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CWC appeals to parents: keep an eye out for children KoHIMA, SEPTEMBER 3 (MExN): The recent cases ofmissingchildreninKohima has now reached a proportion of concern for the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), Kohima, which has appealed to parents and guardians to “talk to their children/ wards and warn them not to talk to strangers, monitor the children’s whereabouts and report to the authorities immediately if they do not come home at expected time from their schools and other activities.” This was notified in a press appeal from CWC, Kohima’s Chairperson, Khriehuzo Lohe, and Member Secretary, Bazo Kire. They have requested adults to be on the “lookout for unattended children and children who seem uncomfortable even while being accompanied by adults.”

‘Expedite July 4 murder case’

DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 3 (MExN): With regard to the murder of a woman in Dimapur on July 4, the Ao Senso Telongjem Dimapur has reaffirmed its stand that the accused Rekumkaba and the other suspects should not be bailed out by any means till justice is delivered. A press note from the President and the General Secretary of ASTD cautioned any individual or party trying to procure bail for the accused and the suspects. The union appealed for the law enforcing agency and the justice delivery system to expedite the case and award befitting penalty to the criminal. It further said that the authorities should “strike the iron when it is still hot,” while adding that “justice delayed is justice denied.”

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As the indefinite closure of fuel outlets by the Petroleum Dealers Association entered the second day on Tuesday, almost all sphere of life felt the effect. Barely one and a half day into the closure, autorickshaw fares doubled, students missed classes, vehicles made a beeline for Lahorijan, Khatkhati and Bokajan, while many vehicles went off the road. Bringing to life the frequently quoted saying, somebody’s loss is someone else’s gain, petrol pumps in neighbouring towns of Karbi-Anglong made merry welcoming with open arms the unexpected jump in sales. Hundreds of vehicles queued up all day long at four fuel outlets located nearest to Dimapur starting from Lahorijan till Bokajan. By

A security personnel stands guard as vehicles from Nagaland wait in queue at a fuel refilling station in Bokajan, Karbi Anglong Assam after the total shutdown of fuel outlets in Dimapur on September 3. Photo by Caisii Mao

Tuesday afternoon one of the two petrol pumps in Bokajan ran out of petrol leaving only three to meet the rush. The Dimapur District Chamber of Commerce and Industry in a press statement expressed solidarity to the Dimapur Petroleum Association, a unit

of the DDCCI. The DDCCI President maintained that other business establishments also had a “dry day” in terms of sales, as both commercial and private vehicles stayed off the road. He added that school children were the “ones who suffered the most.” As such, he requested the NSCN

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the administration does not expect any untoward incidents ‘unless there is involvement from the underground cadres’. He disclosed that there are reports of movements of armed Naga underground cadres in the Noksen town area and in the remote areas. He however expressed strong confidence that the security forces would be able to contain any acts of violence. It may be noted here that 51 Noksen A/C is considered as one of the most prestigious constituencies in Tuensang district. Both parties have campaigned for this election tirelessly for the past few weeks. For the NPF, this election is more of a prestige issue since losing it would mean a big blow to its image. For the congress, as veteran politician (a former minister) opined a few days earlier at Mokokchung, “even if the congress wins this election then it would have no effect since the party don’t have the numbers to affect the government.” Meanwhile in view of the bye-election, the Nagaland state Government has declared September 4 as paid Holiday for all Government establishments under Noksen sub-division.

I. Any individual has the right to check the authenticity of quality and quantity of the product at any given time. 2. Petrol and diesel are checked by their density with the help of hydrometer and thermometer available at all the retails outlets. 3. Density reading is converted to 15 degree Celsius using ASTM tables available at RO’s and it should be within tolerance limit of +/- 3.0 Kg per cubic metre. 4. Density should be made in comparison with the last two load challan/invoice. 5. Testing should be done in the presence of dealer’s representative/manager. 6. All retail outlets have a pre-caliberated 5 litre can standard measuring duely stamped by the weight and measure department. You can test with the 5 litre measure. 7. Sample should be collected in an aluminium can/containers (sample retention can) available with IOC. 8. If the testing is beyond permissible limit that is +/- 3.0 kg per cubic metre one can draw the sample for testing in the laboratory through proper channel.

(IM) authority and the PDA to amicably settle the issue at the earliest and urged for the Nagaland government’s intervention to facilitate a settlement in this matter. The Petroleum Dealers Association (PDA) when contacted stated that a scheduled meeting on

Tuesday with the kilonsercum-caretaker CAO of UT1, NSCN-IM could not take place. The Association said that it met with the district administration, the police, the Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Naga Business Owners Association on Tuesday. During the meeting

with the district administration, the PDA was requested to open at least a few outlets, if not all in the interest of the public while assuring security. The PDA was however apprehensive of taking any chances as it involved threat to life and property. Nevertheless, security at petrol pumps was

GUWAHATI, SEPTEMBER 3 (TNN): Despite mounting demands from the civil society for enhanced security for the fair sex and the government’s assurances towards the same, incidents of rape are rising in Assam. According to state home department records, at least 800 rape cases were registered in the state between January and July this year. Last year, a total of 1,716 rape cases were registered in Assam while in 2011, the figure was 1,707,

according to the records. “These figures are disturbing. Law enforcement needs to be stricter. A study has also revealed that most of the criminals involved in sexual crimes have a tendency to repeat the offence,” said Shilpi Hazarika, a student of human behaviour in a New Delhi college. As per the records, at least 12,857 women were raped in the state between 2005 and May 2013. In several cases, the rape victims were murdered after being violated. During the last assembly

session in July, state forest minister Rockybul Hussain had disclosed that 59 victims were murdered after being raped since 2005. The latest rape case was reported from West Mayong area in Morigaon district last month. A newly wed bride was abducted and gang-raped by four men and left to die. Fortunately, she was rescued and saved. Police are yet to arrest all the culprits. “Police officials tried to cover up the matter and offered us money to withdraw the case,” said the

beefed up. On the possibility of fuel outlets resuming business, the vice president of PDA hinted at something positive coming up on Wednesday but maintained it could not be said for sure. He added that the PDA will come out with a statement on Wednesday. Meanwhile petrol pumps will continue to remain closed. The PDA in a press release informed the public on the facts and methods of testing petrol and diesel by their density. It also clarified on recent allegation of petrol pumps failing quality standards. It stated that petroleum retailers have already paid the adulteration fee, which it stated is mandatory for all retail outlets irrespective of retailers indulging in adulteration or not. The PDA added that as per the publication on 29/08/13, many R.Os (retail outlet) were found clean and that some of the R.Os names published in local dailies are “wrongly accused.” NSCN (IM) on closure of petrol pumps on page 5

51 noksen bye-election today Assam: 800 rapes in seven months Morung Express news

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51 Noksen Assembly Constituency goes to by-polls today with Congress candidate, Lima Onen Chang taking on the present Lok Sabha MP and Nagaland Education Minister, CM Chang in a straight contest. The total number of electors is 12,074; out of which 6142 are male and 5932 are female. With 1193 registered voters, Yangpi (2A) has the maximum number of electors while Yukumsang Compound polling station has the least number of voters with 140. This election will debut the usage of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trial (VVPAT) in the Indian Electioneering system. Elaborate security arrangements have been made and the district administrations has deployed “more than sufficient” security forces. The SDO (C) of Noksen Town, Chubatemjen disclosed to The Morung Express that the administration has so far identified five sensitive areas and added that enough security forces has been deployed to the areas. Sources informed that 4 companies of IRB from the 10th, 13th and 14th battalions have been deployed on peripheral duty in the

Constituency. A company of BSF and 3 companies of CRPF have also been assigned duties in the 21 polling stations. As the additional unit in the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) is introduced, a Special Polling Officer has been assigned in all the polling stations along with the usual officials of a Presiding Officer and three Polling Officers. He will assist the voters with the VVPAT and also take photographs with the camera provided by the ECI. As previously endeavored, CCTVs could not be installed. Polling personnel and interested voters were yesterday trained to operate the high-tech ‘Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail’ system, according to Tuensang Deputy Commission and District Returning Officer, Mhumbemo Lotha. The SDO (C) informed that there are 21 polling stations spread across 19 villages in the 51 Noksen A/C. On being queried about the expectations of any violence, the SDO (C) stated that so far

rape survivor’s father. The state home department records said that the police had filed chargesheets in only 8,151 of the 12,857 cases filed between 2005 and May 2013. Police have arrested 12,216 of the accused in the cases. The latest statistics of the National Crime Records Bureau also revealed that Assam topped the chart in crime against women in 2012 at 89.54 per cent, which is double the national average of around 41.7 per cent last year.

41 unauthorized lessees collecting “tolls & fees” NAgAlANd govErNmENt tErmiNAtEs ordEr

KoHIMA, SEPTEMBER 3 (MExN): The Urban Development Department of Nagaland has cancelled/terminated the order issued to 41 unauthorized lessees in Dimapur for collecting ‘Tolls & Fees’ as it has been found to be in “total violation of” Section 199 of the Nagaland Municipal Act, 2001. The Municipal Administration Cell of the Urban Development Department of the Government of Nagaland has sent a representation to the DC, SP of Dimpaur and CEO of the Dimapur Municipal Council to

“immediately stop/restrain the unauthorized lessees from collecting Tolls & Fees on various items in Dimapur Municipal area.” Following a judgment from the Kohima Bench of the Gauhati High Court on July 30, 2013, the Urban Development Department issued a notice dated August 1, 2013, to ‘show cause’ to 41 unauthorized lessees as to “why the aforesaid work allotted” should not be “cancelled/terminated as illegal and ultra vires the law.” As it turns out, the CEO of DMC, Orenthung Lotha, had allot-

ted the said work to these lessees “in contravention” of the law and “without obtaining prior approval from the state Government.” When the responses exacted from the 41 lessees were not found to be within the provision of law, the Urban Development Department was pushed to release the order to the DC, SP and CEO, DMC to cancel/terminate their leases on August 12. Despite this, the unauthorized lessees are said to be collecting ‘Tolls & Fees’ on various items in DMC area at the strength of

the illegal work order that was given out on June 26, 2013, informed Mhabemo Patton, Commissioner & Secretary of Urban Development Department (Municipal Administration Cell) and Limawabang Jamir, Deputy Secretary of the same. They also stated that continuing such work is “in complete defiance of an administrative decision taken by the competent authority which is an offence punishable by penal law.” Thus the DC, SP and CEO, DMC have been asked to take action immediately.

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IMFL worth over Rs. 13 lakh destroyed in Kohima Our Correspondent

7862 bottles of India Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth Rs. 13, 72, 330 lakhs street value, which were seized on different occasions during the period from March to July 2013 was destroyed here today at the New KMC dumping site. The destruction was done in the presence of Superintendent of Excise, district administration and representatives from SP Kohima and Kohima Municipal Council. The quantity of seized IMF destroyed included; IMFL 750ml5324 bottles, IMFL 750ml (Open) -43 bottles, IMFL 375ml- 5 bottles, IMFL 180ml- 17 bottles, beer 650ml- 1702 bottles and can beer 500ml- 772 bottles. Excise official said the destruction was done after obtaining destruction certificate from excise commissioner.

ANHTU Kohima unit informs

kohiMa, SepteMber 3 (Mexn): The venue for the forthcoming Hindi Diwas (Hindi Day) celebration and competition scheduled for September 13 and 14 at Ura Academy Hall, Kohima has been shifted to APO Hall (Angami Public Organization), Kohima. Other scheduled remain unchanged, according to a release issued by Menuoletuo Keyho, president All Nagaland Hindi Teachers’ Union Kohima Unit.

Azo to grace teachers’ day celebration at Kohima

Excise officials, district administration and others during the destruction of seized IMFL in Kohima on September 3. (Morung Photo)

NEPeD advisor Khumo emphasises Jawans sensitised on TB on importance of Hydroger tech disease and DOTS treatment

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the Hydroger technology to be replicated in other areas particularly where grid connectivity and irregular power supply are being experienced. He also elaborated on the benefits of Hydroger installation like the resultant increased awareness of villagers on climate change particularly through the conservation of catchment areas as a need to sustain the ecology for the continued operation of the Hydrogers. He also appreciated the increased income generating activities of the beneficiaries with the addition of man-hours through lighting facilities and savings achieved with the reduction of expenditure on lighting instruments like candles, kerosene oil, etc. Earlier, Shoyhunlo Kh-

ing, Chairman, Logwesunyu Village Council, briefed the Advisor on the ongoing activities and also appreciated NEPeD’s activities in empowering the people of the area. He also elaborated at length on the economic impact the installation of the Hydroger has had on the beneficiaries. A press release issued by NEPeD stated that Hydrogers are small machines which can generate green regular electricity by being installed in a small stream or river. The ELC controls the current output and stabilizes the frequency of the electricity and is provided along with the Hydrogers to the beneficiaries. NEPeD is currently manufacturing the Hydrogers at the Centre of Excellence on Renewable Energy Studies (CERES) facility in Dimapur.

JakhaMa, SepteMber 3 (Mexn): The Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) and National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP), Nagaland under the initiative of District TB Centre Kohima conducted an awareness meeting at the premises of 164 Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (Home & Hearth) NAGA Jakhama on August 30. Dr. Vezokholu, District TB Officer gave an elaborate presentation about the TB disease and the implication of complete adherence to DOTS treatment, failing which could lead to Multi Drug Resistant (MDR) TB. DOTS Plus treatment, which is also available in the State since January 2012 is a 24 months course for treating MDR TB cases. MDR TB is in reality a man

made phenomenon mainly caused by incomplete or inadequate treatment of conventional TB drugs. This is serious concern for the programme. She also stressed the importance of healthy diet and hygiene for a patient. Under the programme, both DOTS and DOTS plus treatment is available for free. Tobacco is one of the leading killers among deaths due to a disease. The main thrust of the NTCP is the youth group in general according to Dr Atsungla, District Programme Officer NTCP. She also mentioned that the use of tobacco affects almost every system of the body including the reproductive system of both sexes and can leads to deadlier diseases like cancer of the mouth, tongue, throat etc. She added that

Smile Train Shija Cleft MVBC organises free medical camp Project from Sept 12 to 14

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kohiMa, SepteMber 3 (Mexn): Smile Train Shija Cleft Project- Mission Nagaland, 16th phase camp will be held from September 12 to 14 at Oking Hospital & Research Clinic (P) Ltd., Kohima as a joint initiative between Shija Hospitals, Imphal and Oking Hospital, Kohima. Smile Train Shija Cleft Project is a humble endeavor towards rendering new smile, new hope and new life by rendering absolutely free of cost corrective surgery for cleft lip and cleft palate. A press note received here said that a cleft is a separation or gap in the body structure. Two major types of oral – facial clefts are cleft lip (involving the lip) and cleft palate (involving the roof of the mouth or the soft posterior tissue inside the mouth). Most cannot eat, drink or speak properly. Due to shame, they cannot even attend school or hold a job and lead a painful life in isolation. All the social activists, politicians, church leaders and esteemed print and electronic media are requested to extend cooperation and all possible support in disseminating the information to every nook and corner of Nagaland. For further information, contact Oking Hospital & Research Clinic (P) Ltd., Kohima, Telephone No. (03870) 2243339, 2241003, 2243341 or call 9436000494, 9774039490, 9402489750, 9856276396, 98566343037, 9089801821, 03702292280, 9863188043.

The medical team during the free camp at Meluri local ground on August 31.

Meluri, SepteMber 3 (Mexn): Commemorating its 75 years Christianity, Meluri Village Baptist Church (MVBC) organized a free medical camp at Meluri local ground on August 31. Led by Dr. John Nyuthe, M. O, CHC, Meluri, several doctors along with team of nurses, pharmacists, lab

technicians and attendants coordinated and served the patients, stated a release received here. The camp started with a prayer led by Rev. T Kachusie, Pastor, MV BC. 937 patients registered during the event. The members of the church and Planning

Committee for Platinum Jubilee celebration have expressed deep appreciation and gratitude to the medical doctors and their team for the success of the Camp. They also extended gratitude to the citizens and town dwellers of Meluri for the co-operation in organising the said camp.

there are three categories of smokers (first, second and third hand) who are at varying degrees of risks. In the end Col. Kunal Chatterjee who himself is a Specialist in Community Medicine reiterated the importance of maintaining proper nutrition, full course treatment and cough etiquettes among TB patients . He also urged the Jawans to refrain from different forms of addictive substances. The programme was well attended by the Officers and Jawans along with family members of the Battalion. Dr Apichetla, Asst Programme Officer and Temjenochetla Ao, IEC Officer represented the State Cell of the RNTCP. This was stated in a press release issued by RNTCP State TB Officer DR. KT Lotha.

WASU literary day at Sechu Zubza

kohiMa, SepteMber 3 (Mexn): The Western Angami Students’ Union (WASU) is organizing literary day under the theme “Beyond the four walls” on September 14, 10:00 AM at WAPO Hall, Sechu-Zubza. Kekhrielhoutuo Nakhro, president Angami Gazetted Officer’s Krotho (AGOK) will be the chief gust while Avelu Ruho, SDO (Civil), Sechu-Zubza will be the guest of honour. Savilie Kruneilie, president Western Angami Public Organization (WAPO) will also exhort the gathering. Welcome address will be delivered by WASU president Kedoroko Casavi. All the schools have been requested to send 10 delegates including the participants for the said programme. The literary day will be marked by drawing competition – Class I to V, Essay- Class VI to X, Elocution- Class 1 to V and extempore speech- Class VI to X.

MLA and Chairman MARCOFED Mmhonlumo Kikon with others during the launching of the new Hyundai Grand i10 at Lozi Hyundai Kohima on September 3. (Morung Photo)

Ao Khel Council impose ban on posters pasting

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AKM survival census card revival

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Mokokchung, SepteMber 3 (Mexn): All the non-locals residing in Mokokchung Town are informed that the renewal of AKM (Ao Students’ Conference) Survival Census Card will be held from September 10 to 14, 2013 during office hours between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm. This was stated in a release issued by AKM vice president Limayanger Jamir.

Kohima | September 3

DiMapur, SepteMber 3 (Mexn): MLA & NEPeD Advisor, L. Khumo on September 2 visited Logwesunyu Village to familiarize with the ongoing activities of the Nagaland Empowerment of People through Energy Development (NEPeD). He expressed satisfaction on the ongoing interventions and said that it could be a learning yardstick for other areas in the state. He expressed happiness on the achievements the installation of a 3 Kw Hydroger along with a major component, the Electronic Load Controller (ELC), has so far achieved and commended the Village Council Chairman on the various allied activities being undertaken. The Advisor further stressed on the need for

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DiMapur, SepteMber 3 (Mexn): The Ao Khel Council, Notun Basti Dimapur has decided to ban any individual/organisation from the practice of pasting posters/ pamphlets in the khel jurisdiction. The AKC has noted that many organisations have been indulging in rampant and un-authorised sticking of posters thus dirtying the walls and totally neglecting the aesthetic value of the surroundings. It has also spoiled many nicely white-washed building and boundary walls and is a constant eye-sore, stated a press release issued by AKC Chairman T. Maong Longchar. The council has no objection to pasting of posters if allowed by the residents in their homes as long as a written ‘No Objection Certificate’ is obtained from the house-owner and due approval obtained from the council. Any violation of the above directive will attract a fine of Rs.5000 for the publisher of the poster. The council however has no objection to flying/hanging of flexi-banners on the existing authorised hoarding spaces.

kohiMa, SepteMber 3 (Dipr): Minister for Roads & Bridges and Parliamentary Affairs, Kuzholuzo Nienu will grace the State level Teachers’ Day celebration as chief guest which will be held at NBCC Convention Centre (Kijü Kharu) Kohima on September 5.The programme will be chaired by Commissioner & Secretary School Education and SCERT, T. Imkonglemba Ao IAS while welcome speech will be delivered by President ANSTA Ponchulo Wanth and invocation prayer will be pronounced by SDB Principal, DBHSS, Kohima Fr. Dennis.

CNTC inaugurates office Sept 7

DiMapur, SepteMber 3 (Mexn): Central Naga Tribal Council (CNTC) will inaugurate its office at O.C15 Naga Shopping Arcade, Supermarket, near town hall here, on September 7, 2013, 10:30 am with Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur as the chief guest. Therefore, all the CNTC federal council members, Chairman and Secretary G.B Association (Sadar), Hoho leaders of Sumi, Lotha and Ao community of Dimapur have been requested to attend the inauguration ceremony without fail. While extending its invitation, CNTC has also requested the Hoho leaders and GB association leaders to attend the ceremony in traditional costume.

DGU general meeting

DiMapur, SepteMber 3 (Mexn): There will be a general body meeting of the Dimapur Gorkha Union (DGU) on September 7, 10:00 am at the residence of the union’s vice president Yubraj Limbu at Padumpukhiri. A press release from the union’s chairman informed that the meeting has been called in connection with the Blood Donation Camp slated to be held on September 14, 2013. All the office bearers, advisors, past office bearers of DGU, representatives of DGU units and well wishers have been requested to attend the meeting.

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Dimapur DPDB meeting

DiMapur, SepteMber 3 (Mexn): All the DPDB members under Dimapur district are informed that the DPDB meeting for the month of September will be held as scheduled on September 5, 2013. The time and venue will remain the same. All the members have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

Mt. Tiyi Govt College freshers social held

Wokha, SepteMber 3 (Mexn): Mount Tiyi Govt College Wokha held its 39th Freshers Social on August 30. C. Khalong Ao, Director, Higher Education graced the occasion as the chief guest. The chief guest also inaugurated the principal’s quarter in the college premises. Coupled with the freshers day programme the college also felicitated Rahman, Asso. Professor (Education) and N.Lotha, Sweeper, for receiving Meritorious Award and Commendation Certificate for outstanding contribution in the field of Higher Education from the department of Higher Education. The program was chaired by Khyopenthung Tsopoe, Asst. Professor (English). The spotlight of the program was the selection of 'Mr & Miss Freshers 2013' which was bagged by Michael Ezung and Noyingbeni Yanthan respectively.

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Nagaland Governor to visit Phek district

phek, SepteMber 3 (Dipr): In view of the visit of Nagaland Governor, Dr. Ashwani Kumar to Phek district on September 12 and 13, a meeting was held on September 3 at DPDB Conference Hall with Head of Offices, Institutions, NGOs and public leaders to chalk out various programme and activities in order to accord or receive him with warm welcome. Chairing the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner Phek, Neposo Theluo called upon the members to give constructive suggestions and to give cooperation during his maiden visit to which he said that, it is a privilege for the people of Phek district. The meeting discussed the various assignments and work distributions were given to different departments, NGOS and Institution. The meeting also decided to have a mass social work for the dwellers of Phek town on their respective areas or road on September 7. The meeting ended with thanks from the chair.

NASU emergency meeting

kohiMa, SepteMber 3 (Mexn): The Northern Angami Students’ Union (NASU) has convened an emergency meeting on September 6 at NAPO Building Kezieki at 1:00 PM. All the unit presidents, general secretaries or representatives, and all the senior leaders of NASU have been asked to attend the meeting positively. For any detail contact General Secretary at 9862977797.

NCSU writes to PCCF

DiMapur, SepteMber 3 (Mexn): The Nagaland Contractors and Suppliers Union has written to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests notifying that all civil construction works taken up departmentally for the past few years are a total violation of the government standing order vide letter No AR-13/2/85 dated December 13, 1985/GAB-1/Com/43/86/ Bud/8-7/95-96. A press note from the General Secretary of the NCSU has demanded for all the civil work construction under the PCCF’s establishment to immediately stop. The union further urged the PCCF to strictly follow the government standing order by inviting tenders to avoid “unwanted problem.”

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Journalist stir continues in Manipur

IMPHAL, SePteMber 3 (NNN): For the second consecutive day today, journalists in Manipur protested against the militants’ diktats to the media houses. Scribes staged a sitin protest against militant threat issued to the media houses with newspapers not reaching readers in the state for three straight days due to the stir. Journalists in the state had also held a rally here yesterday to register a protest against the diktat issued by a particular militant group in relation to publication of a news item. Tuesday’s protest was participated by hundreds of journalists. The demonstration was organised by the All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union (AMWJU) here in front of Keishampat Power House.

AMWJU president Wakhemcha Shyamjai talking to NNN on the sidelines of the protest urged militant outfits in the state not to issue any sort of diktat and threat to the journalists and media houses. He said the fourth estate should not be intimidated under any circumstances and they be allowed to work in a threatfree environment to maintain the Freedom of Speech. “Journalists in other states of the country have never experienced such a situation that the state scribes have faced time and again,” he said. Shyamjai said certain militant groups are trying to show themselves to be powerful organizations targeting the media and this must be stopped. “We have decided to resume publication from

I tA N A g A r , S e PteMber 3 (PtI): The Arunachal Pradesh unit of BJP has asked the party’s central leadership to take up the issue of Chinese incursion into the state’s territory with the Centre. A delegation of the party led by its president Tai Tagak, including national general

secretary Tapir Gao and party spokesperson Techi Necha, called on BJP president, Rajnath Singh at New Delhi on Monday and apprised him of regular incursions by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in various border sectors of Arunachal Pradesh, including Kibhitoo and Chaglagam in

tomorrow considering the readers who have been starved of newspapers for three days,” he informed. Also yesterday, hundreds of scribes and newspaper hawkers took out a protest rally here to demonstrate against the diktat issued by a particular insurgent group to the media houses and the newspaper distributors. The AMWJU and All Manipur Newspaper Sales and Distributors’ Association (AMNSDA) members numbering about 200 took part in the protest rally. At the same time, the AMWJU, Editors’ Committee, Manipur and AMNSDA had decided to continue protest against the militant’s diktat. Journalist protesting in Imphal on September 3. (NNN photo)

Arunachal BJP urges central party to take up incursion issue

In this August 27, file photo, an Indian agriculture laborer replants paddy saplings on the outskirts of Gauhati, India. India plans to subsidize wheat, rice and cereals for some 800 million people under a $20 billion scheme to cut malnutrition and ease poverty.The Food Security Bill, which is expected to be approved by India's president, guarantees citizens a legal right to food. (AP Photo)

Anjaw district, besides Bumla and Zemittang in Tawang district. Tagak informed Singh that the regular incursion bid by China has caused panic in the area, party said on Tuesday. “There is constant threat to Arunachal’s internal and external security. The recent incursion of the

PLA at Plam Plam near the last border outpost Chaglagam is a matter of great concern which was noticed after a few days time,” Tagak said. He also drew the attention of the party high command to the urgent need of properly manning the border, the sources said. Tagak also apprised Singh of sev-

eral other important issues, including law and order situation in the state. Rajnath, however, assured that the BJP central leadership has always a soft corner for the border state of Arunachal Pradesh and the party has identified its programmes for the state if voted back to power, sources added.

AgArtALA, SePteMber 3 (IANS): The main opposition Congress is heading for another split with some top Tripura leaders expressing their keenness to join the Trinamool Congress, a dissident party leader said here Tuesday. Congress leaders Surajit Datta, Ratan Chakraborty and Jawar Saha, all former ministers, are scheduled to meet Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata Thursday, the leader said. “We would meet Mamatadi Sep 5 to discuss about our joining the Trinamool. A large number of Congress members, Surajit Datta and Ratan Chakraborty are keen to join the party,” Saha told reporters. Saha, former leader of opposition in Tripura, said: “The Congress leaders have miserably failed to counter

the ruling CPI-M both in elections and in the postpoll situation.” “The state Congress leaders are busy protecting their own interest and not that of the party or workers,” Saha added. State Congress president Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl, working president Asish Saha and leader of opposition Sudip Roy Burman tried to downplay the disgruntled Congress leaders’ reported keenness to join the Trinamool. “When they lose elections or lose party posts, then the Congress party becomes bad (for them),” Hrangkhawl said, without naming the dissident leaders, while addressing party workers at Town Hall here. Former Congress legislator Subal Bhowmik, who lost to a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)

nominee in Sonamura constituency in West Tripura in the Feb 14 assembly elections, left the Congress and floated the Tripura Pragatishil Gramin Congress recently. A large number of Congress members joined the new party. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi in June appointed tribal leader Hrangkhawl to head the party in the state, while Saha was chosen as the party’s working president. Both Hrangkhawl and Saha are legislators. The Congress won only 10 seats in the 60-member house in the February polls. The Congress’s poll partners - Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura and National Conference of Tripura - drew a blank each. The CPI-M won 49 seats and the Communist Party of India was victorious in one constituency.

property off the “sons of the soil”, a rhetoric often used by voluntary organisations to justify occasional forced evictions of bootleggers and drug dealers. Mizoram’s attempt to curb alcohol is interlinked with its attempt to stop narcotics, and it was indeed local and neighbourhood groups who were most active in pre-prohibition days, volunteers staying up nights in duty shacks to make sure localities are free of drunkards and junkies. The dry state boasts of peaceful environs. At just 2,520 cases registered un-

der the IPC and non-IPC provisions in 2012, it has one of the country’s lowest crime rates. Murder accounted for just 29 of these, prohibition 440, the second highest after theft, which was anyway low at 643. Tourism also plays an important factor in prohibition review, at least in government corridors, with tourist inflow more than doubling in the past decade. However, the law does allow tourists to bring their own alcohol. But the mood is anything but for lifting prohibition. At the Prohibition Council’s last

meeting two-months-ago, the council said it was not in favour of lifting prohibition unless law enforcement agencies are better empowered, and in fact advocated making the law stricter, even to the point of cancelling land ownership of those whose premises are used by bootleggers. If prohibition is indeed lifted, alcohol-money may be tempting as the state has a debt about 13 times its resources and nine-tenths of its revenue comes from the Centre. Adam is a principal correspondent based in Aizawl

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Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla’s comments hinting at a review of the state’s 18-year-old prohibition law at a talk show this week may not be the definitive answer many are seeking, but it was hardly surprising given the split public opinion alcohol evokes in the state. On one hand, the CM said what most agree on - that youth are dying en masse from drinking spurious alcohol, a fact even the Governor pointed out

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in view of the firm and sincere intention of the GoI to end the stalemate on the demand of the UNC,” the UNC press communique said today. According to the UNC, it held a meeting today and discussed the above request of the government of India and resolved that the ban on the construction work on the TransAsian Railway line and Power Grid line would be lifted temporarily with effect from 5:00 am of September 4 as a reciprocation of the decision in the tripartite talk held at Delhi on August 30. “However, in respect of projects which are exploitative, divisive and are without the free prior informed consent of the land owners who are displaced/to be displaced and affected by the project, such as the Seismic Survey for Oil exploration, Mapithel Multipurpose Dam & the ChakpiKarong Multi purpose dam, and over which strictures have already been put in place by the Naga people, will continue to be banned in the Naga areas,” the UNC note stated.

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he Bible says that there is a time for everything under heaven- “a time to be born and a time to die” (Ec.3:1&2). It also says that whoever believes in the redemptive work of Jesus will rise again from the dead and live forever with God in the new heaven and the new earth (Rev. 20:11-15). The Bible however never says that men kind will have a second chance to live a second life on earth. On the contrary, the Bible says: “For it is appointed unto man once to die and after that the judgment” (Heb. 9:27). The truth then is- one life, one death and one judgment. This truth also means- If one has lived that one life doing all the wrong things, one will never get a second life or second chance to live a second life doing all the right things to

make up for the first life lived wrongly. The end of the matter is one of-a short life where at the end of it, regrets cannot be re-addressed in a second life. The bible further says: “So then, every one of us shall give account of himself to God.” (Rom. 14:12) In still another passage it says: “For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.”(Eccl.12:14) As for our works in this one life, Revelations 14:13 says: “And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth. Yea, said the spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their WORKS do follow them.” Note the word “works”. At the end of our earthly journey on earth, it is not our wealth or

our degrees but our “works” that will accompany us into the presence of the Lord. As for one’s short life on earth, the Bible says: “What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.” (Jas.4:14) Speaking on the same truth, King David, at the end of his life, said thus: “For we are strangers before thee and sojourners, as were all our fathers; our days on earth are as a shadow and there is none abiding.” (1 Chr. 29:15) Now, this short life cannot be lived in heaven or the Moon or any other planets but here on this earth and in this world. As for this world the Bible says: “The heaven, even the heavens, is the Lord’s; but the earth hath he given to the children of men.” Isa.45: 18 further says: “For thus said

Rectification sought from Mr. Chubatemjen Ao, Ex-minister

Sir,

the present Hon’ble Minister t the very outset I extend my of Tourism, Art & Culture and heartiest congratulations for Election but it was W.Pangteang your grant success in bringing out Konyak of Ukha Village who the Book ‘GENERAL ELECTION TO contested as IND Candidate in THE NAGALAND LEGISLATIVE 1982. ASSEMBLY (A PROFILE) 1974 TO 3. Page 76 under 48th Moka 2008’. While going through the Sl.No.5 the Profile of E.E Pangtepages of your history context, I deang Konyak can be reconstructserve your kind rectification in the ed with his political career startfollowing pages which contains ing from the year 1987 as NNDP my own area and constituency. Candidate where as the profile 1. 48 Moka, Page No. 36. year 1977 of W.Pangteang should be added (Sl.No 3), there was neither exin the list who contested in 1977 isted nor contested by such and 1982 as UDF and IND candiname Kemnie Konyak, but as date respectively. far as I am concerned about the 4. 55th Tobu page 80 Sl.No.4 Mr. Electioneering History in 48th Sheakpong of INC was electMoka, it might be misspelled ed uncontested in the year to be A.Nyamnyei Konyak who 1998 and not as mention 1989 contested in 1977 with NCN whereas Mr. Neakpa of NPC was Ticket ( Refer page 76.48th elected in 1989. Moka Sl.No.4) 2. In 1982 Sl.No.3 whom you H.Angnyei Konyak have written as E.E Pangteang New Site Colony Konyak as IND Candidate is not Mon Town

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the Lord who created the heavens, God himself who formed the earth and made it. He did not create it in vain; he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord and there is none besides me.” This Lord and this God created us in his own Divine image and gave us this earth and this world to subdue and have dominion over it (Gen.1: 28). To run its affairs, God gave us his laws and his principles (Ex.20:1-17). But here, when we engage in these God given earthly responsibilities, some Christians say that we are engaging in worldly things and not the things of God. To such Christians, I would say: This world was not created by Satan for his fallen angels to rule and subjugate. No, it was created by God for our habitation and our joy. In Gen. 1:31, the word

of God says’ “And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good…” Yes, Satan through Adam and Eve had usurped man’s ruler ship of this world. He now claims that the world and all its glory belongs to him. In Luke 4:5&6 the scriptures records: “And the devil, took him up, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, and said to him, to you I will give all this authority and their glory; for it has been delivered to me and I give it and it to whom I will”. But Jesus rejected this offer and instead has taught us to pray: “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Mt 6:10). The end of the matter is therefore: Only one short life to live and only one world to live it. The corollary question is:

How then shall we live it? Shall we live it as man and woman created in the divine image of God or as subjects of satanic philosophies and ideologies where we are reduced to even creatures lower than that of animals? Shall we choose to live under the dictates of political ideologies that reduces us to mere economic commodities like Marxism? Shall we choose to live under the dictates of political laws that treats us as “subjects” that can even be shot to death on mere suspicion? (e.g. Armed Forces Special Powers Act 1958). The choice is ours to make and I do not know how you have chosen to live this one precious life that God has given to you. But as for me, I have chosen to live it with dignity and freedom. Kaka. D. Iralu

Tening Sub Division-The Good And The Bad

people will be here at any given time and thus more goods will be needed to satisfy their demands. Here you can set up your own modest shop to begin with. Education, we have some of the best schools with cent% record of cracking high school leaving certificate (HSLC) examination in successive years. Our schools are no less than any other in the cities. This track record proves that quality wise, it is at par with the rest of the State though it stands in the most remote corner of the state. We need quality education of higher learning, though at present there is not even HSLC examination centre, 10+2 and college level course in offer in town. Opportunity and expansion are desired and a challenge... Tening was recently accorded ADC headquarter Sub-division by GoN. Thanks to DAN government for keeping their promise. It is still no good as not be present. The allotted office of the administration in the sub-division is in Jungle.!! Though I appreciate their high intellect, only way to develop jungle into habitable patch of land. kudos!! Politics, I ponder on to scrap few words.... at last, it was eureka moment, ‘’ Why do someone shy away to talk

he condition of roads is failing the people of Tening Sub-division under Peren district. This is making the lives of the people a living hell afflicting economically, politically and socially. The price of goods is exorbitantly high and only the basic goods are available in the market (Though market could mean a whole variety of different things). The GoN (Government of Nagaland) has the obligation to uphold and act as catalyst for the development to be pouring in. But, sadly this picture is scantily low. Why is the GoN repeatedly ignoring the demand of the people time and again. Tonnes of blaming the government is done. Let me not do it here. Tening, itself is cornered in a very strategic location with Manipur to the South and Assam to the West. Well, Manipur is just a stone throw away and Assam a Double stone throw. Doubly placed in this GeoStrategic location, it has the potential to develop itself into a flourishing town/ city. Who will unlock the Pandora Box? Trade and commerce can be the most beneficial of all business given the crucial factor. With proper roads connected, it could mean a whole lot of difference. More

to friends and neighbours for not falling in same line with some Patriotic Leader?” Gladly, it doesn’t come with price. It comes like summer rain and blow away akin to a cyclone with all destructive force carrying away all election rubbish. VIPs, doing a great job donating money when called as Chief Guest. You encourage him, You fools, it’s your legitimate Purse meant for development of your towns and villages. I like the VIPs though for not being so Selfish!! They help the needy though it comes with a price tag and a big Mouth!! They have reinvented themselves, they are the Good Samaritan of Today. Church, is no politics... I better say this... God send His only Begotten Son, those who come to HIM, shall stand No Condemnation... He loves the sinners too and not only you. Villagers, don’t you know that excreta is a good manure.. I wonder how can you dine with all the smell and the majestic looks right in-front of your Dish. Though the trend is fading it is still necessary in planting season!! Communication Technology, aaaah!! my favourite... Thanks to the ..... (I don’t know whom to thank) for installing the lone mo-

bile tower with ever ‘NETWORK BUSY’ status. I don’t want to give credit to MLAs for being so late. Rather, I Thank BSNL!! for not FORGETTING the tower which was installed in the 80’s. In this age of Android, windows and I-phone with all sophisticated software, it is no better than Symbian B/W Phone (though the later has no Camera). We urgently need better wireless data connectivity...We have GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA/3G, HDSPA, HSPA, LTE, NFC, WIMAX... in today’s mobile technology. You can see ‘G’ on top of your screen displaying with all Glamour whenever you try to access internet. It leads to utter disappointment when it flash ‘CONNECTION ERROR’. If not for others please upgrade to EDGE technology for the sake of android users. I sincerely think it’s time to Raise a Band of Brothers, or Band of sisters, for feminist sake, Tening-Good RoadsDemand-Committee. You name it.... Aaaah!! I wish Kohima is nearer so that all people of the Sub Division can come by FOOT and request you turn by turn.... Philip Malangmei Tening Town

Invites Govt Officials to serve in their abilities

an is born to an unknown fate― sometimes we fall in to ailment or some major problems which cannot be escaped. We won’t be able to render our duty if something major shortfall in our body or problems is happened but as long as some circumstance is not happening to us, we shall perform our duty to our best. It is dissuaded to always unattended or neglected in the office without keeping distinctive between the illhealth and well. If a peon humbly renders his job to the satisfaction, the superior shall do to his capacity; and if a superior renders to the best, the lower shall do to his ability so that the establishment can run hand in hand smoothly. Nagaland Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio who in charge of finance at the 2nd session of NLA on 18 July presented the nonplan expenditure (Excluding servicing of debt) at Rs. 4364.05 crores. The wastage part in budget is that the expenditure incurred on Non-Plan for public salaries. The bigger loss is also the expenditure made up of for non-plan without the work done by public servants. As per the new ROP, even IV-grade staff’s pay has ranged Rs.450 or more per day from initial period (excluding Sundays and 2nd & 4th Saturdays) and senior officer’s pay ranged Rs. 2500 or more per day. Whereas in private sector, a skilled manual worker gets less amount as compare to that of IV-grade staffs from government sector irrespective to the hours he spent in work. Government disburses pay and other allowances to public servants after every month end meant for the work being done by us, but if we drawn up without our work done is sin. It is learned that many departments are not applying system of ‘No work, no pay’, but one should abide by moral ethics and follow the principle of ‘work and eat’. There were 86,535 government employees in Nagaland as on 31st March 2008 as per the employment statistic which would have increased the number at present. Basing on the number of 2008 employment statistic and Nagaland population 19,80,602 (2001 census), the employment ratio roughly comes at 1:23. That means 86,535 employees serves 19,80,602 population is equal to that one person serves 23 public in Nagaland which would not be a tough job if every personnel put their best in their capacity and ability. It encourages officials to adhere in their duties to strengthen the work force of the departmental functionary. How sweet is the fruit to taste from the sweat though it be small sum! Bausha Pauwung Buchem, Longleng

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Mongmong celebrated in Dimapur Dimapur, September 3 (mexN): Jingkhu Welfare Society (Seyochung Area), Dimapur marked Mongmong, the weeklong harvest festival of the Sangtams by organizing a celebration programme at the residence of Kashiho Sangtam, DPO, DRDA Longleng at Burma Camp here today. Seyochung area folks settled in Dimapur gathered in large numbers and participated in the festival celebration. The event saw presentation of traditional items and competitions of various games among the members of the society. A press release received here informed that “Mongmong” meaning "Togetherness Forever" is celebrated

mong is also considered to be the most important festival among the twelve festivals of the Sangtams. The pre-dominant theme of the

Mongmong is to hark on the harvest season and invoke upon “Lijaba”, the supreme being for a bountiful harvest, prosperity and

longevity, it added. The note further informed that the festival commences after the second announcement/ proc-

lamation by the “Bebürü”. The first announcement denotes the separation of the spirit of the death from the living and the rituals continue throughout the festival. With the advent of Christianity, these ancestral beliefs are no longer in practice, it stated. “It is only during the Mongmong festival, that the beliefs of these traditions and customs are rekindled to the present generation through folklores.” Earlier, Dr. Apise, pastor, SBC Purana Bazaar exhorted the occasion and Chotingse, advisor JWS Dimapur shared the significance of the festival, while Thsapongkyu, president, JWS Dimapur delivered the welcome address.

Dimapur, September 3 (mexN): Lt Col (Retd) Ape Venuh, Kilonser cum Caretaker (CAO) for UT-1 through a press note has questioned as to why the Petroleum Dealers Association Ltd has “ordered closure” of all petrol pumps in the district when NSCN/GPRN had ordered closure of only 17 petrol pumps, “which are not selling genuine fuel.” It further queried as to whether the

association was formed for providing service and welfare to the people or to “encourage such kind of illegal activities,” which the note said has been clearly indicated by the closing of all 31 petrol pumps in the district. The note advocated that “proper and thorough examination be done before swinging into such action.” While stating that he provides “service for the larger interest of the people

and not so as alleged by the association,” Venuh lamented that the association has failed to perform its rightful duty and are “being defenders to offenders of the said business.” The note claimed that many godowns are set up in and around Dimapur to execute mixing of petroleum products (i.e. petrol and diesel), where Kerosene is mixed with a chemical named Zero Solvent and sold to the public as petrol.

It added that the adulterated fuel damages vehicles, affects the environment and causes diseases like Cancer. It further alleged that some petrol pump owners own a factory of the said chemical at Khatkati, Assam. The note said that if the association stands for the welfare of the people then instead of “reacting the way they are now,” they should employ measures to control these activities.

tobu, September 3 (mexN): The public of Tobu sub-division has expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Advisor DUDA Nagaland, Commissioner Nagaland, Commissioner & SecHairdresser attending to a client at Yangen Hair & Beauty retary Supply Department, Salon, which opened recently at Center Shop, Kohima, adjacent to The Morung Express office. It remains open Director Supply, Deputy Commissioner Tuensang, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. (Morung Photo)

C.K.S Tuensang, Deputy Commissioner Mon, EAC Chare, EAC Mopong and all the well wishes for their “support and tireless efforts” in bringing three hundred quintals of rice from Dimapur to Tobu via Tuensang during the hardship faced by the people of the

sub-division, due to blockage of Mon road by heavy landslide. A release appended by ATC Tobu vice chairman Kaiba L Konyak noted that after a gap of more than 10 years, the public of Tobu is enjoying rice issued under supply department of Nagaland. “More than 10

years has passed, even the “Ration card” goes missing,” it stated. In light of this, the supply department has been requested to look into the matter with great concern by issuing Ration Card to the public so “they can somehow enjoy their ‘Right’ even once in a blue moon.”

Sangtam men clad in traditional attire participate in a spoon and marble race at the celebration on September 3.

for six days from September 1—6 every year. Each of the six days holds special significance for the Sangtam community. Mong-

NSCN (IM) on closure of petrol pumps

Tobu gets first Supply dept’s rice in over a decade

CTYO writes to SBI chief general manager Chumkedima public to agitate

Dimapur, September 3 (mexN): Chumukedima Town Youth Organization (CTYO) has written to the Chief General Manger, State Bank of India, Local Head Office, NE circle Dispur expressing shock that the Chumukedima SBI Branch downed shutters on August 14 “without caring to inform the local administrator and customer.” It lamented that no reason has been given till date for the “abrupt closure” of the branch, which has been causing immense inconveniences to all the segments of the customers. Informing that the Branch has

been functioning peacefully for more than thirty years, the letter said the branch caters to vast segment of customers including traders, government employees, teachers, student community as well as pensioners. Further expressing dismay that “the local management did not care for a while for the interest of its own customers,” the letter stated, “Had the reasons been made known to the public for closure, we are confident that the public and the customers would have come forward in your aid for smooth running of

the branch.” Incidentally, it said there are two more banks, namely UCO Bank and Nagaland State Co-operative Bank and “they are functioning without any problem”. In view of the above, the youth organization has urged upon the Chief General Manager to recognize the difficulties and inconveniences of “your customers” in particular and the public in general and take appropriate steps for re-opening the branch. It further assured of their best co-operation for smooth functioning of the branch.

if SBI fails to re-open its branch

Dimapur, September 3 (mexN): Chumukedima Chamber of Trade Association, Chumukedima Welfare Committee Commerce, and Chumukedima GB have jointly issued a statement expressing regret that due to the sudden closure of State Bank of India Chumukedima Branch since August 14, the public in and around Chumukedima have been suffering untold miseries, “whereas the authority concerned seems least bothered about the grievances of the public.” Highlighting the effects

of the closure, the three organizations stated the customers are facing problem covering the 8 km distance between Chumukedima and Purana Bazaar, the branch which has been entrusted to look after the affected customers. It also said that the salaried persons from Nagaland Armed Police Training Centre, Police Training School, 1st NAP Bn, 13th NAP (IR), 15th (IR) Mahila, Police Engineering project are “badly affected”. Educational institution such as National Institute of Technology, five colleges and more

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than twenty schools are affected, while business community comprising more than 1200 shops are also affected, it added. In view of this, the statement cautioned that if the authority concerned fail to re-open the said SBI branch on or before September 7, the public of Chumukedima will agitate to show its resentment against the “prolong negligence” in solving the issue. “The public may also not co-operate with the Bank even if re-opened, if their genuine are not addressed at the earliest,” it added.

Policy Makers’ Dialogue & Legislators’ Meet

wo of the major side events of the upcoming Kohima Summit are the Policy Makers’ Dialogue and the Legislators’ Meet. It was during the Gangtok Summit last year that the Legislators’ meet was first conceptualized to bring together legislators from the Indian mountain states and to facilitate a discussion that focuses on collective action and thinking based on a vision for sustainable mountain agenda for the Indian mountain states. Sikkim in the last Summit also took the lead by starting the first state chapter of GLOBE India. Global Legislators’ Organization for Balanced Environment (GLOBE) is an international body whose mission is to create a critical mass of legislators that can agree and advance common legislative responses to the major global sustainable development challenges. The dialogues and outcomes of the Legislators’ Meet at Sikkim carried forward the GLOBE India agenda, and constituted a significant advancement in the build-up to the first World Summit of Legislators at Rio from 15–17 June 2012. The Policy Makers’ Dialogue is an additional event in this year’s edition of the Sustainable Mountain Development Summit-III. The Policy Makers’ Dialogue will discuss and deliberate upon the appropriateness and relevance of the Guidelines for Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and Other Programmes for Indian mountain states to come up with suggestions and recommendations, if any, while also

considering that ‘currently no mountain specific policy mechanisms are in place, nor is there a platform for law makers to actively engage in non-partisan manners for mountain development’. R. S. Tolia, PhD, NTPC Chair, Centre for Public Policy, School of Social Sciences, Doon University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, in his background paper for “Appropriateness of Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Other Programmes for Indian Mountain States” had highlighted that “significantly, Chaturvedi Committee throws light on a very constructive and persuasive role played by the mountain states at various meetings of the highest policy making forum of the nation, namely the National Development Council (NDC). The presentations made by almost all mountain states highlighted how resource-deficient mountain States have been suffering from not only the design of a majority of CSSs but also from the weak implementation machinery, which is a historical legacy, at their command as most of the mountain States have emerged from their parent States primarily on account of their regional, geo-geographic economic backwardness. Meetings after meetings the mountain State Chief Ministers pointed out how they have been forced to implement several Centrally Sponsored Schemes, even when these were not useful for them and even when they were not in a position to fully implement them, for several reasons, in-

cluding matching State share.” As such, the Policy Makers’ Dialogue will address issues relating the relevance of CSSs and other Programmes in the mountain states. The idea is also for the policy makers to discuss and identify issues of commonality as well as, for them to start thinking about sustainable development from a political platform. Pertaining to this, Member of Parliament from Sikkim, P.D Rai will be initiating the process of bringing the legislators together, while in line with the GLOBE chapter in each state all over India, the Nagaland chapter of GLOBE India is also being initiated in coordination with the young Nagaland MLA & MARCOFED Chairman, Mhonlumo Kikon. Once formed, Nagaland state will be only next to Sikkim in the northeastern region to have its own GLOBAL Chapter. Initiate This has been deemed necessary in order to initiate discussion on Climate Change in the Nagaland context, as it is equally essential to further initiate dialogue at the North East and the national level, after which, it would be possible to send across our issues to the global forum. Member of Nagaland Legislative Assembly, Mhonlumo Kikon, who is spearheading the state GLOBAL Chapter in Nagaland had noted that right now there are bureaucrats in the policy making along with few parliamentarians who are determining policies. However, he felt that, “the level of engagement is not as visible

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NSCN/GPRN on selling fake and expired goods

Dimapur, September 3 (mexN): The NSCN/ GPRN has stated that the office of the CAO, UT-I received complaints from public that businessmen were selling duplicate Ms. Rod, expired cement with different weight and rate, pharmacies were selling expired medicines and illegal drugs, while wholesale shops were selling different expired items and commodities. NSCN/GPRN CAO, UT-I, Ape Venuh in a press release said, “In the light of the complaints, I would be supervising my staff from time to time for checking and arresting those businessmen who are robbing the public in broad day light.” The CAO also informed that those failing to comply with these directives will invite stern action as per the “Azha” of the NSCN/GPRN CAO.

NSCN/GPRN Sumi Region discharges one

Dimapur, September 3 (mexN): The NSCN/ GPRN Sumi Region has discharged Hukato Sumi, APO under Asuto block, Sumi Region from National active service on account of medical ground. Therefore, the Government of NSCN/GPRN informs all concerned and factions to comply with this order. The NSCN/GPRN Sumi Region chairman while issuing the discharge order also wishes Hukato Sumi the best in his future endeavour.

ANCSU Sept 7 meeting cancelled

Kohima, September 3 (mexN): All the president, general secretaries, and representatives of different colleges in Nagaland are informed that the joint emergency meeting which was called by the college leaders of Kohima district on September 7 has been cancelled as the issue has been resolved at the third ANCSU presidential meeting held on September 3, 2013.

NUKC Meriema foundation day

Kohima, September 3 (mexN): The Nagaland University, Kohima Campus Meriema will observe 20th Foundation Day of the university on September 6 at 11:00 am. Governor of Nagaland and Manipur Dr. Ashwani Kumar will grace the occasion as the chief guest. Welcome address will be delivered by Prof. A. Lanunungsang, pro-vice chancellor, NU, Kohima Campus, Meriema. The programme will be marked by folk song, felicitation, exhibition etc.

Old age home building inauguration

Kohima, September 3 (mexN): The inaugural function of Old Age Home building will take place on September 6 at 12:00 noon at Old Age Home Building, Meriema. Kaisa Rio, wife of Chief Minister Nagaland will grace the occasion as the chief guest. Short speeches will be delivered by director of Social Welfare and Nagaland Senior Citizen Forum.

NECU informs on renewal of license

Dimapur, September 3 (mexN): Nagaland Electrical Contractors’ Union (NECU) has informed all the electrical contractors that yearly renewal of license is completed. NECU President Kevichülie Chadi in a press release has requested all proprietors to collect their license at the Union Head Office Kohima after paying their yearly membership fee.

ACAUT calls meeting on Sept 6

Dimapur, September 3 (mexN): The Action Committee against Unabated Taxation has convened a meeting on September 6 at 11:00 am at Unity Hall, Naga Council, Dimapur. A press note from the Secretary of the ACAUT, Solomon L Awomi requested all members of ACAUT and president and representatives of Naga Council Dimapur, Naga Women Hoho Dimapur, GBs Union Dimapur, Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industries, East Dimapur Business Association, DNSU, YAN, Chumukedima Chamber of Commerce and Trade Union, Dimapur Urban Council Chairman Federation, Dimapur District Consumer Society, Senior Citizen Forun and Naga Business Owner Association Dimapur District to attend the said meeting.

District Veterinary & AH Officer Tuensang informs

Kohima, September 3 (mexN): The District Veterinary & AH Officer Tuensang has informed all the selected beneficiaries of Tuensang district under rural piggery production 2012-13 that the training will be conducted from September 6 at 10:00 AM at DVO’s office. A release received here informed all concerned that the list of selected farmers is displayed on the office notice board. The selected farmers have been asked to attend the said capacity building training positively.

Peren DPDB meeting

pereN, September 3 (mexN): All the Peren District Planning & Development Board (DPDB) members are informed that the monthly DPDB meeting for the month of September will be held on September 6, 11:00 am at the conference hall of Deputy Commissioner at the new district headquarters, Peren. Therefore, all the DPDB members have been informed to attend the meeting without fail.

as it should be” as far as issues of climate change is concerned. In this connection, he had also emphasized on showing more concern on the impacts of climate change in our various constituencies. The concept note of the Legislators’ Meet further indicates that the idea of NU English PhD admission bringing in political actors into the general discourse of ‘Mountain Issues’ is not test & interview new, but that, both practitioners and pol- Kohima, September 3 (Dipr): Admission test icy-makers in the field of development for PhD Candidates in English for 2013, Nagaland Uniunderstand this need and are favourably versity, whose names are displayed on the Departmenpositioned to support this view. tal notice board, will be held on Friday, September 27 at While very important themes are be- 11:00 am followed by interview in the Department of ing articulated for the IMI Sustainable English, NU, Kohima Campus, Meriema. Applicants are Mountain Development Summit 2013, it to produce their original documents at the interview as has also scheduled a time to showcase the per press release by the Head, Department of English, importance of mountain issues to partici- NU Dr. AJ Sebastian. pating legislators and other political actors to deliberate, create awareness and Sumi Students’ Union meeting make an action plan. It has suitably been titled as ‘Legislators Meet on Mountain De- Dimapur, September 3 (mexN): All Sumi Students’ Union has convened its presidential meeting on velopment and Collective Action.’ The outcome of this session is expected September 7, 2013, 2:00 pm at Western Sumi Kukami to be manifold starting from a heightened hoho office building here. Therefore, all the executives awareness of the policies of the Govern- and unit presidents have been requested by the Union’s ment of India to highlighting issues relat- general secretary Kakuto Awomi to attend the meeting. ed to State Action Plans and charting out what more needs to be done, especially in the mountain states which are very important from the standpoint of water, melting With reference to the news item published in The Morung glaciers and erratic monsoons affecting Express on September 1 on Page 3, the state awardee for Sl. No livelihoods and development. Finally, rec22 should be read as Naongchemten, BA, B.Ed, Head Teacher ognising the need for collaborative action and taking forth the outcomes of the meet. GMS Chaba, Tuensang and not as published. The error was due to oversight and is deeply regretted, according to DirecMedia Cell, Sustainable Development Forum Nagaland torate of School Education, Nagaland, Kohima.

Corrigendum

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The Broader Framework

or peoples who have endured colonialism and imperialism, questions regarding culture remain a quagmire. Not only do they tend to doubt their humanity, but also their very capacity to “cultus.” Responding to hegemonic forces, indigenous peoples and those who have survived colonialism are struggling with questions of modernity. Can our traditions and cultures modernize? Should we surrender to globalism [that poses as modern culture]? Or, better still, is it possible to modernize without westernizing? Writing in 1972, the Guyanese historian Walter Rodney captured the impact of this historical struggle in his classic, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa. Central to Rodney’ argument is that colonialism removed Africa [and the third world] from history. Besides the material and psychological effects, Africa lost one fundamental element: Power. “Power,” wrote Rodney, “is the ultimate determinant in human society, being basic to the relations within any groups and between groups.” And more importantly, “when one society finds itself forced to relinquish power entirely to another society that in itself is a form of underdevelopment.” Have third and fourth world peoples become spectators of history? Are the violent conflicts we experience a symptom of our search to regain power? Will breaking from the yoke of cultural captivity be the most significant step in regaining power? Is our own greed and brutality a search to regain power and negotiate with other violent forces? When faced with the question, whether our traditions can modernize, Luigi Guissani reminds us that traditions are not handed over to us so that we become fossilized within them. Like our ancestors, we should be able to develop tradition, “even to the point of profoundly changing it.” This means using tradition critically by filtering it through our own praxis. If a people’s capacity to regain power and be makers of history is disrespected, regimented or entirely replaced, then such a people lose an enormous treasure and power of their identity and very capacity to be human, to be makers of culture. In the experience of indigenous peoples, it reduces a people’s capacity and space to function within their own paradigms and to pursue and implement their own ways of human association, interaction and endeavor. They lose the power of human action for change and cease to know who they are and who they are not. This leads to being up-rooted from their land and other spheres of life. The most obvious consequences are dependence on alien institutions and other external agencies that bring cultural and structural violence. Put differently, humans become predictable and dysfunctional, and can become a gullible uniform mass. Indeed for more than 190 years the many ‘nations’ that make up the Naga political identity have lost the power to decide their own destiny. And in the process of recovering their power, they need to ensure that they do not lose their own humanity.

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‘Bad guys are always more fun’

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op, folk hero, journalist, a mentally challenged young man. In his almost four decades in filmdom, Mel Gibson has donned myriad roles. But the Hollywood actor-filmmaker says he has a soft corner for playing the 'bad man', and admits he'd love to play a superhero some day. The Academy award winner believes there's a certain "fun" in essaying negative characters. "Bad guys are always more fun! And if you find the bad in the good guys, it's more fun," Gibson told IANS in an email interview from Los Angeles. The 57-year-old lived this 'fun' while playing a villain in the upcoming action exploitation film "Machete Kills", which is being released in India by Picture Works in October. "I play a villainous arms dealer who is an evil genius. It is a pretty interesting character," he said of his role in the movie, which is a sequel of 2010 film "Machete". In Sylvester Stallone's action-legend sequel "The Expendables 3" also, Gibson is likely to play a villain. As much as Gibson is enjoying the bad guy acts, he wouldn't mind donning masks to play a superhero on the big screen some time soon. "I would have loved to play a superhero. It would be exciting and something out of this world," said Gibson. While shooting for "Machete Kills", the 'fun' doubled up for Gibson as he shared the frame with popular actor Danny Trejo, who plays the title role in the film. "Well, working with Danny Trejo was really fun and it was a great experience. He is so full of life and energised all the time," said Gibson, who also stars with Lady Gaga, Jessica Alba, Vanessa Hudgens and Charlie Sheen in the same film. Gibson, who was born in the US and raised in Australia, started his tryst with cinema as an actor. His debut big screen project, "Summer City", an Australian film, released in 1977. Thereafter, he featured in TV series, and eventually made inroads into Hollywood, making his mark with films "Tim", "Lethal Weapon", "Signs", "Bird on a Wire", "Hamlet", "Braveheart" and "What Women Want". The actor takes pride in being called an action hero. "I have always loved doing action movies. It's good to know that people call me an action hero," said Gibson. As much as he likes being in front of the camera, Gibson has also tasted success for his skills at direction. He has helmed films like "The Man Without a Face" (1993), "Braveheart" (1995), "The Passion of the Christ" (2004) and "Apocalypto" (2006). The action-filled epic "Braveheart" was nominated for 10 Academy Awards at the 68th edition of the prestigious event. It won five, including the best picture and best director Oscar for Gibson. His epic drama film "The Passion of the Christ" was also nominated for the Oscar. "Direction was something that was on my mind for quite some time. It was a new experience, and I got to learn a lot from it," said the multifaceted star. It goes without saying that paparazzi is no stranger for someone with the popularity that he enjoys. So, Gibson merrily admits that he has often disguised himself to avoid unwanted attention. "They try to follow you around everywhere and it gets a bit uncomfortable. Yes, there are times where I have disguised myself," said Gibson.

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David Kaye Foreign Affairs

The Legal Consequences of Illegal Wars What Will Follow Obama’s Foray Into Syria

he United States, by all indications, will soon become a belligerent in Syria’s civil war. The Syrian government’s alleged use of chemical weapons to kill hundreds crossed a redline that U.S. President Barack Obama claimed a year ago would be the game changer, and the game for Washington, London, and Paris has clearly changed. Yet one thing has not: the international law governing when states may use force. That is not to suggest that government lawyers won’t eventually try to offer some sort of legal benediction. News coverage suggests that administration officials are pushing them to do just that. And the lawyers will want to be helpful, particularly if the policy consensus for force is strong and the evidence for the regime’s responsibility for the attacks is beyond reproach. But they should also be clear: It is the lawyers’ duty to provide their clients -- senior U.S. officials -- with legal, not moral, advice and counsel. The lawyers’ remit is not to say whether attacking Syria is the right thing to do, but to state what the law is, explain the positions adopted by the United States in similar circumstances in the past, and predict what the legal and institutional consequences of law-breaking might be. So what is the law? The black-letter law on the use of force is quite simple: Under the United Nations Charter, the central treaty of the modern era and largely the handiwork of the United States and its World War II allies, states are generally prohibited from using force against other states unless they are acting in individual or collective self-defense or pursuant to an authorization of the UN Security Council. Over the post-war history of the charter, self-defense claims have proven most controversial. States -- especially the United States -- have sought to expand the situations that fall under the definition of self-defense. But a case for self-defense in Syria would break the concept of self-defense beyond recognition. What concerns the administration, according to official statements, is the “moral obscenity” of a chemical attack on one’s own citizen. As awful as it is, there has been no attack (or the threat of attack) on the United States to justify individual self-defense or on allies to justify collective self-defense as a matter of law. Given that a Security Council resolution seems unlikely, the United States is left without strong legal arguments for force. Some states, non-governmental organizations, and scholars have sought to craft exceptions to the requirement for Council authorization, usually under the rubric of humanitarian intervention or its contemporary form, the Responsibility to Protect (or R2P). Both exceptions spring from a moral position that states owe their citizens a duty of care, and when they violate it by committing grave crimes, force should be an available mechanism to halt or deter them. But neither exception has the force of law. The United States itself rejected humanitarian intervention as legal justification for the Kosovo war in 1999 even as the United Kingdom espoused (and still espouses) it, but the UK has few allies on the matter. R2P was blessed by the United Nations in 2005, but even there the United Nations decided that Security Council authorization was necessary for any intervention to qualify as legal. Obama has also evoked norms against the use of weapons of mass destruction, such as the 1925 Geneva Protocol prohibiting use of poison weapons (to which Syria is a party). This prohibition may be strongly stated, but the treaty itself provides no basis for using force. Like many instruments of its time, it does not talk about the consequences of violation. So, unless the Security Council authorizes action, the United States and its participating allies would be

U.S. President Barack Obama pauses during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, July 22, 2011. Negotiations on a sweeping deficit-reduction deal collapsed in acrimony on Friday as U.S. House Speaker John Boehner pulled out of talks with President Barack Obama, dealing a blow to efforts to avert a looming debt default. (REUTERS)

in violation of international law in using military force against Syria. Call it what you will: “illegal” if you are frank, “inconsistent with international law” if you are a lawyer, “difficult to defend” if you are a diplomat. They all amount to the same thing: No international law supports a U.S. attack on Syria, even in the face of mass killing by internationally prohibited weapons. The United States will most likely seek some other means of justifying its actions. Its behavior in similar situations, when officials want to use force but have no obvious legal basis to do so, is instructive. Many commentators are pointing to the Kosovo war, for good reason, as the legal and political precedent in government lawyers’ deliberations. In 1999, with the war in Bosnia a very recent memory, the United States and its NATO allies perceived a major humanitarian disaster in the Balkans, with the alleged Serb ethnic cleansing of Kosovar Albanians. But the Russian Federation then, as now, refused to countenance any Security Council authorization of force, which forced NATO to consider an alternative international legal basis. State Department lawyers, wary of establishing a legal precedent that other states could exploit in future conflicts, refused to give their legal imprimatur. Instead, they worked with policymakers to generate a set of factors that, in the specific context of Kosovo, provided justification (if not legal sanction) for using force. Those factors included the threat of a humanitarian disaster, disruption of regional security, and the paralysis of the Security Council. But they also relied on the former Yugoslavia’s failure to meet prior Security Council demands. In the case of Syria, there are no prior Security Council demands. But it does seem that the United States may be heading toward a renewal of that general approach. Obama, in an interview with PBS, listed a set of factors with specific relevance in Syria, especially the perceived need to uphold the international norm against the use of chemical weapons. From a policy perspective, the so-called factors approach that applied to Kosovo is attractive; it makes force seem legitimate even when not legal, and many policymakers care more about legitimacy than legality, particularly if there are no concrete legal consequences to action. But by suggesting that law and legitimacy are oppositional -- or more spe-

cifically, that the UN Charter’s framework is illegitimate to the extent that it allows some states to shelter and permit atrocious behavior by themselves or their allies -- this kind of legal sleight-of-hand damages the integrity of international law and its institutions, including the Security Council. As some powers grow in strength, such as China, the United States could regret having helped undermine the Security Council’s legal control over the use of force. Finally, there is the question of consequences for this kind of law-breaking. Criminal liability is almost unthinkable. Though the International Criminal Court may have jurisdiction over illegal uses of force in the future, using force unlawfully now does not generate the same kind of criminal culpability under international law as provided for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide. States do not generally (if ever) investigate and prosecute such uses of force by foreign leaders under universal jurisdiction statutes. Unlike with claims about Bush administration torture programs, few if any states would be able to address illegal uses of force in their national courts. Obama administration officials could still vacation in Europe, in other words (though perhaps not Belarus). But policymakers should still be thinking about the legal consequences for the UN Charter system. Would the unlawful use of force against Syria make it more difficult for the United States to complain about others using force outside the doctrine of self-defense or Security Council authorization? Would it contribute to the development of a non-institutionalized norm of humanitarian intervention, under which any state could use force on its own terms? Or rather, would this kind of law-breaking help reinforce other norms of international law, such as the norm against use of chemical weapons or the targeting of civilians? Since lawyers for the U.S. State Department also work deeply with international institutions, they will want to consider whether the use of force in Syria could complicate other efforts and relationships across the United Nations. In short, the United States is heading toward an intervention in Syria that administration officials clearly believe to be right, necessary, and humane. Their cause may be just. But it won’t be legal, and no creative amount of lawyering can make it so.

management plans, who have managed to join the financial system by opening savings accounts, José Vilcherrez, the head of project evaluation and monitoring for Sierra Sur II, tells IPS. In these southern regions, 550 business plans are being carried out, each one involving around 20 men and women. On average, 80 percent of each business is financed by the government programme, with loans from IFAD, while the remaining 20 percent comes from the community. Each project is chosen through a transparent selection process in fairs like the one held in Quequeña, by the local fund allotment committee, made up of residents and authorities from the participating villages and towns. The businesses are diverse, and women participate in almost all of the activities, from livestockraising and pasture improvement to bakeries, dairy products, textiles and craft-making. “These women win a new space in their families, respect from their husbands and their kids. They start to be listened to,” says Vilcherrez, who is evaluating the impact of Sierra Sur on the female population, to determine how support from the programme can be improved. Women have asked for more information, in order to gain access to new areas of business activity, and to learn about their rights, the expert explained. Nelly Roxana Cheña presides over a group of local craftswomen in the region of Puno. Thanks to her involvement in Sierra Sur, she discovered her talent for knitting and began to earn money to pay for schooling for her children. “We have never appreciated our talents,” she tells IPS. “But thanks to the training, we rise at four in the morning, we get our housework done, and we work hard, to pull ahead. We want to continue to receive training,” she enthuses, surrounded by her fellow knitters and balls of yarn and wool caps. Cheña says the women in her town are actively involved in protecting the environment. There are 127

natural resource management plans in the southern regions, where families are carrying out activities to preserve and administer water sources and soil. The best projects are rewarded with funds from the programme. “We want to contribute to the recovery of our villages,” says Rosemary Quispe, from Cuzco region. “We want to live in nice, neat houses while preserving the natural resources for ourselves and the next generations,” adds the 19-year-old, one of the many young people taking part in the Sierra Sur projects. Since late 2012, IFAD has been encouraging youth participation in rural areas of Brazil, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Peru, providing financial and technical support through the Young Rural Entrepreneurs programme. In Peru, 344 young people are involved in 28 rural enterprises, half of them in the south of the country. “Young people have few opportunities to stay in their village, which fuels poverty and migration,” Wilder Mamani, the head of Procasur, an NGO that works in partnership with IFAD, tells IPS. Sinthia Yucra, 21, decided to stay in her village, and is generating income for her family by raising chickens. She lives in the village of Lucre, in Cuzco region, more than 3,000 metres above sea level, where she and nine other young people now have 1,000 hens and another 1,000 chicks. Eight of the 10 people involved in the project are women. “This has strengthened my family and brought us closer together,” Yucra tells IPS. “I never thought our parents would support us. This is exciting. I have a lot of plans for my village.” The group, who clarified that they don’t believe in welfare-style assistance, took out a loan to launch the small business and build the sheds. They are now being trained by Procasur technicians and plan to hire an economist, to prepare for selling their products to supermarkets.

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omen and young people are central players in dozens of small businesses and environmental protection plans that are changing the lives of poor rural families in the Andes highlands of southern Peru. The initiatives are financed by the government programme Sierra Sur and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). In her colourful traditional indigenous outfit, Yolanda Chaucayaqui shows a grey scale model that reflects what things were like until recently in her town, Yanaquihua, where deforestation and informal sector mining reigned. Then she smiles as she shows another, brightlycoloured, scale model, which reflects the future she dreams of: avocado orchards kept green with a drip irrigation system, a water tank – and no mining. “We want our town to be free of all of these negative things, and we are working to forge the way to a different kind of future,” she tells IPS. Chaucayaqui rode seven hours in a cart from Yanaquihua to Quequeña, a smaller town in the region of Arequipa where hundreds of campesinos or peasant farmers took part in the last Sierra Sur/IFAD projects fair, on Aug. 3. The fair was attended by IFAD president Kanayo Nwanze from Nigeria, who told IPS that he was pleased with the advances made, and especially with the strong presence of women. Peru has been working with the specialised United Nations agency for 20 years, fomenting the creation of small enterprises that improve the lives of poor rural families. Some 18,000 families have benefited from the second phase of the Sierra Sur programme in the regions of Apurímac, Arequipa, Cuzco, Puno, Moquegua and Tacna. Of that total, 48 percent of the participants were women committed to business and natural resource

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india's crisis within a crisis

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P. Chidambaram fights on two fronts sanjeev Miglani

In the Nagaland University Exams of 2012 the number of successful economics major graudates was 108 out of 1,428 . Economics is a critical subject. According to Prof. Shabbir Ahmed Gondal, “A nation’s fortune is determined not in battlefield but in economic field, and it is the study of Economics, which ensures supremacy in economic field.” Our lack of economics graduates in key areas of planning could be one of the factors hampering us from thinking like an economist. The right mindset is needed for our society to progress. Economics might just help towards making that happen.

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ate last month, with their doors shut to the mounting market panic outside as investors fled the country, India's cabinet ministers gathered to give final approval to a cheap food scheme for the poor. It was hardly a difficult decision for a government that needs to shore up its sagging popularity before elections due by next May. But officials familiar with the discussion say there was one dissenting voice over what is now destined to become one of the world's largest welfare programmes. Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, already struggling to convince doubters that he will keep the country's hefty fiscal deficit under control, made a last-minute attempt to trim the huge cost of the plan, estimated at about $20 billion a year. Chidambaram's ultimate failure to win colleagues around - despite his famed eloquence - is emblematic of the predicament he faces: he must stop investors heading for the hills as economic growth skids to its slowest pace in a decade, but he is surrounded by politicians who haven't grasped that there is a crisis at hand and want to spend their way to the ballot box. In many ways, Chidambaram has been grappling virtually alone with the economic emergency since he became finance minister for a third time 13 months ago. Cabinet colleagues, wayward allies of the UPA and an obstructive opposition have together stood in the way of bold steps that might have averted this year's collapse of confidence in the India story. It is a crisis within a crisis. With elections looming, that won't change anytime soon, which means Chidambaram will find it difficult to take robust policy action if the situation goes from very bad to worse. "If parliament is not able to point to the direction in which the country's economy will go, parliament is not able to agree on, say 10 steps which the government should take today ... what kind of a message will it send to the rest of the world?" he asked members of parliament (MPs) in frustration last week as the rupee tumbled ever-lower into uncharted territory. "The fact is, the polity of this country is divided on economic policies and that is understandable ... My plea to everyone, despite our differences: can we agree upon some measures which have to be taken in order to lift the country's economy from what it is today?" he said. Chidambaram was not available for an interview for this story. Authorities "still don't get it" An almost comic spectacle of the country's policy deadlock played out in parliament last month as the monsoon session of the legislature got under way. MPs were so busy bawling at each other over issues that might sway voters - a corruption scandal, the partition of Andhra Pradesh and communal violence - that over its first seven days the Lok Sabha spent just 12 minutes on legislative work and there were 11 sittings before a single bill was passed. While New Delhi appeared nonchalant at the economy's bind, investors were not: they fled. The rupee has tumbled more than 20 percent since May and the fall in August was the biggest for any month on record. In a matter of a few years, India has turned economic expansion of 8-9 percent into growth now struggling to reach 5 percent. The current account, the broadest measure of a country's international trade, has a record deficit, the manufacturing sector is shrinking, and credit ratings agencies are hovering. "Our primary concern is that the policy authorities still don't 'get it' - thinking this is a fairly minor squall which will simmer down relatively quickly with fairly minor actions," said Robert Prior-Wandesforde, head of Asia economics research at Credit Suisse. For sure, India is one of several emerging markets from Brazil to Indonesia hit by a flight of capital due to rising U.S. interest rates ahead of an expected tapering of the Federal Reserve's massive bondbuying programme that unleashed liquidity across the world. It is doubtful that any policy action in New Delhi could do much to turn the tide. Nevertheless, India's response has been less decisive than other emerging market economies. Most steps taken so far to address the problem have been small, such as lowering the cap on transfers of money abroad and slapping import duties on flat-screen TVs,

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram

measures aimed at reining in the world's third-largest current account deficit that is approaching $90 billion. Some proposals have smacked of desperation. One minister last week suggested curbing diesel consumption by the railways, a bigger economic lifeline than in most countries, and the armed forces to cut import costs, an idea that got no traction. The Economic Times reported on Saturday that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) wants Hindu temples to deposit their hoards of idle jewellery for conversion into bullion to meet demand for gold in the world's biggest consumer of the precious metal. The idea is that such a measure would reduce import demand for gold.

Cabinet Wrangling The last time Chidambaram was finance minister, in 2004-2008, growth was motoring at a near-doubledigit clip: he used to call himself a "lucky finance minister" because of the neat timing. But fortune has hardly been on his side since returning to the job last year. Aides say he has come under huge stress in recent weeks, but in public he has kept his cool, not surprising for the Harvard-educated lawyer who sharply told an interviewer earlier this year: "When did self-confidence become a vice?" Financial markets have long had just as much faith in the smooth-talking politician as he has in himself. They remember his pro-business 'dream budget' of 1997 that brought taxes down, and when he returned to the finance ministry last year investors were thrilled, anticipating a new push for economic reform to end years of policy drift and an economic slowdown. A short burst of reforms, including the opening up of retailing and aviation to foreign investors, followed. Chidambaram also succeeded in bringing down the fiscal deficit to 4.9 percent of GDP in fiscal 2012/13 from 5.8 percent, helping avert a sovereign credit rating downgrade. However, the reform drive soon lost momentum, in part because of the main opposition party's recalcitrance in parliament. But resistance within the Congress was as much to blame. Two senior ministers leaned on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh earlier this year to reverse a decision allowing 100 percent foreign direct investment in domestic pharmaceutical companies, a finance ministry source said. But Chidambaram pushed back, saying that if they had objections they should take them to the cabinet rather than surreptitiously lobbying the prime minister. At a meeting in July, three ministers got together to push through extra funding for roads in the farflung northeast and Jammu and Kashmir, overriding cost concerns raised by the finance ministry. And last month, Chidambaram wanted his colleagues to stick to the original version of the food security bill under which 18 out of 29 states would get less wheat and rice than allotted to them under an existing public distribution system because of a drop in the number of poor there. But other members of the cabinet resisted him, warning that the opposition could block the landmark bill - which guarantees 810 million Indians grain at a fraction of market prices - when it got to parliament. Their argument carried the day, at an additional cost of 50 billion rupees a year.

"There is no point fighting it beyond a point," said a finance ministry official, recalling the wrangling over the legislation. "What we have said is that it's fine: you do this because that is the demand of the constituents, but you will have to cut somewhere." Many in the left-leaning Congress led by Sonia Gandhi believe that the fruits of fast growth since India unshackled the economy from the grip of the state in the early 1990s were not shared with the country's millions of poor, and that electoral success lies in more distribution. Critics say the problem is that a new group of aggressive second-rung leaders in the Congress, pushing for 'inclusive growth', are setting out new principles of economic policymaking, creating further dissonance within government. "Individual ministers and ministries are all running on their own. Nobody is looking at the national interest," said former Home Secretary G.K. Pillai, who served with Chidambaram when he was brought in to fix homeland security after the 2008 attack by militants on Mumbai. "Everyone has his own view, which is why you have different interpretations of cabinet decisions. The lack of leadership is telling."

Political Constraints The criticism may seem odd. Prime Minister Singh took bold steps in 1991 as then finance minister to set India on a high growth path after a balance of payments crisis, earning himself a place in history as the architect of India's emergence as a global economic power. Now, he is routinely derided by the opposition and media for the policy drift of recent years. The 80-yearold broke his silence on Friday after weeks of market turmoil, telling parliament that whatever critics might say he still enjoys wide respect around the globe. But when it comes to dealing with the currency crisis, markets will be hanging on every word of Chidambaram, not the prime minister. Congress insiders say the finance minister plays a dominant role in cabinet meetings, often calling the shots even as the prime minister sits by. The stakes are high for Chidambaram himself, who has been talked about as a potential successor to Singh if his party wins the election and Rahul Gandhi, the heir to the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty's mantle, insists on a behind-the-scenes party role for himself - like his mother, Sonia. The baby-faced Chidambaram, who is from a wealthy business community in Tamil Nadu, has a reputation for intellectual prowess, but also for arrogance that has made him enemies within his own party and on occasion alienated public opinion. Political constraints ahead of the election have so far made potentially unpopular policy steps difficult to take, but if Chidambaram is indeed eyeing the premiership he may be reluctant to press for them himself. Sanjaya Baru, a former media adviser to the prime minister, wrote in the Indian Express that the political climate has made Chidambaram less enterprising than he was in his first stint as finance minister in the 1990s and less confident than he was in the second. "Now placed firmly in a potential line of succession to the top and with his hands constrained by the party's need to prevent any political mishap before an election, P. Chidambaram Mark-3 has proved to be more risk-averse," he said.

Buy Gold with eyes open

ave you convinced your Wife or Mother not to buy gold jewellery since there are better alternatives for investment? If the answer is yes then read no farther. But if you have failed and planning to indulge in buying gold jewellery then keep reading. ** Women’s love story with their jewellery is as old as the history of humans started. Traditionally this time of the year the rush to buy gold is highest for cultural and religious reason. To add more fuel jewellers also offer a lot of schemes to attract customers. Following is a list of terms, explained, to help you buying Gold in form of jewellery.

Simplifying perSonal finance

• Making charges: Making charges is the amount that you pay for the labour involved for making the jewellery. It’s calculated on a percentage base of the current gold price. This means higher the price of gold, higher would be the making charges.

• Fixed making charges: Some jewellers offer fixed making charges on purchase of ornaments in bulk. So, if it’s a family wedding, you may want to buy all the jewellery from a single store and avail the facility of fixed making charges. This is usually beneficial as making charges calculated in percentage terms would keep increasing with every hike in the price of gold.

• Hand-made vs. Machine-made: Most ornaments have different making charges. Generally, bangles and chains attract the least making charges; between 6% and 14% of the cost of gold. This is because some of the designs in bangles and chains are mass produced and machine-made. As they are

utilisation of your money. So I’ll say: Avoid studded jewellery. When you buy jewellery studded with precious or semi-precious stones, the jewellery is often weighed along with the gold. The jeweller may give you a break-up of the price of gold and that of the stones used but you will have to take the jeweller’s word for the exact weight of the stones. Moreover, there are various ways to check the purity of gold, but it is not easy to check the purity of stones, especially semi-precious ones. And if some day you have to re-sale your jewellery, you have to forgo the making charges of all jewellery pieces, in studded jewellery, the stones are actually taken out to determine the weight of gold used. Most studded ornaments involved intricate patterns and designs. Hence, the making charges are usually higher compared with a pure gold piece. • Buy only Hallmarked jewellery No matter from where you buy your gold jewellery, get a purity check done. Always buy jewellery that is hallmarked by the Bureau of Indian Standards

Dipankar Jakharia machine-made, the jewellery requires comparatively less labour and less-expensive. For delicate work labour charges is in the range of 20-25%. Since making charges differ from jeweller to jeweller, it gives you an opportunity to shop around and bargain. • Avoid studded jewellery I’m not a fashion Columnist. My interest is proper

• Do not throw away the receipt You must keep the receipt mentioning the weight of the gold. This will help you in case if you need to exchange your jewellery for a new one from the same jeweller. ** Many experts believe the best way to invest in Gold in through ETF. In future we’ll discuss the advantages of investing in Gold ETF over physical Gold in this column. The writer is the Principal Financial Planner at EconPenny. You can chat-twit-mail him at @ dipankar.jakharia | @d_jakharia | dipankar. jakharia@ .com

What is Economics? Keren swu, Assistant Professor, Economics

ost people think of Economics as a mindnumbing and difficult subject but I would not be wrong to say that it is an important and indeed one of the most fascinating subjects. Economics is not just a subject but a ‘way of thinking’. Learning Economics gives insights into many areas which are crucially important. It has an extremely important place in our educational system. Amongst the academic subjects, its curriculum consists of one of the highest and most pertinent life skills that will help students in choosing their career. Economics deals with the laws and principles which govern the functioning of an economy and its various parts. An economy exists because of two basic facts - unlimited human wants and scarce resource available to him. Economics decides how to make the optimum use of the limited resource in order to satisfy human wants. Among the scarce resources, there is also an alternative use for most commodities. Economics teaches each individual how to be rational in choosing the services and goods he consumes. Right from the time of birth, everybody becomes part of an economy as a consumer, and later on becomes a producer, distributor or simply a consumer. Economics also helps us to understand other subjects like History, Political Science, Sociology, Mathematics etc. It gathers facts from all these subjects, which have direct and indirect effects on analyses of the subject matter. Studying Economics offers us an interesting opportunity to maximize our potential in both the school and workplace. Practically everything we do impacts the economy. In order to find and perform any kind of job we also need to know why and how the economy works. It would be unwise to blindly jump into any kind of job or work. When looking out for any job, it is always important to know the nature of the job, its economic scope, how the system works, the repercussions etc. Economics as a subject also plays a vital role in planning. Economics helps us to know the status of a country in terms of its growth and development. Realizing the economic condition of a nation or a state is important because without the knowledge of the past/present status, planning for the future cannot take place. Planning and development strategies, budget, monetary policy, fiscal policy etc. are the major concerns of the Government, and the Government heavily depends on economics for decisionmaking. Studying economics also broadens the mindset of the people and helps them understand the problems faced in a society, thereby providing solutions as well. Economics also make us realize that man is interdependent and we need each other to meet our economic and social needs. Thus it leads to cooperation. When it comes to career options economics has a lot to offer as well. Services of economists are needed in corporate firms as well as other independent state/private run services. Economists work in different fields like marketing research, financial services, rural development, demographic studies, formulation of economic policies etc. Globalization has also increased the demand for economists as the firms involved in international trade need to undertake a serious study of the international market and trade policies of different countries. One of the best examples of the importance of the role of an economist is that of our Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh. He will always be remembered as the economist who totally changed the face of India’s economy from a closed to an open economy and also brought India out from the financial crisis of 1991. Prof. Shabbir Ahmed Gondal rightly said, “A nation’s fortune is determined not in battlefield but in economic field, and it is the study of Economics, which ensures supremacy in economic field.” The significance of the study of economics is undoubtedly high. The scope of economics keeps widening and one can never go wrong in opting for economics as a subject of study. It is known to all that economics is the study of mankind and his activities in relation to his environment. Economics rules our lives and the affairs of the world as a whole. As remarked by Wooten, you can never be a citizen in the real sense unless you are at least to some degree an economist. In our own small or big way, we are all economists. It is always interesting to learn about ourselves and the activities we perform and how it affects the environment we live in. Economics is not just a thought-provoking subject but also imperative for the well-being of our society. It is disturbing to know that for most of us (Nagas), economics is a very boring and tough subject. I suppose it is because the notion of economics being a dull subject is already imprinted in our minds right from the start. If you have the same notion, then you should probably alter the way you previously thought and start considering that ‘TOUGH’ and ‘BORING’ are simply a superfluous label given to the subject and that there is a lot more depth in learning and knowing the subject. The immensity of social skill imparted as well as intricacies of mathematics challenges and intrigues the mind. I sincerely hope to see more students taking up economics in Nagaland.

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‘Govt has nothing to hide on missing coal files’

New Delhi, September 3 (iANS): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday that his government had nothing to hide on the coal mines allocation and it was looking for “so-called missing files or papers” linked to the CBI probe. But the prime minister’s statement failed to satisfy the opposition in parliament. In the Rajya Sabha, it triggered noisy protests leading to its adjournment. Speaking a day before his departure to Russia to attend the G20 Summit, Manmohan Singh said it would be wrong to conclude that official papers sought by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the alleged irregularities in allocation of coal blocks were indeed missing. “I would like to emphasize that the government is making all efforts to locate the papers requisitioned by the CBI and, at this stage, it would be premature to say that some papers are indeed missing,” he said. “A vast majority of the papers sought by the CBI have already been handed over to them. “However, disregarding the factual position, some members have gone ahead and drawn their own conclusions that there is something fishy and the government is hiding something.” Manmohan Singh: “Let me assure this august house that the government has nothing to hide.” He urged MPs not to draw hasty conclusions and “let the house continue its normal business”. In 2006-09, a total of 204 coal blocks were allocated to

CBI hands over fresh list of ‘missing’ files to Attorney General

New Delhi, September 3 (pti): CBI has handed over to the Attorney General a fresh list with a pruned down number of files related to coal block allocations which are still awaited by it for its probe into the scam. CBI sources said that the original figure of 225 files had been brought down after a meeting with Coal Ministry officials in which it was found that some of the records sought by the agency were available in a different set of files. The sources said that after the reconciliation, CBI has handed over a fresh, comprehensive list to Attorney General Goolam E Vahanvati containing details of the files which are crucial for the probe and were still awaited. Holding that the missing documents were “vital” to the probe, Supreme Court had directed Coal Ministry to file an FIR with CBI if it ultimately failed to trace any of the documents sought by the agency. On August 29, the bench had asked CBI to provide within five days a list of documents, files and information sought by it to the Coal Ministry, which in turn was required to furnish the same in two weeks’ time. Complying with the Supreme Court directives, a meeting between CBI and Coal Ministry officials was held on Monday for a detailed discussion on the files in question.

Parliament adjourned till Wednesday over coal allotments Workers carry baskets of coal at a mine in Bokapahari village, Jharkhand. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday that his government had nothing to hide on the coal mines allocation and it was looking for “so-called missing files or papers”. (File Photo)

state-run and private companies. Of these, licences of 40 blocks were later cancelled. Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal told parliament last month that a 189 documents related to the allocations were missing. “The fact that more than 150,000 pages of documentation have already been handed over to the CBI clearly shows that our intention to facilitate the process of investigation cannot be called into question,” Manmohan Singh said. He said the government had cooperated with the

Comptroller and Auditor General and the CBI from day one. “We will continue to do so.” “If the records in question are indeed found missing, the government will carry out a thorough investigation and ensure that the guilty are brought to book... “The government shall follow directions (of the Supreme Court) in letter and spirit and do its best to locate and hand over the requisite papers to the CBI within the stipulate time,” he said. But Manmohan Singh’s bid to end the continuing uproar in parliament over

the missing files did not satisfy the opposition benches. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and other parties said the prime minister had not responded to their concerns. BJP’s Arun Jaitley demanded to know who would take “moral responsibility” over the missing files. “There has been an attempt to mislead this house,” he said. “It has every conceivable element of bad governance as it involves fraud, contempt of court, breach of privilege, conflict of interest and destruction of evidence,” said

Jaitley. He said there was a notion that the missing files won’t see the “light of the day” as the names of important people were involved in the alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal mines. Communist Party of India-Marxist’s Sitaram Yechury said the government was staying away from registering a formal complaint regarding the missing files. “Why strict action is not taken against officials who were responsible for losing the files?” asked Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati.

New Delhi, September 3 (iANS): Both houses of parliament were repeatedly disrupted and finally adjourned till Wednesday as the opposition refused to buy Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s assurance that the government had nothing to hide on the issue of coal block-allocations. The BJP raised the demand for a debate on the missing files related to allocation of coal blocks and wanted the prime minister to intervene as he is scheduled to leave for Russia Wednesday for the G-20 summit. In his statement, made in both houses, Manmohan Singh insisted that his government has nothing to hide vis-a-vis suspected irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks and it was wrong to assume that it was “hiding something”. Manmohan

Singh said it would be premature to conclude that official papers sought by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the coal blocks were indeed missing. He informed both the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha that the vast majority of the papers had already been handed over to the CBI and that there was nothing “fishy” as a section of members feared. “Let me assure this august house that the government has nothing to hide,” he said, reading out a prepared statement. The opposition was not satisfied with the statement and disrupted both houses seeking clarifications from the prime minister. Amid din, both houses were adjourned for the day by the respective presiding officers.

“Game-changer” Food Security Bill passed Wary of cyber snooping, government may ban use of Gmail, Yahoo in official communications New Delhi, September 3 (pti): Wary of cyber snooping, the government may ban use of e-mail services like Gmail and Yahoo for official communications so as to safeguard its critical data. Department of Electronics and Information Technology is drafting a policy on e-mail usage in government offices and departments, which will be released in two months. “We are working on an e-mail policy. The policy will apply to all the central and state government employees using NIC. It will come out in about two months time,” DEITY Secretary J Satyanarayana said when asked whether the government is drafting a policy to check the use of e-mail services like Gmail, Yahoo etc. When asked about the e-mail services that will be banned, Satyana-

rayana said: “I will not be able to spell out the specifics. But, in general, it is to address the large amount of critical government data and ways and means to safeguard it.” While Satyanarayana refused to give details, officials said policy may make it mandatory for government offices to communicate only on the nic.in platform. The government will send a formal notification after the policy is implemented in about two months covering about 5-6 lakh Central and State government employees to use the email service provided by (NIC). The development comes close on heels of concerns being raised by a section in the government, especially intelligence agencies, over use of email services, provided by

foreign firms (mostly US-based), which have their servers located in overseas locations, making it difficult to track if sensitive government data is being snooped upon. The move also assumes significance in light of the fallout of the Snowden saga, which revealed that the US intelligence agencies used a secret data-mining programme to monitor worldwide Internet data to spy on various countries, including India. Former technical contractor for National Security Agency (NSA) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Edward Snowden had leaked details of a top-secret American mass surveillance programme, which led to countries analysing the safety of their official Internet-supported communication networks.

Vanzara quits IPS, blames Modi, Shah for `encounter’ killings

In this August 30, 2013 file photo, a laborer spits out tobacco as other rest on sacks of food grains at a wholesale market in New Delhi, India. India plans to subsidize wheat, rice and cereals for some 800 million people under a $20 billion scheme to cut malnutrition and ease poverty.The Food Security Bill, which is expected to be approved by India’s president, guarantees citizens a legal right to food. (AP File Photo)

New Delhi, September 3 (AgeNcieS): The Rajya Sabha has passed the Food Security Bill, which seeks to provide highly subsidised foodgrains to the country’s two-third population as a right. The ambitious bill, championed by Congress president Sonia Gandhi and seen as a “game-changer” by the Congress, was approved by the Rajya Sabha through voice vote. All the amendments moved by the opposition to the bill, passed by the Lok Sabha on August 26, were rejected. Some amendments,

like the one moved by Samajwadi Party member Naresh Agrawal, were withdrawn while some members including BJP’s Venkaiah Naidu and Prakash Javadekar did not press some of their amendments. The bill was passed after a day-long debate during which the Opposition attacked the government, saying the measure was just repackaging of some existing schemes and a “gimmick” with an eye on elections. “Food Bill passed unanimously... Process of consultation with states has started,” Food Minister KV Thomas

told NDTV. The bill now needs just one more step Presidential assent - to become a historic law. The landmark bill aims at providing rice at Rs. 3 per kg, wheat at Rs. 2 per kg and coarse cereal at Re 1 per kg to almost 800 million Indians, is expected to cost the national exchequer Rs. 1.25 lakh crore, making it the largest food security programme will be the largest in the world. It would require 62 million tonnes of foodgrains. Questions have been raised about whether India’s fragile economy can bear the cost at this time.

AhmeDAbAD, September 3 (iANS): Suspended police officer D.G. Vanzara has quit the IPS after alleging that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and former minister of state for home Amit Shah were also to blame for “encounter deaths” that have kept him and 31 other officers in jail for years. In an explosive 10-page letter dated Sep 1 made available to the media Tuesday, Vanzara -- long known as an encounter specialist -- said “this spineless government of Gujarat... has ceased to command my allegiance, trust and loyalty” for not standing by the jailed officers. Describing Modi as a “God” who failed and attacking Shah for not protecting the jailed police officers, he said Gujarat’s rulers could not evade blame for the many “encounter deaths” in the state. Vanzara said in the letter from the Sabarmati Central Prison that if he and his colleagues

could be charged with “fake encounters”, then the CBI must “arrest the policy formulators also as we...simply implemented the conscious policy of this government”. “I am of the firm opinion that the place of this government, instead of being in Gandhinagar, should either be in Taloja Central Prison at Navi Mumbai or in Sabarmati Central Prison at Ahmedabad. “The logic is very simple, i.e. (the) government and police officers are sailing in the same boat and have to swim or sink together. None should try to outsmart the other and try to swim at the cost of other,” said the suspended “supercop” who has been in jail since his arrest in April 2007 in connection with more than one “encounter killing”. Vanzara accused Modi confidant Shah - now the BJP campaign head in Uttar Pradesh - of employing “dirty tactics” to

save himself from criminal cases “while ditching the police officers to...allow them to die unnatural death by drowning. “By adopting such a suicidal path, this government is doing nothing else but hastening and facilitating its own death by drowning.” Vanzara said he had for long adored Modi. “But I am sorry to state that my God could not rise to the occasion under the evil influence of Amitbhai Shah... “His (Shah’s) unholy grip over the state administration is so complete that he is almost running the government of Gujarat by proxy.” The 1987 batch Indian Police Service officer, who has headed the Crime Branch and Anti-Terrorist Squad, referred to Modi’s repeated vows to “repay (what) he owes to Mother India”. “It would not be out of context to remind him that he, in the hurry of marching towards Delhi, may kindly not forget to repay

the debt which he owes to jailed police officers.” Vanzara has been accused in the killings of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his wife Kausar Bi (2005), Ishrat Jehan (2004) and Tulsi Prajapati, said to be an accomplice of Sohrabuddin, in 2006. All of them were then described as terrorists wanting to target Modi. He said 32 Rajasthan and Gujarat police officers, including six from IPS, in prisons had been left to fend for themselves. “I and my officers feel ditched and disowned by this government and there remains no valid reason for us to continue to trust this government and its ace strategist, Amitbhai Shah...” He accused Shah of being “completely self-centric in handling serious encounter cases with total disregard to the legitimate interests of jailed police officers... “By doing so, he has been playing with our lives.”

MPs sense public mood & seek systemic changes to cleanse politics

New Delhi, September 3 (iANS): With parliament set to enact a law to negate an apex court order on immediate disqualification of convicted lawmakers, MPs from smaller parties have spoken on the need for long-term changes to ensure that people with clean records contest elections. Parliamentarians from smaller parties that IANS spoke to had radical ideas to cleanse the system - fast track courts, proportional representation and state funding of elections - for making the polity more robust and honest. There is near-universal realisation among such parties of the need to align with public mood that wants politics to be cleaner and healthier.

P.D Rai, of the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF), the ruling party in the northeastern hill state, said there was need for long-term steps to rid politics of criminal elements as shortterm solutions were fraught with problems. “Funding of political parties is where the problem starts. The starting point is electoral reforms. First thing is state funding (of elections),” Rai told IANS. He said the union cabinet had sought to bring clarity to the Supreme Court judgments on election of legislators. The union cabinet had Aug 22 approved amendments to the Representation of the People Act to negate the apex court order on immediate disqualifi-

cation of convicted lawmakers and barring them from contesting if under arrest. The Rajya Sabha last Tuesday passed a bill permitting those in custody to file their nominations. The Supreme Court judgment July 10 had struck down sub section 4 of Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act that allows a convicted member to continue membership for a three-month period for filing an appeal to a higher court and to get a stay on the conviction. The second amendment approved by the cabinet states that a lawmaker would not lose his right to vote if under arrest even for a short duration and thereby would retain his right to contest a poll. Rai said that

changes to rid politics of criminal elements need to be holistic. He said there was a possibility of a lower court order in case of a convicted legislator being struck down by a higher court and there has to be scope for redress. Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) MP Jayant Chaudhary said fast track courts could be set up for speedy justice in cases concerning politicians. He said the issue of cleansing politics cannot be buried under the carpet and has to be taken up as a challenge. He said people also had a role in electing clean candidates. “A mature voting public will solve a lot of problems we are facing,” Chaudhary said. Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) leader Babu Lal

Marandi defended the cabinet decisions and said it was in keeping with their right to natural justice. “Whatever the cabinet has done is not wrong,” he said. Marandi said there should be a change in the electoral system as the present dispensation does not meet the requirements of a diverse and pluralistic country like India. “There should be a direct election to the posts of prime minister and chief minister,” Marandi told IANS. He said the parties should be allowed to nominate members to parliament and assemblies in the proportion of votes they get. “Under the present system, good people are not able to

come forward,” Marandi said. Sanjiv Kumar, a Rajya Sabha MP of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, also spoke in favour of cabinet decisions concerning disqualification of legislators and right to contest polls of a person under custody. Referring to the apex court order that the legislator will cease to be a member on conviction, Sanjiv Kumar said that the judgment can be set aside by a higher court. An MP of a party supporting the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, however, said that he did not agree with the cabinet decision concerning convicted legislators. “I do not agree (with the cabinet decision). A person who is convicted has to lose

something,” the MP, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told IANS. An analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch of 4,807 sitting parliamentarians and legislators has revealed that 1,460 (30 percent) of them have declared criminal cases against them in their affidavits to the Election Commission. It said that 688 (14 percent) out of the sitting lawmakers analyzed have declared serious criminal cases against themselves. The analysis said that 162 (30 percent) out of the 543 Lok Sabha MPs have declared criminal cases against themselves and 14 percent face serious criminal cases.

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Syria: UN sees worst crisis since Vietnam

GENEVA/bEIrUt, SEptEmbEr 3 (rEUtErS): The number of Syrian refugees has passed the two million mark, a United Nations agency said on Tuesday, warning that the world faces its greatest threat to peace since the Vietnam war. As President Barack Obama wrestled with doubters in Congress ahead of votes next week on possible U.S. strikes on Syria, Israeli forces training with the U.S. navy in the Mediterranean set nerves on edge in Damascus with a missile test that triggered an alert from the Syrian government’s ally Russia. Obama has asked lawmakers to back military action to punish Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for killing hundreds of people with poison gas last month - a charge Assad denied on Monday as he warned

Washington and its French allies of retribution. With many Americans, including legislators from his own Democratic party, fearful of embroiling the United States in a third major war in a Muslim country this century, Obama has insisted he is not seeking “regime change” in Syria. But that is precisely what Syrian rebels and their backers among Washington’s Arab allies want as they struggle to hold their ground, let alone advance. According to one opposition report, government forces took the strategic northwestern town of Ariha on Tuesday, though others said the battle was not over. Assad’s enemies point to the toll that two and a half years of war have taken on Syria’s people, of whom 100,000 have been killed and nearly one in three driven from

VAtICAN CItY, SEptEmbEr 3 (IANS/ AKI): Pope Francis has urged an end to all wars and condemned the suspected use of chemical weapons in Syria. “War never again! Never again war!” Francis wrote on microblogging website Twitter. The Pope Sunday deplored the suspected use of chemical weapons in Syria at the weekly papal appearance in St. Peter’s Square. “My heart is deeply wounded by what is happening in Syria and anguished by the dramatic developments,” on the horizon, the Pope said. He referred to the possible military intervention by the US and France to punish the Syrian government over the alleged chemical weapons attack against civilians in Damascus last month. “With utmost firmness, I condemn the use of chemical weapons. I tell you that those terrible images from recent days are burned into my mind and heart,” the Pope said. “Never has the use of violence brought

peace in its wake. War begets war, violence begets violence,” Francis added. “I exhort the international community to make every effort to promote clear proposals for peace in that country without further delay, a peace based on dialogue and negotiation, for the good of the entire Syrian people,” Pope concluded. A top Vatican official Monday said a military attack on Syria by western powers could cause “a war of global dimensions”. “The way to solve Syria’s problems cannot be that of armed intervention,” Monsignor Mario Toso, head of the Vatican’s justice and peace council, told Vatican Radio. “The conflict is a powder keg primed to explode into a war of global dimensions. Violence never leads to peace - war engenders war, “ Toso said. “The only way forward is reason and initiatives based on dialogue and negotiation... which are possible if there is mutual respect and love,” he added.

War never again: Pope

His government presented lawmakers on Monday with what it said was evidence of Assad’s responsibility for a “massive and coordinated” chemical attack on rebel-held suburbs of Damascus on August 21. Assad warned: “Everybody will lose control of the situation when the powder keg blows. There is a risk of a regional war.”

Obama’s efforts to persuade the U.S. Congress to back his plan to attack Syria met with scepticism on Monday from lawmakers in his own Democratic Party who expressed concern the United States would be dragged into a new Middle East conflict. “There is a lot of scepticism,” said Representative Jim Moran after taking part in a 70-minute phone briefing for Democratic lawmakers by Obama’s top national security aides about the response to a chemical weapons attack that U.S. officials say killed 1,429 people two weeks ago. Obama appeared to make some headway, however, with two influential Republican senators, John McCain and Lindsey Graham, who came out of a White House meeting convinced that Obama is willing to use air strikes not just to destroy Syrian chemical weapons capability but also to bolster Syrian rebels. McCain, long an

advocate of a more robust U.S. approach to Syria, said failure to get behind strikes against Assad’s forces would be “catastrophic.” Obama’s abrupt decision to halt plans for a strike against Assad’s forces and instead wait for congressional approval has generated a raging debate just as the president prepares to depart on Tuesday on a trip centred on a G20 summit in Russia. The biggest obstacle he faces is winning the support of members of his own party in the House of Representatives and conservative Republicans who see little need for the United States to get involved in distant civil wars. Secretary of State John Kerry, who was among the Obama advisers on the call for theDemocrats,urgedsupport for giving Obama a resolution to use force, saying Syria had reached a “Munich moment”, according to participants. At Munich in 1938, Britain and France cut a deal with Nazi Germany to avert war. With U.S. warships in place and ready to launch cruise missiles on Obama’s order, no decision is likely until days after Congress returns from its summer recess on Monday. Obama’s gamble to seek congressional backing carries many risks, chief among them is that Congress will again thwart him and make him and the United States look weak around the world.

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A refugee camp is seen in the Syrian territory near Cilvegozu, top left, at the Turkish border on September 3. The civil war in Syria has forced over 2 million people out of the country and over 4 million others are displaced within its borders, making Syrians the nation with the largest number of people torn from their homes, U.N. officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo)

their homes in fear. The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said in a statement on Tuesday that a near tenfold increase over the past 12 months in the rate of refugees crossing Syria’s borders into Turkey, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon - to a daily average of nearly 5,000 men, women and children had pushed the total living abroad above two million. That represents some 10 percent of Syria’s population, the UNHCR said. With a further 4.25 million estimated to have been displaced but still resident inside the country, that leaves close to a third of all Syrians living away from home. Comparing the figures to the peak of Afghanistan’s refugee crisis two decades ago, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres,

said: “Syria has become the great tragedy of this century - a disgraceful humanitarian calamity with suffering and displacement unparalleled in recent history.” Speaking of the acceleration in the crisis, he said: “What is appalling is that the first million fled Syria in two years. The second million fled Syria in six months.” At a news conference in Geneva, Guterres noted that a total of six million were displaced by the war: “At this particular moment, it’s the highest number of displaced people anywhere in the world. And if one looks at the peak of the Afghan crisis we have probably very similar numbers of people displaced. “Therisksforglobal peace and security that the present Syria crisis represents, I’m sure, are not smaller than what we have witnessed in

any other crisis that we have had since the Vietnam war,” said Guterres, a former Portuguese prime minister. Missile Fired

When Russia raised the alarm on Tuesday morning that its forces had detected the launch of two ballistic “objects” in the Mediterranean, thoughts of a surprise strike on Syria pushed oil prices higher on world markets and must have put the troops operating Syria’s Russian-equipped air defence system on alert. A Syrian security official later told a Lebanese television channel that its early warning radar had picked up no threats. Clarification came only later when the Israeli Defence Ministry said that its troops had - at the time of the Russian alert

- fired a missile that is used as a target for an anti-missile defence system during an exercise with U.S. forces. The jitters reflected a nervousness both within Syria and further afield since Western leaders pledged retribution for the use of chemical weapons. Obama’s surprise decision on Saturday to refer to Congress for approval next week has, however, delayed any U.S. move. Britain has dropped out of planning for attacks since its parliament rejected a proposal by Prime Minister David Cameron but France, western Europe’s other main military power, is still coordinating possible action with the Pentagon. President Francois Hollande has resisted opposition calls to submit any decision to wage war to parliament.

bEIJING, SEptEmbEr 3 (Ap): Former NBA star Dennis Rodman said Tuesday he was going to North Korea to hang out with authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un, have a good time and bridge some cultural gaps — but not to be a diplomat. The trip by the flamboyant basketballer — his second to North Korea — comes days after Pyongyang rejected a visit by a U.S. envoy who had hoped to bring home an American missionary jailed there, Kenneth Bae. Speaking to reporters at the Beijing airport before leaving for

Pyongyang, Rodman declined to say whether he would seek Bae’s release. “I’m not going to talk about that,” he said. “I just want to meet my friend Kim, the marshal, and start a basketball league over there or something like that,” said Rodman, wearing rings through his lower lip and each nostril. “I have not been promised anything. I am just going there as a friendly gesture.” Bae was arrested in November and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for what Pyongyang described as

hostile acts against the state. Rodman once asked on his Twitter account for Kim to “do me a solid” and release Bae. Kim has the power to grant special pardons under the North’s constitution. “I’m not there to be a diplomat. I’m there to go there and just have a good time, sit with (Kim) and his family, and that’s pretty much it,” Rodman said, adding that he planned to see Kim “pretty soon,” perhaps later Tuesday or Wednesday. When asked if he was bringing any of his own brand of vodka to North

Korea, Rodman chuckled and said no. “They love whiskey. They love tequila. They love vodka, stuff like this, so, hopefully we’ll go to have a nice dinner, sit there and talk,” said Rodman, whose green-dyed hair was showing from beneath a black baseball cap. “I’m just going over there to have a good time and try to bridge the gap with Americans and North Koreans. Just let’s let people see in America that it’s not a bad thing to go to North Korea and have a good time and meet new people.”

Rodman first met Kim — a die-hard basketball fan — during a visit in February to promote the sport and make a film. U.S. officials frowned on the trip for giving the young leader wa propaganda boost. In the weeks that followed, after U.N. sanctions imposed in early March over Pyongyang’s February nuclear test, North Korea threatened Washington and Seoul with nuclear and missile strikes and shut down an inter-Korean factory in the North. Rodman, however, suggested “basketball di-

plomacy” could warm relations and said that Kim wanted President Barack Obama to pick up the phone and call him. He has called Kim an “awesome guy.” Rodman’s trip comes as the rival Koreas pursue diplomacy meant to restart several cooperative projects that were scrapped as tensions rose in recent years, including the jointly run factory complex in the North Korean border city of Kaesong. While there is skepticism about Pyongyang’s intentions, the warming ties have been welcomed in Seoul.

University president Salomon Lerner. “It is a task still to be done,” he told The Associated Press. On the anniversary of the report’s release, Aug. 28, hundreds marched in Lima in commemoration of the conflict’s victims. Absent and silent were the country’s political and military leaders. To date, the bodies of 2,478 of the disappeared have been recovered. Javier Crispin’s is not among them. He was 18 when soldiers stormed into the house in Huancavelica where he and two friends were working on a class report and hauled them away — presumably suspecting they were rebels, his father said. The city lies in Peru’s poorest state and borders Ayacucho, where the insurgency was born and where more than 40 percent of deaths and disappearances occurred. Several dozen Huancavelica residents said soldiers would stop youths on the street, order them to empty their backpacks to look for weapons — and take some away. “The soldiers would pass through the streets shouting, ‘Damn you, you sons of bitches, we can do whatever we want with you,’” said Giovana Cueva, whose brother Alfredo Ayuque was seized with Javier. Unlike Guatemala, which received U.N. assistance to cope with its violent recent past, Peru has done little to catalog abuses and identify the dead. Investigators from the prosecutor’s office, aided by the International Committee of the Red Cross, were often spurred into action by Alejandro Crispin’s findings. “All these years I’ve had to dip into my own pocket to pay for in-

formation so I could find the graves, because no one helps,” said the retired topographer, who spent all the $10,000 he had saved for the brick home he never built. The truth commission was able to document only 24,692 deaths — 44 percent by state security agents and 37 percent by the Shining Path, with the other killers undetermined. A relatively low percentage of overall deaths in the conflict occurred in actual combat, leading to complaints by rights activists of meager prosecutions of war criminals. Only 68 state security agents have been convicted of war crimes, while 134 have been acquitted, mostly soldiers, said Jo-Marie Burt, a George Mason University political scientist who studies the conflict. Judges have not accepted that “in Peru there were systematic violations of human rights,” she said. “Instead, in recent years they argue that there were only ‘excesses,’ and with those arguments they have absolved those who gave the orders.” Huancavelica’s human rights prosecutor, Juan Borja, said Defense Ministry officials have blocked all attempts to locate and prosecute those responsible for Javier Crispin’s disappearance. “I’ve made 80 inquiries ... for this and other cases and their answer is that they don’t have the information,” Borja said as he and a forensic archaeologist dug with pickaxes and shovels at a clandestine gravesite outside Huancavelica to which Alejandro Crispin led them. The Defense Ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

SYDNEY, SEptEmbEr 3 (AFp): Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has clashed with a Christian pastor over gay marriage, using the Bible to boost his argument as he explained his change of heart to support the issue. Labor leader Rudd, who is lagging in polls ahead of Saturday’s national election, was asked why Christians should vote for him, given “Jesus said a man shall leave his father and mother and be married, and that’s the Biblical definition”. “I’m just curious for you, Kevin, if you call yourself a Christian, why don’t you believe the words of Jesus in the Bible?” pastor Matt Prater asked the prime minister on the live programme “Q&A” on Monday night. “Well, mate if I was going to have that view, the Bible also says that slavery is a natural

condition,” Rudd responded to sustained applause. “Because St Paul said in the New Testament, slaves be obedient to your masters. And therefore we should have all fought for the Confederacy in the US Civil War. I mean, for goodness’ sake.” Gay marriage is a key issue in some electorates, with Rudd becoming the first Australian prime minister to go into an election promising marriage equality, vowing to introduce a bill legalising the unions if returned to office. Conservative opposition leader Tony Abbott is opposed to samesex marriages. Rudd last year voted against gay marriage in parliament, but has since changed his mind, prompting Prater to ask whether the prime minister kept “chopping and changing your beliefs just to get a popular vote

with regards to things like marriage”. “The human condition and social conditions change,” Rudd said, adding that his conversion was the result of “many months and years of reflection in good Christian conscience”. He said the fundamental principle of the New Testament was one of universal love, “and if we get obsessed with a particular definition of that through a form of sexuality, then I think we are missing the centrality of what the gospel... is all about”. “And if you think homosexuality is an unnatural condition, then frankly I cannot agree with you,” he added Same-sex unions are available in a majority of Australian states but because marriage comes under federal legislation these couples are not formally recognised as married by the government.

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Peruvians unhealed decade after truth commission Aussie PM clashes with pastor on gay marriage

In this June 13, photo, Aquilina Cardenas, right, and her sister Luciana look into the coffin containing the remains of their father in a forensic laboratory in Ayacucho, Peru. Their father is one of the Chaca residents tortured and killed on Jan. 8,1988 by Shining Path militants in retaliation for forming a self-defense committee. The remains of the victims were exhumed in 2012 from a mass grave and released to family members on June 13. A mass burial was held in Chaca two days later. (AP Photo)

HUANCAVELICA, SEptEmbEr 3 (Ap): For almost a quarter century, they have scoured the mountains of Peru’s poorest region in search of the son hauled away by soldiers in the middle of the night. During their futile search, the couple found 70 clandestine burial sites and unearthed three dozen bodies. After Javier was taken along with two school chums, they wrote the local military commander, who denied knowing anything. They wrote the Roman Catholic Church, the Congress and three successive presidents. But none answered Alejandro Crispin and his wife, Alicia. “How is it possible that no one is in jail for ‘disappearing’ one’s child?” asked Crispin, who at 69 is equal parts exhausted, bewildered and indignant. “How is it possible that the killers of innocents remain free?” The couple’s odyssey

lays bare Peru’s failure to address the unhealed wounds of thousands of families, most of them poor, Quechua-speaking peasants, who were the principal victims of the country’s 1980-2000 conflict between Maoist Shining Path guerrillas and the government. About 70,000 people died, just over half slain by rebels and over a third by security forces, according to estimates by a Truth and Reconciliation Commission of respected academics. But 10 years after the commission issued its recommendations, few have been heeded: No state agency exists dedicated to finding and cataloging the bodies of the estimated 15,000 people forcibly disappeared in the conflict. Researchers blame most of the disappearances on security forces. Few human rights abusers have been prosecuted. And fewer than two in five of the 78,000 rel-

atives of people killed who applied for reparations received them, getting less than $4,000 each. “As a nation, (Peru) has failed miserably to exhibit even the most basic empathy for those fellow citizens,” said Eduardo Gonzalez, director of the Truth and Memory program at the International Center for Transitional Justice, a New Yorkbased nonprofit that helps war-wracked countries recover. Argentina and Chile have advanced far further in punishing perpetrators of war crimes, and even Colombia, which is still at war, has done more to provide reparations, he said. Then-President Alejandro Toledo apologized to all victims of political violence when the commission released its report in 2003. But no other public or social institution has acknowledged errors, said the man who led the commission, former Catholic

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Wednesday 4 September 2013

AC Milan confirm Kaka signing from Real

AC Milan player Ricardo Kaka' of Brazil holds up the Milan jersey upon his arrival at the Linate airport, in Milan, Italy, Monday, Sept.2. (AP Photo)

mILAN, SEptEmbER 3 (REutERS): Brazilian attacking midfielder Kaka agreed his return to AC Milan on Monday after four unhappy years at Real Madrid during which he went from one of the world's top players to an unhappy, injury-prone reserve. The 31-year-old's dramatic loss of form has also led to him being shelved from Brazil's plans for the 2014 World Cup after he was left out of the Confederations Cup squad this year. Kaka has been plagued by injuries over the last few years, including one to his left knee shortly after the 2010 World Cup. He made only 82 league appearances during his time at Real after his 65-million-euro ($85.71-million) move in

2009 and rarely played anything more than a supporting role. Milan said that Kaka, full name Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, had signed a two-year contract for his return to San Siro. The announcement of his return came two days after midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng was surprisingly sold to Bundesliga club Schalke 04. Milan said that Kaka, who won a World Cup winner's medal with Brazil in 2002, would arrive later on Monday on a private jet along with chief executive Adriano Galliani, almost exactly 10 years after he first set foot at the club as a fresh-faced youngster from Sao Paulo. During his first sixyear spell at the club, Kaka made an immediate im-

pact, scoring 10 goals in his first season as he helped them to land the Serie A title. He became one of the world's top players with his remarkable burst of speed, vision and ability to shoot from distance with either foot. He helped Milan to win the Champions League in 2007 and was voted the World Player of the Year the same year. His Brazil career virtually ended after the 2010 World Cup, when he was a central figure in the team even though he was not fully fit after previous injuries. He was called up for a pair of friendlies last year and performed promisingly but has not been selected since a 1-1 draw against Russia in March, when he clearly failed to impress new coach Luiz Felipe Scolari.

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Lacking confidence, Roger Federer bows out of US Open NEW YORK, SEptEmbER 3 (Ap): The long awaited, first-ever U.S. Open matchup between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will have to wait at least another year after Federer was bundled out in an upset, fourth-round loss Monday. Surrounded by a half-dozen tournament security guards, Federer made the long, slow trek across the U.S. Open grounds from the court in Louis Armstrong Stadium to the locker room in Arthur Ashe Stadium. The hour was a little past 8 p.m. local time Monday evening, one week to the day before the men's final is scheduled to be played in Flushing Meadows, and Federer was, once again in this difficult season, heading home far earlier than he used to at Grand Slam time. The words he spoke after his surprisingly straightforward 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-4 loss to 19th-seeded Tommy Robredo made it sound as if Federer is having doubts about his game. "Confidence ... takes care of all the things you don't usually think about," Federer said. "But I just think it's been a difficult last three months, you know. Maybe ... my consistency is just not quite there." This caps a poor — by-his-standards — Grand Slam season for Federer, whose record collection of 17 major trophies includes five in a row at the U.S. Open from 2004-08. This is the first season since 2002 that Federer did not reach at least one final at any of the four Grand Slam tournaments. That year also marked the last time Federer was ranked lower than he is now at No. 7. He exited in the semifinals at the Australian Open in January, the quarterfinals at the French Open in early June, and the sec-

Tommy Robredo, of Spain, greets Roger Federer, of Switzerland, after winning their fourth round match in straight sets at the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

ond round of Wimbledon — against a player ranked 116th, to boot — in late June. That ended Federer's record run of reaching at least the quarterfinals at 36 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments. Now, thanks to Robredo, Federer has a new, unwanted streak: Two consecutive losses before the quarterfinals at majors. This time, the early exit prevented Federer from meeting rival Nadal in the round of eight at Flushing Meadows, where they have never played each other. In an interview the day before the tournament began, Nadal spoke about how he and Federer "deserved a final here," the way they met in four title matches at the French Open, three at Wimbledon, and one at the Australian Open (Nadal won six of those eight, part of an overall 21-10 head-tohead edge). Nadal reiterated that

sentiment after beating 22nd-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 on Monday night in the fourth round. "Didn't happen. (That doesn't) mean cannot happen in the future. We'll see. Hopefully," the 27-year-old Nadal said of a U.S. Open showdown with the 32-year-old Federer. "But is true that we are getting older, so the chances are less today than five years ago." While Federer has been known in the past to chalk up poor performances to a bothersome back or bad weather, this time he kept uttering phrases that were critical of his own play against Robredo, against whom he'd been 10-0. "I struggled throughout, which is not very satisfying, to be honest," Federer said. "I kind of feel like I beat myself," he added, moments later. "I kind of self-destruct-

ed, which is very disappointing," he continued. Perhaps trying to convince himself as much as others, Federer tried to offer a positive outlook toward the end of his news conference. "I've definitely got to go back to work and come back stronger. Get rid of this loss now as quick as I can, forget about it, because that's not how I want to play from here on," he said. "I want to play better. I know I can." Robredo has been ranked as high as No. 5, albeit back in 2006, and this is his seventh trip to the quarterfinals at a major. But he had been 0-7 in the U.S. Open's fourth round. Against Federer, he managed to win only three of the 27 previous sets they'd played. "Roger, when he was No. 1, (compared) to the Roger right now," Robredo said, "he's not maybe (playing) with the same

confidence, no?" Federer was particularly ineffective when he had chances on Robredo's serve. Time and again, Federer would get an opening, a chance to begin the long climb back into the match. And he kept letting those opportunities slip by. "We all know the way he plays, how easy he can do everything," Robredo said. "But I think the difference today was the break points conversion." Soaked with perspiration, Federer mis-hit a backhand to waste the last of five break points he had in the fourth game of what turned out to be the final set. He kicked the offending ball, a rare sign of frustration from the generally unflappable Federer. "The story of my life," Federer said afterward. "When I lose, people are shell-shocked to see me play this way."

Lensar Zunga ‘Discovering Talents’ for a bigger platform Arsenal signs 50M-euros Ozil;

LONgSA, SEptEmbER 3 (mExN): In a bid to promote sportsmanship and to provide a platform to young upcoming footballers in the society, the Lensar Zünga of Longsa village under Mokokchung district organized a two day Football Tourney on the theme ‘Discovering Talents’ from September 6-7, 2013 at Longsa community ground. Altogether eleven teams comprising of different age groups from the village participated in the Tourney. The Lensar Zünga (Lensar age group) of Longsa village is one of the most active groups in the village which has been undertaking different activities in the village from time to time. This football tourney was one of such activities for the welfare of the upcoming young talents in the village and the society as a whole. Unlike other football tourney held in the village, the Lensar Zünga roped in certified professional referees from Mokokchung District and strict international football rules were followed during the matches.

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Players of Lensar Zunga and Lijaba Lijen team along with members of the Lensar Zunga of Longsa Village before the final match of the first Football Tourney at community ground, Longsa village on September 7, 2013.

“Our main objective is to foster unity among the different age groups in the village and also to promote sportspersons by giving them a platform,” said Sashi Jamir, a member of the Lensar Zünga. He expressed hope that the Football tourney which was officiated by professional referees imposing strict international rules would go a long way in turning out profession-

al players in the days to come. Nonetheless, in the final match played on Saturday, September 7, the Lijaba Lijen Club beat Lensar Zünga. The winner and the runner-up were awarded cash prizes and certificates. There were also individual prizes for the most promising players from among the eleven different teams. Meanwhile, the Lensar

Zunga expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Longsa Village Council for their support and their encouragement. It also expressed gratitude to the referees and linesmen for consenting to officiate the matches despite their busy schedule. It further expressed gratitude to all the participating teams and the citizens for making the football tourney a grand success.

Daniel Ricciardo to drive for Red Bull from 2014

mILtON KEYNES, SEptEmbER 3 (Ap): Daniel Ricciardo will join Red Bull from next season, stepping up from sister team Toro Rosso in a move that ends weeks of speculation about who will replace Mark Webber. Ricciardo is replacing fellow Australian driver Webber and linking up with three-time world champion Sebastian Vettel. Webber, who has had a tense relationship with Vettel, is quitting F1 at the end of the season to race sports cars for German manufacturer Porsche. Red Bull says the 24-year-old Ricciardo has signed a multi-year agreement. "I feel very, very good at the moment and obviously there's a lot of excitement running through me," Ricciardo said. "Since joining F1 in 2011, I hoped this Toro Rosso driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia laugh in the paddock would happen and over time the belief at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, in me has grown. Next year I'll be with a Championship-winning team, arguably Belgium. (AP Photo)

the best team, and will be expected to deliver. I'm ready for that. I'm not here to run around in 10th place, I want to get the best results for myself and the team." Ricciardo was initially the frontrunner to replace Webber, and the decision was expected to be made at last weekend's Belgian Grand Prix, but it was put delayed due to speculation that 2007 F1 champ Kimi Raikkonen would leave Lotus to join Red Bull next year. "It's fantastic to confirm Daniel as the team's race driver for 2014. He's a very talented youngster, he's committed, he's got a great attitude and in the end it was a very logical choice for us," Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said. "He joined the Red Bull Junior Team in 2008 and we've seen in his junior career in Formula 3 and Renault World Series that he's capable of winning races and championships.

LONDON, SEptEmbER 3 (Ap): After having all summer to strengthen their squads, Arsenal and Manchester United managed to rush through just two significant signings in a $100-million spree as the transfer window was closing. Arsenal signed playmaker Mesut Ozil for a club record 50 million euros ($66 million) from Real Madrid on Monday, and United bought midfielder Marouane Fellaini from Everton for 27.5 million pounds ($43 million). The transfers pushed spending by Premier League clubs over 600 million pounds ($932 million) over the summer, a record amount on the back of new lucrative television deals. Arsenal's recruitment of Ozil on a five-year deal was a coup, and the 24-year-old German's arrival is an emphatic response by American owner Stan Kroenke to supporters who have demanded big spending. Fans had watched in frustration throughout the summer as north London rival Tottenham spent more than $150 million on seven players, while Arsenal's only permanent recruits were the free signings of Yaya Sanogo and Mathieu Flamini. But after manager Arsene Wenger missed out on Gonzalo Higuain, Luis Suarez and Yohan Cabaye, the Gunners have pulled off the big-name signing promised in June when they said there would be an "escalation in our financial firepower." Ozil's fee easily outstrips Arsenal's previous largest transfer — 15 million pounds (then $21.3 million) for Andrey Arshavin in 2009 — and the club hopes he will help to produce its first trophy since 2005. "We have

Real Madrid's Mesut Ozil from Germany, right, duels for the ball with Al Sadd's Ignacio Sousa Marcos during the Santiago Bernabeu trophy soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Aug. 23. (AP Photo)

signed a world-class player who is one of Europe's brightest young talents," chief executive Ivan Gazidis said. "Mr. Kroenke ... has always fully supported Arsène and the club in making significant investments to strengthen our squad and to bring in talented players who fit our style and ambitions." United, though, has been frustrated in its bid to spend before transfer activity was halted until January. Fellaini is the only notable signing since David Moyes replaced Alex Ferguson as manager at the end of last

season. Moyes turned to former club Everton, after being unable to mark the start of his reign with a marquee signing. Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas was pursued for several weeks and the champions failed in highprofile attempts Monday to bring Real Madrid defender Fabio Coentrao and Athletic Bilbao midfielder to Old Trafford. "When I was given the opportunity to work with (Moyes) again, I jumped at the chance," Fellaini said. The biggest Premier League spenders of

the summer were Tottenham, who splurged more than 110 million pounds in its bid to break back into the top four and qualify for the Champions League. The spending spree was largely funded by Gareth Bale being sold to Real Madrid for a world-record 100 million euros ($132 million). But to subsidize that signing, Madrid had to offload players, and Tottenham's north London rival Arsenal was a beneficiary with the capture of Ozil. It was double-blow for Tottenham, having lost the derby to Arsenal on Sunday.

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aving debuted in 2008 as a quirky savvy GenNext designer at the Lakme Fashion Week, Sailex Ngairangbam has emerged to be a force to reckon with, in the Indian fashion industry. This smart designer

shares about his five years journey from the peculiar designs to one of the most anticipated designer to look for. Sailex says “there have been plenty of ups and downs. There was wideeyed excitement and pure idealism when I was absolutely new, now there's some amount of experi-

ence and idealism of a different kind (and some cynicism too). I have had kind comments on my work, and also nasty ones. Bouquets and brickbats have both been received. There have been financial problems, unit problems, management issues and then, I found some very loyal em-

5th Music Awards of Nagaland presentation ceremony

he awards presentation ceremony of the 5th Music Awards of Nagaland will be held on September 14 at Town Hall, Dimapur from 5:00 PM onwards. A total of 30 nominations in various genres are competing for the prestigious awards in various categories. Awards will be presented for the following categories viz. Best Rock (Soft/ Alternative) Song, Best Rock (Metal/ Heavy) Song, Best Pop Song (Solo), Best Pop Song (Duo or Group), Best Gospel Song, Best Gospel Song (Local dialects), Best Hiphop/Rap Song, Best Folk Fusion Song, Best Instrumental, Best Music Video, Best Sound Engineer, Best Producer and Best Video Director. The Patron award will be presented at the discretion of the executive committee of the Native Trax Society. Apart from this, the ‘Song of the year’ award will be presented to the nomination which receives the highest votes through public voting. Voting cards are available at outlets in Dimapur, Kohima, Mokokchung, Wokha, Kiphire and Longleng. The public voting phase of the awards will be closed on September 5.

Kanye West blasted by human rights group

anye West has been blasted by human rights groups for performing in Kazakhstan. The 'New Slaves' rapper reportedly received a £1.9 million pay day for staging a private show at the wedding party of President Nursultan Nazarbayev's grandson, which has outraged charities who are critical of the country's human rights record. Kate Allen of Amnesty International said: ''Kazakhstan is a country where Amnesty has concerns about the use of torture.'' Billionaire president Nazarbayev has been in control of the country since 1989 and is said to rule with an iron fist. Human Rights Watch are concerned about Kazakhstan's ''serious and deteriorating human rights situation''. They claim it includes ''credible allegations of torture, the imprisonment of government

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ployees who are the pillars of my company. I have had the support of my family and friends, and colleagues in the industry. But nothing has come too soon or too easy. And I'm thankful for that. A slow but sure evolution is what I want. Life goes on”. With celebs and fellow

Taylor Swift has been offered a part in Matthew Vaughn's new spy film 'The Secret Service', and is excited about the prospect of working alongside David Beckham.

designers tweeting about his much awaited show at the Lakme Fashion Week - Winter/Festive 2013, some critic wrote that Sailex brought glamour and glitz to the women’s wear this season. When asked to comment on the glamour tag he recently received, Sailex mentioned

“Well, my line for the season is very dressed-up. I cannot claim that any of the pieces can be worn to a very casual setting. The fabrics are very luxurious, the colours are rich, there are elements of shine in the embroidery. So it's natural that my clothes will be tagged as 'glamor-

ous' or 'glitzy'. The 'red carpet' tags are all good, as long as people also notice the technical areas the painstaking patterncutting, the closures, the fabrics, the interlinings and the science that's involved. No matter what the tags are now, I consider myself too new in the industry to get restricted in any category. Tomorrow, if I feel like doing anti-fashion, I shall very well go ahead and do it.” His much awaited show was worth waiting for, as Sailex showcased one of his best designs ever with the use of rich beautiful colours and the simple pieces crafted with meticulous pattern cutting. Despite the glitzy and glamorous tag, his designs present a collection which looks comfortable and wearable and of course

elegant and stunning. On his inspiration behind his recent line, Sailex stated “It all started with a film that I watched, and the visual of a slightly dark collection formed in my head. I also wanted to explore a slightly Oriental sensibility, both in terms of shape and embroidery. But I never go too thematic or costume-y and my inspirations are always restrained. At the end, I always aspire to make something beautiful and modern that today's women would love to wear”. In this cut throat thriving fashion industry, it is always encouraging and motivating to witness creative and talented youngsters from the north east doing so well. Sailex N. is such one individual dwelling quite comfortably in his artistic and gifted profession.

Taylor Swift lands role in spy film

aylor Swift has offered a part in forthcoming spy film 'The Secret Service'. The 23-year-old star was a ''natural'' on screen, and is the latest big name to land a role in director Matthew Vaughn's new film, in which Sir Michael Caine and Colin Firth have been cast as the lead. A production source told the Daily Mirror newspaper ''Matthew looked at a number of actresses to play the part before settling on Taylor - apparently she was a natural on the big screen. ''She's also someone fresh and unseen in Hollywood

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terms which was massively appealing. ''She will be required to have some heavyduty martial arts training in order that her character convincingly kick Samuel L Jackson's butt. ''It will be

Taylor's biggest challenge to date but she cannot wait.'' A host of A-Listers including Adele, David Beckham, Sir Elton John, Samuel L Jackson, Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio have

also reportedly been offered a part in the film. The blonde beauty is excited about the prospect of working alongside retired soccer star David. The source explained ''She is also looking

forward to working with David Beckham whom she thinks is amazing looking - but taken.'' Filming is set to begin in October both in London and south of France.

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critics, tight controls over the media and freedom of expression and association, limits in religious freedom, and continuing violation of workers' rights''. Kanye

performed at a party following the wedding of Aysultan Nazarbayev and Alima Boranbayeva. The groom is the president's youngest son.

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ocialite Pippa Middleton, sister of Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton, is reportedly engaged to her stockbroker boyfriend Nico Jackson. The couple has only been dating for six months. According to a source, Pippa and Nico were delaying the engagement announcement because they didn`t want to take the shine off Kate Middleton and her baby, reports people.com. If the grapevine is to be believed, Pippa will walk down the aisle next spring. She is designing a ring and also busy preparing for her D-day. There is also buzz that the springtime nuptials are likely to take place at her parents` Bucklebury home, while the ceremony will be held at the church nearby the estate.

alling rupee is affecting Bollywood's penchant for shooting in exotic foreign locations with such travels seeing a dip of 30 to 35 per cent in last four months, according to an industry report. The filmmakers are opting for non-dollar countries and locations within India to curb costs, findings by Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) reveal. “There will be more cut down in the number of films shot abroad, especially medium and low budget films and opting for lesser expensive destinations in South East Asia, Middle East and South Africa,” said D S Rawat, secretary general, ASSOCHAM while releasing the report

“Weak rupee dampen spirits of bollywood filmmakers in foreign location”. The report said that for filmmakers, the costs turns out to be much higher in countries like US, UK, Germany, France, Sweden, Italy, Ireland and Denmark. “Indian films producers are also reducing the number of days from packages and looking to offset these costs by opting for shorter duration stays and looking at budget accommodation options,” added Rawat. There are changes in travel patterns as majority of filmmakers are opting for destinations like Sri Lanka, Dubai, Bali and Phuket or sticking to local destinations such as Kashmir, Kerala and Goa, the report said.

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HYDERAB AD, SEptEmBER 3 (ptI): Former India coach Gary Kirsten always had the belief that the immensely talented Virat Kohli will grow into a "great cricketer" and the South African considers himself fortunate to have been a part of that process. "I always had a different kind of feeling when I started working with Virat Kohli. From the beginning, I was very sure that he was a rare talent and would become a great player. He grew massively in these past few years and has matured a lot. I was fortunate to be part of that process of seeing him grow and that give me immense pleasure," said Kirsten. Kirsten was today appointed chief coach of the Delhi Daredevils for the

seventh season of the Indian Premier League. Asked whether Kohli be able to step into Sachin Tendulkar's shoes once the legend calls time on his illustrious career spanning close to two and a half decades, Kirsten was very cautious about his choice of words. "I have always been very careful about appointing someone in that place (Tendulkar's replacement). It's a very dangerous position and very risky to name anyone. That's something that you guys (media) do but I won't do that. "All I can say is that Kohli is a fantastic batsman whom the opposition bowlers are finding it difficult to get out. The teams nowadays do a lot of planning to get him out," he said.

Not many people know that India's latest batting sensation Shikhar Dhawan made his international debut ( ODI) in 2010 when Kirsten was the coach and the former South African opener is impressed with Dhawan's "self belief". Kirsten was effusive in his praise for current coach Duncan Fletcher and said the Zimbabwean's coaching philosophy and situation was quite different from his. "You have to understand one thing. The team that I worked with was revolving around players who were nearing retirement while Duncan came in when the team saw influx of a lot of youngsters. So ideally, you can't really compare my situation with Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar poses for photographs near the new BMW 1 Series during its launch in Mumbai on Tuesday, Sept. 3. The entry level luxury him. hatchback starts at India Rupees 2,090,000 (US$ 31,666). (AP Photo)

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Bale not worth such a fortune

Welsh international soccer player Gareth Bale, his relatives, and Real Madrid President Florentino Perez pose during his official presentation at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Monday, September 2 after signing for Real Madrid. The Spanish club announced Sunday that Bale has signed a six-year contract, and a person familiar with the deal said the fee was a world-record euro100 million ($132 million). (AP Photo) John Leicester AP Sports Columnist

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Real Madrid paying gazillions for Gareth Bale is the football equivalent of a fat cat using flaming banknotes to light up his cigars. In the middle of biting economic crisis in Spain, it looks wasteful and nonsensical. If stacked in a pile of 50 euro notes, the fee that Real is paying to north London club Tottenham for the winger would stretch far higher than the second floor of the Eiffel Tower. Exactly how much higher wasn't immediately clear, because the clubs, officially at least, didn't disclose the financial details. The word in London was that Bale sold for 100 million euros ($132 million), which would be a world record for football. Reports from Spain spoke of 91 million euros ($120 million), hardly a snip. It was in Real's interests to leak that lower figure to reporters. It means that Cristiano Ronaldo, Real's preening superstar, can continue to claim the mantle of being the world's

most expensive footballer. Real paid 80 million pounds (then $131 million; 93 million euros) to Manchester United for him in 2009. Either way, 90 million or 100 million euros for Bale is plain silly. He's simply not worth that much money. At least, not yet. A fortune like that for Lionel Messi, four-time world player of the year, would be easier to understand. He has scored more competitive goals than anyone for Barcelona and won everything there is to win with that club. Still only 26, just two years older than Bale, Messi is already up there with Pele and Diego Maradona as one of the best footballers ever. He could also lead Argentina to glory at the World Cup in Brazil next year, which Bale will never do with football minnow Wales. With 202 goals in 202 games for Real, an astounding ratio of success, Ronaldo also has repeatedly proved his value for the nine-time European champions. He was already a proven winner when he moved to Madrid, at the same age Bale

is now, having scooped up trophies galore in six seasons under Alex Ferguson in Manchester, including the 2008 European Cup. Bale's abundance of speed and talent have been clear to all since he humbled European club defender of the year Maicon and his Inter Milan teammate Lucio in the Champions League in 2010, burning past both Brazil internationals with his pace, making them look five steps too slow. As he accumulated goals, match-winning performances and individual player of the year awards at Tottenham, it became clear that Bale was outgrowing the club and would likely need to move elsewhere to win team trophies. Tottenham hasn't been able to offer Bale another taste of Champions League football since that 2010-2011 season when it lost to Real in the quarterfinals, spanked 5-0 over two legs. Still, as good as he is undoubtedly is, Bale isn't world-record good or close to it. Sooner or later, it was inevitable that a club would one day pay 100

million euros for a footballer. That milestone has symbolic importance only, because prices always go up, football is never short of people with more money than sense and because the very best players really can make a big difference to clubs' sporting and financial success. But few people would have put Bale in that 100-million category before this summer. He is no Messi. He cannot match the Argentine for technique. At Real, Bale will be second fiddle to Ronaldo, four years his senior. Both are blindingly quick, which should make opponents quake if they combine well together. But the Portuguese forward is better in the air and less predictable than Bale and a far more polished, rounded football product than the Welsh winger. In short, this looks less like Real investing wisely or paying real market value and far more like club President Florentino Perez making another giant splash, just as with other "Galaticos" — blockbuster stars — he previously recruited. Barcelona beat Real in a bidding war for Neymar, signing the Brazil star this June in a deal worth 57 million euros. Real now spending so lavishly on Bale sends the message, "Anything you can do, we can do bigger." Had Real bought three players for a total of 100 million euros, there would have been less fuss. Spending that amount or close to it on Bale alone, in a country locked in economic recession for most of the past four years and with a stubbornly high unemployment rate above 26 percent, shocked some critics. "Given the situation of the Spanish economy right now it's a slap in the face to society," said University of Barcelona finance professor Jose Maria Gay. "The banks aren't lending, and I imagine that Real Madrid will have to finance the operation at least partially with a bank loan. It appears very wrong to me. It's an act of arrogance when normal people are having a hard time." The thousands of fans who thronged to Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium for Bale's official presentation on Monday looked happy enough, cheering and applauding the new recruit who showed off his skills, doing keepy-uppy in his fresh white team jersey. But the trick for Bale will be keeping them happy. From now on, Bale will be measured week-in, week-out against Messi, Ronaldo and his own massive price tag. Those are awfully high expectations. There's no guarantee that Bale can fulfill them.

Match patron, Classic Club officials and match officials with Headhunters XI and Elite FC before the kick off of the 2nd semi final on September 3. (Morung Photo) Our Correspondent

Elite FC today defeated Headhunters two goals to nil to enter the finals of the prestigious 19th Classic Cup 2013 here at Kohima Local Ground under the theme “Together we can soar.” Graceson scored both the goal for Elite FC in the 10th and 84th minute and confirmed a ticket for the finals. With this, Elite FC will take on Kohima Komets FC in the final on September 5 at 2:30 PM. Earlier, Elizabeth Ngully, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Kohima Municipal Council acted as the match

patron. Minister for youth resources & sports Merentoshi R. Jamir will grace the closing ceremony as the chief guest on September 5. Senior journalist Xavier Rutsa will compere the proceeding while vote of thanks will be proposed by Pudil Tsükrü, general secretary Classic Club, Kohima. The champion will pocket a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh while the runners-up will fetch Rs. 50,000 along with running trophies and certificates. Meanwhile, Challenger Cup 2013, an exhibition match between Classic Club Kohima and Kohima Press Club (KPC)

KAtHAmnDu, SEptEmBER 3 (IAnS): Captain Sunil Chhetri scored in injury time to help India salvage a 1-1 draw against Bangladesh in their second game of the SAFF Football Championship here Tuesday. On the edge of the rival box, Chhetri curled it enough for the ball to sail over the wall yet dip enough to bulge - a goal which took him past I.M. Vijayan and a goal behind Bhaichung Bhutia as India’s highest-ever goalscorer. India dominated all through but paid for missed chances to split points with Bangladesh. Much against the run of play, Atiqur Rahaman Meshu put Bangladesh in the lead in the 83rd minute. India pressed early and seized the momentum. There was buildup from the back and support for each other. The flurry of chances went abegging in the first half. The first chance came in the 8th minute when an overlapping Nirmal Chettri found Francis Fernandes on the right. Francis, who was impressive with his timely runs, sped past Waly Faisal and essayed a centre. But an unmarked Chhetri’s volley just went over. The very next minute another of Chhetri’s efforts

went off the mark. Then Jewel Raja failed to pull the trigger after the triangle of Lenny Rodrigues, Mehtab Hossain and Chhetri had done the spadework. The barrage of Indian attacks pushed Bangladesh into their own territory. Other than a moment when Nirmal rushed in to deny Taklis Ahmed, Bangladesh weren’t able to break free in the first half. In the 36th minute, Francis who till then had done no wrong, volleyed a loose ball off a Mohanraj long-throw but it sailed over. Minutes later, Francis was brought down at the far end. Off the resultant Mehtab free kick, Chhetri did time his jump to perfection. But he was unlucky. In the 71st minute, Dawson Fernandes, who came in as a substitute, set up Francis in the clear. But his diagonal shot hit the side net. Chhetri was kept on a double marking by the two rival stoppers. They closed down whenever he received the ball. The inevitable goal came two minutes later, in the 83rd minute. Much against the run of play, Bangladesh scored when Atiqur Rahaman Meshu scored off a melee following a corner.

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