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reflections

By Sandemo Ngullie

Dimapur | August 8

Now, we are separate .... from the rest of the country.

August 7 blast victim in critical condition Dimapur, august 8 (mExN): The condition of one of the victims injured in the August 7 bomb attack at a jeweller’s workshop near Ram Janaki Higher Secondary School, Dimapur was reported to be still serious. The injured, Subhash Sonar, who sustained grievous shrapnel wounds to the stomach and burns, according to sources, was yet to regain consciousness till Thursday evening.

It has delayed surgery to remove shrapnel lodged in the stomach. Contrary to reports, a third person was also injured in the blast.

The unidentified third person was released from hospital after first aid. The condition of the second injured, identified as Rajesh Sonar was said to be stable responding to treatment in hospital. Police suspect that the explosive was a grenade. An arming pin, suspected to be Chinese in origin, was found at the blast site. It was sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory for examination. Unrequited monetary demand is suspected to be behind the attack. Police on Thursday evening said that no credible leads could be acquired to identify the attackers.

Church pastors support ACAUT

Dimapur, august 8 (mExN): The Dimapur Area Ao Baptist Church Pastors’ Fellowship (DAABAPF) has expressed anguish at pains inflicted upon the public of Dimapur in particular and Nagaland state in general because of the perpetration of unabated taxation. “Such thoughtless and forceful actions are highly deplorable and have no place in a Christian environment. It is always the less privilege section of the Naga society who ultimately bears the burnt for whom it is pertinent to chart out a path of liberation from the existing condition of enslavement,” DAABAPF, Secretary, Dr Temjen Ozukum stated in a press release. The Fellowship strongly felt that the recent conscious initiative by ACAUT in bringing out to the public domain the issues of unabated taxation are highly commendable and therefore, support the initiative with prayer. “We will continue to pray that better sense will prevail on all concerned and seek the guidance of the Almighty in eliminating the cancer that is fast spreading and affecting a cross section of Naga society,” said the DAABAPF. In this respect, the Fellowship is convening a prayer for its members on August 16 at 9:00 am at DABA Town Fellowship, Conference Hall.

National Commission for ST meets AHODs and HODs

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Sometime mid-June this year, landowners from Patkai Bridge till Chumukedima and Seithekima boundary stretch in Dimapur noticed movement of people from outside in their area. On enquiry, the landowners were told that “a survey” was being conducted. Internal sources and guesswork told them that this stretch, alongside others, has fallen on the historical lap of the proposal to “four-lane” part of the National Highway-29 (previously NH-39) between Dimapur and Kohima.

On August 2, five people landed up in T. Zubeni Patton’s land to instate “a pillar” to “align” the proposed highway. They claimed to be from the Public Works Department (PWD) of Nagaland. A few engineers arrived to check the pillars on August 3. Zubeni was shocked, as were 19 other landowners who live around her. They had no information on any project and, naturally, panicked.

The central govern-

ment approved the implementation of the “fourlaning” of parts of NH-29 in May this year. The project is under the Special Accelerated Road Development Programme (SARDP-NE) of the North Eastern Region, and was announced by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in December 2003. Land acquisition has been quoted as a hurdle to implementation of this project. Going by the deliberation of these landowners though, the government seemed not to even have tried.

A representation, signed by Zubeni and Khrietuonuo Angami, was dispatched to the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Dimapur by the 20 landowners on August 5. They termed the installation of the pillars, without the consent of the landowners, an act of illegal encroachment of their land, and strongly objected.

The DC of Dimapur, N. Hushili Sema, responded, stating that “preliminary survey for right of way” was done by private consultants as per technical specifica-

Seen here is a pillar instated by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), through the Nagaland PWD, on the land of an owner in Chumukedima without their prior information or consent, to mark the proposed four lane highway. (Morung Photo)

tions of the NHAI, necessitating the fixing of pillars on private land to “identify landowners and assess compensation.” In another statement, the DC said the “proposed survey” will be carried out tentatively in the “latter part of August.”

Either way, the landowners are being approached only after it has been decided where the four lane highway will pass through, instead of

prior consultations with landowners of the region earmarked for the project.

Though the work is said not to start till compensations have been duly paid, there is no way for landowners to refuse as the actual alignment of the four lane highway has already been done without the consent of the landowners.

Re-alignment will not be possible, admitted the DC today at a meeting with

the said landowners, also attended by chairman of the Chumukedima Village Council and an Officer on Special Duty of the Patkai Christian College. When asked what will happen if the landowners refused to give up land, the official stated that “Assam land laws” could be resorted to.

But the DC apologized for consultants entering private lands without prior information. The DC’s

Revenue Officer claimed that landowners had been skipped being given this crucial information because of a “communication gap.” Unfortunately, the landowners were not informed even when they asked the people coming to their lands to put up pillars or for a survey. Meanwhile, the Patkai Christian College has been in the know of the alignment all along. An official from the College, who assisted the “preliminary survey” engineers, acknowledged that “the survey” of the fourlane highway had been completed by “people from Delhi.”

As usual, people are being treated like collateral damage of development projects which seek only to compensate people once all decisions have been made elsewhere.

“Most of us are fully dependent on the land,” said Khrietuonuo. Located next to Patkai Christian College, some of these landowners have set up private hostels for students. 11 private hostels in this area house nearly 300 students. There

are paddy fields, fisheries, piggeries, shops, handlooms, gardens, kaccha and pakka houses that people have created and tended to over the years.

With the help of these lands, their children have gone to school and college. One family that has been here since 1969 started with a Litchi orchard. Another family runs a school for blind children and a girls’ hostel.

When compensation comes, if it does at all, only fisheries, fruit trees and concrete buildings will be compensated for, acknowledged officials at the meeting today.

Not providing data to individual landowners prior to alignment has made them question the intent of the government. A vague newspaper notification does not qualify as prior information. “The lands belong to us (the people) as per Naga customary law, and whether the state or the centre plans a project through these lands, it cannot be done without our prior consent,” asserted an elder from the group of 20 landowners of Chu-

Foothill Road draft map gets the Go two decomposed

Dimapur, august 8 (mExN): The Nagaland Foothill Road Coordination Committee (NFHRCC) and the Roads & Bridges wing of the PWD finally arrived at a meeting point on the course that the ‘Foothill Road Connectivity Project’ will take.

Engineers from the Roads & Bridges, led by Chief Engineer, D. Mero, met the NFHRCC in Dimapur on August 8. Eight options (probable routes) were presented before the NFHRCC. One got the thumbs up, which according to the NFRCC tallies with the route favoured by them. An earlier route proposed by the R & B was rejected by the NFHRCC citing it breached the very concept of the Foothill Road.

The one agreed upon on Thursday, stretches 339 kilometers long as envisaged by the NFHRCC. It snakes along the foothills starting from Tizit-Naginimora-Tuli-Tzudikong-Yajang

C-Longtho (Moayimnti)-Sumito-Wozhu-Changpang-Yimpang-Bhandari-Governor’s Camp (Liphiyang)-Ralan (Old)Rengmapani-Niuland enroute Dimapur.

The challenge has however just begun. Fresh cutting is required in two sectors while improvement is required in a number of sectors. In the Yimpang-Bhandari-Merapani Road junction-Doyang Bridge point (totalling 59 kilometers) sector, a stretch of around 16 kilometers is uncut, while drastic improvement is required in the remaining stretch. This stretch alone requires four bridges, including the Doyang Bridge, which is projected to span 122 meters besides construction of culverts.

Constructing the Doyang Bridge will require around Rs. 26 crores, one of the R & B engineers said.

Around 8 kilometers remain uncut in the Sumito-Wozhu-

Mao Council declare 24 hour total bandh

taDubi, august 8 (thE horNbill ExprEss): The Mao Council has declared a 24 hour lightning total bandh in all Mao inhabitated areas from 4:00 am of August 9 till 4:00 am of August 10. The bandh comes after the lapse of the 24 hour deadline demanding clarification from those responsible for the killing of Lt Col Pfokreho James at Senapati district headquarters on August 6.

However, as endorsed by the Naga People’s Organizations to fully support the investigation and movement of the Mao council to trace those responsible in the killing, the total bandh will now cover all areas of Senapati District. The total bandh will shut down all educational institutions, vehicular movement, business establishments, government offices and others, stated NPO officials.

It may be recalled that, GPRN/NSCN Southern Commander, Lt Col

Pfokreho James from Robunamai Village was found shot dead near a stream between Ankailongdi village and Veiwland colony in Senapati. The deceased had come to Senapati to participate in the crucial public meeting organized

by Naga People’s Organization. While returning home, he was intercepted by three unidentified gunman and whisked away in full public view at Senapati town old road.

The village Chairman of Robunamai had protested over the act of the gunmen, but was threatened at gun point. At around 5:00pm, two gun shots were heard and the dead body was found lying near a stream.

Senapati police had rushed to the spot and recovered the body. A public condolence programme was held on August 7 in Senapati, before the body was taken to his native village Robunamai, where he was laid to rest on August 8.

Changpang-LiolongidangYimpang (51 kilometers in total) stretch; while a stretch of around 33 kilometers requires improvement.

‘Maintenance assessment report’ is said to have been submitted for the stretch starting from Tizit till Yajancg ‘C’, which runs 166 kilometers. ‘Formation cutting’ is said to be underway in the road connecting Yajang ‘C’ with Longtho and Moayimti (unofficially called the NABARD Road). Currently, it is said to be a fair-weather-road and requires more funding. Construction is in progress under PMGSY in the 15-kilometer stretch of road connecting Longtho and Sumito via Moayimti. Between Governor’s Camp (Liphiyang) and Dimapur (47 kilometers), around 17 kilometers needs improvement.

Now that the two parties have agreed in principle on the route, the R & B said that engi-

neers will take up the day’s decision with the government. The NFHRCC stated that the door is open if any technical modifications are required.

Further, the dateline for commencement of work on the road has been pushed back by atleast three months. The government had assured that work will start

by October. August was supposed to be the month when the final ‘concept note’ on the project was to be submitted followed by issuing of tender notice and work orders in September. On this, the NFHRCC appealed the government to consult the committee before work orders are issued.

The ambitious 4-lane Foothill highway proposal recently announced by the government is also likely to follow this route, if at all it ever takes off. “At the moment the four-lane road is to be forgotten,” remarked one NFHRCC member at the meeting.

bodies recovered

mokokchuNg, July 8 (mExN): Mokokchung police personnel recovered two highly decomposed bodies from a spot between Ungma to Kupza village road (near a small stream) on August 7. According to police sources, the two deceased persons have been identified as one late Robin Shankar (60 years) and his twenty year old daughter late Chitu Mani. They both hailed from Assam and were residing under Ungma village jurisdiction. Police refused to divulge any further details as to the circumstances leading to the death; however the source added that investigation is on.

The bodies were handed over to the family members after completing all formalities, said police sources.

Meanwhile, the Ungma Im-

lang Yimten, through a statement advertised in a local vernacular daily, disclosed that the two deceased persons were working in a farm at the Ungma village jurisdiction for the past nearly 10 years. The two disappeared without any information a few days back. The ‘relatives’ residing at Ungma village started a search for the missing persons and ultimately the decomposed bodies were found near a stream. Mokokchung Police Station II was informed about the recovery. The Ungma Imlang Yimten, in the press statement, disclosed that the two deceased persons were buried in the Ungma Imlang cemetery. The Ungma Imlang Yimten further asserted that it would search for the perpetuators of the crime till the end.

national Highway gets a healing touch

Rengma community engages in mass social to mend deplorable highway Chizokho Vero Tseminyu | August 8

The deplorable road condition of National Highway-2 (previously NH-61) within Tseminyu sub-division today got a healing touch from the Rengma community, as they undertook a mass social work along this route. Organized by the Rengma Hoho and Tseminyu administration, under the initiative of the elected representative of 12th Tseminyu A/C, Levi Rengma, a large number of the people came forward and engaged in clearing the drainage and filling up potholes.

Talking to media persons, Levi said, “We don’t blame government, because it is not in the hand of state government for any fund provision, it is purely in the hand of Ministry of

Members of the Rengma community engage in filling up potholes in NH–2 (previously NH-61) during a social work within Tseminyu Sub-Division. (Morung Photo)

Transport, Government of India”, he said.

He also stated that due to certain court cases, the government could not give any fund for development or maintenance. Public are suffering just because of some few contractors not able to come into terms, he said. If government does not come forward, Rengma public especially in our jurisdiction, we will do something for the betterment of Naga travelers plying this stretch of route, Levi added.

He also acknowledged the NGOs, Rengma Hoho, student’s bodies, political parties and the Rengma public in general for their tremendous response in the social work. Rengma Hoho president Sawathang Kez Seb said the Rengma community conducted a mass social work, financed by Levi within the Rengma jurisdiction (around 32 km). Traditionally, he said, Rengmas have boundaries with Angami, Sema, Kyong and Assam.

The Rengma Nagas are

situated in the heart of Nagaland state, where hundreds and thousands of vehicles pass by everyday from Dimapur via Kohima to Rengma land and then proceed to Wokha, Zunheboto, Mokokchung, Tuensang, Mon etc, he added.

Seb appealed to the state government for construction of the road within Kyong and Rengma area for improvement of Naga economy. He also expressed gratitude to Levi Rengma, ADC Tseminyu, SDO (C)

Tseminyu, all administrative officers, public leaders, church leaders and volunteers for their cooperation towards the social work.

Rengma Students’ Union (RSU) tribunal general Keneth said that the Rengma community has been initiating social work for the past 3 years for maintenance of NH-2 within its jurisdiction. He informed that the community has been investing not less that Rs. 10-15 lakhs to maintain the road.

Stating that they are doing voluntary service for the past 3 years, he lamented that the concerned department was not extending periodical maintenance. He added that if the department continues to neglect this road, the RSU would be compelled to take up another course of action which could lead to taxing of travelers plying on NH-2 under Tseminyu SubDivision. Hence, the Union said that the government should take action as soon as possible.

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DImAPur, August 8 (mexn): Commissioner of Taxes, Asangba Chuba IAS on Thursday told students to take the opportunity of receiving education seriously and preciously.

Chuba said this citing the limited higher educational opportunities in other states like Bihar where in one of the districts having twice the population of Nagaland had only four colleges including government and private institutes. Chuba, an IAS cadre of Bihar had served there

High power committee of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes members with ACS& C, Banuo Z. Jamir during the meeting at Kohima on August 8. (DIPR Photo)

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KohImA, August 8 (DIPr): The high power committee of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes headed by the Commission’s Chairperson, Dr. Rameshwar Oraon accompanied by BL Meena, Member Commission; R. Vijay Kumar IAS, Secretary of the Commission; Aditya Mishra, Joint Secretary of the Commission; MS Chopra Director of the Commission; P. Syiemlieh Assistant Director of the Commission NE Region; DD Kukreja PS to Chairperson is currently on an official visit to the State of Nagaland.

The Commission held a review meeting with the developmental departments of the State in the confer-

ence hall of the Chief Secretary on August 8 at 11:00 a.m. The meeting was cochaired by the Chairperson of the Commission and the Additional Chief Secretary and Nagaland Commissioner, Banuo Z. Jamir.

During the meeting, the Chairperson defined the prime role of the National Commission in ensuring the implementation of the Constitutional provision for the protection and the development of the tribals of the nation. He therefore shared that the visit is with the purpose of assessing the status of developments and the ground problems of the State. The Commission members interacted

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DC Peren appeals not to panic on commodities Peren, August 8 (DIPr): Deputy Commissioner Peren, Senti Ao made an appeal to the people of the district not to panic about the shortage of the essential commodities due to the bandh called in Assam. He also directed the shop owner not to hoard essential commodities but cautioned to keep sufficient stocks of food grains, fuel, LPG etc. so as to not burden the people at any point of time. The DC further stated that as a precautionary measure surprise checking will be undertaken by the District Administration and the Peren Town Council to avoid unwarranted hoarding and unreasonable rise in the price of commodities.

with the State department officials pertaining to developmental activities in education, agriculture, water supply, rural development, health, poverty alleviations and Police. The Commission members assured to take up and support the requirements and problems of the State with the Central Government.

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio held a meeting with the visiting National Commission for Scheduled Tribe on August 8 at the Chief Minister’s conference hall New Secretariat Kohima and discussed issues of development of the State of Nagaland.

as the District Magistrate (Deputy Commissioner) few years back.

“Many young people in Nagaland take it for granted the process of entering college from school as a logical step, but you should take such opportunities preciously,” he exhorted the students of Sakus Mission College, Dimapur during the 19th Annual Fresher’s Meet at the new campus, Landmark Colony.

The chief guest advised the students to be focused on two things in life: To

Dept of N&RE on collection of beneficiaries shares DImAPur, August 8 (mexn): This has come to the notice of the department that some unscrupulous persons collecting beneficiaries shares from the public in order to obtain various solar devices such as solar street lights, solar lamps/ solar home lights/solar water heater etc.

Therefore, the department of New and Renewable Energy has informed the public that it is the only nodal agency in the state, designated by the Ministry of New & renewable Agency, New Delhi and the Government of Nagaland, to

provide subsidy on specific sanction and no one is authorised to collect any share on behalf of the department concerned.

The beneficiary share of any scheme, if any should be directly remitted with the Directorate of the department of New and Renewable Energy along with an application mentioning address, mobile number etc. “Anyone entertaining such unauthorised collection, in contravention of the stated notice will be doing so at their own risk,” Director Er IS Angami stated in a press release.

DWT release “Kongro Lijen” (Abode of the Maidens)

IMFL seized at Tseminyu

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tsemInyu, August 8 (DIPr): The Civil Administration and Police along with NGOs, Tseminyu Union, Rengma Hoho and Students Union conducted a raid at Tseminyu on August 7 and seized 35 cases of whisky, rum, vodka etc and 28 cases of beer canes and bottles which is worth about Rs. 2 lakhs 94,000 in the open market. Seized goods were destroyed on the same day in the presence of public and the civil administration and public leaders.

Meeting of AHODs on advertisement policy

KohImA, August 8 (DIPr): A meeting of the Administrative Heads of Departments with the Chief Secretary will be held on August 12, at the Conference Hall of the Chief Secretary at 10.00 hrs to discuss the streamlining of Government Advertisements.

Notice to land allottees at Medziphema

meDzIPhemA, August 8 (DIPr): Addl. Deputy Commissioner, Medziphema Dist. Dimapur’ Gergory Thejawelie has stated that many of the allottee/allottees of government land at Medziphema HQ. had failed to renew their land allotment as per the given conditions laid down in the allotment order. Therefore, one month notice has been given to all the allottee/allottees to pay yearly revenue and renew their allotment orders and that failing which land/plot shall stand automatically cancelled without further notice.

Social work at Wokha on Aug 13

WoKhA, August 8 (DIPr): Deputy Commissioner, Wokha, Vyasan R has informed that, there will be a mass social work on August 13 in view of the forth coming Independence Day celebration at Wokha HQ. All the departments, institutions and public of Wokha Town are requested to clean their surroundings and respective areas on 13/8/13 from 7:00 am onwards.

Governor greets on Eid-ul-Fitr

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DImAPur, August 8 (mexn): Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Nagaland Governor has extended warm greeting and best wishes to the Muslim Community of Nagaland on the occasion of Id-ul-Fitr. In a message of felicitation, Dr. Ashwani Kumar stated that Id-ul-Fitr is a festival of the Muslim Community which marks the end of the holy month of fasting- the end of Ramadan. He expressed, “Eid is a day which symbolises social harmony and calls for the strengthening of the country’s composite culture & brotherhood of all humanity. It is a day for thinking Allah Taála for health & opportunity that He has granted us to undertake this spiritual exercise of Perseverance, Patience, Prayer and submission to His will”. “May this auspicious occasion bring Peace, Prosperity and Happiness in all our lives,” he said.

NPF Minority cell greets on Eid-ul-Fitr

KohImA, August 8 (mexn): Naga Peoples front (NPF) Minority cell extended greetings to the people of Nagaland and neighbouring area on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr.

President Minority Cell Bishnu Bhattacharjee, on behalf of all the members prayed for prosperity and expressed hope that the auspicious occasion will bring sustained peace, progress, prosperity in Northeast and strengthen the bond of communal harmony, brotherhood and amity.

(Left) Cover of the book “Kongro Lijen” (Abode of the Maidens) by author T. Senka Ao. (Design by Aren Changkiri) (Right)DWT president Alila Wai Jamir and Ao Senso Telongjem Dimapur President Supu Jamir launching the book.

DImAPur, August 8 (mexn): The Dimapur Watsu Telongjem (DWT) today released a book titled “Kongro Lijen” (Abode of the Maidens). The book is authored by T. Senka Ao. Supu Jamir, President, Ao Senso Telongjem Dimapur formally launched the book at the residence of

Breast Feeding Support campaign observed

DImAPur, August 8 (mexn): The world celebrates August 1 to 7 every year as the ‘World Breast feeding week’ since the last twenty years. This year’s World Breastfeeding Week was theme, ‘Breastfeeding Support: Close To Mothers’ highlights Breastfeeding Peer Counselling.

College of Nursing, CIHSR also observed the week by having Breast Feeding Support campaign in different areas of CIHSR Hospital including, Paediatric Ward, Delivery room, Medical and Surgical Ward, and in the Outpatient Department, using different teaching methods and various Audio-Visual Aids. The main motive of the campaign was to make the people realise the importance of supporting women during their Breastfeeding period.

Seven pregnant women, 21 Lactating mothers, 47 Women and 45 Men attended the campaign.

College of Nursing also organised quiz on breastfeeding among the Nursing students both for educational purpose and to enhance nursing student’s zeal in reaching exclusive breast-feeding for all.

DWT Treasurer Prof. & Mrs Imsen, near West Police Station Dimapur.

He encouraged everyone to purchase the book and expressed the hope that all readers would benefit immensely from reading this book. He also stated that the book reflects and will prove to be beneficial

not only in today’s scenario, but will make an impact even for future generations.

DWT president Alila Wai Jamir at the book release informed that the book is priced at Rs. 200 but with the permission of the author, the book will be sold for Rs 150 under the aegis of DWT.

Commissioner of Taxes, Asangba Chuba IAS addressing gathering at SM College Dimapur on Thursday. (Morung Photo)

prepare themselves for the coming days and; to set time frame to achieve goals.

According to Chuba, setting time to achieve goals brings discipline, skills and right attitude in life.

Observing the cultural show presented by the students, the IAS officer said the Nagas needed to be aware of what they are and what they have become. He rued that Nagas today portray a different picture of what they were once known as simple, humble, honest and hard-

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working people.

Stating that Nagas have forgotten their inner culture, Chuba said, “It is time to reclaim our rich inner heritage and ethos.” He called for dreaming about modern Nagaland but without forgetting who the Nagas are and their origin.

During the programme, Vika Yepthomi and Amenla Jamir were crowned Mr & Miss Fresher’s respectively.

The students were entertained by variety of special numbers and entertainment items.

Fazl Ali College celebrates annual Fresher’s Day

Mr & Miss Fresher Chingom Konyak and Imnuksangla Jamir after the Freshers’ Day programme day at the College Auditorium on August 8, 2013.

moKoKchung, August 8 (mexn): Fazl Ali College today celebrated its annual Fresher’s Day at the College Auditorium with the general secretary of the Alumni Association FAC (FASCU G.S 2000-2001), Limalenden Longkumer as a special invitee.

Earlier, the special invitee, Limalenden Longkumer while exhorting the students strongly challenged the students to look beyond government jobs for employment avenues. Limalenden - who is a journalist, an entrepreneur, a farmer and a social activist – maintained that the young people have been brainwashed to believe that government job is the only available option for employment to such an extent that not being a government employee is considered a failure. He therefore lamented that the youths are hiding behind the shelf of cultural cringe by not exploring the many possible field one can undertake in such an advancing state like Nagaland.

He further challenged that student to give a thought of what they would want to be after graduationwhether be an educated unemployed in government

Students told to break away from shelf of cultural cringe

Limalenden Longkumer, special invitee

service lost in the deeming population and living an insignificant life or to live a life leaving a mark with an expedition of different work culture exploring the possibilities laying within.

Confessing that he is an ardent love of culture, Limalenden said he loves culture not that of cultural dances and folk songs but the culture which is the mental state of mind which embodies the attitude of a people to the future of their traditional values faced with the demands of mod-

ern technology; which also is the essential factor of development and progress.

Asserting that Ao is not a dialect, Limalenden asserted that Ao Mother-tongue is not a dialect but is a language though it may not be recognized by the constitution it’s still a language and our identity. Therefore, he suggested that it will be good if the Fine Arts & Debate Secretary or the Dept. of Functional English can organize language seminar, debating session on the particular topic to know the transition and history of language which is much needed.

In a glittering programme which was replete with songs, speeches and other activities, the main attraction of the programme was the Mr & Miss Fresher. After a glittering gala, Chingom Konyak and Imnuksangla Jamir were selected as Mr & Miss Fresher respectively.

Fazl Ali Fresher’s Day highlights includes College Song with Fresher’s

by EU, greetings by Vice Principal FAC, Senior Address by General Secretary FASCU, Fresher’s Speech by Moamenla B.A 1st and Vote of thanks by Social Service Secretary, FASCU.

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ASU first union assembly held KohImA, August 8 (mexn): The first Union Assembly of the Angami Students’ Union (ASU) was held on August 3 last at Hotel Vivor, Kohima. The following members were officially inducted as members and officials to various posts and councils for the tenure 2013-15: Visako Rino (Vice-President, Chakroma in-charge); Zeviho Lüho( Secretary, Environment& Health); Vikosalie Chase (Secretary, Art &Culture); Khriephrezonuo Sorhie (Secretary, Women affairs). Tribunal Members: Sedeneikho Shosahie , Kezhazer Angami, Seyievilie Peter Zashümo. dvisory council: Voto Neikha, Medochüzo Medoze. Appropriations Council: Rükrovolie Rülho, Khrielievi Chüsi and Pelesavi Rürhie. Further, ASU acknowledged and conveyed special thanks to T. Husie, ACF, Forest Department for sponsoring the Assembly. This was stated in a release issued by ASU speaker Dievi Yano.

Open bible quest exam on Sept 1

Volunteers participate during the sanitation drive conducted by IRCSN at Kohima on August 8. Abeni TCK at Red Cross Complex flagged off the programme. Various gov- DImAPur, August 8 (mexn): Faith Theological College, ernment departments, NGOs, school, and colleges participated in the sanitation drive. Ura Villa Colony, Dimapur will be conducting a written open bible

quest exam on September 1 (Sunday) at 2:00 pm based on Joshua (Old Testament) and Romans (New Testament). There will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize with a cash amount of Rs. 3000, Rs. 2000 and Rs. 1000 respectively for four separate age groups- A (3 to 12), B (13 to 17), C (18 to 34) and D (35 and above). All the church leaders (pastor, youth director, women leader, Sunday school teachers) and school and college authority are requested to send maximum candidates for this competition. Intending candidates are requested to contact Rev Dr S Gangte, founder Principal, FTC for further detail information @ 9436425173/9856319201.

Social work at Mon on Aug 10

Advisor of the Music Task Force Khriehu Liezietsu along with officials of the department of Youth Resources & Sports and Director Music Task Force and technical consultants at the Music Academy, Kohima to oversee progress of the project.

The Chief Minister has announced that the academy will be inaugurated this year.

mon, August 8 (DIPr): The Deputy Commissioner, Mon Angau I. Thou has informed to all the people of Mon Town that a Mass Social Work will be conducted on August 10 from 7 a.m. onwards throughout the Mon Town. In this connection, all the Heads of the Offices and the Departments are directed to participate in the Mass Social Work along with their respective staffs without fail. It further requested all the NGOs and the general public to participate in the mass social work within their respective wards/colonies. The DC also informed that attendance shall be taken for all the departments for necessary report to the Home Department, Nagaland. All concerned are also requested to tie up with the Administrative Officers and Department Officers in-charges detail for duty in each ward as notified.

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Manipur Deputy CM against splitting state IMPHAL, August 8 (tHe HINDu): While the Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi is keeping a carrot dangling in case of the demand for a separate district to be carved out of Imphal East district, Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam Gangmei has brushed aside the demands for homeland and new state for the Naga and the Kuki tribals who are demanding scissoring off the Naga and the Kuki "lands" from Manipur as mere pipe dream. They made the comments in the

backdrop of the renewed demand for the creation of Jiribam district by upgrading Jiribam sub division to a full fledged revenue district, the "alternative arrangement" for the Nagas in Manipur and a Kuki state to be carved out of Manipur.

Talking to journalists on Wednesday night Gangemi said that Manipur has an area of 22, 327 sq. km which is much smaller than any district of a big state.

If the areas dominated, as claimed by maps now in circulation, by the Nagas and

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the Kukis are sliced off what will remain of Manipur will be ludicrously small. He appealed to the architects of these states to abandon this unreasonable demand.

It may be recalled that the organisations of these two tribes had circulated maps of their proposed "alternative arrangement" and Kuki state. If these areas are conceded to them what will be left of Manipur will be much smaller than a standard village in any state.

Gangemi said that if there are different new

states for the Nagas, the Kukis, the Meiteis and the Muslims, then this ancient state with a written chronicle of more than 2000 years will be fragmented and the generations-old cordial communal harmony will be smashed to smithereens. He said that the architects of the new states should stop dreaming for and quarterbacking the disintegration of Manipur.

Referring to the general strikes called by the United Naga Council and the Kuki Statehood Demand Com-

mittee Gangemi said that it is very unfortunate that the strikes which will paralyse normal life are called at a time the people are wallowing in shortages following landslips along the two highways which are Manipur's lifelines. The UNC is calling the 48 hour general strike from August 11 midnight demanding the next round of talks among the Union, state governments and the UNC leaders on the demand of the "alternative arrangement". The Naga civil or-

ganisations have been saying that as they no longer wish to stay under the "communal government" they are demanding an "alternative arrangement".

Five rounds of talks had already been held. Nothing concrete has emerged from the talks. The Kuki Statehood Demand Committee is also calling its own general strike from August 13 midnight. It is intended to disrupt normal life and the celebration of the Independence Day. Gangmei says that the

IMPHAL, August 8 (NNN): Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh Thursday said that a target has been set to complete the under construction JiribamTupul-Imphal railway line by 2017, even if the earlier stipulated time fails to fulfill it. Ibobi stated this while attending the closing ceremony of the golden jubilee celebration of Thoubal College in Thoubal district.

Focusing on the Look East Policy and a trail of developmental projects to be followed in the state, Ibobi said the Government has set the target to finish the Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal rail line construction by 2017.

The Chief Minister also said the Imphal Airport will be upgraded to an international airport status soon and then added that the Imphal-Moreh road will also be developed at the cost of Rs 1, 800 crore to be solely funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Earlier, the Chief Minister unveiled a memorial stone erected in connection with the celebration at the Thoubal College campus. He later inaugurated an indoor stadium at the college campus. Ibobi also paid floral tribute to the founding members of the institute. The weeklong golden jubilee celebration of Thoubal College, which was set up in the year 1963 as the first college of the district, began August 1. Kh Meghachndra, Parliamentary Secretary; MLAs K Ranjit, P Brojen, and P Vaiphei; Commissioner, Higher and Technical Education, T Ranjit; Deputy Commissioner, Thoubal district; Dr In this Monday, August 5, 2013 photograph, fisherman Mohammad Abdullah prays on his boat before breaking his daylong RK Yaiskul, Additional Director, University and Higher fast during the Muslim holy month Ramadan in the River Brahmaputra in Guwahati, Assam. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) Education and O Chaoba Devi, Principal, Thoubal College were also present at the occasion.

DIPHu, August 8 (PtI): Suspected militants attacked Uttar Borbeel police outpost in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, police sources said. The insurgents fired 40 rounds from atop the hills on the outpost, under Bokolia police station, around 10 PM last night. The police retaliated by firing 18 rounds, they said. None was injured in the exchange of fire.

Today, the army and the police jointly launched a search for the culprits, the sources said.

Tawang set to host tourism mart

ItANAgAr, August 8 (PtI): Arunachal Pradesh's religious town Tawang, bordering China, will host the second edition of International Tourism Mart (ITM) scheduled to be held from October 18. A high-level delegation comprising Additional Director General (East) A K Gupta, Mamta Kochar, North East Director of the Union Tourism Ministry, and ITD,C-GM V P Bhatia called on Arunachal Pradesh Tourism Minister Pema Khandu at Tawang recently to express their satisfaction over the town being the venue for the ITM this year.

28 girls from Manipur rescued in Bangalore

IMPHAL, August 8 (NNN): Another child trafficking case has been exposed. This time again, the victims are from Manipur. In all, there are 28 girls from Manipur and many of them have been sexually abused in a 'children home' in Bangalore, according to All Tribal Students Union, Manipur (ATSUM).

"It is with remorse we are saying this that certain NGOs had raided a 'home' in Bangalore and out of the total number of victims, 28 girls are from Manipur and again, of these 28 girls two or three girls are from Senapati district and the

Strike for Garoland state hits normal life sHILLoNg, August 8 (IANs): Normal life in the western part of Meghalaya's Garo Hills was crippled Thursday following a dawnto-dusk shutdown by the Garo Hills State Movement Committee (GHSMC) demanding a Garoland state.

All government offices, private establishments, commercial outlets, schools and colleges remained shut while vehicles stayed off the roads in the five districts of Garo Hills.

"The situation is peaceful," Inspector General of Police (WesternRange)H.Nongpluh told IANS. The GHSMC - a conglomeration of several Garo organisations including the Garo National Council (GNC),

a regional political party launched a series of agitation since Tuesday in all the five district headquarters of Garo Hills demanding a Garoland state. "The committee will soon decide our next phase of agitation after the Independence day," GSHMC general secretary Augustine Marak said. "If the government can give Telangana for the Teluguspeaking people of that state, why can't it create Garoland for the Garos?" he added.

The GNC, one of the oldest regional political parties, has been demanding Garoland for over two decades.

It has one member in the 60-member assembly. The Garo National Liberation Army, a rebel group, is also

AIzAwL, August 8 (IANs): The Mizoram government has started providing financial assistance to farmers under the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme.

State government officials Thursday claimed that Mizoram is the first state in the northeastern region to provide financial aid using the DBT scheme to farmers involved in the New Land Use Policy (NLUP), a flagship programme of the state government.

Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla and Finance Minister H. Liansailova provided necessary documents to farmers selected to get the financial assistance at a programme held here

Thursday. "The farmers selected under NLUP scheme would get the financial assistance through their bank accounts under DBT provisions," an official of the state agriculture department told reporters.

He said the secondphase programme to provide financial assistance under NLUP was held simultaneously in the offices of sub-divisional officers and block development officers across the state Thursday.

He added, "The Planning Commission had earlier appreciated Mizoram government for its achievements under NLUP scheme and was assured more support to carry forward the programme."

Mizoram starts DBT aid to farmers

fighting for Garoland. Meanwhile, the Achik National Volunteers Council, currently observing a tripartite ceasefire with the central and the state governments, has scaled down its demand for a separate Garoland state to an autonomous council like the Bodoland Territorial Council.

majority of them are from Ukhrul district," ATSUM disclosed to Newmai News Network, while quoting reliable sources.

The 'children home' has been reportedly run by one Samuel, a 43 years old man but his detailed address is not known, said the tribal students' body.

According to ATSUM quoting the sources, 8 girls have already confessed that they were sexually abused by the 'home' authority. "One of the minor girls had attempted committing suicide after being raped," added the tribal students' body quoting the sources.

"ATSUM on behalf of the tribal people would like to question the Social Welfare Department of Manipur government on the issue," it posed.

ATSUM asked, "What has been the Social Welfare department doing after so many of such cases have been exposed in recent time?" It added, "After the March 12 Jaipur child trafficking case, we had said it was just a tip of an iceberg and now our words have proved right." ATSUM then demanded that the Social Welfare Department, government of Manipur should immediately address the issue.

AFFIDAVIT Regd.No: 545

I, Shri. Ahingbe Zeme S/o Shri. Samke of New Market Colony Ward No.8 of Jalukie Town do hereby declare that my official name is NZUHINGBE PAME and not Ahingbe Zeme. This happens to be my nickname.

Hence I shall be called NZUHINGBE PAME and not otherwise in future.

Deponent

Solemnly signed and sworn before me the deponent.

1st Class Magistrate, Jalukie,Nagaland

National Rural Health Mission Nagaland: Kohima

NL/NRHM/Estt./B-35/HR/2010/5232

Dated: Kohima, the 8th Aug. 2013

ADVERTISEMENT Applications are hereby invited to fill up the following posts under National Rural Health Mission for Universal Immunization Programme, Nagaland: Sl. Name of the Qualification No. of Salary Place of No. Post posts (pm) posting Graduate in any stream Rs 8,000/Tu e n s a n g with Computer knowlDist. edge. Preference shall Computer be given to locally resid1.

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2. Refrigerator Diploma or above in re1 Rs 8,000/Longleng Mechanic frigeration Dist.

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Interview shall be conducted on 21st Aug. 2013 at 11 o’clock at the IDSP Conference Hall, Directorate of Health & Family Welfare, Ruziezou, Kohima, Nagaland, applicants are to bring original documents at the time of interview.

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seNAPAtI, August 8 (tHe HorNbILL exPress): Joining voices against the brutal killing of Lt Col Pfokreho James, the Poumai Naga Women’s Union (PNWU) has strongly condemned the act and demanded those responsible to clarify the matter to the public immediately.

Coming out in a similar tone as demanded by other Naga civil organizations like

UNC, NWU, NPO, SDWA, SDSA, KSTC, Mao Council, the apex Poumai women’s body added that violent ways of achieving one’s end will not succeed in the present society. “When the Nagas are investing all efforts to achieve reconciliation at its highest level and everyone endorsing such hard earned initiative of the FNR, the recent killing has shaken the entire District,” it said.

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Ps Velavoyi, Phezoucha Nagamese BC

AG & Lierie

Ps Azahto, New Life Church

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any commitment. However he assured the representatives that the state cabinet shall take a decision on the demand soon. The decision will have a direct bearing on the demands of the Nagas and the Kukis. For the time being his appeal for a united Manipur seems to be falling at deaf ears.

Prices of consumer items which are in short supply even now are exorbitant and petrol and diesel are strictly rationed as and when stock is available in some oil pumps.

PNWU condemns killing

Jiri-Tupul-Imphal Railway line by 2017

Suspected ultras fire at police

transportation of fuel and consumer items which has gained momentum will be affected during the general strike. It will be a crippling blow to the people if there are general strikes now in furtherance of the Naga and the Kuki demands.

Meanwhile some representatives of the Jiribam Districthood Demand Committee had met with the Chief Minister Okram Ibobi. In view of the fast developing situation for separate states to be carved out of Manipur he refused to give

NOTIFICATION Dated Kohima the 3rd Aug. 2013

No.NRHM/NL/HR/24/2012-13/5212: In the interest of public service, the Health & Family Welfare Department is pleased to notify the revised categorization of various health units to categories A,B,C&D based on the inaccessibility/ remoteness of village/Town where the health facility is located, (the most inaccessible/remoteness being category D). Henceforth, remuneration to contractual technical staff (MO/Nurses/Lab Tech/pharmacist) of NRHM shall be given basing on the above categorization and is indicated in the table below: Category of Revised Remuneration Based on Categorization of Staff Health Unit Category A Category B Category C Category D Specialist

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25,000

A N M / L T / 10,000 Pharmacist

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AYUSH MO/ 22,000 Dentist

27,500

33,000

38,500

This notification shall come into effect w.e.f 1st August 2013.

NB: For detail information regarding categorization of Health Unit,please contact C.M.O’s office/SPMU-NRHM. Sd/(Shri. Sentiyanger Imchen, IAS) Commissioner & Secretary to the Govt. of Nagaland & Chairman-Executive Committee, SHS.

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Flow chart of the Naga National Movement Simon Commission (10th Jan.1929), as it is and women federation. Nagas rejected the 1st India parliamentary election, 1952.

Nagas walk out from Nehru and UN’s visit to Kohima, 1953.

Formation of Honkhin Govt.

(Free Naga) 1st War of Naga independence in Naga Hill excluded area, 1955. NNC’s Non Co-operation with the Govt. of India 1955. Formation of FGN, 3-22-1956. Indo-Naga ceasefire on 9-6-1964, in Wokha .

Formation of Revolutionary Govt. in 1968. Abrogation of Indo-Naga ceasefire by the Govt. of India in 1972. Condemnation of shillong accord by Isak and Muivah in the name of NNC/ FGN on Aug 16.1976. Army coup stayed by Shillong Accordist against Isak & Muivah 1978.

Formation of NSCN, 1.3.1980 to uphold Nagas Sovereignty. Division in NSCN,

Nagas were people /nation from the time of immemorial.

Nagas remained free till 1832 Nagas first war British 1833 British-Naga ceasefire at Khonoma, 1879 Formation of Naga Club 1918.

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agas independence memorandum to Simon commission, 1.10.1929. British India Act, 1935- Naga hill was declared excluded area.

Formation of Naga National council, 1945 1st Naga delegates met Mahatma Gandhi in july,1947 Declaration of Naga Independence Aug.14.1947 2nd Naga delegatesmet Nehru in July 1948 Naga independence voluntary plebiscite on 5.16.1951,99.9% in support of its full independence. Formation of Naga youth movement

1988. NSCN (Isak & Muivah) NSCN (Khaplang – IBRF formed, 1990). Filed Naga case international court UNO, 9-11993. Become a member of UNPO on 23-1-1993.

Formation of NNWC, 1981 to promote understanding, National Unity by rejecting Shillong Accord. Gen. Mowu went aboard, 1986. Reorganized original NNC by electing a new team headed by Khodao Yanthan on July 19, 1990. Official Oath of Secretary given to Khodao on, 9-18-1990, NNC, 1st application to UNPO, on 2-27-1990, NNC, 2nd Application to UNPO on 1.21.1993. Formation of Nagas peoples Convention 1959.

Signing of 16 point Agreement

by Nagas peoples convention 1960. Formation of Nagaland State 12-1-1963 (Within India Union) Surrender of Revolu-

tionary Govt. 1969 Zashie’s Shillong Accord of Nov 11, 1975, accepted India Constitution.

Federal Eastern Oking Misled by Kohima Transit Campers.

The Accordists formed people’s Militia of Nagaland to confront NSCN, Since 1986.

Phizo & Colleagues in London.

The death of A.Z. Phizo, April 30, 1990.

Shillong Accordist made Adino as NNC Acting President, 1.5.1990, with proxy, votes, the accordists conformed Adino President ship on 5-12-1990, withinIndiaUnion/Constitution, co-operation with Govt. of India & Nagaland State Govt. Naga National Unity with one common Govt. Naga Sovereignty.

Wobemo Shitiri Rtd. P.A to D.C Wokha, Nagaland

Dalmia Cement Within The Veil Of Prohibition carry a hangover of the day but the ‘package’ of associated problaunches HALC in still when the whole Mokokchung po- lems that comes along with drinking lice point area flowed like a river of which further pollutes the already and also the burning down of a polluted ‘Christian state.’ The idea and North-East India liquor ‘satan’ like effigy stuffed with liquor claim of Nagaland as a Christian state

Guwahati, July 15, (MExN): The Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. (DCBL), a worldclass cement manufacturer launched HALC (High Alite Low Celite); a defining element in cement. HALC enhances cement quality, compactness and compressive strength of concrete. Due to HALC’s value proposition of adding unique characteristics to cement it helps in making superior and high quality concrete.

This is yet another innovation from the Dalmia Concrete Research Centre with excellent past record of bringing high quality innovative products for high stress and demanding applications like airstrips, oil wells and railway sleepers. Dalmia Bharat Group with a turnover of over Rs7000 crore is a leading conglomerate of India with strong presence in Cement, Sugar, Refractories and Power.

Introducing the revolutionary promise of HALC, Chandrashekar Kini, CEO, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd, North-East, said, “HALC is a product of DCBL’sconstant efforts to invent new thresholds of product excellence. The demonstrably superior quality, reliability and longevity of cement and concrete applications containing HALC, is essential as the North East creates new infrastructural facilities and upgrades older ones. Given its’ unique challenges of the environment we have to constantly look to offer the most suitable and unique products for the region. ” Best in class technology, and the perfect balance of Alite and Celite in cement, ensure that HALC is the necessary component for producing the concrete of highest quality. Some of the key advantagesof HALC include High compressive strength, Water resistance Concrete, Fracture resistance Concrete and more compact Concrete The launch of HALC in the North East underlines DCBL’sstrategy of growth in the region.

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bottles. Liquor, then, came to be known as ‘Cursed and Condemned’ in the land of ‘Nagaland for Christ.’ Today, the efforts of the Churches in Nagaland under Nagaland Baptist Churches Council (NBCC), along with the nonchalant efforts from the ‘law keepers’ to stay within the spirit of Dry State seems to have failed miserably. While the former cannot impose any legal sanction, the latter seems to be ‘compelled’ not to impose it in terms of praxis. Possibly, the juice is worth the squeeze.

One can also understand the tenacity of the Government in taking such a long time even to bring to table for discussion. For nothing can get tricky for a Government living on the edge of Vote bank politics. Will it also afford to hurt the religious sentiments if it is to lift the prohibition? Whatever the compelling forces within and external, a concrete stand needs to be taken on the basis of currency, rationale and the context of the prevailing situation.

Whether there is prohibition or not, ‘drinkers’ will continue to drink (with few exceptions) no matter what. I could only raise a simplified question to Mr. X, ‘Why do you drink…so much, do you not care about your degrading health?’ He retorted in sarcasm. “If it is the case that drinkers alone die, ill quit drinking.” I am only reminded of the infamous saying, ‘…If you drink, you don’t commit sin and therefore you go to heaven.’ That’s the inglorious path of the ‘drinkers’ leading them into the ‘sunset.’

I believe Nagaland is not simply concerned about Alcohol and drinking

and its submission to Christ is already tarnished beyond imagination and whether liquor is sold openly or behind closed doors doesn’t make any worthy difference. Though, it will give such a religious shock to those devout Christians (if ban is lifted) to confront signboards like…‘Nagaland paradise wine store’ and the likes in the streets and highways of Nagaland.

Is Alcohol the only social evil and menace so much so that if there is total prohibition, Nagaland becomes a very clean Christian State? I, for one is totally against prohibition and that the ban be lifted. If not the entire Nagaland, then at least Dimapur should be relaxed. A big But…let there be strict licensing. We all know how much Nagaland state is incurring loses in terms of revenue generation while our neighbors enjoy double delight.

Having said thus far, if real prohibition (in terms of total abstention by an individual) is to prevail, then prohibition should strictly begin in the family within the norms of its family ethics.

This poses a serious challenge to family and parenting. On a positive note, it is a ‘religio-moral’ booster to know that the larger section of our people seems to be still governed by religiosity and its associated fervor when it comes to such social issues. Yet, even as the ‘holy chorus’ of pain and wail grows louder, drinkers continue to drink in their pursuit of habitual exercise, for want and for pleasure not knowing that they are slowly becoming ‘animalised.’

Dr. Asangba Tzudir

To The Indian Statutory Commission, Camp India.

MEMORANDUM ON NAGA HILLS. Sir, We, the undersigned Nagas of the Naga Club at Kohima, who are the only persons at present who can voice for our people have heard with great regret that our Hills were included within the Reformed Scheme of India without our knowledge, but as the Administration of our Hills continued to be in the hands of the British Officers we did not consider it necessary to raise any protest in the past. Now, we learnt that you have come to India as representatives to the British Government to inquire into the system of working of Government and the growth of education that our Hills may be withdrawn from the reforms. We never asked for any reforms and we do not wish for reforms.

Before the British Government conquered our country in 1879-1880 we were living in a state of intermittent warfare with the Assamese of the Assam valley to the North and West of our country and Manipuries to the South. They never conquered us, nor were we ever subjected to their rule. On the other hand we were always a terror to those people. Our country within the administered area consists of more than eight Tribes quite different from one another with quite different Languages which cannot be understood by each other, and there are more Tribes outside the administered Area which are not known at present.

We have no unity among us and it is only the British Government that is holding us together now.

Our education at present is poor. The occupation of our country by the British Government being so recent as 1880 we have had no chance or opportunity to improve in education and though we can boast of two or three graduates of an Indian University in our country, we have not got one yet who is able to represent all different Tribes or our languages much less one to represent us in any Council of a Province, However, our population of the Hills numbering 1,02000 is very small in comparison with the population of the Plains District in the province and any representation that may be allotted to us in the Council will be negligible and will have no weight whatever.

Our language is quite different from those of the Plains and we have no social affinities with either Hindus or Muslim. We are being looked down upon by one of our ‘Beef’ AND THE OTHER FOR OUR ‘PORK’ and both for our want in education which is not due to any fault of ours.

Our Country is poor and it does not pay for its Administration. Therefore if it is continued to be placed under the reformed Scheme, we are afraid that new heavy taxes will have to be imposed and in the long run we shall no share in the land of our Birth and life will not be worth living then. Though our land at present is within the British Territory, Government have always recognized our Private Rights in it, but if we are forced to enter the Council the majority of those member is sure to belong to other districts. We also much fear the introduction of Foreign Laws and customs to supersed(suppress (sic) our own Customary laws which we now enjoy. For the above reasons, we pray that the British Government will continue to safeguard our rights against all encroachments from other people who are advanced than us by withdrawing our country from the Reformed Scheme and placing it directly under its own protection. If the British Government, however want to throw us away, we pray that we should not be thrust to the mercy of the people who could never have conquered us themselves, and to whom we are never subjected; but to leave us alone to determine for ourselves as in the ancient times. We claim (not only the members of the Naga Club) to represent all those Tribes to which we belong viz: Angami, Kacha-Nagas, Kukis, Semas, Lotha and Rengmas.

Signed by:1. Neihu Angami : Head Interpreter 2. Rheichalie Angami : Peshkar 3. Neisier Angami : Master 4. Khosa Angami : Doctor 5. Gepo Angami : Interpreter 6. Vipunyu Angami : Potdar 7. Goyapra Angami : Treasurer 8. Razhukries Angami : Master 9. Dikhrie Angami : Sub-Overseer 10. Zapuzhulie Angami : Master 11. Zepulies Angami : Interpreter 12 Khatsulo Angami : Interpreter 13. Levi Zeliang : Clerk 14. Nuolhoukielie Angami : Clerk 15. Nizhuvi Sema : Interpreter 16. Apomo Lotha : Interpreter 17. Resilo Rengma : Interpreter 18.Lengjang Kuki : Interpreter

19.Neikhriehu Angami : Interpreter 20.Miakra-o Angami : Chaprasi

Footnote to the Memorandum: The above original text is being reproduced and published in the interest of public. It may be noted that the memorandum, penned down by a group of simple but honest and conscious Nagas with little or no education at all clearly states the passionate desire for freedom: free from undue taxation of all sorts, freedom to practice ones religious belief and customary practices and above all freedom to ownership of land enjoyed by Nagas from time immemorial.

The memorandum is an outright cry against all forms of extortion and intimidation that are presently being meted out to the general public by over-ground and underground alike under various unethical pretexts. The arrogant behavior of present day national workers, in the name of freedom struggle, and the ongoing day light robbery committed in various departments by way of deduction from plan funds and contract works, hierarchy wise, as commissions are all insult to Naga ethos and patriotism envisioned by the above twenty patriotic members for all Nagas then, now and the generations to come.

We should all be ashamed of our prevalent mentality of greed, insensitivity and selfinterest with the only aim to fill one’s pockets with bloody money by whatever means one calls it. For this, anyone can, at liberty, say that there are no leaders today worth the name by the standard of charisma, sacrifice or patriotism. ‘Doom’ is the curse for Nagas except for the ray of hope opened by FNR, Consumer Protection Forum and ACAUT however small steps they may have begun with. These three patriotic movements must be supported by our intelligentsia and all the Tribal bodies to bring about the much needed radical change that we all yearn for.

The church should have taken the lead in this fight but it is sad that the Church in Nagaland has become just another dirty Government department. As of now we can expect nothing from the churches because wrong Christianity is in Nagaland or shall we say the Bible is in wrong hands.

Jonas Yanthan All India Radio, Kohima

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Friday 9 August 2013

Cultural troupe of Yimchungrii Women Organisation Kohima perform at Metemneo festival celebrations of the Yimchungrii tribe organized by the YSUK on August 8.

Nungti, Pastor, YBCK followed by a welcome note by the President of the YSUK. Short speeches were given

by Kekonchim, Vice President, ENPO, Thingchem, President ENPUK and President of ENSUK. R Tohanba graced

the occasion as the Chief Guest, where he focused on the importance of culture in society. “Metemneo Festival caters the unity and integrity by way of family gathering, fellowship and resolution. Today tribalism should not

MMC proposes community participation in waste mgmt

moKoKchuNg, august 8 (mExN): The Mokokchung Municipal Council (MMC) has proposed to rope in community participation for proper management and disposal of solid wastes in the town by constituting Ward Sanitation Committees (WSCs) and Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) in each ward and also levying of monthly sanitation tax from the household for sanitary maintenance in their respective wards. This was discussed at a coordination meeting of MMC, all ward chairmen and GBs at MMC Conference Hall on August 5, 2013.

An official statement from MMC Administrator, Chubawati Chang (who is also ADC Mokokchung) stated that the proposal for a change in the present practice of municipal solid waste collection in waste boxes by another method of directly collecting into the dumpers/trucks from the household at designated locations was discussed at length.

With regard to community participation, Chubawati stated that the MMC proposed the setting up of Ward Sanitation Committee or Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs).

The functions of the WSC/RWA will be to frame rules to check, control & totally prevent random filling/throwing of mud, solid wastes, foliage and other non-degradable wastes into the drainage and dust Bins and on the roads by the public.

The ward will control public from causing damage to drainage or random filling of drainage by municipal solid wastes like mud/garden waste, foliage etc within respective jurisdictions. The WSC/RWA will organize ward civic action to clean the drainage or its minor repairs within the ward area involving mass community participation. Besides, it will guide and assist MMC sanitary staff daily in respective ward areas during collection of MSW from the ward households. The WSC will also maintain the

storm water drainage and approach road drainage within their respective jurisdiction.

The meeting also suggested the WSC or RWA to levy a monthly sanitation fee (sanitation tax) on the household for maintenance of their respective ward.

The MMC Administrator informed that the August 5 coordination meeting resolved that respective ward shall discuss the matters with the ward general public and the decision shall be submitted to the MMC office by the end of August 2013. After receipt of the outcome of public meeting from all the wards, another meeting shall be convened for final decision.

However, during this period while the public decide on the proposals, the MMC shall also make a detail study on the possible operating system of the new concept of garbage collection from the households directly to the vehicle, approximate total quantity of garbage generation per day, forming word zones and requirements of vehicles for effective coverage etc.

Nonetheless, the meeting also discussed the need for purchase of Cesspool for sanitary clearance and medium vehicles for collection of garbage. In this regard, decided that MMC shall initiate to approach the Government, donors and financial institutions for assistance, the MMC Administrator informed.

Besides, the meeting also resolved, for the maintenance of town cleanliness and human safety, to keep the dogs impounded day and night by all the owners and restrict the movement of dogs beyond the owner’s compound. Defaulting dog owners shall be appropriately punished by the respective ward authorities, the MMC Administrator stated while adding that the MMC and Ward coordination meeting shall be held from time to time depending on the needs.

be allowed to exist in our Naga Society. Ism which is the root cause of violence and killings needs to be reformed in our society. As we celebrate this festival, let us all revive ourselves and wipe out ism for the betterment of our society.”

Tohanba further added.

Special numbers were performed by Tsurila, Women Coordinator, YSUK and folk song by the cultural troupe of Yimchungrii Women Organisation Kohima. The program was hosted by John Khiphur.

tuENsaNg, august 8 (DiPR): With the announcement of the byeelections to the 51 Noksen A/C, the model code of conduct has come into force with immediate effect for the entire district of Tuensang with the following modification as announced by the ECI vide Press Note, dated April 24, 2013.

All instructions of the Commission issued regulating the implementation of the schemes of MNREGA, extending relief and starting works in case of Natural Calamities, Drought, Flood, Drinking Water, Digging of Bore-wells, Fodder, Agriculture inputs and input subsidies to farmers, New Developmental work (whether beneficiary or work oriented) including work under MPLAD, MLA and MLC LAD scheme, Announcement and commencement of New Projects, Programme, Concessions, Financial Grants, Defacement of Property, use of Government Property for campaign purpose, etc shall be applicable only in respect of the areas falling in the Assembly Constituency(s)/

Designation of police personnel as election related officers

DimaPuR, august 8 (mExN): The Election Department has stated in a notification issued August 7, 2013 that, in pursuance of the Standing instruction of the Election Commission of India, the Governor of Nagaland has designated all police personnel of Government of Nagaland, including home guards from the level of Director General of Police down to the level of constable as election related officials for the purpose of Section 28A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, with immediate effect till the completion of the bye-election from 51-Noksen (ST) Assembly Constituency 2013.

The Police officials as stated above who are involved in any way in election related arrangements and perform duties in connection with the Conduct of by-election at 51-Noksen (ST) Assembly Constituency are, by law, officers of the Election Commission, being deemed to be on deputation to it, and are subject to its control, superintendent and discipline, and are answerable to the Election Commission for any acts of Commission or omission on their part while performing any election related duties.

Parliamentary Constituency going for by-election and NOT TO entire district(s) in which such constituency is situated.

However, all other existing instructions of the Commission on Model Code of Conduct on matters like tours of Ministers, Vehicles, Advertisements,

use of Government Guest Houses, and all prevailing Commission’s instructions other than those mentioned in Para (1), transfer of officers etc. shall continue to remain applicable to the entire district(s) in which the constituency having the bye-election is situated.

MEx FILE NPF ticket distribution prog for bye-election

Youths from a Youth Fellowship under Mokokchung Town Baptist Church presenting a choral at the XXII Music Fest being held at MTBA Church on August 8, 2013. This year, the Music Fest, which was first held in the year 1991, is being held on the theme 'Revere'. It will conclude on Friday, August 9, 2013. (Morung Photo)

Eid-ul-Fitr greetings extended to all DimaPuR, august 8 (mExN): The Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has extended heartiest greetings to the members of the Muslim Community on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.

A felicitation note issued by Hokivi Chishi, President, DCCI stated that Id-Ul-Fitr signifies the end of the holy month of Ramadan and the DCCI hopes that through Id, the bonds of brotherhood between different communities would be fur-

ther strengthened not only in Nagaland but also throughout the country.

Tovihoto Ayemi, Parliamentary Secretary Technical Education, IT, Science and Taxes in a note also extendrf warmest greetings to the Muslim community of Dimapur in particular and Nagaland in general on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr celebrating the Breaking of the Fast and Recurring Happiness. “During this time of celebration

let us also not forget the poor.

Let us all continue to pray for universal peace and happiness. I once again wish the Muslim community a meaningful celebration of the festival,” he stated.

K.K. Paul, President, Dimapur Bangali Samaj (DBS) on his behalf and on behalf of his community also wished a very happy Eid-ul-Fitr to all the Muslim brethren. May this festival bring in peace, Love, happiness and goodwill to all.

Kohima, august 8 (DiPR): Legislators’ Forum on AIDS Nagaland new team Executive Board Members was elected for five years (20132018) headed by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio as the Chief Patron. NLA Speaker Chotisuh Sazo and Congress Party leader Tokheho has elected as Patron/Convenor and Co-Convenor respectively. Besides, one member from each district was also elected as representative. The following are the LFA members: Mokokchung-

Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Imkong L. Imchen; Kohima- Minister for Social Welfare, Kiyanilie Peseyie; Dimapur- Chairman DAN, N. Jacob Zhimomi; Peren- Minister for Planning & Coordination, Evaluation, Geology & Mining, T. R. Zeliang; Phek- Minister for Roads & Bridges, Parliamentary Affairs, Kuzholuzo Nienu; Wokha- MLA, Mmhonlumo; Zunheboto-MLA Khekaho; Mon- Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Development, REPA, C.L. John; Tuensang- Minis-

ter for School Education, C.M. Chang; Mokokchung- Minister for Youth Resources & Sports, Merentoshi R. Jamir; Kiphire- Parliamentary Secretary for Power, C. Kipili Sangtam; Longleng- Minister for Industries & Commerce, S. Pangnyu.

Co-opted Members: Secretary Nagaland Legislative Assembly and Commissioner & Secretary, Health & Family Welfare. Treasurer (As Joint Signatories): Speaker, Nagaland Legislative Assembly and State Consultant *UNAIDS) LFA Nagaland.

New executive board members of LFA

Mobilizing youth for peaceful society

KiPhiRE, august 8 (DiPR): The prize distribution programme of the Junior/ Youth Red Cross Society painting competition was held under the theme “Through Humanity to People” on August 6, 2013.

DC & Chairman IRCS Kiphire Branch KesonyuYhome (IAS) while addressing the gathering at the motivation programme said the operative part of Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) movement is service to humanity and nationbuilding voluntarily. He said that the movement is all about voluntary service to the humanity, and unless people come forward, the organization (IRCS) and the government would not force anyone to join the movement.

The agenda of the day’s programme was to help develop and mobilize the movement at the lower and younger levels among the youth; to take the global movement to the youth to inculcate a sense of vol-

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MCC for 51 Noksen bye-election

Yimchungrii’s celebrate Metemneo Kohima, august 8 (mExN): “Time comes and goes but our culture and history will continue to stay” said R Tohanba, Parliamentary Secretary, CAWD Nagaland, while delivering a speech at the Metemneo festival of the Yimchungrii tribe which was organized by the Yimchungrii Students Union Kohima (YSUK) on August 8. The festival was held at the Heritage Complex, Kohima.

Metemneo festival is the main festival of the Yimchungriis which literally means ‘soul harvesting festival’. Metemneo is celebrated to commemorate the presence of the souls of the dead and the ones who are about to die. It is also a festival to welcome newborn babies and a celebration of coming together.

Another significance of the festival is the celebration of crop harvesting, especially millet since it is the first crop to be harvested.

The program started with a prayer by Longri

Dimapur

Kohima, august 8 (mExN): The Naga People’s Front (NPF) ticket distribution programme for 51 Noksen A/C bye-election will be held on August 12 at 11:00 am at NPF Central Office, Kohima. Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and NPF president Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu will deliver short speeches. All the NPF legislators, central officer bearers, frontal office bearers and divisional unit president have been requested to attend the programme.

Sumi orgs joint meeting today

DimaPuR, august 8 (mExN): Western Sumi Kukami hoho and Western Sumi Hoho will have a joint meeting with Dimapur Sadar Sumi Kukami Kuohakulu and Dimapur Sumi Council at Hotel Saramati on August 9 at 10:00 am. Therefore, all the Sumi Kukami under Dimapur Sadar Sumi Kukami Kuohakulu are requested to attend the meeting without fail.

DCCI, DGU condemns bomb blast

DimaPuR, august 8 (mExN): The Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has vehemently condemned the bomb blast at Thakurbari on Wednesday evening by unidentified miscreant(s). It stated in a press note that such kind of subversive activities are highly detrimental to the psyche of the public as it creates a fear psychosis in the minds of the people and needs to be condemned by all right-thinking citizens. “Such acts have no place in civilized society and therefore the DCCI fervently appeals to the law enforcing agencies to investigate the matter thoroughly and bring the guilty to justice,” it stated. The DCCI also wishes a speedy recovery to the injured persons. In a separate condemnation note, the Chairman, Disciplinary Action Committee of the Dimapur Gorkha Union (DGU) has vehemently condemned the incident terming it as a cowardly act. It stated, “How can our cities and town develop when miscreants lob grenades and bombs in the shops?”.

DGU also stated that whatever may be the reason(s) behind the grenade attack, it is an act of cowardice.

CNRH/NRHPF reiterates demand

DimaPuR, august 8 (mExN): The Council of Naga Rengma Hills/Naga Rengma Hills Protection Force in its cabinet meeting on August 7 resolved that it will “no more tolerate for the negligence of the government, because both the state and central government have turned a deaf ear to the demand of the CNRH/NRHPF.” A press note from the CNRH/NRHPF Chairman, Keyhang Rengma said that the organization will take its own course of action “at anytime and anywhere within its jurisdiction (Rengma Hills),” if the government fails to fulfill the demand for the creation of a Rengma Hills Autonomous District Council in Assam on or before August 15, 2013. It further cautioned that “if any unwanted elements occurred, the government of Assam will face another situation,” and that in course of the CNRH/NRHPF’s action, the entire responsibility would be on the state and central government.

LT Gen SL Narasimhan, AVSM, VSM GOC 3 CORPS pays homage at Kohima War Cemetery on August 8, 2013 during his visit to HQ IGAR (N).

RMSC appeals to municipals for fair toll tax

DC and Chairman IRCS, Kiphire Branch, Kesonyu Yhome (IAS) is seen with the organizers and winners of the Indian Red Cross Society painting competition held at the DC Conference Hall on August 6. (DIPR Photo)

untary services from the formative years. The DC appealed and invited all the young people of the

district to be a part of posiEarlier in the day, a tive movement to develop key note address on J/YRC a humane and peaceful movement and its activisociety. ties in the district was de-

livered by Lipichem, Life Member. The awards were given away by Lankonsen Lotha SDO (C).

Kohima, august 8 (mExN): Speaking on behalf of the farmers, Razeba Marketing Sub-Committee Chairman (RMSC), Sanyi Dukru has expressed dismay on the exorbitant toll tax being imposed on light commercial vehicles carrying vegetables by the Kohima Municipal and Dimapur Municipal while stating that it is unfair for the farmers to pay Rs. 400 per mini truck and Rs. 200 per tata mobile respectively in three toll gates, namely, Ko-

hima BSF Camp, Medziphema Town and Burma Camp Dimapur.

He said that the Municipal has the right to tax but strongly asserted that it should not rise above Rs.50 per truck. Citing the instance of vegetables being transported from Zhavame village, which is located about 80 kilometers away from Kohima, he pointed out that the farmers are compelled to sell their cabbages for as low as Rs.3 per Kg on the spot, or even

lower at the rate of Rs. 2 in the past few days due to difficulty in the marketing sector while they also have to bear the brunt of transportation cost for mini trucks and tata mobiles, which are Rs. 8000 and Rs.6000 respectively.

In this regard, the Razeba Marketing Sub-Committee has appealed the municipals for fair toll tax for the general welfare of the farmers and to further promote cultivation of organic vegetables.

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The Power of Truth

The Morung Express FrIDAy 9 AuGusT 2013 vol. vIII IssuE 217

Along Longkumer Consulting Editor

Politician vs. IAS and Vote-bank Politics

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Parag Khanna & Greg Lindsay Source: Reuters

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ho is more powerful in India, the politician or the bureaucrat? This is an oft repeated question that surfaces every time there is some kind of tussle or controversy between the two professions. The politician versus IAS debate is therefore not new in a parliamentary democracy as practiced in India with all the paraphernalia of politics, crime, religion, caste etc adding to the heady state of affairs. The latest case of Durga Shakti, a young IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, who has been suspended under controversial circumstances by the powers that be in the UP government headed by the Samajwadi Party, brings to the fore the manner in which the bureaucracy has been used and abused by the political class to serve their own vested interest. While a politician or a Minister may have the discretion to transfer and suspend an official and by that claim to be more powerful, nevertheless the rule of law has to be applied. Any officer under the scanner should be given an opportunity to plead his/her case and as such be treated fairly. Was this due process followed in the case of Durga Shakti? Apparently not.

The IAS officer in question was taking on the sand mafia criminals and this made some of the politicians very insecure. In order to get rid of her, the SP government in UP, it would appear, has cleverly used the religious minority card instead to suspend Durga Shakti, arguing that her actions of allegedly ordering demolition of a wall of an under-construction mosque were done without following the due process and that this was detrimental to communal harmony. In fact, several Muslim clerics have lashed out at the UP government for suspending the IAS officer, slamming SP's attempts to link the decision to the demolition of a mosque wall and asserting that the young officer was victimised for taking on the sand mining mafia. Also the UP Sunni Central Waqf Board has praised the young officer and writing to the CM that she had no role in bringing down the wall.

So why this desperation on the part of the SP government to take on a young IAS officer? It is becoming obvious that the SP is looking ahead to the Lok Sabha election in 2014 and projecting a pro-Muslim stand. After all the SP’s core constituency is among the Muslims and the party seems to be cleverly positioning itself to consolidate its vote bank. As a report in the Economic Timessuggests, the SP needs to ensure that the votes of the Muslim community do not get divided between it and the Congress. Further according to the same report, the SP chief Mulayam Singh’s game plan is to make sure that Muslims do not drift to the Congress as they did in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, but stay with his party as did in the 2012 assembly polls, when the SP stormed back to power with a landslide win, defeating both the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Congress. Interestingly, all three—the SP, BSP and Congress—they have their support base among the minorities, including the Muslims. With the BJP under Narendra Modi’s leadership attempting to regain its past glory in UP, the SP has to ensure that its core constituency— the Muslims remain with the party. The SP’s attempt to kill two birds with the same stone is enlightening. By suspending Durga Shakti, the SP has tried to protect not just the sand mining mafia but also its vote bank among the Muslims.

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I love lost, forgotten things: 'The King's Deception' author

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nternationally acclaimed lawyer-turned author Steve Berry has an undying passion for history and played with it in his latest novel "The King's Deception", the eighth in the Cotton Malone adventure series. He said he realised the topic would be "controversial" but couldn't resist it as he "loves things from the past".

The suspense, the drama and the thrills in "The King's Deception" hinge on the identity of Queen Elizabeth I, portrayed as an impostor.

"I knew the topic would be controversial, but it's also quite interesting. We know little to nothing about Elizabeth I. What we do know is contradictory. The reality is that no one knows for sure what happened 400 years ago.

And that makes for a great thriller," Berry told IANS in an email interview from Florida.

The lawyer with a flair for writing has authored a dozen novels, including "The Amber Room ", "The Alexandria Link", "The Paris Vendetta", "The Emperor's Tomb", "The Jefferson Key" and "The Columbus Affair". His work has been translated into 40 languages and is sold in 51 countries.

What inspired him to weave history in the novel, especially the facts and legends surrounding the identity of Queen Elizabeth I? "The Bisley Boy legend intrigued me from the first moment I heard it. I love things from the past, lost things, forgotten things, that the reader may know little to nothing about. I especially like it when those things are still relevant today," he explained.

"And, trust me, if Elizabeth I was an impostor there would be chaos today. Everything in Northern Ireland would change."

The Bisley Boy legend, which claims that Elizabeth had died at the age of 10 while staying at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire and a lookalike boy from the nearby village of Bisley was put in her place, is the key factor in the novel.

"I used both primary and secondary written sources, most of them quite old," he said on his source of information on the Bisley's Boy legend.

The thrill in "The King's Deception" has been a result of 18 months of research.

"Six months of preliminary research before writing, then 12 additional months while writing. I used 300-400 sources.

I try hard to get the details right," said the author, who regularly features in the top echelon of The New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestseller lists.

Such intensive research work entails travelling. "Two trips were made to England," Berry said.

Readers and reviewers have responded positively to "The King's Deception", which creates mystery with history, the author said.

"They seem to love it. People are, by and large, fascinated by their own history. Nearly all of the e-mails and reviews have been positive. Of course, there are always a crop of Negative Nellies who don't seem to understand that the book is a novel. It's not real," he said.

What next? Will his next also have a dose of history?

"Cotton Malone will return for another adventure in 'The Lincoln Myth', which gives you a taste as to what the story is about," Berry said.

A woman sits on the remnants of a quake destroyed house in Lalu village of Hetuo township in Minxian in northwest China's Gansu province on Monday July 22, 2013. A strong earthquake that shook an arid, hilly farming area in northwest China sparked landslides and destroyed or damaged thousands of brick-and-mud homes. (AP Photo)

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pon retiring in April after more than four decades as a NASA climate scientist, Dr. James Hansen told Columbia University students he feared “climate chaos” if we do not act immediately to curb greenhouse gas emissions. There are now more than 800 natural disasters worldwide annually, according to the reinsurance giant Munich Re, double the number 20 years ago. That may just be the beginning. The number could skyrocket to 15,000 disasters per year by 2030, said General Electric’s global strategy director Peter Evans, meaning milewide tornados like the one that devastated Moore, Oklahoma in May would be the norm.

Cities will bear the brunt of these catastrophes.

Even as they become the world’s demographic centers, economic drivers, and political powers, cities face unprecedented risks from cyclones, earthquakes and tsunamis. Hurricanes Sandy and Katrina each caused more than $100 billion in damage, leading catastrophe bond pioneer John Seo to predict that a trillion-dollar storm could hit New York headon or the Big One could devastate Tokyo sometime in the next decade. Then, there are man-made crises stemming from geopolitical tensions or economic inequality, not to mention pandemics.

Which cities will have the luck, the foresight and the resilience to cope with the convergence of these 21st century risks? Where would you choose to settle with the world of 2050 in mind, given that location, location, location will matter more than ever in a hotter, drier, more volatile world?

Some of the world’s most densely populated and economically significant cities already fall within the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects’ category of exposure to “3+” (meaning three or more) major risks — ranging from droughts to earthquakes to volcanic eruptions. The list includes New York, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai and San Francisco.

The most frequent natural disaster, flooding, regularly devastates the urban poor in such Asian megacities as Bangkok, Manila and Dhaka. The population exposed to flooding could triple by 2070, according to a recent Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development study of 136 rapidly expanding coastal cities. The portion of the U.S. prone to floods is expected to increase by as much as 45 percent by 2100, according to a first-of-its-kind report published in June by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

London’s Thames River Barrier and Rotterdam’s

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here are many expositions on the issue of identity. Some, align it with ethnicity, but identity consciousness has I think various and variable manifestations. When it comes to ethnicity or religion there can be a marked proclivity towards ethnicity, which caste, community or religion I belong to. It can also raise questions of nationalism and nationalities.

The present problems in the Bodo areas of Assam are part ethnic, part 'economic' but they raise the issue of identity, which is inextricably linked with land, cultural and hegemonic rights. Linguistic identity is a tour de force, so is religious identity. But what is identity in a broad sense. I am an Indian is this my identity? I am a North Easterner, is this another identity? I am Bengali speaking, another identity? If this be so, then there are complex strands to identity. I am a Hindu or a Muslim, or a Christian, is this my major and preponderant identity? I work in a University, is this too my identity? I am a writer or a novelist or a poet, or an artist, a painter, a cinematic buff, are these also my identities? If I am all of them, then I have so many identities. Yet when we talk about the ticklish issue of identity, we rope in language, culture or ethnicity.

What is the Indian Identity?

Is it one or, many, inter cultural and cross cultural, or does it go down to one unit, that I am Marathi, Assamese or Tamil? When sociologists discuss the question of identity,

Delta Works were designed to protect both cities from rising sea levels, and flood barriers are just a piece of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s $20 billion plan to waterproof the city while building new high-rises on the harbor.

There are risks for interior populations as well – the world already has more “climate refugees” than political ones. The Earth Policy Institute’s Lester Brown published a report last month arguing that 18 nations — with half the world’s population – already face “peak water” as they pump their underground aquifers dry. This threatens the urban populations of Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq and Yemen, for starters.

In China, excessive diversion of rivers for agriculture and industry has led to the disappearance of as many as 28,000 rivers, which may soon require more internal forced migrations. The scene of America’s biggest housing bubbles before the 2008 economic collapse – Phoenix and Las Vegas – are located in deserts where water tables are quickly depleting, as is the High Plains aquifer underlying much of the Midwest.

Ironically, cities lying within the Arctic Circle will be some of the biggest winners in a hotter world.

New shipping hubs are emerging across Scandinavia to capitalize on the opening of the Northwest Passage due to climate change, geographer Laurence Smith, of the University of California, Los Angeles, notes in his book, The World in 2050: Four Forces Shaping Civilization’s Northern Future.

Russia and Canada, the world’s largest countries by area, are not only oil and mineral powers, but also hydro-superpowers. Both are well-positioned to sell massive quantities of fresh water from their broad rivers and melting permafrost to thirsty neighbors to the south: China and the United States.

Seen in this light, the capitals of the “New North” could include Toronto, Vancouver, Oslo, Helsinki and Moscow – all growing fast, attracting immigrants, and resource-rich. Speculators should also keep an eye on ports such as Murmansk, Russia; Churchill, Canada; and Nuuk, Greenland. Further south, Rust Belt cities lining the Great Lakes may be the most affordable places to ride out climate change – at least Buffalo, Cleveland, and Detroit can look forward to warmer winters and will never lack for fresh water.

A second category of risks is economic. The financial crisis continues to expose the dependence of entire economies on the banking sector, which ties London’s health to Cyprus’ and Slovenia’s. Failure to

diversify beyond exports has left the cities of China’s Pearl River Delta littered with empty factories and the world’s largest (vacant) shopping mall. A similar fate befell Detroit, which was crushed and shrunken by the combination of outsourcing and automation.

There’s also a domestic component to cities’ economic risk — inequality. Urbanization has been celebrated as a driver of growth and opportunity, but it is also a principal cause of why domestic inequality is now greater than international inequality. In other words, a resident of Jakarta has a standard of living closer to someone in London than to a countryman hailing from the Indonesian island of West Papua.

This helps to explain why last decade’s anti-globalization protests at summits such as the World Trade Organization have been replaced by this decade’s more locally-focused Occupy Wall Street. After all, cities are where the 1 percent and 99 percent live side-by-side.

Nimble planning is the only way for urban economies to develop the economic resilience necessary to cope with such turbulence. Consider Dubai, which was widely written off after the financial crisis, but quickly renegotiated its debts to capitalize on its geographic centrality and openness to replace panicked Western investors with those from the East and South. Its airport is the world’s crossroads for African, Arab and Asian traders.

Meanwhile, New York City rebounded from the financial crisis thanks to a strategy of diversifying beyond finance into technology and tourism. It is now America’s second-leading IT hub after Silicon Valley.

When it comes to managing such diverse risks with varying time horizons, national and municipal leaders must be proactive in deciding how to allocate resources and investments. Erwann Michel-Kerjan, director of the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center at the University of Pennsylvania and author of At War With the Weather, has developed a risk management framework emphasizing proactive investments in infrastructure and recovery mechanisms. The World Bank’s new department devoted to promoting “urban resilience” focuses on urban water, energy and transportation systems as critical infrastructures that deserve maximum focus.

In this realm, picking winners is much harder.

With its impeccable governance, safe distance from the region’s geopolitical hotspots, and land reclamation strategy, Singapore is Asia’s safest bet to displace an increasingly polluted, crowded and corrupt Hong Kong. Across the Pacific, with its newfound political stability, substantial infrastructure investment, and unique access to both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Bogota is becoming the leading non-Brazilian center of economic gravity in South America.

Even as its economic fortunes rise, Africa has no guaranteed winners in the new urban world order.

Johannesburg’s economic inequality and Lagos’s violence make them as dangerous as they are dynamic.

Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame has made Kigali a model for infrastructure investment and also a regional hub for East Africa. Yet while strong leadership and resources committed to building a solid future might assure a higher quality of life, places like Rwanda and Singapore must now prove they can be politically resilient as they go through difficult democratic transitions.

While we can’t future-proof cities against pandemics, terrorism and market disruptions, successful urban leaders pursue a strategy of interdependence and autonomy. They participate in functional networks that, for example, share criminal and terrorist intelligence, health data related to pathogens and best practices in green building retrofitting.

They also pursue diversification of economic sectors and building redundancy into their electricity, water and other infrastructures.

This concentration of demographics, wealth and resource consumption in the world’s major cities is a fact of life in the 21st century. It could either drive a renaissance of innovation and well-being, or a cataclysmic chain reaction that threatens the world’s major population centers.

Where will you want to live in the uncertain decades ahead?

Identity – Who Am I? Ananya s Guha

then why do they bring in issues of our school alumni, or the church we culture and ethnicity? visit, or even the office or the organization we work in. Identity is a How do we define culture? complex cultural, social and personCultural moorings are something al strand. If we identify it only with that we have grown up with. It in- language or religion we become concludes literature, religion food hab- stricted in our thoughts and actions. its, customs and traditions. It may Professor Amartya Sen has pointed or may not be related to a particu- out such critical cohorts of identity in lar language we speak. For example one of his eminently readable books. it could be pastiche, for example, I True, issues of nationalism and sub can be a part of a ‘Hinduized’ culture, nationalism as in the Indian context Christian culture, a mix of different are matters of identity, but there are languages thinking partly in one and larger issues as well which we have partly in others. to address when we use the word For example, I am identity. one such and I consider Identification is also myself lucky to be in an associating, empathizethos which is a culturing; so identity also al intermixing. When stems from associaI was born, we were a part of Assam tions, influences and assimilation. and after different states were carved The recent declaration of the 29th out in North East India from the erst- state in the Indian Union is very inwhile Assam now I am an integral part teresting. This is so because the state of Meghalaya. Or that is what I con- has not been carved out on the basider myself to be. Most of my closest sis of language or linguistic minority. friends are the ones who speak a dif- This subverts the basic belief that the ferent language than me in respective states in the Indian Union have been homes. The medium communication formed on the basis of language. In is mainly English which is a legacy of the case of Telengana it is not so, as colonialism. But these are paradoxes the state has been culled out from an we have to live with. existing state which speaks the same Another aspect of identity could language. Yet the question of employbe the clubs we are members of or ment and those grabbing jobs coming

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from the state capital is impugned. So constituting the state has nothing to do with identity, culture or language; it has to do with employment from within a community possessing a common cultural identity. The question of employment is now divorced from the notion of outsiders and cultural alienation. The polemic comes from within.

Hence, language, culture and identity are also relative, when larger issues of job seeking and employment loom large as the question of survival which is grounded in economic realities. Yet these very economic realities are used and fore grounded in the employment question as for example in Maharashtra where there is vociferous clamour against outsiders seeking employment. In North East India there is a similar issue but the contentious one is that people who are foreign nationals are the subject of controversy, which legally is tenable and justified.

The question of identity is then ticklish because at times it is subsumed under the issues of employment and securing financial stability. Here, identity is political, social and largely cultural.

Yet when one is financially secure the issue can become secondary. We may find cultural loyalists not so much in the common man but among academics, writers and the intelligentsia. Yet, these same people can have can have cultural loyalties and affinities with other linguistic and cultural groups.

Hence, the question of identity – who am I may have more than one reason and a multiplicity of ‘meanings’.

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Protect the Rights of Future Generations

The Pahari Indigenous People: Dispossessed

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This fall, 150 women gathered in the desert town of Moab, Utah, to discuss the changes we would need to respect the rights of future generations

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Melanie Jae Martin

e often talk about the rights of women, immigrants, and animals. Yet the rights of future generations are rarely mentioned, despite the fact that their very ability to exist is threatened by our actions today.

Perhaps, if the needs and rights of future people were legally recognized, it might give us the impetus to stop projects that threaten the climate and the survival of future peoples.

That was the thought that led Carolyn Raffensperger, a lawyer and executive director of the Science and Environmental Health Network, to call for women across the country to join her at the Women’s Congress for Future Generations in Moab, Utah.

Raffensperger and her co-organizers chose to invite women (although men were also invited) because, as producer Christy Williams-Dunton said, they “are the first environment for every [living] thing that comes through.” This gives women a sense of responsibility for the nurturing of life, she added. And because women’s voices have been largely left out of political discussions, our contribution might add insight lacking in current policies.

Meanwhile, event organizers chose Moab as the setting because, as the home of sacred sites endangered by both fracking and the mining of tar sands, it heightened our sense of urgency. Plus, Moab’s gorgeous red-rock desert and breathtaking formations like Delicate Arch—which a group of us hiked to under the light of the full moon—seemed an inspirational place for discussion on how to protect nature.

The plan, announced via email and the conference website, was to get together and brainstorm the things we’d need to do in order to ensure a livable future for the generations to come. Because the well-being of ecosystem and future people require some sort of legal framework in order to demand respect, it was decided that we would use the language of “rights” to do this, a strategy that has been successfully employed by groups like the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund. We would outline the rights of humans, animals, plants—even rivers—and then hammer our ideas into a Declaration of Rights for Future Generations. It wouldn't be the first time such a document had been produced—the United Nations wrote one in 1997, Adbusters magazine published one in 2008, and Jacques Cousteau's "Bill of Rights for Future Generations" has gathered nine million signatures. Ours, however, would be the first to emerge from a conversation among women.

Such a broad expansion of legal rights might sound like a flower child’s fantasy, but it’s grounded in hard science. Every schoolchild learns that ecosystems are interdependent. Yet our society continues to behave as though humans can survive the destruction of forests, the pollution of groundwater, and the warming of the climate. We need to take a hard look at our legal system—the code that defines which behaviors are and aren’t OK—and revise its systems of rights so that it protects whole ecosystems and all the species within them, from the top of the food chain to the bottom.

The rights of ecosystems and the rights of future generations are inherently connected. Future generations will depend on the ecosystems we are caring for today, and, because they will be our descendents, considering their point of view helps us see what's at stake in the protection of those ecosystems.

However, they lack a political voice, which Raffensperger calls one of the critical civil rights issues of our time. Such rights are just one of the ideas the women gathered in Moab came up with in several days of debate and conversation. I’ve collected the five most revolutionary ones here.

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he Commission of Inquiry, constituted by the Supreme Court of India, in Writ Petition (Criminal) 129 of 2012 [Extra Judicial Execution Victims Families' Association and Another (petitioners) Against Union of India and Others (respondents)] and Writ Petition (Civil) 445 of 2012 [Suresh Singh (petitioner) Against Union of India and Others (respondents)] filed its report to the Court on 30 March 2013. This investigation by the Commission was chaired by Justice N. Santhosh Hegde (retired Judge of the Supreme Court and former Solicitor General of India) along with Mr. J. M. Lyngdoh (former Chief Election Commissioner of India) and Dr. Ajai Kumar Singh (former Director General of Police, Karnataka state) as members. Clearly, this inquiry highlights, once again, the practice of false encounter killings by security forces in six cases investigated in Manipur. A highlight of the report is the finding that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958, (AFSPA) needs to be looked at from the point of state responsibility and accountability rather than relying on assurances forwarded by the armed forces in 1997 in the Naga People's Movement for Human Rights vs. Union of India case (NPMHR onwards, AIR 1998 SC 431.)

In NPMHR, the Supreme Court of India examined all sections of the Act and upheld the validity of AFSPA on the ground that it is not ultra vires the Constitution. The Court held that provisions of the Act do not violate Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution. However, the Court did not take into consideration the actual implementation of practice of the Act and its earlier judgment in Sabastian Hongrey vs. Union of India [1984 AIR 1026, 1984 SCR (3) 544]. The Court simply reduced the concept of state responsibility and accountability in a list of 'Dos and Don't's' to be followed by the uniformed forces of the state. These guidelines were, up to that point, unknown to the public and were revealed in affidavits filed by the Union of India in the course of litigation and the

1. Recognize nature’s inherent right to exist Existing legal structures view nature as a commodity or, at best, a “service provider,” rather than as a community of living entities. We must accept that nature has the right to exist for its own sake.

Laws recognizing the rights of nature are already emerging. Rights of nature have taken root in the constitutions of Ecuador and Bolivia, and in local ordinances in more than 100 communities across the United States, especially those dealing with fracking.

Such laws recognize nature as more than a resource, and acknowledge that ecosystems and species have the right to exist for their own sake, not only for the sake of humans. By helping whole ecosystems to thrive, these laws ultimately ensure a healthier world for all.

2. Reserve political rights for living beings, not corporations Corporations’ rights too often trump those of humans, let alone other living beings. Our declaration holds that corporations’ privileges should be limited and able to be revoked if they violate the rights of present and future communities. Rather than being liable to their shareholders alone, corporations would be liable to all whom their actions affect. Oversight agencies, accountable only to the people, could revoke a corporation’s charter if they deem its actions irresponsible.

Rather than allowing corporations to buy and sell nature at whim, land, water, and ecosystems will be held as the commons, a concept that even Western culture has accepted until the relatively recent commodification of nature for industrial use. In other words, a community wouldn’t own a river, but could use it in a sustainable way. No person or company would have the right to pollute water or use it at the expense of others. Other species would also share rights to the water.

3. Build economies that benefit the world they inhabit The women of the conference agreed that economic activity must benefit, not destroy, the natural world. In most workplaces today, economic activity has become estranged from environmental consciousness. A healthy system of governance must recognize that the value placed on human activity must take into consideration the long-term effects of that activity on future generations.

Practices such as tar sands mining and fracking— which are profitable only because of invisible clean-up costs future generations will have to pay—would be outlawed if those generations’ rights were part of the law.

Careful organic farming is a good example of the kind of industries that would replace them, as organic farms actually improve the quality of their soil and usually preserve woodlots that help encourage biodiversity.

perpetrator of an ecological crime in the remediation process. It also recognizes the root causes of the injustice and considers the crime’s effect on the community as a whole, rather than on an individual victim.

In the case of ecocide—destruction of an ecosystem—the perpetrator would work to remediate the ecosystem. We decided that restorative justice provides the most effective way of remediating environmental destruction because it changes the perpetrator’s worldview and cultivates recognition of the interdependence between humans and the rest of nature. New institutions, such as guardians of nature and guardians of future generations, will allow for the enforcement of such rights.

5. Organize through radical inclusion The topic of radical inclusion permeated discussion throughout drafting of the declaration. As women taking a greater role within our political and legal system, how do we keep ourselves from claiming power at the expense of other groups of people?

Furthermore, how do we ensure that the rights we choose reflect the needs and wants of all humans and future generations as accurately as possible?

Only through diversity of participation—that is, radical inclusiveness—in the drafting of the declaration could we accomplish this, and many of us felt that the conference could have benefited from more diversity, especially in terms of class and race. Organizer Hénia Belalia explains that her plan to address that problem, saying, “Our intention is to carry this work forward in a way that honors bringing more voices, a growing diversity of opinions and experiences, to the process.”

Being radically inclusive about the rights of other living beings and ecosystems involves using the platinum rule, which holds that we must treat other beings as they want to be treated, one woman said during the drafting of the declaration. This ensures that we consider other living beings and nature as equals, rather than as existing for our own use.

An old idea whose time has come (again) Many Indigenous cultures have lived by these principles for thousands of years, and some have shared similar declarations with the world. The Bemidji Statement on Seventh Generation Guardianship, drafted in 2006, brings together the wisdom of peoples from across North America.

The Women’s Congress Declaration, however, aims to synthesize an even broader range of voices— including indigenous ones—to create a strong foundation for bringing such rights into law.

In voicing the rights that are intrinsic to a living planet, our declaration can serve as a guide to dramatic social change. It calls not merely for tweaks in the existing legal system, but to a paradigm shift that recognizes nature’s own inherent rights and calls for a halt to unbridled corporate 4. Practice restorative justice power over nature. Whether we must implement Restorative justice must be used to prevent and our own power structures alongside the existing address environmental destruction. In the context of ones, or attempt to transform them, this declaraenvironmental justice, this practice would involve the tion stands as a potent tool for change.

aFSPa, yet another opportunity for the judiciary anjuman ara Begum

judiciary was convinced with it beyond a reasonable doubt.

However, after 16 years, the Writ Petition (Criminal) 129 of 2012 [Extra Judicial Execution Victims Families' Association and Another (petitioners) Against Union of India and Others (respondents) filed in 2012 exists now to fill the gap.

This petition listed 1528 cases of alleged false encounter killings committed by security forces in Manipur and demanded a proper investigation. The Court formed the Hegde Commission to investigate six sample cases. Details of this report can be found in the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) statement, INDIA: Court report suggests frightening administrative failure in Manipur.

Theoretically and practically, the AFSPA violates the right to life. It provides a wide scope for the use of abusive lethal force in the name of security. The AFSPA allows all officers of the armed forces to use lethal force. AFSPA violates both national and international norms concerning inalienable human rights guarantees.

Section 4 of AFSPA empowers the armed forces to use lethal force against suspects, thereby violating the fundamental principle of criminal justice; 'innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt'. Such an arrangement resulted into systemic fake encounter killings.

In 1997, the Supreme Court upheld that, Section 4 (a) is not in violation of the right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. Instead, the Court issued a series of guidelines to the armed forces to be followed when the armed forces use Section 4(a) of the AFSPA. Section 4(a) is not independent

of these 'Do's and Don'ts'. Any violation of the guidelines would amount to arbitrary and extra-judicial execution and arbitrary deprivation of the right to life or false encounters. Several case studies, documented by human rights organisations, concluded that in reality, these guidelines are cosmetic. 1528 allegations of false encounters put forth in the current petition are examples of it.

However, intentional negligence of these guidelines became permissible in 2001, when the Supreme Court permitted detention by the army for the purpose of extracting 'operational intelligence' from the person detained by armed forces.

Army authorities obtained an order from the Supreme Court in August 2001, explicitly empowering them with the authority to detain and interrogate suspects in the name of collection of "operational intelligence" if not 'substantive intelligence'.

Violation of the guidelines was again allowed in 2007 through the verdict in Masooda Parveen vs. Union of India and others [AIR 2007 SC 1840. Writ Petition (civil) 275 of 1999, decided on May 12, 2007]. In this case, the court explained the 'difficulty of implementing the list of 'Do's and Don'ts' and observed, 'the application of the guidelines cannot be mechanically applied and must of necessity relate to the facts of each case'. The Supreme Court in this case held that anyone produced to the courts after 5 days is acceptable, 'as sometimes armed forces may require that much time for necessary questioning'.

Most of the false encounters committed in north-east India preceded illegal detention by the armed forces.

Vague interpretations by the judiciary

that diluted state responsibility to mere guidelines and further into exemptions of due process, that acted as catalyst to a wide-range of abuses by the armed forces, resulting in a large number of murders, committed with impunity.

Before the Hegde Commission's report, several inquiry commissions were constituted by the state government of Manipur under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952. Though these commissions submitted reports to the government, most of them are yet to see the light of day. It would not be wrong to presume that these reports probably narrated the sagas of murders or the false encounter killings and hence were kept secret. The much publicised Jeevan Reddy Committee report on the AFSPA, was leaked to the media, and has not yet officially released.

Finally, the immunity provided under Section 6 of the AFSPA further encouraged the armed forces to commit murders in the name of encounters. Section 6 prohibits legal proceedings against the armed forces without prior sanction and instance of granting sanctions from prosecution is unheard of in the region.

The Santhosh Hegde Commission's report on six cases of false encounter deaths is just the tip of the iceberg. The Commission observed: "if one innocent person is killed by police or other security forces in a false encounter, it creates a tremendous upsurge of hatred...ordinary people know who is innocent. People even know whether an innocent person was killed deliberately or by mistake..." However, the report is an eye-opener for the Apex Court to rectify the NPMHR and subsequent judgments that has cost so many lives in states like Manipur, where AFSPA is implemented. The report provides ample scope for the Apex Court to understand two things: (i) the nature of its actual implementation and (ii) the wide scope of abuse of power granted under the AFSPA. Anjuman Ara Begum is Program Officer - India Desk at Asian Human Rights Commission

Madhu Malhotra

t was more than 17 years ago — on 12 June 1996 — that plainclothes security personnel entered the house of Kalpana Chakma, blindfolded her along with her brothers and took her away. She has not been seen since.

Chakma was an activist working for the rights of the Pahari indigenous people in Bangladesh’s southeastern Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). In particular, she campaigned tirelessly for women’s rights, and is still a symbol for indigenous rights in the region. Every 12 June, Pahari women activists gather to commemorate her “disappearance” and call for an independent inquiry to find out what happened to her.

Partly to commemorate Chakma’s case, Amnesty International this June released a report, Pushed to the Edge, which looks at the immense struggles facing the Pahari indigenous people in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. August 9th is the International Day of the World's Indigenous People – and we are using the date this year to renew our efforts to highlight the decades of plight and struggle of the Pahari, just one of many indigenous peoples around the world whose rights are Thousands of still being trampled on.

Pahari indigenous The Bangladeshi aupeople have been thorities’ failure to adleft homeless and dress land rights in the denied access to their region has not only left tens of thousands of Patraditional lands in hari homeless without acBangladesh’s eastern cess to their traditional lands, but also fueled tenChittagong Hill sions with Bengali settlers, Tracts, a situation which frequently erupt that is fuelling violent into violent clashes.

The Chittagong Hill clashes with Bengali Tracts (CHT) makes up settlers. It is time an isolated and remote the Pahari people’s region in Bangladesh. fundamental human Unlike the rest of the rights were protected country, which is flat and at risk of flooding, the CHT consists of rolling hills and deep valleys. It is home to various indigenous peoples – collectively known as Pahari.

It has long seen armed conflict over the Pahari demands for greater autonomy, until a 1997 peace accord formally brought an end to hostilities. The violence, however, had a devastating effect on the CHT – countless people were forced to flee their homes, many of which had no option but to take refuge in the surrounding forest areas.

During the conflict a government policy of moving Bengali settlers into the region, who have gradually encroached on Pahari land, has fuelled tensions and led to frequent clashes. Pahari tend to suffer disproportionately in the violence, which have over recent years left hundreds of Pahari families homeless as their houses have been burned down in mob violence triggered by land disputes. Still today, it is estimated that some 90,000 Pahari families remain internally displaced.

The peace accord included provisions both for greater regional autonomy in the CHT, as well as the establishment of a Land Commission that would settle land ownership claims, with a view to restoring the Pahari traditional lands to them. But, more than 15 years later, this has at best only been partially fulfilled; the land commission has yet to make a ruling on a single case.

The peace accord also called for the removal of all temporary army camps from the region, but the CHT still remains the country’s most militarized region today. The army presence is obvious to anyone visiting — camps are dotted along all the main roads and throughout the region. To Pahari villagers, this gives the impression of being under constant surveillance.

A Pahari indigenous women told us: ““We are now left with no land to do farming. We have army at very close proximity and I feel very insecure even walking short distances.

There are checkpoints by army we have to cross if we want to travel a bit further in search of fuel. Our home has become an insecure unsafe place to live in. I’m now constantly worried about getting food for my family and security of my children.”

This combination — the heavy military presence, the inflow of Bengali migrants, and the unresolved land issues — makes for a volatile mix. Clashes between the Pahari and Bengali settlers are common, often affecting the Pahari badly, who feel the military tend to take the Bengalis’ side.

Many Pahari have no formal record of ownership of their lands, making them constantly vulnerable to dispossession by governments and private parties. Successive Bangladeshi governments have also operated on the assumption that these lands are “owned” by the state. But this ignores the fact that, under international human rights law, Indigenous Peoples have a right to their traditional lands.

These lands are not just crucial for the livelihoods of people in the region, but for many Pahari their lands are also intimately linked to their culture, identity and way of life.

Indeed, almost all those who Amnesty International met in the CHT– whether men or women, Bengali settlers, Pahari villagers or leaders, or army/government officials – felt that addressing the land issue was central to resolving many of the problems in the region today.

The Awami League — the party in government — has made repeated promises to fulfill the terms of the 1997 peace accord, but has shown no political will to follow through on this. With Bangladesh set for general elections next year, it is not too late to do so – but urgent action is needed.

Bangladesh must respect its obligations under international human rights law – including the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the ILO Convention on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples No.107 – and take concrete steps to return the Paharis’ traditional lands to them, with the effective participation of Pahari women and men in the process.

The Land Commission could play a crucial role in solving the protracted land disputes, but years of official neglect and exclusion of Paharis from its decision making means that it has become little more than an empty shell. However, a new bill on the Commission was introduced in parliament in June this year – this has to be taken seriously by the government, and the Commission should be assigned the resources and priority it needs to perform its function.

One villager we spoke to summed up the Pahari’s decadelong struggle in a simple but poignant way: “You see all these hills around — they used to be ours, but the settlers have taken them.”

It is high time for the Bangladeshi authorities to take concrete measures to protect Pahari people’s fundamental human rights as indigenous peoples to traditional lands, and their right to effective participation and informed consent including ensuring accountability for crimes committed against Pahari people, including Pahari women and girls.

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India accuses Pak army of killing soldiers

New Delhi, August 8 (ReuteRs): India for the first time directly accused the Pakistan army of involvement in an ambush that killed five Indian soldiers, and hinted on Thursday at retaliation for possibly the worst such attack since the neighbours signed a ceasefire in 2003.

“This incident will have consequences on our behaviour on the Line of Control and for our relations with Pakistan,” Defence Minister A.K. Antony told parliament on Thursday, referring to the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border dividing the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir.

“It is now clear that specialist troops of Pakistan army were involved in this attack,” he said, offering the Indian government’s strongest statement to date on the attack.

Six soldiers on patrol near their base about 450 metres from the LoC were ambushed in the early hours of Tuesday. Five were shot dead and one was wounded, army officials said. While tit-for-tat shelling and machinegun fire is common along the LoC, such fatal attacks are relatively rare. Pakistan has strongly denied any involvement in the attack and has said it is committed to the ceasefire agreement. Pakistani military spokesmen were not immediately available for comment on the latest Indian statement.

Sharif upset over border killings, calls for peace

People pay their last respects in front of the coffin of Indian army soldier Vijay Kumar Rai, allegedly killed by Pakistani soldiers, before his cremation in Danapur, on the outskirts of Patna, on Thursday, August 8. India has directly accused Pakistani army troops of killing five Indian soldiers in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir and implied this could hit peace efforts by the two countries. (AP Photo)

Antony’s accusation was significant as in his first comments on the incident, on Tuesday, he had been careful not to directly implicate the Pakistani army and had referred instead to militants accompanied by “persons dressed in Pakistan army uniforms”.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s government has been quietly working with Islamabad to relaunch stalled peace talks, possibly as early as this month. Islamabad has also been pushing for a meet-

ing between Singh and his new Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, in New York in September, a proposal New Delhi has said it is considering.

OPPOSITION CRITICISM India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is hoping to topple the ruling Congress party in elections due by next May, accused the government of trying to play down the attack and said it was being too soft on Pakistan. The BJP caused a ruckus in parliament, blocking

efforts by the ruling party to discuss or vote on longpending economic reforms or the government’s signature initiative to hugely expand a vote-winning scheme to give cheap food to the poor.

Facing rising political heat and a paralysed parliament, the government indicated it could revise its statement after the chief of the army visited the area of the attack. Television news channels broadcasted images of the soldiers’ flagdraped coffins arriving at a

military base in New Delhi.

“We all know that nothing happens from (the) Pakistan side of the Pakistan Line of Control without support, assistance, facilitation and often, direct involvement of the Pakistan army,” Antony said in his statement to parliament on Thursday.

“Our restraint should not be taken for granted, nor should the capacity of armed forces and resolve of the government to uphold the sanctity of the Line of Control ever be doubt-

ed,” he said. The nucleararmed rivals have fought three wars since becoming independent from Britain in 1947, two of them over Kashmir. But defence analysts have said they do not expect the latest incident to trigger a major retaliation from India. Relations between the two neighbours have been showing sign of improvement in the past year after souring in 2008 when Pakistan-based gunmen attacked India’s financial capital of Mumbai, killing 166 people.

Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday Govt approves visa on arrival for tourists

New Delhi, August 8 (iANs): The Lok Sabha was adjourned till Monday following disruptions on several issues, including on the killing of soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir and the formation of Telangana. As soon as the Lok Sabha met at 11 a.m. Thursday, Congress and Telugu Desam Party members, opposed to the carving of Telangana out of Andhra Pradesh, raised their demand for the state remaining united.

After efforts to allow question hour to function failed, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar adjourned the house till noon.

Defence Minister A.K. Antony made a statement on the killing of soldiers on the Line of Control, following which there was again ruckus. Later, the house was adjourned till 2 p.m. When the house reconvened, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Prabhunath Singh was allowed by Deputy Speaker Kariya Munda, who was in chair, to speak on the killing of Indian soldiers.

When other members also wanted to speak on the issue, the chair adjourned the house till Monday. Friday would be a holiday on the occasion of Eid.

New Delhi, August 8 (AgeNcies): Tourists from 11 countries can now avail of visa-on-arrival (VoA) facility at four additional airports - Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram.

The Union home ministry has approved introduction of the tourist VoA facility at these airports with effect from August 15, according to minister of state for home MullapallyRamachandran. So far, the tourists could get visa-on-arrival only upon disembarking at international airports at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. This facility - now available to the

nationals of New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, Finland, Luxem Bourg, Phillippines, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia and Myanmar - was introduced by the MHA in 2009.

Ramachandran said the civil aviation ministry will provide logistical support to implement the TVoA facility and also inform airport operators. “The concerned airport operators have to put up display boards in pre-immigration area for the tourists seeking TVoA facility. The airlines operating on the concerned routes must also take requisite action for smooth implementation of the

TVoA scheme,” he told newspersons. Airline operators will be asked to provide advance information through the advance passenger information system (APIS) on passengers seeking TVoA facility. All Indian missions have been informed about the introduction of this facility at more airports, something that will also be publicized on the MEA website. Welcoming the extension of TVoA facility to Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Bengaluru and Hyderabad airports, Ramachandran said it would give a fillip to tourism in Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

The petitioner also sought restrictions on the proceedings related to a charge sheet issued to Nagpal by the state government. Nagpal was suspended last month ostensibly for breaking down a wall of a mosque, an action the state government said could have triggered communal tension. She was placed under suspension July 27 and issued a charge sheet Aug 4.

But the widespread belief

SC stays execution of man who killed 5 daughters

BhOPAl/New Delhi, August 8 (tNN): The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the execution of a Madhya Pradesh man who was concurrently awarded capital punishment for hacking to death his five daughters.

Advocate Colin Gonsalves had approached Chief Justice of India (CJI) P Sathasivam who had earlier ordered an interim stay of the execution of Maganlal Barela, who was scheduled to be hung to death in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh at dawn on Thursday.

The advocate had acted on the basis of a news report published in the Times of India website about possible execution of the convict on Thursday.

He had listed the matter for hearing at 10.30am on August 8. The stay was issued after members of the People’s Union for Democratic Rights went to his residence and called an urgent hearing on Wednesday night, said sources.

Barela, the man who beheaded his five daughters in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh in 2011, was to be executed at central jail in Jabalpur on Thursday morning. The Sehore district and sessions court had issued Maganlal’s “black warrant” for execution of sentence on August 8.

President Pranab Mukherjee had rejected Maganlal’s plea for clemency on July 22, 2013 after subsequent dismissal of his pleas for converting capital punishment into life imprisonment by Madhya Pradesh high court (Jabalpur bench) and Supreme Court of India.

He was found guilty of beheading his daughters Arti (4), Savita (5), Leela (6), Jamuna (1), and Phool Kanwar (2) to death with an axe following a dispute over property with his two wives on June 11, 2010. Police charged him under Section 302 of the IPC.

-- strengthened by a ruling Samajwadi Party leader’s public claim -- is that action was taken against her because she took on a mafia extracting sand illegally from the Hindon and Yamuna river beds in Noida.

Sharma said the action of the state government amounted to contempt of court as it was contrary to the Sep 29, 2009 order which said no authorised struc-

ture would come up on public land in the name of a religious place. The apex court Sep 29, 2009 directed collectors and officers in all states that no unauthorised construction shall be carried out or permitted in the name of temple, church, mosque or gurdwara, on public streets, public parks or other public places. Sharma said Nagpal’s suspension was “a new low in a long process of the subver-

Sonia’s food bill dream to come true: Congress

sion of bureaucracy”.

The petition said the bureaucrats were a permanent feature of the administration and required to serve the party in power. Referring to the statements by the SP leaders that they did not need Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers to run the affairs in Uttar Pradesh, the petition said they had no right to jeopardise the administrative set up.

New Delhi, August 8 (iANs): A day after the government introduced the food security bill in the Lok Sabha, the Congress Thursday said the dream of party chief Sonia Gandhi was about to come true. “Sonia Gandhi’s dream is near completion.

The food security bill will be taken up in the Lok Sabha Monday,” Congress spokesperson Raj Babbar told reporters. The bill, he said would not only give right to nutritious food to around 82 crore people but also to pregnant women.

Food Minister K.V. Thomas first withdrew the food security bill that had been introduced in the house in 2011 and then introduced the new measure, based on the ordinance which had been tabled for approval in the house Monday. “The bill does not impinge on the rights of states.

There is nothing against the federal structure. The bill aims at giving food as a matter of right,” Thomas said in the house. Getting the food security bill passed is a top priority for the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). The bill could not be passed in the previous budget session of parliament.

The bill, expected to be a game changer for the ruling Congress ahead of five assembly polls this year-end and the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, aims to provide 5 kg of foodgrains every month at Rs.1-3 per kg to around 67 percent of India’s 1.2 billion people, numbering around 800 million. The bill costing Rs.124,723 crore to the government initially, will bring an additional burden of only Rs.23,800 crore, the Congress has said. The bill, part of Congress manifesto in the 2009 polls, is expected to bring electoral benefits just as the rural job plan - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme - brought in the 2009 general elections.

Several Congress-ruled states, including poll-bound Delhi, Haryana and Assam have said they would launch the scheme Aug 20, the birth anniversary of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. Thomas said the government had already procured an average 60.2 million tonnes (mt) of grains in the past four years and would have no difficulty in managing the 61.2 mt needed.

with roughly 110 per million in the United States, according to a 2009 report by India’s Law Commission, which was set up by the Law Ministry to suggest reforms.

Then there is the endemic problem of corruption, which delays the process of gathering evidence and ensuring cases are trial ready.

Court procedures lack flexibility and often involve excruciating layers of paperwork.

The commission has suggested the entire legal system be overhauled, with more judges, time limits on trials and bans on “frivolous” adjournments.

Meanwhile, the rape case keeps throwing up new twists. Last month, the lawyer of two of the surviving adult defendants accused a third of changing his testimony at the last minute to get a lighter sentence at the cost of his co-accused. The four defendants are accused of convincing the woman and her male companion to board an off-duty bus after the pair had watched an evening movie at an upscale shopping mall. The police say the men then raped the woman, using a metal rod to inflict such horrific injuries that she died two weeks later at a Singapore hospital. The four adult defendants all face charges

of gang rape, murder and kidnapping and are likely to face the death sentence if convicted. A fifth defendant was found dead in his cell in March and a sixth is being tried as a juvenile.

The verdict in the trial of the juvenile was expected last month but has been indefinitely delayed.

Mukesh Singh has testified he was driving the bus — even though his brother was the official bus driver — and did not attack the woman.

But he said all the other defendants charged were there. The others have all claimed they were framed by the police and were not on the bus. A.P. Singh, who represents two other defendants, said Mukesh Singh had earlier said he didn’t know who was on the bus, but changed his account because “his lawyer has been hijacked by the police and is colluding with them.”

One of the lawyers on Mukesh Singh’s defense team, Vibhor Anand, called A.P. Singh’s accusations “weird.” “My client is only speaking the truth. He hasn’t changed his story at all.

These are all false stories cooked up by other defense counsel,” Anand said. News reports say defense lawyers have shouted at one another in court. On a recent

day in court, one defense lawyer smirked and giggled openly as another’s witness testified. The four accused, who in the early days of the trial came to court with their faces covered by caps and scarves, surrounded by dozens of policemen, now sit at the back of the courtroom listening blankly to the ongoing testimony. Each man is flanked by an officer. A few other policemen wait outside the courtroom.

While prosecutors refused to talk on the record to The Associated Press, news reports say they have consistently blamed the defense team for deliberately delaying proceedings. The defense blames the prosecutors, who have called a whopping 82 witnesses compared to their 15.

Rebecca John, a criminal lawyer who practices in India’s top court, said the prosecution had put up such a massive witness list because of the high profile nature of the case. She also criticized the fast track court system, saying it promised justice in only a few very visible cases. “The entire Indian legal system needs to be overhauled and made fast-track,” she said. “When you fast-track one case out of 100 you actually slow-track all the others.”

Supreme Court to hear plea on Durga Shakti Nagpal Monday

New Delhi, August 8 (iANs): The Supreme Court will hear Monday a petition seeking a stay on the suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal by the Uttar Pradesh government. The apex court bench of Chief Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Thursday agreed to look at the matter when petitioner advocate M.L. Sharma mentioned it before the court.

islAmABAD, August 8 (iANs): Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Thursday expressed “sadness” over the border clashes in Kashmir, and said India and Pakistan must take “effective steps” to restore normalcy on the frontier. Sharif told foreign ministry officials here that he was sad over the incidents involving Pakistani and Indian troops along the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Jammu and Kashmir between the two countries.

“The prime minister said it was imperative for both India and Pakistan to take effective steps to ensure and restore ceasefire on the LoC,” a foreign ministry statement quoted him as saying. Sharif’s comments came as Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony earlier in the day formally accused the Pakistan Army of killing the five soldiers in Indian territory early Tuesday.

Antony’s previous statement blaming “heavily armed terrorists” and others in Pakistani military uniform led to a storm, with the opposition accusing him of trying to take away the blame from the Pakistan Army. Without referring to the death of the Indian soldiers, the statement said the clashes -- two Pakistani soldiers were later wounded by Indians -- had flared up tensions between India and Pakistan leading to “loss of precious human lives”.

Sharif, who took power in June, emphasized that existing military-to-military channels could be more optimally used to prevent misunderstanding between the two neighbours. The present crisis, he said, should not be allowed to escalate. “Pakistan ... is prepared to discuss steps with India for further strengthening of existing mechanisms both at the political and military levels,” the statement quoted him as saying.

Sharif said it was incumbent upon the leaders of India and Pakistan “not to allow the situation to drift and to take steps to improve the atmosphere by engaging constructively with a view to building trust and confidence”.

He said he looked forward to his meeting with Manmohan Singh in New York, where he hoped to “discuss steps to further build trust and consolidate this relationship”. The Tuesday killings of Indian soldiers and the wounding of a sixth have led to calls in India that further talks with Pakistan must be called off.

In India rape trial, even fast-track justice plods

New Delhi, August 8 (AP): The government promised swift justice after the gang rape of a young university student on a moving bus in India’s capital late last year sparked nationwide outrage. But speed is relative in a legal system so overburdened that even a normal criminal trial can stretch well over a decade.

Seven months later, the trial in a special “fast track” court is still plodding along.

Take a recent day in the case.

The court was in session just two hours, as it is every day of the trial. Only one witness — out of nearly 100 called in the case — had time to testify. The judge himself translated the testimony sentence-by-sentence from Hindi into English, and carefully corrected the court stenographer’s errors.

“That’s not how you spell ‘sign,’” the judge admonished, as assembled reporters and police nodded off in boredom. That was one of the more efficient days in the trial. On the bad days, the three mercurial defense lawyers delay proceedings with their infighting, accusing each other of colluding with the police or the prosecution.

Or witnesses listed for cross-examination don’t show up — so the

court adjourns early.

The attack on the 23-year-old woman in the heart of New Delhi on Dec. 16 shook a country long inured to brutality against its women. Hundreds of thousands of protesters poured into the streets demanding justice now, not the usual years long trial.

The pressure led to the creation of a fast-track court for violence against women, and the rape was its first case. Optimists say closing arguments could be made by the end of August and a verdict reached in September.

“The judge has a busy case load and all of us lawyers also have other clients. We cannot drop all of them and just work on this case,” said A.P. Singh, one of the defense lawyers. While it’s not unusual in other countries for high-profile cases to drag on, the court hearing this trial was formed specifically for speed, a standard it hardly begins to meet. Still, if the case does wrap up soon, it would be remarkably fast by Indian standards.

One reason for the delays in India’s justice system is a shortage of judges. India — a country of 1.2 billion people — has approximately 11 judges for every million people, compared

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25 yrs after 8888 unrest; Myanmar learning to cope YANGON, AuGust 8 (AP): Twenty-five years later, you can still see the fear in the eyes of the doctors — two young men carrying a schoolgirl, her blouse drenched in blood, through streets where soldiers were brutally crushing pro-democracy protests.

The photograph, thrust to prominence when it ran on the cover of Newsweek, came to symbolize the defeat of a 1988 uprising in the nation then called Burma. The revolt’s end cemented the power of the military, sent thousands of activists to prison and helped bring a future Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, to prominence.

Only now, a generation after the events of the day known as “8.8.88,” is Win Zaw beginning to talk about it all. He is the doctor in the back of the scene, his glasses slipping down his nose as he struggles to carry the bloody girl. Today, two years after Myanmar’s military junta handed over power to a quasi-civilian government, he still hesitates to summon that long-ago day. And for many people in Myanmar, their own painful history remains little more than a whisper.

“The door is only open a little bit,” says Win, now 48, taking long pauses as he tries to find the right words. “I want to talk, for the sake of history, and all those who died. In my heart, I feel like this is the right time. But still I feel insecure.” It is a story from so many nations that have struggled with the aftermaths of their own horrors. When is the right time to push long-hidden conversations into the open, to deal with the past, to cope?

Argentina faced this in the years after the Dirty War of the 1970s, when the nation tried to move past decades of military oppression. It happened in Cambodia, where the savagery of Pol Pot’s regime trained an entire nation to remain silent. It has happened repeatedly in modern China, where the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown remains a largely forbidden topic, and where even the half-centuryold historical realities of the “Great Leap Forward” have come into the open only recently.

“We avoided even making reference to it,” said Dali Yang, a political scientist at the University of Chicago who was born and raised in China. “There’s still a constant tug of war, between the censors and the people who want to tell the truth ... Subtly, gradually, though, this is beginning to change.”

When change does come, though, where does it come from?

How do fear and silence eventually get out of the way so that a country can openly discuss its own history?

Some of it is simply the power of time. Powerful politicians die. History’s traumatic events are eclipsed by more recent traumas. Small steps toward truth cascade into more. Eventually, details begin to emerge. Myanmar, like China, is a nation where dictatorial rule has become less harsh, though it remains far from truly democratic. And Myanmar’s history has bred generations of pessimists.

After Gen. Ne Win seized control in a 1962 coup it went from being one of Asia’s wealthiest nations to one of the world’s poorest. Resentment over Ne Win’s corrupt and inefficient policies began to grow in 1987 and simmered until Aug. 8, 1988, when a nationwide strike led to widespread protests and quick military repression. A civilian president, named amid the bloodshed, lasted less than a month before being ousted in a Sept. 18 coup. No government officials have ever been held accountable for the violence, which left an estimated 3,000 people dead.

Twenty-five years after the crackdown, much remains unspoken in Myanmar. Thousands disappeared into the country’s prisons during military rule, some for many years and often for doing nothing more than distributing leaflets. The torturers of the interrogation centers remain free, as do the jailers and the men who gave them orders.

“If the government recognizes past atrocities and commits to accountability, the anniversary of 8.8.88 could be a pivotal moment in addressing decades of repressive rule,” Brad Adams, Asia director for Human Rights Watch, said in a statement. “It could even be the start of a new era if the military and government move from denial to

AMMAN, AuGust 8 (ReuteRs): Syrian rebels said on Thursday they targeted President Bashar al-Assad’s motorcade heading to a Damascus mosque to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, but state television showed him unharmed and the government denied he had been attacked.

The Tahrir al-Sham rebel brigade, a unit of the Free Syrian Army, said it fired several artillery shells towards Assad’s convoy in the heart of the capital and that at least some hit their target. If confirmed, the attack would be one of the most direct against Assad in two years of conflict which have pitched mainly Sunni Muslim rebels against the

route of Assad’s motorcade and fired 120 mm artillery towards the president’s convoy early on Thursday.

“The attack rattled the regime, even if Assad was not hit,” he told Reuters from an undisclosed location in the capital. “There were two motorcades, one containing Assad and a decoy. We targeted the correct one.”

Bitar’s brigade operates mainly in the Ghouta region on the eastern outskirts of the capital. Another official in Tahrir al-Sham said Assad’s forces fired rockets and artillery “like rain” on the region in response to the reported attack. Following the statement, Syrian state television showed footage of Assad praying alongside ministers

Assad shown unharmed after rebels report attack

‘Putin will not ‘cave’ to Obama pressure’

WAsHINGtON, AuGust 8 (ReuteRs): The father of Edward Snowden, the fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor, predicted on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will stand up to pressure from Washington as the two nations spar over Moscow’s decision to grant his son asylum. Lon Snowden’s comments came on the day that President Barack Obama canceled a summit meeting with Putin planned for next month in retaliation for Russia giving refuge to Edward Snowden.

Snowden’s father told Reuters in an extensive, and at times emotional, interview he was confident Putin would not change his mind and send his son back to the US to face espionage charges. “President Vladimir Putin has stood firm. I respect strength and I respect courage,” Snowden said. “He has stood firm against the face of intense pressure from our government and I have to believe that he will continue to stand firm.” “These games of ‘Well, I’m not going to go to this meeting,’ or ‘I’m not going to go to that meeting,’ ... I do not believe that President Vladimir Putin will cave to that,” he said.

Snowden sharply criticized the Obama administration’s handling of his son’s case, which he said led to Edward having no choice but to seek asylum abroad. He hoped the diplomatic spat would not distract the American public from the larger debate about the government’s secret surveillance tactics. “This isn’t about Russia. The fight isn’t in Russia,” he said. “The fight is right here. The fight is about these programs that undermine, infringe upon, violate our constitutional rights.”

Alawite president.

Rebels have targeted Assad’s residences in Damascus and a bombing in the capital last year killed four of his inner circle, but there have been no reports of Assad himself coming under fire. Video footage distributed by the Tahrir al-Sham rebels showed smoke rising from what it said was the Malki district, where Assad and his close aides have homes. Other activists also reported rocket fire into the area. Syria’s government denied the reports. “The news is wholly untrue,” Information Minister Omran Zoabi said.

Firas al-Bitar, head of the Tahrir al-Sham brigade, said his fighters had carried out reconnaissance of the

and other top officials. It said the footage was from Thursday’s Eid prayers at the Anas bin Malek Mosque in Malki.

Assad appeared unharmed and smiled at the worshippers as he entered the mosque. Islam Alloush of the Liwa al-Islam, another rebel brigade, told Reuters earlier on Thursday that rebels fired rockets which struck Assad’s motorcade. “Assad was not hit but the information we have based from sources within the regime is that there were casualties within his entourage,” Allooush said. Other activists also reported rockets were fired into the Malki area, which was sealed off by security forces.

STATE RURAL LIVELIHOODS MISSION NAGALAND : KOHIMA

NO.NSRLM/SMMU/ARCO-RESULT/2013

Dated Kohima the 8th August 2013

CALL FOR PERSONAL INTERVIEW The following candidates who have appeared in the Written Examination for the post of Area Coordinator are selected for the Personal Interview. The list published here is not in the order of merit.

Date of Interview : 22nd August 2013 Time : 11:00 AM Venue : Top Floor, RD Directorate, Kohima Note: * The selected candidates must bring the Original documents of their Academic as well as Work Experience during the interview. Preference will be given to the Locals and District wise. * No separate Call Letter will be issued. * Canvassing in any form will not be entertained Roll No 5 7 15 18 19 22 23 29 33 35 37 38 41 42 44 49 51 53 54 55 67 68 74 76 77 79 86 91 92 96 98 101

Name of Candidate Dr. A.T. Paongba Vinoholi.H.Chophy Tepuchol Valeo S. Yatao Konyak T.Limei Sangtam Mary Chungkhang Nongsheba Lamlui P.Ghokheli Shohe Y Felix Kithan Eyingbeni Ngullie Shihani Tsuipu Y. Wanchang Kilumb Yimchunger Tiasenba Ao Francis Tsanglao Alemenla Longkumer Samuel Kithan Temjennungsang Kholi. A Lanutula Imlimongla Jamir Bendangnungsang Longchar A. Gloria Ovung Kevitsalie Jerome Lhuveto Keyho Angelina Lhikhro Khreo Chibeni Ngullie Sekhozo Kezo Kanitoli Chishi Anita Kapüh Nzanbemo Y.Patton

103 110 112 118 120 121 128 135 137 139 140 142 143 145 146 147 149 150 151 153 154 159 161 162 163 164 168 170 173 174 180

Apong Jamir Selabeituo Tolika Sema Myingthungo Ezung Temjenyangla Yaden Sezokholi Rakho Veluhu Vero Renthungo Lotha N.Benthunglo Patton Vekhusalu Dawhuo Vitsituo Mepfhu-o Besuvoto Veswuh Paul Vitsu Yhome Lenin Girisa Akhotso Kehe Bedukholü Kezo Akumnaro Rongsenyangla T. Ozukum Imramokla Pongentsur W. Konwang Konyak Rongsenlila Ao Albert Yandongse Thungchanbemo Lotha Moanungsang Moatoshi Helen N.Ezung M. Bendangmongba Keneiso belho Peteneinuo Kehie Imtisangla Jamir (MOTSUTHUNG LOTHA) Mission Director SRLM Nagaland

admission and from impunity to justice.”

But if activists are calling for investigations, or even a South African-style Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the powerful generals and the government are eager to put history behind them, to welcome the end of sanctions and watch the economy blossom. Tourists now flock to Myanmar. Trade deals are being signed.

And Win Zaw is writing a book. While he’s nervous about going public, he says what happened during those protests needs to be remembered: “8.8.88 should not be forgotten. We have to keep the spirit alive.”

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‘Bolt has not peaked and can go faster’ Jamaica's Usain Bolt, right, crosses the line to win the men's 400m relay for his team Racers Track Club during the Diamond League athletics meet at the stadium in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.(AP Photo)

MOSCOW, AuguSt 8 (ReuteRS): Sprint king Usain Bolt has not yet reached his peak and can lower his world records in the 100 and 200 metres if he has a rival to push him, according to former world champion Frank Fredericks.

The peerless Jamaican set his world marks of 9.58 and 19.19 at the Berlin world championships in 2009 with his best since then the

9.63 and 19.32 he clocked in London's Olympic stadium at last year's Games.

Namibian Fredericks, Olympic 100 and 200 silver medallist in 1992 and 1996, believes Bolt, who will turn 27 on August 21, has it in him to stun the world again. "He's still got two years according to my calendar - 28 was my peak - though I ran to 37 and ran 10.13 at 37," IAAF council

member Fredericks told a Moscow news conference on Wednesday. "I believe he can go faster at 200.

"With the 100 there are so many factors. You need a two metre tailwind, a perfect start... he's a big guy but if he pushes himself maybe he could go faster."

Bolt's lanky frame means he often starts a race slowly, a fact emphasised at the Diamond League meet-

ing in London late last month when, despite clocking a season's best 9.85, he conceded his start had been so poor that in a stronger field he would "probably be fifth or something". Bolt infamously false started and was disqualified from the world 100 final in Daegu, South Korea two years ago and in the absence of injured compatriot Yohan Blake - who took world 100 gold in 2011

- and suspended American Tyson Gay, is almost certain to reclaim his crown in Moscow on Sunday.

Fredericks questioned whether, with Blake's season hit by injury, Bolt had a serious rival to push him to greater feats - with his chief threat to double sprint gold in Moscow coming from former Olympic champion Justin Gatlin. "Usain needs someone to push him and with training partner (Blake) injured - can he push himself?," Fredericks asked. Then answering his own question, the bespectacled Fredericks continued: "But when he broke my record in Oslo he showed that he could."

Bolt ran 19.79 seconds for the 200 at the Bislett Stadium in the Norwegian capital on June 13, breaking Fredericks' 17-yearold stadium record by three hundredths of a second. On July 6 the Jamaican then clocked 19.73 in Paris, the leading time this year. The Jamaican, by his own admission "race rusty" after being dogged by a hamstring injury in the early part of the season, appears to have run himself into the shape where he could perhaps threaten in Moscow to at least get close to his world records, particularly on the fast Mondo track at the Luznikhi stadium.

LOCAL Tovihoto appeals for smart governance through e-governance

kOhIMA, AuguSt 8 (DIPR): A three-day workshop on change management and capacity building for middle rung officers of the state Government departments was held at Heritage (old DC Bungalow) here from August 1 to 3, 2013. The workshop was organized by the Department of Information Technology & Communication in collaboration with National Institute of Smart Governance and Nagaland State e-Governance Society.

Gracing the valedictory function parliamentary secretary for IT&C Tovihoto Ayemi lauded the department for organizing such workshop by bringing resource persons, experts in the field from outside the state. He also stated that

Parliamentary secretary for IT&C Tovihoto Ayemi giving away certificates to the participants of the workshop at The Heritage on August 3, 2013. (DIPR Photo)

the workshop and the facts and figures provided in the study materials, provided to the participants would

immensely help the departments to initiate their own action plan for smart governance through imple-

mentation of ICT tools. He highlighted the various initiatives of the IT&C department, such as SWAN, State

Data centre, e-District and Crime & Criminal Cracking network system in the state. Appealing to all the departments to come forward in building smart governance through eGovernance, he expressed his confidence that the participants of the workshop would now be the ambassadors of change of their respective department.

Project Engineer, NSeGS Akumla Aier, chaired the function while Keneirienuo Kire, Assistant Director, Industries & Commerce and Vechiso, Deputy Director, Treasuries & Accounts shared their experiences on behalf of the participants. Workshop summary was given by the training anchor Dr. Kalpana Mathur.

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serena Williams advances in toronto

Serena Williams, of the United States, returns to Francesca Schiavone, of Italy, in a Rogers Cup women's tennis match in Toronto, Wednesday, Aug. 7. (AP Photo)

tORONtO, AuguSt 8 (AP): Top-seeded Serena Williams easily won her opening match in the Rogers Cup, beating Italy's Francesca Schiavone 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday at Rexall Centre. Williams, coming off a victory 2½ weeks ago in the Swedish Open, set up a third-round match Thursday against 13thseeded Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium. Flipkens edged Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands 7-5, 3-6, 6-2.

Earlier, Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli returned from a hamstring

injury that sidelined her since her major victory, beating American qualifier Lauren Davis 6-0, 6-3.

"I didn't want to put too much pressure on myself because the last two times I played in Toronto I lost in the first round," said Bartoli, who is seeded seventh.

"So I just wanted to enjoy myself on the court and try my hardest. Obviously being able to win 6-love, 6-3 was pretty good for me."

Fourth-seeded Li Na of China downed Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 6-4, fifth-seeded Sara

Errani of Italy edged Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 7-6 (2) and Frenchwoman Alize Cornet defeated 11th-seeded Maria Kirilenko of Russia 7-5, 7-5. America's Sloane Stephens also advanced to the third round, beating Germany's Mona Barthel 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.

In late matches, sixthseeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic edged Canada's Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-2, and 12th-seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia beat Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro 1-6, 6-2, 6-3.

37th Nagaland Badminton Championship in Wokha

WOkhA, AuguSt 8 (DIPR): Deputy Speaker NLA, Er. Levi Rengma will grace the 37th Nagaland Inter State and State Open Badminton Championship 2013 at Indoor Badminton Stadium Wokha on August 9. The highlights of the programme will include the

final matches of the championship and prize distribution. Observation and synopsis of the championship will be presented by Chief Referee, C. Tinu Pongen. While Wokha District Badminton Association, Zuben Humtsoe will propose the vote of thanks.

DPDB Longleng deliberates on road maintenance Handball coaching camp postponed

LONgLeNg, AuguSt 8 (DIPR): The Longleng District Planning & Development Board meeting for the month of August was held on August 6 in the conference hall of Deputy Commissioner, Longleng under the Chairmanship of DC & Vice-Chairman DPDB Longleng, K. Libanthung Lotha.

The meeting started with a review on deplorable road condition of Longleng to Changtongya Road where SDO PWD (R & B), Chingei, read out the contribution received from individuals, NGOs and various departments under Longleng District for maintenance of the road. He informed the house that Mohan Singh Construction Company, 31 Assam rifles and some individuals (Chenlom Phom) has also extended their help for the maintenance of the road. The

maintenance of the road was started on July 25 as entrusted and constituted committee under the chairmanship of ADC HQ, T. Wati Aier on July 23, 2013at the DPDB meeting.

The following agendas were discussed in the meeting: The ARCS highlighted that ICDP programme is for societies registered under Piggery, Poultry and fruits marketing, 50% is subsidy and 50% loan. He informed the house that the programme is about to be completed in three districts - Mon, Dimapur and Zunheboto and the next targeted three districts are Kiphire, Peren and Longleng. He said that the paper works have to be processed now so that the programme can start next year. The Chairman entrusted the ARCS to formulate the paper works for pro-

cessing, and the house approved it.

On tour of Deputy Commissioner & PSC, it was informed that the Deputy Commissioner and Phom Students’ conference has visited seven High Schools, and six Schools are yet to be visited. It was also informed that the visit is to evaluate the infra-structures, teachers, strength and other facilities received by the School. In this connection, the Deputy Commissioner entrusted his sub-ordinate officers of Administrative head quarter to visit all the schools and submit reports.

On the sanitation drive by IRCSN on August 9 and10, 2013, it was decided that the mass social work will be conducted on August 10, 2013 where ADC HQ and Administrator Longleng Town Council will take up detail distribution of works

in the Town. The DC also requested all the Head of Offices to actively participate in the sanitation drive.

In regard to Indira Gandhi old age pension, the DC informed the house that the evaluation Department will carry out study on Indira Gandhi old age pension schemes in the district in selected Villages and requested all concerned to extend their Co-operation. SDO (Sadar), Japheth Woch read out the Work Distribution for Independence Day on 15th August 2013 where various Departments were allotted with some responsibilities. The Chairman informed the house that the prizes shall be given on August 15th to those individual who had taken part in the Census operation 2011. There are 13 recipients of Silver and Bronze medal winner from Longleng District.

DIMAPuR, AuguSt 8 (MexN): The coaching camp of the Nagaland Handball Association which was scheduled to be held from August 7 has been postponed to August

13 at the Government Higher Secondary School, Kohima. A press note informed that interested players, both boys and girls to be present in the said location or contact 9436402055 or

9856038845. The players selected in the coaching would represent the state team for the junior national handful championship in September and other championships.

Nagaland state taekwondo championship 2013 underway

Training on silkworm rearing & mushroom cultivation held farmers from tening DIMAPuR, AuguSt 8 the significance of manage- ed the steps and procedures visit phek district (MexN): Agricultural Tech- ment and techniques of silk- involved in mushroom culnology Management Agency Dimapur, Niuland block organised a demonstration programme at Henito village on July 26, 2013. Resource person Khezeto, EO & BTT member from the Sericulture department spoke on

worm rearing and showed the participants different samples of cocoons and silk.

Further, Imlitemsu, Supervisor from the Horticulture state department discussed oyster mushroom cultivation. He demonstrat-

tivation. Around 70 people attended the programme, including people from neighbouring villages Viyito and Hezeto. The programe was chaired by Demalu Hasnusa, Block Technology Manager, Niuland block.

PeReN, AuguSt 8 (MexN): Farmers from Tening Sub-Division under Peren district had an exposure tour to Phek district on July 30 to 31. The tour was organised by ATMA Peren with the main objective to let the farmers be acquainted with indigenous farming practices especially Zabo System Practice at Kikrüma. During the tour, the team visited Kikrüma, KVK NRC on Mithun (ICAR) Porba and some popular

places in and around Pfutsero. At KVK NRC on Mithun (ICAR) Porba, the subject experts apprised the farmers about the mandate of KVK and some scientific methods such as Azolla Culture, Vermicomposting, Nadep Composting Method, rearing of Rabbits and Local Mithun. KVK Programme Coordinator RK Singh also showed a documentary on Zabo System.

The team was led by Vizokhonyü, AO, Tening.

VHND observed in Chare Town

tueNSANg, AuguSt 8 (MexN): Medical Department Tuensang observed Village Health Nutrition Day (VHND) in Chare Town on July 28, 2013 where altogether 165 children were given Vitamin-A dose. Health talk on immunization, safe motherhood, breasts feeding and personal hygiene were delivered by Dr. Imti, M.O Chare and CDPO Chare. The programme was followed by IPC activities conducted by health workers among pregnant women and mothers. The programme was attended by Village ATMA Jalukie block conducted one day training cum demonstration on mushroom cultivation at Liangmai Baptist Church complex Jalukie on August 1. Altogether 58 participants GBs, Village Health Committee, ASHA Coordinator, ANM from newly FIGs, SHGs and women youth wing participated. Seen here are the participants and Anganwati Workers. This was stated in a release issued by District Media Officer, DPMU, NRHM, Tuensang. with the resource person.

Minister for Social Welfare, Kiyanilie Peseyie inaugurates the 26th Nagaland State Taekwondo Championship 2013 at Kohima Science College on August 8. (DIPR Photo)

kOhIMA, AuguSt 8 (DIPR): The 26th Nagaland State Taekwondo Championship 2013 got underway at Kohima Science College on August 8 with Minister for Social Welfare, Kiyanilie Peseyie as the Chief Guest.

Addressing the participants and the gathering, Kiyanilie said that Taekwondo has a special meaning for Nagaland since it was this sport that P. Silas won the lone Gold Medal at the 33rd National Games in the year 2007 for Nagaland.

He said that Nagas have strong physique, quick reflexes, stamina and skills which are ideally suited for the sport and stated that the State taekwondo teams have been bringing laurels to the State by

winning medals every year in different categories at the National level. Stating that the road is rough and tough but not insurmountable, Kiyanilie challenged the taekwondo players and management to see Naga taekwondo players in the next Asian Games or the Olympic.

Kiyanilie also said that the government has taken up various initiatives to promote sports and games through infra-structure development. Construction of sports facilities with multidisciplinary are on the pipeline in all districts and the Nagaland Sports Policy is already in operation and many sport persons have brought laurels to the State been given incentives for encouragement and mo-

tivation to reach greater sporting glory, he added.

He called upon the participants to make best use of the opportunities given to them at the Championship and to give their best.

All together about 300 players from nine districts along with 50 Conducting Officials are taking part at the 26th Nagaland State Taekwondo Championship 2013. The Championship is being hosted by the Kohima District Taekwondo Association. Mhonchumo Kithan, President, Kohima District Taekwondo Association gave the welcome address while Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church Phezhu, Jotsoma gave the invocation prayer. A special song was presented by Neite-o Koza.

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Veswuduyi Venyo Song : All I have is yours Code : G1 Back when he was in the tenth standard Aduyi attended a revival crusade at Phek Town Baptist Church. There, the Lord touched him and spoke to him through the hymn “Amazing Grace”. He is glad that now he is giving the best part of his life to Christ. He says “I am a simple man yet a blessed man – not for who I am but for what God has done in my life”.

The song ‘All I have is yours’ speaks of his beliefs and his unswerving faith in God.

Muthong K. Chai & Kevinguno Thou Song : I say ‘Amen’ Code : G2 Muthong K. Chai, a former Patkaian presently stay at Kohima, He started singing since childhood in church and took up songwriting when in High School. He has been featured in two albums, ‘Atsumoa & Aun Nokshing’. Kevinguno Thou, also from Kohima started singing in church too since she was a kid. At present she is doing her B.A at Sazolie College as well as undergoing music training at ‘School of Rock’ Kohima.

Buhiu B. Lam Song : Our own world Code : G3 A student of Tetso College, Buhiu likes operatic pop, gothic rock and folk fusion. This young, upcoming singer and songwriter says that artists who have inspired him include Josh Groban, Eric Martin, Mark Hall, Sonu Nigam and our very own Nise Meruno.

His song ‘Our own world’ expresses his anguish about the chaotic and sad state of the world today and his yearns for peace and love to prevail in our land.

Moba Inggang Song : Silent Years Code:RS2 Moba Inggang is from Konyak community.

He holds a Master of Divinity degree and resides in Dimapur. He has a music album “The consequence” (2007) to his credit and is a winner of Summ e r Jam (2004 & 2006) as a soloist and also with his band Ark- Covenant. He was also one of the ten winners of the NSACS “Write a Song Contest” in 2009. In 2012, he has also won Hope Music festival solo competition organized by Adonai Ministry.

Polar Lights Song : 1) A murder machine Code : RS3 2) Empty hallway and a candlelight Code : PG1 Polar Lights came together in the month March under the scorching heat of Dimapur’s summer in 2013. Pretty soon, laid back jam sessions turned to serious song writing episodes. A decision was soon made to pursue with an endeavor to create music and hopefully put some smiles in people’s faces. What followed were intense song writing and recording sessions, striving to churn out tones that would not fade away.

Ruokuo Kense Song : 1) Jeet anth mein Code : RS4 2) Tumse milke Code : P6 3) Hiyo hi (A kemerü) Code : FF1 Ruokuo Kense, an Indie Artist from Kohima started out in 2000 with no musical background whatsoever. In the year 2004, he won the solo competition in Summer Jam organized by Aries Foundation. Later he went to Chennai 2005-06 to cut a Gospel Album at AVM Studio but since things didn’t work out there.

His latest single “Tumse Milke” released in 2013 has also been telecast on MTV.

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Imtisenla Song : 1) Walk away Code : RS5 2) Rain down Code : P4 Imtisenla is a singer-songwriter who has been around the state’s music scene for quite some time. Along the way she has earned a Gold Medal in solo category during Varsity Fest NEHU Shillong in 2007, won Inter-ward solo competition held in Kohima and was the runner-up in Naga Orpheus Hunt in the year 2011.

She listens to many genres of music and her songs have elements of pop, soft rock and a little bit of jazz too.

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Song : Lost Code : RM1 This high energy Gospel Progressive Rock outfit from Kohima, Nagaland has been together since October 2010. Their music is a unique blend of styles ranging from Melodic, Modern to Metal. The band line-up consists of Ato Nienu on Vocals, Sede Yiese on Bass, Zhazo Sorhie on Guitar, Khrielezo Keretsü on Drums and Neiu Zumvü / Khriesazo Liezietsu on Keyboards.

All members are employed graduates but in spite of their work engagements their passion for music still binds them together keeping their music alive. They credit their success to their mutual respect and understanding of each other's musicality as every member takes an active role in composing their songs.

Naga Homeboiz feat. Moashenla Chang Song : Chasing Dreams Code : HR2 This Hip Hop crew from Kohima consists of two guys who go by the monikers of ‘Rhythmic Ace’ and ‘Cryptic Aspect’. The group’s main influence is deeply rooted in the values of Hip Hop’s classic era and they truly believe in hip Hop away from violence.

Their main focus is on delivering artistic lyricism coupled with liquid flow and creative mixing and production. In short, Naga Homeboiz describes their music as real and meaningful which people can relate to.

The group worked on several home-based productions prior to the release of their first official single ‘Chasing Dreams’. This song is basically about realising your dreams and chasing it and to never give up on it no matter what.

Mengu Suokhrie Song : Till we turn grey (with Vizho Thakro) Code : PG2 Mengu suokhrie is a singer, song writer, composer, recording artist and vocal teacher. Her debut album ‘Love is all we need’ which was released in 2012 has earned her many fans both within the state and beyond. She and her band played the opening act at the Stryper concert which was held at Dimapur last year. She also earned rave reviews for her performance as Scaramouche, in the musical rock play, "We will rock you" directed by Ate Kevichusa this year at Dimapur. Mengu also played the main role in a Naga folklore musical "Naga Origins" directed by Gilles Chuyen which was performed at the Hornbill Festival at Kisama, 2011.

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Temjen Jamir Song : 1) In love Code : IN2 2) Red green blue Code : IN3 Temjen Jamir is the guitarist for one of Nagaland's most happening bands 'Polar Lights'.

He is an exceptional guitar player and musician with varied influences and is equally at ease playing music ranging from hard rock to psychedelic and experimental music. Temjen believes in the diversity of music and is a stringent upholder of originality in composition and creativity.

Two of his compositions have been nominated in the Instrumental category of the 5th Music Awards of Nagaland 2013.

Fusion Soul Song : Superhero Code : RM2 Formed on 11th September, 2011 Fusion Soul consists of Lima on vocals, Wapang on Lead guitars, Rachie on Bass, Sohilo on Guitars, Imrong on Keyboards and Teno on the Drums.

Their musical style ranges from Metal, modern- rock, alternative and carries on to experimental pop rock.

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Alem Alia Jr. Song : 1) Miles Code : IN4 2) One Code : FF2 Alem Alia Jamir is a session musician and a songwriter currently working at Tribes Music & Media Lab, Dimapur. He was musically trained at Patkai Christian College and over the years has played with many well known bands in Nagaland.

During the course of his work at Tribes Music & Media Lab, Alem has worked in countless musical projects in Nagaland and with most of the Naga Idol finalists. He has won the award for Best Pop Song for two consecutive years – first for ‘Emotions’ with former Naga Idol Ruokuovotuo during the 3rd Music Awards of Nagaland and again for ‘Book of love’ with Kenei Chale last year. He also won the award for Best Folk Fusion Song last year.

He has also composed theme songs for the Nagaland Bamboo Mission as well the Sericulture Department.

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Azeena Kahmei Song : You came Code : P5 Born in Tamenglong, Manipur and having grown up amidst turmoil and violence, for Azeena her music has been her testimony. Through her songs she aims to spread God’s word.

She has two albums to her credit - “Let there be light” (2005) produced by New Hope Ministry, Manipur and “The God whom I can trust” (2008) which was self-produced. Formerly, Azeena was a Praise and Worship Leader at Patkai Christian College and in Naga Christian Fellowship, Pune and was also a music tutor.

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Benathung Humtsoe Song : Boots On Code : RS1 Winner of the Best Alternative/ Soft Rock Award for his song ‘On the right track’ during the 4th edition of the Music Awards of Nagaland last year, this singer/ lyricist has been actively involved in mus i c since early childhood singing rock ballads and alternative country music. He won the ‘Local Hero’ contest in Wokha district in 2010 and entered the top 24 of Naga Idol 5.10.

1) Love story Code : P1 2) Till we turn grey (with Mengu Suokhrie) Code : PG2 An alumnus of Patkai Christian College, Vizho holds a Grade 8 certificate in classical singing under Trinity College, London.

He started singing at a young age and has extensively performed in and outside the country. He was part of the Nagaland Chamber Choir for three years and later on joined a crossover band called ‘Ballad Fusion’. Presently, Vizho is a member of ‘Zowe Madrigal’. He has performed four times for the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi and also at the Handshake Concert at Bangkok, Thailand last year. He won the award for ‘Best Gospel Song’ during the 4th Music Awards of Nagaland 2012. Earlier in 2011, his composition ‘A kecha (My prayer)’ sung in the Angami dialect by his elder brother Diethozo Thakro also won the awards for ‘Best Gospel Song’ as well as for ‘Song of the year’.

Hotingkiu Sangtam Song : Athsatsü Code : RM3 A practicing advocate, Hotingkiu Sangtam hails from Kiphire town, Nagaland. His song ‘Athsatsü’ (Temptation) sung in his native Sangtam dialect has been nominated in the Rock (Metal/ Heavy) category of the 5th Music Awards of Nagaland The list of his achievements is as follows: Winner of the first ever Summer Beat Contest held at Kiphire Town in 2001.

First in Sangtam Baptist Church Youth Endeavour Trio Competition in 2003. First in Trio competition organized by United Sangtam Baptist Youth Endeavour at Kiphire in 2004. First in solo competition held at Sangtam Baptist Church Kohima Youth Week 2006. He along with his band was also selected in the Summer Jam 2009 organised

by Aries Music Foundation and again in the solo category in 2011.

Rongsen Longchari Song : I’m calling you Jesus Code : HR1 This soft spoken rapper from Longto village in Mokokchung district is filled with zeal to serve in God’s Ministry. With this purpose in mind, he is presently pursuing his M. Th. degree in Bangalore.

Although he is a gospel singer he draws his inspiration not just from gospel music but his influences include many contemporary secular artistes too. During the 4th edition of the Music Awards of Nagaland last year he won the public choice ‘Song of the Year’ award for his single ‘Prayer’.

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Song : Rough Road Code : IN1 Named A. Lanunungsang Lemtor, he is also known as ALN Lemtor. For him becoming a musician is not by chance but by choice as music is a passion.

At present, he is a recording artist, composer, sound engineer and produces his own songs. A child of the eighties, ALN Lemtor grew up with the kind of music which is reflected in the track ‘Rough Road’. Rough Road’ was composed with the thought of the literal rough roads which exist in several parts of our state!

Tiameren Jamir Song : Nai shisadangang (Think about it) Code:LG3 Tiameren Jamir had a passion to sing from a young age. He started singing with the Nagaland Reformation Singers a wellknown male gospel voice group at the age of 14. During this period he gained a lot of recognition and fame for his outstanding vocal prowess. He released his debut album “I’ll Be your friend” in the year 2007 and will soon be releasing his Ao Video album “Ojala Meim” by the end of August this year.

Kilang Aier Song : I guess that’s why Code : P2 Kilang Aier is a 26 year old qualified mechanical, computer systems and network engineer who developed a knack for writing songs while he was an engineering student and to date has written more than 150 songs. His debut album ”My first experience with love” was written based on real experiences with a girl and came to fruition because of his friends constant support and encouragement even to the extent of offering their financial support for the recording.

Akup Noklang Song : 1) Complete Code : P3 2) Chingmei Ongba Code : LG2 Akup Noklang hails from Longleng but is currently based at Dimapur. He was the Winner of Music Safari 2008 (Longleng District), a top 12 finalist of Naga Idol, 2008 and also made it to the list of top 7 finalists of Northeast Highway Star 2011.

He is into contemporary soft rock and punk pop and has two albums in Phom dialect to his credit which are both bestsellers in Longleng District.

Manshak & Manchai Song : Yangnyuyem Kahvang (Living God) Code : LG1 P. Manshak Phom is a singer and songwriter from Longleng district. Though he is a Government servant by profession his love for music keeps him going on in spite of his official obligations.

P. Manchai Phom is a student of Pranab Womens College Dimapur. Her hobbies include singing and playing the guitar.

The song ‘Yangnyuyem Kahvang’ (Living God) sung in their native Phom dialect urges people to accept Jesus before it is too late.

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Ronaldo lifts Real over Chelsea World Championships: Saina enters quarters

GuanGzhou, auGust 8 (Ians): Third seed Saina Nehwal overcame a jittery start against Thai Porntip Buranaprasertsuk to move into the women's singles quarterfinals of the World Badminton Championships here Thursday.

The World No.3 overcame 15th seeded Porntip 18-21, 21-16, 21-14 in 52 minutes at the Tianhe Indoor Stadium to go 6-0 up in career meetings. With the win, Saina equalled her best performance at the worlds having reached the last eight stage in 2009, 2010 and 2011. The 23-year-old is now one step away from a medal.

Saina looked out of sorts in the first game and made several errors. Her Thai opponent capitalised on it and closed the gap from 4-7 to 8-all and was at Saina's heels till 18-all. The 21-year-old Thai clinched the next three points to bag her first game against the Indian since 2008.

Porntip hit 11 smashes in the game which caught Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo (7) scores a goal against Chelsea's goalkeeper Petr Cech and defender Ashley Cole (3) during the second half of Saina off guard. Several the International Champions Cup final soccer game, Wednesday, Aug. 7 in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo) out-of-court errors by the MIaMI GaRDens, au- aldo's performance, before ter sidestepping the cover- he sat on the turf, adjust- the save and protect the 23-year-old Indian cost her Gust 8 (aP): Cristiano 67,273 fans at the home of ing defender, the Brazilian ing his kit while most of the one-goal lead.

In the 57th minute, the game but she bounced Ronaldo gave his former NFL's Miami Dolphis, was fired a well-placed shot into other players convened for Ronaldo struck again, percoach one more dazzling acknowledged by Mourinho. the bottom right corner, be- a bit of shouting.

"He's a great player," yond the reach of sprawling Ronaldo got his re- fectly timing his run toward display of his skills, and venge on the resulting free the goal line and steering delivered a trophy to Real Mourinho said. "If he scores Chelsea keeper Petr Cech.

Chelsea got the equal- kick. From about 25 yards, in a header to complete Madrid in the process with goals, that is not news. If a 3-1 win over Chelsea in he doesn't score goals, that izer quickly. Ramires split his strike curled to the left, the scoring. Ronaldo had Wednesday's final of the would be news." Real Ma- two defenders to be put sneaking just under the the crowd frenzied at that Guinness International drid's new manager Carlo clear on the goalkeeper. crossbar and off the fin- point, including one fan new DelhI, auGust Ancelotti was also coaching Iker Casillas charged off his gertips of the diving Cech. who got onto the field later 8 (PtI): The Sports MinisChampions Cup. Ronaldo scored twice against one of his old teams, line to cut down the angle Chelsea had three great in the game. Wearing a Ron- try has approved additionand set up the opener as having led Chelsea to the but Ramires calmly flicked chances in the first seven aldo jersey, he was able to al funds for the constructhe Spanish giants got one 2009-10 English Premier the ball softly over him and minutes of the second half not just get to the Real Ma- tion of an outdoor hall in over their old coach Jose League and F.A. Cup double. into the net. With scores to equalize again, the best drid star, but wrap him in the Imphal-based RegionMourinho, who departed Madrid opened the scoring level in the 30th minute, of those when Eden Haz- an embrace near the side- al Boxing Foundation bethe Bernabeu at the end of in the 14th minute as Ronal- Ronaldo was the recipient ard got behind a defender line and share some words ing run by London Olymlast season to return to Chel- do's well-weighted through of a hard tackle from be- and carried the ball in alone for several seconds before pics bronze-medallist and sea. "We played beautiful ball found Marcelo on the hind by Branislav Ivanovic. against Casillas. The keeper police officers escorted the five-time world champion woman pugilist M C Mary football," Ronaldo said. Ron- goal side of his marker. Af- Ronaldo merely smiled as sprung off his line to make man off the field.

Kom. "The Executive Committee (EC) of National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) has decided to give in-principle approval for additional financial RoMe, auGust 8 (Ians): Former Manchester assistance for construcUnited striker Carlos Tevez has decided to retire from tion of an Outdoor Boxing Argentina international duty. Tevez, who played for Hall at the Mary Kom ReManchester City last season and has scored 13 goals gional Boxing Foundation, for the national side, chose not to elaborate on his deci- Imphal," the ministry said sion Wednesday, reports Xinhua. "It's over," he said. "I in a statement.

"Further action on the have nothing more to add. I have said what I feel and that's the end of the matter. If I say anything else then it proposal would be taken would seem as if I'm asking for a recall." Since Alejandro after getting required deSabello took over the Argentina squad in the summer tails/clarifications from the of 2011, Tevez has always been dropped. Tevez also re- Foundation," it added. vealed he could have quit football altogether if he had The Executive Commitnot been signed by Juventus. "There comes a moment tee of the NSDF also decidwhere you get tired, you get tired of football," he said. ed that the project, the cost "I wanted to leave football but then Juventus, one of the of which was not specified biggest teams in Europe, arrived. I had always said that by the Ministry, would be I would retire at the age of 28 and I was close to retiring monitored regularly by the after the row with Roberto Mancini," he said.

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back in the second game by taking a 15-4 advantage in no time. Though the Thai tried coming back into the game (10-16), but Saina was in her elements and sealed the game with the help of nine smashes. Despite the game getting tight at the end, Saina held her nerves to level the match.

Unlike the first game, Saina made sure she kept the lead throughout the decider. Aided by some brilliant

cross court slices from the third court, Saina increased her lead to 11-5. After the change of sides, Porntip found legs and notched up a few points with some downthe-line smashes, bringing down Saina's lead to 14-13.

The aggressive Thai made some errors too, giving the initiative to Saina, who then extended the lead to 1713. The Indian made a minor error before securing the next four points to seal the tie.

"The EC of NSDF had earlier approved financial assistance of Rs 306.44 lakh to the Foundation in May, 2013 for construction of Gymnasium Hall and Procurement/Installation of Gym Equipments," the Ministry said.

"This approval was subject to submission of some

additional information/details about the availability of land and the role of Ms. M C Mary Kom in the management of the Foundation; the EC was informed that the Foundation had provided these details and action is being taken for release of the money already sanctioned," it added.

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Wenger raises goal tech concerns before EPL debut

Tevez quits Argentina national team

Referee Anthony Taylor, foreground, demonstrates to Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, left, and the media how a watch notifies referees in a soccermatch when the ball crosses the goal line during a Goal Line Technology presentation at the Emirates Stadium, London on August. (AP Photo)

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lonDon, auGust 8 (aP): The cameras are in place in the English Premier League's 20 stadiums and goal-line technology is ready to be used in a domestic league for the first time in world football.

Most Premier League referees, though, will only get to test the "Goal Decision System" for the first time just days before the season starts next week.

And the set-piece unveiling of Hawk-Eye's camera-based system inside the Emirates Stadium on Thursday saw Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger highlight concerns about how it will cope with complex situations. "Honestly it's a bit more sophisticated and complicated than you would imagine," Wenger said. "It's not as easy as it looks."

Standing in the goalmouth, Wenger challenged referee Anthony Taylor on the precise application of Hawk-Eye to rule on disputed goals.

"Football can be so

quick that the ball can go in and go out and something can happen in the moment between the ball going in and the signal comes up, so what does the referee decide?" Wenger asked.

Taylor sought to reassure Wenger.

"We have a training day on Monday where we are going to spend the whole day with the referees and all the assistants going through the system and exactly work through small anomalies like that," Taylor said. "What if there are two decisions very close?"

Wenger, who has championed technology for years, responded with a more precise scenario.

"The ball goes in, goes out and somebody makes a foul, and the guy wants to kick it in again," he said.

"The referee decides in that fraction of a second to give a foul for the defender. And then suddenly it appears to be a goal and he's already decided it's a foul for the defender." There isn't a pre-

cise answer yet.

"While it's probably going to be a small number of incidents like this, it's important we are prepared for these situations and this is what our session on Monday is going to be all about," Taylor said.

Despite his challenging manner under the glare of the cameras, Wenger was keen to underscore his delight that technology has arrived in football to bring "justice" to the decisionmaking. And he's hoping that the cameras could one day be used to rule on more than just goal-line decisions.

The Premier League's attempts to introduce technology were rebuffed for years

by FIFA until President Sepp Blatter reversed his opposition after England midfielder Frank Lampard was denied an obvious goal at the 2010 World Cup. FIFA is deploying GoalControl-4D, a similar system, at the World Cup in Brazil next year after it was tested at the Confederations Cup recently.

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