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Banuo Z Jamir to take over as CS
kohIma, January 30 (DIPr): Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner for Nagaland, Banuo Z. Jamir will take over as the Chief Secretary for Nagaland from February 1, 2014. The current Chief Secretary, Alemtemshi Jamir is scheduled to take voluntary retirement on January 31. Banuo Z. Jamir will also hold the charge of Border Affairs, stated a notification from the Department of P&AR (Personnel ‘A’ Branch), Government of Nagaland.
Cap on subsidised LPG cylinders raised to 12
nEw DElhI, January 30 (IanS): The government Thursday decided to raise the annual cap on subsidised LPG cylinders to 12 from the existing nine. Announcing the decision in this regard taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) at a meeting here, Petroleum Minister M. Veerappa Moily told media persons that “in addition to the nine subsidised cylinders given to consumers in a year, there will be one cylinder given in February and one more in March”. “From the first of April 2014, 12 cylinders will be given per year, that is, one cylinder per month.”
“Green signal” for Neiphiu Rio
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DImaPur, January 30 (mExn): The regional Naga People’s Front (NPF) is reported to have given the “green signal” to Nagaland chief minister, Neiphiu Rio, to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha election. Highly placed sources from Kohima disclosed that the NPF, after much deliberation on Thursday afternoon, endorsed Rio’s candidature, and later conveyed the decision to him. This development comes against the backdrop of the recent formation of North East Regional Political Front, a conglomeration of ten regional political parties, which seeks to jointly contest the Lok Sabha polls under a common minimum programme. Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio is the convener and AGP president, Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, the chief adviser of the Front. It may be mentioned that both the NPF party and its legislators had earlier opposed Rio contesting the Lok Sabha, stating that his leadership was required in the State.
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rengma nagas march Bangladesh court orders death for justice and peace for Paresh Barua and 13 others
The Rengma Naga community held a peace march in Guwahati on January 30, 2014, seeking justice and empowerment
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With justice in mind, nearly 200 people from the Rengma Naga community of Assam and Nagaland today held a peace march in Guwahati and submitted a memorandum each to the Governor and Chief Minister of Assam. The peace march was carried out from 11am to 2pm from Paan Bazaar to Didholi Pukhuri. In a first of its kind, the 17page memorandum postulates three core points: subjugation of the indigenous rights of the Rengma Naga people of Karbi Anglong, compensation for at-
tacks on the Rengma Naga people from December 27, 2013 and exgratia to the bereaved at the earliest, and political empowerment. “Since the attack on 27th Dec 2013, altogether 6 villages have been burnt down and approximately 250-300 houses destroyed. Therefore, unless, the compensation demand is settled, the question of the refugees going back to their villages does not arise,” noted the memorandum, also seeking ex-gratia payment for the “serious human rights violation committed” on December 27, 2013. With the Governor and Chief Minister of Assam both out of station, the memorandum was
collected on their behalf by the district administration and representatives from the Chief Minister’s secretariat. The memorandum requested the Governor to “order an investigation into the whole matter since the role of the law enforcing agencies, both before and after the 27th Dec episode is suspect or atleast cause for apprehension.” It was signed by representatives of the Rengma Naga Peoples’ Council, Assam (RNPC), Rengma Naga Students’ Union, Assam, Rengma Gaon Bura Committee, Assam and the Rengma Hills Autonomous District Demand Committee, Karbi Anglong, Assam. The peace march was organized by the RNPC with support from the Rengma Hoho, the Rengma Students’ Union, Nagaland and Naga Students’ Union, Guwahati. The memorandum questioned the “dehumanization of Rengmas through systematic non-interventionist government policies through diversion of development funds, centrally sponsored schemes and human resources development away from Rengma inhabited areas.” It therefore called for “rectification of the dehumanizing episode through creation of Rengma Hills Autonomous Council to check the plight of Rengma Nagas of Assam.”
Stand for reconciliation and unity: Gen. Khole
DImaPur, January 30 (mExn): GPRN/NSCN President, Gen (Retd) Khole Konyak today called upon all national workers to “turn away from the path of greediness, jealousy, self-enrichment and rebellious existence.” He was speaking at the GPRN/ NSCN National Assembly held at Khehoi Designated Camp on January 30. He urged “every bonafide NSCN member,” to “exhibit wisdom, utmost patience and tolerance.” Khole asserted that in the quest for reconciliation, “ideas must be exchanged, knowledge must be shared, freedom must be demanded, history must be protected and politics must be practical.” He added that “there is no shame in standing for reconciliation and unity of the Nagas.”
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Khole encouraged young and educated national workers to start communicating with the younger generation of Nagas, the intellectuals, civil societies, tribal bodies, Naga friends and well wishers around the world through which the aspiration of the Naga people could be conceptualized in a practical manner. Stating that Nagas have been divided into different geographical areas without their consent, Khole asserted that “Nagas everywhere must maintain social and emotional bond.” “Yet,
Dhaka, January 30 (IanS): Paresh Barua, leader of the anti-talk faction of the ULFA, is among the 14 people awarded the death sentence by a Bangladesh court Thursday in connection with a 2004 arms smuggling case. A special court in Chittagong handed the death sentence to Barua and 13 others, including Jamaat chief and then industries minister Motiur Rahman Nizami and then state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar, for smuggling in 10 truckloads of firearms in 2004, the Daily Star reported. “The verdict has been delivered on receiving permission from High Court division,” the report quoted judge S.M Mojibur Rahman of the Chittagong Metropolitan Special Tribunal-1, as saying while delivering the verdict. The tribunal had started reading out the summary at 12.28 p.m. A huge cache of arms was recovered April 2, 2004, at the jetty of the Chittagong Urea Fertiliser Ltd (CUFL) near the Karnaphuli River while being loaded on 10 trucks for delivery to the Indian separatist outfit ULFA. These included 4,930 sophisticated firearms of different types, 840 rocket launchers,
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300 rockets, 27,020 grenades, 2,000 grenade-launching tubes, 6,392 magazines and 11.41 million bullets. It was the largest ever seizure of an arms consignment in the country. Two chargesheets in connection with the case were submitted - one in the arms case after two months and another in the smuggling case after four months. According to the Daily Star, the trial of both the cases started in 2005 “with several loopholes as the probes overlooked some important factors such as who had brought the arms, from which country, what was the destination and how was a jetty of a state-owned body used for unloading the weapons”. Only some small fry, mostly labourers, truckers and trawler
drivers, were implicated, leaving out the big shots as the then Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led government allegedly tried to cover up the involvement of the state machinery, including its ministers and high officials of intelligence agencies. However, after a caretaker government took over in Bangladesh Jan 11, 2007, ahead of the country’s general elections, there were new developments. The Court of Chittagong Metropolitan Judge Feb 14, 2008, ordered further investigation following a prosecution petition and the cases took a new turn. In June 2011, Muniruzzaman Chowdhury, senior assistant superintendent of Criminal Investigation Department, submitted two supplementary charge-sheets in June 2011, accusing 11 new suspects. Paresh Barua was among those charged in both the cases. While Barua and former secretary of the industries ministry Nurul Amin have been absconding ever since the recovery of the arms, the other nine are behind bars. With the inclusion of the 11 new suspects, the number of the total accused rose to 50 and 52 in the arms and smuggling cases respectively.
practical issues cannot be ignored,” he added. A press note from the MIP informed that the inaugural function began at 10am, with the Pastor of Council Headquarters, Rev. Zutovi, leading the invocation prayer. Obituary references were read out by Inaka Tsuqu, Secretary for Ministry of Keeya (Defence) Affairs. This was followed by the presidential address. Ato Kilonser, N Kitovi, inaugurated the national website www.thenagahills.com and the house was adjourned. In the second session, the house held a reaffirmation of the collective leadership, amendment of the constitution and discussed government agendas, informed the press note. The assembly will conclude on January 31. Full text on page 4
CLP leader against downgrading of schools 129 Government High Schools downgraded
DImaPur, January 30 (mExn): CLP leader Tokheho Yepthomi has revealed that the Government of Nagaland has downgraded 129 Government High Schools. Yepthomi, in a press release today, stated that the Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) has “jeopardized the career of thousands of students” by “refusing to accept enrolment of students to Class 9 & 10 from 129 Govt High Schools w.e.f academic session 2014.” The CLP leader reminded that 147 GMS had been upgraded to GHS between 2010 - 2011 under RMSA Program following approval by the Project Approval Board (PAB), Ministry of HRD, Government of India. “The decision of the NBSE in pursuance of the state govt order dated 5th June 2013 reflects the total apathy of the NPF govt towards the students and their equally worried parents who are being victimized no fault of theirs,” noted Yepthomi, further adding that the “The NPF govt had all along taken credit for mass upgradation of these GMS to GHS and had extracted enough political mileage while going into assembly elections in 2013.” He said that the present plight of students under these 129 GHS should be addressed by the Nagaland State Government as the academic
year 2014 has already begun. “Over the years when hundreds of crores have been received by the state govt under RMSA Program from the centre for its implementation, the decision of the state govt asking the NBSE to stop accepting the enrolment of students for the above mentioned classes portrays the callousness of the state govt which has miserably failed on all fronts,” observed the CLP leader.
On Appointment of Advisors to Municipal and Town Council Elections The CLP leader, Tokheho Yepthomi, has stated in a press release today that the suspension of the Municipal and Town Council elections since early 2010 by the NPF government has “destroyed the very foundation of these local bodies.” In that, he condemned the State Government contemplating the appointment of Advisors to these bodies again, terming the process “outrightly illegal and undemocratic with scant regards to the wishes of the people.” The NPF government, he stated, has flouted all “established norms to illegally appoint NPF party workers as Chief Advisors and Advisors.” The appointed Advisors function “without any accountability” and have reduced the relevance of these local bodies to “a mere tax collecting agency without any visible development on ground.” List of 129 Downgraded GHS by NBSE on page 4
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Mokokchung, January 30 (DIPr): The Deputy Commissioner Mokokchung, Muroho Chotso today stated that there have been reports on carrying out coal mining in Mokokchung district by private and individual operators. It is stated that the activities are carried out with non-conformity with the existing provision of law
of the state, illegal taxation, collection of money from trucks used in transporting coal and hampering the functioning of Geology and Mining Department from discharging legal duties. In this regard, the Department of Geology and Mining being the nodal agency with respect to coal mining in the district, the office of the Deputy Com-
missioner Mokokchung has detailed mining Engineer incharge of Mokokchung District Er. Tesinlo semy, along with his staff to check all illegal activities involved in coal mining in the district by taking necessary assistance from Superintendent of police Mokokchung, SDPO Tuli and Mangkolemba, all check gate officials and all concern ad-
ministrative officers. The team is also directed to submit a report to the office of the Deputy Commissioner Mokokchung. The department concerned is also informed to seize all equipments and vehicles involved in illegal mining with the help of the police. Further all the licensed mining operators are directed to strictly
Stress on use of Hindi in Central Govt offices
DIMaPur, January 30 (MExn): The first biannual meeting of Dimapur TOLIC (Town Official Language Implementation Committee) was held at ARTC & S, Dimapur under the chairmanship of Brig K Narayanan, Commandant ARTC&S, Shokhuvi on January 30. It was stated in a press release that altogether 25 members of Central Government offices situated in Dimapur attended the meeting. Narendra Singh Rathore, Hindi officer of ARTC&S conducted the meeting. Representatives from TOLIC member offices presented inputs on progressive use of the official language in their respective offices.
Assessing the progress regarding implementation of Hindi in central government offices in Dimapur, Brig K Narayanan stressed on importance of progressive use of Hindi and exhorted all members to implement the policies issued by the Government of India regarding publicity and implementation of the official language policy. He also emphasized that Hindi should be implemented by incentive and inspiration in all Central Government Offices. Badri Yadav, Research Officer hailing from Regional Implementation Office, Rajbhasha Department Guwahati requested all the offices to submit quarterly report regarding official
language implementation online so that communication gap amongst the offices and rajbhasha department is minimized. He also insisted that all efforts be made to implement official language policy with sincerity. Speaking on the occasion, Colonel U K Sharma, Secretary TOLIC members applauded the efforts of the members of TOLIC Dimapur for wide publicity of the official language. He also highlighted the importance of the progressive use of Hindi in Central Government offices and requested all the members to implement all Hindi incentive schemes introduced by the Government of India in their respective offices.
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The Clock Tower at Tuensang Town, which was constructed in the 70’s and last renovated in the early nineties, saw a total face-lift given by the Facebook Group, The Tuensang Voice. The idea to renovate the tower took its seed as members of the group shared ideas on how they could contribute to the welfare and beautification of the town. Members of the group divulged that they took up the decision to renovate the tower after seeing the pathetic condition of the tower vandalized by irresponsible citizens and negligence in maintaining the tower by the concerned authority. The Tuensang Voice went on an online donation drive since last No-
vember and held a jumble sale of clothes and other items early this month, donated by well-wishers from all over the state. With contribution from as far as Delhi and Kerala the donation amounted to Rs. 1.05 lakhs with which the members of the Facebook group renovated the tower over a week from January 7 to 14. Members of The Tuensang Voice expressed their gratefulness to each individual that came forward to help in renovating the tower successfully, including shopkeepers from the town who donated willingly. Renovating the tower was the fourth initiative undertaken by The Tuensang Voice that materialized fruitfully. Earlier, the group had conducted Mission Pothole, Mission Hospital and Initiative of Change, Nagaland Chapter.
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comply with the Nagaland Mining Rules 2006 and prescribed fees of TP or legal charges whatsoever should be duly paid as per the prescribe rate within the permissible load, failing which penal action would be initiated. DC Mokokchung, further informed that any anomaly in this regard be reported immediately by the concern officials.
Workshop on e-Governance
kohIMa, January 30 (DIPr): The Department of Information Technology & Communication has in a circular stated that the National Institute of e-Learning and Information Technology (NIELIT), Kohima will be organizing a one day sensitization workshop on e-Governance for Senior State Government Officials on February 5 at NIELIT, Kohima from 10 a.m. onwards. The workshop aims to sensitise the participants on the importance of e-Governance and their support and commitment in taking e-Governance projects forward for efficient delivery of services to the citizens. The department has requested all Administrative Heads and Heads of Departments to make it convenient to attend the workshop.
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Rev. Dr. Mar Atsongchanger delivering the Keynote address at the joint consultation on Holistic Child Development in North East India at Eastern Theological College, Jorhat on January 29.
DIMaPur, January 30 (MExn): In connection with Master of Arts in Holistic Child Development course, a joint consultation on holistic child development in North East India is underway at Eastern Theological College, Jorhat from January 29 and will be held till January 31. The consultation under the theme, “Holistic Child Development: Ministerial Approach” is jointly organised by the Institute of Leadership Enhancement and Ministry Augmentation (ILEMA), Eastern Theological College and North East India Theological Association (NEITA). The delegates for the programme comprise of general secretaries and executive secretaries of various church associations, principals of different theological colleges, theological teachers and students. The keynote address was delivered by Rev. Dr. Mar Atsongchanger, Executive Secretary, ABAM. Dr. Mar highlighted the dominant issues faced by children today such as poverty, lack of access to education, child neglect, child labour, child prostitution, internet child pornography, child trafficking and slavery, violence through indoctrination, military use of children, life as refugees,
infant mortality, HIV/AIDS and children with disability. At the backdrop of such issues faced by children, they are confronted with hosts of problems such as, fear psychoses, sleep disturbances, health problem, negativism, lying, rebellion, rejection, confusion and hatred. Dr. Mar said, “In such a context in which we live and do our Christian ministry, initiatives towards holistic child development is a matter of calling by our Master Jesus Christ to be salt of the earth. This is also a matter of bridging the gap between our Church Ministry, Christian theology and the Gospel.” He further added that a holistic approach to child development seeks to simultaneously address the physical, emotional, relational, intellectual, and spiritual aspects of a child’s life. In this regard, Dr. Mar appreciated the Eastern Theological College for the pioneering initiatives in the theologizing process. He said, “Your committed efforts have made the theological education in India more pragmatic and the communication of the Gospel ever relevant to our people of North East India”. The speaker also pressed that the issues surrounding children are
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Regional consultation on holistic child development underway at Eastern Theological College not only to be addressed in terms of research, seminar, consultation and documentation but more importantly in terms of practical action because children are precious in God’s sight, and that the consultation being held will be directed towards becoming action-oriented. Dr. Razouselie Lasetso, Dean of ILEMA delivered the introductory statement wherein he stressed that the present consultation is organised with an aim to equip dedicated young men and women who are committed to involve themselves in the children ministry particularly in North East India. The programme is a part of the Master of Arts programme, a sincere initiative taken by Eastern Theological College, introduced from the academic year 2013-2014. The inaugural programme started with an opening hymn followed by invocation prayer led by Rev. Dr. YangkahaoVashum, faculty member of Eastern Theological College. It concluded with benediction offered by Rev. Zhabu Theruja, President of Eastern Theological College. This was stated in a press release issued by Dr. L. Imsutoshi Jamir, Dean of Tribal Study, ETC.
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Manpower shortage at DDK Kohima
Nagaland BJP expresses concern
DIMaPur, January 30 (MExn): The Nagaland state unit of the BJP has expressed concern over the shortage of manpower at the Kohima Doordarshan Kendra (DDK), and has urged the state and central government to look into the matter. A press note from M Chuba Ao, President, Nagaland BJP unit informed that in 1995, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, while implementing the 10% Economy cut, abolished the entire Programme Post (group C non- gazette), along with some Engineering Posts, which included 56 programme Posts and 44 Engineering Posts for DDK Kohima. Presently, there are four Post Production Assistants, two of
whom are from Kendras of other states for a tenure of one year and two locals, with their posts from Guwahati PPC NE. It also employs two Programme Executives, one of whom is deputed from Itanagar and one local, who is on medical leave, the BJP informed. Regular transmission of DDK Kohima started in 1993 and formal commissioning of the Programme Production Centre (PPC), Kohima began in 1995. At present, DDK runs from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm daily, which includes a daily news bulletin. The BJP lamented that this acute shortage of manpower has left the Kendra with little scope for enhancement of quality and quantity in programming. The party stated that this has led to the booking of a number of staff on assignment basis, who are paid not more than Rs 6000 per month. It informed that in recent years,
the Kendra has been functioning without a regular Director or Station Director and that Directors on tour were being deputed to the Kendra for only a short period of time. The party further pointed out that all twelve Production Assistant posts for the Kohima Kendra were abolished and that the PAs working in the Kohima Kendra have come from other states, as a result of which there are “communication problems” with the local people. As such, programme staff, comprising of local personnel, is most required, stated the BJP. It asserted that the proposed recruitment will go a long way in helping unemployed professionals in Nagaland state. The BJP further expressed shock to learn that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has sanctioned several posts for DDKs in the NE, and that recruitment was
done locally by other NE Kendras, except in the DDK Kohima. If the abolition of sanctioned posts for DDK Kohima was due to economy cuts, why were other Kendras of NE exempted? The party queried. The Party expressed its dismay to the central government for “stepmotherly treatment” meted to Nagaland state. “The Government of India must not forget that Nagaland State was created out of political compulsion with sensitive political issues, whereby it cannot be treated with a complacent attitude,” the BJP said. It further stressed on the need for the central government to connect the people of Nagaland with the mainland and to build trust and confidence. The BJP demanded that the abolished sanctioned posts be restored at the earliest and urged the Nagaland state government to urgently intimate this issue to the Government of India.
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1929 Suspension Bridge reconstructed for third time
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Mon, January 30 (DIPr): Suspension bridge over River Tenang connecting Leangha and Shiyong villages constructed under DUDA, Social Infrastructure Development Fund (SIDF) 2010-11 was formally inaugurated at Thromhong field. N. Thongwang Konyak, MLA, Chairman NKVIB and DPDB Mon inaugurated the bridge on January 29. In his inaugural speech, Thongwang said that the people of Leangha and Shiyong villages are fortunate to have the bridge because only the said bridge had been taken up by the Government for construction out of the 28 proposed suspension bridges in the state. He informed that the proposal for construction of the bridge was submitted to the Government in 2009. It may be mentioned that the road via this bridge was the only route to Assam for the entire district of Mon in the pass. The British built the first bridge in the same location way back in 1929. Later the people of
Thongwang (middle) with SDO Wakching and SDO (DUDA) on right and Angh of Leangha and Party President NPF on the left. (DIPR Photo)
Chi, Leangha and Totok constructed it in 1963 and the present construction is initiated for the third time. Informing that many development schemes would be initiated and taken up shortly, he appealed to the people to remain united and continue to support him and the
Government for all round development of his constituency. He also informed that he is trying his best to fulfill the aspiration of the people, which his predecessor have fail to do so. He also thanked the people of Shiyong village for clearing the roads for the visiting officials for the inauguration
of the bridge. SDO (Civil) Wakching Manpai speaking on behalf of the district administration said that the bridge in the present context may be useful only to the people of few villages but the significant of the bridge bears a very good historical background, and appealed to
the people to uphold the value of our culture and its route. He also urged upon the people to extend cooperation to the elected representatives and the Government for all round community development. SDO (DUDA) Moba in his short speech called upon the people to have ownership of the bridge and support the Government for more visible development. The Chief Angh of Leangha Yanglem Angh in his welcome speech spoke on the significant of the bridge in the bygone years and lauded the MLA for construction of the bridge for the people. Pangkai Chairman Village council, Shiyong and Tingtong, President NPF 46 AC Mon also delivered short speeches. Chingkhak Deacon, Leangha village pronounced the invocation while Talem Youth Director, Leangha village said the benediction. The programme was attended by the leaders of Shiyong and Leangha villages led by the chairman, Anghs and head GBs.
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leaders ULFA's Chetia to be sent to Police presence thin in Assam violence area NPF join BJP India once formalities are over ShIllonG, January 30 (IanS): ULFA leader Anup Chetia, lodged in a jail in Bangladesh since 1997, would be extradited to India once the judicial formalities are completed, Bangladesh's envoy to India Tariq Ahmad Karim said Thursday. "He (Chetia) will be extradited to India once the judicial formalities against him are completed. He has applied for political asylum and that takes legal course of action," Karim told IANS. "We have launched a crackdown against Indian insurgents in Bangladesh. Our security forces have been able to find and also hand over to India whoever we could even without the extradition treaty." "With Bangladesh and India now having signed an extradition treaty, I am confident that Chetia will be extradited to India once the judicial formalities are completed," he said. India has long been demanding the extradition of the
neW DelhI, January persons in Assam's Sonit- state claim the land for 30 (pTI): Centre today said pur district. themselves, he said. that the killing of 10 people "The incident yesterday Singh said that no addialong the Assam-Arunachal was different. It involved lo- tional deployment of cenPradesh border was a fall- cal people. Police presence tral paramilitary forces out of a localised dispute is not big there as the area had been made in Assam over land but admitted that is large," he told reporters as the state has adequate police presence was thin in here after receiving a re- security personnel. There the remote area. port from Assam govern- are around 17,000 central GuWahaTI, January 30 (IanS): The Assam government Thursday said it canJoint Secretary (North- ment on the incident. paramilitary personnel not offer a reaction to ULFA commander-in chief Paresh Baruah being awarded death East) in the Home Ministry, Singh said the Assam currently deployed in Assentence by a Bangladesh court until it receives "formal communication" in this re- Shambhu Singh, said there government has conveyed sam. The incident yestergard. State Home Secretary G.D. Tripathy said he has seen media reports that a court has been sporadic localised that it was a local incident day involved a gang from in Bangladesh awarded death sentence over an arms smuggling case to the chief of the violence in the area in the involving a land dispute and Arunachal Pradesh which United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) faction opposed to peace talks with the union past but never on a scale the killings had taken place attacked people of Assam government. "However, we are yet to receive any official communication in this regard. as witnessed yesterday in a reserved forest over en- in the Behali reserved forI can comment only after I receive formal communication in this regard," Tripathy said. when 10 CPI(ML) support- croachment by people from est in Sonitpur district, ers were killed and 12 oth- both Assam and Arunachal which borders Arunachal United Liberation Front of ULFA general secretary was to India. "He wanted to come ers injured by unidentified Pradesh. People of either Pradesh. Asom (ULFA) leader but arrested from Mohammad- back to India after much perBangladesh has been say- pur in Dhaka for illegally en- suasion by his family meming that the issue needs to tering Bangladesh and for bers and friends. He wanted be settled by court as he has illegally carrying foreign cur- to be part of the ongoing sought political asylum. rency and a satellite phone. peace talks between the The Bangladesh high He is under detention after government (of India) and neW DelhI, January 30 (IanS): A refusedtopleadguilty.Sharmilawaspresentin commissioner said no coun- completion of his jail term. the ULFA," said an official in Delhi court Thursday directed Manipuri ac- thecourtinMarch2013anddeniedthatsheattry can subvert its own legal Chetia sought political asy- the union home ministry. tivist Irom Sharmila - dubbed the "Iron Lady" tempted suicide while fasting at Jantar Mantar system. "India must have lum in Bangladesh on three In the past, ULFA chair- - to appear before it on March 29 in a case of in 2006. The court told her that the maximum patience, and definitely our occasions - in 2005, 2008 man Arabinda Rajkhowa attempted suicide over her fast-unto-death at punishment in the case was a few months to government will act on this and in 2011. He also applied had asked the Indian gov- JantarMantarherein2006.MetropolitanMag- a year, and since she was in custody for more issue according to the law of to the UN High Commission- ernment to seek Chetia's de- istrate Akash Jain issued the warrant against than six years, and if she pleads guilty, the case our land," Karim said. Chetia er for Refugees for political portation from Bangladesh. Sharmila after she failed to appear before the would be settled. But Sharmila refused to acis wanted in India for various asylum in Bangladesh, con- Chetia said in his petition: court. Sharmila is being detained in a security cept the charges, saying she has been protestcrimes including murder, tending he was fighting for a "Earlier, I wanted to stay in ward of a hospital in Manipur capital Imphal. inginthe"mostnon-violentway,like Mahatma kidnapping and extortion. sovereign Assam. this country (Bangladesh). I She has been on a fast for about 12 years, Gandhi". She said she was fasting for the peoHe was arrested in Assam in But later, Chetia sought have changed my mind and demanding repeal of the Armed Forces Spe- ple of Manipur, as they are being neglected 1991, but was freed by the that his application for politi- I have decided to live the cial Powers Act (AFSPA). In March 2013, the by the government, and requested the court state government. cal asylum in Bangladesh be rest of my life with my chil- court framed charges against Sharmila for at- not to ask her to appear before it taking into On Dec 21, 1997, the cancelled and he be returned dren in my country (India)." tempting suicide and put her on trial after she consideration her medical condition.
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Irom asked to appear before Delhi court
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8-year old raped Imphal, January 30 (nnn): An 8-year-old girl was allegedly raped and abandoned by a man on the banks of Chakpi River in Manipur’s Chandel district, but the identity of the accused is yet to be established, according to police. The family of the victim lodged a complaint with Chakpikarong Police Station in connection with the incident on January 29. According to the complaint, the victim was raped by an unidentified man on the night of January 20. She was staying at her grandmother’s house alone when the incident occurred. The family had gone for a picnic and left her unattended as she was sleeping in bed. The family returned to find the victim missing and found her on the banks of Chakpi River, near the house, later at night. Police said investigations are on to nab the accused.
Salam lone Cong candidate for Manipur RS
Imphal, January 30 (pTI): Former minister for Minority and Other Backward Classes Abdul Salam is the lone Congress candidate for the coming Rajya Sabha seat in Manipur. Salam was the only candidate who filed nomination papers for the lone Rajya Sabha seat for which election would be held on February 7, officials said. Sitting Rajya Sabha member and former chief minister of Manipur Rishang Keishing had earlier said that he would not seek re-election.
Guwahati to get 400 buses under JnNURM
Protests in Assam over Sonia Gandhi's nominee
GuWahaTI, January 30 (Tnn): The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee on Wednesday had to contend with angry protests against the nomination of the Raja of Amethi Sanjay Singh as the party's Rajya Sabha candidiate from Assam. Hundreds of activists of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity, an organization of farmers, held a dharna outside the hotel where Sanjay Singh is camping, demanding he withdraw his candidature
on grounds that he is an "outsider". Confounding the situation was a sudden surge in support for former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit, whose name was initially floated for the Rajya Sabha seat from Assam. Bound by the high command's diktat, Congressmen are tightlipped, but many privately say Dikshit, being a former Delhi CM, was more popular in Assam. "The Congress president told chief minister Tarun Gogoi that one
nominee from AICC has to be accommodated. Dikshit's name was floated first. But the new favourite is Sanjay Singh," a Congress insider told TOI. This source also said Sonia has instructed the state leadership to ensure Singh's election since, with four candidates for three seats, an election would become necessary. Congress has 79 members of which votes of 64 are required for the victory of two party candidates, Singh and PCC president Bhubaneswar Ka-
lita (each candidate needs 32 votes for win). Congress's remaining 15 MLAs will vote for BPF candidate Biswajit Daimary whose party has 12 members in the assembly. Together with three votes from Independent and associate members, Daimary would need two more votes to sail through for his second successive term in the Rajya Sabha. The last date of withdrawal of candidature is January 31 and the election is on February 7.
BJP charges baseless, says Okram Ibobi Singh
Imphal, January 30 (The hInDu): The Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh said that the charges of corruption levelled against his ministry by the local and national leaders of the BJP are baseless and politically motivated. As such Ibobi does not feel like issuing formal contradictions. Talking to reporters at the Manipur Assembly secretariat on Wednesday he said that the ruling Congress party shall not stoop low in levelling
GuWahaTI, January 30 (Tnn): The Union ministry of urban development has sanctioned a total of 400 buses for Guwahati under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM), but the state government first has to set up special purpose vehicles (SPV) for operating and managing the buses before they actually arrive here. A spokesman informed that the approval to sanction the buses was given at a meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) on functioning of buses and ancillary infrastruc- DImapur, January ture projects under JnNURM held in New Delhi recently. 30 (mexn): Gaan-Ngai festival, 2014 was obin New Delhi on Nine held, huge amount of ganja, arms seized served January 25 with the theme SIlIGurI, January 30 (IanS): Nine people were “In Delhi’s Melting Pot: Rearrested and eight tones of ganja worth over Rs.5 crore membering our Roots”. were seized in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, police Mathiupuang Gonsaid Thursday. Police also seized 159 bullets, two rifles, mei, Vice-President Zefive pistols, over a dozen mobile phones and several liangrong Welfare Assofake identity cards. The nine accused were dressed in ciation, Delhi (ZWAD) and military fatigues and were arrested from Siliguri, try- Assistant Registrar, IGNOU ing to smuggle the goods to Kolkata from Nagaland, delivered the keynote adlate Wednesday night in a joint operation by the po- dress highlighting the siglice and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). nificance of Gaan-Ngai fesSiliguri Police Commissioner Jagmohan informed that tival. He also emphasized the accused hail from Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Police are not ruling out the possibility that an international syndicate may be involved.
such charges against the BJP leaders in the State. He said that people know what kind of scams they were involved in while they were ministers in the past. He claimed that the Congress government has been delivering goods to the people and all sections of people who know it shall not believe the politically motivated charges made ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Regarding the charge that the Congress MPs from Mani-
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pur never took up the issues of Manipur in the Parliament Ibobi said that there are certain norms for putting up the issues which should be first brought to the notice of the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam Gangmei said that the Modi wave cannot reach the Northeast. Gangmei, who is noted for his sense of humour, also said that there are many high mountains in the Northeast and Modi cannot
ZWAD celebrates Gaan-Ngai festival in New Delhi
Drugs seized in Mizoram, smuggler caught
aIzaWl, January 30 (pTI): A huge haul of drugs valued at Rs 2.4 crore were seized from a house in the city with a narcotic smuggler being arrested. Altogether 1.2 lakh Methamphetamine tablets, a mood enhancer, were seized from the residence of 46-year-old Lalremruata of Chhinga Veng locality last evening, Superintendent of Police CID (Crime) Joseph Lalchhuana told. Drug enforcement agencies said that massive smuggling of pseudo-ephedrine was taking place with Methamphetamine tablets being manufactured in Myanmar.
the need for the North East people living in Delhi to be rooted in their cultural values and practices. Samuel Madaliang, Social Worker lighted the ‘Sacred Gaan-Ngai Fire’ and expressed his happiness on the efforts made by ZWAD to preserve and promote the fast eroding cultural practices. He noted that the cultural heritage of the Zeliangrong people must be promoted amongst the youth in me-
tropolis who face diverse challenges and confronts. Tingenlung Pamei, President, All Zeliangrong Students Union (AMN) also graced the occasion as a distinguished guest. He reminded the congregation of the close interface between tribal cultural practices and their land and resources. He underlined the need for the people to be aware of the controversial Land Acquisition Laws enacted by the State and the challenges
to all the respondents regarding the release of minimum sustenance water at the rate of 450 cumecs from the Lower Subansiri dam throughout the year to ensure the river's ecological health. The respondents were given three weeks' time with January 29 being the deadline. "The respondents asked for four weeks' time. The hearing will start from March 3. All respondents, except the ministry of power, were present on
they pose for the people in the North East particularly the tribals whose livelihood depends on their community control and ownership of land and resources. During the occasion, Chung Kamei and Kaongamliang Riamei were declared as Miss and Mr. Gaan-Ngai 2014 respectively. This was stated in a press release issued by ZWAD President, Benjamin Pamei and Secretary Poujenlung Gonmei.
Tripura to relocate tribal hamlets
aGarTala, January 30 (Tnn): CM Manik Sarkar on Wednesday directed regrouping of tribal hamlets which border highways and other arterial roads, and asked the administration to extend health, education and other basic services to them. The Dhalai district administration has identified as many as 21 remote tribal hamlets, each with a population of over 100 people, which will be regrouped on plain land. Dhalai DM and collector, Abhisekh Singh,
informed that the socio-cultural and environmental concerns of the forestdwelling communities would be considered while relocating them. In February 2004, the Tripura government had launched a similar programme in North Tripura and Dhalai districts, said tribal welfare department officials. The state has already relocated around 400 militancy-affected tribal families along the Assam-Agartala national highway.
The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) had granted permission to the state government for conversion of 462 hectares of forest land for tribal resettlement in 2003. However, it had instructed adherence to environmental directives like the compensatory forest policy which states that if forest land is used for other purposes, twice the amount of land has to be brought under forest cover.
Subansiri dam hits hurdle again
GuWahaTI, January 30 (Tnn): The fate of the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project continues to be uncertain, with the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), ministry of power, NHPC and both Assam and Arunachal governments seeking extra time to respond to a clarification sought by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on the project's downstream impact. Earlier this month, NGT had issued notices
Imphal, January 30 (nnn): Some Naga People's Front (NPF) leaders in Manipur have joined the fold of BJP today. The newly joined BJP members are NPF Manipur State advisor, P. A Thekho, ex member of NPF, Th Damon, and, social worker, M Shikho. Meanwhile, BJP President Chaoba said that there is strong hope of BJP winning both the Parliamentary seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Even if the country is enjoying more than 50 years of independence from the British rule, the state is far behind in obtaining complete independence due to many factors like bad road connectivity, water, power, education, health sectors, the BJP State President. The 12 years rule of Congress government has not been even successful in completing the construction of 220 km Imphal-Jiribam road, the BJP leader added. Chaoba believes that if Narendra Modi becomes Prime Minister, a four-lane Imphal-Jiribam road connectivity will be completed within 2 years. Narendra Modi is slated to visit the state on February 8 in what whould be his maiden visit to North East. Meanwhile, former NPF Advisor turned BJP member, Thekho, stated his belief that the BJP government would be able to bridge differences between the hill and the valley people. Thekho added that he had joined BJP as he had strong hopes on Narendra Modi.
Wednesday," said Abhijeet Sarma, president, Assam Public Works. Citing an RTI report which stated that NHPC and MoEF would release water at the rate of only 6 cusecs from the dam for 20 hours when the project would be 'off-grid', APW had petitioned for the NGT's intervention, demanding a stay order on the project. "The RTI information implied that no water would be released into the river, home to the na-
tional aquatic animal - the river dolphin, for a long period of time. After pressure was exerted, NHPC announced that water at the rate of 220-250 cumecs would be released by keeping one turbine running. This is still far less than the minimum sustenance flow of the river. Moreover, who will guarantee that the turbine will be kept running continuously? Any disruption of flow, even for a short period, will annihilate the downstream biota of the
river," Sarma said. In the petition, APW had asked for a natural opening in the dam so that the minimum sustenance flow of 450 cumecs could be maintained without human control. It also requested that a 'fish ladder' be located at the dam's opening to allow fish migration. The organization approached NGT after the Supreme Court declined to intervene in the case, considering it to be a technical matter in September last year.
cross them. He said that a secular party like the Congress has been working for and delivering goods to the people all these decades and as such the people are with it. What the BJP is saying on the eve of the Lok Sabha polls will be merely a storm in the tea cup and cannot change the political contours in the region. Both Ibobi and Gaikhangam said that in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections the Congress will win both the seats in Manipur.
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There is no shame in standing Tata Group looking for bigger defence sector pie for reconciliation: Gen. Khole
NEW DELHI, JANUARY 30 (AGENCIES): Business conglomerate Tata Group is looking to strengthen its position in the lucrative defence segment with the aim of getting higher growth in revenue. The group, which has garnered revenue of Rs 1,700 crore in FY13 from the defence sector, is aiming for about 40% growth in the ongoing fiscal with large support from entities engaged in meeting needs of the defence forces. At a press conference
ahead of the DefExpo 2014, Mukund Rajan, member, group executive council and brand custodian, Tata Sons, said: “We believe, as a group, we are ready to enter into any defence sector the government opens up.” “The order book size is in excess of R8,000 crore and these are to be fulfilled in the next one to four years,” he added. Of the more than 100 operating companies that the group has, 14 entities, including Tata Motors, Tata Advanced Systems and
Tata Power (Strategic Engineering Division), are suppliers for Indian defence requirements. He said some of the group companies have become exclusive suppliers to global original defence equipment makers, apart from playing strategic roles in India’s missile programmes. The company is also offering 155/52 mm howitzer mounted on an 8-wheeled Tata truck for enhanced mobility. The gun has been developed by its defence subsidiary, Tata
Power Strategic Electronics Division, pointed out company executives. Tata Motors vice-president (defence & government business) Vernon Noronha said the company is working on a DRDOfunded project for wheelarmoured amphibious platform, which will be ready in about two years. For the first time ever, the company is going to unveil a brand new specialty vehicle, the Wheeled Armoured Platform (WhAP), at DefExpo next month.
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Dimapur District 1. GHS Naga United Village 2. GHS Maova 3. GHS Sovima 4. GHS Sarbura 5. GHS Piphema 6. GHS Thahekhu 7. GHS Burma Camp 8. GHS Khaghaboto 9. GHS Kushiabill 10. GHS Aghunaqa 11. GHS Nito 12. GHS zuheshe 13. GHS Chumukedima Village 14. GHS Diphupar ‘B’
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Longleng District 1. GHS Kangching 2. GHS Bhumnyu Mokokchung District 3. GHS Yongnyah 1. GHS Tzudikong 4. GHS Yongthang 2. GHS Mongsenyimti 5. GHS Nian 3. GHS Yaongyimsen Compound 6. GHS K Khel 4. GHS Phangsang 7. GHS Yotan 5. GHS Dibuia 8. GHS Ngengching 6. GHS Khar 7. GHS Sumi Mon District 8. GHS Changtongya B 1. GHS Mon Town C 9. GHS Longjang 2. GHS Chingloisho 10. GHS Longmisa 3. GHS Tizit Village 11. GHS Lirmen 4. GHS Totokchingnyu 12. GHS Changdang 5. GHS Loakkun 13. GHS Alongtaki 6. GHS Shangnyu 14. GHS Chuchuyimpang 7. GHS Changkao Chingyu 15. GHS Molungkimong 8. GHS Mon Village 16. GHS Yisemyong 17. GHS Longkhum Peren District 18. GHS Molungyimsen 1. GHS Mhaikam 19. GHS Unger 2. GHS Azailong 20. GHS Saring 3. GHS Jalukie B 4. GHS Lilen Wokha District 5. GHS Benreu 1. GHS Akuk 6. GHS Poilwa 2. GHS Aree Old 7. GHS Ntu 3. GHS Longtsung 8. GHS Khelma 4. GHS Ralan 5. GHS Rachan Zunheboto District 6. GHS Changsu 1. GHS Asukikha 7. GHS Yimpang 2. GHS Xamunuboto 8. GHS Yamhon Old 3. GHS Apukito 9. GHS Longsa 4. GHS Asuloto 10. GHS L Longidang 5. GHS Kilomi 11. GHS N Longidang
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onorable General Secretary of NSCN, N Kitovi Zhimomi, Convener NPAC and esteemed members of the NSCN party. It is almost 60 years since I joined the Naga political movement as a young soldier. God Almighty has been the saviour, protector and defender of our land and people. Dear comrades, Christ alone is the source of all our hopes and visions. I may sound a little blunt but it is time we return to Christ, the saviour of Nagaland. We cannot take His mercy and grace for granted. I appeal to all the distinguished national workers sitting in front of me in this august assembly today to turn away from the path of greediness, jealousy, self-enrichment and rebellious existence. ‘Nagaland For Christ’ is our slogan. It means we must salvage our Nation as well as our own souls. If each one of us lives a Christian life, I believe God and the Naga people will empower us more. In the past, God gave us the courage and patriotism to trouble the mighty Indian Army. There was complete unity among us. Our love for Nagaland was so fierce and securing her freedom was our only goal. As the years rolled on, we got new provisions of semi and automatic weapons from friendly countries however we also had to encounter new adversary in the form of our own brothers and sisters who had fallen prey to enemy’s trap. At one point of time, the Naga National Council (NNC) was the only political institution of the Naga people. However, with the signing of the Shillong accord in 1975, the NNC ceased to command the respect of the Naga people. The formation of the NSCN by Isak Chishi Swu, S.S Khaplang and Th. Muivah in 1980 was necessitated because treachery cannot bring solution to Indo-Naga political issue. Since then, thousands have been killed by the Indian military and thousands have been killed by our own brothers in our long struggle. God knows that in my own humble position as a military officer, I tried to reason with the learned and educated leaders against infighting and tribalism within us. God is the witness when I saved Isak Chishi and Th Muivah from certain death at the hands of Shillong Accordists. Despite my humble appeal against taking drastic steps, in 1988 NSCN split because the educated leaders began to aggressively and violently interpret Naga political struggle to suit their interest and philosophy. On the eve of the split, patience, tolerance, respect among the members was replaced with hatred, accusations and blood-
A section of the GPRN/NSCN members at the inaugural session of the National Assembly.
shed. I am addressing every bonafide NSCN member today, representatives of Nagas, to exhibit wisdom, utmost patience and tolerance as you continue to play crucial role in the survival of the Naga nation. Esteemed members, when you impeached S.S Khaplang in the emergency National Hoho of NSCN party on June 7, 2011, from the Chairmanship and presidency, you knew the choice was whether to listen to the Naga people or blindly obey a leader despite glaring constitutional crisis created by him. He warned us not to meet fellow Naga leaders. You, esteemed members, chose me as NSCN Chairman and I have been elected again. This is a lofty position and status I never sought or dreamt of. My prayer is that perhaps God wants me to unite our people and so despite my inadequacies, I have met Isak Chishi Swu, Th. Muivah, Brig. Shingnya, Zhopra Vero a number of times recently, thanks to initiatives of FNR. Despite my appeal for genuine reconciliation, stubbornness and old grudge seems to rule our hearts. No leader seems to truly consider the desire of the Naga people. Old age makes most leaders veer away from reality. We cannot outlive the forest and hills that we once roamed. I feel there are many capable young national workers who could take nobler decisions in the interest of young generations. Esteemed members please understand that Nagas have been divided into different geographical area without their consent. Nagas everywhere must maintain social and emotional bond yet, practical issues cannot be ignored. Let us not condemn S.S Khaplang outrightly. What he has achieved with Burmese government must be appreciated because the desire and will of the Naga people living in Burma is best under-
stood by him. The Naga people living in Manipur, through the United Naga Council (UNC), too have sought an alternative political arrangement for themselves. We must also understand their position and situation. I believe UNC represents Th. Muivah directly or indirectly. GPRN/NSCN will not object to any arrangement that is acceptable to the Nagas in Manipur state. If Nagas living in different states opt for such political arrangements for their own wellbeing, Nagaland state is the cradle of Naga Nationalism and GPRN/NSCN will not rest until an acceptable political solution is arrived at with GOI. As we seek reconciliation and unity, Ideas must be exchanged, knowledge must be shared, freedom must be demanded, history must be protected and politics must be practical. My dear members, there is no shame in standing for reconciliation and unity of the Nagas. Let others interpret us the way they like, we know Nagaland needs us. Young educated national workers must start communicating with young generation Nagas, the intellectuals, the civil societies, the tribal bodies, Naga friends and well wishers around the world through which the aspiration of the Naga people could be conceptualized in a practical manner. The idealistic, sentimental, autocratic and ambiguous chapter of Naga political struggle is closed. Naga political struggle is in a nutshell the desire of a people to retain their identity, history, self respect and to co-exist with its neighbours peacefully. Gen. (Retd.) Khole Konyak President, GPRN
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Governor encourages people of Tuensang
TuEnsang, January 30 (Dipr): The Governor of Nagaland, Dr. Ashwani Kumar, arrived in Tuensang via Shamator today, where he made a brief stop to interact with the public led by the local MLA, Parliamentary Secretary R. Tohanba. Dr. Kumar visited the Tuensang Civil Hospital where he appreciated the social service rendered by the doctors and nurses to the people of far flung areas. He encouraged the
nurse trainees for having taken up professional courses where their career is assured. He desired that the Operation Theatre facilities be modernised and supported the proposals towards its improvement and in deployment of trained nursing staff. He expressed that posting of professionals should be appropriately done based on their qualifications to equivalent positions and places of postings should preferably be
to their native districts. He was accompanied by Minister for Education, C.M. Chang, DC Tuensang and other dignitaries. The Governor also paid a visit to Tuensang Village where he visited the Changsang Memorial, while the cultural troupe performed the traditional log drum beats and cultural songs and dances. In the evening he held a meeting with HODs where almost all District Officers shared their departmental
functions and activities. The Governor expressed appreciation to all the department officers and staff posted in this remote area for their services to the people in their various capacities and assured the officers that the Government is with them in all their efforts in the various programmes of their respective Departments. He also intimated the officers that their requirements and difficulties have been taken note of for neces-
KiphirE, January 30 (mExn): Nagaland Governor, Dr Ashwani Kumar on Wednesday inaugurated Longthonger, the first green village in Kiphire district. The village is located a few kilometers from the district headquarters. The Governor was accompanied by C Kipili, Parliamentary Secretary for power and T Torechu, Parliamentary Secretary for Excise, Legal metrology and DDTDWTU intimates DMC on tax consumer protection. Dimapur, January 30 (mExn): The Dimapur In his Inaugural speech, District Truck Drivers Welfare Trade Union has written the Governor lauded the disto the Administrator of the Dimapur Municipal Coun- trict administration, headed
by the deputy commissioner and the supporting officials, for taking initiative to make Longthonger as the first green Village project a success. Stating that the green village initiative is a great achievement in contributing towards a better standard of living, the Governor also cited examples of villages in countries like Switzerland, where the environment is clean and healthy, contributing towards a better eco system. The Governor also asked the district administration to
introduce land use policies like those prevalent in neighboring state, where farmers are given loan for farming so that farming community can have a stable economy. Presenting the concept note, DC Kesonyu Yhome said that the Green village initiative is an agenda for sustainable development taken up under the 13th finance commission, with the concept to disseminate the importance of conservation and also to conserve energy. The deputy commissioner added that with the
inauguration of the green village, this region will be seen in the green club map of the country and the globe. He stated that solar lights have also been provided to every household so that energy is preserved, which will be a small contribution towards the larger cause. With the inauguration of the green village at Longthonger, the deputy commissioner expressed hope that this initiative would spread awareness on the importance Villagers of Phusachodu perform during the 16th cultural of preservation and conser- festival of Phüsachodümi Youth Society at Phusachodu vation of flora and fauna. village in Phek district on January 29. (Morung photo/
Power supply disruption in Dimapur Dimapur, January 30 (mExn): Due to construction of 11kV line at Industrial Area, power supply will be affected in portions of Oriental Colony, Duncan Basti, Industrial Estate, DC Court area, Lingrijan and Taxes Colony in Dimapur from 7:00 am to 11:00 am w.e.f January 31 till the work is completed. Dimapur Electrical Division executive Engineer Moameren in a press release has requested all consumers to bear with the department.
Two arrested with arm and ammunition
Dimapur, January 30 (mExn): Dimapur Police on January 28 arrested two persons and recovered one .32 pistol with a magazine and five live rounds. Police identified the arrested persons as one Lieutenant Hupeto Aye of the GPRN/NSCN and one Raju Ali, a motor vehicle. The accused were apprehended at Power House colony, Burma Camp at around 8:00 pm after police grew suspicious of their movements.
Sekrünye music festival today
Longthonger green village inaugurated
Kohima, January 30 (mExn): The Sekrünye music festival under the aegis of the Chakhesang Music Society will take place on January 31 at Pfutsero with Khriehu Liezietsu, Advisor of the Music Task Force and New & Renewable Energy as the chief guest under the theme " Sing for peace." The programme will start at 11: 00. MK Mero, Commissioner and Secretary for Information and Public relations will be the chief host. The festival will be marked by solo, guitar piece, indigenous duet, quartet, traditional attire display. Divine Connection will act as the guest band.
cil, urging intervention over the collection of multiple tax by the DMC. The letter, appended by the President and General Secretary of the DDTDWTU informed that as per the DMC notification dated September 21, 2012, parking tax for trucks plying in Dimapur is fixed at Rs 20 per truck for a day and trucks entering various gates are also taxed according to the said notification. It informed that the current collection of Rs 550 monthly tax per truck by the DMC and collections made at truck garages and places of unloading the goods, such as saw mills, godowns etc by the DMC is “clearly in contravention” to the aforementioned notification. The letter informed that the DDTDWRU members have decided not to pay taxes, which are not prescribed as per the DMC notification published in local dailies on September 21, 2013. It further called upon the DMC administrator to intervene into the matter so as to avoid any untoward incident.
engine oil were adulter- also manipulated to cheat ated and that the pump customers. People from machines’ meters were around the town, most-
ly young men, gathered at the filling station and damaged some of the pump machines. The incident happened at around 7:00 pm. The aggrieved customers produced samples of the fuel sold at the filling station along with filter papers to justify their claims. Leaders of the Mokokchung Town Lanur Telongjem were also found at the site, who said that they would take the matter to the competent authority for further investigation.
and Central departments. Addressing the meeting, Director Engineering, AIR, Kohima, and Chairperson IMPCC, K.K. Rengma called upon various departments, especially those implementing centrally sponsored schemes, to coordinate and work together with various media organisations in creating awareness and highlighting their respective success stories. Reviewing the last few months of activities, Rengma appreciated the
In view of the World Day of Social Justice falling on 20th February, 2014, the house adopted a slogan “Unite to end violence against Humanity,” and accordingly to highlight the theme through various medium throughout the month. Officials from All India Radio, Directorate of Filed Publicity, Doordarshan Kendra Kohima and Defence attended the meeting. Other highlights of the meeting include report presentation my Member Media Organisations.
The petrol pump which was damaged by members of the public on Thusday night in Mokokchung.
KBTCBC receives Blyth’s Tragopan, quail bird
Kohima, January 30 (mExn): The Kohima Blyth’s Tragopan Conservation & Breeding Centre (KBTCBC) has received two numbers of Blyth’s Trago-
pan (male and female) and another quail bird of Pheasant family from well wishers of Viswema village who prefer to remain anonymous.
“The deed of our well wisher is very much appreciated and would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to him and his family,” stated to Keneikrul, deputy ranger, in-charge officer, KBTCBC. A donor was quoted as saying, “Let this be an example to our brothers and sisters to stop hunting down our wild birds and animals and start loving them as we need them to live to have a wholesome environment.” Taking a cue from this good deep, Keneikrul encouraged other friends from Nagaland to be more environmentally friendly and come up with their own innovative ideas to conserve “our dwindling flora and fauna.”
Dimapur, January 30 (mExn): Qhehoyi village inducted a new village ‘gaon burrah’ (headman) on Thursday. Former member of the Dimapur Municipal Council, Kuhoi Zhimo was inducted as the ‘gaon burrah’ at an induction programme held today in the village. Qhehoyi was established in the year 1982 and is yet to be officially recognized as a village. The programme had in attendance representatives from the Western Sumi
Hoho, Western Sumi Kukami Hoho (WSKH), Western Sumi Totimi Hoho, and Aqahuto Area GB's Union. Rajya Sabha (RS) member, Khekiho Zhimomi and former MLA, Azheto Zhimomi were also present. Speaking at the programme, RS member, Zhimomi regarded the day as significant for the people of Aqahuto area and in particular, Qhehoyi village. While congratulating the new ‘gaon burrah’, Zhimomi urged Zhimo to work for the interest of the
village. WSKH president Isaoto Zhimo, said that the position of ‘gaon burrah’ in Sumi custom is highly regarded. While stating that not everyone can become headman, he urged the newly inducted ‘gaon burrah’ to speak for the voiceless. Kuhoi Zhimomi, in his address, while expressing gratitude, assured that it will be his objective to work for the village and Aqahuto area in general. He said that his purpose will be to serve.
WSBAK prayer fellowship for GBs from February 1
Dimapur, January 30 (mExn): The Western Sümi Baptist Akukuhou Kuqhakulu (WSBAK) has informed all GBs under it that the Association is organizing a two day GBs Prayer Fellowship from February 1 to 2 at the WSBAK Mission Centre, Aküvüto. The Executive Secretary for WSBAK, in a press note, has requested all pastors to encourage the GBs to attend the prayer fellowship without fail and be blessed.
Govt notifies transfer and posting of officers
Kohima, January 30 (Dipr): The Government of Nagaland has notified transfer and posting of Er K Miachiao, Chief Engineer and Er Imlikumzuk Ao, Additional Chief Engineer. Er K Maichiao is posted and allowed to look after the charge of Transmission & Generation (T&G), Power department with immediate effect; while Er Imlikumzuk Ao, Additional Chief Engineer is posted and allowed to look after the charge of Distribution & Revenue (D&R), Power department with immediate effect. The Establishment matters of Power department shall be looked after by Directorate of Transmission & Generation (T&G) till the complete segregation of both departments are affected. This was issued with the approval of the Chief Minister, Nagaland vide his approval dated January 7, 2014 and in pursuant to the Government notification No AR-6/4/78 (Pt-I) dated Kohima, December 12, 2013 under Rule 62 of the Rules of Executive Business and the procedures laid therein.
LWSK meeting on Feb 1
Kohima, January 30 (mExn): The Lazami Welfare Society Kohima is holding a meeting on February 1 at the residence of C. Pukhato Swu, LWSK banker, Para medical colony, Kohima at 10:00 AM. In this connection, all the advisors, office bearers, members and well wishers have been requested to attend the meeting positively. This was stated in a release issued by LWSK general secretary Vitoshe Achumi.
The three birds donated to KBTCBC.
Qhehoyi village inducts headman
Govt urged to take decision on 3 institutes Dimapur, January 30 (mExn): The Naga Students’ Federation has once again urged the government of Nagaland to make its position clear on the status of the Indian Institute of Para Medical Technology (IIPMT), Kohima; the Institute of Management of Medical Research, Health Science and School of Nursing (IMMRHSSN), Singrijan and the Para Medical Training Institute (PMTI) Industrial Estate, Dimapur. The NSF informed that the Directorate of Higher Education had issued notifications to IMMRHSSN, Singrijan, Dimapur and PMTI Industrial Estate, Dimapur on May 7, 2012 and September 14, 2012 respectively for reopening of the Institutes. However, since the department of Health & Family Welfare does not officially recognize the Institute as well as the students passing out from these Institutes, the students and parents are still in a state of confusion about their future, the NSF stated.
The NSF while expressing concern over the quality of training being imparted to the students at the aforementioned institutes; however stated that “it is unjustified on the part of the department to reject the aspirant students from these institutes for open interview, as the concerned department has already appointed some traineestudents of these institutes through backdoor means.” As such, it urged the government to urgently direct the department of Health & Family to inspect the institutes and make its position clear within 14 days time. If the Institutes are directed to discontinue or if the Health & Family department is not satisfied with the outcome of the inspection, the NSF demanded that the department should also immediately terminate the service of those employees “already recruited through improper means as the same yardstick should be applied to all the trainees of these institutes.”
he Zeliang People Organisation Nagaland, a mandate civil society representing the Zeliang Community of Peren district, Nagaland hereby clarify that the news caption “ZPO chose to back tract” which appeared in leading local dailies on January 29 on “Government
clarifies on Rongmei tribe recognition” in the last para does not carry the voice of the Zeliang people as stated, the ZPO referred to here is only a registered society bearing registration No. GASRS/4918/2006, with a few selfish and self-style leaders, who always goes against the
wishes of the peoples. Therefore, the mandate of ZPO (N) stood firmly with the decision of the government in recognition of Rongmei as an indigenous tribe of Nagaland.
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December 2013.And on 11th January 2014, Lotha Region NNC authority held a meeting to conduct the President Election and during the meeting the members said that as the former president has tendered his resignation, the presidentship has to be conducted on 21st January 2014. As the members have fixed the date of the President’s election, the election was conducted on 21st January 2014 at LTC Hall Wokha and elected Yilow Humtsoe as the new President for the Lotha Regional Council (NNC) for a term of 5 years. And recognized Yilow Humtsoe as the new president by the authority of LRC
(NNC), meanwhile the acting President and General secretary NNC Nagaland also congratulate him and done all the formalities for recognizing him as the new president for LRC (NNC) and in this regard press release issued by Rapenthung Patton for conducting of new president election on 31st January 2014 at Town Hall 9.00 AM is strongly oppose by the LRC (NNC) Medan Peyu and informed all the members not to attain/ participate in that function because he doing illegal and is politically wrong for he is doing in the interest of one individual.
IMPCC meeting held in Kohima members present for their contribution during the President’s visit and the Hornbill festival. He also acknowledged the contribution of various media organizations, especially DDK Kohima in providing wide live coverage of the AIR Kohima 50 years celebration. The house resolved to make an open invitation to all key departments and organizations in connection with centrally sponsored schemes and programmes to participate in the IMPCC forum.
community facilities development shall be looked into by the Government, however for individual improvement each person should make personal efforts. He also expressed that as and when funds are provided for development activities, proper utilisation of funds should be ensured by all. He stated that there should be no reason for unhappiness if we strive together today towards progress and development for a better tomorrow.
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Public damages petrol pump in Mokokchung
moKoKchung, January 30 (mExn): Irate public of Mokokchung town on Thursday night vandalized the petrol pump machines at a filling station (BOC) located at Sungkomen Ward. The incident was caused after word spread that the dealers of the said refill station were selling adulterated fuel. Kohima DPDB announce Some customers had award for HSLC toppers reportedly discovered Kohima, January 30 (mExn): The District Plan- that the fuel sold at the ning Machinery, Kohima has informed the school au- said filling station that inthorities and students of Government High Schools, cluded petrol, diesel and under Kohima division, that the District Planning & Development Board has declared that it will hold its 5th felicitation programme to award the top 50 in the HSLC examination 2014, in the presence of elected members and member of the DPDB Kohima district. The award ceremony is scheduled to be held on May 15. An amount Our Correspondent of Rs. 15,000 along with citation will be awarded to each Kohima | January 30 student. In case no candidate comes up to the required position, the highest aggregate mark with Ist division The Inter-Media Publicity category will be awarded with lesser amount of cash Coordination Committee and citation. The DPDB conveyed its best wishes to all (IMPCC), Nagaland Chapter the HSLC candidates and encouraged them to toil hard was held today at All India so as to avail the prestigious award and also make Ko- Radio, Kohima. hima DPDB proud. This was stated in a release issued This is the first meetby Ketoho Luho, assistant development commissioner ing convened for the year & member secretary DPDB, Kohima. 2014. The main purpose holding IMPCC meeting NERIST entrance examination 2014 of was to highlight the variDimapur, January 30 (mExn): All concerned are ous publicity efforts uninformed that NERIST (North Eastern Region Institute dertaken by the member of Science & technology), Nirjuli, Itanagar, Arunachal department and other dePradesh, entrance examination 2014 will be held on velopment activities initiApril 26 and 27 for which applications will be available ated through various State on online mode only. Online submission of particulars may be made from January 15 10:00 am to February 28 at the Institute official website www.neeonline.ac.in. This was informed in a press release issued by A Kathipri, Director, directorate of technical education, Nagaland.
sary action. He agreed with the views expressed particularly pertaining to improvement of roads and other amenities. The Governor also granted interview to the ENPO to hear their views and expressed to them that he has come to listen to them and also to see the ground realities of the area in person. After hearing their discontent over the imbalance in development of the area, the Governor assured them that for all
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Kiezen President ZPO (N) Kerang Dumatta Secretary ZPO (N)
Lotha Regional Council (NNC) oppose president’s election
he Medan Peyu Lotha Regional Council (NNC) clarified that according to the press release issued by Ex President Rapenthung Patton on 30/1/2014 regarding the election of President of Lotha Regional Council. He said that Rapenthung Patton’s term of presidentship ended on 15th May 2013 and submitted his resignation letter to Vice President of Lotha Regional Council (NNC) on 21 June 2013 and on 31st October 2013 information was issued for the election of new president for LRC (NNC) but as request made by Rapenthung Patton to let him continued upto December 2013, his request was granted upto
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The Power of Truth
The Morung Express FrIDAy 31 JAnuAry 2014 vol. IX IssuE 28
Human Rights; A response to conflicts
C O M M E N T A R Y
THE EDIT PAGE
Anne Frintz Le Monde diplomatique
Senegal, Women First
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outros Boutros-Ghali, the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations, in his 1992 report: “An Agenda For Peace: Preventive Diplomacy, Peacemaking And Peace-Keeping,” more commonly known as An Agenda for Peace, identified human rights as one of the solutions in response to conflicts in the post-Cold War world. The irony of this statement lies in the fact that self-determination though recognized as a ‘right’ of all peoples, through the UN General Assembly Resolution 1514 in 1960 and subsequently affirmed in the two International Human Rights Covenants in 1966, has rarely been presented as a peaceful solution to conflicts between States and Peoples. Rather, States have reconstructed the language of self-determination in such a narrow way to protect their own interests. For instance, Bangladesh in 1971 exercised its self-determination to become an independent country, but denied the people of their right to the Chittagong Hill Tracts. This classic irony reveals that once States get their independence, they are reluctant to accord that same right to peoples living within its boundary with or without their consent. The UN’s inability to uphold the right to self-determination of all peoples has encouraged conflict and undermined its purpose to promote world peace. When people are given the right to self-determination, it is often suppressed by a sovereign State. This dominant practice indicates that the international community tends to support the State’s territorial integrity until a war of independence is successful; thereby contradicting the UN’s objective to secure peace in the world. How long will the policy and practice of settling the problem on the battlefield continue? Prince Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein cautions, “if the international community does not change its present policy, we will probably see the collapse of more large states in civil wars.” Hans Köchler points out that “insisting on the status quo may well lead to the destabilization of entire regions – with uncontrollable consequences for global peace.” Kumar Rupesinghe further notes, “while there are risks involved in reforming the international system to taking into account demands for self-determination,” he cautions that, “the greater danger for the global community lies in clinging to an unresponsive status quo.” Struggling peoples seek justice in their relations with the State. This fundamentally involves restoring respect that will empower them to create a framework of peaceful coexistence in both thought and action. These actions are based on fully acknowledging their right to self-determination. This relational form of justice is essential to JustPeace, since it explicitly allows for differences while promoting forming just relationships, and genuine respect and dignity throughout the circle of interdependency. Given that no region in the world is immune from conflicts due to the denial of self-determination, it is evident that there is a need to develop processes and mechanisms that address conflicts through peaceful means. While pursuing peaceful settlement it is important to recognize that selfdetermination is one of the primary resources for JustPeace; and its denial will only lead to future conflict.
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Too few cancer patients enroll in research studies
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ne of every 10 clinical trials for adults with cancer ends prematurely because researchers can't get enough people to test new treatments, scientists report. The surprisingly high rate reveals not just the scope and cost of wasted opportunities that deprive patients of potential advances, but also the extent of barriers such as money, logistics and even the mistaken fear that people won't get the best care if they join one of these experiments. "Clinical trials are the cornerstone of progress in cancer care," the way that new treatments prove their worth, said Dr. Matthew Galsky of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. When an experimental drug or other treatment fails to make it to the market, people often think it didn't work or had too many side effects, but the inability to complete studies can doom a drug, too, Galsky said. He helped lead an analysis of 7,776 experiments registered on Clinicaltrials.gov, a government web site for tracking medical experiments, from September 2005 to November 2011. All were mid- or late-stage studies testing treatments for various types of cancer in adults. About 20 percent of the studies were not completed for reasons that had nothing to do with the treatment's safety or effectiveness, both legitimate reasons for ending a study early. Poor accrual — the inability to enroll enough patients in enough time to finish the study — led to nearly 40 percent of premature endings. Company-sponsored studies were less likely to be completed than those sponsored by the government or others. Late-stage cancer trials can cost companies "tens to even hundreds of millions of dollars," and that money is wasted if no clear answer on the drug's value is gained, said Dr. Charles J. Ryan, a cancer specialist at the University of California, San Francisco. He heads the program for a conference later this week in San Francisco, where Galsky's study will be presented. It was discussed Tuesday in a telebriefing by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, an organization for doctors who treat cancer. Ryan and Galsky said they hoped the study would spur more research on why more patients don't participate. In most cases, the treatment being tested is provided for free, but there can be other costs such as lab tests. Some states require insurers to cover these additional costs, but others do not, so money may be one hurdle for patients. Some doctors do not strongly encourage patients to participate in studies, and sometimes patients fear they'll get a dummy treatment instead of real medicine. However, in cancer clinical trials, ethical standards require that all patients get the current best care, plus a chance at an experimental treatment. "Patients still have concerns about getting a placebo, but they're always going to get at a minimum the standard of care," said Shelley Fuld Nasso, head of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, a patient advocacy and education organization. Doctors need to encourage more patients to participate, and clinical trial designers need to make sure they are testing key questions and treatments to honor the contributions of study participants, she said.
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ena, 40, lives in working-class Pikine, part of the agglomeration of the Senegalese capital Dakar. She tries to support herself and her children by working as a street vendor of goods ranging from ice and doughnuts to beauty products. In early October, she had a scan at a Dakar hospital to find out why she couldn’t bend her right knee. The scan cost 85,000 CFA francs ($175), a huge sum for her that forced her into debt and obliged her to borrow from relatives. Since then, she has tried unsuccessfully to make a follow-up appointment with her general practitioner and is still taking the medicines prescribed before her scan. Her pain has diminished, but she still doesn’t know what exactly is wrong with her or what she should be doing. “Meanwhile, my children are still not enrolled in school,” she said. “I had to choose between my health and their education, and if I can’t work any more, who will look after them? They went to the state school, but even so, enrolment costs between 10,000 and 16,000 CFA francs ($20-33). I can’t afford that any more. So my children aren’t going to school at the moment.” Eighty percent of Senegalese, like Penda, work in the informal sector of the economy or are self-employed. They are not obliged to belong to a health insurance scheme, unlike civil servants, and employees and managers of public and private companies. Almost half of the uninsured live below the poverty line and cannot afford high quality healthcare. Religious and other organisations in Senegal have been promoting community health mutual societies run by non-professional volunteers for nearly 20 years. But there’s little chance of mass participation if all people can reclaim is 20-50% of the cost of consultations at a health centre, one of the thousand local establishments across the country offering limited services. Health centre consultations cost less than 1,000 CFA francs ($2) and are therefore affordable. On the other hand, treatments and medicines — which are expensive — are not available there. Whether insured or not, patients have to go to a pharmacy and pay considerably more: a course of antibiotics costs between 5,000 and 12,000 CFA francs ($10-25). So it makes sense to save your money while you’re healthy and consult your professional of choice when you fall ill; even if it means falling back on risky plant-based remedies — when you lack the cash to pay for “modern medicine”. The Belgian Development Agency (CTB) and some Muslim mutuals have, however, found ways to attract subscribers. The CTB has expanded the range of services available at health centres in the Kaffrine and Fatick districts. Muslim organisations have raised the proportion of the costs they pay for hospital stays, caesarean sections and generic medicines. They have also negotiated agreements with many institutions. Religious organisations’ fees are generally affordable, at between 300 and 1,000 CFA francs ($0.60 and $2) per person per month. Over and above subscriptions, contributions from Muslim organisations and donations from the faithful provide working capital, however modest, to reimburse healthcare providers. But because these improvements are localised and relatively rare, the community health mutuals only attract 6% of Senegal’s population overall and few have more than 300 members. The few mutuals that are doing well rarely advertise (six out of seven in Pikine, for example, have gone bust). “To a large extent, we’re counting on the state to spread the word and relaunch the mutuals now,” said Fatou Dione, president of Dakar’s regional union of community health mutuals. Indeed, the Senegalese health minister has chosen to draw on this extensive network and to build on it in order to extend health cover to workers in the unofficial economy and in the countryside. If the Senegalese state pulls this off, it will be revolutionary; this, after all, is a country that has already decided not to extend health cover to foreign residents for fear of being swamped by immigrants from the West African region if it works. It is intended that by 2017 the majority of Senegal’s population should have access to basic healthcare. To fight diabetes and hypertension, for example, which are endemic in this country, almost all citizens should by then have access to modern medicine; currently, even when chronic illnesses are diagnosed, remedies are not accessible, treatment not thoroughly implemented, and recourse to traditional plant-based medicine widespread. As a result, there are many deaths from heart attacks and strokes. Universal health cover-
Senegal, classed as one of the poorest countries, adopted universal health coverage on 20 September 2013. With the support of various associations, it should usher in free treatment for the most vulnerable, especially rural, populations age (UHC) will tackle this lack of follow-through and treatment, and, as a preventative measure, of information, where the mutuals also have a role. Many lives could be saved as a result. On 20 September last year, at the UHC launch ceremony, Senegal’s president, Macky Sall, honouring one of his campaign promises, presented community representatives from 14 pilot regions with a symbolic cheque (the real funds have not yet come through) for 1.5bn CFA francs ($3.1m) to fund members’ contributions up to the end of 2013. The government is hoping to expand coverage progressively to the whole country by 2017. It will cover half of the annual fee of 7,000 CFA francs ($14) for each member, and the whole fee for the country’s poorest, identified in each community according to national criteria. Drawing inspiration from religious and other organisations, the health minister and the UHC implementation unit — specially created in 2012 — are asking all mutuals to expand their offer of care from health centres to national hospitals and to cover 80% of costs (50% for medicines). That’s almost as much as the compulsory insurance schemes (they pay out between 60% and 90% of costs, though their members’ contributions are higher). Under the slogan “A health mutual, a local community”, the implementation team has been holding meetings in the 14 pilot regions — including Rufisque, southeast of Dakar — since October. It helps mutuals set up and oversees the standardisation of their services. But there have already been criticisms of this decentralised system, which depends on the goodwill of civil society, people opting to join mutuals and the voluntary work of non-professional directors more than on the state. “When a community creates a mutual, it rarely runs it efficiently. According to existing information, when there are ten campaigners, it works. But if it gets bigger, the burden of work becomes too great, especially for the volunteers, who have no previous management training,” said an international health expert based in Dakar who requested anonymity. “In Rwanda, where health cover is compulsory for all and where 90% of the population are insured, the directors of mutuals are professionals paid by the state,” said Ousseynou Diop, a health economist and director of UHC for Senegal’s Délégation Générale à la Protection Sociale. “That’s an idea, even if the Rwandan system isn’t necessarily an example for us because it is heavily subsidised by international backers, so its viability is hard to assess.” Just three years ago, Senegal aspired to a model similar to Rwanda’s. In 2010, under its former president, Abdoulaye Wade, it was decided that professional regional insurance companies would contribute to UHC, and that they would have branches in regions and rural communities to maintain a link with the population. But when Macky Sall came to power, he took a different tack. “It is as if the community is being asked to do — voluntarily — what cannot be organised at state level,” the anonymous expert in Dakar told me. “I think the money from the World Bank and USAID [the US international development agency] has gone to the heads of those in charge of the UHC project. They have rushed ahead, not least because it was one of the president’s campaign promises.” Sall and his minister for health and social action, Awa Marie Coll Seck, launched research programmes necessary for turning UHC into a reality shortly after taking office, with the support of many women’s organisations. UHC could become a stepping stone to achiev-
ing Senegal’s post-2015 Millennium Development Goals. In Senegal, UHC includes the policy of free provision of healthcare, in particular for mothers and young children. Infant and maternal mortality are among the country’s biggest healthcare blights. On the basis of a national health survey in 2011, the maternal mortality rate is estimated at 409 for every 100,000 live births, a figure little changed since 1998. In 2012 child mortality (of under-fives) as calculated by the UN’s Ad Hoc Interagency Group had improved to 6%, compared with 7.7% in 2008. Under the new UHC policy, healthcare for the under-fives has been free since October, or partially so until the end of December 2013, since it only exempts payment for the first consultation, vaccination and stays in health centres and clinics, and the first emergency treatment in hospital. But from January 2014 all healthcare for the underfives in health centres and hospital accident and emergency departments is free. This new health policy, which had a budget of 1.8bn CFA francs ($3.7m) for the final three months of 2013, also includes the complete refund of costs associated with childbirth and caesarean sections — 650m CFA francs ($1.34m) for the same period — and those of the Sesame plan. The latter coordinates free healthcare provision for the over-60s and has a budget of 850m CFA francs ($1.75m). These subsidies come from the 5bn CFA francs ($10m) that were allocated to UHC in 2013 (1/24 of the total health budget). These measures promise healthcare free at the point of access; they seem the most likely to guarantee UHC at present and therefore access to basic healthcare, even if they are currently limited to old people, mothers and young children. They are easy to put into practice and have no strings attached. Yet in spite of the high-profile UHC launch ceremony, few Senegalese seem aware of the measures, and health professionals are not optimistic about free healthcare actually working in practice. Dior Camara, a senior nurse who works at the Hamo 5 health centre in Guédiawaye in the Dakar suburbs, is among the sceptics. She runs the centre as best she can on the profit it generates. “In 19 years we haven’t received any equipment from the state. And the local authorities, who are supposed to allocate 8% of their budget to health centres, never pay anything,” she told me angrily. “Since 2010 the state has said that midwifery services should be free of charge. Fair enough. But it hasn’t given us any funds. If there’s no charge, how do we pay our midwives? Their salaries are pitiful! Someone has to pay for the patients and the women in childbirth: local collectives, the state or the patients themselves. With the policy of free healthcare, the administrators are gradually killing the health centres.” She explained that at Hamo 5, the Sesame plan has been suspended without explanation. The state has not been funding it for over a year. Old people now have to seek treatment at their own expense or claim on their insurance; if not, they are turned away. Children of five and under account for over two million of Senegal’s total population of 13 million, while the over-60s make up only 300,000. Ousseynou Diop told me: “If you look at the demographic pyramid, you realise there are many more underfives than over-60s. We have failed on free healthcare for the old, so why do we imagine that there’ll be enough money for the young?” Diop has costed the situation. According to him, if there are 10 consultations a day for the under-fives in each of the country’s 1,000 health centres, at a cost of around 1,000 CFA francs each (the cost of the consultation itself plus a low-cost treatment), the state will have to fund these centres to the tune of 3.65bn CFA francs ($7.5m) in 2014. In addition there will be payments to hospitals for emergencies; yet Senegal’s total UHC budget in 2014 is only 10bn CFA (just over $20m). Dior Camara still hasn’t received any payment for consultations and vaccinations for the under-fives. She fills out forms for each child who receives treatment and hopes the state will keep its promise. She complains about the extra work this practice entails: “My consultations now last 20 minutes instead of ten. We need to take on a second qualified person,” she reckons. Yet the rush of mothers with children on their backs hasn’t happened. “As always, we have to tell the patients [about free healthcare] ourselves. Maybe in two or three months, we’ll see the stampede. But for now, few people are aware of free treatment for the under-fives.” Senegal’s first challenge when it comes to UHC may be information.
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or a nation that was frozen in place for half a century by a repressive military junta, it is ironic that the government of Myanmar (also called Burma) is charging that change is not happening fast enough. But that was the scene in November, when government officials seized a multibillion-dollar industrial project in the southern port town of Dawei for its owners’ failure to attract foreign investors in a timely fashion. To restart the project, which had previously been run by a Thai company, Myanmar appealed to government officials and private investors in Japan. The first to bite was the Mitsubishi Corporation, which agreed to build a large, coal-fired plant to generate electricity and kick-start operations. In the middle of the Dawei drama, a local human rights group, known as the Dawei Development Association, warned Japanese investors that they risked becoming complicit in harming half a million minority residents in the area. The group charged that Myanmar’s government had forced thousands of poor farmers off their land “without fair or equal compensation” or “access to adequate housing or livelihoods after being displaced.” Dawei is far from an isolated case. As part of a yearlong study in southern Myanmar, the Karen Human Rights Group documented thousands of instances of “abuse, destruction of property, pollution, theft, and confiscation of land” between 2011 and 2012. In northwestern Myanmar, local activists and farmers have documented the illegal seizure of more than 7,800 acres from ethnic minorities to allow for the expansion of a Chinese-financed copper mine -- a case that sparked national outrage when police used deadly phosphorous on protesters. In central Myanmar, 8,000 villagers -- primarily from minority groups -- were forcibly relocated onto barren land to make way for an enormous hydroelectric dam that British, Swiss, and Chinese firms are building. And in the southeast, just 13 miles from Yangon, hundreds of local farmers received notices ordering them to leave their land in 14 days or face arrest. The fields were needed for the construction of another “special economic zone,” known as Thilawa. Thus far, officials have confiscated nearly 50,000 acres. In the West, it has become common to view the newly democratic Myanmar -- with its vast store of largely undeveloped natural resources, from timber and jade to oil to gas -- as Asia’s next rising star. With 60 million potential consumers, a generous new foreign investment law that allows international firms up to 100 percent ownership of projects they fund in Myanmar, a five-year tax holiday, and 50-year land leases, companies from Coca-Cola to Chevron and General Electric are rushing to get a piece of the action. But cutting against Myanmar’s potential is the fact that the country is home to the world’s longest ongoing civil war, which has raged between the Burman-dominated government and many of Myanmar’s 135 distinct ethnic groups since 1948. This brutal ethnic conflict has claimed an estimated 600,000 lives and displaced more than a million more -- with some of the most horrific documented atrocities occurring in the past two years. The problem for investors is that the vast majority of Myanmar’s most desirable natural resources are located in the ethnic-minority-dominated borderlands that surround the country like a horseshoe. Since its 2011 opening, Myanmar’s government has negotiated cease-fires with 11 of the 12 major ethnic groups, but absent political and military reform, that does not mean that fighting has stopped for good. Ethnic minorities are still seen as second-class citizens with few -- if any -- rights under Myanmar’s constitution. In other words, by investing in Myanmar, the West will play a direct role in a slow-motion ethnic apartheid marked by continuing atrocities and discrimination. LIMITED DEMOCRACY “The cynic would say that [Myanmar]…does not exist, and never has, in the sense of being a peaceable homogenous whole,” the Myanmar scholar Justin Wintle writes in Perfect Hostage. Myanmar’s central core lies along the long, flat Irrawaddy Valley, home to the Burman majority that makes up an estimated 69 percent of the population. To the east are the Shan Hills, the domain of the Buddhist Shan people. To the north and northwest are rugged mountains extending to the Himalayas and dominated by ethnic groups
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n the 66 years of independence, India has lived with a certain set of moral codes that called for respect of regulation, sacrifice for a greater good, duty towards society, accountability. An accepted definition of what was expected from members of society and from those in power gave the country its navigational apparatus and heroes. That definition allowed heirs to rise from the miasma to take over the reins when those in positions of authority stepped down. It also marked the scales on which people were measured and judgments passed. It is difficult to deny that moral codes were the cornerstone of trust between all parts of society, and the grease that allowed society to function. There is a need for a new morality in India today, or at least for a call to recognize the new morals we live with compared with those of six decades ago. One may ask why, and the answer is simple, if we don't recognize new morals and spread them, the result can be unrest. Things are already changing in India - look at who we consider our leaders, look at who we put in jail. We get affronted when our film stars are held up at foreign airports and derive a sense of pride when citizens of other nations though of Indian ancestry achieve recognition in their country. Our "philosopher kings" are businessmen who equate foreign investment with national prosperity, who see environmental protection and concern for the marginalized as being bad for the country. They decry government expenditure on the economically bereft while seeking tax breaks for themselves. We find solace in the deep voice of a septuagenarian who made his mark in the country's dream factory. We seek the counsel of the glitterati who tweet from their ivory towers and from TV studios far removed from the humdrum of daily existence. For what we value to change, wouldn't our moral scales have to change too?
The fallout As citizens of a democracy, Indians have become inured with our choice of electoral candidates. They swing between brilliant home-economists whose assets magically
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How to Invest in Myanmar Stanley a. Weiss and Tim Heinemann Foreign affairs
such as the Chin and Kachin, who are both Christian. To the west, on the border with Bangladesh, live the Muslim Rohingya -- perhaps Myanmar’s most persecuted minority. The Karen, which are Christian and Buddhist, inhabit the south and southeast hills bordering Thailand. All told, Myanmar’s ethnic minority groups comprise about a third of the population and cover half of its total land area. Starting in the Middle Ages, one ethnic Burman kingdom ruled over the central valley of present-day Myanmar, while separate hill kingdoms -- the Karen, Karenni, Shan, Kachin, and Chin -- remained independent. For centuries, the independent kingdoms warred with the Burman capital, at various points grudgingly forging alliances with -- or paying tribute to -- Myanmar’s ruling kings. The British conquered Myanmar in 1885, only to see their colony collapse when the Japanese, seeking to control Myanmar’s oil and rubber and cut off overland access to China, invaded in 1942. Burned by their British conquerors, the Burmans sided with the Japanese. The other ethnic groups allied with the United States and the United Kingdom. After the war, the hill tribes expected British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to reward their loyalty by making them independent territories. But Churchill lost a 1945 election to Clement Attlee, who invited the Burmese General Aung San to London and agreed to grant the whole region independence as a group instead, putting ethnic minorities at the mercy of the Burman majority. Wanting to avoid the postwar violence of India, Aung San convened a meeting with the ethnic groups in the small Shan town of Panglong. There, he promised a power-sharing agreement and pledged that ethnic tribes could opt out of the union ten years after independence if the benefits failed to materialize. A few weeks later, though, Aung San was assassinated. The Panglong agreement never found its way into the new constitution, and the new country found itself in an ongoing civil war. Burman leaders convened another constitutional convention in 1962, proposing to assure equal representation to all ethnicities in national assemblies. The enraged military launched a coup, and with little relief since then, successive military juntas have waged an ethnic cleansing campaign deep in the jungles of Myanmar. Although Myanmar has won praise for its recent move toward limited democracy, most of Myanmar’s
135 ethnic groups do not want democracy -- they want freedom. Democracy, they say, simply locks in a status quo that has repeatedly led to genocide, far beyond the eyes of Western journalists and corporations. Last October, a Buddhist anti-Muslim mob killed five Rohingya in the western state of Rakhine, including a 94-year-old grandmother who was paralyzed from the waist down. A few weeks later, government soldiers gang-raped a 15-year-old Kachin girl. A week after that, the Myanmar army attacked a village and forced 2,000 to flee, joining the half a million refugees in Myanmar and across the border in Thailand. As horrific as these atrocities are, they are merely symptoms of a broader problem: a system of geographic apartheid, whereby citizens on Myanmar’s periphery are dehumanized on a daily basis. Consider that Rohingya infants are not issued birth certificates. When they grow up, they cannot marry without a sizeable bribe, or even travel outside their own villages. The government recently rejected a UN resolution calling for Rohingya citizenship, preferring to continue considering them “illegal immigrants” from Bangladesh, even though many have lived within Myanmar’s borders for generations. Similarly, inhabitants of Chin State cannot build their own houses of worship and must travel out of the country to attend a university -- an obstacle that keeps all but a handful from higher education. Although Chin State is 86 percent Christian, Christians hold just 14 percent of state-level senior positions. And ethnic minorities were excluded from the referendum that resulted in the 2008 constitution, while their enemy, the military, maintains veto power over any constitutional changes. In response, Western investors could attempt to operate only in major cities and steer clear of the resource-rich ethnic areas. In fact, many U.S. companies reportedly remain cautious about making major investments in Myanmar’s rural areas, fearful of poor infrastructure and “political instability.” But even if they do tread carefully, it is virtually impossible to imagine Western businesses not becoming complicit in what the human rights advocate Tom Andrews calls “the building blocks of genocide.” FRUITS OF FREEDOM For all Myanmar’s problems, there have also been
encouraging signs of progress. Last November, the government and representatives of 18 rebel groups met for historic cease-fire talks that, although they ended without an agreement, established a measure of goodwill and set up a renewed round of negotiations for this spring. One British diplomat told us that “everyone knows what the answer is -- federalism.” Whereas some minority groups such as the Kachin still want outright independence, most hope for a system like the United States or, better yet, Switzerland, where ethnic cantons have autonomy within a federal structure. “To this day, we wish for the Burmese government to honor the agreements made in 1947,” a leader of the Kachin Independence Organization told a UN interviewer. In other words, they want the government to make good on the promise of Panglong. Convincing the army to relax its stranglehold on the country will not be easy. “They have serious economic interests at stake as well as pride and animosity,” the British diplomat told us, “it is their guys who have been fighting the ethnic groups for years.” Still, countries from South Korea to Ghana have managed to transition successfully from military dictatorship to democracy, many with less going for them than Myanmar has today. And as one European ambassador points out, “A lasting reconciliation with the minorities could be politically rewarding in 2015’s national election. That is why the president is trying very hard.” Although there is no alternative to direct government engagement with Myanmar’s ethnic minorities, Western business has its own role to play. In a few cases, firms with significant interests at stake may intervene directly and productively in peace talks. Last year, for instance, Chinese investors appealed to Beijing to help arrange negotiation between Myanmar’s leaders and the Kachin Independence Organization in support of a Chinese-owned pipeline expected to carry natural gas from Kachin State back to China. Similarly, the Dawei Princess Company, which holds logging and mining concessions in Karen National Union–controlled areas, underwrote peace talks and arranged cease-fire discussions in Karen State, according to a 2012 International Crisis Group report. More likely, Western investors can play a critical role in policing bad business behavior and ushering the ethnic minorities into the twenty-first-century economy. Morally responsible private-sector players can expose unscrupulous actors who exploit ethnic minorities, while taking pains themselves to operate in a transparent, accountable, and mutually beneficial manner. Mitsubishi, for instance, could review the existing environmental and social impact studies conducted at the Dawei development project and insist that any yawning irregularities be brought in line with globally accepted standards before construction begins. Additionally, Western business leaders -- perhaps together with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business associations -- can take a page from the European governments and nongovernmental organizations that taught capitalism to citizens of the former Soviet Union after the Berlin Wall fell and help develop ethnic minorities’ business savvy, educating them to compete in a globalized, free-market economy. After all, one of those former Soviet states, Latvia, has just become the latest country to adopt the euro. “We know that one of the biggest incentives to find peace with ethnics is to get more foreign investment in,” David Tharckabaw, the Karen National Union’s foreign minister, has said. But, he continues, “We have to make sure that proper consultation is done with the civilians and everything is done in a sustainable manner which benefits the ethnic civilians, not just the government and foreign investors.” In short, well-meaning Westerners must step up and see Myanmar not as an unopened market but as an unrealized country. Could Myanmar turn its Catch-22 to its advantage? Aung San once remarked that if the Burmese area got one kyat -- the Burmese currency -- the minorities would get one kyat as well. It was a mark of the man’s character that he could envision his country’s ethnic minorities as equals. Only when the government and ethnic minorities settle on an equitable, federalist solution, spurred by the interest and investment of the West, will they -- and the world -- enjoy the fruits of a Myanmar that is not just democratic but free.
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increase annually and Houdini like magicians who can't be confined within the thick walls of a prison cell. Though most citizens' views have gone beyond contempt for the politician, there is a burgeoning group who are now involved and committed. This is a class of people who not only have ideas on who should be in power but also do what they can to get these people in power. There is a meeting of minds here; the dreams of the common person and the politician merge. There is also a belief that these chosen ones can make such common dreams come true. The triumvirate Let's narrow down to three people on whom many pin their hopes in this year's general election: Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal. The three are very different politicians, heir socio-economic backgrounds, political philosophy, manner of functioning and experience all dissimilar. But they have one thing in common as the first surfers riding a new wave of morality. Narendra Modi became the prime ministerial candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after stomping all over the patriarch of the party, Lal Krishna Advani. The very same person who stood by Modi after the 2002 religious riots, where many allege Modi played a role in the what can only be called a state-sponsored pogrom. His form of governance is held up as the way ahead. For a party whose philosophical fountainhead is the desire to bring back Ram Rajya (something everyone is unsure what that connotes) and which speaks about Raj Dharma (rule based on spirituality and positivity), the Machiavellian machinations that went to create Modi were the very antithesis of their foundation. That the patriarch was discarded and shouted at goes against the Hindu dharm (respect for elders) that the party wishes to preserve and promote. Then there is the whole idea of protect-
Samir Nazareth asia Times Online ing the weak and the helpless, which is part of Raj Dharma. In the case of Modi, this was tossed out in the 2002 riots and continues to be ignored, with economic policies that has led to increased state debt, child malnourishment and low wages in Gujarat, where he is chief minister. Given all this, Modi is still a darling of the many. The very same people who espouse respect for the elderly and speak in glowing terms of India's past - and even the need to protect the weak - say goodbye to all this when it comes to bringing Modi as the nation's leader. Is the new morality that allows support for Modi based on less concern for our elders and the weak? And if so, wouldn't this go against the many tenets of Hinduism, a religion (or way of life) that the BJP wishes all Indians to convert to? Then we turn to Rahul Gandhi, the scion of a dynasty. While many of us speak against dynastic politics, we have no qualms in ensuring that wealth and power remain within the confines of our family. Most marriages in business families are fixed on the basis of love - a love of money and finding ways to increase it. Marriage ceremonies are a time to repay or exact debts. The power that congregates in one location during such occasions could create a new industry, light a city, bring down a government or even create a new one. Given this state of affairs one wonders why many think awry of the "dynastic politics" of the Congress Party. How different is that from Narayan Murthy of Infosys bringing his son into the company as his executive assistant and then promoting him to a vice president? There was hardly a peep from the business community after this action from a man many consider to have sound ethics. Why shouldn't sauce for the goose be sauce for the gander? So the second moral dilemma is the sup-
port by many for Rahul Gandhi as India's future prime minister. Proponents of that cause choose to ignore that Rahul, whose candidacy has yet to be declared but is widely regarded as a shoe-in, has absolutely no experience in politics or in working in government. The political statecraft that goes with such a position, along with the knowledge of the workings of the government and the country, is not easily acquired. It could be argued that his name and the experience of those working with him would pave the way for a successful stint as premier. One wonders, why is such an opportunity not given to others of the same age and similarly haloed backgrounds but of more experience? The pertinent question here concerns the differing moral scales used by those opposing the Congress, but silent on other similar issues, and by those within the Congress who promote Rahul on the one hand and on the other do not give Rahul's party members similar opportunities. Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister of Delhi and the force behind the Aam Admi Party (AAP), is a different kettle of fish. The reasons for his rise to power range from public disaffection with entrenched politics to a collective victimhood that is finally raising its head. During his journey to power he tarred all government institutions with the same brush - everything was dirty - and promised to clean up their mess. Having achieved power, he seems to have gone a step further and is now living by the "heads I win, tails you lose" philosophy. Kejriwal seems unable to work with the power given to him by the people but undermines it by sitting in protest, a protest which has led to no resolution and instead is converting an inability to channel powers to make change into a form of martyrdom which allows him to continue functioning by attracting people's sympathy and even admiration. The AAP leader, whom the party has yet to declare as its prime ministerial candidate, is a
dream come true for Indians who in general have no love for authority or social order. Here is a man after their own heart, a man who though in a position of authority does everything to undermine it. The protest warms the cockles of the common person because they see a man with immense power acting as if helpless. So they believe he is still like them an outsider fighting a firmly dug-in cabal. No one questions the fallout of such actions - if people in power begin to protest in this way then what will the common person do? Kejriwal is destroying institutions without providing an alternative while also usurping public space used by the truly powerless to make themselves heard. His code of conduct has not only diminished the office he holds by portraying it as one without power but has also left the common person bereft of means of communicating with higher-ups. Kejriwal has not shared his idea of what a leader should be and for what he should be held accountable, while he is simultaneously laying to waste institutions that have been the bulwark of society. So he has given himself an open canvas to do what he imagines to be right, which may soon inspire the common person to imitate him. Though Kejriwal calls himself an anarchist he cannot absolve himself of the trust and the mantle of leadership that people have reposed in him through an institutionalized election process that he was part of, and which people believe in. Can an anarchist be a leader? It goes against the very grain of anarchic philosophy. Or is he using the term because he realizes that today most Indians don't know what it takes to be a leader and are quite happy with someone who can destabilize the establishment? Society becomes redundant and dysfunctional in two instances - when it has no morals or when society's thoughts and actions far outpace its moral strictures. With Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal we seem to have arrived at the latter. Their presence and their impact indicates that subliminally moral codes in India have changed. Isn't it time therefore that we shout it out from the roof tops and get everybody on the same page?
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1984 riots: Sikh bodies hold anti-Cong protests
nEw DElHI, JAnuAry 30 (AgEncIES): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on the 1984 riots have sparked off an unprecedented political furore, with a united opposition stepping up attack against Congress, demanding a court monitored fast track probe. Sikh groups on Thursday protested outside the Congress office in Delhi, stating that a mere apology on the 1984 riots will not suffice. “We demand that Rahul Gandhi should name the people involved in the riots. Those people need to be punished,” the protestors said. BJP joined the foray, hitting out at Congress and saying that the 1984 riots were orchestrated by Congress. Adding to the controversy, Former President Giani Zail Singh’s Press Secretary Tarlochan Singh alleged that the 1984 Sikh riots were ‘orchestrated and sponsored’. “Neither Rajiv Gandhi nor Home Minister or anyone in goverment took the President’s calls when the riots took place,” he alleged. “A plan was made to teach the Sikhs a lesson before Rajiv Gandhi arrived in Delhi. Rajiv Gandhi did not answer calls when riots took place, did not try to stop the riots,” Tarlochan Singh accused. On Wednesday, Delhi Government decided on a probe by a Special Investigation Team into the 1984 anti- Sikh riots, two days after Rahul Gandhi had said some of the partymen were probably involved in the violence but were punished. The politically sensitive decision to form the SIT to investigate the riots which left around 3000 Sikhs
No parallel between 1984 and Gujarat riots: Badal
Sikhs break a barricade as they protest against Congress party Vice President Rahul Gandhi for his remark on the country’s 1984 anti-Sikh riots in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. Rahul Gandhi in a recent television interview refused to apologize for the riots that killed more than 3,000 Sikhs saying he was not in operation in the Congress party in 1984. Top Congress party leaders have been accused of inciting mobs during the violence that followed the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
dead following the assassination of the then prime minister Indira Gandhi on October 31, 1984 may create trouble in the relationship between AAP and Congress which has been providing outside support to Kejriwal dispensation. But the move was welcomed by riot victims with one of their prominent lawyers saying it gave them a “ray of hope”.
‘Mamata only ideal candidate for PM’
KolKATA, JAnuAry 30 (IAnS): Author Mahasweta Devi expressed support for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said here Thursday that she “is the only ideal candidate for prime minister”. Addressing a large Trinamool Congress rally at the Brigade Parade Grounds, Devi hailed the party supremo Banerjee’s efforts for the welfare of the common people. “I would like to see her as the next prime minister ... she is the only ideal candidate for prime minister,” she said. “To build a ‘golden Bengal’, her considerate thoughts and actions have shown the way to India’s citizens,” she said. The author said the Banerjee government did far better work than what the erstwhile Left government managed in its over three decades of rule in the state. The Magsaysay award winner stressed that people’s faith in the chief minister is “increasing day by day”. “This is only because of her unselfish attitude and her work for the people that she has been doing selflessly” said Devi, adding the rally had witnessed more people than the 1972 rally addressed by then prime minister Indira Gandhi and Bangladeshi statesman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the same venue. She heaped adulations on Banerjee for listening to the down-trodden, the helpless and the poor. “Her work in Junglemahal (Maoist affected areas of the state) and in the Darjeeling hills has been incomparable,” Devi said.
‘Indian men have lesser lifespan, more disease-prone’ nEw DElHI, JAnuAry 30 (IAnS): Having a lesser life span than women, Indian men are also two to four times more prone to cancer, stone diseases, suicides and heart attacks and five to six times more likely to fall prey “lifestyle diseases”, an expert said Thursday. Over 1.3 billion Indian men are suffering from kidney disorders among other health issues but are unable to get early and effective treatment due to dearth of urologists in India, said Rajiv Sood, head of the urology department at Ram Manohar Lohia hospital here. Speaking at the Urological Society of India Conference here, he said: “Till now men’s health had no place in national health programmes. We only focused on child and women health.” “We are unaware of the fact that the average life span of man is five years less than women in India. “There is fast-paced technological advancement in urology and there are a number of options available for optimal patients’ care but they are going unnoticed for want of awareness,” added Sood, calling for focus on newer equipments and drugs to cure urological problems of Indian men.
“Government is going to form a SIT to probe the 1984 riots. The modalities of the probe will be discussed at a cabinet meeting on Friday. Lt Governor Najeeb Jung has in-principle agreed to the proposal to appoint the SIT,” PWD Minister Manish Sisodia told reporters. Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal discussed the issue with Jung.
Commenting on the SIT probe, BJP leader Hardeep Singh Puri said, “The SIT probe has to be court monitored and time bound.” SAD MP Naresh Gujral said, “If SIT is set up, it will ensure the high profile cases are expedited.” On its part, Congress said that it will support the SIT probe. “If an SIT is able to get to the bottom of the conspiracy, we are all for it,” said
Sanjay Jha, Congress Spokesperson. In an interview with Times Now, Rahul Gandhi had said, “The fact of the matter is that innocent people died in 1984 and innocent people dying is a horrible thing and should not happen. The difference between Gujarat and 1984 was that the Government of Gujarat was involved in the riots.” “The difference between the 1984
killings of Sikhs to take place by becoming a mute spectator to this dastardly act,” he said, trying to defend the Gujarat government headed by Narendra Modi for the 2002 killings in Gujarat. Badal said that mobs led by Congress leaders had killed the innocent Sikhs in full public view, and added that several inquiry panels have indicted the Congress leaders for their role in the 1984 massacre. “Despite the evidence, the culprits of this heinous crime were still roaming free. Instead of taking any action against them, the Congress party has been rewarding them with the coveted posts,” Badal said. Thousands of Sikhs were killed in various parts of India, especially in Delhi, in November 1984 in the aftermath of the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her two Sikh bodyguards.
riots and the riots in Gujarat was that in 1984 the Government was trying to stop the riots. In Gujarat the opposite was the case. The Government in Gujarat was actually abetting and pushing the riots further,” Gandhi had said. Asked about the likely involvement of Congressmen, Gandhi had said, “Some Congressmen were probably involved in the riots.”
Jayalalithaa to face trial for not filing IT return: SC Rahul to take up UPSC
nEw DElHI, JAnuAry 30 (IAnS): In a setback to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, the Supreme Court Thursday said she will face trial for not filing income tax returns for 1993-94 in her capacity as the joint owner of Sashi Enterprises along with her aide N. Sasikala. Sasikala too will face trial for not filing tax returns for the same year. The two will also face trial for Sashi Enterprises not filing the tax return for the years 1991-1992 and 1992-93, even though both Jayalalitha and Sasikala had “belatedly” filed their individual tax returns for these years.
Both had filed their returns for 1991-92 and 1992-93 as individual assessee on Nov 20, 1994 and Feb 23, 1994 respectively. Having held that Jayalalithaa, Sasikala and their jointly-held company would face prosecution, the apex court bench of Justice K.S.Radhakrishnan and Justice A.K.Sikri said: “We, therefore, find no reason to interfere with the order passed by the high vourt. The appeals, therefore, lack merits and the same are dismissed and the criminal court is directed to complete the trial within four months from the date of receipt of this judgment.” Though Jayalalithaa and Sasikala belatedly filed their individual tax returns but on behalf of Sashi Enterprises, it was contended that its return has not been filed as its accounts have not been finalized. But the apex court refused to accept the argument. “We are also of the view that the declaration or statement made in the individual returns by partners that the accounts of the firm are not finalized, hence no return has been filed by the firm, will not absolve the firm in filing the statutory return under section 139(1) of the Act” it said.
“The firm is independently required to file the return and merely because there has been a best judgment assessment under Section 144 would not nullify the liability of the firm to file the return as per Section 139(1) of the Act”, the court underlined. Speaking for the bench, Justice Radhakrishnan said: “Appellants’ (Jayalalithaa and Sasikala) contention that since they had in their individual returns indicated that the firm’s accounts had not been finalized, hence no returns were filed, would mean that failure to file return was not willful, cannot be accepted.” Pointing to the “dilatory tactics adopted in these cases”, the court said: “Each and every order passed by the revenue (authority) as well as by the courts were taken up before the higher courts, either through appeals, revisions or writ petitions.” Justice Radhakrishnan said, “Courts, we caution, be guarded against those persons who prefer to see it as a medium for stalling all legal processes.” The complaints in the case were filed Aug 21, 1997, by the assistant commissioner of income tax, Chennai.
pattern change issue
nEw DElHI, JAnuAry 30 (IAnS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday said the change in the pattern of the UPSC civil services exam is wrong and he will take up the issue. The statement from his office came after a group of students met the Congress leader requesting him to intervene in the issue. Changes made by the Union Public Service Commission in 2013 have excluded foreign languages from its course. This move affects thousands of students who opted for different languages as one of the subjects in the exam. The aspirants are alleging that they were left with very short time to prepare and also the changes are discriminatory against students from the rural areas. “Rahul Gandhi agreed with the students and said all aspects should have been taken into account before making a change,” the statement said. “He said he will do everything he can on this issue,” it added. The civil service aspirants are demanding that they be given age relaxation and a chance for three fresh attempts. According to the present norms, a general category student is given four, an OBC student seven and there is no restriction on the number of attempts to crack the exam by an SC/ST student till the age of 35. The aspirants had also staged a protest outside Rahul Gandhi’s office Wednesday.
Fixed two-year posting for IAS, IPS, IFoS officers
nEw DElHI, JAnuAry 30 (PTI): Officers of the three premier services - IAS, IPS and IFoS - will now spend a minimum of two years at each posting and any exception in the form of transfers or new appointments will only be done upon the recommendation of a civil services board, according to new rules aimed at checking political interference. States have now been mandated to constitute a civil services board, which is to be headed by the chief secretary, to consider questions of transfer of the said civil services officers. For transfer and postings of Indian Administrative Service officers, the board will have the senior-most Additional Chief Secretary or Chairman, Board of
Revenue or Financial Commissioner, or an officer of equivalent rank and status as member, and Principal Secretary or Secretary of the Department of Personnel in the state government, as member secretary. For the posting and transfer of Indian Police Service officers, the board will have two more members ? Principal Secretary or Secretary, Home, and the Director General of Police. For Indian Forest Service officers as well, the board is to have two additional members ? Principal Secretary or Secretary, Forest, and the state’s Principal Chief Conservator of Forest. “All appointments of cadre officers shall be made on the recommendation of the civil services Board,” state the rules, which were notified
by the Ministry of Personnel on Tuesday. A cadre officer, appointed to any cadre post, shall hold the office for at least two years unless he or she is promoted, retired or sent on deputation outside the state or for training exceeding two months, the rules said. “The Centre or the state government... May transfer a cadre officer before the minimum specified period on the recommendation of the Civil Services Board,” the rules specify. However, the competent authority may reject the recommendation of the Civil Services Board by recording the reasons for the same. The move to amend the cadre rules follows directions from Supreme Court. Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), the apex court had in a path-breaking
Did Mahatma Gandhi see his death coming?
AHMEDABAD, JAnuAry 30 (Tnn): Did Mahatma Gandhi have a premonition of his death just hours before he was shot at by Nathuram Godse? Strangely, there were a number of instances in the last 48 hours of Bapu’s life in Delhi’s Birla house when the Mahatma indicated to near and dear ones that he wouldn’t remain amid them for long. On the afternoon of January 29, 1948, the day before the assassination, an agitated member of a group of villagers who had been recently rendered homeless due to communal clashes, confronted Gandhiji and claimed that he had done enough damage. “You have ruined us utterly. Leave us alone and take your abode in the Himalayas,” the angry person had said. This disturbed Bapu very much. That same evening, while walking to his prayer meeting, he had con-
MAlouT (PunJAB), JAnuAry 30 (IAnS): Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Thursday said it was wrong to draw a parallel between the killing of innocents in 1984 antiSikh riots and the 2002 Gujarat riots. Talking to media persons here, over 250 km from Chandigarh, Badal said the Gujarat violence in 2002 took place after the killing of people in Godhra town whereas the Sikhs’ carnage in Delhi and other places in 1984 was at the behest of the then Congress government at the centre. “Riots (like in Gujarat) are always a result of clash between two communities, whereas what happened in 1984 was a planned execution of Sikhs as the then union government had used all its might to kill Sikhs by targeting them,” Badal said. “The central government had deliberately allowed the
fided to his grand-niece Manuben, “The pitiful cries of these people is like the voice of God. Take this as a death warrant for you and me.” A few hours later, that afternoon, a four year old Rajiv Gandhi accompanying Krishna Hutheesing, Jawaharlal Nehru’s sister and Indira had called on Bapu. Rajiv placed some flowers at Gandhi’s feet. To this, Gandhi had playfully chided the little boy and said, “You must not do that. One only puts flowers around dead people’s feet.” These recorded incidents are part of a new book by Pramod Kapoor, ‘My experiment with Gandhi’, that explores these and lesser known aspects in the Mahtama’s life. On January 30, Gandhi battled thoughts of death more than just once. Bapu was feeling unwell and had woken up at 3:30 am. He was ‘unusually disturbed with the ‘darkness’ that surrounded
him. The darkness being, partition woes and infighting in the Congress. At about 3:45 am, he had surprisingly asked for a rendition of a Gujarati bhajan, ‘Thake na thake chhatayen hon/Manavi na leje visramo,Ne jhoojhaje ekal bayen/Ho manavi, na leje visramo (Whether tired or not, O man do not take rest, stop not, your struggle, if single-handed, continues.),” claims Kapoor’s book. Few hours later Bapu was asked to take some penicillin pills that his doctor had left for him to cure a bad cough. “If I were to die of disease or even a pimple, you must shout to the world from the house tops, that I was a false Mahatma. Then my soul, wherever it may be, will rest in peace. But if an explosion took place or somebody shot at me and I received his bullets on my bare chest, without a sigh and with Rama’s name on my lips, only then you
should say I was a true Mahatma.” Later that day Bapu was in a crucial meeting with Sardar Patel when two leaders from Kathiawar came to visit him unannounced. On being informed of their coming, Gandhi had said, “Tell them that I will see them, but only after the prayer meeting and that too if I am alive.” After finishing his breakfast Bapu rested for a while and got up on his own. When he started to walk towards the bathroom, it was a strange sight for Manuben, his grandniece who helped him walk. “Bapu, how strange you look?” she said, a reference to the fact that he had not gone anywhere recently without her. To this, Gandhi had quoted Rabindranath Tagore, saying “Ekla chalo, ekla chalo (Walk alone, walk alone)”. This was eerily accurate as the walk towards the prayer meeting was, in fact, his last lone walk.
judgement on October 31, 2013, directed the Centre to ensure fixed tenure for bureaucrats. “Repeated shuffling/transfer of officers is deleterious to good governance. Minimum assured service tenure ensures efficient service delivery and increased efficiency. They can also prioritise various social and economic measures intended for the poor and the marginalised sections,” SC had held. SC had also asked the Centre to set up boards for deciding transfers, postings and disciplinary action for civil servants within a period of three months until Parliament came up with a proper law for the creation of Civil Services Boards. The three-month deadline given by the apex court ends to-
morrow. The judgement had followed on the heels of controversies related to Haryanacadre IAS officer Ashok Khemka and UP-cadre IAS officer Durga Sakthi Nagpal who had been penalised by the state government for alleged misconduct. The apex court had passed the verdict on the PIL filed by 83 retired bureaucrats, including former Cabinet Secretary TSR Subramanian, seeking directions to the Centre to insulate the bureaucracy from political interference. “This is the first step. Many things need to be done. Many important beginnings have been made, including Lokpal. This notification should mark the beginning of a new era of good governance,” Subramanian told PTI.
A mural of Mahatma Gandhi appears on the wall of the Delhi Police headquarters building in New Delhi, as it is unveiled on Gandhi’s death anniversary, on Thursday, January 30. Gandhi was shot and killed on Jan. 30, 1948 by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist. (AP Photo)
International
The Morung Express
250 million school age kids can’t read
UNITED NATIONS, JANUAry 30 (AP): At least 250 million of the world’s 650 million primary school age children are unable to read, write or do basic mathematics, according to a report Wednesday commissioned by the U.N. education agency. The report found that 130 million are in primary school but have not achieved the minimum benchmarks for learning, and almost 120 million have spent little or no time in a classroom including 57 million youngsters who are not attending school. The independent research team that wrote the report for UNESCO, the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, calculated that the cost of 250 million children around the world not learning translates to a loss for governments of around $129 billion annually. UNESCO’s U.N. representative Vibeke Jensen said this global “learning crisis” is mainly caused by a lack of well-trained teachers, especially in impoverished areas. “While more children are in school, it’s been at the cost of quality,” she said at a news conference launching the report. “The issue now is to put the focus on quality.” In a third of countries analyzed by the team, less than 75%t of the primary school teachers had been trained to meet national standards. “Teachers have the future of this generation in their hands,” UNESCO’s Director-General Irina Bokova said in a statement. “We need 5.2 million teach-
ers to be recruited by 2015, and we need to work harder to support them in providing children with their right to a universal, free and quality education.” The report said that ensuring an equal, quality education can increase a country’s gross domestic product per capita by 23% over 40 years. But according to the report, almost half the children out of school globally are expected never to make it into a classroom — and that includes almost two-thirds of girls in Arab states and sub-Saharan Africa. The research team reported that almost half the world’s out-of-school population of 57 million live in conflict-affected areas, up from 42% in 2008. It estimated that 14 countries had more than 1 million children out of school in 2011 including Afghanistan, China, Congo, Somalia, Sudan before its break-up, and Tanzania. On the plus side, it said three countries reduced their out-of-school populations by at least 85% in the last 5 years — Laos, Rwanda and Vietnam. World leaders set a goal in 2000 of giving every child a primary school education by 2015 but the report said it is “likely to be missed by a wide margin.” Sub-Saharan Africa is the region lagging farthest behind. The researchers forecast that if recent trends in the region continue, the richest boys will achieve the goal of completing primary education in 2021 but the poorest girls will not catch up until 2086.
‘Vitamin E supplements may speed up lung cancer’
LONDON, JANUAry 30 (IANS): In an alarming study, scientists have found that two commonly used antioxidants - including the popular vitamin E - can fuel the growth of lung cancer in mice rather than curb it. “The take-home message is that these antioxidants do not decrease the risk of cancer and may even increase risk of some cancers in some populations,” cautioned Martin Bergö, a molecular biologist at University of Gothenburg in Sweden and a co-author of the latest study. Bergö and his colleague, Per Lindahl, a molecular biologist at the University of Gothenburg, conducted experiments in mice that were genetically engineered to develop lung cancer. According to Lindahl, the work does call for a closer look at the effects of antioxidants in smokers, who are at high risk for lung cancer and may already carry small tumours while outwardly seeming healthy.
East Asia tensions on display at Security Council
UNITED NATIONS, JANUAry 30 (AP): The tensions gripping East Asia flared Wednesday at a U.N. Security Council debate on war and peace. Chinese Ambassador Liu Jieyi said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe “closed the door to dialogue with China” with his recent visit to a shrine where convicted World War II criminals are buried. The envoys of North and South Korea also lambasted the visit. Japan rebuked its neighbors for raising their grievances in an open forum with envoys of more than 50 countries present. The bitter exchanges played out over hours as each of the four countries took the floor twice to have their say. It was a vivid example of the theme of the Security Council debate: How to build lasting peace. An emerging consensus among diplomats was the need to reconcile conflicting historical narratives, which Jordan’s ambassador said “can often lie in wait, like dry gunpowder, for a long time, passed down in many communities from parents to children.” East Asia’s escalating disputes — both historical and current — have alarmed the world, with the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific warning last week that tensions are likely to grow unless China and Japan talk to each other. The United States has criticized both countries: Abe for his visit to the shrine; China for its declaration of an air defense zone over a disputed area of the East China Sea, including remote islands administered by Japan. “Tensions are escalating more than ever before due to the distrust among states in Northeast Asia,” said South Korean Ambassador Oh Joon. Oh said “Japan should refrain from provoking its neighbors with its denial of history.” North Korea’s envoy Ri Tong Il said Japanese officials “are driving their knives into the wounded hearts of the victims” and “instigating the Japanese people into retrieving their militaristic ambitions.” Japanese envoy Kazuyoshi Umemoto said his country “does not believe” that raising such issues during a diplomatic forum is “helpful in lowering tensions and enhancing the stability in the region.” He nevertheless offered a defense, saying Japan has atoned for its past and that Abe “would welcome direct dialogue” with the leaders of China and South Korea. He said the purpose of Abe’s shrine visit was to “renew the pledge that Japan shall never again wage war” — a statement that another South Korean envoy called “preposterous.”
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THE INDIAN NAVY
BECOME A PERMANENT COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN LAW CADRE OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH COURSE COMMENCING - JUNE 2014
LIVE YOUR DREAMS - JOIN THE ELITE 1. Applications are invited from unmarried Male Indian citizens for Permanent Commission Officer in the Law Cadre of Executive Branch of the Indian Navy for Course commencing Jun 2014 at Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala, Kerala. ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS 2. Age. 22 to 27 years(candidate must have been born between 02 Jun 1987 to 01 Jun 1992 both dates inclusive). EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 3. A Degree in Law qualifying for enrolment as an advocate under Advocates Act 1961, with minimum 55% marks. Note:- Candidates who have not completed their Law Degree (i.e. appearing candidates) need not apply, their applications will not be accepted. 4. PHYSICAL STANDARDS (a) Height and Weight. Minimum height -157 cms with correlated weight. (b) Eye Sight. The minimum acceptable standard for distant vision 6/ 60, 6/60 correctable to 6/6, 6/12 with glasses. Should not be colour/ night blind. (c) Tattoo. Permanent body tattoos are only permitted on inner face or forearms i.e from inside of elbow to the wrist end on the reverse side of palm/back (dorsal) side of hand. Permanent body tattoos on any other part of the body are not acceptable and candidates will be barred from further selection. Tribes with tattoo marks on the face or body as per their existing custom and traditions will be permitted on case to case basis. Note:- There will be no relaxation in physical standards. TRAINING 5. Candidates will be inducted as officers in the rank of Sub Lieutenant in Jun 2014 and undergo Naval Orientation Course at the Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala followed by professional training at various Naval Training Establishments/Units/Ships. Full pay and allowances are admissible to the officers whilst undergoing training DUTIES OF LAW OFFICER 6. Law Officers render advisory role on multifarious subjects of Law. The duty of a Law Officer is not restricted at the policy making stage but to see its implementation and execution in Navy in sync with the legal principles. Note:The entire cost of training, including books and reading material, will be borne by the Indian Navy. The cadets will also be provided with free clothing and messing. HOW TO APPLY 7. Candidates can submit only ‘e-application’ (online) for this entry. Candidates can submit their ‘e-application’ for this entry from 31 Jan 14 to 17 Feb 14. The procedure for applying online is explained in Para 8 & 9 below. Only one application will be received from one candidate. 8. Before submitting the e-application, it is advisable to keep all educational certificates, email address, mobile number and paste latest colour photograph on application form. 9. Procedure for submitting e-application. Candidates can submit eapplication by visiting our website www.nausena-bharti.nic.in and proceed as follows:(a) Click on the ‘Officer Entry’ button under the option ’Apply Online’ on the Home Page. (b) Fill the online registration form. Tips to assist in filling up fields have been provided as you highlight each field. (c) After filling the form click on Preview and check if all the information entered by you are correct. (d) Before clicking the Print Application button it should be checked whether all the details entered in the form is correct as you will not be able to make any corrections after saving the record. Candidates can take the print of the application form by entering the relevant details. (e) Before clicking the instruction for SSB Button, it should be checked whether all the details entered in the form is correct as you will not be able to make any corrections after saving the record. Candidates can read the instructions on conduct of SSB by clicking on the instruction for SSB button and can take the print of the application form by entering the details from the download sections under officer entry. (f) Print two copies of the online Application Form having the system generated Application Number. One copy of this Application Form is to be duly signed and mailed (posted) to Post Box No. 04, NIRMAN BHAWAN NEW DELHI - 110 011 along with the following documents:- (i) Self attested photograph, photo copies of 10 th class certificates for verification of date of birth and other educational certificates attested by Gazzetted officer. (ii) Marks statement of all semesters/years. Send one copy of printout of Application by normal post. Application received by Speed Post/Courier/Registered Post will not be accepted. (g) A superscription is to be made on envelope : ONLINE APPLICATION NO. ________ APPLICATION FOR LAW CADRE - JUNE 2014 COURSE, Educational Qualification .........………………….. Aggregate Percentage..........%. Application and requisite enclosures must be properly tagged/stapled, IHQ MoD(Navy) will not be responsible for loss of enclosures/non receipt. Note:- (i) Final receipt of the printout of the online Application Form with system generated Application Number and all documents as mentioned in sub para 9 (f) above (if received by 27 Feb 14) will be the final CONFIRMATION of receipt of your Application at IHQ MoD (Navy). Hence, only filling the application online/generation of Application Number does not imply that the candidate has fulfilled all the criteria given in the advertisement. (ii) Your application is subject to subsequent scrutiny and the application can be rejected, if found INELIGIBLE at any point of time. TERMS AND CONDITIONS
10. Selected Candidates will be on a probation for 02 yrs from the date of reporting to the Indian Naval Academy or the date of commencement of training whichever is later. Any candidate found married or who marries while undergoing training will be discharged. He shall be liable to refund full pay & allowances drawn by him and any other expenditure incurred on him by the Govt.
SELECTION PROCEDURE 11.
(a) Candidates will be issued call up letter for Service Selection Board (SSB) interviews based on their performance in Law Degree. If a candidate possesses higher qualification with better percentage, his higher qualification will be considered for cut off. Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy) reserves the right to shortlist applications and to fix cut off percentage. No communication will be entertained on this account. SSB interviews for short-listed candidates will be scheduled at Bangalore/Bhopal/Coimbatore during Apr to May 2014. (b) Stage I test, consisting of Intelligence Tests, Picture Perception and Discussion Tests will be conducted on the second day of arrival at SSB. Candidate who fail to qualify in Stage I will be routed back on the same day. Stage II Tests comprising of Psychological Testing, Group Testing and Interview will last for 04 days. Successful candidates will thereafter undergo Medical examination (approx duration 03-05 days). (c) Candidates recommended by the SSBs and declared medically fit, will be appointed for training as per order of All India Merit depending on the number of vacancies. (d) Change of SSB venue is not permissible. (e) Any correspondence regarding change of SSB dates be addressed to the President of the concerned SSB. Award of fresh dates for SSB would be given by the President SSB subject to availability. (f) No compensation will be paid in respect of any injury sustained as a result of tests. (g) Return 3rd AC rail fare is admissible for the SSB interview, if appearing for the first time for the same type of commission.
THE NAVY OFFERS YOU
12. On successful completion of training you will be commissioned as Sub Lieutenant. The benefits of being an officer in the Navy are enumerated in succeeding paragraphs. 13. Pay Scale & Promotions. The promotion from Sub Lieutenant to Commander is on time scale basis and thereafter on selection basis subject to fulfilment of requisite service conditions. The Pay Scale is as follows:RANK SUB LIEUTENANT LIEUTENANT LIEUTENANT CDR COMMANDER CAPTAIN COMMODORE
PAY BANDS/SCALE PB-3/15600-39100 PB-3/15600-39100 PB-3/15600-39100 PB-4/37400-67000 PB-4/37400-67000 PB-4/37400-67000
GRADE PAY 5400 6100 6600 8000 8700 8900
REAR ADMIRAL
PB-4/37400-67000
10000
MSP 6000 6000 6000 6000 6000 6000 -
14. Allowances (as applicable). The rates of allowances applicable to officers are as follows:Allowances
To whom granted
Rate Per Month (pm) (in Rs)
Instructional
All Officers posted as Instructors
2250/pm
Diving
Clearance/Ships Diver
1000/500/pm
Sea going
All Naval Officers Serving 5250-6500/pm on On board Ships (Sailing Only) basis of Rank
Uniform
All Officers
20000 (Initial grant) & 6250 (Every 3 Yrs)
Hard Area
All Officers posted in Hard Area as declared by Govt.
25% of basic Pay
House Rent
All Officers not provided Govt. Accommodation
10-30 % of Basic (Pay Band +Grade Pay +MSP)
Transport
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Mourinho wishes for 'Black and Decker' following draw
LONDON, JaNuary 30 (reuters): Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said he should have brought his "Black & Decker" drill to break down West Ham United's defensive wall following a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Wednesday. Chelsea were frustrated by a stubborn West Ham team and despite dominating the game failed to find a way past the visitors' deeplying defence. Mourinho cut an exasperated figure on the touchline and claimed after the game that Sam Allardyce's West Ham played "19th century football" to deny his side a home win. "This is not Premier League (football), this is football from the 19th century," the Portuguese manager told a news conference. Chelsea's Demba Ba, right, tries a shot on goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and West Ham United at Stamford Bridge "My team tried everything. They played, they created, stadium in London, Wednesday, Jan. 29. (AP Photo)
they missed goals, the goalkeeper saved and the defenders saved too, so I can't complain about my team." "His (Allardyce) objective was one; to come here and take a point. His objective was not to come and try and play good football, or try to win." When asked by reporters what he meant by 19th century football the Chelsea coach listed the antiquated tactics that he thought the visitors had employed, and revealed that only his drill would have broken down their packed defence. "Feigning injuries, the goalkeeper wasting time after the first minute, the medical staff coming on the pitch, kicking long balls to nobody, 10 defenders in the box. It's very basic." "The only thing I could have brought more was a Black & Decker to destroy the wall."
Chelsea's Oscar, Frank Lampard and Samuel Eto'o were all denied by good saves from West Ham goalkeeper Adrian as the home side failed to find a winner. Relegation strugglers West Ham were happy with a point following a robust display and Allardyce laughed off Mourinho's claims that his side had played oldfashioned football. "It was a fantastic, resilient performance today by the players. It's all about frustrating a team that's got world-class players. Tactically we got it right," he said. "Jose can't take it because we've out-witted him. I love to see Jose jumping up and down, saying we play bad football. Hard luck Jose!" Chelsea missed the chance to leapfrog Arsenal into second in the table after Arsene Wenger's team drew 2-2 at Southampton on Tuesday.
Chelsea held to draw by west ham
LONDON, JaNuary 30 (aP): A resilient West Ham side held Chelsea to a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday as Jose Mourinho's team lost ground to new leader Manchester City in the Premier League title race. Under a pouring rain, West Ham defended for most of the second half and managed to contain Chelsea's assaults to secure an important point in its fight to remain in the top flight next season. Demba Ba hit the post from close range in added time as Chelsea piled on the
pressure but staunch defending from the Hammers prevailed. Chelsea missed the chance to draw level with second-place Arsenal and now trails Manchester City by three points after Manuel Pellegrini's team won 5-1 at Tottenham. West Ham remained in the relegation zone, two points behind 17th-place Sunderland. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho accused West Ham of playing "football from the 19th century" and said he was frustrated by the result. "It's very difficult to play a football match where only one team wants to play. It's very dif-
ficult," Mourinho said. "A football match is about two teams playing and this match was only one team playing and another team not playing." But West Ham manager Sam Allardyce was delighted that his tactics worked out perfectly. "He can't take it, can he? He can't take it because we've outwitted him. He just can't cope," Allardyce said about Mourinho. "I love to see Chelsea players moaning at the referee, trying to intimidate him, Jose jumping up and down saying we play crap football. It's brilliant when
you get a result against him. Hard luck, Jose." John Terry returned for Chelsea as Jose Mourinho made six changes following Sunday's win over Stoke in the FA Cup. West Ham looked comfortable early on and could have been awarded a penalty in the sixth minute when striker Andy Carroll went down after a challenge from Cesar Azpilicueta, but referee Neil Swarbrick played on. West Ham keeper Adrian then made a superb save to deny Oscar's curled shot that was heading for the top corner, but
that was the only real dangerous occasion for the Blues in the first half hour. West Ham forwards Andy Carroll and Mohamed Diame caused many problems in the Chelsea half while Sam Allardyce's team restricted the hosts to long-range shots. But after missing a shot in the 26th minute, Diame crashed into the advertising hoardings as he apparently injured his ankle and was replaced by Matt Jarvis. West Ham defense again held firm in the 40th minute when Eden Hazard tried to find his way through, with the Belgium
Zasituo Tsükrü crowned Northern 3rd volley ball tournament Japukong gets underway Angami Wrestling Champion MOkOkchuNg, JaNu- ranges to co-operate with
kOhIMa, JaNuary 30(MexN): Zasituo Tsükrü of Dihoma Village was today crowned champion in the Naga Wrestling category of the 55th Northern Angami Sports Association Meet here at Khouchiezie Local ground, Kohima. Tsükrü defeated Khrievotuo Sekhose of Kohima Village in the penul-
timate bout in the individual rounds played here today. Khriekethotuo Mepfhüo and Kekhriengulie Whuorie both from Kohima Village bagged the Third and Fourth Spot respectively. Altogether, nine wrestlers competed in the individual rounds in the Naga Style Wrestling Category. Tsükrü walked away with
a cash prize of Rs 60,000, while, Sekhose, Mepfhüo, and, Whuorie, walked away with cash prizes of Rs 40,000, Rs 30,000, and, Rs 20,000. Guest of Honor for the closing ceremony, Pfuduolhou Kense, Treasurer, Nagaland Wrestling Association, gave away the prizes to the winners.
bayern wins at stuttgart
BerLIN, JaNuary 30 (aP): Thiago Alcantara scored with an acrobatic scissor kick in injury time for Bayern Munich to beat Stuttgart 2-1 and extend its Bundesliga lead to 13 points on Wednesday. Thiago launched himself at Rafinha's cross to volley the ball inside the far corner from a difficult angle in the third minute of stoppage time in the sides' rescheduled game. Bayern substitute Claudio Pizarro scored with a header from Thiago's free kick in the 76th minute, cancelling out Vedad Ibisevic's 29th-minute opener for the home side. "We played a really good game
and deserved at least a point," Stuttgart coach Thomas Schneider said. Stuttgart had a penalty appeal waved away in the 12th, when Timo Werner's shot came back off Rafinha's arm, minutes after the 17-year-old's first effort was blocked by the scampering Bayern defense. Bayern had reason to complain about the opening goal as the offside-positioned Mohammed Abdellaoue was last to touch the ball before Ibisevic tucked it away. The visitors' only real chance of the first half fell to Thiago, whose fierce effort from distance was tipped over by Sven Ulreich.
ary 30 (DIPr): The 3rd Volley ball tournament organised by the Japukong was declared open by MLA and Advisor, NBDA, Dr. Longri on January 30 at Longtemtang village. The two day tournament will have 21 teams competing for the coveted trophy. The inaugural programme witnessed Dr. Longri encouraging the JYO to dedicate and aim higher to reach national and international level. He mentioned that government is focussing on youth with sports as the main gate way to progress that the youth should also cultivate the spirit of sportsmanship and stay away from intoxicating substances. He further exhorted the youth of Japukong, Changkikong, Tsurangkong to work unitedly for development of Mangkolemba Sub-division and appealed to the public of these three
their representatives for all round development. Chairman, Longtemtang village delivered a speech while a poem of exhortation was presented by Toshirenla and special song by Sentinaro Zimik, President Japukong Youth organisation, Daniel Longchar asserted in his Presidential speech that the Volley ball tournament was organised in 2011 with the purpose of bringing oneness among Japukong people and to promote sports, culture and that the organisation still endeavour to do so in every possible way. He appealed to his fellow people for cooperation to achieve success in the mission JYO. The inaugural programme also graced by the presence of various government officials, dignitaries, public leaders of Mangkolemba sub-division and neighbouring areas.
star forced to hit the ball straight at Adrian. Chelsea went close in first-half added time but another excellent save from Adrian denied Samuel Eto'o' shot from Oscar's missed attempt. Chelsea dominated after the interval but struggled to break through West Ham's defensive lines as Mourinho started to show signs of nervousness on the touchline. Ramires had a good chance to break the deadlock but he sent his half-volley wide in the 61st minute. Mourinho then made a double substitution, bringing in Nemanja Matic and
Frank Lampard for Azpilicueta and John Obi Mikel. Oscar tried his luck in the 72nd only to see Matt Taylor blocking the ball before Lampard looked set to open the scoring, but again Taylor threw himself in the way. Hazard missed two consecutive chances after Ba hit the post and Eto'o had a goal disallowed. The former Barcelona forward kicked the ball into the empty net after Adrian had placed it down for a free kick, apparently unaware that the referee had whistled for a foul.
King’s Cup: Atletico sets up semis with Real Madrid
76ers edge Celtics by single point
BOstON, JaNuary 30 (aP): Evan Turner wasn’t waiting for his coach to call timeout. Once he got the ball, he knew he had to take the last shot. Fortunately for the Philadelphia 76ers, it went in at the buzzer. ‘‘I wasn’t listening at all,’’ Turner said. ‘‘I was just going to get it and try to get a good shot up.’’ He drove into the key and went up for the short shot that gave the 76ers a 95-94 win over Boston on Wednesday night as they jumped ahead of the Celtics in the standings — out of last place in the Atlantic Division. The win ‘‘is huge’’ for the team’s confidence, Turner said. ‘‘We pulled through and came back from giving up a lead.’’ Deciding whether to call a timeout ‘‘is one of the most difficult decisions because it seems like life is in slow motion,’’ Philadelphia coach Brett Brown said. ‘‘I've learned the busted play, the broken play, the random play is probably as good an environment as you’re going to get often.’’ Trailing by one, Michael Carter-Williams rebounded the ball after Kris Humphries missed a jumper with 12 seconds left. The rookie dribbled then gave the ball to Turn-
Boston Celtics forward Jeff Green (8) jumps for a dunk during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Boston, Wednesday, Jan. 29. (AP Photo)
er just past midcourt. And when Turner was guarded by a defender four inches shorter, he was in good shape. ‘‘I saw Jerryd Bayless switch on to me as opposed to Jeff Green, so I knew I had a little bit of an advantage,’’ Turner said. He released his shot just in time to give the 76ers only
their third win in 13 games. ‘‘Evan Turner has a history of doing that in those situations,’’ Boston coach Brad Stevens said. ‘‘That’s why I thought he'd shoot it.’’ The Celtics (15-33) lost for the 19th time in 22 games. Spencer Hawes led Philadelphia (15-31) with 20 points and tied his career
high with four 3-pointers. Turner had 16 points and eight assists and Thaddeus Young added 16 points. Jared Sullinger led Boston with 24 points and 17 rebounds but missed 16 of 25 shots. ‘‘He played his best game in a while but he still didn’t shoot it the way that he’s used to shooting it,’’ Stevens
said. ‘‘That said, we have to have great performances to win.’’ Green had 18 points, but just five after the first quarter for Boston. Sullinger had broken a 90-90 tie with two free throws, putting Boston ahead with 3:06 left. Then both teams had trouble connecting from the line. Carter-Williams missed one of two for the 76ers, Bayless missed two for the Celtics and Young also missed two. CarterWilliams missed another one before sinking his second, tying the game at 92 with 1:01 remaining. Humphries put Boston back on top when he tipped in Sullinger’s missed layup with 42 seconds remaining. Philadelphia’s free throw troubles seemed to end when Turner made one, cutting Boston’s lead to 9493. But he missed the second and Bayless rebounded. That possession ended when Humphries missed his jumper, setting up the 76ers for the winning shot. Trailing 74-71 after the third quarter, the Celtics opened the fourth with a 15-4 run that gave them an 86-78 lead four minutes into the period. They hit three 3-pointers during the surge, two by Chris Johnson and one by Green.
Atletico de Madrid's goalkeper Thibaut Courtois of Belgium, left, fights for the ball in front Athletic Bilbao's Aritz Aduriz, during their Spanish Copa del Rey round-8 second leg soccer match , at San Mames stadium, in Bilbao, northern Spain on Jan. 29. (AP Photo)
Barca defeats Levante to reach semis
MaDrID, JaNuary 30 (reuters): Atletico Madrid have a chance to pile more King's Cup misery on neighbours Real after eliminating Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday to set up a last-four clash against the bitter city rivals they beat in last year's final. Atletico's battling 2-1 comeback victory in a rain-lashed quarter-final, second leg in the Basque Country, which made it 3-1 on aggregate, was Bilbao's first reverse at their new San Mames arena and meant Diego Simeone's side, who are joint top of La Liga and through to the last 16 of the Champions League, are still fighting on three fronts. The heavens also opened over the Catalan capital as Barcelona fielded a second-string side against Levante at a Nou Camp stadium that was barely a quarter full and recovered from conceding an early goal to secure a 9-2 aggre-
gate success. The record winners, who have claimed Spain's domestic Cup 26 times, won 5-1 on the night after last week's 4-1 victory in Valencia in the first leg when they also fell behind. Barca will play Real Sociedad or third-tier Racing Santander in the last four, although the Santander players have threatened to boycott Thursday's match in protest over unpaid wages. Sociedad lead 3-1 from last week's first let at their Anoeta stadium in San Sebastian. Atletico won the first leg against Bilbao in the Spanish capital 1-0 and Diego Costa came close to making it 2-0 on aggregate in the first minute. Playmaker Koke sent the Brazil-born forward clear on goal but Bilbao goalkeeper Iago Herrerin sprinted off his line and saved Costa's low drive with his legs. Roared on by their red and white-clad fans, the home side gradually seized the upper hand in an intense first half and were rewarded when Aritz Aduriz nodded into the corner from Mikel Balenziaga's cross in the 42nd minute. Atletico goalkeeper
Thibaut Courtois conjured three superb saves to deny Andoni Iraola, Aduriz and Mikel Rico in the leadup to halftime before Raul Garcia clipped Emiliano Insua's centre into the corner 10 minutes into the second half to make it 1-1 on the night and 2-1 on aggregate to the visitors. Needing two goals to turn the tie around, Bilbao mounted waves of attacks but Atletico held firm and struck again four minutes from time. Koke again sent Costa clear with another brilliantly executed pass that left the home defence floundering on the halfway line and he rounded Herrerin and tapped home. PUREST FORM "After we got the opening goal it gave us confidence, strength, commitment and intensity and we were able to win at a very difficult venue," Simeone told a news conference. "This stadium is full of passion and you experience football in its purest form," added the Argentine, who has transformed Atletico into genuine contenders in Spain and Europe since taking over at the end of 2011.
Entertainment 11 Instrumental piano album charged with by Aron T. Asumi released assault in Friday
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ustin Bieber was charged with assault for allegedly hitting a Toronto limousine driver several times in the back of the head last month, just hours after his attorney entered a separate not guilty plea in Florida to drunkendriving and other charges. The baby-faced 19-year-old turned himself in to a Toronto police station Wednesday evening, arriving amid a crush of media and screaming fans. He was charged with one count of assault and is scheduled to appear in court in Toronto on March 10. Police allege Bieber was one of six people who were picked up by a limousine from a nightclub in the early morning hours of Dec. 30, and there was an altercation while en route to a hotel. Police said during the altercation one of the passengers hit the limo driver in the back of the head several times. "The driver stopped the limousine, exited the vehicle and called police," a statement said. "The man who struck him left the scene before police arrived." Howard Weitzman, Bieber's attor-
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ney in California, said his client is innocent and declined to comment on the allegations against Bieber or any potential defense, saying it was now a matter for the court to handle. Weitzman said he expects the case to be treated as a summary offense, which is the equivalent of a misdemeanor in the United States. "The Toronto Police Service requested that Justin Bieber appear in Toron-
to today to face an allegation of assault relating to an incident on December 29, 2013. We anticipate that this matter will be treated as a summary offense, the equivalent of a misdemeanor in the United States," he said in a statement. Brian Greenspan, Bieber's Canadian attorney, did not immediately return a message seeking comment. Toronto police said in late December they were
looking into allegations that a member of Bieber's entourage assaulted a limo driver who was ferrying the Canadian pop star and several others. Police said at the time it was unclear whether Bieber was involved. Bieber emerged from a black SUV wearing a winter coat and a backwards ball cap before being led through a throng of police and reporters. Many waited for his arrival for
named the top recording artists of 2013 on Wedneshe British boy band day (Jan 29th). The fivewere crowned as the some were voted the Global top recording artists of Recording Artist of 2013 by
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which boosts 24 million users, as well as CD sales and downloads. IFPI communications manager Alex Jacob said (via Reuters), "Streaming has become so much more mainstream within the music industry worldwide over the last couple of years we thought it was time we integrated the streams-on services such as Deezer and Spotify and YouTube as well." A major reason for the boy's being awarded this honor is due to the success of 'Midnight Memories', their 3rd studio album debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 album chart, making them the first group in history to achieve a debuting No.1 with their first three albums. IFPI chief executive Frances Moore said, "Many congratulations to One Direction who topped a talented field to become the IFPI Global Recording Artists of 2013. "This is a global IFPI award for a new era of music consumption, based on a new metric of
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global success. Our chart for the first time measures the popularity of artists across the many different ways in which fans choose their music." Band mate Naill Horan also commented on the award, on behalf of the rest of the band, as he said, "Incredible news! It's great to have a chart that includes everything from iTunes and record stores, to YouTube and Spotify," in a statement. "Again a huge thank you to all of our fans for such an amazing 2013."
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more than an hour in freezing temperatures. He spent about an hour and a half in the police station before leaving through a back exit. It was yet another sign of the crazy lifestyle that has taken over Bieber's image. Earlier on Wednesday, Bieber pleaded not guilty in Florida to charges of driving under the influence after driving nearly twice the speed limit on a Miami Beach street. He also pleaded not guilty to resisting arrest and driving with an expired license. Court records show that Bieber's attorney filed a written plea in Miami-Dade County. Bieber already has an arraignment set for Feb. 14, but Florida law doesn't require the 19-year-old pop star to be present. Bieber and R&B singer Khalil Amir Sharieff were arrested last week in Miami Beach during what police described as an illegal street drag race between a Lamborghini and a Ferrari. Neither has been charged with drag racing, which is a crime in Florida. The Canadian pop star lately has drawn more attention for his brushes with the law than for his music.
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carlett Johansson is ending her relationship with a humanitarian group after being criticized over her support for an Israeli company that operates in the West Bank. A statement released by Johansson's spokesman Wednesday said the 29-year-old actress has "a fundamental difference of opinion" with Oxfam International because the humanitarian group opposes all trade from Israeli settlements, saying they are illegal and deny Palestinian rights. "Scarlett Johansson has respectfully decided to end her ambassador role with Oxfam after eight years," the statement said. "She and Oxfam have a fundamental difference of opinion in regards to the boycott, divestment and
sanctions movement. She is very proud of her accomplishments and fundraising efforts during her tenure with Oxfam." Earlier this month, "The Avengers" and "Her" actress signed on as the first global brand ambassador of SodaStream International Ltd., and she's set to appear in an ad for the at-home soda maker during the Super Bowl on Feb. 2. SodaStream has come under fire from proPalestinian activists for maintaining a large factory in an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, a territory captured by Israel in 1967 and claimed by the Palestinians. In response to the criticism, Johansson said last week she was a "support-
er of economic cooperation and social interaction between a democratic Israel and Palestine." Oxfam took issue with Johansson, noting it was "considering the implications of her new statement and what it means for Ms. Johansson's role as an Oxfam global ambassador." Johansson had served as a global ambassador for Oxfam since 2007, raising funds and promoting awareness about global poverty. In her role as an Oxfam ambassador, she traveled to India, Sri Lanka and Kenya to highlight the impact of traumatic disasters and chronic poverty. Oxfam representatives did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
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glad that Cory, 31, was able to listen to some tracks from her upcoming debut album, 'Louder,' before his death and said he was ''such a fan.'' She added ''He heard every song and gave me notes on everything. He loved 'Battlefield.' I'm getting chills thinking about it. I would say 'Burn With You' was his favourite. He came into the studio that day.'' The brunette beauty still feels very connected to the late actor. She explained ''I somehow feel the insane love Cory and I had for each other morphed into this strength that I have right now. There's just something about knowing he's watching everything I'm doing and feeling like I have to do everything now not just for me but for him. I also have a safety net below me -- if I fall or if it's too much, my friends
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GreNOBLe, JaNuary 30 (aFP): French doctors have started trying to bring Formula One legend Michael Schumacher out of his month-long induced coma, his spokeswoman said on Thursday. The drugs used to keep Schumacher, 45, unconscious have begun to be reduced, though it may be some time yet before he comes to, the spokeswoman, Sabine Kehm, said in a statement. "Michael's sedation is being reduced in order to allow the start of the waking up process which may take long time," the
Man City crushes Spurs to lead EPL Manchester City's Stevan Jovetic, left, scores his side's fourth goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at White Hart Lane stadium in London, Wednesday, Jan. 29. (AP Photo)
statement said. "For the protection of the family, it was originally agreed by the interested parties to communicate this information only once this process was consolidated. Please note that no further updates will be given." The spokeswoman asked the media to respect the privacy of Schumacher's family and to not disturb the doctors treating him. Schumacher has been kept in intensive care in a hospital in the central Grenoble University Hospital, where he underwent surgery following a December 29 ski accident. He smashed his head against a rock in the French Alps, splitting the helmet he was wearing and causing critical head injuries. Surgeons said he suffered bleeding and bruising in his brain and a scan showed "widespread lesions". It was unknown in what state he would be if the waking process is successful. Experts said it was rare to keep a patient in an artificial coma for more than three weeks. In accidents of a similar severity, patients often had a disability after their emergence from coma, the experts noted. Schumacher dominated Formula One for much of his racing career before his retirement in 2012. He won the F1 title seven times, more than any other driver, and notched up 91 victories between 1994 and 2004.
City take another step towards title
Zhaleo graces CSA wrestling meet
Two participants seen in action during the CSA Wrestling Meet 2014 at Medziphema on Thursday. (Morung Photo)
DIMaPur, JaNuary 30 (MexN): Parliamentary Secretary for Urban Development, Zhaleo Rio on Thursday suggested forming a district wrestling associations with the
objective of promoting the indigenous game not only among the Tenyimias but other Naga tribes too. He was speaking at the inaugural programme of Chakhroma Sports Associa-
tion’s Wrestling Meet 2014, at Medziphema town. Zhaleo called upon the people to preserve and uphold the good legacy of the forefathers who lived harmoniously saying, “Naga people should promote our identity and way of life not only by singing and dancing but also through respect to elders and authority.” Pointing out that many people were not making use of the customary courts set up by the government, he said the government and judiciary were mulling modifying the customary laws to make it feasible with contemporary times. Altogether 48 participants, divided into four groups, are taking part in the wrestling meet. Out of the 48, 18 would be selected to compete at the forthcoming Angami Sports Association wrestling meet scheduled to be held from February 13. The CSA Wrestling meet would culminate on January 31.
LONDON, JaNuary 30 (aP): Manchester City stormed back to the top of the Premier League with a high-tempo 5-1 victory at 10-man Tottenham on Wednesday, taking the free-scoring team's tally this season to 115. City only managed to net once in the first half through Sergio Aguero but piled on the goals after the break to end Tottenham's unbeaten league start under new manager Tim Sherwood. Tottenham crumbled after Michael Dawson was denied an equalizer for offside before halftime, and then Danny Rose sent off for a sliding tackle on Edin Dzeko before Yaya Toure netted from the penalty spot. Edin Dzeko exploited dithering defending to score the third and, although Etienne Capoue pulled one back for Tottenham, Stevan Jovetic and Vincent Kompany scored to ensure the 2012 champions knocked Arsenal off the summit in style. "We are enjoying it and it's a great time to be part of things," Kompany said. "There is still no silverware, a lot of games are to be played. We'll stay calm." The only consolation for Tottenham — if any — was that the loss wasn't quite as embarrassing as the 6-0 rout away in their previous meeting in November. That result at the Etihad Stadium helped usher Andre
Villas-Boas out of White Hart Lane. Since the novice Tim Sherwood took charge, Tottenham had been unbeaten in the league in six games, collecting 16 out of 18 points. This was a reality check, though, with City as majestic as Tottenham was feeble up front. "They come at you from all angles ... they (will be) the champions of the league," Sherwood said. "Unfortunately for everyone they play they don't score one and shut up shop, they keep coming at you." Aguero had already hit the post when the Argentina striker slickly slotted in the opener after being released by Jesus Navas. City was rampant, with Emmanuel Adebayor's shot that was blocked by Kompany a rare incursion of any menace by Tottenham into the visitors' territory. Aguero continued to trouble Tottenham, with a header that was thwarted by Hugo Lloris' one-handed save and a volley that went just over. But Tottenham captain Dawson did turn the ball in the net after Adebayor headed on Christian Eriksen's free kick. Tottenham didn't deserve it, and it didn't count, with referee Andre Marriner disallowing the goal for offside. There was a blow for City when Aguero went down with a right hamstring injury just before halftime. Jovetic came on for his first league appearance in three months.
Azo calls for taking Naga wrestling to higher level
LONDON, JaNuary 30 (reuters): Manchester City's all-guns blazing approach to scoring fired them to the top of the Premier League when they routed Tottenham Hotspur for the second time in two months with a 5-1 win at White Hart Lane on Wednesday. Coach Manuel Pellegrini described their performance as "maybe the best we have played all season" and Spurs coach Tim Sherwood said he thought he had just watched the champions. City, who have scored 115 goals this season and are unbeaten in their last 20 matches, were unstoppable and Spurs were powerless to gain any revenge for their 6-0 annihilation in Manchester in November. "Maybe that was the best we have played all season. We played against a good team in a good moment also, and we scored five goals in their stadium," Pellegrini told reporters. "We also maybe missed five or six more but we defended very well and for me the performance was complete. We are not thinking about the title yet because we have 15 more games but it's important to be top of the table." Sherwood, beaten for the first time in the league since taking over from Andre Villas-Boas last month, said the club would appeal against Danny Rose's sending-off before Yaya Toure's penalty which did little to change the course of the match. "They were excellent weren't they? You have to hold your hands up," he said. "They work all round the pitch, come at you from all angles and this team are the best team in the league. In my opinion they will be champions." The only blot for City on a windswept night in north London was a hamstring injury suffered by Sergio Aguero, who opened the scoring with a brilliantly executed angled shot after 15 minutes.
(LEFT) Wrestlers performing at the 52nd SASA wrestling meet. (RIGHT) Minister for PWD (Roads & Bridges) and parliamentary affairs, Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu at the 52nd SASA wrestling meet. Our Correspondent Khuzama | January 30 C M Y K
Minister for PWD (Roads & Bridges) and parliamentary affairs, Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu today stressed on the need to take Naga wrestling to higher levels of professionalism. “Today, just having wrestling itself in Nagaland is not sufficient. We have to take it to higher level and professionalism,” the Minister said, while speaking at the 52nd wrestling meet of the Southern Angami Sports Association (SASA) here this morning. He told the sportspersons that “only your discipline can take you to the higher level,” adding that any sports person who does not have discipline cannot make it to a big event. Stating that the people regard sportspersons as the most disciplined, dedicated, sincere and punctual persons, the
Minister was optimistic that one can become a champion not only Results here but even in the state level, if 1st – Visevo Zashiimop 2nd – Vitsoto Vitsu one has all such qualities. The minister said that a time 3rd – Neidamo Leno – Vitsozol Sothu has come for sports persons to ex- 4th SASA team for ASA meet hibit their skills, passion, strength 1. Tepulesii Zhale and ideas; adding that persons 2. Swedevil Vitsu having such qualities will ulti- 3. Keselvi Mekro mately become the final winner. 4. Vikhotuo Tsotshii He further encouraged 5. Khevizole Zutso sportspersons to learn from their 6. KevisalieDimo losses and find ways to improve 7. Sahovi John Phinyo upon their skills and learn new 8. Neidemo Leno Vitsozol Sothu techniques. Regretting that Na- 9. 10. Vitsoto Vitsu gas are becoming very narrow 11. Visevo Zashiimo minded, Azo said that “Isms are 12. Vikeduzo Tepa going to finish us. We become too 13. Viwhezolie Thorie much selfish and individualistic.” 14. Povil Phinyo Appreciating SASA for invit- 15. Vipitha Chaya ing other tribes to their event, he 16. Mecievikho Khatso termed it as an encouraging sign 17. Kevithushi Kikhi and further challenged the stu- 18. Atoto Kire dents unions and other organizations to start inviting other tribes Naga can come closer. He asserted that such an to their functions/events, so that
approach can promote and strengthen Naga brotherhood. The minister also prayed that God would one day strengthen Naga brotherhood to come under one umbrella and live peacefully. Stating that the Southern Angamis are the most peace loving people, straightforward and hard working, he prayed for blessings upon them to excel in every field, be it in sports, human resource development etc. “Our prayers, our love and our support are all with you,” he said. Parliamentary Secretary for housing, treasuries & accounts, Er Vikho-o Yhoshu; Parliamentary Secretary for Information & Public Relations, Printing & Stationery, Er Kropol Vitsu; ex Minister, KV Pusa; Chakhesang Public Organization (CPO) President, Sovenyi and several other dignitaries were also present at the inaugural function.
Earlier, the inaugural function was chaired by SASA General Secretary, Er. Zale Neikha, while SASA President, Er. Pukroneizo Kera delivered the presidential address. Administration of oath was done by Tournament Director, Nolvi Sophie. Meanwhile, national style wrestling will take place on January 31. The closing function will take place on January 31 with Dr. Neiketou Kiso, Director Family Welfare as the guest of honour. SASA vice president Er. Zenyü Yore will chair the closing function. Declaration of new SASA team for 2014-16 will be made by election commissioner Neingu-u Zashümo. Vote of thanks will be proposed by SASA joint secretary Rokovikho Chale. Flagging down will be led by SASA joint tournament director Khriesamhalie Santsu.
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