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reflections

By Sandemo Ngullie

Dimapur | February 2

Throughout the human being’s existence on earth, the general belief is that each person aspires to lead a happy life. Living consists of engaging in daily activities or the lack thereof. Activity and inactivity both produce outputs. For example, the main output of farming is food, with the desired outcome being that enough Be patient, we are still ex- food is produced to adploring various possible an- equately nourish the body gles of this case. Ok? in order to carry out other activities, such as thinking, The Morung Express working and maintaining being. Consequently, POLL QUESTIOn well human beings want to be Vote on www.morungexpress.com engaged in some activity SMS your anSwer to 9862574165 that will enhance their quality of life.

Do you agree that Understanding what Bureaucracy in Nagaland still holds the activities people are enactual realms of power? gaged in is important to understanding output, and its subsequent outcomes. This Yes no Others brings us to the question of Do you think that social media what the current output of is being misused in nagaland? people living in Nagaland Yes 67% is. Are we able produce to 25% no meet our basic needs? Or, 08%

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CM to begin official visit to Myanmar from February 3 KOHIMA, FEBRUARY 2 (MExN): Nagaland Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio, will begin an official visit to Myanmar from February 3.

He and his delegation will meet the Prime Minister of Myanmar, the Union Border Affairs Minister, the Speaker of Parliament, the Chief Minister of Mandalay Region, and the Chief Minister of Sagaing Region amongst other dignitaries and officials. A press release from the Chief Minister’s office informed that the CM will be accompanied by Parliamentary Secretaries, Yitachu and C.L. John, Commissioner & Secretary to the CM, L. Kire, PRO to the CM, Neibalie Rio and Advisor to the CM, Abu Metha. Rio has been invited to visit Myanmar by the Naga Members of Parliament in Myanmar and the visit has been cleared and approved by the Government of India, informed the press release.

The Chief Minister and his delegation will visit the capital of Mayanmar, Nay Pyi Taw and other places including the cities of Mandalay, Rangoon and Monya.

NE women assaulted, allege police inaction

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NEw DElHI, FEBRUARY 2 (AgENcIEs): Two women from Manipur were allegedly assaulted last week by some men who hurled racist abuses at them in South Delhi’s Kotla Mubarak area. The incident came to light after a boy from Arunachal Pradesh was beaten up and later died on January 29 in broad daylight. Delhi Police has arrested one man in connection with the assault on the Manipuri women and promised strict action. Delhi Police PRO Rajan Bhagat said, One arrest has been made in connection with the incident in Kotla Mubarakpur. The arrested man is a local resident. According to the police, the women, identified as Tharmila Jajo and Chonmila, were beaten up by a group of men, who were in their late 20s.

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What is nagaland state’s economic output?

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what do we exchange for things we need but do not produce?

What do we produce?

Rice? Pork? Salt? Electricity? Mineral water? Gold?

IT professionals?

A majority of Nagas live in villages. The 2011 Census Report indicates that 70-80% of the people of Nagaland live in villages and rural areas. In order to have an accurate understanding of Naga people’s real economic and social status, we have to know what activities the majority is engaged in that supports their livelihoods. We need to know what the skills and capabilities of the majority are. This includes examining variables such as the political and social environment—have our government’s policies been encouraging or restrictive in the last 50 years? Have equal opportunities been made available allowing each person to exercise their capabilities and reach their potential?

In an ideal world, I will

In nagaland, almost 90% of vegetable farmers, small farm workers as well as vegetable sellers are women—but what does nagaland actually produce to help its import?

make bread, you make the butter and we will exchange these items for mutual benefit. We are equally dependent or interdependent on each other, acknowledging our valuable individual capabilities with mutual respect and trust. Taking this into consideration and with adequate resources each

will produce a surplus of what the other cannot produce. In the process we exchange knowledge about how you tend for your cow and the joy of turning milk into butter while I tell you about how I grow rice, and how beautiful the ripened rice fields look that inspire the patterns in the shawls

I weave. Our interdependence and exchange of ideas is intrinsic to our existence.

In Nagaland, almost every item we consume is imported from outside the State as reflected in our GDP which is one of the lowest in the country. We can question the validity of some statistical data and

measurements being true economic indicators, but in our case, using our common sense we can assess how many services and items, including our everyday basic necessities, are produced in Nagaland.

One assumption can be that the geographic distribution of natural resources limits people from being self-reliant, and, therefore they have become dependent on others. However, this is not true in the Naga context because we live in one of the world’s hotspots of biodiversity. Also, hundred years ago, we were a self-reliant people that managed without having to buy rice and pork or house construction material from other States. This does not mean that we return to the past, living in seclusion and with minimal contact with the outside. The issue is why we have become a totally dependent economy, relying solely on imports, without any substantial production from within Nagaland.

When it is challenging

to produce for our basic needs, it seems unrealistic to think about producing surplus to exchange with others. This scenario prompts us to question why we cannot produce.

Every Naga person consumes pork almost every day; who raises these pigs?

Rice is our staple food; who cultivates, processes and sells rice to us? We need vegetables and fruits all year round. We need essential commodities. Where does all this come from, through whom? A morning jog to Marwari Patti market in Dimapur might give us some insight.

Just 0.05% producing pineapple juice, selling cars and fashion garments in Dimapur and Kohima, or 90 thousand of the 20 lakh population holding government jobs cannot be the true and complete picture of Nagaland.

What constitutes Nagaland’s real economic output and where is the money coming from to buy the imported items?

‘causes of violence should AIADMK, CPI join hands for LS polls be solved through dialogue’

gUwAHATI, FEBRUARY 2 (PTI): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama today called for dialogues with a sense of concern at all levels for solving the problems of violence in the world. “Just saying we want peace is not enough. But the causes of violence should be solved through dialogue.”

“Try to solve local problems keeping in mind solutions to global problems”, the Dalai Lama said while delivering the First LBS Founders’ Commemorative Lecture on ‘A Human Approach to Peace and the Individual’ here.

“If local problems are not solved keeping in mind solutions to global problems, the violence will erupt. The use of force will get unexpected consequences. Use of force

Dalai Lama says just saying we want peace is not enough

today is outdated”, he told a huge gathering of Tibetan refugees and others at the Nehru Stadium.

Referring to conflicts and wars across the world, the Tibetan spiritual leader said, “the motivation for wars may be good but when the method is not good they have unexpected consequences. That is why we must educate people on non-violence at all level”.

“Non-violence method, however, cannot have one sided victory and one sided defeat. Then confrontation will come leading to violence”, he pointed out.

“With this belief we (Ti-

bet) are not seeking independence from China”, the Tibetan spiritual leader said. “Look at the European Union. The people there are more mature and think according to reality. Their partners earlier fought each other. But now they developed the idea about EU ...very practical”, he said.

“I tell my African friends that their future depends on unity. North and South America can also solve their problems through human ways”, he said. “I often tell people that the 20th century is really a very wonderful special century in the sense

of scientific and economic development. At the same time a very violent century”, the Dalai Lama said. “In the name of faith there is killing in Syria and some countries in Africa. Why? Because there is too much emphasis on concentration on We, They and Me”, he claimed.

“The self-centred attitude against human beings has to change. The seven billion people of the earth must have a sense of well being for the entire humanity and a sense of concern for the environment”, he said. “Think about building a happy society. Try to be friends with different neighbours. Today’s enemy can be tomorrow’s friend.

With that motivation think more how to solve problems”, he exhorted.

cHENNAI, FEBRUARY 2 (PTI): Attempting to form a “secular and democratic alternative” to dethrone Congress from power at the Centre, AIADMK and CPI today announced their decision to enter into an alliance ahead of the coming Lok Sabha polls. Addressing the press at her Poes Garden residence here along with CPI leaders A B Bardhan and Sudhakar Reddy, AIADMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said, “AIADMK and CPI have decided to enter into an alliance to face the upcoming Lok Sabha elections together.”

Senior CPI leader Bardhan said “I endorse whatever she has said. Our alliance will lead to victory. We will succeed.” To a query on the increasing clamour among

AIADMK cadres to project Jayalalithaa as their Prime Ministerial candidate, Bardhan said “If we succeed in the election, as I said the prospects RPT prospects will open up.”

Jayalalithaa intervened to say “All that will come later. Our aim is to win all 40 seats in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.” “Our slogan for the elections is Peace, Prosperity, Progress,” she said, replying a query on what would be the issues her alliance would project for the polls. Reddy said the alliance is a “secular and democratic alternative” to win the elections. Today’s announcement emerges as a possible third front in Tamil Nadu politics for the coming Lok Sabha elections, with BJP already announcing its alliance with MDMK, while the Congress is attempting to have partners.

Kholar—the economic pulse of the east

Drop in Kholar yield this season

Ashikho Pfuzhe

Shamator-Chessore | February 2

They may not swear by it but this small bean has been the ‘manna’ to generations of the Yimchungrü Naga tribe living in Tuensang and Kiphire districts and on the other side of the Indo-Myanmar border.

‘Kholar,’ the local name for frenchbeans or ‘rajma’ is grown extensively in the Shamator-Chessore belt of Tuensang district and Pungro sub-division in Kiphire district and it is the “pulse” or main source of sustenance and livelihood for many families in these two districts. During mid-winter season, the hill ranges can be seen dotted with Kholar fields.

If you visit any Yimchungrü home in the interiors, you will always find a pot of Kholar simmering on the hearth.

According to local villagers, there are about 22 varieties of Kholar grown in the region with interesting names tagged (in Yimchungrü dialect) to each variety, like ‘Jepshiak’ (pure

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he yield of Kholar this harvest season dropped as compared to previous years reportedly due to late sowing and rainfall.

According to official sources, the annual yield of kholar from the 25-odd ‘Kholar villages” in Shamator-Chessore belt is estimated to be 250-300 MT. However, this season the harvest dropped to 50-60 MT. Sub divisional agriculture officer of Shamator, S Yongchang Phom, said the reason may be due to late sowing and continuous heavy rains in first week of October 2013. Agriculture department sources said the best sowing time for Kholar is from August 20-30 and the crop is harvested from November end till January. Most Kholar farmers are now adopting ‘Kholar’ beans, the economic pulse of mix sowing to cut losses from failure of a parfarmers in Tuensang and Kiphire districts. ticular variety in that season. yellow), ‘Aphimbea’ (flying), ‘Moho’ (irresistible), ‘Amurak’ (pure black) and ‘Amurum’ (dog’s liver). ‘Jepshiak’ comes on top of the price list for its unique flavour. A tin (13-15 kg) of ‘Jepshiak’ costs Rs. 500-600 compared to Rs. 350-400 per tin for other varieties.

‘Aphimbea’, the small white bean which becomes slippery after it is cooked is believed to have medicinal value and is recommended as post-surgery diet as well as for replenishing bone marrow. Villagers, in jest,

refer to ‘Aphimbea’ as the seed dropped from a plane by the Britishers. Villagers say ‘Moho’ is so named as the crimson pods of ‘Moho’ are so enticing that thieves or strangers cannot resist the urge to pluck them.

According to Yimchungrü folklore, one of their ancestors named Khomong discovered the bean seed in the wilderness and so Kholar is a combination of two words (‘Kho’ after Khomong and ‘Larü’- rich or plenty, meaning rich curry of Khomong). For the common

Yimchungrü villager whose staple diet consists of Kholar throughout the year, even a meat-laden feast is incomplete without a spoonful of boiled Kholar.

And now ‘Kholar’ is also travelling places and to palates of many tourists flocking to the annual Hornbill Festival. Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, tasted the protein-rich Kholar gravy during his visit to Nagaland in May 2012.

Interestingly, ‘Kholar’ is also the name of a Yimchungrü village in Myanmar.

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Kohima, February 2 (DiPr): Governor of Nagaland, Dr. Ashwani Kumar’s tour to three districts of Kiphire, Tuensang and Longleng via Meluri in Phek district concluded on February 1. The tour commenced by road from Raj Bhavan on January 28 and culminated in Longleng with a courtesy visit to Bhumnyu Village.

In Longleng, the governor reiterated that the purpose of his visit to the far flung districts was “to experience and witness ground realities of the lives of the people of those difficult areas.” He also said he was there to listen to them about their needs and progress, as well as their suggestions for future developments.

The major common isGovernor of Nagaland, Dr Ashwani Kumar addressing the gathering in Longleng on the last day of his tour on February 1. (DIPR Photo) sues observed in Longleng were on roads, healthcare, ages, culverts and bridges. cial funds provided by the spent time with the chil- causes. The governor also People’s Council at Conven- cern and not as an invitee to employment and power. The governor also subtly government, the public dren. He then visited the appreciated and thanked tion Hall of PBCA here, min- an occasion. He also highThe governor expressed chided some heads of de- should emulate the ECS’ patients at the Civil Hospi- the medical staff for their ister of Industries & Com- lighted that there has been that the existing roads partment stating equal and House of Hope at Longpang tal. The governor took note humanitarian services to merce and Chairman NIDC, noticeable changes in Longwere satisfactory for the same numbers of different in Tuensang, and suggested of the O.T. and the never the people of the remote S. Pangnyu Phom expressed leng district ever since atgovernment departments a visitat toNagaland it by all concerned. usedPark, X-Ray Rangapahar. equipment for area and poor patients. happiness over the fact that tainment of separate district present situations, howevRecent addition of wildlife species through donations Zoological The governor also visit- the last eleven years since During the civic recep- Dr. Ashwani was the first status. Meanwhile, parliaer, he added, maintenance are there in Longleng as in at many sectors were ur- other districts, and if defi- ed the orphanage in Long- its installation at the hos- tion organized by District governor to take a tour to mentary secretary for Land gently required with drain- ciency exists despite spe- leng, where he played and pital, due to non-medical Administration and Phom Longleng out of his own con- Resources, B.S. Nganlang

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NZP see a surge of wildlife enthusiasts

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Some images of recently donated wildlife species at Nagaland Zoological Park, Rangapahar in Dimapur.

DimaPur, February 2 (mexN): The enthusiasm for wildlife conservation among the people did not dampen even during the festive season, according to a press release issued by Obed Bohovi Swu, Offficer-in-Charge, Nagaland Zoological Park.

The park received rescued wildlife from as many as 17 donors (including individuals and groups) during December 2013 and January 2014. Many, the release said, have been released back in the wild in the Park, and some are being cared for in the Zoo.

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Tovihoto Ayemi inaugurating the newly installed Lithotripsy equipment at Dimapur Hospital on February 2. (Morung Photo)

DimaPur, February 2 (mexN): Parliamentary Secretary for IT&C, Science & Technology, Technical Education and Taxes, Tovihoto Ayemi called upon healthcare personnel to be compassionate with patients in the process of treating them. “Our job in curing the patients should be accompanied with compassion,” he said after inaugurating a new installed equipment, Lithotripsy at Dimapur Hospital on Sunday.

Lithotripsy is a medical procedure used to treat

kidney stones. It uses shock waves to break up stones not only in the kidney but also gall bladder or liver.

Being the first of its kind in Dimapur, the machine would soon replace surgical procedures to remove stones from human body especially in Kidney.

He expressed hope that the new equipment would go a long way in meeting the needs of the patients from Dimapur and other places as well. Unlike other research centres and hospitals that sometime holds

up patients for an extended period of time for research purposes, Tovihoto said, institutions which are primarily treatment hospitals should waste no time in referring patients elsewhere if there was no likely treatment available with it.

“Sometimes we become too preoccupied with the disease of the patient that we forget to have concern for the patient,” he said. He underscored compassion as an essential component of high-quality medical care in today’s technological world of medicine.

Tovihoto urged healthcare personnel to be committed to understanding the patient as a person, respecting him as an individual and show compassion for his/her discomfort.

Guest of honour, Dr. H.K. Nagaraj Prof & Chief Unit, department of Urology, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College & Hospital Bangalore also spoke at the programme.

Management of Dimapur Hospital has informed that there would be free consultation for kidney patients on Monday at the Hospital. Rev. Dr. Yehevi Jimo, Pastor, Thahekhu Village Baptist Church said the dedicatory prayer.

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Phom, expressed that the district is in need of development in many aspects. But, the most urgent intercession he placed was the boundary dispute between his area Tamlu, and Assam. He stated that Assam has reneged from the mutual agreement to let the disputed area be manned by central neutral para-military forces and have occupied the Government of Nagaland’s school building with its State Police at Ladaigarh village.

Earlier, DC Longleng, Libanthung Lotha gave welcome address. The children of Lempong School presented a skit on environment and ecology conservation called ‘This is our voice’ and Cross Road band presented special song.

Cultural troupes of Pongo Union and Oushok Cultural group also performed. The reception was attended by heads of offices, NGOs and public of Longleng.

The governor during his journey back stopped at every village and interacted with the denizens and collected their petitions after perusals and clarifications.

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The Officer-in-Charge acknowledged that the park management has been really motivated by such selfless response from the public. “It is our desire to sincerely continue to work for the conservation and protection of our wildlife wealth,” he added.

Meanwhile, the release stated that the director of the park, Tongpangzemba Ao, IFS has conveyed his sincere appreciation to the donors and urged upon the people to support the cause of wildlife conservation. The park is open on all week days except Monday.

patients should be treated Flames of Fire Baptist with compassion: tovihoto church affiliated to NBCA

Kids of Aoyimti village donating a Leaf turtle.

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An elderly man is seen during the cultural festival of Phusachodumi Youth Society on January 29 at Phusachodu village in Phek district. (Morung photo/ Chizokho Vero)

Dimapur SSA teachers informed DimaPur, February 2 (mexN): All SSA teachers under Dimapur district, who are yet to register and pay membership fee, have been asked to kindly co-operate and clear them on February 5 and 6 outside DEO Office, Dimapur. A press release issued by Information and Publicity Secretary, Dimapur SSA Teachers Association, Megophilie Noel informed that thereafter, the association will not take up grievances of any teacher who fail to register and clear the membership fee. For further query, call 9612548280 or 9615666381.

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Land resources dept for climate smart villages

Kohima, February 2 (mexN): Flames of Fire Baptist Church (FFBC), New Market, Kohima on February 2 got affiliated to Nagamese Baptist Church Association (NBCA), an affiliation of Nagaland Baptist Church Council. Conducting the act of affiliation, the main speaker Rev. Dr. Chen Rengma, Executive Secretary, NBCA shared on the role and various activities of the church in the New Testament.

According to a press release received here, the speaker exhorted God is the owner of the church and the main purpose of the church is to glorify Him. The biblical concept of a church is, people coming together in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, he said.

Further, elaborating on the role and activi-

ties of a church, Rev. Chen said there are two ordinances in the Bible; water Baptism and Holy Communion for the believers of church.

He stated when a particular church does not conduct water baptism, then that church is not alive. He also encouraged the members to have regular fellowships.

Earlier, Pastor Rukuolhoulie Solo, FFBC, in his brief report informed that the church was started as Flames of Fire Fellowship in the year 2008 after a revival was organised in New Market area. Pastor Rukuo, who was the only baptised member among the nine members then, started the church with a vision given to him by God. Altogether there are 60 members at present, he informed.

The Clark Centre for Peace Research & Action (CCPRA) organized a Peace Festival at Wokha Town Baptist Church on February 2 evening which was attended by nearly a thousand of people from all walks of life in Wokha town. The Morung Express presents a pictorial panorama of the programme, which was held on the theme, 'Building Peace, the gift of God's Love'.

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(LEFT) Serenading Choir: Clark Theological College choir presenting praises to God through their melodious songs. (RIGHT) An ode to peace: Winner of the poem competition organized by CCPRA, Moajungla reciting her winning entry at the programme. (Morung Photos)

Kohima, February 2 (mexN): The Nagaland state department of land resources is going to adopt 50 villages to develop them into fully economically empowered and climate smart villages as part of its activities in commemoration of 50 years of Nagaland statehood.

This was stated in the compendium of various activities of state departments in commemoration of 50th years of statehood. The electrical inspectorate will take up “Green Village Initiative” in five villages in five districts through various energy efficiency retrofits, besides continuing awareness programmes in the state. The power department announced to rededicate to strive for better service delivery for the welfare of the public and as a gesture of its commitment will be installing additional streets in district headquarters. The prison department stated that since there is no separate jail for women till date, “hence for the welfare of the women prisoners, the department has proposed for converting the old Lunatic jail into women jail.” The Administrative Training Institute is planning to bring up a full-fledged coaching centre for civil services examinations in line with the Kerala State Civil Services Authority. Rural development department announced water harvesting reservoir in all the 1175 villages under 74 blocks as well as at least one SHG will be formed under National Rural Livelihood Mission in all the 1175 villages.

BJYM Nagaland condemns killing of Arunachali student

DimaPur, February 2 (mexN): The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Nagaland unit has vehemently condemned the killing of Nido Tania, son of Congress MLA and parliamentary secretary for health and family welfare department of Arunachal Pradesh, in New Delhi. In a press statement appended by its president, Kahoto Chishi and general secretary, Mathew K Janger, BJYM Nagaland unit expressed unhappiness over “the ugly incident meted out on North East student…” Stating that similar incidents have happened with northeastern people in the past, it questioned, “Is it northeastern people are not a part of Indian citizens?”

Asserting that the murder of innocent student is beyond imagination and intolerable, BJYM urged the law enforcing agency to arrest the accused at the earliest and award befitting punishment as per the law. Further, BJYM extended its deepest sympathy to the bereaved family and prayed for God’s comfort upon them.

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CM announces exTwo NE women assaulted in Delhi Arunachal gratia for those killed on Jan 29

NEW DELHI, FEbruary 2 (TNN): Barely 3km from the spot in Lajpat Nagar where 19-year-old Nido Tania was brutally assaulted on Wednesday, two young women from Manipur were thrashed in full public view by some local goons at Kotla Mubarakpur. It happened four days before the latest outrage and came to light in the aftermath of the death of Tania.

What provoked the men to attack the two hapless women was the fallout of a prank targeting the latter. One of them had kicked a dog in panic, as a reflex action, when she found its leash tied to her boots. It was part of their daily harassment and the men, as if on cue, attacked them.

Tharmila Jajo and Chonmila came face to face with the harsh reality of living in Delhi around 9pm on January 25. Chonmila, who works at a local mall, had gone to a local shop managed by Tharmila to buy some Manipuri herbs. On spotting them, the goons first hurled racial abuses at them. When they didn't react, one of them tied the leash of his pet dog to Chonmila's boots. She got so scared that she started kicking the dog away, afraid that it would bite her.

First, the men were just dou-

bling up in laughter. But when they saw the woman trying to get away from the dog, they suddenly started beating her, accusing her of ill-treating the animal. When Tharmila intervened, two men dragged her out by the hair, virtually pulling her over the counter.

"There are many shops in the same lane but none of the shopkeepers came out to help. We are humans but here every day it's a struggle for basic things," said 25-year-old Tharmila. The girls say the same men, most of them in their late 20s, urinate on the shops' walls and drink in front of the girls. "They pass comments like 'Nepali dhandewali', 'rate kitna hai' etc." In the same narrow lane, with wires dangling on top, there are three more shops - a men's saloon and two grocery shops - but all the owners said they didn't see anything.

Danish, who works at the salon, said, "We keep the door closed and scuffles are routine here. We don't know what happened here that night."

When three of the women's friends, also from northeast, rushed to their help, the goons didn't spare them either. "The whole lane was full as people in the neighbourhood came out after hearing the girls' scream. But no one came to help," said Lungshim Shaiza (27), a Naga.

Shaiza was badly beaten up as he tried to stop the men from kicking the woman. He apparently fractured two fingers of his left hand.

His friend, Phungreingam Jajo (22), from Manipur lost his mobile phone and wallet in the clash.

This wasn't the end of the women's nightmare. When they went to the Kotla Mubarakpur police station, the cops first refused to register an FIR, alleged the women.

"From 10:30pm to 6 in the morning, we sat at the police station waiting to get the complaint registered. We called some of the northeast association members who, in turn, called up joint commissioner of police Robin Hibu and the FIR was finally registered," said Mungreiwung W. Mungrei (20), a student. It was, in fact, his statement that was recorded but no arrests were made. He explained that the cops kept telling him how he and his friends were wasting the police's time as they will go back to the hills and not pursue the case.

Two women being assaulted should have been enough for the cops to file a case promptly and investigate but strangely enough they were reluctant, allege the girls. "The cops don't listen to us and pretend not to understand English. They

asked us to narrate the incident in Hindi, knowing that most of us don't know the language that well," said Sorinthan Haorei, secretary, Tangkhul Students Union, Delhi.

Now, the two women are living in fear as no action has been taken against those who assaulted them.

They are looking for new accommodation. An officer at the police station told TOI they were investigating the matter. "The cops aren't arresting the culprits, and even on Friday, one of the men passed a comment. We work in malls, restaurants and call centres to support our education in the city and help our family back home. But finding a house in this city is so difficult and the rent for us is always more than the market rate," said the Manipuri women.

Sharing his experiences, Haorei said when he came to Delhi he "was paying the broker commission every month apart from the rent. He (the broker) told me that in Delhi brokers are paid commission every month. Later, I got to know that he was charging me for no reason."

Kotla Mubarakpur has a substantial number of people from North-East, especially from Manipur and Nagaland. One can also find Africans walking in the narrow lanes.

ITaNagar, FEbruary 2 (PTI): The Arunachal Pradesh Government has announced ex-gratia payment of Rs 3 lakh each for those killed and Rs 50 thousand each to the seriously injured in the Tarasso incident on Wednesday. Chief Minister Nabam Tuki convened a high level meeting at his office here yesterday and ordered that the grant be placed at the disposal of the Papum Pare Deputy Commissioner for disbursement.

On January 29, 10 CPI(ML) supporters were killed and eight others injured when unidentified persons from Arunachal Pradesh attacked the CPI(ML) men at Chaulduha in Assam's Sonitpur district near the inter-state border.

After the killings a number of organisations in Assam have started an indefinite blockade of Arunachal Pradesh in protest against the killing.

Tuki appealed to the Union Home Minister to depute a team of senior officers

China's hardliners destroying Tibet's heritage: Dalai Lama BJP seeks immediate action,

guWaHaTI, FEbruary 2 (IaNS): Chinese communist hardliners are trying to destroy Tibet's rich heritage, art and culture, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said here Sunday.

The Dalai Lama, in Guwahati since Saturday for the five-day Festival of Tibetan Art and Culture, said the nonviolent struggle for Tibet's freedom will set an example for hundreds of other nations struggling for freedom.

"Chinese communist hardliners are trying to destroy Tibet's rich heritage and culture. They have been putting restrictions on Chinese citizens who want to learn more about Tibet's art, culture and history," he said addressing a gathering, which included Tibetan refugees, at the Nehru Stadium here.

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Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, right, presents Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama a Japi, a traditional Assamese hat, during the Festival of Tibet in Guwahati, Assam on Sunday, February 2. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

ever, said there were 400 million people across the globe who want to learn the Tibetan language and study the art and culture of the region despite obstacles by China. He said Tibet's non-violent struggle for freedom must continue and appealed to the people

to make the 21st century a time for peace through dialogue. The Tibetan leader also interacted with members of the Tibet Support Group from Assam.

"We must continue our freedom struggle through non-violence, which is the Buddhist way," he said. "It

is important for us to win the struggle. If the struggle or the movement fails, the world will feel that non-violence and Buddhism has failed." "Victory of the nonviolent movement or the Buddhist way of struggle is important for China also as there are many Buddhists there. The Chinese government must understand this," he said.

The Dalai Lama also said the Tibetan movement was important for environmental aspects. "The mighty Brahmaputra river, which flows through many parts of India and southeast Asia, has its origin in Tibet. The success of the Tibetan movement is an imperative for saving the environment and ecology of the entire world," he said, referring to China's move to build hydro power projects on the Brahmaputra.

demonstrations held for Tania

NEW DELHI, FEbruary 2 (IaNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday demanded "immediate action" against two Delhi shopkeepers who allegedly severely thrashed a 19-year-old youth from Arunachal Pradesh leading to his death here. Staging a protest outside Rajghat, Vijay Goel, president of the Delhi BJP, said the party was in solidarity with people from the northeast. Candle light vigils were held in different parts of the city to protest Nido Tania's death. Similar demonstrations were also held at Jantar Mantar here.

Arunachal Governor calls for restraint ITaNagar, FEbruary 2 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt. Gen (Retd) Nirbhay Sharma called upon the people of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh to be patient and restrain themselves from any violence.

The Governor expressed pain at the recent violence in Tarasso bordering Assam and added that perpetrators of violence would be brought to book. Referring to the economic blockade, the Governor said that it was hurting the common people of both the states, and even hampering medical evacuation and emergency cases.

Sharma further advised people to guard against rumours and added that nobody, other than anti social elements, was gaining from these violent activities.

of the ministry for on spot inspection with the district administrations of Assam and Arunachal. He also requested the ministry to entrust investigation to an Independent agency while appealing to the people of both states to maintain peace and tranquillity.

Meanwhile, representatives of Krishti Kendras of Itanagar and Naharlagun and Namghars of Nirjuli on behalf of the Assamese community residing in Arunachal Pradesh, called

on the chief minister here last evening. "This is a singular incident of grave violence and will be treated with contempt by the government and law will take its own course. No one found guilty will be spared," Tuki assured them. Appreciating the chief minister's gesture, the Assamese representatives appealed to the various organisations of Assam to lift the blockade on humanitarian grounds and resolve the issue amicably.

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Mumbai celebrates world-class Monorail

MUMBAI, FEBRUARY 2 (IANS): Long-harassed Mumbai commuters have been ushered into new era of world-class travel with the country’s first Monorail. For the people used to dirty, cramped, uncomfortable - though extremely reliable - suburban trains and BEST buses, the Monorail is like a breath of fresh air on the 8.9-km-long journey.

After a series of successful trials, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan inaugurated the government’s show-piece project Saturday evening and it was thrown open to public from Sunday. The shining and colourful skybluesoft pink-refreshing green cars with streaks of black and white, the clean railway platforms and the airconditioned environs of the trains left most of the first viewers in awe and silence.

The train interiors are equally striking - mostly in pastel shades with large windows offering awesome multi-dimensional views

and comfortable and uncluttered seating arrangements.

The stations - not too large area-wise - are also spotless, at least for now! They are located at a minimum height of around 5.5 metres or around 20-feet - and much higher in some locations - at present accessed by staircases. Escalators would be operational soon.

As the Monorail zooms across a section of southeast Mumbai in its first phase,

the hitherto unseen aerial view above the treetops, tall skyscrapers dotting its path as well as large slum pockets, cinemas and residential complexes, the RCF oil refinery, the snaky Eastern Freeway and of course, the Arabian Sea, are well worth the 20-minute ride.

From both sides during the journey, the large tracts of darkish green-grey mangroves, gardens and golf courses, the hazy hillocks

in the eastern side of the city as well as the mainland, Thane Creek (which separates Mumbai island from the mainland), big and small lakes and other water bodies are a visual delight for commuters.

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority joint director D. Kawathkar said that on its 8.9 km route, the Monorail presently will halt at seven stations: Wadala, Bhakti

Park, Mysore Colony, BPCL, Fertiliser Township, VNP-RC Marg Junction and Chembur.

These are some of the thickly-populated areas which are not adequately serviced by the regular Western Railway, Central Railway and its Harbour Line. The aerial Monorail, running at speeds between 31 and 80 kmph, will be a boon and help de-congest the roads below. With the first phase already the cynosure of the city eyes, MMRDA is hurrying to complete the second phase that will connect Wadala to Sant Gadage Maharaj Chowk.

Thus, it will offer 19.17 km of southeast connectivity between Sant Gadage Maharaj Chowk-Chembur, with 17 stations en route - and catapult it on the the second longest corridor on the world Monorail map.

The longest is Japan’s Osaka Monorail corridor at 23.8 km and the present second is the Tokyo Monorail at 16.9 km.

The Mumbai Monorail

was constructed for around Rs.3,000 crore, against the Osaka Monorail which cost Rs.12,690 crore. The fare structure for the Mumbai Monorail will be Rs.5-19, while the Osaka Monorail charges between $2-4.50 (Rs.125-325).

Mumbai, with a population of around 17 million (2011 Census) goes on its dizzying move daily with around seven million souls commuting by the suburban trains and another three million by the BEST buses, taxis, auto-rickshaws and private vehicles - a phenomenon perhaps unmatched anywhere in the world.

With the Monorail and the soon-to-be-launched Metro Rail, Mumbai’s urban infrastructure is expected to undergo a sea change, offering cool comforts at elevated and underground levels over the next few years - giving the country’s commercial capital the world-class touch it has lacked.

Centre to hike DA by 10% for second time

NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 2 (PTI): The Centre is likely to announce next month a hike in dearness allowance by 10 per cent to 100 per cent, benefiting about 50 lakh employees and 30 lakh pensioners.

It would be the second double digit DA hike in a row.

The Government had announced a hike of 10 per cent to 90 per cent in September last year, effective from July 1, 2013.

According to an official source, the preliminary assessment suggests that dearness allowance hike will not be less than 10 per cent and would be effective from January 1 this year.

He said the exact percentage hike in DA could be calculated only when the revised all India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI—IW) for December is released on February 28.

According to the provisional data released by government on January 31, the retail inflation for factory workers for the month of December stood at 9.13 per cent.

As per practice, the government uses CPI-IW data of the past 12 months to arrive at a quantum for the purpose of any DA hike. Thus, the retail inflation for industrial workers between January 1 and December 31, 2013 would be used to take a final call on the matter.

“It would be 10 per cent this time and would be announced in March,” Confederation of Central Government Employees President K.K.N. Kutty told PTI. “Besides, raising DA to 100%, the Government should revise the pay and merge DA with basic pay,” he said.

As per practice, the DA is merged with basic pay when it breaches the 50 per cent mark. DA merger helps employees as their other allowances are paid as a proportion of basic pay.

Spectrum auction begins on February 3 Sahara group to invest Rs 32,400cr; offer 56k new jobs

NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 2 (PTI): Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance Jio Infocomm and five other telecom firms will battle it out at the spectrum auction starting Monday, February 3, from which the government expects to garner at least Rs. 11,300 crore.

The Department of Telecom (DoT) has put on the block around 385 MHz of radio waves in the 1800 MHz band, and 46 MHz in the 900 MHz band. The telecom department has reduced the quantum of spectrum to be sold in 1800 MHz band in 10 circles, including Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai, from about a total of 403 MHz planned earlier.

The final list of bidders also includes Idea Cellular, Telewings (Uninor), Reliance Communications (RCom), Tata Teleservices and Aircel. Meanwhile, three companies have been found to be ineligible for bidding in certain service areas. Vodafone India will not be able to bid in seven circles, RCom in eight and Tata Teleservices in Delhi.

The government has to conduct this third round of spectrum auction following a Supreme Court order in 2G case directing that all the radio waves freed from the cancellation of 122 licences in February 2012 should be auctioned.

Besides, 900 Mhz has to be auctioned as some of the radio waves

in this band are held under old telecom licences which will start expiring from November 2014.

In November 2012, bids worth Rs. 9,407 crore were received for spectrum worth Rs. 28,000 that was offered. In March 2013, no GSM operators bid at the auction and only CDMA operator Sistema Shyam bought spectrum of about Rs. 3,600 crore in 8 of the 21 service areas.

It is must for Vodafone to get spectrum in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata; for Airtel in Delhi and Mumbai, and Loop Mobile in Mumbai for continuing operations because their licences are expiring in November.

Government has fixed the base price for sale of spectrum in the 1800 Mhz band for pan-India at Rs. 1,765 crore per MHz, about 26 per cent lower than in the March sale.

For 900 MHz band, the base price is 53 per cent lower than the previous auction price. It is Rs. 360 crore per MHz for Delhi, Rs. 328 crore for Mumbai and Rs. 125 crore for Kolkata. The government is hopeful that all the spectrum put on auction table would be sold out.

“We are very confident that these auctions are going tobe successful and we are very confident all the spectrum that is to be auctioned will be sold,” Telecom Secre-

tary M F Farooqui had said.

The government has set a target of Rs. 40,874.50 crore for this fiscal year (FY14) from spectrum, including the auction amount, onetime spectrum charge and annual regular licence fee.

In its bid to improve the bidding sentiment, government has decided on the key issue of spectrum usage charge (SUC).

The Cabinet has approved charging telecom firms 5 per cent of their revenue as SUC for new radiowaves whereas for existing spectrum, the weighted average of SUC will apply.

Operators had sought clarity on SUC ahead of the auction after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had recommended a rate of 3-5 per cent for all players. For the auction, a new operator has to submit a minimum bank guarantee of Rs. 1,918.75 crore if it plans to bid for pan-India spectrum in the 1800 MHz band.

For the scarce 900 MHz band, companies were required to deposit Rs.438.75 crore as minimum earnest money if they want to bid in all three metros - Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. Successful bidders can pay the part of the money upfront and the remaining amount over a maximum of 10 yearly instalments.

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NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 2 (PTI): Sahara group, whose legal battle with Sebi continues in Supreme Court over refund of over Rs 20,000 crore to investors, has made a surprise announcement of plans being afoot to hire over 56,000 new employees this year along with investments to the tune of nearly Rs 32,400 crore.

In three-page newspaper advertisements, the group has invited applications for senior positions across business verticals within and outside country and said that these more than 56,000 new jobs need to be filled by the end of 2014. At the same time, it has

also claimed that the group, which calls itself Sahara India Parivar, is “committed to creating four lakh salaried positions in next three years”.

The businesses for which job applications have been invited include FMCG & retail, dairy, poultry, luxury real estate and lifestyle, food factory, low-cost housing, CSR, education and even cruises (Sahara Water Homes). Besides job details, the group also disclosed specific investment targets for at least four business verticals and these investments total to an amount of Rs 32,394 crore.

For its ‘Luxury Retail: Sahara Global Mastercraft Ltd’ business, the group

said that an investment of Rs 1,400 crore would be made over five years, while Rs 5,172 crore would be invested in Food & Beverages and Entertainment: QSR (Quick Service Restaurants).

Its ‘International Business: Macedonia (Europe)’ business is expected to see an investment of Rs 13,922 crore in dairy project and Rs 9,600 crore in hospitality project. This massive recruitment drive comes at a time when the group is caught in a legal battle with Sebi, which had charged it of raising over Rs 24,000 crore through various “illegalities” in issuance of certain bonds through two firms.

‘Nano’s marketing should have centred on excellence’

MUMBAI, FEBRUARY 2 (PTI): Nano, touted as world’s cheapest car when launched in January 2008, is not a “failure” although its sales suffered due to bad marketing, noted scientist and Tata Motors board member Raghunath Mashelkar has said. Excellence rather than the affordability should have been its USP, he said.

“The Nano is such a great product, it has 86 patents. So, excellence should have been put at the front, and affordability at the back,” said Mashelkar, who was recently awarded

the Padma Vibhushan, at a gathering of bankers over the weekend here. Tata’s dream car faced many obstacles ever since it was conceived in 2003.

Its sales have been dwindling despite many attempts to reposition it.

During the April-October period of the current fiscal, it sold 12,322 units, as against 43,627 in the year-ago period, down 71.7 per cent. The Sanand plant is not running at even the tenth of its 2.5 lakh annual capacity. Mashelkar stressed that innovation is good only when it is success-

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“Nobody wants cheap,” he said, adding, “Nano is not a failure, I can explain why the volumes are low. You can see them pick up”. He exuded confidence in the ongoing repositioning of the car. “It is repositioning itself completely and there is a lot of buzz, not only in the country (but abroad too) and you will see what will happen in a year’s time,” he said.

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Nokte Baptist Churches Association under ABAM organized a healing crusade from January 31 to February 2 at Khonsa Town, Arunachal Pradesh. A press release informed that more than 2600 people attended the crusade and many sick people were healed. The main speakers were Rev. Kilang Jamir and Chuchang, while Crossroads International Ministry led the praise and worship.

National integration tour Sikkim turning hot spot for adventure tourism NPF Mnp refutes report February 2 planned investment is Rs.10 sored 30 local youths for basic from Dimapur to Dehradun GaNGtoK, of leaders joining BJP (IaNS): Sikkim is emerging as crore, for the 12th Five Year Plan training in Manali in Himachal

DImapur, February 2 (mexN): As part of the Assam Rifles Civic Action Plan, 29 Assam Rifles conducted a National Integration Tour of 10 days from Dimapur to Dehradun. 25 students and three teachers from St. Joseph’s Christian Home, Vihokhu and Government High School, Nito were taken on a fully funded tour, according to a press release.

The students took the opportunity to acquaint themselves with cultural, traditional ethos and economic development of the country, it added. The event was flagged off by Tohli V Zhimomi from Kashirambasti, grandparent of one of the students on January 18. The participants visited Red Fort, Rashtrapati Bhawan, Parliament and RBI in New Delhi. During a three days halt in Dehradun, the group visited Indian Military

Academy, Forest Reserve Institute and Mussorie. On their way back to Dimapur, they visited Botanical Garden, Victoria Memorial, Eden Gardens and Howrah Bridge in Kolkata.

AR donates pumping sets As part of Military Civic Action, 31 Assam Rifles under the aegis of Headquarters 7 Sector Assam Rifles and Headquarters IGAR (N) donated two pumping sets of 1 Horse Power capacity to Changdang Village, Mokokchung district on January 23, 2014. Assam Rifles hoped that the pumping sets will provide relief to the village by providing water supply to remote localities. Various projects are being undertaken by Assam Rifles in Mokokchung district to provide assistance to local populace, AR said in a press release.

a hot spot for paragliding, as increasing numbers of adventure lovers from different parts of the world are visiting the state for a thrilling experience in the Himalayan foothills.

In recent months, increasing numbers of foreign visitors are flocking to the state to enjoy the thrill of a "flying" holiday. According to Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling, around 100 local youths are associated with paragliding in the state that generates economic activities of over Rs.1 crore.

Chamling said the state government targets to increase the number of local people actively involved in paragliding to 500. "We will develop two more modern paragliding sites at Yumthang and Soren with latest world class facilities. The

Sand transporters resolve not to pay any illegal taxes

(2012-17)," Chamling told IANS. In the past three years around 6,000 tourists visited the state for paragliding.

Sikkim Tourism Minister Bhim Prasad Dhungel said the state targets to annually attract at least 5,000 tourists for paragliding by 2020 and the annual revenue from this is likely to go up to Rs.10 crore from the current Rs.1 crore.

"The state government is planning to expand and beautify the existing takeoff at Bulbuley dara and Chakung so that the carrying capacity of the site increases, as the number of Sikkimese pilots is increasing and numbers of tourists coming to fly is on the rise," Dhungel said.

Sikkim emerged on the country's paragliding map after the state government spon-

JYO volunteers to monitor fire at Mt. Japfu

KohIma, February 2 (mexN): Jotsoma Youth Organisation (JYO) has informed that its volunteers have been assisting the administration/forest department for the last two-three days to contain the wild fire at Mt. Japfü, but since the fire could not be brought under control, it would be sending around thousand volunteers and will be camping around the area to monitor the same till it is brought under controlled.

Pradesh in 2008 under the "Chief Minister's Self-Employment and Capacity Building Programme".

Consequently, the state formed the Paragliding Adventure Sports Cooperative Society in 2010 to promote the adventure tourism activities. Dhungel said the government is putting in a lot of effort to expand and modernise the infrastructure for paragliding.

One of the reasons for Sikkim becoming popular among paragliding aficionados is that it provides launch points on the brink of a vast and desolate mountain region that is uninhabited except from occasional groups of trekkers. The state has excellent launching sites and ridges, according to a cross-section of paragliders.

Imphal, February 2 (NNN): The Naga Peoples Front (NPF), Manipur State has dismissed reports of NPF leaders joining the BJP fold in Manipur. The NPF, Manipur State said no NPF leaders has joined the BJP so far and "none of our leaders will join the BJP." In the past few days, news of NPF leaders joining the saffron party had been reported in local dailies in Manipur.

"They are not leaders of NPF. It is a game plan of some vested interest persons doing the cheap publicity gimmicks before the Lok Sabha poll. Such gimmicks can no longer fool the people these days," NPF leaders said today.

"Some politicians who were ministers some twenty years ago are also trying to invest old-fashioned politics in this highly sophisticated era,” the leaders added. “We feel pity for them. We will like to remind them that those cheap politics are no longer relevant these days.”

The NPF leaders also accused some national political parties of trying to attach the regional parties with communal tag. "We will teach them a big lesson when the time is right," asserted the NPF leaders. Meanwhile, full preparations are on for the final district level political conference for Sadar Hills and Senapati district at the district headquarter on February 12. According to NPF leaders, the party leaders from Nagaland will also participate in the Senapati event.

WTC organizes study tour cum picnic

WoKha, February 2 (mexN): Witter Theological College (WTC), Wokha organized a study tour cum picnic, which was participated by faculty, staff and 33 students, at Doyang Hydro Project, Wokha on February 1, 2014 as part of its exposure ministry. During the tour, a press release informed, they visited Chubi Bridge, Doyang

Hydro project dam and the Power House. Besides the tour, a fellowship through sports was also organized, where a friendly volleyball match was played between WTC girls and United Baptist Church Doyang women department; and WTC male faculty members against male United Baptist Church ministerial staffs. WTC Col-

lege won both the matches.

The press release stated that the experience gained and learnt from the entire trip was immensely felt by everyone. Further, WTC expressed its profound gratitude to S.P. DEF, Wokha for providing bus service to the College community and also to the pastor and staffs of UBC Doyang for taking care of the team.

NSuS joins rally called in memory of Nido Tania

sand transporters of Karbi Anglong and dimapur attending a joint meeting at lahorijan on saturday.

DImapur, February 2 (mexN): Sand supplier truck owners of Dimapur and Karbi Anglong district of Assam held a joint meeting on February 1 at Lahorijan Truck Parking and discussed various issues pertaining to sand transporters of the two districts, especially illegal collection of fees by unauthorized union at inter district boundary.

A press release informed that after much deliberation, the truck operators who attended the meeting resolved to form an association comprising of members from both the districts to work for the interest and welfare of sand transporters in Dimapur and Karbi Anglong. The meeting also resolved not to pay any illegal taxes besides

taking care of truck drivers and handymen at times of accidents. The association would have its head office at Lahorijan Truck Parking and sub-officer in Dimapur.

The meeting was presided over by Lokhiram Rongpi, a social worker of Bokajan and recorded by Nito Sumi, secretary, Sand Stockist & Suppliers Union Dimapur.

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eacting to the statement of Mahatma Gandhi who said, “Indians live in villages, not in cities,” the novelist and social activist Arundhati Roy quips, “Indians don’t live in villages; Indians die in villages.” The recent visit of the Governor of Nagaland Dr. Ashwani Kumar to a fairly lesser known village in Pochury area at Weziho by road caught my attention.

While many a politicians and bureaucrats of his stature opt to fly high up in style to get to a place like Weziho, he has shown the way through his down to earth example.

Neither am I a politician nor is a discourse on political pleasantries my cup of tea. I don’t even claim to know why he went there and what commitment he has given to my people. My sole intention in writing this letter is to convey my sincere thanks to him for

taking the road which even the angels fear to tread. By driving through the road conveniently avoided by VIPs, he has earned the distinction of being not only the first Governor to drive his way straight into the book of record but also into the heart of the people.

As rightly said by someone, a leader is he who knows the way, shows the way, and walks the way. Your Excellency, you have heard, seen, and experienced the regular plight of common people personally and practically. Because you have come so close to us, we are happy that now you can feel our heartbeat and can understand us better. Thank you once again, Your Excellency, for taking the country road to reach us. Please visit again.

Rümatho Nyusou SBS, Zubza

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ShIlloNG, February 2 (mexN): The Naga Students’ Union Shillong (NSUS) today participated in a peace rally organized by the Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union Shillong here, in memory of late Nido Tania, 19-year-old Arunachali student, who was allegedly beaten to death in the national capital on the night of January 31. The participants in the rally included various student organizations from the North East. The peace rally took off from Anjali and culminated at Arunachal Bhavan.

In a press statement, NSUS president Ketoulhoukho SuohumviiÜ stated that “the rally signified not only the unity prevailing among the student groups on issues pertaining to treatment of people from the region in the so called mainland India, but also the indignation at the brutal murder of the student and the callousness of the police personnel in handling the matter prior as well as post the murder.” The NSUS also expressed its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family while stating that the Naga student community in Shillong deeply feels students in shillong participate in a peace rally organized in memory of Nido Tania, an their pain.

Arunachali student killed in delhi.

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here was no Zeliangrong beyond 1947. The version that, oneness of Zeme, Liangmai and Rongmei since the time of Makuilongdi is possible but not as one tribe.

The essence of tribe came into being and used lately or recently, coined by Indian system of social classification copied from foreign systems of divide and rule politics. The composed name for the brethren tribes of Zeme, Liangmai and Rongmei was established not as to be called a single tribe but a collective council as Zeliangrong Council on 15th Feb.1947. This concept or philosophy has to be understood as intended by the pioneering leaders. It was to form a common or joint council of the wrongly called names of Kacha Nagas, and Kabui Nagas to the same Zeme, Liangmai, and Rongmei. At that time Inpui was accounted and called together with Rongmei under Kabui. However, generally, Kabui and kacha Nagas were referred

The truth of Zeliangrong to the same people together without any general distinction.

Therefore, Zeliangrong was necessitated and desired to be called as a people.Zeliangrong was named for political, social and economic purpose. The intention was mainly for protection and defence from external attack and encroachment of land by outsiders rather than strengthening the bond of brotherhood among the Zeme, Liangmai and Rongmei (Inpui was understood to be of Rongmei under Kabui identity recognized scheduled tribe of India).

The unfortunate elements of social discrimination and classification committing among the Zeliangrong brethren on the basis of arbitrary state boundary, place of birth and state-wise tribe recognition by some few vested individuals are destroying the very fiber of brotherly

love, understanding and tolerance in the Zeliangrong society.

This is the fact as well as a challenge for the people. Some few Zeme leaders of Nagaland had caused the creation and politic of Zeliangrong and they themselves had denounced it at their own will to form Zeliang in the state of Nagaland. Therefore the creation and distortion of Zeliangrong is credited to the Zeliang. Zeliangrong in Nagaland is being paralysed and weakened by the existence of Zeliang as a tribe though they know that, it is just a composed and artificial tribal identity. Zeliangrong in Manipur has still a close and strong fiber of brotherhood and a deep sense of oneness among themselves yet they cannot further the cause of uniting the Zeliangrong in the spirit of brotherly love.

The concerned leaders and

right thinking Christian Zeliangrong citizens in the three states are appealed to strive on creating a conducive environment for peaceful and loving co-existence in the spirit of brotherly tribes.

Let us unite our people’s forces for greater and higher cause which lies ahead of us. Let us strengthen the bond of Zeliangrong as a common house of Zeme, Liangmai, Rongmei and Inpui families/tribes to make a common and apex people’s front with a common objectives, interest and vision equally committing to the cause of defending, promoting and upholding the brothers’ tribes in their respective places. The Zeliangrong being the contentious nomenclature for its discriminative nature when viewed through the prism of diverse related and identical tribes living together in a compact geographical re-

gion of which Haipou Jadonang might have inclusively termed or considered as Hao-Makaam people.

The name Zeliangrong may be renamed inclusively as HaoMakaam which has a basis and a historical reason without a sort of discrimination or classification. Proposed that, HaoMakaam be the name of the big and common house of Zeme, Liangmai, Rongmei, Inpui, thangal, Maram, Chiru, Poumai, and all those closely attached people by culture, tradition and customs living under a compact geographical region.

The art is of personal views and proposition intended to be a source of information for readers to see beyond the present and build a better social order. Any comment from readers is anticipated to refine the thoughts for further development of the same.

Gwangphun, A Social Research Activist

The Morung Express is introducing “Public Space” as part of our intention to provide deliberate space for the opinions of the people to be expressed and heard through this newspaper.

Nonetheless, The Morung Express points out that the opinions expressed in the contents published in the “Public Space” do not reflect the views and position of the newspaper or the editor.

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The Power of Truth

The Morung Express MonDAy 3 FEbruAry 2014 vol. IX IssuE 31

Along Longkumer Consulting Editor

New Thinking

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he 2014 General elections in India will hopefully see a qualitative change in the overall democratic process and leading to an elected government as per the mandate of the people. Quality control of democracy will also involve people centric policy decisions, besides of course providing good governance and solving problems facing the country. No doubt, as the world's largest democracy, India has always done well to conduct the huge exercise of electing its representatives to Parliament. It has never failed the constitution and the country has always been run by democratically elected governments. What must however change, is the quality of campaigning, voting, political conduct, governance etc. For this to happen, a new thinking is required involving not just the politicians but every section of society. Political parties alone cannot change India for the better. In fact, it is the people who can bring change by doing the things that helps this process.

For one, people should vote for honest and capable leaders who can deliver results. The practice and culture of cheap populism, money power and corruption should be truly defeated by voting out such elements from the system, which has to be cleansed.

A new thinking is required to take the country forward towards its rightful place in the world as an emerging power.

Students of world history will recall the slogan 'new thinking' propounded and put into action by Mikhail Gorbachev, former President of the Soviet Union. At the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, Gorbachev called for a foreign policy based on shared moral and ethical principles to solve global problems rather than on Marxist-Leninist concepts of irreconcilable conflict between capitalism and communism. Gorbachev's conciliatory policies towards the west as propounded through the 'New Thinking' ultimately led to the end of the Cold War. Gorbachev could have held on to power but instead chose to diminish his own authority for a larger cause of world peace and reconciliation with the west. India has many a politician who are successful in winning elections and staying in power. But our politicians rarely if ever transcend to become statesmen. As aptly put, 'a politician thinks of the next election while a statesman, of the next generation'. Our politicians must graduate to become statesmen, putting aside personal gain to serve the needs of people. Only then will the country benefit.

To get a better perspective of what this 'new thinking' should incorporate, Gorbachev's epic policies, 'Glasnost' and 'Perestroika' should find relevance in our context as well. Glasnost was a policy that called for 'increased openness and transparency in government institutions and activities in the Soviet Union'. Gorbachev believed that greater openness would help reduce the corruption 'at the top of the Communist Party, Soviet government and moderate the abuse of administrative power in the central committee'. Whether it is the Congress, BJP or even the new entrant Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), everyone seems to be advocating the need for probity and transparency in public life. The Right to Information (RTI) Act is considered as a landmark legislation to open up the government system to greater scrutiny.

However, political parties are themselves reluctant to come under the purview of RTI. Openness cannot be be applied in a select manner but must incorporate all area of public life, including our political parties. As done in the case of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union through the policy of 'Perestroika', our political parties and the current system under which it functions and operates will have to be restructured and reformed if the vision of this 'New Thinking' is to be realized in its totality. Opennes and restructuring is needed across the system, involving all players.

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When Christians Love Theology More Than People

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eyond the realm of churches, religious blogs, and bible colleges, nobody really cares about theology. What does matter is the way you treat other people.

Within Christendom, we’re often taught the exact opposite: that doctrines, traditions, theologies, and distinct beliefs are the only things that do matter. It’s what separates churches, denominations, theologians, and those who are “saved” and “unsaved.”

Historically, Christians have been tempted to categorize the Bible into numerous sets of beliefs that are either inspired or heretical, good or bad, right or wrong — with no room for doubt or questioning or uncertainty.

It’s easy to get caught up in theorizing about God, but within our everyday lives reality is what matters most to the people around us. Theorizing only becomes important once it becomes relevant and practical and applicable to our lives.

When I'm sick, and you bring me a meal, I don't care whether you're a Calvinist or Arminian. When I'm poor, and you give me some food and money, I don't care if you're premillennial or post-millennial. When I'm in the hospital, and you send me a get-well basket, I don't care what your church denomination is. When you visit my grandparents in the nursing home, I don't care what style of worship music you listen to. When you're kind enough to shovel my parent's driveway, I don't care what translation of the Bible you read.

When you give my friend a lift when their car breaks down, I don't care if you’re Baptist or Catholic. When you help my grandmother carry a heavy load of groceries, I don't care what you believe about evolution. When you protect my kids from getting hit by a car when they're running across the street, I don't care who your favorite theologian is. When you’re celebrating my birthday with me, I don’t care about your views related to baptism. When you grieve alongside me during the death of a family member, I don’t care if you tithe or not. When you love me in deep and meaningful and authentic ways — nothing else really matters.

But when you idolize belief systems and turn theology into an agenda, it poisons the very idea of selfless love. The gospel message turns into propaganda, friends turn into customers, and your relationship with God turns into a religion. You may have the most intellectually sound theology, but if it's not delivered with love, respect, and kindness — it's worthless.

The practical application of your love is just as important as the theology behind it. Our faith is evidenced by how we treat others. Does the reality of your life reflect the theory behind your spiritual beliefs?

We should never give up on theology, academic study, or the pursuit of understanding God, the Bible, and the history and traditions of the church, but these things should inspire us to emulate Christ — to selflessly, sacrificially, and holistically love others. Theology should reinforce our motivation for doing things to make the world a better place — not serve as platforms to berate, criticize, and attack others.

But too often, we’re guilty of failing to practically apply our beliefs in tangible ways that actually help others. In the end, this is what matters most to the world around us: that we simply love as Christ loved.

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CHILD CENTERED PEDAGOGY: An Approach To Achieve Quality Introduction: One of the important inputs that contribute to learning outcomes is pedagogical process. In this approach, quality is determined by the teaching procedures adopted by teachers and the extent to which these are made child-centered, here teacher respects each individual child and their perspectives, social environment, needs, ideas, learning styles, etc. It is in this context of the concept of quality, asserts Shotton, that, instead of performance indicators and attainment targets, “respect” should be the main indicator to identify effective school and the extent of its effectiveness would depend on the degree of respect it affords to its learners of diverse background and abilities which is signaled in different ways (Shotton, 1998). This respect is communicated when teachers listen to students and are ready to take their ideas seriously. It is demonstrated in the care teachers take to ensure that curriculum content links in an important way with students own lives and developing perspectives. And it is reflected in the extent to which teachers make accessible to learners the logic behind the structures and procedures that shape, but often remain implicit in classroom practice (Rudduck, 1995). Such a pedagogic process that respects the student and facilitates their growth in their own unique ways without any barrier is indicative of quality education. This is further clarified by Alexander that teaching that is truly child-centered is indicated not by materials or grouping procedures, but at a much more fundamental level in a consistent pattern of relationship between teacher and student, and by a deep and sympathetic engagement with the way children think, feel and act, which informs every single aspect of the teacher‘s work from task preparation to interaction and assessment. Child centeredness is a pervasive attribute of teaching, not a specific teaching method (Alexander, 2008).

Pedagogy practices in the Indian Classrooms Contrary to the speeches of the government on educational provision and achievements, in Shotton‘s research on Indian primary schools it was found that child-centeredness was almost completely missing from classrooms and thus quality of education was not satisfactory (Shotton, 1998). It was observed that the nature of pedagogy followed in these classrooms bore remarkable resemblance to the model which Freire has labeled as ―pedagogy of the oppressed, essentially a pedagogy where teachers and students are trapped as different entities within the boundaries of authoritarianism, where one is either leader or led. and the milieu resembles a banking system of education (Freire, 1974). In Freire‘s model, knowledge is a thing which a person acquires by cognition and then it becomes his private property. The learner in this model is restricted to receiving, filing and storing ―deposits and his role is essentially passive and submissive. Here, the teaching process is viewed as merely the transfer of information where the teacher is only to make a deposit in the mind of the learner and lastly, the model disregards the continuum of experience, that is, the banking approach will never propose to learners that they consider reality critically (ibid). Shotton‘s work led him to conclude that pedagogically the typical Indian primary school classrooms follow the banking model. The teachers in this research were found completely alienated from the architects and thrusts of the government policy; regarded themselves as lowest status public servants; and had little professional regard for themselves and

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fter high hopes following the revolution in 2011, many Tunisians became disappointed with the slow pace of reforms and the seemingly endless political struggles that followed the overthrow of the dictatorial Ben-Ali. They wondered if the country was going anywhere. Amidst the frustration, the recent adoption of a new constitution offers a beacon of hope not only in Tunisia, but across a region that has seen little good news lately. In agreeing the constitution, Tunisians have shown that meaningful political negotiations and agreement between widely diverse positions is possible.

In many ways, the process through which the constitution was worked out is as important as the result. It was slow, but the time it took was not unusual for a major political transformation. The challenge now is to implement what is, by necessity, a compromise document and defend the middle ground of moderation in the face of an ever-more polarised political class.

We have been engaged in constitution making in Tunisia since the process began in November 2011. Early on, the members of the assembly wisely decided to require a two-thirds majority for final approval, rather than adopting the constitution by simple majority as some suggested. The effect was that no single party or political bloc could hope to unilaterally impose a constitution on the country as happened in Egypt. Everybody knew that they would have to find a compromise that would be acceptable to a large part of the assembly. The simple voting rule gave the negotiations a dy-

teaching, and children as drudge to be tolerated. and the in-service programmes organized were This mind-set and pedagogic competence and hardly incremental in nature and thus did not vispractice of teachers need to be changed in the first ibly enhance professional competence of teachers. priority to achieve the goal of quality education.

The commercially oriented private sector, which today runs most of the teacher education inCurrent realities of Teachers stitutions in the country, the past experience sugProfessional Development in India gests, is least interested in taking any initiative for In the drive for quality and for implementing improvement and change in their training culture. educational programmes and educational organiza- In the Indian political setting where education, tion, declares the national education policy of 1986, particularly at the school stage, is recognized as teachers are the principal means (Government of a public good and a right of children, the need for India, 1986). As key players in this enterprise, they a highly pervasive engagement of the government need to be duly equipped and continuously moti- with all those initiatives and strategies that ensure vated to use the child-centered pedagogy in rural delivery of this good at high quality can hardly be schools, as also in the other ones, through their ini- overemphasized. It is needless to mention that tial preparation and continuous professional devel- these initiatives essentially include preparation of opment. The culture in teacher training institutions, teachers and their continuous professional develas well as in professional development centers like opment. Verma Commission on Teacher Education District Institute of Education and Training (DIETs), (2012), while expressing its concern about the Block Resource Centers (BRCs), Cluster Resource proliferation of sub-standard private teacher eduCenters (CRCs), etc., is not truly geared to empow- cation institutions in the country and the training er teachers to follow these pedagogic practices. The culture and practices obtained in them, has rightly new National Curriculum Framework for Teacher observed that the curriculum and its transaction Education (NCFTE) developed by the NCTE (2009) in these institutions are both serious impediments addresses the concerns and stresses on training of to fulfilling the objectives of NCF 2005 and RTE teachers in child-centered pedagogy, has so far been Act 2009. The Commission has therefore pleaded adopted only by a handful of institutions across the for a much greater engagement of the government nation. The quality of teachers who undergo training with initial teacher preparation responsibility and in most of these institutions is therefore not up to the for a substantially higher investment by the State mark and the training does not develop the required on this subject of fundamental significance. professional skills and attitudes and does not enIt has recommended that, this peculiarity (of thuse confidence in the teachers. During the last de- organization of poor quality teacher education by sub-standard private teacher education institutions) can be addressed by increasing manifold the State’s active involvement in teacher education. States need to take necessary concrete steps to ensure the building of institutional capacity for pre-service teacher education in a phased manner within a stipulated time frame (Government of India, 2012). The recommendation seems to be in tune cade, school teaching has also received another big with the general trend in provisioning of teacher blow in some states of the country (Bihar, Jharkhand, education across the world. However, the WorkOrissa, Chhattisgarh, and in North Eastern states) ing Group on Teacher Education for the 12th Five where the state governments have appointed more Year Plan appointed by the Ministry of Human than half a million teachers in elementary schools, Resource Development has made a proposal to popularly known as para-teachers, on ad-hoc terms, set up only around 200 new pre-service training a majority of whom are untrained and deployed to institutions for elementary teachers in rural derural schools. Recruitment of such teachers gained velopment blocks as Block Institutes of Teacher currency in many states, which found in their de- Education (BITEs) by the government. ployment a good cost saving device and preferred financial convenience over the quality of teacher and Conclusion teaching (Khadar, 2008).

Thus, the role of teacher in imparting quality With a view to train these serving para teach- education needs to be transformed through four ers in pedagogic knowledge and skills, the state strategies, namely, involve the teacher in decision governments were later permitted to get them making process in the school, place the teacher at trained through an open and distance learning the heart of the child centered pedagogical and cur(ODL) programme specially designed and orga- ricular development, accord the teacher greater nized for them by IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National professionalism and involve him in active research Open University). Evaluation of this programme (ibid, 1998). These strategies would empower both

by NCTE, however, revealed that the curriculum the teachers and students so that together they and delivery of this programme were seriously will come to understand the nature and possibilicompromised by both the Open University and ties of learning and teaching and strive to maximize the state governments and the net effect of this their potential. Teachers’ engagement in their role poor training was that it failed to bring any vis- in this manner would herald visible improvement ible change in the classroom practices of teachers in teaching and learning and would ensure educa(NCTE, 2010). As a sequel to the provisions made tion of satisfactory quality as envisaged in the RTE in the NPE-1986, a network of institutions, includ- Act. This requires a transformation of the culture of ing SCERTs, IASEs, CTEs and DIETs, was created training in teacher education institutions along the with central funding for pre-service and continu- lines visualized in the NCFTE (National Curriculum ous in-service training of teachers. In an evalua- Framework for Teacher Education) 2009. tion done by the NCERT (2010), these institutions Swaleha Sindhi is Assistant Professor at The M.S. University were found to be still operating in project mode of Baroda & Adfer Shah is Researcher at SNCWS, JMI, New Delhi

The Tunisian arts of compromise Michael Meyer-resende & Geoffrey Weichselbaum

namic toward the political center. The rule did not make life easy. Everything had to be agreeable to a large part of the political spectrum and the process took more than two years, rather than one as originally planned.

The compromise has resulted in some ambiguous articles, most notably those dealing with the state and religion - the question that so polarises the whole region. Article 1 says that Islam is the religion of Tunisia, while article 2 indicates that Tunisia is a ‘civil state’, which is generally understood to mean neutrality towards religion. In contrast to Egypt’s new constitution - written under military tutelage – the Tunisian text has no reference to Sharia law.

In supporting the making of this constitution, we sometimes found ourselves in an uncomfortable position. Being committed to the international human rights system, we were in favour of a text that confirmed that rights catalogue without ambiguity.

The moderate Islamic Ennahda party questioned some of these rights, triggering highly controversial debates on the question of religion and gender equality. The party had received 37% of the votes in the 2011 elections, far more than any other party. In our view a large part of the voters could not be

dismissed. The right to vote is a human right as well.

While making comparative international experience available, we thought it was most important for a democratic process that Tunisians resolved disagreements on the constitution through genuine consultations and negotiations. And so they did. While the text adopted could be improved in some areas, it contains significant democratic guarantees. All parties, Ennahda included, conceded many points, leading us to consider both the process and the result a success.

The major challenge now lies in implementing the new constitution.

The majority in the next parliament will have to further shape the new Tunisia, cleaning up laws to remove Ben Ali’s legacy and undergirding the new constitution with democratic legislation. The consensus logic of the 2/3 majority will not apply anymore in a normal parliament. Indeed the purpose of majorities is to implement their political programme.

The risk will be that some ambiguities in the constitutional text could create temptations to undo the essence of the agreed compromise through legislation, judicial action or administrative measures. Both ends of the political spectrum may be tempted: Islamists to

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impose religious rules, their opponents, encouraged by the Egyptian example, to exploit ambiguities in the system of government to re-concentrate power in a repressive security state.

Such a course of action would not be easy as the constitution provides for checks and balances. A Constitutional Court will be established along with independent institutions and guaranteed rights for the opposition. By placing executive powers in the hands of both a President and Prime Minister, Tunisia has departed from the model of a domineering presidency.

Nevertheless, political institutions and legal texts alone do not insure against backsliding. The new democratic institutions can only come to life if they are backed by a critical mass of democrats. The biggest risk is that Tunisia’s politicians consider the past constitution-making as a painful, one-off exercise in negotiation and compromise, imposed by voting rule technicalities, rather than taking pride in setting a precedent for the country’s democratic culture.

By engaging in the art of compromise, Tunisians made a powerful statement that should reverberate across the region. After the assembly voted with an overwhelming majority for the new constitution last Sunday, the deputies broke out in cheers and sung the national anthem. We hope that this sense of unity defines the spirit of the new Tunisia and that others will be inspired in building a new democratic order, as they were inspired by the Tunisian lead three years ago, when they dismantled the old order.

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3 February 2014

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ometimes it takes outside voices to reinforce what you already know. So it was with Fintan O’Toole and the second in the series of Glasgow School of Art-University of the West of Scotland ‘Cultures of Independence’ seminars.

O’Toole is author of the acclaimed books, ‘Ship of Fools’ and ‘Enough is Enough’ (1), both wonderful and powerful counter blasts to the baloney and bubble of the Celtic Tiger and its excesses.

He is of no doubt that Scotland is at a hugely important point in its history and that this isn’t just a narrow conversation and debate about constitutions, political and legal processes, and flags north of the border. Instead, this is a debate with huge consequences for England, for the rest of the UK, and with even global ramifications. This has come at a point where the first two are in significant flux and uncertainty due to Europe, economic and social change and the leviathan that is labelled ‘globalisation’.

O’Toole believes that Scotland has already been changing in ways which are irreversible and unfathomable to parts of Scotland and to most (if not all) of the London political classes. The old Scotland is dying, and a very different one is emerging; and at the same time, even more uncomprehending to some, the old England and Britain is disappearing, the loss and bewilderment from which can be witnessed regularly in the columns and letters pages of the ‘Daily Telegraph’ and the rise of Ukip.

One powerful dynamic in this is the ahistoric English account of what Britain is which poses a mindset of continuity and conservation, irrespective of reality. This, O’Toole posed, was evident in the reaction of this version of Britain to the creation of the Irish Free State in 1920-22, which resulted in the current name and boundaries of the UK: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Thus this moment changed what the UK was and created a new territory, space and nation-state: something the continuity version of Britain wilfully chooses to ignore.

O’Toole posed that time-honoured question asked down the years – ‘What is a nation?’- and explored the tensions between politics and culture.

He dwelt on the tenth anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, and the controversy over Seán O’Casey’s play, ‘The Plough and the Stars’, and W.B. Yeats dichotomy between immature and mature cultures. In the former, vanity, anxiety and worry prevail; in the latter, there is an ease with plurality, as people feel they have actively chosen to be who they are, and are sure in how they see themselves. In a culture of vanity, such considerations as ‘there’s nobody like us’, purity and exclusiveness, are evident; in the other of national pride, there is a comfortableness which manifests itself in being less concerned about how others see you.

Nationalism, O’Toole posed, cannot survive its own success, comparing it to a high-octane ‘rocket ship which quickly burns out’. Just as important is how any nation state understands its collective psychology and the wider terrain beyond politics, culture and identity; a new Irish identity had been forged in the Celtic Tiger years which seemed at the time a liberation from the old constraints, but was in reality, a mirage with a whole set of delusions and orthodoxies. Post-crash, no one in Ireland would want to forgo independence and even as fantasy imagine a post-1922 world in which the birth of the Free State had not happened.

There is a relevance for Scotland despite the differences. Most of the SNP leadership at points – Salmond’s ‘arc of prosperity’, Mike Russell’s gusto for shrinking the state and Jim Mather’s mind-maps for a new managerialism – were as much as New Labour affected by ‘bubble thinking’. Then there is recognising the importance of psychological attitudes in any collective mindset, rather than relying on narrow versions of politics, statecraft or economics. This has come late to Scotland with its tradition of seeming happy to blame others and external events for its travails, aided by the power of myths and lack of interest in taking on myth-makers.

Following O’Toole, came Prof. James Mitchell of Edinburgh University who pointed to the narrow way that many public policy discussions and analyses happened in Scotland. He homed in on ‘the stories of radical Scotland’ where ‘we know the language and the words but not the action’.

Then came cultural practitioner Roanne Dods (ex-

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The art of living together; as well as the art of dying Gerry Hassan

Scotland needs to grow its democratic culture and the independence debate is helping it do just that Jerwood Charitable Foundation) who talked of the importance of stewards of artists, producers and curators.

This had, she observed, a relevance way beyond the arts and culture: who are, for example, we could ask, our stewards of ideas and change across society? The final speaker was Mairi McFadyen of the School of Celtic and Scottish Studies at Edinburgh University, who posed her presentation on the notion of inter-independence, the limits of modernity and possibilities of ecology and cultural democracy.

The Art of Dying Well One of the undercurrents in the latest ‘Cultures of Independence’ event which was evident in the first as well (with the New York based Centre for Artistic Activism) was the power and problem of partial and broken stories which litter our landscape. These are reinforced by the myths we kid ourselves with and the binary beliefs of who you define as ‘your side’ and ‘not your side’ which, like many of Scotland’s debates could be run with the rationale and insight of being football supporters.

This brings me to James Mitchell’s ‘the art of living together’, a phrase which he articulated to mean what politics at its best and most basic should be about.

Think of the component parts and what they mean: ‘art’ and ‘living together’: they denote craft, non-scientific discipline, emotional insight, and an awareness and understanding of differences and transcending them.

This relates to the idea of ‘the art of dying’, a concept previously explored by Roanne Dods in her work with Mission Models Money (and perhaps not unconnected, a George Harrison track on his epic ‘All Things Must Pass’ album).

If an older Scotland is withering and in systematic decline in front of us – we have to be able to understand it and the numerous ways society is changing. The ‘high Scotland’ of 1945-75, which some have a conspicuous yearning and nostalgia for, has gone forever. The society of elders who have dominated public life for long, whether it be institutionally or as experts and commen-

tators, have articulated what can only be called a political and cultural miserablism – which is ill-at-ease with the political moment.

We have to be able to embrace a culture of collective dignity which allows individuals and institutions to exit public life, with a bit of grace, but sometimes encouraging them to speed up. This could be called practicing ‘the art of dying well’ offering an opening to be able to begin discussing such issues in public.

There are numerous dimensions here. Why does Scotland have so many business organisations in a culture they constantly lambast as ‘anti-enterprise’?

Isn’t that a bit, top-heavy, and to use the words of the new right, ‘producer capture’? What is the point of bodies such as the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) which stopped having any real raison d’etre in 1975 when the Scottish Development Agency was founded?

Then there is the length of public leadership in key organisations. Next year, Iain McMillan will have been head of CBI Scotland for twenty years; Martin Sime has already done twenty plus at the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations. Now these are the equivalent of life sentences for them and us in judicial terms which don’t aid these organisations, individuals and the dynamism of public life. We at least need to be able to start talking about these things.

Could we begin to start considering term times for leadership positions of significant Scottish bodies? If two terms is enough for an American President, then maybe it is enough for public, business and civic bodies.

Would it be possible to imagine term limits for Board memberships of all public organisations so we can move beyond the capture of ‘the usual suspects’?

Can we venture into the sensitive ground for some of the ‘civic Scotland’ chumocracy, and its related middle class self-preservation societies in, for example, law, medicine and public health? Would it be possible to begin to imagine a different criterion for public life than judging people subjectively on whether they are your friends or not, and the dire criterion of someone being a ‘safe pair of hands’ which encourages a culture of mediocrity and conformity in ‘official Scotland’?

These networks of secret and hidden Scotland do not want time called on their activities of mutual support, validation and wider entitlement culture, which in many cases seem to show little self-reflection or selfawareness.

Take one of many examples: the publication, and derisory public and political response to, the Scottish Government McCluskey review which had been charged with coming up with recommendations in relation to the Leveson inquiry on the press for north of the bor-

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der. Speaking to one respected public figure who was a member of the review for this ill-fated endeavour, I asked if he understood when such initiatives were being floated (with the motivation of government being seen to do something), whether he weighed up before agreeing the balance between his expertise and reputation, and having that ‘used’. In a number of amicable exchanges, he professed to not understanding the premise I was advancing: that his reputation was being temporarily bought and utilised for something he was not in full control of with the potential to diminish the status he had carefully built up over years.

This is a product of professional Scotland’s historic entitlement culture, the committees of the great and good who for so long administered public life, and the inability of parts of our elites and professions, to understand conflicts of interest, and barriers and boundaries (often or usually when it suits them).

The current Scottish Government may talk the right reassuring language to whoever it is talking to (STUC, Common Weal, Wealthy Nation etc.), but it has presided over an explosion of pointless Expert Groups going through the motions to give the impression that something is being done or might be done.

Scotland is emerging from a long shadow of a highly managed, controlled society: the legacy of the Kirk, Liberal Scotland in the 19th century, Labour Scotland in the 20th century, and as a result of this we have a narrow, constricted public realm and public life, one in which certain voices and institutions believe that whichever party is in power or constitutional status Scotland has, their services as Board members or Expert Group participants, are indispensible.

This has been a Scotland which has dared to call itself radical, and then invoke past traditions, heroes and heroines, and mythologies, to keep the selfpreservation society free from scrutiny, criticism and challenge. The tragedy is that bereft of serious pressure from an influential radical left or radical right, too much of Scotland has bought into and believed this set of reassuring, comforting stories.

In this we have not in past or present been assisted by the role and cultures of our mainstream media, who until a couple of decades ago colluded and were part of the closed order society which went hand in hand with the ‘high Scotland’. Yet as we address where we now are, we also have to challenge the ongoing disinformation, prejudice and ignorance of large elements of the British media on Scotland, from ‘The Wright Show’ showing a 19 minute fact-free discussion on Scotland (thanks Richard Madeley and Katie Hopkins), to the likes of a recent item in the “Daily Telegraph” by Damian Thompson on Scotland which talked of land confiscation, Mugabe and Mussolini and worse. This is a London political and media class who don’t care about caricature, insult and factual inaccuracy, about a part of the union they profess to wish to maintain and care for. Some of them sure have a funny way of showing this.

Scottish public life has not embraced democratisation, instead believing in the power of benign experts and authority, but then Scotland has never been a fullyfledged political democracy. The origins of this do not just lie in the union or the unbalanced nature of the UK; they are home grown and curated.

This is what is beginning to change aided by the independence debate. Scottish society is slowly more effectively beginning to question and challenge authority, to believe that people outside institutions have equal legitimacy and voice to those inside, and in so doing, to start to dramatically change the characteristics and norms of authority and what constitutes power. It has to continue and extend into the dark recesses of society, public debate and numerous no-go areas, to call time on these practices, to make the independence debate real, and to reassure those worried about status quo and complacent Scotland continuing uninterrupted irrespective of our constitutional status. It is that crucial; not an optional extra.

This is a historic change, one worthy of O’Toole’s analysis. If we are to aid, nurture and champion it, we have to master both the art of living together and the art of dying. That requires that we begin with sensitivity, humbleness and a quiet insistence, to bring some of these problematic practices and difficult questions out of the shadows and into the light.

The time has passed for myth-makers and is now ripe for change makers and creators.

POLL RESULTS

Do you think that social meDia is being misuseD in nagalanD? responsible for tribalism. Tribalism have become Some of those who voted YES had this to say: stronger than before.

• Yes, in other country people use social media to 2. Respect: There is no more respect between a selearn and bring changes in their society but we Nanior and a junior or a teachgas are far behind. er and a student.

• Yes, many young folks still unaware the purpose 3. Criticisms: In most of the and benefits of social media. case, most of the people • Yes. There clearly has been a huge rise in various tend to criticise their leadpages and groups that entertains tribalism, post ers without knowing the provocative pictures or character assassinate peofact. It is observed that ple they dislike/hate (confession zones). Also, there there are more criticisms are several groups that are opened to counter-atthan appreciation in many tack a tribe/district or an institution. aspects.

• Yes, certainly it is being misused. They are only 4. Negativity: Many people spreading more rumours and creating more divisions. have become very negaIt is not being used for positive things. tive in their mind and there • In a way yes.Though it is also used for constructive is less appreciation and enpurposes too, many used this sites to propagate isms. couragement in social net• Yes, when something of value is not used for giving reworking. sults, it is misused. Social media in Nagaland is mis5. Abusive words: It is easused by braggers alone with no fruitition. ier to use abusive words to • Yes, the Naga youth is not mature enough to realize unknown person and this the potential of the social media and so it is usually is happening daily in soused like photo album. Many of today's generation is cial networking where one oblivious to the current situation and so all we read does not know each other. and see is full of blaming and negative comments. I wish it could be used for some positive thing.

When we know someone, • Yes,to a great extent.It has become a place for fools. we respect them and try to • Yes, derogatory and inflammatory articles should not understand them. Howevbe published news items must be ascertained before er, to an unknown person, going for publication there is less tolerance and • Its especially missed used by the upcoming generaunderstanding. tion children in many ways like Facebook. watsapp.

6. Addictive networking: Line. Wechat etc wasting their time. it is meant to Social networking is addibe used wisely. tive to most of the people • Yes, just a look at the well known social media sites who are used to use. This being frequented by Nagas and you will see all kind is greatly affecting the stuof propaganda. I am sorry to say that the social medents and also affecting the YES no dia is being used to spread more lies and confusion working people. rather than clarifying the truth.

• Yes! 1.Tribalism: In the name of freedom of expres- Some of those who voted no had this to say: sion, tribalism has become a mania in some Face- • It cannot be said it absolute certainty that the social book groups. Both the individuals and Admins. are media is being misused in Nagaland, but it is not

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being well used. The social media can be used for many positive initiatives in Nagaland, but we find that it is often used only as a reactive medium. This is discouraging.

• Without social media, the Acaut, Mission Pothole initiatives would not have had such a huge impact.

• No. No. No. . . Social media plays an important role which have been so helpful. Naga Blog for e.g., have assist the ACAUT to share their ideas in Naga Blog which would have been difficult for the ACAUT and it also help mobilise the youth for agitations.

• No, I think it has done some wonders in Nagaland. But I think much more can be done. If some of the discussions in the social media can be taken out for more public debate and discussion, than I think it can become positive.

• No, Social media provides lots of opportunities in bringing about awareness, debate and discussion. It is still in its infant stage in our Naga society. There is room for much more improvement. It will take some more time before we can say that social media reaches the zenith.

• No, internet access is still limited to very limited users in OTHERS nagaland. majority of the social media users are students studying outside nagaland. also majority of the net users in nagaland access from their mobile. as we still are an ignorant and uninformed lots, we still are long

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way from reaping the benefits of IT and ITES. i should say we are not misusing social media but sometimes some ignorant fools shows their ignorance and stupidity on social media.

Some of those who voted OTHERS had this to say: • Whether for better or worse the social media has become an indispensable part of every single facet of our day-to-day lives as I would argue that besides augmenting and enriching our daily lives by making it all easier it has huge potential and prospect to play a key role in bringing the changes that we all deeply yearn for in the current context of Naga society. It may sound a bit priggish but what troubles me as a discerning and responsible user is as we the Nagas by and large are known more for our propensity for going overboard and less getting along well with anything in moderation easily falls prey to the negative side of social media.

• Social media is like a tool, if a person intuitively know how to use his tool and purpose its a blessing and if he uses his tool for wrong purpose the person is to be blame not the tool..

• Our media is still so backward. Media persons don’t know how to fight for our right. Our media know how to blame our state government only. See our national highways roads, our state highway roads, all this roads are under central government but our media are so foolish and stupid. Our media always blame our state government everyone know this roads are under central government and see this central roads are worse than our state pwd roads. Why our media person is not asking this to our central leaders when they come to our state.

Is our media person so scared to ask our central government leaders why this central roads are worse than state pwd roads and also funds given to our state. Our state funds is less than 50% compared to other northeast state. Why our media is not asking this to our central government. Our media is still so backward.

• So far the media in Nagaland is delivering a fantastic service in the state and i don't see any misuse of media by the in general

Readers may please note that, the contents of the articles published on this page do not reflect the outlook of this paper nor of the Editor in any form.

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Monday 3 February 2014

Kejriwal: AAP named ‘corrupt politicians’ for four reasons AAP founder and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addressing the party's National Council Meeting in New Delhi on Friday, where AAP decided to field candidates against corrupt politicians.

(PTI Photo)

AAP collects over Rs.7 crore in 50 days

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Now, cancer care comes home!

February 4 is World Cancer Day

New Delhi, February 2 (iaNS): Thirty-year-old Chitra Shah was devastated when she discovered that her husband was suffering from lung cancer. She found it extremely hard to look after her young child and aged in-laws and take her husband for his post-surgery chemotherapy sessions to a hospital 40 km away. A financial crunch put additional pressure on her. A new programme which provides cancer care including Intensive Care Unit (ICU) services and chemotherapy at home has however come as a boon for her.

“Though the struggle against cancer is most difficult and devastating, it can be made a little less traumatic and a little more convenient if treatment procedures can be brought home,” Gaurav Thukral, Head Medical Services, HealthCare at Home (HCAH), told IANS. Thukral, who pioneered the concept, left his job as an internal medicine doctor at Fortis to launch the project last year. The HealthCare at Home concept was launched after many of his patients asked him about ways to take care of cancer patients at home. He said instead of cumbersome visits to hospitals, cancer patients can now take chemotherapy injections at home from trained nurses and medical practitioners. Those in need of intensive care can get the equipment at home too. Surprisingly the facility is cost effective too. While a chemotherapy injection costs anywhere between Rs. 2,000 and Rs.10,000, a home ICU costs Rs.8,000-10,000.

Nurses provided are adept at administering adjuvant drugs. They are also experts at symptomatic management and pain relief management. The nurses are made to undergo specialized training in palliative care, particularly to provide counselling and support to the patients that help boost their morale, resulting in their quicker recovery, said Thukral, whose project is the first of its kind in India. He provides services to patients in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). “There are several reasons for which people prefer home care to hospital care for cancer patients. One of the many is peace of mind. Just the feeling of being home is comforting and expedites the patients’ recovery, as being around the family and friends boost their morale,” Thukral told IANS. India has more than three million cancer patients. Longer stay at hospitals lead to huge medical bills, thereby putting enormous pressure on family members. Compared to hospital stay, home care is cost effective as it cuts the indirect expenditures, he said.

Preeti Jain, consultant/oncology surgeon, Columbia Asia Hospital, Gurgaon, said: “It is true that the work-life balance of the family members goes for a toss if a person is diagnosed with cancer. “Imagine a patient waiting in day care to get only a chemo injection done. If advisable by treating doctor, chemo injection can be given at home by trained oncology nurses, which will ultimately save the hassle of patients and their families,” Jain told IANS. However, putting in a note of caution, Deepak Rautray, senior consultant surgical oncologist, International Oncology Cancer Centre, Fortis hospital, Noida, said chemotherapy injections should be administered very carefully. “A single wrong dose can cause havoc with normal cells. Thus only a trained professional with a lot of experience should administer the same”.

iSlaMabaD, February 2 (iaNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said in comments published Sunday in a Pakistani newspaper that the AAP targeted “corrupt politicians” for four reasons.

“There are four reasons,” Kejriwal was quoted by the Dawn as telling a group of Pakistani journalists who called on him.

“We are against corruption among politicians,” he said, listing the reasons. “We are against their criminalization,” he added. “We are against their commercialization. And we are also against dynastic politics.”

Addressing a party con-

ference Friday, the Aam Aadmi Party founder listed several leading Indian poliiticians as corrupt and said they should be defeated in the coming Lok Sabha election. Kejriwal said what piqued him most was the reluctance of successive governments in India to weed out corruption, the daily quoted him as saying.

“The first anti-graft bill was introduced in India in 1968, the year I was born.

Then nothing - really nothing - was done to take up that legislation. “It took the central government 40 years to pass the law. “We will pass the anti-corruption law Feb 16 though our

government was formed in Delhi only Dec 28 last year,” he said “in a brief but animated conversation”.

The Dawn report said thatevenprovincialPakistani bureaucrats “occupy bigger and more lavish offices than the one out of which operates Kejriwal. “No golden nameplate adorns the door of his third floor office in the Delhi secretariat. A functional, almost nondescript, number plate (A-301) is affixed to the top of the door.”

The Dawn said that when the Pakistani journalists congratulated him on the AAP’s success in Delhi, Kejriwal responded: “Sab Allah ka shukar hai. Hum to bahut chho-

tay log hain.” (All the success is due to Allah’s blessings. We are very small people.”) Kejriwal, however, politely declined to comment on IndiaPakistan relations.

Asked for his views on the India-Pakistan peace process, he said: “I have never visited Pakistan. I have not studied India’s relations with Pakistan.

“But I want India to have peaceful relations with all the countries.” Pressed to say “some more insightful - more newsy - on IndiaPakistan relations”, Kejriwal said: “To be honest, it is really outside my remit.

You should ask the central government.”

New Delhi, February 2 (iaNS): Expressing disillusion with the Aam Aadmi Party’s functioning of late, founder member Madhu Bhaduri has dissociated herself from the political outfit. “I have

removed myself from the party. The party does not treat women as human beings,” Bhaduri, a former ambassador to Portugal, told IANS. She was indirectly referring to the midnight

incident in south Delhi in which Law Minister Somnath Bharti, along with party workers, had illegally raided a house where African women lived and accused them of being involved in a prostitution

racket. “My outlook is no longer same as the party’s outlook. This is not the same party which was founded a year ago. There is no (question of my) resignation as I held no post,” added Bhaduri.

New Delhi, February 2 (iaNS): Rickshaw pullers to non-resident Indians (NRIs) are among the swell of people who have donated more than Rs.7 crore to the AAP coffers in just 50 days to fight the coming Lok Sabha election even as the party membership surges to an impressive ten million.

A large part of this has come from countries like the US, the United Arab Emirates and Britain home to a large number of Indians and people of Indian origin who keenly follow Indian politics. Contributions from within India of course top the list with Rs.5.7 crore, followed by the US (Rs.62 lakh), Bipul Dey, an Aam Aadmi Party volunteer who looks after its finances, told IANS. Then comes the UAE (Rs.25 lakh), Singapore (Rs.19 lakh), Britain (Rs.14 lakh) and Canada (Rs.6 lakh).

By Jan 30, the party collected over Rs. 7 crore. Dey, who looks after donations, said the highest contribution of Rs.2 crore was given by Shanti Bhushan, a former law minister and an eminent lawyer.

Bhushan has been in the party since its inception and is father of lawyer Prashant Bhushan, who is a member of the AAP’s national executive.

Dey said the senior Bhushan donated Rs.1 crore when the AAP was formed in November 2012 and another Rs.1 crore around a week ago. NRIs were enthusiastic donors, Dey, who sits in the party’s Hanuman Road office told IANS. Most pay on-

New Delhi, February 2 (ageNcieS): The Congress party came in for a shocker today when a letter allegedly written by AgustaWestland middleman Christian Michel to the firm’s then India chief Peter Hulett asked the executive to ‘target’ key advisers to Congress president Sonia Gandhi including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to get the VVIP chopper deal passed. “As Mrs Gandhi is the driving force behind the VIP, she will not fly any more in the Mi 8. Mrs Gandhi and her closest advisers are the people the High Commissioner should target,” the letter said.

The letter, which is in possession of CNN-IBN, named top Congress leaders Manmohan Singh, Ahmed Patel, Pranab Mukherjee, Vearrappa Moily, Oscar Fernandes, MK Narayanan and Vinay Singh as the top advisers to the Congress chief. For the national party, which is already showing clear signs of struggle while attempting to retain power in the forthcoming Lok Sabha Elections this year, the news could not have come at a worse time.

“The March 2008 note, which has been sent by the elusive Christian Michel to Peter Hulett, the then Head of Region, Govt Sales at the AgustaWestland India office, is one of the many documents that Italian investigators seized from the office of Switzerland based middleman Guido Haschke who is currently facing trial in the case of alleged 51 million euro kickbacks generated in the Indian VVIP chopper deal”—said an Indian Express story.

Reacting to the revelation, sources in the PMO told CNNIBN, “Deal is cancelled, will act against those involving in slanderous activities.”

mir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday raised the issue of closure of the alleged Pathribal fake encounter case by the army with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and demanded justice for the kin of the victims.

The prime minister arrived here Sunday afternoon on a two-day visit. He is scheduled to inaugurate the 101st session of the Indian Science Congress at Jammu University Monday.

Abdullah called on Manmohan Singh at the state Raj Bhawan. “In the meeting, Omar Abdullah raised the issue of closure of the Pathribal case by the army and emphasised the need for

ment to those responsible for innocent killings,” an official statement issued after the meeting said.

“The chief minister also discussed suspension of trade across LoC (Line of Control) after the seizure of a truckload of contraband drugs and stressed the need for amicable resolution of the matter with Pakistan so the important confidence building measures of trade across the LoC is not jeopardised.

“The chief minister apprised the prime minister of the achievements registered by the coalition government during the past five years in the state in various fields of socio-economic de-

eration and restoration of peace and stability. Matters pertaining to security and law and order also came up for discussion in the meeting,” the statement said.

“Omar Abdullah expressed gratitude to the prime minister for his support to the state in its endeavour to fast track development and move ahead towards achieving the cherished goal of prosperity and tranquility.

“Omar Abdullah wished good health and well-being to Manmohan Singh which he reciprocated warmly. The prime minister also wished peace and progress in the state and well-being of its people,” said the statement.

MeeruT, February 2 (PTi): Narendra Modi hit back at Sonia Gandhi over her ‘zeher ki kheti’ barb on Sunday saying it is the Congress which spews poison and reaps the harvest out of it with its divisive politics.

“Sonia Gandhi has told Rahul ahMeDabaD, February 2 (TNN): In the age of that power is poison. Who khaps, village panchayats generally hit the headlines for has been in power for most all the wrong reasons, especially on matters of gender. But of the time during the last 60 the sarpanch of Fatehgadh in Amreli is an exception. He wants to see more daughters playing on the streets of his village. Rattled by the scarce number of girls — the village has only 50 girls against 200 boys in the 0-18 years’ age bracket — sarpanch Vipul Kothiya recently summoned a meeting of all families urging them to strive for at least New Delhi, February 2 (iaNS): Sakshi one girl child per family and correct the imbalance.

“We first noticed very few girls playing in the village (name changed) was just streets and an informal survey confirmed our worst 13 years old when she was fears,” says Kothiya. The village has a population of 750 sexually assaulted by a relwith a sex ratio of 752 girls per 1,000 boys. The 2011 cen- ative who had come to live sus revealed that 20% of 18,618 villages in Gujarat have with her and her family in a child sex ratio of less than 800. With a child sex ratio of their south Delhi home. just 886 per 1,000 boys, the problem has gone from being The girl, who was studyan urban malaise to a rural one as well. But some village ing in Class 7, was too terrified to even confide the elders are trying to fight back.

Babu Varu, sarpanch of Ghenspur village in Amreli, repeated sexual assaults to where the child sex ratio has dropped from 1,077 girls her mother, who also failed in 2001 to 421 in 2011 says, “The problem is critical. We to see the tell-tale signs. Afwill rope in teachers to create awareness among women. ter months of torture, she Teachers will also accompany pregnant women to hos- finally broke down one day.

Her parents - both edupitals to avoid any mischief.” Jayanti Solanki, sarpanch of Dholasan village in Kadi, Mehsana, which has sex ratio of cated professionals - in576 girls, says, “We have made a practice of making cou- stead of approaching the ples and guests take a ‘save the girl child’ pledge at mar- police asked the 28-yearriages and religious functions,” says Solanki. Health com- old relative to leave and missioner PK Taneja says the awareness regarding the tried to counsel the girl.

‘Beti Bachao, Beti Vadhavo’ scheme is being spread to vil- Sakshi, however, was not lages. “Health workers have been given the task of track- able to respond well to ing every pregnant woman and reporting miscarriages counseling. Her story is not to ascertain that it was not related to sex determination.” a solitary one. There are

years?.. In whose stomach has this poison gone? Who is spewing this poison? Who is harvesting the poison? They (Congress) are the ones who sow the seeds of poison,” the BJP prime ministerial candidate said at a rally here.

He said the country is seeking answers from Congress to its issues but its replies are wayward.”People

are asking Sonia Gandhi why farmers are committing suicide, her reply is people are sowing seeds of poison.” Modi’s counterattack came a day after Sonia Gandhi at a rally in Karnataka accused Modi and BJP of indulging in divisive politics by “sowing seeds of poison” (zeher ki kheti) and instigating violence in

their “hunger” for power.

In his 50-minute speech, Modi attacked the Congress, ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh and the AAP government in Dehi and sought a mandate in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections by projecting himself as ‘chowkidar’ who will guard public funds. The BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate said that

he had made Gujarat free of riots and would make UP also riot-free if his government is voted to power. nAccusing Congress of driving a wedge between states and communities, Modi referred to the Telangana issue and said that the entire Andhra Pradesh is engulfed in the fire started by the manner in which the Congress had handled the is-

sue. “It is because they are following a police of divide and rule. You keep sowing seeds of poison and destroying the country.”

He compared it with the creation of states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee led NDA government and said that at that time celebrations had taken place.

many such Sakshis who are not able to confide in their parents or recover from the mental and physical traumas inflicted by someone they relied on or considered as a part of the family.

According to police officers and psychologists, in the majority of cases, the accused are known to the victim. Delhi Police, in their latest data, stated that rape cases increased from 680 in 2012 to 1,559 in 2013. According to the figures, in 96 percent cases the victims were known to the accused. Despite such startling figures, most victims do not even confide in their parents, let alone register the crime, police said.

Experts say this is why parents should take note of behavioral changes that may

occur in children.

“Children may suddenly start avoiding a particular relative or friend. Such specific avoidance should not be ignored by parents,” Shekhar Sheshadri, professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Bangalore’s National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, told IANS. “Symptoms like sleep disorders, bed wetting, and school avoidance can be because of different reasons but can also be symptoms for a sexually abused child,” he said. According to data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for 2012, offenders were known to the victims in as many as 24,470 (98.2 percent) cases.

The data revealed that parents or close family members were involved in

393 out of 24,470 cases (1.6 percent), neighbours were involved in 8,484 out of 24,470 cases (34.7 percent), and relatives were involved in 1,585 out of 24,470 cases (6.5 percent).

Experts believe that developing a culture of conversation, and imparting sex education at the right time, can help reduce instances of such abuses.

“Talking about sex education is still taboo. With the decrease in puberty age, it’s important to discuss when, how and what kind of sex education should be imparted,” Adarsh Kohli, professor, Chandigarh’s Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), told IANS. “Parents should create a rapport with their chil-

dren,” she added. Sheshadri added that an environment of comfort helps children open up to their parents.

“Children should be provided with an environment where they feel free to talk to parents. The habit of talking daily should be inculcated from a young age,” he added. He said that the discussions should not be one-sided, and even parents should share their daily routine with their childfren in an interesting way.

To make children who have undergone such trauma, health experts suggest that parents handle the matter in an understanding way.

“They should never blame the child,” said Sheshadri.

He added that parents should ensure that their child does not feel

“blamed” or “responsible” for what happened with him/her. “If a child gets the slightest idea that he/she may be scolded or blamed, then he/she may refrain from discussing it with his/ her parents,” he said.

Monika Chhibber, head of clinical psychology at Fortis Hospital, said that apart from opening channels of communication and reading change in a child’s demeanour, it is essential to maintain a close collaboration with the child’s school and teachers. “Since a child spends many hours at school, often teachers are able to pinpoint if something is amiss. Hence it becomes essential to maintain a close association with the school and teachers,” Chhiber told IANS.

Disillusioned AAP member quits party

‘Target’ Sonia, her key advisers: Omar raises Pathribal closure case with PM February 2 giving justice to the families velopment, empowerment Middleman told AgustaWestland JaMMu, (iaNS): Jammu and Kash- of the victims and punish- of people, employment gen-

Disappearing daughters alarm Gujarat’s villages

line - a preferred mode even for many Indians.

“They (NRIs) donate in large numbers,” he said, adding the party did not have precise statistics. He said foreign contributions are mostly being made online.

According to Dey, a renewed donation drive began Dec 12, four days after the oneyear-old AAP posted a stunning performance in the Delhi elections, bagging 28 of the 70 seats. As it became clear that the Bharatiya Janata Party would not be able to form a government despite winning 31 seats, monetary support to the AAP -- which took office Dec 28 -- began to steadily climb.

“For the Delhi election, we had put a cap on the collection at Rs.20 crore.

We stopped taking money Nov 17 when the collection touched Rs.20 crore,” Dey said. As 2014 dawned, the AAP hit upon a novel idea - soliciting Rs.2,014 each from donors. Hundreds responded in India and beyond. The only Indian party to make public the names of donors and the amounts they give, the AAP does not say ‘no’ to any sum. Contributions of even Rs.5 and Rs.10 are accepted.

The party is determined to contest around 350 Lok Sabha seats. Party sources admit that this would entail a massive expenditure - and fund collection was now a major priority. Another AAP volunteer said even labourers, autorickshaw drivers and rickshaw pullers contribute.

A young Sikh protestor holds a placard as dozens of others burn tires during a protest against Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi for his recent remark on the country's 1984 anti-Sikh riots, in Jammu, India on February 2. 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)

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Thai elections peaceful, but crisis far from over

A voter holds her identification and the chains that held the gate of the polling station closed, demands the right to vote during general elections in Bangkok, Thailand on February 2. Around the country, the vast majority of voting stations were open and polling proceeded relatively peacefully, but the risk of violence remained high a day after gun battles in Bangkok left seven people wounded. (AP Photo)

bANGKOK, FebrUAry 2 (AP): Thailand held nationwide elections without bloodshed Sunday despite widespread fears of violence. But the country’s profound political crisis is far from over, and one of the next flash points is likely to be an effort to nullify the vote.

Although balloting was largely peaceful, protesters forced thousands of polling booths to close in Bangkok and the south, disenfranchising millions of registered voters. Not all Parlia-

ment seats will be filled as a result, meaning the winning party will be unable to form a new government and the nation could be left in political limbo for months.

The struggle to hold the vote was part of a 3-monthold conflict that has split the country between supporters of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and protesters who allege her government is too corrupt to rule.

The crisis, in which demonstrators have occupied major intersections

across Bangkok and forced government ministries to shut down and work elsewhere, overshadowed the poll’s run-up to such a degree that campaigning and stump speeches laying out party platforms were virtually non-existent.

Rather than “a contest among candidates, it was about whether the election itself could happen or not,” said Sunai Phasuk of Human Rights Watch. “That in itself says a lot about the fate of democracy in Thailand — it’s hanging by a

thread.”

Television stations, which normally broadcast electoral results, were reduced to projecting graphics not of party victories and losses, but of which constituencies were unable to vote. Official results cannot be announced until a series of by-elections are held and all districts have voted. The first will take place Feb. 23.

The Election Commission said poll closures affected about 18 percent of the country’s 48 million

New yOrK, FebrUAry 2 (IANS): Won’t it be great if we could store solar and wind energies to use at our convenience later? That dream may soon come true. A new battery designed by researchers at Harvard University can store solar and wind power - that too at a reduced cost. The prototype battery stores energy in liquid, organic molecules.

“One weakness of this

particular battery is the bromine and hydrobromic acid used on the cathode side. Because these substances are corrosive, they could pose an environmental threat,” said team leader Michael Aziz from Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Aziz said he hopes to find a replacement for bromine in the future.

“So far, we’ve seen no sign of degradation af-

ter more than 100 cycles, but commercial applications require thousands of cycles,” Aziz added. The device is a flow battery, which holds energy in tanks of liquid chemicals that can be scaled up or down. The actual battery cell, which converts the chemical energy into electricity, is held separately.

That means the amount of storage can expand without also increasing the de-

vice’s wattage capacity.

Engineers developed flow batteries decades ago, but they have typically used expensive metals like vanadium. The Harvard team used organic molecules called quinines - found in plants - and dissolved it in water for the anode side of the battery, said the report published in the journal Nature. If things go well, the battery may come in the market in a few years.

New yOrK, FebrUAry 2 (IANS): How frequently do you watch and discuss movies with your hubby? If you don’t, you stand a higher risk of separation. A new study finds that watching and discussing movies about relationships is as effective in lowering divorce rates as other, more intensive early marriage counselling programmes.

Discussing five movies about relationships over a month could cut the threeyear divorce rate for newlyweds by half, said researchers. “We thought the movie treatment would help but not nearly as much as the other programmes in which we were teaching all of these

state-of-the-art skills,” said lead author Ronald Rogge, an associate professor of psychology at University of Rochester in New York.

But the results showed

cent after three years. The study, which appeared in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, involved 174 couples.

The participants were

that an inexpensive, fun and relatively simple movie-and-talk approach can be just as effective as other more intensive therapistled methods - reducing the divorce or separation rate from 24 to 11 per-

sent home with a list of 47 movies with intimate relationships as a major plot focus and asked to watch one a week for the next month, followed by the same guided discussion for about 45 minutes. Discussing rela-

tionship movies, it turned out, was just as effective as more intensive skills-building programmes.

The results suggest that many couples already possess relationship skills, they just need reminders to put these into practice, the authors said. “The results suggest that husbands and wives have a pretty good sense of what they might be doing right and wrong in their relationships. Thus, you might not need to teach them a whole lot of skills to cut the divorce rate. “You might just need to get them to think about how they are currently behaving. And for five movies to give us a benefit over three years - that is awesome,” said Rogge.

DAMASCUS, FebrUAry 2 (AP): The United Nations’ secretary-general pressed the U.S. and Russia to help ensure that peace talks aimed at stemming Syria’s civil war can soon resume, while Russia’s foreign minister said Saturday that it was “very difficult” to push Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government to make concessions.

A week of peace talks ended in Geneva on Friday with no concrete progress and no immediate commitment from Assad’s envoys to return on Feb. 10 for more meetings with the Westernbacked opposition as suggested by mediator Lakhdar Brahimi. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a conference of global security officials in Munich that he urged Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at a meeting on the sidelines “to use their influence to ensure the talks proceed as scheduled on Feb. 10.”

The U.S. has insisted

that Assad cannot be part of a transitional government, while Russia has been a key ally of Assad’s government.

Speaking to reporters on his return to Damascus, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid alMoallem said his delegation was “ready” and waiting for an invitation to return to Switzerland, in a statement carried on state media.

Ban urged the warring parties to “come back with more sense of earnestness as well as seriousness and urgency.” Specifically, he called on “both sides and the government in particular to allow the unfettered access required under international humanitarian law.” An agreement to allow aid convoys into rebel-held parts of the central Syrian city of Homs has remained stalled, with the government and opposition accusing each other of holding up the aid delivery into the city, which has been under siege for nearly two years.

Lavrov insisted that “Russia can do nothing

registered voters. Many of them may not have cast ballots anyway, however, following a boycott by the opposition Democrat party, which is demanding political and economic reform first.

Protesters stopped voting by surrounding district offices housing ballot papers and preventing them from being delivered. They also pressured electoral officials not to report for duty, and in some cases physically preventing people from getting to polling stations.

In Bangkok, would-be voters in the Din Daeng district scuffled with protesters and hurled bottles at each other. One demonstrator fired a gunshot after several people tried to push past a blockade. After authorities called off voting there, angry crowds broke into the district office.

“We want an election.

We are Thais,” said Narong Meephol, a 63-year-old Bangkok resident who was waving his identification card. “We are here to exercise our rights.” Ampai Pittajit, 65, a retired civil servant who helped block ballot boxes in Bangkok, said he did it “because I want reforms before an election.” “I understand those who are saying this is violating their rights,” he said. “But what about our right to be heard?”

The protesters want to suspend democracy and are demanding the gov-

ernment be replaced by an unelected council that would rewrite political and electoral laws to combat deep-seated problems of corruption and money politics. Yingluck has refused to step down, arguing she is open to reform and such a council would be unconstitutional.

Yingluck called Sunday’s vote after dissolving Parliament in December in a failed bid to defuse the crisis. Protests intensified, and Yingluck — now a caretaker premier with limited power — has found herself increasingly cornered.

Courts have begun fasttracking cases that could see her party removed from power, while the army has warned it could intervene if the crisis is not resolved peacefully.

Fears of violence Sunday rose after a dramatic gunbattle erupted in broad daylight Saturday at a major intersection in northern Bangkok between government supporters and protesters who were trying to block delivery of ballots.

Seven people were wounded.

The protesters are a minority that cannot win through elections, but they comprise a formidable alliance of opposition leaders, royalists, and powerful businessmen who have set their sights on ousting Yingluck’s government.

They have waged that fight successfully before — by

ousting Yingluck’s brother, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, in a 2006 army coup, and by forcing two Thaksin-allied prime ministers who followed to step down through controversial legal rulings.

Most now believe another so-called “judicial coup” will bring the government down. Analysts say the courts and the country’s independent oversight agencies all tilt against the Shinawatra family, and Yingluck’s opponents are already studying legal justifications to invalidate Sunday’s vote.

Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban publically assured followers the ballot will be nullified, and Verapat Pariyawong, an independent Harvard-educated lawyer, said there was “no doubt” the Constitutional Court will end up hearing a case to annul it.

But he said it would be “absurd” to expect the court to “to stay strictly within the limits of the law ... history has shown that this court is willing to play politics from the bench.”

If the ballot is nullified, though, Verapat said there will be “more blood on the streets,” a reference to the expectation that government supporters in the north will not sit idle if Yingluck is toppled.

Before Thaksin was deposed in 2006, the Constitutional Court nullified a similar vote won by his

party about one month after it had taken place. The ruling was based partly on the argument that the positioning of ballot booths had compromised voter privacy.

Chuvit Kamolvisit, an independent candidate who served as a lawmaker until Parliament was dissolved two months ago, called the crisis gripping Thailand “a game of power” and accused Suthep and his supporters of falsely characterizing their struggle as an anti-corruption fight.

Graft “has been a part of Thai society for a long time,” said Chuvit, who made a fortune operating massage parlors that doubled as brothels before turning to politics. “It’s a real problem, but now it’s being used an excuse for politicians to take power.”

Suthep was a lawmaker for more than three decades, he said, “and what did he do to end corruption in all that time?” The burly, outspoken Chuvit was one of many in the capital who were unable to cast ballots Sunday. He was physically assaulted by a group of protesters in confrontation that devolved into a knockdown brawl.

“I have to protect my rights,” Chuvit said. “Thai society has to learn that to get rights, freedom, liberty, you need to fight. But the fight should take place within the democratic system, not on the street.”

VATICAN CITy, FebrUAry 2 (AP): Pope Francis told members of a missionary movement Saturday they must respect local customs and bishops’ guidance while globally spreading the faith, saying the Catholic Church’s overall unity is more important than the details of their own practices.

Francis held an audience with several thousand members of the Neocatechumenal Way, a community founded in Spain in the 1960s that seeks to train Catholic adults in their faith and is known for sending teams of large families out as missionaries around the globe.

The group, whose growing membership is reported at around 1 million, is one of the so-called new religious movements in the church, emboldened by the Vatican’s call for renewed evangelizing, but also criticized for divisive practices and alleged liturgical abuses that greatly concerned Pope Benedict XVI. Francis is less a liturgical purist than his predecessor, and has said he wants a missionary church that goes out to the peripheries of the world to spread the faith. But in his audience with the Neocatechumenals, Francis made clear

the community still had issues that needed addressing. While encouraging 40 new teams of missionaries, he told the families and the movements’ founders their priority must be keeping the church unified.

“Communion is essential,” Francis said. “Sometimes it might be better to renounce living what your path calls for in all its details for the sake of guaranteeing unity.” The movement’s Saturday evening liturgies, celebrated in small groups around a table as if it were Jesus’ banquet, have been a source of concern among bishops who find such practices confuse the faithful. The Vatican has yet to approve the liturgical practices.

Francis also told the groups’ members to respect the authority and guidance of local bishops, and to pay attention to cultural differences when they go about seeking converts.

While appreciating the movement’s religious zeal, bishops in Japan, the Philippines and elsewhere in Asia and Europe have accused the movement of wreaking havoc in their dioceses and have tried to limit the Neocatechumenals’ activities, shutting their seminaries and complaining to the Vatican.

The archbishop of Tokyo penned an article in 2011 noting the country’s bishops wanted to suspend the Neocatechumenals’ work completely in the country for five years. The archbishop of Lingayen-Daugupan in the Philippines, Monsignor Socrates Villegas, went so far as to bar the community from seeking new recruits and revoked existing members’ right to teach catechism lessons.

Francis appeared to have taken such criticisms seriously, telling the group that they must be patient and merciful with all they encounter.

“The freedom of each person must not be forced, and you must respect even the possible choice of those who de-

cide to search for other forms of Christian life outside the Way,” he warned. One of the community’s co-founders, Francisco “Kiko” Arguello noted during the audience that missionaries are only sent to places where bishops request them.

Benedict was mostly concerned about alleged liturgical abuses in the movement and had instructed the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to study whether its Masses violated church regulations, according to a 2012 report in L’Espresso magazine. Francis has reportedly called off the study ordered by Benedict, and he made no mention in his remarks Saturday about liturgical problems.

Coming, a battery to store solar, wind power Pope tells missionary group to respect culture

Discussing movies good for marriage!

“The results suggest that husbands and wives have a pretty good sense of what they might be doing right and wrong in their relationships”

UN pushes for quick return to Syria talks UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses during the 50th Security Conference in Munich, Germany on February 1. (AP Photo)

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Order of Programme alone” and urged the U.S. and others to exert their influence on the Syrian opposition. Lavrov said the humanitarian situation in Syria was “outrageous” but insisted “we’ve got to be realistic.” “I can assure you that we are putting daily pressure on the Syrian government,” Lavrov said during a panel discussion at the conference. “It is a very difficult situation and to try to convince the government, which is waging a war, to make some gestures — this is a very difficult task.”

Kerry raised concern over the humanitarian situ-

ation, especially in besieged areas such as Homs, when he met with Lavrov Friday night. He also insisted anew that the creation by mutual consent of a transitional governing body must be a primary focus in the next round of talks, according to a senior State Department official who wasn’t authorized to discuss the private meeting by name. The meeting discussed the need for the opposition to expand its delegation, the official said.

The opposition delegation does not control armed groups inside Syria,

including al-Qaida-backed militants, who say they are not bound by agreements reached in the talks. Brahimi struggled to find positive words about the outcome of the first round of talks, but Lavrov welcomed “the modest but important results.” He said he hoped they would be “deepened and expanded” in the next round.

Ban said that “it is hard going but we have made a start.” “The parties may still be fighting but now they are also talking - this is the only hope for a political solution,” he said.

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K. Neibou Sekhose, President, NAGOK

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Rev. Dr. Rachülie Vihienuo, Pastor, Union Baptist Church

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Neilasa Sopfü, General Secretary, NAGOK

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Barca stumbles at home to Valencia Martino baffled by

DIRECT STYLE There was little to indicate early on that eighthplaced Valencia were capable of an upset, with Xavi's shot blocked by Jeremy Mathieu before Alexis scored after seven minutes with a shot from a tight angle that spun over keeper Diego Alves. The hosts dominated with the more direct style favoured by coach Gerardo Martino, although they were leaving gaps at the back which Valencia exploited towards the end of the first half.

After visiting defender Ricardo Costa headed wide from a corner, Parejo equalised from close range a minute before the break after Sofiane Feghouli had pulled the ball back. Valencia went

ahead three minutes after the restart when Piatti headed home a loose ball inside the penalty area as Barcelona's defensive woes continued, with Gerard Pique and Javier Mascherano in particular struggling.

Messi pulled the home side level from the penalty spot in the 54th after a handball by Costa but Alcacer restored Valencia's lead just before the hour when he steered home another Feghouli assist. Fullback Alba was sent off for a second yellow card when he attempted to prevent Piatti breaking away. Messi was then inches away from drawing Barca level near fulltime, but his shot went just past the post, consigning his side to their second league defeat of the season.

MADRID, FebRuARy 2 (AFP): Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino was lost for words after his side suffered their first league defeat at home in nearly two years as Valencia came from behind to win 3-2 at the Camp Nou on Saturday.

The Catalans had appeared to be coasting to a routine victory as Alexis Sanchez put them in front after just seven minutes, whilst they also missed a host of other chances in a slick performance during the opening half an hour.

However, the game swung in Valencia's favour in a crucial four-minute spell just either side of halftime as Dani Parejo slotted home an equaliser before Pablo Piatti's looping header gave the visitors the lead.

Lionel Messi briefly levelled for Barca from the penalty spot before Paco Alcacer struck the winner as Valencia counter-attacked efficiently just before the hour mark. And Barca's miserable day was summed up when Jordi Alba was sentoff against his old club 13 minutes from time.

"I was anxious to consolidate our early advantage because the game is not over until the referee blows the final whistle and it felt like we stopped after half an hour," he said. "This week I said that at this stage of the season you pay a heavy price for any errors and today we committed a lot of errors. "Probably Valencia's first goal caused us to lose a bit of confidence. In the second-half that made us a bit more desperate, which in turn made us commit more errors. We seemed like one team in the first-half and another in the second." Defeat means that a victory for Atletico Madrid or Real Madrid against Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao respectively on Sunday will knock Barca off top spot for the first time in a record 60 league games.

WHANGAReI, Feb RuARy 2 (PtI): India's faltering cricketers found some rhythm as they reduced New Zealand XI to 262/9 declared on the opening day of a two-day practice match which was skipped by big guns of the team including skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

In reply, the Indians were placed India were placed at 41/0 in 14 overs after New Zealand XI declared in 78 overs in the only practice game ahead of the two-match Test series starting February 6 in Auckland.

After a dismal ODI series that was surrendered 0-4 to New Zealand, the Indian team enjoyed a good outing at the Cobham Oval, albeit in a non-competitive match. For India, Dhoni and Virat Kohli were missing as they stayed back in Auckland, enjoying some rest after a hectic ODI series. Ravindra Jadeja was the third player missing from action, although he did travel with the team to Whangarei.

As it happens in such two-day practice matches, 11 players from each side were stipulated to bat or bowl. India's Test specialists who flew in this past week -- Zaheer Khan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Murali Vijay, Umesh Yadav and Wriddhiman Saha -- were all included in the playing eleven.

Meanwhile, Mohammad Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were not listed to bowl, but came on for fielding duty as a couple of Indian batsmen spent some time practising in the nets as well.

New Zealand XI's captain Anton Devcich, the lone player in the squad to play for the national side, won the toss and elected to bat first, after 97 overs were stipulated to be bowled each day.

Openers George Worker and Robbie O'Donnell put on 81 runs for the first wicket as the hard work for Indian bowlers seemed to carry over from the ODI series. O'Donnell, captain

of the New Zealand Under-19 team for the upcoming World Cup, warmed up with a nice half-century, scoring 80 runs (124 balls, 13 fours).

R Ashwin (2-45) provided the breakthrough and then Zaheer (1-42) removed skipper Devcich cheaply, before another little partnership worth 57 runs came up between O'Donnell and Jono Hickey.

Their partnership was broken post-lunch by Ishant Sharma (2-58), who dismissed O'Donnell for 80 runs (124 balls, 13 fours).

It opened the floodgates as wickets started falling at regular intervals after that.

Ishwar Pandey came on to bowl after the first hour of play and was the pick of the Indian bowlers thereafter, scalping 3-42 in 14 overs.

It was his first proper outing on this tour so far, and he didn't look rusty at all. He bowled a consistent line and length, earning just reward for his effort.

Hickey held the innings together, scoring 45 runs off 85 balls (seven fours), even as wickets fell at the other end. Ashwin and Ishant picked up their second wickets, while Umesh Yadav (1-70) took one as well, with the hosts losing five wickets for just 60 runs after O'Donnell's dismissal.

Roald Badenhorst threw his bat around at the other end taking the score past 250-mark before the hosts chose to declare with 14 overs to spare in the day.

Indian openers Shikhar Dhawan (16 not out) and Murali Vijay (19 not out) weren't troubled too much as they closed out the play without any loss.

NeW DeLHI, FebRuARy 2 (tNN): Karnataka beat Maharashtra by seven wickets in the final match to win Ranji trophy at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad on Sunday.

Karnataka lost just three wickets while chasing the target of 157. It was Karnataka's seventh Ranji trophy triumph. Lokesh Rahul, who scored a century in the first innings was adjudged man of the match.

"Amazing feeling and feels fantastic.

We worked very hard

for this and this success is phenomenal. I think we will party for three-four days now. All the players who contributed to this win gave joined us, Stuart has come from New Zealand also. We would like to thank KSCA for their support," said Karnataka's Robin Uthappa. "We all enjoyed each other's success and it's a great feeling. The captain and coach told me during tea that I should be there till the end as I had not done it the last time," said Manish Pandey after the victory.

HOustON, FebRuARy 2 (AP): The Cavaliers opened the second half with an 11-0 run to take their first lead since the opening minutes of the game, but Jeremy Lin’s first career triple-double led a 106-92 victory for the Rockets on Saturday.

Lin tallied 15 points, a career-high 11 rebounds and 10 assists off the bench and James Harden returned from injury to score 28 points to help the Rockets to their third straight victory. “You have to give credit to their two

guards,” Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said. “Patrick Beverley and Jeremy Lin played a heck of a game between those guys. Twentyone rebounds is phenomenal. They just got after it and went after every loose ball and rebounded.”

Luol Deng had 24 points and Kyrie Irving added 21 with seven assists as Cleveland dropped its fourth in a row. The Rockets used 3-pointers

by Lin and Jones to fuel a 7-2 run early in the fourth quarter that made it 93-78.

A layup by Dwight Howard

(26 points) followed by an alley-oop dunk by Harden with less than a minute to go pushed the lead to 10690. Lin’s 10th assist came on Howard’s layup.

Houston was up by six a few minutes after it regained the lead in the third when another run — this one 8-0 — stretched the advantage to 82-68. Harden had a one-handed dunk before a two-handed slam

by Howard on the next possession ended the run, brought the crowd to its feet and had Brown yelling for a timeout.

bipolar Barcelona

FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, second left, duels the ball against Valencia's Juan Bernat, left, and Oriol Romeu, right, during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Feb. 1. (AP Photo)

MADRID, FebRuARy 2 (ReuteRs): Barcelona suffered a first home defeat of the season when they lost 3-2 against Valencia after finishing with 10 men in La Liga on Saturday, leaving the door open for Madrid rivals Atletico and Real to move above them.

Barca remain top with 54 points, but Atletico Madrid, who trail on goal difference, can leapfrog them with at least a draw at home to Real Sociedad, as can Real Madrid, who are a point behind, with a victory at Athletic Bilbao.

It appeared to be service as normal when Alexis Sanchez put Barcelona ahead early on but strikes either side of halftime by Daniel Parejo and Pablo Piatti put Valencia in the

driving seat. Lionel Messi equalised with a penalty after 54 minutes but the hosts were caught out again on the counter and Francisco Alcacer put the visitors back in front.

Barcelona continued to struggle at the back and Jordi Alba was dismissed for a second yellow card with 12 minutes left. The result left the Catalans with one win from their last four league matches.

BAD TIME "It's a long time since we lost here and it comes at a bad time. Valencia made the most of their chances and we couldn't do any more," midfielder Sergio Busquets told reporters.

"We started well and it continued for the first half

hour with a lot of chances to score but then Valencia came into it more and we lost our way."

The victory is a boost for Valencia's European hopes after they had picked up two points from their last three matches. "It was perfect for us to win at a place like this.

It was a different Valencia performance with the desire to do well," said Parejo. "We were ready to take on Barcelona and we knew how the game might go with them having a lot of chances and we (knew we) would have to fight for our own openings."

Before kickoff there was a minute's silence for former Spain coach Luis Aragones, who died earlier on Saturday aged 75. Aragones had coached Barca in the 198788 season and led them to

ManU's optimism punctured by defeat

India find some form in practice match, MS Dhoni takes a break

victory in the King's Cup.

Karnataka win seventh Ranji title

Brief Scores: New Zealand XI: 262/9 in 78 overs (Robbie O'Donnell 80, Jono Hickey 45; Ishwar Pandey 3-42, R Ashwin 2-45, Ishant Sharma 2-58).

India: 41/0 in 14 overs (Murali Vijay 19 batting, Shikhar Dhawan 16 batting; Tipene Friday 0-15, Ian McPeake 0-10).

Lin propels Rockets to victory

Heat storm back to thrash Knicks

Manchester United's Juan Mata, centre, is brought down by Stoke's Peter Odemwingie during their English Premier League soccer match at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke, England, Saturday Feb. 1. (AP Photo) STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer

Manchester United slumped to a 2-1 loss at relegation-threatened Stoke in the Premier League on Saturday to puncture the optimism generated by Juan Mata's arrival and leave the reigning champions with a huge task to finish in the Champions League positions.

United's eighth defeat of a wretched campaign means Liverpool, which currently occupies the fourth and final Champions League place, could go nine points clear of its fierce rival by beating West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.

Charlie Adam scored both of Stoke's goals at Britannia Stadium either side of Robin van Persie's equalizer, with a miserable day for seventh-place United capped by first-half injuries to center halves Jonny Evans and Phil Jones that forced them off. It was Stoke's maiden win over United in the Premier League, and first since

1984.

"I don't know what we have to do to win," said United manager David Moyes. Everton bounced back from its derby thrashing by Liverpool in midweek by coming from behind to beat Aston Villa 2-1 and climb to fifth above Tottenham, which drew 1-1 at Hull. Cardiff climbed off the bottom by scoring two goals in 73 seconds at the start of the second half to defeat Norwich 2-1.

That left Fulham, which was overwhelmed 3-0 at home to Southampton, two points adrift in last place.

West Ham completes the bottom three even though it beat Swansea 2-0 thanks to a brace by Kevin Nolan.

That win was marred by a red card to striker Andy Carroll for elbowing an opponent. The other match saw Sunderland earn a second straight 3-0 win at Newcastle in the northeast derby, sparking anger and frustration by home fans disillusioned by the sale of star player Yohan Cabaye to Paris Saint-Germain this week.

Such is the tightness of the bottom half of the table, Sunderland — like Stoke — is now nearer mid-table than the relegation zone.

With Mata joining from Chelsea for a club-record fee last week and both Wayne Rooney and Van Persie back fit, things looked like turning around for United and its under-pressure manager David Moyes.

Most thought the comfortable 2-0 win over Cardiff on Tuesday would be the first in a run of victories to lift the champions up to the top four, but they came unstuck at the hands of a gutsy Stoke side managed by a former United favorite, Mark Hughes. "I thought we were, to a man, fantastic," said Hughes, who played 467 games for United. "We got a great reward for a huge amount of effort." Stoke enjoyed some fortune with the first goal, with Adam's long-range free kick in the 38th taking a wicked deflection off Michael Carrick and flying into the far corner past stranded goalkeeper David de Gea.

NeW yORK, FebRuARy 2 (AP): LeBron James wasn't going to be stopped by any basketball defense, so Carmelo Anthony tried one that looked better suited for Super Bowl Sunday.

Tackling James didn't work, either. James shook off that hard fall and eventually the Knicks, finishing with 30 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as the Miami Heat snapped New York's four-game winning streak with a 106-91 victory Saturday night.

James didn't care for Anthony's manner of stopping his fast break, which left him wearing ice over his left shoulder after the game. But he wasn't going to harp on it after the Heat's impressive performance.

"I'm not going to get caught up in that and try to make that the story of the game," James said. "The way we played tonight was the story of the game." Dwyane Wade added 22 points for the Heat, who avoided becoming the first team to go 0-4 in New York this season after losing their previous trip to Madison Square Garden earlier this month and both games in Brooklyn.

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Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade (3) goes to the basket against the New York Knicks during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 1 in New York. (AP Photo)

homa City on Wednesday, the Heat built a series of comfortable leads, let the Knicks cut into a few of them, and then pulled away for good in the fourth.

"That was an embarrassing loss on our home floor. We didn't bring it, and it's time," said Shane Battier,

who scored a season-high 16 points and played tough defense on Anthony. "Once Super Bowl is over, people actually start following the NBA and that's a sign for all of us that it's time to play."

Anthony had 26 points and eight rebounds for the Knicks, who had been 4-1

against the Heat over the last two seasons but were overmatched in this one.

They finished 4-4 on their eight-game homestand, which matched the longest in franchise history.

Unable to stop leading scorer Kevin Durant on Wednesday, the Heat

made things tough all night for No. 2 Anthony, whose most memorable play was his open-court tackle of his friend and U.S. Olympic teammate.

"I mean, he was coming at me full speed. I've got to get the first hit before he delivered the hit," Anthony said.

"As long as he was all right is all I care about. I stopped him." The Super Bowl-eve game drew a crowd filled with stars from sports, such as David Beckham and Evander Holyfield, and entertainment, with Grammy Award winner Macklemore and actors Hugh Jackman and Ricky Gervais among the 19,812 fans.

James showed them his all-around game, finishing off the decisive 12-2 run with a pair of baskets as Miami turned an 84-79 lead into a 96-81 cushion.

The Knicks were trying to match their longest winning streak, having defeated Charlotte, the Lakers, Boston and Cleveland over the previous eight nights.

Obviously, none of those teams is anywhere near Miami's class, and New York simply made too many of the types of mistakes that teams can't afford against the NBA champions.

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enny Kravitz shared a selfie with his celebrity pals Leonardo DiCaprio and Bradley Cooper at Joe’s Pizza in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village Saturday. ‘At Joe’s Pizza NYC with Leo and Coop,’ the 49-year-old rocker tweeted to his 4.5 million followers. It’s hard to believe the three unshaven megastars went unnoticed while grabbing a $3 slice at the 39-year-old Italian eatery on Carmine Street.

The four-time Grammy winner - who’s vegetarian - will next perform a Beatles tribute on Wednesday night’s episode of CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman. Broken Bells, Sting, The Flaming Lips,

and Sean Lennon will also croon the Fab Four’s iconic songs next week at the Ed Sullivan Theater. Lenny’s 25-year-old daughter Zoe with ex-wife Lisa Bonet is currently rumoured to be dating R&B star Drake.

However in the past, the single lothario has romanced Kylie Minogue, Vanessa Paradis, Natalie Imbruglia, Adriana Lima, and Nicole Kidman. The Let Love Rule singer’s next acting role will be in the 2015 family musician drama Little Rootie Tootie alongside Christopher Walken. But it doesn’t look as though Kravitz will be reprising his role as stylist Cinna in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, which

comes out November 21.

Meanwhile, Leonardo is a best actor frontrunner for his role as debaucherous stockbroker-turnedconvict Jordan Belfort in the Wolf of Wall Street.

The 39-year-old actor will compete against Matthew McConaughey, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Bruce Dern, and Christian Bale at the Academy Awards airing March 2 on ABC. And Cooper’s role as fussy, permed FBI agent Richie Di Maso in American Hustle has made him a best supporting actor frontrunner during awards season.

The former Sexiest Man Alive will battle Jared Leto, Michael Fassbender, Jonah Hill, and Barkhad Abdi at the Oscars.

Painting London RED! Taylor Swift moves from geek glam to Miss Scarlet in cape dress on the UK leg of world tour.

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Hugh Jackman mingles with Selena Gomez ‘CruShed’ By model Emily Ratajkowski Justin Bieber I S

t’s America’s biggest sporting event of the year this weekend so Hugh Jackman joined in on the Super Bowl-mania while in New York by attending the NFL Honors ceremony. But the Australian actor, 45, seemed to be distracted by his celebrity pals and model Emily Ratajkowski, 22, while at the event on Saturday night.

The Wolverine star posed up next to Emily, who found fame last year from her topless role in Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines music video.

She has since posed for GQ Magazine, starred in a Carl’s Jr. commercial and adorned the cover on Carine Roitfeld’s magazine CR Fashion book. Jackman, who has been happily married to Deborra-Lee Furness since 1996, looked dapper in a navy blue suit alongside a black shirt and tie. And after the NFL event, Jackman raced over the Madison Square Garden to

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watch the New York Knicks play Miami Heat with his wife Deborra.

Emily dressed her famous figure in a kneelength black dress which featured a plunging neckline. The actor also spent time chatting to Jamie Foxx, Eli Manning from the New York Giants and LeSean McCoy of the Philadelphia Eagles. He then posted a photo on his Instagram account where he stood alongside Jennifer Garner and quarterback for the Carolina Panthers Cam Newton.

The celebrity-filled event also saw stars on the A-list guest list such as Aaron Paul, Brooklyn Decker and Kate Mara.

Earlier in the day, Jackman had taken his French Bulldog Dali out for a New York stroll alongside his son Oscar, 13. The winter chill was so cold in the Big Apple that Jackman dressed his dog in rubber booties and a puffy pooch jacket.

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elena Gomez is “crushed” that Justin Bieber took Chantel Jeffries on a holiday break to Panama with him earlier this week.

Selena Gomez is “crushed” that Justin Bieber took Chantel Jeffries on holiday with him. The ‘Spring Breakers’ star was thought to be getting back together with the ‘Never Say Never’ singer in January - a year after they initially broke up - before becoming upset with his partying and dumping him, but she is still annoyed he took Chantel on a break to Panama with him earlier this week. A source told HollywoodLife. com: “Selena is sad but she’s also angry. She feels like Justin played her because just when she was getting some closure and strength he convinced her to come back to him and made all kinds of promises. But it turns out they were all lies and now she’s back at square one.”

The 21-year-old star is also upset bad boy Justin who currently faces legal problems in the US and Canada - has changed so much since first started dating in 2010. The source added: “In a way she’s mourning because she’s realised that he just isn’t the guy she fell in love with anymore.” Another of Justin’s ex-girlfriends, Milyn Jensen, has previously claimed his cannabis habit is out of control. She said: “It’s no secret that Justin loves his weed there’s probably not a moment in the day when’s he’s not got a buzz on.

“He’s surrounded himself with the wrong people. He didn’t want to be the cheesy popstar anymore and has gone way too far the other way.”

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Bored of Staying At Home

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ily Allen got bored staying at home with her children. The ‘Hard Out Here’ singer - who is married to Sam Cooper - retired from music in 2009 but made a comeback last year and admits she did so because she felt unfulfilled spending her days with daughters Ethel, two, and Marnie, 14 months. She told France’s NRJ Radio: “Why did I choose to come back? I ran out of money! No, I’m joking!

I thought I’d be a really happy mum just sitting at home, playing with my kids, that was my dream. “I love my children,

but I’m a very impatient, busy person naturally so two babies, neither of them can talk, it was quite boring! Staying at home all day talking to people that can’t talk back. “I didn’t realise how much of a creative person I am and that I need somewhere to put my creativity.” Lily admits motherhood has affected her music as she is “conscious” that they will hear her songs so she is more careful about not “embarrassing” them with her lyrics. She said:

“When I write music now I’m conscious that I have two children and they’re going to hear it. I can’t be too sexy or gross or rude because that would be embarrassing for them. It’s a different kind of me, but there are still the same elements.”

Lily Allen says she decided to make a musical comeback because she got tired of staying at home with her two children, Ethel and Marnie.

‘Being a mother is closest to me’

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HE HAS BEEN a part of showbiz for more than two decades but family still takes precedence for actress Shilpa Shetty. Playing the role of a doting mother to her one-and-a-half-yearold son Viaan is something that the actress-producer enjoys more than any other roles in her life. Shilpa, who is currently judging celebrity dance reality show Nach Baliye 6 with filmmaker Sajid Khan and choreographer Terence Lewis, said she constantly thinks about her son even when she is shooting for the show. “Being a mother is the closest to me. Even when I am on the sets, I am still a mother and I keep checking on my son,” Shilpa, who tied the knot with businessman Raj Kundra in 2009, said. As the season is nearing its end, the actress is excited to be able to go back to being a “full-time mother” to her son. “I have my hands full with Viaan. I will get back to being a fulltime mother once the season finishes. I will get more time with my son. As much I love Nach Baliye, I am looking forward to spending more time with my son,” she said. After

acting in films like Baazigar, Rishtey, Dus and Life In a...

Metro, Shilpa’s acting career took a backseat. But she is glad that she is still remembered by her fans who continue to adore her - but is in no hurry to return to the big screen.

“I am still a part of the audiences and am happy that they give me a lot of love. I am really enjoying playing the role of a mother to my son right now. That role is the most important of my life,” she said. With her maiden production Dishkiyaoon on

the way, the actress said that it does get tiring to juggle so many projects, but she tries to give it her best. “It is exhausting. Whatever I decide to do, I do it with my heart.

Whatever time I get, I give it my all. Be it Nach Baliye or time with my son, when I am there in that moment, I give it my best and enjoy it,” she said. An excellent dancer, Shilpa’s dance performances are not missed as she is often seen jiving on Nach Baliye. But the actress said that no one has ever asked her to dance with her hus-

band on screen. “Nobody has asked us. The only time we performed together is at our sangeet (wedding function). So I don’t know (how it will be). I have never thought about it,” she said. Talking about the current season of Nach Baliye prior to the finale which aired yesterday, she said she was eagerly looking forward to the finale. “The finale is going to be really exciting. We as judges also don’t know who will win... it will be a surprise. This year we have no idea as the competition is far more fierce,”

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Not only was she keen to know who the winner would be, but was equally excited about her performance for the finale. She was scheduled to do an aerial performance, which is very challenging for the actress. “I am trying to make it a little special. I wanted to do things which excited me. I like to challenge myself and do things which I haven’t done in the past.

I am doing an aerial act despite being petrified of heights,” she said.

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John Makdessi, left, of Canada fights Alan Patrick of Brazil during the third round of the Ultimate Fighting Lightweight Mix Martial Arts bout in Newark, N.J. on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. Patrick won by unanimous decision. (AP Photo)

Jose Aldo, right, of Brazil and Ricardo Lamas of Chicago, IL fight in the fifth round of the Ultimate Fighting Featherweight Championship Mix Martial Arts bout in Newark, N.J. on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. (AP Photo)

Jose Aldo, right, of Brazil and Ricardo Lamas of Chicago, IL fight in the first round of the Ultimate Fighting Featherweight Championship Mix Martial Arts bout in Newark, N.J. on Feb. 1. Aldo won by unanimous decision in five rounds. (AP Photo)

Maria loses in Paris Open semis Australia beat England to win T20 series 3-0

Maria Sharapova of Russia reacts after losing a point for the match to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia during the semi final match of the 22st Gaz de France WTA Open 2014 tennis tournament at Coubertin stadium, in Paris on February 1. (AP Photo)

David Beckham yet to finish his Lego Taj Mahal

ParIS, FEbruarY 2 (aFP): Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova made it through to the Paris WTA Open final at the expense of her Russian compatriot and top seed Maria Sharapova on Saturday. Pavlyuchenoka, ranked 26th in the world, ended the 2012 French Open champion's run at the Stade Coubertin 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

The former junior champion will meet Italian third seed Sara Errani, who got the better of French home hope Alize Cornet in a three hour marathon 7/6 (7/3), 3/6, 7/6 (7/5) in the other semi.

On the back foot early in the match Pavlyuchenkova was trailing 3-0 then 4-1 before the 22-year-old saved two break points, going on to level after breaking wolrd number five Sharapova's serve for 4-4. But the opening set evaded her when she produced two unforced errors.

She regrouped and broke Sharapova in the first game of the second set, following up with a second break to level the semi-final. The pair traded breaks in the deciding set, with Sharapova going on to serve to try and level it at 5-5, but that proved beyond her as she double faulted to hand victory to her fellow Russian.

"I let her regain her confidence," Sharapova remarked.

The winner, coached by her father after a spell with Martina Hingis, reflected: "The key to the game was the serve."

Former English soccer player and model David Beckham makes an appearance at H&M Times Square for his new men's underwear line on February 1 in New York. (AP Photo)

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LONDON, FEbruarY 2 (PTI): England's popular footballer David Beckham has confessed his love for a different kind of sport building Lego blocks - and that he tried his hand at building the iconic Taj Mahal too using the small plastic bricks. "What would I like to do if I wasn't a footballer?

I love drawing cartoons and building Lego with my sons...

When I was in Milan, I had a lot of time on my hands and found online that there's a Taj Mahal Lego set you can buy, so I bought it," he told The Sunday Times. However, Beckham never finished building the 5,900-piece Lego marble mausoleum.

"I only built some of it because I got injured halfway through -- not while building the Lego. I know it's not a career but I love doing it," he added.

The small plastic version of the marble mauso-

leum is now out of production, while second-hand kits can command almost 3,000 pounds from collectors. The former England football captain feels creating the little structures with the plastic bricks helps with his nerves.

"The last big thing I made was Tower Bridge. It was amazing. I think Lego sometimes helps to calm me down," he said.

The 38-year-old who moved with his wife Victoria and four children into a 40-million pound house in Kensington in west London last year, compares Legobuilding with a passion for cooking, which he described as "therapeutic". In 2006, the former Manchester United, Real Madrid, AC Milan and LA Galaxy player had revealed he battles with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Beckham retired from football last year.

SYDNEY, FEbruarY 2 (aFP): England's sorry tour of Australia finally ended with a whimper Sunday -- a crushing 84run defeat to give the hosts a clean sweep of the threegame Twenty20 series. The Australians, with man-ofthe-match George Bailey smashing an unbeaten 49 off 20 balls, scored 195 for six after winning the toss in Sydney. The home side then dismissed the psychologically-scarred tourists for 111 in the 18th over to sweep the series. It marked the end of a disastrous 103day tour for England, who lost the Ashes Tests 5-0 and the one-day international series 4-1, meaning Australia won 12-1 across the three formats.

In between the losses, the international careers of spinner Graeme Swann and coach Andy Flower have been ended.

The future is also uncertain for Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior and Jonathan Trott while Alastair Cook's Test captaincy is far from certain. "It's been good fun throughout the tour. We've been hugely disappointing, not at the races for three months, but you have to give credit to Australia," said England T20 skipper Stuart Broad.

"We've got a two-week break at home and then go

Australian players celebrates with their trophy after winning their T20 International cricket match and the series against England in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 2. (AP Photo)

to the Caribbean but we know we're a decent T20 side. "We can now get together as a group for a decent period to work on specific things, improve and learn from this week.

"We've got a dangerous side. We've got to go to Bangladesh (for the world T20) with confidence and hopefully we can get some momentum in the Caribbean."

England, perhaps with their minds on the team's departure home in the hours after the Sydney match, surrendered limply to the Australian bowlers.

Eoin Morgan was the best of a bad lot with 34 off 20 balls as the Australian bowlers shared in the wickets. Nathan Coulter-Nile and spinners Glenn Maxwell and James Muirhead

Toure howler costs Liverpool

WEST brOmWIch, FEbruarY 2 (agENcIES): A horrendous error by defender Kolo Toure gave Liverpool's top-four rivals renewed hope after they were held to a 1-1 draw at West Bromwich Albion. Daniel Sturridge's 50th career league goal and his 24th in 30 games for the club - put the visitors on course to retain their four-point cushion over Everton in the Premier League. However, Toure's misplaced pass straight into the path of former Everton striker Victor Anichebe midway through the second half put paid to that.

A draw gave more ammunition to the critics who felt Liverpool should have strengthened in the transfer window to enhance their bid to regain Champions League football. But it was not the absence of Ukrainian winger Yehven Konoplyanka, whose proposed move to Anfield broke down in final hours of the January transfer window, which ultimately cost them points but a lack of resources at the back.

Toure is only playing because Daniel Agger and Mamadou Sakho are injured, but manager Brendan Rodgers insisted defensive reinforcements were not his priority.

Some would argue neither was a winger, but for all the accusations and apportioning of blame fired from east to west and back again over the collapse of the Konoplyanka deal, it should not matter if the strikers keep scoring and the defence keep

each claimed two wickets. Skipper Bailey earlier clubbed 26 runs off the last over to steer Australia to their insurmountable total after winning the toss at Sydney's Olympic stadium.

The Aussie skipper smacked 4-6-6-4-4-2 off Jade Dernbach's last over of the innings. In all Australia hit 13 sixes in their innings.

Bailey smashed a total of

three sixes and four fours in an unbroken seventh-wicket stand of 56 with wicketkeeper Matthew Wade (19 off 10 balls).

Bailey said Australia's selectors had some welcome headaches to solve ahead of the World T20.

"It was a challenge we threw out to the group... there would be spots up for grabs," he said. "Guys needed to commit to how the team wanted to play and I can't fault any of them.

"It's been very, very pleasing and we've finished it off with the most complete performance tonight, which is great.

"It was a couple of lucky nights (with the bat for me) so hopefully that can continue for a bit further.

"Both nights we've had solid starts and that's been key to us -- (Aaron) Finch and White in all three games."

Opener Cameron White continued his strong T20 series with 41 off 37 balls, while fast bowler Ben Cutting -- elevated to number four in the batting order -cracked three sixes in his 29 off 16 balls. Recalled veteran Brad Hodge, batting in his first T20 international in six years, scored seven. Broad was the best of England's bowlers with three for 30, including the wickets of Hodge and Dan Christian in his final over.

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West Brom's Ben Foster, left) saves from a cross with West Brom's defender Billy Jones (middle) and Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge (right) during the English Premier League soccer match between West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool at The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich, England, Sunday, Feb. 2. (AP Photo)

clean sheets. Despite Dnipro suggesting Liverpool did not transfer the necessary funds in time, the money was sent at least two hours before the UK's 11pm deadline, according to Press Association Sport. The move, with the player's medical passed and terms agreed, was blocked by the club's owner Ihor Kolomoyskyi who refused

to sign off the necessary paperwork, which is believed to have prompted a subsequent apology to Liverpool from Dnipro officials.

Essentially what Liverpool really need is to keep Luis Suarez and Sturridge fit and firing, and while at least one of them kept up that end of the bargain there were failings else-

where at the Hawthorns.

A disjointed first half was lit up by the beacon of quality which was Sturridge's goal. During the midweek Merseyside derby victory Suarez and Sturridge were falling out over who should pass to whom but there was no such disagreement here, with the in-form strikers on the same wavelength.

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