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Petrol prices cut by 49 paise per litre, diesel by Rs 1.21 NEW DELHI, APRIL 1 (PTI): Petrol price was on Wednesday cut by 49 paisa a litre, diesel by Rs 1.21 and jet fuel (ATF) by 2 per cent, but rates of non-subsidised LPG were hiked by Rs 11 per cylinder. The reduction in petrol and diesel prices, which are effective from midnight tonight, come after two consecutive increases during February and March. Since the last price change, “the international prices of both petrol and diesel have declined. The Rupee-US Dollar exchange rate has, however, depreciated. The impact of both these factors warrants decrease in retail selling prices of both petrol and diesel”, IOC said in a statement. Prior to these increases, petrol price had been cut 10 times since August 2014, and diesel 6 times since October 2014. Jet fuel constitutes over 40 per cent of an airline’s operating costs and the price increase will raise the financial burden of cashstrapped carriers. No immediate comment was available from airlines on the impact of the price hike on passenger fares.
Palestine becomes full member of International Criminal Court
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THE HAguE, APRIL 1 (IANS): Palestine joined the International Criminal Court (ICC) with full membership on Wednesday after its accession to the Rome Statute went into force, allowing it to file cases of war crimes such as those committed in the occupied territories of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem. During a ceremony held on Wednesday at the Hague Tribunal on the occasion of the accession, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki received a symbolic copy of the Rome Statute, the treaty which established the ICC, Efe news agency reported. On January 1, the Palestinian National Authority submitted a document to the court declaring it a signatory to 16 multilateral treaties, including the Rome Statute. According to the document, the Palestinian government accepted the jurisdiction of the highest international tribunal for alleged crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territories since June 13, 2014. The Palestinian government had already declared its acceptance of the jurisdiction of the ICC on June 13, 2014, through a declaration issued in line with Article 12, subsection three, of the Rome Statute.
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In a society that is entrenched in a patriarchal cultural milieu where men and boys are considered the bastion; rule the social mores and are entitled to inheritance, property and individual desires, Naga women and girls, in many situations, become confined to an established acceptance of silence and suppression. Take the alarming rates of teenage pregnancy in the lives of girls broken by sexual violence for instance. Of all places, Sarah, a counselor and pastor (name changed) in Dimapur first learns about the prevalence of sexual abuse lurking in the Naga society from inside the confines of a Church. The confession from the tortured souls of fifteen teenagers took place during a youth retreat. At a counseling and prayer ses-
sion, the girls disclosed, one after another that they were all sexually abused as children or in their early teenage years. On being prodded, the perpetrators, according to the girls, include a friendly neighbor; a friend, a cousin brother, father of a friend, a driver and an uncle. Confused and afraid, the girls kept the dark and ‘shameful’ secret closeted in the deep recess of their minds. “When it comes to rape by known person, nobody gives out names, especially in a misogynistic society like ours. The girl always keeps quiet and it is only in rare cases that girls speak out of their painful experiences,” Sarah explains. She fears that rape/sexual violence has silently become a vicious trend very prevalent in Naga society that it is ‘quite frightening.’ It is a fear that Sarah gets
to hear about often. And it also occurs in places inconceivable and committed by people unimagined of. Following are some instances of Naga women being subjected to sexual assault by family members and people known to them. A seventeen year old girl is sent to a ‘prayer centre’ by her parents for ‘healing’ after she is injured
while gathering fire wood. She is raped by the son of the ‘prayer warrior’ who resides at the prayer centre and becomes pregnant. More tragically, the accused is an HIV patient. The mother (the prayer warrior) of the accused vehemently denies the claim. In the midst, the parents of the victim chastise her for not only becoming ‘dis-
abled’ but bringing ‘shame upon the family.’ In a village, a father rapes his daughter, twelve years of age, after his wife passes away. According to the girl who gets pregnant, the father ordered her to take her mother’s place in order to gratify him. At a boarding school for the physically challenged, a seventeen year old speech
impaired girl is raped by one of her fellow students, who is deaf and dumb. She becomes pregnant and her family is made to believe that it was consensual. The family of the boy callously asks the girl’s parent to abort the child. How can such horrific incidences of sexual violence ever occur in a ‘free’ and ‘forbearing’ society like ours? A question asked by a number ofastoundedindividualsand organizations alike. ‘Society like ours’ as Sarah explains, is a pitching ground where men have a sense of entitlement and the family and mothers give way for the men and boys. A society where when a girl gets pregnant, the first reaction of the parents, instead of enquiring on the circumstances that led to the pregnancy, is to ‘throw her out of the house’ because she has disgraced
them in front of the society. A society where fathers can make joke or ridicule the body parts of their daughters and women openly in front of his sons and in public. Or a mother fearing censure from the church, quietly instructs her young daughter, who wants to keep the baby, to abort it. Thisiswheretheironyand bigotedcontradictionlies. “Most Naga couples that came to Mother’s Hope looking to adopt children wanted girls and not boys,” Moamenla, founder and director of Mother’s Hope discloses. Their reason? “When they get old, a daughter would take better care of them than a son. And there is also the issue of inheritance- where daughters may not be entitled to properties.” This is the second story of a three part series
First woman MP from Nagaland Wangtin, Tikhak responds to Lt Gen Niki state Rano M Shaiza passes away
DIMAPuR , APRIL 1 (MExN): Rano Mese Shaiza, one of the foremost woman Naga leaders and the first woman Member of Parliament from Nagaland state passed away on April 1 in Kohima at the age of 81. Shaiza was elected to the Parliament as part of the United Democratic Front in 1977. She was born on November 11, 1928 in Phek Town. Shaiza was the first Naga Women’s Federation President under the Naga National Council. She also accompanied the Naga Goodwill Mission to Assam as a leader and interpreter. Shaiza was jailed for 19 months in the early sixties. Shaiza was closely associated with the United Democratic Front of Nagaland and the United Democratic Front. She
was also an early activist with regard to the liquor prohibition movement in the state and later a member of the Action Committee of the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC). She was also a senior founding member of the Naga Mothers’ Association, the Angami Public Organisation, Baptist College Kohima and a member of Ura Academy. It may be noted that it was through Shaiza’s initiative that talks between then Prime Minister of India, Moraji Desai and AZ Phizo could materialize. The funeral service for Rano M Shaiza is scheduled to take place at Ura Academy Hall, Mission Compound, Kohima at 12:00 noon on Thursday. Thereafter she is scheduled to be laid to rest at Zubza on the same day.
Governor, CM condoles Nagaland Chief Minister, TR Zeliang has meanwhile expressed sadness at the demise of Shaiza and lamented that even after 50 years of statehood, Nagaland has not been able to produce any other woman MP or MLA till date. “In her death, Nagaland has lost its pioneer woman politician and a social and political activist. The void created by her death would be difficult to fill,” the CM said. Nagaland Governor, PB Acharya, while expressing his condolences, said that Shaiza was a “proud leader of Nagaland... She will always be remembered for her contribution to the welfare of the people of Nagaland. In her demise, we have lost a tall and prominent leader.”
DIMAPuR , APRIL 1 (MExN): Reacting to the statement made by Lt General Niki Sumi, military supervisor to NSCN (K) appearing on March 31, senior functionaries Y Wangtin Naga and P Tikhak on Wednesday gave a rejoinder on the currents of the ceasefire agreement with the Union of Myanmar. An MIP release from the duo said Lt Gen Niki ‘who do not have any know-how on the ceasefire agreement with Myanmar should not to teach Wangtin and Tikhak who led the Myanmar Naga Ceasefire Committee (MNCC) on behalf of the group and signed ceasefire agreement on April 9 at Khamti.’ Contradicting Niki’s claim that it was pressure from Nagas in Myanmar that led to Khaplang signing ceasefire with Myanmar, the release pointed out history
that the erstwhile military junta of Myanmar gave way to the new and reformed government led by President U Thein Sein which led to the release of democratic icon Aung Sang Suu Kyi and as a reform process extended the ceasefire to all the ethnic armed groups of Myanmar, which included the Nagas (NSCN). It also maintained that “Khaplang made several failed attempts to take ceasefire with the military junta. On November 21-22, 1992, he dispatched one of his kilonser Tongmeth Wangnao who met military junta outpost at Camp Chawang but was ultimately turned down.” Also stating that Wangtin and Tikhak joining as supervisor and member of Ceasefire Supervisory Board (CFSB) in 2008 and 2011 respectively was not on their own volition but appointed by Khaplang in his ca-
pacity as the president, the MIP release, therefore, said meeting the representatives of the Government of India at New Delhi or in Nagaland as a part of the CFSB process should in no way hurt Khaplang as “we only represented him.” The release also sought to point out that it was not only Khaplang but all Nagas were still living in thatch houses. Requesting that Khaplang be left to himself instead of tarnishing his image any further, the release appealed Lt Gen Niki not to “destroy himself and the future of Nagas.” Meanwhile, the MIP release has expressed appreciation on the wisdom of the Naga Hoho and other Naga frontal organization for supporting the ceasefire in the interest of maintaining peace and normalcy in all the Naga areas. Full text on Page 10
Yet another ordeal for nagaland Reducing Climate Change passengers at Kolkata airport can ‘create 1 million jobs’ Morung Express News Kolkata/Dimapur | April 1
Nagaland bound passengers of Air India (AI)’s Kolkata-Dimpaur flight were made to face another harrowing experience in the hands of Air India officials for two consecutive days at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCB) Airport, Kolkata after the airline refused to fly to Dimapur citing inane reasons. The torment began on Tuesday after passengers bound for Dimapur were flown only till Dibrugarh, Assam and then brought back to Kolkota, flatly denying the pleas made to AI officials by the passengers to allow them to deplane so that they could at least proceed to Dimapur by road. Subsequently, on Wednesday, the AI-709 flight scheduled for 10:05 am departure was abruptly cancelled with the airline officials giving no valid reasons. The cancellation was informed to the passengers only after they had reached the airport. When the passengers, now numbering 150 of them (including Tuesday’s passengers), including MP
Nagaland bound passengers of Air India waiting at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCB) Airport, Kolkata on Tuesday.
Neiphiu Rio and Congress MLA Apok Jamir protested against the apathy and discriminatory attitude shown by the airline, the officials gave them the usual snub. “We were bluntly told by the ‘aggressive and uncooperative’ AI officials that they would fly us only to Dibrugarh or Guahati after which we would have to arrange conveyance to Dimapur on their own,” Chenithung Humtsoe, a passenger flying from Del-
hi to Dimapur via Kolkota told this correspondent. Refusing to be browbeaten, the passengers insisted they wanted a flight till Dimapur arranged which was plainly refused on the grounds that there was no night landing facility in Dimapur. The passengers pointed out that even the aircraft carrying Prime Minster Narendra Modi landed in Dimapur on November 30 by using night landing facility.
Finally, after heightened protest and drama at the airport and another three and half hours delay, the airline Air India agreed to fly the passengers to Dimapur. The flight took off at 1:30 pm and reached Dimapur Airport around 2:42 pm. It has become a routine affair for Dimapur-bound passengers to face such ordeal at NSCB Airport Kolkata, despite repeated complaints to the Air Authority of India and the Centre.
LONDON, APRIL 1 (REuTERS): As the March 31 deadline for countries to submit their proposals for tackling irreversible climate change passes, a new report claims lives could be spared, the climate could be saved from catastrophic and irreversible change, and one million jobs could be created if green policies are initiated. The report from the New Climate Institute (NCI) - a green pressure group - says more ambitious action to reverse climate change would yield even greater economic and social co-benefits in the form of job creation and a healthier climate. Countries are putting forward their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) - a set of commitments which will form the basis of the agreement which the 196 nation states in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change are aiming to formalise at the Paris Climate Summit in December this year. The report used the INDCs of the EU, the U.S. and China to make predictions about job creation prospects in a growing renewable energy sector, lower death rates from reduced CO2 emissions, and money saved on reduced fossil fuel imports. Combined, the three regions produce over half of the world’s greenhouse emissions. According to the report authors, the current INDCs do not go far enough to avoid global warming of 2C above pre-industrialisation levels - the point at which the overwhelming majority of scientists say climate change will become catastrophic and irreversible. They also set out the co-benefits of a more aggressive set of INDCs which would avoid the 2C rise. The lead researcher and one of the
founding partners of the NCI, climate scientist Dr Niklas Höhne says that governments should think more about the co-benefits of climate change mitigation policies. “The governments that are now looking into climate action should seriously consider these co-benefits and not only look at costs and things that make it difficult to make these decisions. There are many significant co-benefits of these actions,” he says. Based on current INDCs, Climate Action Network estimate that 1.04 million jobs will be created in the renewable energy sector - in wind, solar and hydro; 70,000 in the EU, 470,000 in the U.S. and 500,000 in China. The report cites data from the European Commission which predicts that for every job lost in the nuclear sector, two are created in renewables. According to the NCI, with the current INDCs 113,000 lives, mainly in China, would be saved per year due to reductions in CO2 related deaths. If achieved, the more ambitious, 2C target would prevent 1.2 million deaths per year. The third co-benefit would be the reduced bills as fossil fuel imports decrease. The report predicts the EU would save around $33bn per year following the current INDCs, and $140bn on the more aggressive trajectory. Although the agreed deadlines for countries’ INDCs is today, only a handful have submitted their proposals. Dr Höhne says it is hoped that by September this year around 80% of the world’s emissions will be covered by countries’ INDCs, which will form the basis of the Paris Climate Summit at the end of the year.
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Effective implementation of SAGY in State discussed
Kohima, april 1 (mExN): A high level orientation programme under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) for members of parliament, Deputy Commissioner and state level empowered committee, organised by the department of Rural Development was held on Tuesday in the conference hall of Deputy Commissioner Dimapur. According to a press note, H. Khekiho Zhimomi, MP Rajya Sabha, Kesonyu Yhome, DC Dimapur, departmental officials of Rural Development, State Institute of Rural Development, Food & Civil Supplies, Social Welfare, PWD and Planning & Co-ordi-
nation discussed at length the strategies for successful implementation of SAGY in the state. Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana is a rural development programme broadly focusing upon the development in the villages, which includes social development, cultural development and spread motivation among the people on social mobilization of the village community. It was also initiated towards bringing the member of parliament of all the political parties under the same umbrella while taking the responsibility of developing physical and institutional infrastructure
in villages and turn them into model villages. Under this scheme, each Member of Parliament needs to choose one village each from the constituency that they represent, fix parameters and make it a model village by 2016. Thereafter, they can take on two or three more villages and do the same by the time the next general elections come along in 2019, and thereafter, set themselves ten-year-long village or rural improvement projects. Villages will be offered smart schools, universal access to basic health facilities and pucca housing to homeless villagers. Seluophe and Ikishe
are the two villages of the state adopted by Neiphiu Rio (MP Lok Sabha) and Khekiho Zhimomi (MP Rajya Sabha) respectively under SAGY. Dr. Kanak Haloi, As-
sociate Professor, NIRDNERC Guwahati who was the resource person of the orientation programme presented the overview of SAGY Guidelines. He also stressed on the goal and
objectives of the scheme. MP Khekiho Zhimomi also spoke on the occasion. He said SAGY is a practical task given to the MPs to know whom they represent and to come out with a de-
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Dimapur, april 1 (mExN): The popular distinguished lecture series organized by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), GoI, to engage with Indian Universities was launched in February 2010. It involves lectures at major Indian universities by noted Indian diplomats on major foreign policy themes identified by the universities themselves. Under the initiative of MEA, GoI, and Prof. B. K. Konwar, Vice Chancel-
lor, Nagaland University, SASRD, Medziphema Campus was the venue for such a programme on April 1 with Ambassador Riewad V Warjri (alias Rudi) Indian Foreign Service (retd) delivering a lecture on “Foreign Policy of India on Agriculture” in the School auditorium. Ambassador R. V.Warjri shared his expertise and experiences with the faculty, staff and students on IFAD, FAO, WTO, agricultural marketing, market access, value addition, ICT,
ITEC, etc. The lecture was followed by a lively interaction session with the faculty and students. The programme was chaired by Prof. N. S. Jamir, Pro Vice Chancellor, Medziphema Campus, while the introductory note was given by Dr. A. K. Sahu, the programme coordinator &Asst. Prof. Department of Agril. Economics. The vote of thanks was delivered by Prof. Aleminla Ao, Dean, SASRD, Medziphema Campus.
CL JOHN GRACES KONYAK AOLEANG MO IN KOHIMA Minister for Rural Development & REPA, C.L. John in Konyak traditional attire with cultural troupe during the celebration of Konyak Aoleang Mo Festival 2015 by Chen Area Union Kohima on 1st April at his official residence in Kohima. The Union celebrates this festival to thank Almighty God for peaceful year and seeking blessing for the days to come.
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A high level orientation programme under SAGY for Members of Parliament, Deputy Commissioner and state level empowered committee in the conference hall of DC Dimapur on March 31.
Distinguished lecture series held at SASRD ‘Be productive Christians,
Ambassador R. V.Warjri with PVC, Dean and faculty, SASRD, NU
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Dimapur, april 1 (mExN): The 1st Graduation Day of Antioch College of Missions & Theology (ACMT) with the theme ‘preach the gospel and make disciples’ was held in the institute campus at Nikhekhu village on March 31. Rev. Dr. Jayakumar Ramachandran, Executive Director, Indian Institute of Inter Cultural Studies (IIICS) was the speaker of the graduation function. Antioch College is affiliated to IIICS.Speaking on the occasion, Rev. Dr. Jayakumar challenged the congregation to be productive Christians and not traditional Christians. He also reminded the graduates to be proclaimers of proclamations of and make nations’ disciple. Rev. Shikuho Zhimo,
Director, Missions WSBAK offered dedicatory prayer for the passing out theologians after Prof. Vihokhu K. Zhimo, Principal ACMT awarded degree and diploma certificates to the graduates. The programme was chaired by Aloto Zhimomi, lecturer and welcome address delivered by Mughato Zhimo, chairman, Board of Directors, ACMT. Allen Awomi, lecturer
Special teachers in Dimapur district informed
Jo Foundation to observe World Autism Day
Dimapur, march 31 (mExN): All the Special Teachers under IEDSS posted at different schools in Dimapur district have been asked to report at the office of the Deputy District Education Officer (DDEO), Dimapur on April 9 at 11:00 am. DDEO R Amongla Jamir in a press release informed all the special teachers to submit the total number of children with special needs and their particulars duly countersigned by the head of the institution concerned.
Rev. Dr. Jayakumar Ramachandran
Kohima, april 1 (Dipr): The Jo Foundation (Inclusive School) Agri Colony Kohima is organizing a programme to observe the World Autism Awareness Day and Dedication of Music Therapy Centre on April 2. Commissioner & Secretary, Works & Housing I. Himato Zhimomi, IFS will grace the function as chief guest while Pastor City Church, Kohima, Kedo Peseyie will Pray and Dedicate the Music Therapy Centre which will be held at Jo Foundation, Agri Colony
quoted scriptures from the Bible. Rebicka V. gave a short speech on behalf of the graduates. Tonivi Awomi, lecturer pronounced closing prayer and benediction. The college was established in 2011 at Murise village and was later shifted to Nikhekhu village. The college offer courses for Bachelor of Theology (Missions) and Diploma in Theology and Missions (DTM).
Kohima from 9:30 a.m. Chairman Jo Foundation, Daniel Thong Seb, will chair the programme. Other highlights of the programme include ‘Lean on Me’ by JF children and Why Music Therapy by Rukuse Sakhrie, PGDCMT. Relevance of Music in this generation will be delivered by Director, Music Task Force, Gugs Chishi. A special number will be presented by Jonathan Lushai and vote of thanks will be pronounced by Administrator JF, Tenyenilo Thong.
Army organise medical camp in Jakhama
velopmental result. Velu-o Shijo, Joint Director, SIRD delivered a keynote address. Martha Ritse, Joint Secretary, Rural Development chaired the program, which con-
cluded with a remark from V. Kashiho Sangtam, State Nodal Officer SAGY, Nagaland. Senior lecturers of SIRD Dr. Adino Vitsu and Dr. Juthsutho Phoji were the program coordinators.
MEx File AHODs and HODs meeting on April 7
Kohima, april 1 (Dipr): A meeting of the AHoDs and HoDs has been convened on 7th April 2015 at 1 p.m. in the Secretariat Conference Hall. This was informed through a circular by Home Commissioner Nagaland, Neihu C. Thur, IAS. Agenda items include review of the last meeting minutes dated 20/2/2015; power point presentation on updating and maintaining department website by NIC; presentation on regularization of Work-Charged Employees Scheme brought by P&AR; Biometric Attendance System-Roll out in States/UTs; any other agenda with the permission of the chair will be discussed. All AHoDs and HoDs are requested to attend the meeting positively.
NECU informs
Kohima, april 1 (mExN): The Nagaland Electrical Contractors’ Union (NECU) informed all the electrical contractors to submit their license along with supervisor’s and workman’s undertakings dully signed by the Identity Card holders by his/herself with challan to the NECU head office at Kohima on or before April 20 for renewal. Failing to do so, the Union will not forward any license to the Chief Electrical Inspector for renewal, a release received here said today. In this regard, the Union earnestly requested the Chief Electrical Inspector not to entertain any document for renewal/registration of license after the due date is over.
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Nursery inaugurated under Chumukedima range
Dimapur, april 1 (mExN): The Range Forest Office, Chumukedima has inaugurated its Nursery under TFC 2014-2015. A short inaugural program was organized, in which YM Jami (IFS), Divisional Forest Officer blessed the nursery for the people of the range, a press release informed. He lauded the sincere initiative of the range ACF Dr. Sentitula (IFS) and all the staff of the range and also encouraged them to make more effort towards forest conservation which will simultaneously enhance livelihood and bring about economic growth to the people.
SDPDB Mangkolemba meet
maNgKolEmba, april 1 (Dipr): The monthly meeting of the Mangkolemba Sub Divisional Planning Development Board will be held on April 8 at 11:00 a.m. In this regard ADC Mangkolemba has informed all the concerned department heads to attend the meeting without fail.
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Tuensang DPDB meet
Kohima, april 1 (mExN): The monthly meeting of Tuensang District Planning & Development Board (DPDB) for the month of April will take place on April 6 in the conference hall of Deputy Commissioner Tuensang at 11:00 AM. All the concerned DPDB members have been requested to attend the same.
Zbto DPDB meeting postponed ZuNhEboto, march 31 (Dipr): Deputy Commissioner Zunheboto Temsu Longkumer NCS in a notification informed that the monthly Zunheboto District Planning & Development Board meeting scheduled to be held on April 8 has been postponed and a fresh date will be intimidated later.
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Late N. RENTSAMO NGULLIE, Deputy Manager, NSMDC 24.10.1962 - 26.03.2015 We, the bereaved family members express our heartfelt gratitude and sincere appreciation to all who stood by us physically, financially, materially and morally during the short sickness and sudden demise of Late N. Rentsamo Ngullie on 26th March 2015. We would like to convey our special thanks to:-1. Shri. Vikho-o Yhoshu, Hon’ble MLA, 2. Shri. N. Thomas Lotha, Hon’ble MLA, 3. Officers and Staff, NSMD , 4. Doctors, Nurses and Staff, CIHSR, Dimapur, 5. Chumukedima Lotha Baptist Ekhumkho, 6. Chumukedima Lotha Baptist Ekhumkho Eloe Yangro, 7. Chumukedima Lotha Baptist Ekhumkho Youth Department, 8. Dimapur Lakhuti Ekhung, 9. Lakhuti Khumshum, Chumukedima, 10. LothaHoho, Chumukedima, 11. Lotha Eloe Ekhung, Chumukedima, 12. Lakhuti Eloe Hapoe Yanpiden, Kohima, 13. Dimapur Wokha-i Yanpoe Yanpi Okho, 14. Dimapur Nkonjan Ngullie Ekhung, 15. Seiuruzha Colony Youth, Chumukedima, 16. Lakhuti Village Council. 17. Lakhuti Baptist Church, 18. Upper Khel residents, Lakhuti village, 19. In-Laws, Kigwema village, 20. All the Friends and Well Wishers. We regret our inability to thank each and everyone individually for the immense sympathy you have showered upon us. It is our humble prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly. Loving wife, daughter and relatives
Attestation Parade at Assam Regimental Centre held
Kohima, april 1 (mExN): The army organised a medical camp at Jakhama village, Kohima district on March 29. Organised by the 154 General Hospital of the army at Zakhama, the camp provided free medical care alongwith investigation and medicines for the commonly occurring ailments among the civil fraternity in Jakhama village and the neighboring village, especially for people with disabilities. A press release from PRO Defence, Kohima, Lt Col Emron Musavi informed that 154 General Hospital has been serving
the civil fraternity in the region since many years. It has brought its expertise in state-of-the-art care to the civilian brethren and earned goodwill among all. The villagers of Jakhama have been utilizing the medical facilities of 154 General Hospital for emergency medical care on a regular basis, it added. The medical camp provided free out patient service, dental examination and treatment, laboratory investigations, minor operations, and pharmacy facilities. It also provided health education on lifestyle diseases such as heart attack, diabetes and
cancer, HIV infection and nutrition related lifestyle changes. People with disabilities and special needs of the neighboring villages were also motivated to attend the camp, where they were provided medicines and physiotherapy facilities and advised to come for follow up in the 154 General Hospital. A total of 299 civilians availed of free medical treatment offered by the medical team of 154 Military General Hospital, Zakhama and 459 Field Hospital officers of Military Nursing Services and paramedical staff of the 154 General Hospital.
Kohima, april 1 (mExN): Total 186 Recruits of Batch No 312 of the Assam Regimental Centre were attested on March 30 in a scintillating ceremony conducted at the Parsons Parade Ground of the Assam Regimental Centre. Lieutenant General Subrata Saha, YSM, VSM & Bar, Colonel of The Assam Regiment and Arunachal Scouts reviewed the parade. A large number of Military and civilian guests were present. The young soldiers on completion of the training, pledged to serve and defend the motherland, if need be, by making the supreme sacrifice. In his address to the attested young soldiers the Colonel of the Regiment extolled the virtues of selfless service to the nation and recounted the contributions of the northeast and Assam Regiment towards nation building. Complimenting the passing out batch for their immaculate standards, he exhorted the
warriors from the Northeast to persevere in pursuit of excellence. This is the first attestation parade under Brigadier Sudhir Kumar Jha Commandant, who has taken over command of Assam Regimental Centre on 19 Mar 2015. Lt Gen Subrata Saha, congratulated Commandant and his team for the meticulous conduct and display of all the events during the attestation. He also congratulated the recruits on their successful completion of training and becoming young soldiers, of an elite Regiment of the Indian Army; which is also widely regarded as the pride of the North East, in military parlance. Swaying to the tilting tune of the Regimental song, the young soldiers erupted up in joyous cheer to mark a successful transition to valiant manhood. This was stated in a press release issued by Lt Col Emron Musavi PRO (Defence), Kohima.
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REgional ANSAM discourse focuses on Centre releases Rs 4.7 crore to Mizoram for Bru repatriation protecting rights of tribal people
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Morung Express News Ukhrul | April 1
As part of the XI General Conference of All Naga Students’ Association Manipur (ANSAM), a discourse on the conference theme “Shared Future: Our Collective Responsibility” was organized at Tangkhul Naga Long Ground, Ukhrul on Wednesday. Topics on “Our Land, Resources & Development,” Our Inherent Rights & Political Aspiration” and “Our Educational Rights” were presented by panelists at the two-hour long discussion. Dr Tuisem Shimrah, Assistant Professor, GGSIP University, New Delhi delivered on "Our Land, Resources & Development". He said that natural resources of the tribal people in Manipur have been subjected to wanton destruction. Tuisem strongly urged the Manipur Government to protect rights of the tribal communities under Article 371 of Fifth Schedule of the Constitution. He stated that the Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960 (ML & LR Act, 1960) has been implemented by the state Government with the sole objective to allow the majority community to take over the tribal land readily.
Valedictory session: ANSAM conference concludes Morung Express News Ukhrul | April 1
The XI General Conference of the All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur concluded at Ukhrul Town on April 1 with Tongpang Ozukum, NSF President as the valedictory guest. “Though we live under different administration, we are all Nagas. We desire to share a common future, we desire to live under the same umbrella,” stated Tonpang Ozukum in his valedictory speech, who also pointed out on the growing hatred among the Nagas which is dividing the people. Unless the younger generation initiates some corrective measures, it is going to get worse, added Ozukum. Further citing the example of the Morung which symbolizes unity, wherein the entire community come together to Officially, ML & LR Act, 1960 aims at bringing consistency in land distribution throughout the State except for hill areas of the state as per section 2 Act shall apply to hill areas subsequent to notification. According to Section 2 sub clause (j) of the Act, hill areas means such areas in the hill tracts of state of Manipur as the state Government by notification in official Gazette declared to be hill areas. The State government has power to create, abolish and alter districts. For the purpose of administration, the districts shall
contribute in the making of the Morung, Ozukum stated that if Nagas are serious enough to build a common future, one’s pride and ego need to be lowered and that each Naga individual need lead the community in the right path. Understanding one’s duty and responsibility for the society to grow was also emphasized. “Nagas are considered as brave people but remember we cannot survive alone in this global world without peaceful coexistence with other communities and neighbours,” affirmed Ozukum. However, he added that when it comes to protecting one’s rights and land, Nagas should not move back an inch. Ozukum congratulated the ANSAM team for their noble initiative and hoped that the upcoming ANSAM leaders will continue to uphold the value of the organization.
be further divided into sub districts. Dr Joshep Khuba, Regional Director, IGNOU, Arunachal Pradesh spoke on the topic “Our Inherent Rights & Political Aspiration.” He said that the North East should be a geo-strategic region of the country. He claimed that tribal rights have been impounded by the majority group of the State which has enforced various Land Acts to facilitate the process. He called upon the tribal student community to come out and collectively fight for rights. Dr Joshep
further insisted that the Forest Act of 2006 impedes upon tribal rights as the tribal people benefit nothing from it. Eno Armstrong Pame, Joint Secretary, Tribal Affairs & Hills/PHED, Manipur talked on “Our Educational Rights” at the discourse. He urged the Manipur Government to formulate a good educational policy. He, however, stated that everyone should take sheer responsibility by sharing suggestions and opinions on the best tactics for improving the education system in the State.
AIzAwL, APRIL 1 (PTI): The Centre has released Rs 4.7 crore to the Mizoram government as initial expenses for repatriation of over 3,000 Bru families, who were still lodged in the six relief camps in North Tripura district. State additional secretary for home Lalbiakzama said the state government has prepared Road MapIV for resumption of the Bru repatriation for which proposal for expenditure amounting to over Rs 68 crore was submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs. "We are still having Rupees seven crore earlier released by the Centre for the repatriation process which was being used for resettlement and rehabilitation of
KN Tripathi to be sworn in as Mizoram Guv AIzAwL, APRIL 1 (ENS): West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi will be sworn in and given additional charge of Mizoram on Saturday, the state government has announced. Tripathi will take over from sacked Mizoram Governor Aziz Qureshi to become the seventh governor of the north-eastern state in nine months. Mizoram’s largest students’ body, the Mizo Zirlai Pawl, has pledged to organise protests, including outside Raj Bhavan during the swearing-in ceremony, to agitate the “insulting” way in which Mizoram is used as a “dumping ground” of Governors the Centre wants to “expel or wishes they resign.”
Corrigendum Apropos to its statement, which appeared on April 1 (page 3), the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) has corrected that 'Gurkha Regiment’ should be read as '9 Dogra Regiment'.
is this the interest of ‘some vested interest tribe, group or individuals.” It then alleged that “there is active collaboration between illicit fronts and state law enforcing agencies who have taken the law into their own hands while print media in this part of the region are churning out misinformation and deceptive messages.” “Based on the first hand reports from the victims, there are malignant and highly unlawful actions perpetrated by hordes of outlawed
orders/fronts over the bloody nose of state law enforcing agencies since many years ago,” it added. “Victims’ personal testimonies are not what they announced through Imphal-based print media ‘baseless’; they are there for keeps and to be promptly produced when needed. Many rape cases are not reported for fear of being shot-at-sight. FIRs submitted to police stations for registering cases have been leisurely dumped saying. Will the undergrounds answer summon of police?”
the NSCN (IM) said. Alleging that the entire Tamenglong district is under unwarranted combined law of ZUF and its supporters, the NSCN (IM) pointed to the number of Indian army brigades, battalions and units operative, besides Manipur state law agencies. “Why this long the existence of these orders? Are not they sponsored? If not, where is the law? Is not this a big insult to such a gigantic military system and the best discipline such as India’s?” it questioned.
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Jalukie Hekuina Gutdi, Nagaland (JHG) heartily congratulates Shri. Rampaukai Mpom, S/o Icusappe Mpom for being promoted to ACF, under Forest Department. The JHU would like to thank the concerned Department officials and pray that the almighty God will grant him good health and long life. (Irai Hingleu) President, JHG
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The NSCN (IM) further asserted that the Naga army “can never appreciate highly biased and communal printed news and offensive TV news to supply destructive messages to keep the larger world misinformed of what is literally happening in and around Naga inhabited lands.”
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Two NDFB militants killed in encounter in Assam GUwAhATI, APRIL 1 (MExN): Two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Sonitpur district of Assam on Wednesday. A joint operation was launched by troops of Assam Rifles and police at Lakhipathar area, followed by an encounter in which the militants were killed, a defence spokesman said. The slain mili-
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those Bru families numbering over 200 who returned to Mizoram on their own will," he said. Earlier, state Home Minister R Lalzirliana informed the state assembly that the Road Map-IV, prepared by the Mizoram government was approved by the Supreme Court which asked the Centre to speed up the repatriation process. Lalzirliana said the meeting convened on January 30 last by the Ministry of Home Affairs between the Centre and the state governments of Mizoram and Tripura decided that those, who refuse to return to Mizoram, should be regarded as permanent residents of Tripura after the expiry of six months.
NSCN (IM) allege ZUF actions are ‘stage managed’ DIMAPUR, APRIL 1 (MExN): The NSCN (IM) today termed it unfortunate that “some unreasonable and vested interest groups and agencies have been actively operating in this part of the region along the rail head corridor and the National High Way 53.” A press note from the MIP of the NSCN (IM) said that “certain agencies are in association with criminal orders and their unlawful activities in order to achieve result towards their selfish ambition.” Under this “infatuated influence,” it stated that the entire populace in the Zeliangrong region is “often kept as hostage and human shields…” Stating that there is already a failure of administration and law enforcing in the region, the NSCN (IM) alleged that the actions of the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) “are often wrapped, stagemanaged and protected by their benefactors.” The NSCN (IM) further said that “launching an operation code named ‘Operation Tharon Cave Warren’ is never directed to promote violence; neither
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MMC revises price of vegetables Mokokchung, April 1 (Dipr): Mokokchung Municipal Council (MMC) has revised prices of vegetables in the town which came into effect from 31st March 2015. A notification issued by ADC and MMC Administrator, Bendanglila informed all vegetables dealers within its jurisdiction to strictly adhere to the prices fixed by the MMC. The latest revised prices of vegetables are : Potato-Rs. 10, Tomato-Rs 15, Green chilly –Rs 35, Cauliflower- Rs 25, Cabbage-Rs 08, Long beans- Rs 30, onion- Rs 45, Cucumber- Rs 25, Brinjal- Rs. 25, Carrot-Rs 25 while the price of Bitter gourd was fixed at Rs 45. The MMC also revised the prices of Lemon, Patal and Ladies Finger at Rs, 10, Rs. 30 and Rs 45 respectively.
MuMBAi, April 1 (AgEnciEs): ICICI Bank, India’s largest private sector bank, today announced the inauguration of its 4000th bank branch at Sector 37D in Chandigarh. It is the first private sector bank in the country to achieve this milestone. Additionally, the Bank also inaugurated over 50 branches in other parts of the country during the day, thereby taking its total branch count to 4050. In a statement ICICI said that the Bank’s branch footprint covers 2300 locations across the country from Sopore in Jammu & Kashmir to Nagercoil in Tamil Nadu to Naliya in Gujarat and Mokokchung in Nagaland. Speaking at the inauguration, Ms. Chanda Kochhar, MD & CEO, ICICI Bank said, “We believe that a wide branch network is a cornerstone of retail banking. It also helps deepen the relationship with the customer as it forms a focal point
Financial education to young investors DiMApur, April 1 (MExn): A workshop on financial education on the theme ‘Financial Education to Young Investors’ was organized by the Department of Economics & Commerce of Yemhi Memorial College, Dimapur, on March 21. The workshop intended to spread basic financial awareness among people especially the young group of investors so that they can make sound financial decisions. Teaching, non- teaching faculty, staff and students of the college attended the workshop. Knowledge of various financing agencies such as Banks, Post Offices, etc, their various schemes, scope of availing various loans and investment facilities, awareness of Bonzi schemes, etc, was focused in the workshop. The resource person was Dr. M. Libanthung Ngullie, Certified Financial Education Trainer of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The workshop started with a welcome speech from the Principal wherein he stressed about the present scenario of the employment and underemployment in our country. He opined that due to limited sources of family income in our society one should have well planned and investment targets for future security. He also encouraged all the people to cultivate healthy saving habits to balance their standard of living and set targeted goals for the future.
BhuBAnEswAr, April 1 (iAns): Stating that India has overtaken the US in steel production, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country has to compete with China, which is far ahead. “India has surpassed America in steel production. But, we are still behind China and when I talk about Make in India, we would not accept to stay behind anyone. We have to increase our production,” said Modi after inaugurating the modernized and expanded steel unit of Rourkela Steel Plant at Rourkela in Odisha. The Rs.12,000-cr project has more than doubled the plant’s
kohiMA, April 1 (MExn): One-day District level exhibition cum workshop was organized by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kohima at Town Hall, Tseminyu on March 31. Vikwheno M. Merhatsu Additonal Deputy Commisioner (ADC) of Tseminyu inaugurated the programme. In her inaugural speech, the chief guest acknowledged the office for organizing the programme for the benefit of the farming community. She emphasized the need to have exhibition on regular basis as it opens up a new window to market one’s product by way of direct selling and creating space for enterprises. She stressed upon the need for adopting scientific farming to enhance production and productivity and emphasized the state needs to establish permanent exhibition complex, institute and arena where regular exhibitions and other events can take place to attract tourist and businessmen alike. The inaugural programme was also attended by Bendang Aier Assistant General Manager (AGM), NABARD, officers from agriculture & allied departments, members of Self Help Groups, farmers club and progressive farmers of Tseminyu block. Dr. V. Akashe Zhimomi Programme Co-ordinator, KVK Kohima chaired the inaugural programme. The exhibition was followed by workshop were Imtisenla SMS (Agronomy), Dr. Temjennungsang SMS (Vety & AH) and Mr. Longmayanger Pongen SMS (Agriculture Extension) were the resource persons. Topics on Climate change and agriculture, Present scenario and the scope of livestock and poultry farming and Market led extension were presented. Bendang Aier Assistant General Manager (AGM) NABARD also highlighted on the scheme for promoting Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) an effective credit product for small farmers, marginal farmers, tenant farmers, share croppers and oral lessees. He also emphasized on the objectives of the scheme and explained the general features of JLGs. Later, he interacted with the participants. KVK, Kohima Programme coordinator Dr. V.Akashe Zhimomi in a press release stated that 65 participants representing different Self Help Groups (SHGs), Farmers club and progressive farmers attended the workshop.
nEw DElhi, April 1 (AgEnciEs): Several automakers reported their sales volume for the month of March 2015, which turned out to be a mixed bag for manufacturers of passenger cars . Unseasonal rains, no further interest rate cuts coupled with negative sentiments proved to be a dampner for the auto companies, as many of them revealed stunted growth figures. Market leader Maruti Suzuki re-
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for a range of products & services... Today’s important milestone is yet another step towards providing our customers improved access and proximity to the Bank’s services. 52% of our branches are in rural and semi-urban areas, which is also a testimony of our commitment towards finan-
cial inclusion in the country and enabled us to open over two mn accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana – the highest among private sector banks. We are among the pioneers in evolving newer branch models suited to the changing environment and various
capacity to 4.5 mn tonnes per annum from 2 mtpa. The prime minister said India can grow with its youth power, which accounts for about 65% of the total population. He said if the youth get employment and proper skill development, the country would prosper and move fast in the coming 10 years. He said mineral resources should be properly utilized for development of the people and industries. Modi said trading of mineral resources to other countries may help the economy, but it would not build the future of India. Stating that minerals should have value addition and gener-
ate employment, he said the whole world is now interested in investing in the country, which was not the case in the last decade. “We want to invite the world to invest in India and I can assure that they would get highest return compared to other parts of the world,” said Modi. Emphasizing the need for balanced development of all states, the PM said his focus is on the development of the country’s eastern parts, which are lagging behind the western region. “The eastern region should be developed. When the western part of India is developing, we have to concentrate on the eastern region,” Modi said.
nEw DElhi, April 1 (iAns): With Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make in India” campaign in the backdrop, India’s new five-year Foreign Trade policy was unveiled on Wednesday. Declaring that she wants to “make India a significant factor in world trade by 2020, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the foreign trade policy 2015-20. She said mega regional agreements like the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will profoundly affect the country’s future trade.
March sales a mix bag auto Industry ported an increase of 11.9% in its total sales for 2014-15, which stood at 1,292,415 units from 1,155,041 units sold in the previous fiscal. However,the company’s total sales for March decreased by 1.6% at 111,555 units from 113,350 units sold in the corresponding month of 2014. Exports during last month plunged by 29.3% at 7,836 units from 11,081 units shipped out during corresponding month of last year. Hyundai Motor India
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Chanda Kochhar, MD & CEO, ICICI Bank inaugurating the 4000th bank branch.
customer segments. These vary from the longest branch banking hours from 9am to 6pm at most of our branches, even upto 8pm at select locations to the largest network in the country of fully automated, 24x7 ‘Touch Banking’ branches. The Bank also has 450 ‘Gramin’ branches and its mobile ‘Branch - On – Wheels’ for servicing remote unbanked villages which so far did not have any bank branch. We service around half-a-million customers daily at our branches and are fully committed to expand our branch network even further... and add over 400 branches in the next fiscal.” The Bank also announced the inauguration of its 1000th self-service kiosk for accepting cash at its Santacruz branch in Mumbai. Part of its branch automation strategy, these kiosks enable anyone (account holder or not) to deposit cash in an ICICI Bank account in a completely automated man-
ner with the account receiving instant credit. This is in lieu of filling up pay-in-slip and manual cash deposit at the teller counter. To avail this service, users have to simply use their debit card and pin or enter the account number in the kiosk. Available across 390 cities, over one fourth of these kiosks are available round-the-clock on all days. The milestone of 4000 branches comes close on the heels of a slew of technology led services introduced by the Bank to digitize its branches, including: ‘Touch Banking’ branches: To know more, visit http://www.touchbanking. in, ‘Video Banking’, Service by Appointment, ‘InstaBanking’ app, ‘InstaBanking’ self-service kiosks, mPassbook and Self-service kiosks for accepting cash The Bank also has a wide network of 12,091 ATMs spread across the country (at December 31, 2014).
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reported a 10.62% rise in its total sales for 2014-15, which stood at 420,668 units from 380,253 units sold in the previous fiscal. The company’s total sales for March decreased by 3.8% at 49,740 units from 51,708 units last year. Mahindra & Mahindra also disappointed with the passenger vehicle segment with a de-growth of 10% at 21,030 Units (MoM) as against 23,433 units in March 2014. Others like
Toyota, Ford and Toyota Kirloskar Motor, however, shows increased sales during the same month. In the two-wheeler section, Hero MotoCorp, world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer capped off the financial year with robust 531750 unit sales in March 2015. The company sold 6631826 vehicles during the financial year, a growth of 6.2% from the corresponding period of the previous year.
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In its blueprint for enhancing exports, the government has merged all earlier export promotion schemes under the two plans - the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) and the Served from India scheme (SFIS) for services exporters. Moreover, as a measure to boost the special economic zones (SEZs) units within them will now be able to avail the benefit of the MEIS and SEIS schemes. The new policy has come at a time when India’s merchandise exports continue to log a decent growth, having expanded by just 0.88 percent in the first 11 months of the current fiscal.
Sensex begins new fiscal on positive note MuMBAi, April 1 (iAns): A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), made healthy gains during Wednesday’s session to provisionally close the day’s trade 303 points or 1.08% up. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also made gains during the day’s trade and closed up 1.12%t at 8,586.25 points (provisional figures, subject to change). The Sensex of the S&P BSE, which opened at 27,954.86 points, closed the day’s trade at 28,260.14 points up 302.65 points or 1.08% over the previous day’s close at 27,957.49 points.
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Thursday 2 April 2015
Government orders transfer and posting Konyak Aoleang celebration at Mon Town Kohima, april 1 (Dipr): The Department of P&AR (Personnel ‘A’ Branch) has in a notification – No. PAR-4/24/2009 (CSB) Dated Kohima, April 1, 2015 – stated that in the interest of public service, the Governor of Nagaland has ordered transfer and posting of the following IAS/NCS/ NSS officers with immediate effect: 1. Neihu C. Thur, IAS, Home Commissioner shall continue to hold charge of Commissioner & Secretary, Transport in partial modification of this Department’s Notification No. PAR-4/24/2009 (CSB) dated 27.2.15. 2. F.P. Solo, Commissioner & Secretary, Higher & Technical Education shall continue to hold additional charge of School Education Department. 3. T. Ao, IAS, Secretary, Transport (designate) is retained as Secretary, New & Renewable Energy and NSDMA in partial modification of this Department’s Notification No. PAR-4/24/2009 (CSB) dated 27.2.15. 4. A. Wopen Lotha, NCS, Secretary, New & Renewable Energy (designate) is retained as Secretary, Home Department in partial modification of this Department’s Notification No. PAR-4/24/2009 (CSB) dated 27.2.15. 5. Senti Ao, NCS, Additional Secretary, Land Resources on promotion is transferred and posted as Secretary Health & Family Welfare. 6. Akumla Chuba, NCS, Deputy Commissioner, Commissioner’s
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office is transferred and posted as Joint Secretary, Public Health Engineering. Imsheshanen, NCS, Joint Secretary, Horticulture is transferred and posted as Joint Secretary, Science & Technology. Vechisalu Nukhu, NSS, Joint Secretary, Science & Technology (designate) is retained as Joint Secretary, Horticulture in partial modification of this Department’s Notification No. PAR4/24/2009 (CSB) dated 27.2.15. Olemjungla, NCS, Deputy Secretary, Planning is transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary, Women Resource Dept. Koteno, Joint Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs is transferred and posted as Joint Secretary, Urban Development. Lerunuo Barbara, NSS, Deputy Secretary, Agriculture is transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary, DUDA. Kedukhwe Chirhah, NSS, Deputy Secretary, Home is transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary, Geology & Mining Department. K. Naben, NSS, Under Secretary, New & Renewable Energy is transferred and posted as Under Secretary, Information Technology & Communication. Alongdhimen, NCS, Under Secretary, New & Renewable Energy is transferred and posted as Under Secretary, Art & Culture. Vilazounuo, NSS, Under Secretary, Land Revenue is transferred and posted as Under Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs.
16. Ehungle Lungalang, NSS, Under Secretary, Industries & Commerce is transferred and posted as Under Secretary, Sericulture. 17. Sharon Longchari, NCS, Under Secretary, Women Resource Development (designate) is transferred and posted as Under Secretary, Social Welfare in partial modification of this Department’s Notification No. PAR-4/24/2009 (CSB) dated 21.03.15. 18. Mongo Khiamngan, NCS, ADC Mon is transferred and posted as ADC, Tobu. 19. Akhup Hangsing, NCS, ADC, Tobu is transferred and posted as ADC, Naginimora. 20. Mohamad Ali, IAS, Deputy Secretary, Home is transferred and posted as ADC, Mon. 21. Dr. Tinojongshi, NCS, SDO (C), Kiphire on promotion is retained as ADC, Kiphire. 22. Theodore Yanthan, NCS, SDO (C), Chessore with additional charge of EAC, Mongko is transferred and posted as SDO (C), Meluri with additional charge of EAC, Phukunri. 23. Furheisie, NCS, SDO (C), Meluri with additional charge of EAC, Phukunri is transferred and posted as SDO (C), Chessore with additional charge of EAC, Mongko. 24. Asalie Lese, NCS, EAC, Wokha with additional charge of EAC, Wozhuro is transferred and posted as EAC, Chuchuyimlang.
mon, april 1 (mExn): The Konyak Union (KU) and Aoleang Organizing Committee has informed that the Konyak Aoleang (Festival) official public function is scheduled to be held at Football Ground, Mon Town on April 4 at 11 AM. MLA and Chairman KVIB Nagaland YM Yollow and Deputy Commissioner Mon W. Honje have consented to be the chief guest and guest of honour respectively. The Konyak Union (KU) has invited all the officers and different community leaders of Mon and wellwishers from other places to join the festival and share the
were treated and free medicines were provided to the sick persons. Meanwhile, the IRCS Noklak thanked the services of Dr. Meweii Mero (Dental), Dr. Victor N. Lam, Jamithung ADC chairman IRCS, nurses and staffs towards the said medical camp.
Dimapur, april 1 (mExn): The Chen Union Dimapur (CUD) will convene for its 19th general meeting and Aoleang feast programme at Union Mission, Opposite Half Nagarjan, Dimapur on April 4. A press release received here informed that the programme will begin at 10:30 AM and requested delegates, members, representatives and executives to reach the venue 20 minutes Handing and taking over charge ahead of time in traditional Konyak attires. The CUD should be completed by April 10.
Dimapur, april 1 (mExn): The Yanke Multipurpose Welfare Society Wokha organised assessment camps for Disabled Persons and distributed aids and appliances such as wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, walking sticks etc. in three districts viz., Dimapur, Wokha and Kohima, which was sanctioned by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, New Delhi under the ADIP Scheme during 2014-15. A press release from the Chairman of the Yanke Multipurpose Welfare Society stated that the programme was implemented in co-ordination with the Department of Social Welfare Nagaland. Based on the Disabled Certificates issued by a team of doctors, the aids and appliances were distributed as required by the patients. The release further informed that the Society has resolved to strive and seek all necessary assistance from the concerned Department and the Ministry, Govt. of Indimapur, Tosheli Zhidia in order to cover the remaining eight dWo momi & Chairman with a districts of the state in the years to come. beneficiary
CondolenCe Messages Tangkhul Hoho Nagaland The Tangkhul Hoho Nagaland (THN) has expressed grief to learn of the demise of Rano Shaiza, former Member of Parliament and wife of late Lungshim Shaiza. “Late Rano was not only a good wife to her late husband and a mother to her children, but she was an extraordinary woman, a larger than life character, a mother to the whole Naga community who had worked tirelessly and done a lot for the Nagas,” a condolence message from THN President Shai Raleng and General Secretary PA Ramsing stated. “Many people come into our lives. However, they leave no footprints in our hearts but aunty Rano Shaiza came and brought us all together and left a legacy. She will always be remembered as a great soul,” the message added. Further stating that “grief can be so hard,” THN prayed that the special memories about her, will, with time, help in coping and overcoming sadness and pain. Further praying for the departed’s soul to rest in peace, THN also prayed that peace and comfort find place in the hearts of the bereaved family members during this difficult time. Neiphiu Rio: Nagaland Lok Sabha MP and former chief minister, Neiphiu Rio, has expressed sadness to hear of the demise of Rano Shaiza. In a condolence message, Rio called late Rano as “a path breaker, a pioneer and a nation builder,” and stated, “She was an inspiration to all sections of society, especially to women as she proved through her works and actions that Naga women are on par with all others. Hers was a life dedicated towards the cause of society and upliftment of the people’s welfare. Hard work, confidence and fearlessness in the face of challenges were qualities which left lasting impression on those who knew her including myself. Her clarity of vision and determination of purpose along with her simplicity and down to
earth nature are qualities which endeared her to one and all.” Rio stated that late Rano had been “a very special person” to him as “a political mentor” and “a part and parcel of our family.” He informed that late Rano had been his headmistress in school and also informed that he had had the privilege of working closely with her while he was the youth president of UDF when she contested and won the Lok Sabha elections. “I had always looked up to her for guidance from my school days and it is indeed a significant coincidence that she has passed away at a time when I had followed in her footsteps in becoming a member of the Lok Sabha,” Rio stated. “I shall always cherish the many years of my association with her and look back at the numerous fond memories our family and I have shared with her over the past decades,” Rio stated. “Late Apfü Rano Shaiza was an inspiration to one and all, especially to women. She provided the Naga people with clear and confident leadership during a very difficult time of our history and her record remains unblemished. Her place in our history is assured and her contributions towards our people and towards the cause of nation building will be written in letters of gold,” Rio added. “My family members join me in conveying our deepest condolences to the members of the bereaved family and pray to Almighty God that her departed soul rest in eternal peace,” the condolence message concluded. K V Pusa Chairman Political Affairs Committee (PAC), NPCC & Member AICC, K V Pusa, has expressed shock to learn about the demise of Rano Shaiza, former Lok Sabha MP from Nagaland after a brief illness. “She was not only the first woman MP from the state but she had also inspired many young Nagas to join politics during her time.
As MP she had stood and voiced for the welfare of Naga people in all aspects which will never go in vain,” a condolence message from Pusa read. Pusa praised Rano as an upright, clean and honest Naga leader who had worked for the Nagas her entire life, and called her an “exceptional Naga leader.” “With her demise the Nagas have lost a tall leader,” Pusa stated. Conveying heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, Pusa prayed that the Almighty grant peace to the departed soul. NPF (Shürhozelie) The Naga People’s Front, Central Hq. Kohima has expressed deep grief at the demise of Rano Shaiza. A condolence message from the NPF Press Bureau stated that Late Rano was closely associated with the early political parties – the Democratic Party of Nagaland, United Front of Nagaland (UFN) and United Democratic Front (UDF). Further stating that Late Rano created history by becoming the first, and so far the only, Naga lady to become a Member of Parliament, the NPF added that she was instrumental in lobbying the Christian MP’s in Parliament against a Private Member’s Bill, namely Freedom of Religion Bill, which was passed by OP Tyagi. “The said Bill was detrimental and against the rights of the Christian community in India, and was ultimately not passed,” the NPF stated. “In her death, we have lost a strong leader whose contributions towards people’s welfare as an educationist, women leader and a politician who advocated for a peaceful solution to the long standing Indo-Naga political problem,” the message read. “The President, Dr Shürhozelie Liezetsu and members of the NPF family extend heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and pray that the departed soul rest in peace,” the message concluded.
gest traditional festival of the Konyaks which is held over six days. However, in view of the convenience for the public gathering and Passion Week, there will only be a one day official function. Konyak Villages, Konyak Unions in other places and colonies are free to fix their own time within April 1-6 and enjoy the Aoleang in the right spirit. The KU appealed to all concerned to maintain a peaceful atmosphere in celebrating the Konyak Aoleang also wished all Konyaks everywhere and people of Mon a happy Aoleang.
CUD Aoleang feast prog on April 4
Medical camp held at Noklak Disabled receive aids & appliances
Kohima, april 1 (mExn): The Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) Noklak Sub- Divisional branch conducted a medical camp at CHC Noklak on March 23 last. The medical camp was sponsored by IRCS Nagaland state branch. More than 220 patients
Aoleang Feast on the day. There will be Aoleang songs and dances performed by different cultural troupes from Mon Town such as Aboi Area Union, Chen Union, Chi Union Hongphoi Union, Leangha Union, Leangnyu Union, Longkei Union, Longwa Union, Mon Union, Shang Union, Sheanghah Union, Tang Union, Tizit Area Union, Tobu Area Union, Totok Union and Wakching Area Union. Aoleang Organizing Committee Secretary, A. Peihwang Wangsa, in a press release stated that Aoleang festival is the big-
NPF (Noke) The rank and file of the NPF (Noke) has expressed deep pain to hear of the demise of former Lok Sabha MP Rano Shaiza. A condolence message from the President Noke Wangnao stated that late Rano was “a pioneering person in all aspects.” “Her entire life was dedicated to the service of the people and she has made significant contributions in the progress of Naga society. Even after her passing away, she remains an inspiration to young and old and she will continue to inspire all future generations as her legacy and position in the annals of Naga history is unquestionable. We will always recollect her contributions and all sections of our society should imbibe her virtues of courage, confident leadership and commitment to the people,” the condolence message read. Conveying its deepest condolences to the bereaved family, Noke prayed that the Almighty God grant her soul to rest in peace. BJP Nagaland The BJP Nagaland has also condoled the demise of Rano Mese Shaiza. BJP State Secretary (Media), Jaangsllung Gonmei, in a condolence message quoted an interview from Rano where she had pointed out that her entry into politics happened at a time of a vacuum “when the menfolk had either been taken away for questioning or had gone underground.” “The prevailing circumstances then, of the plight of those forced to go underground, particularly women, moved her to give up her teaching job and subsequently become the UDF president in 1971 and contest the 1977 elections winning over the INC with a margin of over 8000 votes,” the condolence message read. The BJP Nagaland paying its “deepest respects to a woman pioneer,” stated that she will remain an inspiration to the women of the state. BJP Nagaland prayed for the departed soul and strength for her family.
also requested to submit agendas, if any, to the General Secretary or contact him at 9612164407. Every individual from Chen is requested to attend the meeting irrespective of whether one has received a copy of the programme or not. CUD also informed every Chen household who have not yet registered, to register in the Union with a one-time registration fee of Rs. 500. Every Chen individual are to submit yearly membership fee of Rs. 20. Necessary submission and issues of receipt of fee is to be intimated with the Finance Secretary who can be con-
tacted at 9856467763. The Union shall not take cognizance of untoward cases of those Household who are not registered in the Union. In addition, the Union will take attendance of all the registered households for which a representative from each household is to be present on the above mentioned day. The Union by order will be issuing explanation call to those absentee if any. Moreover, a copy of the Union Resolution shall be issued on the same day; the Household representatives are requested to obtain it without fail.
35 ILP defaulters arrested Kohima, april 1 (mExn): A total number of 35 persons were arrested by Kohima Police from March 1 to 31 for not possessing Inner Line Permit (ILP). In this connection, Kohima Police have registered 35 Non-FIR cases in the month of March. All the 35 arrested ILP defaulters
were booked under section 3 and 4 of Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation Act, 1873 (BEFR) and forwarded to the Court. ILP checking is regularly carried out by various Police Stations and Check-gates under DEF Kohima to check entry of illegal immigrants in Kohima District.
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Guv extends Monyu greetings Kohima, april 1 (mExn): Nagaland Governor P.B. Acharya has extended warm greetings to the Phom community on the occasion of Monyu festival – the festival that marks the end of winter and the beginning of summer or monsoon. A message from the Governor appealed to the Phom community to preserve its rich and beautiful cultural heritage and also to uphold the peaceful coexistence in the society. “May this festival bring peace and prosperity to the Phom community and strengthen the bond of love and unity among the people,” the governor’s message read.
CM extends festival greetings Kohima, april 1 (Dipr): Chief Minister of Nagaland T.R. Zeliang extends warm greetings on the auspicious occasion of Aoling and Monyu celebrated by Konyak and Phom tribes respectively. A release by Media Cell, CMO stated. The Chief Minister hoped that the weeklong festive occasion, which begins on April 1, will fulfill the hopes and aspirations of all the people and usher in happiness, good fortune and prosperity among the Naga, and especially for the Konyak and Phom community. The CM also wished both communities a happy and peaceful celebration.
CCSU responds to State BJP unit Dimapur, april 1 (mExn): The Confederation of Chang Students' Union has reacted to the BJP state unit’s press statement which was published in some local dailies on March 29, seeking immediate action from the state government to contain the Tuensang conflict. Calling the BJP press statement a “remarkable note” and appreciating the concern shown by the BJP, CCSU stated “the concern shown by the state BJP unit and its first hand experience in the wake of inter-Tribal violence is a welcome step in its process to bring about a peaceful and conducive atmosphere in all the affected areas and the district in general.”
However, CCSU appealed to all those concerned and interested individuals or parties, “to assess and monitor the prevailing situations in depth with due facts and figures in all its genuineness and in the real time and real place” before publishing such press releases which, it stated, “might hurt the already worn-out sentiments of the people and may further escalate the subsiding tension.” CCSU maintained that the law and order situations in Tuensang has improved subsequently with the tireless and timely efforts, intervention, prayer and supports from various churches, civil societies, law-enforcing agencies and the District Adminis-
tration, and reminded the state BJP unit to avoid using ‘pessimistic statements’ such as “deteriorating law and order situation.” CCSU refuted BJP’s claim of a particular tribe being denied essential commodities even from whole sellers as “completely baseless.” The student body stating that it was totally unexpected from such a high profile political party, maintained that the statement was provocative in nature. “As such, being a matured political party of the state, your neutrality and your maturity in decision making with an optimistic approach towards the peace process and nation building is highly sought after,” CCSU stated.
Condemnations NAYO The Northern Angami Youth Organization (NAYO) has condemned the brutal murder of Late Tepumecie Lcho of Viswema Village and the subsequent act of disposing his tortured body nearby Merema Village, below the road connecting Wokha road to New Assembly Complex. “We at NAYO stand in solidarity with Viswema Village Youth Organization in capturing and of putting behind bars the perpetrators. At the same time we believe that Kohima police will shortly bring the murderers to justice,” a statement from NAYO read. NAYO appreciated the positive role of Merema Village youths in both the March 26th shooting and March 29th homicide. It encouraged and expressed support for MVYO in its proactive role of maintaining peace and tranquility in all areas under its jurisdiction. NAYO requested the Kohima police Authority to immediately requisition more armed personal from other Static and VIP
duties and re-deploy them for safeguarding the public. “The urgency for police to conduct random, yet regular checking of vehicle documents, its occupants as well as pedestrians in and around Kohima town is being felt. Any compromise and further deterioration of law and order in the capital cannot be afforded or tolerated,” NAYO stated. With regard to the March 26th shooting near IG stadium, NAYO reminded the Assam Rifles that they have the capability to home in on the particular perpetrators, more so after the arrest of “Ragesh Thapa” – their suspected aide. Therefore, NAYO urged the paramilitary force to avoid militarization of the capital town and putting innocent civilians into unwarranted inconveniences. It appealed to the Assam Rifles in living up to their slogan 'Friends of the Hill People' in totality. “We at NAYO therefore once again appeal to the paramilitary force to acknowledge the solidarity and support been given and reciprocate it by avoiding any physical show of
their capability towards the civilian populace which will not serve any purpose,” NAYO stated. Er. Kropol Vitsu MLA from 15- Southern Angami-II A/C Er. Kropol Vitsu has expressed deep shock and sadness over the cold blooded murder of Late Tepumecie (Meceibo) Lcho of Viswema Village by unknown miscreants on March 29 at Kohima. Condemning the heinous act, Er. Vitsu stated, “Taking the life of a person without any rhyme or reason is totally inhumane and unacceptable under any prevalent law, and more so, such acts are alien to our Naga Culture.” He strongly appealed to the authorities to take prompt action in arresting the culprits involved in the dastardly act and award befitting punishment. Er. Vitsu extended heartfelt condolences and sympathy to the bereaved family at their most difficult time of pain and sorrow. He further prayed that the Almighty would grant the departed’s soul to rest in peace.
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The Power of Truth
The Morung Express THursDAy 2 APrIl 2015 volumE X IssuE 89 By Aheli moitra
Social media for social change?
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t a time when social media has come under State scrutiny, a Morung Express poll threw up interesting results this week. The readers were asked: ‘Is social media contributing towards positive social change in Nagaland?’ 79% of the readers said yes, 10% said no and 11% ‘others’. Most of the readers who responded in the affirmative were most convinced by the fact that the medium provides a platform for the people to voice out their opinions. Albeit without examples, it was stated that this voicing of opinion brings change to society. Some commentators even said that we should not focus so much on the negative aspects when there are so many positive aspects. Those who said no, and commented in the ‘others’ section, pointed out the crucial aspect: with great freedom comes great responsibility. What is social change? Very simply put, it is a transformation of society from one way of life to another. This could be brought about by a large number of factors from a shift in geography to change in governance to shifting ideologies through religion or labour etc. These changes affect the society most when there is collective and widespread individual responsibility and acceptance of the alternative on offer. And alternatives are not easily introduced. New ideas come with fresh chaos. People on the extremes of old norms will clash with those on the extremes of new paradigms. People who have no clarity on either of these two sides will have their own extreme views that will be non negotiable. There will be verbal abuse and fist fights. Fanatics with higher degrees and social status will articulate their way through to the top and influence political decision making on the subject. Those with less power and social status will take to the streets to show their discontent. Sometimes, all of these sectors will come together to bring the currently unacceptable social order down to replace it with a new one. Countries of the west have tried their best to avoid such confrontation with citizens by keeping political decision making open, and making them part of the change people want. Or they have used stringent laws to subvert dissent of any form against an existing structure. In the global South, social change has entailed a lot more upheaval on the streets. Yet, in the past five years, many people have broken through State forces to voice their discontent through social media. From Wall Street to Egypt, people, especially the youth, have mobilised themselves to form new units for social transformation. In some places, this has shown the promise of change. In others, it has brought merely more violence and oppression. Social media has been a great tool of exercising freedom nonetheless. If the people of each region are able to understand the regional context of the place they live in and the sensitivities that mark any society, it could become a greater tool of positive social change. Nagaland has seen some positive efforts through social media, as much as it has seen the spewing of venom against minorities and women. It has seen the proliferation of gossip alongside thoughtful inputs. It might be tempting to hold its administrators, wherever available, responsible for failing in their duty towards society to maintain peace and harmony at times. But what can they do if this is what society today is? Social media only reflects the face of society that is currently an amalgamation of the State, education, religion, culture, economy etc. At the end of the day, if there is no change on these fronts, social media can hardly contribute towards actual change anywhere. Comments may be sent to moitramail@yahoo.com
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Mazie Nakhro, Ph.D
Letting God Decide Whether or Not to Start a Nation What does God say? Read Gen. 12:1-3; 21:17-18 God is the Founder of nations (Gen. 10). He gave men the ability and resources to build cities and civilization (Gen. 4:17, 21-22). But not necessarily every nation or civilization has appeared as a result of God’s desirous will. On the other hand, there are some nations God Himself started. For example, God said to Abraham, “I will make you into a great nation” (Gen. 12:1-2). This fulfillment began when the Israelites came out from Egypt ready to be formed into a nation. But at one point on their way to the Promised Land, the people of Israel rebelled against God to such an extent that He was almost willing to destroy them completely and then raise a new nation out of Moses (Exod. 32:9-10). Similarly, God made a promise to Hagar that He would make a nation out of her son, Ishmael (Gen. 21:13-18). The fulfillment of this promise can be seen in the Arab nations. The American Experiment In 1604, some English Christian leaders had a meeting with England’s King James I. They wanted to reform the Church of England, also known as the Anglican Church. The leaders complained about the excessive power held by Anglican bishops. But as they talked, the king interrupted one of the reformers and furiously shouted, “While I am in England I will have the bishops to govern the Church.” As for his plans for the reformers, he said, “I will make them conform themselves or I will drive them out of this land.” This left no choice for these believers (later known as Pilgrims) but to flee to North America. The first permanent settlement was in 1607 at Jamestown, Virginia. For their self-governance, they came up with what is called the First Charter of Virginia which reads: “We…by the providence of Almighty God, hereafter tend to the glory of His Divine Majesty, in propagating of Christian religion to such people, as yet live in darkness and miserable ignorance of the true knowledge and worship of God.” Similarly, in 1608, some more Christians left England to escape persecution and came to North America in a ship called Mayflower. While on board the ship, 41 male adults signed a legal contract called the Mayflower Compact. In it they agreed to establish a political commonwealth governed by biblical principles “for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith.” In 1620, they established a colony at Plymouth, Massachusetts. Okay, so now what? Two points to remember: (1) Every nationalistic group must have an open-mind and seek for God’s wisdom, and (2) If God is behind the starting of an independent nation, it will happen. Taken from the book “Breakfast with the King: The 100-Day Devotional” by Mazie Nakhro
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The world may break your heart Watching the first Gulf War on TV I remember waking up in the morning during the first Gulf War in 1991, trembling, sensing something funereal at work in the world. It seemed utterly incredible to sit in front of the television and watch the eerie flickering tracers dance through the sky as the USA bombed Iraq. I wrote poems to get me through the night about the incongruity of little children with their lunch buckets emblazoned with Mickey Mouse icons carrying their gas masks to school. Many of us were numb as went about our daily lives, in my case, teaching seminars in graduate adult education about critical approaches to human learning. We were numb even if we did not know that Iraq was a client of the USA when Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons on the Kurds in Halabja in 1988. Two decades ago, the “vicious monster” was an ally. Right through the worst atrocities, the USA and the UK provided Iraq with lavish aid and the means to develop weapons of mass destruction, including chemical and nuclear weapons. He—the “Butcher of Baghdad”— was more dangerous than he was throughout his later despicable regime. In the second Iraq war his statues were toppled (with the CNN cameras rolling) and he died a miserable death in some god-forsaken hole. Shortly after the first Gulf War ended, with the oil fields spewing thick, dark smoke into the desert, the mass media in North American stopped reporting on Iraq and Kuwait. We knew that the Iraqi army had been devastated; images of bombed out, mangled tanks littering desert highways occasionally filtered into our living rooms. The media turned to other matters in the 1990s. We got on with our ordinary lives, but life was far from ordinary for the Iraqi people. The bombing continued throughout the 1990s. The United Nations applied sanctions against the Iraqis. Dr. Peter Pellet—a professor in the Department of Nutrition at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, New Hampshire— served on four United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization missions to Iraq. He reports that the Gulf War actually destroyed much of the infrastructure for electricity and water sanitation in south-central Iraq. This effected the ability of the government to provide safe drinking water to people in the region. In January 1999, a larger power station in Baghdad was blown up, affecting the ability of the Iraqi government to rehabilitate the water sanitation system. The oil-for-food program failed to meet the needs of Iraqis in the south. Sanctions induced nation-wide poverty. Iraqis were malnourished; thousands (perhaps as weltonjustmany as 500,000) children died as a consequence. On September 3, 2002, Pellet found that the people lacked adequate amounts of meat, milk and vegetables. A significant proportion of the population required special care (particularly the young and women). Propagandists for the US intervention in Iraq blamed Hussein for the death of thousands of children, but this smear tactic cannot be sustained. Even a liberal journal like Harper’s exposed US anti-humanitarian strategies. Joy Gordon (“Cool war,” Harper’s, November, 2002) argued that the US “consistently thwarted Iraq from satisfying basic humanitarian needs, using sanctions [UN Security Council 661 is responsible for administering the sanctions] as nothing less than a deadly weapon, and, despite recent reforms, continuing to do so. Almost every aspect of Iraq’s exports and imports are controlled.” She shows that the “United States fought aggressively throughout the last decade to purposefully minimize the humanitarian goods that enter the country. And it has done so in the face of enormous human suffering, including massive increases in child mortality and widespread epidemics” (pp. 43-44). Watching a plane smash into the World Trade Center Almost as soon as the hijacked plane sliced into the World Trade Center on September 9, 2001, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak declared that the “world will not be the same from this time on” and that there had to be a “globally concerted effort” to fight terrorism (which he perceived as an
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o you have things in your life that you truly love? I am sure you do, I am sure that the very question conjures their image into your mind. Though I can't guarantee it, I truly believe that those images would all be the faces of the people close to you. Do you have ideas, principles and ideals you truly love? Does that question conjure something into your mind, or does it give pause for reflection? For myself I have to say, unlike my first question where I would confidently imagine what the question would conjure in your mind, to my second question I don't know. Many years ago, I would have said freedom, equality, friendship, civilisation, community and perhaps most certainly I would have thought one of the ideas that would be dear to your heart would be democracy. As you already know this is no comment about how I see you, it is something that causes me to reflect upon myself. I have to ask myself what has changed to change me. I am going to share a secret. At sixteen years of age I committed a rather major felony. I stole a voting card and went off to vote in my first general election. You don't need to know the gory details of how I as an idealistic young scamp raised in Labour safe seat country decided I wanted to vote for a lady, whose name I shall keep anonymous for fear of repercussions, because she represented the end of the age of men in grey suits. Regardless of my rather immature reasoning going to vote was an adventure. The polling station was in my old infants school, but going there on polling day was like stepping into the adults' secret cavern. An initiation process that after which I would gain insights and knowledge into how the real world worked that would blow my
Iraqi security forces launch a rocket against Islamic State extremist positions during clashes in Tikrit, 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq on Monday, March 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
“attack on the whole of civilization”). This statement sent a chill up my spine: the “war on terror” had begun; and as our television screens repeated apocalyptic images endlessly, some of us wondered what the hell was going on and how Israel figured into all of this. I scrambled through libraries, gathering Edward Said’s works and the writings of the likes of Israeli historians Benny Morris and Ilan Pappe. In fact, I read too much and almost drove myself and my wife crazy. I couldn’t get it out of my mind that when the US or Israel (or anyone else) says that we must go to “war” against “terrorism”, the horror of children crushed by falling buildings, parts of the human body splattering everywhere, sacred places and monuments smashed to bits never enters the consciousness. Even if these images break through into the supper hour, those of living in consumer paradises soon forget what we saw three days ago. My wife and I were wandering through the streets of our suburban neighbourhood in Bedford, Nova Scotia in the aftermath of 9/11. We stopped and imagined the Apache helicopters whirling over the horizon, smoke billowing from freshly bombed homes, people screaming in the streets, chaos, blood and terror everywhere. We thought too of driving down the street towards the university and being stopped at checkpoints, interrogated by boy soldiers, humiliated by their contempt. War rips the fabric of life, woven by many imbricated threads, to shreds. Through the bombsights of a smart missile or on a general’s map, Iraq and Afghanistan are little different from war-game scenarios in the popular culture. Once the word “terrorism” is tossed like a wet blanket over peoples and cultures, history and politics disappears. One cannot speak about “Palestinian suffering or Arab frustration because Israel’s presence in the US prevents it” (Edward Said, “Israel, Iraq and the United States,” Al-Ahram Online Weekly, 10-16, October, 2002, p. 7)). Even Paul Wolfowitz was booed at a pro-Israel rally in the USA when he mentioned Palestinian suffering in passing. In Canada, Concordia University—a public university mandated to teach critical thinking—banned meetings on the Middle East because of conflicts between Arabs and Jewish Zionists over Israel’s actions in the world. This act of censorship came to the Canadian public’s attention when Binyamin Netanyahu—a man who totally refuses the idea of a Palestinian state—was invited to speak to the university. Disruptions followed. The “war on terrorism” (an ignominious phrase if there ever was one) has allowed Israel and its supporters to commit war crimes against the entire Palestinian peoples of the West Bank and Gaza with impunity. Memory struggles against forgetting, so it is good to remember that during the first two weeks of October 2002, “Israel killed 75 Palestinians, many of
them children, it has demolished houses, deported people, razed valuable agricultural land, kept everyone indoors under 80-hour curfews at a stretch, not permitted civilians through roadblocks or allowed ambulances and medical aid through, and as usual cut off water and electricity. Schools and universities simply cannot function.” Only occasionally is any of this mentioned in the US media. “Suspected of terrorism,” such a tiny phrase, is “both the justification and epitaph for whomever Sharon chooses to have killed” (Said, 2002, p. 8) Remember Sharon? The USA reacts only in the softest of terms to Israel’s endless cruelty and massacres of Palestinians. Israel is chided a little when Palestinian children are murdered; former president Bush even declared Sharon a “man of peace”: the tanks grind on; the suicide bombers explode on the beaches and in the buses. It is all ghastly, but the rock bottom reality is that Palestine is occupied territory, and one must resist pronouncing a facile pox on both houses. History twists and turns: the victims of the Holocaust have become victimizers and oppressors. Since 1948, the Israeli objective has been to destroy Palestinian society. Is this too harsh and unsubtle and unscholarly? Does it not seem to you that the Israeli state through its armed forces wants to drive the Palestinians back into a pre-modern existence? Israeli attacks on Palestine in the early 21-st century destroyed computers and files and hard drives were carried off from the central Bureau of Statistics; the Ministry of Education, of Finance, of Health, cultural centres, libraries and offices vandalized (Said, 2002, p. 2). In the melancholic days and weeks after 9/11, the US government faked evidence and went after Iraq in March, 2003. They claimed that they would bring “democracy” to Iraq (and, perhaps, in due time, everywhere else). Aside from the wicked thought that “democracy” has either not arrived yet to America or has taken a long vacation, why would the Bush administration even dream of attempting to bring democracy to Iraq? If democracy means, minimally, that sovereign people choose their own form of governance, then this is not what the US wants. The Empire requires submission and disabled countries; it does not want any country to hold its head high and speak its own truths. The Taliban weren’t rooted out and ISIS thrives this very moment; one decade later, the words of Phyliss Bennis (“Going global: building a movement against empire,” Znet Online, April, 2003) are still appropriate. US policymakers look out upon an Iraq “not only devastated and dishonoured,” but a “humiliated and enraged Arab world; a shattered system of alliances; and a constellation of an international opposition” (p. 2). Dr. Michael Welton is a professor at Athabasca University. He is the author of Designing the Just Learning Society: a Critical Inquiry.
Visions of a democratic reality rashid mhar
Democracy doesn't need heroes or heroines, but level-headed good practitioners schoolboy mind. Racking up the felonies I, a chubby spotty young boy, impersonated the fine educated young gentleman who'd decided that voting was so passé that his vote could be lackadaisically cast aside. Brazenly presenting 'my' voting card to the registrar, I thought damn the consequences, my country needs me to act on these beautiful ideals, these visions of loveliness cast in words. These thoughts that could shape a world. What has changed in me, what did I work out as I engaged in my pause for reflection? I worked out, I guess, how little I know. I worked out that the ideals of one person don't actually represent the unifying force that brings a nation together. That believing in something doesn't make it true. That heroines and heroes are legendary beings, that when cast into reality do the same bodily ablutions as me. That they don't know everything, that regardless of how determinedly they deliver the three repetitions rule of speech making, the sparkle and razzmatazz doesn't make for well considered wisdom. Yet the thought of living in a democratic society won't die, apathy and obliviousness won't take away the dream. But the vision needs to grow up. Now as I think about the search for
a truly democratic society I know one thing as a fact, as it stands in the context of here and now as well supported by my observations. Maybe it's a truth that will stand long past the age of humankind. Democracy is a process of doing, not an ideal. It is given meaning and form in the collective effort. I cannot be a practitioner of democracy and stand alone. I cannot be a democratic citizen who preaches an unchanging ideology that is resistant to the views and opinions of the people around me. I cannot be a hero of democracy. Democracy doesn't need heroes or heroines, it needs level headed good practitioners. It needs people with enough cautionary doubt to motivate careful listening, enough gentleness of spirit to be good company in a heated debate and enough selfishness to pursue the best interests of themselves and the people they care about. Democracy isn't in the leadership, therefore it isn't in the selection of leaders. The vote isn't the power of democracy. It is merely one tool for the expression of democratic will. The process of democracy is the people's exploration of the choices, that starts with their understanding of the issues they face. From that view I look at the dem-
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ocratic movements in history and see democracy aside from any revolutionary acts of shock and bluster. I shan't cast down the examples, it's as well for true democracy that your knowledge casts doubt upon my opinions. However, I will say that movement has been through the consciousness of the people, the decision to explore a path of governance that took responsibility upon themselves and away from a false idol. That was the real and practical force of change. The acts of violence that did happen, in my viewwere against the barriers of communication, the blockages of the process. But in many cases they were probably inefficient choices, the spilling over of grievance, the onesided view of blame. After the people achieve a democratic consciousness, the real struggle is already won. The mentality of a free democratic citizen is learned by doing the practice of being democratic. Listening, talking and sharing the free and honest flow of facts, views and questions. Reaching the choice to try solutions knowing that making errors of judgement is part of the process and will be tempered by those you share that process with. If bad decisions are made, taking responsibility and keeping a proper eye on the consequences, intended and unintended, should lead quickly to changing the decision and correcting it. I think I am still naive and immature and that is a good thing to know, it makes me more willing to listen to others. I did learn to take responsibility from my youthful errors and change my mind over political ideologies. I stopped looking for heroines to end the reign of grey suits and for coal miners to smelt iron wills. But I did do one thing right as a kid, I exercised my democratic will and learnt from the experience.
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nurag (Name changed) was the first-born male child for the couple, working in one of the multinational companies in Chennai. He was well nurtured by his parents. He was a very active and cheerful child. He was sent to a nearby play school at the age of two and a half years. He preferred to be in the group of children of his age, interacting and playing cooperatively with them. He behaved like any other child in the play group. Things started changing gradually after few months of his admission to school. Anurag began to talk less and started distancing himself from other children. He preferred to be alone most of the time. Teachers noticed that he was not answering to questions instead, repeating the questions asked to him and stopped that too within a couple of months. He was found to be alone mostly in the play area, having a twig held between his thumb and index finger and twisting it happily for hours together. He refused to use the toilet for his toilet needs. Teachers started complaining to his parents that they could notice lot of behavioural changes in him. They reported that he was not attentive to storytelling, not responding to his name call, and not maintaining eye contact with people. They found him playing with his fingers in an unusual manner and staring at vacant spaces for longer period. Parents also reported similar kind of unusual behaviour of him to the teacher. Gradually, he stopped smiling at the teachers. He showed extra affinity towards music and demanded the teachers to play the same music again and again in the class. He was aversive towards touching any sticky or pasty things including food items. Any loud noise in the class made him to plug his ears tight with his index fingers and scream. He was more interested in rotating the wheels of the toy cars or aligning them in one line rather than playing with them. Crying for a longer period for no obvious reason was noticed at times. On a particular day, Anurag’s behaviour became unmanageable by the teachers when he failed to stack a big ball into his small school bag. His tantrums started increasing in this manner and finally the parents were told to take him away from school since they found him to be a difficult child to control his behaviour. Parents took him to another school and the principal of that school advised the parents to take him for a medical examination. Since parents could not find any medical problem in the boy, they tried him by sending him to different schools till the age of five. They stopped visiting friends and relatives because of which their social life started shrinking. As per the advice of one of their relatives, Anurag was taken to a pediatrician who referred the boy to a clinical Psychologist. All their dreams about the boy were shattered when the Psychologist made a diagnosis of ‘AUTISM’ in the boy. The parents felt very lost, depressed and confused and most of all, let down. But, after placement in a special school for children with special needs, Anurag made remarkable progress in his overall features of autism through the right input by various specialists.
[The following passages are excerpted from Eduardo Galeano’s book Children of the Days: A Calendar of Human History, just out in paperback (Nation Books)] The Shoe (January 15) In 1919 Rosa Luxemburg, the revolutionary, was murdered in Berlin. Her killers bludgeoned her with rifle blows and tossed her into the waters of a canal. Along the way, she lost a shoe. Some hand picked it up, that shoe dropped in the mud. Rosa longed for a world where justice would not be sacrificed in the name of freedom, nor freedom sacrificed in the name of justice. Every day, some hand picks up that banner. Dropped in the mud, like the shoe.
7 The difficult child dr. y. simpson
psychologist cum Special teacher, CiHSr Leo Kanner of the Johns Hopkins Hospital first used ‘autism’ in English. Early infantile autism was the label given by him in his 1943 report of 11 children who had striking behavioral similarities as described in the above boy. The term Autism is evolved from the German terminology ‘Auto’ means ‘self ’. Autism (Autism Spectrum Disorder – ASD) is a range of complex neurodevelopment disorders, characterized by social impairments, communication difficulties, and restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped patterns of behavior that manifests in children by the age of three. The degree may vary from mild to very severe. Government of India now recognizes autism as a disability. Usually some doctors certify the affected child as intellectually disabled or schizophrenic which is not the case with autistic persons. There is a different set of symptoms for autism and they should be treated accordingly. Experts estimate that every 2-6 children out of every 1000 have Autism. The prevalence rate of autism in India is 1 in 250 (figure may vary as many cases are not diagnosed) and currently 10 million people are suffering in India. The government only recognized this disorder in 2001. Males are four times more likely to have an ASD than females. Indian history showed that it took a long time to create awareness among parents and public about autism. The Action For Autism (AFA) was founded in the year 1991 to advocate for children and adults with autism and their families. Health care providers will often use a questionnaire or other screening tools to gather information about an autistic child’s development and behavior. Some screening tools rely solely on parent observations, and some rely on both of parent and specialist observations. If screening tools indicate the possibility of an ASD, a more comprehensive evaluation is usually needed to make a diagnosis of ASD. A multidisciplinary team including a psychologist, psychiatrist, speech therapist, neurologist, and other professionals needed to diagnose children with ASDs. The cause for autism is yet to be known. Scientists aren’t certain about what causes this disorder.
There is no proper scientific evidence prevails for the explained causes by various sources. Some researchers have identified certain genes responsible for this disorder. Certain studies revealed irregularities in several regions of the brain. All these findings are interesting, yet they are preliminary and require proven evidences with future studies. Autistic features improve with proper intervention and age. Children who lose their language skill before the age of three have a higher risk of poor prognosis. Some children tend to develop seizures at a later age. Some children with autism may go into depression or may throw behavioral problems during adolescence, for which they may need medical and behavioural intervention. Continuous service and support is needed for people with autism. Many older people with autism can work independently or live within supported conditions after having proper intervention. Parents of newly diagnosed children ask the question whether autism can be cured. Currently there is no known cure for autism which does not mean that nothing can be done to help people with autism. Various kinds of therapies and behavioral interventions are designed to tackle specific symptoms and behavioural disturbances in these children. The interventions are individualistic and symptoms specific in nature. One must realize that the earlier the intervention, the better the prognosis. Specialists use various therapy procedures such as applied behavior analysis, sensory integration therapy and other forms of therapies to provide skill oriented training which help such children to develop language and social skills as well as to control odd behaviours. Families of these children need to be helped to face the challenges living with autistic children. Some children with autism need to be treated with medication for seizures. Others may need antipsychotic drugs for symptoms such as anxiety, depression or severe behavior problems. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may be a co-morbid condition in some children that can be treated pharmacologically. There are many unproven and unscientific therapies to which parents should be cautious. They are advised to confirm with the specialists in the area of autism before trying with such therapies. World Autism Awareness Day is observed on 2 April every year since 2008. The theme for this year is “Employment: The Autism Advantage.” Every year, autism organizations around the world celebrate the day with unique fundraising and awareness-raising events. The United Nations General Assembly unanimously declared 2 April as World Autism Awareness Day (A/RES/62/139) to highlight the need to help improve the quality of life of children and adults, who are affected by autism, so they can lead full and meaningful lives. For more information on autism kindly contact: Dr. Y. Simpson, Department of Developmental Paediatrics, Christian Institute for Health Sciences and Research, 4th Mile, Dimapur, Nagaland, India. (Retired from CMC, Vellore) Phone: 03862-242555 (3135 Extn.), Cell: 09443487900, Email: simpson_nn@yahoo.com
A World of Violence Eduardo Galeano
On Women Who Refused to Live in Silence and Be Consigned to Oblivion
The Celebration That Was Not (February 17) The peons on the farms of Argentina’s Patagonia went out on strike against stunted wages and overgrown workdays, and the army took charge of restoring order. Executions are grueling. On this night in 1922, soldiers exhausted from so much killing went to the bordello at the port of San Julián for their well-deserved reward. But the five women who worked there closed the door in their faces and chased them away, screaming, “You murderers! Murderers, get out of here!” Osvaldo Bayer recorded their names. They were Consuelo García, Ángela Fortunato, Amalia Rodríguez, María Juliache, and Maud Foster. The whores. The Right to Bravery (August 13) The virtuous. In 1816 the government in Buenos Aires bestowed the rank of lieutenant Sacrilegious Women (June 9) colonel on Juana Azurduy “in virtue In the year 1901, Elisa Sánchez of her manly efforts.” She led the guerand Marcela Gracia got married in the rillas who took Cerro Potosí from the church of Saint George in the Galician Spaniards in the war of independence. city of A Coruña. Elisa and Marcela had War was men’s business and women loved in secret. To make things prop- were not allowed to horn in, yet male er, complete with ceremony, priest, officers could not help but admire “the license and photograph, they had to virile courage of this woman.” After invent a husband. Elisa became Ma- many miles on horseback, when the rio: she cut her hair, dressed in men’s war had already killed her husband clothing, and faked a deep voice. When and five of her six children, Juana also the story came out, newspapers all over lost her life. She died in poverty, poor Spain screamed to high heaven -- “this even among the poor, and was buried disgusting scandal, this shameless im- in a common grave. Nearly two centumorality” -- and made use of the lam- ries later, the Argentine government, entable occasion to sell papers hand now led by a woman, promoted her to over fist, while the Church, its trust de- the rank of general, “in homage to her ceived, denounced the sacrilege to the womanly bravery.” police. And the chase began. Elisa and Mexico’s Women Marcela fled to Portugal. In Oporto Liberators (September 17) they were caught and imprisoned. The centenary celebrations were But they escaped. They changed their over and all that glowing garbage was names and took to the sea. In the city swept away. And the revolution began. of Buenos Aires the trail of the fugitives History remembers the revolutionary went cold. leaders Zapata, Villa, and other he-
men. The women, who lived in silence, went on to oblivion. A few women warriors refused to be erased: Juana Ramona, “la Tigresa,” who took several cities by assault; Carmen Vélez, “la Generala,” who commanded three hundred men; Ángela Jiménez, master dynamiter, who called herself Angel Jiménez; Encarnación Mares, who cut her braids and reached the rank of second lieutenant hiding under the brim of her big sombrero, “so they won’t see my woman’s eyes”; Amelia Robles, who had to become Amelio and who reached the rank of colonel; Petra Ruiz, who became Pedro and did more shooting than anyone else to force open the gates of Mexico City; Rosa Bobadilla, a woman who refused to be a man and in her own name fought more than a hundred battles; and María Quinteras, who made a pact with the Devil and lost not a single battle. Men obeyed her orders. Among them, her husband.
this pretty little woman could circle the globe by herself in less than eighty days. But Nellie put her arms around the world in seventy-two, all the while publishing article after article about what she heard and observed. This was not the young reporter’s first exploit, nor would it be the last. To write about Mexico, she became so Mexican that the startled government of Mexico deported her. To write about factories, she worked the assembly line. To write about prisons, she got herself arrested for robbery. To write about mental asylums, she feigned insanity so well that the doctors declared her certifiable. Then she went on to denounce the psychiatric treatments she endured, as reason enough for anyone to go crazy. In Pittsburgh when Nellie was twenty, journalism was a man’s thing. That was when she committed the insolence of publishing her first articles. Thirty years later, she published her last, dodging bullets on the front lines of World War I. International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (November 25) In the jungle of the Upper Paraná, the prettiest butterflies survive by exhibiting themselves. They display their black wings enlivened by red or yellow spots, and they flit from flower to flower without the least worry. After thousands upon thousands of years, their enemies have learned that these butterflies are poisonous. Spiders, wasps, lizards, flies, and bats admire them from a prudent distance. On this day in 1960 three activists against the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic were beaten and thrown off a cliff. They were the Mirabal sisters. They were the prettiest, and they were called Las Mariposas, “The Butterflies.” In memory of them, in memory of their inedible beauty, today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. In other words, for the elimination of violence by the little Trujillos that rule in so many homes.
The Art of Living (December 9) In 1986 the Nobel Prize for medicine went to Rita Levi-Montalcini. In troubled times, during the dictatorship of Mussolini, Rita had secretly studied nerve fibers in a makeshift lab hidden in her home. Years later, after a great deal of work, this tenacious detective of the mysteries of life discovered the protein that multiplies human cells, which won her the Nobel. She was about eighty by then and she said, “My body The Mother of Female is getting wrinkled, but not my brain. Journalists (November 14) On this morning in 1889, Nellie Bly When I can no longer think, all I’ll want set off. Jules Verne did not believe that is help to die with dignity.”
What to Grow: Bureaucracy or Private Businesses?
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ccording to a recent report, the approximate numbers of government employees in some of our North-Eastern states of India are as follows: Manipur - 65,000; Meghalaya - 55,000; Arunachal - 45,000; Sikkim - 35,000; and Mizoram - 75,000. But when it comes to the state of Nagaland, the number of government employees jumps to a whopping figure of 1,40,000, including those who are on work-charged and fixed pays. This is the doing of our politicians who seem to believe in growing a big government when in fact it has become the “animal” that is eating up our economic pie. For example, we spent Rs. 3119.73 crores on the salaries of our government employees alone in the last financial year 2013-2014, which was 60 percent of our state budget and that, too, was far above the 35 percent limit set by the 13th Financial Commission. If we were to have the luxury to spend the same amount (Rs. 3119.73 crores) for Nagaland in any way we like for a year, what would we do differently? First of all, we might want to make sure that the contribution of every one of those 1,40,000 government employees is worth more than the salary he or she gets. Otherwise, an under-performing employee is only a liability to the state. Unfortunately, our failure to address this problem has created more employee-related problems. For instance, today a large number of our so-called “public servants” are simply sitting idle, working at half speed or barely working. They come late to the office and leave early. Those who work are often doing things not worth doing, following regulations that are outdated, and filling out forms that should not be there in the digital age. Instead of doing their part to enable the government to serve well, they seem to view their government as having an unlimited supply of resources and benefits which are not contingent on their hard work. Thus, many of our government employees have added to our woes rather than being part of the solution. Perhaps, the second thing we would do differently (assuming we were to have Rs. 3119.73 crores at our disposal) is to invest in growing private businesses. If we are serious about growing our economy, we must invest more in growing businesses in the private sector instead of spending most of our public money to feed the government employees. Most economists contend that public agencies are generally less efficient than private business. The reason is not that lazy and incompetent workers somehow end up in the public sector while ambitious and capable people gravitate towards the private sector. Rather, it is that the market system creates incentives and pressures for internal efficiency that are absent in the public sector. Private enterprises have a clear goal---profit. Since private businesses often operate in a highly competitive market, they are very committed to efficient management of their resources at hand. The question they are constantly asking is: How can we lower our costs and increase our profit margins? Often the answer is found in hiring only the most competent persons for the jobs and making the most out of them. Of course, the higher profit not only benefits the business owners but also enhances the promotion prospects of the employees. Moreover, part of the employees’ salaries may be tied to profit via profit-sharing plans, bonuses, and stock options. In contrast, there are no similar financial incentives for government employees. As such, they are less driven or motivated to achieve efficiency. The market system imposes a very obvious test of performance on private companies: the test of profit or loss. An efficient business survives competition, grows, and prospers---that is, it is successful and therefore profitable. But an inefficient business in the private sector is forced to exit the market because it cannot generate profit. Or even if the entire business is not closed, certain corrective measures are usually taken, say, lay off under-performing workers, discontinue profitable activities, or stop production of failed products. In sharp contrast, there is no similar, clear-cut test in the government sector to assess efficiency of public agencies. In the absence of market competition, for example, how can anyone determine whether a public hydroelectric provider, a state university, a local fire department, or the department of agriculture is operating efficiently? In fact, the typical response of the government to a program’s failure is to increase its budget or add more employees. This means that public sector inefficiency just continues on a larger scale. There is also a tendency for government bureaucrats to justify their continued employment by looking for new problems to solve. Therefore, it is not surprising that social “problems,” as defined by government, tend to persist or even expand. Furthermore, government employees, together with the special-interest groups they serve, may gain sufficient political clout to stop the elimination of their activities or programs. All these things can get very complicated and problematic especially in programs relating to defense, education, health and welfare, and agriculture. Or sometimes inefficiency may persist because the government is weighed down by rent-seeking, pressures by special-interest groups, short-sighted political vision, or limited choices. Or the fault could lie with the public, too. In a democratic system, sometimes the majority’s preferences for goods or services may be counterproductive--that is, projects having greater total benefits than total costs may be rejected, and projects having greater total costs than total benefits may be approved. Of course, the market system in the private sector is far from perfect. The above comparison is not between a perfect market system and an imperfect government, but between two inevitably imperfect institutions. Because this reality exists, it is often difficult to determine whether a particular activity can be performed with greater success in the private sector or in the public sector. For example, what about operating the transport system, collecting garbage, maintaining parks and reserved forests, constructing housing, or providing education? This is to say that it is hard to determine with absolutely clarity whether certain services or programs should be assigned to either the public sector or the private sector, or to both. So, what’s the point we’re trying to make? It’s simply this: the government should be only as big as the private sector requires. For instance, if only 70,001 government employees are needed to function optimally for the 20 lakh people in Nagaland, then that is the exact number of employees we can afford to keep. Period. A government is a public agency---a means to serve for the interest of the people in the most effective and efficient way possible. Its economic function is to correct the shortcomings of the market system in the private sector. And it does this by enforcing rule of law, protecting private property rights, creating a market friendly atmosphere, and providing acceptable infrastructure so that everyone can have a higher standard of living.
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Minister's remark on Sonia Gandhi triggers row New Delhi, April 1 (iANS): Causing yet another embarrassment to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), union minister Giriraj Singh raked up a controversy with his "white skin" remark on Congress president Sonia Gandhi but "regretted" it a day later on Wednesday. The statement, however, prompted the Congress party to seek an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demand the errant minister's sacking. At an event in Bihar on Tuesday, Singh, the Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) said: "If Rajiv Gandhi had married a Nigerian and if she wasn't white skinned, would Congress accept her (Sonia Gandhi) as a leader?" Just a day ahead of the BJP's national executive meet, the remark triggered a volley of reactions from across the political spectrum as well as the Nigerian envoy in Delhi. Left fuming over the "racist" remarks, the Congress lashed out at the union minister, saying: "The Congress strongly deprecates and condemns the intemperate and distasteful remarks of the union minister, bordering on insanity. "It appears that continuous quest to appease Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made him lose his balance. Such remarks are reflective of lack of moral fiber in BJP and its cadre," it added. Singh, however, said: "It was an off the record remark." "People do talk off the record with each other and it's a different thing how it is presented. If I have hurt anyone's sentiments, including Sonia and Rahul, I re-
ance and encouragement." Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh called for an "action" against the Barahiya MP as it was not the first time he had made such a derogatory remark. Earlier during 2014 general elections, Singh had asked those opposing his party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi to "leave India and go to Pakistan". Giriraj Singh. (File Photo)
gret what I said," he said. The BJP later distanced itself from the controversy. "The BJP doesn't do politics over colour or caste. We believe in 'Sabka saath sabka vikas' (Cooperation of all, development of all)," BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain said. Baffled at the minister's choice of words, Acting Nigerian High Commissioner to India OB Okongor remarked, "The minister should have been much more circumspect..." "We have good bilateral relations with India...but the union minister's remarks are uncalled for, unacceptable," he added. Meanwhile, CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat also condemned Singh's remarks saying: "This is a very derogatory remark and in full contempt for working women, this is racist." Seeking explanation from Modi, she said: "He (Giriraj Singh) is a serial offender. The PM has a duty to publicly correct this situation. What is the PM's 'Mann ki Baat' on this? His silence reflects conniv-
'No decision to scrap UGC' New Delhi, April 1 (iANS): The ministry of human resource development (HRD) on Wednesday clarified that no decision on scrapping the University Grants Commission (UGC) had been taken. In a statement, the ministry said that the committee headed by former UGC chairperson Hari Gautam had submitted its report to the secretary (Higher Education) but it was yet to be examined". The announcement came following a media report stating that the commission had "failed to fulfil its mandate" and that its restructuring would be a "futile" exercise and so will be amending the UGC Act". "The news report that UGC is getting scrapped is incorrect and uncalled for," the ministry said Wednesday. "The UGC has been created by an Act of the Parliament and cannot be unilaterally scrapped," it added.
PIL challenges provision under new beef ban law MuMbAi, April 1 (pTi): A PIL has been filed by a senior advocate challenging a provision in the Maharashtra Animal Preservation (Amendment) Act banning consumption and possession of flesh of cows, bulls or bullocks slaughtered outside the state. The PIL, filed by senior lawyer Harish Jagtiani, was mentioned before a division bench of justices V M Kanade and A R Joshi which posted it for hearing on April 6, when it will hear a similar petition filed by city resident Arif Kapadia. Similar to Kapadia's petition, Jagtiani in his PIL has challenged section 5 (d) of the Act which prohibits possession and consumption of the meat of cow, bull and bullocks irrespective of where it is slaughtered. According to the petition, the flesh of these animals, if slaughtered outside Maharashtra, should be allowed inside the state. The petitions also challenged section 9 (A) of the Act which stipulates imprisonment of one year and fine up to Rs 2,000 for contravention of the provisions pertaining to the possession of beef.
Nigerian diplomat demands Giriraj’s apology A top Nigerian diplomat here on Wednesday asked union minister Giriraj Singh to apologise for making racist remarks about Congress chief Sonia Gandhi while referring to Nigerian people. Terming the remarks as unfortunate, Nigerian diplomat O.B. Okongor said "he expects the minister to withdraw the comment and apologize". The diplomat said: "It was unfortunate that the comment is coming from a minister who also doubles as representative of India." "He should withdraw the comment and apologize to the people of Nigeria," the diplomat added. The Nigerian official also said that he would file a complaint against the minister's remark with the Indian foreign ministry and notify his government for further instructions on the issue. At an event in Bihar on Tuesday, Giriraj Singh, minister of state for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) said: "If Rajiv Gandhi had married a Nigerian and if she wasn't white skinned, would Congress accept her (Sonia Gandhi) as a leader?"
Goa CM too courts controversy over remarks on women's complexion
pANAji, April 1 (pTi): Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar is in the eye of a storm over his alleged advise to agitating nurses that they should not stage hunger strike in the sun because it will make them 'dark' and 'ruin their marital prospects'. One of the nurses attached to 108 ambulance service had yesterday alleged that Parsekar advised them that they should not stage hunger strike in the sun. "When we met the Chief Minister over our demands at Ponda, he said the girls should not sit on hunger strike in hot sun as their complexion will become dark and they will not find a good bridegroom," nurse Anusha Sawant had claimed. However, Parsekar today denied making any such remarks. He said he knew the protesting nurse and hence remarked that she appeared different after sitting in the sun. "I never spoke about the marriage proposals or any such thing. It was just a passing remark because I had seen that girl earlier and found a difference when I saw her again," the Chief Minister told PTI. "I have not made any such comments. What I said is being quoted wrongly," he said. The Chief Minister said that few of the protesters had recorded the conversation on their mobile phones. "If anyone feels that I have made any such comments, they can check the recordings," Parsekar said. In Goa, the nurses and others workers attached to 108 ambulance service, a government-approved facility run by a private firm, are on hunger strike for the last few days. They have alleged that the firm makes available only 13 ambulances, though it is being paid for 33.
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orporate India has made a mockery of an order to appoint women directors by recruiting wives, daughters and even stepmothers, analysts said on Wednesday as the deadline set by regulators for boosting gender diversity in the boardroom passed. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) last year imposed a quota of at least one female director on the board of every listed firm, and last month SEBI head U.K. Sinha warned of "very serious" consequences if companies did not comply. Despite a last-minute rush of appointments to meet the April 1 deadline, more than 200 firms have not complied, and many of those which have, have responded by installing company bosses' female relatives with no professional experience, analysts said. "It's a mockery of the law. The compliance has substantially been done in letter and not in spirit," Pranav Haldea, Managing Director of PRIME Database, a market
New Delhi, April 1 (iANS): With fighting intensifying in Yemen, India on Wednesday evacuated 350 nationals, mostly from Kerala, from the southern Yemeni port of Aden to Djibouti, where IAF Globemaster transport planes were waiting to transport them to India. India has also agreed to assist Bangladesh pull out its citizens. The 350 Indians arrived in Djibouti on Tuesday night on board Indian naval ship INS Sumitra and would be brought back to India by Wednesday, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said. Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh, who reached neighbouring Djibouti on Tuesday, was coordinating the evacuation operation with the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force. Of the 350 Indians evacuated, 206 belong to Kerala, 40 are from Tamil Nadu, 31 from Maharashtra, 23 from West Bengal, 22 from Delhi, 15 from Karnataka and 13 from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, according to tweets by external affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin. Two warships -- destroyer INS Mumbai and stealth frigate INS Tarkash -- are also on their way to Djibouti as part of an operation named "Op Raahat". Djibouti is located on the Horn of Africa in the Gulf of Aden. Fighting has been going on in Yemen since January 22 when the legitimate government under President AbdRabbu Mansour Hadi was ousted by Shia Houthi forces. This has provoked the recent military campaign by a coalition of 10 countries led by Saudi Arabia. Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to act fast to help Keralites stranded in Yemen. In a letter, Chandy said he was getting frantic calls from young Kerala nurses in Yemen. He pointed out that Pakistani and Chinese nationals had already been evacuated. He said all Indians who want to return may be provided an exit pass and permission to leave Yemen without paying any fees. Kerala government sources said some 600 Keralites were awaiting a relief flight from India at the Sana'a airport. Besides, India will also assist Bangladesh in bringing back its stranded nationals.The Bangladeshi foreign secretary on Wednesday said India had agreed in principle to help Bangladesh evacuate its nationals, but after pulling out its own nationals. The Bangladesh government estimated that between 1,500-3,000 Bangladeshis, who mostly work with international organisations, live in Yemen.
Cabinet clears new ordinance on land SC suspends summons to Manmohan
Police remove farmers who were protesting on the shore of Bay of Bengal against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s Land Acquisition Bill in Chennai on Wednesday, April 1. Opposition parties and farmers are protesting against the bill, calling it anti-farmer in a country where agriculture is the main livelihood of about 60% of the 1.2 bn people. (AP Photo)
New Delhi, April 1 (reuTerS): The Union Cabinet cleared a new ordinance on land purchases on Tuesday, government officials said, extending measures to make transactions easier that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been unable to get onto the statute book. The decree, which needs the president's signature to take effect, represents a temporary workaround after opposition parties blocked legislation to make the changes permanent in the Rajya Sabha. Easing the way for investors to buy land for industrial projects in India has been a key focus of the Modi government's reform efforts during its first year. Billions of dollars of investment in industrial projects are tied up due to conflicts between farmers and companies trying to
buy land, government backers say, hampering economic growth that could lift millions out of poverty. The new ordinance would renew an executive order issued by Modi in December that will lapse on April 5. Opposition parties have united and taken to the streets against the changes, which eased requirements for investors to seek consent from affected landowners, among other measures. They say the reforms are anti-farmer and would rob millions of their livelihoods. The Congress, ousted by Modi last May, plans a major farmers' rally on April 19 to protest against the land reforms. The standoff comes amid growing discontent in northern India's farm belt, where unseasonal rains have damaged winter crops. Farmers have criticised Modi's government for not doing more to help.
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research group, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. "More than half the companies have appointed their relatives onto the board, who will speak in the same voice as their promoters and so the diversity being sought by SEBI has been defeated." Preliminary figures from the PRIME database showed 247 out of 1,478 firms listed on the National Stock Exchange of India had not appointed any women directors by 5 p.m. on March 31. Reliance Industries, India's largest conglomerate by market value, has installed the wife of Chairman Mukesh Ambani, while the stepmother of tycoon Vijay Mallya now sits on the board of Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers. Other companies which have appointed female relatives of key executives as directors include Raymond Ltd, Asian Paints, Godhra Phillips, Videocon Industriesm,and JK Cement. "I think it is a worry. This should not be about tokenism. The intent was really to get more women professionals into the
boardrooms," said female industrialist Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, chairman and managing director of Biocon Limited. "Having said that, at least we are breaking that particular male bastion and we are at least including women in the boardroom, even if they are from the promoter's families," she told the NDTV news station late on Tuesday. Mazumdar-Shaw said SEBI should revise the order to make it clear that only independent women can be recruited onto boards. Some of the companies guilty of non-compliance are large state-owned corporates such as energy firms Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation. They are likely to face stiff punishment from SEBI, Haldea said, adding that penalties could include suspension from trading, freezing of promoters' shareholdings or even a fine of up to 250 million rupees ($4 million). Firms argue that there is a scarcity of professionally qualified women to fill positions in the boardroom, but Haldea said that was simply not the case.
"That is really just a bogey. There are plenty of highly qualified women out there in sectors such as banking and finance, but they are not being allowed to join this old boys' club," he said. "Only a thousand or so qualified women are needed. Is it really that hard to find these women in India?" The scarcity of women in the boardroom is not unique to India - nearly one-fifth of the world's 200 largest companies have no women directors, according to an August 2014 report by Biz Divas, a national network of professional women. Some western countries such as France, Italy and Norway have made it compulsory for larger firms to have women on their board. As a result, in Norway women's representation on company boards surged to 41 percent in 2013 from 7 percent in 2003. But the largest economies – the United States, China and Japan - have no quotas for women and have had the lowest increase in female directors, suggesting that companies do not bring women onto the board unless they are forced to.
New Delhi, April 1 (iANS): In a relief to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, the Supreme Court on Wednesday put on hold the summons issued by a special court in connection with the allocation of 15 percent share in the Talabira II coal block to Kumar Mangalam Birla owned Hindalco. The apex court bench of Justice V. Gopala Gowda and Justice C. Nagappan suspended the summons by the special court holding trial of coal scam cases as senior counsel Kapil Sibal, questioning the March 11 order summoning Manmohan Singh, asked where was the act of illegallity. Sibal said that the guidelines for the allocation of the coal blocks were not statutory in nature and the prime minister can any time take decisions bypassing the guidelines. While suspending the summons is-
sued by the special court, the court issued notice to the CBI on a batch of petitions challenging the March 11 order. The court also issued a notice to the central government on a writ petition by Kumar Mangalam Birla who challenged the constitutional validity of a section in the Prevention of Corruption Act. Besides Manmohan Singh, the court also put on hold the summons against industrialist Kumar Manglam Birla, former coal secretary P.C. Parakh, D. Bhattacharya and Hindalco. Manmohan Singh on March 25 moved the apex court to contest the special court's March 11, 2015, order directing him to appear before it for granting a share in the combined Talabira II and Talabira III coal block in Orissa to Kumar Mangalam Birlaowned Hindalco in 2005.
Woman stays at Mussoorie academy for six months masquerading as IAS officer DehrADuN, April 1 (pTi): In a major security breach, a woman masquerading as a trainee IAS officer stayed at the prestigious Lal Bahadur Shastri Administrative Academy in Mussoorie, a place among top targets of terrorists, for over 6 months without the knowledge of the authorities. The civil service recruits training academy learnt about the woman and her prolonged stay at the institute when she had already
left on March 27, Dehradun SSP Pushpak Jyoti said. The matter came to light when administrative officer of the institute Satyavir Singh lodged an FIR in this connection at Mussoorie police station yesterday, the SSP said. According to the FIR, the woman hailing from Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh arrived at the academy on September 20 and introduced herself as Ruby Chaudhry, a trainee
IAS officer and stayed there for a little over 6 months before mysteriously disappearing on March 27, the official said. The SSP said a special team headed by Mussoorie police inspector Chandan Singh Bisht has been constituted to find out how the woman gained entry into the high security academy and managed to stay there for so long without the knowledge of the authorities.
India's major family planning initiative, Nirodh to get visual facelift New Delhi, April 1 (reuTerS): When it comes to the wrappers of government-supplied condoms, boring is out, attractive is in, but erotic is too much. India is readying a redesign of the staid packaging of its half-century-old condom brand, incorporating pictures of handsome men and gorgeous women, in a desperate bid to seduce customers drawn to fancier versions sold by private firms. The government gives away 650 million 'Nirodh' condoms each year in its safe sex campaign, but the text-heavy display and condoms crammed into a white plastic wrapper are a turnoff for many. "The government-made condom looks sick," said Vinod Poddar, a taxi driver in New Delhi, who has avoided the brand for years. "We need looks and quality, and it lacks both." To change this perception, the health ministry has set up a panel to review pictures as well as more vibrant colours for the wrappers of condoms made by stateowned HLL Lifecare. The male condom market in India, which has a population of more than 1.2 billion, was worth $152 million by 2011 and is expected to grow 18 percent this year, says market research agency Ken Research. But Nirodh fell out of favour over the years, in the face of competition from
pricier Durex, made by the Reckitt Benckiser Group and KamaSutra, made by the Indian unit of Australia's Ansell Ltd. Indian firms TTK Healthcare and Mankind Pharma also sell condoms. While Durex uses vivid colours on its condom packs, KamaSutra and other Indian brands deploy pictures of scantily clad models. Although "attractive" is the keyword in conservative India, where many men are still too embarrassed to shop for condoms, health ministry officials vowed not to go too far. "The packaging will have attractive images of couples, but they will not be erotic," said one. The free Nirodh condoms cost the exchequer 1.8 rupees (3 U.S. cents) apiece, but the government is willing to cough up more to boost their appeal to youngsters. In comparison, each Durex condom costs about 12 rupees (20 U.S. cents). Many villagers shun Nirodh because it's badly packaged and doesn't match the quality of rivals, a health worker in Chhattisgarh told Reuters. The government vouches for the quality of its condoms, with a health ministry official saying they will be a lot more popular in their new avatar. "Nirodh is not finding favour right now," the official said. "But you will be tempted to pick up the product."
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Nigeria celebrates Buhari’s stunning win; challenges loom ABUJA, April 1 (Ap): Nigerians celebrated Muhammadu Buhari’s electrifying victory in presidential elections Wednesday but sobering challenges confront their next leader, from an Islamic uprising to widespread poverty and graft. Buhari made history in Africa’s most populous country as the first opposition party candidate to win democratic elections, ending President Goodluck Jonathan’s bid for another term. For a former major general who three decades ago led Nigeria following a coup, it was an amazing transformation to a democratically elected president. To start his leadership, Buhari warned the country’s Boko Haram Islamic insurgents that he’d be coming after them. “No doubt this nation has suffered greatly in the recent past and its staying power has been challenged to its limits, chief among them the insurgency of Boko Haram,” he said Wednesday at Abuja’s international conference center where he received a certificate attesting to his victory. “Boko Haram will soon know the strength of our will and commitment to rid this nation of terror ... we shall spare no effort until we defeat terrorism.” The bespectacled presidentelect also warned that corrup-
tion would not be tolerated after he takes office on May 29. As Nigeria’s leader three decades ago, he returned looted state assets. Government workers arriving late to work were even forced to perform squats. His regime executed drug dealers. “Corruption attacks and seeks to destroy our national institutions and character ... distorts the economy and creates a class of unjustly enriched people,” Buhari said. “Such an illegal yet powerful force soon comes to undermine democracy because it has amassed so much money that they believe they can buy government.” Buhari had ruled Nigeria for less than 20 months before being deposed in another coup in 1985, with another major general saying Buhari had been slow to overcome the nation’s economic problems. It may be deja vu for Buhari when he takes over the presidency because the economy, Africa’s biggest, is suffering again because of low oil prices. Nigeria is Africa’s biggest oil exporter and the government is heavily dependent on oil sales for its revenues. The 2015 budget had to be slashed because of slumping oil prices. The value of the local naira currency is also dropping. Jonathan’s party has governed
since military dictatorships ended in 1999. Buhari has been trying to be president since then and this was his fourth run at the presidency. Jonathan conceded with grace late Tuesday, saying “I promised the country free and fair elections. I have kept my word.” In a continent where there have been cases in which a sitting president refused to accept defeat at the polls and violence resulted, the turn of events in Nigeria was good news that was welcomed by many Nigerians and foreign leaders alike. “President Jonathan has placed his country’s interests first by conceding the election and congratulating PresidentElect Buhari on his victory,” U.S. President Barack Obama said in a statement. “I look forward to working with President Jonathan throughout the remainder of his term, and I thank him for his many years of service and his statesmanlike conduct at this critical juncture.” Jonathan’s concession has defused tensions and fears of post-election violence. Some 1,000 people died and 65,000 were made homeless in riots in the Muslim north after Buhari lost to Jonathan in 2011. Results from Saturday’s election show Buhari winning votes across religious, tribal and geopolitical lines.
Nigerian civic groups suggest rigging in election
Nigerian former Gen. Muhammadu Buhari speaks to journalists in Abuja, Nigeria on Wednesday, April 1. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan conceded defeat to Buhari, a 72-year-old former military dictator, who was elected in a historic transfer of power following the nation’s most hotly contested election ever. (AP Photo)
ABUJA, April 1 (Ap): Hundreds of Nigerian civil societies say discrepancies in election tallies suggest the turnout was inflated in defeated President Goodluck Jonathan’s southern strongholds. The differences do not invalidate the victory of former military dictator Muhammadu Buhari but should be investigated before April elections for state governors, the Transition Monitoring Group told a news conference Wednesday. The group’s count has Buhari winning 59.4% of votes, instead of the official 53.9%, to 39.2% for Jonathan, instead of the official 45%. Some 40.6% of voters turned out in Nigeria’s south-south zone compared to an official 55.9%, said the group that includes more than 400 civil society groups and which has monitored every election since years of military dictatorship ended in Nigeria in 1999. The south-south includes populous, oil-rich states like Rivers, which remains under curfew after opposition protests and the bombing of an electoral commission office following Saturday’s bitterly contested election. Two opposition supporters and a soldier were gunned down there on election day. The Independent National Electoral Commission said it is investigating a slew of complaints about the election in Rivers state, including that officials from Jonathan’s government and party substituted polling officials and that official results sheets went missing. Jonathan’s campaign has denied any wrongdoing. The alleged rigging affected five southern states and apparently occurred between the count at polling stations, which their agents monitored, and collation at ward and then local government levels before results were sent for the final tally in Abuja, the capital, Lazarus Apir, the monitoring group’s program manager, told The Associated Press. Observers’ reports from 2011 elections indicated votes for Jonathan were inflated by some 2 million in the south, but nothing was done because it did not affect the outcome.
The world’s oldest person, a Japanese woman, dies at 117 Egypt, Nigeria led world in
TOKYO, April 1 (Ap): a Japanese woman, died after celebrating her 117th The world’s oldest person, Wednesday, a few weeks birthday.
dishes, including ramen, Okada said. Okawa, the daughter of a kimono maker, said at her recent birthday celebration that her life seemed rather short. Asked for the secret of her longevity, she responded nonchalantly, “I wonder about that too.” She married her husband, Yukio, in 1919, and they had two daughters and a son. She was survived by four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Her husband died in 1931. Japan’s oldest person is now a 115-year-old Tokyo woman, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. The name of the woman, who was born March 15, 1900, was not released at the request of her family, the ministry said. Japan has the most centenarians in the world, with more than 58,000, according to the government. About 87% of them are women.
Singapore bans liquor sales, consumption at public places at night SiNgApOre, April 1 (pTi): Singapore today banned the sale and consumption of liquor in public places during night, a first-ofits-kind restriction enforced in the country which witnessed the worst street violence in 40 years by South Asian workers who were under the influence of alcohol. A new law came into effect from today under which liquor sales will stop from tonight at 10.30 pm. The restriction will be in place till morning 7 am. The Ministry for Home Affairs has also ordered the declaration of two Liquor Control Zones in Geylang and Little India with effect from today under the Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act.
The Act, which regulates the supply and consumption of liquor in public places, was passed in Parliament on January 29. It will “minimise public disorder and disamenities” arising from drinking in public, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a statement. Both these areas, popular among foreign workers, will have additional restrictions during weekends and public holidays. However, members of the public can continue to consume liquor at home and within licensed premises such as restaurants, coffee shops or bars, in accordance with the hours stipulated in the licences, it said. People can also continue to consume liquor at a public place if
they have a valid permit issued by the National Parks Board to organise a barbecue in a national park. For events held in public places, organisers of these events may apply for a consumption permit from the police if the events involve use of liquor during the restricted hours, the statement said. But the retail sale of take-away liquor will not be allowed from 10.30pm to 7 am every day. The December 8, 2013 Little India riot, involving South Asian migrant workers was the worst street violence to hit the country in four decades. Most of the workers believed to be drunk, reacted violently to a fatal accident involving a bus and an Indian national who was working
in Singapore. Some 400 migrant workers were at the scene of the riot during which 23 emergency vehicles were damaged and 54 police officers injured. Fifty-two Indians were deported from Singapore for their alleged involvement in the riots. Nevertheless, the police, according to the law,?may grant an extension of retail sale hours on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the propensity for public disorder and disamenities in the locality. It has also allowed the supply of liquor on licensed premises such as restaurants, coffee shops or bars can continue in accordance with existing licensing hours and conditions.
Palestinians formally join Int’l Criminal Court The hAgUe, April 1 (BBC): The Palestinians have formally joined the International Criminal Court (ICC), a key step towards being able to pursue Israelis for alleged war crimes. Foreign Minister Riad Malki attended a low-key ceremony at The Hague. The ICC’s chief prosecutor launched a “preliminary examination” in January, after the Palestinians signed its founding treaty, the Rome Statute. Palestinian officials said they would wait for the outcome of the review before considering further action. Although Israel has not ratified the Rome Statute, its military and civilian leaders could face charges if they are believed to have committed crimes on Palestinian territory. Palestinian militants will also be open to prosecution. ‘Slow’ procedures
On Wednesday, the Palestinians became the 123rd member of the ICC, 90 days after they lodged a declaration accepting the jurisdiction of the court over alleged crimes committed in the occupied territories of East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza from 13 June 2014. This covers events prior to and during last summer’s 50-day conflict between Israel and militants in Gaza, which left more than 2,200 people dead. On 16 January, ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced that she had opened a preliminary examination to determine whether the criteria had been met to merit pursuing a formal investigation. There are “no timelines” for the preliminary examination, according to the ICC, and Mr Malki told
Voice of Palestine radio on Wednesday: “I don’t want to disappoint our people, but the ICC procedures are slow and long and might face lots of obstacles and challenges and might take years.” There are reports that the Palestinians are set to lodge a complaint against Israel at the ICC, but experts say only the prosecutor and in some instances its judges have the authority to decide what cases to pursue. ‘Objectionable’ pressure The Palestinians faced strong opposition over their decision to join the ICC, with critics claiming it undermined chances for a negotiated peace deal. The US stated that it did not believe Palestine was a sovereign state and therefore should not qualify to join, and warned that it would cut funding to the
Palestinian Authority. Israeli Prime Minister accused the Palestinians of choosing “a path of confrontation” and froze the transfer of about $400m (£270m) in tax revenues collected on behalf of the PA between January and March. On Wednesday, Human Rights Watch called on governments seeking to penalise the Palestinians for joining the ICC to end their pressure. “What’s objectionable is the attempts to undermine international justice, not Palestine’s decision to join a treaty to which over 100 countries around the world are members,” said Balkees Jarrah, the USbased group’s international justice counsel. Human Rights Watch said it had documented unlawful attacks, including some that it believed
were war crimes, during the 2014 hostilities in Gaza. But, it added, both sides had “yet to make meaningful progress in providing justice for serious laws-ofwar violations”. Israeli military inquiries into the conflict are ongoing, and the Israel government has announced an investigation by the state comptroller. The PA and Hamas, the militant group that dominates Gaza, are not known to have carried out any investigations. Action is also being considered by the Palestinians against the expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem - land Israel has occupied since the 1967 Middle East war. Israel’s government is expected to use third-party NGOs to pursue their own complaints against Palestinians in the ICC.
death sentences in 2014: Report UNiTeD NATiONS, April 1 (Ap): Egypt and Nigeria accounted for well over 1,000 of the death sentences announced last year, more than a third of the world’s total, Amnesty International says in its latest annual report on the death penalty. The London-based human rights group expressed alarm at the 28 percent jump in death sentences: 2,466 people in 55 countries were condemned to death in 2014. At least 607 people were executed in 22 countries last year. Neither of those numbers is complete, as North Korea’s closed-off stance means that no estimate there was available. Amnesty International also doesn’t report numbers for China, where such information is considered a state secret. The Dui Hua Foundation, a U.S.-based prison research group, has estimated 2,400 executions happened in China for 2014. Amnesty International also said it was unable to confirm whether judicial executions took place last year in Syria, where civil war has raged for four years. The countries with the most recorded executions last year were Iran with at least 289, Saudi Arabia with at least 90, Iraq with at least 61 and the United States with at least 35, the rights group said. In Iran, hundreds more executions
were “not officially acknowledged” and the total could be as high as 743, the organization said. Once again, the United States was the only country in the Americas to execute people in 2014, the report said. Texas and Missouri each carried out 10 executions. Other U.S. states that put people to death were Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Ohio and Oklahoma. The overall number of global executions last year dropped almost 22 percent from 2013. “The numbers speak for themselves: The death penalty is becoming a thing of the past, Amnesty International’ secretarygeneral, Salil Shetty, said. But Shetty condemned the use of death sentences as a way to fight crime or “terrorism.” Nigeria announced 659 death sentences, mostly for murder and armed robbery, but a military court in December sentenced to death 54 soldiers who had been accused of refusing to join operations against the extremist group Boko Haram. The soldiers testified that they had not been properly equipped to go after Boko Haram, which has since pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group. Nigeria’s higher number of death sentences, up from 141 the year before, was also a result of more complete data offered by authorities.
Egypt announced at least 509 death sentences last year, many of them in the mass trials that have been held since the ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in 2013. The practice has brought international criticism. In one case in December, 188 people were sentenced to death in the killing of 11 police officers. In the United States, at least 72 death sentences were announced last year. Amnesty International also expressed concern about countries that resumed the practice of executions, including Pakistan, which reinstated the death penalty in December after a Pakistani Taliban attack on a school killed 150 people, most of them children. “An alarming number of countries that used the death penalty in 2014 did so in response to real or perceived threats to state security and public safety posed by terrorism, crime or internal stability,” the new report said. Other countries resuming executions in 2014 were Jordan, Singapore, Egypt, Belarus, the United Arab Emirates and Equatorial Guinea, the report said. Indonesia said it would resume executions for drugrelated crimes, straining ties in particular with Australia and Brazil, which both have citizens on death row there.
Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana(SAGY), Ministry of Rural Development, Krishi Bhavan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi - 110001 ENTRIES ON GOOD PRACTICES FOR SAANSAD ADARSH GRAM YOJANA (SAGY) The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) invites entries on "Good Practices" in various sectors of Rural Development from willing individuals/organizations. The selected entries will be collated by MoRD and widely disseminated with an aim to encourage replicability. Eligibility of applicant Individuals and organizations (both Government/Private), PRIs, Civil Society Organizations can participate. Nature of the Good Practices to be proposed (a) The initiative should have positively impacted a reasonably larger area - at least of Gram Panchayat or equivalent with a population of not less than 3000. (b) The initiative should have been on the ground for more than two years in the rural areas. (Good Practices in areas included within the limits of Municipal Corporations, Municipalities, Notified Areas Committees and Town Panchayats will not be considered). (c) The initiative should be replicable and sustainable. The entries may be uploaded in the SAGY website (http://www.saanjhi.gov.in) by 15th April, 2015. A National Selection Committee will scrutinise and recommend to the Ministry 50 such entries for documentation and issuance of Certificates of Appreciation. The detailed Operational Guidelines of this competition are available on the SAGY website. (http://www.saanjhi.gov.in). Sd/Director SAGY pmusaanjhi@gov.in Tel.-011-23384541 New Delhi
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In this March 5, 2015 photo, Japan’s Misao Okawa who is recognized as the world’s oldest living person by Guinness World Records, eats cake, helped by her nursing home staff member, during her 117th birthday celebration event at a nursing home in Osaka, western Japan. Okawa died Wednesday, April 1, 2015, a few weeks after celebrating her 117th birthday. (AP File Photo)
Misao Okawa died of heart failure and stopped breathing as relatives and nursing home workers stood by her side and praised her for achieving a long, healthy life, said Tomohiro Okada, an official at her Osaka nursing home. “She went so peacefully, as if she had just fallen asleep,” Okada said. “We miss her a lot.” A 116-year-old American woman, Gertrude Weaver of Arkansas, is now the world’s oldest person, according to Los Angeles-based Gerontology Research Group, which keeps records of supercentenarians. She was born July 4, 1898. Okawa, born in Osaka on March 5, 1898, was recognized as the world’s oldest person by Guinness World Records in 2013. She lost her appetite about 10 days ago. Until then, she had been eating well, enjoying her daily cup of coffee and her favorite
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DImAPuR, APRIL 1 (mExN): A meeting of the Dimapur District Sports Council (DDSC) was held on March 31 in the President’s Chamber at the DDSC complex. A press release from Nyuvitho Nyuthe, District Sports Officer & Member Secretary, DDSC, informed that the house deliberated on issues related to improving facilities at the DDSC which is a multipurpose ground. A social work within the DDSC complex has been fixed for April 25 from 6 AM onwards and all the members have been requested to participate in the same. The house decided that digging of the DDSC ground will not be allowed under any circumstances and all concerned are to ensure that the same is not defied in the common interest of all people while hiring this facility, the release informed. Also informing of the decision to issue identity cards to all the members and staff of the DDSC and
NORTHERN ANGAMI -1 T20 BASH 2015
Kohima Village Ground, Ziekiezou FIXTURE FOR APRIL 2 (STARTS 10:00 AM) 1st Match : RS Challengers vs Lower L. Khel Vikings 2nd Match : Peraciezie Royals vs Kenuozou Wolves
Along Memorial Cricket Tourney
DImAPuR, APRIL 1 (mExN): The 1st Late Along Memorial Cricket Running Trophy will be held in the month of April. A press release received here informing this stated that the total prize money for the tournament will be Rs. 1 Lakh along with the running trophy. The dates for the tournament is not finalised yet, but the forms will be made available from April 7 at Kiran Sports and King Sports in Nyamo Lotha Road, Dimapur. For further information, one may contact 9612757089 / 9612764274 / 9615978289 / 9089499957.
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in this connection, the DSO asked those concerned to submit passport-sized photo and bio–data to the DDSC Assistant Caretaker in room# 5 in the DDSC complex latest by April 20. Attending the DDSC meeting for the first time since taking over as Deputy Commissioner of Dimapur, Kesonyu Yhome emphasised on the development of infrastructure in the ground. Yhome informed that there is a proposal to hold a football league in the north eastern region in line with the Indian Super League. In this regard, he appealed to all members to put their minds together and think of improving the DDSC ground so that Dimapur can also hold matches. The DDSC President and DC Dimapur also suggested that the council should chart out a calendar of activities for the entire year to promote games and sports in the district while expressing satisfac- Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson, center, controls the ball while Los Angeles Clippers' DeAndre Jordan, left, and tion with the performance Matt Barnes, right, defend during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, March 31, 2015, in Los Angeles. of the sports council. The Warriors won 110-106. (AP Photo)
LOS ANGELES, APRIL 1 (AP): Stephen Curry scored 27 points and Klay Thompson had 25 as the Golden State Warriors held off the Los Angeles Clippers 110-106 Tuesday for their 10th consecutive victory. David Lee added 17 points for the Warriors, who had lost four in a row at Staples Center. The Clippers blew a 17-point lead and had their seven-game winning streak broken. Blake Griffin had 40 points and 12 rebounds, Chris Paul added 27 points and nine assists, and J.J. Redick scored 14. Paul's layup drew the Clippers to 106-104 with 12 seconds left, but he was called for a backcourt violation taking an inbounds pass from DeAndre Jordan with nine seconds left. Thompson and Curry combined for four straight free throws to close out the win for the Pacific Division champions. Elsewhere, Brooklyn beat Indiana to reclaim sole possession of the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with its season-high fourth straight
victory. Brook Lopez had 24 points and 11 rebounds and Joe Johnson added 21 points, including five straight after the Pacers got within three with about 2 minutes left. The Nets moved back ahead of Boston and dealt a blow to the Pacers, who fell 1 1/2 games behind Brooklyn for the final playoff spot. They will visit the Celtics on Wednesday. The East-leading Atlanta Hawks, meanwhile, stumbled on the road, losing to Detroit 105-95. Andre Drummond had 22 points and 13 rebounds for the Pistons, who have won five of six. Thabo Sefolosha scored 19 points for the Hawks, who have dropped two of three. In Miami, Tony Parker scored 16 points in his 1,000th NBA game and Kawhi Leonard had 22 to lead San Antonio past the Heat 95-81. San Antonio stayed No. 6 in the West, and could clinch a playoff berth Wednesday in Orlando. The Heat remained in the No. 7 spot in the Eastern Conference. but now are two losses behind Milwaukee and only a half-game up on Brooklyn.
Italy draws 1-1 against England in friendly Response to Lt Gen Niki Sumi’s statement
TuRIN, APRIL 1 (AP): Andros Townsend scored a late equalizer as England held Italy to a 1-1 draw in an international friendly at the Juventus Stadium on Tuesday. Substitute Townsend leveled 11 minutes from time to cancel out Graziano Pelle's first-half opener after Italy had dominated the opening hour. "The first half was nothing like the performances we're looking for," England coach Roy Hodgson said. "We fell way below the standards we've been setting. "The first half seemed to drift and drift very badly as far as we were concerned. The second half was much closer to what we're trying to do and there were moments we played quite well." Harry Kane was involved in one of England's few chances in the first half, with a header that was cleared by Leonardo Bonucci but only as far as Wayne Rooney, whose deflected effort crashed off the crossbar. Kane had scored less than two minutes into his debut against Lithuania on Friday after coming on as a substitute but was kept quiet by Italy on his first start. England had won all seven of its matches following a disap-
pointing World Cup but faced its toughest test yet against an Italy team which had made wholesale changes following its own dismal campaign in Brazil. The match marked the return of Conte to the stadium where he had lifted three successive Serie A titles before sensationally quitting in the summer and the former Juventus manager was given a rousing reception. England was looking to avenge a 2-1 defeat to Italy in the opening match of the World Cup but both sides started sluggishly. Italy slowly gained the upper hand and Phil Jagielka cleared Matteo Darmian's cross out from inside the six-yard box with Eder waiting. Giorgio Chiellini headed the resulting corner inches wide. Pelle was on a poor run of form and hadn't scored in the Premier League since Dec. 20, but it was the Southampton striker who broke the deadlock in the 29th minute. Chiellini easily brushed past Phil Jones on the left and crossed for Pelle's glancing header into the far bottom corner. Eder was causing the England defenders no end of trouble and almost helped Italy
double its lead with a great run before picking out Alessandro Florenzi out wide — but Pelle just failed to connect with the cross. England was forced into a substitution at the end of the first half, with Michael Carrick coming on for his injured Manchester United teammate Chris Smalling and that changed the match, with Jones dropping back into defense after what Hodgson later admitted was a failed experiment in midfield. Hodgson also credited second-half substitutes Ross Barkley and Townsend for England's improved performance after the break. The visitors had several chances and Rooney had a good effort saved by Gianluigi Buffon before just failing to meet Kane's low ball across the face of goal. England leveled in the 79th minute with a fine 25-yard (meter) strike from Townsend into the left side of goal. The Tottenham winger had come off the bench nine minutes earlier. Rooney could have won it for England while Luca Antonelli also went close late on as he burst into the box before seeing his effort whistle past the right post.
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iki Sumi who do not have any knowhow on the ceasefire agreement with the Union of Myanmar, should not try to teach Y Wangtin Naga and P Tikhak, who led the Myanmar Naga Ceasefire Commmitee (MNCC) on behalf of the NSCN and signed Ceasefire Agreement on 9th of April 2012 at Khamti. For his information, let me also apprised him that, Y Wangtin Naga was the leader of the NSCN delegation and P Tikhak the co-member who led the NSCN team for the ceasefire agreement with the Union of Myanmar. The erstwhile military Junta of Myanmar led by Senior Gen. Thein Sue gave way to the new and reformed government led by President U Thein Sein after coming under tremendous pressure from the international community, particularly from the USA and the European Union (EU). This led to the release of democratic icon Mrs. Aung Sang Suu Kyi from the house arrest and as a reform process the Union of Myanmar agreed to extend the ceasefire to all the ethnic armed groups
of Myanmar, which include the Nagas (NSCN). Therefore, it was not because of public pressure. Infact, Baba Khaplang made several failed attempts to take ceasefire with the military Junta. On November 21-22, 1992 he dispatched one of his Kilonser Mr. Tongmeth Wangnao who met military junta outpost at Camp Chawang but was ultimately turned down. Mr. Niki must also know that, Mr. Y.Wangtin Naga was the supervisor of CFSB since 2008 and Mr. P.Tikhak joined him as a member CFSB in 2011 after all the members of the CFSB choose to leave Khaplang and join the Khole –Kitovi group. Moreover, both the leaders did not join the CFSB on their own volition. In fact, Baba Khaplang appointed both of them in his capacity as a President GPRN. Therefore, both the leaders made their all out effort to maintain peace and represent NSCN (K), inspite of so many financial constraints. Now, meeting the representatives of the GOI at New-De lhi or in Nagaland as a part of the CFSB process should in no way hurt Baba Khaplang as we only represented him but, this attitude of
Mr. Niki is only pointing fingers of jealousy on the two leaders as he always wanted to be a master in the state of Nagaland. As far as Baba Khaplang living in a thatch house is concern, I would like to inform Mr. Niki that, it is not only Baba Khaplang but, all the Nagas are still living in thatch houses. But, does Baba Khaplang living in a thatch house give Niki the licence to kill the poor and innocent ladies and children? Does that gives him (Niki) the license to plant bomb in public places? Baba Khaplang has a great legacy. Therefore, my request to Niki is to leave Baba Khaplang to himself and not destroy his image any further and I also appeal to Mr. NIki not to destroy himself and also destroy the future of the Nagas. The NSCN/ GPRN under the leadership of Y Wangtin Naga and P Tikhak appreciates the wisdom of the Naga Hoho and other Naga frontal organization for supporting the ceasefire in the interest of maintaining peace and normalcy in all the Naga areas. Ministry of Information and Publicity, (MIP), NSCN/GPRN
Clarification on “Miscreants vandalize building in Dimapur”
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he recent news item about some miscreants vandalizing a building housing “Apna Hotel” on 29/03/15 calls for this clarification as the report was incomplete and incorrect to a large extent, wherein information from the rightful owner of the building was absent. Hence, we the party of the rightful owner are compelled to issue this clarification. Let it be known to all that a Sale Deed of this building was handed over to us in May 2013, but owing to a family dispute that had risen be-
tween the joint families who sold it to us, and an immediate case that was filed against each other in the Judicial Court in Dimapur, we were rendered handicapped to do anything with the building that we had just purchased. Having waited for the case to settle between the conflicting families in Court, finally on 26/03/2013, the District & Sessions Judge of Dimapur had closed and vacated the case (Civil Suit Case No. 113/13, Dimapur). Hence, on the power of the Sale Deed and the Withdrawal Order is-
sued by the District & Sessions Judge, we began some much delayed renovation works on 30/03/15 but not even half an hour into the works were we confronted by police personnel to stop the works. This, after some of the tenants complained against us for allegedly damaging their property which is absolutely false; we only demolished some walls (photo published in all local major dailies on 30/03/15) without laying a single hand on neither their property nor on any of them. Had we “vandalized” their personal proper-
ties, they would not have been able to have their shutter open again for business; any passerby can witness that it’s business as usual. If there really was vandalism, would not the papers publish pictures of broken windows and chairs and tables and the likes instead, rather than a photo that looks like any other renovation work in progress? The incident also begs to ask the question as to how the owner of a property, vandalize his/her own property. This is illogical. Besides, some of the tenants are illegal occupants as they have not
sought permission from us despite the newspaper notice published on 6th July, 2014, that whosoever would occupy the building without the permission of the rightful owner would be doing so at their own risk. Hence, they are trespassers and have no right to object to anything that we do with our own property. As the Dimapur Commissioner of Police designate had correctly stated, this is a matter of family dispute. It is our sincere request and prayer that this matter be brought to an end soon by the families in contention.
AOLEANG: The Festival of Konyak Tribe
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he entire Konyak Community of Nagaland, observed Aoleang in the first week of April every year since time immemorial. Aoleang is observed after completion of sowing of seeds in the new fields and to marks the end of the old year and to welcome the new year beginning with spring when a riot of flowers in every hue start to bloom. It is time to ask Almighty God for beautiful harvest of crops in that very year. The Aoleang is spread over six days (i.e. April 1-6). Each day has separate names and different significance: (1) Hoi Lai Yah Nyih (2) Yin Mok Pho Nyih, (3) Yin Mok Shek Nyih (4) Lingnyu Nyih (5) Lingha Nyih and (6) Lingshan Nyih
1. The first day is called "HOI LAI YAH NYIH" which means the preparation day of the Aoleang. On this day every arrangement is made for the Aoleang, like collection of firewood, banana leaves, vegetables etc. The rice beer is also stored on this day. New clothes are woven and all necessary ornament are prepared. On this day, the head of the family goes to the jhum field and sacrifices a chicken and sprinkles its hot blood on the "WUMJONG" altar with an invocation to the
supreme Power for helping to grow crops well. By taking out the intestine, he predicts the future of his family. A leg of chicken with food is given to the neighbour of the new jhum field of that year. The food is carefully put into leaves and brought home and given to the family members after the prayers and ceremony. On that day also, a stage called "Aoleang WAKAM" is constructed in every "PANS" Morungs for the dancing parties. 2. The second day is called "YIM MOK PHO NYIH" The domestic animals like Buffaloes, Mithuns, Cows and Pigs etc. have to be searched and roped in and tethered to a past to be killed during the Aoleang. In addition to that young boys those who have not yet joined in head hunting were taken to the jungles for proxy head hunting . On their return from the jungles, the next day, young boys and girls have to be tattooed on that day. 3. The third day is called "YIM MOK SHEK NYIH" which means the day for killing of animals. On this day, the green signal for the start of the festival is given by hosting of well decorated Bamboo Flag "KOIPHONG" Right after the hosting the young men start playing the logdrum and go to their own houses to kill the animals. All the men gathered at the Morung will have best chosen food and rice beer before they go to their houses. The youngsters in
the age group between 15 to 20 years together kill some domestic animals and take the meat to their parents after they enjoy the day. 4. The fourth day is called "LINGNYU NYIH" which means the great day amongst the six days of Aoleang. On this day, men and women wear beautiful ornaments and spend the whole day in community feasts, amusements, dances and merry making. Every house prepares the best feast and shares it with friends, relatives and neighbours. In the afternoon, all the men go to the main entrance gate of the village and have a feast there and teach the young men the art of head-hunting. On their return from the place called "PEJONG" which means entrance of the village, the men group themselves according to different Morungs and start dancing. Led by their leaders, they visit each other’s Morung and express each other’s good and bad qualities through songs. The normal themes of the songs are the victory over the enemy, asking Almighty God for bountiful crops etc. The dance party holds enemy’s heads in their hands and display in front of others Morung their victory over their enemies. In the evening, all the groups gather at a place called "SHAOCHONG" where the heads, legs and hands of enemy are kept. All the groups dance together and fire the guns. The old and young men who can shoot the
gun go to their own houses with loaded gun and fire in front of their houses to signify the "LINGNYU NYIH". 5. The fifth day is called "LINGHA NYIH". This day is observed by honoring each other ; the old men are honoured by the young ; young boys and their parents call on their married sisters and daughter’s respectively and after them best feasts ; married daughters also visit their parents and offer them the best feasts; married daughters also visit and offer grand feasts to their parents. On this day families of the dead visit the burial sites of their dead relatives and pay their last homage to the departed souls. A special feast is arranged on this day to renew the friendship made by parents and to make the friendship last for posterity amongst the descendants. They also visit permanently declared household friends and exchange best prepared food items. permanently declared households friends and exchange well-prepared food items. Permanently declared household friendship continues for years together best portion of meat are exchanged between these households. 6. The sixth day is called "LINGSHAN NYIH" which means final day of the Aoleang . The day is spent in cleaning the village and houses which were made dirty during the Aoleang Days. B.Mankam Konyak Chenwetnyu village Mon
Or if they must file cases against each other and render us handicapped from doing anything with our own property, let them do so by leaving us alone. We want no involvement in their family issues. All legal documents are available at the DC Court for further clarification. Names have also been refrained in this clarification as deemed unnecessary and to maintain status quo. Party to the rightful owner/buyer of “Apna Hotel Complex”, Nyamo Lotha Road, Dimapur
INDIA LOVES COWS MORE THAN WOMEN
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ndia has great leaders and best orators in the world. Mahatma Gandhi and Nehru are matchless leaders in world history. The incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi is proved to be one of the most promising and dynamic leaders in India as well as in the world. Realistically speaking , his leadership is in a sense of relief for India in many ways. Under his leadership the Nagas are hopeful of a lasting political settlement. Women in India do not know what real freedom and peace in the world is because of dowry system. The burden of dowry is too odd and overwhelming for the families. Dowry related death occurs almost every day and in connection with dowry, female gender born to the families is thought to be unlucky and many daughters are persecuted. But the leaders have no concern about it but they are concerned about cows. It shows that they love cows more than women. If the constitution is to be honoured, legislating to ban cow slaughter and religious conversion are contrary to the provisions of the constitution. It is a sheer imposition of the culture
of the majority on the minority. Anti – conversion is meant conversion from majority to minority. If conversion is from minority to majority, the people are silent but when conversion from majority to minority takes place, it creates commotion. Beef is one of the most important diets in the world. If bill is passed against cow slaughter, it is also imposition of one culture upon another which is against human rights. Equality and peaceful coexistence alone can build up peaceful society. Suppression is a gesture of instability. Destruction of church buildings cannot destroy Christianity. Whatever may be the treatment, Christians should practice the principle of love for the people everywhere. History repeats itself as religious extremism caused the downfall of BJP Government in the past. For instance; Jyagi Bill – I wish that extremism could be avoided so that Modi Government could stand to the full tenure of office and under his abled leadership peace, unity and prosperity may prevail. Rev. L. Suohie Mhasi
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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story exploring the political, social and historical collusions that led to crucifixion of Jesus Christ -- "Killing Jesus" -- will premiere on the small screen on Good Friday, which marks the crucifixion, on April 3.The three-hour documentary, which combines cinematography with intimate storytelling, will be brought to television by National Geographic Channel. The documentary, produced by Scott Free Productions and based on the New York Times best-selling book by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, will dive inside the historical story of how a man whose messages and preaching led to his persecution and execution by a group of conspirators who saw him as a threat to their power. By showing the film, the channel plans to put familiar Biblical characters under a new lens to give them layers of meaning. Actors like Kelsey Grammer, Stephen Moyer and Haaz Sleiman feature in the documentary.
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any rumors are flying around the ‘Fault in our stars” adaptation. The most recent one is that Deepika Padukone and Varun Dhawan will be playing the lead roles. On the other hand, the film maker Homi Adajania who is in news for his “My Choice” short film said that the scripting work for the movie is still under process and that the cast are not finalized yet. “Yes, I have been asked to make a Hindi adaptation of the best-selling book ‘The Fault In Our Stars’. As of now, it’s being scripted and only after I lock the draft will we finalize the cast and decide when to shoot it,” said Adajania. The director is well known for his movies “Cocktail” and “Finding Fanny”. When asked about the pairing, he said that both actors are young and that their organics match well for the movie. He also made it clear that the film will not be remake and that entire script will be changed and re written.
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ror: "No. I'm not doing either of the biopics." In fact, she may not do any more films this year at all. Instead, she'll focus on a talk show along the lines of The Oprah Winfrey Show. "It's a show unlike any on Indian television. It will be backed by a Hollywood studio and will air on a US television network. It demands six months of consecutive filming dates which is why she doesn't want to sign any new films," says a source
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then but now, according to the Daily Mail, it's been bought by a developer who plans to turn the property into a church. The place isn't in terrible shape but it does need some work especially since vandals tagged the joint, leaving several "anarchy" symbols around the house. And get this, the new owners have offered Tyson an invite to the
church's first gathering. No word if he plans on going. The heavyweight champion boxer Tyson lived in the mansion during the late 1980s and 1990s until he went bankrupt following a conviction for rape and serious financial problems. Now, the 48-year-old only used the property as a base while training for fights at Don King's facility 20 miles away in nearby Orwell.
close to the development. While, Vidya remained tight-lipped about the offer, she did admit that she is not keen to work in Indian television and relive her Hum Paanch days. "The next season of Nach Baliye was offered to me but I declined as I don't see myself doing a reality show. But I will never rule out television,"she says.
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ngelina Jolie had unknowingly foretold her future in 1999, which was 14 years before her own surgery, when she wrote a story portraying a girl who opts for a double mastectomy because her mother was dying of breast cancer, it has been revealed. The 39-year old actress didn't know that eight years after writing the fictional tale called 'Skins' when she was 24, her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, would die of ovarian cancer and that in 2013 she would get her breasts removed as she was prone to cancer that killed her mother, grandmother and aunt, the Mirror reported. The 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' actress recently revealed that she had got her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed after doctors warned her that she carried a gene that gave her 50 per cent chance of developing ovarian cancer. Jolie said in an interview with the New York Times magazine that she told herself to be strong and live to see her children grow up
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and meet her grandchildren. She added that she was looking for ways to strengthen her immune system as she was still prone to cancer but she now knew that her children would never have to say that their mother died of ovarian cancer.
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ef Leppard frontman Joe Elliott understands that the working life of a rock band no longer comes with an expiration date. All that's required is to make great music and stay healthy to endure the rigors of the road. Elliott said it was important to tweak the mantra of sex, drugs and roll 'n' roll in order to sustain the band's longevity, which has covered four decades. "At the end of the day, the first thing that needs to go out of that phrase is the drugs. The rest can stay, but let's make rock and roll the important thing," said Elliot, who will go on a tour of North America with Styx and Tesla this year. The U.S. leg of the tour will kick off June 23 in Tampa, Florida. Def Leppard was formed in 1977. The English rock band achieved superstardom in 1983 with "Pyromania," followed by "Hysteria" a few years later. These albums generated numerous rock anthems including "Pour Some Sugar on Me" and "Foolin.'" In a recent interview with The Associated Press, Elliott talked
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y Choice: Male Version' takes on Deepika's clip that went viral. The actress had asked men to broaden their mindset and accept women the way they are, without judging them on the basis of gender, body, professions, likes and dislikes. The two-minute-34-second video is directed by Homi Adjania, with whom Deepika worked in 'Cocktail' and 'Finding Fanny'. It is produced by Dinesh Vijan. Kersi Khambatta, who wrote "Finding Fanny", has written the lines for Deepika's video. "It is my choice to marry or not to marry... It is my choice to have sex before marriage or have sex outside the marriage...," says 29-year-old Deepika's voiceover at one point in the video. This comment was particularly disliked by many, who termed it "anti-men" and called her out for promoting adultery. The male version has picked up Deepika's monologue but twisted it with lines like, "My body, my mind and my choices ... To wear the clothes I want, not dress the way you want. My choice to come home, when I want. Don't think I am a cheat, if I stay out or don't pick your call..." The video ends with a caption, "Respect Men and Women. We do not support cheating or adultery." Deepika's clip has divided the online community with some calling it "truly empowering" while others terming it as hypocritical, elitist and anti-men.
After 16-year abandonment, Tyson's spacious mansion is set to be converted into a church by its latest owner who bought the mansion in December 2014.
Vidya Balan goes the Oprah way umours have been rife that Vidya Balan, who has just wrapped up Mohit Suri's Hamari Adhuri Kahaani, is now gearing up for a biopic. She had two choices before her-to bring back to life Bengal's diva Suchitra Sen who passed away in January, 2014, or step into the shoes of Pakistan's 11th Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated in 2007. But Vidya told Mir-
Deepika Padukone's online video, 'My Choice' that sought respect for women and their choices, has now got competition with a male version asking the fairer sex to acknowledge men's 'choices' too.
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about the band's continued drive, up watching bands live. Yeah, a new album and that 1976 Jethro we loved albums, but we never Tull song about an aging rocker. thought about how they were made. They just appeared. And AP: Is Jethro Tull's song "Too Old you'd see the tours being anto Rock and Roll: Too Young to nounced. ... I think that's what atDie!" still relevant? tracted me to it. Seeing those peoElliott: He was probably just in ple onstage and how us down on his late 20s when he wrote it. Now the floor were looking and cheer(Jethro Tull frontman) Ian Ander- ing and going crazy, thinking this son is in his 60s and still making is pretty cool. I'd like some of that. great music. ... Age doesn't mat- I think that it's the attraction of ter anymore. That's the one thing playing in front of people and crethat's become a pattern over the ating music so you can go out and last seven or eight years, with (Paul) do that is what keeps us going. McCartney still out there and the (Rolling) Stones still out there, and AP: Did you have any idea that even Aerosmith and AC/DC get- you would remain relevant for ting up there. Billy Joel, Elton John. so long? These are people that have been Elliott: No, not at all. When we around since the '60s and they're first got together in '77, '78, there still selling stadiums out. There's was no such thing as a band that nobody else that seems to be com- had been around for 35 years. ing through to take over. They're not stepping aside, they're fight- AP: How did the new album ing. They're fighting us, and we're come about? fighting the generation below us. Elliott: We got together in February 2014 for a month with AP: Why do you keep going back the full intention of ... just recordout on the road? ing a couple of songs, maybe putElliott: My generation grew ting out an EP. By the end of Feb-
ruary, we got 12 songs written, so we (were) like 'Oh, ahh, I think we've got an album here' by accident rather than design. AP: Will you play anything from the new album on this tour? Elliott: We won't be playing any new songs because they just end up on YouTube in a really bad version filmed on somebody's iPhone. We'll play them when the album comes out and not just let them drift out into the ether. AP: Has there been a shift in the so-called "rock star" lifestyle? Elliott: We weren't monks in the 1980s, but we weren't as bad as everybody made out. We aren't as boring as people might think, but we're not exactly Motley Crue. ... When we were doing 'Pyromania' and 'Hysteria,' we were all single and we didn't have kids. Now we're all married with children, so life has changed. Music is very important, but family is more important. Let's be honest, we have to juggle both. It's a case of getting everybody onboard.
Morung Photo time to pray for a bountiful harvest of crops in the current year. Aoleang is spread for six days from 1st to 6th April. It is celebrated with much pomp and fervour. Each day of the festival has its own significance, custom rituals and merry making. It is a festival of sharing and forging ahead with renewed vigor into the com-
ing year. This festival also showcases the rich cultural heritage, with indigenous dances, songs and games combined with the modern music talents of the district. It aims to develop relationships between the government and the people, bridging the communication gap, promoting peace, culture and progress.
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ctress Kalki Koechlin, who separated from her husband filmmaker Anurag Kashyap in 2013, has now filed for a divorce and expects to get it soon. Kalki Koechlin, who made her Bollywood debut in Kashyap's 2009 hit movie 'Dev D', tied the knot with him in 2011. In a recent interview Kalki said that though she was a little disoriented with regards to their relationship till last year, now things are much clear between them. She also confirmed that they have finally decided to get a divorce and expect to get it soon. Anurag and Kalki who had shared a healthy marriage, were often heard talking about their friendship after the news of their separation was reported. Kalki was quoted saying that she would do another film with Kashyap if she had a chance. Similarly Kashyap, who appeared on 'Koffee with Karan' in the year 2014, was all praise for his wife Kalki. Soon rumours suggesting that Huma Qureshi led to Anurag-Kalki's separation started doing the rounds. But these rumours were later rubbished by Kalki herself.
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Djokovic defeats Dolgopolov in Miami Kamal quits as ICC president over trophy-giving row
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kEY BiSCaYNE, april 1 (ap): Before the first set ended Tuesday, Novak Djokovic had busted a racket in anger, drawn jeers from the crowd and received two code violations, which cost him a point penalty. There were no further outbursts, and as Djokovic's play improved, so did his mood. He rallied from a break down in the second set and beat Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-0 in the fourth round of the Miami Open. Dolgopolov led 4-1 in the second set before Djokovic mounted a comeback to remain in contention for his fifth Key Biscayne title. Dolgopolov required treatment from a trainer after the second set and lost 36 of the final 41 points. Venus Williams' recent resurgence stalled when she lost in the quarterfinals to No. 12-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro 0-6, 6-1, 7-5. The 34-year-old Williams was broken six times in the final two sets and double-faulted twice in the final game. Williams is a three-time Key Biscayne champion, but her most recent title came in 2001. Her sister, seven-time champion Serena Williams, will play in the quarterfinals Wednesday against No. 27 Sabine Lisicki. With Rafael Nadal already eliminated and Roger Federer skipping the tournament, the No. 1-seeded Djokovic's most likely opponent in the final would be No. 3 Andy Murray, who became the ninth active man to win 500 matches by beating Kevin Anderson 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. The milestone made Murray's victory especially sweet. Afterward he was present-
Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, reacts after defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov, of Ukraine, 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-0 during the Miami Open tennis tournament on March 31, in Key Biscayne, Fla. (AP Photo)
ed with a cake large enough to feed many of the players he has beaten. Murray will face unseeded Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals, while Djokovic will play No. 6 David Ferrer. No. 22 John Isner, the last American in the men's draw, reached the Key Biscayne quarterfinals for the first time by outlasting No. 5 Milos Raonic in a serving duel, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5). Isner, who has yet to be broken in three matches, next faces No. 4 Kei Nishikori, who beat No. 18 David Goffin 6-1, 6-2. Nishikori has lost 10 games in his three matches. Others advancing included unseeded Juan Monaco and No. 8 Tomas
Berdych, who won when No. 17 Gael Monfils fell, hurt his right hip and retired in the second set. In other women's play, No. 9 Andrea Petkovic swept No. 14 Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-2. Djokovic received a warning for ball abuse early in his match, and when he netted a forehand to fall behind 5-4, he slammed his racket against the concrete to earn a second code violation. The crowd hooted as he walked to his chair, and Djokovic raised both arms in response. "That was a gesture of just feeling bad for what I have done," Djokovic said. "I was fighting a battle inside of myself, I would say. That was the biggest battle that I fought today."
Djokovic quickly regained his composure, but it took him awhile to find his range against Dolgopolov, who slices his groundstrokes as if hitting them with a sand wedge. After the second set, a trainer bandaged the soles of Dolgopolov's feet. He moved poorly after that and won only three of 27 points in the final set. Murray's round-number victory was more straightforward. He improved to 500-155, becoming the 46th man to reach the milestone during the Open Era, and the first from Britain. To beat the 6-foot-8 Anderson, Murray relied on lots of defense and just enough offense. He scrambled all over the court to keep points going, and in the final game made improbable saves to extend rallies on consecutive points, winning both. When Murray broke for a 3-1 lead in the final set, he screamed "Come on!" loud enough to startle any sunbathers across the street on Crandon Beach. He easily held from there, winning 12 of 13 points in his final three service games. Murray plays again Wednesday, while Djokovic is off until Thursday and glad to be. He has already played 38 matches this year, which may be why he has dropped a set in each of his first three rounds at Key Biscayne. "I've played a lot of matches," he said. "It's taking a little bit of a toll mentally on me. I don't feel that I'm very fresh on the court, even though I'm trying. The day off will definitely serve me and help me to recover mentally mostly, because physically I'm fine."
Dhaka, april 1 (iaNS): Bangladesh's Mustafa Kamal said on Wednesday he is resigning from the post of president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) over who should have given away the World Cup trophy to the fifth-time winners Australia on Sunday. At a press conference here, Kamal said he was resigning to protest the "flagrant violation" of the ICC constitution, and his decision was "final" and "not negotiable", reports bdnews24.com. Kamal earlier voiced his dissatisfaction, saying the ICC had denied him of his right to hand out the trophy to the champions, but dismissed "rumours" on Marc 22 that he was resigning from the ICC post. Kamal's resignation in
a huff follows a massive spat between him and ICC chairman N. Srinivasan, who broke the ICC rule and himself presented the glittering World Cup to winners Australia at the prizegiving ceremony after the final at Melbourne last Sunday. According to ICC’s amendment of rules in January 2015, the president is to hand out the trophy. But in a breach of the constitu-
tion, Srinivasan presented the trophy to Australian captain Michael Clarke after the match on Sunday. Australia defeated fellow tournament co-hosts New Zealand by seven wickets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday. Srinivasan used Kamal's outburst against what the Bangladeshi official alleged was poor umpiring in the India-Bangla-
desh quarter-final match, and got others to support his decision to himself present the trophy to the winners. Kamal was not on the dais during the presentation ceremony and Srinivasan was booed heavily by sections of the 93,000-strong crowd at the MCG. He had earlier threatened to reveal some of the ICC's "dark secrets" following the spat. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday officially protested to the ICC over controversial rulings by umpires against Bangladesh during their World Cup quarter-final against India. BCB chief executive officer Nizam Uddin Chowdhury said on Tuesday that the board had lodged its protest on the day after the March 19 match.
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