme began with an invocation by Khushali Kath. In the technical session, Zhiete, SMS (Soil Conservation), spoke on the topic “Reclamation of acidic soil”. While K. Michael Pienyu, SMS (Plant Protection), and Dr. Temjennungsang, SMS (Vety &AH), highlighted on the topic’s “Disease and pest management in banana orchard and dual purpose poultry farming”, respectively. Sesenlo Kath, Farm Manager, chaired the programme and Shilo Wanth pronounced vote of thanks. The training programme culminated with distribution of Lime to the participants. This was stated in a press release issued by Dr. Akashe Zhimomi, KVK, Tesophenyu Programme Co-ordinator.

WASU felicitation cum career guidance on May 10 Kohima, may 1 (mExN): The Western Angami Students’ Union (WASU) is organizing felicitation cum career guidance on May 10 at APO Hall Kohima under the theme “Edge on.” Er. Kevisekho Kruse, chief engineer PHED will be the chief guest while Kesonyü Yhome, IAS, principal director, school education will be the resource person. Savilie Krunilie, president, WAPO and Zakie Khate, president, Angami Students’ Union and Khrielie Peseyie, president, Western Angami Gazetted Officers’ Krotho will also deliver short speeches.

WASU advisor Rokophrezo Rocus Rino and WASU deputy speaker Keneiviü Sechü will chaired the first and second session respectively. Welcome address will be delivered by WASU president Kedoroko Casavi. All the successful candidates of Class 10 and 12 have been requested to attend the programme positively. Universities students, senior leaders, elders and well wishers have also been requested to attend the programme.

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

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A striking pose People As Watchdogs FrIDAy 2 MAy 2014 voluME IX IssuE 118

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ore than five years have elapsed since the Right to Information Act (RTI) came into force across India including in Nagaland. But the impact of RTI on the people is yet to be felt simply for the reason that except for a very few cases, the Act itself has yet to be fully realized as a tool for empowerment. While the State Information Commission has done its part by traveling across the State to help spread the basic tenets of the RTI movement, yet for ensuring good governance, transparency and accountability at all levels of government functioning, there is still much that needs to be done to create awareness on this very important piece of legislation and educate the public about the different facets involved so that the Act would prove beneficial for the citizens. While most of the government workshops in partnership with the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative has been done mainly to prepare the administrative heads, heads of departments and other public authorities to enable them to meet their obligations under the newly enacted Act, similar workshop should also be conducted for the public. The concerned NGOs, academic forums or even the civil society groups should take the lead in this regard. When citizens are properly enlightened about the legislation only then will they realize the immense utility envisaged in the Act. Some of the success stories in States where there has been effective utilization of the Act are indeed heartening. It is no secret that it is rarely possible to get any work done in any government office without paying bribes or being made to run around. But now, one would have an option without the need of paying or doing a favor to somebody to get your legitimate work done in any government department. The simple act of demanding to know the status of your grievance petition, and the names of the officials who have been sitting on your file, does wonders. There have been stories about people getting new electricity connections, faulty meters replaced, wrong bills rectified. The Act has done wonders in other States. Right to Information is also redefining the relationships between the people and the governments. Till now, the people had to run around the government officials to get any work sanctioned or to get any work done in their area. Not anymore. Right to Information provides such critical information and evidence in the hands of the common man that equipped with this evidence, a person is able to take on the most entrenched vested interests.

Information is indispensable for the functioning of a true democracy. Open Government is the new democratic culture of an open society towards which other States are moving and Nagaland should be no exception. But for all of this to happen, requires a vigilant public ready to actively participate in the democratic process. The RTI Act is a lever to help in this democratic participation and the immense potential available through the provision of the RTI can be harnessed for public welfare. More importantly, since the chief objective of the Act is to bring about transparency and accountability in the administration by transforming the people themselves as watchdogs of the administration, the Act if properly utilized by the common man, will make our administration more effective and at the same time responsive.

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Rebecca Willis Source: The Intilligent Life

The Tyranny of the Mirror

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t is very difficult to see your own reflection in a puddle. I tried it in the park the other day: what you get is a silhouette of yourself against the sky. Even if there was enough light falling on your face to fill in the details, you’d still get the view from underneath, looking up the nostrils; not a good angle, especially as the years march on. To see yourself full-face, albeit with the equally unflattering tug of gravity, you’d have to lean quite far over the puddle and tilt your head forward, at which point you run the risk of overbalancing. Perhaps Narcissus couldn’t swim, and that is how he met his end? For millennia, such an imperfect, low-angle, highrisk glimpse was all that was available to Homo sapiens. Can you imagine not knowing what you look like? Today we are not only surrounded by mirrors, everywhere from the bathroom to the gym to the lift, but also by incidentally reflective surfaces. Car windows, computer screens, the oven door, vast cityscapes of plate-glass. It’s hard to avoid your own reflection, even if you want to.

That we have been looking at ourselves for some time is, er, reflected in our language. To say that someone is self-regarding is not a compliment. If you are asked how you see yourself, you don’t reply “I look in a mirror,” because you know it is an abstract question.

That’s how fused the literal and metaphorical aspects of seeing have become. But it is worth detaching them a bit if we want to remain sane in a culture that exhorts us to change what we see in the mirror—by buying this object, or having that procedure—in order to feel better. Consumer culture is based on the sophistry that looks and feelings are congruent, but despite the linguistic blurring, what we see and what we feel are discrete. I can’t prove it, but I have a hunch that eating disorders were not such a problem before mirrors came along. And I doubt that the Fast Diet was big news, either.

The earliest mirrors, found in Anatolia, date from 6,000BC and were made of polished stone. From about 2,000BC there were mirrors of polished copper in ancient Egypt and of bronze in China. All these surfaces would have shown a much dimmer reflection than we are used to today: although the Romans knew how to coat blown glass with molten lead, for centuries the privileged few who owned mirrors only saw themselves through a glass darkly. It was not until the early Renaissance that mirrors made with a tin-mercury amalgam became more common in Europe—and thank goodness, because without them we wouldn’t have Dürer’s self-portraits.

Even then, they remained one of the most expensive things a person could own, and the church disapproved because they led to the dangerous path of self-worship. It had a point.

In 1835, a German chemist invented the silvered-glass mirror that ushered in the world as we know it, with mirrors, mirrors everywhere. They have great benefits—solar power, precision telescopes, spinach-free teeth—but what is it doing to us, meeting our own reflection at every turn? I can’t help feeling that humans weren’t designed to know what we look like, and that we haven’t adjusted very well to doing so. Before the looking glass, we could only see part of our bodies and nothing of our faces, and we looked out at the world from within them: it was an inside-out process.

Now it is partly reversed: our interior selves are bombarded with information about our exteriors—along with suggested improvements. The self-consciousness that was the curse of Adam and Eve was surely only heightened by the arrival of the mirror, which has made us subject and object at the same time. A few months ago, I saw this advice from the fashion designer Erdem in a newspaper: always look in a full-length mirror before you leave the house. Soon afterwards I was chatting to Anna, the owner of a fashion boutique I know, and she said the opposite: “Once you’ve got dressed, don’t look in the mirror again. That last glance can be fatal.”

I’m with Anna: it allows the sliver of self-doubt to slip in.

Now that even our phones can show us ourselves, and the word “selfie” has entered the dictionary, the time is ripe for a backlash against the tyranny of the mirror. I’m going to start by not looking in one before leaving the house, by not preparing, J. Alfred Prufrock style, “a face to meet the faces that you meet”. Let’s all step into the street unseen by ourselves. If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, surely life will be easier when the beholder is not you?

Labor resistance explodes in China

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s if in anticipation of May Day, one of the largest episodes of labor resistance in decades unfurled in Southern China like a great red carpet of contention throughout the month of April. Beginning on April 5 and seething intermittently for several weeks, tens of thousands of workers demonstrated at the Yue Yuen factory in Dongguan. The Yue Yuen incident should be seen from the perspective of China’s nascent labor movement, as an episode in a steady trajectory of resistance.

Yue Yuen is the largest sports shoe manufacturer in the world, supplying Adidas, Nike, Puma, Crocs, Timberland, and many other brands. The demonstration against the factory came to its first crescendo on April 14 as hundreds of police attacked the workers. The strikers were undaunted and by the following week the number of workers on strike had risen to around 40,000. Students in nearby Guangzhou glued posters outside of Nike stores in solidarity with the striking workers. Meanwhile, according to China Digital Times, government censors issued directives that domestic media delete all content related to the incident.

The workers had taken to the streets in protest of the company’s ongoing failure to pay its 70,000 employees their full social security and housing allowance. Worker grievances also included the thousands of fraudulent contracts they had been forced to sign, which prevented their children from enrolling in free local education, forcing them to pay for specialty migrant worker children schools. These are common grievances among China’s some 250 million migrant workers, who are building lives in the cities rather than returning to the countryside with their wages.

A 2010 survey conducted by China’s National Bureau of Statistics noted 61.6 percent of all migrant workers were born after 1980. This new generation of migrant workers differ from their parents in fundamental ways.

A theme explored in Lixin Fan’s 2009 documentary “Last Train Home,” is the shifting of identity away from the village to the city. Many new generation migrant workers grew up in or were born in cities.

This urban identity is associated with more education and skills than their parents, a more independent attitude, and a greater fluency in the Internet and social media. Such differences have arguably influenced the evolution of labor resistance.

Yue Yuen workers were supported by independent labor rights organizations, such as Shenzhen Chunfeng Labor Dispute Service Center. Labor activists from this organization, Zhang Zhiru and Lin Dong, helped coordinate the action through various social media platforms, and urged the workers to remain nonviolent. In response, the police detained Zhang and Lin on 22 April 22. At the time of writing, Lin Dong was still being held in criminal detention.

Union representatives, on the other hand, were conspicuously absent during the strike.

“I personally have not seen any union staff, although I heard that they have issued a comment, which no one gives a damn about,” a striking worker told China Labour Bulletin, a Hong Kong rights organization.

“They are now giving us instructions, but where the hell were they when the company violated our rights?! I have worked at Yue Yuen for almost two decades, and I don’t even know who our union president is.”

Where is the union?

The largest trade union in the world, the All China Federation of Trade Unions has 239 million members according to 2010 figures. However, the reputation of the ACFTU as the protector of workers’ rights in China has long been suspect due to subordination to elite interests within the ruling Communist Party of China.

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ikolai stood near the local council building in Konstantinovka, leaning on his walking stick and shaking his head at the scene in front of him. Masked gunmen in camouflage had seized the building and were guarding the entrance. Meanwhile, Pro-Russia activists were building barricades with concrete blocks and sandbags and singing along to pop song about the Soviet Union. Back in the USSR, Nikolai had worked for Soviet military intelligence. He's convinced that the men with guns here are from Russia.

"I went up to them," Nikolai told me. "They had modern Russian automatic rifles. I told them: I don't believe you are Ukrainians. You're from Russia. From GRU Military Intelligence.

You can't cheat me. I'm from the same system." "One of them replied: 'Ah, there's no tricking an old wolf, is there?'

I'm sure they've been sent here and paid to make revolts and calamities." I asked one of the armed "men in green" where he came from. "Ukraine," he replied curtly. Then he smiled: "Actually, there's no such nationality as Ukrainian. That's an Austria-Hungarian deception. We're Russian. We're all Russian. And this land isn't Ukraine: it's Novorossiya - and we will defend it."

Thirty kilometres (19 miles) away in Kramatorsk, pro-Russia militants have occupied the administration building there, too. Inside I met Vadim Ilovaisky. He introduced himself as the

When it ratified the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on March 27, 2001, China made a reservation to Article 8.1(a), which guarantees the right to form and freely join trade unions, stating that its application must be consistent with relevant domestic laws, the typical rhetoric of exemption. Although the Chinese Labor Law encourages collective bargaining on paper it is clear from precedent that the collective bargaining process has most often been shallow and disproportionately favors enterprise, while the freedom of association that is purportedly guaranteed in the Chinese Constitution is often infringed.

China has, furthermore, continually failed to ratify fundamental International Labor Organization conventions, including CO87, the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize, and CO98, the Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining.

With a regulation stating that union chairs must be approved by Communist Party officials, it is not uncommon that union representatives are appointed from among factory management or that union officials beat workers back from strikes with truncheons. It is little wonder that the rise in labor resistance is more attributed to horizontal organization within and between factories and supported by independent labor rights organizations rather than through union coordination.

Two episodes that are often accepted as benchmarks in labor resistance, due to the nature of their grievances, sophistication of organization, and relative successes are the 2002 demonstrations by unremunerated workers against the Ferro-Alloy factory bankruptcy and the 2010 strikes at a series of Honda factories over unlivable wages and worker representation.

Resistance at Honda For weeks in May and June of 2010 workers from several Honda auto parts factories in southern China orchestrated a series of nonviolent demonstrations beginning in Foshan. Most labor disputes in China arise over unpaid or underpaid wages, but the Honda demonstrators demanded large wage increases and a graduated wage scale. According to interviews at the time, as the strike continued, workers “developed higher consciousness of the importance of setting up a democratic union organization in their factory” and included in their demands the right to freely elect representatives.

On the afternoon of May 31, rather than responding to these demands, the local trade union dispatched around 200 officials. Identifiable by matching yellow hats, they attacked a small crowd of gathered workers. Many were beaten. The confrontations escalated but the demonstrators remained firm. They demanded a response from the union and the company and eventually succeeded in gaining limited rights in electing their own representatives and earned a 35 percent wage increase; student interns received an even higher percent wage increase.

The successes of the first strike spread to several other Honda factories in June.

Two of the early organizers in the Foshan demonstrations, in their early 20s, had already quit but decided to organize for the benefit of their fellow employees while they waited to be transferred. In Foshan, several workers wrote updates on personal blogs and many of the demonstrators and supporters were active on QQ, a popular Chinese social media platform. At follow up actions, Honda workers uploaded cell phone videos online.

The success of Honda workers has been hailed by labor rights organizations as something of a turning point. Their demands demonstrated increasing awareness of the need for worker representation and that migrant workers are increasingly eager to negotiate their own

terms and build sustainable lives in cities.

Ferro Alloy In early March 2002, after three years of simmering tensions, thousands of employees of the Liaoyang Ferro-Alloy factory in the northeastern province of Liaoning marched on the city government building. They were joined en route by thousands of workers from other factories. Later, the arrest of several Ferro-Alloy worker representatives sparked greater coordination and swelled the numbers to more than 30,000 demonstrators by March 18. Among their main grievances were unpaid housing allotments, pension contributions, social security payments and owed wages. Workers demanded investigation into the misappropriation of funds that they claimed had lead to the company’s bankruptcy and refusal to pay workers.

While also creating petitions and making legal demands, the Ferro-Alloy protests, as noted

by UCLA sociologist Ching Kwan Lee in her 2007 book Labor Protests in China’s Rustbelt and Sunbelt, “involved inter-factory coordination and political demands for the removal of city officials.”

These tactics set it apart from previous labor protests. Like the Yue Yuen strike, ACFTU representatives were conspicuously absent from the demonstrations in Liaoning and later sided with the state’s hardline stance against workers.

By the middle of March, the government — no longer willing to negotiate — launched a series of counter-strikes. At first attempting to subvert the movement from within through agents provocateur and political spin in domestic media. The state eventually responded with mass arrests. While several of the main organizers, such as Yao Fuxin, were arrested, so were those targeted by worker claims. Yao Fuxin was sentenced to seven years for illegal assembly and subversion, while the former director of the Ferro-Alloy factory was sentenced to 13 years on smuggling charges. Other company and party officials were also sentenced. The central government instituted new provisions that made it more difficult for enterprises to declare bankruptcy without guaranteeing provisions for workers, as the Ferro-Alloy factory had attempted.

Labor looking forward While such episodes demonstrate that coordination is possible, it is arguable whether China has a labor movement. The sustainability and national coordination of individual episodes of labor resistance is underdeveloped and the Communist Party works tirelessly to constrain national mobilization.

The bulk of labor resistance is still often spontaneous, but younger workers are injecting innovative ideas with the guidance of increasingly professional labor activists inside China and abroad. The nascent movement has made strides. As collective identity among workers has increased, so has organizing capabilities; with new support, workers are becoming more proactive and successful.

The international community can continue to support labor resistance in China by expressing solidarity for all nonviolent labor resistance and making consumer or political decisions at home.

When the Yue Yuen strike started, Adidas moved a bulk of its orders to other suppliers. In response, solidarity actions were staged at Adidas stores from Hong Kong to Istanbul and New York. Monitoring the situation of labor rights defenders and standing resolute on arbitrary detention, communicating with international organizations and local political representatives have contributed to the international struggle for labor rights and will continue to benefit Chinese workers.

(Michael Caster is a researcher, writer, and human rights advocate with an MA in Conflict Studies and Human Rights.

Source: Waging Nonviolence)

Meeting the little green men steven rosenberg BBC town's new 'Military Commandant'.

He was sitting in army fatigues in the office of the deputy mayor, poring over maps of the region (the deputy mayor, he informed me, was on sick leave).

The Military Commandant pointed out the aquarium in the corner and assured me that he was taking good care of the deputy mayor's fish.

I asked Vadim where he was from.

'I'm a Cossack," he told me, "my grandfather and greatgrandfather were from Stavropol region (in southern Russia)." "In civilian life, I'm a PR consultant. But as a Cossack commander I took part in the Crimea campaign. I'm a citizen of Ukraine." When asked where he lives now, he was evasive: "My home," he replied, "is the building I'm sitting in."

Like the veteran military intelligence officer I met in Konstantinovka, the West, too, is convinced that there is a direct link between Moscow and the pro-Russia militia that has been seizing government buildings and police

stations with impunity across Eastern Ukraine. According to The Daily Beast, in a recent closed door meeting, the US Secretary of State John Kerry revealed that the US had obtained "taped conversations of intelligence operatives (in Ukraine) taking their orders from Moscow". Washington had already accused Russia of continuing "to fund, co-ordinate and fuel a heavily armed separatist movement" in Ukraine.

The Ukrainian government alleges that the commander of pro-Russia militants in eastern Ukraine - Igor Strelkov - is a Russian military officer. Kiev claims that his real name is Igor Girkin and that he is from Moscow. This week he was among the 15 individuals sanctioned by the European Union.

The EU identified him as "staff of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU)". In an interview with the Russian tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda last week-

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end, Commander "Strelkov" claimed that "more than half, or maybe twothirds" of his force were Ukrainians.

"Many of them," he said, "had battle experience, many had fought in the Russian army…"

Russia denies having troops or operatives on the ground in Ukraine.

Moscow maintains that the militias and "self-defence forces" which have sprung up in eastern Ukraine are spontaneous demonstrations of people power sparked by fear of "fascists" in power in Kiev. But if Russia is orchestrating this revolt, what does that tell us about Moscow's influence in eastern Ukraine and the level of control Kiev has? Judging by the ease with which pro-Russia groups have been seizing key buildings, in many cases simply walking in and taking over, the power of central government has been evaporating here.

Even Ukraine's acting President Olexander Turchynov has admitted that in Donetsk and Luhansk regions security personnel "tasked with the protection of citizens" were "helpless." Even worse, "some units," he claimed, "either aid or co-operate with terrorist groups". If President Putin's plan is to weaken, or even split Ukraine, he may not need to send in Russian tanks. Amid the chaos, the violence and the fear in eastern Ukraine, deep divisions have already emerged.

And, for now, Kiev appears incapable of holding the country together.

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Biofertilizers: an organic approach for soil health improvement M

Women entrepreneurship development through integrated farming system: A success story

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iofertilizers are more commonly known as microbial inoculants which are artificially multiplied cultures of certain soil organisms that can improve soil fertility and crop productivity. These are carrier based inoculants containing beneficial, efficient and effective microorganisms which help in enhancing the soil fertility either by fixing atmospheric nitrogen, Sl. No.

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solubilization/mineralization of phosphorus and potassium or decomposing organic wastes or by producing plant growth substances. The microorganisms present in them are helpful in increasing the supply of nutrients, mobilized them and make them easily available to the plants and increase the grain yield. Biofertilizers are gaining momentum recently due to increasing em-

Examples of species

phasis on maintenance of soil health by cutting down the use of chemicals in agriculture. It is also low cost which can even supplement the chemical fertilizers.

Types of Biofertilizers: Biofertilizers can be grouped in different ways based on their nature and function and they are given in the following table.

Crops/Cross inoculation group

Function/amount fixed in kg/ha

N2 fixing Biofertilizers 1.

Free-living

azotobacter, Nostoc

Rice

11–15

2.

Symbiotic

Rhizobium, Frankia, anabaena azollae acetobacter

Pea group, Beans group, Lentil group etc. alnus, Casuarina etc.

Rice Sugarcane, sweet potato and sorghum plants

57-150

3.

associative Symbiotic

azospirillum lipoferum

Cereals, millets and grasses

<10 to 300 48.2 30 58.9

P Solubilizing Biofertilizers 1.

2.

Bacteria

Fungi

Bacillus megaterium var. phosphaticum, Bacillus subtilis Bacillus circulans, Pseudomonas striata

Several soil bacteria and fungi, notably species of Pseudomonas, Bacillus, Penicillium, aspergillus etc. secrete organic acids and lower the pH in their vicinity to bring about dissolution of bound phosphates in soil.

Penicillium sp, aspergillus awamori P Mobilizing Biofertilizers

1.

arbuscular mycorrhiza

Glomus sp.,Gigaspora sp.,acaulospora sp., Scutellospora sp. & Sclerocystis sp.

2.

Ectomycorrhiza

Laccaria sp., Pisolithus sp., Boletus sp., amanita sp.

3.

Ericoid mycorrhizae

Pezizella ericae

4.

Orchid mycorrhiza

Rhizoctonia solani

The transfer of nutrients mainly phosphorus and also zinc and sulphur from the soil to the cells of the root cortex is mediated by intracellular obligate fungal endosymbionts of the genera Glomus, Gigaspora, acaulospora, Clerocysts and Endogone which possess vesicles for storage of nutrients and arbuscles for funneling these nutrients into the root system.

Biofertilizers for Micronutrients 1.

Silicate and Zinc solubilizers

Bacillus sp.

These microorganisms are capable of degrading silicates and aluminum silicates. During the metabolism of microbes several organic acids are produced and these have a dual role in silicate weathering. They supply H+ ions to the medium and promote hydrolysis and the organic acids like citric, oxalic acid and hydroxy carbolic acids which form complexes with cations, promote their removal and retention in the medium in a dissolved state.

Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria

1.

Pseudomonas

Pseudomonas fluorescens

The group of bacteria that colonize roots or rhizosphere soil and beneficial to crops are referred to as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). The PGPR inoculants currently commercialized that seem to promote growth through at least one mechanism; suppression of plant disease (termed Bioprotectants), improved nutrient acquisition (termed Biofertilizers), or phytohormone production (termed Biostimulants).

(2) Good moisture absorption capacity, Different forms of Biofertilizers used 1. Solid Biofertilizers: Some biofertilizers (3) Easy to process and free of lump-formare available in the solid form as the carrier ing materials, material used is solid materials. The shelf lives (4) Easy to sterilize by autoclaving or gamof solid biofertilizers are usually for 6 months. ma-irradiation, (5) Available in adequate amounts and in2.Liquid Biofertilizers: Biofertilizers, such as expensive, Rhizobium, Azospirillum and Phosphobacteria (6) Good adhesion to seeds and good pH provide nitrogen and phosphorous nutrients to crop plants through nitrogen fixation and phos- buffering capacity. phorous solubilization processes. These BioOther essential criteria for carrier selecfertilizers could be effectively utilized for rice, tion relating to survival of the inoculant bacpulses, millets, cotton, sugarcane, vegetable and teria should be considered are: other horticulture crops. These biofertilizers are 1. Survival of the inoculant bacteria on available in liquid form and the shelf live is more seed.

Seeds are not always sown immediately than the solid biofertizers i.e. 1 year. after seed coating with the inoculant bacteria.

3. Mixed biofertilizers: Mixed biofertilizers The bacteria have to survive on seed surface (BIOMIX) containing a consortium of N fixers, against drying condition until placed into soil.

P solubilisers and PGPR found to promote the 2. Survival of the inoculant bacteria during growth of cereals, legumes and oilseeds better the storage period. and save 25% NP fertilizers in crops.

3. Survival of the inoculant bacteria in soil.

Earlier, products of bio-fertilizers were sol- After being introduced into the soil, the inocuid carrier based where lignite normally used lant bacteria have to compete with native soil which is hazardous to the production workers microorganisms for the nutrient and habitplus shelf life is only 6 months and is difficult able niche, and have to survive against grazto transport. But recently the liquid based bio- ing protozoa. Such carrier materials that offer fertilizers (LBF) are gaining momentum due the available nutrient and/or habitable microto their longer shelf live and with no health pore to the inoculant bacteria will be desirable. hazards to production workers. Additionally, In this sense, materials with micro-porous LBF can be used in drip irrigation and as a structure, such as soil aggregate and charcoal, component of organic farming. will be good carrier for soil inoculant.

Few steps in preparation of Biofertilizers Sterilization and processing of carrier maPreparation of Starter Culture: The broth terial: Sterilization of carrier material is esis prepared in flasks and inoculum from moth- sential to keep high number of inoculant er culture is transferred to flasks. The culture is bacteria on carrier for long storage period. grown under shaking conditions at 30±2°C as Gamma-irradiation is the most suitable way submerged culture. The culture is incubated of carrier sterilization, because the steriluntil maximum cell population of 1010 to 1011 ization process makes almost no change in cfu/ml is produced. Under optimum condi- physical and chemical properties of the mations this population level could be attained terial. Another way of carrier sterilization is within 4 to 5 days for Rhizobium; 5 to 7 days autoclaving. Carrier material is packed in for Azospirillum; 2 to 3 days for phosphobac- partially opened, thin-walled polypropylene teria and 6-7 days for Azotobacter. The culture bags and autoclaved for 60 min at 121ºC at 15 obtained in the flask is called starter culture. psi. It should be noted that during autoclavFor large scale production of inoculant, inocu- ing, some materials changes their properties lum from starter culture is transferred to large and produce toxic substance to some bacteflasks/seed tank fermentor and grown until re- rial strains. The bacterial culture drawn from the fermentor is added to the sterilized carrier quired level of cell count is reached. and mixed well by manual or by mechanical Carrier material and its processing: Vari- mixer. The culture suspension is to be added ous types of material are used as carrier for to a level of 40–50% water holding capacity seed, seedling or soil inoculation. For prepa- depending upon the population. The inocuration of seed inoculant, the carrier material is lant packet of 200 g quantities in polythene milled to fine powder with particle size of 10 bags, sealed with electric sealer and allowed -40 μm. Peat is the most frequently used carrier for curing for 2 -3 days at room temperature. material for seed inoculation. Peat-based rhi- The polythene bags used should be of low zobial inoculant is already used in many coun- density grade of thickness of around 50-75 µ. tries. For soil inoculation, carrier material with The packet should be stored in a cool place granular form (0.5 – 1.5 mm) is generally used. away from the heat or direct sunlight. There Granular forms of peat, perlite, charcoal or soil should be more than 109 cells / g of inocuaggregates are suitable for soil inoculation. lant at the time of preparation and 107 cells/ The properties of a good carrier material g on dry weight basis before expiry date. To achieve the tight coating of inoculant on seed for inoculation are: (1) Non-toxic to inoculant bacterial strain surface, use of adhesive, such as gum arabic, methyl-ethyl cellulose, sucrose solutions and as well as non-toxic to plant

vegetable oils, is recommended.

Application and use: Biofertilizer can be applied in different ways:  Seed treatment  Seedling dipping  Soil application Depending on the biofertilizer, and the crop grown, different methods of application are adopted. In general, the performance of biofertilizers is more when used along with organic manures like compost. In rainfed farming, since moisture is limiting, best performance from biofertilizers can be realized when moisture conservation practices are adopted along with application of biofertilizers. The treatment of seeds with the slurry of inoculant is the most effective method of application. For this prepare the slurry of required quantity of inoculant in sufficient water (generally 400-500 ml of water for 200 g inoculant) as given below: • Boil 50 g gur in one litre of water and cool it • Pour this slurry over the heap of seeds to be treated • Mix the seeds thoroughly with hands • Spread the treated seeds over clean floor or on plastic sheet or on gunny bag and dry under shade.

• Sow the treated seeds as early as possible 10 kg of normal size seeds such as moong, urd, arhar, cowpea, lentil and berseem may be treated with 200 g of Rhizobium inoculant by slurry method. Large size seeds such as groundnut, chickpea, soybean and pea, etc., require 400 to 500 g of inoculant for 10 to 12 kg of seeds.

• Root dipping is mainly used for application of Azospirillum/ PSM on paddy transplating/ vegetable crops. The required quantity of Azospirillum/ PSM has to be mixed with 5-10 litres of water at one corner of the field and the roots of seedlings has to be dipped for a minimum of half-an-hour before transplantation.

• For soil application 200ml of PSM per acre is used. Mix PSM with 400 to 600 kgs of cow dung FYM along with ½ bag of rock phosphate if available. The mixture of PSM, cow dung and rock phosphate have to be kept under any tree or under shade for overnight and maintain 50% moisture. Use the mixture as soil application in rows or during leveling of soil.

An alternative strategy to ensure yield and protection of crop is the need of the hour looking into the health and environmental consequences of increasing amounts of fertilizers.

The possible alternative to chemical fertilizers can be use of efficient microbial inoculants for biofertilizer in agriculture which is environmentally safe and sound. This approach can give the sustainable agriculture as it does not deteriorate the soil. Based on living micro-organisms these inputs can make nutrients abundantly available in atmosphere and soil accessible for plant use without the adverse impact that chemical fertilizers have on soil, water and air.

Christy B.K. Sangma (Scientist, Soil Science) and Rajesha G. (Scientist, Plant Pathology) ICAR Nagaland Centre, Jharnapani, Medziphema

rs. Mhowlumi Murry is educated housewife from New Wokha village, Wokha district, Nagaland.

She is being engaged in fisheries (150 x 100 m) and owned potential unutilized farm area of 2.5 ha. KVK Wokha imparted training on integrated farming system and shown different models established in farmers’ field to develop her unutilized land. She developed a livestock cum fish integrated farming system by utilizing existing resources with the intervention and technical guidance from KVK Wokha.

She procured six piglets (4 female and 2 male, Large Black Cross), 200 Vanaraja birds from ICAR Research Complex, Nagaland Centre and 10,000 fish fingerlings from fishery department, Wokha. Pig and poultry sheds were constructed near fish pond with locally available bamboo and C.G.I roofing materials. The average body weight of pig was recorded as 65 to 70 kg at 10 months of age. All four sows conceived within 12 months and produced an average of seven piglets. She sold 24 piglets at Rs. 2500 each after two months and earned Rs. 60,000. The Vanaraja birds were reared up to six months and the overall survivability was 85 per cent. The aver-

age live weight of Vanaraja birds was 3.0 kg at 24th week. She sold a total of 510 kg live weight at Rs. 250 per kg and generated Rs. 1, 27,500. In fish pond, she allowed villagers to catch the fish for two months (July to August) at Rs. 100 per day per person and earned Rs. 30,000.

From her integrated livestock–fish unit, the gross annual income was Rs. 217,500 and the annual expenditure was Rs. 138,000 including cost of chicks, piglets and fish fingerlings, feed, medicines, depreciation cost of sheds etc. Family labour was utilized for daily farm operation. Thereby, she earned a net profit of Rs. 79,500 from her farming system in a year. After gaining experience from her own farm and technical guidance from KVK, she now extended her farm and is maintaining 200 to 400 Vanaraja birds round the year, a pig breeding unit, and two fish ponds. Her success reflects the positive impact of integrated farming system for maximum utilization of the resources to generate sustainable income and employment.

Dr. H. Moaakum KVK Wokha

Techniques for production of quality tomato seeds

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omato is one of the most important vegetable crops supporting the livelihood and improving the economic life of many vegetable growers in the North Eastern Hill Region. Tomatoes are used for soup, salad, pickles, ketchup, puree, sauces, and in many other ways. It is a warm season crop and grows well at 210C to 230C but can be commercially grown at 18 0C to 27 0C. The best soil for tomato is well drained loam to sandy loam and rich in organic matter. Seed are sown in high hills from February to June (spring - summer), while in mid and low hills two crops can be raised, one from February to June and another from September to December.

About 400g to 500g of seed raised at 250 m2 is sufficient for transplanting one hectare.

When seedlings attain 10 to 15 cm height (3-4 weeks old seedlings) are planted at the spacing of 60 x 45 cm for open pollinated varieties/ local cultivars. Besides all cultural practices, the following points are essential to produce good quality tomato seed.

Isolation: Tomato is mainly a self-pollinated crop but a certain percentage of cross-pollination has also been recorded. The percentage of out-crossing may depend on the variety and environment. It is, therefore, safe to keep 50-100 metres of isolation distance between two varieties for production of seed.

Field inspection and roguing: Follow strictly field inspection and roguing for off-types and diseased plants at least three times. The details are as follows. (i). Before flowering: Check for offtype foliage, general plant type including determinate and indeterminate habit, vigour etc. check for diseased plants. (ii). Flowering and immature fruiting stage: Check fruit size, shape and unripe color; check disease plants. (iii). Mature fruit stage: Check fruit size, shape, color and internal features; check disease plants.

Harvesting: Harvest fully ripe tomatoes and sort out all green, rotten, injured and defective fruits.

Extract the seed following any one method given as below as per convenience. (i) Fermentation method: The ripe

fruits are crushed well in non-metallic container by hand or by any mechanical method to make slurry. Fruit juice should not be allowed to drain out. The entire material is kept as such till it ferment. When fermentation is completed it shows profuse froth formation on the upper surface of material and tomato flesh separated from seeds completely. The liquid is decanted off and seeds are washed at least 8-10 times with clean water. Seeds are spread thinly in the sun for drying. (ii) Alkali treatment method: The extracted material with pulp is treated with an alkali mixture (300g of ordinary washing soda is added to 4 litres of boiling water) in equal volume. When the alkali mixture is cooled, allow it all to stand overnight in an earthen pot. Next day all the seeds will settle down at the bottom of the container. The liquid is decanted off. Seeds are washed thoroughly with clean water and allowed to dry in the sun. (iii) Acid treatment method: In the extracted tomato pulp commercial hydrochloric @ 5-6ml per kg pulp is thoroughly mixed and stirred left for about 30 minutes. The pulp is then again stirred and washed thoroughly with clean water, and seeds are allowed to dry in the sun.

Drying and storing: On small scale seed production, the drying of seeds can be done in the sun whereas on large scale it is done in dryer. Drying of seeds upto 10-12% moisture can be easily done in the sun while in the dryer; it may be done upto 7 or 8 % moisture content. Storing of seeds is done with 8-10% moisture in moisture – vapour proof container. Before filing the seeds in to container, they are treated with Captan or Thiram 75 WDP at 2g per kg seed. Such seeds will remain viable upto 70-80% at the end of about 25-30 months of storage.

Yield: For obtaining 1kg of tomato seeds, about 150-220 kg of fruits is required. The seed yield in tomato varies due to the number and quantity of seeds present in fruit (varietal character), planting season, management practices etc.

Jitendra Kumar Patel Research Associate ICAR Nagaland Centre

Weather based integrated advisory for the month of May Crops

Advisories

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Citrus

Before monsoon, clean the basin, apply recommended dosage of fertilizers and manures, use Pseudomonas and Trichoderma formulations to check root rot and paint the trunk up to 2ft height from soil level with Bordeaux paste.

2

Mushroom

Excess moisture in the bed straw leads to weed mushroom (usually ink cap) growth and hampers mycelia run. Maintain hygiene in and around mushroom unit to prevent pest and disease build up.

3

Potato

Proper monitoring should be done on regular basis for late blight in potato.

Cool rainy weather, high relative humidity (near 100%), and heavy dew formation favor infection, disease progress, and spore production. Proper modifications should be done to eliminate standing water.

4

Colocasia

Daily monitor the field against leaf blight which appears as small, water-soaked spots that increase in circumference also spread to healthy plants. Practice crop sanitation and use prophylactic sprays to check the disease spread

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Vegetables Make beds across the slope instead of along the slope to save water and check soil erosion. Use proper cultural practices to promote and maintain healthy plants, which do not get diseases as readily as weak plants.

Livestock  Birds should be provided plenty of water with 1% salt, mineral mixture.

Change in weather could lead to viral diseases. It is thus advice to clean the sanitary condition of poultry. Provide balanced feed, fresh & clean water  Complete the work of digging or re- digging of pond by next one or two weeks before the monsoon arrive.  Piglets are susceptible for swine fever due to change in weather and feed.

Taking advice of Vety practitioner before providing of medicine is compulsory for confirmation and dosages.  Due to heat wave cattle may be under environmental stress followed by dehydration, heat stroke. For animals it is advised to keep them in shade, water-splashing 2 to 3times in a day, if possible animals may allow for wallowing. Cattle may also be provided with succulent product and plenty of water with 1% salt, mineral mixture.

Agro Met Field Unit ICAR, Jharnapani. Medziphema

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Blasts reflect desperation, cowardice: PM

neW Delhi, May 1 (Pti): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday condemned the Chennai blasts, saying such “barbaric acts” highlight the “desperation and cowardice” of those responsible and asserted that no efforts would be spared in bringing the perpetrators to justice.

Offering condolence to the kin of the deceased and sympathy for those injured, he appealed for peace and expressed confidence that the people of the country will stand united against these attempts to disturb peace and harmony.

Dr. Singh said, “Such barbaric acts targeting innocent men, women and children only highlight the desperation and cowardice of those responsible,” according to a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office.

“The Prime Minister has offered his sincere condolences to the family of the deceased and heartfelt sympathies to those injured”, it said. He said, “No efforts should be spared to bring the perpetrators to justice. The Centre, he said, will provide the State government all assistance towards this.

Two minor-intensity

‘Chennai blasts a threat to fair polls’

Policemen stand guard next to a passenger train that was ripped by two blasts at the railway station in Chennai, on Thursday, May 1. Twin blasts ripped through two coaches of the train Thursday morning just minutes after it pulled into Chennai railway station, one of India’s busiest train stations, killing a 22-year-old woman and injuring 14 people, officials said. (AP Photo)

and international airports in the country to step up security at these facilities in the wake of the Chennai blasts. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) headquarters here issued CISF issues alert across all orders asking all Airport Seairports curity Groups (ASGs) at 59 The CISF today issued airports to tighten accessalert across all domestic control, enhance quick rebombs rocked the Guwahati-Bangalore Express at the Chennai Central Railway station early Thursday morning claiming a woman’s life and leaving 13 injured.

action teams and undertake multiple screening of suspect passengers.

“We have alerted all the airport units that we are securing in the country in the wake of the blasts. The orders are clear that the vigil should be maximum without any hassle to genuine passengers,” Chief of

CISF Airport Security O P Singh told PTI. Singh, who is in the rank of Additional Director General, said the anti-sabotage teams deployed at all the large and small airports have been asked to conduct surprise drills in and around the ‘air side’ and ‘terminal side’ of these facilities even as

neW Delhi, May 1 (Pti): In the wake of Chennai blasts, BJP on Thursday said there is threat to leaders as well as to the environment for holding free and fair elections and asked the government not to show any laxity on the security front.

Conveying condolences to the kin of the deceased and sympathies to those injured, the main opposition party said there were enough indications that forces inimical to India and the forces which are trying to create disharmony in the country have remained active through the election process.

“BJP expresses its note of caution at the moment when such a grave attack has happened. The threat

which we spoke about at the beginning of election persists, not just for BJP leadership and BJP rallies, but for the conduct of free and fair polling,” BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters.

“We want harmonious environment in which the elections should be taking place, whereas forces inimical to India are even now attempting to disturb peace with which elections should take place,” she said, adding “I think the Government of India should be cautious and absolutely careful not to relax even for a minute.

The threat continues.”

She said the threat to disturb the environment, wherein free and fair poll should be held, is very

much there and government should not show any laxity on the security front.

Sitharaman said such incidents discourage voters to go to polling booths who go to polling stations with peace on their minds, is being constantly threatened.

“Enough care should be taken to maintain peace and harmony and prevention of such attacks should be in the minds of the government,” she said.

“Not only are we concerned about the safety and security of the BJP rallies, Narendra Modi’s rallies, the threat perception is something which we were worried about and we did highlight it to (Home Minister) Sushikumar Shinde,” she said.

the intelligence wing of the force has been asked to keep a check on suspect passengers and people moving around the area.

The CISF is the mandated security force that secures 59 civil airports in the country. Officials said the vigil has been heightened to thwart any dis-

ruptive activity at these facilities which see lakhs of people travelling everyday to destinations in India and abroad. The security agency has also asked its troops to undertake the ‘secondary point ladder checking’ in case of a suspicious activity or passenger. This frisking is done after a pas-

senger crosses the initial security checking and is just about to board the aircraft. Two minor-intensity bombs rocked the Guwahati-Bangalore Express at the Chennai Central Railway station early this morning claiming a woman’s life and leaving 13 others injured.

US rules out mediation on Kashmir ‘Press freedom in India declines with elections’

Washington, May 1 (Pti): The US has ruled out any mediation on the Kashmir issue as long as India rejects such a proposal and asked Pakistan to avoid employing militancy as an instrument of state policy. “As long as India rejects any actual medication there’s not much we can do in that regard specifically,” Special US Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan James Dobbins told state-run Pakistani Television.

“India has consistently rejected any third party mediation and argued that this is an issue that needs to be negotiated directly and without the participation of any third party.

So they’ve rejected mediation,” said Dobbins.

“I think as long as they reject mediation, there is only a limited amount that the US or any other party can do. We certainly

in our dialogue with Pakistan and India encourage improved relations, encourage improved trade relations, encourage improved dialogue on strategy and military issues, and we certainly encourage dialogue and negotiation on the territorial issues that separate the two countries,” he said.

Echoing India’s concerns over cross-border terrorism, he said India is concerned about cross-border militancy and terrorist attacks that have been conducted in India which they believe had their origin on Pakistani territory. “I think as is the case with Afghanistan, this is something that’s in everybody’s interest. I think all of the states of the region need to avoid employing militancy as an instrument of policy,” he said.

“That this has been a longterm strategy which has cre-

ated a cancer in societies and particularly in Pakistani society which is now threatening of the actual existence of the state and of its democratic institutions,” he said.

“So it’s in the interest not just of Pakistan, but of Pakistan and all of its neighbors to move away from that approach to diplomacy and to geopolitical strategy, and to avoid employing these kinds of instruments and, as I’ve said, move toward the elimination of violent extremism in Pakistan and around Pakistan and all of the neighboring societies,” Dobbins said.

Referring to the on-going Lok Sabha elections, Dobbins said India will have a new government soon. “It will be a new opportunity. Pakistan now has a government that still has a long life in it with a clear political mandate,” he said.

Washington, May 1 (ians): India’s score in press freedom declined by a point, to 39, to reflect increased interference in content by media owners in the run-up to the 2014 elections, according to a Freedom House report released Thursday.

Such interference “led to the dismissal of key editorial staff in several instances”, says the report which rates India “Partly Free” on a scale from 0 (best) to 100 (worst) divided into three subcategories - “Free”, “Partly Free”, or “Not Free”. Global press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in over a decade, says the annual ‘Freedom of the Press 2014: A Global Survey of Media Independence’, the report published by the non-profit organisation since 1980.

The report found that despite positive developments

in a number of countries, the share of the world’s population with media rated “Free” remains at just 14 percent, or only one in seven people. Far larger shares live in “Not Free” (44 percent) or “Partly Free” (42 percent) media environments. “We see declines in media freedom on a global level, driven by governments’ efforts to control the message and punish the messenger,” said Karin Karlekar, project director of the report.

“In every region of the world last year, we found both governments and private actors attacking reporters, blocking their physical access to newsworthy events, censoring content, and ordering politically motivated firings of journalists.” Of the 197 countries and territories assessed during 2013, a total of 63 (32 percent)

Heat wave scorches north India neW Delhi, May 1 (Pti): Intense heat wave conditions swept across northern region as temperature in most areas soared past 40 degree Celsius with mercury in Rajasthan’s Ganganagar city settling at a high of 45.9 degree Celsius. In Delhi, people woke up to another scorching day with the temperature was recorded at 24.2 degree Celsius and the maximum settled at 42.8 degree Celsius higher than yesterday’s 42.1 degree Celsius.

Severe heat wave swept through parts of Haryana and Punjab including Chandigarh with Hisar in Haryana sizzled at 45 degree Celsius. Bhiwani recorded 43.4 deg C, up by three notches than normal, while mercury set-

tled at 43 deg C in Karnal.

Residents of Chandigarh also braved yet another hot day at 41.5 deg C, up four notches. While in Punjab, Patiala sizzled at 42.6 deg C, up five degrees. MeT department has forecast dust storms and thunderstorms with possibility of light rain at isolated places in the two states during the next two days.

In Rajasthan, Ganganagar recorded the maximum temperature of 45.9 degree C and barring Udaipur, maximum temperature in all cities was above 41 degree C, which above three to five degree C more than the average, a met offical said.

Churu recorded a maximum

temperature of 45.7, followed by Bikaner 43.6, Kota 43.5, Barmer 43.2, Ajmer, Pilani, Jaisalmer around 42.5 degree C each. In Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow recorded temperature at 43.3 degree Celsius while Allahabad settled at 45.1 deg C, mercury in Varanasi touched 44.2 degree C. Jaipur administration cuts school hours due to heat Due to the intense heat conditions, Jaipur Collector Krishna Kunal Wednesday asked primary and middle schools to run the institutions only during morning hours for classes one to eight from May 1.

Extreme heat conditions prevailed across Rajasthan with Ganganagar

Chidambaram, Sinha in war of words over economic data

neW Delhi, May 1 (ians): War of words escalated Thursday between Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and former finance minister and BJP leader Yashwant Sinha over economic data. While Sinha accused Chidambaram of spreading lies and fooling the country over fiscal deficit data, the finance minister called him “mischievious” and ignorant.

Addressing a press conference at Congress party national headquarters here, Chidambaram released some data and claimed that economic performance during the Congress party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was far better than the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government, during which Sinha was a finance minister.

“I thought Shri Sinha would be happy to remain a distant memory for the people of India. However, since he seems determined to remain relevant in his party, I am obliged to recall his record during the four years when he was finance minister,” Chidambaram said.

“I may point out that 2000-2001 and 2002-2003 were the worst years since liberalisation in terms of growth and Prime Minister Vajpayee was forced to replace the finance minister,” he added.

In an interview to a newspaper published Thursday, Sinha said Chidambaram is “trying to fool the country by saying the fiscal deficit has come down to 4.6 percent. It is a fraud.”

“He (Chidambaram) savagely cut planned expense, milched the PSUs and postponed the subsidy expenses for the next year. In response to the global crisis, he created a domestic crisis. He only gave Crocin to the ailing economy to bring down the temperature. He didn’t treat the disease. The new government must bring out a white paper on the economy to expose Chidambaram’s lies,” Sinha said.

Reacting sharply to the allegations, Chidambaram said it was either born out of ignorance or is mischievious. Chidambaram pointed out that subsidy bill of each year is paid at the end of every quarter and, therefore, the bill for the fourth quarter is paid in the first quarter of next year, and the same practice was followed in 2013-14 also.

“This has been the practice for many years and nothing unusual has happened in 2013-14,” he said. Chidambaram also blamed Sinha and his party BJP for stalling key reforms, including Goods and Services Tax (GST), Direct Tax Code (DTC) and insurance bill.

recording a maximum of 45.6 degrees Celsius Wednesday.

Churu and Bikaner sizzled at 45.3 and 44.5 degrees Celsius, respectively, while Barmer, Kota, Bikaner and Jaipur recorded maximum of 44.8, 44.6, 44.5 and 43.9 degrees Celsius, respectively, according to the Met department.

For the past three days, the maximum temperature has remained above 40 degrees Celsius in Jaipur. The maximum temperature recorded Wednesday was 43.9 degrees, highest for this summer season so far.

Concerned over the scorching heat, the parents’ welfare society had asked the district administration to change timings.

were rated Free, 68 (35 percent) were rated Partly Free, and 66 (33 percent) were rated Not Free.

This balance marks a shift toward the Not Free category compared with the edition covering 2012, which featured 63 Free, 70 Partly Free, and 64 Not Free countries and territories.

The population figures are significantly affected by two countries -- China, with a Not Free status, and India, with a Partly Free status -- that together account for over a third of the world’s more than seven billion people.

In Asia Pacific, only 5 percent of the region’s population had access to Free media in 2013, the report said. China, rated Not Free, continued to crack down on online speech, particularly on microblogs, and also ramped up pressure on for-

eign journalists. Press freedom deteriorated in Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and several Pacific island states.

Burma and Nepal registered score improvements.

The US remains one of the stronger performers in the index, but it suffered a significant negative shift for 2013, from 18 to 21 points, due to several factors. “The limited willingness of high-level government officials to provide access and information to members of the press, already noted in 2012, remained a concern, and additional methods of restricting the flow of information became apparent during the year,” the report said.

The world’s eight worst-rated countries remain Belarus, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

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Ukraine says that militants won the east KIEV, May 1 (agEncIEs): It is by now a well-established pattern.

Armed, masked men in their 20s to 40s storm a public building of high symbolic value in a city somewhere in eastern Ukraine, evict anyone still there, seize weapons and ammunition, throw up barricades and proclaim themselves the rulers of a “people’s republic.” It is not clear who is in charge or how the militias are organized. Through such tactics, a few thousand pro-Russian militants have seized buildings in about a dozen cities, effectively establishing control over much of an industrial region of about 6.5 million nestled against the Russian border.

Day by day, in the areas surrounding the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk, pro-Russian forces have defied all efforts by the central government to reestablish its authority, and on Wednesday, Ukraine’s acting president conceded what had long been obvious: The government’s police and security officials had lost control. “Inactivity, helplessness and even criminal betrayal” plague the security forces, the acting leader, Oleksandr V. Turchynov, told a meeting

Pro-Russian gunmen in camouflage uniforms guard an entrance of an administration building they seized on Tuesday in Luhansk, one of the largest cities in eastern, Ukraine, on Wednesday, April 30. Pro-Russian gunmen have seized more administrative buildings in eastern Ukraine, further raising tensions in Ukraine’s Russian-leaning regions shaken by separatist unrest. (AP Photo)

of regional governors in Kiev. “It is hard to accept but it’s the truth. The majority of law enforcers in the east are incapable of performing their duties.”

With Turchynov’s acknowledgment that a significant chunk of the country had slipped from the

government’s grasp, the long-simmering conflict in Ukraine seemed to enter a new and more dangerous phase. Whether that amounts to the lasting dismemberment of Ukraine or hands control of the east to Russia and its president, Vladimir V. Putin, were

among the many questions left unanswered after Turchynov delivered his stark assessment.

Whatever the longterm effects, the militants’ seizure of symbolic buildings in cities throughout the country’s southeast is serving what analysts in

Russia and the West say is Mr. Putin’s short-term goal of so disrupting normal life there that the pro-Russian separatists’ plans for a May 11 vote on autonomy from Kiev could trump Ukraine’s plans to hold a presidential election two weeks later.

While Russia denies any

Afghan and foreign forces kill 60 near Pakistan border

Kabul, May 1 (REutERs): Afghan troops backed by Western air power have killed at least 60 militants near the Pakistan border, Afghan security officials said on Wednesday, in one of the single biggest assaults against the Talibanlinked Haqqani network.

U.S. officials say Washington has intensified its drive against the network in an attempt to deal a lasting blow to the militants before foreign combat forces depart at the end of the year. The National Directorate of Security, Afghanistan’s main intelligence agency, said in a statement that about 300 Haqqani insurgents and foreign fighters came under intensive fire on Monday when they tried to storm Afghan bases in Ziruk district of Paktika province. Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said Afghan forces

were already in position after receiving information about imminent attacks by the insurgents.

“Hundreds of insurgents tried to take over the district centre but we were there and hit them with a huge blow,” Sediqqi told Reuters, adding that five Afghan policemen were wounded. “Dead bodies, wounded fighters, their weapons and pick-up trucks were left on the battlefield,” Sediqqi added. The NATO-led international force declined to comment.

The Haqqani network, which professes obedience to Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, is believed to have been involved in some of the most deadly attacks of the Afghan war. The group has been blamed for attacks on hotels popular with foreigners in Kabul, the bombing of the Indian embassy in the capital, a 2011 attack

on the U.S. embassy and several big attempted truck bombings. The United States blacklisted the group as a terrorist organisation in 2012. It also accuses Pakistan’s powerful spy agency of supporting the network and using it as a proxy in Afghanistan to gain leverage against growing influence of its arch-rival India. Pakistan denies that.

Monday’s battle occurred in the southeast province of Paktika which shares a long and porous border with lawless areas in Pakistan where foreign fighters and the Haqqani network are believed to be based. The Obama administration has created a special unit based in Kabul to coordinate efforts against the militant group, officials familiar with the matter have told Reuters. It was set up late last year, as part of a new strategy that involves multiple government agencies.

cow’s aggression. The Poland stop will be added to a previously scheduled trip to Normandy to mark the anniversary of D-Day and to Brussels to meet with other members of the Group of 8, reconstituting it as the Group of 7 now that Russia has been suspended. But none of that is expected to deter the militants. Since April 6, they have been smashing their way into local offices and hastily erecting barricades outside, wearing uniforms without insignias. The latest to fall was Horlivka, where on Wednesday armed men appeared at the City Council building and began checking the documents of anyone entering.

In Donetsk, a tough mining city, the militants say they will conduct a referendum on May 11, and other cities under separatist control are expected to follow suit. Gunmen in Luhansk seized control of that city’s administration on Tuesday and declared their intent to join in. To date, however, there are no voting offices, nor have any ballots been distributed.

They have not even decided what question they want to put before voters.

Nevertheless, the buildings now seized could serve the effort. A sample ballot reported in the Russian news media suggested voterswould be asked whether they support a declaration of independence for the “people’s republic.” There was no mention of joining Russia.

Although Russian is widely spoken in the east, which abuts Russia, credible opinion polls suggest that at most 20 percent of citizens want to join their

giant neighbor, Aivazovska said. For Mr. Putin, the disruption ensures that Ukraine cannot firmly join the West by becoming a member of NATO or the European Union. That would comport with his strategy in Georgia and Moldova, where Russian troops occupy small sections of the country, with Moscow leaving the status of the enclaves up in the air, neither leaving nor claiming them as Russian territory. After five months of violence and revolution, Aivazovska said, nerves are jangled. “You go to bed at night not knowing whether you will wake up in a different country,” she added, echoing almost word for word a leading writer, Oksana Zabuzhko, interviewed two days earlier. In some ways, the situation seems no more certain for Mr. Putin. As leaders in Serbia and Croatia discovered during the Balkan wars in the 1990s, once guns, money and a little importance are doled out to locals charged with unsettling their territory, the militants can slip from their supporters’ grasp.

In Slovyansk, the eastern Ukrainian town where the armed men are most firmly in control, local militia leaders say they now hold about 40 people, including seven Europeans in a German-led military observer mission captured last Friday. They were paraded before cameras Sunday, much as scores of United Nations peacekeepers captured by Bosnian Serbs in 1995 were filmed chained to bridges.

Putin, who values relations with Germany, hinted early Wednesday that the observers could be freed.

CONGRATULATION The All Nagaland Private Schools’ Association (ANPSA) Central Body extend our heartiest congratulation to all the Toppers and all the successful candidates of HSLC and HSSLC 2014 conducted by the NBSE.

Erratic sleep may affect memory later: Study

nEw yoRK, May 1 (Ians): In your 40s and miss on that crucial sleep either because of erratic lifestyle or odd working hours? Get your sleep habits back in shape as extreme changes in sleep duration from middle age to older age may worsen memory function.

In a study on 15,263 women participants, researchers found that women who slept five or fewer hours either in midlife or later life had worse memory than those sleeping seven hours per day. “Women whose sleep duration changed by greater than two hours per day over time had worse memory than women with no change in sleep duration,” said Elizabeth Devore, an instructor in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in the US. Participants were female nurses and were free of stroke and depression at the initial cognitive assessment. “Given the importance of preserving memory into later life, it is critical to identify modifiable factors, such as sleeping habits, that may help achieve this goal,” Devore stated.

Getting an ‘average’ amount of sleep, seven hours per day, may help maintain memory in later life. Greater changes in sleep duration appear to negatively influence memory in older adults, the study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, noted.

The ANPSA would like to specially congratulate the students of our Member Schools who have done exceedingly well.

DISCLAIMER The ANPSA would also like to place on record that functioning of National Open Schools and running of Institution without permission etc. is outside the purview of ANPSA. Any individual or organization wishing to verify the antecedents of any Educational Institution may do so by going to the appropriate authority. In the case of Private Educational Institutions under NBSE, the list of all Permitted and Recognized schools are available on their website www.nbsenagaland.com President ANPSA (Central Body)

“Praise the Lord”

‘Vitamin D deficiency may lead to prostate cancer’

nEw yoRK, May 1 (Ians): Get under the morning sun sooner rather than later as vitamin D deficiency has now been linked to aggressive prostate cancer, an alarming study indicated. “Vitamin D deficiency could be a biomarker of advanced prostate tumour progression in large segments of the general population,” said Adam B. Murphy, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.

More research is needed, but it would be wise for men to be screened for vitamin D deficiency and treated, Murphy added. “This is the first study to look at vitamin D deficiency and biopsy outcomes in men at high risk of prostate cancer,” informed Rick Kittles, an associate professor in the department of medicine at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC).

To reach this conclusion, scientists examined data collected from a diverse group of more than 600 men from the Chicago area who had elevated prostatespecific antigen (PSA) levels or other risk factors for prostate cancer. Each man was screened for vitamin D deficiency before undergoing a prostate biopsy.

The authors were surprised to find that vitamin D deficiency seemed to be a predictor of aggressive forms of prostate cancer diagnosis in African-American and European-American men. “These men, with severe vitamin D deficiency, had greater odds of advanced grade and advanced stage of tumours within or outside the prostate,” Murphy added.

Unless it is severe, vitamin D deficiency is fairly asymptomatic, so more effort needs to be put on screening. It is a good idea to get your levels checked on a yearly basis, said the study published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research.

role in stirring the unrest, Secretary of State John Kerry and others have flatly accused the Kremlin of sending operatives to the region to organize, equip and direct the Ukrainians who make up the pro-Russian militias.

The presence of 40,000 Russian troops just over the border is also contributing to the instability, particularly as Russia has warned repeatedly that it will intervene in Ukraine if the safety of the ethnic Russians there is threatened, a sweeping claim that could justify an incursion at almost any time.

But so far that has not been necessary. Through stealth and misdirection, and in defiance of Western sanctions, Russia has managed to achieve its immediate goal of what Western and Ukrainian officials believe is rendering Ukraine so chaotic that it cannot guarantee order, mend its teetering economy or elect new leaders to replace Turchynov and the acting government installed after the pro-Russian president, Victor F. Yanukovych, fled in February.

“Until May 25,” when the presidential vote is scheduled, “is unfortunately still a lot of time,” said Olga Aivazovska, a cofounder of Opora, an independent election monitoring and polling group.

Whether a vote will take place — and how valid it could be if parts of the east do not take part — “is a big puzzle,” she said.

Days after imposing new sanctions on Russia, President Obama announced that he would travel to Poland in June to reassure Eastern Europeans nervous about Mos-

CONGRATULATIONs

MS.AMASHA DAS Top 1st Position HSSLC-2014 (SCIENCE)

MR.MERENTEMJEN Top 3rd Position HSSLC-2014 (SCIENCE)

MR.IMLISUNEP Top 9th Position HSSLC-2014 (SCIENCE)

MR.NATHANAEL SINGSIT Top 10th Position HSSLC-2014 (SCIENCE)

MS.ALOWIE NYUSOU Top 21st Position HSLC-2014

St.John Hr.Sec.Resi.School family thanks to our Lord Jesus Christ for wonderful results. We the family congratulates MS.AMASHA DAS, MR.MERENTEMJEN, MR.IMLISUNEP & MR.NATHANAEL SINGSIT for securing the top 1st, 3rd, 9th & 10th position and also MR.MERENTEMJEN for securing the state highest marks in Chemistry & Computer Science in HSSLC Exam 2014 in SCIENCE STREAM and MS.ALOWIE NYUSOU for securing the top 21st position in HSLC Exam 2014 under NBSE .The family also congratulates all its successful students.

Results performance of School 2014: HSLC Appeared : 51 Qualified : 49 HSSLC (Science) Appeared : 158 Passed : 156 1st Division =128, 2nd Division=28 HSSLC (Arts) Appeared : 37 Passed : 36 1st Division =14, 2nd Division=22

May our Lord Jesus Christ bless and guide them. AMEN.

Loving St.John Family, Dimapur

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Rockets stay alive, as Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni resigns Spurs and Raptors win

SAN ANTONIO, MAY 1 (AP): Houston avoided elimination from the NBA playoffs and trimmed its series deficit against Portland to 3-2, while San Antonio and Toronto pulled off home-court victories on Wednesday to claim 3-2 leads in their series.

San Antonio led throughout in beating Dallas 109-103, led by Tony Parker who played despite the early-morning birth of his first child; Toronto blew a big lead against Brooklyn before recovering to edge Brooklyn 115-113 and Houston pulled out the win it needed to stay alive, beating Portland 108-98.

Parker scored 23 points while Manu Ginobili had 19 points and Tiago Splitter added 17 points and 12 rebounds for San Antonio, which will host Game 7 if Dallas manages to square it 3-3 at home on Friday.

Tim Duncan added 16 points and 12 rebounds and Kawhi Leonard had 15 points for the Spurs.

Vince Carter scored 28 points on 10-for-16 shooting from the field for Dallas, while Dirk Nowitzki had 26 points to better by 10 his previous average in the series. Carter's 3-pointer with 3 minutes left pulled Dallas within 98-94 but Parker followed a minute later with his only 3-pointer of the game. Toronto appeared to be cruising to victory when it led Brooklyn by 26 points but saw that lead evaporated and needed a 3-pointer from Kyle Lowry to get back ahead and win 115-113.

Lowry scored a career playoff-high 36 points, while DeMar DeRozan had 23 points, Jonas Valanciunas scored 16 and Greivis

Houston Rockets' Jeremy Lin, right, flies under the outstretched arm of Portland Trail Blazers' Thomas Robinson (41) in the second half of Game 5 of an opening-round NBA basketball playoff series Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Houston. The Rockets won 108-98 to send the teams back to Portland for Game 6. (AP Photo)

Vasquez added 15 for the Raptors, who would advance to face Miami in the second round with a victory in Game 6 on Friday in Brooklyn. Joe Johnson scored 30 points and Mirza Teletovic had 17 for the Nets,

who scored 44 points in the fourth quarter but lost their final chance when Andray Blatche fired a pass well over Deron Williams' head into the backcourt for a turnover.

Toronto led 94-72 with 11:23 remaining, but

Brooklyn scored 15 of the next 18 points, including a four-point play by Alan Anderson, to make it 97-87 with 7:15 remaining. Johnson later converted a threepoint play, then made a 3 to tie it 101-101 with 3:16 left.

LOS ANGELES, MAY 1 (AP): Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni resigned Wednesday after less than two seasons on the job. Team spokesman John Black confirmed D'Antoni's resignation, ending the brief tenure of the Lakers' fourth head coach in less than three years.

D'Antoni won 67 of 154 games after taking over the Lakers early in the 2012-13 season, replacing the fired Mike Brown, who lasted just 71 games after replacing 11-time NBA champion coach Phil Jackson in 2011.

The injury-plagued Lakers were 27-55 this season, their worst campaign in more than 50 years and the second-worst winning percentage in club history.

With Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash and Pau Gasol sitting out large chunks of the season while the Lakers lost an NBA-worst 319 man-games to injuries, the 16-time NBA champion franchise missed the playoffs for the first time in nine seasons and only the third time in 38 years.

"Given the circumstances, I don't know that anybody could have done a better job than Mike did the past two seasons," Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said. "On behalf of the Lakers, we thank Mike for the work ethic, professionalism and positive attitude that he brought to the team every day. We wish him the best of luck."

T h e 6 2 - y e a r- o l d D'Antoni had one year left on his contract, but wanted the Lakers to pick up his option year for 2015-16 to have any chance of success.

The Lakers apparently refused, leading to D'Antoni's resignation.

D'Antoni walked away from a $4 million payday for next season, although he may receive a portion of

that money as severance.

A phone message left for D'Antoni wasn't immediately returned.

Despite the Lakers' injuries on a roster consisting mostly of players on oneyear contracts, Los Angeles fans largely directed their anger during a rare down season toward D'Antoni.

Lakers great Magic Johnson, who was sharply critical of D'Antoni's coaching style, hailed the news on his Twitter account.

"Happy days are here again!" Johnson tweeted.

"Mike D'Antoni resigns as the Lakers coach. I couldn't be happier!"

D'Antoni also coached the Suns and the Knicks, reaching two Western Conference finals with Nash in Phoenix before having much less success in New York.

D'Antoni's signature up-tempo style of play seemed an odd match from the start with the aging, ball-dominating Bryant and the Lakers, who ran Jackson's deliberate triangle offense to perfection.

Lakers owners Jerry and Jim Buss curiously chose D'Antoni to replace Brown over Jackson, who strongly contemplated a return for a third stint on the Los Angeles bench. Jackson became the president of the Knicks in March.

Kupchak said he will begin the search immediately for the Lakers' fifth head coach since 2011 — including Jackson, who walked away from the team after falling short of a third consecutive championship.

D'Antoni's departure will allow the Lakers' overhaul to begin in earnest after their worst season since 1957-58 back in Minneapolis. Los Angeles missed the postseason for just the second time in the 17-sea-

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2014, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Mike D'Antoni yells at referees during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Los Angeles. D'Antoni has resigned after less than two seasons on the job. Lakers spokesman John Black confirmed D'Antoni's resignation Wednesday, April 30. (AP Photo)

son career of Bryant, who occasionally clashed with D'Antoni.

The Lakers have a top10 pick in a strong draft and just three players under contract for next season, including Nash and Bryant.

The fourth-leading scorer in NBA history will make more than $48 million over the next two years.

D'Antoni realized he would take the blame for the Lakers' woes this season, and the veteran coach seemed comfortable with the prospect when the

Ancelotti quenches Madrid Bowden returns to Elite Panel of ICC Umpires thirst for Decima chance

Real's coach Carlo Ancelotti celebrates after winning the Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid at the Allianz Arena in Munich, southern Germany on April 29. (AP Photo)

MADRID, MAY 1 (AP): A jubilant Real Madrid celebrated the opportunity to play for "La Decima" on Wednesday after coach Carlo Ancelotti quenched an obsessive 12-year wait to reach the Champions League final.

Madrid sailed there for the first time since 2002 thanks to Tuesday's 4-0 win at titleholder Bayern Munich for a 5-0 aggregate semifinal victory.

Ancelotti said he could literally taste Madrid's desire to play for a record 10th — La Decima — European Cup after landing in the Spanish capital last summer. "When I arrived in Madrid I understood the importance of this competition, you could taste the desire to win 'La Decima' in the air," the Italian coach said after the victory.

"That's why we're in the final. I hope we have this same attitude in the final."

Ancelotti's achievement eclipsed former coach Jose

Mourinho as the Spanish giant ended a three-season semifinal losing streak in the competition. The last time Madrid played in the final it beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 under another mildmannered coach, Vicente del Bosque.

Spanish sport daily AS ran the headline "Scorched Munich" in reference to Bayern's promise of its Allianz Arena being an inferno for Madrid's visit, while Catalan sport daily El Mundo Deportivo screamed "Shipwreck!" above a photo of Bayern coach Pep Guardiola. A victory in the May 24 final at Lisbon's Estadio do Sport would see Ancelotti match former Liverpool manager Bob Paisley's record of three European Cup victories.

"Truthfully, I don't have any personal ambition. Football has given me so much and I am totally motivated at working to bring this club, its fans, and its players to the top," said

Ancelotti, who has already guided Madrid to the Copa del Rey trophy this season. "The objective was so great, I am so proud to have achieved it."

Ancelotti, a two-time Champions League winner with AC Milan, has a personality that is quite contrasting to predecessor Mourinho, who managed to divide Madrid's squad, fans, and the media during three ill-tempered seasons in charge that netted no appearances in the final.

Since Del Bosque's exit, Madrid has gone through 10 coaches in search of the one to get it back to Europe's top. The diplomatic personality of Ancelotti has been the best fit.

"That's my way of working," said Ancelotti, who has united the dressing room following the turbulent seasons past, and a poor start in his rookie campaign. "(President) Florentino Perez is very happy and he congratulated everyone. Getting to the final is not easy, but it was our No. 1 objective. We've had a fantastic Champions League campaign, now let's see what happens next." While the arrival of Gareth Bale has improved Ancelotti's team, forward Cristiano Ronaldo is enjoying one of his best seasons.

The Portuguese international scored twice against Bayern to stretch his European record goal tally in one campaign to 16 goals.

"A final is always complicated to win. But I don't care if Mourinho or another coach is there," Ronaldo said of his fellow Portuguese. "It's going to be in my country, and I want to win it." Madrid must quickly harness the momentum from the victory and translate it to the Spanish league race, where it sits six points behind leader Atletico Madrid with one game in hand. It hosts Valencia at its Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Sunday.

DubAI, MAY 1 (IANS): New Zealand's Billy Bowden has made a return to the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires replacing Tony Hill. This was the only change from last year as the International Cricket Council (ICC) named the panel for 2014-15 Thursday, following the annual review and selection process.

Also from New Zealand, Hill had stepped down from the panel earlier this year to take up the role of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) umpire

coach. Bowden previously served on the elite panel from 2003-13 and has so far umpired in 76 Tests, 189 OneDay Internationals (ODI) and 21 Twenty20 Internationals.

The Elite Panel of ICC Umpires was selected by the ICC Umpires Selection Panel consisting of Chairman Geoff Allardice, ICC Chief Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle, ex-England player and coach and umpire David Lloyd, and Srinivas Venkataraghavan, former India captain and

international umpire. "Billy's return to the elite panel is a result of his hard work and perseverance. His skills and experience will further strengthen the ICC umpiring team," Allardice said. The Elite Panel of ICC Umpires for 2014-15 commencing July 1: Aleem Dar, Billy Bowden, Kumar Dharmasena, Steve Davis, Marais Erasmus, Ian Gould, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Nigel Llong, Bruce Oxenford, Paul Reiffel and Rod Tucker.

team packed up for the summer.

"Every coach should be under scrutiny," D'Antoni said two weeks ago. "Some coaches get fired even after the best years they've ever had. ... There's always things we could have done better, and it's easier with hindsight. Things don't always go smoothly. For the most part, our guys were very competitive. For us, there are some silver linings in there, but in hindsight, it's disappointing for everybody."

Nagaland Badminton Association to hold meeting

KOhIMA, MAY 1 (MExN): The executive meeting of the Nagaland Badminton Association (NBA) will be held on May 9 at 11.00 A.M. in the Office of the Nagaland Olympic Association, Near Indoor Badminton Stadium, Kohima to discuss the preparation of the Inter - District and State Open Badminton Championship 2014 to be hosted by the Mokokchung District Badminton Association and other related matters. NBA Hony.secretary Seyievizo requested all the office bearers and executive members to attend the same without fail and intimate through SMS to 9436609258 for the said meeting.

Townsend out of World 'Indian football is in better shape today' Cup, Walker a doubt LONDON, MAY 1 (AP): England winger Andros Townsend was ruled out of the World Cup through injury on Wednesday as coach Roy Hodgson sweats on the fitness of other players he planned to take to Brazil.

Although Hodgson remains hopeful Arsenal duo Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Jack Wilshere, and defender Phil Jagielka will recover in time, right back Kyle Walker is a major concern.

Hodgson will announce his 23-man World Cup squad on May 12, and England's World Cup opener is on June 14 against Italy in Manaus. The 22-year-old Townsend, who broke into the England team last year, will definitely not be making the trip. The Tottenham player requires surgery to repair damage to ligaments in his left ankle and will be out for 10 weeks.

"He had a fantastic debut bursting onto the scene, and he did really well," Hodgson said. "I have been a bit disappointed for him that he has not had as much playing time over recent months ... but to see him ruled out like this with a serious ankle injury is a cruel blow." Arsenal winger Theo Walcott and Southampton forward Jay Rodriguez had already been ruled out of the tournament. Walker, the Tottenham defender, had been in line to be first-

NEw DELhI, MAY 1 (IANS): Indian football's outgoing youth development chief coach Colm Joseph Toal said he was proud of his seven-year stint and feels the youngsters are in better shape today.

The Englishman, whose contract expired Wednesday, said he was incredibly lucky to have been in India for over seven-and-a-half years. "In today’s football environment that is something to feel very proud of.

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) can take great credit for the support and encouragement they have given me over the years. I hope our coaches presently in place will also receive the same support in the future," Toal was quot-

ed as saying by AIFF.com.

Asked how he would describe Indian football in 2014, Toal said: "I feel the game is in better shape today. There is a greater awareness of what we need to do to catch up with the rest of the football world than when I arrived in 2007."

Toal said when he took over there were some challenges like every job had.

"Every new job has its own different set of challenges. The important message for all coaches is to give their support staff and players the confidence and create a positive environment where there won’t be any problems, but only solutions," he said.

Toal said all the coaches, who have worked under

him, are as good as any in the world. "We have had a group of coaches in our national team programme who, I feel, could coach anywhere in the world.

We do not have enough of them but the coach education programme that Robert Baan and Scott O’Donell have put in place will hopefully, in time, produce the numbers of well qualified coaches any serious football playing Country needs," he said.

When Toal took over in 2007, the AIFF had just launched its youth development programme.

"The money that has been invested have given us the opportunity to expand and improve our junior national teams.

choice right back in Brazil but he has not played since March due to a pelvic injury. "We haven't been told for certain that he will be out for the next six to 10 weeks but we are concerned that it has been a long time he has been out," Hodgson said. "During that time he has not been able to do any training with the rest of the team as far as I know. I know he has had another injection. We are waiting to find out whether that helps."

Although Wilshere, the Arsenal midfielder, hasn't played since breaking his left foot during England's win over Denmark in March, Arsenal just doesn't "want to push him back too early," Hodgson said.

Likewise, Hodgson said he had been reassured by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger that there isn't "too much to worry about" Oxlade-Chamberlain's prospects of recovering from a groin injury. There has also been positive news about Jagielka's recovery from a hamstring injury that has kept him out for Everton since February. "He has been participating to a decent level in training," Hodgson said. "Everton have keen not to throw him back in before his injury is 100 percent right. We don't have any fears he won't be Barbora Balazova of Slovakia returns a shot to Ri Myong Sun of North Korea during their round fit to come with us." robin match of the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Tokyo on May 1. (AP Photo)

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'There's so much more to life 'I make my own wild medicines' than drinking and doing drugs' Shailene Woodley opens up about her huntergatherer diet inspired by Native Americans

Demi Lovato on moving past substance abuse and managing bipolar disorder

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emi Lovato encountered troubled waters in her adolescence, marked by drug abuse, bulimia, and self-mutilation. But the 21-year-old pop star has since put it behind her, opening up in the summer issue of Cosmopolitan for Latinas - on newsstands May 6 - about a turning point she experienced on her birthday last August during a trip to Kenya for the Free the Children charity.

'I was used to drinking and doing drugs on my birthday,' she said. 'I always imagined my 21st being a huge party where I'd get s***-faced and go crazy.

But I realized that there's so much more to life than that. Imagine walking 10 miles a day just to get water for your family? We have so much to be grateful for.' The Heart Attack hitmaker has endured a long tumultuous journey, resulting in a trip to rehab in 2010 to treat her drug addiction, eating disorder, and cutting, though only the latter two were reported at the time as reasons for the stay.

Demi is now in a much happier and healthier place, meanwhile keeping her bipolar disorder in check with daily medication. ‘That’s what works for me – medicating, checking in with people, being honest, and being grateful for things,’ she said. Demi still recalls the emptiness she used to feel, even as a seven-year-old child star sing-

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ing and dancing her heart out on Barney & Friends. ‘It was that loneliness you get when you’re sad and it’s the middle of the night, and even though you have family and friends to call, it’s hard to pick up the phone,’ she said.

However, the Camp Rock star has come a long way since then, earning her status as Cosmopolitan's Fun, Fearless Latina of the Year, and she now truly enjoys the success she has attained. ‘When I was younger, I needed someone in the spotlight to idolize, who stood for positivity and light and happiness, and wanted to change the world,’ she said. ‘And because I didn’t have that, I

realized, I want to do that, if only for my 12-year-old little sister.’

However, Demi is still reaching for her dreams.

‘I’m very proud of how far I’ve come, but I definitely want to win a Grammy one day, and I dream of winning an Oscar,’ the beauty said. ‘I want to continue to tour and build my fan base and make music that will last for decades.’ Having suffered for years from self-image and self-esteem issues, Demi has learned to embrace herself. ‘I feel sexiest when I’m comfortable – this means when I’m in my element onstage, and also when I’m wearing a T-shirt, jeans, my leather jacket, and no makeup!’

here's no doubt Divergent actress Shailene Woodley is quirky. She eats clay, makes her own medicines and collects a monthly spring water supply from mountains. But that's only the beginning of the 22-year-old star's nature-centric lifestyle. Woodley has opened up about some of her more alternate tendencies, like eating directly from the earth, in her cover edition of May’s Natural Health magazine.

'As a teenager I started researching factory farming and genetically engineered foods and agriculture and I found myself asking, "What's the point of environmentalism if we keep separating ourselves from nature?" The message was, "We've gotta save the Earth!" when in reality, we are nature and we are the Earth,' she told the magazine.

Woodley said she started researching what Native Americans in Southern California and other indigenous cultures ate after she

become wary of pesticides on vegetables but realised that organic food was too expensive. 'I found that not only were they hunter-gatherers, they were also healers who relied on the plants around them. I thought that was really profound, so I started learning about all the wild plants in my area, as well as all of the wild medicines that I could gather and create for myself. I was in control of my body and I could feel what was happening. It was eyeopening.

The actress said she was fortunate that many of her friends subscribe to the same lifestyle. '(My friends and I) joke that our conversations sound like a S--- Wild People Say video.

We were foraging for wild leeks in Maine last year and one of my friends said, "Does anyone want the rest of my rhizome?" And we all cracked up, thinking that only here and with this group of people would someone ask that question.'

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go on for hours. I make my own medicines, I don't get them from doctors. I make my own cheese and forage wild foods and identify wild plants.'

The 22-year-old even presented Jimmy Fallon with a bag of herbs during

her Tonight Show appearance in March to promote her current film Divergent where she plays a 16-yearold living in a futuristic society. Her next leading role as a teenage cancer patient in The Fault in Our Stars is due for release in June.

Kunal Nayyar Joins Fight to Ban Animal Testing For Cosmetics

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ctor Kunal Nayyar is following in the footsteps of his The Big Bang Theory co-star Mayim Bialik by calling for an end to cosmetic testing on animals in America. The AngloIndian star has become the latest celebrity to join the Cruelty Free International campaign, which was set up

Whoopi honoured for learning disability awareness work y s l e x i c a c t re s s Whoopi Goldberg has been feted for helping to spread awareness about learning disabilities after struggling with the undiagnosed condition as a child. The Ghost star was honoured by academics at Vermont's Landmark College in her native New York on Tuesday (29Apr14), when she was handed the school's Luminary Award. Goldberg admits she was flattered

tress is quickly becoming renowned for her bizarre health habits. In an interview with Into The Gloss in March this year, she revealed her unusual clay eating habits and the supposed benefits. 'Clay is one of the best things you can put in your body,' she said. 'My friend started eating it and the next day she called me and said "Dude, my s--- smells like metal".

She was really worried but we did some research together and everything said that when you first start eating clay, your bowel movements, pee and even you, yourself, will smell like metal.'

The nature-loving starlet, who appeared alongside George Clooney in The Descendants, says her lifestyle is 'appealing to her soul'. 'I gather my own spring water from mountains every month, I go to a farm to get my food, I make everything from my own toothpaste to my own body lotions and face oils,' Woodley told Flaunt Magazine last year. 'I could

to receive the prize and reveals she often wonders what her life would be like had she been able to attend a school like Landmark, which specialises in teaching students with learning difficulties.

She says, they’re a great school. They're the first college who (sic) takes care of kids who learn differently and, you know, for years and years, people called me stupid and put me in the slow classes and made fun (of

me). I have dyslexia and I can't sequence numbers and letters, and when I get tired it gets hard to read, and so these guys have put this college together and it's so magnificent... It's fantastic. She adds, I was happy to get this award... I just wish it had been around (when I was younger). I wonder, periodically, what it would have been like to go to college... There is still time (to go back to school), but you know and I know, it ain't gonna happen (sic)!

to encourage U.S. government officials to approve a ban on laboratory experimentation on mice, rats and other creatures in the development of beauty products, including make-up, shampoo and toothpaste.

A statement issued by Nayyar reads I am delighted to join the Cruelty Free Inter-

national campaign to end the use of animals for cosmetics tests around the world. I am proud that in England, where I was born, and in India, where I grew up and have lived for many years, animal testing for cosmetics has already been banned. The U.S now has the opportunity to follow suit and I urge every-

one to get behind the Humane Cosmetics Act. Other stars voicing their support for the Cruelty Free International drive include Sir Paul MCCartney, British comedian Ricky Gervais, The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus and Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage.

BoB Geldof 'Engaged' After 18-Year Romance

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Naga Talents Promo -3 registration open

Organisers of Nagas Talent Promo season 3 addressing press conference in Dimapur on Thursday. (Morung Photo)

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egistration for the 3rd edition of Naga Talents Promo 2014 formerly known as Nagas Got Talent, an event managed by Pheto Music Association (PMA) Dimapur is already open and the same will close on May 31.

Informing this through

media at PMA office Dimapur on Thursday, PMA founder Kashito Kiba said the earlier events have been a tremendous success and overwhelmed by the response, the PMA has decided to “re-explore the hidden talents in the state of Nagaland.” He said the

Association envisaged to promote and provide a bigger platform for various talents for further recognition. Kashito pointed out that the event’s earlier winner, ‘Faith in Action’ outstandingly stood as finalist at the national reality show, India’s Got Talent.

The contest will be in two categories – individual and group with winner prize money of Rs 1 lakh and Rs 2 lakh respectively along with proficiency award certificate and gift hampers to all the finalists. It was informed that registration forms can be collected from districts co-

organizers including Dimapur - School of Music & Art Purana Bazaar 9862509755; Kohima – Lineage Enterprises 9856484156; Wokha – Highway Entertainment 9862931155; Mokokchung – Cosmos Hall Entertainment 9856542619 and Zunheboto – Emmanuel Music Academy 8794941609. Interested parties or groups willing to co-organize the event for other districts have been informed to visit PMA office Padumpukhuri or contact 9436405817. There is no age bar for any category of contests In June, district auditions will begin followed by elimination rounds in the month of July. The grand finale has been scheduled to be tentatively held on October.

Co-organiser for Dimapur and founder of School of Music & Art, Purana Bazaar, M. Kikon, said the organisers were sincere in exploring and promoting the state talents but expressed difficulties faced by them especially the lack of sponsors.

New faces who will be handling some of the evens for this year’s edition of Naga Talents Promo include female winner of Nagas Next Top Model, Lomi Kiba and bassist of girls band Vivace, Onen.

Earlier, Pastor of Sangtam Baptist Church Purana Bazaar, Apise Sangtam pronounced dedication prayer for the start of Naga Talents Promo 2014.

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rieving father Bob Geldof has got engaged to his long term girlfriend Jeanne Marine, according the couple's celebrity friend Jerry Hall. The Boomtown Rats frontman is still mourning his daughter Peaches, who was found dead at her home in Kent, England last month (Apr14). However, model Hall, who accompanied the couple to

the socialite's funeral, reveals the rocker has asked French actress Marine to marry him after 18 years together.

Hall tells Britain's Daily Mail newspaper, Bob has proposed. She (Marine) is over the moon. Jeanne Marine has been a rock and a tower of strength over this.

I'm so excited for her I am bursting to tell someone.

Bob and Jeanne have been

through hell, but they are determined something positive will come out of it.

After all the sadness, we need something to focus on which will bring joy and light... I'm so happy for her.

It makes you realise we all have to value what we have.

Geldof's first wife, Peaches' mother Paula Yates, died of a drug overdose in 2000, four years after the couple divorced.

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Atletico beats Chelsea to reach CL final Relentless Atletico sends message to super rich clubs in football LONDON, MAY 1 (AP): A season of the unexpected for Atletico Madrid will end with a shot at a first Champions League title against its fiercest rival.

Having disrupted the established order of power in Spanish football, the capital's second club successfully negotiated its first European Cup semifinal in 40 years on Wednesday, overwhelming Chelsea 3-1 to setup a meeting with Real Madrid. "They're a very powerful club used to those big European nights," Atletico coach Diego Simeone said. "It's been many years for us as a club, so it'll be a new experience. But we're keen and excited."

His side will also be undaunted by the prospect of facing the nine-time winners in the competition's first derby final. Simeone's side could be taking the Lisbon turf on May 24 as champions of Spain for the first time since 1996.

Just two wins are required from the final three domestic matches to break up the Barcelona-Real Madrid

stranglehold on the trophy.

"Playing like we play we are the strongest team in the world," Atletico midfielder Tiago said. "And we deserve what we have in this moment."

Although former Atletico striker Fernando Torres put Chelsea in front at Stamford Bridge after a scoreless first leg, Adrian Lopez leveled before halftime and Diego Costa netted a penalty on the hour before Arda Turan capped the visitors' second-half superiority with the third.

"We completely controlled the game against a great side," Simeone said through a translator.

It was a fourth successive semifinal loss for Jose Mourinho since winning the competition in 2010 with Inter Milan, after previous setbacks at Real Madrid before returning to manage Chelsea last year.

Without Mourinho, Madrid has ended a 12year wait to reach a Champions League final after trouncing holder Bayern Munich 4-0 on Tuesday

Atletico's Diego Costa, right has his shot on goal blocked by Chelsea's Gary Cahill during the Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between Chelsea and Atletico Madrid at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Wednesday, April 30. (AP Photo)

and 5-0 on aggregate.

After seeing Chelsea win the 2012 Champions League and 2013 Europa League from afar, Mourinho's first season back at the club could now end without a trophy. Although the Blues are second in the Premier League, they require leader Liverpool and third-place Manchester City, which has a game in hand, to slip-up in the final matches.

If Mourinho wanted to prove criticism of recent ultra-defensive tactics didn't affect him it came with the

lineup, with six defenders in the starting eleven. In an anxious opening, Mark Schwarzer, deputizing in the Chelsea goal for the injured Petr Cech, was beaten in the fourth minute — with only the crossbar blocking Koke's looping shot.

This was a night when Chelsea had its goalkeepers in both nets. Thibaut Courtois was making his Stamford Bridge debut, but for Atletico where he has been on loan since joining Chelsea from Genk in 2011.

The Belgium international had little to do before he

was picking the ball out of his goal in the 36th minute after being beaten by a player who started his career at Atletico.

Willian outmuscled Diego Godin and Filipe Luis on the right flank, and as he fell over, Cesar Azpilicueta picked up possession. The Spaniard swept the ball back for Torres, who beat Courtois with a shot that deflected off Mario Suarez.

Torres doesn't often get the chance to celebrate a goal — this was just his 10th all season — but he didn't revel in scoring against his

Baltimore Ravens football player and former Rutgers University standout, Ray Rice holds hands with his wife Janay Palmer as they arrive at Atlantic County Criminal Courthouse in Mays Landing, N.J., Thursday, May 1. After Rice and Janay Palmer got into a physical altercation on Feb. 15 at an Atlantic City casino, both were charged with simple assault-domestic violence. (AP Photo)

NEW DELHI, MAY 1 (PTI): India’s dismal performance in the international season gone by pushed them down the ladder in the ICC Test rankings with the team finishing fifth in the annual updated list issued on Thursday.

Australia have gone top in both the formats for the first time since December 2008. Australia last held the number-one Test ranking in August 2009, when they were displaced after losing 2-1 to England.

India, who were thrashed during trips to South Africa and New Zealand in their most recent Test assignments, have slipped from third to fifth in the table after dropping 10 ratings points.

In the ODIs list, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men held on to the second spot.

India’s 2010-2011 victories against Australia, New Zealand and West Indies (away), as well as a drawn series against South Afri-

ca, no longer count to the rankings.

Similarly, India’s 20112012 victory against the West Indies, and 2012-2013 victories against New Zealand and Australia are now weighted at 50 per cent.

There has been little change to the ODIs rankings, despite the top three sides -- Australia, India and Sri Lanka -- seeing their rating drop.

Australia have now edged ahead of South Africa, a team which had held the number-one position since August 2012.

In the latest table, Australia have gained eight ratings points to move up from 115 to 123, while South Africa has dropped from 127 to be level on 123, with Australia ahead of South Africa by a fraction of a point, the ICC said in a statement.

The results from 201011 have now been dropped from the rankings calculation, while the results from 2012-2013 are now reduced

former side.

Not that Chelsea had much to celebrate for long as its defense was unpicked too easily. Tiago floated the ball to the byline where Juanfran had space to cut it back, past John Terry and Ashley Cole, to the unmarked Lopez to strike into the net. It took Schwarzer's two-handed save at the start of the second half to deny Turan's skilful shot from close range, while Courtois also repelled Terry's header.

Chelsea's search for a goal saw forward Samuel Eto'o brought on in place

of left back Cole in the 54th minute. The Cameroon international's first contribution was back in defense, bringing down Diego Costa as he struggled to contain his fellow forward.

Before taking the spotkick, Diego Costa placed and then re-placed the ball on the spot several times — earning a booking for timewasting. But he eventually dispatched the ball in the net. "The penalty killed the game," Mourinho said. "After that moment the game was controlled by Atletico, very mature and profes-

sional." Although Schwarzer's post kept out Turan's header, the winger moved into a central position to tap the rebound into an empty net in the 72nd.

There was no way back now for Chelsea. And Simeone, a nervy figure all night, was finally unburdened of his anxieties, launching himself on a Mourinhostyle dash down the touchline. "He has changed our mentality," Atletico's former Chelsea midfielder Tiago said of Simeone. "We all work together, we work as a team."

to a weighting of 50 per cent. In 2010-2011, Australia had lost to India (2-0) and England (3-1), while they suffered a 4-0 defeat in India in 2012-2013.

Australia captain Michael Clarke was delighted with the news that his side was now on top of both the Test and ODI tables.

“We are incredibly proud to be the numberone ranked team in the world in both Test and ODI cricket, which are two of the team’s most important

goals,” said Clarke.

“There has been an enormous amount of hard work and effort on and off the field that has led to this result.

“However, the true test of a great side is sustained success and now our goal is to maintain these rankings and continue to play great cricket as we lead into challenging Test series against Pakistan and India, and the ICC Cricket World Cup at home,” he added.

Looking back at the past season, which has turned out to be the cornerstone of Australia’s rise to the number-one ranking in Tests, Clarke said: “We had a fantastic home summer against England and a great series win away against South Africa earlier this year, but the challenge now is to continue that form.

“We have a huge amount of respect for the South Africa side, and the length it held the number—one Test ranking is

testament to the great side it is. South Africa will no doubt continue to be a formidable opponent in Test match cricket,” said Clarke.

Australia were the first team to be ranked numberone in Test cricket when the ICC introduced the current rankings system in 2003.

Since the system was introduced, Australia has been ranked as the number-one Test side for 74 months, more than any other side. South Africa are a distant second, having spent 23 months on top.

South Africa had outstanding 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 seasons when it won six of the seven Test series it played. It defeated Sri Lanka (2-1), New Zealand (1-0), England (2-0), Australia (1-0), New Zealand (2-0) and Pakistan (3-0).

However, as these series are now only weighted at 50 per cent, it has dropped four ratings points to slip from 127 ratings points to 123.

India slips to 5th in Test list

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IMOLA (ITALY), MAY 1 (AP): The crowd resembled the kind of gathering normally reserved for a Formula One podium celebration. Only this time, the thousands in attendance fell silent at exactly 2:17 p.m. Fans, family members plus fellow and current Formule One drivers attended a solemn but also festive memorial Thursday to mark the exact 20th anniversary of Ayrton Senna's death at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

The ceremony was held on the Imola circuit's Tamburello curve where Senna crashed into a concrete wall at about 300 kph (185 mph). Austrian rookie Roland Ratzenberger, who died in qualifying a day before, was also remembered.

Among those in attendance were Gerhard Berger, Senna's teammate with McLaren, and current Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen. "I think we all agree that he was the best driver of all time," Berger said, drawing a loud round of applause.

"Even if it's a sad moment we're all very

happy to be here and remember Ayrton." Alonso, who has won two F1 titles, was 12 when Senna was killed. "For a lot of us he was our idol," the Spaniard said. "I used to watch his races on the news and when you saw that yellow helmet and the No. 1 on his car, that really hit you as a kid. "I didn't have a chance to know him or race with him and there are a lot of people here who

really knew him," Alonso added. "But I also see a lot of kids, so he continues to influence a lot of people."

Senna's niece Paula was among those representing the driver's family.

She was impressed with the big turnout.

"It means that somehow he reached people's hearts, with his career and also with the way he was as a person," she said. "I feel like he's alive in people's hearts, even after all this time. ... It's beautiful." Organizer Ezio Zermiani was beaming with delight at the event's success. "We thought it may be something that was forgotten. But then this morning when I exited my hotel, I saw the traffic lining up longer than when there was the race here — even though there are no cars racing. So it has become a Grand Prix of remembrance." Zermiani pointed out how the safety improvements introduced to F1 in the wake of Senna's and Ratzenberger's deaths have helped prevent any more fatal accidents in the sport in the last 20 years.

"So Ayrton didn't die for nothing," he said.

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