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Dimapur VOL. VIII ISSUE 181
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Cong warns oppn against politics on Uttarakhand [ PAGE 08]
reflections
By Sandemo Ngullie
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NSF emergency Prez council meeting—July 5 DIMAPUR, JULY 3 (MExN): An emergency presidential council meeting of the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) will be held on 5th of July, 2013 at 1:00 pm in the Conference Hall, Naga Club Building, Kohima. Therefore all concerned are requested to attend the same without fail. This was informed in a press note issued by Tongpang Ozukum, President and Esther Rhakho, General Secretary.
With eye on elections, Food Security is cleared as ordinance
NEw DELhI, JULY 3 (AGENCIES): The government has launched a Rs. 1.25 lakh crore welfare scheme on Wednesday to give cheap food to nearly 70 per cent of the population, a scheme that’s been planned as a centre-piece of the ruling Congress party’s plan to win a third term in power. More details in p8
NSF concerned over delay of BA results
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DIMAPUR, JULY 3 (MExN): The Naga Students Federation has expressed serious concern over the delay in the declaration of BA results and over the issuing of mark sheets to B.Com and B.Sc students. It has also acknowledged the initiative taken by the All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU) demanding immediate declaration of Bachelor of Arts (BA) results. The NSF further urged upon the NU authority to expedite the process of preparing the mark sheets, so as to issue the same within the stipulated period of time as demanded by the ANCSU. The NSF also informed of assurances from the Vice Chancellor and the Controller of Examinations of Nagaland University that the BA results would be declared either on July 3 or 4. A press note from the NSF Education Secretary, Bangdi Chawang and its Games and Sports Secretary, Sikho Thou informed that this was assured when NSF officials called on the aforementioned officials in regard to this issue. Continued on page 3
Thursday, July 4, 2013 12 pages Rs. 4 –H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
‘Let’s bring out a policy of encouragement’
It’s a boy for Shah Rukh Khan, Gauri
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Drone attack kills 17 in Pakistan’s Waziristan region
Djokovic, Del Potro reach Wimbledon semifinals
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Bolivia accuses Europe of ‘kidnapping’ its President…
Uh oh . . . Mother Corruption . . . HELP!
NSF rejoinder to GPRN/NSCN
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Be smarter than other people, just don’t tell them so
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales, center, enters his plane at Vienna’s Schwechat airport, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. The plane of Morales was rerouted to Austria after various European countries refused to let it cross their airspace because of suspicions that NSA leaker Edward Snowden was on board, Bolivian officials said Tuesday. Officials in both Austria and Bolivia said that Snowden was not on the plane, which was taking Morales home from a summit in Russia, where he had suggested that his government would be willing to consider granting asylum to the American. (AP Photo)
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‘De-recognize Rongmei tribe’ APO opposed to recognition of tribes from outside Nagaland, writes to CM
DIMAPUR, JULY 3 (MExN): In a significant statement, the Angami Public Organization (APO) has submitted a representation to Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio “to issue necessary directions to de- recognize the Rongmei Community as a recognized Indigenous Inhabitant Naga tribe of Nagaland and also to put an end to the move to recognize Mao Community as an Indigenous Inhabitant Tribe of Nagaland State for the sake of justice, Naga unity, integration and simultaneously to protect the welfare of the public of Nagaland”. The APO has written to the Chief Minister of Nagaland pointing out that it has “serious reservation on the issue of recognition of other tribes apart from the Naga tribes of
Nagaland State as indigenous inhabitant of Nagaland”. This was stated in a lengthy letter to the CM based on the decision taken during the APO Executive meeting held on April 29, 2013. “The APO is of the view that once the door is open for recognition of other Naga Tribes of other states or country, such as Rongmeis, etc. then the door of recognition for other Naga Tribes, not recognized by the Govt. of Nagaland, such as Maos, Poumais, Tangkhuls, Hemis, etc. will be opened”, stated the APO. Thereafter, there can-
not be any stopping of recognition of other Naga tribes outside Nagaland, as their denial will amount to discrimination, the letter stated while adding that “if the door is open there is reason for apprehension that Nagas of Nagaland may be overwhelmed and stampeded as has happened in the last recruitment of Graduate Teachers of 2012 in Peren District of Nagaland as a consequence of recognition accorded to the Rongmei tribe by the State Government”. As such, the APO earnestly requested the State
Government to stand firmly on its Notification dated 28th April, 1977, in the interest of peace, justice, Naga unity and Naga integration. The APO letter to the CM was issued by Keneingunyu Sekhose, President and a copy of the representation was also send to the Addl. Chief Secretary & Commissioner & Convenor, Observation, & Recommendation Committee Recognition of Naga Tribes. Also, as per the letter, it was the considered opinion of the APO that “it would be the greatest mistake the Nagas will ever make for their future generations, if dual Indigenous Inhabitant Naga Tribal status is to be granted to some Naga Tribes residing in two or more states”. Continued on page 3
Red alert sounded in AYO clarifies on June 25 shooting Don’t create confusion on JULY 3 The AYO also said that it Keyho and its General SecAssam for heavy rain DIMAPUR, (MExN): The Angami was the desire of the organi- retary, Rokoketou Sechü Foothill road: Ao Senden
GUwAhAtI, JULY 3 (IANS): A red alert has been sounded in four districts of Assam following the Indian Meteorological Department’s (IMD) warning of likely heavy rainfall of 488 mm in the next threefour days. The four districts are Sonitpur, North Lakhimpur, Golaghat and Barpeta, a statement released by the Chief Minister’s Office here said Wednesday. The statement said Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi discussed the flood and ero-
sion problem with the minister for water resources and officials and directed them to take precautionary measures and move people living near the river banks to safer places in view of the heavy rainfall forecast by the IMD. Deputy Commissioners of the four districts have been asked to meet any exigency. Officials of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said that about 200 villages have been affected by floods in nine districts.
Youth Organization has stated that its member, Kesosul Ltu “was not at all caught in factional crossfire.” It informed that the first bullet shot on the day was shot upon Kesosul Ltu at Lower PWD on June 25. The AYO said that it was in an “unprecedented incident” and that Amento Kiba of Asukhomi Village, “without any provocation fired at Ltu.” It further stated that the incident happened before the factional clash that ensued latter near Mezhür Higher Secondary School.
zation to amicably settle the issue over the June 25 incident at Kohima “through customary and traditional laws of the land.” However, it said that the “manner in which the Asukhomi Village Council had promptly responded to the initiatives of the AYO by way of washing its hands off is well comprehended, and the Council’s intention and stand particularly on crimes and unlawful acts is well understood.” In view of this, a press note from the AYO Vice President, Kekhrievolie
stated that the organization is “convinced that with this, the pending issue of the unprecedented firing at Kesosul Christopher Ltu is closed between the AYO and Asukhomi Village Council.” The AYO clarified that it is not against any government/organization/ tribe/person or individual, but that it is only voicing resentment against (the) person who perpetrates and unleashes crimes and violence, thereby disturbing the peace in the State capital.
LoNDoN, JULY 3 (REUtERS): Two men with HIV have been off AIDS drugs for several months after receiving stem-cell transplants for cancer that appear to have cleared the virus from their bodies, researchers reported today. Both patients, who were treated in Boston and had been on long-term drug therapy to control their HIV, received stemcell transplants after developing lymphoma, a type of blood cancer. Since the transplants, doctors have been unable to find any evidence of HIV
infection, Timothy Henrich of Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston told an International AIDS Society conference in Kuala Lumpur. While it is too early to say for sure that the virus has disappeared from their bodies altogether, one patient has now been off antiretroviral drug treatment for 15 weeks and the other for seven weeks. Last July Henrich first reported that the two men had undetectable levels of HIV in their blood after their stem-cell treatment, but at that time they were still tak-
ing medicines to suppress HIV. Using stem-cell therapy is not seen as a viable option for widespread use, since it is extremely expensive, but the latest cases could open new avenues for fighting the disease, which infects about 34 million people worldwide. The latest cases resemble that of Timothy Ray Brown, known as “the Berlin patient”, who became the first person to be cured of HIV after receiving a bone marrow transplant for leukaemia in 2007. There are, however, important differences. While Brown’s doc-
tor used stem cells from a donor with a rare genetic mutation, known as CCR5 delta 32, which renders people virtually resistant to HIV, the two Boston patients received cells without this mutation. “Dr. Henrich is charting new territory in HIV eradication research,” Kevin Robert Frost, chief executive officer of the Foundation for AIDS Research, which funded the study, said in a statement. Scientific advances since HIV was first discovered more than 30 years ago mean the virus is no
longer a death sentence and the latest antiretroviral AIDS drugs can control the virus for decades. But many people still do not get therapy early enough, prompting the World Health Organisation to call for faster roll-out of medicines after patients test positive. Indian generics companies are leading suppliers of HIV drugs to Africa and to many other poor countries. Major Western HIV drugmakers include Gilead Sciences, Johnson & Johnson and ViiV Healthcare, which is majorityowned by GlaxoSmithKline.
Stem-cell therapy wipes out HIV in two patients: report
Corrupt cop’s house is now school for mentally challenged kids PAtNA, JULY 3 (IANS): The Bihar government Wednesday opened a school for mentally challenged children in a house confiscated from former director general of police Narayan Mishra, convicted for amassing wealth through graft, an official said. The school, named “Chaman” (garden) is the first such in Bihar. “It is a unique school to impart education to mentally challenged children and it opened in the confiscated house of a top police officer,” a district official said. “More than 50 children will be enrolled in the school,” the official said. According to officials, the education imparted in the school will equip the children to lead as normal a life as possible, given their mental state. Last year, the state government had taken a decision to open the school in the house confiscated from Mishra. The 5,937 sq ft house in Rukunpura locality of the state capital was transferred to the social welfare department. A vigilance court in 2012 had
ordered the confiscation of the property, finding Mishra guilty of amassing wealth far in excess of known sources of income. It was the first time that a police officer who had been at the helm of the state’s police force was tried under the Bihar Special Court Act, 2009. Mishra had challenged the vigilance court’s order in the Patna High Court, but his petition was rejected. A vigilance case was lodged against Mishra in 2007 for amassing assets including property valued at Rs.1.40 crore in 1984. Mishra was suspended by the government four years ago. Till date, the Bihar government has confiscated the houses of an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, Shiv Shankar Verma, and a treasury clerk, Girish Kumar. Proceedings to confiscate properties of some more officials have been initiated. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar last year gave his nod for the prosecution of nearly two dozen officials.
MokokChUNG, JULY 3 (MExN): Making its stance clear on the foothill road connecting Dimapur to Tizit, the Ao Senden (apex organization of the Ao community) today asserted that the different organizations should not to create any confusion through press statements which the people have been witnessing for the past few weeks. “The Ao Senden demand is to have a motorable road connecting Dimapur to Tizit, since it has became imperative for the Naga people to have a foothill road because of the frequent bandhs in Assam,” said Dr Sangyu Yaden, the President of the Ao Senden in a telephonic conversation. However, the attention of the Ao Senden has been drawn in due to the press statements issued by different organizations in the local dailies demanding that the foothill road should pass through their areas. “No one can claim that the foothill road should pass through their village or their land. That is impossible,” asserted Dr Sangyu. He maintained that the demand of the Ao Senden is to construct a motorable road immediately as assured by
the Nagaland government in June this year. Nonetheless, a press release received here today from the Ao Senden, appended by its president Dr Sangyu Yaden and Asst General Secretary, M Temsu Jamir, strongly appealed the citizens of Nagaland to ‘abstain from giving press note and report in the media negating the decision of the Ao Senden’. “The demand of the Ao Senden’s Memorandum stand firm and committed as agreed by the Govt. of Nagaland on top priority basis for the benefit of the people,” the Ao Senden asserted while adding that the ‘present government is capable of implementing it (the written assurance by the government to AO Senden’s demand) as committed as per the demand and wishes of the people’. While appealing the people not to create any ‘confusion’ about the foothill road through the media, the Ao Senden cautioned “failure to comply with this publication/ declaration, the concern individual/organization would be solely held responsible during the discourse of any eventuality”.
one man’s dream keeps alive Nagamese film industry Morung Express feature Dimapur | July 3
At a time when Northeastern States are experiencing a surge of accolade and recognition for local films, Nagaland is still left far behind. The Nagamese film industry has never quite been taken seriously, both by the public and the state government. But that has not deterred the Nagamese film fraternity one bit. One among them is Ajay Kumar Mehara, who for twenty years has worked towards promoting the Nagamese film industry. Ajay lives in Dimapur with his wife, Narola Jamir and together they have a son and daughter. With a passion for film making and
Filmmaker Ajay Kumar Mehara. (Morung Photo)
ambition to integrate it to Naga society, Ajay has not given up despite years of being ridiculed. A director, producer, actor and cinematographer, he is considered as a pioneer of Nagamese film industry. In 1991, Ajay graduated
from the Dimapur Government College after which he trained in filmmaking at the Shankar Mahadevan Institute, Pune, Maharashtra, and later at Guwahati Rajiv Film Institute in Cinematography. He started his career in 1996 with his
first Nagamese film titled “badla lobo”. So far, his production house, “Pooja Film Production” located at half Nagarjan Dimapur has produced 23 movies; among them, three films in Poumai, Chang and Yimchunger tribal dialects. Currently he is also in the process of shooting three films in Assamese, Bengali and Nepali dialects. He will also soon be launching one of the biggest Nagamese film titled “Fight-Back”. Any Director, with so many movies under his belt, would be considered successful and definitely living comfortably. But Ajay shares that he does not benefit anything from his trade. Continued on page 3
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