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To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity

PM hopes parliament passes Telangana and anti-graft bills [ PAGE 8]

Kate Hudson & Her sons star in Ann Taylor campaign for spring

Watershed Management Diploma Course launched in Dimapur [ PAGE 2]

Many challenges remain to treat childhood cancer

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Wednesday, February 5, 2014 12 pages Rs. 4 –Nelson Mandela

‘ Virat Kohli a Tendulkar, Sehwag, Dravid combo’ [ PAGE 12]

‘Will punish the guilty’

reflections

By Sandemo Ngullie

Indian Prime Minister promises effective protection to people from the North East

That’s the problem with fast-paced development.

The depreciation is also equally fast.

ANCSU for uninterrupted power supply during exams Kohima, February 4 (mexN): The All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU) has requested the power department to adopt all possible measures to provide uninterrupted electricity during the forthcoming HSLC, HSSLC and degree level examinations.

This was stated in a release issued by ANCSU president Tsukjem Lkr and vice president Kito Achumi. The Union has also requested all concerned wards, colonies and town areas to control noise pollution (melas, concerts) during the course of the examinations. Further, the Union wished “all the very best” to the students for the examinations.

BJP Nagaland clarifies on LS poll candidate

DimaPur, February 4 (mexN): The Nagaland State BJP unit has refuted a news item that appeared in the local media that “DAN – III alliance partner BJP supports the official NPF candidate.” Following its executive meeting on February 4, the party clarified that “such a decision has not been taken in the party forum nor has the NPF- search committee consulted the party in this matter. And when the DAN convener was consulted, the party was informed that such statement was not released officially.” This was stated in a press release from the spokesperson of BJP Nagaland, K. James Vizo. “As far the Lok Sabha candidature is concerned, the party is of view that only after thorough deliberation with the alliance partners in appropriate forum will the party be able to arrive at its final decision,” noted the press release. The BJP Nagaland has appealed to all party workers “not to be confused” by the “press statement.”

India’s cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, left, receives the “Bharat Ratna” award from President Pranab Mukherjee during an awards ceremony at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi on February 4. President Pranab Mukherjee presented India’s highest award, Bharat Ratna, or Jewel of India, to Tendulkar and eminent scientist C.N.R. Rao Tuesday. (AP Photo) (Story on page 8)

Where are the textbooks?

DimaPur, February 4 (mexN): The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) today expressed serious concern that the School Education department is yet to distribute textbooks to the students even as classes have started for the current academic session.

The Federation in a press release said the delay in distribution of study materials to the students will hamper the normal functioning of classes, which will ultimately hamper their career as the students would not be able to complete their syllabus on time.

NSF said while enquiring from the School Education department, it was learnt that only a meager amount had been sanctioned by the Finance department out of the total funds allocated for textbooks.

NSF said that at a time when the performance of government schools is very poor, the government should give extra attention

School Education dept yet to distribute textbooks says NSF

to the department and even the department concerned should be more sincere and dedicated.

“However, the federation wonders why the government and the department are showing such lackadaisical attitude to the future generation”, NSF said.

NSF urged the government and the Education department to distribute the study materials to the school children within three weeks time under any circumstances.

“The government should even divert funds from other projects and schemes and release the pending allocated funds in order to meet the requirements of the students otherwise they will be held

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New Delhi, February 4 (iaNS): The government Tuesday announced setting up of the Seventh Central Pay Commission under the chairmanship of retired Supreme Court judge Ashok Kumar Mathur to review the salaries of over 5 million employees. The panel will submit its report in two years and the recommendations would be implemented from Jan 1, 2016, a finance ministry statement said. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has approved the composition of the Commission that has one full-time and one part-time member, besides the chairman, the statement added.

three sent to jail over killing New Delhi, February 4 (iaNS): A court here Tuesday sent three people, arrested in connection with the death of a student from Arunachal Pradesh, to judicial custody till Feb 18. Two of the accused said they were “innocent witnesses” who were “illegally roped in as accused”.

Metropolitan Magistrate Pawan Kumar remanded Sunder Singh, Pawan Farmania and Farman to judicial custody till Feb 18.

Nido Tania, the 19-yearold student, was beaten up by shopkeepers in south Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar area following a quarrel over his appearance and clothing. He died in a hospital Jan 30.

The three accused have been booked under the SC/ ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The court listed the matter for bail hearing Feb 6 and instructed police to conduct a test identification parade of the accused on the same day.

During investigation, six people, out of whom two are juveniles, were found to be involved in the case, police said Monday. Police told the magistrate that they have not added murder charges against the accused. It will be done on the basis of the

tion to students and citizens from other parts of the country, especially the northeast, who visit or reside in Delhi.”

He stressed that every Indian should ensure that fellow citizens from the northeast feel safe and “every part of the country welcomes them,

post-mortem report. The final post-mortem report from the medical board at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is awaited.

A murder case was lodged over Tania’s death and a special investigation team constituted under the direct supervision of the deputy commissioner of police, southeast Delhi.

Meanwhile, two of the accused told the court that they were witnesses in the incident. “We are witness in the case but police implicated us,” said advocate Shalabh Gupta, counsel of Sunder Singh and Pawan Farmania.

The advocate requested the court to grant bail to his clients, saying they will not tamper with the evidence.

“It is a matter of grave concern that innocent witnesses have been harassed and illegally roped in as accused,” he said. Relatives of the two accused also said they were innocent and asked the magistrate for justice to Singh and Farmania. “No one will come forward to become witnesses in a case if police falsely implicates people like this,” said a relative of one of the duo.

especially New Delhi, which is the national capital” and a “diverse and vibrant city, enriched by people from all over the country who have made it their home”. “What is at stake is human values, amity in society, and the unity and integrity of the country,” he added.

Chopper used in Japfu fire-fight CANCER IS CURABLE: Our Correspondent Kohima | February 4

In the wake of the forest fire at Mt. Japfu, a chopper of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Eastern Command was deployed today in fire-fighting efforts. It was used for aerial survey and to spray water over the mountain. It made four trips carrying three (3) tons of water per trip.

Sources said today that

the Nagaland State Disaster Management Agency (NSDMA) under the home department has arranged one more chopper to fight the fire on February 5. The NSDMA has sanctioned Rs. 2 lakh as emergency funds in the fire-fighting efforts.

Sources said the NSDMA is monitoring the situation along with the forest department and the district administration. The

youths are still camping in the area to fight the fire.

Meanwhile, an official bulletin of ‘Naga News’ stated that an IAF helicopter flown by Wing Commander, Yadav, and his crew has joined efforts to control and douse the forest fire in Mt. Japfu area. The chopper has been flying several sorties carrying water from Padampukhri, Dimapur to the wildfire area to douse the flames

and bring it under control.

Home Commissioner, Nagaland, Temjen Toy said that the district administration is working in close coordination with all the volunteers and government agencies involved in the fire-fighting efforts, which includes volunteers from neighbouring villages, personnel of forest department, NSDMA, Assam Rifles, IRB, etc.

Nagaland in need for air, rail & land connectivity

T.R. Zeliang seeks support from Planning ComGovernment sets up mission for development

7th pay commission

responsible for ruining the career of thousands of students”, it added.

On the notification of school education department to NBSE not to accept enrollment from 129 recently upgraded schools, NSF said it had met the officials concerned from school education department, NBSE and RMSA to highlight the plight of the students of those effected schools and also to raise objection to the decision.

NSF also demanded that the meeting of the State Level Education Committee (SLEC) held on January 21 to deliberate on the notification and decision thereof should be made public in order to clarify the doubts of the general public, particularly the students and establishments of those effected schools.

Meanwhile, NSF extended its best wishes to all the students appearing for their HSLC, HSSLC and University examinations in all the Naga inhabited areas.

New Delhi, February 4 (iaNS): As protests continued Tuesday over the death of an Arunachal Pradesh student, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condemned the attack as “tragic and shameful” while Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal joined the demonstrators at the city centre.

A delegation of northeast leaders and activists also met Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and demanded a judicial probe into the matter and a law against racism.

Terming the attack on 19-year-old Tania, son of Arunchal Pradesh legislator Nido Pavitra, as “most condemnable”, Manmohan Singh said “every possible effort” would be made to punish the guilty. In a statement, the prime minister said: “The attack on Nido Tania, the student from Arunachal Pradesh, is most condemnable. While the actual cause of Nido Tania’s death will be known only after the autopsy report is received, the violence which preceded his demise is tragic and shameful.” He also said people from other parts of the country like the northeast are as much a part of the city as anyone else.

Joining the protestors from the northeast at Jantar Mantar, Kejriwal assured them speedy justice in the case. “The magisterial enquiry will be over within 3-4 weeks and the truth will be revealed.

If the policemen are also involved, we will come to know that too,” he said at the protest site where demonstration has been on since Sunday.

The prime minister also said that his “government will make every possible effort to punish the guilty and to provide effective protec-

Kohima, February 4 (mexN): Nagaland’s Planning Minister, T.R. Zeliang, has highlighted Nagaland State’s need for air, rail and land connectivity, asking for the Planning Commission of India to support this endeavor. This he did at a conference on ‘Infrastructure Developments in the North East Region-leveraging Opportunities,’ organized by India’s Planning Commission in partnership with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) on February 3-4 in Guwahati.

Zeliang sought the support of the Planning Commission for a four lane “iconic highway” from north to south of Nagaland viz Tizit-DimapurJalukie-Khelma and along with it the railway line, informed a press statement from Additional Development Commissioner, Planning, Temsuwati. The road beyond Tizit was proposed to be connected to the Trans Arunachal Highway at Khonsa and

the road beyond Khelma to the EastWest Highway, starting from Dwarka, to Silchar at Maipang.

The objective of the conference was to project the recent development made in the North East related to infrastructure, and highlight the potential and upcoming opportunities in the region. The programme saw the participation of senior industry members based across the country and businesspersons from ASEAN countries.

At the conference, Zeliang proposed that in order to bring the Look East Policy to reality, it is essential to develop four important roads namely Tizit to Longwa raod via Mon, NH202 to Pangsha (Chendang SaddleNoklak-Pangsha) road, NH-202 to Avankhu (from Akhegw to Avankhu) road and NH-202 (Akash bridge) to Kanjang-Reguri-Pansat (Myanmar).

The urgent need of having a railway line connecting Tizit-Dimapur and Dimapur-Kohima was also highlighted. Mentioning the requirement of inter-state air connectivity in the region, and with the other parts of the country, Zeliang stated, this would be in the interest of development of tour-

ism in the region and providing a package travel to tourists. The need for providing transport subsidy to facilitate marketing of agricultural produce was also emphasized.

The Nagaland minister also pointed out the problem of having common guidelines for implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) in the North East and proposed that the guidelines be “need-based.”

On the funding pattern of CSS, he reiterated that smaller States, like in the region, are facing problems to contribute the State share requirement of CSS programmes. Therefore, he requested to bring the funding pattern of the CSS to 90:10 for the States of the North East.

The Conference was addressed

by Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission and Paban Singh Ghatowar, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of DoNER, among others. Delegates from the State Government were led

by T.R. Zeliang, assisted by Mhonbemo Patton, Commissioner & Secretary Planning, Benjamin, Secretary Agriculture, Temsuwati, and other officials from the Line Departments.

Demystifying cancer myths

New Delhi, February 4 (iaNS): Some believe cancer is incurable, quite a few think it is contagious and many others feel it can be caused by hairdyes and anti-perspirants - myths like these expose our little knowledge about the much-feared disease which, if addressed timely, can be cured, doctors say.

According to health experts, many myths are associated with cancer, but adapting a healthy lifestyle can help people keep it at bay. India has more than three million cancer patients, and these figures paint a pale picture of our understanding of the disease.

One of the biggest myths about cancer, according to Rajeev Kumar, senior consultant oncologist, Rockland Hospital, Qutab Institutional Area, is that cancer is incurable.

“Rather, cancer is the most curable of all chronic diseases,” Kumar told IANS. “One can never cure diabetes or hypertension, but cancer, if detected early and treated well, can be cured,” Kumar added.

Agreed Preeti Jain, consultant oncology surgeon, Columbia Asia Hospital, who said that people with cancer can live “happier lives” if detected early. “Neither is it true that surgery

increases the risk of cancer,” Jain said, adding that surgeries rather help combat the disease.

Explaining the reasons behind the lack of awareness related to cancer, Manish Singhal, senior consultant medical oncology, IOSPL at Fortis Hospital, Noida, said that it is because people believe in self-medication.

“Such misconceptions prevail despite information being available, because a

majority of the population believes in self-medication with little or no access to complete information on the disease,” Singhal told IANS. Jain added that lack of information can be attributed to cancer being a mass disease. “If we penetrate India geographically, we will find that many people are still unaware about the disease. They know that cancer is a disease; but its type or detection, is not known to many,” she said.

Singhal further said that neither is cancer hereditary or contagious, nor is caused by hair dyes and anti-perspirants. “Only in five to 10 percent of cases,

cancers are hereditary. But the most common symptoms of cancer are caused by genetic changes that occur throughout a person’s lifetime,” he said.

Singhal added that such changes are caused by tobacco use, too much ultraviolet radiation and exposure to certain chemicals.

Another myth, according to experts, is that women fear one of the causes of breast cancer are “underwire brassieres”, though there is no substantial evidence to support this theory.

Suggesting a comprehensive campaign to help raise awareness, Kumar said that apart from the media, doctors and health workers should also participate. “Cancer survivors are probably the best source of spreading awareness,” he said.

According to Singhal, diligently following eight norms, including maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly, eating a healthy diet, protecting oneself from the sun and getting screening tests done, can help lower one’s risk of cancer. “Diet can also influence some cancers. Cancers of the stomach, bowel, lung, prostate and uterus are more likely to develop if your diet is high in fat and low in fruit, vegetables and fibre,” Singhal told IANS.

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MEx File CVEU executive meeting Dimapur, February 4 (mexN): The Chimonger Village Employees’ Union (CVEU) will have an executive meeting cum farewell programme on February 8 and 9 at Chimonger Village, Tuensang. CVEU president Lithrongse Sangtam in a press release has informed all the office bearers, executive members, unit president, gazette officers, retired and new members of the union to attend the meeting without fail.

Mkg DPDB postponed

mokokchuNg, February 4 (Dipr): Assistant Development Commissioner and Member Secretary DPDB, Mokokchung, Yilopemo Lotha has informed that Mokokchung District Planning and Development Board meeting for the month of February has been postponed to February 11.

Book on 50 yrs statehood

kohima, February 4 (Dipr): A Coffee-Table book published in commemoration of 50 years of Statehood, titled, “NAGALAND (1963-2012) FIFTY YEARS ON” is on sale at DIPR and DPRO’s office, Kohima. Prices for hardbound copy is Rs. 800 and paperback copy is Rs. 300.

NGSOF informs

kohima, February 4 (mexN): The Nagaland Govt. Senior Officer Forum (NGSOF) informed all the senior employees in different departments under the Government of Nagaland who are retiring after Ist March, 2014 to attend meeting to be held on February 7 at 2:30 PM at Hotel Japfu, Kohima to discuss the enhancement of length of service as well as for the welfare of the government. This was stated in a release issued by T. Lipok Jamir, acting president NGSOF.

NPCSD meeting

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Dimapur, February 4 (mexN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Seva Dal will hold a meeting with All India Congress Seva dal organizer in charge state of Nagaland on February 6 at Congress Bhavan Dimapur at 11:00 am. Therefore, all the NPCSD office bearers, district congress seva dal chief organizer and mahila organizer are informed to attend the meeting without fail.

Renewal of DMC trade licence

Dimapur, February 4 (mexN): All business establishment and shopkeepers under DMC jurisdiction are informed that renewal of DMC trade licence for the year 2014 is extended up to February 28. ADC Dimapur K Tarep Imchen in a press release stated that the expiry date was earlier scheduled on January 31, 2014. However, the date is extended for the convenience of the trader. He also added that on expiry of the grace period, necessary late fine shall be charged as per DMC’s standing order. Therefore, all the traders are requested to get renewed their respective trade licence on or before February 28 without fail.

SUK general meeting

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kohima, February 4 (mexN): The Sangtam Union Kohima will hold its 42nd general meeting on February 8 at the State Academy Hall, Kohima at 10:00 AM. Parliamentary secretary for power C. Kipili Sangtam will grace the occasion as the chief guest. Stating this in a release SUK president Seopi Sangtam requested all the Sangtam residents of Kohima to attend the meeting positively.

Dimapur, February 4 (mexN): In collaboration with IGNOU, the Department of Land Resources on Tuesday launched one-year Diploma Course in Watershed Management at Resource Centre, Ruzaphema, Dimapur.

Launching the course, Parliamentary Secretary for Land Resources, B.S. Nganlang Phom lauded the Department and IGNOU for coming together to impart the course which he added would benefit not only the students but the farming populace of the state as well. Referring to crores of rupees sanctioned by centre and state, Nganlang pointed out that the agri and allied departments has wasted lots of money in different areas since there was not much information and expertise about implementing the policies. “Most of the projects were never result oriented,” he added.

Parliamentary Secretary, B.S. Nganlang Phom distributing study materials to one of the students. (Morung Photo)

However, Nganlang expressed the hope that with practical courses such as watershed management, the department of Land Resources would yield profitable results through the students who are mostly

department employees.

Earlier, the Parliamentary Secretary distributed study materials to 47 registered students for the diploma course.

Commissioner & Secretary Land Resources, Me-

LoNgLeNg, February 4 (Dipr): The Governor of Nagaland, Dr. Ashwani Kumar said that Nagaland could become a power generating state, if hydro electricity project at Dikhu River could raise it output. He said with 160 Mkv, Nagaland could be one of the advance states in power sector and could sell power to the other neighbouring states.

The Governor stated this while addressing during his maiden visit to Longleng district on February 1.

He was accorded a warm traditional welcome in his maiden visit to Longleng district on February 1 at Convention hall of Phom Baptist Christian Association Hq Yengching, Long-

ANCSU condemn inhuman act towards NE students kohima, February 4 (mexN): The All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU) strongly condemned the ‘inhuman/barbaric act’ towards the north east students in some parts of the nation now and then, not living aside even the state capital which is also considered to be the safest place for the people/ citizens of India and even the tourist.

The Union asked the concern government authority and law enforcing agency in and around India were the students from the north east are frequently assaulted, molested and raped.

The Union firmly asked the people and the peace loving citizens of India whether if the north east also considered as Indian “

Dr. Ashwani Kumar addressing the gathering at the convention hall, Longleng on February 1. (DIPR Photo)

leng. Addressing the gathering, the Governor expressed his happiness to the people of Longleng, Phom Baptist Christian Association, Phom People council and civil societies for the traditional warm and felicitations accorded to him by

different organisations. He expressed that he would cherish the memories of the people of Longleng.

Dr. Ashwani opined Longleng district as one of the youngest district and fast developing district in Nagaland. He also called

upon the people of Longleng district to discover human and natural resources to enhance quality of life and to bring changes through economic development. Longleng district has good potential natural resources, which could drive

Former Nagaland chief secretary and advisor to the chief minister, Lalthara, IAS (middle) releasing the souvenir of St. Stephen’s Higher Secondary School during the silver jubilee celebration of the school on Tuesday. (Morung Photo)

IAS officer. Ten years later in 1973, Lalthara appeared and cleared the IAS examination in the first attempt and fulfilled his promise.

Citing his own life example, he reminded the students of another adage “When the going gets tough the tough gets going.”

The advisor to the chief minister however said that success is meaningless without a sound moral foundation or value system. Lalthara said many successful and famous people have wasted their lives because they do not have the moral foundation. He exhorted the students that a successful person should be a “light to the world” and serve humanity. On the occasion, the chief guest also released the school souvenir and hymn book.

Founder director and principal of SSHSS, Dr. R Francis, delivered the welcome address and presented a report on the school’s achievements. Alumni of the school including Er. Hekavi Ayemi and Dr. Azidi Zeliang also exhorted the students. Special numbers were presented by ITCS choir and the school’s jubilee choir.

St. Stephen’s HSS celebrates silver jubilee

Siimai (Saranamai) village authority council informs

chozuba, February 4 (mexN): Director of School Education (HS) Kükusho Phesa-o on February 1 inaugurated the newly upgraded GPS-C to GMS Chozuba Village named after “Khutsazho.” Pastor Katsümu Shijo CRCC invoked God’s blessing. VEC Chairman Sekha Rhakho in a press release said that the chief guest who is also the guest speaker of the Chozubami Razuve (Village Welfare) annual session-2013 addressed the big gathering at the Centenary Stadium.

nukhol John and Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre, Kohima, Dr. T. Iralu also spoke during the programme. Director Land Resources, Mhathung Yanthan who chaired the programme informed that the course is being funded by Ministry of Rural Development, Department of Land Resources.

The Research and Development Farm, Ruzaphema under Land Resource Department which was started in April 2004 has the main objective of demonstrating high tech poly house and cultivation of various off season crops, management of apiculture, ex-situ herbal garden, livestocks management etc.

Having a total area of 70 acres, another main objective of the Farm is to assure quality materials, technical inputs and to help people through practical experience and exposure to highest level of the targeted group.

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if yes” why are we being humiliated/deprived of our rights and the students from north east always felt sense of insecurity even in their own homeland/country (India).

Further, the Union urged the concerned government authority and law enforcing agencies to seriously look into the matter and take up positive and strict measures in bringing about sense of common brotherhood among the people especially the north east (people/citizen) living in various parts of the country which is also the homeland and the nation of the people.

This was stated in a release issued by ANCSU president Tsukjem Lkr and vice president Kito Achumi.

‘Nagaland could become a power generating state’

Dimapur, February 4 (mexN): The Seluophe Village Council has convened its annual general meeting on February 8 at 10:00 am at Village Local Ground.

All the bonafide citizens of the village are requested to attend the meeting.

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Seluophe Village Council meeting

kohima, February 4 (mexN): The Siimai (Saranamai) village authority council notified all the male citizens of Saranamai three villagers that a serious emergency meeting has been scheduled on February 8 at Roveidziikhao. In this connection, all the male citizens of Saranamai three villagers station far and wide have been asked to attend the said meeting compulsorily, “ failing of which a life boycott shall be imposed.”

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Morung Express News Dimapur | February 4

St. Stephen’s Higher Secondary School (SSHSS) celebrated its silver jubilee on February 4 here at the school premises with former Nagaland chief secretary and advisor to the chief minister, Lalthara, IAS, as chief guest.

Lalthara who also inaugurated the school 25 years ago when he was secretary of Food & Civil Supplies, in his address said that in the

present global and competitive era, there is little space for mediocrity. Stating that success cannot be achieved overnight, the retire bureaucrat said that one has to strive and labour hard in order to succeed in one’s career or life.

Quoting the adage “Where there is a will there is a way”, the retire bureaucrat narrated his own humble beginning as a student who had to work as a peon in the school he was studying in order to pay for his

education and stay. Lalthara said during the height of insurgency in Mizoram in the mid 1960’s, many schools and homes were burnt down. “Our house was also burnt down and there was doubt whether we could carry on with our schooling,” he said. He however said that against all odds, he went to Aizawl to continue his studies. He also disclosed that he while was a class VII student, he had told his teacher that his aim in life was to become an

the district as fast developing district. The importance of economic and its value should lay emphasis on education and not to discriminate the gender but create awareness.

At the occasion, Minister, Industries and Com-

merce, Pangnyu Phom, Parliamentary Secretary Land Resources, B.S Nganlang and President, Phom people council, Leisha Phom also delivered short speeches and highlighted the need and importance of road, education and water supply. Welcome address was delivered by Deputy Commissioner, K. Libanthung Lotha, Special song was presented by Gross road band, folk song and folk dance by Pongo village troupes. The function was chaired by Women Secretary, Angbhenla Phom and benediction was pronounced by Executive Secretary PBCA, Nukhu Phom. The Governor also visited Orphanage home, District hospital and Phomnyu village.

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Student Nurses Association members and faculty from the College of Nursing visit cancer patients receiving treatment in the hospital.

Dimapur, February 3 (mexN): The College of Nursing in collaboration with the Community Health Department of Christian Institute of Health Sciences and Research, Dimapur organized an awareness programme to commemorate the World Cancer Day on February 4 in the hospital premises based on the theme, ‘Debunk the Myths: Increase Awareness of Cancer’.

As part of the awareness drive, there were presentations by Dr. Atsung Aier and the I Year B.Sc. Nursing (Post Basic) students on the theme and

various forms of preventable cancers respectively. A moment of silence was also observed for all the cancer patients who lost their lives battling the disease and for those suffering from it. The students continued their awareness campaign throughout the hospital, visiting the outpatient departments and the wards.

A smaller group comprising the Student Nurses Association (SNA) members and few of the faculty from the College of Nursing visited and prayed for all the cancer patients admitted and receiving treatment in the hospital.

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All officers and staff of Peren Forest Division proudly congratulates

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In this image, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio is being received by Myanmar Naga Members of Parliament, officials of the Indian Embassy and civil society leaders including youth and cultural representatives at Nay Pyi Taw Airport, the capital of Myanmar. The Nagaland CM is on a five-day official visit to Myanmar.

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Assam blockade hits life in Arunachal Pradesh ITANAGAR, FebRuARy 4 (TNN): The ongoing economic blockade against Arunachal Pradesh by various organizations of Assam has badly affected Itanagar and the three Siang districts in Arunachal. The economic blockade was launched following the killing of 10 villagers at Behali in Chauldhua of Sonitpur district, Assam, by miscreants from Arunachal Pradesh on January 29.

The protesting organizations have intensified their

agitation against Arunachal, demanding immediate arrest of those involved in the Behali massacre and hand- ITANAGAR, FebRuARy 4 (PTI): The BJP on Tuesday demanded that both Assam ing them over to Assam Po- and Arunachal Pradesh governments embark on a dialogue to withdraw the economic lice. The indefinite block- blockade, a fall out of the January 29 incident at Chawldhowa in Sonipur district of Asade, which entered the fifth sam where ten CPI(ML) supporters were gunned down. The Arunachal Pradesh unit day on Monday, has halted of the party in a statement accused both Assam and Arunachal governments for the supply of fuel, construc- maintaining "callous attitude" towards the suffering of common people after the intion materials and other es- cident "instead of solving the problem" at the earliest. The blockade imposed against sential commodities to East Arunachal Pradesh by some Assam-based organisations which entered its sixth day Siang, West Siang, Upper on Tuesday, has triggered crisis of essential commodities in Arunachal.

Siang, parts of Dibang Valley districts and the state en trucks at Behali, Borgang impur district, causing an the Siang belt. Reports from capital. The protesters have and Sariduwar in Sonitpur acute crisis of fuel and other Sonitpur said hundreds of been stopping material-lad- district and in parts of Lakh- essential commodities in oil tankers and goods-laden

Withdraw economic blockade: BJP to Assam, Arunachal

Gun battle between Naga groups

ImPhAl, FebRuARy 4 (NNN): A fierce gun battle has taken place between NSCN-IM and combined rebels of NSCN-K and ZUF in Oinamlong village in Manipur’s hill district Tamenglong on Tuesday.

Police reported that casualty reports could not be confirmed in the ensuing clash, saying it took place at about 10:10 am. Oinamlong village is located under Tousem Police Station in Tamenglong, about 156 km from here.

Although the area, where

India's highest rly tunnel in Manipur

ImPhAl, FebRuARy 4 (ANI): The government in Manipur is set to construct the highest rail tunnel, to bridge distances between Jiribam sub-division with Tupul in Tamenglong. A railway bridge is also being constructed at Khumji village of Noney in Tamenglong and would be the highest railway bridge once it is completed.

The length of the tunnel is 39 kms. Out of which, 14 kms of has been totally completed.

The bridge though, is 141 mts high and 703 mts long and would be the world's highest railway bridge. The construction of the bridge started in January and is being targeted for completion within 18 months.

the armed rebels of the three tribal outfits fought, falls under Tousem Police Station, the Nunba Police has registered a case over the incident since the area is located closer to it, the police said.

Oinamlong is located about 60 km west of Nungba Police Station, they said.

They said the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) and NSCN-K formed one side in the gun battle and the NSCNIM on the other. Assam Rifles and CRPF personnel posted nearby the area have been alerted, they added.

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trucks plying to Arunachal Pradesh have reportedly been stranded for the last four days. Scarcity of petrol and diesel has pushed East Siang district administration to reserve the remaining fuel. People requiring medical aid are the worst sufferers and students staying outside Arunachal are also facing problems.

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Notice is hereby given to all consumers and stake holders, that the Department of Power, Government of Nagaland, Kohima, a deemed licensee engaged in the distribution and retail sale of electricity has filed before the Nagaland Electricity Regulatory Commission Kohima, the Aggregate Revenue Requirement (ARR) and tariff petition for distribution and retail sale of electricity for the FY 2014-15 under section 62 of the Electricity Act 2003 and regulation 4 of NERC (Terms and Conditions for determination of Tariff) Regulations 2010.

The Commission has registered and admitted the petition filed by the Power and Electricity Department on 27th Nov., 2013 vide case no. 1/2014-15.

The summary of ARR for the FY 2014-15 is given in the table below: objection is filed on behalf of any organisation or any class of consumers, it should be so mentioned. It may be SI. Amount Particulars specifically mentioned of the person putting in objections comments also want to be heard in person.

No. (Rs. In crores) 9. The NERC Kohima after perusing the written objections received in response to this notice may invite such objectors as 1 Fuel Cost 0.08 it considered appropriate for a hearing on the specified dated which will be notified by the Commission in due course.

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214.86 76.35 14.57 2.68 17.18 41.25 3.72 53.38 1.82 425.88 5.78 420.10 202.91 217.19 16.89 200.31 422.12

1. The distribution loss for the year 2014-15 has been projected at 27%.

2. It is proposed to cover the revenue shortfall through additional revenue from proposed tariff revision.

3. Copies of the fillings and petition referred to at Para 1 above are available in the office of the Chief Engineer, Department of Power, Government of Nagaland.

4. Interested parties may peruse the said ARR and tariff proposals and take note thereof during office hours at the above offices free of charge.

5. Copies of the above documents can also be obtained from the above offices on payment of Rs. 100/- (Rupees One Hundred Only) per a copy of petition either in cash or through DD. 6. Summary of tariffs and charges for retail supply of Electricity to consumers proposed by the Department of Power, Government of Nagaland for the year 2014-15 are indicated in the schedule.

7. Objections/ suggestions, if any, on the ARR filings and tariff proposals submitted by the Department of Power, Government of Nagaland together with supporting material may be filed with the Secretary, Nagaland Electricity Regulatory Commission, Old MLA Hostel Complex, Nagaland, Kohima - 797001 in five copies in person or through registered post so as to reach there on or before 20th Feb., 2014.

8. The objections/ suggestions as above should be filed in five copies and carry full name (s) and postal address of the person(s) sending the objections and should be supported by an affidavit duly attested. If the

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Domestic Rs. 10 per connection/month Rs. 10 per connections/month Commercial Rs. 15 per connection/month Rs. 15 per connection/month Industrial Rs. 20 per connection/month Rs. 20 per connection/month Bulk Supply Rs. 25 per connection/month Rs. 25 per connection/month Chief Engineer Department of Power Government of Nagaland Kohima

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New Delhi, February 4 (iaNS): Income inequality is rising in India, where the net worth of its billionaires has jumped 12-fold in 15 years, enough to eliminate absolute poverty twice over in the country, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

"We are all keenly aware that income inequality has been rising in most countries. In India, the net worth of the billionaire community increased 12fold in 15 years, enough to eliminate absolute poverty in this country twice over," IMF managing director Christine Lagarde said.

Delivering the Richard Dimbleby Lecture in London Monday, Lagarde said seven out of 10 people in the world today live in countries where inequality had increased over the past three decades.

She referred to an earlier report by Oxfam which says the richest 85 people in the world own the same amount of wealth as the bottom half of the world's population.

In the US, inequality is back to where it was before the Great Depression, and the richest 1 per cent captured 95 percent of all income gains since 2009,

while the bottom 90 percent got poorer, Lagarde rued that in the past economists had underestimated the importance of inequality.

"Let me be frank: in the past, economists have underestimated the importance of inequality. They have focused on economic growth, on the size of the pie rather than its distribution. Today, we are more keenly aware of the damage done by inequality.

"Put simply, a severely skewed income distribution harms the pace and sustainability of growth over the longer term. It leads to an economy of exclusion, and a wasteland of discarded potential," she said in her speech, a copy of which was made available here.

Lagarde said as the work at the IMF showed, the fiscal system could help to reduce inequality through careful design of tax and spending policies.

"Think about making taxation more progressive, improving access to health and education, and putting in place effective and targeted social programmes.

Yet these policies are hard to design and-because they create winners and losersthey create resistance and

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require courage.

"Nevertheless, we need to get to grips with it, and make sure that 'inclusion' is given as much weight as 'growth' in the design of policies. Yes, we need inclusive growth.

"More inclusion and opportunity in the economic life also means less cronyism and corruption. This must also rise to the top of the policy agenda," she said.

And while talking about inclusion in economic life, "we must surely talk about gender".

"The International Labour Organization estimates that 865 million women around the world are being held back. They face discrimination at birth, on the school bench, in the board room. They face reticence of the marketplace-and of the mind."

"If women participated in the labour force to the same extent as men, the boost to per capita incomes could be huge -- 27 percent in the Middle East and North Africa, 23 percent in South Asia, 17 percent in Latin America, 15 percent in East Asia, 14 percent in Europe and Central Asia.

"We simply cannot afford to throw away these gains."

'Businesses need to create long-term value to succeed'

Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles President Ranjit Yadav introduces a premium hatchback, Bolt, in New Delhi, India on Monday, February 3. The Indian automaker unveiled two new cars, the sedan Zest and Bolt. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)

African agriculture beckons Asian investments: Pawar New Delhi, February 4 (iaNS): Africa is literally the land of opportunity for Asian investments in agriculture, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said here Tuesday. In his address at the Asia-Africa Business Forum organised jointly by the ministries of agriculture, commerce, food processing industries and industry chamber FICCI, Pawar said: "There is an opportunity for responsible investment in agriculture by Asian countries in Africa, but it should be as per norms laid down by the FAO (Food and Agricul-

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business sector, Pawar said.

On the other hand, agricultural land is under pressure from population increase in Asia, which has made much progress in agricultural production through better seed varieties, fertilisers, irrigation as well as credit and price support.

Expressing hope that the threeday conference will help identify business opportunities in both Asia and Africa, Pawar said: "I am glad that India is playing a catalytic role in the emerging partnership between the two continents."

Satya Nadella, executive vice president of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise group, is seen in this undated Microsoft handout photograph released on February 4, 2014. Microsoft Corp named Nadella as its next chief executive officer on Tuesday, ending a longer-than-expected search for a new leader after Steve Ballmer announced his intention to retire in August. (Reuters Photo)

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Pointing out the opportunity from 733 million hectares of arable land in Africa, of which over 450 million hectares still remain uncultivated, the agriculture minister said: "India is very clear that while investments in Africa must lead to agricultural growth, diversification and employment, it must not be at the cost of food security."

Productivity in African agriculture lags behind other continents, while this weakness is a major barrier to development of the agri-

Microsoft names Hyderabad-born Nadella as next CEO

Seattle, February 4 (reuterS): Microsoft Corp named company veteran Satya Nadella as its next chief executive officer on Tuesday, ending a longerthan-expected search for a new leader after Steve Ballmer announced his intention to retire in August.

Nadella is only the third CEO in Microsoft’s 39-year history, following co-founder Bill Gates and Ballmer.

Microsoft also said John Thompson, lead independent director, would succeed Gates as chairman. Gates will assume a new role as technology adviser and retain a seat on the board, the company said in a statement.

Shares of the world’s largest software maker were up 1.1 percent in premarket trading following the news.

The choice of Nadella was

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widely expected, and investors and analysts are already weighing how effective the 22-year veteran will be in re-igniting the company’s mobile ambitions and satisfying Wall Street’s hunger for cash.

Microsoft faces a slow erosion of its PC-centric Windows and Office franchises and needs to somehow challenge Apple Inc and Google Inc in the new realm of mobile computing. At the same time, some investors are campaigning for retrenchment and a bigger cut of the company’s massive cash pile.

Most agree that Nadella’s background in creating Microsoft’s Internet-based, or “cloud,” computing services makes him a safe pair of hands to take the company forward, but there remains a question over his ability to make Microsoft a hit with consumers or with impatient shareholders.

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New Delhi, February 4 (iaNS): Financial results of the companies are important but they must focus on creating “long-term value” taking into account environmental and social issues to ensure success, a top former United Nations official said Tuesday.

“I believe there is no solution to our sustainability challenges without a central role for business. However the businesses that succeed will be those that innovate, invest and create long-term value,” said Yvo de Boer, former executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

“This notion of value is crucial. The ability of a company to create financial value is important. But what about the value that a company creates for people and the planet through its operations, and the goods and services it delivers,” he said.

“We need to explore a much broader and longer term sense of what company value actually means and how the system can be evolved to recognize this,” said Boer, who is currently KPMG global chairman for climate change and sustainability service.

Boer was addressing the third edition of “India Sustainability Conclave” organised here by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

Boer emphasised that policy makers need to deliver the right policy framework for action and countries should formulate their own climate and sustainability targets through a process of debate and public scrutiny and business leaders need to do a better job of communicating to investors and explain them why sustainable businesses are a better longterm investment bet.

“By monetising the impact of the company on society and the environment and setting this off against its financial results, we can reveal key areas of business risk and the potential impact on future profitability,” he said.

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Discussion and awareness on diabetes Our Correspondent Kohima | February 4

The Creative Network International (CNI) during its “celebration of success” programme here this evening at Hotel Japfu discussed at length on the problem of diabetes. The objective of today’s discussion on diabetes was to create awareness about diabetes and to let the members aware of the basic facts and information and to find ways to control and prevent it.

Resource person Dr. Swedevelu from health and family welfare department said that diabetes is a chronic disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. She said the cause of diabetes continues to be mystery, although both genetics and

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(i.e. eyes, kidney, nerves, heart and blood vessels).

In India, it is estimated that presently 41 million individuals are affected by

this deadly diseases which is likely to go up to 57.2 million by the year 2025.

She said the reason for this escalation are changes

in lifestyle, people living longer than before (ageing) and low birth weight, which could lead to diabetes during childhood.

Later, T. Madhavan talked on Dia C Plus. The function also witnessed recognition of top sellers (firesens, SC 88 and hair tonic) and 30 CV achievers. Rajesh chaired the programme.

Founded in 2001, Creative Network International (S) Pte Ltd is now one of the fastest growing network marketing company in Singapore. To meet the needs of today’s discerning Singaporean consumers, it offers an amazing array of premium quality beauty, health and personal care products, plus a stunning selection of coffee, tea and zesty beverages that have won accolades internationally.

Dimapur, February 4 (mexN): A one-day workshop with students of class 8, 9 and 10 at Pilgrim School, Dimapur was held with Lezo Putsure, Strategist at YouthNet as the resource person. A press release stated that the School headmistress Kaini K Kikon acknowledged the need for continuous career guidance workshop that

allows students to think and plan for their future.

The workshop was fully activity based where students did self-assessment markings, skill ratings for the careers they wished to choose, self-analysis and looking at diverse careers from medicine, entrepreneurship, civil service, law, photography and more.

The students of the school

also shared EQ skills such as confidence, body language and clear communication with mock demonstration.

The resource person mentioned that to be successful, the first thing is to fall in love with what one does. “There is nothing called a best job in the word, when you follow your passion, pray and work hard, that is where success lies,” he shared.

& handling Rules 2000), Dapfhütsumia Khel (D’Khel) Kohima Village organised a mass social work on February 1 and cleaned up the Kohima municipal wastes dumping site at Dzücha Pekhro, Phek Road, D’Khel sector and the surrounding ar-

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by D’Khel Youth Organization president Kereisiezo Sachü, on behalf of D’Khel Council warned all concerned that violation of the village prohibition order shall invite severe penalty, as such, it requested all to co-operate.

Dr. Swedevelu speaking at the programme held in Kohima on February 4. (Morung Photo)

environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles. Diabetes affects nearly every organ system in the body

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Sensitization workshop on e-governance Kohima, February 4 (mexN): Sensitization workshop on e-governance will be held on February 5 at NIELIT Auditorium, Meriema, New High Court Road here. Chief Secretary Banuo Z. Jamir will grace the inaugural function at 10:00 AM.

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Dimapur, February 4 (mexN): A joint meeting of western Sumi frontal organisations, SKK platinum jubilee planning board and other renowned personalities has been convened at Western Sumi Hoho office on February 8 at 10 am. Therefore, Media and publicity cell, SKK platinum jubilee has requested all concerned to attend the meeting positively.

Kohima, February 4 (mexN): In the backUnidentified body found drop of final representaDimapur, February 4 (mexN): An unidenti- tion given to the Kohima fied dead body of a male with non-local features was district administration regarding prohibition of recovered from outside Manipuri Hotel, below Flyover wastes being dumped in here on February 4, 2014. Addl Superintendent of Poits jurisdiction (for gross lice/PRO in a press release informed that the body has violation of Municipal been kept in the morgue of District Hospital, Dimapur solid waste management for identification. Anyone having information about the identity of the person can contact OC East PS, Dimapur @ 03862-227607. Description of the deceased: Age – About 35 yrs; Height - 5’7” approximately; Complexion – Dark; Clothing – Checked shorts (boxers) and black sport T-Shirt.

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Refresher training for peer educators of IDU-TI Projects

Dimapur, February 4 (mexN): Bethesda Youth Welfare Centre Learning Site started the 16th batch of three days refresher training for the peer educators of IDU-TI Projects under NSACS-NACO on February 4 at the Centre for Community Transformation, Walford, Dimapur. According to a press release issued by LS coordinator, Longshithung Kithan, the training is held to strengthen the skills and capacities of the peer educators of IDU-TI Projects for effective harm reduction service delivery. The Programme is supported by EHA Global Fund Rd-9 HIV-IDU Project HIFAZAT and Nagaland State AIDS Control Society.

KMC reminds public on garbage

Kohima, February 4 (mexN): Reiterating its earlier publication in the local newspapers, Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) has reminded all the general public, business establishments and the wards within Kohima municipal jurisdiction not to dispose off waste/ garbage randomly on the roads, but tie them up properly in sacks so it does not create any health hazard. Stating this in a release, KMC chief executive officer Elizabeth Ngully requested the general public to comply to the notice till an alternative solution for a dumping site is arrived at.

Dept of Geology & Mining condemns assault of staff

Dimapur, February 4 (mexN): Two staff of Department of Geology and Mining, who were deputed to check and control the transportation at Tsurang Valley Coal Mobile Check Gate under Akuk village, Wokha district were “badly beaten” up on January 29. In a press release, Director SK Kenye, Directorate of Geology and Mining informed that the two staff, Thejamo Lotha and Longchi Konyak were beaten and the department camp was destroyed by nine miscreants without any reason. The department strongly condemned the “unlawful action which has demoralized the officials and staff who had been sincerely performing their duties in the remote areas to sympathize the coal mining so as to generate substantial revenue from coal for uplift of the state economy.”

The department also appealed to all concerned to extend co-operation to its officers and staff in the interest of the state, so such actions are not repeated in the future.

DDCF condemns NST grenade blast

Dimapur, February 4 (mexN): Dimapur District Citizens Forum (DDCF) has strongly condemned the grenade blast at NST colony here on February 3.

In a press statement, DDCF vice president Khekuto Zakha stated that such incidents create a sense of fear among the citizens and disturbs the peaceful atmosphere of the city. Therefore, he asserted, such incidents should be condemned by all and appealed to the Dimapur police to nab the culprits involved at the earliest “so as to create a sense of confidence among the citizens.” The DDCF also appealed to the police to nab the culprits involved in ATM loot attempt at Duncan Bosti at the earliest.

moKoKchuNg, February 4 (mexN): Minister for Youth Resources & Sports, Merentoshi R Jamir today inaugurated the Moayimti Village gate here in the presence of Mokokchung Deputy Commissioner, SP and host of villagers. After the formal inauguration, a programme was held at Moayimti village football ground.

The minister, while highlighting the importance of village gates, maintained that village gate not only signifies the welcoming of visitors, but also signifies to those visiting the village that they are now entering the village and therefore must obey the rules and regulations set by the village.

Lauding the unity and cooperation among the villages in Tzurangkong range under Mokokchung, Merentoshi encouraged the villagers to exhibit unity even in

Minister Merentoshi R Jamir and others after inaugurating the Moayimti Village gate on February 4.

the days to come. He also pointed out that Moayimti and other villages, by virtue of being located in the border areas, become the mirror of Naga people to the outside world. In this regard, he said whatever the border villages do, whether good or bad, reflects the Naga people living in other parts of the state. He therefore encouraged the villagers to maintain good friendly relations with neighbouring state of Assam, at the same time, asked them to invite the

neighbours while celebrating traditional festivals.

The young minister also reminded the youths not to forget their culture but preserve their traditions. Otherwise, he said, they will lose their identity and forget their roots. Moayimti Village Council Chairman, M Supong delivered the welcome speech while Mokokchung DC Muroho Chotso exhorted the audience. The Moayimti Watsu (women) and Moayimti Putu Menden presented special songs in honor of the chief guest.

Kohima, February 4 (mexN): The Angami Youth Organization (AYO) has condemned the “life attempt” on Ruokuolhoulie Zumu, son of late Dzieselie Zumu of Tuophema village on February 1 at 9:30 PM at his residence near G. Rio School, High School Junction, Kohima by unidentified gunmen.

AYO, in a press release issued by its press secretary Tsoto Sale, stated that Ruokuolhoulie is a physically challenged person, working as SA home department in New Secretariat. He is also a former president of All Nagaland Disabled People Organization. He had a miraculous escape after being shot at point blank range with a bullet lodged in his bridge, spinal cord and on the left arm.

AYO expressed its anger and cautioned any group or person responsible for violating its warning. AYO had earlier cautioned that use of gun culture in its jurisdiction, particularly in Kohima capital will not be tolerated and that it will not remain a silent spectator. AYO further urged the district administration and law enforcing agencies to speed up the investigation and immediately arrest the culprits.

celebrates Raising Day

Dimapur, February 4 (mexN): On the occasion of 29th Raising Day of Spear Corps on February 4, Lt Gen SL Narasimhan, AVSM, VSM, General Officer Commanding, Spear Corps extended warm greetings and best wishes to all ranks, civilians and families of the Spear Corps. He also paid homage to “the valiant soldiers who fearlessly and selflessly made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty.”

Headquarter 3 Corps was raised on February 4, 1985 and has “since been ensuring the sanctity of our international borders and spearheading the counter insurgency operations in the North East,” said Lt Col E Musavi, PRO (Defence) Kohima in a press release. “Our relentless counter insurgency operations, coupled with social responsibility and humane approach towards the local populace, has resulted in a vastly improved security situation and infrastructural development in the region,” the release quoted Lt Gen SL Narasimhan as saying.

Lt Gen SL Narasimhan also urged the people of northeast to ensure peace that will bring greater prosperity to the region. Further, he appealed to all ranks of Spear Corps to maintain highest standards of integrity, discipline and concern for the people of northeast.

MGNREGA wage rate to be enhanced in April Nagaland delegation attend MGNREGA Divas in New Delhi

Dimapur, February 4 (mexN): A 17-member Nagaland state delegation comprising officials of Rural Development and VDB secretaries attended the ninth Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) Divas held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on February 2.

Addressing the occasion, Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh said MGNREGA wage rate will be enhanced from 1st of April this year, according to a press release.

Notification in this regard will be placed before Parliament in the coming session scheduled to begin this week, he added. The Minister said, MGNREGA wage rate has already been linked to Consumer Price Index and the yearly revision follows from it. Referring to various suggestions received from the states, Ramesh said, there is need

for parity in the MGNREGA wage rate and the Minimum Wage, where the former is lower and there are 14 such states like Bihar Jharkhand, West Bengal and Rajasthan where rural job wage is lower than minimum wage. He said to implement this, MGNREGA Act needs to be amended and an Expert Committee is looking into the matter.

He exhorted the officials to motivate and help the small and marginal farmers to undertake land leveling and irrigation schemes on their land under MGNREGA. He lamented that only 10 percent farmers have so far benefitted from this provision. He also called upon officials to bring MGNREGA workers under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana as only 15 to 20 percent such workers are at present covered under the scheme. Ramesh added 2014-15 should be celebrated as Convergence

Year for MGNREGA. Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State for Rural Development Pradeep Jain Aditya said MGNREGA has brought about a revolution in the rural India and stopped distress migration from rural to urban areas. Under the world’s biggest ever rural job scheme, he said, more than 3 crore 80 lakh families benefitted this year.

Jain asserted fighting corruption in its implementation is a big challenge, but it is the responsibility of the state governments.

Minister of State for Rural Development Lal Chand Kataria said, MGNREGA has led to creation of durable assets, besides recharging ground water through watershed schemes thus helping in expansion of irrigated land. He said, for its more effective implementation, the Ministry of Rural Development has started a process of convergence

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among different departments and Ministries.

Mihir Shah, member Planning Commission said that in the last three to four years MGNREGA has been made more flexible and about 30 new works were added as per state specifications. He said social audit has checked corruption to a large extent and with full implementation of Direct Benefits Transfer, the role of middlemen will be abolished.

Meanwhile, Secretary, Rural Development L.C. Goyal said that Ministry is on the verge of taking new initiatives for the rural job scheme, which has already provided dignity and self respect to women in rural areas. He said MGNREGA has deepened the democratic process by strengthening Gram Panchayats.

Altogether 47 Awards were distributed on the occasion for best initiatives and innovations in the job scheme.

The Organization also appealed to the state government to strengthen arm securities for the safety of the civil public in the state capital “so that such incidence does not occur and disturb the peaceful citizens of Kohima.”

Tuophema Village Youth Organization In a separate release, Tuophema Village Youth Organization (TVYO) strongly condemned the life attempt on Ruokuolhoulie Zumu at his residence by two unidentified miscreants. TVYO stated that the victim is a peace loving citizen and a physically challenged person who formerly served as the president of Northern Angami Handicapped Union, Kohima and Nagaland. He made immense contributions toward the welfare of the differently abled bodies/organizations during his tenure, it added.

Further, TVYO lamented that despite the fact that such persons deserve special treatment in the society, “they are also no longer spared from such brutality.” The organization also brought to the notice of the public that the victim is said to be in a critical condition, battling for life.

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pealed to the various organizations and law enforcing bodies to come forward and take due stock of the matter and bring up measure to tackle and control the dominance of such “anti-Christian elements emerging in our land, which is threatening the peaceful existence of our society.” The organization asserted that “such heinous crime and cowardice act do not deserve a place in a civilized world.” As such, the organization urged upon the authority concerned to pursue the case at the earliest and award befitting punishment to the criminals and deliver justice to the victim and his family.

Northern Angami Students’ Union Meanwhile, Northern Angami Students’ Union (NASU) also strongly condemned the “life attempt” on Ruokuolhoulie. In a press release issued by its president, Kehounei-u Thernuo and assistant general secretary, Kholievizo Chadi, NASU condemned such act in a civilized society. It further requested all right thinking people to condemn the same and appealed to the law enforcing authority to book the culprit(s) at the earliest and award befitting punishment.

TUD appeals to rehabilitate Rengmas of KA living in camps

Dimapur, February 4 (mexN): Tenyimi Union Dimapur visited the relief camps of Rengma Nagas of Karbi-Anglong, Assam on February 2. The relief committee led by Convenor Vekhosayi (President, Western Chakhesang Hoho) and Secretary Chiru Thuzu (General Secretary, Pochury Hoho Dimapur District) expressed dismay over Assam government and government of India not taking any concrete measures for the thousands of people, mostly women and children.

The Relief Committee through a press release has appealed the authority concerned to rehabilitate them immediately with

proper shelter and security, stating they have the fundamental right to live and prosper peacefully. “As the academic session begins those affected children cannot be denied of their fundamental right of free education. They should be in the schools to acquire knowledge not in the relief camps. The concerned authority must take necessary steps for the welfare of these children without anymore delay,” the union asserted.

The committee has also conveyed gratitude to every community leader and member who had extended help, financially and materially to make the relief program a success.

A man makes a traditional chant during a cultural festival at Phusachodu village in Phek district recently. (Morung photo/Chizokho Vero)

Medical Association Kohima mourns Kohima, February 4 (mexN): The Indian Medical Association (IMA), Kohima Branch has deeply mourned the loss of its colleague and member, Dr. Neilavinuo Solo.

IMA Kohima president in a condolence note informed that Dr. Neilavinuo joined state service after completing her MD in Anesthesiology from AIIMS. During her far too brief life, she administered as HoD of Anesthesiology & Intensive Care at NHAK, oversaw St. Mary's Nursing Home as Proprietor & Managing Director and served as visiting consultant in private hospitals in Kohima. In these capacities and many more, Dr. Neilavinuo proved herself to be an invaluable asset to the medical community of our state, the note acknowledged.

“Dr. Neilavinuo will be remembered as a consummate professional and an exacting practitioner who neither compromised on the quality of her work nor did she tolerate substandard work from others,” the note said. Further, it recognized the deceased as a strict disciplinarian, steadfast and meticulous in all her works. “Her determination and capacity for hard work earned our admiration and respect, as did her ability to balance her professional, social and personal life.”

A woman with a heart for service, the note stated, Dr. Neilavinuo was actively involved in social and humanitarian work.

She served as Chairperson of the PR Hill Panchayat, Member of Rotary Club, Kohima, Member IMA, Kohima among others.

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The Power of Truth

The Morung Express WEDnEsDAy 5 FEbruAry 2014 vol. IX IssuE 33

GuesT ediTorial neichu Mayer

World Cancer day, 2014 Dispel the myths and conceptions about Cancer!

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ancer is the biggest cause of death worldwide. Every month about 600,000 people die of cancer. Cancer can affect any part of the body at any age in life. The sad news is that the global cancer epidemic is expected to rise and cancer related deaths are predicted to double to nearly 12 million per year by 2030.

Although there has been much progress made in terms of research and treatment, access to information, prevention and quality care is still low especially in developing countries like India. Therefore, World Cancer Day was initiated to promote awareness, to advocate for concerted efforts of all key players and to dispel myths and misconceptions around cancer so that the impact of cancer on individuals and families be minimised.

It is critical to make personal and collective commitments to learn as much as possible about cancer, reduce risk factors and to promote access to early detection and treatment.

This year’s focus is on the need to dispel the myths and misconceptions about cancer. Everywhere in the world there are cultural, religious and social misconceptions that hinders timely access and quality care. Some of the most common myths identified by campaigners worldwide are: ‘We don’t need to talk about cancer’, ‘there are no signs or symptoms of cancer’, ‘there is nothing I can do about cancer’ and ‘I don’t have the right to cancer care’.

These misconceptions are perpetuated by lack of information and fear. One of the major misconceptions in Nagaland which must be debunked is that Cancer is a curse for wrongdoing.

About 18 years ago, our family was affected by this disease when my mother was diagnosed with cervical cancer which needed intensive and extensive treatment over many months. I vividly remember the period as being very difficult and stressful. We were so fortunate that her treatment worked and she eventually recovered. Of course, this would not have been possible without the prayer, emotional and financial support from our extended families and friends.

We remain extremely grateful to this day.

Quite early on my mother realised that the only way to fight the disease was to embrace it with total openness and honesty. With few other survivors she formed the Cancer Survivors’ Fellowship in Kohima and until today every month, they have regularly fellowship of prayer and sharing, they visit cancer patients in hospitals and homes to share their experiences and they are actively engaged in promoting cancer awareness and supporting appropriate programmes and policies. She always says that cancer in Nagaland is like drug abuse in Nagaland. It has affected almost every family in one way or another and it needs the support of everyone to overcome it. Living with cancer requires constant awareness and practice about healthy living and reaching out with care and hope-giving stories. Nobody is immune to cancer. Anyone could be at risk. My mothers’ own doctor who treated her with so much care and professionalism has sadly died of cancer few years ago.

On this World Cancer Day let us pray for and support those who are affected as well as those providing care and treatment at homes, in hospitals and hospices. We also salute those who are constantly working to find better treatment and cure for cancer.

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Alok Singh Source: IANS

Gandhi caps turn a symbol of protest

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he Gandhi cap, revived by the Anna Hazare movement and now adopted by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has become a visible symbol of protest for political parties and other social organisations as well.

Following in AAP's footsteps, the white-coloured boatshaped cap, which was first popularised by Mahatma Gandhi during the Indian independence movement, is increasingly being worn by people with their protest messages inscribed on it.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may rail against AAP and its leader Arvind Kejriwal, but it has taken to wearing similar Gandhi caps - albeit saffron-coloured and with the message: Modi - the only option.

During Anna Hazare's protest, the multitudes of India Against Corruption (IAC) supporters wore the white caps with the words: I am Anna. The latest to emulate the symbolic protest mode are members of the Anjan Aadmi Welfare Trust.

The Anjan Aadmi, or the unknown man, takes a dig at AAP's "common man" tag through its black caps with the words "Anjan Aadmi" in white.

The Anjan Aadmi Welfare Trust held a protest recently against the AAP government at the Jantar Mantar here, wearing black caps. Asish Dubey, secretary of the trust, told IANS that AAP is "playing with the sentiments of the people." "We are opposed to AAP coming to other states until they rule Delhi for five years," Dubey said.

Members of the Anjan Aadmi Welfare Trust, based in Allahabad, claimed they don't belong to any political party but had opposed AAP leader Kumar Vishwas when he held a rally in Amethi. They said their caps were available in Delhi as well as in Uttar Pradesh markets at Rs.5 a piece.

Last week another variant of the protest cap was seen outside the Delhi Secretariat. A group of disabled people were holding a protest against a trust run by External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife and wore caps that read "Hum Viklang Hain" (We are disabled) and "Humare paise wapis dilao" (give our money back).

Around 200 disabled people from Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh, Khurshid's Lok Sabha constituency, had gathered outside the Delhi Secretariat demanding that the money sanctioned by the central government to the trust to provide them with wheelchairs be given to them. One of the protesters said they were wearing the Gandhi caps to "show their anger".

The BJP took to wearing saffron-coloured caps within two weeks of the AAP forming the government in Delhi after last December's assembly elections. BJP activists protesting against the Kejriwal government were seen wearing the saffron caps with the words "Modi for PM" on both sides.

The India Against Corruption (IAC) members wear the white caps with the name and logo of their outfit. However, it was Hazare who had resurrected the Gandhi caps during his anti-corruption crusade in Delhi and his fast demanding the government pass the Lokpal bill in parliament.

AAP leaders, including many of the ministers, continue to wear the caps - with the words - "Main hoon aam aadmi" (I am a common man) and "Mujhe swaraj chahiye" (I want self rule). Also, during the entire assembly election campaign, AAP volunteers stood out in their Gandhi caps.

Rajinder Pal Mehra, a trader who deals in the AAP caps, told IANS that sales were rather dull nowadays. "During elections we used to print 5,000 caps per day. But now we print around 2,000 caps in three days. But still it is good business," Mehra told IANS.

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Thailand’s deep divide

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ith popular singers belting out Queen’s “We are the Champions” and John Lennon’s “Imagine,” the enormous protests taking place against Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinwatra’s government have all the cultural luster of a progressive cause. Professional and highly educated people crowd the streets, and young people shout passionately against corruption. Middle class liberals around the world easily find much they can relate to.

But one thing about this movement bothers liberal analysts, including quite a few in the foreign press.

The protesters appear to have lost faith in the key tenet of representative democracy: rule by people or parties elected by the majority of citizens.

The People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) has maintained massive protests in Bangkok for close to three months. When Prime Minister Shinawatra reacted to the efforts to oust her and her Pheu Thai party from office by dissolving parliament on December 15 and setting elections for February 2, the PDRC responded by saying no to the elections.

It called on its supporters to “shut down Bangkok” until Yingluck resigned and advocated replacing her with an unelected “reform council.”

While no one denies that Thailand’s political system needs reform, many observers feel that the opposition has rejected the elections not simply as a protest against corruption, but rather because it Anti-government protesters cheer during a march through Bangkok, Thailand on Monday, February 3, 2014. Thai knows it will lose the vote — just as it has lost the protesters vowed Monday to stage larger rallies in central Bangkok and push ahead their efforts to nullify the results last five parliamentary contests. of elections that were expected to prolong a national political crisis. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) The Thaksin Upheaval The current showdown between the Pheu Thai government and the opposition is but the latest round in an epic struggle between conservative and populist forces that began when Thaksin Shinawatra, brother of the current leader Yingluck Shinwatra, became prime minister of Thailand in 2001.

Thaksin came to power in the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis of 1997. That crisis saw over a million Thais drop to the ranks of the poor when what had been one of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic economies collapsed due to capital flight, followed by an austerity program imposed by hapless governments under the thumb of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Thaksin had benefited from globalization owing to his massive holdings in private telecommunications, one of the economy’s most globalized sectors.

Yet, with unerring populist instinct, he sensed that the financial crisis had catalyzed popular fears about free-market globalization, smoldering resentment toward the urban and rural elites that seemed to be cornering the country’s wealth, and anger at the international financial institutions.

On becoming prime minister, Thaksin made a number of dazzling, if opportunistic, moves. He paid off the country’s loan and kicked the IMF out of Thailand. He initiated a universal health care system that allowed people to be treated for the equivalent of a dollar. He imposed a moratorium on the payment of farmers’ debts. And he created a one-million-baht fund for each village, which villagers could invest however they chose.

This side of Thaksin won him a mass following among the country’s deprived and marginalized sectors, entrenching him and his coalition in the northern and northeastern regions of the country.

But there was another side to Thaksin, a side that most of his urban and rural poor followers chose to ignore. Thaksin literally bought his political allies, constructing in the process a potent but subservient parliamentary coalition. He used his office to enhance his wealth and that of his cronies. He failed to distinguish public interest from private gain. And he gave short shrift to human rights concerns, most notably by backing a police campaign against drugs that resulted in the extra-judicial executions of over 2,000 people.

Like many others with overwhelming power in their hands, Thaksin overreached. One move in particular galvanized the opposition. When he got the Revenue Department to exempt from taxes the sale of his family’s controlling stake in a telecom conglomerate, Bangkok’s enraged middle class took to the streets to demand his ouster. Feeling mortally threatened by Thaksin’s effort to redraw the landscape of Thai politics, the Thai establishment jumped onto the anti-corruption bandwagon. Unable to break Thaksin’s parliamentary majority or to achieve a critical mass in the streets to sweep him from power, the elite pushed the army to oust him while he was out of the country in September 2006.

Redshirts versus Yellowshirts The military-installed government that took over performed miserably. Following its exit, a pro-Thaksin coalition came to power through elections. When a court order dissolved that coalition, parliamentary maneuvers resulted in a fragile governing alliance cobbled together by the minority Democrats, with Abhisit Vejjajiva at the lead.

Subsequently, Thaksin’s supporters (called the Redshirts, in contrast to the anti-Thaksin Yellowshirts) amassed followers nationwide and marched on Bang-

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ecause I come from the North East India, do they look at me with a different eye? Do they feel like an alien has just passed their way whenever my paths cross them? Do they start thinking about the supposedly weird things I could be possibly eating as part of my food culture? Do they find it extremely difficult to gel in with me just because I come from a different place, a different region with a different culture and lifestyle? Do they watch me with contempt because I look different, act different, and live differently? Are they on a constant look out for an opportunity to physically or verbally assault me, to harm or to shame me?

Or because I come from the North East India, do I alienate myself from the so called “mainland Indians”? And because my mind is already injured with the possible thought of being prejudiced in a metropolitan, do I overreact?

kok early in 2010. The tragic street confrontations that followed climaxed on May 19, when the military broke up Redshirt barricades in downtown Bangkok. Numerous people were arrested and many others died, and buildings, including the huge Central World mall, went up in flames, allegedly set on fire by the Redshirts.

Under fire for allegedly giving the green light to repressive actions, the Abhisit government was voted out of office in July 2011. A coalition led by the Pheu Thai party replaced it, and Thaksin’s younger sister, Yingluck, became prime minister of Thailand.

Yingluck has been widely seen as a stand-in or puppet for her brother. Living in exile in Dubai since courts convicted and sentenced him in absentia for corruption, Thaksin is considered by many to be ruling from afar. Perception turned into protest when Yingluck’s government tried to push through an amnesty bill to forgive all those charged in connection with the bloody 2010 street protests. Although it would have affected both the anti-Thaksin and proThaksin sides, the opposition considered the bill a ploy to allow Thaksin to return to the country without serving out his jail term. This was confirmed when, in an early morning parliamentary maneuver, the ruling coalition rammed through a provision that would extend the amnesty back in time, ten years before 2010.

Raising the Ante With the Bangkok middle class angrily taking to the streets, Yingluck retreated and told pro-government senators in the Senate to withdraw support for the bill. But it was too late. Bangkok has always been an opposition stronghold, and civil protest — led by Suthep Thaugsuban, one of the top leaders of the Democratic Party — escalated.

By mid-December, demonstrators numbered in the hundreds of thousands. What had started out as an anti-amnesty movement transformed into a movement to oust the government.

At first, the protesters focused on staging rallies at the historic Democracy Monument in downtown Bangkok. Later they moved on to shutting down government offices. This tactic made the government appear besieged and unable to function — a perception reinforced when opposition Democrats resigned en masse from Parliament.

Yingluck responded by dissolving parliament in mid-December and setting new elections for February 2. Sensing it had momentum, the opposition called for a boycott of the elections, insisting that Yingluck step down and make way for an unelected council to formulate reforms. To give muscle to these demands, the opposition launched a campaign to “shut down Bangkok,” targeting government buildings and occupying key intersections downtown. The shutdown has triggered a tailspin in the country’s economy, although it has not succeeded in getting Yingluck to resign.

Thailand’s Liberal Community: a House Divided The opposition’s stand against elections has deepened divisions in Thailand’s liberal and progressive community. Kraisak Choonhavan, an exparliamentarian and a pillar of the human rights community, sees non-participation in the coming elections as justified by the effort to achieve “total reform” of the electoral system before holding elections. “Every democracy needs such a period of reform,” he contends.

Others disagree. They say what’s at stake is nothing short of the basic tenet of democracy: the principle of one person, one vote. Chris Baker, together with his equally prominent wife, economist Pasuk Phongpaichit, has written some of the most compre-

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hensive exposés of Thaksin’s amassing of wealth and power. Speaking as a foreign observer to the Bangkok Post, he expressed concern that key forces in the PDRC “have clearly said they think Bangkok people should have more weight in the elections than nonBangkok people.” The Post itself, a supporter of the street protests against the amnesty bill, drew the line at protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban’s call to boycott the elections. It characterized the move as a “deeply flawed plan” that “contains hugely anti-democratic principles that are troubling at best. The entire call for a year or more of this country under an unelected, unaccountable ‘council’ is unacceptable.”

Many liberals and progressives were also troubled by recent remarks from scholar-activist Thirayut Boonmi, an iconic leader of the historic 1976 student uprising. According to The Nation, Thirayut held that “those who voted for the Yingluck Shinawatra administration have forfeited their rights by accepting a corrupt and dictatorial government, which would have to be removed by a ‘people’s revolution.’”

To people like Thirayut and Kraisak, extraordinary means must be taken to rescue Thailand from what they consider the all-pervasive corruption of the country’s institutions by the Shinawatra family.

Unrest on the Horizon Although the situation remains murky, one thing is clear: both sides of the political divide defy simplistic characterizations. The protesters are not simply tools manipulated by traditional political and economic elites who see Thaksin as threatening their interests, as some pro-government analysts have characterized them. Most see themselves as participants in a grand crusade against corruption. On the other hand, most of the masses that have brought the Redshirt coalitions to power have not been bought and corrupted by Thaksin’s money, as they are portrayed in anti-government speeches. They really do feel that they are fighting to save democratic rule and economic justice from being destroyed by reactionaries.

While the protests have so far remained largely non-violent, instances of violence, including recent reports of people throwing grenades, portend another bloody dénouement like May 2010. Some pro-government sources think the PDRC strategy may be to provoke the military to intervene, in order to oust Yingluck and impose Suthep’s unelected reform council.

The military is hesitant to get involved, given the terrible experience it had governing the country after the 2006 coup. Even after the government declared a state of emergency on January 21st, the military has been extremely careful not to crack down on the protesters, despite their efforts to prevent early voting by blocking polling stations. But tensions are rising, and another putsch is not out of the question.

The king, who has long been regarded as a moderating force in Thai politics, will also probably not intervene. Old and ailing, King Bhumibol is no longer in as good a position to act as he did in 1992, when he brought opposing figures together to put an end to military repression of pro-democracy protests.

With no third force to break the deadlock, there is no prospect in sight except deeper and sharper polarization. If Yingluck is ousted, the Redshirts may well invade Bangkok. Alternatively, the February elections may take place and put another Pheu Thai government in power. But this will not end the opposition’s refusal to grant legitimacy to any Thaksin-led government — nor will it stop the opposition from using all of its middle-class muscle to try to oust it. For many on both sides, it is no longer a question of if but when this deepseated civil conflict descends into outright civil war.

vishü rita Krocha Do I live in a city that has a totally different culture than my own, without giving a little effort to blend in with those in my environment?

But then again, none of the thoughts above justify the loss of the life of Arunachal student, Nido Taniam. The loss of a precious life, that has, if anything, only gone on to trigger more fear in the minds of those who come from the North East Region. Such a regrettable incident is a capital shame, a national shame when we boast of a country that is seemingly supposed to uphold “Unity in Diversity”. So much

for our beliefs in unity and diversity when we cannot tolerate each other and try to live together as one.

Racism, we have been taught isn’t the quality of a civilized citizen. No parent, teacher, or elder would encourage their child to talk or behave in such a way that it promotes racism. At such a time like this, when the nation has also seemingly woken up to the ills of racism once again, we should put our heads together to prevent any such unfortunate incident in the near future. It is not just about people from the North East, but such a terrible thing should

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never happen to any citizen of the world, regardless of where they come from.

Regrettably, whatever we resolve to do today, even regardless of the number of protests that we hold, nothing we ever do is going to bring back the life of Nido Taniam. But what we can certainly do is draw measures to prevent any such incident in the days to come. Not only for the people from the North East India but from all over who come visiting Delhi, or to any other parts of India for that matter.

One can only hope for good sense to prevail. That, in the course of fighting for justice (which the departed soul truly deserves) we may not lose our sense of direction. That, in our endeavour to find our rightful place as citizens of the country, we may also not hamper the rights of others, who may be in need of it much more than we do.

May justice always prevail!

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ALONG LONGKUMER P o l i t i c a l a f f a i r s

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s Chief Secretary Alemtemshi Jamir goes into premature retirement from government service, one cannot but sense the significance, not just the timing of his exit, but also the popular belief gaining ground about the future role of the retiring bureaucrat as a political leader in his own right. Although this writer does not know him personally, my impression is that this former Chief Secretary was always destined for leadership, beyond the civil service or IAS. While we do not know if he had nurtured any ambition to join electoral politics, it is obvious that a role in politics would be thrust on him. And whether this column is correct or not, Alemtemshi must have known that such a responsibility would ultimately come his way.

To my mind, Alemtemshi was not just another IAS officer. He was a cut above the rest. Even his critics will agree that Alemtemshi proved his mettle when it came to his job as a career civil servant. What was most noteworthy, from among the many things he had contributed during his 37 year long service, was perhaps the innovation that he brought to the government system in Nagaland. Despite whatever shortcomings he may have had (we all do), Alemtemshi was known for his hard work and going by record, he tried his best, despite the odds, to make the system work for the benefit of the people. The mission mode development programmes, especially those related to land and natural resources, which he helped built, are testimony to this.

As already mentioned, Alemtemshi was destined to enter the political fray. Perhaps the first step in this direction was the decision to field his eldest son, Merentoshi Jamir on an NPF ticket during the recent State Assembly election. Known for his close proximity with former Congress Chief Minister SC Jamir, this move to field his son on an NPF ticket raised some eyebrows. This writer's own assessment is that Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio did a masterstroke to offer an NPF ticket to Alemtemshi's

Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio

Former Chief Secretary Alemtemshi Jamir

son and thereby outsmarting the Nagaland Congress, who were also perhaps keen to rope in the then Chief Secretary to its side. And after retaining power for the third consecutive time, Rio inducted Merentoshi into the Cabinet, which was again quite a suprise given that there were many other seniors waiting in the wings for the coveted position of ministership. Perhaps Rio was making a political statement of the things about to unfold.

Again, this is just a personal viewpoint, but Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio would have been well aware about the 'potential' of Alemtemshi, if the latter were to enter politics (which is now only matter of time). Like SC Jamir and Neiphiu Rio before him, Alemtemshi has the ability to become a mass leader in his own right. Although Alemtemshi may lack the experience at present when it comes to party politics, he has that 'certain quality', charisma and stature like a Jamir or a Rio, which could make him the next big thing in State politics. He is definitely chief ministerial material irrespective of the political party he may be in. Perhaps Rio must have known all this as he contemplated his next political move.

As the next Lok Sabha election approaches, the big question is whether it will be Rio or Alemtemshi who will contest on the ruling NPF ticket. Rio for that matter has already expressed his desire to contest, although the party has still not yet made a formal decision. At the time of writing this article it was being reported that the NPF Search Committee had endorsed Rio's name. Earlier there were also talks about the possibility of Alemtemshi getting the NPF ticket. The bigger question though is, what if Rio indeed relinquishes office and moves to Delhi. Could Alemtemshi replace Rio as Chief Minister? In politics nothing can be ruled out although conventional wisdom would suggest that a newcomer to politics like Alemtemshi should be fielded for the Lok Sabha seat leaving Rio to manage the nitty-gritty affairs of State politics. At the end of the day though, whatever may be the outcome, it looks likely that Rio will find a role for Alemtemshi in some political capacity.

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Pete Seeger: Character, Personality, Intuition & Focus

Pete Seeger

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fter 94 years, on January 27, 2014, the world lost Pete Seeger. The world is the lesser for that loss. The accolades for this giant of folk songs and herald of all causes just are pouring in from around the world. He is celebrated for regularly showing up at mass protests, for singing songs so transcendent (This Land is Your Land; We Shall Overcome; Where Have All the Flowers Gone) they are sung in many foreign languages all over the earth, and for his mentoring and motivating of millions of people and children.

Pete Seeger overcame most of his doubters and adversaries. On his famous five string banjo, he inscribed the slogan, “This machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender.”

No less than the Wall Street Journal, after reprinting an ugly commentary on Seeger’s earlier radicalism, wrote: “troubadour, rabble rouser, thorn in the side of the bloated and complacent, recipient of the National Media of Arts, American idealist and family man, Seeger maintained what Mr. Springsteen called his ‘nasty optimism’ until late in life.”

At a Madison Square Garden songfest for Seeger’s 90th birthday, Springsteen added: “Pete Seeger decided he’d be a walking, singing reminder of all of America’s history. He’d be a living archive of America’s music and conscience.”

I met and spoke to Pete Seeger a few times and can attest to his steady determination and uplifting spirit. All the above are measures of this authentic man and his rare traits of character, personality, intuition, scope and focus.

The man’s character shone when he was subpoenaed before the powerful House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in August 1955, along with other outspoken entertainers and actors, he refused to take the easier way out and invoke the Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination. Instead, he made himself vulnerable to later prosecution by pleading the First Amendment and his right

to free speech, petition and assembly.

After rejecting the Committee’s probe about whom he associated with politically and his beliefs, he suggested that they discuss the music that the committee members found so objectionable. He offered unsuccessfully to sing his songs, then and there, before the startled clenched-jaw politicians.

“I think,” he told them, “these are very improper questions for any American to be asked especially under such compulsion as this.” In those days, that was an astounding act of courageous character.

He paid the price, when he was prosecuted and convicted before winning his appeal. In those years of “commie symps” witch-hunts by McCarthyite zealots, his career nearly collapsed. Television networks banned him for over a decade; record companies shunned him; concerts dwindled.

So what did he do? He continued recording, touring among everyday people around the country, learning music from them and singing on street corners, at union halls, churches, schools and what he called “hobo jungles.”

He quit a popular band he formed – the Weavers – after it did an advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes. More recently, according to his producer, Jim Musselman, and record label Appleseed Recordings, he turned down an offer by BP of $150,000 to use one of his songs in a commercial, even though he could have given the money to charity.

Complementing this sterling character, Seeger possessed a stunningly functional personality. His resilience in overcoming setbacks, ideological adversaries and smear specialists was legendary.

That was because he never let his ego get in the way and wear him down and he recognized the big picture of social change and how he could use his stardom to amplify the people’s efforts for peace, justice, the environment and other necessities of the good life. It helped mightily that he was married to the stalwart Toshi for seventy years.

“The key to the future of the world,” he remarked in 1994, “is finding the optimistic stories and letting them be known.” In 2009, he said his task was “to

show folks there’s a lot of good music in this world, and if used right it may help to save the planet.” He placed his greatest hope in women wisely teaching their children. Three years ago, he won a Grammy for his album, “Tomorrow’s Children.”

His connection with audiences of all kinds, here and abroad, was uncannily attuned to getting them to participate and sing. For Mr. Seeger, it was not about the song or the singer – these were the means – it was about the audience’s own experience.

He disliked the overwhelming sound of rock that blotted out the lyrics. The lyrics, he believed, were what needed to be communicated and therefore had to be heard, sung and understood. That is one reason he avoided electric guitars and other electrified instruments.

In his biography by David Dunaway, titled How Can I Keep From Singing: Pete Seeger, Mr. Seeger spoke about rural traditions. “I liked the strident vocal tone of the singers, the vigorous dancing. The words of the songs had all the meat of life in them.

Their humor had a bite, it was not trivial. Their tragedy was real, not sentimental.”

Arlo Guthrie, son of the great Woody Guthrie, a mentor of Seeger’s, played with Pete for nearly fifty years. He spoke to Time Magazine about his magic in getting audiences to “relax and sing along with him. My eyes just opened up and I couldn’t believe what was happening in front of me. He would just wave his hand, and you could hear people singing…

Someone who has not [seen him] will find it hard to believe. It was almost as if he had some extra sense that allowed that kind of response. There’s no one else I have ever seen in my life that has had that, on any country, on any continent or in any city. Nobody came close.”

His intuition was augmented by a vast knowledge of American history, astonishing memory and what one reporter called “a vast repertoire of ballads, spirituals and blues songs.”

Seeger’s scope covered just about every social justice cause that arose from the people and some that he helped ignite such as opposing wars and cleaning up rivers. He knew what he was singing about, such as when he focused on his beloved Hudson River. He launched his famous 106-foot sloop, the Clearwater, whose journey with musicians up and down the Hudson unleashed civic and litigation energies that have greatly reduced the pollution of that storied river. Again and again, the Clearwater would take adults and children on these trips so they could appreciate the river, learn, sing, and resolve to combat the polluters, such as General Electric and its dumping of PCBs. The children, recounted Musselman, would go home knowledgeably motivated and urge their parents to act. The work done on the Clearwater is now a model for cleanup efforts in other rivers.

This man, who led sing-alongs and gave benefit concerts for the downtrodden and the defiant, would bring his audience to silence and then joyous singing. Imagine, today’s domineering, earsplitting, flashing bands jetting their fans into frenzied, uproarious, sweaty reactions with the sounds drowning out the lyrics. That was never Seeger’s vision. Thank goodness he leaves behind hundreds of hours of music that stimulates both the ears and sweetens or alerts the minds.

Musselman related a powerful example of how Pete Seeger communicated at gatherings. He quotes Seeger as saying, “Nelson Mandela went from prison to the presidency of his country without a shot being fired. The Berlin Wall came down without a shot being fired. And did anybody think there would be peace in Northern Ireland? There is always hope when it comes to unlikely social change.”

“Pete planted many seeds all over the world,” Musselman concluded. That is why Pete Seeger lives on.

Buy a shirt, the next thing you want is a blazer; buy a blazer, next you want trousers; buy trousers, next you want a pair of shoes; buy a pair of shoes, next you want a dress and the list probably goes on. Will we ever be satisfied with what we have and is this what defines happiness for us? Happiness is, of course, relative, but most importantly happiness resides in the mind and our approach to life. Maybe we could all learn to be happier, if we chose not to dwell on the negative but concentrated on what’s positive around us.

A Little Bit More of Happiness

Mhabeni Tungoe, Assistant Professor of Education ife is beautiful; one should live every moment to the fullest as if it were one’s last. Right from birth till death, everyone goes through different phases in life. With all its glory and wonders, it is complicated, full of struggles and challenges. Many might give up but the people who don’t will face the brighter side of the day. We experience various situations in life and that is how we build, shape and mould ourselves and achieve in life. It’s not just fantasy that lingers in us but we exist with reality. As we live life we taste victory, defeat, pain, pleasure, sorrow, sadness, happiness and so on. It is full of ups and downs. In every situation our emotions are at work. In life we cannot be happy or sad all the time. No doubt life is beautiful, if we live and let others live. In the journey of life, the reason for a person’s peaceful and content-filled life is happiness, because through happiness we can find the key to live a satisfied life.

Happiness is the positive range of emotions that we feel when we are content or full of joy. Human beings strive to find and keep happiness even when it’s as elusive as ever. Nobody is jolly and elated all the time, but we find that some individuals are definitely more fulfilled than others. So what does it take for an individual to possess happiness and lead a fulfilling life?

To bring happiness in our life it has little to do with materialistic needs, wants, goods, high status or high achievement; it boils down to our positive outlook and attitude in life. Inner peace is important in life. When we have peace of mind, happiness follows us, it comes from within us. We cannot deny the fact that there are problems in life but even if problems do exist yet we can still enjoy inner peace of mind and for that purpose we do not have to search for external factors. It is our self that can bring happiness in our life by maintaining the quality of the relationship that we keep by staying close to friends and family, sharing a deep, meaningful and purposeful conversation with them, having a compassionate heart, words of love, thoughtfulness, generous hearts, kindness, humbleness, helping others, making others smile, simply meeting people, forgiving others even if it is unforgivable because an attitude of forgiveness literally heals hearts, being satisfied and enjoying whatever life gives us be it in our family life, job, society etc, instead of grumbling. If we have all these values, virtues and qualities in us it is sure to bring happiness in our life. To be happy we need to be optimistic in every approach in life. Life will work wonders for those who think life is wonderful. It can give us every chance to appreciate the wonders. It is a fact that life is truly wonderful for those who think of it to be so.

I would like to leave you readers with a happy and inspirational poem, written by American writer Max Ehrmann in 1927. This poem was believed to be found in old St.Paul church, Baltimore dated 1692.

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Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible, without surrender be in good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant, they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievement as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your career, however humble, it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery.

But let this not blind you to what virtue there is.

Many persons strive for high ideals and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself, especially do not feign affection.

Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the council of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune but do not distress yourself with imaginings.

Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars, you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you, and no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God. Whatever you conceive him to be and whatever your labors and aspirations in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams it is still a beautiful world.

Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

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PM hopes parliament passes Telangana and anti-graft bills

New Delhi, February 4 (iaNS): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday expressed the hope that Parliament will approve the Telangana bill and anti-corruption bills during its session beginning Feb 5.

Speaking to reporters after an all-party meet ahead of the parliament session, the prime minister said: “This is going to be the last session of the 15th Lok Sabha. There is important legislation which is pending for approval by parliament.

“There is important legislation relating to anti-corruption measures. There is important legislation with regard to Women’s Reservation Bill. There is important business concerning the control of communal violence,” he added.

He said: “I sincerely hope that parliament, in its wisdom, will transact the essential business which is the primary concern of any legislature in a parliamentary democracy. And, of course, there is the vital issue of Telangana.”

The prime minister said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government wants to bring the Telan-

gana Bill in parliament for its approval. “I sincerely hope that after a long debate extending over many years, the house will, in its wisdom, be able to transact the business and pass the Bill relating to the creation of the state of Telangana,” the prime minister added.

The parliament session will begin Wednesday and end Feb 21. The prime minister’s remarks assume significance as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, who is opposed to the division of the state, is planning to meet President Pranab Mukherjee on the issue.

The Andhra chief minister is in Delhi.

During the day, Manmohan Singh also met a delegation of Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) leaders and appealed to them that the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh “should be peaceful”. “Nothing should be said or done that can inflame passions. I appeal to all that the bifurcation process should be peaceful,” the prime minister told the delegation led by party chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao. The TRS leaders pre-

sented the prime minister with a memorandum on Telangana state, said the PMO. The meeting with the prime minister took place even as opposition Telugu Desam Party workers gheraoed union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh in North Block.

Ramesh had come for the Group of Ministers (GoM) meet for speeding up the carving of the new state out of Andhra Pradesh.

The protestors, who were soon whisked away, said the central government should show respect for the state assembly’s stand rejecting the bill. YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy also wrote a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar saying that his party would oppose the Telangana bill “tooth and nail”.

“It is the firm view of our party that the Telangana Bill should not be tabled in parliament after it was rejected by the state assembly. We have opposed the Bill and bifurcation of the state at many forums and will continue to do so in Parliament as we feel the division is undemocratic,” he said.

Britain advised Indian govt ahead of Operation Blue Star

loNDoN, February 4 (iaNS): British Foreign Secretary William Hague Tuesday confirmed that Britain advised the then Indian government ahead of Operation Blue Star at the Golden Temple in June 1984 but said its role was limited only to that and there was no operational involvement. Making a statement in the British parliament, Hague cited the report filed by the British cabinet secretary following instructions from Prime Minister David Cameron to investigate the matter.

Observing that two papers released Jan 13 this year to the public by the National Archives raised speculations about Britain’s involvement in Operation Blue Star, Hague said: “Within hours of the documents coming to light, the prime minister instructed the cabinet secretary to carry out an urgent investigation in four critical areas: Why advice was provided to the Indian authorities, what was the nature of that advice, what impact it had on Operation Blue Star, and

whether Parliament was misled.”

According to Hague, the investigation found that the British government in February 1984 did receive an “urgent request (from the then Indian government) to provide operational advice on Indian contingency plans for action to regain control of the temple complex”.

After getting the green signal from the British high commission in New Delhi, the British government sent a military adviser to India. “He (the cabinet secretary) has established that a single British military adviser travelled to India between Feb 8 and 17, 1984, to advise the Indian intelligence services and special group on contingency plans that they were drawing up for operations against armed dissidents in the temple complex, including ground reconnaissance of the site,” he said. “The adviser’s assessment made clear that a military operation should only be put into effect as a last resort, when all attempts at negotiation had failed.

SC reserves verdict on Rajiv assassins’ plea

New Delhi, February 4 (iaNS): The Supreme Court Tuesday reserved its verdict on a plea by the three assassins of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi seeking commutation of their death sentence to life imprisonment on the grounds of an inordinate delay of nearly 11 years in deciding their mercy petitions. The centre has opposed the plea. Responding to the plea by three assassins - V. Sriharan @ Murugan, Perarivalan and Santhan - the government urged the court to reject them, saying that they suffered no agony or dehumanization during the 11 years when their mercy petitions were pending with the president. Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati told an apex court bench of Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Shiva Kirti Singh that the petition was not covered by its Jan 21 verdict that said that inordinate, unexplained, unreasonable delay was a ground for commuting death sentence into life imprisonment.

Vahanvati told the court that all through these 11 years, the three assassins were living a full life by holding music shows, art exhibitions and other recreational activities in the jail. “This shows they were not hardened criminals,” observed Chief Justice Sathasivam. Having pointed out that they suffered on agony, torture or dehumanizing situation, Vahanvati wondered: “Do they require the intervention of this court (SC) on the grounds of torture and dehumanised life.”

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Sachin Tendulkar, CNR Rao receive Bharat Ratna

New Delhi, February 4 (iaNS): Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and eminent scientist C.N.R. Rao were Tuesday conferred the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award,

by President Pranab Mukherjee at a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.

The two joined the list of 41 eminent personalities who have been given the Bharat Ratna in recognition of their contribution to society.

Tendulkar, 40, nominated to the Rajya Sabha last year, is the first sportsperson and the youngest recipient of the award. He was accompanied by his wife Anjali and daughter Sara to the ceremony.

Rao, 79, is the fourth scientist after C.V. Raman, M. Visvesvaraya and former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam to get the Bharat Ratna. It was a brief ceremony that lasted six and a half minutes. Mukherjee entered the historic Durbar Hall at exactly 12 noon to honour Rao and Tendulkar.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, his wife Gursharan Kaur, vice-president Hamid Ansari, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and ministers Sushil Kumar Shinde, A.K. Antony, Mallikarjun Kharge and Rajiv Shukla were also present.

Tendulkar dedicated the honour to his mother and all mothers of the country who sacrificed their personal aspirations so that the dreams of their children are realised.

“This is the biggest honour. Extremely delighted at getting this award. I want to reiterate again that I want to dedicate this award to my mother and all other mothers of India who sacrificed their aspirations so that their children’s dreams come true,” said

India’s cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, right, and eminent scientist C.N.R. Rao smile after receiving the “Bharat Ratna” award at an awards ceremony at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi on February 4. Indian President Pranab Mukherjee presented India’s highest award, Bharat Ratna, or Jewel of India, to Tendulkar and Rao Tuesday. (AP Photo)

Tendulkar.

Tendulkar ended his illustrious career with a fair clutch of records. He has 15,921 runs from a record 200 Test matches at an average of 53.58 and 51 centuries. He scored 18,426 runs from 463 ODIs with an average of 44.83 including 49 centuries. He was also the first to score a double hundred in the 50-over format. Tendulkar quit the one-day form of cricket in 2012 and Tests last year.

Rao is known for his work in solid state and structural chemistry. “Well, this is fantastic, my own country has given me this award. This is a big thing.

1994: Arjuna Award, in recognition of his outstanding achievement in sports.

1997-98: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports.

1999: Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian award.

2008: Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian award.

2014: Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award.

I have been a professor of science for 55 years and I have got so many awards in the past but this is the best.

I will cherish this award the most in my life,” Rao said.

Rao feels that India is performing well in the field of science but other majors

like China and South Korea are doing better.

“We are doing good but others like China and South Korea are doing better. We are also investing a lot of money in the area of scientific research but a lot more needs to be done,” he said.

Rao is the honorary president of Bangalore’s Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, which he founded in 1989.

He was appointed chairman of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister in January 2005. He is also the director of the International Centre for Materials Science.

The government last year changed the nomination criteria for Bharat Ratna to include sportspersons. Legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand was also recommended for the award but Tendulkar was chosen.

‘If they thought they would cow me down, they were mistaken’

Jyoti Punwani

A child suffering from cancer reacts in amusement as he watches an event to mark World Cancer Day at the Tata Memorial cancer treatment and research center in Mumbai, Tuesday, February 4. The World Health Organization’s cancer agency warns there will be 22 million new cases of cancer every year within the next two decades. (AP Photo)

Preventive measures against strokes Following are some preventive measures to intake of saturated fats, consume more fibre guard against strokes, as prescribed by Shaand create a good balance of protein, fibre, kir Husain, chief of interventional nueurolcarbohydrates and polyunsaturated fats. ogy at New Delhi’s Saket City Hospital: • Measure your food: One’s calorie intake • Lead a simple, yogic life: Eat simple, beat should be with accordance to his or her stress through physical and mental exernature of work. A sedentary worker’s calcise by conditioning the body and mind to orie intake should be less than that of a be calm and flexible. field worker.

• Lifestyle modification: Incorporate physi- • Adopt good habits: Control temper and cal exercise in your daily routine, create work toward the maintenance of well-balhappiness and instil peace in your suranced and flexible personality. Stop smokroundings. ing. Reduce, rather avoid, consumption of • Dietary regulation: Watch and reduce the alcohol.

alcohol consumption is trendy. “There is this urge for wanting more and stopping at nothing, along with stress,” Hussain noted. According to a recent study published in the Journal of Stroke by two experts, Jeyaraj Durai Pandian and Paulin Sudhan, the prevalence rate of strokes is 84262 per 100,000 population in rural India and 334-424 out of 100,000 population in cities.

“India, like other developing countries, is in the

National honours for Tendulkar

Political activist Arun Ferreira, who was acquitted in the last of 11 cases against him last week, says spending time in jail has strengthened his resolve to change the system.

‘India in midst of stroke epidemic’

New Delhi, February 4 (iaNS): Changing habits and sedentary lifestyles have made the incidence of strokes more prevalent among South Asians, notably Indians, and can induce permanent disability or prove fatal, even as preventive measures are at hand, doctors maintain. According to them, an aggravation of intracranial atherosclerosis (ICAD), the hardening of the arteries that supply oxygen to the brain, can impede blood flow by narrowing and obstruction of blood vessels and result in strokes.

“While ICAD in Western population could range from 8-10 percent of the stroke patients, it could be as high as 35-40 percent for South Asians,” says Shakir Husain, chief of interventional nueurology at New Delhi’s Saket City Hospital.

Alarmingly, the prevalence is more pronounced among the country’s youth because of a lifestyle where smoking is fashionable and

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midst of a stroke epidemic. There is a huge burden of strokes with significant regional variations,” they said in their paper, adding this called for an organised effort by both the government and private sector.

“It’s assumed the average age of patients with strokes in developing countries is usually 15 years younger than those in the developed countries.

In India, nealy one-fifth of the patients with first-ever stroke admitted to hospi-

tals is estimated at 40 years or less.” According to the Stroke and Neurointervention Foundation, an Indian non-profit that spreads awareness on this ailment, a stroke is a localised damage to brain tissues, caused by loss of oxygen or interbal bleeding. In many cases, a stroke can be fatal.

Doctors explain that the risk factors include, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, smoking, nutritional deficiency, high cholesterol, Type-A personalities like

high achievers under constant stress and lack of information about its early symptoms and intensity.

“From the preventive healthcare point of view, our country needs to be educated. Doctors will be of little help in this sphere.

The government would have to take initiatives to facilitate awareness among both rural and urban populations,” said Husain.

In a study published last October in leading health journal The Lancet, titled “Global and Regional Burden of Stroke” - which looked at its incidence between 1990 and 2010 - a third of all strokes globally now occur in the 20-64year age group.

Even as the overall deaths rates due to strokes were down globally, the number of people who succumbed to it was 10 times higher in the lower and middle-income countries, said the study, predicting the numbers to double worldwide by 2030.

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f the state thought that by jailing and torturing me, they would cow me down, they were mistaken,’’ says political activist Arun Ferreira, days after being acquitted in the last of the cases against him.

“Before I went to jail, I had heard about the way prisoners’ rights are violated, but I hadn’t seen the state machinery up close.

Having seen how it works while in jail, my commitment to change this state of affairs has grown stronger.”

Mumbai-based Arun Ferreira, who was arrested in Nagpur in 2007 as a Naxalite, was acquitted in all nine cases against him in September 2011. But even as he walked out of Nagpur Central Jail, he was re-arrested in two more cases. In one of them, he was acquitted in three months. In January 2012, he was released on bail in the second, and last week, was finally acquitted.

“My acquittal validates what I’ve said in my petition (pending in the high court) against my re-arrest. It shows the hollowness of the two cases for which I was rearrested.”

All alleged Naxalite prisoners in Nagpur Jail, says Arun, are re-arrested on fresh charges the moment they are acquitted, only to show that Naxalites are being arrested. Some prisoners have been arrested, acquitted, rearrested, acquitted and re-arrested within six months, he says.

“It’s all a question of building up statistics of Naxalite arrests. The police did not even record my statement in the two fresh cases they foisted on me in 2011; they presented no evidence at all. Had there been any real case against me, they could have charged me while I was in jail. It’s not as if they suddenly found new evidence against me the moment I was released.”

In jail, Arun completed a postgraduate diploma in human rights. Now he stud-

Arun Ferreira. (File Photo)

ies law, occasionally giving lectures at his alma mater, St Xavier’s, and works to raise awareness about the violation of rights of political prisoners. Currently, 177 people charged under MCOCA and UAPA, including writer Sudhir Dhawale, are on a hunger strike in Nagpur Central Jail, he says.

They have two demands: one, the refusal of bail despite a Supreme Court ruling that states “bail is the rule and jail the exception”; and two, the practice of not producing prisoners in the Gadchiroli Sessions Court for extended periods - something that has been going on for over three years.

Trials are conducted via video-conferencing, and in a few cases, sentences have also been handed down this way, says Arun.

The police claim they lack the manpower to escort prisoners to court. If the defence objects to this, the case is stalled indefinitely, so defence lawyers are forced to agree to such trials. “These can’t be called fair trials,” Arun says.

For Arun, the term ‘political prisoner’ has a wide definition: one who is imprisoned because of his/her political beliefs and acts, and also one who is imprisoned because of the state’s political beliefs. In the latter category he includes Muslim terror suspects, who are implicated only because they belong to SIMI or only because they are Muslim; and Dalits and tribals fighting for their rights. “The state looks on them as offenders though they may have done no wrong,” says Arun.

Arun’s son, now 8, was two-and-a-half when his father was arrested. The fact that his father has been in jail for a large part of his life confuses him. So how does Arun explain it? “By telling him about Bhagat Singh and other political prisoners,” Arun replies.

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Many challenges remain to treat childhood cancer Washington, February 4 (ians): In a most comprehensive study to date, scientists have found that despite advances in the treatment of childhood cancer, there has been less progress made in understanding the causes and prevention of childhood and adolescent cancers.

The diagnosis of cancer in children and adolescents is 'a life-altering event for children and adolescents as well as their families', says a detailed report from the American Cancer Society.

"Progress in childhood cancer has been dramatic for some sites, but we cannot let that blind us from the fact that progress has been disappointingly slow for other sites, and that cancer remains the second leading cause of death in children,” said Otis W. Brawley, American Cancer Society's chief medical officer.

There is much work to be done to improve outcomes, to reduce side effects associated with cancer and its treatment. “We hope to understand more about the molecular events that lead to childhood cancer in order to come up with ways to prevent or detect it early,” Brawley added. The report is created to inform clinicians and the public about progress and challenges in preventing and averting suffering and death from the cancers that affect children and adolescents, said the study.

According to the report, while there have been sub-

stantial improvements in survival for many cancers of childhood, others have seen little progress. For example, progress against central nervous system (CNS) cancers has been significant overall, but for some subtypes, survival times remain tragically low.

For diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), the median survival time after diagnosis remains less than one year.

Children treated for many cancers have a high risk of long-term health issues. For example, children treated for brain tumours, a leading cancer in children, may experience seizures, weakness in the arms and legs, blindness, hearing loss and neuroendocrine effects. Other cancers and their treatments also have serious long-term effects.

Some symptoms of childhood cancer that should alert parents and health care providers include an unusual mass or swelling, loss of energy, a sudden tendency to bruise, a persistent, localised pain or limping, a prolonged, unexplained fever or illness, frequent headaches, often with vomiting, sudden changes in vision and excessive, rapid weight loss.

“This report is intended to inform the broader clinical community and public about the unique and complex challenges faced by children and adolescents with cancer and the growing number of survivors of these cancers,” said lead author Elizabeth Ward.

A child carrying a bucket full of water walks in mud after a storm in the airport camp in Bangui, Central African Republic on Sunday February 2, 2014. Over 130,000 have seemed refuge outside the airport, living in dismal conditions, as fighting between Muslim Seleka militias and Christian anti-Balaka factions continues and French and African Union forces struggle to contain the bloodshed. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

‘Violence against women a global phenomenon’ toronto, February 4 (ians): Violence against women is not an India-specific phenomenon but a global one, according to an IndoCanadian journalist who has come out with a hard-hitting book on the issue.

Brought out by Toronto-based Elspeth Heyworth Centre for Women, "Violence against Women - All Pervading" by Ajit Jain, features views of top academicians, social activists and political leaders to highlight the subservience to which women are subjected in all cultures.

"I was very, very disturbed, as were millions of people in India and elsewhere, by the shocking manner in which a 23-yearold medical student in Delhi was gang-raped by six mad men and that too in a moving bus," Jain, a journalist, told IANS in an interview.

Though the Dec 16, 2012, incident brought into focus crime against women in India, research shows that the issue is not really Indiaspecific, he said.

"Reports in the global media gave an impression that violence against women, gang-rapes etc., are all happening in India.

India is infested with mad people. Violence against women is widespread in India," he said. "But when you research, you find that it is not India-specific. Violence against women is all-pervading. It is a global phenomenon. When you

read UN statistics, it is revealed that one billion women are subjected to all kinds of violence."

According to Jain, over 25 percent of men in South Africa "take pride in admitting they have raped one or two women in their lifetime". "And they say it in such a manner as if there is nothing atrocious about their action. It is like 'so what if I raped a woman?'.

For them, women are just created differently to satisfy sexual and other needs of men," Jain said.

According to Jain, his book is aimed at over six billion people of this world.

"It is not at all a Middle Eastern question, or issues in Chechnya, but there are issues which are more important than warring nations," he said. What is the major cause behind this violence against women?

"The lust of human beings. More and more people are unemployed. More and more of us are watching Hollywood and Bollywood movies with sexual overtones, full of violence; censor boards just close their eyes and ears and approve anything so that they don't have to do any explaining later on," Jain said. "These factors have contributed to increasing violence against women. Excessive use of alcohol is also contributing to this violence. And we don't speak out against such violent activities. We prefer to close our eyes."

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CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE ADVERTISEMENT

SPECIAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE TO FILL UP RESERVED/BACKLOG/CURRENT VACANCIES FOR THE POST OF HEAD CONSTABLE (MINISTERIAL) IN CRPF Closing Date : 12TH MARCH, 2014 Applications are invited from Male & Female Indian citizens for the combatised post of Head Constable(Ministerial) in Central Reserve Police Force for filling up of vacancies, through direct recruitment, as under :Category

Open Market

Ex-Ser.

Total

Genl (Un-reserved)

160

21

181

OBC

81

11

92

SC

47

06

53

ST

153*

03

156

Total

441

41

482

* BACKLOG - 130 Note :- (i) Vacancies notified above are subject to variation i.e. may increase or decrease, due to administrative reasons. (ii) If suitable Ex.servicemen candidates are not available, vacancies reserved for Ex.servicemen will be filled by non-Ex. servicemen candidates of respective categories. (iii) The posts are combatised and purely temporary in nature but likely to continue.

2. PAY SCALE:The post carries pay in pay band of Rs.5200-20200 with Grade Pay Rs. 2400/- (Minimum pay in pay band is Rs.7,510/- P.M.) The post will carry dearness allowance, ration money, free accommodation, free uniform, free medical facilities, free leave pass once in a year during leave and other allowances as admissible under the rules in the Force.

3. ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS Note:- (i) Skill tests (typing speed test) will be conducted/done only on computers. Computers & key boards for the Education Qualification Candidates must have passed Intermediate (10+2) or equivalent examination from a board or university recognized by Central or State Government. purpose will be provided by the Recruitment Centres.

Skill Test (On computer) English Typing with minimum speed of 35 words per minute on computer (ii) Mode/Procedure/Method for conducting skill test OR will be decided by the department.

Hindi Typing with minimum speed of 30 words per minute on computer (iii) SKILL TEST IN HINDI SHALL BE CONDUCTNote : 35 words per minute in English and 30 words per minute in Hindi correspond to 10500 key depressions per hour in English & 9000 key depresED ONLY ON “REMINGTON GAIL KEY LAYOUT sions per hour in Hindi on an average of 5 key depressions for each word.

WITH MANGAL FONT”.

4. PHYSICAL STANDARD:a) HEIGHT b) CHEST (FOR MALE CANDIDATES ONLY) Height Male Female Category For all candidates except Scheduled Tribes candidates 165 cms 155 cms Relaxation : Candidates falling in the categories of Garwalies, Kumaonis, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the state of Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir

162.5 cms

150 cms

All candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes

162.5 cms

150 cms

All except Scheduled Tribe candidates

Unexpanded- 77 Cms (With minimum 5 Cms expansion)

Scheduled Tribes candidates

Unexpanded- 76

c) WEIGHT: Proportionate/Corresponding to height and age as per medical standards. Over/under weight will be disqualification at the stage of medical examination only.

5. MEDICAL STANDARD (i) Candidates must not have knock knee, flat foot, squint in eyes or varicose vein and they should possess high colour vision. They must be in good mental and bodily health and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of the duties. They should conform to the medical standards prescribed by the Force and should be declared fit by the Medical officer of the CRPF. (ii) Medical test (X-Ray and laboratory) shall be conducted only in r/o those candidates who are found otherwise medically fit. No appeal will lie if the candidate is declared unfit in X-Ray or in any other tests/examinations during Review medical examination. (iii) VISUAL STANDARD (a) The minimum distant vision should be 6/6 in one eye and 6/9 in other eye without correction i.e. without wearing glasses or lenses. (b) Colour blindness will be a disqualification for the above post and if at any stage of their service career, if they are found to be colour blind, they will be boarded out as per SHAPE policy in vogue.

6. AGE Between 18 and 25 years as on 12/3/2014.

Relaxation a) Upper age limit is relaxable up to 5 years for SC/ ST candidates and 3 years for OBC candidates. b) Upper age limit is also relaxable upto 05 years for those persons who had originally been domiciled in the State of J & K during the period from 1st January, 1980 to 31st December, 1989. If the applicant belongs to SC/ST or OBC category, the relaxation so provided in this clause will be in addition to the age relaxation as applicable in (a) above. The persons claiming relaxation under this category should produce a certificate to the effect that they had been domiciled in the State of J & K during the period from 1st January, 1980 to 31st December, 1989 from the District Magistrate within whose jurisdiction they had originally resided or from any authority designated in this behalf by the Govt. of J & K. c) The children and dependent family members of those who were killed in the – (i) riots of 1984 & (ii) riots of 2002 in Gujarat - would be eligible for relaxation in upper age by 5 years. If the applicant belongs to SC/ST or OBC category, the relaxation so provided in this clause will be in addition to the age relaxation as applicable in (a) above. To obtain this relaxation a certificate from the concerned District Magistrate of the district where the victim was killed, should be attached with the application. d) Central Government servants who have rendered not less than three years regular/ continuous service as on closing date are eligible upto the age of 40 years for General candidates, 43 years for OBC candidates and upto 45 years in the case of candidates belonging to SC/ST. 7. STANDARD/CONDITIONS FOR EX-SERVICEMEN:a)

Physical Standard

Relaxable. Ex-servicemen with less than two years break after retirement will be given total relaxation in physical standards.

b)

Educational Qualification

Matriculate.

c)

Character Certificate

Minimum requirement will be good character certificate.

d)

Medical Category

Category : AYE -One

e)

Age

Relaxation to the extent of Military service rendered plus 3 years.

f)

Break in Service

Not more than 24 months. Ex-servicemen with more than two years break after retirement seeking recruitment will be recruited only after physical and medical examinations as well as verification of character and antecedents like other candidates from open market. It will not be possible to extend the concession provided to those Ex-servicemen with less than two years break after retirement, to others having more than two years break in service.

g)

Rank

Equivalent.

Note :-

In case of an ex-servicemen, who have been retired or relieved or discharged from service whether at his own request or being relieved by the employer after earning his or her pension are eligible for re-employment.

8. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION/SELECTION PROCEDURE:The recruitment shall be held in two phases as under:A. FIRST PHASE:B. SECOND PHASE:Scrutiny/checking of certificates/documents Skill test ( i.e. Typing speed test) Physical Measurement Interview Written examination.

Medical examination Note : The schedule of first phase and written examination shall be uploaded in CRPF website. Candidates are advised to visit CRPF website (www.crpf.gov.in) to know the schedule.

9. CHECKING OF DOCUMENTS:1. The candidates whose applications are accepted will be issued call letters by the application receiving centres intimating place and date on which they are required to appear for the recruitment process. The candidates should bring call letters along with them.

2. The candidates must carry atleast one photo bearing identification proof such as Driving License, Voter Card, Aadhaar Card, Identity card issued by University/College, Income tax pan card, in original to the examination centre for proving their identity, failing which THEY SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED TO APPEAR FOR THE EXAMINATION/RECRUITMENT. 3. After verifying the identity of the candidates with the photo identification proof, certificates/documents of eligible candidates will be screened. Candidates should produce the following original certificates/ testimonials/documents:(a) Education certificate of 10th Class/Matriculation from the board or university recognized by Central or State Government, for proof of age. (b) Education certificate regarding passing of Intermediate (10+2) or equivalent issued by board or university recognized by Central or State Government. (c) Caste certificate, issued by the Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tahsildar, if the candidate belongs to SC/ST/OBC. The caste certificates should be in proforma given in Annexure-B & C. (d) Discharge certificate by Ex-servicemen candidates. (e) No Objection Certificate by candidates who are already in Government service. (f) Certificate as per proforma given in Annexure-D, for availing relaxation in height. (g) Certificate from District Magistrate for claiming relaxation in age under Para- 6 (b & c above), if any.

Note: - If any Candidate fails to produce requisite original certificates/testimonials including caste certificates in prescribed format issued by competent authority, his/her candidature shall be rejected straight-away during document scrutiny stage itself and no candidate will be allowed to appear provisionally.

10. PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT:(i) The candidates who are found eligible on screening of certificates/testimonials and fulfilling the age, educational and other criteria will be subjected to physical measurement i.e. height, weight and chest*(*only for male candidates).

The candidates who meet the requirement of physical standard will be eligible/allowed to appear in written examination. The candidates eligible for written examination will be informed in writing on the day of physical measurement itself about place and date on which they are required to appear for the written examination. Date of written examination will also be posted in CRPF website (www.crpf.gov.in). (ii) If any candidate is not satisfied with measurement of his/her physical standard, he/she can prefer appeal on the same day to the PO recruitment board against rejection in physical measurement. Such candidates will be given a fresh date by the Presiding Officer of the recruitment board for appearing for re-measurement by the appellate authority. The decision of the appellate authority in this regard will be final. If the candidate is found to be within the prescribed standard, he/she will be forwarded to next selection process in continuation.

11. WRITTEN EXAMINATION The written examination will be of 200 marks consisting of following four parts:Part -I: Hindi/English Language Part -II : General Intelligence.

Part -III: Numerical Aptitude.

Part -IV: Clerical Aptitude.

There will be only one question paper for two hours duration consisting of above four parts. The question in all the four parts will be "OBJECTIVE TYPE WITH MULTIPLE CHOICE”. Each part will be consisting of 50 questions carrying one mark each for right answer. Thus, in total there will be 200 questions. A candidate obtaining qualifying percentage out of total 200 marks shall be considered as qualified. The qualifying marks in written test (i.e. aggregate marks obtained in all four parts together) is 40% for General Category and 35% for SC/ST/OBC candidates i.e 80 Marks for General Candidates and 70 Marks for SC/ST/OBC candidates, out of 200.

Instructions for written examination:i. The written examination Question papers will be set bilingually in Hindi and English and candidates will have the option to answer either in Hindi or English. Language option code i.e. Hindi or English, opted by the candidate, should be mentioned correctly at appropriate place in OMR answer sheet otherwise OMR answer sheet will not be evaluated. Candidates are advised to answer in Hindi/English but they cannot answer part in Hindi & part in English or vice-versa. ii. Answers to the questions will have to be given in an OMR Sheet provided. iii. Candidates should write their Roll Number both on the Question Booklet and the OMR Answer Sheet. iv. All questions are compulsory and carry equal marks. v. Each Question Booklet has a Series No. and Series code. The candidates should enter the Series Number & Series code of Question Booklet given to them correctly in OMR Answer Sheet. vi. The OMR answer sheets not bearing candidates Name, Roll number, Language option code, Category, Question booklet series Number, Series Code, Signature, etc at appropriate columns/boxes earmarked for this purpose, fully and correctly, will not be evaluated and “Zero” marks will be awarded to them. No correspondence in this regard will be entertained by the department. vii. Each question is followed by four answer choices. Out of these, candidate has to select the correct answer for each question and mark correct answer by darkening only one of the choice. viii. If more than one oval are darkened, the answer will not be evaluated at all. ix. Candidate should think and decide clearly before making heavy marks to fill the oval completely. x. The OMR Answer Sheet and question Booklets shall be handed over to the invigilator before leaving the examination hall, failing which, the applicant will be liable for disqualification. xi. Sufficient space will be provided for rough work. The candidates should use that space only and not use any other place/ paper etc. xii. The candidates will be allowed to take carbon copy of the answer sheet. Answer keys to the question paper will be displayed on the notice board of recruitment centre and also uploaded on the CRPF website (www.crpf.gov.in) after reasonable gap of written examination. xiii. The candidate should not write any irrelevant matter on answer sheet except the specific information called for. If he/she does so, his/her Answer Sheet will become invalid and will not be evaluated. xiv. Calculator/cell phone/any other computing/ electronic devices are not permitted inside the examination centre. xv. If any candidates is found to be in possession of mobile phones or any other means of electronic/ wireless communication devices in the examination hall, his/her candidature shall be cancelled. xvi. Candidate found copying or helping others will be straight-away disqualified. xvii. Evaluation of answer sheet is computerized and no requests for revaluation will be entertained at any cost. xviii. 15 Minutes time will be given to candidates for filling up column of OMR answer sheet and Question Booklet appropriately.

12. SKILL TEST i. The candidates, who qualify/pass written examination, will be called to appear for the Second phase of test. The candidate should bring call letter alongwith photo-bearing identity proof as mentioned in Para- 9(2) alongwith them to prove their identity. ii. They will be tested for typing speed on computers as mentioned in Para-3 (Skill Test) above. Skill test will be of qualifying nature and no marks will be awarded for skill test. iii. The typing will have to be done on computers and keyboards provided by the Department and in no case use of typewriters shall be allowed. iv. No request for re-test of skill test will be accepted/entertained. v. SKILL TEST IN HINDI SHALL BE CONDUCTED ONLY ON “ REMINGTON GAIL KEY LAYOUT WITH MANGAL FONT”. vi. For benefits of candidates “Remington Gail Layout with Mangal font” will be uploaded on CRPF website www.crpf.gov.in, so that candidates familiarize themselves. vii. Each error (including spelling mistake, omission of word/punctuation mark, repeated word, word differing from the test/actual passage, word not in the passage, mixing-up of words, etc) will be counted as a mistake. Mistakes equaling to 5% of the words in the passage actually typed by the candidate will be allowed/permissible. For each mistake beyond 5% of the permissible limit, 10 words will be subtracted/deducted from the total words typed by the candidate for assessing actual typing speed. viii. The Department reserves the right to decide about procedure/mode of conducting skill test and determining errors.

13. INTERVIEW The candidates who qualify in skill test (i.e. typing speed test) will be allowed for interview. The total marks for interview will be 25. There shall be no qualifying marks in interview and no separate marks for computer knowledge and typing speed. At the time of interview, candidates will have to again produce original certificates/testimonials in support of their education qualifications and date of birth, caste, etc. In addition, they will also produce original certificates/testimonials in support of higher education, accomplishment/ participation in sports, participation in NCC, and other experience/qualification.

14. MEDICAL EXAMINATION;i. After interview, the candidates will be subjected to detailed medical examination to assess their physical and medical fitness. Medical tests (X-Ray and laboratory) shall be conducted only for such candidates who are found fit. ii. The candidates who have been declared medically fit will only be considered for appointment subject to the condition that they secure place in merit list in their respective categories. iii. If a candidate is declared unfit for appointment in CRPF during Medical Examination, grounds for rejection will be communicated to him/her in writing. The candidates, if not satisfied with the findings of the Medical Officer, can submit an appeal for review medical examination with a proof of his/her fitness, from a Medical Practitioner, to the designated appellate authority of the recruitment centre where his/her test has been conducted. iv. The appeal will not be taken into consideration unless :(a) Medical certificate regarding fitness of candidate, from a Medical Practitioner, is submitted. Further, the medical certificate submitted should contain a note by the Medical Practitioner concerned to the effect that it has been given in full knowledge of the fact that the candidate has already been rejected as unfit for appointment in CRPF by a Medical Officer. (b) Review Medical Examination fee of Rs. 25/- (Rupees twenty five only) through IPO/Banker's Cheque/Demand Draft in the name of the Appellate Authority, is submitted alongwith the appeal. (c) The appeal is received within 30 days from the date of issue of the communication in which the findings of the Medical Officer are communicated to the candidate. v. The candidates whose appeals are accepted will be issued with call letter for appearing before review medical board of CRPF for Review Medical Examination. The findings of the review medical board will be final. Further, during review medical examination also, the X-Ray and Pathological tests will be done only if the candidate is declared medically fit. No appeal will lie if the candidate is declared medically unfit in X-Ray or in any other test/examination conducted during Review medical Examination.

15. DRAWAL OF FINAL MERIT LIST a) After completion of Medical examination, category wise merit lists namely General, SC, ST, OBC and Ex-servicemen will be drawn separately. b) The merit list will be drawn on the basis of aggregate marks obtained in written test and interview by the candidates. In case tie in marks, the merit list will be prepared in the following manner:i) The candidate older in age gets preference. ii) If the tie still persists, it is finally resolved by referring to the alphabetical order of names in English i.e. a candidate whose name begins with alphabet which comes first in the alphabetical order gets preference. c) The list of finally selected candidates will be displayed on the notice board of recruitment centres and also posted on CRPF website as well as published in all leading newspapers followed by issue of offer of appointment. d) No waiting list shall be maintained/kept.

16. HOW TO APPLY (i) Eligible and desirous candidates should send their applications in the proforma given as Annexure – "A'. Applications form duly completed in all respects and after affixing latest photographs (which should be self attested) be sent to any of the following application receiving centres alongwith attested photocopies of documents mentioned in Para-16(iii) below. A candidate shall have the choice to appear for the recruitment at only one centre i.e. the centre to which he/she has sent his/her application and the centre will not be changed under any circumstances. The envelope containing the application must be superscribed in bold letters as “APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL RECRUITMENT FOR THE POST OF HEAD CONSTABLE(MINISTERIAL) IN CRPF".

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Name of Centres

To whom applications to be sent (Application receiving centre & recruitment centre) GC CRPF Hyderabad DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Chandrayan Gutta, Keshogiri, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh - 500005.

GC CRPF Guwahati DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, P.O-Amerigog, Guwahati, Assam – 781023.

GC CRPF Silchar DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Udarband, Dayapur, Silchar, Assam, Pin-788030.

GC CRPF Mokamehghat DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Mokamehghat, Bihar-803303.

GC CRPF Muzaffarpur DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, PO: Jhaphan, Via : Uma Nagar, Distt : Muzaffarpur, Bihar – 842004.

GC CRPF Bilaspur DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Bhrani, P.O- Ganiyari, Bilaspur, Chhatisgarh – 495001.

GC CRPF Jharodakalan DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Jharoda Kalan, New Delhi – 110072.

GC CRPF Gandhinagar DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Gandhi Nagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat – 382042.

GC CRPF Neemuch DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh- 458445.

GC CRPF Gurgaon DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Gurgaon, Haryana – 122001.

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GC CRPF Bantalab GC CRPF Ranchi

DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Bantalab, Jammu (J&K) - 181123.

DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, P.O-Dhurwa, Ranchi, Jharkand 834004.

GC CRPF Bangalore DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Yelhanka, Bangalore, Karnataka – 560064.

GC CRPF Pallipuram DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Pallipuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695316.

GC CRPF Bhopal DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Bhopal, Vill :Bangrasia, Taluk: Huzoor, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh – 462045.

GC CRPF Nagpur DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Nagpur, Maharashtra – 440019.

GC CRPF Imphal DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Langjing, Imphal, Manipur – 795113.

GC CRPF Bhubaneswar DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Bhubaneswar, Odisha – 751011.

GC CRPF Jallandhar DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, PO: Kartarpur, Distt: Jallandhar, Punjab – 144801.

GC-II CRPF Ajmer DIGP, Group Centre-II, CRPF, Foy Sagar Road, Ajmer, Rajasthan – 305005.

GC CRPF Avadi DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Avadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – 600065.

GC CRPF Agartala DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Agartala, Tripura –799005.

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GC CRPF Lucknow GC CRPF Rampur GC CRPF Durgapur GC CRPF Noida

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GC CRPF Pinjore

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GC CRPF Srinagar GC CRPF Allahabad

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GC CRPF Khatkhati

DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh -226002.

DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Rampur, Uttar Pradesh-244901.

DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Durgapur, West Bengal-713214.

DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, G/Noida, Opposite Dewoo Motors, Dadri Road, G.B. Nagar, Uttar Pradesh-201306.

DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Pinjore, Distt. Ambala, Haryana-134102.

DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Srinagar(J&K)- 190001.

DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Phaphamau, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh - 211013.

DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, PO-Dimapur, Khatkhati, Assam-797112.

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GC CRPF Pune

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GC CRPF Gwalior

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GC CRPF Amethi

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GC CRPF Kathgodam

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GC CRPF Siliguri

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DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Talegaon, PO-Vishnupuri, Pune, Maharashtra-410507.

DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, A.B. Road, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh - 474001.

DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Amethi (Trishundi), Post: Ramganj, Tehsil: Amethi, District: C.S.M.Nagar , State : Uttar Pradesh 228159 DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, PO- Kathgodam, Distt: Nainital, Uttrakhand - 236139 DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Siliguri, Post: Sushruta Nagar, Distt: Darjeeling, West Bengal - 734012 DIGP, Group Centre-I, CRPF, Golf Course Road, Ajmer, Rajasthan - 305007

NOTE- 1: The candidates should select a centre carefully and send the application to the Centre at which he/she intends to appear for recruitment.

2: The application receiving centre to which candidate has sent application will be recruitment centre of the candidate.

3: No request for change of Recruitment Centre will be allowed/accepted under any circumstances.

4: The Department reserves the right to cancel any centre and ask the candidates of that centre to appear from another centre. Department also reserve the right to divert candidates of any centre to some other Centre to take the examination, on administrative grounds. (ii) CLOSING DATE/ LAST DATE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION : The applications alongwith attested copies of certificates, application fees, etc should reach concerned application receiving centre by 12th March 2014 (upto 5:00 PM).

For candidates residing in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Ladakh Division of Jammu & Kashmir, Lahaul & Spiti Districts and Pangi sub-division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep, the closing date will be 19th March, 2014 (Upto 5:00 PM). APPLICATIONS RECEIVED LATE WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED. Note :- Candidates can also drop their envelopes containing applications, etc in the drop-box placed for the purpose at the main gate of the respective application receiving centres. (iii) The following documents should also be submitted alongwith the application forms:a) Attested copies of certificate /testimonials as proof of educational qualification and date of birth. b) Four recent passport size self attested photographs are required. Out of which one photo is to be pasted on application form and the remaining three photos are to be attached with the application form. c) SC/ST/OBC candidates must furnish attested copy of caste certificate issued by a Revenue officer not below the rank of Tahsildar, in format given as Annexure-B & C. d) Candidates falling in the categories of Garhwalies, Kumaonis, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the states of Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir requesting for relaxation in height should produce certificate in proforma/format given in Annexure-D. e) The candidates who are seeking reservation as OBC will also furnish a declaration as under in addition to the OBC certificate :DECLARATION " I ________________________ son/daughter of Shri. _________________ resident of village/town/city ________________________ district ________________ state ___________ hereby declare that I belong to the ___________ community which is recognized as a backward class by the Government of India for the purpose of reservation in services as per orders contained in DOP&T OM No.36012/22/93-Estt.(SCT) dated 8/09/93. It is also declared that I do not belong to persons/sections (Creamy Layer) mentioned in Column.3 of the Schedule to the above referred Office Memorandum dated 08/09/1993.

Signature of the Candidate f) Copy of discharge certificate in respect of Ex-servicemen. g) Persons serving in Govt./Semi Govt. Departments/offices/ undertakings should apply through proper channel or should enclose a " No Objection Certificate" from the employers with the applications. h) Four self addressed envelopes of 25 cm x 12 cm size duly affixing postal stamp worth Rs.27/- on each envelope with full postal address of the candidate neatly written on envelope in Capital letters. i) Application fee as per instructions in Para- 17 below.

Note: Incomplete/incorrect applications and applications without copies of required documents including attested copies of educational/caste certificates, self attested passport size photos, self addressed stamped envelopes and application fee will be rejected.

17. APPLICATION FEE :(i) Application should be accompanied by a Crossed Indian Postal Order or Demand Draft for Rs.100/- (Rupees One hundred only) to be drawn in favour of the DIGP, GC, CRPF of concerned application receiving centre mentioned in Para-16 above. The IPO/Demand Draft should be purchased/drawn after the date of publication of advertisement and should be payable/encashed at post office/Bank within time frame where the application receiving centre is situated. (ii) However, SC/ST candidates, all female candidates and Ex-servicemen are exempted from payment of application fee. Applications of Male candidates belonging to General and OBC categories without application fee will be rejected straight-away and no correspondence in this regard will be entertained. (iii) Fees once paid shall NOT be refunded under any circumstances. (iv) To avoid rejection of applications, it is in the interest of the candidates that they should ensure that the IPO/Demand Draft being sent by them are in order and have signatures and seals, etc, wherever required.

18. In case any candidate is found ineligible or suppressing facts on any ground at any time, before, during or after his/her selection/appointment, his/her candidature/service will be terminated without assigning any reason.

19. GENERAL INFORMATION a) The department has the right to make any changes in the advertisement or cancel it without assigning any reasons. b) On appointment, candidates shall be governed by the CRPF Act and Rules as well as such Govt. instructions/rules issued from time to time, as applicable. c) The candidates will have to make their own arrangements for stay during the recruitment process. d) Success in the examination confers no right to appointment, unless the department is satisfied after such enquiry as may be considered necessary that the candidate is suitable in all respects for appointment to the post. e) The application form will not be supplied by department. Application in the format as prescribed in Annexure-A must be filled by the candidate in his/her own hand writing either in Hindi or English. Correction, if any, should be made legibly and attested by the candidate. Before filling up the application form, the candidate should read the eligibility conditions for the recruitment carefully to see if he /she is eligible for the post and candidates should apply only if he/ she fulfils all the conditions to avoid disappointment at a later stage. Applications, which are not in prescribed format/incomplete and without requisite documents will be summarily rejected. f) Date of birth as recorded in the matriculation/secondary examination certificate or an equivalent certificate, from board/university recognized by Central/State Govt, produced during the course of recruitment will only be accepted for determining the age eligibility and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted. g) The admission of candidates at all the stages of the recruitment will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility criteria. Undergoing medical examination at the end of the recruitment process does not guarantee appointment as the offer of appointment will be made only according to the allotted vacancies, for each category, from the merit lists in the order of seniority of the candidates. h) In case candidates are appointed in CRPF and thereafter seek resignation or discharge, they shall be required to remit to the Government amount equal to three months pay and allowances or the cost of training imparted to them, whichever is higher, as per rules. i) At the time of joining Force, an undertaking shall be taken from all the candidates selected for appointment, that if at any stage of their service career they are found to be colour-blind, they will be boarded out as per SHAPE policy in vogue. j) Post carries all India service liability and candidates are liable to serve anywhere in India/abroad. k) New Contributory Pension Scheme to Central Government employees which has come into effect from 01/01/2004 will be applicable to all selected candidates. l) The selected candidate will be sent for training at any of the training institutions of CRPF. The services of those who fail to complete the training successfully are liable to be terminated. m) Govt. strives to have a work force which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply. n) Beware of touts. No money is charged for recruitment in CRPF. If you have paid or promised to pay money to any one, you are cheated and you are losing money. If anyone demands money or promises recruitment, you should immediately inform to the Presiding Officer (PO) of the recruitment board. o) Canvassing in any form or bringing outside influence will automatically disqualify the candidate from appearing in recruitment process without notice. p) The decision of the department in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of the applications, mode of selection, conduct of examinations and interview, allotment of examination centres, mode/procedure for skill test, medical examination, etc will be final and binding on the candidates and no enquiry/correspondence will be entertained in this regard. q) Candidates are advised to visit CRPF website (www.crpf.gov.in) from time to time to know status of recruitment process.

Sd/- 29/1/2014 (K.Sajjanuddin) DIG (Adm) Southern Sector, CRPF,Hyderabad ANNEXURE – "A"

APPLICATION FORM FOR RECRUITMENT OF HEAD CONSTABLE (MINISTERIAL) IN CRPF 01.

Post applied for

02.

Name (in block letters)

03.

Father's / Husband's Name

04

Whether Male or Female

05.

Nationality

06.

Permanent Address (in block letters)

07.

Present residential Address for communication (in block letters)

08.

State/UT to which you belong to

09.

Religion

10.

Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY)

11.

Category (please mark “√” on your category). Candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC will have to attach attested photocopy of caste certificate in prescribed proforma

12.

Whether belonging to Garwalies, Kumaonis, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas, etc (for relaxation in height, certificate in prescribed proforma is to be submitted)

13.

Whether Ex.Servicemen? (Para-7 of Advt)

Yes / No

14.

Medium opted for Typing test

English / Hindi : ....................

15.

Education qualification from matriculation onwards giving year of passing, percentage of marks/division obtained and subjects taken, including technical qualification etc.

Year of Passing.

Head Constable(Ministerial)

Name of the examination with Board /University.

Affix recent passport size photograph (with self attestation)

Genl / OBC / SC / ST

% of Marks

16.

Sports achievements, if any

17.

Particulars of Extra-curricular activities

18.

Have you been a member of NCC? If so, give details of certificates passed.

19.

Are you married? If so, state whether you have more than one spouse living.

20.

Particulars of present employment, if any

21.

Number, date and amount of postal order / demand draft and issuing authority (furnish in the following proforma)

Amount of IPO/ DD

Number & date of Postal order/ DD

Division/CGPA

Subjects taken

Remarks

Name of the issuing post office/ bank.

Signature of the Candidate

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that all statements made in this application are true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. In the event of any information being found false or incorrect or ineligibility being detected before or after interview/test/selection, my candidature may be cancelled and all my claims for recruitment be forfeited. I also understand that if at any stage I am found to have used unfair means in the written examination/test or to have violated any of the rule/regulation governing the conduct of selection process, my candidature can be cancelled or be declared to have been failed by the selection board at its sole discretion.

Place : .............................. date : ..............................

Signature of the Candidate.

Note:1. The form should be filled in by the candidate in own hand writing neatly and legibly in BLOCK LETTERS and should be accompanied with attested copies of testimonials.

2. The post applied for should be written clearly as “Head Constable(Ministerial)” in Sl.No.1 of the application form.

3. Persons serving in Govt./Semi Govt. Departments/offices/ undertakings should apply through proper channel or should enclose a " No Objection Certificate" from the employers with the applications.

ANNEXURE-B

FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE PRODUCED BY A CANDIDATE BELONGING TO SCHEDULED CASTE OR SCHEDULED TRIBE

This is to certify that Shri/Smt*/Kumari …………………………………………… son/daughter* of Shri …………………………………………………………. of village/town* ……………………………… in District/Division* …………………………….. of State/Union Territory*…………………………….belongs to the ……………………………….Caste/Tribe* which is recognized as Scheduled Caste/Schedules Tribe* under:The Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Order, 1950. *The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950. *The Constitution (Scheduled Caste) (Union Territories) Order, 1951. *The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Union Territories) Order, 1951. {As amended by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes List (Modification Order) 1956, the Bombay, Reorganization Act, 1960, the Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966, the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970, the North Eastern Areas (Reorganization Act, 1971) and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976}. *The Constitution (Jammu & Kashmir) Scheduled Caste Order, 1956. *The Constitution (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1959, as amended by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Act, 1976. *The Constitution (Dadra and Nagar Haveli) Scheduled Castes Order, 1962. *The Constitution (Dadra and Nagar Haveli) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1962. *The Constitution (Pondichery) Scheduled Castes Order, 1964. *The Constitution (Utter Pradesh) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1967. *The Constitution (Goa, Daman & Diu) Scheduled Castes Order, 1968. *The Constitution (Goa, Daman & Diu) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1968. *The Constitution (Nagaland) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1970. *The Constitution (Sikkim) Scheduled Castes Order, 1978. *The Constitution (Sikkim) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1978. *The Constitution (Jammu & Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1989. *The Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Orders (Amendment) Act, 1990. *The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Act, 1991. *The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second Amendment) Act, 1991.

2. **This certificate is issued on the basis of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes Certificate issued to Shri/Smt*/Kumari …………………………………………… son/daughter* of Shri …………………………………………………………. of village/town* ……………………………… in District/Division* …………………………….. of State/Union Territory*…………………………….belongs to the ……………………………….Caste/Tribe* which is recognized as Scheduled Caste/Schedules Tribe* in the State/Union Territory* issued by the ………………………………………. dated……………………………….

3. Shri/Smt*/Kumari …………………………………………… and/or* family ordinarily reside (s) in village/town* ……………………………… in District/Division* ……..…………………………….. of State/Union Territory* of …………………….

Place : ……………..

Date : ……………..

Signature…………………..

Designation……………….

(With seal of Office)

Note : The terms “Ordinarily resides” used here will have the same meaning as in Section – 20 of the Representation of the Peoples Act, 1950. * Please delete the words which are not applicable. ** Applicable in case of SCs, STs persons who have migrated from one State/UT.

AUTHORITIES EMPOWERED TO ISSUE CASTE/TRIBE CERTIFICATE 1. District Magistrate / Additional District Magistrate / Collector / Deputy Commissioner / Additional Deputy Commissioner / Dy. Collector / 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate / Sub Divisional Magistrate / Taluka Magistrate / Executive Magistrate / Extra Assistant Commissioner.

2. Chief Presidency Magistrate / Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate / Presidency Magistrate.

3. Revenue Officers not below the rank of Tehsildar.

4. Sub Divisional Officers of the area where the candidate and / or his family normally resides.

Annexure – "C" FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE PRODUCED BY OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES APPLYING FOR APPOINTMENT TO POSTS UNDER THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. (G.I.Dept of Per & Trg. OM No. 36033/28/94-Estt (Res.) dated 02/07/1997) This is to certify that Shri/Smt/Kumari_______________, son/daughter of Shri ____________ resident of village/town/city____________district_______ State_______belongs to the _________________community, which is recognized as a backward class under:i) Government of India, Ministry of Welfare Resolution No. 12011/68/93-BCC(c) dated the 10th September 1993 published in the Gazette of India, extraordinary, part-I Section-1 No. 186 dated the 13th September 1993. ii) Government of India, Ministry of Welfare Resolution No. 12011/9/94-BCC dated the 19th October 1994 published in the Gazette of India, extraordinary part-I, section, No. 163 dated the 20th October 1994. iii) Government of India, Ministry of Welfare Resolution No. 12011/7/95-BCC dated the 24th May 1995 published in the Gazette of India, extraordinary Part-I Section-I No. 88 dated the 25th May 1995. iv) Government of India, Ministry of Welfare Resolution No. 12011/44/96-BCC dated the 9th March 1996, published in the Gazette of India, extraordinary, Part-I, Section-I No. 60 dated the 11th December 1996. v) Government of India, Ministry of Welfare Resolution No. 12011/44/96-BCC dated the 6th December 1996, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-I, Section-I No. 210, dated the 11th December 1996. vi) Government of India, Ministry of Welfare Resolution No. 12011/13/97-BCC, dated the 3rd December 1997, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary , Part-I, Section No. 239 dated the 17th December 1997. vii) Government of India, Ministry of Welfare Resolution No. 12011/99/94-BCC, dated the 11th December 1997, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part-I, Section-I No. 236, dated the 12th December 1997. viii) Government of India, Ministry of Welfare Resolution No. 12011/68/98-BCC dated the 27th October 1999, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part-I, Section-I, No. 241 dated the 27th December 1999. ix) Government of India, Ministry of Welfare Resolution No. 12011/88/98-BCC, dated the 6th December 1999, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part-I, Section-I No. 270 dated the 06th December 1999. x) Government of India, Ministry of Welfare Resolution No. 12011/36/99-BCC, dated 4th April 2000, Published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part-I, Section-I No. 71 dated the 4th December 2000. xi) Government of India, Ministry of Welfare Resolution No. 12011/44/99-BCC, dated the 21st September 2000, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-I, Section-I, No. 210, dated 21st December 2000. xii) Government of India, Ministry of Welfare Resolution No. 12011/44/99-BCC dated the 6th September, 2001, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-I Section-I No. 246, dated the 6th September 2001.

2. Shri/Smt/Kumari and/or his family ordinarily reside(s) in the ____________District/Division of the_______ State. This is also to certify that he/she does not belong to the persons/sections(Creamy Layer) mentioned in coloumn.3 of the Schedule to the Government of India, Department of Personnel & Training Office Memorandum No. 36012/22/93-Estt.(SCT) dated 8-9-1993.

Place :……………..

Date :…………….  Office Seal  Strike out whichever is not applicable.

Signature.

DISTRICT MAGISTRATE /DC/TEHSILDAR ETC.

Designation (With seal of office)

AUTHORITIES EMPOWERED TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE 1. District Magistrate / Additional District Magistrate / Collector / Deputy Commissioner / Additional Deputy Commissioner / Dy. Collector / 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate / Sub Divisional Magistrate / Taluka Magistrate / Executive Magistrate (not below the rank of 1st class stipendiary Magistrate).

2. Chief Presidency Magistrate / Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate / Presidency Magistrate.

3. Revenue Officers not below the rank of Tehsildar.

4. Sub Divisional Officers of the area where the candidate and / or his family normally resides.

ANNEXURE-D FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE SUBMITTED BY THOSE CANDIDATES WHO INTEND TO AVAIL RELAXATION IN HEIGHT Certified that Shri/Smt/Kumari ___________________________Son/Daughter of Shri ____________________________________is permanent resident of village _______________Tehsil/Taluka_____________________ District______________________ of ______________________________State 2 It is further certified that:*Residents of entire area mentioned above are considered as Garhwali/Kumaoni/Gorkha/Dogra/Maratha for relaxation in height measurement for recruitment for the post of Head Constable (Ministerial) in CRPF. * He/She belongs to the states of Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir which is considered for relaxation in height measurement for recruitment for the post of Head Constable (Ministerial) in CRPF. Date:Place:Signature District Magistrate/Sub-Division Magistrate/Tehsildar with Seal * Delete whichever is not applicable. davp 19140/11/0058/1314

Heat fight to edge past Pistons

Miami Heat's Chris Andersen (11) blocks a shot by Detroit Pistons' Jonas Jerebko (33) during the first half of a NBA basketball game in Miami, Monday, Feb. 3. (AP Photo)

MIAMI, FebruAry 4 (AP): Outfought for a late rebound by Dwyane Wade, a grinning LeBron James chided his teammate as they ran upcourt.

With the game in hand, the Miami Heat could worry about individual stats.

Wade and James had handsome numbers in Monday's 102-96 victory over the Detroit Pistons. James totaled 24 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, just missing the Heat's first tripledouble of the season. Wade scored 30 points, his best total since Dec. 18 in an injury-hampered season, and he added a season-high 10 rebounds and five assists.

James, who has come close to a triple-double several times this season, was blanked in the rebound department down the stretch.

When Wade snatched one away from him with 4 minutes left, he heard about it from his taller teammate. "DWade knew what he had going on, too," James said. "He was like, 'I need this doubledouble.' He had a heck of a game. He was spectacular."

Wade pleaded guilty to being briefly motivated by getting his first doubledouble of the season. "I was going for a double-double," he said with a laugh. "Sorry." Heat guard Ray Allen also outmaneuvered James for a rebound in the final minutes, which left James muttering to the Heat bench. James finished two rebounds shy of a tripledouble for the third time this season, and another time he came within two assists. "He's working on the all-time record for near

misses on triple-doubles," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "It's not meant for it to happen this year," James said with a chuckle. "My own guys got me. But a win is what it's about, and I'm happy we played well for most of the game." Wade, who sat out four consecutive games last month to rest his troublesome knees, looked rejuvenated. He shot 13 for 19 and played 37 minutes, his fifth-highest total this season.

"That rest did him well," teammate Chris Bosh said.

"He has a lot of spring in his legs. When he plays well, we're a tough team to beat."

Bosh scored 17 points to help Miami win for the fifth time in six games. Allen's buzzer-beating 3-pointer put the Heat up 84-80 after three periods, and they pulled away from there.

Wade's 3-pointer put them ahead by 13 points for the first time, 98-85.

Brandon Jennings had 26 points and seven assists for the Pistons, who trailed almost the entire game and took it badly. They were called for four technical fouls. "We can get upset with them, but you have to learn how to deal with it," coach Maurice Cheeks said. "When you're on the road, you have to learn to forget about what's going on." Greg Monroe had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Detroit, which lost despite forcing 20 turnovers and holding an edge of 51-44 in rebounds.

"We just fell short," said Josh Smith, who shot only 5 for 20. "They are the world champs, so we have to play almost perfect."

uNITeD NATIONS, FebruAry 4 (AP): Secretary-General Ban Kimoon will take part in Friday's opening of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia and deliver a keynote address to the International Olympic Committee's general assembly, the first by a U.N. secretary-general, officials said Monday.

Ban's visit to Sochi comes after several world leaders decided to skip the games, including U.S. President Barack Obama, German President Joachim Gauck and French President Francois Hollande. Russia has come under criticism for its human rights record and law against gay "propaganda."

IOC President Thomas Bach said Ban will deliver a keynote speech at the IOC assembly, which runs from Wednesday to Friday.

U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said one reason the secretary-general wants to go to the Sochi games and speak to the Olympic committee's members is the "growing relationship between the IOC and the United Nations," which he wants to build on.

The two organizations share very similar values, especially on the use of sport to promote peace and development, Nesirky said.

Besides delivering the first-ever keynote speech to the IOC assembly by a U.N. chief, Ban will be speaking publicly and holding bilateral meetings with world leaders attending

the games, Nesirky said.

The secretary-general carried the Olympic torch on the final leg of its journey to the opening of the London summer games in 2012. The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution in November calling for a global truce during the 2014 Winter Olympics which run from Feb. 7-23 and the Paralympics from March 7-16.

The resolution cites ancient Greece's traditional Olympic truce period that allowed free passage of athletes and spectators from often-warring city-states to the original games every four years. The 193-member world body has passed resolutions since 1993 calling for an Olympic truce, but countries continue fighting wars whether the Olympics are on or not.

Secretary-General Ban issued a statement Friday appealing for a global observance of the Olympic truce, especially in Syria, South Sudan and Central African Republic. The first talks between Syria's government and opposition ended that day without any tangible results.

"The Olympic Truce is rooted in the hope that if people and nations can put aside their differences for one day, they can build on that to establish more lasting cease-fires," Ban said.

Nesirky said Ban will leave Tuesday night for Sochi and return to New York on Saturday.

Ban Ki-moon to attend Sochi Olympics

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One Direction to earn Kate Hudson & Her sons star in $1bn in 12 months Ann Taylor campaign for spring

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ne of our favorite blonde bombshells is continuing her run as the face of the brand — and she enlisted her sons to help her out! How adorable is that? Kate Hudson, 34, is always on our radar as a gorgeous star with a great sense of style — and so far we can’t get enough of her Ann Taylor campaigns! Kate’s keeping it in the family, bringing her adorable sons to the set — and she looks so happy, showing off what a multi-tasking mom she is. See how down-to-earth and casual the stunning actress looks posing with her favorite little boys.

The campaign shoot commenced with just a director’s chair, Kate, and her adorable boys. Kate looked flawless in neutrals posing with her two sons Ryder and Bing. The unique theme of the shoot revolved around a Hollywood movie set. What better person to be in the campaign than such a talented actress? Kate oozes charm in every movie she’s in and we love watching her on the big screen!

The Ann Taylor campaign is a “little bit of heaven” for many women. It brings back life and style into a mature yet versatile wardrobe. Kate happily wears her favorite Spring 2014 Ann Taylor looks and exclusively tells HollywoodLife what she really likes about the brand. She states: “That’s what I love about Ann Taylor, great style that fits. Ann Taylor is for all of us.”

Taylor Swift fan rushes to stage during concert

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ne Direction are on track to become the biggest band in the world by earning $1bn (£600m) in just 12 months.

The British boyband will enjoy their biggest payday ever thanks to blockbuster tickets sales for their upcoming Where We Are tour.

The 88-date extravaganza will see Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Niall Horan- become the first act to perform three soldout consecutive nights at the 95,000-seat Rose Bowl stadium in California. "It would be amazing for 1D to climb to the very top of the tour league so early in their career," a spokesman

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for the band told the Daily Star.

“That would be a phenomenal testament to the loyalty and support of their fans." Not only will their latest earnings top the £447m record set by U2 for their 360° tour, it will also surpass the £339m earned by the Rolling Stones for their Bigger Bang shows. Music industry insider Mory Brenner said the group's success was on the same level as the Beatles. "You have to go back to 1964, when the Beatles led the British Invasion that turned American's music industry upside down, to find anything close to the following they have."

The news comes days after music mogul Simon Cowell revealed that One Direction were the biggest selling artists of 2013. One Direction are preparing to release their new single Midnight Memories after unveiling the official music video for the track online.

They are also up for Best British Group and Best British Single at the 2014 Brit Awards. Their third album, Midnight Memories, was not only the bestselling album of 2013 in the UK but it also topped the US Billboard Top 200 chart in America, making them the first group in the charts history to debut at No 1 with their first three albums.

rjun Rampal may have played a bad guy in Ra.One and Hrithik Roshan a good superhero in the Krissh series but when it comes to real life, the on-screen baddie beat the on-screen do-gooder hero! Arjun and Hrithik’s kids go to the same school. At the annual race held for their chil-

dren’s Sports Day, the two actors were in the same race. Everyone expected Hrithik, who is a workout fanatic, to win.

But Arjun, who likes to party hard, won and surprised all the other star parents present.

Says one of the spectators present at the race, “Hrithik has always been

a doting father and post the announcement of his separation with wife Sussanne, he has been spending more time with his sons Hridhaan and Hrehaan. Last Saturday, he and Sussanne went to attend Sports Day at their children’s school at Bandra Kurla Complex. There was also a race for fathers and Hrithik participated in that while Arjun took part in it too for his daughters Myraa and Mahikaa. Everyone knows about the tension between the two actors but they hid their emotions well in front of hundreds of prying eyes.”

Both Arjun and Hrithik ran hard and fast but it was Ra.One who reached the finishing line first. In fact one of them said cattily, “Let’s do a dope test to find out how Arjun won.”

nushka Sharma is looking different these days. Fuller, not in a preggers kind of way, but in a pouty way! Check her out in the promo of her Koffee with Karan 4 episode on TV, and you’ll know what we mean.

In mid-2013, there was news of the happy-go-lucky actor not being happy with the results of her lip job.

And now it seems to correct that, she has had a few more shots to her lips, only to have gone worse.

We don’t know which clinic she’s visiting or beauty treatment she is taking, but maybe Anushka needs to take tips from the likes of Katrina Kaif, Nargis Fakhri and Shilpa Shetty – Bollywood beauties who have luscious lips.

Seriously, with that kind of a mouth, Anushka looks ill! As they say, her pout looks like that of a trout.

On top of that, her face also looks like its bursting. Gone is the slim-faced Anushka.

She looks like an aunty now!

We wonder why the actress felt the need to suddenly go ‘poutilicious’. Isn’t

she getting any movie offers anymore? Does she want to look older and fatter? What is the scene? Or is it that Anurag Kashyap has asked her to have a bigger pout for Ranbir Kapoor in his film Bombay Velvet?

sessed fan suddenly rushed the stage to approach the singer. The male fan, who was much larger than the singer, ran up a flight up stairs towards Swift before seemingly pushing something into her hand and coming face to face with the 24-year-old pop star.

While we would expect the moment to be a bit terri-

fying for T.Swift, the blonde beauty seemingly had a smile on her face during the impromptu fan encounter before the man rushed back down the stairs and was mobbed by security.

Saturday's show was the first of the “Love Story” singer's four performances at the O2 arena. She'll be taking the stage in London again

on Tuesday, Feb. 4, Monday, Feb. 10 and Tuesday, Feb. 11.

Luckily, the unruly fan didn't dampen Swift's postshow mood, as she took to Twitter after her performance, thanking pal Ed Sheeran for sharing the stage after the twosome teamed up on his hit “Lego House”.

“First night in London and @edsheeran came out

to surprise the crowd with 'Lego House'. Earth-shattering screams ensued. What a lad. #redtour,” she wrote.

And Sheeran reciprocated the social media love, “Sung Lego house for the first time ever with a band tonight with @taylorswift13 at her London show. Orsum, thanks for all the love,” he wrote.

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he singer was confronted by a man onstage during her concert at the O2 Arena over the weekend. After singing her hit tune “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” during her show at London's O2 Arena on Saturday, Feb. 1, where she kicked off the European leg of her Red tour, an ob-

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emi Lovato wishes more people treated addiction as a 'disease'. The 21-year-old pop star is well-versed on the perils of substance abuse, having received treatment for alcohol use, bulimia and self-harming in 2010.

Taking to Twitter, Demi addressed those who write off addiction as a matter of will.

'I wish more people would lose the stigma and treat addiction as the deadly and serious DISEASE that it is,' she wrote. The star also took aim at music artists and filmmakers who use their mediums to showcase drugs in a flattering light.

'Drugs are not something to glamorize in pop music or film to portray as harmless recreational fun. It's not cute, 'cool' or admire able,' she wrote, adding sympathetically, 'It's very rare when people can actually predict their addiction and even then, you never know when too much is going to take their life or take a bad batch of whatever it is their using.

It's time people start really taking action on changing what we're actually singing/rapping about these days because you never know if you could be glamorizing a certain drug to a first time user or alcoholic who could possibly end up dead because they end up suffering from the same

deadly disease so many have already died from.

This stuff is not something to mess with. Why risk it?

Addiction IS a disease.'

Demi appeared inspired to write the lengthy post in the wake of Philip Seymour Hoffman's death.

The beloved actor was found dead in his New York City apartment Sunday after suffering an apparent drug overdose.

'Please spread the word so we can take the taboo out of discussing this illness and raising awareness to people of all ages,' she wrote, adding, 'RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman.. An INCREDIBLE artist who lost his life to this horrible disease.. May you rest peacefully and in complete serenity now that your pain is gone. God Bless...'

ilm director Woody Allen has called renewed claims by his adopted daughter that he sexually abused her as a child “untrue and disgraceful”, his publicist says.

In her statement to the New York Times, Dylan Farrow repeated allegations she made in 1992 that Allen sexually assaulted her in the attic of her adopted mother Mia Farrow’s house, when she was seven years old. She wrote: “What’s your favorite Woody Allen movie?

Before you answer, you should know: when I was seven years old, Woody Allen took me by the hand and led me into a dim, closet-like attic on the second floor of our house. He told me to lay on my stomach and play with my brother’s electric train set. Then he sexually assaulted me.”

The letter was released the same day as the Writers Guild Awards, for which Allen had been nominated for best screenplay for “Blue Jasmine”.

New York-based attorney Elkan Abramowitz, who represented Allen at the time of the 1992 investigation, appeared to place blame on Mia Farrow for

Dylan Farrow repeats allegation in her statement to The New York Times

the latest round of accusations, without naming her directly. “It is tragic that after 20 years, a story engineered by a vengeful lover resurfaces after it was fully vetted and rejected by independent authorities,” Abramowitz said. “The one to blame for Dylan’s distress is neither Dylan nor Woody Allen.”

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The break-up came after Mia Farrow found nude pictures of her adopted daughter Soon-yi Previn in Allen’s apartment and discovered Allen, then 56, had been having a sexual relationship with the 21-yearold Soon-yi, who Allen then married in 1997.

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' Virat Kohli a Tendulkar, Sehwag, Dravid combo'

AuCKLAND, FEbRuARy 4 (PTI): Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe on Tuesday paid a big compliment to star batsman Virat Kohli, terming him a combination of India's premier batting trio of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag. Crowe feels that Kohli is the "beacon in this rebuilding team" who will need to rapidly learn to become a true leader and a role model for millions.

"In some ways, this young giant (Kohli) is a combination of all those three (Sehwag, Tendulkar and Dravid), learning a bit from them all to shape his own unique creation. He is the next chosen one. He exudes the intensity of Rahul, the audacity of Virender, and the extraordinary range of Sachin. That doesn't make him better, simply sui generis, his own unique kind," Crowe wrote in his column for ESPN Cricinfo.

"At present, he is a beacon in this rebuilding team, while some of those around him who have come in to fill the void left by the big three struggle to cope. Already he is the leader of the batting line-up, with just 22 Tests to his name, and so a huge responsibility beckons," Crowe pointed out.

Crowe reckoned that Kohli has quickly grown from being a "pupil to teacher" from the time he saw a precocious but immensely talented teenager as the coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore during the first edition of IPL. "In many ways, he follows the essence of life: loving what he does and doing what he loves, and learning all he can, often at a rapid pace. Kohli has gone from pupil to teacher quickly, and his next level is to become a master. That he will achieve. It's in his eyes.

"I watched this young 19-year-old when he joined Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2008, for the inaugural IPL. Often he fell victim

to his own seduction, his growing, glowing image, mixed in with his confusion about who to bat and be like, as he had so many choices.

I often encouraged him to simply play straighter, be wiser in shot selection, put the odds more in his favour," Crowe said.

Crowe said that Kohli's fierce focus is a hallmark of greatness that he is destined to achieve in years to come. "His badge is one of courage. He is fiercely focused. He is often fiery and emotional, possibly a product of his upbringing in Delhi. Yes, a fire burns within, sometimes wildly.

His aggressive streetfighting qualities are worn on his sleeve. He looks for a fight. He singles out opposition for face-to-face interrogation; he even confronts officials," Crowe said.

The New Zealand captain felt that a bit of controlled aggression won't be bad as millions look upto him. "He will need to learn rapidly that to be a true leader and role model to millions all over the globe, the ugly stuff needs to be tamed, even put away.... It's an important lesson, one Sachin and Rahul will have taught him, yet his own restlessness is still dominant.

Someone needs to guide him on this vital code."

On a positive context, Crowe termed Kohli's audacity as "shameless" but also reminded him about how Sehwag's slump in form cost the 'Nawab of Najafgarh' dearly.

"Kohli's audacity is shameless. He is bold and beautiful in his shot selection and his style. When in the mood, he can carve anyone apart, just as Sehwag did when awoken. Kohli will need to be reminded of Sehwag, that temporary loss of form that came in patches and grew to become one patch at the end."

In his column, Crowe goes onto compare the batting techniques of Tendulkar and Kohli.

Chelsea beats Man City in title showdown Manchester City's David Silva, right, attempts an airborne shot on goal under pressure from Chelsea's Nemanja Matic during their English Premier League soccer match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England, Monday, Feb. 3. (AP Photo)

MANCHESTER, FEbRuARy 4 (AP): Chelsea delivered a potent mix of defensive resilience and effective counter-attacking in a 1-0 victory over Manchester City on Monday, neutralizing the Premier League's most rampant attack to provide a new twist in the title race.

Branislav Ivanovic lashed home a fierce 25-yard shot in the 31st minute to end City's 100 percent winning record at home in the league and earn Chelsea the double over most pundits' favorites for the title. The visitors could have won by more, hitting the goal frame three times and threatening almost every occasion they broke forward.

It meant Arsenal returned to the top of the standings, with a two-point lead over City and Chelsea, in what is proving to be a thrilling title race. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho continues to

rule his evolving team out of contention, but few will take him seriously after this performance.

"Two horses and a little horse," was Mourinho's description of the title race, which has 14 more matches to run. "A little horse that still needs milk and to learn how to jump. A horse that next season can race."

City has been the league's thoroughbreds this season, winning all 15 of its domestic home games and scoring 115 goals in all competitions. Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham — among others — have all been crushed at Etihad Stadium this season. A win here would have put six points between City and Chelsea — to many, the second favorites for the title, despite Mourinho's protestations to the contrary — but it's all to play for now. "I think that for Chelsea it was a decisive game, but

not for us," City manager Manuel Pellegrini said. Mourinho is renowned around the football world as the master defensive strategist. Few will forget how his Inter Milan side nullified Barcelona in the 2010 Champions League semifinal at the Camp Nou, while Chelsea has already ground out 0-0 draws at Manchester United and Arsenal this season.

It was different here, though.

Chelsea counter-attacked with such pace and purpose, and hounded City's much-lauded ball-players into sloppy mistakes, that the visitors could easily have won by three goals. Samuel Eto'o hit the bar and the excellent Nemanja Matic and Gary Cahill struck the post.

Bayern Munich is the only team to have beaten City at Etihad Stadium this season and Chelsea's supreme display had echoes of that dismantling in

the Champions League back in September. It was the first time City failed to score at home in the league since November 2010 — a streak of 61 matches. The home side badly missed injured top scorer Sergio Aguero but also holding midfielder Fernandinho, who was ruled out at the last minute with a muscle injury.

Martin Demichelis — a center back — filled in in central midfield and couldn't stop Chelsea's midfielders running amok. "We love it — we love the big games," said Mourinho, who revealed that he left the club's masseur, Billy McCulloch, to do the pre-match team talk. "Obviously when you love it, maybe you feel extra motivated for that."

Before Ivanovic put Chelsea in front, Ramires had a curling shot saved after running onto a pass from Willian, who had led a 4-on1 attack on City's beleaguered de-

fense. The goal arrived soon after, with City captain Vincent Kompany diving to block Ramires' shot but seeing the ball squirt out to Ivanovic, who drove a powerful first-time shot with his left foot into the bottom corner.

And moments before halftime, Eden Hazard skirted round Pablo Zabaleta and crossed for Eto'o to smash a shot against the top of the bar.

City's defensive frailties were being exposed but the hosts were also quiet — by their standards — going forward. Alvaro Negredo was virtually anonymous, although Pellegrini later said the striker wasn't 100 percent, and the only attacking thrusts were provided by Yaya Toure, who curled one shot over, set up David Silva for a great chance that was glanced just wide and just missed a fizzing cross from Aleksandr Kolarov.

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