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Every imperial agent wants to reduce what is possible to what is available —Walter Brueggemann

Nepal Quake: PM says toll could be 10,000 [ PAGE 9]

R5: Rising leaders to impact [ PAGE 2]

Mary Kom inaugurates ACI’s Jagjivan Sports Academy [ PAGE 12]

Peren’s forests under threat Lure of logging becomes irresistible in the absence of alternate economic development imti longchar

Logging threatens Hornbill,biodiversity at Mount Kisa

Lalong/Njauna | April 28

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At the foothills of Mt. Kisa, between Lalong and Njauna villages in Peren district, bordering Manipur, couple of labourers load one of the last consignments of timber onto a Shaktiman truck. The timber will be offloaded at a site, some 30 kilometres away, at Ngam village. From there another truck will transport the consignment to Dimapur via Tening, Peren and Jalukie. One of the labourers looks keenly at the mount’s summit. “There are some really big trees up there, but it’s impossible to negotiate these cliffs,” he points out wistfully. Legends of Rani Gaidinliu loom large. Even if the terrain was accessible, the labourers will not go up to cut down trees. “There are spirits roaming up there. Don’t you know Rani maa stayed there in a cave?” Below the mountain slope, a road cuts to Njauna, the last village under Peren district bordering Manipur. The trees here are gone, decimated; what was once a dense forest has dwindled to shrubs and small trees. Mt. Kisa under Nagaland State is disputed. Both Lalong and Njuana villages lay claim to it. Despite this, the log contractor, reportedly a local politician, continues logging operations. A few kilometres away, towards Lalong village, another logging party has set up a make-shift camp right below the road where an elephant used for hauling logs is chained to a tree. The elephant is allegedly under the patronage of a high ranking official of an NSCN group. In-charge of the camp, Alam conjures up images of Mt. Kisa and its surrounding forests when they first ventured in. “There were

Felled trees waiting for transportation at foothill of Mt Kisa

Timber kept at a midway station at ngam waiting for transport

trees as huge as 15’ kulai (15 feet in circumference). Today, what remains hardly measure 7-8 kulai. But they are all A-grade trees.” Alam has been operating as a logger in the Assam-Manipur-Nagaland border areas since 1994. He discloses, “It is just a matter of a year or two before the remaining trees in this area are completely felled.” His revelation appears inevitable. There are four logging parties—high pro-

file contractors and politicians—operating in the area. The trees are sold by the village council and individuals- prices are negotiated depending on the forest area, size of a tree or the number of trees to be felled. At the foothills of Mt. Kisa, a villager reveals that since the trees felled from the mountain area are not enough as per the contract agreement, the village would have to provide another 200 trees to the con-

tractor from the forest bordering Ngam village. The scenario in much of Peren district is similar or worse—the district now has only a sliver of its magnificent tropical forests left. Devastation of forests through rampant logging, its impact on biodiversity and subsequent climate change is a serious threat. The lure of logging is irresistible for many villages in the absence of alternate economic development.

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AKM officials with the Yimchungru Students who are appearing for their exams from Mokokchung seen here at Circuit House Mokokchung on April 28. (Morung Photo)

our Correspondent Mokokchung | April 28

cording to people residing there. Towards the west, Nkio village (New), which borders both Assam (Haflong) and Manipur, and falls under Kelma EAC, has one of the most prominent swathes of dense forests. Major logging operations are reportedly underway here too. Nkio also borders Intangki National Park, connecting to Jalukie. According to Nagaland State Forest Department’s

Annual Administrative Report2008-2009,Perendistrict had 8% ‘very dense forest’. 30% fell under ‘moderately dense forest’ and 36% under the ‘open forest category’. Peren also has the largest area of very dense forest with 136.47 sq kilometres, of Nagaland’s 238 sq kilometres. Though blessed with the largest area of thick forest cover, Peren district exports the largest cubic feet of timber from Nagaland.

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Scarcity of agricultural land has forced both the shortening of jhum fallow periods and the conversion of more natural forests into jhum land. Logging is rampant in Ngam village too. Since the village borders Manipur, it has become a transit route to transport timber from the adjoining State. Nsong village, which is an EAC HQ and Ngam’s immediate neighbour, has already been stripped bare, ac-

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‘More agitations to follow if demands not fulfilled’

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Transport of timber on trucks

Escaping from fear, 23 conflict-hit UNC strike paralyses normal students appear exams from Mkg life in Naga areas of Manipur

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labourers trying to haul timber onto a truck

Mt. Kisa, home to the rare Great Indian Hornbill, is now under serious threat due to deforestation. As rampant logging continues, biodiversity dwindles. One side of Mt. Kisa falls under present Manipur while the other rolls into Nagaland. The foothills and sloping middle of the mountain, under Nagaland, have been stripped of all large primeval trees. Earlier, the Hornbill was a common sight at the mountain and its adjoining forests. “Of late, the sightings of Hornbill have lessened; we seldom see them anymore,” informs Masang, secretary of Njauna Village Council. Great Indian Hornbills are fruit-eating birds and nestle in tall trees. Most of the fruit bearing trees, where the Hornbills nestle and perch at Mt. Kisa, have fallen under the axe. The threat is not only to the Hornbill. The diminishing forest cover threatens the existence of a wide range of animal and bird species like the Blythe’s Tragopan, mountain goat, mountain peacock, royal pigeon etc. Mt. Kisa also has one of the richest plant diversity with a number of wild medicinal herbs. There is an additional threat. Logging has facilitated illegal hunting, thereby diminishing wildlife. Hunting is a favoured way to pass time when trees are not being felled. Loggers camping in the jungle go on hunting sprees, bringing down animals and birds with sophisticated weapons, it has been reported.

“We never thought we will be able to appear for exams this year,” said S. John, a BA 6th semester student from Sao Chang College, Tuensang. When other students in Nagaland are engrossed in their studies, focusing on exams with a free mind, a group of 23 Yimchungru students are in Mokokchung tryHe is blaming the governing to put aside the tension and fear back home, and concentrate on their exams. “We ment out of habit. are deeply grateful to all those organizations individuals who have taken the responThe Morung Express and sibility of bringing us here, making it possible Poll QuEsTion for us to appear our exams. Even if we were Vote on www.morungexpress.com to appear for exams from home, we couldn’t sMs your answer to 9862574165 have really concentrated because of the fearpsychosis,” stated another student. Does social impunity The students who are in Mokokchung perpetuate domestic are appearing exams from People’s College violence in Nagaland? and are camped at Circuit house Mokokchung. The conflict and tension prevailing in Yes no others their villages have put their future at stake,

forcing them to endure hardships which a normal student shouldn’t experience. “People are talking of advancement in science and technology and trying to bring changes and development, but we are here as victims of ancestral rivalries. If only we realize that we are all one and if only there was better understanding among us...” thought Shoye, a 2nd semester student. “The government is doing their bit in keeping the situation under control but more attention needs to be given,” he added. On hearing of the arrival of the aggrieved students from Tuensang, the Ao Students’ Conference (AKM) today paid a goodwill visit to the Yimchunger students and expressed their regret at the situation at home and hoped that an understanding between the villages will be arrived at the earliest. Bendangkumba Aier, Gen. Secretary, on behalf of the AKM, assured that the AKM is ready to offer financial and moral support to the students and they shouldn’t be reluctant to approach them.

Imphal | April 28

The 48-hour total bandh called by the United Naga Council (UNC) beginning April 27 midnight in Naga dominated areas of Manipur paralysed normal life on Tuesday. The strike imposed in the Naga areas including the National Highways connecting Manipur was by and large peaceful. “We urged all Naga bodies and strike supporters not to indulge in violent activities during the course of the bandh,” UNC president Gaidon Kamei told The Morung Express. The strike was enforced on the demand for an ‘Alternative Arrangement’ for the Nagas of the State outside the purview of the Manipur Government, pending the long-drawn

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Mao Gate which is usually bustling with activity wears a deserted look as the united naga Council 48-hour bandh brought life to a standstill. (Morung Photo)

Naga political solution. The UNC also warned that a series of agitations will be launched in the Naga areas as follow up to the 48 hour strike if Manipur and the Central Government kept on ignoring their demand for an Alternative Arrangement. Asked about the step to be taken up by the Council in the back drop of the en-

suing Autonomous District Council (ADC) polls scheduled on June 1, Gaidon reiterated the Council’s stand and said the 3rd Naga People’s Convention (NPC) of July 1, 2010 held at Senapati cannot be reviewed. The NPC had declared ADC polls of 2010 as “invalid.” Gaidon maintained that current preparations

for the coming polls to the 144 ADC seats are being carried out at the political party and individual levels only in their own interests. “We hope the Government of India will bring a lasting peaceful solution to the Indo-Naga peace process in a time-bound manner,” the UNC president said when asked to comment on the peace parleys.

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Nagaalnd team lead by Angau I. Thou, IAS, Secretary Tourism & Art & Culture and Khrienuo Metha, Secretary, NBDA with others during the Global Exhibition on Services held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

New Delhi, April 28 (MexN): The Global Exhibition on Services held from April 23 to 25 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, jointly organised by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, SEPC and CII had Nagaland as one amongst the 18 national and 60 international participants. A press release issued by Lisapila Anar PRO Tourism, Nagaland House, New Delhi stated that with Tourism Department as the nodal agency, three more departments namely, Art & Culture, NBDA (Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency) and NBHM (Nagaland Beekeeping and

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Honey Mission) converged at the India Opportunity platform at the International Hall. The objective, at this first ever GES, was to showcase, promote and establish services available through the arts & crafts, eco friendly resources and organic products of the state and introspect on how much an integrated approach in a Package with strategic planning can enhance and sustain Tourism in Nagaland. The art and culture’s colourful display drew wide interest and queries on the significance behind the traditional attires, its motifs, headgears

and other accessories. For NBHM, since inception, apart from one earlier opportunity at the IITF way back in 2008, This mega event has not only made the “Nagaland Hone” brand to be showcased but also through interaction with visitors dwell on the prospects to upgrade factors like bottling packaging and efficient marketing. The GES event unravelled the very rich and eco friendly Bamboo products of Nagaland ready to be tapped and offer its services to the country and beyond. The NBDA agency received inquiries from Hoteliers, Airlines and corporate in-

stitutions on corporate gifts and bamboo packaging to mention a few. The Nagaland State Pavilion being in the international hall enabled the State Tourism to attract potential visitors and companies interested in generating business through direct linkage with the State Tour operators for quality service and sustainability and thereby become an engine of economic growth in the state. Angau I. Thou, IAS, Secretary Tourism & Art & Culture and Khrienuo Metha, Secretary, NBDA, who creatively handled the State Pavilion, spearheaded the team.

NNP+ conducts treatment literacy workshop

KohiMA, April 28 (MexN): Network of Naga People Living with HIV/ AIDS (NNP+) organized a treatment literacy workshop cum consultation on April 24 supported by Legislators Forum on AIDS (NLFA) at LCS Building Hall, Kohima. Dr. Tokhuhga Yepthomi, Senior Medical Officer, YRG Care, Chennai was the resource person. Others who spoke on the day included Dr. Vinito, Consultant, NLFA, Ketho from NUN and Naomi Semy from NNP+. Chaired by Shanpanthung Ezung, Program Officer, Vihaan Programme NNP+, the programme was attended by representatives from district level networks, partner NGOs, and NSACS.

(From right to left) Phuntsho Norbu, Program Officer, Bhutan; Kamesh Salam, President SABF; Amenba Yaden, Parliamentary Secretary & Chairman NBDA and Parliamentary Secretary to the Government of Nagaland on the culminating day of the Workshop for Officials and Artisans from Ministry of Labour and Human Resources, Royal Government of Bhutan, Thimphu held on April 28. Organised by Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency, (NBDA), Government of Nagaland, the workshop was supported by South Asian Bamboo Foundation & World Bamboo Organisation at Nagaland Bamboo Resource Centre, Dimapur and held on April 27 and 28.

As a teacher, when she goes back to her school after R5, Shelieh wishes to extend her service not only to teaching subjects but impart moral education and spend time with her students in prayer and fellowship. P Shelieh Konyak, who has come all the way from Mon district to attend the R5 Leadership School held in Dimapur, says that her experience during the onemonth training course has “opened eyes to various aspects of life which was once blinded by ignorance and tied up by limited thoughts.” Aloboto Chophy, another student at R5 says he will be returning home with the greatest lesson for his life, that “The key to achieve a goal is maintaining time table on daily basis and not forgetting quiet time with God.” It is Aloboto’s hope that after graduating from R5, he will go back to school and continue studies and “most of all reach out the gospel through music.” R5 is a month long residential school held “with the purpose to disciple, train and release leaders for this generation in obedience to the Bible.” R5 stands for Revive, Recruit, Restore, Release, and Reform and is an initiative of the Sinai Ministry. The vision of R5 at Sinai Ministry is to raise a generation of Nagas who will grow to the full stature of sons and daughters of God and then impact the church and society. The Ministry says, “We dream of Godly leadership in the market place, politics, NGOs, government departments, academia and religious institutions. To that end we ought to rise up leadership that will funnel revival from the church and into the various arenas of our daily pursuits and translate it into transformed societies.” With the hope and determination to work with the prostitutes after graduating from the school,

(Top) R5 Leadership School students attending class (bottom) Students participating in outdoor activities held at Life spring Corner, Dimapur. The month long leadership school will culminate on April 30.

Yimyapangla Lemtur says, “I will do it. I will continue with my studies and share about the Kingdom. I know that the challenge will start when I go out but R5 has equipped me.” Rongsen from Mokokchung says, “One change that I underwent during the stay in R5 was to build up my confidence in myself, to be courageous and have faith in God. R5 is so much different from the other leadership trainings I have attended. It had a great impact in every field.” For Mehinen Kath, the best part of R5 was the “students sharing” hour and over the course of the training, all the students have overcome “hatred and jealousy” making the stay more meaningful. As many as 21 students from Dimapur, Kohima, Mokokchung and Mon district enrolled for the R5-2015 session, which started on April 1. With the strength of 22 teachers, the one-month leadership

Old Jalukie: A Community Conservation Model

Special Kohima DPDB meeting held

KohiMA, April 28 (Dipr): A special Kohima DPDB meeting was held on April 28 at the DPDB Conference hall Kohima. The meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner, Kohima, Rovilatou Mor, IAS in connection with

the 26th Biennial General Conference of the Naga Student Federation (NSF) to be held from May 13 to 16 at Khonoma Village under the theme “For a Just Society”. Angami Students Union (ASU) is hosting the event for the first time. Convenor, Organizing

Committee gave a short appraisal on the preparations going on for the Conference where he sought the cooperation of the DPDB members in matters relating to power, Water supply, sanitation, medical, transportation etc. The Chief Minister, Na-

galand and Member of Parliament would be gracing the occasion. Deputy Commissioner, Kohima further requested all the departments concerned to come forward and give their cooperation and support in making the conference a success.

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school offered lectures and practical teachings on variety of topics ranging from Gospel and Grace, Arts & Entertainment (Creativity), Reckless Abandon, Honour and Impartation, Media & Conflict Resolution, Church and Politic, Education, Transition, Authority and Submission, and many more. Talking about the teaching faculties, Imcha Yanger, a B.A student from Shillong, says, “The quality of teaching and the standard of principals and knowledge are centered around the Bible and we realiselike the social consciousness that believed that the sun revolved around the earth, when in fact, it was the earth revolving around the sun; furthermore, that the earth rotated around its own axis- God is the center of all things visible and invisible, and in fact we are pieces of puzzle in God’s bigger picture of eternity.” The teaching faculties include Shan Kikon, se-

Vilalhoulie, Divisional Forest Officer, Peren Division handing out financial assistance to a beneficiary for creation of kitchen garden in the Old Jalukie village.

pereN, April 28 (MexN): A team including C. Vilalhoulie, Divisional Forest Officer, Peren Division along with Rampaukai, Assistant Conservator of Forests Jalukie and Lamyi and Ziamak Zeliang Staff incharge Old Jalukie, visited the Community Biodiversity Reserve at Old Jalukie. A detailed interaction with the villagers and overview of forestry activities in the village was held on April 8.

Rampaukai in a press release said that the DFO Peren congratulated the community for being awarded with various prestigious awards, becoming a role model and inspiration He encouraged the villagers to uphold the good image already created and improve upon the existing system of its resource management for sustenance in the long run. After paying a visit to flex exhibits, village nurseries and LPG connec-

tions, the DFO handed out financial assistance to 26 households in the village for creation of kitchen gardens in the village. The villagers with technical guidance and supervision from the Forest department do the management of the area. Management strategies have been chalked out and priority had been accorded to the following areas of concerns: Protection of the conservation area from illegal activities, reforestation activities in vacant and fallow jhum areas with the objective of reinvigorating the watershed area that sustains livelihood in Jalukie valley, reduction of pressure on forests for fuelwood through provision of LPG connection to all households in the village, Livelihood options such as village nurseries, piggery, goatery, kitchen garden, NTFP collection etc and wildlife reintroduction through donation of live animals.

nior pastor Faith Harvest Church, Kohima; Alfred Birnur, Victory Life Ministries, Karnataka; Visasier Kevichusa and his wife Kevi S Kevichusa, senior leaders at Kingdom Culture Project Dimapur; Akum Longchari, Editor The Morung Express; Alemsunep jamir, TROTB Ministries; Kethoser (Aniu) Kevichusa, member of the Itinerant Team of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries; Sedeluo, principal Greenwood Hr Sec School; Tali Angh and his wife Jungtina, musician and song writer; Wabang Longchari, director Sinai Ministry and C Meren jamir, administrator Sinai Ministry. The guest lectures are Huzo Meru, Rev Moa Longchari, Jack Pucho and Dina Ross Longchari and Rev Dr Wati Aier. The graduation programme of R5-2015 will be held on April 30 at Life Spring Corner, Dimapur with Rev Dr Wati Aier as the speaker.

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MoN, April 28 (Dipr): The Deputy Commissioner Mon W. Honje Konyak has informed to all the Heads of the Department to be in their respected place of posting and not to leave station without the concern of the Deputy Commissioner as per the directive of the Chief Secretary. In continuation of the office order dated 3rd March 2015, the Deputy Commissioner further informed to all the Arms license holders that the period for verification of Arms Licenses and Unique Identification Number (UIN) under NDAL is hereby extended for another one month wef 17th of April 2015. The deputy Commissioner Mon has informed to all the concern Administrative Officers and the Heads of the Department of Mon for strict compliance not to submit any proposal for condemnation of Government buildings/ Quarters unless otherwise as specified in the Government order.

DC Mkg informs MoKoKchuNg, April 28 (Dipr): Deputy Commissioner & District Election Officer, Mokokchung, Sushil Kumar Patel has informed all concern that the District Election Officer, Mokokchung would be organizing a programme in observance of “Migrant Labourers & Factory Workers Day” on May 1 at Imlong Place, Mokokchung from 6:30 a.m. onwards. In this connection, all workers of registered factories and laborers are informed to attend the programme A farmer uses a traditional agricultural tool for weeding in the paddy field at Mopungchuket positively. village, which is located around 20 km away from Mokokchung Town. (Photo by Manen Aier)

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Guwahati among highest earthquake risk city Tripura Univ to draw foreign students Chaitanya Mallapur IANS

Guwahati and Srinagar are the two Indian cities at highest risk of being devastated by an earthquake, with 36 other cities in areas prone to earthquakes, according to government data. Guwahati and Srinagar fall in what is called “very severe intensity zone”, or zone V, the highest-risk earthquake zone. Eight cities, including Delhi, fall in the “severe intensity zone” or zone IV, according to a seismic zoning map issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards and quoted in a National Disaster Management (NDM) report. The other 30 cities fall in the “moderate intensity zone”, or zone III.

“India has highly populous cities, including the national capital of New Delhi, located in zones of high seismic risk,” said the report. “Typically, the majority of the constructions in these cities are not earthquake resistant. Thus any earthquake striking in one of these cities would turn into a major disaster.” A reminder of India’s vulnerability The Nepal earthquake, which has claimed more than 4,000 lives, and the NDM data are a reminder of India’s vulnerability. IndiaSpend recently reported that nearly 60 percent of the sub-continental landmass is vulnerable to earthquakes.

About 50 million years ago, India — then an island that had previously broken off from a supercontinent called Gondwana, a name still used for what is now Chhattisgarh — slammed into the Eurasian mainland, creating the Himalayas as it collided. All land on earth rides on “plates”, which glide on the mantle, a rocky inner layer. The Indian plate continues to grind into the Eurasian plate, and as it does, the Himalayas and north India are on shaky ground. India pushes northeast into Asia at roughly 5 cm every year, causing subterranean stresses that are released in the form of earthquakes every now and then.

Four militants get life sentence for Agartala blasts AgArtAlA, April 28 (iANS): Four militants were sentenced to life imprisonment by a West Tripura District Court on Tuesday for their involvement in a series of bomb explosions here in 2008. Additional District and Session Judge S.B. Datta found the four ATTF (All Tripura Tiger Force) militants guilty in the October 1, 2008 series bomb explosions in Agartala on the eve of Durga Puja festival. "Five other accused in the case are absconding. Police have continued their hunt to nab the fleeing extremists," Public prosecutor Ranada Prasad Roy told reporters. "Besides awarding them life sentence, the judge slapped fines ranging from Rs.3,000 to Rs.5,000 on each of the convicts," he added. Over 80 people, many of them women, were injured, in the series of explosions triggered by improvised explosives by the outlawed ATTF guerrillas.

Mizo missionaries in quake hit Nepal decide to stay back AizAwl, April 28 (pti): Mizo missionaries in quake-ravaged Nepal declined to be evacuated and wanted to stay back to help those in need, Presbyterian Church's Mizoram Synod leaders on Tuesday said. Mizoram Synod Mission Board Secretary Rev Lalchhuanmawia said there were no plans to evacuate the missionaries working in Nepal and they did not want to leave the country. Baptist Church of Mizoram general secretary Rev LH Lianngaia said they had informed two of their missionaries that they could return, but they declined the offer, saying they have to look after the church members in time of crisis. There were over 50 Mizo families in Nepal working as Christian missionaries. It was informed that the repeated aftershocks

forced the missionaries in Kathmandu and their family members to sleep outside the residence of Field Secretary of the Nepal Mission Board Rev Lalrintluanga Ngente on Saturday and Sunday nights. A local church belonging to the Presbyterians was damaged in Lucham, while another under-construction church was also damaged in Padampur, the missionaries said adding, all Mizo missionaries and their family members were safe.

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With four Bangladeshi students presently studying in Tripura University, which is a central university, Ghosh said: "Twenty more Bangladeshi students have got their names registered for admission in the 2015-16 academic year." "As the central and state governments have been emphasising to strengthen the people-to-people contact between India and its neighbours, larger number of students from adjoining countries in Tripura University would further boost the initiative," he said. With important cities of Bangladesh sharing proximity with Tripura, students from Bangladesh can easily avail the opportunity to study in Tripura University. To promote tribal languages, Ghosh

said Mizo, Garo and Kokborok languages would be introduced in the university from this academic year. Kokborok is the tribal language of majority of the tribals in Tripura. The university, the official said, from this academic year onwards has decided to introduce bachelor's degree and diploma courses through vocational studies in rubber technology, and video production in collaboration with the National Skill Development Corporation and Tripura industry department. Set up in 1987, Tripura University was granted the status of a central university in July 2007. It has recently been ranked fourth in eastern India and 43rd in India, according to a survey jointly conducted by a private study group.

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AgArtAlA, April 28 (iANS): To strengthen people-to-people ties between India and its neighbours, Tripura University has undertaken several initiatives to draw more foreign students, a top varsity official said on Tuesday. According to Anjan Kumar Ghosh, the central university's vice-chancellor, it has been observed that students in Bangladesh were keen to study at Tripura University. "We would now go for a larger initiative to attract more students from Bangladesh and other countries," he told reporters. "We hope students from Nepal, Bhutan and other neighbouring countries would also show interest in studying at the university. Presently, it has 34 departments with diverse courses."

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Vulnerable zones are monitored, but prediction is impossible An array of sensors in India and abroad monitor plate activity, but it is impossible to predict an earthquake, as many tweets and Whatsapp messages after the Nepal temblor appeared to indicate What is available is data on areas of specific vulnerability. Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh appear to be the most vulnerable states, with six cities each in earthquake-prone zones. Both the states have one city each under zone IV and five cities marked under zone III. Maharashtra is next with four cities in zone III. The Bureau of Indian Standards (IS-1893 –

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GeNevA, April 28 (iANS): The World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Monday welcomed Seychelles as its 161st member, ending 20 years of negotiating its accession terms. “I am delighted to welcome the Republic of Seychelles as the 161st member of the WTO,” said WTO director general Roberto Azevedo, Xinhua reported. “This is great news for Seychelles’ economy and, therefore, for the people of Seychelles. It is also a boost for the WTO and a vote of confidence in the Organization, as we redouble our efforts to complete the Doha Round of negotiations,” Azevedo added. Seychelles on Sunday officially became a WTO member after the 30-day countdown to its WTO membership was activated on March 27. On March 25, President of Seychelles James Michel signed the “instrument of acceptance” of Seychelles’ accession protocol, confirming its membership terms, at a plenary meeting of the cabinet of ministers in Victoria, Seychelles. “This is a major step forward in the trade integration of Seychelles into the rules-based multilateral trading system and the global economy,” said Seychelles Minister of Finance, Trade and the Blue Economy Jean Paul Adam.

India to continue with coal block auctions - official MUMBAi, April 28 (reUTerS): The government will continue the process of auctioning coal blocks after successfully putting 33 mines under the hammer earlier this year, a senior government official said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, R.N Choubey, special secretary of the ministry of power, said 18,000 to 19,000 megawatt (mw) of power projects in the country were still in need of coal. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has changed a decades-long method of allocating mining licenses, launching a round of auctions to reduce risk of wrongdoing after a Supreme Court last August cancelled more than 200 illegal coal block awards made over two decades.

Govt plans to expand drug basket of Jan Aushadhi stores New Delhi, April 28 (pTi): The government proposes to add more anti-cancer, diabetes and heart disease treatment drugs in the Jan Aushadhi scheme that is aimed at ensuring availability of quality medicines at affordable prices to all, Parliament was informed today. “The government proposes to include 14 anti-cancer, 53 cardiovascular and 14 anti-diabetic medicines in the proposed list of items under the Jan Aushadhi scheme,” Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said in a written reply to Lok Sabha. He said many of the Jan Aushadhi stores do not seem to be viable based on their existing sales turnover. “Steps are, however, being taken to make them viable. These include expanding the basket of medicines, strengthening the supply chain management for uninterrupted supply of medicines, increase in retail margin and supply of surgical items,” Ahir added. Replying to another query, the Minister said as on March 31, 2015 the total expenditure incurred for implementation of Jan Aushadhi scheme is Rs 21.42 crore since inception. The scheme was launched in 2008. The Minister said that under the new Jan Aushadhi scheme 2013, there is provision for opening of Jan Aushadhi stores outside the premises of hospitals also. “Further, the scheme is being revised to expand its reach under Strategic Action Plan 2015,” he added.

New Delhi, April 28 (pTi): As part of its enhanced measures to check black money, country’s elite Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has begun tapping information on all suspicious cross-border fund transfers made from India to offshore destinations. The premier technical snoop wing under the Finance Ministry has rolled out a new system where all banking and financial institutions are mandated to file formatted Cross Border Wire Transfer Reports (CBTRs) exceeding Rs 5 lakh to it under the provisions of anti-money laundering laws. According to a FIU report, also accessed by PTI, all financial intermediaries and agencies operating in India need to send these reports to the FIU on a monthly basis and also in those cases where the

funds movement are below the stipulated benchmark of Rs 5 lakh but look to be “suspicious or inter-related.” “The Indian FIU is one of the few agencies of its kind in the world to have implemented this new mechanism, aimed to check black money, from the domestic economic channels to locations abroad. “The FIU is aggressively working to enhance its new platform to analyse Illicit Financial Flows (IFF) from India which has been a major irritant when it comes to combating the menace of illegal funds. The job is being done aggressively and diligently,” a senior official said, quoting the report. The report, while commenting on the new action of the FIU, said “several studies, including those by the OECD (global eco-

Facebook launches free video calling facility in Messenger app New York, April 28 (iANS): Facebook Messenger has launched free VOIP video calling over cellular and wi-fi connections on iOS and Android platforms. The services will be available in the US, Canada, England and 15 other countries, TechCrunch reported. With 600 million Messenger users and 1.44 billion on Facebook, the new VOIP video feature has a massive built-in audience. Messenger already accounts for 10 percent of global mobile VOIP calls, according to Mark Zuckerberg, one of five co-founders of the social networking website Facebook. He believes that free, high audio quality VOIP will displace traditional phone-calling and video calling could accelerate that. Messenger won’t be charging for audio or video calling. If you have access, you’ll see the video camera icon in the top right corner when you’re having a Messenger chat with a friend,

FB collecting donations for Nepal quake wAShiNGToN, April 28 (pTi/AFp): Facebook was rolling out a donation button today for contributions to victims of the massive earthquake in Nepal, and offered to match up to $2 million. “People are coming together to support those affected by the earthquake that struck Nepal and impacted the populations of Nepal, India and Bangladesh,” Facebook said in a blog post. Facebook said that users will see a message at the top of their News Feed with an option to donate to International Medical Corps, which has been operating relief units in the region. In addition, Facebook on Saturday had activated its “Safety Check,” a system which allows people in the disaster zone to notify friends and family if they are safe in Nepal as well as areas in Bangladesh, India and Bhutan. who can be called. Tapping it starts a video call, which opens when the recipient accepts. Cameras start in selfie mode but you can toggle to the backside camera to show a friend what you’re doing. Messenger will adjust the quality of the call according to your connection. It’s easy to switch to just VOIP audio, and Facebook will notify the users if the connection weakens

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nomic body), indicate that developing countries lose hundreds of millions of dollars every year through illicit flows, including through trade mis-invoicing. “It is hoped that the analysis of CBTR data will help in analysing the problem of IFF from India,” it said. The new measure has been implemented and notified to all banking organisations, financial intermediaries, insurance companies, payment system operators and capital market operatives by the FIU under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) beginning 2013-14, the report said. A CBTR pertains to transfer of funds through various banking channels abroad. As part of efforts to check the menace, the FIU,

to where video won’t work. Messenger also allows one person to turn off their video feed to make the other person’s high quality. VOIP in Messenger will be available in Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Greece, Ireland, Laos, Lithuania, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, the US and Uruguay. More regions will be added in the coming months.

after an amendment in the PMLA, has also begun getting reports from the subRegistrar or Registrar or real estate agents about the registration and sale of any immovable property in the country. Also, dealers in precious metals, stones and other high- value goods and those engaged in safekeeping and administration of cash and liquid securities on behalf of other persons (like Angadia) are supposed to send Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) to the financial intelligence body. The latest report had also said the government detected over Rs 7,800 crore of illegal monies within the country and abroad during 2013-14 as the FIU found an all-time high cases of suspicious transactions in the country’s economic channels.

New Delhi. April 28 (reUTerS): India will not take away the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) power to regulate trade in government bonds even as it prepares to remove the central bank’s responsibility for managing public debt, the junior finance minister told Reuters in an interview. Jayant Sinha’s comments signal a compromise over the biggest regulatory overhaul in a generation, which had become a source of friction between the RBI and the finance ministry. The shake-up, proposed by Finance minister Arun Jaitley in February, foresees an independent agency to issue and manage public debt, resolving a conflict of interest the RBI now faces with its formal mandate to control inflation and separately having to manage the government’s fundraising. A group of RBI officials wrote to lawmakers and state chief ministers expressing concerns over the changes ahead of a vote in parliament next week, local media reported last week. “There is a broad consensus that the public debt management agency should be established and that this public debt management agency should be independent of the RBI as well as the government of India,” Sinha said. The compromise would require Jaitley to amend his budget proposals to ensure the central bank’s regulatory powers remain intact. Sinha also played down reports of differences between the government and the RBI over the creation of a new monetary policy committee, saying they were still in talks on its makeup. Central bank sources have said the two sides are at odds over the size of the committee, its composition and whether the central bank chief would have veto power.

E-commerce boosting book industry’ New Delhi, April 28 (iANS): Ecommerce has given the book industry a substantial boost by bringing books closer to rreaders, said an online retail portal that has been actively reaching out to an audience that demands Hindi translations of popular English books and classical Hindi novels. “In the last six months, we have more than doubled the number of books we sell through our platform. Our experience has shown that customers keep buying books on our portal owing to vast selection, hundreds of genuine reader reviews and easy delivery at their doorsteps,” Samir Kumar, director, category management, Amazon India, told IANS in an email interview. After understanding what the readers want, the online portal realised the challenges regional publishers face in distribution and marketing the books to a larger audience. Hence, to bridge the gap, they decided to broaden their category of books in Hindi and other Indian languages - and the gamble has paid off handsomely. “E-commerce has played a key role in bridging this gap, taking books to their readers irrespective of their location and language. Due to the wide range of languages in India and the high levels of interstate mobility, several readers were unable to buy books published in their mother tongue or language of their choice,” he added, saying they are delivering across 19,000 pincodes in India. One of the shinning examples of how well this online retail portal is faring

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Quality telecommunications for ‘accelerated’ development: Rio NEw DElhi, april 28 (mExN): Nagaland Member of Parliament to Lok Sabha Neiphiu Rio held a meeting with Union Communication Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad, on the overall status of BSNL services in Nagaland and North Eastern Region in New Delhi on April 27. He also submitted a letter to the minister in lieu of the same. The Nagaland MP said it is imperative that quality telecommunications, reliable connectivity and consistent internet services are provided all over the region for every citizen “not just as a National responsibility but also to aid the process of accelerated development and progress for growth to be realised in all sectors.”

According to a press release from his PS, Yogesh Bansal, the MP highlighted the poor services of the BSNL in Nagaland and other parts of the region and the urgent need to improve and upgrade telecommunication and connectivity services. He impressed upon the Union Minister and officials of the ministry to look into the problems of the region and take urgent steps to improve broadband services, 3G services and mobile services. Rio highlighted the need to immediately shift the BSNL headquarter to the State capital Kohima as Nagaland is the only State in India which does not have BSNL headquarters in the State capital. He urged the ministry to increase

Nagaland Police to inaugurate SMS based Vehicle Monitoring System Kohima, april 28 (mExN): The Nagaland Police will be inaugurating the Nagaland Police SMS based Vehicle Monitoring System at the PHQ Conference Hall, Kohima on April 29 at 11:00 am. The “Nagaland Police Officers’ Directory 2015” will be released simultaneously. Y Patton, Home Minister will grace the occasion as the chief guest.

Sümis in Kohima informed Kohima, april 28 (mExN): The Kohima Sümi Hoho has informed all Sümis in Kohima that all youth and able bodied are to report at BSF Ground on April 30 at 8:30 am without fail. This is in connection with a boy who has been missing since April 20, informed Kohima Sümi Hoho president, Edward K. Zhimomi in a press release. The entire area where the boy was last spotted has to be searched and condoned by mass which would require few thousand youths and able bodied, the release said. All Sümis residing in different colonies in Kohima were requested to mobilize manpower to the extent possible and report at BSF Ground.

Lower PR Hill colony condemns Kohima, april 28 (mExN): The panchayat and youth organization of Lower PR Hill colony in Kohima have condemned the broad daylight firing at personnel of 19 Assam Rifles at Classic Point near Red Cross Complex here on April 25, where a jawan was shot dead. The panchayat and youth organization in a statement asserted that they will strictly abide by the earlier notification issued to all house owners of the colony not to harbor any groups/factions involving in anti-social activity, failing which, house owners will be held responsible for any consequences that may arise. The note issued by Kezhaletuo Belho, President, Youth Organisation and Ketsokhol, Chairman, Lower PR Hill Panchayat further mourned the demise of the jawan and conveyed deepest condolence to the bereaved family.

Awareness prog on electoral matters Kohima, april 28 (Dipr): An awareness programme on electoral matters for migrant labourers and factory workers under Kohima district will be conducted on May 1 at 8:30 am at the conference hall of the Kohima Deputy Commissioner's office complex. In this regard, workers/labours have been requested to attend the awareness programme. Confirmation of attendance of workers/labourers in the said awareness programme may be forwarded to the phone numbers - 9402433063 or 03702290340 by April 30 during office hours.

AR personnel seize liquor Kohima, april 28 (mExN): Personnel of 9 Assam Rifles seized huge quantity of liquor from a truck (NL-01K-2868) at Tsiesema village area on April 25 around 3:10 pm. The seized items included 1399 bottles of MC Rum (750 ml) and 108 cans of Kingfisher beer (500 ml). A press release from SDPO/PRO, Kohima police informed that in this regard, four persons were

arrested and handed over to Chiephobozou Police Station. The accused have been identified as Francis Angami, Kevisekho Angami, Alobo Achumi, and Rinku Momin. Meanwhile, a regular case vide Chiephobozou Police Station Case No. 0008/15 U/S 44 NLTP Act was registered against the arrested persons for conducting further investigation.

the tenure of officers posted to Nagaland, and the North East, to three years instead of one and a half years as the rest of the country was following a mandatory tenure of three years. This issue has also been highlighted by the National Federation of Telecom Employees, BSNL, it was noted. The MP requested the Union Minister to explore avenues to employ local youths into the department and if necessary to undertake skill development programmes for the youth so that the telecom and the telecommunications sector can absorb youth from Nagaland and the North Eastern region for gainful employment. Rio stated that the Ministry of

ASA for proper use of games & sports facilities Kohima, april 28 (mExN): Pointing out the lack of infrastructural facility for development of games and sports in Nagaland, the Angami Sports Association (ASA) has observed that even the few facilities that exist are not being put to proper use. In a letter to the deputy commissioner of Kohima, who is also the chairman of Kohima District Sports Council, ASA highlighted that during winter season, the Khuochiezie Kohima Lo-

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A two-day national consultation on Women’s Reproductive Rights, Human Rights and Using Law is being held from April 28 and 29 at NIELIT, Meriema. The consultation is organized by Women’s Study Centre, Nagaland University, Human Rights Law Network, Nagaland Chapter in collaboration with Naga Mothers’ Association. The first session today was chaired by Dr. Rosemary Dzüvichü, Director, WSC and Co-ordinator, HRLN. The introduction of the consultation was delivered by Kerry McBroom,

HRLN Advocate, New Delhi, while reports for the districts of Nagaland were shared by NMA, Women Organisations, NGOs and District lawyers. During the reports, critical health issues relating to women in Nagaland were discussed. A brief presentation of the plight of ASHAs, the role and problems of ASHAs were discussed. One of the community health workers shared about the discouragement over how many of them remain unpaid or hardly paid on time and the medicines kit that are provided are either expired or contain only a few months validity. The comments on dis-

cal Ground is used like a bazaar place and its intended purpose is not served or given any priority, “which is a great discouragement to the sporting fraternity.” This practice, the association said, causes immense damage not only to the physical assets, but also a lot of environmental and social concerns. In this regard, ASA requested the DC to look into the concern and issue necessary direction and order so that the sanctity of its very existence and purpose

is protected. The letter appended by ASA president, Er. Neisievilie Lhousa and general secretary, Visasielie Suohu also noted that even in Kohima, the State capital, there is no tangible sports and games facility as yet. “In spite of lack of facilities, some of our youth are excelling even in the national and international arena. Given the facilities and opportunities, we are hopeful that our youth are second to none,” it expressed.

Aghunaqa GBs Union appeals on AADHAAR aghuNaqa, april 28 (mExN): The Aghunaqa Kukami Kuqhakulu (GBs Union) has highlighted the inconvenience and problem faced by the public of Agunaqa area in availing the AADHAAR card. AKK president Mughavi Awomi and general secretary Hetoyi Katty in a release stated that Aghunaqa area comprises of 38 villages and the citizens have

to travel around 30-40 km to the nearest ADC office in Niuland in order to generate their biometrics. Out of the entire population, around 15-20% of the resident has completed and the rest are yet to undergo the process of biometrics. “Aged citizens and the young children are facing the constraints to travel such long distance,” the AKK officials added. Therefore, the AKK has

NSCN (IM) demands release of member

Dimapur police arrest two

Dimapur, april 28 (mExN): The NSCN (IM) has expressed anger at the way the 18th Assam Rifles in Jalukie town raided the house of Letchon Hangsing, Tatar, on April 26 and arrested him along with his personal vehicle “without any reason that can be incriminated under Cease Fire Ground Rules.” Till now his whereabouts are yet to be communicated, stated a release issued by MIP, NSCN (IM). The NSCN (IM) demanded that Hangsing be released immediately along with his vehicle without any harm. It equally condemned the raid on the house of Paojahao, Tatar of Phaijol village, on the same day. “It is reported that his children photos has been taken away,” the release said. Unless the “unchecked and unscrupulous activities” of the 18th Assam Rifle are being sanctioned by CFMG, the NSCN (IM) stated actions should be initiated against the 18th Assam Rifles without any delay.

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Telecommunications must have an appropriate mechanism in the far flung areas, especially Nagaland and other parts of the North East, to ensure that private telecom operators are providing all required and necessary services to the consumers in a just and responsible manner instead of “merely being present” in selected urban pockets. “The regulations of the TRAI Act and compulsory services for consumers in the far corners and difficult areas must be strictly adhered to,” stated Rio’s letter to Ravi Shankar Prasad. Rio also attached letters he had previously written as Chief Minister of Nagaland on the same issue to various ministers and bureaucrats of the Government of India.

trict reports were given by Dr. Narendra Gupta, Rajasthan Member, Common Review Mission on NRHM. Although there is an improvement in today’s healthcare in the country, Dr. Gupta was of the view that people in the margins still do not have the privilege to adequate facilities. While a few have access to the highest standards of facilities, the rest are hardly provided any basic essential medical care. Dr. Gupta also cited how Indians spend 70 % from their own pockets for health care, which he stated is one of the highest amounts spent by citizens of a country in the world.

Dimapur, april 28 (mExN): The Dimapur police on April 27 arrested one Boto Chishi alias Aboto while “extorting” money in the name of NSCN (K) at Murgipatti, Dimapur. A press release from PRO, Dimapur police informed that based on specific information, the Dimapur police had placed surveillance over the area. “The accused along with other accomplice was about to commit the crime when confronted by the police,” it said. “They fled from the scene and the accused was chased down after resorting to warning fire shots.” Demand slips and cash were recovered from his possession, according to the release, which added two

requested the authority and department concerned to establish a team of personnel to come to the area and conduct the process of biometrics in all the villages under Aghunaqa area. Further, it requested government departments and financial institutes not to make the AADHAAR card compulsory until and unless 100% biometrics task is covered in the area.

others are absconding. The release said that the accused has a criminal background and was arrested in earlier occasions. He is also the main accused for the murder of a hotel proprietor, who was shot dead in June 2014. He was reportedly released by the court on bail in connection to the former case, the PRO added. In a separate incident, the Dimapur police on April 27 seized 62 cases of IMFL during routine checks from one vehicle bearing registration number NL07C-9010. In this connection, one Uttam Malakar was arrested. A regular case was registered and investigation is underway at East Police Station, Dimapur.

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Tips To reporT crime Kohima, april 28 (mExN): The Senior Superintendent of Police, Kohima, Joseph Hesso has appealed to the public to help in the police’s effort to keep criminal activities at the lowest possible level in the district by reporting crimes and suspicious activities. The District Executive Force of Kohima is responsible for the security and safety of the general public. However, Hesso admitted, the DEF cannot do the job alone. The public can help by calling the police in times of security-related problem or when they witness incidents occurring in the neighborhood or in public places. The senior SP has issued the following tips: • When reporting a crime or emergency, and when doing so, attempt to provide as much details as possible about the situation, including at least the following: Your name; your location with landmark including telephone number where you can be reached timely; the nature of problem you are reporting; additional information as requested by the duty officer. • If you see or suspect a crime is being committed in the neighborhood or in a public place, pay particular attention to the features of the offender(s) and any vehicle(s) involved and take note of vehi-

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• Don’t hang up until the call-taker tells you to, follow the instructions the call-takers give you. • Please do not disturb the scene of crime as the investigation is built up from evidences collected from crime scene. • Report all crimes and/ or suspicions to the police, Senior Police Officers of DEF Kohima, OCs of Police Stations, Police Control Room, Mobile Unit at the 24X7 numbers given in the box.

GprN/NscN bids farewell to chief secretary; welcomes new

Senior members of GPRN/NSCN with the former and incumbent chief secretary of GPRN/NSCN during the farewell programme held on April 28.

Dimapur, april 28 (mExN): The GPRN/ NSCN today bade farewell to its former chief secretary Khekiho Chophi and also welcomed the new chief secretary during a short programme held at the Council Headquarters. The former chief secretary was recently inducted into the National Tatar hoho. A press release from MIP, GPRN/NSCN informed that the envoy to collective leadership, Alezo Venuh welcomed the former secretary to the political arena and urged him to continue to

contribute towards the Naga political affairs as he had been doing during his time as a bureaucrat. Stressing that Nagas need more intellectual like him who can encourage and motivate the national workers to strive forward in the Indo-Naga political issue, the envoy acknowledged that as a chief secretary to the GPRN/ NSCN, Chophi had done a commendable job. Meanwhile, Chophi extended gratitude to his colleagues for their cooperation during his time as the head of the secretariat, while urging them

to continue the same with his successor. The new chief secretary, Inaka Tsuqu, on the other hand, spoke about the dynamic leadership of the former chief secretary and added he looked forward to doing his best. Assistant Pastor, Wangkai Konyak pronounced invocation prayer, while pastor, CHQ said a special anointing prayer for the two secretaries. The programme, chaired by Ghukiho Jimo, secretary, ministry of home affairs, was attended by senior members of GPRN/NSCN from the army and civil set-up.

NVCO reiterates demand to ban taxation at check gates, highways Kohima, april 28 (mExN): The Nagaland Voluntary Consumers’ Organisation (NVCO) has submitted a representation to the chief secretary of Nagaland urging him to effectively execute the common judgement & order dated 03.06.2014 passed by the Gauhati High Court. The judgement & order bans several unions/ associations/ federations from collecting cash/ contribution at check-gates and on any National/ State Highways and also from establishing office/ sub-office/ paycounter/ information centre on any highways. A press release from the Press & Media Cell of NVCO informed that the Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench in its common Judgement & Order dated 03.06.2014 had dismissed 11 writ petitions. The dismissed writ petitions included three filed by the Petroleum and Land Transport Workers Federation of

India, two by Dimapur Land Transport Workers Union, and one each by Dimapur District Autorickshaw Drivers’ Union, Dimapur Motor Workers Trade Union, Dimapur Auto Rickshaw Owners’ Union, Dimapur Truck Drivers’ Union, Dimapur Truck Owners’ Associations, and The Motor Workers Association, Dimapur. Briefing the State Chief Secretary at his chamber on April 22, the president of NVCO & Convener, ACAUT Nagaland (legal cell), Kezhokhoto Savi stated that the said High Court judgement & order has protected and strengthened the State government orders and notifications in respect of banning illegal collections of cash on highways and check-gates. He pointed out that mushrooming of illegal collections of cash by police/ unions/ associations/ federations/ public organiza-

tions/ govt. departments at check gates and on highways contribute to price rise in the State. Many trucks coming from outside, he said, refuse to enter Nagaland because of the forcible collection of ‘taxes’ at various gates and “there are numerous collection points at every conceivable corner in Dimapur including the authorized and unauthorized DMC toll tax counters where truck drivers are stopped and compelled to pay some amount.” The NVCO has requested the State Chief Secretary to take up immediate necessary actions to react to the above mentioned Gauhati High Court judgement and order and completely stop the illegal collections of cash at check-gates and on national/state highways. It further requested him to issue instructions to all the deputy commissioners in the district to effectively implement

it and also execute the order dated 22.06.2009 issued by the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Nagaland which stated that no collection of cash would be allowed in the check-gates or in any part of the highway including any individual, government departments such as Police, Excise, Forest and Taxes departments, etc. The Press & Media Cell of NVCO asserted that “illegal collection of cash on highways and check-gates is extortion and extortion is law and order problem that the district administration is accountable to checking of its own jurisdiction.” The organisation termed as “extortion” the unabated taxation and illegal collection of cash at check gates, highways, markets and deduction of percentage by way of commission from public funds/ contractor bill, deduction of government employees monthly salary, toll tax collection without providing any services to

the tax payers, illegal dealership and syndicate system, yearly tax on property/ machineries/ vehicles, funds-raise by way of donation and well-wishers, etc. It maintained that it is the sole duty of the government to maintain law and order for the security and safety of its citizens. Meanwhile, the NVCO applauded the Tuli citizens for their fight against illegal taxation at Nagaland check gate, Amguri and indefinitely fighting against any form of taxation either by factions or by Police, Veterinary, Forest, Excise and the Sales Tax departments at the gate. “It is high time that citizens must join hands in this fight so that illegal practices going on like tradition would not pass on to generation. Let us all rise up and boldly fight against these kinds of illegal and corrupt practices in the society in order to heal the society,” it added.

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Guest editorial By Dr. Asangba Tzüdir

Zone of Indistinction

AFSPA – Between Law and Politics

ecent incidents of violence have flared up security concerns and have instilled a fear psychosis in the minds of many. The mere sight of military patrolling on the streets provokes the realities of a temporal ‘law’ employed as a preventive measure becoming a prolonged technique of ‘sovereign’ control. The implication on life is, there is a sudden shift from being a citizen to a bare body, a suspect who can be searched, arrested and even ‘shoot at sight’ when a normal situation threatens to become an exception as ingrained in exceptional laws like AFSPA. As an instrument of the state, it allows unrestricted power to the armed military forces to enter public spaces in the name of aiding civil powers and maintaining public order. This is just a fragment of the whole to cover up the real nature of the act which has the spontaneity of becoming an exception any moment wherein the exception becomes the ‘rule of law’ and can create an exceptional situation by declaring a particular area as ‘disturbed.’ It is such moments that a supposed law enters into a ‘zone of indistinction’ between law and politics giving rise to a juridico-political law. Such a political order becomes institutionalised on the ‘body’ and displaces humans from the institutional and legal framework beyond any discourse on justice, ethics and morality. We live in a state of exception legitimated by a ‘right’ to produce ‘exceptional laws’ in order to legitimate exceptional measures which becomes a part of the normal legislative framework thereby changing the democratic and legal fabric of the society we live in. For over half a century, India’s North East has witnessed and still continues to witness the harsh realities of a hugely debated law that seek to restrict, suspend or deny the civil liberty of the individual citizens. These laws contravene the spirit and principles of democracy which is central to the individual’s life, dignity and civil liberty. And very undemocratically such claimed ‘temporary measures’ however, tend to traverse a trajectory that makes them into a permanent state of being. As such, a temporal measure has been in place for over fifty years within a permanent being called ‘state of necessity.’ Its prolonged imposition has rather brought in a state of lawlessness rather than a state of law. Even as AFSPA moves at a threshold between law and politics in a zone of indistinction, subsequently, every passing day we too traverse through different zones of life between human and non-human. Its application has only resulted in the dehumanization of humans by reducing them to an object of ‘sacrifice’ that can be killed. Today, this form of ‘sacrilege’ has become a central component of theoretical investigations into violence and the foundations of unwarranted political authority vis-a-vis power and control. Nonetheless, emerging hegemonic regimes, new security paradigms and privileged executive control have only brought out the deep structures underlying the shifting currents of our evolving contemporary political landscape. Given the ongoing experience with such exceptional laws operating under the power of the ‘sovereign’, a fear of lawlessness instils in us a conscience to seek order, justice, freedom and liberty but such laws has only resulted in the eventual dehumanisation of its people. One is made to wonder how a civilized nation can still legitimate such ‘exceptional laws’ notwithstanding the aberrant human condition. Now which is more disturbing - the land or the ‘law’ itself?

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Mazie Nakhro, Ph.D

The Blessings of Following His Guidance What does God say? Read Psalm 48 The sons of Korah, the temple assistants, offer praises to God who watches over the city of Jerusalem. They say that God is to be praised (v. 1) because He defends the city and makes it secure (vv. 2-8). He is to be worshiped because of His unfailing love, renowned name, and righteousness (vv. 9-10). Because He executes justice, the people can enjoy their lives and feel safe in the city (vv. 11-13a). But these blessings are not transferrable. Each generation must decide whether to follow God and enjoy His continued blessings (v. 13b). But hopefully, even the younger generation will respond: “For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end” (v. 14). Or else, their security will evaporate and they will forfeit the privilege of living in their own land (Jer. 7:3-15). The American Experiment Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States (1923-29), rose to national prominence when he used the militia to end the Boston police strike. As President, he was credited for reducing the national debt and lowering taxes. In his speech entitled “The Destiny of America,” he spoke on the motives of the early American settlers: If there be a destiny, it is of no avail to us unless we work with it. The ways of Providence will be of no advantage to us unless we proceed in the same direction. If we perceive a destiny in America, if we believe that Providence has been our guide, our own success, our own salvation requires that we should act and serve in harmony and obedience…. Settlers came here from mixed motives, some for pillage and adventure, some for trade and refuge, but those who have set their imperishable mark upon our institutions came from far higher motives. Generally defined, they were seeking a broader freedom. They were intent upon establishing a Christian commonwealth in accordance to the principles of self-government. They were an inspired body of men. It has been said that God sifted the nations that He might send choice grain into the wilderness. They had the genius for organized society on the foundations of piety, righteousness, liberty, and obedience of the law. They brought with them the accumulated wisdom and experience of the ages…. Who can fail to see in it the hand of destiny? Who can doubt that it has been guided by a Divine Providence? Okay, so now what? God is desirous to guide us toward a life of rich blessings in our land. But are we willing to follow His guidance and proceed in the same direction with Him? Taken from the book “Breakfast with the King: The 100-Day Devotional” by Mazie Nakhro

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David Beer

living with smartness Will new technologies turn people into passive human beings?

used to see smartness as tyrannical. This was over a decade ago, when I was toiling away in a cold-calling telephone sales job. I tried to communicate my struggles to my manager. I was working hard, I informed him, but with little success. His response was simply to point out that I should “work smarter, not harder.” The message, as I interpreted it, was simple: failure is your fault—the product of your lack of ingenuity, limited initiative, and absence of guile. You’re not entrepreneurial enough. You’re not smart. There it was—the blame lay squarely on my shoulders. Smartness made my inadequacies tangible. I wasn’t competing effectively. This was one of those “brushes with neoliberalism on a granular scale” recently described by the writer Philip Mirowski—moments when we discover that “competition is a primary virtue, and solidarity a sign of weakness.” Smartness was the vehicle by which the individualizing properties of contemporary capitalism found their way into my life. I was jolted into these memories by a recent gift—a complimentary bottle of “Smartwater” that came with a supermarket food delivery. Smartwater, we are told, is inspired by ‘nature’ and ‘clouds’ and includes ‘electrolytes.’ The implicit suggestion is that this is water that adapts to our individual needs for hydration. This appears to be a new product, but it’s not the first time I’ve come across a mention of smart water. A few years ago I was at York railway station and noticed a large billboard informing me that “smart water” was used in the city—in this case to stain the clothes of criminals and make them visible to law enforcement officers. So today, smartness is still a means for promoting individualization, but it finds its way into our lives in the very objects that surround us. Such notions of smartness are now ubiquitous, like the advert for “smart toothpaste” that recently appeared on my TV. This is a kind of toothpaste that knows your mouth better than you do. It can change its actions to suit the needs of your breath, plaque levels, cavity prevention, enamel erosion, whiteness and so on. It judges these needs for itself, with autonomy and thinking-power, treating us as individuals. The most obvious presence of smartness in our lives is in our cell-phones. We’ve had “smart-phones” since around 2007, when the iPhone was launched, and over the last few years they’ve become a familiar and established presence. Smart-phones have become a part of bodily routines, narratives and lifestyle images, and are deeply woven into the social fabric. They’re a part of how people live. Their smartness is celebrated and enthused over. Smart-phones learn about us in different ways and respond to our needs. They predict things about us and what we might want to know. We get recommendations through them. We get notified. We get anticipated. The idea of smart objects is a notion that can be placed at the boundary between technology and science fiction, a line that is often blurred. Encouraged by science fiction, designers have been imagining smart technologies for many years, like the smart fridge. This is a fridge that notes which items of food are getting low and orders replace-

he great French philosopher Blaise Pascal divided people into two groups, the dogmatists and the sceptics, with open war being waged between them. Everyone is obliged to take sides in this war, he stated, because "anyone who imagines he can stay neutral is a sceptic par excellence." Pascal may have been talking of weighty religious themes, but those that deal with the modern People’s Republic of China, commenting on and trying to understand the country’s political progress and vision, might be forgiven for having the same feeling that the world divides into dogmatists - true believers in its mission - and those who are sceptical. No one who strays into this territory (and increasingly, almost everyone does) can avoid taking sides no matter how strenuously they try to maintain neutrality. A powerful example of how impossible it is to avoid either being a China dogmatist or sceptic was offered on Friday 17 April 2015. A court in Beijing that day jailed the veteran journalist Gao Yu for seven years on the charge of leaking state secrets. In most countries, Gao would be at a stage in her career where she would be recognised as a distinguished contributor to public life, someone who has written courageously about political issues for decades. The judges of her case, the system they represent, and the Communist Party they undoubtedly have to report to all look diminished by this outcome. For those who strenuously try to preserve neutrality about political issues in China, being neither opponents nor supporters but engaged and interested observers, this sort of case is the hardest to cope with. Utter neutrality would recognise that judicial sovereignty is some-

ments. It is likely to be found in the kitchen of a ‘thinking home’ that adapts to how you live and guesses what temperature, humidity or light levels you would like without you asking. Radio Frequency Identity Tags are often used in these types of technologies—minute sensors that can be embedded in objects, spaces or bodies to give them a unique identity code that can be scanned. These tags lead us to envision the ‘internet of things’ and the enmeshing of the material and immaterial. The connected environment is seen as the smart environment. These environments are already with us, but in a more humdrum form. We have on-demand TV and music streaming services that predict our tastes, and make recommendations. Indeed, recommendations are everywhere and are delivered to us by lots of smart devices. In her cyborg manifesto, which is now over 25 years old, the feminist writer Donna Haraway suggested that as devices become more mobile and bodies are technologically enhanced, people will become increasingly cybernetic—connected with each other and with machines in systems of communication. Cyborgs and cybernetic imagery are often used to explore the blurring lines between humans and technology. The result, for Haraway, is that human beings will become directly connected into their surroundings. Her conclusion was that people will become “frighteningly inert,” while the technologies they live with will become “disturbingly lively.” The cyborg metaphor was frequently used in the 1990s and 2000s to evoke both the passive body and the energetic technology that connects people with their informational environments. So the underlying consequence of smart objects might be passive and sedentary human beings. However, as smartness has become a leitmotif of modern life, notions of liveliness and passivity have become more complex. Rather than people simply becoming immobilized by machines, smart technologies might be seen to assist in the training of the self or as thoughtful facilitators of self-improvement. Smart technologies make our homes supportive of

our lifestyles and future-proof our bodies by making them fitter, cleaner and more efficient. In some cases they do the work for us, and with applications like “Fitbit” or “Strava”—which track and compare fitness and lifestyle data—there are cases where smart technology is pushing the body towards heightened activity, though still based on individualized competition and the use of metrics in search of the ‘perfect lifestyle.’ The sociologists Pierre Dardot and Christian Laval argue that “practical exercises in self-transformation tend to transfer the whole burden of complexity and competition exclusively onto the individual.” Smart objects play the dual role of training the neoliberal subject while also allowing people to feel they have some help and assistance with the individualized burdens and complexities of contemporary life. They stretch us, but they also make us feel that we’re more able to cope with the pressures that are placed upon us. There is something comforting about the idea that the objects that surround us are smart. We are made to feel special by these objects. They give us personal service. They know about us—intimately. This promotes feelings of a life lived in an environment in which all our needs are catered for. These objects also enhance our own sense of smartness. They make us feel as though we do indeed work ‘smarter, but not harder,’ and perhaps they even know things about us that we don’t know ourselves—like the type of dental issues diagnosed by my smart toothpaste. The object is the expert, so we can trust them to know what to do. They are thoughtful, autonomous, and deeply individualizing. But tucked away in these notions of smartness is also the ‘everyday neoliberalism’ to which Mirowski refers. These objects are seen to enhance our own smartness. They contribute towards our effectiveness as self-trained, individualized, entrepreneurial subjects, while also offering the comforting reassurance that they are taking care of us. Living with smartness is to live with objects and ideals that bring these broader political dynamics to the inside of our everyday lives.

Gao Yu, and power in China Kerry Brown

The jailing of a veteran journalist for leaking a party document is an instructive moment for those studying the mind of authority in China thing that needs to be respected, and that legal process in any country is something only the foolhardy from outside might venture to comment on boldly. Legislation about preserving state security is a sensitive issue anywhere, let alone China which - something evident in the statements of its own leaders - is beset by perceptions of domestic and international threats. Those with a basic knowledge of China’s current situation will know how tough is the set of challenges environmental, economica, and political - it is trying to face. Understanding this context within which Chinese leaders work is important, rather than criticising them by default because of the one-party system they operate in. But the treatment of Gao Yu, even for the most entrenched sympathiser of the leadership of the PRC, is hard to comprehend. Her crime was reportedly to have leaked a document, simply titled

"Document Number 9", in early 2014, aimed in particular at Chinese university teachers. It had a number of statements and prescriptions about the sorts of ideological issues they could raise in classes, and in particular warned them, when teaching students, of the need to be vigilant against western universalism, multi-party democracy, and bicameral legislative systems. None of these warnings was earth-shattering news. Similar solemn lists had appeared in 2009 in a book called The 'Six Why’s'. The only difference this time was that this was a formal party document, not something by an outside entity. There is nothing in Document Number 9 that might have even remotely passed the usual security tests that usually apply when prosecution of leakers happens. There was no threat to national security, or to citizens' lives. The only collateral was that the docu-

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ment was evidently embarrassing for whoever in the party machinery authorised it and released it. Gao’s treatment and sentencing seems like a brutal, demeaning act of spite and revenge. If the authorities in Beijing had simply ignored the leak, there is little doubt that Document Number 9 would not have been the big news it has become. It's now possible to be pretty confident that the document not only reflects some thinking in the party, but that it is also a side of their thinking that they regard as a source of shame, meriting cover-ups, not pride or opening-up. Jailing the reputed source of the leak is profoundly revealing. It shows that the party is evidently way more fearful and vulnerable than the dogmatists, inside and outside China, might be willing to think. Again, it is important to try to avoid the position of criticising Chinese leaders by default. It is necessary to try to understand at least how the world looks from where they sit. And painting the country they lead as some unreconstructed Maoist-era hell is simply not tenable or useful. But the treatment of Gao Yu means that scepticism has to be the only sensible position to occupy. For all the respect for different cultural and political standards incumbent on any onlooker and analyst, and the need to be open-minded, some things need to be labeled as objective and non-negotiable. Jailing Gao Yu in this way has done more damage to the Chinese authorities' reputation than any malign behaviour or attacks from people outside the country. It is wrong. It is unjust. Whatever else it proves, the events of 17 April show that scepticism rather than dogmatism remains the safest current place from which to observe China.

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How land rights are politicising Cambodia's women Land grabbing and forced evictions have created an activist movement among women who traditionally conform to strict gender roles Emily Wight

n Cambodia, like the rest of the world, men and women play out their lives within the constraints of established gender norms and society is patriarchal. Family breadwinners are predominantly male and literacy rates are more than 10% lower among women than men. Levels of sexual violence are high: according to a 2013 UN report on violence against women in the Asia-Pacific region, one in five of Cambodian men admit to committing rape, and of these, more than 44 percent have never faced legal consequences. But across the country women are rising up, and not solely in response to gender discrimination, but as part of a protest movement to protect their land from redevelopment and communities from forced evictions. Since the Cambodian government standardised economic land concessions in 2001, whereby land is leased to companies usually for 70 years, international companies have forced ordinary people in both urban and rural areas to vacate their land in order to make way for development. Land grabbing has escalated at an alarming rate: earlier this month, human rights organisation LICADHO released figures revealing that three times as many families were affected by land disputes last year as in 2013. Last year activists called on the International Criminal Court to probe mass evictions as a crime against humanity by the state. Perhaps the most high profile case of forced evictions - and the protests against them - is the Boeung Kak area of capital Phnom Penh, 133 hectares, which were leased to private developer Shikaku Inc. in 2007. Boeung Kak was once a lake, the shores of which housed bustling backpacker hostels and bars. An estimated 20,000 residents lived in the nine surrounding villages, many of whom ran the businesses that benefited from tourism. But over the best part of a decade, many have lost their livelihoods and their homes. The lake has been filled with sand and, monsoon rains no longer having a basin to fill, the remaining homes often become flooded. In Boeung Kak and other communities across the country, women have been organising the backlash for two reasons. One is because of their traditional role in the home: with husbands working, housewives have become more involved in their local communities and have had more time to collectivise. Another is that they believed they were less likely to face police violence than men. Naly Pilorge, director of LICADHO, said: “Women tend to spend more time at home than men as it is men who generally go out to work. Cambodian women’s work tends to be more centred on the home, for example they may run a small shop or restaurant in front of their house. This means that it simply makes practical sense that they are the ones who take on the role of protecting the home.” But like many other women, defending their rights has not been without risk. Many women have been arrested and imprisoned: most recently, in November, seven Boeung Kak activists were jailed for a year for blocking traffic during a protest. The day they were sentenced, four more protesters were jailed for a year outside their hearing. They were freed under a royal pardon earlier this month. And in many cases, police have shown no qualms

he UN has become a citadel of nations, ruled over by five nuclear potentates with veto power in the Security Council. Periodically the fortress is besieged by civil society organizations knocking on the door for entry, raising their banners for peace and justice. This is most observable at the meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women during the first two weeks of March. Women flood the Church Center across the street from the UN, overflowing into the Armenian Convention Center down Second Avenue, sharing issues, strategies and concerns. Members of each women’s NGO share a limited number of passes to the UN building itself. This year, in a different UN body, on International Women’s Day, something unprecedented happened. It was a David and Goliath moment. It’s been a long time coming. The respected UN affiliated organization, the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), took a stand in an environment that has become painfully at odds. More precisely WILPF resigned from monitoring and engaging with the Conference on Disarmament. WILPF is proud of being the first NGO to be affiliated with the UN through the Economic and Social Council back when the UN was getting started in 1946; they see – or saw - the UN as a feminist organization dedicated to saving ‘succeeding generations from the scourge of war’; and they recognized it as one of the few places where small nations could have a voice. In short, they have tried for decades to engage with this body that has been hijacked since 9 /11 by corporate and nuclear powers, and finally they said enough is enough. For some background: The Conference on Disarmament (CD), made up of 65 members states, is the only body of the UN that meets annually to (in theory) negotiate disarmament treaties. Other UN bodies, such as the Disarmament Commission and the UNGA First Committee are only of a deliberative nature. However the latter has the “power” to adopt resolu-

about reacting violently towards women protesters. Rupert Abbott, Amnesty International’s Research Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, said that police and district security guards have caused injuries requiring medical attention and even, in one case, a miscarriage: “There is no shortage of video footage showing protests being violently broken up”, he said. He continued: "Amnesty International is calling on the Cambodian authorities to adhere to international standards on policing of assemblies and protests and refrain from unnecessary use of force and violence." It’s not just authorities who threaten women’s wellbeing. According to a LICADHO report from November entitled “Good Wives: Women land campaigners and the impact of human rights activism”, women activists from both Phnom Penh and rural areas have complained of increased levels of domestic violence from partners since they started protesting, some leading to marriage breakdown. Four of the women interviewed said that their husbands gave them an ultimatum: stop campaigning or I’ll leave you. When some refused, husbands lashed out anyway. “Many of the women summarised the impact of their campaigning on their lives by saying that before they started, they were “good wives” but that now they have little time to cook and clean and look after the family in the traditional way and so they can no longer describe themselves as such,” said the report. Of course, other factors that put stress on relationships come into play. Evictions, or even just the threat of them, have taken a huge toll on families’ livelihoods and thus created a significant amount of financial concern. Women who often engage in casual work such as cleaning or selling food at the market no longer have time to make this extra money to support their families. Some interviewed take out large debts or push their children into rubbish collecting to survive. But Cambodia’s women activists are far from victims; if anything, their newly adopted roles in the community make them less and less so. Many said that they felt empowered by their new roles in the community, and that their husbands failed to cope with this. Having been forced to take on active roles outside

the home, they have also got used to standing up for themselves against their more dominant husbands. They have gained confidence, a greater understanding of the world around them and they know their rights. Though gains are small, they are on the whole proud of what they’ve achieved. Speaking to the Phnom Penh Post last year, predominant Boeung Kak activist Yorm Bopha said that women leaders across the world have influenced her: “I looked up to examples of women leaders – female politicians in countries like the USA and Australia and female NGO workers here, even (Cambodian opposition party politician) Mu Sochua. These women inspired me”, she said. Hillary Clinton has been vocal in her support for the Boeung Kak activists, even honouring Tep Vanny -- one of the protesters who was recently jailed -- with a global leadership award in 2013. Bopha added that she hopes she and her fellow activists can be seen as role models: “People are beginning to realise that Cambodian women can be strong, we can protest. If women see us when they read the newspaper, they might feel inspired to get involved in political issues, whereas before they might have just wanted to stay at home and be housewives.” Pilorge from LICADHO recognised this too, saying that the tension women are facing between empowerment and submission marks how their generation represents a crucial shift away from female compliance. “It seems that they are not fully able to let go of the ideas that they grew up with about how they should behave despite feeling that the changes are positive. It is difficult to make predictions about the social changes that may flow from the actions of these women but I think it is likely that it will be easier for the younger generation of men and women to accept that women can fulfil a variety of roles and participate more widely in decisionmaking in the home and in the public sphere and that women’s activism will play some part in this change.” She added: “Women activists, particularly those who lead their communities, have gone beyond the traditional role assigned to Cambodian women of caring for the home and the family.”

speaking truth to power at the Un Robin Lloyd

"....this may be the last time our voice is heard here..." tions that can create a process like for the Arms Trade Treaty. The CD has negotiated the Biological Weapons Convention and the Chemical Weapons Convention. But since 1996, it has not negotiated any treaties, or even agreed on which treaty to next negotiate, and it has put roadblocks in the way of any substantive conversation with civil society. These roadblocks, termed indignities in the statement issued by Reaching Critical Will (RCW), are not experienced at the other disarmament forums mentioned above. For the last few years, WILPF has been permitted to deliver a statement to the Conference on Disarmament to mark International Women’s Day. This is the only time of year that any voice from civil society is allowed inside the conference chamber. According to Mia Gandenberger, staff person at RCW, who delivered the statement this year, “We made a point of starting every statement with ‘We, women from many parts the world,’ which was then read out by the (male, middle-aged) President of the Conference. In 2010 finally one of our representatives was allowed in the room to deliver the statement.” The statement she delivered this year stated “… this may be the last time our voice is heard here…This is a body that has firmly established that it operates in a vacuum. That it is disconnected from the outside world. That it has lost perspective of the bigger picture of human suffering and global in-

justice. Maintaining the structures that reinforce deadlock has become more important than fulfilling the objective for which it was created—negotiating disarmament treaties. We can no longer invest effort into such a body. Instead we will continue our work elsewhere. There is much work to be done….” Indeed. WILPF is celebrating its 100th anniversary this week in the Hague. WILPF was founded in 1915 at a conference at the Hague dedicated to stopping World War 1, by women who were global activists even before they had the vote. Before any super-national organizations such as the League of Nations or the UN existed, they used grassroots diplomacy to reach the men in charge: travelling from belligerent to neutral governments and knocking on the doors of power. WILPF is still knocking on doors. Despite a UN resolution SCR 1325 that mandates women’s role at the table when peace settlements are negotiated, Syrian women - the latest example - were denied a seat at the failed talks in 2013. Women are frustrated and impatient at watching wars metastasize around the planet, watching the elements of the sacred earth mined and melted into bullets and missiles. Nearly a thousand women have brought their energy together here in the Hague at WILPF’s 100th anniversary conference on Women's Power to

Stop War. (April 27 to 29). Women from the USA, which is the largest exporter of bullets and missiles in the world, are meeting together with women from the front lines of violence, women living in communities that have been decimated by war and rape and dislocation. A source of inspiration at the conference will be the new Manifesto, the result of three years work by women from the 30 WILPF country sections from around the world: We are renewing WILPF’s commitment to eradicating war by addressing its root causes. Among them we identify: Militarism as a way of thought, and the militarization of societies, such that perceived –threats are likely to be met with weaponry rather than words; The capitalist economic system, involving the exploitation of the labor and resources of the many by the few, wantonly harming people and the environment, generating conglomerates of global reach and unaccountable power; The nation-state system as it is today, involving dominant states, imperialist projects, inter-state rivalry, contested borders, and inside those borders, all too often, failure of democracy, resulting in political repression and intolerance of diversity; Social systems of racist supremacy, cultural domination and religious hierarchy; Patriarchy, the subordination of women by men, in state, community and family, perpetuated by the social shaping of men and women into contrasted, unequal and limiting gender identities, favoring violent masculinities and compliant femininities. We understand these as intersected and mutually reinforcing systems of power, all founded on violence and together productive of war. I encourage you to read the Manifesto. It ends with this challenge to the next generation: Violence is not inevitable. It is a choice. We will implement peace, which we believe to be a human right.

Special needs children deserve every bit of our love as does every child. It is sad, however, that there are times when they are not always treated fairly – it may be as slight as a remark, an expression or a reaction from another that makes them feel excluded or unwanted.Life can be very demanding and challenging for a child with special needs. To help them battle through it, society needs to give them additional support and encouragement all the time. They need the constant support of parents, doctors, therapists, teachers and others who can help and make them feel as independent as possible every single day of their lives.

Raise your hands to help our Special Needs Children

Kahor Raleng, Head of department of English

have a niece who is 2 years and 8 months old. She is the most beautiful and loving child that I have come across. She never complains as long as she is fed on time. Nobody could ask for a more loving child. But she cannot walk nor can she talk. She was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in October 2014.When she was 6 months old she started showing some problems. At first we thought that it was some kind of respiratory problem. She was treated by several doctors in Nagaland and Manipur but none of them could diagnose her problem. Her condition deteriorated so she was taken to GNRC, Guwahati. The Neurosurgeon there diagnosed it as a non-convulsive seizure but the cause could not be ascertained. She started her medications and her seizure was controlled but she showed no signs of cognitive development and motor skills development. Then Dr. Simpson in CIHSR, Nagaland diagnosed it as a case of mild autism. It is said ‘Ignorance is Bliss’. Is it really Bliss? Now that I am aware of this condition, I reflect back on my years as an educator. Due to our ignorance especially regarding disorders like Autism, ADHD, Schizophrenia, Dyslexia, Seizures, etc, many lives are wasted. Several individuals live with these disorders and are deprived of a normal life because of wrong diagnosis, untimely intervention or mere ignorance. Society also plays an important role in the way these disorders are perceived or treated. Parents try to cover up the condition of their child because society stigmatizes them. There is a stigma connected to all these disorders and the superstitious nature of humans regards it as a curse or some form of black magic. I was left aghast and saddened at the response of some of my VERY EDUCATED friends when they were told of my niece’s condition. Some were horrified, some gave me an awkward look with a lot of pity, where as some haven’t even heard of the term. Just a handful of them knew about the condition. For many, they don’t like talking about it because the topic is a kind of taboo or it distresses them. Many special needs individual go through life without receiving any attention. It is not their fault that they are born like that. Nobody asks to be born with special needs. It’s the way of nature and God’s purpose. Let us show some humanity and help them by educating ourselves, spreading awareness and by giving them the special care that they deserve. The Government should take the initiative of providing special needs teachers and fund schools or institutions for special needs individuals. Unfortunately, in our state, the special needs teachers have to fight for their right and have to beg for attention from the Government. I would also like to urge the youths who are on the threshold of deciding their careers, to opt for studies in these fields as it is the need of the hour. We need specialists in these fields, trained therapists, trained teachers and also trained counselors to guide and counsel the parents, guardians and professionals who interact with children. Autism is not reversible but can be managed through early diagnosis and extensive therapy. If ignored it can be life threatening and an individual will be dependent on others for life. It is not possible to diagnose a dysfunction in a child through some symptoms or behavioral patterns so it is very important to refer it to a doctor, development specialist, occupational therapist etc. When a child does not exhibit behavior patterns which are expected or they exhibit behavioral patterns which are not expected, the child should be immediately referred to a professional. Apart from autism there are several other disorders or learning disabilities which a person can suffer from. It can display as attention deficit, poor memory, poor mathematical abilities, difficulty in reading etc. If the parents or teachers are not aware they can be labeled as ‘lazy’, ‘disobedient’, ‘lethargic’ and countless unreasonable names. The good news is that many of these individuals can lead meaningful lives if the right interventions are given at the right time. In fact they have more talent than many ‘normal’ individuals; this is testified from the fact that many of the leading scientists, inventors and famous personalities had some form of disability: Albert Einstein, Alexander Graham Bell, Pierre Currie, Thomas Edison, Orlando Bloom, Jennifer Aniston, Leonardo da Vinci, John Lennon and many more. My niece has been undergoing speech therapy and physiotherapy for the last few months along with her daily medication. She is showing signs of improvement and gradually we hope and pray that she will be able to live a beautiful and meaning life with her God given gifts. “degree of Thought is a weekly community column initiated by Tetso College in partnership with The Morung Express. degree of Thought will delve into the social, cultural, political and educational issues around us. The views expressed here do not reflect the opinion of the institution. Tetso College is a naaC accredited UGC recognised Commerce and arts College. For feedback or comments please email: admin@tetsocollege.org”.

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Modi, Ghani pledge to fight Govt cancels over 9000 NGO licenses militants, build bi-lateral trade ‘Revengeful’ flays political parties and NGOs

NEW DElhi, April 28 (rEutErs): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani called on Tuesday for regional cooperation to defeat violent extremist groups, saying after meeting the Indian prime minister that he wants to "make Afghanistan a graveyard of terror" but needs help from India, Pakistan and other neighbours. Ghani's visit to India comes amid his efforts to forge closer ties with neighbours Pakistan and China, prompting some Indian analysts to fret that New Delhi may be losing influence in Afghanistan. "Terror cannot be classified into good and bad. It cannot be differentiated," Ghani said, after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a three-day state visit. "We must have a unified approach, we must be united both in the region and globally to contain this terror." Modi, for his part, pledged continued support for Afghanistan's fight against the Taliban and other violent extremists and renewed commitment to developing both land and sea trade routes with the country. "We share Afghanistan's pain over persisting terrorism and extremist violence that destroy lives and derail progress," Modi said in remarks distributed by his office, adding that India would contin-

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani inspects a guard of honour during his ceremonial reception at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 28. (REUTERS Photo)

ue to help build the Afghan military and recently delivered three Cheetal helicopters. Modi also said India should join an existing Afghan-Pakistan Trade and Transit agreement to allow goods to flow by land from Afghanistan to eastern India and back. And he reaffirmed a commitment to move forward with developing a deep-water port in the Iranian city of Chabahar, which would give land-locked Afghanistan a route to the sea other than

Govt to help pensioners for getting digital life certificates NEW DElhi, April 28 (pti): The National Informatics Centre (NIC) in various states have been asked to provide necessary technical support for starting enrolment of pensioners for getting digital life certificate to ensure hassle free disbursal of pension. In order to spare the pensioners from the trouble of visiting banks for submission of life certificates annually, the Centre had in November last year launched an Aadhaar-based biometric verification system 'Jeevan Pramaan'. The system enables pensioners to submit the digital life certificate online to pension disbursing banks. "NIC centres across various states and districts are being directed by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology to provide necessary technical support for starting enrolment of pensioners for digital life certificate," the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions said in an order. In view of the immense advantages of using Aadhaar numbers, pensioners' associations are requested to disseminate information about Jeevan Pramaan amongst pensioners. They have also been asked to collaborate in making it a success by facilitating registration of pensioners on Jeevan Pramaan portal using Aadhaar based authentication for organising enrolment activities. With the help of the facility, which is in addition to the other already existing methods, it is possible to submit the life certificate from personal computers, laptops or mobile phones or by visiting a conveniently located branch of any bank or a common service centre, the Ministry said. "A pensioner or family pensioner who wants to benefit from this facility needs to obtain an Aadhaar number and get it linked to his or her Pension Payment Order (PPO) number and pension account. This will also speed up commencement of family pension in the event of death of pensioner or spouse," it said. There are about 55 lakh central government pensioners.

DAVP spent Rs 780 crs in ads in six months till March 2015 NEW DElhi, April 28 (pti): The government today said that around Rs 780 crore has been spent or committed with respect to advertisements and publicity by the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) in six months till March, 2015. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Rajyavardhan Rathore, shared the above information in Rajya Sabha through a written reply. The minister said that in this period, the amount of money spent by DAVP on print media was around Rs 260 crore while that on audio-visual publicity was around Rs 451 crore. DAVP also committed approximately Rs 69 crore for outdoor publicity with the total amount thus spent under these heads standing at Rs 780 crore and 60 lakh in six months till March of this year.

Land issue will get bigger: Rahul AmbAlA (hAryANA), April 28 (iANs): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the land acquisition issue will get bigger. "It is a central issue (land acquisition ordinance brought by the Narendra Modi government). I have said that those (farmers) who provide food to this country, their lands are being snatched from them," Gandhi told the media while travelling by train from Delhi to Ambala. "This is wrong and we will counter this," he said. The Congress is opposing the Modi government's move to bring a fresh law on land acquisition, saying this will allow forcible acquisition of land of farmers. Talking to the media at various stations along the Delhi-Amritsar railway routes, Gandhi said he was going to Punjab to get first-hand knowledge of the problems being faced by farmers in lifting of wheat stocks and the damage suffered by them due to unseasonal rains. Asked about the BJP terming his recent activities as a political gimmick, He retorted: "What do they (BJP) want me to make everything? Non-political?"

through Pakistan, India's regional arch-rival. "We believe that Afghanistan's direct surface link to India and the rest of South Asia, and increased connectivity to sea, could turn Afghanistan into a hub that connects Asia's diverse regions and beyond," Modi said. Ghani thanked India for pouring $2.2 billion in aid into his country's development over the past decade and outlined an ambitious vision for his war-ravaged nation to

achieve piece and return to its centuries-ago status as a crossroads for regional trade. "Afghanistan was a roundabout, a place where ideas, people and goods came and flowed from South Asia to Central Asia to West Asia," Ghani said. "Our vision today is to be guided by that potential where again the energy of Central Asia will flow to South Asia where pipelines, fibre optics, railways, and connectivity, air, ground and virtual will connect us."

NEW DElhi, April 28 (pti): Government today came under attack from Congress and NGOs for its decision to scrap licenses of more than 9000 NGO's for allegedly violating Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), accusing it of being "revengeful" and targeting selectively. Congress leaders said certain non-governmental organisations (NGOs) which were critical of government policies were on the firing line. Senior Congress leader Verappa Moily said the present government is "very revengeful" and its actions amounted to curbing the movement of NGOs. "The government is merely drawing inferences...this is not in the interest of the country. Creating an image that all the NGOs are not good is not good for the country," he said and added that if there was an erring NGO, it should be prosecuted. Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai, who was prevented from going abroad to the UK, said that her organisation had been publishing its accounts on its website.

"We are not being targeted for our accounts. The main issue why Greenpeace and some other NGOs are being targeted is because it has a voice of dissent. Because they have been working for tribal rights, land rights of communities and this has been an area of concern for the government. "The government is not ready to listen to the voice of dissent in the country," she said. However, Minister of State Kiren Rijiju defended the decision, saying "action has been taken after getting specific inputs." He was responding to questions from reporters about Government cancelling licenses of the NGOs and freezing seven bank accounts of Greenpeace India for alleged FCRA violations. The US-based Ford Foundation has also been put in the 'watch list' last week by the Home Ministry last week which directed that funds coming from the international donor should not be released by any bank to any Indian NGO without mandatory permission from it. In its order, the Home

Ministry said notices were issued in October last year to nearly 10,000 NGOs to file their returns for 200910, 2010-11 and 2011-12 within a month. The NGOs were asked to specify the amount of foreign funds received, sources of such funds, for which purpose it was received and the manner in which such foreign contribution was utilised. However, only 229 NGO's filed their returns leading to cancellation of their registration issued under FCRA, the notification said. Congress leader Rajiv Shukla asked the government to spare the NGOs who were working for good cause. Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi criticised the government move claiming that the NDA regime has become intolerant to criticism. "Government is trying to rein in critical voice. It has become intolerant which is not good," he said. BSP leader Mayawati said her party had no issues if the government was acting against those NGOs which were not following laid down norms.

PM Modi deputes four ministers for quake relief in India NEW DElhi, April 28 (iANs): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has deputed four union ministers to coordinate relief work in quakeaffected areas in India, a minister said on Tuesday. The four coordinators are Health Minister J.P. Nadda, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh and Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Ananth Kumar, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told IANS. While Pradhan visited quake-hit Raxaul in Bihar, which is along the Nepal border, Nadda and Ananth Kumar will go

to the affected areas on Wednesday. "These four have been nominated for coordinating quake relief," Naqvi said. An aide of Pradhan told IANS that the health minister visited the affected areas on Monday and stayed there overnight. The four ministers will coordinate with various ministries about the relief work, said Naqvi. Toll in India goes up to 75 The toll in India following Saturday's devastating earthquake in Nepal has gone up to 75 with Bihar accounting for 58 deaths, a senior official said on Tuesday. Addressing the media

here, union Home Secretary L.C. Goyal said 450 people were injured in the states affected that include Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Sikkim apart from Bihar. Goyal said the affected states had not sought assistance from the central government, though the latter has "assured them of full assistance". The toll figure in India due to earthquake was 72 on Monday. Indian children outside an art school displaying one of their creations collect relief fund for the victims of Nepal earthquake in Mumbai on Tuesday, April 28. The United Nations says 8 million people have been affected by the weekend earthquake in Nepal and 1.4 million people are in need of food assistance. (AP Photo)

'Scam to Skill India' remark rocks RS TMC scores landslide win in WB NEW DElhi, April 28 (iANs): The Rajya Sabha witnessed a ruckus on Tuesday over comments by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his recent three-nation tour. The house saw members from both treasury and opposition benches raise the pitch, necessitating three adjournments in the pre-lunch session. Raising the issue soon after the house met, Congress leader Anand Sharma said the comments made by the prime minister were an insult to the nation. Sharma was supported by the entire opposition. "PM said some things which need clarification... All prime ministers have maintained a tradition... when they go out they go as the prime minister of the nation. Opposition also follows a tradition. When the prime minister is out of the nation, the opposition does not criticise him," Sharma said. "In Canada he said India was 'scam India'... India cannot be a

scam. There can be some mistake but country cannot be scam. He said it is dirt of 60 years he is responsible for cleaning. He reduced dignity of his post and he has insulted every previous PM," said Sharma who had also given notice for suspension of the house business for a discussion on the issue. "He goes out of the country as the PM of India, not as a BJP leader," said Sharma, even as ruling party members protested. Sharma was joined by Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav, Samajwadi Party leader Ramgopal Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati, Trinamool Congress leader Sukhendu Shekhar Roy, and Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Tapan Kumar Sen who all objected to the language used by the prime minister during his recent foreign tours. Leader of the House Arun Jaitley, however, said that if the comments of the prime minister are discussed, the scams too will have

to be discussed. "If we discuss it, all scams that happened in the last 60 years will be discussed," he said. Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien then disallowed the notice for discussion, after which Congress members trooped near the chairman's podium. The house was first adjourned till noon, then for 15 minutes, and finally till 2 p.m. Defending the prime minister outside the house later, Jaitley said there was nothing wrong in discussing corruption anywhere in the world. Sharma, later talking to reporters, reiterated that Modi's comment was "anti-India" and said: "He must apologise for whatever he had said." Modi, during his visit to Canada, had attacked the previous Congress-led UPA government at a gathering of Indians in Toronto as he promised to clean up the "mess left behind" and change India's image from one of "scams" to that of a "skilled" India.

civic polls; Left, Cong, BJP routed

KolKAtA, April 28 (pti): In a major boost to the party ahead of next year's Assembly polls, the Trinamool Congress scored a landslide victory in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation bagging 114 of the 144 wards, and also won 69 of the 91 civic bodies in districts across West Bengal. The victory in the municipal polls, which was billed as the semi-final before the Assembly polls, will act as a shot in the arm for the TMC, which recently faced serious allegations of corruption, including alleged involvement of some of its Mamata Banerjee termed the victory as "a befitting reply to the slanderous campaign carried out by the Opposition and a section of the media." The TMC, which in the last KMC polls had won 95 seats, increased its tally to 114 while the main opposition CPI(M)-led Left Front was reduced to just 15 from 33.

The BJP, which was hoping to replace the Left as the main opposition in the KMC, miserably failed, managing to increase its tally from three to just seven seats. Independents bagged three seats in the KMC. Congress, which was fast becoming insignificant in state politics, managed to win five seats, down from eight in 2010. Contrary to KMC, the results in the Siliguri Municipal Corporation showed the CPI(M)-led Left Front has managed to regain some of its lost ground capturing 23 of the 47 seats. TMC bagged 17 seats in Siliguri Municipal Corporation, which was regarded as a prestige fight for TMC leader and state minister Gautam Deb and CPI(M) leader and former minister Ashok Bhattacharya. The Congress won five seats while the BJP got two seats and an independent won one seat in Siliguri.

India for open, democratic process to UN general secretary election uNitED NAtioNs, April 28 (iANs): With the election of a secretarygeneral looming next year amid rising major global challenges, India has called for making the selection of a successor to Ban Kimoon an open, democratic process where all member nations have a greater say. Permanent Representative Asoke Kumar Mukerji told a panel considering reforms to the election process that the Security Council should present a slate of candidates, rather than just one, to the General Assembly, which should elect one of them by twothirds of the votes. In election process that has been followed so far,

the Security Council members-essentially the five veto-wielding permanent ones-agree on one candidate leaving it to the General Assembly to vote for or against the candidate. In practical terms though, the other UN members do not have a real choice and the General Assembly simply elects by acclamation the person anointed by the permanent members through their back-room deals. This process was recommended as "desirable" in a 1946 General Assembly resolution, but was not mandatory. Mukerji said that resolution should be amended to incorporate the proposals he made. "The United Nations

faces its most serious tests both in terms of credibility and performance," Mukerji said, and the election of Ban's successor "gives us an historic opportunity to change and improve the existing selection process of the Secretary-General in the interests of the United Nations system in general, and the Assembly's prerogatives in particular." For India, which has been campaigning against the concentration of powers in the hands of the Security Council, the forthcoming election is an opportunity to extend this mission. "The Secretary-General is often unfortunately perceived to be a Secretary vis-à-vis the Security Council and a Gen-

eral vis-à-vis the General Assembly," Mukerji said. "This perception has to be reversed." He said that qualifications required of the candidates should be transparently drawn up and these should include "commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter, extensive leadership, administrative and diplomatic experience." In addition, regional rotation and gender equality should be taken into account, he said. Under the system of regional rotation followed since the election of Myanmar's U Thant in 1961, it is a European's turn to follow Asia's Ban. No East European has served in the

UN's highest job, which has been held by three from the West, and neither has a woman. Therefore, it is speculated that a woman from East Europe will be a strong candidate next year. In opening up the process, Mukerji said, "We feel that candidates must be required to present their views to all member-states of the General Assembly" and adequate time should be allowed for formal presentations and interaction with member nations. Canada, which has been campaigning for over a decade for reforms, also backed establishing a set of core criteria for candidates. Canada's Ambassador Guillermo E. Rishchyn-

ski said candidates should be given an opportunity to meet with representatives of UN members. There is growing support within the UN and at the grassroots for reforms broadly reflecting those proposed by India. An organization, "1 for 7 Billion," which is backed by about 50 nongovernmental organisations like Amnesty International, Forum Asia and Avaaz, has launched a grassroots campaign for reforms. Many of its proposals parallel India's and Monday it appealed to concerned citizens around the world to joins its campaign through social media and mass media and by lobbying governments.

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Nepal quake: PM says toll could reach 10,000 JHAriBAr/SiNDHUpALCHOWK, ApriL 28 (rEUtErS): People stranded in remote villages and towns across Nepal were still waiting for aid and relief to arrive on Tuesday, four days after a devastating earthquake destroyed buildings and roads and killed more than 4,300 people. The government has yet to assess the full scale of the damage wrought by Saturday's 7.8 magnitude quake, unable to reach many mountainous areas despite aid supplies and personnel pouring in from around the world. Prime Minister Sushil Koirala told Reuters the death toll could reach 10,000, as information of damage from far-flung villages and towns has yet to come in. That would surpass the 8,500 who died in a 1934 earthquake, the last disaster on this scale to hit the Himalayan nation. "The government is doing all it can for rescue and relief on a war footing," Koirala said. "It is a challenge and a very difficult hour for Nepal." In Jharibar, a village in the hilly Gorkha district of Nepal close to the quake's epicenter, Sunthalia dug for hours in the rubble of her collapsed home on Saturday to recover the bodies of two of her children, a 10-year-old daughter and eight-year-old son. Another son aged four

Earthquake moves Kathmandu but Everest height unchanged: Experts SYDNEY, ApriL 28 (AFp): The earthquake that devastated Nepal and left thousands of people dead shifted the earth beneath Kathmandu by up to several metres south, but the height of Mount Everest likely stayed the same, experts said on Tuesday. The massive 7.8-magnitude quake on Saturday was the Himalayan nation’s deadliest disaster in more than 80 years. According to early seismological data obtained from sound waves which travel through Earth after an earthquake, the ground beneath the capital Kathmandu may have moved about three metres (10 feet) southward, said University of Cambridge tecResidents carry their belongings that were retrieved from ruins of their homes after Saturday’s earth- tonics expert James Jackson. quake in Bhaktapur, Nepal on Tuesday, April 28. Many people have camped outdoors in the chilly night His analysis was similar cold since Saturday’s massive earthquake that shook Nepal’s capital and the densely populated Kathto that of Sandy Steacy, head mandu valley. (AP Photo) miraculously survived. Hundreds Killed In Landslides In Barpak, further north, rescue helicopters were unable to find a place to land. On Tuesday, soldiers had started to make their way overland, first by bus, then by foot. Army helicopters also circled over Laprak, another village in the district best known as the home of Gurkha soldiers. A local health official estimated that 1,600 of the 1,700 houses there

had been razed. Helicopters dropped food packets in the hope that survivors could gather them up. In Sindhupalchowk, about 3.5 hours by road northeast of Kathmandu, the earthquake was followed by landslides, killing 1,182 people and seriously injuring 376. A local official said he feared many more were trapped and more aid was needed. International aid has begun arriving in Nepal, but disbursement has been slow, partly because after-

shocks have sporadically closed the airport. According to the home (interior) ministry, the confirmed death toll stands at 4,358, with more than 8,174 injured. The United Nations said 8 million people were affected by the quake and that 1.4 million people were in need of food. Nepal's most deadly quake in 81 years also triggered a huge avalanche on Mount Everest that killed at least 18 climbers and guides, including four for-

eigners, the worst single disaster on the world's highest peak. All the climbers who had been stranded at camps high up on Everest had been flown by helicopters to safety, mountaineers reported on Tuesday. Up to 250 people were missing after an avalanche hit a village on Tuesday in Rasuwa district, a popular trekking area to the north of Kathmandu, district governor Uddhav Bhattarai said. Fruit Vendors Return To Streets

of the physical sciences department at the University of Adelaide. “It’s likely that the earthquake occurred on the Himalayan Thrust fault, a plate boundary that separates the northern moving Indian subcontinent from Eurasia,” said Steacy. “The fault dips about 10 degrees to the north-northeast. The relative movement across the fault zone was on the order of three metres at its greatest, just north of Kathmandu.” The fault lies between two tectonic plates — one bearing India pushing northward into a plate carrying Europe and Asia at a rate of about two centimetres (0.8 inches) per year — the process that created the Himalayas in the first place. Mark Allen, from the department of earth sciences at the University of Durham

A series of aftershocks, severe damage from the quake, creaking infrastructure and a lack of funds have complicated rescue efforts in the poor country of 28 million people sandwiched between India and China. In Kathmandu, youths and relatives of victims were digging into the ruins of destroyed buildings and landmarks. The 19th century tower collapsed on Saturday as weekend sightseers clambered up its spiral stairs. Scores of people were killed

in Britain, explained that the rocks on top of the fault moved southwards over the rocks underneath it, causing an overall shortening of the Earth’s crust in the region. “It would be simplistic to say that Kathmandu was relocated by three metres,” he said. It remains unclear whether the shifts may be large enough to necessitate adjustments to high-precision world maps. While Kathmandu moved, it is unlikely that the height of Mount Everest — the highest peak in the world — changed more than a few millimetres, with the mountain not directly above the faultline. Everest stands at 8,848 metres above sea level, with Saturday’s quake triggering an avalanche on the mountain that killed at least 18 people at base camp.

when it crumpled. Elsewhere in the capital's ancient Durbar Square, groups of young men cleared rubble from around an ancient temple, using pickaxes, shovels and their hands. Several policemen stood by, watching. Heavy rain late on Tuesday slowed the rescue work. In the capital, as elsewhere, thousands have been sleeping on pavements, roads and in parks, many under makeshift tents. Hospitals are full to

overflowing, while water, food and power are scarce. There were some signs of normality returning on Tuesday, with fruit vendors setting up stalls on major roads and public buses back in operation. Officials acknowledged that they were overwhelmed by the scale of the disaster."The big challenge is relief," said Chief Secretary Leela Mani Paudel, Nepal's top bureaucrat. "We are really desperate for more foreign expertise to pull through this crisis."

Burundi: 3rd day of protests against Prez Captain of doomed ferry sentenced to life BUJUMBUrA, ApriL 28 (Ap): Burundi’s anti-government street demonstrations continued for a third day Tuesday protesting President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term. A heavy security presence prevented groups of angry protesters from reaching the center of the capital. Police watched as demonstrators in the suburbs of Bujumbura, the capital, burned tires and erected barricades in the streets. Some threw stones at the police. In clashes the police have been shooting bullets, tear gas and water cannon, according to Human Rights Watch, which said in a statement late Monday that at least two people had been killed and several others wounded. The Burundi Red Cross said, however, that it has confirmed six deaths. Burundian police on Monday arrested Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, a leading human rights activist and government critic, and also shut down an independent radio broadcaster known as RPA, said Human Rights Watch. The ruling party said in a statement late Monday that the events unfolding in Bujumbura are “nothing short of rebellion”

and accused opposition figures of trying to make the country ungovernable. Nkurunziza first came to power in 2005 after being voted in by lawmakers. He then ran unopposed and was re-elected in 2010. His critics say another term for him is unconstitutional. Presidential elections are scheduled for June 26 and tensions have been rising since January, with thousands of people fleeing to neighboring countries over election violence. More than 20,000 Burundians have sought refugee status in Rwanda, and at least 4,000 more are sheltering in Congo, according to the U.N. The number of Burundians crossing into Rwanda had risen sharply over the weekend, with more than 5,000 refugees entering Rwanda in two days, said Ariane Rummery, a spokeswoman in Geneva for the U.N. refugee agency. Those who oppose Nkurunziza running for a third term include members of his own party, lawmakers, the clergy, student groups and civil society. Many of those fleeing to Rwanda allege pressure to support Nkurunziza and violence by the ruling party’s youth wing, known as Imbonerakure.

Peruvian community lives half the year on the water BELEN, ApriL 28 (Ap): Residents of the Peruvian Amazon community nicknamed “Venice of the Jungle” live half the year on the water, with canoes replacing motorcycle taxis as the most popular form of transport. Teenagers swim in the same areas where they played soccer during the other six months of the year. From January to June, water overflows from a river that feeds the Amazon, flooding the northeastern jungle community of Belen, which is part of the city of Iquitos, drastically changing life for its estimated 16,000 inhabitants. Water is everywhere, making it possible to fish from inside some houses through a hole in the floor. This “Amazonian Venice” draws tourists, who arrive in boats during the watery season. But the community is a lot less picturesque for the people who live there. So their homes don’t flood when the Rio Itaya spills over its banks, people build them three meters above ground, sustained by stilts of wood collected from the jungle. Mothers keep a close eye on toddlers just learning how to walk to ensure they don’t fall in the water; the local press reports one or two child drownings each year. School-aged children are ferried to class in small boats. The community is afflicted by various ills. According to official statistics, 40 percent of the children in Belen suffer from malnutrition and 66 percent of the entire population is poor. Peru’s Health Ministry says inhabitants commonly suffer from respiratory illnesses, as well as diarrheic sicknesses caused by people and animals defecating too close to the river. Many inhabitants work in a market in a nearby area that never floods, selling shad and other fish they catch in the river. Life here changes from July to December, when the Itaya river retreats to its lowest level. Summer heat spreads across the zone, the streets dry out and the junk that had floated on the water forms trash heaps that attract rats. The government has offered to spend $58 million to relocate the community to a piece of land 20 kilometers (12 miles) away. While about half of the residents support the idea, the rest say the proposed area is too far away from the market where they work.

SEOUL, ApriL 28 (Ap): The South Korean ferry captain responsible for last year’s disaster that killed more than 300 people, mostly school children, was given an increased sentence of life in prison Tuesday by an appellate court that convicted him of homicide. A district court in November had sentenced Lee Joon-seok to 36 years in prison for negligence and abandoning passengers in need but acquitted him of homicide. Victims’ relatives criticized the verdict at the time, saying it was too lenient. Prosecutors earlier had demanded the death penalty for Lee. Lee’s sentence was increased because the Gwangju High Court additionally convicted him on the homicide charges while

upholding most of other charges that led to his November conviction, according to a court statement. The appellate court sentenced 14 other navigation crew members to 18 months to 12 years in prison, the statement said. In November they had received sentences of five to 30 years in prison. The court said it decided on Lee’s homicide conviction because he fled the ship without making any evacuation order though he, as a captain, is required by law to take some measures to rescue his passengers. Lee’s behavior was “homicide by willful negligence,” the court judged. “Lee and the 14 crew members have been the subject of fierce public anger because they were among

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A year after sinking, 295 bodies have been retrieved but nine others are missing. There is still lingering public criticism against the government over its handling of the sinking, the country’s deadliest maritime disaster in decades. Last week, South Korea formally announced it would salvage the ship from the ocean floor off the country’s southwest coast.

Relatives of the victims hope that might locate the missing, including four students, and help reveal more details about the sinking. Some experts are skeptical about those wishes and remain opposed to spending taxpayer’s money to lift the civilian vessel.Officials say the salvage job is estimated to cost $91 million to $137 million and take 12 to 18 months.

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DIMApUr, AprIl 28 (MexN): Eden Higher Secondary School, Thilixu, Dimapur, held its 10th Annual Sports Meet at the school premises today. A press release received here informed. Brig. K. Narayanan of ARTC&S, chief guest on the occasion, unfurled the school flag and took salute during the March Past

Teens who regularly play football are more focused GrANADA, AprIl 28 (IANs): A direct correlation has been found between teens who play football and their ability to maintain focus, the Catholic University of Valencia and the Granada Center for Brain, Mind and Behavior Research, or Cimcyc, revealed in a recent study. The University of Granada, which oversees Cimcyc, announced on Tuesday the findings of a study that sampled 75 male and female adolescents, half of whom played football regularly, reports Efe. The subjects took questionnaires and performed tests to determine their aerobic fitness, in addition to undergoing a task specifically designed to assess alertness and sustained attention. The results showed that the football players had better aerobic fitness than those who did not play, unsurprisingly, but more importantly, they had better reaction times in the alertness task, "which shows a better ability to maintain focused attention," Daniel Sanabria, a Cimcyc researcher and co-author of the study, discussed. The authors of the study pointed to factors that could explain the results, such as the perceptual and motor skills demonstrated by the athletes as compared to the others.

by the school contingents. NCC squadron leader C. Kishore was the guest of honour. Parents/guardians, GBs, public leaders and Heads of institutions in the locality attended the inaugural. Brig. Narayanan in his speech emphasised the importance of games and sports. “In today’s day and age, students must actively

step towards unearthing their physical potentiality and not simply become a docile listener in the school’s classroom,” he stated. Stating that schools can play a path-breaking role in the character building process of students, the Indian army general maintained that it was ultimately up to the students to become successful. “It is the sole re-

MADrID, AprIl 28 (Ap): With the Spanish league season nearing its end, Real Madrid can only wait for Barcelona to falter. Barcelona leads the league by two points, and is also in the Copa del Rey final. Both Madrid and Barcelona are in the Champions League semifinals. "Our strategy is clear," Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said after Madrid's 4-2 win at Celta Vigo on Sunday. "If we win all our matches, we force them to have to win all of theirs." However, Madrid has tough matches at Sevilla and Valencia to come, while Barcelona's toughest challenge will be at Atletico Madrid.

sponsibility of students to govern their traits and tendencies positively,” Brig. Narayanan stated. The School Chairman, Nikhevi, speaking on the occasion, stated that the school had achieved a pass percentage of 100% in the HSLC exams for 6 consecutive years and further encouraged students to bring Here are some things to know laurels to the school. about this week's matches:

Sandhu defies dad to achieve europe goal

MUMBAI, AprIl 28 (reUters): Like most Indian children with sporting ambitions, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu's father wanted his son to become a cricketer but the goalkeeper is glad he did not heed the paternal advice. Last week, the 23-yearold shot stopper became the first Indian to play for a top-tier European club after making his debut for Stabek FC in a Norwegian Cup tie against Runar. "Actually, I started with cricket for couple of days in my childhood because my dad loves cricket and I thought it would not be bad to try," Sandhu told Reuters in an interview. "So I tried it but didn't find it interesting. There was a football academy in my school and the coaches picked me and I joined in." His parents did not object after they discovered their son was working hard and doing well in the sport. Cricket is almost always the first choice sport for youngsters in the world's second-most populous country, which ranks a lowly 147th in the FIFA rankings. India, with a population of 1.3 billion, in the past had players like Mohammad Salim, and former captains Baichung Bhutia and Sunil Chhetri ply their trade in Europe but their stints were all for lower league sides. Last year, Sandhu left East Bengal, one of India's most successful clubs, and

joined former Norwegian champions Stabek on a three-year contract and is currently the secondchoice goalkeeper behind Ivory Coast international Sayouba Mande. "Never ever did I dream of playing in Europe," he said by telephone from Baerum, in the Western suburbs of Oslo, after returning from morning practice. "Since I joined East Bengal, I started to think about it. "Some people came to me and said I can make it. I thought if people are trusting in me then I should do it." HIGHER LEVEL The wait to discover if he belonged at European level was a long and difficult one for Sandhu but he knew it was not impossible. And the lanky keeper's debut could have not been more satisfying as he kept a clean sheet in Stabek's 6-0 thrashing of Runar. "It was hard to match the level of the game here when I arrived last year," he said. "It took a lot of time, a lot of training and a lot of patience. "It is a lot different

(from India). The speed is higher, the quality of players you face is higher and everything is on a higher level." When not involved in matches or training, Sandhu spends his spare time playing video games or watching television. He has also had to learn to cook and prepares Indian food everyday. Sandhu, who feels he has improved mentally and physically and become a little quicker since arriving at Stabek, wants more players to leave India and ply their trade overseas. "That's the only way we are going to be a good national football team. Players need to step out and see how it is outside," he added. The Indian is also ready to fight with Mande for more playing time. "He has been here for three-four years and has been getting the kind of training I got from last year. So he's ahead of me in that point," Sandhu said. "I am trying to match him every single day and I think I am getting there. There are small details which will come automatically when I start playing more."

CHICHARITO'S CHANCE Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez replaced injured Madrid striker Karim Benzema and has rapidly won over fans by scoring the lone goal that knocked Atletico out of the Champions League. He then scored twice against Celta. Ancelotti said Hernandez has "suffered" by not being selected often, and praised his persistence. "If Chicharito continues to play like this, he'll be nonnegotiable, like Cristiano (Ronaldo)," Ancelotti said. "But only 11 can play and the rest have to remain on the bench." Hernandez said he had "gone through a bad time" while on the bench, but was determined to make the most of his chance in the squad. "I'm focused on playing the maximum amount of minutes for the best team in the world," the

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 21, 2015 file photo Barcelona's Neymar celebrates on the shoulders of teammate Dani Alves, after scoring his second goal during the Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain. (AP Photo)

Mexico forward said. If Benzema is fit for We d n e s d ay ' s mat c h against 17th-place Almeria — a team fighting to remain above the relegation zone — Ancelotti must chose which striker to deploy. SIMEONE'S 200 Diego Simeone will celebrate his 200th match as coach of Atletico in Wednesday's match at Villarreal. Simeone, who has so far steered Atletico to 126 wins and five titles, has been getting help from the in-form attacking partnership of Antoine Griezmann and Mario Mandzukic. "I am enjoying myself right now," Griezmann said after scoring two goals dur-

ing Atletico's 3-0 win over midfielder Rafinha from inElche on Saturday. jury, and Enrique will likely retain his three-pronged atALBA OUT tack of Neymar, Luis Suarez Barcelona coach Luis and Lionel Messi. Enrique's main concern ahead of Tuesday's home BALE IS BACK match against 13th-place Star forward Gareth Getafe is the absence of sus- Bale, who had been sidepended defender Jordi Alba. lined since he tore a calf "It (Getafe) is a danger- muscle in his left leg durous side that defends with ing Madrid's 3-1 win over intensity and has great qual- Malaga on April 18, says he ity in attack," Enrique said. is recovering well. "Feeling "I couldn't say how many stronger every day," said points we're going to need the Wales forward. "Can't to become champions, but wait to get back and join the three available against the lads." If Bale is declared Getafe are important. Ma- fit, Ancelotti is likely to use drid is very close behind us." him on the right flank, with Barcelona drew 0-0 Ronaldo patrolling the left in its last league outing and either Benzema or against Getafe. The squad Hernandez in front as the is bolstered by the return of lone striker.

Wokha inter-dept badminton c’ship

WokhA, AprIl 29 (DIpr): The 4th Wokha District Inter Departmental Badminton Championship was held on April 28 and 29 at Indoor Badminton Stadium, Wokha. Parliamentary Secretary for Youth Resources & Sports, MTF & NRE, Khriehu Liezietsu, was the chief guest in the inaugural function. The Chief Guest, in his inaugural address, said that Nagas – both young and old – are passionate about sports and despite lack of proper infrastructure, have produced some outstanding sportspersons who have made our State and country proud. He challenged the participants to concentrate in their particular field of

sports and dedicate their energy and time in mastering the sport. He also opined that youngsters should take up a sport which suits them physically. “I wish to stress on this because we Nagas tend to try our hands at everything and become a jack

of all trades but master of none,” he stated. The chief guest advocated discipline at all time. “In this day of sports and entertainment industry, you have to really focus on the talent you have and capitalise on it, as employment has be-

come such a big problem but what better profession can one ask for if we are good in some sports, after all some of the biggest names in the world today are sports stars. So keep playing and keep encouraging others to play,” he added.

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Why Naga christians are like Nagaland roads

pology for the title but I mean it. have turned it into a ‘begging tool.’ While Like our roads, unfortunately the others fast for days and months, today integrity of Naga Christians has many of our churches have even reduced come under the scanner of the prayer and fasting day to a few hours affair outsiders. Even I plead guilty. Undoubtonly and we want blessings. edly there are other reasons too but here 3. LACK MAINTENANCE: Nothing is perI’m pointing out some why we are unable manent. Doing once is not enough; there to withstand even the first rain: should always be maintenance because things rot. People who succeed in life are 1. NOT ROOTED: Just as the ground those who maintain momentum. Even should be adequately dug to lay the our spiritual life needs maintenance. We foundation of a road, we must dig into have to maintain our relationship with the scriptures if we want our faith to be God consistently. As someone puts it, strong. In order for a believer to remain “Discovering God in life is not the end but steadfast, one must read the scriptures the beginning of the journey.” Accepting regularly and get rooted in the Word. Let Jesus in life, reading the bible or going to us remember that it is our daily bread church is not complete. Remember we and not some kind of a ‘google’ to turn worship a living God. We must continuto especially when we get speaking enally listen, communicate and live accordgagement or when bad times strike. Our ing to his will. life as a Christian will not grow as long 4. LOW STANDARD: Jesus said, “Love the as our bible remains dusty or new. ReLord your God with all your heart and ducing it to just a mere showpiece on the with all your soul and with all your mind, bookshelf or something to hold when and with all your strength.” (Mark 12:30going to church is like ‘lipstick service.’ 31) Have we made him the centre (heart) 2. WEAK BOND: Prayer is the glue (tar/biof our life? Do we love him with all of us tumen) that binds us to God. It is the only (soul)? Have we really understood who means that keeps us connected with God. God is/are our thoughts pure (mind)? In fact without it there is no Christian life. A Are we actively carrying out his will or victorious Christian is a praying Christian. lazy (strength)? Are we following divine It is our only weapon against the adversarinstructions? We seriously need to raise ies. Someone has rightly said that the only our standard of faith. It’s high time we acthing satan is scared of is when a weak saint knowledge him both in spirit and action. (sinner) get down on his knees to pray. The We should start worshipping him for who bible commands us to be prayerful at all he really is and not for the sake of blesstimes (I Thess. 5: 17) But very sadly many of ings or save from calamities alone. us pray only in times of need and crises. We Allen Imsong, Kohima

do Nagas value human rights?

any Army Officers often behave polite, sensitive and friendly in civil dress and in civil situation. I have often wondered how such nice persons could suddenly become abrasive, callous, nervous and extremely cruel during operation in disturbed situations. It could be that the abnormal situation and the sense of power of the fire arms in their hands that changes the behavior of the army man. Most Nagas view with dismay the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). It empowers Army Officer to arrest people without Warrant from a Magistrate. This law acts most often at dead of night on suddenly woken men, women and children of the family or dazed citizens. This Law dehumanizes, violates Human Rights and degrades everything of human decency. It makes abrasive soldiers exhilarated with Power to misbehave with the suspected unarmed man and woman. The law enables incentive self interested Officers to manipulate 'fake Encounters' for selfish promotion. Many MPs in the Parliament favor lifting of the controversial Legislation but the Nation is apprehensive of its neighboring adversaries and is unwilling to go against the Army who strongly favor the

law in their hands. So the people who face the brunt of the human right violations cry in the wilderness for the repeal of the hated Act. On the other hand, in the case of Nagas and Nagaland: Are we sure Nagas value Human Rights? If it is really so, why do they violate Human Rights on their own People? Do we expect others to give us what we want but ourselves are not prepared to give others what others deserve from us! Desire of Good Things from others but unwilling to give the same to others is a dishonorable trait. Nagas, big and small, sincerely desire an honorable Political Solution with India. Are Nagas an honorable People? Do they deserve Honorable dealings from their adversary? Why do we blast innocent people in the street who we do not know and who have done nothing wrong? Is it honorable to kill others without declaration of War? From the Pinnacle of the Signing of the Cease-Fire Agreement between the Government of India and the Federal Government of Nagaland, the prestige of the Nagas have been sliding lower and lower. The Shillong Accord in 1975 has not enhanced the Naga Prestige; then the splintering of the Monolithic Naga National Council by the National Socialist Council of Na-

galand, now Nagalim, has brought down the Naga Prestige further down and now the unstoppable propensity of home grown Naga factional Groups has brought the Nagas to his lowest honor. The public impression of the Naga National Groups today is that they are interested for the Cottage Industry of collecting Fund under the grandiose name of doing Naga National Cause and nothing more so much so that the Naga Prestige is now not honorable enough to earn an Honorable Solution. The State Government of Nagaland does not help either. The State Politicians are so much after money that they seem to be interested only to get Funds from the Union Government and seem prepared to go to any lengths and compromise the prestige of the State and its People. The much vaunted Christian State of Nagaland the other day gave embarrassingly extraordinary wide birth to the Lion of the BJP -Amit Shah- whose Party keep silent when Nuns are Raped, Churches vandalized and burned. It is the Party that gives covering fire to miscreants that persecute Christians. The Christian Public has done nothing to preserve the identiy, prestige and honor of the Nagas. The onus lies with the good leaders of the Church.

The Naga public opinion today is tethered and controlled by powerful overzealous immature young Bloods in the Society and NGOs unmindful self respect; there is no foreseeable end to the rush for this Band Wagon in Nagaland today. The recent lynching of a nonNaga at Dimapur, torn out from the Government Central Jail is a clear case of excess of Human Rights violation. Human Rights are respected even in War and the World has an International Criminal Court that punishes Violation of Human Rights even during War! The Naga Militant Groups violates Human Rights, the Naga Tribes, the Naga Village have violated Human Rights; Thinuos, Mepus, Kiongs and Clans violate Human Rights in Nagaland and everybody remains quiet! Must we demand from others what we deny to others? The Oxford Dictionary says Lynch is: "put a person to death for an alleged offence without a legal trial". Even Buildings are given protection under Human Rights; Nagas have Cold blooded eliminated others from even Hospitals. When some Nagas lose their self-respect, All Nagas loose! Do Nagas really prize Human Rights? Thepfulhouvi Solo

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Wednesday 29 April 2015

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News in Brief Guinness honour for dance show ‘Maanada Mayilada’

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he tenth season of ‘Maanada Mayilada’, a dance show on a Tamil television channel has managed to enter Guinness Book of World Records. It is said to be the first dance reality show to create such a record. The team of 'Maanada Mayilada' managed to set a new record for creating a mammoth set on the show. "We have come up with a grand Ames illusion set for our show. It is a splendid set covering 4,000 square feet. Forty minutes of the show was shot in the set," choreographer Kala, who is also the director of the show said. "It is a rare achievement and we managed to put a huge set with great difficulties," she said and added: "We are proud and happy with the honour." The show over the years has also produced actors as Aishwarya Rajesh.

(Photos: Soreipam Jagoi)

he 6-day Teacher Training Workshop for Classical Guitar concluded today with a short classical guitar recital at the Bundrock Memorial Chapel at Patkai Christian College. The workshop, which began on April 23, was conducted by Paul Cesarczyk, a Polish-born American guitarist and guitar teacher. Sponsored by the Indian Guitar Federation (IGF) and co-sponsored by North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC), the workshop was hosted by the Nagaland Classical Guitar Society. About 25 participants joined the workshop which included guitarists and guitar teachers from across Nagaland, Northeast and Kolkata. The Teacher Training Workshop

was based on the graduate pedagogy course Cesarczyk teaches at Mahidol University, College of Music in Bangkok, Thailand, where he serves as the Guitar Department Chair. The workshop comprised of a series of lectures combined with teaching demonstrations, master classes as well as group lessons – where they will combine to form an ensemble. Cesarczyk is a recipient of several prestigious awards including the Andres Segovia Award and the Aaron Copland prize from American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). His dedication in teaching has produced numerous prizewinners in national and international competitions.

o l l y w o o d st a r Pamela Anderson has written to Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Cochin Dewaswom board president against parading of elephants at the Trissur Pooram to be held on Wednesday. In her email she suggested that it can be replaced

with bamboo and papiermache versions. If her proposal is accepted she has offered to bear the cost of 30 - life size and portable elephants. People for the ethical treatment of animals (PETA) officials said that she had sent the email day before yesterday and so far there has been no response to this.

Simon Cowell launches Michelle Keegan named Ultimate DJ talent show World's Sexiest Woman

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he music mogul has announced a new show in collaboration with Yahoo titled 'The Ultimate DJ' in a bid to cash in on the success of electronic music stars such as Calvin Harris and Zedd in recent years. He wrote on Twitter: ''We made an announcement today for a show with Yahoo. The Ultimate DJ. We have partnered with Ultra. ''The show is intended to showcase the incredible talent that electronic music has

shown the world. It will be made with respect.'' He added: ''And am happy to confirm our new TV partners Done and Dusted and the brilliant Hamish Hamilton who will direct Ultimate DJ. (sic)'' 'The Ultimate DJ' - which was created by Simon's production banner Syco Entertainment - will follow a similar format to 'The X Factor', with DJs competing against one another to win a Sony Music recording contract and a head-

line spot at a major music festival. The 55-year-old star who is the show's executive producer - made the announcement at Yahoo's NewFront presentation at Manhattan's Lincoln Center yesterday (27.04.15). Speaking about his excitement at launching the new contest, he said: ''Electronic music in one of the most important genres around the world and we want to respect what's happening around the world.''

he former 'Coronation Street' actress has topped FHM magazine's annual poll of Sexiest Women in the World of 2015, beating 'Keeping up with the Kardashians' star Kendall Jenner and last year's winner Jennifer Lawrence into second and third place respectively. Kendall made her Top 10 debut on the yearly list, rising up a whopping 29 places from last year. She beat out famous names like Kate Upton and sister Kim Kardashian just to name some. As for Michelle, it marked her first time ever being ranked 1st after having been ranked 4th in 2013 and 2nd in 2014. Speaking of Michelle's crowning, FHM editor Joe Barnes said in a statement, "Many congratulations to Michelle on her very worthy win. This year's 100 Sexiest poll was more keenly contested than ever." Joe then added, "We had over a million votes, which was truly incredible. And for me, and the FHM team, it's great to see a hugely talented UK actress take the top spot."

FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World top ten • Michelle Keegan • Kendall Jenner • Jennifer Lawrence • Kate Upton • Caroline Flack • Ariana Grande • Margot Robbie • Lucy Mecklenburgh • Emilia Clarke • Kelly Brook

‘Margarita With A Straw' bags best feature film at Washington fest

alki Koechlin-starrer disability drama "Margarita With A Straw" has bagged the best feature film honour at the recently concluded Washington, DC International Film festival. Kalki, 31, who plays a cerebral palsy patient in the Sonali Bose-directed film, took to Twitter to share the news. Before its release on April 17, the film made its world premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The movie later went on to be screened at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia, BFI London Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. "Margarita With A Straw" talks about the struggle of Laila (played by Kalki) with the normal activities in her life. It also stars Revathi and Sayani Gupta in prominent roles.

Anurag Kashyap files FIR after Radhika Apte nude video goes viral

fter a clip featuring ‘Badlapur’ actress Radhika Apte went viral on the instant messaging app WhatsApp on Saturday, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against the unidentified person with the Cyber Crime branch of the Mumbai Police. The clip is reportedly a scene from a 20-min short film directed by Anurag Kashyap. The clip has been taken out of context, and required the actress to be partially nude. The final movie was delivered to New York a month ago, and the clip has suddenly surfaced out of nowhere. According to reports, Kashyap is convinced the individual responsible for the leak is an Indian residing in New York, and he is determined to nab the culprit.

8 crew members of upcoming Bollywood film reported dead in Nepal earthquake!

W The full list of FHM's 2015 Sexiest Women in the World was included in the magazine's June issue. The particular issue will be hitting the stores on Thursday, April 30.

hile the Telugu film fraternity is devastated with the news of demise of a budding choreographer Vijay in Nepal earthquake tragedy, Bollywood film industry joined the list of victims as 8 crew members from an upcoming Hindi film said to have died in the natural calamity. According to reports, the crew members of untitled film starring Mugdha Godse fallen to the massive earthquake that claimed over 3200 lives and

injured over 5000 people. Shocked with the death of 8 crew members in Nepal Tragedy, took to her micro-blogging page Twitter to mourn the death of her colleagues. Mugdha wrote, "RIP my 8 crew members, victims to force of nature #earthquake #nepal worked for my upcoming film, very very shocking and depressing..." A number of Bollywood celebrities are working on setting up relief funds for the devastated nation.

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Female Transformers to be unveiled in comic series this July

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team of six new female Transformers will be unveiled by Hasbro in the comic series "Transformers: Combiner Hunters" this July. The toy versions of the group will be released post the comic series, reported the Verge. The new group, which fuse to form the "Combiner" Transformer Victorion, is the result of a recent poll, and reflects the series diverse fanbase. "Our female fans have demanded to be part of the story," Sarah Carroll, senior brand manager for Transformers at Hasbro said. "To have them be represented as well is something that's only natural." Female Transformers have existed since the series launched in the 1980s ? with characters like Solus Prime taking important roles in the series' mythology ? but have not achieved the same level of prominence as core characters like Optimus Prime and Megatron. That changed last year with the introduction of WindBlade, a fan-built female Transformer who went on to earn her own comic.

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Wednesday, Royal Challengers Bangalore 29th April 2015 VS Rajasthan Royals

8:00 PM IST

Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

We're ready: Pacquiao Pacquiao, Roach scheme on plan for Mayweather's defense

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LOS ANGELES, ApriL 28 (Ap): Manny Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach have spent the past two months trying to solve the biggest puzzle in modern boxing. How does anybody hit Floyd Mayweather Jr., a fighter whose perfect career is built on being nearly impossible to touch? Pacquiao and Roach will reveal their answer in detail Saturday night in Las Vegas, when the fighters meet in the richest bout in boxing history. But clues to a strategy for breaking Mayweather's impenetrable defense were evident in Pacquiao's final workout at Roach's Wild Card gym in Hollywood on Monday. Pacquiao was a whirlwind of motion from the moment he stepped in the ring, throwing dozens of punches in combinations against Roach's mitts and chest protector. While Roach took a much-deserved break, Pacquiao shadowboxed across the canvas, peppering the air with hundreds of rapid-fire punches long after his workout could have been over. "You can beat Floyd Mayweather if you outwork him and never give him a chance to do the things he does best," Roach said. "Manny is punching real hard, but I want him to outscore (Mayweather) in ev-

ery round. I think we can win a 12-round decision. We want to throw a ton of punches." Pacquiao is betting on aggression, activity and punch volume to defeat Mayweather, according to the fighter and his longtime trainer. The eight-division world champion has trained fiercely to fight 12 rounds of nonstop offense against the pre-eminent defensive fighter of his generation. "I'm not really looking for a knockout," Pacquiao said. "We're not looking only for a knockout, but for throwing a lot of punches, and also making sure that every round, we're ahead on points." Pacquiao has built his remarkable career on otherworldly quickness and oldfashioned volume punching, both outmaneuvering and outworking nearly all of his opponents over the past 10 years. He has never faced a fighter with Mayweather's skills in defense and counterpunching, but Roach believes Mayweather has never dealt with an opponent as relentless as the southpaw Filipino congressman. "Our volume of combinations is much higher than Mayweather's," Roach said. "Mayweather waits for you to finish your combination and throws back with the big right hand

or the check hook, and we're not going to be there for that. We're going to be in and out, and I plan on Manny outscoring him that way." Roach also seems confident Pacquiao can move better than Mayweather in a 12-round fight, a remarkable prediction based on observation. The trainer believes Mayweather's legs will fade in the second half of the fight, particularly if Pacquiao chases him around the ring for the first half. Evidence of the decline in the 38-year-old Mayweather's legs is debatable, but Roach insists he saw it in Mayweather's two most recent fights against Marcos Maidana. The hardhitting Argentine seemed to land more clean shots on Mayweather than anybody in recent history through persistence and volume, although Mayweather has scoffed at the notion. "Mayweather's legs are shot, and you saw it twice last year," Roach said. "He's not becoming more crowd-pleasing. He just can't move like he used to, so he has to exchange more. As long as we can hit him and then move, Mayweather can't touch us." Roach has closed Pacquiao's sparring sessions to the media, an unusual tactic for the duo. Roach said it's because they're working on a de-

tailed game plan that includes "a little bit more of a surprise. Stuff he hasn't seen before." But Roach has echoed Pacquiao's decision to downplay the possibility of a knockout. Mayweather has rarely even been in trouble in his career, much less stopped, while Pacquiao hasn't stopped anyone in his last nine fights since 2009. "I can't count on him knocking this guy out, because he really has never been a big puncher at 147 (pounds)," Roach said. "That's because by fight time, most of the guys he's fighting have been 160, and they're just bigger guys." But Roach wants Pacquiao to be ready to fight from the opening bell, something that shouldn't be hard with the likely frenzy in the MGM Grand Garden. "For some reason, I have an idea that (Mayweather) is going to come out really quick on us and try to knock Manny out in the first round," Roach said. "I think he's been watching the tape of Manny getting knocked out (by Juan Manuel Marquez). Mayweather does have that big overhand right, or that long right hand. I think he's going to use that against us. We're prepared for that one also. "I think Mayweather will come right after us. I hope he does. We're ready."

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Boxer Manny Pacquiao, of the Philippines, works out near a Philippines flag at Wild Card Boxing Club, Monday, April 27, in Los Angeles. Pacquiao is scheduled to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a welterweight boxing match in Las Vegas on Saturday. (AP Photo)

Mary Kom inaugurates Jagjivan Sports Academy Wimbledon announces C M Y K

MC Mary Kom and others during the inaugural function of ACI’s Jagjivan Sports’ Academy at Asufii Christian Institute, Punanamei, Mao on April 28. Photo by Chizokho Vero Our Correspondent Punanamei (Mao) | April 28

Olympic medalist M.C. Mary Kom today inaugurated ACI’s Jagjivan Sports’ Academy here at Asufii Christian Institute (ACI), which is being funded by J.V. Gokal Charity Trust, Mumbai. Speaking on the occasion, Kom termed the institution “a welcome step” and encouraged youngsters to start their journey with this Academy in fulfilling their dreams. While saying that people understand the importance of sports and that

many children are interested in sports, Kom mentioned that there is a lack of proper infrastructure. “We don’t have infrastructure to groom them to the desirable level,” she said. Kom is however hopeful that things can pick up from here. “We are not late. We still have time. We can achieve,” the five-time World Amateur Boxing champion said. She further encouraged youngsters to get proper training to excel in sports. Kom also formally inaugurated a library in this institute. MLA L. Dikho, also

speaking on the occasion, expressed his desire to promote sports and enable youngsters to catch up with the sporting world. “In sports there is future,” he maintained. With this in mind, he said, this sports academy was set up with the support of a charitable organization i.e., J.V. Gokal Charity Trust Mumbai, which is supporting ACI in the field of education and health. Dikho informed that the Academy will initially start with football with William Koso as coach. He further informed that ACI will see more ma-

jor projects from J.V. Gokal Charity Trust in the form of a hospital and expressed hope that it will materialize soon. Stating that the Academy is now equipped with the basic infrastructure and coaches, Dikho expressed hope that it will someday be able to bring young people to the national and international level in the field of sports. Dr. Ulhas Vasave, CEO, J.V. Gokal Charity Trust, in his speech, assured to extend “fullest support” to ACI. Stating that the students possess enormous talent but don’t have the

means to explore it, he stated that the Trust is there to show and open ways for the young to achieve their dreams. In this, he called upon the students to explore all the possibilities and at the same time come forward and grab the opportunity at the right time. Dr. Vasave informed that tele-education will be initiated by the Trust by June this year where a faculty will deliver monthly lecture on career guidance and other relevant topics. The CEO of the trust also called upon the youngsters to get proper coaching from this Academy and stated that he hoped to see Jagjivan team from Mao excelling at the various levels. Earlier, welcome address was delivered by ACI principal Rev. Loli Kape while vote of thanks was proposed by vice principal K. Athishu. Rev. K. Koda, executive secretary MBCA and Rev. S.K. Hokey member governing body ACI pronounced opening and benediction prayer respectively.

increase in prize money

LONDON, ApriL 28 (Ap): prize money is increasing by 7 percent at Wimbledon this year, with 1.88 million pounds ($2.85 million) going to the men's and women's singles champions. The All England Club announced Tuesday that prize money for the grasscourt Grand Slam will total 26.75 million pounds ($40.60 million). Organizers said the prize fund will be "the highest ever in professional tennis," surpassing last year's U.S. Open purse of $38.25 million. The tournament will

run from June 29 to July 12. The break between the French Open and Wimbledon, normally two weeks, has been extended to three weeks for the first time this year. The total prize money for singles winners will rise 8 percent from last year's total of 1.76 million pounds, received by defending champions Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitova. Men's and women's doubles winners will earn 340,000 pounds ($520,000), an increase of 15,000 pounds, while mixed doubles winners will receive a rise of 4 percent, to 100,000

pounds ($153,000). The All England Club also said Hawk-Eye technology will be used at Courts 12 and 18, making it six courts equipped with the system. The overall capacity has increased by 500 to 39,000 because Courts 14 and 15 will be available again after being re-laid during last year's event. A total of 19 courts will be in play for the championship. The All England Club added that progress is running on schedule for a roof to be built on Court 1, which should be ready for the 2019 competition.

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Mary Kom preparing for Rio 2016 Olympics

Offers free training in her boxing academy Chizokho Vero

Punanamei (Mao) | April 28

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Olympic medalist M.C. Mary Kom today said that she still has a dream to accomplish and is now preparing for the forthcoming Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Stating that qualification stage is the toughest and the most important chapter to get tickets to the Olympic Games, Kom said she is doing her best to get through it. Kom informed that she will be retiring after Rio 2016 Olympics. Inaugurating ACI’s Jagjivan Sports’ Academy at Asufii Christian Institute (ACI) here this morning, Kom said she is running a Boxing Academy at Imphal, imparting basic techniques of boxing to both boys and

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(LEFT) Mary Kom signing autograph as fans approach her. (RIGHT) Mary Kom arriving at Asufii Christian Institute, Punanamei, Mao.

girls free of cost. In this, Kom extended invitation the youngsters from Mao to be part of this Boxing Academy as well and further promised to extend whatever things they require to become boxer. “I will give you all the fa-

cilities free of cost,” she assured adding that accommodation, food, training, kits etc. will be absolutely free. She declared that her dream is to bring more champions from Manipur, North East and India.

She requested MLA L. Dikho from 48th Mao Assembly Constituency to add more discipline in the ACI’s Jagjivan Sports’ Academy. She assured her fullest support provided boxing is also introduced in this Sports’ Academy.

Earlier, she was given a traditional welcome by the students of ACI. Large number of public gathered and greeted her warmly. Kom was gifted with Mao traditional dress and entertained with cultural dances and songs.

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