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Kohima declared ‘smoke free city’

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By Sandemo Ngullie

Our Correspondent Kohima | April 28

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Slaughter of cattle for sale banned at Jalukie JalukIe, aprIl 28 (DIpr): SDO (S) Jalukie, Rhosietho Nguori, in an order, has issued that in the view of the animal’s epidemic prevailing in Jalukie Sub-Division, slaughter of buffaloes and other cattle for sale in Jalukie Sub-Division is banned with immediate effect till further order.

This order is issued for the safety and general interest of the public. Necessary action deemed fit will be imposed upon those acting in contravention to this order.

DCC Dimapur serves ‘ultimatum’ DImapur, aprIl 28 (mexN): Expressing grave concern over the dilapidated road condition within Dimapur town and NH-29, the District Congress Committee Dimapur (DCCD) has asked the PWD & BRTF Dimapur Division to repair the road within 30 days. “It is not only necessary but has become grave concern for the citizens of Dimapur that the Department concern start repairing the pathetic road conditions in and around Dimapur,” DCCD President, Kughato S. Aye said in a statement received here. The roads are in such a dismal condition because few truck loads of sand gravel has been put into potholes with “cosmetic repairs” which do not last even for few months, it said adding that, few days of shower has left the citizens of Dimapur in distress and the approaching monsoon will put things in worse shape. The DCCD further threatened that it will “initiate agitation in any form for the interest of the public” in the event of failure to repair the roads by the Department concerned within these 30 days.

Nagaland Chief Minister, TR Zeliang is seen here with representatives from different civil society organizations and MLAs outside the Dimapur Airport on April 28 upon his return from Bali, Indonesia, via New Delhi. The Chief Minister was accorded a civic reception for receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award in Transformation at the 6th Global Leadership Awards, Indonesia on April 23. Caisii Mao Photo Story on page 5

NSCN-R leader urges reunion of all NSCNs

NeW DelhI, aprIl 28 (IaNS): Days after the NSCN (Reformation) extended its ceasefire with the Indian government, one of its senior leaders has stressed the urgent need for unity among all NSCN factions for solving the Naga problem.

Stating that once there was a golden era for Nagas when there was just one political group, Imlongnukshi Chang, supervisor of the NSCN (Reformation) Ceasefire Supervisory Board, said: “It was the NNC (Naga National

Council). Now with so many groups, if the Nagas want a peaceful solution, they have to get united.”

Chang, who was here to hold the ceasefire extension meeting with home ministry officials, said there was a need for the Nagas to understand that there will be no end to the Naga problem until all the factions do away with their ideological differences.

“If Nagas desire to settle for an honourable and acceptable solution based on the political and histor-

ical rights of the Nagas, all of us need to come together instead of having individual thoughts,” Chang told IANS. Speaking on the differences among the Nagas, the former NSCN (Khaplang) leader said every Naga should understand there was no space for conflicts, which Khaplang has been wedded to after abrogating the ceasefire.

“India is a great country advocating for peace and non-violence in international platforms. So the question does not arise for

us to follow the path of violence,” said Chang, who quit the Khaplang group in early 2015 after the latter abrogated the 14-yearold ceasefire with New Delhi.

Chang belongs to NSCN (Reformation), which was the only faction to publicly support the Naga Peace Accord inked between the NSCN (IsakMuivah) and the central government on August 3, 2015. No other faction has supported the accord, citing lack of consensus over the peace accord.

Kohima Deputy Commissioner Rovilatuo Mor today declared Kohima as ‘Smoke Free City.’ During a campaign for Smoke Free Kohima City organised by District Tobacco Control Cell (DTCC), Department of Health and Family Welfare today at Old MLA Hostel junction here, 22 tobacco free schools of the State capital held placards, some of which read ‘Show your care by making a difference’, ‘Burn calories not cigarette’, ‘Consume your ego not tobacco’, ‘Tobacco companies kill their best customers’ etc.

They also shouted slogans like ‘Make Kohima a Smoke Free city’ and ‘Breathe Healthy, Live Happy’.

Addressing the gathering, Mor declared Kohima as Smoke Free City. He also invited the 22 schools to be ambassadors in transforming Kohima into a smoke free city while also stating that guidelines and rules for adherence by public and enforcement by the district administration and police would be brought out without delay.

The DC made the announcement following a representation submitted by the 22 tobacco free schools as part of the campaign.

Through the representation, the schools while maintaining that school children are exposed to smoking directly or indirectly, appealed to the authorities to protect the children from tobacco hazards.

The representation

Kohima DC Rovilatuo Mor addressing the gathering during the declaration of Kohima as “Smoke Free City” on April 28. (Morung Photo)

also maintained that the Government of India has considered Kohima to be a Smart City even as the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has suggested ‘Smoke Free’ as one of the important criteria in the selection process of the same.

Therefore, the students urged the District Administration to declare Kohima as Smoke Free Nagaland Capital to reduce the level of health hazards for common people and particularly children community from exposure to secondhand smoke.

Delivering the keynote address, Joint Director of Health & Family Welfare Department, Nagaland, and State Nodal Officer NTCP, Dr. Hotokhu Chishi stated that Tobacco was the only legal product available in the market that kills 50% of its users.

He stated that Nagaland State ranks the second highest in the country with 57% of Tobacco Users,

where 28% of School children are tobacco chewers, 14% are smokers and 41% of children buy tobacco products for their parents, relatives and elders. He added that a tobacco product contains 4000 chemicals which destroy any part of the body and causes death to one million people in India every year.

He urged the parents to stop sending their children to buy tobacco products in order to protect their children and also appealed citizens to fight against tobacco by not smoking at home and in public transport and public places.

A student each from Mount Sinai Higher Secondary School Kohima and Government HSS Seikhazou delivered short speeches on the topics ‘Harmful effects of tobacco’ and ‘My vision for a smoke free Kohima’ respectively.

Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) administrator Kovi Meyase chaired the programme.

Bifurcate secondary and Governor for transformative changes in villages Urge intellectuals, Hohos, political higher secondary schools leaders to give serious thought on

ANSTA & NSSFOF serve 20-days ultimatum to Nagaland State Government

kohIma, aprIl 28 (mexN): There is a need for total bifurcation of Elementary/ Secondary Schools from Higher Secondary Schools in Nagaland. The All Nagaland School Teachers Association (ANSTA) and the Nagaland Secondary Schools Field Officers Forum (NSSFOF) have now given the Government of Nagaland a 20days ultimatum to address the issue.

In a letter to the Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Nagaland’s Department of School Education, the organisations stated that in order to promote a “peaceful and conducive” working environment for both the cadres of secondary/ elementary and higher secondary schools so as to produce quality education, it is

important for the two cadres to “function independently.” To this effect, the two organisations have submitted three representations to the government since October 2012 till May 2015.

In the recent letter, the bodies stated that despite the “practical reasons” stated by them for the bifurcation, the Government “remains adamant and nothing has been initiated so far.”

Thus, a joint meeting of the ANSTA and NSSFOF on April 26, with in-depth discussions on the matter, unanimously decided to serve 20 days ultimatum to the Government with effect from April 27 for “necessary redressal of the same as the issue is the most urgent need of the Department.”

The bodies stated that they have “waited long enough” and failure on the part of the Government to take action will lead them to resort to “State Wide Agitation as decided in the Joint meeting.”

Myanmar bans lucrative logging; steps up battle on deforestation

YaNGoN, aprIl 28 (reuterS): Myanmar has banned lucrative logging operations as the newly-elected government of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi steps up a battle on deforestation, an environment official said on Thursday.

Myanmar’s rich forests are among its most valuable natural resources, but they have been plundered by logging that helped fund the former military regime that ran the country for 49 years, before reforms began in 2011. In April 2014, Myanmar banned export of raw timber logs to slow deforestation and boost its own production. By 2010, forest cover had shrunk to 47 percent of land area from 58 percent in 1990, Forestry Ministry data show.

Despite the ban, illegal logging has thrived in northeast Myanmar, where valuable teak and rosewood are smuggled over the border to neighbouring China, forest watchdog the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has said.

“We have been reducing timber extraction, and now we have decided to stop logging completely,” said John Swe Ba, a

managing director at Myanmar’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation. “This measure will cover teak and other hardwoods all across the country,” he added.

Legal logging has also played a major role in ravaging the environment.

State-owned Myanma Timber Enterprise (MTE), overseen by Swe Ba’s ministry, has a monopoly on the formal timber sector, but subcontracts work to numerous companies. That body was targeted by United States sanctions until 2014, when the Treasury Department gave it an initial oneyear waiver to work with the U.S.-based International Wood Products Association, extended in July 2015 for two more years.

“Methods of over-harvesting include felling a greater number of logs of a particular tree species and extracting logs smaller in diameter than recommended,” said the EIA, which is based in Britain. “As such, the legal forest sector practices in Myanmar are a significant contributor to deforestation and forest degradation,” the watchdog added in its 2015 report.

DImapur, aprIl 28 (mexN): On occasion of the National Panchayati Day 2016, Nagaland Governor PB Acharya has appealed to the people of Nagaland to bring transformative changes in the villages.

“Our progress depends on the development of our villages. Our Panchayat should have infrastructure development in every field,” Acharya stated in a message released to the media.

The Governor also said special attention should be given on some issues such as

reservation for women

education of children in the village and vaccination for children etc. “Nation cannot develop unless the villages develop. Panchayat can play a big role in the development of a nation. The elected representatives ensure the administration in the grassroot level,” he emphasized.

The Governor also appealed to all the tribal intel-

lectual, Tribal Hohos and political leaders to give serious thought on whether to take up 1/3rd reservation for women in all Panchayat and local body elections as per the mandatory rule of the Constitution.

While maintaining that under Article 371A of the Constitution gives right to follow customary laws and

practices, the Governor however said in this 21st century, “our women empowered with education and other skills are ready to take up the responsibility in every field.” Women demand parity and equity, which is in tune with the world trend, he stated.

While observing National Panchayati Day, the Governor further appealed to all the people of the State to work hard and positively for a “secured peaceful and prosperous golden Nagaland.”

MDM rice ‘hazardous’ for human consumption: Lab

Sub-standard rice disposed of in the presence of MTLT, CMO, District Administration, FSO and SDEO

Mokokchung Town Lanur Telongjem (MTLT) with the CMO, FSO, SDEO.

DImapur , aprIl 28 (mexN): The Mokokchung Town Lanur Telongjem (MTLT) on Thursday said it was witness to the disposal of “substandard” Mid Day Meal (MDM) rice in the presence of the Mokokchung

District Administration, Chief Medical Officer, Food Safety Officer, and Sub-Divisional Education Officer.

A report from the State Public Health Laboratory confirmed that the MDM rice meant for school students is “sub standard” and

“unsafe” and the presence of “foreign matter, broken grains (damaged grains), wieevilled grains” exceeded the prescribed standards.

Besides, the report said, the rice was “heavily infested with insects, insect waste along with the pres-

ence of larvae” and therefore hazardous for human consumption.

While informing this, the MTLT Media Cell in a press statement stated that the MDM rice were sent for laboratory test following its request to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Mokokchung. Samples were sent for test under the protocol of the Food Safety Officer, Mokokchung, it stated.

The press statement also said timely intimation and cooperation from different sections of society and prompt initiation by the MTLT has “averted an impending catastrophe on innocent and precious lives of the students.”

In addition, the effectual action plan of the concerned departments has brought the “matter to a good end,” it pointed out.

Further, the MTLT said it stands by its motto, “Always Vigilant” in all its endeavors for the well-being of Mokokchung Town.

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Call to discourage ‘tribal interests & human greed’

Zhaleo Rio inaugurates of Urra village council hall Morung Express News Dimapur | April 28

Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing 5 Ghaspani-II Assembly Constituency, Zhaleo Rio, today called upon all communities and tribes living in Dimapur to lead the way in peaceful co-existence and harmony.

Terming Dimapur as a ‘mini Nagaland’, the MLA said if different communities and Naga tribes living in the cosmopolitan district can co-exist in harmony, then the other districts too would follow suit. But if the seed of tribalism or communalism is sowed in Dimapur, then these would spread like wildfire in other districts too, Zhaleo said.

Addressing the inau-

Zhaleo Rio, MLA, along with Urra village elders and other invitees at the inauguration of Urra village council hall on April 28. (Morung Photo)

guration programme of Urra Village council hall, the former parliamentary secretary also said tribal interests and other human greed should never be allowed to come in the way of Naga unity.

On the ‘Framework Agreement’ signed between the Government of India and the NSCN (I-M), Zhaleo said it was time for all Nagas, whether overground

or the Naga political groups (NPGs), to come together and decide on how to make best use of the agreement as such another opportunity may not come again. He said every Naga is a stakeholder when it comes to the Naga political issue and the public must not leave the serious Naga issue in the hands of the NPGs or a particular faction.

Dwelling on the history

of Urra village, Zhaleo said the village like some neighbouring villages was established to rehabilitate surrendered and former Naga national workers. He said presently, Urra village has a big bazaar attracting buyers and sellers alike from neighbouring villages. He encouraged the villagers to take to progressive farming and other livelihood sustenance activities to boost

the grassroot economy.

Earlier, the chief guest also unveiled the monolith of the council hall after dedicatory prayer by pastor, CRC Urra village, Kekuowhetuo Keretsü.

Convenor, building committee of the council hall, Salhoulie Nagi in his report on the construction of the council hall expressed gratitude to the RD department for allotment of fund under centrally sponsored scheme.

Workers clean up the drainage clogged with plastics and other garbage materials near Secretary, Urra Village Nagarjan Police Point, Dimapur on April 28. (Morung Photo) Council, Rokuozhalie Rutsa, delivered the welcome address while village elders and invitees also spoke on the occasion.

Vitsore Kense, GB, in his vote of thanks expressed gratitude to the chief guest and all the village council chairmen and GBs of neighbouring villages for gracing the programme.

Urra Village council chairman, Kelengulie Yaotsu, chaired the inauguration programme.

Chakhesang Public Organization opens office at Phek our Correspondence Phek | April 28

MLA Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu today inaugurated the office of the Chakhesang Public Organization (CPO) at Phek town.

Addressing the gathering, Azo expressed happiness over the CPO team for concentrating its activities in the District HQ. Phek.

He said the inauguration of the CPO office at Phek will go a long way in enhancing various welfare activities and overall development of the Chakhesang community.

He also sought the support of each and every individual towards making the Phek District HQ as one of the most developed and cleanest towns in the state.

Further, Azo called for mass participation of the public at the 7th Brotherhood Meet 2016 of Chakhesang-Sumi scheduled for April 29 at Phek town. Ex- minister Vejoi Vero and Phek Area Public Organization (PAPO) president Vezhehii Vero also addressed the gathering.

Earlier, Phek Town Baptist Church (PTBC) pastor Thupuchiyi Khesoh prayed for the programme.

The function was chaired by CPO president KekhMLA Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu and others during the inauguration of CPO office at Phek on April wengulo Lea. The office is located at Phek Town 28. (Morung Photo) Council (PTC) office premises.

Press clubs receive grant-in-aid Tuensang District

KohiMa, aPril 28 (DiPr): The Department of Information & Public Relations held a programme in the office chamber of the Parliamentary Secretary for IPR, Khekaho Assumi on April 28 where grant-in-aid were given to all the press clubs namely Kohima, Dimapur and Mokokchung.

Speaking at the programme, Khekaho expressed his happiness to all the press clubs for attending the programme. Stressing on the importance of good relationship, he said cooperation and maintaining good rapport between the government and media fraternity was very impor-

tant to address any kind of grievances and getting things done at the earliest.

He also asked all the media persons to come out openly with their problems, suggestions and innovative ideas in order to build strong bonding in future.

Secretary, IPR, T. Ao, IAS who also spoke on the occasion said that the department has been actively pursuing cases pertaining to media fraternity like Press Accreditation rules, Journalists’ Welfare Fund and Recos to Safety of Journalists on which he said all the concerned departments have been kept intact and hoped to address

those issues at the earliest.

Additional Director, IPR, Limwati Ao who chaired the programme gave a brief outline about the grant-in-aid. He said that IPR being the nodal department for press related issues would look after the media fraternity in the state. He also thanked the press clubs for being responsive and extended every possible help irrespective of good or bad times to the department. He hoped that the department would experience a new height under the dynamic leadership and magnanimity of Parliamentary Secretary and Secretary, IPR.

People’s Forum for Peace Meet on April 30

DiMaPur, aPril 28 (MExn): People’s Forum for Peace (PFP) Dimapur, an initiative of Peace Channel is organizing a Peace Meet with the theme: “Networking for Peace to Transform the World” at Hotel Acacia on April 30 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The objective of this gathering is seek possibility of strengthening the network among the community based organization, faith based organization, NGOs,

interfaith communities, tribal and non –tribal organizations to prevent and intervene in conflict situations.

In this regard the People’s Forum for Peace (PFP) in collaboration with Peace Channel is organizing an Interactive meeting with renowned speakers like Monalisa Chankija, Editor, Nagaland Page, Rev. Dr. Shiwoto Assumi Pastor, NCRC Purana Bazaar, Dr. Aküm Longchari, Editor, The Morung Express, K.P Avikashit,

Professor (Retd). Md. Ahidur Rehman, President, Dimapur Muslim Council.

While inviting associate members to come together irrespective of tribe, region, religion and professions to work for peace and harmonious living in Dimapur, the organisers has requested to send 2 to 5 representatives for the workshop.

For further details contact: +91-9856481601 or email at peacechannel05@ gmail.com

TuEnsang, aPril 28 (DiPr): The 1st General Session of the Tuensang District DBs Union was held at Tuensang HQ, DBs Court on April 28. The union was formed with the motto “To preserve Custom and Tradition”. Deputy Commissioner Tuensang, Alem Jongshi was the Chief Guest of the programme.

The chief guest in his speech appreciated the formation of the union which he hoped would be a big step towards the progress in the future. He suggested the union to retain all the Retd. DBs with a life time membership so that in times of customary disagreement the retired DBs would be helpful to advice the union. He also enlightened the house regarding the goverment policy over the contingency DBs so that the efficiency of the regular DBs shall be utilized properly. On the service rules of the DBs, he said that the single service rules for a district shall apply so that the promotional avenues based on seniority shall be strictly maintained. He added that the posting and deployment of the incumbents shall be on a linguistic basis since

Sainik School Punglwa cadets during the investiture ceremony held on April 27.

bility of school appointments, House Captains and House Vice Captains for 6 mother houses and

4 holding houses. These appointments are given to the Cadets who have excelled in their perfor-

No VEhiCLE DAy: The 7th NAP Bn. Bhandari launched its No Vehicle Day- Wednesday April 28 at Bhandari. The initiative was launched by home Minister, y. Patton along with DGP LL Doungel, iGP(NAP) Bendang Lemtur, DiG iR North Philip humtsoe and Commandant 7th NAP V.Z Angami. The initiative of 7th NAP Bn has been launched to save fuel, save environment, and keep fit. Every Wednesday all officers, uniform personnel and staff will commute to office. However, sick patients and emergency cases will be exempted. Even the public coming inside the camp area will have to walk from the entrance gate which is about a kilometer from the office. This was informed in a press release issued by V.Z Angami, Commandant, 7th NAP, Bhandari.

DBs union formed

Tuensang District consists of many tribals. The importance of the formation of the union shall guarantee the safe guard and security of the members, he added.

DBs should abstain from the conspiracies so that the meaning and objectives of being a DB shall best suit to the work, he advised.

Short speeches were delivered by Retd PA to DCs, senior GB and Administrative officers. The speakers also reminded that the DBs were the bridge between the District Administrative officers and the public to maintain peace and progress in the district. The institution of DBs holds a special status in our unique history so that administration and application of customary laws would be respected by the general public.

The programme was chaired by the Hotongkyu DB while the special numbers were presented by the BYE Sangtam Baptist Church and DBs of Thonoknyu and Panso.

The welcome address was delivered by Khumpise President TDDBU while the vote of thanks was proposed by N. Chingmak District Head DB.

Sainik School Punglwa investiture ceremony held

Punglwa, aPril 28 (MExn): In accordance with the tradition of the school, an investiture ceremony was conducted at Sainik School Punglwa on April 27. The ceremony was presided over by Brigadier HS Cheema, Commander, 44 Mountain Brigade.

As per the press release, on arrival to Sainik School Punglwa, Brigadier HS Cheema was received

by Group Captain Sanjay Gaekwad, Principal Sainik School Punglwa. He was given a guard of honour by the Cadets of Sainik School.

A total of 39 cadets were reposed with the responsi-

Volunteers and elders led by GB of Notun Basti (Ao Khel) repair a much neglected approach road to the khel on April 28. Sand and gravel was procured with fund from the Notun Basti (Ao Khel) Council welfare fund to level the approach road, which has been prone to waterlogging. Neglect of the road for years had turned the road into a garbage dump by residents, which is not prohibited by the council. (Morung Photo)

mance in various school activities. The appointment exposes them to inculcate leadership qualities for the

smooth conduct of various activities, to espouse confidence and a sense of responsibility among them.

Cadet Imeka Z Awomi of Class XII was appointed as the School Captain for the session 2016-17.

Brigadier HS Cheema also gave a motivational talk to the cadets of class X, XI and XII cadets besides his inspiring, motivating and exhaustive powerpoint presentation on life in Armed Forces and adventure activities. In the end the Chief Guest was presented with the Sainik School Memento by the Principal Sainik School Punglwa.

The Phek Ex-Servicemen and dependents today observed Swachha Pakhwada Awareness Campaign at GA Rest house premises, Phek. Phek Ex-Servicemen secretary Thupuchiyi Nienu emphasized the importance of cleanliness among the ESM and dependents which was mandate and closely related to the welfare of ESM and their dependents. he urged members to observe Swachha Pakhwada upto April 30.

ongoing construction works of Dhobinala-Signal-Thahekhu Road on April 28. The Joint Action Committee (JAC) for Dhobinala-Signal-Thahekhu Road has expressed satisfaction over the improvement of the progress of ongoing construction project of the said road. The action committee visited the project site this morning to access the progress to the works.

JAC convener, K.K. yepthomi urged the commuters to bear with the inconvenience caused by the construction works. he also appealed to the general public to extend Co – operation towards the concerned department and contractor so as to ensure smooth execution of the works and timely completion of the road, which will be beneficial to the public in general.

Students of Maple Tree School attend the Fingerprint-Design & Events continuing its awareness campaign (conservation of wildlife, environment and climate change) held on April 28.

Fingerprint-Design & Events continuing its awareness campaign (conservation of wildlife, environment and climate change) targets to cover 175 colleges and schools in Nagaland and visited Maple Tree and Lima Aier Memorial hr. Sec. School on April 28.

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Assam Congress leader accused 'GNLA forcibly recruiting children' of rape, cheating denied bail

GuwAhATi, April 28 (iANS): The Gauhati High Court on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Assam Congress leader Pranjit Choudhury, who is missing and reportedly on the run for more than three weeks after being booked for cheating, rape and forcible abortion.

Assam Police had earlier served two notices and conducted searches at Choudhury's residences in Guwahati and Kamalpur to look for him.

A woman filed a police complaint against Choudhury -- one of the general secretaries of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee -- that he was

Day 1 (28th April): Heavy rain is likely at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh.

Thundersquall with hailstorm is very likely at isolated places over Assam and Meghalaya and Nagaland-Manipur-Mizoram-Tripura.

Day 2 (29th April): Heavy rain is likely at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh and Assam & Meghalaya.

Thundersquall with hailstorm is very likely at isolated places over Assam & Meghalaya.

Day 3 (30th April): Thundersquall with hailstorm is very likely at isolated places over Assam & Meghalaya and Nagaland-ManipurMizoram-Tripura.

Nine injured in Assam blast

Stem cell therapy launched in North East GuwAhATi, April 28 (iANS): Following the success of stem cell therapy in curing several types of spinal problems and paralysis, the therapy was launched in India's northeastern region. The city based Nemcare Hospital, which will be the first hospital in northeast to use the therapy, launched on Wednesday, will also have separate OPD sessions for it. A session named Newer Frontiers in Medicine was organised in the hospital to talk about the benefits of the stem cell therapy, which is also known as HESC therapy. Prominent stem cell therapist Geeta Shroff gave presentation on the various benefits of the therapy. Stem cell therapy has emerged effective in spinal injuries, multiple sclerosis, lyme disease, cerebral palsy and even autism. The launch of the stem cell therapy in the northeast region has also aimed to help several type of paralysis patients in the northeast.

tails shifting of over 2,000 troops and support staff, setting up of communications and border signals, residential logistics and transportation of heavy vehicles, weapons and artillery from Meghalaya to Arunachal Pradesh, both states on the eastern border flank of the country.

Officials said the central government had in 2014 approved

a Rs 175 crore infrastructure package for Arunachal which includes deployment of eight fresh ITBP battalions with about 8,000 troops in it, opening of 35 new border roads, 54 border outposts and 72 staging camps along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force Director General

in its communication to the Meghalaya government.

Inspector General of Police (Operations) G.H.P.Raju said children were being recruited, and "brainwashed with money and mobile phones".

"Most of these children, who are mostly school dropouts, are being used as informers by the GNLA on movement of security forces and other activities," Raju told IANS. Earlier, Sangma along with other four GNLA rebels -- Rakseng Ch. Marak alias Geloram, Jambil Ch. Momin alias Jamindar, Walban R. Marak alias Bawil and Tarzan Ch. Sangma alias Ruby -- surrendered and deposited a huge cache of

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Krishna Chaudhary confirmed the move to PTI stating the exercise of shifting the North East frontier headquarters from Meghalaya's capital Shillong to Arunachal's capital Itanagar is expected to be accomplished by next month. "The process in on. The ITBP North East frontier will soon be operating from Itanagar," the DG said.

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GuwAhATi, April 28 (iANS): At least nine people were injured when suspected militants triggered a blast in eastern Assam's Tinsukia town on Thursday evening, police said. Superintendent of Police M.J. Mahanta said preliminary investigation indicated it was a low intensity bomb triggered by a timing device.

"Preliminary investigation indicated it was a terrorist act. We are yet to ascertain which outfit is behind the blast," he said.

All the injured were rushed to hospital. Police said unidentified militants also lobbed a grenade at the residence of a tea garden owner in Guijan area in the district in the early hours of Thursday. No one was injured in the attack.

New Delhi, April 28 (pTi): Amidst concerns over Chinese military activities along the forward areas of Arunachal Pradesh, India has started the process of shifting the North East headquarters of border guarding force ITBP, 500-km from Shillong to state capital Itanagar.

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the woman was aged 23 years and the sexual intimacy was consensual. However, we submitted to the court that it was inducement," public prosecutor B.S. Sinha told IANS on Thursday.

"After hearing both sides, the court rejected Choudhury's bail application," he said.

The issue has snowballed into a major political controversy, with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party accusing the ruling Congress of protecting Choudhury.

"He was given shelter by leaders of the ruling party and so police have failed to catch him," said Assam BJP leader Prashanta Phukan.

quarters along with four others militants.

"There are more than 15 to 20 children in the camp and are being used by Sohan Shira (the 'military wing chief' of the GNLA) to carry out different activities for the outfit," he said.

In the past, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCP) had directed the union and Meghalaya governments to take action to ensure that children are given their rights to life, education and health services.

"It has come to our notice that the GNLA has been recruiting children and more than a hundred of them are at its camps in the jungles in the Garo Hills," the NCPCR said

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sexually exploiting her after promising to marry her.

She also alleged that Choudhury had forced her to undergo an abortion before ditching her recently.

Police have registered a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code against Choudhury on charges of cheating, rape and forcible abortion.

Choudhury contested the just concluded assembly election from Kamalpur constituency as a Congress candidate.

"The court gave a patient hearing to our appeal and rejected the bail plea of Choudhury.

His counsel expressed reservation over the rape charge, saying

ShilloNG, April 28 (iANS): The Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), an insurgent group in the western part of Meghalaya, has been recruiting children forcibly, according to a militant who surrendered on Thursday.

"Many children have been forcibly recruited in the GNLA and were later imparted guerrilla warfare in our training camp at Durama," Krewingbirth S. Sangma told journalists after he surrendered before Meghalaya Police chief Rajiv Mehta.

Sangma, an expert in bomb-making and wanted for kidnappings and ambushes of security forces, came to the Meghalaya Police head-

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arms and ammunition.

"This surrender was due to the police's anti-insurgent operations in Garo Hills and also due to the important role played by church leaders. We hope more and more surrenders take place as it is high time peace is given a chance," Mehta told journalists.

The rebels deposited AK-56 rifles, carbines, G-3 rifles, grenades, magazines, and ammunition of various calibre.

The GNLA, which claims to be fighting for a separate 'Garoland' in western Meghalaya, is headed by police officerturned-rogue Champion R. Sangma, who is lodged in the Shillong jail after being arrested from near the India-Bangladesh border in 2012.

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The NPF Central Youth Wing extends our heartiest Congratulation to Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri. T. R. Zeliang for receiving the “LIFE TIME ACHIVEMENT IN TRANSFORMATION” at the 6th Global Leadership Award at Bali Indonesia on 23rd April 2016. Indeed, we are proud that, our Hon’ble Chief Minister has brought laurels and first person amongst the Nagas to receive such prestigious award.

The Youth Wing congratulates Shri K.G. Kenye (Secretary General, NPF) for being elected unopposed in the lone MP seat (Rajya Sabha) from Nagaland.

The Central Youth Wing also appreciates the magnanimity and accommodative spirit of T. R. Zeliang for recognizing our Senior NPF stalwarts by appointing Working President, N.P.F. Shri. Apong Pongener as Advisor (Political) to Hon’ble Chief Minister of Nagaland.

Bestowing fullest support and confidence on their leadership, the Central Youth Wing wishes all of them success in their future endeavor.

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AP, Gujarat & Delhi students Farmers, retailers hold protest against FOR SALE 800 (2006) bags the top 3 ranks in VIT 85% pictorial warning on tobacco products Maruti Rs. 1,15,000 new Delhi, April 28 (pTi): Health tions are provided to marginalised and (Negotiable) Engineering Entrance Exam Ministry’s notification came into force displaced stakeholders like retailers and Vellore, April 28 (Agencies): Sevakula Vamshi, a student of Sri Chaitanya Junior College, Andhra Pradesh secured the first rank in the VIT Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE)-2016 which was held from April 6 to 17 in 118 selected cities across India, as well as in Dubai, Kuwait and Muscat. The entrance exam was held for admission to the various B.Tech. programmes offered by VIT University at its Vellore and Chennai campuses.

Releasing the results, Dr. G. Viswanathan, Founder & Chancellor, VIT, said that a record number of 2,12,238 candidates had registered for the VITEEE-2016. The other 9 rank-holders among the top 10 are: Second rank—Mohil Patel (St. Anns School, Gujarat); 3rd rank—Satyajit Ghosh (D.A.V. Public School, Delhi); 4th rank—Jeevan Chandra N. (Sri Chaitanya Narayana Junior College, Karnataka); 5th rank—Shubanker Jauhari (Sri Chaitanya Narayana Junior College, Telengana); 6th rank—Sanit Gupta (Navrachana Higher Secondary School, Sama, Jammu & Kashmir); 7th rank—Kumaresh Ramesh (Pace Junior Science College, Thane); 8th rank—Sai Saketh Aluru (FITJEE Junior College, Telengana); 9th rank—Vishal Jain S.D. (Jain Modern School, Gujarat); 10th rank—Charit Verma (Bal Niketan Model Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh).

Dr. Viswanathan said that admissions would be only on merit, based on the marks obtained by the candidates in the VITEEE. The results will be released through the following websites: www.vit.ac.in, www.careers360.com, www. entrancecorner.com, www.shiksha.com, www.minglebox.com, on April 28 2016.

from April 1. Tobacco farmers and small retailers on Wednesday held a protest march in the national capital demanding roll back of 85% pictorial warning on tobacco products.

From April 1, the Health Ministry’s notification came into force for implementation of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labeling) Amendment Rules, 2014. It prescribes larger pictorial warnings, covering 85% of packets on tobacco products.

The members of Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) and Akhil Bharatiya Pan Vikreta Sangathan (ABPVS) held a protest march and also submitted their demands to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as Health Minister J P Nadda, said a statement issued by FAIFA. “We appeal to our Health Minister and Prime Minister to stop this visible example of undemocratic legislation and immediately roll back 85 per cent warnings till comprehensive livelihood solu-

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‘All nook and corner to come under Road network by 2019’ new Delhi, April 28 (iAns): The government is serious about bringing radical changes in road conditions in the country and, by 2019, it will ensure no nook and corner of the country remains uncovered under the road network, the Lok Sabha was told on Thursday.

“UPA sanctioned roads even without having adequate funds. When they had about Rs.9,000 crore fund in 2014, they sanctioned roads worth Rs 43,000. But we are working hard to implement the programme,” said Rural Development Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh in the Lok Sabha.

“Hence, the projects earmarked for 2022 has been advanced to 2018-19. We will ensure no nook and corner is uncovered,” the minister said during Question Hour. Replying to supplementary questions from members, including Bharatiya Janta Party’s (BJP) Ramesh Bais, who said that often state governments do not provide true status of roads to the Centre, the union minister said, the government would ensure that no state faces fund crunch.

But, Singh said, in some states road projects are pending for more than five years. “We have such instances in Bihar and also Maharashtra where works started but roads have not come up. We have asked the states to expedite the process of completing the works and if necessary even reissue the contracts,” Singh said.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has enhanced the allocation for flagship scheme PMGSY to Rs.19,000 crore.

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Dimapur, april 28 (Dipr): A civic reception was accorded to the Chief Minister of Nagaland TR Zeliang today on his arrival at Dimapur Airport from Bali, Indonesia after receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award in Transformation at the 6th Global Leadership Award on April 23, 2016.

Addressing the gathering, Zeliang said, "I share the award with the people of Nagaland" and added he was touched by the homecoming reception which manifested unity and solidarity amongst the Nagas.

Stating that he was taken aback on receiving an invitation from Bali to receive the award, the CM said questions such as how and why he deserved such prestigious global award came to his mind. He went on to say he was amazed at being selected to receive the award considering that Nagaland is a very small state compared to vast India.

After going through the credentials of the organization, he gave his acknowledgement to receive the award, Zeliang said. At the Global Leadership Award ceremony, although various categories

People seen during the civic reception of Chief Minister TR Zeliang at Dimapur Airport on April 28. (Caisii Mao Photo)

of awards were given, Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to only three personalities, the other two being an American Professor and Speaker of Indonesian Parliament, Zeliang added.

The CM further said that the award, as told by the organizers, was conferred to him for being the leader of Nagaland state, which is one of the trouble torn states passing through many turbulent situations.

The other two reasons were for garnering 100% votes during the confidence motion in the Assembly, and for the opposition less government in Nagaland, which is first of its kind in a democratic country.

Zeliang also expressed

gratitude to the American Leadership Development Association and the international leaders for giving him the award and recognizing a Naga leader and political graph of his career and contribution in bringing positive changes in society. He said he was humbled by the experience and recognition of the Nagas by the outside world at this critical juncture of Nagas’ history and the search for sustainable peace.

Zeliang also informed about his interaction with the Princess, who is also the advisor to the king of Abu Dhabi and the Prince of Malaysia for investment in the Act East Policy of the GoI for the North East.

The Princess, the CM said,

promised to visit Nagaland to assess the ground realities and take the partnership further.

The CM also acknowledged God's blessing for the recognition bestowed upon him and the support of the 60 legislators, all mass based organizations and good wishes of the people. "Let us work together to bring permanent peace, better understanding, development and progress to our land," he concluded.

Naga Hoho President, Chuba Ozukum, opined that the international recognition given to the CM is a laurel for the entire Naga society. "Because of this, the civil society under the aegis of Naga Hoho and

ENPO has organized the civic reception to extend fullest support and appreciation to our leader," he said. To be honoured with such prestigious award, Chuba maintained, one has to struggle, be sincere and honest in one’s profession. Zeliang has been recognized for all these traits, he added. Chuba further appealed to the Chief Minister to do his best in developing the state.

Also speaking on the occasion, ENPO President, Khoiwang said it was a remarkable day for the Naga people. He was optimistic that Zeliang will work more for the betterment of Naga society in the future.

Advisor NMA, Rosemary Dzüvichu congratulated TR Zeliang on behalf of NMA and Naga women.

She viewed that it was an eye opener for the Naga society that the whole world is observing the political and social struggle that Nagas are going through. She said under the leadership of Zeliang, Nagas will look forward to a society that does away with gender discrimination.

Legislators, Parliamentary Secretaries, civil societies, NGOs and hundreds of well wishers attended the civic reception.

“If we apply our mind in any kind of job, we will succeed,” were the words of IPS (Probationer), Vishal, speaking as resource person at the ‘Career Guidance & Spiritual Orientation Programme’ on April 28 at the GCYM, Sovima. The 3-day programme, which started on April 26, was organised in commemoration of the Akhoya Students’ Union’s 75th anniversary and sponsored by the Dimapur Akhoya Fellowship.

Vishal, who has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and corporate experience, spoke of making educational and career choices and how to approach one’s preferred field. Defining career planning as “a deliberate process of knowing who you are so you can be sure of where you want to go or what you want to be at some defined point in your life,” Vishal said that building a paying career is subject to the individual’s bent of mind. Breaking down the process of planning, he said that “selfassessment” as in one’s strengths and weaknesses should be foremost followed by exploring options based on one’s inherent aptitude. Narrowing down the list of options and setting eyes on a preferred subject or field will eventually define an individual’s career, he said.

RMSA conducts in-service training kohima, april 28 (mExN): RMSA conducted ‘In-service training for teachers of Science and Mathematics’ at Administrative Training Institute, Kohima. The inaugural function was graced by Senthang Rengma, Director, School Education on

NPCC issues Pension, GPF settled till March available online kohima, april 28 (mExN): All have been requested not to call the for more than fifty departments are yet rejoinder to KV Pusa retired State Government officers/offi- number but to note it down as all SMSs to be received by the office. The matter kohima, april 28 (mExN): NPCC today termed it unfortunate for AICC Member KV Pusa to claim conspiracy of some NPCC leaders to initiate disciplinary action against him “forgetting that his conduct as the Chairman of the previous NPCC Political Affairs Committee was in total conflict with the ideology and principles of the Indian National Congress.”

Responding to the press statement of KV Pusa which was published on April 27, Media Cell, NPCC alleged that under his chairmanship, KV Pusa misguided the 8 Congress MLAs to join the NPF led DAN government of which BJP is a coalition partner fully knowing that INC can never join hands with “communal forces”.

AICC, it said, has never rejected the disciplinary proceedings against Pusa initiated by the NPCC. “On the contrary, his words and actions that have compromised the Congress ideology and principles are seriously viewed by the AICC and it is just a matter of time AICC gives its verdict,” NPCC said.

“Proclaiming through the media to absolve himself and shift blame on some NPCC leaders will not help his cause. Rather, it will be good on his part to maintain some decorum as former senior leader before he becomes the victim of his own words.”

cials have been informed that pension and GPF Final payment cases settled up to the month of March 2016 have been uploaded on the Accountant General (AG) Nagaland website. Pensioners may log on to the website at www.agnagaland.gov.in, click on Felicitation and Pension or GPF Felicitation or directly click on the Sticky Note written ”Click here to view list of settled PENSION / GPF final payment cases”. The list has also been put up for display at the Public Relation Cell and can be viewed on any working days during office hours, according to a press release from Information System Cell, AG (A&E) Nagaland office.

AG (A&E) has once again requested all retired Government employees to record their personal mobile numbers in the pension documents to enable the office to intimate them on the progress of their pension cases through SMSs. The SMSs will be triggered through Pension Database SMS gateway No. 9402739265; since the number is integrated with the system, pensioners

will be initiated through it. SMSs will be sent during the following stages: When confirmation on the pension case is received; when the case is sent back to the department due to observation/objections; and when the pension case is completed.

The release further requested aggrieved pensioners or government officials with genuine problems to write directly to the Deputy Accountant General (A&E) Kahoto J Yepthomi via e-mail at kahoto_j@yahoo.co.in or agaenagaland@cag.gov.in or through a handwritten letter on the address given below for immediate clarification and redressal of their grievances: Kahoto J Yepthomi, IAAS, Deputy Accountant General (A&E), Office of the Accountant General (A&E), Kohima - 797001, Nagaland. They can also submit suggestions to strengthen the delivery system, the release said.

Meanwhile, the release informed all gazetted officers whose payslips are issued from the AG Office that incumbency list and post continuation orders

“Try to find out what appeals to you… knowing what you like, your strength and your weakness. If you can master it then you’ll definitely succeed.”

Determining the needs as in the kind of support that will be required to set a career course is also important, he added.

Citing his own example, he said that not all parents can afford to send their children to the best institutions and in situations like that assessing the family’s financial position will help the individual to explore other avenues. He said that after acquiring his engineering degree he took a brief corporate path to support himself before embarking on a mission to clear the civil services and become a public servant. He though had a word of caution for the civil services aspirants, “Come to the government sector to serve the society and not otherwise.”

Displaying a list of the various educational and career options, which was handed out to the students in attendance, he said, “Start thinking, read, discuss with your seniors and teachers… you will get to know and come across a myriad of ideas.”

Terming the power of imagination as a great guiding force, he said that preserving and nurturing an idea relentlessly while working on it will ultimately result in fruition.

is already taken up with the department of P&AR in a letter dated 11-03-2016 with copies duly endorsed to the concerned Secretaries and Directors. The departments in receipt of the letter have been asked to adhere to the guidelines and expedite the submission of Incumbency list and post-continuation order for further action at this end.

Further, all Heads of Department in the State government have been requested to ensure timely submission of all retirement related documents (six months before the date of retirement ) to avoid harassment to retired officials at various processing stages. Cases of many officials received before the date of retirement have been settled by the AG office on their retirement date/day “as a demonstration of seriousness this office accords to sensitivities of retired officials and their retirement benefits,” it said. Departments have been asked to seriously take up the matter of timely submission of retirement documents, so as to enable the pensioners to receive their retirement benefits in time.

April 26.

Sandeep Ratna, Asst.

Professor, State Council of Teachers Education, Kohima; Kr Sanenaro, Assistant Professor, State Council of Teacher Education, Kohima; and Jitu Chandra Bora, OSD, Nagaland, Career Clinic were resource

persons for the two days sessions. The topics dwelt on usage of technology in school environment to teach Science and Mathematics subjects under Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan. Teachers from all the districts attended the training.

MEx FILE DPC general meeting cum election today Dimapur, april 28 (mExN): Dimapur Press Club (DPC) will hold its general meeting cum election of office bearers for the next tenure on April 29, 11:00 am at the Press Point, Super Market. All registered members have been requested to attend the meeting.

ANSTA Zunheboto informs ZuNhEboto, april 28 (mExN): The All Nagaland School Teachers’ Association (ANSTA), Zunheboto unit has convened an urgent emergency meeting on May 2 at its banker’s residence at Project colony, Zunheboto.

Therefore, all office bearers and area executives have been informed to attend the meeting.

Forest official attacked in Jalukie; village council condemns

JalukiE, april 28 (mExN): The Old Jalukie Village Council has condemned the physical attack on Kenlumtatei, Officer In-charge, Intangki National Park while he was on official duty along with his staff on April 28. While alleging that the attackers were from another village, the Old Jalukie Village Council chairman, Hainkieng Hiekha in a press release stated that the officer and his staff were attacked with “lathis and dao” for no reason. The officer and staff, he stated were injured and are being treated in CHC Jalukie. The village council has requested the Government authorital area of 250 acres had been allotted to ties concerned to urgently book the accused and dethe Department of V&AH, out of which 50 liver justice. The village council has further requested the concerned Forest Department to give proper proacres and 21.6 acres had been parted to tection to its officials and staff. the Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH) and the ADC Headquarter Medziphema respectively and the remaining area still legally belongs to the Department, the release said.

Dimapur, april 28 (mExN): NSCN (IM) has terIn view of this land position, the Deminated O Chingmei, PRO Phom Region, from active partment of V&AH sternly warned any national service since February 24, 2016 vides memo individual from purchasing any land acno. GPRN/KK/ESTT/73/16/10 “due to his violent acquired by the department and any form tivities antagonist to national interest and discipline.” of development activities within the said This was informed in a press release issued by MIP, area in Medziphema. “Anyone doing so NSCN (IM). will be doing so at his/ her own risk because in any circumstances the Department had never issued NOC to anybody,” the release added.

Department of V & AH warns against encroaching on its land

Chief Minister of Nagaland, TR Zeliang called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 28 in New Delhi. The two discussed many important issues, especially for early solution to the Naga political problem and also the developmental packages for Nagaland. Modi also congratulated Zeliang for winning the Lifetime Achievement Award in Transformation on April 23 in Bali.

NHRA appeals for exemption from annual taxes, collections Dimapur, april 28 (mExN): The Nagaland Hotel and Restaurant Association (NHRA) held its general meeting on April 24 at its office HQ Dimapur, where the members strongly voiced their support to the stand of Nagaland Medical Dealers Association (NMDA) and ACAUT on ‘One Tax One Government’.

NHRA Acting Secretary, Vikie Nagi in a press release said that the Association reiterated its objective to continue promoting hotel and restaurant industry in the state. “But it is apprehensive that all of its genuine effort and motives in this direction is threatened when unscrupulous manifestations prey-on to tax and burden its members,” the release said.

NHRA expressed belief that hotel and restaurant industry in Nagaland is one of the most viable businesses. However, the business

is under serious depression and depreciation since 2013 to 2015 till date. Therefore, the NHRA appealed to all the national governments, UGs, or NGOs to exempt any form of annual taxes or collections for the fiscal year 2016.

The release also informed that the members present shared their numerous witnesses and testimonies of bankruptcy of businesses, families, companies, and individuals in the state. In pursuance of the association’s stand, they also decided that any intimidation or threat to the members shall invite no other option, but indefinite course of action to protect their legitimate right.

The meeting jointly pledged to stand by the coherent gesture – “Threats and demand of any form is sheer cowardice and denial of one’s right to live and prosper in dignity”.

kohima, april 28 (mExN): The Directorate of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry (V&AH), Nagaland has admonished selling and purchasing of land belonging to the department at VFATI Medziphema.

“It is unfortunate that there has been rampant encroachment of the departmental land at the above mentioned area by some individuals,” stated a press release issued by Director, Department of V&AH. The Director informed the public that Agriculture Department had procured a total area of 1050 acres from Medziphema Village on May 25, 1964 @ Rs. 200 per acre. Having bifurcated the Department of V&AH from the Agri. Department, a to-

NSCN (IM) terminates one

Ganja worth Rs. 15 lakh seized kohima, april 28 (mExN): The District Intelligence Branch of DEF Kohima while conducting surprise checking of vehicles at Kidima junction in Kohima recovered 300 kg of ganja worth Rs. 15 lakh in the national market on April 27 around 3:00 pm, a press release from PRO, Kohima Police informed.

The contraband ganja was recovered from two vehicles (150 kg in each vehicle) – Mahindra Scorpio bearing registration number NL-07-6609, chassis number – MA1TB2BSL72G85993, engine number – BS74G41498 and Bolero Pickup bearing registration number MN07D-2029, chassis number – ZN2GHKD1J69186, engine number – GHD1J76949.

Awareness prog on domestic violence against women

Dimapur, april 28 (mExN): The Nagaland State Commission for Women in collaboration with the Diphuphar Naga Women Organisation is organising legal awareness programme on domestic violence against women at Old Ao Church building Diphuphar 'A', Dimapur on April 30 at 10:00 am. All concerned members of tribal women units, public leaders, church members, NGOs under the administrative jurisdiction of Diphuphar, Dimapur have been requested to attend the programme.

UCEAN informs

In this connection, two persons identified as Ngayao Singshap (30), driver of the Mahindra Scorpio and Peace Alice (28), driver of the Bolero Pickup, both from Ukhrul, Manipur, were taken into police custody and a regular case

vide Khuzama PS Case No. 0018/2016 U/S 20 (b) (ii) (C) NDPS Act and Khuzama PS Case No. 0019/2016 U/S 20 (b) (ii) (C) NDPS Act respectively were registered against them for conducting further investigation, the release added.

kohima, april 28 (mExN): The Unemployed Civil Engineers' Association of Nagaland (UCEAN) has informed that the sealed question paper of CTE-2015 Civil Engineering Degree paper-II which was postponed from June 22, 2015 to July 21, 2015 has been opened. It was opened on April 27 in the presence of NPSC Chairman, Secretary, Controller of Examination, and Magistrate EAC at NPSC Office, Kohima, informed a press release from UCEAN President, Akishe S Jimomi and General Secretary, Rokosielie Kehie. The said question paper will be uploaded on social media and any members who want a copy may contact UCEAN President at 7085572183, the release added.

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IN FOCUS The Power of Truth

The Morung Express volume Xi issue 116

Legitimacy and Legality

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nderstanding the rule of law is quite essential while drawing the distinction between legality and legitimacy. For instance, the Laws and Policy of Apartheid were considered to be legal by the government of South Africa, and yet their legitimacy was not accepted by the international community. The same can be said about the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (1958), which is legally recognized by the Indian State, but whose legitimacy is being contested by the people themselves.

Indeed, the tensions between legitimacy and legality are clear and it has caused a dilemma for the notions of truth, both philosophically and practically. This has resulted in the creating parallel realties that distort the truth.

According to Mahmood Mamdani the two kinds of truth are, ‘truth that brings unresolved tensions to light; and truth that obscures, hides veils, masks the unpleasant facet of reality.’ Tragically a status quo of power promotes and constructs a truth which obscures and suppresses unpleasant aspects of reality. This becomes extremely difficult in the context of conflict where even the issues of conflict are contested.

The Naga context is also faced with the dilemma of legitimacy and legality. Because of the transitionary nature and the protracted political issues that Nagas are faced with, most people are living in between legitimacy and legality. It would not be wrong to say that many people may perhaps choose legitimacy over legality in the Naga context, because of the social relations, the community life and the political aspirations.

However, it is in the chasm of legality and legitimacy that Nagas too are faced with the two kinds of truth that Mamdani talks about. Nagas must choose either the truth that brings unresolved tensions to light, or the truth that obscures the unpleasant facets of reality. Tragically, most Nagas uphold the truth that obscures, rather than the one that gives light.

Consequently, this has compounded the problems and has obviously limited the role and capacity of truth as a moral or ethical and political force for transformation. In doing so, the aspects of legitimacy are weakened, and legality begins to receive undue recognition, and further compromises legitimacy.

Rediscovering truth as a light force that scrutinizes everything is critical, because truth is the key to transformation; and truth is what gives legitimacy. It further brings to public expression the consequences of human subjugation and the inequalities that are further intensified by the initial injustice.

Truth is not an outcome, but an underlying virtue existing within a process to ensure that all the core issues of contention are addressed in a positive way, so that the ideals of a shared humanity becomes possible. Truth is that attribute which is necessary to create accountability, to enable closure of the past, and to sow the seeds of a justpeace.

For the Nagas, will the truth set them free?

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M.R. Narayan Swamy IANS

Why Cong wilted, why Modi bloomed

Book Review: India Rising: Fresh Hope, New Fears; Author: Ravi Velloor; Publisher: Straits Times Press; Pages: 368; Price: Not mentioned

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n March 2013, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon called Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, the Sri Lankan president's brother who ran the war against the Tamil Tigers.

Menon promised Indian support at the UN human rights vote in Geneva and wanted to know which countries may vote against Sri Lanka so that he may persuade them not to do so.

But when the vote came, Colombo was stunned: India itself had voted against Sri Lanka.

A perplexed Gotabhaya soon learnt the story behind the Indian ‘betrayal’. Apparently, then Home Minister P. Chidambaram, with a shrinking support base in Tamil Nadu, persuaded Congress president Sonia Gandhi to go for a negative vote.

The matter reached Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who, "unable to say no to the high command, simply keeled over and complied". India scored a diplomatic self-goal because one of its politicians wanted to win more votes in his home state.

Singapore-based Indian journalist Ravi Velloor reveals this - and much more -- in his scholarly study of the Manmohan Singh decade and how the economist-turned-politician's failure to check corruption led to the rise of Narendra Modi and a virtual decimation of the Congress in 2014. Ravi's admiration for Modi shows but he is no cheerleader of the BJP or Hindutva ideology. The BJP was "a mediocre political institution" until Modi came along, he says, and argues that a stress on "Indutva" (Indianness) - not Hindutva - may perhaps offer a lasting glue to 21st century India.

Sonia Gandhi's firm belief after the 2009 Lok Sabha victory that massive sops to voters would help win future elections too fundamentally affected the Sonia-Manmohan relationship, Ravi says. But what really undid Manmohan Singh was sleaze that he seemed unable to check because of what he called “coalition dharma”. Though Shashi Tharoor and A. Raja were forced out of the government, the damage had been done by 2011, so much so that the Congress was in no mood to celebrate that year the two decades of free market reforms the prime minister himself had unleashed in an earlier avatar.

If Chidambaram was more concerned about his votes in Tamil Nadu than India's standing in Sri Lanka, Defence Minister A.K. Antony shuddered to take on China. And if Manmohan Singh looked wooden towards the end of his tenure, it was because he had "started showing signs of early stage of Parkinson's disease". This was a closely guarded secret, unknown to many even in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The overtly mild-mannered Manmohan Singh, we are told, remembers every slight but the vindictive streak is mostly kept hidden.

Ravi is gung-ho on India, despite its many teething problems.

With a firmly entrenched democratic process, India's diversities have not affected the rise of a national consciousness. But although it has a good chance of overtaking Britain and France to become the world's fifth largest economy by the end of this decade, India will have to, Ravi warns, present a coherent and convincing face to the world if it wants to be taken seriously.

Ravi is among those who feel that it has been a while since Indians felt secure in the knowledge that in Modi they have a strong leader. But he thinks - unlike most Modi backers - that Modi may be in the wrong party. (A la Vajapyee?) If Modi has to succeed in the long run, there will have to be a more cooperative brand of domestic politics. Modi's go-it-alone personality shuts out the outreach to others needed to build the consensus on which the pillars of a new economic regime have to rest. He must cut loose from the Hindutva brigade, from the BJP too.

Ravi has disdain for Rahul Gandhi -- "a political liability for the Congress". He feels the future battle lines in Indian politics may well revolve between Modi and the head of India's youngest political party, Arvind Kejriwal - "one intent on swiftly building the cake, the other on distributing it first". This is truly a great book.

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Baher Kamal Inter Press Service

Any Ways to Combat Extremism?

“T

he objective of extremists is for us to turn on each other [and] our unity is the ultimate rebuke for that bankrupt strategy.”

This is what the UN chief Ban Kimoon has recently said. “While it may be inevitable to draw on examples, such as Da’esh [also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL] or Boko Haram, “the phenomenon of violent extremism conducive to terrorism is not rooted or confined to any religion, region, nationality or ethnic group.”

“Let us also recognize that today, the vast majority of victims worldwide are Muslims,” Ban on April 8 stressed while addressing the Geneva Conference on Preventing Violent Extremism – The Way Forward.

There, Ban stressed, “violent extremism is clearly a transnational threat that requires urgent international cooperation.” Then he explained that his Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism puts forward a comprehensive and balanced approach for concerted action at the global, regional and national levels.

Such Plan was first submitted to the General Assembly on 15 January. Then, on 12 February, the 193-nation body adopted a resolution that welcome Ban’s initiative, pledging to give further consideration to the Plan, including in the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy review in June 2016, as well as in other relevant forums.

So far, so good.

Barely six days after the UN chief’s assertion that the vast majority of victims of extremism are Muslims, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)—which was founded in 1969 being the second largest inter-governmental body after the UN, grouping 57 member states – held its 13th Islamic Summit in Istanbul on 14-15 April to discuss ways on how to combat the escalation of extremism and terrorism and the resulting growing Islamophobia.

How to do this? IPS posed this question in an interview to Mehla Ahmed Talebna, Director General of Cultural, Social and Family Affairs of the OIC. “The OIC summit agreed on a set of measures to counter Islamophobia.

And member states have been also be urged to establish stronger dialogue with the international community at the bilateral and multilateral levels and engage with the West in order to establish stronger cross-cultural and religious ties as a counterweight to polarising sentiment against religious minorities.”

Talebna explained that the Istanbul summit discussed “the need to reinforce the role of religious and social leaders in halting tendencies towards extremism, which sometimes fuel Islamophobia, by encouraging the principles of tolerance, moderation, mutual respect and peaceful coexistence.”

Asked what are the key reasons behind on-going wave of Islamophobia in Western countries in general and in Europe in particular, Talebna said “despite the growing social ethics, the Economy in Europe has gone towards the opposite direction, hand-in-hand with populist rhetoric and a resur-

People inspect damage at a site hit by Saudi-led air strikes in the al Qaeda-held port of Mukalla city in southern Yemen April 24, 2016. (REUTERS)

gence in far-right politics.”

“Negative Stereotypes Against all Muslims”

This coupled with the extremist acts of a few Muslims that have made it easier to generalise negative stereotypes and discrimination against all Muslims to take place, she said.

“Such circumstances inter-mingled with the rising intolerance against Islam and Muslims in western countries, which to a large extent was proliferated by widespread reporting, writings, articles, interviews, commentaries, and editorials in some western print and visual media, including social media and cinema that has resulted in negative stereotyping and racial discrimination and victimization directed against Muslims and distortion of the Islamic faith.”

According to the OIC senior official, “ironically, terrorist groups like DAESH and right-wing extremist groups in the west, and the negative media campaigns feed off each other. Here at the OIC, we are committed to oppose right wing extremists and to combat terrorist groups like DAESH.” “We also encouraged all OIC Member States to work with the media to promote the understanding of responsible use of freedom of speech, to hold the media accountable for perpetuating hate speech and extremism, and to speed up the implementation of the OIC Media Strategy in Countering Islamophobia, adopted at the Ninth Islamic Conference of Information Ministers held in Libreville, Republic of Gabon, in 2012.”

This requires partnership and mutual trust with the West, and notably advancing cultural rapprochement something the OIC is committed to, Talebna added.

Asked about the role of religious and social leaders in halting tendencies towards extremism, Talebna said “We are setting up an anti-extremism messaging centre that uses leading Islamic clerics, through the Interna-

tional Islamic Fiqh (jurisprudence) Academy, to create religiously sound counter-narratives against extremist propaganda.”

“We will also collaborate with various NGOs and institutions and community leaders advocating and promoting tolerance, moderation and mutual respect and countering extremist rhetoric.”

Empowering Women to Restrain Extremism

The OIC is also making efforts to restrain extremism by taking actions such as empowering women as well as building capacity among the youth in order to promote peace and development in the Muslim world. We expect that such an approach will help easing the problem of extremism in the long run, she said.

Asked how could she explain to lay people the reasons behind the growing trend of Muslim societies, especially in the Middle East, to seek refuge in religion, Talebna said, “If such a trend is indeed taking place, then this is not a trend confined to Muslim societies.

Religion is generally on the rise across the developing world.”

She explained that countless surveys have shown that religious people are more law-abiding happier and generally not prone to extremism. “If it makes people happier then more religion and religious practice should be welcomed. Even many people believe that religion could bring about, not only happier, but also healthier life.“ “Religion can play a positive social, political, economic, cultural and spiritual role in society. After all, it has done so for centuries across the Islamic world and led the world in scientific discovery, education, governance and proven conducive to building strong multicultural societies. There is no reason any increased observance of religion in the Islamic world cannot, with the right institutions and intellectual leadership, lead to similarly positive results.”

The OIC Summit planned to adopt

a set of “practical” measures “to counter mounting anti-Muslim sentiment, both in Western countries and other regions of the world. How? “The official communiqué of the Islamic Summit calls on all Member States to increase the role of religious and community leaders to curb tendencies of extremism, and to diminish Islamophobia, which is in fact main factors of extremism,” Talebna said to IPS. “The conference encouraged all Member States to promote inter-faith and inter-religious dialogues within the OIC Member States to raise awareness about religious interpretations and beliefs, and open space for further discussion about Islam and faith and to initiate relevant projects at the level of United Nations Alliance of Civilizations.”

The OIC also encouraged all Member States to make further efforts to effectively implement of the Action Plan contained in Res. 16/18 of the Human Rights Council that focuses on combatting anti-religious hatred without double standards “In an attempt to address the root causes of factors giving rise to the resurgence of racism and xenophobia more generally, of which Islamophobia is a part, the OIC expressed support for efforts to galvanize the international community towards re-engaging with the on-going discourse on the negative historic legacies of trans-Atlantic slave trade and colonialism.”

According to the OIC high official, such a discourse would include the reference to the looting of cultural heritage and artifacts and the related issues of restitution, reparations and atonement for these wrongs, including the need for an agreement on strategies for achieving them.

In this regards, the Istanbul summit further mandated the OIC to support the convening of an international conference to comprehensively discuss the issue of the slave trade, slavery, colonialism, restitution and reparations.

A race against time to check malaria resistance Philippe Douste-Blazy

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n sub-Saharan Africa where malaria is widespread, mosquito nets have become virtual lifelines.

When treated with insecticides, the nets are highly effective at preventing mosquitoes from biting people.

Their extensive use has proved to be a boon, especially in Africa, by preventing more than 400 million malaria cases in the last 15 years.

Insecticide-treated nets and spraying of homes have proved formidable tools to fight malaria. From 2001 to 2013, deaths from malaria dropped by more than half. From 2000 to 2015, the number of malaria cases has declined by 670 million cases. Together, insecticide-treated mosquito nets and indoor spraying have contributed to 80 per cent of these averted malaria cases.

Concern is growing, however, that hard fought gains over the past decade could be undermined by insecticide resistance. With frequent exposure, mosquitoes are becoming resistant to commonly used insecticides.

As a result, 64 countries affected by malaria have reported resistance to at least one insecticide. Indoor spraying of walls has fallen by 40 per cent in the past four years due to increased resistance to available products and limited cost-effective alternatives.

If pyrethroids, the main insecti-

cides used to treat nets and for spraying, lose their efficacy, it could lead to 120,000 more deaths in children in Africa per year. A further 26 million malaria cases could result, incurring US $30-60 million in diagnostic and treatment costs per year. If no action is taken, experts predict that resistance will become entrenched taking a heavy toll that could prove difficult or even impossible to undo.

The time to act is now. According to modelling by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the costs of eradicating malaria would be US $90-$120 billion between 2015 and 2040 – roughly double the current funding.

Despite recent increases in international donations, additional funding would help save 11 million lives and deliver US $2 trillion in economic benefits, thanks to productivity gains and health savings.

To do so, countries need strategies to contain resistance, and they need to implement new solutions to fight it. There is, however, no one-size-fitsall strategy to fight resistance. Rather, with multiple resistance types and multiple species of Anopheles mosquitoes that transmit malaria, it is best to design strategies that are adapted to local circumstances. Measuring resistance in its various manifestations can

help although the right kind of data is currently not being collected. For this reason, we must collect better data about resistance so we can make the best use of new tools.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the rotation of insecticides for indoor spraying so that mosquitoes do not have time to adapt easily to them and develop resistance.

Yet there are not enough varieties of insecticides to effectively implement rotation. Additionally, manufacturers are deterred by the length of time it takes to develop and approve new products, as well as high production costs and the risk of low uptake.

Urgent reforms as well as stronger partnerships can ensure that new products reach those in need, at prices that are affordable. Furthermore, incentives for manufacturers and shorter time-periods for developing and approving new insecticides can revitalize the market.

That is why UNITAID is bolstering the central role of new insecticides in controlling malaria. A US $65 million initiative will support countries in obtaining new and effective insecticides at affordable prices to spray walls in homes, so that they are made safe for families during the rainy season when mosquitos are most active. Over four

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years, the project aims to protect as many as 50 million people from malaria in 16 African countries. More countries will be encouraged to expand spraying.

At the same time, accurate forecasting of demand for insecticides could reassure manufacturers and give them the confidence to invest in production.

In addition, UNITAID along with the Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC) and the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) plan to promote the uptake of new products, accelerate the speed at which innovations reach markets and provide incentives for manufacturers to continue investing.

The threat of insecticide resistance is one of the main challenges to future progress in the fight against malaria.

Unless more effective insecticides are made available, we run the risk of considerable reversals in the fight against malaria. Millions of long-lasting insecticide nets are distributed every year.

With new chemicals, these nets can continue to be game-changers well into the next decade.

We face a race against time to save more lives.

We cannot win without encouraging innovation, strengthening collaboration with the private sector and with greater public funding.

Philippe Douste-Blazy is the UN Under-secretary-general in charge of Innovative Financing for Development and the Chairman of UNITAID.

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Climate: Africa’s Human Existence Is at Severe Risk

In India: Preventing childhood pneumonia: the case for vaccines

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Education vital for healthy, productive ecosystems. One of UNEP’s goals within an integrated ecosystem management framework is to foster the capacity of professionals and develop human capacity across all social strata and genders. Credit: UNEP Baher Kamal Inter Press Service

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frica’s human existence and development is under threat from the adverse impacts of climate change – its population, ecosystems and unique biodiversity will all be the major victims of global climate change.”

This is how clear the Nairobi-based United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is when it comes to assessing the negative impact of climate change on this continent of 54 countries with a combined population of over 1,200 billion inhabitants. “No continent will be struck as severely by the impacts of climate change as Africa.”

Other international organisations are similarly trenchant. For instance, the World Bank, basing on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports, confirms that Africa is becoming the most exposed region in the world to the impacts of climate change.

In Sub-Saharan Africa, extreme weather will cause dry areas to become drier and wet areas wetter; agriculture yields will suffer from crop failures; and diseases will spread to new altitudes, say the World Bank experts, while alerting that by 2030 it is expected that 90 million more people in Africa will be exposed to malaria, “already the biggest killer in Sub-Saharan Africa.”

These and other dramatic conclusions are not new to the World Bank specialists. In fact, they alerted five years ago that the African continent has warmed about half a degree over the last century and the average annual temperature is likely to rise an average of 1.5-4°C by 2099, according to the most recent estimates from the IPCC. Meanwhile, UNEP’s experts explain that, given its geographical position, the continent will be particularly vulnerable due to the “considerably lim-

ited adaptive capacity, exacerbated by versity and human well-being.

Between 25 and 40 per cent of mamwidespread poverty and the existing mal species in national parks in sub-Salow levels of development.” haran Africa will become endangered.

There is evidence that climate is modiWhat Is at Stake?

The facts are striking as mentioned in fying natural mountain ecosystems via UNEP’ summary of the projected im- complex interactions and feedbacks. pacts of climate change in Africa. See UNEP’s fact sheet “Climate Change in Af- Rainfall: There will also be major changrica – What Is at Sake?”, which is based on es in rainfall in terms of annual and seasonal trends, and extreme events of flood excerpts from IPCC reports: • By 2020, between 75 and 250 million and drought.

Annual rainfall is likely to decrease in people in Africa are projected to be exposed to increased water stress due to cli- much of Mediterranean Africa and the northern Sahara, with a greater likelimate change.

• By 2020, in some countries, yields from hood of decreasing rainfall as the Medirain-fed agriculture could be reduced by terranean coast is approached. up to 50%.

• Agricultural production, including ac- Droughts: By 2080, an increase of 5 to 8 cess to food, in many African countries is per cent of arid and semi-arid land in Afprojected to be severely compromised. rica is projected under a range of climate This would further adversely affect food scenarios. Droughts have become more common, especially in the tropics and security and exacerbate malnutrition.

• Towards the end of the 21st century, subtropics, since the 1970s.

Human health, already compromised projected sea level rise will affect low-lyby a range of factors, could be further neging coastal areas with large populations. atively impacted by climate change and • By 2080, an increase of 5 to 8 per cent of arid and semi-arid land in Africa is pro- climate variability, e.g., malaria in southjected under a range of climate scenarios, ern Africa and the East African highlands.

• The cost of adaptation could amount to at least 5 to 10% of Gross Domestic Water: By 2020, a population of between 75 and 250 million and 350-600 million Product (GDP).

Furthermore, the African chapter of by 2050, are projected to be exposed to increased water stress due to climate IPCC Report on Regional Climate Projecchange. Climate change and variability tions provide some key factors: are likely to impose additional pressures Temperatures: By 2050, average temperatures in Africa are predicted to increase by 1.5 to 3°C, and will continue further upwards beyond this time. Warming is very likely to be larger than the global annual mean warming throughout the continent and in all seasons, with drier subtropical regions warming more than the moister tropics.

Ecosystems: It is estimated that, by the 2080s, the proportion of arid and semiarid lands in Africa is likely to increase by 5-8 per cent. Ecosystems are critical in Africa, contributing significantly to biodi-

on water availability, water accessibility and water demand in Africa.

Agriculture: By 2020, in some countries, yields from rain-fed agriculture could be reduced by up to 50 per cent.

Agricultural production, including access to food, in many African countries is projected to be severely compromised. Projected reductions in yield in some countries could be as much as 50 per cent by 2020, and crop net revenues could fall by as much as 90 per cent by 2100, with small-scale farmers being the most affected.

Sea-level rise: Africa has close to 320 coastal cities –with more than 10,000 people– and an estimated population of 56 million people (2005 estimate) living in low elevation (10-m) coastal zones. Toward the end of the 21st century, projected sea level rise will affect low-lying coastal areas with large populations.

Energy: Access to energy is severely constrained in sub-Saharan Africa, with an estimated 51 per cent of urban populations and only about 8 per cent of rural populations having access to electricity.

Extreme poverty and the lack of access to other fuels mean that 80 per cent of the overall African population relies primarily on biomass to meet its residential needs, with this fuel source supplying more than 80 per cent of the energy consumed in sub-Saharan Africa.

Further challenges from urbanisation, rising energy demands and volatile oil prices further compound energy issues in Africa.

Agriculture Pays the Price Another concerned United Nations body–the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) focuses on the threat climate changes poses to agriculture. “Climate change is emerging as a major challenge to agriculture development in Africa,” FAO reports.

It explains that the increasingly unpredictable and erratic nature of weather systems on the continent have placed an extra burden on food security and rural livelihoods.

“Agriculture is expected to pay a significant cost of the damage caused by climate change.”

The agriculture sector is also likely to experience periods of prolonged droughts and /or floods during El- Nino events. And fisheries will be particularly affected due to changes in sea temperatures that could decrease trends in productivity by 50-60 per cent.

Better Education Can Decrease Wealth Inequality Brad Brasseur

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Fair Observer

nequality in education is at the forefront of the global wealth gap.

Today the world is doing a lackluster job of finding sustainable solutions to global inequality. This crisis is evident in cities like Lima, Peru, where a “wall of shame” separates the wealthy neighborhoods from the poor shantytowns. It is disconcerting that the United Nations (UN) estimates today that 1.2 billion people live on less than $1 a day, while Forbes reports that the world’s 1,810 billionaires hold a net worth of $6.48 trillion.

The world’s failure to effectively fight poverty can be significantly attributed to corruption, as most heads of state are more concerned with pleasing their wealthy financiers and retaining power.

In addition, global thought leaders use inequality as a quest for global fame and padding their bank accounts. Sadly, the majority of influential global leaders lack sincere passion for the poor and compete for awards or reelection, instead of working together to find legitimate solutions, such as enhancing global education.

Solutions, Not Problems Today many economists highlight growing middle classes in China and India as hope for the global poor and decreasing inequality. However, this is a false hope

as the UN and the Organisation for Economic and Co-operation and Development (OECD) defines a middle class citizen as someone spending or earning at least $10 per day, which in reality is not a large sum. Plus, as OECD’s Director Mario Pezzini highlights, many middle class citizens work in the unstable informal sector, lack a good education and knowledge to sustainably accumulate wealth.

In order to make strides in decreasing global inequality, we need to focus on bridging the disparity in education between the rich and the poor, as nearly 1 billion people today are illiterate. It could be argued that inequality in global education is at the forefront of global wealth inequality. The rich have access to an elite education and use the skills that they acquire through learning to grow their income; while the poor lack access to quality education and remain marginalized without the proper tools needed to thrive but instead barely survive.

At the most basic level, enhancing the education level of the poor can help them find quality jobs to provide for their family. Equally important, education creates more brainpower that can work on formulating innovative ideas to solve pressing global problems. Think of the amount of untapped brilliant minds among the billions of the uneducated who can actually find the solutions to global problems, instead of being the problem that some people wrongly think they are.

Plus, today, if someone lacks basic literacy or numeracy skills, it becomes harder to access the educational or social benefits of the internet. In addition, a country’s educated population is extremely valuable to its economic development, as studies show that a country needs at least 40% adult literacy in order to achieve sustainable economic growth. Not to mention the proven effects of education in the growth of democracy, enhancing health and increasing farming production.

Common Mistakes However, when implementing new education programs, we must avoid a common mistake made in past poverty solutions, which is painting all the poor with the same brush. We must learn that not all solutions can be fully applied in all places, because each region has a unique cultural fabric, geography, history and religion.

This means that just because a solution worked in Ghana 15 years ago, it does not mean it will work in Bolivia today.

Thus, education programs must have different elements to their curriculums in each unique place in the world and include direct input from local leaders.

The first step to improving education for the poor will be urgently addressing the infectious corruption in the Global South that prevents foreign aid from reaching its intended targets. UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon even admits on record that a ghastly amount of 30% of total develop-

ment assistance each year is lost to corruption. This means billions of dollars are stolen by the rich and not invested in the needs of the poor, such as education.

Looking into the future, the Global City Institute in Canada has calculated that by year 2100, as a result of rising birth rates cities such as Lagos, Kinshasa, Dar es Salaam and Mumbai will each have over 65 million people. Hence, as the global phenomenon of urban migration continues, it appears the inequality gap will widen, unless we find solutions fast.

With a rapidly growing developing world population, it is time to put words into action and give the poor a greater education that they can use to defeat poverty and inequality. The new United Nations global education goal can guide the way, but it needs to be complemented by legitimate grass roots initiatives, as we cannot count on global leaders. Plain and simple, we need to decrease the global inequality gap through enhancing quality education for the poor, so we can increase global peace.

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by Fair Observer (www.fairobserver. com) and you can read the original at: http://www.fairobserver.com/360_ analysis/better-education-can-decrease-wealth-inequality-78671/ The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Fair Observer’s editorial policy.

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V.K. Paul

ach year, millions of Indian children get immunized. In the last few months, new vaccines including the injectable polio vaccines and the rotavirus diarrhoea vaccines were added to the portfolio of the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) under the National Health Mission. These new vaccines, previously out of reach for a majority of children, will soon be available free of cost for those that are most vulnerable to these deadly diseases.

Although substantial improvements have been made in the delivery of essential health services such as immunization, as seen through the success of polio eradication and more recently of Mission Indradhanush, child morbidity and mortality still remain one of the gravest health loss burdens faced by our nation. In India, more than 1.2 million children die before their fifth birthdays.

Moreover, it is estimated that, among Indian children aged 1-59 months, more than 140,000 deaths were attributed to pneumonia and 24,000 to meningitis in 2015. Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia, causing approximately one-third of all child pneumonia deaths. Pneumococcal disease is vaccine preventable.

Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) have recommended pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) for use in national immunization programmes. More than 130 countries, including over 50 GAVI-eligible countries, have introduced PCV since 2010[i]. Among these, Pakistan was the first in South Asia to introduce PCV in 2012, and Afghanistan, Nepal and Bangladesh followed the suit. India, however, is one of the only South Asian countries which has yet not introduced PCV. The case for the vaccine is strong. Studies in countries such as the United States have shown a 77% decrease in invasive pneumococcal disease among children under age five and a 39% decrease in hospital admissions for all-cause pneumonia among children under age two in the years following PCV introduction.

What’s more, treating just one episode of pneumonia is expensive for families. A 2009 study estimated that the average direct cost to a household for a single episode of pneumonia in a child aged 2-36 months is about 6,000 rupees (90 dollars) for a tertiary care hospital and about 2,000 rupees for a secondary care facility in India. Because it has not yet been introduced into the UIP, PCV costs about 1,600-3,200 rupees per dose, making it prohibitively expensive for a majority of the population. This situation will change dramatically with the marketing of the affordable pneumococcal vaccine manufactured

by Indian companies in the next few years.

Needless to say, these high out of pocket expenses substantially burden the poorest of Indian households. As a result, only a negligible number of children with suspected pneumonia receive potentially life-saving antibiotic treatment. Even when treatment works, each illness weakens a child’s immune system and negatively impacts their physical and cognitive development. Thus, the best approach is certainly to prevent pneumonia from occurring in the first place. Already, the measles and Hemophilus influenzae vaccines, a part of UIP, have succeeded in averting hundreds of thousands of pneumonia deaths due to these pathogens.

The return on investment for immunization is also significant. A recent study covering 94 low- and middle-income countries found that, for every US dollar invested in childhood immunization, we can expect to save about $16 in healthcare costs, lost wages and productivity due to illness and death; when we account for the full value of people living longer, healthier lives, that return rises to $44 per dollar invested.

By preventing the onset of disease, vaccines help avert the direct and indirect medical, and lost productivity costs. Immunization enables children to have better physical, cognitive and educational development thereby promoting a healthy and productive population. Immunization is a cost-effective public health intervention and PCV the most viable public health tool capable of reducing the burden of pneumonia and consequent child mortality.

Controlling pneumonia poses the next significant challenge for child health and survival in India. Recognizing this, the NTAGI, India’s highest advisory body on immunization, cleared PCV for introduction in the UIP. The infrastructure afforded by the polio experience and the zeal and reach of the on-going Mission Indradhanush will enable the vaccine reaching the remotest parts of the country and benefiting those who need it the most. This strategy coupled with early detection and treatment of pneumonia due to other causes would go a long way in reducing under-5 child deaths.

Child health is the cornerstone for an efficient healthcare system and today’s robust commitment towards strengthening the immunization programme is remarkable and speaks volumes about our nation’s vision and priorities. We need to continue to build on the current momentum to achieve the pivotal milestone of controlling pneumonia related deaths to ensure all our children have the opportunity to reach their full potential.

Dr. V.K. Paul is a renowned pediatrician and neonatologist, leads the pediatrics department at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, He also heads the WHO Collaborating Centre for Training and Research in Newborn Care and the India Council of Medial Research's Centre for Advanced Research in Newborn Health at AIIMS.

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INDIA

THE MORUNG EXPRESS

India a step away from joining satellite navigation system or 'GPS club' Launches its seventh and final navigation satellite

SrihArikoTA, April 28 (iANS): India on Thursday afternoon successfully put into orbit its seventh and final navigation satellite - IRNSS-1G - with its own rocket in copy-book style.

With this, India successfully completed putting into orbit all the seven navigation satellites to complete the system in the sky.

Exactly at 12.50 p.m. the PSLV rocket standing 44.4 metres tall and weighing 320 tonnes tore into the afternoon skies with fierce orange flames at its tail.

Just over 20 minutes into the flight, the PSLV rocket ejected its sole passenger - IRNSS-1F - at an altitude of 488.9 km.

Soon after this, the satellite's solar panels were deployed. The satellite's control was then taken over by the Mission Control Facility (MCF) at Hassan in Karnataka.

The MCF will manage the satellite's orbit raising operations firing the onboard motors till it is placed in its slotted orbit.

Simply put, the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) is similar to the GPS (global positioning system) of the

US, Glonass of Russia and Galileo of Europe as well as China's Beidou.

While GPS and Glonass are fully functional global systems, the Chinese and the Japanese systems offer regional coverage and Europe's Galileo is yet to be operational.

India will formally join the select group of nations owing such system once IRNSS is declared operational after checking the systems - space (satellites), ground (ground stations) and the user-end signal receivers.

Only after the system is declared operational, will user-end signal receiver makers seriously get into the manufacture of equipment for use at the retail end, industry officials told IANS. According to Indian space agency the applications of IRNSS are: terrestrial, aerial and marine navigation, vehicle tracking and fleet management, terrestrial navigation for hikers and travellers, disaster management, integration with mobile phones, mapping and geodetic data capture and visual and voice navigation for drivers.

In other words, IRNSS

ISRO's IRNSS-1G Statellite lifting off from its launching site at Sriharikota on April 28. (ISRO Photo)

could be said to be the "Indian GPS".

Apart from the civilian applications, the IRNSS will be used for defence purposes as well.

Immediately after the 1,425 kg IRNSS-1G satellite was ejected by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-

C33) rocket, scientists at the mission control centre clapped their hands happily.

"The launch was succesfull," ISRO chairman A.S.Kiran Kumar said soon after. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will raise the satellite to its home slot over the

next couple of days.

The satellite, with a lifespan of 12 years, has two payloads for navigation and ranging.

The navigation payload of IRNSS-1G will transmit signals to the users on the L5-band and S-band. A highly accurate rubidium atomic clock is part of the navigation payload.

The ranging payload consists of a C-band transponder (automatic receivers and transmitters of radio signals) which facilitates accurate determination of the range of the satellite.

An Indian-owned satellite navigation system is crucial to get positional accuracy during war or a warlike situation as the country may be denied such information by countries owing similar systems during such times.

The system will provide accurate position information service to users across the country and the region, extending up to an area of 1,500 km. The full system comprises of nine satellites -- seven in orbit and two on the ground as stand-by.

Each satellite costs about Rs.150 crore, while the PSLVXL version rocket costs about Rs.130 crore. The seven rockets would entail an outlay of about Rs.910 crore.

The total project cost including other facilities is

around Rs.1,420 crore, said ISRO officials.

"The Indian system provides positional accuracy of 10 metres. For civilian usage to bloom and costs to come down, more manufacturers have to start making the navigation signal receivers. That will happen once the IRNSS is formally declared operational," A.S.Ganeshan, retired programme director of ISRO's Satellite Navigation Progamme, told IANS. An ISRO official told IANS that it may take three to four months for the space agency to check and cross-check all the systems before IRNSS could be declared operational The first satellite IRNSS1A was launched in July 2013, the second IRNSS-1B in April 2014, the third on October 2014, the fourth in March 2015, and the fifth, sixth and seventh on January 20, March 10, and April 28 2016.

Once IRNSS passes all the tests, India need not be dependent on other platforms.

According to ISRO, even with the operationalisation of six IRNSS satellites, the proof of concept of an independent regional navigation satellite system over India has been demonstrated for the targeted position accuracy of better than 20 metres over 24 hours of the day.

Making food grain available to Kanhaiya Kumar, 19 others begin needy point of concern: NHRC chief indefinite hunger strike in JNU

New Delhi, April 28 (iANS): Indicating the urgent need of strengthening country's food policies, Natiional Human Rights Commission chairman Justice (retired) H.L. Dattu on Thursday said there was an improvement in food grain production but making it available to the needy remains a point of concern.

Justice Dattu, former Chief Justice of India, stressed it was painful to know that 15 percent of food worth Rs.92,000 crore per year is wasted during production, harvesting, transportation and storage.

"Food security has to be read and studied with agricultural practices and the challenges facing them in the wake of falling ground water levels at a rapid speed is causing an alarming situation of drought in several districts," said Justice Dattu.

He was speaking at the inauguration of the national conference on Right To Food organised by the National Human Rights

Commission.

The conference aimed to make a state-wise assessment of the action taken on the National Food Security Act, 2013.

Special reference was to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices to people and the functioning of the targeted public distribution system for the priority households and under the Antodaya Anna Yojana (AAY).

Justice Dattu said it was always useful and pragmatic to hold comprehensive discussions on regular intervals with all the stake holders to evaluate the progress and impediments towards ensuring food and nutritional security to the people of the country.

The Right to Food and its variations is a human right protecting the right of people to feed themselves in dignity, implying that sufficient food is available, that people have the means to access it, and that it adequately meets the individual's dietary needs.

New Delhi, April 28 (iANS): JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and 19 other students have begun an indefinite hunger strike to protest against the punishment handed out to them by a high-level committee.

Kumar, Umar Khalid and 18 others began their hunger strike late Wednesday night and said they rejected the findings and recommendations of the high-level inquiry committee that probed the February 9 event on the campus here.

"From the very beginning, we've maintained that we have no faith in the inquiry committee. The inquiry was a sham and we will not accept the punishment given to us," Kumar said while addressing students in the JNU campus.

Earlier on Wednesday night, the protestors also took out a march from the Ganga Dhaba to the administrative block on the campus.

265 dailies and counting! Will Kashmir's 'media malaria' end soon?

SriNAgAr, April 28 (iANS): At 265 and counting - both in English and vernacular - Jammu and Kashmir summer capital could well have the largest of such 'daily newspapers' in the country given its population of 1.4 million.

What is intriguing about these 'daily newspapers' is the fact that most of them are not available at news stands in Srinagar and other places in the Valley.

Why are so much daily newspapers published in a city that does not have a readership for more than two dozen vernacular and English language dailies?

"These newspapers, which do not have sustainable readership, are published only to get government advertisements," a top official of the state information department told IANS on condition of anonymity, given the sensitiveness of the issue.

"That finally becomes the source of sustenance for the publishers of such newspapers," the official added.

Asked what use is an advertisement for a government department or a business establishment in a newspaper that does not have any appreciable readership, the official threw up his hands.

The state government norms till 2010 stipulated uninterrupted publication of one year for a daily newspaper to become eligible for government advertisements.

There was no mention of how many copies the newspaper should publish daily to become eligible for government advertisements.

"The revised state information department policy on government advertisements is uninterrupted publication for

three years. Plus, a minimum of 1,000 paid copies daily," said the official.

He rued that out of an annual budget of Rs.22 crore available for advertisements to newspapers, hardly Rs.10 crore was properly utilized in the past.

"The rest was paid to newspapers that did not have any reach to carry the advertisements. We could not refuse advertisements to such newspapers in the past because there was no stipulation on the minimum print order," the official said.

"All that mattered was that the newspaper concerned should send copies of its daily publication to our office for the official record to determine eligibility for advertisements. "An empowered committee is now planned which can check the newsprint bought by each newspaper that is to be declared at the Lakhanpur toll post in Kathua district when it enters the state", the official added.

An interesting sidelight of the mushrooming of dailies in Srinagar has been that the majority of them are published without any offices.

"In many such cases, one computer operator works for five newspapers. All he/she does is open the Internet and start copy-pasting stories with the difference that something appearing as an anchor in one newspaper is carried as a story on the third page in the other newspaper", said a computer operator working at one of daily newspaper office.

Given the revised norms for carrying official advertisements, would the 'media malaria' finally meet its antidote in the troubled Valley? Watch this space!

SC paves way for NEET Exam

New Delhi, April 28 (iANS): The Supreme Court on Thursday said students aspiring for admission to under-graduate medical courses will have to appear in the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET). The apex court bench headed by Justice Anil R. Dave gave its nod to twophase holding of the NEET by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), as it declined the submission by certain states and associations of private medical colleges not to thrust NEET on them. The court approved the CBSE schedule for holding NEET exams on May 1, 2016, and July 24, 2016, the declaration of results on August 17 this year, and counselling and admissions later.

Two killed as 54 percent vote in Bihar panchayat polls

pATNA, April 28 (iANS): Two people were killed and at least 50 others injured, among them police officials, in sporadic violence on Thursday during the second phase of the panchayat elections in Bihar, officials said. More than 54 percent voters cast their vote to elect 27,514 members of the three-tier rural Panchayati Raj Institutions, officials said. "Two people, including a village head, were shot dead in Saharsa district. Police suspect political rivalry behind both the incidents," a state Election Commission official said. Around 59.85 lakh people were eligible to vote in the second phase at 12,719 polling stations in 60 blocks spread over 38 districts. Of the 7.38 lakh nominations, 3.85 lakh were by women against 50 percent seats reserved for them. The staggered elections will conclude on May 30.

Isa 'suppressed' facts while obtaining visa: India

New Delhi, April 28 (pTi): Accused of bowing to Chinese pressure on Uyghur leader Dolkun Isa, India today defended its decision to revoke his visa, saying that Isa had "suppressed" facts while obtaining it but admitted that China had made its position clear to New Delhi that it should honour the Interpol Red Corner notice against him. "Isa applied for a tourist visa under the electronic travel authorisation system. He was accordingly granted the visa. After obtaining the visa, Isa stated publicly that he was coming to attend a conference in India. A fact which was suppressed in the visa form and something that a tourist visa does not permit. "Further more it came to the notice of authorities that Isa was subject of an Interpol Red Corner notice," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said. The Spokesperson rejected the charge that visa revocation was done under Chinese pressure, saying the facts were "suppressed" by Isa and that led to revocation of his visa and no other "meaning" should be read into the Indian action. The visa to Isa, a leader of World Uyghur Congress (WUC) who lives in Germany and had been invited for the conference being organised

by US-based 'Initiatives for China', was cancelled earlier this week. The India action was seen by many as buckling under the Chinese pressure.

India writes to Britain for Vijay Mallya's extradition

Student leaders Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya and Shehla Rashid Shora, among others, burn copies of a report of the panel that looked into the February 9 incident at JNU on April 28.

Jawaharlal Nehru University's five-member inquiry committee had on Monday fined Kumar Rs.10,000 and rusticated students Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya and Mujeeb Gatto.

The committee, constituted on February 11, ordered the rustication of

Bhattacharya till July 15 and barred him from the university from July 25 for five years. He can submit his Ph.D. during the July 15-25 period.

Bhattacharya and Khalid will lose a semester of their academic session while Gattoo has been suspended for two semesters,

an order from the university proctor said. Khalid also must cough up Rs.20,000 as fine by May 13.

Also fined varying amounts were 10 other students, including one from the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarathi Parishad, on charges of obstructing traffic on the campus.

New Delhi, April 28 (iANS): After having revoked his passport last week, India on Thursday wrote to Britain seeking the extradition of liquor baron Vijay Mallya. “As of today the (external affairs) ministry has written to the high commission of the United Kingdom in Delhi requesting for the deportation of Vijay Mallya so that his presence can be secured for investigations against him under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002,” external affairs ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup said in his weekly media briefing here. “Our high commission in the UK will also be issuing a similar note verbale to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office,” he said. Mallya is currently in Britain.

Thursday's move comes days after the ministry revoked the diplomatic passport of Mallya after he failed to turn up for a probe into a Rs.9,000-crore default of loans from Indian banks. A beleaguered Mallya on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that he would not come to India to be arrested, leading to the apex court directing that details of his, his estranged wife, and children's overseas assets be given to the consortium of 13 banks, seeking the recovery of the over Rs.9,000 crore loaned to his now-grounded Kingfisher Airlines. A bench of Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman directed its registry to furnish the contents of the overseas assets to the court in a sealed cover to be given to the banks, after counsel for Mallya said if his client came back, he "will be taken to Tihar Jail" and when his "liberty is at stake", how can he be expected to return.

AgustaWestland: Shah dares Sonia to name beneficiaries, Congress hits back

New Delhi, April 28 (iANS): The confrontation over the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal on Thursday snowballed to a new high with BJP president Amit Shah asking Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to name the persons who got "kickbacks" in the $750 million deal.

"It has been established by an Italian court that kickbacks were given. Rather than saying she (Sonia) is not afraid of anyone, she should clarify who received the kickbacks," Shah told reporters here.

The Congress, however, sought to dismiss the pointed demand and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) just wanted to "keep the pot boiling".

Stepping up the pressure on the Congress, the ruling establishment launched a two-pronged attack against the Congress on the 2010 deal for 12 VVIP helicopters.

The Italian court order, according to media reports, also showed that the firm lobbied with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her close aides and then prime minister Manmohan Singh.

Besides BJP chief Amit Shah directing its attack on the Congress, the defence ministry issued its first official statement on the controversy on Thursday.

It said the government and all

SC to hear plea against Sonia, Manmohan & others next week

New Delhi, April 28 (pTi): The Supreme Court today said it will hear next week a PIL seeking registration of an FIR against political leaders, including Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in connection with AgustaWestland Chopper case. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and justices R Banumathi and U U Lalit ordered listing of the PIL when advocate M L Sharma said that it is an urgent matter which should be heard at the earliest. CBI had in 2013 registered a case in connection with alleged bribes paid by the firm to Indians to clinch the deal for 12 helicopters to ferry VVIPs including the President and Prime Minister. An Italian court has reportedly cited handwritten references to Gandhi, her political secretary Ahmed Patel and former Air Chief S P Tyagi by a middleman in a judgement that convicted the helicopter company's chief executive. investigating agencies, including Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate, will "leave no stone unturned" to bring out the truth.

Amit Shah's remarks and the defence ministry's statement came within hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting with senior ministers over the scam.

The meeting was attended by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu and his junior Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in parlia-

ment shortly before both houses met for the day.

Sources told IANS that the prime minister discussed the government's further strategy over the issue in parliament and outside.

The Congress, which has already demanded that "the government should complete the inquiry and punish the culprits", alleged the BJP was more keen to keep the "pot boiling". Congress spokesman Abhishek Singhvi said the Italy court mentioning names of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and others was just a "descriptive reference".

"Repeating it (the issue) will not make it serious in nature. You (BJP) just want to keep the pot boiling to divert attention of the people," Singhvi said. "The present government has taken effective action to bring out the truth and will leave no stone unturned in pursuing all means to bring to justice the corrupt and the wrong-doers in this case. The time taken is largely because some of the key perpetrators of this misdeed are outside the country," the defence ministry said.

The investigation agencies are pursing "all aspects, including the arrests and extradition of foreign nationals Carlo Gerosa, Guido Haschke Ralph and Christian Michel James, the government said.

"My request is that the government should complete the inquiry and punish the culprits. They must speed up inquiry on the chopper deal," former defence minister A.K. Antony has said. On Wednesday, taking a combative stand, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh dismissed the bribery charges in the chopper scam.

Sonia Gandhi said she was "not afraid" and dubbed the allegations as false. Manmohan Singh and A.K. Antony also echoed the sentiment.

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Trump’s foreign policy speech offers clear message – ‘America first’ WASHINGTON, AprIl 28 (reuTerS): Rolling out an “America first” foreign policy, Republican front-runner Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday that if he were elected president, U.S. allies in Europe and Asia would have to fend for themselves if they did not pay more for the U.S. defense umbrella.

Trump’s speech, delivered with a teleprompter in a staid Washington hotel ballroom, was an attempt to show he can be more presidential and move past the rancorous rhetoric that he routinely uses on the campaign trail.

“It is time to shake the rust off of America’s foreign policy,” he said in a speech that savaged the foreign policy of Democratic President Barack Obama as a disaster. The New York billionaire spoke the day after victories in five Northeastern states that moved him closer to capturing the Republican Party presidential nomination for the Nov. 8 election.

But the message Trump delivered appeared contradictory at times and was largely devoid of details.

U.S. Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign event in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, April 27, 2016. REUTERS

He spoke of building up the U.S. military as a deterrent to U.S. adversaries, but said American allies in Europe and Asia would have to pay more for U.S. defenses provided by Washington. While issuing that stern message on paying for defense, Trump said the United States under his leadership would be “a reliable friend and ally again.”

Trump was sharply

critical of immediate past presidents, both Republican and Democratic, for getting Americans involved in military conflicts abroad, but said the United States may well need to use force to defeat Islamic State militants. In perhaps his most specific policy prescription, Trump said he would organise two summits, for NATO allies and Asian allies, to discuss “rebalanc-

ing” the alliances to ease the financial burden to the United States.

“The countries we defend must pay for the cost of this defense. If not, the U.S. must be prepared to let these countries defend themselves. We have no choice,” Trump said.

Trump’s speech was panned by his nearest rival for the Republican nomination, U.S. Senator Ted

Cruz of Texas, who said in a tweet: “Donald’s speech is the most dramatic evidence thus far that he fails the presidential test.”

Also critical was U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a hawkish Republican who was a presidential candidate until dropping out early this year. “It’s isolationism surrounded by disconnected thought, demonstrates lack of understanding threats we face,” Graham wrote on Twitter. “Not sure who is advising Trump on foreign policy but I can understand why he’s not revealing their names.”

Trump has gone from outsider last year to party front-runner with a plaintalking campaign that has often appealed to working-class voters who feel let down by globalisation, free trade and the decline of American manufacturing in recent decades.

His foreign policy speech echoed that populist message - depicting a need to ease the U.S. financial burden overseas, focus more on nation-building at home and make sure American companies pay

China will not allow chaos Global charity urges price slash for or war on Korean peninsula: Xi pneumonia vaccine for poor children BeIJING, AprIl 28 (reuTerS): China will not allow chaos and war to break out on the Korean peninsula, which would be to no one’s advantage, Chinese President Xi Jinping told a group of Asian foreign ministers on Thursday. North Korea’s drive to develop a nuclear weapons capability, in defiance of U.N. resolutions, has angered China and raised tension in the region.

“As a close neighbor of the peninsula, we will absolutely not permit war or chaos on the peninsula. This situation would not benefit anyone,” Xi said in a speech to a Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia. North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test in January and followed that with tests of various missiles that could deliver such a weapon.

The isolated state is expected to conduct another nuclear test before a rare congress of its ruling party, beginning on May 6, at which young leader Kim Jong Un is expected to try to cement his leadership. China is North Korea’s sole major ally but it disapproves of its development of nuclear weapons and backed harsh new U.N. sanctions imposed last month.

China has long called for the Korean peninsula to be free of nuclear weapons. Nearly 30,000 U.S. troops are based in South Korea and the two Koreas are still technically at war after the 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice, not a treaty. Xi also told the meeting China would safeguard peace and stability in the South China Sea, while at the same time maintaining its sovereignty and rights there.

China claims almost the entire South China Sea, believed to rich in oil and gas deposits. Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam also claim parts of the waters, through which about $5 trillion in trade is shipped every year. China has rattled nerves with its military and construction activities on tiny islands in the disputed waters, including building runways, though it says most of its activity is for civilian purposes.

Chinese officials say the United States is pushing militarization and endangering stability with “freedom of navigation” operations by its military ships and aircraft in the South and East China seas. The United States says it conducts such patrols across the world in an effort to demonstrate that the international community does not accept restrictions set up by some countries in international waters. The Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia involves 26 members, including Russia and many countries from Central Asia and the Middle East. The United States and Japan are among eight observers.

Longer sitting hours ups heart attack risk NeW YOrK, AprIl 28 (IANS): Spending too much time sitting is bad for your heart as researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found that sedentary behaviour is associated with increased amounts of calcium deposits in the heart’s arteries, which in turn is linked to a higher risk of heart attack. “This is one of the first studies to show that sitting time is associated with early markers of atherosclerosis buildup in the heart,” said senior study author Amit Khera, associate professor at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre.

“Each additional hour of daily sedentary time is associated with a 12 percent higher likelihood of coronary artery calcification,” Khera noted. In the study published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology, the researchers concluded that reducing daily “sitting time” by even one to two hours per day could have a significant and positive impact on future cardiovascular health.

For many individuals with a desk job that requires them to sit for large portions of the day, they suggested taking frequent breaks. In this study, the researchers asked some 2,000 participants to wear a device that measured their activity levels for a week.

Participants spent an average of 5.1 hours sitting per day and an average of 29 minutes in moderate to vigorous physical activity each day. “We observed a significant association between increased sedentary time and coronary artery calcium,” Khera said.

“These associations were independent of exercise, traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors such as diabetes and high blood pressure, and socioeconomic factors,” Khera noted. This research suggests that increased subclinical atherosclerosis characterized by calcium deposition is one of the mechanisms through which sedentary behavior increases cardiovascular risk and that this risk is distinct from the protective power of exercise,” he explained.

NeW YOrK, AprIl 28 (THOmSON reuTerS FOuNdATION): Global charity Medecins Sans Frontieres delivered a petition with hundreds of thousands of signatures to pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc on Wednesday, asking the drugmaker to slash the price of its pneumonia vaccine for poor children.

Supporters of a proposal to cut the vaccine price to $5 U.S. per needy child took their petition, and a baby’s crib covered with signatures, to the company’s New York City headquarters on the eve of its annual shareholder meeting. They made the same request of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), which also makes a vaccine to prevent pneumonia.

Pneumonia killed some 920,000 children globally last year, according to United Nations data, and many regions of the world cannot afford to vaccinate children against the acute respiratory infection, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said. Fifty-five nations, including Pakistan, Kenya and Myanmar, currently can obtain pneumonia vaccines at cut-rate prices through a public-private partnership called the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI).

Those prices are about $10 U.S. for the Pfizer vaccine, which comes in three doses, and about $9 for a vaccine made

by GSK. But MSF and supporters want those prices cut roughly by half in all developing nations and for humanitarian groups. “Millions of babies and young kids around the world are left unprotected against pneumonia because Pfizer and GSK charge such high prices for the pneumonia vaccine,” said Greg Elder, a MSF spokesman, in a statement.

In response, Pfizer said producing its

pneumonia vaccine, Prevenar 13, is costly and time-consuming. Every dose takes two and a half years to be produced, the company told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. “We continue to help address humanitarian crises through donations of Prevenar 13 to humanitarian organizations,” the company said.

A dose of Prevenar 13 costs $159 on the U.S. private market, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. GlaxoSmithKline also said developing its pneumonia shot, Synflorix, involved extensive labour and money.

“Synflorix is one of the most complex we’ve ever manufactured, essentially combining ten vaccines in one and requiring significant upfront capital investment,” it said in a statement.

Both companies said they make large quantities of the vaccines available at discounted prices through GAVI. According to the World Health Organization, pneumonia accounts for 15 percent of all deaths of children under 5 years old.

Delivering the petition to Pfizer’s midtown Manhattan building, protesters of its prices laid out 2,500 flowers they said symbolized the children dying of pneumonia each day. Overall, the cost of vaccinating a child in the poorest countries has been rising and is 68 times higher than it was in 2001, according to the MSF. Last month, MSF formally opposed Pfizer’s application for a patent of its pneumonia vaccine in India. Poor countries and medical charities depend on Indian companies to make cheaper forms of drugs and vaccines, but with an Indian patent for Prevenar 13, those firms would not be able to produce affordable versions, MSF said.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

STATE COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION KOHIMA : NAGALAND (NAAC ACCREDITED)

APPLICATION FOR B.Ed/ M.Ed. PROGRAMMES

Issue of Application Forms for the Two-Year B.Ed. and M.Ed. Programmes for the Session 2016-18 will be as given below: Date : 2nd – 20th May 2016 (or till Forms last) Time : 10:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. on all working days Eligibility (for SC/ST) : i) B.Ed - Min. 45% at Degree/PG level ii) M.Ed - Min. 45% in B.Ed./D.El.Ed. with Graduate degree.

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Public information on National Electoral Roll Purification 2016. (NERP) 1. Enroll your name in the electoral roll if you are 18 years of age and above as on 01/01/2016 through Form 6.

2. Voluntarily disclose and delete your name in the electoral roll through Form 7 if your name is registered in more than one place.

3. Delete entries of dead, shifted, absentees, bogus electors through Form 7.

4. Get your particulars in the electoral roll and EPIC corrected through Form 8.

5. You can transpose your name to another polling station within the same assembly constituency through Form 8A. 6. Replace your poor quality/mismatched photograph through Form 8.

7. Submit your mobile number and email address to your BLO for easy communication during election and getting information on electoral roll related activities.

8. Ensure one man one registration. Avoid multiple registrations.

9. Check your enrolment status through ECI web site www.eci.nic.in or www.ceonagaland.nic.in.

10. For any information, call toll free number 1950.

11. Enrollment at more than one place is a criminal offence punishable under Representation of People Act 1950 and Indian Penal Code with imprisonment or with fine or with both.

Issued by the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland.

the nomination and runs against Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, he will be up against a former secretary of state steeped in foreign policy.

Clinton adviser Madeleine Albright, herself a former secretary of state, said Trump’s address was centred on “simplistic slogans and contradictions.” “I’ve got to say, I’ve listened to a lot of foreign policy speeches over the years, and have GERMANY REACTS Niels Annen, foreign given a lot myself, and I policy spokesman of the was hoping it would make Social Democrat party some sense,” Albright said. group in the German parliament, criticized Trump’s ‘SELLING A DREAM’ Jon Alterman, director speech in a statement to Reuters. “Trump‘s cam- of the Middle East program paign gives America’s at the Center for Strategic friends a feeling of uncer- and International Studies tainty. At least he seems to think tank in Washington, have realized that as a can- said Trump’s speech did didate for the White House not contain enough details he would have to have a co- to call it a strategy. herent foreign policy con“Ultimately, he’s selling a dream and he’s still not cept,” Annen said.

Political pundits quick- offering a plan. He’s reprely pointed out that “Amer- senting the sales office, but ica First” was a slogan first he’s given no clue of who developed by famed avia- will be the architect and tor Charles Lindbergh, who will do the construcwho pushed a non-inter- tion,” he said.

Trump did not stray ventionist policy before the U.S. entry in World from the ideas that have War Two. If Trump wins helped put him close to a price for outsourcing jobs to countries where labour is cheaper. “My foreign policy will always put the interests of the American people, and American security, above all else. That will be the foundation of every decision that I will make,” Trump said. “’America first’ will be the major and overriding theme of my administration.”

winning the Republican presidential nomination.

He would build up the U.S. military but would use it only when necessary and would be unpredictable in using force, as in the case of Islamic State. “Their days are numbered. I won’t tell them where and I won’t tell them how. We must, as a nation, be strong and resilient. They’re going to be gone,” he said.

Trump said U.S. leaders had allowed the American nuclear arsenal to atrophy and that it was in desperate need of modernization.

The Obama administration is pushing a $1 trillion refurbishment program over the next 30 years.

Trump was particularly withering in his critique of Obama’s foreign policy, saying the president had let China take advantage of the United States and not been able to persuade Beijing to rein in North Korea.

“We have the leverage. We have the power over China, economic power,” he said.

According to social media analytics firm Zoomph, Twitter reaction to the speech was more positive than negative.

IN THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH NOTICE

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Hoto. …Respondent Nos. 4, 6, 15, 16, 19, 23, 26, 31- 37, 39-42, 44, 46-49, 52-54, 58-62, 64-75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 86-89, 100-102, 105-108, 110, 111, 113, 114, 118, 120, 122-125, 127-129, 131, 132, 134, 136-138, 140, 142, 143, 146-150, 152-157, 159, 161, 162, 164-166, 170, 172-176, 181, 185, 187, 188, 190, 192, 194-196, 198, 201, 203-208, 210, 212, 214-220, 222, 223, 225, 226, 228, 229, 231, 233-237, 239, 240, 242-244, 247, 248, 252, 254, 255, 257, 259, 260, 266, 268, 270-272, 274, 278-282, 284, 286-290, 293-299, 302-311, 313-315, 318-320, 322-330, 333-341, 343-352, 354-365 & 367 in the above referred Writ Petition, serving as Graduate Teachers under the Directorate of School Education.

Take notice that by order dated 21.4.16, the Hon’ble High Court in the above referred Writ Petition has directed service of notice upon you, the Respondents above named, by way of paper publication, making the notice returnable on 31.05.16. Take further notice that you may appear on the returnable date in person or by your Advocate and that should you fail to appear, the case shall be decided ex-parte.

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WHY ALEXANDER SAVED JERUSALEM Practice what you preach Thepfulhouvi Solo

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veryone in Asia expected the great Persian Emperor Darius of Queen Esther would easily defeat the Macedonian invader Alexander who in 333-334 BC crossed the Hellespont in the isthmus of Macedonia that separates the Caspian Sea from the Mediterranean Sea, and set his foot on the soil of Asia.

Darius had set Sanballat as the Satrap of Samaria and Sanballat expected Darius to defeat the Macedonian Intruder.

Samaritans were of Cuthian (Cuthah) Stock, originally living in the North of Babylon in mixture with exiled Jews and were settled in Samaria. They intermarried with the remnants of the Jews in Samaria and were known as Samaritans.

Lions killed a lot of the Samaritans and they appealed to Darius to send Jewish Priest to show them the worship of the true God and the Priests taught them the true worship of God but many went the ways of the Samaritan worship.

Sanballat was anxious to live in friendly terms with the Jews of Judah. At that time the High Priest in Jerusalem was one Jaddua who had a brother called Manasseh.

Sanballat gave his daughter in marriage to Manasseh.

When Jaduah did Priestly duties in the Temple, Manasseh also participated in the duties with his

brother. This worried the Jewish Elders of Jerusalem. They asked Manasseh to divorce his foreign wife or cease from the priestly works.

Manasseh reported this to his father-in-law Sanballat. He said he loved his wife but he is forced to divorce her. Sanballat answered him he could keep his wife and that Sanballat would make Manasseh not only the Chief Priest in Samaria but also the Governor of Samaria.

Sanballat expected Darius to win against Alexander and with the permission and help from Darius he would built a Temple in Mount Gerizim, the tallest mountain in Samaria and make Manasseh not only the Chief Priest there but also the Governor of Samaria.

Manasseh was happy at the prospect and stayed with Sanballat. Many other Jews also who had married foreign wives went over to him (Manasseh).

Darius placed himself on the crest of a hillock overlooking the great Plain at Issus in the Paul's district of Cilicia in now Turkey and his army of more than 200,000 of experienced soldiers waited for Alexander to battle.

One of Alexander's battle strategies was to make a frontal attack on the Enemy with a sizeable portion of his Army and the break the enemy formation into two and deal them separately during the ene-

my's confusion.

Many centuries after, Napoleon of France used the same tactic to make himself invincible in many battles in Europe.

Alexander had 10,000 Greek Soldiers and 16ft long lances. A strong body of his Army with long lances charged into the middle of the Persian formation and divided Darius forces into two. This disorganized the Persian side and to loose composure and begin to retreat which soon turned into a complete rout.

Alexander occupied Syria, Damascus; the Philistine cities of Sidon, Tyre, and Gaza, after 7 month's siege.

After Dariu's defeat, Sanballat soon transferred his allegiance to Alexander and supplied 8000 Samaritan Soldiers and got the permission to build a Temple at Mout Girizim but before the Temple was finished, Sanballat died.

The Jews had no King then and the Chief Priest at Jerusalem held all the reigns of Power under the Emperor. Alexander sent letter to the Chief Priest to transfer his allegiance and tribute from the Persian King to Alexander. The Chief Priest replied he had promised to bear no arms against Darius and that the Priest would keep his promise till Darius is alive.

Alexander was very angry and hurried towards Jerusalem and

when Jaduah the Chief Priest heard of `it, he asked all his people to join him in sacrifice and prayer to God. He told his people that God had told him to decorate the city with wreaths.

Then when Alexander was near Jerusalem, the people, led by the Jewish Priests clothed in robes of blue linen and of gold and the Chief Priest leading with a golden Miter on his head and a golden Plate with the name of their God engraved on it, proceeded to meet Alexander.

The Jews welcomed Alexander with one voice and when they circled round him in the welcome, Alexander's Officers wondered whether their King had gone insane. He prostrated in front of the Golden Plate with God's name written on it.

It is interesting to note it was the Macedonian Call that Paul heard and turned West with the Gospel than to the East!

One of his prominent Officers named Parmanio went up to Alexander and ask why.

Alexander explained: "When I was in Dium, Macedonia, thinking of how I could become Master of Asia, I saw this very person in my sleep, dressed as he is now. He urged me not to delay, but to cross over confidently and take dominion over the Persians".

"Alexander was escorted into

Jerusalem City, he sacrificed to God according to the direction of the High Priest, and he was shown the Book of Daniel which predicted that one of the Greeks would destroy the Persian Empire, he thought himself to be the chosen one".

The Jews were taken into the Alexander's Army and given many concessions and privileges to live in conformity with their Religious requirements.

People in those days, thought the earth was flat and has an end.

Alexander proceeded to conquer the whole world up to the end of the world.

For 10 continuous years of successful battles and conquests, his initial 10000 Greek soldiers got injured, killed, decreased and wearied forcing Alexander to enlist non-Greeks into the Army. This decreased discipline and efficiency of his Army, and the Greek Soldiers adamantly refused to go any further despite the promise of huge sums of gold in booty. Moreover Alexander was told that the flat land extended endlessly to the East beyond the horizon in the Ganges Valley.

Alexander realized he will never be able to conquer the land to the End of the World. Sadly he had to turn back and on his journey back he died of fever and was buried in Babylon.

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he call given by NPCC President K.Therie recently wherein, he wished that all could understand. "My Vote is my future, your vote is your future and our vote is our future" and that bogus vote ruins the future, while lauding CEO's Nagaland initiative. And Therie stated that accepting bribe for Vote was accepting the sale of our future and no lesser than prostitution.

He also said that having registered multiple vote shows that one is a liar, and that voting by the underaged would bring curse upon one's future.

Here the NPCC seems to be urging the BLO's and BLA's to strictly follow and adhere to the law during authentication so that there will be no bogus votes. And that all entries pertaining to the name and age should be properly authenticated.

Therie also wished that the people of Nagaland live up to the expectation of a Christian state during purification of the voter list.

As true as it may be that accepting bribe and sell-

ing of vote be compared to prostitution, the question here is "who is to be blame?

Is it the giver or, it is the receiver?"

Now with this practise of bribery, who is the actual offender? Why are voters blamed when the political goons go all out to bribe (by hook or by crook) the voters to win in election?

Instead, practise what you preached and preach what is being practiced and stop the menace themselves and not blame their own deeds openly.

The other question is, can the BLO's and BLA's exercise its discretion without any political pressure or interference.

Can fair authentication and purification be achieved along with wiping out of underage voting? Will fair voting take place without the practice of bribery in the upcoming general election due in 2018 inspite of the many purification and authentication process going on till date?

Heikieleung Zeliang A concerned former booth level officer E.C.I Poilwa Old 7- Peren A/C

Naga’s Self-determination: A brief probe into the discourse of common perception

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reamble: “Nagas are not Indians, their territory is not a part of the Indian Union. We shall uphold and defend this unique truth at all costs and always”. Khrisanisa Seyie, First President, Federal Government of Nagaland.

As the true event unfolds, on arrival at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) across the pacific from Hong Kong during October of 2014, the US immigration CBP officer (United States Customs and Border Protection) at the port-of-entry, while inspection confronted the writer, holder of Indian Passport. When he somberly uttered, “Will you remove your glasses?” Startled by the query, I bade him Sorry? What? Can you repeat please? “Remove your spectacles?” he resounded; and on compliance, the CBP officer looked straight into my eye and pronounced - “You are not an Indian, you are a Japanese”! The writer than had to convince and explain to the officer about the place known as Nagaland, a state in the North East of India. After successful elucidation the officer finally stamped the Indian Passport.

Imaginably, the suspicion could be, of myself being an infiltrator from China or North Korea with a fake Indian Passport. The irony occurs to be the fact that the US CBP officer was from Hawaiian Island and was himself of a Japanese descent.

Indeed, it is awkward for the ‘Nagas’ to accept ourselves as ‘Indians’ when the World cannot identify the Nagas as Indians. As a matter of fact, even the mainland Indians do not perceive the Nagas, including the population of the other 7 (seven) sister States of the North East India as their equal fellow citizens. Thus, my identity as a ‘Naga’ is more acceptable than being an ‘Indian’. So, what makes me a ‘Naga’ and who am I beyond a Naga? Predominantly, the ethnic feature - the physical appearance of a mongoloid, more than my cultural or traditional heritage makes me a ‘Naga’. Being a town bred, with hardly any cultural or traditional roots and deprived of village life - bluntly fits myself into a ‘kuccha Naga’ an unfinished product. Apart from being a ‘Naga’ I belong to the ‘Tetseo’ clan, from the very recently labelled ‘Chakhesang’ tribe, earlier known as ‘Eastern Angami’ branded by the British officials and anthropologists in the likes of J.H. Hutton and J.P. Mills. But before the advent of the British, was called as ‘Chokrimi’ a constituent of the larger group ‘Tenyiemi’ and prior to that, remains elusive on the ancestral detour from Burma  Japan China  Mongolia - proven by the shared practice of age-old wrestling tradition and so brandished a ‘Mongoloid’. Beyond that, stamped a ‘Homo sapiens’ in Latin, meaning ‘wise man/person’ or a human being, then finally leads to the obscurity between ‘spirit’ and ‘matter’. According to quantum physics, the first thing required for life is a variety of different atoms that can combine together to form a very large number of molecules, which differ greatly in their sizes, shapes and chemical properties. All of the living things on earth are made out of carbon compounds that are built with copious amounts of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen as well as traces of many other atoms. Just as the plants produce the oxygen we breathe, it is the stars that produced all the chemical elements out of which we (Human Beings), animals and plants are made.

Therefore to the postmortem question, Can I, a ‘Mongoloid Naga’ become a proud Indian? When the Indians are universally characterized with the Aryan/Dravidian racial groups. Yes, I presume, in a remote distant when the Indian society evolves to accept the Dalits, SC’s, ST’s and Adivasi’s as their equals (upper castes) on the same level playing field. Sets out to emulate the United States where American citizens across the race, creed or color - Red, White, Black, Brown and Yellow have all-embracing, accustomed tolerance to a large extent.

Despite the fact that the Whites (European) had captured the land from the native Red Indians under duress. Similarly, apart from the native Dravidians, in the distant past, the Aryans arrived from the west and subjugated the natives of India; Dalits, SC’s, ST’s and Adivasi’s. Till the time when every race, creed or color inhabiting the Indian sub-continent are emancipated from the discriminatory psyche of the dominant Indian society over language, race, color, sex, political opinion, philosophical or religious belief, a ‘Naga’ cannot profess to become a proud ‘Indian’.

Historical Wrong; Scene – 1. Imperialism “The White Man’s Burden” till 1914: After the Anglo-Burmese War in 1824-26 the British began to push into Naga territory.

Between 1831 and 1924 eleven reserved forests were constituted and carved out from the forested areas of the Nagas in the foothills bordering Assam. Incursions into the Naga Hills (Angami portion) set off in 1832 led by Captain Jenkins and Pemberton followed

by Lt. Gordon 1833, Grange in 1839, Bigges in 1840-44, Captain Butler in 1845-50 then Lt. Vincent in 1851 following the battle of Kikruma in 1851 led by Captain Reeds and later the battle of Khonoma in Nov, 1879 led

by General Nations and Col. James Johnstone.

The casualty on the British side between the years 1845-1865 was recorded to be 232 which was less than Nagas killed by British in Kikruma or Khonoma alone. Likewise, the incursions from Lotha, Ao and other territories ensued in carnages. Similarly, after 1823 the capture of territory began in the Naga Hills of Manipur led by British Officers Captain F. Grant, Lt. R.B. Pemberton, Major W. McCulloch along with Manupuri Raja Ghumbheer Sing with wanton bloodbath. The percentage of Nagas slaughtered stands much greater than all those slain by the British in the entire Indian sub-continent taken together.

Hence, the British repressively occupied part of the Naga Territory.

Historical Wrong; Scene – 2.

Colonial Era “WW-I and WW-II” till 1946: The British Government in their pursuit of imperial and colonial interests, scrambling for economic, intellectual and territorial control was inevitable for conflicts and rivalry with the other Imperialists States. Obviously, war and military strategy became an instrument of national policy. Numerous wars had to be waged in different frontlines and to feed the war appetite, each Naga village were forced to provide fixed numbers of able-bodied men for war service, mostly in the labor corps.

Hundreds of Naga lives were sacrificed fighting for the British Crown in the First World War of 1914-1918, when about 4000 Nagas including Nagas from Manipur were sent to fight in France and Mesopotamia during 1916-18.

Likewise, during the Second World War of 1939-1945, Nagas were engaged as Scouts and then Defense Force and interposed in the fiercest battle of Kohima which held the Japanese advance. Thousands of Nagas died during the war and in the ensuing epidemic of dysentery. The British exploited and ravaged the Nagas.

Historical Wrong; Scene – 3. Post-Colonial Era “Sustained WMB” after 1947: From 1956 to late 1980s the Indian Army, equipped with the Assam Police, Assam Rifles, 95 BSF, Garhwal Rifles, Gorkha Rifles, Madras Regiment, Maratha Regiment, Sikh Regiment to name a few. Armed with the Assam Maintenance of Public Order (Autonomous District) Act 1953, Assam Disturbance Areas Act 1955, the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act 1958, the regulation 5 of 1962 (The Nagaland Security Regulation 1962), a legacy of the British anti-colonial laws, directed its aggression to annihilate the Nagas which can only be compared with Hitler’s Nazi Germany.

Uprooting the Nagas by village re-grouping

- identical to concentration camps, tortures and rapes, massacres, destroying crops and burning down villages. Besides, the destruction of priceless antique art & artefacts in addition to physical property. It would be difficult to establish the exact number of men, women and children butchered by the Indian Army with the figures not less than 2,00,000 approximately 38.8 say 40% of the total population of Nagaland in 1960s, an indisputable case of genocide.

The struggle of colonized nations for selfdetermination leading to independence was the modern world’s mark of total rejection on the view of “civilized Europeans” entitlement to dominate and exploit the “uncivilized”.

The old view of ‘White Man’s Burden’ continued to operate by India against the Naga’s through subtle hegemony, minority ruling over the majority via the Governor, Army, Para-military and the Security Forces with gross human rights violation.

The right to self-determination in international law “UN Charter: Art 1(2) & 55”: Art 1(2) specifically, speaks of friendly relations, the principle of peoples’ equal rights and self-determination and universal peace. Art 55 is part of the chapter concerning international economic and social cooperation. However, “Self-determination” consists of two inherent contradictions, the conflicting faces of i) independence, territorial integrity, unity and the right to freedom from intervention and interference in the internal affairs of a State and ii) the very essence and the raison d’etre of “Peoples” right to determine their own destiny, where a people is not self-governing. In its duality, the principle of uti possidetis (“as you possess” in Latin) where, in the absence of an agreement simply “freezes” the colonial borders at the time of independence. And forbids fragmentation of sovereign States in the name of self-determination. Illustrated by the statement of Boutrous BoutrousGhali, former Secretary General of UN; “If every ethnic, religious or linguistic group claimed Statehood, there would be no limit to fragmentation, and peace, security and economic well-being for all would become ever more difficult to achieve. One requirement for solutions to these problems lies in commitment to human rights”.

Further, in the scope of rights’, a distinction is made between “People” and “Minority”. It is established in international law that the right to self-determination does not apply to minorities. Besides, the colonial aspect of the right to self-determination is considered to be obsolete in the sense that decolonization is considered over and done, with historical importance only.

However, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations (GA Resolution 2625 (XXV), 1970), the Friendly Relations Declaration affirms and extends the right to self-determination to other areas.

Thus, the right to self-determination no longer exclusively applies to non-selfgoverning peoples under colonial rule but to every people subject to foreign or racist domination, subjugation or exploitation.

This can be interpreted as, a State’s territorial integrity and political unity only if that State acts in accordance with the principle of equal rights and self-determination of the people.

Interpreting the United Nations: a) The term “People” denotes a social entity possessing a clear identity and its own characteristics; b) It implies a relationship with a territory, even if the people in question have been wrongfully expelled from it and artificially replaced by another population; c) A ‘people’ should not be confused with ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities, whose existence and rights are recognized in Article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. According to Ofuatey-kodjoe (1977) the beneficiary of the right to self-determination is a “Self-

conscious politically coherent community that is under the political subjugation of another community”.

As the Government of India has recognized the “unique Naga history and situation”, apart from the other ethnic or linguistic minorities of North East India and across the Indian sub-continent. Hence, in the United Nation’s accepted sense, the politically self-conscious Naga people is a (Indigenous) community in subjugation of alien community and hence capable of a referendum to exercise the right to selfdetermination.

External and Internal Self-determination: “Where India stands”?

The external aspect of self-determination in the colonial context requires action from and imposes obligations on States to support and facilitate a people’s aspirations to reach independence. Conversely, selfdetermination outside the context of decolonization has an internal nature that consists of a people’s right to freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, ideally through democratic governance.

The general view is simply that selfdetermination in the post-colonial era is more relevant in the context of minorities or ethnic groups which claim the right to self-determination as a remedy to denied political, civil, cultural and other human rights and this is sometimes used as a justification for secession.

The present 3rd Aug, 2015 ‘framework agreement’ between NSCN(IM) and GOI, as understood is under the scope of internal self-determination which is within the framework of the existing State. One can draw a clear picture that there is inconsistency in the statements, positions and actions of India. The double standard official positions demonstrated in the Third World bloc at the UN’s international political arena by consistently declaring the importance of the right to self-determination for all while in reality denying the fundamental rights to part of the population within India. The full support for self-determination in the case of “Tibetans” and “Palestinians” as against the “Nagas”. India changes position on issues, certain questions or conflicts depending on the international political climate, choose a position contrary to the obligations under international customary and treaty law.

According to Ved. P. Nanda, two situation justify secession: “persistent and serious violations of individual human rights” and “past unrepressed unjust seizure of territory”.

The situation of the Nagas as a “people” in the perspective of international law, qualify in fulfilling the conditions of each and every proviso to justify the claim for secession or independence as described above in the Historical Wrongs; Scene – I, II, III. But easier said than done, the legal recognition of Nagas sovereignty and independent statehood hinge on the mature interpretation, integrity and interests of sovereign India.

The evolution of Naga Political Groups and its relevance: The farsighted Naga leaders since the formation of Naga Club in 1918, Naga National Council (NNC) in 1946 and throughout the times of A.Z. Phizo imbibed the aspiration for unification of all the Naga people across the frontier. They are the tallest of Leaders whom the Naga people owes to pay homage to, for all ages to come. Although they were modest war veterans, village heads, vendors and government employees with barest of education or some even devoid of it envisioned the unity of the Nagas as a whole and freedom against foreign dominion.

In the course of the struggle for selfdetermination, the Shillong Accord of 11th Nov, 1975 created the rift in the NNC and the dissidents left and formed the NSCN during 1980. Rationally, the dissent was inevitable

and warranted inasmuch as the Shillong Accord was condemned by most of the leaders amongst the NNC as well. It is now self-evident about the evolution of 2(two) Naga Political Groups 1) NNC and 2) NSCN which in itself is healthy, in a democratic set up. Two party system occurs to be ideal as in the case of USA with 1) the Democratic Party and 2) the Republican Party. Whereas, the multi-party system of India alludes to be virtually unwieldy, and the one party system of Russia or China ploys tyranny.

Can the NPGs regroup into the fold of 1) NNC and 2) NSCN, eliminating all the personalized factions? To an ordinary college schooled ‘kuccha Naga’ like this writer, it is nonsensical on the part of the so called ‘National Workers’ or ‘Freedom Fighters’ to fabricate into splinter factions. No point of justification can dispel the contempt, whether you blame it on the handiwork of the Indian Intelligence or some vested interest Naga over-ground patrons; you are duty-bound to own up the guilt. Unless it was in pursuit of a common political strategy with the goal of self-determination at its core.

The conflict within the NNC, and the fratricidal killings that emerged and the perpetuation amongst the NPGs today, is beastly and unwarranted. If the NPGs can talk with the common enemy, the Govt. of India, behind the brutal crime against the Nagas, why can’t the NPGs team up and eliminate the childish factions? Is their self-indulgent factions more important than the cause of the Naga’s struggle for self-determination? The narcissistic factions have to be rejected downright.

Undeniably, ‘Might is Right’ the clout of unity within the NPGs will strengthen the bargaining power to confront the mighty India.

Conclusion: It is apparent that the ensuing ‘framework agreement’ of 3rd August, 2015 between the GOI and NSCN(IM) was due to the persistent crusades of the latter overseas in multifarious platforms, shared as well by other NPGs to some extent.

The promise in support of the British war efforts of 1939-44 was a British Crown Colony to the Nagas (E.g. Hong Kong/ Macau). If the offer of the British Crown Colony comprising Naga Hills, adjacent Tracts in Burma, the Chittagong Hill Tracts of East Bengal and the North East Frontier Agency in 1946 was acceded to by the then NNC, the narrative of the Naga history might have been told in a different vein.

However, destiny lie in wait for the present Naga generation to carry out the choice of determining the fate of the future Naga generations. Everything is stronger when it is shared collectively. So, will the NPGs set aside the differences, and support the present dialogue with the GOI, at the threshold of Naga Political solution?

Is the ‘Sovereign State’, Government of India apt to make right the wrongs of the past? To allay the atrocious policies followed by the Nehruvian Congress Govt. of India which was tantamount to the heinous war crimes of Hitler’s Nazi Germany.

If the present talk is limited to internal self-determination, can the GOI accommodate the aspirations of the Naga people for integration of the Naga areas outside Nagaland into a single administrative unit? Perhaps, it is worth looking further on the possibility of conducting a referendum for the Nagas inhabiting Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur under the observation of the extended organs of the United Nations like 1) The Art of Living Foundation founded

by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar working in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), 2) The Baptist World Alliance which holds representation on the United Nations Human Rights Council. Finally, can the Nagas travel internationally with Nagaland Passport?

V.T. Chakhesang Kohima (vt.chakhesang@gmail.com)

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

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Prince ‘was diagnosed with AIDS six months ago’ He ‘refused treatment because he believed God would heal him’

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rince was suffering from AIDS before being found dead last week and had refused treatment because he believed he could be cured by prayer, it has been claimed.

The Purple Rain singer, who was a Jehovah's Witness, was diagnosed with the crippling condition just six months before he passed away, sources told the National Enquirer.

T h e 5 7 - y e a r- o l d weighed just 80lbs by the time of his death and had been 'preparing to die for a little while', the supermarket tabloid says sources told it.

A source, who was not identified by the Enquirer, said: 'Doctors told Prince his blood count was unusually low and that his body temperature had dropped dangerously below the normal 98.6 degrees to 94 degrees.

'He was totally iron-de-

his death said he died of influenza, an infection that would likely have proved fatal if his immune system had been decimated by AIDS. Days before he was found dead in a lift at his Paisley Park mansion in Chanhassen, Minneapolis, he had been seen making runs to a local pharmacy to pick up bags of prescriptions.

An employee at the Walgreens that served him said: 'We were all just shocked that he came in last night looking so beat. We said: "We are praying for you."'

'He said, almost under his breath: "Maybe if you prayed for me a year ago it’d be different right now."

Then he waved and said thanks anyway.'

Rumors have surrounded the cause of Prince's death, who was known as much for his sexually androgynous stage persona and wild sex life as his music.

It has been rumored that Prince died from an overdose of Percocet, and had nearly passed away on board his private plane while touring six days before he was found unresponsive at home.

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ficient, very weak and often disoriented. He rarely ate and when he did, it all came right back up.

'His face was yellowish, the skin on his neck was hanging off and the tips of fingers were a brownish-yellow.'

This comes as sources close to the investigation into the singer's death claimed that he had prescription painkillers in his possession when he died.

CNN reported that the pain-killing substance was found on Prince while the Star Tribune in Minneapolis reported that prescription pills were found where the musician died at the age of 57 last week at his home in suburban Minneapolis.

Both reports were based on unidentified law enforcement sources.

According to the National Enquirer Prince was diagnosed with HIV back in the 1990s, but that developed into AIDS toward the end of last year.

The Enquirer goes on to claim that the singer became addicted to opiate medication Percoet that he was using to dull the pain he was suffering in his last months of life.

A statement by those close to Prince following

to make an unscheduled landing despite being just 45 minutes from the artist's home, though his representatives again said he was suffering from flu.

However sources told TMZ that Prince actually had to be rushed to hospital for a 'save shot', typically used on patients who have taken an overdose of opiate medication.

While the autopsy report into Prince's death may not been released for several weeks, officers have already said there was no indication of suicide.

Lawyer L. Londell McMillan, who knew Prince for 25 years and at one time was his manager, has denied the singer had an addiction.

McMillan said Prince's death had come as a shock to all who knew him because he lived a 'clean and healthy lifestyle.'

Meanwhile the singer's estate is still in limbo after it was revealed he refused to sign a will.

The exact value of the estate is unknown, and it has been suggested that Prince was running out of money because he refused to sell the licences to his music, forcing him to begin touring again.

Buddhist temple has cartoon-like robot monk to engage the new generation

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Buddhist temple a has a cartoon-like monk to greet followers. A Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Beijing has embraced technology and debuted a robot monk in a bid to attract new followers to the faith.

The cartoon-like creation, dubbed Xian'er, wears a yellow robe and has a shaved head, and can recite mantras and answer 20 simple questions about Buddhism and the daily lifestyle at the Lonquan temple from an attached screen.

Developed as a joint

project between a technology company and artificial intelligence (AI) experts from some of the top universities in China, the bot signals a new era for Buddhism in contemporary culture.

The two-foot tall robot is already making its mark and has become a hit on Chinese social media platform Weibo,amassing more than 300,000 followers on the Chinese microblogging site, according to the International Business Times UK. Source: AFP

Actors are incomplete without fans: Divyanka Tripathi Neetu Chandra writes open

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t was a surprising moment for actress Divyanka Tripathi, who won six trophies at the Star Parivaar Awards 2016 for her role of Ishita Bhalla in popular daily soap "Ye Hai Mohabbatein". She said actors are "incomplete" without support from their fans.

"I was surprised to see most of the awards coming to our show ('Ye Hai Mohabbatein'). Every category in which we were nominated has won the title," Divyanka, who won awards for categories like Favourite Bahu, Favourite Maa and Favourite Patni among others, said after the show.

"I feel blessed to be a part of such a wonderful team. Also, I want to thank C M Y K

letter to Alia Bhatt, Chaubey

my fans because we as actors are incomplete without them. Their love and blessings make us complete," she added.

Co-hosted by Harshad Arora and Karam Rajpal, the award show, which honours the best talent in the television industry, took place here on Wednesday night.

Divyanka also took home the trophies for Favourite Digital Sadasya (Female) and Favourite International Jodi and Favourite Jodi, both of which she ctress Neetu Chanshared with her "Ye Hai dra has penned an Mohabbatein" co-star open letter to diKaran Patel. rector Abhishek A telecast date for Star Chaubey and actress Alia Parivaar Awards 2016 is Bhatt for the way people of Bihar have been portrayed yet to be announced.

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Source: IANS

Victoria Beckham is the world's best-dressed traveller

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ictoria Beckham approaches airport corridors with the same level of perfectionism as her fashion week catwalk show, so it's not surprising that she has won an award for what she wears in and out of Heathrow.

Victoria Beckham is regularly photographed on the commute between London, Los Angeles and New York, and has savvily captialised on the phenomenon as an opportunity to showcase her label. Instead of wearing jogging bottoms and a blanket scarf like your average flyer, Beckham strolls fresh off ten-hour flights tailored tuxedo jackets, coats and pencil dresses with her signature towering heels.

All those years of wearing Louboutins through airport security has paid off, as British Airways have announced the designer as their 'World's Best Dressed Traveller,' followed by Amal Clooney in second place and Kendall Jenner in third position.

Hollywood stylist Elizabeth Saltzman, who works with Gwyneth Paltrow and Uma Thurman, said: “Victoria Beckham always gets it right when flying and it’s so impressive. Usually there is a menswear element to her travel wardrobe, it’s chic and sophisticated but still classic and comfortable."

Sh e a d d s : “ Th e women on this list are all powerful examples of the modern world.

Their style is classic with

a personal twist. This is about the power of women and being able to balance it all.”

But don't be fooled, travelling when Victoria Beckham-style means private jets, first class cabins and trollies transporting you straight from check-in to your gate, instead of the mere mortal's reality of Easyjet, indirect flights and constant queuing. Thanks to Instagram we know that Victoria Beckham is just like us when she is up in the air and away from the cameras, as she kicks off her heels and dons the complimentary slippers.

She might have her airport dressing equation down pat now but

there have been times when Victoria Beckham hasn't always got it quite so right. In 2009, she took airport dressing a little too literally, dressing like she was ready to take control of a Boeing 777 in a grey Captain's hat and matching coat. There's hope for us all.

Source: Telegraph.co.uk

in their upcoming film "Udta Punjab".

In the letter, Neetu wrote: "It's disturbing to see the way Biharis have been portrayed in Hindi cinema over the last few years, the recent example being Alia Bhatt's character from 'Udta Punjab' and from whatever one understands from the promo of the film, director Abhishek Chaubey is guilty of strengthening the stereotype of Biharis by creating Bhatt's character the way it is, in 'Udta Punjab'."

Alia plays a Bihari migrant in "Udta Punjab", which tackles the drug menace in Punjab.

Neetu also stresses on the fact that unfortunately, "almost all the films made

by Prakash Jha, who also hails from Bihar, have always stereotyped Biharis showing them corrupt politicians, cops and gangsters and in his movies.

"Bihar was always exaggerated to be the most dangerous place to visit as his films showed only either kidnapping and robbery and murders not realising that he himself along with leading Bollywood actors (part of his films) are maligning the name of Bihar whose history has been the most richest in the world."

"The first educational university was set up in Rajgir, near Nalanda (Bihar) and several respected religions including Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism roots have devel-

oped in Bihar.

"Visionaries and scholars like Rajendra Prasad (first President of Republic of India), Ustad Bismillah Khan (Shehnai maestro)... among several hundreds of stalwarts of the world belong to Bihar. So why none of the makers from Bihar and outside Bihar have ever made stories and films on these stories? Because they think that they will keep making fun of Bihars in their films and TV programmes and no one will say anything against them," Neetu added.

She has urged people to stop "stereotyping Bihar because you have seen Bihar through your ears not through your eyes".

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Firm Rohit, fiery Pollard down KKR

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma plays a shot during the IPL match against the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on the April 28. Sharma steered Mumbai Indians to a 6 wicket win over KKR. With his fourth fifty-plus score in four chases, Rohith inspired the Mumbai side past KKR’s formidable target of 175. Kieron Pollard assisted his captain managing a quick half century in just 17 balls. (Photo by IPL)

Brief Scores:

KKR – 174/5 in 20 overs [Gambhir 59, Uthappa 36; Southee 2/38, MI – 178/4 in 18 overs [Sharma 68*, Pollard 51; Narine 2/22]

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40th Inter District & State Badminton C’ship

DIMApuR, ApRIl 28 (MexN): The 40th Inter District & State Open Badminton Championship 2016 is set to be held at Peren and Kohima.

According to a press release from the Nagaland Badminton Association, the championship will be held in 2 phases – the first phase will be held at Peren

from July 11 to 18 (tentative dates) while the second phase at Kohima will be held from August 7 to 20 (tentatively).

The events will be as under: Peren: 1) Team Championships (Format to be intimated) and 2) Open events (Men, Women, Junior Boys & Junior Girls)

Atletico secure win over Bayern

MADRID, ApRIl 28 (ReuteRs): A breathtaking individual goal from Saul Niguez put Atletico Madrid in the box seat in their Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich with a 1-0 victory in a tense first leg on Wednesday.

The midfielder magically weaved his way through the Bayern defence and produced a low finish that went in off the post to put the home side in front after 11 minutes.

Diego's Simeone's superbly-drilled outfit then snuffed out Bayern's threat and even came close to doubling their lead late on when Fernando Torres's shot struck the post.

"It was a great game, everyone believed in their work. We put in a huge effort," said Simeone, whose Atletico side have frequently been a scourge of morefancied opponents with their disciplined rearguard frustrating Barcelona in the last round.

While Bayern’s David Alaba also hit the woodwork with a thumping drive, the result left Pep Guardiola’s side facing a huge task in next week's return leg in Munich to avoid a third successive semi-final exit.

"I’m not happy with how we played," said Guardiola, who is leaving Bay-

Kohima: 1) U-13 Boys & Girls, 2) U-15 Boys & Girls, 3) U-17 Boys & Girls, 4) Veterans – 35+,40+, 45+, 50+, 55+, 60+ The association has requested all District Badminton Associations including Nagaland Police Badminton Association to make necessary prepara- los ANgeles, ApRIl tions accordingly.

28 (AFp): The Golden State Warriors brushed off the unsettling absence of injured star Stephen Curry to demolish the Houston Rockets and advance to the next round of the NBA playoffs.

The Warriors' hopes of successfully defending their NBA crown received a blow on Sunday after Curry was sidelined for at least two weeks with a sprained knee ligament.

But the Warriors did enough in a 114-81 rout of the Rockets to remind the pretenders to their crown that they remain a formidable outfit even without their talisman.

The 4-1 series victory PDVFA officials and organizing committee members during a joint meeting at Phek on April 28. means the Warriors will that a playground exten- now face either the PortKohIMA, ApRIl 28 cess of the tournament.

He sought the support sion has been necessitated land Trail Blazers or the in(MexN): A joint meeting of the Phek District Veteran and cooperation of each and it will be taken up soon. jury-ravaged Los Angeles Meanwhile, as per ap- Clippers in the next round Football Association (PD- and every individual for the VFA) and organizing com- success of the tournament. proval of Phek DPDB, the of the Western Conference PDVFA vice president PDVFA finance secretary playoffs. mittee for the forthcoming Portland appear to be 8th edition of Nagaland Er. Abija Khing asked the Kuhucuyi D. Vadeo reVeteran Football Associa- different committees to quested all the head of de- in pole position to face tion (NVFA) tournament project their respective partments to take responsi- Golden State after defeatwas held today at Phek committee requirements bility for the contribution of ing the Clippers 108-98 on and submit the same be- salary towards the PDVFA Wednesday to take a 3-2 DPDB Conference Hall. for the forthcoming 8th lead in the best-of-seven The 8th edition of NVFA fore May 15.

PDVFA team manager edition of NVFA tourna- series. tournament will take place Whether the Blazers Yeveyi Sapu said the tour- ment. in Phek next year.

The HoDs have also will have enough to trouble PDVFA president Salie nament has been fixed tenKhesoh said that 16 differ- tatively for January- Febru- been requested to arrange the Warriors, even without the same w.e.f. June 1 to Curry, remains to be seen. ent committees have been ary 2017.

He told the meeting September 1, 2016.

Golden State coach formed to facilitate the suc-

Atletico Madrid's Saul Niguez dribbles past Bayern Munich's Xabi Alonso. (Getty Images)

ern in the close-season to join Manchester City.

"We started badly. The goal was a consequence of our slow play. We didn't win even one battle."

Atletico made an intense start in the first competitive meeting between the two sides since Bayern beat the Spaniards 4-0 in the 1974 European Cup final replay.

Saul drove them in front with a sensational run from the right, snaking inside and beating three play-

ers before fending off two more and bending the ball in off the far post with a flick of his left boot.

Bayern nearly equalised moments later when Arturo Vidal’s looping header beat Atletico keeper Jan Oblak, but Jose Gimenez rose to head the ball off the line.

Simeone’s side might have added another before the break when Antoine Griezmann bore down on goal before the Frenchman’s near-post shot was

kicked away by Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer.

Bayern were more incisive in the second half.

Alaba smashed the underside of the crossbar from 30 metres, and then Javi Martinez escaped his marker at a corner but could only glance the ball into the hands of Oblak.

Atletico soon regained control, leaving Bayern to try their luck from distance.

Douglas Costa blasted over from 30 metres, and Vidal tried to surprise Oblak from

range, but the Slovenian got across in time to parry.

Atletico almost doubled their lead with their only real chance of the second half.

Torres stormed into the box, took on a defender and tried to hook the ball into the far corner, hitting the post before Koke’s effort on the rebound was caught by Neuer.

The winners of the tie will face either Real Madrid or Manchester City in the final on May 28.

No Curry, no problem as Warriors Deepika crashes out rout Rockets in NBA playoffs of archery World Cup

8th NVFA Tourney: PDVFA, org committee holds joint meeting

Steve Kerr, who received his NBA Coach of the Year award just before tip off at the Oracle Arena, hailed his team's strength in depth after the win.

"Literally every single guy on our roster contributed during this series," Kerr said.

That point was emphasized by the performance of Curry's replacement, veteran Shaun Livingston, who finished with 16 points on Wednesday.

James Harden scored a game-high 35 points for the Rockets, but the result was never in doubt after the Warriors sprinted into a 3720 lead in the first quarter that they never looked like losing.

While the Warriors overcame the absence of Curry smoothly, the Clippers were unable to paper over the gaping hole in their ranks left by the absence of injured stars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin.

The Clippers fought bravely to stay in touch heading into the fourth quarter at the Staples Center.

But as the game reached its critical phase, Portland stretched away to seal a deserved win which leaves them needing just one more victory

to advance. Game Six takes place on Friday in Portland.

CJ McCollum finished with 27 points while Damian Lillard scored 16 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter.

Maurice Harkless added 19 points and 10 rebounds, Allen Crabbe 11 points, and Mason Plumlee and Gerald Henderson contributed 10 points to cap a fine all-round display.

For the Clippers, J.J. Redick finished with 19 points while Jamal Crawford scored 17. DeAndre Jordan added 16 points and 17 rebounds.

Elsewhere Wednesday, the Charlotte Hornets stunned the Miami Heat 90-88 to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Courtney Lee was the hero for Charlotte, sinking a game-winning threepointer with just under 30 seconds left to leave the Hornets within one win of a place in the next round.

Charlotte will be at home for Friday's Game Six, where victory would see them advance.

Lee set up his gamewinning play after grabbing a crucial long rebound. He also conjured a key block on Dwyane Wade with 2.6 seconds left as the Hornets held on.

shANghAI, ApRIl 28 (IANs): Deepika Kumari crashed out of the quarterfinals of the women's individual recurve event on a disappointing day for Indians at the Archery World Cup first stage at the Yuanshen Stadium here on Thursday.

Deepika got a bye into the third round after equalling the world record of 686 in the qualification round, but was unable to make the most of the opportunity. The top seed got off to a good start, outclassing Veronika Haidn Tschalova of Germany 6-0 before

taking a commanding 7-1 win over Cui Yuanyuan of China.

But she lost 4-6 to Maja Jager of Denmark to crash out of the event. The early stages saw keen competition with Deepika and Maja locked at 2-2. But Maja took a decisive 6-2 lead when she won the third and fourth ends and held on to her advantage despite a strong late fightback by Deepika.

The other Indian archers also had a poor day in office and none of them remain in medal contention in the individual events.

Sakho provisionally suspended for anti-doping violation - UEFA

loNDoN, ApRIl 28 (ReuteRs): Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho has been provisionally suspended for 30 days after failing an anti-doping test, European soccer's governing body UEFA said on Thursday.

The 26-year-old France international failed a dope test following his side's Europa League round of 16, second leg tie against Manchester United last month, a statement said. "(Sakho) did not request the analysis of the B sample.

UEFA has now suspended the player provisionally for 30 days until a final decision is taken by the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body," UEFA said.

France's RMC radio reported this week that Sakho's failed test followed the use of a fat-burning drug.

He was withdrawn from Liverpool's squad for last weekend's Premier League match against Newcastle United after the club said it had received a formal communication from UEFA.

Japan's Uchiyama flattened as boxing record hopes vanish toKyo, ApRIl 28 (AFp): Japan's Takashi Uchiyama suffered a shock defeat by Panama's Jezreel Corrales on Wednesday, a brutal second-round knockout dashing his hopes of a 12th defence of his WBA super featherweight title.

The 36-year-old Uchiyama, considered Japan's best pound-for-pound boxer in recent years, had never tasted defeat in his professional career -- until Corrales unleashed a violent flurry of punches to flatter the champion.

Uchiyama, who won the belt from Mexican Juan Carlos Salgado in 2010, had been looking to overhaul Yoko Gushiken's Japanese record of 13 title defences between 1976 and 1981.

But the Nagasaki-born tough guy, dubbed "Knockout Dynamite" by Japanese fans and media, was sent

Jazreel Corrales (R) punches Takashi Uchiyama (L) during the WBA Super Featherweight title bout at Ota City General Gymnasium on April 27 in Tokyo. (Getty Images)

crashing to the canvas three times in the second round by top-ranked challenger Corrales, who put Uchiyama out of his misery with a vicious left hook.

Corrales entered the ring with a skeleton mask and the fight quickly turned into a horror story for Uchiyama, who was

caught flush on the chin by the southpaw early in the first round.

Corrales knocked Uchiyama down again with a left hook at the start of the second and with the Japanese star still wobbly on his knees, the challenger clinically finished him off.

"I didn't see those

punches coming," said a stunned Uchiyama, who refused to comment on his future.

"I hadn't even got warmed up. I tried to stay calm and fight back but then he caught me again.

That's what happens in this game."

Corrales, 12 years Uchiyama's junior at 24, improved his professional record to 20 wins against one loss. Uchiyama has a record of 24 wins -- 20 of them by KO -- against one defeat and one draw.

On the undercard, Ryoichi Taguchi defended his WBA light flyweight crown for a third time after battering Venezuela's Juan Landaeta in the 11th round.

Super flyweight champion Kohei Kono followed suit by outpointing Thai challenger Inthanon Sithchamuang for his third title defence.

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