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NSCW expresses concern & dismay DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 5 (MExN): The Nagaland State Commission for Women has expressed concern about the delay in framing charges against the suspects arrested in connection with the murder of a woman on July 4 at Residency Colony, Dimapur. A press note from the Chairperson of the NSCW, Dr Temsula Ao expressed dismay that a second bail petition is about to be heard in the Kohima Bench of Gauhati High Court, Kohima. The NSCW stated that the accused and the suspects should not be released on bail before the charges are filed. In another statement the NSCW said that it was unhappy about the release of Wobenthung Humtsoe, from jail at Diphu, one of the accused in the triple murder case at BoroLengri, Karbi Anglong, Assam. It appealed for the concerned authorities of both Nagaland and Assam to work in close collaboration, so that all guilty persons are brought to justice at the earliest and given the maximum punishment according to the law of the land.

Houses removed in “disputed area”

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MOKOKcHUNG, SEPTEMBER 5 (MExN): The Assam police under Mariani police station have removed four thatch and bamboo houses in the “disputed area” of the Assam-Nagaland border today. The temporary houses, according to the Officer-in-Charge Mariani police station, were built yesterday unnoticed by anyone. Forest officials on patrol noticed the houses today and immediately informed the Mariani PS, which took the initiative to remove the houses at around 11.30am today. Meanwhile, sources residing on the Nagaland side of the “disputed area” have confirmed the removal of the houses.

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Syria crisis overshadows G20 leaders meet

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india scrambles on oil bill What it means

NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE, SEPTEMBER 5 (REUTERS): The Oil Minister is grasping at desperate measures to cut the country’s oil costs by nearly $20 billion after the rupee’s record slide has left India facing an oil bill potentially 50 percent higher than on May 1.

Oil Minister M. Veerappa Moily suggested pricking the ballooning oil bill with everything from a street theatre campaign encouraging lower fuel use, to shutting fuel stations, to increasing imports from Iran.

India’s crude import bill was $144 billion last fiscal year - the largest part of its overall import costs.

India, Asia’s third-largest economy, imports about 80 percent of its oil, which accounts for about 30 percent of its energy needs.

That has hit India hard over the last four months as the rupee fell by 20 percent.

Economists have long pointed to India’s fuel subsidies as an area where it could save money, but raising retail oil prices is a political problem when few of the nation’s consumers have ever paid market rates for the fuel. And elections are in May 2014.

“Subsidies are something they can do something about and is clearly something that they should address ... but you get into this whole issue about elections and public anger,” said Praveen Kumar, who leads the South Asia oil and gas research team at FGE in Singapore.

One step that could save

to be a teacher Vibi Yhokha

Kohima | September 5

An Indian woman carries a child on her back as she buys groceries at a shop in new Delhi, India, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. India’s new central bank chief kicked off his first day in office Wednesday by announcing short-term measures to boost confidence as the troubled Indian economy slows and the currency tumbles. (AP Photo)

$4.3 billion in oil costs, according to Reuters calculations, would be a hike of around 5 rupees per litre, or about 10 percent, in diesel prices. An oil ministry source suggested such an increase might come after September 6. “The rupee depreciation has left us with no alternative but to pass on costs to customers,” said an Indian oil company official.

State-owned retailers sell diesel at subsidized prices, about 10 rupees per litre below estimated true market levels. However, total subsidies for LPG, kerosene and diesel

amount to about $25 billion a year, according to FGE’s Kumar, and “there’s no way they can dismantle that over night.” India consumed about 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd) of diesel in 2012/2013, making up over 40 percent of the country’s total fuel demand.

Nearly half of Moily’s targeted savings - $8.5 billion - are supposed to come from increasing imports from Iran, which are paid for in rupees because Western sanctions make payment in dollars impossible.

Moily is targeting raising imports to around 260,000

bpd, only about 6,000 bpd lower than the average for fiscal 2012/2013.

Boosting imports to that level would virtually wipe out cuts by India that have won it a waiver from Washington’s sanctions.

“Frankly there is not much room there because they have to show that they slashed Iranian crude imports by another 15 percent or risk sanctions from the U.S.,” Kumar said.

India is the world’s fourth-biggest energy consumer after the United States, China and Russia but about a third of its population still lacks electricity.

KOLKATA, SEPTEMBER 5 (IANS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday accused the Congress-led central government of indulging in “vendetta politics” over Gorkhaland following union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde’s meeting with the GJM leaders earlier this week.

Banerjee also accused the central government for creating unrest in the Darjeeling hills by giving oxygen to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leadership which is carrying an intensified separatist stir in the state’s Darjeeling hills.

“The prime minister had assured me that there will be no meeting with

“To be a teacher is to intellectually intervene upon impressionable young minds to think critically, independently and innovatively. Thus hoping to change our world one student at a time,” says Robin Temsu, History Lecturer at Sazolie College, Jotsoma.

The teacher’s role is one that is often taken for granted though it is one of the most crucial attributes to civilize and intellectually intervene into young minds, as Robin puts it.

For Dziesekole Kiso, an IT teacher at Dainty Buds School Kohima “There are so many responsibilities.

Education is not only in books we teach but how we mould a student to be someone in the future; not only in the academic field but also to the society and the nation.”

“Being a teacher has taught me to be patient and that every child irrespective of caste, creed, religion are special,” adds Imsunaro Longchar, a teacher of Mathematics and English at Government High School, New Market.

tion’. Perhaps only recently we are trying to head towards a new pedagogy. In a sense, the students are first generation learners, and as such, it is a challenge to break them away from the traditional idea of education - good marks the end of education!” he adds.

For Diesekuole Kiso one challenge is the time factor and the lack of learning tools. “Another is the attention of the students. A teacher is like an actor on stage where the attention of the audience becomes very important.”

“Evaluating students in every field in the need to stay updated on different teaching practices is a challenge” says Imsunaro. She adds that disciplining students and enhancing their creative skills with the little time they have with teachers are other challenging factors.

esting. Being able to read contemporary events and assess them in the light of historical events brings the past to life. Hopefully student enjoy them as much as I do,” says Robin. The other methodologies used include AV aids such as Smart Boards and LCD Projectors.

The ‘tutorial system’ in Sazolie college, Robin says, “promotes ‘training of the mind,’ as students are required to do independent study. “

The Challenges According to Robin, one of the challenges in Nagaland is the lack of intellectualism in homes, schools and colleges. “Our education is basically rote memory (premium on marks and percentages) and dictation of notes and there is hardly any space for ‘critical thinking’ and ‘practical applica-

Strategies and tools they use to teach “We use different strategies for different students.

Some learn by watching while some by listening.

So we use a lot of examples besides academic knowledge that is relevant to the lesson.” says Kiso. Freedom of expression is another important factor and creating a friendly atmosphere where the students are able to come out, express and articulate well is critical.

“It’s not how I understand, it is how they understand” adds Kiso.

“Since I teach history I like to use lots of visual aids as it makes lessons inter-

The joys of teaching Despite the challenges and despite being a profession which often goes unappreciated, being a teacher has its own rewards.

Robin Temsu says, “Being with young people not only makes you oblivious to your age but it fills you with youthful vigour for life. Their positivism, do or die attitude and belief in changing the world is contagious.”

The best part is what he calls the “deception of being an ‘agent’ to change.” By experience he feels that unless there is a change of heart, all education is going to be utterly misused. But in the midst of such negativity he says, “It’s always a fulfilling joy to know we made a few lives worthwhile!”

“The best part of being a teacher is the love and respect I get from my students. The innocent smiles and ‘good morning’ wishes from them makes my day.” says Imsunaro. For Dziesekuole Kiso, it is the satisfaction of “sharing and teaching what one learns.”

GJM without our consent.

Then why this meeting?

Why there is politics of vendetta? The centre has its own jurisdiction which it should not cross,” Banerjee told media persons here. She read out excerpts from a letter which she claimed was written by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assuring her that

there will no meetings with the GJM leadership without informing the state government.

A GJM delegation Tuesday met Shinde and later claimed that the home minister has assured it of tripartite talks to resolve the Gorkhaland issue. Banerjee warned both the central government as well

as the GJM against disturbing peace in the Darjeeling hills. “Just for the sake of electoral and political benefits those who are indulging in vendetta politics, the people of Bengal will give them a befitting reply. Hooliganism will not be allowed. It is not the solution to any problem,” she added.

firing in Kohima, Gorkhaland: Mamata accuses centre of vendetta politics 2 apprehended

KOHIMA, SEPTEMBER 5 (MExN): Following the killing of a GPRN/ NSCN cadre in Kohima on Wednesday; another firing incident occurred on Thursday below Naga Hospital, Kohima at around 12:15 pm. Superintendent of Police, Kohima revealed that on receiving reports of the firing, police rushed to the spot and ascertained that the incident occurred when members of one group fired upon another group in a hotel. Identity of the groups involved or the number of persons involved in the shootout is yet to be ascertained, according to Police.

A press note from the Kohima SP stated that in the ensuing combing operation by police and Assam Rifles, several rounds were fired to disperse the cadres of the two groups from the locality.

It informed that two persons were arrested and three weapons recovered. The SP expressed regret over the public inconvenience caused by the joint combing operation. However, he informed that security forces would continue with such operations and requested for public co operation NSF, KVYO condemns Meanwhile, the Naga Student’s Federation and the Kohima Village Youth Organization have both condemned the September 4 and 5 incidents.

The KVYO in a statement stated that factional clashes in public areas is posing grave threat to civil-

ians and called for all factions to respect the lives of the citizens of Kohima, “who are constantly under threat of being victims of stray bullets during the factional clashes.” It further appealed for cooperation of the factions in maintaining a tranquil atmosphere in the state capital so as to further foster an atmosphere of peace.

The NSF in a press note from its President and General Secretary appealed for all factions to desist from “targeting each other as killing our own brethren will not contribute anything to the vexed Naga Political cause.”

While condemning the September 5 incident, the NSF also expressed anguish over “yet another Naga soldier falling prey to factional feuds” on September 4.

With regard to the September 4 killing of a GPRN/ NSCN cadre, the NSF expressed surprise that the NSCN (K) Urban command, Kohima is “trying to infuse hatred and misunderstanding between NSF and GPRN/ NSCN government by citing the reason for the recent killing of James Mao of GPRN/ NSCN government as in connection with the assassination attempt on NSF Assistant General Secretary.”

It stated that the NSF has always been in the forefront in the endeavor to bring all Naga Political groups under one common roof. “Therefore dragging the NSF into the recent factional killing incident is unacceptable and totally unfounded,” it added.

35 teachers from nagaland awarded In honor of teachers: Azo declares September 6 as holiday for all schools across Nagaland Our Correspondent Kohima | September 5

Thirty five teachers from Nagaland were today recognized for their services on account of Teachers Day. Out of the thirty five, two teachers: Assistant Teacher of GMS Tuophema, Sasievi Kaco and Senior Graduate Teacher Amitsen Gupta under Phek District received the National Teachers Award at New Delhi today.

Thirty three other teachers were conferred the State Level Teachers Award at the Teachers’ Day Celebration in NBCC Convention Hall, Kohima on Thursday.

Ministers for Roads & Bridges and Parliamentary Affairs Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu declared September 6 as a holiday for all schools across Nagaland in honour of the teachers.

While speaking on the occasion, Azo asserted that the basic foundation of a strong and vibrant com-

Attendees of the state level Teachers’ Day Celebration at the NBCC Convention Hall, Kohima on Thursday. Thirty three teachers were conferred the State Level Teachers Award at the event while two others received the National Teachers Award in New Delhi.

munity is based on human resource development and that teachers are the ultimate pillars of the human resources development.

He pointed out that government facilities like SSA, RMSA, RTE, Communitization, and Mid-day meal are left at the discretion of teachers, and should be meticulously and judiciously implemented with

transparency. He urged schools to maintain gender equality and social equality while dealing with students.

The minister urged for teachers to be watchful of cyber crimes, sexual harassment, use of intoxicants, drug abuse, ragging. He further advocated the use of counseling approaches rather than cor-

poral punishment. Azo appreciated the contribution of private schools in producing good academic results with quality education, whereas he said that government schools are lagging behind.

He appealed for Government teachers to take it as a warning call and improve themselves in order to provide a healthy com-

petition to private schools.

He also urged the Government teachers to be serious and not to neglect their duties.

Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Justice, Land Revenue and Labor Employment, Dr. Nicky Kire administered the teachers pledge on the occasion.

Naga Students’ Federation President, Tongpang Ozukum while extending Teachers Day greeting stated that, “by profession we become Doctors, Engineer and Bureaucrats; but we don’t celebrate such day. But the entire world celebrate teachers day, it is because society has considered that teachers as nation builders.”

Commissioner & Secretary School Education and SCERT, T Imkonglemba Ao in his remarks advised teachers to learn more so that excellent education may be provided to the students.

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'Teachers are not born but made' Our Correspondent

Tuensang | September 5

Teachers’ day celebration was held today at GHSS auditorium with I. Sashi Ao, Deputy District Education Officer as the chief guest.

He wished all the teachers on this auspicious day and exhorted the teachers to dedicate themselves for the welfare of the children in particular and for the society as a whole. He stated that “teacher are not born but are made”.

Earlier, Temsula SDEO, Tuensang, delivered welcome speech. She quoted that “teachers should be the best minds in the country” and maintained that teachers are the builders of a nation. The programme was led by C. Anti, General Secretary, CTS. Rev. Dr. Yanger, Pas-

I. Sashi Ao, DDEO (extreme left), along with the recipients of the Teachers’ District Award at GHSS, Tuensang. (Morung Photo)

tor, SBL, Tuensang pronounced invocation and speech on behalf of the students was delivered by a student from Baptist Thangyen School.

Teachers were honored

by Bethesda School and a

Special Song was presented by GHS, Hakushang.

Vote of thanks was addressed by Y. Khongkhao, Vice Principal, GHSS, Tuensang.

19 teachers from different schools in the dis-

trict were selected and awarded the Teachers’ District Award. Changsao Thangjam Setshang (Chang Women Organization) and Department of School Education, Tuensang, organized the programme.

In many countries, Teachers’ Day is celebrated on different dates to show appreciation and honor the teachers. Teachers’ Days are different from World Teachers’ Day which is officially celebrated on 5th October

across the world. In India, Teachers’ Day is celebrated on the 5th of September every year since 1962, commemorating the birth day of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan who was a teacher, educationist and a philosopher.

DMHSS students acknowledge their teachers ‘Teachers should focus on character building’

Students watch young boys and girls performing welcome song on Teachers’ Day. (Morung Photo)

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Dimapur, September 5 (mexN): On September 5, a day to acknowledge the efforts of the teachers, students of Dimapur Mission Higher Secondary School honored theirs with several entertaining presentations and gifts at DABA Town Church here. Starting the event with a prayer, Kevilelhou asked for God’s blessings upon the teachers and to fulfill their desires.

The event saw series of dances, songs, dramas, and musical piece. The youngest of the solo performers was Nandini of Class A, who brought her fellow students to their feet with her bollywood Barfi’s “Itti si hasi, itti si khushi” dance.

The loudest of applauses was heard during the freestyle dance performance by one of the boys. In the midst of the cheers and applauses, three boys managed to capture the attention of the hall with their Eric Clapton’s “Tears in Heaven”.

Speaking on the history and essence of Teachers’ Day in India, Rahul of ClassIX said, “We have nothing to give you (teachers)… May God bless you every day.”

Meanwhile, Neibouno, student of Class X acknowledged teachers as unsung heroes who are behind the successes of great personalities in the society. She pointed out that teaching is a very important job, yet considered humble and often

goes unappreciated. Ending her thanksgiving and appreciation speech, she said, “Behind every student’s success, there is a teacher.”

Besides gifts from the students, the teachers also received token of acknowledgement from the school governing board. Presenting the gifts, one of the board members appreciated and acknowledged the efforts of the teachers. “It’s the teachers who make who we are,” he said. Further, he stated teachers do not limit themselves to teaching, but also act as parents by disciplining the students. The Teacher of the Year 2013 Awardee Ghosh was given cash and a certificate. The programme ended with a prayer by Moazungla.

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Dimapur, September 5 (mexN): A book entitled ‘Major Issues in the History of Christianity in India: A Post Colonial Reading’ was officially released by the Vice-Principal of the Eastern Theological College Rev. Dr. L. M. Narola Imchen, Professor of History of Christianity in a grant function organized at the Cook’s Chapel Hall, Eastern Theological College.

In his foreword to the book, Professor O.L. Snaitang, former President of Church History Association of India observed that “most of the topics that have been dealt with in the book written by Woba James have ref-

SDO (C) Dimapur, Temjensangla giving away gifts to teachers of GHS Sarbura on the occasion of Teachers’ Day. (Morung Photo)

Dimapur, September 5 (mexN): Government High School, Sarbura, celebrated Teachers’ Day at the school premise with SDO (Civil) Dimapur, Temjensangla, as chief guest of the occasion.

The chief guest in her address lauded the teachers and Village Education Committee (VEC) of the school for making the school as one of the best performing government

schools in Dimapur district.

Temjensangla said the responsibility of a teacher is enormous and that often it is easier to tame animals than students, as students come from different backgrounds and traits. Stressing on the importance of moulding the students, she also said that a teacher should not only impart textbook knowledge but also focus on discipline and character building of students.

VEC chairman, M Panger, also gave words of encouragement.

Highlights of the celebration included presentation of gifts to all teachers from the school side and students, choreography and special numbers presented by both students and teachers. Earlier, head teacher of the newly upgraded school, Mrs. C Amongla, felicitated the chief guest.

erence to the general framework of the Senate of Serampore University guidelines but are however significant because they have been explored and examined from postcolonial perspective. That aspect makes the book different.” The book is authored by Rev. Dr. Woba James, Head of the Department, History of Christianity at Eastern Theological College, Jorhat and published by Tribal Development and Communication Centre, Mokokchung- Nagaland. This was stated in a communiqué issued by Dr. L. Imsutoshi Jamir, Dean of Tribal Studies, Eastern Theological College, Jorhat.

In loving memory of our Dad, ALOTDI KAMEI.

"He will wipe every tear from their eyes."

Revelation 21:4

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Every day in some small way we miss you more than words can say. But the blessing we all share is the fact that you were present in our lives - you were there as a friend, a father, a father-in-law, and a grand-father. You were there as a kind and generous man who cared – your faith and your prayers guiding us. You made a difference in so many of our lives. We are better for having known you and our lives were better because you were there. You are Loved and remembered always.

Loving Children, in-laws and grand children

Kohima, September 5 (mexN): All Nagaland Hindi Teachers Union (ANTU) Dimapur Unit is going to organize 20th State Level Hindi Diwas celebration in Dimapur. A press release issued by ANTU general secretary AS Yarthotgam informed that the date and place will be conveyed in the next publication. The union will conduct essay and debate competitions on the day. The topic of the essay will be Price Rise (Mahangai), and topic of the debate will be “Advantage and Disadvantage of Modern Information Technology” for all the local Hindi students of Class-IX to XII from various school and Hindi Institute of Nagaland. All the principals of both government and private schools have been requested to select and send at least 5(five) students to participate in the essay competition, and 2(two) students each for the debate. All district unit presidents have also been requested to send participants for the above competition. For more details, call 9436207793/ 9436002900.

DC Phek orders against stray dogs

pheK, September 5 (Dipr): The Deputy Commissioner Office Phek has notified that all the owners of pet dog should tie or chain their dogs with immediate effect and dogs found roaming freely in the town shall be seized or shot at sight by the Administration or Police since there are instances of dogs biting the pedestrians in Phek Town and are causing danger to human life.

Deptt of Food & Civil Supplies informs

Kohima, September 5(Dipr): The Department of Food & Civil Supplies has notified to all concerned that the Department will undertake extensive data collection for identification of beneficiaries for implementation of end-to-end computerization under the National Food Security Ordinance (NFSO). In this connection, all the Administrative officers/Municipal/ Town/Village Councils are requested to ensure that genuine beneficiaries are identified (house to house) as per census 2011. It was also stated that any discrepancies in the data/information provided by the authorized agencies will result in rejection of the applicant from the beneficiary list and the concerned Municipal/ Town/Village Councils will be held responsible.

KiDima, September 5 (Dipr): The Kidima Catholic Youth Association (KCYA) of St. Francis Xavier’s Church will observe its 25th Foundation Day on September 10, (established 1989) under the theme of “Be of good comfort, rise, He calleth thee” (Saint Mark 10: 49) as part of the yearlong celebration of Silver Jubilee. Reverend Fr. Thomas Muttathil, Parish Priest will be the Main Celebrant, and the formal culmination will be blessed by Most Reverend Dr. James Thoppil, Bishop of Kohima Diocese on December 21 to 22, 2013. The first President of KCYA, Vilasüle Blanda will give a brief history on KCYA while Vice President of Southern Angami Catholic Union (SACU), Vitsu R. Martin will exhort on the topic “the responsibilities of youth” as the guest speaker and special number will be presented by KCYA office bearers and former Presidents Kehonozo Paul and Methasü Ezekiel. The Organising Committee has invited all the KCYA members, well-wishers to join on the historic day and bestow the shower of blessing from Lord Jesus Christ.

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Kohima DEO informs

Kohima, September 5 (mexN): All the Co-ordinators of EBRCs under Kohima district and the Head of any school running Classes 6 to 12, which may not be covered by any EBRC of the District are informed that they are to collect WIFS and Albendazole tablets which have been supplied by the Health Department under the Weekly IFA Supplementation Programme for school based adolescents. The tablets will be distributed by the Office of the DEO Kohima from the September 9 to 12. All those who have not submitted their School/Block requirements are to submit the same to enable timely and due distribution of the medicines. This was informed in a press release issued by Kohima, District Education Officer Senthang.

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OHYO condemns The American Tourister Store in Kohima, located Opposite Head Post Office.

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ANTU Dimapur to organize Hindi Diwas

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KCYA to observe 25th foundation day

Another book released at ETC American Tourister opens store in Kohima

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Kohima, September 5 (mexN): Samsonite South Asia Pvt. Ltd signed up with Tribal Retails undertaking to open up an American Tourister Store in Kohima, located Opposite Head Post Office, adding to another branded store in the capital town.

Tribal Retails in a press release stated that the Store will offer Cabin Bags, Check in bags, suitcases, lap-top bags and cases, backpacks and laptop backpacks and ladies bag by the brand

name Lavie.

American Tourister Bags are available in different styles, designs, sizes and colours that provide ample choice to the customers while selecting bags as per the required purpose. In the current fashion market, several international brands are involved in the activity of manufacturing and distributing variety of bags for the fashion conscious lot of today’s world. Whether someone is going for a professional meeting or going

on a trekking trip, American Tourister Bags are comfortable to carry and it give you a reason to say that it hardly matters where you are going and what are you carrying along with you during the hour of journey.

Samsonite representative says, “Bags have always been one of the most necessary accessories that make our travels easier. Different sets of bags are available for different purposes meeting different requirements of the users.”

Dimapur, September 5 (mexN): The Officers’ Hill Youth Organisation (OHYO) taking a serious note vehemently condemned the dastardly act of firing in the public place at Officers’ Hill Colony killing one person on September 4, 2013. A press note issued by Metevizo Sophie, President OHYO and Noseho Koso General Secretary OHYO warned that as per its resolution (Ref.No. OHYO/P-1/2011-13) which was published in all local dailies on November 27, 2011 and May 24, 2013 it would be compelled to declare its own course of necessary action against any faction(s), individual or group(s) which tends to disrupts the peaceful atmosphere prevailing within our colony. Further, the OHYO in the note appraised the S.P. Kohima, Police personnel’s, Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) and the District Administration for meticulously handling and averting a major catastrophe.

PSU Union Assembly on Sept 17

Dimapur, September 5 (mexN): Pochury Students’ Union (PSU) will hold its 2nd Union Assembly on September 17, 10:00 am at the PPF Office Meluri. Therefore, all the Federating Units are directed to send two representatives each. Tribunals, seniors and former leaders are requested to attain the meeting positively. This was informed in a press release issued

by Atsopu Pfithu, Assistant General Secretary.

Spasmo Proxyvon seized at Excise check gate

Dimapur, September 5 (mexN): The Excise (Mobile Squad) duty party under the command of MuruchoSangtam AIE and T.Meren Head Constable seized 13210 capsules of Spasmo Proxyvon from Excise Check gate Chumukedima on September 3, 2013 at around 9:30 pm from the possession of one Mv. Abdul Manam, a resident of Irong Chesaba Thoubal District Manipur. The accused was arrested for violation of Drugs & Cosmetics Act 40 and was forwarded to court for summary trial. In a separate seizure, Excise Mobile Squad also detected and seized 1548 bottles of assorted liquor in the month of August 2013. In this connection, 47 persons were arrested and penalized under the provision NLTP Act ’89. All the seized articles were kept in the MS Malkhana for future destruction.

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IFJ calls for protection to journalists Manipur dailies resume publication

IMPHAL, SePteMber 5 (NNN): The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today urged the Manipur government and the security agencies of the Indian government to provide secured working conditions for the journalists in Manipur.

"We call on the state government in Manipur and the security agencies of the Indian government deployed in the state, to respond to the urgent calls from All Manipur Working Journalists Union (AWMJU) that conditions be secured for safeguarding journalists, rights and the public right to know," the press communiqué of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said today.

IJF then said that it is alarmed to learn of a two-day shutdown by newspapers in Manipur, following explicit threats from an underground armed group that the distribution of newspapers not publishing its statements would be blocked

and their personnel attacked.

"According to information received from the All Manipur Working

Journalists Union (AMWJU), a unit of the IFJ-affiliated Indian Journalists Union (IJU), newspaper distribution for two days

beginning September 1 was suspended by vendors under the threat of violent retribution by an underground group," the

IFJ said.

Following this, AMWJU on September 2 decided to observe a twoday closure to ensure that the state government took note of the predicament that journalists and other media workers continue to face in a state that is home to an estimated thirty armed insurgent groups.

According to the AWMJU, this is the fifth complete shutdown of Manipur's newspapers in less than five years.

IJU representatives on the Press Council of India (PCI) have brought the matter to the attention of its chairman, Justice Markandey Katju, who has written to the chief minister of Manipur, asking that all necessary measures be taken to ensure that journalists are able to function in an atmosphere free of fear.

"We applaud partners in the AWMJU for their consistent and tireless fight for journalists working in the highly challenging environment in Manipur", said the IFJ Asia Pacific.

New DeLHI, SePteMber 5 (AGeNCIeS): Lawmakers representing the state of Arunachal Pradesh have asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take steps to prevent further territorial transgressions by China.

Expressing their concern over Beijing's recent aggressive moves along the Sino-Indian boundary, including frequent crossborder incursions in the Arunachal sector, the three Members of Parliament-Ninong Ering, Takam Sanjoy and Mukut Mithi - suggested three immediate steps to secure the 1,080-kilometer-long Arunachal border with Tibet to thwart transgressions by Beijing.

These suggestions include: 1.Review of all ongoing surface connectivity projects along the Sino-Indian border, particularly in the Chaglagam sector, to ensure defence preparedness.

They insisted that a deadline should be set for completion of these projects.

2.The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) should constitute a committee to study the problems of villagers in border areas and suggest ways and means to provide basic amenities. This, they said, would stop the villagers from taking the painful decision to migrate from their traditional habitations.

3.Ensure proper supply lines to the forward posts of

defence forces, as it is difficult for the state government to do the same because ofa paucity of resources.

The suggestions from the lawmakers comes in the wake of the Peoples' Liberation Army (PLA) having repeated face-offs with the Indian Army in the last six months.

The latest infiltration by Chinese troops took place in the Chaglagam Sector of Arunachal Pradesh.

The three MPs' said Arunachal Pradesh is in a disadvantageous position in relation to China as the Arunachal side of Himalayas is marked with high hills, deep gorges, and dense forests and is largely uninhabited contrary to

the Tibet side, which is a plateau.

They also said that the population of Arunachal is only 2.95 per cent of the total North East population, whereas its area is 32.83 per cent of the Northeastern region.

"Therefore, in order to secure our borders with China, the focus should be on the development of the border areas of the state," they said.

"While we share the developmental concerns and priorities of the rest of the nation, the requirements of the state which are unique on account of its strategic location, limited availability of resources and very low baseline of de-

velopment need to be met through special treatment on priority," they added.

"Due to the absence of proper social and physical infrastructure, the population in remote border areas of the state have the obvious tendency to migrate to better developed lower reaches, leaving strategic locations unpopulated," they said.

Though the state government has taken steps with its limited resources to set up administrative centers and circles, the absence of proper physical and social infrastructure results in non-availability of basic amenities like drinking water, schools and public health centers, they added.

The absence of connec-

tivity, they said, makes life in these areas intolerably difficult, and therefore, they emphasized the immediate need of development of all-weather roads to connect the habitations of small villages, particularly in areas prone to Chinese incursions.

They claimed that the incursions by Chinese troops have so far been taking place in the Tawang region in Western Arunachal.

They concluded by saying that the people of Arunachal Pradesh have a deep and abiding commitment to guard the nation's territorial integrity, but cautined that this alone cannot stop the Chinese incursions.

AGArtALA, SePteMber 5 (IANS): A team of US officials along with officials of the Indian government will conduct an onthe-spot study in Tripura to trace remains of soldiers and a US military aircraft that crashed during World War II, an official said on Thursday.

"Six officials of the American government arrived here yesterday (Wednesday) as an advance party to locate the remains of soldiers and US military aircraft at Dhumachara tribal village in mountainous Longtharai Valley under Dhalai district," a home department official told IANS. "After holding a meeting with the officials of Tripura government in Agartala, the US officials have gone to the area (120 km north of Agartala) to locate the spot and the remains, if any. They would also talk to villagers to see if they could help them find the remains," he added.

The US officials are accompanied by external affairs ministry Under Secretary Amit Kumar Mishra and Sector Officer P.K. Rout of the union home ministry.

"Before moving to the remote village (Dhumachara), the US and Indian officials held meetings at Ambassa with the district magistrate of Dhalai district, Abhishek Singh, and Deputy Inspector General of Police Sourav Tripathi.

During the next two-three

days, they would collect detailed information about the remains of US soldiers and aircraft," the official said, adding that a team of experts would arrive later to excavate the remains, if any are found.

Some fragments of a US military aircraft used during World War II had been recovered in northern Tripura's Longtharai Valley last January, 66 years after it crashed.

An officer of the paramilitary Assam Rifles told reporters earlier that some remnants of an American C-47B aircraft that crashed during World War II were recovered by troopers of the 34th Battalion.

"A series of search operations had been launched since September last year to find out the crash site in the thick and dense forests of all three hill ridges of northern Tripura - Baramura, Atharamura and Longtharai. Finally, our troopers achieved success in the first week of January," the officer said.

He said that during World War II, the Allied forces lost hundreds of aircraft and a large number of soldiers in the China-Burma-India (CBI) theatre of operations.

"The majority of allied crashes were caused by inhospitable weather, mechanical failure or navigational errors. The American Joint Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Accounting Command (JPAC)

had identified 16 known crash sites in northeast India where allied forces aircraft crashed during World War II," the officer said.

"On May 17, 1946, the ill-fated C-47B aircraft crashed in Tripura along with 11 crew members due to stormy conditions while transporting the remains of Allied POWs (prisoners of war) from Yangon (erstwhile capital of Burma, now Myanmar) to Calcutta," the officer had said.

According to the officer, the 34th Battalionwas tasked to find out the details of the aircraft and accordingly launched a hunt.

He said that the mission was very difficult due to the inconvenient terrain of the area and since the aircraft had crashed 66 years ago.

Besides, the ecology had changed over time.

"Dense forests and inhospitable topography

made search operations even more cumbersome.

The propeller of the aircraft was recovered," the official said, adding that elderly locals faintly remember the crash and aided Assam Rifles troopers to find out the crash site as also the graves where the crew and soldiers had been laid to rest.

Meanwhile, several myths about the crash of the aircraft are still popular among local tribesmen in the mountainous northern Tripura.

"Late novelist Bimal Sinha, also the former Tripura health minister, in his novel 'Karachi theke Longtharai' (Karachi to Longtharai) had recalled tales of the crash of allied forces' aircraft in Tripura," writer Tapas Debnath told IANS. "During World War II, the Agartala airport was used by the United States Air Force. In 1942-43, the

10th Air Force and the 4th Combat Cargo Group (CCG) flew C-46 Commando transport aircraft over Burma, now Myanmar," an official document of the Tripura government says.

It added: "The Agartala airport was also used as a supply point from which the US Air Force units airdropped packets of supplies and ammunition to the advancing Allied forces on the ground."

"The 4th CCG operated from the airport during December 1944 and January 1945 when the unit moved to Chittagong, now in southeast Bangladesh."

IMPHAL, SePteMber 5 (NNN): After five days, newspaper readers in Manipur got their dose of the dailies today. The diktat of certain militant outfit to media houses here was the cause for the newspaper bandh.

Journalists cautiously wielded their cameras and diaries while discharging their duties since yesterday in spite of the looming threat to the media fraternity. It may be noted here that threats from militant outfits to the journalists in Manipur is never a new thing. Every year, on an average; three to four incidents of threat to media houses occur.

In most cases, such threats happen when two factions of any militant outfit tussle to control the situation through the media to their own advantage. One group often asks the media houses not to entertain the press notes of the other and vice versa.

Or, in certain cases, while issuing press releases, the militant outfits would violate the code of ethics of the media. Press releases without proper letter heads of the organizations concerned are also common causes of the problem.

As their way of meting out threats to the journalists, hurling or planting of bombs in the editors' houses or newspaper offices are usually done by the militant outfits. Threats to eliminate media persons by giving a specific date to start executing them physically are also a common development.

Last year, a bomb was hurled in the house of A Mobi, the then president of All Manipur Working Journalists Union (AMWJU). Reacting to that incident, journalists had organized a protest rally as usual and submitted memorandums to the state chief minister and the state home minister. As its measure to protect the media persons, the state government had provided security force personnel to every media houses.

In some cases, harassments of the media persons by security personnel had prompted the media fraternity in the state to agitate. It has also become a routine thing for the state government assuring journalists to take up measures to have a secured working environment.

A tribal woman rests after working in a paddy field in Umwang in Meghalaya. India plans to subsidize wheat, rice and cereals for some 800 million people under a $20 billion scheme to cut malnutrition and ease poverty. The Food Security Bill, sent this week by India's parliament to the president for approval, guarantees citizens a legal right to food. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

‘Speed up preparedness to thwart China’

GJM allows schools to reopen, seeks Gorkhaland signature drive

DArjeeLING, SePteMber 5 (IANS): While allowing schools to reopen, the GJM which is spearheading a separatist stir in West Bengal's Darjeeling hills, Thursday asked students and teachers to do a signature campaign for Gorkhaland and send a copy to the president and the prime minister.

Asserting that Gorkha Janmukti Morcha's ongoing agitation for Gorkhaland will continue, its chief Bimal Gurung said all schools of the region will be allowed to reopen from Sep 13.

"The on-going agitation for Gorkhaland will continue as it is our final battle.

But considering the priority we accord to education, we have decided to allow all schools in the Darjeeling hills to reopen from Sep 13," he said.

However, the students will have to walk to their schools as no transport will be available for them.

"All students and teachers must also do a signature campaign for Gorkhaland and send a copy to the president of India and prime minister," said Gurung, who earlier asked schools to "discuss the Gorkhaland issue in the morning assembly as students must understand the relevance of the demand".

Gurung, who earlier said that students in the region were ready to sacrifice education for the sake of Gorkhaland, asked the school authorities to hold classes on Saturdays and Sundays to make up for the lost time.

"Students are our future, tomorrow's voice for Gorkhaland. Keeping this in mind, their success in the coming higher secondary and other final examinations need to be ensured by teachers," said Gurung and reiterated that his fight is not against West Bengal but against the central government.

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2. That in all my documents my name has been entered as “Rovisatuo Samo”.

3. That due to my own convenient I would like to changed my surname samo to Naprantsu i,e Rovisatuo Naprantsu.

4. That the purpose of swearing this affidavit is to declare that henceforth, I shall be called Rovisatuo Naprantsu only for all official purposes and wherever Rovisatuo Samo is appeared may be corrected as Rovisatuo Naprantsu by competent authority.

That the statement made by me in Para 1 to 4 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, belief and information and no materials are concealed therein.

DEPONENT Solemnly sworn and declared before me on this 21st day of June 2013.

NOTARY PUBLIC DIMAPUR, NAGALAND.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1. The Naga Women Hoho Dimapur President Mrs. Hukheli. T. Wotsa along with the office bearers would like to extent our acknowledgment to Dr. Kilumsangla for being appointed in UPSC. Her profile indeed will go down the History as Naga women can achieve such a platform with due intellectual contribution N.W.H.D wishes her success and pray God bless her.

2. Naga Women Hoho Dimapur President Mrs.Hukheli. T. Wotsa and Office bearers congratulate Mrs. Tokheli Kikon the Chairman of Naharbari for achieving Governors" award and encourage women in general to learn to live cohesively with leaders of our men flock.

Her achievement is a legacy an eye opener for all Nagas that woman can also take part in decision making bodies.

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3. Naga Women Hoho Dimapur President Mrs.Hukheli. T. Wotsa and Office bearers congratulate Miss.Chekhrovelii Swuro for receiving National Arjuna award. Her journey achievements from international level remind every parent of Girl child that discipline, focus, hard work oriented girl child can achieve anything in life.

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4. Naga Women Hoho Dimapur president Mrs.Hukheli. T.Wotsa and her team extend its heartiest joy for being nominated Mrs. Abeni T.C.K. Lotha as the Chairman of Red Cross Society Nagaland. The strength of Woman being acknowledged in such a prestigious platform is a sign of fast reformation. Long awaited in Nagaland land of Rising Sun. Mrs.Vimeno Mrs. Hukheli. T.Wotsa General Secretary President

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“DMC Clarifies on ACAUT Welcome UDD Action”

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n response to the news item.

Dtd. 5th Sept 2013 on local dailies “ACAUT Welcome UDD Action”. I am constraint to clarify that the Dimapur Town Committee now Municipal Council was officially installed on August 28, 1954, when the present Nagaland State was under the Assam State as Naga Hill District, the Dimapur Town Committee was upgraded to Dimapur Municipal Council in the year 2004. The main function of the DMC is providing better civic amenities and services to the general public under the Municipality. In the process of providing civic amenities and services.

Municipality levy amongst others, Tolls &. Fees in order to raise revenue for performing its duties and functions. The only condition for

levying Tolls & Fees is the previous sanction of the Government. The Government had accorded sanction for such levy by Notification No.UDD/MAC¬13/2009, Dtd. Kohima the 26th Oct- 2012. By the said notification, the rate has also been prescribed. Sub-section 4 of the Section 120 of the Act, further provides that on such sanctions be given, the Municipality shall act there upon.

Highlighting on the function of Municipalities, the DMC as a Statutory Body can collect tax for the maintenance of the town and its proper functioning. Collection of Toll Tax & Fees has been empowered

by Municipal Act’ 2001. Besides, had the 74th Amendment of the Indian Constitution been implemented such functions as road maintenance

within the Municipality, water supply, street lighting, registration of birth & death etc are vested with the Municipalities.

The decisions and action taken by me were done keeping in mind the best and immediate interest of the Dimapur Municipal Council and not toying the line of vested persons as alleged. I fully agreed to the statement that DMC is not a play ground but a Statutory Body which works for providing better civic amenities and services to the general public with its limited resources. Allegation that collection at Toll Gates is being done in my personal interest is regrettable.

Orenthung Lotha Chief Executive Officer, Dimapur Municipal Council,

NSCN (K) questions the stand of Khehoi group on reconciliation

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he NSCN strongly questions the Khehoi group’s so-called reconciliation process and their commitment to the people that they want to reconcile with other Naga groups when it continuously keep on attacking the NSCN cadres in the heart of Kohima town? Today’s attack was nothing but an act of sheer cowardice which endangered the civilian lives when on the other hand they talk of reconciliation which holds no water.

What kind of reconciliation does Khole want? When Khole broke his own kitch-

en and his Govt. leaving his boys to attack the NSCN cadres and himself running after the so-called reconciliation is it acceptable? The NSCN further questions the role law enforcing agencies when Khole boys were carrying large arms and freely attacking the NSCN cadres with AKs in the broad daylight witness by some few hundreds of people in the heart of state capital city?

Today’s’ attack was made on the life of NSCN K official near Naga Hospital junction by U boys is nothing but a desperate move to disturb and vitiate the

peaceful atmosphere which the people doesn’t at this juncture. The Khole boys lead by Lt. Atoka who recently defected to Khole group nearly one month’s back fired upon with automatic weapons (AKs) without considering the civilian lives is highly questionable and further the NSCN wants to know from the concerned NGOs and civil societies what action are they going to take as the NSCN cadres were restrain to the maximum to avoid civilian casualties.

But the NSCN once again reiterates that its cadres

are capable of facing any eventuality any given time but being a peoples’ Govt. we are restrain due to the appeals of the people for maintaining peace and tranquility. But now the NSCN will give a befitting response to the unprovoked attempts and firings upon its cadres and officials and therefore, the public/people are requested to bear with the NSCN till these criminals are chase out from the state capital, Kohima town.

MIP NSCN/GPRN

Boundary Fencing Dividing the businEss Now, Air India hikes Nagas between the India & Myanmar et it be known to all concern that the so called boundary between the India and Myanmar in the North East Sector fares by up to 25% isLnothing but the outcome of the arbitrary “divide and rule”

New Delhi, September 5 (AgeNcieS): Air India on Thursday hiked passenger fares by 23 to 25 per cent on all domestic routes, following a sharp increase in the price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF). The carrier may also raise fares on international routes. “We have hiked fares by 23-25 per cent on all domestic routes. This has been done to offset the recent increase in ATF price,” an Air India official told IANS. The hike comes a day after Jet Airways and SpiceJet announced similar hikes in their airfares. Carriers have been forced to raise tariff to mitigate the impact of the sharp fall in the rupee value and a near 15 per cent spike in oil prices of late. Jet fuel prices were hiked by a steep 6.9 per cent, taking the rate toRs. 75,031 per kilolitre (KL) from September 1. This hike had come on the back of two rounds of ATF price hikes effected in July and August by oil marketing companies. ATF prices were increased by 5.8 per cent on July 1 and by another 6.3 per cent on August 1.

policy of the then British Imperialism. Any attempt to finalise the so called artificial boundary without taking the consent of the indigenous Naga settlers will be liable to outright rejection by the people of both the states and any forcible attempt of implementation of the said “divide and rule” policy is fraud with serious consequences. What was wrongly done in the history cannot be righted by the present government without correcting the mistake already made. Therefore, the present construction boundary fencing between the India and Myanmar in this sector is not only ill conceived but appear to look like an attempt to call off the ongoing peace talk. This is particularly important for all concerned to proceed with great care to usher in the opportunity of real peace to the inhabitants at this point of time when Nagas have already signed cease fire agreement to have peace talk with both the countries.

Therefore, I appeal to both the Governments to stop construction of boundary fencing in the Naga territories before the Indo-Naga political settlement is finalized.

T L Angami

Indo-Naga Ceasefire Day

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he Indo-Naga Ceasefire Day falls on September 6th again.

The significance of this ceasefire is that it represented the Government of India at last directly or indirectly recognizing the Naga National Sovereign right for which the Nagas had launched their struggle.

Through democratic means of non-violence and non-cooperation, the Nagas under the banner of the Naga National Council conducted their struggle on a moral high-ground. The first Indo Naga Ceasefire of 1964 was acknowledgement by India of the moral and political legitimacy of the Naga struggle based on the facts of the history of the Nagas as understood by them.

There was no alternative for the Government of India to claim Nagaland except

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through force of arms. So, in 1954 the Armed Forces of India invaded Nagaland.

Though the Nagas had declared their independence before India did, the Nagas did not form their Government so as not to lose the sympathy and understanding of the Indian leaders and also for fear of giving an excuse to the Government of India to crush the nascent Naga nation.

But since the Government of India had invaded Nagaland in 1954, the only way for the Nagas also to defend themselves was to fight defiantly and using weapons of war. So they were compelled to form and declare their Government, the Federal Republic Government of Nagaland (FGN) on March 22, 1956, that is after a gap of ten years.

Since India under the

leadership of Mahatma Gandhi got her independence from the British Imperial Government through non-violence and non-cooperation, Nagas expected India will respect the same means which Nagas had also adopted. But forgetting the values and principles of the great Indian struggle, the Government of India invaded a small, weak, and unarmed Naga nation shamelessly. Thus, Nagas were compelled to fight though they were so unprepared and extremely outnumbered.

We were compelled to organize a resistance force haphazardly with no weapons in our hands. We started from zero, but by the grace of God, we easily learnt the art of fighting and we withstood the forces of India’s aggression into our

land. The source of our supply of arms was our enemies themselves!

After fierce fighting for another nine years, the Government of India agreed to have a ceasefire with the Federal Government of Nagaland in 1964 with effect from September 6. Thus from zero to reach this much was an historic and heroic achievement our people should be proud of.

Will the present generation, who are enjoying the fruits of our labour and daring sacrifice forget and dishonour our achievement? That is a question that must not be dismissed without thought about the consequences because the struggle of a people has long-term meaning coming from their history.

Gen T. M. Keyho (Retired)

Ideas in the age of resentment

hank the ancient Greeks for giving us the idea. Two thousand and six hundred years on, trust the modern Greeks for showing the world how to mess up the idea of democracy. Today the “bailout” nation of the Eurozone is up for sale, literally: The cash starved government is even selling state buildings. Amidst the doom, the neo-nazi party that promises salvation calls itself “Golden Dawn”. Greece is just one example of how the best form of governance is capable of offering the worst scenario of freedom to a people.

In a world that is getting increasingly democratic the challenge is not entirely about overcoming the last outposts of autocracy/oligarchy but is also about redeeming democracy from a political class that turns every election into a mandate for mismanagement. Like any other good idea, the fastest growing idea of freedom and the one that rules the largest section of humanity too needs to be in a constant state of renewal. Today’s Nagaland presents an opportune backdrop for a brainstorm of all stakeholders on an idea as pervasive as democracy in the state’s golden ju-

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The Morung Express

bilee year.

If democracy is a performing art, Nagaland as to my mind, is its biggest stage (inspite of it being one of the smallest state in the Indian Union with its population no greater than that of a B-grade mainland’s township) on which the costume drama of freedom is played out with a cast that includes almost every variation of the salvation market – the nationalist, the socialist, the subnationalist, the revolutionary…..but thankfully not the communist. The stage is still intact, withstanding the pull of geography as well as history, but the show is getting predictable as its performers.

Nagaland, with her various hues of color, language, customs, traditions, cuisines etc, etc which I do believe I’m not wrong in equating it to a text book case of “Unity in diversity” is now stealing the headlines for the diversity of its transgressions and violations – and the unity of its ruling establishment in downgrading long term national interest in pursuit of short term political interests. The perversions and pathologies of power – power drawn from the possibili-

ties of democracy – are on full display in today’s Nagaland.

How good will it be if the power of arguments gets matched by the profusion of ideas? I believe it will be very good. It is the diversity of arguments – original and provocative – that enriches democracy and that of freedom. Someone once said, “Democracy is meaningless as long as it is subordinated to the worst instinct of politics”.

Learned that the Hornbill festival’s duration has been extended to some ten days in celebration of the golden jubilee of Nagaland’s statehood. Nagaland, being an entertainment starved state and also with the capital Kohima earning the unenviable dubious distinction of being the only state capital in India without a cinema theatre, I for one had always looked forward to the first week of December. I hate to admit it, but surviving comes first, and with so much on my plate that’s the least of my worry this year. Anyway, chill, its for the rich and the famous. ( Eh… Sour Grapes?? ).

Benito Z Swu

A Response to H. Angnyei Konyak

was happy to come across your observations on my book-General Elections to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly (A Profile) 1974 to 2008 – and seeking rectifications

as appeared in the September 4th, 2013 edition of the Morung Express. I have already stated in my Preface to the book as – “if authentic mistakes are found committed and reported,

those will be appropriately corrected”.

Thus all the errors of facts as pointed out will be checked from the official records and will be corrected in the next pub-

lication.

Once again, I sincerely thank you for your serious and critical appreciation of my book.

(Chubatemjen Ao)

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

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Friday 6 September 2013

NPCC tells public to hold govt accountable

DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 5 (MExN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) while commending the State Chief Electoral Officer, DC & RO Tuensang, Election Observers and the voters of 51 Noksen assembly constituency for the smooth conduct of the bye-election has stated the bye-election was a “predicament” imposed on the people of Noksen by “the manipulative action of CM Chang”.

NPCC lamented that sitting Lok Sabha MP CM Chang got elected as MLA in February state assembly elections, only to resign within a fortnight to seek re-election

as MLA “so as to satisfy his greed for power with dual role of MP cornering 5 crore MPLAD fund per year and as State School Education Minister.”

A press release issued by NPCC Media Cell alleged that the Lok Sabha MP with an annual MP Local Area Development Fund (MPLAD) of 5 crores failed to show any visible signs of proper utilization leading to development neither in his Constituency nor anywhere in the state. “The MP should give detailed clarification on the utilization of 25 crore in 5 years to the people of Nagaland as he represents the entire

state,” NPCC demanded. “Perhaps the MP may have saved for his election campaign to ‘help’ the voters of his constituency.” In the recent past, the word ‘bribe’ has been redefined as “help” by the NPF to entice the voters in getting their candidates elected, it stated.

Meanwhile, it added that the present trend of electing leaders based on the amount of “help” extended reflects the “deteriorating moral standards of the public” and “relegates the major issues of welfare and development to the backburner”. The deplorable road conditions, erratic power supply, dilapidated school infrastructures,

dysfunctional health care facilities and total breakdown of law and order visible all over the state, it said will never see any signs of improvement unless the public raises its voice to reject the present trend of elections dictated by money power alone. “The public should not simply complain but hold the government accountable on issues of welfare and development.”

NPCC further claimed that during the past month, Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio with his cabinet ministers and the entire MLAs of DAN government flocked to Noksen “promising moon to the voters”, forgetting “they had ruined

the state for the past decade.” If only the NPF led DAN government had shown enough enthusiasm and commitment to the welfare of the state as was done during their bye-election campaign, the state would have been in a much better position, the Opposition party added. With the State in “precarious position on all fronts”, NPCC stated the present DAN ministers should also question their predecessors of DAN-I and II for the “mess” they created, instead of shifting the blame on nature or giving other “flimsy reasons” to cover up their “ineptness”.

Nagaland explores S Korea’s ginger cold storage tech

DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 5 (MExN): On the invitation of M/S Jandi Salang Co. Ltd, South Korea, a team of four members led by Nagaland Parliamentary Secretary Dr. Benjongliba with Benjamin Newmai, Secretary of Agriculture, Tekatushi AO, Director of Agriculture (GON), Howoto Sumi, Joint Director of Agriculture visited South Korea from August 21 to 31.

Director of Agriculture in a press release stated that the tour was undertaken to take the first hand 3rd NAP Battalion of Tuensang, Shamator, and Noklak information of the low cost Company get ready to leave for Delhi at Dimapur Railway cold storage technology for long-term storage of ginger station on September 3, after the unit’s reshuffling.

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MEx FILE Ganja seized DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 5 (MExN): Contraband ganja weighing 20 kilograms was seized at the Dimapur railway station on Thursday, September 5. According to the officer-in-charge of Government Railway Police Station, Dimapur, the contraband was seized from two persons hailing from Bihar at around 12:30 am. The accused were identified as Purpat Kumar and Sonu Kumar. They had reportedly sourced the contraband in Dimapur and were making their way out of Nagaland before being apprehended at the entrance to the railway platform.

Sumi Hoho prayer day

DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 5 (MExN): The Sumi Hoho in its executive meeting dated September 3, 2013 resolved to observe the second Sunday of September every year as the “Sumi Hoho Prayer Day”. Therefore, the Hoho has requested all the Sumi churches to spare few minutes in the Sunday devotional service on September 8 and pray for the Sumi leaders and the Sumi people. This was stated in a release issued by Sumi Hoho secretary Vihuto Asumi.

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and to study the feasibility of adoption of the technology back home.

The Company Jandi Salang Co. Ltd mainly deals

with ginger cold storage chain, processing and marketing, ginger in low cost agro machineries, and farm equipments including trac-

tors and power tillers etc.

The team visited the ginger processing unit at BangTong in Wanchu City, which is highly successful and a major revenueearning venture in the country and an agro equipment manufacturing unit of TYM, a company located at Angola, the note said. The team had parleys meetings with the company CEO and executives on possibility of technology transfer in business tie-ups. A team from South Korea led by Dr. Kim, Lim CEO of Jandi Salang Co. Ltd, South Korea are expected to arrive in Nagaland.

kohIMA, SEPTEMBER 5 (MExN): Confederation of All Nagaland State Service Employees’ Association (CANSSEA) CANSSEA has expressed serious concern on the issue of “Rating Contributions” towards 50 years Statehood celebration by the State Government. It noted that as per the decision arrived at the AHODs and HODs with the Chief Secretary, Nagaland, three days’ salary of Gazette Officers and one day salary of non Gazette Employees have to be contributed towards 50 years Statehood

celebration this year.

In this regard, CANSSEA stated, “We are unable to contribute our salary contributions towards Statehood celebration as we are constantly confronting with various taxations and issues”. It stated this citing the “hectic” preparation for its Silver Jubilee to be held in November this year, and also the State government “keeping silent” over the release of two D.A arrears to its employees (January 2013 and July 2013) at par with the Central government employees.

The release further

informed that CANSSEA discussed thoroughly the memorandum submitted to the Chief Secretary, Government of Nagaland by the Nagaland Senior Government Employees Welfare Forum appealing for grant of death-cumRetirement Gratuity at the new enhanced rate of Rs.10,00000/- maximum and Earned Leave Encashment and other benefits under the new ROP Rules, 2010.The Confederation strongly supported the demand made by the Association as their demands are genuine, it added.

ticularly appreciated the Rengma Hoho, Thenyizu village, Mangkolemba Ao Lanur Telongjem, Tiesama Youth Organization, NPF Dimapur Division, Phom Union for repairing and maintaining roads in their respective areas. NCSU further saluted the organizations which “sacrificed and put in their best for the welfare of the people,” while appealing all to cre- KBYF on Choral Fest ate a sense of “belonging kohIMA, SEPTEMBER 5 (MExN): Chakesang Bapand work for the better- tist Church, Ministers’ Hill is the new champion of Kohiment of the land.” ma Baptist Youth Fellowship (KBYF) Choral Fest, which, this year, was held under the theme “Pulse” based on Psalms 150:6 at Union Baptist Church, Kohima on August 30 and 31. A press release issued by KBYF informed that in the finals, nine churches under KBYF presented two songs each. The champion walked away with on Tourism Development drums worth Rs 50,000 and a Runner Trophy, the runscheme/projects in Dimapur District on the basis of ner up Ao Baptist Church was awarded keyboard worth 11th Five Year Plan. Grant- Rs 40,000, while the third winner Union Baptist Church in-aid to H.M.C. High school, was awarded acoustic guitar worth Rs 30,000. The note Midland, St. Joseph School further informed that Sahu Peseyie from Union Baptist Dimapur, St. Paul School, Church got the best Conductor Award of Rs 3000. KBYF Purana Bazar were also rec- has thanked all the churches for “constantly praying” for the success of the Choral Fest. ommended by the board.

The Nagaland delegates received grand arrival in South Korea on August 22.

Hydrogers aimed to boost rural economy CANSSEA says it can't contribute salary for Statehood celebration

MLA & Advisor NEPED & NEPeD L. Khumo (fifth right) and dignitaries with NEPeD POU members and technicians of CERES facility, Dimapur.

Dimapur

DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 5 (MExN): MLA & Advisor, Nagaland Empowerment of People through Economic Development (NEPED) and Nagaland Empowerment of People through Energy Development (NEPeD) L. Khumo, today visited the Centre of Excellence on Renewable Energy Studies (CERES) facility in Dimapur to familiarize with the ongoing Hydroger production and to interac with the Project Operations Unit (POU) members and technicians.

A press release issued

by NEPeD stated the MLA appreciated the efforts of all the NEPeD staff in making the local production of Hydrogers possible and stated that it is a major

breakthrough in efforts to provide one of the basic necessities of life to people in remote and far-flung areas. This, he said was made easier by the uniqueness of Hydrogers as they are portable and can be easily installed and maintained.

He also said that the economic uplift of rural people would get a tremendous boost as the installation of Hydrogers would provide electricity even for value-addition activities to the previous phases of NEPED in the rural areas.

Adding that NEPeD would explore avenues through the Government of Nagaland to subsidize Hydrogers and make them easily available for the marginalized farmers, he

stressed on the need to make Hydrogers readily available off the shelf as the demand is increasing even from neighbouring states.

Khumo concluded by exhorting the NEPeD staff and encouraged them to continue their efforts and wished them cooperation and success. Earlier, Er. Moamanen Imchen welcomed the Advisor and dignitaries accompanying him and briefed the gathering on the Hydroger and Electronic Load Controller (ELC) production activities of NEPeD. He also stated that indigenized Hydrogers have been installed within and outside the state and that the Made in Nagaland Hydrogers have been certified by IIT, Rourkee.

kohIMA, SEPTEMBER 5 (MExN): Nagaland Contractors’ & Suppliers’ Union (NCSU) terming the people’s cautiousness about proper maintenance of roads in Nagaland as “bounden duty as a responsible citizen”, has stated that the general public holds greater responsibility to care and maintain the roads, besides pressurizing the government and complaining about the deplorable road condition. In a press release appended

by NCSU secretary and vice president, NCSU stated that the “feeling of oneness should be inculcated and treat the common property as ours so as to being about advancement and development.”

Meanwhile, NCSU Head Office Kohima has extended its profound acknowledgement and gratitude to those organizations, which repaired national highways and state highways in their areas by way of organizing social works. It par-

DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 5 (MExN): The Purana Bazar Village Council (PBVC) authority has informed all business establishments under its jurisdiction not to entertain any kind of tax to any person(s) till the council directs to do so for the welfare of the business communities as well as for maintaining developmental activities within market and highway area.

PBVC council chairman N Hozheto Achumi and Council Secretary N Athungo Ovung in a press release stated that since, Deputy Commissioner Dimapur has dissolved the present Ad-hoc Town Council (ATC), Purana Bazar Village Council as per the Nagaland Village & Tribal Council Act 1978 (as amended 2011) will administer all the welfare and developmental activities.

The Council stated that if any unscrupulous incidents happen, the matter must be reported to the Chairman. It warned against unauthorized selling of liquor (any kinds of brands) within the Village Council jurisdiction

to maintain peace and tranquility in the village.

Failing to comply, the Council said the defaulters would be doing so at their own risk. The Council also warned those butchers selling in the colonies and roadside to stop immediately and shift to the allotted stalls in the market to maintain cleanliness in the village, and surrounding area.

Further, it warned that strong action will be taken against those agitating party/person, and that Council authority will not hesitate in imposing a heavy fine or seizing their goods for ignoring Council’s direction.

The council authority also unanimously resolved to ban opening of shop till 1:00 PM on every Sunday with effect from September 8, within its jurisdiction in the interest of the public. Shops can be opened after 1:00 pm, the release said. Defaulters will be imposed a sum of Rs. 500/- as fine and further Trade License may be cancelled. All the Pharmacies are exempted from the order, it added.

District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) held its meeting on September 5 at the DC’s conference hall. Deputy Commissioner Dimapur N. Hushili Sema informing about 50 years

departments to draw up plan for the yearlong programme and submit to their head of the departments.

On submission of quarterly progress report regarding implementation of Prime

of the minorities, the departments which were yet to submit their reports were directed to submit the same on or before September 15, 2013. The Board also approved evaluation study

‘Treat the common property as ours’

DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 5 (MExN): All the village unit of Ao Students’ Union Dimapur (ASUD) are informed that there will be a presidential council meeting from 3:00 pm at the treasurer’s residence on September 7. Therefore, all the presidents of every unit have been directed to attend the meeting positively.

Dimapur NPF youth meeting

DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 5 (MExN): The NPF, Youth Wing, Dimapur Division will be having a meeting on September 7, 1:00 am at the party office in Landmark Colony. Therefore all the office bearers have been informed by the General Secretary Penathung Kithan to attend the meeting without fail.

Interview for Ph.D in Education

MERIEMA, SEPTEMBER 5 (MExN): All concerned who have applied for Ph.D programme in the Department of Education Nagaland University are informed that the list of eligible candidates have been declared and put up in the Department’s notice board, Kohima Campus, Meriema. A press release issued by the Head of the Department informed that there will be a written test and interview for the eligible candidates on September 18 from 10:00 am onwards. Candidates have been directed to bring along all necessary original documents/certificates/NOC for verification. It further cautioned that anyone failing to turn up for the interview or fails to furnish original documents/ certificates/ NOC on the interview will not be considered.

Imsongunger Kidong Telongjem mourns

DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 5 (MExN): Imsongunger Kidong Telongjem has deeply mourned the sudden demise of Imkonglemba, son of Longritong of Japu village, on August 31, 2013. A condolences note issued by the president acknowledged that late Imkonglemba was an able and sincere member of Imsongunger Kidong Telongjem.

His death has left a vast vacuum, which cannot be replaced easily, it added. Further, sharing profound sorrow and grief with the bereaved family members, it prayed for the almighty God to give strength and comfort to them.

Training on MIS underway

MokokchUNg, SEPTEMBER 5 (DIPR): Training on Management Information System (MIS) Under Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) programme, sponsored by the Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India and sponsored by the department of Child Welfare is underway at CDPO Ongpangkong South Office, Mokokchung. The training will be held in two phase, September 4 to 6 and to 11 where all the Anganwadi workers would be trained to maintain records (11 Register) to help find all women and children in Anganwadi Center (AWC) areas, to identify who requires which services and to keep a record of services provided. According to the Child Development Project Officer, Ongpangkong South, Mokokchung, Nokcharenla Longchar, altogether 45 Anganwadi workers are attending the training as first batch while Amongla and Narola are the training Supervisors.

PBVC issues directives to Dimapur DPDB recommends grand-in-aid to schools SEPTEM- celebration of Nagaland Minister’s new 15 Point business establishments DIMAPUR, BER 5 (DIPR): Dimapur Statehood Day, asked all the Programme for the welfare

DEF Kohima marks ‘Zero Case Pendency Day’ Morung Express News Kohima | September 5

“Any success is attributed to good teamwork. Nothing done by the police is individual. It is always teamwork,” said Besesayo Kezo, IPS, Director General of Police (DGP), Nagaland while addressing the District Executive Force (DEF) Kohima which celebrated its Zero Case Pendency Day on September 5 at the SP conference hall, Kohima.

Zero Case Pendency Day is usually observed to note the clearing and disposing off of cases.

“In the last three years on an average around 250 criminals cases have been registered annually under Kohima district for in-

One of the officials addressing at the event.

vestigation,” said Rhotihii Tetseo, NPS, SP, Kohima while giving the introductory speech. With the collective efforts from all the investigating officers and supervisory officers, he said Kohima DEF was observing the first no pendency day where cases

registered till June 2013 was disposed off.

Lauding the DEF, Public Prosecutor of Kohima Kathu Rengma also exhorted them not to compromise on quality investigation in a hurry to disposing off the cases. Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner of Kohima

W. Honje Konyak emphasized on the importance of social responsibility of the police, where personal relationships are equally important which has a direct impact on the official relationship.

“Investigation is meant to find the truth and not to find the fault,” said P F Zeliang, IPS, IGP, who further noted the proactive action of the police, which, he said, can be seen in the increase in non-FIR cases.

Non-FIR cases are cases which police take the initiative to register cases.

684 non-FIR cases were registered in Kohima from 2010 to 2013. The program was chaired by M. Rhovisie Nyuwi, NPS, Additional SP, Kohima.

Corrigendum

Apropos to the news item published on September 5 with the headline ‘Imbibing Knowledge: A teacher’s zeal’ it is clarified that Neilakuoii Peseye was the only person in the family who taught at Naga High School, Seikhazou and not her sister and mother. She moved to Tuensang in 1963 where she worked as a teacher for only 3 years and not 6 years. Neilakuoii also learned the Piano from Ruth Supplee, wife of G W Supplee and not Helen Ruth Supplee (daughter) as published. The error is regretted.

PPUK clarifies

Poumai Public Union Kohima (PPUK) in an emergency meeting held on September 5, pertaining to article “NSCN (K) clarifies”, which appeared in local dailies on September 5 issued by NCSN (K) people’s Army of Nagaland Urban command Kohima, clarified that James Mao, who was killed on September 4 was not from Poumai community as claimed. In a clarification note, the union informed that James' body was claimed

by Mao tribe for the last rites. It said the clarification was necessitated to put the record right and to avoid confusion for the general public.

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The Power of Truth

The Morung Express FrIDAy 6 sEPTEmbEr 2013 vol. vIII IssuE 244

Along Longkumer Consulting Editor

Education, Teachers and Leaders

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hat school education ought to be the priority of any government is well noted by everyone including our teachers, political class and bureaucrats. Now in the backdrop of the continuing challenges that the School Education Department faces, including the latest grievances wherein students of the Government Higher Secondary School, Mon have decided to abstain from classes due to non-availability of required teachers, the concern Minister was busy campaigning for his election to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly.

Not that he was not elected during the State Assembly elections in early 2013, but despite getting elected and entrusted with the School Education portfolio, CM Chang in his wisdom decided to quit the Assembly while retaining his seat as Member of Parliament Lok Sabha and also continuing as School Education Minister. Whoever decided to equip a single person with the task of holding two positions (as MP and a State Minister) at the same time and that too with a portfolio requiring enormous responsibility and personal attention, hopefully this unfortunate arrangement will finally be over either way. What is required at this juncture is strong and capable leadership to deal with the plethora of problems facing school education in our State. Here it will be worth noting that a few months back, following the dismal performance of government schools in the HSLC examination, the All Nagaland School Teachers Association (ANSTA) had written to the Principal Director of School Education on what it stated were its “observations on the poor results and suggestions thereof”. In fact the ANSTA did well to honestly reflect on the poor performance and came out with reasons for this and also spelling out corrective measures necessary for academic improvement of Government Schools in the near future.

Whether the government will act on these or not but shortage of requisite number of subject teachers was one of the points identified. According to the report submitted by ANSTA, the shortage of teachers is due to non-posting of required teachers to the school; promotion without replacement; transfer along with posts and attachment to SDEO/DEO/DSE/VIP etc. The above problem is not something new and has been dogging the department for so many years without any solution. Why is this so? In recent years, the department has recruited thousands of teachers besides regularizing scores. Yet there continues to be complaints that many government schools are running short of manpower. Where is the excuse? Has the School Education Department undertaken the exercise of redeployment of teachers across the board as announced? The government should be held responsible and as suggested by the ANSTA, the required number of teachers be posted to all the deficit teachers schools through suitable redeployment of attached teachers.

Let us remember that teachers have been recruited not to run after loaves of office but to teach in schools. Besides other numerous suggestions doing the rounds, there is a need to clamp down on the practice of proxy teachers. The present School Education Minister had in fact publicly stated that photos of teachers will henceforth be displayed in the schools to identify the actual teachers. As the Lok Sabha MP and having to regularly commute to and fro from Delhi, perhaps it may not have been possible to do justice to his other duty as Minister. If elected, CM Chang will hopefully be aware of the task ahead and rise up to the challenges. Given the size and enormity of school education and also the importance attached to it, we need to get things right here so that the future and wellbeing of our children is not put at stake.

(Feedback can be send to consultingeditormex@gmail.com)

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Monish Gujral Source: IANS

Good food is as good as it looks

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universal truth that continues to hold good is the appeal that good-looking food has. It proves the old saying: "We feast from our eyes and not from our mouth."

The French have a long-standing love affair with food that can be traced to the 15th century. Have you ever wondered how the Parisians manage their slender frames despite this gourmet food and wine? Maybe they have succeeded in following my doctor's advice: "The mantra to remain fit is to take a single helping during the meal."

Gourmet cuisine reminds me of one of my food adventures in Paris, where food and fashion go hand in hand. During my hotel management college days, while sweating it out in the kitchens trying to learn the finer nuances of French cuisine, the institute organised a week-long French food festival. The participating students had the Herculean task of cooking a dish from the France of the 1540s. This was a period when dinner virtually became theatre. However, in the late 20th century, Frenchman Montagne turned the French cuisine from architectural presentations into simplified decorations and short menus.

It was only recently that new generation chefs in France developed Nouvelle Cuisine, which simplified cooking. Cooking now became about smaller portions, and visual artistry was restricted to the plate. What they did not change was the dramatisation of the dish being served. Again, it was about trying one's best to feed the mind and eyes of the diner.

Sitting by a cobbled boulevard in an old village outside an old bakery, Escoffier, I was enjoying a warm cup of aromatic French café. At the table by my side, I saw a beautiful young girl, fit to be a model, busy eating a flambéed cherry pie. A few moments later she bought another one and gobbled up that too.

Amazed as I was on seeing this, I coughed up the courage to ask her the secret of her slim silhouette in spite of her diet. She laughed loudly and answered in heavily accented English that though she was full after the first pie, her eyes convinced her she needed the second one too. Later she paid for succumbing to temptation by hopping on the jogging machine. During my term at the catering institute, working with some of the fine chefs, I realised that each one of them had some other passion. One wanted to be an artist, the other was a failed musician and the third a philosopher - they all brought a lot to their role as a master chef. Cooking is like performing arts: One has to be first an artiste and later a chef.

Mood food Is it a surprise that men are more sensible about their comfort food than women? There exists a real mood-food connection. When we are sad, we want immediate euphoria, and what better way to do that than with hot buttered popcorn?

On the other hand, when people are relatively content and just want to retain their good mood, grapes may just be fine with them. Meanwhile, a distinct divide exists between the sexes when it comes to comfort food. Men crave for meal-related food while women crave for snack-related goodies. The mind plays an important role in our eating habits. Thus a great chef creates his dishes likes an artist at a canvas - to entice the mind of the diner. Today a deal of great importance is given to food presentation. In gourmet schools, many hours are spent on the presentation and food styling. Besides taste, it is the packaging that sells a particular product.

Globalization in the food industry: Different cuisines and attractive food styling have greatly influenced us here in India. And why not?

Every one wants to see a beautifully crafted dish!

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Ben Thomas Source: Discover

Do Introverts Have Different Brains?

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ntroversion, it seems, is the Internet’s current meme du jour. Articles on introverts are • Scientists search for the neural nothing new, of course—The Atlantic’s 2003 markers of personality classic “Caring for Your Introvert” still gets passed around Facebook on a regular basis—but • Are the Brains of Introverts and the topic has gained some sort of strange critical Extroverts Actually Different? mass in the past few weeks, and has been popping up everywhere from Gawker to Forbes.

This latest swarm of articles ranges from glorified personality quizzes (31 Unmistakable Signs That You’re An Introvert”) to history lessons (“16 Outrageously Successful Introverts”) to business essays (“Why Introverts Can Make Excellent Executives”) to silly, self-aware send-ups of the trend itself (“15 Unmistakable, Outrageously Secret Signs You’re an Extrovert”). The vast majority of them also come packaged with the assumption the reader understands the basic concept of introversion, and already has a pretty clear idea of whether he or she is an introvert or an extrovert.

Scroll through the comments sections, though, and you’ll find that quite a few readers—even introverted ones—don’t appreciate being put in a labeled box. For every grateful response from a self-professed introvert, you’ll find several responses along the lines of, “No one is always extroverted and no one is always introverted,” and, “I consider myself an extrovert but a lot of these introvert traits apply to me.”

What does neuroscience have to say about all this? Do the brains of introverted people really look and behave differently from those of extroverts? and then. Still, says Jason Castro, an assistant proAnd if so, what might those differences mean? fessor of neuroscience at Bates College in Maine, “We know there are a few structural features in Introvert v. Extrovert the brain that correlate with whether a person is Before we go any further, it’s important to point relatively introverted, versus extroverted.” out a significant distinction. When Carl Jung coined the terms “extrovert” and “introvert” in the early Neural Clues twentieth century, he emphasized that introverts For one thing, a 2012 study by Harvard psycholaren’t necessarily shy or insecure—nor are extro- ogist Randy Buckner found that people who idenverts necessarily empathic or loving. The distinc- tify as introverts tend to have larger and thicker tion between the two, Jung wrote, lies mainly in the gray matter in certain areas of the prefrontal corfact that introverts get exhausted by social interac- tex, a highly complex brain region associated with tion, while extroverts get anxious when left alone. abstract thought and decision-making. People who Introverts need solitude in order to recharge, while identify as strongly extroverted, on the other hand, extroverts draw energy from socializing. tend to have thinner gray matter in those same preModern psychologists have added a third cat- frontal areas—which hints that introverts tend to egory, the ambivert, a personality that combines devote more neural resources to abstract ponderboth introverted and extroverted traits—for ex- ing, while extroverts tend to live in the moment. ample, a ruthless lawyer or CEO who loves to lead A 2013 study by Cornell University scientists but doesn’t crave peer approval. And the Russian Richard A. Depue and Yu Fu supports this idea. psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi reports that This team of investigators gathered a mixed samhis most artistic patients tended to drift between in- ple of introverts and extroverts, then randomly troversion and extroversion throughout their lives. split these volunteers into two groups. The first “[They’re] usually one or the other,” he wrote, “ei- group took the stimulant Ritalin, while the secther preferring to be in the thick of crowds or sitting ond group took a placebo. The researchers then on the sidelines and observing the passing show.” showed the participants a series of videos such as And there’s evidence that artists and execs random landscape shots and forest scenes. aren’t alone in this mutability. Psychologists toAfter three days of video-watching, the reday generally think of introversion and extrover- searchers took away the drugs and showed the sion as labels for areas of a continuous personality films again, and then measured the subjects’ alertspectrum, just as words like “red” and yellow” are ness and demeanor. Extroverts who’d taken Ritallabels for certain areas of the light spectrum. We in were excited by the films even in the absence of all draw energy from others at times, just as we all the drug; extroverts who hadn’t showed no change need to recharge with some alone time every now in their reaction to the films. These people had in-

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ari Sawai and Mario Ferro, who graduated in 2009 from the Masters in Development program of the London School of Economics, founded Wedu last year, a program to help women in Southeast Asia gain access to higher education through microfinancing, mentorship and counseling.

Their aim, they say, is to apply private sector investment practices to a nonprofit organization.

In the 18 months since Wedu — an acronym derived from Women’s Education — conducted its first workshop, the organization has raised about $130,000, providing backing for just five students, but it plans to expand fast and to be working with as many as 1,500 students by 2017.

The organization, which is registered in Britain but based in Bangkok, aims its outreach efforts at top high schools in developing Southeast Asia — that is, countries other than Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei, which are generally classified as developed. The target schools tend to have students with sufficient academic ability to go to university.

Wedu has a 10-person admissions panel that screens candidates, relying partly on referrals from the agency’s supporters and looking for students who have leadership capability and the grades to go to university but lack the necessary financial resources. “We are supporting students for their leadership potential, besides their grades in, say, math or English,” Mr. Ferro said. “Having donors as part of the selection is also a way for us to stay accountable to the quality level that we commit toward to the funders. If the quality goes down, our funding will go down immediately.”

The screening process is rigorous, he said, to protect Wedu’s credibility.

In June, Jacqueline Novogratz, an author and chief executive of Acu-

stinctively associated exciting feelings, if they had them, with the videos they’d watched.

But introverts weren’t happier or more alert post-video, regardless of whether they’d taken Ritalin or not. The Cornell researchers think this finding is rooted in a crucial difference between the ways introverts and extroverts process feelings of excitement. Extroverts, the researchers believe, tend to associate feelings of reward with their immediate environment, whereas introverts tend to associate them with their inner thoughts—or perhaps interpret them as anxiety rather than excitement.

Intriguing Hints Other studies have found that the right-hemisphere amygdala tends to be larger in extroverts than in introverts, as does the anterior cingulate cortex—except in female extroverts, whose anterior cingulate cortices are apparently smaller than those of female introverts. Since other studies have implicated the anterior cingulate in social error detection, this may point to some underlying (but still incompletely understood) differences in the ways introverts and extroverts process social missteps.

Personality differences may have physical effects. Though no one’s been able to measure a difference in reaction time between extroverts and introverts, researchers have found that an introvert’s premotor cortex tends to process stimuli more quickly than that of an extrovert.

Still other studies have found that cortical neurons of introverts and extroverts may respond differently to the neurotransmitter chemicals gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA)—an intriguing finding since both GABA and NMDA have both been implicated in anxiety disorders The Science of Personality In short, although the science of personality is still in the relative Dark Ages, researchers have begun to draw links between what these structural and functional brain differences between personality types might mean in terms of their respective peccadilloes.

But brain differences that correlate with introversion or extroversion don’t necessarily show which of these differences—if any—cause introversion or extroversion. “We don’t have experiments that really address whether those brain differences play a causal role,” Castro says. “We’re still pretty far from having … a scientific description of personality differences at the level of cells and synapses.”

And it’s important to keep in mind that our brain structures vary from person to person along all sorts of axes that inform our personalities— not just introversion and extroversion. As the science of brain mapping develops, maybe we’ll have a myriad of new spectrums we can use to describe our personalities in terms of our gray matter.

Just wait for the listicles that’ll produce.

Ben Thomas is an author, journalist, inventor and independent researcher who studies consciousness and the brain. A lifelong lover of all things mysterious and unexplained, he weaves tales from the frontiers of science into videos, podcasts and unique multimedia events.

Investing in a Future for Asia’s young Women Kristiano Ang Source: NYT

men Fund, which invests in businesses aiding the world’s poor, publicly endorsed Wedu and became its global ambassador.

Mr. Ferro, 31 , who previously worked for three years as a consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers in his native Italy, said Wedu wanted to apply investment practices usually associated with the private sector, rather than just handing out funds to students.

“When there is a bright entrepreneur, a venture capitalist will give money and advice in return for a seat on the board,” he said. “He has skin in the game.”

“In education, you see that there are a lot of scholarships,” Mr. Ferro added. “But it is like an investor giving you money and then running away.”

Wedu’s model envisages a limited number of scholarships; most students will receive microfinancing, requiring them to repay up to 10 percent of their future earnings over a 10-year period — with exemptions for those who take low-paying jobs with high social value.

Repayments will complement fresh donor financing for Wedu’s expansion.

Wedu asks its donors to be involved actively in both student selection and mentoring.

Mr. Ferro said one of the challenges was to persuade potential Asian donors and volunteers to engage with a program that had yet to build either

name recognition or a track record.

That would be a problem anywhere, he said, but was particularly challenging in brand-conscious Asia.

As a consequence, most of Wedu’s seed money has come from Western sources, either as donations or prize money: in 2012, it was named Social Enterprise Startup of the year by Cambridge University, an award that netted it £5,000, or nearly $8,000.

Similarly, the program’s operating staff — half paid, half volunteers — and volunteer mentors are largely Europeans and Americans. “It is important for reasons of sustainability to invest in local leaders, and the reality is that there are too many Westerners,” Mr. Ferro said. “The brand effect means that we are struggling with attracting local talent, and this has clearly affected the composition of our team.”

Wedu’s focus on Asia is reflected not only in its Bangkok location, but also in a policy of directing its efforts only to students who are interested in remaining in the region for their studies — partly for fear of encouraging a brain drain.

For Ms. Sawai, 29, a former United Nations officer, one of the big challenges of economic development in the region is derived directly from traditional attitudes to education and gender, and particularly the relatively small number of women going

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into higher education.

“We’re targeting the development of young female leaders and found that certain positions need people with university educations,” she said.

United Nations’ data show that in several less developed Asian countries like Bhutan, fewer than 10 percent of lawmakers are women. Wedu is not currently operating in those countries, but it plans to expand across the entire region.

Behavioral patterns that already keep girls behind in school are among the cultural factors limiting their entry into universities.

“When we did a workshop in Cambodia, there were only three to four boys who sat in, but during the question and answer session, they were the only ones raising their hands,” Ms. Sawai said. “After five questions, we asked the girls if they had any questions and had to wait a bit and encourage them to speak up.”

Wedu addresses other fundamental barriers to education, including the reality that many Asian students from low-income families do not know the basics of college admissions. Some may not even know how to navigate an airport to get to an overseas campus.

“Our students often don’t have the basic knowledge a lot of Western students have about university rankings, so we support them through the process of finding a university and how to access financial aid,” Ms. Sawai said.

“One of our students from Cambodia sat for an exam in Phnom Penh to attend university in Bangladesh,” she said. “It was the first time she had been out of her village.”

As Wedu scales up, it plans to operate by creating country-specific funds, each adapted to local norms: “Not separate companies but separate departments of the same company that can work autonomously,” Mr. Ferro said.

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Vaccination in Livestock and Poultry: The Know How

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Dr. Ebibeni Ngullie SmS (Animal Science) KVK Dimapur ICAr, Nagaland Centre

accination plays an important role in the health management of the livestock and poultry. There are numerous diseases that are prevented by vaccinating the animals against them. “Vaccines are preparations of material such as virus, bacteria or the protozoa that is injected into a host to prevent harm from infectious disease or products of harmful infectious organisms”.

Vaccination is the administration of antigenic material (a vaccine) to stimulate an individual's immune system to develop adaptive immunity to a pathogen. Vaccines can prevent or ameliorate morbidity from infection Failure to vaccinate the animals is one of the major reasons for the economic loss in our country due to death of young ones, marked reduction in milk and egg yield, abortion in advance stage of pregnancy, reduced working ability of drought animals, decline in quality of meat, reduction in fertility of both the male and female animals.

Diseases also restrict possible export of animal and its products to overseas. There are numerous diseases that are prevented by vaccinating the animals against them such as FMD in Cattle, Buffalo, Sheep, Goat and Pig, Swine fever and swine influenza in swine, Ranikhet Disease and Fowl pox in Poultry, Rabies, Canine Distemper and Parvovirus in case of dogs etc. The various types of vaccines used against animals or birds are of the following types – a) Killed vaccines: These vaccines are prepared by culturing organisms and then by inactivating them by heat or chemicals to make them safe for immunization. This vac-

cines use the whole dead organisms to stimulate the host-immune system.

Advantages: Safe to use as there is no residual virulence, relatively easy to store and less chance of contamination.

Disadvantages: The immunity is of poor quality and adjuvants are necessary for preparation of these vaccines. b) Live attenuated vaccines: These vaccines are prepared by attenuating the organisms either by exposing them to high temperature or gamma radiation or by long culture in abnormal host or abnormal culture medium. These attenuated organisms are weakened to such an extent that they loose their ability to infect host cell.

Advantages: They generate potent immune response against the organisms, produce long duration immunity, induce both humoral and cellular immunity, required in low dose and do not need the addition of adjuvant for preparation of these vaccines.

Disadvantages: These vaccines sometimes prove hazardous, if live attenuated form of virus reverts to the wild form of virus under certain circumstances; sometimes can cause disease and death in certain animals that have weak immune system c) Toxoids: These are prepared from inactive or specific parts or produce of infectious agents such as toxins. The toxins are made harmless but able to stimulate an immune response. d) DNA vaccine: These are prepared from DNA isolated in highly purified form of infectious organisms such as virus, bacteria or protozoa. Commercial production of these vaccines are under process and in future if they are produced, the animals shall have to be vaccinated only once in lifetime and shall

give protection from all diseases for lifetime.

Basic vaccination guidelines 1. Prior to vaccination, ectoparasite burden should be lessened by spraying insecticides 2. Worm load should be controlled with appropriate anthelmintic one week before vaccination 3. Sufficient vitamins and minerals should be provided to make animal healthy since sound health imbibes solid immunity 4. Vaccinate only the healthy animals/birds and also do at the same time 5. Use vaccines that have solid research reports support to show effectiveness. Vaccines vary in their quality and manufacturers vary with respect to reputation and ethics. Only use products from companies that you and your veterinarian are comfortable with and sure of.

6. Vaccine should be stored and transported at appropriate temperature 7. Always read label instructions. This will give you plenty of information on the type of animal to vaccinate, the dose, and route of administration 8. Dose of vaccine for young, old, thin and fatty animal is usually same 9. Avoid vaccinating animals during extreme heat conditions. There is an increased chance of adverse reactions, especially with gram-negative vaccines when given during high temperatures. Plan to vaccinate in the early morning hours when temperatures are low to moderate.

10. Avoid giving more than two vaccines at one time. Use of multiple products increases the likelihood of adverse reactions, especially with gram-negative bacterial vaccines 11. Two different vaccines should not be mixed together while administering 12. Needles and syringes sterilised in boil-

Post harvest care of Pineapple

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Hifjul Hoque Senior research Fellow ICAr Nagaland Centre

ineapple deserves to be called as the ‘heavenly fruit’ owing to its pleasant flavor and exquisite taste, which make it one of the choicest fruits of the world. Nagaland, the 16th state of India and situated in the North eastern part of the country, is known for its potential to grow a wide range of horticultural crops. Pineapple is one of the main cash crops, providing the basic livelihood means especially to the rural in the state. Pineapples have been cultivated in Nagaland as a traditional crop without achieving the optimal productivity. Agro-Climatic conditions are also very much suitable for cultivation of pineapple in large scale. However, pineapple fruit grown in the state is of excellent quality in terms of size, appearance, TSS and other aspects. These qualities attribute the fruits from many districts of the state to be among the Best in the World. Organic farming or cultivation of pineapple as practiced by many growers provides great opportunity for more organized cultivation, focusing the global market. Three varieties of pineapple are generally grown in the tribal farms of Nagaland. These are Queen, Kew and Giant. The Kew variety (locally known as Gaimpew) is grown in abundance thus acting as an abundant raw material resource for the food processing industries.

Pineapples (Ananas comosus) are susceptible to many post harvest diseases which may occur during harvesting, grading and packaging, transportation to consumer and while the produce is in the possession of the consumer until the moment of actual consumption or use.

Post harvest diseases reduce the

Black rot disease with water soaked spots on pineapple

Black and soft flesh inside the fruit due to black rot

market value of the produce which is a serious economic threat to farmers. A number of factors affect the losses due to post harvest diseases including commodity type, susceptible cultivar, post harvest environment, produce handling methods, postharvest hygiene etc.

The most common post harvest diseases of pineapples are considered to be black rot or soft rot and fruitlet core blight caused by the fungus Ceratocystis paradoxa and Penicillium funiculosum respectively. A delay of some days between harvest and utilization of the ripe fruits leads to the development of black-rot or soft-rot. It is serious in transit and storage and losses upto 15 per cent may occur. The fungus makes its entry through wounds caused during picking and packing. Infestation starts at the stalk-end of the fruit, resulting in small, circular, water-soaked spots that are very soft. The underneath surface become black, soft and exude juice upon little pressing. Gradually, fruit rots and emits foul characteristic smell of ethyl acetate. The disease, fruitlet core blight is also called black spot or fruitlet brown rot appears as brown to black coloured areas in the center part of individual fruitlets Few steps to avoid the post harvest disease loss – • Diseased plant should be removed and destroyed.

• Avoiding injury to the fruit during harvest and transit prevents disease occurrence.

• The harvested fruit should be dried in sun for 2 hours after that packing should be done.

• Spraying the crop with an organic insecticide, specific to control the mites that spread the disease.

Post harvest diseases must be curbed down for profitable cultivation of this ‘hevenly fruit’ in the state like Nagaland where it appears to have ample scope of production.

Proper and hygiene environment for storage reduces the incidence of these diseases which in turn help the growers to provide healthy food for the consumers and earn a good return.

Summer care for poultry birds

Dr. Sonuwara Begum, Research Associate ICAr Nagaland Centre

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ummer is one of the most challenging times for poultry rearers as most of the birds are effected during this period due to heat prostration and decrease in feed intake. This affect the production performance in terms of decrease in egg production, quality of egg, reduce body weight gain and ultimately the economy of farmers is affected.

The thermo neutral zone or ‘zone of comfort’ is the range of environmental temperature in which birds do not change their behaviour or show signs of discomfort it ranges from 21-24oC (55o to 75oF). Once the temperature reaches approximately 77oF the modes of heat loss begins shifting from sensible to evaporative heat loss and above 80oF birds start panting. Body heat is dissipated to the environment through radiation, conduction, convection and evaporation and these occurs when the environmental temperature is below or within the thermal neutral zone of the birds. High ambient temperature increases the respiratory rate and body temperature. The bird losses heat from wattles, shanks and unfeathered areas under wings as they do not have sweat glands. During hot summer months evaporative heat loss typically becomes the primary method by which birds regulate their body temperature.

Following some of the measures given hereunder can provide comfort to birds, especially which are kept in confinement to reduce the heat stress.

1) Poultry house should be oriented east to west with slight tilt towards southern side in the east and towards north in the west.

2) The roof must be raised to sufficient height from the floor level, it should be at a height of 3.5 to 4 metres,

higher the roof cooler will be the poultry house. Roof insulation can be done by using thatch/straw.

3) Sprinkling water over the roof during hotter parts of the day help in reducing the temperature by 5- 10oF. Cross ventilation is recommended.

4) Trees should be planted to provide shade around poultry houses these will prevent the severity of summer heat waves. Grassy lawn surrounding the poultry house helps in preventing radiation reflection from the ground.

5) Plenty of cool, clean fresh drinking water should be provided as the water consumption increase during summer. Water should be given 4 to 5 times a day and the number of waterer should also be increased.

6) Keeping water in earthen pots for drinking is better as it remain cool in comparison to water kept in cemented tanks.

7) Feed should be given during cooler parts of the day such as early morning or late evening.

8) Add Vitamins C and Vitamin B complex in drinking water helps in reducing heat stress. Addition of electrolytes helps in increasing the water intake of birds which helps in keeping constant body temperature and maintaining effective system of evaporative cooling.

9) Avoid overcrowding of birds; floor space should be increased atleast by 10% during summer.

10) Birds should not be disturbed unnecessarily. Owners who are allowing birds to scavange birds during day time should provide waterer in cool areas, if possible they should be confine during hotter parts of the day.

11) There should be free ventilations; if possible gunnies around the shed can be wetted during hotter part of the day so wind blowing over these will cool the house.

12) Turn the litter time to time so that there is no cake formation. It should be changed from time to time. It should not be more than 5cm.

ing water should be used. Do not use chemicals for sterilisation 13. Do not apply tincture iodine or spirit at the site of inoculation of vaccine 14. Reconstituted vaccine should be used as early as possible i.e., within 2 hrs 15. Reconstituted vaccine should be stored in ice till vaccination is completed 16. Left over vaccine should not be stored and used 17. Record of source, kind and batch number of vaccine should be kept 18. Immunosuppressive drugs like corticosteroids should not be used prior to or following vaccination 19. Vaccination schedule like primary vaccination and booster dose should be followed Reasons/ Causes of vaccine failure: a) Manufacturers defect: Less number of active agents in vaccines, use of some other strains for vaccines, improper storage of vaccines and over killing/inactivation of agents b) Animal defect: Immunosuppressed, weak and debilitated animals, administration of immunosuppressive drugs like corticosteroids, absence of thymus, old age, presence of other disease or incubating disease, nutritional disorder, presence of maternal antibodies, stress of high milk production/ pregnancy and parasitic load. c) Veterinarians defect: Killing of live vaccine by over swabbing with alcohol, under dosage of vaccine, improper route/method of vaccination, vaccination during outbreak or improper season, non-maintenance of cold chain during transportation of vaccine and irregular vaccination d) Epidemiological factor: Prevalence of some other strain in that area other than the

vaccine content i.e., antigenic variation and exposure to extreme weather.

Monitoring of a vaccination programme Methods for evaluating the effectiveness of a vaccination programme vary widely and generally involve evaluating and monitoring overall health. Frequently, absence of morbidity and mortality is used as the criteria for success. In areas of endemic challenge with very large load of pathogenic organisms, an ineffective programme is obvious due to clinically ill or dying birds.

However, in most areas of the world, a suboptimal programme is much less obvious.

In this case, an effective programme must minimize the risk associated with disease and maximise production efficiency as economically and practically as possible.

Potential Benefits Improved animal welfare: Prophylactic and emergency vaccinations can improve animal welfare by reducing the disease burden.

Concerted global vaccination campaigns can lead to the eradication of a disease. This was achieved for the first time in 2011 with the eradication of rinderpest, a disease of cattle, domestic buffalo and other ungulates.

Improved public health: Where livestock vaccines are used to control zoonotic diseases, such as brucellosis and Salmonella, they can improve public health.

Reduced antimicrobial use: Widespread use of antimicrobials among livestock has been implicated in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial-resistant strains of disease-causing microbes. This could be a serious threat to disease treatment in humans and animals. Use of vaccines to prevent livestock disease can reduce the need for antimicrobial treatment, and thus constrain the spread of antimicrobial resistance.

The fight against diabetes through dietary management Vinika. K. Aomi

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m.Sc. (Food and Nutrition) Junior research Fellow ICAr Nagaland Centre

iabetes mellitus, characterized by high blood glucose concentrations resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action or both along with abnormalities in the metabolism of carbohydrate, protein and fat are also present. People with diabetes have bodies that do not produce or respond to insulin, a hormone produced by beta-cells of the pancreas that is necessary for the use or storage of body fuels and can lead to serious complications and even premature death. However, diabetic people can take steps to control the disease and lower the risk of complication. Diabetes is classified as Type 1, Type 2 and Gestational Diabetes. Other specific type of diabetes also results from specific genetic syndromes, surgery, malnutrition, infections and other illnesses. Another condition known as ‘pre-diabetics’ may also occur when the fasting or glucose tolerance test results are above normal but not diagnostic of diabetes. Such results tend to be indicative of increased risk of developing diabetes later. The clinical signs and symptoms of diabetes are given herewith, however prescribed laboratory tests can only confirm the disease properly.

Type 1 diabetes • Frequent urination • Unusual thirst • Extreme hunger • Unusual weight loss • Extreme fatigue and Irritability

Type 2 diabetes • Any of the type 1 symptoms • Frequent infections • Blurred vision • Cuts/bruises that are slow to heal • Tingling/numbness in the hands/ feet • Recurring skin, gum, or bladder infections

It is noteworthy that people with type 2 diabetes seldom show symptoms Diet plays a very important role in the management of diabetes as it exerts a direct influence on the blood glucose levels. Diabetic diets should be individualized, based on the nutritional status of the patient. It should be practical, suited to the needs and can be followed to meet the dietary goals. The dietary goals in management of diabetes should be to: • Supply optimum nutrition to maintain good health • Provide calories for maintaining ideal weight and allowing for normal growth and development(in case of children) • Maintain blood sugar control(glycemic control) • Achieve optimum blood lipid levels • Minimize acute and chronic complications of diabetes mellitus

The above goals can be achieved by adhering to some of the basic principles of planning diets for a diabetic, which include the consideration of factors like: • Body weight, age, sex, activity • Economic, social and cultural factors • Type of diabetes, modes of treatment and control of diabetes and • Other factors like pregnancy, obesity, cardiovascular disease and renal disorders or even gastrointestinal problems and other infections Principles of a diabetic diet Calories: - The calorie requirement of a diabetic differs for different individuals and should be planned taking into account various factors such as the body weight and the activity levels of the individual. Energy requirement for diabetic patients with different body weights are Weight

Activity levels

Ideal body weight Ideal body weight Overweight Underweight Underweight

Sedentary activity Moderate activity Sedentary activity Sedentary activity Moderate activity

Calories Required/ Kg Body Weight 20 30 15-20 30 35

(Source: Diet Management 2nd Ed. 1999 Churchill Livingstone)

Proteins:- Proteins are the natural choice of the body when attacked with diabetes. In uncontrolled diabetes, muscle protein is broken down into amino acids to be converted into glucose by the liver. If left to fend for itself, this can create a commotion within the body. Since proteins have to supply enough energy to substitute for carbohydrates, pro-

teins are broken down faster than they are made. The body ends up with a protein deficit, a situation with subtle, yet far-reaching effects on normal body functions. Importantly, for diabetics, a protein deficit has been shown to impair resistance to infections. Replenishing the depleting protein stores is a vital requirement of all diabetic diets. Adult diabetics without any complications requires 1.0 Protein (Gm)/Kg Ideal Body Weight/Day whereas, an increase by 10% to 15% is required for Children, adolescents, pregnant and lactating diabetics. Diabetics with renal complications are recommended an intake of not more than 0.8(Gm)/Kg Ideal Body Weight/Day. Fats:- The total fat recommended by WHO is less than 30% of the total calories. However in view of the largely prevalent Asian paradox in India, it is generally recommended not more than 15-20% of the total energy from dietary fat. Vegetable oils rich in mono/poly unsaturated fatty acids should be preferred over animal fats which are generally rich in saturated fatty acids. Recommendations regarding the quality and quantity of fats Type Of Fat Polyunsaturated fats(vegetable oil) Saturated fats(ghee, butter, vanaspati, margarine) Monounsaturated fats(olive, palm, groundnut)

recommended % 10 7 10-13

Dietary cholesterol intake should be kept below 300mg/day for diabetics and it should not exceed more than 200 mg/day if the patient is at the risk or suffering from hyperlipidemia or cardiovascular diseases.

Carbohydrates: - Carbohydrate should provide 55-65% of the day’s calorie intake. Complex carbohydrates with more fiber are recommended to simple carbohydrates like sugar.

Low Glycemic Index (GI) foods: - It is the numerical index given to a carbohydrate –rich food that is based on the average increase in blood glucose level occurring in blood after the food is eaten. The higher the number, the greater the blood sugar response. Low GI foods are beneficial for diabetics.

Classification Gi range Low GI 55 or less

medium GI High GI

Examples most fruits and vegetables, legumes/pulses, some whole, intact grains, nuts, fructose 56–69 whole wheat products, basmati rice, sweet potato, sucrose, baked potatoes 70 and above white bread, most white rice, corn flakes, extruded breakfast cereals, glucose, maltodextrins

Dietary fiber:- Intake of 25 g dietary fiber per 1000 calories/day is considered optimum for diabetic.

High fiber diets are of low calorie value and also have a low glycemic index.

Vitamins and minerals:- Recommendation of vitamins and minerals is the same as for general population. Diets rich in all vitamins, especially vitamin C and vitamin E are recommended. Minerals especially magnesium and zinc are encouraged. Chromium supplementations have been shown to exhibit beneficial effects in diabetic. Sodium intake should not be more than 6 gm/day and is restricted to 3 gm/day for hypertensive diabetic.

Fluid:- Liberal intake of fluid (2-3 liters/day) is recommended

Artificial sweeteners:- Non- calorie and high intense artificial sugars (such as polyols, cyclamate, acelsulfamek, alitame, aspartame, saccharin, sucrolose) are recommended as sugar substitutes. The intake safety limit given by FDA is 15mg/kg body weight per day While genetics plays an important role, an individual still has the ability to influence their health to prevent diabetes. Type2 diabetes can be prevented by encouraging the diabetic patient to: maintain ideal body weight; avoid high sugar, salt and fat foods; take small bites and chew foods thoroughly; eat and drink slowly; eat protein rich food at each meal; eat wisely at social gatherings and restaurants; do physical activity, walk daily; avoid aerated and excessive alcoholic drinks; minimize use of tobacco and other harmful drugs; use artificial sweeteners if they have a “sweettooth”; read and educate oneself on various aspects of diabetes; avoid stress and have a positive attitude towards life.

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‘Want to serve Gujarat till 2017’

GaNDhINaGar, September 5 (ptI): Playing down his prime ministerial aspirations, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he never dreams of holding the top post as he is bound to respect the mandate given to him by the people of his state till 2017. “Those who dream of becoming something end up destroying themselves.

One should not dream of becoming something, but one should dream of doing something,” Modi said when a student asked him whether he will come and interact with them in 2014 after ‘he will become the Prime Minister’.

“I never see such dreams (of becoming PM), nor am I going to see such dreams. People of Gujarat have given me a mandate to serve them till 2017 and I have to do this with my full strength,” Modi said. The BJP strongman, who is in the race for the party’s PM candidate, was replying to questions asked by students who had gathered at a function for felicitating best teachers of the state on the occasion of Teacher’s Day. Modi shared the dais with

state governor Kamla Beniwal at the function for the first time after fresh confrontation between them. Beniwal has returned the controversial Gujarat Lokayukta Bill for reconsideration to the government with stinging remarks. Modi’s comments come at a time when opposition Congress is gunning for his resignation and has given a call for Gujarat bandh on Friday after the explosive resignation letter of suspended IPS officer D G Vanzara and emergence of a sting operation CD involving two BJP MPs allegedly trying to derail the investigation in the Tusli Prajapati encounter case.

Asked what prompted him to

state, Modi said every country in the world had aspired to build something monumental which assures its name in the world and India has nothing to boast of anything like that since independence. “And the work done

greatest in the world. If we want to keep our nation intact, mantra of unity is important and that gave me the idea to build a statue of unity of Sardar Patel,” Modi said. At the function, Ina Solanki from Vadodara asked Modi how many times he gets angry in a day and what he does when he gets angry. “I am a human being and I have all vices which any human being has. However, I don’t get angry but many times I feel pain. Particularly it is very painful for me when people older then me touch my feet,” he replied. Modi had informal interactions with school children who posed questions to him on the subjects like how kids can convey their birthday wishes to him, from whom he learnt yoga and in his opinion which were the three most impormoot the idea of making ‘statue by Sardar Patel of unifying the tant development works he did of unity’ of Sardar Patel in the country is considered one of the in the state of Gujarat.

Sandhu becomes first woman Chief Information Commissioner

NeW DelhI, September 5 (ptI): Deepak Sandhu, who has been an information commissioner for the last four years, on Thursday became the first woman Chief Information Commissioner of the country. A former Indian Information Service officer of 1971 batch, she was administered the oath of office

by President Pranab Mukherjee at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan, attended among others by Vice President Hamid Ansari.

Sandhu had served in many key positions such as Principal Director General (Media and Communications) in the Press Information Bureau, Director General of DD (News), Director General (News) All India Radio before taking over as Information Commissioner in 2009.

She had represented the country at international Film Festivals in Cannes, Berlin, Venice and Tokyo, International President Pranab Mukherjee and the new Chief Information Commissioner, Deepak Sandhu, after a Conference on Terrorism and swearing-in ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in Electronic Mass Media at Glendzhik (Russia) and Cyprus beNew Delhi on September 5, 2013.

Whistleblowers to get protection against threat

sides Heads of News Meetings at Atlanta, USA and Beijing.

Speaking to PTI she said the RTI journey which began in 2005 is just a beginning and she propose to take it forward by engaging with various stakeholders. The new CIC said her priority would be to reduce the pendency of cases at the Commission. The 64-year old officer is joining office for a relatively smaller tenure of nearly three months in which her biggest challenge would over 30,000 pending cases with the Commission.

“We are waiting for new Commissioners which are likely to be appointed soon.

It will ease our burden of disposal of cases and also reduce the pendency at the Commission,” she said. Sandhu will succeed Satyananda Mishra who demitted office after fiveyears of tenure at the Commission on Wednesday. During his tenure, he headed the Bench that declared political parties to be under the ambit of the RTI Act.

Earlier in his address to the gathering, which comprised mostly teachers, he announced that from the next year his government will also felicitate best teachers down from the pranth level to district and state levels.

Taking an indirect dig at the central government, he said, “State government is also intending to increase the amount of awards to these teachers as at present rupee has lost its value. Our rupee has been admitted in ICU (intensive care unit), so we have to increase the amount so that teachers do not feel disheartened.”

He also appealed to the teachers of the state to focus more on imparting quality education in the state. “Now age of teaching has ended, now its the age of learning.

Today for students there is only one guru, Google-guru. Teachers have to compete with this new age guru and unless they focus on imparting quality education no student will value teachers,” he said. While congratulating recipients of the best teachers’ awards, Beniwal emphasised on the value of good teachers and their duty to give back to society.

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Can’t force media to name source: I&B

lucKNoW, September 5 (IaNS): The union information and broadcasting ministry Wednesday said that it cannot force print and electronic media to take specific names of other news sources like newspapers and news channels if they refer to their reports. The I&B ministry made these observations while deciding on a representation made by social activist Nutan Thakur, in pursuance of an order of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court. The ministry said that the chairman of the Press Council of India is of the view that as per Section 7 of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867, the editor is the sole authority to decide the contents. Hence, the ministry said, it does not deem it fit to lay down rules, making it mandatory to state the names of other newspapers while referring to reports, and the decision in the matter would be left to the editor. As for the need to keep a record of newspapers for a definite period, the ministry said that under Section 25(1) of the proposed Press and Registration of Books and Publications Bill, there is a provision to deliver a copy of the newspaper as and when demanded by the Press Registrar General.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION NAGALAND : KOHIMA

NO.HED/ADVT-1/2013-14

Dated Kohima the 5th September 2013

PRESS RELEASE

Author Sushmita Banerjee shot dead

Kabul, September 5 (ptI): Indian national Sushmita Banerjee, whose memoir about her dramatic escape from the Taliban was turned into a Bollywood film, was shot dead in Afghanistan by militants, police said on Thursday.

Banerjee, 49, was killed outside her home in Paktika province. She was married to an Afghan businessman Jaanbaz Khan and recently moved back to Afghanistan to live with him.

Taliban militants arrived at her home in the provincial capital of Kharana, tied up her husband and other members of the family, took Banerjee out and shot her, police were quoted as saying by BBC. The militants dumped Banerjee’s body near a religious school, police said. A senior police official said Banerjee, also known as Sayed Kamala, was working as a health worker in Paktika and had been filming the lives of local women as part of her work. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. Banerjee’s book “Kabuliwalar Bangali Bou” (A Kabuliwala’s Bengali Wife), about her escape from the Taliban in 1995, became a bestseller in India and was made into the Bollywood film “Escape From Taliban” in 2003.

The memoir focussed on her life in Afghanistan with her husband and her escape from the militants.

The film based on the book starred actress Manisha Koirala and was billed as a “story of a woman who dares (the) Taliban”.

‘Stomach pain could signal life-threatening condition’

NeW DelhI, September 5 (ptI): For the first time, a central government employee, who exposes corruption in his department, will be able to get protection against any threat to his life.

According to an amended resolution notified by the government, a nodal officer has been designated in each central ministry to look into complaints of corruption received from whistleblowers--a term given to people who expose corruption in government departments.

“The Chief Vigilance Officers (CVOs) of the Ministries or Departments of the Government of India are also authorised as the designated authority to receive written complaint or disclosure on any allegation of corruption or misuse of office by any employee of

that Ministry or Department,” said the Public Interest Disclosure and Protection of Informers (PIDPI) Resolution notified by the Ministry of Personnel here.

Until now, the CVC was the only designated agency to receive complaints from whistleblowers under PIDPI resolution.

The CVOs, who act as distant arms of CVC, of any corporation established by or under any central act, government companies, societies or local authorities owned or controlled by the central fovernment and falling under the jurisdiction of that Ministry or the Department will also be designated authority to receive such complaints.

“Either on the application of the complainant, or on the basis of the information

gathered, if the designated authority is of the opinion that either the complainant or the witnesses need protection, the designated authority, shall take up the matter with the Central Vigilance Commission, for issuing appropriate directions to the government authorities concerned,” said the amended resolution.

The CVC shall supervise and monitor the complaints received by the designated authority, it said. The amended resolution would enable speedy disposal of the complaints and would make the public servants more responsible and accountable in their efforts in helping the government towards combating and eradicating corruption, officials in the Ministry said.

KolKata, September 5 (IaNS): Do not ignore stomach pain as it could indicate a critical ailment that often leads to death but goes unnoticed in 70 percent of cases, a senior cardiologist cautioned Thursday.

“Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is largely asymptomatic. But abdominal pain and back pain in people who are above 60 years of age, with a history of hypertension, should not be taken lightly. It could be a sign for AAA,” said S.B.Roy, director and head of the department of interventional cardiology of the Belle Vue Clinic here.

The aneurysm occurs when the region of the aorta (the largest artery in the human body) that supplies

oxygen-rich blood to the abdomen, pelvis and legs becomes abnormally large or balloons outwards.

Such a condition becomes fatal when the expanded blood vessel ruptures, causing a large quantity of blood to spill out in the abdominal cavity.

Although AAA has a very low incidence rate in India (500 to 700 cases reported every year), factors like hypertension and age itself predispose one to the ailment. “Aneurysm kills people mostly in the age group of 65 to 75 years especially smokers. So age itself is one of the factors,” Roy said. To prevent fatalities, Roy advised routine abdominal ultrasounds in senior citizens.

KolKata, September 5 (IaNS): She was married off at 12 for fear of getting trafficked, narrowly escaped from getting ‘sold’ by her in-laws. Nothing could deter this indomitable woman’s fight against human trafficking. Finally, she has now won international recognition.

While the West Bengal Women’s Commission has feted her as an anti-trafficking crusader, Monika Sarkar, 32, will now rub shoulders with leaders from various fields at the International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP) in the US next year. “I’m happy my efforts have now got international recognition. I am happier still to see the smiling faces of parents who have

got back their trafficked daughters,” says Sarkar.

Sarkar, who grew up amid constant fear of trafficking, began her crusade almost a decade ago, joining some NGOs in North 24 Parganas district. The mother of two started her fight collecting data about missing girls from in and around her village, Sayestanagar, to discover a startling fact - more than 5,000 minor girls had been missing in the past few years and yet hardly any police complaint was filed.

“Police would refuse to register missing complaints saying the girls have willingly gone out for work. It was difficult, but we continued our fight. As more women joined the

fight, police had to relent,” said Sarkar, whose efforts have now brought down trafficking cases. Her efforts at educating families against traffickers - mostly local youths - soon took the shape of a movement. With the help of a city-based NGO, she now runs her own Samya Shramajibi Samity.

NGO Prantakatha has guided her efforts to end trafficking in the district.

“She has been single-handedly fighting a social evil.

She is a true leader,” said Bappaditya Mukherjee of Prantakatha. It has not been an easy path for the woman who now lives with her two daughters and works as an artisan. She left her husband some years ago after he and her in-laws

almost sold her off when she failed to bring dowry.

“The lure of a job for their daughters is too tempting an offer for the poverty-stricken population here. Moreover, the traffickers are often too powerful and it is very difficult to fight them,” says Sarkar, who has been attacked several times. While her efforts have forced the administration to act - nabbing traffickers and rescuing the trafficked girls in the district - her battle post-rescue is no less challenging.

She tries to get the families and society accept the girls, most of them having been pushed into the flesh trade.

Counselling the families and the rescued girls are an integral part of her cam-

paign. Social pressure is a big obstacle. “While some rescued girls are living a new life, have got married and have families, others had no option but to return to the flesh trade as their families refused to accept a girl who was a sex worker,” said Sarkar.

Some girls have voluntarily returned to the nsex trade preferring a more “affluent life” to the daily struggle for meals. Sarkar has not forgotten the importance of education. Having dropped out of school after her forced marriage, she later resumed her studies.

She is currently pursuing her graduation. “My dream is to see every girl lives freely, gets educated and leads a decent life,” she said.

Anti-trafficking crusader wins global recognition

The Director and the staff of Higher Education held a grand farewell function on the 4th September 2013 in the Office Conference Hall to bid farewell to Shri. Chayazo Kehie, who has served the Department as Accounts Officer for the last 10 (ten) years. On being promoted to the post of Joint Director in the Directorate of Treasuries and Accounts, he will be leaving the Department. The function was chaired by Dr. Norbert Noraho, Additional Director. Shri. C. Khalong Ao, Director, in his speech stated that the outgoing officer is a true humanist, an upright officer who is well versed in his profession.

He appreciated and acknowledged the selfless service rendered by the outgoing officer towards the Department. Other officers who spoke at the function also appreciated the good nature and the work ethic followed by the out going Accounts Officer and wish him well in his new assignment. The programme concluded with a prayer pronounced by Smti. Megono, Joint Director.

Issued by Dr. Norbert Noraho Additional Director.

INTERNATIONAL

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Syria crisis overshadows G20 meet ST. PETERSBURG, SEPTEmBER 5 (AP): They’re supposed to be talking about growth and money, but the threat of war in Syria is creeping into nearly every conversation as the leaders of the world’s 20 top economies huddle in Russia this week.

Men at the forefront of the geopolitical standoff over Syria’s civil war sat around the same huge, ornate table Thursday in St. Petersburg, Russia: President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Francois Hollande, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Kimoon, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Saudi Prince Saun Al Faisal al Saud, among others.

The world’s unemployed and impoverished may get short shrift at this summit, though activist groups are pleading with leaders to join forces to tackle corruption and taxavoiding corporations, in hopes that stabilizes and better distributes economic growth.

Here’s a look at what’s happening at the two-day summit of the G-20, nations that represent two-thirds of the world’s population, 85 percent of its GDP and its leading armies:

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, walks away after shaking hands with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during arrivals for the G-20 summit at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia on Thursday, September 5. The threat of missiles over the Mediterranean is weighing on world leaders meeting on the shores of the Baltic this week, and eclipsing economic battles that usually dominate when the G-20 world economies meet. (AP Photo)

ian government used poison gas on its own people.

And China is among those warning at this summit that oil price volatility resulting from an international Syria war could threaten global economic recovery.

Us-Russia Body Language Even without Syria, Obama and Putin had plenty to disagree about.

Obama snubbed the Russian leader, cancelling a one-on-one meeting over lack of progress on other issues too — including Russia’s harboring of Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency contractor who exposed U.S. surveillance of emails and phone calls of Americans and foreigners. The U.S. also strongly opposes arrests of political opponents and a new law against gay “propaganda.”

Body language may be key to understanding where the U.S.-Russia relationship is going. The two leaders shook hands as the summit opened, but Obama’s face was stern as he watched Putin open the G-20 talks. Will they relax and make small talk over over dinner at Peter the Great’s resplendent Peterhof Palace? Will other leaders take sides?

Syria Western bombs are unlikely to fall on Syrian government targets during this gathering. The U.S. and French presidents are readying possible military strikes over what they say was a chemical weapons attack by Syrian President Bashar Assad’s army, but both are waiting for the U.S. Congress to weigh in first.

In the meantime, Obama and Hollande came under pressure and criticism Thursday from opponents of intervention, as China and EU leaders urged restraint.

The U.N.’s Ban is pressing for diplomatic action.

Putin, on his own turf and looking strong in the face of Western hesitancy to tangle militarily with the Russia-backed Assad, told The Associated Press this week that any one-sided intervention would be rash.

But he said he doesn’t exclude supporting U.N. action Taxing Multinationals — if it’s proven that the SyrThe goal of some lead-

Lawmakers uneasy over US-Myanmar military ties

WASHINGTON, SEPTEmBER 5 (AP): The Obama administration wants to restart U.S. defense training for Myanmar that was cut 25 years ago after a bloody crackdown on protesters. While assistance would be nonlethal, some American lawmakers are resisting, concerned Washington is moving too fast in forging ties with a military still accused of attacking ethnic minorities and blocking humanitarian aid.

The administration has rolled back tough sanctions and hosted President Thein Sein, a former junta member, at the White House to reward his heady rush toward democratic reform, but restoring military ties is particularly sensitive and viewed as one of Washington’s few remaining points of leverage.

The administration, which is looking to boost U.S. influence in Asia, is moving carefully but swiftly. With the backing of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, U.S. defense legal experts last week made their second trip to Myanmar in two months, scoping out what help they can provide on teaching about human rights and rule of law.

And last Thursday, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met on the sidelines of a regional conference in Brunei with another former junta member, Lt. Gen. Wai Lwin — the first bilateral meeting between the U.S. and Myanmar defense chiefs in two decades.

Military cooperation was severed after thousands of democracy protesters were gunned down during a 1988 popular uprising in the country also known as Burma, and an arms embargo is still in force. Myanmar has turned to China, Russia and North Korea for defense supplies and training.

But with a quasi-civilian government in place and national elections due in 2015, the Obama administration argues that talking “soldier-to-soldier” with Myanmar on issues like military justice and military-civilian relations can encourage reform and help the U.S. build ties with a military it knows little about.

The administration has backing from Republican Senate leader, Mitch McConnell. He’s the most influential voice in Congress on Myanmar policy, and in August declared support for “a modest, targeted military-to-military relationship.”

But other lawmakers are against it, sharing the concerns of activists who argue it would give international legitimacy to a military that has waged a brutal campaign displacing 100,000 civilians in northern Kachin state during the past two years of political opening.

“It is far too soon to initiate military engagement between the U.S. and Burma,” Republican Rep. Steve Chabot, chair of a House panel that oversees policy toward East Asia, told Associated Press. Priscilla Clapp, a former U.S. charge d’affaires in Yangon, says standing on the sidelines doesn’t serve U.S. interests. “We need to reach into the organization of the military and help educate people and expose them to new ideas,” she said.

ers at this G-20 is to get major cross-border companies such as Google and Starbucks paying more taxes instead of using loopholes and tax havens. Laudable to the general public, it’s complicated both practically and politically. It would require cracking down on well-connected companies registered in Delaware or the Virgin Islands, for example.

But if any forum can tackle this, it’s the G-20, with all the major government decision-makers at the table. Some leaders also want to rein in so-called shadow banking and regulate hedge funds more.

Fed Up With The Fed The developing economies whose vigorous growth helped the world economy survive the financial market meltdown five years ago are now starting to falter. And they’re placing part of the blame on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s expected moves to wind down stimulus measures. China and Russia started off the summit by warning the U.S. to consider international fallout as they set monetary policy.

That expectation has pushed up long-term U.S. interest rates, which has in turn led investors to pull

Abandon “futile” military solution

VATICAN CITY, SEPTEmBER 5 (AP): Pope Francis urged the Group of 20 leaders on Thursday to abandon the “futile pursuit” of a military solution in Syria as the Vatican laid out its case for a negotiated settlement that guarantees rights for all minorities, including Christians.

In a letter on Thursday to the G-20 host, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Francis lamented that “onesided interests” had prevailed in Syria, preventing a diplomatic end to the conflict and allowing the continued “senseless massacre” of innocents. “To the leaders present, to each and every one, I make a heartfelt appeal for them to help find ways to overcome the conflicting positions and to lay aside the futile pursuit of a military solution,” Francis wrote as the G-20 meeting got under way in St Petersburg.

Francis has ratcheted up his call for peace in Syria amid threatened US-led military strikes following an Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack near Damascus. He will host a peace vigil in St Peter’s Square on Saturday, a test of whether his immense popular appeal will translate into popular support for his peace message.

On Thursday, the Vatican summoned ambassadors accredited to the Holy See to outline its position on Syria, noting that the Aug. 21 attack had generated “horror and concern” from around the world.

out of developing countries and invest in U.S. assets instead. The leaders of Russia and Brazil and others may appeal for the U.S. to coordinate with other governments when it changes financial policy.

Olympic Pressure With Russia set to host the Winter Olympics in Sochi in five months, this summit is THE place for

other leaders to pressure Putin to open up his country and himself to criticism, opposition and public debate. Activists want pressure against Russia’s gay propaganda law, a law banning adoptions by Americans, and legal cases targeting Putin opponents.

The Russian leader, for his part, wants global recognition, and revenue, from these games.

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‘World set to use much more wastewater’ OSLO, SEPTEmBER 5 (REUTERS): The world is set to use far more treated wastewater to help irrigate crops and feed a rising population as fresh water supplies dry up, a team of U.N.-backed experts said on Thursday.

A study led by Japan’s Tottori University and U.N. University’s Canadian-based Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) forecast “a rapid increase in the use of treated wastewater for farming and other purposes worldwide”.

It did not forecast volumes, saying that many nations lack data on sewer

and drain water. Of 181 nations studied, only 55 had information on wastewater generation, treatment and re-use. Many governments and companies have so far overlooked the economic potential of vast amounts of wastewater, UNU-INWEH director, Zafar Adeel, said.

Wastewater also often contained nutrients such as potash, nitrogen and phosphorus which saved fertiliser costs, the study published in the journal Agricultural Water Management said. “Properly treated, wastewater is a huge economic resource,” Adeel told Reuters.

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—TEACHER'S DAY—

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Teachers recognised for their tireless efforts

Students from a lower section of St. John’s Higher Secondary School, Tuensang, performing a dance as they celebrate Teacher’s Day on September 4. A combined programme of all the Government Middle School Aoyimti students presenting a dance during the Teacher's Day schools to celebrate Teachers Day was held on September 5 at GHSS, Tuensang. (Morung Photo) celebration on September 5. (Morung Photo)

Teachers' Day: a belated tribute

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his is a day of remembrance of the years of our youth, like clay being moulded by a teacher's caring hand. It is a day when I fondly recollect the wonderful people who breezed through my life and shaped my destiny along the way. One such person is Rev. Brother R.B. Oman, from the Irish Christian Brotherhood, one time Principal of St. Edmund's School, Shillong. I wrote him a letter which is self explanatory: The relevant segment (Quote): "Dear Rev. Bro. Oman, This is just to say ‘Hallo’ in fond remembrance. Considering the 34 long years of silence, this expression of fondness must sound hollow to you. I would not blame you even if you did.

During my last visit to Guwahati on the 14th of September2008, a small group of past Edmundian friends were sitting together reminiscing our days in school and we were fondly remembering you. Nripin Dutta Baruah gave me your address and informed me that you are now in a retirement home in Goa. I have since wondered how many lives like mine you have touched in course of your long noble, selfless service and how many like me have even remembered to say THANK YOU, not that you would have ever expected it. I sincerely regret not having done so earlier but I do believe it is better late than never.

You probably are wondering who I am and more likely you may not even remember me. Never mind. It was so very long time ago. My name is Khekiye K. Sema.

Just in the hope that you might recollect, I would like to recount the one single defining moment in my life as a student under your tutelage, way back in 1964. It was a night when the St. Edmund’s College students were having a function in the main auditorium/ study hall. We were therefore assigned to our respective class rooms for the evening studies. You were patrolling the long corridor keeping a watch over us all. That night, instead of studying, my friend Salam Rajiv Singh, Raktim Saikhia and I were engrossed in our not very honourable game of measuring our thumb nails with a triangular folded paper, tear-

ing it and laughing our guts out at the hole that was supposed to represent the size of our manhood. So preoccupied were we that we had not realized you were leaning on the door frame, arms folded and silently observing our antics. Finally you made your presence known by asking the three of us to stand up and share the joke with the rest of the class. At that moment we neither had the presence of mind nor the courage to fabricate a joke to settle the matter while we still had the chance, so we kept silent. You then made us climb the desk but it was not a joke we could publically share. My hair was standing when you called us out of the class room, one at a time: Raktim Saikhia first followed by Salam Rajiv Singh. God only knows what impromptu PJ they must have concocted for you. When my agonizing turn came, I vaguely noticed a squirming Salam Rajiv Singh giving me the eyes and desperately trying to convey something in a half whisper without moving his lips. I was unable to comprehend a word he said. You must have deliberately made him stand close by me to allow him this futile effort as you watched it all with a stern poker face. (Come on Sir, we were supposed to have been sharing a joke with you!) Well, time ran out on me and with that critical communication breakdown between Salam and I, helplessly I blurted out about Lone Ranger jumping on a galloping bandit from a rock above… what was so funny about that I still can’t fathom! Out of sheer curiosity I later asked Salam what joke he related to you. He said it was about Laurel and Hardy. The game was up and you squeezed the truth out of our bag. As would be expected, we were ordered to report to you the next morning, an appointment that caused me insomnia that night.

Dear Brother Oman, I have never forgotten that fateful morning when you sat me down and calmly told me that the Good Lord created man with a purpose and that every part of our body was sacred in His eyes, not to be ridiculed or joked about.

There was no anger in your voice. You had made me cry that Sunday morning and the tears that I shed came from the heart. You spared me the caning that you gave my

friends but at that point of time I had felt so miserable I’d wished you had, just so as to feel absolved from my mistake. What amazed me more was that you made me a Prefect of O’Brian House the following year (1965) knowing full well that I was an academic zero collecting more yellow cards in a year than I could count. What you saw in me then, I will never know.

Over the years however, your act of faith in me and kindness shown thereafter, in spite of my misbehaviour, had taught me a great deal about life and the confidence to believe in myself as well. Acknowledging the goodness in man while tolerating the weakness; the courage to forgive full heartedly without reservation; giving others a second chance for improvement… these are lessons not so easily learnt. As poor a student that I was, you taught me this by your action. Today, I am a member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), holding a reasonably responsible position as a Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Nagaland. I have tried my best not to forget the lesson you taught me a long time ago. During those formative stages of my life, it was a privileged blessing to have been in your charge and I thank the Good Lord for placing you there where you were needed the most even as I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I think your faith in me has not entirely been wasted). (Unquote).

The reference to 'yellow card': it was a performance grading card received by each student every month. It was the ultimate rock bottom grading of academic excellence or the lack of it. You couldn't do any worse even if you tried. That year, I failed in Maths and Hindi. Rev. Bro. Oman gave me an option. If I wanted to continue in Edmund's I would have to repeat Std. VII or leave school with a promotion certificate to Class X. I opted for the latter and joined Government High School, Kohima.

The admission interview with the Principal Mr. Roy was dismal. He confidently told me that I would never clear Class X Board Examination after asking me few questions on Maths but granted me admission anyway with a seat in Sakhrie Hostel. In as far as other subjects were concerned, I had

absolutely no problems but Maths was the 'killer subject' for me. My Maths teacher was Mr. L.K.Sinha whose nick name was 'Tiger', an extremely strict disciplinarian.

We were all very scared of him. He noticed my weakness in Maths and gave me four solid months of tuition after class hours without charging any tuition fees, before the Board exams. As an immature youngster, I used to silently curse him for 'punishing' me while my friends were having a good time, without a stitch of realisation as to what he was trying to do to help me. When the final result for Class X was declared I had secured a First Division with a precise 60%, not a mark more, not a mark less. I scored 31 marks in Maths.

This 30+one made my day, thanks to Mr. L.K. Sinha. Years later(1974), after joining the Nagaland Civil Service as Extra Assistant Commissioner, I dropped by to thank Mr. L.K. Sinha, (by now an Assistant Director in the Education Directorate), for all he had done for me. When I addressed him as "Sir" he took my hand in his and simply said, "Khekiye, you are now a senior officer. I should be the one addressing you as Sir instead. Just call me by my name, L.K. Sinha"...He had tears in his eyes.

The reason I am sharing my experience with the readers is twofold. Very often we focus our attention on all the negative attributes of indifferent teachers that exist and forget that there are many good souls out there too giving their best to shape the future our children. This is the day we should remember and sincerely acknowledge them all...the likes of Rev. Bro. Omans and the L.K. Sinhas... and hope that others with lesser commitment would emulate their peers with honest concerns for the weaker children. The second aspect of this sharing is: How many students have ever gone back to their past teachers to say "THANK YOU SIR?" They do deserve a moment of sunshine; a satisfaction that the little saplings they had nurtured a long time ago has grown to a fruit bearing tree.

They would then learn to appreciate the true value of their profession and enhance the level of their commitment. If you haven't done it yet, do it. It is never too late.

Khekiye K. Sema IAS (Rtd)

My Experience with Teachers Teachers told to re-dedicate towards their commitment

Chalie Kevichusa

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y first recollection of a teacher was that of a Nepali with a ruddy red face and a portly figure who emitted fumes of alcohol day or night, inside or outside the class. I was a pupil in a lower primary school in Mokokchung. The medium of instruction was Assamese. I learnt one alphabet: the letter ' ' .

Hardly a complimentary opening paragraph, particularly as this feature is intended for publication in the week of Teachers’ Day and International Literacy Day. It is not that I have a penchant for making departures from the established tradition, nor is it because I am disinclined to forget that non-too-educative habit of a teacher who was only one among many in my first school. I cannot remember any of the other teachers of that school. But amazingly, I can recall with singular clarity that Nepali teacher who was known as ‘Bodre Master’. He was the terror of the school The pupils feared more than anything else the stout cane which was never known to leave his largerthan-average-sized fist. But in fairness to Bodre Master, he was never known to have caned an errant pupil more than was warranted – that is, measuring the degree of punishments on the scale of those days of more than a quarter of a century ago.

Ever since those days I have lived my student life in terror of one teacher or the other. I have a sneaking feeling that something of Bodre Master might have rubbed off on me, for I can remember – though not with any nostalgic pride – my own brief stint as a teacher. I have had occasions to

teach in a number of schools ever since graduation and I mastered the art of terrorizing my pupils with not much more than a frown.

Now that I am a parent with two children in school, I have come to realize that terrorizing pupils is not the most effective medium of imparting education. Children are far more inclined to discuss with radiant eyes a teacher who teaches with a smile, and any homework assigned by one such teacher they will attend to with eagerness and a determination to please.

That reminds me of some other teachers who were loved and revered.

The late Neingulie stands out among the latter group of teachers. He was an incurable “merry-andrew” who loved to tell stories with appropriate gestures. None of his classes had ever been known to conclude without the ritualistic roar of laughter.

I have made mention of two teachers typifying two categories of teachers. There is a third category, and the vast majority of teachers fall within this third category. They are those whose lectures are an opiate, inducing instant sleep.

And still there is yet another small band of teachers who can make lessons interesting without having to resort either to terror or perpetual comic. It is this small band of teachers who ennoble the teaching profession above all other professions, for teaching is an exacting profession. Its responsibilities are far far-reaching than that of any other profession, for the fruits of its labour can only be reaped decades later.

(This article was originally written and published 35 years ago by the Late Chalie Kevichusa in Ura Mail, on September 6, 1978)

Wokha, September 5 (DIpr): District Level Teachers Celebration was held at Tyui Hall, Wokha on September 5, with MLA and Chairman, MARCOFED Mmhoblumo Kikon as the Chief Guest.

Addressing during the occasion, the chief guest lauded the teachers for their services in this noble profession and for being dedicated and committed towards the future of our people because the children in who’s mind you are sowing and planting the wonderful

seeds are our future. To produce good students, the role of teacher is very important, he said and urged the teachers to re-dedicate towards their commitment in educating the children with a vision to transform the education system and to mould the children to make them able citizens and leaders and to make them successful person in life. The chief guest also gave away meritorious certificates to the district Level Teacher awardees.

SDO (C) Wokha, Nok-

chasashi who also spoke during the occasion, said that Teachers are praise worthy and to be felicitated because of their services, devotion and dedication rendered in uplifting the society. Adding development and advancement of the community depends on the teachers, he urged them to put more efforts and perform their assignment sincerely. The President, ANSTA Wokha Unit, P. Zubenthung Humtsoe also spoke on the significance of Teachers Day.

Christina Memorial Hr Sec School, Aoyimti, Dimapur Celebrated Teachers’ Day on in the School Premises in a brief programme on September 5. C. Khalong Director Higher Education was the chief guest.

Helen Ao was awarded the Teacher of The Year, 2013. Chief Patron CMHSS, highlighted about School at a glance starting from 1998 till date about progress, development, future vision etc.

phek, September 5 (DIpr): Along with the rest of the Nation, Phek Town Combined Teachers Day was celebrated at Phek Town hall on September 5 with the Phek Deputy Commissioner NeposoThuluo gracing as the chief guest. Speaking on occasion, The DC lauded all the teachers for their generous tireless efforts and dedications in rendering their services for the students to blossom in the true perspective of education. He said that teaching is a noble job because it spread education and builds analytical capacity of the children for which he called upon the teachers to be dedicated/ truthful in their services where our society/ nation can be shine as saying goes Teachers are the builder of the nation. He also opined that there is a lot of proxy teacher in the district thereby discouraging other teachers for which we need to maintain justice and appropriate action should be taken immediately for the upliftment of our students and cautioned those involved because it involves the future of the down trodden children and has direct impacts to spoil our future generation.

Welcome addressed was delivered by Nuchisalu Khesoh DDEO, Phek while invocation prayer was pronounced by Pastor JavitsoLhousa ABC, Phek Town and vote of thanks was given by Nuvesayi Hoshi, Convener, Organising Committee. A colorful entertainment was presented by all the schools and colleges of Phek Town. Thousands of students and teachers attended the function.

‘The greatest teacher inspires and motivate’

pfutSero, September 5 (mexN): The Pfutsero Sub-Division Teachers’ Day celebration and Teachers Award Ceremony was observed on September 5 at the conference hall, Additional Deputy Commissioner Office, Pfutsero. A press release stated that in the occasion, Principal, Pfutsero College, Dr. Watijungshi Jamir was the guest speaker. He reminded the teachers why teacher’s day is celebrated all over India. He paid tribute to the teachers serving under the division and extended gratitude to all the teachers for their service.

He also noted that teachers are not an ordinary person but are considered a noble person, where the profession is been admired by all sections of the people.

He also stated that teachers should encourage students to compete in this competitive world where the only weapons to compete are reading, speaking, writing and thinking. He also cited that there are four category of teachers that mediocre teacher tells, Good teacher explain, superior teacher demonstrate and the greatest teacher inspire and motivate.

52nd teacher’s day celebrated at Mokokchung

mokokchuNg, September 5 (DIpr): With the rest of the country, rich tribute was accolade to the teachers at Town Hall, Mokokchung on September 5. In recognition of the sacrifices and tireless efforts given by the teachers with a purpose to shape the posterity, these years the teachers day programme was organized by Ao Students’ Conference (AKM), Mokokchung District. While delivering Teachers Day greeting, SP, Mokokchung, Vikram Khalate, IPS at the outset lauded the Ao Students’ Conference (AKM) for organizing the programme. While appreciating teachers for their timeless efforts towards Nation building, he urged upon them to continue their hard work so that the society is benefited in a better way.

Presentation of “Thirst of Knowledge” by Mayangnokcha Government Higher Secondary School, “Ode to Teachers” by Edith Douglas Higher Secondary School and presentation of Sub-Divisional Teachers Awards and subject Toppers Awards were the highlights of the programme. During the second session, Registrar, Gauhati High Court, Kohima Branch, Mayang Lima delivered speech on the topic ‘Lesson in Law for Students and Legal Awareness for all”. Earlier District Teachers Award and Sub- divisional Award for 2013 were awarded.

‘There should be no barrier between private and govt teachers’

moN, September 5 (DIpr): The Mon district Teachers Day 2013 was celebrated with Deputy Commissioner, Mon Angau I Thou as the chief guest at council hall on September 5.

In her address, the Deputy Commissioner, Mon Angau I Thou called upon the teachers to rededicate in their noble profession, continue to shape, and mold the students to become responsible citizens of the society.

Briefing on the life of Lt. Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan and the significance of celebrating the day, she said Dr. Radhakrishnan who held from a very poor family become a great scholar and a leader of the nation because of his hard word work and determination.

Citing that Teachers Day is celebrated as a tribute to the valuable contribution made by the teachers to the society by imparting knowledge and enlightening and shaping the career of the students, she said the day is also observed to give awareness of the day and to invoke God’s blessing for the teachers. She also said that there should be no barrier between private and Government teachers in the teaching profession and urged the teachers to have oneness to bring the students in the right direction.

While appealing the teachers to retrospect in their profession, at the same time she also appealed to the students to honour and respect their teachers for imparting lessons to them. She also informed that teachers are the guiding force of the society, motivational force for success and a great teacher is the one who inspire. A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others, she added.

The chief guest also gave away the District Level Teachers Award to 19 Teachers. The programme concluded with vote of thanks by Mrs. Rongsenlila, District Education Officer Mon. The District Administration and The Department of Education, Mon jointly organized the programme. Teachers and Students of various Schools of Mon town attended the programme.

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Taylor Swift Sets Two World Records

Taste Buds Welcome to Serendip!

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op star Taylor Swift has set two new world records after conquering the U.S. charts. The Love Story hitmaker made history by becoming the first female artist to enjoy two million-selling weeks on the Billboard 200 album chart with her records Speak Now and Red. She also set a new best for the fastest selling digital single after her hit We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together topped the iTunes singles rundown just 50 minutes after it was released.

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o it’s not a new restaurant in town but has been around for two and a half years already. This modest restaurant is tucked away in the basement of the Sentimeren Building at 4th Mile, Dimapur. One of the cleanest restaurants you will come across in town, Serendip offers lipsmacking delicious food.

On the menu is Chinese, East Indian, North Indian, continental cuisine on offer, and is an ideal place for lunch or takeaways. A unique feature about this restaurant is that they offer home delivery till Chumukedima & 3rd Mile area Dimapur. Which makes us hope that the restaurant would plan on extending the home delivery services to other areas of Dimapur as well!

The restaurant is open from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm. It’s not a fancy restaurant, but like its tagline Serendip is “Not just good food. Good people to have food with, too!”.

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OI was the only paper that brought you the exclusive news of how Deepika Padukone, Kangana Ranaut and Chitrangda Singh screentested for the seventh instalment in the Vin Diesel franchise Fast & Furious.

Well, it is now being said that Bollywood's reigning diva, Deepika, has bagged the part. She will play a significant character in the pacy thriller that also stars

Axe’s Power: Choose Music over Violence

Hollywood tough guys Jason Statham and Dwayne Johnson and could hit the marquee next year.

Deepika's paperwork is on and in keeping with Hollywood's professional stance, it is likely to take six months for the contract to be completed. She is currently in Dubai, shooting with Shah Rukh Khan. Neither she nor her domestic spokespersons are allowed to reveal anything to the

media about the project.

Interestingly, when scouting for talent in Bollywood, casting agents were reportedly asked for someone slender and statuesque or 'someone like Deepika Padukone'. Following this brief, she was also the first actress to be auditioned.

For the Indian film industry, Deepika's bagging a huge Hollywood franchise is another giant leap to the West.

Abiogenesis nominated for GIMA Award

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biogenesis’ latest album ‘Legacy of the Mountains’ has been nominated in the Best Rock Album in the nonfilm category of the prestigious Global Indian Music Awards along with Indus Greed, Thermal & a Quarter, Spud in the Box and Parvaaz. Nominees of GIMA Music Awards are shortlisted by the jury and the winners are determined by Academy Members voting.

Legacy of the Mountains was released worldwide by Mondotunes, USA and sold online in over 750 collaborating labels and stores.

It has been just three short years since the Global Indian Music Academy (GiMA) Awards made its debut. Today it is the most definitive platform that honours talent in Indian music.

A GiMA nomination itself is a validation of musical quality and only the most outstanding, across multiple genres,

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ad-to-be Simon Cowell has no plans to hand his child a huge inheritance, insisting his fortune will go to charity. The X Factor boss, who is worth an estimated $360 million (£240 million), is adamant his offspring won't receive any handouts because he wants his money to help unfortunate children and animals.

Cowell tells Britain's Esquire magazine, I'm going to leave my money to somebody. A charity, probably - kids and dogs. I don't believe in that passing on from one generation to another... Your legacy has to be that hopefully you gave

1. enough people an oppor- 2. tunity, so that they could 3. do well, and you gave them 4. your time, taught them what you know. I like that 1. feeling.

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And the 53 year old is 3. adamant he has no plans to give up his work ethic, 4. adding, a lot of people who 5. retire, they hate their job so much, they just love the 6. idea of not working anymore. That horrifies me.

I'm going to be still work- 1. ing in my 80s or 90s if I can. 2.

The latest rumours sug- 3. gest Cowell's pregnant girl- 4. friend Lauren Silverman is 5. expecting a baby boy. It will 6.

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Get to know Modeling Sensation Carol Humtsoe Victor Dzüvichu

have received a nomination, and the finest take home the coveted GiMA. Now in its 4th edition, GiMA aims to continue to applaud the best in Indian music; those who have created music with the power to touch millions

of lives. GIMA Awards is an initiative of Wizcraft, one of India’s leading Communication and Entertainment Company. Music fans can log on to http://www.gima. co.in/2013_non_film_nominees.php for more.

Naga women have long been known for their beauty. Every tourist that visits the state always has something to comment on the beautiful people, and over the past years few of the Naga ladies has dared to venture into the fashion scene with many meeting success.

One such lady is the bold and beautiful Carol Humtsoe. Three years into the fashion industry and this model has been involved in many photo shoots in mainland India even landing herself a small role in a Bollywood movie. Following her success story MEx got in touch with her for a short impromptu via email.

MEx: What inspired you to pursue modelling?

Carol: It just happened, I never

planned it and once I got into it things fell into place.

MEx: What were the challenges you faced as you pursued your dream?

Carol: Well The challenges were nothing I couldn't handle but yes getting to know people was hard especially since my PR skills were quite weak MEx: Something about your family?

Carol: I have a wonderful family and they support me a lot.

MEx: How long have you being pursuing this career and are you into other careers too apart from modelling?

Carol: It’s been 3 years and I am planning to start a business MEx: What do you believe is the key

to a successful modelling ca- MEx: What is the ultimate reer? dream?

Carol: Eat healthy, work out and be Carol: To be happy and satconfident. isfied.

MEx: Your past credentials? How many shoots have you done so far?

Carol: I’ve done a small role in a bollywood movie, shot for a chivas video with wong kar wai, an airtel commercial, print ads for titan, tata docomo, coke etc MEx: What is your message to the aspiring models of our State?

Carol: Believe in yourself, take good care of yourself and dream big yet be practical.

MEx: How would you define yourself?

Carol: Well I am just another girl.

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Nadal dominates to reach US Open semifinals NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 5 (AP): A year after skipping the U.S. Open because of a bad knee, Rafael Nadal powered his way back to the semifinals at Flushing Meadows by overwhelming Spanish compatriot Tommy Robredo 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday.

"Great to be able to play your best match in the quarterfinals," Nadal said.

"Playing a little better every day is a great feeling."

Nadal improved to 20-0 on hard courts in 2013, part of an overall record of 58-3 with nine titles, including his record eighth championship at the French Open in June. At the next Grand Slam tournament, though, Nadal flopped, exiting in the first round at Wimbledon. The Spaniard has not lost a match to anyone since. His 12 major trophies include the 2010 U.S. Open, and he has reached at least the semifinals the past five times he entered the tournament. Nadal did not come to New York in 2012, part of about a sevenmonth absence due mainly to a left knee problem.

On Saturday, Nadal will face France's Richard Gasquet, who edged David Ferrer 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3.

That one took nearly 3½ hours, and was filled with plenty of ebbs and flows, allowing Gasquet to reach his first major semifinal in six years.

Nadal, meanwhile, was never challenged even the slightest bit by Robredo, who was coming off a fourth-round upset of 17time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer. That stunning result scuttled the possibility of a first-ever Nadal-Federer showdown in a U.S. Open. Robredo had been 0-10 against Federer before finally beating him Monday. Perhaps that al-

IOC rejects IOA's clause, India's Olympic ban to continue

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to the IOA's constitution requestBUENOS AIRES, SEPTEMBER ed by the IOC, but one specific 5 (PTI): India's wait to get back to clause had not been adopted. "This Olympic fold will be delayed furclause, which deals specifically ther after the International Olymwith the eligibility of members, is pic Committee stuck to its stand key to the good governance of the on the chargesheet clause, clearly NOC and needs to be fully accepted stating that the IOA has to adopt before the suspended IOA can prothe above mentioned clause in orceed with the elections. An official der to ensure good governance. notification of the IOC's position In its Special General Body will be sent to the IOA," the stateMeeting last month, the IOA had ment read. proposed a compromise formula India was suspended from the to IOC's directive asking it to bar Olympic movement in December chargesheeted persons from conlast year after tainted Lalit Bhanot, testing elections. According to the IOA proposal, the sanction will ap- here and asked IOA to accept all pic Committee (NOC)," the IOC who is facing corruption charges ply only to those officials who are demands in full before conducting said in a statement on its website. linked to the scandal-hit 2010 convicted and sentenced to a jail elections. "Since the suspension "The IOC provided the IOA with a Commonwealth Games, was electof the Indian Olympic Association roadmap and sent observers to the ed secretary-general of the IOA. term of more than two years.

Rafael Nadal, of Spain, celebrates after defeating Tommy RoBut the IOC stood firm on its (IOA) in December 2012, the IOC IOA's General Assembly (GA) that The IOC asked the IOA to amend its bredo, of Spain, 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 in a quarterfinal of the U.S. Open stand during its Executive Board has been working towards finding took place on 25 August. The EB constitution to keep officials facing tennis tournament on Sept. 4 in New York. (AP Photo) (EB) meeting on Wednesday a solution to improve good gover- heard a report that the GA had ap- criminal or corruption charges out lowed Robredo to enter he smiled broadly. ahead of the 125th IOC Session nance within the National Olym- proved most of the amendments of the election process.

Wednesday believing he'd "I lost 6-4 in the third," have a chance against Nad- Nadal said. "Yeah, I rememal, despite an 0-6 mark in ber." The other two men's their previous matches. quarterfinals are Thursday, So much for that. This with No. 1 Novak Djokovic one lasted 1 hour, 40 min- against No. 21 Mikhail You- • Champion: Kohima utes, and it really was over zhny, and No. 3 Andy MurKomets SC after 22 minutes. That's ray against No. 9 Stanislas • Runner’s up: Elite FC how long it took Nadal to Wawrinka. Murray beat • Best Goalkeeper- dominate the first set, not Djokovic in last year's U.S. Peisuidebe Solo only winning every game Open final.

(Kohima Komets SC) but also 24 of 29 points, inIn the women's semi- • Best Defence: Andrew cluding all seven that lasted finals Friday, No. 1 Serena (Elite FC) 10 strokes or more.

Williams faces No. 5 Li Na, • Best Midfield: It took Robredo 39 min- and No. 2 Victoria Azarenka Tingnyek Konyak utes to finally win a game, plays unseeded Flavia Pen(Kohima Komets SC) the ninth of the match, and netta. It is noteworthy that • Highest Scorer: some fans stood to applaud, the 24-year-old Azarenka Yhunshalo Kemp probably hoping for a more is the only one of the four (Kohima Komets SC) competitive evening of ten- aged under 30.

• Player of the nis but it was not to be.

Azarenka, a two-time tournament: "He was up very quick," Australian Open champiHaotinmong Victor said Robredo, who is 0-7 in on and last year's runnerThomsong (New Grand Slam quarterfinals, up to Williams at Flushing Market IX) "and then there was noth- Meadows, eliminated 48thPlayers of Kohima Komets FC after winning the 19th Classic Cup 2013 in Kohima on Thursday, September 5. (Morung Photo) ing else to do. He was too ranked Daniela HantuchoOur Correspondent pocketed a cash prize of Rs. Peisuidebe Solo and Minister for youth re- Club, Kohima. Nisheli Yepgood." Nadal has a 10-0 re- va 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday.

1 lakh along with trophy Tingnyek Konyak added ju- sources & sports Meren- thomi entertained the gathcord against Gasquet, sugPennetta, who missed Kohima | September 5 and certificate. Yhunshalo bilation and prestige to the toshi R. Jamir graced the ering with a special number. gesting a place in the final the 2012 U.S. Open beAltogether, 40 teams is all but his. cause of right wrist surgery, Kohima Komets SC today Kemp netted 2 goals for Kohima Komets by winning valedictory function as the "Last time I beat him, I reached her first Grand downed Elite FC 8-0 to lift Kohima Komets while Da- the best midfield, highest chief guest and gave away vied for the top honours in was 13," Gasquet said, re- Slam semifinal at age 31 the coveted champion title viekho Mazamo, Tingnyek scorer and best goalkeeper prize to the winners. Se- this 19th edition of Classic ferring to a junior match he with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over of 19th Classic Cup 2013 Konyak, Kezhose Khizo respectively. The runner’s- nior journalist Xavier Rutsa Cup 2013. The tournament looked up on YouTube. "It Italian compatriot and for- here today amidst thunder- Mathew, Lalnghinglova, up Elite FC walked away compere the proceeding was organised by Classic Bamdi and Mani Kanta con- a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 while vote of thanks was Club, Kohima under the was a long time ago." When mer doubles partner Ro- ous cheers from the fans.

Winning the champion tributed a goal each. along with trophy and cer- proposed by Pudil Tsükrü, theme “Together we can Nadal was told about that, berta Vinci. title, Kohima Komets SC Yhunshalo Kemp, tificates. general secretary Classic Soar.”

Kohima Komets SC lift Classic Cup 2013

Sania Mirza-Jie Zheng in US Open semis

NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 5 (PTI): India's Sania Mirza and her Chinese partner Jie Zheng stormed into the semifinals of the women's doubles with a straight sets victory over

fourth seeds Su-Wei Hsieh and Shuai Peng. The 10th seeded Sania-Zheng pair had little trouble in defeating the current Wimbledon champions Su-Wei Hsieh of Taipei and Peng Shuai of

China 6-4, 7-6 in exactly an hour and 50 minutes to advance to the last four stage.

Sania and Zheng will meet eighth seeds -Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua -- in the semifinal. Sania and Zheng were quick to seize the initiative and a single break was enough to give them the opening set. The second set went on serve before the Indo-Chinese combination secured a mini-break and held their serve thereafter to pocket the match. For records, it will Sania's first semifinal appearance in the US Open and her fourth overall in a major tournament. The Indian tennis ace has now reached the last four stage in the women's doubles at all the four major tournaments.

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